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November 5

Iga Swiatek tops Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Finals to reach the title match and get a shot at No. 1
Iga Swiatek, of Poland, celebrates after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during a women's singles semifinal match at the WTA Finals tennis championships, in Cancun , Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
First-time buyers grab west end semi after price drop
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Vancouver Whitecaps MLS playoff run ends with fiery 1-0 loss to LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps' Pedro Vite lies on the field after Los Angeles FC defeated the Whitecaps during game 2 of a first round MLS playoff soccer match, in Vancouver, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UN leaders say Gaza war must ‘stop now’ as reported death toll tops 10,000
People inspect the damage to a house, which was destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, November 6, 2023. (Yousef Masoud/The New York Times)
Canadians in Gaza left in limbo after Rafah border crossing closed again
Palestinian-Canadian Seham al-Batnejy displays her passport as she waits at Rafah border crossing after evacuations were suspended following an Israeli strike on an ambulance, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Building permits, trade and media earnings in focus in this week's Advisor Lookahead
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Five injured, arts museum damaged in Russian strikes on Odesa, Ukraine says
Rogers set to lock out technicians amid union concerns over job security
The Rogers Communications building at 333 Bloor Street East is photographed, in Toronto, on Friday, October 22, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Death by a thousand fees: Customers navigate minefields of hidden charges
Preet Banerjee
Raptors overcome 22-point deficit, beat Spurs in OT
Toronto Raptors' Gradey Dick, right, drives against San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, top, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
Thousands pay tribute to the Nottingham Panthers’ Adam Johnson, who died last week
Ice Hockey - Memorial for Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, Britain - November 4, 2023 Fans are seen inside the stadium during the memorial for former Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Leafs waste strong outings from Marner, Matthews against Sabres
Nov 4, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) celebrates at the bench after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres in the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
TVO workers reach tentative deal with employer, ending 11-week strike
Dozens of workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster ended a strike, reaching a tentative deal with TVO. TVO employees and supporters are seen on the picket line outside of TVO offices Toronto, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Amid soaring dental costs, one Toronto dentistry clinic is providing cheaper care by offering only basic procedures
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Prince William arrives in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia
Britain's Prince William, left, greets the public as he arrives at Jewel Changi airport, Singapore, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
It’s only November, but the Oilers have a February look: tired
Cathal Kelly
Retailers brace for drop in holiday spending as stretched Canadian consumers pull back
Winter items on sale are photographed at the Mountain Equipment Company store in Toronto, Thursday Nov. 2, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Twitter was once a valuable business tool; X is now a mess
Rob Csernyik
Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of leaders
B.C. Premier David Eby, second from left, speaks to media during the closing news conference at the Council of the Federation Canadian premiers meeting at The Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The impact of carbon taxes on mounting cost-of-living pressures across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week's meeting of the country's 13 premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Zelensky pushes U.S. for more aid, invites Trump to Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Presidential Republican candidate Donald Trump waves to his supporters after giving a campaign speech during the Florida Freedom Summit held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, U.S., November 4, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157
An earthquake victim is carried on a stretcher at Bheri hospital in Nepalgunj, Nepal, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say more than 100 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Talking with a veteran let me cross a bridge into the past
It’s businesses that drive economic growth – for our future’s sake, we must spur them
Canada's near-term economic struggles will begin to resolve by the second half of next year when growth returns, a new forecast from Deloitte Canada says. Condo and office towers are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sex offender in 2011 B.C. child abduction wanted Canada-wide
A high-risk sex offender is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after failing to return to his halfway house in Vancouver, police say. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vaughan fire destroys 40 townhouse units under construction, no injuries reported
An early morning fire has left around 40 units of a townhouse complex under construction in Vaughan destroyed. A York Regional Police patch is shown Dec, 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
A woman and 3 children are killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, local officials say
Smoke and flames rise during Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, in southern Israel, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
On a B.C. glacier, researchers unearth climate history frozen in time
Eric Steig retrieves an ice core from storage at the Canadian Ice Core Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta on October 27, 2023. Kelsey McMillan / The Globe and Mail.
