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Quickley hits six 3-pointers, scores 24 points in Raptors’ 123-121 victory over Hawks
Feb 23, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) tries to pass against Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown (11) during the second half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in first federal hate crime trial over gender identity
The Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Courthouse in Columbia, S.C., is seen on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin at the courthouse Tuesday, Feb. 20, where Daqua Lameek Ritter faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. (AP Photo/James Pollard)
Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death
In this image provided Malia Pila, Nex Benedict poses outside the family's home in Owasso, Okla., in December 2023. Police in Oklahoma are investigating the death of Benedict, a 16-year-old student who died a day after an altercation in a high school bathroom that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity. Neither police nor school officials have said what led to the fight. But the family of Benedict says there had been harassment because the teen was nonbinary. (Sue Benedict via AP)
Cellphone data cited in court filing raises questions about testimony on Fani Willis relationship
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)
Biden tells governors he's eyeing executive action on immigration, seems 'frustrated' with lawyers
President Joe Biden speaks to the National Governors Association during an event in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth's driest spots
A paddle boarder paddles through water at Badwater Basin, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. The basin, normally a salt flat, has filled from rain over the past few months. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Interference inquiry head says feds have signalled need for closed-door hearings
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue looks around the room as she listens at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Monday, January 29, 2024 in Ottawa. The head of a federal inquiry into foreign interference says the government has told her it will be necessary to hear some evidence behind closed doors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Blackstone CEO received $896.7-million in pay, dividends in 2023
FILE PHOTO: Blackstone Group CEO and Co-Founder Steve Schwarzman attends a "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
Intuitive Machines shares descend fast after the CEO says the moon lander is on its side
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander captures a wide field of view image of Schomberger crater on the Moon, in this handout picture released February 23, 2024. Intuitive Machines/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES MANDATORY CREDIT
Wendy Williams thanks fans for ‘overwhelming’ response to dementia diagnosis
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, host Wendy Williams appears at the 2014 Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas. Lifetime's “Where is Wendy Williams?” documentary will air this weekend as scheduled after a New York court rejected an attempt to block the broadcast. The order signed Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 by a New York appellate judge says blocking the documentary from airing as planned on Saturday and Sunday would be an “impermissible prior restraint on speech that violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
B.C.’s aggressive push to clear roadblocks for housing is still meeting ... roadblocks
Pedestrians walk past a social housing construction project in Vancouver, B.C, on Friday, February 23, 2024. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail�
Avison Young defaults on debt payments, gets credit downgrade
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
African-Canadian groups call for action after death of Kenyan asylum seeker at Mississauga shelter
Scenic photos of the riding of Mississauga Centre as seen on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
Alberta credit union draws protesters over its alignment with right-wing ideals
Around 40 protestors gather at the Bow Valley Credit Union branch in Canmore, Ab on Feb. 23, 2024. Carrie Tait/The Globe and Mail
Alvaro Ortiz goes for a big win at home. He shares the lead in Mexico Open
Alvaro Ortiz, of Mexico, left, walks to the first tee during the second round of the Mexico Open golf tournament in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83-million defamation verdict, citing ‘strong probability’ it won’t stand
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 23: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives on stage at a Get Out The Vote rally at Winthrop University on February 23, 2024 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Former President Trump is campaigning in South Carolina ahead of the state's Republican presidential primary on February 24. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates
This image provided by the Idaho Department of Correction shows Thomas Eugene Creech on Jan. 9, 2009. Idaho's longest-serving death row inmate, Creech, is scheduled to be executed at the end of the month. He was already serving time after being convicted of killing two people in Valley County in 1974 when he was sentenced to die for beating a fellow inmate to death with a sock full of batteries in 1981. (Idaho Department of Correction via AP)
Former employee sues Argos for wrongful dismissal, accuses QB Kelly of harassment
A former strength and conditioning coach with the Toronto Argonauts is suing the CFL club for wrongful dismissal and star quarterback Chad Kelly for alleged violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly passes the ball while playing against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL Eastern Conference finals football action in Toronto on Saturday, November 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Alberta, Ottawa remain at odds over $10-a-day child-care program
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces funding for affordable housing in Edmonton during a visit to Edgemont Flats housing complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada February 21, 2024. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/File Photo
B.C. police announce dismantling of drug-making and distribution ring with eight arrests
Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a "significant, sophisticated" criminal organization involved in manufacturing and distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceuticals. An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toronto FC reacquires fullback Richie Laryea in transfer from Nottingham Forest
Toronto FC midfielder Richie Laryea (22) goes to ground to control the ball as New England Revolution midfielder Ema Boateng (18) defends during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Saturday May 6, 2023. Toronto FC has reacquired Laryea from England's Nottingham Forest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Doug Ford says it’s his right to appoint ‘like-minded’ judges
