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Flames looking for organist to play at hockey games for first time in decades
FA charges Tuchel, Conte with improper behavior for scuffle
Chelsea's head coach Thomas Tuchel, right, reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Murray overcomes Wawrinka, Shapovalov advances
MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 15: Leylah Fernandez of Canada looks on during her match against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia during the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 15, 2022 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Sloppy Blue Jays beaten up by surging Orioles 7-3
TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 15: Ryan Mountcastle #6 of the Baltimore Orioles scores against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning at the Rogers Centre on August 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
Longtime CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme ‘blindsided’ as Bell Media ends contract
CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME (2020). Lisa LaFlamme, Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor on CTV National News for May 14, 2020. Credit: CTV
Vasek Pospisil, Alexis Galarneau highlight Canadian men’s Davis Cup team
Ottawa urged to allow witnesses to give complete testimony on shootings
RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather appears for the second day at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020, in Halifax on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Gabriel Wortman, dressed as an RCMP officer and driving a replica police cruiser, murdered 22 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
Opposition MPs, non-profit groups urge Ottawa to step up efforts to help stranded Afghans
Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Taliban marked the first-year anniversary of their takeover after the country's western-backed government fled and the Afghan military crumbled in the face of the insurgents' advance. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Threatening flyers distributed throughout Vancouver tent encampment, police
Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street as the city works to clear tents from a sprawling homeless encampment in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. People living in a growing street encampment along a busy street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been handed notices advising that the tents and other structures are about to be removed. The city's fire chief issued an order last month requiring the tents be cleared because of an extreme fire safety hazard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada stays undefeated at world juniors with 6-3 win over Finland
Canada's Brennan Othmann (15) checks Finland's Roby Jarventie (13) during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Monday August 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Eugenie Bouchard happy to feel the burn after successful return to tennis
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard hits a return to Sara Sorribes Tormo, of Spain, during the women's final in the Abierto of Zapopan tennis tournament in Zapopan, Mexico, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)
Las Vegas top WNBA playoff seed, league debuts new format
Seattle Storm center Tina Charles (31) and Las Vegas Aces center Iliana Rupert (21) fight for a rebound during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Sam Morris)
Ontario teachers’ union will ‘vigorously press’ for investments during contract negotiations, ETFO president says
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board says it earned a total-fund net return of 1.2 per cent for the first half of this year. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board office, in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Saskatchewan mushroom picker, 74, missing for over a week, found dead
Lois Chartrand is shown in this RCMP handout image. An intensive search for a 74-year-old woman who was last seen picking mushrooms in northern Saskatchewan earlier this month has ended with her being found dead. RCMP say searchers located Chartrand deceased in a forested area approximately one kilometre from where she was last seen Aug.4 in an area north of Smeaton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP ** MANDATORY CREDIT**
Man shot dead after woman tries to flee vehicle on highway near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP
Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2107. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Poulin, Jenner lead Canada into women’s world hockey championship
Team Canada's Brianne Jenner (19), Marie-Philip Poulin (29) and Sarah Nurse (20) celebrate with their gold medals after defeating the United States in women's hockey gold medal game action at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 17, 2022. Led by captain and golden-goal scorer Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship resembles the lineup that won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in February. Canada opens the first women's world championship held in the same calendar year as an Olympic Games on Aug. 25 against Finland in Herning, Denmark. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald calls an end to mixed martial arts career
Jason Kenney slams Danielle Smith’s proposed Alberta sovereignty act
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney answers questions during a press conference as premiers meet on the final day of the summer meeting of the Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Canada’s bobsled, skeleton federation in negotiations with Canada’s safe-sport office
Rangers fire manager Chris Woodward two games short of his 500th game
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Josh Sborz (66) is checked on by athletic trainer Matt Lucero, center, and manager Chris Woodward after Sborz was struck by the ball on a single by Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Woman killed at seniors’ home east of Calgary, male suspect found dead
RCMP police car.
