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Rory McIlroy pulls within shot of Xander Schauffele in Wells Fargo Championship
Xander Schauffele hits from the bunker on the fourth hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Nelly Korda fades behind Madelene Sagstrom, Rose Zhang at Founders
CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY - MAY 11: Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden lines up a putt on the 18th green during the third round of the Cognizant Founders Cup at Upper Montclair Country Club on May 11, 2024 in Clifton, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Alberta NDP debate marked by agreement, until it came to Nenshi’s record
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi answers a question during a leadership debate in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, May 11, 2024. Results of the leadership race are to be announced Jun. 22. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic help Mavs hold off Thunder again for 2-1 lead in West semis
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) attempts to make a pass around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams, right, during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Alleged Drake trespasser returns to get bike, gets ticketed: police
Toronto Police investigate a crime scene outside the mansion of Canadian rap mogul Drake in Toronto's Bridle Path neighbourhood on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Police allege a man accused of trespassing at Drake's Toronto home earlier this week returned to the property Saturday to retrieve his bike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in Hardeep Singh Nijjar homicide
Members of British Columbia's Sikh community gather in front of the courthouse in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Three men accused of murdering temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearance by video. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Chiang
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three RBIs help Blue Jays rally past Twins 10-8
Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates with first base coach Mark Budzinski (53) after hitting a two-run single during sixth inning MLB baseball action against the Minnesota Twins, in Toronto, Saturday, May 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Katsarov
Wildfire south of Fort McMurray grows in size as residents told to be ready to evacuate
An evacuation alert has been issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. A wildfire designated MWF017 by the Alberta Wildfire Service is seen burning near Ft. McMurray, Alta., in a May 10, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alberta Wildfire Service, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Former Liberal cabinet minister and MP Jim Peterson dies at 82, family says
Former longtime member of Parliament and Liberal cabinet minister Jim Peterson has died at the age of 82. David Peterson, left to right, former premier of Ontario; Tim Peterson, MPP for Mississuaga South; and Jim Peterson, Liberal incumbent MP for Willowdale and Minister of International Trade laugh it up while putting on their canvassing belts, in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2005. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower, report says
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Manchester City just two wins from another EPL title. Burnley becomes the second team relegated
Manchester City's Phil Foden, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Manchester City at the Craven Cottage Stadium in London, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Gunmen kidnap more than 100 in attack on villages in northwest Nigeria
A general view of the Wuse Market in Abuja on February 23, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. - The combination of scarcity of cash after the central bank began to swap old naira notes for new bills and the closure of major organizations and institutions in the city due to the incumbent elections has emptied the normally packed Wuse Market of the Nigerian capital. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)
Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack
FILE - A child peers from behind a residence's security gate as she watches people flee their homes due to gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 9, 2024. As young Haitians are increasingly exposed to violence, the country is undergoing a wider push to dispel a long-standing taboo on seeking therapy and talking about mental health. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with Maple Leafs, dead at 79
Iraq will not agree to any future oil production cuts taken by OPEC, oil minister says
Girding Russia for war, Putin gives extra duties to two top officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Report shows decline of injury rate in Nova Scotia workplaces, rise in mental trauma
A new report shows the rate of injury in Nova Scotia workplaces continued to decline in 2023 and is down to half the rate recorded 20 years ago. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Police crackdown on Gaza protest encampments at University of Alberta sparks outcry
An Edmonton Police Service car is shown in Edmonton on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Police in Edmonton have discovered a body in the charred remains of an apartment fire almost three months after the fire took place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C. In recent appearances around the country, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Donald Trump's presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent's latest campaign statements will work to the Democratic president's advantage. He wants the 2024 election to be a referendum on Trump's record and plans, but he also wants voters to look favorably on his own policies and actions. (AP Photo/David Yeazell, File)
Hamas says Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, held in Gaza, is dead
