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As Beijing’s COVID outbreak proves stubborn, mass tests are becoming routine
People line up to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus at a makeshift testing site along a street in Beijing on May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)
Hong Kong kicks off leadership polls with sole candidate, John Lee
Hong Kong's only Chief Executive candidate John Lee greets a member of the election committee during the election of Hong Kong's next Chief Executive, in Hong Kong, China, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
North Carolina officers kill man setting cars ablaze near police station
Police work on Rock Quarry Road by Olde Birch Drive, near a police station, in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 7, 2022. Raleigh police said a man died earlier in the day after four police officers shot him outside the station. Police officers shot him after they saw him throwing Molotov cocktails at vehicles in a parking lot near the police station and ultimately tossing them near responding officers, Chief Estella Patterson said at a news conference. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Danton Heinen starts Penguins’ late surge in 7-4 win over Rangers
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 07: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck under pressure from Danton Heinen #43 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period in Game Three of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena on May 7, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Trump attorneys appealing New York contempt ruling detail document search
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary. Trump's legal team wants to void a contempt ruling and $10,000-per-day fine against the former president over a subpoena for documents related to a New York civil investigation into his business dealings, saying they’ve conducted a detailed search for the relevant files. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
Two people charged in 2018 death of six-year-old boy in Port Alberni, B.C., RCMP say
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. RCMP in B.C.'s north Okanagan say they are "incredibly concerned" that someone may be intentionally trying to spark a wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Martin Scorsese presents a buried gem and a pitch for cinema’s past with new virtual theatre
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 1, 2018 US film director Martin Scorsese reacts during the award tribute ceremony for US actor Robert de Niro as part of the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival. - Martin Scorsese's new docudrama called "Rolling Thunder Revue", broadcasted on Netflix, will deal with US poet and folk singer Bob Dylan's 1975-1976 tour showing the singer's stage apogee as well as his bohemian life. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images
Paddlers locate statue of giant hand that was carried away by swollen Winnipeg river
A group of paddlers, Steve Lambert, left to right, Isabelle Bertazzo, Charles Burchill and Ryan Burchill travel down the Seine River with a large statue of a floating hand between the boats in Winnipeg on Saturday May 7, 2002. The statue disappeared after it washed off the bank of a swollen river in Winnipeg earlier this week has been rescued, thanks to a group of canoeists and kayakers who set out Saturday to find it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Charles Burchill **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Colorado’s power-play avalanche puts Predators on the brink with 7-3 defeat
Nashville Predators defenseman Matt Benning (5) and Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37) fight for the puck during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The Avalanche won 7-3. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Rich Strike, long-shot Kentucky Derby contender, storms to victory
Rich Strike (21), with Sonny Leon aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Abortion-rights protesters rally in cities across U.S. to fight for Roe v. Wade’s preservation
Protesters gather for A Texas Rally for Abortion Rights on May 7, 2022. - Multiple US organizations that support abortion rights called for nationwide protests on May 14, after a leaked draft opinion showed the US Supreme Court was poised to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP /AFP via Getty Images)
Strong winds force grounding of aircraft fighting New Mexico wildfire
Burned underbrush can be seen across the road from United World College of the American West, a boarding school evacuated due to wildfires as seen outside Las Vegas, N.M., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. School officials were able to visit the grounds earlier this week after winds and fires waned. Students at the boarding school, most of whom are from overseas, have been moved to a summer camp outside Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Doug Ford touts party’s progress in Ring of Fire plan
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement about building transit and highways, during an election campaign event in Bowmanville, Ont., Friday, May 6, 2022. Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is touting the progress his party has made on the Ring of Fire development. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
Capitals rout Panthers 6-1 to take 2-1 series lead
May 7, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes a save on Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20) in the first period in game three of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to reach Madrid Open final
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 07: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates a point in their Men's Singles semi-finals match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day ten of Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on May 07, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Blue Jays rough up Cleveland Guardians’ Shane Bieber in 8-3 opener
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer celebrates after hitting a two-run double during the second inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Mickey Gilley, inspiration behind film Urban Cowboy, dead at 86
FILE - Country music legend Mickey Gilley, 80, sings the T. Graham Brown hit, "I Tell It Like It Used To Be," during his performance at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy,” and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at age 86. ( Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP, File)
Zelensky ‘speechless’ after shelling destroys museum dedicated to poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a session of a parliament where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses Ukrainian lawmakers via videolink, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 3, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit challenging Twitter ban
AFP presents a retrospective photo package of 60 pictures marking the 4-year presidency of President Trump. In this photo illustration, the Twitter account of US President Donald Trump is displayed on a mobile phone on August 10, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. - Wall Street was mixed early Monday, with Nasdaq retreating further as investors digested President Donald Trump's efforts to take unilateral action in the absence of a deal with Congress on emergency pandemic spending. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Unseen footage of young Queen Elizabeth to air as monarch marks Platinum Jubilee
