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Carlos Correa stars against former team as Twins beat Astros 6-2 to tie ALDS
Minnesota Twins' Carlos Correa celebrates after a RBI-double against the Houston Astros during the first inning in Game 2 of an American League Division Series baseball game in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Maple Leafs eager to take next step after summer of change
Toronto Maple Leafs newly-appointed general manager Brad Treliving looks on during a television interview following a news conference in Toronto, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Jalen Hurts and a tough defense carry the Eagles to victory over the Rams
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) catches a touchdown and spikes the ball and celebrates with teammates against the Los Angeles Rams in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Eagles won 23-14. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)
Workers at Mack Trucks reject tentative contract deal and will go on strike early Monday
A strike sign is positioned at one of the gates during the ongoing United Auto Workers strike at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade via AP)
Iran’s UN mission says Tehran not involved in Hamas attacks
A large crowd gathers at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran to show support for the Hamas attacks on Israel, on Saturday Oct. 7, 2023. Iranian media and social media channels affiliated with the countryÕs Revolutionary Guard provided minute-by-minute updates of the sudden conflict on Saturday, boasting that Hamas militants had caught Israel off guard in one of the most serious security breaches in recent years. (The New York Times)
U.S. announces military aid for Israel as Hamas attack delivers blow to Biden push for Saudi-Israel normalization
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on at left. The deadly Hamas militant attack on Israel and the massive retaliation it provoked from Jerusalem have thrust President Joe Biden into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration's policies led to this moment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Canadians share stories from overseas, fear for relatives after Hamas’s attack on Israel
Israelis donate blood at a hospital in Tel Aviv on October 7, 2023, after a barrage of rockets were fired and fighters from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel's army said it was fighting Gaza militants who entered Israel by land, sea and air using paragliders, after a barrage of rockets was fired at Israel from the Palestinian enclave. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel marks a failure of intelligence operations, experts say
A man stands in front of a damaged shoip in Tel Aviv, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel on October 7, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in US$4.8-billion deal
FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Bristol Myers Squibb logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum each score 26 points as Aces dominate Liberty in WNBA Finals opener
Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum (10) shoots against the New York Liberty during the second half in Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hyo Joo Kim completes wire-to-wire win at The Ascendant LPGA in Texas
Kim Hyo-joo, left, of South Korea, celebrates after winning the LPGA The Ascendant golf tournament in The Colony, Texas, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Travis Etienne runs for two TDs and Jaguars beat Bills
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1), right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown during an NFL football game between Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Israel-Hamas war: What to know about the attacks, casualties, hostages and the response
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. As Israel escalates its war on Hamas, it will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians. It will want to punish Hamas like never before, but without killing so many Palestinian civilians that it loses international support. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Chinese state-owned lender sues its Canadian law firm in fight over Sam Mizrahi and Jenny Coco’s luxury condo tower
Pedestrians walk in front of The One, a skyscraper currently under construction in downtown Toronto, Sunday, February 13, 2022.
The Blue Jays played the blame game. They lost that one too
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Many financial advisers only work with wealthy clients. So where are the masses going for help?
*one time use only* Woman holds her purple piggy bank close to her body and in her arms showing the concept of finances and savings and being protective of it, only woman's torso and arms with piggy bank shown in the image
Arsenal enjoys ‘special’ win over Man City to end losing PL streak. Liverpool held 2-2 at Brighton
Manchester City's Phil Foden, right, watches Arsenal's William Saliba, top, and Arsenal's Gabriel celebrate winning the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Israelis recount terrified flight as Hamas gunmen attack dance party
People flee a music festival amid a Hamas attack in Israel on October 7.
Toronto Maple Leafs trade Sam Lafferty to Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty, left, checks Calgary Flames defenceman Chris Tanev during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Thursday, March 2, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Quebec City-based H2O Innovation will go private under new ownership
Bottled water is stored in a building once used as a gym on Shoal Lake 40. The community has been under a long-standing boil water advisory, but a new water treatment plant is expected to be complete this July. SHANNON VANRAES / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Sinister stagflation is coming – Bank of Canada will be ineffective in fighting it
OTTAWA — Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
The dominance of Uber and fellow tech giants: An anatomy of a monopoly
(FILES) An Uber banner adorns the facade of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the ride sharing company's IPO (Initial Public Offering), on May 10, 2019, in New York. Uber reported a surprise profit on August 1, 2023, pointing to strong growth in its core mobility and delivery businesses despite missing revenue estimates. Profits for the second quarter were $394 million, compared with a loss of $2.6 billion in the year-ago period. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP) (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
‘I don’t understand how Canadians make it,’ says American tax accountant living in Scarborough
Everyone showed up for Thanksgiving dinner, even my earthworms
Trudeau calls for release of hostages, investigating reports of Canadian killed after Hamas attack on Israel
In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), former federal justice minister and attorney-general Irwin Cotler said Vivian Silver was violently taken from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel and is now being held hostage. Vivian Silver (Facebook)
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ takes possession of box office with $27.2-million opening
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Lidya Jewett, left, and Olivia Marcum in a scene from "The Exorcist: Believer." (Universal Pictures via AP)
Canadians stuck in Israel as flights are cancelled, embassy closed for Thanksgiving
