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February 26

What to know about Bill C-63, Canada’s new online harms bill to protect children and prosecute hate crimes
This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 in Brussels shows reflexions on a smartphone screen of logos of online platforms Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Apple store and TikTok.
Scottie Barnes records his 4th triple-double of the season, Raptors beat Pacers 130-122
Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett (9) dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Hendrix Lapierre scores twice as the Capitals beat the Senators 6-3
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: Hendrix Lapierre #29 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Ottawa Senators during the second period at Capital One Arena on February 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Alberta Health Minister says province wants ability to opt out of pharmacare plan
Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Health for Alberta, makes a health care announcement in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Toronto says World Cup cost estimate now at $380-million, cites additional match
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Klopp’s last dance has one trophy and the Liverpool manager is targeting more
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp playfully hugs goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher of after winning the English Carabao League Cup Final soccer match between Liverpool and Chelsea , at Wembley Stadium , London, England, Sunday 25th Feb 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)
Two Chinese bloggers in exile warn that police are interrogating their followers
FILE- Wang Zhi'an speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2022. Wang, as well as artist-turned-dissident Li Ying, said in separate posts Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, that police were interrogating people who followed them on social media, and urged followers to take precautions such as unfollowing their accounts, changing their usernames, avoiding Chinese-made phones and preparing for to be questioned.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
A wintry mix of rain and snow headed for to Metro Vancouver, Whistler, Fraser Valley
Traffic slows to a crawl during heavy snow on the Sea to Sky Highway 25 kilometres north of Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. A special weather statement for a wintry mix of rain and snow has prompted an advisory for drivers in parts of British Columbia’s South Coast to prepare for poor road conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sam Mizrahi replaced as construction manager of troubled condo project The One
The One, a luxury condo development in Toronto co-owned by real-estate developer Sam Mizrahi and road paving magnate Jenny Coco, is photographed on Oct 19, 2023. The condo project is being built on what used to be Stollerys men store on thew south west corner of Bloor and Yonge Sts.. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Real estate association economist doubts B.C.’s flipping tax is worth the trouble
Houses and townhouses are seen in an aerial view in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday May 16, 2018. Metro Vancouver's housing prices have stabilized with modest changes within 5 per cent of 2022 figures according to the latest data from BC Assessment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Some Halifax encampment residents vow to stay as city-imposed eviction deadline passes
Volunteers clean up and check on residents remaining at the homeless encampment in Grand Parade in front of City Hall in Halifax on Monday, February 26, 2024. People living in five homeless encampments in Halifax were told to vacate the sites by February 26, after the special designations that allowed tents to be set up in those locations were removed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Liberals look to end all-night vote sessions, set midnight cutoff time
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steve MacKinnon rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson to coach Welsh women’s soccer team
FILE - Portland Thorns FC head coach Rhian Wilkinson reacts after Portland defeated the Kansas City Current in the NWSL soccer championship match against the Kansas City Current, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Washington. Wilkinson resigned Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, just five weeks after she led the team to the championship. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Toronto FC plans to manage Insigne’s minutes this season to help keep him healthy
Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne skips over a challenge from Chicago Fire's Fabian Herbers during second half MLS action in Toronto on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Insigne saw 62 minutes action in Toronto FC's season debut Sunday, a scoreless draw at FC Cincinnati. Less is more could be a TFC trend this season when it comes to the former Napoli captain as coach John Herdman and his staff look to keep the 32-year-old healthy for the season.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Andy Murray drops retirement hint after 500th hard-court win in Dubai
Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts after winning a point against Denis Shapovalov of Canada during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Biden flags ceasefire soon as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks
President Joe Biden arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, after returning from New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Saudis play the long game in making Ronaldo, other elite athletes obscenely rich
Cathal Kelly
Mayors concerned Trudeau won’t deliver promised long-term infrastructure deal in 2024 budget
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Veteran quarterback Matt Shiltz prepared for new challenges with Calgary Stampeders
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Matt Shiltz (18) throws a pass while under pressure by Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Folarin Orimolade (7) during second half CFL action in Toronto, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Shiltz signed a one-year deal this month with Calgary.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1
B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains listens to a question in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, March 14, 2022. British Columbia is launching a review of its Labour Relations Code and has appointed a three-member panel to recommend possible amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not ‘ruled out’ in the future, French leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn't wavering as the full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)
California utility will pay $80-million to settle claims its equipment sparked devastating 2017 wildfire
