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Window to safely airlift people from Sudan closing quickly, Canadian officials say
Defence Minister Anita Anand talks to journalists during a press statement prior to the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Friday, April 21, 2023. Anand says the first Canadian evacuation flight from Sudan has taken off and additional evacuations are planned over the next few days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Matthias Schrader
U.S. Federal Reserve faults Silicon Valley Bank executives, itself in bank failure
A sign for a Silicon Valley Bank private branch is displayed in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
U.S. judge denies Google’s motion to dismiss advertising antitrust case
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
High labour costs fuel debate at Federal Reserve about what it means for inflation
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 04, 2022 the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. - The annual personal consumption expenditures price index eased to 4.2 percent in March from a revised 5.1 percent a month earlier, with a sharp decline recorded in energy prices, according to data released April 28, 2023 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Two bids for Vancouver townhouse as buyers ‘come out in droves’
Done Deal, 3436 Terra Vita Place, No. 63, Vancouver
The collateral damage of empty apartment buildings
Kerry Gold
World’s biggest bond markets left picking up the pieces after March mayhem
A person waits on the Wall Street subway platform in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 20, 2021.
Berlin sees tenth day of road blockades by climate activists
Police officers remove a climate activist in Berlin, Friday April 28, 2023. Climate activists staged a tenth straight day of protests in Berlin on Friday, blocking key roads during rush hour and bringing parts of the German capital to a standstill. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)
Net Zero Hour: The urgency and opportunity of embracing clean energy
NetZero
Scores of world figures urge Putin to free Navalny in open letter
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Basmanny Court in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he could be handed a life sentence on a set of new extremism and terrorism charges that he has described as a Kremlin-ordered political vendetta. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Supreme Court grants convicted Surrey Six killer hearing that could lead to his release
A city in Quebec has exhausted its legal avenues to avoid paying thousands of dollars in damages after it failed to deploy enough firefighters to prevent a fire from ravaging a building. The Supreme Court of Canada says it won't hear an appeal from the City of Trois-Rivières, which had sought to have a lower court decision overturned. The flag of the Supreme Court of Canada flies on the east flag pole in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Coal miners with black lung struggle for fair compensation
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It bears repeating: The stories we tell about dementia
Amplify: Why have I lost my desire for solo travel? Insufferably, I’m in love
Domini Clark takes a leap into the Blue Lagoon in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
Toronto’s Financial District on March 15.
Carlos Alcaraz survives tougher-than-expected test from Emil Ruusuvuori in Madrid opener
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 28: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand against Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland during their second round match on day five of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on April 28, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton Alta, on Friday December 28, 2018.
Canada loses 6-2 to Norway to finish fourth in world mixed doubles curling championship
Canada's Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing play against Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Gangneung, Korea on Friday, April 28, 2023. Canada will play for the bronze medal after falling 6-2 to the United States in the semifinal match. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Curling Federation-Stephen Fisher **MANDATORY CREDIT**
OPEC+ cuts, China demand will steer oil toward $90 a barrel by year-end, poll suggests
An array of pumpjacks operate Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
Books we’re reading and loving: Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma asks what to do about the good art of bad people
The American Civil War was Canada’s fight, too. And we were on the wrong side
U.S. consumer spending flattens in March; core inflation still hot
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 20: People shop in an Ikea store in Brooklyn on April 20, 2023 in New York City. In its biggest investment in a single country, IKEA stores owner Ingka Group announced that it will spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) expanding in the United States over the next three years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Couche-Tard signs deal to buy 112 gas station and convenience store sites in U.S.
