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March 3

Powell, Lowry shine but undermanned Raptors beaten handily by Pistons
Former military ombudsman says he told Sajjan about sexual misconduct allegations against Vance in 2018
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance listen to a question during a news conference Friday, June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada Post suspends mail delivery to several Toronto high-rises, citing COVID-19 exposure concerns
Shakhlo Sharipova poses for a photograph outside a Canada Post depot, where she must go to collect her mail, as a result of delivery disruptions taking place in her neighbourhood of Thorncliffe Park, a COVID-19 hotspot, in Toronto on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Telemedicine company Mednow to list on TSX Venture Exchange
Frankly will be going public on the TSX Venture Exchange via a reverse takeover of a shell company owned by a Toronto merchant bank.
Provinces speed COVID-19 vaccine plans after national guidelines embrace four months between shots
Seniors arrive for their COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic in Olympic Stadium in Montreal, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
How a four-month gap between shots could end Canada’s pandemic, two months earlier
A nurse prepares to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Alberta has decided to increase the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses to allow more people to be vaccinated sooner. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
One person dead in shooting with police at Calgary hotel, watchdog investigating
Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters on April 9, 2020. Calgary police have charged a man in the sex assaults of six students when he was a junior high school teacher two decades ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers say Trudeau politicized extradition process
Meng Wanzhou, Chief financial officer of Huawei leaves her home as she heads to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
In this image from video made available by SpaceX, one of the company's Starship prototypes fires its thrusters as it lands during a test in Boca Chica, Texas, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. SpaceX’s futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air. The failure occurred just minutes after SpaceX declared success. (SpaceX via AP)
Trudeau ‘optimistic’ new contracts can speed up COVID-19 vaccination schedule
Michael Gray moves some of the first 500,000 of the two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in Milton, Ont., on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio - POOL
Toronto, Peel top doctors recommend loosening COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
With Toronto still in a pandemic lockdown, Yonge St. is not as busy is it would usually be as people stay home and away from shopping. People and storefronts, closed or open, are photographed on Mar 3 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
U.S. inspector-general finds misuse of office by Elaine Chao at Transportation Department
FILE -- Elaine Chao, The Trump administration's Transportation secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2020. The Transportation Department’s inspector general asked the Justice Department in December to investigate what it said was Chao’s misuse of her office to help promote her family’s shipbuilding business. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
B.C. targets gun violence with new legislation
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth speaks to media about how non-medical cannabis will be regulated in the province during a news conference in the press gallery at the legislature in Victoria on Monday February 5, 2018. Farnworth says a Vancouver couple accused of flying to the Yukon to get the COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most "despicable" things he's heard in a long time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Eddie Huang’s Boogie is an Asian coming-of-age story for his generation, warts and all
Taylor Takahashi stars as Alfred ‘Boogie’ Chin in Boogie.
Man who used van to kill pedestrians in Toronto found guilty on all counts
Survivors along with family and friends of survivors and victims share a moment outside the courthouse after Alek Minassian had been found guilty on all 26 counts including 16 counts of attempted murder and 10 counts of first-degree murder for the Toronto van attack, in Toronto, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The verdict was streamed live on YouTube due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Judge questions whether B.C.’s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom
People leave Riverside Calvary Chapel after Sunday Service at the church, in Langley, B.C., on February 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Yukon Premier, top doctor concerned about importing variants even with no COVID cases
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver speaks to media during the Western premiers conference in Edmonton on June 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Disney to close at least 60 North American stores, focus on e-commerce
FILE PHOTO: The entrance of Disney store is pictured in Tokyo, Japan August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Andy DeFrancesco’s investment firm Sol faces legal battle with lender
IMG-20181220-WA0000.jpg. Andy DeFrancesco for weekend ROB JAN 5 Handout from Andy DeFrancesco
Canadiens GM says troubling pattern in net led to firing of goaltending coach
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin watches a practice in Brossard, Que. on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
No Fun NHL? Restrictions help players appreciate hockey more
Feb 5, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (25) deflects pass attempt by Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux (28) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
World Rugby unveils condensed 2021 sevens schedule with Canadian stops a question-mark
Canada's Ghislaine Landry, left, runs past France players during the Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, Friday, July 20, 2018. After a disappointing sixth-place finish in the season opener in Glendale, Colo., the Canadian women's rugby sevens team hopes to get back on track in Dubai on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo-Jeff Chiu
Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before ‘partisan’ Commons committee on WE Charity
Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on July 28, 2020.
