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July 22

Jason Kenney warns Alberta Conservatives that promoting hate will not be tolerated
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney addressed party supporters Sunday.
Europeans press for digital tax at G20 meeting, breaking with U.S. approach
The final G20 communique Sunday reaffirmed a commitment to address the impacts of the shift to a digital economy on the international tax system by 2020, without giving more details.
After 15-year stoppage, Statistics Canada resumes releasing data on crimes deemed unfounded
The Globe investigation, Unfounded, surveyed more than 870 police jurisdictions across Canada and revealed that one in five reports of sexual assault were dismissed as baseless or unfounded – a rate far higher than for other types of crime.
Canada crushes Angola at under-17 FIBA World Cup
Canada's Aaliyah Edwards is shown during a match with Angola, July 22, 2018 at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup at Minsk Sports Palace, Belarus.
Equalizer 2 dances past Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again to land at No. 1 in U.S. weekend box office earnings
Denzel Washington in a scene from Equalizer 2.
Are thieves unlocking my car electronically?
Unlocking a car with a remote key.
Orthodontist, business owner Kevin Davis offers tips on building a motivated work force
Kevin Davis.
Injury cuts short Genie Bouchard’s best week in tennis in 18 months
Eugenie Bouchard, the native of Westmount, Que., was forced to retire from her semi-final match at 2018 Swiss Open with a right-thigh injury.
Canadian golfer Augusta James scores personal best for 2018
Augusta James (File Photo).
Anti-developer rhetoric shaping campaigns ahead of Vancouver election
Vancouver councillor Hector Bremner insists developers are not responsible for Vancouver’s out-of-control housing costs and instead blames city rules and regulations that force builders into two main options: expensive single-family homes and large, concrete condo towers.
U.S. dollar dips, Asian stock markets slip on Trump remarks about currency and trade
The greenback hits its lowest level in two weeks while Japan’s Nikkei stumbled 0.9 percent. Australian shares were off 0.1 percent and the New Zealand market was down 0.4 percent in early trading Monday.
Canada sparked daring mission to rescue hundreds of humanitarian workers in Syria
In this 2016 file photo, Syrian civil defence volunteers, known as the White Helmets, work around destroyed buildings following reported air strikes on the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus.
Children are being harmed by food additives, U.S. pediatric association warns
While Canada has taken some action against risky chemicals in recent years, such as banning some phthalates from children’s products and becoming the first country to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles, many more also pose potential risks, one expert says.
Wildfires expected to intensify this week in both B.C. and Ontario
An aerial view of Placer Mountain Fire.
Liberals and Conservatives must find delicate political balance with asylum seekers problem
John Ibbitson
‘Johnny Football’ traded from Tiger-Cats to Montreal Alouettes
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Johnny Manziel.
In Ontario, midwives help with the rebirth of Indigenous pregnancy care
Joanne General holds two-month-old Gracie Sault in one of the birthing rooms at the Six Nations Birth Centre. Ms. General, a Cayuga woman who grew up in foster care, has used the centre’s services to deliver all three of her children, and says the centre’s midwives have helped her understand her Haudenosaunee heritage and its parenting traditions.
Donald Trump’s Finland summit performance hangs heavily over U.S. mid-term elections
David Shribman
Baby Elsie's journey: How Indigenous midwifery helped one family connect with their traditions
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Macron orders shake-up of France’s presidential office after bodyguard scandal, source says
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and his former aide Alexandre Benalla at the end of the Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14.
A bus ride gone bad prompts reflections on immigration, mental health and humanity
André Picard
Four First Nations sign agreement-in-principle, heading to self-government, with B.C., federal governments
Canadian banks at risk of losing access to key European currency exchange platform
Thomson Reuters relayed the OSC’s directive to its Ontario-based clients on Friday, catching the banks by surprise, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Mexican president-elect urges Trump to agree to swift end to NAFTA negotiations
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent the U.S. president a letter in which he also pledged his wish to reset relations between the two countries.
Sears retirees ask court for firm’s last $135-million to fund pension deficit
A Sears logo is seen inside a department store in this 2016 file photo.
By practising parkour, Cairo’s female freerunners challenge social norms
Egyptian women from Parkour Egypt practice their parkour skills around buildings on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, July 20, 2018.
NASA launches year-long celebration of moon landing but Buzz Aldrin missing amid controversy
Buzz Aldrin (File Photo).
Senate quietly loosens financial accountability rules; critics say honour system leads to spending scandals
NDP MP Charlie Angus stands during question period ion the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in this March, 2018, file photo.
Activist investors in Detour spat unlikely to get their way
Exposed rock that contains gold deposits on at the Detour Gold mine site.
Entrepreneur John Holer created Marineland
John Holer.
Globe editorial: Let Winnipeg portage across Portage again
Winnipeggers celebrate Canada's 150th birthday by forming a 'Living Leaf' at the historic downtown intersection of Portage and Main in Winnipeg on July 1, 2017.
