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Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against justice reform plans for fifth week
Israelis hold flags as they protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing coalition and its proposed judicial reforms to reduce powers of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, Israel February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Alberta UCP MLA Tracy Allard won’t seek re-election, cites Parkinson’s disease
A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign is shown in front of the Alberta flag prior to the party's leadership announcement in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. A member of Alberta's UCP government caucus who was recently named a parliamentary secretary for civil liberties has announced she won't seek re-election.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
RCMP say man dead after police fired during confrontation on an Alberta First Nation
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. RCMP say a 45-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing at a home in southern Alberta that left one person dead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Alberta lawyers to vote on petition calling for end to mandatory Indigenous cultural training
The Calgary Courts Centre on Monday, March 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Tesla hikes price of Model Y after U.S. alters tax credit rule
FILE - A Tesla Model Y Long Range is displayed on Feb. 24, 2021, at the Tesla Gallery in Troy, Mich. Tesla has raised prices on its Model Y in the U.S., apparently due to rising demand and changes in U.S. government rules that make more versions of the small SUV eligible for tax credits. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile, claiming at least 23 lives
Trees burn as flames and smoke engulf an area near Puren, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Wildfires are spreading in southern and central Chile, triggering evacuations and the declaration of a state of emergency in some regions. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Zelensky strips citizenship of several former politicians, citing pro-Russian influences
FILE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the main square in the center of Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 14, 2022. President Volodymyr Zelensky is eager to highlight his crackdown on corruption, ahead of E.U. accession talks and possible Western investigations of war aid. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times)
Crash averted at Austin airport; aviation authorities to investigate
Southwest Airlines planes are seen at the AustinBergstrom International Airport (AUS) in Austin, Texas on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
One man dead, two suspects in custody after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., home
Police tape cordons off a crime scene in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 9, 2015. A shooting at a home in Abbotsford, B.C. has left one person dead.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Pebble Beach Pro-Am blown off course by high winds
Kurt Kitayama, center, walks back up the 10th fairway of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course after the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament was suspended because of inclement weather in Pebble Beach, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Toronto Argonauts agree to contract extensions with Boris Bede, Wynton McManis
Toronto Argonauts kicker Boris Bede (14) kicks an extra point against the Montreal Alouettes during second half CFL Eastern Final football action in Toronto on Sunday, November 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Atlantic Division wins NHL’s 3-on-3 all-star tournament
Metropolitan Division's Sidney Crosby, of the Pittsburg Penguins (87) tries to score against Atlantic Division's Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning (88) Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Defence Minister says Canada supports U.S. downing of Chinese balloon suspected of surveillance
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Indigenous group talks about reporting system for people experiencing homelessness
A vigil with photos of Morgan Harris is shown as family and friends of three murdered women gather in Winnipeg on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Family members have said the women were vulnerable, and experienced periods of homelessness and addictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston revives campaign pledge to fix health care at party meeting
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston delivers his housing plan in Halifax on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Houston repeats his campaign promises to fix Nova Scotia’s strained health care system — at whatever cost — in a speech before Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party members Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says tweaking playoff format not as simple as it sounds
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks before the NHL All-Star hockey game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Ottawa asking RCMP to ban use of sponge rounds, CS gas for crowd control
A protester holds up a fragmented piece of a Sponge round used to cause blunt trauma after a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
Documentary on MuchMusic’s rise to debut at SXSW Film Festival
Spectators hold up their mobile phones during a performance by 5 Seconds of Summer at the iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
Ukraine’s Odesa battles to restore power after fire wipes out substation
FILE Ñ A Russian military vehicle with the symbol ÔZÕ lies amidst debris in the heavily destroyed village of Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Any de-escalation requires a Russian willingness to negotiate and make real concessions, which has not been evident to date, Ross Douthat writes. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times)
Everton stuns Arsenal, Liverpool’s EPL troubles deepen
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Oleksandr Zinchenko of Arsenal clashes with Seamus Coleman of Everton after the Premier League match between Everton FC and Arsenal FC at Goodison Park on February 04, 2023 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Valérie Grenier, James Crawford lead Canada into world alpine ski championship
Canada's Valerie Grenier speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu retires from Thailand Open semifinal because of shoulder injury
Bianca Andreescu of Canada plays a backhand return to Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Toronto to host 2024 NHL All-Star festivities
CALGARY, CANADA - FEBRUARY 01: A packed Scotiabank Saddledome watches the Regina Pats play the Calgary Hitmen on February 01, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leah Hennel/Getty Images)
Advisory firm Innisfree sues Musk’s Twitter for $1.9 million in unpaid bills
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Twitter is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Buyer strikes out on two Calgary condos, hooks third on Christmas Day
Done Deal, 1010 6 St. SW., No. 1302, Calgary, Alta.
