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Nova Scotia police get access to emergency alert system 15 months after mass shooting
RCMP officers prepare to take a person into custody at a gas station in Enfield, N.S., Sunday, April 19, 2020. The RCMP in Nova Scotia have called in the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the unauthorized release of 911 calls recorded the night a lone gunman started a killing rampage that led to the deaths of 22 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tim Krochak
Canada defeats depleted Haiti 4-1 at Gold Cup
Canada forward Cyle Larin (17) celebrates scoring on a penalty kick with Tajon Buchanan (12), Junior Hoilett (10) and others during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Haiti in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Biden administration to warn of growing risk to foreign businesses operating in Hong Kong
U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
The Kamloops residential school site is a crime scene. When will Canada take responsibility for bringing about justice?
Tanya Talaga
All eyes on Biles as U.S. Olympic gymnasts look set to dominate women’s competition
FILE - In this Sunday, June 6, 2021 file photo, Simone Biles celebrates after competing in the vault during the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Private, touching moment between loved ones won't be happening at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics. No spectators — local or foreign — will be allowed at the majority of venues, where athletes will hang medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. No handshakes or hugs on the podium, either.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Manitoba’s new Indigenous Affairs Minister facing criticism after remarks defending residential schools
Alan Lagimodiere, left, Manitoba's minister for Indigenous reconciliation and northern relations, is confronted by Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew, right, shortly after being sworn in to cabinet at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Thursday, July 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
Russia and China’s gymnasts primed to end Japan’s Olympic reign
FILE PHOTO: Russian gymnast Nikita Nagornyy, the world all-around champion, trains in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Champions Academy gymnastics facility on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
UN Secretary-General calls on warring parties to observe Olympic truce
FILE PHOTO: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference before a meeting with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
Canadian lobbyist for Myanmar junta pausing work after sanctions prevent payment
Ari Ben Menashe is hustled into a car by Zimbabwean security personnel shortly after his arrival in Harare on Feb. 22, 2002.
Ottawa, Quebec back $2-billion investment in aerospace industry
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault take part in a news conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Trudeau promises announcement on border restrictions, says Canada-U.S. border could open by mid-August
The border crossing into the United States is seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lacolle, Que. on Friday, February 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Prairie farmers call for disaster relief as drought, grasshoppers ravage crops and pastures
Farm hand Connor Hunt bales a hay crop near Cremona, Alta., Monday, July 17, 2017. Farmers are calling for emergency relief as drought ravages crops across the Prairie provinces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
RBC raises US$750-million with Green Bond financing sold by diverse dealers
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Recovery effort at collapsed Miami condo building could end soon
A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Auditor-General investigating Ontario’s land-use policies
A housing development still under construction (L) is close to finished homes in the GTA, are seen from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
MLB postpones Yankees-Red Sox game after New York’s positive COVID-19 tests
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 15: Members of the Boston Red Sox take batting practice at Yankee Stadium on July 15, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The game between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Yankee organization among New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NDP could be positioned to get some wealth-tax revenge on Justin Trudeau
Campbell Clark
Proceeds from spectrum auction raise questions about debt at Canada’s Big Three telecoms
A cell tower is pictured in rural Ontario on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. More airwaves are being set aside for 5G cellular technology, as the Canadian government says it will auction off a repurposed wireless spectrum band. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The loonie is sinking fast – and the Fed is to blame
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)/File Photo/File Photo
Language teacher Michael Milhausen loved giving students real-life cultural experiences
Michael Milhausen, lives lived CREDIT: Rick Chard
The top 15 U.S.-listed stocks with a solid earnings history
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One-time wealth tax could generate $60-billion in revenue, Parliamentary Budget Officer says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux pose for a portrait November 14, 2018 - Globe and Mail Robert Fife. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Buying land, a cottage or a rental? Tips for getting a mortgage on a secondary property
Inheriting a cottage can be a headache if the proper measures aren’t in place.
