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May 12

West and rights groups accuse China of massive Uyghur crimes
(FILES) In this file photo a member of the Uyghur community holds a placard as he joins a demonstration to call on the British parliament to vote to recognise alleged persecution of China's Muslim minority Uyghur people as genocide and crimes against humanity in London on April 22, 2021. - The United States, Britain and Germany called May 12, 2021 on China to end its repression of the Uyghur minority, speaking out at a video conference that infuriated Beijing.Rights groups say up to one million Uyghurs and people from other mostly Muslim groups are detained in internment camps in the northwest Xinjiang region of China. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Norris scores overtime winner as Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-3 in Andersen’s return
Ottawa Senators centre Josh Norris, right, celebrates his game winning overtime goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with left wing Brady Tkachuk Wednesday May 12, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Hernandez blasts pair of homers as Ryu, Blue Jays improve to 5-0 against Braves
Toronto Blue Jays' Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, after hitting a two-run home run against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Calgary’s Soroka has setback, Braves star to have second Achilles surgery
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka delivers in the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. Soroka was making his first appearance of the spring after tearing his Achilles tendon last August. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Complications with national infrastructure projects are nothing new for Canada
John Ibbitson
Expert panel says WHO rules are biased toward keeping borders open and travel flowing, even in a pandemic
A passenger walks the halls at Montreal Trudeau Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The federal government has picked a path for hundreds of millions of dollars in airport funding first announced back in November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Michael Bradley on the mark as Toronto FC blanks defending MLS champion Columbus 2-0
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore, center, celebrates after scoring a goal against the Columbus Crew with teammates from left, forward Tsubasa Endoh, defender Omar Gonzalez and forward Patrick Mullins during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Sports in brief
A flag with the new logo for the newly-named Seattle NHL team, the Seattle Kraken, flies atop the iconic Space Needle Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Seattle. The hockey expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean traditional or go eccentric with the name for the league's 32nd team. Seattle's colors are a deep dark blue with a lighter shade of blue as a complement. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
More provinces turn away from AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
People line up at walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Quebecers 45 and over can now get the AstraZeneca vaccine across the province.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
WNBA tips off 25th anniversary season on Friday
FILE - Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) goes to the basket against Indiana Fever forward Candice Dupree (4) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Bradenton, Fla., in this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, file photo. The WNBA will tip off its 25th season on Friday, May 14, 2021, after an eventful offseason that was full of player movement, including Candace Parker returning home to Chicago. The former league MVP headed home after playing her entire 13-year career in Los Angeles since being drafted by the Sparks in 2008. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Baffert in spotlight for all the wrong reasons heading into Preakness
The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. His trainer, Bob Baffert, said Tuesday, the colt was being treated for dermatitis with an ointment that contained the drug in question, causing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
The Globe and Mail wins design awards, digital nominations
The Globe and Mail newspapers are seen Friday December 1, 2017 in Ottawa. The Globe and Mail has offered its employees a voluntary severance program in an effort to cut costs. Globe employees were told Wednesday that the newspaper is looking to cut $10 million annually from its operating budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Leafs, Habs will face off in long-awaited playoff rematch, while Oilers host Jets
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen makes a save off Toronto Maple Leafs' Jason Spezza as Canadiens' Phillip Danault looks on during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Monday, April 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Immigration Minister open to raise permanent residency caps
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Dominik Kahun scores overtime winner as Oilers edge Canadiens 4-3
May 12, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Dominik Kahun (21) scores a goal past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) as right wing Cole Caufield (22) defends during an overtime period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
Indigenous leaders call for delay in vote for new Assembly of First Nations national chief
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks during an announcement about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
In ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans have decided Trump is their future
David Shribman
Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder after man found dead in woods
RCMP police car.
Three biggest U.S. airlines are suspending flights to Israel
FILE PHOTO: American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway where they are parked due to flight reductions to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Tesla’s Musk reverses course on taking bitcoin, citing climate concerns
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Bloc Québécois calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence
Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet holds a news conference before Question Period, Monday, May 10, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Vaccines are working. Will provinces reopen too soon, or have they finally learned the lessons of COVID-19?
