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Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, state news says
TOPSHOT - Rescue team members work at the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, in northwestern Iran, on May 20, 2024. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on May 20 after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic. (Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI / MOJ News Agency / AFP) (Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI/MOJ News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Olympic games birthplace opposes venue decision for next IOC president announcement
The logo of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is seen at the sports governing body's headquaters on May 22, 2019 in Pully near Lausanne, on the occasion of a meeting of the IOC executive committee on boxing at the 2020 Olympic Games. - The International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA) enters a decisive day for its future as the International Olympic Committee could decide to withdraw it from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan police charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation behind U.K. riots
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators toss a trash bin during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
U.S. crude stocks, fuel inventories decline as demand picks up: EIA
FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer retires from international soccer, will focus on Bayern Munich
(FILES) Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer attends a press conference at Al Shamal Stadium in Al Shamal, north of Doha, on November 19, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, on August 21, 2024 announced his retirement from international football on social media. Neuer, 38, played 124 matches for Germany, captaining the side 61 times. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
Pedestrians and office workers walk past the Bay St. entrance to Brookfield Place in Toronto’s Financial District on July 12, 2022.
Ontario parties are gearing up for a possible early election
The province's next fixed election date is in June 2026, but Premier Doug Ford set off alarm bells in political circles this past May when he repeatedly refused to commit to that date at a press conference. Ford walks through the halls of the Ontario legislature after speaking to media, in Toronto, Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Borrowers on the hook for millions after Ont. private lending collapse involving former child star’s company
Former child actor Bobby Clark, one owner of a sprawling and now insolvent real estate investment enterprise that owns 405 rental properties in Northern Ontario, is shown in a video on X enjoying a lavish lifestyle of huge houses, yachts and private jets.
Business groups warn of dire consequences unless Ottawa steps in as rail shutdown looms
Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, B.C., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Israeli strikes kill more than 50 people in Gaza after Blinken ends visit without truce deal
FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk in an area damaged during the Israeli offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip August 20, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Going face-to-face with a great white shark
Andrew Fox shot these - he is the owner / operator of Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions (the white shark diving operation). They're all of great white sharks. South Australia’s remote Neptune Islands
My workplace is cracking down on ‘hush trips’ – what’s the problem if the work gets done?
Employees may want to check their organization’s policies and procedures around remote work before embarking on a hush trip.
For winemakers facing the 2024 vintage, expect the unexpected
Christopher Waters
Eight complex red wines to enjoy in the waning days of summer
Christopher Waters
Tanker adrift after multiple attacks in the Red Sea, U.K. maritime agency says
FILE PHOTO: Ships are docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
Ford slows its EV plans, delaying pickup and axing three-row SUV
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
TJ Maxx parent raises annual profit forecast after strong second quarter
FILE PHOTO: A TJ Maxx store logo is pictured on a building in North Miami, Florida March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
Conservatives should have no difficulty voting for Harris
Andrew Coyne
Eating my way through Milan, where the aesthetics live up to the food
Food writer Amy Rosen Left, enjoys a martini at The Bar at Ralph Lauren in Milan where the designer’s aesthetic is reflected in the menu. photo of amy is by : PHOTO IS BY: PATRICK BILLER And we can reference the other woman as a friend Sarah Keenlyside
Toronto a real estate quagmire even as affordability inches up
The home at 88 Albertus Ave.
