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North Korea tests new ‘super-large’ multiple rocket launcher
This Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided Sunday, Aug. 25, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, claps hands as Kim watches the test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day after it vowed to remain America's biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck retires from NFL due to injury
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Indianapolis. The oft-injured star is retiring at age 29. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Roughriders defence dominates early in 40-18 win over Redblacks
Ottawa Redblacks running back John Crockett (32) is brought down by the Saskatchewan Roughriders defense during first half CFL action in Regina, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith
Jin Young Ko, Nicole Broch Larsen tied for lead at CP Women’s Open
AURORA, CANADA - AUGUST 24: Jin Young Ko of Korea hits her tee shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the CP Women's Open at Magna Golf Club on August 24, 2019 in Aurora, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz lifts first ATP trophy at Winston-Salem Open
WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 24: Hubert Hurkacz of Poland returns a shot from Benoit Paire of France during the men's singles championship final on day eight of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University on August 24, 2019 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Israeli drone falls, another explodes over Beirut, says Hezbollah official
Two dead as storm triggers landslides, hits south China coast
A man struggles with his umbrella against powerful gusts of wind generated by typhoon Ineng in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Turkey says Syria safe-zone centre with U.S. fully operational
Brigadier-General Nicholas Pond (C), a representative of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, attends a meeting with commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northwestern Syrian city of Hasakah, in the province of the same name, on August 24, 2019. - Syria's Kurds said on August 24 that they would support the implementation of a US-Turkey deal to set up a buffer zone in their areas along the Turkish border. The so-called "safe zone" agreed by Washington and Ankara earlier this month aims to create a buffer between the Turkish border and Syrian areas controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). The YPG have played a key role in the US-backed battle against the Islamic State group in Syria, but Ankara views them as "terrorists". (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon fires
Fire consumes a field alongside the BR 163 highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Democrats quash climate debate push from activists
FILE - In this April 3, 2019, photo file photo, Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. The Democratic National Committee is quashing a push from climate activists and some national party members who want a 2020 presidential primary debate devoted exclusively to the climate crisis. The national party committee on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 rejected a resolution effectively authorizing such a debate by a vote of 222 to 137. The move drew rebukes from the Sunrise Movement and other activists who say the party leadership is ignoring young voters’ priorities. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig), File
Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship
A pine tree is stripped of bark after being struck by lightning on the course at East Lake Golf Club during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Atlanta. Several people were injured by the strike. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Alberta police say someone fired paintballs at people outside drug consumption site
Police in southern Alberta are investigating a disturbing incident where they say someone drove past a supervised drug consumption facility and fired paintballs at staff and clients. Police have released this still image taken from surveillance video of a white, newer model Dodge quad cab which was seen driving around the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lethbridge Police Services, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
UK’s Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump to lower trade barriers to seal UK deal
Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner on August 24, 2019 on the first day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. - EU leaders rounded on US President Donald Trump over his trade threats at a G7 summit in France overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy. (Photo by Francois Mori / POOL / AFP)FRANCOIS MORI/AFP/Getty Images
Patient who went missing after supervised walk at CAMH has been found, says police
Queen St. West used to be an area that was not their first choice for neighbourhoods to live in but as the area becomes more and more popular, the area is now a hotspot for residents and visitors. People out and about on Queen St. West are photographed on May 19 2016. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Sudan needs up to $10 billion in aid to rebuild economy, new PM says
Sudan's new Prime Minister in the transitional government Abdalla Hamdok, speaks during a Reuters interview in Khartoum, Sudan August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
The Macron-Trudeau alliance won’t be enough to stop Trump’s G7 wrecking machine
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
French police fire tear gas, water cannons at anti-G7 protesters
Photojournalist take pictures as three protesters tear down a barricade during demonstration in the city of Bayonne, south-west France on August 24, 2019, on the sidelines of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States taking place in the nearby seaside resort of Biarritz. - More than 9,000 anti-G7 protesters joined a mass march across the French-Spanish border as world leaders arrived for a summit in Biarritz just hours after activists clashed with police. Authorities remain on high alert, with Biarritz on lockdown and police deployed en masse in the neighbouring town of Bayonne as well to keep protesters at bay. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
Squabbles erupt over trade, climate as G7 leaders arrive for first day of summit in France
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcome Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner on August 24, 2019 on the first day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. - EU leaders rounded on US President Donald Trump over his trade threats at a G7 summit in France overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy. (Photo by Francois Mori / POOL / AFP)FRANCOIS MORI/AFP/Getty Images
Seattle Mariners stay hot while Toronto Blue Jays lose 6th straight
Aug 23, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon (left) celebrates with shortstop J.P. Crawford (right) after a win against the Toronto Blue Jays during an MLB Players' Weekend game at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Indian authorities bar opposition from visiting Kashmir
Journalists make victory signs while take part in a rally marching towards the Line of Control, which divides the Himalayan region, in Chinari, a small of Pakistani control's Kashmir, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Pakistani police have stopped hundreds of journalists from symbolically trying to cross the highly militarized border into Indian-controlled Kashmir. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Western Canada: Storm-damaged crops overshadow Taber’s Cornfest
Corn farmer James Molnar and his daughter Julianne, ten, survey what is left of their crop near Barnwell, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
Toronto police chief says shooting that injured 4 the result of gang violence
Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey
A view of the Grace 1 supertanker is seen through the sea fog, in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar. The United States moved on Thursday to halt the release of the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, detained in Gibraltar for breaching EU sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, thwarting efforts by authorities in London and the British overseas territory to defuse tensions with Tehran. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
Britain’s Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 file photo, Britain's Prince Andrew delivers the keynote speech of the Japan-UK security cooperation conference in Tokyo. Prince Andrew in a statement Saturday Aug. 24, 2019 denied any knowledge of criminal behavior by one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein who killed himself in a New York jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
In a climate crisis, artists have a duty to speak up – but what should they say?