A Couche-Tard convenience store is shown in Montreal, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
BBC’s Richard Sharp quits after breaching rules over Boris Johnson loan
A screen inside BBC headquarters broadcasts a statement by Richard Sharp following his resignation, in London, Britain April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Imperial Oil shares sag on cash flow miss, but profit beats expectations
FILE PHOTO: The Imperial Strathcona Refinery which produces petrochemicals is seen near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo/File Photo
Russia reportedly sacks deputy defence minister dubbed ‘Butcher of Mariupol’
The head of Russia's National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, speaks to the media during an inter-agency coordination headquarters meeting and video call between Moscow and Syria in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The Russian military says nearly 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned home to their country in recent months. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The TSX ticker is photographed in Toronto, on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Chevron tops estimates with first-quarter profit gain despite slide in oil prices
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 26, 2022 the Chevron logo is displayed at a gas station in El Segundo, California. - Chevron defended its new $75 billion share repurchase program from White House criticism on January 27, 2023, as it reported record profits of $35.5 billion in 2022. The oil giant, which also raised its dividend in Wednesday's buyback announcement, aims for stock purchases in a "steady, consistent way" through the ups and downs on the commodity price cycle, Chief Executive Mike Wirth said on a conference call with analysts. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Trudeau, buoyed by Biden visit, visits Council on Foreign Relations in New York to talk up Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to a meeting at the United Nations in New York on Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
U.S. regulator set to put First Republic Bank in receivership, source says
FILE PHOTO: A person walks past a First Republic Bank branch in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Ten Canadian writers share their favourite independent bookstores
28112021 Clover Greenslade helps customers buying books at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on November 28. (Tim Smith for The Globe and Mail)
François Legault’s broken election promise will not soon be forgotten
Konrad Yakabuski
Closet confidential: Hiring a personal stylist can be a practical, time-saving investment
Ceecee. Toronto-based stylist Chanda Chilanga
Does a country have ‘no choice’ but to subsidize its auto industry? Ask Australia
Andrew Coyne
Editor’s Note: Zero excuses for half measures on global warming
Dawn Calleja, editor of ROB magazine, Dec 2021
Strategist recommends stock to benefit from AI (and it’s not Microsoft)
This picture taken on April 26, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows a screen displaying the logo of ChatGPT, the conversational artificial intelligence software application developed by OpenAI.
Persistently high inflation still top concern for global economy, economists say
FILE - A woman walks with purchases past a store in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 1, 2022. The European economy scraped out meager growth of 0.1% in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum after dodging a winter recession as challenges persist from inflation that corrodes people’s willingness to spend. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Sluggish economic growth and high inflation leave European Central Bank in tight spot
FILE - A customer pays for vegetables at the Maravillas market in Madrid, on May 12, 2022. The European economy scraped out meager growth of 0.1% in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum after dodging a winter recession as challenges persist from inflation that corrodes people’s willingness to spend. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Norway plans to nationalize most of its gas pipelines when concessions expire
FILE PHOTO: Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
Bank of Japan’s new chief keeps ultra-low rates, embarks on policy review
The Japanese national flag is seen at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
Morning Update: Online streaming bill clears Senate, to become law
People make their way along Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
European Central Bank should keep raising rates until mid-2024, EU must tighten fiscal policy: IMF
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the European Central Bank (ECB) building, in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
TC Energy says ‘multiple’ asset sale negotiations underway in $5-billion divestment process
FILE PHOTO: TC Energy's logo is pictured on a smartphone in this illustration taken, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Exxon Mobil delivers a record first-quarter profit on higher output
(FILES) This file photograph taken on June 2, 2015, shows the logo of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil during the World Gas Conference exhibition in Paris. - Exxon Mobil closed the books on a terrible 2020 on February 2, 2021, reporting losses in the fourth-quarter and for the full year in the wake of lower oil prices with Covid-19. The big US oil company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $20.7 billion following huge write-offs. That took the company's loss for all of 2020 to $22.4 billion, compared with $14.3 billion in profits in 2019. Exxon Mobil also unveiled plans for additional spending cuts of $3 billion in annual expenses expected by 2023, its latest belt-tightening move amid the industry downturn. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Travel news: Hong Kong’s free-flight giveaway, a new mountain coaster in B.C. and a hoodie with extras
Catherine Dawson March
Workplace rituals matter, more than you might think
To solve Canada’s housing crisis, learn how Singapore nationalized real estate
REFILE - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Kolam Ayer bridge connects to the River Vista @ Kallang public housing flats over the Kallang River in eastern Singapore, June 20, 2019. Picture taken June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Loriene Perera
This time, Alberta has it right about equalization reform
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gestures as she speaks at an economic forum in Calgary on April 18.
In Southern California, Larry Ellison brings wellness to a whole new level
Sensei Porcupine Creek - Palm Springs Hotel / Hospitality / Resort
Car dealer overpricing exposes loopholes in regulation and an ‘uptick in deceptive practices’
Bart Grzybowski learned the dealer offer for a 2022 Soul EV Limited at Leggat Kia in Burlington, Ont. was about $11,000 more than the MSRP.
How far do we need to go to find paradise?
Author and speaker Pico Iyer
An oil and gas superpower that’s also an environmental leader. Why can’t Canada be Norway?
