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Five things to watch this weekend: Stratford’s Richard III rules at home, plus Reacher punches up Prime Video
Barry Hertz
Adaptation of Laetitia Colombani’s bestseller The Braid weaves together hair-raising drama, from Montreal to Puglia
Johanna Schneller
Composer Unsuk Chin weaves tapestry of opera’s history in Operascope
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Rockin’ off the freeway: With new concert venues to the north, Toronto’s live music scene is moving to the suburbs
new Toronto music venues, The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium
Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
FILE - Reba McEntire performs during the 2023 CMA Fest on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Spotify House in Nashville, Tenn. McEntire will grace next month’s Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.” (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime moves into third round at Australian Open
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada reacts after defeating Hugo Grenier of France in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall to 16-month low; homebuilding takes breather
File - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Mount Prospect, Ill., Dec. 4, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Health announcements about King Charles and Kate mark a departure for tight-lipped royals
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William listen to young adults in the 'Mentor Room' during a visit to the Open Door Charity, a charity focused on supporting young adults across Merseyside with their mental health, using culture and creativity as the catalyst for change in Birkenhead, England, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Jon Super/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Trump’s defamation hurt my status, writer E. Jean Carroll testifies
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
ECB policy makers see high borrowing costs still warranted for ‘some time,’ meeting accounts show
The European Central Bank, ECB is pictured ahead a press conference following the meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s foreign minister rejects U.S. proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
EU Council and Parliament agree on 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucks
A truck drives in front of a power-generating windmill turbine on the Paris-Lille highway during sunset in Wancourt, France, April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
The Southern Ocean observatory, a package of sensors which includes equipment to measure temperature, oxygen concentration and chlorophyll levels on the water, is shown being deployed at the Juan Carlos I Antarctic scientific station, in Antarctica in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Didac Casado Rodriguez, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Tesla, Ford take top spots as most shorted stocks in 2023: data firm
A Tesla vehicle charges in a salt and ice covered parking lot on January 17 in Chicago.
Nunavut premier full of hope as deal with Ottawa is signed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal in Montreal on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The House of Commons ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss whether a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent holiday vacation to Jamaica. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Blinkova upsets 2023 finalist Rybakina in a wild, record-long tiebreaker at the Australian Open
Russia's Anna Blinkova celebrates after victory against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in their women's singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 18, 2024. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Legault asks Trudeau to slow influx of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow down the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point." Trudeau and Legault pose for photos in Montreal, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
RBC analyst picks four REITs for 2024
Office towers, hotels and condos are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
In Marvel’s Echo, Hollywood gets representation right
Tanya Talaga
The next battle for Quebec could be between the Bloc and the Tories
Konrad Yakabuski
TikTok-turned-TV star Boman Martinez-Reid is living the dream
Boman Martinez-Reid, a TikToker who will have his own show on Crave, is photographed at Alibi Entertainment Inc on Jan 9, 2024. Alibi Entertainment is producing Martinez-Reid’s new tv series ‘Made for TV’. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Major miners pledge no exploration-related activities at world heritage sites
FILE PHOTO: The logo of copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg to step down from position on board after term ends in May
FILE - Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms," on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 5, 2018. Sandberg has informed Facebook owner Meta's board of directors that she doesn't plan to stand for reelection in the spring. “With a heart filled with gratitude and a mind filled with memories, I let the Meta board know that I will not stand for reelection this May,” Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.
Tougher EU money laundering rules target cryptoassets and dealers in luxury cars, yachts
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
U.S. chip maker Intel gains boost in battle against EU antitrust fine
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Loblaw discount reduction not evidence of grocery collusion, competition expert says
An expert in Canadian competition says Loblaw’s move to reduce discounts on its last-day sale items is highly unlikely to be evidence of collusion in the grocery industry. The Loblaws flagship location on Carlton Street in Toronto on Thursday May 2, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
OPP bargaining starts amid Bill 124 limbo; union seeking salary increases
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police are starting negotiations for a new contract, looking for wage increases as their union says they've fallen behind many municipal counterparts, but there is a potentially complicating factor. An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference, in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Deadline to get partial CEBA forgiveness arrives as business groups warn of closures
A hand painted sign about the Canada Emergency Business Account, is seen in front window of Frances Watson, a store on Queen St. West, on April 15 2020. Some businesses were happy to hear about the CEBA, but now find some of the requirements to hard to meet.
