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October 15

Lack of fire mitigation measures may have exacerbated Halifax-area wildfire: report
Firefighters and other emergency responders work at a staged command centre within the evacuated zone of the wildfire burning in Tantallon, N.S., outside of Halifax on Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Nervous markets eye Gaza as oil hovers above US$90
Smoke from Israeli airstrike seen in Gaza strip from Sderot, Israel, on Sunday, Oct.15, 2023. As a widely anticipated ground invasion looms, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
Nova Scotia RCMP say public not at risk as search continues for motel shooting suspect
RCMP in Nova Scotia have issued an emergency alert as they search for a man they believe is armed with a shotgun and dangerous after he allegedly shot a woman. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim shifted city politics, but one year later solutions to opioid and housing crisis elude
Mayor Ken Sim of Vancouver during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, on March 16, 2023. Sim has dismissed suspicions that he is influenced by his cousin Bernard Chan, a politician and businessman who was a top adviser to Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s former pro-Beijing chief executive. (Jackie Dives/The New York Times)
Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Russian President Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Number of people asking Canada for help fleeing Gaza doubles as fighting intensifies
Palestinians, some with foreign passports hoping to cross into Egypt and others waiting for aid wait at the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza strip, on October 16, 2023. The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to around 2,750 since Hamas's deadly attack on southern Israel last week, the Gaza health ministry said October 16. Some 9,700 people have also been injured as Israel continued its withering air campaign on targets in the Palestinian coastal enclave, the Hamas-controlled ministry added. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-Palestinian rally followed by march in support of Israel on Parliament Hill
People pray in front of Parliament Hill in support of Palestinians, as Israeli troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas militants who had rampaged through Israeli towns, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Ismail Shakil
How inflation data could affect BoC’s decision on interest rates in this week's Advisor Lookahead
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Raptors have a G’day with 134-93 win over Cairns Taipans
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) dunks the ball as Cairns Taipans guard Elfred Peyton (25) and guard Sam Waardenburg (21) look on during first half exhibition basketball action in Toronto, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Illinois man killed Muslim boy and wounded woman in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say
The home where a boy was killed and a woman critically injured after they were stabbed by a man who targeted them because they were Muslim is shown in Plainfield, Ill., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Blinken returns to Israel as U.S. vows to mitigate deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, arrives in Tel Aviv, Monday Oct. 16, 2023, from Jordan. Blinken returned to Israel for a second time in less than a week after a six-country tour through Arab nations aimed at preventing the fighting from igniting a broader conflict. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
New government efforts expected to boost rental construction in Canada
OTTAWA — Michael Waters, chief executive officer with The Minto Group at 88 Beechwood Avenue in the New Edinburgh area of Ottawa, the site of one of Minto’s new apartment developments being built in Ottawa, Thursday, October 12, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser, The Globe and Mail
Connor Bedard has already reached status reserved for hockey’s biggest stars
Oct 14, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard (98) skates during the warmup period before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
The future of e-bikes? The retail car showroom
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Hezbollah flaunts its firepower as tensions mount at Israel-Lebanon border
Visitors at a Hezbollah-run tourist jihad museum in Baalbek, Lebanon on Oct. 15, 2023. Nathan VanderKlippe/The Globe and Mail
Volunteers in Tel Aviv enlist technology to search for hostages taken by Hamas
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 14: Volunteers work at a the emergency situation room for the missing people on Shabbat, after Hamas militants attacked kibbutzim and the supernova party where over 150 people were kidnapped, and over 400 people are still missing, near the Gaza border on October 14, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The emergency situation room was set up by three civilians last Sunday, a day after the attack and now has over 400 volunteers working in teams by combing through information before Saturday’s attack and then comparing if with photos and videos from afterwards. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 400,000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,300 people and wounding around 2,800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Quebec Liberals won’t name new leader until spring 2025
Quebec Liberal Party interim leader Marc Tanguay is greeted by a delegate as he walks in the Quebec Liberal general council meeting on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 in Drummondville, Que. The party says it will not select its new leader until the spring of 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Infosys investor Sudha Murty on why women must be bold and speak their minds at work
Sudha Murty, chair of the Infosys foundation, poses in the lobby of the The Westin Toronto Airport, on thursday Sept. 8th 2023. Murty is in Toronto to accept an award from the Canada India Foundation.
Majority of racialized Canadian employees have faced workplace racism during their careers, study shows
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Experts say after the major shift in work culture prompted by the pandemic, employers on the whole aren’t approaching hybrid work in a way that makes sense for their workers or for their businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
If Auston Matthews says it, others may believe it – maybe even the Leafs
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The Halloween Indicator is anything but spooky
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Alberta’s aim to be Delaware North deserves more attention from Canada’s business community
Alberta's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. The city council in Grande Prairie, Alta., voted last night in favour of a municipal police force after a full day of deliberation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
In leaving CPA Canada, Ontario group will seize the moment to chart a better future
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada’s headquarters are seen in Toronto, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Playing Whac-A-Mole in the housing market
With the introduction of the B.C.’s foreign buyer tax, Canada’s two hottest housing markets now appear to be on diverging paths.
Number of Canadians killed in Israel climbs to five, three others still missing
Posters of kidnapped Israelis displayed on a wall in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 15, 2023. (Amit Elkayam/The New York Times)
Suzanne Somers dead at 76; actor played Chrissy Snow on ‘Three’s Company’
FILE PHOTO: Actress Suzanne Somers arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo
Israeli rabbis work around the clock – even on the Sabbath – to count the dead from Hamas attack
A woman mourns Roy Joseph Levy, 44, an Israeli colonel who was killed following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, at his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 15.
