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India balks at carbon neutral target as pressure grows
A man pulls his loaded rickshaw along a street amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi on January 15, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
Hull shines as Stanford beats Louisville to reach Final Four
Mar 30, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Stanford Cardinal players celebrate after defeating the Louisville Cardinals at Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
China’s factory growth accelerates the most in three months, bolsters economic recovery
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 30, 2021 shows sparks flying as a worker produces engineering equipment for export at a factory in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. - Factory activity in China picked up in March 2021, official data showed, as the country's economic recovery broadened after the Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Ronaldo scores 103rd goal for Portugal, moves within six of men’s all-time international record
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship
FILE PHOTO: Representative Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
For the Marlins’ pioneering new GM, ‘failure is not an option’
In this Nov. 16, 2020, handout photo provided by the Miami Marlins, Marlins general manager Kim Ng is shown during an introductory press conference at Marlins Park in Miami, Fla. “Failure is not an option for me,” Ng says. Billie Jean King knows it, too. The tennis Hall of Famer applauds Ng as a fellow pioneer for women, but says the role comes with pressure. (Miami Marlins/Joseph Guzy via AP)
Gonzaga stay undefeated with win over USC
Mar 30, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Corey Kispert (24) shoots the ball against USC Trojans forward Evan Mobley (4) during the second half in the Elite Eight of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Teenage winger Corbeanu impresses in first two outings
Bermuda midfielder Jahkari Furbert (15) moves the ball past Canada midfielder Theo Corbeanu (17) during the second half of a World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer match, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Winnipeg Police Service cancels Amber Alert, boy safe
Lisa Haley joins NWHL as senior vice-president of hockey operations
Hockey sticks in locker rooms before the game
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 12, 2003 former Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy speaks during a rally in support of the US troops in Iraq, on the Mall in Washington, DC. - G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died March 30, 2021 at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death. (Photo by DAVID S. HOLLOWAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID S. HOLLOWAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Canucks forward Adam Gaudette leaves practice after testing positive for COVID-19
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 08: Brett Kulak #77 of the Montreal Canadiens tries to check Adam Gaudette #96 of the Vancouver Canucks off the puck during the second period of NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on March 8, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Lehkonen, Gallagher produce goal, assist each as Canadiens blank Oilers
Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) dives for a lose puck to score past Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Barty, Medvedev rise to challenge on tough day at Miami Open
Mar 30, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a forehand against Frances Tiafoe of the United States (not pictured) in the fourth round in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster signs new contract with Liverpool
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland listens to a question from a reporter on the phone during a news conference in Ottawa, Monday November 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Five million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in Canada earlier than planned
FedEx employees unload a shipment from Europe of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
NFL owners approve 17-game regular season, three preseason games
Man arrested after three fires set at separate B.C. Masonic lodges
Fire fighters attend a fire at a Masonic Temple in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Baseball is almost back - and very little has changed
Cathal Kelly
Saskatchewan Premier says he won’t tighten COVID rules
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a press conference at the Legislative Building in Regina, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Moe spoke about the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that says the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
O’Toole says he consulted ex-premier who enacted landmark carbon tax in B.C.
Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai
Ford says not to bank on Easter plans as COVID-19 cases rise
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during the daily briefing at a mass vaccination centre in Toronto on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Biden’s job and infrastructure plan will fund projects over eight years
President Joe Biden speaks before signing the PPP Extension Act of 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Change COVID-19 messaging for young people as cases rise in B.C., retail council says
Premier John Horgan looks on during a COVID-19 press conference at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial immunization team, will reveal more information today on the vaccine rollout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Biden launches infrastructure proposal in heart of Steeltown
David Shribman
Genesis chief designer SangYup Lee on a new electric coupe, bad trends, and why the car industry is in danger
SangYup Lee, head of global design for Genesis, the Korean luxury automotive brand founded in 2015.
Alberta social studies plan raises questions on history, religion, First Nations
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Adriana LaGrange, minister of education, after she is sworn into office in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Alberta’s proposed school curriculum is coming under fire for aiming to teach young students too much with too complex details. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canadian Milos Raonic out of Miami Open after round of 16 defeat
Plague diaries: As Italy’s new lockdown falls, the paper chase for a vaccine appointment begins
Climate goals are dependent on hydro collaboration
A worker walks past rows of power lines with his weed whacker in Mississauga, Ont., Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Demand for electricity in Ontario fell last year to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage patterns because of COVID-19 lockdowns and other anti-pandemic measures, new data show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ottawa to provide $49.5-million for Syrian refugees amid continuing civil war
Karina Gould, Minister of International Development holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Vancouver’s AbCellera reaps windfall from COVID-19 antibody royalties, sees demand ‘for years to come’
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
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 19: A sign sits at the memorial outside of The Gold Spa it reads Protection for Asian, immigrant, and all sex workers on March 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Mourners have gathered across the United States to pay respect to the Asian community after suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, attacked three spas killing eight people, six of whom were Asian. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Potential COVID-19 exposure at Calgary vaccination site, Alberta variant cases rise
Health-care worker Thi Nguyen administers Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Alberta Health Services says there's a small chance 49 members of the public may have been exposed to COVID-19 at a Calgary vaccination site last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Real assets vs. stocks: which is the right investment for you?