An RCMP officer speaks with a motorist at a COVID-19 travel checkpoint on the Trans-Canada Highway north of Boston Bar, B.C., on Friday, May 7, 2021. Due to COVID-19 non-essential travel is banned between the province's three designated travel regions: the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley; Vancouver Island; and the Northern and Interior areas. Current restrictions are in place until at least May 25. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Softchoice joins parade of Canadian tech companies filing to go public despite choppy markets
The TSX is shown on a business news ticker is seen in the Financial District in Toronto, Monday, March 9, 2020. The Ontario Securities Commission says it will move toward banning deferred sales charges on mutual funds in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Garneau quarantine travel to Iceland raises government confusion over rules
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, poses for a photo with his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau, ahead of bi-lateral talks, part of the the G7 foreign ministers' meetings in London, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Plans for Garnuea to take his second international trip in less than a month has raised questions around what's allowed for those in quarantine and a discrepancy between what Canadians are told, and what regulations say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eddie Mulholland, Pool Photo via AP
For the Ottawa Senators, the Upside Down isn’t a bad thing
Roy MacGregor
Provincial tribunal derails Toronto’s plans for rail deck park
A provincial tribunal has struck a blow to the City of Toronto’s plans to create a large Rail Deck Park in its downtown. In a decision released Wednesday, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approved a request by a group of private developers to allow building on the site, which spans acres above the rail corridor west of Union Station. Safdie Architects
Hydro-Quebec submits bid to supply power to New York City
Ice mist rises up from the St Lawrence river as record cold tempertures hit Quebec.Hydro Quebec registered an all time high of power consumption of over 38,000 megawatts.THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Mario Beauregard
People who receive mixture of COVID-19 vaccine doses are more likely to experience side effects, study finds
Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women’s Olympic team
Canada's goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (33) jumps over Russia's Olga Sosina as Canadian Caroline Ouellette looks away during the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship group A match between Canada and Russia at Malmo Isstadion in Malmo, southern Sweden on March 29, 2015. Desbiens of La Malbaie, Que., was chosen one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier award given annually to the top female player in NCAA Division 1 hockey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/TT, Claudio Bresciani SWEDEN OUT
Formidable ACTRA official Margaret Collier advocated for writers for film, TV and radio
Margaret Collier at Lakeshore Lodge, c. 2019-2020. Credit: Mary Young.
Haunted by war, Sidia Cowen taught her family to always be kind
Sidia Cowen, lives lived
Which of these IT stocks offer conservative investors both safety and value?
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
The story of Genius Factory: Genius has its limits, human frailty doesn’t
John Doyle
A cricket bat made of bamboo? Cambridge University engineers hit sacred English willow for a six
How Montreal has so far dodged a third COVID-19 wave and what other cities can learn from its success
People wear face masks as they shop at the Atwater Market in Montreal, Saturday, May 8, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canadian theatres need a road map and money to reopen. Saskatoon is showing the way
Marilyn Leggett, right, and Malcolm Leggett, who donated to the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festivals, pass lighting features projected on the ground as they leave a grand opening event for the Shakespeare On The Saskatchewan theatre festival in Saskatoon, SK, September 1, 2020. Due to Covid concerns the theatre festival did not have a 2020 season, a amphitheatre complete with world class LED lights was installed on the the renovated site. Photo Liam Richards for the Globe and Mail
We can’t justify keeping schools closed any longer
A closed schoolyard is seen through its fence in Montreal, Monday, April 27, 2020. The Quebec government is expected to give details Monday on how it plans to gradually reopen its schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Vancouver mayor says no time for drug decriminalization redo
Vancouver mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart addresses supporters in Vancouver on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Vancouver's mayor says he understands that some drug users aren't happy with the city's proposed model for decriminalization but time is of the essence and the details can be worked out later. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: It’s deadline day for Enbridge’s Line 5 – now what?
A signpost marks the presence of high pressure petroleum pipelines including Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline, which Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered shut down in May 2021, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 20, 2021. Picture taken March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Singh calls for halt on Canadian arms sales to Israel as violence escalates in region
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s new entrepreneurs, ineligible for government assistance, are bearing the brunt of lockdowns
Jay Vallis, owner of Piatto Pizzeria and Enoteca, demonstrates how their pizza is made at their Guelph location, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
A step-by-step guide on how to have a destination-based virtual wine tasting
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Why Canada needs to focus on ways to encourage more home building
Dan Rees is group head of Canadian banking at Scotiabank.
If you got an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, you made the right decision, according to economics
In this Monday, March 15, 2021 file photo a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is pictured in a pharmacy in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris. Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada, as Manitoba limited use of the shot and Ontario announced it planned to save an incoming shipment to use as second doses.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Christophe Ena, File
With the Line 5 shutdown order, the U.S. spurns Canada’s energy needs again
Lawrence Martin
Why the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive is struggling to gain traction
A new home is displayed for sale in a new housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘It’s a gold mine:’ Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
Lumber is shown in the back of a van in this recent image provided by the Saskatoon Police Service. The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authorities across the country warning builders to keep their guard up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Saskatoon Police Service-Const. Derek Chesney *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Traders not betting on a quick U.S. market rebound as tech stocks tumble
In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo, American flags hang outside of the New York Stock Exchange.
