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PWHL players look to showcase women’s game at NHL all-star weekend
Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) during the second period of a PWHL hockey game against New York Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Gary Trent Jr. scores 24 to lead Raptors to 118-107 win over Bulls
Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) guards Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Chicago. Toronto won 118-107. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
An All-Star shooting showdown: Stephen Curry against Sabrina Ionescu is happening
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry moves the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Bullish on Intact Financial Corp.
Monica Rizk
CBC boss Catherine Tait declines to rule out executive bonuses, despite job cuts
CBC President and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Tait waits to appear at the Heritage Committee, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Global Affairs hit by cyberattack, shuts down computer systems to fix
Global Affairs Canada's headquarters at the Lester B. Pearson Building on Sussex Drive in Ottawa is shown, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
Canadian women to hit the road for Pacific Four Series with games in three countries
Five suspects charged with murder in Southern California desert killings in dispute over marijuana
FILE - This aerial still image from video provided by KTLA shows law enforcement vehicles where several people were found shot to death in El Mirage, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Prosecutors filed murder charges Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, against five suspects in the fatal shootings of six men at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert after what investigators said was a dispute over marijuana. (KTLA via AP, File)
Air quality alert cancelled after fire at Alberta oil site brought under control
Alberta's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. An air quality alert has been issued for an area east of Edmonton due to a fire at an oil lease site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars, report shows
A person walks a dog at Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. British Columbia's population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046, according to government projections and data that suggest the province is experiencing the fastest growth in 50 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Gaza ‘unbearable,’ says Canadian responsible for UN staff
A displaced Palestinian boy walks amid tents flooded by heavy rain, at a makeshift camp set up by people who fled the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas militants, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 27, 2024. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Scraps, Stickwork and Star Power: A look back at the first official NHL all-star game
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto is shown in a 1999 file photo. Forget floating in the neutral zone, superfluous showboating, and the shinny-style nonchalance so common in recent NHL all-star games. The inaugural 1947 contest in Toronto — the league’s first official all-star game — was an intense, physical affair that featured 12 minor penalties, two fighting majors and a 4-3 scoreline as the NHL all-stars edged the Stanley Cup champion Maple Leafs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Frayer
Ontario approves OPG to begin refurbishing reactors at Pickering nuclear plant
Workers return to the plant after a news conference at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station in Pickering, Ont., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Future of Mathieu Betts major focus as B.C. Lions lay out free agency plans
Indigenous journalist facing charges after arrest covering story
Journalist Brandi Morin and her lawyer Richard Mirasty speak to the media outside the Edmonton Police Service headquarters after Morin had to present herself to be fingerprinted in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Morin was arrested while reporting from an encampment of unhoused Indigenous people, and is facing a charge of obstruction. If convicted, the maximum penalty is two years in jail. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail
NBA Notebook: Canada's Nembhard, Mathurin show growth for short-handed Pacers in wins
Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard (2) drives on Memphis Grizzlies guard John Konchar (46) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Premier League makes explosive return as two teams score inside 22 seconds, Arsenal up to second
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Man accused of sex assaults on seven Calgary women fires lawyers in mid-trial
The Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary on March 11, 2019. A bail hearing for Richard Robert Mantha, who is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women in Calgary, has been adjourned until next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Lead lender to Sam Mizrahi and Edward Rogers’ condo project alleges loan default, requests court-appointed receiver
A condominium at 128 HazeltonAve. in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood is photographed on Jan 30, 2024. The property was developed by Sam Mizrahi, who was also behind the project at 1 Bloor St. West.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Saskatchewan Party politician to sit as Independent as police investigate complaints
Moose Jaw Wakamow legislature member Greg Lawrence is shown in this handout image provided by the Saskatchewan provincial government. A Saskatchewan Party legislature member has resigned from caucus while police investigate complaints against him. A statement from the caucus says the complaints against Greg Lawrence are historical and unrelated to his duties in the legislature. CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Saskatchewan provincial government **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Police say two-year-old child hit by vehicle near Falkland, B.C., has died
RCMP police car.
