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U.S. sees record trade deficit in March as domestic demand fuels imports
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
After first-quarter frenzy, NFT market shows signs of stabilizing
A person takes a photo in front of a piece by Mashkow, during a press preview on March 25, 2021 of the grand opening of Superchief Gallery NFT, a physical gallery dedicated exclusively to NFT (non-fungible tokens) artwork in New York.
Buffett’s ESG snub risks alienating Wall Street
In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.
COVID-19 news today: Ontario loosens long-term care restrictions as vaccination rates in homes rise
A visitor arrives at the Roberta Place Long Term Care home in Barrie, Ont. on Monday, January 18, 2021. The deadline for written submissions to the independent commission on the devastating effects of COVID-19 in long-term care homes is today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Bausch Health preparing for spinoff of eye-care unit this fall
Bausch Health Companies Inc. raised its guidance as it reported a first-quarter loss of US$52 million. Bausch Health Companies Inc. is darkening its earnings forecast for the year after losing cash in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Seven questions you shouldn’t ask an Indigenous person
Drew Hayden Taylor
Shooting victims’ families urge Liberals to rewrite ‘offensively hollow’ federal gun legislation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Joel Lightbound, left, and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair listen at a press conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Family members and colleagues of those who died in tragic sprees at Montreal's Dawson College and Concordia University say that the Liberal government's firearms legislation is "an offensively hollow bill" that should be completely revamped. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
How copper could double to $9
The Outside Story gives Brian Tyree Henry the spotlight he’s been waiting for
THE OUTSIDE STORY (2021). Brian Tyree Henry (shown) is Charles, an introverted video editor, trying to recover from a broken heart. Perceiving a betrayal of trust as a sign his girlfriend Isha (Sonequa Martin-Green) is leaving him, Charles preemptively blows up his relationship and sequesters himself at home. The fates don't comply and Charles accidentally locks himself out of his apartment. Stumbling into a life-changing odyssey up, down, around and above his block, Charles meets a world of previously avoided neighbors played by Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward, Asia Kate Dillon, Maria Dizzia and Michael Cyril Creighton among others. Charles is forced to re-evaluate the choices he's made when he sees his life in parallel with the people around him. Courtesy of levelFILM
Netanyahu’s deadline to form new Israeli government expires, political future in question
Top Exxon shareholders urged by climate groups to vote against re-election of two directors
FILE PHOTO: An Exxon gas station is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Afghan forces battle Taliban offensive after deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal
FILE PHOTO: An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Morning Update: Alberta to impose stricter pandemic measures as COVID-19 cases soar
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney listens as the 2021 budget is delivered in Edmonton on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Alberta’s pediatricians are urging Kenney to immediately impose new health restrictions to better protect children from COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Memo says Ontario hospitals may avoid triage protocol
The Trudeau government says it won’t regulate user content on social media. Bill C-10 says otherwise
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault holds a press conference in Ottawa on November 3, 2020. The Heritage Department is committing $40 million to a “COVID-safe events fund” designed to encourage arts and cultural plans to move forward in the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Damage from COVID-19 eludes property insurance coverage
Business office or store shop is closed/bankrupt business due to the effect of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Unidentified person wearing mask hanging closed sign in background on front door.
Globe Craft Club: Learn to make an adorable miniature bowl and spoon
Tom Brown is photographed with his miniature kitchen in Calgary on Friday, April 30, 2021. Mr. Brown, who has been interested in miniatures since childhood, began making the utensils and gadgets that fill his little kitchen seven years ago. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
Generation Z cannot become Generation COVID-19
The Conservative riding ‘coup’ that was anything but
Lisa Raitt, co-chair of the Conservative leadership race, speaks during a live television broadcast to provide an update on the timing of the announcement for the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, as the party experiences issues with ballot counting, in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Toronto faces obstacles in vaccinating homeless populations while COVID-19 outbreaks erupt in shelters
Exteriors of the Salvation Army's Maxwell Meighen Centre near Moss park, in downtown Toronto, are photographed on Jan 21 2021. [The Centre can accommodate 378 men (pre-covid). While most of the beds are shelter space for those experiencing homelessness, they also operate a Covid-19 Hotel site and private occupancy rooms for fixed income. The hotel site provides expansion for those experiencing homelessness during the Covid-19 time.] Photo by Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Cargojet's first aircraft arrives at John C. Munroe International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario on Wednesday, June 26, 2002.
Pfizer raises full-year sales forecast for COVID-19 vaccines, expects demand to continue for years
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Saudi Aramco reports 30% jump in first-quarter profit
FILE PHOTO: An Aramco employee walks near an oil tank at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Oil climbs nearly 2% as travel seen rising
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Major shareholder is buying this little-known stock that’s rallied 279% in 2021
Can’t afford a house? It’s likely not your fault
Rob Carrick
The kids are not all right: Educators worry about absences as COVID-19 challenges continue for parents, students
On April 29, 2021, with schools having been shut to in-person learning since March in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Todd Perrier, an attendance counsellor with the Thunder Bay Catholic School Board, delivers about 20 food hampers to families of students. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
Canadian scientists face a faster, more competitive world after COVID-19, report says
A person walks past a climate change themed nature mural on Earth Day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Thursday, April 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Globe staffers' kids talk reading, characters and their favourite books
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What every Canadian investor needs to know today
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, specialist Meric Greenbaum, right, works at his post on the floor, Monday May 3, 2021. Stocks were solidly higher Monday, and investors cheered a strong dose of positive earnings reports as well as economic data that showed the U.S. economy is growing. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
The close: Nasdaq ends sharply lower in tech sell-off, TSX largely unscathed
A man watches the financial numbers at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on May 9, 2014.
‘Speculative excess’: ethereum finds new peak in sizzling crypto market
A representation of virtual currency Ethereum are seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken February 19, 2021.
Toronto startup backed by AI experts aims to bring Google-quality predictive language to the masses
From the left - Ivan Zhang, Aidan Gomez and Nick Frosst, the co-founders of Cohere, an AI company, are photographed on May 3, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E isn’t really an SUV and not really a Mustang, but it is a lovely and well-priced electric vehicle
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E
Employment equity self-identification forms, if used appropriately, are a positive step for diverse-hiring efforts
Karen K. Tran is a writer, photographer, and various odd-job freelancer based in Guelph. She graduated from the University of Guelph in 2018.
What’s driving the surge in rate-reset preferred shares?
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May 4: ‘I am disappointed and saddened at Canada’s commitment to do the bare minimum to help.’ Readers debate pandemic aid, plus other letters to the editor
People lower the body of 65-year-old Arnold Samuel Christian, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), into a grave at a cemetery in Ahmedabad, India, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
At least 24 dead after Mexico City subway overpass collapses onto road
Opposition chief calls for national lockdown as India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million
A woman who was turned back following shortage of COVID-19 vaccine argues with a doctor at a vaccination center in Mumbai, India, Monday, May. 3, 2021. COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be “horrible.” (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Laureano stays hot, homers again as A’s top Blue Jays 5-4
Oakland Athletics' Ramon Laureano (22) gets a forearm-bash with his teammates Tony Kemp (5) after hitting a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, May 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
China calls on U.S. to use diplomacy with North Korea diplomacy, not pressure
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, China's United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun speaks during a press conference at U.N. headquarters. Zhang expressed hope Monday, May 3, 2021 that President Joe Biden’s policy toward North Korea will give more importance to diplomacy and dialogue instead of “extreme pressure” to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear program and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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