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Church roof collapses in north Mexico, killing at least nine and injuring about 50, officials say
Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed during a Sunday Mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the roof caved in while parishioners were receiving communion. (Alejando de Angel/El Sol de Tampico via AP)
California governor to name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Dianne Feinstein’s vacant Senate seat
FILE - Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, listens during a rally held by the Latino Victory Fund, Oct. 20, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. A spokesman in California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, that he will name Butler to the Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
India’s monsoon rains hit five-year low due to El Nino
FILE PHOTO: Monsoon clouds loom over the overflowing river Yamuna, in New Delhi, India, July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Former CFL running back George Reed dies at the age of 83
FILE--Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Ron Lancaster hands off to running back George Reed during action in the 1967 Grey Cup game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Ottawa, Dec.2, 1967. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff
Australia PM rallies support for Indigenous referendum as early voting starts
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Yes23 official campaign launch in Adelaide, Australia August 30, 2023. AAP Image/Mark Brake via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT/File Photo/File Photo
Jobs data to show labour market's health heading into Q4 in this week's Advisor Lookahead
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Quebec to introduce bill enabling it to join class-action lawsuit over opioid harms
This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of prescription oxycodone pills in New York. Opioids should not be prescribed to treat acute neck and lower-back pain, new research suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Lennihan
Former RCMP civilian Cameron Ortis alleged to have shared secrets gets day in court after four years
Cameron Ortis, a senior intelligence official at the RCMP, leaves the courthouse in Ottawa after being granted bail, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Ortis is accused on charges of violating the Security of Information Act and breach of trust for allegedly disclosing secrets to an unknown recipient. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Hand cyclist Kevin Mills on becoming first quadriplegic person to make coast-to-coast trek
Kevin Mills and cycling partner and neurorecovery specialist Nikki Davenport cycle along the coast in Mill Bay, B.C., as they set out on their final leg of his hand-cycled journey across Canada towards the finish line at the Ogden Point Breakwater in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
Blue Jays whoop it up after clinching spot in playoffs before wild-card matchup against Twins
Toronto Blue Jays celebrate clinching an American League Wild Card series berth, in Toronto, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Kevin McCarthy stepped up with an 11th-hour bipartisan deal. It could be his undoing
David Shribman
Ontario pharmacists can now prescribe treatments for additional six ailments, including acne
Signage explaining that Ontario pharmacists are able to provide prescriptions for minor health conditions is photographed at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Etobicoke, Ont., on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. From self-serve lottery terminals verifying ticket buyers' ages to allowing pharmacists to administer certain injections to requiring women-only bathrooms on construction sites, a wide range of new provincial rules and regulations comes into effect Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
TVO employees vote to reject ‘final’ contract offer as strike heads into seventh week
<div>Workers at Ontario's public broadcaster have voted to reject what the company's management says is its "final" offer after nearly six weeks of labour action. TVO employees and supporters are seen on the picket line outside of TVO offices Toronto, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby</div>
Advocates hail Johnson & Johnson decision to allow generic versions of key TB drug
Heath officials check the listings of people who are to be tested for COVID-19 as well as HIV and Tuberculosis, in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, April 30, 2020. Thousands are being tested in an effort to derail the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Dye & Durham enacts slew of price hikes, upping cost of corporate searches, name registrations
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Avison Young says Toronto's downtown office vacancy rate was 12 per cent in the second quarter, up from 11.6 per cent in the first quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Jalen Hurts throws for 319 yards, Josh Elliott’s 54-yarder lifts 4-0 Eagles past Commanders in OT
Philadelphia Eagles place kicker Jake Elliott (4) celebrates with teammates after the game-winning field goal in overtime of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Flames assistant GM Chris Snow dies at 42 after lengthy public battle with ALS
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow who is struggling with ALS with his wife Kelsie at their community arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
Josh Allen throws four TD passes, runs for score, Bills rout division rival Dolphins
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) rushes for an 11 yard touchdown during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Orchard Park, NY. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Editorial Cartoons for October, 2023
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Editorial cartoon by David Parkins published Feb. 31, 2023. QUEBEC - WILL THE HORROR NEVER END? I'VE COME AS AN ANGLOPHONE ...
