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Argonauts snap Alouettes win streak with 37-18 victory as Fajardo exits with injury
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Cameron Dukes (11) hands off the ball to running back Ka'Deem Carey (25) during first half CFL football action against Montreal Alouettes in Montreal, Thursday, July 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Biden slips but reasserts his fitness to serve in high-stakes NATO remarks
US President Joe Biden corrects himself after accidentally introducing Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) as Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
A cunning plan to leave the Finance Minister dangling by a thread
Campbell Clark
British Columbia to regain control of Columbia River in new agreement
FILE - Water spills over the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, which runs along the Washington and Oregon state line, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The U.S. government on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes, issuing a report that details how the unprecedented structures devastated salmon runs, inundated villages and burial grounds, and continue to severely curtail the tribes' ability to exercise their treaty fishing rights. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, File)
B.C. marine strategy calls for new rules on who gets fishing quotas
A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a civil suit against the federal government over a 2022 decision to ban a type of commercial fishing. Fishing boats are docked at a marina in Bella Bella, B.C., on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Canada’s Emma-Jayne Wilson sets all-time purse earnings record by a female jockey
Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson surpassed Hall of Fame thoroughbred racer Julie Krone for all-time purse earnings by a female jockey Thursday with a victory at Woodbine Racetrack. Wilson is photographed in the stables at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Trump’s first term was a warning for Canada. We didn’t heed it
Robyn Urback
Teck Coal Limited faces five charges for allegedly dumping harmful substances
Environment Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal Limited after the company was alleged to have dumping harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in southeastern B.C. The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
A 24-pound Chinook salmon sits on the dock in Vancouver, B.C., on August 18, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C., Alberta request more wildfire fighters as heatwave persists
Nearly a thousand residents have evacuated a northern Alberta First Nation due to an out of control wildfire. A shoulder patch of the Alberta Wildfire service is pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Argos and TFC president leaves MLSE ‘by mutual agreement’ as Pelley begins to put his stamp on company
Toronto FC President Bill Manning speaks to the media during a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Biden’s effort to remain in the campaign has few comparisons
David Shribman
Tavatanakit, Lindblad and Dryburgh share first-round lead at Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 11: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 11, 2024 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Thomas opens with 62 to lead Scottish Open by one with McIlroy three shots behind
NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND - JULY 11: Justin Thomas of the United States plays his second shot on the 16th hole during day one of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 11, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Roglic crashes near finish of stage won by Girmay on Tour de France
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe team's Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic, with visible injuries sustained in a crash in the final kilometers of the stage, cycles past the finish line of the 12th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 203,6 km between Aurillac and Villeneuve-sur-Lot, southwestern France, on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch says he has no interest in vacant U.S. position
Canada head coach Jesse Marsch celebrates the team's win in a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match between Venezuela and Canada in Arlington, Texas, Friday, July 5, 2024. Marsch says he has no interest in the open U.S. coaching job. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Rodriguez
Key decommissioning of 24 Sussex nearly done but fate of former PM’s official residence still unclear
A tourist looks towards the Prime Minister's residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The stone residence that's supposed to house the prime minister in regal splendour is a drafty, outmoded plumbing nightmare that would take $10 million to fix, says Auditor General Sheila Fraser. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Spain and England meet in Euro 2024 final but it isn’t a classic, deep-rooted international rivalry
FILE - Spain's players celebrate after defeating England during the Women's World Cup soccer final at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Alberta seeks to blunt impact of federal greenwashing rules
A flare stack lights the sky from an oil refinery in Edmonton on Friday December 28, 2018. Executives of some of Canada's largest oil and gas companies are expected to testify before a parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to reduce their sector's greenhouse gas emissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Defence calls Coutts murder-conspiracy trial ‘un-Canadian,’ accuses RCMP of lying
A veteran police officer says he was able to fire off 30 rounds of ammunition within a matter of seconds using a prohibited assault rifle seized during a seizure of weapons at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta. two years ago. Weapons and ammunition seized by the RCMP are shown in a 2022 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMP, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
This year’s Wimbledon is emblematic of the changing human dynamics of tennis
Cathal Kelly
World No. 1 Sinner returns to National Bank Open to defend title in Montreal
Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning the first set against Alex de Minaur of Australia during the men's final of the National Bank Open in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. World No. 1 and defending champion Sinner will return to the National Bank Open this summer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz homer, Kevin Gausman pitches Blue Jays past Giants 5-3
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 11: Danny Jansen #9 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a solo home run in the top of the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on July 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Collaros looks to ignite Winnipeg’s passing game in return to Blue Bombers’ lineup
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback Zach Collaros (8) throws the ball under pressure from Calgary Stampeders' Mike Rose (41) during first half CFL football action in Calgary on June 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Hundreds evacuate northern Alberta First Nation due to nearby wildfire
Nearly a thousand residents have evacuated a northern Alberta First Nation due to an out of control wildfire. A shoulder patch of the Alberta Wildfire service is pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Lawsuit filed in case of teen who died after eating spicy chip as part of online challenge
FILE - A Paqui One Chip Challenge chip is displayed in Boston, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. A lawsuit was filed against a Thursday, July 11, 2024 in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc, File)
Influential artist Alex Janvier combined swirling abstractions with Indigenous iconography
Alex Janvier on Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Amber Bracken for The Globe and Mail
Recent immigrants suffer in Canada’s weakening job market
