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Australian inquiry finds Scott Morrison’s secret ministries corroded trust
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison listens to a condolence motion in the House of Representatives at Parliament House, in Canberra, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Australian lawmakers on Friday paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, with some also weighing in on the republic debate, after they returned to parliament from a break taken to observe the queen's death. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Security concerns partly blamed for cancellation of annual Manitoba traditions
Visitors climb the Grand Staircase at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Two long-standing events at the Manitoba legislature that allow members of the public nearly unfettered access to the historic building during the holiday season have been cancelled this year partly due to security concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Alberta bans masking mandates in schools, guarantees in-person learning
Students enter the Pierre Laporte Secondary School as secondary school students return to class full time during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, on Monday, March 29, 2021. The Alberta government says school boards can't require students to wear masks in school or be forced to take classes online.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Dak Prescott, TEs help Cowboys to Thanksgiving win over Giants
Dallas Cowboys tight end Peyton Hendershot (89) celebrates with Dalton Schultz (86), Sean McKeon (84) and Jake Ferguson (87) after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
What we learned from the World Cup opening round
LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - NOVEMBER 24: Casemiro of Brazil during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G match between Brazil and Serbia at Lusail Stadium on November 24, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Canada through to Davis Cup semi-finals with 2-1 win over Germany
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz of Germany play against Canada's Vasek Posposil and Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup quarter-final tennis match between Germany and Canada in Malaga, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Bills beat Lions 28-25 for second win in five days at Ford Field
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen talked a selfie after an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
After much fanfare, Canada has hardly used the Sergei Magnitksy Law to target human-rights abusers
Bill Browder, poses for a photograph, in Toronto, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
PMO staff say Bergen privately acknowledged concerns over engaging with protesters
Candice Bergen rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Evidence submitted at a public inquiry suggests the Conservative Party's former interim leader, Candice Bergen, privately expressed concerns about engaging protesters from the "Freedom Convoy" last winter, despite publicly urging the prime minister to do just that. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
B.C. ready to cancel surgeries as respiratory cases flood overcrowded hospitals
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Monday, November 7, 2022. Dix says the government has plans to cancel surgeries at British Columbia hospitals to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it has not yet reached that point.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Director buys as NexGen Energy advances the Rook 1 project
Ted Dixon
Rogers tech head says merger with Shaw won’t affect reliability
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Rogers Building, quarters of Rogers Communications in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Alberta’s inflation measures will help many, but not everyone
FILE PHOTO: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
Carol Todd worries Dutch man who harassed daughter Amanda may not serve sentence
Carol Todd holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, and the necklace she was wearing in the school photo, outside B.C. Supreme Court after sentencing for the Dutch man who was accused of extorting and harassing her daughter, in New Westminster, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An anti-Trump evangelical pastor is on a mission to convert the former U.S. president’s most faithful church followers
Caleb Campbell, a pastor at Desert Springs Bible Church, attended several Turning Point USA events over the past year. He is working on a book on what he sees is that group's twisting of Christian doctrine. Campbell is seen here outside his church on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.Pastor Campbell 1
An ominous warning portends mortgage rate relief – eventually
A new home is shown for sale in a housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Royal LePage is lowering its expectations for home prices in Canada and now says prices in the fourth quarter are expected to be down compared with the same quarter last year, erasing the gains made at the start of 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A South African wine that hits the sweet spot, plus six more wines to buy now
Christopher Waters
Virginia Walmart shooter seemed to target certain people, witness says
Law enforcement continues to investigate the scene of a mass shooting that killed six people at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va. on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. A Walmart employee opened fire in the break room of the store on Tuesday night, killing six people and wounding at least four others during a hectic holiday week. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
Two brothers playing for two different teams at World Cup
Ghana's Inaki Williams gestures at the end of the World Cup group H soccer match between Portugal and Ghana, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The beginner’s guide to soccer chants
DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 23: Fans of Canada enjoy the pre match atmosphere prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group F match between Belgium and Canada at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 23, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Twitter job cuts a concern as new EU rules kick in, EU justice head says
FILE PHOTO: Twitter corporate headquarters building is seen in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S. November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
University of Calgary creates replicas of residential schools to preserve dark past
An artist’s concept image is seen in an undated handout composition. A new project from the University of Calgary's Taylor Family Digital Library is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. In consultation with Indigenous communities the library has created accurate virtual and physical models of three former residential schools in Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Taylor Family Digital Library, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Investors rejoice! These overlooked indicators suggest the war against inflation has been won
