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LG Electronics becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market
The new LG G8 ThinQ smartphone with "gesture control" and "palm unlock" is displayed at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. The fair started with press conferences on Sunday, before the doors open on Monday, Feb. 25, and runs until Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Jordan Spieth ends long victory drought in Texas
Apr 4, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Jordan Spieth holds the trophy and champion's boots after winning the Valero Texas Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
Patty Tavatanakit holds off charging Lydia Ko to win first LPGA major
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand celebrates after winning the ANA Inspiration at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club on April 04, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Young Cambridge, Ont. golfer wins junior skills competition at Augusta
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 04: Alexis Card, participant in the girls 7-9, poses with her first place overall trophy during the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club on April 04, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Canada drops close 6-4 decision to Switzerland at world men’s curling championship
Team Canada skip Brendan Bottcher makes a shot against Netherlands at the Men's World Curling Championships in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, April 4, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Raptors aim to continue dominance over Wizards
Apr 2, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeAndre' Bembry (95) drives to the basket as Golden State Warriors guard Mychal Mulder (15) defends during the second half at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Gonzaga faces quick turnaround and hungry Baylor in NCAA decider
Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) shoots over UCLA guard David Singleton (34) to win the game during overtime in a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 93-90. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Vladimir Guerrero fires Blue Jays to series win over Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Julian Merryweather, right center (foreground) and Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) embrace as teammates celebrate the Blue Jays 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees in a baseball game, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tottenham collapses late to frustrate Mourinho once more
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Newcastle player Joe Willock scores the second Newcastle goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on April 04, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
A tale of two COVID-19 hot spots: Ontario and Quebec take different approaches to confronting third wave
A pedestrian walks past signs on a construction site fence Thursday April 1, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Montreal Canadiens desperate to regain momentum against Oilers
Apr 3, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) makes a save against Ottawa Senators center Artem Anisimov (51) during the third period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
Winnipeg Jets mulling top line shuffle against visiting Sens
Apr 2, 2021; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk (4) chases down Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Zach Hyman (11) in the third period at Bell MTS Place. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Tight budgets, unique season make for intriguing NHL trade deadline
Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) celebrates his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks with center Blake Coleman (20) and right wing Barclay Goodrow (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Vancouver Canucks’ COVID-19 woe sends shockwaves through NHL’s North Division
Mar 31, 2021; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; A general view of an empty Rogers Arena after the game between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to COVID-19. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Stanford holds off Arizona to win women’s NCAA title
Apr 4, 2021; San Antonio, TX, USA; Stanford Cardinal players celebrate after winning the national championship game of the women's Final Four of the 2021 NCAA Tournament against the Arizona Wildcats at Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Every morning, this man cleans up after 10,000 crows
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Northern Ontario airline testing all passengers for COVID-19 before boarding
The community of Fort Hope, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Eabametoong First Nations and the shore Eabmet Lake, has roughly 1600 on reserve community members and around 250 homes with various temporary dwellings. February 12, 2020. David Jackson for The Globe and Mail
Canada urged to play bigger role with allies to counter China in the Indo-Pacific
A monitor displaying the virtual meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden (top L), Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (bottom L), Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (top R) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen during the virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meeting, at Suga's official residence in Tokyo on March 12, 2021. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIYOSHI OTA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Bianca Andreescu’s new role in tennis may be to redefine the sport’s status quo
Cathal Kelly
Why some young Canadians are investing their CERB money
A new analysis of two government wage-support programs says four out of five people will receive less from employment insurance than they get from a COVID emergency benefit, unless there are changes to the system. The landing page for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is seen in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Canada’s hydrogen sector pushes natural gas as part of climate solution
In late 2020, Air Liquide Canada began producing green hydrogen in Bécancour, Que., by utilizing electrolyzers from Hydrogenics Corp., which is 81 per cent owned by Cummins Inc. and 19 per cent owned by the parent company of Air Liquide Canada. Photo credit: Air Liquide Canada PLANT PHOTOS OF AIR LIQUIDE BECANCOUR QUEBEC LOCATION
B.C.’s public safety minister says COVID-19 rule breakers will face consequences
Dr. Bonnie Henry is joined by Dr. Penny Ballem as they arrive to talk about phase 2 in B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization plan at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Jacqueline Ottmann believes acknowledging the past is important to lead for the future
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Ornge head Homer Tien replacing Rick Hillier as head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine drive
People arrive for their vaccine appointment time at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A priest’s creature comforts: Chickens, grandchildren and God
Father Hernán Astudillo holds one of the three chickens he keeps in his Toronto backyard, with the help of his two grandchildren.
