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September 5

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime breaks down Frances Tiafoe’s defences to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada reacts after winning against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during his Men’s Singles round of 16 match on Day Seven at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Binance removes Singapore products on main platform after regulator’s warning
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Binance is seen on their exhibition stand at the Delta Summit, Malta's official Blockchain and Digital Innovation event promoting cryptocurrency, in St Julian's, Malta October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo/File Photo
Cyle Larin goal lifts Canada into a 1-1 tie with the U.S. in World Cup soccer qualifying
United States defender Sergino Dest (2) battles for the ball with Canada defender Alphonso Davies (19) and Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio (7) during the first half of a World Cup soccer qualifier Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn.
Trudeau will not reveal new allegations against Liberal MP Raj Saini who withdrew from race
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a campaign stop in local candidate Julie Dzerowicz's riding during his election campaign tour, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Diplomats join march to mark 1,000 days, press China to release Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig
Vina Nadjibulla, wife of Michael Kovrig, speaks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau, as they walk during the March for the Michaels, marking the 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China, in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Bombers defence shuts down Riders in 23-8 win, forces three interceptions from Cody Fajardo
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back William Powell (29) gets tackled by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defenders during first half CFL football action in Regina, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.
Robbie Ray fans 10, Blue Jays finish three-game sweep of struggling A’s with 8-0 win
Robbie Ray of the Toronto Blue Jays salutes the crowd after coming out of the game against the Oakland Athletics in the seventh inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 5, 2021 in Toronto.
Mel Reid and Leona Maguire give Europe 9-7 lead at Solheim Cup
Mel Reid and Leona Maguire of Team Europe react on the 16th hole during the Fourball Match on day two of the Solheim Cup at the Inverness Club on Sept. 5, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio.
Hospitals faced with new capacity crisis as unvaccinated Canadians, reduced public health measures drive COVID-19′s fourth wave
The South Health Campus adult acute care hospital in Calgary, Alta., is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Alberta's health delivery body says it's turning to staffing agencies for nurses as "a last resort," saying its local supply of nurses is "close to being exhausted" as intensive care units approach capacity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta’s use of British COVID-19 data was a miscalculation
EMS prepare the ambulance at the U of A Hospital in Edmonton Alberta, May 7, 2021. With the increased amount of COVID-19 cases in Alberta hospitals are getting over whelmed. Jason Franson/The Globe and Mail.
Erin O’Toole pivots on gun policy in increasingly tight election race
John Ibbitson
Patrick Cantlay delivers another clutch moment to win FedEx Cup
The Liberals’ tax plan has some valid proposals, but several distortions
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes remarks on gun control during the Canadian federal election campaign in Markham, Ont., on Sunday, September 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Hurricane Ida displaced and sheared in half pipeline causing Gulf oil spill: divers
Photos captured by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 and reviewed by The Associated Press show a miles long black slick floating in the Gulf of Mexico near a large rig marked with the name Enterprise Offshore Drilling. The company, based in Houston, did not immediately respond to requests for comment by phone or email on Wednesday. EPA officials said Wednesday hey were unaware of any leak requiring a federal response. (NOAA via AP)
How an Ontario hotel chain got dragged into a Hong Kong national security case
Niagara on the Lake,Ont. Famous landmark on the main street is "Prince of Wales Hotel". The Canadian Press Images/Boris Spremo
Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez beats Kerber to continue impressive U.S. Open run
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates match point against Angelique Kerber of Germany during her Women’s Singles round of 16 match on Day Seven at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
It’s time for companies to stop deferring change
Radhika Panjwani is a former journalist turned blogger in Toronto
Why we need to resist the urge to add more – and instead embrace ways to subtract
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - 2015/05/13: Measuring customer satisfaction in store: Colorful buttons with smiley faces, on a white plastic device that enables customers to give feedback about their level of customer service satisfaction. The Source Store. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Saka feels the England love with scoring return to Wembley
England's midfielder Bukayo Saka runs with the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match between England and Andorra at Wembley Stadium in London on September 5, 2021. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
RCMP investigate death of youth found critically injured on B.C. high school field
RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet speaks during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., Monday, July 22, 2019. RCMP are investigating the death of a critically injured teen or young man whose body was discovered on the grounds of a high school in Penticton, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Case study: How a growing company overhauled its office during the pandemic
Photo by Justin Van Leeuwen (JVL Photography).
