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Steelers use strong second half to beat Cowboys 16-3 in Hall of Fame game
Aug 5, 2021; Canton, Ohio, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Tyler Simmons (82) and wide receiver Anthony Johnson (83) celebrate after a touchdown by Simmons against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
U.S. COVID-19 cases reach six-month high, Florida sets new hospitalization record
Will Hartley, 10, Lila Hartley, 12, and Gabby Waxman hold their signs in support of masking in schools at a rally before Tuesday evening's school board building Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 in Jacksonville, Fla.. Around 50 people gathered outside the Duval County School Board building in support of having mandatory masking of teachers and students ahead of the school board taking up the issue in their Tuesday evening meeting. Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis has forbidden mandating masks in Florida's public schools despite CDC recommendations to wear masks due to the recent surge of COVID-19 infections which are particularly high in Northeast Florida. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
Perfect 10s: China’s Quan dominates for Olympic diving gold
Quan Hongchan of China celebrates after competing in women's diving 10-meter platform final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Watching the Games: Saturday
Bichette, Stripling lead surging Blue Jays over Cleveland 3-0
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) watches his two run home run which scored teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. during fourth inning AL baseball game action against the Cleveland Indians in Toronto on Thursday Aug. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
B.C. judge takes aim at heart of case against Meng Wanzhou
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei, leaves home to attend her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Thursday, August 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Five stories to watch on Saturday
CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO HILARY Hilary Stellingwerff, left, from London, Ont., and Malindi Elmore, from Kelowna, B.C., embrace after competing in the women's 1,500-metre event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 29, 2012.Both Elmore and Stellingwerff, will represent Canada at the London 2012 Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ottawa, Quebec reach child-care agreement ahead of anticipated federal election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, speak during a childcare funding announcement in Montreal, Thursday, August 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Quebec to implement COVID-19 vaccine passport system
People walk along a street in Montreal, Saturday, July 31, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
First flight of Afghans to Canada a ‘relief’ but advocates say more needs to be done faster
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, June 14, 2021. Mendocino says refugees who fear persecution for their defence of human rights will have a new path into Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Five takeaways from Thursday at the Games
Canada's Damian Warner celebrates his gold medal win in men's decathlon during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, August 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Man City pays record fee to sign Grealish from Aston Villa
Ottawa declines overhaul of hate crime offences
Mourners pray as caskets draped in Canadian flags are lined up at a funeral for the four Muslim family members killed in a deadly vehicle attack, at the Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario in London, Ontario, on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Talat Afzaal, 74, her son Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha Salman, 44, and their 15-year-old daughter Yumna Salman all died last Sunday night while out for a walk after a man in a truck ran over them in what police have called a premeditated attack because they were Muslim. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, Pool)
Canada’s Evan Dunfee captures bronze in 50-kilometre race walk at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 50km Walk - Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Evan Dunfee of Canada celebrates after winning bronze REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Nine years after leaving track behind, Elmore returns to Olympics as marathoner
Malindi Elmore, from Kelowna, B.C., celebrates winning in the women's 1,500-metre event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 29, 2012. Malindi Elmore once ran with the weight of nagging injuries and frustratingly tough Olympic standards, at a time track and field was struggling through one of its darkest doping eras. She runs more lightly these days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future after Tokyo
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Women's +87kg - Group A - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Canada a top placement for new post-Brexit Erasmus program
Mantecon Partners, Niagara College GLOBE-welland-college Niagara CollegeÕs Welland campus offers programs that develop manufacturing skills such as machining, tooling and drafting. Credit: Courtesy Niagara College
Masks encouraged, but not mandatory when Manitoba students return to school
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health officer, speaks during the province's latest COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Almost all B.C. COVID cases not fully vaccinated
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about B.C.'s plan to restart the province during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Achara’s return to action with Toronto FC welcome news on several continents
Toronto FC forward Ifunanyachi Achara (99) gestures to fans as he is taken out of the game during the last minutes second half MLS action against New York City FC in Toronto on Saturday March 7, 2020. Achara has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Biden sets goal of making half of U.S. auto industry electric by 2030
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on increasing production of electric vehicles after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, during an event on clean cars and trucks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Harris English shoots 62 to take two-shot lead in Memphis