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Mayor Eric Adams takes a tour of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on November 17, 2022 in New York City. Stocks are expected to fall as the stock market opened with interest rates rising as Federal Reserve officials signal more interest rate hikes to continue to slow down inflation. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The real source of the B.C. housing crisis: governments, taxes and bureaucracy
A tradesperson works on a balcony at a condo tower under construction, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The organization representing British Columbia's municipal governments says resolving the province’s affordable housing crisis is more complex than just building more homes.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Peel Regional Police reviewing how force interacts with people with autism
Police cars are pictured at the scene of a shooting at Castlebrooke Secondary School in Brampton, Ont., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Peel Police say an 18 year old student was shot in the parking lot and made his own way to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar
Canada's Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan, right, looks on as Belgium Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, wears a "One Love" armband on the tribune during the World Cup group F soccer match between Belgium and Canada, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sajjan is facing opposition criticism after not making any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Natacha Pisarenko
Adidas launches probe into misconduct allegations against Kanye West
FILE PHOTO: Adidas shoes are seen in an Adidas store on the day the German company terminated its partnership with the American rapper and designer Kanye West, now known as Ye, in Garden City, New York, U.S., October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon/File Photo
Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner’s inquest
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner's inquest next month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: Bank CEOs warned Freeland about threat to Canada’s reputation during convoy protests
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP lawyers, from left to right, John Bodrug and Derek Ricci leave the Federal Court of Appeal building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
It’s Trudeau’s show and Friday he will have to answer for it
Shannon Proudfoot
War and COVID-19 are boosting Canadian agriculture tech – but policy needs fixing
The Reid family bale their hay crop, which will be compressed and exported to Japan, near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 29, 2022. Canada produces ‘compressed hay’ primarily from timothy and is in high demand as roughage in Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Brazil beats Serbia 2-0 at World Cup with Richarlison’s goals
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group G - Brazil v Serbia - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Brazil's Richarlison celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
P.E.I.’s long-running ‘Anne of Green Gables – The Musical’ no longer an annual event
Actor Katie Kerr (Anne) runs through the opening scene of Anne of Green Gables The Musical at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Monday, June 30, 2014. The musical will not be staged next year during the Charlottetown Festival but the long-running production will return in 2024 for the 150th birthday of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the famous book upon which the musical is based. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Rochford
Alberta forecasts $12.3-billion surplus in fiscal update, as record-high oil and gas prices continue to bolster books
The organization representing Canada's oil and gas drilling sector says it expects more activity in 2023. A pumpjack draws out oil and gas from a well head as the sun sets near Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activists
FILE - A group of protesters wear T-shirts with #FREEALAA after a panel with Sanaa Seif, sister of Egypt's jailed leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who is on a hunger and water strike, at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
Qataris wear pro-Palestinian armbands amid World Cup symbol row
TOPSHOT - An assistant referee checks on the the captain-s armband on Germany's goalkeeper #01 Manuel Neuer ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on November 23, 2022. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Colorado Springs shooting comes amid a new ‘type of hate’, gay club owner says
Co-owners of Club Q, Matthew Haynes, front, and Nic Grzecka, address the crowd after a 25-foot historic pride flag was displayed on the exterior of City Hall to mark the weekend mass shooting at the gay nightclub Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The flag, known as Section 93 of the Sea to Sea Flag, is on loan for two weeks to Colorado Springs from the Sacred Cloth Project. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The good times are ending for corporate profits
A stock ticker outside the Bank of Montreal shows the S&P/TSX Composite Index just below the 20,000-mark on June1, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Elon Musk granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
FILE - The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. New Twitter owner Elon Musk says he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. The billionaire’s announcement Thursday, Nov. 24, came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts that have not “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
My gamble on oil service stocks returned an average return of 434%. Now I’m taking profits in three of them
A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. In spite of high oil prices and record company profits this year, oil and gas towns aren't seeing the same level of economic boom they used to a decade ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Politics Briefing: Bank CEOs warned Freeland about threat to Canada’s reputation during convoy protests
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP lawyers, from left to right, John Bodrug and Derek Ricci leave the Federal Court of Appeal building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
B.C. scholar championed the writing of Czech dissidents
Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz, Department Head of Germanic Studies, University of British Columbia from 1980 to 1985. In 1972 and 1992 she was awarded UBC Excellence in Teaching awards; in 1988 she received the order of the Ordo Scriptores Bohemici in Prague. Markéta, Professor Emerita in the Department of Central Eastern and Northern European Studies at UBC, and the author of many seminal books on Czechoslovak dissident literature, died peacefully on November 6, 2022, at her home in Vancouver, in her ninety-sixth year. Credit: Lorie Chortyk / UBC Archives
Saskatchewan government deciding what to do with new revenue from carbon pricing