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
F1 banned drivers from wearing jewellery, but other sports did it first
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives for the first practice session for the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race wearing various items of jewelry at the Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
B.C. RCMP seek witnesses, video footage after fatal stabbing in Williams Lake
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018. RCMP are looking for witnesses of a fatal stabbing in Williams Lake, B.C., earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Flood forecasters in Manitoba on the watch as more rain expected in days ahead
Rebecca Sutherland of Pequis First Nation, and volunteer Shaine Paul sandbag a home at risk of flooding in Peguis First Nation, Man., Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The marshy delta of Manitoba's Fisher River was not the original home of the First Nation. But having been relocated there more than a century ago after an illegal land transfer, and facing increased flooding in recent decades, the community is hoping to get some permanent infrastructure for protection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Quebec reports 31 COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations dip below 2,000
People are shown outside a COVID-19 testing site in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Suspect in Brooklyn subway mass shooting indicted by grand jury
FILE — Police officers at a subway station following an earlier shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn, April 12, 2022. Crime rates on trains and buses are up in some of the nation’s biggest cities, one more barrier for downtowns trying to rebound. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
Canada Soccer hires former MLSE executive as head of women’s professional soccer
Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis and Breagha Carr-Harris, Canada Soccer's newly appointed head of women's professional soccer, pose for a photo at the Canadian Soccer Association's annual general meeting, in Winnipeg, in a May 7, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Soccer, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski, Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos win women’s doubles title at Madrid
World Health Organization is gathering evidence for possible war crimes investigation against Russia
NOVYI BYKIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 26: Destroyed ambulances are seen not far from the destroyed hospital building on April 26, 2022 in Novyi Bykiv, Ukraine. The towns around Kyiv are continuing a long road to what they hope is recovery, following weeks of brutal war as Russia made its failed bid to take Ukraine's capital. As Russia concentrates its attack on the east and south of the country, residents of the Kyiv region are returning to assess the war's toll on their communities. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
Three U.S. tourists die at Bahamas hotel after falling ill
FILE PHOTO: Footprints are seen on a beach in Nassau, Bahamas, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Russian oligarch loses Premier club Chelsea to LA Dodgers owners
Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award
An image from the film "Geographies of Solitude" is shown in this undated handout photo. The film, directed by Jacquelyn Mills, has won top Canadian honours at the 2022 Hot Docs Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hot Docs **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Sinn Fein calls for united Ireland debate after historic election win
Election staff begin vote counting in Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly election early Friday in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, May 6, 2022. In Northern Ireland, voters are electing a new 90-seat Assembly, with polls suggesting the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein could win the largest number of seats, and the post of first minister, in what would be a historic first. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Ontario NDP promise grants, loans for energy efficient upgrades in homes
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath poses for a photo with Andrew Drummond, NDP Candidate for Burlington, after a visit to Nickel Brook Brewing Company Burlington, Friday, May 6, 2022. Horwath is set to announce a plan today to lower utility bills and reduce emissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
Desperate search for survivors at Cuba’s Hotel Saratoga after explosion leaves at least 27 dead
A sheet-covered body lies outside the five-star Hotel Saratoga after a deadly explosion in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Ontario reports 24 new COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations drop
A health-care worker tests a woman at a pop-up COVID-19 assessment centre at the Angela James Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto May 19, 2021. Ontario is reporting no new deaths linked to COVID-19 today for the first time since April 4 after reporting 17 new deaths on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Battered U.S. stocks may not be bargains as investors brace for inflation data
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 6, 2022 in New York. Stocks are swinging sharply on Friday. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in afternoon trading but only after careening from a steep morning loss to a brief, small gain. Wall Street is struggling with how to interpret a strong U.S. jobs report amid worries the Federal Reserve may cause a recession in its drive to halt inflation. (NYSE via AP)
Beltline loft sells for an even half million
Done Deal, 1117 1 St. SW., No. 107, Calgary
Western Canada: Alberta hit hard by avian flu outbreak
A farmer sorts through eggs as they exit the hen barn at an egg farm in West Lincoln, Ont., on Monday, March 7, 2016. Canadian poultry and egg producers have now lost more than 1.7 million birds to a highly contagious strain of avian influenza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
How Bucha is rising from the ashes after Russian occupation
Vladimir Scherbinin (left) head of Bucha Guard paramilitary group and deputy Mayor Taras Shapravskyi commemorate Volodymyr Kovalskyi died in the battle for Bucha on Feb 27 2022. Bucha, Ukraine 05 May 2022 Anton Skyba The Globe and Mail
Edmonton, Calgary grapple with safety concerns on transit amid push to bring riders back
People board and leave at the Century Park light-rail transit station in Edmonton on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Calgary Flames fans show their playoff spirit
Stephen Cassley cheers on Calgary from the Red Lot as they take on Dallas in the second game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Calgary on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Calgary Flames lost 2-1 after beating the Dallas Stars on Tuesday 1-0. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
Don’t stamp out the magic of Toronto’s specialty schools in the name of equity
