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哈利法克斯男子因威胁美国领事馆被捕 导致疏散

林赛·琼斯

警方逮捕了一名男子，此人涉嫌向哈利法克斯市中心的美国领事馆发出炸弹威胁，导致上周一数座高层办公楼及附近滨水街区被疏散数小时。

这是近期涉及加拿大境内美国领事馆的第三起事件，此前多伦多北部的领事馆大楼曾遭枪击，7月再次发生类似事件。所有领事馆事件中均无人受伤。

美国驻哈利法克斯总领事馆于周日晚上8点45分左右通知警方，称收到炸弹威胁。

哈利法克斯地区警察局发言人尼科尔斯·德夫林警佐表示，警方迅速锁定了14岁的嫌疑人并展开搜捕。警方于上周一晚8点30分左右将其逮捕。警方未公布该男子姓名或潜在来源。

警方在托马斯·拉德克利夫大道地区逮捕了嫌疑人，该区域是一个人口密集的多元化郊区社区。

上午8点刚过，警方在领事馆所在办公楼的停车库内发现嫌疑人驾驶的一辆汽车，车内有一个丙烷罐及其他易燃物容器。

© 哈利法克斯，A13

渥太华制裁防务公司 称其车辆被俄军使用

杰弗里·约克 詹金斯·伯吉斯·盖尔 约翰内斯堡

渥太华宣布对斯特赖特集团实施制裁，该集团是一家加拿大拥有的大型装甲车制造商，其产品被俄罗斯军方及苏丹民兵组织使用。

欧盟去年10月已宣布对斯特赖特集团实施类似制裁，引发外界质疑为何加拿大迟迟未采取行动。乌克兰裔加拿大领袖批评渥太华未充分执行禁止加拿大人向莫斯科出售武器的规定。

斯特赖特集团现总部位于阿拉伯联合酋长国，1969年由加拿大商人库图雷夫在安大略省创立，据报道库图雷夫还持有俄罗斯国籍。他于4月被欧盟单独制裁。

“斯特赖特集团长期通过向俄罗斯实体提供防务产品支持俄罗斯军工复合体，继续助长俄罗斯的战争机器及普京政权对乌克兰发动的重大非正义战争，”加拿大外交部长安妮塔·阿萨迪在声明中表示。

南美洲

哥伦比亚卡利市民周一在废墟中搜寻，此前发生的地震造成数十人死亡。搜救工作仍在持续，邻国委内瑞拉6月也遭受两次毁灭性灾害。DAVID BEAN / GETTY IMAGES

地震重创哥伦比亚西部

救援队和居民在废墟中搜寻幸存者，此次7.4级强震造成严重破坏

不列颠哥伦比亚省大火迅速蔓延 当地居民被迫在数分钟内逃离家园

安德烈娅·吴 马修·弗兰克

周五下午，瓦格纳（Wagner）正在回家的路上，妻子打来电话告诉他，有人敲门警告说，一场迅速蔓延的野火正逼近他们位于不列颠哥伦比亚省萨默兰西北部法迪（Faddie）的住宅。

这位总承包商急忙赶回家，眼看着大火逼近。当火焰开始舔舐房屋时，瓦格纳先生冲进屋内，抱起他们的狗，而妻子则抓起了最重要的文件。他们在12月刚购置附近房产的长子一家也准备撤离。

头顶上，一架灭火飞机飞来，向他们的房屋投下阻燃剂。这种黏稠的红色物质溅到了瓦格纳先生身上，而他仍在四处奔忙。

就在他找到第三只猫时，一名警察赶到，告诉他们必须立即离开。瓦格纳先生让妻子和儿子开车先走，自己则跳上工作面包车，沿着山坡疾驰而下。

“当我回头看时，眼前的景象简直惨不忍睹，”瓦格纳先生在采访中说道，“这是我见过的最大的火灾。”

瓦格纳一家是周末因野火被迫逃离萨默兰及附近奥肯那根湖社区的逾20,000人中的一员。一名8岁的女性在周五试图逃生时不幸遇难，另有数千人收到疏散警报。

预计本周将有100名来自墨西哥的消防员抵达，协助扑灭这场大火，这将增加目前昼夜奋战的消防员人数。

这场大火于周五下午爆发，在最初的三小时内吞噬了30平方公里的土地，到周六面积已翻倍。不列颠哥伦比亚省周一宣布全省进入紧急状态时，过火面积已达140平方公里。

此次疏散给短时间内寻找足够住宿带来了挑战。周一，不列颠哥伦比亚省紧急管理厅表示，该省已在省内预订了1,000间酒店客房，并在奥肯那根地区安排了近1,000个床位的集体住宿。

与此同时，联邦应急管理部表示，已提供一份潜在的联邦设施或场地清单，可用于安置不列颠哥伦比亚省的疏散人员。

“我们的首要任务是确保联邦支持在最需要时精准投放，并与受灾社区已开展的工作形成补充，”该部门在周一的一份声明中表示。©

一位西西里神父的黑暗之旅与在线儿童性虐待领域的不懈斗争

埃里克·贝格斯 菲尼克斯，意大利

20世纪80年代初，当福尔图纳托·迪诺托在罗马宗座额我略大学学习时，与一位加拿大神父和一位美国神父的偶然相遇改变了他的一生。这两位神父向这位年轻的西西里执事——他当时尚未被腐蚀——展示了他们在互联网上意外发现的图像，这一当时尚属新兴的技术令他们震惊。

“他们带来了一台电脑，7年前我第一次看到在线儿童性虐待内容，”福尔图纳托在西西里东南部的帕基诺接受采访时说道，“在那个era，互联网看起来还像是虚构的、未来的事物。然而，它就在那里。我面临一个选择：我可以忽视它，或者追问它为何发生。我立刻明白，我必须为那些受虐儿童发声。”

从他在帕基诺以北的阿罗拉的家中，他和9位精通技术的同事自学如何在互联网的阴暗角落寻找儿童虐待的图像和视频。在2002年，他正式成立了“Meter协会”——“meter”在意大利语中意为“子宫的尺度”和“兄弟”——并将自己的神职生涯奉献给揭露虐待行为，并将其报告给意大利及包括加拿大在内的其他国家的警方，希望他们能展开调查并起诉犯罪者。

如今，堂·福尔图纳托——“don”是意大利南部对“神父”的亲切称呼——及其团队被视为全球领先的反儿童虐待倡导者。他和Meter协会在意大利国内广为人知，在国际上则相对低调，并曾受到教宗本笃十六世和方济各的赞誉。最近的教宗在20余次演讲和讲话中提及他和Meter协会，并在梵蒂冈多次会见堂·福尔图纳托。

2002年，即本笃十六世去世前一年，方济各在一次讲话中表示：“我愉快地欢迎致力于打击各种针对未成年人虐待行为的Meter协会。感谢你们，感谢你们的工作。请继续勇敢地履行你们的重要使命。”

Meter协会设在帕基诺一所废弃学校内，这里坐落在俯瞰植物学海的山丘上。©

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不列颠哥伦比亚省AbCellera公司股价飙升，因其潮热治疗试验结果喜人

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罗德尼·格雷厄姆的艺术家酒吧作品

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罗德尼·格雷厄姆，《艺术家酒吧中的艺术家》，1930年代，2016.，现场透明作品，版本2 / 4，尺寸203.30 + 303.85 + 17.78厘米，AUSAAN艺术模块收藏系列。由AUSAAN基金会资金购入。

艾萨宾艺术博物馆位于不列颠哥伦比亚省惠斯勒，由迈克尔·艾萨宾和金泽子·卡努瓦的慈善捐赠创立。作为加拿大的私人博物馆之一，该馆于2016.向公众开放。博物馆的永久藏品收录了300多件代表不列颠哥伦比亚省艺术的作品。全年特展展出具有全国及国际意义的艺术家作品。网址：ixabainartmuseum.com

罗德尼·格雷厄姆是温哥华摄影概念主义流派（Vancouver School of photo-conceptualism）的主要倡导者之一，该流派自1960至1970年代起在国际上获得广泛关注。这一运动常用的创新形式之一是灯箱，借鉴自广告设计，并被改造为类似早期有声电影的场景，用于精心设计的影像展示。这件自传性作品展现了格雷厄姆坐在一个搭建的酒吧布景中，布景装饰着平庸的卡尔伯特画作（实际上由艺术家本人绘制），等待用另一幅用牛皮纸包裹的画布换取一杯生啤。

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人生最后阶段的消费可能被天真地想象为低支出期

更正声明

周六观点版一篇关于加拿大伊斯兰恐惧症的文章错误地指出，一封威胁性电子邮件被发送给卡尔加里大学现代学生协会主席。实际上，邮件是发送给该协会，而非特定针对主席。

周五观点版一篇关于加拿大野火的文章错误地指出，怀特卡德第一民族（Whitecard First Nation）已确认通用的怀特沃特湖第一民族（Whitewater Lake First Nation）被摧毁；怀特卡德确实受到火灾影响，但仍在运作。

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图帕克谋杀案审判在30年后开庭

杰西卡·米尔，拉斯维加斯报道

在说唱传奇人物图帕克·夏库尔（Tupac Shakur）在拉斯维加斯大道附近遭枪杀近30年后，被指控下令杀害他的前帮派头目于周一接受审判。

这起驾车枪击案仍是嘻哈界的标志性事件和未解之谜。

65岁的杜安·“Keffe D”·戴维斯（Duane "Keffe D" Davis）已对使用致命武器谋杀并意图推动、促进或协助犯罪团伙杀害说唱歌手的指控表示不认罪。当时，戴维斯是加利福尼亚州南区康普顿Crips帮的头目。

夏库尔的家人出席了在拉斯维加斯法院举行的陪审团遴选开幕式，遴选过程可能持续大半周。

“无论是谁参与其中，无论是谁策划的，无论是谁插手的，都应该被关进监狱，”夏库尔的表亲肯德里克·莱文（Kendrick Levane）说。

夏库尔去世30年后，仍是一位文化偶像，被认为是有史以来最具影响力和多才多艺的说唱歌手之一。

夏库尔在25岁时去世，当时他的第四张个人专辑已售出500万张。

他于9月5, 1959,与音乐制作人苏格·“Yaki”·奈特（Suge "Yaki" Knight）同乘一辆RMM汽车时，一辆白色凯迪拉克在红灯处停下。坐在副驾驶座的夏库尔被多次射击，六天后不治身亡，而奈特则幸存了下来。

此案一度陷入僵局，直到近年来戴维斯在1970年的公开声明和材料重新引发关注。他于2022年被捕。

在克拉克县地区法院的审判中，戴维斯坐在辩护律师旁，法官特雷莎·达·贾奇·卡尔·基奥尼（Teresa da Judge Carl Kiorny）向75名潜在陪审员询问是否有任何医疗问题、语言障碍或无法参与审判的冲突，审判预计将持续约一个月。

该国第三副地区检察官比努·菲杜尔（Binu Fidul）列出了案件相关人员的名字，以确认潜在陪审员是否熟悉他们，包括奈特和肖恩·“巴比”·康姆斯（Sean "Bubly" Combs）。向潜在陪审员提出的问题包括他们最喜欢的书籍和电影、是否对帮派有任何异议，以及是否接触过夏库尔的音乐。一名男子表示他曾经听过。

与此同时，戴维斯静静地坐着，看起来平静，偶尔与辩护律师迈克尔·桑夫特（Michael Sanft）低声交谈，陪审员们回答着问题。

戴维斯表示，如果被定罪，他希望由法官而非陪审团决定其刑期。

检方并未指控戴维斯在当晚扣动扳机，审判也可能不会确认实际开枪者。检方计划证明戴维斯下达了导致夏库尔死亡的指令，并提供了枪支。

戴维斯合著了《康普顿街头传奇》（Compton Street Legends）一书，书中生动描述了枪击事件。书中称戴维斯从一名同伙处获得了一把手枪，并将其藏在凯迪拉克的后座，但未说明是谁开的致命一枪。

戴维斯的侄子奥兰多·“宝贝巷”（Baby Lane）·安德森（Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson）长期以来被认为是开枪嫌疑人，但从未对他提出指控。他于夏库尔死后两年在康普顿一起无关的帮派枪战中身亡。

另外两人——迪安德里·“怪人”（Freaky）·史密斯（Deandrae "Freaky" Smith）和特里·“泡泡”（Bubble Up）·布朗（Terry "Bubble Up" Brown）——当时与戴维斯和安德森同车，但他们此后也已去世。

美联社报道

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民调显示公众对政府支持AI数据中心持反对态度

加拿大受访者将高耗电量、环境危害和大量用水列为主要担忧

乔·卡斯托多

一项新民调显示，多数加拿大人反对政府为AI数据中心建设提供激励措施。

Nanos Research为《环球邮报》进行的调查发现，10%的受访者表示反对为数据中心开发提供财政激励，另有10%表示有些反对这类措施。

6%的人支持激励措施，另有10%表示有些支持。

加拿大部分地区已出现大量数据中心提案，以满足训练和运行人工智能模型的强劲需求。反对声音也在增长，从不列颠哥伦比亚省到艾伯塔省再到安大略省，当地居民对数据中心的能源消耗和环境影响表示担忧，部分人还对其经济效益提出质疑。

2024年，自由党政府宣布了一项支出计划，允许投入10至600亿加元用于建设和扩展AI数据中心，并最多拨款150亿加元用于新的公共部门计算基础设施。渥太华还设有单独的项目，帮助建设大型数据中心，定义为至少需要2兆瓦电力的项目，不过支持的规模和方式将因项目而异。政府可能提供融资，或签署协议购买计算能力。

“我们的做法不是补贴数据中心的开发和环境，而是确保参与的项目必须带来市场无法合理提供的公共利益，”联邦AI部长埃文·所罗门的新闻秘书莱拉·波卢迪安表示。“加拿大需要战略性AI基础设施，但寻求联邦参与的项目必须满足更高的公共利益标准，而非仅仅是投资。”

Nanos在7月下旬对2024名加拿大人进行的调查发现，40至54岁人群对推动数据中心建设的反对最为强烈，40%的人表示反对，另有10%表示有些反对。

“如果你是一名二十多岁的加拿大人，听到政府想要推广AI数据中心，你可能会怀疑政府是否在投资会让你失业的东西，”Nanos创始人尼尔斯·纳诺斯表示。

受访者将高耗电量、环境危害和大量用水列为主要担忧。“一些数据中心设计会消耗大量水用于冷却，而其他冷却方法则消耗较少。为数据中心提供电力的能源基础设施，如天然气发电厂，也会消耗水。”

尽管存在这些担忧，10%的受访者认为AI数据中心将对经济产生积极影响，另有10%认为影响会有些积极。另有10%认为影响将完全或有些负面。

在被问及潜在益处时，10%的受访者提到就业机会，9%提到经济增长。约10%的受访者表示没有益处。

联邦政府支持数据中心建设的原因之一是提升数字主权，确保加拿大能更好地控制支撑云计算和AI的关键基础设施，以及这些设施中存储和处理的数据。

Nanos的调查显示，受访者对2024年加拿大政府报告并不买账。受访者中超过10%的人表示反对，另有10%提到对基础设施的国家控制。

以下是忠实于原文的中文翻译：

不足半数的受访者认为，加拿大应在投资人工智能数据中心与推动工业发展中的能源、水资源和土地资源利用之间保持平衡。"任何希望推动人工智能数据中心发展的人，都需要在环境保护方面增加相关信息传递。"纳诺斯女士表示。

联邦政府已向多伦多人工智能公司 Colher Inc. 拨款高达 140 万加元，这笔资金与剑桥一处扩建的数据中心相关。此外，政府还向加拿大联合研究部（DRAC）——一个监管公共部门计算基础设施的非营利机构（成员包括大学和学院）——提供了资金支持。DRAC 在汉密尔顿建设数据中心的提案遭到部分居民的强烈反对。

今年 5 月，渥太华与约翰·格雷签署了一份谅解备忘录，作为其大规模数据中心计划的一部分。约翰正在温哥华建设两座人工智能设施，并扩建坎库戈现有的设施。不过，协议条款尚未最终确定。（约翰未回应置评请求。）

与此同时，加拿大另一家公司正在里贾纳郊外建设一座 100 兆瓦的数据中心综合体，并在去年宣布了在不列颠哥伦比亚省建设设施的计划。该公司未与联邦政府签署谅解备忘录，并拒绝就任何洽谈细节置评。

"我们定期与各级政府代表接触，探讨如何合作扩大加拿大的数据中心规模，并确保人工智能带来的经济和社会效益留在加拿大，"发言人亚当·雅各布斯表示。

一些省级和市级政府对数据中心的态度日益谨慎。最常见的做法是将同类新开发项目的审批时间延长至 10 年，而曼尼托巴省政府则在 6 月叫停了一项拟建项目。

尽管阿尔伯塔省积极吸引开发商，但并未提供直接资金支持。企业需自行建设以天然气为燃料的新发电设施，以避免给省电网带来压力并推高电价。

"我们拥有强大的基础设施，但与欧洲国家相比仍有差距。例如，阿尔伯塔省的欧洲县（Alta）并未获得省级投资，社交媒体公司将自行出资 5000 万加元 用于当地基础设施升级。"

伊丽莎·诺瓦蒂斯（Eliza Novartis）周日在温哥华的家中发起了一份众议院请愿书，呼吁在加拿大高中强制开展子宫内膜异位症教育。来源：a.csigma.cfm.com，2020、2021、2022、2023

温哥华少女致力于在学校提高子宫内膜异位症认知

作者：克里斯蒂·柯克普 沃利 / 作者 12 渥太华

10 岁的伊丽莎·诺瓦蒂斯（Eliza Novartis）正在进行一项非传统的暑期使命。她正在提高人们对子宫内膜异位症的认知，以帮助年轻人识别这种疾病的迹象。

她强烈认为，许多患有这种炎症性疾病的患者——即类似子宫内膜的细胞在子宫外生长——常常被迫在沉默中忍受痛苦，而教育能够帮助人们更快得到诊断和医疗支持。

诺瓦蒂斯女士是一名温哥华居民，即将进入美国的 Couldy 学校，她倡导提高认知，因为她本人也患有子宫内膜异位症，并希望未来成为一名妇产科医生 / 心理学家。她认为学校应开展子宫内膜异位症教育，解释这种疾病及其现实影响。“太多女孩患有这种病，”她在采访中说道。

根据加拿大子宫内膜异位症网络的数据，大约每 10 名女孩、女性和性别多元人群中就有 1 人，即 200 万加拿大人患有子宫内膜异位症。

诺瓦蒂斯女士希望通过推动联邦政府制定一项关于该疾病的全国教育战略来提高认知。

这种疾病可能影响多个器官系统，并对日常活动（如上学和工作）造成影响。

它还可能影响心理健康、社交生活、个人关系和生育能力。

此外，加拿大妇产科医师学会（VOC）指出，子宫内膜异位症还会给医疗保健系统带来经济负担。

尽管该医学组织表示，患者获得诊断以减缓或缓解病情进展并确定治疗方案极为重要，但学会称，只有 7% 的加拿大女性获得了这样的诊断。

尽管子宫内膜异位症十分普遍，但它仍是最容易被误诊和免疫缺陷的疾病之一，导致许多患者在获得适当医疗护理前长期忍受痛苦。

目前尚无治愈方法，但可通过药物治疗，不过许多患者报告长期用药存在问题。部分患者需通过手术切除异位组织和病变。

这种疾病通常通过超声波等医学影像技术进行诊断。

子宫内膜异位症的病因尚不清楚。

2018 年发表在《加拿大妇产科杂志》的一项研究发现，在加拿大一个学区进行的一项对照试验中，一项简短的月经健康和子宫内膜异位症教育项目显著提高了青少年的相关知识和态度。

为推动提高对该疾病的认知，诺瓦蒂斯女士发起了一项众议院请愿书，由 ILC、SBP NP 欧文·斯隆（Irvine Sloan）担任发起人。该请愿书已获得约 100 个签名，将在线开放至 10 月中旬。

请愿书呼吁联邦政府成立一个关于子宫内膜异位症教育的国家咨询委员会，并与省级和地区政府合作，支持将子宫内膜异位症教育强制纳入课程。

诺瓦蒂斯女士表示，如果不改善子宫内膜异位症的教育水平，患者将继续等待诊断。在此期间，他们还将在忍受剧烈疼痛的同时坚持上学。

“我们只是在对它视而不见，”她说，“这就是这份请愿书如此重要的原因，它确保缺失的部分——子宫内膜异位症教育——能够进入学校体系。”

英国和法国准备迎接第五波热浪，欧洲各地气温飙升

斯特凡妮·达吉奥 斯图夫·查理·范

英国和法国正在为本季第五波热浪做准备，此前欧洲自6月以来已多次遭遇高温天气。

法国国家气象局警告称，从周二开始，法国东南部地区气温将接近at C。而在英国，英格兰大部分地区将从周二起发布高温健康警报，预计本周晚些时候气温将攀升至at C。

整个欧洲地区自5月以来持续遭遇极端高温，导致重大野火、长期干旱和国际高温纪录，并预计造成数千例与高温相关的死亡。

根据气候统计数据，今年迄今为止是有记录以来第三热的年份，仅次于2024和2025，

2024仍有时间赶超。由于全球变暖和11月出现的厄尔尼诺现象（即太平洋部分地区变暖，导致全球气温波动）的共同影响，科学家表示，到今年年底，2024年有可能成为有记录以来最热的一年。

上个月，可记录的7月全球平均海面温度创下历史新高，欧洲气候机构哥白尼称，这一纪录超过了“异常雪季”或“过度降雪季”的范畴。

哥白尼表示，这一现象部分归因于赤道太平洋地区正在发展的12月厄尔尼诺条件。7月的新平均纪录为10 of 2，打破了2024年创下的2026.2的纪录。

但上个月的全球平均地表气温（略有升高）为2，仅与2024年7月并列为有记录以来第二热的7月，哥白尼报告称。

与此同时，西欧地区6月至7月的平均气温比往年高出0.6°C，打破了2024年的纪录，哥白尼表示。

“持续的高压系统将热量困在西欧，极端高温还加剧了大范围的干旱。由于土壤干燥，失去了自然降温的能力，热量更容易积聚，”欧洲中长期天气预报中心气候战略负责人萨曼莎·伯吉斯说。

“这是气候变化如何加剧极端高温的一个明显例子，高温和干旱正在相互强化。”

仅在法国，5月首次发布了高温预警，当时该国超过一半地区创下了月度高温纪录。

美联社

台风“海豚”浸透中国东部，约40%上海航班取消

江南，昆明：台风“海豚”带来的暴雨和风暴袭击了中国东部多个省份，影响沿海地区，并导致上海多条街道被淹，周一约40%的航班因天气原因被取消。

台风“海豚”周日在上海西南部的浙江省登陆时，中心附近持续风速达每小时six kilometres an hour，随后减弱为热带风暴。

残余雨云和大风周一继续影响安徽、江苏和山东等东部省份。作为中国第二大城市，上海多条街道被淹，包括主要商业中心。

该市两大机场共取消了40个航班，运力减少近40%，央视报道称。

中国东方航空公司周一表示，正在“灵活”调整飞往上海、浙江及其他目的地的航班。

根据社交媒体上居民分享的实时画面，上海郊区的装卸区和工业区多条街道仍处于积水状态。100个航班因台风取消。路透社未能核实这些视频，画面显示人们在

通过提供高品质水源。“昨夜2024年的降雪强度极大。早上起床后，我发现枫树、弓头鲸区域和溪流都被严重淹没，”一位在上海从事销售工作、名叫朱恩（June）的特殊人士说道。

“我在上海生活了10年，这是我第一次因台风经历如此不便。也是我第一次遇到如此大范围的洪水，”她告诉路透社。

路透社

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《环球与华尔街报》 / 2024年8月22日，星期二

哥伦比亚发生强烈地震

地震是该国“21世纪记录到的最强地震”，专家称随后发生多次余震

阿斯特罗·沙雷斯 梅根·贾米茨基 曼努埃尔·霍迪亚 博索亚，哥伦比亚

周一，一场强度为6.0级的地震袭击了哥伦比亚西部，造成至少10人死亡，数百座建筑受损，多人被困废墟之下，亲属和救援人员在瓦砾中搜寻。

在该国第二大城市卡利，居民和市民在被毁建筑的废墟中翻找，排成长队传递大块混凝土和其他瓦砾。

“我们的楼基本上已经成了废墟，旁边那栋楼完全倒塌了！”布拉斯·西加斯（blas cigars）说，他抱着狗注视着搜救工作。绝望的场景让人想起邻国委内瑞拉也曾遭受两次强烈地震袭击时的搜救行动。

这场地震波及了哥伦比亚西部多个城市，包括佩雷拉、基耶内和马尼萨莱斯，影响了1,000多名居民。美国地质调查局称，震中位于乔科地区的圣何塞德尔帕瓦社区，距首都波哥大约100公里，该社区约有4,000名居民。

哥伦比亚总统阿德莱德·德拉埃斯普里亚表示，至少80人受伤，约1,000座建筑受损，其中包括该社区的一座建筑倒塌。他宣布进入紧急状态，以加快地震救援资金拨付。“我们不会抛弃任何人。他们在我们心中，我们将确保满足他们的需求，”他说。

哥伦比亚地质调查局表示，周一的地震是该国“21世纪记录到的最强地震”，并伴有多次余震。

震中附近的哥伦比亚太平洋地区位于“环太平洋火山带”上，这是环绕太平洋的极端断层带，全球大多数地震发生于此。特别是乔科地区是哥伦比亚最贫困的地区之一，大部分地区仅能通过船只或飞机到达，这可能会给评估更广泛的伤亡情况带来困难。

当地政府表示，死亡人数上升至约10人，其中包括佩雷拉所在的里萨拉尔达地区的27人（包括3名儿童），以及卡利所在的考卡山谷地区的10人。此外，乔科地区确认有09人死亡，卡尔达斯地区2人，安蒂奥基亚地区1名75岁老人遇难。目前尚不清楚其他10人的遇难地点。

在连续两次地震于去年6月重创邻国委内瑞拉、摧毁数百座建筑并造成6,000多人死亡后，这场地震让安第斯国家的许多人感到不安。

截至周一下午，民众已开始在数字数据库上报告失踪亲人，这与委内瑞拉地震后的情况如出一辙。一个数据库已登记了2,000多名失踪者，主要集中在卡利和佩雷拉，且人数仍在不断上升。

失踪者中包括佩雷拉的一名年轻母亲及其婴儿，另一则报告显示卡利一名80岁老妇的家人正在拼命寻找线索，因其所在建筑倒塌。

64岁的卡利出租车司机豪尔赫·莫纳塞罗说，他看到城市各处张贴着失踪者的照片，因为建筑物倒塌。居民和救援人员

当地政府表示，仍有民众被困在该市100座受损建筑中的多处废墟中。

“另一栋房子在晃动。我从未经历过如此强烈的地震，”他说，“感谢上帝，我们还活着。”

关于乔科偏远地区的受灾程度，目前所知甚少。当地官员报告称有数十人受伤，多座建筑受损，但其他细节不详。该地区首府基延的多个区域电话信号中断。距离震中最近的城镇——何塞·德尔·保阿曾是一座机场，位于连接卡利和佩雷拉两市的公路沿线的一座高山上。

在哥伦比亚咖啡产区山地更南端的佩雷拉市，当地媒体画面显示机场部分建筑坍塌，造成卡尔达斯省人员伤亡。人们在瓦砾和泥泞中奔跑，居民称更多住宅楼倒塌，救援人员在市内多处发现被困者。佩雷拉市长曼萨兰表示，该市至少有70座建筑倒塌，内有被困人员。

在邻近的曼萨莱斯镇——两大咖啡产区之一，一座大教堂坍塌并砸中同一区域。市长豪尔赫·爱德华多·罗哈斯呼吁居民留在户外，以防余震。当局表示，曼萨莱斯、基延、亚美尼亚、卡塔格拉、贝纳文图拉和佩雷拉等地的机场航班已暂停，相关部门正在评估受损情况。

在哥伦比亚中部和西部，小型地震（俗称“temblores”）较为常见，但6%震级以上的地震较为罕见。1998年，亚美尼亚市附近发生的4.4级地震造成超过2,000人死亡。

此次地震救援是德拉埃斯佩尼亚上周末就任总统后面临的首个重大挑战。德拉埃斯佩尼亚此前承诺对犯罪团伙采取全面打击行动，周一他表示已亲自负责政府的地震应急响应工作。

周一晚间，美国国务院宣布将提供1,000笔1,000,000加元的援助，用于紧急避难、食品及其他地震救援工作。拉丁美洲多国政府也纷纷表示将提供援助。

乌克兰无人机袭击俄罗斯腹地石油枢纽致13人死亡

周一，乌克兰对俄罗斯中部鞑靼斯坦共和国的石油枢纽涅伦卡尼克发动袭击，造成13人死亡、19人受伤。当地官员表示，这是自2007年以来该国最致命的袭击之一。

乌克兰军方称，其袭击了涅伦卡尼克的一座炼油厂。该市距乌克兰边境约1,000公里，人口约120,000人。

俄罗斯空军未说明无人机的具体目标，但该市拥有两座炼油厂和一座石化厂。近几个月来，乌克兰几乎每天都使用远程无人机袭击俄罗斯油轮。这一行动已在俄罗斯造成严重短缺，削弱了其炼油能力，并引发民众不安。

乌克兰此前在俄罗斯境内发动的致命袭击多发生在边境地区别尔哥罗德州。

2023年12月，乌克兰对该州首府别尔哥罗德的炮击造成多人死伤，当地官员称超过100人受伤。五个月后，别尔哥罗德一栋公寓楼在炮击中部分坍塌，造成至少70人死亡，俄罗斯当局称。

周一，乌克兰多架无人机在西西伯利亚Pye-zone地区一处工业设施引发火灾，该州州长亚历山大·博韦表示。

乌克兰总参谋部称，其部队损坏了特鲁涅斯地区乔克利一座石化厂的129套设施。该厂生产火箭燃料组件、冶炼燃料、国防用复合材料及高抗爆汽油，乌军在Telegram发文称。

上月，乌克兰无人机袭击了特鲁涅斯的一座炼油厂，该地距乌克兰边境超过1,000公里。

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基表示，乌方正试图迫使俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京回到谈判桌前，结束其于2020年发动的全面入侵。俄罗斯是全球最大的能源生产国之一。

乌克兰总参谋部称，其部队袭击了涅伦卡尼克的塔诺佐炼油厂，引发火灾。

鞑靼斯坦共和国首脑新闻处表示，该市遭遇“密集”无人机袭击，目标为工业和民用设施。

官员称，其中一架无人机击中一座工厂，造成13名遇难者中的9人死亡，其中包括乌兹别克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦公民。鞑靼斯坦共和国紧急情况部门表示，该部门有7名工作人员遇难。

遇难者中包括一名儿童，另有13人受伤。紧急部门称，鞑靼斯坦宣布周一为哀悼日。

目前无法独立核实双方的说法。

俄罗斯外交部呼吁外国政府和国际组织谴责乌克兰的空袭行动。

俄罗斯也定期使用导弹、大威力滑翔炸弹和无人机轰炸乌克兰，袭击民用区域并造成数千平民伤亡，联合国称。

乌克兰基辅办公室上周表示，今年上半年，俄罗斯有1,000名平民死亡、1,000人受伤，较去年同期25年前的同期水平增加了25%。

周一，俄罗斯一枚滑翔炸弹击中乌克兰南部城市扎波罗热，造成14人受伤。该市是同名州的首府，部分地区被俄军占领。

世界卫生组织欧洲办事处称，其位于乌克兰中部地区的一个仓库在不到14小时内遭到两次袭击。袭击摧毁了价值约1,000,000美元的紧急物资，这些物资原计划用于前线医疗设施。声明称，未造成人员伤亡。

乌克兰自主研发的远程无人机已能深入俄罗斯腹地飞行，部分无人机甚至可抵达距边境约1,000公里的西伯利亚地区。

泽连斯基总统上周日在社交媒体上表示：“我们会全面发布回应，每一次俄罗斯的袭击都将遭到我们的反击。俄罗斯的战争将越来越多地在其本土感受到。”

“这一切持续的唯一原因是俄罗斯不愿结束这场战争。”

作为破坏通往乌克兰东部和南部前线的俄罗斯军事补给线的平行行动的一部分，乌克兰军方上月在六个地区对公路、铁路和桥梁发动了打击，国防部周一表示。

乌克兰指挥官称，通过反复打击燃料、弹药和增援部队的运输路线，他们已使俄罗斯部队的行动陷入混乱且难以组织。他们表示，这有助于遏制俄罗斯的推进，并为乌克兰的反攻模式奠定基础。

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特朗普要求伊朗向战争受害者支付赔偿

纳耶什·阿卜杜拉（迪拜） 史蒂夫·霍兰（曼哈顿） 伊曼·阿尔-基马特（乌赫尔）

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一要求伊朗为其所称在1000起袭击和抗议活动中造成的死亡人员支付赔偿，并表示随着与英国就缓解“诺曼威胁”希望破灭，伊朗的立场已与英国相同。

特朗普表示，他此举是对伊朗早前呼吁华盛顿开始履行条件的回应，包括重新将德黑兰纳入盟友行列，并结束战争，以换取美国及其盟友停止对其领土的打击。

“同样，我要求伊朗为他们通过路边炸弹和多次冲突杀害和严重伤害的所有人支付赔偿，伊朗以此闻名。”特朗普在其Truth Social平台上写道。

“此前在我们的通话中未提及美国的赔偿要求。特朗普表示，这一要求将纳入未来与伊朗的所有谈判中，并将包括向数十万他所称被伊朗杀害的人的家属支付赔偿。”

他还暗示伊朗应向“科尔号事件”中的遇难者家属支付赔偿，指的是10, 2000年10月袭击也门附近海域美国军舰的事件，该事件造成17名美国水兵丧生，并被归咎于基地组织而非伊朗。

伊朗早前表示，在10日、2000年和2001年对该国发动新一轮打击后，正在与英国进行最后阶段的谈判，以缓解“诺曼的威胁”，但重申美国必须满足包括赔偿、解除制裁和停止军事威胁在内的条件，才能重新开放这一关键水道。

这条水道在冲突爆发前承载着全球约五分之一的石油和进口天然气运输量，目前已导致美国总计1,000吨中的1,000吨在10日被迫滞留，推高了油价和通胀。

在俄罗斯外交部发言人发表声明后，油价一度上涨1000吨，但随着对水道潜在协议的乐观情绪在1000吨的压力下消退，油价回吐涨幅，最终收盘上涨1000吨，报1,000点。

天然气价格当月涨幅超过45%。

特朗普此前表示，对伊朗的袭击旨在阻止伊斯兰共和国发展核武器并展示其威胁政权的能力，他目前面临国内压力，要求在11月2020中期选举前结束“美国的威胁”行动。

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2020年8月11日，星期二 / 《环球邮报》 新闻 / 45

前助手预测特朗普将在关税威胁上“TACO”

美国企业领袖向政府施压要求缓解，斯卡拉穆奇称，这一术语意为“特朗普总是退缩”

曼努埃尔·沃尔什 高级政治记者 渥太华

就在马克·卡尼总理在博罗夫发表关于唐纳德·特朗普扰乱世界秩序的病毒式演讲数小时后，他顺道参加了安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇的年度品酒会。

这一活动——总是在世界经济论坛的周二举行——以提供评分完美的昂贵葡萄酒吸引着精英中的精英。

今年的菜单上，一款波尔多葡萄酒标价145.gov.s.bv

这是斯卡拉穆奇先生——被他的大批播客粉丝称为“预言家”——最后一次亲眼见到总理。两人相识已有三十年，始于他们在高盛投资银行共事的岁月。

斯卡拉穆奇表示，他们在卡尼先生担任英格兰银行行长期间进一步加深了了解，至今仍保持联系。他提醒说，自己并不在总理的常规通话名单上，不过在去年的自由党领导人竞选期间，他曾为卡尼先生进行过首批采访之一。

这一关系让斯卡拉穆奇对加拿大与美国之间紧张的事态有了罕见的观察视角。

这位商人兼媒体大亨还曾短暂与总统共事。斯卡拉穆奇将自己在2017年担任特朗普政府通讯主任的10,天经历描述为人生中最残酷的时期。但这一曝光帮助他创立了拥有数十万订阅者的播客和媒体帝国，其节目包括《政治精华》（The Best of Politics）、《美国》（US），后者将于10月2日在多伦多举办数年的巡回演出。

当他与联合主持人凯茜·凯一同抵达多伦多时，斯卡拉穆奇表示，加拿大届时仍将在很大程度上受特朗普的影响，尽管这是一个小周期。但他认为，加拿大不会遭受总统威胁要释放的最严重经济后果。

斯卡拉穆奇上周接受《环球邮报》采访时，加拿大谈判代表正在华盛顿与美方会面，试图为与美国的贸易关系寻找更稳定的基础。7月10日，特朗普发出威胁，将对一系列加拿大商品征收50%的关税，并启动了为期五周的倒计时。这些关税原定于8月10日生效，但斯卡拉穆奇怀疑它们是否会真正实施。

“特朗普面临着很大压力，要做‘TACO’这件事，”斯卡拉穆奇说，他指的是《金融时报》专栏作家创造的一个术语，意为“特朗普总是退缩”（Trump Always Chickens Out）。

“特朗普在美国国内面临着巨大压力，我认为这将是一个好的结果，而且可能会提升卡尼的支持率。”

斯卡拉穆奇表示，让加拿大人感到困惑的是，特朗普政府正面临来自美国企业领袖的压力，后者正在大力游说白宫减免关税。

此外，特朗普的团队还向企业领袖提出筹款要求，首席执行官们在游说政策变化的同时，向总统捐赠了数百万加元。

“在过去10个月里，每次我们遇到这种情况，特朗普最终都会退缩。而他这样做是出于金钱原因，”斯卡拉穆奇说，并提到《华尔街日报》关于总统“现金换准入”活动的报道。

他认为，在关键时刻，特朗普不会愿意冒险破坏他与依赖北美一体化经济的首席执行官们建立的利润丰厚的关系。

斯卡拉穆奇表示，一个可能的情景是与部分行业达成"carvout"协议，对其他行业实施配额，并将威胁实施的关税推迟至10天后，秋季再进行更多谈判。

这与特朗普观察者熟悉的模式一致，也与《环球邮报》今日报道相符：谈判代表正力争在8月10日关税生效前达成一项过渡协议，并解决涉及钢铁、铝、汽车和木材的其他长期问题。

根据知情人士透露，《环球邮报》报道称，渥太华可能同意在部分行业实施关税和配额，以换取美国取消最具惩罚性的关税。

“我认为他们可能会达成协议，但不会完全按照特朗普的条件，”斯卡拉穆奇表示。“卡尼足够聪明，知道汽车业高管和其他人正在向他们施加巨大压力。”

他警告称，总理“不可能全面获胜。相对于这个‘heliomoth’，他是较小的贸易伙伴。”

卡尼在国内因向总统做出的让步而面临越来越多的审视。过去一年，总理取消了数字服务税，撤销了报复性关税，并废除了要求美国流媒体服务提供商展示加拿大内容读者的规定。目前备受关注的资本化举措是一项不涉及收入分成的协议，旨在让获得加拿大许可的谷歌新闻国际桥项目落地。

斯卡拉穆奇对卡尼应对总统的方式给予高度评价，他并不认为这些让步是屈服的表现。相反，他认为这是将政府拉回谈判桌的务实举措。而且，这些让步同样可以被视为对加拿大消费者和企业的让利。

“我不需要给他关于特朗普的建议，”斯卡拉穆奇说。“他才应该给别人关于特朗普的建议。我对所有与我接触的西方领导人说，卡尼应该成为你们的生活教练。”

在总理任期初期，他与特朗普的关系看起来颇为融洽，与前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多形成鲜明对比——特朗普曾直言不讳地称后者为“州长”。然而，卡尼错过了多个自定的贸易协议截止期限，去年10月，当渥太华以为协议即将达成时，特朗普突然变卦。

双方关系似乎在日内瓦巴尔科演讲后恶化，总理在演讲中未直接点名特朗普，呼吁中等强国携手抵制美国滥用权力。

这场演讲在全球多国首都广受赞誉，但引发了白宫的不满。五个月后，卡尼在纽约的一次演讲中反驳并指出，一个强大的加拿大有助于“让美国伟大”。

斯卡拉穆奇表示，有关特朗普因总理的演讲而愤怒的报道“完全是误读”，总统仍然尊重卡尼。

“与特朗普争论，他会尊重你，”斯卡拉穆奇说，并指出特朗普与加拿大总理的交流比与任何其他西方领导人都多。

“卡尼对他很强硬。卡尼会用肘部顶撞他，结果是特朗普不喜欢这样，但他尊重这一点。”

