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PWHL Montreal coach Kori Cheverie embracing the city, and its language
This image provided by Professional Women’s Hockey League shows the league's new logo, which was launched on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. The design incorporates two crossed hockey sticks to form the “W” in its logo. (Professional Women’s Hockey League via AP)
Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024 with own-goal in stoppage time in match marred by violence
Hungary's midfielder #13 Zsolt Kalmar celebrates after Bulgaria scored an own goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group G qualification football match between Bulgaria and Hungary, at the Vassil Levski Stadium in Sofia, on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP) (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Cole Palmer has been a surprise this season. Now he can work his way into England’s Euro 2024 plans
Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier - England Training - St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - November 16, 2023 England's Cole Palmer during training Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
Five Canadians to watch in Parapan American Games
Canada's Patrick Anderson, left, dribbles the ball during the men's wheelchair basketball final game at the 2012 Paralympics in London on September 8, 2012. Patrick Anderson's music career will have to wait. The three-time Paralympic gold medallist has returned to Canada's wheelchair basketball team, hoping to help Canada climb the medal podium at the world championships. The 39-year-old from Fergus, Ont., who lost his legs in a car accident at the age of nine, helped Canada win gold at the 2000, 2004, and 2012 Paralympics, plus silver in 2008, but he left the sport after the 2012 London Games to pursue a music career. He and wife Anna Paddock make up the musical duo The Lay Awakes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Lefteris Pitarakis
This week’s lowest fixed and variable mortgage rates in Canada
Daunting schedule ahead, Bills determined to jolt Jets
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Theodore has four points as Golden Knights hang on for 6-5 win over Canadiens
Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone (61) celebrates his goal on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
China calls on Japan to reaffirm strategic relations in rare leader talks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their bilateral talk in San Francisco, Ca., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)
Visionary Cascades founder Bernard Lemaire turned recycling into a multibillion-dollar business
Bernard Lemaire, chairman and founder of Cascade Inc., stands in his paper plant in Kingsey Falls, Que., on August 13, 1999. (CP PHOTO/flr-Rene Houde) CASCADES INC.; PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY; CANADA
Former Olympic kayaker Angus Mortimer banned from the sport after panel finds he groomed teenagers
** CORRECTS DATE ** Canada's Angus Mortimer celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Pan American Games men's canoe-kayak flatwater racing K1 1000 meter competition in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, July 27, 2007. (AP Photo /Silvia Izquierdo)
Ottawa’s exclusion from Indo-Pacific talks worries business group
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges Chinese President Xi Jinping as they take their places for a family photo at the APEC Summit, in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Argos say medical staff saw no indication of Kelly injury during, after East final
Nov 11, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly (12) fumbles the ball after being tackled by Montreal Alouettes defensive end Shawn Lemon (0) in the first half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
B.C. replaces Surrey police board with temporary administrator over troubled transition
Abbotsford Police Chief Mike Serr, back right, leaves B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., on Monday February 3, 2020. British Columbia is appointing Serr as an administrator to act in place of the Surrey Police Board and assist the city's troubled transition from the RCMP. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
FILE Ñ Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after testifying in his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in Manhattan, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. A New York appeals court judge on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, paused gag orders on Trump and his lawyers that had prevented them from commenting on court staff in the civil fraud trial of the former president. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)
B.C. long-term care homes still falling short, even with increases in funding, seniors advocate says
A survey of thousands of seniors in long-term care homes in B.C. recommends the provincial government increases staff, improves food and boosts access to community services so some seniors don’t need to go into care at all. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is photographed at her office in Victoria, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring
Adriana LaGrange, minister of health, speaks about health-care reforms as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith looks on during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday Nov. 8, 2023. The board of Alberta Health Services says six of the organization's top executives are no longer in their positions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Samsung boss Jay Y Lee faces final hearing over alleged fraud, stock manipulation
FILE PHOTO: Then Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, on October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Canada’s Bridges flips from ice to field, competes in throwing at Parapan Am Games
