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April 2

Jets crank up the heat to burn Devils 6-1
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) and Vladislav Namestnikov (7) celebrate Niederreiter's goal against New Jersey Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) during first period NHL action in Winnipeg, Sunday, April 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Canada’s Brad Gushue routs New Zealand but falls to Norway at men’s curling worlds
Canadian skip Brad Gushue calls sweep as they play New Zealand at the Men's World Curling Championship in Ottawa on Sunday, April 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Kelsea Ballerini joins drag artists at CMT Music Awards
Kelsea Ballerini, center, performs "If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too) accompanied by drag queens Manila Luzon, from left, Jan Sport, Olivia Lux and Kennedy Davenport at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Flames edge Ducks 5-4 to stay in the NHL playoff hunt
CALGARY, CANADA - APRIL 2: Milan Lucic #17 of the Calgary Flames scores on Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks during the third period of an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 2, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Flames defeated the Ducks 5-4. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
Dungeons & Dragons opens with US$38.5M, takes down John Wick
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez in a scene from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." (Paramount Pictures via AP)
Seymour Stein, record exec who signed up Madonna, dead at 80
FILE - Seymour Stein accepts his award during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Monday, March 14, 2005, in New York. Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died Sunday, April 2, 2023, at age 80. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Red Wings down Maple Leafs 5-2; Toronto goaltender Matt Murray exits with injury
Detroit Red Wings centre Dylan Larkin (71) scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Sunday, April 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
What jobs data mean for interest rates in this week’s Advisor Lookahead
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Editorial Cartoons for April, 2023
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Editorial cartoon by David Parkins published May. 1, 2023. MEANWHILE, IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC... THAT, MY FRIEND, IS A METAPHOR FOR CANADA'S DEFENCE SPENDING, HEALTH, MODERNITY AND READINESS
Summer McIntosh joins elite group of world-record holders
Summer McIntosh smiles after her win in the women's 200m freestyle at the Canadian Swim Trials in Toronto on Sunday April 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Details about eight migrants found dead in St. Lawrence River emerge as search for alleged human smuggler continues
FILE PHOTO: Police and firemen carry a bag off their search boat from the marshland in Akwesasne, Quebec, Canada March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
UCP’s swift removal of controversial candidate Torry Tanner seen as a good first step
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith listens as Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2023 budget, in Edmonton on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The Alberta government has proposed $92 million in funding for the mental health of youth in the 2023 budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Russia has the capacity to keep fighting in Ukraine for two more years, Lithuania says
FILE Ñ President Vladimir Putin of Russia speaks to reporters during a visit to Tehran on July 20, 2022. The International Criminal CourtÕs arrest warrant for Putin could thrust his allies into domestic and foreign legal disputes, experts say. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
New York plans for Trump surrender with barricades, courtroom closings
FILE PHOTO: A panhandler’s plastic container of dollar bills is seen outside NYPD barricades across the street from Trump Tower after former U.S. President Donald Trump's indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S., April 1, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Kosovo war crimes court begins trial of ex-guerrilla chief and president Hashim Thaci
A huge billboard depicting former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci is displayed on a building in Pristina on March 31, 2023. - War crimes trial of former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci starts on April 3, 2023 in The Hague. Since the establishment of Kosovo in 2017, the court has investigated several former commanders of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) for possible war crimes, including former KLA political commander Hashim Thaci, who dominated Kosovo's politics after it declared independence from Serbia in 2008, and rose to become president of the tiny country. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP) (Photo by ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Parisians overwhelmingly vote to banish for-hire e-scooters
People ride electric scooters by Lime sharing service, on the eve of a public vote on whether or not to ban rental electric scooters, in Paris, France, April 1, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Canadian academic Hassan Diab faces trial in Paris synagogue bombing case
The House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada's extradition system — a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reform. Hassan Diab holds a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on February 7 , 2020. Diab is a Canadian citizen who was extradited to France and imprisoned for over three years, only to be released without even being committed to trial. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Banks unclear of timeline for new first-time homebuyers account
A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June, 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Canada’s Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Corey Conners of Canada poses with the trophy after winning the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio on April 02, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
LSU wins first NCAA championship, beating Caitlin Clark and Iowa
LSU players celebrate after the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Raptors beat Hornets, clinch spot in play-in tournament
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) dunks as Charlotte Hornets forward JT Thor (21) and guard James Bouknight (2) look on during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, April 2, 2023. Toronto won 128-108. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Nolan Gorman hits two homers in St. Louis’ 9-4 win over Blue Jays
St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman hits a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
The new M2 is for BMW’s biggest fans; it’s also the beginning of the end
The 2023 BMW M2 has 453 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque from the same three-litre twin-turbo straight-six found in the M3/4.
