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‘Now is the moment’ to act on child care, says Freeland at virtual Liberal convention
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
Angels win 7-5 in 11 innings in home opener for Florida-based Blue Jays
Apr 8, 2021; Dunedin, Florida, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) catches the ball for an out during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian women continue Olympic prep with friendlies against Wales and England
Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Quarter Final First Leg - Paris St Germain v Olympique Lyonnais - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - March 24, 2021 Paris St Germain's Ashley Lawrence REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
LaVine, Vucevic lead Bulls past Raptors, 122-113
Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher (25) shoots against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
B.C. will give public health authorities the power to close workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks
Dr. Bonnie Henry is shown during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Federal elections watchdog looking into WE Charity, researcher says
Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via video conference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The committee is looking into Government Spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Morrissey, Lewis, Ehlers and Copp score as Jets edge Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save as Montreal Canadiens' Eric Staal looks for the rebound during second-period NHL hockey action Thursday, April 8, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to complete nine-game season sweep
Edmonton Oilers' Devin Shore (14) celebrates his game winning goal against the Ottawa Senators during third period NHL action in Ottawa on Thursday, April 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Liberals are absolutely, positively not planning for that election that they’re planning for
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday April 6, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Rose torches tough Augusta for 65 and 4-shot Masters lead
Justin Rose and his caddie David Clark react to his second shot on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Alberta MLAs air grievances with letter opposing COVID-19 restrictions
Kelly Cryderman
The Liberals look left for their postpandemic dreams
Campbell Clark
John Horgan predicts tough times for B.C. forest sector as protests continue
A forest walk near the Ferry Creek blockade you can find ancient trees just outside of Port Renfrew, B.C., on Friday, March 12, 2021. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Biden issues executive actions in an attempt to tackle gun violence
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland watches as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds President Joe Biden after Biden announced administration efforts to curb gun violence in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Nova Scotia enlists historically Black churches to help get COVID-19 vaccine to African Nova Scotians
Eugene Anderson receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID -19 vaccine from Carolyne Aremo, RN, at the first vaccine clinic in an African Nova Scotia community, in Upper Hammonds Plains, N.S. on Thursday, April 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
COVID-19 variants now dominant strains in Alberta, province’s top doctor says
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the Covid-19 situation in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canada’s Pellington says response to NCAA tournament has been overwhelming
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 04: Shaina Pellington #1 of the Arizona Wildcats goes up for a shot against Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinals in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 04, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Broadbent urges NDP to err on the side of simplicity for its next campaign
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent listens to current Leader Jagmeet Singh as they tour a farmers market in Ottawa, on Sunday, October 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between its U.S. and Canadian teams
Canada’s Brendan Bottcher heads into men’s world curling playoffs on a winning note
Team Canada skip Brendan Bottcher directs his teammates against Norway at the Men's World Curling Championships in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 8, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canadian Museum of History CEO resigns amid workplace harassment investigation
People walk past the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., Saturday, March 14, 2020. The head of the Canadian Museum of history has resigned following reports of alleged workplace harassment at the national site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sports groups ask for government help in getting Canadians back playing again
Canada Soccer general secretary Peter Montopoli speaks at a press confrence at BMO Field in Toronto, Monday February 26, 2018. With the World Cup approaching, the Canadian Soccer Association has struck a two-year compensation deal with the women's national team. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Do you miss Succession? Watch Hannah Moscovitch’s Post-Democracy for another sordid succession saga
Kristian Jordan, Alicia Johnston inHannah Moscovitch’s Post-Democracy “at” Prairie Theatre Exchange.
Gunman opens fire at Texas cabinet business, at least one dead
Vancouver Canucks sign forward Tanner Pearson to three-year extension
B.C. sets daily COVID-19 case record with 1,293 infections
Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe - Dr. Bonnie Henry + Lynn Henry
Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown, Garneau says
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau waves at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the start of a virtual meeting from Ottawa, Friday February 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
RBC CEO urges restraint on massive stimulus spending program
Royal Bank president Dave McKay speaks at the Royal Bank of Canada annual meeting in Toronto on Thursday, April 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
CPPIB restructures largest investment group and parts ways with group leaders early in new CEO’s tenure
John Graham, the CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is photographed during an interview in Toronto on Mar 22 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
To Walter Rzeszowski, the word ‘no’ was simply an invitation to debate new ideas
Wladyslaw Rzeszowski, lives lived
Fifteen tech stocks to watch as earnings season approaches
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Carolyn Wilkins appointed to Bank of England committee overseeing Britain’s financial stability
Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, Carolyn Wilkins, smiles before delivering her final public speech Thursday November 12, 2020 in Ottawa. Wilkins last day at the Bank of Canada is Dec.9th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
New Canadian mortgage stress test rules start June 1. Here’s how young adults and the whole country could benefit
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A complete list of tax deductions and credits for any scenario
Tim Cestnick
Many Canadian workers do not see a full return to normal until 2022
Office space is seen in downtown Montreal, Quebec, April 8, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
U.S. private-equity firm Sumeru buys stakes in Canadian software companies Tasktop and Loopio in US$300-million shopping spree
Matt York, left, Jafar Owainati and Zak Hemraj are Loopio's three co-founders. Handout
The Nevers: Hot, messy fantasy trip into Victoriana
John Doyle
With his earnest pop-gospel EP Freedom, Justin Bieber is equal parts born again and boring again
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 31: Justin Bieber performs onstage during NYE Live with Justin Bieber, presented by T-Mobile, at The Beverly Hilton on December 31, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for T-Mobile)
Kelly McCormack’s hypnotizing performance turns Sugar Daddy into sticky, gripping drama
SUGAR DADDY (2020). Darren (Kelly McCormack), a young talented musician, dreams of making music like nobody has before. But she's broke. Desperate for cash, she signs up to a paid-dating website, throwing herself down a dark path that shapes her music with it.
