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Springer, Guerrero lead Jays to 9-2 rout of slumping Yanks
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer hits an RBI single during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
PWHPA sets Dream Gap Tour, with pro hockey league in works
FILE- Team Adidas Minnesota goalie Nicole Hensley, right, makes a save on a shot by Women's Sports Foundation New Hampshire's Hayley Scamurra during the third period of the Dream Gap Tour hockey game at the United Center in Chicago, on March 6, 2021. The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Bell Media executive won’t specify to staff why Lisa LaFlamme was let go
Lisa LaFlamme poses with her Canadian Screen Award for Best News Anchor, National in Toronto Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-George Pimentel *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Xi, Putin to attend G20 summit in Indonesia’s Bali this November
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, February 4, 2022. Sputnik/Aleksey Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
Study finds B.C.’s COVID-19 case numbers could be 100 times higher than provincial tests suggest
Registered nurse Cayli Hunt puts on her personal protective equipment prior to entering a COVID positive room in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada’s roster for World Cup qualifiers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) looks to the basket during first half FIBA international men's World Cup basketball qualifying action against Dominican Republic, in Hamilton on Friday, July 1, 2022. Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada's men's basketball roster for the next World Cup qualifying window.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Mexico sees army role in 2014 case of missing 43 students
FILE - A woman carries a banner that reads in Spanish "We are missing 43," referring to the 43 missing students from a rural teachers college during a march in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. The Truth Commission created to find out what happened to the missing students presented on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, a report that hints at the possible responsibility of the Mexican army in the disappearance. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Jessica Korda equals Ladies European Tour record in Spain
United States' Jessica Korda putts on the 1st green during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Muirfield, Scotland Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Auger-Aliassime moves on to quarters with comeback win over Sinner, Shapovalov ousted
Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, serves to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Germany will not discuss rapid expansion of LNG exports during visit to Canada
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, right, take a walk during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday. . (Kerstin Joensson/Pool Photo via AP)
Bradley off to fast start in bid to make FedEx Cup finale
Keegan Bradley, right, shakes the hand of Adam Scott, of Australia, left, after they finished their round on the 18th green during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Wilmington Country Club, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Canada not counting out underdog Czechs in world juniors semifinals
Canada's Nathan Gaucher (21) celebrates a goal against Switzerland during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship quarterfinal action in Edmonton on Wednesday August 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
North Korea tells South Korean president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid
This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 14, 2022 shows Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, speaking at the National Emergency Prevention General Meeting in Pyongyang. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a "shining victory" over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on Seoul, state media said on August 11. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Weak spot’ in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments, UBC researchers say
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a "weak spot" in the virus that causes COVID-19. This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP
Hughes says Price could miss upcoming season, news on knee injury ‘discouraging’
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price gloves the puck during first period NHL hockey action against the Florida Panthers, in Montreal on Friday, April 29, 2022. Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes says news about Price's knee is "discouraging" and that the star goaltender may not play this coming season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after ‘Celebrate CO2’ tweet
B.C. Liberal Party Leader Kevin Falcon gives a speech the legislative assembly in Victoria, on May 16, 2022. The Opposition BC Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Surrey, B.C. teen Lauren Kim is dominating the women’s golf at Canada Games
Lauren Kim, of Surrey, B.C., is shown in this handout image provided by the 2022 Canada Games, who has a nine-stroke lead after two rounds of women's golf at the Canada Games. She shot a course record 67 in the opening round. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-2022 Canada Games-Jeremy Kiers **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Ontario teachers’ unions prepare for challenging round of negotiations
A school bus passes a TTC streetcar on Queen St. East, on June 13, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Riders look to improve playoff chances in four-game stretch against Lions, Bombers
Burned by Shopify? Consider shifting to this ‘real-world’ stock
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
For first month ever, streamers rule broadcast, cable networks
This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Eduardo Franco as Argyle in "Stranger Things." This summer has been a breakthrough for streaming, with the time viewers spent with services like Netflix and Hulu outpacing broadcast and cable television networks in July for the first month ever. (Netflix via AP)
Judge sides with Enbridge in Michigan’s latest effort to halt Line 5 pipeline
FILE - Nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge Inc., prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich., June 8, 2017. A federal judge Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, kept jurisdiction over a lawsuit seeking to close the oil pipeline crossing a section of the Great Lakes, rejecting Michigan's effort to shift the case to state court. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
Redblacks see opportunity to move up in East as Elks visit nation’s capital