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's appointments of two former staffers to a committee that helps select provincial judges, saying he's not going to put Liberals or New Democrats in those roles. Ford delivers remarks at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ottawa’s online harms act to make websites crack down on child pornography
Justin Trudeau took an unprompted jab at his main political rival over a Senate porn bill that the prime minister says could usher in a digital ID for adults who want to browse certain websites. Trudeau made the comments today following a press conference in Nova Scotia where he accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of spreading "lies" about the Liberal government's upcoming online harms legislation. Trudeau makes an announcement in Membertou First Nation on Cape Breton Island, N.S., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canadian rugby 7s women bounce back with rout of Great Britain, men fall to Fiji
Canada's Max Stewart watches the ball during their game against Argentina during Vancouver Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Ottawa appeals court decision finding its use of Emergencies Act was unreasonable
Police move in to clear downtown Ottawa near Parliament hill of protesters after weeks of demonstrations on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The Liberal government is appealing a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in 2022 was unjustified. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Rachel Homan, Jennifer Jones inch closer to Tournament of Hearts crown
Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones reacts to her shot as she plays Team Alberta in qualifications at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Russia’s recent battlefield gains in Ukraine have come at enormous cost, NATO official says
Members of the Russian military walk amid the rubble, near a damaged car, in a location given as Avdiivka, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released February 22, 2024. Russian Defence Ministry/via REUTERS
Blue Jays bench coach Mattingly embraces challenge of new offensive co-ordinator role
Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly gives instruction during Spring Training action in Dunedin, Fla. on Friday, February 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Eby ‘profoundly worried’ about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Eby says he is "profoundly worried" about the potentially "terrible" upcoming wildfire season, a major reason why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the next three years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
CF Montreal enters MLS season with some new faces, and a new play style
New head coach for CF Montreal Laurent Courtois is introduced during a news conference, in Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Courtois is already seeing progress within his CF Montreal squad just over two weeks into his tenure as head coach. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Alberta regulator will hear Australian company’s revived plan for a controversial coal mine
The Rocky Mountains west of Nanton where ranchers and farmers worried about pollution and their water supplies objected to a new proposed coal mine by the Jason Kenney government in Alberta. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
RCMP launches criminal investigation into ‘alarming’ breach of its networks
The RCMP says it is "actively managing" a breach that targeted its networks. Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Russian billionaire launches fresh appeal of Canadian sanctions listing after wife removed
Andrey Melnichenko speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at a hotel during the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thomas Hartwell
Nisga’a Treaty disputes settled between B.C. and First Nation governments
Modern Treaty partner Eva Clayton, president, Nisga'a Nation, speaks during an announcement in Ottawa, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The Nisga'a Lisims Government says it began an out-of-court dispute resolution process in 2019 and has reached agreements regarding the interpretation and application of its treaty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Baseball’s new jerseys were designed for the long con of sports merchandising, not the players
Cathal Kelly
The future of automotive in Canada
Growing movement has Israeli athletes sidelined because of Gaza war
01.22.2024, Belfast, North Ireland. Boxer Tyrone McKenna from west Belfast has founded the Irish Sport for Palestine which has 200 members. The group has called for Israeli athletes to be banned from the Olympic Games and other events, just as Russians have been.
Coach Gardiner MacDougall has built a hockey dynasty at the University of New Brunswick
Head coach Gardiner MacDougall at UNB Reds practice at the Aitken University Centre in Fredericton, NB. (02/22/2024) (Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail)
Mark Messier says his greatest achievement might be ahead of him
Mark Messier
National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre are found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending
Wayne LaPierre, center, CEO of the National Rifle Association, leaves the courthouse as a jury continues deliberations during a trial at New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Former Manitoba government presented ‘incomplete’ financial picture, report says
A consultant's report says the former Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba presented an incomplete picture of the province's financial challenges in the months leading up to the Oct. 3 election. The Manitoba legislature is seen in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Manitoba RCMP accuse Winnipeg man of smuggling African nationals
A Winnipeg man has been charged with human smuggling after police conducted a traffic stop and found eight African nationals. Manitoba RCMP say one of their officers stopped the vehicle in Winnipeg early Thursday morning. Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
OMERS chief executive sees better days ahead for real estate portfolio
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
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
How do you solve a problem like euphoria?
Ian McGugan
Police respond to war over drug territory in Quebec City and surrounding areas
Quebec provincial police say they're cracking down after violent conflicts over drug turf between independent drug dealers and criminal biker gangs erupted in eastern Quebec. A provincial police emblem is seen on an officer’s uniform in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Evening Update: Liberals and NDP reach agreement on pharmacare funding
Combination image of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on June 1, 2022
How long can Dennis, 66, and Sylvie, 61, stay in their home?
