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Merzlikins stops 41 shots to lead Blue Jackets in 4-2 win over Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins dives onto the puck during the second period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Brunson leads Knicks past Raptors 119-106 as Toronto’s three-point shooting struggles
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) jumps to prevent the ball from going out of bounds during second half NBA basketball action against the New York Knicks in Toronto on Friday, December 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Schwarzenegger lends support to families of Israeli hostages
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks onstage at the 15th Annual Holocaust Museum Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel on November 06, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same
FILE - Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as pictured from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. South Korea says it has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, Nov. 30. South Korea's first domestically built spy satellite had been scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base.(Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP, File)
Ex-correctional officer at federal prison in California gets five years for sexually abusing inmates
FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2022. A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women's prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June found John Russell Bellhouse guilty on five counts of sexual abuse for incidents involving the two women between 2019 and 2020 at FCI Dublin, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) east of Oakland. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
U.S. proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Federal officials on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, proposed a $30 million recovery plan for Canada lynx in a bid to help the snow-dependent wild cat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax killed in Calgary drive-by shooting
Police say a man with ties to Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Calgary. Calgary Police Service attend a scene in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Former Memphis police officer charged in Tyre Nichols’ death had some violations in prior prison guard job
Former Memphis Police Officers Demetrius Haley, back left, and Tadarrius Bean, back right, appear in Judge James Jones' courtroom on Monday Nov. 6, 2023. The judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)
Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza, says source
FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles manoeuvre next to a fence, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT/File Photo
World Cup skiers excited for new event in Tremblant: ‘It’s gonna be pretty sick’
Valerie Grenier, Canada’s National Ski Team, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin, United States Alpine Ski team take part in a press conference in Mont Tremblant, Que., Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, prior to the women's World Cup giant slalom ski races on Saturday and Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ottawa makes overture to Meta to restart talks in hope of ending news block
FILE - A car passes Facebook's new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. For the first time in a year, the big companies in the S&P 500 may be seeing their profits grow again. The company has been focusing on keeping costs lower, and Wall Street also expects its revenue growth accelerated during the latest quarter. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Los Angeles police searching for suspect in three fatal shootings of homeless people
FILE - Tents line an overpass on North Hill Street above Cesar Chavez Avenue near U.S. 101 in Los Angeles, Nov. 15, 2023. Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents around the city. Police Chief Michel Moore said Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, that all three shootings occurred in the early morning hours over several days in November. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber, File)
Sandra Day O’Connor leaves a deep legacy in American political and civic life
David Shribman
Oil and gas cap framework being crafted with recent court decisions in mind, Guilbeault says
A worker stands on a steam-assisted gravity drainage pad at Cenovus' Sunrise oil facility northeast of Fort McMurray on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Wildfires are bringing fresh scrutiny to Canada's fossil fuel dominance, its environmentally friendly image and the viability of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
U.S., allies pressure Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama over Russia oil sanctions
Russian oil cargo Pure Point, carrying crude oil, is seen anchored at the port in Karachi, Pakistan June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/ File Photo
B.C. urges people to prepare for atmospheric river bearing down on south coast
The British Columbia government has issued a bulletin encouraging people to prepare for an atmospheric river bearing down on the south coast next week. Strong winds push across Vancouver Island during a storm, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Man charged after four people shot and killed in Winnipeg
Police secure a crime scene where multiple people were killed in the 100 block of Langside Street in Winnipeg on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
U.S. expels ex-Chilean army officer accused of a folk singer’s torture and murder
Pedro Barrientos, a former Chilean army officer, gets deported to Chile from the United States to face trial for the killing of singer-songwriter Victor Jara, who was tortured and killed shortly after the coup d'etat led by former dictator Augusto Pinochet, in Santiago, Chile, December 1, 2023. Policia de Investigaciones de Chile/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Supreme Court says Crown may use evidence from illegal searches in some circumstances
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's drug-related conviction, saying evidence in his case is admissible despite concerns about violation of his Charter rights.The flag of the Supreme Court of Canada flies on the east flag pole in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites
FILE PHOTO: A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission, taking four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Movie armorer in ‘Rust’ fatal shooting pleads not guilty to unrelated gun charge
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Daughter of missing Canadian victim of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel searches for answers
Judi Weinstein Haggai, a Canadian hostage still in Gaza. Courtesy of Iris Weinstein Haggai
Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll making crease case with Toronto Maple Leafs
Nov 30, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a pad save against the Seattle Kracken during overtime at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
It might be time for pro sports to cut ties to Musk’s X
Simon Houpt
Canadian speedskater Maltais earns silver in World Cup mass start
From left, 2nd place Canadian Valerie Maltais, 1st place Dutch Irene Schouten and 3rd place American Mia Kilburg-Manganello during World Cup skating event in Stavanger, Norway, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (Carina Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Banks brace for tough economic times in 2024
