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April 18

Saskatchewan NDP calls for added mental health supports for COVID-19 victims
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks during a media availability in Saskatoon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. The Opposition leader says Premier Scott Moe deliberately misled voters on his promise to balance the budget by 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
Alberta lowers minimum age for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, hours after Ontario
A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen with injection supplies at a clinic in Winnipeg, Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Recuperating Canucks rally to claim overtime victory against Leafs
VANCOUVER, BC - APRIL 18: Ilya Mikheyev #65 of the Toronto Maple Leafs drives to the net after getting past Guillaume Brisebois #55 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on April 17, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Two U.S. agencies send teams to Texas to investigate fatal Tesla crash with no driver
FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, file photograph, a sign bearing the company logo stands outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver. Federal investigators have found that a 2018 crash and fire in Florida that killed the teenage driver of a Tesla Model S and a passenger was due to the car traveling at over 100 miles per hour on a curve. The National Transportation Safety Board says in a report released Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 that the battery-powered car erupted in flames after colliding with a wall. The two 18-year-olds were trapped in the car. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Boucher shines as Raptors hand Thunder 10th straight loss
Apr 18, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn (8) drives to the basket as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Theo Maledon (11) defends during the first half at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Ontario lowers age for AstraZeneca, revises some COVID-19 lockdown measures amid public outrage
Residents of Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood, in the M3N postal code, line up at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
The Liberals were planning for a postpandemic budget. The pandemic made other plans
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Veteran Stewart Cink wins third RBC Heritage title
Stewart Cink tips his cap to the crowd after sinking the winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Sunday, April 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Nutrien CEO Chuck Magro stepping down as head of Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant
CEO of Nutrien, Chuck Magro stands for a portrait at the University of Saskatchewan's Canola Breeding facility in Saskatoon, Sk on Friday, March 1, 2019. Kayle Neis/The Globe and Mail
Montreal protesters denounce COVID-19 curfew as unscientific, harmful to vulnerable
People take part in a demonstration opposing the Quebec government’s 8pm curfew in Montreal, Sunday, April 18, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Freeland’s budget to include plans for $10-a-day child care, new hiring credit for employers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland leaves a news conference held before presenting the Fiscal update in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday November 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Federal Fisheries Minister ignored science advice on fish farms, judge rules
A huge vessel capable of offering what is described as "fish friendly health treatments" to farmed salmon is now at work for the largest Atlantic salmon farming company in British Columbia.Mowi Canada West, which operates Marine Harvest fish farms in B.C., says the Aqua Tromoy, shown in a handout photo, is the most technologically advanced vessel ever to serve the Canadian aquaculture industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Montreal Canadiens continue playoff push with two-game series against Oilers
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is scored on by Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson, not shown, during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, April 17, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Patrick Marleau set to break Gordie Howe’s record for most NHL games played
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - APRIL 17: Patrick Marleau #12 of the San Jose Sharks looks on before a face-off against the Minnesota Wild during the second period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on April 17, 2021 in St Paul, Minnesota. Marleau tied Gordie Howe for the most games played in NHL history at 1,767th regular season games in his career by playing today. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Roger Federer to play French Open, warming up at Geneva Open
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 4, 2019 file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning his quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in four sets, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Roger Federer announced Sunday April 18, 2021, he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay at a tournament in Geneva next month. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
Families head south to join Toronto FC squad as Ontario’s COVID numbers grow
CF Montreal forward Erik Hurtado (11) manoeuvres the ball as Toronto FC defender Auro Jr. defends during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. CF Montreal won 4-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lynne Sladky
Salvador Perez’s two-run hit gives Royals win over Blue Jays
Apr 18, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) hits a two run home run during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Leicester book FA Cup final date with Chelsea
Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Leicester City v Southampton - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 18, 2021 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates after the match Pool via REUTERS/Richard Heathcote TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The Liberals promise a budget for 2030, but can they resist spending it all on 2021?
Campbell Clark
Two National Guardsmen injured after shots fired while on patrol in Minneapolis
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA - APRIL 16: A member of the National Guard stands on patrol as police officers break up a protest outside the Brooklyn Center police station on April 16, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. This is the sixth day of protests in the suburban Minneapolis city following the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter, who has since resigned from the force and been charged with second-degree manslaughter for the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Dissidents in Cuba decry harassment as Raul Castro steps down
People walk near a mural depicting a Cuban flag in Havana, on April 16, 2021. The 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party starting Friday will end over six decades of the government of Fidel and Raul Castro, giving way to a new generation.
