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April 17

Hyo Joo Kim wins LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship
EWA BEACH, HAWAII - APRIL 16: Hyo Joo Kim of of The Republic of Korea imitates a "selfie" on the 18th green after winning the LOTTE Championship at Hoakalei Country Club on April 16, 2022 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Jordan Spieth wins RBC Heritage, beating Patrick Cantlay in playoff
China posts better-than-expected growth for Q1, but cost of COVID-19 lockdowns starting to show
A community volunteer wearing personal protective equipment disinfects an area before conducting a test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in a compound during a Covid-19 lockdown in Pudong district in Shanghai on April 17, 2022. (Photo by LIU JIN / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Maple Leafs power past Islanders with 50th win of season
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Pierre Engvall (47) celebrates his goal with teammate Alexander Kerfoot (15) during second period NHL hockey action against the New York Islanders, in Toronto, Sunday, April 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Davidovich Fokina to defend Monte Carlo crown
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - APRIL 17: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates his victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in the final during day eight of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on April 17, 2022 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
U.S. rocked by three mass shootings during Easter weekend; two dead
FILE - Members of law enforcement gather outside Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, April 16, 2022. Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday, April 17, 2022 that left at least nine people injured. It was the second mass shooting in the state in as many days. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Shanghai quarantine includes 24-hour lights, no hot showers
In this image taken from video provided by Beibei, who asked to be identified only by her given name, residents take a rest at the National Exhibition and Convention Center which converted to a quarantine facility set up for people who tested positive but have few or no symptoms on April 15, 2022, in Shanghai. (Beibei via AP)
Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU membership, Zelensky’s office says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seen on a screen as he participates remotely in a global event titled 'Stand Up For Ukraine' along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish President Andrzej Duda, at the Palace on the Isle in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
B.C. to require health professionals to disclose vaccination status to regulating bodies
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry looks on as Health Minister Adrian Dix talks about the lifting of the mask mandate on Friday and the vaccination passport in the coming weeks during a COVID-19 update in the press theatre at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
RCMP to receive $5.1-million to aid community responses to unmarked burial sites at former residential schools
FILE -- Ground-penetrating radar is used to search for human remains on some of the 500 acres of land associated with the Mohawk Institute, a former residential school, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 9, 2021. Pope Francis on March 28, 2022, held his first Vatican meeting with Indigenous groups from Canada who are seeking his apology over the church’s involvement in a system of boarding schools that abused Indigenous children for over 100 years. (Tara Walton/The New York Times)
Canada’s stretched health care systems wait for another year of federal-provincial runaround
Campbell Clark
Stained glass window in little-known Ottawa church is a masterpiece hidden in plain sight
Reverend David Clunie of St. Bartholomew Anglican Church pose of portrait in front of the stained glass window April 13, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Five injured in drive-by shooting outside Toronto mosque
A logo at the Toronto Police Services headquarters, in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The Toronto Police Service has identified the woman whose dismembered body was found in a plastic bag in the city's Leslieville neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
LGBTQ landmarks in Edmonton get the spotlight in interactive history project
Michael Phair holds the map for the Edmonton Queer History Project’s walking tour at the park named for him in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The self-guided Edmonton walking tour will identify significant LGBTQ landmarks to capture the lived experience in the city. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. leads attack as Blue Jays edge Athletics 4-3
Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (13) scores on a ground ball by Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman (26) as Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt misses the ball during the fifth inning of MLB baseball action against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto on Sunday, April 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
World scrambles to prevent famine as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on
A man carries bread as people queue outside a bakery in Sidon, southern Lebanon April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
UBC scientist aboard Russian research ship navigated uncertainty amid Ukraine invasion
Dr. Evgeny Pakhomov is getting prepared for the nets deployment aboard a vessel off the Pacific coast, surveying salmon as the chief scientist for the Pan-Pacific Winter High Seas Expedition. photo credit: Aleksey Somov
Beyond just carbon pricing, the federal budget will help accelerate Canada’s energy transition
Grant Bishop is the Calgary-based founder of KnightFork, which builds data-driven tools for carbon pricing and the energy transition.
