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Cargill temporarily closes its London, Ont., poultry plant due to COVID-19 outbreak
A Cargill meat processing plant is shown in Chambly, Que., south of Montreal, Sunday, May 10, 2020. Food giant Cargill Limited says it has temporarily closed its London, Ont., poultry processing plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ryu sharp into seventh, Semien homers as Blue Jays top Yankees 7-3
Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Palacios slides in to score next to New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays won 7-3. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Gaudreau scores in overtime, Flames beat Maple Leafs 3-2
Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau (13) scores the game winning goal on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender David Rittich (33) in overtime NHL action in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Bogdanovic, Capela lead Hawks past Raptors 108-103
Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) shoots over Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
COVID-19 vaccine-linked blood clots hinder rollout as Quebec case reported
Volunteer Veronica Noland explains the reason for closing of the COVID-19 mass vaccination site that was administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Elgin's Eastside Recreation Center on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Elgin, Ill. The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots The site plans to reopen tomorrow using the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP)
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney denounces ‘unhinged’ anti-lockdown protesters
Supporters gather outside GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove near Edmonton Alta, on Sunday April 11, 2021. The church has been fenced off by police and Alberta Health Services in violation of COVID-19 rules. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Review urges culture shift in Toronto police after failures in investigating Bruce McArthur murders
Two men embrace during a vigil for victims in the wake of the sentencing of Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Scholarship encourages students of diverse backgrounds to pursue post-secondary careers at McGill
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Third wave slams B.C. hospitals hard as COVID-19 cases swamp critical-care units
A woman wears a protective face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as he walks past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Hong Kong’s delayed legislative elections set for December
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong's legislative elections would take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed last year with authorities citing public health risks from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Sajjan won’t commit to future funding for forum
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Sajjan took aim at recent Chinese military expansions into the South China Sea this evening even as he faced questions about the Liberal government's ties to Beijing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Quebec retirement home failed to follow doctor’s orders during first wave of COVID-19, inquest hears
Funeral home workers remove a body from the Centre d'hebergement Sainte-Dorothee Monday April 13, 2020 in Laval, Que.. The residence has reported over 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Confusion over rollout persists days after Ontario pledged to vaccinate all adults in COVID hot spots
Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as frontline workers at Apotex are administered COVID-19 vaccinations through a mobile clinic set up by Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Federal deal relaxes some investor concerns over Air Canada
A plane is seen through the window on the tarmac of Vancouver International Airport as the waiting room is empty Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Canadians are awaiting details on Air Canada's plans for ticket refunds after the airline reached a deal for $5.9B in federal aid. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Spectacular volley earns Porto win but Chelsea advances to Champions League semis
Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta, right, duels for the ball with Porto's Mehdi Taremi during the Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Porto at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)
Toronto FC gets vaccine boost but injury list still an issue ahead of Leon rematch
PSG loses 1-0 to Bayern, but reaches Champions League semis on away goals
Bayern's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, left, Bayern's Benjamin Pavard, right, and PSG's Neymar challenge for the ball during the Champions League, second leg, quarterfinal soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance $1.7- billion power line across Lake Erie
Nova Scotia plans to allow limited crowds at women’s world hockey championship
Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, provides an update on health system preparations in Nova Scotia for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, in Halifax on Friday, March 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Canada capitalizes on England mistakes to win women’s soccer friendly 2-0
Soccer Football - Women's International Friendly - England v Canada - bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Britain - April 13, 2021 Canada's Nichelle Prince celebrates scoring their second goal with Janine Beckie and Jordyn Huitema Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
Saskatchewan restricts group sizes, church services to tackle surging COVID-19 cases
Minister of Health Paul Merriman is seen on budget day at the Legislative Building in Regina on April 6, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Rivals under pressure to copy Air Canada financing package
An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
A look at Canadians’ domestic and international travel prospects for this summer
GLOBE-COVID calendar- Everest Toronto-based G Adventures, in turn, is offering a 15-day “Everest Base Camp Trek” in June and August.
Did you hear the one about the umpire suing a catcher? He got a strikeout
Cathal Kelly
Evolve applies to launch index ETFs that offset the carbon footprint of stocks
Toronto downtown building - King & Bay street, Looking up
Pulpy potboiler alert: The Secrets She Keeps
John Doyle
What does Air Canada’s deal with Ottawa mean for taxpayers?
