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December 6

The implications of Raphael Warnock’s victory spill far beyond the borders of Georgia
David Shribman
Democrat Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff as party tightens hold on U.S. Senate
Supporters of U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) attend an election night party after polls closed for the U.S. midterm runoff election between Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Georgia U.S. Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker too close to call
Supporters of Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator for Georgia attend a election night party after polls closed for the U.S. midterm runoff elections between Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Child-care agency official testifies about lack of cultural supports for Cree teen
This is the group home where Traevon Desjarlais-Chalifoux and Jamie (Michael) lived: 2258 Abbotsford as well as two small memorials to Traevon: one in the front yard and one on the front door (since removed).
Pity about Japan and South Korea – the World Cup needs teams from Asia
John Doyle
McMaster TA strike heads into third week
Danielle Smith now says sovereignty act is intended to get legislature approval to assert rights
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the speech from the throne in Edmonton, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it considers federal intrusion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Senators vote to make platforms verify age of viewers to stop kids and teens accessing porn online
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on December, 19, 2012. Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation unit has arrested 18 people across Alberta for child pornography and other online offences. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Daughters of murdered Winnipeg woman call on police to recover remains from landfill
Cambria Harris, daughter of Morgan Harris, speaks during a news conference calling on the federal government to take action to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Police identified Morgan Harris as one of four women killed by an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg, but her body has not yet been found. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Warnock, Walker in tight race in Georgia Senate runoff
Supporters of Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator for Georgia attend a election night party after polls closed for the U.S. midterm runoff elections between Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Alberta government orders millions of children’s pain medication after tentative agreement with Turkish manufacturer
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses the children’s medication shortage in Edmonton, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The province has secured five million bottles of children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen for Alberta families. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Vancouver, Calgary announced as first teams in women’s pro soccer league
Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair autographs a fan's ball at a World Cup watch party in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Sinclair is serving as an adviser to Project 8 Sports Inc., a new pro women's soccer league planned to kick off in Canada in 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Feds shore up CBC’s future funding from tech giants, but block Kremlin-run media from C-18 cash
People walk into the CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A demographic apocalypse lies behind Chinese protests
John Ibbitson
Why CIBC’s shrinking loan margins are causing so much trouble for the bank’s share price
The new CIBC logo in CIBC Square is photographed on Mar 7, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Staff at the bank will be moving from the bank’s current location further north on Bay St. near King St. West, to the newer office building this spring.
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are at a fork in the road in Qatar
Cathal Kelly
Argentine Vice President guilty in US$1-billion fraud, gets six years
Supporters of Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner react next to a banner with her image and the one of late former president Nestor Kirchner after a federal court found her guilty in a corruption case, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
U.S. court dismisses suit against Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi killing
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 18, 2022 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives to attend the "APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests" event during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok. - A US judge dismissed on December 6, 2022 a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The judge accepted a US government's stance that Prince Mohammed, who was designated prime minister of Saudi Arabia in September, enjoys immunity in US courts as a foreign head of state. (Photo by Rungroj YONGRIT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by RUNGROJ YONGRIT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa’s COVID-19 spending had small impact on inflation, larger effect on interest rates: report
The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Critical minerals hype doesn’t match reality in Canada, University of Calgary report warns
FILE PHOTO: A worker displays nickel ore in a ferronickel smelter owned by state miner Aneka Tambang Tbk at Pomala district, Indonesia, March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad/File Photo
Cenovus forecasts capital spending bump for 2023
FILE PHOTO: Oil rig floorhands from Akita Drilling work on an oil rig at the Cenovus Energy Christina Lake Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project 120 km (74 miles) south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, August 15, 2013. Cenovus currently produces 100,000 barrels of heavy oil per day at their Christina Lake tar sands project. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
TSX outperformance but more housing market pain and a recession: What a senior BlackRock strategist is predicting for 2023
The electronic TSX stock ticker board outside 120 Adelaide St. West, is photographed on July 5, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Ontario proposal puts wetlands at further risk: auditor, advocates
A paddler relaxes in a cedar strip canoe on wetlands in central Ontario near Lindsay, Ont. on June 26, 2022. Half of the wetlands in southern Ontario have never been considered for provincial protection, and new changes planned by the government as part of its housing plan could further put them at risk, the auditor general said in a recent report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Outspoken cannabis crusader Rosie Rowbotham became a CBC broadcaster
Radio personality Rosie Rowbotham in studio in Toronto, July 12, 1999. Photo by Tibor Kolley / The Globe and Mail
The Lower Mainland’s storm response is snow laughing matter
Marsha Lederman
B.C. court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression
Flames rage through a smoke cover the Pelican Complex fire, north of Nazko, B.C., about 90 km west of Quesnel, B.C., on Sunday Aug. 15, 2010 in this photo released on Tuesday.
