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July 24

Toronto Blue Jays rout New York Mets 10-3, Teoscar Hernandez homers twice
Toronto Blue Jays' Teoscar Hernandez gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Canada wins first medal of Olympics with silver in women’s 4x100 freestyle relay
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Medal Ceremony - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Silver medalists Kayla Sanchez of Canada, Margaret MacNeil of Canada, Rebecca Smith of Canada and Penny Oleksiak of Canada celebrate on the podium REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Toronto FC holds on to defeat the Chicago Fire 2-1, Alex Bono comes up huge
Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 1979, file photo, professor Steven Weinberg, of Cambridge, Mass., poses for a picture. Weinberg, the 1979 winner of the Nobel prize in physics with two other scientists for their work unlocking mysteries of tiny particles, has died at 88. Spokesperson Christine Sinatra at the University of Texas at Austin says Weinberg died Friday, July 23, 2021, at a hospital in Austin. (AP Photo/File)
B.C. welcomes 100 firefighters from Mexico to help fight raging wildfires
A pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, forms in the sky as the Tremont Creek wildfire burns on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nova Scotia New Democrats promise to ban street checks if elected next month
Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill sports a smile at a campaign stop in Halifax on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Brazilians take to streets again to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Greek police clash with protesters in rally against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
Greek police use tear gas to disperse anti-vaccine protesters during a rally at Syntagma square, central Athens, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Thousands of people protested against Greek government's measures to curb rising COVID-19 infections and drive up vaccinations in the country where almost 50% of Greeks and country residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Prosecutors air more allegations in R. Kelly case
FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday, July 23, 2021, asked a judge for permission to admit what they said was evidence for which Kelly has not been charged, at his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in Brooklyn. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Wildfires in U.S. blasting through West draw states to lend support
Cal Fire firefighters battle the Dixie Fire near Prattville in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Man in central China survives three days in flooded garage
International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status
People leave the airport after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Monday, March 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Russia sends COVID-19 aid to Cuba, defence ministry says
FILE - In this June 23, 2021 file photo, people sign up for a dose of the Cuban Abdala COVID-19 vaccine in Havana, Cuba. Cuba has been trying to rapidly roll out the two vaccines that it has approved for massive use, Abdala and Soberana, both of which require three jabs. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
Tokyo Olympics: First medals on the line in the pool
Elijah Winnington, of Australia, swims in the fifth heat of the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Russian, Tajik defence ministers discuss response to Afghan conflict risks: report
FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu looks on after a meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Edmonton Oilers’ Mike Smith signs two-year, US$4.4-million extension as goalie
Edmonton Oilers console goaltender Mike Smith (41) after he allowed the game-winning goal during third overtime period NHL Stanley Cup playoff action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade
Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
A pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, forms in the sky as the Tremont Creek wildfire burns on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Controversial Montreal Canadiens draft pick ‘deeply regrets’ sharing intimate photo
Vatican closes 2020 with shortfall, but better than forecast
FILE -- St. Peter's Basilica, center, in Vatican City on June 23, 2021. The Vatican spokesman announced on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in a short bulletin that Pope Francis, 84, was recovering well from colon surgery on Sunday, and while there was no reason to doubt the veracity of statements on the pope’s condition, the Vatican’s long lack of transparency has earned it skepticism. (Valerio Mezzanotti/The New York Times)
French protesters reject bill requiring vaccine passes, mandatory jabs for health workers
At Berlin Pride parade, thousands march, dance for LGBTQ rights
Three refugee athletes competing in Tokyo Olympics heading to Ontario college
The refugee team carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Dylan Martinez - POOL
Buyer puts in offer for Calgary executive home sight unseen
States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, Nebraska Gov. Pete Rickets points to vaccination statistics during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Several states scaled back their reporting on COVID-19 in July 2021, just as cases across the country tripled with the delta variant of the virus spreading quickly among the unvaccinated. The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota was also accompanied by less detail about the virus in Florida and Nebraska, and some officials described the move as part of a return to normal. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
U.S. to stress need for ‘guardrails and parameters’ in China talks
In this photo provided by South Korea Foreign Ministry, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks during a meeting with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 23, 2021. Top U.S. and South Korean officials agreed Thursday to try to convince North Korea to return to talks on its nuclear program, which Pyongyang has insisted it won't do in protest of what it calls U.S. hostility. (South Korea Foreign Ministry via AP)
NYC’s George Floyd statue to find new home after vandalism
Jonte "Jonoel" Lancaster plays a trombone during a celebration for the refurbished George Floyd statue, after it was vandalized following its Juneteenth installation, Thursday, July 22, 2021 in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn borough of New York. Councilwoman Farah Louis said "this culminating ceremony thank the Flatbush community for having the statue here to educate people on systemic racism" and for coming to together to restore it. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
At Tokyo Olympics, Michael Woods a hair’s breadth away from being stuff of national lore
Cathal Kelly
Iraq to send Lebanon fuel in face of faltering power supply
