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April 1

Vancouver police investigating ‘violent confrontations’ at trans-rights rally
Red Robinson, Vancouver radio personality, dead at 86
Disc jockey Red Robinson (left), 20, puts his arm around rock 'n'roller Buddy Holly, 21, backstage at the Georgia Auditorium in Vancouver on Oct. 23, 1957. Some rock historians have mistakenly identified Mr. Robinson in this photograph as Jerry Lee Lewis. Afterwards, Mr. Robinson took Mr. Holly for hamburgers at a White Spot drive-in restaurant. /Handout
Two dead in hot air balloon accident outside of Mexico City
Patrick Rodgers leads by 1 at Texas as he seeks first PGA Tour title
Patrick Rodgers tees off on the second hole during the third round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament in San Antonio, Saturday, April 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Canadian women beat Finland 3-1 in world hockey championship warm-up
Marie-Philip Poulin (29) of Canada celebrates with teammate Brianne Jenner (19) after scoring against the USA during second period Rivalry Series hockey action in Laval, Que., Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Poulin will lead an experienced squad when Canada seeks its third straight women's world hockey title next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
China’s Ruoning Yin opens 2-shot lead in LA Open
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 01: Ruoning Yin of China plays her shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the DIO Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club on April 01, 2023 in Palos Verdes Estates, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Recharged Carolina Hurricanes whip past Montreal Canadiens 3-0
Apr 1, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) headbutts with goalie Antti Raanta (32) after the win against the Montreal Canadiens after the third period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports
Ilya Samsonov frustrates Ottawa Senators as Maple Leafs win 3-0
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) watches the puck rebound as Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) battles with Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn (2), during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Trump’s allies in Congress defend him by attacking criminal justice system
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to journalists outside the Senate Chamber during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Canada’s Brad Gushue drops opener to Switzerland at world men’s curling championship
Canadian skip Brad Gushue reacts after delivering a stone while taking on Switzerland at the Men's World Curling Championship in Ottawa on Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Petra Kvitova upends Elena Rybakina for women’s Miami Open title
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - APRIL 01: Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic celebrates match point against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during the Women's Final of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Weary Bulgarians head to the polls for fifth time in two years
FILE PHOTO: Leader of GERB party Boyko Borissov speaks at an election rally, ahead of the elections to be held on April 2nd, in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva/
Summer McIntosh breaks another world record with win in 400m individual medley at trials
Summer McIntosh celebrates her World Record performance in the women's 400-metre Individual Medley at the Canadian swimming trials in Toronto on Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus leaves man with life-threatening injuries
A bus is pictured in downtown Vancouver, on Nov. 1, 2019. Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating a stabbing on a TransLink bus in Surrey, B.C., that left a man with life-threatening injuries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
RCMP should be able to use CSIS intel on foreign interference in criminal probes, interim commissioner says
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault, left to right, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme, Communications Security Establishment Chief Caroline Xavier and Canadian Security Intelligence Service Deputy Director of Operations Michelle Tessier discuss where to sit before appearing at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, March 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Wall Street Journal calls for immediate release of reporter arrested in Russia
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. - US President Joe Biden on March 31, 2023, called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held on espionage charges, while rebuffing a call from the paper's editorial board to expel Russian journalists from the United States. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Syrian says air defences confront Israeli attack over Homs area
Manchester City and Liverpool fan rivalry turns toxic again after 4-1 rout
Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Liverpool - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - April 1, 2023 Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne scores their second goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
Police identify two of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from St. Lawrence River after boat capsized
Local firemen search the marshland for bodies in Akwesasne, Quebec, Canada March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Danielle Smith replaces candidate who isn’t running with one who’d said she wouldn’t seek a seat
Rajan Sawhney makes a comment during the United Conservative Party of Alberta leadership candidate's debate in Medicine Hat, Alta., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
St. Louis Cardinals escape multiple jams in win over Blue Jays
Apr 1, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Nolan Gorman (16) is tagged out by Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (9) in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports
Two dead as violence in Jerusalem, West Bank simmers
FILE PHOTO: Israeli police stand guard near a security incident scene near Al-Aqsa compound also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Three British men being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan
Finland’s right-wing National Coalition Party claims election victory
National Coalition Party chair Petteri Orpo speaks at the Finnish parliamentary elections media reception at the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Man throws yogurt at two women in Iran not wearing hijabs
TEHRAN, IRAN - SEPTEMBER 19: People gather in protest against the death of Mahsa Amini along the streets on September 19, 2022 in Tehran, Iran. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini fell into a coma and died after being arrested in Tehran by the morality police, for allegedly violating the countries hijab rules. Amini's death has sparked days of violent protests across Iran, which has so far seen more the five people killed. (Photo by Getty Images)
B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with province
The entrance to the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver is pictured Tuesday, April 21, 2020. More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
What started as a birthday party for friends has turned into a unique, roving chess club
High activity spotted at North Korea nuclear complex after Kim’s bomb-fuel order: report
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 1, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
Members of the State Security Service of Ukraine read an accusation letter to abbot of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan Pavlo of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, accused of being linked to Moscow, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a compound of the monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine April 1, 2023. Press Service of the State Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Kyiv says Russian UN Security Council presidency is ‘symbolic blow’
Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting on nuclear non-proliferation regarding the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Thursday, March 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Protesters across Canada demonstrate against RBC’s fossil-fuel funding
The Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Protestors in major cities across Canada are demonstrating against the Royal Bank of Canada for funding fossil fuel projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Michael Mantha removed from Ontario NDP caucus amid workplace investigation
Luxury infill in Canmore finds buyer after price trimmed
Done Deal, 727 3rd St., Canmore, Alta.
