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August 17

Stanton powers Yankees past Blue Jays, 7-5
Toronto Blue Jays' Devon Travis runs to home plate on a single by Kendrys Morales during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Team Canada loses opening game at Little League World Series
Alaskan man gets life in prison for Florida airport fatal shooting that left five dead
Esteban Santiago, right. (File Photo).
Sung Hyun Park, Lizette Salas share lead after rain-shortened second round of Indy Women in Tech
Sung Hyun Park of South Korea watches her tee shot on the 7th hole during the second round of the Women in Tech Championship golf tournament on Friday.
Nature vs. nurture: Study on twins shows athletic destiny not set at birth
A baby plays with mobile phone while his twin brother drinks juice as they attend the children's Festival Of Twins, in Kiev, on Aug. 11, 2018.
U.N. Secretary General outlines four options to protect Palestinians under Israeli occupation
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (File Photo).
Calgary’s pitch for a combined Alberta-B.C. Olympic bid seen as the only option
Allan Maki
More cranes equals more development — and Toronto has the most in U.S. and Canada: report
Toronto currently has more cranes in operation than any other North American city, according to a recent study.
Mueller recommends sentence of up to six months for former Trump campaign aide
In this photo from President Donald Trump's Twitter account, George Papadopoulos, third from left, sits at a table with then-candidate Trump and others at what is labeled at a national security meeting during the 2016 campaign.
Is it fair to ask the kids for a family trip – with no significant others?
David Eddie
Judge lifts publication ban on court documents in the Fredericton, N.B. shooting
Bullet holes are seen in the top window of an apartment complex where two city police officers were among four people killed in a shooting in Fredericton, N.B. on Aug. 10, 2018.
Aretha Franklin remembered for giving voice to civil rights, feminism
Flowers and mementos are left at a growing memorial at Aretha Franklin's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer out 4 to 6 weeks with leg fracture
Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer, one of the leading candidates for the AL Cy Young Award, will be out four to six weeks because of a stress fracture in his right leg.
Canada’s Barrett pours in 35 points in Duke’s preseason win over U of T
Duke Blue Devils' R.J. Barrett holds the ball during their basketball exhibition game against University of Toronto Varsity Blues in Mississauga, Ont., on Aug. 17, 2018.
Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week: Tesla, Constellation-Canopy deal and more
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 15, 2017.
City of Edmonton faces environmental charges for pesticide-related offences
Relief nowhere in sight as B.C. towns feel effects of wildfires raging nearby
A man walks across a street just after 10 a.m. in near darkness, due to thick smoke blanketing the city as a result of wildfires in the region, in Prince George, B.C., on Aug. 17, 2018.
Strong earthquake shakes southern Costa Rica but no major damage or serious injuries
Distilleries draw on local ingredients to put personal twists on craft spirits
Husband and wife team John and Barb Cote pick calendula from their farm that is used in their gin at Black Fox Distillery.
Brandt Snedeker follows his opening 59 with a 67, takes two-shot lead after second round at Wyndham
Brandt Snedeker watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship on Friday.
Djokovic maintains perfect record against Milos Raonic, knocking him out of Western and Southern Open
Milos Raonic fell to 0-9 in his career against Novak Djokovic with his loss Friday in the quarter-finals.
Montreal’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue vandalized with a vengeance
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald is seen after being vandalized in Montreal, August 17, 2018.
Science museum on its own space-time conundrum
Ingenium president Christina Tessier said the museum’s team was inspired by the chance to redesign the institution.
The Canadian National Exhibition’s history of death-defying leaps of faith
Barney Cipriani does a full gainor with tuck on way to winning world high diving championships at CNE.
Can Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the next wave of Jays prospects lead the team to greatness?
Buffalo Bisons third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates scoring his first triple-A run on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
Beyond the Saudi spat, Isadore Sharp sees a bright future for Four Seasons
Isadore Sharp, founder and chairman of Four Seasons Holdings Inc., finds himself standing between his native country, Canada, and that of one of his major investors, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.