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Airbus A320-200 airplane prepares to land at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo
Canada’s military police commander defends unit’s handling of sexual misconduct cases
The Canadian Forces flag flies outside office buildings in Ottawa, Tuesday March 9, 2021. The commander of Canada’s military police found himself under the microscope this afternoon as members of a parliamentary committee grilled him over how his officers deal with cases of sexual misconduct.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Damage report: Comparing the year-to-date losses for various kinds of bond ETFs
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Frank O'Connell works on the floor, Tuesday April 13, 2021. Stocks were choppy and mixed in late morning trading Tuesday as a drop in bond yields hurt bank stocks but helped big technology stocks. (Nicole Pereira/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Judge who visited Saskatchewan Indigenous protest camp will face no action, judicial council says
Tristen Durocher speaks at a press conference in Regina on August 11, 2020. No action is to be taken against a judge who visited a protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds after ruling a Metis man was entitled to stay there. The Canadian Judicial Council says it received five complaints last year after Court of Queen's Bench Justice Graeme Mitchell was shown in media reports posing for photographs and accepting ceremonial gifts at the camp. Tristen Durocher, a Metis man, sought to draw attention to high Indigenous suicide rates when he walked more than 600 kilometres from northern Saskatchewan, set up a teepee on the legislature grounds in Regina and started a fast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
They’re renewing a mortgage – should they go fixed or variable?
Rob Carrick
Evening Update: Canada records first case of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; retail magnate W. Galen Weston dies at age 80
Loblaws Chairman Galen Weston speaks during the company's Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. (Donald Weber/The Globe & Mail)
Charities and non-profits can still make an impact without exploiting low-wage workers
Writing a donation check to a charitable organization
Retail magnate W. Galen Weston dies at age 80
Loblaws Chairman Galen Weston speaks during the company's Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. (Donald Weber/The Globe & Mail)
Nestruck on Theatre: Three cheers for a summer of theatre liberated from Anne of Green Gables: The Musical (and Big Shakespeare too)!
Kelly Nestruck
Toronto video game platform Enthusiast Gaming to list shares on Nasdaq in bid to attract U.S. investors
CEO Adrian Montgomery and President Menashe Kestenbaum congratulate the “Rising Stars” Fortnite tournament runner-up at EGLX 2019, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, October 2019
Speeding the shift to alternative-fuel vehicles
Edmonton Folk Music Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
Handout from Lorie Miseck Programming Associate Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 08 - 11, 2019 780 429 1899 PO Box 4130 Edmonton, AB T6E 4T2 www.edmontonfolkfest.org www.facebook.com/EdmontonFolkMusicFestival
Nova Scotia proposes officially recognizing Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day, marking abolition of slavery in British empire
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
My inflatable kayak gives me the freedom to explore
Ottawa takes a step toward renationalizing Air Canada
Konrad Yakabuski
Top business leaders urge Ottawa to end labour dispute at Port of Montreal
A truck drives past stacked cargo containers in the Port of Montreal, March 10, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Canadians have sadly tuned out their public-health officials
Gary Mason
‘War is already here’: On the Russian border, Ukrainian troops wait for Putin’s big push
Politics Briefing: U.S. pauses J&J vaccine over blood clot concerns
(FILES) In this file photo syringes with doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine await recipients at a vaccination site at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on March 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. - Top US health authorities recommended a "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine "out of an abundance of caution" as they investigate any links between it and blood clots, a regulator said on April 13, 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control are assessing the "potential significance" of six reported cases of a rare blood clot in patients who have received the shot, the FDA tweeted. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
CHL cancels 2021 Memorial Cup due to COVID-19 restrictions
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
Opposition bill to protect Rocky Mountains from coal mining allowed to proceed to legislature
Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley announces proposed new legislation to protect Alberta's mountains and watershed from coal mining at a news conference in Calgary on March 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Britain hits COVID-19 vaccine target early as some lockdown measures ease
People sit at setup tables outside a pub in Soho, in London, on the day some of England's third coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased by the British government, Monday, April 12, 2021. People across England flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other "non-essential" items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Magna plans to expand manufacturing in North America to focus on EVs
The Magna International Inc. logo is seen prior to the company's annual general meeting to begin in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2013. Magna International Inc. is planning to expand its global manufacturing capacity to North America as it focuses on electric vehicle production. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Stellar Louis Vuitton growth powers strong rebound at LVMH
People queue outside a Louis Vuitton store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021. Millions of people in England will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Expert says cop was justified in pinning down George Floyd
In this screen grab from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, speaks as defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listens, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over motions in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
BMW M440i is a swift and smooth sports coupe
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Minnesota police chief and officer resign after fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
FILE PHOTO: Protesters rally outside Brooklyn Center Police Department as it is guarded by members of the police and National Guard, a day after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S. April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Bitcoin hits record high day before Coinbase IPO
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Ontario’s COVID-19 strategy: waiting for catastrophe, then enacting preventative measures
Robyn Urback
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Directors cash out over $10-million from these two stocks
The FCmove(right) and FCveloCity(left) fuel cells for heavy duty application at Ballard Power Systems headquarters and testing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Monday, October 26, 2020. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Alberta’s top doctor says new restrictions loom as COVID-19 cases continue to spike