How two women founded a female-centered real estate startup after struggling to find a safe place to rent
Sheryl Song, left, and KD Dao, founders of real estate start-up Ryna, pose for a portrait on the rooftop terrace of one of their partner companies' buildings in Toronto, Wednesday, August 25, 2021. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Former star baseball player Helen Nicol Fox dead at 101
Helen Nicol Fox pitching for the Rockford Peaches, c. 1948-1952. Helen "Nickie" (Nicol) Fox, age 101, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Helen was born on May 9, 1920 in Canada. "Nickie” was a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that existed from 1943 to 1954. She played for both the Kenosha Comets and the Rockford Peaches. She was one of the league’s greatest pitchers, holding several all-time records, including 163 wins and 1,076 strikeouts. Credit: Courtesy OF AAGPBL Players Association
Residents returning home after B.C. wildfire encouraged to connect with others, get help
Thick smoke fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun just before 3 p.m. as a motorist on Highway 97 travels past an area burned by the White Rock Lake wildfire in Monte Lake, east of Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. One of the largest and most destructive wildfires in British Columbia this summer is now being held, meaning it's not likely to spread beyond existing containment lines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Volkswagen CEO says smart cars are ‘gamechanger’, not e-cars
FILE PHOTO: Herbert Diess, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, poses in an ID.3 pre-production prototype during the presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car on the eve of the International Frankfurt Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt, Germany September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Canadian Paralympians bringing home medals and memories from Tokyo
TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 04: Gold medalist Nate Riech of Team Canada poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 1500m - T38 Final on day 11 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
I’m the teacher, but it’s amazing what my students taught me
Taliban stop planes of evacuees from leaving Afghanistan
A member of Taliban forces stands guard next to a plane that has arrived from Kandahar at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Shang-Chi blasts Labour Day records with $71.4-million debut
This image released by Marvel Studios shows Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu and Awkwafina in a scene from "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." (Marvel Studios via AP)
Hurricane Ida death toll in northeast U.S. rises to at least 50
FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in water after flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway spilled over into the neighboring street and flooded a parking lot, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to parts of the northern mid-Atlantic, in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
O’Toole breaks with election platform, pledges status quo on firearm bans
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks to the media at a campaign event in Coquitlam, B.C., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Canadians will vote in a federal election Sept. 20th. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
U.S. offshore oil output lags as Louisiana refiners restart after Hurricane Ida
FILE PHOTO: A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., May 15, 2021. Picture taken May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn/File Photo
Quebec reports 778 COVID-19 cases, one more virus-related death
A woman wears a face mask as she walks by a sign advising of the mandatory wearing of masks and face coverings to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. A Quebec judge has rejected a request from three Quebecers who wanted the obligation to wear a face covering in the province immediately suspended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Jagmeet Singh aims to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake, curb violence against healthcare workers
Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
FILE PHOTO: Ahmad Massoud, son of the slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance Ahmad Shah Massoud, waves as he arrives to attend a new political movement in Bazarak, Panjshir province Afghanistan September 5, 2019. Picture taken September 5, 2019.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo
Poland gives humanitarian visa to second Belarus athlete
Olga Safronova of Belarus rides Sandro D Amour during the FEI dressage World Cup Final - Grand Prix Freestyle at the Gothenburg Horse Show in Scandinavium Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden, Saturday April 6, 2019. (Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT via AP)
South Africa’s jailed former president placed on medical parole
FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is facing fraud and corruption charges, sings after his appearance in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo
Montenegro police clash with opponents of Serbian church
Demonstrators gather at a barricade set up to block access roads to the historic city of Cetinje during a protest against the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church on September 5, 2021 in Montenegro. - The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was inaugurated, arriving by helicopter under the protection of police who dispersed protesters with tear gas. The decision to anoint Bishop Joanikije as the new Metropolitan of Montenegro at the historic monastery of Cetinje has aggravated ethnic tension in the tiny Balkan state. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP) (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario reports 811 new COVID-19 infections, three new virus-related deaths
A vaccination clinic at the Embassy Grand Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario’s L6P area, is photographed on Sept 2, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Child who went missing in Quebec now reunited with mother, police arrest dad
A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Quebec provincial police say the search for a missing three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father continues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Toronto hospital workers share fourth wave anxieties with Justin Trudeau
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in an airplane hanger during the Canadian federal election campaign in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Slim majority of Canadians open to paying more to help cut Canada’s emissions, poll shows
A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton on December 28, 2018. The federal government is unveiling proposed regulations for its greenhouse gas offset program that will govern how developers can register and sell credits earned through projects that reduce emissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Parry Sound cottage sits on the shores of a small lake close to Muskoka’s big three
Done Deal, 10A McKechnie Rd. W., Parry Sound, Ont.
