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Powerful typhoon Tapah causes minor injuries, power outages and damage in South Korea
A cargo container and a steel tower are damaged by winds after Typhoon Tapah hit Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. The powerful typhoon is heading northeast to Japan's main island of Honshu after lashing parts of the country's southern islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding and some minor injuries. (Kyodo News via AP)
The story behind Biden’s son, Ukraine and Trump’s claims
DES MOINES, IOWA - SEPTEMBER 21: Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden waits to speak at the Polk County Democrats' Steak Fry on September 21, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Seventeen of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates and more than 12,000 of their supporters made an appearance at the event. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Toronto Biennial is bringing the world to Toronto and Toronto to the world
Abel Rodriguez’s obsessively detailed acrylic-on-paper botanical paintings of the Amazon jungle float effortlessly in the space of the Toronto Biennial of Art.
Lower taxes or more benefits? Liberals and Conservatives have different answers
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: BRYAN GEE. SOURCE PHOTOS: THE CANADIAN PRESS/SEAN KILPATRICK
Thomas Cook collapses, leaving hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded
Thomas Cook passengers are seen at Las Palmas Airport after the world's oldest travel firm collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Spain on Sept. 23, 2019.
Actually is a gripping drama about consent with an accuser who is Jewish and an accused who is black
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Trudeau unveils $5.6-billion tax break for middle class to compete with Scheer pledge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the Minhas family before an election campaign stop in Brampton, Ont., on Sunday.
Bus driver in Utah crash that killed four Chinese tourists was on his first trip
This photo released by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office shows a tour bus that was carrying Chinese-speaking tourists after it crashed near Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah, killing at least four people and critically injuring up to 15 others, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Sheriff Danny Perkins/Garfield County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Huawei executive in court this week seeking more information in extradition case
FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, back right, who is out on bail and remains under partial house arrest leaves her home to attend a court appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia. China on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, has urged Canada to "reflect on its mistakes" and immediately release a Huawei executive detained in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Patrick Mahomes throws three TD passes as Chiefs hold off Ravens; Bills, Lions, Cowboys, Packers also win
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates his touchdown pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson on Sunday.
Lack of gun data ‘a big problem,’ Toronto Mayor John Tory says
Toronto Mayor John Tory leaves a personal message on a makeshift memorial remembering the victims of a shooting on Sunday evening on Danforth, Ave. in Toronto on Monday, July 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Trudeau won’t say if he’s worn blackface since 2001
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau greets supporters in Hamilton, Ont., Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
B.C. cities and towns have not seen their share of cannabis revenue
A vendor displays marijuana for sale during the 4-20 annual marijuana celebration in Vancouver on Friday, April 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
University Health Network’s innovative housing plan is bittersweet for current unhappy tenants in Toronto
Local community associations and long-time tenants say UHN has historically been an indifferent landlord and that affordable housing it already owns near where the new site is planned, such as this duplex on Close Avenue, is not well maintained.
Canadian professor looks to challenge clichés about East German life with home-video clips
Sept. 19, 2019 - Berlin - Open Memory Box - After six years of work, an international team will launch the innovative Open Memory Box online film collection. Encompassing 415 hours of home movies that 150 families made in East Germany between 1947 and 1990, the collection covers everything from birthday parties to burial, from May Day demonstrations to attempts to flee the country. The Swedish-Argentinian film producer Alberto Herskovits and the Canadian political science professor Laurence McFalls initiated the project in 2013.
Luis Severino sharp again in second game back from injury as Yankees beat Jays 8-3
Luis Severino pumped 98-mile-an-hour heaters and sliders past batters and fooled them with changeups as the New York Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday.
Liberals unveil their crisis protocol, promise to put more money in everyone’s pocket
Campbell Clark
McLachlin’s memoirs reveal how husband’s plea for assisted death shaped her views in Supreme Court case
Canada's outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 15, 2017.
Five Western countries, Turkey and UAE back Libyan state oil firm
In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya.
