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Hong Kong protesters belt out karaoke in shopping malls as latest act of resistance
People gather at a shopping mall in the Shatin area of Hong Kong on September 11, 2019, to sing a recently penned protest song titled 'Glory to Hong Kong which has been gaining popularity in the city. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images
Trudeau makes Vancouver first stop of election campaign, setting stage for race in B.C.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Liberal party supporters and volunteers after launching the election campaign at a rally in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
Cuba says it is battling fuel shortage due to U.S. sanctions
People line up with their vehicles to load up on fuel at a gas station in Havana, Cuba,Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.The island nations is facing a diesel fuel shortage, but the government said there will be no electricity blackouts. The government blames the recent economic sanctions placed by the U.S. Trump administration for this latest energy crisis. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)
U.K. government’s worst-case no-deal Brexit plan warns of food shortages, public disorder
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 09, 2019 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a press conference on the steps of the Government buildings in Dublin. - Preparedness in Britain for a no-deal Brexit remains "at a low level", with logjams at Channel ports threatening to impact drug and food supplies, according to government assessments released September 11, 2019. Britain's plan for no checks at the Irish border would likely "prove unsustainable due to significant economic, legal and biosecurity risks", it said, adding that it could lead to a black market developing in border communities, with dissident groups expected to capitalise. Gibraltar could be particularly badly affected, it said, due to the imposition of checks at its border with Spain. (Photo by Lorraine O'SULLIVAN / AFP)LORRAINE O'SULLIVAN/AFP/Getty Images
Uber says it will keep fighting California’s sweeping labour bill
FILE -- Uber's headquarters in San Francisco, June 28, 2019. Uber pushed back on Sept. 11, 2019, against a newly passed California bill that effectively requires companies to reclassify their contract workers as employees, in a sign of the emerging resistance that the measure is prompting across the gig economy. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times)
London Stock Exchange board poised to decide fate of Hong Kong exchange’s $39-billion offer
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 1, 2017.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promotes national pharmacare, extending public health care in campaign launch
New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh launches his election campaign at the Goodwill Centre in London, Ontario, Canada September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Tellez and Hernandez homer as Blue Jays best slumping Red Sox 8-0
Rowdy Tellez (44) of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts as his pop fly is caught out in the fifth inning of their MLB game against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre on Sept. 11, 2019 in Toronto.
Conservatives attempt to attract new voters by pledging to make life more affordable as party launches election campaign
Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer launches his election campaign in Trois-Rivieres, Que., on Sept. 11, 2019.
Asian stocks rise on hopes for U.S.-China trade, European monetary stimulus
A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Asian shares rose Friday as investors cheered plans for more trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing and drew encouragement from positive data about the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Green Party launches campaign on climate emergency, but fumbles sticky topics
Green Party leader Elizabeth May announces the official launch of the Green Party of Canada election campaign as she's joined by green candidates during a press conference at the Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.
For salmon stymied by B.C.'s Big Bar landslide, survival depends on help from above
Near Big Bar on July 24, a salmon leaps out of a vessel being used to transport fish up the Fraser River by helicopter.
Surrey mayor says he’ll block ride-hailing, contrary to provincial regulations
In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, a Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker in Pittsburgh, Penn.
635,000 kilograms of bird poop, the equivalent of 230 cars, cleared in Saskatoon bridge fix
Pigeons roost on the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge in Saskatoon, Sask., Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The City of Saskatoon says that for the past 50 years one of its bridges has accumulated nearly 350 tonnes of pigeon feces. It says those piles equal to roughly 230 cars sitting parked on the bridge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
Pallister plans substantial changes to education in Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks with media to announce his party's new mandate at the Manitoba Legislature after winning the provincial election in Winnipeg, Wednesday, September 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
U.S. trade representative submits U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal to Democrats for review
FILE - In this June 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Democrats appear to be moving from “no way’’ to “maybe’’ on President Donald Trump’s rewrite of a trade pact with Canada and Mexico. House Democrats have met four times with Lighthizer, most recently on Friday, July 26, and both sides say they are making progress toward a deal that would clear the way for Congress to approve Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Trudeau, Scheer and the blessings of small differences
A voter casts a ballot in the 2011 federal election in Toronto on May 2, 2011.
From Trois-Rivières to the Laurentians, Quebec’s election battle lines are drawn
In Prévost, Que., the Mini-Golf restaurant offers a cross-section of political opinion in Quebec.
Top Canadian universities rise in global rankings
People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015.
