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July 31

Simone Biles withdraws from event final for floor exercise at Tokyo 2020
File-This July 27, 2021, file photo shows Simone Biles, of the United States, waiting to perform on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. Biles’ sponsors including Athleta and Visa are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team competition during the Olympics. It’s the latest example of sponsors praising athletes who are increasingly open about mental health issues. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Genevieve Lalonde reclaims Canadian steeplechase record, moves onto Tokyo Olympic finals
Runners compete in a heat of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
NHL to investigate claim Sharks’ Evander Kane bet on own games
San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane (9) in the first period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Friday, March 26, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Toronto Blue Jays snag a 4-0 win over Kansas City Royals clinching two-for-two streak
Toronto Blue Jays’ Alek Manoha pitches during the first inning in MLB baseball action against the Kansas City Royals in Toronto on Saturday, July 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
“Not a coincidence:” Indigenous leaders praise historic election victories by women
Mandy Gull-Masty, shown in this handout image, has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating Pakesso Mukash, who received 34 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
New Brunswick removes most public COVID-19 restrictions across province
Visitors stroll at Hopewell Rocks in Hopewell Cape, N.B., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. The rock formations are caused by tidal erosion along the Bay of Fundy. New Brunswick voters go to the polls on Monday for the first provincial election during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Thousands protest against COVID-19 health pass in France
A protester wearing a t-shirt reading "Macronavirus" attends a demonstration called by the French nationalist party "Les Patriotes" (The Patriots) against France's restrictions, including a compulsory health pass, to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Paris, France, July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Heat warning in effect for B.C. as firefighters battle wildfires in province
A helicopter carrying a bucket flies past a property at Barnes Lake while battling the Tremont Creek wildfire near Ashcroft, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
N.S. NDP promise to add 10 paid sick days to provincial Labour Standards Code
Nova Scotia NDP leader Gary Burrill, along with Halifax Needham candidate Suzy Hansen, left, and area resident Garry Williams, right, talks about housing issues at a campaign stop in Halifax on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Canadian beach volleyballer Sarah Pavan finds new fans through love of anime series ‘Haikyuu’
Ontario reports 258 new cases, six more deaths linked to COVID-19
People pass by the sign of a COVID-19 immunization clinic in downtown Toronto, Canada, on Sunday, July 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kamran Jebreili
COVID-19 surge hits Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record infections
Flower power: Quebec farmer invites visitors to pick bouquets on farm
Three year old Ophelia Holmes holds out a flower at the Festifleurs at La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac, in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, July 23, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Listed before construction, luxury Canmore townhouse sells for $1,418,730 after 415 days on market
Tenants prepare for unknown as U.S. eviction moratorium ends
Roxanne Schaefer, of West Warwick, R.I., stands for a photograph outside of her apartment building, in West Warwick, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Schaefer, who is months behind on rent, is bracing for the end to a CDC federal moratorium Saturday, July 31, 2021, a move that could result in millions of people being evicted just as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Buyers wrestle over Etobicoke side split, bumping final bid to almost $1.66-million
Novak Djokovic’s exit at the Tokyo Olympics reminds us that no outcome is guaranteed — even for the very best
Cathal Kelly
Hunted to the brink of extinction, the return of North Pacific Right whales to B.C. waters brings hope
North Pacific Right whale in Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Haida Gwaii. Last month (July 2021) James Pilkington headed out on the water with Jared Towers, another exceptionally lucky marine mammal researcher who helped confirm the existence of Type D killer whales, a group believed to be a unique species. PHOTO BY James Pilkington/Cetacean Research Program, DFO
Canada’s Boady Santavy narrowly misses podium in 96-kilogram weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 96kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Boady Santavy of Canada in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Western Canada: Alberta becomes first province to end all COVID-19 restrictions, prompting concerns
Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the COVID-19 situation in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. Hinshaw says the majority of the province's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated or within two weeks of their first shot. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets
CORRECTS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCES TO CARBON BLACK AND STEEL MANUFACTURING - FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019 file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province. Scientists say greenhouse gas emissions must start dropping sharply as soon as possible to prevent global temperatures rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. So far, the world is on course for a 3- to 4-degree Celsius rise, with potentially dramatic consequences for many countries. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil, File)
Capturing carbon’s potential: Five companies and innovations to watch
Apoorv Sinha, centre, CEO of Carbon Upcycling, carries a piece of equipment at the company's facility in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
Toxic drug crisis, pandemic have left front-line workers struggling to cope
Zoe Dodd, a 17-year veteran of frontline and harm reduction work, poses for a photo near her home in Toronto, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. After years of trauma and compounded grief, Dodd found herself in the emergency department experiencing derealization, a distortion in the perception of the world around her. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault defeated in Tokyo Olympic quarterfinal
Canada's Tammara Thibeault, left, punches Netherlands' Nouchka Fontijn during their women's middleweight 75-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Andre De Grasse was a Tokyo Olympic 100-metre medal hopeful before today — now he has to be a favourite
Cathal Kelly
B.C. housing projects run up against suburban opposition
HARMONY – UNITI AFFORDABLE HOUSING “UNITI, a non-for-profit organization, is a partnership of Semiahmoo House Society(SHS), Peninsula Estates Housing Society(PEHS), and The Semiahmoo Foundation(TSF) with a shared mission to provide affordable and inclusive housing that reflects the diversity of their community. The sixth storey rental building is a part of redevelopment of property at 15100 Block 20th Avenue in Surrey owned by PEHS and part of a subdivision to consolidate 2 lots.” INTEGRA ARCHITECTURE INC
Do our elected officials care about the rule of law any more?
