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Afghanistan quake destroyed thousands of homes, but UN hasn’t gotten to hundreds of others
Residents from surrounding towns and villages try to reach the quake-hit region to assist survivors after Sunday night's powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck several provinces, in the Nurgol district, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
The Great Firewall is China’s nationwide system of online censorship and surveillance.
Vancouver Mayor credits six-month police ‘surge’ in Downtown Eastside for declining crime rates
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during an event in Vancouver, on Friday, June 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza says one of its boats was struck by a drone in Tunisian waters
Tunisian people rally in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla as it arrives at the port of Sidi Bou Saïd, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday.
RCMP announce three men charged for Canadian gangster’s 2022 jailbreak
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. The BC Prosecution Services says it has decided against laying charges against a trio of Mounties involved in the July 2021 shooting death of Jared Lowndes in Campbell River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Nigel Farage hails Preston Manning as his ‘inspiration,’ as Reform UK surges in polls
Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, left, shakes hands with Preston Manning as they share the stage during the party's national conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Britain, on Sept. 5.
Gen Zs and older adults find common ground in this intergenerational classroom
Marion Gommerman (right), 82, is pictured in ‘Aging and Health,’ an undergraduate course at the University of Toronto that brings together undergraduate students and residents of Christie Gardens, a retirement community in Toronto, Friday, September 5, 2025. After participating as a senior in the 2024 Intergenerational Classroom, Gommerman enrolled at U of T this year to complete the undergraduate degree she began decades ago. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
U.K.’s Anglo American nearing deal to buy Teck, report says
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
Wealthsimple exec apologizes to customers after data breach, says no account details were misused
An app screenshot for Wealthsimple is seen on a smartphone in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini.
Nasdaq changes rules to avoid pump and dump schemes. Will the TSX follow?
The Nasdaq Market site is seen outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
I Remember Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden, the LIberal candidate in the federal riding of York Centre is photographed in a local coffee shop and canvassing his riding meeting constituents.(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) April 19, 2011
Pharmacare law cannot be implemented in inequitable way, former advisory council chair says
Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal on March 11, 2021. Nova Scotia's College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended the physician responsible for writing thousands of prescriptions for Americans seeking the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Warlord Joseph Kony hides in remote African forests as ICC examines war-crimes charges
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army Joseph Kony answers journalists' questions following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland at Ri-Kwangba in Southern Sudan. (AP Photo/Stuart Price, File)
Norway ruling Labour Party wins re-election while populists score gains
Jonas Gahr Store speaks during the Labor Party's election vigil at the People's House during the 2025 General Election, in Oslo, Norway, September 8, 2025. Javad Parsa/NTB/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.
Ericsson lays off about 100 Canada-based workers, citing necessary cost cuts
FILE PHOTO: Ericsson logo is seen at its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Olof Swahnberg
Once targeted by activist investors, Matt Proud is now a formidable shareholder gadfly himself
“There are big value arbitrages to be had in the Canadian market,” says investor Matt Proud of Plantro Ltd.
Ottawa urged to ensure bubble zones protect LGBTQ and other groups from harassment by protesters
Minister of Justice Sean Fraser responds to a question in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
The oil sands could be ‘the ultimate ATM’ for Canada – and investors
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2008 file photo, rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. TransCanada's second pipeline, the $7 billion Keystone XL, designed to carry crude oil from tar sands near Hardisty, Alberta to the Gulf Coast is now delayed indefinitely, with little official explanation. The company had hoped to begin laying pipe by the end of the year, but those prospects have dimmed. (AP Photo/Grand Forks Herald, Eric Hylden) NO SALES
U.S. family physician group breaks with federal policy on COVID-19 vaccines
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: A pharmacy advertises COVID -19 testing and a vaccine on September 04, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Five years after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S, access to vaccines against the virus has come under scrutiny by the Donald Trump administration, causing concern among vulnerable groups, including children and those with pre-existing health conditions. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Bay du Nord oilfield and Quebec energy deal can boost economy, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney, flanked by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan and St. John's East MP and federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson speaks at an announcement regarding federal assistance while at the Newdock Shipyard in St. John's, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Korean Hyundai workers arrested in immigration raid had special skills for short-term jobs, attorney says
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows a person being handcuffed at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
DP World strikes deal with Montreal Port Authority to build and operate new Contrecoeur container terminal
The Contrecoeur Marine Terminal in Contrecoeur, Que., is seen in an aerial view, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Revised Alberta directive bans books with visual depictions of sexual acts from schools
By the end of next month, school boards and divisions must provide Premier Danielle Smith’s Education Minister, Demetrios Nicolaides, with a list of literary materials they intend to remove.
