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Astros burst ahead, beat Phillies 5-2 to tie World Series 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm hits a double during the ninth inning in Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Astros’ Martin Maldonado forced to change bats from outdated model
HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 29: Martin Maldonado #15 of the Houston Astros strikes out in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Christian Dvorak has first hat trick, Canadiens beat Blues 7-4
Montreal Canadiens' Christian Dvorak, center, is congratulated by teammates Josh Anderson, left, and Kirby Dach (77) after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Los Angeles Kings use big second period to dispatch Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala, right, falls while under pressure from Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier capture gold at Skate Canada after longest off-season of careers
Oct 29, 2022; Mississauga, Ontario, CAN; Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (CAN) perform during the free dance program at Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Man, 67, dead after collision with bus at terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., police say
Police tape is shown in Toronto on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show
Supporters of Brazilian former President (2003-2010) and candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cheer during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 29, 2022. - After a bitterly divisive campaign and inconclusive first-round vote, Brazil elects its next president in a cliffhanger runoff between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Summer McIntosh, Maggie Mac Neil win World Cup gold, Katie Ledecky sets world record
Summer McIntosh of Canada swims the backstroke leg on her way to winning the women’s 400m Individual Medley at the FINA Swimming World Cup meet in Toronto on Saturday, October 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Florida Panthers end short skid by beating Ottawa Senators
Oct 29, 2022; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg (31) makes a save as Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell (15) follows on the play in the first period at FLA Live Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
Congo expels Rwanda ambassador as M23 rebels capture strategic town
Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 20 kms ( 12 miles) North of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday Oct. 29, 2022. Hundreds have been killed and nearly 200,000 people displaced since fighting erupted a year ago. Congo has long accused Rwanda of backing the rebels. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Alberta moving to prevent return of mask mandates in K-12 schools
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after members were sworn into cabinet in Edmonton, on Monday October 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Biden casts early vote, vows to visit more states in coming days
President Joe Biden speaks with members of the media after voting with his granddaughter Natalie Biden during early voting for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections at a polling station on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Quebec Liberals chief organizer will not renew mandate
Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade waves as she enters with her elected caucus to be sworn in during a ceremony at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The chief organizer of the Liberal Party of Quebec, Jean-François Helms, says he will not renew his mandate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Montreal women’s shelter juxtaposes scenes of violence with Halloween decorations
A Montreal women's shelter is hoping to draw attention to the real dangers women face at home by juxtaposing images of domestic violence with Halloween decorations as shown in this photo illustration provided by La Maison Grise shelter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-La Maison Grise shelter **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Aircraft carrier visit to Halifax shows ‘how tight’ U.S. is with allies, commander says
The USS Gerald R. Ford, one of the world's largest aircraft carriers, arrives in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. The United States Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier is on its first deployment, five years after it was commissioned into service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
What to know about the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 28: In an aerial view, San Francisco police officers and F.B.I. agents gather in front of the home of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on October 28, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. Speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi, was violently attacked in their home by an intruder. One arrest has been made. Speaker Pelosi was not at home at the time of the attack. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Denis Shapovalov defeats Borna Coric in straight sets to move on to Vienna Open final
Denis Shapovalov of Canada returns a shot against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. during their semifinal match in the Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Kevin De Bruyne seals win for Man City, Graham Potter suffers nightmare return to Brighton
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne makes an attempt to score during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Manchester City at King Power stadium in Leicester, England, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
How and why crowd surges turn deadly
Rescue workers carry a victim on the street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Scores of people were killed and others were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Girls show skateboarding is for everyone
Amaya Mohammed, 7, right and her sister Safiya, 5, at a skate park near their home in Calgary, Alta. Their mom, Madiha grew up in Pakistan where, in some communities, teenage girls playing sports was frowned on. "I remember how devastated I was." Even her bike, she had to give away — to a boy. Their mother moved to Canada at 14. Leah Hennel / The globe and Mail
Russia and Ukraine swap around 50 prisoners of war, officials say
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak on October 29, 2022, shows freed Ukrainian prisoners after their exchange in an unknown location in Ukraine. - Ukraine announced it had swapped 52 prisoners with Russia. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/ Ukrainian Presidential Chief of staff Andriy Yermak" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Ukrainian Presidential Chief of /AFP via Getty Images)
Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
FILE - Hannah Pick-Goslar, then 69, childhood friend of Anne Frank, is interviewed by the Associated Press at her Jerusalem apartment, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998. Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Lula faced off in last debate before election
People observe a debate ahead of the runoff election between Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro and former President and current candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mariana Greif
Elections approaching in U.S., Brazil pose test for Elon Musk’s Twitter
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for a second term, attends a press conference after a presidential debate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Bolsonaro will face former president of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff on Oct. 30. (AP Photo/Bruna Brado)
Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks
FILE - This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies is said by them to show unidentified military forces mobilized in the town of Sheraro, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on Sept. 26, 2022. Roughly 40 girls and women between the ages of 13 and 80 were raped in the town of Sheraro in northwestern Tigray, according to a document issued in October by Tigray's regional Emergency Coordination Centre and seen by The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. (Maxar Technologies via AP, File)
Chelsea’s Graham Potter has losing return to Brighton; Manchester City tops EPL with win
Brighton's Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea at the Amex stadium in Brighton, England, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Search pauses for one-month-old child missing in Quebec river since Oct. 28
The Laval police logo is seen on a police car onTuesday, October 18, 2022 in Laval, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Trudeau joins families of Flight 752 in Canada-wide protests against Iranian regime
People demonstrate against the Iranian regime during a protest at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario, September 24, 2022. - Iran has been rocked by street violence since the death last week of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd who had spent three days in a coma after being detained by the morality police. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
At least 151 dead in Seoul after stampede during Halloween festivities
Rescue workers and firefighters work on the scene of a crushing accident in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. South Korean officials say dozens of people were in cardiac arrest after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul. (Lee Ji-eun/Yonhap via AP)
Car bombs near busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100, president says
A general view shows the scene of an explosion near the education ministry building along K5 street in Mogadishu, Somalia October 29, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Political leader Eric Jean Baptiste fatally shot in Haiti amidst ongoing crisis
Haitian National police officers deploy tear gas during a protest demanding the resignation of Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry after weeks of shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final
Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband shocks country on edge about democracy threats
FILE - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul Pelosi, arrive at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was “violently assaulted” by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, and he is now in the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, said her spokesman, Drew Hammill. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Calgary semi-detached house sells for $39,000 under asking after price cut spurs offer
Done Deal, 2718 Exshaw Rd. NW., Calgary
Ukraine questions Twitter takeover amid precarious ties with Elon Musk
FILE - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that would involve holding repeat votes under the U.N. auspices in Russia-occupied regions, triggering a showdown with Ukrainian Twitter users who have rejected his proposals in a stream of furious comments. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)
Western Canada: What lies ahead for David Eby, B.C.’s new premier
Former B.C. attorney general and housing minister David Eby speaks to the media during a news conference in a park in downtown Vancouver, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Russia says U.K. navy blew up Nord Stream pipelines, London denies involvement
FILE PHOTO: Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022. Danish Defence Command/Forsvaret Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
Federal Environment Minister Guilbeault calls out oil patch for sitting idle on climate action
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during Question Period, Friday, October 28, 2022 in Ottawa. Guilbeault says there is a disconnect between what Canada's oil companies say they're going to do to help fight climate change, and where they're spending their money. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Adrian Wyld
In South Africa, a tour of Black-owned wineries making their mark
Christopher Waters
Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner Saifullah Paracha freed, back home in Pakistan
FILE - In this photo, reviewed by a US Department of Defense official, detainees stand together at a fence, one holding Islamic prayer beads, at Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. A 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
Storm Nalgae death toll climbs to 48 in Philippines, 22 missing
Vehicles pass along a flooded street as a cyclist makes their way through the water in Manila on October 29, 2022, following heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Nalgae. - Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae whipped the Philippines on October 29 after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)
Great Reads: Sailing the Atlantic; the horror-movie boom; decline of the Liberal empire
Ian Brown story. Here and Now was eight miles//just flagging the old metric/imperial tension; suggest the sea stays imperial, the land metric out on the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Breton, lurching toward Maine at seven knots// an hour, when the surface of the sea began to resemble multiple pairs of heaving lungs.
