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Belt’s homer in 10th inning lifts Blue Jays past Orioles 6-3
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 22: Ryan Mountcastle #6 of the Baltimore Orioles dives to retire Danny Jansen #9 of the Toronto Blue Jays at first base after catching a line drive hit by Kevin Kiermaier #39 during the second inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 22, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Prince George explosion sends at least three to hospital
Prince George fire crews attend to a structure fire caused by an explosion in downtown Prince George, B.C., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
South Korea to hold first nationwide defence drills in six years amid North threats
South Korean soldiers prepare for an anti-terror drill, as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the US and South Korea, at a subway station in Seoul on August 22, 2023. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Pause in tourism, wildfire smoke add to woes for B.C.’s hard-hit wine industry
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Faith Kipyegon pushes pace and pulls away to defend 1,500-meter title at world championships
Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 1500-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
In the basketball-crazed Philippines, the World Cup will be a shining moment
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 22: Motorists pass a giant FIBA World Cup themed display ahead of the FIBA World Cup on August 22, 2023 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The basketball world cup starts on August 25 in Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
Quebec rejects cap on student visas floated by Ottawa to address housing crisis
A dormitory floor of Campus One, a private university residence in Toronto is photographed on Friday, January 26, 2018. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Brooke Henderson looking for her second tournament win on Canadian soil
TADWORTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Brooke Henderson of Canada plays her tee shot on the 8th hole on Day Two of the AIG Women's Open at Walton Heath Golf Club on August 11, 2023 in Tadworth, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Saskatchewan says schools must seek parental consent when students under 16 want to change names, pronouns
Dustin Duncan, education minister, looks on during a policy announcement at the Legislative Building in Regina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The policy says that schools in Saskatchewan must seek parent or guardian permission when changing the preferred name and pronouns used by students under the age of 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 2, 2015. Lawyers for Ibrahim Ali, who's accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago, have been trying to cast doubt on the reliability of cellphone data suggesting his phone was in the vicinity at the time of the killing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud from first tropical storm in 84 years
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 22: Stranded vehicles remain on a flooded street after Tropical Storm Hilary inundated the area on August 22, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. Much of Southern California and parts of Arizona and Nevada are cleaning up after being impacted by the tropical storm that brought several inches of rain that flooded roadways and winds that toppled trees and power lines across the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
New federal Addictions Minister accuses Pierre Poilievre of ‘capitalizing on people’s suffering’
FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Pierre Poilievre speaks as Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland presents the federal government budget for fiscal year 2023-24 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
South Africa rolls out red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping as Beijing’s influence in Africa grows
*** BESTPIX *** Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) inspects the guard of honour during his state visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on August 22, 2023.
Developer changes design for proposed Ontario Place spa in response to criticism
The European company planning a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place says it has completed a redesign to create more public space and give the building a smaller footprint in response to feedback. An artist's rendering of the proposed redesign of Ontario Place is seen in an undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Therme, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Kerr joins Nash as a shareholder of Spanish first-division soccer club Mallorca
Head coach Steve Kerr speaks with members of the media during training camp for the United States men's basketball team Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Canada’s banks to show sluggish growth, lower profits
The Canadian flag flutters in the wind at the TD Centre in Toronto’s Financial District, on Mar 15, 2023. Ontario, (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) Main bank towers are from left - TD North Tower, First Canadian Place, Scotia Plaza,Commerce Court, TD Bank Tower, and 222 Bay St. (between Commerce Court and Bank Tower).
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
FILE - Walt Nauta, a valet to former President Donald Trump, left, arrives with defense attorney Stanley Woodward, right, at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse for a pretrial conference to discuss procedures for handling classified information, July 18, 2023, in Fort Pierce, Fla. The property manager of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and an aide to the former president are due back in federal court in Florida to face charges in the case accusing Trump of illegally hoarding classified documents at his club. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Spain’s acting prime minister criticizes federation head for kissing player from World Cup champs
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after their World Cup victory, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Spain beat England in Sydney Sunday to win the Women's World Cup soccer final. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Alberta minister to celebrate homegrown geothermal technology in Germany amid moratorium on renewables
An industry group says Alberta's decision to pause approvals of new renewable energy projects is putting the lives of thousands of workers on hold. Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Coco Gauff’s improved play makes her a serious contender at Flushing Meadows
FILE - Coco Gauff hits the ball back to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the women's singles final of the DC Open tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Washington. Gauff has won the two biggest titles of her career heading into the U.S. Open, where play begins on Aug. 28. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of U.S. Open qualifying
Canada’s Marco Arop advances to men’s 800m semis at World Athletics Championships
Marco Arop, of Canada and Simone Barontini, of Italy touch hands as they approach the finish of a Men's 800-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Canadian pension funds and BlackRock team up for US$1.2-billion EV battery maker financing
FILE PHOTO-Employees work at the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm.