Progressive group Way to Win to spend $50M boosting Sun Belt turnout
Supporters of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders listen as he speaks at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry in Des Moines, Iowa U.S., September 21, 2019. REUTERS/Kathryn Gamble
Bid to privatize Callidus plunged as company struggled
Liverpool still five points clear of Man City at top of EPL after beating Chelsea 2-1
Liverpool's Joel Matip, left, battles for the ball with Chelsea's Kurt Zouma on Sunday
Indonesian investigators determine 737 Max design flaw and oversight lapses in Lion Air crash
A worker stands near the nose cone of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet, built for China Southern Airlines, parked at a Boeing Co. production facility, Monday, April 8, 2019, in Renton, Wash. Boeing said the week before that it will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner in April, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its best-selling plane remains grounded after two crashes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Antiheroes are no longer hot in sports – just look at the fall and disgrace of Antonio Brown
Cathal Kelly
Tropical Storm Karen forms in Caribbean as it takes aim at Puerto Rico
FILE PHOTO: Director of National Hurricane Center (NHC) Rick Knabb (L), meterologists James Franklin and Daniel Brown (seated) track Tropical Storm Karen movements, at the NHC office in Miami, Florida October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Gaston De Cardenas/File Photo
Video shows two grizzly bears fighting on a B.C. highway
A grizzly bear is seen fishing along a river in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park near Bella Coola, B.C. on Sept 10, 2010. : A pair of Americans on a canoe trip in the Northwest Territories had to be rescued this week from an aggressive grizzly bear. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A sound economic plan for a better Canada, not attack ads, will win votes
Andrew Willis
Three dead, four hospitalized in suspected drug overdose in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police investigators gather outside an apartment building on the city's South Side where police say multiple people are dead and others are hospitalized in what they're calling a "medical situation" Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 in Pittsburgh. Police said Sunday that all of the victims were wearing orange paper bands on their wrists. Authorities are asking the public for information on a party or event in which guests were given orange wrist bands. Police say they've identified two venues that were using orange wrist bands Saturday night. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Next federal government should seize golden opportunity to sell more energy to India
Rita Trichur
Investigators face hurdles in building antitrust case against Big Tech
FILE- In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo an empty chair reserved for Google's parent Alphabet, which refused to send its top executive, is seen before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Momentum is gaining in Washington for a privacy law that would sharply reduce the ability of the largest technology companies to collect and distribute people’s personal data. Behind the drive for a law is rising concern over private data being compromised or distributed by Facebook, Google and other tech giants that have earned riches from marketing consumer information. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Canada is no longer dead last in a global ranking of how is paid in fund fees
Morningstar upgrades Canada to ‘below average’ as Italy and Taiwan are found to have higher fees for mutual-fund investors. (File Photo).
Competition watchdog says it will scrutinize small deals more closely
The Competition Bureau of Canada cites concern over increasing concentration in markets such as online search, social media, display advertising and online marketplaces − areas dominated by a handful of big players, including Facebook Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc., the parent of Google. (File Photo)
Sweltering tractor-trailer holding 53 migrants stopped in Texas
The fenced Border Patrol station that has become the public face of the chaos on America’s southern border, in Clint, Texas, July 3, 2019. Even as Border Patrol leaders disputed descriptions of degrading conditions inside the Clint facility, the agency’s leadership knew for months that some children had no beds to sleep on, no way to clean themselves and sometimes went hungry. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times)
Why Canada needs a national securities portal, not a national securities regulator
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the securities watchdog, is pursuing its regulatory burden-reduction initiative for capital markets participants. (File Photo).
The dark clouds of a feared U.S. recession may be lifting
David Parkinson
Toronto Wolfpack advance to Super League promotion final with win over Toulouse
Toronto Wolfpack player Joe Mellor escapes a tackle in the 40-24 Semi-Final 2 victory against the Toulouse Olympique in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Wolfpack, Mathew Tsang, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Europe retains Laver Cup title as Federer, Zverev secure victories
Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg, vice-captain Thomas Enqvist, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Fabio Fognini, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal pose with the trophy after they win the Laver Cup in Geneva, Switzerland on Sept. 22, 2019.
