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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Coco Gauff loses
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts during his fourth round match against Ugo Humbert of France at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
After so many Wimbledon five-setters, Djokovic would be okay with best-of-three in early rounds
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand return to Alexei Popyrin of Australia during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Canadian rider Derek Gee finishes third on tough Tour de France stage on gravel roads
France's Anthony Turgis, left, sprints towards the finish line to win ahead of Britain's Thomas Pidcock, center, and Canada's Derek Gee, right, during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 199 kilometers (123.7 miles) with start and finish in Troyes, France, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Colombia to play Uruguay in the Copa semifinals
Colombia's Jhon Cordoba, center, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal against Panama during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match in Glendale, Ariz., Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes to lead Lions past Tiger-Cats 44-28
BC Lions wide receiver Justin McInnis (18) makes a touchdown catch CFL football game action against the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Hamilton, Ont. on Sunday, July 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
After French election, no party has a majority, so what comes next?
Participants gesture towards a giant banner which reads as "France is the fabric of migration" during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election, at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024. A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far right, according to shock projected results. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
Daulton Varsho’s run-scoring single in 10th lifts Blue Jays to 5-4 win in Seattle
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, centre, celebrates with Alejandro Kirk (30) after hitting a three-RBI home run as Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, right, looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Seattle. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jason Redmond
Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud
Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures to the audience after giving a speech at CPAC Brasil 2024, a conservative event, in Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heuler Andrey)
Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history
Jul 7, 2024; Silvis, Illinois, USA; Davis Thompson holds up the trophy for the John Deere Classic during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Cress-USA TODAY Sports
Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation: survey
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Emmanuel Macron has driven a nail in his own political coffin by choosing to call this election
Konrad Yakabuski
John Cena announces his retirement from professional wrestling after 2025 season
FILE - World Wrestling Entertainment star John Cena carries professional wrestler and WWE Executive Vice President Paul "Triple H" Levesque during their match of the "Greatest Royal Rumble" event in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, April 27, 2018. Cena announced Saturday, July 6, 2024, that he will retire from professional wresting next year after two decades in the ring. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
Pharmacists association says Ontario teachers should not be restricted to in-house pharmacy
Signage explaining that Ontario pharmacists are able to provide prescriptions for minor health conditions is photographed at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Etobicoke, Ont., on January 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
While Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 07: U.S. President Joe Biden (C) gestures as the congregation sing during a campaign stop at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ on July 7, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Biden continued to campaign amid mounting pressure for him to drop out from running for his re-election bit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Is book value really an out-of-date measure for stocks?
FILE -- Seen in reflection, passersby outside the Nasdaq MarketSite exchange at Times Square in Manhattan, May 2, 2018. Hedge funds’ lackluster performance so far in 2018 should further deflate the myth that they can excel in bull and bear markets alike. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
Five-year-old dead in multi-vehicle crash in northern Alberta
RCMP say a five-year-old child has died in a crash in northern Alberta where they say it appears a pickup truck slammed into vehicles that were stopped at an intersection near Grande Prairie. 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
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
In this image made from video provided by NASA, the crew members of the first CHAPEA mission, Kelly Haston, center, shakes hands with NASA Deputy Director Flight Missions Kjell Lindgren, second right, as other crew Ross Brockwell, emerges from their craft, Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteers crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, coming out of the artificial alien environment Saturday. (NASA via AP)
Coco Gauff can’t get a new game plan at Wimbledon and loses to Emma Navarro
Emma Navarro of the United States plays a forehand return to compatriot Coco Gauff during their fourth round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
LCBO strike could herald long and nasty battle over who sells booze in Ontario
Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) employees picket in front of a close LCBO store in downtown Ottawa on Friday, July 5, 2024. Workers for Ontario's main liquor retailer, who say the government's plan to open up the alcohol market poses an existential threat to their jobs, are now on strike, with stores expected to stay closed for at least 14 days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s Dabrowski and partner Routliffe advance in Wimbledon’s doubles tournament