A pedestrian walks past long time business, Army and Navy Department Store as it gets boarded up and closes itÕs doors, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, in Edmonton Alta, on Thursday April 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Biden to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, U.S. officials say
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol west of Kabul, Afghanistan. After 20 years of military engagement and billions of dollars spent, NATO and the United States still grapple with the same, seemingly intractable conundrum — how to withdraw troops from Afghanistan without abandoning the country to even more mayhem. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi, File)
Atlantic premiers say regional travel bubble unlikely to reopen April 19
Provincial Health Department workers stop traffic that has crossed the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton, P.E.I. on Sunday, March 22, 2020. The chief medical health officer in Prince Edward Island says she hopes the Atlantic travel bubble could reopen as early as April 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Newfoundland rains trigger flooding, damage portion of Trans-Canada Highway
After more than a week of fog and rain in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital, Rennie's River was close to spilling over Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in St. John's. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-John Smee MANDATORY CREDIT
Almost a million people face severe hunger in Mozambique in wake of insurgent attacks: UN
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 02, 2021 A woman rests with her baby on the ground at the Pemba Sports center that is now a shelter in Pemba. - On March 24, 2021 armed groups terrorised the port in the poor but gas-rich Cabo Delgado region, killing at least dozens of people. For more than three years, these fighters, known locally as al-shabab" ("the youth" in Arabic), have ravaged the Muslim-majority province bordering Tanzania. Nearly three weeks after the attack -- which took place just ten kilometres from a multi-billion euro gas project piloted by Total, forcing it to freeze its operations there -- the region fears further action by the guerrillas, who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019. (Photo by Alfredo Zuniga / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA/AFP via Getty Images)
Fortnite maker Epic Games gets $28.7-billion valuation in latest funding
(FILES) This file illustration picture shows a person logging into Epic Games' Fortnite on their smartphone in Los Angeles on August 14, 2020. - Epic Games and Apple dueled on April 8, 2021 in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker's tight grip on the App Store. Epic, the maker of the massively popular Fortnite game, accused Apple of trapping people in its mobile device world and collecting "outsized commission" at the App Store that serves as the only source of digital content. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
First Nations criticize New Brunswick’s decision to end tax agreements
The New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton, N.B., on February 4, 2021. Chiefs of New Brunswick's six Wolastoqey First Nations are claiming victory following a court decision that will see the province share a portion of carbon tax revenues. A judge of the Court of Queen's Bench ruled Friday the province has an obligation to share carbon tax revenues collected and remitted by on-reserve retailers with the First Nations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
J.K. Rowling releasing children’s book The Christmas Pig in October
FILE PHOTO: Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Toronto pavilion serves as urban park’s new front door
Dave LeBlanc
Quebec extends lockdown orders, hits 2 million COVID-19 vaccinations
People wait in line at a walk-in clinic to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Montreal, Sunday, April 11, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canadian dollar recovers from six-day low as oil rallies
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Air Canada to issue refunds to customers for flights cancelled
FILE PHOTO: Air Canada airplanes are pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo
Felix Auger-Aliassime loses in opening round of Monte Carlo Masters
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime reacts during his match against Chile's Cristian Garin in their first round singles match on day three of the Monte-Carlo ATP 1000 Masters Series tennis tournament in Monte-Carlo, Monaco on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Air Canada shares slip after government aid package takes discounted equity stake
A plane is seen through the window on the tarmac of Vancouver International Airport as the waiting room is empty Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Canadians are awaiting details on Air Canada's plans for ticket refunds after the airline reached a deal for $5.9B in federal aid. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Jamal Murray suffers torn ACL, dealing a tough blow to Denver Nuggets and Canada’s basketball team
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets is helped off the court after an injury in their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on April 12, 2021 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Alexey Navalny says he is suing prison officials for withholding Koran
(FILES) This handout file photograph handout provided by the Babushkinsky district court on February 12, 2021, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, charged with defaming a World War II veteran, standing inside a glass cell during a court hearing in Moscow. - Russian prison officials are threatening to start force-feeding jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, his team said on April 12, 2021, after he lost eight kilograms (18 pounds) since starting a hunger strike. (Photo by Handout / Moscow's Babushkinsky district court press service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Moscow's Babushkinsky district court press service / handout " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Moscow's Babushkinsky district c/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. consumer prices post biggest gain in 8½ years as economy reopens
FILE - In this March 25, 2021 file photo, shoppers look at items in Bed, Bath and Beyond, in New York. U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest increase since 2012, while inflation over the past year rose a sizable 2.6%. The big gains were expected to be a temporary blip and not a sign that long dormant inflation pressures were emerging. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Former Alouettes head coach Marv Levy tops 2021 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class
In this Nov. 12, 1995, file photo, Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy looks on during the second quarter of the Bills game against the Atlanta Falcons at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bill Sikes, File
Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane to quit
FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane at an event at the Bank of England in London, April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
One year after the mass killing in Nova Scotia, the RCMP’s handling of the case remains under scrutiny
A couple pays their respects at a roadblock in Portapique, N.S. on April 22, 2020. One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Rapid sale of suburban semi in Vaughan as demand surges
Done Deal, 112 Westolivia Trail, Vaughan, Ont.
