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Alina Muller scores late in 2nd OT, lifting Boston over Minnesota to send PWHL finals to decisive Game 5
Minnesota's Michela Cava (86) attempts to score against Boston goalie Aerie Frankel (31) in the first period of Game 4 of the PWHL Walter Cup hockey finals in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)/
Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations
Miners work at an illegal tin mining site in Jos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The recent arrests come as Nigeria seeks to regulate mining of critical minerals, curb illegal activity and better benefit from its mineral resources. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Alex Wennberg scores in OT, Rangers top Panthers 5-4 to take lead in East finals
New York Rangers center Alex Wennberg (91) deflects the puck into the net against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) in an overtime period of Game 3 during the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. The Rangers beat the Panthers 5-4 in overtime. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Massive landslide in Papua New Guinea buried more than 2,000 people, government says
Locals gather at the site of a landslide at Mulitaka village in the region of Maip Mulitaka, in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 26, 2024. More than 670 people are believed dead after a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official told AFP on May 26 as aid workers and villagers braved perilous conditions in their desperate search for survivors. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting
South Africa’s main opposition party rallies support as it concludes election campaign
Supporters of Inkatha Freedom Party attend an election rally in Richards Bay, near Durban, South Africa, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in anticipation of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Talks between University of Toronto and pro-Palestinian protesters continue as encampment deadline nears
A woman walks between the tents in the pro-Palestinian encampment set up at the University of Toronto campus, in Toronto, Sunday, May 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Protesters block streets across Armenia as they demand PM’s resignation
Protesters attend a rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held a protest in the center of the capital of Armenia, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after Armenia agreed to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan. (Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure via AP)
Oilers head home for Game 3 with mixed feelings about 1-1 series split in West final
May 25, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) look for the puck in the Oilers zone during the third period in game two of the Western Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
France to lift state of emergency in effort to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia
FILE PHOTO: A roadblock is pictured during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China’s premier hails ‘new beginning’ with US-allied South Korea, Japan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, greets Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
North Korea informs Japan of a plan to launch satellite
FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country said is the launch of the Malligyong-1, a military spy satellite, into orbit on Nov. 21, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Commercial real estate’s last best hope, industrial and storage properties, hit by oversupply – and investors are spooked
Company security staff walk past storage lockers in Winnipeg on October 21, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal
In this screen-grab taken from the website of India Meteorological Department, Government of India, cyclonic activity is visible over the Bay of Bengal on the eastern coast of India. The India Meteorological Department says the cyclonic storm will cross Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal coasts around midnight Sunday. (India Meteorological Department via AP)
Evacuation orders in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., lift Monday, mayor says
The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C., says local officials are pushing for a Monday or Tuesday deadline to start allowing about 4,700 residents home after nearly two weeks. Firefighters working the Parker Lake wildfire, designated G90267 by the B.C. Wildfire Service, are seen in a staging area along Highway 97 looking south with a water bladder and fire hose set up among charred grassland in a May 15, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nauseda declares victory in re-election bid
Local residents arrive at a polling station during the second round of voting in presidential elections, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Lithuania's incumbent president won the most votes in the first round with 44% of the votes but he still faces a runoff against the country's prime minister. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
It’s all hands on deck for USMCA, again
John Ibbitson
Gabriel Diallo falls in first round of French Open after five-set battle
Canada's Gabriel Diallo plays a shot against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Tonga islands, GFZ says
Part of parking garage at Dutch hospital collapses, unclear if anybody trapped
The Wrong Bashir paints a loving, humorous picture of the Ismaili community
Production photo from The Wrong Bashir, starring Sugith Varughese, Sharjil Rasool, and Nimet Kanji.
