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Caleb Williams has a rough debut but gets bailed out by Bears’ defence in 24-17 win over Titans
Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry III sacks Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Josh Allen throws two TD passes and runs for two others as Bills rally for 34-28 win over Cardinals
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills runs for a first down during the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at Highmark Stadium on September 08, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
The Gaudreau brothers left a legacy at Boston College and beyond
A sign hangs above the trophy case at Boston College's Conte Forum mourning the deaths of former Eagles hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in Boston, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)
Braves rally to beat Blue Jays 4-3 in the 11th, move into a tie with Mets for final NL wild card
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 8: Sean Murphy #12 of the Atlanta Braves (center) celebrates with teammates after hitting a game winning RBI in the eleventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Truist Park on September 8, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images)
‘Shogun’ wins record-breaking 14 Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony as Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first
This image released by FX shows Eita Okuno as Saeki Nobutatsu, from left, Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, Hiromoto Ida as Kiyama Ukon Sadanaga in a scene from "Shogun." (Katie Yu/FX via AP)
NDP defends use of Palestinian flag on Montreal by-election flyer
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and candidate Craig Sauve, left, campaign Friday, September 6, 2024 in Montreal. A federal by-election will be held in the riding of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Hockey Canada accused cited new contracts abroad, training and construction work as reasons for skipping pretrial hearings
Hockey Canada says the findings of an investigative report into allegations of sexual assault involving members of the 2018 Canadian junior hockey team are under appeal. A Hockey Canada logo is seen on the door to the organizations head office in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Couche-Tard urges 7-Eleven parent to continue takeover talks
FILE PHOTO: Seven & i’s logo is seen at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Israel carries out intense strikes in central Syria, killing at least four, state media says
This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says ‘existentially important’ U.S. election carries trade consequences
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference to announce that George Helmy will take the U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Senator Bob Menendez, in Newark, New Jersey, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
The risk of betting big on Nvidia – or any stock
A person walks past a sign outside of a Nvidia office building in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
No team in the world is turning heads like the Canadian men’s soccer team
Cathal Kelly
Why the Canada Infrastructure Bank won’t go down without a fight
Ehren Cory, CEO of Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), visits the Enwave Energy Corporation expansion project site on Rees Street, which takes water from Lake Ontario and uses it to cool Toronto’s downtown core, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. CIB and Enwave have partnered to advance district energy projects in Toronto and Mississauga. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Tens of thousands of international students who spent years finding a pathway to permanent residency are out of options
After Mehakdeep Singh came to Canada as an international student in 2018, he struggled to find work in his industry after completing a HVAC repair program. Singh worked as a security guard throughout COVID-19, but is currently out of a job after his temporary work permit expired this year. Now, he’s part of a small group of workers, international students and community members who have kept a protest-encampment on the side of a busy road in Brampton, Ontario going for over a week. They are calling for longer post-graduate work permits for international students and better pathways to permanent residency. Recent changes in Canadian immigration policy have left at least 100 000 former international students at risk of being forced to return to their home country once their permits expire. September 6, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
How long will you live? Retirement saving is about more than crunching numbers
Preet Banerjee
Tuesday’s presidential debate is a gamble for Trump and a critical debut for Harris
David Shribman
After a tough Tokyo, Canada restored Paralympic Games momentum in Paris
France waves farewell to its sporting summer at the Paralympics closing ceremony
General view of the Stade du France stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Canada won 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics. Here’s the full list
Paris 2024 Paralympics - Sitting Volleyball - Women's Medal Ceremony - North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France - September 7, 2024 Canada players celebrate on the podium with their bronze medals REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Rothery: The strategy behind a dividend portfolio hitting new highs
Norman Rothery
With such high economic costs of alcohol, why is Ontario loosening liquor sales?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pretends to drink from a beer can and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy holds one at an announcement saying the province is speeding up the expansion of alcohol sales, in Toronto on Friday, May 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Hydro-Québec’s ambitious plans will come at great cost to consumers and province
Quebec's hydroelectric utility says it is studying whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station. A Hydro-Québec logo is seen on their head office building in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ottawa embraces Luddite thinking in forcing civil servants back to the office
Claude Lavoie
In aftermath of deadly attack on Ukrainian training academy, military faces questions over culture of impunity
Yevhen Plachinta, 27, at the Poltava regional hospital on September 7, 2024. Yevhen was injured during a Russian strike on a Potlava military institue on September 3.
