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Quiet ceremony on Pope’s arrival to Canada, with anticipation of apology to come
Pope Francis is welcomed after arriving at Edmonton International Airport, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
At least two dead, six wounded in shooting at Los Angeles park, police say
Police officers leave the scene of a shooting at Peck Park in San Pedro, Calif., Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Two men charged in Whistler, B.C., shooting that left two dead
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian killed while volunteering to fight Russians in Ukraine
A woman stands in front of her destroyed house following a Russian airstrike in the town of Toretske, in the Donetsk region, on July 17, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Support workers to aid residential schools survivors during Pope Francis visit
This photograph taken on July 23, 2022, shows a monument honoring the survivors of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School displayed near the site of the school in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 23, 2022, ahead of Pope Francis' visit to Canada. - Pope Francis is expected to offer an apology to Indigenous peoples for more than a century of abuses at state schools run by the church in Canada. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
WestJet workers in Calgary and Vancouver reach tentative agreement
The union representing more than 700 WestJet employees at airports in Calgary and Vancouver say they have voted to support a strike if they cannot reach a new contract with the airline. Westjet employees wearing masks wait for passengers at the Calgary Airport in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ailing Pope Francis rises to the occasion as ‘penitential pilgrimage’ begins in Edmonton
Pope Francis greets the journalists onboard the papal plane on the occasion of his six-day pastoral visit to Canada, Sunday, July 24, 2022. Pope Francis begins a weeklong trip to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for the abuses committed by Catholic missionaries in the country's notorious residential schools.(Vincenzo Pinto, Pool via AP)
Bill Blair, RCMP brass to testify in Ottawa and Halifax on political influence
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday October 21, 2020. The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting says it is seeking an explanation from the Department of Justice about why pages of notes from a senior Mountie were missing from the original disclosure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Raimel Tapia, Blue Jays take advantage of Boston blunders for sweep
Toronto Blue Jays' Matt Chapman, left, celebrates with Raimel Tapia, right, after defeating the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Players from 2003 World Juniors hockey team say unaware of alleged sex assault in Halifax
Team Canada player breaks up ice during practice ahead of the upcoming semi-final IIHF World Junior Championships, against the Czech Republic in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Jim ‘Bearcat’ Murray was a Hall of Fame trainer with his own fan club
Trainer Jim (Bearcat) Murray prided himself on being quick to aid injured Calgary Flames. Courtesy of Calgary Flames.
About 2,500 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting deal
FILE - A worker performs hydraulics testing on a new F/A-18 at Boeing's fighter aircraft production line on April 25, 2018, in St. Louis. Roughly 2,500 Boeing workers are expected to go on strike the following month at three plants in the St. Louis area after they voted Sunday, July 24, 2022, to reject a contract offer from the plane maker. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Should businesses raise wages as inflation soars?
A worker places donuts in a tray to be sold at a shop 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
Twenty years of fast station wagons: Audi Sport is finally taking Canada seriously
Every generation of Audi RS wagon near Banff, Alta.
Quebec to open COVID-19 vaccination appointments for children aged 6 months to 5 years old
A vaccine dose is drawn out at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont. on Sunday, January 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Track sets sights on boosting U.S. fan base ahead of 2028 L.A. Olympics
Fans watch during the World Athletics Championships on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. The running mecca that embedded Nike into American culture was an easy choice to host the first track world championships on U.S. soil. It will take time to determine whether Eugene, Oregon lived up to expectations.They say sagging viewership totals and flat revenue across the broader Olympic world make it critical to bring the cornerstone sport of the games back to its glory days in the U.S. before they return to Los Angeles in 2028. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges for fire crews
A wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C. is shown in a July 22, 2022 handout photo. The estimated size of the wildfire has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
The Jan. 6 hearings: Great TV, but are they having an impact?
