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Shanghai to start gradually reopening malls, other businesses
A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) pulls a cart with boxes on a street during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on May 13, 2022. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE president
A handout image provided by the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs shows Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L), brother to the Emir of Qatar, offering his condolences to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi. - The UAE's long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was on May 14 unanimously elected as president by the Federal Supreme Council, becoming the ruler of the oil-rich country founded by his father in 1971. (Photo by Rashed AL-MANSOORI / Ministry of Presidential Affairs - Abu Dhabi / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UAE'S MINISTRY OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by RASHED AL-MANSOORI/Ministry of Presidential Affairs/AFP via Getty Images)
Maple Leafs’ fall to Tampa Bay Lightning wasn’t as painful as seasons past. This time, they lost to a better team
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IMF lifts weighting of dollar, Chinese yuan in SDR basket
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 26, 2022, shows the seal for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. - The IMF's Executive Board on April 29, 2022, approved a two-year, $9.8 billion credit line for Colombia that the South American country can use to help its economy weather shocks from abroad. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Okinawa, Japan, marks half century since U.S. handover as regional tensions grow
FILE - An elderly woman prays in front of the Cornerstone of Peace monument walls on which the names of all those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman on Okinawa island, southern Japan, on June 23, 2015. Okinawa on Sunday, May 15, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern Japanese island. (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News via AP, File)
Maple Leafs eliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning in first round of playoff series
Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Nicholas Paul (20) falls into Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell (36) as Maple Leafs centre Colin Blackwell (11) defends during third period NHL first-round playoff series action in Toronto on Saturday, May 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Israel police to investigate officers’ conduct at funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Israeli police confront with mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022. Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American reporter who covered the Mideast conflict for more than 25 years, was shot dead Wednesday during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)
Croupiers strike at Montreal Casino amid negotiations deadlock
Croupiers protest outside the Casino in Montreal, Saturday, May 14, 2022. The dealers went on a surprise four-hour strike late Saturday afternoon to show support for their bargaining committee. At the stroke of 4 p.m., croupiers stopped working and walked in front of the casino to denounce the deadlock in negotiations on their next collective agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Blue Jays snap skid with 5-1 win over Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays' Danny Jansen, center, celebrates with Bradley Zimmer, left, after Jansen hit a three-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Thompson during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 14, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Catching for the Rays is Mike Zunino. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Max Domi powers Hurricanes to Game 7 win over Bruins
May 14, 2022; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (25) is chased by Carolina Hurricanes center Max Domi (13) during the third period in game seven of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Australia’s Minjee Lee maintains lead at Cognizant Founders Cup
Minjee Lee reacts after finishing on the 18th hole during the third round of the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament, Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz owns one-shot lead at Byron Nelson
May 14, 2022; McKinney, Texas, USA; Sebastian Munoz reacts at the 18th green during the third round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Britney Spears announces miscarriage of her ‘miracle baby’
FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019. Spears and her partner Asghari announced in a joint post on Instagram, Saturday, May 14, 2022, that they had lost their baby during pregnancy. The announcement came a little over a month after the couple revealed they were expecting a child. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
As thousands across U.S. march to defend abortion rights, activists call for a ‘summer of rage’
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Abortion-rights demonstrators yell as they walk down Constitution Avenue during the Bans Off Our Bodies march on May 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Abortion rights supporters are holding rallies around the country urging lawmakers to affirm abortion rights into law after a leaked draft from the U.S. Supreme Court exposed a potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Somalia’s new president to be elected by parliament behind barricades
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2011 A Somali girl carries a pot filled with a hot meal over her head as she others wait in line to receive their food ration at a distribution point in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. - Somalia, which is due to elect a new president on May 15, 2022, is a fragile Horn of Africa nation that has been battling an Islamist insurgency for over a decade and now faces a fresh threat of famine as a severe drought takes hold. (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision Song Contest amid war
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine pose after winning the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Large convoy from Mariupol reaches safety, refugees talk of ‘devastating’ escape
Ukrainian refugees from Mariupol region walk as they arrive at a registration and humanitarian aid centre for internally displaced people, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Quebec Conservative leader calls for debate in English — even without François Legault
Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to the Opposition during question period, at the Legislature in Quebec City, Thursday, May 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Ontario Liberals, NDP pledge to bolster investments in arts and culture
