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The Pope’s apology may be just the first step. But perhaps it should be the last
Matthew Wildcat, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Department, at the Rutherford South library, on February 18, 2022.
Western European powers press Iran to agree to revival of 2015 nuclear deal
FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
U.S. Federal Reserve unveils 75-basis-point rate hike in bid to curb inflation
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 04, 2022, the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. - The Federal Reserve opened on July 27, 2022, the second day of its policy meeting where it is set to announce another big interest rate increase, the fourth this year, in its ongoing battle to tamp down price pressures squeezing American families. US central bankers are hoping their aggressive stance will cool red-hot inflation that topped nine percent in June, the highest in more than 40 years, without derailing the world's largest economy. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Long-time patient cured of HIV after receiving stem cell transplant for leukemia, researchers say
FILE - This colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, indicated in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. In a study released in the journal Nature on Thursday, April 28, 2022, climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070, which is likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)
Sweden and Finland yet to extradite suspects Turkey seeks after signing NATO accord, foreign minister says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto prepare to sign a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Biden emerges from COVID-19 isolation, urges Americans to vaccinated
President Joe Biden makes his his first public appearance on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden since testing negative for COVID-19. Dr. Kevin OÕConnor, the White House physician, said that the presidentÕs symptoms from COVID-19 are Òalmost completely resolvedÓ but that Biden will continue to wear a tightfitting mask for the next 10 days when he is around other people. (Cheriss May/The New York Times)
Hong Kong activists in Canada, U.S. and U.K. announce plans to form exile parliament
Pro-democracy protesters are surrounded by police officers as they carry banner against the chief executive election near a polling station in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 8, 2022. A Hong Kong election committee is voting Sunday for the city’s only leadership candidate, John Lee, who is widely expected to win and become Hong Kong’s next chief executive. The banner reads "Human rights is higher than the regime. One person, one vote for the chief executive, immediately implement universal suffrage." (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Ship owners assess risks, navigate mined waters to extract grains from Ukraine
FILE - A family sit on a rock in front of a cargo ship anchors in the Marmara Sea awaits to access to cross the Bosphorus Straits in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 13, 2022. Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. That is because the waters are mined, ship owners are still assessing the risks and many still have questions over how the deal will unfold. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Microsoft, Alphabet results raise hopes about Big Tech weathering slowdown
In this file photo taken on June 27, 2022, a worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, California.
G7 aim to have price cap on Russian oil in place before Dec. 5
FILE PHOTO: Liberia-flagged Aframax tanker Suvorovsky Prospect discharges fuel oil from Russia at the Matanzas terminal, in Matanzas, Cuba, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
CAMH to study how psilocybin in ‘magic mushrooms’ affects depression
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada's first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in "magic mushrooms" on treatment-resistant depression. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Queen Street campus is seen in Toronto, Sunday, March 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Pop singer Shakira to face tax trial after rejecting deal offered by Spanish prosecutors
FILE - Shakira poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Elvis' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. A court in Spain dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira on Thursday, May 26 paving the way for the case to go to trial after a previous judge concluded that there was evidence to suggest the pop star may have avoided her fiscal obligations to the state. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, file)
Western Canada: Langley shooting underscores dangers faced by those living on the streets
An RCMP officer moves police tape near a tent covering a body at one of three locations being investigated in regards to multiple shootings, in Langley, B.C., on Monday, July 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Activist investor Elliott reportedly builds stake in PayPal
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration//File Photo/File Photo
UN human rights experts urge Hong Kong authorities to repeal national security law
(FILES) In this file photo a woman walks past a poster for the National Security Law in Hong Kong on July 28, 2020. - Governments around the world are using the pandemic as a justification to expand surveillance and crack down on dissent online, resulting in a 10th consecutive annual decline in internet freedom, a human rights watchdog report said on october 14, 2020. The report by Washington-based Freedom House said authorities in dozens of countries have cited the Covid-19 outbreak "to justify expanded surveillance powers and the deployment of new technologies that were once seen as too intrusive." (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil settles higher on U.S. inventory drop, Russia gas cuts
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)
NextDecade signs 20-year LNG supply contract with Exxon Mobil
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Spotify’s second-quarter revenue beat expectations, shuts down Car Thing
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone is seen in front of a screen projection of the Spotify logo in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
U.S. offers Russia deal for release of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, July 27, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison of convicted. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Networking and leadership training aren’t just for white-collar workers – women in manufacturing need these opportunities too
Close-up of female apprentice using yoke machine. Female engineer is wearing protective glasses in factory. She is working in manufacturing industry.
