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A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating
A view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucien Lufutu)
Roughriders sign quarterback Trevor Harris to a one-year contract extension
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris (7) throws against the B.C. Lions during the second half of CFL Western Conference semifinal football action in Regina, on Saturday, November 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Friday - and why
Shoppers and pedestrians are photographed outside the Canadian Tire store at Dundas St. West and Bay St., on Aug 6 2020.
Canadian Tire to keep 100% ownership of financial services business after review
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has signed a deal to sell an industrial property in the Greater Toronto Area for $258 million. A Canadian Tire logo is displayed on a store in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia’s role in Romanian election turmoil
People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country's Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Family show business: How producer Hannah Mirvish earned her spot next to her father atop the theatre empire
David Mirvish and daughter Hannah are seen together at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Hannah Mirvish will be joining her father as the head of Mirvish Productions. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Why Lucy Lawless said Never Look Away, her documentary about a fearless cameraperson, ‘had to be made’
Johanna Schneller
Ottawa unveils new policy for what it now calls the ‘North American Arctic’
Cpl Cynthia Craig from the 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron dangles her feet from her CH-147F Chinook helicopter while on route to redeploy ground troops in the Arctic on August 27, 2024.
Your eyebrows are desperate for attention. Here’s how to treat them right
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Concert calendar: Czech Philharmonic, Leonard Cohen’s secret chord and many, many Messiahs
Semyon Bychkov Photo: Marco Borggreve All rights reserved Attached: Semyon Bychkov chief conductor and artistic director of the Czech Philharmonic.
Money markets now heavily betting on oversized 50 basis point BoC rate cut next week following Friday’s jobs data
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem adjusts his glasses as he waits to appear at the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
U.S. job growth accelerates in November; unemployment rate rises to 4.2%
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian passes a "Help Wanted" sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Investors are leaving preconstruction condos behind, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 408 Ontario St., Toronto
The highest-yielding stocks on the TSX, plus risk data
The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.
Laurentian Bank reports $40.7-million fourth-quarter profit, up from $30.6-million a year ago
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Laurentian Bank is seen at its head offices in Montreal, April 1, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
Sergei Lavrov insists on Russian ‘red lines’ but puts out feelers to Donald Trump
In this handout picture released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 6, 2024, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives an interview to US media personality Tucker Carlson in Moscow. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Russian Foreign Ministry" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain’s Thames Water receives joint bid from Covalis Capital, France’s Suez Group
FILE PHOTO: Thames Water vans are parked on a road as repair and maintenance work takes place, in London, Britain, April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
‘Best of BMO’ top stock ideas from analysts
Towers of the TD Centre (L) and the Bank of Montreal Bay St. are pictured on Dec 6 2017.
Jasper family reunites with cat missing for more than 100 days in the wilderness
Felix, a four-year-old black and white tabby shown in this recent handout image, survived more than 100 days in the wilderness after a ferocious wildfire forced the evacation of Jasper, Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nicole Klopfenstein *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Israeli forces storm into Gaza hospital, expel some staff and displaced people, director says
People gather in front of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Since October 6, the Israeli military has conducted a sweeping air and ground assault in northern Gaza, particularly in the areas of Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, in what it describes as an operation to prevent Hamas militants from regrouping. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens in Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral is pictured ahead of Saturday's reopening ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 in Paris, after more than five years of reconstruction following the fire that devastated Notre Dame in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - Christophe Ena
In the wake of Kianoosh Sanjari’s death, Iran continues to devour its own
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
How travel shapes this video producer’s perspective
About that word, and about those books
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Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops
Farmers pour water on tear gas shell fired by police to prevent them from marching towards India's capital, Delhi, at the Shambhu Border in Punjab on December 6, 2024. Indian police fired tear gas on December 6 as farmers sought to breach heavily guarded roadblocks and march on to the capital New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices. (Photo by SHAMMI MEHRA / AFP) (Photo by SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the city of Homs
This aerial photograph shows a view of Hama, a day after rebels captured Syria's central-west city, on December 6, 2024. In little over a week, the offensive by rebel forces has seen Syria's second city Aleppo and strategically located Hama fall from President Bashar al-Assad's control for the first time since the civil war began in 2011. (Photo by Mohammed AL-RIFAI / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED AL-RIFAI/AFP via Getty Images)
Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country's Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A look back at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour as it arrives in Vancouver
Melissa and Avery Miller, 8, of New Jersey pose for a photo with the words Anti Hero at Canada Place. Avery and her mother came from New Jersey to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and Vancouver was the only place they were able to get tickets to the show. Photographed in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 5, 2024. (Jennifer Gauthier/The Globe and Mail)
Investment banks eye 2025 income boom as Trump drives deal rebound
A person walks on Wall St. near the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
ECB would welcome a weaker euro
Official conversion rates to the euro for the 11 euro-zone nations are displayed in the main hall of the European Commission building in Brussels, Tuesday November 30, 1999.