B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
The British Columbia government is spending more than $50 million to advance nuclear medicine, to operate imaging equipment for cancer diagnosis and to expand research. Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
CFL free agency window will open Sunday
The CFL free agency process will kick into high gear Sunday. That's when the league's free-agency window will open and CFL teams will be able to talk freely with any pending free agents or their representatives. The CFL logo is seen on a jersey in Ottawa on Thursday, May 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
With Alberta facing a continuing drought, some communities are banning oil and gas industry from using municipal water
Birds fly down to the Red Deer River which sits beside the hamlet Dorothy, Alta. on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Dorothy is a small hamlet and ghost town about 35 km from Drumheller. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)
Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found burned ‘beyond repair’
Bob Lutz, the executive director of League 42, a youth baseball league in Wichita, Kan., walks past the charred remains of a trash dumpster where pieces of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue were found by Wichita police on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. The life-sized statue of baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was cut off at the ankles from the League 42 baseball field on January 25th. Police have made no arrests in the case but said Tuesday that the statue was damaged beyond repair. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
CPL’s York United, Atletico Ottawa bolster rosters by signing Canadian internationals
Frank Sturing takes part in a drill at the Canadian men's soccer team training camp in Bradenton, Fla. in a Jan.13, 2021 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Soccer MANDATORY CREDIT
Calgary-based EV tech developer Exro buying California company in $332-million deal
The outside of the climate controlled manufacturing room at the new Exro Technologies manufacturing plant in Calgary Alberta, March 2, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Floridians could kill black bears when threatened at home under a bill ready for House vote
FILE - A juvenile black bear roams through Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday morning, May 26, 2020. Floridians could soon be able to kill bears threatening them on their property with no consequences — if they don't bait or provoke them first or turn it into a meal or a living room rug later. A measure approved in it's final House committee stop Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, would allow people to use fatal force against a bear that's threatening a human, a pet or a home without a hunting permit. It's a bill introduced because of a growing number of encounters people have with the large mammals, but one that has bear lovers upset. (Andrew West/The News-Press via AP, File)
Starbucks misses sales estimates on choppy demand
File - People drink coffee outside a Starbucks at a shopping mall in Beijing on Dec. 23, 2023. Starbucks on Tuesday reported record revenue in its fiscal first quarter but the results fell short of Wall Street's expectations as customer spending slowed in some key markets. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Five renewable energy stocks with attractive valuations
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Auto insurance rates to rise in 2024 over record thefts, higher replacement costs car parts
Rush hour traffic heading south on Jarvis St. at Front St. East, towards the Gardiner Expressway, is photographed on Jan 17, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
The Federal Court’s Emergencies Act ruling isn’t what some Canadians think it is
Andrew Coyne
CPKC forecasts solid earnings in 2024 after big drop in quarterly profit
Canadian Pacific Railway is shown at the main CP Rail trainyard in Toronto on Monday, March 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Nestruck on Theatre: Soaking up Vancouver’s Hold On Let Go festival
Kelly Nestruck
Evening Update: Hamas is considering a new proposal for three-stage truce
Smoke billows during Israeli strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt on January 30, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart and Cal Foote, NHLers and members of 2018 Canadian world junior team, charged with sexual assault
Clockwise from top left: New Jersey Devils' Michael McLeod (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File), Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images), Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images), Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images ) and Alex Formenton of HC Ambri-Piotta (Photo by Andrea Branca/Just Pictures/Sipa USA)
Google parent Alphabet holiday ad revenue disappoints, shares drop 4 per cent
FILE - The Google sign is shown over an entrance to the company's new building in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. A legal advisor to the European Union's top court said Thursday that Google should still pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case in which regulators found the company gave its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
Microsoft beats second-quarter revenue estimates on cloud strength
FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft store sign is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Politics Briefing: Prime Minister’s free vacation acceptable as it was gifted by ‘a true friend,’ ethics watchdog says
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau awaits the arrival of Slovak President Zuzana Caputova on January 30, 2024 on the front steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec cold case murder suspect ID’d with help of DNA research tool, trial hears
