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Rookies lead Pistons over Raptors 118-104
Mar 29, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant (9) blocks a shot by Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher (25) during the third quarter at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Oilers get a bit of revenge in victory over Leafs
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse (25) scores the game winning goal on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson (30) during overtime NHL action in Toronto on Monday March 29, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Top seed UConn Huskies reach 13th straight Final Four after beating Baylor Lady Bears
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 29: The UConn Huskies celebrate defeating the Baylor Lady Bears 69-67 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
MLB to relax virus protocols when 85% on field vaccinated
A statue of Harry Kalas wears a face mask during a tour on the COVID-19 protocols and enhanced safety guidelines that fans should be aware of when they return to Philadelphia Phillies baseball games at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Flyers rally to 4-3 overtime win as Sabres winless skid hits 18
Mar 29, 2021; Buffalo, New York, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the third period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Liberals block senior staff from testifying on WE controversy
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on December 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Suspect in B.C. library stabbing had prior criminal history, but police say motive for attack remains unclear
A lady places flowers at a makeshift memorial as the RCMP give a news conference outside of the Lynn Valley Library in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, March 29, 2021. The memorial is for stabbing victims that were attacked by a man with a knife on Saturday, sending several to hospital and leaving one dead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
University of Toronto hiring decision not affected by judge: report
TORONTO, ON - The Jackman Law Building which also houses the Laskin Law Library are part of the Faculty of Law campus at the University of Toronto. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail October 14, 2020.
New COVID-19 restrictions announced in B.C. amid rising cases
A sign that indicates the Canadian side of Peace Arch Park is closed is seen while the U.S. side of the park remains open, making it one of the few places where families can gather amid border restrictions due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada March 13, 2021. Picture taken March 13, 2021.  REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
OPP name 89-year-old victim in hospital murder investigation
A person enters the Hawkesbury General Hospital Friday March 26, 2021 in Hawkesbury, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
African basketball league to go ahead in Rwanda in May
Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation Andreas Zagklis speaks during the announcement of the The NBA-backed Basketball Africa League (BAL) at the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, on July 30 2019. - The NBA-backed Basketball Africa League (BAL) unveiled host cities Tuesday for its inaugural season, with Kigali, Rwanda, as the named host city for the first semi-final and championship games. Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Lagos, Nigeria; Luanda, Angola; Rabat, Morocco and a Tunisian city, Tunis or Monastir, were announced as the sites for BAL regular-season games. The BAL, featuring 12 club teams from across Africa, is set to begin play in March 2020. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images
SIU clears three Peel officers in death of Mississauga man with mental illness who was tasered
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Police in Brampton, Ont., are asking for the public's help as they investigate the apparent kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman from a home early Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
TDSB tells staff to brace for online learning amid concerns over increase in COVID-19 cases
Grade two teacher Vivian Mavraidis looks out into the hallways at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Monday, September 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canadian men set scoring record, crushing Cayman Islands 11-0 in World Cup qualifier
Cayman Islands goalkeeper Albertini Holness (1) reaches out for a rebound as Mason Duval (11) defends against Canada's Frank Sturing during the first half of a World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer match Monday, March 29, 2021, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
COVID-19 variant-driven third wave hits middle-aged adults hard
People line up at a COVID-19 testing clinic in Montreal, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Experts with Quebec's public health institute say more transmissible COVID-19 variants will represent the majority of cases by the first week of April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
U.S. case against Meng Wanzhou breaks international law, defence claims
Meng Wanzhou, centre left, chief financial officer of Huawei, returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break in her extradition hearing in Vancouver on Monday, March 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Facebook Canada head warns news posts could be blocked as last resort