Czech billionaire Petr Kellner killed in helicopter crash in Alaska ski trip
FILE - In this Sunday, August 23, 2020 file photo, PPF's main shareholder Petr Kellner watches as his daughter Anna Kellnerova and horse Catch Me If You Can Old compete during the equestrian CET Prague Cup, CSIO Grand Prix, in Prague, Czech Republic. Kellner, Czech Republic's richest man, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska in the United States. He was 56. Kellner was one of the five people, including the pilot who died in the accident on Saturday, March 27, 2021. One person onboard survived. (Roman Vondrous/CTK via AP, File)
Donald Sobey grew a grocery empire and became a champion of Canadian art
(Dec. 5/02) - Sobey Art Foundation Donates Painting - Donald Sobey stands in front of a painting he donated to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The painting titled "Mountain Meadow" was done by Ivan Eyre and is an oil on canvas. The Sobey family announced the Sobey Art Foundation, that will donate a cash award to deserving Canadian artists. (Photo by Sandor Fizli / The Globe & Mail)
Florida works to avoid ‘catastrophic’ collapse of waste water pond
In this photo released on the twitter account of the Governor of Florida, Florida,Ron DeSantis, Governor Ron DeSantis tours the area over Piney Point after an emergency was declared after a leaking toxic wastewater reservoir, threatened nearby homes and an environmental disaster, near Tampa Bay, Florida on April 4, 2021. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was due on April 4, 2021 to visit the site of a leaking toxic wastewater reservoir, threatening nearby homes and an environmental disaster in the sensitive Tampa Bay. (Photo by Handout / twitter / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Twitter/ FGovernor Ron DeSantis" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/twitter/AFP via Getty Images)
Toronto-based developer makes new offer for Beacon Hall Golf Club
The sign for the Beacon Hall Golf Club is seen in Aurora, Ontario on November 25, 2020. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
Liar, liar, brilliant writer: Hemingway revealed in new Ken Burns special on PBS
John Doyle
Governments need to ensure the unemployed have the right skills for the postpandemic economy
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 02: A pedestrian walks by a now hiring sign at Ross Dress For Less store on April 02, 2021 in San Rafael, California. According to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate dropped to 6 percent. Leisure and hospitality jobs led the way with 280,000 new jobs followed by restaurants with 176,000 jobs and construction with 110,000 new positions. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Baseball sheds unhurried image by swiftly moving All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting laws
David Shribman
Kosovo’s acting president gets the job full-time
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, Acting President and Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo, left, and Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Federal Council and Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, right, take a pose during a courtesy visit from Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, Acting President and Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo, to the Vice-President of the Federal Council Ignacio Cassis, in Bern, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Anthony Anex)Keystone via AP)
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
FILE PHOTO: A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Don’t let COVID-19 keep you away from the hospital. I did and it nearly killed me
Protest parties surge in Bulgaria election, threatening Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov casts his ballot during the parliamentary election in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 4, 2021. GERB Party/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Former central bank governor to play prominent role at Liberal convention
FILE PHOTO: Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England (BOE) attends a news conference at Bank Of England in London, Britain March 11, 2020. Peter Summers/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Rural Nova Scotia becoming Canada’s biotechnology hub as startups move east
Dr. Beth Mason CEO of the Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy & the Environment with new technologies on energy transition including thermal electrification and storage is shown in Sydney, N.S. on Thursday March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vaughan Merchant
Cambridge win men’s and women’s Boat Race
The Cambridge crew celebrate after beating Oxford to win the Varsity Boat Race on the Great Ouse river at Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, Sunday April 4, 2021. The traditional Boat Race competition between the boat crews of Oxford and Cambridge will be staged in Ely for the first time since 1944, where the remote Fenland location will help the organizers meet the challenges of staging the event without spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions. (Neil Hall, Pool via AP)
Preferred share advantage, ‘real assets’ frenzy and when bank dividends could rise: What you need to know in investing this week
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Keep your guard up, Theresa Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam attends a news conference as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Trial of Chicago 7,’ Chadwick Boseman score SAG wins ahead of Oscars
FILE PHOTO: 2019 American Music Awards – Photo Room– Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 24, 2019 – Chadwick Boseman poses backstage. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
Thousands in Nova Scotia without power due to freezing rain, high winds
Power lines are seen in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Nova Scotia Power has been criticized after a widespread power outage, with opposition leaders calling on the government to hold the company to account. The entire region was swept by outages after a storm that also disrupted travel and prompted school closures across Atlantic Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Northern Ireland police under ‘sustained attack’ in weekend violence
A car burns after it was hijacked by Loyalists at the Cloughfern roundabout in Newtownabbey, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, April 3, 2021. Masked men threw petrol bombs and hijacked cars in the Loyalist area North of Belfast. Loyalists and unionists are angry about post-Brexit trading arrangements which they claim have created barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. (Peter Morrison/PA via AP)
Greenland has an election on Tuesday. Why are the U.S. and China so interested in its outcome?