Ski-Doo maker BRP executive warns against overreaction to Trump tariff plan
Employees work on an assembly line at the Bombardier Recreational Products plant, Thursday, June 12, 2014 in Valcourt, Que. BRP Inc. says it has laid off more than 120 workers and managers at three of its Quebec facilities.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid backlog caused by Canada Post strike
Canada Post workers walk the picket line while on strike in Mississauga, Ont., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Two new global players challenge Canada’s digital broker status quo
Rob Carrick
Crypto gain, Europe pain: World market themes for the week ahead
European Union flags flutter outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, April 26, 2018.
From Taylor Swift tattoos to ice cream, Vancouver businesses have you covered
Taylor Swift performs during the opening show of the Toronto dates of The Eras Tour on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Taylor Swift is preparing to hit the stage tonight at Vancouver's BC Place for the first of three shows to close out her marathon Eras Tour, but she's not the only one getting ready as T-minus-zero approaches. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Business Brief: The big picture from the Big Six
One day I'm going to do a slideshow of my favourite pictures of banks from below.
Police find bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, say he likely fled NYC on bus
An NYPD information poster hangs outside the New York International Hostel, where the suspect in the fatal shooting of CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson is believed to have stayed, in the Upper West Side area of New York City, U.S., December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has arrived in Vancouver. Get ready with our playlists of Globe coverage and music
Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique anti-feminist killings
Representatives of the school and student associations lay flowers at a memorial for the victims of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique mass shooting, in Montreal, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Today marks the 35th anniversary of the anti-feminist massacre, which left 14 women dead and injured 13 others. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Oil prices fall on supply glut fears despite OPEC+ output cut extension
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks operate at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif. Tracy Stone-Manning, a Montana environmental advocate, has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities on roughly a quarter-billion acres of federal lands in western states. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Morning Update: This is not just a woman’s issue
White roses are shown next to photographs of the fourteen women killed in the 1989 Polytechnique massacre during a vigil in their honour in Montreal, Wednesday, December 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
The TD logo is photographed in Toronto, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024.
The Montreal massacre changed how I saw the world as a teen. But 35 years later, I find myself afraid
Fourteen lights shine skyward at a vigil honouring the victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique attack, Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Montreal.
A gift guide for every kind of book lover in your life
Why were these mortgage borrowers left out of the latest stress-test change?
New single family houses billed as estate cottages and townhouses under construction are seen in an aerial view, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. The head of Canada's banking regulator says the recent decision to relax a mortgage stress rule was shaped in part by concerns of public perceptions of the agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Breaking Bad, with maple syrup
Maple syrup is poured into a test bottle in Maine. File photo from 2009.
