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Warner Bros delays ‘Dune,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ films due to strike
FILE - Timothee Chalamet, left, and Zendaya pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Dune," Oct. 18, 2021, in London. The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall's most anticipated releases, has been postponed from November 2023 until next near, Warner Bros. confirmed Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Santander, Mullins homers help first-place Orioles beat Berrios and Blue Jays 5-3
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Gunnar Henderson tries to field an infield single by Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Japan’s Saso first-round leader at CPKC Women’s Open in Vancouver
Yuka Saso, of Japan, hits her tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round at the LPGA CPKC Canadian Women's Open golf tournament, in Vancouver, on Thursday, August 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants
FILE - Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrives for the South American Summit at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Irfaan Ali has on Thursday, Aug 24, 2023, lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and said those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno, File)
How Trump’s arrest and GOP debate make for a country totally unsettled
David Shribman
BC Wildfire Service pull firefighters out of North Shuswap after protestors confront RCMP
A security worker walks near a burned down gas station after the Bush Creek wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in multiple rural communities including Scotch Creek, Lee Creek and Celista in the North Shuswap Lake region of British Columbia, Canada. August 23, 2023 REUTERS/Jesse Winter
New Heritage Minister holds ‘positive’ talks with Meta executives, but won’t ‘roll back’ on Bill C-18
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canadians Johnston, Gallant have solid start to season-ending Elite Series event
Angler Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ont. is shown in an undated handout photo. Mother Nature didn't do much to slow down Canadians Chris Johnston and Cooper Gallant on Thursday at the Elite Series season-ending tournament on the St. Lawrence River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bassmaster Elite Circuit-Gary Tramontina MANDATORY CREDIT
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez ousted in quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land tournament
Leylah Fernandez of Canada, reacts during her match against Danielle Collins of the United States, during the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Thursday, Aug.10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
This week’s lowest fixed and variable mortgage rates in Canada
A maintenance worker sweeps the street in front of a row of new homes in Fairfax, Virginia, on August 22, 2023. Sales of homes in the United States ticked down in July, according to industry data released on August 22, 2023, as elevated mortgage rates and limited housing supply held buyers back. The housing market in the world's biggest economy has been reeling as interest rates climbed, making home owners reluctant to put their properties up for sale -- having earlier locked in lower rates on their mortgages. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Buying insurance you don’t need can save money on your mortgage
Robert McLister
Donald Trump’s mug shot released after former president surrenders to face charges in Georgia election-subversion case
Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Canadian Joey Votto placed on the 10-day injured list by Reds with shoulder discomfort
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (19) walks into the dugout following a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cincinnati, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Nike to sell replicas of England goalkeeper Mary Earps’ jersey after facing backlash in UK
England's goalkeeper Mary Earps makes diving save on a penalty from Spain's Jennifer Hermoso during the Women's World Cup soccer final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: Collin Morikawa of the United States plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Mother tells B.C. murder trial of final embrace with teenage girl, hours before death
Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 2, 2015. A trial has heard that a 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C., was passing through a neighbourhood park when she was dragged into the forest by Ibrahim Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Argos defender Daniel looking forward to rematch with Stampeders
RCMP begin search for remains of Nova Scotia man missing for more than 30 years
Kenley Matheson from Cape Breton has been missing since 1992.
Is it rational to have irrationally great expectations?
