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First Nations in British Columbia threaten to block rail traffic over fire recovery fears
Smoke rises above the small western Canadian town of Lytton after wildfires forced its residents to evacuate, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada June 30, 2021. The previous day the town had set a Canadian temperature record at 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.28 F). Picture taken June 30, 2021. JR Adams/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. MANDATORY CREDIT
Canadian rights activist says he received death threat for support of Hong Kongers
Thousands of protesters gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. Until early April 2021, Mike Hui was a photojournalist for the Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper that shut down following the arrest of five top editors and executives and the freezing of its assets under a national security law that China's ruling Communist Party imposed on Hong Kong as part of the crackdown. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Garneau says Canada not involved in release of Canadian woman detained in northeastern Syria
Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau (C) poses for a picture during a meeting with his Palestinian counterpart (unseen) in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank, on July 5, 2021. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Mid-range jumpers could be the rage during NBA Finals
Jul 5, 2021; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton grabs a basketball during practice following NBA Finals Media Day at Phoenix Suns Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Assembly of First Nations expected to name new national chief
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is seen during a media availability during the Premiers and Indigenous Leaders meeting in Big River First Nation, Sask.on July, 9, 2019. The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on members to lobby all the federal parties in an effort to influence political platforms in advance of the federal election in October. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
B.C. reports five COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes, three deaths
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about B.C.'s plan to restart the province during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. British Columbia health officials are urging residents to prepare for high temperatures if they attend vaccination clinics this upcoming weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Three strong stories about love, loss and survival on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video
John Doyle
Veteran Simoni Lawrence and Hamilton Tiger-Cats say 2021 is a new ball game
Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence (21) tackles Edmonton Eskimos wide receiver DaVaris Daniels (80) during first half CFL East Final football action in Hamilton, Ont., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Tokyo Games still weigh limits on fans – if any fans at all
Passers-by cross a street with a backdrop of an Olympics ad sign in Tokyo, Friday, June 25, 2021. A "no-spectator games" remains an option for the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, said on Friday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Canadian women upbeat at California camp before taking off for Tokyo
Long-time tormentor Italy stands in way of Spain at Euro 2020
Alberta government buying a 50-per-cent stake in the Sturgeon Refinery
NWR Sturgeon Refinery Project in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, February 9, 2016. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister heading to Saskatchewan First Nation for child-welfare agreement
Flags and lights are seen as a vigil takes place where ground-penetrating radar recorded hits of what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves near the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation, Sask. on Saturday, June 26, 2021. The board of trustees of Edmonton Catholic Schools has voted unanimously to rename an elementary school bearing the name of a bishop who helped set up residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
Porter to expand flights as airline expects gradual return to travel this fall
A Porter airlines flight makes its final approach as it lands at the airport Tuesday July 2, 2019 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
CMHC eases mortgage insurance rules, admits tightening was a mistake
Sale signs in Toronto are photographed on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Brookfield Business Partners to buy vehicle-parts maker DexKo Global
People walk to Brookfield Place off Bay Street on the day of the annual general meeting for Brookfield Asset Management shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/Files
Canada’s slowdown in productivity growth is holding back workers’ pay
Toronto, Ontario - June 28, 2017 -- POPULATION -- People walk during rush hour Bay Street in the financial district in Toronto, Wednesday June 28, 2017. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
Ontario offers faster second COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all youth 12+
Georgia Mates, prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, Jul. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Manitoba ahead of vaccine targets, but data shows COVID hit some communities harder
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba chief public health officer, speaks during a provincial COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern B.C.
