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Calgary Flames deal Matthew Tkachuk to Florida Panthers for package including Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar
FILE - Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) looks to pass the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Newark, N.J. Matthew Tkachuk is being traded to the Florida Panthers, part of a blockbuster that sends Jonathan Huberdeau to the Calgary Flames in a swap of players who are each coming off the best season of their careers, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday night, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Blue Jays roll to franchise-record night, pound Red Sox 28-5
Toronto Blue Jays' Raimel Tapia (15) celebrates his inside-the-park grand slam that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., center left, Danny Jansen, left, and Santiago Espinal (5) during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Public gathering violation conviction set aside for Calgary preacher and his brother
A police officer wears a mask as he enters the Calgary Courts Centre in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Rogers could not transfer customers to rival networks, despite offers of help
A cell tower outside the One Mount Pleasant Road offices of Rogers Communications in Toronto. March 15, 2021 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Metis Nation-Saskatchewan regains ownership of sacred land at Batoche from Parks Canada
Battle of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, north side of Tourond's small -- how the site looks now. Credit: Parks Canada : The Battle of Fish Creek (also known as the Battle of Tourond's Coulée, fought April 24, 1885 at Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, was a major Métis victory over the Canadian forces attempting to quell Louis Riel's North-West Rebellion. Although the reversal was not decisive enough to alter the ultimate outcome of the conflict, it was convincing enough to persuade Major General Frederick Middleton to temporarily halt his advance on Batoche, where the Métis would later make their final stand.
U.S. Forest Service takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires
FILE - In this photo provided by the National Park Service, a firefighter clears loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., in July 2022. The U.S. Forest Service is taking emergency action to speed up approval of projects to clear underbrush in giant sequoia groves to save the world's largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfire. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via AP, File)
Vancouver council passes plan to create ‘equitable, livable, affordable’ city
A Seabus passenger ferry, right, travels across Burrard Inlet at sunset as downtown Vancouver and the port are seen from Burnaby Mountain, on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada reminds travellers to Hong Kong to exercise ‘high degree of caution’ as U.S. warns of detention risk
Travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1, are photographed on May 25, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
London police reopen investigation in alleged sexual assault involving members of 2018 world junior hockey team
A Hockey Canada jersey is displayed with memorabilia from the 2010 Olympics at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame before a Canadian Olympic Committee briefing on the initial investment estimates for hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tory committee upholds Patrick Brown’s disqualification from leadership race
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown speaks during a press conference to announce his intention to re-run for mayorship, at city hall in Brampton, Ont., on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Hockey Canada reveals sexual-assault allegations involving 2003 national junior hockey players in Halifax
Team Canada jersey during team practice for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, in Vancouver on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Canada is scheduled to play Denmark in their first game on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Federal government freezes Gymnastics Canada funding amid calls for investigation
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Climate change-fuelled heat waves forecast a new global weather reality
Amir Brown, 15, tries to cool down while helping his mother set up a stand selling cold drinks near the National Mall on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
After years of delay, six human rights groups get UN accreditation
Uber enters non-prosecution agreement, admits covering up 2016 data breach
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it's IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo
Flight-tracking enthusiasts set up Twitter account to track PM’s plane
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks towards his plane in Ottawa as he leaves on a 10-day international trip on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canadian cannabis stocks fall as analysts question U.S. decriminalization bill’s fate in Senate
Workers produce medical marijuana at Canopy Growth Corporation's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. A defunct subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corp. is fighting a court battle against the Canada Revenue Agency, which fined the pot company almost half-a-million dollars for allegedly growing cannabis on a Saskatchewan farm before receiving a licence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Air Force establishes new division to ‘protect Canadian interests in space’
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on a second test flight to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 19, 2022. The Royal Canadian Air Force's newest division is focused on extraterrestrial matters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Raoux
Will I be protected if my investment broker goes bankrupt?
