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Thai police say at least 13 people killed, 35 injured in night club fire
This handout photo taken and released on August 5, 2022 by the Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation shows firefighters working to contain a fire at the Mountain B nightclub in Sattahip district in Thailand's Chonburi province. - A fire tore through a Thai nightclub early August 5 killing at least 13 people and injuring 40, a rescue services official said. (Photo by Handout / Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue Foundation " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - (Photo by HANDOUT/Sawang Rojanathammasathan Rescue/AFP via Getty Images)
Hernandez, Guerrero homer as Blue Jays beat Twins 9-3
Aug 4, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) slides into third against the Minnesota Twins third baseman Jose Miranda (64) in the eighth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Huberdeau agrees to eight-year, $84-million extension with Flames
Florida Panthers' Jonathan Huberdeau (11) skates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., on April 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Franklin II
In borrowed clothes, Korda makes strong start at Muirfield
GULLANE, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 04: Jessica Korda of the United States plays their third shot on the second hole during Day One of the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield on August 04, 2022 in Gullane, Scotland. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Blue Bombers dominate fourth quarter, stay undefeated with 35-20 win over Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes cornerback Rodney Randle Jr. kicks the ball out of the hands of Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver Rasheed Bailey during second quarter CFL football action in Montreal on Thursday, August 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Trump ally Kari Lake wins GOP primary for Arizona governor
Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor, waves to supporters prior to speaking at a news conference after the election Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mélanie Joly invites committee to study whether Ottawa knew of Russian threat to Ukrainian embassy staff
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, speaks at a news conference as she meets with her counterparts from the Baltic region on Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
U.S. Senator Sinema agrees to $430-billion drug, energy bill
Sen. Krysten Sinema, D-Ariz., ask questions of the panel during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on conditions at the Southern border, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Friday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Chorus Aviation Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as the economic impact of COVID-19 took its toll on the company. A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Suncor Energy quarterly profit surges as company plans to divest assets
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO - Petrochemical storage tanks are seen at the Suncor Energy chemical plant near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
Eloquent civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby followed his powerful moral compass
Lawyer Clayton Ruby speaks to the Globe and Mail editorial board in Toronto , Ontario Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
Huh takes big leap off bubble with career-best 61 at Wyndham
John Huh hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Greensboro, NC. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)
Golfer Doug Barron back in Calgary to defend Shaw Charity Classic title
Doug Barron, right, of the United States, holds the trophy after winning the PGA Tour Champion's Shaw Charity Classic golf event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Airlines cancel, reroute flights during Chinese military drills near Taiwan
FILE PHOTO: A passenger jet of Taiwan's China Airlines at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2020.REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit
FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores, right, watches as the team goes through drills during an NFL football practice on May 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. A judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, quickened the time it will take to rule whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying that it appears an effort to gather more evidence is a try at “an impermissible fishing expedition.” Flores, who was fired in January as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and is now with the Steelers, filed the lawsuit in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Veteran Stampeders equipment manager Hopkins approaching CFL milestone
Calgary Stampeders' trainer George Hopkins, who is in his 51st year with the CFL team carries equipment in Calgary, Monday, July 11, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Halifax prepared to use police to clear park encampment after other efforts fail
Emily, left, who wished not to give her last name, and her partner share a moment while sitting with others in their community living unhoused at Meagher Park in Halifax on Thursday, August 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Parliamentary hearings on the turbine at centre of gas dispute might tickle Vladimir Putin’s icy heart
Campbell Clark
South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s first
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO, lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Montreal police kill man suspected in three random fatal shootings
A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in the parking lot of a motel in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough early Thursday, August 4, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
EPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamour
FILE- Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah, left vies for the ball with Chelsea's Thiago Silva during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London, on April 20, 2022. NBC celebrates a milestone this weekend when it begins its 10th season of covering the Premier League. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023
