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Americans, Go Home: Canadians Track U.S. Boaters Sneaking Across The Border – NPR

View of the waterfront from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada on January 20, 2020.

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View of the waterfront from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada on January 20, 2020. The number of American pleasure craft arriving from Washington state has alarmed Canadians living just…

Huge explosion rocks Beirut, injuring hundreds across Lebanese capital – CNN

Huge explosion rocks Beirut, injuring hundreds across Lebanese capital  CNN

Live: Massive explosion shakes Lebanon’s capital Beirut  The Sun

Beirut blast: Massive explosion shakes Lebanon’s capital; at least 10 dead  Fox News

Lebanese capital rocked by huge explosion: Live updates  CNN

Bodies Strewn on the Ground After Apocalyptic Blast in Beirut  The Daily Beast

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Leavine Family Racing closing down after this season

Leavine Family Racing has sold its NASCAR team due to financial difficulties, team owner Bob Leavine said Tuesday. Read More Source

Flames drop Game 2 to shorthanded Jets, series now tied

EDMONTON — The Winnipeg Jets were missing two of their marquee forwards. Read More https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/flames-drop-game-2-to-shorthanded-jets-series-now-tied

Leong: In dealing with COVID-19, we need to define what ‘safe’ means

“Stay safe” has probably become a more common saying since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Apple’s Schiller steps down from marketing role but retains App Store

Apple Inc on Tuesday said Phil Schiller, one of its most publicly visible executives, is leaving his post as senior vice president of worldwide marketing to become an “Apple Fellow” but will retain leadership of the App Store. Read More Source

Letters, Aug. 4: ‘NDP and the left are making return to school a nightmare’

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Breaking News – Huge Explosion in Beirut

  A huge explosion hits the port of Beirut. TWITTER/VARIOUS

Excerpt from Calgary Herald

A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact, Reuters witnesses said.

Lebanon’s state news agency NNA and two security sources said the blast had occurred in the port area where there are warehouses housing explosives. It was not…

Some U.S.-grown onions recalled in Canada over salmonella concerns – CTV News

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TORONTO — Canada’s food inspection agency has issued a recall of some U.S.-grown red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions due to ongoing concerns over salmonella contamination.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provided more detail on Saturday about the recallfor the onions, which are grown by Thomson International Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif. The recall was…

What Is Canada’s Immigration Policy? – Council on Foreign Relations

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Canada has built a reputation over the last half century of welcoming immigrants and valuing multiculturalism. Foreign-born people make up about one-fifth of Canada’s population—one of the highest ratios[PDF] for industrialized Western countries. Immigrants have helped the country counter aging demographics and fuel economic growth. In recent years, Canada has become an even more…

Canada’s new COVID app won’t work on older iPhones, Android devices – CP24 Toronto’s Breaking News

The federal government’s COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app.

The free “COVID Alert” app, which became available on Friday, is designed to track the location of phones relative to each other, without collecting personal data anywhere centrally.

Users are notified if their phones have…

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings – CNN

Trump criticizes Birx for the first time after she issues coronavirus warnings  CNN

White House Task Force coordinator says US has entered ‘new phase’ of pandemic  ABC News

Top Trump Admin Official Believes 85% COVID Masks Use Would Bear Same Outcome as ‘Complete Shutdown’  Newsweek

The wheels are coming off Trump’s spin machine  The Washington Post

Birx: Coronavirus ‘Extraordinarily Widespread,’…

UK reports second-highest COVID-19 cases since June

LONDON — Britain’s health ministry reported 938 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the second-highest daily total since June, taking the cumulative number of positive test results to 305,623. Read More Source

Letters, Aug. 3: ‘Where the heck are the world’s great leaders?’

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Flames head coach Ward comes to defence of Tkachuk

Geoff Ward looked directly into the camera, spoke clearly and calmly and made a statement Sunday afternoon on the Calgary Flames’ media conference call. Read More https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/flames-head-coach-ward-comes-to-defence-of-tkachuk

France reports 3,376 new COVID-19 cases over three-day period

PARIS — France has reported 3,376 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last three days, the country’s health department said on Monday, while the number of people being treated in ICUs for the disease is creeping higher. Read More Source

Flames look past Game 1 fireworks and focus on Game 2 against Jets

Somewhat lost in the controversy surrounding Game 1 of the Stanley Cup qualifiers was the fact the Calgary Flames won a hockey game. Read More