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Canada rebounds to thump Australia in softball at Tokyo Olympics
Australia catcher Taylah Tsitsikronis, left, tags out Canada's Kelsey Harshman (1) for an out at the plate in the sixth inning of a softball game in the Yokohama Baseball Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Blue Jays shut down by Megill in 3-0 loss to Mets
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz reacts as he is taken out of the baseball game against the New York Mets during the sixth inning Friday, July 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
One more athlete tests positive for COVID-19 at Tokyo Olympics
FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings, which are being temporarily removed for maintenance, are seen behind Japan's national flag, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
China’s Yang wins first gold medal of Tokyo Olympics in women’s shooting
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Shooting - Women's 10m Air Rifle - Qualification - Asaka Shooting Range, Tokyo, Japan – July 24, 2021. Yang Qian of China in action REUTERS/Ann Wang
Opening Olympic beach volleyball match canceled due to COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball Training - Shiokaze Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 19, 2021 Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic during training REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Annamie Paul has to answer for secrecy around legal proceedings between her and Green Party, president says
New Green Party Leader Annamie Paul holds a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Jeongeun Lee6 ties golf majors record with 10-under-par 61 at Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 23: Jeongeun Lee6 of South Korea tees off on the 4th hole during day two of the The Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 23, 2021 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Canadian Adam Hadwin shoots 65, shares lead with Ryan Armour at 3M Open
Adam Hadwin hits a tee shot off the seventh hole during the second round of the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
Scott Moe, Jason Kenney join U.S. state leaders in call to open border
The United States border crossing is seen Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Lacolle, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Buffalo Sabres select Owen Power first overall in NHL entry draft
Canada's Owen Power in action during the Ice Hockey World Championship final match between Finland and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Draft of Alberta inquiry report critical of environmental groups, but says nothing improper about anti-oil campaigns
A pipe yard near the Rocky Mountain House Airport, Alta., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Blackhawks acquire Seth Jones from Blue Jackets, sources say
FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets' Seth Jones plays against the Nashville Predators during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio. Jones has been traded from the Blue Jackets to the Chicago Blackhawks, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday, July 23, because the trade had been agreed to but the call not completed yet.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Bridging Finance’s sale lures suitors, but BlackRock and PwC hold the keys
FILE PHOTO: A sign for BlackRock Inc hangs above their building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. To match Special Report USA-FUNDS/INDEX REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Despite closed borders, Canada aims for record immigration
John Ibbitson
Tony-winning playwright Simon Stephens on his no-actor adaptation of Blindness – and catching COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
Blindness at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
Alberta renews child-care deal with Ottawa and prolongs talks about $10 a day program
Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare in Langley, B.C., on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The governments of Canada and Alberta have signed an agreement on an extension to the Canada-Alberta Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Maverix alleges former partner suing firm had agreed to work without compensation
John Ruffolo photographed on Bay Street in Toronto near the offices for his new private-equity firm Maverix. The former OMERS Ventures head lost the use of his legs after being hit by a tractor-trailer last September while cycling. Six months later he is launching the new firm. March 12, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Alberta Health Services says 98 per cent of beds open, closures no cause for alarm
The Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alta., is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Can Lynne afford to help her children financially and still have enough to meet her needs?
Financial Facelift subject on Monday, July 12, 2021.
A classic investing read for summer (psst ... it’s free)
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Indigenous services minister Marc Miller says more support needed on Nunavut housing crisis
Indigenous Services minister Marc Miller speaks to media at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday July 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emma Tranter
Big tech companies retake market reins with earnings on tap
Trader Peter Tuchman wears a "Dow $35,000" hat to mark the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 35,061.55, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash, officials say
Israeli soldiers stand guard as religious Jews march in a procession on Tisha B'Av towards the shrine of Atnaeil Ben Kinaz in the flashpoint city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 18, 2021. - Orthodox Jews annually commemorate on Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av) a number of disasters in Jewish history traditonally believed to have occurred on the same date: the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem, the expulsion of Jews from England (1290) and Spain (1492), and the beginning of the Holocaust by Nazi Germany (1941). (Photo by MOSAB SHAWER / AFP) (Photo by MOSAB SHAWER/AFP via Getty Images)
Djokovic withdraws from U.S. Open tune-up event in Toronto
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, practices at the Ariake Tennis Center ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Manitoba cabinet minister Sarah Guillemard hints at trouble with Brian Pallister’s remarks on Canadian history
Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister speaks at a news conference after the 2021 budget was delivered at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Toronto councillors call on Mayor John Tory to end ‘extreme show of force’ in encampment clearings
Police remove encampment supporters as they clear Lamport Stadium Park encampment in Toronto on Wednesday July 21, 2021. The operation came a day after a different encampment was cleared at a downtown park. The city has cited the risk of fires and the need to make parks accessible to everyone as factors behind the clearings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Scotiabank takes the axe to its Canadian dollar forecasts
The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is displayed next to the US dollar Friday, January 30, 2015 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Former B.C. clerk pleads not guilty to five charges including breach of trust and fraud
Former clerk of the legislative assembly Craig James makes a statement to the media in Vancouver on Monday November 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ben Nelms
On path to reconciliation, most important apologies will happen between Canadians, Chief says
Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada and a member of the National Assembly of First Nations Elders Council. Photo by Michelle Cho Black.
