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Tokyo organizers lean toward banning spectators from night events, reports say
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Indian Wells to be played in SoCal desert in October
FILE - In this March 15, 2019, file photo, Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. The BNP Paribas Open is returning to the Southern California desert this fall after being knocked out of its usual March dates this year and last because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Canada coach Kingsley Jones names seven uncapped players in squad for Wales game
Canada's head coach Kingsley Jones takes part in a captain's run training session at the Kobe Misaki Stadium in Kobe on October 7, 2019, on the eve of their Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B match against South Africa. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)
NCAA clears way for athlete compensation with state laws looming
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Brazilian President Bolsonaro says he won’t hand over presidency if there is vote fraud
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks after attending Mass at a Catholic church in Brasilia, Brazil July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Denis Shapovalov gets dream matchup at Wimbledon, faces Andy Murray in third round
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2021 Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime in action during his second round match against Sweden's Mikael Ymer REUTERS/Toby Melville
Zsombor-Murray, Wiens, Toth all qualify for Tokyo Olympics at Canadian Diving Trials
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Celina Toth of Canada competes in the Women's 10m Platform Diving Final on day eight of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Optus Aquatic Centre on April 12, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Biden consoles families of condo collapse victims as search for survivors continues
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a memorial put in place for the victims of the building collapse in Surfside, as U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava look on in the background, in Tent city area, Surfside, Florida U.S., July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ shown to be at risk in climate study
A polar bear is perched on a thick chunk of sea ice north of Greenland in March 2016. These thicker, older pieces of sea ice don’t fully protect the larger region from losing its summer ice cover. Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington
Health Canada updates product labels for mRNA vaccines to include heart inflammation as potential side effect
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s getting his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau look at each other before participating in a Canada Day interview live on CBC Radio Canada at the Parkdale Public Market in Ottawa on Canada Day, Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
West Edmonton Mall back to business as Alberta lifts all COVID-19 restrictions
People file into West Edmonton Mall during the first day of no mask restrictions in Edmonton, Alta. on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail
Canada Day celebrations subdued amid focus on residential schools
Jane Kigutaq, a kindergarten teacher from Arctic Bay now living in Ottawa, protests on Parliament Hill at a "Cancel Canada Day" event in response to the discovery of unmarked indigenous graves at residential schools on Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Alphonso Davies, Ayo Akinola highlight Canada’s Gold Cup squad, but Jonathan David among key omissions
Canada's Alphonso Davies (19) goes past Haiti's Steeven Saba (10) during the first half of a World Cup qualifying soccer match Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Bridgeview, Ill. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)
Girl power: Female engineers fuel IndyCar wins
In this photo provided by Chip Ganassi Racing, Danielle Shepherd, at right with the clear sheet in her hand, works in the pit for auto racing driver Alex Palou during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama auto race at Barber Motorsports Park., Sunday, April 18, 2021, in Birmingham, Ala. Shepherd went over the wall when tasked with removing the tear off from the aeroscreen on Palou's car. The last three IndyCar races have been won by drivers who have female engineers on their teams, a trend that could continue Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. (Walter G. Arce/Chip Ganassi Racing via AP)
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on voting rights at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Masks are coming off in parts of Canada, is it too soon?