A forensic biologist has told a trial that a DNA research tool helped police hone in on the suspect who is now charged with the sexual assault and murder of junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago. Potvin, shown in a police handout photo, was found dead in her apartment in Jonquière, Que., on April 28, 2000. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Surete du Quebec **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Toyota Canada repeats recall warning for 7,300 cars, as part of decade-old campaign
Toyota cars await shipping at the Toyota Logistics parking lot at the Long Beach Port on March 10, 2004, in Long Beach, Calif. Toyota Canada Inc. has re-issued an urgent 'Do not drive' warning for 7,300 cars that never had defective Takata airbags replaced. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Damian Dovarganes
The alleged actions of some UNRWA workers are despicable. But aid must continue to flow to Gaza
Marsha Lederman
Five Canadians facing extradition to the U.S. for involvement in drug smuggling ring
Manitoba RCMP have made an arrest in the killing of a woman nearly 17 years ago. 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
Around the world, income inequality shortens life spans. Japan, Russia and the U.S. are outliers
A bowl with rice and sticks Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Rice, Rice, Bowl, Food, Chopsticks, China, Japanese Culture, Japan, Asia, Asian Ethnicity, Field, Ethnic, White
‘Shadow banks’ aren’t a problem for the financial system – they are the solution
Businessmen cast their shadows as they walk in Toronto's financial district on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. A new report says the gender pay gap in Canada last year narrowed compared with 2021, but still stood at more than 20 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Joe Biden’s natural-gas pause is good politics but bad policy
FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of the U.S. flag in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Kenneth Law, charged with 14 counts of first-degree murder, faces direct indictment
The case of an Ontario man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives will proceed by direct indictment. A photo of Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling a deadly substance online, is shown during a press conference, in Mississauga, Ont, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Residents fear Newfoundland shipwreck will be swept to sea before its story revealed
The massive, overturned hull of a seemingly ancient ship has appeared without warning along Newfoundland's southwestern tip as shown in a handout image provided by Corey Purchase. A man in southwestern Newfoundland is worried a massive shipwreck that has captured the country’s imagination will be washed out to sea before experts can investigate where it came from. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Corey Purchase **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Canadian dollar edges higher to test 1.34 resistance
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Payments firm PayPal to reportedly cut around 2,500 jobs
A pedestrian walks past the PayPal logo at an office building in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah suspends attacks on U.S. forces
FILE PHOTO: A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
Enbridge plans 650 job cuts as it looks to trim spending
Petrochemical storage tanks are seen at the Enbridge Edmonton Terminal, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
FILE - Chita Rivera arrives at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in New York. Rivera, the Tony Award-winning dancer, singer and actress who forged a path for Latina artists, has died at 91. Rivera's death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who said she died in New York after a brief illness. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
London police fatally shoot suspect reportedly armed with crossbow as he broke into home
Police forensic officers at the scene near Bywater Place in Surrey Quays, south east London, where a man has died after being shot by armed police responding to calls for help in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. London police say they fatally shot a man reportedly armed with a crossbow who broke into a home and threatened the occupants. (Lucy North/PA via AP)
I’ve discovered that living on a corner lot comes with community responsibilities
Federal Court criticizes CSIS over judicial warrants, failure to keep court informed
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions
New research has found that a former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than hundred times federal and provincial guidelines. A transport truck travels through the remains of the Frank Slide in the Crowsnest Pass near Blairmore, Alta., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Groups representing Canadian universities, colleges raise ‘significant concerns’ about international student cap
Students and pedestrians are photographed walking along Gould St. on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus on Jan 22, 2024. The federal government has announced a two year cap on international student visas to help ease pressure on housing and health care. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Looking for direction with your RRSP? Here are my five steps to success
Gordon Pape
Champagne says he’s working phones to court new players for Canadian grocery market
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Champagne says he spoke to a foreign grocer just this morning as part of his efforts to court new players to enter Canada's grocery sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Environmental group unlikely to challenge CP2 construction permit, activist says
FILE -- A LNG tanker docked Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG facility in Cameron, La., Dec. 12, 2023. The Biden administration is weighing whether to approve a $10 billion expansion to build an export terminal there, called CP2. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times)