Centennial Park, located in the heart of the city, is a popular gathering place for Fort St. John visitors and locals. Photo by: Hardy Friedrich / The Globe and Mail
Quebec woman dies after being struck by airplane while driving near runway
A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Eastern Ontario doctor accused of murder at hospital granted bail
A person is seen in the doorway at the Hawkesbury General Hospital Friday March 26, 2021 in Hawkesbury, Ont. The murder case against an eastern Ontario doctor has been adjourned for two weeks after a brief court appearance Tuesday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘Figure of hope’ Gisele Lévesque praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death
Gisele Levesque is seen in an undated handout photo. Levesque, a resident at the CHSLD Saint-Antoine senior's home who was the first person in Canada to be vaccinated, has died. She was 89. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Capital Integrated University Centre of Health and Social Services, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Germany easing restrictions on travel from UK, Portugal imposed because of COVID-19 Delta variant
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 02: People stand in line to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the mass vaccination center at Terminal C at former Tegel Airport on July 02, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Germany, where approximately 55% of the population has received a first dose and approximately 37% is fully vaccinated, has expanded its vaccinations to younger age groups. Meanwhile, although the infection rate has plummeted, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned over the spread of the Delta variant, which now accounts for half of new infections. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Evening Update: Denis Shapovalov, Félix Auger Aliassime advance to Wimbledon quarter-finals - a first for Canada
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada celebrates victory after winning his Men's Singles Fourth Round match against Alexander Zverev of Germany during Day Seven of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Canada's Denis Shapovalov celebrates after defeating Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut during the men's singles fourth round match on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Red tape – not greedy companies – is the real cause of Canada’s housing crisis
Construction workers work on new homes in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin says he was convicted for drunk driving in 2003
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin takes questions from reporters after the speech from the throne at the legislature in Halifax on March 9, 2021. The CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Fifteen attractively valued U.S. moat stocks that are probably not on your radar
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld
Leslie Blot, who has won another successful racial profiling complaint against the city of Repentigny, is seen in front of his home Monday, July 5, 2021 in Mascouche, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Mayor welcomes external review of arrest involving RCMP officer caught on video in New Brunswick
New Brunswick's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Mutual fund firm Franklin Templeton says it repaid government wage subsidy because it didn’t need the money
The sign for Franklin Templeton Investments outside 200 King St. West is photographed on July 5, 2021. The fund company is paying back pandemic government wage subsidies since they didn’t need it. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Ottawa spent nearly $20 million on COVID-19 tracking app with inconclusive results
The COVID Alert app is seen on an iPhone in Ottawa, on Friday, July 31, 2020. The app tracks the locations of phones relative to other phones, and notifies users if they have been in proximity to another app user who has tested positive for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
City council votes to repeal masking bylaw ahead of Calgary Stampede
Mayor Naheed Nenshi speaks during a Calgary City council meeting in Calgary on October 31, 2018. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says moves the Alberta government is examining to wrest control from Ottawa would be costly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Two police officers stabbed, one suspect treated for taser injuries in Vancouver
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
’It’s very freeing’: Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
COVID-19 cases are down, but variants are still a concern. Is it time to drop the mask?
André Picard
I had to figure out new dating strategies in the pandemic
Politics Briefing: Trudeau unveils federal funding for Algoma in election-style announcement
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks after touring the Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada July 5, 2021. Gino Donato/Pool via REUTERS
Israel must cease settlement activities to avoid conflict with Palestinians, Marc Garneau says
A Palestinian man watches Israeli police move into position during clashes with protesters after a shop was demolished by the municipality, in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says he told his Israeli counterparts that the continued building of settlements, evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem should cease to lower the temperature and not provide any excuse for another flare up with Palestinians. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Maya Alleruzzo
Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement after touring the Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on Monday July 5, 2021. Trudeau is back on the road doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gino Donato
Andy Murray’s Wimbledon NFT fetches $177,777 at auction
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2021 Great Britain's Andy Murray leaves court after losing his third round match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Montreal police to increase presence as Canadiens’ fans gather for Game 4 of Stanley Cup final
A Montreal Canadiens fan takes a photo of the police after Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final, at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, on July 2, 2021.