Whitecaps loan midfielder Alexandre to Brazilian club Fortaleza EC
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Gauld, right, speaks with Caio Alexandre after a Cristian Dájome goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Two Sigma, Soros among hedge funds positioned for tech comeback
The Uber logo is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 2.
Reeling from tech meltdown, U.S. investment firm Tiger Global slashes portfolio amid losses
Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 26, 2020.
Coronavirus Update: Britain becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets Omicron
A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The app continues to stir up division, wearing on the patience of doctors, border officers, governance experts and some travellers in the wake of a glitch that confused thousands of passengers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Public inquiry hearings into government’s use of the Emergencies Act to begin Sept. 19
A protester stands on top of his vehicle to watch Surete du Quebec police officers as they surround vehicles in a blockade on Rideau Street, as they aim to end an ongoing protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, on its 22nd day, in Ottawa, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire boosts Ally, Activision holdings; sheds Verizon
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks to reporters prior to the Berkshire annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska May 2, 2015
Canada needs to prioritize joining Biden’s Indo-Pacific trade agreement
A bulk carrier cargo ship travels into port as a Harbour Air seaplane flies towards Stanley Park and the downtown skyline, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: One year after Taliban takeover, Afghans feel abandoned by Canada; Ottawa urged to do more to help
A girl cries on a sidewalk as men ride by on a motorbike during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on Aug. 15, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Judge orders Twitter to give Elon Musk former executive’s documents
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Liz Cheney’s political fate hangs in the balance as Wyoming prepares to vote
FILE - Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 23, 2022. Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Cheney hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families and have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
National Indigenous group asks Ottawa to act quickly to bring Indigenous woman home
Dawn Walker and her seven-year-old son Vincent Jansen are shown in these Saskatoon Police Service handout photos. A woman who went missing with her son last month is one of three people nominated for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.Dawn Dumont Walker, whose book was published under the name Dawn Dumont and who police have identified as Dawn Walker, was last seen in Saskatoon with her seven-year-old son Vincent on July 22. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Saskatoon Police Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
FILE - Sacheen Littlefeather appears at the Academy Awards ceremony to announce that Marlon Brando was declining his Oscar as best actor for his role in "The Godfather," on March 27, 1973. The move was meant to protest Hollywood's treatment of American Indians. Nearly 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to Littlefeather for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of “conversation, healing and celebration” on Sept. 17. (AP Photo, File)
Lisa LaFlamme says in video statement she was ‘blindsided’ by Bell Media ending contract
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CNE returns to Toronto amid ongoing strike by unionized safety inspectors
A corn dog vendor is seen at the 140th annual Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Sunday, August 19, 2018. The Canadian National Exhibition is set to return Friday as Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) workers remain on strike, causing concern over how the strike could impact the fair's return. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
How renting could financially damage a generation of young adults
Rob Carrick
15 companies that have outperformed on earnings
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Quebec allows copper smelter in province’s northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm
Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette speaks to the media at a news conference in Montreal on April 23, 2021. Quebec's environment minister has set the average emissions of arsenic to 15 nanograms per cubic metre of air in a northwestern Quebec city where a factory is currently emitting 33 times the provincewide standard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs rally in Vancouver against B.C. natural gas pipeline
Wet’suwet’en Chief Madeek exits the Onondaga Longhouse as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs hosted the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs on their first stop of a Canadian tour at Six Nations of the Grand River in Ohsweken Ontario, Canada August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Frozen treats part of ploy to get two bids for family home in uptown Toronto
Done Deal, 216 Glengrove, Toronto