St. John Baptiste Parish Catholic church is shown in Morinville Alta, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 as firefighters put out hot spots. RCMP are calling the fire suspicious. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Is there really such a thing as ‘the American people’?
Toronto, April 19, 2007 Mark Kingwell logo photographed at the Globe and Mail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo by: Fernando morales/The Globe and Mail
Across B.C.’s wildfire country, locals live in fear of heat, haze and hazards to come
Permanent regalia: Tahltan artist Cole Pauls on how Indigenous culture can get under your skin
Kenyan 100-metres sprinter Mark Otieno tests positive for banned substance, will not participate in Tokyo Olympic heats
FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 200 Metres Heats - London Stadium, London, Britain – August 7, 2017. Jonathan Quarcoo of Norway and Mark Otieno Odhiambo of Kenya in action. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
The climate refugees are coming. Countries and international law aren’t ready for them
TO GO WITH AFP PACKAGE : Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change - (FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2020 The melted sign of the Oak Park Motel destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire is seen in Gates, east of Salem, Oregon on September 13, 2020. (Photo by Rob SCHUMACHER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ROB SCHUMACHER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Small museums in Canada evolve to include Indigenous history
Travis Jimmy John (in the blue ribbon shirt) and Ronine Ryder (seated behind), co-owners of the eco-tourism company, Nakota Îtipi and Ryder Style Crafts, lead the Canmore Museum’s Indigenous Stories program. The Canmore Museum recently erected a tipi next to its Northwest Police Barracks in the Bow valley and is completely changing the focus of the museum to include the Stoney Nakoda Photographs by Kaitlin Kealey
Catholic Church officials improperly redirected funds meant for residential-school survivors: documents
A child's dress hung on a cross blows in the wind near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, to honour the 215 children whose remains have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
At Tokyo Olympics of 1964, Canadian athletes took steps toward a revolution for women
Alberta’s new COVID-19 plan is a dangerous experiment
A woman gets a heavy show horse ready for presentation in the barn as the Calgary Stampede gets underway following a year off due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 11, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Tokyo Olympics: Canada wins bronze in women’s 4 x 100-metre medley relay; Penny Oleksiak becomes most decorated Canadian Olympian
Canada’s bronze medal winning women’s 4x100 medley relay team at the Tokyo Olympics. (left to right) Kylie Masse, Sydney Pickrem, Maggie Mac Neil and Penny Oleksiak after the medal presentation at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. It’s the seventh Olympic medal for Penny Oleksiak, making her the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all-time. August 1, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Canada’s Jennifer Abel advances to 3-metre springboard final at Tokyo Olympics, Pamela Ware stumbles
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Women's 3m Springboard - Semifinal - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Jennifer Abel of Canada in action REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
My brain on ketamine: In a struggle with depression, a new drug gives me hope, and more questions
U.S. boxer Keyshawn Davis speaks on mental health in pursuit of Tokyo Olympic gold
Keyshawn Davis of the United States, right, punches France's Sofiane Oumiha during their men's lightweight 63-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Tokyo Olympics organizers to improve ‘prison-like’ athletes’ quarantine following mounting complaints
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 19: Banners and flags hang from apartments in the Tokyo Olympics athletes village on July 19, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Two South African football players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. Other cases connected to the Games were also recently confirmed including eight Team GB members who have had to enter isolation after contact with a coronavirus case on their flight to Tokyo. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Olympic host city Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections hit record high, exceeding 4,000 for the first time
In photos: Canada's Kylie Masse wins silver and other Tokyo Olympic highlights
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Canada’s Kylie Masse holds up her silver medal in the women’s 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Canadian golfers Hughes, Conners tied for 17th after three rounds at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Golf - Men's Individual - Final - Round 3 - Kasumigaseki Country Club - Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan - July 31, 2021. Mackenzie Hughes of Canada in action. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
July 31: ‘Pickup truck owners don’t simply like them – they are obsessed with them.’ Are pickups a plague on Canadian streets? Plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engages with children at the College of the North Atlantic in St. John's, N.L. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The province has struck a deal with Ottawa for a $10-a-day child-care program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
From harassment to mental health, female athletes at the Tokyo Olympics bring important issues to the forefront
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Women - Final 9-10 - Canada v Kenya - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Charity Williams of Canada in action with Grace Adhiambo Okulu of Kenya and Judith Okumu of Kenya. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Watching the Games: Monday
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Women - Quarterfinal - Canada v Brazil - Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi, Japan - July 30, 2021. Kailen Sheridan of Canada and teammates celebrate winning the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
There’s a doping problem at the Olympics and it’s only getting worse
Cathal Kelly
Watching the Games: Sunday
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Water Polo - Women - Group A - Canada v South Africa - Tatsumi Water Polo Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Clara Vulpisi of Canada in action. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Five stories to watch on Sunday
Forge FC beats York United FC 1-0 as CPL teams leave Winnipeg bubble
A game ball for the Canadian Premier League is seen during a match between York United FC and Forge Hamilton FC in CPL soccer action at York Lions Stadium in Toronto on Friday, July 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Your daily horoscope: July 31
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