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New Japanese PM Fumio Kishida calls Oct. 31 election, vows to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at the prime minister's official residence after he and his ministers attended the attestation ceremony of his cabinet at the Imperial Palace Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan's parliament on Monday elected Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Toronto Blue Jays rout Baltimore Orioles but miss playoffs
TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 3: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts as he watches the Boston Red Sox play the Washington Nationals on the big screen at the Rogers Centre, after the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles in their MLB game, on October 3, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
Tofino trip may only hasten Trudeau’s departure
John Ibbitson
Hotlines reopen as North Korea urges South Korea to mend ties
In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, a South Korean government official communicates with a North Korean officer during a phone call on the dedicated communications hotline at the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. South Korea on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after weeks of a hiatus in a small reconciliation step.
Trudeau says sorry to B.C. First Nation for Tofino beach vacation
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays a teddy bear at a small flag in a field prior to a ceremony at the site of a former residential school where, last month, ground-penetrating radar detected a potential 751 unmarked graves, in Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada July 6, 2021. Liam Richards/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
This time, the clock just ran out for the Blue Jays
Cathal Kelly
Rafael Devers hits two homers to clinch playoff spot for Boston; Red Sox to host Yankees in AL wild-card game
Boston Red Sox' Rafael Devers celebrates his two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Washington. The Red Sox won 7-5.
Bills force five turnovers, overwhelm Texans 40-0
Buffalo Bills strong safety Micah Hyde (center) is congratulated by teammates for making an interception against the Houston Texans in the second quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Oct. 3, 2021.
Ex-Facebook manager alleges social network fed Capitol riot
Sunday on 60 Minutes: The Facebook whistleblower (TV News). A former employee, who recently filed anonymous federal complaints against Facebook, reveals her identity on 60 Minutes, Sunday. Credit: CBS
Lars Vilks, Swedish artist threatened over Prophet Muhammad sketch, reportedly dead in road collision
FILE - Swedish artist Lars Vilks speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday March 4, 2015. Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body brought death threats, died from a traffic accident Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 Swedish news media reported. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
Ontario universities struggle to control growing number of rowdy weekend parties
HAMILTON, JULY 24, 2018 - McMaster University Campus in Hamilton on July 24, 2018. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail - Uni-Report Magazine
Ottawa under pressure to extend business and worker COVID-19 benefits ahead of Oct. 23 deadline
Patrons settle up with a server on a pub's outdoor patio in Ottawa on the first day of Ontario's first phase of re-opening amidst the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday, June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Boko Haram moves into north-central Nigeria in apparent expansion: officials
Hadiza, an internally displaced person from Baga local government area in Borno State in Nigeria, poses with family members on July 21, 2019 in Markas, the mosque of Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf in Old Maiduguri where she currently resides. - Boko Haram's decade-long conflict has killed 27,000 people and displaced about two million from their homes in northeast Nigeria. The violence has spread to nearby Niger, Chad and Cameroon, with the affected countries forming a regional military coalition to fight the group. Boko Haram fighters have abducted huge numbers of women and children across the region. (Photo by FATI ABUBAKAR / AFP)FATI ABUBAKAR/AFP/Getty Images
Britain to say Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland too harmful to retain
Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate during the Conservative Party conference, in the center of Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Flat GDP numbers hide welcome signs of a service-sector revival
David Parkinson
Plane at centre of deadly crash in old Montreal was carrying marriage proposal banner
A member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) inspects the wreckage of a plane at a crash site in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The small plane crashed on Ile Sainte-Helene near Montreal’s Old Port on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canadian miners pursue prospects in war-torn Tigray
Thousands of Tigrayan youths walk to join the Tigray Defense Force south of the Ethiopian city of Mekelle, June 24, 2021. A scrappy force of local Tigrayan recruits scored a cascade of battlefield victories against the Ethiopian military, one of AfricaÕs strongest. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
Canadian companies delay return to office amid Delta variant concerns
Pedestrians walk past Scotia Plaza in the financial district in Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Germany’s Social Democrats want three-way coalition talks but would-be partners hold off
Lars Klingbeil, secretary general of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), GREENS party co-leaders Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck arrive to address the media following their exploratory talks to build a new German government coalition in Berlin, Germany, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Global sensation Squid Game is a parable of capitalist exploitation
