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Montreal Alouettes grab Grey Cup in final seconds of wild game against Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Nov 19, 2023; Hamilton, Ontario, CAN; Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo (7) lifts the Grey Cup trophy after the Alouettes defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bomber at Tim Hortons Field. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Afghan couple waiting to resettle in Canada hiding from Taliban after being deported from Pakistan
*** BESTPIX *** TOPSHOT - An Afghan refugee girl peeps out during a search operation to identify alleged illegal immigrants, on the outskirts of Karachi on November 17, 2023. More than 200,000 people have crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan, Pakistani border officials said, the vast majority since an October ultimatum given to the 1.7 million Afghans Islamabad said were living illegally in the country. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Police watchdog called to investigate man’s death in Dawson Creek, B.C.
<div>Mounties in northeastern British Columbia say one man is dead after exchanging gunfire with police and barricading himself inside an apartment overnight. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
A year after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado, community feels supported but says work remains
FILE - Kebrina Chirdon lights candles at a memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the mass shooting last November at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and transgender people. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
FILE - Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021. Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in Aug. 2021, according to a report released Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 by a U.K.-based rights group. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi, File)
Cost of living data to show easing price pressures in this week’s Advisor Lookahead
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Toronto man facing hate-related charges after alleged assaults on Muslims
Police say an elderly man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly hitting several people with a vehicle in northeast Toronto, killing one. A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Josh Norris scores in shootout to lift Senators past Wild 2-1 for second win in Sweden
Forward Josh Norris of Ottawa Senators (L) shoots to score past goaltender Filip Gustavsson of Minnesota Wild at a shootout during the NHL Global Series Ice Hockey match between Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild in Stockholm on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Islanders halt losing skid with shootout win over Flames
New York Islanders forward Oliver Wahlstrom, right, celebrates his game-winning goal as Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom looks on during shootout NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pascal Siakam scores 23 points as Raptors hammer visiting Pistons
Toronto Raptors forward Jalen McDaniels (2) scores a lay up over Detroit Pistons forward Kevin Knox II (24) during second half NBA basketball action, in Toronto, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Thirty-one premature babies are evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital, but scores of trauma patients remain
A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to the hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Al10
Brookfield on path to boost earnings with fast-growing insurance arm
Pedestrians and office workers walk past the Bay St. entrance to Brookfield Place in Toronto’s Financial District on July 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Emergency alert issued about armed man in community northeast of Edmonton
Residents of a neighbourhood in a city northeast of Edmonton are being told to shelter in place as police look for a 32-year-old man who they say is armed.&nbsp;RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. &nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Las Vegas Grand Prix has become the new Super Bowl
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William Nylander’s star on the rise after high-flying swing through Sweden
Toronto's William Nylander (#88) celebrates scoring during the NHL Global Series Sweden ice hockey match between Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 19, 2023. (Photo by Claudio BRESCIANI / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by CLAUDIO BRESCIANI/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario school boards grapple with social media and free speech policies after educators’ posts on Israel-Hamas war
This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The six-hour outage was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbors. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Calgary protester says he never should have been charged for contentious chant
Wesam Cooley attends a pro-Palestinian rally in Calgary on Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. Cooley, also known as Wesam Khalid, was charged following a protest in the city's downtown earlier this month with causing a disturbance, and a hate motivation had been applied to that offence. The charges were stayed Friday by Alberta's Crown prosecution service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz
Sustainable Development Technology Canada chair resigns as agency faces fresh probe
Annette Verschuren, Chair and CEO of NRStor Inc., a company that focuses on the planning and development of energy storage solutions, poses for a portrait in Toronto, Friday, April 11, 2014. (Galit Rodan for the Globe and Mail)
AI chatbots fall short in dozens of languages. A non-profit project aims to fix that
Olanrewaju Samuel poses for a photograph, outside of his workspace at the University of Toronto, Thursday Nov. 16, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
An inheritance is often a financial game-changer. But what should you do with the money?
Money falling from one hand to another. Could conceptually represent taxes, inflation, charity, "pennies from heaven," inheritance or any type of wealth transference.