Four people remain in critical condition after car drove through crowd at fundraiser in Pennsylvania
Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter Harold Baker is comforted at the scene in Berwick, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, after authorities said a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a bar to raise money for victims of a house fire that killed 10 earlier in the month. (Bob Kalinowski/The Citizens' Voice via AP)
Spill from sunken U.S. fishing boat off Victoria raises concern for endangered orcas
The Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, aerial photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a diesel spill off the west coast of Washington state's San Juan Island after a 49-foot (15-meter) fishing vessel sank with an estimated 2,600 gallons (9,854 liters) of fuel on board. A Good Samaritan rescued all five crew members on the Aleutian Isle as the vessel was sinking near Sunset Point, the Coast Guard's 13th District Pacific Northwest district in Seattle and KIRO-TV reported. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Liz Cheney’s eyes are on her political legacy rather than her résumé
David Shribman
Politics Briefing: One year after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
Taliban fighters stand guard in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Canadian home prices down 6 per cent in July from February peak, the largest five-month decline since 2009
A For Sale sign sits on the front of a house in Oakville, Ontario on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. As housing prices in Canada continue to drop, the Oakville-Milton region, a wealthy area west of the city of Toronto, the home price index was down 17 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis from February to July (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
After years of tearful meltdowns, I can finally drive alone
Heavy rains trigger flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 31 people
Rock icon Melissa Etheridge announces solo off-Broadway show
FILE - Melissa Etheridge performs at the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert for God's Love We Deliver in New York on March 10, 2022. Etheridge will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories this fall off-Broadway. “Melissa Etheridge: My Window – A Journey Through Life” will play 12 performances only starting Oct. 13 at the midtown multi-stage venue New World Stages. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Russian-backed separatist court in Ukraine charges five foreign nationals with being mercenaries
Foreign nationals Vjekoslav Prebeg from Croatia, Dylan Healy from Britain, John Harding from Britain, Mathias Gustafsson from Sweden and Andrew Hill from Britain, who were captured by pro-Russian forces while allegedly fighting for Ukrainian troops during Ukraine-Russia conflict, sit inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Donetsk, Ukraine August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Ontario government is planning to expand ‘strong mayor’ powers to other municipalities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford jokes about swallowing a bee before speaking to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference, Monday, August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Lowball offer takes Playter Estates house
Done Deal, 39 Thorncliffe Ave., Toronto
Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau pledges to donate brain for research on traumatic brain injuries
Morgan Stanley makes big bet on meme-stock Revlon
Revlon products are seen for sale in a store in Manhattan on June 29.
Ontario proposes 2% raise for lower-paid education workers
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for Ontario makes an announcement in Toronto on January 12, 2022. Ontario is proposing to give education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees who make less than $40,000 a two-per-cent raise per year. For workers who earn over that amount, the government proposes giving them raises of 1.25 per cent each year of a four-year deal. CUPE - which represents 55,000 workers including early childhood educators, school administration workers, bus drivers and custodians - has published the government's first offer to them in contract negotiations. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says in a statement that the government's proposal is reasonable, fair and provides stability. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin brings forward retirement saying his ‘tank is empty’
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 19, 2020 team Jumbo rider Netherlands' Tom Dumoulin crosses the finish line at the end of the 20th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race. - Former Giro d'Italia winner and two-time Olympic silver medallist Tom Dumoulin said on August 15, 2022 that he will retire "with immediate effect" from professional cycling. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ENA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayer says it will continue supplying Russia with agricultural inputs
FILE PHOTO: Bayer logo in Leverkusen, Germany, 27. February 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
Heathrow Airport extends passenger cap to Oct. 29
FILE PHOTO: Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Globe Climate: Is the U.S. climate bill great news for Canada?
