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CFL players vote to turn down new collective bargaining agreement with league
B.C. Lions offensive linemen line up to run a play during the CFL football team's training camp in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, May 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Lightning sweep Panthers with two late goals
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) team up to stop a shot by Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
California parents could soon sue for social media addiction
Assemblyman Jordon Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, right, smiles after his bill to hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products was approved by the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, May 23, 2022. If approved by the Senate and signed by the governor, the bill would let parents sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation. At left is Assemblyman Chad Mayes, I-Yucca Valley. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Canada falls 3-2 to Denmark in men’s world hockey championship
Denmark's players celebrate beside Canada's Damon Severson, right, after winning the group A Hockey World Championship match between Canada and Denmark in Helsinki, Finland, Monday May 23 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
U.S. still ‘a ways away’ from sending troops back into Ukraine, chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff says
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley speaks with reporters after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
History repeating as Oilers and Flames hurtle toward Game 4
May 22, 2022; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN;Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) carries the puck around Calgary Flames defensemen Erik Gudbranson (44) during the third period in game three of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Rise in eating disorder hospitalizations among young women linked to social media and pandemic isolation, experts say
Rylee McKinlay suffered from an eating disorder, she is now a peer support worker and advocate for those suffering.
Death toll rises to 10 after destructive storm sweeps Ontario
George Moffatt stands among wreckage at his friend’s farm after a major storm destroyed a barn, in the community of Cheney in Ottawa, Ont., on Monday, May 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Andrea Horwath wants to ‘fix what’s broken’ in Ontario. Is that enough to win the NDP more seats?
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath waves to supporters as she arrives for the Ontario election leaders’ debate in Toronto on Monday, May 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Spirit Airlines says shareholders unlikely to vote against Frontier deal
FILE PHOTO: A logo of low cost carrier Spirit Airlines is pictured on an Airbus plane in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
As tourists return, locals consider the future of Vancouver’s Granville Island
A couple kisses while others enjoy the sunshine on the pier at Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C. on May 8, 2022
Journalist Connie Walker’s search for the truth about residential school in Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s is a deeply personal journey as well
Connie Walker, a Cree journalist from Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, is seen in an undated handout photo. Walker will launch a new season of her podcast, "Stolen: Surviving St. Michaels", on May 17. The Spotify-Gimlet's series traces her estranged and late father's painful experience at one of Canada's residential schools, and how it would come to impact his life and his relationship with her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Connie Walker, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz sees coming period of stagflation
Stephen Poloz, Bank of Canada governor from 2013 to 2020, posed for a photo Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. Photos by Ashley Fraser/Globe and Mail
Ottawa must fix trade loopholes that hurt independent businesses
The West Block of Parliament Hill is pictured through the window of the Sir John A Macdonald building in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Opposition MPs have voted to re-establish a special committee on Canada-China relations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says
Brenda Murphy, lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick speaks in Edmundston, N.B. on Saturday, June 13, 2020. The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Canada needs a more strategic approach to build out the net-zero economy
A flare stack lights the sky from an oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board is setting interim targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions tied to its multi-billion dollar portfolio. Canada's largest single-profession pension plan says it aims to slash the carbon intensity of its investments by 45 per cent by 2025 and by two-thirds by 2030, compared against its 2019 baseline. The targets come after the fund announced earlier this year a commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Big institutional investors have been under mounting pressure in recent years to invest in clean energy and sell off financial assets that contribute to climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Understanding the stock market through the laws of nature
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Stocks are opening moderately lower in early trading on Wall Street, finding some stability a day after their biggest drop in nearly two years. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Numerous injuries after chaos breaks out at Toronto’s Woodbine beach, say police
People practise physical distancing at Woodbine Beach in Toronto on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Health and government officials have repeatedly asked people to stay at home and to practice physical distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus also known as COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Colombia to train Ukrainian military on landmine removal
*** BESTPIX *** A member of a bomb disposal squad looks at smoke in a mine field near Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, on April 14, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. - Russia called off its northern offensive to take Kyiv at the end of March, and since then Ukrainian citizens and soldiers have returned to the land they occupied. In recent weeks AFP has seen countless unexploded munitions lying in the streets of towns and villages north-east and north-west of the capital, abandoned or mislaid in the hasty withdrawal. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial
KYIV, UKRAINE – MAY 23: Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin of the Russian army appears at a sentencing hearing on May 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sergeant Shishimarin pleaded guilty last week to killing a civilian, Oleksandr Shelipov, in a village in the Sumy region on Feb. 28, days after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
