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B.C. Lions add to Elks’ misery with 27-0 victory in Edmonton
B.C. Lions' Alexander Hollins (13) is tripped up by Edmonton Elks' Marcus Lewis (26) during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Argos make it six straight by beating Riders 31-13
RCMP say six people killed in small plane crash west of Calgary
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
West African leaders meet over Niger coup, junta warns against intervention
Nigerien gendarmes provide security in Niamey, Niger, Saturday, July 29, 2023. The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country's democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Putin says Russia does not reject peace talks, but cannot agree to a ceasefire while “under attack”
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 29, 2023. Sergei Bobylyov/TASS Host Photo Agency via REUTERS
Kirk’s two homers power Blue Jays past Angels 6-1, L.A.’s Ward injured in scary scene
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah works against the Los Angeles Angels during first inning American League MLB baseball action in Toronto on Saturday, July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
B.C. firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire
Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, B.C. on Sunday, July 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Noah Berger
Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal’s new light-rail train
People take a ride on the Reseau express metropolitain (REM) light rail system in Montreal, Saturday, July 29, 2023. The REM opens Monday to fare paying passengers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as he attends a meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister at Horodetsky House, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 19, 2023. (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s Josh Liendo breaks own national record, wins silver in men’s 100-metre butterfly
Medalists, from left to right, Josh Liendo of Canada, silver, Maxime Grousset of France, gold, and Dare Rose of the U.S., bronze celebrate during the medal ceremony for the men's 100m butterfly at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
France’s Celine Boutier in control after third round at Evian
France's Celine Boutier competes during the Evian Championship, a women's LPGA major golf tournament in Evian-les-Bains, French Alps, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian men’s 4x100m relay team to receive silver medals in reallocation ceremony
Memebrs of Canada's 4 X100-metre relay team celebrate their bronze medal win during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Aug.6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Sweden scorched Italy 5-0 to reach World Cup knockout stage
Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center left, celebrates with Sweden's Magdalena Eriksson after scoring her side's 4th goal and celebrate the fourth goal of the match during the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Sweden and Italy in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alysa Rubin)
Brazil foiled by France again, faces uphill climb to advance at Women’s World Cup
Brazil's goalkeeper Leticia, right, and Rafaelle look to clear the ball during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between France and Brazil in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women’s World Cup win
Jamaica's Allyson Swaby, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between Panama and Jamaica in Perth, Australia, Saturday, July 29, 2023. Jamaica won 1-0. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
Canadian scientists await first look at samples scooped from asteroid Bennu’s surface
Hopes of ‘Goldilocks’ economy, rate peak buoy stocks
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Charities helping higher-income Canadians buy houses: This week’s top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 7 Freeman Rd., Toronto
The architects defending the Ontario Place makeover deserve a hearing
Marcus Gee
Sinead O’Connor refused to play the role of the polite female singer
A picture of late singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56, known for her chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", is placed around floral tributes outside her former Irish home, in the seaside town of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Damien Storan
The nonsensical ban on compostable plastic bags
Kelly Cryderman
Western Canada: B.C. farmers dealing with severe drought ponder ways to cope
This July 27, 2023, aerial image from the British Columbia Wildfire Service, shows smoke from the the Ross Moore wildfire south of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Handout / BC Wildfire Service / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BC Wildfire Service / Handout" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/BC Wildfire Service/AFP via Getty Images)
Niger loses European Union, France financial aid as African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to end regime
General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Balima Boureima
Remembering the time I helped Stephen Harper with his hockey book
Roy MacGregor
Former Canadian soccer star Erin McLeod is passionate about art and promoting inclusive, positive change
Erin McLeod
Stripes filmmaker Daniel Goldberg brought comedies to the big screen
Daniel Goldberg, Hollywood producer, screenwriter
On the streets with Oshawa’s midnight mom
Melissa Schneider laughs with Jack Mars, a DUO (Do Unto Others) visitor, while she hands out ice cream overnight in downtown Oshawa. Ms. Schneider, Oshawa born and raised, started DUO with her friend about six years ago and opened a warming centre on Simcoe Street three years ago. The grassroots outreach program is meant to help Oshawa’s unhoused, who come to the drop-in centre for snacks and a safe space. July 24, 2023 (Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail)
Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests
A man displays his COVID-19 rapid test kit after receiving it at a pharmacy in Montreal, Monday, December 20, 2021.&nbsp;The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of 39 million rapid tests and is struggling to get rid of them without chucking them in the trash, an internal Health Canada memo shows.<div data-block="true" data-editor="aj68v" data-offset-key="fct89-0-0" style="border-bottom: 1.5em solid transparent; color: rgb(212, 216, 222); font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;">&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes<br></div>
Men don’t talk about health. My hernia showed me that needs to change
Woman doctor wear protection face mask talking with patient in clinic office
Canada can’t tackle Big Tech on its own
(FILES) A photo shows US technology Google group logo during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on June 14, 2023. Google on June 29, 2023 became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content. The Online News Act became law last week, aiming to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen hundreds of publications close in the last decade. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Americans are flocking to cities most at risk of extreme weather. Can they stand the heat?
FILE Ñ An electric billboard displays a temperature of 117 degrees Fahrenheit to motorists as they travel in Phoenix, Ariz., July 18, 2023. July is on track to break all temperature records for any month, scientists say, as the planet enters an extended period of exceptional warmth. (Ash Ponders/The New York Times)
From ballet to ceramics: summer events support Canadian arts
BC Momentum gala - Ballet BC Artistic Director Medhi Walerski and Della McLaughlin
Ottawa seeks relief under labour code after union members at B.C. ports reject tentative deal
FILE PHOTO: Containers and shipping cranes lie idle after striking Pacific coast dock workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) issued a new 72-hour notice of a walkout in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Tilray is making a comeback. Are marijuana stocks worth another look?
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, people line-up to purchase legal cannabis in Calgary, Alberta. California became America's largest legal marketplace, while Canada became the second and largest country with nationwide legal recreational marijuana. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Shambolic economic policies give investors reason to look for Canadian opportunities abroad
Ian McGugan
Small business pandemic loans must be repaid in full, even if companies risk going under
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
‘The unfortunate answer … is nothing.’ What will convince climate-change deniers? Plus other letters to the editor for July 29
A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Ticats top Redblacks 16-12 despite Mitchell’s five interceptions
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell attempts a pass during first half CFL action against the Ottawa Redblacks, Friday, July 28, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Your daily horoscope: July 29
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