A boat unloads a scanner offered by the French government to the Lebanese customs at Beirut port on July 23, 2021. - The ship also carries 136 tons if humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Lebanon's meltdown, which started with a financial crisis caused by state corruption and mismanagement, is fast spreading to every aspect of daily life. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Vatican reveals property holdings for first time in transparency drive
Pope Francis salutes the crowd as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s women’s swimming team face Olympic-sized expectations in Tokyo
Penny Oleksiak at training at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre ahead of the start of the Tokyo Olympics. July 23, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Monsoon rains flood Philippine villages, thousands evacuate
A girl opens a canned meal after being evacuated at a school amid heavy rains that caused flooding in some areas in Marikina city, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Nova Scotia’s NDP proposes ban on street checks
Nova Scotia NDP leader Gary Burrill sports a smile at a campaign stop in Halifax on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Western Canada: B.C. wildfire evacuees scramble for hotels amid tourist season
The Tremont Creek wildfire burns on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
China cancels flights, moves ships as Typhoon In-fa approaches
People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 walk at a shopping mall in Beijing, Saturday, July 17, 2021. A senior Chinese health official says China cannot accept the World Health Organization's plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
B.C. wildfire evacuees scramble for hotels
FILE PHOTO: View of a beach resort as a wildfire burns on a hillside in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 20, 2021 in this still image taken from social media. Picture taken July 20, 2021. Sara Mahony via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES/File Photo
Soaring use of air conditioning puts enormous strain on electrical grids
Kelly Cryderman
COVID-19 vaccines have changed how we assess risk of the virus
People pass by the sign of a COVID-19 immunization clinic in downtown Toronto, Canada, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. With nearly 70% of its adult population receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Canada has the world's highest vaccination rate and is now moving on to immunize children, who are at far lower risk of coronavirus complications and death. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Open house: Artist Connor Willumsen’s tale of a gentrification infestation
B.C.’s crisis management record this summer has been abysmal
Gary Mason
In Japan, judo takes centre stage – with Olympic gold medals and hopes for more
Canadian equestrian sisters say their late brother is with them in Tokyo for Olympic Games
After the pandemic, let’s deal with our phone addictions. Here are three rules to follow
Phone in hand. Silhouette of male hand lit with blue and red neon lights holding bezel-less smartphone on black background. Screen is cut with clipping path.
Tokyo Games organizers say they tried to find solutions for breastfeeding moms after swimmer raises issue of separate quarantines for families
FILE - In this July 17, 2021, file photo, banners with the words "I still have the support of 50 million Korean people," are removed from balconies at the the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo. South Korea removed the banners that the IOC ruled to be provocative, Seoul said it received an IOC promise that the displaying of the “rising sun” flag would also be banned at stadiums and other Olympic venues. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP, File)
Value stocks’ time may be now for nervous investors
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Masks, vaccine passports and a lot more vaccinations: How Canada can avoid a punishing pandemic fourth wave
Barbara Violo, pharmacist and owner of The Junction Chemist Pharmacy, draws up a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
What a mystery illness can teach us about how to navigate postpandemic stress
Japan’s ‘King Kohei’ Uchimura fails to qualify for Tokyo finals, ending a storied Olympic career
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods finishes fifth in road race, milliseconds from podium
Michael Woods (79) of Canada rounds a corner in front of the Okunitama Shrine in the Men’s Cycling Road Race at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, July 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Tokyo Olympics: Canada wins first medal of the games with silver in 4x100 freestyle swimming relay
Canada's Margaret Mac Neil, Rebecca Smith, Kayla Sanchez and Penny Oleksiak show off their silver medals from the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, July 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Frank Gunn
Photos: Canadian athletes compete at Tokyo Summer Olympics
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Janine Beckie of Canada celebrates scoring their second goal against Chile at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Sapporo Dome,
Tobi Lutke becomes Canada’s wealthiest company founder as Shopify shares soar
Shopify founder and chief executive officer Tobi Lutke.
If Biden wants to unite the democratic world, he’ll need to make compromises
Doug Saunders
Be wary of listening only to averages in the quest for data-driven decision-making
Side view of experienced businessman looking at financial data with graphics and charts while work on a laptop computer. Young entrepreneur analyzing performance on his notebook, male freelancer work in office interior.
The Takata airbag recall is the years-long repair problem that never seems to end
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
July 24: ‘I have been overlooked, punched, mocked, bitten, spit at and called every name in the book.’ Why nurses can’t live on praise alone, plus other letters to the editor
Candice Lockett, a Nurse Practitioner with the South East Toronto, Family HealthTeam innoculates a visitor with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at pop up vaccine clinic on April 22, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Leylah Fernandez wins tennis opener, but Canada eliminated in women’s doubles at Tokyo Olympics
Canada's Leylah Fernandez returns against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko during their women's singles first round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2021. - Ostapenko won the match. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadians Pavan, Humana-Paredes defeat Dutch pair 2-0 in beach volleyball at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women - Pool A - Canada (Pavan/Melissa) v Netherlands (Stam/Schoon) - Shiokaze Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Sarah Pavan of Canada and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada await the referee's review of the final point. REUTERS/John Sibley
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