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The roller-skating, guest-filled, high-energy spectacle of Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Usher performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
Rescue workers survey the scene following Israeli bombardments over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. A series of Israeli air strikes on the southern Gaza town of Rafah on February 12, 2024 killed 52 people, according to the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry. The strikes hit 14 houses and three mosques in different parts of Rafah, according to the Hamas government. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
Man arrested after three children, two women found dead in Manitoba, police say
Inspector Tim Arseneault, operations officer, RCMP major crime services speaks to the media about an ongoing investigation in Winnipeg on Sunday, February 11, 2024. RCMP say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of three children and two women in southern Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Iraq says U.S. troop drawdown talks will go on ‘as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks’
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash in Kenya, fellow athlete says
FILE - Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. According to a fellow athlete, Kiptum died in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. He was 24. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune via AP)
The Super Bowl itself isn’t special. What sets it apart is the pre-show, which has no parallel
Cathal Kelly
Harrison Butker tops Jake Moody for longest FG in Super Bowl history
Kansas City Chiefs' Harrison Butker (7) kicks a field goal against against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by two off-duty officers; young boy with her hurt
FILE - Flags fly in front of the Lakewood Church in Houston, June 28, 2005. Police in Texas said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, that they were responding to a possible shooting at the Houston megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
At the top of the CN Tower, a rare study of winter air pollution is underway
Trump’s threat to ‘encourage’ Russian attacks on NATO allies that don’t pay enough sparks concern
CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 10: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures to members of the audience as he leaves a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University on February 10, 2024 in Conway, South Carolina. South Carolina holds its Republican primary on February 24. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Dion: A Rock Opera has promise, but lacks the ecstasy and excess that Dionysus and rock ‘n’ roll demand
Clockwise from left: Saccha Dennis, Kelsey Verzotti, Max Borowski, Kaden Forsberg, JacobMacInnis (centre) in DION: A ROCK OPERA .
Classically trained pianist Jane Perry used her talents to build community
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Former MP Raj Grewal sues for damages following acquittal last year
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal makes his way to court, Monday, July 18, 2022 in Ottawa. Grewal is in an Ottawa courtroom today to seek the dismissal of two criminal charges connected to his time in office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Governments can ease the cost-of-living crisis – they just don’t want to
A customers looking at the organic shelfs in Farm Boy grocery stores on Bathurst , Toronto, photographed on May 31, 2023 (Ammar Bowaihl/The Globe and Mail)
A plane carrying Canadian skydivers hits beach in southern Mexico, killing a man on the ground
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
Taylor Swift kisses Travis Kelce on the field after his team’s win in the Super Bowl
Football - NFL - Super Bowl LVIII - Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers - Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - February 11, 2024 Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner Taylor Swift as they celebrate after Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII REUTERS/Carlos Barria. REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Telecom companies push back on CRTC moves to open access to networks
A cell tower is pictured in rural Ontario on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Amid much fanfare, Canada's Big 3 telecom companies introduced fifth-generation networks in major cities earlier this year and a few smartphones with 5G capabilities are now available for sale.Yet after years of promises about next-generation wireless powering self-driving cars and robotic surgery, it's still unclear exactly what the newly launched networks are currently able to do.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Film and TV worker left Toronto for ‘family life’ but can’t leave her big-city income
British police will not decide whether to charge Kenneth Law until Canadian case concludes, father of victim says
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
As the federal government dithers, Canada’s technology sector languishes
The Peace Tower of Parliament Hill is shown in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ask a planner: How do I manage converting mutual funds to ETFs