Quebec and the strange politics of the Francophonie summit
Robert Everett-Green
Air Canada asks for finance ministry approval to form insurance company
An Air Canada passenger jet lands at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
Maxime Bernier’s tweets against ‘extreme multiculturalism’ touch off record-setting donations to federal Liberals
Conservative MP Maxime Bernier (File Photo).
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of destroying evidence in school massacre lawsuit
Families of Sandy Hook victims are suing Jones for spreading false claims about the 2012 shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 children and six adults.
Top diplomat Martin Collacott served in dangerous posts
Canada's charge d'affaires in Peking, John Fraser, left, and Martin Collacott, first secretary of the Canadian Embassy, were greeted upon their arrival in the Chinese capital in January, 1971. Canada established diplomatic relations with China on October 13, 1970 and on Feb. 1, 1971, a Canadian flag was hoisted above the new Canadian Embassy. The event marked the first time in more than 20 years that Communist China had enjoyed diplomatic relations in North America.
U.S. judge approves plan to reunite hundreds more separated immigrant parents and children
Anthony David Tobar is reunited with his mother Elsa Ortiz, left, after they were separated at the U.S. border under Donald Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy.
Losing its lustre: Why investors are shunning gold
Gold granules sit in buckets at the Perth Mint Refinery in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 9, 2018.
There’s no getting around the unsavory perception of ‘poor doors’ in Vancouver
When Vancouver City Council approved a West End tower with separate doors for market strata and social housing residents, analogies to segregated drinking fountains, train cars and hotels in America’s south immediately surfaced.
‘Disjointed’ system hinders British Columbia First Nations in wildfire fight
Communication is often weak between the province, which is responsible for the main firefighting response, and the federal government which has authority for the First Nations affected.
Crazy Rich Asians was made for the Western gaze
Janice Koh, Amy J. Cheng and Michelle Yeoh in Crazy Rich Asians.
Miss America accuses pageant leadership of bullying, manipulating, silencing her
Cara Mund, Miss North Dakota, won the Miss America 2018 pageant in Atlantic City, N.J.
Former Red Bull Felipe has ‘nothing to prove’ as Whitecaps face his old team
Vancouver Whitecaps' Felipe Martins pleads with an official during an MLS game against Orlando City in Vancouver on June 9, 2018.
Trump’s desire to scrap quarterly earnings forces Canada to reconsider its own reporting
President Donald Trump is seen in Washington on Aug. 17, 2018.
Theatre Review: Enjoy your stay at Soulpepper’s Bed and Breakfast
Gregory Prest and Paolo Santalucia in Soulpepper's Bed and Breakfast.
These eight stocks are buying back shares and score highly with top investing strategies
John Reese
Canada sidelined as U.S., Mexico at odds over proposed auto tariffs
Canada, for its part, remains on the sidelines as the United States and Mexico work through their differences on autos and bilateral matters.
Evening Update: Canada’s inflation rate hits seven-year high; B.C. communities on evacuation alert as wildfires flare
An Air Canada jet airborne after taking off from Vancouver International Airport.
United once more: Manchester soccer program reintegrade’s women’s squad
Man United women's team manager Casey Stoney smiles during an interview with the Associated Press at Manchester United's AON Training Complex in Manchester on Aug. 16, 2018.
Chances of Bank of Canada interest-rate hike grow as inflation reaches seven-year high
The higher rate of inflation was fuelled by a 25.4-per-cent surge in gas prices and a 16.4-per-cent increase in air-transportation costs.
Shawn Lemon looks forward to squeezing former Argos teammates when BC Lions visit Toronto
B.C. Lions' Shawn Lemon, 9, and his teammates tackle Edmonton Eskimos' C.J. Gable in Vancouver on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Lemon's first game against his former team, Toronto, comes this Saturday as the Lions visit Toronto.