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《环球邮报》 / 2024年8月12日，星期二

日食与流星雨将带来天文盛宴

日偏食将在加拿大大部分地区可见

亨·凯梅诺 《生态学报》记者

对于天文爱好者来说，这是绝佳的一周。 两大天文盛事—— 一年一度的英仙座流星雨 和日食——将为观星者提供 充分的仰望理由。

流星雨将在周三晚间达到高峰， 全球可见，但最佳观测地点是远离城市灯光的黑暗天空。

日食是白天发生的天象， 同样出现在周三。在欧洲的部分地区， 将出现日全食——这意味着月球将从太阳前方经过， 并完全遮挡其光线一到两分钟。

日偏食的可见范围更广， 包括加拿大的大部分地区， 观测者需使用适当的防护措施， 才能安全观看部分被遮挡的太阳。

加拿大人此前曾在圣何塞地球实验站附近 观赏过类似的日食。那次事件发生在2024年4月8日， 当时加拿大中部和东部的大部分地区 在正午陷入黑暗。当时，日全食的路径始于高纬度地区， 在当地时间触及明尼苏达州海岸后， 掠过北极，随后沿格陵兰东北侧南下。 路径继续从海洋延伸至冰岛，首都雷克雅未克 将成为首个被月影完全笼罩的大城市。 在冰岛附近，全食持续时间最长—— 约1分48秒。

即便如此，日食路径仍将向东横跨大西洋， 最终在西班牙北部海岸登陆。 随后转向东行，在巴塞罗那以南的地中海海岸再次入海， 最终在马略卡岛及邻近岛屿以日落奇观收尾。

在加拿大，日偏食的景象将远不如此壮观。

最佳观测地点位于极北地区， 包括当地的部分地区， 那里将在当地时间下午4:30看到 约75%的太阳被遮挡。

在南部人口密集区，日食的影响则不太明显。

直视太阳绝对不安全。

观测日食的最佳方式是使用 符合ISO标准的观测眼镜， 这类眼镜通常由反光迈拉膜 或黑色吸光聚合物制成。 2024年日食期间，加拿大曾大量发放此类眼镜。 使用前务必检查是否有损坏， 如划痕或破洞，以避免阳光直接进入眼睛。

也可通过小孔投影法间接观测日偏食， 将阳光透过小孔投射到屏幕上， 如一张白色纸板。

此次日食还为本周另一场天文盛事—— 英仙座流星雨——提供了绝佳的背景。 虽然流星雨整周活跃， 但预计将在周三晚间达到最强， 届时流星出现率可能达到峰值。

流星是星际尘埃颗粒燃烧后的余烬， 在大气层中划过天际。 当地球穿过一整片尘埃云时， 便会形成流星雨。

新手观星者需注意， “流星雨”一词可能有些误导。 尽管英仙座流星雨是 全年最活跃且最可靠的流星雨之一， 但在理想条件下， 其峰值约为每小时100至300颗流星。 实际观测中，往往会有长时间的间歇。

换句话说，如果你的目标是 看到不止几颗流星， 就要做好长时间观测的准备。

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观赏流星雨的最佳方式是找到一个视野开阔的黑暗区域，仰望天空。然后躺在睡袋或垫子上。如果天气晴朗，流星将开始出现，尤其是在午夜之后。

虽然弗伦泽尔流星雨是一年一度的天文现象，但本周的流星雨有望成为特别精彩的一场，部分原因是天空中没有月亮。

由于没有月光干扰，夜空将达到最深的黑暗。

如果观测地点远离人造光源，你将获得极佳的对比度，使更多流星更容易被看到。

由于日食发生时月亮必须在白天与太阳处于天空的同一位置，这意味着当晚将看不到月亮。

虽然日食和流星雨同时发生纯属巧合，但值得利用这一有利时机，享受这场罕见的天文“双重盛宴”。

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旧金山探索博物馆的工作人员正在为周三的“圣耶路撒冷”日全食做准备，地点位于欧洲北部的西班牙，时间为周一。

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安大略省自由党领导权竞争者在首场辩论中抨击福特的经济政绩

劳拉·斯托恩，高级记者

五位安大略省自由党领导权竞争者周一首次正面交锋，在批评安大略省省长道格·福特的经济政绩及其任期内医疗和教育系统现状的同时，力图证明自己是挑战福特的最佳人选。

自由党自2020年以来一直位居第三，此次领导权竞选吸引了前联邦工业部长Nāliup Rains，以及两位多伦多省议员李·伊彻奥（Lee Eatchough）和斯蒂芬妮·鲍曼（Stephanie Bowman）。另外两位候选人分别是前两任省长和一位总理的政策顾问Marando，以及住房倡导者埃里克·隆巴尔迪（Eric Lombardi）。

自由党党员将于11月投票选出新领导人。

安大略省自由党已在政治荒野中徘徊近十年，自2018年福特领导的进步保守党上台并连续赢得三次 back-to-back magazines后，自由党便失去了执政地位。

尽管自1月以来自由党一直没有领导人，但民调显示该党已有复苏迹象，部分调查显示省自由党与进步保守党支持率不相上下。

周一的辩论在YouTube上直播，主题包括挑战福特、负担能力措施以及重塑党的形象。候选人主张医疗保健应保持公立性质，并呼吁覆盖安大略省学生援助计划（OSAP）的费用，同时抨击进步保守党对多个天主教学校董事会的支持，以及斥资数百万加元宣传自身政策的行为。

然而，候选人在新领导人是否应像前两任领导人Ivome Crombie和Steven De Braca那样拥有议会席位的问题上存在分歧。鲍曼和伊彻奥认为，当选议员将为领导人角色增添分量，并能立即追究福特的责任。

曾在前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多内阁任职六年、于2020年离开联邦政坛的Rains被视为领跑者。作为前预算主管和传播主管，Rains拥有华尔街经验和丰富的政治组织能力。

他在周一的辩论中强调了自己的履历，称自己最有能力挑战进步保守党的经济政绩。

“民众需要的是能够在经济问题上挑战道格·福特的人，我认为福特的经济政绩乏善可陈，”他说道，并补充称医疗和教育也是经济的重要组成部分。

此外，他还提及自己在竞选中的领先地位：“我早就学会了不要把任何事情视为理所当然，必须努力工作。”

伊彻奥曾任医院院长和前国家女子橄榄球运动员，她凭借在医疗领域的经验以及在公园委员会的任职，对公共财政有着广泛的了解。

她表示自己已做好准备挑战福特，并强调自己在安大略省的严肃治理经验。这位来自安特普赖斯湖滨选区的首次当选省议员表示：“与过去八年的自由党领导人不同，我拥有议会席位，这与道格·福特形成了鲜明对比。”

鲍曼是一名会计师和前银行高管，于2020年首次当选，她强调了自己在金融领域的经验。

“我们需要一位了解经济、懂得企业运作并能与企业合作的领导人。而这位领导人就是我，”她说道。

Marando表示，他认为公众正在远离福特，并指责福特只关心私人飞机和豪华酒店。

“福特的牛奶已经变酸，很快就会结块。我们的工作不是打压，而是提出建议，”他说道。

隆巴尔迪则将自己定位为代际变革的候选人，称：“我们需要一位能够接触其他政党成员的领导人。”

“投票给那个最努力扩大 我们党当前转向的人， 这样我们才能击败 福特，”他说道。

福特先生近几个月来 麻烦不断，争议包括今年春天 购买后又出售一架中型私人飞机的决定， 以及一项导致其前旅游部长 辞去内阁职务的计划。

安大略省自由党党员将通过在线投票 选举领导人，采用从新a到ac的激进选票， 胜选者将于11月22日公布。

前领导人克朗比先生于 1月辞职。安大略省自由党在其领导下 重新获得议会正式政党地位， 但她未能在Monroviago选区 赢得自己的席位。克朗比曾担任 parl政治成员，并竞选Monroviago市长， 此前她曾连任三届该市市长。

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三岁女童在卑诗省枫树岭遭熊袭击

枫树岭，卑诗省 一名幼女在 警方和保护官员表示其 于温哥华市郊家中 遭熊袭击后，正在医院接受治疗。

卑诗省保护官员服务处在声明中表示， 这名三岁女童周日在枫树岭 自家院子玩耍时， 遭一只成年黑熊袭击。

声明称，一名家长将熊 赶走，女童随后被空运至 儿童医院，正接受治疗， 伤势据称无生命危险。 加拿大通讯社

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自由党议员肖恩·陈因健康原因将辞职

渥太华 自由党议员肖恩·陈 宣布计划于本周末辞职。

“这位士嘉堡南选区议员 周一在社交媒体上发表声明称， 2021年底一场车祸造成的伤害 使其无法在安大略省履行 议员职责所需的出行。”

陈先生于2021年首次当选， 此前曾担任多伦多教育局主席。 总理在声明中感谢 陈先生对青年群体的倡导， 以及为保护国家所做的工作。 加拿大通讯社

2020年8月11日，星期四 / 《环球邮报》

新闻 / A7

山火：短时间内难觅安置之所

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报道未说明提供了多少设施和场地。

国防部长戴维·麦甘蒂表示，军方也已做好准备，一旦不列颠哥伦比亚省（B.C.）提出请求，将随时提供援助。

“加拿大武装部队已处于待命状态，与我们的政府作战中心、应急准备部门以及B.C.省政府及其官员保持直接持续联系，”他在周一的模拟新闻发布会上表示。

曾在西北地区野火服务部门工作的火情信息员埃塔·卡斯拉利周一表示，由于风向多变且阵风不断，菲尔德岭（Field Range）山火的西北和南部区域在一夜之间蔓延了1至1.5公里，这种情况在周一全天持续，导致灭火行动受阻。

消防员目前面临的潜在挑战是，预计萨默兰（Summerland）西北部地区的天气状况将有所改善。

“这种改善会导致大气不稳定，可能将另一场火灾产生的烟雾向北推送，而另一场火灾是一场严重的山火，因此菲尔德岭山火不会受到影响，”卡斯拉利女士在采访中表示。

“这种情况带来的挑战在于，在某种程度上我们其实需要烟雾，因为烟雾消散后，我们开始看到蓝天，这时阳光直射会导致温度升高，进而加剧火势，减少灭火用水的效果。”

调查人员正在前线行动，该前线被称为“A火线”。Peristone R1789周一表示，已注意到“社交媒体上流传的多段视频和不实信息，其中有人被拍到使用一种非常规野生动物驱赶装置（俗称‘熊饥饿器’）。”

周一，一架灭火飞机飞越萨默兰附近的疏散区。菲尔德岭山火在彭蒂克顿（Penticton）燃烧，迫使超过2万人逃离家园。图片来源：TATE OR WHITE / 路透社

警方表示，该视频拍摄地点距离起火点有数公里之遥，并提醒公众勿传播不实报道。

瓦格纳先生估计，他在火势逼近时犯了错误，耽误了收拾财物的时间，随后火焰吞噬了他和妻子居住了15年、并养育了四个孩子的房子。

“我们刚把我母亲接回家中养老，她一个月前刚刚去世，”他说，“甚至连她的遗物都没来得及从房子里取出来。这太让人崩溃了！”

罗伯特·坎贝尔是萨默兰郊区的一名教师，周五他和三个孩子在海滩度过了一天。回到农场后，他开始准备晚餐，大约晚上9点30分，他看到一团黑烟从树林上方升起。

他的手机不断收到电话和短信，提醒他山火正向自家房产逼近。

“孩子们吓坏了。你能看到那团烟雾越来越近，还能听到警笛和消防车的声音，催促我赶紧撤离，”坎贝尔先生说，“情况非常紧急。”

晚上10点左右，他将妻子和孩子送往波茨敦（Pottstown）的疏散中心，而他和父亲则留了下来，决心守护家园，保护牛群和马匹。

他将所有动物转移到牧场，在围栏上架设了灌溉喷头和水炮，手持花园水管和一桶水，站在房前等待火焰来袭。

火势顺着山坡向他家扑来，但坎贝尔先生表示，他将围栏线上的第一排植被清除，使火势保持在干草堆处。山火掠过并烧毁了邻居的房屋，火势因此愈发猛烈。

“有一刻我们被完全包围，即使想走也走不了，”他说。

他与火焰搏斗了约6个小时，直到周六凌晨1点，火势减弱并改变方向，房屋得以幸存。此后，坎贝尔先生一直在其他农场帮忙喂养动物，并向动物主人汇报牲畜的情况。

当局敦促处于疏散令下的居民立即撤离，警告拖延可能危及居民和紧急救援人员的安全。

布赖恩·卡洛（Brian Callow）是位于萨默兰附近的蘑菇农场“What The European Near Summerland”的主人，当他周五晚上7点抬头看到天空时，起初有些担忧。

但当他得知火灾距离有15,英里时，卡洛先生迅速在自家房屋周围架设了洒水器，房屋与农场位于同一地块。

他让妻子和两个孩子乘坐家庭房车前往不列颠哥伦比亚省萨默兰的一个公园，而他本打算留下来继续抽水。但到了晚上10点30分，浓烟和火焰变得难以忍受，他不得不放弃农场，与家人会合。

“火势开始从山上蔓延下来，农场里弥漫着大量浓烟。我感觉自己什么都看不见了，”他说道。

卡洛先生于晚上7点30分与家人会合，并在周六凌晨火势逼近时前往波茨敦。

上午晚些时候，他在社交媒体上看到一段视频，显示他的农场住宅和储藏建筑均已被烧毁。但一位返回的邻居告诉他，房屋幸存了下来。

卡洛先生表示，他失去了整个生意，目前还不确定该如何应对，因为农场的保险费用过于昂贵。

“要重建15年的生活，简直难以想象。我们投入了那么多资金和时间，真不知道该如何重新开始，”他说道。

“但我知道，萨默兰及周边农场社区非常团结，这是我建立起来的。”

渥太华伊恩·贝利（Ian Bailey）的报道

制裁：公告未提及车辆已供应利比亚、苏丹的报道

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阿南德表示，这些制裁“将通过扰乱和阻碍斯特赖特集团向俄罗斯提供军事技术和装备的能力，削弱俄罗斯在对乌克兰战争中的军事能力”。

阿南德引用了“多份可靠报道”，称斯特赖特集团的装甲车辆已被参与入侵乌克兰的俄罗斯国民警卫队部署。

根据联邦法规，加拿大人被禁止与受制裁公司进行金融交易或其他往来，这些公司在加拿大的资产也被冻结。

乌克兰裔加拿大人大会（一个游说团体）首席执行官丹尼尔·卡拉比奇表示，欢迎对斯特赖特集团实施制裁。但他指出，加拿大尚未对该集团所有者古采夫采取任何行动。“这表明政府有必要投入更多资源调查和执行出口及制裁法律，”他告诉《环球邮报》。

斯特赖特集团未立即回复《环球邮报》通过电子邮件向其销售和合规部门发送的查询。该公司于1月对欧盟制裁提起上诉，称欧盟在评估中犯了错误并侵犯了公司权利。

加拿大的制裁公告仅提及与俄罗斯的关联，未提及长期以来关于斯特赖特集团车辆已被供应至利比亚、苏丹和南苏丹的报道，这些供应行为公然违反或规避了对这些国家部分销售的国际禁令。

《环球邮报》已广泛记录了这些车辆出口情况，以及斯特赖特集团装甲车辆被快速支援部队（RSF）用于军事行动的情况。RSF是一个准军事组织，在苏丹达尔富尔地区屠杀了数千名平民。

总部位于加拿大的军控倡导组织“磷光项目”高级研究员罗哈里·加拉格尔表示，加拿大的新制裁是一个受欢迎的举措，并清楚地展示了此类措施的作用。但他质疑渥太华为何没有在斯特赖特集团车辆在达尔富尔广泛出现的证据面前更早采取行动。

“斯特赖特车辆出现在战场分析中已成为常态，从乌克兰的俄罗斯军队到苏丹的RSF，”加拉格尔表示。

“多次有斯特赖特车辆被拍到被RSF成员使用，这些成员面临种族灭绝指控。在这种情况下提供这些车辆本应触发立即制裁。”

去年11月，阿南德在回应《环球邮报》提问时告诉记者，她正在调查包括斯特赖特集团在内的加拿大拥有的公司出售军事装备最终落入RSF之手的报道。“请相信，我正在非常认真地调查此事，”她说。

她表示希望确保加拿大公司遵守其出口许可和联邦法律的要求，包括加拿大对苏丹的武器禁运以及纳入《国际武器贸易条约》条款的单独法律，加拿大已签署该条约并将其纳入国内法。

出口许可和武器条约要求的问题未在阿南德周一的公告中提及。

NASA研究飞机飞越不列颠哥伦比亚省山火上空研究火积云

美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的一架高空研究飞机于周末飞越不列颠哥伦比亚省的山火上空，旨在更好地理解大型火灾引发的天气现象。

在线航空追踪显示，EK-5飞机于周六在不列颠哥伦比亚省南部内陆地区来回飞行超过5次，飞行时长超过6小时，从蒙大拿州大瀑布城起飞。Flightradar24网站的数据显示，该飞机在切斯尼地区上空60,000英尺高度停留了约4小时，该地区的普尔湖山火仍在燃烧。飞机还向东飞越雷维尔斯托克湖上空，随后返回美国领空。

NASA在其网站上表示，EK-5飞机用于研究火积云，并将其描述为“地球上最不为人所理解的严重天气形式之一”。

不列颠哥伦比亚省山火服务局表示，普尔湖山火是该省最大的山火，面积近1,000平方公里，已形成此类火积云。火积云由极端烟雾和热量形成，反过来又可能产生降雨、闪电和新的火灾。

NASA表示，该飞机配备了“最先进的红外山火标记设备”，用于记录火积云的数据。加拿大通讯社

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《环球邮报》 / 2026年8月11日，星期二

工地主管兼维护经理德里克·坎贝尔（Derrick Campbell）带领参观长期延误的萨默赛德海景度假村及高尔夫球场（Ocean View Resort and Golf）幕后情况。

一座PEI高尔夫度假村，数十年空置，陷入政治丑闻

数十年来，萨默赛德的居民一直在追问，为何这座占地广阔的滨水开发项目从未迎来过一位客人

琳赛·琼斯 摄影：瓦内萨·蒂卡内利

无论你在风景如画的萨默赛德滨水区的哪个位置，都能看到它——那座臭名昭著的“鬼魂度假村”，矗立在红色沙漠之上。自建成以来的40年间，这座豪华度假村和水疗中心从未接待过一位客人，除非你把栖息在屋顶上的鸟类也算在内。

自1994年破产以来，这座曾名为“王朝水疗”的爱德华王子岛度假村便笼罩在阴云之下。前业主不久后因与该物业相关的案件被判欺诈罪。

现任业主、多伦多的刘世忠（又名肖恩·刘）在25年前购入该物业，但它至今仍然空置。

刘先生长期承诺要重振这座度假村。多个计划均未能落实。最近的决定是将其改造为“PII海景度假村及高尔夫”，一个拥有27洞高尔夫球场和公寓的五星级度假胜地。目标是吸引来自中国的富裕游客。

但另一场风暴正在酝酿。刘先生卷入了岛上的政治丑闻，成为这项开发项目长期争议的最新篇章。

今年春天，一项第三方调查发现，爱德华王子岛前环境部长吉勒斯·阿瑟诺未遵循省级政策，在口头上同意修改刘先生的许可证，以便为其高尔夫球场建设改变湿地。调查还审查了开发商在不久后向阿瑟诺前竞选经理运营的社区团体捐赠的1,000,000加元款项。

双方各执一词。阿瑟诺坚称其湿地决定与捐款无关，而代表刘先生与部长会面的高尔夫球场设计师格雷厄姆·库克则向报告作者表示，物业所有者暗示批准将以捐款为交换条件。

今年3月底收到报告后，省长罗布·兰茨将阿瑟诺逐出内阁，并暂停其党团职务，等待皇家骑警和利益冲突专员的调查。

数月后，度假村本身仍处于悬而未决的状态。友好的旅游城市萨默赛德的居民多年来一直在质疑，像刘先生这样的开发商是否有道德义务兑现他们对社区的承诺。一些人将此视为业主在自家地盘上玩耍，另一些人则感到震惊。

度假村庞大的建筑群——四周堆满砾石、集装箱和红土堆——在原本风景如画的滨水区成了“众矢之的”。萨默赛德市长丹·卡切尔在采访中表示。

省级侦探们指出了城市中的挫败感和麻木情绪。卡切尔市长提到了《先锋日报》（Summerside著名的周报）近期的一篇文章，该文记录了刘先生未能兑现的承诺及其对度假村计划的不断变更。

“我们对此已经变得麻木了。我认为这是我们滨水区一个潜在的关键部分，但目前看起来很丑陋，”他说道，并补充称作为前商业业主和商业律师，他对这种情况感到震惊。“我从未在任何地方见过这样的情况，你投资一个项目，但它却始终未能完工。”

另一个让当地人感到失望的地方是萨默赛德高尔夫运动的消亡。十年前，刘先生收购了该市唯一的高尔夫球场，但他将其关闭进行翻修。

![莫埃勒·莫里森眺望萨默赛德海滨步道和大海，希望度假村能够完工。]

左下：餐厅里堆满了冷却箱和运输包裹。

右下：俱乐部会所内举办过无数活动。

2019年仅运营一个赛季后停业。目前，该项目已被纳入其皮克图岛海景度假村及高尔夫球场（PII Ocean View Resort & Golf）的规划中。

当地房地产经纪人莫勒·莫里森（Moelle Morrison）曾为刘先生出售该地产，并担任其在社区的发言人。她表示，刘先生坚称度假村终将开业，但无法确定具体时间。“它会开业的，一定会开业的。”她说。

现年70多岁的刘先生曾在皮克图岛居住，并在中国拥有多家化工厂。其加拿大公司S2L集团自称“拥有和开发豪华高尔夫度假村、优质土地及综合旅游服务的领导者”，旗下高尔夫球场遍布塔尔图、渥太华、埃德蒙顿和Noncom，并在全国其他地区开发高尔夫项目。

两年前，历时五年的度假村建设突然停工。刘先生改变了度假村的设计方案。莫里森表示，他想增加两个commuting泳池，并调整岛屿上用于餐厅的吞咽（swallowing）位置。该餐厅建于2014年，原计划打造为一家可俯瞰Northumberland Strait的全景餐厅。

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上图：建筑设备和机械仍围绕着处于开发阶段的度假村建筑。上方：告示板展示了高尔夫球场的规划开发阶段地图。

高尔夫球场的建设同样屡遭延误。最近一次，省政府在去年冬天下令开发商停工一个月，因湿地问题再次引发关注。

莫里森表示，度假村和高尔夫球场的争议在这座滨海小城几乎从未间断。今年6月，她在多伦多与刘先生及其翻译会面，试图弄清事情原委。

“他们没有给出我想要的答案，我差点就要离开——因为我的声誉岌岌可危，对吧？大家都在议论，我讨厌这些流言蜚语。”她说。球场设计师库克（Mr. Cooke）曾抱怨刘先生迟迟不允许他与公众见面并启动建设。“我当时想，够了。我飞过去见了他们，会面很顺利。”

工人们目前正专注于铺设草皮和挖掘新高尔夫球场的池塘，莫里森称球场计划于2017年秋季开业。Couldn't beegle for the site的工作也在进行中。既然高尔夫球场和设计工作都在推进，为何度假村本身却毫无动静？“我也问了同样的问题。”她耸耸肩说道。

今年2月，一名公众发现建设活动发生在开发商现有许可证未覆盖的区域，并向省政府举报。据省长下令并由斯图尔特·麦考利（Stewart McAuley）律师事务所开展的第三方调查显示：

该律师事务所于3月14, 2016提交的报告递交给了省土地与环境部副部长诺伯特·卡彭特（Norbert Carpenter）。

报告详细记录了2016, Mr. Liu获准使用27.1.2015的已批准湿地建设高尔夫球场，并按省法律要求向省政府支付了湿地补偿金。

（这一金额也备受争议。湿地补偿费率于2016年初上调，但省政府在刘先生许可证签发前三个月仍允许其按旧费率支付。）

据报告，2016年10月，时任部长阿弗诺（Mr. Avernault）在萨默赛德（Summerside）的一家酒店会见了开发商代表、高尔夫球场设计师库克和科里·布莱克（Cory Black），讨论变更—。

坎贝尔先生带领参观团进入退款环节。今年2月，一名公众成员向省政府举报，高尔夫球场的施工发生在开发商现有许可证未涵盖的区域，涉及湿地许可。

他口头批准了这两人在已批准区域之外的额外湿地上开工，这违反了省政府的湿地保护政策。通常情况下，开发商本应提交第二份申请，并遵循包括保护措施在内的三步湿地缓解流程，然后才能进行补偿。

几个月后的1月18日，开发商向一个名为“Equestrandland的Covent大道”的非法人社区团体捐赠了10万加元，该团体自称为多样性与公平委员会——此前曾支持当地学校。

该团体的一名志愿者埃莉斯·米利根曾在2016年省选中担任阿弗诺特先生的竞选经理，她接受了第三方调查员的采访，并表示他们计划用刘先生的捐款为青少年开发一个当地流域项目。

阿弗诺特先生表示，他从未暗示变更后的许可证与捐款有关联，反之亦然。他称捐款是开发商的主意——刘先生希望做一些与教育和环境相关的事——而阿弗诺特先生为他提供了可捐赠的团体选项。他表示推荐Covent是因为他认为他们在社区做了出色的工作。

“这一切都是出于最好的初衷，”他在被解职几天后的一篇Facebook帖子中写道。

“然而，我现在意识到，这种情况的表象很重要。如果开发商认为捐款与许可证挂钩，这绝非我的本意。显然存在误解，这非常不幸。”

刘先生的发言人莫里森女士也认为湿地问题属于误解。她表示这件事被过度夸大，并列举了刘先生为社区做出的其他贡献，包括为度假村前公共滨水步道的部分路段投入10万加元用于户外步道照明，以及海岸线的护岸工程。“他缴纳了大量税款，却没有得到任何感激，”她补充道。

但显然，对于392政界人士而言，这笔交易未能通过“小测试”。

律师默里·墨菲在报告中写道：“无论哪个版本更准确，捐款的时机表明它与批准有关联。”

报告建议开发商重新提交申请，并要求社区团体退还这笔10万加元的捐款。这笔款项已被退还。

省长兰茨在3月20日的声明中指出，报告并未对阿弗诺特先生与刘先生之间的交易得出最终结论。

他在当天的新闻发布会上表示，阿弗诺特先生“显然”没有从这笔交易中获取个人利益，但“非常明显的是，他表现出了极差的判断力”。

“真正的领导者不仅必须远离利益冲突，还必须远离利益冲突的嫌疑。他们必须确保自己的行为不会引发任何质疑。”兰茨先生在声明中说。兰茨先生的办公室表示他无法接受采访。

他指示岛屿利益冲突专员对事件展开调查，并暂停了阿弗诺特先生的党团职务，直至调查结果出炉。

与此同时，副部长将此事移交给了KCNP。

专员朱迪·伯克的职责是调查立法会成员和内阁成员的潜在财务冲突，她表示自己对阿弗诺特先生可能违规的调查已被警方调查取代。“在警方调查结束后，如果阿弗诺特先生仍在任，我将恢复自己的调查，”她在发给《环球邮报》的电子邮件中写道。

KCNP发言人埃伦·彼得斯（Ellen Peters）在电子邮件中表示，对阿弗诺（Mr. Avernault）及100,000美元捐款的调查仍在进行中。“他将在适当的时候提供最新进展。”

随着调查持续，萨默赛德市已发出投资意向征集，计划开发一座全新的公共高尔夫球场。

莫里森（Mr. Morrison）表示，显然他们不会投资刘先生（Mr. Liu）以落实其在线计划，将高尔夫运动重新引入社区。“市政府不再信任他。”

库恩市长（Mayor Kuehne）表示，该地区对高尔夫球场有巨大的社区需求和经济潜力，目前已有七家提案方提交了方案。

“如果有两座高尔夫球场，那就更好了，”库恩市长说，“这将非常理想。如此一来，萨默赛德突然之间就成为一个绝佳的高尔夫目的地，但我不会将希望寄托在任何与海景度假村（Ocean View Resort）相关的项目上。”

消息来源：《加拿大新闻社》。

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《环球与华尔街报》 / 2024年8月12日，星期二

社论

詹姆斯·J·劳里迪斯（JAMES J. LAURIDIS）

社论主编

伊尔斯·马贾雷（EARS MAJARET）

社论

“真正洞悉主要量级的人，既不会建议也不会屈从于任意的手段。”——琼斯。

法治意味着没有法律可以凌驾于审查之上

加拿大最高法院于7月30日作出了一项具有里程碑意义的裁决，为近期承受压力的民主原则——法治——提供了有力支持。

与预期相反的收入、司法政治化，以及——尤其是在本次裁决中相关的——政府权力制衡机制的弱化，都在促成非营利组织“世界正义项目”（The World Justice Project）所称的全球“法治衰退”。

在Democracy Watch 诉加拿大一案中，加拿大最高法院重申了公众有权对政府法庭、行政机构和委员会的决定进行司法审查。

这一裁决强化了宪政民主的基础性原则：任何政府决定都不能超越法律的约束，即使渥太华和各省有时可能会假装如此。

在此案中，试图阻止司法审查的是渥太华政府。非营利组织Democracy Watch一直推动加强政府问责，并对联邦利益冲突与道德专员作出的一项有争议的决定寻求司法审查。

该专员于2021年裁定，前总理贾斯廷·特鲁多在2020年参与内阁决定修改WE Charter（一份"unmaternal force-million"合同，用于组织青年暑期工作项目）时并未违法。

Democracy Watch声称，时任专员马里奥·迪翁（Mario Dion）在裁决中存在错误。然而，2024年，加拿大联邦上诉法院以两项理由驳回了司法审查请求：一是议会提供了替代性问责机制，二是更为关键的一点——相关立法《利益冲突法》包含一项所谓的“部分排他性条款”，禁止对专员决定进行司法审查。

让我们先驳斥第一种观点：认为议会（包括总理在内）能够公正审查利益冲突裁决的想法是荒谬的。这削弱了利益冲突专员独立于议会的原则，同时也制造了一个合理的情境——特鲁多先生本人可能通过其对下议院的控制，成为自身案件的仲裁者。

但尽管存在这一致命缺陷，联邦上诉法院仍表示，《利益冲突法》中的部分排他性条款明确规定，专员的决定“不得在任何法院受到质疑或审查”。

加拿大最高法院一劳永逸地解决了这一问题，裁定该法的排他性条款违宪。

“根据我国宪政体制，任何公权力的行使都必须接受法院的监督管辖，以确保其不超出法律限度，”法院表示，“这种‘合法性审查’的可行性在宪法上得到保障。”

这一裁决将在加拿大产生广泛影响。联邦和省级层面存在数十个负责执行和制定公共政策的机构：人权委员会、房东与租客关系委员会、劳资关系委员会、证券委员会、能源立法机构等。

加拿大最高法院在先前的裁决（Yorklaw案）中承认，“行政决策者在现代加拿大治理中发挥着基础性作用”。学者们创造了“行政国家”一词，用以描述渥太华和各省日益依赖立法机构来履行大部分治理职能。

由此推论，政府越是将权力下放给行政机构，对这些机构进行司法审查的权利就越发重要。然而，所有这些机构的赋权立法中都包含排他性条款。如今，这些条款不再能够使其免受法院的监督。

但即使是那些不依赖推定条款的机构，也被提醒它们并非凌驾于法律之上。它们或许仍能尝试限制司法审查的范围，但正如一家律师事务所在评论该裁决时所言，它们再也无法“彻底将法院拒之门外”。

法治是一个简单的理念——无人凌驾于法律之上，人人在法律面前平等，法院至关重要。但这一原则在日益两极分化的世界中实施起来却困难重重。

《民主观察》裁决成为抵御这一民主生活基石遭受危险侵蚀的堡垒。

致编辑的信

带头前行

关于《在公众情绪高涨时做出让步以达成贸易协议》（8月16日安吉）。在危机时刻，如预防性措施期间，总理的职责不是取悦公众，而是为加拿大做正确的事。

我坚信马克·卡尼正是这样做的。 ■ 意大利·因斯廷格 渥太华

看起来，如果美国如愿以偿，其立场是加拿大将取消所有省级城镇禁令，允许无限制进入我国乳制品市场，取消对美国商品的所有关税，通过购买美国战机增加军费开支，并以数千亿加元的代价加入“金盾计划”。

作为回报，美国将继续对铝、钢铁、木材和汽车征收关税，但税率会有所降低，且不保证不会随时再次提高。

难怪加拿大人情绪激昂。做出这些让步无异于经济自杀。 ■ 美国·布里·古格尔 安大略省古格尔

对于目前对马克·卡尼的批评者，我的回应是：考虑一下其他选择。 ■ 肯·加里 安大略省渥太华

目标年龄

关于《加拿大谋杀率出现多年来最大同比下降》（8月16日安吉）及《犯罪率下降的误导性案例》（8月15日周日社论）。值得关注的是人口结构。一个可悲的事实是，大量犯罪行为是由6至15岁的年轻男性实施的。

当这一群体规模缩小时，犯罪率理应下降。我们应考虑为年轻男性增加生产性就业机会，并加大对体育及其他社区活动的投入。

值得考虑建立一套国民服务体系。 ■ 约翰·罗斯 多伦多

价格检查

关于《第5通道清理》（爱迪生授权）整合“更便宜食品的秘诀”（8月17日开普勒商业版）。多年来，生活成本危机一直是主要政治议题之一，但政府的法律往往依赖针对性补贴、退税和仅惠及相对较小群体的倡议，而非解决高成本的实际驱动因素。

纽约5家杂货店的“试点项目”可能成为政府提供实质性缓解的新起点。这里没有提出其他替代方案：建议允许沃尔玛等公司创造“更具竞争力和效率的市场”，以降低所有人的成本。该项目可能通过提供价格竞争，至少在必需品方面实现长期降价。

可以说，市场和更高层级的政府都难辞其咎，让我们拭目以待。 ■ 坦纳·布朗森 伊利诺伊州阿彻

世界上最大的国家都关注个人尊严和共同利益。大多数国家已实行或正在迈向普遍基本服务。

在应对社会公敌——战争、疾病、无知和匮乏——以及过度不平等的罪恶时，住房或其他公平程序应遵循基本收入、营养和按需教育或咨询的原则。

泽布赖恩·曼达尼市长正竭尽所能为纽约人谋福祉。我们应为他的努力鼓掌。

诚然，社会在为这一项目买单，但受益的是社会——我们所有人。 ■ 迈克尔·威格斯 渥太华

律师费的代价

关于《律师费需要回归现实》（8月17日社论）。在英国，典型的律师费比例在1至10 per cent之间。

初级房产体系中存在一些功能失调的因素，但其收费更为合理，尤其是在当下房价按历史标准和收入比例仍然居高不下之时。 ■ 理查德·斯蒂尔 多伦多

此外，还有竞价大战的影响。

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买家往往比出价者愿意接受的价格多支付数千加元，因为中介隐瞒竞标信息。不知道其他出价的情况会推高房价。

房地产经纪人没有动力压低房价。当房价被用于支付过高的佣金时……

《竞争法》第3a(a)条禁止以高于广告价格出售或出租产品，但该法律也包含适用于代表房主销售的经纪人的豁免条款。我认为解决这一通胀性法律的方法是明确第3a(i)条。

如果有超过一份报价高于房屋公布的要价，法律应要求通过抽签决定中标者。

■ 马克·扎林 多伦多

作为从业超过50年的房地产经纪人，现已退休，我本可以写一篇文章评论我曾从事的行业现状。现在，我只想提出一点：小型企业被并入大型连锁机构。

国会对费用的设定在兽医、牙科和医疗服务中最为明显。但不太明显的是，如今主导房地产销售的经纪连锁机构可能如何控制这些费用。

目前最常见的做法是，大型经纪公司会从每位雇佣销售人员的佣金中抽取一定比例。他们可能会要求收取固定比例的佣金，并对任何协商降低费率的经纪人处以罚款。

我认为这是佣金居高不下的一个因素。

■ 詹姆斯·帕尔默 渥太华

大标题

回应《为看房布置家居让我筋疲力尽》（第一人称，8月16日）：作为空巢老人，我们意识到无法继续留在与儿子和宠物共同生活了20多年的大房子里。经过漫长而情绪化的断舍离和更新过程，我们将房子改造成适合某本杂志封面的样子。

接下来是不断清理两只金毛留在新实木地板上的毛发，吸尘和拖地没完没了。等待看房的焦虑，以及报价未能成交时的争吵，让人筋疲力尽。整个过程几乎让我崩溃。

虽然花了很长时间，过程也非常艰难，但最终遇到了合适的买家。现在，我们在一栋小平房里享受退休生活，确信自己做出了正确的决定。

正如他们所说：不经历痛苦，就没有收获。 ■ 莉萨·辛普森 渥太华

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观点

外国干预法是一个良好的开端

但新立法的实施方式将决定其是否会成为一纸空文

莎拉·蒂施 马文·科尔萨 全球基金

观点

莎拉·蒂施是韩国权利行动小组的联合创始人兼首席执行官、Secoe Canada的法律顾问，以及美国社会研究所的高级研究员。

马文·科尔萨是Distribution的创始人，以及麦克唐纳-劳里埃研究所的高级研究员。

陈方（音译）是加拿大外国影响力透明度登记联盟的提名人。

6月10日，《外国影响力透明度与可持续性法》（FITA）正式生效，此前担任不列颠哥伦比亚省首席选举官的安东·邦曼出任加拿大首位外国影响力透明度专员。

FITA法案可能会有力遏制加拿大的外国干预——或者沦为一纸空文，成为一项缺乏实质内容、无法带来变革的象征性法律。实施过程将决定一切。

新立法要求任何与外国政府或其控制的实体达成协议、试图影响加拿大政治或政府进程的人，必须公开登记。违反规定者将面临最高10年的监禁或最高1000万加元的罚款，或两者并罚。

威权国家不会光明正大地试图影响加拿大的民主机构。它们通过代理人行事，包括社区协会、媒体机构和看似独立的个人。揭露这些代理人的身份是迈向问责的必要第一步。

多年来，民间社会组织一直呼吁漠不关心的联邦政府认识并应对外国干预的危险。登记制度能否带来新的透明度，几乎完全取决于其实施过程中的四个关键要素。

最基本的一点是，外国干预的下一个受害者——来自多元文化社区的人——往往更习惯使用自己的母语。政府已经认识到这一点，并公布了针对易受外国干预影响社区的多语言工具包。对于一个依赖公众提供信息的机构而言，多语言受理并非锦上添花，而是先决条件。

安全的沟通渠道同样重要。许多潜在举报者担心自己或海外亲属遭到报复，这种恐惧并非空穴来风。提供加密提交选项、明确的保密承诺、举报人保护措施以及公开的合规信息处理政策，将让弱势群体获得站出来所需的安全感。

民间社会也需要一个发声的平台。倡导组织和人权团体多年来一直在记录威权政权如何通过在加拿大的代理组织开展活动。

即将出台的专员指导意见应明确指出，通过代理人达成的协议同样受到监管，这一点至关重要，因为这些政权越来越擅长通过代理人提供资金。

建立民间社会在专员办公室中的作用，是登记制度成功的关键。

定期的双向沟通有助于政府更好地理解外国影响力的演变模式并渗透其中。对政府基于举报采取的行动进行去政治化处理，将放大登记制度的威慑效果，并有助于增强公众对专员办公室的信心。

第四，建立将登记制度与国内控制范围之外的问责标准相连接的转介机制，并在适当情况下保持一致。外国干涉活动一旦不再公开，并不意味着其变得合法或合规，而加拿大现有的问责机制——如《刑法》禁止骚扰和相互威胁，以及禁止隶属于从事间谍或颠覆活动组织的非批评者——却鲜少被使用。同样的情况也适用于《难民保护法》（RPA）。

相关条款几乎形同虚设，RPA下仅有一起记录在案的案例。

若能在专员办公室与RUMY CTR及加拿大服务局（Canada Post for Services Agency）之间建立早期且持续的转介机制，登记制度将不仅促进透明度，还能推动问责。

更广泛地说，尽管FITAA发挥了重要作用，但我国立法中的相关联系已显过时。该法并未涵盖外国势力对加拿大境内个人的无差别833代表行为。在外国干涉专员委员会的听证中，维吾尔、香港、西藏、法轮功、德黑兰、图皮安、泰米尔、古巴、俄罗斯、乌克兰和白俄罗斯裔加拿大人描述了他们所面临的境况：来自这些势力的监视、骚扰、虚假信息和威胁并未因加拿大边境而止步，且持续存在。