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Avison Young says Toronto's downtown office vacancy rate was 12 per cent in the second quarter, up from 11.6 per cent in the first quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Venezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - DECEMBER 8: President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez unveils an updated map of Venezuela annexing Guyana's Essequibo Region to Venezuela at the National Assembly on December 8, 2023 in Caracas, Venezuela. President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro ordered the creation of a new state called 'Guayana Esequiba', after a controversial referendum in which Venezuelan voters approved the annexation of the oil-rich region controlled by Guyana. Tensions escalate in the region as the United States will conduct flights within Guyana and President of Brazil Lula da Silva has called for a peaceful resolution to the dispute. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Getty Images)
Firefighters use ladders to rescue people trapped in Winnipeg apartment blaze
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen on Sept. 2, 2021 at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. A Winnipeg peace officer has been injured after an attempt to arrest a woman suspected of driving a stolen vehicle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Russian forces using Musk’s Starlink in occupied areas, Ukraine says
FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off, carrying 53 Starlink internet satellites, from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Canada’s securities regulators must finalize climate-disclosure rules without delay
Traffic in New York moves along West Street past One World Trade Center, in this mirror image reflected in the facade of a building on June 7, 2023. The smokey haze was caused by wildfires in Canada. (AP Photo/Andy Bao)
In the wake of Buy Now, Pay Later, we could be getting Dine Now, Pay Later
Preet Banerjee
Forget downsizing: Canadian seniors staying in large houses well into their 80s, due in part to lack of options
A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that although seniors tend to consider downsizing as they age, a large proportion are instead choosing to age in their home rather than put it on the market. Houses are seen on Squamish Nation land in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Seven reasons to reconsider contributing to your RRSP this tax season
Banking, online payments. Financial concept. Woman working on laptop near big piggy bank. Flat style. Vector illustration on white background
Diamondback Energy, Endeavor Energy finalizing merger to create $50-Billion company
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
I’m a doctor but can’t answer my grandfather when he asks me what it feels like to die
Leafs’ Morgan Rielly to have in-person hearing with NHL Department of Safety
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Vancouver celebrates 50th Chinatown Spring Festival Parade for Lunar New Year
The 50th annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver, B.C., on February 11, 2024. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
Halifax’s icy and snowy sidewalks pose major safety risk to those with disabilities
<div>Guide dog and wheelchair users in Halifax say sidewalks still caked in snow and ice a week after a major snowstorm hit the province has meant that getting around the city is dangerous and in some cases impossible. A person shovels snow in Halifax on Monday, February 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</div>
Alberta NDP leadership candidate says federal carbon levy is ‘dead’
Alberta's former deputy premier entered the province's NDP leadership Sunday with criticism of both the federal carbon levy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sarah Hoffman responds to a reporter's questions at a press conference in Winnipeg on June 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Biden’s legal team went to Justice Dept. over what they viewed as ‘cherry picked’ digs at his memory
President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden calls on snack companies to stop ‘shrinkflation’
President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. BidenÕs age has once again become a talking point in national politics. Many older Americans agree that itÕs an issue; others feel itÕs insulting. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)
Canada’s Marielle Thompson wins third straight World Cup ski cross gold
Warm weather forces Quebec winter carnival to shut ice palace on event’s final day
<div>Mild weather has for Carnaval de Québec to close one of its signature venues on the last day of the 18-day event. Some of the 50 teams take the start of the Quebec Winter Carnival ice canoe race across the St-Lawrence River in Quebec City, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher</div>
Lisa Frankenstein fails to revive North American box office on a very slow Super Bowl weekend
This image released by Focus Features shows Kathryn Newton, right, and Cole Sprouse in a scene from "Lisa Frankenstein." (Michele K. Short/Focus Features via AP)
U.S. Senate advances aid bill for Ukraine despite Trump opposition
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: The U.S. Capitol building is seen past a cloud of steam rising from a vent on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate is convening for a rare Sunday session to vote on a supplementary spending bill that includes military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan without addressing border security after Republicans in the House abandoned an agreement that they initially agreed to. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Mardi Gras beads are creating a plastic disaster in New Orleans. Are there green alternatives?
