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Patrick Brown fights back after being disqualified from federal Conservative leadership race
Patrick Brown gestures at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The Conservative Party of Canada's leadership election organizing committee has disqualified candidate Brown from its race to replace former leader Erin O'Toole.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Parents of boy, 2, found alone at parade shooting among dead
People light candles during a vigil near the scene of a mass shooting yesterday at a Fourth of July parade, on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports.
Kyei makes her debut, Edwards scores 22 and Canada beats Belgium to open GloblJam
UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards reacts after a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women’s Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. UConn won 63-58 to advance to the finals. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
British PM Boris Johnson on the brink as ministers quit
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures ahead of a meeting of The North Atlantic Council during the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid,. - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on July 6, 2022, after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers. Rishi Sunak resigned as finance minister, and Sajid Javid as health secretary, with both saying they could no longer tolerate the culture of scandal that has stalked Johnson for months.
Pierre Poilievre to skip Calgary leadership debate, will attend party with Brett Wilson
Pierre Poilievre takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. If unverified membership numbers hold true the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but the front-runner Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is still there.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A report card look at first half of regular season for the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays' starting pitcher Alex Manoah throws to a New York Yankees batter in first inning American League baseball action in Toronto on Saturday, June 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Alejandro Pozuelo reportedly leaving Toronto FC for Inter Miami CF
Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo celebrates after teammate Ralph Priso, not shown, scores his team's game winning goal against Atlanta United during second half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday June 25, 2022. Pozuelo is leaving Toronto FC for Inter Miami FC. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Premiers press Trudeau to end delay on health transfer talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to question during the closing news conference at the NATO Summit in Madrid on Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Stretches of the Alaska Highway closed due to flooding
The Alaska Highway is surrounded by boreal forest running north towards Whitehorse, Yukon in this file photo taken June 21, 2007.
Canadian MP demands government further investigate Hockey Canada
NDP member of Parliament Peter Julian holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Brothers killed in B.C. bank robbery tried to join Armed Forces
Saanich Police joined by Victoria Police and RCMP respond to shots of 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 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Newfoundland’s rural areas face uphill fight for doctors in Atlantic Canada
Former hospital administrator, Katherine Walters, at her home on Bell Island, Newfoundland. Greg Locke / The Globe and Mail
B.C. police officers recovering after bank shootout overwhelmed by support
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
Van Aert wins Tour Stage 4 in style and extends overall lead
Belgium's Wout Van Aert, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Dunkerque and finish in Calais, France, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Violence and assault of health care workers is on the rise in Ontario, new poll shows
A registered nurse who has been redeployed from the operating room to the intensive care unit, looks out the window in the ICU at the Humber River Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
AFN head RoseAnne Archibald calls her suspension unlawful
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
Canadian Jessica Campbell first female assistant coach in American Hockey League
FILE - Germany's assistant coaches Jessica Campbell, Tom Rowe and head coach Toni Soderholm, from left, react on the bench during the Hockey World Championship quarterfinal match between Germany and the Czech Republic in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday May 26, 2022. The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired Jessica Campbell as the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Flames’ Mangiapane recalls NHL draft roller-coaster
Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane, right, celebrates his goal with teammate forward Mikael Backlund during first period NHL second round playoff hockey action against the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on May 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Western mining boom puts salmon species at risk, study warns
PonderingTheTulsequahAirstrip.JPG Photo Credit: Chris Sergeant, Flathead Lake Biological Station Taken September 2021 Jon Moore (Simon Fraser University professor; left) and Mark Connor (Taku River Tlingit First Nation fisheries coordinator; right) stand on the banks of the Tulsequah River, approximately 90 km south by air from Atlin, BC. The river flows by the past producing Tulsequah Chief and New Polaris Mines.