ST LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 04: James Naile #68 of the St. Louis Cardinals tags out David Bote #13 of the Chicago Cubs at home plate in the seventh inning in game one of a double header at Busch Stadium on August 4, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
Sun Life Financial sells British division as earnings surpass estimates
FILE PHOTO: The Sun Life Financial logo is seen at their corporate headquarters of One York Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread
A vial of the polio vaccine at the ready, at a pop-up clinic operated by the Rockland County health department, in Pomona, N.Y. on July 22, 2022. Health officials here offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether a known case of polio had spread to others. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)
Surprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., jogs up the steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The mpox virus, explained: Symptoms, vaccines, spread and more
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent's reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men, and it warned Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against “any stigmatization” that might delay case reporting and affect the outbreak response. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
Resilient Whitecaps continue playoff push amid COVID-19 outbreak
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ryan Raposo reacts after missing a scoring chance against Toronto FC during the first half of the Canadian Championship soccer final, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Unvaccinated Djokovic withdraws from Montreal event, Murray handed wildcard
FILE - Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, wipes the sweat off during a training session at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, on April 30, 2022. Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday, AUg. 4, 2022, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Canada’s Damian Warner ‘gutted’ with how his quest for a world decathlon title ended
EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 23: Damian Warner of Team Canada reacts after dropping out of the Men's Decathlon 400m on day nine of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 23, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Redblacks look to build on first win as Stampeders come to nation’s capital
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Caleb Evans (5) celebrates with teammates wide receiver Nate Behar (80) and offensive lineman Connor Berglof (59) after Evans ran the ball forward during fourth quarter CFL action against, in Toronto on Sunday July, 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Mastercard, Visa suspend ties with ad arm of Pornhub owner MindGeek
FILE PHOTO: A sticker shows that a store accepts MasterCard in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan annoyed China? All the more reason for her to go
Andrew Coyne
How insurance can create tax-free income in retirement
Canadian $100 dollar bill, folded, sticking out of small white piggy bank on woodern cut board
Feds silent on enforcement as national long-term care standards get final ‘tweaks’
Jane Sustrik, right, shown in this undated handout photo, left her job to take care of her now 94-year-old mother with dementia just before the pandemic hit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jane Sustrik *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday celebrates Filipino family, but stumbles over tropes
(from left) Susan (Lydia Gaston) and Joe Valencia (Jo Koy) in Easter Sunday, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
Quebecor CEO Péladeau says Competition Bureau concerns about Freedom Mobile deal are ‘incomprehensible’
Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Montreal, Thursday, May 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Twitter rejects Elon Musk’s claims that he was hoodwinked
FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Clark, on Netflix, is the story of an outrageous rogue, told Swedish-style
John Doyle
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4-million
Alex Jones steps outside of the Travis County Courthouse, to do interviews with media after he was questioned under oath about text messages and emails by lawyer Mark Bankston, in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2022. Briana Sanchez/Pool via REUTERS
Wealthsimple valuation slashed nearly in half by largest shareholder, Power-controlled IGM
**NO FURTHER USAGE. OLD LOGO. CONSULT PHOTODESK.**A Wealthsimple Trade app icon is shown on a smartphone on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Johnston
Vancouver’s mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022.The deadline to dismantle the encampment along the street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for urgent funding and other supports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Evening Update: Up to 225 Canadian soldiers heading to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers
Op UNIFIER officer delivers tactical medicine training in Stare, Ukraine 18 Jan 2022
JX Nippon Mining & Metals buys Mississauga-based eCycle Solutions as recycled metal demand jumps
Barrie, November 06/ 06 - A pile of broken up electric and electrical boards on their way to be recycled for precious metals at Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc. in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Deborah Baic /The Globe and Mail 06/11/06
Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief
Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon is seen during a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
The opportunity for investors amid the latest superpower shoving match
TOPSHOT - Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. - China is due on August 4 to kick off its largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes following a visit to the self-ruled island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
Maple Leaf stock drops as economic challenges weigh
A Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto is shown on Oct. 19, 2011. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. saw its share price drop upwards of 18 per cent on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it said challenges in labour markets, supply chains and inflation pushed it to a net loss for the second quarter.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
When will Canadian home prices bottom? Here are some clues