John Doyle
Fire prompts evacuations, burns homes near Ancient Olympia site in Greece
Fire burns behind a house near the village of Krestena south of Ancient Olympia, about 320 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Athens, as authorities evacuate urgently another five villages in the area, on Sunday, July 24, 2022. There are at least six more fires burning across Greece, according to the fire service, with three of those burning for several days.(Giannis Spyrounis/ilialive.gr via AP)
Rights group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore
FILE - Then-Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks during a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 15, 2019. Lawyers from the International Truth and Justice Project — an evidence-gathering organization administered by a South Africa-based nonprofit foundation — filed a complaint, requesting the immediate arrest of Rajapaksa for his role as the secretary of defense during Sri Lanka’s civil war, which ended in 2009, the group said in a release on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton to begin visit for Indigenous reconciliation
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Brooke Henderson shows class in final stretch to secure second major title at Evian
Cathal Kelly
I lie to my mom because she will worry. Some things I need to fix on my own
Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France for 1st time
Jumbo-Visma team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey raises his bicycle as he celebrates winning the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, after the 21st and final stage, 115,6 km between La Defense Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Sixteen dead after vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in The Bahamas
Survivors of a migrant boat that capsized perch on the overturned vessel off the coast of New Providence island, Bahamas July 24, 2022. Royal Bahamas Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.
Return to coal or reinvent itself? The simmering feud over an Alberta mining town’s future
The community of West Coleman faciung East towards the proposed mine site of Tent Mounintain. (West) Coleman is one of five communities in the region that make up the Special Municipal region known as Crowsnest Pass. July 14, 2018
Canada’s Evan Dunfee pleased with 6th place finish at world championships after a tough season
EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 24: Evan Dunfee of Team Canada competes in the Men's 35km Race Walk Final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 24, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images for World Athletics)
Rogers commits to new testing and oversight to improve reliability of network after nation-wide outage
Tony Staffieri, executive vice president and CFO, speaks at the Rogers annual general meeting in Toronto on Monday, April 23, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matthew Sherwood
Laurentians could see more severe storms after possible tornado Saturday, says Environment Canada
Brazil’s Bolsonaro officially launches re-election bid, says army on his side
Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during the Liberal Party (PL) national convention where he was officially appointed as candidate for re-election, at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Thousands evacuated as California’s Oak Fire grows quickly
Vehicles pass a burning tree that fell across a road at the Oak Fire near Midpines, northeast of Mariposa, California, on July 23, 2022. - The California wildfire ripped through thousands of acres July 23 after being sparked a day earlier, as millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat with already record-setting temperatures due to climb. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
Brooke Henderson wins Evian Championship for second major title
Brooke Henderson, of Canada, follows her ball after playing on the 5th hole during the last round of the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
U.S. Capitol attack probe to push forward with new witnesses, Liz Cheney says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) looks on during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Man opens fire on Philippine campus, killing 3 people
Funeral workers carry a victim's body at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon city, Philippines, Sunday, July 24, 2022. At least three people, including a former Philippine town mayor, were killed and another was wounded in a brazen attack on Sunday by a gunman in a university campus in the capital region, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Biden’s health improving, no close contacts tested positive for COVID-19
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Waldorf Astoria Jeddah Qasr Al Sharq hotel, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows 83% of U.S. adults say the country is on the wrong track. Only 36% approve of Biden’s leadership overall, while 62% disapprove. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Advocates say Canada should commit $1.2-Billion to fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
From left to right, U2 singer Bono, Philanthropist and Co-Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and France's President Emmanuel Macron congratulate each other on stage during the Global Fund to Fight AIDS event at the Lyon's congress hall, central France, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Laurent Cipriani
Landfills and climate change increasing polar bear-human conflicts in Arctic, says report
A polar bear is seen walking along the road in Churchill, Man. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Climate change and human impacts on the land are behind a growing number of encounters between people and polar bears around the Arctic, new research concludes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Islanders pitch in after PEI ferry fire, offer up homes to stranded passengers