People leave West Edmonton Mall during the first day of no mask restrictions in Edmonton, Alta. on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Megan Albu / Globe and Mail
Canadiens know they’re down, but not out, against the Lightning
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 30: Eric Staal #21 and Phillip Danault #24 of the Montreal Canadiens reacts to a goal by Blake Coleman (not pictured) of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period in Game Two of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Mark Cavendish does it again, posts 32nd Tour de France stage win
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Tours to Chateauroux - France - July 1, 2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates winning stage 6 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
NFL fines Washington Football Team $10-million after misconduct investigation
File-This May 14, 2021, file photo shows helmets for the Washington Football Team placed on the sideline during an NFL football rookie minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Va. The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations after an independent investigation into the organization’s workplace misconduct. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Coco Gauff impresses in return to Wimbledon’s Centre Court
Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning a point against Russia's Elena Vesnina during the women's singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Kikuchi sharp in seven as Mariners beat Blue Jays 7-2
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws to the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
The Canadiens have had magic on their side – and now they need it more than ever
Cathal Kelly
Canada among 130-nation deal to overhaul global corporate tax rules
FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters is pictured in Paris, France. Some 130 countries have backed a global minimum tax as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits to countries with low rates. The agreement announced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Thursday also provides for taxing the largest global companies in countries where they earn profits through online businesses but may have no physical presence.(AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
As troops leave, U.S. keeps airstrike option in Afghanistan
(FILES) In this file photo a 'tarjamah' or interpreter for US Marines from 1st Battalion 7th Marines Regiment holds his prayer beads prior to a shura meeting between US Marines and local residents and police at PB Fulod in Sangin on June 12, 2012. - The United States plans to evacuate at least some Afghan interpreters who have worked with US forces before the full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a senior official said on June 24, 2021. The move would keep the interpreters, facing violent reprisal from Taliban forces, safe as their special immigrant visas (SIVs) are processed, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)
Editorial Cartoons for July, 2021
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Blueberry River First Nations in key natural gas region can halt developments, court rules
The W.A.C. Bennett Dam - named after former BC Premier Bill Bennett - is seen Monday, April 19, 2010 in Hudson's Hope, B.C. Two prominent water scientists say the debate over Canada's largest national park has become politicized and industrial development is being blamed for changes it didn't cause. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Street racing, stunt driving penalties are increased in Ontario Highway Traffic Act changes
Traffic heading eastbound on Highway 33 near Warings Corners in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, is photographed on April 30, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Ottawa takes a big step toward climate-change accountability - with lots of room to go further
Adam Radwanski
Legal giant Morris Manning defended Henry Morgentaler
Toronto lawyer Morris Manning, informal portrait, February 28, 1984. Photo by Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail. Originally published March 1, 1984
Ontario delays $150-million tourism tax credit meant to encourage local summer vacations
A solitary paddler greets the dawn on Twin Rivers Lake in Algonquin Park, Ont., Saturday, June 12, 2021. A government task force is recommending that Ontario incentivize travel within the province in a bid to kickstart the floundering tourism sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Picture of greenhouse gases tied to Canadian lending is taking shape
Jeffrey Jones
Alberta health minister and family swarmed over COVID-19 restrictions on Canada Day
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro hugs his wife Andrea after being heckled by protesters upon arrival with his family to celebrate the lifting of public health restrictions and Canada Day activities in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
How to plan ahead for postelection tax changes
Close-up view of man and woman making account of family income. Writing down and calculating expenses. Attentive review of finance. Calculator on desk. Economy concept
Financial planning industry needs a more diverse network of advisers to serve a wider range of consumers
Tashia Batstone, president and CEO of FP Canada, at her home in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Photo by Greg Locke for Globe and Mail.
Turkey withdraws from treaty protecting women from violence
People chant slogans during a protest against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention, in Istanbul, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Turkey formally withdrew Thursday from the landmark international treaty protecting women from violence, and signed in its own city of Istanbul, though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted it won't be a step backwards for women. Women, LGBT groups and others have been protesting the decision, saying the convention's pillars of prevention, protection, criminal prosecution and policy coordination, as well as its identification of gender-based violence, are crucial to protecting women in Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
France to investigate fashion retailers for concealing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
A worker watches as a machine processes cotton yarn at a Huafu Fashion plant, as seen during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll on China's cotton industry, but it's unclear if the pressure will compel the government or companies to change their ways. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
White House prepares for COVID-19 outbreaks due to highly contagious Delta variant
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Zients, U.S. President-elect Biden's choice to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) czar to oversee the response to the pandemic, addresses a news conference as Biden listens at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Crypto exchange Binance under British regulatory scrutiny
FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin, Ripple, and Litecoin are seen in front of a displayed Binance logo in this illustration taken, June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Rising labour costs have investors worried about inflation pressures
A hiring sign shows in Downers Grove, Ill., Thursday, June 24, 2021. Pay is going up across many industries as the economy roars out of the recession. While that's good for workers, investors on Wall Street worry that a big and sustained gain would be a worse threat for inflation than the price spikes already seen for oil, lumber and other commodities. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
DIY divorces driving up calls to lawyers to ‘repair’ template agreements
Upset couple in self isolation wearing face mask and protective gloves bored in home bedroom sitting on bed looking away.