Contra Guys: Why I’m taking a pass on buying Netflix on the dip
"The Squid Games" is seen at the Netflix display at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 23, 2022. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
What is clean beauty?
Alexe Pierre, Founder, Apprenti Ôr'ganik.
Big pink diamond discovered in Angola, largest in 300 years
This photo supplied by Lucapa Diamond Company on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, shows the 170 carat pink diamond, right, recovered from Lulo, Angola. A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years. Called the “Lulo Rose,” the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine. The mine’s owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, on Wednesday announced the discovery of the large pink diamond on its website. (Lucapa Diamond Company via AP)
Danielle Smith defends sovereignty plan, cancer remarks in UCP leadership debate
Technicians prepare the stage where United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney with address supporters Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 16, 2019. One of the candidates in Alberta's 2017 United Conservative leadership race has been hit with $70,000 in fines for breaking fundraising rules. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Germany offers money to families of Israeli athletes killed in attack at 1972 Olympics
FILE - A member of the Arab Commando group which seized members of the Israeli Olympic Team at their quarters at the Olympic Village appearing with a hood over his face stands on the balcony of the building where the commandos held members of the Israeli team hostage in Munich, Sept. 5, 1972. The German government indicated Wednesday that it is willing to pay further compensation for the families of the Israeli athletes killed in an attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics following decades-long criticism from relatives over how Germany handled the attack and its aftermath. (AP Photo/Kurt Strumpf, File)
Google Maps launches Street View in India after 11-year wait
FILE PHOTO - A Google Street View car is seen in a street in Madrid, Spain, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
More than 18,000 monkeypox cases have been reported globally, majority in Europe: WHO
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Britain’s rail network faces major disruption again as staff stage walk out over pay dispute
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) form a picket line outside Liverpool Lime Street station, as they take part in the nationwide strike in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, in Liverpool, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Train companies said only about a fifth of services across the country were due to run on Wednesday. (Eleanor Barlow/PA via AP)
T-Mobile raises subscriber growth forecast on cheaper plans
FILE PHOTO: A T-Mobile logo is advertised on a building sign in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
‘Yield curves flash red on both sides of the border’: Scotiabank strategist
People walk past the Nasdaq MarketSite, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in New York.
