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Australia borders to stay shut as COVID-19 daily deaths reach record
Police on horseback patrol the Melbourne central business district on August 9, 2020, as the city struggles to cope with a COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Fifty-three years and counting: Leafs’ Cup drought keeps on going
Cathal Kelly
Leafs eliminated after 3-0 loss to Blue Jackets in Game 5
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe, Back, and players react as Columbus Blue Jackets centre Boone Jenner (38) and Blue Jackets centre Alexander Wennberg (10) celebrate an empty net goal during third period NHL Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff action in Toronto on Sunday, August 9, 2020.
Collin Morikawa delivers a great shot in quiet moment to win PGA Championship
Collin Morikawa reacts as the top of the Wanamaker Trophy falls after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.
Canada joins U.K., four other countries in urging Hong Kong to reinstate candidates, hold elections
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Lancaster House on July 21, 2020 in London.
Tories urge finance committee to study PMO’s outsourcing of commercial rent plan
Tories urge finance panel to study PMO’s outsourcing of commercial rent plan
Pelosi, Mnuchin open door to narrower U.S. COVID-19 aid deal through 2020
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speak to members of the press after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 7, 2020 in Washington.
Get the time machine: It’s not easy to fire a bad Governor-General and it has to be that way
Campbell Clark
Coronavirus Update: Europe alarmed as U.S. hits 5 million cases, with numbers rising in nearly 20 states
Canada’s guidelines on reopening schools recommend masks for students aged 10 and up
A empty classroom is pictured at Eric Hamber Secondary school in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Toronto Raptors clinch playoff spot, beat Memphis Grizzlies 108-99 in Orlando bubble
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 09: De'Anthony Melton #0 of the Memphis Grizzlies knocks the ball out of Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors hands during the fourth quarter at Visa Athletic Center at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 09, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Kamloops, B.C. boat crash sends two passengers to hospital, police investigating
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018.
Mitch Moreland homers twice, including walk-off shot that sends Red Sox over Toronto
Boston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland, right, watches his two-run, walk-off home run in front of Toronto Blue Jays' Reese McGuire during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Stars beat Blues to draw Flames, St. Louis to face Canucks
St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen (34) is scored on by Dallas Stars' Denis Gurianov (34) during shootout NHL qualifying round game action in Edmonton, on Sunday August 9, 2020.
I, spy: CSIS has an identity crisis
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. Canada's spy agency has warned the Trudeau government that proposed changes to bolster privacy could undermine the ability of intelligence agents to collect and use information about citizens. In a 14-page submission to the Justice Department, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service recommends any reforms include special language that takes into account "the critical public interest in national security activities" carried out by CSIS. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Supply teachers still a thorny issue for safety-conscious schools
Furniture and files are shown at a school in Brampton, Ontario on Thursday July 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Danielle Kang seizes on Lydia Ko’s collapse to win second straight in Ohio
Danielle Kang seizes on Lydia Ko’s collapse to win second straight in Ohio
Can the West’s economies ever escape China’s magnetic pull? The story of rare-earth metals shows how hard it can be
A mining machine extracts rock at Baotou Baiyan Obo in Inner Mongolia, the world's largest mine of rare-earth minerals. Facilities like this have helped China dominate the market for obscure but valuable elements like gadolinium, samarium and praseodymium.
San Antonio Spurs help playoff chances, top Pelicans
San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan, right, tries to keep the ball away from New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Could shelter hotels be a model for addressing homelessness?
Could shelter hotels be a model for addressing homelessness?
India to ban imports of 101 items of military equipment to boost self-reliance
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh holds a model of a light machine gun during DefExpo20 in Lucknow, India on Feb. 7, 2020.
Hugo Alvarado fled Chile, but Saskatoon welcomed him for life
Hugo Alvarado, lives lived
How Ottawa can end CERB, boost the economy and help the unemployed
A closed shop on Queen St. West, is photographed on April 28 2020.