National Gallery of Canada’s show must go on – minus senior curators (for now)
Kate Taylor
Extreme cold weather sweeps through parts of Canada, leaving thousands without power
A person walks through a park during frigid temperatures in Montreal, Saturday, February 4, 2023. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold weather alerts impacting six provinces — from Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, and communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Marit Stiles confirmed as Ontario NDP leader after majority vote
Marit Stiles is expected to be confirmed as the new leader of the Ontario NDP today. Ontario NDP MPP Marit Stiles announces her provincial leadership campaign in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
How Iran’s Ayatollahs could lose to the champions of ‘women, life, freedom’
One night in Oshawa: Overdoses and dramatic rescues offer a glimpse at the opioid crisis
Western Canada: Charges in police-involved deaths are a rarity in B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Two RCMP officers have been accused of manslaughter over the death of an Indigenous man in British Columbia, while three of their fellow Mounties are charged with attempting to obstruct justice.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Competing visions for a redevelopment of Vancouver’s waterfront
international architecture firm Perkins & Will proposed development in the area between the backside of Gastown and the Burrard Inlet shore as a cluster of glassy towers built near the existing cruise-ship terminal in Vancouver. In their design proposal, those buildings would be connected to a new transit hub that would integrate the full array of transportation that is unique to Vancouver – everything from trains and buses to float planes and the SeaBus ferry. Perkins & Wil
How a bomb in his home forced Heritage Minister’s family to flee to Canada
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Pablo Rodriguez makes his way to a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Friday, March 13, 2020, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada promised to fix health care almost 20 years ago. It’s looking to get things right once more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Unless building codes catch up to extreme heat, Canada’s future summers will be even deadlier
Free online hub launched to support survivors of abuse in Canadian military, RCMP
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; Zelensky says situation at eastern front of Bakhmut getting tougher
An Ukrainian army tank is seen on its position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Former Russian president says more U.S. weapons supply to Ukraine will only trigger further retaliatory strikes
A local resident walks past destroyed buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Extreme cold temperatures across Quebec, East Coast expected to linger until Sunday
Pedestrians brave the wind and frigid temperatures as they walk downtown Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
U.S. downs suspected Chinese spy balloon over ocean, drawing threat from China
FILE PHOTO: A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, U.S. February 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Chase Doak/via REUTERS
Why the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre must be saved
2001-7-010 123 copy.jpg nw-na-bozikovic-moriyama description The image shows a front-angled view of the completed building of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre located on 123 Wynford Drive, Toronto, Ontario. The image displays the grand rock sculpture called "Tein-en" in front of the building. part of JCCC Original Photographic collection number 2001.7.10 Credit Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
This month in travel: A high-tech spin on spas, sneakers that go the distance and an in-flight indulgence
ssbh-05-meditation-hall_ph_fredrika-stjarne_0582-V1.jpeg Shou Sugi Ban House in the Hamptons is expanding the property’s wellness services to include bio-hacking
Landfill search for slain Indigenous women will be difficult but worth doing, forensics experts say
Hydro One’s dividend yield is curiously low. Here’s why that could be a problem
TORONTO, : March 9, 2015 - Power lines run out of the the Hydro One Claireville Transfer Station in Vaughan, Ontario Monday March 9, 2015. (Tim Fraser for The Globe and Mail) (For The Globe and Mail story by n/a )
There’s a growing crisis at Roxham Road, and Ottawa doesn’t have a plan to fix it
The USA-CANADA border in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, January 14, 2023. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Bitcoin is up again – should you buy?
Ethan Lou
Quantum computing star D-Wave faces cash crunch, investors say
On Tuesday, D-Wave rolled out the latest edition of its hardware, a quantum computer chip that the company says it has re-engineered from the ground up. Handout/D-Wave Systems Inc.
The bulls are back. Here’s why markets are giddy again
Ian McGugan
Is anti-aging really the trillion-dollar business we think it is?
04/24/2020 - Museum of Nature Research Campus, Gatineau, QC. Roger Bull, Head of the museum's National Biodiversity Cryobank - photographed here topping up one of the Cryobank's freezers with liquid nitrogen coolant. The coolant ensures the freezers remain at -170C the optimal temperature to ensure molecules such as DNA retain their integrity and can be preserved long-term for study. NOTE: I did a liquid nitrogen top-up at the start of the lockdown to put the freezers in their most robust state. There is likely no need to do this again given that the Fusion freezers continuously re-condense the liquid nitrogen, which is perfect for guaranteeing proper cryogenic storage temperatures during the lockdown. He visits the freezers once a week to ensure that all of the Cryobank freezers are running smoothly.
‘Arrogant and dishonest.’ Justin Trudeau or Pierre Poilievre – or both? Plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 4
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre greet each other as they gather in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s Marion Thenault scores silver in World Cup aerials
Left to right: second-place, Marion Thenault of Canada; first-place, Danielle Scott of Australia; third-place, Fanyu Kong of China celebrate on the podium after the women's aerials World Cup competition Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger)c
Canada’s Mackay, Karker earn World Cup medals in freeski halfpipe
MAMMOTH, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: Men's FreeSki Halfpipe US Grand Prix third place David Wise #3 of the United States, winner Birk Irving #4 of the United States, and second place Brendan Mackay #2 of Canada pose following Finals competition on day three of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on February 03, 2023 in Mammoth, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Your daily horoscope: February 4
Aquarius.
U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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