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Sydney facing floods as 32,000 residents prepare to evacuate
A New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) crew is seen in a rescue boat as roads are submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, Monday, July 4, 2022. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)
Ten years after Higgs boson, the hunt is on for new breakthroughs in physics
Scientists work on part of the massive ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider during its initial installation in 2007. Canada is contributing new parts for the detector as part of a larger upgrade. The experiment has so far not sighted an evidence for new particles since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.
With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
FILE- People wait to buy fuel at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 27, 2022. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday announced closing schools for one week and appealed to the country’s expatriates to send money home through the banks to pay for new oil purchases amid a worsening shortage of fuel. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
At an alternative soccer world cup, Tibetan women get to showcase their culture
The first match on the 1st July 2022 of the CONIFA, the Confederation of Independent Football Associations saw the ost team Tibet defeated by Team Sapmi 1-13. .It was held in tibetian settlement at Paonta Sahib, in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, some 150 kilometres from the Tibetan plateau. T
Inuit group presses Nunavut government for transparency after major tuberculosis outbreak
Pangnirtung, a hamlet of roughly 1,500 residents, is a one-hour flight northwest of Iqaluit. The picturesque community is the entranceway to Auyuittuq National Park, and is surrounded by fiords and the water of Cumberland Sound. “Pang” as it is locally known, has the largest health centre on Baffin island outside of Iqaluit and serves many of the nearby communities of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut.
Blue Jays lose 7-3 to visiting Tampa on a heartbreaking weekend for the club
Toronto Blue Jays’ Teoscar Hernandez is tagged out in a rundown by Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls a Tampa Bay Rays in first inning American League baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, July 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Air Canada is cancelling more than 9,500 flights this summer. What that means for your travel plans
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Winnipeg Jets make it official, bringing back Rick Bowness as head coach
Dallas Stars NHL hockey team head coach Rick Bowness smiles while speaking to reporters during a season-ending media availability at the team's headquarters in Frisco, Texas, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Flight delays and cancellations, missing luggage disrupt air travel over Canada Day long weekend
Travellers Michael and Patricia Bears from Calgary, wait for in line at WestJet for another hotel voucher, after being stuck at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
RCMP say three dead after they were called to fiery ATV crash in Saskatchewan
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Three people in northern Saskatchewan are dead after RCMP say they responded to a report a pair of ATVs collided on a highway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
First Ukraine, then Moldova? Fears of conflict take hold in Transnistria
Gunman fatally shoots two, wounds three Texas cops, takes own life
Law enforcement work the scene where multiple shots were fired near the area of Cedarcrest Drive and Diamond Oaks Drive in Haltom City, Texas, Saturday, July 2, 2022. (James Hartley/Star-Telegram via AP)
Ottawa seeking private-sector solution for export of East Coast LNG to Europe
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Parks Canada cancels camping event in Montreal amid criticism over unhoused people
Parks Canada's decision to hold a series of events dubbed learn-to-camp in the heart of Montreal faced backlashes after groups working with people without a home called it a "double standard." A police officer checks for people in a tent in Montreal, on Monday, December 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Sainz wins first career Formula One race at British Grand Prix
Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr poses with the winner's trophies after the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England on July 3, 2022. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Contra Guys: How a SPAC deal can go horribly wrong
FILE PHOTO: The logo to U.S. commercial electric vehicle maker Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) is seen on the side of its electric Urban Utility van in Troy, Michigan, U.S. November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts restored after hack
FILE - This July 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside of the Twitter office building in San Francisco. Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about the U.S. Census of 2020. People who search for census-related terms will automatically see a link to the federal government's census website, which contains information about participating in the census, what information is collected and how it is used. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Ukraine protests Russian film screening at Czech film fest
FILE - Australian actor Geoffrey Rush poses with his 'Berlinale Camera Award' wich he received prior to the screening of the film 'Final Portrait ' at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The international film festival in the Czech spa of Karlovy Vary kicks off Friday, July 1, 2022 following a protest by Ukraine against screening a Russian movie. This year’s festival will honor Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush for his outstanding contribution to world cinema at the festival’s closing ceremony. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Niagara police seek suspect after alleged hit-and-run kills 70-year-old pedestrian