Countries with new fossil fuel projects should zero out emissions, U.S. climate envoy says
FILE PHOTO: John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Chris Pratt’s time-travel adventure The Tomorrow War is Starship Troopers for dummies
CHRIS PRATT, EDWIN HODGE, and SAM RICHARDSON stars in THE TOMORROW WAR
Protect nature or face huge financial losses, World Bank says
A man prepares cuttings for reforestation in the classified forest of Tene near Oumé, south western region in Ivory Coast, on May 19, 2021. - Deforestation due to the cultivation of cocoa, of which Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of beans, has reduced the surface area of the Ivorian forest from 16 to 2 million hectares, according to environmental experts. Tene is the largest reforestation site in the country, where nurseries of teak, gmelina, samba, sraké and franiré, wood species destined to be planted on plots of land that are being grown from the seeds collected. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)
Bigger benefits, bigger fee coming to AmEx Platinum Card
American Express Canada says it has reached a deal with Aimia Inc. and Air Canada extend its term as a credit card partner in the Aeroplan rewards program. A mockup of an American Express Platinum Card provided by the company is seen in New York on Oct. 4, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Sison
‘Like a war zone’: B.C. village of Lytton destroyed by fire
Structures destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia
FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The number of targets of secretive surveillance in national security investigations fell sharply last year amid the coronavirus pandemic and continued scrutiny of the FBI’s wiretapping authorities arising from the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Gap to close all stores in U.K., Ireland stores, move business online
Pedestrians walk past a GAP store in central London on July 1, 2021. - US apparel company Gap will close its 81 stores in Britain and Ireland by September but remain online there as it becomes a "digital first business", the retailer said Thursday. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Retiring UAW leader reflects on tough times past and ahead
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, United Auto Workers union President Rory Gamble answers questions in Southfield, Mich. When Gamble took over as president of the United Auto Workers in 2019, the union was embroiled in a federal corruption probe that had ensnared two of Gamble's predecessors. It won't get any easier for Gamble's successor, Ray Curry. He will preside over a union that faces monumental changes as the auto business navigates an epochal transition from internal combustion engines to battery-electric powered vehicles. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
After deadly blazes, PG&E’s bankruptcy promises falling flat
Will Abrams walks on the lot of his family home that was destroyed by wildfires in 2017 while interviewed in Santa Rosa, Calif., Thursday, June 24, 2021. Pacific Gas & Electric's CEO is pledging that the future will get “easier” and “brighter.” But those words are ringing hollow one year after PG&E emerged from a complex bankruptcy triggered by a succession of harrowing wildfires ignited by its long-neglected electrical grid. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
The cottage won’t let us forget its original owners
Reuven Bulka was a dynamic figure known as ‘Canada’s Rabbi’
Governor General David Johnston invests Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Ottawa into the Order of Canada to during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Britain sets out vision for post-Brexit financial services
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivers his 'Mansion House' speech at the Financial and Professional Services Address, previously known as the Bankers dinner, at Mansion House in London, Britain July 1, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Princes William, Harry unveil Princess Diana’s statue
Britain's Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, look at a statue they commissioned of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, Britain July 1, 2021. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Mesquite Energy weighs sale of some Eagle Ford assets, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in front of a drilling rig at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Krispy Kreme valued at US$2.62-billion in lukewarm stock market return
Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield talks during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Opening Bell, Thursday, July 1, 2021 in New York. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company, known for its glazed doughnuts, priced its initial public offering of 29.4 million shares at $17 a piece. That's well below the $21 to $24 it was seeking. It raised $500 million and plans to use proceeds to pay down debt. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Canada’s youngest swimmer, Summer McIntosh, is ready to make a splash at Tokyo Olympics
Summer McIntosh smiles after winning the Women’s 800m Freestyle at the 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials in Toronto, Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Robinhood reports explosive growth, stock will trade as HOOD
(FILES) In this file photo illustration shows the logo of trading application Robinhood on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on January 28, 2021. - High-flying online investment service Robinhood officially filed paperwork on July 1, 2021 to take the company public, submitting plans to US securities authorities to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker "HOOD." The service, which is especially popular with younger investors, has seen phenomenal growth during Covid-19, but has faced controversy as well. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. labor market recovery gaining steam; worker shortages an obstacle
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 28, 2021 a 'Now Hiring' sign is posted in front of an ice-cream shop in Los Angeles, California. - Private US firms added 692,000 jobs in June 2021, a sharp decline from May, according to payroll services firm ADP, but the result was far more than economists expected. The vast majority of positions were in the dominant services sector, while construction firms gained 47,000 and manufacturing just 19,000, the report said. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Police evict hundreds from tent city near Rio de Janeiro
People carry their belonging after they were evicted from land designated for a Petrobras refinery, at a settlement coined the "First of May Refugee Camp," named for the date people moved in setting up tents and shacks, in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Thursday, July 1, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
B.C.’s heat wave and fires were driven by climate change, and they won’t be the last. What must we do next?