Canada has taken a perilous road to an asset-based economy
Home sales in Metro Vancouver rebounded in July, making the traditionally slow selling period the second highest month for demand this year. Homes are pictured in Vancouver, Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Banks worth $47-trillion adopt new UN-backed climate principles
The logo of Germany's largest business bank, Deutsche Bank is seen in front of one of the bank's office buildings in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 27, 2016.
SoftBank turns against WeWork parent CEO Neumann, sources say
Adam Neumann, chief executive officer of U.S. co-working firm WeWork, speaks during a signing ceremony in Shanghai, China April 12, 2018. Picture taken April 12, 2018. Jackal Pan via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.
Egypt warns media coverage of rare protests being monitored
Small groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 21, 2019.REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Canadian companies reviewing worker safety policies in wake of Hong Kong protests
Police officers stand as anti-government protesters set a fire after a rally in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on Sept. 22, 2019.
After ‘Howdy Modi’ rally, Trump and India’s Prime Minister could sign trade deal
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend "Howdy, Modi!" at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, September 22, 2019. - Tens of thousands of Indian-Americans converged on Houston on Sunday for an unusual joint rally by Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, a visible symbol of the bond between the nationalist-minded leaders. With many in the crowd decked out in formal Indian attire or the signature saffron of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, the event kicked off in a football stadium with a Sikh blessing, boisterous bhangra dancing and, in a nod to local customs, cheerleaders in cowboy hats. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
’We’re ready for them:’ Texans see business opportunity in Western Canadian malaise
Brookfield Asset Management makes major Dubai real estate play in joint venture with Meraas Holding
People walk to Brookfield Place off Bay Street on the day of the annual general meeting for Brookfield Asset Management shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/Files
Singh pledges more money to prevent disastrous effects of climate change
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, joined by area residents, tours a neighbourhood damaged by recent flooding during a campaign stop in Gatineau, Que. on Sunday, Sept. 22. 2019.
’Crying out for help:’ Calgary radicalization program evolves to help more people
'Adam,' left, speaks with Cst. Abdi Hassan, centre, and social worker Komal Kardar about his involvement in the de-radicalized youth program in Calgary, Alta., on Sept. 11, 2019.
Pompeo insists U.S. mission is to avoid war with Iran but says additional troops sent for ‘deterrence and defence’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks ahead of a meeting with the foreign ministers of the Central Asian states on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Sept. 22, 2019.
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
In this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown waits for the team's NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins to begin in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Scheer promises to clear backlog of veterans’ benefit applications
Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and his wife Jill walk on the beach after making a campaign stop in Canoe Cove, P.E.I. on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.
Vela’s stoppage time goal lifts Los Angeles to 1-1 draw with Toronto FC
Los Angeles FC forward Carlos Vela (10) shoots a penalty kick for a goal during the second half against Toronto FC at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept 21, 2019.
Montreal Impact surrenders win to LA Galaxy in 2-1 defeat
LA Galaxy midfielder Uriel Antuna (18), celebrates after scoring, next to Sebastian Lletget, left, as Montreal Impact midfielder Samuel Piette, right, reacts during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Carson, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
At his fifth Rugby World Cup, Parisse leads Italy to 47-22 win over Namibia
Italy's Sergio Parisse, left, is tackled by Namibia's hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Italy and Namibia at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Japan, on Sept. 22, 2019.
Ireland rains on Scotland with 27-3 win at Rugby World Cup
Ireland's Andrew Conway, bottom center, scores a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium between Ireland and Scotland in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.
All-in-one ETFs, dividend all star update and hot potato portfolio with scorching results: What you need to know in investing this week
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Tuilagi double-leads England to 35-3 win over Tonga in Rugby World Cup
Manu Tuilagi, right, celebrates with team mate George Ford after scoring his second try during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group C game between England and Tonga at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 22, 2019 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Game of Thrones takes Best Drama, Fleabag nabs Best Comedy at 71st annual Emmy awards
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Phoebe Waller-Bridge (holding award) and fellow cast and crew members of 'Fleabag' accept the Outstanding Comedy Series award onstage during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
With Bolt’s departure, doping returns as main topic in sprint game
In this file photo taken on June 20, 2019 Christian Coleman finishes second in the 200m Men sprint of IAAF Golden Spike 2019 Athletics meeting in Ostrava.
