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August 7

China defends ditching U.S. military talks, says Washington must bear ‘serious consequences’
In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan’s frigate Lan Yang is seen at the rear, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China is holding drills in waters around Taiwan in response to a recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP)
National Bank Open a chance for several WTA players to have memorable returns
Canada's Leylah Fernandez plays a shot against Italy's Martina Trevisan during their quarterfinal match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime ready for long-awaited return to hometown tournament
SAN JOSÉ DEL CABO, MEXICO - AUGUST 05: Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada hits a backhand against Cameron Norrie of Great Britain during the semifinals of the Mifel ATP Los Cabos Open 2022 at Cabo Sports Complex on August 05, 2022 in San José del Cabo, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)
Japan runs first current account deficit in five months
A cargo ship (L) sails into Tokyo's port on January 23, 2019. - Japan logged a trade deficit last year for the first time since 2015, with export growth slowing amid tensions between the country's two biggest trading partners -- China and the United States. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images
Hockey Canada sexual-assault scandal casts a pall over upcoming world junior tournament
Canada’s national junior team players skate during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
More emergency departments across Canada forced to temporarily close because of staff shortages
Ambulances parked by the emergency dept at TorontoWestern Hospital, are photographed on July 14, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Paramedics can’t leave until a nurse has taken charge of the patient that was brought in by ambulance.
Former opposition leader Raila Odinga maintains narrow lead on eve of Kenyan election
Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga waves to his supporters as he arrives at his final electoral campaign rally at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Kenya is due to hold its general election on Tuesday, Aug. 9 as the East Africa's economic hub chooses a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Aces spoil Sue Bird’s retirement party, topple Storm
Seattle Storm's Sue Bird becomes emotional as the Climate Pledge Arena crowd gives her an ovation marking her retirement Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The largest crowd in Storm history packed Climate Pledge Arena to thank Bird for her two decades as the face of the franchise and one of the best women’s basketball players ever. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
Blue Jays top Twins 3-2 on overturned call in 10th
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez tags out Toronto Blue Jays' Whit Merrifield who tags from third on a sacrifice fly by Cavan Biggio in the tenth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in Minneapolis. The play was overturned on review due to the catcher blocking the plate and the Blue Jays won 3-2 in 10. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Trump-backed Michigan attorney-general candidate involved in voting-system breach, documents show
Republican candidate for Attorney General of Michigan Matthew DePerno reacts as he is recognized by former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Automakers say U.S. Senate bill will jeopardize 2030 EV targets
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives a thumbs-up in his office after the Senate approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)
Leylah Fernandez set to play at Toronto’s National Bank Open after a summer off the court
Canada's Leylah Fernandez clenches her fist after scoring a point against Italy's Martina Trevisan during their quarterfinal match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Thibault Camus
BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check
A Unit Crew conducts planned ignitions above Yellow Lake near Olalla in this recent handout photo.The BC Wildfire Service says planned ignitions are scheduled to enclose a fire burning in the southern Okanagan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service
Ontario legislature session begins as Doug Ford’s government pushes ahead with new mandate
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference inside Queen’s Park in Toronto, Monday, June 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Ashleigh Buhai wins AIG Women’s Open in playoff over In Gee Chun
South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai poses for the media holding the trophy after winning the Women's British Open golf championship, during the presentation ceremony in Muirfield, Scotland, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Tata Motors to buy Ford India’s manufacturing plant for $91 million
FILE PHOTO: A Tata Motors logo is pictured outside the company showroom in Mumbai, India February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Temperatures rise as France tackles its worst drought on record
FILE PHOTO: Cracked and dry earth is seen on the banks of Le Broc lake, as a historical drought hits France, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Rage and disappointment: Inside a collapsing soccer club
John Doyle
Alberta will help Athabasca University with cash, minister says, as school’s fate hangs in balance
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Demetrios Nicolaides, minister of advanced education, after being sworn into office, in Edmonton on April 30, 2019. The Alberta government has upped the ante in its fight with Athabasca University, directing the online-oriented school to get busy making sure more staff work in the small northern town or risk losing millions of dollars in funding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
German consul arrested in Brazil over husband’s death
A screen grab from a video shows Brazilian police officers escorting Uwe Herbert Hahn, German consul in Rio de Janeiro, following his arrest for the alleged murder of his husband, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 7, 2022. Reuters TV via REUTERS
Erling Haaland shines for Man City; United loses under Ten Hag
Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland runs through during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Manchester City at the London Stadium, in London on August 7, 2022. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Parliamentary committee to begin study of RCMP’s use of cellphone spyware
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toss your anti-aging creams. Aging isn’t dying – it’s living!
Planting trees is a popular climate-change solution. Canada’s plan to get two billion in the ground is proving difficult to execute
Francis Allard, President and co-founder, Ramo at the landfill in a willow stand in Quebec.