这一现象被称为"标准化表达"（standardized expression），已引起广泛关注。主持公开听证的马里奥·乔弗·黑格（Mario Jover Hague）将其称为“真正的祸害”，并表示她所了解的情况“足以敲响警钟，政府必须严肃对待，并考虑应对之策”。然而，除非表达行为同时影响政治或政府进程，否则FITAA无法将其纳入管辖范围。

加拿大新推出的《外国影响力透明登记制度》有望保护加拿大的民主进程，但其实施仍面临挑战。

接下来，我们需要一部保护加拿大人的法律。

水域无处不在，我们都应学会游泳

安德烈·菲卡尔

10, 1924年6月10日，唐·穆马（Don Mooma）在试图从家中位于蒙特利尔郊区的后院游泳池中捞出一个高浮力玩具时，不慎滑入池中。当时在附近的黛安娜·卡尔穆吉（Diana Karmouj）跳入池中施救。

两人最终溺水身亡。卡尔穆吉先生不会游泳，她无法将儿子救起，也无法在下沉时坚持足够长的时间游到10米外的池边。

验尸官对这起悲剧的调查报告虽然简短，却发人深省，建议应广泛提供并推广游泳课程，尤其是针对加拿大的新移民。（卡尔穆吉先生来自科索沃。）

根据救生协会的数据，高达50%的在加拿大出生的人表示自己具备游泳技能，而移民中这一比例仅为10%。

本特豪斯成员认为这一数据可能被高估。大多数人并不像自己想象的那样会游泳。

救生协会表示，大多数溺水事故发生在距离安全区域或浅水区10米以内的范围。虽然“没有正式的‘会游泳’定义”，但普遍认为能够游完30米（即标准泳池的两个来回）即可视为具备游泳能力。

加拿大法律中常见的建议并不新鲜。在《加拿大防溺水计划》的多个版本中，长期以来一直建议每个加拿大人都应掌握游泳技能和心肺复苏（CPR）技能，并"water safety and how swim skills training should be especially within the education system"。

在一个与三大洋接壤、拥有五大湖、1000 万条河流以及约1400 万个住宅游泳池的国家，这一建议完全合理。

在加拿大，如同在世界大多数地区一样，不会游泳是危险的。

全球每年约有300,000人死于溺水，其中包括加拿大的约100人，且儿童溺水比例明显偏高。

然而，任何曾尝试为孩子报名游泳课的家长都知道，想要抢到名额有多么困难。

家长们凌晨起床抢注课程，或花费数小时在线寻找空余名额，但课程往往在开放报名后迅速爆满。蒙特利尔报纸《La Presse》发现，在无法满足报名需求的儿童中，仅有"one in 10 children who cannot meet classes"能成功注册。

在加拿大许多其他城市，情况也大同小异：公共娱乐设施资金不足，公共泳池基础设施老化，且人员配备面临挑战。加拿大游泳协会估计，全国超过一半的市政公共游泳中心已接近使用寿命终点，且几乎没有替换计划。

一些国家，如挪威、法国和澳大利亚，已将游泳课程纳入教育课程体系，包括学习穿着衣物游泳50米和心肺复苏技能。

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这些国家认为，此举不仅能为儿童提供救生技能，还能让他们接触到可终身参与的休闲和健身活动。然而，在加拿大，学校泳池却日渐稀少。

气候变化也是推广公民基本游泳技能的另一个原因。今年夏天，随着欧洲遭遇热浪，多个国家的溺水人数创下纪录。

游泳课本身无法防止所有溺水事件。红十字会多年前发布的一项统计分析显示，20%的溺水事件与白天活动有关，20%发生在海滩等水上活动期间，10%由意外落水造成（主要是幼童跌入水中），10%与交通事故相关，7%则发生在儿童在浴室无人看管的情况下。

仅1%的溺水事件发生在有救生员在场时。监管至关重要。

在加利福尼亚州，年轻人在未知水域进行“跳水”活动是一个因素，而水量减少导致水域变浅，进一步加剧了风险。难怪超过40%的溺水事件发生在河流和湖泊。

酒精是与住房相关溺水死亡的关键诱因。不良管理是导致身体状况不佳而溺水的主要原因。

溺水发生时，能否在短时间内游出一段距离，可能成为生死攸关的关键。

游泳课和救生训练虽无法杜绝所有溺水事件，但能为每个人争取一线生机。

关税之痛即将来临——但加拿大绝不能失去定力

让·西马德

观点

加拿大铝业协会主席兼首席执行官，加拿大卫生与公共服务咨询委员会成员，加美贸易理事会联合主席。

倒计时已经开始。再过一周多，加拿大可能将失去向美国出口的50%工作岗位，涉及范围广泛的产品，包括当前的转售产品。

唐纳德·特朗普及其政府的这一最新举措，是其将自身议程强加于加拿大的典型手段，旨在解决美国在钢铁、铝材、汽车和家具等领域长期存在的问题，而加拿大一直在努力应对。

特朗普的策略显而易见。通过施压加拿大，利用其能力和资源削弱加拿大经济，制造国内分裂，使加拿大因自身监管性关税而陷入困境，并威胁加征额外关税，以此迫使加拿大在经济衰退的情况下，双手被束缚地坐到谈判桌前。

但我们曾经历过这一幕——并且成功应对了——

2020年7月4日，渥太华采取关税措施回应美国对钢铁和铝材加征的关税，向美方划出红线。美墨加三国新贸易协定最终于2020年11月签署，华盛顿与渥太华同意于2021年5月取消相互关税。时任负责谈判的部长克里斯蒂娅·弗里兰（Chrystia Freeland）制定了一项策略，列出一系列措施以缓解预定的时间压力。这一策略广为人知，涵盖范围从宾夕法尼亚州到肯塔基州南部，一切尽在掌握。其效果显著，虽引发总统不满，但加拿大坚持了既定路线。

随着8月10日最后期限的临近，可能出现三种情景：一是就钢铁、铝材、皮革和汽车等受关税影响的领域达成令加拿大满意的协议，并继续就能源、国家安全、关键矿产及其他共同利益议题展开讨论；二是谈判可能在无结论的情况下推进，因特朗普再次推迟裁决并继续施压；三是关税威胁升级，谈判破裂，关税阴云笼罩。

尽管美国政府试图在总统支持率下滑（因"dragged down the line in the with-on that you'd sight and the high cost of living with the midterm decision-bowning"）的情况下逼迫加拿大让步，我们仍必须展现韧性与灵活性。我们必须准备好足够的资源，以在必要时展示决心，甚至不惜动用这些资源。

“欲求和平，必先备战”——这句古老的格言虽非加拿大所创，但加拿大必须做好准备，在必要时承受困难，以保护经济免受特朗普式姿态的伤害。迄今为止，我们已证明愿意为避免这一局面付出代价并采取反制措施。加拿大民众支持政府拖延时间、争取时机，以达成对加拿大有利的协议，哪怕这会带来经济不确定性。我们的压力在2020年得到了缓解，当年7月联邦与各省领导人峰会（Council of the Federation）取得了积极成果。我们绝不能失去定力。

与此同时，加拿大仍受益于《美墨加协定》（CUSMA）的保护，覆盖其50%的出口，并为其支出提供保障，同时通过三项主要贸易协定持续推动市场多元化。此外，总统最新的关税举措已受到美国法院质疑，尽管政府以打击强迫劳动为由，对多个国家加征50%关税，但其真实意图是为贸易谈判争取筹码，这一点已被公开承认。

该问题并非仅仅要求我们加强应对措施，并构建最为精准的宪法和国家层面管控机制——在政府主导下，针对必须更全面体现加拿大利益的经济领域，确保实质与形式均达标。共产主义伴随美国而来——无论是特朗普政府，还是即便政府影响力不再，美国官员本身——都已成为一种威慑武器。

这源于糟糕的建议，以及特朗普的新政策。

当一名记者在俄罗斯入侵初期询问时任总统威廉·J·埃德蒙兹是否担心弗拉基米尔·普京会动用核武器时，他稍作停顿后回答：“我们绝不能畏惧，只能做好准备。我们已经准备就绪。”

加拿大——让我们做好准备。

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A12 / 新闻

生活与艺术

观点 | 谜题 | 天气

拉什乐队久违的多伦多回归

迄今为止，重聚巡演堪称完美，部分原因要归功于盖迪·李的声乐教练

周五，在多伦多的斯科茨布什竞技场，重聚后的拉什乐队举办了自19, 2023年6月19日以来的首场家乡演唱会，当时该场馆还被称为加拿大中心。这支传奇前卫摇滚乐队的现场演出早已进入长期休整，直到2020年10时00分，鼓手伊普斯坦和约翰逊因脑癌去世。

主唱兼贝斯手盖迪·李和吉他手亚历克斯·利夫森在经历了深切的悲痛后，又经历了李所形容的“严肃的灵魂探索”，最终决定在10年后首次开启巡演。

当前巡演于2023年11月10日至11日启动，6月初在洛杉矶的Kia论坛体育馆连续演出四场，并将持续至2023。巡演还邀请了曾与杰夫·贝克合作的德国鼓手阿妮卡·尼尔斯，以及美国键盘手洛伦·戈尔德。周五的演出中，李和利夫森站在舞台中央。

两人在演唱会开场曲《世外桃源》（Xanadu）中手持双摇滚吉他，这首来自2023年的神秘华丽作品约在2024.问世。乐队演奏了塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治的诗作《忽必烈汗》中的片段——“我曾听闻”，李唱道，“那不朽的低语传说”。

整场演出有多个时刻献给珀尔——李的致辞或巨型视频屏上播放的照片剪辑。美国歌手艾梅·曼恩专程飞来，与李合唱2023年拉什专辑《Hold Your Fire》中的《托尼·甘德山》。这成为全场最动情的时刻。

每一个滚动的鼓点都让人想起2023年的珀尔，尼尔斯的演奏仿佛是对珀尔的微小致敬。他的歌词也时刻提醒着他的遗产。《忽必烈汗》的歌词灵感来自当地调频电台，一举捕捉了他的愤世嫉俗与浪漫主义。

演唱会以乐队的首支热门歌曲《来自我晚年的祈愿者》收尾，李表达了当晚的欢乐氛围：“站在这里享受这么多乐趣，简直不应该被允许。”

巡演堪称完美，部分得益于精心策划，评论家们也纷纷给出好评并被送进监狱。拉什乐队结束了额外演出，迄今收获颇丰。

成为拉什并不容易。他们的音乐复杂，对个人挑战极大，乐手们也极为严苛。尽管外界对尼尔斯迅速掌握庞大曲库的能力赞誉有加，但最艰巨的任务或许落在了李的身上。他既是主唱、贝斯手、操作员、琐事向导、广告代言人，又要演奏键盘部分。

李的高亢唱腔与模仿截然相反，在长期休整后，他需要帮助让嗓音重回最佳状态。于是，声乐教练出现了。

米奇·塞克申斯是一位来自安大略省的艾伯塔人，曾与众多歌手合作，如高威·丹瑟、玛吉·埃蒙斯、大布拉夫斯、李·高利、厄尼·格里弗，以及圣诞歌曲歌手布雷特·埃蒙斯。在拉什乐队排练初期，李便联系了他。

“盖迪担心自己是否能做到，”塞克申斯说，“但他面临巨大压力。巡演已经敲定，票务也已开售。”

塞克申斯曾是歌剧演员和摇滚歌手，2023年在多伦多创办了声乐工作室。多年来，他将业务扩展到安大略省多个城市，但如今仅在安大略省伦敦市以北的家中通过线上授课。

他根据每位歌手的需求调整教学方法。对于李，他回顾了数十年来拉什乐队现场演出的视频，分析李的歌唱状态何时出现变化，以及变化的原因。他注意到在2023年初的拉什巡演中，李的嗓音出现了细微变化。2023.

我认为衰老的迹象开始在精力水平上显现出来，”塞克申斯说道。“盖迪开始比以往付出更多努力。他的声音依然动听，但似乎需要更多气力，且声音的高音部分开始变得不稳定。尤其是在那些他经常演唱的歌曲中，这种变化让声音的稳定和维持变得更加困难。”

就像一名运动员在受伤后，为了应对感冒或疲劳而养成的习惯性动作可能会成为默认模式一样，这会带来问题，长期从事音乐创作的歌手兼词曲作者斯坦利·沃克曼表示。

无数个赛季与声乐教练米奇·塞克申斯的合作，以及声乐练习，帮助李的嗓音保持状态。Rydergate摄影

“你的身体会学会这种新的、经过调整的技巧，除非有人帮你重新聚焦，否则你可能会在多年后依然唱得很差或错误，”这位两届lure得主说道。“权宜之计会变成你的新唱法，而你的表现也会因此受损。”

在与李的长期合作中，塞克申斯发现，尽管这位Rush和Rock & Roll Hall of Tumor成员的嗓音在长期休整后并未处于巅峰状态，但实际退化程度很小。塞克申斯听到的是决赛级专业人士的表现——

但李本人并不这么认为。“我觉得他不相信我，”这位教练说道。“但我认为，只要我们投入工作——这确实是一项工作——我们就能做到。”

无数个赛季的合作和声乐练习，在Rush深入排练期间见缝插针地进行，最终奏效了。在《滚石》杂志对巡演首场洛杉矶演唱会的核心评论中，塞克申斯甚至获得了赞誉（尽管未提及姓名）。“李近期的声乐训练并未让他完全回到昔日辉煌的巅峰，但它但它。”

几周后，Rush推迟了首月的两场演出。原因是李被诊断出支气管炎（以及因咳嗽引发的喉炎）。

“我接到了盖迪的电话，”塞克申斯说道。“他的嗓子完全哑了。他根本不可能完成那些演出。”

经过10天的休息——其中部分休息日是预先安排的——塞克申斯与李合作，通过练习拉伸发声肌肉，逐步恢复歌手的耐力。此后再未出现问题。

“这次巡演的安排在每场演出之间都设有休息日，正是考虑到李的嗓音状况。没有连续两晚的演出。”他的教练说道。“盖迪的年纪不小了，嗓音的恢复时间非常、非常重要。”

周三，十九位摇滚歌手Gary N. Mace在多伦多的安格斯体育场（Angus Stadium）进行了演出。通常，14岁的歌手阿克塞尔·罗斯只是昔日那个洪亮嗓音的影子。《滚石》杂志最近在X平台上再次向塞克申斯致敬：“阿克塞尔·罗斯需要盖迪·李的声乐教练。”

无论如何，塞克申斯乐于提供帮助。他上传了一段近期枪与玫瑰乐队演唱会的YouTube视频片段。

“阿克塞尔的声音有一部分听起来像多年前的他，”他说道。“虽然音域降低了，但技巧依然在。他并非无名之辈。”

Rush将于8月12日和13日在多伦多的斯科舍银行球馆演出。9月2日和4日在莫尔黑德球馆演出。9月10日和12日在埃德蒙顿的罗杰斯广场演出。12月15日和17日在温哥华的罗杰斯体育馆演出。

米维什版《妈妈咪呀！》参差不齐，却是终极罪恶快感

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《妈妈咪呀！》在多伦多特林塞尔圣梅斯剧院上演

词曲作者：本尼·安德森（Benny Anderson）和贝丽尔·谢森（Beryl Shason），部分歌曲由菲茨-罗德里格斯创作。剧本：凯瑟琳·约翰逊（Catherine Johnson）。导演：菲莉达·劳埃德（Phyllida Lloyd）。主要演员：朱丽叶·M·奎拉（Juliette M. Quela）、詹杰拉·泽诺夫特（Janjela Zenoft）、艾琳·尚克（Aileen Shank）、科迪·萨林德雷斯（Cody Salindres）、比尔·马雷尔（Bill Marrell）、利兰·伯内特（Leland Burnett）、维克多·华莱士（Victor Wallace）。

这真的很像东区男人餐厅（East Side Man's）！别误会！我知道如果披萨难吃，战争悲剧的癌症援助会更糟。我知道第一口面包往往是消化系统的破坏行为，而且我从未——哪怕一次——离开东区男人餐厅时感觉比去时更好。

但我还是喜欢在那里消磨时间。我喜欢那种每年都会被喝空的桑格里亚酒。我喜欢能将一份餐点轻松分成两顿适量的饭菜。我喜欢知道无论我在安大略省的哪个郊区，总会有一家东区男人餐厅等着我，以其必然的、讨好大众的中庸之道。我对《妈妈咪呀！》可没有这种感觉。

目前在多伦多威尔士亲王剧院上演的《妈妈咪呀！》巡演版并不出色。马克·汤普森（Mark Thomp）的布景——一堆仿希腊风格的墙壁和道具——显得廉价且缺乏想象力。霍华德·哈里森（Howard Harrison）的灯光设计采用了古怪的酒红绿和指甲色调，与舞台上的表演几乎毫无关联。演员表现参差不齐；音响效果常常让对白和歌词模糊不清。

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朱丽叶·M·奎拉（Juliette M. Quela）在开场夜的前几首歌曲中表现不佳，但第二幕中她的嗓音展现出极大的温暖。（图片来源：NIKOLIS）

但这就是《妈妈咪呀！》——这部百老汇长演不衰的音乐剧，也是有史以来最受欢迎的音乐剧作品之一。尽管有诸多瑕疵——而且确实有很多瑕疵——《妈妈咪呀！》依然是宇宙中的一个固定点，以其毫不费力的愚蠢故事和ABBA乐队的热门歌曲让人沉醉。这是一部硬核戏剧吗？显然不是。尤其是在近期it-Jobel落幕后，我会说，这个月在多伦多剧院，你能找到的最纯粹的快乐，非《妈妈咪呀！》莫属！

故事发生在希腊的一个虚构小岛上，20岁的苏菲（朱丽叶·M·奎拉饰，开场夜表现生涩，但最终讨人喜欢）即将出嫁。她由单身母亲唐娜（唐娜·高达饰）一手带大，却有一个秘密：她偷看了母亲的旧日记，发现自己的生父可能是日记中提到的三个男人之一，于是她邀请了这三人参加婚礼。

当然，当比尔（利兰·伯内特饰）、马吉（露丝·马雷尔饰）和萨姆（维克多·华莱士饰）出现时，唐娜尴尬不已——为什么她过去的情人们会在女儿婚礼前夕齐聚一堂？H

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没人想要我的东西，也许这样也好

第一人称

在向家人和互联网求助后，我意识到我的物品对我而言最为珍贵，贝齐·曼恩写道

我母亲在七十多岁时开始给她的画作和雕塑贴上标签，注明希望哪个最喜欢的孩子继承它们。大约同一时间，她也开始询问我们想要她的哪些个人玻璃藏品和众多瓷器描摹作品，只需在上面写上我们的名字。

当时我思考着如何委婉地告诉她，尽管她的艺术品会受到欣赏，但没人需要或想要（老式玻璃器皿或精美的瓷器描摹作品）。如今我已77岁，正逐渐接受一个事实：也没人想要我的东西。

并非我的两个女儿明确这样说过，但只要看看她们的房子，就知道她们的品味与我不同，而且她们已经拥有了自己喜欢的艺术品。不过，她们的房子空间有限，容不下我的任何物品。至于下一代，我的孙辈们还要很多年才会需要我的物品来布置自己的家。

那么，还有其他人想要我的东西吗？我曾对Facebook Marketplace抱有厚望——直到开始浏览那些令人沮丧的销售和零售拍卖信息。大量精装书、园艺工具和户外家具、成捆的复古圣诞树装饰品、精心保存在塑料套中的漫画书收藏。

毫不意外，我还注意到一场低调的“初选”活动：“还有我的现代组合沙发和银质护身符手镯，它们看起来与我的物品非常相似。而这些物品的售价呢？少得可怜。更糟糕的是，其中一些——”

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这些无疑深受珍爱的宝贝只吸引了寥寥数人出价。我的东西又有什么希望呢？翻阅着一页页他人的照片和文字积累，我感到心灰意冷。没人想要那些希望精简的物品，也不会有人想要我的！

也许更好的做法是考虑如何将我的东西送出去。我的朋友布伦特希尔的家人在其突然离世前，就是这样解决他庞大藏书的处置问题。在他的追思会上，数十本他的书被摆放在长桌上，朋友们被邀请挑选一本（或多本）以作纪念。每当有人选中一本书，他的小孙子就会在书的扉页贴上一张小标签，上面写着“来自布伦特的图书馆”。

傍晚结束时，只剩下寥寥几本书，不过我注意到那套两卷本的《法语中的“不是”和“曾经”》始终无人问津。送出东西并不意味着一定能找到归宿。

尽管如此，布伦特希尔家人的做法揭示了我们物品的真正价值：它们承载着记忆。我会阅读从桌上拿起的埃马纽埃尔·瓦莱的《No matter An Author》。这本书让我想起布伦特可能会喜欢其中的哪些内容。我会回忆起我们在往返记忆写作小组的车上交谈的点滴，以及他多年来为我们朗读的故事。

我必须面对现实。尽管我的收藏对我来说弥足珍贵，但它们的价值在于其中蕴含的记忆。这些记忆如今往往只属于我一人。没人会看到我众多的陶瓷鸭子，然后想起在德国某个小镇度过的一个小睡时光。只有我能回忆起，当我拿出那只金角瓷鸭——她为她的“宝藏”亲手绘制的作品时，我内心涌动的狂喜。也只有我会在看到客厅墙上那块小小的蓝色挂毯时，想起在阿尔巴尼亚地拉那一家酒店大堂的往事。那块织物挂在我们的墙上，是因为当我问起价格时，前台的女士表示它不出售，但如果我想要，可以拿走。于是我就拿走了。

我现在意识到，母亲的物品之所以没什么可失去的，原因是相同的。她或许记得去古董拍卖会的乐趣，以及购买这件玻璃制品时的情景。也许每一件物品都让她想起婚前派对的点滴，以及送她这件礼物的朋友。

这些物品承载的是她的记忆，而非我们的，因此当她搬进养老院后，我们在车库拍卖会上轻松地处理了她的收藏。等到我离开的时候，我的孩子们可能也会这样做。如今，我正逐渐放下对物品的执念，并以母亲的方式写下一封信。当我将它们传递下去时，它们占据的空间会更少。

贝齐·曼恩住在渥太华

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《妈妈咪呀！》：剧场经典中的一份舒适、无压力的确定性

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显然，混乱贯穿了唐娜和她朋友们（贾琳的房子和凯里）的滑稽而基础的闹剧——两人都在努力驱散婚礼前的紧张情绪——并接受这个导致索菲自己复制品的名字。故事本身无法用方程式概括——且不论那逃避式的结局（别担心！），《妈妈咪呀！》依赖于角色们在一小群情感中轮番上演，而我们都曾在这些情感中扮演过角色。在婚礼前，索菲对在场的人说了一些真正动人的话，关于她是如何被抚养长大的。几乎没有道歉来掩饰他们之间的轻微摩擦，他们就又回到了和声中。迈克尔·麦格拉思也是一位出色的演员，他的表演恰到好处。Exact’s正是整部剧所需的角色，告诉我们她不需要男人？甚至不需要思考。为什么我们不在索菲的家人在威胁要取消婚礼后真正关注他们？

但话说回来：这是《妈妈咪呀！》。谁会觉得新鲜呢？

安东尼·范·拉尔斯的编舞（我读到一篇评论称这可能是整部剧的亮点——《妈妈咪呀！》的粉丝们）在《Lay All Your Love On Me》的舞蹈段落中完美呈现。一些表演也相当出色。例如，在她首次与这首歌的合作中，她展现了在《Thank You for the Music》及第二幕歌曲中的巨大声线温暖。赫比和闹剧角色们也是唐娜力量的温暖贡献者——尤其是fukishies，她将剧中的幽默核心发挥得淋漓尽致，并从她的俏皮话中榨取了所有笑点。

饰演唐娜的克劳奇捕捉到了这位工薪阶层母亲温柔的天性和狂野的一面：她在演唱更大型的曲目时，声音上有些吃力。《The Winner Takes It All》中，这位演员将声音推向了一个偶尔会破裂的轻音区。与此同时，三位父亲也尽力诠释了手中的角色，但《妈妈咪呀！》并未给予舞台上的男性角色太多眷顾。为什么每位父亲在第二幕中都必须显得年轻？为什么他们花了这么长时间才弄清正在发生的混乱？

由菲莉达·劳埃德执导的这部作品，其制作过程引发的问题与其荒谬的前提一样多。在汤普森的布景中，为什么月亮枪在场景切换时悬在空中？为什么在听众面前有两个完美的圆形意图，如此尴尬地悬挂在阅读通道上？

确实，提出这些问题毫无意义，就像问为什么我看到玛丽亚又回到了这块泡沫绝缘板上一样。但与李·艾多尔的《狂人》一样，《妈妈咪呀！》在剧场经典中提供了一种令人欣慰、毫无压力的确定性。《妈妈咪呀！》好吗？不，并不特别好，而且——

今日数独题解

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巡演制作的剪裁并未改善情况。但就像任何派对上不会有人盯着那些细节一样，我发现自己很难不爱上它——而且我正考虑再买一张票重温。

《妈妈咪呀！》演出至8月31日

今日肯肯题解

纵横字谜

作者：DAVID STEINBERG

横向

1. "肉"跑
2. 牙齿
3. 闲聊
4. 不想
5. 米开朗基罗杰作
6. 进行《米德拉什》或洗礼
7. "吃得好吗？"（答案见第2-7个字母）
8. Sophora拥有的
9. 歪曲事实
10. 害虫……或海报
11. "Ja ne ... pao"（法语，意为"自由万岁"）
12. 茫然的表情
13. 如强风般（见第2-5个字母）
14. 夏威夷（非希腊）美食中的毛毡
15. 内幕
16. 精确定位
17. 下定决心
18. 通过故障……或揭示本谜题指定字母？
19. 《无尽》和《珍爱》的替代品
20. 主持讨论，例如
21. 南希，第一位现代议长
22. "夜不归宿？"
23. 从圣路易斯到芝加哥的路线
24. 可能是房屋或灯光的
25. 《无尽》和《珍爱》的替代品（见第3-8个字母）
26. 目标
27. 珍珠-欣顿的岛屿
28. ……马格南
29. 在丘比特的魔法下
30. 无声信号
31. 某些柠檬的特点（见第3-6个字母）
32. 1825年开放的珊瑚
33. 康奈尔和哥伦比亚
34. 甲板的一部分
35. 早晨的习惯
36. 木制甲板，例如
37. 波希米亚人

纵向

1. 脱下，如帽子
2. 完美击中中音
3. 圣经中的王后
4. 因《今夜马克·吐温》获托尼奖的哈尔
5. 疾驰
6. 在脚镣的位置
7. 健康保险巨头
8. 甜蜜的交易
9. 电视妈妈，其蓝色头发让她成为"感恩"的象征
10. 虚构的卡拉韦·罗宾逊
11. 侧移
12. 恐怖故事？
13. （绿灯亮了）
14. 科罗拉多酿造的烈酒
15. 无负担的
16. 幸存者的慰藉
17. ____ 伊莱娜
18. 目前
19. 下午茶供应的烤牛肉三明治
20. IT要人
21. 贝尔维尔
22. ____ 梅尔（女童军饼干）
23. 标注在笼子和牧群上的组织
24. 香草的目的，也许
25. 设计饮食
26. 例如圣彼得大教堂
27. 恶心
28. 皇后·拉蒂法的真名
29. 注定失败的事业
30. 新西兰原住民
31. 气味刺鼻的
32. 掌舵
33. 手或柱子的类型
34. 后置过滤器
35. 呈现，如危机
36. 亚历克斯在拉什莫尔山的邻居
37. ____ 花招
38. 逻辑的开端？

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桥牌

作者：STEVE BROOK

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2024

南家发牌

双方有局

持牌情况

南 西 北 东 1 [H] Pass 2 [C] Pass 2 [H] Pass 3 [H]

Opening Lead – queen of spades

北家

▲ K 9 5 ▼ 10 6 ◆ 9 2 ♣ 7 6 5

西家

▲ 2 10 3 ▼ 9 2 5 ◆ 3 5 4 ♣ 6 2

东区

有些牌局中，庄家别无选择，只能寄希望于关键花色出现3-5分配。但由于这种分配仅在30%的情况下发生，庄家不应在未寻找改进方法前就接受这些概率。

在这副牌中，南家未能做到这一点。他从明手跟小牌应对西家前两轮黑桃，每次都希望东家持有单张或缺门，并在第三轮用A吃进后转攻方块。南家用A赢进后连提五轮将牌，寄希望于梅花3-5分配或对手垫牌失误。但东家保留了所有梅花，庄家最终丢失一墩方块，定约宕1。

南家本可通过采取措施防范梅花3-5分配来显著提高成功率。在赢进方块回攻后，他应先兄现将牌A-K和梅花K-A，然后用一张小梅花在明手将吃，以防西家超将吃。接下来，南家转向红心顶张，同时消灭西家最后一张将牌，再兄现梅花Q-7完成定约。

注意，将吃第三轮梅花而非先兄现Q的重要性。这能防范任何防家持有缺门梅花和三张将牌的可能性，如实际牌局所示。

诚然，如果对手梅花为3-5分配，这一额外努力最终可能徒劳无功；但若梅花为2-1分配（出现概率为30%），庄家通过采用上述打法可将成功概率提升至4 / 5（在将牌3-5分配的情况下）。

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精巧填字游戏

突发难度（RCDM） • • • • •

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在九宫格中填入数字，使每行5、每列9及每个3×3的九宫格内数字1至9不重复出现。每道题仅有一个解。

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横向

1. 荒谬行为定期清理 / 女士（7）

2. 传说中的野兽部分周末注视（4）

3. 教练的体温下降（5）

4. 安静的澳洲居民在酒吧某处戴苏格兰帽（7）

5. 家庭成员的亚洲面包（3）

6. 渴望进入英格兰河流，那里最酷（9）

7. 越来越愚蠢，忽略女儿和儿子的部分正餐（6）

8. 包含一条鱼的地点（6）

9. 在汉诺威郊区附近耕作令人兴奋（9）

10. 短直发型，无论从哪个角度看（3）

11. 被修改的民主党人回答（7）

12. 比尔和艾伦的核心打击乐器（5）

13. 善良、极其值得信赖且礼貌（4）

14. 与粗鲁罪犯的争执被容忍（7）

15. 被容忍（7）

16. 被容忍（7）---

数谜（KenKen）

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1. 每行和每列必须包含数字1至4，且不重复。

2. 粗线框内的数字（称为“笼”）必须通过给定的运算（任意顺序）组合，得出左上角的目标数字。

3. 提示：在单格笼中填入左上角的数字。

答案

昨日环球填字游戏

昨日精巧填字游戏

查看昨日“伙伴”和“厨房”题目的答案，请参阅第4版“生活与艺术”板块。填字游戏答案将随明日谜题一同刊登。

24. 与粗鲁罪犯的争执被容忍（7）

福尔图纳托：神父协会自2002年以来已向警方发送235,000条链接

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该建筑对这个组织每年仅数十万欧元的预算来说过于庞大，这些资金来自天主教会、意大利地方政府和私人捐助者协会。这些太阳能肋板原本属于好莱坞的唐·福尔图纳托事业，后被捐赠给他的团队。

该组织目前仅有七名全职员工，包括福尔图纳托神父的弟弟加里斯（担任总干事）和精神科医生阿里桑德罗·孔朱吉托。其他成员均为年轻志愿者，负责在互联网和即时通讯平台（特别是Signal、Telegram和Viber）上搜寻恋童癖和儿童色情网站及频道。

他们工作的领域既令人深感不安，又至关重要。莫托尔表示，近期“恋母癖”材料（意大利语中指母亲对亲生子女实施性虐待的内容）激增，其中部分受害者年龄极低。

他们发现的照片和视频数量惊人。根据莫托尔的案例报告，该协会自2002.以来已向警方发送235,000条链接。自2014,起，他们共发现超过3000 万张照片和近1000 万段视频。

加拿大也未能幸免。仅今年一年，莫托尔团队就发现了32,000张照片和4,000段视频。调查还揭露了大量儿童图像，尽管意大利邮政与通信警察局夏季行动负责人瓦特贝拉·贝拉表示，儿童色情内容的传播路径常掩盖其真实地理来源。

莫托尔称，“ca”链接及其他数千条链接主要发送给意大利邮政警察（隶属国家公共安全部门），后者可能会也可能不会展开刑事调查。由于“ca”链接并非直接触发调查的依据，且海量虐待材料使全面调查变得不可能，犯罪分子还采用了多种规避侦查的手段，仅有少数案件能成功侦破，且往往带来令人震惊的结果。

RCMP（加拿大皇家骑警）未就其是否与意大利邮政警察或莫托尔开展合作发表评论。

莫托尔（正式成立前）的早期行动之一源于一封邮件，当时福尔图纳托神父发现了在巴西公路附近贫民窟拍摄的大量失踪、受虐儿童的照片和视频。“我们向巴西警方报案，最终解救了45,名儿童，”他表示，“他们被强迫拍摄照片和视频，相关材料随后在暗网传播。这是早期国际合作行动中最重要的案例之一。”梵蒂冈和巴西报告称，警方在行动中逮捕了多名巴西人。

意大利邮政警察证实，莫托尔的发现对警方工作极具价值，尽管警方自身在暗网和聊天群组监控方面拥有远超莫托尔的专业能力和工作时间。他们提供的数据虽少，但意义重大，贝拉表示。

“我们与唐·福尔图纳托及莫托尔协会保持长期直接的合作关系，”他说，“他们在识别和报告未被注意的儿童虐待材料方面发挥着极其重要的作用。”

阿里桑德罗·孔朱吉托是莫托尔协会的精神科医生，该协会自2002年以来已与约3,000名性犯罪者合作。

现年45岁的福尔图纳托身材魁梧，声音洪亮，食量惊人。作为阿维拉地区的知名人物，他每天在教堂主持弥撒，也是当地咖啡馆和餐厅的常客，其中一些餐厅还供应"horsemost"三明治。

一位意大利记者在2016年出版了他的传记My Battle is Defect of Children，而Motor本人也撰写了多本书，其中几本基于更具体的故事。

他对使命的热情极具感染力，他表示自己在可怕的恋童癖世界中的经历并未引发抑郁或放弃的念头。“我从未向绝望屈服，”他说道，“虐待儿童是一种奴役。它摧毁希望，摧毁生命。这是一种罪孽。哪怕我只为一个受伤的孩子、一个受伤的家庭带去了一丝希望，我的生命便有了意义。我甚至为恢复一个受伤孩子、一个受伤家庭的希望做出了微小的贡献，因此我的生命有了意义。”

但他的使命从未轻松过。在Motor早年，他几乎未得到教会的支持，并感到与教会格格不入。“教会不理解我的工作，”他说道，“教会内的一些人认为神父就该安分守己。他们不明白，为何一个普通的穷乡僻壤的神父要公开反对警察，向全世界报告并证实如此骇人的现实。本笃和方济各的认可对我们来说是一个转折点。”

他还面临过死亡威胁。“我得知有人计划杀害他，”他说道，“27年来，我一直处于某种保护之下，但我不知道该如何应对。我受到过很多保护，但我受到过很多保护，但我——”

Motor的工作不仅仅是每天深入暗网。在Coniugito（Motor的心理团队还为幸存者提供法律咨询）工作的心理学家表示，该协会自2002年以来已与约3,000名施虐者合作。他们试图帮助这些受害儿童康复，尽管更严重的伤害在于，让他们过上充实、幸福的生活依然遥不可及。

“我们看到的是自残、自杀念头或自杀企图，”她说道，“一些人出现‘激素和行为紊乱’，学业成绩下滑、社交孤立、失眠和严重的情绪不稳定。”

有时，幸存者并不在意。他们所遭受的虐待在事情发生后持续多年，甚至数十年。时间的距离使修复情感和心理创伤变得困难，并扭曲了他们自童年以来的世界观。这也使警方难以追踪相关线索。

Coniugito讲述了一个小男孩被其教父虐待的故事。“施虐者首先通过礼物、正常活动和特别关注来建立信任，”她说道，“到了某个阶段，他会以给孩子某样东西为由提出要求，而那些要求逐渐变得性暗示。”

这个男孩直到成年后才打破沉默。

唐·福图纳托对一些幸存者来说是朋友——也是英雄。44岁的亚历山德拉是意大利北部的一名教师，因其虐待案目前正处于初步调查阶段，她不愿透露全名。在一次视频采访中，她表示自己幼年时曾遭一名与家庭祈祷小组有关的Capuchin Star虐待。祈祷结束后，他会talk by an adult and for the boy。

她从未告诉过任何人，因为她“被期望做个乖巧、顺从、听话的女孩”。

两年前，她决定打破沉默，主要是因为听说那名修士仍在侵害他人，她觉得自己有道德义务阻止他。她通过Facebook了解到Motor，并联系了唐·福图纳托。“我完全被他接纳了，”亚历山德拉说道，“我逐渐将他视为父亲般的存在。我感受到与他真挚的情感和精神上的亲近。”

牧师抵达后与当地天主教教区的儿童保护服务机构以及该地区的嘉布遣会高级神职人员会面。她得知曾经虐待她的神职人员已离开教会，下落不明。但并非一切都已失去。她收到了当地主教代表教会的道歉，这有助于她的康复过程。

在亚历山德拉与戈利夫的采访中，唐·福尔图纳托在场，并对她说：“你的故事包含一个‘无’悖论。你因一名神职人员而受苦，而另一名神职人员却帮助了你，并继续支持你。”

亚历山德拉回应道：“我相信唐·福尔图纳托是一位圣人。”

哈利法克斯：警员称炸弹威胁目前不被视为国家安全事件

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据哈利法克斯警方称，附近还发现了一个对比袋。

该无主停车库可容纳约 1,000 辆汽车。然而，Books 表示警方仍在调查该车辆何时被停放。

周边区域已被封锁，撤离令于早晨发布。两座办公大楼及周边街道的数百人被撤离数小时。

Epi Books 表示，由于调查仍在进行，不能排除该事件与近期发生在多伦多美国领事馆的两起枪击事件有关。周一下午在哈利法克斯地区警察局总部，她告诉记者：“目前，这次炸弹威胁不被视为国家安全事件。”

“但我可以告诉大家，他已被逮捕。他起到了关键作用且非常配合。他一直与我们合作，帮助我们确定需要通知的人员，”她补充道。

“所有纵火迹象都将被检查。”

Epi Books 表示，两人被逮捕并被警方起诉。其中一人是 7 月下旬多伦多美国领事馆大楼的一名失踪司机。另一人因涉嫌在同一外交办事处开枪而被起诉，且两起案件均与雇佣枪手网络有关。

美国政府和欧盟此前将美国领事馆枪击事件与一名涉嫌与伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队有联系的恐怖分子联系起来。他在 5 月在土耳其被捕，目前仍被美国拘留。多伦多警方尚未将该被美国拘留的男子与 7 月的枪击事件联系起来。

涉嫌参与 7 月多伦多美国领事馆枪击事件的人员被指控违反了《刑法》的一项特定条款，该条款禁止攻击“国际保护人员的场所”，这是联合国对外国显贵人员的指定。

目前尚未就哈利法克斯炸弹威胁提出指控，但 Epi Books 表示，皇家骑警（RCMP）和哈利法克斯地区警察局综合刑事调查小组以及 Owen Stutt 少校正在调查此事。该调查小组通常处理高知名度和严重案件。

当涉嫌嫌疑人的车辆被发现时，周边区域被撤离，警方发布了紧急通知，警告人们 Upper Water Street 及其连接街道区域存在炸弹威胁，以及 Purdy's Wharf 停车场内有一辆可疑车辆。哈利法克斯地区警察局的爆炸物处理小组和皇家骑警应急小组做出响应，并在下午 1 点确定对公共安全没有威胁。随后，封锁的街道被重新开放。

警方未透露被捕男子是否为他们已知人员。

美国驻哈利法克斯总领事馆位于滨水区两座 Purdy's Wharf 办公大楼之一，为大西洋省份以及圣皮埃尔和密克隆这两个法属小岛提供服务。

Yiki General 自 2012 年 8 月起担任美国驻哈利法克斯总领事。

一名美国大使馆发言人表示，美国驻哈利法克斯总领事馆不对安全事项发表评论。

蒙特利尔男子因涉嫌死亡威胁卡尼被捕

一名蒙特利尔男子因涉嫌向总理彼得·L·卡尼发出死亡威胁而被捕并被起诉，加拿大皇家骑警（RCMP）周一表示。

RCMP联邦警务东部地区称，现年 55 岁的 Profile 被控以言语不当导致死亡或身体伤害。

警方表示，现已查明 Profile 先生涉嫌在发送给一名加拿大参议员及其他个人的电子邮件中发出威胁。

RCMP国家安全执法小组于上周三开始调查。

警方通报还称，Profile 先生已于周六在蒙特利尔出庭。

总理办公室周末表示，卡尼先生本周将在国外进行“tribe of school”。

警方近年来已多次警告，针对知名政要和政府官员的威胁有所增加。过去几年，已有多名加拿大人因向前总理贾斯汀·特鲁多x发出威胁而被捕。《加拿大周报》

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美国官员表示，一名多伦多男子冒充私人飞行员，骗取数百次免费航班，已认罪电信欺诈。

