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The U.S. and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North’s threats
FILE - South Korean army soldiers pass by a military guard post at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday, March 4, 2024, to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier this year.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
Canadian women finish fourth at L.A. Sevens rugby tournament, Canadian men place 12th
Chris Mortensen, award-winning ESPN reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72
FILE - ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen, right, interviews Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, left, after an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Nov. 5, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered for the NFL for 39 years, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, has died. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death on Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Agbaji helps hurting Raptors past Hornets as Jakob Poeltl leaves game early
Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett (9) makes a pass as Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams (2) defends during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Sunday, March 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Toronto considers joining urban trend of converting public parking to housing
Currently in use as a parking lot, this property on the northeast corner of Richmond St. East and Berkeley St., is photographed on Feb 22, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Colonia Treuhand’s site for rental-only apartment units is in limbo because of the foreign buyer ban.
Swiss teenager arrested on suspicion of stabbing an Orthodox Jewish man on a Zurich street
People take part in vigil at the Helvetia square in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, March 3, 2024. On Saturday evening, a young man had stabbed an orthodox Jew. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)
Malaysia may renew the search for MH370 a decade after the flight disappeared
Family members and relatives of passengers on board of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 look at the candles during the tenth annual remembrance event at a shopping mall, in Subang Jaya, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Ten years ago, a Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, had disappeared March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with over 200 people on board. (AP Photo/FL Wong)
Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia’s Republican primary and gets her first 2024 victory
Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in South Burlington, Vermont, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Inspired by the Chinese trend, a U of T grad is renting out her time to the socially anxious and isolated
Helen Li, University of Toronto graduate with a double major, is uninterested in the traditional route to success. Like many Gen Zers, she wants something less rigid than a steady climb up a career ladder, something that interests her now and enriches her life.
Vaughan man faces weapons charge after firing nail gun during protest related to Israel-Hamas war
Canadian nurse returned from Gaza reflects on her Doctors Without Borders assignment
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) is seen at the international medical humanitarian organisation MSF logistique centre in Merignac near Bordeaux, France, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Toronto Police review pro-Palestinian protest that led to cancellation of Trudeau’s reception for Italian PM
Protestors wave flags and sing as police line the entrance to the Art Gallery of Ontario, where a cancelled event for Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was to take place, in Toronto, Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
City of Prince Rupert, B.C. says 19 eagles dead at landfill due to ‘deleterious’ substance
A eagle flies over the waters of Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, B.C., Friday, June, 22, 2018. The City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles are dead after someone dumped an unknown "deleterious substance" at a local landfill on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Winter storm pummeling Prairies grounds flights, prompts warnings to stay off roads
<div>Weekend weather across the Prairies forced highways to close, disrupted flights and prompted the mayor of one city to ask anyone without a four-wheel drive to stay home. A person cycles on a street in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu</div>
McCarthy Tétrault experiments with AI tools expected to reshape how law firms operate
Sarit Pandya, Partner, Real Property and Planning with the law firm McCarthy Tétrault, demonstrates the firm’s use of AI programs, on Feb 22, 2024. Some lawyers at the firm use artificial intelligence to help draft letters etc.. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Comments by Capital Power show tension around Ottawa’s plans to back carbon capture
Musician Allison Russell cancels, postpones shows after getting caught in storm
<div>Montreal folk singer Allison Russell has been forced to cancel or postpone some tour dates after being caught in stormy winter weather in Western Canada.&nbsp;Russell performs during the Americana Honors &amp; Awards show, in Nashville, Tenn.,&nbsp;Sept. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Zaleski</div>
Paris Fashion Week: Valentino puts on opulent study in black, as Sean McGirr unveils Alexander McQueen debut
A model wears a creation as part of the Valentino Fall/Winter 2024-2025 ready-to-wear collection presented Sunday, March 3, 2024 in Paris. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Gold investor Sprott, crypto fund launch digital gold bullion fund
With the two year process of acquiring Central Fund of Canada now at its end, Sprott Inc. CEO Peter Grosskopf, seen in the company’s Toronto offices in 2013, says the fund will turn its attention to new growth opportunities.