Niagara Regional Police Service officers investigate a shooting that took place early Sunday in the area of the Karma nightclub on St. Paul Street in St. Catharines, Ont., Sunday, September 29, 2019. According to police, six people are being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds, two of whom have been taken to an out-of-town hospital with serious injuries, one by air ambulance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
The downfall of a Hong Kong bagel queen
Rebecca Schrage makes bagel at media preview of Link Reits "Cheers Express" food truck party at Lok Fu Plaza in Lok Fu. 25AUG15 (Photo by Felix Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
Beehives and goat farms: Alberta school shortlisted in global environmental contest
The Garden and grew house at École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School has been shortlisted for "World's Best School Prize for Environmental Action", in Lacombe, Alta., Tuesday, June 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
At Wimbledon, Kyrgios is seen as irredeemable – and a positive disruptive force
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2022 Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts during his third round match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
R. Kelly remains on suicide watch ‘for his own safety’, say federal authorities
FILE - R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Sept. 17, 2019. Federal authorities are pushing back Saturday, July 2, 2022, on R. Kelly's claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment after a judge sentenced him to 30 years behind bars for using his fame to sexually abuse young girls. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Police clear and reopen area around scene of Saanich bank shooting
Saanich Police joined by Victoria Police and RCMP respond to gunfire involving multiple people and injuries reported at the Bank of Montreal during an active situation in Saanich, B.C., on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Police in Saanich, B.C., say nearly a week after a shooting at a bank that left six officers wounded and twin brothers dead, the area has been cleared and reopened to the public. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Bohemian Embassy ‘ambassador’ Don Cullen nurtured the talents of fellow artists
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Ohio police officers shot fleeing Black man dozens of times, lawyer says
Demonstrators protest demanding justice for Jayland Walker, a Black man who was shot and killed by police, in Akron, Ohio, U.S., July 2, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Tsigereda McClelland/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Strike ends at Exxon refinery in France
(FILES) This file photograph taken on June 2, 2015, shows the logo of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil during the World Gas Conference exhibition in Paris. - Exxon Mobil closed the books on a terrible 2020 on February 2, 2021, reporting losses in the fourth-quarter and for the full year in the wake of lower oil prices with Covid-19. The big US oil company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $20.7 billion following huge write-offs. That took the company's loss for all of 2020 to $22.4 billion, compared with $14.3 billion in profits in 2019. Exxon Mobil also unveiled plans for additional spending cuts of $3 billion in annual expenses expected by 2023, its latest belt-tightening move amid the industry downturn. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
Production at Venezuela’s largest refinery hit by blackout
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Amuay refinery complex which belongs to the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Punto Fijo, Venezuela November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
Argentine president scrambles to replace economy chief after Guzman exit
FILE PHOTO: Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
U.S. Supreme Court ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
FILE - Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 21, 2021. The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. Under Chair Khan, the FTC also has widened the door to more actively writing new regulations in what critics say is a broader interpretation of the agency’s legal authority. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner via AP, Pool, File)
Canada continues relaxed regulation of ESG funds amid ‘greenwashing’ claims elsewhere
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A report from the Canadian Securities Administrators says that women now sit in two out of every 10  corporate board seats — but women lead as board chair for only six per cent of public Canadian companies surveyed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
British army says its Twitter, YouTube accounts have been breached
In this Thursday, July 25, 2019 photo, a man works on his cell phone at an internet cafe in Tehran, Iran. Before Iranians can check out the latest offerings on Twitter or YouTube, they must scroll through an array of icons on their smartphones, searching for the best workaround to bypass official censors. It’s a cat-and-mouse game that has become second nature in Iran, where the clerically-led government restricts access to popular social media sites and where U.S. sanctions create other barriers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Canadian retailers face soaring fuel surcharges to ship online orders
A shopper wipes down a handle as they select a cart at an Ikea furniture store in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Canadian retailers are struggling with higher shipping costs as couriers tack hefty fuel surcharges onto shipping rates to recoup record gas prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Russian shelling kills six in eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, officials say