Premier Scott Moe speaks at the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Saskatchewan will soon begin collecting the carbon pricing charge that shows up on residents power bills. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Ontario proposes to move jury duty questionnaires online
File #: 2943953? We the Jury Empty jury box in a large, modern courtroom. Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Courtroom, Law, Courthouse, Jury Box, Legal System, Trial, Justice, Crime, Punishment, Chair, Horizontal, Wood
Student, parents among four who died in highway crash in Peterborough, Ont., school officials say
Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. New Statistics Canada data shows there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Sustainable dividends from eight companies recently buoyed by new CEOs
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Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition
A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Bankers face modest year-end bonus cuts this year but bigger pain ahead
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A report by a climate advocacy group shows that some Canadian banks are pulling ahead of others on climate policy now that they've all laid out their initial net-zero plans.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
No lights, no heat, no WiFi: Ukraine remains resilient despite hardships inflicted by Russia
Vatican court hears secret recording of pope on hostage fees
FILE - Pope Francis attends his general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. The Vatican tribunal weighing a financial fraud case heard from an unusual witness Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 when a secret recording of Pope Francis was played to the court about the Holy See’s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qaida linked militants. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
My challah had to be better than my brother’s challah: so began our lockdown bread war
Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center, in Lynwood, Calif., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging families, particularly those with young children, to have all household members immunized against influenza as soon as possible. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark J. Terrill
Europe’s heatwave may have caused more than 20,000 ‘excess’ deaths
FILE PHOTO: The sun rises above the London skyline, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, in London, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Ottawa meets with members of air transport sector to discuss summer mistakes ahead of winter travel
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
Quebec's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. A Quebec report released today confirms cases of imposed sterilizations of First Nations and Inuit women in the province and calls for the practice to end.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
More consumer protection needed in emerging payments space, head of bankers group says
A customer buys groceries with a credit card in Salem, N.H., July 17, 2018. The head of the Canadian Bankers Association says more consumer protection is needed as new entrants in the fast-growing payments space get ahead of regulation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elise Amendola
Zara workers in Spain protest to demand higher pay
People hold flags from Spain's CGT labour union as they protest outside a Zara clothing store, an Inditex brand, for an increase in salaries amidst inflation hikes, in Madrid, Spain, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Streaming this weekend: Andor on Disney+ is the best Star Wars story since George Lucas’s trilogy
Barry Hertz
Review: Our Place explores undocumented lives in Toronto with lively language and layered performances
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Bank CEOs warned Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland about threat to Canada’s reputation during convoy protests
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP lawyers, from left to right, John Bodrug and Derek Ricci leave the Federal Court of Appeal building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Allied Properties REIT explores selling assets worth $1.3-billion to ease debt woes after interest rates soar
02.29.2008 , Toronto - Michael Emory, CEO of Allied Properties REIT, stands in the lobby of their new offices on Adelaide. The building was a project of Allied Properties, having to restore an old nightclub. Emory stands beside a hanging window he kept from an old building that dates back to the early 1900's, now being used for decor. ASHLEY HUTCHESON FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL.
Cristiano Ronaldo makes World Cup history, Portugal beats Ghana 3-2
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, celebrates with teammate Joao Felix after scoring from the penalty spot his side's opening goal against Ghana during a World Cup group H soccer match at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
This adventurer helps people living with vision loss cut through fresh snow
Tyson Rettie is blind and leads snow expeditions for other blind people in BC. 4516: Garrett Lindquist, Peter Quaiattini, Kate Johnson & Tyson Rettie
Cindy Blackstock named chancellor of new northern Ontario medical school
Headshot of Dr. Cindy Blackstock. Submitted to The Globe by Dr. Blackstock's EA
More than 15,000 people missing in war in Ukraine, official says
FILE PHOTO: A man place a poster advertisement about a missing person, at site of a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Yukon legislature unanimously approves Truth and Reconciliation Day as stat holiday
The Canadian flag hangs at half-mast as a ceremonial flag is raised to honour victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system during the Xe xe Smun’ eem-Victoria Orange Shirt Day Every Child Matters ceremony at Centennial Square in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. National Truth and Reconciliation Day is now a statutory holiday in the Yukon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
RCMP in B.C. charge man accused of hitting residential school marchers with pickup
People take part in a march in Mission, B.C., Saturday, June 4, 2022 in a handout photo. RCMP in Mission, B.C., say about 30 witnesses have provided statements in an investigation involving the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly hit four people participating in a march related to residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Robert Jago **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Alleged Chinese spy detained in Quebec seeks bail, wants to clear name
A Hydro-Québec logo is seen on the public utility's head office building, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Rights groups optimistic about selection of Montreal police chief who opposes racial profiling
Fady Dagher smiles while asked a question after being introduced as the new chief of the Montreal Police service in Montreal, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech from platforms, EU review says