WHO rebukes Tanzania for not sharing information on Ebola cases
Health workers dressed in protective suits are seen at the newly constructed MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Ebola treatment centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug. 4, 2019.
Albania earthquake has 340 aftershocks, people afraid to go home
A man walks on the debris from a damaged building in Tirana on Sept. 21, 2019, after two earthquakes over 5.0 magnitude struck the coastline Adriatic coastline of Albania.
Sudan’s new Prime Minister launches probe into protesters’ deaths
In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, Sudan's new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan.
Pakistan bus crash kills 26 after brakes fail on mountain road
Future intervention by European Central Bank likely, senior official says
Bostjan Vasle who is likely to be nominated as candidate for Slovenian central bank governor and ECB governing council, speaks in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on March 15, 2016.
The walking wounded: In Canada, survivors of Catholic Church sex abuse await a reckoning
Nicholas Harrison, Evelyn Korkmaz and Rob Bowden are still haunted by memories of the sexual abuse they allegedly received from Catholic clergy when they were children.
Deutsche Bahn sees large windfall from climate change package
An Inter City train of the German railway Deutsche Bahn is seen near the main train station of Munich, southern Germany, on Sept. 13, 2019.
Without new financing deal, world’s oldest travel company could go under Monday
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 12, 2019 Pedestrians are pictured walking past a branch of a Thomas Cook travel agent's shop in London. - Iconic British travel firm Thomas Cook has failed to find further private investment to stave off collapse and is now relying on an unlikely government bailout, a source close the matter told AFP on September 21, 2019. The operator said Friday that it needed £200 million ($250 million, 227 million euros) -- in addition to the £900-million rescue deal secured last month -- or else face administration, which could potentially trigger Britain's largest repatriation since World War II. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images
Four year old boy escapes serious injury after fall from third floor window
Glen Assoun calls for reform in how Ottawa reviews cases of wrongful conviction
Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who spent almost 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, stands outside Supreme Court in Halifax on July 12, 2019.
Nadal withdraws from Laver Cup due to hand injury
Rafa Nadal of Spain arrives for practice on the middle sunday ahead of the fourth round at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2018 in London, England.
Trump suggests he discussed Biden in call with Ukraine’s President
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, as he prepares to board Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base.
One woman dead and a body recovered following Niagara River incident: police
Egypt trading suspended as shares drop after protests
Egyptian flags fly during the first Arab-European Summit on Feb. 25, 2019 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Israel’s Arab parties reluctantly back Benny Gantz for PM, but push is still on for unity government
In this Jan. 21, 2019 file photo, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks during his meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the President's residence in Jerusalem.
Iran asks Western powers to leave Persian Gulf, promises new peace plan for region
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on Sept. 22, 2019 shows President Hassan Rouhani, centre, giving a speech during the annual 'Sacred Defence Week' military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran.
Iranian maritime official says U.K. tanker Stena Impero to be released soon
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Aug. 22, 2019.
Policies on veterans, climate change emerge as leaders head back to the campaign trail
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks at a campaign rally in Saskatoon, Sask., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
I live in Quebec, and wish I felt connected to the rest of Canada. Here’s how we can come together
Fabrice Vil is founder and executive director of Pour 3 Points, an organization that transforms sports coaches into life coaches for youth in low-income neighbourhoods in Montreal.
'Every brain is different from every other brain’: Author Gina Rippon challenges gender stereotypes
Gina Rippon.
The Enthusiast: Embracing the brutal in Brutalist architecture
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of U.N. climate summit
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 21, 2019 the coal fueled Capitol Power Plant's smokestacks are seen in Washington, DC. - President Donald Trump's administration on June 19, 2019 finalized its rollback of an Obama-era plan to cut harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants, triggering an outcry from opposition Democrats who called it a "giveaway to big polluters." The reality may be more complex, however, as the US energy mix continues to shift away from coal and toward natural gas, as a result of the fracking boom and its cost advantage, as well as to renewables. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Your lookahead horoscope: September 22
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