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Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders
Rotary-wing aircraft is being used regularly on the Horsethief Complex of fires near Invermere, B.C. as shown in this undated handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Brett Lauther plays hero as Roughriders clip Redblacks 26-24 on late 54-yard field goal
Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson (4) celebrates after making a tackle against Ottawa Redblacks during the second half of CFL football action in Regina on Sunday, August 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Lucas Glover wins Wyndham Championship, Justin Thomas’ season ends by inches
Lucas Glover, left, smiles as he grabs the trophy after winning the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Violent clashes at Toronto Eritrean festival and elsewhere show a divided diaspora, researcher says
Toronto Police hold back a line of protestors in Earlscourt Park in Toronto, on Saturday, August 5 2023. Toronto police say one person was stabbed and eight others were injured during a protest in the city’s west end. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Thunderstorms may offer relief to B.C. firefighting efforts but lightning could spark new fires
A firefighter works at the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops, B.C. in this July 28, 2023 handout photo. The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return to camp, the last thing they then want to do is search out place to sleep or find something to eat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
One sentence on job training ends deadlock over B.C. ports contract
FILE PHOTO: A worker walks to the Port of Vancouver as International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) union members returned to clear a backlog of containers and bulk cargo from a 13-day strike in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Dollarama executive’s plan to expand Saint Lucia property prompts outcry over lack of protections for UNESCO site
View of The Pitons in Saint Lucia taken on February 4, 2019. The Pitons are twin volcanic spires located in Saint Lucia. They are on a world heritage site which occupies an area of about 7,190 acres near the town of Soufriere, Saint Lucia. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise
FILE - Dungeons & Dragons books sit on display at Cape Fear Games in Wilmington, N.C., on Aug. 8, 2014. The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise said Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, that it won't allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery. (Jason A. Frizzelle/The Star-News via AP, File)
Politics behind Alberta decision on wind, solar power expansion, say critics
As the 130-megawatt Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Power Project is located in southeast Alberta, it helps to advance Bullfrog Power's goal to increase the adoption of renewables in places with high carbon intensity.
Penguins acquire three-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson in three-team trade with Sharks, Canadiens
San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 14, 2023. The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Karlsson in a blockbuster trade with the Sharks. Pittsburgh traded a 2024 first-round pick, forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Jan Rutta to San Jose and goaltender Casey DeSmith and defenseman Jeff Petry to Montreal as part of the deal for the reigning Norris Trophy winner. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
The Alberta teen trailblazing her way through the sport of professional bull riding
Teaghan Bertamini,15, rides Grey Wolf at the Crooked Horn Canadian Junior Rodeo Association stop in Trouchu, Alta., on June 30, 2023. LEAH HENNEL / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bank of Canada shows growing interest in corporate earnings, stock market
David Parkinson
With 2-month pilot, Toronto joins wave of Canadian cities legalizing alcohol in parks
People are seeing drinking alcohol at the Trinity Bellwoods Park on Wednesday, August 02, 2023. The City of Toronto launches pilot project that allows alcohol in 27 parks around the city. The project takes place between August 2 to October 9. Arif Balkan/The Globe and Mail
Schneider has 4 hits and 4 RBIs, Chapman drives in 3 as the Blue Jays rout the Red Sox 13-1
Toronto Blue Jays' Jay Jackson, front, celebrates with Alejandro Kirk, behind, after defeating the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Local favourite Raonic ready for long-awaited return to National Bank Open in Toronto
To advance Canada’s economy, universities must stop valuing specialization over range
The U of T’s University College renovation by Kohn Shnier Architects and ERA Architects. 1_library from entrance.jpg
Oregon at forefront of lucrative psychedelics business
Psilocybe cubensis, known colloquially as psychedelic "magic" mushrooms, are seen at Rose City Laboratories, where the psilocybin-containing mushrooms will be tested for potency in accordance with Oregon state law, in Portland, Oregon, on May 10, 2023. Since January 1 Oregon has legalized the adult use of psilocybin, the active hallucinogenic component of magic mushrooms, but only under the supervision of a licensed psilocybin facilitator and only at a state-sanctioned psilocybin service center. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta’s next renewable energy challenge? Places to store the power being generated
Date: April 2023 Location: Southeast of the Town of Hardisty Description: Enfinite’s collocated eReserve4 and eReserve6 battery energy storage systems (BESS) situated southeast of the Town of Hardisty, Alberta. Each eReserve has the capability to deliver up to 20-Megawatts (MW) of reliable energy to the local distribution network. Construction is nearing completion, and the facilities are scheduled to be online by the end of August. Handout Enfinite
Retirement without home ownership is possible. Financial advisers explain how to get started
Jean-Marie Brideau poses for a portrait outside his apartment building in Moncton, NB, on July 29, 2023. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
Why selling TC Energy now would be a mistake
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Ottawa lags on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world’s poor
This photo taken on March 11, 2020 shows Animal Research Facility supervisor Kim Seung-yeon putting on protective clothing required to enter a testing lab to be used for development of a COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in Seoul. - The COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed a lack of global research on ways to combat the spread of infectious diseases, with health authorities failing to learn lessons from previous flare-ups, experts said on March 3. The last outbreak of worldwide signficance was the SARS virus scare of the early 2000s, which killed 774 people, and more recently the Mers virus killed more than 850 people, although the outbreak was largely contained to the Middle East. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
How you walk could shape the future of biometrics, experts say
University of New Brunswick professor Erik Scheme, second from right, is shown in his lab at UNB where they use pressure-sensitive floor tiles to analyze people's gait in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Friday August 4, 2023. Here Scheme and Mayssa Rekik, Mitacs Globalink Intern from Tunisia, right, analyze the footsteps of Arijit Samal, Mitacs Globalink Intern from India, left, and Ala Salehi, graduate student. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Ukraine replaces Soviet coat of arms with trident on towering Kyiv landmark
