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Toronto Maple Leafs defeat Detroit Red Wings as teams combine for 17 goals
Feb 26, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) skates to the puck against Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Justin Holl (3) during the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Trae Young’s 41 points help Atlanta Hawks torch Toronto Raptors
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 26: Gary Trent Jr. #33 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after being charged with a foul against Kevin Huerter #3 of the Atlanta Hawks during the first half at State Farm Arena on February 26, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Trump criticizes Canada over its removal of convoy protesters in Ottawa
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Artturi Lehkonen scores 2 as Montreal Canadiens win fifth straight game
Feb 26, 2022; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators center Colin Whiite (36) scores on Montreal Canadiens goalie Andrew Hammond (37) in the second period at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports
Kelowna RCMP investigate alleged assault at UBC in Okanagan
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
North Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 27, 2022, after North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" according to the South's military. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
Crew end struggles against Whitecaps with 4-0 win
Feb 26, 2022; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Crew midfielder Alexandru Matan (20) gets tripped up by Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ranko Veselinovic (4) during the second half at Lower.com Field. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Trump calls attack on Ukraine ‘appalling’ days after praising Putin’s actions as ‘genius’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Bob Bradley’s Toronto FC debut ends in draw at FC Dallas
Feb 26, 2022; Frisco, Texas, USA; FC Dallas forward Jesus Ferreira (10) and forward Paul Arriola (7) celebrate a goal by FC Dallas midfielder Jader Obrian (8) against Toronto FC during the first half of their MLS match at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Investors brace for volatility as West moves to cut Russia off from SWIFT
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Daniel Berger ties largest 54-hole lead in Honda Classic history
Feb 26, 2022; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Daniel Berger plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of The Honda Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Opening day in jeopardy as MLB labour negotiations falter again
Marlins Trevor Rogers, left, Yankees Jameson Taillon and Brewers Brent Suter, right, arrive for MLB contract negotiations at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida on February 22, 2022. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via AP)
Derek Ryan’s hat trick leads Edmonton Oilers past Florida Panthers
SUNRISE, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers scores a first period goal past Goaltender Mikko Koskinen #19 of the Edmonton Oilers at the FLA Live Arena on February 26, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
Frank Lampard mystified as VAR denies Everton late penalty in Manchester City loss
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West to limit Russia’s access to major global payment system SWIFT
A protester holds a placard reading "No SWIFT for Russia" during a rally against Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. (Photo by Yann Schreiber / AFP) (Photo by YANN SCHREIBER/AFP via Getty Images)
Poland opens its arms and heart to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion
02/26/2022 Przemysl, Poland. The gymnasium at School No. 11 in central Przemysl piled with bags of donated food and clothing for refugees from Ukraine.
At least 150,000 people have fled Ukraine into Poland, UN refugee agency says
MEDYKA, POLAND - FEBRUARY 26: A woman looks for clothes at an aid point with donations at the Polish Ukrainian crossing point on February 26, 2022 in Medyka, Poland. More than 30, 000 people have crossed the border into Poland from Ukraine in the first two days of the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian government issued order to stop 18-60 year-old men legible for military conscription from crossing borders. On February 24, 2022 Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country from the north, east and south, accompanied by air strikes and shelling. The Ukrainian president said that at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers were killed by the end of the first day. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia despite government crackdown, arrests
Police officers detain a woman in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Shocked Russians turned out by the thousands Thursday to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media. Some 1,745 people in 54 Russian cities were detained, at least 957 of them in Moscow. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
14 shot at Las Vegas hookah parlour; 1 dead and 2 critically hurt
A Las Vegas police officer carries a handful of crime scene tape as he and fellow officers conduct a homicide investigation at the Solaire East Apartments on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Las Vegas. A year-end tally found that police in and around Las Vegas investigated at least 245 homicides in 2021, up from a previous high of 264 killings in 2017 that included 58 in an Oct. 1 mass shooting at a concert on the Las Vegas Strip. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich gives trustees stewardship of Premier League club
FILE PHOTO: Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich walks past the High Court in London November 16, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo
Germany approves export of 400 RPGs from Netherlands to Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher at fighting positions outside the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin
Alberta to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday
A pedestrian walks through downtown Calgary on Dec. 9, 2020. In Canada's largest oil and gas producing province, investors who have been made wealthy by the energy sector are starting to open their pockets to a budding local tech industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Nova Scotia house fire that left one man dead under investigation
Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2107. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Canadian government urged to expel Russia’s ambassador to Canada and isolate Moscow
Canada's Conservative party interim leader Candice Bergen takes part in a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Twitter says its site is being restricted in Russia
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Canada keeps airspace open to Russian airliners despite Ukraine invasion