Veteran journalist, TV anchor Wendy Mesley retires from CBC News after 38 years
Journalist Wendy Mesley is shown during a charity show at Toronto Fashion Week in Toronto on October 22, 2010. Mesley, a longtime CBC television news anchor and journalist, is retiring from the public broadcaster. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
U.S. transport agency recovers Boeing airplane debris off Hawaii in probe of emergency landing
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrols the area of debris from a 737 cargo plane that crashed off Oahu, Friday, July 2, 2021, near Honolulu. The plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii early Friday and both people on board were rescued. The pilots of the Transair Flight 810 reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the Boeing 737 in the water, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
20 years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudi Arabia hits key moment
Brett Eagleson, son of Sept. 11 victim Bruce Eagleson sits in a memorial garden with a beam from the World Trade Center, Friday, July 2, 2021, at South Fire District in Middletown, Conn. Eagleson and others who lost family on Sept. 11 are seeking the release of FBI documents that allege Saudi Arabia's role in the terrorist attacks. A lawsuit that accuses Saudi Arabia of being complicit took a major step forward this year with the questioning under oath of former Saudi officials, but those depositions remain under seal and the U.S. has withheld a trove of other documents as too sensitive for disclosure. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Tropical Storm Elsa headed for landfall on central Cuba coast
An electrical pole felled by Hurricane Elsa leans on the edge of a residential balcony, in Cedars, St. Vincent, Friday, July 2, 2021. Elsa strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday as it blew off roofs and snapped trees in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)
Blue Jays submit proposal to federal government for return to Rogers Centre this season
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
Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack as new details emerge
Cyber crime hacker.Unknown identity of cyber criminal .
Three dominant investment trends for the rest of 2021. Plus, a brightening outlook for office REITs and why defence stocks are attractive buys
Personal portfolio and online wealth management with risk diversification concept : Paper boxes of financial instruments i.e ETFs, REITs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and commodities, all on a laptop.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog now running its own investigations and will make reports public
A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary police car is shown in St.John's in a June, 2020 photo. Police have arrested a man in Toronto in connection with the killing of a 47-year-old man who was found dead on a residential street in St. John's, N.L. last summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
Angela Merkel sees strategic case for Balkan states joining EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference after hosting the West Balkans summit at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 5, 2021. (Photo by Michael Sohn / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL SOHN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Algeria president orders 18 protesters freed from jail
FILE PHOTO: Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune speaks outside a polling station during the country's parliamentary election in Bouchaoui, Algeria June 12, 2021. ALGERIA PRESS SERVICE/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES/File Photo
Globe Climate: Why climate change is to blame for the heat and how it fuels the fires that follow
Alfred Higginbottom, of the Skuppah Indian Band, a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government, watches as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
U.S. census takers worry that apartment renters were undercounted
Census taker Linda Rothfield looks up at an apartment building she was unable to access in San Francisco, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Some census takers worry that renters in apartment buildings were not tallied fully during the nation's head count last year. Census takers say they had difficulty entering apartment buildings due to COVID restrictions, and they weren't able to get in touch with landlords for help. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Premier Doug Ford commits to keeping pay increase for personal support workers
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
Heat warnings in effect for parts of southern Ontario
A man sleeps on the sandy beach along Lake Ontario in the extreme heat in Toronto on Friday, July 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime advance to Wimbledon quarter-finals, in a first for Canada
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada celebrates victory after winning his Men's Singles Fourth Round match against Alexander Zverev of Germany during Day Seven of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 05, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Canada's Denis Shapovalov celebrates after defeating Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut during the men's singles fourth round match on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Italian watchdog takes aim at delivery firm’s gig-worker algorithms
Rear view of delivery man in red jacket standing in front of door and ringing on door bell
Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival’s return
CANNES, FRANCE - JULY 05: A general view of the Cannes Croisette ahead of the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 05, 2021 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence signs $36.8-million rookie contract with Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - JUNE 15: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars participates in drills during Jacksonville Jaguars Mandatory Minicamp at TIAA Bank Field on June 15, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Companies see capacity constraints as business outlook brightens, Bank of Canada survey says
The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Ashley Fraser/Globe and Mail
Four more victims discovered in Miami condo building collapse, raising death toll to 28
Members of the Pennsylvania Search and Rescue team search for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building Monday, July 5, 2021, in Surfside, Fla., after demolition crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the Champlain Towers South building in a plume of dust on Sunday. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
Monday’s TSX breakouts: A trust yielding 7.4% with a forecast price return of 26% and 7 buy calls
All eight analysts that cover Alaris have a “buy” recommendation.
