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November 7

Valérie Plante re-elected as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL, Que. (03/11/2021) In this combination photo, sign for Valerie Plante, left, and Denis Coderre, right, hang in Montreal, QC. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
Vancouver Whitecaps clinch playoff spot after battling Seattle Sounders to 1-1 draw
Vancouver Whitecaps players celebrate after qualifying for the playoffs after a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders during an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Raptors fall to Brooklyn Nets despite Siakam’s return
TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 07: Pascal Siakam #43 of the Toronto Raptors puts up a shot over James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets during the second half of their NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on November 7, 2021 in Toronto, Canada. 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 Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Two P.E.I. elementary schools to close Monday due to COVID-19 cases
Dr. Heather Morrison, chief medical officer for Prince Edward Island, speaks to the media after she watched three medical staff receive the first COVID-19 vaccines on the island, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on Dec. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
COP26 climate summit enters its crucial final week. Here’s what world leaders will be hashing out
Climate activists attend a protest organized by the COP26 Coalition in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The protest was taking place as leaders and activists from around the world were gathering in Scotland's biggest city for the U.N. climate summit, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Rogers says it won’t appeal B.C. court decision that seals Edward Rogers’s control over the telecom giant
Rogers Communications Inc. logo displayed atop the the company's headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The family squabble at Rogers Communications Inc. carried into the weekend with Edward Rogers planning to convene a board meeting of who he believes are the new directors the Canadian telecommunications company. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Bills self-destruct at Jaguars, lose 9-6 in stunning fashion
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen (41) sacks Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Equinox bets big on US$1.2-billion gold mine in Ontario
Greenstone early works activities have been underway since March 2021 with a focus on detailed engineering, roadworks and tree clearing, completing temporary facilities including construction offices, the temporary lodging facility and temporary water effluent treatment plant, procurement of long-lead items and awarding initial construction contracts. pictured: construction-camp-and-facilities
Slam poet Emtithal Mahmoud brings refugee voices to COP26: ‘Earth began to purge us too’
Emtithal Mahmoud, world champion poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador is seen during shooting of her poem Di Baladna, which is about the devastating impact that climate change is having on humankind, particularly on refugees, London, Britain November 2021. UNHCR/Andy Hall/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
Canada withdrawing non-essential staff from Ethiopia as security situation deteriorates
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Flags fly at full-mast on federal buildings once again — but not for long
Canadian conservation group makes US$100-million biodiversity pledge
Cutline: A Kayapo man looks out from Kendjam Mountain over the 10 million hectares in the highly threatened southeastern Amazon his people have lived on for thousands of years. Pressure on this land from illegal gold miners and loggers threatens the very survival of the Kayapo way of life. Photo Credit: Cristina Mittermeier
Astroworld Festival: aspiring border agent, dancer, engineer among concert dead
Stacey Sarmiento holds a photo up of her posing with her friend, Rudy Pena, who died in a crush of people at the Astroworld music festival in Houston. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Bomb threats unfounded at Ivy League schools, officials say
Law enforcement gather at Columbia University campus in response to a bomb threat in New York, New York, U.S., November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
High inflation is ‘transitory but not short-lived,’ says BoC governor Tiff Macklem
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘They just vanished’: Tigrayans disappear for months in secret Ethiopian detention camps
Awash Arba detention camp in Ethiopia. Image source: Google Earth
Fire damages clubhouse at London, Ont., golf course set to be used as respite for homeless
Yellow crime tape blocks off an area near a mall parking area where two Baltimore city police officers were shot and a suspect was killed as a U.S. Marshals’ task force served a warrant, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Baltimore, Md. The police officers were taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center with injuries that aren’t thought to be life-threatening, county police spokeswoman Joy Stewart said.( (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are the talk of the NHL
EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 05: Connor McDavid #97 and Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrate victory against the New York Rangers during overtime at Rogers Place on November 5, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Manulife’s dividend hike is impressive. But so are investor expectations
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Manulife Financial Inc. says COVID-19 hampered the company's second quarter so much that its net income dropped to half of what it was during the same period last year. Manulife Financial Inc. says COVID-19 hampered the company's second quarter so much that its net income dropped to half of what it was during the same period last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Bus hijacked and torched in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND NOVEMBER 3: Loyalists clash with police during a protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol on November 3, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Trouble continued in Belfast this evening following the hijacking of a bus in Newtownards earlier this week by an armed masked group calling themselves the Protestant Action Force. They told the bus driver this was the start of a campaign against the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
For Mexico’s Lopez Obrador, energy nationalism rises above all else - and that means fossil fuels
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2nd R) walks with employees during a visit to Pemex refinery in the city of Minatitlan, Veracruz State, Mexico April 27, 2019. Press Office Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
Canada needs a strategy on cleantech to obtain its emissions, sustainability goals
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault hold a press conference at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Spurred by reopening, hundreds more migrants head for U.S.-Mexico border
A child walks at a migrant camp near the El Chaparral border crossing, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease in the U.S., in Tijuana, Mexico November 6, 2021. Picture taken November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Aaron Rodgers scorns NFL COVID-19 protocols because he can – with no consequences
Cathal Kelly
Verstappen wins Mexico City Grand Prix, extends lead in Formula One title chase
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of The Netherlands, drives his car during the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
UBC professor’s Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
Prof. Suzanne Simard, of the University of British Columbia, poses in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The road to recognition has been long and hard for Indigenous veterans
The name of the Eagle Staff Bearer in the photos on the beach is Sergeant Moogly Tetrault-Hamel. Location info tbc.