John Doyle
Israel requires COVID-19 booster shots for stricter ‘green pass’
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Izhak Mesfin, 44 years old, receives a third shot of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as country launches booster shots for over 30-year-olds, in Rishon Lezion, Israel August 24, 2021. REUTERS/ Nir Elias
Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets of hundreds of the global elite
FILE - Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a media conference prior to a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels, in this Wednesday, May 5, 2021, file photo. Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been stashing away their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files obtained from 14 different firms located around the world. The report released Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists involved 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries. Jordan's King Abdullah II is one of 330 current and former politicians identified as beneficiaries of the secret accounts. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP, File)
New Brunswick reports 93 new COVID-19 infections, two deaths and 45 hospitalizations
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. New Brunswick is reporting a record-smashing 140 new COVID-19 infections and four deaths in a single day as the eastern province continues to grapple with the the pandemic's fourth wave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Military to ‘be in position’ Monday to decide where to deploy nurses in Alberta
An entrance to the Peter Lougheed Centre hospital is shown in Calgary, Thursday, April 9, 2020. The Canadian Medical Association is calling for circuit-breaker lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan to protect "crumbling" health-care systems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Six killed as violence breaks out during Indian farmers’ protest following deadly vehicle collision
FILE PHOTO: A farmer sits on a tractor as he attends a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a protest against farm laws in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
I’m not lazy, I’m just retired
Canada, U.S. ferry service set to resume in 2022 after three-year hiatus
The CAT, a high-speed passenger ferry, departs Yarmouth, N.S. heading to Portland, Maine on its first scheduled trip on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. An international ferry service that links Canada with the United States is set to resume next year after being cancelled for three years in a row. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders pull ‘insensitive and offensive’ third jersey a day after its unveiling
Guelph Storm's Nate Schnarr, right, battles Prince Albert Raiders' Zack Hayes in front of Storm goaltender Ian Scott in third period 2019 Memorial Cup action in Halifax on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Guelph won 5-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Democrats will be ‘disappointed’ as party pares Biden’s social, infrastructure agenda
Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beaches
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Cleanup workers attempt to contain oil which seeped into Talbert Marsh, home to around 90 bird species, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman, killing at least three; flights delayed
A picture taken on October 3, 2021, shows flooding in the Omani capital Muscat, as the Shaheen tropical storm hits the country. - One child has died in flash flooding while flights and schools have been suspended as tropical Cyclone Shaheen bears down on Oman, authorities said. (Photo by MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/AFP via Getty Images)
Small plane crashes into building in Milan; 8 reported dead
Italian police stand by as firefighters work at the site of a plane crash, in San Donato Milanese suburb of Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. According to media reports, a small plane carrying five passengers and the pilot crashed into an apparently vacant office building in a Milan suburb. Their fates were not immediately known. (Italian Police via AP)
Sonny Colbrelli wins epic Paris-Roubaix classic in three-way sprint to the finish line
Sonny Colbrelli of Italy, second left, crosses the finish line ahead of Florian Vermeersch of Belgium, right and second place, and Mathieu van der Poel of The Netherlands, left and third place, to win the men's Paris Roubaix, a 258 kilometer (160.3 miles) one-day-race cycling race, at the velodrome in Roubaix, northern France, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Rear is Gianni Moscon of Italy. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Russia reports record number of daily COVID-19 deaths for the fifth time in a week
FILE - In this May 15, 2020, file photo, cemetery workers in protective suits disinfect a grave as they bury a COVID-19 victim in a section of the Butovskoye cemetery reserved for coronavirus victims outside Moscow, Russia. Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a record on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 for the fourth straight day, and confirmed cases continued to surge as well. Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 887 deaths, the country's highest daily number in the pandemic. The previous record, from a day earlier, stood at 867. (Kirill Zykov, Moscow News Agency photo via AP, File)
British PM rejects ‘uncontrolled immigration’ as answer to crises caused by truck-driver shortage
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks through the Conservative Party annual conference venue, in Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Off the rails again: Ottawa’s troublesome LRT keeps jumping the tracks
A train on Ottawa's Confederation LRT line, as shown in this handout image provided by Steven Grant, jumped the track on Sept. 19 with 12 people on board. The line has been shut down ever since while experts repair the damage and try to figure out the cause of the derailment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Steven Grant *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Quebec reports 499 new COVID-19 cases, one more virus-related death
