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August 27

Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters say
This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows ropical Storm Idalia (C) off the coast of Mexico on August 279, 2023, at 21:20:20 UTC. Tropical Storm Idalia formed August 27 in the Caribbean, buffeting southeastern Mexico with wind and rain, as forecasters predicted it will strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Florida later in the week. The storm, which is not forecast to make landfall in Mexico, will travel across the Gulf of Mexico before reaching northwest Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said. (Photo by NOAA/RAMMB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NOAA/RAMMB" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/NOAA/RAMMB/AFP via Getty Images)
Megan Khang wins CPKC Women’s Open in a playoff
Megan Khang, of the U.S., hoists the trophy after winning the LPGA CPKC Canadian Women's Open golf tournament on the first playoff hole, in Vancouver, on Sunday, August 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
What Q2 GDP growth means for the second half of the year in this week’s Advisor Lookahead
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How cities across Canada are protecting their parks from brush fires
Due to extremely dry conditions in Stanley Park the City of Vancouver is working to combat the risk of fires by removing dead trees. A crew of arborists fell a tree on August 24, 2023 in Vancouver, B.C.
Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 27: Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars on day four of the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center on August 27, 2023 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis
A sign announcing hiring is shown at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ontario on Monday April 4, 2022. Unifor members at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly for strike mandates, authorizing their bargaining committees to take labour action if collective agreements can't be reached. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Guardians win 10-7 in extra innings, Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette, Matt Chapman exit with injuries
Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase (48) and teammate Ramon Laureano (10) celebrate their team's win against the Toronto Blue Jays at the end of MLB American League baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Viktor Hovland wins FedEx Cup with the best two weeks of his career
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 27: Viktor Hovland of Norway celebrates with the FedEx Cup after winning during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Ruling party wins Zimbabwe election after 43 years in power
President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives for a press conference at State House in Harare on August 27, 2023. Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday, but the opposition rejected the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) (Photo by JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Ottawa commits to improve infrastructure in fire-ravaged NWT after criticism from premier
Evacuees from Yellowknife, make their way along highway 3, at the edge of a burned forest, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
Opposition mounts as London expands fee on older vehicles in bid to curb air pollution
People take part in a protest against the proposed Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion in Tooting, London, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will extend the Ulez area to cover the whole of the capital from Aug. 29. ( Jeff Moore/PA via AP)
Les Belles-Soeurs is funny, poignant yet never sentimental
Bola Aiyeola as Des-Neiges Verrette with members of the company in Les Belles-Soeurs. Stratford Festival 2023. Photo by David Hou.
Ski-doo maker BRP launches its most expensive off-road vehicle ever
The all-new Can-Am Maverick R boasts unrivaled power, suspension performance, and dual-clutch transmission gearbox. Credit: BRP Inc.
Former CFL coach Rich Stubler dead at 74
Toronto Argonauts head coach Rich Stubler watches the playing during the final minutes of their Canadian Football League game against the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Toronto on July 3, 2008. Kahlil Carter has stepped down as defensive co-ordinator of the Montreal Alouettes for personal reasons but will remain with the club as a scout.The Canadian Football League team announced the change Thursday, less than two weeks before the May 20 start of training camp. Veteran Rich Stubler will take over as defensive co-ordinator. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski
Edward Jones moves into downtown cores as it expands beyond traditional one-person locations in strip malls
Jonathan A Rivard, financial advisor at Edward Jones, poses for a photograph outside their downtown Toronto offices, Wednesday Aug. 23, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Rogers calls Telus ‘hypocritical’ in CRTC filing as dispute over TTC wireless network continues
TTC passengers using their mobile phones while heading south on the Yonge subway line are photographed on Aug 21, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Zelensky says Ukrainian elections could happen under fire if West helps
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the crowd in front of the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 21, 2023. The Ukrainian President travelled to Denmark in the context with the announcement by Denmark and the Netherlands to provide American F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion. (Photo by Thomas Traasdahl / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by THOMAS TRAASDAHL/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns
A Quebec school bus sits in a parking lot Monday, August 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Arts administrator earning $58,000 needs higher salary and pension to afford a secure Toronto life
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Canada is burning, so why is our national pension fund still heavily into fossil fuels?