WHO urges countries to suspend sale of live wild mammals at food markets
WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 26: Citizens wearing face masks at a local open-air market on January 26, 2021 in Wuhan, China. In order to curb the spread of the new crown pneumonia COVID-19 disease, the Chinese government closed the city of Wuhan for 76 days starting January 23, 2020. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
OPEC raises 2021 oil demand growth forecast on hope COVID-19 pandemic wanes
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Olympic torch relay takes detour through empty Osaka park as city sees record COVID-19 cases
Former Japanese backstroke swimmer Aya Terakawa, a Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay runner, runs at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park without spectators instead of on public roads due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Osaka, western Japan April 13, 2021, in this photo released by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN
Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform
FILE PHOTO: A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
No. 2-ranked Daniil Medvedev tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Monte Carlo Masters
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on February 21, 2021, Russia's Daniil Medvedev reacts as he plays against Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. - Russian world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, who has tested positive for Covid-19, has withdrawn from the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters 1000, the ATP announced April 13, 2021. "Medvedev has been placed in isolation and continues to be monitored by the tournament doctor and the ATP medical team," details a statement released by the organization. (Photo by Brandon MALONE / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by BRANDON MALONE/AFP via Getty Images)
Yukon headed for minority government with two main parties tied at eight seats each
A voter is shown at a Whitehorse polling station during the Yukon election on Monday April 12, 2021. Polls have closed across Yukon and votes are being counted as three main parties vie to form the territory's next government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Kelly
China warns U.S. ‘not to play with fire’ over Taiwan
FILE PHOTO: Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting between U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce speaks and with Su Chia-chyuan, President of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Tuesday’s upgrades and downgrades: Analysts react to Air Canada deal
An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Iran will start enriching uranium to 60% purity after attack on nuclear facility, official says
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility 250 km (155 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran, March 30, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo
To spur the postpandemic recovery, let’s cut the GST
Michael Smart is an economics professor at the University of Toronto and co-director of the Finances of the Nation project.
Corporate sector sets its sights on Alberta to grow renewable energy partnerships
Burdett - modules installed1 .jpg Burdett Modules Installed Looking down the rows of solar modules installed at the Burdett Solar Site | January 2021 Located near Burdett, Alberta. Handout BluEarth Renewables
Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls U.S. ‘our adversary’ over Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris deliver remarks after meeting with Asian-American leaders to discuss "the ongoing attacks and threats against the community," during a stop at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
India fast-tracks approval for foreign COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise rapidly
A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a Hindu devotee to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus during the ongoing religious Kumbh Mela festival, in Haridwar on April 12, 2021. (Photo by Xavier GALIANA / AFP) (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario community groups to organize COVID-19 vaccine clinics for residents aged 18 and up in hot spots
A paramedic closes the doors on his ambulance at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. As ICU beds fill up in the city patients are being transferred to hospitals in other regions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Singapore’s Grab strikes $40-billion deal with Altimeter Growth in record SPAC merger
FILE - In this May 24, 2017, file photo, applicants fill in forms to join Grab Vietnam at the company's office in Hanoi, Vietnam. Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company, Grab Holdings, said Tuesday, April 13, 2021 that it plans to merge with U.S.-based Altimeter Growth Capital in a deal that would value it at nearly $40 billion in preparation for an initial public offering in the U.S. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh, File)
Low-risk investors beware: The rules of capital preservation are changing
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Adam Logan, foreground, works with a fellow trader on the floor, Friday, April 9, 2021. Technology companies helped lift stocks higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, placing the market within striking distance of more record highs. (Colin Ziemer/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Air Canada airplanes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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