Canada's Billy Bridges, right, and Japan's Kazuhiro Takahashi chase the puck during first period semifinal ice sledge hockey action at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday March 18 2010. Decorated para hockey player Bridges is about to make his international debut in a summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Dog who survived 72 days in mountains after owner’s death is regaining weight, back on hiking trails
This image provided by Dana Holby shows her Jack Russell terrier Finney on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Pagosa Springs, Colo. The faithful dog survived after spending more than 10 weeks by the side of her owner, Rich Moore, who died of hypothermia while hiking in the Colorado mountains. Finney has regained most of the weight she lost during her ordeal and is back on the hiking trails. (Dana Holby via AP)
Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. unanimous NL Most Valuable Player after 41-homer, 73-steal season
FILE - Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. watches his solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Atlanta's Ronald Acuña Jr. is favored to win the NL MVP award after becoming the first player with 40 home runs and 70 stolen bases in a season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Meta launches AI-based video editing tools
From left; moderator Laurene Powell-Jobs, Founder and Chair, Emerson Collective, Chris Cox, CPO, Meta, James Manyika, SVP of Research, Technology & Society, Google, and Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, participate in a discussion entitled "Charting the Path Forward: The Future of Artificial Intelligence" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Federal Court judge rules that Ottawa’s labelling of all plastics as toxic is unconstitutional
Plastic straws are pictured in Vancouver on Monday, June 4, 2018. A prominent group of U.S. Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada’s plan to ban single-use plastics. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Ontario boosting minimum wage for early childhood educators to attract workers to the sector
Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day child-care program. Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers
The B.C. government says it's introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards. A food delivery worker rides a bike in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s two-way star, becomes first two-time unanimous MVP
FILE - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani celebrates as he rounds first after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, July 17, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. Shohei Ohtani is a favorite to win his second AL Most Valuable Player award, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Quarterback Chad Kelly leads Toronto charge at CFL awards banquet
Nov 16, 2023; Niagra Falls, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly poses with the trophy after winning the George Reed Most Outstanding Player during the CFL Awards at Fallsview Casino & Resort. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
B.C. will regulate pay, employment standards for gig workers
A food delivery worker rides an electric bike in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian men need to manage chaos in soccer showdown with Jamaica
NIIGATA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 13: Head coach Mauro Biello of Canada looks on during the international friendly match between Japan and Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium on October 13, 2023 in Niigata, Japan. (Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)
Stutzle scores in overtime, Senators begin Sweden trip with 5-4 win over Red Wings
Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson celebrates his assist to the first goal 0-1 during the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senateurs ice hockey match of the NHL Global Series 2023 in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
Raptors look ahead to rematch with Celtics, NBA In-Season Tournament opener
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) drives past Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (33) during second half NBA basketball, in Toronto on Monday, November 13, 2023. Toronto is set to host the Boston Celtics on Friday in its opener for the NBA's new In-Season Tournament in East Group C action.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
‘Don’t go to Edmonton,’ Bombers WR Kenny Lawler tells players testing CFL free agency
Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver Kenny Lawler (89) reacts to a play during practice in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Winnipeg Blue Bombers will play the Montreal Alouettes in the 110th Grey Cup on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Alouettes kick returner James Letcher Jr. turns heads after biding his time
Montreal Alouettes wide receiver James Letcher Jr. (89) makes a catch during practice ahead of the 110th CFL Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
CFL tradition continues as horse Tuffy Nuff checks into Hamilton hotel
Diane Wensel, left, rides Tuffy the horse into the lobby of a hotel as the annual tradition kicks off Grey Cup festivities ahead of the 110th CFL Grey Cup between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ont., on Thursday, November 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ex-girlfriend drops lawsuits against Tiger Woods, says she never claimed sexual harassment
FILE - Tiger Woods, left, and Erica Herman appear on the 18th green during the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor, Limerick, Ireland, July, 4, 2022. Herman, the ex-girlfriend of golf superstar Woods, has dropped her $30 million lawsuit against the trust that owns his $54 million Florida mansion. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
J&J settles first talc cases to go to trial after failed bankruptcies
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Would-be retirees: Should you start your CPP pension before year-end or wait until 2024?
