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Canadian dollar edges higher against U.S. dollar as oil prices steady
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Putin appoints acting governor to region rocked by protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov during their meeting after visiting the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, Crimea, on July 20, 2020.
The Outpost is a gripping portrait of modern war, even if it enlists Nepotism Inc. as its casting agency
This image released by Screen Media shows Scott Eastwood in a scene from "The Outpost." The film tells the story of the heroic Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan in 2009, where the Taliban attacked a remote American Combat Outpost that was nearly impossible to defend. (Screen Media via AP)
Trump says he will send federal forces to more U.S. cities despite national outcry over tactics
Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse protesters at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, in Portland, Ore., on July 20, 2020.
‘Amal’ space probe functioning after launch to Mars, UAE says
In this handout photograph taken and released on July 20, 2020, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, an H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre, in southwestern Japan.
Amber Heard tells U.K. court she feared ex-husband Johnny Depp would kill her
Actress Amber Heard arrives at the High Court in London, on July 20, 2020.
Canadian home prices edged up 0.7 per cent in June, but market slowing
A client has her hands sanitized by a real estate agent following a visit to a home in Montreal on June 5, 2020.
Soccer’s Ballon d’Or trophy won’t be awarded this year due to coronavirus disruptions
The Ballon d'Or displayed ahead of an award ceremony in Zurich on Jan. 11, 2016.
Walmart Canada investing $3.5-billion over five years in ‘smarter stores’
Signage at a Laval, Que., Walmart store is seen on May 3, 2016. Walmart Canada plans to invest $3.5 billion over the next five years to improve service in stores and on the web, renovate 150 stores and build two new distribution centres. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Buckingham Palace releases official photos from Princess Beatrice’s wedding
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are seen in the grounds of the Royal Lodge after their wedding, in Windsor, Britain, in this official wedding photograph released by the Royal Communications on July 19, 2020.
U.K. airlines call for tax break to help boost air travel demand
A British Airways Boeing 747 is seen at the Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Hundreds of separatists protest Spanish royals’ visit to rural Catalonia
Catalan regional police officers block an antimonarchy march of pro-independence demonstrators in Monasterio de Poblet, on July 20, 2020.
Small cap stocks to watch on Monday
Rusty Stiles operates a gun drill on an assembly line for engine blocks for Volvo trucks at the Linamar factory in Arden, North Carolina on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Linamar, a Canadian company, relies on the NAFTA agreement to be able to operate in the US. 9Mike Belleme/ The Globe and Mail)
Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Photo/video locations at Foster Creek July 10: - bear by ground heave monuments - reclamation area (trees) - First Nations burial ground - control room - cogeneration plant/turbine repair inside - Bear's Den/Primco Dene staff in kitchen - Ensign rig - well pads - salt cavern - wedge wells - heat exchangers (and exterior boilers) - water testing - boilers inside - oil testing (spinning a cut off the treater) • Foster Creek 2 - boilers
Israeli top model Bar Refaeli convicted of tax evasion
Israeli model Bar Refaeli, centre, wears a face mask as she arrives for a hearing in the tax evasion case against her and her mother Tzipi, at a court in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 20, 2020.
Alibaba’s Ant Group prepares dual listing in Hong Kong, Shanghai
The logo of Ant Financial Services Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Jan. 24, 2018.
Undermining trust in police is dangerous for us all
Undermining trust in police is dangerous for us all
Vancouver planners, builders laud sped-up permit process at city hall
image from the Broadhurstt and Whitaker Block - 3493 Commercial St.
Amber Dawn’s My Art is Killing Me captures the tension in how creative work can both save and harm
Author Amber Dawn.
Egypt’s parliament approves Libya troop deployment, risking clash with Turkey
In this Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, Egypt's parliament meets in Cairo.
Child athletes in Japan frequently abused in training, according to Human Rights Watch
FILE PHOTO: General view of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, after the construction completion ceremony in Tokyo, Japan December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Research Roundup: Rally looks more like a ‘blow-off top, not the beginning of a new bull run'
Currency traders wearing face masks work near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 17, 2020. Asian stock markets rebounded Friday after Wall Street closed lower amid uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Monday’s Insider Report: COO of this large-cap retail stock lands a $2.6-million payday
A woman walks past a Dollarama in downtown Montreal, Quebec, April 23, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Yamana Gold hopes to hike dividend ahead of London Stock Exchange listing
Workers are seen at the Minera Florida mine, in the village of Alhue in central Chile, February 19, 2009. Canada's Yamana Gold said it expected to produce 120,000 ounces of gold from its Minera Florida mine in central Chile in 2009. Picture taken February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE)
U.K. secures 90 million potential COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech alliance and Valneva
FILE - In this May 4, 2020 photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, receives an injection. The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP)
Champagne rejects Iran’s ‘human error’ finding as black boxes of Ukrainian airliner downloaded in Paris
A man pauses to look at photographs of some of the people who died in the downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in Iran, during a vigil for the victims of the flight at the Har El synagogue in West Vancouver on Sunday January 19, 2020. The families of Canadians killed by Iran's downing of a commercial airliner in January are preparing to grill Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne over the federal government's plan to hold the Islamic Republic to account. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Can Southeast Asia learn from the North American opioid epidemic before it’s too late?
