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Fleury’s 46-save effort leads Wild to 4-2 victory over reeling Jets
Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj EhlersÕ (27) shot is stopped by Minnesota Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during second period NHL action in Winnipeg, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Arendz, Cameron lead three-medal day for Canada’s Para Nordic team at World Cup
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Bronze medallist Collin Cameron of Team Canada celebrates during Men's Sprint Sitting Final flower ceremony on day five of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centreon March 09, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Alberta didn’t reveal Imperial Oil leak for months, says Environment and Climate Change Canada
Handout photo of the overland spill (as opposed to the underground leaks). This is the 5.3 million litre spill that happened Feb 6, 2023. The disturbed land in the foreground is Imperial's remediation efforts, chopping down the trees, and removing the topsoil. But our fear is that it soaked into the permeable surface and muskeg.
TDSB apology before investigation into alleged racism ‘troubles’ Ontario principals’ group
John Fisher Public School on Erskine Ave in Toronto pictured March 7, 2023. No credit
Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in Paris
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 07: Assistant general manager Hayley Wickenheiser of the Toronto Maple Leafs prior to Round One of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 07, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Experts caution parliamentarians against more stringent bail measures, amid calls to do so
Thunder Bay Jail. David Jackson / The Globe and Mail
Morant to miss four more games, Colorado police say no charges
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, right, drives against Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Tanya Walter making an impact as member of B.C. Lions’ coaching staff
B.C. Lions defensive assistant Tanya Walter, centre, watches during the CFL football team's training camp in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, May 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada rejected a visa for Chinese diplomat on foreign-interference grounds
Picture of Canadian and Chinese flags taken prior to the meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and China's President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 5, 2017, in Beijing. Picture taken December 5, 2017. Fred Dufour/Pool via REUTERS
Ontario Greenbelt lands not needed for 1.5 million new home target, says regional planning group
Property at 10378 Hwy 48 in Markham, Ont. is photographed on Jan 16, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The land is one of several that was bought shortly before an announcement of housing being built on the Greenbelt. Provincial opposition leaders are asking for a probe.
Bill C-11 approaches finish line as Conservative MPs express anger over rejection of key amendment
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta hiring hundreds of sheriffs, which some leaders say could be foundation for provincial force
Slave Lake, Alta - A sheriff stands near the remains of the library and town centre in Slave Lake, Alberta following devastating forest fires. Government of Alberta photo
Canada falls 11-7 in World Baseball Classic tune-up against MLB’s Chicago Cubs
MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 07: Manager Ernie Whitt #12 of Team Canada watches workouts ahead of the World Baseball Classic at Sloan Park on March 07, 2023 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
NHL GMs share the emotions of swinging a big trade: ‘It can be a crazy time’
Investigation into Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown’s conduct under way
The Canadian Judicial Council says it is reviewing a complaint into the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown. Brown looks on during his welcoming ceremony at the Supreme Court in Ottawa on October 6, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada’s Pendrith hopes to dial in driver at Players Championship
Loblaw, other grocery CEOs grilled by MPs on high food prices and profits
Michael Medline, President and CEO of Empire Company Limited, right, and Galen G. Weston, Chairman and President of Loblaw Companies Limited wait to appear as witnesses at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Senators goalie Talbot again bitten by injury bug as team pushes for playoff spot
Coronavirus Update: Pandemic didn’t have big impact on mental health of most people, according to new study
Second-year medical student Nina Hadzimustafic delivers a COVID-19 booster shots at Jabapalooza, a pop up vaccine clinic, in Ottawa, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Mass immunization clinics in which vaccinators and volunteers move around a circular set-up of chairs - with clients staying seated - was by far the most efficient model in an Ontario government study comparing different sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Jim Boeheim’s long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim yells during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
New study finds COVID-19 didn’t have a big impact on the mental health of most people
McGill University in the Fall. courtesy of McGill University handout
Protester sues Chinese embassy in Washington over 2022 incident outside ambassador’s residence
Activist Rev. Patrick Mahoney holds two white balloons as he protests against the Chinese government over the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down over the US last week, during a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, February 15, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Castro leads the way as Twins thump Blue Jays 7-0 in spring training
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah, left, shares a laugh with manager John Schneider as he is taken out of the game against the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain to face Kron Gracie at UFC 288
Charles Jourdain in action against Shane Burgos during their mixed martial arts bout at UFC on ABC 3, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Elmont, NY. Canadian featherweight Jourdain will face Kron Gracie on May 6 at UFC 288 in Newark, N.J. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gregory Payan
Rising wages lack the productivity to support them
David Parkinson
Manitoba’s Dunstone tops Alberta’s Koe to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Brier
Manitoba skip Matt Dunstone delivers his shot against Wild Card Team 2 at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Dunstone's Manitoba rink remained perfect at the Tim Hortons Brier with a 13-3 win over Newfoundland and Labrador. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins
Canadian lumber CEOs to press Ottawa to start softwood talks with U.S.