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Avison Young says Toronto's downtown office vacancy rate was 12 per cent in the second quarter, up from 11.6 per cent in the first quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Whitecaps not exercising Teibert 2024 contract, discussions continuing
Oct 21, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Russell Teibert (31) stands on the pitch prior to the game against the Los Angeles FC at BC Place. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Two technology companies whacked from Canada’s big stock index
A stock ticker showing today’s stock prices and the S&P/TSX Composite Index touching the 20,000-mark, is photographed on June1, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh races to 400 IM win at U.S. Open
Summer McIntosh, of Canada, competes in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 30, 2023. McIntosh finished first. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Fighting for Premier League survival, Burnley and Sheffield United meet in pivotal match
Burnley's Sander Berge and West Ham United's Danny Ings, right, vie for the ball during the English Premier League match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (Ian Hodgson/PA via AP)
Official Languages Commissioner ‘disappointed’ by call for Heritage Minister to speak English
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Blue Jays among four teams in Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, report says
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)
Brampton says dissolving Peel Region would cost $1.3-billion over next decade
“We never asked for the Region of Peel to be dissolved. We have always asked for redundancy to be removed. The independent financial analysis clearly shows the net result would be a financial disaster for Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon,” Patrick Brown said in a press release distributed on Friday. “It would result in the largest tax increase in Peel Region’s history.”
Aaron Rodgers’s recovery sets new standard for players who tear Achilles tendon
FILE - New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers warms up before playing against the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football game, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Rodgers spoke to local reporters Thursday, Nov. 30, and said he's not yet close to being able to play after tearing his left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets on Sept. 11. But he also left open the door for him to be back under center before his initial goal of Dec. 24, saying he plans to ramp up his practice activities next week. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
John Fraser finishes his time as interim Ontario Liberal leader as party elects permanent replacement
John Fraser, Interim Leader of the provincial Ontario Liberal party, gets ready for a media scrum at the Ontario Legislature on Sept 5, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Bills enter their bye week at 6-6 and stinging from a series of close calls and late-game collapses
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen in action an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico, reaches 5 million visitors
A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., Tuesday, June 10, 1997. The small town is bracing for its biggest invasion yet, the 50th anniverary of an alleged UFO crash. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn’t been able to stop bloodshed
FILE PHOTO: People fleeing the violence in West Darfur, cross the border into Adre, Chad, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times
FILE PHOTO: The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is pictured the day after Derek Chauvin was found guilty in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse, after a sentencing hearing on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Ryan St. Louis is finding his place after taking a second shot at NCAA hockey
Brown forward Ryan St. Louis (9) skates during the first period of an NCAA hockey game against Stonehill on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper)
The Vancouver Canucks have managed to build a winning team while no one is watching
Cathal Kelly
CSIS to probe B.C. office after allegations of rape, harassment and toxic workplace
Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The officer on the right, identified as "Jane Doe" in an anonymized lawsuit, says she was repeatedly raped by a senior CSIS colleague, while the officer on the left is a friend who supports Doe's claims about what they call a toxic workplace culture in the British Columbia CSIS office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: Israel resumes strikes on Gaza as truce with Hamas ends
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Liberals, NDP, Bloc accuse Conservatives of stalling Canada-Ukraine free trade deal
Liberals are accusing Conservatives of delaying help for Ukrainians, after a Tory motion prevented the House of Commons from voting today on a bill meant to modernize the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Politics Briefing: Languages commissioner ‘shocked’ in reaction to committee hearing incident
Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Theberge responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday May 9, 2019. Theberge says Canadian travellers — particularly francophones — are struggling to get service in their official language of choice from Air Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says
The Public Health Agency of Canada said Friday that the flu season is officially underway in this country. Needles and syringes used to administer the flu shot are pictured on Monday, October 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
Manitoba government expands planned gas-tax holiday after criticism
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, meets with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, right, and Manitoba's Minister of Finance Adrien Sala at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The Manitoba government is broadening its plan for a tax holiday on gas and diesel fuel. Sala says the government will amend a bill now before the legislature that will suspend the 14-cent-a-litre fuel tax for at least six months, starting Jan. 1.THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
U.K. bars Abu Dhabi-backed group from acquiring Telegraph, pending review
FILE PHOTO: A newsstand in London, Britain, September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
Putin orders the Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of 1.32 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a video address to participants of the 2nd National Healthcare Congress at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Putin on Friday ordered the country's military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Kangaroo on the loose in Oshawa, Ont., police urge public to avoid animal
Durham Regional Police say they have responded to reports of a kangaroo on the loose in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday. A grey kangaroo hops along a hill side at a conservation reserve near Taralga, south west of Sydney, Australia, Aug. 18, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rob Griffith
Canadian dollar climbs to two-month high as economy adds jobs
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Studio maestro Peter Moore was renowned for work with Cowboy Junkies and a legendary Dylan tape
Canadian music producer-engineer Peter Moore. Handouts.
