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Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife. Alabama will be allowed to put Smith to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s first execution under a new method the inmate’s lawyers criticize as cruel and experimental. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File)
Tearful Russian billionaire who spent $2-billion on art tells jurors Sotheby’s cheated him
FILE - President of the football club AS Monaco, Dmitry Rybolovlev, attends a French league two soccer match between Monaco and Caen at the Louis II stadium on May 4, 2013, in Monaco. Rybolovlev who accused Sotheby’s of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to cheat him of tens of millions of dollars became tearful in court Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 as he testified that he considered the dealer to be like family before discovering he'd been defrauded by an “art market that needs to be more transparent.” (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick’s successor
FILE -New England Patriots inside linebacker coach Jerod Mayo watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. Whether Bill Belichick’s future as the New England Patriots head coach will extend beyond this season remains an open question. But Jerod Mayo, one of the candidates to possibly succeed the legendary coach reiterated on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 that he believes he’s ready for an opportunity to lead an NFL team. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
Carl Yuan gets a gift from Jon Rahm going to LIV. He’s already taking advantage of it at Sony Open
HONOLULU, HAWAII - JANUARY 12: Carl Yuan of China plays his shot from the 16th tee during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 12, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Macklin Celebrini heads mid-season ranking of North American draft prospects
Canada's Macklin Celebrini, center, and Czech Republic's Dominik Rymon, right, challenge for the puck during the in IIHF World Junior Championship ice hockey quarter final match between Canda and Czech Republic at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)
Prosecutors urge rejection of ex-cop’s bid to dismiss civil rights conviction in George Floyd murder
FILE - In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors urged a judge Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin's attempt to overturn his civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd..(Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Scientists assert ‘alien mummies’ in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly bones
Peruvian archaeologist Flavio Estrada, member of the Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Institute, shows what has been believed to be remains of an extraterrestrial alien during a press conference where forensic experts rule out the existence of alleged extraterrestrial mummies or remains of mummies found in the south of the country, during a report presented to the press in Lima on January 12, 2024. The Ministry of Culture described as fraud the story of the supposed extraterrestrial origin of the Nazca mummies that the Mexican Congress exhibited as if they were aliens, after presenting on Friday a forensic report from the prosecution that closes a three-month investigation. (Photo by Cris BOURONCLE / AFP) (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty Images)
After a record year for bear killings, B.C. conservation officers face calls for a gentler approach
David Menzies should never have been arrested, but not for the reasons Pierre Poilievre argues
Shannon Proudfoot
Veteran receiver Kyran Moore signs one-year extension with Elks
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Evan Holm (31) intercepts the pass intended for Edmonton Elks' Kyran Moore (3) during second half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday August 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Canadian offensive lineman Adams faces a busy off-season preparing for NFL draft
Illinois offensive lineman Isaiah Adams (78) looks to make a block during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 15-13. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Vancouver’s PuSh Festival makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Israel-set play The Runner to keep Palestinian artist in line-up
Playwright Christopher Morris performs during a production of his play, "The Runner" a Human Cargo Production at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in this undated handout photo. Set & Costume Designer, Gillian Gallow and Lighting Designer, Bonnie Beecher. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Dylan Hewlett *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Washington’s Kalen DeBoer signs deal to replace Nick Saban at Alabama
FILE - Washington coach Kalen DeBoer reacts during a spring NCAA college football scrimmage Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. Alabama is negotiating with Washington coach Kalen DeBoer and is close to hiring him as the replacement for Nick Saban, a person with direct knowledge of the talks said Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (Cheyenne Boone/The News Tribune via AP, File, File)
Canadian men’s rugby sevens players talk importance of Vancouver stop to grow sport
With the HSBC SVNS Series coming back to Vancouver in February this year, Canada head coach Sean White said the stop is important to grow the sport and showcase to his players where they have come from. White, a former Canadian international, is shown with players in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rugby Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Canadian teacher eager to showcase integrity of arm wrestling in online broadcast
Heidi Cordner, of Newmarket, Ont., is shown in this handout image provided by Arm Wrestle Canada. Integrity, camaraderie, even friendship, are what drew Heidi Cordner into professional arm wrestling. She hopes it will also capture the imaginations of viewers as Arm Wrestle Canada makes it streaming debut this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Arm Wrestle Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Articles of impeachment becoming increasingly common feature of U.S. politics
FILE Ñ Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee meeting in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. As the Biden administration navigates a crisis in Gaza, Austin is taking a prominent role and also revealing more of himself. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)
Edmonton homeless encampments removed as city hits major cold spell
Homeless people and supporters have a stand off as police prepare to clear homeless encampments in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
In a quiet Ontario town, Honda’s unusual EV plans could mean big changes ahead
FILE PHOTO: An employee works on the Honda CR-V vehicle on the assembly line at the production facilities of Honda Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
Los Angeles man pleads not guilty to killing wife and her parents, putting body parts in trash
Police in a New Brunswick town, 100 kilometres west of Fredericton, are investigating after a body was found following a shed fire. Police tape is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Voters in Taiwan voters choosing next president, weighing China’s threat and island’s stability
A person casts a ballot at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Air Canada seeks to quash regulator’s decision on passenger compensation in court
FILE PHOTO: Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly arrives at Oslo City Hall during NATO's informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo, Norway June 1, 2023. Hanna Johre/NTB/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY./File Photo
Court upholds murder conviction for ex-B.C. Lion Joshua Boden