Quebec pledges to transition all government vehicles to zero-emission by 2040 at COP26
A Chevrolet Spark charges outside the Bourgeois Chevrolet car dealership in Rawdon, Que. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.
CleanBC program aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions wins award at COP26
B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks about the provincial government's CleanBC plan aimed at reducing climate pollution, during an announcement in Vancouver, on Wednesday December 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
I asked my dad what it was like to face death. One time he answered me
Nunavut man dead after RCMP respond to shooting in Rankin Inlet
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Police in Nova Scotia say there's currently no evidence to suggest an abduction has taken place as they search for a missing 10-year-old boy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sudan military disperses anti-coup protesters, arrests dozens
People walk past a barricade in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Sudan's protest movement has rejected internationally backed initiatives to return to a power-sharing arrangement with the military after last month's coup, (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Delightfully bizarre, Clifford the Big Red Dog is one enormously unexpected surprise
Jack Whitehall in CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures.
Quebec reports 545 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
A man walks by a sign advertising a COVID-19 vaccination site, in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Quebec is reporting 688 new cases of COVID-19 today and four deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Korir wins NYC Marathon two years after second place
Men's division winner Albert Korir of Kenya crosses the finish line during the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon in New York on November 7, 2021. - After a forced break in 2020, the New York City Marathon is back on for its 50th edition, and with it the countless opportunities to run it for charity, an industry that has become a staple, and hopes to take off again after the pandemic. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega set to win election that U.S. blasts as ‘pantomime’
A woman checks his ID number outside a voting center during general elections in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega seeks a fourth consecutive term against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sit in jail. (AP Photo/Andres Nunes)
Ontario reports 636 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are seen at Apotex pharmaceutical company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Lack of modern design slows the sale of St. Clair West semi
Climate change will force small towns to make tough decisions – but small budgets mean minimal options
A parking lot is flooded in Liverpool, Nova Scotia on Saturday March 3, 2018. After another weekend of storm surges battering Nova Scotia's south shore, there're rising concerns from some municipal politicians and citizens about the need for help adapting to climate change. **MANDATORY CREDIT: Courtesy of Kenny Veinot**
Flames beat Rangers on Markstrom’s fourth shutout
New York Rangers' Chris Kreider, left, digs for the puck as Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom grabs for it during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Kamaru Usman retains UFC welterweight title with unanimous decision
Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Kamaru Usman (red gloves) competes against Colby Covington (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Acquafarina will likely alienate as many people as it will charm, but it is an experience you won’t forget
Acquafarina restaurant in Vancouver, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Wisconsin health care company ends relationship with Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Tension ramps up after failed assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister
This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Al-Kadhimi survived the assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early Sunday and officials said he escaped unharmed. The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month's parliamentary election results. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)
Probes launched, lawsuit filed in Astroworld stampede that left eight people dead
A pedestrian cross Main Street in front of a sign announcing the cancellation of Astroworld on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Houston. Several people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the music festival while Travis Scott was performing Friday night. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Ethiopians denounce the U.S. at rally to back government’s campaign against rebel forces
Civilians carry a placard with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s portrait during a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries' interference in internal affairs of the country, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
High wind delays SpaceX crew return after six months on space station
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashes down in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, U.S. September 18, 2021. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Train attacker stabbed passengers ‘at random’: German police
An ICE train stands at the station in Seubersdorf, southern Germany, Saturday, Nov.6, 2021. There has been a knife attack in the ICE between Regensburg and Nuremberg. Several people were injured, according to police. A man was arrested. (Vifogra/dpa via AP)
All lanes open this week at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR testing still a drag on travel
A family visits across the U.S.-Canada border at the Peace Arch Historical State Park as a cyclist rides past on the Canadian side, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson
Valérie Plante and Denis Coderre compete again to be Montreal’s mayor
Montreal mayoral candidates Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante take part in a debate in Montreal, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Quebecers are heading to the polls today to vote for municipal mayors and city councillors, with results expected by the end of the night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Why the TTC needs a vaccine mandate
Marcus Gee
Each fall, thousands of Greater Snow Geese find sanctuary in Quebec en route to their winter home
PHOTO BERNARD BRAULT, November 2nd, 2021 SPECIAL FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL Victoriaville, Québec: Thousands of snow geese are coming back at reservoir Beaudet as the sun is setting in Victoriaville. A man is looking at the scenery.
Three ways you could be unknowingly sabotaging your workouts
Spinning workouts work for many, but try a change of routine if you find your fitness gains lacking.
Nov. 7: ‘Canada’s conservatives have failed me.’ Readers debate climate commitments in Alberta and Ontario, plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the stage after he delivered a short speech at the 26th meeting of the Council of Parties to the UN climate convention, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Can I use all-season tires on mountain roads in winter?
If you’re renting a car in Canada, you’ll get all-season tires unless you ask for winter ones, except in Quebec, where it’s required by law.
Solutions to the ‘motherhood penalty’
Photo of a little girl and her mom who is working on a computer from their home
Your lookahead horoscope: November 7
Scorpio.
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