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U.S. agency sues Exxon for discrimination after nooses found at plant
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Canada’s Summer McIntosh sets new record in 200-metre butterfly win at Pro Swim Series
Summer McIntosh of Canada smiles after winning the gold medal in the Women's 200 meters individual medley final during the swimming competition of the Commonwealth Games, at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kyle Kuzma scores 30, Wizards beat Raptors to edge closer in East
Mar 2, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis (6) and Wizards forward Deni Avdija (9) battle for a rebound with Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) in the fourth quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Senators beat Rangers 5-3 to spoil Patrick Kane’s debut
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers scores a first period goal against Cam Talbot #33 of the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on March 02, 2023 in New York City. The Senators defeated the Rangers 5-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Walgreens won’t sell abortion pill by mail in 20 states
FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Attorney generals in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
Police to announce details of an investigation into fake Norval Morrisseau paintings
Norval Morrisseau, the first First Nations' painter to break the so-called white-Indian barrier that defined the professional art world in the mid-1960s. Now, at 67, he is pulling himself together after years at the bottom fighting drink, Parkinson's disease and an erratic art market. Photo by Alex Waterhouse Hayward
Scores evacuated as fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper
A firefighter sprays water onto a fire in Hong Kong, Friday, March 3, 2023. Hong Kong firefighters are battling the blaze that broke out at a construction site in the city's popular shopping district. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Members of an Afghan refugee family killed in multi-vehicle crash in B.C.
B.C. Premier David Eby makes an announcement in Vancouver on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Three members of a family that had newly arrived from Afghanistan were the victims of a multi-vehicle crash in British Columbia's Interior on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tornadoes, power outages as storm crosses Texas, Louisiana
Three skiers killed in avalanche near Invermere, B.C.
RCMP in southeastern British Columbia confirm three skiers have been killed in an avalanche Wednesday near Invermere, B.C. An avalanche hazard warning of "considerable" is shown near Mount Renshaw outside of McBride, B.C., on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Men’s sevens rugby team hopes Vancouver crowd provides boost up the standings
United States' David Still attempts too tackle Canada's Josiah Morra during their Los Angeles rugby sevens series pool match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Canadian men hope playing before a hometown crowd at this weekend’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event can help pull them back from the abyss. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marcio Jose Sanchez
Curling Canada clarified eligibility ‘grey area’ in policy for defending Brier champs
Canada skip Brad Gushue makes a shot during the men's gold medal game against Korea at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Gushue’s team is back at the Tim Hortons Brier as defending champions. They’ll have to change their residency situation or roster makeup next season if they need to qualify to return via provincial playdowns.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
B.C.’s Fvded in the Park music fest, once home to 50,000 fans, cancelled amid soaring costs
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - MARCH 31: Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight from Odesza performs during the third day of Lollapalooza Buenos Aires 2019 at Hipodromo de San Isidro on March 31, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images)
Biden, Scholz to focus on Ukraine war, touch on China concerns in Friday meeting
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden is welcomed by Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he arrives for the start of the G7 Summit at Elmau Castle, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany June 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
Industrial leak at Imperial Oil site in Alberta highlights regulatory issues, experts say
Handout photo of the pipes spewing fluid are the tailings ponds. The ponds are built on top of permeable surface, and because of that, and the fact that the berms that surround the ponds were built with the wrong materials, they leak underground. The pictures are showing the tailings ponds "closed loop system" working as designed, to capture the leaking tailings that escape the impoundment and being pumped back into the same ponds that's leaking, only to spill again and repeat the cycle. This system was failing, and tailings were leaking out of 4 ponds were not being caught by their containment system. The pipes pictures filling the pond were just a few hundred meters from the spills. These leaks were happening since at least May 2022, and they never told us.
Netanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife
An aerial view shows Israelis blocking the road during a demonstration as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Guelph Gryphons teammates prepared to battle at CFL combine
Randy Ambrosie tosses a football as he speaks during a press conference in Toronto on July 5, 2017. The Canadian Football League's commissioner will be in Halifax Friday, for what's expected to be a morale booster to those hoping the city will gain a professional team. Randy Ambrosie issued a news release noting the league has made the Nova Scotia capital the sole non-franchise city on his national tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Poilievre attack on ‘folk hero’ Christine Anderson risks helpful support for Conservative Leader, says MP meeting organizer
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to news media outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
New Brunswick appeal court reduces sentence for killer of three Mounties in Moncton
A book of condolence is signed at the Codiac RCMP detachment in Moncton, N.B. on Friday, June 6, 2014 to pay respect to the three RCMP officers who were killed and the two injured in a shooting spree. Justin Bourque who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014 has applied to the province's highest court to have his precedent-setting 75-year parole ineligibility period reduced to 25 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Trudeau now has a yes-or-no question on Chinese election interference inquiry
Campbell Clark
Alberta Finance Minister may walk away after leaving province’s coffers overflowing
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews is applauded as he delivers the 2023 budget in Edmonton on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Jon Rahm has big finish for 65 and the lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 02: Jon Rahm of Spain plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course on March 02, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Canadian men’s and women’s teams relegated at junior curling world championships
Curling rocks are shown Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, during a media demonstration the day before the opening ceremonies of the USA Curling Nationals in Everett, Wash. Curling Canada has cancelled six more events in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ted S. Warren
Ohio train derailment probe focuses on failed pressure valves on cars with toxic chemical
Darrell Wilson, assistant vice president government relations of Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the train involved in the derailment that spilled toxic chemicals, speaks during a town hall held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023.  REUTERS/Alan Freed
Metrolinx abandons rail yard plan in Don Valley after local pushback
MetroLinx is proposing to service and store GoTrains on this stretch of overgrown rail line, running between the Don Valley Trail at left and the DVP at right, as seen from the Bloor ViaDuct in Toronto, Ont. on Thursday, September 23, 2021. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Gunmen threaten Messi, shoot up family-owned supermarket
ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - MARCH 02: Bullet hole in a counter of the supermarket of Lionel Messi's in law family after an overnight attack on March 02, 2023 in Rosario, Argentina. During the night, attackers made 14 shots to the closed premises of a supermarket which belongs to the family of Antonella Roccuzzo, Messi's wife. They left a written message mentioning Argentina's football team captain and Rosario's mayor, Pablo Javkin: "Messi we are waiting for you. Javkin is a narco, he will not protect you". (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
U.S. interest rates are taking Canadian mortgages along for a ride
Robert McLister
Yukon budget lays out $48.2-million surplus, funding for dental, inflation relief
Yukon Finance Minister Sandy Silver appears in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Silver tabled the territory's budget in the legislature, predicting a surplus of $48.2 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alejandro Kirk welcomed to Blue Jays spring training after birth of first child
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) hits a double during second inning American League wild card MLB baseball action against the Seattle Mariners in Toronto on Saturday, October 8, 2022. The familiar horns of "El Mechon" by Banda MS blared in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league facility on Thursday to welcome back catcher Kirk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Alberta judge says woman’s Charter-protected rights may have been compromised, allows opioid treatment to continue
Ophelia Cara (also Ophelia Black) is shown in Calgary, Thursday, March 17, 2022. A judge has granted an interim injunction to the Calgary woman allowing her to continue taking a potent opioid three times a day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Manitoba to ban TikTok app on government-issued devices over security concerns
The TikTok logo is seen on a cellphone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Manitoba has joined other provinces in the move to ban the use of the TikTok social media app on government-owned devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
One-fifth of CIBC mortgage borrowers seeing loan balances grow because of higher interest rates
The new CIBC logo on the side of a building at CIBC Square in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Sept 29, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Calgary man faces second-degree murder charge in death of woman found in park
Police vehicles are shown at Calgary Police Service headquarterson April 9, 2020. Police say a 48-year-old Calgary man has been charged after a woman was found dead in a city park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Nordstrom to exit Canada, lay off 2,500 employees
(FILES) In this file photo a man stands in front of the Nordstrom store, closed for in-store shopping in downtown Toronto, Ontario on November 23, 2020 - Canadian inflation rose 1.1 percent in February from a year earlier as gasoline prices increased for a third straight month, the government said March 17, 2021. The hike in gasoline prices came amid a gradual recovery in global demand, as well as crude oil supply cuts in major oil-producing countries and shutdowns in the southern United States due to bad weather.The costs of food, passenger vehicles and household appliances such as stoves and refrigerators were also up. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada Soccer says interim-funding deal reached with women’s team
Canada Soccer has amended a statement it issued Friday and removed it from Twitter at the request of the Canadian Soccer Players' Association (CSPA), which represents the players on the Canadian women's national team. A Canada soccer logo is seen in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
PWHPA eyes launching women’s pro hockey league by end of ’23
Jayna Hefford, a four-time Olympian, poses for a photograph next to the temporary hockey statue entitled "This Game is For Us All" outside one of hockey's most iconic buildings, The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ont., on Monday, November 8, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Decommissioning Coast Guard vessel leaves fisheries scientists without a ride
A tour boat passes the damaged Canadian Coast Guard vessel Alfred Needler in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Sept. 2, 2003.