The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the murder conviction of a former Canadian Football League player in the death of his girlfriend in 2009. Joshua Boden was found guilty in 2021 of second-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Kimberly Hallgarth in the Burnaby, B.C., home she shared with her three-year-old daughter. Boden arrives at court in Vancouver, B.C., on July 26, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Patient may be source of chemical smell that caused Saskatchewan hospital evacuation
A hospital in southeastern Saskatchewan has been evacuated due to a reported gas leak. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a total of 22 patients plus staff at the Weyburn General Hospital have been moved out of the facility for safety reasons. A welcome sign on the outskirts of Weyburn, Sask., on Thursday, March 14, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
‘Bigger than hockey’: Poulin, PWHL Montreal hope to inspire at home opener
Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) signs a fan's sign before a PWHL hockey game between Ottawa and Montreal, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. After road games in Ottawa, Minnesota and New York to start the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season, Montreal finally plays its first game at home Saturday afternoon against Boston at Verdun Auditorium. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Artscape formally enters receivership
Artscape Youngplace is photographed on Sept 28, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
The Maple Leafs are skating themselves into a corner to pay their top four players
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: John Tavares #91 talks with William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on January 03, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
The Jets are in gear, so Winnipeg’s assessing its many blessings
A Furby St. mural by Mandy van Leeuwen illustrates Winnipeg’s love of hockey. It features images of Johnathan Toews and Bobby Hull, as well as an early Winnipeg Jets logo and a backyard rink. Photographed on January 11, 2023. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail
Merck’s Keytruda combo gets U.S. FDA nod for expanded use in cervical cancer
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Félix Auger-Aliassime loves the idea of making a difference in somebody’s life
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
A Proud Boys member who wielded an axe handle during the Capitol riot gets over 4 years in prison
This image from the U.S. Capitol Police security video shows William Chrestman, circled in annotation by the Justice Department in the Motion for Emergency Stay and for Review of Release Order, in a tunnel underneath the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. 2021, in Washington. Christian has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Friday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Justice Department via AP)
Taking a deeper dive into my dividend portfolio
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Discovery of ancient Indigenous remains in Toronto leads to healing, learning
Charlene DeBassige, Philip Cote and Danielle Migwans stand at the site where ancient Indigenous remains were found on Withrow Avenue in Toronto, January 12, 2023.
Evening Update: Canada doesn’t support premise of South Africa’s case against Israel
President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) US lawyer Joan Donoghue (2R) confers with colleagues at the court in The Hague on January 12, 2024, prior to the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa. Israel said that it was not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, as it hit back at what it called a "profoundly distorted" and "malevolent" genocide case against it at the UN's top court. South Africa has launched an emergency case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention, signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Manitoba NDP asks ethics commissioner to probe alleged Tory silica mining push
Rochelle Squires responds to a question during a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Manitoba's governing New Democrats are asking the provincial ethics commissioner to investigate the Progressive Conservatives over a proposed mining project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UN aid chief calls anew for Gaza ceasefire, urges UN action to end war
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths speaks during an international humanitarian conference for civilians in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France, on November 9, 2023. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Regulator approves Trans Mountain pipeline variance request
Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. The Canada Energy Regulator is slated to hear oral arguments Friday from the company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on its request for a pipeline variance.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
2024 in charts: Experts predict what’s to come for housing, jobs, wages, interest rates and more
Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low
The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has reached a 10-year low. The latest workforce report from the professional order that regulates nursing in the province shows it granted 2,864 licenses between April 2022 and March 2023.A health-care worker is shown outside a hospital in Montreal, Thursday, July 14, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Senior public servant Nathalie Drouin named national security adviser to PM
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Nathalie Drouin appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
U.S. stock investors splurge on cheap options hedges with VIX near four-year lows
FILE - A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Wall Street inched lower ahead of the opening bell Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 and oil prices jumped after the U.S. and British militaries bombed Yemen in retaliation for Houthi attacks in the Red Sea that have disrupted international trade. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Biden says Austin still has his confidence, but not revealing hospitalization was lapse in judgment
FILE — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing for a review of the national security supplemental request for Israel and Ukraine in Washington, on Oct. 31, 2023. The Pentagon’s inspector general said on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, that he would investigate the handling of Austin’s recent hospitalization, which Austin and his top aides failed to disclose to President Biden and Congress for days after he developed serious complications from prostate cancer surgery. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)
3 Palestinians killed by Israeli army after they attack in West Bank settlement
Protesters wave Palestinian national flags during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian resistance in Al-Manara Square in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump levels unsupported collusion claims against New York attorney-general as civil fraud trial wraps up
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. Oregon's Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 12 kept Trump on the state's primary ballot, declining to wade into the legal chaos over whether he's disqualified to be president until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case out of Colorado.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Unregistered Montreal acupuncturist’s clients urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis
Montreal public health is urging clients of a man offering acupuncture treatments in the city's Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. A doctor performs acupuncture therapy on a recovering COVID-19 patient at a government run health centre in the Coche neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matias Delacroix
Can Max, 58, retire now with a $9,000 per month budget and still leave a good inheritance for his kids?