No regrets for Rory McIlroy as birdie blitz falls short at British Open
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to a missed birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Club on July 22, 2018 in Carnoustie, Scotland.
Globe editorial: Bringing Big Tech to heel isn’t easy, but it can be done
European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager gives a joint press at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 18, 2018.
Debris found on a beach in England may be remains of almost 200-year-old Nova Scotia ship
Researchers say these remnants of a shipwreck in England could be from a Nova Scotian vessel.
Tariffs are threatening to ruin what otherwise is shaping up to be a stellar earnings season
Second-quarter results have been exceptionally strong, reflecting the favourable impact of U.S. tax cuts and solid domestic and global growth.
Unrelenting links make for great golf at Carnoustie – funny that
Cathal Kelly
Airplane manufacturers look to reduce number of pilots with adapted jets
A CAE civil aviation cockpit simulator.
How will AI technologies affect child development?
Amy Blake and her kids Oliver, 4, and Isabel, 2, play near their Google Home smart speaker in their London, Ont., home on July 6, 2018.
Grichuk and Solarte homer in eighth as Jays sweep Orioles with 5-4 comeback win
Randal Grichuk celebrates his two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles in Toronto on July 22, 2018.
Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano dies at 56
This May 5, 2016 file photo shows Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Tony Sparano, who died on July 22, 2018.
Jets’ Jacob Trouba awarded one-year, $5.5-million contract by arbitrator
Winnipeg Jets' Jacob Trouba in action against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in Toronto on March 31, 2018.
Why screening for cervical cancer isn’t the same across Canada
There’s now a growing consensus in the medical community that pap testing should be started at a later age – a step already taken in Alberta and British Columbia.
No summer vacation for Canada on the trade file
President Donald Trump walks with Air Force Col. Rebec­ca Sonki­ss from Marine One before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on July 20, 2018.
Spouses of those with dementia face radically altered marriages
David Kirkpatrick, author of his new book 'Neither Married Nor Single,' which looks at the conflicted experiences of people whose spouses have dementia, is photographed at his home in West Vancouver.
Why Canada’s employers should back national pharmacare
Nurses support a first-dollar, single-payer universal pharmacare program because it solves many challenges of accessibility to prescription drugs.
WeWork’s ban on meat tells us who they really are
People visit the booth of WeWork as they attend the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Manhattan in this 2017 file photo.
Is our work force at risk of becoming exclusively white, male robots?
According to Where’s The Dial Now?, a report co-authored by #MovetheDial, PwC Canada and MaRS, women comprise 13 per cent of the average tech company’s executive team, with 53 per cent having no women at that level at all.
Trump is coming to find he doesn’t have a political friend in the Fed
David Parkinson
When sexual-assault acquittal is not vindication
Team Sky’s Gianni Moscon kicked off Tour de France for hitting another rider
Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon rides during the 15th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Millau and Carcassonne on July 22, 2018.
Germany’s Mesut Ozil retires from international soccer, citing 'racism and disrespect’
In this June 14, 2018 file photo, Mesut Ozil scratches his head during a training session at the 2018 World Cup in Vatutinki, Russia.
Fifty years ago, an unholy mess shook the Catholic church
Pope Paul VI waves as he moves in procession in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, June 30, 1963, after his coronation as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
My dog is teaching me to be resilient
Deep Trekker’s robot subs help uncover the mysteries of the sea
Deep Trekker president Sam MacDonald shows off the company's ROV submersible robot at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
Halifax doughnut shop releases Trump-inspired ‘dumbnut’ for Pride Week
A doughnut made by Vandal Doughnuts in Halifax, depicting U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in this undated handout photo. U.S. President Donald Trump, or at least a culinary version of him, may be rendered speechless after a Halifax, N.S.-based doughnut shop released a new creation to celebrate Pride Week. Vandal Doughnuts recently came out with a sticky-sweet treat depicting the controversial politician donning a bright pink ball gag, a bondage tool used in sadomasochism and BDSM. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Vandal Doughnuts *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada and Mexico optimistic about NAFTA talks despite trade tensions at G20
Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau listens to a question during a news conference about the state of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in Ottawa on May 16, 2018.
Ottawa sets full-time salary range for Trudeau’s nanny
Hadrien Trudeau, 3, helps his dad, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, tie his shoe as Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and children, Xavier, 10, and Ella-Grace, 9, looks on during a visit to Rajghat Gard in New Delhi, India on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.
Minimum wage increases bite into funding boost for Canada Summer Jobs program
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu appears at a Commons human resources committee hearing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.
Pepperell charges up British Open leaderboard with final-round 67, despite a hangover
Eddie Pepperell reacts on the 18th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland on July 22, 2018.