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has appointed Manroop Jhooty as senior managing director and head of total fund management. Information regarding the Canadian Pension Plan is displayed on the Service Canada website in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Laurentian Bank saw its bank account deposits leave at highest rate
Laurentian Bank headquarters is seen Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Montreal. Laurentian Bank announced a series of changes to its senior executive ranks following a shake up that saw the appointment of Éric Provost as president and chief executive earlier this month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Blue Bombers quiet on status of Dalton Schoen and Adam Bighill ahead of Grey Cup
Injured Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver Dalton Schoen plays with a football during practice in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Winnipeg Blue Bombers will play the Montreal Alouettes in the 110th Grey Cup on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Capital Markets Tribunal stays proceedings against cannabis executive over secrecy concerns
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Ottawa’s research ‘superchairs’ aim to delve deep into Arctic warming, biosensors and more
Dr. Isla Myers-Smith of the University of British Columbia examining tundra plants at her field site in Yukon. Courtesy of Jeff Kerby
Veteran musician David Baxter championed Canadian songwriters
David Gavan Baxter GH.jpg. Toronto musician David Baxter, 2017, by Lisa MacIntosh
Maybe the thought of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL as a success is too depressing
Cathal Kelly
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
FILE - Former Louisville police Officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in Louisville, Ky., March 2, 2022. A jury began deliberations Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at the federal trial of the former Louisville police detective accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed during a botched raid. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool, File)
Petrus Resources CEO and director buy after dividend news
Ted Dixon
Leak of B.C. police document on gang murders prompts investigations, warning
British Columbia's gang squad and the Abbotsford Police Department say a sensitive law enforcement intelligence document was posted on an online media site. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Manny Mann, officer in charge of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C., holds a notebook with an "End Gang Life" sticker on it during a news conference in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, May 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Here’s how home owners can age in their own place, even if they are struggling to afford it
Robert McLister
Ontario boosting early childhood educator wages to $23.86 an hour next year
Ontario is boosting the wages of early childhood educators in most licensed child-care centres to $23.86 an hour next year, up from the planned increase to $20, in a bid to ease shortages of those workers. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce steps to the podium before speaking to members of the media at the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Friday August 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
‘Wave of sadness’ after death of Karl Tremblay of Quebec’s Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants lead singer Karl Tremblay performs at the Quebec Summer Festival, in Quebec City on Monday, July 17, 2023. Quebec Premier François Legault is offering the family of Tremblay a national funeral to commemorate the renowned singer, who died on Wednesday at the age of 47. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Hold Israel to fighting within the rules, but blame Hamas for the war, and its casualties
Andrew Coyne
Evening Update: Man found guilty of first-degree murder in killing of Muslim family in London, Ont.
Yumna Afzaal, 15, left, Madiha Salman, 44 , Tlat Afzaal, 74, and Salman Afzaal, 46. Courtesy of Afzaal family
11 high-quality U.S. stocks benefiting from the AI trend
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
SpaceX delays Starship test flight a day over hardware swap
Onlookers watch as SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is prepared for its upcoming launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Halifax security forum to include former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak smiles during a lecture at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. Leaders from democratic nations — including Barak, a former Israeli prime minister — are gathering to discuss global conflicts during the annual Halifax International Security Forum. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Charles Krupa
Noteworthy: Cheap bank stocks are worth a look
Scott Barlow
When should protest be considered offside?