Exchange Income Corp. buying B.C. air ambulance company Carson Air for $61-million
Spain restricts some nightlife as COVID-19 surges among young
Escorted by municipality police officers, revelers leave a popular party area in downtown Barcelona, Spain, early Sunday, July 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)
Looking for some defensive stocks for your portfolio? Try defence stocks
An undated image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an RQ-4 Global Hawk. Iran shot down a United States surveillance drone early Thursday, June 20, 2019, both nations said, but they differed on the crucial issue of whether the aircraft had violated Iranian airspace, in the latest escalation in tensions that have raised fears of war between the two countries. Both the United States and Iran identified the aircraft as an RQ-4 Global Hawk, a surveillance drone made by Northrop Grumman. (U.S. Air Force via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. --
New U.S. infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Climate activist rally for President Biden to pass a climate-first infrastructure bill near the White House on June 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group is calling on the Biden Administration to include strong climate reform in the upcoming infrastructure bill. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Djokovic beats Cristian Garin to reach his 12th Wimbledon quarter-final
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns against Chile's Cristian Garin during their men's singles fourth round match on the seventh day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2021. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany has granted 2,400 visas so far to Afghan employees of country’s military, their relatives
FILE PHOTO: The German flag is seen outside Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo
Sweden’s caretaker leader Stefan Lofven tapped to present new government
Speaker of the Swedish parliament, Andreas Norlen and Sweden's interim Prime Minister Stefan Lofven hold a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, July 5, 2021. Stefan Jerrevang/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.
Fairfax books US$1.4-billion gain after insurance unit in India launches share sale
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Urban Toronto townhouse with hot tub snatched up for $1.695-million
Fur is finally falling out of fashion
Jessica Scott-Reid
Around 150 children missing after gunmen attack school in Nigeria, parent and administrator say
Parents of abducted students stand on Kachia Road that leads to Bethel Baptist School after 140 boarding students were abducted by gunmen in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, on July 5, 2021. - Gunmen kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria on July 5, 2021, a school official said, the latest in a wave of mass abductions targeting schoolchildren and students. (Photo by Kehinde Gbenga / AFP) (Photo by KEHINDE GBENGA/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian dollar weakens against U.S. counterpart ahead of Business Outlook Survey
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Tajikistan calls up reservists to bolster border as Afghan troops, fleeing Taliban, seek refuge
FILE PHOTO: Afghan commandos arrive to reinforce security forces in Faizabad, capital of Badakhshan province, after the Taliban captured neighbourhood districts of Badakhshan recently, July 4, 2021. Afghanistan Ministry of Defence//Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from errant fireworks mortar blast: autopsy
FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks (80) is shown during the second period of an NHL hockey game in New York, in this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, file photo. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Latvian Hockey Federation said Monday, July 5, 2021, that 24-year-old goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks has died. The team said in a statement Kivlenieks died from an apparent head injury in a fall after medical personnel arrived. It was not immediately clear what caused the fall or where he was at the time of the incident, and multiple messages were left with team and national federation personnel that were not immediately returned.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Family of Indian-American astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew ‘happy and overwhelmed’
This image provided by Virgin Galactic shows, from left: Chief Pilot Dave Mackay, Lead Operations Engineer Colin Bennett, Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses, Founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson, Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations Sirisha Bandla and pilot Michael Masucci. Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days. Branson’s company announced Thursday, July 1, 2021 that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board. The winged rocket ship will soar from New Mexico _ the first carrying a full crew of company employees. It will be only the fourth trip to space for Virgin Galactic. (Virgin Galactic via AP)