A lumber yard near Vancouver, B.C., on July 6, 2022. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
Bullish on Power Corp.
Monica Rizk
WSP Global reports lower earnings for fourth quarter, full year though revenues rise
WSP Global reported its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2022. The WSP Global Inc. logo is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-WSP Global Inc. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada Soccer gender equality and transparency issues to come to forefront in Parliament
Canada forward Evelyne Viens (15) celebrates with Cloe Lacasse (20) after Viens scored a goal against Brazil during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup soccer match Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Nashville. GE Appliances says it is offering sponsorship money in hopes of helping resolve the labour impasse between Canada Soccer and the women's national team. THE CANADIAN PRESS /AP-Mark Zalesk
Acclaimed author Helen Porter explored the rich interior lives of Newfoundland women
Helen Porter, who has died at 92, was a Newfoundland feminist author, poet and activist, a founding member of both the Writer’s Guild and the St John’s Status of Women’s Council; her book January, February, June or July dealt with abortion years before the topic was anywhere near mainstream. Courtesy of the Family
Majority of racialized women feel invisible at work, Ivey Business School research shows
Barnini Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Ivey Business School at Western University poses for a portrait at her home in London, Ontario on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The Globe and Mail/ Geoff Robins
Under pressure, TikTok unveils new European data security regime
FILE PHOTO: China's flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
U.S., UN worry about quake aid after air strike on Aleppo airport
FILE PHOTO: A Saudi aid plane is seen, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, at Aleppo airport, Syria February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
Freeland drafting 2023 budget with an eye to fiscal restraint
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to the media in Hamilton, Ont., during the second day of meetings at the Liberal Cabinet retreat, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Leading international aid agencies in Canada are asking Freeland to increase the country’s foreign assistance contributions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Celsius Network remains open to other bids after NovaWulf offer
FILE PHOTO: Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky speaks in a still image from a video conference interview in New York City, U.S. January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Reuters TV/File Photo
The killing of Oshawa’s ‘Star Wars guy’ has residents wondering what’s happened to their city
How fentanyl became the king of street drugs
Roll Up To Win ‘technical error’ incorrectly tells Tim Hortons customers they’d won $10K
A Tim Hortons cup is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 3, 2017. Tim Hortons say a technical error caused some customers using the restaurant's app to receive an incorrect award message during the first day of its Roll Up To Win contest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Alberta NDP promising to fund prescription contraception if elected
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley addresses the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. The Alberta NDP Opposition says it would follow British Columbia in making prescription contraception free to all residents if the party is elected in the spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Women face thick glass ceiling at Canadian banks, report says
Rania llewellyn, the new CEO for Laurentian Bank, stands for a portrait outside one of their branches in downtown Toronto on October 20, 2020. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for the Globe and Mail
Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan
FILE - Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 22, 2022. On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Free Speech Systems, Jones' media company, proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay off creditors, who include relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
Evening Update: Central bank holds rates steady; Russia claims eastern Bakhmut
Smaller financial institutions tend to have greater gender parity in their executive ranks than the major Canadian banks, a new analysis by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar found. A woman walks through Toronto's financial district on Monday, July 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Albertans exploring 2030 Commonwealth Games bid in communities across the province
The Saddledome is seen from a hillside park in Calgary on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. A group of Albertans says they have started to explore whether communities across the province could host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
TC Energy to ordered to reduce operating pressure on Keystone pipeline
A U.S. regulator has ordered TC Energy Corp. to lower the operating pressure on the entire Keystone pipeline system. The Keystone Steele City pumping station is seen in Steele City, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nati Harnik
Trudeau can survive Chinese meddling uproar – but economic harms for Canada could be deep
Lawrence Martin