In a climate crisis, artists have a duty to speak up – but what should they say?
Trump has put the U.S. on a dangerous track to a debt crisis
Konrad Yakabuski
European Council’s Tusk dubs this weekend’s G7 summit “a difficult test of unity”
President of the European Council Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference on the first day of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and the six other leaders of the Group of Seven nations will begin meeting Saturday for three days in the southwestern French resort town of Biarritz. France holds the 2019 presidency of the G-7, which also includes Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Trudeau to meet with U.K. and Japanese prime ministers ahead of G7 summit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the airport in Biarritz, France Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Trudeau is joining U.S. President Donald Trump, host French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of Britain, Germany, Japan and Italy for the annual G-7 summit in the elegant resort town of Biarritz. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Corruption trial for Sudan’s ex-president adjourns for one week after witness testimony
Sudan's autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir sits in a cage during his trial on corruption and money laundering charges in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. (AP Photo)
With clouds of tear gas, violent clashes return to Hong Kong
Riot police hold positions on a street in Hong Kong's Kwun Tong district on August 24, 2019, during protests in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. - Hong Kong riot police on August 24 fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters who retaliated with a barrage of stones, bottles and bamboo poles, as a standoff in a working-class district descended into violence. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images
The new spheres of influence: As the American era ends, what will take its place?
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping lead three of the global powers who are capitalizing on the waning influence of the United States.
Molly’s Cabin, designed by Adam and Katja Thom, sits easy on the Canadian Shield
Dave LeBlanc
Smaller homes could make us happier
Small white kitchen open to a light dining area
Is this the end of Ebola, ‘king’ of all diseases?
This is what an intact virus particle, or virion, for Ebola looks like under an electron micrograph. In humans, Ebola causes fever, headache and muscle pain, hemorrhaging and, in most cases, death.
Aug. 24: Echoes of Carson Crimeni. Plus other letters to the editor
Carson Crimeni and his father Aron.
Turns out hangover-free holidays are great
Trio of drinks on bar at the Virgin Mary bar
What do we mean when we talk about ‘civil society’?
Premiers Jason Kenney, right, of Alberta, and Doug Ford, of Ontario, attend the Premier's Stampede Breakfast in Calgary, Monday, July 8, 2019. Anti-carbon tax governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
How private meetings can be detrimental to workplace communication
Harvey Schachter
Ride-hailing services will disrupt B.C.'s taxi industry. That’s a good thing for all involved
Ride-hailing services will disrupt B.C.'s taxi industry. That’s a good thing for all involved
Diagnosing a Honda Civic’s battery problems
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
Pursued by U.S. Iranian oil tanker says it is going to Turkey
A view of the Grace 1 supertanker is seen through the sea fog, in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar. The United States moved on Thursday to halt the release of the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, detained in Gibraltar for breaching EU sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, thwarting efforts by authorities in London and the British overseas territory to defuse tensions with Tehran. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
Chinese ship inches closer to Vietnam coastline, adding to South China Sea tensions
FILE - In this March 5, 2018, file photo, USS Carl Vinson is anchored at Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam. Vietnam's selection as the venue for the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is largely a matter of convenience and security, but not without bigger stakes. Host Vietnam hopes to boost its international profile as diplomatic leverage against its big northern neighbor China, whose historical pushiness is manifested nowadays in its territorial claims in the South China Sea over waters claimed by Hanoi. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh, File)
Trump faces limits, isolation for his go-it-alone stance at G7 economic summit
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, to travel to Biarritz, France, for a G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers down Edmonton Eskimos 34-28, hit first in West
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler, centre, throws the ball as Edmonton Eskimos' Kwaku Boateng closes in during second half CFL football action in Edmonton, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Your daily horoscope: August 24
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