Russian dissidents in Poland clash as they try to plot a future without Putin
Members of the People’s Deputies of Russia gather in Warsaw, where the dissident leaders drafted a new constitution and new name for the country in the event of Vladimir Putin's downfall.
Canada claims double gold on world speedskating championship opening day
Team Canada with Carolina Hiller, left, Ivanie Blondin, center, and Brooklyn McDougall, right, celebrate on the podium of the men's Team Sprint of the Speedskating Single Distance World Championships at Thialf ice arena Heerenveen, Netherlands, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Why Canadian tech stocks could see a surge of takeovers
FILE - The New York Stock Exchange operates during normal business hours in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented stocks are tanking and dragging down the rest of Wall Street. Many of these high-profile companies still make billions of dollars in profits, and they continue to dominate the top of the rankings for most valuable businesses. But two big changes have caused their stocks to come sharply back to Earth in 2022: Interest rates are rising, and expectations for continued fast growth suddenly look much more shaky.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Budget deficit will rise temporarily because of 2023 slowdown: PBO
Centre Block is shown through the gates of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Conservative party admits error in failing to give notice of Patrick Brown fundraiser
Brampton mayor, Patrick Brown, speaks during a press conference, at city hall in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, July 18, 2022. The Conservative Party of Canada says it made a mistake in failing to provide proper notice of a $1,700 ticket fundraiser staged by disqualified leadership contestant Brown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Union accuses SNC-Lavalin of spying on employee e-mails during bargaining negotiations
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer walks past the headquarters of SNC Lavalin in Montreal April 13, 2012. Canada's Mounties were searching the Montreal headquarters of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc on Friday following an internal company investigation that found a mysterious $56 million in improperly authorized payments. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)
Evening Update: CSIS head suggests whistle-blowers are unhappy with PM’s handling of Chinese interference
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault makes his way to the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
This self-directed investor has been beating Buffett for decades. Here’s his portfolio and how he’s planning to leave a legacy
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GaN Systems, ‘shining star’ of Canada’s chip sector, bought by Germany’s Infineon for US$830-million
John Roberts, founder of GaN Systems holds a gallium nitride wafer semiconductor August 22, 2014 in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Politics Briefing: CSIS head says investigation under way to find Chinese election interference whistle-blowers
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault makes his way to the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
RCMP make two arrests, seize firearms, right-wing political material west of Montreal
Firearms, magazines and ammunition is shown in an undated police handout photo. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they seized the haul on Nov. 30, 2022, at the Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., home of Jordan and Joshua Madden, who are facing several charges related to possession, storage, trafficking and transfer of firearms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
U.S. Federal Reserve official warns higher rates possible
FILE PHOTO: An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
B.C. premier ‘astonished’ firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine
Martin Steward holds cocaine he received from the Drug User Liberation Front, which was handing out a safe supply of illicit drugs in the Downtown Eastside to mark the five-year anniversary of British Columbia declaring a public health emergency in the overdose crisis, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Two Americans arrested for allegedly sending aviation technology to Russia, U.S. official says
FILE PHOTO-The Department of Commerce building is seen before an expected report of new home sales numbers in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
B.C. premier wants tighter federal laundering laws after case fails to yield charges
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Sharma says she will lobby the federal government to amend Canada's financial crime law after a multi-year money laundering investigation by police failed to produce any charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Manitoba RCMP say two teenage girls died after being found in the cold on First Nation
RCMP say two teenage girls died in the cold outside a home on a remote First Nation in Manitoba. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario extends post-secondary tuition freeze, names panel on sector’s finances
Ontario is extending a tuition freeze for public colleges and universities for a third year. Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop says in a press release that the freeze will continue for the 2023-24 school year for Ontario students, while allowing post-secondary institutions to raise their fees for domestic, out-of-province students by up to five per cent. Dunlop makes an announcement at the legislature in Toronto, Thursday, June 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Russell-Pool