U.S. House speaker declines Zelensky invitation to visit Ukraine, CNN reports
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks through Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
17 high-performing female-led Canadian funds
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Politics Briefing: Marc Garneau is leaving politics after 15 years
Liberal MP Marc Garneau pose for a portrait on Parliament Hill March 6, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
BHP committed to growing portfolio of copper, nickel projects as it bypasses lithium
The company logo adorns the side of the BHP gobal headquarters in Melbourne on February 21, 2023. - The Australian multinational, a leading producer of metallurgical coal, iron ore, nickel, copper and potash, said net profit slumped 32 percent year-on-year to 6.46 billion US dollars in the six months to December 31. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital amid gang violence
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) is seen at the international medical humanitarian organisation MSF logistique centre in Merignac near Bordeaux, France, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Biden’s ‘catch and release’ border policy struck down by U.S. judge
FILE - President Joe Biden announces his administration's plans to eliminate junk fees for consumers, Oct. 26, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. The White House brought together state legislators, federal officials and others to trade ideas Wednesday, March 8, 2023, about how to fight so-called “junk fees” that inflate the costs to consumers of everything from hospital visits and airline tickets to student loans and concert seats. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)
Women in Turkey brave ban on Istanbul march, get tear-gassed
Protesters shout slogans as they gather to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Boards read in Turkish: "In revolt with our pain and anger", "It's not a disaster, it's a massacre". (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Tucker Carlson’s scorn for Trump revealed in court papers
FILE - Rupert Murdoch introduces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala, Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. A defamation lawsuit against Fox News is revealing blunt behind-the-scenes opinions by its top figures about Donald Trump, including a Tucker Carlson text message where he said “I hate him passionately.” Carlson's private conversation was revealed in court papers at virtually the same time as the former president was hailing the Fox News host on social media for a “great job” for using U.S. Capitol security video to produce a false narrative of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
As Supreme Court justice faces complaint, bill would change handling of allegations
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown looks on during his welcoming ceremony at the Supreme Court in Ottawa on October 6, 2015. Brown continues to be on leave as a complaint against him is reviewed by a judicial council, but a new law working its way through Parliament could impact how allegations against judges are handled in the future.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Polish PM defends John Paul II after report he knew of abuse
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks as he take parts in a joint press conference with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, after a meeting in the Prime Minister's Office, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday Feb. 23, 2023. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right,’ says Quebec judge
The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A Quebec court judge has found that Canadians have a "God-given," constitutionally protected right to flip off obnoxious neighbours. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
I swim in the Salish Sea because the cold water makes me feel so alive
Therapists get cultural training at CAMH to help treat South Asian patients
Sidra Mobin smiles in this undated handout photo. Mobin was surprised a therapist treating her for anxiety didn't make assumptions about Muslim women or ask inappropriate questions, only to later learn that he'd been trained in culturally adapted cognitive behavioural therapy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
U.S. CDC to lift COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers from China
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
Safety board report says deadly tug sinking in B.C. highlights systemic safety issues
Transportation Safety Board Chair Kathy Fox is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday March 18, 2021. The Transportation Safety Board will hold a news conference to reveal its findings on the sinking of the tug Ingenika in February 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ontario looking ‘closely’ at B.C.’s plan for universal access to contraception, Jones says
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones attends a press conference in Etobicoke, Ont., on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.&nbsp;<br style="font-style: normal; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); text-decoration-thickness: initial;">Jones says the province is looking "closely" at British Columbia's plan to make prescription contraception free.&nbsp;CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Magnet Forensics takeover endorsed by proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones
Adam Belsher CEO of startup Magnet Forensics, which specializes in data recovery software in Waterloo, On Thursday September 26, 2013. (Fred Lum/ The Globe and Mail)
Spotify to roll out new features as it crosses 500 million monthly active listeners
FILE PHOTO: The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Ransomware attack hits engineering company working on military bases, power plants
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont., is seen Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. A Canadian engineering giant whose work includes critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bid to shift blame complicated by new charges
FILE — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 16, 2023. Bankman-Fried faced new fraud charges Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in a rewritten indictment unsealed in a New York federal court.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Palestinian police fire tear gas, disperse militant funeral
Palestinian security forces patrol along a street during the funeral of Abdel Fatah Hussein Khroushah, a 49-year-old Palestinian who was killed the previous day and was accused of killing two Israeli settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara on February 26, in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on March 8, 2023. (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Canaccord shareholder seeks to remove special committee directors who oppose buyout
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on the job market this morning.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Afghan broadcaster airs rare all-female panel to discuss rights on International Women’s Day
FILE PHOTO: A female presenter for Tolo News, Khatereh Ahmadi, while covering her face, works in a newsroom at Tolo TV station in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Volunteers begin annual Metro Vancouver homeless count after pandemic hiatus
A man using a rolling walker passes tents set up on the sidewalk at a sprawling homeless encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on Aug. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ferrari’s first ‘SUV’ - the Purosangue - is unlike anything else on the road
The Ferrari Purosangue, the brand's first SUV, has 715 horsepower and the driving experience more Ferrari and less SUV.
Canada reportedly requests formal talks with Mexico on GMO restrictions
FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Online Streaming Act back in House, minister intends to reject some Senate amendments
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Six Ontario high schools subject to online shooting threats, police investigating
Peel Regional Police logo is shown on a vehicle in Brampton, Ont., on November 7, 2019.&nbsp;<i data-stringify-type="italic" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248); text-decoration-thickness: initial;">Peel police are investigating after they say six high schools were named in shooting threats posted online. THE</i>&nbsp;CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
LIV Golf effect noticeable as ever at Players Championship
Golf fans walk towards the 18th green during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened, will use royal title
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Biden budget aims to cut deficits by nearly $3-trillion over 10 years
President Joe Biden talks to reporters after a lunch with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats about his upcoming budget and political agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
CONCACAF fleshes out qualifying road to inaugural women’s Gold Cup tournament in 2024
Canada midfielder Jordyn Listro (21) competes for a ball against Argentina midfielders Clarisa Huber (8), Lorena Benitez (16) and Vanesa Santana (5) during the first half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. CONCACAF has fleshed out its pathway for the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup, scheduled to kick off in February 2004 in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
After Breonna Taylor shooting, feds find police discrimination
FILE - A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Md., July 6, 2020. The U.S. Justice Department has found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Taylor. The announcement was made Wednesday, March 8, 2023, by Attorney Merrick Garland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Memphis judge delays release of video, audio in beating death of Tyre Nichols
FILE PHOTO: A view of a picture of Tyre Nichols during a news conference held by the family members of Nichols, the Black man who was beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop and died three days later, at Mason Temple: Church of God in Christ World Headquarters, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Two offers for updated Lawrence Park house
Done Deal, 130 Glenforest Rd., Toronto
U.S. spy chiefs see China continuing to co-operate with Russia, despite Ukraine backlash
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed  a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as the Biden administration weighs a broader response to the discovery of a high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States, a U.S. official said Friday. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
In global rate race, few central banks ever lap the Fed
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell testifies before a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7.