Bahamas list of the missing has 2,500 names, authorities caution names still to be checked
Ayfon Minus, 8, collects donated food that was brought by helicopter from Freeport to the Hurricane Dorian destroyed village of High Rock, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Tuesday, September 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Toronto Mayor John Tory supports initiatives that could open the city to better design
Alex Bozikovic
U.S. denies protective status to Bahamas hurricane evacuees, thousands affected by latest White House announcement
An evacuee looks on from a ferry after leaving Marsh Harbour in the aftermath of hurricane Dorian in Nassau, Bahamas on September 9, 2019. - President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would have to be careful about allowing Bahamian survivors of Hurricane Dorian into the country, warning there could be "very bad people" among them. The previous day, several hundred storm survivors were prevented from boarding a ferry from the Bahamas to Florida because they lacked US visas -- an incident that a top American immigration official said was a mistake. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images
Trudeau glosses over shortcomings at his own peril
Campbell Clark
Purdue reaches tentative deal with U.S. cities, states over opioid sales
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Purdue University wants the public to know that it has no connection to a company blamed for helping drive the nation's opioid crisis. The university has spent years repeating that it has no affiliation to Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin. But university spokesman Tim Doty says the news that Purdue Pharma is negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement to resolve lawsuits over the opioid crisis is a good time for the school to repeat that "That's not us." (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Medically assisted dying laws are changing, and it’s about time
André Picard
Former Bank of Canada deputy has a radical plan to fight the next recession
Konrad Yakabuski
U.S. Coast Guard issues warning on lithium battery following California boat fire
This photo from video provided by KABC-TV shows divers resuming their search Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 for the final missing victim who perished in a boat fire off the Southern California coast. The victim is one of 34 who died at sea last week near Santa Cruz Island when the dive boat Conception burned and sank on Sept. 2. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Lt. Erik Raney says salvage efforts to recover the Conception also resumed Wednesday. (KABC-TV via AP)
Hong Kong Exchanges proposed deal for London Stock Exchange would threaten LSE’s offer for Refinitiv
Signage is seen outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain.
Opera telling the tragic story of Robert Dziekanski has U.S. debut in Chicago
Baritone Nathaniel Hill as Robert Dziekanski in the Thompson Street Opera Company's production of I will fly like a bird.
Boeing’s 737 Max timeline jeopardized by regulator disagreements, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
Streetwise newsletter: Hong Kong Exchanges $37-billion bid for London Stock Exchange jeopardizes LSE’s offer for Refinitiv
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Cargojet’s CEO cashes out $68-million after stock sets record high following Amazon deal
A Cargojet Boeing 767-328ER BDSF (C-FMIJ) air cargo freighter takes off from Vancouver International Airport, Richmond, B.C. on May 3, 2019.
Senate Democrats, Republicans blast Trump’s judicial nominee for silence at hearing
White House lawyer Steven Menashi, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Sept. 11, 2019.
Forget recession. The real challenge for investors now is slow growth
U.S. Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump’s asylum limits
Most people crossing the southern border are largely ineligible under the new rule.
Playing defence: 15 U.S. large-cap dividend stocks with growing cash flow
As study shows high CEO turnover, it may be time to run for the hills
David Parkinson
RCMP interviews Jody Wilson-Raybould to discuss political interference in SNC criminal prosecution
Former attorney-general and justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks to reporters before Question Period in Ottawa, a day after being removed from the Liberal caucus on April 3, 2019.
Canadian market sees flood of new ETFs in August
ETF exchange trades funds word on a blurred business newspaper
Companies with more female directors have higher credit quality, study finds
Aurora Cannabis misses revenue guidance
Cannabis seedlings are seen at the new Aurora Cannabis facility Friday, November 24, 2017 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Three top aides resign following Bolton’s departure
FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, National security adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington. Trump says he fired national security adviser John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly' on many issues. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The National Arts Centre’s new theatre department aims to create an inclusive space for Indigenous storytelling
Monique Mojica, left, and PJ Prudat perform a scene in The Unnatural and Accidental Women by Marie Clements at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.
A good wager: Netflix will win the streaming wars
John Doyle
U.S. House approves oil drilling ban off Atlantic, Pacific coasts
FILE -- An Energy XXI platform in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Port Fourchon, La., Jan. 10, 2018. The Trump administration is expected to unveil its rollback of a major offshore-drilling safety regulation on May 2, 2019. (Chris Carmichael/The New York Times)
With his mind on Hurricane Dorian, David Hearn earned his PGA Tour card
BOISE, IDAHO - AUGUST 23: David Hearn of Canada hits on the 2nd hole during the second round of the Korn Ferry Tour Albertson's Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club onon August 23, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Prosecutor says Boyle demanded wife lose weight as means of control
The incidents are alleged to have taken place after he and his wife returned to Canada following five years as prisoners of extremists who seized them in Afghanistan.