BMW adds i5 to reinvented 5 Series lineup, an EV that should compete well against Mercedes
The 2024 BMW i5 has a 257-horsepower front and 335-horsepower rear electric motor.
With a drop of a hat, Joe LaCava turns a silly moment into a sporting soap opera
Cathal Kelly
Quebec public-sector unions continue to see strong support for strike mandates
People take part in a public sector union demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, September 23, 2023.&nbsp;Members of several Quebec public-sector unions are continuing to vote in favour of strike mandates by large margins. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
’PAW Patrol’ shows bark at box office while ‘The Creator’ and ’Dumb Money’ disappoint
(FILES) Guinness World Records Adjudicator Michael Empric holds a certificate during the Guinness World Record Breaking Screening in support of "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 2023. Paramount's new kids' movie "Paw Patrol 2: The Mighty Movie" bounded to the top of the North American box office this weekend, with a tail-wagging take estimated at $23 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on October 1, 2023. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Current rates will tempt some mortgage pros to recommend variable options, one broker warns
A row of new homes is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Canadian Real Estate Association says July's home sales were little changed from June but saw the largest year-over-year increase in more than two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Enjoy a frugal feast with this dividend portfolio
Norman Rothery
Walter Borden’s The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time is a retrospective of the veteran actor’s life, and a reason to smile
Walter Borden in The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, from the Neptune Theatre production. Set, lighting, costume, projection design by Andy Moro.
Credit Suisse, Mozambique secure out-of-court ‘tuna bond’ settlement
FILE PHOTO: The Credit Suisse logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London,Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo
Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’
FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, react as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents lawmakers with a Ukrainian flag autographed by front-line troops in Bakhmut, in Ukraine's contested Donetsk province, as he addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Republican reticence in the United States about Washington’s big spending to prop up Ukraine’s military has raised new uncertainties about the West’s commitment to its efforts to expel Russian invaders more than 18 months into the war. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
How I’ve managed to be calm while facing cancer
Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57
FILE - Former Boston Red Sox player Tim Wakefield looks on before the start of a baseball game between the Red Sox and Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Boston. The Boston Red Sox say announcer and former knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is undergoing treatment for a disease they did not specify and asked for fans to respect his privacy after his illness was outed without his consent by ex-teammate Curt Schilling. The team issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after Schilling said on a podcast that Wakefield had brain cancer. The news led to an outpouring of support for Wakefield – and criticism of Schilling. Wakefield is 57. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized, says Parks Canada
<div>Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead. Hidden Lake is seen in Banff National Park, Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol</div>
Jrue Holiday being traded to Boston, AP source says, as Portland continues making moves
Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday moves the ball down the court during the first half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Miami Heat, April 22, 2023, in Miami. Holiday is being traded to the Boston Celtics, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Sunday, Oct. 1 2023, a move that comes just four days after being sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Bills safety Hamlin set to appear in first regular-season game since cardiac arrest
FILE - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) plays in an NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Bills coach Sean McDermott ruled out starting saftety Jordan Poyer playing against the Miami Dolphins this weekend, Friday, Sept. 29, opening the door for Damar Hamlin to suit up for the first time since having a near-death experience at Cincinnati in January. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
In Portugal’s big-wave haven of Nazaré, this surfer is helping restore the kelp forest
Celebrity surf champian and big wave rider João Macedo on a big wave, Nazaré, Portugal. Original photo by Ricardo Bravo
Ryder Cup in Rome stays right at home for Europe; U.S. loses seventh straight in Europe
ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Tommy Fleetwood of Team Europe celebrates winning his match against Rickie Fowler of Team United States (not pictured) with teammates Jon Rahm and Nicolai Hojgaard on the 17th green after clinching the Ryder Cup during the Sunday singles matches of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on October 01, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Polish opposition holds massive Warsaw rally ahead of tight election
WARSAW, POLAND - OCTOBER 01: People hold Polish and EU flags during the March of a million Hearts on October 01, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. Civic Platform, the main opposition party led by former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is hoping to upset the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in the October 15 election. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
Major tests await conservative US Supreme Court in new term