B.C. businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions to receive new funding
Near empty streets are pictured in downtown Vancouver, Monday, April 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging, says BCCDC director
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the numbers of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern are higher than what has been publicly reported in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID-RML via AP
Investment-industry regulator drops plan for minor-offence program
Bank towers are shown on Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
In accusing Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball of being part of a left-wing conspiracy, Republicans are in new ideological terrain
Workers load an All-Star sign onto a trailer after it was removed from Truist Park in Atlanta, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year's Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia's voting laws, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday night, April 5, 2021, because MLB hadn’t announced the move yet. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Things to keep in mind if you want to be a good boss or colleague for a woman
Harvey Schachter
Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg working toward plea deal with prosecutors
FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., gives his opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Evening Update: Bank regulator wants a tougher stress test before borrowers can qualify for a mortgage
Realtor signs are placed on the lawn outside townhomes on Nielsen Rd. Just south of McLevin Ave. in Scarborough, Ont. on April 5, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
He’s losing confidence in his company pension - what should he do?
Rob Carrick
U.S. SEC is reviewing SPAC filings, wants clearer disclosures
The headquarters of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington on Jan. 28.
U.S. plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods in talks to list on the stock market
The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Monday, Nov. 23.
When health messages sound like Klingon, people tune out
Elizabeth Renzetti
Global economy recovering from COVID-19 pandemic, higher rates would hurt: IMF steering committee
People pass by a banner for the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Virtual Spring Meetings in Washington, DC on April 7, 2021. - Raising taxes on wealthy firms that have done well during the pandemic is increasingly viewed as a source of revenue to finance pandemic recovery efforts, an idea pushed Wednesday by the IMF and the US. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Northwest Territories detects two more COVID-19 variant cases
(FILES)This file handout illustration image obtained February 3, 2020, courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. - Chinese scientists have detected coronavirus in the semen of infected men but further research will be needed to determine whether the virus can be sexually transmitted. The findings from a study of coronavirus patients at a Chinese hospital were published on May 7, 2020 in the JAMA Network Open medical journal. (Photo by Alissa ECKERT / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/ALISSA ECKERT/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by ALISSA ECKERT/Centers for Disease Control and /AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers see risk from COVID-19 infections, not inflation
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell on Thursday, April 8, 2021 said the U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, though he cautioned not all will immediately benefit. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
I’m supposed to be looking forward to retirement, right?
Rob Carrick’s 2021 ETF Buyer’s Guide: Best Canadian dividend funds
Postmedia swings to $700,000 second-quarter profit despite 21 per cent drop in revenues
A security guard stands by the front reception desk at Postmedia's Toronto headquarters on Monday, March 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Politics Briefing: Trudeau says he’s focused on pandemic, not election, as party gathers for virtual convention
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
Ricardo Larrivée makes the most of a sheet pan for this warm chicken salad
Sheet Pan Everything cookbook by Ricardo
The future of the energy grid
Shooting victims’ families slam Ottawa over ‘toothless and cowardly’ gun-control reform
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair speaks in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Dec. 11, 2020.
Bank regulator proposes tougher mortgage rules as ultralow rates fuel overheated housing market
For sale signs are seen Lasalle, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, April 8, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Fred VanVleet and DeAndre Bembry get one-game suspensions for leaving bench during dust-up with Lakers
RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT LAKERS PLAYER WHO WAS EJECTED TO MONTREZL HARRELL - Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell (15) and Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. (33) exchange shoves after Raptors' OG Anunoby (3) threw Lakers' Dennis Schroder (17) to the floor after a foul during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Toronto Raptors OG Anunoby and Los Angeles Lakers Montrezl Harrell were ejected. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A taxing question for multinationals leaves stocks unscathed
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Jan. 29.