Facebook's Public Policy Director Neil Potts, left, and Global Director and Head of Public Policy, Canada Kevin Chan speak with the clerk as he places name plates for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg as they wait to appear before The International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Chan is scheduled to appear before the standing committee on Canadian heritage to comment on relations between Facebook and the federal government on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Poor training and staffing shortages plagued Quebec long-term care home where 22 died, coroner’s inquest hears
The former Herron seniors residence, which was one of the hardest hit during the first wave of the pandemic, is seen Monday, February 15, 2021 in Montreal. Hearings for the Quebec coroner's public inquiry begin Monday into deaths that occurred in nursing homes and other seniors' residences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Trudeau defends his effort to ban Chinese goods made with forced labour
A cotton picker works in the field in Hami in northwest China's Xinjiang region Friday, Oct. 09, 2020. H&M products were missing from major e-commerce platforms including Alibaba and JD.com following calls by state media for a boycott over the Swedish retailer's decision to stop buying cotton from Xinjiang. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Alberta forms coal committee in response to intense public backlash
Minister of Energy Sonya Savage listens while Premier Jason Kenney responds to the media at a press conference in Edmonton on June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Alberta joins other provinces in halting use of AstraZeneca shot for people under 55
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the COVID-19 situation in Edmonton on March 20, 2020. Alberta's top doctor says it's important to consider trends in COVID-19 variant cases and test positivity rates in deciding whether the province should further ease restrictions next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Bombers report $7-million loss in 2020 due to loss of CFL season, other restrictions
Winnipeggers are crowding the downtown streets Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, to celebrate with players the end of a Grey Cup drought that lasted almost three decades. The city is hosting a parade this afternoon after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their 11th Grey Cup with a 33-12 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Competition Board lays criminal charges in connection with condo refurbishment contracts
Construction in Markham for the Dorsay company. A 16 story condo at the coroner of Town Centre Blvd. and Highway 7. The heat, cooling and hydro will be very efficient and will not have emissions by using gas. Photo by Jim Ross
Contra Guys: Why we’re placing a bet on Cominar REIT
The first of Artis’ Calgary office buildings to undergo redevelopment will be Sierra Place: a 92,000-square foot downtown office building of 10 storeys, constructed in 1958 and connected to the Plus 15 skywalk.
Saskatchewan follows advice on AstraZeneca, won’t give shot to those under 55
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 23, 2021 a health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination centre at the Fazl Mosque in southwest London on the first anniversary of the first national Covid-19 lockdown. - Banking shares were under pressure March 29, 2021 in Europe and the United States on worries over losses connected to US fund Archegos Capital Management, as investors weighed the latest mixed trends on the coronavirus. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Vancouver biotech firm AbCellera made nearly $200-million in royalties in 2020 from its COVID-19 treatment
The AbCellera Biologics Inc. logo is seen on a door at the company's offices in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
MPs press Rogers, Shaw CEOs over increased competition claims
Rogers Communications President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Natale tests his microphone with parliamentary staff as he waits to appear virtually before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in Ottawa, Monday March 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Britain eases COVID-19 lockdown restrictions as third wave surges through Europe
A golfer plays at Hartford Golf Club on the first day that golf courses are open following the easing of lockdown restrictions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Cheshire, Britain, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
Jays score nine in seventh inning, finish spring with 13-7 win over Phillies
Detroit Tigers' Zach Short tags out Toronto Blue Jays' Jonathan Davis (3) trying to steal third base during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla. on Sunday, March 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Nesius
Big News: CBC News says everything bad is the media’s fault
John Doyle
MPs chastise senior Facebook officials after Zuckerberg ignores Parliamentary summons
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies via video conference before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on "Online Platforms and Market Power" in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS
Educator Sadat Kazi refused to stay on the side of the fence that fate assigned him
Sadat Kazi, lives lived
‘It’s been a sprint’: A new wave of business creation is taking hold
Brianna Blaney, who co-founded a startup that links entrepreneurs to grant funding, poses for a photo in Fort Langley, British Columbia, March 29, 2021.Jimmy Jeong for The Globe and Mail.