Two true-crime series, one bizarre and the other kooky
John Doyle
Eight Canadian-domiciled mutual funds exhibiting value
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Here’s what my value investing students picked as the top stock pick of 2021
A sign board in Toronto shows the closing number for the TSX on Thursdsay October 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Winnipeg agriculture tech play Farmers Edge jumps 17.5 per cent in TSX debut after $125-million IPO
Farmers Edge Inc. gathers data from thousands of farms across Canada, the United States and overseas, and includes everything from soil and weather conditions to the performance of farm equipment and evidence of pests and rot. Dave Stobbe/The Globe and Mail
Centenarian’s life stretched from one pandemic to another
Mary Raymont. Photog: Michelle Valberg​
Evening Update: Suspect in Toronto van attack found guilty on all counts; Sajjan knew about allegations against Vance, former ombudsman testifies
Families of the victims of a deadly 2018 van attack react after the verdict in the trial of Alek Minassian was delivered, outside the provincial Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Toronto’s van attacker: He who should not be named
Elizabeth Renzetti
Nunavut judge grants injunction against Inuit hunters who protested at mine site
Pond Inlet, Nunavut, residents protest outside the hamlet's community hall where environmental hearings were being held on the expansion of Baffinland's Mary River iron ore mine, in this Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, handout photo.
Extending wage, rent subsidies to June 5 will cost $16-billion, Chrystia Freeland says
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland looks on as she participates in a meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and virtually with United States President Joe Biden on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday February 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Why federal green bond issuance can help build the Canadian market
A field of operating solar panels located in Prince Edward County, Ontario. This is one of 13 solar projects owned and operated by Northland Power Inc. Northland Power is a power producer focusing on renewable energy in Canada. (Johnny C.Y. Lam for The Globe and Mail).
‘Meme stocks’ go mainstream: There’s now a fund for that
A 3d printed Robinhood and Reddit logos are seen near one dollar banknotes in front of displayed GameStop logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2021.
Toronto van attack decision opens door for future verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism
Police are seen near a damaged van in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk crashing into a number of pedestrians on Monday, April 23, 2018. A judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the case of a man who deliberately drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others.Alek Minassian has admitted to planning and carrying out the attack on April 23, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Man armed with an axe injures eight people in Sweden before being shot, arrested
Police are on scene after eight people were injured in an attack in Vetlanda, Sweden, on March 3, 2021.
Trudeau warns China of ‘possible consequences’ over treatment of Uyghurs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Four demonstrators arrested after blocking access to Vancouver port for 24 hours
A group demonstrators, bottom centre, block an entrance to the port of Vancouver, on March 3, 2021.
The dilemma facing passive investors. Plus, a top bond fund manager on where yields will go next and TSX stocks with the best expected returns
FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014. Canada's main stock index was little changed on Monday as weakness in financial and energy shares offset gains in the materials sector. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)/File Photo
Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as Ottawa professor appeals case in France
Hassan Diab speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Feb. 7, 2020.
Waterous Energy Fund declares victory in Osum Oil Sands takeover bid
Aerial image of Orion facility, Osum Oil Sands
Psychologist tells inquiry that Lionel Desmond made limited progress during 11-week program
Lionel Desmond, his wife Shanna and daughter Aaliyah.
