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Emma Donoghue among five shortlisted authors for Atwood Gibson Prize
Author and playwright Emma Donoghue poses for a photograph, in Stratford, On., Saturday Aug. 26, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it’s also embracing the technology
This photo provided by Getty Images shows an example of the company's artificial intelligence image-generator. The Seattle-based photo stock company is taking a two-pronged approach to the threat and opportunity that AI poses to its business. On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 it joined the small but growing market of AI image makers with a new service that enables its customers to create novel images trained on Getty’s vast library of human-made photos. (Getty Images via AP)
U.S. crude stockpiles fell last week as Cushing continues to drain: EIA
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford//File Photo
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Pay increases in Canada expected to edge lower in 2024, survey suggests
Toronto, Ontario - June 28, 2017 -- POPULATION -- People walk during rush hour Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto, Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
What’s going on in Nagorno-Karabakh?
A convoy of cars with ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh move to Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region last week. (Stepan Poghosyan, Photolure photo via AP)
Western Canada: For-profit care homes still failing to deliver services they were paid for, B.C. report reveals
A worker is seen cleaning surfaces inside Little Mountain Place, a long term care home where 41 residents have died since a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the facility in November, in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
What leaders can learn from pop icon Céline Dion
Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour show called "Courage" in Quebec City, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Residents of historic Toronto building at centre of acclaimed documentary fear development will prompt renovictions
Images for Charlotte's Castle. Spadina Gardens.
Spanish court includes ex-women’s soccer coach Jorge Vilda in probe over Luis Rubiales kiss
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Spain v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 20, 2023 Spain coach Jorge Vilda reacts REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
Sen. Bob Menendez leaves federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York. Menendez pled not guilty to federal charges alleging he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and carry out favors for local businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
China’s strong metal imports not as bullish as they seem
This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a worker welding metal at a factory in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province.
Fed’s Neel Kashkari says he’s unsure if central bank has hiked rates enough to bring inflation to target
FILE PHOTO: Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York City, New York, U.S., May 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar//File Photo
Three astronauts return to Earth after year in space; NASA’s Frank Rubio sets U.S. space record
This handout photograph taken and released by NASA on September 27, 2023, shows International Space Station (ISS) crew (From L-Bottom) Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin (sitting in chairs) outside the Soyuz MS-23 capsule after its' landing in a remote area near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The trio returned to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a US astronaut in history. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/Bill Ingalls " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by BILL INGALLS/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. durable goods orders unexpectedly rise in August
Worker Javad Memarzadeh, of Needham, Mass., right, dusts washers in a display, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at a Home Depot location, in Boston. Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November  with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Dec. 23 that the November gain in orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, followed stronger gains in recent months including a 3.8% rise in October.(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
U.S. Senate looks at cannabis banking reform, but industry says it’s not enough
Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market sit on the back of a tractor for planting at Hepworth Farms in Milton, New York, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Leon’s Furniture earns plenty of money, so when will the stock catch fire?
The exterior of Leon's Furniture, located on Suntract Road in Toronto, Ont., photographed on Friday, September 3, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Sake is surging in popularity. Here’s how to enjoy the satisfying alcoholic drink
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What really makes the difference in women’s leadership programs. Plus, how to say ‘no’ to extra work
Women’s leadership programs have become common in large organizations, but what elements are most beneficial?
Why I joined a German archeological dig on my vacation (and you should too)
IMG_3168.JPG. LF-TR-ARCHEOLOGY-TRAVEL-0927 A meticulous eye is needed at the bottom of the sieve, where pressurized water from recycled fire hoses separates bone fragments, shells and stones from the excavated silt. The Globe's Irene Galea searches for fossils in the washed material. Credit: Irene Galea.
Jukebox musical In Dreams serves up a sizzle reel of Roy Orbison’s greatest hits
1800-George (Richard Trinder) Ana Sofia (Alma Cuervo) In Dreams. Photo by Pamela Raith (2).jpg.
Ten wines to please any dinner guest this fall
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‘Unprecedented’ climate trial kicks off at rights court in Strasbourg
Young Portuguese citizens pose outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after a hearing in a climate change case involving themselves against 32 countries, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 27, 2023. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on September 27, 2023, began hearing a case brought by six Portuguese youths against 32 nations for not doing enough to stop global warming, the latest bid to secure climate justice through the courts. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Azerbaijan arrests the former head of separatist government after recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh
FILE - Ruben Vardanyan, the State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh leads a cabinet meeting in Stepanakert, the capital of the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Azerbaijan says Wednesday, Sept. 27 it has detained Vardanyan, the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh's separatist government, as he tried to cross into Armenia following Azerbaijan's 24-hour blitz last week to reclaim control of the enclave. (Edgar Harutyunyan/PAN Photo via AP, File)
Scotiabank strategists unveil their ‘Dividend Yield Champions’
The Bay Street financial district in Toronto on May 11, 2017.