Evening Update: Billions in ineligible COVID-19 benefits at risk of going uncollected by Ottawa
Auditor general of Canada Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The auditor general for Canada says COVID-19 benefits were delivered quickly and helped mitigate economic suffering for Canadians, but the federal government hasn't done enough to recover overpayments.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
UN calls for release of five Afghan women’s rights activists who are detained indefinitely by the Taliban
Members of the Taliban security forces arrive as Afghan women march during a demonstration they call Stop Hazara genocide a day after a suicide bomb attack at Dasht-e-Barchi learning centre, in Kabul on October 1, 2022. - Dozens of women from Afghanistan's minority Hazara community protested in the capital October 1, after a suicide bombing a day earlier killed 20 people. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta looks at arming legislature security guards as part of justice amendments
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta Tyler Shandro speaks at a press conference after the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Bill Cosby, NBC, studio face new sex abuse lawsuit in New York
FILE - Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa., on Sept. 25, 2018. Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday, June 21, 2022, that Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Saskatchewan faces shortage of 2,000 health-care staff over next five years, auditor says
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Sask., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to the legislature today for a spring session that is expected to return to a pre-pandemic normal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
How many people are covered by a workplace pension plan?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: People walk through an upscale shopping district of Manhattan on December 05, 2022 in New York City. For the first time ever New York City has been named as the most expensive city in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit annual survey and will share the title with Singapore. The city rose to the top spot due to rising rents and other factors. Manhattan apartments jumped up by 25 percent in 2022. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Higher interest rates will cause a recession – how do we pick up the pieces?
FILE - A Store For Rent sign is displayed at a retail property in Chicago, on June 20, 2020. Predictions of a recession combined with high interest rates and inflation make it a daunting time to enter the real estate market. That doesn’t make it the wrong time in all cases, though. Small-business owners looking for commercial property should consider their business’s growth stage, along with the cost of borrowing and how that might change what down payment they can afford. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Strain on Winnipeg children’s hospital has dropped, but officials say concerns remain
People walk past a sign for flu shots in Toronto on Jan. 9, 2018. A top doctor at the children's hospital in Winnipeg says the facility has seen three times the normal number of children with the seasonal flu this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
In a future of electric vehicles, Canada is driving on a low battery
A charging cord for electric vehicles is seen strung across a public sidewalk in San Francisco on Sept. 23, 2022. The great transition to electric vehicles is underway for homeowners who can charge their cars in a private garage, but for millions of renters access to charging remains a significant barrier. Renters have resorted to stringing extension cords across public sidewalks and erecting private chargers in public rights-of-way as cities try to install more public charging to meet the demand. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Second City’s new complex anchors a Toronto live comedy scene that’s bigger than ever
Kelly Nestruck
Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution, national chief says
Murray Sinclair appears before the Senate committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa on Tuesday May 28, 2019. The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Liberal legislation to remove some mandatory minimum penalties from the Criminal Code doesn't go far enough.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Inside Myanmar’s civil war: A photojournalist’s journey to the front line with insurgent groups
Karenni soldiers stand on top of a rock overlooking a valley on October 09, 2022, Kayah (Karenni) State, eastern Myanmar (Burma). Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has spiralled into civil war since the Tatmadaw (Myanmar's armed forces) removed the country's civilian government in February last year. The military junta has faced widespread armed opposition and responded brutally and indiscriminately. Thousands have been killed following the coup d’état, while the UN children's agency estimates that the conflict displaced one million people.
Politics Briefing: Billions of dollars in ineligible COVID-19 benefit payments are at risk of going uncollected, A-G report warns
Auditor general of Canada Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The auditor general for Canada says COVID-19 benefits were delivered quickly and helped mitigate economic suffering for Canadians, but the federal government hasn't done enough to recover overpayments.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Trump’s company convicted by New York jury of scheme to defraud tax authorities
People arrive at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse during the jury deliberations on Trump Organization in New York City, New York, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi escape U.S. federal litigation over Zantac
FILE PHOTO: A bottle of Zantac heartburn drug is seen in this picture illustration taken October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration
Quebec minister introduces bill making oath to King optional for legislators
Quebec Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie Jean-Francois Roberge tables a legislation that would allow elected members to only swear to the people of Quebec, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. The new legislation would not oblige elected members to swear to the King. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Vietnam-based EV maker Vinfast files for U.S. IPO
The Vinfast VF 6 on display at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Biodiversity negotiators face uphill climb at COP15 in Montreal
Police officers walk past a sign as they patrol outside the Palais de Congres, during the opening of COP15, the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
New data shows 41 per cent of Canadians plan to take up a side hustle amid inflation, cost of living pressures
One of the practices Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe recommends is choosing one thing per day that makes you feel like you’re living your values. This could be reading a story to a child, supporting a local business or walking your dog.
