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August 15

Ex-Khmer Rouge official Khieu Samphan appeals genocide verdict in Cambodia
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, sits in a court room before a hearing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The international tribunal to judge the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians opened its session Friday to deliver its verdicts on charges of genocide and other crimes. (Mark Peters/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia via AP)
Cavalry FC beat FC Edmonton 2-0 to book spot in Canadian Championship quarter-final
Late and in a new venue, the Canadian Premier League kicks off its second season Thursday with a rematch of last year's championship matchup between Forge FC and Cavalry FC. A referee takes the game ball from a pedestal at the beginning of the inaugural soccer match of the Canadian Premier League between Forge FC of Hamilton and York 9 in Hamilton, Ont., Saturday, April 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett
Listen to three Afghans describing the dangerous situation in Kabul as the Taliban takes control
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Daniil Medvedev beats Reilly Opelka to win National Bank Open title
Russia's Daniil Medvedev poses with the trophy after beating Reilly Opelka, of the United States, 6-4, 6-3 to win the National Bank Open men's final in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Kabul safe houses set up by Canadians for Afghan interpreters under threat of collapse
Taliban fighters on a Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
Vancouver Whitecaps say three players assaulted in racially motivated attack, suspect arrested
Soccer football on a green grass field, ready for kick-off.
Jagmeet Singh’s popularity and record key to NDP success this election
Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh gestures to supporters as his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu looks on after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Erin O’Toole’s Tories launch bid to regain power after Trudeau calls snap election
Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at the Westin hotel after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg
Blue Jays avoid sweep with win over Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays' Marcus Semien points up after hitting a solo home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Yohan Ramirez during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, in Seattle. The Blue Jays won 8-3. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is at left. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Former West Germany and Bayern soccer star Gerd Mueller dies aged 75
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on January 21, 2009, former German footballer Gerd Mueller looks on after kicking the ball before the start of a friendly between FC Bayern Munich-II and a Siliguri Mayor's 11 at Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri. - Bayern Munich has confirmed that legendary German striker Gerd Mueller died in the early hours of August 15, 2021, at the age of 75. During a glittering career, Mueller scored a record 365 goals for Bayern in the Bundesliga during the 1960s and 70s, as well as scoring 68 times for West Germany in 62 internationals (Photo by Diptendu DUTTA / AFP) (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP via Getty Images)
Pittsburgh Steelers land playmaking LB Joe Schobert
CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 09: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers gets tackled by Joe Schobert #53 of the Cleveland Browns during the second quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Race-based data crucial in combatting COVID-19, experts say
Dr. Madhu Jawanda, a family physician in Surrey who has been doing COVID-19 outreach in her community, is photographed at David Lam Park in Vancouver, B.C.
Fergus, Ontario shooting leaves man dead, provincial police officer injured
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
Why Canada’s biggest Bayern Munich fan club is in the midst of the Bundesliga’s culture war
Bundesliga fans are pictured at International Sports Bar and Eatery in Mississauga on Aug. 13, 2021. Credit is Martin Hogger/The Globe and Mail
Son fires Spurs to shock win over Manchester City
Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - August 15, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min scores their first goal REUTERS/David Klein EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club /league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Barcelona begins post-Messi era with win over Real Sociedad
Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Stratford Festival’s I Am William is theatre for young people that isn’t afraid of delivering a direct message
Stratford Festival 2021 I am William
Reggae trailblazer JoJo Bennett brought the soulful sounds of his native Jamaica to Toronto’s music scene
Jo-Jo Bennett of The Sattalites in concert, May 24, 1988. The Satellites brought their reggae-rock beat to the Ontario Place Forum in Toronto this evening. Fronted by Jo-Jo Bennett, pictured, and Fergus Hamilton, the seven-piece Toronto band mixes a traditional reggae sound with an upbeat brass tempo. Photo by Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail. Originally published May 25, 1988
Unseeded Camila Giorgi beats Karolina Pliskova to win National Bank Open title
Aug 15, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Camila Giorgi of Italy hits a shot against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic (not pictured) in the singles finals match during the National Bank Open at Stade IGA Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Pentagon authorizes 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan evacuation, increasing total to 6,000
Smoke rises next to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the embassy. Wisps of smoke could be seen near the embassy's roof as diplomats urgently destroyed sensitive documents, according to two American military officials. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
T-Mobile investigating claims of customer data breach
FILE PHOTO: A smartphones with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this picture illustration taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Nobody’s running Lebanon, central bank boss says
Riot police are deployed during clashes with protesters outside the home of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati in Beirut, following a fuel tank explosion in northern Lebanon, August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Monte Lake, B.C. resident loses Wayne Gretzky rookie card in wildfire
Robert Hugh, left, and his partner Michelle Maisonneuve, back, who have lived in the community for 15 years, look over the remains of their home that was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police investigating handful of cases looking at residential schools
People stand in front of a makeshift memorial to honour the 215 children who's remains were recently discovered in a mass grave, at the main entrance of The Mohawk Institute, a former residential school for First Nation kids, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on May 31, 2021. - Flowers, shoes, moccasins, keepsakes and mementos were placed on the steps of the former school to honour the 215 children who's remains were recently discovered in a mass grave at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia. The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate Canada's indigenous peoples, according to a local tribe. A specialist used ground-penetrating radar to confirm the remains of the students who attended the school near Kamloops, British Columbia, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc tribe said in a statement late Thursday. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) (Photo by COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Why inflation should be a key election issue
David Parkinson
The purpose of a corporation is not simply to make money