Lachlan Murdoch cements control of family media empire, including Fox and WSJ
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox speaks at the New York Times DealBook conference on November 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Are TIFF audiences too nice? Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater appreciate Toronto’s politeness
Actors Andrew Scott, Bobby Cannavale and Ethan Hawke pose for a group photo with director Richard Linklater at a press conference for their film “Blue Moon” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cassandra Szklarski
Politics Insider: Atlantic small businesses get their slice of federal support pie
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets workers at the Newdock shipyard in St. John's on Monday.
Democrats release suggestive birthday letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, on Monday.
Man driving pink Barbie truck on street in Prince George, B.C., arrested by RCMP
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer is seen during a traffic stop with a man and a toy truck on a roadway in Prince George, B.C., in a Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - RCMP (Mandatory Credit)
Weak within and shaken by tariffs, Canada needs a new economic and fiscal model
April 25, 2025 — The Port of Vancouver seen from the Waterfront Seabus terminal in Vancouver, B.C. (Isabella Falsetti/The Globe and Mail)
Celebrity makeup artist Hung Vanngo has always shared his beauty secrets. Now he has his own brand
Hung Vanngo started sharing makeup tips on YouTube in 2020, amassing nearly 600,000 subscribers.
Ottawa man sentenced to 10 years over neo-Nazi terrorist propaganda 
This still image taken from video, released as evidence in a Superior Court trial, shows armed and masked individuals in combat gear who are part of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout
Globe Climate: Strategizing the fight against wildfires
A water bomber aircraft douses a wildfire near Paddy's Pond in Newfoundland in August.
We returned to backpacking at an older age, when everything seemed heavier
The NDP remains an unserious party for a serious time
Robyn Urback
NBA player Naz Reid’s sister fatally shot in New Jersey, boyfriend charged with murder
FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid warms up prior to Game 4 in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Golden State Warriors, Monday, May 12, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, file)
Trump must pay $83.3-million defamation to E. Jean Carroll after court throws out appeal
FILE - E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
What to do when your vision of retired life doesn’t match your spouse’s
Diane and Ian Cairns pose for a photo on the back deck of their home in Lindsay, Ontario, Sunday, September 7 2025. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Trump shouldn’t be bragging too loudly about U.S. stock performance
Gordon Pape
B.C. government workers buck return-to-office trend
So far, B.C. hasn’t followed governments like Ontario and Nova Scotia in ordering its workers back into the office. Local business leaders say the lack of workers in downtown Victoria is contributing to the slow recovery of the city’s downtown core after the pandemic.
Market Factors: Two stocks to play surging nuclear power demand
Miner operates a scoop tram by remote control to collect ore at Cameco's McArthur River operation
B.C. offers compensation increase to public service staff in effort to end strike
Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union picket outside an ICBC driver licensing office, in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. The union representing thousands of British Columbia public service workers set up picket lines Tuesday at provincial government offices in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George as well as in front of the Royal BC Museum. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
U.S. Supreme Court lifts restrictions on L.A. immigration stops for federal agents
FILE - Immigration agents conduct an operation at a car wash Aug. 15, 2025, in Montebello, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
French government collapses as MPs back ouster of Prime Minister
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou talks with French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau before the result of a confidence vote during an extraordinary session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Ontario Liberal campaign ‘missed the mark’ and allowed Ford to define himself, report says
Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie and local candidates take part in a campaign event at Kennedy subway station in Scarborough, Ont., on Friday, January 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Biographer Elspeth Cameron told stories of Canadian literary talents and revealed her own secret life
Elspeth Cameron, a well-known biographer of Canadian literary figures including Hugh MacLennan and Irving Layton, died Aug. 13 at the age of 82.