Cease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Ashkelon southern Israel, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Heat warning still in place for large swaths of central and eastern Canada
People eat lunch on a hot day in Toronto on Thursday, June 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Negotiators optimistic about progress on Iran nuclear deal
The sun sets behind the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks take place in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. A new round of talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) began in Vienna on Thursday. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter)
Biden stands with Muslims after ‘horrific killings’ in New Mexico
Altaf Hussain cries over the grave of his brother Aftab Hussein at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. A funeral service was held for Aftab Hussein, 41, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, at the Islamic Center of New Mexico on Friday. Both Muslim men were shot and killed near their homes only six days apart. Law enforcement believes one suspect could be responsible for killing three Muslim men in the past nine months. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs, inflation rise
DoorDash delivery driver loads a bag of groceries from Loblaws in this handout image. Courtesy of DoorDash
China’s exports gain steam but outlook cloudy as global growth cools
A truck transports containers at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on July 13, 2022. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
People shop for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. As the cost of living rises at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
‘No crying in baseball’: Kelly McCormack takes on famous line in A league of Their Own reboot
Kelly McCormack plays Jess McCready in Prime Video TV series "A League of Their Own," which uses the hit film as the basis for a new story. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Anne Marie Fox-Prime Video TV **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Amid acute physician shortages, La grande séduction is once again in hot demand - in stage adaptations
The Cast of Tell Tale Harbour
Copyright law reform will allow Canadian artists to cash in when their work is resold
Artist Paddy Lamb pictured in his studio in Edmonton, on Friday July 29, 2022. There is a proposed law change introducing a resale fee for an artist's work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canada’s Evan Dunfee pulls away from field to win Commonwealth gold in 10,000 race walk
Commonwealth Games - Athletics - Men's 10,000m Race Walk - Final - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Britain - August 7, 2022 Canada's Evan Dunfee celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/John Sibley
Anne Heche in hospital, in stable condition after fiery car crash
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 US actress Anne Heche arrives for the premiere of Netflix's "The Unforgivable" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. - US actress Anne Heche has been hospitalized in critical condition after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home, US media reported Friday. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that a vehicle struck a two-story house in Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighborhood, "causing structural compromise and erupting in heavy fire." (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Cuba gets help from Mexico, Venezuela to fight oil fire
View of the massive fire at a fuel depot in Matanzas, Cuba, on August 7, 2022. - Planes with products, firefighters and specialists from Mexico and Venezuela arrived in Cuba to help put out this Sunday the fire of two oil tanks, which enters its third day with one dead, 17 missing and 36 hospitalized. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack
FILE PHOTO: A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic shift
Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro speaks to students at Externado University in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Petro gave a talk to students at his alma mater where he studied economics, ahead of his Aug. 7 inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Four more cargo ships carrying food exports sail from Ukraine
The Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rojen, carrying Ukrainian grain, sails in the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey August 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Air Canada denying passenger compensation claims for staff shortages, citing safety
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ukrainian risks her life to rescue wild animals from war
Natalia Popova, 50, pets a tiger at her animal shelter in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Popova, in cooperation with the animal protection organisation UA Animals, has already saved more than 300 animals from the war, 200 of them were sent abroad, and 100 found a home in most western regions of Ukraine, which are considered to be safer. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Northern Quebec justice system needs to adapt to local culture, improve access to courts, report says
The village of Inukjuak is seen on the shore of Hudson Bay Thursday, May 12, 2022 in Inukjuak, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Buyer cuts $49,000 off price of East York three-bedroom
Done Deal, 26 Hopedale Ave., Toronto
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in South Africa on Africa tour
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Antoinette Sithole, the sister of the late Hector Pieterson, lay a wreath at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto, South Africa, August 7, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Nathan Rourke reaches new heights as B.C. Lions rout struggling Edmonton Elks 46-14
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke looks to pass during the first half of CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver, on Saturday, August 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Biden leaves White House for first time since getting COVID-19
President Joe Biden takes off his mask as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Del., home after his most recent COVID-19 isolation, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
U.S. Senate passes major $430-billion bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference on the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Aug. 4, 2022. Liberal Democrats who once demanded a far more ambitious plan appear ready to support a climate, health and tax package that could be their party’s last chance to enact some of its agenda. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
Israeli airstrike kills second top Islamic Jihad commander
Smoke billows from a building struck during an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022. - Israel bombarded Islamic Jihad positions in the Gaza Strip for a third day today as violence escalated, with 31 Palestinians killed and militants firing their first rockets at Jerusalem. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa on track to spend $200-Million per year on cannabis for veterans
Medical marijuana is shown in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2017.The federal government is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing Ottawa shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year alone – more than double the amount just three years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Tory leadership hopefuls say it’s time for unity as Conservative leadership race enters final stretch
Conservative leadership candidate Roman Baber shakes hands with Jean Charest and Scott Aitchison following the debate, Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Air Canada losses, pension boosts and real estate trends: The business and investing stories you need to know about this week
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Air Canada is cutting more than 15 per cent of its scheduled flights in July and August as airports face lengthy delays and cancellations amid an overwhelming travel resurgence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Help on the way for central Newfoundland fire Premier says is largest since 1961
A forest fire in central Newfoundland has forced the closure of the the Bay d'Espoir Highway. The fire, south of Bishop Falls, N.L, is shown in this recent handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Newfoundland & Labrador *MANDATORY CREDIT*
My insurance company wants to write off my car. With used car prices soaring, can I make them repair it?
2007 Buick Lucerne CXS. X07BU_LU18 (United States) Caption: 2007 Buick Lucerne CXS Credit: General Motors
Investment industry faces widening skills gap around big data and ESG
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
‘Once again, Ontario has been caught flat-footed … people are suffering and in dire need of health care.’ The crisis continues, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 7
A medical bed is photographed is shown in the trauma bay during simulation training at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Ontario nursing organizations are calling for a faster licensing process for the thousands of internationally trained nurses awaiting a decision from the profession's regulator. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Your lookahead horoscope: August 7
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