The fall economic statement is late, but if your finances looked this bad, you’d be shy too
Andrew Coyne
The Russian dissident who didn’t want to leave Putin’s jail
Ottawa, don’t be standoffish with Mexico in trade talks
FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Lately: The year’s biggest YouTube trends, AI weather forecasts and brain rot
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter. Sabrina Carpenter at the Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Cr. Alfredo Flores/Netflix © 2024
A ‘surplus’ for the Public Service Pension Plan? That’s not real
A man is silhouetted as buildings cast their shadows in front of the Peace tower on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Taylor Swift ends her Eras era in Vancouver
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
We see your joke about the 51st state, and raise you a reference to sacking the White House
Tony Keller
Books we’re reading and loving in December: This book of modern poetry is a must-read
Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas fits into a long legacy of ultra-cozy holiday variety specials
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter. Sabrina Carpenter and Shania Twain at the Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Cr. Alfredo Flores/Netflix © 2024
The silence killer: Our phones have unleashed an era of noisy inconsideration
NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: A group of people use their smartphones at Dixon Park on December 01, 2024 in Newcastle, Australia. Australia has recently enacted a groundbreaking law prohibiting individuals under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, marking one of the strictest regulations of its kind globally. This legislation, which holds social media companies accountable for enforcing the ban with potential fines of up to AUD 50 million, aims to protect young users from online dangers such as bullying and exploitation, reflecting a significant shift in how governments address youth safety in the digital age. (Photo by Roni Bintang/Getty Images)
Can TD Bank ever recover from its U.S. money-laundering saga?
John Turley-Ewart
Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. highlights the risk of a new tariff battle
FILE - President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upon his arrival at the White House, June 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
South Korean President Yoon is ‘significant risk’ and must go, his party leader says
Protesters wear masks of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, outgoing Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and of Choo Kyung-ho, in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, December 6, 2024.
The close: TSX extends weekly winning streak on jumbo rate cut prospects
Specialist traders work inside a post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 2, 2024.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Specialist traders work inside a post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Bumper cars: How close is too close when it comes to parking?
Andrew Clark
Chaos in South Korea: martial law, impeachment, resignations
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Who did Donald Trump threaten with 100% tariffs? Take our business and investing news quiz
(FILES) US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. The Bahamas on December 5, 2024 said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to take in deported migrants, as the next US president seeks to follow up on pledges to tackle immigration. (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Immigration department received intelligence about huge rise in clandestine U.S.-Canada border crossings last year
A commercial truck heads towards the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Pacific Highway Port of Entry from south Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Export agency’s contracts with Accenture to top $1-billion, records show
Auditor general Karen Hogan attends a news conference on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘Without intervention, retailers will likely face lasting damage.’ Canada Post strike, plus other letters to the editor for Dec. 6
Canada Post employees and supporters rally at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. The business community is ramping up pressure on the federal government to intervene in the ongoing Canada Post strike, which is on its 20th day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Why this money manager is bullish on Enbridge, Scotiabank and the Nasdaq 100
illustration of Wes Ashton for The Mover, June 11, 2022. illustration by Joel Kimmel
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of December 7, 2024
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Binnington, Parayko shine for Blues after selection to Canada’s 4 Nations team
St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko, right, celebrates his game-winning goal as Calgary Flames' Yegor Sharangovich skates away during overtime NHL hockey action in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Securities regulators put guardrails around use of AI in financial advice
3d rendering humanoid robot analyze stock market
Hyman scores a pair to help Oilers to 6-3 victory over Blue Jackets
Nov 23, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal scored by forward Zach Hyman (18) during the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
Canadiens’ Montembeault shining after Canada selection: ‘That’s why they picked him’
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) celebrates his shutout win against the Nashville Predators following third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Parayko scores overtime winner for Blues in 4-3 win over Flames
Dec 5, 2024; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames defenseman Kevin Bahl (7) and St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas (18) collide during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Holmes-Imagn Images
MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton still trying to improve
Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right) drives past Toronto Raptors' Jonathan Mogbo during second-half NBA action in Toronto on Thursday, December 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
McDavid has four assists as Edmonton Oilers top Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3
Nov 23, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman (18) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
Your daily horoscope: December 6, 2024
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Senators edge Red Wings on night of ‘Pizza Line’ reunion
OTTAWA, CANADA - DECEMBER 05: Former Ottawa Senators (L-R) Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza pose for a photo following a press conference prior to a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on December 05, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
Goff and Lions clinch playoff spot, beating Packers 34-31 on last-second field goal
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 05: Tim Patrick #17 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after scoring a 3 yard touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter in the game at Ford Field on December 05, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Three climbers from U.S. and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak
A sign at the entrance to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, in the South Island of New Zealand, Nov, 22, 2017. (George Heard/Stuff via AP)
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