First Nations leaders welcome Quebec nurses’ admission about racism in health system
Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador chief Ghislain Picard speaks during a vigil in memory of Indigenous victims, Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
The impact of the ‘inflation tax’ can be huge for investors
Closeup hands of Freelancer woman working using digital laptop computer and drink coffee breakfast on workplace table at cafe shop in the morning.
Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmacist Barbara Violo arranges all the empty vials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that she has provided to customers at the Junction Chemist which is a independent pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, on Monday, April 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Several people injured, ‘catastrophic’ damage after tornado hits Barrie
General view of damaged houses in the aftermath of a possible tornado in Barrie, Ontario, Canada July 15, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. BRANDON VIEIRA via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Evening Update: Lengthy search ahead to recover remains at site of former Kamloops residential school, First Nation says
Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor Evelyn Camille, 82, pauses while speaking about her experience at the school after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation released a report outlining the findings of a search of the former residential school property using ground-penetrating radar, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Naheed Nenshi’s final Stampede as Calgary mayor is an emotional one
Gary Mason
Expert says search for remains at Kamloops residential school has ‘barely scratched the surface’
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Pfizer, subsidiaries to pay $345M settlement in EpiPen price-hikes case
A man walks by Pfizer headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in New York. Pfizer, buoyed by a huge jump in sales for its COVID-19 vaccine and solid first-quarter performance across most of the company, hiked its 2021 financial forecast after sharply after blowing past Wall Street expectations, Tuesday, May 4. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Dutch crime reporter de Vries dies after Amsterdam shooting
FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 31, 2008 file photo, Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries reacts prior to attending a live TV show in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dutch media say celebrated crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was shot after a TV appearance, has died, it was reported on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Manitoba premier shuffles cabinet, criticized by former Indigenous relations minister
Premier Brian Pallister gestures during question period in the Manitoba Legislature on Wed., April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin King - POOL
Penelakut Tribe still investigating former residential school site on Vancouver Island
The Kuper Island Indian Residential School which according to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation operated from 1890-1975, is seen on Penelakut Island, formerly known as Kuper Island, near Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada June 19, 1941. Library and Archives Canada IND-13-1-86/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Anthropologist explains how she concluded 200 children were buried at the Kamloops Residential School
Residential school survivor Evelyn Camille speaks at a presentation of the findings on 215 unmarked graves discovered at Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
Cruise ships will return to Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
FILE PHOTO: The Holland America cruise ship Zaandam departs from the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia October 9, 2012. REUTERS/Andy Clark/File Photo
Canadian women tie the Netherlands 3-3 in pre-Olympic training match
Jury finds gunman in Capital Gazette shooting criminally responsible, rejects mental illness claim
FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Md. A jury was selected on Friday, June 25, 2021, for the second phase of a trial for a man who killed the five people at the newspaper to decide whether he is criminally responsible due to his mental health. Jarrod Ramos pleaded guilty in 2019 to all 23 counts against him in the attack at the Capital Gazette nearly three years ago, but he has pleaded that he is not criminally responsible due to mental illness. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Political posturing is the last thing Canada needs amidst a housing supply crisis
FILE PHOTO: A realtor's 'sold' sign stands outside a house in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
Ontario won’t require COVID-19 passports, make vaccines mandatory for any industry, Premier Doug Ford says
A person makes their way into GoodLife Fitness in downtown Ottawa on Friday, July 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Guaranteed to make you smile: Schmigadoon! on AppleTV+
John Doyle
Albertans to vote on equalization, daylight time during municipal elections
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney poses for a photo as he hosts the Premier's annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 12, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada pivoting COVID-19 vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand: Brodie