People line up at a COVID-19 testing clinic, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ontario’s SIU investigating after man dies following stun gun shot
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after it says a 45-year-old man was shot dead by police in Toronto. The Special Investigations Unit says officers went into a downtown apartment building at 291 George St. to conduct an investigation around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. It says shortly afterwards, the officers went into a third-floor unit and had an “interaction” with a resident. The agency says two officers fired their guns, and the man was struck. He died in hospital soon after. The SIU says it has assigned five investigators and three forensic investigators to the case, which involves two subject officers and seven witness officers. Toronto police, meanwhile, say they were in a downtown building searching for a missing person when the incident occurred. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Ontario reports 580 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths
Covid-19 Rapid Test Device kits at Humber River Hospital in Toronto on November 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Chinese warplanes fly toward Taiwan for second straight day
FILE -In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China sent 19 fighter jets, including 12 J-16s, towards Taiwan Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in a large display of force, just a day after the island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group, which China has also applied to join. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP)
Algeria attacks French President for remarks, bans flights, recalls diplomat
FILE- In this Dec.6, 2017 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron meets residents in Algiers. Algeria has announced the immediate recall of its ambassador from Paris in a burst of fury over what it said were "inadmissible" comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul, File)
North Korea threatens UN Security Council in clash over missiles
Jo Chol Su, left, director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American Affairs Department, attends an international nuclear nonproliferation conference in Moscow on Nov. 8, 2019. North Korea has warned the U.N. Security Council against criticizing the isolated country's missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. On Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, Jo Chol Su, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official, warned the U.N. council it “had better think what consequences it will bring in the future in case it tries to encroach upon the sovereignty” of North Korea. (Kyodo News via AP)
Thiago Santos beats Johnny Walker with unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: In this handout photo provided by UFC, (R-L) Johnny Walker of Brazil punches Thiago Santos of Brazil in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 02, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Mark Stone scores winner as Calgary Flames earn pre-season win over Seattle Kraken
Seattle Kraken left wing Brandon Tanev (13) drives around Calgary Flames right wing Ryan Francis (65) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Kent, Wash.. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Kenya’s Jepkosgei win London Marathon over defending champion Brigid Kosgei
Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - October 3, 2021 Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei celebrates winning the elite women's race REUTERS/Matthew Childs TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Eclectic French tycoon Bernard Tapie, dies aged 78
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2005 file photo Bernard Tapie waits at the Paris courthouse at the start of his tax evasion case. Tapie, the charismatic president of French soccer club Marseille during its glory era whose reign was marred by a match-fixing scandal, died Sunday Oct. 3, 2021. He was 78. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
Islamic State suspected in deadly bomb blast near Kabul mosque
A Taliban fighter (L) stands guard as Afghan medical staff members wait at the entrance of a hospital to receive the victims of an explosion in Kabul on October 3, 2021. (Photo by Hoshang HASHIMI / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)
Welcome to Oh Carolina Café & Grocery, a modern and timely rendition of the old-fashioned corner store, and more
Oh Carolina Cafe and Grocery in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.
Hong Kong trade union disbands as impact of security law deepens
This photo taken on September 25, 2021 shows Wong Nai Yuen (bottom 2nd R) with members of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKTU) at the opening of a HKTU exhibition in Hong Kong. - Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy labour coalition voted to disband on October 3, 2021, blaming threats to its leadership's safety as China imposes a sweeping clampdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Indigenous relay race steeped in tradition, cultural significance
Indigenous relay teams race during the Extreme Indian Relay at Enoch Park race track on Sept. 4, 2021. Leah Hennel / Globe and Mail
Good health isn’t just about burning calories to hit weight goals
Alex Hutchinson
Idaho County, one of America’s least-vaccinated places, treads lightly on fractures in health care and political values
Why a class clown may boost your team’s productivity
High angle shot of a team of businesspeople meeting around the boardroom table in the office
Can I get a ticket if someone else is using my phone while I’m driving?
Constable Steve Shaw of the Vancouver Police Traffic Enforcement Unit writes a speeding ticket in 2008. Darryl Dyck/CP Photo
Oct. 3: ‘Why are so many Canadians upset with the Prime Minister for taking a day off?’ Justin Trudeau criticized for vacationing on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Your lookahead horoscope: October 3
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