Toronto Raptors have become unpredictable in the worst way
Cathal Kelly
Federal budget likely to trigger political battles, but not an election
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to news media before unveiling her first fiscal update, the Fall Economic Statement 2020, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Despite what its CEO says, Shopify’s IP is worth a lot more than a ‘good bottle of Scotch’
Shopify headquarters is shown in Ottawa, Tuesday September 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
GM and Toyota take different electric roads in China
A Toyota corporate logo appears on a screen as a visitor watches a video showing the assembly line procedures of a Toyota Motor Corp.'s plant at the automaker's exhibition hall in Toyota, central Japan, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Toyota says it will roll out two new battery-electric vehicles and one plug-in gas-electric hybrid in the U.S. this year as the parade of new EVs continues. The company gave few specifics on the vehicles during a presentation Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 but said one electric vehicle would be an SUV.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, file)
Canadian Tire and Loblaw pay out millions in bonuses to top executives after COVID-19 sales boom
A CanadianTire associate brings bags of items to a curtsied pick up customer at Canadian Tire store at Lakeshore Blvd. East and Leslie St., on Feb 17 2021.
After balking at a takeover bid, this Canfor director is reaping the rewards of a hot lumber market
Canfor sawmill in Houston, B.C. a facility that will produce 600 million board feet of year of dimension lumber for the U.S. housing market, Houston, BC handout from Canfor
Calgary company provides cleantech solution to microprocessor cooling costs
Jeffrey Jones
The workload for junior staff on Wall Street has always been intense – and perhaps that needs to change
FILE PHOTO: A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
‘We could have a car or a deck’: Soaring lumber prices drive up home renovation costs
Calgary homeowner Carrie-Lynn Seville on her deck she was going to renovate until she got a quote and realized the price of lumber was extremely high, her family is now holding off on their renovations in Calgary, Alberta, April 14, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Hunter Biden’s story emerges as a non-story because it’s so common
John Doyle
Alma Wahlberg, mother of Mark, Donnie Wahlberg who appeared on their reality series, dies at 78
FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, file photo, Mark Wahlberg, executive producer of the HBO series "Entourage," and his mother Alma pose at the HBO party after the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Alma Wahlberg, the mother of entertainers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and a regular on their reality series "Wahlburgers", has died, her sons said on social media Sunday, April 18, 2021. She was 78. "My angel. Rest in peace," Mark Wahlberg tweeted. (AP Photo/Lisa Rose, File)
One year after the price of crude fell to ‘the depths of hell,’ Canada’s oil patch can cheer first-quarter profit outlook
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Hamilton battles back
Winner Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, Italy, on April 18, 2021. (Photo by Bryn Lennon / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BRYN LENNON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Half of U.S. adults now have received at least one COVID-19 shot
A registered nurse administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a Veterans Administration (VA) Long Beach Healthcare System pop-up vaccination site at the Dae Hueng Presbyterian Church on April 17, 2021 in Gardena, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
When the dining room table is your one-room schoolhouse, chaos ensues
Pompeo, Pence among those signalling interest in 2024 Republican presidential run
FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa. Less than three months after former President Donald Trump left the White House, the race to succeed him is already beginning. Pompeo, has launched an aggressive schedule visiting states that will play a pivotal role in the 2024 Republican primaries and he has signed a contract with Fox News Channel. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Cryptocurrency ETFs, stocks’ raging bull run and silver’s appeal: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Two earthquakes rattle Taiwan minutes apart, no reports of damage
Egypt says at least 11 dead, 98 others injured in train derailment north of Cairo
People watch as a telescopic railway crane lifts an overturned passenger carriage at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt's central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya on April 18, 2021. - The train accident in Egypt left 97 wounded on April 18 after it derailed off its tracks heading northwards from the capital Cairo, the health ministry said, in the latest railway disaster. Eight carriages derailed off the tracks as the train headed to Mansoura, about 130 kilometres north of Cairo. (Photo by Ayman AREF / AFP) (Photo by AYMAN AREF/AFP via Getty Images)
COVID-19 third wave, staff shortages, take heavy toll on Ontario health workers
Registered nurse Stephanie Flores, who has been redeployed from the operating room to the intensive care unit, looks out the window in the ICU at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
In the wake of ‘Buttergate,’ here’s how to be a better dairy consumer
Young woman choosing milk to buy in a supermarket.
