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August 1

Asian factory activity hit by rising costs, Delta variant
A medical team transports a patient in the hallway of the intensive care unit at Providence St. JohnÕs Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., July 27, 2021. A new influx of patients after a period of optimism has been crushing for some of them. (Isadora Kosofsky/The New York Times)
Toronto FC extends unbeaten streak to five games under interim coach Javier Perez
Toronto FC's Yeferson Soteldo kisses the ball before taking a corner during second half MLS action against Nashville SC in Toronto on Sunday, August 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canada’s Pavan, Humana-Paredes make quarter-finals of Olympic beach volleyball
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women - Round of 16 - Canada (Pavan/Melissa) v Spain (Liliana/Elsa) - Shiokaze Park, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Sarah Pavan of Canada and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada react after winning their match against Spain. REUTERS/John Sibley
Aug. 1: ‘That’s fine. I will cancel my trip to London … all Canadians should avoid Britain.’ Canadians excluded from British quarantine exceptions, plus other letters to the editor
A plane lands on the southern runway at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday July 29, 2021. Travellers from US and much of Europe who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus will be allowed to enter England and Scotland without the need to quarantine from upcoming Monday, although travellers will still be required to take virus tests. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu detained in Beijing
FILE PHOTO: Kris Wu arrives at the iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
RCMP notifies Independent Investigations Office following death of man in Coquitlam
RCMP police car.
As election looms, unity felt across Nova Scotia amid pandemic may be fading
Angus Capstick, stands holding a Nova Scotia flag outside of his store Capstick's Novelties and More located in Sydney, NS on July 30, 2021
Evacuations lifted as progress made against western fires
A firefighter from New Mexico works amidst heavy ash and dust to help contain the Bootleg Fire near Silver Lake, Oregon, U.S., July 29, 2021. Picture taken July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Maranie Staab
RCMP locate suspected explosive device at scene of two-person shooting in Kelowna
RCMP police car.
Editorial Cartoons for August, 2021
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Mining industry’s ‘green metals’ are a fallacy, experts say
Bolsonaro backers push for change to Brazil’s voting system
Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest calling for a printed vote, in Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 1, 2021. The banner reads 'Pro Guns. It is about weapons, it is about freedom'. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Canada can sharply boost exports, but it would mean breaking old habits
David Parkinson
Why Davis Rea’s John O’Connell still likes U.S. big caps - and is steering clear of Canadian banks
Canadian companies emerge from COVID-19 pandemic with new diversity and inclusion plans
Liran Belanzon, CEO of AI company BenchSci, is photographed at the company’s new Toronto offices on July 27, 2021. BenchSci is working towards more diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the company. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Sun Life CEO Dean Connor looks back on a decade at the helm
RB-CD-SUNLIFE-CONNOR-0801- Sun Life Financial CEO Dean Connor is retiring on Aug. 6 after a long and prestigious career in finance. Connor looks back on the last decade of the insurance industry, what has changed for the sector, what is on the horizon, how the pandemic shifted things, how Sun Life grew under his watch and what is in store for his successor. Shot in The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Saturday July 31, 2021. (Photo by Tannis Toohey for Globe & Mail)
Toronto’s Playmaker Capital bets it can win big by driving sports fans to gambling websites
Jordan Gnat, CEO of Playmaker, at his home in Toronto on July 19, 2021.
A hot August: Ten upcoming series and specials to note now
John Doyle
Companies, get your pay equity act together
Lara Zink (left) is the president and CEO of Women in Capital Markets and Katie Squires-Thompson (right) is the chief strategy officer of Women in Capital Markets. More information about the organization is available at wcm.ca.
Rising from the ashes of a corporate culture apocalypse
Stock trader tearing out his hair from despair, rear view
B.C. rower Don Arnold and his crew of underdogs won Canada’s first Olympic gold in the sport
Don Arnold wearing a UBC Thunderbirds T-shirt. Courtesy of Jason Beck
Lessons from my fight with cancer
Berlin protesters decry COVID-19 health measures as police detain 600 amid clashes
Demonstrators walk along Bismarckstrasse in Berlin, Sunday Aug. 1, 2021, during a protest against coronavirus restrictions. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
Alberta RCMP say Ontario Ironman competitor is dead after volunteers pull him from water
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. Mounties in Saskatchewan say they are investigating allegations someone died in 1974 at a northern Saskatchewan home where children who went to residential school lived. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tourists in Turkey flee as wildfires threaten beach resorts
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire near Marmaris, Turkey, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Nova Scotia RCMP say one man dead after boat flipped in Cape Breton
SEE WIRE STORY--AM-ATLANTIC-BRIEFS (SYD102) SEAL ISLAND, N.S., Sept. 28 --An RCMP officer enters the water at the search continues for a man missing after falling from scaffolding while working on the Seal Island Bridge in Cape Breton on Sunday. The bridge spans Great Bras d'Or Inlet to the Bras d'Or Lakes. (CP PHOTO) 1998 (Cape Breton Post--Vaughan Merchant)
Rugby Canada CEO believes organization can turn corner after complaints of abuse, coach firings and poor Tokyo showing
How to make a return to the office work for you, from running a tight ship at home to treating tired feet
Pedestrians crossing Bay St. while walking on Front St. West in TorontoÕs Financial District, are photographed during the afternoon rush hour on Mar 12 2020.