Mayor John Tory says Toronto must seriously examine its legal options to fight Doug Ford’s bill cutting size of council
Aug. 20: NAFTA talks? Winch/Wince. Plus other letters to the editor
Maas says he needs to lead by example as Esks try to improve discipline problems
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas stands on the sideline during a game against the B.C. Lions, in Vancouver on Aug. 9, 2018.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Pennsylvania Catholic bishop expresses ‘profound remorse’ after sex abuse report
Bishop Ronald Gainer spoke Friday at a Mass of forgiveness.
Quebec announces taxi driver compensation in wake of Uber’s rise
The Uber logo is seen in front of protesting taxi drivers at aMontreal courthouse on Feb. 2, 2016.
Canada’s tax system unfairly favours the wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests
The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa is shown on November 4, 2011.
Toronto FC continues busy stretch with key road game against Earthquakes
Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore celebrates after his teammate scores his team's second goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship Final's second leg in Toronto on August 15, 2018.
Horror and disgust shouldn’t be our only response to pedophilia
Debra W. Soh is a Provost Dissertation Scholar and PhD. candidate in psychology, specializing in the neuroscience of sex, at York University.
Review: Stratford Festival meets the supernatural in Julius Caesar
Seana McKenna (centre) plays Julius Caesar at the Stratford Festival.
U.S. imposes toughest sanctions to date on some Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya crackdown
Rohingya refugees have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh.
The things they carried: Migrants from Latin America share their prized possessions
In Guadelajara, Mexican Juan Israel Rodriguez Tejeda, 27, holds a pendant with an image of San Juditas.
Canada owes no apology to the Saudis
Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland walks after a meeting with Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2018.
Globe editorial: More time wasted debating harm reduction’s merits will mean more Canadians lost to the opioid epidemic
Ontario Deputy Premier Christine Elliott talks with journalists following Question Period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on August 1, 2018.
Smart tech takes on the liquid-steel manufacturing challenge
HAMILTON, JULY 23, 2018 - Angela Pappin Vice President, Technology at ArcelorMittal Dofasco poses in the plant as molten metal goes through the process of becoming steel, on July 23, 2018. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
Should this couple start drawing money from their RRSPs before the age of 71?
A farm in wildfire country offers ideas for doing things differently
A goat on East End Eden farm.
Milk gets a makeover: Switch to PET bottles just the start of changes for everyday staple
Lactancia. handout photos from Parmalat are for sr-ahead-milk. (The smart manufacturing series.) Coppa_LactantiaBottles_25.jpg
Hedge fund boss Odey says Tesla feels like it’s entering final stage of life
Tesla superchargers are installed at the Quinte Mall in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, May 6, 2018.
Zero-fee investing is on the rise, but it won’t make you a successful investor
Whether it was mutual funds with exorbitant fees or brokers gouging you with commissions, the entire investment industry was for decades an elaborate way of transferring wealth from Main Street to Bay Street.
It’s time for a fresh look at Energy East
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr delivers a statement on TransCanada Pipelines' decision to cancel the Energy East Pipeline project on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2017.
The close: Stocks rise on trade hopes, but traders still cautious amid turmoil in Turkey
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 19.
U.S. whisky prices rising across Canada as tariffs circulate through the market
Bottles of Jack Daniel’s, Wild Turkey, Virginia Black, Basil Hayden’s, Jim Beam and others now cost between 1.38 per cent and 16.11 per cent more in many provinces than they did on July 1, when 10-per-cent tariffs went into effect.
Wolfpack look for first win against Super League team as Hull Kingston Rovers visit Toronto
Fullback Gareth O'Brien takes a kick at goal during Toronto Wolfpack practice at Toronto's Lamport Stadium on Aug. 17, 2018.
Years after career-ending police incident and injury, Orlando Bowen looking forward to opportunities
Former professional football player Orlando Bowen speaks to media at the offices of his civil counsel.