British government announces biggest corporate tax hike in decades in bid to help pandemic-hit economy
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on March 3, 2021, following his earlier Budget. - Britain on Wednesday sharply cut the growth forecast of its coronavirus-ravaged economy, warning the pandemic was still causing "profound damage" in an annual budget centred on safeguarding businesses and jobs. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / various sources / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Investor frenzy accelerates Canada stock market activity in February, says TMX
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
The Snoop Dogg Cali Red, plus 8 other weird and wonderful wines to try
Christopher Waters
Small cap to watch: Why this rare earths producer’s stock is trading at record highs
Ottawa outlines plan to have Indigenous fishers take part in Nova Scotia’s commercial season
Sipekne'katik First Nation boats are seen in Saulnierville, N.S. on Sunday, September 20, 2020. A Nova Scotia First Nation has filed a legal action against the province over a provincial regulation that limits the ability of the band to sell its lobster catch without a federal licence.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark O'Neill
Politics Briefing: Freeland pushes back on aid critics, says ‘greatest danger is not to act’
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland looks on as she participates in a meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and virtually with United States President Joe Biden on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday February 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologizes, says he intends to remain in office in wake of harassment allegations
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at a vaccination site in New York, on Feb. 22, 2021.
Canada is failing its freshwater fish populations
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Brad Gushue headlines Brier field at Calgary’s curling bubble
Team Newfoundland skip Brad Gushue takes on Team Ontario during the championship pool at the Brier in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Thoughts of a potentially lengthy stay in Alberta, and trying to defend a national men's curling championship in front of zero fans, are circulating in Brad Gushue's mind. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Quebec eases restrictions in some regions, maintains Montreal at highest alert level
Paramedics outside Verdun hospital, in Montreal, on Jan. 12, 2021.
More than 100 new research projects to receive $518-million in federal funding
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves after a news conference in Ottawa, on March 3, 2021.
Thousands of opposition supporters rally in Armenia to demand PM Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation
Opposition supporters rally outside the National Assembly building to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over his handling of last year's war with Azerbaijan, in Yerevan, on March 3, 2021.
Police uncover intelligence of ‘possible plot’ by militia group to breach U.S. Capitol on Thursday
The Dome of the Capitol Building is visible through razor wire in Washington, on Jan. 14, 2021.
When cooking fatigue had set in, these children found inspiration for their mom in the pages of a picture book
Our Little Kitchen book author and Illustrations by Jillian Tamaki
SUV involved in deadly crash entered U.S. through hole in border fence, Border Patrol official says
Law enforcement officers are at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on March 2, 2021.
TransAlta vows to be carbon-neutral by 2050 as it notes $167-million loss
A TransAlta wind farm is shown near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. TransAlta Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $66 million compared with a loss of $122 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
RCMP who shot at firehall during N.S. mass shooting to remain on administrative duties until inquiries completed
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
U.S. crude inventories see record rise as Texas freeze shutters refineries
A manifold system, used to direct oil around the facility, stands near crude oil storage tanks stand at the Enbridge Inc. Cushing storage terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The fastest oil-inventory growth on record at the main U.S. hub may be about to end, easing concern that storage limits will be strained. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
As a post-pandemic boom builds, foreign investors are showing renewed interest in Canadian stocks
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Government and health officials condemn explosion at Dutch COVID-19 testing centre
A forensic investigator searches for evidence after an explosion at a COVID-19 testing centre in the town of Bovenkarpsel, Netherlands, on March 3, 2021.
SEC identifies climate risks and fintech industry as 2021 priorities
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at a coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. The Trump administration is moving to scale back criminal enforcement of a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species. The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Ontario residents aged 60 to 64 to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, a pharmacist prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at the Vaccine Village in Antwerp, Belgium. Belgium's high council of health experts is advising the government to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 55 years too, paving the way for its political adoption on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
February auto sales fall nearly 10% due to lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions
Vehicles are loaded on transport trucks at Autoport Limited in Eastern Passage, N.S. near Halifax on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
More African countries receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses as deliveries pick up speed
The first arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya is offloaded from a Qatar Airways flight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, on March 3, 2021.
Thousands spend night outside after strong earthquake shakes central Greece
Red Cross distribute food to local residents after an earthquake in Damasi village, central Greece, on March 3, 2021.
Tokyo Olympics unlikely to welcome fans from abroad
A man and a woman stand with the backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Indigenous filmmaker Danis Goulet’s Night Raiders pulls from Canada’s past to create a terrifying future
Barry Hertz
André Picard’s new book Neglected No More examines the disorganization of eldercare in Canada
Globe and Mail business journalist Andre Picard poses in the Montreal offices on September 6, 2012. For Promotions (Christinne Muschi for The Globe and Mail)
House prices are going bonkers again. Where is the outrage?