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Ruling may mean less time for two police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 20, 2021 people raise their fists and hold a portrait of George Floyd during a rally following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin, in Atlanta, Georgia. - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on July 7, 2022 on federal charges. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa tech company Tablz bets diners will pay more for popular restaurant seats
Toronto, ON- September 25, 2018 --- Photo taking in Bar Alo in Toronto to go with restaurant review by Jason Chow. Shown is the exterior and patio. (Jeff Wasserman/TheGlobe and Mail)
The Hockey Canada scandal shows a culture in deep need of repair
Rogers Place arena sits empty after the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
When should Peggy and Howard sell their rental property – and their own family home?
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El Salvador’s political clown show is looking really dangerous for bitcoin prices
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference about three police officers killed in an attack, in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Two children in U.S. diagnosed with monkeypox, officials say
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States: a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident, health officials said Friday, July 22, 2022. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
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Relief at the pump: Why gas prices are likely to continue to fall this summer
Gas prices are displayed at a ESSO gasoline station near Newcastle, Ont., Friday, March 4, 2022. The retail price of gas across the country averaged $1.76 per litre on Friday, up from $1.62 just two days earlier, according to Natural Resources Canada. Gas prices reached $2.00 per litre in Vancouver, $1.75 in Toronto, $1.84 in Montreal and $1.67 in Halifax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Evening Update: Police open investigations into 2003 and 2018 Canadian world junior teams
A commemorative jersey is pictured at Hockey Canada's news conference in Toronto on Thursday, June 26, 2014 to launch their 100th anniversary celebration plans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Labs of luxury: Quality diamonds are now being made by technicians, but can a synthetic gem replace the allure of the real thing?
Finished cut and polished ALTR lab grown diamond. Photo courtesy of ALTR Created Diamonds
Bullish on Boralex Inc.
Monica Rizk
Charles Barkley, LIV Golf and how to negotiate like an expert
Cathal Kelly
Coronavirus Update: Canadians with long COVID struggle to access financial aid
Chantal Renaud is seen in a portrait in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
One killed, others injured in explosion at company in Montreal suburb
An ambulance is shown outside a hospital in Montreal, on Jan. 15, 2022. A 40-year-old man was killed and others were injured following an explosion at a polymer company in a western suburb of Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Calgary’s mayor says closure of Airdrie urgent care centre affects the entire region
A woman walks past the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary on Dec. 3, 2020. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says temporary night closures at Airdrie, Alta.'s urgent care centre will affect the entire region. Gondek says Calgary's busy hospitals already get patients from Airdrie and other communities around the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Recession risks are rising but downturn not inevitable, economists say
People shop for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Canada's inflation rate was up 8.1 per cent in June compared with a year ago, its largest yearly change since January 1983. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Politics Briefing: Ukraine and Russia sign landmark grain export deal, Trudeau says Canada has ‘zero confidence’ in Russia’s reliability
Workers storage grain at a terminal during barley harvesting in Odesa region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko
Canada’s Immigration Department revamps anti-racism strategy following criticism
Participants raise their hands as they swear the oath to become Canadian citizens during a virtual citizenship ceremony held over livestream due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has updated its anti-racism strategy in the face of criticisms it received during the Ukrainian  refugee crisis.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Total Energy Services insiders buy the dip
Ted Dixon
Procuring a piano for Pikangikum First Nation
Student Mathayus Quill Music student Mathayus Quill with the new piano at Eenchokay Birchstick School location — Pikangikum First Nation, Ontario Photo Credit: Morris George-Ellington Handout Pitching in for Paul waldie
AFN chief says Canadian bishops collecting donations from papal visit is ‘inappropriate’
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Archibald says it's wrong for a charity that raises money for the Roman Catholic Church to be soliciting donations from those wishing to see Pope Francis during his visit to apologize for its role in residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
’Say it where it happened’: Inuit residential school survivor looks to papal apology
Elder Peter Irniq, holds up a photo of Fr. Johannes Rivoire, who is wanted in Canada for abusing children in Nunavut but now resides in France, as he stands with NDP MPs Charlie Angus outside the Department of Justice during a rally to demand an independent investigation into Canada's crimes against Indigenous Peoples, including those at Indian Residential Schools, in Ottawa on Saturday, July 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Senior RCMP officer told inquiry he stayed home during N.S. mass shooting to avoid command confusion
Police block the highway in Debert, N.S., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. The RCMP have taken Gabriel Wortman, 51, into custody after an incident in Portapique, N.S., where several people were shot. A report on how the RCMP handled the first scene of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting indicates five of the victims weren’t found until about 18 hours after the killer fled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
ECB will raise rates until inflation falls back to 2%, Lagarde says
FILE PHOTO: President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference following the ECB's monetary policy meeting, in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Israeli couple arrested after man dies in pool sinkhole