Bangladesh extends lockdown to combat COVID-19 surge
DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JULY 4: People queue to register for Covid tests during a countrywide lockdown to try to contain the spread of Covid-19 on July 4, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh enacted a 7 day lockdown on July 1st in an effort to contain a third wave of COVID-19, as cases have surged, fueled by the the Delta variant first detected in neighboring India. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Spanish police probe suspected hate crime targeting gay man
The rainbow flag with a black ribbon flutters during a protest against the killing of Samuel Luiz in the Puerta del Sol in central Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 5, 2021. Authorities in northwestern Spain are asking for time to fully investigate why a 24-year-old man was beaten to death, a crime that has triggered widespread condemnation because friends of the victim claim he was targeted for being gay. LGBTQ activists have called for protests in dozens of cities across Spain later on Monday and members of Spain's left-wing Cabinet have condemned the death of Samuel Luiz in the early hours of Saturday as a hate crime. Police are reviewing surveillance cameras and questioning over a dozen suspects and witnesses who saw how Luiz was beaten to death outside a nightclub in the city of A Coruña. The death comes amid a spike in attacks on LGBTQ people. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The 2021 Genesis GV70 is a capable new SUV that wants to be all things to all drivers
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Indonesia seeks more oxygen for COVID-19 patients amid shortage
A man wearing a protective mask queues to refill oxygen tanks as Indonesia experiences an oxygen supply shortage amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, at a filling station in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Asian industry group warns privacy law changes may force tech firms to stop offering services in Hong Kong
FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
At least 21 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia: official
Migrants rescued by Tunisia's national guard during an attempted crossing of the Mediterranean by boat arrive at the port of el-Ketef in Ben Guerdane in southern Tunisia near the border with Libya on June 27, 2021. - Tunisia's defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. The migrants, who the ministry said were from Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mali and Ethiopia, had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara overnight Friday to Saturday. (Photo by FATHI NASRI / AFP) (Photo by FATHI NASRI/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada has an access-to-information system in name only
The Parliament Hill Peace Tower is framed in an iron fence on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. After weeks of virtual hearings and often heated debate, an extensively amended Bill C-10 will go back to the House of Commons for a final vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Peru’s Indigenous hope for a voice, at last, under new president
Maxima Ccalla poses for a photograph inside her home in the Carata peasant community, in Puno, Peru June 18, 2021. Picture taken June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Saputo signs deal to buy British cheesemaker Wensleydale Dairy Products for $39-million
A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan.13, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
LGBT+ campaigners in Georgia call off pride march after office attack
Anti-LGBT protesters shout as they take part in a rally ahead of the planned March for Dignity during Pride Week in Tbilisi, Georgia July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
‘It’s my natural duty’: Canada’s Hong Kong diaspora helps new arrivals fleeing Beijing’s crackdown
Eric Li, a co-founder of the Toronto Hong Kong Parent Group, brings a newcomer to a government interview in Toronto, on June 15, 2021.
Kate Middleton self-isolating after COVID-19 contact
Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge arrives in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday July 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Médecins Sans Frontières denounces seizure of migrant rescue vessel in Italy
Migrants wait to disembark the ship 'Geo Barents' run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) as it is given permission to dock at the Sicilian port of Augusta after a week of waiting at sea, in Augusta, Italy, June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Gordon Pape: Here’s what I expect for the TSX in the second half of 2021
TMX Group tickers move across banners in Toronto on May 10, 2013. The Toronto stock market looks headed for another gain during a shortened, pre-holiday session. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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