Tony Keller
Crude prices up more than 2 per cent on rising U.S. oil demand and lower output
FILE - Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., on April 24, 2015. Land managers in one of the top oil and gas producing states in the U.S. have plugged more than 200 inactive wells on state trust lands. New Mexico officials announced Wednesday, April 19, 2023, that the cleanup costs are being shouldered by the industry as part of the State Land Office's accountability and enforcement program. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The Suncor Energy Centre picture in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.
Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension
Plums of smoke rise amidst clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army, in Bahri, Khartoum North (filmed from Omdurman), Sudan April 28, 2023, in this screen grab from a social media video. Video Obtained by REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Springtime in Nunavut brings celebration and outdoor fun to Iqaluit
Why we need prizes for women and non-binary authors
Author Carol Shields during a Toronto visit. Jan.12.2001 Fred Lum/ Globe and Mail DIGITAL IMAGE
A political anti-nuclear ideology distracts from Canada’s climate mission
Campbell Clark
The close: Stocks climb as strong earnings offset slowdown worries, Fed meeting in focus
A man walks past an old Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) sign in Toronto, June 23, 2014.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Rob Carrick: Why you should jump on a 5-per-cent one-year GIC
Mega tech stocks lure back investors for all seasons
Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files.
Rate hike versus bank stress: World market themes for the week ahead
The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington on March 19, 2019.
The bureaucratic mess that’s left Afghans stranded
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Ontario Place talks include former nightclub operator with Rob Ford ties
The European company set to build a spa and waterpark complex at Ontario Place says it listened to concerns from Toronto officials and community activists and has enlarged the planned parkland that would surround its facility, submitting plans that include 12 acres of publicly accessible pathways and gardens and a 200-metre long beach. The Vienna-based Therme Group’s Canadian arm provided The Globe and Mail with new detailed designs for its $350-milllion greenhouse-like complex, and the public park the company says it would build around it, that were included in redevelopment plans the Ontario government submitted to the City of Toronto on Friday.
The defining characteristic of Ontario’s 400-series highways is immense boredom punctuated by sudden fear
Andrew Clark
How investing in emerging markets is driving this US$1.3-billion money manager’s outperformance
Illustration of Laurence Bensafi for The Mover. Apr. 29, 2023. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
‘I had never heard of Tucker Carlson.’ Fox News host fired, plus other letters to the editor for April 28
FILE - APRIL 24, 2023: It was reported that Fox News has announced that it has parted ways with Tucker Carlson, the network’s highest-rated prime-time host April 24, 2023. HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Tucker Carlson speaks during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on November 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of April 29, 2023
Books on the shelves
Oilers making Kings pay for taking penalties in first-round series
Apr 25, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN;Los Angeles Kings defensemen Vladislav Gavrikov (84) and defensemen Matt Roy (3) brings down Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) during the third period in game five of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Barcelona into third successive Women’s Champions League final
Chelsea's Erin Cuthbert, Magdalena Eriksson, Jessica Carter and Niamh Charles, from left, react at the end of the Women's Champions League semifinal, second leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, April 27, 2023. The match ended in a 1-1 draw but Barcelona advance on a 2-1 aggregate. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Why the FHSA could be called the ‘full-time renters’ program’
Informed choices – whether they relate to the type of home prospective homebuyers choose or the mortgage they secure – can lead to better outcomes, says Nicole Wells, vice-president of home equity financing at RBC.
Russia kills 25 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months
Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a damaged residential buildings in Uman, souhtern Kyiv on April 28, 2023, after Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight. - Ukraine and Russia have been fighting since Moscow's February 2022 invasion and Ukraine says it has been preparing for months a counter-offensive aimed at repelling Russian forces from the territory they currently hold in the east and south. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Jets eliminated from post-season after 4-1 loss to Golden Knights
Apr 27, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) attempts to block a Vegas Golden Knights shot during the second period of game five of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Expectations and passion for Maple Leafs stays high at public tailgate
Fans in Maple Leaf Square celebrate the first goal by the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Tampa Bay Lightning during first period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Winners and losers of the first round at 2023 NFL Draft
Texas running back Bijan Robinson signs a jersey after being selected 8th by the Atlanta Falcons at the 2023 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)
Eleven dead, one missing after boat sinks in west Indonesia
In this photo released by Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Friday, April 28, 2023, a rescuer scans the horizon during the search for victims of a sinking speedboat in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Indonesia. A speedboat carrying dozens of people sank in western Indonesia, and rescuers were searching for several people still missing in the rough seas early Friday. (BASARNAS via AP)
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