February 5, 2024. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Politics Briefing: NDP, Liberals reach deal on pharmacare funding
Combination image of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on June 1, 2022
Actor calls on French film industry to face sexual abuse, during live Cesar Awards ceremony
FILE - Actress Judith Godreche poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Climb' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. As French cinema basks in Oscar attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of French cinema. Another step in the #MeToo movement that's been gathering pace in the industry could come at the French cinema awards on Friday Feb. 23 2024. French newspapers Le Parisien and Liberation report that Godrèche is to make a speech on sexual violence in the cinema industry at the Cesar Awards' ceremony, the French version of the Oscars. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
Versatile entrepreneur Edgar Cowan helped shape Canadian arts culture
Edgar COWAN Toronto. Lively Arts Market Builders Edgar Cowan and his actress wife, Nuala FitzGerald, with their dog, Alec.
In South Carolina’s Republican primary, Nikki Haley mounts defiant stand against Donald Trump on home turf
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley talks to a supporter during a campaign stop ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary election in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Florida beware, Palm Springs is attracting away all the snowbirds
A section of the Prescott Preserve, formerly the Mesquite Golf & Country Club, in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 9, 2024. Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people. (Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)
Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
FILE - An embryologist uses a microscope to view an embryo, visible on a monitor, right, on Oct. 3, 2013, in New York. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Pitching in: Weekly lunch service for homeless people
For Pitching In this week: Feb. 24 Photo credit - Alec Hillman Kennedy Blaskin (right, #15) , a University of Lethbridge student and member of the Pronghorn Women’s Basketball team who started the Paper Bag Project which delivers lunches to 30 homeless people every weekend.
Trump hit with $454-million judgment in New York fraud case
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 22, 2024. Trump on Friday broke his silence on the Alabama Supreme CourtÕs declaration that frozen embryos are entitled to legal protection, saying that in vitro fertilization treatments should remain legal in every state. (Taylor Baucom/The New York Times)
Judge approves Binance $4.3-billion guilty plea as U.S. seeks to modify founder Zhao’s bond
FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Poilievre said MPs from other parties should have voted against millions for ArriveCan as costs grew
Passengers that recently arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport, are photographed on Oct 15, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Cutting through the noise: Protecting against the right risks
Tom Bradley
There are good ways to play the Nvidia-led rally. This isn’t one of them
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling puts new pressure on Republicans
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Report calls for major changes to Nova Scotia’s power grid, new energy regulator
A new report is recommending major changes to the operation of Nova Scotia’s power grid in order to modernize and meet the legislated goal of moving off coal by 2030. Power lines are seen in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Moon lander described as tipped over sideways but ‘alive and well’ on lunar surface
FILE - This photo provided by Intuitive Machines shows the company's IM-1 Nova-C lunar lander in Houston in October 2023. Intuitive Machines reported Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, that it’s communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data. But it noted: “We continue to learn more about the vehicle’s specific information” regarding location, overall health and positioning. (Intuitive Machines via AP, File)
Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus
An image provided by NASA, ESA, A. Simon, M. Wong and A. Hsu and taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of the planet Neptune. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spied a previously undetected satellite around the solar system’s eighth planet, bringing its total number to 14. (NASA, ESA, A. Simon, M. Wong and A. Hsu via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY NEPTUNE MOONS BY SHANNON HALL FOR FEB. 21, 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
A once dominant dividend strategy stumbles – can it recover?
The S&P/TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in downtown Toronto is photographed on Friday, November 11, 2022.
