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B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism
British Columbia's government has agreed to close the popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park to visitors for parts of this year to protect its "natural and cultural values." B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman speaks during an announcement in Delta, B.C., on Monday, June 29, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
analysis
Trump’s New York trial is a political spectacle unseen in America since Watergate
David Shribman
globe investor
How a Canadian pirate-clad pastor helped ignite Trump Media’s market frenzy
Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Thursday, April 25.
real estate
How to build a friendly building
Rendering of Tower House, an entry in the architecture competition by the Vancouver-based non-profit group Urbanarium. This view shows the interior courtyard with the buildings beyond. One of the winning entries, Tower House, by the New York firm Studio Oh Song, featured seductive outdoor courtyards with picnic tables and play areas, all accessible to the general public.
u.s. politics
Tabloid publisher testifies he agreed to help be ‘eyes and ears’ for Trump by buying up scandalous stories
Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in New York. (Curtis Means/DailyMail.com via AP, Pool)
world
Judge in hush money trial conducts hearing on request to hold Trump in contempt for violating gag order
Former president Donald Trump, center, awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Opening statements in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial are set to begin. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)
canada
Tens of thousands head to Toronto parks to take in the fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms
arts
In making new music for a changed world, Sarah McLachlan wonders: ‘Where’s my place?’
Sarah McLachlan is set to embark on a North American tour next month that celebrates the 30th anniversary of "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" by performing the album in its entirety. McLachlan poses for photographers backstage at the Juno Awards in London, Ont., Sunday, March 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
world
Donald Trump cancels North Carolina rally because of weather
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his trial, Friday, April 19, 2024, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)
opinion
Reckless use of social media threatens wild species and landscapes
Larry Pynn
opinion
Where do you plant a tree with a 1,000-year lifespan?
Arno Kopecky
decoder
Move over boomers, Gen X is raking it in
The total number of insolvencies in Canada in March was up 28.3 per cent compared with the same month last year as both consumer and business insolvencies climbed higher. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
obituary
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
FILE - In this June 3, 2017, file photo, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band Dickey Betts exits the funeral of Gregg Allman at Snow's Memorial Chapel, in Macon, Ga. Betts is in “critical but stable” condition after slipping and cracking his head while playing with the family dog in Florida. The Dickey Betts website says the “Ramblin’ Man” singer-songwriter has been sedated since the accident Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, evening in Sarasota. (Jason Vorhees/The Macon Telegraph via AP, File)
art and architecture
Ahead of Toronto show, Fran Lebowitz talks Trump, taxes and the difficulty of modern-day satire
Fran Lebowitz, recent but undated. Handout
canada
At Alberta’s all-female ranch bronc school, the buck starts here
opinion
Black Canadians’ economic disadvantage is worsening – here’s how to fix it
Rupa Banerjee, Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jeffrey G. Reitz
the architourist
The old Peterborough ‘Y’ revived as loft spaces
Dave LeBlanc
canada
Vaughan bylaw proposal aims to restrict protests near certain sites
Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca arrives for his election night event in Vaughan, Ont., Thursday, June 2, 2022. Del Duca is contesting the riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge against incumbent PC candidate Michael Tibollo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
toronto
Hate crime reports and antisemitic incidents in Toronto are rising, police chief says
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw attends a press conference in Toronto on Monday, May 1, 2023. Demkiw says officers are responding to a significantly higher number of hate crime calls since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023 and over half of the reports this year allege antisemitism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
car review
Larger X2 adds style to BMW’s smallest Sport Activity Vehicle
The more expensive M35i has 312 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque.
world
Tornadoes kill at least three, leaving trails of destruction across central U.S.
Debris scatters the ground following a severe storm Friday, March 15, 2024, in Lakeview, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
report on business
Harry Rosen launching $50-million overhaul of its retail stores over five years
Chairman and CEO Larry Rosen (blue suit), and president and COO Ian Rosen photographed at their flagship Harry Rosen store in Toronto on Wednesday March 13, 2024. (Carlos Osorio/The Globe and Mail)
the listing
Calabogie builder moves ahead despite recreational market slump
canada
Vancouver temporarily moves homeless residents to address safety concerns
Vancouver officials say the dozens of homeless people staying in the city's only legal encampment have to temporarily move out because the space has become unsafe and unhygienic. A person sits in a tent at a homeless encampment at Crab Park in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions
Vancouver officials say the dozens of homeless people staying in the city's only legal encampment have to temporarily move out because the space has become unsafe and unhygienic. A person sits in a tent at a homeless encampment at Crab Park in Vancouver, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
politics
The small-town opioid crisis hidden in the big-city shadow
world
Muslims around the world welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern
A family navigates the puddles at a flooded cemetery as they visit the grave of a relative ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, March 8, 2024. Prior Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Indonesian Muslims followed local tradition to visit cemeteries to pray for their deceased loved ones. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
canada
Kids Help Phone launches initiative for Black youth
Kids Help Phone provides counselling by phone or online to more than 60,000 young people a year, and about one million young people reach out to the website for content, support, information or to find community-based services.
canada
‘Big smile and compassionate’: Survivor of Ottawa attack feeling community support
The injured father Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, 38; Kelly Wickramasinghe, 2½ months old; Ashwini Wickramasinghe, 4; Ranaya Wickramasinghe, 3; Inuka Wickramasinghe, 7 and mother Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35.
u.s. politics
‘No matter how you vote, it’s the same thing’: Biden’s support among Black voters in Georgia erodes
Kayle Jones, 61 (left) and David Evans, 41, outside the Cathedral of Praise in Augusta, Georgia February 25, 2024.
opinion
Exhausted, burnt-out and disillusioned: Why millennial women are not okay
Ann Hui
arts
Fantasy, reality, nostalgia: Artist Shuvinai Ashoona among Governor General’s Awards winners
Inuit artist Shuvinai Ashoona of Kinngait, Nvt., shown in this image provided by the Marion Scott Gallery of Vancouver, who comes from a long line of printmakers and sculptors, will receive one of this year's Governor-General's Awards in the visual arts. Ashoona is one of six recipients of the award, considered Canada's highest visual arts honour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marion Scott Gallery *MANDATORY CREDIT*
podcast
Halifax is allowing homeless encampments in its parks. Should other cities do the same?
Podcast
world
Evangelical Christians flocking to Trump in greater numbers than ever
canada
Tents trashed as Halifax clears out homeless encampment designated for closure
A person cleans out a tent at the homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax's downtown on Monday, March 4, 2024. A fence was erected around the perimeter of the park Monday morning as officials began working with the few remaining residents to leave the de-designated encampment site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
world
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)