‘We’re really discarded’ – an 83-year-old on taxes and discrimination against singles
Jane Robertson, an 83-year old campaigning to improve tax fairness for single seniors, is photographed in her Toronto home on Mar 29, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Evening Update: Canada to stop offering AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those under 55; Suez Canal traffic to resume after giant container ship freed
A picture released by Egypt's Suez Canal Authority on March 29, 2021, shows a tugboat pulling the Panama-flagged MV 'Ever Given' container ship after it was fully dislodged from the banks of the Suez. - The ship was refloated and the Suez Canal reopened, sparking relief almost a week after the huge container ship got stuck and blocked a major artery for global trade. Salvage crews have been working around the clock ever since the accident which has been blamed on high winds and poor visibility during a sandstorm. (Photo by - / SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY / AFP) (Photo by -/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/AFP via Getty Images)
Ten dividend-paying companies for investors looking for consistent cash flow
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
University of British Columbia offers first bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency
Minister of Citizens' Services Anne Kang poses for photographs after being named to the position after a provincial government cabinet shuffle, in Vancouver, on January 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Michigan judge orders three men to stand trial over alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 24, 2021.
Trudeau says global response needed to ensure economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Trudeau is calling for a co-ordinated global response to ensure economic recovery after COVID-19 pandemic at virtual meeting organized by the United Nations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s Finance Department sees issues with Facebook’s digital currency, documents show
In this March 29, 2018 file photo, the logo for social media giant Facebook, appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Drew
Sergio Aguero to leave Manchester City at end of season after 10 years
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero chases the ball during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
Barty defeats Azarenka to reach Miami quarter-finals
Australia's Ash Barty serves to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin defends extensive changes proposed for Biodiversity Act
Premier Iain Rankin, left, accompanied by Deep Saini, president of Dalhousie University, fields question after touring a lab at the school in Halifax on Monday, March 29, 2021. The province recently announced a $16.8-million investment to expand and enhance computer science education at four Nova Scotia universities with $13.3 million going to Dalhousie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Telling my husband I was gay was the first step to a new and happier life
Belarus opens terrorism probe against opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 21, 2020.
Denis Coderre announces he will run again for mayor of Montreal in November’s election
Outgoing Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre listens to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on Nov. 8, 2017.
Alberta’s proposed new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum focuses on basics, practical skills
Quebec health minister says province firmly in third wave of COVID-19
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on Monday, March 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Two major shareholders in Canadian Pacific Railway, Kansas City Southern will vote for US$25-billion takeover
A Canadian Pacific Railway employee walks along the side of a locomotive in a marshalling yard in Calgary on May 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Survey of large money managers signals good times ahead for the TSX. Plus, why dividend growth investors shouldn’t fear rising bond yields
TMX Broadcast Centre manager Kris Backus pauses in front of the centre's display board in Toronto on Monday May 16, 2011. The homegrown group making a $3.6-billion proposal for TMX Group (TSX:X) says its “truly Canadian” bid wouldn't mean job cuts or a management shakeup and the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange would remain publicly traded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ackman stays mum on SPAC target but says a second SPAC may follow
William Ackman, founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 4, 2015.
Small cap to watch: Why this Montreal-based pharma stock is up 12% in the past 3 trading days
Suez Canal snarl-up highlights the risks of cost-cutting in the name of efficiency
Eric Reguly
Andreescu advances to Miami quarter-finals after rallying for win
ACAPULCO, MEXICO - MARCH 17: Milos Raonic of Canada plays a backhand during the match between Dominik Koepfer of Germany and Milos Raonic of Canada as part of the Telcel Mexican Open 2021 at Princess Mundo Imperial on March 17, 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Best news photos from Canada for 2020 as selected by the News Photographers Association of Canada
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The 2020 NPOY Photojournalist of the Year goes to Independent photographer Darren Calabrese. Examples of his work from last year. The Cobequid Educational Centre (C.E.C.) high school graduating student Erin Dornan, centre, waits to walk across the stage as her family follows with balloons in a car during their graduation ceremony that was being held in a farm field due to COVID-19 restrictions in Upper Onslow, N.S. on Friday, June 26, 2020.