A photograph taken on July 3, 2022 shows rubbles of destroyed shops on a local market after a rocket attack in the Ukrainian town of Sloviansk, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Liz Cheney says Jan. 6 panel could make multiple criminal referrals of Trump
FILE - Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Three dead, three critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall
People are seen during the evacuation of the Fields shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2022 after Danish media reported a shooting. (Photo by Olafur Steinar Gestsson / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by OLAFUR STEINAR GESTSSON/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
As Joe Biden approaches his second Fourth of July in the White House, his standing couldn’t be more different
FILE - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden view fireworks during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2021, in Washington. Last Fourth of July, Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
New Brunswick cabinet minister blasts Air Canada for cancellation
New Brunswick Education Minister Dominic Cardy releases the province’s back to school plan on Friday Aug 20 in Fredericton. New Brunswick's education minister is lashing out at Air Canada, saying the airline is incompetent because it decided on the weekend to cancel a Monday flight that would have taken him and four other officials to a meeting in Regina.THE CANDIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
Ukraine says Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain detained by Turkey
Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy is seen off the coast of Black Sea port of Karasu, Turkey, July 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan
At least 6 people reported dead after glacier collapses in Italian Alps
A handout photo from Alpine rescue services shows where an ice glacier collapsed on Marmolada mountain, Italy, July 3, 2022. Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
Investors brace for pivotal July after dismal first half
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, July 1, 2022. Stocks are off to a weak start on Friday, continuing a dismal streak that pushed Wall Street into a bear market last month as traders worry that inflation will be tough to beat and that a recession could be on the way as well. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Toronto Blue Jays mourn death of first base coach Mark Budzinski’s daughter
TORONTO, ON - MARCH 28: Manager Charlie Montoyo #25 of the Toronto Blue Jays talks to first base coach Mark Budzinski #53 during batting practice before the start of their MLB game against the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre on March 28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Pair of crashes west of Toronto kill two, mother and baby sent to hospital
A Peel Regional Police logo is shown on a police car in Brampton, Ont., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Bullet that killed reporter will be tested by Israel, as Palestinians say they were assured it would not take part
FILE — A memorial at the site where the veteran television correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on May 11, 2022, in Jenin, West Bank, May 25, 2022. The Palestinian Authority has handed over to a team of American investigators the bullet it says killed the Palestinian American journalist, Palestinian officials said on Saturday, July 2, in a move meant to clarify the circumstances of the reporter’s death. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)
Daisy Garden Kitchen in Vancouver re-emerges after fire
Poached gai lan (Chinese broccoli) with oyster sauce at Daisy Garden Kitchen in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Moscow blames Ukrainian missile attack for deaths in south Russian city
Rescue specialists work at the site of a destroyed residential building after the blasts in Belgorod, Russia July 3, 2022. Alexey Stopichev/BelPressa/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
German agency recalls 59,000 Tesla vehicles over software glitch
FILE PHOTO: Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of suburbs in Sydney, Australia
The Manly Ferry makes its way through heavy swells across Sydney Harbour, Australia, Sunday, July 3, 2022. A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and strong winds has been issued for Sydney, as parts of NSW have received more than their monthly average rainfall within hours this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Zelensky vows to regain Lysychansk after Ukrainian withdrawal
In this photo provided by the Luhansk region military administration, damaged residential buildings are seen in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, early Sunday, July 3, 2022. Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday. A presidential adviser said its fate would be decided within the next two days. (Luhansk region military administration via AP)
Drake joins Backstreet Boys concert at Budweiser Stage in Toronto
Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, and AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys, perform "Don't go Breaking My Heart" at the CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
How do I know how much range I actually need in an EV?
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 with a claimed range of 488 kilometres
July 3: ‘And Doug’s your uncle.’ New Ontario Ford cabinet includes Premier’s nephew, plus other letters to the editor
FILE PHOTO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks as he visits the production facilities of Honda Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
Your lookahead horoscope: July 3
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