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Florida police laugh about shooting protesters with rubber bullets, video shows
LaToya Ratlieff poses for a photograph Friday, June 12, 2020, in Lauderhill, Fla. Ratlieff was hit in the face by a police officer's rubber bullet during a Fort Lauderdale protest over the death of George Floyd on May 31.
Canadian, U.S., EU advocacy groups warn against Google’s purchase of Fitbit
Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Google logo in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.
Mississippi bans abortion based on race, sex, genetic issues
Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic escorts brave an early afternoon rain as they look for abortion opponents that protest daily at Mississippi's only state licensed abortion facility, Monday, March 23, 2020.
Novartis pays $729-million to settle U.S. kickback charges
The company's logo is seen at a building of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, January 29, 2020.
LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
An LAPD officer aims a nonlethal weapon during a confrontation with protestors at a Black Lives Matter protest on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles.
Appeals court lifts restraint against Trump niece book publisher
President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 26, 2020.
U.S. signals it will resist court order to free detained migrant families
In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Airbus hints at compromise as governments fret over job cuts
A logo of Airbus is seen at the entrance of its factory in Blagnac near Toulouse, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Toronto Symphony Orchestra brings the music to residents at Baycrest care facility
Marlene Ruderman (left) and her husband Robert Ruderman watch a performance via video call by Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra violinist Joelle Crigger at the Terraces of Baycrest retirement home on June 6, 2020.
New Zealand’s health minister resigns after criticism over coronavirus lockdown breaches
New Zealand Health Minister David Clark announces his resignation at a press conference at parliament in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing
Katharine Chang, right, chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Ming-tong, minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, unveil the plaque of the Taiwan Hong Kong Service Exchange Office during an opening ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, July 1, 2020.
Russian voters back Putin’s bid to rule the country until 2036
Russian President Vladimir Putin shows his passport to a member of an election commission as he arrives to take part in voting at a polling station in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The vote on the constitutional amendments that would reset the clock on Russian President Vladimir Putin's tenure and enable him to serve two more six-year terms is set to wrap up Wednesday. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Tesla threatens firing if they don’t return to jobs, workers say
This Tuesday, May 12, 2020, file photo shows the Tesla plant in Fremont, Calif.
We Charity offers 450 ‘virtual volunteering’ positions at own organization while running $900-million grant program
We Charity offers 450 “virtual volunteering” positions at own organization while running $900-million grant program
FAA, Boeing complete 737 MAX certification test flights
In this file photo taken on June 29, 2020, a Boeing 737 MAX jet comes in for a landing following a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle.
U.S. House approves $1.5-trillion plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2020, to unveil the Moving Forward Act.
NFL looks at cutting preseason in half, pushing back start
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58) greets Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) after an NFL preseason football game in Denver. The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following an all virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league hasn’t announced that the preseason will be cut from four games to two. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Stuck in a car, it’s life from afar – and in a COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the only way to live
From the sunroof of his Prius, Ian Brown takes in the Immersive van Gogh Experience, a digital exhibit of the 19th-century Dutch painter's work.
U.S. House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020.
Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to surge, disrupting reopening plans
People holding takeout drinks walk by as patrons of Jake's Dilemma dine outdoors on the first day of Phase 2 of reopening in New York City during the coronavirus outbreak, Monday, June 22, 2020. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would ignite a spike in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance
FILE - In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, center right, holds Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif. To the teams in the NBA, this season's championship might be the toughest one ever claimed. It’ll come after more than three months of living in a quasi-bubble at the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida, after an entire postseason is played without fans, with most if not all that time spent away from friends and family. And only one of the 22 teams headed to Disney will be able to say it was absolutely worth the trouble. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
S&P now forecasts slower Canadian recovery than expected
A "For Sale" sign sits in front of a house in Toronto on April 20, 2010. The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in April were down 32.1 per cent compared with a year ago. The board says there were 7,792 homes sold through its MLS system last month compared with 11,468 a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Investors pile into Bayer bond to pay settlement charges
Investors pile into Bayer bond to pay settlement charges
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment expected to be left without a buyer
London, Ontario ---2020-01-07--- Patrons walk towards the entrance at the Western Fair District Gateway Casino in London, Ontario on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 GEOFF ROBINS/ The Globe and Mail
BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial
BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial
U.K. regulator urges reforms to curb Google, Facebook ad power
U.K. regulator urges reforms to curb Google, Facebook ad power
Edmonton fights back against the hidden costs of parking with the boldest plan in Canada
Shoppers look for their car in a packed parking lot on the last weekend before Christmas at West Edmonton Mall.