Toronto and Mississauga discussing celebrations for Bianca Andreescu
US Open winner Bianca Andreescu takes question during a press conference at the Aviva Centre on Sept 11 2019.
Seven charges laid against woman following series of luggage thefts from Vancouver’s airport
Baggage travels down a conveyer belt to be loaded on to a plane at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
Lexpert: Reviewing the terms of engagement to avoid legal conflict
Mother on hook after son without permission to drive rental crashes minivan
Customer service representatives wait on customers at an Enterprise rent-a-car outlet.
Bianca Andreescu expected to sign at least two major endorsement deals in following months
Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu speaks with the news media about her win at the U.S. Open, after arriving in Toronto, on Sept. 11, 2019.
Scientists discover planet with water, temperature right for life
This artist's rendering provided by University College London Centre for Space Exochemistry Data researchers shows Exoplanet K2-18b, foreground, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system.
RCMP say dinnertime gang shooting at B.C. McDonald’s restaurant ‘reckless and brazen’
FILE - In this June 25, 2019, file photo a sign is displayed outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh. McDonald’s is introducing a new training program for its U.S. employees after dozens of workers complained about sexual harassment. The Chicago-based company said Wednesday, Aug. 28, that its franchisees have committed to provide the training to 850,000 employees. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
What the broken embargo on Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments tells us about the sorry state of publishing
Russell Smith
Marvin Riback was no slick attorney, but his candid approach endeared him to many
Marvin Riback.
Decline in freight volumes a signal of weakening economy, railway execs say
A CN locomotive makes it's way through the CN Taschereau yard in Montreal on Nov. 28, 2009.
Finding traction in a world of distraction
Harvey Schachter
In Nova Scotia, we’re at the mercy of the weather. And the power company
Two fallen trees rest on neighbouring houses in Halifax on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. In an era when the intensity of hurricanes is expected to increase across Atlantic Canada, experts say major changes are needed to utility grids, shoreline defences and even the types of trees being planted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Experts says maritime grids, forestry, coastlines need to be rethought in era of intense storms
Two fallen trees rest on neighbouring houses in Halifax on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. In an era when the intensity of hurricanes is expected to increase across Atlantic Canada, experts say major changes are needed to utility grids, shoreline defences and even the types of trees being planted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Why the RCMP should proceed: Not even Justin Trudeau is above the law
Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference after meeting Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall to call an election in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.
Man arrested for murder after Canadian Forces member killed in Florida
Master Cpl. Martin Brayman is shown in this undated handout photo. Brayman died from severe head injuries Monday after he was attacked outside his home in Panama City, Florida on Saturday night, according to the Bay County Sheriff's office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-The Department of National Defence MANDATORY CREDIT*
Enbridge urges regulator not to intervene in open-season bidding process on Mainline system
Line 3 Construction 1.jpg Credit enbridge Construction on EnbridgeÕs Line 3 Replacement Program progresses in Alberta and Saskatchewan in 2017. The L3RP, with a targeted completion date of 2019, will fully replace 1,660 kilometres (1,031 miles) of Line 3, one of the primary conduits in EnbridgeÕs Mainline crude oil network, between Hardisty and Superior, Wisconsin. In Canada, this $5.3-billion project will create thousands of jobs, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, and contribute billions to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Canada.
SNC shares post six-week high as Jarislowsky boosts stake
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. shares have climbed more than 15 per cent since Monday.
Evening Update: Federal election 2019 under way; Quebec court strikes down parts of laws on medically assisted death
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference after meeting Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall to call an election in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Wellington-Altus snags former ScotiaMcLeod head
A Scotiabank sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, on May 31, 2016.
How the rise of ‘technical debt’ is posing a danger to investors
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Social media firms to testify before U.S. Senate panel on violent, extremist online content
FILE - This file photo combo of images shows the Amazon, Google and Facebook logos. The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a sweeping antitrust investigation of major technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed consumers. The announcement follows months of concern in Congress and elsewhere over the sway of firms like Google, Facebook and Amazon. (AP Photo/File)
Stampeders’ Reggie Begelton looking for ‘payback’ against Tiger-Cats
Edmonton Eskimos' Monshadrik Hunter, left, closes in on Calgary Stampeders' Reggie Begelton during first half CFL football action in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Video of Alberta medical examiner using truck trailer for body storage prompts investigation
A security guard keeps an eye on a trailer where where bodies were reportedly stored in a rented trailer as the medical examiner coped with space shortage, in Edmonton, on Sept. 11, 2019.