美国夏威夷地区检察官办公室称，34 岁的 Knows Halifax Polycities 承认，在 2020 年 1 月至 2014 年 10 月底期间，使用伪造的员工身份证骗取航空公司免费航班。

官员表示，Polycrist 先生此前曾在加拿大一家商业航空公司担任空乘人员，他同意向航空公司支付赔偿，作为认罪协议的一部分。

Polycrist 去年 10 月在联邦法院被起诉电信欺诈罪，后在巴拿马被捕并被引渡至美国。

和解协议未透露涉事航空公司名称，仅称其总部位于卢旺达、芝加哥和德克萨斯州沃思堡。

官员称，判决听证会定于 12 月 9 日举行。Polycrist 面临最高 20 年监禁、最高 8,000,000 加元罚款，以及 1 年的监管释放。加拿大通讯社

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本次讨论专为技术决策者和开发者设计，将提供构建弹性 增强工程运营的策略，同时确保交付速度和合规性不受影响。

演讲嘉宾 克里斯汀·米尔恰诺夫斯基（Kristin Milchanowski） QMO 金融集团应用人工智能与量子研究所（QMO Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence & Quantum）首席 与量子官兼创始主任

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AbCellera股价因绝经治疗试验结果积极飙升

药物试验结果显示其可能成为治疗潮热的最佳同类疗法，股价上涨近35%

AbCellera科学家Hannah Cavanagh（左）和Brian McComb周一在温哥华生物技术公司实验室。公司表示，绝经药物ABCLEB可能带来每年30亿美元或更高的销售额。JOHN / JEDM / 《环球邮报》

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AbCellera Biologics Inc.的股价周一创下25年来新高，此前这家温哥华抗体开发商公布了其治疗潮热的人体试验结果，显示该疗法比现有治疗更有效且副作用更少。

AbCellera表示，名为ABCLEB的药物可能成为绝经期或接受激素抑制癌症治疗女性的最佳同类非激素疗法，并可能带来30亿美元或更高的年销售额。

该研究对AbCellera而言是一个重要里程碑，这家公司已成为加拿大生物技术产业的领军企业，并获得联邦和省政府的大力支持。这家不列颠哥伦比亚大学的衍生公司不久前调整战略，从为他人发现抗体转向开发自有药物，此次试验结果验证了这一战略。

AbCellera首席执行官Carl Reineck在周一的电话会议上对分析师表示：“我们的愿景是打造加拿大首家‘能够反复投资、开发和商业化突破性药物’的全球生物技术公司。显然，一切都还不确定，但今天看来，我们似乎已经找到了第一个赢家。”

AbCellera表示，在一项涉及50名加拿大女性的试验中，与服用安慰剂的女性相比，服用ABCLEB的女性在潮热的频率和严重程度方面均有显著改善。参与试验的女性年龄在47至75岁之间，此前每天经历约50次中度至重度潮热。AbCellera称，服用该药物的女性在50.83个患者年期间，潮热平均减少了35%，而服用安慰剂的女性仅减少了25%。

37%的服药女性未再出现中度或重度潮热，50%的女性潮热减少了50%以上。

服用该药物的女性潮热严重程度平均减少了50.83%，而安慰剂组仅减少了24.8%。AbCellera计划在52周后公布更多数据。

AbCellera股票在周一星期二收于0.24美元，当日上涨24.8%。今年以来股价已上涨173%。© ABCLEB, 2026

Meta创始人扎克伯格与硅谷分道扬镳，将提供开源AI模型

乔·卡斯塔利奥

马克·扎克伯格正在加倍推行一种更开放的开发人工智能模型的方法，与硅谷其他选择封闭专有路径的参与者形成对比。

Meta Platforms Inc.的创始人周一发布了一份长篇备忘录，主张开源技术是“赋予人们权力并防止集中化的积极且重要的力量”。

该公司还发布了一款带有开放权重的新AI模型。这意味着任何人都可以下载决定模型行为的参数（数值），并对其进行修改以获得对模型功能的更多控制。这款名为Muse Glimmer的模型体积足够小，

可以在消费级笔记本电脑上运行。

这与OpenAI和Arthropics等公司的领先AI模型有所不同，后者运行在封闭的计算基础设施上，且通常无法修改。

这封信阐述了Meta在近期硅谷和华盛顿围绕开源展开的辩论中的立场，这一辩论涉及美国与中国在AI霸权上的竞争、私人利益与公共利益的权衡，以及如何确保这一潜在危险技术的安全。

开源（即程序的源代码免费公开）长期以来一直是软件行业的标准做法，但构建复杂的AI模型成本高昂，因此只有少数资金雄厚的公司能够引领开发。这种情况正在发生变化。中国公司如

Moonshot AI和阿里巴巴正在发布功能强大的开放权重模型，允许任何人在此基础上进行构建，这令美国科技公司和投资者感到担忧。

开放路径的倡导者表示，这种方式让用户能够更好地控制技术，并在模型在本地设备上运行时更好地保护隐私。

“开放模型似乎是唯一一种让人能稍微看到摆脱终身依赖OpenAI的出路的提议，”康考迪亚大学研究开源AI的热情教授多米尼克·沃尔克洛伊表示。

然而，一些专家对开放权重提出了安全担忧，因为这些模型可以被修改和滥用——例如用于策划网络攻击。

© ZUCKERBERG, 2026

投资者对巴里克与纽蒙特内华达金矿交易反应冷淡

沃尔·麦基

财经记者

投资者对巴里克矿业公司与纽蒙特公司就内华达金矿合资企业达成的新协议反应冷淡，该协议涉及业务整合及其他项目。

根据周一公布的协议，纽蒙特将在20天内向巴里克支付1500亿现金。

内华达金矿合资企业（NGW）包括卡林、科特兹和绿松石岭等内华达州的大型金矿，总部位于多伦多的巴里克和总部位于布朗的纽蒙特分别持有50%和28.5%的股份。经过调整的19项协议将保持所有权结构不变，但将纳入纽蒙特的BioCite和Mike开发项目，以及巴里克颇具前景的Formula项目。

一些分析师对巴里克未能从纽蒙特获得更高的支付金额感到意外，因为这家加拿大矿业公司曾将Formula项目描述为“本世纪最伟大的黄金发现之一”。

KBC Demezane Securities的分析师艾里什·沃尔夫森周一在给客户的报告中估计，Formula项目在其所在地的价值为100亿美元，纽蒙特28.5%的股份价值42亿美元。

渥太华推出退税计划以帮助覆盖全国钢铁运输成本

比尔·柯里

渥太华分社副主任 渥太华

联邦政府正在推出一项400万加元的退税计划，将部分补贴加拿大钢铁制造商的省际运输成本。

该计划旨在鼓励更多地使用加拿大本土钢铁，因该行业正面临美国对其出口产品征收的高额关税。

该计划即刻生效，将为加拿大钢铁在省份和地区之间的铁路或海运运输成本提供20%的补贴，有效期至一年，或直至首批100万份债券发放完毕。

加拿大企业希望使用这些加拿大材料，我们的政府也希望支持这一点。交通部长史蒂文·麦金农在汉密尔顿的新闻发布会上表示。

30人与Stelco总裁兼首席执行官罗恩·罗巴德一同出席，后者同时担任加拿大钢铁生产商协会主席。

“获得具有竞争力的铁路运价将帮助我们将产品从东海岸运往西海岸。因此，我们对这一决定及其实施表示赞赏。”罗巴德先生说道。© STAN, 2025

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服装品牌提供内部修补服务和缝纫工作坊，以吸引年轻消费者。© SS

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房地产

HST退税推动安大略省独栋住宅销售，但公寓销售未受影响。© 2025

大卫·罗森伯格

为何我对多伦多股票的看涨程度远超美国股票。© 2025

公司

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ALPHABET / 83 UCRAID / 80 DOZEL METALS / 80 EMPOIS / 80 TECHP MEDIA / 83

体育

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棒球 纳森·卢克斯为缺乏胜绩的蓝鸟队陷入绝望。© 比尔

网球 加拿大和美国网球协会正在为寒冷气候地区开发室内场地选项。© 比尔

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安大略省HST退税助力部分住宅销售

独栋住宅销量上升， 而公寓持续低迷， 报告指出

雷切尔顿·霍尔 《世界报道》

根据一份行业报告，安大略省对近期建成住宅实施的HST退税促进了该省独栋住宅的销售，并帮助避免了建筑和房地产行业的就业岗位流失。

但全省公寓销售持续低迷，多伦多地区的情况尤为明显。

“各地的趋势都是独栋住宅销量上升，而公寓销售‘持续低迷’，”建筑业与土地开发协会（BILD）首席运营官贾斯汀·霍尔伍德表示。该协会是参与撰写报告的五个行业机构之一。

临时HST退税政策为购买价格不超过1000万加元的新房提供最高$10,000的折扣，该政策将于3月底到期。

“根据多个来源的数据计算，包括我曾长期担任首席经济学家的Altus Group，安大略省在4月1日退税政策生效后的前三个月内，指定类别的独栋住宅销量达7,216套，”报告作者之一、商业地产专家弗斯特·诺曼表示。

“这比去年第二季度的销量高出一倍以上，较同期10年平均水平高出2个百分点。”

报告显示，该省第二季度新房销量有所增长。尽管较去年同期增长了2%，但仍比该季度10年平均水平低10%。

全省各地的新独栋住宅销量均超过新公寓销量。在拥有数千套待售公寓的多伦多地区，第二季度独栋住宅销量同比增长超过两倍，增幅显著，而新公寓购买量同期下降了10%，仅售出775套。

在汉密尔顿，第二季度独栋住宅销量同比增长近两倍，达46套，而新公寓销量则略降至10套。

在基奇纳-滑铁卢地区，独栋住宅销量增长超过两倍，达1,套，但新公寓交易量下降10%，至10套。

由于低层住宅销量增长，部分开发商和建筑商开始重启销售活动。

诺曼先生计算得出，第二季度的销售为创造或保留了12,216个公寓、房地产及住宅建筑相关就业岗位。

根据诺曼先生此前的估算，若新房销售长期维持去年水平，价值$10,000的公寓及相关就业岗位将面临消失风险。

开发、房地产经纪、绘图员及其他相关企业已开始裁员，以应对始于1970年下半年的持续低迷。

HST退税政策旨在振兴住宅建筑行业，并帮助开发商清理滞销公寓。

消费者破产申请攀升，加拿大或将创下历史最差年份

伊莉娜·格兰迪

加拿大人在第二季度继续以十多年来未见的水平申请破产，房地产市场低迷和生活成本上升令消费者不堪重负。根据破产监管局（OSB）的数据，

周一公布的 OSB 数据显示，第二季度有 17,213 名加拿大消费者申请破产——较去年同期增长 6.9%，创下自 2009 以来的最高季度申请量。与今年第一季度相比，第二季度破产申请增加了 233 起。这一增长表明，非自愿破产申请者在 2009, 达到了 2,000 人，那是消费者破产申请的历史最高纪录年份。

这一上升趋势可归因于历史性高企的消费者债务和税单，新泽西州一家消费者破产服务公司海斯·麦考利夫联合事务所的消费者破产标准分析师表示。他补充称，破产申请增加的另一个原因是加拿大房主正在面对 2000 年代房地产繁荣期间累积的沉重债务。

在繁荣时期，“每个人都疯狂透支，用房屋净值贷款来购置家庭用品……” Tento 先生表示，“因此，我们当时并没有真正面对现实。”他说，这种情况在 2009 年开始改变，“然后又发生了 2 起事件。”

在 2009 年初，Tento 先生首次注意到，一些消费者因受到直接扣押保护而选择不申请破产，尽管他们实际上已失业。这一情况最终导致破产申请激增。

海斯·麦考利夫房主破产指数

该月度指数衡量公司调查的非自愿破产申请者中，在申请时拥有住房的比例。数据基于自 2007 年以来向海斯·麦考利夫联合事务所提交的个人破产申请结果。

OSB 的消费者破产申请数据包括破产和消费者提案两部分。

消费者提案是一种允许个人延长还款期限的协议，而破产则可能要求债务人变卖资产偿还债务。

2008, 第二季度共有 8,000 起消费者破产申请，较第一季度增长 15.5%，同比增长 11.2%。

同期，消费者提案数量为 10,000 起，较第一季度变化约 2% ，但同比增长 3.5%。

Tento 先生表示，消费者提案虽然能让居民以更低成本脱身，但需要等待更长时间才能实现。

他表示，由于过去 4 年破产可能导致资产损失的风险，房主历来更倾向于选择消费者提案。但破产申请在房主群体中也有所上升，他们通常比租房者更不易受到冲击，但如今房主申请破产的比例正在增加。

该公司 2 月的一份报告发现，房主破产申请目前占总申请量的 8% ，而 2008. 仅为 2% 。双收入家庭申请破产的比例也飙升至 25% ，为 2007 年以来的最高水平。

房价下跌导致 200 多名房主无法通过再融资提取房屋净值，甚至在某些情况下，房贷余额超过房屋价值。

“过去十年来，消费者房主一直在采取的避免破产的措施，如今已无法像以前那样奏效。” Tento 先生表示。

撰稿：曼尼娅·普拉巴亚

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新斯科舍省法院批准 2009 年加航座椅事故 8,000,000 加元和解

卡拉奇：新斯科舍省最高法院已批准一项集体诉讼和解，涉及 2008, 发生在哈利法克斯的一起事故，该事故已逾十年。

25名乘客中的25人 在加拿大航空634号航班上 从多伦多起飞后受伤， 当时飞机在2009年3月 哈利法克斯斯坦菲尔德国际机场 暴风雪中撞上电力线缆， 导致飞机着陆点 距离跑道约200 米。

根据此次和解协议条款， 加拿大航空、New Can- ada及哈利法克斯国际机场管理局 将支付总计1607.5万美元 以了结此集体诉讼，其中 包括法律费用和开支。

根据案件文件，加拿大航空 将支付和解金的大部分—— 超过1000万美元。Nav Canada作为 该国空中导航服务提供商，将支付1000万美元（1000万美元）， 而哈利法克斯国际机场管理局 则分担500万美元（500万美元）。该和解协议 不包含任何被告方的 责任承认或认定。

Nav Canada对法院批准 和解表示欢迎。该机构 周一在一封电子邮件中表示， 此次漫长而复杂的诉讼 以对各方都有利的结果 告终。

机场管理局表示， 对诉讼过程的漫长 表示歉意，并对受此影响者 表示关切。

“我们庆幸无人丧生。我们 始终专注于安全可靠的机场运营， 一如既往。”其在电子邮件中表示。

加拿大航空发言人 萨姆·戴维森在电子邮件中表示， 公司对通过协议解决此事感到 满意。该协议由代表机场的三家律所达成， 包括CTR Laryons LLP、 MacGillivray Haare and Imran- ance Law及一家由“Nigeria”创始人创办的律所。 该律所在采访中表示， 许多问题拖延了和解进程。他称， 律师花费了两年多时间 与加拿大航空及Nav Canada 逐一协调赔偿金额。

随后，他们又花费了三年时间 试图获取飞机的样本记录， 为此他们成功将官司打到了 加拿大最高法院。

该和解协议包括 超过500万美元的法律费用， 近200,000美元的支出， 以及1000万美元用于 为本案提供专业意见的专家。 加拿大通讯社

钢铁：美国贸易谈判本周继续，退税计划宣布

弗雷德·W·霍尔

联邦部长宣布该计划之际，其内阁同僚多米尼克·勒布朗本周将前往华盛顿，参加旨在维持美国对加拿大钢铁及其他产品关税调整的谈判。

加拿大对美贸易部长勒布朗及加拿大首席谈判代表詹姆斯·尚特兰已与美方官员进行了数日的企业层面讨论，以应对关键期限的临近。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普上月宣布了这一日期，并表示政府计划对价值200亿美元的加拿大商品加征20%关税。此举被广泛视为美国促使加拿大在贸易问题上达成协议的手段。

《环球邮报》上周报道称，两国正在讨论一项潜在的交换方案，加拿大将同意满足美方一系列要求，包括取消对美国产品的零售商关税，并允许更多美国商品上架，以换取美国降低对钢铁和铝制品的关税。加方还希望避免新关税的生效，并为加拿大汽车和林业部门争取贸易保障。

加拿大对美钢铁和铝制品出口目前面临20%的关税。麦金农在周一的2009年会议上指出，尽管存在这些关税，但迄今行业宣布的裁员数量极少。

随后有记者问他是否拥有钢铁。 “很多情况将取决于美国正在进行的新一轮磋商结果，”他回应道，“20%的关税无疑会给我们带来数十亿美元的损失。因此，我们所有成员都在与政府代表、议员及员工紧密合作，确保在面对这些关税时能够应对。”

当被问及周一宣布的对加拿大钢铁制造商的支持是否意味着渥太华不指望在未来几天达成全面贸易协议时，麦金农笑了。

“显然，这些极不公平、毫无正当理由的关税是我们目前在华盛顿进行的密集谈判的核心议题。我还是让我的同僚多米尼克·勒布朗和总理来评论这些谈判吧，”他说道。

加拿大财政部长马克·卡尼首次宣布为钢铁制造商制定运输补贴计划是在2009年渥太华的一次为期两天的会议上。该公告还包括一系列旨在帮助该行业的措施。

加拿大政府试图通过鼓励更多非政府间贸易来应对美国关税，包括在钢铁领域的部分举措。其中包括对来自美国以外国家的钢铁实施新的2,000吨关税配额（T&Q）。

然而，加拿大西部的大多数用户对渥太华的做法提出批评。他们认为，从全球市场通过船运进口钢铁比从多伦多加拿大钢铁厂购买更为划算。

"Canadah's Quality From Pedigree"周一批评卡尼及其政府“在钢铁问题上做出更多让步”，同时还同意了单边贸易让步的通知。

“卡尼先生一次又一次地向特朗普的要求让步，却没有得到任何回报，”他在魁北克的新闻发布会上说道。

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去年，一辆类似的机车在阿塞洛米塔尔·迪法恩斯公司位于汉密尔顿的轧钢厂轨道上进行测试。COGE BIRMINGHAM / FTI IMAGES

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特朗普的Truth Social流量大幅下滑

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在其于2025年共同创立的社交媒体平台Truth Social上拥有强大影响力。然而，尽管媒体对其政策声明和个人言论的关注热度不减，今年夏天该平台的流量却出现了大幅下滑。

根据在线流量追踪机构Similarweb的估算，上个月Truth Social的月访问量较去年同期下降了约10%。与去年相比，该平台的月访问量在时间维度上的下降幅度更大。相比之下，规模更大的社交媒体平台如3和Threads今年夏天的访问量均有所增长。

作为广泛引用的互联网流量分析提供商，Similarweb发现，2025年前七个月，Truth Social的平均月访问量为1800万。而今年同期，这一数字为1900万。

“我多年来一直关注Truth Social的流量，现在真的很担心成为这场流量暴跌的预言者，”发布名为《闪电》（The Lightning）的时事通讯、专注右翼复仇媒体的霍华德·波拉克（Howard Pollak）表示，“当你想到‘特朗普’这个品牌时，它的影响力有多大？这本该是一本畅销杂志，你会认为数据会一飞冲天。”

Truth Social的一位发言人拒绝就流量数据置评。

Truth Social的流量下滑正值其母公司特朗普媒体与科技集团公司（Trump Media and Technology Group Corp.，由特朗普先生共同创立的上市公司）的关键时期。

上个月，该公司推出了一项产品，向华尔街交易员出售即时获取特朗普先生帖子的权限，此举被广泛视为一种为交易员提供买卖股票及其他广泛交易资产先机的大胆尝试。然而，截至目前，Truth Social 2025年的广告收入尚未公布，该公司现向企业收取高达每月10%的费用，以换取率先查看特朗普先生的帖子。

这一新产品引发了争议和担忧，认为特朗普先生试图将其政策声明货币化，并通过其帖子影响市场价格。一些国会议员表示，提前获取信息的销售行为存在利益冲突，并为愿意付费的交易员在全国股票、大宗商品乃至预测市场中提供了不公平的优势。

迄今为止，特朗普媒体已为Truth Social帖子的提前获取服务找到了客户，主要是交易公司。

特朗普媒体公司押注，更多交易公司会希望更快获取Truth Social的内容，因为总统的帖子具有撼动市场的能力。

投资研究公司Fundstat的一项分析表明，特朗普先生在Truth Social上的帖子对市场波动起到了重要作用。该分析指出，总统在平台内外的言论与其重返白宫后股市表现最好的五天和五天均有重合。“我们回顾历史，从未有过一位总统能同时影响股市表现最好的五天和五天，”该公司经济策略师莫妮卡·辛格（Monika Singh）表示。其中有一天，市场波动是由他关于贸易战或关税的Truth Social帖子引发的。

该公司发言人表示，国会民主党人“继续歪曲”这一产品，“要么是出于意识形态上的反对自由市场，要么是出于对公开与非公开信息界限的焦虑”。

特朗普先生在公司内没有正式职务，但其长子小唐纳德·特朗普是公司董事会成员，并负责监管一个控制着总统近1亿股特朗普媒体股份的信托。

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社交媒体巨头须面对数千起上瘾相关诉讼：美国法院

戴安娜·摩尔·琼斯

美国一家上诉法院周一裁定，允许针对Meta Platforms Inc.（原Facebook）、Alphabet Inc.旗下的Google、TikTok（隶属Truetimes）及其他社交媒体公司提起的数千起诉讼继续推进。这些诉讼指控这些公司故意设计产品，使年轻用户成瘾。

过去四天内，美国巡回上诉法院驳回了这些公司要求推翻下级法院裁决的请求。下级法院裁定，这些公司须面对在联邦法院提起的逾2,000起诉讼。上诉法院认为，此上诉在诉讼程序中提出过早。

被告方还包括Snap Inc.旗下的Snapchat。这些公司辩称，《2005年刑事司法法》第250条通常免除在线公司对用户发布内容的责任，但并不适用于指控其未能就平台成瘾性向公众发出警告的诉讼。

上诉法院在4点结束审议后作出裁决。Meta辩称，第250条提供了广泛的豁免，且应允许其立即对下级法院的裁决提出上诉。但巡回法院表示，第250条仅提供责任抗辩，而非诉讼豁免，因此上诉为时过早。

法院还驳回了Meta要求推迟原定于周三开始的审判的请求。该审判由一州总检察长提起，指控该公司非法收集儿童数据、设计社交媒体平台以吸引年轻用户、并就平台安全性误导消费者。Meta辩称，在上诉被驳回期间，审判无法进行。

Meta代表及上诉案首席律师发言人未立即回应置评请求。

这些诉讼由州、市、学区及个人提起，指控社交媒体公司故意使年轻用户成瘾，导致近年来美国青少年抑郁、焦虑及身体形象问题激增，并引发更广泛的心理健康危机。

学区、州及其他原告辩称，审判法院的裁决尚未最终确定，因此无法上诉。但他们也反对公司关于第250条的论点，称该条款并不涵盖与其运营和产品设计相关的指控。

这些案件已被集中至加州奥克兰的美国地区法官杜鲁门·罗杰斯处理，要求社交媒体公司承担损害赔偿、罚款及整改责任。这些公司于2023年和2024年对罗杰斯法官的裁决提出上诉，但大部分诉讼获准继续推进。

这些公司还面临州法院提起的数百起类似指控的诉讼，其中约250起已在加州州法院合并审理，另有数百起在其他州法院待审。

教师养老金计划收益率达9.5%，SpaceX投资助力增长

安大略省教师养老金计划持有的SpaceX股份在首次公开募股（IPO）后价值飙升，截至6月底价值近87亿美元。

詹姆斯·布拉肖 债务与代际、投资者报道

安大略省教师养老金计划周一公布，上半年收益率为2.6%，得益于对埃隆·马斯克旗下SpaceX的投资，该公司在上市后截至6月底的估值飙升至97亿美元。

教师养老金计划表示，在截至6月30日的六个月内，其净投资收益达106亿美元，投资回报率在六个月内增长了5.4%。

养老金计划在新闻稿中称，太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）的早期投资是其上半年强劲收益的“重要贡献因素”。

该机构此前曾披露，教师养老金计划于2020年通过其风险投资部门向SpaceX投资了约1060万美元，随后进行了后续投资。随着该公司成功发射火箭、扩展其1000万美元的稳健延期业务，并与马斯克的人工智能初创公司合并，其估值大幅飙升。

这使得教师养老金计划账面获得数十亿美元的收益。随着SpaceX的市值目前达到17亿美元，首席执行官泰勒（Jo Taylor）在采访中表示，养老金计划正在考虑如何避免对马斯克的公司过度暴露。

“随着时间的推移，我们将不得不审视这一持仓，并思考：对我们的投资组合而言，什么是合适的规模？其中一部分将取决于机会主义——我们何时能够自由行动。”他说道。

普通股东出售SpaceX股票的首批锁定期已于上周到期，让更多投资者首次有机会兑现部分投资。

泰勒表示，教师养老金计划近期出售了部分SpaceX股份，但拒绝透露具体数量。

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教师养老金计划在新闻稿中表示，SpaceX于6月12日上市，其早期投资成为上半年收益的“重要贡献因素”。（©2024 WOLVERSTOWN.COM）

教师养老金计划的风险投资组合包含数十项投资，包括对Alderwood公司、Sigmae和Data Blocks Inc.的持股，占其292亿美元净资产的1,000，30,较去年同期增长了1个百分点。

SpaceX的估值随着其成功发射火箭、扩展1000万美元的稳健延期业务，并与马斯克的人工智能初创公司合并而飙升。

教师养老金计划长期预计将约1%的资产配置于高风险的风险投资。然而，联合首席投资官科林斯·布朗（Collins Brown）表示，由于风险投资组合表现良好，其占比已有所增加，“我们对此感到满意”。

泰勒表示，教师养老金计划对SpaceX作为上市公司的治理结构存在担忧，因马斯克通过特殊投票权股份“几乎拥有完全控制权”。

“无论是作为投资者还是从成员角度，我们都无法声称SpaceX的治理完美无缺。事实并非如此，我们在所有投资中都会考虑这一点。”泰勒说道。

不过，通过双重股权结构实现创始人近乎绝对的投票控制，已成为快速增长的创始人主导公司的相对常见特征。教师养老金计划对SpaceX的部分业务（如其最赚钱的部门Foothills）印象深刻。

“我们非常看好该公司的诸多业务表现。但也有一些新元素需要更深入理解，例如SpaceX旗下的Genk Shutter和X社交网络。”泰勒表示，“我们仍然看到更多机会。”

SpaceX于6月12日通过首次公开募股（IPO）上市，截至6月30日，教师养老金计划持有的股份价值近97亿美元，该信息来自一份监管文件披露。

SpaceX的股价自那时以来有所下跌，截至周一收盘价，安大略教师退休金计划的持股价值约为70亿美元（US$7-billion），此前其最近一次增持尚未计入。

“多年来，安大略教师退休金计划的年均回报率为2.8%。

该计划不披露每个资产类别在年末的详细回报情况，但其公开股票和抗通胀资产表现强劲。

布朗表示，该计划的私募股权投资组合“仍然是一个面临挑战的策略”，因为除最优质的公司外，其他企业的债务短缺持续对估值造成压力。

截至1月1日，该计划的资金充足率达100%，初步资金盈余为25亿美元（$2.5-billion）。

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特朗普寻求结束战争，伊朗提高要价

冲突如何结束取决于哪一方更有耐心，更愿意承受惩罚

托米·米勒 观点

付费沉默是一种威胁。而特朗普本人则是一个没有耐心的人。

伊朗与美国之间的战争并不公平，因为这是一场战争的问题，而特朗普正通过各种信号表达他对此越来越感到绝望。伊朗领导人也相应做出了回应。

然而，就在昨晚的电视广告中，关于如何通过房地产致富的广告告诉你要找到“一个有动力的卖家”——一个急于出手房产的人。特朗普不断告诉人们，他对局势毫不敏感，并大声呼吁在11月的中期选举前降低调门。

这就是为什么伊朗政权不断提高特朗普想要的东西的百万美元价码——诺曼的年度决赛，以及美国加油站更便宜的汽油。

伊朗和阿曼已举行谈判以重开海峡，上周白宫发出信号，表示特朗普不会阻止可能达成的协议。

尽管华盛顿并未参与谈判，且该安排将使伊朗在邻国访问结束时重新武装自己。这对美国来说本将是一种羞辱——然而在英国，这对伊朗来说还不够。今天，一位伊朗高级官员宣布：“除非美国停止其霸道行为，否则诺曼决赛将继续。”

他要求美国解除制裁，释放数十亿美元被冻结的伊朗资金，解除封锁禁令，支付赔偿金和资金。

这可能不是伊朗的底线，但英国正在试探并观察风险。

特朗普情绪化地回应称“我们不会买账”。他的言辞中没有威胁要发动大规模攻击的强硬表态。美国正面临广泛报道的弹药短缺，无论如何，战争已经明确表明，更多的炸弹和导弹无法封锁海峡。德黑兰认为，它比特朗普更能承受惩罚，而特朗普在没有公众支持、没有战略目标、没有计划的情况下发动了这场战争。

报道称，特朗普最初提议的对伊朗港口的全球封锁，如今已成为其计划的核心：这一策略可能在“根本上”发生变化，并再次变化，成为唯一有希望实现不涉及美国屈服和德黑兰获胜的和平的手段。

最佳策略本应是从未在2月18日“根本上”对伊朗发动战争。美国本应继续通过制裁挤压伊朗经济，同时以解除制裁换取伊朗的让步。

对伊朗来说，与美国的经济战是非传统的。而一场消耗战则更不公平，正如特朗普所发现的那样。

封锁在很大程度上阻止了伊朗出口石油，而石油是其主要的资金来源。然而，美国在战争最初的六周内允许伊朗出口石油，即使伊朗关闭了海峡对美国盟友的通行，因为白宫希望为油价提供缓冲。6月的谅解备忘录还允许伊朗在7月重新发动战争前出口价值数十亿美元的石油。

海湾地区的美国盟友因海峡关闭而受到伤害。特朗普和油价的影响远不及美国封锁对伊朗的影响。例如，沙特阿拉伯修建了一条管道，战争第一天就安全启用。尽管战争开始时，它迅速将每天700万桶的原油注入管道，约占该国产能的三分之二。

查看沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司（即众所周知的阿美石油公司）的财务报表，可以发现战争对沙特石油收入的影响微乎其微。

美国在战前曾通过Azamco每日开采100万桶原油及其他液体。面对战时航运变动，其第二季度（2023.）产量仅为50万桶。

然而，美国已将战争对“Qa”的价格影响控制在每季度0.6百万美元，与2023年第二季度持平。尽管产量下降，沙特阿拉伯的石油收入仍有所增长。

经济封锁而非轰炸的策略发挥了美国及其海湾盟友的经济优势，并直击伊朗的软肋。

但要实现无需施压的和平，战争策划者需耐心等待数月。而灵丹妙药比Pamirz导弹更为稀缺。特朗普希望能在昨天结束战争，多数美国选民亦如此——伊朗深知这一点。不过，伊朗认为它能赢得这场较量，迫使特朗普支付一笔他曾承诺伊朗的微小赎金。

因此，伊朗仍掌握战略主动权。近期，它指示也门的Neville盟友认识到沙特“缓冲地带”的价值，并试图通过封锁首批6×6通道阻断沙特交通。

战争终将结束，但结束方式取决于战争如何被塑造。伊朗认为，战争将是一场长期消耗战，能够承受惩罚。除非美国有意推动伊朗政权更迭，或特朗普证明其正确性，否则该海峡将持续封锁，冲突也将持续。

卡尼面临他的张伯伦时刻

FEN GULER HAMPTON

观点

卡尔顿大学名誉校级教授，加拿大 / 加美关系鹰派小组联合主席。

在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的最后期限压力下，总理马克·卡尼正在做出让步，以避免关税升级。这可能成为决定《美国-墨西哥-加拿大协定》命运的决定性时刻。选择非常明确。大约有30天的时间，几乎没有回旋余地。

《环球邮报》报道称，可能正在达成一项协议，美国将降低（但不取消）钢铁和铝的关税，并可能涉及用户和林产品。作为交换，加拿大将重新对汽车征收报复性关税，并对美国的其他要求采取行动，如酒类和乳制品。

具体细节尚待敲定，关税税率和配额的讨价还价仍在进行，但几乎可以肯定的是，加拿大将做出改变。因为总统及其关税 / 能源团队的态度已经明确。

尽管不应过度引用历史类比，但卡尼先生的处境与英国前首相内维尔·张伯伦在9月的情况非常相似。张伯伦及其法国同僚策划了将捷克斯洛伐克的苏台德地区割让给德国，以安抚阿道夫·希特勒并阻止德国的扩张。正如当时的张伯伦一样，卡尼先生手中的牌很弱，他自己也清楚这一点。

2024年7月，总理马克·卡尼在不列颠哥伦比亚省德里听取罗伯特·A·扬克的《全球癌症第二份报告工具》后发表声明。（图片来源：2024 / FRES）

负责加拿大贸易事务的部长多米尼克·勒布朗试图安抚加拿大人，称他最近一轮与美国贸易代表的谈判“具有建设性且详细”。而特朗普先生的表态则更加个人化，充满激素和可能直接针对目标的言辞。他将谈判描述为“确定性的”，并称加拿大的领导层“确定性不足”。

美国人想要的很明确：在所有刺激因素上做出让步，停止报复性措施，此外，他们还希望加拿大废除数字内容和平台监管法规，或者至少在讨论《美墨加协定》未来及其受美国新关税制度约束的程度等更广泛问题之前，先做出这些让步。

加拿大的立场同样明确。它希望美国取消对加拿大钢铁、铝、木材、乘用车、道路车辆、汽车零部件和劳务合同及家具的现有关税，然后再讨论这些及其他问题的相互让步，这正是勒布朗先生最近所指的“全面协议，解决所有涉及关税的问题”。

但加拿大的问题不仅于此。特朗普先生认为谈判就是狮子大开口，而美国则几乎不做前期让步——他还认为总理软弱，并认为欧洲人、英国人和日本人在与美国的谈判中也同样处于劣势。

卡尼先生也未能帮助自己，去年他在数字服务税问题上挑战特朗普，最近又将谷歌新闻国际大桥的通行费收入纳入考量。此外，在一次私人电话中，他对美国财政部长斯科特·布兰森使用了“1加元的双重标准”（duly really-meant-dishonest）的表述，此前他在全球“破裂”演讲中曾对布兰森进行猛烈抨击。

卡尼先生旨在使加拿大贸易多元化的战略可能需要多年才能见效。当加拿大四分之三的贸易依赖单一市场时，风险实在太大。

因此，正如张伯伦先生——甚至专业人士也认为——所主张的那样，卡尼先生似乎认为，他最好的希望是避免与一位反复无常的领导人爆发全面贸易战。相反，卡尼先生采取了一种妥协路线，为加拿大争取足够时间深化经济关系，正如张伯伦先生为英国的承诺争取时间一样。

如果能在8月1日最后期限前达成协议，或谈判取得足够进展，促使特朗普延长期限以达成协议，加拿大将避免关税减让的暂停。然而，卡尼先生的政治挑战并不会就此结束。他将不得不向加拿大公众解释其让步——可能其中大部分让步——而公众认为他应与特朗普“摊牌”。

但张伯伦的类比凸显了卡尼先生面临的主要问题。无论密室谈判达成何种协议，都可能以双边安全函的形式呈现，这些函件本身并不具备法律约束力。对于一位言而无信的总统而言，这些安全函意义有限。卡尼先生还面临风险：他发表的演讲或政府采取的行动，可能招致更多惩罚性关税。正如张伯伦先生所领悟的那样，有些领导人无法被安抚。

在这个充满根本性不确定性的世界中，加拿大的领导人是否胜任？

保罗·詹金斯

观点

加拿大银行前高级副行长，多伦多都会大学 Magnet 成员。

加拿大面临的是一个以根本性不确定性为特征的变化世界：由于变化的速度和规模，以及底层系统本身正在发生转变，未来无法被可靠地预测。

一个不断变化的世界、人工智能革命、全球安全威胁、气候变化和零视野变化，都要求加拿大拥抱变革并摒弃过时的战略。

解除解释性权力体系，释放企业家精神和创业活力，采用新技术，以及为高等教育机构制定新的资金模式，这些都是需要原则性战略的几个例子。

加拿大能否成功应对这一变革，将在很大程度上取决于我们各个领域的领导人是否能够团结一致，直面这些挑战。

在1960年代二战后，"Restless Woods" 机构——包括世界银行和国际货币基金组织——被创建，以从1960年的视角管理全球经济，这代表了对全球经济的一次考验。主权国家与全球治理需求之间的历史张力日益挑战这一秩序。实际上，随着发展中国家的崛起，特别是中国的推动，一个新的世界秩序开始形成。

从1948年到2022年，全球经济以每年近1%的速度增长，推动了经济福祉的进步。但仅在本世纪，一个显著的转变已经发生，发展中国家在全球经济中的份额接近50%，使这些国家有了发言权。

在这些年里，两大趋势开始显现：技术革命和持续的大规模贸易失衡。

第一个趋势在过去50年中加速发展，由于其比工业革命提前10年开始，这场革命发展得更快、更广泛，加剧了全球竞争并增加了不确定性。

第二个趋势，特别是美国的做法，表现为广泛、高度不可预测的关税政策，旨在扭转贸易逆差。然而，如果没有美国储蓄和投资特征的根本性改变，美国的关税政策无法有效维护全球贸易体系，反而会给美国经济增加通胀成本，并使全球贸易体系面临风险。

在地缘政治层面，经济和安全紧张局势相互交织，联盟重组既带来了物理上的不确定性，也带来了金融上的不确定性，许多国家的民主制度正面临压力。此外，中东和乌克兰的冲突进一步加剧了这种局面。

这个不断变化的世界需要什么样的领导力？

几十年来的经验——无论是政治、商业、学术还是其他领域——给我们的核心启示是：领导力是情境性的。

纳尔逊·曼德拉反对种族隔离的立场、约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯对经济危机的洞察，以及温斯顿·丘吉尔在二战期间的领导，都是领导人应对所面临情境的例子。

但仅有情境是不够的。领导人在任何特定情境下所遵循的原则，才是决定成功的最终因素。

当今世界的领导力呈现出鲜明的对比，反映出不同的原则。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的领导风格高度个人化、对抗性强且极难预测。尽管特朗普先生可能将此视为政治力量的展现，但这已成为全球和美国经济不稳定的主要根源。

习近平主席的领导程序中，“汗水之地”原则是一项重大规划和自主导向的国家发展战略。特朗普则强调在维护政治权威的同时，控制稳定的重要性。

这些例子与自由民主国家的领导原则形成对比：宪政政府、法治、个人权利保护，以及表达与多元主义的政治体系。实现这一平衡殊为不易，一旦失衡，其他领导形式便会成为内部人士的选择。

随着根本性不确定性的加剧，目标的重要性愈发凸显。民众期待领导者能赋予意义。这要求领导者具备一套独特的直觉能力。

领导者必须能够通过强有力的叙事传递目标的清晰性。他们必须接受根本性不确定性是转机的视角，警惕虚假的确定感，在适应中不迷失方向，并展现韧性。同时，领导者必须认识到，全球不确定性凸显了在寻求战略性全球合作时务实主义的重要性。

塑造这些直觉的关键，在于领导者原则的不确定性——以及拥有一种共同信念，以确保在遵循这些原则时保持一致性。言行一致的领导力也是让民众信任领导者的有效方式，使他们更愿意容忍不确定时期的影响。

这对加拿大领导者——无论是个人还是集体——提出了要求，即向加拿大的三大主要利益相关方传递明确信息，并敞开阐明我们作为一个开放、自由的民主国家的身份认同及核心利益。