Buyers turn to personal letters to seal deals in Canada’s hot real estate markets
A for-sale sign is pictured in front of a home in Vancouver on Sept. 22, 2016.
G20 finance ministers call for more talk, less conflict on trade tensions
A photo released by the G20 Press Office shows Argentina's Central Bank President Luis Caputo attending a meeting on the second day of the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in Buenos Aires, on July 22, 2018.
Research upends theory that Vikings taught Inuit how to spin yarn
The Islendingur, a Viking longship honouring Lief Ericson's voyages, is photographed as it arrives in L'Anse aux Meadows, Nfld. on July 28, 2000.
Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 15 of Tour de France
Astana Pro Team rider Magnus Cort Nielsen of Denmark wins the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France.
Lewis Hamilton retakes F1 lead with ‘miracle’ victory in Germany
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the German Formula One Grand Prix at the Hockenheim racing circuit on July 22, 2018 in Hockenheim, southern Germany.
Woman sues Toronto fertility clinic for loss of her eggs
‘Do Indians have property rights?’: Former Alberta chief takes land dispute to Federal Court
Former Blood Tribe Chief Harley Frank gestures from his truck on disputed land near his home near Spring Coulee , Alta., Thursday, July 5, 2018.
Female chefs say Canada’s culinary industry beginning to change for the better
Haida Gwaii village faces housing crisis as increased tourism leads to more short-term rentals
The Gwaii Haanas legacy totem pole is seen after being raised in Windy Bay, B.C., on Lyell Island in Haida Gwaii on Aug. 15, 2013.
Parents say recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold
Joe Wijohn-Walker is seen in a family handout. He was found dead of a heroin and fentanyl overdose in December 2016 at age 25 after years of struggling with addiction. His mother, Janice Walker, says recovery high schools could help kids like Joe by providing the right support before it's too late.
Fans continue to taunt Chris Froome at the Tour de France
A man, center, expresses his disapproval of Britain's Chris Froome, left, by booing prior to the start of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France.
Francesco Molinari wins British Open to become Italy’s first major champion
Francesco Molinari celebrates a birdie on the 18th hole during the final round of the 147th Open Championship on July 22, 2018 in Carnoustie, Scotland.
Stampeders continue hot start to season with 25-8 win over Alouettes
Calgary Stampeders' Kamar Jorden, left, celebrates a touchdown against the Montreal Alouettes in Calgary on July 21, 2018.
Andrew Harris leads Winnipeg Blue Bombers past Toronto Argonauts 38-20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Andrew Harris celebrates a touchdown against the Toronto Argonauts on July 21, 2018.
Toronto FC breaks slump with 2-1 win over Chicago Fire
Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio celebrates a goal against the Chicago Fire on July 22, 2018.
Nicolas Lodeiro scores twice as Sounders beat Whitecaps 2-0
Seattle Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz, third from left, celebrates with teammates Gustav Svensson and Roman Torres after a win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 21, 2018, in Seattle.
Montreal Impact tie Portland Timbers 2-2 for their first draw of the season
Montreal Impact players celebrate after a first-half goal against the Portland Timbers during an MLS soccer match on July 21, 2018, in Portland, Ore.
Fiat Chrysler names Jeep boss as CEO to replace ailing Marchionne
Mike Manley, head of the Jeep brand, speaks at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Calif.
Candidate from Imran Khan’s party killed in bombing days before Pakistan election
In this file photo taken on February 24, 2008, Pakistani politician Imran Khan takes part in a protest against the detention of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Lahore.
Vast majority of Britons disapprove of Theresa May’s Brexit plan, according to a new poll
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 20, 2018.
Rouhani warns Trump ‘war with Iran is the mother of all wars’
In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting with a group of foreign ministry officials in Tehran, Iran on July 22, 2018.
Solid stocks with juicy dividends, cannabis shares and border crossings: What you need to know in investing this week
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Trump tweets that documents confirm Department of Justice and FBI ‘misled the courts’
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One from the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, July 20, 2018.
Hostage-taking in Los Angeles touched off by gunman’s grandmother wanting his girlfriend to move out
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, centre, and police chief Michel Moore, right, brief the media at a news conference after a gunman held dozens of people hostage inside a Trader Joe's supermarket in Los Angeles on July 21, 2018.
Afghan vice-president escapes attack at Kabul airport; at least 14 others killed
Afghan residents walk past a banner with the image of self-exiled Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum ahead of his arrival to Kabul on July 22, 2018.
Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer-winning restaurant critic, dies
In this Jan. 26, 2015 photo, Jonathan Gold, from the movie " CITY OF GOLD" poses at the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Gold, who became the first restaurant critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died. He was 57. The Los Angeles Times, where Gold most recently worked, reported that he died Saturday, July 21, 2018, after being diagnosed earlier this month with pancreatic cancer. (Jay L. Clendenin /Los Angeles Times via AP)
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