Three Amazon tribesmen in Peru killed during protest against Canadian oil firm
Military, police crack down on Belarus protests in hotly disputed presidential election
Demonstrators stand in front of riot police during a protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)
Mitch Moreland homers twice, including walk-off shot that sends Red Sox over Blue Jays 5-3
Moreland 2 HRs, walk-off shot sends Red Sox over Blue Jays 5-3
Israeli jeweller makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask
Israeli jeweller makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask
Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king’s exit
Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king’s exit
‘Stakeholder’ corporation model still faces unresolved issues
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Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs
Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision
A wealth tax won’t work to fix the coming debt crisis: we need a consumption tax like the GST
A copy of the federal government's Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020 is thumbed through as reporters take part in a media lock-up for the in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadians reduced household debt in pandemic as government programs propped up consumers
FILE - In this July 18, 2012, file photo, credit card logos are seen on a downtown storefront as a pedestrian passes in Atlanta. The coronavirus pandemic has made financial security a higher priority than ever. If you’re in a stable position now, you can increase future flexibility by reducing credit card debt. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Yemen’s rebels say floods, heavy rains left over 130 dead
A picture taken on August 5, 2020 shows the facade of some of the UNESCO-listed buildings in the old city of the Yemeni capital Sanaa following heavy rains. - The fierce storms have added to the woes of the war-torn country, which the UN has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Five years of conflict has left swathes of the country in ruins. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)
The strongest force behind the market rally could push loonie much higher
The stock market rally is losing some of its fizz, and that has bargain hunters anticipating better buying opportunities ahead. But what should they consider?
Automakers, union face ‘huge problems’ in upcoming contract talks
FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Vancouver’s Sunset Beach closed to swimmers due to E. coli levels
Vancouver’s Sunset Beach closed to swimmers due to E. coli levels
Relief measures give federal government more time to review foreign takeovers for national security issues
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains holds a press conference on Parliament Hill amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
N.S. man, 22, facing impaired driving charges after fatal collision in Glencoe
N.S. man, 22, facing impaired driving charges after fatal collision in Glencoe
As gold prices surge, Canadian producers better positioned than last rally
FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
The wage subsidy: A windfall for Canadian corporations
Finance Minister Bill Morneau rises in the House of Commons after delivering deliver a fiscal snapshot, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in Ottawa. Morneau will outline today how the federal government is reshaping its emergency wage subsidy program that has been extended to the end of the year. He has scheduled a news conference this afternoon at a restaurant in Toronto to make the announcement Prime Minister Justin Trudeau teased Thursday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bad week for Mexico tourism capped by mistranslations
FILE - This Sept. 20, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico. The Mexican coastal city pulled a pair of controversial video ads Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, touting the faded resort’s reputation as an “anything goes” tourism destination because they weren't appropriate during the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Mexico stops losing jobs, president says, 15,000 added so far in August
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his daily, morning press conference in front of the former presidential plane at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Monday, July 27, 2020. The president, who only flies commercial as one measure in his austerity government, has been trying to sell the plane since he took office. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Nancy Pelosi says election threats from Russia, China aren’t equal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Berkshire Hathaway quarterly profit jumps 87 per cent, but coronavirus slows Buffett’s businesses
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 04, 2019, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to the press as he arrives at the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. - Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of Warren Buffett, bought back approximately $5.1 billion of its own shares in the second quarter as it was hit hard by economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Berkshire's net profit climbed to $26.3 billion, up sharply from $14.1 billion in the same period last year. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
Eastman Kodak’s $765-million U.S. loan agreement on hold after recent allegations
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IMF to start negotiating new Argentine lending deal over coming weeks
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen ahead of the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Barclays being probed by U.K. privacy watchdog on accusations of spying on staff
FILE PHOTO: A Barclays bank building is seen at Canary Wharf in London, Britain May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok’s U.S. operations, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger, authorities say
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a donor teleconference with other world leaders concerning the situation in Lebanon following the Beirut blast, in Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France August 9, 2020. Christophe Simon/Pool via REUTERS
Staff member tests positive for coronavirus at B.C. long-term care home, Fraser Health says
In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. A male in New Brunswick is facing an assault charge for allegedly coughing in someone's face. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File
Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline
People scoop leaked oil from the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground and caused oil leakage near Blue bay Marine Park in southeast Mauritius on August 9, 2020. - France on August 8, 2020 dispatched aircraft and technical advisers from Reunion to Mauritius after the prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill polluting the island nation's famed reefs, lagoons and oceans. Rough seas have hampered efforts to stop fuel leaking from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran aground two weeks ago, and is staining pristine waters in an ecologically protected marine area off the south-east coast. (Photo by Daren Mauree / L'Express Maurice / AFP) (Photo by DAREN MAUREE/L'Express Maurice/AFP via Getty Images)
Saudi Aramco’s profit plunges, sees signs of oil market recovery
FILE PHOTO: Oil tanks at a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Ontario’s pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected
