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Taiwan vice president to leave for sensitive trip to United States
FILE PHOTO: Taiwan's Vice President William Lai assumes the chairmanship of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei, Taiwan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Alouettes scorch Roughriders 41-12 for third straight win
Saskatchewan Roughriders' Samuel Emilus, centre, is tackled by Montreal Alouettes' Frederic Chagnon (49) and Kordell Rodgers (33) during second half CFL football action in Montreal, Friday, August 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Three-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say
FILE -Migrants wave as a bus leaves to take them to a refugee center outside Union Station in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Authorities say a 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago. Texas authorities confirmed a child’s death in a statement Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 that did not say where the child was from or why they became ill. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Shooting Stars edge River Lions 74-71, advance to Sunday’s CEBL final against Calgary Surge
Official game ball of the Canadian Elite Basketball League sits courtside ahead of CEBL game action between the Scarborough Shooting Stars and Guelph Nighthawks in Guelph, Ont., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Cody Bellinger’s two-run homer lifts Chicago Cubs over Toronto Blue Jays 6-2
Aug 11, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios (17) throws a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Canadians returning home from Maui tell stories of ‘war zone’ horror
Marla Strobel poses for a portrait after arriving at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. on August 11, 2023 from Maui, Hawaii.
Marathon wildfire season could persist into next month, Ottawa says
FILE PHOTO: Trees catch fire during the Eagle Bluff wildfire after it crossed the Canada-U.S. border from the state of Washington and prompted evacuation orders, in Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Jesse Winter/File Photo
Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection
FILE - Actor-singer Bing Crosby appears in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 1959. Crosby, who died in 1977, won an Academy Award for best actor for playing a priest in the 1945 film “Going My Way,” and made seven “road” movies with his friend, comic Bob Hope. Some of his hit songs include “Pennies From Heaven,” “It's Been a Long, Long Time,” “Don't Fence Me In” and “Accentuate the Positive.” (AP Photo/Don Brinn, File)
Doug Ford defends plan to build on Greenbelt despite scathing report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is refusing to budge on plans to build on the protected Greenbelt despite a damning auditor general report and experts saying his housing targets can be met by building elsewhere. Ford is introduced during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Ally Ewing delivering good impression of Brian Harman with strong start to Women’s British Open
US golfer Ally Ewing plays out of the rough on the 18th hole on day 2 of the 2023 Women's British Open Golf Championship at Walton Heath Golf Club in Walton-on-the-Hill, south-west of London on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Glover cards 64, leads Spieth by one in FedEx St. Jude championship
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 11: Lucas Glover of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 11, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Doug Ford’s Greenbelt mess is just the latest example of his disdain for rules
Marcus Gee
Top lawyer at Fox to step down after overseeing $787-million settlement in Dominion defamation case
FILE - A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12, 2023. Fox Corp. swung to a third quarter loss Tuesday, May 9, weighed down by Fox News' nearly $800 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls Monster energy drinks with labelling issues
Monster energy drinks are seen for sale in a motorway services shop, Reading, Britain, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Former Prince Edward Island premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court Justice
Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan makes a point at the provincial leaders debate at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, P.E.I. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Pierre Poilievre, the class tourist who didn’t read the guidebook
Shannon Proudfoot
U.S., China agree to double weekly flights between countries
A United Airlines plane is pushed from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Jose Bautista earned one last hurrah in Toronto. It would have been better when it actually mattered
Cathal Kelly
World No. 1 Swiatek holds off Collins, sets up semi-final clash with Pegula at NBO
MONTREAL, CANADA - AUGUST 11: Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates her 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory against Danielle Collins of the United States of America on Day 5 during the National Bank Open at Stade IGA on August 11, 2023 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Canadian para cyclists Clement, Gautier win road race bronze at cycling worlds
Riders from Afghanistan take part in the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay road race during the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on August 8, 2023. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Top-seeded Alcaraz and second-seeded Medvedev fall in quarters at NBO Toronto
Alex de Minaur of Australia hits a return on his way to defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in quarterfinal tennis action at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
For Stars and Dogs column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Jose Bautista signs one-day contract to officially retire with Toronto Blue Jays
Jose Bautista is officially retiring as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Bautista attends a news conference in a team jersey bearing his name, in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, after signing a one day contract as the Jays prepare to honour Bautista's legacy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Sluggish U.S. earnings may need pick-me-up to support 2023 stock rally
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 26.