Montreal to host outdoor Canadiens games viewing after Bell Centre request denied
A young Montreal Canadiens fan waves the team flag amongst a crowd of several thousand, outside the Bell Centre in Montreal prior to game 6 NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey semifinal action against the Vegas Golden Knights, in Montreal, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Montreal has announced it will set up outdoor viewing parties to allow fans to watch the Canadiens play in the Stanley Cup final, a day after Quebec public health denied a request to allow more fans into the Bell Centre.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
The lyrical journey of Canada’s adopted daughter, Rosalie Abella
Andrew Cohen
Moscow begins booster vaccine campaign as COVID-19 cases surge
People wait in line to get a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in the GUM, State Department store, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Russian health authorities on Thursday launched booster vaccination for those who had been sick with COVID-19 or immunized more than six months ago, an effort that comes amid a surge in new infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Boots and Hearts organizers plan ‘medium-scale’ weekend summer concert series
Country music star Dierks Bentley performs at the Boots and Hearts Canadian Country Music Festival, Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ont. Boots and Hearts music festival organizer Republic Live is planning a "medium-scale" concert series this summer at the Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Boots and Hearts Music Festival MANDATORY CREDIT
Nancy Pelosi names GOP’s Liz Cheney to panel investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot
FILE - In this May 12, 2021, file photo Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson as the head of a new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She also picked Cheney as a member. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
General Motors reports 40% jump in second-quarter U.S. auto sales
FILE PHOTO: Chevrolet Equinox SUVs are parked awaiting shipment next to the General Motors Co (GM) CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Last Ice Area may not last: Study says High Arctic sea ice affected by climate change
This Aug. 16, 2020 photo provided by Felix Linhardt shows sea ice on the Wandel Sea north of Greenland seen from the German icebreaker Polarstern, which passed through the area as part of the year-long MOSAiC Expedition. This area used to remain fully covered in ice throughout the year. Satellite images show that Aug. 14, 2020, was a record low sea ice concentration for this region, at 50%. (Felix Linhardt/Kiel University via AP)
Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer to launch with him
In this 2019 photo made available by NASA, Mercury 13 astronaut trainee Wally Funk visits the Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Blue Origin announced the early female aerospace pioneer will be aboard the company’s July 20 launch from West Texas, flying as an “honored guest.” (NASA via AP)
After 16 seasons, CBC Music moves on from Randy Bachman – but there may be life in Vinyl Tap yet
5 - Randy Bachman 31 credit Christie Goodwin. For story on Randy Bachman's vinyl tap radio show.
