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FDA says Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5
FILE - Syringes and colorful bandages are prepared as children from local schools prepare to get COVID-19 vaccines in Pittsfield, Mass., on Monday Dec. 13, 2021. A review by federal health officials finds that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination. The review issued Sunday, June 12, 2022, by the Food and Drug Administration is a key step toward a decision on vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, perhaps as soon as June 21. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)
Trump campaign manager, former state officials to headline Jan. 6 panel’s ‘Big Lie’ hearing
FILE — Bill Stepien, the final chairman of former President Donald Trump’s campaign, listens to Trump speak at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., Nov. 3, 2020. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol plans to use the testimony of former President Donald Trump’s own campaign manager against him on Monday, June 13, 2022, as it lays out evidence that Trump knowingly spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him in an attempt to overturn his defeat. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
Turkey has ‘legitimate concerns’ over terrorism, NATO chief says
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shake hands at a press conference during Kultaranta Talks, at the presidential summer residence Kultaranta in Naantali, Finland, Sunday June 12, 2022. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)
Belongings of missing British reporter and companion found in Amazon, police say
Police officers and rescue team members stand on a boat during the search operation for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who went missing while reporting in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon rainforest, near the border with Peru, in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, June 12, 2022.REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Sports organizations must meet new governance standards to receive funding, government says
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge, right, with Olympic athlete Rosie MacLennan and COC CEO David Shoemaker, speaks during a news conference in Montreal, Sunday, June 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Report casts doubt on net-zero emissions pledges by big global companies
FILE PHOTO: A view shows emissions from the chimneys of Yara France plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
‘A Strange Loop’ crowned best new musical at Tony Awards
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Barbara Whitman, Michael R. Jackson, Jaquel Spivey, and the cast and crew accept the award for Best Musical for "A Strange Loop" onstage at the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Pierre Poilievre accused of exaggerating Conservative Party membership numbers
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre scans the room as he stands next to Jean Charest during a debate at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference, Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Britain to defy EU by scrapping Northern Ireland trade rules
A lorry passes an anti 'Northern Ireland Protocol' sign as it is driven away from Larne port, north of Belfast in Northern Ireland, after arriving on a ferry, on May 17, 2022. - The UK government on Tuesday announced its intention to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, arguing the plan was needed to end political paralysis in the territory but risking a trade war with the EU. The government said it would introduce legislation reforming the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol "in the coming weeks" -- unless Brussels caves on its insistence that the pact cannot be rewritten. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Country star Toby Keith discloses stomach cancer diagnosis
FILE - Honoree Toby Keith performs at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis on June 18, 2015, in New York. Keith announced Sunday, June 12, 2022, that he has been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer since last fall. The multi-platinum-selling singer said on Twitter that he underwent surgery and received chemotherapy and radiation in the past six months .(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Asset manager Ninepoint proposes deal to unfreeze investor redemptions for largest private debt fund
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The long wait for shorter wait times on resolving bank complaints is almost over as part of a raft of updates to banking regulations set to come into force.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
It’s time for a culture shift where disability inclusion is concerned
A person crossing University Ave. near Pearl St. in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Nov 8, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Rory McIlroy defends Canadian Open title
Golf Canada president Liz Hoffman, right, and RBC president David I. McKay look on as Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland raises the trophy after winning the final round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Sunday, June 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers, leads Ross Stripling, Blue Jays over Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette hugs Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after they both scored on Guerrero's two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Cannabis business leaders urge government to review excise tax as prices decline
In this Sept. 25, 2018 photo, Devin Melnyk, a long-time marijuana grower and a consultant with Pure Sunfarms, holds trimmed marijuana as it comes out of a high-volume cannabis trimming machine at a massive tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia. On Oct. 17, 2018, Canada will become the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Central Kootenay region in B.C. issues evacuation alert for community of Six Mile
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. The River Forecast Centre has upgraded it ranking of the the East Kootenay region to flood watch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Inside the emergency effort to save Quebec’s tiny chorus frogs
A chorus frog in a terrarium at the Biodome in Montreal, Quebec on April 28, 2022
Canada to invest millions to cut emissions at BHP potash mine, source says
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Manitoba Summer Fair returns after two-year hiatus
ONE TIME USE ONLY, PAY PHOTOGRAPHER FOR EACH USE 08062022 Kate McClure and Daphne Tannas of Hamiota, Manitoba, ride the Ring of Fire midway ride during the opening night of the Manitoba Summer Fair in Brandon on Wednesday. (Tim Smith for The Globe and Mail)
Patriot Front leader among 31 members arrested near Idaho Pride
Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday, June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. (Georji Brown via AP)
Now that bitcoin is dead (again), is it time to buy?