Workers install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the shield in the hand of the country's tallest stature, the Motherland Monument, after the Soviet coat of arms was removed, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase the vestiges of centuries of Soviet and Russian influence from the public space amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine by pulling down monuments and renaming hundreds of streets to honor home-grown artists, poets, military chiefs, and independence leaders. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Robert Frost inspired me to bike through my own defeat
Does being in a good mood make you more generous? Researchers say yes and charities should take note
File - Melanie, one of the dogs being cared for at the ASPCA adoption center, sits in her kennel at the ASPCA, Friday, April 21, 2023, in New York. Many nonprofits use images of suffering and need to motivate people to give, but a recent study from economists found there may be other effective strategies for prompting acts of generosity. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Vancouver movie workers find side hustles amid Hollywood shutdown
Demonstrators attend SAG-AFTRA actors' and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers' ongoing strike, outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
U.S. conservative groups sue to block Joe Biden plan cancelling billions in student loans
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 30, 2023, in Washington, as his administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left. Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence shows no signs of slowing
Israeli police inspect the site of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug 5, 2023. Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire in central Tel Aviv, critically wounding one person before he was shot dead by police. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Barbie movie joins US$1-billion club, breaks another record for female directors
Ryan Gosling, left, and Margot Robbie pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Barbie' on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in London. (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Elon Musk says his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)
U.S. EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
File - Traffic moves along the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. If the auto industry boosts electric vehicle sales to the level the Environmental Protection Agency recommends, any reduction in pollution could prove more modest than the agency expects. The Associated Press has estimated that nearly 80% of vehicles being driven in the U.S. — more than 200 million — would still run on gasoline or diesel fuel. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Pence, Trump lawyer clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
U.S. team didn’t just blow a match against Sweden, it gave up control of the game
Cathal Kelly
Simone Biles dazzles in her return from a 2-year layoff to dominate the U.S. Classic
Simone Biles reacts after performing in the floor exercise at the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Buyer adds $15,100 to asking price to close on art deco loft
Done Deal, 637 Lake Shore Blvd. W., No. 221, Toronto
Train derailment in Pakistan kills at least 30, with 90 others injured, officials say
Local residents examine damaged cars of a passenger train which was derailed near Nawabshah, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Railway officials say some passengers were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed near the town of Nawabshah in southern Sindh province. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
Two dead, 30 missing after migrant shipwrecks off Italy’s Lampedusa
(FILES) This aerial view taken on July 28, 2020, shows the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Meditteranean Sea, which in recent years has been an arrival point for migrants crossing from North Africa. At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said on August 6, 2023. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer
CORRECTS SECOND SENTENCE - Rev. Yunus Coldman speaks during a gathering to memorialize O'Shae Sibley on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sibley, a gay man, was fatally stabbed at the gas station after a confrontation between a group of friends dancing to a Beyoncé song and several young men who taunted them. (AP Photo/Tracie Van Auken)
Israel’s Netanyahu says he will likely advance legislation to change judges selection committee
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, is surrounded by lawmakers at a session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A renewable energy pause, surprising job numbers and Canada’s cybercrime problem: Must-read business and investing stories
A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed on a business in Montreal on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Statistics Canada is set to release its July job report this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
China releases TV documentary showcasing army’s ability to attack Taiwan
FILE PHOTO: A giant screen displays a broadcast of news footage of military vehicles under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) taking part in a combat readiness patrol and "Joint Sword" exercises around Taiwan in China, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Poland detects leak in Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline, expects flows to resume Tuesday
A view shows a leak detected in Druzhba oil pipeline as reported by Polish pipeline operator PERN, in Chodecz, Poland August 5, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. Anna Trzeciakowska via X/via REUTERS
Russia mounts massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine following its retaliation promise
A firefighter extinguishes a fire in the aftermath of an attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, given as Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine, in this handout photo released on August 6, 2023, courtesy of the Khmelnytskyi region administration/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
U.S. loses to Sweden in earliest Women’s World Cup exit ever
United States' Lindsey Horan heads the ball during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president
Supporters or Niger's ruling junta, accompanied by some security forces, stand guard at a roundabout in Niamey, Niger, early Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, checking cars for weapons and keeping an eye out for foreign intervention. Nigeriens are bracing for a possible military intervention as time’s run out for its new junta leaders to reinstate the country’s ousted president. Sunday is the final day given by the West Africa regional bloc for mutinous soldiers to release President Mohamed Bazoum who said he’s been taken hostage. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Canada suspending direct aid to Niger after military coup
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger's government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What am I supposed to do when I pass a stopped tow truck with flashing lights?
Brody Leimer went to pick up a truck left on the side of the road early Monday near Cochrane, Alberta. While he was in the middle of hooking it up, a man drove off in the tow truck with Mr. Leimer partially inside the attached sport utility vehicle.
‘I feel like an old shoe’: Workers feel degraded and cast aside because of ageism
Sad elderly woman sit on sofa hold smartphone feels disappointed by received sms bad news, awful message, difficulties with modern device usage, unpleasant notification, stressed older person concept
‘Critics have been too hasty to reject it.’ Spa plans for Ontario Place, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 6
People use the path for sitting and walking that wraps around Ontario Place's Cinesphere, in Toronto, on Thursday, September 29, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Your lookahead horoscope: August 6, 2023
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