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Royal Dutch Shell is seen at Gastech,, in Chiba, Japan, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai//File Photo
Federer needs third surgery, has ‘glimmer of hope’ to return
FILE - In this July 7, 2021, file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a return to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during the men's singles quarterfinals match on the ninth day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for what he said will be “many months” because he needs a third operation on his right knee. Federer announced the news Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, via a video message on Instagram. He said he wil be “out of the game for many months.” (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
My son isn’t like everyone else, but he still needs a welcoming place to live on his own
Canadians didn’t ask for an election. But like the pandemic, here it is
Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau greets a crowd of supporters with his family in tow after triggering a federal election, in Ottawa, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pelosi suggests tying infrastructure plan, $3.5-trillion budget resolution
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press event regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance program in San Francisco. Moderate House Democrats say they'll sink a crucial fiscal blueprint outlining $3.5 trillion in social and environment spending unless a separate infrastructure bill is approved first. Nine of them have written Pelosi saying they “will not consider voting” for the budget resolution unless the separate, $1 trillion infrastructure measure is first enacted into law. (AP Photo/Nick Otto, File)
India’s Modi to unveil $1.35-trillion infrastructure plan to mark independence day
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Climate change is also changing how the insurance industry assesses risk in Canada
Damaged vehicles and a structure is seen in Lytton, B.C., Friday, July 9, 2021, after a wildfire destroyed most of the village on June 30. The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by climate change, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 62
A view shows partially collapsed buildings, as the area was hit by flash floods that swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region, in the town of Ilisi, in Kastamonu province, Turkey, August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions to grow by largest amount since 1990
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 file photo the RWE Niederaussem lignite-fired power station steams in Bergheim, Germany. Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year, according to a report by an environmental think tank Sunday. Berlin-based Agora Energiewende said the country's emissions will probably rise by the equivalent of 47 million tons of carbon dioxide as the economy rebounds from the pandemic-related downturn. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
Federal election 2021: What are the challenges facing the major political parties before Canada votes on Sept. 20?
Trudeau’s federal government is bigger, bolder and more controlling. Is that what you want?
John Ibbitson
Jerusalem covered in smoke as wildfire rages outside city
An Israeli soldier carries a box of sandwiches as he walks with a fellow soldier through the Machane Yehuda market under a sky darkened by nearby wildfires, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Haiti earthquake death toll soars to 1,419, at least 6,000 injured
Firefighters search for survivors inside a collapsed building, after Saturday´s 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Trudeau triggers snap election, sending Canadians to the polls on Sept. 20
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a federal election, outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, no new virus-related deaths
A person receives their COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, July 2, 2021. Ontario is reporting 513 new cases of COVID-19 today, with more than 80 per cent of them in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
One Canadian’s mission to honour ‘forgotten’ POWs and the heroic doctor who saved many
Drawing of men being beaten with hammers by the camp guards for not meeting their quota at the Kinkaseki mine. CREDIT TO Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society
Thanks to its heavenly handcrafted pasta, Oca Pastificio is one of Vancouver’s best new restaurants
Pasta maker Greg Dilabio, right, prepares fresh Tortelli at Oca Pastificio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Problems caused by semiconductor shortage won’t be fixed soon, auto parts producers warn
GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oshawa, Ont., Friday, March 19, 2021. Canadian auto parts suppliers say the chip shortage that has created havoc in the industry and shortages at dealerships has been worse than expected and could continue to prove forecasts wrong. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada temporarily closes embassy in Kabul as former Afghan employees beg for help
The entrance gate of the Canadian embassy is pictured after the evacuation in Kabul on August 15, 2021. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital Kabul as government collapses, President Ashraf Ghani flees country
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi)
Five climate myths the world can finally retire
A motorist watches from a pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks from a train ignited a grass fire in Calgary. The TSB is similarly investigating the possibility a freight train caused a wildfire in Lytton, B.C. that forced the evacuation of nearby residents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Daniil Medvedev to face Reilly Opelka in National Bank Open final
Aug 14, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Daniil Medvedev of Russia returns a ball to John Isner of the United States (not pictured) at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Saskatchewan Roughriders dominate Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 30-8 win
Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Ed Gainey (11) reaches for the ball during the first half of CFL football action against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Regina on Saturday, August 14, 2021. The pass was incomplete. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
Montreal Alouettes down Edmonton Elks 30-13 in season opener
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (8) makes a throw against the Edmonton Elks during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday August 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Blue Jays fall to Mariners as Springer exits early with injury
SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 14: Centerfielder George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays walks off the field with manager Charlie Montoyo and training personnel after injuring his ankle during the seventh inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 14, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
Quebec nursing grads say COVID-19 pandemic experience pushing them out of hospitals
Health workers screen patients at a walk-in COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Nursing students and recent graduates from nursing programs in Quebec say working conditions in the province's public health-care system are pushing them into the private sector -- further exacerbating a shortage of nurses in the province hospitals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Dear dog owners: Please, leash your pet
A dog looks on, as its owner eats an ice cream while checking her phone, on a warm summer day in Battersea Park, London, Tuesday Aug.10, 2021. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
With pools closed during COVID-19 lockdowns, many swimmers took to the open water instead
Margot Begin, takes part in open water swimming at Cherry Beach on August 3, 2021. With the pandemic keeping swimming pools closed, Begin began open water swimming this year at Cherry Beach. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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