Gary Mason
Shifting approaches to farming in Canada
ICC prosecutor says her office will formally investigate war crimes in the Palestinian Territories
The International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 7, 2019.
Renewable diesel boom highlights challenges in clean-energy transition
A West Coast Reduction worker inspects a shipment at the Port of Vancouver, in 2015.
Exhibit of Indigenous art at the McMichael juxtaposes history with the contemporary
Kate Taylor
Western Canada: B.C.’s decision to extend interval between COVID-19 shots validated by federal panel of experts
Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister Adrian Dix talk about phase two in B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization plan during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Fed may need more than words in next battle with markets
Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019.
Canadian dollar clings to most of this week’s rally as oil climbs
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
A TransAlta wind turbine is shown at a wind farm near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
Shared space endures the pandemic
Rendering of the proposed co-living building by Toronto’s Core Development Group Ltd., at 252 Parliament, just north of Shuter.
GM extends production cuts as global semiconductor shortage persists
A worker driving a GMC Terrain leaves the General Motors CAMI car assembly plant where the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox are built, in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Geoff Robins
Author Eden Robinson taking a ‘breather’ after closing the book on Trickster trilogy
Eden Robinson arrives at the Giller Prize Awards ceremony, in Toronto, on Nov. 20, 2017.
Google vows to not develop new user-tracking tools as it phases out third-party cookies from Chrome
Google Chrome logo is seen near cyber code and words "spy" in this illustration picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. Senate trims parts of Biden’s $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill before votes
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
British Columbia deploys special COVID-19 teams to aid schools
A physical distancing sign is seen during a media tour of Hastings Elementary school in Vancouver on September 2, 2020. The British Columbia government says it is now releasing about $12 million to school districts across the province to further support the COVID-19 response.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Speeding Canada’s shift to clean and renewable energy
Defence Department delayed dispatching National Guard to U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: general
Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Parler sues Amazon again for allegedly trying to ‘destroy’ app
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, the website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin. The right-wing friendly social network Parler, which was forced offline following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, said it is re-launching, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP, File)
U.S. private payrolls rise modestly, worker shortages emerging
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, a "Now Hiring" sign hangs on the front wall of a Harbor Freight Tools store in Manchester, N.H. U.S. employers cut back sharply on hiring in December, particularly in pandemic-hit industries such as restaurants and hotels, as soaring virus infections and government restrictions weakened the economy that month. The number of available jobs rose slightly and layoffs fell, according to the Labor Department’s Tuesday report, known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa seeks eight crew members for first private SpaceX moon flight
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa holds up a space suit helmet in Tokyo, on March 3, 2021.
Laurentian Bank beats profit expectations, boosted by strength in capital markets
The Banque Laurentienne or Laurentian Bank logo is pictured Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The Buttergate theory isn’t solid
Butter and sourdough bread is shown at a house in Vernon, B.C. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Experts say that a new directive issued in response to the controversy known as "buttergate" could make it hard for dairy farmers to keep up with consumer demand for the staple ingredient.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston
Toronto home sellers are hiking their prices
Carolyn Ireland
South Korea investigating deaths of two people with pre-existing conditions who received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a health care center in Seoul, on Feb. 26, 2021.
Canada’s economy increasingly dependent on housing boom
'For Sale' signs sell new homes in Beckwith, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2018.
Exxon outlines plan to increase dividend and cut debt through 2025
FILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for ExxonMobil appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. With all of the challenges of 2020, ExxonMobil focused on clamping down on expenses and managed to bring its full-year spending down nearly $10 billion from the year before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
U.S. may consider military response to rocket attack on Iraqi base, White House warns
The Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, on Dec. 29, 2019.
Myanmar authorities charge Associated Press journalist, five others with violating public-order law
This undated family photo provided on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 shows Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw in Yangon, Myanmar. Authorities in Myanmar charged Thein Zaw and five other members of the media with violating a public order law that could see them imprisoned for up to three years. The six were arrested while covering protests against the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. (Thein Zaw family via AP)
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