Foreign military attaches check drugs in a football ground where seized drugs, vehicles, laboratory accessories and precursor chemicals are being displayed to be witnessed by invited military attaches and journalists in Kawnghka at Shan State on March 6, 2020. - 97 million US dollar worth of drugs and related items were seized this year during a special operation held to crack down drugs trafficking, a military spokesperson said. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP) (Photo by YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid China tensions
Skyscrapers stand over Hong Kong on May 28, 2020.
Chevron acquiring Noble Energy for $5-billion in stock, biggest oil deal since price crash
An entrance sign stands at the Chevron refinery near the Houston Ship Channel on May 5, 2019.
Morning Update: Safety issues slow probe into fatal Jasper National Park sightseeing bus crash
A rolled-over tour bus rests where it fell on the Columbia Icefield near Jasper, Alta., Sunday, July 19, 2020. RCMP say three passengers were killed when the sightseeing bus rolled over at the icefields. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ebay selling classified-ads business to Adevinta for nearly US$9-billion: source
The German headquarters of eBay is pictured in Kleinmachnow, Germany, on Aug. 6, 2019.
Wirecard scandal to be taken up by German parliamentary committee next week, lawmaker says
FILE PHOTO: 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/File Photo
Oil steady as virus infections rise but hopes for vaccine lends support
FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders wear masks as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File photo
Arctic scientists look to local support for projects sidelined by COVID-19
Arctic scientists look to local support for projects sidelined by COVID-19
Four vegetables you should be eating this summer
Leslie Beck
The first thing we need to know about the WE Charity deal is how this bad idea began
Campbell Clark
In Canadian law, ‘terrorism’ seems to be the hardest word – and it’s going to get harder
The man accused of threatening the prime minister while carrying guns illegally on the grounds of Rideau Hall is due in court today for a bail hearing. A police officer stands by a fence outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, July 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
We must act now to prevent the loss of an entire generation in long-term care
The candlelight vigil was organized by families of Orchard Villa to commemorate Elder Abuse Awareness Day. They held the event outside the home in Pickering, one of Ontario's hardest hit long-term care home with 78 deaths due to COVID-19 during the pandemic. June 15, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
It’s been six months since COVID-19 came to Canada. Here are some of the lives we’ve lost
Nurse Sandy Cairns, shown as a young woman in the family photo at middle, died at age 80 of COVID-19. Other victims included Craig Welch, Tsugio and Fumiko Ito and Claude Gagnon, left, and Arlene Reid and Bob Dillon, right.
Looking to buy a fast car? Here are some fun, used options under $30,000
The 2016 Camaro SS was introduced on May 16, 2015. It’s the most powerful Camaro SS in the car’s history, with a new 6.2L LT1 V-8 engine producing an estimated 440 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque. It is offered with an all-new eight-speed automatic transmission, as well as a six-speed manual.
The close: Stocks rise as potential vaccines show promise, Nasdaq back at record high
A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, July 20, 2020. Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as investors cautiously eyed the summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis and coronavirus cases continued to soar in the U.S.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
July 20: ‘Should the WE Charity scandal be investigated by Liberals?’ Readers debate WE Charity, police oversight, plus other letters to the editor
Craig and Marc Kielburger will be joined by a must-see lineup of speakers and performers at WE Day events across Canada this Fall.
Seattle Sounders blank Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 at MLS is Back Tournament
Seattle Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz (9) has his shot blocked by Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Thomas Hasal (51) during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (not pictured) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 14, 2019.
Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes returning to U.S. Open following sixth-place Memorial showing
Mackenzie Hughes of Canada plays his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of The Memorial Tournament on July 19, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
Iran executes man convicted of spying on U.S.-slain general
In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo. Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran. Iran executed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, convicted of providing information to the U.S. and Israel about Soleimani, who was later killed by a U.S. drone strike.
Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties, fearing China’s national security law
Police disperse pro-democracy protesters with pepper spray as they gather to mark the anniversary of the attack by more than 100 white-wearing men with pipes and poles on July 21 last year, at Yuen Long, in Hong Kong, China July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Your daily horoscope: July 20
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