Florida breaks record for current COVID-19 hospitalizations, 21,000 new cases reported
A doctor prepares to enter a Covid-19 intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, July 23, 2021. Doctors and nurses in the Florida hospital thought the onslaught of coronavirus admissions had ended. Now they need more intensive care beds. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to fly to Warsaw from Tokyo
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is escorted by police officers at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
U.S., U.K. and Israel blame Iran for attack on oil tanker but Tehran denies
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to an explosive ordnance unit board an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to head to an oil tanker that was attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea on Friday, July 30, 2021. An attack on an oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire killed two crew members off Oman in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday, marking the first fatalities after years of assaults targeting shipping in the region. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee/U.S. Navy, via AP)
Quebec lifts COVID-19 restrictions, extends closing times for bars and restaurants
A masked server pours a drink out for customers at a restaurant in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Quebec is lifting further COVID-19 restrictions as of today, including bars and restaurants closing times and sports, festivals capacities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
DaBaby booted from Lollapalooza after homophobic comments at festival
FILE - DaBaby attends the world premiere of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday, July 15, 2021, in New York. DaBaby was cut Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021 from Lollapalooza's closing lineup following crude and homophobic remarks he made last week at a Miami-area music festival. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Fauci says no new U.S. lockdowns expected, despite surging Delta cases
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Cases of COVID-19 have tripled over the past three weeks, and hospitalizations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
B.C. wildfire count nears 250 but cooler temperatures, light rain bring some relief
A tree candles as the Tremont Creek wildfire burns behind the IG Machine & Fibers roofing granule plant, where rock is crushed and coloured and then shipped elsewhere to create roofing shingles, in Ashcroft, B.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Andre De Grasse restores a bit of dignity for Canada’s men at Tokyo Olympics
Cathal Kelly
N.S. Liberals unveils $78-million college investment, new training and skills platform
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin walks from his campaign bus to vote in the provincial election, in Halifax on Friday, July 30, 2021. The Nova Scotia Liberal party has unveiled its skills and training platform today as the province moves into the second half of the general election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Zoom reaches $85-million settlement of lawsuit over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Zoom logo in this illustration picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Mohawk Council of Kanesatake elects new grand chief for first time in 10 years
A Mohawk warrior flag flies in front of the Kanesatake Mohawk band council office in Kanesatake, Que., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Pelosi, Democrats call on Biden to extend eviction ban
A sleeping bag is seen on the chair of U.S. Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) who spent the night on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming expiration of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Defence chief’s notes reveal debate over due process, suggest official thinks ‘government could fall’
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. senators predict $1-trillion infrastructure bill to pass this week
Tokyo Olympics: Penny Oleksiak's path to a record seven medals
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Ontario reports 218 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker from Humber River hospital's mobile vaccination team administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at The Church of Pentecost Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Andre De Grasse secures Tokyo Olympic 100-m bronze against backdrop of unsettling false starts and lacklustre atmosphere
Canada’s Andre De Grasse wins the bronze medal in the men’s 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The Olympic Stadium was empty as spectators were barred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. August 1, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Toronto Maple Leafs sign Brennan Menell to $750,000, one-year contract in a trade with Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild defenseman Brennan Menell, (61) works to break up a shot by St. Louis Blues left wing Sammy Blais, right, during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)
How Great Lakes piping plovers are adapting to the climate crisis
Blue and MsHoward at Darlington Power Plant. Blue is a Great Lakes Piping Plover, an endangered shorebird. You might say, he’s a real international bird of mystery.
Nova Scotia celebrating first Emancipation Day in Canada marking abolition of slavery
At left, a watercolour by Captain-Lieutenant William Booth shows a Black woodcutter at Shelburne, N.S., in 1788. At right, a painting from around 1830 shows Rose Fortune, a Black Loyalist born into slavery who came to Canada when she was 10 and became a notable businesswoman in the Annapolis Valley.