University campus tours are in full swing. But even parents with RESPs lack an education financial plan
Students move their belongings into residence during Queen's University's move-in day in Kingston, Ont., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
With pace of green transition in doubt, clean energy stocks slump
Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City N.J. on Nov. 3, 2023. On Friday, Nov. 17, New Jersey utility regulators voted to seek bids for an energy transmission project to help bring power from ocean-based turbines to the onshore electrical grid. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
The key to saving Canada’s economy is tax reform
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 17, 2020. A 33-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday after being arrested and charged with arson in connection with what police say was a fire at the building. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘Canadian experience’ requirements are not just discriminatory – they harm the economy
Two-year-old Logan Wright waves Canadian flags made of paper during a citizenship ceremony held at Pier 21 in Halifax.
Zelensky calls for rapid operations changes for soldiers, sacks commander
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy departs for the US Senate after a meeting with members of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, in September 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh criticizes Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. convention
Federal New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to delegates on the final day of the B.C. NDP convention at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, November 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings
A visitor watches one of the signature broad, black hats that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe on display at Osenat's auction house in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The hat is tipped to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at the auction Sunday of Napoleonic memorabilia patiently collected by a French industrialist. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96
(FILES) Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter, speaks during a US Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 26, 2011. Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter died at age 96 at her home in Georgia, the couple's non-profit organization announced on November 19, 2023. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Air Canada fights back in battle with Brink’s over $23.7-million theft at Pearson
Peel Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn speaks to the media regarding a theft at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, April 20, 2023.&nbsp;Brink's Inc. is suing Air Canada over a $20-million gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport last Spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Sobey Award winner Kablusiak’s art is imbued with humour and explores community ties within the Inuit diaspora
A Yellowknife born, Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist has been named the winner of the $100,000 Sobey Art Award four years after being shortlisted for the honour for the first time. Kablusiak, who is professionally known under only one name, is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kablusiak **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Public sector strike: Quebec government calls on unions to submit counter-offer
Ahead of a week of public sector strikes in Quebec, the province's treasury board president implored unionized workers to table a counter-offer to its last contract proposal. Quebec public sector workers in health, education and social services hold a one-day strike in Montreal, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Rogers, union representing striking workers in Metro Vancouver reach tentative deal
Rogers Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver after contract talks broke down and the company issued a lock-out notice earlier this month. Rogers signage is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hospice care helped my dad, and the entire family
From the ice to the lab, glaciologists search for clues of B.C.’s past wildfires, volcanoes and other calamities
Eric Steig retrieves an ice core from storage at the Canadian Ice Core Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta on October 27, 2023. Kelsey McMillan / The Globe and Mail.
Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as Hunger Games prequel tops box office
This image released by Lionsgate shows Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow, left, and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, in a scene from "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." (Lionsgate via AP)
Israel says Houthis seize ship in Red Sea, no Israelis among owners or crew
The Galaxy Leader is seen at the port of Koper, Slovenia on Sept. 16, 2008. Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out on a new maritime front. (AP Photo/Kristijan Bracun)
Heartbreak for Kohli and India as Australia wins the Cricket World Cup for 6th time. Head hits 137
Indian cricket players attend a training session ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Russell Brand questioned by U.K. police over sex assault allegations
FILE PHOTO: British comedian and actor Russell Brand walks outside the Wembley Park Theatre, in northwest London, Britain, September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Susannah Ireland/File Photo
Ukrainian teen who was taken to Russia from occupied Mariupol returns to family
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian teenager Bohdan Yermokhin, right, holds the Ukraine flag on the Ukraine-Belarus border in Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. The orphaned Ukrainian teenager was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country and has now returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Jailed Russian nationalist Igor Girkin warns of ‘sham’ presidential election
Igor Girkin also know as Igor Strelkov, the former military chief for Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, sits in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow's City Court in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A prominent Russian hard-line nationalist who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained on charges of extremism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