A flight arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Canada’s aviation sector has launched a new organization aimed at boosting the development of sustainable aviation fuel, a technology advocates say is the industry’s best shot at reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Zelensky shares selfie videos from Kyiv as Russian forces fight to overtake city
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Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? The Ukrainian president’s astonishing transition from TV comic to wartime leader
This screen grab taken from a video made available on the Facebook account of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, shows himself speaking face camera on February 25, 2022. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says 'we are all here' in Kyiv in a video posted on his Facebook account, standing near the presidency building along with his advisers. (Photo by FACEBOOK / @Volodymyr Zelensky / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Facebook account of Volodymyr Zelensky" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/FACEBOOK / @Volodymyr Zelensky/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario reports 2,338 new COVID-19 cases, 284 in ICU
People travel at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. A subvariant of the Omicron COVID-19 strain that has been circulating across the world appears to be picking up steam in some countries just as their latest waves of viral activity subside.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
All eyes are on Ukraine, but the world’s attention must also have space for Alexey Navalny, leader of the Russian opposition
DANIEL ROHER (right, holding camera), director of documentary NAVALNY with Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, undated. Credit: Niki Waltl
A missile strikes an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26
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Berkshire Hathaway annual earnings at record high, Warren Buffet favours buybacks
FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, left, plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, May 5, 2019. Billionaire Buffett will release his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. It is always well read in the business world because so many investors follow Buffett because of his incredibly successful track record over the decades and he has a knack for explaining complicated subjects in simple terms. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Like the horse and buggy, the fossil fuel era will wind down
Barry Smit Barry Smit is professor emeritus of geography at the University of Guelph and was a lead author in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Western Canada: As oil climbs higher, Alberta’s finances improve
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney watches as Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2022 budget in Edmonton on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Alberta’s budget is out of the red, forecasts a rosy economic future and promises big-bucks spending on hospitals, health care and programs to plug gaps in its burgeoning labour force. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Drag performers are building an audience on the Prairies
Drag Queen Valerie Hunt performs at the Ol’ Beautiful Brewing Co. in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
It’s time to open that bottle of wine you’ve been saving
Christopher Waters
Food as medicine: Programs, doctors look to fill nutrition prescription
Candace Blanchette is photographed with her dog Neeaira, on Feb 14, 2022. Fred Lum. Blanchette has been receiving bi monthly food boxes from FoodRx, a program run by the UHN and Foodshare. The program will wrap up at the end of the month and will end up costing Blanchette more money to buy groceries. The 38 year old working 40 hours a week and studying to become a Social Service Worker says the program is really working for her.
B.C. Premier John Horgan opens up about cancer and the state of the world
Gary Mason
In photos: Kyiv under siege, Ukrainians flee to safety
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DOnations of clothing and food are distributed at a makeshift refugee camp set up next to the highway near the Ukrainian border in Przemysl, Poland on Feb. 26.
Journalism needs to rethink what it does to combat disinformation
Sylvia Stead
International students in Quebec face uncertain future as colleges shut down
Indian international students in Montreal are left in the lurch after their colleges shut down last month. The colleges filed for bankruptcy. Students been organizing protests, demanding a refund of the fees they've been paid or a government takeover of their colleges. They plan a car rally from the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar to ministry of education on Thursday February 17th, 2022. Photo Bernard Brault, The Globe and Mail
Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands as Russian forces pound city
Smoke and flames rise over during the shelling near Kyiv, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Poland boycotts World Cup qualifying match against Russia
TOPSHOT - Poland's forward Robert Lewandowski (R) heads the ball during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group E football match between Sweden and Poland at Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 23, 2021. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Questions remain about strength, and aims, of U.S. truck convoys
Ottawa’s next push on ‘green homes’ is to require an energy audit before you can sell
Snow-covered houses and the downtown skyline are seen with the north shore mountains in the distance, in Vancouver, Thursday, December 30, 2021. Canada's latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the provinces, but realtors and buyers say an influx of people has created fiercer-than-ever competition for real estate.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
France seizes cargo ship after EU levies sanctions against Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary EU summit on Ukraine in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. European Union leaders put on a united front after a six-hour meeting during which they agreed on a second package of economic and financial sanctions against Russia. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)
Putin joins a long line of irrational tyrants
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after the Russian President ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
The UN and NATO have failed Ukraine. But it’s not too late for them to step up now
A woman holds a sign reading "Send NATO to Ukraine" as members of the Ukrainian community protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Canada on February 25, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. - The community gathered to protest the ongoing attacks by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Syrian activist Wafa Mustafa says Canada denied her application to visit mother and sister
For Wafa Mustafa story by Janice Dickson. Pic taken by on International Day of the Disappeared in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin. The photo was taken by Mohammed Abdullah in 2019.