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: House Democrats pose for photos after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signed the Inflation Reduction Act during a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the legislation at the U.S. Capitol August 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. The $737 billion legislation will focus on slowing climate change, lower health care costs and creating clean energy jobs by enacting a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% fee on stock buybacks and enhancing IRS enforcement. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Wildfires came after difficult years for Newfoundland’s volunteer town councils, officials say
Smoke from a forest fire in central Newfoundland is shown in a Sunday, Aug.7, 2022 government handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Newfoundland and Labrador **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Condo with private elevator and castle fireplace mantels is first sale in old mansion in 10 years
Done Deal, 37 Elm St., Toronto
Florida utility’s new drone can speed hurricane recovery
Florida Power and Light unveils its new fixed-wing drone designed to fly into tropical storm force winds to help expedite power restoration, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, West Palm Beach, Fla. The company says a drone of this scale is the first of its kind to be used outside of an FAA test site for research and development. The drone, named FPLAir One, resembles a small plane that is remotely operated, allowing the company to scan and capture visuals for up to 1,000 miles on a single flight. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny says he’s in a punishment cell for minor rules infraction
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from the IK-2 corrective penal colony in Pokrov during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence in Moscow, Russia May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Alan Tudyk infuses Resident Alien with the art of clowning
This image released by SYFY shows Alan Tudyk in a scene from "Resident Alien." In the series, Tudyk's character was tasked with destroying all Earthlings, and he takes the life and identity of Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle to appear human, but awkwardly, as he pursues his mission. Instead, he begins to value his intended victims. (SYFY via AP)
Federal labour minister says government is focused on addressing worker shortage, but offers no immediate policy solutions
Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour and MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl speaks at the Confederation Building in St. John's on Feb. 14, 2022. Including striking workers in a proposed anti-scab bill was a “major component” of negotiations while hashing out a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal government, according to the NDP. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Location of first grain ship to leave Ukraine under wartime deal unknown, embassy says
The cargo ship Razoni crosses the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The first cargo ship to leave Ukraine since the Russian invasion was anchored at an inspection area in the Black Sea off the coast of Istanbul Wednesday morning, awaiting an inspection, before moving on to Lebanon. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Nicholas Evans, The Horse Whisperer author, dies at 72
FILE - Author Nicholas Evans poses in New York Sept. 29, 2005. Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72. His representatives at United Agents said Evans died “suddenly” on Aug. 9, 2022 following a heart attack. Published in 1995, “The Horse Whisperer” was Evans’ debut novel and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. The story of a trainer hired to help an injured teenager and her horse back to health was adapted into a Hollywood movie starring Robert Redford as the title character and Scarlett Johansson playing the young rider in her breakout role. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
Jury selection under way in Chicago court as R. Kelly faces charges he rigged 2008 trial
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 06, 2019, singer R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after a hearing on sexual abuse charges in Chicago. - Jury selection is expected to begin on August 15, 2022, as Kelly faces thirteen charges, which include creating and receiving child pornography, enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, and obstruction of justice. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Former Liberal MP Anita Neville named new lieutenant-governor of Manitoba
Liberal MP for Winnipeg South Centre Anita Neville.
A new HBO documentary about Princess Diana flips the focus
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 27, 1988 Princess of Wales Diana poses during her visit to the Footscray Park in suburb of Melbourne.
Canadian Pacific, union end arbitration with two-year deal
Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives are shuffled around a marshalling yard in Calgary, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ottawa’s centralized decision-making puts local embassy staff at risk
A view shows a building housing the embassy of Canada in Kyiv, Ukraine February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Will Canada deliver on its moral obligation to the persecuted Hazaras of Afghanistan?
An Afghan Hazara man walks along his mules carrying bushes and a woman, in the outskirts of Bamiyan province on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Many of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable people still need to escape, and time is running out
Massouda Kohistani, who lives as a refugee in Spain after she left Afghanistan last year, is seen on a screen as she wipes her tears while speaking with her mother over a video call, at a house in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
William Ruto wins disputed election in Kenya as his rival ponders a court challenge
Supporters of William Ruto, Kenya's President elect, celebrate in Eldoret on August 15, 2022. - The head of Kenya's election body on August 15, 2022 declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country's close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had won almost 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) against 6.94 million (48.85 percent) for his rival Raila Odinga in the August 9 vote. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebec’s pre-election financial forecast is ‘plausible,’ but uncertainty abounds: auditor-general
Quebec Auditor General Guylaine Leclerc explains her annual report at the legislature in Quebec city on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francis Vachon.