Lisa Bigioni is shown in a handout photo. Bigioni’s cannabis store in Niagara Falls, Ont. has now been taken over by Choom Holdings Inc. in one of several transactions that has seen Ontario’s first cannabis lottery winners walk away from stores they won the chance to open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Michal Pasco, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canola prices in Canada spike as shippers find back door to China
Western Canadian canola fields are seen in full bloom before they will be harvested later this summer in rural Alberta, Canada July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Teen killed, about 20 injured in Washington shooting
In this image from video provided by NBC4 Washington, law enforcement work the scene of a shooting, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Southeast Washington. (NBC4 Washington via AP)
Quebec reporting 104 COVID-19 cases, three more deaths linked to disease
A man wears a face mask as he walks along a street in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Three days of heavy monsoon rains kill 58 people across Pakistan
People wade along a flooded street after a monsoon rainfall in Lahore on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario reports seventh consecutive day of fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19
Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks on as Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott speaks about a new phone app being introduced - a COVID Alert application - during the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, June 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jack Boland-POOL
Value stock picks, GIC-boosting strategies and the truth about bond ETF yields: What you need to know in investing this week
For Sunday Roundup column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Fire kills at least 10 in Indian coronavirus centre
Rescuers in protective suits carry the body of a victim from Hotel Swarna Palace where a fire broke out early morning in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The fire in the hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility killed seven coronavirus patients. (AP Photo)
U.S. tops five million confirmed coronavirus cases, to Europe’s alarm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 24, 2020 A health worker takes a patient's temperature before sending them to a tent to be tested at a COVID-19 testing site at St. John's Well Child and Family Center, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California. - The United States has registered over five million cases in the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins University's real-time tally showed August 9, 2020, as well as over 162,000 deaths as the country struggles to control the disease. The US tally reached 5,000,603 cases on Sunday morning and 162,430 deaths -- both totals by far the highest of any country in the world. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Puerto Rico halts historic primary voting in centres lacking ballots
FILES - This combo of two file photos shows Pedro Pierluisi, left and Wanda Vazquez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At left, Secretary of State Pedro Pierluisi attends his confirmation hearing at the House of Representatives on Aug. 2, 2019, and at right, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez gives an interview at La Fortaleza governor residence on Aug. 16, 2019. Both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis and are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, Files)
University of Victoria and women’s rowing coach sued over alleged verbal abuse
Former University of Victoria coxswain Lily Copeland is photographed at UVic campus in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday, November 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Afghanistan to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban prisoners to start peace talks
In this handout photograph taken on August 9, 2020 and released by the Press Office of President of Afghanistan, people attend on the last day of the Loya Jirga, a grand assembly, at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul. - The Afghan government and the Taliban are "on the verge of peace talks" after thousands of prominent Afghans approved the release of about 400 contentious militant prisoners, the head of Kabul's peace council said on August 9. (Photo by HANDOUT / Press Office of President of Afghanistan / AFP) (Photo by HANDOUT/Press Office of President of Afg/AFP via Getty Images)
Black Nova Scotia man ‘overjoyed’ as struggle for land title moves forward
Christopher Downey and his wife Chrissy pose in front of their home in North Preston, N.S., Saturday, August 1, 2020. Christopher Downey finished building his home in 2002 on a parcel of land in North Preston, N.S., that has been in his family for generations. But it was only in late July that Downey says he found out the province intends to issue him a certificate of claim to the land upon which his house was built, the first step in his years-long fight for title. THE CANADIAN PRESS/TIM KROCHAK
Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
Scores of parents across Quebec are voicing their concerns around the government's intention to get all students from pre-school through Grade 9 to physically return to schools across the province at the end of the month. School buses are shown at a depot in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., west of Montreal, Sunday, May 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices
Portland police officers walk through the Laurelhurst neighborhood after dispersing protesters from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office early in the morning on Aug. 8, 2020 in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine acknowledges members of the media while entering his residence after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Bexley, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Alex Azar leads highest-level U.S. delegation to Taiwan in decades
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, wearing a face mask, speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar at the presidential office, in Taipei, Taiwan on Aug. 10, 2020.
Beirut explosion shows pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon as donors pledge 253 million euros
Beirut explosion shows pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon
I’ve been asked to return to work but I’m afraid to do so. Can I still collect CERB in this situation?
Worried owner with face mask at his small business
Ottawa announces additional funding for Indigenous businesses and projects
Economic Development and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly takes her place on the stage for a news conference Wednesday May 13, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Aug. 9: ‘We all should own a share of blame for systemic racism in Canadian society.’ Readers reflect on systemic racism in society and business, plus other letters to the editor
Aug. 9: ‘We all should own a share of blame for systemic racism in Canadian society.’ Readers reflect on systemic racism in society and business, plus other letters to the editor
New Zealand records 100 days without domestic COVID-19 case but warns against complacency
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attends the launch of the Labour Party's election campaign in Auckland on August 8, 2020, ahead of the country's general elections scheduled for September 19. (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)
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