Simona Halep beats Ashleigh Barty in Cincinnati
Simona Halep returns a shot against Ashleigh Barty in the Western and Southern tennis open at Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Old age isn’t what ends a bull stock market
Traders work on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2018 in New York.
Hospitals to see delays in care after losing Saudi students, health group says
People pray at an open air makeshift mosque in front of a giant Saudi Flag in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, June 21, 2017.
Montreal Impact look to snap out of sudden slump against Chicago Fire
Montreal Impact's Saphir Taider, right, and Jeisson Vargas walk off the field after losing to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday July 25, 2018.
Canadians supportive of immigration but concerned about asylum seekers: survey
A group of asylum seekers wait to be processed after being escorted from their tent encampment to the Canada Border Services in Lacolle, Que., Aug. 11, 2017.
Aug. 18: #MadMaxDiscord? Plus other letters to the editor
Erdogan’s authoritarian quackery
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Aug. 12, 2018.
The Enthusiast: I love Ryley Walker’s music, but his tweets? He’s a social media mastermind
Musician Ryley Walker.
Do bike sharers give true cyclists a bad name by breaking the rules?
Vancouver’s Mobi bike-sharing system has had 1.1 million rides since it launched in July, 2016.
New coaches, contrasting transitions at Arsenal and Chelsea
Chelsea's Italian head coach Maurizio Sarri looks on before the English Premier League football match between Huddersfield Town and Chelsea at the John Smith's stadium in Huddersfield, northern England on August 11, 2018.
Insiders buy as Golden Star Resources rallies on investment news
Ted Dixon
Trump joins Dimon, Buffett bandwagon and hits a Deere
President Donald Trump descends from Air Force One at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2018.
Canada’s forestry industry pushes back after Trump blames California fires on lumber imports
A general view of the aftermath from a wildfire in McVicker Canyon, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2018.
The end of easy money is upon us, a REIT with a sustainable 7% yield, and should you add cryptocurrencies to your portfolio?
Review: Second City show She the People laughs at the absurdity of it all
She the People cast, from left to right: Tricia Black, Paloma Nuñez, Karen Parker. Ashley Comeau, Kirsten Rasmussen, Ann Pornel.
Why misery is being weaponized in war
The wreckage of a bus remains at the site of a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Thursday, in Saada, Yemen, Aug. 12, 2018.
Don’t ostracize drugs users – empathize with them
Paying gratitude to a family-saving hospital in east Toronto
The Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto is seen in this February, 2018, file photo.
'Oldest solid cheese ever found’ discovered in Egyptian jar
In a combination of photos provided by University of Catania and Cairo University, a 'solidified whitish mass,' believed to be the oldest cheese ever discovered, was found in an Egyptian tomb.
Manchester City’s De Bruyne out for three months with knee injury
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne in Champions League action at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain.
National Lacrosse League’s Saskatchewan Rush to fly Iroquois flag at home games
Jeff Cornwall, left, and Nik Bilic of the Saskatchewan Rush celebrate a goal game one of the National Lacrosse League finals in Saskatoon on May 26, 2018.
USA Gymnastics takes small steps forward as it tries to move beyond Nassar scandal
In this Aug. 15, 2018, file photo, Ragan Smith, right, warms up with other athletes during a training session at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston.
Is it possible to fix the performance management system?
Harvey Schachter
Trump’s request for the SEC to ditch quarterly reporting will be hard to fulfill
This file photo taken on May 3, 2013, shows a view of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, DC.
Do women really need their own weed?
Denise Balkissoon
Judge, lawyers at odds over $75-million for Sixties Scoop legal fees
Chief Marcia Brown Martel sings outside the parliament buildings following a government news conference announcing a compensation package for indigenous victims of the sixties scoop, in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2017.
Greek bailout ends, but Europe’s debt problems persist
People walk past the Bank of Greece headquarters in central Athens on June 22, 2018.
Louisiana bans Bank of America and Citi from bond sale over gun policies
Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks during a Bond Commission hearing on Aug. 16, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La.
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