Lightning storms spark dozens of wildfires in Yukon, heat warning issued
The Cap Mountain fire burning near Whitehorse, Yukon, is shown on Tuesday July 5, 2022. Wildfires are breaking out across Yukon as lightning pummels the territory and a heat wave wears on, a fire information officer says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Yukon **MANDATORY CREDIT**
New Toronto parks could prove a bellwether for how the city and its mayor are changing
Alex Bozikovic
Restrictions have been lifted, but tickets to Wimbledon’s Centre Court are still gold dust
Cathal Kelly
Farmers plant a record amount of wheat, prompted by surging prices
David Reid drives a seeding rig, with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, as the family plant their wheat crop near Cremona, Alta., Friday, May 6, 2022. Canada is the world's sixth-largest producer and one of the largest exporters of wheat, annually producing an average of over 25 million tonnes and exporting around 15 million tonnes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Few arrests made during ‘unprecedented’ Ottawa police operation on Canada Day weekend
A police presence has increased around Parliament Hill ahead of Canada Day celebration activities and anti-mandate protests in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Canada wants an all-electric vehicle fleet by mid-century. A patchwork of charging stations stands in the way
A Parkland electric vehicle (EV) charging port station in Kelowna, B.C., on July 2, 2022. Kelowna is one of 25 retail locations in B.C. and Alberta to participate in ParklandÕs EV charging network pilot project. Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail
Inflation boosting the cost of natural gas to consumers
Pumpjacks pump crude oil near Halkirk, Alta., June 20, 2007. The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors is raising its forecast for oil and natural gas drilling following what it said was a robust first quarter due to stronger than expected oil and gas prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
White House says Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
FILE PHOTO: U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in March at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Subprime lender Fisgard suspends residential construction loans in several provinces
Framers work on a new house under construction in Airdrie, Alta., Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
All-electric Mercedes-AMG EQE is an engaging sport sedan, true luxury sedan and econocar all in one
The Mercedes-AMG EQE is the smaller sibling to the EQS and sprints to 100 kilomtres per hour in 3.3 seconds.
Albertans are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes due to ‘bracket creep,’ report says
FILE PHOTO: The Alberta Legislature building pictured before Jason Kenney, Alberta's premier-designate and leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP), meets the media in front of it in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Candace Elliott/File Photo
These twelve U.S. tech stocks have withstood market sell-off
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Evening Update: British health and finance ministers resign, plunging Boris Johnson’s government into crisis
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) walks towards the door of number 9, Downing Street ahead of a press conference on September 07, 2021 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced a rise in national insurance to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Gordon Pape: Three smaller-cap energy stock picks that offer yields greater than 6%
A Canadian Natural Resources pump jack pumps oil out of the ground near Dorothy, Alberta in this file photo.
Georgia subpoenaing Giuliani, Graham to testify before special grand jury in Trump election probe
FILE - Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Mayor Giuliani to testify before a special grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, filed petitions with the judge overseeing the special grand jury. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly won’t shake Sergey Lavrov’s hand at G20
Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference at the NATO Summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Group warns of online child luring surge after Edmonton teen’s alleged kidnapping
Coronavirus Update: Ottawa under pressure to cancel ArriveCan app
A line of vehicles wait to enter Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. Border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and an opposition MP say it’s time to bid a less-than-fond farewell to the ArriveCan app. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Late luggage poses latest hurdle to airlines, passengers
A passenger looks for his luggage among a pile of unclaimed baggage at Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport in Montreal on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Politics Briefing: Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ready to counter disinformation from Russia at G20 meeting, office says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Oil regulator charges Exxon-owned Hibernia for 2019 spill off Newfoundland coast
A tug positions itself near the base of the Hibernia platform in Bull Arm, Trinity Bay, Nfld., Thursday May 22, 1997. The chairman of Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry regulator says back-to-back spills from the Hibernia platform over the last month represent concerning failures to meet obligations to society and the environment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
CBC’s licence renewal shows how the traditional broadcaster has evolved into a modern digital service
Catherine Tait Portrait: Duopoly is an independent film, television and digital content company owned and operated by Catherine Tait. Duopoly/Don Penny photo
Two sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match
Germany's Tatjana Maria celebrates winning a point from Germany's Jule Niemeier in a women's singles quarterfinal match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
San Jose Sharks name Mike Grier as new GM in historic hire
FILE - Buffalo Sabres' Michael Grier is shown during NHL hockey practice in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)
Micro fish hatcheries built in shipping containers help salmon recover
Photo of the salmon coming out of the hose into the Columbia river-Revelstoke
U.S. Justice Department settles lawsuit alleging abuse by group of men detained after 9/11
FILE - A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. The Justice Department has settled a long-running lawsuit filed by a group of men rounded up in the weeks after the September 2001 attack who say they were abused in a federal lockup in New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Ben & Jerry’s sues parent Unilever to block sale of Israeli business
FILE PHOTO: Ben & Jerry's, a brand of Unilever, is seen on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Meeting two boys in Guatemala taught me more about Latin America than any of my books
First test production of plastic pellets a milestone for Heartland Petrochemical Complex
