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Marsh Madness! Phillies beat Braves 8-3 in Game 4, into NLCS
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 15: Alec Bohm #28 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates after defeating the Atlanta Braves in game four of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 15, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine, Musk says
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk suggested in a Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Holl scores winner, Samsonov solid in place of injured Murray as Leafs down Sens 3-2
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) makes a save on Ottawa Senators' Claude Giroux (28) with help from Auston Matthews (34) during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, October 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
More than $33 million announced for construction of a Métis National Heritage Centre in Winnipeg
Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal speaks during an endorsement ceremony for the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA) at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The federal and Manitoba governments will contribute more than $33 million for the construction of a Métis National Heritage Centre in Winnipeg.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada, U.S. deliver armoured vehicles to Haitian police to help fight gangs
A Canadian military plane takes off from Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince on October 15, 2022. - Canada is providing military personnel and security aid as Haiti faces a rise in gang violence. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas, is also facing an acute political, economic, security and health crisis which has paralyzed the country and sparked a breakdown of law and order. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed force. (Photo by Richard Pierrin / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Hockey Canada begins steps to repairing reputation, passing first wave of bylaw changes
A Hockey Canada logo is visible on the helmet of a national junior team player during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Hundreds of Paddington bears left for Queen to go to charity, Buckingham Palace says
FILE - A Paddington bear stuffed toy is placed on a chair next to a Union flag umbrella as people wait opposite the Palace of Westminster to be first in line bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth II in London on Sept. 14, 2022. More than 1,000 Paddington bears and other teddies left in tribute to the late queen in London and Windsor will be donated to a children's charity, Buckingham Palace said Saturday, Oct. 15. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)
No evidence to substantiate sexual abuse allegations against Ian Cole, NHL says
Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) works around Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole (28) during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
B.C. headed for major change as new mayors elected in Vancouver, Surrey and other cities across province
Vancouver mayoral candidates Ken Sim, left, and Kennedy Stewart stand together for photographs before a town hall hosted by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and S.U.C.C.E.S.S., in Vancouver, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. General local elections are scheduled to be held in British Columbia municipalities on October 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nova Scotia family doctor wait list hits record high at more than 116,000 people
A  person walks past the Halifax Infirmary hospital in Halifax on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Nova Scotia’s registry of people in need of primary care climbed to 116,000 this month — a record high. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
After Hurricane Ian, Florida citrus and agriculture struggle
Fifth generation farmer Roy Petteway looks at the damage to his citrus grove from the effects of Hurricane Ian Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Zolfo Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Fire, gunshots heard from Iran jail holding political prisoners and dual nationals amid protests
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Saskatchewan RCMP discover body in fire amid string of crimes in northern detachment
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. RCMP in a detachment that straddles northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba are warning people to lock their doors as they investigate whether a string of recent crimes and a body that was found in a fire are linked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Uganda introduces lockdown measures to halt spread of Ebola
MUBENDE, UGANDA - OCTOBER 13: Red Cross workers clean ambulances prior to transporting Ebola victims to a hospital on October 13, 2022 in Mubende, Uganda. Emergency response teams, isolation centres and treatment tents have been set up by the Ugandan health authorities around the central Mubende district after 19 recorded deaths and 54 confirmed cases from an outbreak of the Ebola virus. The first death from this outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain of the virus was announced on 19 September and as yet, there is no vaccine for this strain. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)
Manchester United player Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2022 Manchester United's English striker Mason Greenwood is substituted during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England. - Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, prosecutors said Saturday, Ocober 15, (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Former U.S. President Obama to stump for Democrats in three states ahead of high-stakes Nov. 8 election
FILE - Former President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 5, 2022. Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the final days of the campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Pakistan hits back at Biden’s ‘dangerous nation’ comment
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrives for a press conference in Karachi on October 15, 2022. - Pakistan on October 15 summoned the US ambassador for an explanation after President Joe Biden described the South Asian country as "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" and questioned its nuclear weapons safety protocols. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Voters in B.C. cast ballots today in municipal elections; major battles expected in Vancouver, Surrey
Vancouver mayoral candidate, incumbent Kennedy Stewart, picks up his civic election ballot from a polling station worker as he votes at an advance poll, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. General local elections are scheduled in British Columbia municipalities Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Accused of flirting, juror dismissed from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot trial
Paul Bellar, middle, appears before Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 for trial in Jackson, Mich. Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico are charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP, Pool)
Canada’s Alphonso Davies expected to be back in Bayern Munich squad Sunday
Bayern's Alphonso Davies, center, leaves the field after getting injured during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Buyer clinches Calgary condo deal at a markdown
Done Deal, 220 12 Ave. SE, No. 2101, Calgary
Former Edmonton MLA and son sentenced to house arrest in immigration fraud case
Actor, athlete Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
Actor Johnny Issaluk sits for a portrait in Stratford, Ont. on June 15, 2017. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped Inuk actor Johnny Issaluk of his Order of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Yoon
Western Canada: Danielle Smith’s first week as Alberta premier overshadowed by defence of the unvaccinated
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith holds her first press conference in Edmonton, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Smith says she didn't mean to trivialize prejudice faced by minority communities when she suggested unvaccinated people have experienced the most discrimination she has ever seen in her lifetime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Tourism Lethbridge launches agritourism app as part of Canada’s Food Tours
Jacco Beyer prepares to wax cheese at Crystal Springs Cheese in Coalhurst on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. Beyer’s parents purchased the dairy farm in 2005 and have expanded their production with the help of their two sons and three daughters. Crystal Springs is a complete producing to processing farm that creates European style cheese in small handmade batches. All the cows at Crystal Springs are A2 and produce milk that is free of the A1 beta-casein. With the cheesemaking facility in full view of the storefront, Crystal Springs is a popular stop on Canada's Food Tours through Lethbridge Tourism (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
Defence chief calls on Canadians to rally behind military during personnel crisis
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre takes part in an interview with The Canadian Press at Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Un. Deux. Trois. explores why francophone identity in Canada today is a cacophony (like everything else)
(c) Jonathan Lorange. Theatre Francais 1,2,3. Un, Deux, Trois
China to refine COVID-19 measures, reiterates need for persistence
Staff members wearing face masks talk before a press conference held on the eve of the opening session of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing, Oct. 15, 2022.