Nova Scotia reports 22 cases of heart inflammation following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Allison Downing, a registered nurse, prepares the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Nova Scotia residents, age 12 years and older, can receive a vaccination and it is expected that all will receive their first dose by the end of June 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Evening Update: Tokyo Olympics kick off amid shrugs and shouts; Ottawa announces expedited Afghan resettlement program
Team Canada flag-bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama carry the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, July 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Skateboarding drops into the Olympics for the first time, hoping to draw younger audience
Bauer appears in court over woman’s sex assault allegations
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer throws against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
New Brunswick to lift all COVID-19 health orders next Friday
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell, N.B. chief medical officer of health, take a selfie after Russell administered Higgs with a second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Fredericton, Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Peter Smith was Canada’s foremost architect of performing arts venues
Architect Peter Smith looking over construction site of the new 2,000-seat theatre [later the Princess of Wales Theatre] on King Street West in Toronto, November 16, 1991. The 55-year-old partner of the Toronto firm Lett-Smith Architects is probably Canada's busiest creator, renovator and student of Canadian Theatre design. His latest project -- at an estimated cost of $25-million -- is to be a modern version of the Royal Alexandra Theatre. It is also the first large privately built theatre in Canada since the Royal Alex was built in 1907. Smith was given the job because of an extensive background in theatre building over the last twenty years. Most recently, he completed the du Maurier Centre for the Arts in Hamilton. Photo by Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail. Not published but see story November 2, 1991.
Bullish on Sealed Air Corp.
Monica Rizk
Alberta’s rural communities will deeply feel the effects of climate change, new study says
FILE PHOTO: Western Canadian canola fields surrounding an oil pump jack are seen in full bloom before they will be harvested later this summer in rural Alberta, Canada July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
U.S. diplomat worried about COVID-19 pandemic, food supply in North Korea
In this photo provided by South Korea Foreign Ministry, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, right, walks with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 23, 2021. America's No. 2 diplomat on Friday expressed sympathy for North Koreans facing hardships and food shortages linked to the pandemic, and renewed calls for the North to return to talks over its nuclear program. (South Korea Foreign Ministry via AP)
Plans for largest U.S. solar field north of Vegas scrapped
A photovoltaic energy farm near the town of Bogatynia, Poland on May 19, 2021. Europe on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, laid out an ambitious blueprint for a sharply decarbonized future over the next nine years, marking the start of what promises to be a difficult and bruising two-year negotiation among industry, 27 countries and the European Parliament. (Maciek Nabrdalik/The New York Times)
Case of man charged in the death of Toronto police officer put over to Aug. 13
The Toronto Police Services headquarters, in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Toronto police say they've made an arrest in what they've previously described as a suspected hate crime on the city's Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Lebanon is dying: Food and fuel shortages show how far and fast the country has fallen
Samar al-Mir is the mother of Ayman Hakim, 31, and his family live in a makeshift house at the slum called Hay el-Tanak, on July 9, 2021, in Tripoli, Lebanon. Hay el Tanak is home to at least 2400 refugees from different populations, including vulnerable Lebanese, Syrian refugees, Lebanese and Syrian nomads, as well as a small group of Palestinian families.
Sabres add 1st-round pick in trading Ristolainen to Flyers
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Politics Briefing: Ottawa announces plans to expedite resettlement of Afghans who worked with military, embassy
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, cente, is joined by Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and virtually by Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during press conference in Ottawa on Friday, July 23, 2021. The federal government says it will fast-track the resettlement of Afghans who previously worked with the Canadian military and embassy and are now at risk from the Taliban. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pitching in: Sending underprivileged children to camp
Graham Oliver, a Tim Hortons restaurant owner in Kitchener, Ont. who raised over $700,000 for Tim Hortons Foundation Camps, in Toronto on July 21, 2021.
Five metrics bond investors are watching as COVID-19 fears return
In this May 19, 2021 file photo, a sign for a Wall Street building is shown in New York.
Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre reopens its doors after COVID-19 lockdown
Covid protocols in effect at the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of I, Claudia on the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver on July 22, 2021.
Enerplus CEO buys the oil pullback
Ted Dixon
Jewish artifacts stolen during Holocaust now in U.S. custody
Jewish artifacts at the Museum of the Memory of the Jewish People and the Holocaust in Dnipro, Ukraine, April 23, 2019. Anti-Semitism is not the scourge it once was in Ukraine, but some Jews fear becoming targets as their prominence grows. (Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)
Special immigration measures will help Canada resettle thousands of Afghans who worked with military, embassy
Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, attends a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, May 13, 2021. The federal government says it will fast-track the resettlement of Afghans who previously worked with the Canadian military and embassy and are now at risk from the Taliban. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian companies stick to advertising plans for Tokyo Olympics despite COVID-19 concerns
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 23: A drone display is seen over the top of the Olympic Rings outside the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Mall makeover: Retailers confront long-term challenges as pandemic restrictions are lifted
Laura Patrick saves every extra drop of water for her garden. Whether it's from her shower, kitchen sink or 2500 lbs tanks filled with rain water, she and many residents on the island face water shortages as the population increases. She's photographed at home on Salt Spring Island, B.C., on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
California court disqualifies private judge in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt divorce
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2015 Writer-director-producer-actress Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and actor-producer Brad Pitt arrive for the opening night gala premiere of Universal Pictures' 'By the Sea' during AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. - A California judge ruled that a custody order concerning Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children must be modified in his favor, according to court documents filed by the "Fight Club" actor's lawyers. Hollywood superstars Pitt and Jolie, who have six children and were once Hollywood's highest profile couple, formally divorced two years ago but have remained locked in a private court battle since. (Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Wildfire crew spots missing hiker in park north of Vancouver while responding to blaze
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Crews responding to a wildfire made a welcome discovery in the rugged backcountry of Garibaldi Provincial Park, north of Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Green Party boosts second-quarter fundraising amid party turmoil
Federal Green party leader Annamie Paul answers questions during a press conference as she officially opens her campaign office in Toronto Centre, Thursday, July 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Quebec’s health minister says young adults key to avoiding COVID-19 vaccine passport
People are screened as they enter a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Montreal, on Thursday, July 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination drive regains pace after unrest
FILE - In this July 6, 2021, file photo, a patient receives a Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 in Hammanskraal, South Africa. South Africa's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is regaining momentum after being disrupted earlier this month by a week of riots following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius, File)
Canadian women’s rugby sevens team says it is in a better place after off-field upheaval
Canada's Ghislaine Landry, left, runs past France players during the Women's Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, Friday, July 20, 2018. After a disappointing sixth-place finish in the season opener in Glendale, Colo., the Canadian women's rugby sevens team hopes to get back on track in Dubai on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo-Jeff Chiu
Retail sales fell by 2.1% in May, but will likely return to growth in June: Statscan
People shop and wait in long lines to enter stores along Queen Street West during the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Toronto on Friday, June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Guilty pleas for men who took photos at Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot
FILE - In this image taken from Capitol building security camera footage and released in a criminal complaint by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Derek Jancart, circled in red by the source, joins other rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Outside pressures and internal strife are roiling two far-right extremist groups after members were charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election united an array of right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6. (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia via AP, File)
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese education companies plummet after policy change
In this Nov. 23, 2020 file photo, a street sign is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange.
MEG Energy boosts 2021 production guidance after reporting strong second quarter profits
An oil worker holds raw sand bitumen near Fort McMurray, on July 9, 2008. Oilsands producer MEG Energy says it bought credits from other producers to increase its production to near capacity in the second quarter despite the ongoing Alberta government oil curtailment program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
As Tokyo Olympics open, the first thought that leaps to mind is: ‘That’s it?’
Cathal Kelly
German cyclist Geschke tests positive for COVID-19, out of Tokyo Olympics road race
Cycling - Tour de France - The 185-km Stage 15 from Limoux to Foix Prat d'Albis - July 21, 2019 - CCC Team rider Simon Geschke of Germany in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Omar El Akkad’s new novel What Strange Paradise is driven by outrage over the refugee crisis
Omar El Akkad, author of the new novel “What Strange Paradise” at his home in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday afternoon, July 21, 2021. Nathan Howard/The Globe and Mail.
How digital killed the video stars: MuchMusic re-launches on TikTok
Muchmusic new Vj’s 2021 Relaunch photo a handout from BellMedia. Six digital creators confirmed to usher in a new era of MuchMusic ICYMI: the all-new MuchMusic is set to relaunch July 7, 2021 across multiple digital, content, and social platforms
What are governments doing to make schools safe? Not much
Jillian Horton
How Canada brought same-sex marriage to the United States
Conflict of interest concerns force RCMP to replace N.S. mass shooting inquiry liaison officers
RCMP officers surround at a gas station in Enfield, N.S., on April 19, 2020.