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca makes a campaign announcement at Strides in Toronto, Thursday, May 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Lebanon holds first vote since Beirut port blast, financial collapse
An electoral billboard is erected atop a building in Lebanon's capital Beirut, on May 14, 2022, on the eve of parliamentary elections. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
Mitch McConnell, GOP senators meet Zelensky in unannounced Kyiv visit
FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters ahead of a procedural vote on Wednesday to essentially codify Roe v. Wade, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, May 14, delivering the latest show of American support for the country in its war with Russia. A video posted on Zelenskyy’s Telegram account showed McConnell, R-Ky., and Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas greeting him in the capital. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Ontario NDP increase ODSP campaign pledge, promise to double current rate in second year
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath makes an announcement, in Bowmanville, Ont., Saturday, May 7, 2022. Ontario's New Democrats say they'll implement property tax deferrals for seniors if elected next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Liverpool beats Chelsea to win FA Cup, keeps quad bid alive
Soccer Football - FA Cup - Final - Chelsea v Liverpool - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 14, 2022 Liverpool's Jordan Henderson lifts the trophy as they celebrate after winning the FA Cup REUTERS/Hannah Mckay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket that left 10 dead was racially motivated hate crime, authorities say
Police officers secure the scene after a shooting at TOPS supermarket in Buffalo, New York, U.S. May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jeffrey T. Barnes
G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
FILE PHOTO: Ears of wheat are seen in a field near the village of Hrebeni in Kyiv region, Ukraine July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Demonstrators in Montreal protest Quebec’s Bill 96
People take part in a demonstration against Bill 96 in Montreal, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Demonstrators gathered in downtown Montreal to protest Quebec's contentious language bill Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
In Photos: "Bans Off Our Bodies" protests for abortion access in the U.S.
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Abortion rights activists participate in a "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally on May 14 in Washington, DC.
National gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief
A man pumps gas in Montreal, Friday, March 4, 2022. National gas prices accelerated into staggering highs this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Hundreds ordered to leave homes in Kenora, Ont., as floodwaters continue to rise
Shootings near Milwaukee Bucks playoff game prompt curfew
This photo taken from video provided by WISN 12 News shows police responding to the scene of a shooting at Water Street and Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee, Friday, May 13, 2022. Twenty people were injured in two shootings in downtown Milwaukee near an entertainment district where thousands of people were watching the Bucks play the Celtics in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals, authorities said. There was no immediate indication whether the two shootings were related or involved fans who were watching the game. (WISN 12 News via AP)
Aurora house snubbed in lockdown gets three bids in seller’s market
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Google warns Canada’s online news bill could make it subsidize non-authoritative or biased news outlets
This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. Google is warning that the government's online news bill could force it to subsidize non-authoritative or biased news sources, such as the Russian state-sponsored news agency Sputnik.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Organizations driving mental-health initiatives for Ukrainian newcomers, families
Alexandra Froese, a registered psychologist in Saskatchewan, is shown in this undated handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Mars Wrigley Canada says thin metal strands possibly embedded in candy or loose in bag
Introducing the new-model Doug Ford
Marcus Gee
Western Canada: A heartbreaking discovery in an empty Vancouver mansion exposes the city’s stark inequality
A Downtown Eastside mural of Chelsea Poorman painted by graffiti artist James Hardy (who paints under the name Smokey Devil or Smokey D) was updated recently after the Indigenous woman was found in the backyard of an unoccupied Vancouver mansion two years after she was reported missing. Photographed on May 12, 2022. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
Jamie Gentry is ‘modernizing’ the moccasin
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UAE de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed named new president
Emirati consul Khaled al-Marshoodi checks a local tv station at the UAE Embassy in Kuwait City on May 14, 2022, following the death of UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. - Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died on May 13, aged 73 after a years-long battle with illness, triggering a period of mourning and a handover of power in the oil-rich Gulf state. The UAE's long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as president, official media said, a day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Russians withdraw from city of Kharkiv, says Ukraine, as forces batter the country’s east
A part of an apartment is seen at the side of damaged during a heavy fighting buildings in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo)
Kim Jong Un says COVID-19 has pushed North Korea into ‘great turmoil’, 21 new deaths reported
People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 14, 2022. North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths and 174,440 more people with fever symptoms as the country scrambles to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Two more cases of monkeypox infection reported in England
Shoppers wearing protective masks walk on Oxford Street, as rules on wearing face coverings in some settings in England are relaxed, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
After two years of lockdowns and layoffs, teenagers return to summer jobs
Nineteen year old Molly Vegh-Gross is photographed on May 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Vegh-Gross got a job with Jays Care Foundation at the Rogers Centre, through Vegh-Gross’ school co-op placement program.
