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Toronto FC’s comeback falls short, beaten by Montreal for its ninth straight loss
CF Montreal midfielder Mathieu Choiniere (right) celebrates with teammate Kwadwo Opoku after scoring on Toronto FC on a penalty kick during second half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Sunday Aug. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Wildfires consuming B.C.’s Kelowna area beaten back, offering province road to recovery
Neighbours help put out spots fires in forestry behind the Allgaier property in Neskonlith, B.C., on Aug. 20, 2023. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
Retail and home sales to show if spending is slowing in this week’s Advisor Lookahead
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First Nations in B.C. and Alberta rally in the face of repeated fire, flood evacuations
Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire that has destroyed a significant number of properties. Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Slow rollout of Canada Disability Benefit sparks calls for emergency interim support from Ottawa
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands with Kamal Khera, during a cabinet shuffle where Khera is sworn in as Canada’s Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Is six more years for Justin Trudeau really the Liberal plan?
Campbell Clark
Jamil Jivani wins federal Conservative candidacy in GTA riding of Durham
Jamil Jivani is Ontario's advocate for community opportunities. He posed for a photograph in Oshawa Ontario on July 15, 2020. Carlos Osorio for The Globe and Mail
Firefighters take stock of NWT. fires as cooler, wet weather expected to end
Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski
Wildfires force ranchers with large animals to make tough decisions on whether to stay or evacuate
Deer cross a road in a neighborhood filled with smoke due to a nearby wildfire in the Glenmore Highlands area of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters
FILE PHOTO: A 50-year-old and immunocompromised resident receives a second booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Waterford, Michigan, U.S., April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
Trump confirms he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Indigenous group opposes housing density on B.C.’s Salt Spring Island
Residents face water shortages as the population increases. Almost all the drinking water on the island comes from rainwater and what wells can extract from the ground. A shot of Fulford Harbour ferry terminal on Salt Spring Island, B.C., on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
$23-billion First Nations child-welfare settlement could start being paid next year after lengthy legal battle
Children hold an Every Child Matters flag during a ceremony to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Niagara Falls, Ont. on Friday, September 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Ukrainians torn by evacuation calls as Russian shells fall in northeast
A local resident pushes his bicycle past a destoyed building in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region on August 17, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The head of the region Oleg Synegubov said that Russian forces had shelled Zaoskillya, a suburb just east of Kupiansk, killing a woman born in 1962. "Another woman, born in 1963, suffered shrapnel wounds. Medics provided assistance to the injured on the spot," he wrote on social media. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)
COVID-19 linked to diabetes risk, study shows
For a story written by health writer Kelly Grant, we had access to the COVID unit at Brampton Civic Hospital to report on benefits of proning COVID patients to help with their ventilation. On the left, Care team members attend to an ICU patient after they were turned from a prone position, onto the supine position, and the other is the equipment needed to take care of and monitor the patient at Brampton Civic Hospital on May 25, 2021. What has been difficult to convey during the pandemic because access to hospitals was hard to get, was the extraordinary effort health care professionals had to perform to keep patients alive. As well as the hands on care, the bank of monitors and equipment outside the room is an important part of patient care. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Four family members die building house in Quebec
Four family members are dead after a construction project turned tragic over the weekend in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region, provincial police say. Surete du Quebec headquarters is seen on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canadian airlines may face more penalties for flight disruptions, lost baggage
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada plane flies over the city after departing from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte talk as they walk towards a press conference in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. The leaders met at a military air base in the southern Dutch city, a day after Zelenskyy visited Sweden on his first foreign trip since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania last month. On Friday, the Netherlands and Denmark said that the United States had given its approval for the countries to deliver F-16s to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Brandon Belt hits 2 of Toronto Blue Jays’ 5 home runs in 10-3 rout of Cincinnati Reds
CINCINNATI, OHIO - AUGUST 20: Brandon Belt #13 of the Blue Jays celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on August 20, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Supply management is a disaster, and the terrible Bill C-282 will make it worse
Ottawa oversees a system that allocates strict provincial production quotas in the dairy, poultry and egg sectors – both on farms and in the processing industry.
Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals
FILE - Jagan Chapagain, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Chapagain urged the international community on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, to provide more funds to help Sudanese people trapped in a monthslong fighting between rival generals in the African nation. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Inside the strange behaviour of ‘Sell in May, and go away’
Norman Rothery
Wildfires reveal social media as the new problem child for government communications
British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires continues on multiple fronts Sunday. A warning sign about fire risk is seen as smoke from wildfires fills the air, in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ethan Katzberg wins World Championship gold for Canada
Ethan Katzberg, of Canada,makes an attempt in the Men's hammer throw final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
I am getting older and spending more time by myself, but I don’t feel alone
Rogers Communications director Phil Lind dies at 80
RCI Vice Chairman Phil Lind, left, talks with RCI President and Chief Executive Officer Ted Rogers as Rogers Communications Inc. appears before the CRTC hearing in Gatineau, Quebec., on Tuesday April 8, 2008. Sean Kilpatrick/ Globe and Mail Story details: Rogers Communications Inc. turned heads at federal broadcast hearings yesterday, saying that if it can't strike down a controversial proposal by television networks for new fees on cable bills, it, too, will seek to collect as much as $60-million from consumers. The comments were made after the hearings ended, and surprised Canada's biggest networks, CTV and Global Television, who are jointly asking regulators to let them start charging cable and satellite companies for their signals. Rogers has been their most vocal opponent, vowing to take the battle to the Supreme Court of Canada in order to stop the fees, which are now being debated in front of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. But if Rogers fails, the company says it will seek to cash in on the ruling by adding itself to the CRTC's list of eligible recipients, collecting the cash through its CITY-TV network and passing on those fees to monthly cable bills, along with the other broadcasters.
Business Council of Canada urges PM, ministers to better position economy ahead of cabinet retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks at Anita Anand after she was sworn in as the President of the Treasury Board during a cabinet shuffle, in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting some heat records
FILE - Julia Marturano, of The City of Phoenix Heat Response Program, places a sign out on the sidewalk directing those who need water and other items to a hydration station as temperatures are expected to hit 119-degrees Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Phoenix. Record setting temperatures are expected Saturday, Aug. 19, across Texas as the southwestern U.S. continues to bake during a scorching summer. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Ecuadoreans vote for president in election marred by candidate’s murder
People vote at a polling station during the presidential election, in Junin, Manabi, Ecuador August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos
At the World Cup, Spain and coach Jorge Vilda prove great teammates don’t need to like each other
Cathal Kelly
A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
FILE - In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC, vessels identified as the Virgo, left, and the Suez Rajan, by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, are seen in the South China Sea on Feb. 13, 2022. An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. (Planet Labs PBC via AP, File)
Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million more to ex-manager awarded $25.6 million over firing
FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Despite World Cup loss, England’s showing a boost to women’s soccer across Britain
England fans react as they watch a screening of the Women's World Cup 2023 final soccer match between England and Spain at BOXPARK Croydon in London, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Unifor’s president Lana Payne on workers’ window of opportunity to make gains
Lana Payne, Unifor National president, alongside workers at a picket line outside a Metro grocery store in Toronto as workers rejected a tentative deal triggering a strike of nearly 3,700 grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area, Saturday, July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
From left; President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mousa Tourey, ECOWAS Special Envoy to Republic of Niger, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Niger ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, pose in Niamey, Niger, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. An official present at talks between Niger's mutinous soldiers and a delegation from West Africa's regional bloc tells The Associated Press that talks Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, yielded little and that the soldiers are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France.. (AP Photo, File)
Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change