VPD deputy chief ‘appalled’ by online criticism following trans-rights rally
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department says he is "appalled" by the "vile and abusive comments" officers received on Twitter after a Friday rally in the city turned violent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Who gets to go? Canadian astronaut to be named as part of Artemis II lunar mission
A poster showing the Orion capsule for the Artemis II mission is displayed inside the Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 28, 2022. - Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on August 29 of NASA's most powerful rocket ever. It will propel the Orion crew capsule into orbit around the Moon. The spacecraft will remain in space for 42 days before returning to Earth. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia to put nukes near Belarus’ western border, envoy says
In this photo provided by the Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a state-of-the nation address in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, March 31, 2023. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)
Israel OKs Ben-Gvir’s ‘national guard’ but hedges on his powers
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right Israeli minister for national security, is escorted by police after addressing supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a rally in Jerusalem on Monday night, March 27, 2023. Ben-Gvir, one of the most extreme voices in the Israeli government, had long sought to create a national guard; Ministers agreed to set up a committee to discuss next steps on Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)
U.S. Justice Department has more evidence of possible Trump obstruction in documents probe
FILE - Pages from a FBI property list of items seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and made public by the Department of Justice, are photographed Sept. 2, 2022. The hush money case in New York that has led to criminal charges against Donald Trump is one of a number of investigations that could pose legal problems for the former president. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
For Bill Anoatubby, leadership is a group effort
Bill Anoatubby - RGB. For print
Ksi Lisims LNG set to undergo B.C.-led environmental review
A memorandum of understanding on a first nations collaborative climate initiative is seen after being signed by Eva Clayton President of the Nisga'a Lisims Government, Lax Kw'alaams Mayor John Helin and Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Crystal Smith during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Wednesday October 9, 2019. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Can Canada subsidize its way to prosperity? Don’t bet on it
Tony Keller
Prince Edward Island election into final day of campaigning with vote on Monday
A pamphlet promoting the Progressive Conservative Party of P.E.I. is seen in a mail slot on the front door of a home in Charlottetown, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Prince Edward Island's election campaign rolled through its final weekend with the Progressive Conservatives in a celebratory mood while the Liberals steeled themselves to battle it out with the Greens heading to the ballot Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Israel dismisses envoy who criticized judicial overhaul plan
Israeli mounted police disperse protesters during a rally against the government's judicial reform bill in Tel Aviv on April 1, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Moltex vows to help Canada recycle its nuclear waste. Critics say the byproducts would be even worse
Reactor number 3 at the Darlington nuclear facility in Courtice, Ont., on October 30, 2014. A subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation is partnering with U.S.-based BWX Technologies to help produce radioactive isotopes used to diagnose such conditions as cancer and heart disease. Ontario Power Generation says the Darlington nuclear plant will become the first large-scale commercial station in the world to produce molybdenum-99, needed to make the isotope technetium-99 for medical imaging. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Summer McIntosh eyes international superstardom as second Olympics draws near
Cathal Kelly
Twitter pulls verification check mark from main New York Times account
FILE - The Twitter application is seen on a digital device, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from imposters on the social media platform. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
The end-of-life talk with my kids is as awkward as the sex-ed one - but I can’t wimp out
Edmonton Oilers emerge as serious Stanley Cup contender
Apr 1, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Leon Draisaitl (29), his 48th of the season during the second period against the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Ukraine’s Zelensky thanks Bakhmut defenders as Wagner head says town has fallen
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits positions of Ukrainian Border Guards near the border with Russia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, Ukraine March 28, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Sarah Polley told to return mistakenly won Oscar in family April Fools’ prank
Sarah Polley accepts the award for best adapted screenplay for "Women Talking" at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.  The newly minted Oscar-winner says the decade she spent away from the director's chair prepared her for this latest phase of her career.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello
Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg bomb blast
Investigators and members of emergency services work at the site of an explosion in a cafe in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 2, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Donald Trump will deliver remarks after expected New York court appearance
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday, April 4, in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign announced Sunday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
OPEC+ announces surprise oil cuts; U.S. calls move inadvisable
FILE - A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021. Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation's largest oil and gas producing region. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Unacceptable buyer terms kill successive bids for suburban bungalow
Done Deal, 13 Hickory Dr., Rockwood, Ont.