Bank of Canada expected to hold rates steady, even with inflation back in target range
(FILES) The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa on April 12, 2011. The Bank of Canada on January 24, 2024 held its key lending rate at five percent for the fourth time in a row, saying it remains concerned about stubbornly high inflation. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Saskatoon mayor asks residents without 4WDs to stay home as snow covers much of Prairies
<div>Weekend weather across the Prairies forced highways to close, disrupted flights and prompted the mayor of one city to ask anyone without a four-wheel drive to stay home. A person cycles on a street in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu</div>
Great economic legacy, Brian Mulroney. It’d be a shame if something happened to it
A framed portrait of former prime minister Brian Mulroney leans against the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill as Canadians mourn his death at the age of 84, in Ottawa, on Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
RCMP, fire marshal investigating blaze that destroyed N.B potato chip factory
<div>RCMP in New Brunswick say they’re investigating a massive fire that destroyed a potato chip factory in Hartland, N.B. A Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory burns in Hartland, N.B. in this Friday, March 1, 2024 handout photo posted on the Government of New Brunswick Facebook page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Facebook, Government of New Brunswick *MANDATORY CREDIT*</div>
Five places parents can cut costs - and the kids won’t even notice
Anita Bruinsma
As Super Tuesday nears, Trump plans for purges and rapid-fire changes in a second presidency
Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va., on March 2, 2024. Former President Donald J. Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina will face off today in a Republican primary in Washington, D.C., a day after Trump easily swept Haley in nominating contests in Michigan, Missouri, and Idaho, doubling his delegate count to 244. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
The Horner-Verstappen family feud is premium grade fuel for Formula 1 drama
Cathal Kelly
Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea
This handout picture released by the Galapagos Ecological Airport shows the eruption of La Cumbre volcano in the tourist archipelago of Galapagos (1,000 km from the mainland), Ecuador on March 3, 2024. The La Cumbre volcano on the uninhabited Fernandina Island, in the Ecuadorian Galapagos archipelago, erupted again, the state Geophysical Institute reported on Sunday. On Saturday night, "a thermal anomaly and a gas emission indicating the beginning of an eruptive process" were recorded at La Cumbre, 1,463 meters high, the agency said. (Photo by Handout / Galapagos Ecological Airport / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GALAPAGOS ECOLOGICAL AIRPORT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Galapagos Ecological Airport/AFP via Getty Images)
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark eclipses Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record
Mar 3, 2024; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during senior day after the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Clark broke the NCAA basketball all-time scoring record during the second quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Manchester City’s 3-1 derby win provides reality check for rivals United
Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Manchester United - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - March 3, 2024 Manchester City's Phil Foden celebrates scoring their second goal with Erling Braut Haaland REUTERS/Carl Recine
Canada needs extra time to dispatch Costa Rica in CONCACAF W Gold Cup quarterfinal
Mar 2, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Canada forward Evelyne Viens (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the overtime of the Concacaf W Gold Cup quaterfinal game between Canada and Costa Rica at BMO Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports
Blue Jays fall to fourth straight pre-season loss as Red Sox turn it on late
Mar 3, 2024; Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal (5) sides safe into second base as Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) attempted to tag him out during the fourth inning at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports
Why Mont-Royal is Quebec’s most livable city
Connaught Park playground at sunset on a summer evening, in the town of Mont-Royal.
Insigne’s audacious chip helps Toronto FC to rare win on the road
Toronto FC forward Lorenzo Insigne gestures during an MLS soccer match against FC Cincinnati Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
We do not fully appreciate the consequences of Canada’s housing problem
A seaplane flies past condo towers in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Apple’s failed electric-vehicle move shows arrogance remains its core competency
FILE — An electric Ford F-150 Lightning charges at a dealership in Groveport, Ohio on Oct. 19, 2023. In a concession to automakers and labor unions, the Biden administration reportedly intends to relax elements of one of its most ambitious strategies to combat climate change, limits on tailpipe emissions. (Brian Kaiser/The New York Times)
Montreal winter second-warmest on record, Environment Canada says
Genie, a thirteen year old American Black bear looks up from a nap at the Zoo Eco Museum west of Montreal, Sunday, March 3, 2023. She came out of hibernation on March 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Rival of Netanyahu visits U.S., signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Emergency cabinet minister and opposition politician Benny Gantz addresses the press in Kiryat Shmona, Israel November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court decision in case about barring Trump from 2024 ballot could come Monday
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court has heard a historic case that could decide whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
My market delivery box changed how I feel about making dinner
Canada sanctions more Russian officials in response to Alexey Navalny’s death
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced another round of sanctions against the Russian government, which she says are in response to last month's death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russia's "continued gross and systematic violations of human rights." Joly speaks to media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Dune: Part Two brings spice to the box office with $81.5-million debut
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Zendaya in a scene from "Dune: Part Two." (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Canada’s Eliot Grondin earns second silver of weekend in World Cup snowboard cross
Germany accuses Russia of ‘information war’ after military recording