Grandma needed to see vegetables, not flowers, in our garden
BP shareholder vote shows increased support for tougher climate targets
FILE PHOTO: The logo of BP is seen at a petrol station in Kloten, Switzerland October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Global chip shortage, pandemic demand drive up home appliance prices
Refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla., on April 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee
Judge denies request for recount in N.L. riding where NDP Leader lost by 53 votes
Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Alison Coffin answers questions from the media following a televised debate at the Confederation Building, in St. John's, on Feb. 3, 2021.
Why ‘Canadian’ shouldn’t be an option on the census
Cartoon in Canadian Illustrated News, May 6, 1871, depicting an enumerator collecting census data.
Defence applies to introduce new evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
Transat extends flight suspension until end of July due to COVID-19 travel restrictions
Air Transat aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
PM Boris Johnson apologizes ‘unreservedly’ on behalf of British government for 1971 Belfast killings
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson updating MPs on the Covid-19 pandemic in a socially distanced, hybrid session at the House of Commons, in central London on May 12, 2021. - An independent public inquiry into the British government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be held early next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. The country had "found itself in the teeth of the gravest pandemic for a century" and the state has "an obligation to examine its actions as rigorously and as candidly as possible and to learn every lesson for the future", he told lawmakers. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament" (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)
Crown seeks life sentence for Kingston, Ont., teen who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges
Surge of new IPOs, trading volatility drive strong quarter for TMX
A man works in the broadcast centre at the TMX Group Ltd. in Toronto, on May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Politics Briefing: “Our immigration system is pretty retro” minister says as he calls for transformation
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OSC extends suspension of trading in Bridging Finance securities
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Enbridge defies Michigan governor, continues operating Line 5 pipeline as state seeks court order for shutdown
A man cycles past signposts marking the presence of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline, which Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered shut down in May 2021, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada March 21, 2021. Picture taken March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
FAA chief sees ‘straightforward’ Boeing 737 Max electrical fix
Canadian dollar notches six-year high as U.S. inflation jumps
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Residents battle to save historic long-term care home in Montreal
Christopher Holcroft visits with his mother Sharon Holcroft, who is a resident at Fulford Residence in downtown Montreal, Quebec, April 20, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Penticton mayor writes letter to Horgan seeking intervention in dispute over temporary shelter
B.C. Premier John Horgan arrives at a pharmacy in Victoria, on April 16, 2021.
Why this is the year to ‘sell in May and go away’
A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
Toronto police officer found guilty of assaulting Dafonte Miller seeks to overturn conviction
Constable Michael Theriault (C) and his brother Christian (L), leave an Oshawa courthouse during lunch break on Oct 29 2019. The two are accused of assaulting Dafonte Miller, leaving Miller with the loss of his left eye.
Dom Dwyer signs with Major League Soccer’s Toronto
Former Orlando City forward Dom Dwyer, left, and FC Dallas defender Reto Ziegler, right, collide while going up for a header during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Toronto FC added experience up front Tuesday, signing Dwyer through 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, John Raoux
IOC confident of successful Tokyo Games despite public opposition
TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 12: The Olympic Rings loom in the background as a woman walks past white boarding covering a construction area at the Odaiba Marine Park Olympic venue on May 12, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With less than three months to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, concern continues to mount over the feasibility of hosting the event while Japan grapples with a fourth wave of coronavirus and many other countries are stricken by the pandemic. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
New York Rangers fire coach Dave Quinn, three assistants
FILE - New York Rangers head coach David Quinn watches his team play against the Dallas Stars with center Brett Howden (21) and right wing Kaapo Kakko (24) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, in this Tuesday, March 10, 2020, file photo. The New York Rangers fired coach David Quinn and three assistant coaches Wednesday, May 12, 2021, after missing the playoffs with one of the NHL's up-and-coming young teams. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Ten wines to buy now, including two distinctive whites from the Okanagan’s stellar 2020 vintage
Christopher Waters
‘Old School’ methods quickly sell condo suite
Done Deal, 530 Indian Grove, No. 505, Toronto
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to serve life sentence in U.K. prison
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2019, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic reacts at the court room of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, Netherlands, while waiting to hear the final judgement on his role in the bloody conflict that tore his country apart a quarter of a century ago. - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, currently behind bars in The Hague, will serve the rest of his sentence for the Srebrenica genocide in a British prison, the government in London said Tuesday. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PETER DEJONG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
European banks: Q1 full house is no winning hand just yet
Ellen DeGeneres to end her long-running talk show in 2022