Canadian corporate leaders back Ryerson’s Black Innovation Fellowship
Abdullah Snobar, executive director of Ryerson University’s DMZ , chats with two of the incubator’s entrepreneurs
Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities
UN chief tells Libya’s Hifter there is no military solution
UN chief tells Libya’s Hifter there is no military solution
Independent review of St. Louis police procedures planned
Independent review of St. Louis police procedures planned
In Brazil, delivery workers for Uber, other apps protest amid pandemic
In Brazil, delivery workers for Uber, other apps protest amid pandemic
Canadians need money fast in the pandemic. So why are so many still using cheques?
Rita Trichur
‘I love this country:’ Brazilian cowboy nears end of epic horse ride in Calgary
‘I love this country:’ Brazilian cowboy nears end of epic horse ride in Calgary
Which private sector industries ‘pay the bills’ for Canada?
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in in Halifax on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Export Development Canada says trade confidence among Canadian exporters hit all-time low in its latest survey due to the economic shock as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
‘Broken’ asset classes may offer opportunities for rebound
COVID-19, surge in ‘renovictions,’ complicate Montreal’s traditional moving day
COVID-19, surge in ‘renovictions,’ complicate Montreal’s traditional moving day
Global tourism stands to lose up to $3.3 trillion from COVID-19, U.N. study says
AKAROA, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 13: Empty public spaces are seen on May 13, 2020 in Akaroa, New Zealand. Akaroa, located on the Banks Peninsula southeast of Christchurch, is a popular destination for international cruise ships. With international borders closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures put in place, the local tourism industry has been at a standstill. With domestic travel allowed to resume as New Zealand further eases restrictions under COVID-19 Alert Level 2, local operators are preparing to reopen to tourists again. New Zealand will move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 in three stages starting from Thursday 14 May. Domestic travel will resume from Thursday, while restaurants, cinemas, retail, playgrounds and gyms will be able to reopen with physical distancing and strict hygiene measures in place. Gatherings will be limited to 10 people and bookings for restaurants will not be allowed for groups larger than 10. Schools and early childhood centres will open from Monday 18 May while bars will be allowed to reopen from Thursday 21 May. New Zealand is current under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions, after the country was placed under full lockdown on March 26 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)
COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows
COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows
The 2020-21 academic year will be the best ever for postsecondary students who need a hand financially
A person bicycles past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The Ontario government announces the framework for reopening of colleges and universities as early as of July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Cases spike in U.S. Sunbelt as California, other states back off on reopening
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 3, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom is interviewed while visiting the Hot and Cool Cafe in Los Angeles, as California, opens from the coronavirus shutdown. - Newsom on July 1, 2020, ordered restaurants to close in-door dining in Los Angeles and 18 other counties badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The order will remain in place for at least three weeks and also affects bars, wineries, movie theaters, museums and other businesses. (Photo by Genaro Molina / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GENARO MOLINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Gordon Pape: Three overlooked income stocks weathering the COVID-19 storm
This Dec. 22, 2005 file photo shows a Green Giant sign on a hillside near Le Sueur, Minn.
Israeli lawmakers approve phone tracking of coronavirus cases
Israeli lawmakers approve phone tracking of virus cases
Uber extends mask requirement for drivers, riders, launches new campaign
FILE PHOTO: Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Bogota, Colombia, December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
Immigration judges in lawsuit say U.S. government muzzles them
Immigration judges in lawsuit say U.S. government muzzles them
Canada’s five big banks join anti-hate advertising boycott of Facebook
TD Bank, CIBC and Bank of Montreal are seen in the financial district as the provincial phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Trump backs work incentives as part of next stimulus bill
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech following a tour of Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Mayor of Richmond, Virginia orders prompt removal of Confederate statues
Richmond mayor orders prompt removal of Confederate statues
Why we need to start spending on infrastructure, and fast
REM light rail construction off the service road of HWY 40 in Pointe Claire, March 1, 2019. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Montenegro legalizes same-sex civil partnerships
FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Montenegro's capital Podgorica. Markovic said Monday May 25, 2020, the national borders will be opened as of June 1 for nationals of some European countries that meet the entry criteria of the small country’s health authorities, excluding former ally Serbia, drawing angry reaction from Serbian officials Tuesday.(AP Photo/Risto Bozovic, FILE)
Dad’s old boat always gave us trouble, but it gave us life lessons, too
Our justice system needs to be more than a ‘Zoom court'
Jon Khan is a lawyer currently completing his PhD in law at Osgoode Hall Law School. Photo received on June 30, 2020
Months later, U.N. Security Council backs call for coronavirus truce
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lahore, Pakistan. Guterres expressed hope Tuesday, June 23, 2020 that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which would undermine a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry, File)
Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name
Utah university to consider dropping ‘Dixie’ from its name
Joe Biden says new China national security law a ‘death blow,’ weighs sanctions
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden departs after speaking at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Marco Rubio seeks to ban Chinese firms from U.S. capital markets
Marco Rubio seeks to ban Chinese firms from U.S. capital markets
U.S. delays American diplomats’ return to China amid concerns over coronavirus testing, quarantine
U.S. delays American diplomats’ return to China amid concerns over coronavirus testing, quarantine
India, China hold inconclusive talks on ending army faceoff
Karni Sena supporters display a banner and shout slogans during a protest against China outside a mobile phone market in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India's ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. The quick workaround showed the ban was largely symbolic since the apps can’t be automatically erased from devices where they are already downloaded, and is a response to a border clash with China where 20 Indian soldiers died earlier this month, digital experts said. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Emmanuel Macron’s party just suffered an electoral drubbing. Is he next?
