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2 killed, 10 wounded in shootings near New Orleans parade route
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, center, meets with officers after several people were killed and injured in a shooting in New Orleans Sunday Nov. 17, 2024. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Taliban detains ex-CAF soldier David Lavery, who helped Afghans flee to Canada
A general view shows the city of Kabul on October 14, 2024. Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged on October 14, to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Complaints about Taylor Swift concert ticket scams under investigation by Toronto-area police forces
Taylor Swift performs during the opening show of the Toronto dates for The Eras Tour on Thursday, November 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Nick Arbuckle throws for two touchdowns to lead Argos past Bombers 41-24 in Grey Cup
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Nick Arbuckle (4) hoists the Grey Cup after defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 111th Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Prince Harry makes surprise Grey Cup appearance in Vancouver
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, rects to football fans during a pre-game television interview prior to first half CFL football action at the 111th Grey Cup in Vancouver on Sunday, November 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
At the Calgary Petroleum Club, a stage play reflects tension, polarization about Canada’s energy transition
(left to right) Actors Alex Ivanovici, Gordon Rand, and Julie Lumsden perform The Assembly in front of a crowd of people part of Alberta's oil and gas industry at the Petroleum Club in Calgary, Alta on Nov 7, 2024. The Assembly: Energy in Canada is a live documentary experience performed by 6 actors that diagnoses and addresses polarization in the debate around energy transition Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames ‘bad actors’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reigning in immigration programs, after blaming "bad actors" for gaming the system. Trudeau holds a closing press conference following the APEC summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carrots linked to one U.S. death, 39 cases of illness from E. coli, CDC says
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
A handful of funeral homes in Canada have been accused of mishandling funds. Are prepaid funerals still a safe bet?
Casket in funeral service
Toronto real estate developer Fitzrovia launches $1-billion fund to build up city’s rental stock
Office towers and other areas of Toronto are photographed from the CN Tower’s main observation level on Jan 29, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
How Canada’s digital services tax is hurting small businesses
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 28, 2019 shows the logos for Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple are displayed on a tablet in Lille, France. - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is urging countries like France to suspend taxes on global computing giants such as Google and Amazon and wait for a negotiated agreement on international taxation, according to a letter released on December 4, 2019. As the US is poised to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French products over that country's digital services tax, Mnuchin said talks in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are key to resolving the issue. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)
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Norman Rothery
More pets and rising costs have created a perfect storm for veterinarians’ mental health
Veterinarian Maggie Brown-Bury in St John's, Newfoundland Sunday November 10, 2024. GREG LOCKE / Globe and Mail.
My EV delivers plenty of perks... and parking tickets
Bitcoin got a bump from Trump but enthusiasts should note the paradox of going mainstream
Preet Banerjee
The world is changing, is an RESP still the best investment in my children’s future?
What happens to my will if I move to a different province or territory?
Office file folder in a business. Legal will for inheritance
Maple Leafs’ Ryan Reaves handed five-game suspension for illegal hit on Oilers’ Darnell Nurse
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 16: Darnell Nurse #25 of the Edmonton Oilers is knocked to the ice by Ryan Reaves #75 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 16, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
What to know as Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers battle for Grey Cup
B.C. charities forced to adapt as Canada Post strike threatens fundraising efforts
Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits say they are worried that the Canada Post strike will put their year-end fundraising efforts in limbo. A Canada Post delivery truck leaves their depot in Montreal on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Author Elisabeth Harvor wrote sympathetically about the women of her generation
Elisabeth Harvor, provided by her son, Finn Harvor
Pedestrian dead after being struck by SUV in Scarborough, police say
Toronto police say they're investigating after a collision between a pedestrian and a car left a 64-year-old man dead in the city's east end on Saturday night. A Toronto police car is pictured on Driftwood Avenue in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Man charged with first-degree murder in death of wife in Oshawa, Ont., police say
Police in Durham Region say a 41-year-old man has been charged with murder after his wife was found injured Sunday in an Oshawa, Ont., home and later pronounced dead. A Durham Regional Police car is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Trump’s new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada, experts say
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancya
Third November storm Sara confirms that a busy hurricane season isn’t over yet
FILE - This GeoColor satellite image taken, Nov. 3, 2020, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Eta in the Caribbean Sea, arriving at Nicaragua's northern shore. (NOAA via AP, File)
Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
FILE - President Donald Trump appears on Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Dwayne Johnson’s Christmas movie Red One sells $34.1-million in tickets in its first weekend
This image released by Prime shows Lucy Liu in a scene from "Red One." (Frank Masi/Prime via AP)
Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest
President Joe Biden, left, arrives on Marine One at Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport following a tour over the Amazon, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Manaus, Brazil. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and centre as Trump whiplash looms
From left, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gather with other APEC leaders for a family photograph at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
New Indigenous-owned mining royalty company a first in Canada
Brucejack Mine, located in British Columbia, is seen in this undated photo. The mine is part of Nations Royalty’s portfolio of royalty assets, through Nisga'a Nation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO Nations Royalty **Mandatory Credit**
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use U.S. arms for strikes inside Russia