FILE - Roger Kelton searches through the remains of his mother-in-law's home leveled by the Woolsey fire, Nov. 13, 2018, in the southern California city of Agoura Hills. Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to settle claims connected to a massive wildfire that destroyed more than a thousand homes and other structures in 2017, federal prosecutors said Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Some bundled wireless plans not as cheap as before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog
Canada's competition watchdog is raising concerns about discontinued cellphone promotions in Western Canada in the wake of the Rogers-Shaw merger that it says had been helpful in bolstering competition. A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Shōgun brims with enough intrigue, sex and carnage to warrant those Game of Thrones comparisons
This image released by FX shows Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga in a scene from "Shogun." (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
Politics Briefing: Online harms legislation includes new hate-crime offence with penalties as high as life imprisonment
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks at the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Evening Update: Online harms bill would create new hate-crime offence, make platforms responsible
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A woman types on a laptop on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jenny Kane
Six prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years
The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A woman types on a laptop on a train in New Jersey on May 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jenny Kane
Air Transat will avoid strike after flight attendants approve collective agreement
The risk of a strike at Air Transat has lifted as flight attendants have voted in favour of a new collective agreement. People look on as an Air Transat plane takes off at Trudeau in Montreal, Sunday, June 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Groups bring findings of racism at Canadian Human Rights Commission to global body
Nicholas Marcus Thompson is shown in Toronto on Thursday, April 29, 2021. A coalition of Black organizations have filed for a special review of the Canadian Human Rights Commissions' accreditation status, saying the body continues to violate international human rights law in its treatment of Black people.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Irving Oil president to step down as company undergoes strategic review
Irving Oil president Ian Whitcomb says he has made a 'personal decision' to step down from his position after eight years in the job. The Irving Oil Refinery is seen in Saint John, N.B., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Online harms bill puts onus on tech platforms to remove child pornography
MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 26: In this photo illustration, social media apps are displayed on an iPad on February 26, 2024, in Miami, Florida. The US Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether to give Texas and Florida significantly more control over social media platforms and their content. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Ontario’s ‘One Fare’ program adds TTC to most other GTA transit operators. Here’s how it works
People walk past Presto machines underground in the TTC subway portals in Toronto on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The fall COVID-19 shot’s effectiveness, and other respiratory virus news this week
Making an impact this RRSP season
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Lynx Air owes Ottawa $25-million in taxes and millions more to suppliers
Lynx Air signage is displayed at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ont., Friday, February 23, 2024. Officials with the Calgary-based company announced that it is ceasing operations after filing for creditor protection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Canadian dollar weakens as CPI ‘hangover’ offsets oil rally
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Some words of support for people who are using their TFSA the ‘wrong’ way
Rob Carrick
Primary-care teams, access to health records key fixes for family doctor crisis: report
A new report says patients across Canada see more primary health-care teams, access to their own electronic records and faster licensing of foreign-trained doctors as key ways to solve the country's family doctor crisis. Examination rooms at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass
Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. A wind turbine is shown at a wind farm near Pincher Creek, Alta., Wednesday, March 9, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A trans mom’s perspective on ‘parental rights’
Stress Test French transcript: So, you splurged. Now what?
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI
Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, gestures as he speaks at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas
Financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild dies at 87
FILE - Chairman of RIT Capital Partners, Lord Jacob Rothschild arrives for a reception, hosted by Britain's Prince Charles, at Clarence House in London for the delegates of the Global Investment Conference, July 26, 2012. Financier and philanthropist Jacob Rothschild, of the renowned Rothschild banking dynasty, has died at 87, his family said Monday Feb. 26, 2024. Rothschild began his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963, before he broke away to start businesses and charitable organizations. His family described him as a “towering presence." (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
Stress Test transcript: So, you splurged. Now what?
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
Ontario boosts postsecondary education funding by more than $1-billion over three years
The R.D. Parker Building on the Laurentian University campus in Sudbury, Ont. is photographed on Sept 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Nvidia bets dominate U.S. options market as AI fervor grows
NVIDIA HGX AI Supercomputer on display during the annual Foxconn Tech Day in Taipei, Taiwan October 18, 2023.
Rate signals to retake focus as earnings season winds down. Plus, the Globe’s Dividend All-Stars of 2024
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 23, 2024 in New York City. The market opened continuing its rise after yesterdays closing with the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite posting their best day since early 2023 and the Dow Jones surpassing 39,000 for the first time ever amid Nvidia reporting a stronger-than-expected quarterly results. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Head of mayors’ group pushes back on Poilievre, says Canadian cities are ‘not gatekeepers’
Scott Pearce, Federation of Canadian Municipalities President and Mayor of the Township of Gore speaks as he's joined by Mike Savage, BCMC Chair and Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Halifax as they hold a press conference during the Big City Mayors Caucus in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says market sentiment improving, maintains caution
JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023.