Ontario’s election could decide the future of online education in the province
Six-year-old Peyton Denette works on her speech and language skills from her home in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, March 30, 2020. As children in elementary schools prepare for online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and parents say it'll be an imperfect process as they figure out how to work with each family's needs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
South Africa facing new surge of COVID-19 cases driven by two Omicron sub-variants
A health care worker attends to patients at a COVID-19 testing centre in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants. Professor Marta Nunes, a researcher at Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytics at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto said that for about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new cases and somewhat higher hospitalizations, but not increases in severe cases and deaths. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
Palestinians welcome foreign support in inquiry into Al Jazeera reporter’s death
Family and friends carry the coffin of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, during her funeral in a church in Jerusalem, May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Alabama law that made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming medication to transgender minors blocked by judge
FILE - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks during a news conference June 3, 2021, in Montgomery, Ala. A federal judge on Friday, May 13, blocked part of an Alabama law that makes it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. The state attorney general’s office insists the law is constitutional and says it’s aimed at protecting children. “The science and common sense are on Alabama’s side. We will win this fight to protect our children,” Marshall said recently.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)
Quebec becomes last province to lift COVID-19 masking health order
Karam Gebran prepares a sandwich at his Cafe, Les Moulins La Fayette, in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Quebec's indoor mask mandate ceased Saturday as of 12:01 a.m., putting an end to a pandemic health measure that came into effect in July 2020 and that was one of the last remaining public health measures in place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
How does the Bank of Canada work?
FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem conducts an end of year fireside chat with the Business Council of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
Rachel Notley is the happiest opposition leader on the planet
Gary Mason
Personal support workers are critical to caring for Canada’s aging population. Governments need to treat their jobs as essential
No. 9
Seniors need community care that caters to their whole selves, not just their bodies
No. 8
It’s time for therapy to be included in Canada’s universal health care system
No. 3
Nearly 15 per cent of Canadians don’t have a family doctor, but the solution isn’t hiring more
No.1
Retirement means writing poetry and filmmaking for this former oil industry exec
Ross Belot, who retired early in 2014 from his job with a Canadian oil company, is photographed with his notebook that is filled with writing scraps and thoughts, on May 2, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Belot began writing eco-poetry in 2015 and has written two books of poetry, and was also a finalist in a CBC poetry award.
How to fix 10 common problems with Canada’s health care system right now
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Jason Kenney may survive leadership review, but UCP caucus meeting could be the bigger test
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney attends the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Canada’s specialist referral system needs to be boosted into the 21st century
No. 6
Taking the pain out of one of the biggest challenges for patients – getting a diagnosis
No. 7
The pandemic revealed brutal realities about long-term care. Canada has a moral obligation to fix the system
No. 10
Months-long surgery wait times are the norm in Canada. Dedicated community surgery centres will reduce the backlog
No.2
Transitional-care facilities will stop Canada’s ERs from resorting to ‘hallway medicine’
No. 5
Four ways to make the universal pharmacare dream a reality
No. 4
The 2022 Juno Awards are under way. What to know about performers, nominees and host Simu Liu
Arcade Fire performs at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, Sunday, March, 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
From Khartoum to Kingston: A journey to becoming Black
In Kharkiv, Ukrainians ‘will need to relearn how to live’ in wake of Russian retreat
A person walks on "Studentska" subway station. Kharkiv, Ukraine. 13 May 2022 Anton Skyba for The Globe and Mail
What’s wrong with the Conservative leadership race? It’s nasty, brutish and much too short
Candidates, left to right, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber, Jean Charest, Scott Aitchison, Patrick Brown, and Pierre Poilievre pose on stage following the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., Wednesday, May 11, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Cooling real estate market gives some leverage back to homebuyers
A for sale sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Brokers say prospective buyers who have grown tired of going up against dozens of competitors to snag a home are starting to get some relief from the frenzy seen earlier this year in many markets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
May 14: ‘A pox on Pierre Poilievre and his selfish ambitions.’ The Conservative leadership race, plus other letters to the editor
Pierre Poilievre holds his "intervention paddle" at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., Wednesday, May 11, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Stars force Game 7 against Calgary with 4-2 win
May 13, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) stops a shot by Calgary Flames center Trevor Lewis (22) during the first period in game six of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Your daily horoscope: May 14
Capricorn
Simu Liu’s memoir details the rocky upbringing that led him to Marvel superhero fame
Actor Simu Liu is photographed on the set of Kim's Convenience in Toronto on July 24, 2019. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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