Mebane Faber’s goal is to demonstrate how we can reduce risk by mixing different assets together in our portfolios. Any single class of investment can suddenly turn sour, but a diversified blend of bonds, stocks, commodities and real estate is a reliable recipe for good results over the long haul.
Dialogue Health sees big jump in listing price on first day of trading
Cherif Habib, shown in a handout photo, is the CEO of Dialogue Health Technologies Inc., a Montreal-based telemedicine company that has priced 8.34 million shares in its IPO at $12 each. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. MANDATORY CREDIT
Survey says Canadians have seen more UFOs during pandemic
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 17, 2015 a woman hangs a picture of an unidentified flying object (UFO) at the GEIPAN unit of the French Space Agency CNES investigating unidentified aerospace phenomena (UAP), in Toulouse, southwestern France. - Shining shadows on the horizon, a luminous triangle in the night or circular marks on the lawn... A unique organisation in Europe located in Toulouse, southwestern France, investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in France, in a both educational and scientific purpose. (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Concerns mount over cryptocurrency guidelines
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Experimental filmmaker Shahin Parhami explored the lives and work of artists
Self-portrait of Shahin Parhami, Iranian-Canadian experimental filmmaker
Why serious wine lovers are heading north in the Okanagan
Vineyard in Osoyoos wine country, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, a glass of wine and a pitcher of water on a table with a view.
BlackBerry reports net loss of US$315-million in fourth quarter, revenue down from year ago
The Blackberry logo located in the front of the company's B building in Waterloo, Ont. on May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Ryan
Earth is doomed, probably, says David Attenborough in Extinction: The Facts
John Doyle
Is the economic recovery already reflected in stock prices? These charts hold the answer
FILE PHOTO: A specialist trader is reflected in a screen at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
BMO report calls on policymakers to ‘douse the fire’ on rapidly rising real estate prices
Realtor signs outside homes on Albany Ave. In Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, are photographed on Mar 15 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Toronto’s island airport seeks private operator
Taking off from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in a helicopter on June 17 2019.
Evening Update: Canada to get five million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses than planned in June
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Hate crime unit investigating after Asian-American woman assaulted in New York
This image taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department shows a person of interest, background center, assaulting an Asian American woman, on ground, Monday, March 29, 2021, in New York. The 65-year-old woman was walking in midtown Manhattan a few blocks from Times Square on Monday afternoon when a man approached her and kicked her in the stomach, knocking her to the ground, police said. The man then stomped on the woman's face several times while hurling anti-Asian sentiments at her, police said. He later casually walked away, the footage shows. (Courtesy of New York Police Department via AP)
The inspiring resilience of Indigenous performance through the potlatch ban to the pandemic
Kelly Nestruck
The government’s contempt for Canada’s Parliament is showing – and telling
Andrew Coyne
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
FILE - In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, June 11, 2020, that legislators did not violate the state constitution by allowing construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. A three-judge panel affirmed a ruling last November by the Michigan Court of Claims, which upheld a law authorizing a deal between former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
Charting the escape routes from expensive city houses
Rob Carrick
Teachers pension fund reports gain, but misses benchmark
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Defence says Meng Wanzhou’s case is ‘unprecedented’ as extradition request violates international law
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a break in her extradition hearing, in Vancouver, on March 29, 2021.
Mi’kmaq First Nation files lawsuit alleging intimidation, harassment in Nova Scotia lobster fishery
Indigenous lobster boats head from the harbour in Saulnierville, N.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Andrew Vaughan
Brazil replaces military chiefs after Bolsonaro sparks political crisis
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 11, 2019 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) speaks with Brazil's Navy Commander Ilques Barbosa Junior during the ceremony marking the assembly of the parts of Brazil's new Navy submarine Humaita (SBR-2), at the Itaguai Navy Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - The commanders of Brazil's army, navy and air force will be replaced, the government said Tuesday, a day after President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his cabinet with six substitutions, including a new defense minister. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta brings in Clare’s Law to allow access to intimate partner’s violent history
The Alberta Legislature building, in Edmonton, on April 17, 2019.
Mom survived a year in long-term care but this home is not where her heart is
B.C. auditor general postpones 10 performance audits due to COVID-19 pandemic
Michael Pickup appears before the public accounts committee at the legislature, in Halifax, on Nov. 29, 2017.
