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Morning Update: Ottawa places top military officer Art McDonald on leave, halting his plan to return to duty
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, the new head of the Navy, addresses the audience at the Royal Canadian Navy Change of Command ceremony in Halifax, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. McDonald says he has decided to return to his position as commander of the Canadian Armed Forces after military investigators opted not to charge him following an investigation into his conduct. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Afghanistan on brink of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’, U.N. agencies say
Internally displaced Afghan people, who fled from the northern province due to battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces, gather to receive free food being distributed by Shiite men at Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul on August 13, 2021. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Copper rises on Chilean supply risk as workers go on strike
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
First Hong Kong election under revamped system to be largely uncontested
FILE PHOTO: A general view of skyline buildings, in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network confirms it offered hacker a $500,000 ‘bug bounty’
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COVID-19 vaccine mandates could offer something unexpected to the hesitant: relief
Robyn Urback
Taliban insurgents seize more Afghan cities, assault on capital Kabul expected
A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security member forces in the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. The Taliban have completed their sweep of the country’s south on Friday, as they took four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war. (AP Photo/Gulabuddin Amiri)
Oil slips, but set for weekly gain despite forecast for weaker demand
FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo the sun sets beyond a pumpjack near Goldsmith, Texas. Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling. The House gave final legislative approval Friday, June 25, to a resolution that would undo a Trump-era environmental rule that relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama administration rule targeting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
Ottawa’s debts are surging, but voters’ fiscal worries are at an ebb
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bump elbows after she delivered the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Monday April 19, 2021. The federal government unveiled spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course for a post-pandemic Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Politicians have to level with Canadians: Our vaccination target is too low
People receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Ontario has risen above 400 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since mid-June.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Residents of Lytton, B.C., frustrated by lack of communication, delays in rebuilding
An employee at Kumsheen Rafting Resort, rafting resort in Lytton, cleans the pool after the fire swept through the region. The business is waiving its daily use fee for locals, giving them free access to amenities such as the pool, hot tub, picnic tables and basketball court. Mandatory credit: Courtesy of Kumsheen Rafting Resort
The close: TSX finishes flat as energy stocks drop with oil prices
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
Interest rate lift-off ahead: World market themes for the week ahead
Enrique Matamoros, left, and Eva Ramos shop for lumber at a Home Depot store on May 27 in Doral, Florida.
If you’re shopping for a new motorcycle, here are ten top picks for 2021
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Here are the issues that should be debated this federal election, but probably won’t
Andrew Coyne
Erin O’Toole seeks intervenor status in Winnipeg virus lab case
Erin O’Toole, Leader of Canada's Conservatives and the Official Opposition takes questions from the media during a press conference in downtown St. John's, N.L. on Monday, July 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Succession is all in the family for some advisors
Businesswoman discussing with businessman while standing at new office. Colleagues are planning strategy by board room. They are in businesswear.
August 13: ‘It’s a race to see what burns up first: the oil reserves, or the planet.’ A reader reacts to Joe Biden’s call for OPEC to increase oil production, plus other letters to the editor
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of August 14, 2021
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Ohtani hurls six innings, doubles in Angels’ 6-3 win over Jays
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Lions defence combines for four picks on Stampeders QB Mitchell in 15-9 win
BC Lions quarterback Mike Reilly throws the ball during first-half CFL football action against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Hamilton-based Forge FC defeats El Salvador’s CD FAS in CONCACAF League opener
Mo Babaouli (centre) hugs Tristan Borges after a Forge FC goal in the CPL champion’s 3-1 win over El Salvador’s CD FAS in the first leg of their preliminary-round tie in the Scotiabank CONCACAF League at the Cuscatlan Stadium, San Salvador, El Salvador on Thrsday Aug. 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CONCACAF-Carlos Cardenas *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Your daily horoscope: August 13
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