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Australia watchdog urges gas export curbs to avert domestic supply crunch in 2023
Prelude floating LNG plant is live and operating its FLNG facility off northwest Australia in this undated handout photo obtained June 11, 2019. Royal Dutch Shell Australia/Handout via REUTERS
Ukrainian women want answers about their loved ones following prison attack
Maria Kozlova, a wife of one of the Ukrainian POW who been held in Olenivka penal colony. Kyiv, Ukraine 31 Jul 2022 Anton Skyba The Globe and Mail
Residential-school survivors hope Pope’s acknowledgment of genocide will finally end debate
Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after visiting Canada, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool
Toyota-Panasonic battery to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine
As monkeypox cases rise globally, experts say it’s unclear whether outbreak can be contained
André Picard
UK brings in ownership register for property held by foreign companies
Wildfire southwest of Penticton, B.C., prompts more evacuation alerts and orders
The Keremeos Creek wildfire is shown burning north of Keremeos, B.C., in this Friday, July 29, 2022, handout photo. The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton saw minimal growth overnight, but low visibility is making it difficult to fight from the air. An evacuation order was issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen on Saturday for communities in the vicinity of the Keremeos Creek wildfire, which was discovered Friday and was earlier described by the Wildfire Service as displaying "aggressive" and "erratic" behaviour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BC Wildfire Service
AIDS activists call on Trudeau to speak at conference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses delegates during the 2017 United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Jose Berrios strikes out six in seven innings in Blue Jays’ victory over Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios throws to a Detroit Tigers batter in the first inning of American League baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, July 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Ontario extends COVID sick days but labour advocates say program is inadequate
Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton (right) takes to the podium, during a news conference in Toronto, on Wednesday April 28, 2021. A pandemic program offering Ontario workers three days of paid sick leave is being extended until the end of March, a move the government said was meant to ensure people don't miss pay due to COVID-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Valbella, the popular Alberta deli, loses customers after owner’s son writes transphobic e-mail
The mountain town of Canmore, Alta. is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. A scenic community in the Alberta Rockies is toughening its parking restrictions to make life less convenient for people who have taken up semi-permanent residency in their vehicles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New Zealand’s borders fully open after long pandemic closure
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking to the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Investment Lunch at Morgan Stanley on July 07, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Sydney as part of her international trade mission aimed at reconnecting New Zealand with the world following the closure of the country's borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by James Gourley/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
Canada’s tourist attractions are booming amid rising costs for parents
People wear masks while watching the marine life at Ripley's Aquarium of Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
How Tencent has weathered a tech crackdown by being invaluable to China’s censors
A worker wearing masks answer queries from visitors to the Tencent booth during the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2021. Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent plunged Monday, July 11, 2022, a day after Chinese regulators fined their subsidiaries for not disclosing transactions and failing to comply with anti-monopoly rules. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Euro Cup final: England did not find a way to blow it, for the first time in more than 50 years
Cathal Kelly
Prime Minister Trudeau, family on holiday in Costa Rica
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen as he speaks with children during an event, Friday, July 15, 2022 in Chelsea, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ukrainian farmers still face harvest troubles ahead after a year of misery
Serhii Braylovskyy is in his almost empty warehouse. Odesa, Ukraine. 29 Jul 2022 Anton Skyba The Globe and Mail
Health regulators urged to act more as level of corporate ownership rises
Dentist Kal Khaled at his Mississauga clinic, July 26, 2022. Dr. Khaled is also the president of the Ontario Alliance of Dentists.
Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow
A helicopter flies over flooded farmland in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Climate change and the future of work
Linda Nazareth
What to expect from 10-year returns if we head into recession
FILE PHOTO: Trader Joel Lucchese works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Nichelle Nichols, Lieutenant Uhura in original Star Trek series, has died at 89
FILE - Actor Nichelle Nichols speaks during the Creation Entertainment's Official Star Trek Convention at The Westin O'Hare in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, June 8, 2014. Nichols, who gained fame as Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the original "Star Trek" television series, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, her family said. She was 89. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
Current global response to monkeypox is not enough, experts say
Marina Klein, Research Director and Professor of Medicine at the Division of Infectious Diseases at McGill University, left, and Sharon Lewin, International AIDS Society President-Elect speak during a roundtable discussion on monkeypox the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Keep Breathing: Come for the scenery and solo acting, not the story
John Doyle
At least four Ontarians dead after multiple fatal weekend crashes
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a news conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019. A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that wasn't registered for commercial use. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kill two, wound 15 at Ugandan border post
FILE PHOTO: United Nations peacekeeping troops patrol the streets in armoured personnel carriers on election day in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa July 30, 2006. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/File Photo
I’ll never be the calm, cool, collected type, and I’m finally okay with that
Annemiek Van Vleuten wins Tour de France Femmes with final stage triumph
Netherland's Annemiek Van Vleuten, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates after winning the 8th stage of the Tour de France women's cycling race from Lure to La Super Planche des Belles Filles, eastern France, Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Two of three victims in shooting at Surrey, B.C. sports park now dead, say RCMP
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Heat, wind threaten to whip up growing Western wildfires
Angela Crawford watches as a wildfire called the McKinney fire burns a hillside above her home in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Crawford and her husband stayed, as other residents evacuated, to defend their home from the fire. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Max Verstappen rallies to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, for eighth win of F1 season
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 31: Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and The Netherlands during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 31, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)
NBA great Bill Russell, the defensive anchor of Boston Celtics dynasty, dies at 88
FILE - Boston Celtics legendary center Bill Russell has a light moment while answering questions from members of the media after a Celtics team practice in Waltham, Mass., Oct. 11, 1999. (AP Photo/Angela Rowlings)
Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses delegates during the 2017 United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Part of Beirut port silos collapses after fire, damage from 2020 blast
Part of Beirut's massive grain silos, shredded in the 2020 port blast, collapses after a weekslong fire in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, July 31, 2022. The northern block of the silos toppled in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after what sounded like an explosion. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
DC League of Super-Pets soars to box office top spot with $23-million opening
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)
From Mendes, to Bieber, to the Weeknd: concert cancellations prove a costly gamble for fans
Shawn Mendes performs "Summer of Love" at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. Mendes is one of several musicians to cancel Canadian concert dates in recent weeks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Charles Sykes-Invision-AP
Newfoundland mental health project from after the cod moratorium could help support inform senior care, says doctor
Approaching Bell Island after 20 minute ferry ride from Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Greg Locke / The Globe and Mail
Iran says it responded to EU proposal aimed at salvaging 2015 nuclear deal
FILE PHOTO: Atom symbol and Iran flag are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Ukraine war hangs over UN meeting on nukes treaty
The UN flag is seen at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Savings are slowly dripping away as deposit interest lags far behind inflation
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. As inflation tops eight per cent, anyone with money in the bank is seeing their savings drip away at the fastest rate on record because deposit interest rates, still largely languishing at around one per cent, haven’t kept up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
First humans arrived in Alberta’s oil sands region at least 11,000 years ago
Reid Graham (left to right) of the Manitoba Historic Resources Management Branch, Todd Kristensen of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta and Robin Woywitka of MacEwan University excavate an archeological dig in the Fort McMurray, Alta., area in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Brittany Romano **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Kentucky floods kill at least 26, more expected, says governor
FILE PHOTO: A rescue team member evacuates residents from their homes in a boat through flooded streets, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, U.S., July 28, 2022. Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
