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Tua Tagovailoa throws for four TDs, Jalen Ramsey shines in debut for Dolphins
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) celebrates with wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Oilers beat Flames 5-2 at Heritage Classic, snap four-game losing skid
Edmonton Oilers celebrate the win against the Calgary Flames during NHL Heritage Classic action in Edmonton on Sunday October 29, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Jalen Hurts throws for four TDs on injured knee to help the Eagles beat the Commanders and improve to 7-1
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) making a one-handed catch to score a touchdown against Washington Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste (25) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former Israeli PM says international troops should help stabilize Gaza after war
Ehud Olmert - former Israeli Prime Minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 23 2023.
Global bellwether companies to report earnings in this week's Advisor Lookahead
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Denounce and refute, don’t muzzle
Marcus Gee
From batter to better: How AI can’t (yet) hit a home run in business
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Jordan Montgomery #47 of the New York Yankees in action against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 12, 2020 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Orioles 2-1 in ten innings. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Farms, small businesses hope federal changes to carbon pricing fix disproportionate costs, industry groups say
Wayne MacCharles, a worker at Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd, sorts apples at a facility on March 9, 2022 in Greenwich, Nova Scotia. Meagan Hancock/The Globe and Mail. The orchards at Stirling Farm Market have more than 35 varieties of apples and ship across the province and Atlantic Canada. Rising gas prices, as well as other disruptions in the supply chain due to COVID are worrisome for Hal Stirling, President of Stirling Fruit Farms Ltd, who received notice this week from manufacturers that the price of cardboard boxes will go up by 14 percent next week.
Non-profit aims to bridge gap between Black health-care professionals and patients
OTTAWA — Myriam Georges-Estigène, an Ottawa based psychotherapist, at her office space, Saturday, October 21, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser, The Globe and Mail
Trudeau’s antisemitism envoy faces criticism for silence on rising attacks on Jews since Israel-Hamas war
Members of the Jewish community hold a vigil for the more than 200 Israelis, including 30 children, held hostage by Hamas, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on October 28, 2023. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza the following day. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel’s war rages in Gaza but fear and fury have fallen upon the West Bank too
Palestinian women cry during the funeral of Naeem Farran, who was killed early in the morning by the Israeli army in Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus on October 29, 2023. GORAN TOMASEVIC/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Unifor reaches tentative agreement with St. Lawrence Seaway, ending eight-day strike
Boats sit idle in Lake Ontario close to the Welland Canal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
Ontario universities at crossroads as four-year domestic tuition freeze puts some in financial trouble
Queen's University campus in Kingston, Ontario, on Wednesday March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Desperate Gazans turn to raiding UN warehouses as supplies dwindle: ‘They want to survive. That’s it’
Palestinians carry food supplies near a United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) run warehouse in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
All of us could do with a check of the words we’re using
John Ibbitson
A lot happened while the Toronto Maple Leafs were away from home
DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 26: Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Joseph Woll #60 skate off the ice after defeating the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on October 26, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
Searching for bargains amid the stock stumble - and hints from past bear markets
Norman Rothery
Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead
Worshippers leave the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul after service, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The community is working to heal following shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Data is the precious asset we chronically undervalue
Investment stock market Entrepreneur Business Man discussing and analysis graph stock market trading,stock chart concept
With lower salaries and less remote work, the job market looks very different: ‘Now probably isn’t the best time to make a leap’
Jerome Jones inside his home in Chatham, Ontario, Oct. 27, 2023. Jones is looking for a new job and finding the market slower than previous times. Brett Gundlock/The Globe and Mail For Saira Peesker story
Charitable donations must go directly to communities, with no strings attached
Red Cross members box donations for people affected by Hurricane Otis at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mexico City, Mexico October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan
The ‘Bank of Mom and Dad’ is no longer just for down payments
A new report by TD Economics predicts Canadian home sales and average prices will fall in the final quarter of the year and into 2024 but then pick up by the second quarter of 2024. A for sale sign is displayed in front of a house in the Riverdale area of Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
Disabled B.C. man forced to drag himself off flight says he’s pushing for changes
A disabled British Columbia man who dragged himself off an Air Canada flight in Las Vegas after the airline's ground assistance personnel were not available to help him says he doesn't want others to go through the same experience. Rodney Hodgins is seen in Las Vegas in an August 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Deanna Hodgins, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Searching for white Spirit bears in B.C.’s rainforest
September 7, 2023 - Lowe Inlet, British Columbia: A black bear fishes for salmon at Lowe Inlet, deep in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Halloween helped me get my kids to listen to classical music
Israel summons Russian ambassador to protest at Moscow’s hosting of Hamas
FILE PHOTO: The ambassador of Russia to Israel Anatoly Viktorov speaks at a news conference at the Russian Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A Canadian-donated 3D printer is making artificial limbs for Ukrainian soldiers so they can walk, run – and fight again
Left is Kostiantyn Nykypanchuk and Serhii Yevtusenko, 35 sits at the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center in the basement of St. Panteleimon hospital in Lviv, Ukraine on October 20, 2023.