Evening Update: Federal officials say ‘marathon’ wildfire season could extend into fall
Less than a week after hundreds were forced from their homes by a fast-moving wildfire, more residents and businesses of Osoyoos, B.C., are allowed to return. An evacuation order that includes an industrial area in the town has been downgraded to an alert as the threat from the Eagle Bluff wildfire recedes, days after it threatened the town before favourable winds pushed it away. The Osoyoos fire is seen burning across the lake in Osoyoos, B.C., in a Saturday, July 29, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Walter Wells, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
New deal for B.C. midwives increases wages, provides support for Indigenous midwifery
Registered Midwife Amelia Doran measures 18-year-old Cori Victor, of the Cheam First Nation, who is 30-weeks pregnant at the Seabird Island First Nation health care centre in Agassiz, B.C., on Monday March 17, 2014. DARRYL DYCK FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Politics Briefing: Illness forces Green Party leader to rely on train for travels to Ottawa for security clearance process
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is home after a brief stay in hospital for overwork, fatigue and stress according to a statement on her website. May stands on stage before the new leader of the Green Party is chosen in Ottawa on Saturday, November 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Renting your property as a new homeowner can jeopardize thousands of dollars in tax benefits
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. A new report says Canada's average asking rent reached a new record in July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Can Mario and Jasmine afford to retire early with their government pensions?
Mario and Jasmin
Bond market’s newfound economic optimism may be shortsighted
The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022.
How a boxing gym is helping people with Parkinson’s keep control over their lives
Larry Malazdrewicz, 73, left and Bill Darling, 65, both living with Parkinson's disease, box during the Grizzly Strides boxing program at Grizzly Boxing and Fitness in Calgary, Alberta, Canada May 17, 2023. The program is for those living with Parkinson's disease. LEAH HENNEL / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Hey, Google, are you ever going to fix your broken financial spreadsheets?
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans
A woman uses a keyboard to type in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. An Alberta government service provider says the records of more than 1.4 million residents were the target of a cyber attack last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Time to test yourself on all the Taylor Swift knowledge you gained this week
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 04: (L-R) Kahanna Montrese, Mrs. Kasha Davis, LaLa Ri, Jessica Wild, Jimbo, Darienne Lake, Kandy Muse, Alexis Michelle, Naysha Lopez, Monica Beverly Hillz, Heidi N Closet and Jaymes Mansfield attend The Empire State Building on May 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Paramount+)
Matty Matheson’s dishwashing job taught him how difficult – and important – it is
Matty Matheson
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on bus that kills 23 Syrian troops
FILE PHOTO: A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants, at a hospital damaged by clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Wahda district of Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. To match Special Report IRAQ-ISLAMIC STATE/CHILDREN REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani/File Photo
Pitching in: Cycling to raise funds in the fight against cancer
For pitching in Nick Chodura, Carolyn Chodura, Ray Chodura (and Juno up front) For Pitching In next week (Aug. 12) Ray Chodura, 65, in Brighton, Ont. He’s starting a 1,000 kilometer bike ride on Sept. 5 around The Great Lakes to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The ride is in honour of his son, Nick, who has been cancer free for five years.