Two people killed in plane crash near Squamish, B.C., police say
Mounties say two people have died following a plane crash near Squamish, B.C. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada needs to seize a global LNG export opportunity
FILE PHOTO: Model of LNG tanker is seen in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada making progress in creating flourishing hydrogen sector, but some challenges remain
The Canadian and U.S. governments say they're co-investing in critical mineral producers for the first time as they work to boost regional supplies. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, provide an update on the forecast for the 2024 wildfire season during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Caitlin Clark’s arrival brings much-needed theatre and pettiness to the WNBA
Cathal Kelly
Critically endangered orcas in B.C. are struggling to navigate in a sea of shipping noise
***ONE TIME USE ONLY*** L 87 “Onyx” who is a member of the southern resident killer whale population L87 in the shipping lanes. At the time this picture was taken, their population numbered approximately 84 animals and is now is down to 74. Animals crosses pass with a container ship and Boundary Pass around the US/Canadian border. a busy route for both the whales and shipping traffic on its way to the port of Vancouver. 2016-08-09
Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills 14, injures dozens
Emergency workers at the scene of a hardware superstore that was hit on Saturday by a Russian strike, according to Ukrainian officials, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Sunday that Moscow’s forces were massing for a new ground offensive on the northeast of his country, a day after a Russian missile strike on a hardware superstore in the city of Kharkiv killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more, according to Ukrainian officials. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
Canada considers Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move but is not committing to it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hike by the Americans earlier this month. Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Caroline Chen
Boating accident in Summerside Harbour leaves 57-year-old P.E.I. man dead
RCMP on PEI say a 57-year-old man has died following a boating accident in the Summerside Harbour. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Blue Jays suffer another loss against Detroit Tigers
May 26, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (25) celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the eighth inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports
Buying groceries at Shoppers Drug Mart? You’ll pay a buck more for those chickpeas
Customer at the Loblaws grocery store at Leslie Street and Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto.
Still suffering range anxiety? How spring weather and big-city traffic helped set record-breaking range
A white electric car. It does not use gasoline or petrol. A rechargeable vehicle. It is charging in front of the electric station to make a full charge. There are blue tones in the background. Skyscrapers and tall buildings indicate the city center. Green Electric Car Charging, eco-friendly vehicle
Canadian oil firms should put excess cash to use by investing in clean innovation
A drilling rig gets packed up after drilling an oil well near Calgary, Alberta, November 13, 2019. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol
Parkdale Centre for Innovation closes doors on one chapter, to open another
One of two illuminated signs that hung outside the Parkdale Centre for Innovation, is photographed on the sidewalk outside the centre on May 2, 2024. The incubator, started in 2018 had to close after the landlord put up a notice of default and termination of lease, to the front door. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Canada goes home empty-handed after losing to Sweden at world hockey championship
Players of Canada stand on ice after the bronze medal match between Sweden and Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Speculative stock mania has returned. It’s not going to end well
George Athanassakos
How populists like the ‘Sushi King’ are shaking up South Africa’s election
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 25: Supporters watch on while waiting for President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa to speak during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally held inside at FNB Stadium on May 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections will be held on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs bans sexual education group from provincial schools
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he is banning a sexual education organization from presenting in provincial schools after what he called an “inappropriate” presentation in high schools. Higgs delivers the State of the Province speech in Fredericton, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin through Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
The remains of Shell gas station damaged by a suspected tornado are seen, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Valley View, Texas. Powerful storms killed at least seven people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Don’t trust your heart health to your wearable device
Saudi Arabia plans Aramco share sale as soon as June, sources say
Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files
Israeli strikes kill eight people in southern Lebanon villages
Smoke billows over the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border with Israel, following an Israeli airstrike on May 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)
UN experts warn Canada lacks proper oversight for border agency, safeguards for people behind bars
A panel of United Nations experts say Canada is failing to ensure equitable justice, citing trial delays and problems with initiatives meant to lower the rate of Indigenous people behind bars. A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) sign is seen in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Professional golfer Grayson Murray died by suicide, parents confirm
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MAY 23: Grayson Murray of the United States hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on May 23, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
Indianapolis 500 expected to start Sunday afternoon after strong storm forces start to be delayed