Florida lawmakers pass bill to ban social media for children under 16
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, DeSantis on Thursday called the takeover a success, despite an exodus of workers, ongoing litigation and scandal surrounding one of his appointees. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Quebec's common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province
Union leader Eric Gingras of the CSQ speaks at a news conference on the agreements that were accepted by their members after negotiations with the government in Quebec City, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Diabetes medications, contraceptives to be funded by Ottawa as NDP, Liberals reach agreement on pharmacare
Combination image of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa on June 1, 2022
Intense snow system coming to B.C.’s major highways this weekend, weather office says
Environment Canada says B.C.'s mountain passes will see large snowfall accumulations, blowing snow and rapidly changing conditions as a cold front arrives. Vehicles are seen as they drive along the Coquihalla Highway Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canadian Championship draw produces local matchups in preliminary round
Quebec bar slams Legault for questioning independence of federally appointed judges
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks at a news conference prior to question period, Thursday, Feb.22, 2024, at the legislature in Quebec City. The Quebec bar association is criticizing Premier François Legault for his "attack" on the independence of federally appointed judges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Death toll in Spanish building fire hits 9, with 1 missing, as questions grow about speed of blaze
Firefighters work at a burned block building in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least four people and injuring at least 13 others. Emergency services reported that at least 19 people were still missing several hours after the fire started. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Lynx passengers left scrambling after airline announces shutdown
Come Monday, Canadian travellers booked with the ultra-low-cost airline Lynx Air will be out of luck and its employees out of work. A plane arrives at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Second World War bomb prompted evacuation in England before being taken to sea to be blown up
Police and bomb disposal experts stand at the scene near St Michael Avenue, where residents have been evacuated and a cordon put in place following the discovery of a suspected Second World War explosive device, in Plymouth, England, Friday Feb. 23, 2024. (Matt Keeble/PA via AP)
Canada sanctions 10 more people in Russia over war with Ukraine ahead of anniversary
Rescue workers operate at the site of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukriane, in Dnipro, Ukraine February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov
GDP bedamned - stocks seem to have life of their own
The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite
A town north of Edmonton has voted in favour of a bylaw that bans Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from being displayed on municipal property. A person holds a Pride flag during the Zurich Pride parade in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, June 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP
Navalny aides say Russian authorities give mother three-hour ultimatum over burial
FILE PHOTO: Mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Lyudmila Navalnaya, delivers a video address in Salekhard, in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia, in this still image taken from a handout video released February 22, 2024. Alexei Navalny YouTube Channel/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo
Former Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jean-Guy Talbot dead at 91
Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
French farmers of the Coordination Rural (CR) use their tractors during a go-slow operation on the Pont Mirabeau bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background as they protest ahead of the opening of the Paris farm show, in Paris, France, February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Ukrainians are worried about the fate of Kharkiv as the country marks two years since Russia’s invasion
Damaged apartment buildings in the neighbourhood of Northen Saltivka in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Thursday February 22, 2024.
Czechs line up Canada, Denmark, others to fund ammunition supplies for Ukraine
Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, makes an announcement regarding additional SkyRanger R70 drone support to Ukraine in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Are you fully immunized against measles? Canada’s public health agency says to check
The Public Health Agency of Canada is strongly advising everyone in Canada to check that they're fully immunized against measles, especially before travelling. A measles vaccination is in Mount Vernon, Ohio in a May, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Paul Vernon
Ontario repeals Bill 124, wage restraint law twice found unconstitutional
An Ontario public sector wage-restraint law that advocates and opposition critics blamed for heightening a health-care staffing crisis is now officially off the books after it was twice declared unconstitutional.A health-care worker is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Chorus Aviation reports quarterly net income down 20 per cent from year earlier, revenue also lower
Chorus Aviation Inc. eked out a profit last quarter, reporting adjusted earnings and revenues that beat expectations despite the gut punch of the Omicron variant in December. A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
McGill, Concordia launch legal action against Quebec’s tuition hike for out-of-province students
McGill University campus is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Not only is Quebec hiking tuition for out-of-province students to McGill and Concordia universities to $12,000, the government is also requiring 80 per cent of them to have a Level 5 intermediate knowledge of spoken French before they graduate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
British energy bills to fall to lowest in two years after price cap cut
(FILES) A smart energy meter, used to monitor gas and electricity use, is pictured in a home in Walthamstow, east London on February 4, 2022. The British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday lowered the ceiling corresponding to the price paid by a majority of Britons for electricity and gas, to its lowest level since the start of the war in Ukraine, which caused bills to soar. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
On the study of ‘useless’ subjects
Marble head of a youth (back view) from Kerameikos, Athens, Greece, circa 600 BC.
Is Germany falling apart?
Frank Trentmann is a professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London and author of Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022.
My dream of a democratic Afghanistan came true. The country needs another miracle for it to happen again
Afghan women walks past a closed beauty parlour in Kabul on July 25, 2023. Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed the latest curb to squeeze women out of public life. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Amplify: The namastes and not-so-greats of yoga in Canada
Price cut needed to find buyer for Kelowna house
Done Deal, 328 Providence Ave., No. 5, Kelowna
Nvidia hits $2-trillion valuation as AI frenzy grips Wall Street
A sign for a Nvidia building is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., May 31, 2023.
Law firm for suspect in five Manitoba homicides requests mental-health assessment from court
Killed in Carman, Manitoba are four-year-old Jayven, 17-year-old Myah Gratton, two-month-old Isabella Manoakeesick, 30-year-old Amanda Clearwater and six-year-old Bethany,
Michaela Watkins brings some much needed sister energy in new Canadian film Suze
Johanna Schneller
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