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above a lakefront home, in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s underemployed economic immigrants: How to stop wasting talent
ED NOTE: HUSSEN NO LONGER MIN. OF IMMIGRATION **** Ahmed D. Hussen, right, Minister of Immigration, hands out flags during a citizenship ceremony to 30 new citizens at the ISS of BC Welcome Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Dignitaries, family members and friends welcomed 30 new citizens in a special Canada 150 citizenship ceremony. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
These deep-sea fish, ‘the ocean’s canaries in the coal mine,’ are feeling the heat of climate change
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Residents of B.C.’s Shuswap set to be notified about properties affected by wildfire
The chief of a small rural fire department in Kelowna, B.C., says 13 members of his own crew have lost their homes while fighting wildfires this season. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Firefighters battle mental health, labour challenges atop deadly wildfires
<div>With climate change expected to worsen wildfires in the future, some firefighters say gruelling labour conditions and associated mental health challenges are taking a toll on the workforce. Firefighters wait to pass through an RCMP roadblock as the McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
Canadian banks face squeeze between climate expectations, market pressures
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above a home in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s second-quarter GDP report likely to show a sharp slowdown, poll finds
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at FIBA World Cup
Basketball - FIBA World Cup 2023 - First Round - Group H - Lebanon v Canada - Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia - August 27, 2023 Canada's RJ Barrett scores a basket REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Credit Suisse posted US$4-billion loss in second quarter, media reports
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Credit Suisse bank is seen outside its office building in Hong Kong, China March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers
A sign is photographed at McMurdo Station on Dec. 4, 2018. The Associated Press found a pattern of women working in Antarctica who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault had been minimized by their employers. The AP investigation came after the National Science Foundation published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they'd had a negative experience of harassment or assault while on the ice. (National Science Foundation via AP)
U.S. workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection
Ontario is proposing regulations to limit heat-related illnesses in workplaces amid the rise of extreme heat events across Canada. A construction worker wipes his face as he works in the heat, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV
Conservative U.K. lawmaker formally quits with scathing attack on PM Rishi Sunak
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a housing development in London, Britain, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/Pool/File Photo
CF Montreal tips New England 1-0 as George Campbell connects for late goal
CF Montreal's Mathieu Choiniere, left, challenges New England Revolution's Noel Buck during first half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, August 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A BRICS expansion, third-quarter bank earnings and Rogers’ 5G service on TTC: Must-read business and investing stories
<div>Royal Bank of Canada says its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago, helped higher by strength in its personal and commercial banking and insurance operations. The RBC Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan</div>
White shooter kills three Black people in Florida hate crime
Jacksonville police officers block the perimeter of the scene of a mass shooting, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Ukraine investigates mid-air collision that killed three pilots
People walk in front of destroyed Russian tanks installed on Khreschatyk street in downtown of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Nini Nobless, co-founder of Montreal disco powerhouse duo Lime, dies at 74
Denis LePage, left, who died Monday, August 21, at 74, with then-wife Denyse LePage who together comprised Montreal disco duo Lime are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Claudine LePage *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Ottawa shelters, social services face influx of asylum claimants
<div>An influx of asylum claimants has flooded homeless shelters, temporary housing and social services in Ottawa. The Confederation building is pictured from the roof of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</div>
Three U.S. Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise
A Care Flight helicopter is seen on the tarmac of the Darwin International Airport in Darwin on August 27, 2023, as rescue work is in progress to transport those injured in the US Osprey military aircraft crash at a remote island north of Australia's mainland. Three US Marines died on August 27 after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games, US military officials said. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin died in plane crash
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova /File Photo
There are upsides to letting employees occasionally not follow the rules, study finds
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‘You have to wonder what the resistance to bike lanes is all about.’ Public space usage, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 27
The European company set to build a spa and waterpark complex at Ontario Place says it listened to concerns from Toronto officials and community activists and has enlarged the planned parkland that would surround its facility, submitting plans that include 12 acres of publicly accessible pathways and gardens and a 200-metre long beach. The Vienna-based Therme Group’s Canadian arm provided The Globe and Mail with new detailed designs for its $350-milllion greenhouse-like complex, and the public park the company says it would build around it, that were included in redevelopment plans the Ontario government submitted to the City of Toronto on Friday.
Your lookahead horoscope: August 27
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