RBC client says he lost $30,000 in capital-gains tax savings after the firm was unable to sell his holdings
An Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign and a Canada flag are pictured in Ottawa on Thursday, June 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘You’re getting what you’re paying for’: What to look for when picking a gym membership
Asian Malay female personal trainer encouraging Asian Malay man practicing challenging battle rope in gym
How to get the most out of your student summer earnings
Anita Bruinsma
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi eclipses turnout of previous party Stampede event
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi flips pancakes during a pancake breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, July 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New York State man charged after giving a child fireworks that set 2 homes on fire, police say
Police officers in the area near South River Forest after protesters breached Cop City in Dekalb County, outside Atlanta, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2023. Hundreds of activists breached the site of a proposed police and fire training center in Atlanta’s wooded outskirts on Sunday, burning police and construction vehicles and a trailer, and setting off fireworks at officers stationed nearby. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
U.S. appeals court will review prior order keeping banned books on shelves in a Texas county
FILE - Llano resident Emily Decker protests outside a Llano County Commissioner's Court meeting at the Llano County Law Enforcement Center, April 13, 2023, in Llano, Texas. A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring Llano County, Texas, to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity and racism. County officials had removed over a dozen books from its shelves amid complaints about the subject matter. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
Canada port employer requests CIRB urgent intervention ahead of Monday strike
Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade deficit widened to $1.9 billion in May as exports fell to their lowest level since July last year. Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
No soccer-playing country is having a better summer than Canada at the Copa América – upsetting Americans is the cherry on top
Cathal Kelly
Majority want public release of names of MPs accused of foreign interference, poll says
The Peace Tower, in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill is pictured November 24, 2019 in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Desperate for hernia surgery, we lined up at 1 a.m. to nab a walk-in assessment
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID, but Vice President Harris tests negative
FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 11, 2023, in Washington. Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, July 7, 2024, but Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Who’s who at Alec Baldwin’s trial for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer
FILE - Alec Baldwin emcees the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 9, 2021, in New York. A court ruling Friday, June 28, 2024, put an involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin on track for trial in early July as a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
A week later, WestJet continues to feel the fallout from mechanics strike
Passengers are seen in the WestJet check-in area at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto on June 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov”
As Biden falters, Europe’s NATO members look to safeguard the military alliance
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during the NATO summit, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, England. NATO allies are gathering in Washington for a summit this week, and the prospect that former President Trump, the military alliance's most prominent critic, may return to power is dominating discussions. President Joe Biden's shaky performance in the presidential debate last month escalated doubts about his reelection. It's given rise to the term "Trump-proofing" or "future-proofing" NATO, making the alliance more self-sufficient. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
French leftists thwart far right, edge out Macron’s Ensemble in unexpected election victory
Supporters of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) react after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections at Place Stalingrad in Paris, France, July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Despicable Me 4 debuts with US$122.6-million as boom times return to the box office
This image release by Illumination & Universal Pictures shows a scene from "Despicable Me 4," (Illumination & Universal Pictures via AP)
Keir Starmer hits the road to ‘reset’ ties with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney during a visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, July 7, 2024. SCOTT HEPPELL/Pool via REUTERS
Andrea Robin Skinner, daughter of Alice Munro, speaks out about her stepfather’s sexual abuse
HEADLINE: Novelist Whose Stories Made the Extraordinary Ordinary HEADLINE: FILE — The writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro at her home in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, on June 23, 2013. Munro, who started writing short stories because she did not think she had the time or the talent to master novels, then stubbornly dedicated her long career to churning out psychologically dense stories that dazzled the literary world, died at home in Ontario on May 13, 2024. She was 92. CREDIT: (Ian Willms/The New York Times)
Concern about Biden’s age is now out of his campaign’s control. Can Democrats recover in time for the election?