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie, Vice President of Vaccine Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, is seen via videoconference at a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ottawa, on Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Doug Ford defends removing language on racism from math curriculum introduction
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. A man has been arrested for allegedly yelling threats while holding a weapon outside Premier Ford' s home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance faces criminal charge
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance attends a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Latvian President Egils Levits in London on December 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
My pandemic affair with Captain James T Kirk
Politics Briefing: Survivors of the Kamloops residential school speak out
Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor Evelyn Camille, 82, raises her fist as she speaks about her experience at the school after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation released a report outlining the findings of a search of the former residential school property using ground-penetrating radar, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toronto-area cocaine ring dismantled, 22 facing 139 charges, police say
An Ontario Provincial Police crest is displayed on the arm of an officer during a press conference in Vaughan, Ont., Thursday, June 20, 2019. The OPP have asked another force to investigate a "physical confrontation" between an officer and a young person on a scooter in Gravenhurst, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Alimentation Couche-Tard shares rise more than 5% after analyst upgrades
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. missed expectations as its net income attributable to shareholders decreased 25 per cent to US$293.1 million in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year on a dip in revenues. A man passes by a Couche Tard convenience store in Montreal, Friday, October 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
Alberta in talks with Ottawa to secure $10-a-day child care
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney arrives to speak about the Open for Summer Plan and next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, in Edmonton, Friday, June 18, 2021. Pat Rehn, an Alberta MLA booted in January from the United Conservative Party caucus for failing to perform his duties, has been welcomed back into the fold. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EU companies can ban employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, court says
FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo a woman with a headscarf, a traditional dress for Islamic women, walks between other people on a street at the district Neukoelln in Berlin. The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Suspicious death near Fenelon Falls deemed murder; suspect arrested and charged
Blue Jays’ return to Canada is ‘trending in a very good direction,’ Dr. Njoo says
The Toronto Blue Jays play an MLB intrasquad baseball game in a nearly empty Rogers Centre in Toronto, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the virus has caused it to de-prioritize the matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
Panthers buy out final two years of Keith Yandle’s contract
Florida Panthers' Keith Yandle (3) waits for a face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Indigenous group calls for RCMP to investigate sign as hate crime
An Indigenous organization in Saskatoon has filed a complaint with RCMP after someone put up a sign, as shown in this handout image, with derogatory comments on First Nations land. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling the incident racist and the content on the sign ignorant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations *MANDATORY CREDIT*
After COVID-19 hiatus, the ROM reopens in Toronto with a new great whales exhibit
Southwestern Ontario mosque vandalized, robbed
Airbus joining Quebec efforts on sustainable aviation fuel
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Airbus is seen at the entrance of a building in Toulouse, France, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
South Africa deploys 25,000 troops to quell riots sparked by jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma; 117 dead
South African Defence Force soldiers on patrol alongside the male single sex hostels in Alexandra Township, north of Johannesburg, Thursday, July 15 2021. The arm has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo)
Canadian diver Jennifer Abel says finishing fourth in 2016 Rio Olympics taught her a lot about herself
18-year-old physics student to be part of crew for Blue Origin’s inaugural space tourism flight
FILE PHOTO: Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing/File Photo
Lebanon’s PM-designate Saad Hariri steps down after months of deadlock
In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, speaks after his meeting with Lebanese president Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 15, 2021. Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down, nine months after he was named to the post by the parliament and citing "key differences" with the country's president. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
Muralism in Cuba tells a historical story in the wide open
Aruna Dutt on street art in Havana and one of the largest murals the world in Cuba: “Mural of Prehistory” inspired by Diego Rivera, artist and leader of the Mexican Mural Revolution. Canada's mural culture, where to see the biggest murals and public art this summer, including the Vancouver Mural Festival coming August 4-22.