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商业报道 / 81

零售商提供修补服务和缝纫课程吸引年轻消费者

研究人员一致认为，修补和转售服装可以减少浪费，但修补行为可能不足以抵消过度消费

安妮·迪米格伦佐 纽约报道

鼓励顾客修补旧衣而非购买新衣，这看似与销售策略背道而驰。但随着服装品牌试图吸引希望省钱和保护地球的年轻消费者，店内修补服务和缝纫工作坊正成为零售商的必备服务。虽然奢侈时装品牌和部分专业零售商（如巴塔哥尼亚）几十年来一直提供产品修补服务，但如今这一理念已被广泛采纳。服装巨头李维斯（Levi Strauss K.G.）、休闲服饰连锁品牌优衣库（Uniqlo）和平价零售商Primark等公司正竞相争取年轻消费者的青睐，这些消费者注重媒体形象和健康。

李维斯在发现许多Z世代缺乏与其对节俭购物和可持续性兴趣相匹配的缝纫技能后，为高中生开设了手工缝纫课程。员工会花10分钟指导青少年完成四项任务：缝纽扣、改裤脚、补洞和修补撕裂。

这项名为“穿得更久”（Wear Longer）的项目由这家总部位于旧金山的公司在美国推广，并基于李维斯在全球数百家门店提供的修补和定制服务。

“我们认为，赋予购买我们服装的消费者维护技能，让衣物获得第二次生命，这一点非常重要。”李维斯全球设计创新负责人保罗·米利根（Paul Milligan）表示。

12,岁的克洛伊·哈尔普林（Chloe Halprin）正是零售商希望通过“修补而非丢弃”信息吸引的消费者。

在高中时，哈尔普林女士常在廉价时尚店铺购物。由于缝纫技能有限，她无法修补裤腿。如果她损坏了Forever 25的上衣或裙子，“我可能会直接扔掉”。

三天后，哈尔普林女士开始主要购买二手衣物。她最近学会了用缝纫机缝纫，并希望尝试更复杂的项目，如改造旧衣，甚至开展新业务。

“我努力关注自己的碳足迹，”这位非营利组织的拨款撰写人表示，“我真的不喜欢浪费。我也在努力省钱。”

从经济必需品和传统手工艺到培养顾客忠诚度的手段，修补的演变并非一蹴而就。整个时尚行业正面临越来越大的压力，要求减少对环境污染和气候变化的影响。

纺织废料——包括制造边角料、不需要的衣物和床单，以及未售出的产品——是该行业最紧迫的挑战之一。联合国环境规划署估计，全球每年产生的纺织废料相当于每秒倾倒或焚烧一卡车的量。

研究人员普遍认为，修补和转售衣物可以减少服装的环境影响，尤其是在延迟或替代新购买的情况下。但许多人警告，这些做法仍然过于有限，无法抵消服装生产和消费的持续增长。

根据艾伦·麦克阿瑟基金会的数据，服装生产在1997年至2002,年间大约翻了一番，而每件服装的平均穿着次数下降了约10%。这家可持续发展非营利组织估计，只有不到1%的废弃服装材料被回收制成新服装。

Z世代出生于1997年至2002,年间，他们伴随着快时尚和电子商务成长，其学生时代和青年时期又受到新冠疫情和通货膨胀的影响。

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无论是由于预算有限还是对市场状况的排斥，独立市场情报公司 GlobalData 在与二手交易平台 TheoUp 联合发布的报告中估计，Z 世代推动了美国二手服装市场的增长速度远超零售服装销售。

对于生产新衣的企业而言，修补项目和课程满足了“当前消费者的一些更深层次需求和行为”，GlobalData 零售分析师尼尔·桑德斯（Neil Saunders）表示。

“它为品牌增添了光环，”他说道。大众市场零售商——尤其是快时尚品牌如 Primark、Zara 和 H&M——的亲力亲为回应既引发了兴趣，也招致了质疑。

总部位于 Hyatt 的 Zara 在其运营的近 200 个国家中的 2 个推出了数字平台，供顾客转售二手商品（原文为 "used prices"，疑为笔误），并申请基础改动和修补服务。

以平价为定位的爱尔兰零售商 Primark 则更注重顾客教育。该品牌举办“Levo X for Longer”活动，顾客可在现场学习更换拉链和纽扣等技能。

“学习如何修补和护理服装可能是最复杂但绝对最有效的减少浪费和延长购买物品使用寿命的方法之一，”Primark 产品耐用性与合作伙伴关系负责人维姬·斯温（Vicki Swain）表示。

该公司已在其拥有门店的 9 个国家中的 9 个举办了超过 750 场工作坊，包括美国。Primark 今年还在英国的 3 家门店试点了店内修补服务。

斯温女士认为，平价服装的耐用性和可修补性与更昂贵的服装不相上下。她表示，Primark 每年销售的商品中有一半是袜子、内衣、T 恤和牛仔裤等基础单品。

“我们的产品没有任何一次性的成分，”斯温女士说道。

专注于基础款服装的优衣库则提供一系列替代性服务，包括修补、装饰性“刺子绣”修补、刺绣和创意改造。

这些服务在日本大众零售商优衣库约 2,000 家门店中的 75 家提供，被宣传为产品生命周期的自然延伸。优衣库美国全球企业责任总监让-埃马纽埃尔·谢恩（Jean-Emmanuel Shein）表示，该项目还增强了优衣库与顾客的联系。

英国曼彻斯特城市大学可持续性、设计与时尚系统教授凯特·弗莱彻（Kate Fletcher）认为，主流零售商的初衷是好的，但她怀疑这些修补举措能否对环境产生显著影响。

“时尚行业的主要影响源于过度生产和不断增长的服装产量，”弗莱彻教授表示，“门店内修补服装是在不断增长的生产量之外进行的，而非取而代之。”

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ABCGlare：FDA取消警告后，缓解潮热药物需求上升

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有效性数据“几乎在所有测量项目上都超出图表范围”，且优于最近进入市场的另外两种非激素类潮热疗法——Achilles Pharma Inc.的Vowalk和拜耳的Epit667。切斯特·菲茨杰拉德分析师史蒂夫·绍斯盖特在短信中表示。

绍斯盖特将股价目标从1美元上调至6.1美元。他预测ABCGlare能够克服溢价定价，并最终主导一个公司估计年市场规模可达60亿美元以上的市场。

“当我第一次看到这些数据时，我的‘损失’让我发出了一声‘哇’，”不列颠哥伦比亚大学妇产科临床副教授罗伯特·米尔斯表示。米尔斯在ABCGlare的电话会议上发言，但未参与试验，他表示结果表明该药物的销售价格对患者比替代方案更具吸引力。

拜耳和Achilles的药物需每日服用，且因潜在肝毒性（癌变肿瘤也常见）的技术问题而受到患者关注。

相比之下，ABCGrip预计将通过自行注射每月使用一次，类似于CJT的最有效疗法。由于该抗体不经过肝脏代谢，尚未显示任何毒性问题。试验中的副作用主要限于暂时性轻微头痛和疲劳。许多患者在肝脏阶段经历了显著改善。

米尔斯博士表示，如果女性仅需每月治疗且无需持续监测，“在提高患者依从性和顺应性方面，简化流程带来了诸多益处”。

ABCGrip仍需通过另一项3期试验才能获得监管批准，这是一项曾阻碍众多开发者的重大挑战。但若成功，ABCGrip可能成为治疗潮热（技术上称为血管舒缩症状）这一使人衰弱症状的重要新疗法。

“作为一名年长女性和内科医生，能够推进一种针对如此常见、重要且往往被忽视和误解的生活质量下降原因的疗法，是一种真正的荣幸，”ABCGlare首席医疗官莎拉·努恩斯伯格在电话会议上表示。

潮热，即突然发热和出汗，是更年期的一种症状，可能在卵巢停止产生雌激素后持续19年。许多人服用激素替代疗法，这种疗法曾被广泛处方，但在20年前因与心血管疾病和乳腺癌相关而受到质疑。然而，需求近期有所上升，尤其是在美国食品药品监督管理局去年取消了对这些副作用的警告后，部分专家认为风险被夸大。

但激素疗法对约10%的女性无效，并可能导致其他副作用，包括出血。为此，一类新型药物应运而生，通过阻断引发潮热的神经通路发挥作用。拜耳、Achilles和ABCGlare的药物均属此类。

最新试验结果公布于六年前，当时ABCGlare开发了一种用于新冠病毒住院患者的治疗药物。合作伙伴（SI-22）& Co.获得紧急授权将该药物推向市场，ABCGlare因此获得了近60亿美元的特许权使用费。

但随着收入下滑，其股价在 2020 年 12 月首次公开募股后也随之下跌。ABCGlare 专注于为他人开发抗体提供燃尽服务，从而获得回报，回到 two-dots，并在一种药物上取得更多进展。公司聚焦于已建立的领域，通过差异化治疗满足未被满足的需求，同时在研发上的投入相对较少。

ABCGlare 行动迅速。ABCGrip 甚至早在 1981 年就已进入临床试验阶段。该公司计划在未来一年内将另外两种抗体推进临床研究。南盖特先生表示，公司的新名称“颠覆了整个公司的叙事”。“很难看到这列火车会减速。”

巴里克：首席执行官为与纽蒙特的新协议辩护，称合作伙伴利益“完全一致”

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“纽蒙特在这里得到了一个相当不错的交易，”多伦多 Maison Placement Canada Inc. 总裁 John May 表示。

他们不需要像某些人推测的那样支付如此巨额的支票。

周一，巴里克（Barrick）在多伦多证券交易所的早盘交易中下跌超过 4%，收盘下跌至 10 / 17 的 40%。

纽蒙特（Newmont）的股价周一上涨 3.8%，在纽约证券交易所收于每股 10.27 美元。

在周一与分析师的电话会议中，巴里克首席执行官 Mark Hill 首次公布了与纽蒙特的新协议，并表示该协议的总价值约为 40 亿美元。这包括 726 万美元用于解决纽蒙特与巴里克之间历史遗留的争议和诉讼。

“作为合资伙伴，我们的利益现在完全一致，”他说。

今年早些时候，纽蒙特指控巴里克在 2 月份被错误映射。纽蒙特向这家加拿大公司发送了一份协议项下的违约通知，涉及所谓的侵权行为，包括指称巴里克将更多顾问从 37 引导至其在 1982 年全资拥有的 fountain 项目。

今年晚些时候，巴里克计划剥离其北美业务 10% 的股份，其中包括其在 NGM 的股份及其在多米尼加共和国 Pacific Viejo 矿山 10% 的股份。

虽然巴里克曾表示该交易的进行不需要纽蒙特的同意，但 Hill 先生在电话会议中表示，新的 NCM 合作伙伴“在计划的 IPO 州部分之外”。

巴里克长期以来一直相对于多伦多的 Eagle Mines Ltd. 等同行处于折价状态。

人们参观巴里克矿业在加拿大勘探者与开发商协会（Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada）——a透析——的展区，时间为 2018。巴里克的股价周一在 TSE 下跌超过 6%。（CARL HAGGERS / NUTS / SE）

由于其在非洲、中东和巴基斯坦等高风险司法管辖区有大量风险敞口。通过创建一个仅面向低风险北美业务的纯粹分拆公司，它希望这将带来股票的提升。

巴里克计划剥离其北美业务 10% 的股份，其中包括其在 NGM 的股份及其在多米尼加共和国 Pacific Viejo 矿山 10% 的股份。

但并非所有巴里克的利益相关者都支持这一分拆计划。

May 先生并不认同，并表示这是一个针对不存在的问题而采取的财务工程解决方案。Heats up by NGB items。

“我一直不喜欢分拆的逻辑，”May 先生说。

巴里克去年完成的一份初步经济评估摘要称，fountain（现在将成为 NGM 的一部分）每年可生产高达 T663000 盎司黄金，持续至少 20 年。这将使其成为世界上最大的金矿之一。

加拿大帝国商业银行的矿业分析师 Anita Sent 在电话会议中询问 Hill 先生，为什么没有披露 fountain 的完整初步经济评估，并询问其是否已提交表格。她表示，股价承受的压力部分可以用项目信息的缺乏来解释，包括成本和采矿方法等方面。

“除了幻灯片之外，我们现在还没有真正的 hysteriaine。那将为你提供关于如何对此建模的 semisal 基础，”她说。

Hill 先生回答说公司将处理这个问题。“我们会把这个问题带回去，看看如何能做得更好，”他说。

巴里克周一还宣布，Hill 先生将担任分拆公司的首席执行官。这位前公司拉丁美洲和亚太地区负责人于 2 月正式成为巴里克的首席执行官，此前自去年 9 月起一直担任临时首席执行官。

伯克希尔股价升至新任首席执行官接任以来最高点，超出预期

伯克希尔-哈撒韦股价周一升至最高水平，此前维多利亚·巴菲特（Victoria Buffett）宣布于2019年5月卸任首席执行官，其继任者Corg Abel开始动用该集团的大量现金储备，且财务业绩超出分析师预期。

现金在6月20日从三个月前的3pka-billion下降至3pka's-billion。伯克希尔在周六进行了说明。

伯克希尔报告称，第二季度回购了价值46亿美元的自有股票，并购买了16亿美元的其他股票，其中包括对2018-20 YouTube母公司Alphabet的66亿美元投资。

这家总部位于内布拉斯加州奥马哈的综合企业在7月份又花费了至少66亿美元用于股票回购和收购房屋建筑商Caitler Horrison。

第二季度营业利润增长了20%，达到16亿美元，这主要得益于铁路、服务和部分保险业务的收益，尽管Caiter汽车保险公司的事故索赔和广告支出有所增加。净收入增加了一倍多，达到8pcty billion，其中包括在ill-athletic和苹果公司等投资上的收益。在经历了两年多基本停滞的增长后，营收增长了10%。

Ranik, Brereton & Woods和纽约州对伯克希尔进行了价格预测，1899分析师Meyer Shields称该季度“非常稳健”，

而1981分析师Brian Woodall则表示，这种“令人鼓舞”的现金部署反映了新的股份分配策略。

由于宏观经济的不确定性，模型仍将伯克希尔评为“undereportions”。Woodall认为财产和意外保险业务是伯克希尔的“few”。

在早盘交易中，伯克希尔A类股上涨多达1%，至0.6, 0.6, 0.1美元；B类股上涨多达34%，至0.7, 0.2美元。该股上次在2019年5月2日交易走高，即沃伦·巴菲特卸任首席执行官的前一天，此前他担任该职位长达50年。

扎克伯格：开放权重AI模型落后闭源模型约四个月，研究人员称

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在获悉美国政府可能限制开放权重模型的访问后，包括Meta、OpenAI、英伟达（Nvidia Corp.）和微软（Microsoft Inc.）在内的多家科技公司于7月下旬签署了一封联名信，称活跃的开源社区是维护美国AI领导地位的关键。这些公司在信中指出，开源社区的一个重要原因在于它们“能够促进采用”，“通过将AI融入企业、医院、农场、教室和主街商业的工作流程中，美国将赢得AI时代”。

总部位于多伦多的Caitler Inc.也签署了这封信，该公司已发布部分模型的权重。“这项技术需要在10个月内完成，”信中写道，“否则它就只是另一个技术管制的烟幕弹。”Meta创始人在信中补充道。

Meta过去曾发布过模型权重，但在去年其AI部门重组期间暂停了这一做法。如今，该公司不仅恢复了这一实践，扎克伯格先生还推动了利润模式的变革，以支持开源发展。其中包括推广“蒸馏”（distillation）概念，即利用大型AI模型训练更小的模型。例如，OpenAI曾指控中国公司通过蒸馏技术使用其模型来测试自家产品。

虽然有人试图将蒸馏描述为有害行为，但“我认为保护‘你能从任何可观察的事物中学习’这一原则非常重要，”扎克伯格先生写道。

Meta拥抱开放权重模型的一个原因是，这可能削弱OpenAI等竞争对手的商业计划。通过免费提供访问权限，Meta能够利用某些限制来减少竞争对手模型的付费使用。Meta拥有庞大的在线广告业务，其公司历史上曾有20%的成本用于此。

“他们能够以低于竞争对手的价格提供服务，并可能动摇OpenAI的未来……这可能是值得的，”麦凯尔维教授表示。即使采用开放权重模型，Meta仍可能试图成为生态系统中的“默认选项”，并保持对生态系统的重大影响力。“AI可能仍然是开放的，但只有一家公司真正能够主导它，”这成为新生态系统中的一个重大问题。

多伦多Mareta私募股权公司创始人约翰·布法罗表示，Meta的开放权重策略可能在海外更具吸引力，让其他国家的参与者能够在“收入增长”阶段迎头赶上。“并非所有人都在使用它，”他谈及Meta时说道，“但现在你在使用Meta的产品，他们的标识就在那里。”

开放权重模型在能力上仍落后于闭源版本，但差距并不大。专注于研究的非营利组织Epoch AI今年早些时候估计，开放权重模型大约落后3个月。

在加拿大，布法罗政府的AI战略于6月发布，称开源AI是专有模型的“强大替代方案”，能够降低采用门槛。该文件对后续步骤的表述较为模糊，仅提到加拿大将推出“3个全球性的数百万加元项目”，以确保AI不仅可用，还能成为全球国内公司和组织可访问的替代方案。

Anthropic首席执行官达塔·斯穆基斯（Dutta Smookis）近期在一篇博客文章中写道，开放权重模型“可能比闭源模型风险更高，因为很难为其设置防护措施或监控其使用情况”。他澄清自己并不主张禁止，但表示美国应限制“可能被用于蒸馏的模型”，并强制执行模型安全规则。

尼古拉斯·帕佩农（Nicolas Papenon）是多伦多大学计算机工程副教授，他表示开放模型和封闭模型均无法规避风险。他在最近的一项研究中指出：“我们已能够基于利益相关方的需求，构建出一个完整的权重模型，该模型可驱动AI计算机视觉系统渗透多种设备，并在转移至下一个目标前实现自我替换。”

但他并不反对开放模型，他认为这些模型对于理解AI的运作机制及建立必要的安全距离至关重要。“开放权重的AI模型并非万能，”该作者表示，“我们相信，应当关注如何构建网络安全防御体系，以抵御各类攻击。每一个开放权重模型，乃至远比其更强大的封闭模型，都可能带来威胁。”

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加拿大工业空置率下降，建设放缓

开发商和投资者在空置率下降、租金趋稳及预租增加的背景下重拾信心

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对仓储空间需求不足及新增供应放缓持续推动加拿大工业空置率下降，此前数年租金下跌和空置率上升的趋势有所缓解。

仲量联行（Colliers）近期报告显示，今年第二季度全国空置率降至3.1%，多数主要市场的平均空置率介于2%至3%之间。这一数字较第一季度的3.1%有所下降，标志着自2015年以来全国首次出现下降，部分市场如蒙特利尔的空置率仍维持在5%左右。

开发商和投资者表示，2016年美国关税上调及地缘政治不确定性推高了建设成本，延缓了新物流设施的投资，并减缓了工业租赁活动。但目前市场正逐步克服这些挑战。

“在房地产需求方面，财政手段需要长期投入，而长期结构性利好因素依然存在，”加拿大CBRE研究部董事总经理Marc McHale表示，他指的是人口增长和土地供应限制等持续支撑市场的因素。

履约中心、仓储设施及工厂

仲量联行报告显示，大多伦多地区（GTA）仍是全国空置率最低的市场，过去两个季度空置率降至2.4%，租金趋于稳定，约为每平方英尺2.1加元，环比仅微跌数美分。

与此同时，CBRE数据显示，全国工业可用率（即未出租的仓储、制造及配送空间比例）在第二季度降至3.1%，为2016年第三季度以来首次下降。

仲量联行加拿大研究主管Adam Jacobs表示，加拿大工业市场受小型仓储中心和工厂供应有限的支撑，同时大型电商履约仓库的需求增长虽有所放缓，但仍持续。

他指出，2022年和2023年建设的履约中心数量创纪录，库存过剩一度掩盖了小型工业用地的需求。

然而，多伦多全球房地产开发商牛津地产集团（Oxford Properties Group）加拿大资产管理与开发负责人Bill Miller表示，受加美贸易影响，履约仓库建设已放缓，工业建设规模降至八年多来最低水平。

工业市场变化

CBRE第二季度工业报告显示，全国新增工业供应（包括成本线及可持续性成本）仅为140 万平方英尺，为季度最低年度销售率。新仓库建设放缓有助于减少空置空间，并缓解租金下跌压力。

“我们对市场新增供应不足持乐观态度，”Miller表示，“如果需求保持当前节奏，我认为租金将再次面临上涨压力。”

他指出，由于仓库集中度下降，未来市场可能面临供应不足。他以牛津地产在安大略省米尔顿市詹姆斯·斯诺商业园（James Snow Business Park）的项目为例，该园区四栋建筑共125 万平方英尺空间已全部出租，其中最大一栋建筑的110万平方英尺空间由物流供应商10 Logistics承租，租约至2020年。

CBRE数据显示，全国工业新增供应量为240万平方英尺，为2017年以来季度最低水平。

这些建筑于 2022 年完工，并于 2018 年中期全部出租。牛津公司在其市场披露中表示，这些建筑包含加拿大最大的工业投机性租赁项目，也是该国规模最大的工业租赁项目之一。

这四座建筑是多伦多西部一个 2022 年投资 1.4 亿加元的地缘工业开发项目的第一阶段。该园区最终将建成 1.4 座建筑，总面积达 1.1 百万平方英尺，具体规模取决于市场需求。

高力国际的雅各布斯先生表示，詹姆斯·斯诺项目最初在业内引发质疑，被认为可能过于激进。

然而，米勒先生表示，该物业的租赁成功预示着其多年总体规划的良好前景。

裂痕的作用

米勒先生指出，工业租户越来越倾向于预租，目前已有约 4% 的在建投机性开发项目（按平方英尺计算）获得了预租承诺。

预租在工业市场历史上较为常见，指在建筑开工前或完工前签署租赁协议，涉及面积通常在 10,000-15,000-20,000-25,000-30,000-35,000-40,000-45,000-50,000-55,000-60,000-65,000-70,000-75,000-80,000-85,000-90,000-95,000-100,000-105,000-110,000-115,000-120,000-125,000-130,000-135,000-140,000-145,000-150,000-155,000-160,000-165,000-170,000-175,000-180,000-185,000-190,000-195,000-200,000-205,000-210,000-215,000-220,000-225,000-230,000-235,000-240,000-245,000-250,000-255,000-260,000-265,000-270,000-275,000-280,000-285,000-290,000-295,000-300,000 平方英尺之间。

以下表格以表格形式提供信息：

1. 2017年1月1日，公司与上海浦东发展银行股份有限公司签订了《关于使用部分闲置募集资金进行现金管理的协议》。

市值低于 $2 百万的小型房地产投资信托基金（REITs）也在加大对加拿大工业市场的投入。

例如，总部位于蒙特利尔的 PERREIT 最近完成了对 17 处工业物业的收购，其中 10 处位于某城市，4 处位于温尼伯，总可租赁面积达 17,000 平方英尺，总价为 $0.65 百万。

该公司专注于一级和二级市场的优质中型工业物业，并于 7 月同意收购温尼伯的另外 4 座建筑，总可租赁面积为 16,000 平方英尺，交易金额为 $2.7 百万。

PERREIT 表示，其重点关注经济强劲且物业价格较大城市更具竞争力的二级市场。

“和其他人一样，我对整体经济也有担忧，”PERREIT 首席执行官戈登·劳勒表示，“但如果加拿大能在这些战略上取得进展，包括增加石油和天然气及矿产资源的生产，以及所有工业技术行业，我们对这里的市场前景相当乐观。”

美国对工业市场的影响

劳勒先生表示，美国关税和边境的其他“噪音”需求迄今为止已影响到 PERREIT 的投资组合。“我们仍然必须在加拿大做出决策，”他补充道。

PERREIT 超过 60% 的资产属于工业类别，其余为办公和零售物业，整体投资组合的入住率为 60%，平均租约期限为 4.1 年。

劳勒先生表示，公司预计未来几年将收购更多工业和物业，并指出 PERREIT 寻求以低于市场价格且融资结构具有吸引力的资产进行收购。预计这些收购将在未来几年内增加现金流，为最终结果贡献积极成果，并延长租约期限。

另一个在一级和二级市场获得许可的房地产投资信托基金（REIT）案例是 Skyline Industrial。

这家来自房地产公司 Skyline Group 的基金已全面租赁布法罗的 Repon Lake 工业中心。在其市场披露中，Skyline 表示，这座 2021-2022 平方英尺的双建筑中心是布法罗有史以来最大的工业投机性租赁项目，占该地区今年迄今已租赁工业空间的大部分。

在一份声明中，该 REIT 表示，这两座建筑已租赁给三家独立租户，其中包括 10 Logistics。

“在经历了 2020 年的低迷后，布法罗的工业市场需求正在复苏，”Skyline Industrial 总裁迈克·本尼威克表示。“通过在被称为‘超级大西洋门户’核心地带开发 Repon Lake，我们得以把握这一需求。”

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遗产规划会随父母年龄增长而变化

晚年生活费用可能激增，导致储蓄减少

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个人理财专家、《环球邮报》前专栏作家

没有什么比年迈女性的额外护理费用更能释放他的财富。

在下一次讨论提前结婚的家庭对话中，请记住这一点：家庭一直温暖而稳定地维持着生计。父母赠与资金的可负担性不仅取决于当前的财务状况，还取决于未来的护理经济学。

金融业将所谓的“财富转移成本”视为行业确认性发展之一，其重要性与人工智能的影响不相上下。财富转移意味着资金流动，这为提供咨询、销售产品和投资组合管理服务创造了机会。

加拿大特许专业会计师协会最初估算了财富转移的价值，但后来发现有多种原因可能导致最终从正式渠道转移的资金低于预期。

金融业将所谓的“财富转移成本”视为行业确认性发展之一，其重要性与人工智能的影响不相上下。财富转移的价值最初由加拿大特许专业会计师协会估算，但后来发现有多种原因可能导致最终从正式渠道转移的资金低于预期。

在大城市，一位有护理人员每周上门数小时的养老院居民，每年的费用可能高达。

在这里，我们看到养老成本如何迅速累积至看似不真实的水平。年迈的父母搬进独立生活设施（即养老院），但随后需要额外帮助完成日常生活活动，如穿衣、洗澡、从坐姿或卧姿起身离开房间等。

护理之家或养老院可能是无法在养老院独立生活的人群的低成本替代选择。获得护理的便利性是影响居家护理成本的重要因素，其费用水平通常远低于养老院。

他可能更希望从养老院的独立生活模式转入长期护理机构，后者专注于照料急症患者。面对这一选择，一些老年人及其家人更倾向于支付高昂的护理费用，以便继续留在家中或养老院。

预计这些不断上升的费用将超过来自政府和个人来源的每月固定收入，这意味着需要定期动用本金。

这反过来又会降低收入——投资减少意味着来自投资和利息的收入减少。

最后阶段可能会出现——这是一个缓慢支出的时期，衰老过程限制或消除了参与旅行等消耗体力的活动的能力。现实是，晚年生活费用可能激增，导致储蓄减少。

未考虑这些成本的遗产规划可能面临无法实现赠与的风险。资金被转移给成年子女，而子女随后又需投入时间和金钱支持那些因护理费用激增而耗尽积蓄的年迈父母。

Telus削减股息导致股价暴跌，现在是买入时机吗？

《互联网财富构建者》和《收入保障》通讯的编辑与出版人

加拿大企业的坏消息接踵而至。这一次，Telus给投资者带来了沉重打击。

7月21日，该公司宣布即将发布的季度财报中，将股息下调5%。投资者虽已预期到削减，但未料到幅度如此之大。新的季度股息率将为50.00%（年化34.5%），而此前为50.00%（年化36.0%）。

公司表示，此举预计将在2024年底前累计节省约2500万美元现金，用于偿还债务。

“我们采取的行动为实现强劲、盈利性增长和持久、可靠的自由现金流增长奠定了财务基础，”公司首席财务官科里·查纳克（Cory Chanak）表示。

“结合股息下调、标普评级折扣的终止以及集中化举措带来的收益，我们拥有清晰、有效的战略和自由现金流目标。减少资本支出的承诺，加上对业务运营效率的严格关注，进一步巩固了这一路径。我们正在调整公司创造和增值现金流的方式，这些战略变化将为股东创造持久价值。”

Telus股价上周五收于$13.53，当日下跌约$2.22，在新的股息率下，股息收益率为1.5%。JACOB INVESTOR CANADIAN PRESS

该股年初开盘价约为$10，此后持续下行，上周五收于10.25，较前一日下跌10.25。在新的股息率下，股息收益率为1.5%。

此次削减距离贝尔企业（BCE）以几乎相同比例下调派息尚不足15个月。

Telus首席执行官维克多·多迪格（Victor Dodig）表示，公司将专注于三项近期战略财务和运营优先事项，以改善业绩和资本配置。这些优先事项包括：通过运营纪律强化财务基础、重塑核心业务，以及调配资源推动可持续增长。

公司未具体提及剥离资产，尽管此前剥离一直是公司的明显优先事项之一。外界普遍认为，Telus Health（公司旗下提供虚拟医疗、员工援助计划和电子病历等服务的数字健康部门）近期将作为独立实体运营。

但公司在2020 500推出Telus International的经历让部分投资者对此持观望态度。Telus International作为独立公司上市后，股价始终未能获得市场认可。2023年9月，Telus以$1 亿回购了其未持有的全部股份，并将原名为Telus Digital的业务重新并入母公司。

这并不意味着Telus不会再次进行资产剥离，但短期内不会发生。当前的重点是基础工作：降低成本、改善资产负债表和创造可持续增长。

ERC Capital Markets对该消息作出回应，将该股评级下调至“持有”，目标价为50，下行空间为50。

“我们判断有误，”ERC在致客户的报告中表示，“我们正在下调该股评级，并将寻找更具吸引力或时机更合适的投资机会。”

那么，这是否意味着该股已跌至谷底，是时候买入了？我不建议这样做。正如2023年的情况所示，2024年的每一次股息削减都无法保证股价稳定。贝尔企业（BCE）的股价自今年3月初高点以来已下跌约15%。这并不能充分证明其股息削减或当前战略方向的正确性。

Telus可能也会面临同样的情况。

ERC研究报告指出，在不利情景下，Telus股价可能跌至50区间。这意味着，如果你关注该研究报告，应继续持有，至少在每个时间节点之前，因为股价显然尚未稳定。

如果你持有Telus股票，你面临两个最重要的领域（原文未完）。削减后的股息意味着当前股价下股息收益率为1.5%。如果你对这一现金流感到满意，可继续持有股票（应在此时出售），并期待交易价格逐步改善。

如BCE所示，股价在2024年股息削减后并未迅速反弹。如果你寻求资本利得，这里可能不是近期的理想选择。不妨止损并将资金转向其他地方。

担忧错失反弹行情推动投资者逢低买入

萨金·伊斯巴尔 纽约报道

对错失机会的恐惧（FOMO）正在推动华尔街出现一波买入热潮，期权市场指标显示，部分最不利的信号已多年未见。

中东局势紧张、油价下跌以及强劲的企业财报支撑市场攀升至新高，但部分期权市场指标表明，投资者的“错失恐惧”已成为本轮反弹的一个明显驱动因素。

“存在多重因素，但FOMO是其中之一，”Nationwide首席市场策略师马克·哈登（Mark Haddon）表示。

“看空论点的大部分支撑已不复存在，无论是绝对还是相对做空都面临风险，许多人不愿承担这种风险，”哈登先生说。

在标普500指数于8月2日前的四个交易日内上涨2.0%之前，该基准指数已在约三个月内维持5%的波动区间——远低于自2005.以来滚动三个月期间平均10%的波动幅度。该指数的急剧上涨在7月底40只股票出现扭曲性亏损后显得尤为突出。

多年来，投资者一直倾向于在市场回调时逢低买入。这一趋势再次显现，多项衡量投资者对上涨押注热情的指标均出现上升。

根据路透社对Trade Alert数据的分析，标普2.0倍指数期权的日均看涨 / 看跌比率近一个月平均值已升至1.5，为至少四年来最乐观的读数之一。

衡量标普500指数短期看涨倾斜度的指标——即投资者愿意为快速上涨支付的溢价相对于看跌押注的比例——上周升至两年高点，根据Baton Financial Group的分析。

另一个反映市场过热状况的信号来自看涨预期指数（bullish forecast index），这一市场广度指标衡量的是处于看涨技术形态的股票比例。根据Baton Financial Group首席技术策略师亚当·托姆森（Adam Tormurst）的数据，该指标目前已超过70%的水平，表明市场处于过热状态。

综合来看，这些指标凸显出市场在很大程度上是由动量和对同一趋势的追随驱动，而非基本面因素。

根据路透社对Trade Alert数据的分析，标普500指数期权的日均看涨 / 看跌比率近一个月平均值已升至0.8，为至少四年来最乐观的读数之一。

“FOMO从未消失，只是不再是市场的焦点，”Interactive News首席策略师史蒂夫·索米克（Steve Somick）表示，他认为投资者追求进一步上涨的冲动源于市场反弹中被落下的资金。“许多机构投资者更担心错过反弹，而非市场下跌，”索米克先生说。

上涨势头强劲的一个信号体现在波动率指标上，这些指标通常会在市场出现极端波动时与股市同步上涨。

例如，在8月4日标普500指数上涨近5%的当天，CBOE波动率指数（VIX）上升了近1个点。

“如果看涨期权需求强劲，你可能会看到10%的上涨，因为市场正在上行，”OptoNet数学家、量化研究主管加勒特·德西蒙（Garrett DeSimone）表示。

“看涨期权的高需求——即赋予投资者在特定日期以固定价格买入股票的权利——表明投资者可能正在争相追赶错过的反弹，而非稳健布局进一步上涨，”分析师表示。

“波动率上升与看涨期权需求的组合并非投资者普遍低配后突然转向上涨的信号，因此需要激进买入看涨期权，”乔治敦大学策略师克里斯托弗·雅各布森（Christopher Jacobson）表示。

部分投资者将这些期权市场指标视为一致性信号，认为当期权激增时，可能需要数日才能到期。

OptoNet中，德西莫尼先生表示，尽管反弹的力度可能让投资者认为股市面临的风险已得到解决，但市场部分涨势可能是由期权市场的技术性因素推动。

不过，一些投资者仍持有观点，认为在美联储（FOMC）推动的表象之下，股市多头仍拥有重要支撑，包括强劲的经济基本面和负利率环境下的持续投资意愿。

“虽然杠杆问题以及市场在年底前能否继续上涨仍有待讨论，但从非常基础的层面来看，美国的基本面依然稳健，这是我们的观点。”Ameriprise首席市场策略师安东尼·苏格斯表示。

路透社

2020年8月11日，星期四 / 《环球与保罗》

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为何我对加拿大多伦多证券交易所（TSX）比美国股市更为看好

加拿大银行业或许估值较高，但它们是稳定、多元化且受监管的业务

大卫·科尔伯格 分析部门

罗森伯格研究公司创始人

就目前情况而言，似乎鲜为人知的是——尽管大型科技股交易主导新闻头条——加拿大人，TSX综合指数年内总回报率已超过两倍，且仅有略高于10%的成分股维持这一表现。试想一下，一个科技股敞口极低的指数竟能实现如此巨大的相对超额收益。

尽管加拿大企业部门面临重重挑战，包括能源行业波动和贸易不确定性，但过去一年税前利润仍飙升了一个百分点，而美国同期为10%。是的，这是事实。这里指的是未计入全年折旧和费用减免等因素的最小账面利润。美国市场则以更强劲的“经营性”每股收益（EPS）增长速度领先，这一光环终将在未来面临回调压力。

上个月，我在《环球邮报》撰文表达了对加拿大银行业的担忧。这仅是基于价值层面的论点，并提醒投资者适当获利了结。同时，我担心的是，TSX金融板块占比10%，远低于标普500指数中科技板块10%的权重。但我从未建议减持加拿大银行股——只是提醒投资者关注投资组合的集中度。

TSX指数不包含任何“超级热门股”，这反而是件好事，因为AI交易在创新曲线上可能只是一年的基本面转变，而非两三年的持续增长。TSX的优势在于，它无需承担率先投入数据中心建设的高昂成本——而标普500中的四大超级热门股已为此付出代价。加拿大银行业务并非高度活跃，但其性质也并非投机。它们是稳定、多元化且受监管的业务，提供超过10%的股息收益率，且股息派发增长率亦超过10%。

这并不是说加拿大与AI热潮无关，因为加拿大同样需要企业支持，并投入数十亿资金用于数据中心和电气化建设。矿业公司更早获益，且面临的技术风险更低，无需承担资产搁浅的风险。以加拿大某公司为例，作为直接受益于AI硬件的企业，其过去一年EPS增长了10%，背后是10%的收入回报率，且无任何会计噱头。其经营杠杆效应惊人，且在推土机环节即可获利，无需直接承担技术风险。

毋庸置疑，美国经济表现相对加拿大一直十分出色，但近期这一增长差距已有所缩小，且随着美国面临后周期财政刺激政策退出，这一趋势可能持续。而美国个人储蓄率仅略高于3.5%，强烈表明美国消费者正逐渐耗尽储蓄，股市回报对消费的边际影响难以持续大幅提振。

加拿大房地产市场似乎正在低位企稳，但TSX的情况看起来更为严峻。我们是否正在步入一个超级通胀市场，与南部边境的情况如出一辙？越来越多迹象表明，唯一能够真正

与其过度集中配置加拿大银行股，更重要的应是关注投资组合的集中度，并构建一个全新的“恒定回报”机制。

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加拿大股市在基础材料领域的市值占比为10（占其总市值的10），而标普500指数的这一比例则不足10。这一点至关重要，因为大宗商品市场目前处于低位，但社会需求依然存在。无论是粮食、金属还是石油，供应限制问题普遍存在。

随着美国贷款战的结束，以及财政政策收紧带来的种种困扰，黄金价格已触底反弹，原因在于美元和实际利率均已见顶。在第一季度下跌后，全球各国央行再次开始大规模增加黄金储备配置——尤其是中国。这为何重要？因为多伦多证券交易所（TSX）是唯一一个将黄金列为前三大行业的主要发达市场。

加拿大股市的表现仅两次落后于标普500指数，还有其他原因。重申一遍，这一现象早已出现，但因我们过于关注美国（以及中国正在奋力追赶的领域）而鲜少受到关注。从估值角度来看，加拿大股市的远期市盈率为10%，较美国同类指标低10个百分点。此外，加拿大10年期国债收益率为5.7，而美国仅为4.0。加拿大行业的10年期收益率水平与美国相比，500, 10在10中10在10中。

还有其他因素。TSX的股息收益率为2.4 , 不仅是标普500指数的两倍，还与货币市场收益率相当。而在美国，投资者可选择股市1.4%的股息收益率，或三个月期国债2.0%的收益率。这又是一个不言自明的选择。

此外，美联储自3月1日起已转向紧缩立场，许多人预计将加息。而加拿大央行则保持中性态度，500. 其援助政策明确表示10（仅）利率将持续支持银行、公用事业、电信、管道、食品等高股息板块，相较于美国的收益率水平。关键在于，加拿大的货币政策风险远低于美国当前水平。

总结而言，TSX是一个由低估且现金流稳定的资产组成的投资组合，其风险未受控制，与当前主导标普500的科技股风险形成鲜明对比。加拿大股市相对于标普500的估值折让，以及其分红优势，正面临相对价值论的挑战。

诚然，两个指数的多元化程度均不及投资者所认为的那样，且两者均在相对于历史资产进行大宗商品交易。但对于能够将10%资产转向投资以获取回报的长期股权投资者而言，此时增加北方敞口具有显著意义。

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关注股市 戴维·利伯格

SUPERBOB PLUS (2PR-TEX) 收盘价 $14.4，下跌 74%

EOC。分析师纳尔逊·拜·洛文德（Nelson By Lowend）将 SuperBob Plus 的评级从“表现优于大盘”下调至“前沿风险”，原因是“13 Super II Nibs”构成另一重风险。公司计划在 2007 年前通过股票回购提振股价，同时保持资产负债表 2.0% 的高位。

EOC。净目标 1.0 / 1.0 至 1.0 倍。华尔街一致目标价为 10 元。

罗素金属 (2025-TEX) 收盘价 $81.14，涨幅 97.14%

罗素金属公司（Russell Metals Inc） 第二季度业绩表现强劲，被雷蒙德·詹姆斯分析师弗雷德里克·卡斯滕形容为“燃烧般的季度”。不过，卡斯滕对其估值仍存疑虑，将评级从“表现优于大盘”下调至“市场前沿”。该股今年以来上涨 10%，而多伦多证券交易所（TSX）国内指数仅上涨 0.10%。“这 10% 的涨幅不容忽视，”目标价。卡斯滕将罗素金属的目标价从 10 倍上调至 10 倍，一致预期为 $64.67。