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime defends Swiss Indoors title with win over Hurkacz
Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime kisses the trophy after his victory during his men's single final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel on October 29, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery holds his hat after giving up a home run to Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno during the fourth inning in Game 2 of the baseball World Series Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Mexico raises Hurricane Otis death toll to 43 and puts missing at 36 as search continues
TOPSHOT - View of damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on October 28, 2023. The death toll from an extraordinarily powerful hurricane that blasted the Mexican resort city of Acapulco rose Saturday to 39, the Mexican government said (Photo by Rodrigo OROPEZA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO OROPEZA/AFP via Getty Images)
United Auto Workers leaders push ahead with Ford contract as GM talks drag
(FILES) Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 230 and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, California, on September 26, 2023, to show solidarity for the "Big Three" autoworkers currently on strike. Stellantis and the striking United Auto Workers union have reached a preliminary deal allowing members to return to factories, the union said October 28. The tentative agreement, reached after 44 days of strike action that simultaneously targeted Detroit's "Big Three" automakers, includes a 25 percent raise in base wages by 2028, the union said. "Stellantis workers will return to work while the agreement goes through the ratification process," the UAW said in a statement. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Military actions don’t solve anything’, son of Canadian hostage in Gaza says
The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among Hamas hostages in Gaza wants the world to push for an end to to the fighting, and he fears Israel’s escalating offensive could end all chance of her surviving. An Israeli flag is placed next to a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ariel Schalit
Tributes to Matthew Perry pour in from Adele, Justin Trudeau and co-stars after his death at 54
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Matthew Perry attends the premiere of the film "17 Again" in Los Angeles April 14, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo
A big hit at Toronto’s Massey Hall, Bob Dylan played no hits
Fans line up to see Bob Dylan perform at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Friday, Oct. 27.
Ontario offers flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines for all over six months as of Monday
<div>People in Ontario who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday. Pediatric doses of Moderna's Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine are seen a clinic in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
Thousands of Ukrainians run to commemorate those killed in the war
People participate in a one-kilometer race in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Around two thousand Ukrainians registered for the event, called 'The World's Longest Marathon', with the dual purpose of honoring the country's military and raising funds to bolster Ukraine's air defense system. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Iran does not want Israel-Hamas conflict to spread, foreign minister says
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Adam Johnson and the death of a hockey lifer
FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, file)
12 people die in a plane crash in the Brazilian Amazon
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
Toronto Argos make history with 27-22 win over Ottawa Redblacks
American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after ‘freak accident’ during game in England
FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, file)
CRTC urged to mandate better supports for Deaf Canadians during phone service outages
A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Emmanuel Macron vows to enshrine abortion rights in French Constitution in 2024
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his wife Brigitte Macron pay their respects by the coffins of former French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil and her husband Antoine Veil during the burial ceremony at the Pantheon in Paris on July 1, 2018. Former Health Minister, Simone Veil, who passed away on June 30, 2017 became president of the European Parliament and one of France's most revered politicians by advocating the 1975 law legalising abortion in France. She will be only the fifth woman buried at the monument to France's dignitaries, where she will be laid to rest at the Pantheon with her husband Antoine, a high-ranking civil servant who died in 2013. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUDOVIC MARINLUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images
Barcelona museum throws open its doors to nudist visitors
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Residents take part in a nudist visit to the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia about The Bronzes of Race exhibition of Luigi Spina’s photographs depicting two large Greek bronze statues of the naked in Barcelona, Spain October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Bank of Canada rates, St. Lawrence Seaway strike and The One’s stuck condo buyers: Must-read business and investing stories
St. Lawrence Seaway workers strike outside the St. Lambert Lock in St. Lambert, Que., Monday, October 23, 2023. The premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on both sides in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to reach a deal "right away," saying the shutdown of the vital trade artery risks significant harm to the region's economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Kazakhstan coal mine fire death toll rises to 42, with 4 still missing
A woman is assisted at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau, as relatives of miners gather during a rescue operation following a mine fire, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven’t we heard more about it?
