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January 21

Haitian judge in charge of President Jovenel Moise murder probe quits
FILE PHOTO: A person holds a photo of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was shot dead earlier this month, during his funeral at his family home in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo/File Photo
Adele’s Las Vegas residency postponement sidelines fans, disrupts live music recovery
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 12, 2017 British singer Adele performs onstage during the 59th Annual Grammy music Awards in Los Angeles, California. - A tearful Adele postponed her Las Vegas residency Thursday, a day before it was due to begin. The Grammy Award-winning superstar said her sold-out show was not ready, blaming "delivery delays and Covid." "Im so sorry, but my show aint ready, she said in a video posted to Instagram. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
B.C. adjusts rules on sharing hospital rooms
Nurses close the curtains of a patients room in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. More than 30 national and provincial health organizations are trying to decide which of the devastating effects COVID-19 has taken on Canadian health care to tackle first, as they work to steer the country out of crisis.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Justin Trudeau decries ‘human traffickers’ after the deaths of four near U.S.-Manitoba border
Road signage is photographed just outside of Emerson, Man. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. American investigators believe the deaths of four people, including a baby and a teen, whose bodies were found in Manitoba near the United States border are linked to a larger human smuggling operation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Warmth spreads avalanche danger through southern B.C., western Alberta, forecaster says
Astronaut Roberta Bondar is cultivating curiosity on Earth, 30 years after she saw it from space
STS-42 -- JANUARY 22-30, 1992 -- Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Roberta Bondar during flight of space shuttle Discovery on mission IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory Mission). Bondar was the Canadian woman to be and astronaut. Credit: NASA
Sheldon Keefe says Leafs are among the best in NHL
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs gives up a third period goal to Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2022 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Maple Leafs 6-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Ireland drops most COVID-19 restrictions in wake of ‘Omicron storm’
FILE PHOTO: A nurse Frances Whyte brings a tray of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine boosters to a bay for a person to be vaccinated at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) vaccination centre in Dublin, Ireland, January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
‘No choice’ in enforcing court injunctions against demonstrators, RCMP commissioner says
Members of the RCMP stand ready to being arrests at a logging road at an old-growth logging blockade near the Fairy Creek watershed on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The RCMP are now into their second week of arrests to enforce a court injunction against a series of old-growth logging blockades that have been in place since August, 2020.
After a banner year, Andre De Grasse navigates what comes next
With students walking behind him,Olympic athlete Andre De Grasse greets students gathered outside Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy High School on Sept 23, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The gold medal winning sprinter was at the school for a $25 000 cheque presentation to the Kids Help Phone, from the RACE WITH ME! Virtual Challenge.
Two Canadians die in shooting at Mexican resort
Tourists walk outside the Hotel Xcaret where three Canadian citizens were injured by gunshots, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95
FILE PHOTO: Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who left Vietnam in 1966 and lives in France, walks among believers after finishing a speech at the opening ceremony of a requiem mass at the Non Nuoc pagoda in Soc Son mountain, 64 km (40 miles) north of Hanoi, April 20, 2007. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
Canadian spycraft at risk if documents released on scientists’ firing, ex-national security adviser warns
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 17, 2021. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture has helped it achieve Canada’s highest vaccination rate
Lori Lee Oates is an instructor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Memorial University in Newfoundland who has worked in the senior levels of the provincial and federal governments.
For durable goods, the era of deflation is over
Only a few vehicles remain on the lot at Zender Ford, seen in Spruce Grove on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail
What Newfoundland can teach the rest of Canada about vaccinating kids
As Newfoundland and Labrador begins its vaccination program for the 5-11 year olds, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Chief Medical Officer of Health administers the COVID-19 vaccine to 11 year old Keira O'Keefe in St. John's N.L., today, Thursday, November 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Shopify shares sink amid tech selloff, erasing $79-billion of market cap this year
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Shopify Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of nearly US$1.15 billion, boosted by an unrealized gain on its equity investments, as its revenue rose 46 per cent from a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. union membership at record low, but conditions ripe for a rebound
Grocery store workers cheer as they picket outside a King Soopers store after rejecting the latest contract offer from the chain that is owned by Kroger, Co., Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in east Denver. The grocery store strike is the first in Denver since workers walked off their jobs in 1996. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
How NATO allies may deter a Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Gold is struggling amid ideal conditions. Can Barrick do any better?