Sorry, investors: The Santa Claus rally, like the fat guy himself, is just a myth
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Police in Quebec, Ontario, N.B. make 46 arrests in anti-child porn operation
A Surete du Quebec emblem is seen on an officer's uniform in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Quebec provincial police say they have arrested 26 men as part of a provincewide anti-child pornography operation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Michigan regulators approve $500-million Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel project under channel linking two Great Lakes
This photo taken in October 2016 shows an above ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station. Human rights and environmental groups say Canada is trying to exploit a “dormant” cross-border treaty to prevent the shutdown of the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Flesher
Henry Kissinger leaves behind a poisonous legacy of callous geopolitical calculus
Crash kills Kamloops, B.C., university student, athletic director says
Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging truck set off a crash east of the community that killed three people in an oncoming vehicle. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Montreal-area community centres identified as ‘alleged Chinese police stations’ by RCMP threaten to sue force for defamation
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Five investing lessons from the late Charlie Munger
FILE - Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger listens to a question during an interview on May 7, 2018, in Omaha, Neb. Berkshire Hathaway says Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build an investment powerhouse, has died. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Big Six banks boosted year-end bonus payments across the board
Bank towers are seen from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Signs of economic slowdown are growing, and Canadian banks could add more this upcoming week. The Big Six banks are set to report fourth quarter results that analysts expect to show earnings down, more money set aside for iffy loans, and hints of rising mortgage strain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Crown, defence offer closing arguments in Ali murder trial
Lawyers representing Ibrahim Ali are continuing their closing remarks at his first-degree murder trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Media wait outside the court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Pitching in: Supporting musical education in Jamaica
We donated the pictured instruments to the music teacher/department at Maggotty High School plus a bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drum kit, recorders and three keyboards which are not shown in the picture. We support schools and teachers by donating resources they could otherwise not afford. These teachers send their music students to our summer music camps. Handout
Olivia Chow can make a deal. Does she have a vision for Toronto?
Alex Bozikovic
Ottawa didn’t verify disputed Métis communities covered by federal bill, says senior official
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree speaks with Metis Settlement General Council President Dave Larouche as he waits to appear before the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ottawa is tight-lipped on whether it’s looking at new regulator to fight online harms
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks during question period, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he wants city to have ‘more swagger’ as he marks first year in office
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Sunday, February 5, 2023. The mayor of Vancouver has set out a foundation to address the housing crisis in the city, while reducing barriers to building and streamlining regulations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
Brookfield raises largest-ever fund to invest US$28-billion in infrastructure assets
A man walks through Brookfield Place off Bay Street, on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. Brookfield Asset Management said on Wednesday its cash flow slumped 29 percent in the first quarter due to a decline in realized gains from asset sales, but the result beat estimates and the company raised its dividend by 7 percent. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)
Climate change is making insurance more expensive and more limited – and it’s only going to get worse
People embrace as they stand near damage to a road, after the heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods, in Ellershouse, West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada July 23, 2023. REUTERS/John Morris
Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting adult in Newfoundland
Prince George RCMP is alerting parents and caregivers to the dangers of sextortion after determining that a 12-year-old boy killed himself after being blackmailed online. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Banks seeing decline in borrowers adding unpaid interest to their mortgage balances
Statistics Canada said the consumer price index was up 3.6 per cent for October after excluding gasoline, following a 3.7 per cent increase for September. A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Twenty-year-old Calgary man pleads guilty to one count related to TikTok video
A 20-year old Calgary man has pleaded guilty to one count of facilitating terrorist activity. The sign at the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary is shown on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
U.S. opens probe into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt cars over loss of power, failures to restart
FILE PHOTO: A Chevrolet logo is seen on the grille of a Chevrolet Volt being displayed at Surman Chevrolet car dealership in Mexico City, Mexico January 9, 2018. Picture taken January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo
Turkey, South Africa criticize Israel over Gaza war at COP28 climate summit
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 01: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks on day one of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 1, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, brings together stakeholders, including international heads of states and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Sustainable development for business leaders