Police officers secure a large fragment of a downed Russian hypersonic missile Zircon, after it struck a five-storey residential building in Kyiv during a "massive" aerial barrage on November 17, 2024, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia on on November 17, pummelled Ukraine with a "massive" aerial barrage, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least eight people and forcing power cuts with fears of a precarious winter to come. Hundreds of missiles and drones streaked across Kyiv's skies as Russia's invasion dragged past its one thousandth day, leaving more than 20 people wounded as well as the dead and damaging the country's already beleaguered energy grid. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
The Leafs sent Oilers a message in a (Canadian) hockey match that nearly mattered
Cathal Kelly
‘Trump trade’ sees loonie fall to four-year low against U.S. dollar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and President of the United States Donald Trump participate in a signing ceremony for the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto (not shown) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Why a viral, duct-taped banana could sell for $1-million
File - A woman looks at artist Maurizio Cattelan's piece of art "Comedian" during an auction preview at Sotheby's in New York, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price
This undated photo made available by Henry Aldridge and Son shows a gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia that rescued 700 survivors of the Titanic. The watch sold at auction on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024 for nearly $2 million. (Andrew Aldridge/Henry Aldridge and Son via AP)
Two men accused in fatal border crossing to stand trial in Minnesota
Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel (left to right), son Dharmik Jagdishkumar Patel, wife and mother Vaishaliben Jagdishkumar Patel and daughter Vihangi Jagdishkumar Patel are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Amritbhai Vakil **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Quebec police no longer looking for second person after fatal house fire in Beauce
Quebec provincial police say they're no longer looking for a second person following a fatal Friday night house fire in the Beauce region southeast of Quebec City. A Surete du Quebec police car is seen at their headquarters in Montreal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
‘Gracias, Rafa’: Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain hosts the Davis Cup
Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, in Malaga, southern Spain, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Canucks stay patient to beat Blackhawks 4-1, still chasing consecutive home wins
Vancouver Canucks' Danton Heinen (20) and Chicago Blackhawks' Craig Smith (15) vie for the puck during third period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Tatum’s 3-pointer at the buzzer in OT gives the Celtics a victory over the Raptors
Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19) attempts to stop Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) from scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots outside a polling station on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ariz., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
German Chancellor Scholz stands by call to Putin ahead of snap elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks to meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Chancellery for bilateral talks, in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
October inflation expected to buck long-term downward trend with slight uptick
The latest inflation reading out Tuesday from Statistics Canada is expected to show a slight uptick but economists say the measure is still on a longer-term downward trend. A customer browses an aisle at a grocery store In Toronto on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Eby says new B.C. cabinet will prioritize voters’ biggest concerns with affordability, housing top of mind
B.C. Premier David Eby holds a press conference in the upper rotunda following the oath ceremony at the legislature in Victoria, Nov. 13. Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordability, health care, community safety, housing and the economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Giller Prize to go ahead with new shape after boycotts and protests
Sarah Bernstein appears on screen after winning the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel 'Study For Obedience' in Toronto, on Monday, November 13, 2023. Bernstein was absent after having a baby 10 days ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Basketball dreams of former Humboldt Bronco Ryan Straschnitzki to be captured in documentary
Ryan Straschnitzki, one of the Humboldt Bronco hockey players injured in the Humboldt bus crash, shoots hoops during a media event in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, July 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Trudeau heads to G20 in Brazil as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a closing press conference with Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng and Ian McKay, Ambassador of Canada to Japan and Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, following the APEC summit in Lima, Peru on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakeshands with Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Palace in Abuja on November 17, 2024, prior to going onto the G20 summit in Brazil, and then to Guyana. (Photo by Felix ONIGBINDE / AFP) (Photo by FELIX ONIGBINDE/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia hits Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks
This photograph taken on November 17, 2024 shows a destroyed car among debris in the courtyard of a damaged house following a missile attack at an undisclosed location in Odesa region. Russia pounded Ukraine with "one of the largest" aerial attacks it has suffered in an assault that targeted the country's energy infrastructure, Kyiv's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP) (Photo by OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
China’s second mass attack in days spurs rare discussion about mental health, economic stresses
A man lays a bouquet of flowers at an entrance to the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology following a knife attack, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Brenda Goh
Canada Post strike, X’s mass exodus and a rival bid for Japanese 7-Eleven owner: Must-read business and investing stories
Canada Post workers take part in a picket line as they start their strike action on Friday November 15, 2024.
Price increase for Queen Street East semi sets off negotiations with two buyers
Done Deal, 216 Logan Ave., Toronto
An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30
People and rescuers gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a building that according to security sources killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif in Ras Al- Nabaa, in Beirut, Lebanon November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Necessary, nefarious side gigs
Freelance girl earning money from online work. Influencer, investor, side hustle and remote work concept. Vector illustration
Interest in PHEVs is growing. We answer your questions about the hybrids that can be driven like EVs
The only “opportunistic” Level-2 recharge encountered along the way was at a bourbon distillery near Loretto, Ky.
‘Is Doug Ford listening? Toronto’s traffic issues are construction projects closing lanes and lack of transit, not bike lanes.’ Letters to the editor for Nov. 17
Drivers hitting the brake lights on westbound vehicles (R) on the 401 near Don Mills Rd. as they come upon rush hour gridlock, are photographed on Oct 15 2024. Westbound traffic is (R) (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope: November 17, 2024
Scorpio.
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