‘You might see aftershocks’: What market observers are saying about the Archegos margin call share dump
Canada’s border communities find togetherness in facing COVID-19 pandemic challenges
Jim Willett, mayor of the Village of Coutts, Alta., poses for a photo on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. He says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of residents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
Ice jams and weekend rain lead to flooding, school closures in New Brunswick
CDC director says she has recurring feeling of ‘impending doom’ amid new spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on March 18, 2021.
Politics Briefing: Chinese diplomat calls Trudeau ‘boy,’ as tensions escalate
FILE PHOTO: Picture of Canadian and Chinese flags taken prior to the meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and China's President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 5, 2017, in Beijing. Fred Dufour/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The stranded freighter in the Suez Canal was just the latest in a long line of miseries for automakers this year
Mark Richardson
Report flags concerns about pilot’s actions in moments before deadly 2020 Snowbirds crash in B.C.
Members of the Canadian Forces walk by the crash site of a Snowbirds jet in Kamloops, B.C., on May 18, 2020.
Globe Climate: Can you be a capitalist and save the world at the same time?
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 10, 2018 electric Autolib cars are parked at a car park in Romorantin-Lanthenay. - The old Autolib, BlueLy and BlueCub cars no longer circulate in Paris, Lyon or Bordeaux, but the electric cars continue to run and fuel the controversy. Published in early March on social networks, photos of the old cars, some with broken windows, smashed interiors and doors, provoked reactions of indignation, ranging from fear for the environment to ecological waste. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty Images)
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants book pulled for ‘passive racism’
FILE - Dav Pilkey arrives at the premiere of "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" in Los Angeles on May 21, 2017. A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series, “The Adventures of Ook and Glu," is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.” (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
Ina Park’s Strange Bedfellows cuts through the stigma of STDs with levity and research
Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs by Dr. Ina Park, an associate professor in medicine at the University of California San Francisco medical consultant in STD prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Canadians Adam Svensson and Maude-Aimee Leblanc make big jumps in world golf rankings
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 02: Adam Svensson of Canada plays his shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 02, 2019 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Lecka/Getty Images)
Regulators unveil new guidance for cryptocurrency traders in Canada
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC shows bitcoin medals. - Canada's main securities regulator has cleared the launch of the world's first exchange-traded bitcoin fund, the investment manager and the regulator said February 12, 2021, giving retail investors greater access to the booming cryptocurrency. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER / AFP) (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
Cuba’s Lada cars: An icon of the country’s Soviet legacy and point of stubborn pride for their owners
Soviet-era Lada cars are parked during A Lada Cuba Club meeting in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 21, 2021. The car is the island’s most visible Soviet-era legacy, and in a land where transportation is scarce, Ladas are a status symbol for their owners. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
48North Cannabis laying off 20% of staff as it ceases outdoor cultivation at Ontario facility
(FILES) In this file photo marijuana plants grow under artificial light at the Green Pearl Organics dispensary on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in California, January 1, 2018 at the Green Pearl Organics marijuana dispensary in Desert Hot Springs, California. - Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York state lawmakers formally agreed in late-night talks on a deal to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over, the governor's office announced on March 28, 2021. Once the underlying legislation passes -- Cuomo's Democratic party holds strong majorities in both legislative chambers -- New York will join 14 other states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis use. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Weather leads to grass fires, slippery highways in southern Alberta
Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Monday July 6, 2020. RCMP in Alberta say 50 to 70 vehicles have been involved in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 1 between Medicine Hat and Calgary this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Fed official says bank won’t keep interest rates low to fund for government deficits
(FILES) This file photo taken on August 1, 2015, shows the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. - Donald Trump said January 16, 2020, he will nominate two allies for the board of the Federal Reserve, which the US president has repeatedly accused of not doing enough for the economy. Trump had originally tweeted in July he would nominate Christopher Waller, a director of the Fed's satellite office in St. Louis, Missouri, and conservative economist Judy Shelton. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER / AFP) (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
Police continue search for three-year-old boy reported missing in Kingston, Ont., area
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Ontario tightens COVID-19 restrictions in Middlesex-London region after rise in cases
FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS.