MAID advocate savoured life ‘until her last breath’
Nicole Gladu, who is incurably ill, is seen in her lawyers office Wednesday, June 14, 2017 in Montreal. Gladu and Jean Truchon filed an action in Quebec Superior Court on Tuesday, arguing the eligibility requirements for physician-assisted death are too restrictive and violate their rights to the procedure.
Canadian energy CEOs see big jump in compensation
Petrochemical storage tanks are seen at the Enbridge Edmonton Terminal, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Saturday night was the wrong way for the Raptors to lose. If they lose again, they risk a world of hurt they don’t want to contemplate
Cathal Kelly
Quebec reports increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19, with two more deaths
A paramedic loads his stretcher back into the ambulance after bringing a patient to the emergency room at a hospital in Montreal, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have topped 2100 patients in Quebec.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Honk, hiss, flap - run! Every spring Canada Geese chase me away
The bodies, like the bad memories, keep coming at the Chernihiv regional morgue in Ukraine
Yuriy Fenenko, deputy director of the Chernihiv regional morgue Chernihiv. Ukraine 16 Apr 2022 Anton Skyba The Globe and Mail
Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez leaving TV booth after cancer diagnosis
In this Oct. 23, 2015, file photo, television announcer Buck Martinez watches before Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays in Kansas City, Mo. Long-time Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is stepping away from the broadcast booth after being diagnosed with cancer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Fantastic Beasts losing the magic at the box office with $43-million opening, a franchise low
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Jessica Williams, Callum Turner, Jude Law, Fionna Glascott, Dan Fogler and Eddie Redmayne in a scene from "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
China Eastern Airlines resumes Boeing 737-800 flights after March crash
FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers walk at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed, in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
Quebec police watchdog investigating after police chase on highway ends in two deaths
A Quebec City police car is seen in Quebec City, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Dylan Van Baarle wins Paris-Roubaix classic for first time
INEOS Grenadiers' Dutch rider Dylan Van Baarle celebrates as he corsses the finish line to win the 119th edition of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, between Compiegne and Roubaix, northern France, on April 17, 2022. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta harm reduction advocate, drug user challenges government focus on abstinence
Harm reduction advocate and active drug user Ophelia Cara is shown in Calgary, Thursday, March 17, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pet industry embraces opportunities as owners return to work
Dog walker Will Brown from Tails of Two Cities Pet Care walks alongside 'Sir Henry' a six month old Maltipoo (a cross between a maltese and a poodle) puppy alongside his own dog 'Ripley' a three year old bull-dane (cross between a great dane and bulldog) , in Toronto, on Tuesday April 19, 2016. Brown specializes in on leash walks for dogs they don't do well in large group settings Photo: Chris Young for The Globe and Mail.
Port Perry home with lake view reels in 18 offers
Done Deal, 15 Castle Harbour Dr., Port Perry, Ont.
University of Calgary students convert ATVs to solar power to help Indigenous communities
An all-terrain vehicle drives near the old Hudson Bay buildings in Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 11, 2021.