I botched my first online clothes purchase and ended up with a plastic bathing suit
Rob Carrick
I never had an Easy Bake Oven as a little girl, but I’m making up for that now
Federal Court of Appeal upholds all but one rule on airline compensation
FILE PHOTO: A passenger plane is seen with the moon behind as it begins its final landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Flu starting to hit adults as hospitalization rates of seniors climb, doctors say
People walk past a sign for flu shots in Toronto on Jan. 9, 2018. A top doctor at the children's hospital in Winnipeg says the facility has seen three times the normal number of children with the seasonal flu this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Apollo 17′s ‘Blue Marble’ photo is 50 years old. How’s the Earth looking now?
Sports platform Fanatics raises US$700-million in Clearlake-led round
Jim and Steve's Sportscards owner Steve Wilson describes the contents of the 2021 Topps first series baseball cards released on Feb. 10, 2021, in Waukegan.
2023 market predictions - when the outrageous and plausible blur
The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, Feb. 24.
Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies
FILE - Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, center, poses for a photo with friends and students of the Stax Music Academy on April 29, 2013 in Memphis, Tenn. Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” died Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at age 92. (AP Photos/Adrian Sainz, File)
Stress Test French transcript: Renovating can help you get the home you otherwise can’t afford
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
Stress Test transcript: Renovating can help you get the home you otherwise can’t afford
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
Ronaldo benched as Portugal beats Switzerland 6-1 at World Cup
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Portugal v Switzerland - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 6, 2022 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo watches the match from the substitutes bench REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Health of Brazilian soccer legend Pele is improving, but he remains in hospital, doctors say
DOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 05: Brazil fans hold a banner showing support for former Brazil player Pele during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea at Stadium 974 on December 05, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Morocco beats Spain on penalties to advance at World Cup
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Morocco v Spain - Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - December 6, 2022 Spain's Sergio Busquets has his penalty saved during the penalty shootout REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Renting vs. buying a home
Bullish on Canadian Natural Resources
Monica Rizk
Canadian men’s curling championship to make return to Regina in 2024
Team Wild Card One skip Brad Gushue celebrates his victory over Team Alberta at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta., Sunday, March 13, 2022. The Canadian men's curling championship is returning to Regina. Curling Canada announced Tuesday that the 2024 Brier will take place March 1-10 at the Brandt Centre.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Marit Stiles set to become Ontario NDP leader
Ontario NDP MPP Marit Stiles speaks to the media following the Speech from the Throne at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.<i data-stringify-type="italic" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); text-decoration-thickness: initial;">Stiles is expected to be the next leader of the Ontario NDP after the party announced the Toronto-area MPP was the lone contender to meet all the requirements to enter the race.&nbsp;</i>THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Officers who defended Capitol from Trump supporters honoured with Congressional Gold Medals
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applauds U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
CannTrust CEO was warned over illicit cannabis growing, former compliance worker says
Cannabis plants are shown during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
As China snuffs out its protests, the U.S. watches from the sidelines
FILE PHOTO: People stand in front of a line of police officers during a demonstration against COVID-19 curbs following the deadly Urumqi fire, in Shanghai, China November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Casey Hall
Make no mistake – the Alberta government has been hijacked by the Freedom Convoy
Gary Mason
Carey Price apologizes to families of Polytechnique victims for timing of gun control comments
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, who is on the long term injury reserve list, speaks to the media at the team’s practice facility Monday, October 24, 2022 in Brossard, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Colorado gay club shooting suspect charged with hate crimes
FILE- Photographs of victims of a mass shooting at a nearby gay nightclub are on display at a memorial on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The suspect accused of entering the club clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, is set to appear in court again Tuesday, Dec. 6 to learn what charges prosecutors will pursue in the attack, including possible hate crime counts. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Respectful renovation brightens a 1938 home
Dave LeBlanc
Canfor temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to weak market conditions
Softwood lumber is pictured in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Canfor Corp. is temporarily cutting&nbsp; production in British Columbia due to what it says are challenging market conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano wins Tip O’Neill Award as top Canadian baseball player for 2022
TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 08: Jordan Romano #68 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch against the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning in game two of the American League Wild Card Series at Rogers Centre on October 08, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Apple Music to roll out new feature offering chance to sing along with favourite songs
FILE - An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. Apple will face off with the company behind the popular Fortnite video game in federal appeals court Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, reviving a high-stakes antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shielding the iPhone’s app store illegally enriches the world’s most valuable company while stifling competition. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Canadian economic activity expanded at faster pace in November, Ivey PMI shows
Rush hour on Bay Street in Toronto.