The invasion of Ukraine is Vladimir Putin’s Berlin Wall
Marcus Gee
On climate change, are the Conservatives about to make the same mistakes again?
Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen rises during Question Period, Monday, February 21, 2022 in Ottawa. The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee for parliamentarians. Candice Bergen announced the reversal this afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ottawa goes all in on growth in risky economic gamble
The baptism of fire of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 24: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz poses for pictures after he recorded a televised address to the nation following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with explosions reported in multiple cities and far outside the restive eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke - Pool/Getty Images)
Doug Porter’s first stock was a sweet pick with a bitter finish
*****ONLY USE IF NEEDED. ITS 2011. ************BMO's Deputy Chief Economist Doug Porter holds a copy of the first edition of the BMO Blue Book in Toronto, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. BMO Financial Group today released the first edition of the BMO Blue Book, a joint publication of BMO Capital Markets Economics and BMO Commercial Banking. The BMO Blue Book features commentary from Mr. Porter along with commercial bankers from across the country. MARKETWIRE PHOTO/BMO Financial Group
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is entirely about what a country and its people are permitted to be
Doug Saunders
With her new novel, When We Lost Our Heads, Heather O’Neill explores ‘femininity as an agent of terror’
Heather O’Neill recounts the lessons she learned from her father in Wisdom in Nonsense.
Feb. 26: ‘If there is one legacy that the protests leave, it should be complete disappointment in the Conservatives.’ How did conservatives come to be so attracted to extremism? Plus other letters to the editor
Canada's Conservative party interim leader Candice Bergen and Conservative Member of Parliament Luc Berthold vote on the implementation of the Emergencies Act in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill after police ended three weeks of an occupation of the capital by protesters seeking to end coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Nadal takes down Medvedev to set up Norrie date in Acapulco final
ACAPULCO, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 25: Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a forehand during a semifinal match between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Rafael Nadal of Spain as part of day 5 of the Telcel ATP Mexican Open 2022 at Arena GNP Seguros on February 25, 2022 in Acapulco, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Russia-Ukraine updates: Here’s what happened on Feb. 26
Paramedics take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Unfazed by 3-0 deficit, Gabriel Landeskog, Avalanche dump Jets 6-3
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz makes a glove-save in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The journalists to follow on Twitter to get the latest news and facts from Ukraine
This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press-service on January 28, 2022 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a news conference with foreign media in Kyiv. - Zelensky called on the West to avoid creating "panic" in the face of a Russian troop buildup on his country's borders. (Photo by UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINE PRESIDENCY " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by STR/UKRAINE PRESIDENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
Your daily horoscope: February 26
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Major League Soccer embarks on 27th season as Qatar looms
San Jose Earthquakes forward Cade Cowell (44) controls the ball during the second half of the the MLS All-Star soccer match against the Liga MX All-Stars Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
It’s a new season, and it’s a new TFC
Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne, front, controls the ball during the Europa League soccer match between Napoli and Barcelona at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, in Naples, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
Maple Leafs visit Red Wings in search of momentum
Minnesota Wild centre Nico Sturm (7) crashes into Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Petr Mrazek (35) as Maple Leafs defenceman Timothy Liljegren (37) defends during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, February 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies
FILE - Drivers take the start during the Russian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia, on Sept. 26, 2021. Russia has been stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA with St. Petersburg replaced by Paris and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi as the invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Close to two years on as VP of culture and inclusion, Raptors’ Wiggins has just begun
John Wiggins, shown in a handout photo, is the Toronto Raptors’ vice-president of organizational culture and inclusion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-@raptors **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Hong Kong to let some COVID-19-positive children stay home amid separation fears
FILE PHOTO: Children rest at a community vaccination centre, after receiving a dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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