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The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada – with conditions.
In order to have its funding reinstated, Hockey Canada needed to meet three conditions outlined by Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, which included becoming a full-signatory to Abuse-Free Sport and the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC), reviewing and implementing the recommendations from an independent governance review led by retired Justice Thomas Cromwell, and committing to more frequent reporting to the federal government.
Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government, while a number of sponsors have pulled dollars since May, when it was revealed a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight players – including members of the 2018 world junior team – after a foundation gala in London, Ont., in February, 2018. Hockey Canada and the woman quietly settled a $3.55-million lawsuit out of court.
A Hockey Canada logo is shown on the jersey of a player with Canada’s National Junior Team during a training camp practice in Calgary, Aug. 2, 2022.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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Inside the life of Zhang Bin, the Chinese billionaire who donated to the Trudeau Foundation
Zhang Bin, a wealthy Chinese businessman, finds himself in the middle of a controversial 2016 donation of $200,000 to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation that The Globe and Mail has reported was linked to the Chinese government, allegedly part of Beijing’s meddling in Canadian democratic processes.
An examination of corporate records in Canada and Hong Kong, reports in Chinese state media, and interviews with associates paint a picture of a highly connected and highly talented networker, whose close ties to Beijing should have raised flags long before now.
From left to right: Yang Xinyu, Minister-Counsellor for Education at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, the donor Zhang Bin, Peng Jingtao, Consul General of China in Montreal, Guy Breton, rector of the Université de Montréal, Guy Lefebvre, vice-rector, the donor Niu Gensheng, Alexandre Trudeau, member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens, Dean of the Faculty of Law.Supplied
Fox News and 2020 U.S. election lies set to face jury in Dominion defamation suit
The US$1.6-billion blockbuster trial between Dominion Voting Systems, the Toronto company that supplied voting machines to 28 states during the election, and Fox News is set to start this week in a court in Wilmington, Del.
The civil-defamation case is the first major legal attempt to hold accountable those who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories, which largely led to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It could also define the limits on spreading disinformation in a country that typically provides broad latitude for freedom of speech.
Adrian Morrow reports on the trial, which is expected to last six weeks, with testimony from Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, the organization’s chief executive Suzanne Scott and a long list of Fox’s top personalities.
A headline about President Donald Trump is displayed outside Fox News studios in New York on Nov. 28, 2018.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press
UN ceasefire fails to stop heavy fighting in Sudan as death toll mounts
Despite a United Nations announcement that its envoys had brokered a brief humanitarian “pause” in the fighting on Sunday, residents in Khartoum said the heavy gunfire was continuing in the capital on Sunday night in the second day of battles between military and paramilitary forces.
The fighting has killed at least 83 people and injured 1,126, leaving many hospitals running out of blood and other medical supplies, the World Health Organization said on Sunday night.
Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum on April 16, 2023, as fighting in Sudan raged for a second day in battles between rival generals.AFP Contributor#AFP/AFP/Getty Images
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U.S. wins women’s world hockey championship gold: Hilary Knight scored the go-ahead goal as part of a hat trick in leading the U.S. to a 6-3 gold-medal victory over Canada at the world women’s hockey championship on Sunday.
Teck approached by Vale, Anglo American and Freeport to explore deals after planned split, sources say: Teck Resources Ltd. has been approached by Vale Ltd., Anglo American PLC and Freeport-McMoRan Inc., which are all interested in exploring transactions if a planned split of the company happens, two sources familiar with the discussions told The Globe and Mail. Early Monday, Teck’s controlling shareholder, Norman B. Keevil, once again forcefully rejected Glencore’s merger offer, raising the possibility that the Swiss commodities giant will raise its bid as the Canadian company attracts the interest of global mining players.
Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter despite curfews, security concerns: Thousands gathered at Kyiv’s Holy Dormition Cathedral and in the courtyard of St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery for Easter services and to have their baskets of food blessed by priests.
Climate change is displacing a million farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta – but for most, migration is not an option: On the road with Vietnam’s farmers, Doug Saunders finds that climate change makes migration more difficult and unlikely, leaving many feeling trapped.
Iranian court sentences military officer responsible for downing of Flight 752, state media reports: Iran state media reported that the court sentenced an air defence commander allegedly responsible for the downing of the passenger plane to 13 years in prison, and handed out a series of other sentences.
Morning markets
Markets await earnings, Chinese data: European stocks rose to their highest in over a year on Monday just as U.S. earnings season gets into full swing this week and a raft of Chinese data is due to offer insight into how quickly the world’s second-largest economy is recovering. Just after 5:30 a.m. ET, Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.49 per cent. Germany’s DAX gained 0.08 per cent while France’s CAC 40 was flat. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei closed up 0.07 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.68 per cent. New York futures were modestly higher. The Canadian dollar was mostly steady at 74.83 US cents.
What everyone’s talking about
The fine line between ‘friend-shoring’ and protectionism
“Without question, Canada has its own self-interest in mind. We’d love to leverage our technologically advanced, highly skilled economy into a healthy slice of the jobs, growth and future prosperity that would come with being a leader in the green transition. Much better to be a provider of the technology and resources that the world will need than to be solely a consumer.” - David Parkinson
To fix Canada’s health care crisis, we need free-market competition, private options
“In some ways, as Canadians, we’ve learned to expect such mismanagement. Yet so many of us hang on to the illusion that the monopoly in the insurance and provision of Canadian health care is somehow different. Our steadfast belief in a health care monopoly has resulted in a broken and outdated system.” - Shaun Francis
Today’s editorial cartoon
Illustration by David Parkins
Living better
Say hello to your underrated, uncrowded summer vacation
Every year, Canadians put Europe on their summer calendars, even though they know it’s going to be expensive, full of tourists and often excruciatingly hot. Pent-up demand since the pandemic is a major culprit, of course, as is renewed confidence in travel in general, both expected to drive sales to better-than-2019 levels this summer.
While all this talk about crowds and costs is a bit of a downer, all is not lost. Doug Wallace reports on the lesser-known destinations that are quieter and worth exploring – alternatives to the favourites, that offer an equally compelling and authentic European experience – and fewer tourists.
Moment in time: April, 11, 1988
Singer and actress Cher attends the 60th Annual Academy Awards on April 11, 1988 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
For more than 100 years, photographers and photo editors working for The Globe and Mail have preserved an extraordinary collection of news photography. Every Monday, The Globe features one of these images. This month, we’re looking at tattoos in Canada.
No ifs, ands or buts: There would be no mainstream tattoo culture without Cher. In the 1980s, the pop star and ascending actress was an inescapable presence on red carpets and in tabloids. So when she showed a little leg – and a can’t-miss-it chrysanthemum inked on her left ankle – at the Oscars in 1988, the world took notice, even if it wasn’t ready for such public displays of body art. There would be no looking away in her iconic 1989 video for If I Could Turn Back Time. Donning a sheer leotard and short leather jacket, she eventually turns her back to the camera to reveal an arresting array of flowers and butterflies etched on her behind. Through the 1990s, there were also Pamela Anderson’s barbed-wired bicep, Angelina Jolie’s forearm adorned with Tennessee Williams script and David Beckham’s angel with wings spread shoulder to shoulder. Little by little, with every spot of celebrity ink, tattoos began to shed their taboo. Cliff Lee.
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