Phil Valentine, conservative U.S. talk radio host with COVID-19, regrets vaccine hesitancy
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. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. A new health review from the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients may suffer long-term effects at least three months after testing positive. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Some evacuation alerts lifted as B.C. wildfire situation remains fluid
A Conair airtanker drops fire retardant on part of the Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. Mike Fitzpatrick/Handout via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
It’s been a great earnings season so far - with one big caveat. Plus, TSX-beating ETFs and depositary receipts for U.S. stocks come to Canada
A stock ticker outside First Canadian Place shows the S&P/TSX Composite Index just below the 20,000-mark on June1, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman pledges to co-operate with assault investigation into former assistant coach
FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks senior vice president and general manager Stan Bowman attends the NHL hockey team's convention in Chicago. Bowman has pledged to participate in and cooperate with an investigation into allegations that a former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)
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Ontario reports 192 new COVID-19 cases, one death
A person enters the Hawkesbury General Hospital Friday March 26, 2021 in Hawkesbury, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian dollar set for weekly gain as data signals retail sales rebound
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Lagarde tames her biggest ECB rebellion through compromise and attrition
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde t in Brussels, Belgium February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Tokyo Olympics: Moments from a muted opening ceremony
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Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Bell for craft workers
The Bell Canada logo is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. A provincial court has granted an appeal to an employee-launched class action against Bell Canada over how to calculate the cost of living increase in their pension plan that comes down to a contentious comma. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Starting a family cost me my job. No other Canadian should have to go through what I did
Cleveland’s baseball team changing name to Guardians
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 09: General view as the tarp covers the field prior to the start of the sixth inning between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 9, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Buyer offers $667,000 extra to overtake 11 bidders for four-bedroom house
Reintroducing bison to Indigenous land is a small act of reconciliation
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Canada cannot claim Arctic sovereignty unless we find the political will to replace our submarines
Japanese greet opening ceremony of Olympics with shrugs and shouts of anger
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Canada’s and Zimbabwe’s paths for COVID-19 vaccination are worlds apart
FILE - In this Monday, Feb, 15, 2021 file photo, a forklift carries a pallet of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China upon its arrival at Robert Mugabe International airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of the the country's first 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Frenchman seeks Macron’s help over Japan’s child custody laws
French father-of-two Vincent Fichot stands with his banner where he has been on a hunger strike since July 10 to protest what he says is Japan's sanctioning of child 'abductions' by a parent, near the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Chang-Ran Kim
White House says delegation safe after gunshots heard at late Haitian president Jovenel Moise’s funeral
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Haiti guard the casket of slain President Jovenel Moïse at his funeral on July 23, 2021, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. - Moïse, 53, was shot dead in his home in the early hours of July 7. (Photo by Valerie Baeriswyl / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE BAERISWYL/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. private equity firm acquires former Maple Leaf’s fund manager
Wednesday,Jan.16/08 Various photos of Stew Gavin, President of Gavin Management Group in his office. Picture taken on Jan.16/08 Photo by Tibor Kolley
GM issues new recall for nearly 69,000 Bolt EVs owing to fire risks
FILE PHOTO: A Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicle is seen on the assembly line at General Motors Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Former Winnipeg theatre turned bowling alley strikes a new pose as apartment dwelling
The apartment building used to be a theatre.
American Express tops profit estimates as consumer spending recovers from pandemic lows
FILE PHOTO: Credit card is seen in front of displayed American Express logo in this illustration taken, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Protest breaks out at prison in Myanmar’s biggest city
Magna buying Sweden’s Veoneer for US$3.8-billion in drive to become global leader in smart cars
The Magna International logo is seen at the company's annual general meeting to begin in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2013. Magna International Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 28 per cent to US$452 million as the auto parts maker experienced lower operating margins and higher expense items compared with last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Firefighters end search and rescue at Miami condo building collapse
FILE - In this July 12, 2021 file photo, an excavator removes the rubble of the demolished section of the Champlain Towers South building, as recovery work continues at the site of the partially collapsed condo building, in Surfside, Fla. Another victim has been identified in the collapse of a 12-story Florida condominium. The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a news release Saturday, July 17, that Theresa Velasquez, 36, was a confirmed fatality in the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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Second proxy advisory firm backs Brookfield’s bid for Inter Pipeline
Inter Pipeline's Heartland Petrochemical Complex is shown under construction in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., on January 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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