Five missing artifacts flagged by auditor found by Canadian Museum of History
<div>The Museum of Canadian History says five items of historic significance that were deemed missing during a recent investigation by the auditor general have been recovered. The Canadian Museum of History is pictured from the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</div>
What the EV transition means for the heart of Canada’s auto industry
Components of electric vehicle battery trays are prepared to be welded at Magna's Heart Lake production facility, where they are currently manufacturing battery enclosures for Ford F-150s, in Brampton, Ont., Thursday Aug. 3, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Dairy industry woes push Saputo to revise earnings forecast
A sign at a Montreal Saputo plant is shown on Jan.13, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Western economies may get a soft landing, but happy days for the markets will not last
John Rapley
There’s been a ‘slobification’ of dress codes since the pandemic, and it needs to stop
Sand olive knit polo 0909 jersey blazer Jackets, shirts and ties are photographed at Toronto clothing store Gotstyle, on July 7, 2021. Writer Ian Brown writes about the casualization of men’s wear.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Clean power is the ace up Canada’s sleeve - as long as we don’t waste it
FILE PHOTO: Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Video of Canadian couple fleeing Maui wildfires
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Six Nations leaders say Robbie Robertson gave cultural centre invaluable support
A gesture by late musician Robbie Robertson has drawn attention to a Six Nations community's cultural restoration project and local leaders anticipate it will have a lasting positive impact. Robertson arrives for the gala premiere of the film "Once We Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band" at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Judge rejects class-action lawsuit in Lytton, B.C. wildfire, suggests amended claim
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit linked to the wildfire that destroyed the village of Lytton in 2021, but the ruling also allows for an amended claim, potentially keeping the lawsuit alive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Scott Moe says Saskatchewan by-election losses sent a message to government
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe listens during a news conference, in Whistler, B.C., on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. A former legislator with the Saskatchewan Party government appears to be at odds with the direction of the governing party. Mark Docherty, speaking this week on Regina podcast The SKoop, says it's difficult for him to provide an answer as to why people should vote for the Saskatchewan Party. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Supporters mourn assassinated Ecuador candidate Villavicencio, suspects charged
Police guard a gate, adorned with flowers from supporters, at a cemetery, during a tribute for Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, after he was killed during a campaign event, in Quito, Ecuador August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Sweden reaches last four of Women’s World Cup with 2-1 win over Japan
Sweden's defender #13 Amanda Ilestedt celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup quarter-final football match between Japan and Sweden at Eden Park in Auckland on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Michael Bradley / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)
Defence lawyer awaits details in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video
The lawyer for a 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges says he's awaiting some evidence in the case against his client. Defendant box in a courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Ontario first jurisdiction in North America to require naloxone kits in thousands of workplaces
A naloxone kit next to a first aid kit at an Ellis Don construction site at 565 Weeb Drive in Mississauga, ON photographed on June 30th, 2023. Ontario is the first place in North America to require naloxone kits to temporarily reverse overdoses on high-risk job sites. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
Blue Jays send starting pitcher Alek Manoah to minors for second time this season
The Toronto Blue Jays have sent starting pitcher Alek Manoah to the minors for the second time this season. Manoah pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, in Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sue Ogrocki
Man severely injured after hit by light-rail train in Calgary
A man sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday night after being hit by a light-rail transit train in Calgary. Police vehicles are seen at Calgary Police Service headquarters on Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Broadcasters to lobby Supreme Court chief justice to allow cameras at Trump’s trials
<div>Donald Trump likes being on television. But the most dramatic moment of his political career — standing trial in the U.S. capital on charges of trying to subvert democracy — is set to transpire beyond the gaze of cameras. This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, right, conferring with defense lawyer Todd Blanche, left, during his appearance at the Federal Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Dana Verkouteren</div>
Consumer shifts, cyberattack lead to lower sales for Indigo as it reports a $28.5-million loss in first quarter
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Months after closure of Quebec’s Roxham Road, more asylum seekers arriving by air
An RCMP officer instructs asylum seekers as they wait for processing after crossing the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada, Friday March 24, 2023, in Champlain, N.Y. The closure of a rural southern Quebec road used by thousands of asylum seekers to enter Canada from the United States hasn't stopped would-be refugees from arriving, federal data shows. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Doctors in England walk off job again as pay dispute with U.K. government rumbes on
Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) stand on the picket line outside University College London Hospital (UCLH) at the start a four-day strike amid the bitter dispute with the Government over pay, in London, Friday Aug. 11, 2023. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
Concrete actions must accompany diverse cabinet, Canada Research Chair says
An academic expert on inclusive politics says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move last month to introduce more diversity into his cabinet won't have much effect unless it goes beyond surface-level representation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets members of the federal cabinet as he arrives to speak at a media availability after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
New storm forecast increases risk for hurricane season in Atlantic Canada
The head of the Canadian Hurricane Centre says a revised U.S. forecast of more storms than expected for the Atlantic Ocean increases the possibility of one reaching Atlantic Canada during peak hurricane season. This image provided by the National Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a satellite view as hurricane Fiona moves up the United States Atlantic coast, Thursday night, Sept. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, NOAA
Raptors announce training camp to be held in Vancouver area
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) reacts after scoring during first half NBA basketball action against the Miami Heat, in Toronto on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Raptors are returning to British Columbia for training camp. The NBA club announced Friday that it will open camp for the 2023-24 season on Oct. 3 at Christine Sinclair Community Centre in Burnaby. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Waymo, Cruise approved to operate robotaxis day and night after contentious vote
California Public Utilities Commission president Alice Reynolds, left, listens to public comment during a meeting regarding a proposed robotaxi expansion Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Hunter Biden could face trial as U.S. special counsel named
FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Rent hit a new high in July as students prepped for school, buyers sidelined, report shows
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. A new report says Canada's average asking rent reached a new record in July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
May I interject? Interruptions can have positive effects on our conversations
The far right’s fixation on pedophilia is dangerous
Jim Caviezel speaks during a "rosary rally" on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Norwood, Ohio. A national religious organization, Catholics for Catholics, gathered a lineup of anti-abortion influencers and conspiracy theorists from across the U.S. to speak at the rally to urge a “yes” vote on a ballot question in Ohio, known as Issue 1. If voters approve Issue 1, it would make it more difficult for an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot to succeed. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Nazis filled this castle with symbols of hate. Now, those icons are finding new homes and new fans
Marsha Lederman
Nigeria central bank reveals US$7.5-billion loan from JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs
FILE PHOTO: A view shows Nigeria's Central Bank headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria November 22, 2020. Picture taken November 22, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is freed after brief return to prison
(FILES) Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on January 31, 2022. South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma reported back to jail on August 11, 2023 only to be swiftly released, the government said in the latest twist in the judicial saga over his contempt of court sentence. Zuma was ordered to report back to prison and arrived at 6am local time at a detention facility in Estcourt, northwest of Durban, where was "admitted into the system", the prison service said. But he was let go almost immediately as part of a "remission process" aiming to address overcrowding in prison, Correctional Services national commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale told a press conference in Pretoria. (Photo by Jerome Delay / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JEROME DELAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Telesat deal with MDA puts Lightspeed satellite network back on track
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg sits beside a model of a Ariane 5 rocket that launched the Anik F2 satellite in 2004, at the company's headquarters in downtown Ottawa, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
A family-style co-op in B.C. offers one way to cope with Canada’s affordability crisis
Kerry Gold
The Trump trials risk becoming political
DES MOINES, IOWA - AUGUST 09: Members of the Republican Party of Iowa show their support for a variety of candidates from their float during the Iowa State Fair Kick-Off Parade on August 09, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former President Donald Trump and others are expected to visit the fair, a tradition in one of the first states to hold caucuses in 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
How the Hollywood strikes affect celebrity hair, makeup and nail stylists
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 22: Kim Kimble attends True Vision Media Group BET Weekend Panel & Brunch at CBS Studios on June 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Getty Images for True Vision Media Group)
Five UN staff members kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago walk free
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Customers outside a Canadian Tire store in Toronto, on Aug. 10, 2023. Christie Vuong/The Globe and Mail
Amplify: My grandmother’s wartime childhood home, eight decades on
Irene Galea with her grandparents at Brighton Beach, England.