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Investors need to wake up to the political risks that are brewing across the globe
Stock market operator Euronext's universal analysts work in the market services surveillance room center at the Euronext headquarters at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/ File Photo
TD hires regulatory experts for its anti-money laundering team amid probes of controls
TD bank ATM machines are seen in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Court orders former cannabis exec to reimburse Quebec hospital network over sale of faulty respirator masks during onset of COVID-19
The Ontario Superior Court building is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. An Ontario court has denied a municipality’s request to clear a homeless encampment, building on recent decisions out of British Columbia that the judge says establish a constitutional right to available and accessible shelter spaces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Joe Biden won’t concede, but neither will his critics. Something has to give
Andrew Coyne
A checklist to overcome human weaknesses in investing
George Athanassakos
15 U.S. stocks likely to weather a market correction
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
N.S. RCMP officer charged with three counts of sexual assault, uttering threats
The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Two risks of taking too many risks with your TFSA
a sign that says TFSA next to a wallet that has money in it. Theme of Canadian savings. TFSA stands for tax free savings account.
Canada Revenue Agency order to seize Saskatchewan money unusual, say experts
Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) national headquarters in Ottawa on June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
After cyanide-laced rock collapse at Eagle gold mine, Yukon government signals it will tighten safety rules
Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine site north of Mayo, Y.T., is shown in this handout aerial photo taken July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Yukon Government
Here’s who wants Joe Biden to stay in the presidential race, and who wants him to step down
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Having a last name like mine is tough right now, but it means more to me now than ever
Genome evidence points to plague in Stone Age European population crash
A general view shows the Karleby Neolithic passage grave in Falbygden, Sweden, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on July 9, 2024. Frederik Seersholm/Handout via REUTERS
Russia tried to assassinate CEO of arms firm sending weapons to Ukraine, CNN reports
(FILES) Armin Papperger, CEO of German weapons producer and automotive supplier Rheinmetall, addresses a virtual press conference to present annual results at the company's headquarters in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on March 14, 2024. The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on July 11, 2024. The US cable television network, citing five unidentified US and Western officials, said the United States informed Germany of the Russian government's plan to kill Armin Papperger, the head of Rheinmetall, and he was given protection by German security services. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says
FILE - People take smartphone photos of the crowd on a street near Tiananmen Square as visitors gather to watch a flag-raising ceremony on the National Day in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault
Former Victoriaville Tigres junior major hockey league players Nicolas Daigle, left, and Massimo Siciliano, right, follow defence lawyers as they leave the courtroom after pleading guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Quebec City. Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been released as they appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres championship win. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Mr. Trudeau isn’t going anywhere – he made sure of that long ago
Gary Mason
Israel’s first military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect Israeli civilians
FILE PHOTO: A view of destroyed house 611 after a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests
Shalom Koray poses for a picture with members of his extended family just after he met them in person for the first time on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in North Charleston, S.C. Koray was orphaned during the Holocaust and never knew any of his relatives until a DNA test in 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Hockey Canada to trial new junior-level rules in western pilot project
Hockey Canada is trying out a series of changes in the western provinces in an attempt to streamline the development of junior players. Moose Jaw Warriors' Jagger Firkus (27) tries to steal the puck from Drummondville Voltigeurs' Noah Reinhart (42) during second period Memorial Cup hockey action in Saginaw, Mich., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Duane Burleson
With most campus pro-Palestinian encampments gone, protesters look to the future
A backhoe dumps tenting into a dumpster as a pro-Palestinian encampment is dismantled at McGill University in Montreal, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The encampment at McGill was the first of its kind in the country, and its dismantling this week has left activists and observers wondering what comes next for pro-Palestinian protests in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Teck closes sale of coal business to Glencore after federal approval
The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver, B.C., on April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Shelley Duvall, star of The Shining, Nashville, dies at 75
FILE - In this May 23, 1977, file photo, actress Shelley Duvall is seen in Cannes, France. Duvall, whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining,” has died. She was 75. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy, File)
Trudeau says he’s trying to recruit Carney, but declined to say whether he wants Freeland to stay in Finance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Bank of England governor Mark Carney at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Thousands mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide which is denied by Serbs, fueling ethnic tensions in Bosnia
Bosnian Muslim men say prayer during a mass funeral at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Amel Emric
Héroux-Devtek, Canadian maker of landing gear, to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm in $1.35-billion deal
A person walks towards the Heroux-Devtek facility, which assembles medium to large size landing gear systems in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Graham Hughes/The Globe and Mail
Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York, with remains showing signs of arthritis
A Stegosaurus dinosaur fossil named Apex will be up for auction at Sotheby's in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Roselle Chen
Tesla delays robotaxi launch to October from August, report says
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen outside a showroom of the carmaker in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Canada will meet NATO’s defence-spending target by 2032, Trudeau says, but criticizes the benchmark
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and National Defence Minister Bill Blair look on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at the NATO Summit Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Washington. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Beastie Boys sue Chili’s owner over ‘Sabotage’ ads
The Chili's logo is seen on the facade of the restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico, June 15, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival hit by one-day strike ahead of 28th annual edition
Unionized workers at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, one of the largest and most respected genre-focused events on the global entertainment industry calendar, launched a 24-hour strike Thursday, a week before the fest launches its 28th edition.