British nurse Lucy Letby refused permission to appeal conviction
CHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: A general view of the Women and Children's Building at the Countess of Chester Hospital on August 18, 2023 in Chester, England. Lucy Letby, a former nurse at Countess of Cheshire Hospital, was convicted of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder six more, in the hospital's neonatal ward between 2015 and 2016. She was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder, while the jury did not reach verdicts on six further counts of attempted murder. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named cover athlete for MLB The Show 24 video game
FILE - Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates his two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Toronto. Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Pete Alonso are among 194 players across Major League Baseball still negotiating salaries for the 2024 season leading into Thursday’s Jan. 11, 2024, deadline. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Some Alberta daycares to start ‘rolling closures’ to protest $10-a-day program, advocacy group says
An advocacy group representing daycares in Alberta says some operators are starting a series of "rolling closures" across the province today to push for changes to the $10-a-day childcare program. Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Pfizer posts surprise fourth-quarter profit, but some key products miss on sales
(FILES) The logo of US multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is pictured at a factory in Puurs, where Covid-19 vaccines are being produced for Britain, on December 3, 2020. Pfizer said December 14, 2023 it completed a $43 billion takeover of cancer-focused biotech company Seagen that the pharma giant said would enable it to double its oncology platform. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
France’s government announces new measures to calm farmers’ protests, as barricades squeeze Paris
Farmers take part in a protest called by local branches of major farmer unions FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs, blocking the A35 highway with tractors near Strasbourg, eastern France, on January 30, 2024, amid nationwide protests called by several farmers unions on pay, tax and regulations. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.
A person carries an umbrella as heavy rain falls in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Balmy weather and a series of rainstorms forecast for British Columbia’s South Coast have set off flood advisories for rivers, streams and low-lying areas.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.
British Columbia's human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police's use of force against people who are racialized or dealing with mental health issues. A body camera records during a demonstration at a news conference, in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
In blow to Spain’s PM, parliament rejects amnesty bill for Catalan separatists
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and First Deputy Prime Minister Maria Jesus Montero attend a debate on the legislative proposal to grant amnesty to those involved in Catalonia's failed independence bid in 2017, in Madrid, Spain January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Ana Beltran
McDonald’s iconic McRib sandwich is back in Canada after a decade-long wait
FILE - A McDonald's logo hangs outside of a location in Havertown, Pa., on April 26, 2022. A McDonald's franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws affecting more than 70 minors, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The division also found similar violations at four McDonald's locations operated in Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Ethics watchdog says Trudeau accepted free vacation from ‘true friend,’ making gift acceptable
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives on Parliament Hill ahead of a meeting of caucus, in Ottawa, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
FILE - Elon Musk appears at an event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. According to Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
The secret reason your friends are having more fun than you
Rob Carrick
Celine Dion doc on Stiff Person Syndrome heads to Prime Video
Celine Dion gestures as she performs at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Dion will reveal her battle with a rare neurological disorder in a new documentary.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Tire manufacturers Pirelli, Continental, Michelin and Nokian targeted in EU raids
FILE PHOTO: A tyre produced by the Italian company Pirelli is on display at a dealership in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Majority of provinces, territories ask for indefinite pause to MAID for individuals with mental illness
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Holland says provincial health ministers have raised concerns about federal plans to extend medical assistance in dying to people with severe mental illnesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Conservatives formally request foreign interference inquiry examine Iranian activities in Canada
Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue makes an opening statement as public hearings begin for an independent commission probing alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Closing submissions begin in coroner’s inquest into death of Sammy Yatim
 A photo of Sammy Yatim is held by one of the teen's friends at a Toronto courthouse after the sentencing of Const. James Forcillo in Toronto on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Closing submissions have begun at a coroner's inquest into the death of a teen who was shot by a Toronto police officer on an empty streetcar more than a decade ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