FILE PHOTO: A bitcoin representation is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
How to win workers and restore loyalty in the workplace
Evan Siddall is pictured in Ottawa on September 21, 2017. Former head of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Evan Siddall has been named as the next chief executive for Alberta Investment Management Corp. He will succeed Kevin Uebelein. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon sets sights on 2024 in party convention address
Opposition B.C. Liberal Party Leader Kevin Falcon is sworn in during an oath ceremony and introduction to the house in the Hall of Honour at legislature in Victoria, Monday, May 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The Jan. 6 hearings will have to try harder to be consequential TV
John Doyle
Canada’s Brooke Henderson wins ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, her 11th career pro title
Brooke M. Henderson, of Canada, hits off the 18th tee during a playoff in the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Creative thinker Claude Gidman designed a classic Toronto Red Rocket streetcar
Claude Gidman standing on dock, undated. Courtesy of the Family
This year’s hockey playoffs have been great for gambling ads. Hockey? Not so much
Cathal Kelly
As an immigrant, Dad tried to ignore racism and it forced us apart for years
Lewis Hamilton struggling with bad back a week before Montreal Grand Prix
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton talks to the media after the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on June 12, 2022. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Enough evidence gathered to indict Trump, Jan. 6 panel members say
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Toronto van attack victims, family ready themselves for sentencing hearing
Flowers line a memorial at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto on Thursday, April 26, 2018 for the victims of Monday's deadly van attack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Canada apologizes for sending official to Russian embassy party
A pro-Ukrainian supporter waves the country's flag outside the Russian embassy, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group unveils framework on gun safety reform
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall June 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. The March For Our Lives movement was spurred by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. After recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, a bipartisan group of Senators continue to negotiate a potential compromise deal on gun violence and gun safety legislation. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Dinosaurs rule at the box office as Jurassic World: Dominion makes $143.4-million opening
This image released by Universal Pictures shows director Colin Trevorrow on the set of "Jurassic World Dominion." (John Wilson/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via AP)
New bank rules come into force this month, but critics say they don’t go far enough
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The long wait for shorter wait times on resolving bank complaints is almost over as part of a raft of updates to banking regulations set to come into force.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Israel’s ‘salvation government’ hangs by a thread after one year
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett prepares to hold the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 12, 2022. Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS
Quebec companies plead for workers as province focuses on French-speaking immigrants
Quebec Premier Francois Legault appraises the ending session at a news conference, Friday, June 10, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, right, looks on. Quebecers will go to the polls for a general election on Oct. 3 of this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
WTO holds big meeting to tackle vaccines, food shortages
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, and Timur Suleimenov, Chair of the 12th Ministerial Conference attend a press conference before the opening of the 12th Ministerial Conference at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 12, 2022. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, after a pandemic pause, government ministers from WTO countries will gather for four days starting Sunday to tackle issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Jiri Prochazka takes 205-pound title from Glover Teixeira at UFC 275
Czech Republic's Jiri Prochazka celebrates his win against Brazil's Glover Teixeira in their men's light heavyweight title match during the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 275 event in Singapore on June 12, 2022. (Photo by NICHOLAS YEO / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS YEO/AFP via Getty Images)
Max Verstappen leads Red Bull in win at Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix as Ferrari suffers
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool Via AP)
Alberta’s festivals come roaring back for summer
Murals on the wall at The Palomino in Calgary, Alberta, June 9, 2022. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Unassuming North Vancouver café serves some of the most adventurous food in the Lower Mainland
Winston restaurant in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Sarah Palin nabs early lead in Alaska race for U.S. House seat
FILE - Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Voters are facing an unusual election, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who held the state's only U.S. House seat for 49 years. While some of the candidates in the June 11 special primary have name recognition, many are relative unknowns or political novices. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Pope Francis apologizes for having to cancel Africa trip
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with soldiers of Italy's 'Granatieri di Sardegna' brigade at the Vatican, June 11, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Projections for French parliamentary election suggest Macron’s centrists will keep a majority
French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron talk with an electoral official as they cast their votes in the first round of French parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Le Touquet, France, June 12, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Mass COVID-19 testing announced in Beijing amid ‘ferocious’ outbreak
A health worker gets a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a swab collection site in Beijing on June 12, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Tasty name but no Big Mac: Russia opens rebranded McDonald’s restaurants
An employee stands in front of the menu counter of the Russian version of a former McDonald's restaurant before the opening ceremony, in Moscow on June 12, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia destroys bridge over Ukrainian river, cutting escape route from Sievierodonetsk
A man rides his bicycle between two destroyed military trucks in the city of Lysychansk, eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, on June 11, 2022. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
In response to racialized attacks, Muslim women practice the art of healing​ through theatre
Asha Yassin, a member of a group founded in response to the rise in attacks against visibly muslim women, Sisters’ Dialogue, is photographed in her neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, June 9, 2022. At a playback theatre event, where actors reenact participants lived experience, Ms. Yassin shared her experience of feeling unsafe as soon as she leaves her home. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail
Move over Julia Roberts, the spotlight’s on Betty Gilpin in Gaslit
Johanna Schneller
Is it legal to text and drive if I’m in a Tim Hortons drive-through?
A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-thru window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on March 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
There is a skills gap and the future of work will require stronger soft skills, study shows
Shot of a group of three creative businesspeople brainstorming ideas and writing notes on a glass wall inside their office
June 12: ‘The selfishness and disregard for others shown by maskless riders.’ Most Ontario mask mandates end, plus other letters to the editor
A woman wears a mask while riding the Bloor line subway in Toronto, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Provincial mask mandates for public transit and health-care settings in Ontario expire today, though hospitals themselves will still require face coverings to be worn.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
Your lookahead horoscope: June 12
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