City in southwestern Japan alarmed by surge in wild monkey attacks
This image from a video shows a monkey loitering around a home in Yamaguchi, Japan, Saturday, July 23, 2022. People in the southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at flesh, and sneaking into nursery schools. (Anonymous via AP)
Sixth suspect arrested as part of investigation into killing of Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries
FILE - A photo and floral tributes mark the spot where journalist Peter R. de Vries was shot in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, July 8, 2021. The trial with the suspects accused of killing Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries resumed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, June, 7, 2022. De Vries, a renowned Dutch crime reporter was shot in a brazen attack in Amsterdam, and died Thursday July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Real estate market storm clouds are gathering
A home for sale in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood is photographed on July 18 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Alberta farmers cope with damage from recent extreme weather
Damage is shown at Dan and Gloria Jackson’s farm caused by a powerful storm swept through Southern Alberta between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge in this photo taken between July 18 and 19. Courtesy of Dan and Gloria Jackson
Vancouver’s Stanley Park sees anger, annoyance from locals over bike lane proposals
A person carrying an umbrella is silhouetted while walking on the seawall at Stanley Park in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. The Vancouver Parks Board says a lack of black power used to set off the historic Nine O'Clock Gun in the park means it will be silenced after Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Winner of one majority in five tries says Poilievre has what it takes
Andrew Coyne
Rogers earns $409-million in second quarter as wireless service revenue soars 11%
The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Bilingualism in Parliament threatened by unaccredited, off-site hires, translators say
The House of Commons sits empty ahead the resumption of the session on Parliament Hill Friday September 12, 2014 in Ottawa. Philippe Dufresne, the government's nominee to be the next federal privacy watchdog, says coming legislation must recognize privacy as a fundamental right. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
British High Commission in Ottawa to welcome military expert on threat posed by Russia, China in Arctic
FILE PHOTO: Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
Boeing surprises with positive cash flow, flags supply-chain constraints
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
Non-food sales down at Loblaw as inflation-weary customers rein in spending
FILE PHOTO: Loblaw logo and stock graph seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Russia Today loses fight against EU ban, Moscow warns of retaliation
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 16, 2018 a Russia's state-controlled Russia Today (RT) television broadcast van is seen parked in front of St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin next to Red Square in Moscow. - Russia on July 26, 2019 threatened Moscow-based British media with retaliation after London's media watchdog imposed a heavy fine on the Kremlin-backed TV channel RT. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images
Singapore extends stay of former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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)
Rogers reports higher profits but braces for hit from massive network outage
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Rogers Communications retail store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
E-asy riders: Electric wheels take to city streets
Maciej Karlowski rides his scooter in Toronto, July 23rd 2022.
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A CN Rail locomotive pulls auto carrier cars in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
Russian forces capture Ukraine’s second biggest power plant
FILE PHOTO: Vuhlehirsk's heat power plant burns in the distance after a shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Svitlodarsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
DC League of Super-Pets is super-meh
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Krypto, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, in a scene from "DC League of Super Pets." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Looking to the past could help fix health care’s future
John Ibbitson
Morning Update: Ottawa knew about sexual-assault allegations in 2018
Sanctions against Russia: To avoid collateral damage, please aim before firing
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 25, 2022. Sputnik/Pavel Byrkin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
What courts say about rights of dependent contractors should be a wake-up call for businesses
Daniel Lublin
The close: Nasdaq has biggest one-day jump since 2020 after Fed rate hike, Powell comments
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 25.
At Lac Ste. Anne, Pope Francis tells crowd beating drums ‘echo the beating of so many hearts’
Pope Francis blesses the crowd with holy water after performing the pilgrimage to Lac St Anne, Alta on July 26, 2022.
Here to stay: fund managers play the long game on inflation
Sunlight shines on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 8.
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Trican Well Service employees work around liquid nitrogen storage tanks at a hydraulic fracturing operation near Bowden, Alta., on Feb. 14, 2012.
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Chairman invests over $700,000 in this stock yielding 5%
An untimely death and a worsening trend propel me off the motorcycle for good
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Why Canada is violating its own Russian sanctions
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What to consider before moving back to Canada to retire
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How strong oil demand will keep prices above US$100 a barrel despite recession fears
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‘I’ll just have to keep doing what legions of other folks like me do: Sigh and vote Liberal.’ Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre, plus other letters to the editor for July 27
Former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper speaks at the 2017 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, Sunday, March 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jose Luis Magana
RCMP in Alberta lift shelter in place order for area on Woodland Cree First Nation
RCMP police car.
Whitecaps win Voyageurs Cup beating Toronto FC in penalty shootout
Jul 26, 2022; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Toronto FC defender Lukas MacNaughton (5) collides with Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Brian White (24) during the second half at BC Place. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Seattle to be sanctuary for abortion providers, patients
Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks at a rally at Westlake Park in Seattle, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)
Your daily horoscope: July 27
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