Kasper Asgreen pips Mathieu Van der Poel to win Tour of Flanders
Denmark's Kasper Asgreen of the Deceuninck-Quick Step team, left, crosses the finish line to take first place in the Tour of Flanders in Oudenaarde, Belgium on Sunday, April 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
After five years drug-free, Vancouver man reflects on the rocky road to recovery
Trey Helten, Administration Manager at the Overdose Prevention Society, is photographed in an underground parkade where he slept for two winters while homeless in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, March 5, 2021. Once homeless and intravenous drug user for about 15 years is now five years abstinent. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Investors who hung on for the crazy ride of 2020 prospered, experts say
A sign board in Toronto shows the closing number for the TSX on Thursdsay October 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Community fridges pop up during COVID-19 pandemic
Danielle Froh checks her phone while at the Regina Community Fridge aqon Wednesday March 17, 2021. The community organization, for which Froh volunteers, exists to provide fresh food to anyone at any time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Guardians of Edehzhie adapt to protect Indigenous land during COVID-19 pandemic
Guardians of the Edehzhie protected area in the Northwest Territories are trained in the use of wildlife cameras as seen in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Indigenous Leadership Initiative MANDATORY CREDIT
Struggling B.C. restaurant workers hit back at Premier John Horgan
Shiva Reddy (left) and Tiago de Souza Jensen (right) stand in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, where they are meeting to exchange curry and discuss plans for more formal measures to aid restaurant industry workers, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Alia Youssef/The Globe and Mail.
Patty Tavatanakit (67) owns commanding lead at ANA Inspiration
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand tees off on the 11th hole during round three of the ANA Inspiration at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club on April 03, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 41 dead
Rescue workers evacuate people through the water in an area affected by floods after heavy rains in Dili, East Timor, April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lirio da Fonseca NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Truck owner behind deadly Taiwan railway crash apologizes
In this image taken from video, Lee Yi-hsiang, the driver of the truck that caused the train accident on Saturday, offers a public apology as he is led by police Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Hualien, Taiwan. Lee's truck slid into the path of an oncoming train, causing Taiwan's worst railway accident in decades that which killed dozens of people, and injuring hundreds more. (EBC via AP)
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter Egg Strike’
This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source on April 4, 2021 shows protesters holding eggs to coincide with Easter Sunday and making the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Taunggyi in Myanmar's Shan state. (Photo by Handout / ANONYMOUS / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ANONYMOUS SOURCE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/ANONYMOUS/AFP via Getty Images)
No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says
HMCS Calgary returns to Victoria Friday Oct. 24, 2008. Canada’s top military procurement official says the federal government is sticking to its guns despite a report from Parliament’s budget watchdog flagging concerns about the escalating costs of the plan to build 15 new warships for the Navy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Deddeda Stemler
In Easter speech, Pope Francis calls wars in COVID-19 pandemic ‘scandalous’
Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi blessing, after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 4, 2021. Filippo Monteforte/Pool via REUTERS
Non-binary chefs in senior roles lead the effort to make kitchens a more inclusive environment
Chef Bri Campbell takes a break from cooking during their shift at Three Vikings Food + Drink, on Wednesday, March 31 in Edmonton, Alta. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail
Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009, file photo, DMX arrives at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in New York. DMX's longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday, April 3, 2021 at White Plains Hospital. "He had a heart attack. He's quite ill," Richman said. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
Search suspended for missing fisher off coast of Cape Breton
A man looks out onto the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. in an area where empty life rafts from a scallop fishing vessel where reported on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. A Canadian firm says the RCMP are declining the free use of its state-of-the-art sonar to search for a fishing boat that sank off Nova Scotia last month, with six crew lost. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Jordan foiled ‘malicious plot,’ official says, day after prince placed under house arrest
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 09, 2015 shows Jordan's Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein attends a press event in Amman where Prince Ali announced his bid to succeed FIFA president Joseph Blatter. - A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested on April 3, 2021, as the army cautioned Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security. Hamzah is the eldest son of late King Hussein and his American wife Queen Noor. He has good relations officially with Abdullah and is a popular figure close to tribal leaders. (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)
Is belief still relevant in these modern times?
Michael Coren
Canmore’s Rocky Mountain high: Inside an Alberta town’s busy season of domestic tourism
Busy sidewalks and streets in downtown Canmore, Alberta, March 20, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
On Venezuela’s borders, COVID-19 hasn’t stopped a migrant exodus – but has made it more dangerous for all
A billboard of South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar looks out at the bridge named after him between Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Antonio de Táchira, Venezuela.
Alone time becomes car time: finding moments of solitude may help ease pandemic stress
BURLINGTON, APRIL 1, 2021 - CAR PEACE - With three kids in the house (one year old twins, Boden and Preston plus a three year old, Hudson) sometimes the car is the only place where Brodie MacKenzie of Burlington can find a little peace and quite or what her husband Phil calls “her vacations.” As Brodie illustrates here on April 1, 2021, she sometimes, after running short errands, simply relaxes in the car or catches up on social media before going back inside the family storm. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
I found out my co-worker is getting paid more than me. What should I say to my boss?
Insurance agent talking to a couple while having a meeting in the office during coronavirus pandemic.
April 4: ‘Doug Ford … making sure there is nothing left to reopen.’ Readers in lockdown, plus other letters to the editor
Waitress Helen Acri, works on the outdoor patio at Joey Don Mills Grill and Lounge as Ontario prepares for its third province wide lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Thursday, April 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Your lookahead horoscope: April 4
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