Ottawa Redblacks running back Jackson Bennett (22) tries to leap over Calgary Stampeders defensive back Jonathan Moxey (2) during second half CFL football action in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Flames sign UFA forward Kadri to seven-year deal
FILE - Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri in action during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues Friday, May 27, 2022, in St. Louis. The National Hockey League has taken significant strides in recent years to improve diversity in a sport that has long been predominantly white. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Guitarist Gord Lewis co-founded the ill-fated Canadian punk band Teenage Head
Teenage Head guitarist Gord Lewis Call The Office, London Ont., Sept 18, 2018. Please credit What Wave Archives
Powerful francophone executive oversaw creation of BCE
CELLULAR PHONE RIVALS RING UP SALES -- A. Jean de Grandpre, Chairman of BCE, demonstrates cellular radio-telephone in car application during Bell Cellular inaugural ceremonies, June 25, 1985. Cellular radio-telephone service starts on Monday, July 1, in Montreal and Toronto, marking a new stage in the 18-month rivalry for subscribers by Cantel Inc. and Bell Cellular. Photo by Barrie Davis / The Globe and Mail
Wolf found dead by roadside, another missing after B.C. zoo escape
Greater Vancouver Zoo deputy general manager and director of animal care Menita Prasad wipes away tears as she speaks about a wolf that died and another that remains missing after a fence was cut at the facility and the animals escaped, during a news conference in Langley, B.C., on Thursday, August 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Looming legal changes that will affect Canadians’ ability to pay less tax
Tim Cestnick
Ontario health-care plan highlights: Private-clinic surgeries, hiring more workers and expanding paramedicine
A hospital in southwestern Ontario says it has been forced to cancel several surgeries this week to create capacity as it deals with ongoing staff and inpatient bed shortages. A paramedic closes the doors on his ambulance at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Evening Update: Ontario to boost private clinic surgeries, move elderly patients to long-term care to ease hospital strain
A hospital in southwestern Ontario says it has been forced to cancel several surgeries this week to create capacity as it deals with ongoing staff and inpatient bed shortages. A paramedic closes the doors on his ambulance at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada’s airports are falling behind on infrastructure improvements that should reflect our modern ambitions
Travels wait in the lineup for WestJet at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
Alberta police watchdog to investigate death of man in Grande Prairie RCMP cell
An Alberta man is hoping for answers now that the province's police watchdog is investigating the death of his son while in RCMP custody in June. Addison Hartzler, who was 30, was found dead in an RCMP holding cell in Grande Prairie, Alta., on June 3, nine hours after he was arrested for public mischief on suspicion he had falsely reported a break-and-enter at the home where he was staying. Hartzler is shown in this undated family handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
The summer’s best movies that streaming companies don’t really want you to know about, for some reason
Barry Hertz
Inflation is hitting middle-income Canadian families the hardest
FILE PHOTO: Full shelves with fruits are pictured in a supermarket during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Manitoba to raise minimum wage to $13.50 an hour; plans to reach $15 by October 2023
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
My mom’s fudge pot keeps us connected, even after her death
Eight stocks to generate sustainable dividends as travel and leisure rebound
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Trudeau and Scholz need to face up to hard truths on energy security
Konrad Yakabuski
Tension in Ottawa as group associated with convoy protest attempts to set up headquarters
A person walks among trucks as Wellington Street is lined with trucks once again after city officials negotiated to move some trucks towards Parliament and away from downtown residences, on the 18th day of a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, in Ottawa, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. oil and gas industry the unlikely beneficiary of landmark climate bill
FILE - The sun sets at Chalmette refinery in Chalmette, La., located just over the Mississippi River levee May 3, 2020. While the Inflation Reduction Act concentrates on clean energy incentives that could drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions, it also buoys oil and gas interests by mandating leasing of vast areas of public lands and off the nation’s coasts. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
OMERS posts small loss in first half of 2022 despite turmoil in stock and bond markets
Blake Hutcheson, who has been chief executive of Oxford Properties Group, will take on the new role at OMERS of president and chief pensions officer.
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. A former soldier facing a murder charge in Ontario has lost a bid to halt his trial over concerns about delays in the case. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear Adam Picard's challenge of an appeal court decision dismissing his arguments about the time it took to bring the case to trial.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Politics Briefing: Ontario’s new health care plan could see hospital patients waiting for long-term care moved outside their home communities
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health takes her oath at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. Ontario is set to announce a plan today to stabilize the health-care system as a staffing crisis continues within hospitals across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5-million after settlement with NFL
FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Aug. 12, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, that Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct while he played for the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Cottage country real estate cools down as investors circle
Muskoka chairs sit on a dock looking over Boshkung Lake, in Algonquin Highlands, Ont., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. AirBnB CEO Brian Chesky says he's expecting more domestic travel to cottage country and other rural retreats amid the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
In Queen Goneril, Toronto playwright Erin Shields enters her ‘Shakespeare phase’
Gonerilreh -photo by Dahlia Katz -2524. 2524: Virgilia Griffith, Helen Belay, Vanessa Sears, photo by Dahlia Katz.