Morning Update: MPs call on Ethics Commissioner to testify amid scrutiny over Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation
The House ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss if a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent holiday vacation to Jamaica. Trudeau arrives to speak at a breakfast with members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Winter weather shuts schools in B.C. again after Vancouver’s snowiest day since 1996
Megan Cornall and Josh Hyatt take a break to enjoy a walk through the recent snowfall in Squamish, B.C. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Online gambling sites being used by money launderers, financial intelligence agency warns
Canada's financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that offer a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. A "deal" button on a casino app is shown on a smartphone in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
CN rail trains are shown at the CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022.
The Liberals’ half-measures won’t fix a broken immigration system
Passengers arrive at Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
No rules were broken in the making of these Liberal mistakes
Campbell Clark
Indian Navy rescues crew of U.S.-owned vessel after attack on ship off coast of Yemen
This photograph provided by the Indian Navy shows U.S.-owned ship Genco Picardy that came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. Indian Navy's Guided Missile Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam, deployed in in the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations, responded to a distress call following the drone attack and intercepted Genco Picardy on Thursday to provide assistance, an Indian Navy statement said. (Indian Navy via AP)
IEA raises its 2024 oil demand forecast but lags OPEC view
FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Oil prices settle higher global demand forecasts, U.S. crude stock draw
FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
After rising to YouTube fame, Jasmeet Raina disappeared - and now he’s back in Late Bloomer
Jasmeet Raina’s LATE BLOOMER Finds Humour and Humanity in the Discomfort of Duality. Episode 1. *SERIES PREMIERE* - Jasmeet’s laptop goes missing, along with his tasteful self-portrait nudes, and he needs it back before the photos leak and cause chaos.
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard ensure the new drama Memory is unforgettable
This image released by Ketchup Entertainment shows Peter Sarsgaard, left, and Jessica Chastain in a scene from "Memory." (Ketchup Entertainment via AP)
Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
Members of Muslim Talba Mahaz Pakistan chant slogans at a demonstration to condemn Iran strike in the Pakistani border area, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan's air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, a deadly attack that further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Israel’s Netanyahu says he told the U.S. he’s against a postwar Palestinian state
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
Give your RRSP a big boost every year without needing more cash
Tim Cestnick
Don’t wait until tomorrow: A globe-trotting 91-year-old’s advice on retirement. Plus, why your funeral planning needs more consideration now
Retired Gordi Moore during a match at the West Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, in Vancouver, B.C, on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Ava DuVernay’s Origin whittles down politics and inhumanity to its most obvious and digestible parts
Origin Film Stills. Ava DuVernay directs an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s non-fiction book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents that is more a dramatization of Wilkerson’s writing process than the actual book
In Iceberg Alley’s off-season, Newfoundlanders find their winter thrills at a state-of-the-art stadium
China’s looming decline could be a threat to the world
John Ibbitson
CIBC’s Benjamin Tal on interest rates, home prices and the No. 1 risk to the economy
Benjamin Tal, the Deputy Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets Inc., poses for a photograph at his Toronto office on Friday, June 7, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
The close: S&P 500 near record high as AI optimism lifts chipmakers
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 17.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 17, 2024 in New York City. The stock market closed with a loss for the second straight day following the release of stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data from the Commerce Department. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Bullish potential on Toromont Industries
Monica Rizk
What’s driving Canada’s ‘population trap’?
Podcast
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Is Volkswagen’s new electric ID.7 sedan really The People’s Car?
The ID.7 has Volkswagen's new design language with its sculpted hood and rounded edges.
You need a carefully crafted hiring script to win a job hunt
Harvey Schachter
Chasing the dough: Former BMO executives who founded Toronto bakery return to Bay Street with boutique firm
image002.jpg. Two former BMO executives Andrew Auerbach and Jean Blacklock are returning to Bay Street with the launch of Delisle Advisory Group, a Toronto-based discretionary investment counselling firm that focuses on family estate planning for high-net-worth Canadians. Handout Delisle Advisory Group
Six satellite ETFs for an RRSP
Cameco is recommended as a possible satellite ETF for a retirement portfolio. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
‘Being an advisor is a lifestyle,’ says this financial planner, who uses inclusive experiences to connect with clients
Ryan Chin, a certified financial planner (CFP) with Peridot Financial Solutions Corp. at Sun Life Financial Investment Services (Canada) Inc. in Hamilton.
‘A punishing legacy of debt for all Albertans.’ Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley to step down, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 18
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announces she is stepping down from her position, in Edmonton on Tuesday January 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Bringing home building inside
Inside the Advanced Building Innovation Co. plant, part of the Caivan Group of Companies.
Your daily horoscope: January 18, 2024
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Former green-construction unicorn Nexii pursues sale under creditor protection
The Nexii Building Solutions manufacturing plant is seen in Squamish, B.C., on Monday, August 30, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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