When is the best time to buy an annuity? Certainly not now - but it could be sooner than you think
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Governor-General’s eulogy marks end of traditional year of grieving for lost Indigenous children
Canada's Governor General Mary Simon is embraced at a memorial event marking the first anniversary of the discovery of unmarked Indigenous child graves at the Tk'emlups Pow Wow Arbour in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Mom has a different colour for every mood
Sole survivor of 2009 plane crash in Indian Ocean testifies in Paris court
FILE - Franco-Comoran Bahia Bakari stands in a courthouse in Paris, France, on May 9, 2022. Bahia Bakari, the lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean, took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom to recount the deadly accident, and broke down in tears recalling the loss of her mother, among the 152 people killed. Yemen's main airline is charged with manslaughter. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
New photos of Boris Johnson drinking at gathering during lockdown reignite ‘Partygate’ row
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with President of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou at 10 Downing Street, London, Monday May 23, 2022. (Henry Nicholls/Pool via AP)
In OG Punk, photographer Dina Goldstein documents the untamable spirit of middle-aged Vancouver punks
Myles Peterson 1/10, 2021 Pigment on archival premium semi matte paper 47 1/2 x 35 in Courtesy of Abbozzo Gallery
Military members in B.C. urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
Real estate agent Luca Andolfatto poses for a portrait in Kingston, Ont., Saturday, May 21, 2022. Andolfatto has seen the stress many Canadian troops, their families and even their realtors are feeling over housing affordability. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
WHO says no evidence monkeypox virus has mutated
FILE PHOTO: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), looks on during a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Bombardier launches latest ultra-long range business jet Global 8000
Eric Martel, CEO of private jet maker Bombardier, attends the launch of the Global 8000 aircraft during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Wall Street ends higher following seven straight weeks of losses
FILE - Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange, May 18, 2022 in New York. Major indexes are opening broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, May 23, 2022 following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in March 2020. The S&P 500 is up 0.9% in the early going. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, file)
NHL asks St. Louis police to boost security as Nazem Kadri reportedly threatened
FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri plays against the Nashville Predators during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Monday, May 9, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The NHL and St. Louis police are investigating threats the Colorado Avalanche say were made toward forward Nazem Kadri. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press by email Monday May 23, that the league and police looking into the situation. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FIle)
Angelina Ciccia met her soulmate at age 7, then followed him to Canada at 18
Angelina Ciccia; lives lived
The Shaw Festival’s Gaslight rewrite is a gas - too bad copyright extension is going to spoil the fun
Julie Lumsden as Bella in Gaslight (Shaw Festival, 2022). Photo by David Cooper.
Monkeypox likely spread by sex at two raves in Europe: expert
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. A leading doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
Two killed, 120 injured after gas cylinder explodes in Abu Dhabi
In this photo released by the Abu Dhabi Police, debris covers the street after an explosion in the Khalidiya district of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 23, 2022. A gas cylinder explosion in the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed at least two people and injured over a hundred others Monday, police said. (Abu Dhabi Police via AP)
The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a deliciously eccentric comedy to relish
(L-R): Bob Belcher (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin), Linda Belcher (voiced by John Roberts), Louise Belcher (voiced by Kristen Schaal), Gene Belcher (voiced by Eugene Mirman), and Tina Belcher (voiced by Dan Mintz) in 20th Century Studios' THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Ukraine war, inflation ‘darken’ economic outlook as leaders meet in Davos
German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck attends a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, May 23, 2022. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from May 22 until May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
This Dutch town hid Jews during the Holocaust. Eight decades later, it’s welcoming fleeing Ukrainian refugees
Three doses of COVID-19 vaccine elicit good response in children under five: Pfizer-BioNTech
Dr. Mayank Amin puts a band-aid on 10-year-old Ernest "EJ" Jones after administering a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Starbucks to leave Russian market after nearly 15 years
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a closed Starbucks cafe in central Moscow, Russia March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Hundreds evacuated in eastern South Africa amid heavy rains, flooding, mudslides
Waterlogged basketball courts are pictured after heavy rains in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Rogan Ward TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Oil settles nearly flat; recession worry vies with higher demand outlook
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile buffer is created around the park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Russian diplomat resigns from UN office in Geneva over Ukraine war
FILE - The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of an UN building in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. Boris Bondarev, 41, confirmed his resignation in a letter delivered Monday morning at the Russian diplomatic mission after a diplomatic official passed on his English-language statement to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu opens French Open with three-set victory
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 23: Bianca Andreescu of Canada plays a backhand against Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium during the Women's Singles First Round match on Day 2 of The 2022 French Open at Roland Garros on May 23, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Barbora Krejcikova, defending champion at Roland Garros, loses in first round