Interac expanding e-transfer service, Wealthsimple to join
Interac Corp. is broadening the range of financial institutions that can participate in its e-transfer service. The Interac logo is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
Canadian miner IsoEnergy to buy Consolidated Uranium amid clean energy demand boom
Bay Street sign at the intersection of King Street in downtown Toronto Wednesday afternoon July 30/2003. Photo By Deborah Baic 30/07/03
Home-sharing platform Happipad aims to help refugees and asylum seekers in Toronto
A home-sharing platform hopes to connect refugees in need of temporary housing with homeowners who have spare rooms to rent, in an effort to help ease the shelter crisis in Toronto. The Toronto skyline is photographed from the Hanlan's Point Ferry as it travels back to the city on Thursday, June 21, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
TD rolls out accessibility tool to ease web browsing for people with disabilities
Samantha Estoesta, product manager at TD and creator of the TD Accessibility Adapter, is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto-Dominion Bank **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Witness at Peter Nygard’s sexual-assault trial describes bedroom suite in Toronto office
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is shown in this courtroom sketch in Toronto on Thursday Jan. 6, 2022. The bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will continue next week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Price of sustainable aviation fuel likely to remain high, IATA head says
FILE PHOTO: Willie Walsh, Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
Pope Francis shakes the ground beneath his detractors, yet again
Michael W. Higgins is vice-president of Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn.
The internet has recreated the real world’s inequality online. Access to information is the solution
FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, a top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
For Toronto sellers, the current market is ‘deadsville’
A home for sale in the west end of Toronto, on September 19, 2023.
FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon faces high bar in U.S. court, experts say
FILE - The Amazon logo is photographed at the Vivatech show in Paris, on June 15, 2023. Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Elon Musk’s X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, research organization says
FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Britain gives go-ahead for its biggest new North Sea oil field in years
FILE - North sea oil exploration platforms lie in the Cromerty Firth in northern Scotland on March 2, 2003. British regulators on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, approved new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, a move environmentalists say will hurt the country’s attempt to meet its climate goals. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Billionaire businessman Eric Sprott invests in this stock nearing oversold territory
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Airbnb CEO urges more Parisians to put homes up for rent during 2024 Olympics
Residential apartment buildings are seen near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
H&M looking to hire more security as shoplifting rises in U.S., CEO says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of H&M is on display outside a store on the day it closes, as the fashion retailer exits the Russian market, in Moscow, Russia November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Two firefighters injured as crews battle separate blazes in Toronto
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
China Evergrande chairman reportedly put under police watch; liquidation risk looms
FILE PHOTO: Hui Ka Yan, chairman of Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd, the country's second-largest property developer by sales, attends a news conference on annual results in Hong Kong, China March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File photo
Morning Update: House Speaker steps down after honouring man who fought with Nazi unit
Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Speaker’s belated resignation is not enough
Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
For fly-in doctors of Manitoba, work is far from home but close to the action
U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea is in American hands, White House says
FILE - A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 16, 2023. North Korea says on Wednesday, Sept. 27, it has decided to expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed inter-Korean border in July. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
John Carney’s heartwarming Apple TV+ musical drama Flora and Son deserves to top the charts
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Eve Hewson, left, and Orén Kinlan in a scene from "Flora and Son." (Apple TV+ via AP)
Shell CEO Wael Sawan under pressure from within on renewables shift
FILE PHOTO: Shell CEO Wael Sawan attends the China Development Forum 2023 in Beijing, China, on March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
E-commerce giant Shopify invests in wholesale platform Faire
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
CN rail trains are shown at the CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022.
Oil climbs 3% as steep U.S. crude stocks draw adds to supply concerns
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)
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie grows from its Canadian roots to aim for world domination
Callum Shoniker as “Rocky", Christian Corrao as “Marshall", Christian Convery as “Chase", McKenna Grace as “Skye", Luxton Handspiker as “Rubble", Nylan Parthipan as “Zuma", and Marsai Martin as “Liberty" in Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie from Spin Master Entertainment, Nickelodeon Movies, and Paramount Pictures.
U.S. investors want clarity on Biden’s vague curbs on China tech
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with the presidential advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25.
Slate of new films by female directors packs a nasty punch
Johanna Schneller
Four years after helicopter mission, Canada prepares a final pullout from Mali
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 01, 2018 a Canadian United Nations soldier prepares to move out of a base in Gao on August 1, 2018, to take part in an operation during the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). - Canadian personnel participating in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali will remain in place until the end of August, a month longer than planned, to ensure a smooth transition, the government said June 14, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images
Director X’s ambitious series Robyn Hood brings Canadian take to classic story of wealth and class
Robyn Hood (Corus) ROBYN LOXLEY (played by Jessye Romeo)
The close: TSX hits two-month low and bond yields rise again, S&P 500 rebounds as bargains eyed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Sept. 26.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 26, 2023 in New York City. All major stock indexes closed low with the Dow Jones leading dropping over 300 points in its worst day since March. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Harsh reality of ‘higher-for-longer’ rates looms over U.S. stocks
Stock market numbers are displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Sept. 26, 2023 in New York City.
’Unknown unknowns’ unnerving markets for Q4
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Sept. 26.
Workplace mental health programs have no finish line, but can more than pay for themselves
Happy entrepreneur having a business meeting inside of an office while their colleagues are walking in blurred motion.
Why it’s so hard to bring food prices down
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How to use permanent life insurance to create tax efficiency in estate planning, grow a business
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How to remain financially resilient after losing your job
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‘Danielle Smith has no right to steal that money from me.’ An Alberta pension plan? Plus other letters to the editor for Sept. 27
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
China says drills near Taiwan target ‘arrogance’ of separatists
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meets with Australian lawmaker Josh Wilson, third right and other lawmakers at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
Here’s when your favourite shows may return now that the writers’ strike is ending
STRANGER THINGS. Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Tina Rowden/Netflix © 2022
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