CSIS given go-ahead to use new overseas investigative powers
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. For the first time, a federal judge has expressly granted Canada's spy agency warrants to operate abroad even if it means breaking another country's laws. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Biden sees U.S. child tax credit as a ‘giant step’ toward ending poverty
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks highlighting the benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, at La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S., June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Cogeco Communications preparing to expand its high-speed internet footprint
The Cogeco logo is seen in Montreal on Thursday, October 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Lessons from a legend: Punk icon Art Bergmann advocates theft, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Canadian punk rock icon Art Bergman. Credit: Lisa MacIntosh
Towns set to evacuate on short notice as resources for fighting B.C. wildfires stretched thin
(FILES) This file handout photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service shows two plumes of smoke from the Long Loch wildfire (K51040) and the Derrickson Lake wildfire (K51041), British Columbia, on June 30, 2021. - The western United States and Canada was suffering under scorching temperatures to start the week, with heat warnings still in place on July 12, 2021 and authorities struggling to reign in wildfires in both countries. Sweltering conditions hit much of the Pacific seaboard and as far inland as the western edge of the Rocky Mountains on Saturday and Sunday, in a dramatic, prolonged heat wave experts attribute directly to climate change. (Photo by - / BC Wildfire Service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BC Wildfire Service" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/BC Wildfire Service/AFP via Getty Images)
Miami condo building collapse death toll rises to 97
A worker waits to load his truck with debris from the rubble of the Champlain Towers South building, as removal and recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Brookfield revises hostile bid for Inter Pipeline after losing court challenge, raises cash price
Inter Pipeline's Heartland Petrochemical Complex is shown under construction in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., on Thursday, January 10, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces sharp questions about inflation, banking regulation during Senate hearing
FILE - Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome Powell testifies on the Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Tuesday, June 22, 2021, file photo. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that inflation “will likely remain elevated in coming months" before “moderating,” an apparent acknowledgement that price gains have been larger and more persistent than many economists forecast. In written testimony to be delivered Wednesday, July 14, at noon before the House Financial Services Committee, Powell reiterated his long-held view that the high inflation readings of the past several months have largely been driven by temporary factors, such as supply shortages and surging demand as pandemic-related business restrictions ease.(Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP, File)
Mackenzie Hughes trails leader Oosthuizen by two at British open
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen watches his iron shot from the 16th tee during his first round on day one of The 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich in south-east England on July 15, 2021. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Company proposes ‘complete transformation’ of idled Northern Pulp mill in Nova Scotia
The Northern Pulp mill in Abercrombie Point, N.S., is viewed from Pictou, N.S., Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The Nova Scotia government has scheduled a series of open houses to help those facing job losses because of the pending closure of a kraft pulp mill near Pictou. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Wildfires spread across northern Saskatchewan after evacuations
After a year of staring at ourselves in online meetings, non-surgical cosmetic tweaks are on the rise
Skincare Concept. Afro Woman Looking In Mirror Touching Face And Perfect Skin At Bathroom. Selective Focus
British women’s soccer team to take knee before matches at Tokyo Olympics, coach says
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Team GB Training - Loughborough, Britain - July 3, 2021 Team GB coach Hege Riise during training Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough/File Photo
Self-driving tech startup Aurora to go public via $13-billion merger with Mark Pincus, Reid Hoffman SPAC
SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 9: Mark Pincus, entrepreneur and founder of Zynga, arrives at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 9, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, and technology spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
TD fixes problem that hampered online and mobile banking services
The exterior of a TD branch in the financial district of Toronto, is photographed on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Two dozen bidders vie for Etobicoke bungalow in prime location
Thursday’s TSX breakouts: This stock is up 68% from its May IPO and its first dividend payout arrives soon
FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo, pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass. Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially promising treatments. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh makes election-style announcement promising a million jobs
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Singh says he would deal with Canada's multi-billion deficit through its long-standing promise to tax the mega-wealthy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Demand drops for second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as Alberta reopens