Ukrainians in eastern town of Avdiivka on edge as Russia intensifies offensive
Smoke rises above the area of Avdiivka town in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, as seen from Yasynuvata (Yasinovataya) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv continues drone counterstrikes
Two women react in front of a pile of rubble that is left of the cafe that hosted the wake and was hit by a Russian missile, following a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the Republican Party’s isolationist shift
FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the New Hampshire Republican Party's First In The Nation Leadership Summit Saturday, Oct 14, 2023, in Nashua, N.H. The Republican Party’s White House hopefuls are offering conflicting messages on the growing foreign policy challenges. A presidential election that has long been centered on domestic kitchen-table issues is suddenly shifting its focus abroad with the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha, File)
Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
Palestinians search for survivors in the building of the Zanon family, destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Australia fines Musk’s X platform $386,000 over anti-child abuse gaps
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ dances to No. 1 at the box office, eyeing ‘Joker’ film record
A fan attends the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jewish groups in Poland angered by comparison of Palestinian attack to Warsaw ghetto uprising
10.13.2023, Warsaw, Poland. People gather in Warsaw’s Castle Square for a prayer service for Israel on Friday. ( Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail)
A third-generation Israeli soldier has been missing for over a week. Her family can only wait
This photo provided by Eyal Eshel shows his daughter Roni Eshel, an Israel Defense Forces soldier who was stationed at a military base near the Gaza border when Hamas attacked on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. “I love you so much,” Eshel told her mother in a text about three hours after the attack started. Her parents haven't heard from her since. (Courtesy of Eyal Eshel via AP)
Azerbaijan’s president raises the nation’s flag in a former breakaway region’s capital
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attends the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Israel-Hamas war upends China’s ambitions in the Middle East but may serve Beijing in the end
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 21, 2017 in Beijing, China. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the Palestinian president in Beijing and invited the Israeli prime minister for an official state visit. Benjamin Netanyahu accepted, and China was on track for a bigger role in the region. Then came the attack, which has made Netanyahu’s trip uncertain and all the more so because of China's stated neutrality on the war. (Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Saskatchewan pronoun policy doesn’t do enough to mitigate harms, say legal professors
People hold signs while attending rally against the Saskatchewan government's proposed legislation on pronoun policy in front of Saskatchewan legislature in Regina, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The Saskatchewan government plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause to override a judgeÕs injunction and introduce legislation about the provinceÕs pronoun policy in school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Transgender Manitoba MLA aims to bring personal experience to justice, health issues
Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements. The flag of Manitoba flies in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Chad Kelly throws TD pass, scores two-point convert to rally Argos past Redblacks 40-27
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly (12) runs the ball under pressure by Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman Bryce Carter (58) during first half CFL action against the Ottawa Redblacks, in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Auston Matthews scores back-to-back hat tricks as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota Wild 7-4
Oct 14, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game against the Minnesota Wild in the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Canada’s Fernandez wins Hong Kong Open; Dabrowski wins doubles title in Zhengzhou
Joe Biden, Democrats report raising more than $71 million for his 2024 presidential run
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's economic agenda during an event at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a strong indication that party donors remain united behind him going into a 2024 race that may feature a rematch with Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Man dies in custody after Alberta RCMP fire stun gun during arrest
<div>Alberta RCMP say a man died in custody this week after being shot at with a stun gun during his arrest. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial, says Ottawa
A fishing boat from the Sipekne'katik First Nation prepares for the start of its self-regulated treaty lobster fishery in Saulnierville, N.S. on August 16, 2021. Three years after a First Nation in Nova Scotia started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and violence, federal prosecutors are pushing ahead with court cases against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are sure to launch constitutional challenges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
A Supreme Court ruling, Canadian home sales fall and the Rogers family feud escalates: Must-read business and investing stories
Business groups in Alberta are celebrating Friday's decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that ruled the federal government's impact assessment law is largely unconstitutional. A man walks past the Supreme Court of Canada, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Poland opposition coalition set for majority in election, exit poll shows
10.15.2023, Warsaw, Poland. Donald Tusk, the leader of Poland’s opposition coalition Civic Platform, speaks to cheering supporters in Warsaw after an exit poll showed the coalition will win a comfortable majority in Sunday’s election. ( Anna Liminowicz/The Globe and Mail)
Water running out in Gaza as UN warns of ‘death sentence’ to hospital patients
Palestinian girl Fulla Al-Laham, 4, who was wounded in an Israeli strike that killed 14 family members, including her parents and all her siblings, lies on a bed as her grandmother sits next to her, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Packed Gaza hospitals warn of ‘another catastrophe’ as supplies run low and Israeli ground offensive looms
KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 14: Palestinians injured during Israeli raids at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip on October 14, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. Citizens of Gaza have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 300,000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,300 people and wounding around 2,800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
In horrific killings by Hamas, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces
A woman mourns corporal Dvir Lisha, 21, an Israeli soldier who was killed following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, at his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Israel-Hamas war updates: Here’s what happened on Oct. 15
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man reacts as he watches recuers and civilians remove the rubble of a home destroyed following an Israeli attack on the town of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered in the south of the Gaza Strip, laying out beds on the streets after UN-run schools filled up following Israel's warning to evacuate the north of the impoverished enclave. (Photo by MOHAMMED FAEQ / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED FAEQ/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada has a productivity problem. The solution is training, not factories, one expert says
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‘Put … money into enhancing the natural oasis that already exists at Ontario Place.’ Plans for Toronto’s waterfront, plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 15
Leaves displaying changing fall colours are seen at Ontario Place in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Your lookahead horoscope: October 15
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