Canadian dollar falls by most in one month as greenback rallies
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
France says all of its troops have left Mali, remains committed to helping Sahel
FILE - French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel leave their base in Gao, Mali, June 9, 2021. French officials announced Monday Aug. 15, 2022 that the last soldier from the operation has now left Mali, finalising the withdrawal of French troops after a 10-year-long presence. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by U.S., set to leave Greece
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo/File Photo
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in killing of George Floyd reject plea deals
FILE - Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng, left, and his attorney Thomas Plunkett arrive for sentencing for violating George Floyd's civil rights outside the Federal Courthouse Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in St. Paul, Minn. A judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, on the status of plea negotiations in the case of the two remaining officers awaiting trial on state charges in the murder of George Floyd. Tou Thao and Kueng face a late October trial. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Quebec begins offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents
A registered nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. A Montreal gerontologist says the decline in the number of new COVID-19 infections in the province's long-term care centres may be a preliminary sign that the Quebec's vaccination strategy is working. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Syria ready to repatriate refugees from Lebanon, cabinet minister says
FILE - Syrian refugees walk by their tents at a refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, July 7, 2022. A Syrian Cabinet minister said Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, that Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon can start returning home, where he said they will get all the help they need from authorities. Tiny Lebanon is home to 1 million Syrian refugees who fled war in their country after the conflict began in March 2011. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Hospital in Wingham, Ont., to temporarily close ER again overnight on Monday
An emergency room sign.
Two westerners, two different reasons for driving a Ford F-150 Lightning
Michael Corea charges his Ford F-150 Lightning at a public charging station.
How to get employee resource groups right
Shot of businesspeople having a meeting in an office
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
Financial numbers flow on the digital ticker tape at the TMX Group in Toronto's financial district on May 9, 2014.
Myanmar court convicts deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
(FILES) in this file photo taken on January 17, 2020, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi poses for pictures during a welcoming ceremony for China's President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw. - Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years on August 15, 2022, for corruption. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Dan Loeb’s Third Point re-invests in Disney, pushes for changes including ESPN spin off
A float is seen as people attend the "Festival of Fantasy" parade at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando on July 30.
B.C. public service union announces targeted job action, picket lines as strike notice set to expire
The British Columbia General Employees' Union says it will set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres as it begins targeted job action. Strikers are seen in downtown Vancouver during a strike of more than 27,000 British Columbia government workers Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
SAS bridge financing keeps survival hopes airborne, shares climb
FILE PHOTO: SAS Link's Embraer E195 aircraft lands at Kastrup Airport, as pilots of Scandinavian Airlines go on strike, in Kastrup, Denmark July 4, 2022. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS
Russian agency unveils model of planned new space station
A view shows a model of a new Russian orbital space station at the international military-technical forum Army-2022 at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre in the Moscow region, Russia August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
On the scene: In Toronto and Vancouver, event-ing for Canadian causes
In Afghanistan, one year forward, a quarter-century back
(FILES) This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows a Taliban fighter keeping a watch at an outpost in Tawakh Village of Anaba district, Panjshir Province. - A year since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are a stronger military force than ever, but threats to their rule do exist. To tighten their grip, the Taliban have poured thousands of fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s wholesale sales edged up 0.1 per cent in June
Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.1 per cent to $80.7 billion, boosted by the miscellaneous and motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsectors. GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
N.L. government says it won’t be changing name of the Colonial Building in St. John’s
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it will not be changing the name of the Colonial Building in downtown St. John's, saying 69 per cent of those who submitted feedback through an online questionnaire wished the name to remain in place. The Colonial Building in downtown St. John's, is seen on March 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
Hong Kong audit watchdog expands probe into Evergrande’s unit
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 14, 2021 shows a construction site of an Evergrande housing complex in Zhumadian, central Chinas Henan province. - After years of explosive growth Chinese authorities launched a crackdown on excessive debt in 2020, squeezing financing options for property sector giants such as Evergrande as they struggled to make repayments and restructure mountains of debt. Now they are facing mortgage boycotts and government pressure to deliver pre-sold homes. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH CHINA-ECONOMY-PROPERTY-MORTGAGE,FOCUS BY BEIYI SEOW (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)
Starbucks asks labour board to halt union votes temporarily
FILE — Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores in response to allegations of improper coordination between regional NLRB officials and the union. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)
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