William Nylander scores in overtime, Maple Leafs down Wild 4-3 for Swedish sweep
Toronto's Auston Matthews, center, celebrates scoring with teammate William Nylander during the NHL Global Series Sweden ice hockey match between Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.(Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)
Hundreds more Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh
Rohingya Muslims walk through waters after they are temporarily allowed by locals to land in Ulee Madon beach, North Aceh, Indonesia, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Paul Azinger out as NBC golf analyst as five-year contract not renewed
FILE - United States team captain Paul Azinger waves to spectators while speaking at the Ryder Cup opening ceremonies at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 18, 2008. Paul Azinger will no longer be the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, ending his five years with the network at the Ryder Cup without even knowing that was his last event. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Health care and Doug Ford dominate final Ontario Liberal leadership debate
Ontario Liberal Party leadership hopefuls (left to right) Ted Hsu, Yasir Naqvi, Bonnie Crombie and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith are seen in a composite image of four photographs respectively taken in Toronto, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022; in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022; in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023; in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick, Justin Tang, Chris Young, Patrick Doyle
A law in New York State that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is about to expire
FILE - In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. A year-long suspension of the legal time limit to sue over sexual assaults against adults in New York has led to a tidal wave of claims on behalf of women who were incarcerated. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Tiny beetle comes to the rescue of Nova Scotia hemlocks attacked by woolly invasive insect
A woolly adelgid beetle is shown in a handout photo.The woolly adelgid was first seen in southwestern Nova Scotia in 2017, and has since been spreading northward. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Jordan Eberle leads Kraken over Canucks with three points in 4-3 win
Nov 18, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) and goalie Thatcher Demko (35) watch as Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (7) celebrates a goal scored by defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (24) in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Max Verstappen wins Las Vegas Grand Prix in one of the most competitive races of the season
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, drives during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
No Frills reaches deal with Unifor workers to avert strike at 17 Ontario stores
A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Unifor announced a strike deadline on Thursday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions for No Frills employees at 17 stores in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
U.N. plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate
Scavengers sort recyclable plastic waste materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidency amid discontent over economy
Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei gestures, as he visits a polling station to cast his vote, during Argentina's runoff presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Russian drones target Kyiv as British Defence Ministry says little chance of front-line change
An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman discusses possible return, mulls new AI venture
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Detained Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released on bail after year in jail
Smog covers Tehran on November 14, 2023, as Iranian authorities urged young schoolchildren and many civil servants in the capital to stay at home and warned people against engaging in any "outdoor activities" due to a spike in air pollution levels. Tehran, a city of around nine million people, suffers from chronic air pollution and regularly ranks among the world's most polluted cities. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Teck to sell coal business, Canada squanders critical minerals revolution and Hazelview halts redemptions: Must-read business and investing stories
Teck Resources CEO Jonathan Price responds to questions from reporters after he company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Memphis police say man who allegedly killed four was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot
Memphis police officers work the scene of an officer-involved shooting, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis police said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn't get into the building. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
List of people cleared to leave Gaza Strip via Egypt includes 135 Canadians
A new batch of people with ties to Canada desperate to flee escalating violence in the Gaza Strip has been approved to leave the besieged territory as of today. Palestinians with Canadian passports who were evacuated from Gaza sit in a bus at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt, late Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tarek Wajeh
Israel-Hamas hostage deal edges closer despite fierce fighting in Gaza
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at the Indonesian hospital, in the northern Gaza Strip November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Fadi Alwhidi
Does it ever make sense to skip collision and comprehensive car insurance?
Agent man presentation and consulting car insurance detail to customer and waiting for his reply to finish.
Why companies need to pay attention to rest
Life-work balance and city living lifestyle concept of business man relaxing, take it easy in office or hotel room resting with thoughtful mind thinking of life quality looking forward to cityscape
‘Stamping King Charles on our money is out of sync with the current Canadian sensibility.’ Currency and monarchy, plus other letters to the editor for Nov. 19
The Royal Canadian Mint will soon begin producing Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles.
Your lookahead horoscope: November 19
Scorpio.
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