Four offers for Edmonton mid-century modern house
Done Deal, 6307 132 St., N.W., Edmonton, Alta.
Police arrest man over alleged hate-motivated threats at Toronto subway station
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Toronto police say a man has been charged in what they allege was a hate-motivated assault on a woman who was riding a subway train last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Western Canada: Did Premier Danielle Smith speak directly to Crown prosecutors? Video reignites question
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network in Ottawa on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alpine skier Jack Crawford talks big dreams and small moments
Jack Crawford
Scarborough made me who I am today. I love it. Why don’t you?
SIGNS OF THE TIMES -- VISUAL POLLUTION -- Signs in a variety of shapes and sizes dominate the view along a section of Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough, April 28, 1974. To some critics sight is visual pollution. To stand at Eglinton Avenue East and Kennedy Road is to be assaulted; not physically, of course, but aesthetically. From every side a jungle of signs silently screams messages at the passerby. Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail Originally published May 14, 1974
Canada’s watchdog for corporate abuses abroad struggles to act, leaving devastated communities behind
Our time on Earth is short. But you don’t have to hustle the whole time
The fool’s gold of art forgery is a problem of the art world’s own making
Pope Francis leaves hospital to return to Vatican, will preside over the Palm Sunday service
Pope Francis talks with journalists as he leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, Saturday, April 1, 2023 after receiving treatment for a bronchitis, The Vatican said. Francis was hospitalized on Wednesday after his public general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Trump facing at least one felony charge in grand jury indictment
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
I avoided addictions all my life. Until I began collecting art
The Connoisseur a 19th century painting by Ferdinand Roybet.
Travel news: A carry-on suitcase that’s changing the game, the return of sleeper trains and cloud compression socks
Intrepid Travel-Nepal_Poon-Hill_2019_77125 1.jpg Intrepid’s own collection of female-only trips, called Women’s Expeditions, is expanding this year to include guided tours in Pakistan and Nepal.
On the Scene: Sculptor Sir Tony Cragg opens Florida’s Gallery at Windsor
Tony Cragg and Hilary Weston
The unsinkable case for buying submarines
HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. ⁠As its closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets of nuclear-powered submarines, the clock is ticking on Canada's own beleaguered fleet ⁠— and the decision on whether to replace them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
A baseball lover’s guide to the stock market
Ian McGugan
Terra Bruce Productions wants to rock the Canadian musical theatre status quo
Franco Boni poses for a portrait under a fresco in the auditorium of the Regent Theatre on Mt. Pleasant Ave., in Toronto on Tuesday March 21, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
What can investors learn from March Madness?
A man makes a bet at a kiosk in the Borgata casino in Atlantic City NJ on March 19, 2021 at the start of the March Madness college basketball tournament. On March 28, 2023, the American Gaming Association issued a new marketing code prohibiting sports books from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering, banning payments to college and amateur athletes for the use of their name, image or likeness, and ending the use of terms including "free" or "risk-free" to describe promotional bets (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Government bank rescues never went away. Just don’t call them bailouts
Eric Reguly
TikTok is harmful, but not just because of China – banning it won’t solve anything
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled "TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms," as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Three years after Portapique’s devastating mass shooting, the Nova Scotia community rebuilds
Why are we so gullible? Four tips to protect yourself from being scammed
Vector illustration of smartphones in isometric projection. Identity theft, internet fraud, cybercrime, smartphone scam, online security concept illustration.
‘Deficits … necessary to provide the best for most Canadians.’ The federal budget, plus other letters to the editor for April 1
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Trudeau government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Toffoli scores twice, Flames complete comeback in 5-4 OT win against Canucks
Mar 31, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Calgary Flames forward Tyler Toffoli (73) celebrates his overtime game winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Calgary won 5-4 on overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Caitlin Clark and Iowa end unbeaten season of defending national champion South Carolina, 77-73
DALLAS, TEXAS - MARCH 31: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 77-73 during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
Former B.C. premier John Horgan joins board of coal business
BC Premier John Horgan pose for a portrait during an interview November 15, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Your daily horoscope: April 1
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