Billions in ineligible COVID-19 benefits at risk of going uncollected: Auditor-General report warns
Auditor general Karen Hogan speaks at a news conference about four performance audit reports and three special examination reports of Crown Corporations in Ottawa on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Wilfried Nancy leaves CF Montreal to take over as head coach of the Columbus Crew
CF Montréal head coach Wilfried Nancy directs his players during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Nashville SC Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Iran officials sentence five to death for allegedly killing paramilitary volunteer
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
Canadian dollar hits one-month low on risk aversion
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Al Jazeera wants International Criminal Court to probe Palestinian reporter’s death
Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, third from left, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of fatally shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, right, second left, answer questions during a press conference after presenting a letter requesting a formal investigation into the killing to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Palestinian officials, Abu Akleh's family and Al Jazeera accuse Israel of intentionally targeting and killing the 51-year-old journalist, a claim Israel denies. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Biden’s efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theatre, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps up against a complex web of strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
Softwood lumber is pictured along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Porter Airlines to expand its reach across North America with Embraer E-195 jets
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 30, 2022, shows a view of a hangar of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer showing an E195-E2 jet under construction, in Sao Jose dos Campos, some 90 km north of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Consumer debt in Canada tops $2.36-trillion in third quarter, up 7.3% from last year
Close-up of a unrecognisable person using their smart phone to pay by contactless.
Pfizer partners with Clear Creek Bio to develop oral COVID-19 drug
FILE PHOTO: Pfizer company logo is seen at a Pfizer office in Puurs, Belgium, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Shawcor acquires Kanata Electronic Services, financial terms not disclosed
The Shawcor Ltd. logo is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
What’s on the agenda at the UN’s COP15 nature summit in Montreal?
FILE PHOTO: Starlings form a murmuration during sunset in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, Britain March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Smith/File Photo
U.S. trade deficit widens in October as goods exports hit seven-month low
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: A crane stands above shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles amid a cargo slowdown on November 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The country’s busiest container port complex, the ports of Los Angeles and neighboring Long Beach, saw imports of shipping containers drop 26 percent in October compared with the same month in 2021. The cargo slowdown stems from protracted West Coast port labor negotiations along with holiday season products ordered earlier than usual by retailers and a drop in demand for some consumer goods. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Hefty competition cuts sale price on Whitby home by $135,000
Done Deal, 111 Whitburn St., Whitby, Ont.
Decentralized social media changes experience for users and advertisers
Portland, OR, USA - Nov 8, 2022: App icons of Twitter and some of its alternatives, including Mastodon, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Parler, and Truth Social, are seen on an iPhone. Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform, is rapidly gaining users after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.
Canada’s trade surplus widens to $1.21-billion in October as exports outpace imports
FILE PHOTO: A shipping container is unloaded at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Meta’s Oversight Board calls for revamp of controversial ‘cross-check’ system for VIPs
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
The two biggest risks for equity markets in 2023, according to BofA Securities
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Dec. 2.
B.C.’s Julia Levy is Canada’s first trans woman Rhodes Scholar
Julia Levy poses in this undated handout photo. Levy, British Columbia’s newest Rhodes scholar, will pursue a master’s degree in computational chemistry, but she says it’s also an “incredible opportunity” as a trans woman to give back to her community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Ilme Vysniauskaite *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary
The tower of the University de Montreal is reflected in the school's memorial plaque that names the 14 victims on the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack on Friday, December 6, 2019 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Sony says it has the technology to make humanoid robots, just looking for use
This photo taken on October 31, 2022 shows the Sony logo outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo. - The Japanese entertainment and electronics conglomerate will release second quarter earnings later in the day on November 1. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Incels want to make Dec. 6 a day of celebration. It’s everyone’s job to prevent that
Former student Richard Gregoire places fourteen roses at the school's memorial to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students Friday, December 6, 2019 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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