Alouettes GM Maciocia credits head coach Maas for Montreal’s success at midway mark
Montreal Alouettes' head coach Jason Maas watches from the sideline during the second half of a CFL football game against the B.C. Lions, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, July 9, 2023. Maas knows his team is up against a tough challenge against the CFL’s only remaining undefeated team.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ford named CFL’s top-graded quarterback after leading Elks to first victory
Ontario Housing Minister’s chief of staff resigns after critical report on Greenbelt land deals
Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions, claims Medvedev
FILE PHOTO: Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev inspects arms production as he visits the Aleksinsky Experimental Mechanical Plant in the town of Aleksin in the Tula region, Russia, June 15, 2023. Sputnik/Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Evening Update: Structural losses from wildfires in West Kelowna area estimated at fewer than 90
(FILES) Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna. Human-caused climate change made 2023's severe, months-long "fire weather" conditions that drove Canada's record-breaking blazes at least seven times more likely to happen, according to a new scientific analysis published on August 22, 2023. The study by the World Weather Attribution group also found that over the year, fire-prone conditions were 50 percent more intense as a result of global warming, primarily a result of burning fossil fuels. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s climate adaptation plans were built for a world that no longer exists
Charred remains are seen on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced on August 18 to evacuate ahead of a midday deadline as wildfires bear down on the remote city and other parts of the vast country. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Government signs new deal on generic drug pricing with pharmaceutical industry
File Number: 2252945 Bottle full of medicine Credit: Mehmet Dilsiz / iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
Return of live shows after pandemic revived performing arts industry, StatCan says
A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors. An aerial view of the Foo Fighters concert on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the Quebec Summer Festival in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
How much does it help to postpone retirement a couple of years?
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Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and NWT hospitals displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Territories, from where thousands of residents have escaped dangerous conditions. A resident is placed in an ambulance as paramedics assist in the evacuation of a seniors care facility due to wildfires, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Serena Williams gives birth to her second child
(FILES) US tennis player Serena Williams arrives for the Leagues Cup Group J football match between Inter Miami CF and Cruz Azul at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 21, 2023. Serena Williams has given birth to her second daughter, her husband announced on August 22. 2023, adding that both were "happy & healthy" after the difficult birth of the tennis star's first child left her fighting for her life. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Single seniors are subsidizing tax breaks available only to couples
Rob Carrick
Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation settles century-old grievance with Ottawa
<div>Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation has settled a specific claim with the federal government over nearly 20,000 acres of land. Peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</div>
Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women
Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who say they were sterilized against their will. The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
B.C. woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose
A West Kelowna resident feels so thankful after watching a solo firefighter saving her home from flames with a garden hose from her home's security camera and she spent all night watching this heroic efforts. A lone firefighter, left obscured, is seen fighting flames at a residence in West Kelowna, B.C., in an undated still image taken from residential security camera footage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marnie Endersby, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canadian dollar steadies near two-and-a-half-month low as investors eye Jackson Hole
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Structural losses from wildfires in West Kelowna area estimated at fewer than 90
(FILES) Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna. Human-caused climate change made 2023's severe, months-long "fire weather" conditions that drove Canada's record-breaking blazes at least seven times more likely to happen, according to a new scientific analysis published on August 22, 2023. The study by the World Weather Attribution group also found that over the year, fire-prone conditions were 50 percent more intense as a result of global warming, primarily a result of burning fossil fuels. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
Ontario offers money to public health units that voluntarily merge
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones makes an announcement on healthcare with Premier Doug Ford in the province in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.&nbsp;Jones says there will be more than 300 new spaces in paramedic programs at provincial colleges this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Climate change worsened wildfire conditions in Quebec, scientists say
Flames reach upwards along the edge of a wildfire as seen from a Canadian Forces helicopter surveying the area near Mistissini, Quebec, Canada June 12, 2023. Cpl Marc-Andre Leclerc/Canadian Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
I watched Harvey transform into a beautiful butterfly – and fly high into the air
Federal NDP targets blue seats in Alberta, bets on urban Prairie appetite for change
<div>The federal New Democrats are eying Alberta's urban-rural divide as a way to flip blue seats in the next federal election. Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters at a Metro grocery store picket line in Toronto, Saturday, July 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>
TSX forecasts reduced as downside risks lurk
The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto in January of 2019.