Newfoundland and Labrador government mulls offering mental health support to switched-at-birth victims
Caroline Wier-Greene, centre, with her newly found birth parents Ruth and Wilfred Lush in Triton, Newfoundland. Photo by Greg Locke / Globe and Mail
The U.S. Supreme Court must end affirmative action, once and for all
2018 headshot please use this one - Debra Soh. Handout
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside seeing spate of fires in old apartment buildings
Vancouver firefighters are seen outside a building in the Downtown Eastside after extinguishing a blaze sparked by an apparent explosion, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. The fire left dozens of people without a home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Saskatchewan Party must be held accountable for Colin Thatcher’s presence at throne speech
Kelly Cryderman
Canada’s Liberals are an empire in decline with a leader in trouble
Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine grain export deal, in blow to global food security
A crew member prepares a grain analysis as part of a UN inspection of the Barbados-flagged ship "Nord Vind" coming from Ukraine loaded with grain and anchored in Istanbul, on October 11, 2022. - The grain deal between Russia and Ukraine establishing safe corridors along which Ukrainian ships can come in and out of three designated Black Sea ports in and around Odessa creates a traffic jam in Istanbul. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’
Iranians rally in support of the victims of the Shah Cheragh mausoleum and to denounce demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini on October 28, 2022, in the central city of Hamedan. - Iranian protesters defied a deadly crackdown by security forces against nearly six weeks of women-led protests, as Tehran vowed to punish those behind a mass shooting that killed 15 worshippers at a shrine. Iran was rocked by an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group in which, state media said, a gunman killed at least 15 people at a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz. (Photo by Tasnim news agency / AFP) (Photo by -/Tasnim news agency/AFP via Getty Images)
More transparency, less secrecy needed
Sylvia Stead
Out of control(lers): The most popular game consoles will be in short supply this Christmas
Riga, Latvia - November 23 2020: PlayStation 5 Sony reveals PS5 console and games. Dualsense controller
Slowing market gives home buyers the advantage – for a change
Three-quarter front view of a professional mature salesman and real estate agent working and showing a house to a young multi-ethnic couple.
You can rent everything now – and we do mean everything
Julie Hommik with her couch she rented from Plenish is photographed at her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, October 23, 2022. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Meet the doctor on a mission to fix Canada’s health care crisis
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association poses in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, October 21, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
The surprising strength of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Rafael Ioris is professor of Latin American history at the University of Denver and non-resident fellow at the think tank Washington Brazil Office.
The takeover law that has Bay Street rattled, complicating the Rogers-Shaw merger and HSBC Canada’s auction
A Shaw Communications sign is photographed at the Shaw Corporate HQ in Calgary, AB on 09 May, 2022.
‘It’s a great lifestyle,’ says this retiree who has been travelling around Western Canada and the U.S. in a RV
Mary Anne Robbins and her dogs Keira, left, and Aylish, pictured during a trip through Alaska for Tales from the Golden Age. Handout
No, history didn’t end. But liberal democracy is still the only way forward
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
European crypto miners’ woes are North American miners’ gains
FILE PHOTO: An employee works at the data centre of BitRiver company providing services for cryptocurrency mining in the city of Bratsk in Irkutsk Region, Russia March 2, 2021. BitRiver offers hosting services and turnkey solutions for cryptocurrency mining operations to institutional investors including bitcoin mining firms. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Even if Republicans win the midterms, there’ll be no quick economic fix
Toronto’s University Health Network receiving a $52-million donation to build an ER for seniors
Head of Emergency Dr. Sam Sabbah poses for a photograph outside Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Ont., on Friday, October 28, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Shopify’s rally this week shows why low expectations can be good
Shopify Inc. headquarters signage in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Shopify Inc. and a group of textbook publishers, which accused the tech company of profiting from content that is pirated or infringes on their trademarks, have asked a U.S. court to dismiss their case.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
How Florida became ground zero for U.S. culture wars
Alyssa MacKenzie, the Orlando trans rights activist in Florida.
‘I have been a Rogers customer for nearly three decades but I see no love coming back.’ How can Rogers do better? Plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 29
A Rogers wireless store in Toronto is shown amid a countrywide outage of the telecommunication company's services, Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Stalemate on Bay Street: Buyout firms find few takers for low-ball tech privatization deals
The Bay Street financial district is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Jets beat Coyotes 3-2 in overtime to spoil Mullett debut
TEMPE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 28: The Winnipeg Jets celebrate after Blake Wheeler #26 scored the game-wining goal during overtime of NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena on October 28, 2022 in Tempe, Arizona. The Jets defeated the Coyotes 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Even with 5-0 lead, Verlander can’t get first World Series win
Oct 28, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (10) hits a home run during the tenth inning against the Houston Astros in game one of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports
Kuzmenko posts two-point night as Canucks down Penguins 5-1
Vancouver Canucks' Andrei Kuzmenko, of Russia, celebrates his goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Friday, October 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadians Roy, McClure capture Crown victories on their home track
Louis-Philippe Roy is shown in this undated handout image. Roy of Mont-Joli, Que., was named driver of the year. He captured 416 wins with earnings over $7.4 million at the O'Brien awards banquet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Standardbred Canada "MANDATORY CREDIT "
Your daily horoscope: October 29
Scorpio.
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