FILE PHOTO: The logo of sponsor Barrick Gold Corporation is seen as visitors arrive at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Canada to re-examine definition of fully vaccinated once more people have had boosters
A medic prepares to administer a booster shot vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a medical clinic makeshift tent to enhance the booster programme in Nairobi, Kenya, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Severe weather, hours of walking: Court documents detail deadly trek to U.S. border
Road signage is photographed just outside of Emerson, Man. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. American investigators believe the deaths of four people, including a baby and a teen, whose bodies were found in Manitoba near the United States border are linked to a larger human smuggling operation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Health officials in P.E.I. report province’s fourth death related to COVID-19
A nurse gets a swab ready at a temporary COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2020. A fourth person has died as a result of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Man pleads guilty to ammunition-related charge linked to Nova Scotia mass killer
A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Road is seen in Portapique, N.S., Friday, May 8, 2020. One of three people accused of supplying ammunition to the man whose shooting rampage killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in April 2020 has pleaded guilty to a single charge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Evening Update: U.S. to give Russia written reply to security demands next week
Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
RCMP investigating after child found wandering on highway
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Alberta RCMP say they are investigating after a child was found wandering on a highway near a town northeast of Edmonton earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot eyes Beijing gold after cancer fight
Canada's Max Parrot of Bromont, Que. flies through the air during his second run in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 10, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
NFL fans love a villain, and Aaron Rodgers has finally decided to give them what they want
Cathal Kelly
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Conservative Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters confirmed in regional party caucus despite removal from national caucus
Senator Denise Batters will still be sitting in 2045. If no new Senators are appointed, she will be the only one left at that time. MARK TAYLOR FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL.
Olympic medallists Brady Leman, Marielle Thompson, Brittany Phelan headline ski cross team for Beijing
Canada's Brady Leman skis during the men's semi-final at the World Cup ski cross event at Nakiska Ski Resort in Kananaskis, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Like his music, Meat Loaf was larger than life and a rock icon unlike any other
Brad Wheeler
Ottawa touts rapid-housing program as MPs delve anew into probe of home prices
A new townhouse complex is shown under construction in Toronto on Thursday, November 3, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Nova Scotia health officials push throat swab as part of rapid COVID-19 testing
A nurse uses a swab to perform a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Roy and Gail need to consider all the angles if they want to retire abroad
3 column , ****December 21, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Bullish on ARC Resources Ltd.
Monica Rizk
Pitching in: Linda Leith’s Font showcases emerging literary talent
Linda Leith, an author and book publisher who has launched Font, a free website that features authors, playwrights, poets, musicians from diverse backgrounds, in her home in Westmount, Quebec on January 19, 2022.
Why I just say no to gold and crypto
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Luxury car sales have hit all-time highs. Because who doesn’t want a champagne fridge in their SUV?
Mining veteran buys as Reunion Gold rallies
Ted Dixon
Making portfolio changes amid these shaky markets? Here’s an update to my best investment ideas for 2022
A Specialist Trader works inside his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman gets a year in jail, US$10,000 fine in foreign donor case
Igor Fruman arrives at Federal court in Manhattan, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The Florida businessman who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine faces sentencing in an unrelated campaign finance case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
‘I just assume my team is being headhunted all the time’: The Great Resignation arrives in Canada
Fired woman leaving the office building with her belongings in a box and looking sad - losing a job concepts
NDP calls on federal government to give emergency one-off payment to desperate seniors
NDP MP Rachel Blaney rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Anna Maria Tremonti carried the secret of an abusive marriage for decades. In ‘Welcome to Paradise,’ she shares her story
Johanna Schneller
Politics Briefing: Fate of 24 Sussex subject to consultations between PM, National Capital Commission
A gardener works on the grounds at the Prime Minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Tuesday May 6, 2008. Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant short of staff who continue to use the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Last year’s drought and this winter’s supply-chain snags create feed-shortage crisis for Western cattle producers
Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., on June 26, 2019. A national farm organization is asking the federal government to pitch in with efforts to move hay from the East Coast to struggling farmers and ranchers in Western Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Investors shelter in U.S. regional banks as Fed hikes loom
A trader, right, talks to a pedestrian outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14.
How a Russia-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets
A Ukrainian soldier in the trench on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels, Mariupol, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 21.
Norway’s radically different approach to sports helped it climb to the top of the Olympic podium
Winner Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde celebrates on the podium after the men's downhill competition of the FIS Ski World Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria on January 21, 2022. (Photo by Johann GRODER / various sources / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo by JOHANN GRODER/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images)
New school in Toronto condo building will be first of its kind in Ontario, province says
An empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver, Monday, March 23, 2020. The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
China’s efforts to force return of citizens who’ve immigrated a ‘growing problem,’ RCMP Commissioner says
FILE PHOTO: The Chinese flag flutters on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Pandemic darlings face the boot. Plus, the argument against holding gold as an investment and why TSX energy stocks have further to rally
FILE PHOTO: A Peloton exercise bike is seen after the ringing of the opening bell for the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
U.S. to give Russia written reply to security demands next week
Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
How elders from Nunavut end up in long-term care thousands of kilometres from home
Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo in their Kimmirut home on October 12, 2021.