A Sold sign sits in front of a house in Toronto on Tuesday July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Why we need to change the narrative on Canada’s energy transition
The Reid family work around an oil pumpjack as they bale their hay crop, which will be compressed and exported to Japan, near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 29, 2022. Canada produces ‘compressed hay’ primarily from timothy and is in high demand as roughage in Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Oil shipments propel Canada to sixth consecutive trade surplus
An Harbour Air seaplane flies past a container ship anchored on English Bay, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Politics Briefing: Up to 225 Canadian soldiers heading to U.K. to train Ukrainian soldiers
Op UNIFIER officer delivers tactical medicine training in Stare, Ukraine 18 Jan 2022
Sun Life Financial sells Sun Life U.K. business for $385-million
Interiors of the lobby of Sun Life Financial Inc.’s Toronto office tower, are photographed on Nov 15, 2021. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Facebook parent Meta makes first-ever bond offering
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022./File Photo
Four airport survival tips for August travel, like don’t bother showing up super early for your flight
Erica Alini
Kansas votes to uphold abortion rights, in a rebuke of culture-war politics
Konrad Yakabuski
Oversight agency reviewing Nunavut RCMP’s public complaints process
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. The oversight agency for the RCMP is reviewing how the police force handles public complaints in Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Eight beverage giants capable of quenching consumers’ thirst for variety
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Tulsa Race Massacre victims’ descendants can’t sue, judge says
FILE - In this June 2, 2021 file photo, Damario Solomon-Simmons speaks at a news conference in Tulsa, Okla. An order from an Oklahoma judge dismisses eight plaintiffs and two entities from a lawsuit seeking reparations for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The order signed Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 by Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall allows the three known massacre survivors to continue seeking reparations under the state nuisance laws, but dismisses six descendants of victims. (Stephen Pingry/Tulsa World via AP)
France ponders options for beluga whale in Seine river
A firefighter looks at the screen as drone flying above Seine river monitors Beluga whale's movements at Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne, France, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Firefighters make gains against deadly California fire
A plane dumps fire retardant to contain the Elmo Fire burning on the western shore of Flathead Lake, Mont., on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (Hunter D'Antuono/Flathead Beacon via AP)
U.S. declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove, in New York, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Lebanese woman sees son for first time since Beirut blast two years ago
Liliane Cheaito holds the hand of her son Ali, in this handout obtained by Reuters from her family, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2022. Cheaito Family/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Here’s why I won’t be accepting your cottage invitation
Devyani Saltzman speaks to Shyam Selvadurai about his latest book, Mansions of the Moon
Author Shyam Selvadurai for the CSA Portrait Studio on July 8, 2021. Photo: George Pimentel
Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge
Sarah Hoffman responds to a reporter's questions as, from left, Robert Mitchell, Prince Edward Island health minister, and Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia health minister, listen in at a press conference in Winnipeg on June 28, 2018. Hoffman, who is the Alberta NDP health critic, says it is especially troubling that Edmonton hospitals are putting patients in hallways given that August is typically the month when patient levels are among the lowest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
TIFF reveals Discovery, Midnight Madness lineups, including Al Yankovic biopic
Daniel Radcliffe is Weird Al Yankovic with Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey in the biopic which will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," a Roku Channel original that charts the comedic musician's rise to fame and "famously depraved lifestyle," will serve as the opening film to TIFF's Midnight Madness programming. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto International Film Festival
A dangerous rage is sweeping the land
Gary Mason
Hot, dry August to bring more wildfires, especially in southern B.C., says forecast
Smoke from the Nohomin wildfire grows toward the Stein Valley west of Lytton, in British Columbia, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Toronto FC moves to bring Richie Laryea back into the fold after stint in England
University of Toronto vaccine policy could boost uptake, but more needed to drive real increase: experts
Students who receive scholarships get to spend more time focusing on school and less time working jobs to cover tuition and the cost of living. People walk past the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ontario directs regulator to register internationally trained nurses more quickly
Sylvia Jones, Ontario Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, takes her oath at a swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
U.S. cuts softwood tariffs by half for Canadian lumber as trade dispute lingers
Softwood lumber is pictured along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
For Ukraine’s landmarks, Russian bombs and resentment of Soviet architecture are a double threat
Tesla stock-split proposal to headline annual meeting in Texas
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Tesla service centre in Singapore July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Chen Lin
Quebec to begin new COVID-19 vaccination booster drive in mid-August
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is prepared at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov
Former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell heads Hockey Canada review
Justice Thomas Cromwell stands at the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday. The retiring judge says he feels ‘very sorry’ for what happened to Justice Marc Nadon two years ago.