The Heartland polypropylene plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is shown in this undated handout photo. The $4.3-billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex, which has been under construction northeast of Edmonton since 2018, has produced its first plastic pellets. Owner and operator Inter Pipeline Ltd. said Tuesday the newly commissioned facility has been producing test pellets steadily since late June, an important milestone en route to the expected start of full commercial operation sometime this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Inter Pipeline
Abortion is health care, but Canada’s governments have a lot to do to make it more accessible
People march to the U.S. consulate in a protest after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Quebec victims group concerned after man gets conditional discharge for sexual assault
At least three overnight summer camps in Quebec temporarily closed after COVID-19 outbreaks
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Fisheries Department says it spotted an entangled right whale in southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
FILE - A North Atlantic right whale appears at the surface on March 28, 2018, off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. The developers of an offshore wind farm off the coast of New England and New York and three environmental organizations have reached an agreement Monday, June 27, 2022, to further protect rare North Atlantic right whales during construction and operation of the energy-generating project. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Bank of Canada’s rapid rate hikes likely to cause a recession, study finds
The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hamilton has returned to Canada, but is the American musical still a runaway hit? Caveat emptor
Kelly Nestruck
Owner of mechanic shop in Lethbridge faces 62 charges after fraud investigation
Lethbridge Police Headquarters is shown in Lethbridge, Alta., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
James Topp, soldier who criticized COVID-19 vaccine mandate while in uniform, faces court martial
Army reservist James Topp speaks to the crowd during a protest against COVID-19 health measures at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ont. on Thursday, June 30, 2022. The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
In reversal, prosecutors say R. Kelly is no longer on suicide watch
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)
Apollo, Blackstone seek buyers for Canadian oil producer Ridgeback, sources say
FILE PHOTO: An oil & gas pump jack is seen in Alberta, Canada May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to take part in G20 despite Russia’s presence
Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference at the NATO Summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canadian dollar hits a 20-month low as recession fears weigh
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Vancouver’s June home sales down 35% from last year, 16% from May
A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C. on June, 12, 2018.
Oil tumbles as recession fears spur worries of demand destruction
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)
Port of Vancouver truckers vote in favour of job action to protest upcoming ban on older rigs
Cargo containers and ships at the Port of Metro Vancouver are seen in an aerial view in Vancouver on April 9, 2022. The United Truckers Association says its members have voted unanimously in favour of job action at the Port of Vancouver as a protest against a new and potentially costly initiative. A statement from the association says its 639 members voted on Canada Day to support action that could "create shock waves across Canada's already fragile supply chain." The Rolling Truck Age Program will ban older trucks from the port and is set to start in September but the association says the scheme will impose crippling costs on drivers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Israeli Prime Minister Lapid visits Macron, calls return to Iran nuclear deal ‘dangerous’
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Staff at Heathrow refuelling firm AFS to strike, union says
FILE PHOTO: An aircraft takes off at Heathrow Airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Mali says 22 migrants have died off Libyan coast
Norway oil and gas workers end strike as government steps in
FILE PHOTO: An Equinor flag flutters at the oil company's headquarters in Stavanger, Norway, December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Alberta to intervene in proceedings on Rogers-Shaw deal
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Germany prepares to take possible Uniper stake: report
FILE PHOTO: General view of Uniper's Bierwang gas storage facility near the Bavarian town of Kraiburg am Inn, Germany, June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo
How much CBC News does the world need? Is there a case for more?
John Doyle
Dozens detained as Turkish police break up LGBTQ Pride march in Ankara
A woman waves a rainbow flag as she shouts slogans during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dozens of people were detained in central Istanbul Sunday after city authorities banned a LGBTQ Pride March, organisers said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
More than half of Canada’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses expired in spring, will be thrown out
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Tesla faces more setbacks as deliveries fall for first time in two years
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla sign is seen on the Shanghai Gigafactory of the U.S. electric car maker before a delivery ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Fossilized skeleton of 76 million-year-old dinosaur to be auctioned in New York this month
A Gorgosaurus Skeleton measuring 10 feet tall (3.04 meters) is unveiled at Sothebys in New York, on July 05, 2022. - The Specimen is the highlight of Sothebys geek week sale series and is estimated at $5 to 8 million. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry
FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photo
Explosion in northern Mali kills at least two UN peacekeepers, wounds five others
A UN flag and Mali flag fly on the MINUSMA Main Operations Base in Bamako, Mali, Africa on Saturday, June 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Scandinavian airline SAS clashes with striking pilots over U.S. bankruptcy filing
President and CEO of SAS Anko van der Werff (L) and Chairman of the Board of SAS Carsten Dilling address a press conference announcing that they will apply for bankruptcy protection in the United States, a so-called Chapter 11 procedure, in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 5, 2022. - Faced with financial difficulties and a massive pilot strike, Scandinavian airline SAS said on July 5 it has filed for so-called Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, as a part of a restructuring plan. In the US, Chapter 11 is a mechanism allowing a company to restructure its debts under court supervision while continuing to operate. (Photo by Lars SCHRODER / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by LARS SCHRODER/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Safe haven’ states prepare to fight for abortion rights alongside activists