Vancouver Chinatown festival lights up neighbourhood after troubled times
A couple cross the street outside the gates to Chinatown in downtown Vancouver, B.C. in a Sept. 1, 2009, file photo.
Israel to reopen tourism for small groups from certain countries
FILE PHOTO: Beachgoers hang out on the shore of the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions eased in Israel May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Kansas City Southern board agrees to re-engage with CP after regulator rejects CN voting trust
Canadian Pacific locomotives sit in a rail yard Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Montreal. Canadian Pacific Railway says it moved the most grain last month in the company's 139-year history. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Investors grow wary as stocks hit new highs
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Auto-parts shortages could keep prices high until 2023, analysts say
FILE - In this April 28, 2020, file photo, an employee wearing a face mask works on a Yaris car at the Toyota car factory in Onnaing, northern France. Toyota announced Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, is scaling back 40% of its production, affecting 14 auto assembly plants in Japan, as the surging coronavirus pandemic in southeast Asia crimps the parts supply. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
Taliban say they have entered capital of Afghanistan’s holdout Panjshir region
A truck with National Resistance Front markings is seen on a mountain top near Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan in this still image obtained from an undated video handout. NATIONAL RESISTANCE FRONT OF AFGHANISTAN HANDOUT/Handout via REUTERS
Suspected Islamic State attack in northern Iraq kills 13
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 29, 2021, members of the Iraqi federal police forces stand guard at a checkpoint in a street in the capital Baghdad, during tightened security measures, a day after a man identified as the top Islamic State (IS) group figure in the country was killed. - Thirteen policemen were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group against a checkpoint near Kirkuk in northern Iraq, medical and security sources said. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
Syrian army resumes shelling of rebel enclave after collapse of deal
India farmers stage ramp up protests against Modi’s changes to farm laws
People arrive to attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Canada, allies watch carefully as China steps into void left in Afghanistan
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tianjin, China, in a July 28, 2021, photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency. With the United States and its allies, Canada included, having left Afghanistan firmly in the hands of the Taliban, another world power is stepping into the void to exert its influence on the troubled country – China. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Xinhua, Li Ran
Kashmir leader’s family charged under India anti-terror law
Indian paramilitary soldiers guard a deserted street in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. Authorities Sunday eased some restrictions that had been imposed after the death of top resistance leader Syed Ali Geelani. However, most shops and businesses stayed closed as government forces patrolled roads and streets in the city. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Elite Guinea army unit says it’s overthrown president
Members of the Armed Forces of Guinea drive through the central neighbourhood of Kaloum in Conakry on September 5, 2021 after sustainable gunfire was heard. - Gunfire was heard in Conkary in the morning and troops were seen on the streets, witnesses told AFP. There was no immediate explanation for the incidents in Conakry's Kaloum peninsula, where the presidency, various institutions and offices are located. (Photo by CELLOU BINANI / AFP) (Photo by CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan kills three soldiers
Security officials examine the site of suicide bombing in a checkpoint on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives Sunday near the security checkpoint in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing few paramilitary troops and wounding more than a dozen, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
Fall 2021 film preview: The Bond we’ve been expecting, Come From Away on film and more
James Bond (Daniel Craig) prepares to shoot in NO TIME TO DIE, an EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios film. Credit: Nicola Dove © 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COVID-19 brought back Big Government. How will we pay for it?
(FILES) In this file photo a Canadian flag flies in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on December 4, 2015. - The Canadian economy contracted by an annualized rate of 1.1 percent in the second quarter, after having roared back from a pandemic downturn in previous months, the national statistical agency said on August 31, 2021. Economists were expecting continued growth, but increases in business and government spending, according to Statistics Canada, were insufficient to offset a decline in exports and a slowdown in housing resales. (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
What’s more important, getting that workout in, or staying inside during air quality warnings?
Alex Hutchinson
Saskatoon snack maker finds like-mind, lucrative opportunity with Alberta producer
Chelsey Parker, owner of Meat Chops, sits for a photograph at a park in Saskatoon, SK, August 25, 2021. Meat Chops makes beef jerky, bison sausages, and other products with a focus on sustainable agriculture. They work with a farm in Alberta, but the company is based in Saskatoon. Photo Liam Richards for the Globe and Mail
Can I still be found at-fault if my passenger declared it was safe?
Vehicles travel along highway 401 as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Sept. 5: ‘Just because a person is wealthy enough to own a Tesla does not mean that they should be dissuaded from buying one.’ Do Teslas do more harm to the environment than good? Plus other letters to the editor
Tesla Model X electric cars recharge their batteries in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
Your lookahead horoscope: September 5
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