Marsha Lederman
At Tarragon Theatre, Morris Panych’s Withrow Park is an unthreatening comedy of menace
012 – Corrine Koslo, Johnathan Sousa and Nancy Palk in Withrow Park – Tarragon Theatre 2023 – Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Elon Musk under fire for not taking down antisemitic tweets in Canada
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
Intel jumps to 17-month high after Mizuho analyst upgrade
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Federal COVID-19 benefits briefly halved poverty rate among Toronto’s low-income workers: analysis
A worker making a food supply delivery to a downtown Toronto restaurant is photographed on Nov 10, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Politics Briefing: Trudeau responds to Netanyahu’s rebuke by reaffirming Canada’s support for Israel
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as he visits the site of lithium-ion cell and battery manufacturer E-One Moli Energy (Canada) in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Canadian dollar weakens as oil hits four-month low
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Israel’s raid on al-Shifa Hospital is a litmus test
FILE PHOTO: Tents and shelters used by displaced Palestinians stand at the yard of Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023. Ahmed El Mokhallalati/via REUTERS/File Photo
Ho-ho-hum: The holiday job market is hitting the skids
Toronto, Ontario - December 3, 2016 -- Christmas Retail -- Shoppers walk by the large Christmas tree inside the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Saturday December 3, 2016. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Glencore-Teck deal reveals the irony of coal: Profitable and vital, yet endlessly shunned
TECK COMINCO LTD - MINING OPERATIONS. The Coal Mountain mine is located 30 kilometres southeast of Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia.æ The mine site is comprised of 2,521 hectares of coal lands of which approximately 650æhectares are currently being mined or are scheduled for mining.æ Coal Mountain produces both metallurgical and thermal coal.æ The current annual production capacities of the mine and preparation plant are 2.5 and 3.2 million tonnes, respectively.æ Proven and probable reserves at Coal Mountain are projected to support mining at 2004 production rates until 2015. Coal Mountain is part of the Elk Valley Coal Partnership. (TECK has a 39% interest in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership). HANDOUT
This is no dead-end job: why I enjoy selling burial plots
Billionaire quant Cliff Asness says he is ‘more a bond guy’ at this moment
People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault, attempted kidnapping charges
A Department of Homeland Security officer walks the perimeter of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse where the federal trial of David DePape is underway in San Francisco, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Prosecutors say DePape broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and bludgeoned her husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Investment bank Jefferies hires former deputy PM John Manley and ex-CEO of Credit Suisse
New York-based Jefferies is bringing in John Manley as its chair and veteran investment banker Ron Lloyd as its vice-chair. A spokesperson for Jefferies confirmed the appointments.
Driver convicted of first-degree murder in killing of Muslim family in London, Ont.
<div>The jury at the trial of a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., has reached a verdict.&nbsp;Nathaniel Veltman, left to right, defence lawyer Peter Ketcheson, defence lawyer Christopher Hicks, crown attorney Fraser Ball, crown attorney Sarah Shaikh and members of the jury attend Veltman's trial in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, Nov.14, 2023 in a courtroom sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould</div>
Max Verstappen says Las Vegas Grand Prix is ‘99% show, 1% sporting event’
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen speaks to the press after the opening ceremony for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 15, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Group of foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping
FILE PHOTO: Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
First U.S. case of cannabis worker dying on job from asthma attack reported in Massachusetts
FILE - Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The U.S. cannabis production industry's first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a 27-year-old worker in Massachusetts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
FlightHub CEO sees early warnings signs of softer travel demand
<div>The CEO of online travel agency FlightHub says demand for air travel may be levelling off after soaring to pre-pandemic levels over the summer. Travellers make their way through Pearson International Airport in Toronto Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>
U.S. high-yield bond market may hold less junk than before
People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 21.