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic plays a shot against France's Diane Parry during their first round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Condo in Toronto’s Entertainment District overcomes quirky shared bathroom to sell for $900,000
Done Dealk, 295 Adelaide St., No. 3402, Toronto
Four teens in small South Carolina city shot dead within hours
Five dead, at least 80 trapped after building collapses in Iran: state TV
Iranians gather at the site where a ten-storey building collapsed in the southwestern city of Abadan on May 23, 2022. - At least four people died and about 80 were trapped under rubble when an unfinished building collapsed in southwestern Iran, officials said. (Photo by TASNIM NEWS / AFP) (Photo by -/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images)
Four EU countries want frozen Russian assets to cover cost of rebuilding Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: A view shows heavily damaged residential buildings located near Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 22, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov/File Photo
Blackouts could drive a return to home solar
FILE—Solar panels sit on rooftops at a housing development in Folsom, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. A plan released by the California Air Resources Board on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, says the state will need to dramatically increase its solar power to meet ambitious climate change goals. The plan says the state should reduce its reliance on petroleum by 91% by 2045. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
What leaders can learn from megastar The Weeknd
Toronto musician The Weeknd
Migrants in Mexico left in limbo at border after U.S. judge orders Biden administration to continue expulsions
Jennifer Turcios, 27, and her son, Jordy, 5 in in Ciudad Juarez where they are stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border. Adrian Morrow/The Globe and Mail
U.S. would use force to defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion, Biden says
People cross a street in Keelung, Taiwan, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Montreal musician Patrick Watson’s unlikely TikTok second life
photo by Nicola DOrta Goodwins-Court-London-11.jpg Montreal musician Patrick Watson’s unlikely TikTok second life
Sheertex CEO Katherine Homuth’s quest to create unrippable tights has hit some snags
Katherine Houmuth's unrippable pantyhose are a hit, but they might be too pricey for average consumers. How cheap do they have to get before they take over the mass market?
How Ontario’s housing market has changed under Doug Ford’s government
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a photo opportunity on a construction site in Brampton, as he starts his re-election campaign, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
How Elon Musk is adding fuel to a growing backlash against ESG
Jeffrey Jones
Cash in the bank: Cutting through the noise on digital currencies
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem participates in a media availability at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Delays to Ottawa’s pledge to lower credit card transaction fees has small businesses worried
Juliann Barry, owner of Reveiller Afriq, poses for a photograph with the Square credit card terminal, at her store in Brampton, Ont., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Conservative leadership contenders must quash the WHO conspiracy theory creeping its way into the mainstream
Campbell Clark
As cities’ recognition of sprawl’s unsustainability grows, Ontario’s political parties pressed to offer solutions
A housing development next to the Fourteen Mile Creek Lands upstream from Brenda Morrison's home in Oakville, Ont., is photographed on Sun., May 2, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Monthly payment for new mortgage on a typical home is up nearly $800 from October, one analysis shows
A For Sale sign sits outside a Toronto home.
Canada’s most courageous military heroes deserve our highest recognition
Federal budget bill’s luxury tax will hurt manufacturing and cost jobs, aerospace, boating sectors warn Liberals
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during debate on the Budget Implementation Act in the House of Commons, Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
With no clear path to Canada, Afghan lawyers seeking refuge say they’re forced to live in secrecy
Saeeq Shajjan, an Afghan refugee who made it to Canada and whose law firm worked for the Canadian embassy in Kabul for almost 9 years. poses for a photograph at home in Toronto, on Tuesday, December 14. 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
It’s 3 a.m. Do you know where your car is?
Cars Parked On Street In European City In Sunny Summer Day.
Change up your fitness routine. It can revive that faded passion – and lead to dramatic results
Little Girl Practicing gymnastics with her coach. She is her mother and coach. Mother preparing her daughter for new championship. Girl exercising on balance beam. Exercise in a school gym.
If we want to help women succeed and help society prosper, stop criticizing women and start questioning men
Shot of a group of businesswomen using a laptop during a meeting at work
A battle for information: The future of local auto shops amid a shift to EVs
Accountable Automotive owners Jordan and Amy Van de Kemp in the garage of their independent auto repair and maintenance business in Stratford, Ont. on May 06, 2022.
May 23: ‘Will Alberta conservatives favour a return to self-reliance, or will they hike taxes and prop up wrongheaded initiatives?’ After Jason Kenney, plus other letters to the editor
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, says he will stay in the top job to maintain continuity and stability in government until a new United Conservative party leader is chosen, in Calgary, Alta., Friday, May 20, 2022. Kenney says he will not be running in the race to pick a new leader of his United Conservative party. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Andrew Wiggins, Warriors dunk Mavericks 109-100 for 3-0 series lead
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins (22) dunks the ball over Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Canadian tennis aces Leylah Fernandez, Felix Auger-Aliassime advance at French Open
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 22: Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a backhand against Kristina Mladenovic of France in their womens singles first round match during the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros on May 22, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Biden hails Japanese PM Kishida as ‘good friend’, says U.S. fully committed to Japan’s defence
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they attend a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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