A firefighter watches smoke rising from the MV Holiday Island ferry after a fire broke out, in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada July 22, 2022. REUTERS/John Morris TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, triggering evacuation
This long exposure image shows the eruption of volcano Sakurajima Sunday night, July 24, 2022, in the view from Tarumizu city, Japan's southern prefecture of Kagoshima. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said a volcano on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and volcanic rocks, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns. (Kyodo News via AP)
Michael Bradley scores twice as Toronto FC beats Charlotte FC 4-0
Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley (4) chips the over Charlotte FC goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina (1) to score his team's fourth goal during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday July 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Huge $905,000 over-asking bid swamps rival bidder for Bedford Park home
Done Deal, 733 Woburn Ave., Toronto
Almost 700 migrants rescued off the Italian coast, 5 found dead
This handout picture taken and released on July 23, 2022 by the NGO Sea-Watch shows a Sea-Watch 3 crew member on a lifeboat approaching an inflatable boat in distress with 120 people on board in the central Mediterranean. (Photo by NORA BORDING / SEA-WATCH / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Sea-Watch / NORA BORDING " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by NORA BORDING/SEA-WATCH/AFP via Getty Images)
Two apparent homophobic attacks reported after Berlin Pride
The rainbow flag is raised on the roof of the Reichstag, the building housing the German lower House of Parliament, for the first time ahead of the 44th Christopher Street Day (CSD) demonstration during Pride month in Berlin on July 23, 2022. - Members of the LGBTIQA+ community and their allies take to the streets under the motto "United in Love! Agains Hate, War and Discrimination. Christopher Street Day is in memory of the Stonewall Riots, the first big uprising of homosexuals against police assaults in New York City on June 27, 1969. (Photo by DAVID GANNON / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GANNON/AFP via Getty Images)
Xherdan Shaqiri shines as Chicago Fire torch Vancouver Whitecaps for 3-1 win
Jul 23, 2022; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Chicago Fire FC midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri (10) dribbles the ball against Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Leonard Owusu (17) during the second half at BC Place. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Russia struck military boat in Odesa with cruise missiles, says foreign ministry
In this photo provided by the Odesa City Hall Press Office, firefighters put out a fire in a port after a Russian missiles attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, June 5, 2022. (Odesa City Hall Press Office via AP)
Israeli forces kill two gunmen in West Bank clash, strike boat off Gaza
A gunman stands guard as Palestinian mourners gather for the funerals of Muhammad Al-Azizi and Aboud Sobh, two Palestinian militants killed when Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday, July 24, 2022. Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians Sunday, the Palestinian rescue service said, as the Israeli military said it confronted armed men during overnight operations in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Pope Francis, travelling to Canada, expresses ‘great desire’ to visit Kyiv
Pope Francis arrives at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International airport Sunday, July 24, 2022, to board his flight to Edmonton, Canada, where he will start a six-day pastoral visit to the country. Pope Francis begins a weeklong trip to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for the abuses committed by Catholic missionaries in the country's notorious residential schools. (AP Photo/Riccardo de Luca)
Translators to deliver Pope’s words in languages forbidden in residential schools
Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on June 22, 2022. The Pope has left Rome to begin his visit to Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Medichini
China launches second space station module, Wentian
Blue Jays look to keep thumping Red Sox
BOSTON, MA - JULY 23: Bobby Dalbec #29 of the Boston Red Sox is safe at first on an infield single as the throw takes first baseman Cavan Biggio #8 of the Toronto Blue Jays off the bag during the fourth inning at Fenway Park on July 23, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
Inflation highs, housing lows and Rogers apologies: The business and investing stories you need to know about this week
A person shops 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
Is the left lane on a highway only for passing?
Vehicles drive on Highway 401 westbound in Kingston, Ont., on January 11, 2019. Ontario's government plans to launch a review of speed limits on provincial highways, with the transportation minister musing that some of those roads can safely handle traffic at 120 kilometres per hour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
With five generations in the workforce, are stereotypical notions hindering growth?
Diverse employees dispute with Asian female workers blaming her in failure or crisis, mad colleagues disagree with businesswoman accusing in company bankruptcy, coworkers have conflict at meeting
‘My experience with Air Canada and Toronto Pearson Airport started great – and ended badly.’ Scenes from summer travel season, plus other letters to the editor for July 24
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
Your lookahead horoscope: July 24
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