Konrad Yakabuski
Manitoba’s ‘diverse’ economy avoids worst of pandemic hit
Plant-based steak from a 3D printer near you
Israeli start-up Redefine Meat's 3D printer produces a plant-based steak mimicking real beef during a demonstration for Reuters at their facility in Rehovot, Israel June 29, 2020. Picture taken June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Manufacturing slump eases as world emerges from pandemic
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 22, 2020 a sign on a lamppost requests people to wear face coverings in the Georgetown district of Washington, DC. - US industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic showed signs of life in June, with private firms hiring more than two million workers and the manufacturing sector starting to recover, according to new data released July 1, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
New York City delays resumption of indoor dining at restaurants
Customers dine outside Dudley's, Monday, June 22, 2020, in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would ignite a a spike in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
‘We are not guinea pigs,’ say South African anti-vaccine protesters
People protest against Coronavirus trials in Africa, outside the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. A protest against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial is underway as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
What we know – and don’t know – about masks
People wearing masks visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California June 30, 2020. - Due to a spike in coronavirus cases California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of bars in Los Angeles and six other California counties in order to stem the spike. Los Angeles County reported 2,779 new COVID-19 cases on June 30, just short of the single-day record of 2,903 set on June 29. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Citing racial bias, San Francisco will end mug shots release
FILE - In this May 21, 2019, file photo, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott answers questions during a news conference in San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department will stop releasing mugshots of people arrested unless they pose a threat in an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the police chief announced Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Boston officials vote to remove statue of Abraham Lincoln and enslaved Black man
A statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln's feet rests on a pedestal, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Boston. The statue in Boston is a copy of the Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Emancipation Group and the Freedman's Memorial, that was erected in Lincoln Park, in Washington, D.C., in 1876. Three years later, the copy was installed in Boston. Calls are mounting for the removal of both statues. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
P&G says will not disclose advertising decisions as Facebook ad boycott grows
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Procter & Gamble Co. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Health experts slam U.S. mass purchase of licensed coronavirus drug
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Nova Scotia public health warns of COVID-19 exposure on recent Toronto-Halifax flight
A WestJet airlines plane at the Ottawa airport Wednesday June 26, 2019. WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will end its seat distancing policy on board starting July 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Surge in sales ahead of Canada Day helping fireworks companies in difficult year
People watch a fireworks show in Centennial park as part of Canada Day celebrations, in Toronto on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Fireworks companies say they've seen a surge in consumer sales in recent weeks as people try to recreate cancelled Canada Day displays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Police raid Wirecard headquarters as administrator kicks off asset sales
A woman enters the headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions, in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
WHO warns some nations still face ‘long, hard’ battle with COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
U.S. Army quarantines 90 soldiers with coronavirus at Fort Bragg
FILE - This Jan. 4, 2020 file photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C. The fight over removing the names of Confederate generals from U.S. Army bases, like Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, has become a national debate. But in North Carolina’s new 8th Congressional District, which includes Fort Bragg and all of Cumberland County, the issue is much more personal. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
Turkey asks EU to correct ‘mistake’ of travel list exclusion
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a video conference with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. In his opening remarks to the three-way summit between the Turkish, Iranian and Russian leaders, Erdogan said the three countries' aim was to protect Syria's political and territorial unity, to end the fighting on the ground and to find a political solution to the conflict.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
Conservative Party rule seems impossible right now
John Ibbitson
Mike Pompeo urges Turkey to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia as museum
Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque which is currently a museum, is seen in Istanbul, Turkey, June 28, 2020. Picture taken June 28, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
U.S. Commerce Department warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China’s Xinjiang province
FILE — Ethnic Uighurs, who are largely Muslim, walk past a mosque in Kashgar, in western China, Aug. 7, 2019. Before the Chinese police hung high-powered surveillance cameras and locked up ethnic minorities by the hundreds of thousands in China’s western region of Xinjiang, China’s hackers went to work building malware, researchers say. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)
France freezes role in NATO naval force amid Turkey tensions
FILE - In this May 11 2017 file photo, the French stealth frigate Courbet is docked at Naval Base Guam, near Hagatna, Guam. rance is suspending its involvement in a NATO naval operation of Libya's coast after a standoff with a Turkish ship and amid growing tensions within the military alliance over Libya. France is also calling for crisis mechanism to prevent a repeat of an incident earlier this month between Turkish warships and the French naval vessel Courbet in the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine developers encouraged by immune response but cautious on time frame