Tadej Pogacar secures third Monument title with Flanders win
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates rides during the men's Tour of Flanders one day cycling event, 273,4km from Bruges to Oudenaarde, on April 2, 2023. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by DIRK WAEM/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto, composer of The Last Emperor film score, dies aged 71
FILE - Maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto poses during a photo call for the film "Coda" at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 3, 2017. Japan's recording company Avex says Sakamoto, a musician who scored for Hollywood movies such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71. He died March 28, according to the statement released Sunday, April 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)
Rough week for Danielle Smith and Alberta’s UCP casts shadow ahead of May election
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg
Companies focus on premium items amid overall sales slowdown
A shopper looks at clothes at the Neiman Marcus retail department store in NorthPark shopping center in Dallas, Thursday, March 30, 2023. Wealthier shoppers are still spending freely even in the face of higher inflation and a volatile economic environment. Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is doubling down on catering to its high end shoppers. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Max Verstappen wins his first F1 Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 02: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W14 leads Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19, Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes and the rest of the field at the restart during the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on April 02, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
San Diego State to meet UConn in March Madness title game
San Diego State guard Lamont Butler (5) celebrates with teammates after hitting the winning basket against Florida Atlantic during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
New additions shine in Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 drubbing of CF Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps' Simon Becher, from left to right, Brian White and Ali Ahmed celebrate White's goal against CF Montreal during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, on Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks 6-0, get playoff berth
Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson (36) is scored on by Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) during second period NHL action in Edmonton on Saturday April 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Japan protests China’s detention of citizen, escalating maritime action
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, left, shakes hands with his counterpart Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges Russia to release two detained Americans
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during an event to thank and recognize members of the State Department workforce who helped bring more than 200 individuals in February, who had been imprisoned by the Government of Nicaragua to the United States, in Washington, U.S. March 31, 2023. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Burkina Faso expels two French journalists
An aerial view shows the facade of the French daily evening newspaper Le Monde offices in Paris July 14, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
Six Canadian children to return from Syrian detention without their mother, advocates say
A general view of Karama camp for internally displaced Syrians, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 by the village of Atma, Idlib province, Syria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Omar Albam
RCMP hopes to gain recruits with 150th anniversary, even as it faces heavy scrutiny
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are seen during a parade in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth as it makes its way down Wellington St., in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The RCMP is hoping to boost recruitment numbers in marking its upcoming 150th anniversary — even as the national force's structure and practices come under damning new scrutiny. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Rogers-Shaw deal, warnings about AI and how the federal budget affects you: Must-read business and investing stories
FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations//File Photo
How a government vision ages
Shannon Proudfoot
Swiss prosecutor investigates Credit Suisse takeover
FILE PHOTO: Logos of Swiss bank UBS and Credit Suisse in Zurich, Switzerland March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, a day after he was discharged from hospital
This photo taken and issued as a handout on April 2, 2023 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis in the popemobile car within the celebration of the Palm Sunday mass on April 2, 2023 at St. Peter's square in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / VATICAN MEDIA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
I don’t have a licence and was in a crash. Will insurance cover the collision?
Auto accident involving two cars on a city street
Struggling to find your ‘why’ at work? Ikigai can help
Serious businessman giving presentation to his coworkers in the office. The view is through glass.
‘What is it with Toronto? What is the problem here?’ The race for mayor, plus other letters to the editor for April 2
As Toronto looks to elect a new mayor in the coming months, observers say international investors are looking for a business-savvy leader like John Tory to take the helm. Tory is silhouetted against an illuminated sign during a Commemorative Ceremony in Toronto, Sunday, March 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Your lookahead horoscope: April 2
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