Six Canadian firms set to gain from a manufacturing shift
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Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot harm, Justice Department says
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday, March 2, 2023, in an ongoing federal court case testing the limits of executive power. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
B.C. upgrades emergency communication system with $150-million investment
B.C. deputy premier and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 11, 2022. The British Columbia government is investing millions in the Next Generation 911 calling system, allowing for location tracking of callers and texting during emergencies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s manufacturing strategy is failing
File #: 19546335 Coke Plant Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Coal, Manufacturing, Steam, Fumes, Steel Mill, Coke, Metal Industry, Carbon, Horizontal, Chimney, Smoke Stack, Cloud, Sky manufacturing chain factory ROB business economy financial employment jobs
Our privacy watchdog should be funded by firms that handle personal information
Cyberthieves have the tools to do this, and we're not talking about tweezers.
Director buys after Canadian Tire reports fourth-quarter results
Ted Dixon
Last captive walruses in Canada moved to new SeaWorld in Abu Dhabi
Boris the walrus is shown in a handout photo from the Quebec Aquarium. Canada's three remaining captive walruses, including Boris, have been moved to a new marine park in Abu Dhabi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Quebec Aquarium **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Bruins’ Bertuzzi deal a winning move for NHL execs
Cathal Kelly
Egypt unveils newly discovered chamber inside Great Pyramid
FILE - Policemen are silhouetted against the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, Dec 12, 2012. Egypt unveiled on Thursday, March 2, 2023, the discovery of a 9-meter-long chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the first to be found on the structure’s north side. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
CSIS investigating who leaked information of China’s election interference
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault makes his way to the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
As the winter wanes, I realize how much I’ll miss it
Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman ‘disturbing’
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube responds to questions, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. Dube called the facts surrounding the death of an 86-year-old woman in an emergency room last week "disturbing" and "unacceptable." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel
FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
14 March break travel ideas for kids who love science
Mont Megantic Observatory between Sherbrooke and Lac-Mégantic, Que.
Amid rumblings of a Russian-backed coup, Moldova needs the West’s help
Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst and Senior Fellow at the Atlanic Council
B.C. and Alberta budgets reflect critical challenges in health care
Gary Mason
Canada’s health care deal: A look at the numbers and the provinces on board so far
Putin’s claims of Ukrainian sabotage at border dismissed as ‘provocation’ by Kyiv
A sign reading the Bryansk region sits on the side of a road entering the region, which borders Ukraine, on March 2, 2023. - Moscow on March 2 claimed that Ukrainians crossed into southern Russia and killed two civilians, an allegation denied by Kyiv as a "deliberate provocation". President Vladimir Putin said the attackers, who he called "neo-Nazis and terrorists", had "penetrated the border area and opened fire on civilians". The FSB security service said that the incident happened in the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, and that a "large number of explosives" had been found. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
Five things to stream this weekend: Women Talking comes home, plus bears and donkeys, oh my
Barry Hertz
Toronto FC gets positive news about injury to star winger Lorenzo Insigne
Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne is pictured during MLS action against New England Revolution in Toronto on Wednesday August 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Debate over who pays to save world’s forests set to dominate talks at summit in Gabon
Journalists enter Gabonese presidential Palace to attend the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Pineau
More Ontario municipalities show interest in four-day work week
More rural municipalities in Ontario are expressing interest in implementing a four-day work week, a group that supports local governments says, as another township in the province begins offering its employees the flexibilityA worker sits in an office in the financial district The City, in London, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Alberto Pezzali
Punch-drunk glove: Michael B. Jordan’s Stallone-free Creed III fights the good fight
Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed in CREED III. A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film Photo credit: Eli Ade © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved CREED is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son