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Ontario opioid death rate drops in 2022, coroner’s data show
Evidence bags containing fentanyl are displayed during a news conference at Surrey RCMP Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. New data shows the mortality rate for opioids have dropped by 13 per cent in the first two quarters of this year compared to the year before. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Alphonso Davies’s crucial penalty miss may be Canada’s pivotal moment at World Cup
Cathal Kelly
EU antitrust regulators ramp up Microsoft scrutiny, probe likely: sources
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone is seen in front of Microsoft logo displayed in this illustration taken, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Jordan Bitove wins ownership of Toronto Star and Metroland
Jordan Bitove, Co-Proprietor of Torstar Corporation, sits during a panel discussion on Journalism and it's correlation to democracy in Canada, in Toronto, Thursday, November 17, 2022. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
The only path to a lasting peace: stepping up our support for Ukraine
Timothy Garton Ash
How a Celtic gold coin heist unfolded in Germany
This undated handout picture received on November 23, 2022 from Bavaria's Archaeologic State Collection (Archaeologische Staatssammlung Bayern) shows a hoard of Celtic coins. - The treasure was stolen from the Celtic and Roman museum in Manching, southern Germany, in a seemingly daring raid in the early hours of November 22, 2022. Investigators did not provide any other details as to the circumstances surrounding the heist, but local officials highlighted a disruption to phone and internet services. Discovered in 1999, the coins can be dated back to "around 100 years before Christ" and have a value of "several million euros", according to police. (Photo by Handout / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Archäologische Staatssammlung Bayern" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran arrests prominent ex-member of national soccer team over his criticism of government
(FILES) In this file photo Esteghlal's defender Voria Ghafouri plays during the AFC Champions League group C match between Saudi's Al-Ahli and Iran's Esteghlal on April 27, 2021, at the King Abdullah sport city stadium in the Saudi city of Jeddah. - Iranian security forces on November 24, 2022 arrested national football player Voria Ghafouri over accusations that he spread "propaganda" against the Islamic republic, Fars news agency reported. He was arrested after a training session with his club Foolad Khuzestan on charges of having "tarnished the reputation of the national team and spread propaganda against the state," the agency said. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
French lower house votes to make abortion a constitutional right
Members of parliament applaud after a vote to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Binance to commit US$1-billion for crypto recovery initiative
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Russian parliament passes bill that widens prohibition of ‘LGBT propaganda’
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Russian lawmakers attend a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Russian lawmakers have given their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights in the country. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP)
Italy stuns U.S., wins doubles decider to reach Davis Cup semi-finals
Team Italy captain Filippo Volandri, left, smiles as Simone Bolelli hugs Fabio Fognini after defeating Tommy Paul and Jack Sock of the USA in a Davis Cup quarter-final tennis match between Italy and USA in Malaga, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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OPP officer faces two assault charges after man seriously injured during arrest
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Danielle Smith’s inflation relief package is a pre-election goodie bag
Gary Mason
Four dead in shooting in southern Russia, investigators say
A flag flies in a square in the course of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Canada coach John Herdman’s new strategy seems to be making enemies with Croatia ahead of Sunday’s game
Cathal Kelly
Effect of interest rate hikes on Canadian economy will be ‘more powerful’ than people think, Poloz says
Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz delivers a keynote address to a business conference, Thursday, November 24, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
UN human rights rights council votes to probe Iran’s ongoing crackdown
FILE PHOTO: A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
How the elimination of interest on federal student loans could give graduates a boost
Graduates are silhouetted as they line up for a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday, May 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Coach John Herdman looked to former astronaut Chris Hadfield to launch Canada’s World Cup ride
Canada players pose ahead of Group F World Cup soccer action against Belgium at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Walmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work
CHESAPEAKE, VA - NOVEMBER 24: Members of the FBI investigate Tuesdays fatal shooting at the Chesapeake Walmart Supercenter on November 24, 2022 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Six people, including the suspected gunman, are dead following the Tuesday night shooting. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
For Chinese fans, the World Cup can be a painful reminder of their team’s absence – and China’s continuing COVID-19 control
People wearing face masks walk by the giant model of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match ball, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Police did not entrap men in child sex cases, Supreme Court of Canada rules
The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto-area police force did not entrap men in an operation aimed at buyers of sexual services from children. Supreme Court of Canada is shrouded in fog in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ford recalls more than 634,000 SUVs worldwide due to fuel leaks and fire risk
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2019 file photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold vehicle at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo. Ford is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot engine and cause fires. The recall covers Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs from the 2020 through 2023 model years with 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
A red light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Ottawa’s long-awaited climate adaptation strategy offers $1.6-billion and a peek at national targets
Damage from post-tropical storm Fiona at the wharf in Stanley Bridge, P.E.I. on Sunday September 25, 2022. The federal government's new national adaptation strategy seeks to help Canadians withstand the floods, fires and heat waves climate change is expected to unleash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
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