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Some Canadians say they are stuck in Israel in the midst of deadly fighting as airlines cancel their flights out and reaching the Canadian Embassy on a holiday weekend proves difficult. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Hatem Moussa
The Israel-Gaza war will have grave repercussions in the Middle East and beyond
Fire and smoke rise after an Israeli air strike targeted the National Bank on Gaza City, on October 8, 2023. Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas Sunday as the conflict's death toll neared 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. (Photo by Ahmed ZAKOUT / AFP) (Photo by AHMED ZAKOUT/AFP via Getty Images)
A surge in rail traffic on North Korea-Russia border suggests arms supply to Russia, think tank says
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. North Korea on Monday, Sept. 25 called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “a guy with a trash-like brain” and “a diplomatic idiot” as it slammed him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North’s deepening military ties with Russia. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Over a dozen minor injuries after footbridge collapses northeast of Quebec City
Over a dozen people suffered minor injuries and some were taken to hospital after a footbridge collapsed at an event to celebrate a mountain bike World Cup event northeast of Quebec City on Saturday. A Surete du Quebec emblem is seen on an officer’s uniform in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Disrupting Saudi-Israel ties may have motivated Hamas attack, says Antony Blinken
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) speaks about the conflict in Israel, after Hamas launched its biggest attack in decades, while making a statement about the crisis, at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Attack on Israel likely to boost appeal of gold, safe haven assets
A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, boosted by a cheaper yen that's a plus for exporting economies in the region, although it recovered slightly in Asian trading. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Afghan Canadians unite to offer support following deadly earthquake
An Afghan man walks by a destroyed home after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)
Markets sink across Middle East, businesses shut after Hamas attack
Rockets are fired from Gaza toward Israel, in Gaza, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Make it 23 titles: Unstoppable Simone Biles wraps up world championships comeback with 2 more gold medals
United States' Simone Biles is hugged by her coach after her beam exercise during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
FILE - A fisherman stands on his boat as he navigates near thousands of dead fish awash on the banks of Piranha Lake due to a severe drought in the state of Amazonas, in Manacapuru, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is already impacting hundreds of thousands of people and killing local wildlife. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
Canada adds 64,000 jobs, Laurentian’s CEO shakeup and soaring mortgage woes: Must-read business and investing stories
A business advertising vacant positions is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
Israelis desperate for word on missing kin after Hamas surprise attack
People react at the site where a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed in Tel Aviv, Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Itai Ron
Canadian municipalities looking to become ‘spongier’ to catch and absorb rainwater, build climate resilience
Place de Fleurs de Macadam is seen Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in Montreal. The city has announced it will add 30 so-called sponge parks as well as sidewalks and streets designed to soak up water during heavy rainfalls.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks
People pass by large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. Four British Columbia universities will receive $4.3 million from a government research and innovation program to help fund projects in the fields of health, technology and natural resources. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
MuchMusic’s expansive physical videotape archive is finally going digital
2008 MuchMusic Video Awards The 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards air live on Sunday, June 15.
‘Most challenging Thanksgiving:’ Long weekend marked with soaring food bank use
A cart is filled with pre-filled bags of food, during a Thanksgiving food drive for the Ottawa Food Bank at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Trans Mountain route change will ‘desecrate’ sacred site, Secwépemc knowledge keeper says
A new report says the coming startup of the Trans Mountain pipeline will help boost Canadian oil production to an all-time record high within the next two years. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 2,000, entire villages destroyed
Afghan residents clear debris as they look for victims' bodies in the rubble of damaged houses after the earthquakes in Siah Ab village, Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on October 8, 2023. The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again on October 8 to more than 2,000, with nearly 10,000 injured, as rescue workers dug through razed villages for vanishing signs of life. More than 1,300 homes were toppled when magnitude 6.3 quake -- followed by eight strong aftershocks -- jolted hard-to-reach areas 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of the provincial capital of Herat, according to officials. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP) (Photo by MOHSEN KARIMI/AFP via Getty Images)
Twelve injured including baby in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson, governor says
This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on September 19, 2023 shows firefighters pushing out a fire in a warehouse after shelling in Kherson. Russian strikes in Ukraine on September 19, 2023 killed three civilians in Kupiansk (east), two others in Kherson (south) and a sixth in Lviv (west), the Ukrainian authorities announced. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE/AFP via Getty Images)
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed former leader Suu Kyi appeals
FILE - Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 28, 2020. Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, declined to hear special appeals from the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions in six corruption cases where she was found guilty of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, a legal official said. (AP Photo, File)
A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site in Alexandria
This is a locator map for Egypt with its capital, Cairo. (AP Photo)
Israel declares war and bombards Gaza as fighting rages for second day after Hamas attack
In the fast-growing creator economy, how one YouTube star turns passion into profit
African American Female Employee Sit at Desk in Office Talk on Video Call With Client, Smiling Young Businesswoman Have Webcam Conference at Workplace, Virtual Event Concept
If I buy a used Chevrolet Bolt, will I have to charge it outside or risk a fire?
This photo provided by General Motors shows the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, a small electric hatchback with an EPA-estimated 238 miles of range. (Courtesy of General Motors via AP)
‘Please don’t abandon Indigo or independent Canadian bookstores by ordering from Amazon.’ Where do you buy books? Plus other letters to the editor for Oct. 8
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope: October 8
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