Bloc Québécois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals
Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks to the media on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people
Nigerian lawyers hold up the national flag as they assemble at the secretariat of the Nigerian Bar Association during a protest in Abuja over the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in Abuja on January 28, 2019. - Nigeria's government has denied suggestions that the suspension of the country's top judge on corruption charges was linked to next month's election. President Muhammadu Buhari replaced Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen on January 25, 2019, sparking claims he had breached the constitution and was trying to manipulate the judiciary. (Photo by SODIQ ADELAKUN / AFP)SODIQ ADELAKUN/AFP/Getty Images
Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of humanitarian aid and toys
A procession of clerics walk past locals dressed in tradition headdresses as Pope Francis holds a holly mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife
Quebec's Court of Appeal has overturned a stay of proceedings granted to retired Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, whose conviction for fatally shooting his wife in 2012 was reversed by the federal justice minister. Delisle, left, walks into court with his granddaughter Anne Sophie Morency, Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Using a cane made my disability more acceptable to strangers
Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Lou Reed and others, dies at 86
FILE - The Blue Mink pop group including Roger Cook, wearing hat, Madeline Bell, left, and bass player Herbie Flowers, second right, leaving London for Los Angeles, and the start of a two week tour on July 1973. Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decades-long career, has died at 86. (PA via AP, File)
For Kamala Harris’s campaign, internet memes are serious business. But can they persuade voters?
The Hall of Hotties was an installation featuring portraits of prominent Democratic politicians, including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and progressive heroes such as Ariana Grande and Jason Kelce. Hotties for Harris is a reference to the name of rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s fanbase, who endorsed Harris and performed at her Atlanta rally. The event was an after-party during the DNC at a warehouse offsite.
N.B. Liberals officially launch election bid before official start of fall campaign
People look on as Liberal Leader Susan Holt kicks off the official launch of their party's campaign in Fredericton on Sunday Sept. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hina Alam
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Michael Keaton in a scene from "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." (Parisa Taghizadeh/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
FILE - Kendrick Lamar arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Boeing reaches labour deal in Seattle with 25% pay hike, new plane commitment
FILE - Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are shown on the assembly line during a media tour at the Boeing facility in Renton, Wash., June 25, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool, File)
Telecom sector poised to shed assets amid slower growth and more competition
BCE Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday August 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism
Small vessels transfer tourists visiting the island of Santorini on a cruise ship for 12 hours, on Santorini, Greece, July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville gives an update on this year's back to school situation during a news conference Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Quebec provincial police investigate homicide in Lower St-Lawrence region
The Surete du Quebec, or Quebec Provincial Police patch is shown at a news conference in Quebec City on February 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans
FILE - A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
‘It’s morally wrong’: A rural Alberta town reacts to homeless shelter closure
Lynn Bowes, a resident of Slave Lake, Alta., poses for a portrait at a trail near a shuttered homeless shelter on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. She is one of many who called on the town to close the shelter due to a perceived spike in crime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Sousa
Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to the National Fraternal Order of Police fall meeting, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Authorities find an SUV and a rifle while searching for the Kentucky highway shootings suspect
Drivers park on the lanes of the I-75 highway after reports of multiple people being shot while driving down the interstate highway, near London, Kentucky, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media, September 7, 2024. Rich Brimer/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says
A poster with images of victims Christian Angulo, top left, Richard Aspinwall, top right, Mason Schermerhorn, bottom left, and Cristina Irimie is displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga., following a shooting at the school earlier in the week. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal Party fundraiser event in Halifax on Aug. 27, 2024. Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, who will be looking to him to finally reveal his plan to address the political free fall the party has endured for months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace
FILE PHOTO: Romanian and EU flags are pictured in front of the headquarters of the Romanian Government, Bucharest, Romania, January 2, 2019. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo
Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis
Israeli police stand guard near the site of a deadly shooting attack where Israeli officials say three people were shot and killed at the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Why don’t speed limits match the speed roads were designed to handle?
A speed limit sign in Canada, sign states the maximum speed is 50 km/hr is that area.
Why job descriptions should evolve
Job seeker and applicant writing his resume and CV with laptop. Modern and visual electronic curriculum vitae in social media. Work experience document in computer screen. Job search and unemployment.
‘I got up at 4:50 a.m. and arrived home at 1:50 a.m.’ Via Rail delays, plus other letters to the editor for Sept. 8
Passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal, Feb. 22, 2024. Via Rail apologizes after passengers stranded Canada's transport minister says he is determined to get to the bottom of a recent train delay that left passengers stranded for about 10 hours.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Old Enough! host Colin Mochrie on trusting kids and what parents can learn from improv
Your lookahead horoscope for the week of September 8, 2024
Virgo.
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