Toasty warm inside a rammed earth home
Dave LeBlanc
Israel case is latest step in South Africa’s tangled journey to international courts
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor speaks to the media following a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a request from South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, in The Hague on January 26, 2024. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide in its war with Hamas and allow aid into Gaza, as alarm has grown over Palestinians trapped by the conflict. South Africa had brought the case against Israel, accusing it of breaching the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, set up in the ashes of World War II and the Holocaust. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Collapse of China’s Evergrande a sign of an economic model reaching its limits
A worker stands outside an abandoned Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing on January 29, 2024. A Hong Kong court on January 29 ordered the liquidation of China's property giant Evergrande, but the firm said it would continue to operate in a case that has become a symbol of the nation's deepening economic woes. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Scottie Barnes has top-selling NBA jersey in Canada; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander top Canadian
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Scottie Barnes #4 of the Toronto Raptors passes the ball during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on January 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in December, suggesting labour market remains strong
FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Jays agree to terms with designated hitter Justin Turner on one-year deal
Boston Red Sox's Justin Turner follows through on a swing against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Baltimore. The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Turner, a baseball source confirmed Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julio Cortez
Canada sends $40-million for Palestinians in Gaza, as Liberal MP decries UNRWA freeze
Canada is sending another $40 million in aid to organizations that are helping Palestinians in Gaza after pausing funding to the UN's relief agency in the region. Palestinians arrive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah after fleeing an Israeli ground and air offensive in the nearby city of Khan Younis on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair
European Central Bank hints at greener monetary policy in new climate plan
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the European Central Bank (ECB) flag and the flag of the European Union in front of the ECB Building, on the day of the monthly news conference following the ECB's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Personal support workers are the undervalued heart of the long-term care system
John Ibbitson
Where to watch Oscar-nominated films online in Canada
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Emily Blunt in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
Personal shopper Catherine Jolly fills orders at a Metro a E-Commerce distribution store in Burlington, Ontario on November 18, 2020.
Loss of skills may have contributed to recent Boeing problems, United Airlines executive says
The Boeing logo is pictured as Boeing's 737 factory teams hold the first day of a "Quality Stand Down" for the 737 program at Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024. Alaska Airlines said Thursday it expects a $150 million hit from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, which will limit its capacity growth in 2024. The airline, which executed an emergency landing on a MAX on January 5 following the mid-flight blowout of a panel on the jet, disclosed the estimates in a securities filing, saying capacity growth will be "at or below the lower end" of its prior estimate. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)
Higher listing price leads to sale for Newcastle bungalow
Done Deal, 28 Brookhouse Dr., Newcastle, Ont.
It’s less lonely than it used to be for women entering the trades
Almost 20 years later, Mean Girls madness marches on
Johanna Schneller
Metro’s first-quarter sales near $5-billion, but profit slips
People shop inside a Metro grocery store in Toronto, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Bargaining continues between the retailer and it’s nearly 3,700 employees as a strike deadline of 11:59 pm fast approaches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Millions urgently need food in Ethiopia’s Tigray region despite the resumption of aid deliveries
FILE - An Ethiopian man carries a sack of wheat on his shoulders to be distributed by the Relief Society of Tigray in the town of Agula, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 8, 2021. Only a small fraction of needy people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are receiving food aid, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press, more than one month after aid agencies resumed deliveries of grain following a lengthy pause over theft. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Insurgents attack security facilities in southwestern Pakistan, killing six people
An army helicopter conducts a search operation following an attack by armed separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) at central Bolan district in Balochistan province on January 30, 2024. At least six militants were killed in an overnight gun battle with security forces in western Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said on January 30. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP) (Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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