Pembina Pipeline needs Trans Mountain certainty before considering an offer, says CEO
Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. The CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corp. says the company needs a resolution of uncertainties surrounding the Trans Mountain expansion project before deciding whether to make an offer for an equity stake in the pipeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats
A researcher points out a possible sighting of wildlife aboard the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it traverses the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Alongside the melt, more and more ships are sweeping across the Northwest Passage as a heating planet clears a path for boat traffic through the Arctic corridor, raising hopes for commercial viability as well as concerns about the environmental and social impact. THE CANADIAN PRESS//David Goldman
Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
Workers build a home Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Marshall, N.C. Climate change is increasing billion-dollar disasters, many of them from intensifying hurricanes. Housing developers are now building homes, some of them round, that can resist hurricane-force winds and at the same time generate much less of the emissions that contribute to climate change. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
‘Very duped’: Indigenous musicians upset over Buffy Sainte-Marie ancestry revelations
Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie smiles as she accepts the Hall of Fame award at the Juno Awards ceremony in Hamilton on Sunday, March 26, 1995. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Gardner
Humanoid robots are here, but they’re a little awkward. Do we really need them?
Agility Robotics' robot Digit performs maneuvers at the company's office in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Agility co-founder Jonathan Hurst makes a point of describing Agility's warehouse robot Digit as human-centric, not humanoid, a distinction meant to emphasize what it does over what it's trying to be. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Canada’s unemployment rate climbs, Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted and John Chen exits BlackBerry: Must-read business and investing stories
FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
Thatcher Demko makes 27 saves as Vancouver Canucks top Dallas Stars 2-0
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops Dallas Stars' Wyatt Johnston (53) as Vancouver’s Tyler Myers (57) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Flames turn up heat in third to beat Kraken 6-3 in Seattle
Calgary Flames center Yegor Sharangovich (17) is congratulated for his goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Netanyahu disciplines Israeli minister who voiced openness to hypothetical nuclear option in Gaza
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
Russia's new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from video released November 5, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.
Spawning sockeye salmon are seen making their way up the Adams River in Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park near Chase, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. First Nations groups in the Canadian side of the Columbia River Basin are adamant that salmon runs that have long been blocked by U.S. dams must be restored, potentially in a renewed river treaty between Canada and the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
War veterans attend a jiu jitsu training session in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. More than 20,000 people in the Ukraine have lost limbs from injuries since the start of the Russian war, many of them soldiers. Some of them have learned to deal with their psychological trauma by practicing a form of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks
FILE - A villager holding umbrella to protect himself from sun, walks over parched land on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India on May 2, 2009. Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years.(AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout, File)
A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
A soldier of the Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) ride an APC during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
German police say the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport is over. Man in custody, girl is safe
Police vehicles and ambulances arrive at the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers, and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, German news agency dpa reported. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)
Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Middle East diplomacy as Gaza war escalates
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
Gaza has lost telecom contact again as Israel’s military announces it has surrounded Gaza City
Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. One month after Israel was wracked by Hamas attacks, life has been upended for both the Palestinians and Israel after it launched a war of reprisal in the Gaza Strip. The October 7 attacks by Hamas militants who stormed across from Gaza and struck kibbutzim and southern Israeli areas killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and deeply scarred the nation. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says nearly 9,500 have been killed, two-thirds of them women and children, and mostly civilians. (Photo by IBRAHIM HAMS / AFP) (Photo by IBRAHIM HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
The preventable death of a young deckhand exposes widespread exploitation aboard Chinese fishing ships
In this undated photo, Fadhil’s (no last name) bags up a Peruvian squid at night during his shift aboard the Chinese squid-fishing ship, the Wei Yu 18. By August, 2019, after being at sea for over a year, Fadhil and other Indonesian deckhands began coming down with beriberi, a preventable and reversible disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1.
Daniel left his home in Indonesia to work on a Chinese fishing vessel. He died on the other side of the world
Daniel Aritonang leans against a railing of the bridge on the Chinese squid-fishing boat the Zhen Fa 7 in this undated photo, while out at sea.
‘They treat us like dogs’: Inside the deadly world of Chinese squid ships
A squid jigger, He Bei 8599, engages in transshipment with the carrier vessel, Hai Feng 718, in the high seas fishing grounds in the South Atlantic in February 2022. Transshipment enables fishing ships to travel further from shore and remain at sea for longer periods of time, heightening the risk that workers will contract beriberi.
Are car dealer extras ever worth buying?
FILE - A line of 2022 Santa Fe SUV's sit outside a Hyundai dealership on Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. Nearly 3.4 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the U.S. are under recall due to the risk of engine compartment fires. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Turnaround is coming after ‘rational’ decline in entrepreneurship, expert says
A person walks in Kensington Market in Toronto on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. New Democrats and a business group are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay loans they received from a pandemic support program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
‘Even Stephen Harper and Preston Manning have favoured it.’ Carbon pricing, plus other letters to the editor for Nov. 5
Proponents of carbon capture and storage technology say 2050 is a more important target than 2030 when it comes to reducing emissions. A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta on Sunday June 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Your lookahead horoscope: November 5
Scorpio.
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