Closing Ontario Science Centre was the right decision, Ford government says
Sameer Sayed points out the fencing to his three children (from left) Maryam Sayed, Hammaad Sayed and Rayyaan Sayed outside the Ontario Science Centre on June 30, 2024. They live across the street, and can see the Science Centre from their balcony. Now, tall fencing, signage and security block off the entire property. June 30, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Sudan’s warring parties meet in Geneva for talks aiming at local ceasefires
FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese national flag is attached to a machine gun of Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers as they wait for the arrival of Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy head of the military council and head of RSF, before a meeting in Aprag village 60, kilometers away from Khartoum, Sudan, June 22, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Where are Gen Z-ers hanging out this summer?
Friends toasting bottles and having a picnic on field
Expanding access to low-cost opioids would lead to new challenges for B.C. prescribed safer supply program: economic analysis
A Health Department report says accidental fentanyl deaths in New Brunswick increased last year although there were fewer opioid-related fatalities compared with 2022. Evidence bags containing fentanyl are displayed during a news conference at Surrey RCMP Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C,, on Thursday, September 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Drab and drippy romcom Fly Me to the Moon proves that in space, no one can hear you sigh
Fly_Me_To_The_Moon_Photo_0102 HERTZ review of romcom Fly Me to the Moon (Apple TV+/Sony) Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum
The secret feminism of Netflix’s Dallas Cheerleaders docuseries America’s Sweethearts
Johanna Schneller
So, I actually like self-checkout at stores
Rob Carrick
Relations tense between Trudeau’s office, top minister amid Liberals’ slipping fortunes, sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Bank of England governor Mark Carney at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ice is clogging the Northwest Passage, thwarting hopes for improved shipping as Arctic warms
A commercial ship makes its way through Tasiujaq, formerly Eclipse Sound, in a section of the Northwest Passage located between Baffin Island and Bylot Island, in August 2017. Credit: Alison Cook ____________________________________________
England braces for Euro 2024 final with hopes the country has learned from 2021′s bad behaviour
People celebrate in the Old Justice pub in London, as England's Trent Alexander-Arnold scores from the penalty spot during the shootout of the quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Germany. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
MLSE and Toronto FC, Argonauts president Bill Manning part ways ‘by mutual decision’
Toronto FC President Bill Manning speaks to the media during a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny’s widow on list of ‘extremists’
(FILES) Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died on February 16 in a Russian prison, addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 28, 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on July 9, 2024 criticised Russia's move to issue an arrest warrant for exiled opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya as anti-democratic. Russia issued an arrest warrant for Navalnaya, accusing the exiled opposition figure of participating in an "extremist organisation". (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups
Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), speaks during an interview at the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Pope said Thursday it has taken in billions in new funding and diversified its donor base at a time when other U.N. groups have struggled to get needed money. Elections worldwide, however, are raising questions about future support, she said. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
Five buyers feud over Humber River fixer-upper listed under $800,000
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U.S., Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic
The Canadian Coast guard's medium icebreaker Henry Larsen is seen in Allen Bay during Operation Nanook near Resolute, Nvt, Aug. 25, 2010. New research has moved up the time by which the Arctic Ocean is predicted to be free of summer ice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
RBC shakes up leadership ranks, splits personal and commercial banking unit
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Admitted serial killer found guilty in the first-degree murders of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg
Families and supporters of four murdered women celebrate outside the Manitoba Law Courts after the guilty verdict of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki is read in a courtroom in Winnipeg on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Skibicki plead guilty, but not criminally responsible due to mental illness, to the murders of Marcedes Myran, 26, Morgan Harris, 39, and Rebecca Contois, 24 and a fourth, unidentified woman. A judge determined Skibicki is guilty of killing all four women. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Don’t be fooled - Iran’s president-elect is no great reformer
FILE PHOTO: Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
Buffalo AKG Art Museum’s Nordic exhibition on climate change has Group of Seven link
Lea Porsager's decommissioned wind turbine blade, entitled OFFSHORE G.O.D. (GENERATOR, ORGANIZER, DESTROYER) Remains, is seen in an exhibition of Nordic art the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, with paintings by Sara-Vide Ericson, including Soul Fracking, in the background.