Judge orders mental health assessment for Manitoba man accused of killing family
A judge has ordered a Manitoba man accused of killing five family members, including his three young children, undergo a mental health assessment to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Forensic investigators work at the scene of an ongoing investigation regarding five deaths in southern Manitoba, in Carman, Man., Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Alec Baldwin Rust shooting trial set for July
The revolver that actor Alec Baldwin was holding and fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the film’s director Joel Souza, is displayed during the trial against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (Eddie Moore/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee sidelined after crashing in one-day race in Belgium
Derek Gee, shown in a handout photo, is going through hell and loving it. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, the lone Canadian in the Giro d'Italia, has been a revelation in his first Grand Tour with three second-place finishes and one fourth-place finish in the first two weeks. Now he looks to make his mark in the final week of the race. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Israel - Premier Tech **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Veteran Canadian CFL linebacker Henoc Muamba announces retirement
Henoc Muamba of the Toronto Argonauts holds the Grey Cup after arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Canadian linebacker Muamba has called it a career. The 35-year-old made the announcement on his Instagram account. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Majority of countries argue Israel violated international law in last historic hearing at UN court
A man waves a Palestinian flag as people protest on the day of a public hearing held by The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion, in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Globe Climate: In B.C., taxpayers are at risk to cover mining cleanup costs
Acid mine drainage runs through a culvert from the Tulsequah Chief Mine, in British Columbia. The Tulsequah Chief Mine is no longer corporately owned and is in receivership by the British Columbian government to be remediated and environmentally cleaned up. The Tulsequah Chief Mine has been polluting acid mine drainage into the Tulsequah River since the mine closed in 1951. The Tulsequah River, and the greater Taku River watershed, support all five species of pacific salmon and commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries in Alaska and British Columbia. The Taku River watershed is the largest unprotected wilderness area on the west coast of North America that has all five species of pacific salmon with no major development along its banks.
Jann Arden, Rick Mercer plot 16-date Canadian comedy and storytelling tour
Jann Arden and Rick Mercer say they're headed on a cross-country tour where they will share "an evening of laughter, stories and successes from their careers in entertainment." Arden, right, and Mercer are seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Live Nation, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
U.S. FTC sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
FILE - A Kroger grocery store is seen, Jan. 23, 2021, in Novi, Mich. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday, Feb. 16, 2024, sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans. (Ed Pevos/Ann Arbor News via AP, File)
Short sales on the TSX: What bearish investors are betting against
Canada Goose products are seen at one of their stores Friday, November 24, 2023 in Montreal.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov falls to Andy Murray in first round at Dubai Open
Denis Shapovalov of Canada returns the ball to Andy Murray of Great Britain during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for more than $3.7-million
A family in Regina found a case containing 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee 1979-80 hockey cards, seen in an undated handout photo. Heritage Auctions estimates in the case there are at least 25 rookie Wayne Gretzky cards, a highly sought-after item that go anywhere from thousands to millions of dollars. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heritage Auctions *MANDATORY CREDIT*
More than 70 per cent of people in jails awaiting bail or trial, report says
A new report says the crisis in Canada's bail system has worsened over the last decade, with more people in in pre-trial custody and many spending days and weeks in detention before being released. This Tuesday, April 16, 2019 photo shows An exterior view of the Lake County Jail in Lakeport, Calif. is shown in April 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Eric Risberg
Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle to membership
FILE - Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, shakes hands with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Feb 23, 2024. Sweden’s bid to join NATO — held up for almost two years — cleared its last hurdle when Hungary gave its go-ahead Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to let the Nordic country into the alliance. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
Don Henley tells court he never gave away drafts of Eagles lyrics
Musician Don Henley arrives to testify in a stolen property trial over the handwritten draft lyrics to "Hotel California" and other Eagles material in New York City, U.S., February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private U.S. lunar lander will cease operations Tuesday
In this image from video provided by NASA, Steve Altemus, CEO and co-founder of Intuitive Machines, describes how it is believed the company's Odysseus spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon, during a news conference in Houston on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (NASA via AP)
More to do on defence, Trudeau says after meetings with Polish leaders in Warsaw
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, address the media following their talks, on European security and support for Poland's neighbor, Ukraine, in its struggle against Russia's aggression, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Trudeau is on his way back from a visit to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Canada’s SRG Mining plans move to the Middle East to avoid national security review
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Oppenheimer keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next
Cillian Murphy walks past fellow cast members into a backstage photo room with the awards for Male Actor in a Leading Role for Oppenheimer and Best Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Canadian Christopher Morales Williams sets world indoor 400-metre record over weekend
Canadian Christopher Morales Williams set a world indoor record in the men's 400 metres with a time of 44.49 seconds to win the NCAA Southeastern Conference indoor championships. Morales Williams, of Vaughan, Ont., poses for a photo next to his result during the NCAA Southeastern Conference indoor championships, in Fayetteville, Ark., in a Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Georgia, Wesley Hitt, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Another insider buys as Mullen Group stock gets into gear
Ted Dixon
CAS registers Canadian figure skating appeal seeking team bronze from 2022 Olympics
FILE - Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport comes almost two years after Valieva's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Rental tenants complicate sale of Bowmanville townhouse
Done Deal, 106 Honey Crisp Lane, Bowmanville, Ont.