Supreme Court won’t hear case involving estate of slain West Vancouver multimillionaire
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa on May 11, 2022. The court will release a decision today that is expected to clarify how the use of a condom during sex relates to consent in sexual assault law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A look at Brittney Griner’s career on, off basketball court
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner listens the verdict standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Protesters march through downtown Louisville after a grand jury decided not to bring homicide charges against police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, in Louisville, Kentucky September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo/File Photo
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal by David and Collet Stephan, Alberta parents who have faced two trials in son’s 2012 death
David Stephan and his wife Collet Stephan arrive at court in Lethbridge, Alta., on March 10, 2016. An Alberta judge's comments about an expert witness in the acquittal of two people in the death of their son were "prejudiced, racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant," says a letter by an association that represents Nigerian doctors in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
Predator prequel Prey is an excellent slice of late-summer nastiness that deserves more than Disney+
Amber Midthunder as Naru and Dane DiLiegro as the Predator in 20th Century Studios' PREY, exclusively on Hulu. Photo by David Bukach. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Emergency departments are in crisis. Supporting nurses must be our immediate priority
Paramedics transfer patients to the emergency room triage at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Newfoundland lawyer accused of sexual assault loses bid for publication ban
FILE PHOTO: Fencing has been put up around the Supreme Court of Canada ahead of Canada Day celebration activities and anti-mandate protests in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Canadian auto sales down 16% in July compared with last year as shortages persist
SUVs are lined up for sale at an auto mall in Ottawa, on Monday, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Jan. 6 panel asks for Alex Jones’ phone records: lawyer
FILE PHOTO: Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse, Austin, Texas, U.S., August 3, 2022. Briana Sanchez/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Canadian dollar underperforms G10 peers as oil suffers ‘brutal’ selloff
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Dairy giant Saputo reports net earnings of $139-million
Dairy giant Saputo Inc. says it had net earnings of $139 million for the quarter ending June 30, up from $53 million for the same quarter last year. The Saputo plant is shown in the St-Leonard area of Montreal, Monday, Jan.13, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Up to 225 Canadian soldiers heading to U.K. to train Ukrainian soldiers
Op UNIFIER officer delivers tactical medicine training in Stare, Ukraine 18 Jan 2022
Part of Beirut’s port silos collapses on second anniversary
Part of the grain silos in the port of Beirut lies on the ground, minutes after it collapsed due to an ongoing fire since the beginning of last month, on August 4, 2022, on the day that crisis-hit Lebanon marks two years since a giant explosion ripped through the capital. - Several more grain silos damaged by the 2020 Beirut port explosion collapsed today, as hundreds marched toward them to mark the second anniversary of the disaster. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP) (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Thomson Reuters raises financial targets as revenue climbs
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Juno Awards reschedules to March 13, shifting one day to avoid the Oscars
The 2023 Juno Awards are moving a day later to steer clear of Oscars night. A videographer looks through his camera during the Juno Award nominee press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Alibaba revenue growth flatlines for first time as China’s lockdowns bite
FILE - A woman walks past the offices of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2021. Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, beat market expectations for revenue in its quarter ended June, even as revenue was nearly flat and the company continues to grapple with the fallout from increased regulatory scrutiny and slowing economy growth. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Women row same distance as men for first time in 204-year-old St. John’s regatta
The Hyflodraulics Limited Crew are first across the line as they win the Stirling Communications International Female Championship Race at the 201st Royal Newfoundland Regatta in St. John’s on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Photo by Paul Daly for Globe and Mail
Gabby Petito’s legacy: $100,000 for domestic violence hotline
Gabby Petito's mother Nichole Schmidt wears a "Justice for Gabby" silicone bracelet during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in New York. The Gabby Petito Foundation is donating $100,000 to the Hotline. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Bungalow on old fairway scores a deal after price slashed
Manitoba decides not to appeal court ruling on child benefit payments
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks to media prior to the reading of the Speech from the Throne at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Iran nuclear talks in Vienna as Tehran expands enrichment
FILE - Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022. The resumption of the Vienna talks, suddenly called Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, appears not to include high-level representation from all the countries part of Iran's 2015 deal with word powers. Kani, arrived in Vienna for the talks, Iranian state media reported. U.S. Special Representative for Iran Rob Malley also was on hand, tweeting Wednesday that “our expectations are in check.” (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Coinbase shares soar on deal to provide crypto services for BlackRock clients
FILE PHOTO: A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Coinbase logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Nutrien cuts profit forecast over concern in nitrogen prices as search for permanent CEO continues
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the storage warehouse is seen at Nutrien's Cory potash mine near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Nayan Sthankiya//File Photo
SNC-Lavalin reports profit fell in the second-quarter as revenue rose
The offices of SNC-Lavalin are seen in Montreal on March 26, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Taliban claim they were unaware of al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan
FILE - Suhail Shaheen, Afghan Taliban spokesman speaks during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia. The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, days after a U.S. drone strike killing al-Qaida’s top leader in Afghanistan’s capital, acknowledging his slaying, and pledging to launch an investigation. Shaheen, the head of the group’s political office in Doha, Qatar told the Associated Press in a what’s App message that “The government and the leadership weren’t aware of what is being claimed, nor any trace there. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reiterates its commitment to Doha Agreement.” AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)
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