Harris English hits out of a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round in the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tournament, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath backtracks, calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health, education workers
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath speaks during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Horwath is promising that if her party wins Ontario's next election, the province will commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions at standards in line with international targets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Damian Warner’s coaches filled with pride over Olympic gold win
Damian Warner of Canada celebrates his gold medal in men’s decathlon with his coach at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. August 5, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Petronas eyes blue ammonia as way to ship hydrogen from Alberta to Asia
FILE PHOTO: A Petronas logo at their office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo
Personal finance tips for athletes to consider
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Sketches from Stratford: For musicians like Dayna Manning, pivoting is a longstanding art form
Dayna Manning, a Stratford, Ont. based singer/ songwriter, is photographed beside the Avon River in Stratford, Ont. on July 28, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Thomson Reuters boosts targets further as earnings bounce back
A Thomson Reuters office sign is shown in Boston, Thursday August 6, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eric J. Shelton
Chief public health officer Theresa Tam says voting can be done safely despite COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam speaks virtually as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a press conference to update Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic, in Ottawa on May 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Evening Update: Damian Warner leads Canada in a gold, silver and bronze day at Tokyo Olympics
Canada's Damian Warner celebrates his gold medal win in men's decathlon during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, August 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Indigenous lobster fishing boats cut loose from wharf in Nova Scotia, claims First Nation
Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack addresses the crowd in Shubenacadie, N.S., on July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Barcelona says Messi won’t stay with the club
Five space stocks with sustainable dividends
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Japan excels in skateboarding at Tokyo Olympics, even as the orderly nation remains wary of an unruly sport
Politics Briefing: Ottawa considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for federal workers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, speak during a childcare funding announcement in Montreal, Thursday, August 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Masai Ujiri signs new deal to become vice-chairman, president of Toronto Raptors
FILE - This Oct. 29, 2019, file photo shows Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri reacting after receiving his 2019 NBA basketball championship ring from Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, before the Raptors played the New Orleans Pelicans in Toronto. A law enforcement officer in California who sued Ujiri, the president of the Toronto Raptors over a 2019 scuffle following the team's NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors dropped his lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Regina nursing home lax, unprepared for COVID-19 outbreak, says ombudsman
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman, right, speaks as Premier Scott Moe looks on during a COVID-19 media update at the Legislative Building in Regina, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. A group of 285 Saskatchewan physicians have banded together to urge the provincial government to implement stricter COVID-19 health measures and vaccinate younger essential workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
I inherited Dad’s aversion to wasps
New Ontario COVID-19 child care protocols allow singing, visitors
A women covers her face as she walks past a child care centre that's closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, April 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ontario’s COVID-19 back-to-school plan: hoping, praying and replaying
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Amazon Prime Video shooting Canadian comedy ‘The Lake’ in northern Ontario
DO NO RESUSE PHOTOS WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT FROM A PHOTO EDTIOR (Buckhorn, Ont. Aug 2, 2021) - Kevin Byles is a cottage owner and real estate agent living in Kawartha Lakes. His property is a four-season cabin with 900 ft of shoreline on 30 acres overlooking Big Bald Lake outside of Buckhorn, Ontario. Byles says the Toronto real estate market is hot, but in cottage country, it’s hotter. Byles rents the home for several weeks each summer to select groups. For a story by Marjo Johne. Requested by Gillian Livingston for the Globe's Custom Content Group. (Anne-Marie Jackson/ For The Globe and Mail)
Justin Trudeau says COVID-19 vaccine may be required for some federal workers
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
Manulife beats expectations as second-quarter profit surges to $2.6-billion
Signage is seen on Manulife Financial Corp.'s office tower in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
South Africans protest killings in Durban suburb in rioting
Supporters of South Africa's leftist opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, gather, in Phoenix, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, during a demonstration against the killings of 36 people in Phoenix, during the recent violent riots in KwaZulu-Natal province. More than 1,000 people marched through Phoenix to hand police a statement demanding justice for the families of those who were killed in that town during the violence. (AP Photo)
Canadian golf legend Jocelyne Bourassa dead at 74
White Rock Lake fire jumps Highway 97 just south of Monte Lake, wildfire service says
