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energy and resources
Energy sector’s COVID-19 recovery turns into massive CEO payday
FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
international business
Global airline summit to tackle travel boom, climate goals
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2017 An airplane takes off as the sun sets in Stockholm airport in Sweden. - Saddled with long dark winters, Swedes have for decades been frequent flyers seeking out sunnier climes, but a growing number are changing their ways because of air travel's impact on the climate. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
canada
Auditor-general largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites ‘minor’ shortfalls
B.C's auditor general says the province's fast tracked COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism industry followed most required guidelines, though he raised some minor concerns about the way it was documented and monitored. Michael Pickup appears at the legislature in Halifax, N.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
british columbia
New COVID modelling shows B.C. with the highest incidence of the virus in Canada
Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Saskatchewan is reporting 60 new cases of COVID-19 mostly from Hutterites colonies in the south. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
alberta
ER physicians encourage Albertans to choose party that will prioritize health care
The South Health Campus adult acute care hospital in Calgary is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Pollsters have said health care, along with the economy and trust, are key issues with Alberta voters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
B.C. company expands antibody research, production facilities for second time
The AbCellera Biologics Inc. logo is seen on a door at the company's offices in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
alberta
Health care one of the ‘deciding issues’ in Alberta election campaign
The South Health Campus adult acute care hospital in Calgary is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Pollsters have said health care, along with the economy and trust, are key issues with Alberta voters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, fields a question at a COVID-19 briefing in Halifax on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Strang says the province will soon be treating COVID-19 like any other respiratory illnesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
world
Former British PM Boris Johnson reportedly referred to police over new claims he broke COVID-19 rules
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 23: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a tour after a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol on May 23, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Gov. Abbott met with Johnson to discuss economic development. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
opinion
Empty Canadian offices fill 89 Rogers Centres – and it’s a chance to reimagine downtown
Karen Chapple, Patrick Gill and Marwa Abdou
canada
Princess Anne offers praise as Canada’s oldest military regiment marks anniversary
Princess Anne (centre), Colonel Gregory Kennedy Command, 37 Canadian Brigade Group (left) and Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold (right) watch the march past during the 8th Canadian Hussars Exercise of the Freedom of the City of Moncton Parade on Saturday May 20, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
canada
Maxime Bernier fined $2,000 for violating Manitoba COVID-19 public health orders
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People's Party of Canada, speaks to reporters in Winnipeg, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 after appearing in court and being fined $2,000 for breaking COVID-19 restrictions in Manitoba in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
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Busy film slate has Cineplex CEO confident about future as first-quarter loss narrows
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
asia-pacific business
China’s slow consumer inflation, deepening factory gate deflation to test policy
A customer shops for vegetables at a supermarket in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on May 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
report on business
The remote work revolution that never took off
People have lunch on side of the Toronto Dominion Centre on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Tuan Minh Nguyen/ The Globe and Mail
investment ideas
Investors’ route to post-COVID China is via Europe
An employee (C) checks under a car along the assembly line at a factory of Chinese automaker NIO in Hefei, in China's eastern Anhui province on May 10, 2023.
alberta
Danielle Smith says it’s time to move on from ‘dark days’ of pandemic as remarks surface
United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith makes an election campaign announcement in Calgary, Alta., Monday, May 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
Another ugly mark on Danielle Smith’s record
Gary Mason
alberta
Danielle Smith’s 2021 comments comparing vaccine mandates to support for Hitler draw ire
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives an update in Edmonton on the wildfire situation in Alberta on Monday May 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
The pandemic emergency is over. COVID-19 isn’t
André Picard
politics
Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser rises during Question Period, Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
New study shows increases in depression and anxiety symptoms in youth during the pandemic
iStockPhoto - Royalty-free Woman pulling knees in and looking away. Pose, combined with dark background and tight framing suggest feelings of stress or being limited and without options.
canada
COVID-19 no longer an emergency according to WHO, but remains a ‘threat’
FILE - Commuters wearing face masks ride bicycles along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, May 5, 2023, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
british columbia
B.C. reports high level of COVID-19 immunity as WHO ends global health emergency
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Dix says a pending court action over protecting public health care has been averted with a settlement between Telus Health and British Columbia's Medical Services Commission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Evening Update: Trudeau explains why he said CSIS report about China targeting MP never left the agency
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the Liberal party convention in Ottawa, Friday May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
As uncertainty looms, Canadian CEOs head for the exits
Alex Pourbaix, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cenovus Energy takes part in Canada 2020 Net-Zero Leadership Summit in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
WHO: COVID-19 over as global health emergency
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world
COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on the World Health Organization's 75th anniversary in Geneva, on April 6, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
European airlines see strong summer bookings, hope to avert chaos
FILE PHOTO: Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
canada
Ontario government defends $2-million in grants given to company accused by OSC of issuing misleading press releases
Ontario Minister of Economic Development Vic Fedeli gives remarks during a press conference at a Magna International production facility, in Brampton, Ont., on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
canada
Taxpayer watchdog tracking CRA efforts to collect on overpayment of COVID-19 benefits
Canadian Taxpayers' Ombudsperson, François Boileau, speaks during a news conference, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. His says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they've continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite having repaid the government for COVID-19 benefits they did not qualify for. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
report on business
OSC accuses former Facedrive executives of issuing misleading press releases for its contact-tracing tech
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
world
Bolsonaro’s home raided and aides arrested in Brazil vaccine probe
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press outside his home after Federal Police agents carried out a search and seizure warrant in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. When asked about the search of Bolsonaro’s home in Brasilia, the Federal Police press office gave a statement saying officers were carrying out searches and arrests related to the introduction of fraudulent data related to the COVID-19 vaccine into the nation’s health system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
canada
Lack of Ontario long COVID strategy risks care, ministry documents show
Healthcare workers do testing at a drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre at the Etobicoke General Hospital in Toronto, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Ontario's lack of a long COVID strategy has led the health sector to cobble together "fragmented" clinics that are at risk of closure and may lead to little to no support for patients, internal Ministry of Health documents warn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
world
Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t order ivermectin use for COVID-19
FILE - A syringe of of ivermectin — a drug used to kill worms and other parasites — intended for use in horses only, rests on its box in Olympia, Wash., on Sept. 10, 2021. Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, May 2, 2023, that a hospital could not be forced to give the deworming drug to a patient with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)