Maritime traffic at Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait suspended due to forest fire
A helicopter carries a water bucket as a wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey, August 22, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Gurkan Duzenli/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Ottawa should follow B.C. and make birth control free across Canada
Birth control pills are displayed in Sacramento, Calif. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. An advocacy group looking for the B.C. government to cover the cost of prescription contraception says it will be pushing for that election promise to be fulfilled in the next provincial budget.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rich Pedroncelli
Politics Briefing: Public inquiry into foreign interference at final planning stage, Public Safety Minister says
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, P.E.I., on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Poland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security
Poland's President Andrzej Duda attends a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo
Canada’s weather alert system should account for wildfires, expert urges
<div>As wildfires rage on in Western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme climate-related events. A fallen tree burns at the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Sigma Lithium, eyeing buyout, sues ex-CEO and daughter-in-law over trade secrets
FILE PHOTO: Ana Cabral-Gardner, CEO of Sigma Lithium Corp SGML.V, speaks during an event in Aracuai, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Washington Alves/File Photo
Hawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
Fire damage is seen from US President Joe Biden's motorcade in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 21, 2023. The Bidens are expected to meet with first responders, survivors, and local officials following deadly wildfires in Maui. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
NBA fines James Harden $100,000 for public comments about status with 76ers
FILE - Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden reacts during Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Philadelphia. Harden appears determined to sever ties with the Philadelphia 76ers after the star guard called team president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event at China. Harden’s comments, video of which surfaced Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, came almost seven weeks after he picked up his $35.6 million option with the 76ers for this season and then promptly said he wanted to be traded.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Large explosion at an abandoned building in downtown Prince George, B.C.
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David Binet to step down from Thomson Reuters board
Thomson Reuters Corp. says it earned a second-quarter profit of US$894 million as its revenue rose two per cent compared with a year ago.A&nbsp;Thomson Reuters office sign is shown in Boston, Thursday, August 6, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eric J. Shelton
Rick LeLacheur back as interim president, CEO of Edmonton Elks
The Edmonton Eskimos unveil their new name and logo, the Edmonton Elks, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Former BBC reporter keeps NWT local news alive with Cabin Radio
Ollie Williams, a former BBC sports journalist and the editor and co-founder at Cabin Radio, an independent community news outlet in Yellowknife is shown in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. on Sunday Aug. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Cabin Radio-Emily Blake **MANDATORY CREDIT **
Mather Economics acquires Sophi platform from The Globe and Mail
Exteriors of the Globe and Mail Centre at 351 King St. East, are pictured on June 26 2017. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Japan to start releasing Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater to sea as early as Thursday
An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan August 22, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
IBM sells weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for undisclosed sum
FILE PHOTO: The logo for IBM is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Glaciers in the Alps are melting as temperatures hit zero degrees at record-high altitudes
PONTRESINA, SWITZERLAND - MAY 21: In this aerial view the receding Morteratsch glacier, including a collapsed portion, lies on May 21, 2023 near Pontresina, Switzerland. On June 18 Swiss voters will go to the polls to decide on the so-called Glacier Initiative, launched by the Swiss Association for Climate Protection, which would require Switzerland to end greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption by 2050. The Morteratsch glacier, which lies in the Bernina mountain range and is the third largest glacier in the Eastern Alps, has been receding since 1900, though the rate of its melting has accelerated in recent decades. Matthias Huss, a glaciologist with ETH Zurich university and head of the Swiss glacier monitoring network, estimates the Morteratsch lost up to 10% of its volume in 2022 alone. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Rescuers save eight people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan
People watch as an army soldier slings down from a helicopter during a rescue mission to recover students stuck in a chairlift in Pashto village of mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on August 22, 2023. Six children and two adults were suspended inside a cable car dangling over a deep valley in Pakistan for several hours on August 22, as a military helicopter hovered nearby. (Photo by Prateek KUMAR / AFP) (Photo by PRATEEK KUMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. energy firm payouts to oil investors top exploration spending for first time, report says
FILE - A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, companies must start producing precise measurements of their methane emissions next year or face fines. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Prices for detached houses in Toronto, Vancouver and Fraser Valley down in first half of 2023, report says
A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood Saturday, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A Buffalo hotel and former asylum undergoes extensive restoration
Dave LeBlanc
Rays’ Wander Franco placed on administrative leave while investigations into social media posts continue
Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco against the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Court case postponed for accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids
The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has once again been postponed. A city bus is shown next to a daycare centre in Laval, Que, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, after it crashed into the building. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Lightning sign Brandon Hagel to an eight-year, US$52-million contract extension
FILE - Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) skates before an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Brandon Hagel, Tuesday, Aug. 22, to an eight-year extension worth $52 million. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Canada to seek judicial review of latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties
The federal government in Ottawa is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Trade Minister Mary Ng, shown in this Thursday June 15, 2023 file pjhto,&nbsp;says Canada plans a judicial review of last month’s Treasury Department assessment of the levies, which she calls unfair, unjust and illegal.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Europe’s heat wave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek wildfires
A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Makri on the region of Evros, Greece, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
Vendor Francis Ndege measures rice at his stall at the Toi Market in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Countries worldwide are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut global supplies by roughly a fifth. Now, Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
U.S. existing home sales slide again, but prices up from a year earlier
A sign stands outside a new home for sale Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in southeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Ottawa nearing ‘final stages’ to launch foreign interference inquiry
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
David Rosenberg: The Canadian economy is mired in weak fundamentals and investors are taking note
David Rosenberg
Elon Musk’s X plans to remove headlines from links to news articles
A large, metal "X" sign is seen on top of the downtown building that housed what was once Twitter, now rebranded by its owner, Elon Musk, in San Francisco, Friday, July 28, 2023. The new metal X marker appeared after police stopped workers on Monday, July 24, from removing the iconic bird and logo, saying they didn't have the proper permits and didn't tape off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Copper trapped between old and new super-cycles
A core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals on Oct. 4, 2011, containing copper, nickel and precious metals.