To the Green Party of Canada: Get serious
Green Party leader Elizabeth May arrives to announce the official launch of the Green Party of Canada election campaign as she's joined by green candidates during a press conference at the Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Lexpert roundup: Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec renews its €7-billion MTN program; Interfor Corporation reaches financial close on a $350-million financing
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Atlantic Salmon Federation raises concerns after salmon escape farm in Bay of Fundy
An Atlantic salmon is seen during a Department of Fisheries and Oceans fish health audit at the Okisollo fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. The Atlantic Salmon Federation is raising concerns about the escape of farmed salmon off the New Brunswick coast in the Bay of Fundy. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward
USA Basketball’s World Cup plans went awry before they even arrived in China
Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Quarter Finals - United States v France - Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, China - September 11, 2019 Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker of the U.S. look dejected REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Kenney government investing more than $80-million on 4,000 addictions treatment spaces in Alberta
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses the accomplishments of his government in its first 100 days in office, in Edmonton on Aug. 7, 2019.
Martha Nussbaum: A philosopher for troubled times
Martha Nussbaum, author of The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble But Flawed Ideal.
B.C. NDP candidate steps down on first day of federal campaign
NDP leader Tom Mulcair is seen in a double exposure with a NDP sign as he addresses the media at a national caucus strategy session on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Vancouver doctor suggests vending-machine opioids a cheap way to save lives
Dr. Mark Tyndall at a clinic in Vancouver's downtown Eastside on March 11, 2008.
Young Alberta transplant patient gets Star Wars-themed 3D model of his heart
Brandie Thomas, her eight-year-old son Mason and Dr. Charles Larson look over a 3-D model of Mason's heart built into a Tie Fighter from Star Wars.
Quebec court strikes down restriction to medically assisted dying law, calls it unconstitutional
Nicole Gladu, who is incurably ill, arrives at the courthouse in January for the beginning of a trial challenging the provincial and federal laws on medically assisted death on the grounds they are too restrictive. The Quebec Superior Court overturned portions of the law on Sept. 11, 2019
The Conservative Party of Canada’s new anthem serves its purpose, but that doesn’t mean it will move the needle
Brad Wheeler
Chinese national found guilty in Mar-a-Lago trespass case
U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club is shown in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2019.
‘Almost staring at me’: Fossil of oldest known spider ancestor found in Burgess Shale
Mollisonia plenovenatrix preserved in dorsal view.
Mitch Marner absent from Leafs’ golf tournament as contract talks continue
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2018, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs center Mitch Marner (16) celebrates his goal against the New York Islanders during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto. With NHL training camps set to open this week, roughly a dozen prominent restricted free agents still don’t have contracts, including Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point, Toronto’s Mitch Marner, Boston’s Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo and Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen. Those absences could hang over their teams for days, weeks or even months and have raised questions about why it’s taken so long to get them signed. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
How to tell if someone is a financial expert, an oversold dividend stock, and the curious case of what’s powering the TSX’s rise
A man works in the TMX broadcast centre in Toronto, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
My life-long love affair with the Royal Ontario Museum
Illustration by Chelsea O'Byrne.
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies at 91, spokesman says
Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is seen in a Sept. 25, 2018, file photo.
Hong Kong’s turmoil could be a Canadian crisis in the making
People gather at a shopping mall in the Shatin area of Hong Kong on September 11, 2019, to sing a recently penned protest song titled 'Glory to Hong Kong which has been gaining popularity in the city. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images
London broker wins sexual discrimination lawsuit against BNP Paribas
FILE PHOTO: A BNP Paribas logo is seen outside a bank office in Paris, France, August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
With Parliament, the Ethics Commissioner and now the RCMP frustrated, Wilson-Raybould and Philpott must speak their truth
John Ibbitson
Dan Mangan on the ‘arduous’ process of songwriting
B.C. singer-songwriter Dan Mangan. Credit: Vanessa Heins
Bianca Andreescu reflects on the fame that has come with her U.S. Open win
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Trump administration plans to ban flavours used in e-cigarettes
U.S. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar talk to the media in the Oval Office, on Sept. 11, 2019.
Rory McIlroy tops Koepka for PGA Tour Player of the Year honours
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club on Aug. 29, 2019.
Class-action lawsuit alleges systemic abuse at defunct private Christian school in Ontario
The certified class action, which has spent more than a decade winding its way through the legal system, will see five plaintiffs represent former residential students who attended Grenville Christian College in Brockville, Ont., between 1973 and 1997.
Politics Briefing: The 2019 election campaign officially begins
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Rideau Hall to ask Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament, and mark the start of a federal election campaign in Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Bianca Andreescu reveals she finally heard from Drake as she returns to Canada
U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu reads out a message sent to her from the rapper Drake, during a press conference at the Aviva Centre on Sept. 11, 2019.
What will Boris Johnson give up for Brexit and power? A united kingdom, perhaps
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he meets Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar (not pictured) in Dublin, Ireland, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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