David Shribman
Hope flickers as Iran elects moderate president and Israel-Hamas talks inch closer to ceasefire
Iran's newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) waves to supporters as he visits the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on July 6, 2024. Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on July 6 won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
Bus crash leaves tens of thousands without power on Montreal’s South Shore
A Longueuil police car is seen in Longueuil, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
France aim to silence critics against depleted Spain for spot in Euros final
Kylian Mbappe of France, foreground, and Portugal's Ruben Dias fight for the ball during a quarter final match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Lewis Hamilton ends long wait with record British win
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium with champagne after winning the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 7, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Texas coastal residents told to expect power outages, flooding as Beryl moves closer to landfall
An oil taker heads out to open water as a surfer takes advantage of waves ahead of Hurricane Beryl's arrival in Port Aransas, Texas, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Record temperatures scorch U.S. West as Americans sweat through extreme heat
Children play with the water features at a park as southern California faces a heatwave, in Los Angeles, on July 3, 2024. The administration of US President Joe Biden on July 2, proposed new regulations aimed at protecting laborers working in extremely high temperatures, as heat waves intensified by climate change increasingly blanket the nation. The rule would be aimed at mail carriers, delivery people, construction workers, landscapers, restaurant staff and others exposed to consistently high heat indexes, which measures how the temperature actually feels to humans. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian naval destroyer has sunk, state media says
In this photo provided Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, by the Iranian Army, The new Iranian destroyer Sahand sails in Persian Gulf waters, in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Iran on Saturday launched a domestically built destroyer in the Persian Gulf capable of traveling some five months without refueling, state TV reported. (Iranian Army via AP)
In a landlocked city, home on a lake collects six bids
Done Deal, 58 Auburn Sound View S.E., Calgary
After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons
A rare white grizzly bear, designated GB178 and known as "Nakoda," is seen with her cubs in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Vehicle supply is building and prices are going down. Is it time to buy a new car?
For the first time in years, car shoppers are having an easier time finding a relatively affordable vehicle as the auto industry bounces back from supply chain woes. A new vehicle for sale is seen at an auto mall in Ottawa, on Monday, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Pope Francis decries populists, warns democracy is in bad health
Pope Francis leads a mass during a pastoral visit on the occasion of the 50th Social Week of Italian Catholics, on July 7, 2024 at Piazza dell'Unita in Trieste. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
French vote gives leftists most seats over far-right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
People gather at the Republique plaza after the second round of the legislative election, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Paris. Surprise polling projections in France say a leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power has won the most parliamentary seats in runoff elections after a high turnout among voters. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Could Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump in November’s presidential race?
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts during the 30th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Edmund D. Fountain
Canada’s unemployment rate rises, OMERS sells LifeLabs and Ottawa approves Glencore’s Teck coal deal: Must-read business and investing stories
A LifeLabs vehicle stops at a busy intersection in downtown Toronto on May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Heat warnings expand in B.C. as heat expected to intensify
People walk on the beach during low tide as sail boats pass in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, July 7, 2024. Heat warnings have been put in place for the Metro Vancouver area for elevated temperatures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Israeli military invited reporters for a tour of Rafah, where the military has been operating since May 6. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)
Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
62-year old farmer Martha Waema stands in her three-acre farm that was left submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall in Machakos, Kenya, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. According to Kenya's interior ministry, the heavy rains affected 400,000 people across the country and killed 289. Crops on approximately 168,092 acres of land have been destroyed, posing a threat to food security. This represents 0.24 percent of Kenya's based on World Bank Data that shows 48% of Kenya's land is agricultural. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Poll suggests Manitobans worried about costs, less confident in institutions
Manitobans are increasingly worried about the cost of living and crime, and are becoming less confident in the justice system and public service, a poll commissioned by the provincial government suggests. A crowd watches the powwow at Oodena Circle during the A New Day celebrations at the Forks in Winnipeg, Friday, July 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Daniel Crump
Calgary Mayor lauds work of residents, city, during 'horrible' water crisis
Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary on June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Trudeau to tell allies to stay resolute as Ukraine to take centre of NATO summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to the podium for his a closing news conference following the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years
The Terry Fox Elementary School in Pierrefonds west of Montreal, is shown on Friday, July 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to bring back hostages as war marks 9 months
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk next a dark streak of sewage flowing into the streets of the southern town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
My grandson is 15 and drives in Saskatchewan. Can he drive when visiting us in Ontario?
Young drivers could save 25 per cent on their auto insurance with the CAA Head Start Discount.
One company’s journey to be more inclusive for neurodiverse workers
Cropped shot of an unidentifiable businesswoman extending her arm for a handshake
‘I think I’ll stick with Justin Trudeau.’ What’s next for the Liberal Leader? Plus other letters to the editor for July 7
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers remarks during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. Freeland says the "vast, vast majority" of Liberal MPs continue to support their leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Your lookahead horoscope: July 7, 2024
Cancer.
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