Quebec restaurant and bar owners mull reopening in defiance of health orders
A man walks by an empty restaurant following a COVID-19 press briefing by Quebec Premier François Legault in Montreal, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Change to shorter isolation period part of managing COVID-19 in B.C., provincial health officer says
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry looks on as Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during a COVID-19 update press conference in Victoria, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Guidance on the home management of COVID-19 symptoms and decisions about who should self-isolate and for how long could dominate the Friday pandemic update with British Columbia's health minister and top doctor. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Forget the metaverse hype. Microsoft’s big bet on gaming was driven by earthly subscription sales
Eric Reguly
COVID-19 booster shots needed against Omicron, CDC studies show
FILE - A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Children's hospital, Nov. 5, 2021, in Chicago. Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have received booster shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the studies, Friday. Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Mental health visits by Ontario doctors up 27 per cent in first year of COVID-19, study says
The entrance sign to the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Reducing patient wait times; expanding mental health, addiction and home care services; and preparing for the next pandemic are among top priorities for a group representing Ontario doctors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Thirteen-year-old boy charged with second-degree murder of 15-year-old in Toronto
Police car with focus on siren lights. Beautiful siren lights activated in full mission activity. Policemen with patrol car in intervention operation at crime place. Emergency lights flashing on patrol car.
ਭਾਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੀ ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਭਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ, ਮੌਕਾ ਸੋਗ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
17august2021 - English language class in progress at Grey Matters, Chandigarh’s education consultants for aspirants students who want to study abroad. chandigarh/INDIA// photograph by Priyanka Parashar
भारत और कनाडा के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय छात्र भर्ती की मशीन में, अवसर दुख और शोषण में परिवर्तित हो जाते हैं
17august2021 - English language class in progress at Grey Matters, Chandigarh’s education consultants for aspirants students who want to study abroad. chandigarh/INDIA// photograph by Priyanka Parashar
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania sending anti-armour and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers launch anti-aircraft rocket during military exercises near Urzuf, south coast of Azov sea, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Ukraine put its military forces on high combat alert and announced martial law this week after Russian border guards fired on and seized three Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Canadian dollar closes the day with a one-week low against the greenback
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 68
FILE - Actor-comedian Louie Anderson appears at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2016. A spokesman for Anderson says he is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson's publicist says he was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and “is resting comfortably.” (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Truck carrying explosives to Kinross gold mine in Ghana explodes, reportedly killing 17 and injuring dozens
This handout video grab obtained by AFPTV from ConnectFM/TV3 on January 20, 2022 shows destroyed buildings after a blast caused by the crash between a truck carrying explosives and a motorcycle in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso, Ghana. - At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured on January 20, 2022 in a devastating explosion in a western Ghana town after a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle, the government said. The blast left a huge crater and reduced dozens of buildings to dust-covered piles of wood and metal in Apiate, near the city of Bogoso some 300 kilometres (180 miles) west of the mineral-rich West African country's capital Accra. (Photo by Eric Yaw Adjei / ConnectFM/TV3 / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Eric Yaw Adjei/ConnectFM/TV3 " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by ERIC YAW ADJEI/ConnectFM/TV3/AFP via Getty Images)
A pandemic-fed urge to ramble sending B.C. real estate prices soaring
Jason Lambert and Kailena Van de Nes moved from Ottawa to Vancouver Island because of the pandemic. They bought a waterfront house for $300k less than the list price because the pandemic had just happened and the sellers needed to sell. Their home is photographed in Lantzville, B.C., on Friday, January 14, 2022. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
JPMorgan, Barclays join banks reopening offices in England
FILE PHOTO: A Barclays bank building is seen at Canary Wharf in London, Britain May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
Toronto-born singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor became a surprise Motown star
R. Dean Taylor at the piano. Courtesy of the Family
Canada to lend Ukraine up to $120-million to counter ‘economic destabilization’ by Russia
KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 21: People walk past giant letters that proclaim "I (love) Ukraine" on January 21, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Meanwhile U.S. and Russian diplomats are meeting today in Geneva to discuss Russian security concerns as the West seeks to avert a Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Russian troops have amassed on Ukraine's borders, though Russian officials deny any intent of military intervention. Approximately 13,000 people have died in the ongoing Donbas conflict, in which pro-Russian separatists are seeking independence from Ukraine and that has been simmering since 2014. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
History shows Wall Street slide is no surprise
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 20.