Doctors say it's important to get the updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against the XBB.1.5 subvariant driving a current rise in cases. A pharmacist prepares to administer a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
Joe Biden says Middle Eastern leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends
FILE - First lady Jill Biden, right, watches as President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Washington, about the war in Israel and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground
Stacy Skinner, a city councilwoman in John's Creek, Georgia, leaves her early voting location after casting her ballot for her reelection on Oct. 19, 2023. Skinner has accepted an endorsement from Veterans for Trump. But she's careful about how she uses it. The dynamics show how national political fault lines are filtering down to local government and campaigns. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)
Josi scores in OT to help Predators tip Maple Leafs 3-2
Oct 28, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators center Ryan O'Reilly (90) celebrates after a goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) during the second period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Eichel scores as Golden Knights bounce back from first loss, beat Kings 4-3
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson (36) deflects a shot by Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jordan Spence (21) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
G-7 nations pledge to ensure strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions
A general view of a G-7 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies strengthened their pledge Sunday to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties.(Kyodo News via AP)
Montreal restaurants adapt to rising costs, but worry customers might be priced out
Dyan Solomon, co-founder and owner of Olive et Gourmando, poses inside the restaurant in Old Montreal on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Quebec public sector unions say they will move forward with strikes
People take part in a public sector union demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, September 23, 2023. The Quebec government is expected to present a contract offer today to public sector unions who are on the cusp of a strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Sikh independence vote takes place in B.C. amid Canada-India tensions
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, September 18, 2023. Thousands of Sikh voters are expected to turn out today in the Metro Vancouver municipality of Surrey, to vote in an unofficial referendum at the centre of Canada's ongoing tensions with India. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Moscow will confiscate EU assets if Brussels ‘steals’ frozen Russian funds, chairman of Russia’s lower house of parliament says
In this photo released by The State Duma, speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The lower house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty, a move Moscow described as putting it on par with the United States. (The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP)
China’s foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be ‘smooth-sailing’
(FILES) US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. China's top diplomat will pay a rare visit to Washington this week, the United States announced October 23, 2023, paving the way for a potential visit by President Xi Jinping aimed at keeping tensions in check. Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the highest-ranking Chinese official in the US capital in nearly five years, will visit from October 26 through October 28 against a backdrop of friction over trade, Ukraine, the Middle East, Taiwan and China's assertive actions at sea near the Philippines. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Internet and phone service gradually returns after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment from Israel
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Ilan Assayag)
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
This image taken from the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on October 29, 2023, shows black smoke ascending from the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The Israeli army has raised the number of troops fighting inside the Gaza Strip, a spokesman said on October 29, 2023, as the military stepped up its war on Hamas in the tiny Palestinian territory. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)
When there is no reward for extra work, the cultural tax hurts workers and companies
Caucasian Real Estate Agent meeting with black millennial couple show house or apartment on laptop, male designer or architect demonstrate homes at computer talk with african American spouse clients in office
How many kilometres until a ‘new’ car is no longer new?
The odometer on the 2001 Toyota Corolla reads 999999 km before reaching 1 million in Toronto on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Darren Calabrese for The Globe and Mail
‘The downfall of McGill, not to mention the downfall of the provincial economy and Montreal’s downtown.’ Quebec doubles out-of-province tuition, plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 29
FILE Ñ The view from atop Mont Royal, including a 21-story mural of Leonard Cohen among the downtown buildings in Montreal, on Feb. 3, 2018. Montreal has far too much for just 36 hours, but if you bring some good walking shoes, youÕll find terrific meals, stunning views atop Mont-Royal and a creative spirit that comes across in any language. (Christinne Muschi/The New York Times)
Your lookahead horoscope: October 29
Scorpio.
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