A wildfire burns on a mountain above the Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton, B.C., on Friday, July 9, 2021.The BC Wildfire Service says more than 100 new fires have broken out this week in British Columbia as lightning storms and a return to hot weather helped push the total number of active fires to nearly 300. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tokyo Olympics: Damian Warner wins gold with silver for Canada in canoe sprint and bronze in cycling
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RioCan REIT reports $145.3-million net income in second quarter as tenants reopen after lockdowns
RioCan signage is shown at a strip mall in Mississauga, Ont., Saturday, Oct.24., 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
Biden offers ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in U.S. after China crackdown
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander civil rights leaders, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Sun Life second-quarter profit increases 73 per cent to $900-million
The Sun Life Financial Inc. logo is shown at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Bank of Montreal teams up with CMHC to provide $12-billion in lending for developers of affordable housing
An aerial view of houses in Oshawa, Ont., is seen from a Canadian forces Hercules on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Saputo profits fall in latest quarter on continued impact from COVID-19
A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan.13, 2014. Saputo Inc.'s net profits beat expectations in the second quarter of its fiscal year as it earned $174.9 million on 7.2 per cent growth in revenues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Justin Trudeau announces $6-billion transfer to Quebec to bolster child care
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plays with children at the daycare in Carrefour de l'Isle-Saint-Jean school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/John Morris/File Photo
Once the pride of Hong Kong, some fear anti-corruption force has become another weapon against the pro-democracy opposition
This picture taken on March 9, 2018 shows party volunteers campaigning for pro-democracy by-election candidate Au Nok-hin in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp will try to claw back lost seats Sunday in a controversial by-election that goes to the heart of the city's political divide. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACEANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
Canada’s health care workers need to be held to a higher standard on vaccines
Lawmakers give Gov. Andrew Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
FILE - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. State lawmakers are telling Gov. Andrew Cuomo that their ongoing impeachment investigation is "nearing completion" and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13, to provide additional evidence. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is Grand Theft Auto for the Lego Movie crowd
Ryan Reynolds as Guy in 20th Century Studios’ FREE GUY. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Ambulance system, health care issues dominate Nova Scotia leaders roundtable
NDP Leader Gary Burrill fields a question at a Halifax Chamber of Commerce pre-election event in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Apple plans to scan U.S. iPhones for child abuse imagery
IPhone 12 phones are seen at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Alexei Navalny’s allies say Russia not able to track new form of donations
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020. To match Special Report RUSSIA-NAVALNY/PROTEST-CITY REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
Greece battles wildfires for third day as heat fans flames
Uber, Lyft take different spending routes in race to add drivers
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Mini UK to develop the first ‘officially dog-friendly’ vehicle
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Damian Warner wins gold in men’s decathlon at Tokyo, sets Olympic record
Cathal Kelly
Scholar Alison Prentice co-wrote key text on Canadian women’s history
Dr. Alison Prentice, recent portrait. Courtesy of the Family
Buyer sails in with $2.6-million pre-emptive bid for ultra-modern Beaches home
Penn National Gaming to acquire Score Media in US$2-billion deal
Canadian sports media company The Score's President and COO Benjamin Levy (left) and Chair and CEO John Levy are photographed together at their Toronto office, on Sat., May 1, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Walt Disney Animation to open new studio in Vancouver in 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sign of Walt Disney Studios Park is seen at the entrance at Disneyland Paris ahead of the 25th anniversary of the park in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, France, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Porter Airlines, Embraer sign 20-year deal to service new fleet of jets in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Porter Airlines inaugural flight 723 arrives under a water cannon greeting at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, U.S. on April 16, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo
‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ postponed in Canada
Darby Camp, left, and Jack Whitehall star in "Clifford the Big Red Dog" from Paramount Pictures are shown in this handout image. The release of "Clifford the Big Red Dog" has been postponed in Canada and distributors say the family adventure will no longer be in the Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy Paramount Pictures *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Lin-Manuel Miranda brings musical stylings to Netflix animated film Vivo
VIVO - (L-R) Ynairaly Simo as Gabi and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Vivo. ©2021 SPAI. All Rights Reserved.
A vaccine-only strategy won’t prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19
Brooks Fallis, an Ontario doctor who claims he was fired because of criticism of province.
Flurry of promises to cut emissions still not enough to meet global climate goals
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Birds and a plane are seen flying above emission from the chimneys of a chemical plant located near Port Botany in Sydney, Australia June 2, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Thursday - and why
A pumpjack draws oil from the ground surrounded by a canola field near Cremona, Alta., Monday, July 12, 2021.