Aluminum sector likely to receive hundreds of millions in tariff relief, Joly says
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada, Melanie Joly gives remarks during an announcement at the Maison Alcan, in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
‘Queen of Canada’ Romana Didulo freed on bail in Saskatchewan
Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," leaves provincial court after she was granted bail in Swift Current, Sask., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Designer Caroline Mangosing taps her Filipino roots for a new fashion venture
Designer Caroline Mangosing taps her Filipino roots for a new fashion venture
Former Raptor Pascal Siakam receives honorary degree from University of New Brunswick
Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam greets students at Gagetown School in Gagetown, N.B., on Wednesday.
Spain bans entry of ships and planes carrying Israel-bound weapons
FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
What does the ultimate dream vacation look like? Seamless travel and experiences that defy imagination
For many high-net-worth individuals, the ultimate luxury is funding all-expenses-paid vacations with friends and family.
Insider buying points to opportunity in Canadian cannabis stocks
Ted Dixon
Strathcona boosts bid for MEG Energy to top Cenovus offer
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it expects the province's oilsands production to grow by more than 17 per cent by 2033. Boilers—where steam is created—at the Cenovus Christina Lake oilsands facility southeast of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Neighbourhood cat tour brings some feline friendliness to Vancouver
Montreal protest group asks mayor to exclude Israel cycling team from Grand Prix
Pier-Andre Cote from the Israel Premier Tech team rides during the eleventh stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race, from Bilbao to Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Israeli Defence Minister vows ‘hurricane’ of strikes on Gaza to force Hamas to accept surrender demand
Smoke and flames rise as a residential building collapses after an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to let it withhold foreign aid
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Europe’s automakers unveil new EVs at Munich auto show as they face several crises
CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars Thomas Schaefer presents the brand's new cars at the IAA auto show in Munich on Monday.
Canadian group sets goal of driverless truck travelling across Canada in 2028
A NuPort autonomous tractor-trailer
Josh Allen rallies Buffalo Bills for 16 points in final four minutes to stun Baltimore Ravens 41-40
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) celebrates the team's win over Baltimore Ravens in an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM after prank announcing he was leaving
FILE - Howard Stern speaks at the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies in Cleveland, on April 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
The US$100-billion Treasury record you probably missed
FILE - A sign marking the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street is shown in New York's Financial District on Oct. 30, 2024.
Why employers should be telling workers to ‘get a life’
Linda Nazareth
Mentoring requires you to be direct, authentic and tell the truth
Mature business teacher supervising happy student writing notes. Middle aged mentor training intern at office workplace. HR manager helping new employee to fill and sign employment agreement
TIFF schedule today: Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, and more events on Day 5
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 07: Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of "Couture" during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 07, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.