FILE - Ellen DeGeneres appears during a taping of the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," in Burbank, Calif. on May 24, 2016. DeGeneres, who has seen ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided her upcoming season next year will be the last. It coincides with the end of her contract. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Canada should not extradite Hassan Diab regardless of looming French court decision, lawyer says
Hassan Diab holds a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa Friday, February 7 , 2020. Diab is seeking compensation from the federal government of Canada over his extradition to France on allegations of terrorism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
U.S. crude stockpiles fall, exports hit 2018 low, EIA says
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
OPEC sticks to 2021 oil demand growth forecast despite Indian COVID-19 crisis
Why this week’s volatile markets can’t be chalked up to ‘inflation angst’. Plus, the little-known Canadian insurance stock that’s rallied 200% in a year
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 02, 2020 in New York City. Stocks were up slightly in morning trading following a week that saw a massive sell off due to fears over the Coronavirus. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Some U.S. car shoppers are paying $5,000 over a vehicle’s retail price, research finds
FILE PHOTO: 2020 Ford Explorer cars are seen at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
Minnesota judge’s ruling paves way for possibility of longer sentence for ex-officer Derek Chauvin
FILE - This April 20, 2021, file image from video, defendant, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, listens to verdicts at his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges in state court and is scheduled to be sentenced June 25. Chauvin's lawyer, Eric Nelson, has filed a request for a new trial in Floyd's death, citing a host of reasons, including publicity that was “so pervasive and so prejudicial ... that it amounted to a structural defect in the proceedings.” (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Freshii records $1.05-million net loss in first quarter amid ongoing COVID-19 closures
A Freshii restaurant is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Freshii Inc. saw sales start to recover as most of its restaurants reopened after temporarily closing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the company's core lunch business remains in "recovery mode." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2021 inductees
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 12, 2021 shows Winner For Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Jay Z during the 56th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, January 26, 2014, and US singer Tina Turner presenting her single "GoldenEye" for the James Bond film of the same name in Paris on November 22, 1995. - Tina Turner and Jay-Z feature among the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class, the organization announced on May 12, 2021. Carole King, The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren round out the elite group of performers selected for induction into the rock pantheon, which in recent years has made efforts to broaden its acceptance of genre and honor more artists who aren't white men. This year the 1,200 voters responsibile for doling out the top rock awards appear to have taken perennial criticism that they were falling short to heart. (Photos by FREDERIC J. BROWN and Jacques DEMARTHON / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN,JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)
COVID-19 death toll surpasses 250,000 in India as virus ravages rural communities
A woman mourns after seeing the body of her son who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Explainer: How clashes in Jerusalem have sparked the heaviest Israel-Gaza fighting in years
Smoke billows following Israeli air strikes on Gaza City, on May 12, 2021.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya arrested for speeding while driving in South Africa
FILE — In this Thursday, April 15, 2021 file photo South African long distance athlete Caster Semenya on her way to winning the 5,000 meters at the South African national championships in Pretoria, South Africa, Olympic champion Semenya was sentenced to 50 hours of community service for speeding while driving in South Africa, prosecutors said Wednesday May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Christiaan Kotze/File)
More than 20 Congolese women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse
A health worker wearing a protective suit exits an isolation cube after visiting an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Congo, on July 13, 2019.
Full Stream Ahead: A whisper-quiet Netflix gem, a tense domestic drama, and a sci-fi thrill ride are this week’s best digital-release bets
Barry Hertz
Small cap to watch: What to expect from Home Capital Group earnings on Thursday
A housing for sale sign is shown in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, June 1, 2018.
Fed’s Clarida says rebalancing makes pace of U.S. jobs recovery “more uncertain”
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Sexual assault trial for N.L. police officer boils down to consent, prosecution says
Douglas Snelgrove sits prior to the start of his trial in St. John's, on Sept. 16, 2020.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
Crescent Point Energy.
Developers wrestle with COVID-19 outbreaks on construction sites
Construction of The Well condominium project at the corner of Spadina Ave. and Front St. West in downtown Toronto is photographed on Sept 15 2020. The seven buildings of the development will sit on 7.5 acres and feature condo as well as rental units. The project is being built on the site of the former Globe and Mail newspaper.
Tesla shares fall 2.7% as Musk tweets self-driving rollout could take few months
FILE PHOTO: Tesla electric vehicles are charged at a Tesla Supercharger charging station in Hanam, South Korea, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Indigenous leaders call for clarity, investigation into RCMP after police shootings in B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police arrest suspect in alleged Brampton, Ont., kidnapping
Red and blue lights of police car in night time, crime scene. Night patrolling the city. Abstract blurry image.
Bombardier wins partial support from bondholders, extends consent deadline
FILE PHOTO: Bombardier's logo is seen on the building of the company's service centre at Biggin Hill, Britain March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
U.S. consumer prices jump 0.8% in April as worries escalate
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