Marcus Gee
Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Leni Robredo supporters rally as Philippines election looms
Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and his running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, wave flags during a campaign rally in Paranaque City, suburban Manila on May 7, 2022, days ahead of the May 9 presidential election. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
France’s Emmanuel Macron sworn in for second term as president
Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) is presented the great necklace of France's National Order of the Legion of Honour by its great chancellor General Benoit Puga (C), and recognized as the order's grand master, next to Constitutional Council's president Laurent Fabius (L) and French President's wife Brigitte Macron (R), at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 7, 2022, during the investiture ceremony of Emmanuel Macron as French President, following his re-election last April 24. (Photo by GONZALO FUENTES / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GONZALO FUENTES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Taliban order Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public
FILE - Burqa-clad women walk on Nadir Khan hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan on March 16, 2017. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday, May 7, 2022 ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public, a sharp hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community. (AP Photo)
Ukraine says all women and children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
Civilians evacuated from Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol walk accompanied by a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a UN staff member, as they arrive at a temporary accommodation centre in the village of Bezimenne, during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Retired general Jonathan Vance loses Order of Military Merit at his own request
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance sits in the front row during a news conference Friday, June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How John Lee transitioned from Hong Kong’s top cop to the city’s next leader
Hong Kong sole Chief Executive candidate John Lee holds a campaign rally, in Hong Kong, China, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
As an Indigenous woman, working in the oil sands didn’t expose me to violence – it helped me escape it
Estella Petersen is a member of Cowessess First Nation and a Board Member with the Indigenous Resource Network.
Anglo American’s departing CEO Mark Cutifani anticipated mining’s move to ESG principles - and saved his company along the way
Eric Reguly
The wounded town of Lac-Mégantic is seeing scars reopened with rail bypass debate
Why am I a woman of ill repute? Thank my mother
Eight wines to add cheer to Mother’s Day celebrations
Christopher Waters
Secretariat captured Triple Crown glory. It’s time to pay his groom his due
Jockey Ron Turcotte rides Secretariat to win the Belmont Stakes and capture the triple crown in this June 9, 1973 photo in Elmont, N.Y. Smarty Jones, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, will try to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown champion when he races in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 5, 2004. (AP Photo)
Doug Ford has found religion on one aspect of climate policy. Will it prove enough?
Adam Radwanski
When it comes to travel, the metaverse has real life benefits
Who wants to live in a surveillance state? Not Canadians
A deputy judge is calling for passage of clear laws on which innocent party should bear responsibility for financial losses related to cyberfraud. A woman uses her computer key board to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canadian telecom stocks hold up well despite rising interest rates
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Chelsea, Que. The Competition Bureau is seeking records and information from four of Canada's largest telecom service providers as part of their review of a proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
It’s time for central bankers to wield the blunt tool of raising interest rates
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Can’t afford steak? Don’t even think about buying veggie burgers
A store clerk shows plant based products at a supermarket chain in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. European lawmakers rejected Friday proposals that could have prevented plant-based products without meat from being labeled sausages or burgers. Following the votes on agricultural products at the European Parliament, the so-called veggie burgers, soy steaks and vegan sausages can continue to be sold as such in restaurants and shops across the union. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
May 7: ‘If a child sees Wayne Gretzky promoting betting and gambling, the child will likely look at it as a good thing to do.’ The rise of sports gambling, plus other letters to the editor
In this image provided by Turner Sports, Wayne Gretzky takes a break during the pregame show on Oct. 13, 2021 in Atlanta. TNT and TBS are in their first season broadcasting the NHL and the Stanley Cup Playoffs.(Jeremy Freeman/Turner Sports via AP)
North Korea fired ballistic missile from submarine, South Korean military say
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on April25, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Kane hat trick powers Oilers to decisive 8-2 win over Kings in Game 3
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 06: Evander Kane #91 of the Edmonton Oilers scores past Cal Petersen #40 of the Los Angeles Kings, to take a 5-0 lead, during the second period in Game Three of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Palestinians facing eviction by Israel vow to stay on land
A Palestinian man walks inside his house in the West Bank Beduin community of Jinba, Masafer Yatta, Friday, May 6, 2022. Israel's Supreme Court has upheld a long-standing expulsion order against eight Palestinian hamlets in the occupied West Bank, potentially leaving at least 1,000 people homeless. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Rogers, Shaw say Competition Bureau commissioner plans to oppose $26-billion merger
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration in Chelsea, Que., Monday March 29, 2021. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the National Pensioners Federation (NPF) have filed a petition asking the federal cabinet to "set aside" the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) decision to approve the transfer of Shaw Communications Inc.'s broadcast services to Rogers Communications Inc.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
WNBA player Brittney Griner still detained in Russia as Mercury opens season
A floor decal in front of the scorer's table pays tribute to Phoenic Mercury's Brittney Griner before a WNBA basketball game between the Mercury and the Las Vegas Aces, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Phoenix. Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after authorities at the Moscow airport said they found vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis in her luggage. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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