FILE - Abortion rights activists gather for a protest following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, at Washington Square Park, Friday, June 24, 2022, in New York. The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. With the legality of abortion now up to individual states to determine, an issue that was long debated by legislators and philanthropists when it was merely theoretical is suddenly a real-world circumstance for people across the country. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Derek Chauvin to be sentenced Thursday for federal civil rights violations in killing of George Floyd
FILE - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over Chauvin's sentencing at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis June 25, 2021. A federal judge will sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, July 7, 2022, for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday, July 5, set Chauvin's sentencing hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul.  (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Maple Leafs promote Hayley Wickenheiser, two others to assistant GM positions
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Hayley Wickenheiser walks on stage in Toronto on Friday, November 15, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
France repatriates 51 women, children from former Islamic State group-controlled areas in Syria
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2021 a French woman detainee walks at Camp Roj, where relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group are held, in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. - Roj, one of two Kurdish-run displacement camps housing foreign family members of suspected IS fighters, is smaller and better guarded than its overcrowded counterpart Al-Hol, which has been rocked by assassinations and breakout attempts in recent months. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. factory orders rise more than expected in May
FILE PHOTO: Hummer EV are seen on the production line as U.S. President Joe Biden tours the General Motors 'Factory ZERO' electric vehicle assembly plant, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Gordon Pape’s mailbag: Seeking a retirement fund, safe haven dilemmas and other investing concerns
CN Rail employees to return to work Wednesday after union agrees to binding arbitration
CN rail workers strike at the CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. Canadian National Railway Co. says a strike by 750 signals and communications workers will end early Tuesday after the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers agreed to binding arbitration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A little taste of Canada at Yonge and Dundas
Dave LeBlanc
U.S., Chinese foreign ministers to meet at G20 this week
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 31, 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi meet in Rome on the sidelines of the G20 of World Leaders Summit of Rome. - Blinken will hold a rare meeting with Wang on the sidelines of a regional conference in Bali this week, the State Department said on July 5 2022. Wang and Blinken, who last met in October, will meet on the sidelines of a Group of 20 ministerial meeting on the Indonesian resort island, the State Department said, amid high tensions on a range of issues including Taiwan. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Court battles continue across southern U.S. states in wake of abortion ruling
A posted sign outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic assures potential patients that is open, Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. However, a Mississippi judge has set a hearing for Tuesday, in a lawsuit by the state's only abortion clinic that seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
RCMP say man killed in suspected targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C.
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
Yum Brands close to selling KFC business in Russia
KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 06: A person dressed in a KFC marketing costume walks through Kyiv on June 06, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. A sense of normality has increasingly returned to Kyiv as Russia's assault has focused on the eastern Donbas region. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Scientists at Europe’s CERN observe three ‘exotic’ particles for first time
FILE PHOTO: Technicians arrive at the Control Centre of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Prevessin near Geneva March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Suspect in July 4 parade shooting charged with seven counts of first degree murder
A police officer holds up police tape at the scene of a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Hecla Mining signs all-stock deal for Alexco Resource
FILE - This 1998 file photo shows the now-defunct Zortman-Landusky mine in the Little Rocky Mountains. Hecla Mining President Phillips S. Baker, Jr., the head of an Idaho mining company, said Friday, March 30, 2018, Montana officials appear to be trying to delay two mines proposed beneath a wilderness area, designating him a "bad actor" because of past pollution. (Larry Mayer/Billings Gazette via AP, File)
Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with B.C. General Employees Union
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Friday July 3, 2020. Environment Canada says the first hot spell of the year is about to settle over much of British Columbia, bringing temperatures in the low to mid-30s until at least early next week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Gas prices rise in Europe on weaker supply from Russia, Norwegian strikes
FILE PHOTO: An employee works at the plant of Repsol YPF's refinery in Cartagena, southeastern Spain, January 29, 2008. Picture taken January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Francisco Bonilla (SPAIN)/File Photo
Suspect confesses to killing Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, says hit was ‘just business’
FILE PHOTO: People gather at the Great Siege Square calling for the resignation of Joseph Muscat following the arrest of one of the country's most prominent businessmen as part of the investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in Valletta, Malta November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
Andre De Grasse hopeful he can return to form for world championships after second bout of COVID-19
Canada's Andre De Grasse reacts after his bronze medal finish in the men's 100m final event during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Rescuers find body parts, gear on Italian glacier as search continues for missing hikers after avalanche
This aerial view taken near Canazei on July 5, 2022 from a rescue helicopter shows the Punta Rocca glacier that collapsed on the mountain of Marmolada two days ago after a record-high temperature of 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded at the glacier's summit. - The collapse of the glacier caused an avalanche which killed at least seven people. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
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