FILE - A rider tosses beads as the Krewe of Argus rolls to the theme 'Argus is Golden,' during its 50th anniversary Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Metairie, La. It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling string of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers. But the huge amount of non-biodegradable plastic beads that wind up amid all the other Mardi Gras trash worries environmentalists. (Scott Threlkeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
Paris 2024 unveils only purpose-built Olympics venue in city, five months ahead of Summer Games
A view of the Adidas Arena, in Paris, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. In a significant stride in its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, Paris has inaugurated the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle. It is the sole purpose-built site in the French capital for the upcoming Games. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Three dead in Senegal protests over delayed presidential election
FILE PHOTO: Senegalese demonstrators protest against the postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Elon Musk ordered to testify in SEC’s probe of his 2022 Twitter purchase
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Hamilton police say a man is dead in apparent homicide after fight
HAMILTON, MAY 30, 2019 - PTSD COP - Hamilton police officer Andrew Leng's left arm tattoos tell a compelling story about his 23 years on the job. Leng patrols Hamiltonâ??s downtown core by bicycle on May 30, 2019. Over his career Leng has worked on patrol, in drug enforcement, detectives office, acting supervisor, training officer and in the crisis response unit. Leng estimates that he has been suffering with a form of PTSD for the last 15 years on the job. Now three years sober, Leng credits his post traumatic growth to his sobriety, mindfulness and meditation. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
Dispute among Alberta physicians now in second year, draws new counter-allegations
Ambulances seen outside the Emergency Department at Edmonton's Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WMC). Alberta recorded 6,789 new cases in the past 24 hours. 748 Albertans are in hospital, 82 of which are in ICU, and 3,367 deaths. On Wednesday, January 12, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE
Christopher Nolan, Canada’s Celine Song win at Directors Guild Awards
Christopher Nolan, director of the film "Oppenheimer," poses backstage after winning the DGA Award for Theatrical Feature Film at the 76th DGA Awards, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jeff Bezos sells nearly 12 million Amazon shares worth at least $2 billion, with more to come
FILE - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the Amazon re:MARS convention in Las Vegas on June 6, 2019. Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion on Feb. 7, 2024, and Feb. 8. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Luxury shoemaker Tod’s owner gets help from L Catterton to take the company private
Logos of Tod's are seen in the windows of a shop in downtown Rome, Italy February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File photo
Remote software updates transforming auto industry, experts say
In December, Tesla recalled over two million cars for a faulty self-driving feature which the U.S. transport agency said has caused fatal collisions. The auto manufacturer moved to then deploy a bundle of over-the-air software updates to improve the features. The Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg plant is seen in Grunheide, Germany, Friday Jan. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-dpa, Patrick Pleul
Former PM Stubb wins Finnish presidency, narrowly defeating ex-top diplomat Haavisto
A man casts his ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Espoo, Finland, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Voters in Finland are choosing Sunday between two experienced politicians to be their next president. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Pope Francis, Argentine President Milei embrace after pontiff canonizes Argentina’s first female saint
Pope Francis, seated at right presides over the canonization of new Argentine Saint, María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa also known as "Mama Antula" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
King Charles attends church in first public outing since cancer diagnosis announced
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for a church service, as Reverend Canon Dr Paul Williams reacts at St. Mary Magdalene's church on the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, February 11, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Radburn
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
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)
One of the attackers on an Istanbul election campaign event has been arrested, president says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during the presentation of the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) election manifesto at the AK Party Congress Centre in Ankara, on January 30, 2024. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East
An Iranian paratrooper floats near the Azadi (Freedom) monument tower as he carries a huge Palestinian flag in the annual rally commemorating Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Iran marked Sunday the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel's continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Independent candidates in Pakistan election backed by former PM Imran Khan lead in final poll count
Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gather during a protest demanding free and fair results of the elections, outside the provincial election commission office in Karachi, Pakistan February 11, 2024. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Western officials criticize Trump’s comments that he wouldn’t protect NATO allies who aren’t paying enough
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he holds a campaign rally at Coastal Carolina University ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary in Conway, South Carolina, U.S., February 10, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini comes to Canada, Gildan’s CEO battle and a look at job growth: Must-read business and investing stories
A customer enters a restaurant with help wanted signs Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in Laval, Que. Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared with a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Updates help sell one-bedroom Don Mills condo
Done Deal, 725 Don Mills Rd., No. 2601, Toronto
Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle
Firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian attack on a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)
At least 50 Palestinians killed in Gaza airstrikes during the Israeli rescue operation of two hostages
Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)
‘Our clothes make a powerful statement’: How to be comfortable and look sharp in the new world of work
File Number: 5391288 Business group portrait - Six business people working together. A diverse work group. Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
Is it legal to drive without a working horn?
Many cars will allow you to disengage the horn when you lock it with the remote.
‘Some kind of blitz to smear EVs and promote a hydrogen economy.’ Electric vehicles and virtue-signalling, plus other letters to the editor for Feb. 11
Tesla charging stations are seen in Toronto, Wednesday July 26, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope for the week: February 11, 2024
Aquarius.
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