Russian duo hail Stars Coffee as successor brand to Starbucks
Rapper Timati and restaurateur Anton Pinskiy, co-owners of the new coffee shop "Stars Coffee", which opens following Starbucks Corp company's exit from the Russian market, attend launching ceremony in Moscow, Russia August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Prosecutors rest their case against two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
First accuser testifies at R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 7, 2019, R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after a hearing on sexual abuse charges in Chicago, Illinois. - 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)
Urgent care centre in Airdrie, Alta., to return to normal operations this weekend
An emergency room sign.
Negotiations with the Canadian men’s soccer team could go on beyond the World Cup
Beast features Idris Elba vs. a lion, what more would you like to know?
Idris Elba as Nathan in Beast, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.
Team releases nearly 2,000 tadpoles of the endangered northern leopard frog into B.C. wetlands
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo has been working with other conservation groups, governments and zoos to breed, translocate and release endangered northern leopard frog tadpoles into British Columbia's wetlands. The endangered northern leopard frog is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Toronto-area commercial real estate deals total $7-billion in second-quarter, up 43% from year ago
A new report says the total value of commercial real estate sales in the Greater Toronto Area in the second quarter rose 43 per cent compared with a year ago. Construction cranes feature on the skyline in Toronto on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Western Quebec copper smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm, owner says
Horne copper smelter in Quebec. handout
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham appeals order to testify in Georgia election probe
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asks questions to Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., April 26, 2022. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
EU-mediated meeting between leaders of Serbia, Kosovo ends without agreement
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Brussels on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo are holding high-level crisis talks on Thursday which European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans, where Russia has tried to further increase its influence amid the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Energy squeeze could see Berlin’s gaslights flicker out
A partly glowing gas street lamp is seen at dusk in Berlin, Germany August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Shell cuts capacity at German Rhineland refinery
FILE PHOTO: The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London, UK, January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Toronto hotel rooms for $579 and up? I’ll pass, thanks
Rob Carrick
Postcard campaign shares stories of Canadian soldiers who died in deadly Dieppe raid
Participants deliver names of the late soldiers during the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Operation Jubilee at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, in Hautot-sur-Mer, Northwestern France, on August 18, 2022. - On August 19, 1942, 6,000 Allied soldiers, including a majority of Canadians, sailed from the English coast towards what was to be a carnage: more than 1,000 dead, including 907 Canadians on the same day (three times more than for the D-Day invasion), and 2,000 prisoners in the hands of the German occupiers. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP) (Photo by LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images)
Pope Francis rules there is insufficient evidence to open probe into Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis talks to Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada as he inaugurates the work of the International Symposium "For a fundamental theology of the priesthood" at the Vatican, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Hurricane-force winds, fierce storms leave at least eight people dead in France and Italy
Local police officers stand by a cordoned off area at the bottom of the Bell Tower at St. Mark's place in Venice after the wind knocked pieces from the roof on the ground on August 18, 2022 as a result of bad weather. - Experts say climate change driven by human activity is boosting the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts and wildfires. (Photo by Andrea PATTARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREA PATTARO/AFP via Getty Images)
Edmonton Elks running back James Wilder Jr. says his CFL season is over due to injury
OPEC secretary-general says oil slide driven by fear, upbeat on 2023 outlook
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo
A house with a post-and-beam drive shed made into a two-storey great room
Home of the Week, 316 Colebrook Rd., Yarker, Ont.
How Canadians can save on exchange rates while travelling
Passengers on a flight from Dubai, UAE, arrive at Toronto Pearson Airport’s Terminal 1 on Jan 6 2021.
