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Serena Williams ADVANCES against No. 2 Anett Kontaveit | US Open Highlights – ESPN

Serena Williams ADVANCES against No. 2 Anett Kontaveit | ESPN US Open Highlights Serena Williams stuns World No. 2 Kontaveit to reach US Open 3rd round CBC Sports Facing the world No. 2 at the US Open, will tonight be Serena Williams’ last singles match? sportsnet.ca Does Naomi Osaka have a twisted opinion of Roger …

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Germany says maintenance of Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline ‘incomprehensible’, fears further shutdown

An employee examines a turbine of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline at the Siemens Energy plant in Muelheim an der Ruhr, western Germany, on August 3. SASCHA SCHUERMANN/AFP/Getty Images German officials say Russia’s three-day maintenance shutdown of the crucial Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany is unnecessary and fear the temporary supply freeze could …

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James Webb Space Telescope Captures New Images of ‘Ghost Galaxy’ – KTVB

James Webb Space Telescope Captures New Images of ‘Ghost Galaxy’ KTVB New NASA image of Phantom Galaxy CTV News The James Webb Telescope captures the heart of the ghost galaxy in India today Webb Telescope Captures New Details of Phantom Galaxy Phys.org NASA shares images of Phantom Galaxy NEWS CENTER Maine See full coverage on …

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Alberta uses record extraordinary resources to pay down $13.4 billion in debt

Alberta’s United Conservative Party government is making the largest debt payment in the province’s history, $13.4 billion, thanks to a record increase in resource revenue. Finance Minister Jason Nixon says the refund, as forecast in Alberta’s first-quarter update Wednesday, shows his government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, even as the coffers are full of oil and …

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International nuclear inspectors arrive in Zaporizhzhia to inspect the power plant

United Nations inspectors arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday on a mission to prevent an accident at a nearby Russian-occupied nuclear power plant and to try to stabilize the situation after weeks of shelling in the vicinity. A Reuters reporter following the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team in a convoy …

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Ontario government passes controversial long-term care law without public input

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government used its majority Wednesday to pass Bill 7, controversial legislation that could temporarily force hospital patients awaiting long-term care into nursing homes they don’t choose. The government has faced criticism for the vague wording of the legislation and that it chose not to send the draft law to committee, meaning no …

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Trudeau reshuffles the cabinet, changing ministers Tassi and Jaczek

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffled his cabinet Wednesday, replacing his procurement minister with his Ontario economic development minister. Filomena Tassi was transferred from the position of Minister of Public Services and Procurement and moved to the new position of Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario. In a statement, Tassi said …

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Racialized people had higher death rates from COVID-19: Statistics Canada

A Statistics Canada study has found that some racialized populations in Canada had significantly higher death rates from COVID-19. The analysis says the death rate from COVID-19 was much higher for racialized people compared to non-racialized people. He found 31 deaths per 100,000 for racialized people and 22 deaths per 100,000 for the non-racialized population. …

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