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear bid to revive defence of Kentucky’s abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington, on Nov. 2, 2020.
Power restored to thousands of customers after fierce windstorm sweeps through southern B.C.
"electrical high voltage power pylon and lines, horizontal."
Boeing sells 100 737 Max jets to Southwest Airlines in largest order since safety ban was lifted
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker uses a flashlight to inspect an engine on a Boeing 737 Max 8 built for Southwest Airlines at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. On Monday, mach 29, 2021, Southwest said it's expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 737 MAX airplanes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Uber’s Autocab takeover cleared by U.K. competition watchdog
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo is an Uber office in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA. Ride hailing giant Uber says it’s giving U.K. drivers benefits after losing a yearslong court battle to prevent them from being classified as “workers.” The company says drivers will now get the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, after the U.K.'s top court ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not self-employed. The union behind the case said drivers should also be paid for time logged in to the Uber app and waiting for rides. Experts said the company may have to limit the drivers on its platform to afford the changes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Hindus gather for Holi celebrations as COVID-19 cases surge across India
People dance as they throw coloured powder during Holi celebrations, in Kolkata, India, on March 29, 2021.
Gordon Pape: My high-yield income portfolio posts big gains, but it’s time to boost cash flow
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
North York house goes for $612,000 over asking after 17 bids
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Dedicated rural transit money to help fund ‘innovative’ services, McKenna says
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna rises during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on March 26, 2021.
Johnson & Johnson to supply African Union with up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
A health care worker loads a syringe with a dose of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, in Buffalo, West Virginia, on March 26, 2021.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
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Egypt’s chief prosecutor orders eight rail employees detained after deadly train collision
People gather around the wreckage after two trains collide in the Tahta district of Sohag province, in Egypt, on March 26, 2021.
Canadian dollar dips as hedge fund default crimps risk appetite
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Alleged kidnapping victim from Brampton, Ont., found safe
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Police in Brampton, Ont., are asking for the public's help as they investigate the apparent kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman from a home early Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Want strong muscles? Eat your leafy greens
Leslie Beck
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny says he is at risk of being locked up in solitary confinement
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny attends a hearing, in Moscow, on Feb. 20, 2021.
Deutsche Bank CEO gives up oversight of investment bank as part of board overhaul
FILE PHOTO: Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank AG, speaks during the bank's annual news conference in Frankfurt, Germany January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
Why people with obesity need priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine
Sean Wharton. Sean Wharton is the medical director of the Wharton Medical Clinic, a community based internal medicine weight management and diabetes clinic, and an adjunct professor at McMaster University and York University.
How to buy the rights to a famous person’s tweet: Investors try to navigate the NFT industry
ONE TIME USE ONLY WITH THIS STORY - PAY PER USE - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 11: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Square and Twitter, is interviewed at Five & Dime Bagel on April 11, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Dorsey is visiting Australia for the first time. (Photo by Louis Ascui/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Prosecutor says Derek Chauvin ‘didn’t let up’ when George Floyd said he couldn’t breathe, as ex-officer’s trial begins
A National Guard vehicle outside the Hennepin County Government Center, in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 22, 2021.
Tokyo Olympics ticketholders from outside Japan may only get partial refunds
This picture shows the Olympic Rings outside the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on March 22, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Trust in COVID-19 vaccines is essential in ensuring a safe post-pandemic world
Healthcare workers from Humber River Hospital draw out doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine before administering the vaccine to residents at a LOFT community housing complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Friday, March 26, 2021. - The complex, run by Leap of Faith Together community services, is located in an area of Toronto disproportionally impacted by Covid-19. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Barack Obama’s step-grandmother dies in Kenya
Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of U.S. President Barack Obama, speaks to the media in the garden of her house in the village of Kogelo, western Kenya, on Nov. 7, 2012.
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