FOR FINANCIAL FACELIFT ONLY – DO NOT IDENTIFY December 14, 2023. Liam Richards/The Globe and Mail
Snowstorm headed toward Ontario and Quebec this weekend, up to 40 cm in forecast
A person crosses a street as snow falls in Montreal, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for large parts of Ontario and Quebec as a winter storm is expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow in some regions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland
A black bear named Yampil arriving at the attraction in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 after it was rescued from the village of Yampil in Ukraine. An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine arrived Friday at his new home in Scotland and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon. Yampil, an Asiatic black bear, was one of the few survivors in a zoo that was largely destroyed as Ukrainian troops retook an area of the Donetsk region in 2022. (Five Sisters Zoo via AP)
Canadian dollar declines for second week as oil rally wavers
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Security footage shows drivers passing man who fell off Regina bus before his death
Security camera footage from Flatlander Express shows a man fall from a bus in Regina. He lay outside, waving for help from passing vehicles, before his death in freezing temperatures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jeff Holt *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Gen. Wayne Eyre plans to retire as Canada’s defence chief this summer
Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre waits to appear before the Standing Committee on National Defence providing a briefing on the mandate and priorities of the minister of national defence in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Pitching in: Passing the puck to fight cancer
Event: The Braestone Winter Classic Charity Pond Hockey Tournament, Oro-Medonte Ontario Benefitting The Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre at RVH Date: Feb 4, 2023 by Earl Connor
Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
Canada should be on ‘high alert’ for 2024 after record wildfire season, scientist say
TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 -- Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna.. Evacuation orders were put in place for areas near Kelowna, as the fire threatened the city of around 150,000. Canada is experiencing a record-setting wildfire season, with official estimates of over 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) already scorched. Four people have died so far. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta police watchdog finds use of leg sweep that left suspect paralyzed was justified
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Four Ukrainians on UN helicopter seized by Somali militants
Students wave a Somali flag during a demonstration in support of Somalia's government following the port deal signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland at Eng Yariisow Stadium in Mogadishu on January 3, 2024. Somalia vowed to defend its territory after a controversial Red Sea access deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded as "aggression". (Photo by ABDISHUKRI HAYBE / AFP) (Photo by ABDISHUKRI HAYBE/AFP via Getty Images)
Guelph getting $21.4-million for housing in agreement with federal government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to a community member at a housing announcement in Guelph, Ontario on Friday January 12, 2024. The southwestern Ontario city of Guelph is getting $21.4 million from the federal government to help fast-track the construction of new homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Federal ministers defend immigration strategy, say Ottawa is stabilizing numbers in face of housing crunch
Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures mount. Fraser rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Politics Briefing: PM says Canada does not support premise of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a housing announcement in Guelph, Ontario on Friday January 12, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
How do the Iowa caucuses work? Here’s what to know about the 2024 U.S. presidential primaries
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a commit to caucus rally, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. In 2024, Iowa will again hold the first Republican contest. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Universal Music Group to lay off some employees in 2024
FILE PHOTO: Universal Music Group logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
LG opens its first EV charging station factory in the U.S.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 10: LG Signature OLED T televisions, the world’s first 4K wireless transparent OLED TV, are displayed at the LG Electronics booth during CES 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 12 and features about 4,000 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 130,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Canadians helped plan U.S., U.K. attacks on Houthis in Yemen, Defence Department says
In this image provided on Friday Jan. 12, 2024 by the U.K. Ministry of Defence an RAF Typhoon aircraft returns to base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, after striking targets in Yemen. The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen late on Thursday Jan. 11, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sgt Lee Goddard, UK Ministry of Defence via AP
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe views his city as a ‘small province’ and not just a national capital
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe pose for a portrait at Ottawa City Hall December 11, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
U.S. wholesale inflation declined in December, signaling that price pressures are still easing
File - A man maneuvers a lift at S. Katzman Produce at the Hunts Point Produce Market on Nov. 22, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. On Friday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for July, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Trudeau says government does not support premise of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau speaks at a fundraising event in Vancouver on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Trudeau says Canada does not support the premise of South Africa's case at the United Nations' top court that accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Prosecutors will seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket
FILE - Police secure an area around a supermarket where several people were killed in a shooting, May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y. Relatives of victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket have been called to federal court Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 for a “substantial update” in the legal case against Payton Gendron, their attorney said. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File)
Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta
A person bundled up walks during some brief snow in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Extreme cold and biting wind has gripped Western Canada and it won't shake loose until at least Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Blizzard strikes US Midwest, cancelling flights and disrupting presidential campaign
A man cleans the snow off a walkway in front of a house in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
One of Q4 Inc.’s largest shareholders says it won’t support takeover bid unless offer price doubles
Finsight originally opposed the offer last week in an open letter to the company’s board of directors, saying Q4 “should remain a standalone public company.”