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during opening bell in New York City on August 21, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
At nearly 37, Canada’s Michael Woods still hungry after Tour de France stage win
Canada's Michael Woods rides during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 22.5 kilometers (14 miles) with start in Passy and finish in Combloux, France, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Brooke Rivers leads Canadian amateurs after first round of CPKC Women’s Open
Aug 24, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Brooke Rivers chips onto the eleventh green during the first round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
What ultramarathon runners’ brains could tell us about human evolution
Competitors take part in the Stage 1 of the 36th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Timgaline and Ouest Aguenoun n'Oumerhiout in the Moroccan Sahara desert, central Morocco, on March 27, 2022. - The 36th edition of the marathon is a live stage 250 kilometres race through a formidable landscape in one of the world's most inhospitable climates. (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP via Getty Images)
NHL defenceman Bob Murdoch won two Stanley Cups then went on to a successful coaching career
Bob Murdoch
Alberta’s renewables moratorium is affecting more than 100 projects worth $33-billion, think tank says
The Alberta Utilities Commission has clarified how it intends to implement the UCP government's moratorium on wind and solar energy development. Solar panels pictured at the Michichi Solar project near Drumheller, Alta., Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
More than 11 million people watched US Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News
FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks as former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley listen during the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
13 U.S. stocks trading near their 52-week highs
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Evening Update: Trump to report to Atlanta jail; Russian plane crash seen as Kremlin’s revenge
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha
Prigozhin’s apparent death is at once a signal of Putin’s power and sign of his lingering weakness
People pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner's operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, at the makeshift memorial in Moscow, on August 24, 2023. Russian state-run news agencies on August 23, 2023 said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia's army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Toronto FC players focused on ending winless streak as coaching rumours swirl
Transportation Safety Board warns blazes sparked by trains pose wildfire risk
Smoke from wildfires fills the air in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed on locomotives, citing dozens of blazes in a report into an incident that triggered a wildfire two years ago in southeast British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency
This artist sketch depicts Judge Dipti Pidikiti-Smith of the Fairfax County General District Court, presiding over the assault and battery trial of CIA officer trainee Ashkan Bayatpour, seated left, in Fairfax, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Standing in front of the judge are the prosecutor, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Jenna Sands, left, and Bayatpour's defense lawyer Stuart A. Sears, right. The judge found Bayatpour guilty Wednesday of attacking a fellow CIA trainee with a scarf in the stairwell of CIA headquarters at Langley last year. Seated right is an unidentified defense team member. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
Persistent CEO selling not a good look for Royal Bank stock
Ted Dixon
Hudson’s Bay brings back outlet model with new Scarborough store
Hudson's Bay is reviving its outlet model with a discount store in Toronto. A Hudson's Bay department store is seen in Toronto on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada’s universities are building new dorms – just nowhere near enough
People walking past Whitney Hall, a co-ed residence at the University of TorontoÕs St. George campus, are photographed on July 28 2020.
Suncor’s climate pullback is the latest sign federal incentives are not enough
FILE PHOTO: Heavy earth moving equipment work clearing an area at the new Suncor Fort Hills tar sands mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
ISIS documentary Rojek selected as Canada’s contender for Oscar nomination
FILE - An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
U.S. Treasury yield curve shifts could be set-up for Jackson Hole unwind
Street signs at the center of the New York City financial district frame the U.S. Flags flying from the front of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Prigozhin’s apparent death shows Putin acts more like a mafia boss than a government leader
Amy Knight is the author of six books on Russian history and politics, including, most recently, Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder.
Fleeing the fires in Kelowna was a horror movie come to life
People watch from downtown Kelowna, B.C., as the McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills above West Kelowna, B.C., on the evening of Aug. 17, 2023. The blaze, which measured at 1,100 hectares that same night, has resulted in thousands of evacuation alerts, and led to the the City of West Kelowna and parts of Westbank First Nation declaring a state of emergency that earlier that day. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
Disney closes at lowest in nearly nine years as investors turn bearish
A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in December of 2017.
Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
FILE - Emperor penguin chicks stand together in Antarctica on Dec. 21, 2005. The loss of ice in a region near Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea in 2022 likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies in that area, researchers reported Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. (Zhang Zongtang/Xinhua via AP, File)
A financial guide for university students and their parents
B1 Back to School package. August 25, 26, 2024. Illustrations by Maggie Prince
Living at home during college? Four smart things to do with the money you’re saving
B1 Back to School package. August 25, 26, 2024. Illustrations by Maggie Prince
Six financial tips for international students in Canada
B1 Back to School package. August 25, 26, 2024. Illustrations by Maggie Prince
Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan chides Joly for ‘unacceptable’ comments to Armenians
Azerbaijan's foreign ministry argues Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is undermining peace in the Nagorno-Karabakh region by referring to the area as Artsakh, the name for the region used by Armenian secessionists. A checkpoint of the Russia peacekeeping force is seen on a road in Armenia leading towards the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-PHOTOLURE, Vahram Baghdasaryan
How parents can start smart money conversations with their university-bound children
B1 Back to School package. August 25, 26, 2024. Illustrations by Maggie Prince
‘My son is seeking a financial planner. Any advice?’
Rob Carrick
How I fill my pantry shelves with preserved summer sunshine
Campaign money flows to Republican presidential candidates after debate
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 23: Republican presidential candidates (L-R), former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted by FOX News at the Fiserv Forum on August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eight presidential hopefuls squared off in the first Republican debate as former U.S. President Donald Trump, currently facing indictments in four locations, declined to participate in the event. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
New Trudeau cabinet, same old spending – this hurts the middle class
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks away following an announcement regarding the federal government's intention to purchase an interim replacement ferry for MV Holiday Island as other MPs look on during a press conference in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness
A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel — if extreme -- way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island. A building is seen on an island in an undated handout photo. The Labelle, Que., getaway includes a single, two-bedroom cabin with enough room for eight people, as well as a barbecue, pedal boat, dinghy and other water sport equipment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mon Technicien, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
What to watch this weekend: The perfect movies to kiss summer goodbye
Barry Hertz
Politics Briefing: Federal watchdog investigating Canadian retailers over forced labour allegations
A Walmart employee loads groceries into a vehicle parked in a dedicated customer pick up spot at the Walmart by the Dufferin Mall, on April 5 2020.
LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rules
A Pride flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Keith Spicer, Canada’s first official languages commissioner, dies at 89
Keith Spicer, Canada's first commissioner of official languages, has died at 89. Spicer speaks to reporters in the Commons, in Ottawa, March 26, 1975. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
TTC permanently ends Scarborough train service earlier than planned after derailment
<div>The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) says transit service the Scarborough Rapid Transit Line will not restart after derailing in July, ahead of back-to-school season in September. A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy</div>
India’s lunar rover comes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk
Indians distribute sweets to celebrate the success of Chandrayaan - 3 soft landing on the moon, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
TD expects penalties from regulatory and law enforcement probes over anti-money laundering lapses
A person walks past a TD Bank sign in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
Djokovic to face player making main-draw debut at U.S. Open as he returns to Flushing Meadows
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the men's singles final of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Ukraine seeks Canada’s help in selling peace plan to skeptical states, more demining
Melanie Joly, left, Foreign Minister of Canada, and Dmytro Kuleba, right, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, meet for bilateral talks at the summit of foreign ministers of the G7 Group of leading democratic economic powers at the Weissenhaus resort in Weissenhaeuser Strand, Germany, Friday, May 13, 2022. The main topic of the meeting is the war in Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kay Nietfeld/DPA via AP, Pool)
Mets to retire Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 and Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 next season
FILE - Former New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry waves as he is introduced during an Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in New York. Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 and Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 will be retired by the New York Mets in separate pregame ceremonies next year honoring players who were keys to the team’s last World Series title in 1986. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
U.S. imposing sanctions over forced deportation, transfer of Ukraine children
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media briefing at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Washington. Blinken spoke with his counterparts in Japan and South Korea today ahead of a summit with the country's leaders at Camp David on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).
Canada’s Camryn Rogers dominates to win hammer throw world title
Camryn Rogers, of Canada, makes an attempt in the Women's hammer throw final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Renewables pause in Alberta affecting 118 projects worth $33-billion, think tank says
A wind farm generates electricity near bales of hay in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near the town of Pincher Creek, Alberta September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Todd Korol
Amber Alert not delivered across province, OPP investigate what went wrong
<div>Ontario Provincial Police say there was a problem in delivering an early-morning Amber Alert which was not transmitted to all cell phones across the province. An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</div>
U.S. sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees
This handout image courtesy of NASA shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-7 mission, August 23, 2023, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Photo by Joel KOWSKY / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/Joel Kowsky" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by JOEL KOWSKY/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadians unified on forest protection, but divided on wildfire cause, poll suggests
Hot spots from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burn in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Crescent Point Energy to sell North Dakota assets to private operator for $500-million
Craig Paradis (L) of Advance Drilling, operates the brake handle on a drilling rig for Crescent Point Energy as two roughnecks add a pipe extension to drill deeper into the Bakken formation near Oungre, Saskatchewan in this June 20, 2012 file photo. Shipping crude across North America in railway cars might seem a quaint throwback to the oil pioneering days of the West, but it's a booming business for North America's railroads, and likely to remain an important niche market for years to come after surging from a dribble in 2008 to close to 500,000 barrels per day in September. To Match Analysis RAILWAYS-OIL/NORTHAMERICA REUTERS/Rod Nickel/Files (CANADA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS COMMODITIES ENERGY)
New gas pipeline rules proposed in wake of 2018 explosions in Massachusetts
FILE - Firefighters battle a house fire on Herrick Road, Sept. 13, 2018, in North Andover, Mass., one of multiple emergency crews responding to a series of gas explosions and fires triggered by a problem with a gas line that feeds homes in several communities north of Boston. National transportation regulators are proposing a series of proposed rules changes aimed at toughening safety requirements for millions of miles of gas distribution pipelines nationwide. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
U.S. mortgage lender Better’s shares sink in Nasdaq debut
Specialist Anthony Matesic works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Canadian men’s basketball team welcomes challenges, expectations at FIBA World Cup
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attends a training session at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on August 23, 2023, two days before their FIBA Basketball World Cup match against France. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
‘No profit right now’: Trucking industry facing leaner times as consumer demand drops
<div>The Canadian trucking industry faces a shaky market as cargo volumes and freight rates continue to fall in the wake of soaring pandemic highs. A transport truck carries a cargo container at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Tying everything together with a will and insurance
Warner Bros Discovery to launch CNN Max news streaming service in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery Atlanta campus is pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo/File Photo
Shein partners with Forever 21-owner as fast-fashion majors look to boost reach
FILE PHOTO: A Shein logo is pictured at the company's office in the central business district of Singapore, October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Chen Lin/File Photo
Uber raises minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25
An Uber logo is shown in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. &nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Environmental campaigners threaten EU with legal action over bloc’s climate policy
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Introducing padel: the sport that could be next pickleball
Walmart, Diesel and Hugo Boss face federal probe for alleged sale of items made with forced labour
A Walmart employee loads groceries into a vehicle parked in a dedicated customer pick up spot at the Walmart by the Dufferin Mall, on April 5 2020.