Sexual violence is the hidden crime of war. But we must not look away
Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023 REUTERS/Dedi Hayun
In a few months, you could be kicking yourself for not buying GICs today
Depressed frustrated trader tired of overwork or stressed by bankruptcy, sad shocked investor desperate about financial crisis or money loss, upset businessman having headache massaging nose bridge
Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 5.8% as job gains fail to offset population surge
Workers at an Ellis Don construction site in downtown Toronto are photographed on Nov 10, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
New Roughriders head coach Corey Mace looking to flip the script in Regina
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have hired Corey Mace to be the team's next head coach. Mace takes to the field during CFL pre-season football action in Calgary, Friday, May 31, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Obsidian Energy insiders buy the dip
Ted Dixon
Simon & Schuster Canada executive, author of bestseller The Maid, leaves amid major staffing changes
Britney Spears' memoir "The Woman in Me" is for sale at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Clifton, New Jersey, on Thursday, November 2, 2023. The book has sold 1.1 million copies through its first week. Spears says in a statement Wednesday that she poured her "heart and soul" in the book and that she is grateful to fans for "their unwavering support." "The Woman in Me" was released by Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, which also released Spears' statement. The sales figures include pre-orders, print sales, e-books and audiobooks. "The Woman in Me," released Oct. 24, has been praised by critics as a compelling account of her global fame and ongoing struggles. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
House votes to expel George Santos, only sixth expulsion in chamber’s history
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives on December 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 felonies in New York including fraud and campaign finance violations, Santos, 35, was expelled from the House of Representatives by a vote of 311-114. Santos is only the sixth person in U.S. history to be expelled from the House of Representatives. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The hidden environmental cost of your overflowing e-mail inbox
A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Canadiens sign goaltender Samuel Montembeault to a three-year contract extension
Toronto Maple Leafs' Matthew Knies (23) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault as Canadiens' Mattias Norlinder defends during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell notes inflation is easing, but says further progress is needed
File - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the International Monetary Fund on Nov. 9, 2023 in Washington. Powell will appear at events at Spelman College in Atlanta today. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of Nov. 30, 2023
Vector financial growth concept with stacks of golden coins. ISTOCK
No fan of the spotlight, soccer star Christine Sinclair tries to make best of retirement attention
FILE - Canada's Christine Sinclair reacts during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer semifinal match against Jamaica in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Sinclair, the top goal scorer in international soccer, has announced she will retire from the Canadian national team at the end of this season. Sinclair, 40, announced her decision Thursday night, Oct. 19, 2023, on Instagram in a video that showed a pair of cleats swinging in the breeze on a goal.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
Evidence admissible in drug case despite Charter concerns, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's drug-related conviction, saying evidence in his case is admissible despite concerns about violation of his Charter rights.The flag of the Supreme Court of Canada flies on the east flag pole in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pakistan’s supreme court hears petition against forceful deportation of Afghans born in the country
This photo taken on November 23, 2023 shows Afghan refugee on a truck after visiting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Azakhel Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Nowshera. More than 345,000 Afghans have returned to their country or been deported since Pakistan in October ordered undocumented migrants or those who have overstayed their visas to leave. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP) / To go with 'PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-UK-US-MIGRATION,FOCUS' by Cyril Belaud and Zain Zaman Janjua (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images)
Dining and dashing is on the rise. How can restaurateurs avoid getting stuck with the bill?
Readers flock to holiday rom-com novels for their happily ever afters
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How a rare rental conversion upends a small community
Kerry Gold
Sentencing hearing for Nathaniel Veltman scheduled for January
Justice Justice Renee Pomerance, left to right, Nathaniel Veltman and defence lawyers Peter Ketcheson and Christopher Hicks attend court during Veltman's trial in Windsor, Ont. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. A sentencing hearing for a man who killed four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. and injured another has been set for January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
First Quantum launches international arbitration over Panama copper mine
The open pit copper mine Cobre Panamá, run by Panamanian Mining company Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals Ltd., is show in Donoso, Panama, Dec. 6, 2022. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has started arbitration proceedings to protect its rights at its Cobre Panama mine which has been the subject of environmental protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Abraham Teran
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dies at 93
FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor poses for a photo in 1982. O'Connor joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice, has died at age 93. (AP Photo, File)
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