In this photo provided by Israel Fire and Rescue Services, Israeli firemen and rescuers work in a sinkhole formed in a swimming pool in Karmi Yosef, Israel, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Israeli police say they placed a couple under house arrest, a day after a man attending a party at their villa died after being sucked into a sinkhole that formed at the bottom of their swimming pool. The incident happened during a private party the couple hosted at their house in the town of Karmi Yosef, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv. (Israeli Fire and Rescue Services via AP)
International travellers up in May but below pre-pandemic levels: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says the number of international travellers the country welcomed in May continued to grow steadily from pandemic lows but still remained below 2019 levels. A man arrives at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday, January 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Police tell court about scene at Parkland school minutes after deadly 2018 mass shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - JULY 22: Broward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Richard Van Der Eems describes the scene he encountered at the school after the mass shooting during the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse on July 22, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Mass School. (Photo by Mike Stocker - Pool/Getty Images)
Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital
An armoured personnel carrier is seen at the main military base after heavy gunfire was heard early on Friday, in Kati, outside the capital Bamako, Mali July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Fadimata Kontao
From the front lines to the Isle of Skye half marathon
The striking vistas on the Isle of Skye were a salve for the overworked Stress Leaves. “My life was literally: the hospital and home; home and the hospital,” says Warren. “It was really nice to leave and be reminded that there’s so much in the world other than what your bubble is.” Now back in Vancouver, she craves that feeling and is contemplating a move to Scotland next year. Members of The Stress Leaves navigate the climb up The Quiraing, a series of steep peaks on the Isle of Skye.
U.S. to send an additional $270-million in security assistance to Ukraine
FILE - Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Russell, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, section chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines looks out over a firing range at Fort Stewart, Ga. during a training exercise, Saturday, June 13, 2015. The HIMARS systems supplied by the U.S. and similar M270 provided by Britain have significantly bolstered the Ukrainian army's precision strike capability. (Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News via AP, File)
Brent stable as EU tweaks sanctions to allow oil shipments to third countries
FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile buffer is created around the park. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
This couple spent eight years searching for a condo in Toronto that fit their accessibility needs
Tim and Natalie Rose in their suite in the DuEast building, Regent Park.
EU debates revised plan to reduce gas use after opposition
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 24, 2022 a controller at a pipe for gas lines is pictured at Open Grid Europe (OGE), one of Europe's largest gas transmission system operators, in Werne, western Germany. - The European Commission on July 20, 2022 urged EU countries to reduce demand for natural gas by 15 percent over the coming months to secure winter stocks and defeat Russian "blackmail". (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Originally set for Moscow, Chess Olympiad now takes place in India
The logo of 44th Fide Chess Olympiad 2022 is being projected on the Rippon Building during its launch in Chennai on July 9, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks ‘renewal’
The BC Ferries vessel Spirit of Vancouver Island passes between Galiano Island and Mayne Island while travelling from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen, B.C., on Aug. 26, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Pope Francis has arrived in Canada for his ‘penitential pilgrimage.’ Here’s what to know about his papal visit
The Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a pilgrimage to the water during his visit to the Canadian province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jessie Wardarski
How the Vatican encouraged the colonization of Indigenous lands – and enabled the Crown to keep them
Circa 1485, Pope Alexander VI, who was famous for his corruption and was the father of the notorious Cesare and Lucretia Borgia. (Photo by Spencer Arnold Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) AND Circa 1495, Portrait of Pope Alexander VI (1431 - 1503). Of Spanish origin, he was born Rodrigo de Borja, or in Italian, Rodrigo Borgia, and he ruled from 1492 until his death. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Aviation industry struggles to keep up with rebounding demand as travel recovers from COVID
FILE PHOTO: Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Rogers rejects antitrust agency’s request for more time to probe Freedom sale
A man enters a Freedom Mobile store in Toronto on November 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Karen Kain gala finally takes the stage, Feast in the Forest focuses on funding for Indigenous students
Karen Kain and Jonas Prince. Karen Kain Celebration Gala, Toronto
Cleansing stations to be added at Lac Ste. Anne to deal with blue-green algae
The Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a pilgrimage to the water during his visit to the Canadian province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jessie Wardarski
Conservatives to hold third leadership debate on Aug. 3, still deciding format
The Conservative Party of Canada is pushing ahead with a third leadership debate, telling members to tune in Aug. 3. Conservative leadership hopeful Jean Charest, second right, speaks as Pierre Poilievre, left to right, Patrick Brown, Scott Aitchison, Leslyn Lewis, and Roman Baber look on during the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
RCMP investigating Canadian oil company ReconAfrica after complaints of alleged corruption and fraud
Canadian flag atop the “Danger No Entry” sign and a Canadian Flag and Namibia flag in background on top of tower. ReconAfrica oil drilling site in Namibia for Geoffrey York and Emma Graney story.