Montreal police arrest suspect after anti-Asian incident on city’s subway system
The Montreal Police logo is seen on a police car in Montreal on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Montreal police say they're aware of a video posted to social media that appears to show a man shooting an air pistol at a mosque and will be investigating.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Northern Ireland gripped by some of its worst violence in years as tensions rise over Brexit, policing
Police are on scene after a hijacked bus is set on fire during protests in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 7, 2021.
When filing your tax return, the devil is in the details
Close-up of unrecognizable woman working with tax return form: she checking papers and using calculator
Bosnian War gets harrowing close-up its victims deserve with Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida?
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020). Aida (Jasna Djuricic) is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica in July 1995. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
Dollarama’s founding Rossy family selling 2.2-million shares in retailer
A Dollarama store is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Dollarama Inc. says the Rossy family, which founded the company, is selling a total of 2.2 million shares of the discount retailer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Doctors group says constant changes to COVID-19 restrictions have caused frustration and confusion
Pedestrians cross at the Yonge and Dundas intersection, in Toronto, on March 3, 2021.
New conservancy created to protect area sacred to Tahltan Nation in northwestern B.C.
Union calls on MEC to drop plan to close Brampton, Ont., distribution facility
An upper display window depicts a mannequin climbing a wall. The MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Sept 21 2020. The outdoor recreation retailer has obtained court protection from creditors and agreed to be sold to private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management LP. Some members are taking part in a plan to stop the sale.
Derek Chauvin trial: Medical expert testifies that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen
Chicago-based breathing expert Dr. Martin Tobin testifies during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 8, 2021.
New thriller Held is a #MeToo film that relies on twists instead of tact
HELD (2021). Jill Awbrey in HELD, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
Peel Region to lower age range to get a COVID-19 vaccine each week as it seeks to accelerate rollout
A woman waits outside at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, in Mississauga, Ont., on March 22, 2021.
Facebook doesn’t plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
FILE PHOTO: People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
GM extends North America production cuts due to semiconductor shortage
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Canada Post unveils commemorative stamp paying tribute to Juno Awards’ 50th anniversary
Canada Post has unveiled a commemorative stamp marking the golden anniversary of the Juno Awards.
Style Advisor April 2021 edition: Get your home ready for warmer weather
doublespace photography
Large, multi-family Toronto home earns extra $250,000 payout
Done Deal, 29 Lesmar Dr. Toronto
COVID-19 killed the people they loved. How could they grieve and persevere? Six family stories
Quebec restores curfew in Montreal, extends lockdown order in Quebec City
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Supporting a growing Canadian population
European governments give varying advice on the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Pamplona, northern Spain, on April 3, 2021.
Canadian dollar recovers from one-week low as greenback slides
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Canopy Growth buying Supreme Cannabis for $435-million, nabbing one of Canada’s top pot brands
Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. has purchased AV Cannabis Inc. in a bid to build more brand loyalty with customers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Photograph installed on Vancouver power substation returns Mi’kmaq artwork to its home
2. Jordan Bennett, al’taqiaq_ it spirals, 2020.jpg 2. Artwork credit: Jordan Bennett, al’taqiaq: it spirals, 2020, Courtesy of the Artist
Merkel tells Putin to pull back troops as the Kremlin accuses Ukraine of ‘provocative actions’
Ukrainian servicemen walk in a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists, near the town of Zolote, in the Lugansk region, on April 8, 2021.
Rob Carrick: ‘Where does one find a 4% conservative rate of return?’
One man dead after suspected targeted stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.
Toyota unveils new models with advanced drive-assist technologies
Lexus LS and Toyota Mirai cars in front of the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery in Shinjuku, Tokyo in this undated handout photo. Toyota/Handout via REUTERS
Photo of murdered French teacher found in search of home in connection with alleged Beziers attack plot
People pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside the Bois d'Aulne secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France, on Oct. 19, 2020.
Andrew Furey sworn in as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador after tumultuous election
Andrew Furey speaks to the media after his Liberals won a majority government, in St. John's, on March 27, 2021.
Priority COVID-19 vaccines roll out in B.C. for some frontline workers, but approval is unclear
Pharmacist Mario Linaksita administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Sharon Berringer, 56, at University Pharmacy, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, April 1, 2021. British Columbia is shifting into its next phase in the vaccine rollout, allowing millions to book their appointments online. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Retail therapy: Amid mourning and tragedy, Dorian Who launches new collection Resilience
KJ_DorianWho_C3_9.jpg Dorian Who images
Alberta will vaccinate 2,000 employees at Cargill meat packing plant
The Cargill beef plant in High River, Alta., is shown on Thursday, April 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Home of the Week: A foodie favourite in The County
Home of the Week, 618 Burr Rd., Prince Edward County, Ont.
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