OneWeb launches satellites to roll out northern internet service that will bring connectivity to northern Canada
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and satellites of British firm OneWeb blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia July 1, 2021. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Scorching temperatures hit Greece in protracted heat wave
A person walks in Monastiraki Square shielding her face from the sun during a heatwave, in Athens, Greece, July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Luxury house sets new record in Victoria with $12-million sale
Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions
FILE Ñ An election worker opens the door for early voters at a polling place in Phoenix on Oct. 7, 2020. The Supreme Court on Thursday, uly 1, 2021, upheld voting restrictions in Arizona and signaled that challenges to new state laws making it harder to vote would face a hostile reception from a majority of the justices. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)
AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot 94% protective against death in those over 65, Public Health England says
FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is seen at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls//File Photo
Businesses taking cautious approach to Alberta’s full reopening
A display of masks in a shop window in downtown Calgary on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. On Thursday, Alberta lifted almost all its remaining COVID-19 restrictions but many businesses are taking a more cautious approach as things start to return to normal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
More must be done to help low-skilled workers get permanent residency
October 4, 2012 - TORONTO, ON: Naomi Alboim is the author of a report for Maytree on Canada's immigration policies called Shaping the Future. Photo by Della Rollins for the Globe and Mail
Bridge key to delivering food to Ethiopia’s Tigray destroyed, aid group says
FILE PHOTO: A woman carries an infant as she queues in line for food, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Quebec housing shortages no longer just a big-city problem
For sale and sold signs are seen in downtown Montreal, Quebec, April 8, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Humble 1920s cottage inside Algonquin Park has links to park’s history
Home of the Week, Algonquin Highlands, KOM 1J1, Algonquin Park
As Beijing celebrates Communist centennial, thousands of police lock down Hong Kong
BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 01: Members of the Chinese military orchestra perform on Tiananmen Square during the celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Eight Indigenous children’s authors discuss the books that inspire them
David Alexander Robertson, author of Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story, is photographed beside Winnipeg's Red River, Wednesday, November 11, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
‘We’re super excited to get out and about’: Canadians embrace return to activities as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Conrad Marshall, of Conrad’s Barber Shop and Hairstyling Inc. cuts Tharun Siravoori’s hair on June 30, 2021. Barbershop like Conrad’s were allowed to reopen following Ontario’s second stage reopening. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
How Steven Soderbergh and his celebrity pals spent the pandemic making ‘Out of Sight 2.0′
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Benicio del Toro, center, and Don Cheadle in a scene from "No Sudden Move," a film that will premiere as the centerpiece gala at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. (Claudette Barius/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Morning Update: RCMP investigate Winnipeg scientists fired from lab for possible IP transfer to China
The Prime Minister's car waits outside the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada is showing no sign he'll release unredacted documents about the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest security laboratory — despite the prospect of being publicly shamed in the House of Commons for his refusal to turn them over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Summer of Soul is both a mesmerizing doc and a good reminder to leave your celebrity friends alone
Gladys Knight & the Pips perform at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in the documentary SUMMER OF SOUL. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2021 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved
Canadians less caught up in ‘culture wars’ than most countries, survey shows
John Ibbitson
For Indigenous women, Canada Day has never been a cause for celebration
Lorraine Whitman is the president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC).
First Nations replace Canada Day fireworks with vigils in show of support to Indigenous peoples
People hug during a vigil in a field where human remains were found in unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan on June 26, 2021. - More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous children in western Canada, a tribal leader said Thursday -- the second such shock discovery in less than a month. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
Why more seniors are playing pickleball, are you getting your full CPP benefits and should you get a job in retirement?
Mike Smith plays pickleball at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
How to clean up your social life post-pandemic
Woman has serious conversation with friend while in coffee shop.
Thinking about Canada Day: If this country is a question, what is the answer?
TORONTO, ON - JULY 01: People watch fireworks fly over Ashbridges Bay during Canada Day festivities, on July 1, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Canada Day commemorates the July 1, 1867 formation of Canada from three distinct colonies. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
This Canada Day marks a turning point for the country
Michaëlle Jean speaks at a UN conference in Vancouver on Nov. 14, 2017.
The Bank of Canada is facing a test over inflation – they’re not exactly acing it
David Parkinson
Inflation is starting to look like the biggest threat to your financial health
Rob Carrick
For the Indigenous tourism sector, another lost summer season raises questions of survival
Brenda Holder walks in the woods at her cabin near Sundre, Alberta where she will offer medicine walks this summer in which participants learn about how Indigenous people use and harvest certain plants, May 17, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
How to deal with the sour lemon of rejection
Harvey Schachter
July 1: ‘I will never celebrate Canada Day again. Ever.’ Should we cancel Canada Day? Plus other letters to the editor
The Canadian flag on the Peace Tower flies at half-mast on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he asked that the national Canadian flag on the Peace Tower remain at half-mast for Canada day as Canadians continue to honour the Indigenous children who died in residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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