Roger Penske watches during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a black-legged tick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-CDC via AP
Experts seeing ‘more and more’ hate content created by artificial intelligence
Richard Robertson, B'nai Brith Canada Director of Research and Advocacy, holds up an Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents in Canada during a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, May 6, 2024. B'nai Brith Canada flagged the issue of AI-generated hate content in a recent report on antisemitism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Furiosa, Garfield lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anya Taylor-Joy in a scene from "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Turbulence injures 12 people on Qatar Airways flight to Dublin
FILE - A Qatar airways plane lands at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Sept. 25, 2023. Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday May 26, 2024 hit turbulence, airport authorities said. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
‘Bigger than just music:’ Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing
A photo of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala is shown at his public funeral in India in a June 8, 2022, handout photo. Moose Wala, who was born Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, was killed while driving his car in northern India’s Punjab state. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shub Karman, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Man or machine? Toronto company finds a way to determine how real audio clips are
Yan Fossat of Klick Labs poses for a photo in Toronto on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Fossat and his team at Klick Labs in Toronto have found a way to determine whether audio clips are voiced by humans or artificial intelligence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Who is Buffalo Woman? Serial killer trial hears of police efforts to identify victim
The Manitoba Law Courts building in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Celtics surge late against Pacers to take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) celebrates with teammate center Al Horford, rear, during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. The Celtics won 114-111.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
‘Language is identity’: Indigenous Ontario legislator to make history at Queen’s Park
Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa poses for a photo at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Massive Papua New Guinea landslide killed more than 670 people, UN estimates, as survivors seek safety
In this photo provides the International Organization for Migration, an injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, Friday, May 24, 2024. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the landslide that buried a village and an emergency response is underway, officials in the South Pacific island nation said. The landslide struck Enga province, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at roughly 3 a.m., Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. (Benjamin Sipa/International Organization for Migration via AP)
Aid group says more than 100 people killed in two weeks of fighting in Sudanese city
Members of the Sudanese army's Special Mission Forces batallion in the Northern State hold a parade in Karima city on May 19, 2024. Sudan has been in the throes of conflict for over a year between the regular army led by de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
TD Bank ordered to overhaul risk controls, Canada’s inflation rate slows and Gildan’s board resigns: Must-read business and investing stories
The Gildan logo is seen outside their offices in Montreal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Norway hands over papers for diplomatic recognition to the Palestinian prime minister
Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Mohammed Mustafa, left, speaks after receiving a document handed over by Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, right, prior to a meeting for talks on the Middle East in Brussels, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Norway on Sunday handed over papers to the Palestinian prime minister to officially give it diplomatic recognition as a state in a largely symbolic move that has infuriated Israel. The formal recognition by Norway, Spain and Ireland, which all have a record of friendly ties with both the Israelis and the Palestinians, while long advocating for a Palestinian state, is planned for Tuesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Pro-Palestinian protesters to present counter offer to U of T administration
People walk through a pro-Palestinian encampment set up at the University of Toronto campus, in Toronto on Friday, May 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Palestinian medics say Israeli air strike kills 22 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit
Mourners gather in Tel Aviv on May 26 to attend the funeral of Hanan Yablonka, who was held hostage following the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Yablonka's body was retrieved in a military operation.
Zelensky, from Kharkiv, urges Biden, Xi to join peace summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands inside a Kyiv printworks compound, destroyed on Thursday in a Russian airstrike, during his appeal to U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to join an upcoming peace summit.
Am I at fault if my car crashes while it’s driving itself to pick me up in a parking lot?
This photo provided by Edmunds shows a line of parked Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The shopping and research process when buying your first used Tesla can be more involved than what's required for a typical gas-powered car. (Courtesy of Edmunds via AP)
How one Canadian executive is training her ‘digital twin’ to reduce monotony, increase output
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‘If the Jewish moment in this country is over, the Canadian moment may be as well.’ Letters to the editor for May 26
Some of the North American Jewish artists who have made their mark internationally in the 20th century. Top row, from left: Irving Berlin, Nora Ephron, Lenny Bruce, Mordecai Richler; second row: Philip Roth, Tony Kushner, Saul Bellow, Neil Simon; third row: Mel Brooks, Leonard Bernstein, Helen Frankenthaler and Leonard Cohen.
Your lookahead horoscope for the week: May 26, 2024
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