A Stratford, Ont., inn where a young Thomas Edison laid his head
Home of the Week, Edison’s Cafe and Inn, 46/48 Ontario St., Stratford, Ont.
B.C. ski resort home sells for record $32-million
Done Deal, 5462 Stonebridge Drive, Whistler, B.C.
Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including EU’s largest blaze on record
A Canadair amphibious aircraft, drops water over wildfires spreading in Dadia forest, one of the most important areas in Europe for birds of prey, as it rages in Dadia, near Alexandroupoli, north Greece, on August 24, 2023. Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame major wildfires burning for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead and prompting growing outrage among stricken residents. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP) (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall as labour market remains tight
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a resale clothing shop on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Today’s U.S. labor report shows that employers added 339,000 jobs in May with sectors including construction, healthcare, business services and transportation adding jobs with wages showing 4.3 percent growth over the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Turkey’s central bank raises interest rates again in another sign of normalizing economic policy
FILE PHOTO: Turkey's Central Bank headquarters is seen in Ankara, Turkey in this January 24, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Niger junta’s three-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc
ECOWAS commissioner Abdel-Fatau Musah, centre, speaks during a press briefing following the Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of the Defence Staff, in Accra, Ghana, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Musah announced the ECOWAS forces are ready to act and intervene in Niger should all options fail At left is Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and right is Senegal's General Mbaye Cisse. (AP Photo/Richard Eshun Nanaresh)
Fourteen whales, one dolphin have died at Marineland since 2019, ministry documents show
A beluga whale swims in a tank at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Friday June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
FIFA opens disciplinary case against Spain’s soccer president for his conduct at Women’s World Cup final
Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receive the World Cup champions - Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain - August 22, 2023 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales REUTERS/Juan Medina
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, whether you like it or not
Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice coffee pods are displayed at a Target store, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in New York. The latte that made pumpkin spice a star is turning 20. And unlike the autumn days it celebrates, there seems to be no chill in customer demand. Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte goes on sale Thursday in the U.S. and Canada. It's the coffee giant's most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since its launch in 2003. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Weak retail sales data makes further rate hikes ‘a close call’: CIBC economist
People shop inside a Metro grocery store in Toronto, Tuesday, July 18.
The 62 best new books to read this fall
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Doug Ford has yet to do the bare minimum on the Greenbelt development scandal
Premier Doug Ford speaks at Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference at RBC Place in London, Ont., Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne
Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Federal Reserve officials meet
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell walks in Teton National Park where financial leaders from around the world gathered for the Jackson Hole economic symposium outside Jackson, Wyoming, U.S., August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Arby’s owner Roark Capital to buy sandwich chain Subway for up to US$9.55-billion
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 21: A Subway sandwich store signage is seen on Water Street on August 21, 2023 in New York City. According to reports by the Wall Street Journal, Roark Capital has been competing with a group of rival private-equity firms, that includes TDR and Sycamore, and is closing on a deal to buy the Subway sandwich-shop chain for about $9.6 billion and could be finalized this week. Subway is the eighth-largest U.S. restaurant chain with 20,810 locations which brought in $9.8 billion in domestic sales last year. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Google vows more transparency on ads as new EU online content rules kick in
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Mayor Olivia Chow sets out ‘first step’ in affordable housing plan, ups target by 25,000 homes
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow delivers her first media availability after being sworn-in at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The City of Toronto says it has designated more than 200 shelter spaces for asylum seekers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Morning Update: Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead in Russian plane crash
A wreckage of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen near the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Marina Lystseva
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