Disaster revisits Vermont as Beryl’s remnants flood the state a year after catastrophic rainfall
A sign warns of a road closed by flooding in Marshfield, Vt., Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
EncroChat’s Canadian leader knowingly sold encryption service to criminals, French authorities allege
EncroChat and Europol logos are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Biden’s age weighs on the minds of senior residents in this bellwether county
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he hosts a bilateral meeting with Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on the sidelines of NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
ARK Investment’s Cathie Wood defends strategy in letter to investors
FILE PHOTO: Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Bullish on Pan American Silver
Monica Rizk
Builders face red tape on projects meant to ease housing woes
The shed and pergola added to the back of Blair Scorgie's home in Toronyo's Danforth area. The rear of the 15-foot lot backs onto a laneway. When he applied for a building permit, however, he learned that while garages are allowed to abut the property line, sheds need to be set back by a foot, which proved to be an issue on a narrow lot where the building code also regulates the width of the parking pad.
TSX Breakouts: A stock that’s up 88% in 2024 with a unanimous buy recommendation from 10 analysts
The S&P TSX composite index screen at the TMX Market Centre in Toronto is photographed on Friday, Nov.11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Kenyan president dismisses all ministers after weeks of protests over taxation and poor governance
(FILES) Kenya Police officers and security personnel take position to protect the Kenyan Parliament as protesters try to storm the building during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto announced on July 11, 2024 the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet as part of measures undertaken following widespread anti-government protests that turned deadly. He said the move with immediate effect affected all ministers except prime cabinet secretary and foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
Jasmine Paolini wins Wimbledon’s longest women’s semi-final and faces Barbora Krejcikova next
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 11, 2024 Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her semi final match against Croatia's Donna Vekic REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Lakeside property encapsulates British Columbia’s past
Home of the Week, 20100 Highline Road, D'Arcy, BC
Great Lake Swimmers’ troubadour Tony Dekker is heading to a cottage – or campfire near you
Singer-songwriter Tony Dekker is pictured near Thunder Bay, Ontario during the initial recording sessions for the Great Lake Swimmers album 'Uncertain Country' in July 2019. Credit: Joe Lapinski
What to watch this weekend: Sausage Party: Foodtopia cooks with gas on Prime Video, plus Faye Dunaway gets her due on HBO
Barry Hertz
Spain’s tourism minister condemns spraying of Barcelona visitors with water pistols
FILE PHOTO: Protesters shoot water from water guns at tourists during a protest against mass tourism in Barcelona, Spain, July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas/File Photo
U.S. inflation cools again, potentially paving way for Fed interest-rate cut
A sale sign is displayed on a rack of clothes at a store in Chicago, Monday, June 10, 2024. On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Labor Department issues its report on inflation at the consumer level in June. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Scotia’s top apartment REIT picks after new rental data
A "For Rent" sign displays outside apartment building in Skokie, Ill., Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Rouen cathedral fire in northern France extinguished
Smoke billows from the spire of Rouen Cathedral in Rouen, northern France on July 11, 2024. Mayor of Rouen Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said midday on X, that a fire was in progress on the cathedral showing a photograph of a plume of smoke escaping from scaffolding surrounding the spire. (Photo by Patrick STREIFF / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK STREIFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Pfizer plans to move forward with once-daily weight loss pill
FILE PHOTO: The Pfizer logo is pictured on their headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
B.C. seeking outside firefighting help as heat triggers burst of fire activity
The Fort Nelson First Nation in northeast British Columbia has issued a wildfire evacuation order for a remote riverside reserve, telling residents and visitors they must immediately leave by boat. A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Israel says Hamas ceasefire demands at odds with deal blueprint
A view of the destroyed buildings and rubble after the Israeli military withdrew from the Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City on July 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Israel's army dropped thousands of leaflets over war-torn Gaza City on July 10, urging all residents to flee a heavy offensive through the main city of the besieged Palestinian territory. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)
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