Teacher who confronted B.C. stabbing suspect with umbrella just did what is right, says sister
Sheloah Klausen is seen in hospital after being injured during a stabbing attack in North Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, March 27, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Leah Michayluk MANDATORY CREDIT
Toronto man who pushed stranger in front of subway train apologizes to victim’s family during hearing
The case is being closely watched by Canadian miners that operate abroad because it could increase litigation risk.
British Columbia waited too long to respond to the rising third wave of COVID-19
Gary Mason
Suspected arsonist arrested after fires at three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver
Fire fighters battle a blaze at a Masonic Temple in North Vancouver, on March 30, 2021.
Blue Jays extend stay at Dunedin ballpark through May 24 due to COVID-19 restrictions
DUNEDIN, FLORIDA - MARCH 02: A general view from the outfield at TD Ballpark during a spring training game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies on March 02, 2021 in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Politics Briefing: Trudeau upbeat on vaccines, but warns COVID-19 variants could impact ‘the final stretch’
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to a news conference, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Hairstylists hit hard by COVID-19 are hoping their postpandemic future is freshly coiffed
Ediri and Lucky Okurame, from left, pose for a photo at their hair salon Lucky Hair and Beauty Studio in Regina, Sask. on Sunday March 21, 2021. The pair soft launched the business in December, but will wait for their grand opening when COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed. THE GLOBE & MAIL/Michael Bell
Trudeau says he didn’t know about the allegations regarding Vance in 2018 when his office was alerted
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alleged Brampton kidnapper wanted on nine charges, search ongoing
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
April break for Ontario’s schools to go ahead as planned, Lecce says
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce speaks at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on Aug, 13, 2020.
Legault concerned about rise in COVID-19 cases in regions where restrictions were recently loosened
Quebec Premier Francois Legault gestures as he speaks of the third wave, during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-Islamic State mission, but offers few details
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan is seen during a news conference Thursday May 7, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
West Fraser says production has been restored at Quebec OSB mill closed in 2008
Softwood lumber is stacked in Madawaska, Ont. on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
No-brainer bet on cheap UK stocks disappoints, believers hang on
People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain Aug. 25, 2015.
UN seeks up to $10-billion to help Syrians as humanitarian needs soar
Syrian refugees carry containers at an informal tented settlement in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, on March 12, 2021.
PIMCO warns of an ‘inflation head fake’ in 2021
In this Feb. 16, 2021 file photo, pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Manitoba government projects $1.6-billion deficit, dips into rainy-day fund
Mantitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Dec. 17, 2019.
Data was withheld from team probing COVID-19 origins in China, WHO chief says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2021.
Uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket fails to land safely after test launch in Texas
This photo screengrab made from SpaceX's live webcast shows the Starship SN11 as it took to the skies over Texas, on March 30, 2021.
IMF to again boost global outlook for economic growth but warns of uncertain financial conditions
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
How Iraqi artist Ahmed Moneka left behind one life and found another in Kensington Market
Ahmed Moneka is photographed in the Distillery District in Toronto, Ont., on Mar 24 2021. Originally from Baghdad, Moneka came to Toronto for a screening of his movie The Society at TIFF in 2015. The militia in Baghdad approached his father while he was here and told him Ahmed wasn't allowed to come back, because the film he starred in was about two gay men. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
What growing interest in ESG means for business
Black in back: A bold, sculpted backyard addition flexes its muscles
Dave LeBlanc
Mazda wins second consecutive Canadian Car of the Year award; Genesis wins Utility Vehicle of the Year
2021 Mazda3 Turbo
Senior EU official urges Greece to investigate reports it pushed asylum-seekers back to Turkey
Ylva Johansson, the EU’s home affairs commissioner, speaks during a news conference in Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, on March 29, 2021.
New York court clears way for former Apprentice contestant to sue Trump for defamation
U.S. President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, on Jan. 12, 2021.
ICC appeals judges uphold former Congolese militia leader’s war crimes conviction
Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 7, 2019.
U.S. consumer confidence at highest level since start of COVID-19 pandemic, survey shows
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, passers-by examine a storefront window in Boston's fashionable Newbury Street shopping district. U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in October as a new wave of coronavirus cases began across the country. The Conference Board reported Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, that its consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 100.9, from 101.8 in September. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Slovak PM Igor Matovic resigns over secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic takes part in a news conference at the Austrian chancellery, in Vienna, on Sept. 9, 2020.
Tokyo Olympics shouldn’t be held due to ‘considerable risks,’ according to some medical experts
FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, people walk past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but many medial expert aren't convinced.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Washington, on March 29, 2021.
Canadian dollar hits three-week low as bond yields climb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Rob Carrick: These preferred shares are right at home in a rising rate world
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
A Turquois Hill project in Mongolia.
Canadian copper miner Turquoise Hill declares force majeure on some Chinese contracts
FILE PHOTO: Mining trucks are seen at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region June 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo
Thai police charge banned opposition politician with defaming the monarchy
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, speaks during a news conference in Bangkok, on Jan. 21, 2021.
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