Bitcoin slumps 14 per cent as pullback from record gathers pace
FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Andrey Rublev in Monte Carlo to clinch first Masters title
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates after defeating Andrey Rublev of Russia during the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament finals in Monaco, Sunday, April 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Three under-the-radar gems to get takeout in Vancouver
The Sheba Platter with lamb haneeth shoulder, lamb mandi shoulder, half chicken mandi, half chicken haneeth, rice, salada, hot sauce and your choice of kunafa dessert, cheese or cream served with Halawet el-jibn and Baklava desserts at Saba Foods Yemeni Restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
FedEx shooter legally bought guns used in deadly mass shooting in Indianapolis, police say
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 17: Families, coworkers, and government officials raise their cell phone flashlights during a vigil to mourn the eight murdered FedEx Ground employees at Krannert Park on April 17, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Police have identified the shooter as former FedEx employee, Brandon Scott Hole, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after the shooting on April 15. Four of the eight shooting victims were also members of Indiana's Sikh community. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Brad Gushue, Tracy Fleury, Kerri Einarson advance to semi-finals in Champions Cup curling
Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson makes a shot against Team Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs, dies at 81
FILE - In this June 24, 1999, file photo, Dr. Charles M. Geschke, president, co-chairman and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc., delivers his keynote address about the future of workplace information on the final day of PC Expo at New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Charles "Chuck" Geschke, the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc., who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs, died at age 81. Geschke, who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Los Altos, died Friday, April 16, 2021, the company said. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Lydia Ko wins Lotte Championship with tournament-record 28-under
KAPOLEI, HAWAII - APRIL 17: Lydia Ko of New Zealand plays a tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 17, 2021 in Kapolei, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
A year after Nova Scotia mass shooting, a community is left to confront its grief – and lingering questions
On the first anniversary of last April's mass shooting throughout Colchester County, N.S., family and friends of the victims embrace before marching to the RCMP detachment in Bible Hill, N.S. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 to lay flowers in honour of the victims. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
Transgender recruits join state police force in India
In this handout photograph taken on March 1, 2021 and released by Chhattisgarh Police on March 3, 2021 newly recruited police constables, who are members of the transgender community, pose for a picture at the state police headquarters in Raipur. (Photo by - / Chhattisgarh Police / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Chhattisgarh Police" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE (Photo by -/Chhattisgarh Police/AFP via Getty Images)
Who can expect to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Canada’s provinces and territories in coming weeks? Plans as of April 18
People are administered the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccine clinic in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood, in the M3N postal code, on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Russia threatens retaliation over expulsions as Czechs accuse two Kremlin agents of plotting deadly blast
A woman waves a European Union flag in front of Russian Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Czech Republic is expelling 18 diplomats identified as spies over a 2014 ammunition depot explosion. On Saturday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the Czech spy agencies provided clear evidence about the involvement of Russian military agents in the massive explosion that killed two people. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Mass protests called as Navalny’s health deteriorates in Russian prison
FILE PHOTO: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny stands inside a defendant dock during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, Russia February 20, 2021, in this still image taken from video. Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society connects former refugees with COVID-19 vaccines
A nurse prepares to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The Alberta Medical Association says a Lethbridge physician has died from complications related to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
From cheese distributor to chef, members of restaurant industry reveal what life is like one year into COVID-19 pandemic
Sabich-Bowl. Abdallah El Chami
Three dead, two wounded in shooting at Kenosha County, Wis., tavern, sheriff says
Officials investigate the scene of a deadly shooting at Somers House Tavern in Kenosha, Wis., Sunday, April 18, 2021. Several people were killed and two were seriously wounded in a shooting at the busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday, sheriff's officials said. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Font creator reflects on resurgence of the lost art of putting pen to paper
Kari Carvey is photographed while writing at home in Calgary on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Ms. Carvey, who has been fascinated by pens and stationary since she was a girl, enjoys creating new and unique type font. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
Can snowbirds drive home to avoid a hotel quarantine?
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax new rules that make it impossible for their kids to enter the country.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
I didn’t get a raise because of child-care obligations. Is this discrimination?
Photo of a little girl and her mom who is working on a computer from their home
April 18: ‘The Prince left the keys in the ignition.’ Readers remember Prince Philip, plus other letters to the editor
HRH Prince Philip inspects an honour guard from the 3rd Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Saturday April 27, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Your lookahead horoscope: April 18
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