A woman walks by a polling station in the municipality of San Juan Sacatepequez, during the Guatemalan presidential run-off election on August 20, 2023. Guatemalans vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff tainted by efforts to disqualify the surprise frontrunner, whose promise to crack down on corruption has fired up voters. Reformist outsider Bernardo Arevalo pulled off a massive upset by finishing second in the first round, and will face off against Sandra Torres in the runoff. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)
Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster, say experts
Canada's national housing agency has warned millions of homes need to be built within a span of years to balance the housing market, but even it seems doubtful that its own target is achievable. A construction worker is seen on top of a low-rise condo development being built in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82
FILE PHOTO: CEO and Chairman of Adobe Systems, Inc. Dr. John Warnock testifies before the U.S. Senate Joint Economics Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 6, 2000. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo
Maui residents cling to hope after fire as odds of reuniting with missing loved ones wane
FILE - Wildfire damage is shown, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Denmark joins Netherlands in offering F-16 jets to Ukraine as Zelensky visits
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (R) react as they sit in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023. Washington has told Denmark and the Netherlands that they will be permitted to hand over their F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine when the country's pilots are trained to operate them, the US State Department said on August 18, 2023. Both Denmark and the Netherlands are leading the program to train Ukraine's pilots on the F-16. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
Hilary makes landfall over Baja California peninsula, set to pummel U.S. Southwest
General view of the Medano beach in Los Cabos, Baja California State, Mexico, during the passage of Hurricane Hilary, on August 19, 2023. Hilary brought heavy rains Saturday to portions of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and the southwestern United States, as officials warned the powerful hurricane was likely to cause "catastrophic and life-threatening" flooding. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
LCBO hacked again, former CEO sues Rogers and splurging on concert tickets: Must-read business and investing stories
Rogers Communications CEO Joe Natale speaks to shareholders during the Rogers annual general meeting in Toronto on Friday, April 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
Flares are seen on the horizon as the fire advances through the forest toward the town of La Laguna and Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Firefighters have battled through the night to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, a major tourist destination. The fire in the north of the island started Tuesday night and has forced the evacuation or confinement of nearly 8,000 people. Regional officials say Friday's efforts will be crucial in containing the fire. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
Night footage shows scale of wildfire near West Kelowna
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Russia’s Luna-25, first lunar mission in 47 years, smashes into the moon
(FILES) This handout photograph taken and released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on August 1, 2023, shows technicians preparing the Luna-25 rover (Moon-25) for the launch at the Vostochny cosmodrome, some 180 km north of Blagoveschensk, in the Amur region. The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on August 20, 2023. (Photo by Handout / Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Russian Space Agency Roscosmos / handout" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Russian Space Agency Roscosmos/AFP via Getty Images)
Spain wins its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Final - Spain v England - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia - August 20, 2023 Spain's Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmatí celebrate after winning the world cup REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Trudeau to deploy military to help B.C.; Okanagan fire crews optimistic as conditions improve
Evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire gather outsisde the Mount Boucherie Community Centre in West Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 19, 2023. Around 30,000 people were under orders on August 19 to evacuate their homes in western Canada's British Columbia, provincial officials said, as a raging wildfire bore down on the city of Kelowna. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
How much range will my EV lose if I use a rooftop cargo box?
The Yakima SkyBox NX 18 is one example of a roof-mounted cargo box.
Is a list of skills still necessary on a résumé?
‘Presenting a résumé on paper at the beginning of a job interview makes you look ancient,’ says Robert Hines, executive director of the Career Development Centre at York University’s Schulich School of Business in Toronto.
‘Pickleball players should … desist from takeovers of tennis courts.’ A tale of two sports, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 20
Pickleball players in Central Park in New York, June 17, 2023. Pickleball is everywhere, and ÒPaddleball PaulÓ is making his last stand on the handball courts of Central Park. ItÕs not going very well. (Lanna Apisukh/The New York Times)
Extra $71,000 secures early offer for freehold townhouse in Ajax
Done Deal, 35 Don Valley Dr., Toronto
Your lookahead horoscope: August 20, 2023
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