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023, in Washington. The new term of the high court begins next Monday, Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
A woman walks past a person using a glass pipe to smoke drugs in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on International Overdose Awareness Day on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Researchers in British Columbia say the expansion of overdose prevention sites in Vancouver led to immediate behaviour changes among some drug users as they entered addiction treatment, decreased the number of times they injected substances in public and shared syringes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Glencore may look elsewhere for recycling hub after Italy rejects fast-track approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of battery recycler Li-Cycle Holdings Corp is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder
Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy vows to survive ouster threat for avoiding shutdown
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., flanked by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., holds a news conference just after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain
Firefighters carry out a covered body on a stretcher after a fire in a nightclub in Murcia, Spain in the early hours of Sunday Oct. 1, 2023. At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris.The fire broke out in the two-storey "Teatre" nightclub, also called "Fonda Milagros", in the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain in early hours of the morning. (AP Photo/Alfonso Duran)
Serbia’s president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges ‘campaign of lies’ in wake of clashes
Kosovo police members of Special Intervention Unit escort one of the arrested Serb gunmen out of the court after the Kosovo shootout in capital Pristina, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Migrant boat washes ashore in Israel, fate of passengers unknown
(FILES) Picture taken on August 3, 2023 shows some of 266 migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea on little boats prior to being rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms (R) off the Libyan coast. More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2023, a UN High Commissioner for Refugees official said on September 28, 2023. "By September 24, over 2,500 people were accounted as dead or missing in 2023 alone," Ruven Menikdiwela, director of the UNHCR New York office, told the Security Council. That number marked a large increase over the 1,680 dead or missing migrants in the same period in 2022. (Photo by Matias CHIOFALO / AFP) (Photo by MATIAS CHIOFALO/AFP via Getty Images)
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for former separatist Nagorno-Karabakh leader
A soldier walks past a destroyed house in a residential area that was hit by rocket fire overnight by Armenian forces, early Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest city, near the border with Armenia. Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of striking its second-largest city with a ballistic missile that killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 50 others in a new escalation of their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. (AP Photo/Aziz Karimov)
Slovak election winner Fico eyes mandate, reiterates Ukraine stance
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - OCTOBER 1: Robert Fico, lead candidate of the Smer political party, speaks to the media the day after Slovak parliamentary elections in which Smer finished in first place with over 23% of votes on October 1, 2023 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Smer ran on a pro-Russian, anti-European Union platform, including advocating an immediate halt to Slovak military aid to Ukraine. Smer will, however, need coalition partners to build a government. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)
Vancouver Whitecaps, D.C. United draw 2-2 as MLS playoff pursuit continues
Sep 30, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Andres Cubas (20) battles for the ball against D.C. United midfielder Chris Durkin (8) during the second half at BC Place. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Canada’s economy stalls, population grows and tech firms sign AI code of conduct: Must-read business and investing stories
Statistics Canada signage is shown in Ottawa on Friday, March 8, 2019. Statistics Canada will release its figures for how the economy started the third quarter this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara
A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a bomb attack in Ankara, Turkey October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
U.S. government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pauses as he addresses reporters about efforts to pass appropriations bills and avert a looming government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. He is joined at right by House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Should you bring your authentic self to work? Not if the culture doesn’t walk the talk, experts say
Shot of a group of businesswomen using a laptop during a meeting at work
My licence plates have faded. How long should they last and must I pay to replace them?
One of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's vehicles sits parked at the Ontario Legislature sporting a new licence plate in Toronto on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Ontario says its problematic new licence plates will stop being manufactured on March 4, and the old white-and-blue plates will be issued until problem is fixed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
‘At least 400 square feet.’ How big should a home be? Plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 1
People walk past real estate properties in Toronto, Wednesday July 12, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope: October 1
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