Canada unexpectedly posts huge trade surplus in June, largest since 2008
GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
U.S. Senate to try to finish $1-trillion infrastructure bill on Saturday
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, the top Republican negotiator on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, talks briefly to reporters on his return to the chamber as lawmakers vote on amendments, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Exxon considers pledging net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: report
File-This April 25, 2017, file photo, shows Exxon service station signs in Nashville, Tenn. The Trump administration has dropped a two-year investigation into how Exxon Mobil Corp. factors climate-change regulations into how it calculates the value of its assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission informed the energy giant in a letter that it would not recommend an enforcement action against the company at this time. Exxon Mobil spokesman Scott Silvestri said on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, that the company cooperated fully with the SEC inquiry. He says Exxon is confident its financial reporting meets all legal and accounting requirements. The SEC letter says its decision should not be construed as an exoneration. The agency declined further comment. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Hardline Iran cleric Ebrahim Raisi to be sworn in as president
FILE PHOTO: Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
Protesters in India call for justice over suspected rape and killing of girl
A man tries to calm protesters down as they try to block a street outside a crematorium where a 9-year-old girl from the lowest rung of India's caste system was, according to her parents and protesters, raped and killed earlier this week, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Form follows function for Noren Studio founders and their fine jewellery
For Noren Studio founders Keith Lau and Josephine Liu, fine jewellery is a family affair. Liu is a formally trained goldsmith who studied at Vancouver Community College, while Lau grew up in the workshop of his father, a master goldsmith who apprenticed under a Shanghainese master in 1960s Hong Kong. Together, Lau, his brother and father co-founded a studio in 2000. With Noren, the aesthetic is guided by the principles of industrial design, where form follows function. The result is an elegant simplicity Lau says is inspired by anything from the ergonomics of cutlery to the austerity found in some contemporary architecture.
Old-world, French Chateau-inspired mansion in Hamilton looks for new owners
Robinhood shares dive 27.6%; filing sparks worries early investors could sell
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seen at a pop-up event on Wall Street after the company's IPO in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Russian news sites, legal aid group close under pressure
An iPhone user reads MBKh Media news site in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Two news outlets and a legal aid group backed by a leading Kremlin critic have shut down in Russia after the authorities blocked their websites amid mounting pressure on independent media, opposition supporters and human rights activists ahead of Russia's September parliamentary elections. Otkrytye Media and MBKh Media news sites, as well the Pravozashchita Otkrytki legal aid group, announced ceasing operations on Thursday morning, citing reports that their websites on Wednesday night were blocked over their alleged ties to organizations declared "undesirable" in Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Two Belarus officials stripped of Games accreditation for trying to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to return home
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot is 93% effective six months after second dose
Stagflation? Recession? Bond market messages puzzle investors
Advertising company WPP beats expectations as growth rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
FILE PHOTO: Branding signage for WPP, the largest global advertising and public relations agency at their offices in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Canadian dollar seen higher as BoC tightening cycle comes into view
Falling Canadian dollar coins or loonies are pictured in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
Indonesia finds COVID-19 deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated
Family members mourn during a burial at the special section of Jombang Public Cemetery reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Indonesia surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, a grim milestone in a country struggling with its worst pandemic wave fueled by the delta variant, amid concerns the actual figure could be much higher. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Oil producer Canadian Natural posts 21% rise in quarterly profit
FILE PHOTO: A Canadian Natural Resources pump jack pumps oil out of the ground near Dorothy, Alberta, Canada, June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Germany, France ignore WHO appeal to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Lightspeed shares surge after Montreal commerce-software provider beats expected revenue gains
Dax Dasilva, (L) Lightspeed founder and CEO and JP Chauvet, president with their new app on an iPad outside their offices, in Montreal, Quebec, July 20, 2021. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
Nintendo sold 4.45 million Switch units in first quarter
FILE PHOTO: A Nintendo Switch game console is pictured at the Paris Games Week in Paris, France, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Israeli aircraft strike rocket launch sites in Lebanon
A Lebanese army member holds the remains of Israeli ammunition as he stands near the damage in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Airstrikes in Afghanistan pummel Taliban in south; insurgents gain in north
A member of the Afghan air force marshals in an A-29 Super Tucano at Hamid Karzai International Airport near Kabul, Afghanistan, January 15, 2016. Picture taken January 15, 2016. To match Special Report USA-AFGHANISTAN/PILOTS U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Start time of Canada-Sweden women’s soccer gold-medal game changed to avoid Tokyo heat
Nichelle Prince of Canada (right) evades Julie Ertz of USA during the women’s soccer semi-final at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium on Monday. Canada defeated USA 1-0, with a penalty kick goal, putting Canada through into the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics set for August 6. August 2, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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