No decision yet on U.S. Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates, Powell says
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Russia’s Wagner Group claims eastern Bakhmut as NATO warns Ukrainian city could fall within days
Volunteer soldiers prepares to fire towards Russian positions close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Fintech firms may struggle to find investor love in rebounding U.S. IPO market
Small toy figures are seen in front of Stripe logo in this illustration picture taken March 15, 2021.
U.S. crude and gasoline inventories fall, distillate stocks rise: EIA
FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson
Netherlands tops Cuba 4-2, Panama beats Taiwan 12-5 at World Baseball Classic
TAICHUNG, TAIWAN - MARCH 08: Justin Lawrence (L) #61 of Team Panama celebrates with Carlos Sanchez (R) #5 after winning the World Baseball Classic Pool A game between Panama and Chinese Taipei at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium on March 08, 2023 in Taichung, Taiwan. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)
First Quantum CEO says tentative tax pact with Panama could be finalized by end of next month
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 06, 2022 aerial view of Cobre Panama mine in Donoso, province of Colon, 120 km west of Panama City. - Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals announced February 23, 2023 the suspension of its operations at a major mine in Panama, saying it was being blocked from exporting copper abroad. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)
Market ‘standoff’ should clear shortly. Plus, why lithium prices are crashing
A trader scratches his head as he watches his screens on the trading floor of Frankfurt stock exchange
American Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on World Cup skiing history
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Kvitfjell, Norway - March 4, 2023 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. in action during the women's downhill Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at 4.5%
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in an interview after announcing an interest rate decision in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
The harshest interest-rate hikes of all are still under way at the big banks
The RBC Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax in 2019. Next month, the interest rate on purchases for most RBC credit cards will rise to 20.99 per cent from 19.99 per cent. Other banks have already made this change on at least some of their cards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Queen’s Gaels look to earn place among U Sports’ best at women’s basketball Final 8
Queen's Gaels basketball player Julia Chadwick is shown in this undated handout photo. The Queen's Gaels are ready to take the next step in proving their place among U Sports' best. Queen's enters the women's basketball Final 8 as the third seed following a 21-1 regular season but a loss to the Carleton Ravens in the OUA title game last Saturday. The Gaels hosted last season’s nationals and earned a bronze medal as the seventh seed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - James Paddle Grant
Western Canada: Communications problems plague aftermath of oil sands leak
Handout photo of the overland spill (as opposed to the underground leaks). This is the 5.3 million litre spill that happened Feb 6, 2023. The disturbed land in the foreground is Imperial's remediation efforts, chopping down the trees, and removing the topsoil. But our fear is that it soaked into the permeable surface and muskeg.
Marc Garneau to leave politics after 15-year career
Liberal MP Marc Garneau pose for a portrait on Parliament Hill March 6, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Five Canadian authors nominated for inaugural Carol Shields prize for fiction
Suzette Mayr, Canadian novelist who won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her book, The Sleeping Car Porter, poses inside a rail car in the Railway Car Shop at Heritage Park in Calgary, Alta., on Dec. 8, 2022. Leah Hennel / Globe and Mail
Going abroad? These nine spirits and wines are worth bringing back home with you
(L-R) Amaro San Simone 70, Ancnoc 18-year-old highland single malt scotch whisky, Oliver’s Yarlington Mill Cider 2021.
B.C.’s report on hate during the pandemic is called ‘From Hate to Hope.’ It’s hard to see the hope
Marsha Lederman
Ontario will be short 33,000 nurses and personal support workers by 2028, report says
A nurse tends to a patient in the intensive care unit at the Bluewater Health Hospital in Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The Ontario Nurses' Association is starting mediation today with the Ontario Hospital Association in what the nurses call a "last-ditch effort" to reach a negotiated settlement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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