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DeSantis asks for judge in Disney’s free speech lawsuit to be disqualified
FILE - People visit the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., April 18, 2022. Ongoing strength at its theme parks and an improving streaming business propelled The Walt Disney Co. to higher profits and revenue in its fiscal second quarter in 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
The skyline is obscured as smoke from wildfires in Alberta rolls south early Friday, May 19, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
G7 leaders warn China not to conduct ‘interference’ as Trudeau meets with Zelensky
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left to right, follows French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as they take their places for a family photo at the G7 Summit, Saturday, May 20, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Debt limit standoff brings tough talk, little action as Biden and world leaders watch for progress
The U.S. Capitol is seen on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Washington. President Joe Biden’s administration is reaching for a deal with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the nation faces a deadline as soon as June 1 to raise the country's borrowing limit, now at $31 trillion, to keep paying the nation’s bills. Republicans are demanding steep spending cuts the Democrats oppose. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in U.S. border patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied
FILE - Migrants wait in line adjacent to the border fence under the watch of the Texas National Guard to enter into El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday, May 17, in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding. The Border Patrol had 28,717 people in custody on May 10, the day before pandemic-related asylum restrictions expired, which was double from two weeks earlier, according to a court filing. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with close adviser to former president as basis for departure
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Police charge 44-year-old man with first-degree murder after woman dies in Brampton
Police tape is shown in Toronto on May 2, 2017. Police say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in a deadly shooting at a city bar in northern Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, U.S. and Saudi mediators say
Saudi soldiers who were on a humanitarian mission in Sudan prepare to board a plane to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at Port Sudan airport, Thursday, May 11, 2023. The conflict between the country's military and a rival paramilitary group has killed hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands since it broke out in mid-April, creating a humanitarian crisis inside the country and at its borders. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Baffert’s National Treasure crosses finish line first at Preakness, hours after his other horse was euthanized on track
An outrider walks a horse on the track as horses work out ahead of the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Rain that’s in the weekend forecast could temper northeast B.C. wildfires, fire crews say
Smoke from a wildfire is shown crossing a road in British Columbia in this undated handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Gavin Crawford weaves humour and heartbreak of Alzheimer’s in ‘Let’s Not Be Kidding’ podcast
“Columbia”. Let’s Not Be Kidding follows Gavin Crawford as he tells the story of losing his mother to dementia.
Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks to reporters before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Wildfires smoke out events marking beginning of May long weekend in Edmonton
A crew works to cut trees and make fire barriers for the wildfires in Drayton Valley, Alta. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Biden aims to reassure world on U.S. debt standoff as he consults with Indo-Pacific leaders
President Joe Biden answers questions on the U.S. debt limits ahead of a bilateral meeting with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
OPP investigating fatal shooting in Renfrew as search for suspect underway
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference, in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
FILE -- The author Martin Amis, at home in Brooklyn on May 17, 2012. Amis, whose caustic, erudite and bleakly comic novels redefined British fiction in the 1980s and Õ90s with their sharp appraisal of tabloid culture and consumer excess, and whose private life made him tabloid fodder himself, died on at his home in Lake Worth, Florida on May 19, 2023. He was 73. (Jennifer S. Altman/The New York Times)
Pope Francis tasks cardinal with mission aimed at paving ‘paths to peace’ in Ukraine, Vatican says
This handout picture taken and released by the Vatican press office, the Osservatore Romano on April 21, 2018, shows Pope Francis greeting the Archbishop of Bologna, Bishop Matteo Zuppi, as believers from the Bologna and Cesena dioceses gather on April 21, 2018 in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. / AFP PHOTO / VATICAN MEDIA / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO/AFP/Getty Images
Uvalde families dig in among tests for new gun industry protections
FILE - Reggie Daniels pays his respects at a memorial at Robb Elementary School, June 9, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. The memorial was created to honor the victims killed in the mass shooting at the school. For a year, ABC News kept a team in Uvalde. The result is a nuanced portrait of what happens over time to a suffering community, as seen in the two-hour documentary, “It Happened Here — A Year in Uvalde,” that airs first Friday on ABC and Saturday on Hulu. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Israelis protest government’s hard-line plans to weaken Supreme Court amid talks for compromise
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized on track after racing injury on Preakness undercard at Pimlico Race Course
Bob Baffert, center, owner of Preakness Stakes entrant National Treasure, walks near the stables ahead of the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee finishes second again at Giro d’Italia
Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management
Water spills over the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, which runs along the Washington and Oregon state line, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jessie Wardarski
Manchester City win Premier League title as Arsenal lose
Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, and his teammates celebrate their third goal during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Princess Anne offers praise as Canada’s oldest military regiment marks anniversary
Princess Anne (centre), Colonel Gregory Kennedy Command, 37 Canadian Brigade Group (left) and Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold (right) watch the march past during the 8th Canadian Hussars Exercise of the Freedom of the City of Moncton Parade on Saturday May 20, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Canada loses to Switzerland, U.S. qualifies for quarters after 5th win at ice hockey worlds
Ice Hockey - IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship 2023 - Group B - Canada v Switzerland - Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia - May 20, 2023 Canada's Peyton Krebs in action with Switzerland's Leonardo Genoni REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Canadian rugby sevens men score late win to keep World Series hopes alive
Russia adds ICC prosecutor who sought Putin’s arrest to wanted list: report
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin speak to journalists as they visit the site of a residential building damaged by a Russian missile strike late November, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vyshhorod, outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
Deportation order over bogus college admission letter could set precedent: lawyers
Karamjeet Kaur, a 25-year-old former international student from India, is facing deportation. Kaur is shown in this still from a video interview in Toronto, where students protested deportation, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kiernan Green
Time to let party leaders know gender balance in politics matters to Canadians
Susan Franceschet and Jennifer M. Piscopo
Calgary house gets three offers amid supply drought
Done Deal, 20 Moreuil Court S.W., Calgary, Alta.
Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend
Smoke rises from wildfire EWF-031, part of the Pembina Wildfire Complex east of Minnow Lake near Edson, Alberta, Canada May 19, 2023. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Air strikes hit Khartoum’s outskirts as Sudan’s war enters sixth week
Smoke rises above buildings in southern Khartoum on May 19, 2023, as violence between two rival Sudanese generals continues. About half a million people have fled Khartoum since fighting broke out in mid-April with shelling and air strikes continuing on daily basis since. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia claims Wagner private army has captured Bakhmut; Ukraine says fighting goes on but situation critical
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian servicemen ride atop of a tank on a road to the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
Mortgage debt a ‘ticking time bomb’ and a market rebound: This week’s top real estate stories
Home of the Week, Home of the Week, 23 Misty Cres., Toronto
Western Canada: Alberta election debate overshadowed by UCP controversies
This compilation photo shows Premier Danielle Smith (left) as she speaks at an economic forum in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley as she addresses the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley are scheduled to debate tonight as the May 29 Alberta election draws closer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Lee’s Donuts prepares to take a bigger bite out of Greater Vancouver
WAREHOUSE—A tray of sample doughnuts and a menu listing options for items to purchase from Lee’s Donuts sit on a rolling table in the back entrance of the company’s warehouse in Vancouver, B.C. on Friday, March 17, 2023. The table serves as a counter for food courier services and orders placed on the spot. Owners of Lee’s Donuts, a local doughnut shop originally based on Granville Island, recently opened the warehouse, located in south Vancouver, as part of the shop’s expansion. Jigs Dimaculangan, a spokesperson for Lee’s Donuts, said that while the company has plans for future pop-up locations, he cannot reveal any details yet. (Kayla Isomura/The Globe and Mail)
Copyright loophole for education should be plugged
Kate Taylor
Politicians making partisan attacks on foreign interference are falling into a trap
David Salvo is a senior fellow and managing director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
G7 calls for adoption of international technical standards for AI
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - MAY 20: Police officers stand guard outside a hotel on May 20, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 summit will be held in Hiroshima from 19-22 May. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
G7 urges China to pressure Russia to end war in Ukraine, respect Taiwan’s status and fair trade rules
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) gestures before the start of a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Galas support Montreal’s cultural community and Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ hub
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CBC English TV has lost its relevance. It’s time to talk about that
The CBC logo is projected onto a screen in Toronto on May 29, 2019. The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing activity last month over their designation as "government-funded media" by the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
What we lose when the forests burn
The Teare Creek fire (G3021) burns in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District of British Columbia in a May 5, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
This Week in Style: Puma’s F1 streetwear, celebrities reverse cosmetic enhancements and the rise of alternative engagement rings
Pr Ferrari PUMA the company has won the coveted rights to sell F1 fanwear and fanwear of all ten teams around the race circuit starting 2024
DeSantis vs. Trump will be a Republican battle royale, a political spectacle for the ages
David Shribman
Model and entrepreneur Lauren Chan is out and thriving
Quebec illegally detained hundreds of people for days to months, documents show
MONTREAL, Que. (25/04/2023) – A car is seen leaving the Etablissement de detention de Montreal, referred to as the Prison de Bordeaux, on April 25, 2023, in Montreal, QC. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
We are being asked to tip on everything these days. We shouldn’t
Tip options are displayed on a credit card reader at a store in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2023. - To tip, or not to tip? That is the question many Americans are grappling with in a country where the tip is king -- but even at a grocery store? Or for a bunch of flowers? (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Not dead yet: Four Shaw Festival directors on how to get contemporary chuckles out of classic comedies
Mike Nadajewski as Weinberl and Kristi Frank as Christopher in On the Razzle (Shaw Festival, 2023). Photo by Emily Cooper.
Key affordability issues ignored by UCP and NDP in Alberta’s election
Paul Kershaw
Assaults are up on TTC, but rising ridership reduces risk
Streetcars lined up at the TTC’s (Toronto Transit Commissions) Russell Yard on Queen St. East, are photographed on Jan 17, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Nutrien shares fade on disappointing first-quarter earnings
Ian McGugan
Cash is king. Here’s why we should resist its allure
Save money in glass jar. Hand throw gold coins in moneybox. Saving deposits. Investment in retirement. Wealth, income concept. Cash falling in bottle
‘It should not matter a whit whether a passport is pretty.’ Redesign outrage? Plus other letters to the editor for May 20
The new Canadian passport is unveiled at an event at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Your daily horoscope: May 20
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