Ontario gives $120-million boost to cities’ gas tax funding to make up for low fuel sales
The ESSO gas station at Strachan Ave. and King St. West is photographed on Mar 17 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Pope Francis vows justice for abuse victims after Ratzinger faulted
FILE - Pope Francis, right, hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Punk-pop survivors Billy Talent outlast the haters
BILLY TALENT "Crisis Of Faith" September 16, 2021 Photo by Dustin Rabin #2855
How a group of young journalists got a taste of life in quarantine a decade ago
Christina Colizza is a NYC-based writer and an editor at Wirecutter.
Special buyer sought for West Vancouver’s Orchard House
Done Deal, 1990 Fulton Ave., West Vancouver, B.C.
Amplify: Why I write: How Joan Didion rekindled my love of the craft
FILE - Author Joan Didion poses for a photograph in her New York apartment, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached, methodical literary voice made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of a uniquely turbulent time, has died. She was 87. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
EU nations urge stronger borders to ease migration pressures
Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi talk with Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite at Belarus-Lithuania border in Kurmelionys, Lithuania January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
Rob Carrick: How to set up a house down payment savings fund for a child
Let them eat popcorn: Ontario’s movie theatre snacks ban is latest nonsensical arts policy
Barry Hertz
Toronto’s boom in self-storage centres is starting to irritate the neighbours
Renderings of a storage facility proposed by Talus Capital Corp. near Bathurst Street in west end Toronto. The nine-storey self-storage facility will have 1,290 units, about two-thirds of which will be less than 75 sq.-ft. Albany Street frontage.
BC Hydro says heat, rain and cold in 2021 underscore changing demand for power
People gather at English Bay Beach amidst a heat wave, in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Global ETFs saw record inflows in 2021
A pedestrian is framed by American flags flying outside the New York Stock exchange, Friday, Jan. 14.
U.K. designates Omicron sub-lineage a variant under investigation
Ambulances line up outside the Royal London Hospital in the Whitechapel area of east London, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Health authorities across the U.K. simplified COVID-19 testing requirements on Wednesday, a move designed to cut isolation times for many people and that may ease the staffing shortages that are hitting public services amid an omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus infections. A string of National Health Service local organizations have declared "critical incidents" in recent days amid staff shortages. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
U.S. Federal Reserve’s likely rate hike could ‘throw cold water’ on global recovery: IMF managing director
FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva meets Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/ Hereward Holland/File Photo
Yemeni rebels say Saudi-led airstrike on prison killed 70 and wounded dozens
This image grab from a handout video made available by the Ansarullah Media centre on January 21, 2022 shows destruction at a prison in the Huthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen after it was hit in an air strike leaving many dead or wounded. - An air strike has destroyed a prison in the Huthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen, leaving many dead or wounded, the insurgents said as the Red Cross confirmed an attack. (Photo by Ansarullah media center / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / Al-HUTHI GROUP MEDIA OFFICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/Ansarullah media center /AFP via Getty Images)
Retail sales climb 0.7 per cent in November to $58.1-billion, Statistics Canada says
People wear face masks as they shop in a department store in Montreal, Sunday, August 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
America’s democracy may be weak, but snubbing it weakens us all
Doug Saunders
On Ukraine, NATO and more, Russia’s Vladimir Putin lives in an alternative reality. How did he get there?
Everyone deserves relief from the cold
Huddled under blankets, a person without shelter, sleeps on a BaySt. sidewalk near a vent with steam coming from it, on Jan 11, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Islamic State gunmen mount deadly attacks in Syria, Iraq; dozens killed
This photo provided by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces shows some Islamic State group fighters, who were arrested by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after they attacked Gweiran Prison, in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. IS attacks have been on the rise in recent months in both Iraq and neighboring Syria, where the group once set up a self-styled Islamic caliphate before being defeated by an international coalition. (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP)
China Evergrande’s offshore debt, assets could be separated in restructuring: report
FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron withdraw from Myanmar
FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is pictured at an electric car charging station and petrol station at the financial and business district of La Defense in Courbevoie near Paris, France, June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
China mandates three-day Olympic torch relay amid COVID-19 concerns
Women wearing face masks printed with a slogan for Beijing Winter Olympics Games take a selfie with a decoration for the Winter Olympics Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital say they're disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions that have seen parts of the city placed under lockdown. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
New Zealand navy ship reaches Tonga with 250,000 litres of water for parched islanders
Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS Aotearoa sails in the sea off the coast of Tonga, January 21, 2022. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Netflix’s modest growth forecast casts pall over streaming
The Netflix logo is seen on top of their office building in Hollywood, California, January 20, 2022. - Netflix on Thursday reported cooling subscriber growth as fierce competition and the pandemic weigh heavy despite hits like "Squid Game" and "Money Heist." The streaming service ended the year with 221.8 million subscribers, just below target, after booming during coronavirus lockdowns that kept people at home and on the platform. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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