Meta rolls out web version of Threads as it seeks to retain professional users, gain edge over X
FILE PHOTO: Meta's Threads app logo is seen in this illustration taken July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
African Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions
(FILES) The logo of the African Union (AU) is seen at the entrance of the AU headquarters on March 13, 2019, in Addis Ababa. The African Union said on August 22, 2023 it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and that it would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the Sahel nation. The Peace and Security Council "requests the AU Commission to undertake an assessment of the economic, social and security implications of deploying a standby force in Niger and report back to Council," the bloc said, following strong differences on the matter. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
China urgently needs to address economic uncertainty, head of EU business lobby group says
A customer shops for fruits and vegetables at a market in Beijing on August 9, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
Does wearing high heels at work make sense any more?
Julianne Costigan, a Toronto stylist who works with women executives, says many of her clients are choosing to move on from heels. Credit: Supplied
Semi near waterfront in Toronto’s Long Branch gets four offers
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Hudson’s Bay revamps rewards program with app, personalized offers and quests
A Hudson's Bay Company store in Toronto is shown on Monday, January 27, 2014. Hudson’s Bay is closing its Kleinfeld Bridal location, nearly 10 years after opening the upscale wedding gown salon at its flagship Toronto department store. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
BRICS no rival to G7 and G20, Brazil’s Lula says as bloc meets
FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the Sandton Convention Centre, which will host the upcoming BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa August 19, 2023. REUTERS/James Oatway/File Photo
Westport Fuel Systems CEO David Johnson steps down, Tony Guglielmin named as interim
Westport Fuel Systems Inc. says chief executive David Johnson is stepping down from the top job and resigning from the board, effective immediately. Johnson is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Westport Fuel Systems
Ukraine news media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside Russia
In this image released by Sirena telegram channel on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a Russian warplane is burning on the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday. The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone. (Sirena telegram channel via AP)
Shares of several U.S. banks drop after S&P downgrades some ratings
FILE PHOTO: The S&P Global logo is displayed on its offices in the financial district in New York City, U.S., December 13, 2018/File Photo
Isabel Crook, Canadian anthropologist awarded friendship medal by China’s Xi Jinping, dies aged 107
Canadian anthropologist and educator Isabel Crook (L) receives an award from China's President Xi Jinping during a ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on September 29, 2019. - Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded medals and honorary titles to an array of both domestic and international "heroes" on September 29, including a centenarian Canadian educator, and a former French prime minister. (Photo by GREG BAKER / POOL / AFP)GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
BMO: Housing correction looks to have bottomed out
A house for sale in the east end of Toronto, Wednesday, March 22.
University of Alberta professor dies working in Grise Fiord
Grise Fiord, Nunavut in an undated photo by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Crews continue battling NWT wildfires, blaze remains 15 km from Yellowknife
An aerial view shows charred remains on the side of the road beside the highway in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. The town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, was burned to the ground by forest fires. Residents of Yellowknife in Canada's far north raced on August 18 to evacuate ahead of a midday deadline as wildfires bear down on the remote city and other parts of the vast country. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Newmont gets regulatory approval in Australia for US$16.80-billion Newcrest deal
FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and gold imitation are seen in front of the Newmont logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Why Canada needs to charge citizens who left to join the Islamic State
Jessica Davis is the President and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence
To help the Rohingya, the West must improve its own treatment of refugees
Rohingya refugees gather to buy essentials at a market area in Kutupalong camp a day after cyclone Mocha made landfall, in Ukhia on May 15, 2023. Cyclone Mocha made landfall on May 14 between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Sittwe packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in over a decade. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP) (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ‘subsisting on bread and water’ in jail, lawyer says
FILE — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 16, 2023. Prosecutors said Monday, Aug. 14, they'll use testimony from Bankman-Fried's “trusted inner circle” of former executives at his collapsed cryptocurrency empire against him at an October trial. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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