People hold portraits of hostages Gadi Moses, Itay Chen, Nadav Popplewell and Tal Shoham as relatives and supporters of Israeli captives held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, gather before the start of a four-day march to Jerusalem calling for their release, on February 28, 2024, near the site of the Supernova music festival in southern Israel. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Sudan’s military fends off an attack by paramilitary forces on a major Darfur city
Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Many people here fled the fighting in Sudan's vast western region of Darfur, where attacks by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces on ethnic African civilians have revived memories of genocide. The United Nations says close to 9 million people have fled their homes. (AP Photo/Patricia Simon)
Seven people charged in kidnapping and assault in New Brunswick First Nation
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Police in New Brunswick are investigating the death of a missing man from Minto, N.B., as a homicide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard University to embrace ‘western values’
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson
A parliamentary election runoff puts hard-liners firmly in charge of Iran’s parliament
Iranians vote at a polling station in Tehran during the parliamentary runoff elections on May 10, 2024. Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on May 10 in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
My mother is not in this photo album, but her absence speaks volumes
A force of nature: How a small fern pulled me into a long tradition of writers smitten with the natural world
Two Columbian black-tailed fawns pause while grazing amongst ferns in the secondary old-growth forest of Washington's Seaquest State Park, Sept. 15, 2018. Across the Western United States, you’ll find state parks in all shapes and sizes, and often close to home, in part because President Lincoln thought everyone should have access to nature. (Christopher Miller/The New York Times)
Downtown Toronto faces a crush of rising office vacancies, Bank of Canada warns of steep jump in mortgage payments and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 7679 6th Line, Elora, Ont.
Motherhood is joy, but also grief. Cancer taught me how to live with both
Mother's Day and the playoffs face off in a quiet Vancouver suburb
Fans wave towels before the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators play Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Five affordable Canadian places worth exploring this summer
Fort Anne National Historic Site in the town of Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia
Western Canada: Police action and arrests at University of Calgary change the tone for protests over Gaza war on Canadian campuses
Pro-Palestinian supporters face-off with police near an encampment at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Thursday, May 9, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, April 13, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly turned that same caustic approach toward Kennedy Jr. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Gamergate was 10 years ago. How has hate in online spaces changed since then?
Sarah Stang sits in her office at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont. on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
'I am angry': Alberta farmers will continue fight over world class motorsport resort
A sign is shown near Rosebud, Alta., northeast of Calgary, where landowners are fighting a proposed racetrack on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision after event roiled by protests over Gaza war
Swiss singer Nemo representing Switzerland with the song "The Code" reacts after winning the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 on May 11, 2024 at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Map shows Russia's latest incursion of the northeastern part of Ukraine. (AP Digital Embed)
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
People are seen near to their damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan Saturday, May 11, 2024. Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed dozens of people on Friday, a Taliban official said. (AP Photo/Mehrab Ibrahimi)
Diaper creams and thoughts of death: The conversation around becoming a mom should include the dark stuff
From mama’s kitchen: Our lost connection to the family recipe
BHP’s lunge for Anglo American is a strange, complicated takeover ploy that may cost it a lot in the long run
Eric Reguly
Into the fire: In the Northwest Territories, we canoed through climate change
India poll watchdog’s inaction lets PM Modi commit ‘brazen’ violations, opposition says
May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm
A handout photo shows a view of Starlink’s satellites just before being deployed. SpaceX successfully launched 60 500-pound satellites into space. Soon amateur skywatchers started sharing images of those satellites in night skies, igniting an uproar among astronomers who fear that the planned orbiting cluster will wreak havoc on scientific research and trash our view of the cosmos. (SpaceX via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI STARLINK SATELLITES BY SHANNON HALL FOR JUNE 1, 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
America’s debt tops US$34-trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2024. A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing debt challenges. Johnson lauded the idea of establishing such a commission on his first day in office. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Trump hush money trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
Former President Donald Trump talks to the media after a day of testimony in his trial at Manhattan Criminal court in New York, Friday, May 10, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)
Israel orders new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
People ride on a vehicle loaded with belongings, as Palestinians prepare to evacuate, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Are we headed for 24/7 stock trading?