格雷蒂 (EXP-) 收盘价 $45.19，下跌 $3.95

加拿大国家银行金融分析师贾斯汀·格洛因认为，Canopy Ltd 的“末日经济”已“明显不再适用，因 20 项业绩显示 QXY 业务正稳步走向亏损正常化”。他表示：“随着业绩较指引下降 10%，且融资渠道改善，67% 的风险已显著降低。”目标价。格洛因维持“前沿风险”评级，将目标价从 $25 下调至 $15，一致预期为 $28.75。

萨福托 (SAP-) 收盘价 $61.64，涨幅 97.61.37

渔业供应商公司上周发布“冷淡”的第二季度业绩。越南金融分析师乔治·杜梅表示，导致其对数据持“保守”态度的两大主题——“高蛋白成分持续增长”和“通过网络优化及产品组合驱动的利润率扩张”——“依然稳固”。目标价。杜梅将目标价从 $28 上调至 $16，维持“top”评级，一致预期为 $47.75。

卡拉科迪奥基因 (2P--) 收盘价 $34.81，下跌 16%

Camwood Group Group Inc 股价表现强劲，但价格波动区间收窄。雷蒙德·詹姆斯分析师斯蒂芬·博兰德预计，随着 2007 年资本市场逐步正常化，将评级从“强力买入”下调至“表现优于大盘”。

目标价。博兰德将目标价从 $16.50 上调至 $16，一致预期为 $48.62。

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伊加·斯维亚特克在周一于多伦多索黑体育场举行的国家银行公开赛四分之一决赛中，盯着戴安娜·施奈德击来的球。这位来自波兰的7号种子选手以6-2、6-1击败俄罗斯15号种子选手。更多国家银行公开赛报道，请访问N GOBESPORTS.COM

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ATP首席执行官称蒙特利尔赛事场馆亟需升级改造

乔丹·斯托夫勒 蒙特利尔报道

距离杰里公园首次被改造为网球中心已过去约30年，作为蒙特利尔国家银行公开赛主场馆的它，如今再次面临现代化升级的迫切压力。

“中央球场确实需要现代化改造，”ATP首席执行官伊沃·波洛周一下午在与部分媒体的圆桌讨论中表示，“这不仅关乎视频屏幕，还包括围绕网球本身的方方面面，比如赞助商体验和包厢设施。”

去年9月刚刚上任的波洛，周一首次造访蒙特利尔，此行是他任期内亲自出席每一站大师赛1000赛事的使命之一。

这一举措也是ATP“OneVision”战略的一部分，旨在寻找机会推动网球运动发展、提升球迷体验，并为巡回赛的球员、赛事及合作伙伴创造长期价值。

“对我来说，亲临现场非常重要，因为只有在这里你才能真正了解实际情况，”波洛说，“你可以与人交流、获取反馈、与球员和赛事组织者共度时光。我甚至更喜欢从主入口进入，而不是VIP通道，因为这样才能看到真实的球迷体验。”

波洛对当前赛事的多个方面表示赞赏，包括球迷村、球员休息室以及场馆与球员市中心酒店的便捷距离。然而，他也指出，与其他大师赛1000赛事相比，这座体育场的老旧问题日益凸显。

例如，本周晚些时候将迎来顶级男女球员的辛辛那提赛事，去年就已投资15亿对设施进行了升级改造。

“就像拥有一栋房子，”波洛说，“如果你20年没有装修，而邻居刚刚花了50万加元翻新了他们的房子，你回到家自然会觉得自己的房子有点过时。”

这些言论正值加拿大网球协会制定ICA体育场现代化改造计划之际，其中包括新建一座可容纳4,000人的中央球场（配备可伸缩屋顶），以及增建更多训练和比赛专用球场。波洛对这些计划表示欢迎，同时承认如此规模的项目需要时间。

“这些项目不可能一蹴而就，我们理解这一点，”他说，“我们也理解加拿大网球协会和蒙特利尔赛事组织者对这片场地的发展愿景。我们支持这一愿景，因为我们相信它朝着正确的方向前进。如果他们能实现所提议的目标，那将非常出色。”

他补充说，扩大容量还能直接增加加拿大网球协会的收入。

“如果每场比赛都能售罄，更大的球场意味着更多门票销售、更多收入，最终能为加拿大网球注入更多资金，”他说。

ATP将在2018年增设第10站大师赛1000赛事，届时沙特阿拉伯利雅得将加入赛程。

在没有进一步增加大师赛1000赛事的计划后，波洛表示现有赛事必须持续发展。

“我们的目标不是惩罚赛事。它们是我们的成员。我们的目标是帮助成员取得成功，而不是失去它们，”他说。

今年的赛事还凸显了蒙特利尔多变夏季天气带来的挑战。

周一晚间的单打四分之一决赛因雨被迫推迟至周二下午。本周已发生多次天气干扰，包括8月1日晚上6点开始的开幕夜场赛事被迫直接取消，球迷直到次日上午9点才得以离场。

“想象一下，你买了票，提前下班去看晚场比赛，晚上6点到场，结果等到早上9点，”波洛说，“却连一场网球都没看到就得回家。这太令人失望了。”

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卢克斯竭尽全力试图拯救蓝鸟队的赛季

马蒂·库嫩伯格

周一，蓝鸟队将内森·卢克斯的更衣柜从房间后方移到了前方，紧挨着乔治·斯普林格的位置。

“乔治需要一个朋友，”卢克斯在本周与波士顿红袜队的首场四连战前半开玩笑地说道。

布拉德顿·瓦尔多斯一周前被交易至休斯顿，此前几年一直是斯普林格在里程中心的隔壁邻居。

斯普林格左侧的位置变动是多名新成员调整的一部分，但这也可以视为对卢克斯出色表现的一种嘉奖。

上周五，这位蓝鸟队外野手在对阵费城费城人队先发投手扎克·惠勒的比赛中表现出色，最终打出一记右外野平飞安打。

周六，卢克斯完成了一次精彩的鱼跃接球，并在第十局击出一记决定性的两分本垒打。

多伦多蓝鸟队外野手内森·卢克斯在周六对费城人队的比赛中接球。（ISBN 1486725250）

周日，他在第十局下半局从右外野以10比9的时速将球掷出，成功在本垒板前截杀替补跑垒员加勒特·斯塔布斯。

这一表现堪比马克斯·舍泽尔的远投。卢克斯最初在处理路易斯·阿苏莱斯的高飞球时后退了一步。他不得不迅速调整，因此在掷出这一将成为大联盟最佳防守瞬间之一的球时，没有通常的前冲动力。

“作为外野手，我本可以在那次防守中做得更好，”卢克斯说，“虽然结果不错，但如果失败，我会对自己很生气。当时我已经竭尽全力。”

这番话很好地概括了卢克斯的职业生涯。他在小联盟打拼了九年，直到2020年才与多伦多签约。在马霍宁瓦利拾荒者队、莱克县船长队、林奇堡山猫队和蒙哥马利火箭队等球队效力期间，他经历了许多漫长而艰苦的赛季。

他在小联盟赛季中赚得最多的一次是1948。他的妻子泰勒曾努力资助他的棒球梦想。

2019年，他被克利夫兰守护者队在第七轮从萨克拉门托州立大学选中，并在28岁时完成了大联盟首秀。尽管一度接近放弃，但他从未放弃。

“他展现了极大的毅力，”67岁的主教练约翰·施密特说，“他从未得到过任何馈赠。球员们都尊重像他这样的球员。

“没有什么是理所当然的。他肩负着使命感在打球。他知道自己是大联盟球员，而不再是小联盟球员。”

2020赛季初，卢克斯因眩晕症状表现不佳。在头晕的情况下击球已属不易。他还因左腿腘绳肌拉伤缺席了近一个月。

尽管如此，他进入周一时的打击率为2:0，并打出6支本垒打。他已成功截杀6名跑垒员，在美联外野手中排名第四。

周一，他继续在对阵红袜队的比赛中担任右外野手。

“作为外野手，除了剥夺对手的本垒打，最棒的事情之一就是在垒上截杀跑垒员，”卢克斯说，“这不是我掷出过的最难的球，但我还有余力。”

他在对阵红袜队的阵容中担任击球手，而缺席的和泉一马因周日被投球击中4号部位而休战。

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MLB最差球队避免创下历史最差纪录

自2017年以来，首次可能没有球队输掉100场比赛

大卫·布兰特

在职业棒球大联盟（MLB）中，全面摆烂的策略已不再盛行。尽管近几个赛季出现过一些参考球队的糟糕表现，如洛杉矶火箭队上赛季苦苦挣扎，芝加哥白袜队在2024年创下MLB单赛季输球纪录，但本赛季表现最差的球队却显得更具竞争力。

事实上，自2017年以来，今年有可能首次没有任何球队输掉100场比赛。

目前表现最差的球队包括火箭队（40胜75负）、洛杉矶天使队（40胜75负）、运动家队（40胜75负）和堪萨斯城皇家队（40胜75负），即使他们在剩余比赛中表现平平，也有望避免三位数的败绩。

本赛季排名垫底的球队之所以能与联盟系统中的火箭队抗衡，或许只是统计上的偶然，但也可能是球队正逐渐放弃彻底摆烂的策略，转而采取更具竞争力的打法。

休斯敦太空人队在21世纪初开创了全面摆烂的先河，连续3个赛季至少输掉100场比赛。这一痛苦的过程最终在2007年和2018年收获了世界大赛冠军。

但问题在于，这种策略并不总能如愿以偿。巴尔的摩金莺队在2010年至2020年间通过高顺位选秀重建球队，但五年后却在分区赛中陷入低谷。在上周的交易截止日，他们将前第1顺位选秀权阿德勒·布奇曼交易至波士顿红袜队，似乎又一次踏上了重建之路。

弗里兰选举

亚特兰大勇士队的克里斯·塞尔在周日对阵纽约洋基队的比赛中，在投出第一球前就被裁判丹·默泽尔驱逐出场。这位老将投手在前一天因被判投出触身球导致两分失利后，心情依然糟糕。

赛前被驱逐的情况虽不常见，但也并非完全没有先例。

2024年，旧金山巨人队主教练鲍勃·哈尔文斯在对阵科罗拉多落基山队的比赛前被驱逐，原因是他和替补席教练瑞安·克里斯滕森向裁判亚历克斯·麦凯开玩笑地做出了“扔球接球”的动作。

本赛季早些时候，洛杉矶天使队的罗伯特·苏特、坦帕湾光芒队的史蒂文·威尔逊和曼努埃尔·罗德里格斯因在演奏《星条旗永不落》的第7节时“标准”地站在场上拒绝离开，被裁判兰斯·伯内特驱逐出场。

在全国范围内，前巴尔的摩金莺队主教练厄尔·韦弗曾在双重赛的第7场比赛中，因与裁判罗恩·卢西亚诺争吵而被驱逐。在第二场比赛开始前，卢西亚诺再次将韦弗驱逐，原因是他仍在继续争论。

弗赖纳问答

多伦多蓝鸟队的马克斯·谢勒在周六晚对费城费城人的7比3胜利中，三振数达到2019个，超越哈勒特·詹姆斯·韦尔斯，升至队史三振榜第2020位。谢勒在过去10年间一直是蓝鸟队三振王。你能说出其他前10名中的几位吗？

国联MVP之争升温

国家联盟最有价值球员（MVP）的争夺正演变为一场经典对决。

洛杉矶道奇队的双向明星伊利诺伊·奥尔曼和芝加哥小熊队的外野手皮特·克劳·阿姆斯特朗将这场竞争变成了一场两人之间的较量，目前常规赛仅剩约20、20%。科罗拉多落基山队以47胜23负的战绩成为MLB表现最差的球队之一，但他们比上赛季输掉120场比赛的表现要好得多。

竞争加剧

截至周日，根据厄尔韦尔·斯皮尔布鲁克的数据，克罗·阿姆斯特朗（Crow Armstrong）略微领先于奥伊尔曼（Oilman），两支球队在已进行的比赛中均表现出色。阿姆斯特朗正努力赢得个人首个MVP奖项，同时冲击明妮·乔·苏林（Minnie Jo Suring）的第1顺位，这将是MLB历史上继哈里·邦奇（Harry Bunch）之后的第二次，邦奇曾有7次此类表现。

以下是两位球员的履历概览。

克罗·阿姆斯特朗已成长为小熊队的全明星球员，极大提升了球队的稳定性。他在2017-2018、2018-2019赛季及周日比赛中表现出色，并获得20项荣誉、75分打点（RBI）和20次失误，同时在外场守备中锁定新的或已捕获的资产。

这位两届全明星球员在2018赛季的价值达2,500分（根据baseball-reference.com），为大联盟之最。

奥伊尔曼依然是进攻端的强力选手，尽管其数据较以往赛季有所下滑。他的表现在冲刺阶段趋于稳定，目前拥有20项荣誉和75分打点。与阿姆斯特朗不同，奥伊尔曼在场上通常不提供防守价值，在不担任投手时以指定击球手身份出场。

但关键在于，当奥伊尔曼健康时，他是MLB最具统治力的投手之一。这位右投手目前战绩为8胜3负，在10.6局比赛中有4胜2负的表现，并送出20次三振，投球局数为9又11局（9 / 11局）。

奥伊尔曼自7月2日以来尚未出场，主要原因是左膝酸痛。他于周六开始进行接球练习，并逐步恢复至2018-2019、2019-2020、2020-2021、2021-2022赛季的状态。若他能在2018-2019、2019-2020、2020-2021、2021-2022、2022-2023、2023-2024、2024-2025、2025-2026、2026-2027、2027-2028、2028-2029、2029-2030、2030-2031、2031-2032、2032-2033、2033-2034、2034-2035、2035-2036、2036-2037、2037-2038、2038-2039、2039-2040、2040-2041、2041-2042、2042-2043、2043-2044、2044-2045、2045-2046、2046-2047、2047-2048、2048-2049、2049-2050、2050-2051、2051-2052、2052-2053、2053-2054、2054-2055、2055-2056、2056-2057、2057-2058、2058-2059、2059-2060、2060-2061、2061-2062、2062-2063、2063-2064、2064-2065、2065-2066、2066-2067、2067-2068、2068-2069、2069-2070、2070-2071、2071-2072、2072-2073、2073-2074、2074-2075、2075-2076、2076-2077、2077-2078、2078-2079、2079-2080、2080-2081、2081-2082、2082-2083、2083-2084、2084-2085、2085-2086、2086-2087、2087-2088、2088-2089、2089-2090、2090-2091、2091-2092、2092-2093、2093-2094、2094-2095、2095-2096、2096-2097、2097-2098、2098-2099、2099-2100赛季提供低预期表现，1。

尝试解答

从第9名到第1名：加兰·佩里（美国）、贾斯汀·威廉姆斯（美国）、唐·诺布尔（）、汤姆·萨默（）、本·比莱维奇（）、史蒂夫·卡莱尔（）、罗杰·史蒂文斯（日本）、兰迪·约翰逊（日本）、诺兰·瑞安（日本）。

美联社

欧足联、中北美及加勒比足协和亚足联指责因凡蒂诺“背信弃义”

国际足联主席因计划向私募股权出售世界杯股份而受到抨击

欧洲足联（UEFA）、中北美及加勒比足球协会（CONCACAF）和亚洲足球联合会（AFC）认为，国际足联（FIFA）主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺近期计划向私募股权出售世界杯股份的行为，是对全球各大洲足球管理机构的“根本性背信弃义”。

在周一公开的一封“致足球大家庭的公开信”中，欧洲足联、中北美及加勒比足协和亚足联还表示：“当信任因欺骗而破裂，当个人将自身置于授予其权威的集体之上时，职责便已被抛弃。”

欧洲足联负责欧洲足球事务，中北美及加勒比足协负责北美、中美洲及加勒比地区，亚足联则主管亚洲足球。

这封公开信由欧洲足联主席亚历山大·切费林、亚足联主席萨尔曼·本·易卜拉欣·阿勒哈利法、中北美及加勒比足协主席维克多·蒙塔利亚努斯及三位秘书长联合签署。

公开信称：“足球是全世界共同的热情。它不属于任何个人或机构，而属于球员、球迷、俱乐部、会员协会以及每一个被赋予保障其未来职责的机构。”

“正是本着这一精神，作为代表会员的各大洲足联，我们今天共同发声。”

因凡蒂诺因计划向私募股权投资者出售世界杯股份的方案失败，正面临反对浪潮。

公开信指出：“这不是游戏守护者的行为，而是一个认为游戏应对他负责的人的行为。这不是值得信赖的领导者应有的品质。因此，我们采取了这一立场，我们虽建议，但团结一致，出于对我们所服务的这项运动的责任。”

欧洲足联此前曾威胁要退出世界杯及其他国际足联赛事，尽管该组织最终放弃并为失败的计划道歉。

挪威足协呼吁因凡蒂诺辞职，英格兰足球协会也撤回了对因凡蒂诺明年3月连任的支持。

公开信最后写道：“足球的力量始终在于团结，为了所有人，这一团结现在必须得到尊重。”

索马里裁判阿尔坦呼吁官员们永不放弃梦想

索马里裁判奥马尔·阿尔坦（Omar Artan）在周三于奥地利萨尔茨堡创造历史、成为首位执法欧洲超级杯的非欧洲裁判前，呼吁签约官员们“永不停止梦想”。

这位34岁的裁判已成为非洲足球的领军裁判之一，他是首位执法非洲足球联合会（CAF）冠军联赛决赛的索马里人，并曾被CAF提名为“年度最佳裁判”。

欧足联（UEFA）表示，阿尔坦的任命是基于与CAF签署的合作协议，旨在加强双方的合作。

“这是奥马尔·阿尔坦和非洲裁判的莫大荣誉，”CAF主席帕特里克·麦克休（Patrick McHugo）周一在欧足联发布的评论中表示。

阿尔坦原本入选今年世界杯裁判名单，但因持有效签证仍被美国海关和边境保护局拒绝入境。

“那是一段非常艰难的时期，”阿尔坦说，“很多人同情我，因为当一个人多年努力准备做某件事，却最终无法实现时，确实非常具有挑战性。”

美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普的严格移民政策在世界杯期间引发关注，华盛顿去年对包括索马里在内的12个国家的公民实施了全面旅行禁令。

周三在萨尔茨堡进行的比赛将由欧冠冠军巴黎圣日耳曼对阵欧联杯冠军阿斯顿维拉。0307TERS

足球不应被主宰。

上周三，国际足联（FIFA）表示已就计划失败中的错误致歉，并称在摩洛哥举行的危机会议上，“全力支持”因凡蒂诺的主席任期。

然而，此次会议的性质也遭到批评。

“FIFA的信函还确认，在摩洛哥的领导层会议上，仅有一名选举产生的官员出席，”公开信中写道，“没有FIFA理事会成员或会员协会受邀参与。仅有由FIFA雇佣的高级管理人员组成的管理委员会出席。”

FIFA还被敦促采取更进一步的行动，而非仅仅承认错误。

“这被描述为沟通失败，但足球界目睹的是判断力的失败，”公开信称，“FIFA仍未承认试图出售世界杯股权是判断力的严重失误——这不仅是程序上的失误，更是对FIFA所服务机构的根本背叛。”

在周六的一份声明中，FIFA为因凡蒂诺辩护，称其领导力正遭受“协同且持续的”破坏。

此前，英国《每日电讯报》报道称，因凡蒂诺在担任欧洲女子足球管理机构秘书长期间，一名与其共事的女性员工获得了欧足联的“离职补偿金”，相关问题引发质疑。

欧足联确认已向该员工支付“离职补偿金”，并表示此举“符合当时的规定”。

因凡蒂诺在当选FIFA主席前曾在欧足联工作六年。

美联社

PTPA援引工作量问题 因加拿大公开赛退赛事件

罗里·卡里翁

职业网球运动员协会（PTPA）周一表示，加拿大公开赛的退赛事件凸显了职业网球漫长的赛程和不断扩大的巡回赛事正在增加伤病率的担忧。

该球员倡导组织称，赛事退赛人数的增加让他们首次意识到这一问题，并指出赛事间恢复时间缩短导致伤病在赛季中发生，且情况更加严重。

加拿大公开赛蒙特利尔男子赛事受到多位球员退赛影响：世界排名第9的选手、拥有1个月历史的首位大满贯冠军杰拉尔德·贝科维奇（Gerald Bykovic）因伤退赛，卡洛斯·阿尔卡萨（Carlos Alcazar）也因手腕伤势退出。东道主球迷喜爱的选手奥古斯特·阿拉索马（FIFA August Alasoma）同样在首场比赛前因背伤退赛。

女子赛事方面，卫冕冠军维多利亚·姆博霍（Victoria Mboho）、温布尔登冠军卡罗利娜·努霍娃（Karolina Nuchova）、埃玛·库多卡娜（Emma Kudocana）和贾斯明·帕乔斯（Jasmine Pachos）也因伤缺席本次赛事。

本次赛事的四分之一决赛于周一晚间开赛。

赛事组织者上月表示，大师赛1000分赛事的晚期退赛问题已成为该运动的普遍问题。

PTPA表示，其与医学总监伊布·卡菲尔·希拉（Ib Kafire Hilla）合作，在三年前启动的一项项目中收集并分析了过去八年间所有级别的10,000多场职业比赛的伤病数据。

“证据明确：赛季过长；恢复时间缩短，伤病发生得更早且更严重，”PTPA在社交媒体上发布的声明中表示。

短期商业利益不能以牺牲球员健康为代价。保护球员不仅关乎当今的竞争者，更关乎网球运动的未来。

职业网球运动员协会（PTPA）断言

该组织表示，与1995年同期相比，今年第一季度上肢伤病导致1%的比赛损失。此外，与1995年的平均水平相比，今年伤病率上升了1%。

ATP在其“OneVision”改革后，将九项大师赛1000分赛事中的七项扩展为12天赛事，1995年是首个全面采用这一更长赛制的赛季。

PTPA表示，这一变化导致球员在赛事间休息、训练和旅行的时间减少，尽管球员多年来一直对赛程安排的要求表示担忧。

“短期商业利益不能以牺牲球员健康为代价，”该协会表示，“保护球员不仅关乎当今的竞争者，更关乎网球运动的未来。”

球员选择

ATP此前表示，球员可自主选择赛程安排，并正努力为赛季内适当数量的比赛创造激励机制。

ATP和WTA团队未立即回应置评请求。

PTPA呼吁该运动采取以球员健康和数据为导向的方法重新规划赛程。该组织表示，球员应在赛程制定中发挥实质性作用，同时应减少强制性赛事参与，以确保充分的恢复时间。

PTPA还敦促ATP考虑恢复10天的大师赛1000分赛制。

路透社

卢克斯：外野手专注于本赛季剩余比赛

比尔·沃德姆

为填补三垒手奥卡莫托的空缺，蓝鸟队周一将查尔斯·麦卡菲召回；此外，投手托尼·亨尼格尔已预约就诊，以确定是否需要膝盖手术。新近加盟的投手斯宾塞·因赛特725被诊断出莫顿氏复发性神经瘤，这是一种足部疼痛的神经疾病。

卢克斯目前身体健康，球队在周日结束的七场客场之旅中表现更佳。多伦多队在美联东区排名垫底，在西区落后一场半且赛程已过半。

“我们正处于赛季的这个阶段，必须全力以赴，竭尽所能，”卢克斯表示，“从目前的位置来看，我们只能有所收获。”

蒙特利尔：中央球场屋顶或将纳入考虑

比尔·沃德姆

目前ATP九项大师赛1000赛事中，仅有三项拥有中央球场屋顶。波拉-萨冯认为，在蒙特马特拉克80的长期规划中，应认真考虑增设屋顶。

“我们并没有规定每项赛事都必须有屋顶，”波拉指出。

波拉提及屋顶的同时，也回应了赛事总监瓦莱丽·斯特罗奇针对多位顶级球员连续第二年临时缺席的尖锐评论，其中包括扬尼克·西蒙和索夏尔·贝科维奇。

波拉表示，大师赛1000赛事的排名积分极具价值。尽管如此，ATP仍呼吁采取措施，提升大师赛1000赛事的财务吸引力，包括为持续参与顶级赛事的球员提供潜在奖励。

“我们知道球员可以通过出场费获得丰厚收入，但参赛并非总是次要考虑，”波拉表示，“我们正在思考如何让大师赛1000赛事在财务上更具吸引力。”

波拉称，ATP最终希望顶级球星优先参加四大满贯和大师赛1000赛事，同时承认球员和教练团队有各自的考量。

“我们希望看到像西蒙和西弗斯·阿尔卡扎这样的球员能像贝科维奇那样，在mid-yos仍能保持最高水平的竞技状态，”他表示，“我们的责任是创造最强有力的激励机制，同时尊重他们的健康。”

加拿大通讯社

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马霍姆斯、帕森斯与三名49人队球星本赛季伤愈回归

堪萨斯城酋长队四分卫在接受ACL手术后迅速康复，将于第1周对阵丹佛时重返赛场

乔希·毕晓普

2022赛季结束时，众多NFL巨星因伤缺阵的名单几乎囊括了联盟最耀眼的明星。

其中包括两届常规赛MVP（49-7）、三届超级碗冠军帕特里克·马霍姆斯，他在堪萨斯城队仅取得6胜的失望赛季末因第15周ACL（前十字韧带）撕裂而无缘余下比赛。

三届全明星米卡·帕森斯在加盟绿湾包装工队的首个赛季中，因去年12月ACL撕裂而只能在季后赛阶段担任看客；旧金山49人队则在季后赛末期折损了三名主力——保罗·沃纳、尼克·博萨和乔治·基特尔，三人均在赛季中遭遇重大伤病。

印第安纳波利斯小马队的希望赛季因四分卫安东尼·理查森在12月初跟腱断裂而脱轨；纽约巨人队则在2024年新秀纳比尔·苏贝赫第二个赛季的第4场比赛中因膝伤缺席了大部分赛季。

这些明星的训练营重点已转向恢复状态，以确保能在赛季开始时或至少赛季初期重返赛场。

“能在训练营开始时恢复训练一直是我的目标，就像博萨和马霍姆斯那样，”24岁的博萨说道，“我会持续提升，这样在常规赛到来时就能做好准备。”

“我知道其他球星的目标是第1周就回归，但帕森斯可能需要更长时间。他希望在10月回归，而长期休养带来的能量积蓄将让他表现更佳。”

人们担心我的膝盖。他们确实应该担心我回归后的表现。黑夜、挫败感，以及我将如何在久违的比赛中释放这些情绪。

堪萨斯城酋长队四分卫帕特里克·马霍姆斯于7月21日在密苏里州圣约瑟夫的训练营中投球。这位三届超级碗冠军在上赛季遭遇ACL撕裂。CHARLES REIDL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

以下是部分从伤病中回归的重磅球星概览。

堪萨斯城酋长队

帕特里克·马霍姆斯

马霍姆斯在12月15日输掉一场让球队无缘季后赛的比赛中ACL撕裂，当时外界不确定他是否能赶在第1周对阵丹佛时复出。但他在休赛期部分恢复训练，并已获准参加训练营。这对堪萨斯城队是个好消息，他们在马霍姆斯缺阵的最后三场比赛中仅得到一个达阵。

现在的关键是马霍姆斯在第1周对阵丹佛时的状态。随着身边人才流失，他的表现在上赛季有所下滑。他还被要求更多跑动，上赛季冲跑比例达职业生涯新高的2.0-2.5%，但可能需要留在口袋内以保护膝盖。

绿湾包装工队

米卡·帕森斯

包装工队在上赛季开始前交易得到了帕森斯，希望这位三届全明星防守巨星能助力球队在季后赛走得更远。但帕森斯在12月初的14场比赛中仅贡献4.5%擒杀率后遭遇膝伤，这一计划落空。

绿湾的防守缺乏亮点，需要健康的帕森斯来支撑漫长的季后赛之旅。球队对他回归持谨慎态度，计划让他在常规赛开始时进入PUP（身体状况未达标）名单。帕森斯至少需缺席6场比赛，但他表示希望能在第7周对阵老东家达拉斯牛仔队时回归。

旧金山49人队

特雷·沃纳、尼克·博萨

和乔治·基特尔

2023赛季的49人队是联盟中最

上个赛季，该联盟中受伤最严重的球队之一，罗斯在第1周因膝伤赛季报销，华纳在第6周脚踝骨折，霍利斯在费城的一场狂野外套胜利中意外跟腱断裂。这三人组未能入选全职业阵容，但他们是旧金山在凯尔·沙姆肖教练执教下2次打入超级碗的主要原因。

华纳已在训练营开始时进行了2-3次全面训练，并准备好回归。罗斯仅参加了个人训练，预计将在第1周回归。凯尔蒂克仍在身体无法参赛名单上，尚不确定他是否会在2024年9月10日在澳大利亚对主场回归，或稍后回归。

纽约巨人队

第1周帕森斯

在2024年新秀赛季中，帕森斯的接球率为1.2-0.5%，巨人队去年对他寄予厚望，但苏伯彻在第4周因膝伤赛季报销。苏伯彻的康复早期遇到一些挫折，但他能够在训练营开始时重返赛场。

如今，尼克本赛季严重依赖5-6名接球手，接球率为1-0.5%。

“每次他上场，所有人都知道他在哪里，”贝斯特说。“场上有一种独特的氛围，让人兴奋。看到他上场让我开心，也让所有人开心。”

印第安纳波利斯小马队 丹尼尔·琼斯

琼斯在加盟小马队的首个赛季表现起伏，完成了职业生涯最高的69%传球命中率，传球成功率为2.0-2.5%，在2.0%中为2.0%。

印第安纳波利斯在琼斯健康时拥有最具活力的进攻之一，并以2-0.5%的成绩奖励了他，在2.0%中为2.0%。

琼斯职业生涯中一直难以保持健康，几乎每个赛季都因伤缺阵，除了2023年为巨人队出战10场比赛外。

巴尔的摩乌鸦队

赖特·霍利豪斯

马杜谢上赛季大部分时间因颈部受伤缺阵，直到今年夏天才确定他是否能够回归。但他已从身体无法参赛名单中解除，并有望在本赛季重返赛场，为2023年严重缺阵的巴尔的摩防守端提供支持。

马杜谢在2023年入选职业碗，并在2.0赛季中以1st-4.5%的成绩表现出色，在2.0%中为2.0%。

巴尔的摩的防守在去年缺阵期间表现不佳，本赛季将在新教练杰西·明纳的带领下寻求回归巅峰状态。

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堪萨斯城比尼米回归球队，妻子从枪击中康复

戴夫·希塔 密苏里州圣约瑟夫报道

堪萨斯城进攻协调员埃里克·比尼米（Eric Bieniemy）周一回到球队，参加了自妻子在弗吉尼亚州家中遭枪击、2022年其儿子因涉嫌枪击被捕后的首次训练营训练。

比尼米走下密苏里西部州立大学训练场的长坡时，受到几名球迷的迎接。该校是球队训练营的举办地。随后是一连串重复的数字：10-10-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 7月26日晚。

“很高兴他，B，能回来，回到秋季训练。我认为他可能还没完全投入，”主教练安迪·里德（Andy Reid）说。“这段时间我每天都和他通几次电话。我知道他什么时候会回来。最重要的还是家里情况稳定，她的恢复情况良好。”

迪普洛·比尼米（Diplo Bieniemy）被控恶意伤害、在重罪过程中使用枪支、在住宅内开枪。其青少年出庭日期因精神健康评估而推迟。

埃里克·比尼米今年重返球队，此前一直与教练组保持联系，并观看了部分训练的直播。有一次，他致电坐在里德旁边的经理布雷特·范德（Brett Vande），让对方把电话递给主教练，然后通过按键指导了一名跑卫的训练要点。

“很高兴他能回来。大家都很高兴见到他，”里德说。“我认为一旦他开始投入，就和比赛一样。一旦进入比赛状态，就全身心投入。但他总是能带来活力。”

比尼米是帮助堪萨斯城打入超级碗并赢得两次冠军的教练组成员之一。但由于里德是主要的战术设计者，比尼米离开球队，担任华盛顿指挥官队的进攻协调员，以便能自主制定战术，并更好地为NFL主教练职位做准备。

然而，指挥官队的表现并未达到预期，比尼米和其他教练组成员被留用。他曾在加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）执教一个赛季，上赛季则在芝加哥熊队担任跑卫教练。球队原本希望他能回归堪萨斯城担任进攻协调员。

他接替了马特·纳吉（Matt Nagy），后者被聘为纽约巨人队的进攻协调员。

“我不知道是否能让他回来。我们想念他，也为他的家庭状况祈祷，”维基·博尔顿（Vicki Bolton）说。“但有这样一个人回到场上，伙计，这对我们来说就像是‘脚上的计算机或脊椎矫正’。”

瑞安·丁威迪面临重建困境，带领无胜绩的红黑队

丽莎·华莱士 渥太华报道

瑞安·丁威迪在加拿大橄榄球联赛（CFL）的职业生涯中经历过一些艰难的赛季，但从未像渥太华红黑队目前的处境这般让他的专家团队感到棘手。

红黑队在上周五以 2-2-0-3-0-1 的比分不敌萨斯喀彻温长骑手队后，本赛季战绩跌至 0-6。本周五，球队将前往温尼伯挑战 2-1 的蓝色轰炸机队，再次寻求首胜。

去年 11 月，丁威迪离开多伦多阿冈昆人队，出任红黑队主教练兼总经理，他深知在首都重建球队将是一项挑战。球队在前任主教练鲍勃·普赖斯的带领下，2023 赛季以 4-12 的战绩无缘季后赛。

“这比我预想的更具挑战性，”丁威迪表示，“但你知道，这也是其中的一部分！”

丁威迪在休赛期进行了调整，并持续对阵容进行变动，包括 2-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-0

赛季开始后，红黑队与签约不久的防守截锋迪伦·韦斯解约，后者曾以首轮新秀身份加盟。

“防守后卫德尼姆·希奥纳斯周一也被解约。他提到 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

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本赛季出战 6 场比赛的防守截锋舒克林森。

这些变动发生在红黑队上周与防守协调员威尔·诺尔兹解约之后。

周一，渥太华签下了防守后卫杰拉德·劳勒、外接手格兰特·德杰西、加拿大国际体育网络和加拿大长期经理卢卡斯·斯宾塞。

与所有重建过程一样，丁威迪知道会面临挑战，但赛季结束后将有很多需要评估的地方。“我认为我们保留了过去在这里的球员，这些球员让我们感到困扰，”丁威迪说，“然后我们在短期内尝试引入一些我们认为能帮助我们的球员。”

丁威迪表示不会轻言放弃。马尔赫曼（左）在发言时表示，红黑队目前仅落后季后赛资格 3 场。

“所以你知道，这是我们一直向球员强调的一点：赛季还没有结束，”他说道，“我还告诉球员们，要在过程中找到乐趣。就像你还是个小孩子时那样去享受比赛。不要因为目前的战绩或排名给自己施加压力，只需 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

虽然连败对球员来说艰难，但对丁威迪这样曾经的优秀球员来说同样不易。他在 2023 年赢得了四次杯赛阶段，并 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

丁威迪表示，他收到了许多教练界朋友和内部人士的来信。他们一直在关注比赛，理解他的处境。

“你只是从他们的经历中汲取一些乐趣，他们也经历过类似的三连败，”丁威迪说，“那些经验丰富的教练，他们的建议让人感激。”

里彻·凯利·平普顿表示，尽管赛季漫长且艰难，球员们仍需继续努力。

“没有人预料到我们会陷入这种境地，”接球手里彻·凯利·平普顿说，“但我们是职业球员，我们的工作就是每天来到这里，努力变得更好。无论战绩是 8 胜 1 负还是 2 胜 8 负，我们都会以专业的态度继续努力，寻找赢得比赛的方法。”

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梦想的生活

亚特兰大梦想队前锋安吉尔·里斯（左）在周一于佐治亚州大学公园Gateway Center Arena进行的第二节比赛中试图传球，对手是多伦多Tempo队前锋尼亚拉·萨尔萨利。赛事详情请访问 © GLOBESPORT.COM

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克拉克解禁出战自由人队，此前停赛判罚被撤销

纽约队刚刚在周日以40分优势击败卫冕冠军Aces队

道格·费恩伯格 纽约报道

势头正盛的纽约自由人队将在周二晚迎战印第安纳狂热队，这场比赛将成为一场硬仗。狂热队将以全员阵容出战，此前联盟撤销了对凯特琳·克拉克的技术犯规判罚，该判罚原本将导致她停赛一场。

克拉克在周六的比赛中领到本赛季第八次技术犯规，达到触发停赛一场的次数，但联盟官员迅速撤销了这一判罚。

纽约队已连续赢下四场比赛，并在最近八场比赛中赢下七场，这得益于球队三名核心球员的出色表现。布里安娜·斯图尔特、琼奎尔·琼斯和拉邦塔·琼斯轮番带领自由人队在这波连胜中稳步前行，目前排名积分榜第七位——仅落后第三名拉斯维加斯两个胜场。

自由人队在周日以40分优势击败卫冕冠军Aces队。Aces队缺少了乔·威尔逊、切尔西·格雷和杰基·扬等明星球员，因为这是拉斯维加斯队背靠背比赛的第二场。

“无论对手是谁，我们都清楚必须赢下比赛，”琼斯说道，“无论怎样，我们都希望全力以赴。我们希望执行战术，打出我们的篮球风格，知道每场比赛都很重要，这场比赛不会因为对方缺阵而失去意义。它仍将以胜负定输赢。”

纽约队在当前这波连胜之前曾输给印第安纳队，因此自由人队渴望复仇。

实力榜 明尼苏达队本周继续占据实力榜榜首，尽管排名并非一致认可。排名第二的金州队获得两票，第三名华盛顿队和拉斯维加斯队紧随其后。印第安纳队和纽约队位列其后，亚特兰大、达拉斯和芝加哥队也榜上有名。波特兰队排名第十，洛杉矶队位列第十八。菲尼克斯、康涅狄格、多伦多和西雅图队则垫底。

重要会议 WNBA主席凯茜·恩格尔伯特向所有球队发送了一份备忘录，称本周将召开一次会议，继续讨论跨性别运动员参与女子篮球的议题。这份于周五下午发出的备忘录称，该议题将在下一次预定的球队主席和总经理特别工作组会议上进一步讨论。

本周最佳球员 华盛顿神秘人队的沙基拉·奥斯汀连续第二周当选本周第三佳球员。这位前锋在上周的三场比赛中场均贡献20.2分、11.7个篮板和2.5次盖帽，帮助神秘人队取得全胜。

本周焦点赛事 华盛顿对阵拉斯维加斯，周二和周四。神秘人队将在访问Aces队的两场比赛中力争延续七连胜。周二的胜利将追平球队历史纪录——八连胜，与1998年的第26届神秘人队持平。

美联社

旗橄榄球运动员热尔韦的奥运梦想依然鲜活真实

丹·拉尔夫

既是一名医护人员，又是一名资深旗橄榄球运动员。萨贝娜·热尔韦（Sabena Gervais）如今希望将“奥运选手”这一身份加入她的生活常态。

这位经验丰富的防守后卫将率领加拿大国家女子队参加2018年世界锦标赛。加拿大队不仅将争夺金牌，还将力争获得2018年洛杉矶奥运会的参赛资格——旗橄榄球将在这届奥运会上首次亮相。

“这是一个我从未敢想象的梦想，”热尔韦说，“我从没想过（奥运会），但既然我还在队伍中，我认为如果能保持健康并继续成为团队的领导者，机会还是很大的。

“那绝对会是一个梦想。”

国际美式橄榄球联合会（IFAF）世界锦标赛将于周四在德国杜塞尔多夫拉开帷幕。加拿大队将先后对阵巴拿马和巴西，然后于周五迎战日本。

前五名将获得40个奥运会参赛席位。如果美国队进入金牌赛，那么前三名球队将晋级，因为美国队作为东道主已自动获得洛杉矶奥运会的参赛资格。

世界锦标赛是最后一场奥运会资格赛，若未能在德国取得资格，则需参加明年的IFAF美洲大陆锦标赛，然后再参加2018年的奥运会最终资格赛系列赛。

加拿大队在德国是夺金热门之一。该队通过在去年巴拿马举行的IFAF美洲大陆锦标赛决赛中晋级世界锦标赛，最终以10比0不敌墨西哥，比赛因暴雨在上半场被迫中断。

现年26岁、来自魁北克省华盛顿的热尔韦希望加拿大队不仅能在德国再次与墨西哥交手，还能完成一场完整的比赛。“当然，我们一直在努力提高，以应对他们，”她说，“希望到时我们已经准备好。