What story of colonialism do you want to believe in?
Euthanasia for babies? Canada finds itself sliding down a slippery slope on MAID
Robyn Urback
Growing number of Ukrainian couples are tying the knot amid the uncertainties of Russian war
Roman Dobryak and his beloved Yulia. During the first half of 2022, the number of marriages in Ukraine reached 103,903, which is 21 percent more than in the same period of 2021, and the highest level during the last seven years.
Canada’s information laws are preventing us from understanding our own history
The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on November 5, 2013. An independent review of Canada's transparency efforts says the federal government should commit to robust reform of the Access to Information Act to finally bring the law into the 21st century. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian hockey parents say it’s time to dedicate more funding to female players
Jessie Eldridge skates during Hockey Canada's National Women’s Program selection camp in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Eldridge's journey to wearing the Maple Leaf at her first women's world hockey championship took a few twists and turns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Longtermists ask: What do we owe the future? A better question is: Who owns the future?
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022). Viggo Mortensen. Courtesy of Serendipity Point Films / Sphere Films
Mistakes were made, tax rises coming, new U.K. Treasury chief says
New Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
U.K. police charge two women after soup thrown at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Handout photo issued by Just Stop Oil of two protesters who have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over the oil painting on Friday. London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass. (Just Stop Oil via AP)
Heavy fighting in Ukraine’s annexed regions as Russian missile damages energy facility in Kyiv region
A firefighter helps his colleague to escape from a crater as they extinguish smoke from a burned car after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings. The onslaught brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions in the capital. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)
Feds facing questions over whereabouts of 469 missing foreign criminals
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) patch is seen on an officer in Calgary, on Aug. 1, 2019. Border officers say they've made significant seizures of so-called "ghost guns" made from 3D-printed parts and lacking serial numbers in the B.C. Interior, after intercepting international deliveries arriving at mail centres in Vancouver and Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Canada has joined the club of angry, polarized countries
Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Mani Haghighi has passport seized by Iranian officials, barred from leaving country
Iranian director Mani Haghighi poses during a photocall for the film "Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad!" (A Dragon Arrives!) in competition of the 66th Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin on February 19, 2016. / AFP / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
As bitcoin becomes boring, the days of outsized crypto gains are ending
HONG KONG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Pedestrians walk past an advertisement displaying a Bitcoin cryptocurrency token on February 15, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Cryptocurrencies are gaining popularity worldwide as investors seek to diversify into the new asset class despite wild swings in the valuations of assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first weeks of the year. Buying and selling crypto is becoming common in many places, like Hong Kong, where regulators have so far avoided using a heavy hand to manage crypto platforms. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
The real problem with Elon Musk is that his problems are our problems, too
As apathy spreads, municipal democracies are in danger
Marcus Gee
The mining problem Canada wants to ignore
TECK COMINCO LTD - MINING OPERATIONS. The Line Creek mine is located approximately 25 kilometres north of Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia.? Line?Creek supplies metallurgical and thermal coal to a variety of international and domestic steel producers and Pacific Rim electric utilities. The Line Creek property consists of 8,124 hectares of coal lands of which approximately 1,150 hectares are currently being mined or are scheduled for mining. The mine is a conventional open pit operation. Raw coal is transferred to an 11 kilometre coal conveyor for transportation to a processing plant, where it is crushed, cleaned, and dried using conventional technology. The current annual production capacities of the mine and preparation plant are 2.5 and 3.2 million tonnes, respectively. Line Creek has an estimated remaining reserve life of approximately 7 years. (The Line Creek mine is part of the Elk Valley Coal Partnership. TECK has a 39% interest in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership). HANDOUT
What Canada can learn from Joe Biden about protecting gig workers
Members rally during a California Gig Workers Union demonstration on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in San Francisco. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Are we on the brink of another financial crisis?
Ian McGugan
What Som Seif learned from buying his first stock – and selling it ‘basically at zero’
Som Seif is President of Claymore Investments Inc. Photo by Della Rollins for the Globe and Mail.
Retirement meant an end to teaching, and a new familiarity with a chainsaw
Ken Pockele, retired secondary school teacher, walks along the golf course near at his home in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Friday, October 14, 2022. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
Other people’s money, everyone’s problem: How real estate influencers are fuelling the housing crisis
‘People … should endure soulless and lengthy commutes, five days a week, so they can toil in cubicles to keep their overlords happy. What nonsense.’ The future of remote work, plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 15
Death toll rises to at least 40 in Turkey coal mine explosion
Relatives and friends of mine workers wait outside a coal mine after an explosion in Amasra, in Bartin Province, Turkey, October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Tiger-Cats win first road game of the season, 35-32 over Stampeders
Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back Wes Hills, left, runs the ball as Calgary Stampeders defensive back Branden Dozier tries to catch him during first half CFL football action in Calgary, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Snell, Grisham lead Padres over Dodgers 2-1 for NLDS lead
San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez reacts after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy to end the top of the eighth inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Champagnie earns final spot as Raptors waive Brown, Jackson and Wilson
Oct 14, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) dribbles around Toronto Raptors guard Justin Champagnie (11) during the overtime at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Your daily horoscope: October 15
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