French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen
FILE PHOTO: Marine Le Pen, French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, speaks during a campaign meeting in Avignon, France, April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
William and Kate lead royals at Easter service; Queen absent
WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2022 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Jeff Gilbert-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Libya oil company says field closed amid political impasse
FILE PHOTO: A view shows Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Company in Ras Lanuf, Libya August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/File Photo
Ottawa’s ultimatum to Quebec on caribou is a warning to other provinces, say experts
A caribou moves through the Algar region of northeastern Alberta in a September 2017 handout photo. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s ultimatum to the Quebec government on caribou protection is a sign Ottawa is losing patience with provinces that aren’t upholding their responsibility to protect wildlife, experts say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia, Cole Burton, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Shooting at Pittsburgh party kills two, nine wounded
Police gather evidence after a shooting in the North Side of Pittsburgh early Sunday, April 17, 2022. Pittsburgh police said in a release that the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. at a short-term rental property with more than 200 people inside. (Shane Dunlap/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
Land & Sea fails the acid test, leaving customers to chew the underseasoned fat
Ora king salmon soba at Land & Sea Restaurant, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability
This undated photo provided Sunday, April 17, 2022, by the North Korean government shows a firing of a weapon an undisclosed location in North Korea. It said Sunday the country has successfully test-launched a newly developed tactical guided weapon. The official Korean Central News Agency said leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Cyberbreach at Rideau Hall was ‘sophisticated’ intrusion, internal documents reveal
Spring flowers bloom as the Canada flag flies at half mast at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa on Friday, April 9, 2021, following the death of Prince Philip. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Myanmar’s military chief pardons prisoners to mark holiday
Prison officials stand guard as they prepare for the release of prisoners outside of the Insein Prison in Yangon on April 17, 2022. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Pakistan warns neighbor Afghanistan not to shelter militants
Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against Pakistani airstrikes in Khost Province, in Khost on April 16, 2022. - At least five children and a woman were killed in an eastern Afghan province when Pakistani military forces fired rockets along the border in a pre-dawn assault Saturday, an official and a resident said. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
China sending up next space station crew in June as latest crew returns to earth
FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, China on Oct. 16, 2021, shows three Chinese astronauts, from left, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping waving after entering the space station core module Tianhe. Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday, April 16, 2022, after six months aboard China's newest space station in the longest crewed mission to date for its ambitious space program. (Tian Dingyu/Xinhua via AP, File)
Anglican church leader says U.K.’s Rwanda migrants plan goes against God
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leads the Easter Sung Eucharist at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England, Sunday April 17, 2022. The leader of the Anglican church strongly criticized the British government’s plan to put some asylum-seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda, saying “sub-contracting out our responsibilities” to refugees cannot stand up to God’s scrutiny. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Palestinians shoot fireworks at Israeli police in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, April 17, 2022. Israeli police clashed with Palestinians outside Al-Aqsa Mosque after police cleared Palestinians from the sprawling compound to facilitate the routine visit of Jews to the holy site and accused Palestinians of stockpiling stones in anticipation of violence. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Invasive earthworms pose risk to Albertan forest’s bug population, feeding Canada’s biodiversity crisis
Dr. Malte Jochum, first author of the study, digging for invasive earthworms in the forest above Barrier Lake, Kananaskis Valley, Alberta
Flames secure playoff berth with a little help from Oilers, then thump Coyotes 9-1
Apr 16, 2022; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) controls the puck against the Arizona Coyotes during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Ukrainian soldiers hold out in Mariupol as Russia demands surrender, Pope Francis laments ‘Easter of War’
A local resident looks at a damaged during a heavy fighting apartment building near the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant, the second largest metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, April 16, 2022. Mariupol, a strategic port on the Sea of Azov, has been besieged by Russian troops and forces from self-proclaimed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine for more than six weeks. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
Canada’s Charter turned 40 on Sunday – and it’s still as radical and enigmatic as it was in 1982
To be successful, every business team must mimic a winning sports team
Mid adult female advocate gestures while meeting with her client's loan officer.
What is one-pedal driving and do I need it if I get an EV?
Touchscreen in the Polestar 2 that changes the settings for the regenerative braking. When set to Standard or Low, the car slows when you lift your foot off the accelerator pedal.
April 17: ‘Government and school boards want to make decisions on behalf of students without any of their input. Students aren’t idiots.’ Mask mandates in school, plus other letters to the editor
Classrooms have been prepared for the return of students next week at John MacNeil Elementary School in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Masks will stay on in Nova Scotia schools until at least the May long weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Your lookahead horoscope: April 17
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