Prof. Sarah Gilbert in her office at Oxford University's Jennings Institue in Oxford on Friday, April 24, 2020. Gilbert, a vaccinologist, has also worked on developing a vaccine for MERS, an earlier coronavirus. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée hopes Turkish trial will reveal fresh evidence
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 17, 2019, Hatice Cengiz, Turkish fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, gives a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in Rome. - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters will "fully consider" calls for a proposed Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United to be blocked, according to a BBC report on Friday, June 5. Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has written to the league to oppose the deal. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump says he will veto defence bill to keep Confederate base names
FILE - In this March 27, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence. The assessment was included in at least one of Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
China orders some American media to give details on staff in retaliation
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing. China has demanded staff and business information from four U.S. media companies including The Associated Press in what it called a necessary response to similar demands by Washington on Chinese state-controlled news outlets. Lijian announced Wednesday, July 1, 2020, that AP, United Press International, CBS and National Public Radio had seven days to file declarations regarding their staff, financial operations, real estate ownership and other matters. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Renovation and home-improvement spending booms as COVID-19 changes consumer habits
Rikesh Shah and Karen Bhangoo with their kids Juliet and Oliver on their newly built back deck. During the COVID-19 pandemic the family decided to go ahead with building a new deck to open up more work and play space for their Etobicoke home. June 25, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Seattle police forcibly clear ‘lawless’ protest zone
Seattle Police arrest a demonstrator who was blocking the intersection of East Pine Street and 11th Avenue after police cleared the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) and retook the department's East Precinct in Seattle on July 1, 2020.
Robert Lighthizer celebrates USMCA, promises enforcement as trade deal comes into force
FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on as Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Jesus Seade, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sign documents during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
Western Canada: Alberta releases plan to rebuild economy after COVID-19, oil price crash
FILE PHOTO: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton, Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Up to 60 migrants feared dead in lake after sinking, Turkey says
A paramilitary boat searches for people in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in the lake last week, Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Wednesday. Turkey launched a search-and-rescue mission involving helicopters and boats after the boat carrying migrants across Lake Van was reported missing on June 27. (DHA via AP)
EU, Britain making ‘very limited’ progress in talks, Angela Merkel says
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 01: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks on behalf of the federal government during a question and answer session at the Bundestag on July 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Today's session coincides with the first day of Germany's assumption of the rotating presidency of the European Council. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Tayyip Erdogan says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks to members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a video conference call in Ankara, Turkey, July 1, 2020. Mustafa Oztartan/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE
Astronauts perform second spacewalk to swap station batteries
In this image taken from NASA video, commander Chris Cassidy, right, and NASA astronaut Bob Behnken perform their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday, July 1, 2020, to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station. (NASA via AP)
Trump not briefed because Russia bounty reports uncorroborated, White House says
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Eventually Biden will debate the incumbent and will need a simple, clear message to counter President Trump’s tired “Make America Great Again” trope, writes Thomas Friedman. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)
U.K. extends immigration rights for 3 million eligible Hong Kongers
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab makes a statement on Hong Kong's national security legislation in London, Britain, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Benjamin Netanyahu ally confirms delays in West Bank annexation plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks with Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz right, Israeli sports and culture minister Miri Regev center, Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan left, and Israeli Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis following a vote at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. As snap elections were called in Israel, Netanyahu emerged as the overwhelming early front-runner with rivals and commentators alike pinning their primary hopes of unseating him on a potential corruption indictment. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Morning Update: Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law, amid fears of ‘white terror’
Riot police officers walk as anti-national security law protesters march during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain, in Hong Kong, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Premarket: Global shares begin H2 with a whimper despite positive data
COVID-19 tests are dropped off at a walk-in COVID-19 test site on June 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. - The US will start combining test samples to be tested in batches, instead of one by one, hoping to dramatically boost screening for the coronavirus, as California passes the threshold of 6,000 coronavirus-related deaths three months after statewide Stay-At-Home orders went into effect to try and stem the virus. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law, amid fears of ‘white terror'
Riot police fire tear gas into the crowds to disperse anti-national security law protesters during a march at the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
First-time buyers rush to Toronto market as new mortgage rules set to take effect
Carolyn Ireland
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