Trial of ex-RCMP intelligence director hears closing arguments, fate to be left with 12-member jury
Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian gunmen who killed soldier
Israeli security personnel secure an area in the aftermath of a violent incident at a checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad REFILE – CORRECTING LOCATION FROM "JERUSALEM" TO "A CHECKPOINT BETWEEN BETHLEHEM AND JERUSALEM, IN THE ISRAELI-OCCUPIED WEST BANK\
Saskatchewan introduces bill on withholding carbon tax on natural gas
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe gestures while speaking at his party's convention in Regina, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Ontario tables promised bill to rescind expansions onto farmland
Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing prepares to take questions from journalists after tabling a bill to return parcels of land to Greenbelt, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, October 16, 2023. Calandra says the province is reversing its moves to expand urban boundaries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
California authorities arrest college professor in connection with death of Jewish demonstrator
Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff takes questions during a news conference at the Ventura Sheriff's East County Station in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Authorities say a 69-year-old Jewish man has died after a confrontation during competing pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in California. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Paul Kessler died Monday at a hospital from a head injury, a day after a physical altercation during protests in Thousand Oaks, northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Bell Canada seeks appeal of network sharing decision by CRTC
The Bell Canada logo is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Bell Canada says it has acquired independent telecom provider Distributel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Five low-ranked tennis players suspended for match-fixing in case tied to Belgian syndicate
FILE - Tennis action, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in New York. Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
More Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India
FILE PHOTO: A flag of one of the Myanmar rebel forces is installed next to an under-construction structure in Myanmar's Khawmawi village on the India-Myanmar border as seen from Zokhawthar village in Champhai district of India's northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia/File photo
Biden removes Chinese institute from sanction list in push for fentanyl help
President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets seven years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech
Sasha Skochilenko, a 33 year-old artist and musician shows a heart behind bars in the court room as she waits for a hearing in the Vasileostrovsky district court in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. A court in St Petersburg has to deliver a verdict to a young artist Sasha Skochilenko on charges of spreading "fakes" about the Russian military after she replaced four small price tags in a St. Petersburg supermarket with anti-war slogans. The prosecution asked to sentence her to 8 years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Rep. George Santos won’t seek re-election after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters outside the Capitol, in Washington, May 17, 2023. The House Ethics panel says it has found “substantial evidence” of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York and has referred its findings to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Accidental overcharging is happening in retail stores
Rob Carrick
Top companies’ lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds
Refinery facilities are seen beyond a railroad yard by the Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
No more needles? Gates Foundation funds patch-style vaccine technology
FILE PHOTO: A person passes by on a scooter in front of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Russia detains two senior employees from Carlsberg’s Russian breweries
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Carlsberg beer is seen on the entrance of a pub in Brussels, Belgium March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
France calls West Bank Israeli settler violence ‘policy of terror’
An Israeli soldier patrols in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Tala (Thala), in the occupied West Bank on October 26, 2023, after residents were attacked by Israeli settlers the same day, amid the continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has recorded an average of more than six "incidents" - ranging from cattle theft to physical violence - per day between settlers and Palestinians, compared with an average of three in previous months. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkish parliamentary committee delays decision on Sweden’s NATO membership bid
FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, during a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, 2023. The Turkish Parliament's foreign affairs committee was scheduled on Thursday to start debating Sweden's bid to join NATO, drawing the previously non-aligned country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)
U.S. wraps up antitrust case against Google in historic trial
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Caisse pumps $200-million into Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt
A photo taken on February 23, 2022 shows a mockup of a Northvolt battery in the Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea, north Sweden.
Myanmar’s civil war reaches Chinese border, marking significant change in the fighting
This photo taken on November 9, 2023 shows a fighter of the ethnic rebel group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) walking past the police station in the town of Namhkam in northern Shan state. A surprise offensive by Myanmar ethnic armed groups has blocked two strategically vital roads to the country's biggest trading partner China, choking cross-border commerce and denying the cash-strapped junta taxes and foreign exchange. (Photo by Mai Nyi / AFP) (Photo by MAI NYI/AFP via Getty Images)
GM workers become first of Detroit Three automakers to approve labour deal with UAW
Union members picket General Motors (GM) which is in the midst of a tentative deal being reached with the United Auto Workers (UAW), which expanded its strike over the weekend to the General Motors (GM) engine plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, U.S. October 30, 2023. REUTERS/Seth Herald
Decline in local U.S. news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help
FILE - A pressman pulls a copy of one of the final editions of the Rocky Mountain News off the press in the Washington Street Printing Plant of the Denver Newspaper Agency in Denver on Feb. 26, 2009. The decline of local news in the United States is speeding up despite attention paid to the issue, to the point where the nation has lost one-third of its newspapers and two-thirds of its newspaper journalists since 2005. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
We’ve worked to build peace between Israeli and Palestinian teens for years. But what about Canadian adults?
Police investigate the Yeshiva Gedolah school for clues after shots were fired at two Jewish schools Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Montreal. Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Police say nobody was inside at the time of the shootings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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