Albertans enter a COVID-19 mass immunization clinic in downtown Calgary on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Morgan Stanley tops estimates as record deal-making cushions trading blow
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 26, 2012 (FILES) In this file photo a view of Morgan Stanley headquarters is seen on June 26, 2012 in New York. - Some of the United States' biggest banks announced on June 28, 2021 they would pay tens of billions of dollars to shareholders in dividend increases and stock buybacks after getting the go-ahead from the Federal Reserve. The Fed lifted some Covid-era restrictions on banks last week as they proved able to successfully weather changing economic circumstances. In response, investment bank Morgan Stanley decided to double the amount it pays per share from the third quarter onward, and announced a share buyback program of up to $12 billion by the end of June 2022. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP) (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall as labour market steadily gains traction
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 28, 2021, a 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California. - New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to 364,000, according to government data released on July 1,2021, the lowest since March 14, 2020 when the pandemic lockdowns began. That was a decline of 51,000 new jobless claims for the week ended June 26, according to the seasonally adjusted Labor Department figures. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Preliminary investigation opened into doping allegations against Tour de France team Bahrain Victorious
A French gendarme watches a Bahrain Victorious team mechanic prepare the riders' bicycles prior to the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 129.7 kilometers (80.6 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Luz Ardiden, France,Thursday, July 15, 2021. The Bahrain Victorious team competing at the Tour de France says it was raided by French police on the eve of Thursday's stage. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Israeli club Beitar calls off match with Barcelona over Jerusalem
Moshe Hogeg, one of the owners of Beitar Jerusalem FC soccer club speaks in an interview in the Team training ground in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. The owner of Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club has given himself an ambitious task. Weeks after bringing in a wealthy Emirati investor as co-owner, Moshe Hogeg says he is determined to remove the stain of racism from his team. Beitar is the only major Israeli team never to have signed an Arab player, and its fans have been known to make racist chants at matches. Hogeg says he and his Emirati partner aim to turn the team into both an Israeli soccer powerhouse and a model of coexistence. “We are actively looking for A-class players," he says. "Religion is not a factor by any means.” (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Royal Ontario Museum set to reopen with new whale exhibit
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Canadian home sales fall for a third straight month as buyers look past COVID-19
As home prices rise, a group of Toronto realtors say governments should focus economic recovery plans on housing supply -- and be careful of stoking too much demand. Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont. on December 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
Trudeau’s rhetoric can’t change Canada’s fiscal reality
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement and news conference at Lafarge Lake Park, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Thursday, July 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In photos: Flooding across western Europe turned streams and streets into raging torrents
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Cars piled up at a roundabout in the Belgian city of Verviers, after heavy rains and floods lashed western Europe.
Retail therapy: Rubies tackles form and function in clothing for trans girls
Rubies, tackles form and function in clothing for trans girls. The Ruby Shaping Bikini Bottom
An architect’s former home in Toronto, with new amenities fit for a family
Lyft to resume shared rides in U.S. for first time since COVID-19 pandemic began
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro won’t need surgery if he continues to improve, son says
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 18, 2021 file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a mask to curb the spread of COVID-19, attends the launching ceremony of the Asphalt Giants Program, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. The coronavirus pandemic has upended life around the globe, but it has hasn’t stopped the spread of authoritarianism and extremism. Some researchers believe it may even have accelerated it, but curbing individual freedoms and boosting the reach of the state. Since COVID-19 hit, Hungary has banned children from being told about homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s president has extolled dictatorship. Belarus has hijacked a passenger plane. A Cambodian human rights lawyer calls the pandemic “a dictator's dream opportunity.” But there are also resistance movements, as protesters from Hungary to Brazil take to the streets to defend democracy. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
WTO chief seeks to wrap up fishing talks as some developing countries cry foul
FILE PHOTO: People shop at a fish market at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
OPEC sees world oil demand reaching pre-pandemic level in 2022
FILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo
Neutrogena sunscreens recalled after carcinogen found in some sprays
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 28, 2019, the Johnson & Johnson campus in Irvine, California. - US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson will "exit from the opioid business nationally" as part of a $230 million settlement with New York, the state's attorney general Letitia James said on June 26, 2021. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
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