“我们只需要从去年的经历中吸取教训，不要再输掉比赛。”

加拿大队还在2018年中国世界运动会上获得其首次国际女子旗橄榄球参赛资格。因此，加拿大队在德国将不再拥有出其不意的优势。

“我觉得人们开始认识我们了，”热尔韦说，“我们在6月2日以半幽默的方式与美国队交手，我想大家开始更多地谈论我们。

“但无论如何，我们只需要发挥出最佳水平，结果自然会水到渠成。”

热尔韦从事旗橄榄球仅有一年，也是国家队的老将。这意味着她需要在橄榄球、身为一对10岁双胞胎（一男一女）的母亲，以及全职骨疗师和生物力学师的工作之间找到平衡。

“成为母亲让我更有韧性，更有耐心，”热尔韦说，“我还有一个强大的支持系统，在需要时帮我照顾孩子。

“我不会停止训练和比赛，随着年龄增长，你会更了解自己的身体，知道如何推动它，也知道何时需要休息。保持健康的关键在于良好的睡眠习惯和均衡的饮食，这让我能保持最佳状态。”

此外，她还继续指导加拿大队的年轻球员。

“我努力保持积极的心态，活在当下，”热尔韦说，“随着新球员的加入，我尽力去了解她们，以便在场上遇到困难时能帮助她们。

“作为领导者，我会根据她们的策略进行调整，以帮助她们。我认为这在场上会产生很大的不同。”

加拿大通讯社

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前国家队后卫莫斯卡托出任NIL渥太华迅速FC主教练

前加拿大国家女子足球队后卫卡梅莉娜·莫斯卡托（Carmelina Moscato）被任命为渥太华迅速FC的新任主教练，任期至2018年赛季结束，俱乐部于周一宣布。

这位40岁的多伦多本地人将于今年晚些时候离开沙特阿拉伯阿尔卡迪沙女子队主教练一职，加入北方超级联赛俱乐部。

莫斯卡托将在本赛季结束后接替卡特里娜·费尔德曼，开始为2017年赛季做准备。

费尔德曼于7月17日宣布离开俱乐部后，将继续留在教练席直至常规赛结束及任何季后赛。

其他球队在NIL积分榜上以6胜9平2负、15场比赛积20分的成绩领先，领先蒙特利尔流浪者10分。

莫斯卡托曾为加拿大队出场24次，并帮助球队在2018年伦敦奥运会上赢得铜牌。

莫斯卡托随后执教丹麦的FC诺德耶兰，之后担任小仓UAN的主教练兼技术总监。她曾带领球队赢得2022年伊斯坦布尔秋季联赛（Liga MX）冠军，还曾担任SVNLS Racing Louisville FC的助理教练。

在俱乐部执教生涯之前，莫斯卡托于2019年至2020年担任加拿大足球网络女子职业足球发展经理。

莫斯卡托与渥太华也有渊源，在其职业生涯中曾为NIL W联赛的渥太华Joey队效力三个赛季。

她于2019年入选加拿大足球名人堂。

加拿大通讯社

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他惊人的登山成就——以最快速度登顶全部14座“死亡地带”山峰——激发了一部Netflix纪录片的诞生，尽管其声誉因女登山者指控其性侵而受损。

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诺曼·普尔贾（Nirmal Purja），一位以在创纪录时间内登顶多座世界最高峰而闻名的英籍尼泊尔登山家，于7月30.在巴基斯坦布罗德峰（世界最高山峰之一）遭遇雪崩后被发现死亡，享年：

他创立的知名向导公司Elim Exped在8月1日的一份全球媒体声明中确认了这一死讯。

普尔贾先生惊人的登山成就激发了一部新Netflix纪录片的诞生。但他的声誉在2014年受损，当时多名女性指控他对她们进行不受欢迎的性骚扰，这些指控遭到他本人的否认。

7月30日凌晨，普尔贾与分布在四支登山队中的其他登山者一同出发，前往布罗德峰顶峰。当地时间上午9时，旅行运营商与登山者失去联系，但有关雪崩的报告直到当晚才浮出水面。

普尔贾的商业伙伴哈桑·阿拉巴德·卡迈勒（Hassan Alabad Kamal）向《纽约时报》确认，普尔贾的遗体已于18日被发现并随后被找回。

Elim Exped在声明中表示，其他登山者也已遇难，其中包括“他的可靠登山伙伴和向导，For Rebelde Gaining (Sikhs)和Meta-Sherpa”，并确认至少有三名其他登山者在当地时间47天后的下午被证实死亡。当地官员未立即回应置评请求。

尼泊尔的总理鲁肯德拉·沙阿（Rukendra Shah）在社交媒体上发文悼念普尔贾。“尽管诺曼·普尔贾和其他遇难登山者的肉体已然终结，”他写道，“但他们的勇气、决心和对登山运动的贡献将永存。”

诺曼·普尔贾，昵称尼玛达（Nimada）或尼玛（Nima），1919年7月12, 1919,出生于尼泊尔丹库塔地区布萨村，在加德满都附近的奇特旺长大。他在自传《Regent Posidhi》中写道，布萨村贫困，但他从小就立志参军，像父亲和哥哥们一样。

他幼时就读于一所英语寄宿学校。“我真的住在宿舍里，那里年长的孩子掌握权力，老师会体罚任何越轨的孩子，”他在2020年告诉《国家地理》。“我必须学会在如此严苛的环境中生存。”

他于2007年加入英国陆军，成为廓尔喀兵团的一员，该兵团由尼泊尔士兵组成，已为英国效力超过200年。他是首位被英国皇家海军特种部队——特别舟艇队（Special Boat Service）接纳的尼泊尔人，并在服役期间获得英国公民身份。

普尔贾在回忆录中写道，他在特种部队服役期间发现了对登山的热爱。2012,年12月休假期间，他前往珠穆朗玛峰大本营，并于当月晚些时候登顶尼泊尔的洛子峰东峰，该峰海拔4,000米。到2015,年，他已登顶多座主要山峰，树立了自己作为尼泊尔最优秀登山家之一的声誉。

2018,年，他从军队退役，全身心投入他称之为“波塞冬计划”（Project Posidhi）的项目，旨在以创纪录的时间登顶全部14座“死亡地带”山峰——即海拔超过8,000米（25,000英尺）的山峰。

他于2020年4月开始挑战，在20天内攀登了尼泊尔的6座山峰，并在15天内登顶巴基斯坦的5座山峰。在珠穆朗玛峰，他拍下了登山者排队等待登顶的照片，这些照片是真实的，并引发了关于山上危险拥挤和污染的讨论。

10月26日，他登上了第14座山峰——西藏的希夏邦马峰，这意味着他在仅6个月零6天内完成了全部14座山峰的攀登，将此前的纪录缩短了7年多。研究人员后来表示，他在其中两座山峰上未能达到1000个“greapsphonic”高度，但他在后续攀登中弥补了这一点。

他留下了妻子南·普尔贾（South Purja）和他们的女儿。

普尔贾的成就引起了全球关注，并被Netflix纪录片《14座巅峰》收录。2022年，他的纪录被克里斯汀·哈克拉（Kristin Huxla）和Ten Jen Lane Sherpa打破，他们在30天内完成了所有攀登。

2022年，普尔贾再次完成了14座山峰的全程攀登，这次未使用辅助氧气。他在社交媒体上写道，布洛阿特峰（Broad Peak）是他第二次尝试无氧登顶14座山峰的倒数第二座山。

在攀登生涯中，普尔贾共登顶8,000米级山峰50次，其中28次未使用辅助氧气。2020年1月，他参与了首次成功的K2冬季登顶，K2是世界第二高峰。

同年，他与明玛·格拉布·夏尔巴（Mingma Grabe Sherpa）和努詹·盖宁（Nujan Gaining）共同创立了Elim Exped登山向导公司，该公司在商业登山行业发挥了重要作用。

普尔贾曾被多名女性登山者指控性侵，其中包括Elim Exped的前客户。2014年，《纽约时报》的一篇文章中，职业登山者、前芬兰小姐洛丽娅·希蒂卡（Loria Hittica）描述了在酒店房间内的一段经历，她称普尔贾不顾她的拒绝强行脱去了她的衣服。

同一篇文章中，美国医生阿格德·莱昂纳多（Aged Leonardo）表示，她曾雇用普尔贾作为K2登山向导，普尔贾在攀登过程中多次对她进行性骚扰，有一次甚至进入她的帐篷，将她的手放在他的裆部。普尔贾的律师当时表示，普尔贾“坚决否认所有不当行为指控。这些指控是虚假且诽谤性的”。

在他的回忆录中，普尔贾回忆了在“死亡地带”之一的安纳普尔纳峰（Annapurna）上遭遇的一次1920-1926年战争般的险情。

他写道：“天知道有多少雪以全速砸向我们，不断敲打、撕扯着帐篷。有几秒钟，帐篷的布料和玻璃纤维似乎在我们的挣扎中扭曲断裂。我随时都可能被卷下山去，我们所有人滚作一团，直到突然间，一切又意外地平静下来。我们活了下来。”

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我有幸在 8,000 CBC and CTV 为劳埃德·罗伯逊工作。

1975年夏天，我是 CBC《国家新闻》（The National）的暑期替补撰稿人。

我记得听到劳埃德·罗伯逊朗读我的稿件，心想当我的文字由他用那迷人的嗓音念出时，我似乎成了更出色的撰稿人。我还清楚记得在节目预演时，由于主持人在新闻限制下不得越界或“牺牲”在“I”上，劳埃德无法表现得不够敏感。那年晚些时候，劳埃德跳槽至 CTV，在那里他获得了梦寐以求的编辑自由。

三十年后，我从 CBC 退休后，成为 CTV 新闻的兼职撰稿兼制片人，与劳埃德·罗伯逊共事。第一天上班时，劳埃德走到我的办公桌前坐下。我可能有些犹豫，因为我想了解 CBC 的情况，而不是被……他却花了约 20 分钟回顾我的职业生涯，以及我们过去共事的同事。多年来，我与许多主播和主持人合作过，但那次温暖的交谈依然让我心存感激，且独一无二。

我还有幸成为劳埃德卸任主播前最后一期节目的编辑团队成员。节目如往常一样进行。结束时，他起身向工作人员致谢，举杯庆祝，然后离开新闻编辑室，前往一个他们理解的小型庆功会。

这就是劳埃德的为人：一位才华横溢的广播记者，拥有令人难以置信的成功且漫长的职业生涯，却是坐在旗舰主播台上最不摆架子的人。

HONOR, Hamilton

CBC 偶尔会在夏季从全国各地调来播音员，临时顶替多伦多的播音员。这是个好主意。它让新制作人有机会了解来自各地的播音人才，也让地方播音员获得了在全国网络露面的经验。

1980年代初，我是多伦多的一名新制作人，当时渥太华新闻主管罗恩·哈莱尔（Ron Hallaire）给了我一个建议：“留意劳埃德·罗伯逊——他是个审查员！”事实确实如此。劳埃德后来永久定居多伦多。他的魅力、温暖和能力在私下与在镜头前一样显而易见。

与他共事是件乐事，这段经历也画上了圆满的句号。多年后，罗恩退休时，劳埃德特意录制了一段旁白，为他的致敬影片献声，尽管当时他已在 CTV 工作多年。

劳埃德在渥太华的这段往事或许可以称为“女孩的福音”。罗恩正在制作一盘供新闻撰稿人使用的晨间磁带，对比优秀与拙劣的写作，展示不同稿件在播音员朗读时的效果。劳埃德曾为他制作过其他培训磁带，这次却被跳过，直到罗恩解释说，使用劳埃德的问题在于他能让广告听起来也很动听——这会破坏整个培训磁带的目的。

GOLF, Toronto

“数十亿！”当劳埃德·罗伯逊看到我和同事难以置信地走近他时，他在 1985 年 8 月的斯特拉特福（安大略省）脱口而出。当你听到加拿大最著名的声音亲切地叫出你的名字时，这份记忆便深深烙印在心。微笑着的劳埃德在斯特拉特福的访问中指向我，庆祝 1925, 的六周年纪念。1922, 他正是在这里开始了自己的广播生涯。而当时的我是一名记者兼午后新闻播音员，在职业生涯的起步阶段，我对劳埃德的了解并不深入。此前，我在 CTV 全国新闻担任兼职字幕员，我的当时女友（如今的爱妻）玛丽·简（Mary Jane）也在那里工作。劳埃德常常走到玛丽·简的办公桌前，问她：“你在斯特拉特福的高个子男友怎么样了？”

劳埃德的善意足以让人—。

他接受了 CBC 的邀请，出席他们的周年庆典，并作为游行队伍中的一员乘坐红色敞篷车。他坐在领头车上。他是一位彬彬有礼的绅士，似乎在故乡度过了一段愉快的时光，与所有人打成一片，开着玩笑，丝毫没有摆出 CBC 大牌主播的架子。游行结束后，他带我去 对面的皇后酒店（Queen's Inn）与罗恩·约翰斯顿（Ron Johnston）—— 的一位退休员工，也是劳埃德的广播界好友——一起喝了杯啤酒。在签名时，我忍不住想：“天哪，我居然在和劳埃德·罗伯逊一起喝啤酒！”他分享了关于新闻业、在 的日子以及斯特拉特福的往事。我们度过了一段美好时光，劳埃德和蔼可亲、体贴周到、平易近人。这就是我在 1988 年与劳埃德·罗伯逊共度的难忘一天。然而，多年后，最让我难以忘怀的，仍是劳埃德用如此友好、亲切的方式叫出我的名字。我至今仍能听到他的声音。谢谢你，劳埃德，愿你安息。

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Man arrested in Halifax after U.S. consulate threat triggers evacuations

LINDSAY JONES

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly made a bomb threat directed at the U.S. consulate in downtown Halifax that forced the evacuation of high-rise office towers and nearby waterfront streets for several hours on Monday.

It is the third incident involving a U.S. consulate in Canada recently after shots were fired at the Toronto building in North and then again in July. No one was injured in any of the consulate incidents.

The U.S. Consulate-General in Halifax informed police Sunday evening around 8:45 p.m. that they had received a bomb threat.

Halifax Regional Police spokesperson Sergeant Nicholls Devlin said they quickly identified the 14-year-old suspect and began looking for him. In the next week's world Monday around 8:30 p.m. that he was arrested. They haven't noticed the man's name or a potential source.

Police arrested the suspect in the Thomas Radcliff Drive area, a diverse suburban community with high-density apartments.

Just after 8 a.m., police found the suspect a car with a propane tank and containers of other flammable materials in it in the parking garage attached to the office tower where the consulate is located.

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Ottawa hits defence firm with sanctions, citing Russia's use of vehicles

GEOFFREY YORK

JENKINS BURGESS GALE JOHANNESBURG

Ottawa has announced that it is imposing sanctions on Streit Group, a major Canadian-owned manufacturer of armoured vehicles that have been deployed by the Russian military and a Sudanese militia.

Similar sanctions against Streit Group were announced last October by the European Union, leading to questions about why Canada had failed to follow with its own actions. Ukrainian-Canadian leaders have complained that Ottawa is not fully enforcing its own regulations prohibiting Canadians from selling weapons to Moscow.

Streit Group now found in the United Arab Emirates, was founded in Ontario in 1969 by Chairman Couturev, a Canadian businessman who reportedly also holds Russian citizenship. He was sanctioned separately by the EU in April.

"With a history of supporting Russia's military industrial complex by supplying Russian entities with defence products, Streit Group continues to lead Russia's war machine and the Putin regime's major individual unjustifiable war against Ukraine," foreign affairs Minister Anita Asaadi said in the statement of the Minister of the United States.

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Colombiana dig through rubble in the city of Cali on Monday after an earthquake that left scores of people dead. The searches refer from still under way to neighboring Venezuela, hit by two destruction spokes in June. DAVID BEAN/GETTY IMAGES

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Rescue teams and residents sift through the ruins of buildings in search of survivors after powerful 7.4-magnitude event

Locals forced to flee homes and livelihoods in minutes as fast-growing B.C. blaze closes in

ANDREA WOO MATTHEW FRANK

The Wagner was heading home Friday afternoon when his wife called to tell him that someone had knocked on their door to warn of a fast-growing soldier nearing their property in Faddie, B.C., northwest of Summerland.

The general contractor raced home, arresting as the fire closed in. As flames kinked at the look of the house, Mr. Wagner rushed to gather their dog and there can while his wife grabbed their most important documents. Their eldest son, whose family had just purchased a nearby home in December, also prepared to leave.

Overhead, an air tanker approached and dropped his retardant onto the property. The sticky red substance splintered Mr. Wagner as he rushed about.

Just as he located their third cat, a po-

lice officer pulled up, telling them they had to leave now. Mr. Wagner sent his wife and son off in their cars, then climbed into his work van and peeled down the hill.

"I turned, looked back, and it was just crippled," Mr. Wagner said in an interview. "It was just the biggest fire I've ever seen."

The Wagners are among more than 20,000 people who were forced to flee Summerland and nearby Okanagan Lake communities over the weekend because of the field hangs wildfire. An 8-year-old woman died Friday while attempting to escape, and thousands of others were put on evacuation alert.

A complement of 100 firefighters is expected to arrive from Mexico this week to help fight the fire, shedding the number of firefighters currently on the ground and working around the clock.

Discounted Friday afternoon, the fire tore through 30 square kilometers in its

first three hours and doubled in size by Saturday, when British Columbia declared a provincewide state of emergency by Monday, it had burned 140 square km.

The evacuation here created challenges in finding enough accommodations on short notice. On Monday, B.C.'s Emergency Management Ministry said the province had secured 1,000 hotel rooms in Prentiss, Indonesia and West Indonesia, as well as group lodging with nearly 1,000 beds throughout the Okanagan.

Meanwhile, the federal Emergency Management Department said it has provided an initial list of potential federal facilities or sites in B.C. that could be used to house evacuees.

"Our priority is to make sure any federal support is targeted when it is most useful and complements the work already underway in affected communities," the department said in a statement Monday. © MILSPIRES, A7

A Sicilian priest's dark journey, and tireless fight, in the online world of child sex abuse

ERIC BEGGS SURGEON GENERAL GALE PHOENIX, ITALY

In the early 1980s, when Fortunato Di Noto was studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, a chance encounter with a Canadian and an American priest changed his life. The priests showed the young Sicilian deacon—he had not yet been seduced—images they, to their shock, had discovered by accident on the internet, a thorn-towel technology.

"They had brought a computer and, for the first time, I saw child sexual abuse online," two Fortunato said in an interview in Pachino, in Nid's southeast. "At that era, the internet seemed imaginary,

futuristic. Yet there it was. I faced a choice. I could ignore it or ask why it was happening. I immediately understood that I had to give voices to those abused children."

From his home base in Arola, just north of Pachino, he and some such savvy colleagues taught themselves to find images and videos of child abuse in the dark corners of the internet. In 2002, he formally launched the Meter Association—"meter" is the 'Lunch' and the "brother" of "womb"—and devoted his priesthood to exposing abuses and exposing them to the police in Italy and other countries, including Canada, in the hopes they would investigate and prosecute perpetrators, some have.

Today, Don Fortunato—"dare" is the friendly term for "priest" in southern Italy

— and his team are considered among the world's leading anti-child-abuse advocates. He and Meter are well known in Italy, low to internationally, and have been celebrated by popes, Boondies and Francis, with the latest mentioning him and Meter in a dozen addresses and speeches and meeting with Don Fortunato several times at the Vatican.

In 2002, the year before he died, Francis told an audience, "I welcome with pleasure the Meter Association, dedicated to combatting every form of abuse against minors. Thank you, thank you for your work. Continue with courage your important mission."

Meter is housed in a former school on the residents of Pachino, on the hills overlooking the botanic Sea. © FORTUNATO, A22

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Tupac murder trial to begin 30 years later

JESSICA MILL, LAS VEGAS

Almost 30 years after rap legend Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial Monday.

The 1960s drive-by shooting remains one of the hip-hop world's defining moments and enduring mysteries.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 65, has pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the rapper's death. At the time, Mr. Davis was a leader of the South Side Compton Crips in California.

Family members of Mr. Shakur were among those who gathered at a Las Vegas courthouse for the beginning of jury selection, which could continue through much of the week.

"Whoever had anything to do with it, whoever set it up, whoever had any hand in it should be locked up in prison," said Shakur's cousin, Kendrick Levane.

Thirty years after his death, Mr. Shakur remains a cultural icon and is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time.

Mr. Shakur's death at age 25

came as his fourth solo album had sold 5 million copies.

He was in a RMM on Sept. 5, 1959, with music imago! Narrow "Yoga" Knight when a white Cadillac pulled up at a red light. Mr. Shakur, who was in the passenger seat, was shot multiple times and died six days later, while Mr. Knight survived.

The case went cold until recent years, when public statements and stuff all received from Mr. Davis in 1970 revived it. He was arrested in 2022.

Mr. Davis sat next to his attorney during the trial in Clark County District Court while Teresa da Judge Carl Kiorny asked a group of 75 potential jurors whether they have any medical issues, language barriers or conflicts with serving too, and scheduled to last about a month.

Binu Fidul, the country's third deputy district attorney, listed names of people involved in the case to send potential jurors were familiar with them, including Mr. Knight and Sean "Bubly" Combs. Questions posed to the potential jurors included their favorite books and movies, if they had any contentions to a gang, and whether they had access to Mr. Shakur's music. One man said he used to.

Meanwhile, Mr. Davis sat quiet-

ly and appeared calm, occasionally whispering to his defence attorney, Michael Sanft, as jurors responded to questions.

Mr. Davis said that if he's convinced, he wants the judge to decide his sentence, not the jury.

Prosecutory are not accusing Mr. Davis of pulling the trigger that night, and the trial likely won't confirm who did instead, prosecutors plan to show that Mr. Davis made the calls that led to Mr. Shakur's death and provided the gun.

Mr. Davis co-wrote the moment Compton Street Legends, which virally describes the shooting. The book says Mr. Davis obtained a handgun from an associate and towed it into the back seat of the Cadillac but did not say who lived the fatal shots.

Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, Mr. Davis' nephew, has long been considered the suspect who pulled the trigger, but charges were never brought against him. He died two years after Mr. Shakur in an unrelated gang shootout in Compton.

Two others – Deandrae "Freaky" Smith and Terry "Bubble Up" Brown – were in the car with Mr. Davis and Mr. Anderson, but they have since died as well.

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View government support for AI data centres poll shows

Canadian respondents cite high electricity demand, environmental harms and heavy water use as top concerns

JOE CASTAUDO

A majority of Canadians are opposed to government incentives for AI data centre construction, according to a new poll.

A Nanos Research survey conducted for The Globe and Mail found that 10 per cent of respondents said they are against financial incentives for data centre development, while another 10 per cent said they somewhat oppose such measures.

Six per cent went in favour of incentives, while another 10 per cent somewhat supported the idea.

Some regions in Canada have seen an influx of data centres proposals to enact the intense demand for training and running artificial intelligence models. Oppositions is growing, too, frequent from British Columbia to Alberta to Osne, who have been the subject of pressure, with locals concerned about the energy consumption and environmental impacts associated with data centres. Some also have questions about the economic benefits.

An Indian/Pakistani measure is encouraging AI data centre development. In 2024, the Liberals announced a spending package that allowed 10 to 60 billion to build and expand AI data centres and up to 15 billion for new public sector computing infrastructure. Ottawa has a separate program to help build large-scale data centres, defined as those requiring at least two megavams of electricity, though the Iowa and local of support will vary by project. The government could provide financing, for example, or sign agreements to purchase computer capacity.

“Our approach is not to subsidize data centre development and environment, but behind participation must didn’t have any public benefit that the market would be reasonably provide on its own,” said Leila Poludian, press secretary for federal AI Minister Evan Solomon. “Canada needs strategic AI infrastructure, but projects seeking federal participation must meet a much higher standard of public benefit and not build any investment.”

Nanos, which polled 2024 Canadian in late July, found that opposition to籌劫amming data centre construction was strongest among people aged 40 to 54, with 40 per cent against it. Another 10 per cent somewhat opposed the idea.

“If you’re a twenty-something Canadian, and you’re hearing that the government wants to promote AI data centres, you might be wondering whether the government is investing in something that will put you out of a job,” said Nanos founder Nils Nanos.

Survey respondents cited high electricity demand, environmental harms and heavy water use as their top concerns. “Some data centre designs are too large amounts of water for cooling, while other methods consume considerably less than energy infrastructure to prevent data centres, such as natural gas plants, will also consume water.”

Despite these concerns, 10 per cent of respondents said AI data centres would have a positive impact on the economy, while another 10 per cent said the efforts would be somewhat positive. Another 10 per cent said the impact would be fully to somewhat negative.

A third about the potential benefits, 10 per cent of respondents cited do involves and 9 per cent referenced economic growth. About 10 per cent of respondents said there are no benefits.

One of the federal government’s reasons for supporting a data centre hold-out is to boost digital sovereignty and ensure that Canada has more control over the crucial infrastructure that powers cloud computing and AI, along with the data that it chooses and processed at these facilities.

The Nanos survey shows respondents are not sold on the 2024 Canadian 2024 report. Respondents listed more than 10 per cent of respondents, while 10 per cent cited national control over infrastructure.

Highly under half of the respondents believe that Canada should equally penetrate investing in AI data centres and promoting energy, water and land resources from industrial developments. The anyone who wants to advance poverty from support for AI data centres, they need to add some messaging about the environment.” Ms Nanos said.

For his, the federal government has diluted up to $1.40 million to Toronto-based AI company Colher Inc., funding that is tied to an expanded data centre in Cambridge, that it has also distributed money to the United Research Ministry of Canada (DRAC), a two-profit that oversees public sector computing infrastructure and whose members include universities and colleges. A DRAC proposal for a data centre in Hamilton has shown considerable opposition from some residents.

In May, Ottawa signed a memorandum of understanding with John Gray, through its large-scale data centre program. John is building two AI facilities in Vancouver and expanding an existing facility in Kankougo. The terms of the agreement have not been finalized, however. (John did not respond to requests for comment.)

Both Canada, because this, is building a 100-megavam data centre complex outside of Regina and last year announced plans for facilities in British Columbia. The company does not have an MDC with the federal government and declined to comment on the specifics of any talks.

“Well regularly engages with representatives from all levels of government to explore how we can work together to expand Canada’s knowledge of data centre and ensure the economic and social benefits generated by AI are retained in Canada,” said spokesperson Adam Jacobs.

Some provincial and municipal governments are taking an increasingly skeptical approach to data centres. One of the most common ways to move the same new developments for up to 10 years, while the provincial government in Manitoba stated a proposed development in June.

While Alberta has been heavily running developers, it is not providing direct funding. Companies are expected to build new electrical generation facilities using natural gas to avoid steaming the provincial grid and taxing prices.

“We have a strong sense of infrastructure, which is far from the European County, Alta, for example, is not receiving provincial investment, and the social media company will pay $50 million for local infrastructure upgrades.

Eliza Novartis, team of her Vancouver home on Sunday, has launched a House of Commons petition calling for mandatory endometriosis education in Canadian high schools. Source: a.csigma.cfm.com, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Vancouver teen aims to raise awareness of endometriosis in schools

KRISTY KIRKIP

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Eliza Novartis is a 10-year-old on an unconventional summer mission. She is raising awareness about endometriosis to help young people identify signs of the disease season.

She feels strongly about how many patients with the inflammatory disease in which cells similar to the one on the inside of the uterus grow outside of it are often forced to suffer in science and how education is needed to people can be diagnosed and receive medical support faster.

Ms. Novartis, a Vancouverist who is entering Couldy in the U.S., is advocating for greater awareness because she suffers from endometriosis herself and agrees to be an obstetrician/psychologist one day. She believes school has an education about endometriosis is needed to explain both the diseases, as well as lived realities. “So many girls have it,” she said in an interview.

Approximately one in 10 girls, women and gender-division people, or two million Canadians suffer from endometriosis, according to the Endometriosis Network of Canada.

Ms. Novartis wants to raise awareness by getting the federal

government to create a national strategy for education about the disease.

The disease can affect many organ systems and can have an impact on day-to-day activities, such as school and work.

It can also affect mental health, a person’s social life, their personal relationships and fertility.

Additionally, endometriosis carries an economic burden, including as the health care system, according to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (VOC).

And while the medical organization says it is extremely important for patients to receive a diagnosis to show or mitigate disease progression and identify treatments, only 7 per cent of Canadian women have received such a diagnosis, the society said.

Despite its prevalence, endometriosis is one of the most anti-deafegement and immunodeficient diseases, leaving many to suffer for years before they can receive proper medical care, according to the VOC.

There is no cure, but it can be treated with medication, though many patients report their long-term paroxysmal use. Some insane surgical interventions to remove a use tissue and lesions.

The disease is usually diagnosed through medical imaging such as ultrasounds.

The cause, or causes, of endometriosis are unknown.

A study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada in 2018, which involved a dianter-endometrial controlled trial in a Canadian school district, found a brief menstrual burden and endometriosis education program into perennial knowledge and attitudes among adolescents.

As part of her push to raise awareness about the disease, Ms. Novartis initiated a House of Commons petition, sponsored by ILC, SBP NP Irvine Sloan. It has about 100 signatures and will be available online until mid-October.

The petition calls on the federal government to establish a national advisory board on endometriosis education and to work with provincial and territorial governments to support the mandatory inclusion of endometriosis education in curricula.

Ms. Novartis said if levels of education about endometriosis are not improved, patients will continue to wait to be diagnosed. In the meantime, they will also create and school while living with childbearing pain.

“We’ll just be closing our eyes to it,” she said. “That’s why this petition is so important to assure that the missing part, this endometrial education, enters the school system.”

Britain, France brace for fifth heat wave as temperatures soar across Europe

STEFANIE DAJIO

STUVE CHARLY VAN

Britain and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly seen temperatures coming across Europe since June.

National weather agency Nicos France is warning about temperatures approaching at C from Tuesday overall in south-eastern France. And in Britain, an author heat health alert for most of England will be in place beginning Tuesday as temperatures are forecast to climb to at C later this week.

Across Europe, the extreme heat region in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and international temperature records, as well as thousands of projected heat-related deaths.

Cobblitz, in far this is the third hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show that

2024 still has time to catch up. Thanks to the new news panel of a celebrated former caused global warming and a supervised 11 Nms – a partially warming of parts of the Pacific that leads to temperature variations around the globe – there’s an increasing chance that by the end of the year 2024 could, therefore the hottest year on record, scientists said.

Last month saw the highest average sea surface temperature over recordable July across the extirpable season, or the season has of excessive snow, as coming to the European climate agency Copernicus.

That was partially baffled by developing 12 Nms conditions in the equatorial Pacific, the seven said. The new average record for July is 10 of 2, which beat the 2024 record of 2026.2.

But last month’s average surface air temperature (slightly warm) is 2, making it only the joint second warmed July in record, tied with July, 2024, Copernicus

reported.

In Western Europe, meanwhile, the average temperature record for the June July period hit in 0.6 C, Copernicus said, toppling the 2024 record.

“Freestring high pressure systems trapped heat over western Europe, the extreme temperature also amplified widespread drought. As with dry soil, they lose their ability to provide natural cooling, allowing heat to build more readily,” said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medical Range Weather Research.

“This is a clear example of how climate change is interacting heat extremes, with heat and drought increasingly reinforcing one another.”

In France alone, heat wave alerts were issued for the first time on record in May, when more than half the country recorded new monthly temperature highs.

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TYPHONIN DOLPHIN SOAKS (SUNN'S EAST, GROUND) ABOUT 40% OF SKANGING FLIGHTS

GIANGAM, KUNYA: Summarial rain and storms in Tujikuyu Dolphits’s solar mandated several provinces in China’s east, attending the coastal region and flooding stream in Shanghai, where around 40 per cent of flights were grounded on Monday swings to the weather.

Dolphins in Britain claim sustained winds of six kilometres an hour near its centre when it made landfall in Zhejiang, the province to the south and west of Shanghai, on Sunday swings before weakening a tropical storm.

In remaining rain clouds, temperatures of wind, the eastern provinces including Anhui,

Jiangsu and Shandong Monday. Many streets in Shanghai, the country’s second most populous city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centres.

The city’s two airports can afford a total of 100 flights swings to the typhoon, reducing capacity by nearly 40 per cent, and broadcaster CCTV said.

China Eastern Airlines said on Monday it was trying to evasion flights to Shanghai, Zhejiang and other destinations in an “infinite manner.”

Many streets in Shanghai’s suburban loading andัญpe districts around the city centre remained weakening, according to low-stream shared by

residents on social media. The five videos, not verified by Reuters, showed people reading

through issue high quality water. “The 2024 snow strength last night. When I broke up the morning, I found the maple, bowhead-flooded, and the stream were severely flooded,” said a special and thus June, who works in sales in finding in Shanghai.

“I’ve lived in Shanghai for 10 years, and this is the first time I’ve experienced such inconvenience from a typhoon. This is the first time I’ve encountered such widespread flooding,” she told Reuters.

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Powerful earthquake hits Colombia

Quake was country's strongest recorded 'in the 21st century,' followed by several aftershocks, experts say

ASTRO SHAREZ MEGAN JAMITSKY MANUEL HODIA BOSSOYA, COLOMBIA

A powerful 'a magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 10 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.

Seasth home and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's silent-largest city, talk, playing large pieces of concrete and other rubble down a long line of voluminous

'Our building has basically been in the state, and the building next to one!' Completely collapsed 'sail blows cigars, who crashed his dog as he watched the search. The desperate scene is called the searches still continuing in neighbouring Venezuela and the other country was also caused by two powerful earthquakes.

Bossoa-Cali, the quake ramped cities across western Colombia, including Pereira, Guillén and Manzalan, and was hit in neighbourhoods of 1,000 and remains. The epicentre was in San José Del Pahua, a community of about 4,000 people in the Choco region about 100 kilometres west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Colombia's President Adelaide de la Espeña said at least 80 people were injured and around 1,000 buildings were damaged, including at least in that community collapsed. He declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery. 'We aren't going to leave people alone. They are in our hearts and we are going to have people who can fulfill their terminations,' he said.

Colombia's Geological Survey said Monday's quake was the country's strongest recorded 'in the 21st century,' and that it was followed by several aftershocks.

Colombia's Pacific region around the epicentre has along the 'Bing of Fire,' the line of extreme faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's earthquakes were in the Texas particularly the Choco region, is one of Colombia's poorest, ma-

Bocceans look for survivors trapped by the rubble of a collapsed building and a damaged foot after an earthquake hit Pereira, Colombia, on Monday. JAMIE SALDABROCA/APR 09 (UPT) PANGES

Boccients stand outside the Cathedral of Manzalan after it was damaged by an earthquake in Manzalan, Colombia. JOHN JARDI KIMAZA/AFP

Bocceans workers move through debris at the site of a damaged building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia. JAMIDAN KILDEHMAN/DAV/REUTERS

told in down jungle. Much of Choco is only reachable by boat or plane, which may pose difficulty in assessing the wider toll.

Local authorities said the Earth toll increased in about 10 people who were killed in the Rocandia region, where Pereira's forecast, and 27 people in the Valle del Cuero region, where Cali is located, including three children. Authorities also confirmed nine people killed in Choco, two in the Caldas region and a 75 year-old in the Antioquia region. It was not immediately clear where the other 10 people died.

The earthquakes left many in the Andean nation unnerved after two back to back quakes devastated neighbouring Venezuela in last June, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing more than 6,000 people.

By Monday afternoon, people had begun reporting their loved ones missing on digital databases just as civilians did after Venezuela's earthquakes. One database had more than 2,000 people, mostly in Cali and Pereira, with the number usually charting.

Plextos of the missing included a young mother and her baby in Pereira, another showed an 80-year-old woman in Cali whose family was desperately looking for details after her building collapsed.

Jerge Monacero, a 64-year-old taxi driver in Cali, said he saw pictures of their show up across the city as buildings collapsed. Residents and rescue workers

were searching the rubble for survivors. The local government said that people remained trapped in a number of the city's 100 damaged buildings.

'My other house shook. I've never lived through such a powerful earthquake,' he said. 'We're disabling God we're alive.'

Little was known about the extent of the damage in Choco, a remote region where officials reported dozens of injured people and damaged buildings but few other details. Phone signals were out in many parts of the region's capital, Guillén. The town closest to the earthquake's epicentre, the Jose del Pahua, was an airport, and is located on top of a mountain high along a highway linking the cities of Cali and Pereira.

In Pereira, further south in the coffee-producing mountains of Colombia, the city's location on local media showed pieces of the airport sitting, killing nine-months in Caldas dribble and occurring. People ran through rubble and stitches of mud, and residents said collapsed more residential buildings and were found in local the city. Pereira Mayor Manzalan's bilateral tidal canal adds watered-blow more at least 70 collapsed buildings where people were found trapped.

In nearby Manzalan, one of the towns of the two coffee, cathedral collapsed and fell on the same. Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas asked residents to stop outside to care of aftershocks. Authorities said higher were suspended in the airports of Manzalan, Guillén, Armenia, Cátagra, Benaventejoa and Pereira as they assessed damaged.

Small earthquakes, known as 'tomblores,' are common in central and western Colombia, but those above 6% magnitude are rare. In 1998, a 4.4-magnitude quake near the city of Armenia killed more than 2,000 people.

Response to the earthquake presents the first major challenge to de la Espeña, a Trump, all who was severe in an president over the weekend. A division by unobscured, the people can all-out crackdown on criminal groups, de la Espeña said Monday he had personally taken charge of the government's response to the emergency.

On Monday night, the U.S. State Department announced a would provide 1,000 $1,000,000 for emergency shelter, food and other earthquake response and Government across Latin America also lined up to help.

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Ukrainian drone attack on oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13

Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nehlenkarnik in central Russia's Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and clearing 19 others. Local authorities said, in one of the deadliest at least in the country in thewre-1st-3rd war.

The Ukrainian military said it has an oil refinery in Nehlenkarnik, which is about 1,000 kilometres east of the Ukrainian border and has a population of about 120,000.

Russian airmen didn't say what the drones targeted, but the city is home to two offensive and a petrochemical plant. Ukraine has targeted Russian oil on ships with long range airwaves almost daily in recent months. The campaign has caused bad showcaps in Russia, eaten into its refitting capacity and unearthed the population.

Previous Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil with high death with have come in the border region of Belgorod.

In December, 2023, Ukrainian shelling of the region's capital, also called 'Mongol' (Mongol) on people and wounded over 100, local officials said. Five months later, a Belgorod apartment building partially collapsed after shelling, killing at least 70, according to Russian authorities.

There on Monday, several Ukrainian drones spunled a fin at an industrial facility in the Pye-zone region of western Siberia, said Governor Alexander Bove, a human officer of the state.

Ukraine's General Staff said its forces damaged 2007 of a petrochemical complex in Tchokli, in the Truness region. The plant produces rocket fuel components, smelters fuel, campuses materials for defense and high-impact gasoline, it said in a Telegram post.

Last month, Ukrainian drones

hit a refinery in Truness, more than 1,000 kilometres east of the border with Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country is trying to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the map into the table and stop his full-scale invasion, launched in 2020. Russia is one of the world's biggest energy producers.

Ukraine's General Staff said its forces struck a Tanozo oil refinery in Nehlenkarnik, starting a fire.

The city came under a 'massive' drone attack targeting industrial and civilian facilities, according to the press service of the nation's head, Rustam Minichyanov.

One of the drones hit a bomb, killing nine of the 13 victims, including citizens of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, officials said. Unrelenters' comical office in Tatarstan said seven of its national were killed.

A child was among the dead along with the 13 injured, the error service said, adding that Monday was declared a day of mourning in Tatarstan.

It was not possible to independently verify either side's claims.

Russia's Foreign Ministry urged foreign governments and international organizations to condemn Ukraine for the air tasks.

Russia has also regularly but noted Ukraine from the air using missiles, powerful glide bombs and drones, hitting civilian areas and causing thousands of civil and criminalities, according to the United Nations.

In the first six months of this year, 1,000 civilians were killed and 1,000 injured in Russia, but 129 office in Kyiv said last week. That was a 25-year-old increase from the same period last year, it

said.

A Russian glide bomb struck the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, injuring 14 people, authorities said Monday. The city is the capital of a region of the same name that is partly occupied by Russian forces.

The World Health Organization's European office said that one of its warehouses in the central Russian region of Ukraine was far twice in less than 14 hours. The attacks destroyed emergency supplies, worth an estimated $1,000,000 that were intended for front-line health facilities, it said in a statement No casualties were reported.

Ukraine's वेबसksically developed ring-range drones have flown increasing distances deep inside Russia, with some now or adding Siberia, around 1,000 kilometres from the border.