Alex Murdaugh listens as prosecutor Creighton Waters makes closing arguments during his double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 1, in Walterboro, S.C. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021. (Joshua Boucher/The State via AP, Pool)
Industry urges Ottawa to expand trusted traveller program ahead of summer season
People line up before entering the security zone at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. An industry coalition is calling on Ottawa to broaden its trusted traveller pilot program and roll it out across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Justin Bieber cancels last of Justice world tour dates set for 2023
Justin Bieber is scrapping the last standing dates on his Justice world tour after cancelling many of them last year. Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on September 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Invision-Evan Agostini
Universal Music Group’s CEO calls for new streaming model
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Universal Music Group (UMG) is seen at a building in Zurich, Switzerland July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Wayne Shorter, master composer of jazz, dies at 89
FILE PHOTO: Saxophonist Wayne Shorter (R) and pianist Danilo Perez of the Wayne Shorter Quartet perform on the third night of the Vitoria Jazz Festival July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
What living to 100 means financially for kids and grandchildren
Rob Carrick
Review your rights before signing paperwork during a layoff, employment lawyers say
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Court sets next date for Toronto police officer charged with manslaughter in teen’s death
A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. The case of a Toronto police officer charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of a 19-year-old was put over to April 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Métis Nation of Ontario votes to remove members with incomplete citizenship files
A Métis Nation flag flies in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Four-year-old shoots older child in Manitoba, officers seize weapons from home: RCMP
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Traffic is back to normal through central Kelowna after RCMP detonated a confirmed explosive device found near a busy route in that Okanagan city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Gordon Pape: It’s time to guard my RRIF portfolio against the difficult investing environment
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse looks to be in peak condition as targeted return to competition nears
EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 15: Andre de Grasse of Team Canada looks on after competing in the Men’s 100 Meter heats on day one of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 15, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Deutsche Bank tightens financing policy on coal, but not on oil and gas
FILE - In this July 8, 2019 file photo, a Deutsche Bank sign and logo are seen on the outside of their building in London. Deutsche Bank saw its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros ($381 million), in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in restructuring costs. The bottom line at Germany's largest bank benefited from fewer loans going bad as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic and credit support from governments and the European Central Bank. The bank said Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 that its years long effort to streamline its business was on track and that 90% of the costs of its transformation were already accounted for. (AP Photo/Natasha Livingstone, file)
The Art Gallery of Ontario’s expansion: A machine for showing art
Alex Bozikovic
Greater Vancouver home sales up 76.9% from January, but down 47.2% from last year: board
A sold sticker is seen placed on a for sale sign outside a house in east Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday September 20, 2015.
Veteran running back Andrew Harris officially returns to Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson hands off the ball to running back Andrew Harris during second half CFL football action against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Toronto on Saturday, August 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Health Canada warns of uncertified child car seats that could increase risk of injury
Rush hour traffic (R) heading south on Jarvis St. towards the Gardiner Expressway, is photographed on Jan 17, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Ireland’s Oscar-nominated The Quiet Girl speaks volumes about the power of being loved
THE QUIET GIRL (2022). Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl (Catherine Clinch) is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one. Credit: Elevation Pictures
Bruins sign forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year, US$90-million contract extension
Feb 28, 2023; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) against the Calgary Flames during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports
Canadian dollar steady; interest rate jitters offset higher oil prices
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Ottawa man charged with criminal negligence, arson in Orleans explosion
Firefighters from the Ottawa Fire Service work the scene of an early morning gas explosion in the Orleans area of Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Ottawa police have laid 12 charges against a 35-year-old man in connection to the explosion that left 12 people injured. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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