Container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt April 24, 2017. Picture taken April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
Morgan Stanley to pay US$249.4-million to end block trading probe
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of financial firm Morgan Stanley is pictured on the company's world headquarters in New York, U.S. April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Case of Quebec man sought by U.S. after death of pregnant migrant put off to February
A man walks past the courthouse in Montreal, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. A Colombian man who is facing extradition from Canada to the United States over the death of a pregnant Mexican woman who died crossing the border will remain detained for the time being. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Quaker cereals and granola bars recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
FILE - The new Quaker Oats sign is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Quaker Oats on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, recalled several of its granola products, including granola bars and cereals, saying the foods could be contaminated with salmonella. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File)
Income gap between new immigrants and all Canadians shrunk by half in four years, PBO says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Senate Committee on National Finance, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ESPN apologizes for fake name scam that led to Emmy statues going to people ineligible for award
FILE PHOTO: The ESPN logo is seen on an electronic display in Times Square in New York City, U.S., August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
We may believe in police body cameras, but that doesn’t mean they’re effective
A guide for spotting the increasingly rare 5 per cent GIC
A man looks up as he leans a red ladder against a tall stack of coins that is topped with an interest rate symbol.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan names two new chief investment officers
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board office, in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Madonna’s Celebration Tour salutes her history, nostalgia free
Madonna performs at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Jan. 11, 2024. Ricardo Gomes
Finding affordable housing in B.C. will remain an uphill battle
Kerry Gold
Canada embarks on preclearance pilot project on U.S. side of Quebec-N.Y. land border
People make their way to the U.S via the Peace Bridge border crossing on November 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Bitcoin ETF approvals both cause for caution and ‘watershed moment’: experts
Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017.
Ukraine needs more attack aircraft for war effort, ground forces commander says
Colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Fiera Capital insiders buy as distribution model takes shape
Ted Dixon
Urgent court order unnecessary as Gaza military campaign is scaled back, Israel tells top UN court
Palestinians salvage their belongings after an Israeli strike in Kahan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
Canada’s best architecture and interiors for 2024
Devil’s Glen by StudioAC
Amplify: A hockey league of our own
Pitt Meadows, B.C. house near ongoing construction sells below assessed value
Done Deal, 11208 Bonson Rd., Pitt Meadows, B.C.
With these dramatic moves, Joe Biden could break the cycle of violence in the Middle East
Israeli soldiers take up positions near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Sunday, Jan.7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
In central Calgary, short and long-term rentals compete
The Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Plan encourages developers to convert office space to residential. Ten buildings have been approved to date.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban has taken a page straight out of Putin’s playbook. How will the EU respond?
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Campus culture wars are a teachable moment in how freedom of speech and academic freedom differ
Canada Nickel CEO Mark Selby sees potential for acquisition from majors after attracting latest strategic investment from Samsung
A general view of the Samsung SDI battery factory in God, Hungary, Dec. 12, 2022.
New England Patriots name Jerod Mayo as new head coach
FILE -New England Patriots inside linebacker coach Jerod Mayo watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. Whether Bill Belichick’s future as the New England Patriots head coach will extend beyond this season remains an open question. But Jerod Mayo, one of the candidates to possibly succeed the legendary coach reiterated on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 that he believes he’s ready for an opportunity to lead an NFL team. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
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