Chrysler parent Stellantis criticizes UAW demands in labor talks
FILE - The Ram 1500 Revolution electric battery powered pickup truck is displayed on stage during the Stellantis keynote at the CES tech show on Jan. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. Tensions rose in contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis on Tuesday, Aug. 8, with the union president accusing the company of seeking concessions in contract talks when the union wants gains, as a September strike threat looms. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency says
A man raises a New Zealand flag as he attends a vigil in memory of the twin mosque massacre victims in Christchurch on March 24, 2019. - New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government announced, as the country grieves over a tragedy that shocked the world. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
‘Majority’ of fire at Toronto industrial site extinguished, deputy fire chief says
In this file photo, firefighters are silhouetted as they direct water on the remains of a building. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Hip hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting
FILE - Killer Mike of Run The Jewels performs at the Reading Music Festival in England, Aug. 28, 2022. Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements.It’s also been scrutinized by law enforcement and political groups because of their belief that hip-hop and its artists’ encourage violent criminality. Free speech advocates see the ongoing persecution of rappers as a proxy war primarily waged against Black and Latino people who are the early pioneers of the culture. For hip-hop artists who live under repressive regimes, “dropping bars” to air one’s grievances against the government can mean time behind bars or worse. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks as Zelensky makes another move against corruption
A missile trace is seen in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Family of five move up from one bedroom plus den condo
Done Deal, 5355 Boundary Rd., No. 207, Vancouver
We aren’t as powerless over extremism as we may think
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets the crowd during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo
The part of our housing conundrum politicians don’t want to talk about
Gary Mason
Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny admonishes ‘corrupt’ elite after being handed 19 more years in jail
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo
Wholesale inflation in U.S. edged up in July from low levels
File - A man maneuvers a lift at S. Katzman Produce at the Hunts Point Produce Market on Nov. 22, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. On Friday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for July, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
BMO strategist recommends these dividend growth stocks
The Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montreal Exchange will be closed on Monday for Ontario's Family Day holiday. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
More evacuations considered in Norway where the level in swollen rivers continues to rise
Cars at a petrol station hit by floodwater, Friday Aug. 11. 2023. More evacuations were being considered Friday in southeastern Norway, where the level of water in swollen rivers and lakes continued to grow after days of torrential rain. (Heiko Junge/NTB via AP)
U.S. Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in ‘carbon removal’
FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Israeli forces kill Palestinian, wound eight, in West Bank raid
Women mourn during the funeral of Mahmoud Jarad, a Palestinian youth reportedly shot during an Israeli military raid on Tulkarem refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)
R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface skewers the publishing world and becomes a bestseller along the way
Canada’s leaders must start laying out their vision for the next decade, right now
Will the clash for the soul of American conservatism come to Canada?
Andrew Coyne
Why would anyone spend $1,000 on luggage?
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Alberta’s pause on renewable energy projects is so brazen, it’s almost impressive
Landowner Duane Olson and his dog Bella drive past solar panels at the opening of the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Though Alberta has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the province's lack of hydroelectricity and heavy reliance on natural gas for power generation means its grid faces steeper transition challenges than many other jurisdictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Why the Québécois accent is a joy to behold
Konrad Yakabuski
Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger
Members of the Armed Forces of Senegal discuss on the sidelines of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Head of States and Government extraordinary session in Abuja, on August 10, 2023. West African leaders came together Thursday for an emergency summit on the coup in Niger, whose new military rulers have defied an ultimatum -- backed by the threat of force -- to restore the elected president and pressed ahead with appointing a new government. (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
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