Hyundai subsidiary has used child labour at Alabama factory: police
A welcome sign stands next to the SMART Alabama, LLC auto parts plant and Hyundai Motor Co. subsidiary, in Luverne, Alabama, U.S., July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Schneyer
Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada keeps Nexus offices closed
A dispute over American customs officers' legal protections has kept Nexus enrolment centres closed in Canada more than three months after they reopened south of the border — due in part to a clash over U.S. agents' right to bear arms on Canadian soil. A motorist scans a Nexus card as another speaks with a Canada Border Services Agency officer at a primary inspection booth at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday February 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to step down after tumultuous tenure, Blume to succeed
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Herbert Diess speaks at 'Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture', an exhibition exploring parallels between the automobile and the art world, at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in Bilbao, Spain, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West
Steven Spielberg to make first-ever appearance at TIFF with Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen drama The Fabelmans
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the 2019 "An Unforgettable Evening" benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reports that Spielberg intends to support rule changes that could block Netflix from Oscars-eligibility have provoked a heated and unwieldy online debate. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
How Joe Biden’s agenda stalled out, and what he can do about it
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarkson climate change and renewable energy at the site of the former Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts, U.S., July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
These market sectors are your best bets right now. Plus, why we may have reached peak GIC rates
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Canadian women’s rugby captain Sophie de Goede happy to be home as Canada hosts Italy
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 06: Player of the day Sophie de Goede of Canada during the 2022 Pacific Four Series match between Canada and the United States at Tauranga Domain on June 6, 2022 in Tauranga, New Zealand. (Photo by Andy Jackson/Getty Images)
Ontario hospitals, public health units planning kid-friendly COVID-19 vaccination settings
A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, on January 2, 2022. Most Ontario long-term care workers have until Jan. 28 to get their third COVID-19 vaccine doses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
De Grasse will run relay at world championships, days after withdrawing from 200
EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 15: Andre de Grasse of Team Canada looks on after competing in the Men’s 100 Meter heats on day one of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 15, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Schlumberger lifts revenue forecast as oilfield activity picks up
FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Schlumberger Corporation headquarters building is pictured in the Galleria area of Houston January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo/File Photo
More than 50 million people in East African region will face acute food insecurity this year, regional bloc says
Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas receive charitable food donations from city residents after arriving at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, June 30, 2022. The war in Ukraine has abruptly drawn millions of dollars away from longer-running humanitarian crises and Somalia is perhaps the most vulnerable as thousands die of hunger amid the driest drought in decades. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Canadian retail sales rose 2.2% to $62.2-billion in May
Retailers are banking on a robust back-to-school shopping season as students gear up to return to in-classroom learning - many for the first time in more than a year. Back to school supplies in a shop in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Mexican economy minister seeks ‘open, frank’ dialogue with U.S. and Canada in energy dispute
Mexico's deputy minister of foreign trade Luz Maria de la Mora attends the Americas Society and Council of the Americas event in Mexico City, Mexico May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
California approves ‘baby bonds’ to help combat child poverty
Laura Guerra and her daughter Emilia, 2, play at their home in Riverside, Calif., on Monday, July 11, 2022. California is using some of its record-setting budget surplus to help ease Guerra's mind, and others like her. Last month, California became the first state committed to setting up trust funds for children who lost a parent or caregiver to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Canadian dollar weakens against greenback
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Who do the national Indigenous organizations really represent?