FILE- A visitor looks at wooden royal statues of the Dahomey kingdom, dated 19th century, at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, France, Nov. 23, 2018. African countries’ efforts at restitution of artifacts from institutions in Europe are now blossoming with the return of pieces that once were thought unattainable. But many objects are still out of reach, and some officials worry they don't even know the true extent of what was taken abroad. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Iraqi protests set for for long sit-in at parliament
Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in at the parliament building, amid political crises in Baghdad, Iraq July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily
Putin says United States is main threat to Russia as he signs new naval doctrine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) stands next to Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov (R) as he takes part in the main naval parade marking the Russian Navy Day, in St. Petersburg on July 31, 2022. (Photo by Alexey DANICHEV / Sputnik Host Photo Agency / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY DANICHEV/Sputnik Host Photo Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Joe Biden says he’s ‘feeling fine’ after another positive COVID-19 test
FILE - President Joe Biden coughs as he speaks about "The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries
File A view of the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant on June 27, 2022. Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling an intensifying debate in Germany over whether the country should switch off its last three nuclear power plants as planned at the end of this year. (Bernd Weissbrod/dpa via AP, file)
Senegal votes for legislators amid rising political acrimony
Former Senegalese President Maitre Abdoulaye Wade shows his ballot before casting it on July 31, 2022, during the July 2022 legislative elections in Senegal. - Senegalese voters elect their deputies on Sunday in a ballot that the opposition wants to use to impose cohabitation on President Macky Sall, who hopes to keep a large majority. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP) (Photo by SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s National War Memorial was built for acts of remembrance, but it’s becoming a political rallying point
A person holds a combination American and Canadian flag at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial before a march at a demonstration, part of a convoy-style protest participants are calling "Rolling Thunder”, in Ottawa, on Friday, April 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Calgary’s Mot To balances traditional technique with contemporary mentality
Một TôVietnamese restaurant, which specializes in Vietnamese food with a modern twist, is photographed in Calgary on Thursday, July 28, 2022. M?t Tô opened on April 1 and is the second restaurant opened by husband and wife team Long Thai and Sarah Luong. Thai and Luong’s first restaurant, Pho Dau Bo, opened in Calgary 15 years ago on 17th Ave SE. The name Một Tô, which translates to one bowl, was chosen as a tribute to the street vendors in Vietnam who specialize in one bowl creations. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
In the fight over Nova Scotia’s shores, Owl’s Head’s protectors push against the rising tide of development
Owls Head resident Bev Isaacs walks on the shore of Owls Head Provincial Park in Little Harbour, Nova Scotia on July 13, 2022. Meagan Hancock/The Globe and Mail. Over the past few years, Bev Isaacs has rallied alongside her community and environmentalists to protect Owls Head, and in June 2022 it was announced by Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton that 266 hectares of Owls Head in Little Harbour, N.S., will be protected.
Nancy Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference as Democrats push to bring the assault weapons ban bill to the floor for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. Pelosi says the House will consider the public safety bills on police reform later when the House considers the Senate reconciliation package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on July 31, 2022 shows resquers carrying fragment of a missile in an open air sport ground after a strike in Mykolaiv. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images)
Drone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea fleet headquarters
FILE PHOTO: The Russian guided-missile frigate Admiral Makarov arrives at the Bay of Sevastopol to join Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea October 5, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov/File Photo
Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 31, 2021 Parked aircrafts operated by German airline Lufthansa are pictured at Berlin Brandenburg BER airport Willy-Brandt in Schoenefeld near Berlin. - Pilots at Lufthansa, Europe's biggest airline, have overwhelmingly backed a strike to press for higher pay, their union said on July 31, 2022. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Shopify losses, job vacancies and a technical recession: The business and investing stories you need to know about this week
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify hangs behind the Canadian flag after the company's IPO at the New York Stock Exchange May 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Former Philippine President Ramos, who helped oust dictator, dies
FILE - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos speaks at a news conference on Nov. 21, 2016 in suburban Makati city, east of Manila. Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted a dictator, has died. He was 94. Some of Ramos's relatives were with him when he died on Sunday, July 31, 2022, said his longtime aide Norman Legaspi. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
Millennial managers are struggling more than others, study shows
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‘The absolute best Pearson experience I have ever had.’ Checking in on airport chaos, plus other letters to the editor for July 31
FILE PHOTO: Travellers crowd the security queue in the departures lounge at the start of the Victoria Day holiday long weekend at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
Your lookahead horoscope: July 31
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