Consol Energy, Arch Resources strike merger deal to create coal mining giant
heap of coal
Seeing stability for Canadian REITs, a CIBC analyst previews earnings season and reveals top picks
Office space available in downtown Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Obby Khan announces bid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives
Manitoba PC MLA Obby Khan speaks at the Progressive Conservative Party's annual general meeting at the convention centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, April 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Police raid Andrew Tate’s home in Romania as new allegations emerge involving minors
Gendarmes wearing balaclavas walk outside the residence of internet influencer Andrew Tate during an early morning police search raid, on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)
Macy’s forecasts sales hit from steep promotions, uneven demand
FILE - Cars are parked in front of a Macy's store at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, Ill., June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Target raises 2024 profit forecast as price cuts draw shoppers
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 20: The Target logo is displayed at a Target store on August 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Target is set to release its second quarter earnings report before tomorrow's opening bell. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
China’s state planner calls for more investment to help support energy transition
Chinese national flag is raised at the Chinese embassy in London, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China's premier for what he called unacceptable interference in British democracy after a newspaper reported that a researcher in Parliament was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of spying for Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Four bodies retrieved from inside yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily
Rescue boats operate on the sea in search for the missing, including British entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Business Brief: The immaculate disinflation
(FILES) Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2023. Canada's inflation rate fell 0.2 percentage points in July to 2.5 percent, its lowest level in more than three years, the national statistical agency said August 20, 2024. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. crude oil export gains slow as output, global demand turn tepid
FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson/File Photo
Canada pledges $5.7-million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, with focus on children
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen is discussing Canada's decision on resuming aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East today. Hussen speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
U.S. Fed policy makers leaning strongly toward September interest rate cut, meeting minutes show
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
The Christians fighting back against Trump
Michael Coren
A summertime galette recipe made with pattypan, zucchini’s cooler cousin
Digital crop - A summertime galette recipe with pattypan, zucchini’s cooler cousin
I’m a pastry chef who makes high-protein baked goods. This is how I shop for groceries
Canada watches for defence details at Democratic National Convention
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) and Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz react on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Morning Update: Menopause finally goes under the microscope
Kitchener, Ontario (July 24, 2024) - Maria Bott Martin is retired and helps take care of two children in her neighbourhood, Alice, 14 months and Henri, 3 years (not pictured), children of Aimee and Jesse McMillan. Martin and 5 other grandmas in the club offer assistance parents as spots in daycare are minimal. Alicia Wynter/Globe and Mail
Walmart sells entire JD.com stake to focus on its own operations in China
FILE PHOTO: Walmart's logo is seen outside one of the stores in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Euro, now a safer bet, emerges a winner from market turmoil
Euro and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023.
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Workers are seen on the assembly line making snowmobiles at BRP Inc., in Valcourt, Quebec, October 8, 2020.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched drone attack on military posts in northern Israel
A man works next to a destroyed home after rockets struck in Katzrin, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Lebanon's Hezbollah has launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the area.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Oil settles US$1 down after U.S. job data revised significantly lower
FILE - A worker walks near pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015. The oil and gas industry’s emissions are a main cause of climate change and in the past the industry undermined sound evidence that carbon greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Kamala Harris’ campaign shows Dems are willing to borrow from Trump’s playbook
TOPSHOT - US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 20, 2024. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada needs a lot more of Couche-Tard’s bold risk-taking
FILE - People shop at a 7-Eleven convenience store in New York, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Intense and awkward Jewish comedy Between the Temples is a mitzvah of a movie
Temples’ Image: Sean Price Williams. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Hundreds of Sudanese refugees seek shelter in Chad every day, in world’s worst displacement crisis
A family gathers in front of their makeshift shelter in Adre, surrounded by rudimentary structures made of branches and tarpaulin. The lack of basic amenities, such as clean water and proper sanitation, highlights the harsh conditions they endure daily on July 18, 2024 in Acre, Chad.
Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman patrols an area in the controlled by Ukrainian army town of Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia August 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov/File Photo
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 20: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Stocks opened up with little change as the S&P 500 attempts to continue consecutive days of gains. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The close: TSX notches record high amid ‘good vibes’ on rate cuts
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20.
Wednesday’s Insider Report: CEO sells US$23-million from this industrial stock trading at a record high
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on June 28, 2013.
The most ambitious Land Rover Defender ever: Go big and go home
The Octa is the most powerful and fastest Defender in the line-up and capable of taking flight as Mark Hacking discovered.
For Canada to be ahead of climate change, we must lead on developing ‘green skills’ and filling ‘green jobs’
Linda Nazareth
Why movie theatres are banking on ‘go big or go home’
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Steven Guilbeault is on a collision course with Quebec over caribou-protection measures. Will he blink?
Konrad Yakabuski
The best no-fee credit cards for students to take their first financial step
A consumer pays with a credit card at a store July 6, 2010 in Montreal. Launching a career can be tricky when saddled with student debt, but borrowing to finance school may be unavoidable for some students — and for those who don't qualify for government assistance, the added interest costs can be crippling.
Bank loans in focus as rising arrears, slow growth could weigh on profits
TD Bank and Toronto Dominion Centre signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
As the R-word resurfaces, bad economic news is bad for investors once again
FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
‘Any innovation should be better than what it replaces – plastic turf does not satisfy this requirement!’ Readers on artificial grass, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 21
Northern Secondary School is one of 18 schools in Toronto, equipped with an artificial turf field, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Your daily horoscope: August 21, 2024
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