Rio Tinto readies to move from iron ore to batteries with trial lithium plant in Serbia
A lithium processing pilot plant is packed into a container for shipping to its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, at Rio Tinto's research and development hub on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Melanie Burton
Ontario pharmacists warn thousands of Moderna doses set to expire
FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, three vials of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine are pictured in a new coronavirus vaccination center at the 'Velodrom' (velodrome-stadium) in Berlin, Germany. The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorized for people under 18. In a decision on Friday, July 23, 2021 the EU drug regulator said research in more than 3,700 children aged 12 to 17 showed that the Moderna vaccine — already given the OK for adults across Europe — produced a comparable antibody response. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Could infrastructure agreement mean U.S. bipartisanship is making a comeback?
David Shribman
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu detained on suspicion of rape
FILE PHOTO: Kris Wu arrives at the iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
In photos: Andre De Grasse captures bronze in 100-metre at Tokyo Olympics
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Akani Simbine of South Africa, Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy, Fred Kerley of the United States, Su Bingtian of China, Ronnie Baker of the United States, Enoch Adegoke of Nigeria and far right Andre De Grasse of Canada in action during the 100-metre final at Tokyo Olympics.
A 100-year-old former Nazi death camp guard to go on trial in Germany
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
Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport as fighting escalates in Afghanistan
FILE PHOTO: An Afghan A-29 pilot prepared for flight in the cockpit of his aircraft, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan September 10, 2017. Picture taken Septembeer 10, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/Handout via REUTERS
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern apologizes for historic raids on Pacific people
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, center right, takes part in a ceremony in Auckland, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, to formally apologize for a racially charged part of the nation's history known as the Dawn Raids. The Dawn Raids are known as the time when the Pasifika people were targeted for deportation in the mid-1970s during aggressive home raids by authorities to find, convict and deport visa overstayers. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Prices for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines increased in the EU
FILE PHOTO: Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
All hail the return of the bookstore
Marcus Gee
Andre De Grasse wins 100-metre Tokyo Olympic bronze and joins the greats in Canada’s rich sprinting history
Cathal Kelly
In Taiwan’s standoff with China, a tilting balance of power puts the island on edge
The first-ever Taiwanese team of artillerywomen take part in the annual Han Kuang exercises in Taiwan's Pingtung county in 2019.
No Tokyo Olympic medal for Canadian diver Jennifer Abel in three-metre springboard final
Jennifer Abel of Canada competes in the Women's 3m Springboard final during the summer Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, August 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada’s Corey Conners finishes 13th in Tokyo Olympics golf, Mackenzie Hughes places 50th
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Golf - Men's Individual - Final - Round 4 - Kasumigaseki Country Club - Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan - August 1, 2021. Corey Conners of Canada in action. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Sailor Sarah Douglas places sixth at Tokyo Olympics with all-time best Canadian finish
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Laser Radial - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Sarah Douglas of Canada in action. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Sex/Life director Patricia Rozema is still searching for the perfect climax, on Netflix or off
Johanna Schneller
Japan’s Tokyo Olympics nightmare is coming true with worst COVID-19 outbreak to date
Anti-Olympics group's member display banners during their protest rally as a large screen displays a news broadcasting reporting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games behind them, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Canada’s Andre De Grasse advances to Tokyo Olympics 100-metre final after finishing second in semifinal
Andre De Grasse, of Canada, reacts after a men's 100-meter semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Tokyo Olympic organizers investigate outdoor drinking party in athletes village
Japan coast guard on a boat patrols around the athletes' village for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Tokyo Olympics: Sarah Pavan, Melissa Humana-Paredes advance to beach volleyball quarter-finals after win over Spain
In photos: Penny Oleksiak’s seventh medal, Andre De Grasse wins bronze and other highlights from Tokyo Olympics
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Canada’s Penny Oleksiak in the final leg of the women’s 4x100 medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The Canadian women won the bronze medal, making Penny the most decorated Canadian Olympian.
You were involved in your company’s PR crisis. Now what?
According to Statistics Canada, 27 per cent of Canadian workers claim to experience extreme levels of stress daily.
The four most common electric vehicle charging questions, answered
FILE PHOTO: A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Penny Oleksiak becomes Canada’s most decorated Olympian as swim team finishes Tokyo Olympics with sixth medal
Canada's bronze-medal winning women's 4x100m medley relay team at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1, 2021. (From left) Kylie Masse, Sydney Pickrem, Maggie Mac Neil and Penny Oleksiak after the medal presentation at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It's the seventh Olympic medal for Penny Oleksiak, making her the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all-time.
Canadian women’s basketball on the brink after loss to Spain
Canada's Kia Nurse (5), center, reacts after losing the ball during women's basketball preliminary round game against Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation in speech six months after coup
FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, delivers a speech at the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Rio Olympic wrestling champ Erica Wiebe eliminated early in Tokyo
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Wrestling - Freestyle - Women's 76kg - Last 16 - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - August 1, 2021. Epp Maee of Estonia and Erica Elizabeth Wiebe of Canada compete REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
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