MDA loses $1.8-billion satellite contract with EchoStar
Exteriors of the MDA Brampton facility, on April 6, 2021. The lab emulates Dextre (a manipulator for performing fine tasks) for performing and other future robotic servicing missions. MDA is best known for manufacturing the Canadarm which has been used during the NASA shuttle missions, and is employed on the International Space Station (ISS). Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Investors wary of sustainability claims as companies ditch disclosures
Turbines are visible as cattle graze a field along Interstate-40 Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Vega, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The U.S. is interfering with public debate in Greenland. Canada could be next
People gather in support of Alberta becoming a 51st state during a rally at the Legislature in Edmonton, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canada’s new Minister of AI must not be naive to its harms
Minister of A.I. and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon makes an announcement during a visit to Scale AI, in Montreal on Thursday, July 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Nutrien to sell stake in Argentine nitrogen producer Profertil for $600-million
FILE PHOTO: The head office of Nutrien, a leading global provider of crop inputs and services in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
‘The heat is indeed on’ in the REIT sector, says CIBC analyst
Scott Barlow
Rick Davies, lead singer of British band Supertramp, dies at 81
(FILES) Supertramp rock band's founder, singer and musician Rick Davies performs on stage during a concert part of the "70-10" tour with several group's members on October 18, 2010 at the Bercy POPB concert hall in Paris. Supertramp celebrates this year its 40th anniversary. Rick Davies, who was co-founder and lead singer for British rock band Supertramp, has died at age 81 after a decade-long battle with cancer, the group announced September 7, 2025. As co-writer with partner Roger Hodgson, Davies was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp's most iconic songs, leaving a mark on rock music history with hits like "Goodbye Stranger" and "Bloody Well Right. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)
Nepal lifts social-media ban after protests leave 19 dead, curfew imposed
Riot police use water cannon on protesters during clashes outside parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Canada and America can’t break up –⁠ but we do need a trial separation
(FILES) (L/R) US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as they meet during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said on July 9 in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Quebecor poised to pull ahead in cellphone wars as price competition eases, analysts say
Pedestrians pass by a Freedom Mobile store in Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Active ETFs hold promise but also pose pitfalls amid uncertainty
Actively managed exchange-traded funds have a solid record of outperforming their indexes in the fixed-income sector, but they tend to falter for equities.
Trans Mountain port will be able to ship more oil by early 2027, executive says
Crude oil tankers at the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby, B.C., in June. The Canadian pipeline operator says dredging works will allow ships to load more oil than before.
Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Workers print a test edition of the Globe and Mail on the new printing presses at the Intercontinental print plant, August 2, 2010.
Doctors call for restrictions on sports betting ads, say they set youth up for problem gambling
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass under pressure from Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. (3) in the second half of an NFL football game Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Ottawa should pull the plug on EV mandates
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Ontario nurses push for nurse-to-patient ratios as calls for minimum staffing requirements grow
Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects -- figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian Press. A nurse walks through a hallway at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Schulich Heart Centre in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Business Brief: A trade deal on the clock
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TIFF’s opening weekend marked by tension, protests, marketing buzz – and, of course, movies
Barry Hertz
Payworks sells stake to private equity, making Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders
Barbara Gamey at the Payworks headquarters in Winnipeg on September 5, 2025.
Tiny robots, big questions – can tech help older adults with simple tasks?
A participant gives feedback during a ‘tiny robot’ demonstration, conducted in Vancouver last month as part of a research study by the University of British Columbia’s IDEA Lab.
With today’s market, investors close to retirement face precarious times
Norman Rothery
Parents, take it from this hockey dad – misbehaving from the stands is a losing game
David Robertson
Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer’s, new study shows
Leslie Beck
Nova Scotia’s rising power bills clash with government promises of affordability
Power lines are seen in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
TSX breakouts: The only ‘Big 5’ bank stock with a negative forecast return by the Street
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Shooting at Jerusalem bus stop kills at least six, Israeli officials say
Israeli police and rescue teams respond at the scene of a shooting attack where several people killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
U.S. dollar’s haven status may have always been a mirage
United States dollar banknotes are seen at the Museum of American Finance in New York October 15, 2010
Nasdaq notches record high close but TSX’s daily winning streak ends
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025. R
Before the Bell: What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
What used, low-range EV for less than $20,000 would you recommend for a second family car
Volkswagen e-Golf
Toronto office landlords reduce tenant incentives as demand for space rises
Office towers and other areas of Toronto are photographed from the CN Tower’s main observation level on Jan 29, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Segregation of child inmates being challenged in landmark lawsuit
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iPro Realty founders owe millions in loans, lawsuit alleges
A crane is seen above a wood-frame condo project under construction as condo and office towers line the downtown skyline, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 4, 2025. While optimism is building in some parts of Canada for a second-half rebound in the real estate market, condominium dwellers aiming to move up to a larger space face tough choices amid little sign of improvement for that segment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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