Disney activist investor Blackwells demands AI strategy in bid to boost shares
FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Trump appeals $454-million judgment New York civil fraud case
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a keynote speech at the Black Conservative Federation gala dinner, ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Monday - and why
A Cargojet plane is shown in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cargojet **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Thousands of academic workers at York University go on strike
A sign on the York University campus is seen in Toronto, November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA)
French actor Gerard Depardieu faces another sexual assault complaint over alleged groping
FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Valley of Love, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2015. A lawyer has filed another legal complaint of sexual assault against Gérard Depardieu, on behalf of a movie decorator who alleges the French actor groped her during filming in 2021. In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the alleged victim accuses Depardieu of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her Paris lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt, said Monday Feb 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Furor erupts over Cristiano Ronaldo’s apparent obscene taunt in Saudi league match
Nassr's Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo takes a penalty kick to score his team's first goal during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr at the Al-Shabab Club Stadium in Riyadh on February 25, 2024. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on February 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Court heard oral arguments in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency and Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Russia wants to imprison co-chair of Nobel-winning rights group over criticism of war in Ukraine
Oleg Orlov, the 70-year-old human rights campaigner and co-chair of the Nobel Prize winning Memorial group, who is charged with "discrediting" the Russian army, talks to the media and his supporters outside a court building in Moscow on February 26, 2024. A Russian prosecutor on February 26, 2024 requested a prison term of nearly three years for top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov, who is on trial on a charge of repeatedly denouncing the Ukraine offensive. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists
FILE - Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks at the committee's winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023. McDaniel says she will leave her post on March 8. She's leaving the GOP’s national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presidential nomination and asserts new control over the party. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Canadian factory sales most likely rose 0.4% in January from December, Statscan says in flash estimate
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $72.3 billion in March, boosted by gains in the motor vehicle, aerospace product and parts, and primary metal industries. General view of production along the Honda CRV production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Mailbag: Investing for the kids, clawbacks, portfolio size and other investing dilemmas
Gordon Pape
U.S. Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
In this image taken from video, police are deployed outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, after an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured after setting himself ablaze outside the diplomatic compound. (WJLA via AP)
Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia’s onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade fire a M109A5 Paladin self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo
Cargojet rolls back expansion plans after recording quarterly loss amid consumer pullback
A Cargojet shipping facility is shown at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ont., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Cargojet Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue fell.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Saskatchewan father who killed toddler in police neglect case sentenced to 16 years
Kyla Frenchman, mother of Tanner Brass, wipes a tear at a joint media event organized by The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in Saskatoon, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Tanner's father, Kaij Brass, is to be sentenced for manslaughter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
What recession? Professional forecasters raise expectations for U.S. economy in 2024
FILE - A "Help Wanted" sign is displayed in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The year looks to be a much better one for the U.S. economy than business economists were forecasting just a few months earlier, according to a survey released Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as U.S. threatens to sue unit over wildfire costs
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Inquest into in-custody death of Saskatchewan mass killer begins with RCMP testimony
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others during a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation is set to begin Monday. Police and investigators gather at the side of the road outside Rosthern, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, as suspect Myles Sanderson is taken into custody. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
EU carbon border tax will do little to cut emissions, ADB study says
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Some tents still standing as deadline to vacate five Halifax homeless encampments passes
The homeless encampment in Grand Parade in front of City Hall in Halifax is seen after eviction notices were served on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canada prepares to welcome thousands of Sudanese, but new pathway sparks questions
Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan get off a truck loaded with families arriving at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on February 13, 2024.More than 550,000 people have now fled from the war in Sudan to South Sudan since the conflict exploded in April 2023, according to the United Nations. South Sudan, that has itself recently come out of decades of war, was facing a dire humanitarian situation before the war in Sudan erupted and it is feared to not have the resources to host displaced people. The war-torn country of Sudan is currently ravaged by internal fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Senate should say no to yet another delay in expanding MAID
Jocelyn Downie, director of the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University, is Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and associate professor at Dalhousie's faculties of law and medicine.
These days, Canada’s politics are defined by doom and gloom
Kelly Cryderman
Two things you wouldn’t expect to find together: The National Ballet’s new season and a dog-feces incident
Marsha Lederman
Canada’s urban-rural economic divide is a threat to our country
Scott Stirrett is the CEO of Venture for Canada. Photo taken for Venture for Canada at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario on Friday May 27, 2022. Photos by Lars Hagberg
Decorated curler Jennifer Jones bids bittersweet farewell in her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Team Manitoba-Jones skip Jennifer Jones becomes emotional after being defeated by Team Ontario-Homan in the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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