Welcome to Wrexham: How actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney powered a Welsh soccer team
This image released by FX shows Ryan Reynolds, left, and Rob McElhenney in a scene from the docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham," which follows Reynolds and McElhenney as they takeover the lower-league Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC. (Patrick McElhenney/FX via AP)
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in dispute over $1-billion Vancouver waterfront development
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ET Canada reporter Sangita Patel promoted to co-host alongside Cheryl Hickey
"ET Canada" is giving longtime reporter Sangita Patel (left) a promotion to co-host the TV entertainment news magazine. Patel will join Cheryl Hickey (right) as one of the pilots of the nightly program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Corus Entertainment *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Federal, Nova Scotia governments commit to creating new parks and conserving coastal lands
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced plans for a number of nature-related projects, including a commitment to establish Nova Scotia's first national urban park. Guilbeault is shown in this Friday, June 21, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
U.S. existing home sales fall for sixth straight month; prices remain elevated
FILE - A "sold" is posted outside a single family home in a residential neighborhood, in Glenside, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June 2022 as higher mortgage rates and rising prices kept many home hunters on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday, July 20, that existing home sales fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Downtown Toronto suite with a terrace a third its size, priced under $700,000, grabs five bids
Done Deal, 8 Telegram Mews, Toronto
Federal Reserve rate hike of 50 or 75 basis points ‘reasonable’ next month, Daly says
FILE PHOTO: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly poses at the bank’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo
U.S. weekly jobless claims dip as labour market remains resilient
MARIN CITY, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 05: A now hiring sign is posted at a Panda Express restaurant on August 05, 2022 in Marin City, California. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 528,000 jobs in July, far more than the 250,000 expected by analysts. The national unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow to host MTV Awards
FILE - Nicki Minaj poses in the press room with her award for best hip-hop video for "Chun-Li" at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Aug. 20, 2018. Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month. Minaj, who has won five MTV trophies for such hits as “Anaconda,” “Chun-Li” and “Hot Girl Summer,” will get the award and perform at the ceremony on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Ontario to boost private clinic surgeries, move elderly patients to long-term care to ease hospital strain
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health takes her oath at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. Ontario is set to announce a plan today to stabilize the health-care system as a staffing crisis continues within hospitals across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canadian LNG is medium-term solution for Germany, government official says
Pipes at a natural gas plant near Fort St. John, B.C., on October 11, 2018. A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to reject any proposals to build export facilities for liquefied natural gas on Canada's East Coast.THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Canadian dollar hits two-week low as U.S. Federal Reserve officials lean hawkish
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testifies in her official secrets case
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the joint news conference of the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan October 9, 2018. Franck Robichon/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Long-time Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty in tax evasion case
FILE PHOTO: Trump Organization former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg looks on as then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 31, 2016. Picture taken May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Suspect in attack on Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty to attempted murder, assault
FILE PHOTO: Author Salman Rushdie listens during the opening news conference of the Frankfurt book fair, Germany October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
Finnish PM Sanna Marin says no drugs, just lots of dancing at ‘wild’ party
FILE - Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin attends a joint press conference with Italian Premier Mario Draghi at Chigi palace, Premier's office, in Rome, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Finland’s prime minister is ruling out taking any drugs during a party in a private home with some friends, after a video showing six people dancing in front of camera, including Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, was leaked. "I’m disappointed that they’ve become public. I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang", she was quoted as saying by Finnish broadcaster YLE on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Russia engaging in ‘quiet diplomacy’ with U.S. on potential Brittney Griner prisoner swap, official says
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 04, 2022 US' Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, holds a picture of her team as she stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow. - Brittney Griner, who was found guilty of drug possession and trafficking in Russia, has appealed her nine-year jail sentence, her lawyers said Monday. (Photo by EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
WHO’s renaming of monkeypox variants helps curb stigma, acting Africa CDC director says
A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files
Dozens of Hong Kong activists charged under city’s national security law plead guilty amid crackdown
FILE - Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, right, arrives at a court in Hong Kong on Oct. 15, 2020. Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have pleaded guilty, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
The handmade Sunflower Guitar for Ukraine is on a star-studded fundraising tour
Blackie And The Roadie Kings. Hand-made guitar on tour in support of the people of Ukraine
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
In this Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, photo, coins are displayed next to a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong.
Actor Anne Heche’s death ruled an accident, coroner says
FILE - Anne Heche arrives at the premiere of "The Tender Bar" at the TCL Chinese Theatre, on Dec. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. The coroner's office says actor Heche died from burns and inhalation injury after her fiery car crash and the death has been ruled an accident. The cause of her death was released on the Los Angeles County coroner's website Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, although a formal autopsy report is still being completed. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Expected slow return to Bank of Canada’s inflation target defuses rate-cut bets
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo/File Photo
Israel raids offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it labelled as terrorist organizations
A picture shows the closed door of Palestinian NGO Defence for Children International after it was raided by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 18, 2022. - Israel designated six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed "terrorist organisations" in October 2021, in a move swiftly condemned by the Palestinian Authority and international human rights groups. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg: CFIB
A man walks past office lease signs during the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Hamilton, Ont., on Thursday, March 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Bed Bath & Beyond rally fizzles out as billionaire Cohen plans to dump stake
A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif., May 9, 2012.
Turkey’s central bank says shock rate cut needed to sustain growth
A man leaves Turkey's Central Bank headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, April 19, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
RBC updates ‘Small Cap Conviction List’ of top Canadian stock picks
Exterior of the Royal Bank Plaza towers at the corner of Bay St. and Wellington St. West in Toronto on April 17 2014.
Luxury sneakers may be a step too far for cash-strapped Gen Z
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks following the COVID-19 outbreak are seen at a store of French luxury brand Balenciaga inside a shopping mall in Beijing, China September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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