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The AFN's executive committee and board of directors suspended Archibald last month pending the outcome of investigations into four complaints against her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
PEI ferry evacuated after fire in engine room, operator says no injuries reported
Canadian Coast Guard vessel Cape Spry floats next to the MV Holiday Island ferry after a fire broke out onboard, in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada July 22, 2022. REUTERS/John Morris
Jordan Peele on the dreams and nightmares of his new film Nope
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 18, 2022 Director Jordan Peele attends the World Premiere Of Universal Pictures "Nope" at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California. - "Nope," Jordan Peele's latest withering horror-satire about our modern obsession with attention and spectacle, lands in movie theaters -- and at a fittingly Instagram-friendly Los Angeles theme park attraction -- this Friday. The Oscar-winning writer-director -- who is widely credited with elevating and revitalizing the horror genre with "Get Out" and "Us" -- re-teams with Daniel Kaluuya, who plays OJ, a horse trainer spooked by otherworldly phenomena in the skies above his California ranch. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Deborah Cox, Heather Reisman, Lionel Conacher among Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees
Deborah Cox poses for a photograph in Toronto on Friday, March 25, 2022. The "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Canadian singer is one of this year's inductees into Canada's Walk of Fame. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Lululemon workers in Washington, D.C. file for a union election
FILE - This June 5, 2017, file photo, shows a Lululemon Athletica logo outside a store on Newbury Street in Boston. Lululemon workers in Washington, D.C. have filed for a union election, joining the ranks of workers at other major companies pushing to organize their facilities. The petition was filed Wednesday, July 20, 2022, by a group that calls itself the Association of Concerted Educators. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Nearly 6% of children suffer from long-term COVID-19 symptoms, eight-country study finds
A nurse gets a swab ready to perform a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. The Yukon government says an increase in COVID-19 cases with 34 new infections reported Thursday is a sign the Omicron variant is circulating in communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites
FILE PHOTO: A symphony of light illuminates the south facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Brazilian prosecutors charge three men for murders of British journalist and Indigenous expert
FILE - An Indigenous girl colors a poster with images of slain British journalist Dom Phillips, left, and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in Brasilia, Brazil, June 23, 2022. Public prosecutors charged three individuals on July 21, 2022 with the June murder of Phillips and Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to a statement. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Forget politicians – let’s run government ourselves for a change
The flags of provinces and territories are displayed before a question period with premiers on the final day of the summer meeting of the Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A bumpy real estate market will rattle renters too
Kerry Gold
NextEra Energy beats profit estimates on surging clean energy demand
NextEra Energy Resources Pubnico Point Wind Energy Centre in Nova Scotia. HANDOUT
Inmate escapes from pretrial holding facility in Metro Vancouver
Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an under-aged Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. The RCMP badge is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Strong dollar looms over U.S. earnings season
The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29.
Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending
In this file photo taken on March 2, 2017, a Snap Inc. banner covers the facade of the New York Stock Exchange.
Smoldering Beirut port silo risks total collapse due to fire in structure, Lebanese PM says
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the silos in the north block of the Beirut Port in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 21, 2022. The silos were destroyed by a massive explosion in 2020 and the structure might have caught on fire due to fermented grains. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
When it comes to climate change, Canada is least prepared in the places that matter most
FILE PHOTO: A man cools off in a water fountain during a heatwave, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Russia will not supply oil to countries that impose price cap, central bank governor says
FILE PHOTO: Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of Russian Central Bank, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/
United Airlines expands code-sharing pact with Air Canada
Air Canada has signed a deal with United Airlines that expands the relationship between the companies in an effort to offer more flight options to the United States. An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Trump, Pence to campaign for rival candidates in Arizona governor’s race
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question with Vice President Mike Pence during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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