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrives to give a statement at the Defence Ministry in Berlin on March 3, 2024 following leaks of secret Ukraine war talks. A spokeswoman for the German defence ministry on March 2, 2024 confirmed that a secret air force conversation had been tapped after an apparent recording of German army talks on Ukraine was leaked on social media. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Tim Scott lost his presidential bid, but he’s gotten Donald Trump’s attention for vice president
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., waves as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News Channel town Hall Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers’ voices ring out for voting rights
An old voting machine is seen inside the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Selma, Ala. Events commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday voting rights march in 1965 will culminate with a bridge crossing in Selma, Ala, on Sunday, March 3. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry gives a public lecture at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday March. 1, 2024. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said Friday elections in his country need to be held as soon as possible in order to bring stability to the troubled Caribbean nation facing gang violence that threatens to overran government. Henry is in Kenya trying to salvage the deployment of a foreign armed force to Haiti to help combat gangs. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
Wildfire fighting and forest management decision are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia's Interior, a new study says. The White Rock Lake wildfire burns west of Vernon, B.C., on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, center, comes out of a courtroom after he was granted bail in an embezzlement case, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Mar. 03, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
AI has come for music, but there’s a Great Big Sea between people and algorithms
Bob Hallett is pictured in the Orchestra Loft at Stratford Theatre on May 17, 2016.&nbsp;The production is slick, the drums are on point, and the vocals sound great, but there’s something off about “It Could Be Worse" and "Tales of The Atlantic," two songs generated in less than a minute by a powerful algorithm, said musician and producer Bob THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
OPEC+ producers extend oil output cuts to second quarter
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of the OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
CBC stars speak their minds on the spectre of cuts at the public broadcaster, exec bonuses
CBC talent and critics are speaking their minds about the future of the public broadcaster as it contends with budget cuts and its president faces scrutiny for refusing to rule out bonuses for execs. The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
LeBron James reaches 40,000 points to extend his NBA career scoring record
Mar 2, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) drives past Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) and forward Zeke Nnaji (22) to score his 40,000th career point at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Sharangovich scores twice as Calgary Flames rally to beat Penguins 4-3
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry (35) lets in a goal from Calgary Flames forward Yegor Sharangovich (17) during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, March 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Indian farmers plan march on New Delhi in call for higher crop prices
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring (5R), president at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) of India's Congress party alongwith protesting farmers, rides a tractor during a rally against central government to demand minimum crop prices on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 28, 2024. Thousands of Indian farmers on February 13, launched what they have dubbed "Delhi Chalo", or "March to Delhi", to demand a law to fix a minimum price for their crops, in addition to other concessions including the waiving of loans. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump, Haley face off in Washington, D.C., Republican primary
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 2: Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally at Raleigh Union Station on March 2, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Despite having lost every state primary thus far to Donald Trump, Haley intends to stay in the Republican race at least through Super Tuesday on March 5. (Photo by Eros Hoagland/Getty Images)
Malaysia says MH370 search must go on, 10 years after plane vanished, officials say
A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and supporters to mark the 10th year since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, in Subang Jaya on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Arif Kartono / AFP) (Photo by ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images)
Lynx Air shuts down, Canadian banks’ report earnings and Alberta’s new renewable energy rules: Must-read business and investing stories
A person walks past a TD Bank sign in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new prime minister as Imran Khan’s allies in parliament allege rigging
FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday, March 3, Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
Death toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city of Odesa, as China’s envoy tours Moscow
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency workers clear the rubble on the site of a destroyed multi-store building after a Russian attack on residential neighbourhood in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service Office via AP)
Kamala Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during an event to commemorate the 59th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, on March 3, 2024. On March 7, 1965, civil rights marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge and clashed with state police who used batons and tear gas to disperse the protesters. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
How your attachment style affects you at work – and what to do about it
Diverse employees dispute with Asian female workers blaming her in failure or crisis, mad colleagues disagree with businesswoman accusing in company bankruptcy, coworkers have conflict at meeting
Do drivers have to wait for pedestrians to reach the other side of a crosswalk?
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‘The app was used more than 60 million times – that is less than $1 per use.’ ArriveCan costs, plus other letters to the editor for March 3
Canada's ArriveCAN app log in screen is seen on a mobile device, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Your lookahead horoscope for the week: March 3, 2024
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