Tim Shufelt
McDavid’s dominance sets a new tone as Oilers beat Canucks 4-3
May 10, 2024; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Ilya Mikheyev (65) watches as Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) scores on goalie Arturs Silvos (31) during the third period in game two of the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
B.C.’s support for reconciliation falters
The Knowledge Totem pole carved by Coast Salish artist Cicero August and his sons Darrell and Doug August of the Cowichan Tribes stands tall on the front lawn of the legislature at Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Well-travelled Danny Dichio still has fond memories of time with TFC
Danny Dichio
Europe’s urban advantage leaves Canada in the shade
Marcus Gee
Yes, one week of outfits can fit in a carry on. Here’s how to pack this summer
Keen WK400 men’s walking shoes, $170 through keenfootwear.ca.
Energy-hungry AI models could strain water and power grids. Can the sector handle the demand?
AI comes down to Earth
John Rapley
Imitation art is everywhere - and it’s hurting the livelihoods of Inuit artists who make the real thing
OTTAWA — July Papatsie, an Inuk carver, spoke about his work and demonstrate how he does his soft stone and bone carvings at the Isaruit Inuit Arts space in the Rideau Community Hub Thursday, April 11, 2024. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
Dining at the edge of space with Michelin-starred Chef Rasmus Munk
SP_Exterior_Looking In_301023 Michelin-starred Chef Rasmus Munk from restaurant Alchemist will host an immersive dining experience above 99% of Earth's atmosphere, in Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceship that is set to launch in 2025 from Florida. Rendering
How to plan - and survive - a trip with friends
Illustration by Salini Perera
In Canada, a common bond would be sensible 
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Could nurse practitioners fill the primary care gap?
Nurse Practitioner (NP) Erin Lamphier in Toronto on May 10, 2024. Lamphier wants to work in primary care but can’t find a publicly funded job in Windsor, opting to instead provide medical care to refugees. She hopes to bill the federal government program that covers refugee care, but has yet to be paid. May 10, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)�
Ottawa prepares bill to reinstate citizenship rights of ‘lost Canadians’
A mother and daughter hold hands during citizenship ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Statistics Canada says the country welcomed more than 145,000 immigrants during the first the months of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘They may be giving themselves a leg up in the polls but they’re causing serious long-term damage.’ Divisive politics, plus other letters to the editor for May 11
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at the second intergovernmental leaders' forum for self-governing Indigenous governments, Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Gatineau, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bouchard lifts Oilers to 4-3 overtime win over Canucks in Game 2
May 10, 2024; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks defenseman Ian Cole (82) and goalie Arturs Silvos (31) react as Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard (2) and forward Zach Hyman (18) celebrate Bouchard’s game winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the first overtime in game two of the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Blue Jays’ Cricket Night cross-promotes ball-and-bat sports at Rogers Centre
Canadian cricket team captain Saad Bin Zafar waves as he's flanked by teammates Nicholas Kirton, left, and Jeremy Gordon, right, after throwing out the first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Minnesota Twins in Toronto on Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Nuggets bounce back with 117-90 blowout of Timberwolves behind 24 points from energized Canadian Murray
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and guard Jamal Murray (27) slap hands during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
B.C. light-heavyweight boxer Buneet Bisla goes after Canadian title on Victoria card
Canadian Buneet Bisla (right) connects with American Khalil (Big Steppa) Coe on June 24, 2023, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Bisla lost that fight but looks to win the vacant Canadian light-heavyweight title when he faces Manitoba’s Devon Tomko in Victoria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jason Heit **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Man United against Arsenal: Why Arteta’s success could be a blueprint for United
Manchester United's head coach Erik ten Hag waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park stadium in London, England, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Biblio Bash supports Toronto Public Library and Can You Do Lunch? spotlights CANFAR
CoChairs Farah Nasser, Claire MacNamara at podium.jpg. Biblio Bash 2024 pur-fb-society-0510 photos by George Pimentel
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