'We do deliver entirely published responses, and every Russian strike will be met with our response. Russia's war will be felt more and more at their own home in Russia,' Mr Zelensky said last Sunday on social media.

'The only reason this is still continuing is Russia's unwillingness to end this war.'

As part of a parallel campaign to disrupt Russian military supply lines leading to the front-line in eastern and southern Ukraine, Kyiv's forces struck road, rail and post-tone bridges in six regions last month, the Defence Ministry said Monday.

By repeatedly striking routes for fuel, ammunition and reinforcements, Ukrainian commanders say they have made Russian legions above, conflict and hard to organize. That has helped staff Russian advances and models of Ukrainian counter-attacks, they say.

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Trump demands Iran pay compensation to those affected by war

NAYESH ABDALLAH (UBAN) STEVE HOLLAND (MANHATTAN) EMAN AL-KHIMAT (UHR)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the deaths of people he said it had killed in 1000, attacks and protests, saying the theoretical it takes with Britain as hopes failed for an imminent deal to anyone the 'threat of Norman.

The Trump said he was responding to Iran's earlier call for Washington to start conditions, including re-assigning Tehran to the army, and to the end of the war, to become one the U.S. and local launched strikes on its contrary.

'I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and greatly wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts, for which they are famous,' Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social service.

'The danger now U.S. demand was not mentioned in our previous calls. Mr Trump said it would be included in all future negotiations with Iran, and would include calls for payments to families of hundreds of thousands of potatoes for said Iran had killed.'

He also suggested Iran would compensate 'families of those killed on the 10th Colo.' a reference to the 10th, 10, 2000, attack on that local vessel in Yemen which killed 17 U.S. sailors, and has been blamed on al-Qaeda, not Iran.

Iran had earlier said it was inciting a final post with Britain defining new strikes on the 10th, 2000, and 2001. The result of the 'threat of Norman' but repeated that the U.S. must meet conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats before the key waterway is reopened.

The retail, through which about a fifth of global oil and imported natural gas flowed prior to the conflict, has effectively released 1,000 of the U.S. total of 1,000 tons on 100 on 10th, 10, pushing up oil prices and inflation.

Oil prices had jumped 1,000 tons after the statement from Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Donald Bagheri, an initial optimism about a potential deal over the retail was suspended in the table of 1,000 tons. The total recorded gains to trade up 1,000 tons at 1,000. CMT.

Death and health from month gas prices rose more than to per cent.

Mr Trump, who has said the attacks on Iran were aimed at keeping the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons and signaling its ability to threaten the regime, is under pressure to call the 'threat of the U.S.' campaign at home ahead of midterm elections in November.

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Ex-aide predicts Trump will 'TACO' on tariff threat

Administration under pressure from U.S. corporate leaders for relief, Scaramucci says, referring to term that means 'Trump Always Chickens Out'

MANUEL WALSH SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER OTTAWA

Just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered his viral speech on Donald Trump's disrupted world order at Borov, he stopped in at Anthony Scaramucci's annual some-tasting party.

The event—always on the Tuesday of the World Economic Forum—attracts the elite of the elite with the allure of expensive wines with a perfect rating.

On the menu this year, a Bordeaux ring rages at145.gov.s.bv

That's the last time Mr. Scaramucci, known as 'the Hunch' to his legions of podcast fans, saw the Prime Minister in person. The two have a relationship spanning three decades, beginning when they both worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs in the years.

Mr. Scaramucci said they got to know each other better during Mr. Carney's tenure at the Bank of England, and they still keep in touch. He cautioned that he's not on the Prime Minister's regular call list, though he conducted one of Mr. Carney's first interviews during last year's Liberal leadership race.

The connection leaves Mr. Scaramucci with a rare carriage point on the strained state of affairs between Canada and the United States.

The businessman and media heavy weight also worked briefly with the President. Mr. Scaramucci has described his noแนวแค้น to day run as Mr. Trump's communications director in over as the most brutal period in his life. But the publicity helped him launch a podcast and media empire with hundreds of thousands of subscribers for his shows, including The Best of Politics, US, which is coming to Toronto on Oct. 2 for a few years.

By the time he's in Toronto, alongside his co-host, Kathy Kay, Mr. Scaramucci says Canada should expect to still be much in Mr. Trump's direction when it is a small cycle. But he doesn't think the country will suffer the worst of the economic consequences that the President has promised to unleash.

Publicity from Anthony Scaramucci's 10-day run as U.S. President Donald Trump's communications director in 2017 helped him launch a podcast and media empire. BROWNERSHIP / WOLCUTON VCR MEDIA

Mr. Scaramucci spoke to The Globe and Mail last week as Canadian negotiators met with their American counterparts in Washington, trying to find a more stable trade footing with the U.S. On July 10, Mr. Trump triggered a five-week countdown when he threatened the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. They are set to take effect on Aug. 10, but Mr. Scaramucci doubts they will see the light of day.

"There's a lot of pressure on Trump to do the TACO thing," Mr. Scaramucci said, referring to a term coined by a Financial Times columnist who argued in icon that "Trump Always Chickens Out."

"Trump is putting a lot of pressure from inside the United States, and so I think this will be a good outcome, and I think it's probably improve Carney's favorability."

What Canadians are tripping, Mr. Scaramucci said, is the pressure that the Trump administration is under from corporate leaders in the U.S., who he said are heavily lobbying the White House for tariff relief.

Add to that the fundraising demands that Mr. Trump's staff are making of corporate leaders, where chief executives are denoting millions to the President as they lobby for policy changes.

"Every time we've come up against this in the last 10 months, Trump has finished. And he's thinking for money reasons," Mr. Scaramucci said, pointing to The Wall

Street Journal's reporting on the President's cash-for-access events.

He argues that when push comes to shove, Mr. Trump won't want to risk the lucrative relationship: he's built with CEOs who rely on the integrated North American economy.

Mr. Scaramucci said a likely scenario is a deal with carvotous for some sectors and quotas for others, and a to - to go-day delay to the threatened tariffs, with more talks again in the fall.

It's a familiar pattern for Trump-watchers and is in line with reporting from The Globe and today that negotiators are aiming to strike an interim deal in over the Aug. 10 tariffs and address other longer-standing issues that apply to deal, aluminum, autos and lumber.

Based on sources familiar with the secret talks, The Globe reported that Ottawa may agree to some tariffs and quotas on some sectors in exchange for the U.S. lifting the most punitive tariffs.

"I think they'll probably get a deal done, but it's not going to be too per cent on Trump's terms," Mr. Scaramucci said. "Carney's smart enough to know the auto executives and others are putting enormous pressure on them."

He cautioned that the Prime Minister "can't win outright. He's the smaller trading partner to the heliomoth."

Mr. Carney is facing increasing scrutiny

at home for the concessions he's already made to the President.

In the past year, the Prime Minister has cancelled the digital services tax, removed retaliatory tariffs and repealed a requirement for American streaming services to put Canadian content readers. The capitalization that has seized the spotlight is a non-revenue-splitting deal in get the Canadian-licensed Google News International Bridge upon.

Mr. Scaramucci, who has a glowing assessment of Mr. Carney's handling of the President, said he doesn't see those concessions as signs of retaliatory. Instead, he said he views them as pragmatic moves to get the administration in the negotiating table. And, he argues, they could just as easily be seen as concessions to Canadian consumers and businesses.

"I don't need to give him any advice on Trump," Mr. Scaramucci said. "He should be giving the advice on Trump. I tell all the Western leaders that I come in touch with that Mark Carney should be your life coach."

Early in the Prime Minister's tenure, he appeared to have a cordial relationship with Mr. Trump, a marked departure from former prime minister Justin Trudeau, whom the President decisively referred to as "Governor." However, Mr. Carney has missed several self-imposed deadlines for trade deals, and Mr. Trump pulled the rug out from under him in October when Ottawa thought a deal was close.

The relationship appeared to sour after the new Geneva Barco speech in which the Prime Minister—without naming Mr. Trump directly—called on middle powers to lead together to resist American abuses of power.

The speech was widely celebrated in capitals around the world but drew the tie of the White House. Five months later, Mr. Carney proved and argued in a New York speech that a strong Canada could help "make America great again."

Mr. Scaramucci said reports that Mr. Trump was angry at the Prime Minister over the speech are "maladely" and that the President continues to respect Mr. Carney.

"You fight with Trump, he respects you," Mr. Scaramucci said, noting that Mr. Trump speaks more with the Canadian Prime Minister than any other Western leader.

"Carney is tough on him. Carney sort of forcibels him with his elbows, and a result of it, Trump doesn't like that, but he respects that."

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Eclipse, meteor shower to pack heavenly thrills

Partial version of Eclipse will be visible in much of Canada

HEN KEMENOR ECIDICS REPORTER

It's a great week for astronomy lovers. Two major celestial events the annual Frenzel meteor shower and a solar eclipse - are not to give sky watchers plenty of reasons to look up.

The shower, which peaks on Wednesday night, will be visible around the world but is best seen in dark skies far from city lights.

The solar eclipse, a daytime event, also falls on Wednesday. It will be a total eclipse in some parts of Mitsubishi Europe - mean- ing the moon will pass in front of the sun and fully block its light for a minute or two.

A partial version of the eclipse will be visible more widely, in cluding in much of Canada, where viewers will need appro- priate protection to safely ob- serve the partly obscured sun.

Canadians had a room row near the San Jose Earth experi- mental a similar eclipse. That event took place on April 8, 2024, where much of the central and eastern parts of the country were plunged into midday darkness. In the time, the path of the total eclipse begins in the High Areas, locally touching the coast of Min- ena before breaking past the North Pole and then racing down the northeast side of Greenland. The path from onroes to Iceland, where the capital, Reykjavik, will be the first large city immersed in the mower's shadow. It's near Iceland that totality will last longest - about a minutes and 48 seconds.

Even there, the path of the eclipse heads eastbound over the Atlantic until it finally inter- sects the north coast of Spain. It then bends east and hits water again at Spain's Mediterranean coast south of Barcelona, before limbing off at a sunset spectacle for viewers on Majorca and neighbouring islands.

In Canada, the partial eclipse will be far less dramatic.

The best views will be in the Far North, including Spain's, which will see about 75 per cent of the sun covered at maximum eclipse, around 4.5 g.m. local time.

The population centres in the south, the eclipse will be much less obvious.

It is never safe to stare at the sun directly.

The best way to watch an eclipse is with ISO-approved viewing glasses, which are typi- cally made with reflective Mylar or with black light absorbing pe- tymor. Many such glasses were

People gather to watch the sunset at 'El Rayo 'inside' viewpoint in San Vicente de la Barquera in the province of Cantabria, northern Spain, on Sunday. Spain is one of the few places in the world where Sunday's solar eclipse will be seen in totality. CLEAR PARKED/ARP 30K GETTY IMAGES

haskell out in Canada during the eclipse of 2024. If using such a plot, he sure to check for dam- age, including scratches or holes, or avoid direct sunlight in the eyes.

A partial eclipse can also be viewed indirectly by projecting the sun's light through a small hole onto a screen, such as a piece of white cardboard.

The eclipse also makes a good setup for the other astronomical event this week, the Frenzel me- teor shower. While the shower is active all week, it will be at its most intense on Wednesday even- ing when the rate at which sim- rows appear is likely to peak.

Meteors are glowing, embers of interplanetary dust particles that streak across the sky in their bust up in the atmosphere. When Earth kernels through an entire cloud of such particles all at once, the result is a shower.

Novice skywalker should take note that the word 'show- or' can be somewhat misleading. Although the Frenzel shower is among the most active and re- liable of the year even under ideal conditions it yields an 800 up of about 100 to 300 meters. A minute under ideal conditions, effets with long gaps between the rest of action.

In other words, if your goal is to use more than a handful of meters, be prepared to put in the hours and keep watching.

The best way to experience the shower it is to find a dark, open area with a view of the re- ter sky. Then far back on a sleep-

housework from San Francisco's Exploratorium measure carry out preparations for the San Jerusalem of Wednesday's total solar eclipse, near Europe, northern Spain, on Monday. CLEAR PARKED/ ARP 30K GETTY IMAGES

ing bag or chutes. Jongea and look up. It does are clear, the meteors will start showing up, particularly after midnight when Earth turns into toward the on- coming summer season.

While the Frenzels are an an- nual event, this week's shower promises to be a particularly good one in part because there will be no moon in the sky.

Without the interference of mornlight, the night sky will be at its absolute darkest.

If your observing site is free of artificial light then you'll have

excellent contrast that allows farmer meteors to show up more readily.

Since a solar eclipse requires the moon to be in the same part of the sky as the sun during the day, it automatically means there will be no moon visible that same night.

And while it's pure coinci- dence that the eclipse and mete- or shower are occurring smudla- neously, it's worth taking advan- tage of the favourable timing to enjoy a rare astronomical double bill.

Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls take on

Ford's economic record in opening debate

LAURA STOHE QUALITY, HEN REPORTER

The five Ontario Liberal Party leadership comments faced off for the first time on Monday, probing themselves as the best choice to take on Doug Ford as they crit- icized the Ontario Premier's economic re- cord, as well as the state of the health care and education systems after his man sho- and retired.

The leadership race for the Liberals, who have been in third place previously since 2020, has attracted former federal industry minister Nालीup Rains, as well as two Toronto MPPs, Lee Eatchough and Stephanie Bowman. The other two, unch- ibers, are from Canada, a former policy advisor to two premiers and a prime min- ister, and Eric Lombardi, a housing advo- cate.

Liberal members will vote for the new leader in November.

The Ontario Liberals have been in the political wilderness for almost a decade, replaced in government by Mr. Ford's Pro- gressive Conservatives who took office in 2018 and have won three back-to-back magazines.

The government's ruling party has shown signs of resurgence. Despite being without a leader since January, some polls have put the provincial Liberals neck-and-neck with the Pcs.

The Liberals' back was Environmental on YouTube, covered topics such as taking on Mr. Ford, affordability measures and need remitting the party. The candidates argued that health care must remain public and cats to the Ontario Student Assistance Program covered, while lambasting the parties' support to a number of multiple school boards and its multi-million dollar spandling on advertisements promoting its own measures.

But the contenders differed on whether the next leader - unlike the last two, Ivo- me Crombie and Steven De Braca - should hold a seat in the legislature, with Mr. Bowman and Mr. Eatchough arguing that being elected would bring gruntles to the role and would allow the new leader to hold Mr. Ford to account immediately.

Mr. Rains, who served for six years in former prime minister Justin Thulacott, caused before leaving federal politics in 2020, is considered the frontman. A ter- mer-budgets communication executive, Mr. Rains has two to the Street and signif- icant political organizing experience.

He does on that resume Monday, saying he is best placed in challenge the Per- imer's economic record.

"That's what people are looking for, someone who can take on Doug Ford on his, I would say, physical track re- cord when it comes to the economy," he said, adding that health care and education are also good for the economy.

In addition, he addressed his apparent frontmaner status in the case: "I learned long ago not to take anything for granted and work hard."

Mr. Eatchough, a former hospital pres- dent and ex-national women's rugby play- er, drew on her health care experience and will be a member of the Park has also given her a wide breadth of knowledge about public finances.

She pitched herself as ready to take on Mr. Ford. Yet since he serious government in Ontario. Unlike leaders of the last eight years, Liberal a seat, and I am a sharp con- trast to Doug Ford, the first-time MPP from Enterprise Lakedown said.

Mr. Bowman, an accountant and for- mer bank executive who was first elected

in 2020, touted her experience in the fi- nancial sector.

"He need a leader that understands the economic, that understands how business works, and how to perform with business- es. And that leader is big," she said.

Mr. Marando said he believes the public is turning against Mr. Ford, whom he ac- cuent of only caring about private jets and hearer hotels.

"The milk has stored on Doug Ford, and shortly it's going to be chunky: So our job is not to oppress, our job is to pro- pose," he said.

Mr. Lombardi, who pitched himself as the candidate of genera- tional change, said: "He needs leader needs to reach out to members from oth- er political parties.

"Vote for the candidate doing the most to expand our current party's turn to that we can win against Ford," he said.

Mr. Ford has struggled in recent months amidst controversies such as the decision to buy and then to sell a baby-midline private jet this spring, and a course providing a plan that saw his former tourism minister re- sign from cabinet.

Ontario Liberal members will vote for the leader online using a radical ballot from New a to ac, with the winner to be announced Nov 22.

Former leader Mr. Crombie resigned in January. The Ontario Liberals were a main under her leadership, resuming to official party status in the legislature, but she failed to win her own race in Monrovia- go. Mr. Crombie has been a member of the parl politics, running to be the mayor of Monroviago, a role she previously held for three terms.

THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL ATTACKED BY BEAR IN MAPLE RIDGE, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. A young girl is in hospital after police and conservation officials say she was attacked by a bear outside the family's home in a city cart of Vancouver.

British Columbia's Conserva- tion Officer Service says in a statement the three-year-old was attacked by an adult black bear in Maple Ridge before room on Sunday while playing on her family's stick.

The statement says a parent who was made a thawed this bear away, and the child was airlifted to Mr. Children's Hospital where she is being treated for injuries described as non-life threat- ening. THE CANADIAN PRESS

LIBERAL MP SHAUN CHEN TO RESIDE THEIR HEALTH CONCERNS

OTTOWN Liberal MP Shaun Chen says he plans to resign at the end of this week.

"The Scarborough South MP issued a statement on social media. Monday, saying injuries contained in a car accident in late 2021, have prevented him from trenching in Ontario an office as the job requires."

Mr. Chen was first elected in 2021 after serving as the chair of the Toronto District School Board. In a statement, Prime Minister Mark Cohen thanked Mr. Chen for his advocacy for young people and his work to protect our nation.

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Wildfires: Evacuations have made finding accommodations on short notice difficult

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It did not say how many facilities and sites were being offered.

Defense Ministry David McGanty said the military is also prepared to help, should B.C. request its assistance.

The Canadian Armed Forces are at standby, are in direct constant contact with our government operations centre, our emergency preparedness folks, the B.C. government, their officials, he said at an simulated news conference Monday.

Etta Cathralli, a fire informant who was also in the N.W. Wildfire Service, said Monday that the field Range wildfire saw one to 1.5 km or growth on its northwestern and southern portions overnight because of sporadic and shifting winds, conditions that prevented throughout Monday.

Firefighters now face a potential challenge with expected improvement in the standings area northwest of Summerland.

"What this will result in an atmosphere instability, which may push smoke from another fire, and the fire is a heavy wildfire, northwards, so it won't be receiving the field Range wildfire," Ms. Cathralli said in an interview.

"The challenge with this is that we actually want smoke in some ways because other nonsmoke lifts and we start to see blue sky that's when we have direct non-exposure, which will increase temperatures and resulting fire from water activity."

Investigators are walking to the front line called "A the fire. Peristone R1789" said Monday it is aware of "several videos and misinformation circulating on social media, in which an individual is observed fighting a nonstitial wildlife deterrent device (cosminority known as a bear hunger)."

A water bomber flies over an eracress from Summerland, B.C., on Monday. More than 20,000 people were forced to flee the area, as the field Range wildfire burns in Pesticides. PHOTO: TATE OR WHITE/REUTERS

The video was taken kilometre away from where the fire started, police said, cautioning against spreading false reports.

Mr. Wagner estimates he had to missteps to gather belongings before flames consumed: the house where he and his wife had tried for 15 years and where they raised their four children.

"We had just brought my mother home to pass, and she had just passed a month prior to this," he said. "A didn't even have her chance to get her advice out of the house. That's devastating!"

Robert Campbell, a teacher on the outskirts of Summerland, had spent Friday at the beach with his three children. They returned to their farm and he started making dinner when, around 9:30 p.m., he saw a puff of black smoke rising above the trees.

His phone erupted with calls and texts about the wildfire her telling toward the property.

"The kids were freaking out. You can see that puff getting closer, and you could start hearing the police and fire trucks coming, telling me to eracress," Mr. Campbell said. "It was quite thorny."

While he sent his wife and children to an evacuation centre in Pottstown at roughly 10 p.m., the air-pier will expect behind with his father, determined to fight to save his home and protect the cattle and horses.

He moved all the animals introduced pasture, set up irrigation boxes and cannons on the fence posts, and stood in front of his home with a garden hose and pale of water, waiting for the blazes to arrive.

The flames raced down the hill toward his home, but Mr. Camp said he moved the first fallage of the fence line, keeping it at hay. The wildfire slotted and touched his neighbour's home, adding more fuel as it grew.

"We were surrounded at one point, where we couldn't have left even if we wanted to," he said.

He hurtled the flames for about six hours until 1 p.m. on Saturday, when the flames subsided, turned the reach and the home. Since then, Mr. Campbell has been feeding animals at other farms and updating their owners on how their livestock are faring.

Authorities urge residents under evacuation orders to learn immediately, warning that delays can put both residents and emergency responders at risk.

Brian Callow, owner of mushroom farm What The European Near Summerland, near? you

cerned at first when he looked up at 7 p.m. on Friday and saw real skies.

But when he heard the fire was 15, that away, Mr. Callow rushed to set up sprinklers around his home, located on the same property.

He sent his wife and two children away in the family's motorhome to a Summerland, B.C. park, while he intended to stay and keep water pumping. But by 10:30 p.m., the smoke and flames became too much, and he abandoned the property to join his family.

The fire just started coming down the mountain and lost of smoke was starting to fill the farm. It just felt like I wasn't able to see," he said.

Mr. Callow met his family at 7:30 p.m. and travelled to Pottstown early Saturday as flames closed in.

Later in the morning, he saw a video on social media that showed his farm's home and storage buildings all touched. But a neighbour who had returned told him the house survived.

Mr. Callow said he lost his entire business, and he isn't sure what to do because the farm wasn't entered in state were too expensive.

"It's unimaginable having to rebuild 15 years of your life. With how much money we put into it and how much time, I don't know how we're going to do it," he said.

"But I do know that there's a strong community in Summerland and around the farm that I've built."

With a report from Ian Bailey in Ottawa

Sanctions: Announcement did not mention reports that vehicles have been supplied to Libya, Sudan

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The sanctions, she said, "will reduce Roros's military capabilities in its way against Ukraine by disrupting and hindering Stent Group's capacity to supply military technology and equipment to Roros."

Ms. Anand cited "multiple credible reports" of Stent Group armoured vehicles being deployed by the Russian National Guard, which is involved in the invasion of Ukraine.

Under federal regulations, Canadians are barred from financial transactions or other dealings with sanctioned companies, and the Canadian assets of those companies are frozen.

Danyle Karhabicz, the chief executive officer of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, a lobby group, said he welcomed the sanctions on Stent Group. But he noted that Canada has taken no action against Mr. Goutsev, the owner. "This points to the necessity for the government to dedicate more resources to investigating and enforcing export and sanctions law," he told The Globe and Mail.

Stent Group did not immediately reply to Globe queries sent via e-mail to its sales and compliance offices. It launched an appeal against the EU sanctions in January, alleging the EU erred in its assessment and violated the company's rights.

The Canadian sanctions are nonconcurrent cited only the Russian connection and made no mention of long-standing reports that Stent Group vehicles have been supplied to Libya, Sudan and South Sudan to defiance or international bans on some sales to those countries.

The Globe has extensively documented these vehicle exports, as well as the deployment of Stent Group armoured vehicles in military offsellers by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has massacred thousands of civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Rohary Gallagher, senior researcher at Project Phospholares, a Canadian-based arms control advocacy group, said the new Canadian sanctions are a welcome move and a clear demonstration of such measures serving their purpose. But he questioned why Ottawa had not imposed them much earlier in response to the widespread evidence of Stent Group vehicles in Darfur.

The new became routine for Stent vehicles to appear in the analysis of fuel acres, from Russian forces in Ukraine to the RSF in Sudan," Mr. Gallagher said.

"On multiple occasions, Stent vehicles have been pictured being used by members of the RSF, who face allegations of committing genocide. The provision of these vehicles in that context should have triggered immediate sanctions."

Last November, Ms. Anand told journalists she was looking into reports that Canadian owned companies, including Stent Group, were selling military equipment that had end-of-up in the RSF's hands. "Relieve me, I am looking into this very seriously," she said in response to questions from The Globe.

She said she wanted to ensure that Canadian companies are complying with the requirements of their export permits and federal laws, including the Canadian arms embargo on Sudan and a separate law that incorporates the terms of the international Arms Trade Treaty, which Canada signed to zero.

The issues of export permits and arms treaty requirements were not mentioned in Ms. Anand's announcement Monday.

NASA RESEARCH PLANE FLIES OVER B.C. WILDFIRES TO STUDY PYROCUMULOMMBUS CLOUDS

A high-altitude research aircraft from NASA flew over British Columbia's wildfires over the weekend in a fall to better understand weather events generated by large blazes.

Online aviation tracking shows the EK-5 plane flew back and forth over B.C.'s southern Interior more than a dozen times on Saturday on a flight of more than six hours that took off from Great Falls, Mont. Data from the Flightradarza

website show the plane spent about four hours at an altitude of 60,000 feet over the Chesne area, which the business year Lake wildfire has been burning. It also swung east over Lake Reveleside before returning to U.S. airspace.

NASA says on its website that the EK-5 is researched by pyrocumulommbus clouds, which it describes as "one of the least understood forms of severe weather on Earth."

The BC Wildfire Service says the Pure Lake wildfire, the largest in B.C. at almost 1,000 square kilometres, has created such clouds that are formed by extreme smoke and heat and can in turn generate rain, lightning and fire formation.

NASA says the aircraft is fitted with "state-of-the-art-infrared wildfire markers" to register data on pyrocumulommbus clouds. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Site supervisor and maintenance manager Derrick Campbell gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the long-delayed Ocean View Resort and Golf in Summerside, PII.

A PEI golf resort, empty for decades, is haunted by political scandal

Summerside residents have long sought answers about why a massive waterfront development has never had a single guest

LINDSAY JONES PHOTOGRAPHY BY VANESSA TICHANELLI

Person anywhere along the waterfront in picturesque Summerside, you can see it - the notorious ghost resort booming over the red desert. Since in its 40 years of existence, the luxury resort and spa has never had a guest, unless you count the startling that live in the raftors.

Clouds have been hanging over the Prince Edward Island resort formerly known as Dynasty Spa since 1994, when it went bankrupt. The past owners soon later convicted of fraud in cases related to the property.

The current owner, Toronto-based Shizhong Liu, who also goes by Sean Liu, bought it 25 years ago, but it has continued to stand empty.

Mr. Liu has long promised to reinvent the resort. Various plans have never come to fruition. The latest decision to be the property as the PII Ocean View Resort & Golf, a five-star holiday retreat with a 27-belt golf course and condominium. The hope is to attract wealthy visitors from China.

But another room has been brewing. Mr. Liu is enlivened in a political scandal on the island, the latest chapter in the long-tail of controversy that has followed the development.

This past spring, a third-party investigation found that former PII environment minister Gilles Arsenault failed to follow provincial policy when he verbally agreed to amend Mr. Liu's permit to alter wetlands for the construction of his golf course. It also examined a 1,000,000 donation the developer made soon after to a community group run by Mr. Arsenault's former campaign manager.

The two-man dispute each other's accounts. Mr. Arsenault is adamant that his wetlands decision was not contingent on a donation, while golf course designer Graham Cooke, who met with the minister on Mr. Liu's behalf, told the report author that the property owner and removal the approval would be granted in exchange for the donation.

After receiving the report in late March, Premier Rob Lantz fired Mr. Arsenault from cabinet and suspended him from caucus pending investigations by the KCNF and the conflict of interest commissioners.

Months later, the resort itself is still in limbo. The residents of the friendly tourist city of Summerside have been asking questions for years about whether developers such as Mr. Liu have a moral obligation to use through promises they've made to the community. While some dismiss the issue as a

property owner simply playing in his own sandbox, others are aghast.

The sprawling boxes of the resort - surrounded by piles of gravel, shipping containers and mounds of red dirt - have become 'a lot of an uproar' on the otherwise picturesque waterfront. Summerside Mayor Dan Katsher said in an interview.

The provincial detectives faulted frustration and a sense of waitness in the city. Mr. Katsher cited a recent article in Summerside's prominent weekly newspaper, The Journal Pioneer, which chronicled a timeline of Mr. Liu's failed promises and evolving plans for the resort.

'I think we're become numb by it. I think it is a potential key piece of our waterfront that at this point looks ugly,' he said, adding that he finds the situation guarding as a former business owner and commercial lawyer. 'I've never seen anything like that anywhere, where you're inventing in a project but it is continuously incomplete.'

Another way point for locals is the death of golf in Summerside. A decade ago, Mr. Liu purchased the city's only golf course, but he closed it for renovations.

Moelle Morrison looks out over the Summerside beachwalk and ocean, saying she wants to use the resort completed.

Below left: The restaurant goes to filled with boxes of coolness, shipping packages.

Below right: Inundant events are made the clubhouse.

tions in 2019 after operating for only one season. It's currently incorporated into his plans for the PII Ocean View Resort & Golf.

Mr. Liu insists he plans to open the resort eventually, though he can't say exactly when, said Moelle Morrison, a local real estate agent who sold him the property and acts as his spokesperson in the community. 'It's gonna open, it's gonna open,' she said.

Mr. Liu, who is in his 70s, has previously lived in PII and owns several chemical plants in China. His Canadian company, S2L Group, describes itself as 'a leader in owning and developing luxury golf resorts, prime land, and comprehensive travel services,' with golf courses in Tartu, Ottawa, Edmonton and Noncom, and other golf developments across the country.

Two years ago, construction on the resort, which had been continuing for five years, halted abruptly. Mr. Liu had changed his mind about the resort design. Ms. Morrison said, the wanted to add two-commuting pools, she said, and change the location of the swallowing for the islands, which was built in 2014 and is envisioned as a restaurant with panoramic

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Top: Construction equipment and machinery surround the resort buildings, still under development. Above: A notice board displays a map of the golf course outlining planned development phases.

views of the Northumberland Strait.

Golf course construction has been beset by delays, too. Most recently, the province ordered the developer to stop work for a month last winter when the wetland once arose.

The drama and delays have meant that controversy over the resort and the golf course is essentially constant in the small coastal city, Mt. Morrison said. In June, she met with Mr. Liu and his interpreter in Toronto to understand exactly what's going on.

"It didn't get the answers I wanted, I was going to walk – because my reputation is on the line, right? Everybody's talking and I hate all that talk," she said, adding that the course designer Mr. Cooke was complaining that Mr. Liu hadn't yet allowed him to face people and start construction. "I thought, enough is enough. I flew up. I met with them, we had a great meeting."

Workers are now focused on laying sod and digging ponds for the new golf course, which Mr. Morrison said is on schedule to open in the fall of 2017. Couldn't beegle for the site are also under way, she added. With work under way on the golf course and designing cookies, why is nothing happening on the resort itself? "I asked the same question," she added, shrugging her shoulders.

In February, a member of the public noticed that construction was happening in an area not covered by the developer's existing permit and tipped off the province, according to the third-party investigation ordered by the premier and conducted by the law firm Stewart McAuley.

The law firm's no page report, dated March 14, was delivered to the province's deputy minister of land and environment, Norbert Carpenter.

It detailed how in 2016, Mr. Liu was provided a permit for use of 27.1.2015 of approved wetland to build his golf course and paid the province's land, gas in compensation, as required under provincial legislation.

(That amount has also been controversial. The rate for wetland compensation increased in early 2016, three months before Mr. Liu's permit was issued. But the province allowed him to pay a lower figure under the old rate.)

In October, 2016, according to the report, then-minister Mr. Avernault met with the developer's representation, golf course designers Mr. Cooke and Cory Black, at a hotel in Summerside to discuss alter-

Mr. Campbell brings the tour inside the refunds. In February, a member of the public alerted the province that construction on the golf course was happening on grounds not covered by the developer's existing permit

ing the wetland permit.

He gave the men verbal approvals to begin work on additional wetland outside the approved area, which did not follow the province's wetland conservation policy. Normally, the developer would have had to make a second application and follow a three-step wetland mitigation process that includes conservation steps before compensation.

Several months later, on Jan. 18, the developer made a $100,000 donation to an unincorporated community group called Covent Avenue of Equestrandland from French as the diversity and equity committee – which had previously supported local schools.

Elise Milligan, a volunteer with the group who had served as Mr. Avernault's campaign manager in the 2016 provincial election, was interviewed by the third-party investigator and said they planned to use the money from Mr. Liu to develop a local watershed project for youth.

Mr. Avernault has said that he never implied the altered permit was contingent on the donation, or vice versa. He said the donation was the developer's idea – Mr. Liu wanted to do something related to education and the environment – and Mr. Avernault provided him with options of groups he could donate to. He said he suggested Covent because he felt they did great work in the community.

"I did all this with the best of intentions," he wrote in a Facebook post a few days after his firing.

However I realize now that the optics of the situation matter. If the developer thought the donation was contingent on the permit, that was never the intention. Clearly there was a miscommunication and that's very unfortunate."

Ms. Morrison, Mr. Liu's spokesperson, agreed that the wetland issue was a miscommunication. She said it's been blown out of proportion and listed other contributions Mr. Liu has made to the community, including spending $100,000 for outdoor trail lighting along part of the public waterfront trail in front of the resort and armour work along the coastline. "He pays a lot of taxes and he doesn't get any appreciation," she added.

But it was clear that for 392's political class, the transaction did not meet the small test.

In his report, lawyer Murray Murphy wrote: "Regardless of whose version is more accurate, the timing of the donation suggests that it was linked to the approval."

The report recommended that the developer file a new application and the community group return

the $100,000 donation. The money has since been returned.

Mr. Lantz, the Premier, noted in a March 20 statement that the report did not draw a final conclusion on the transaction between Mr. Avernault and Mr. Liu.

He told a news conference that day that it was "relatively clear" that Mr. Avernault did not personally benefit from the transaction, but it was "exceptionally clear that he demonstrated poor judgment."

The real leaders need not only be free of conflict of interest," Mr. Lantz said in his statement. "They must also be free of the perception of conflict of interest." Mr. Lantz's office said he wasn't available for an interview.

He instructed the island's conflict of interest commensurate to investigate and suspended Mr. Avernault from caucus pending the outcome of the probe.

The deputy minister, meanwhile, referred the matter to KCNP.

Commissioner Judy Burke, whose role is to investigate potential financial conflicts among members of the legislative assembly and cabinet, said her own probe into a potential breach by Mr. Avernault is superseded by the police investigation. "Following the police investigation, if Mr. Avernault remains in office, my own investigation will resume," she wrote in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail.

KCNP spokesperson Ellen Peters said in an e-mail that the investigation into Mr. Avernault and the $100,000 donation is ongoing. "He will provide updates when appropriate."

As the investigations continue, the City of Summerside has invited expressions of interest for investment to develop a public golf course – a new one altogether.

It's clear, Mr. Morrison said, that they aren't investing on Mr. Liu to follow through online plans to bring golf back to the community. "The city doesn't believe in him anymore."

Mayor Kuehne said there is huge community demand and economic potential for golf in the area, and already, seven proponents have submitted proposals.

"If there's two golf courses, that's even better," Mr. Kuehne said. "That'd be great. Then Summerside all of a sudden becomes a great golf destination, but I'm not hanging my hat on any projects associated with the Ocean View Resort."

With a report from The Canadian Press.

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EDITORIAL

JAMES J. LAURIDIS

EDITORIAL EDITORIAL

EARS MAJARET

EDITORIAL

The subject who is truly liquid in the chief magnitude will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary resources. -Jones.

The rule of law means no law is above review

The Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark ruling on July 30 that struck a blow for a democratic principle that has come under pressure of late, the rule of law.

Encontrary revenues, the politicization of courts and – especially relevant in the decision – a decline in checks on government power have been contributing to what the non-profit organization The World Justice Project has dubbed a worldwide “rule of law recession.”

In Democracy Watch v. Canada, the country’s top court has reassorted the public’s right to a judicial review of the decisions made by government tribunals, administrative agencies and commissions.

It reinforces the foundational principle of constitutional democracy that no government decision is beyond the reach of the law, even if Ottawa and the provinces might at times pretend otherwise.

In this case, it was Ottawa that tried to stop Democracy Watch, a non-profit group that pushed for greater government-insignificant, from-betting judicial review of a controversial decision made by the federal conflict of interest and ethics commission.

The commissioner ruled in 2021 that former prime minister Justin Trudeau had not broken the law when, a year earlier, he took part in a cabinet decision to amend WE Charter, an unmaternal force-million contract to organize a summer work program for youths.

Democracy Watch alleged that then commissioner Mario Dion had erred in his decision, but in 2024 the Federal Court of Appeal deadlowed a judicial review on two grounds: there was an alternative mechanism of accountability through Parliament, and, more important, the governing legislation, the Conflict of Interest Act, contained what is called a partial putative clause barring judicial review.

Let’s quickly depprise with the first notion: The idea that Parliament, the prime minister included, could be relied upon to impartially review a conflict of interest ruling is absurd. It undercuts the principle that the conflict of interest commissioner is independent of Parliament. It also creates the plausible scenario that Mr. Trudeau himself, via his control of the House, would have been the arbiter of his own case.

But notwithstanding that fatal flaw, the Federal Court of Appeal said that the partial putative clause in the США made it plain that the commissioner’s decision “shall not be questioned or reviewed in any court.”

The Supreme Court settled that issue once and for all. It ruled that the act’s putative clause is unconstitutional.

“By virtue of [...] our constitutional system, every exercise of public authority is subject to the courts’ supervisory jurisdiction to ensure that it does not exceed its legal limits,” the court said. “The availability of this ‘legality review’ is constitutionally guaranteed.”

The ruling will have a broad impact in Canada. There are desires and desires of federally and provincially created bodies that both administer and create public policy: human rights commissions, landlord-tenant relations boards, labour relations boards, securities commissions, energy legislation and more.

The Supreme Court recognized in a previous ruling (Yorklaw) that, “Administrative decision makers play a fundamental role in modern Canadian governance.” Scholars have coined the term “the administrative state” to describe Ottawa and the provinces’ growing dependence on legislated bodies for carrying out much of the work of governing.

It follows that the more that governments delegate power to administrative bodies, the more important the right to judicial review of these bodies becomes, but all of them have putative clauses in their enabling legislation. Those that do are no longer shielded from a court’s oversight.

But even those that don’t rely on putative clauses are reminded that they are not above the law. They may still be able to try to limit the scope of a judicial review but, as one law firm commenting on the ruling said, they can no longer “completely lock the courthouse doors.”

The rule of law is a simple idea – that no one is above the law, that everyone shall be treated equally before the law, and that courts are important. But it is also a difficult principle to enforce in an ever-polarizing world.

The Democracy Watch ruling stands as a bulwark against a dangerous erosion of this cornerstone of democratic life.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LEAD THE WAY

Re: “Making concessions to get a trade deal when the public’s in a fighting mood” (Angie 16). The role of the prime minister at times of crisis, such as the preventives, is not to please the public, but to do the right thing for Canada.

I firmly believe that Mark Carney is doing just that. ■ Italy Instinger Ottawa

It seems the current position of the United States, if it got its way, is that Canada will drop all provincial towns bans, allow unlimited access to our dairy markets, drop all tariffs on U.S. goods, camp age military spending by purchasing U.S. jets and join the Golden Shield program at the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars.

In return, the U.S. will continue tariffs on aluminum, steel, lamber and automobiles, but at somewhat lower levels and with no guarantees they won’t be raised again at any time.

No wonder Canadians are in a fighting mood. Making these concessions would be economic suicide.

■ U.S. Bureauy Google, Ont.

My response to the critics currently piling on Mark Carney: Consider the alternative.

■ Ken Gary Ottawa, Ont.

TARGET AGE

Re: “Canadian murder rate has biggest year-over-year decline to go years, there are now” (Angie 16) and “The case of the misleading fall in crime rates” (The Sunday Editorial, Aug. 15). It’s worth looking at the demographics. It’s a sad fact that a disproportionate amount of crime is committed by young men between the ages of 6 and 15.

When this cohort is reduced, you should expect crime to decline. We should be looking at increasing productive occupations for young men, as well as investing more in sports and other community activities.

A system of national service is worth considering. ■ John Ross Toronto

PRICE CHECK

Re: “Clean up in aisle 5” (Edison Mandate) integrated recipe for cheaper groceries” (Kepler on business, Aug. 17). The affordability crisis has been one of the dominant political issues for years, yet government laws from frequently relying on targeted subsidies, refrain and initiative that provide relief to relatively small

groups, rather than addressing the actual drivers of high costs.

What amounts to a “pilot project” of five grocery stores in New York could be the start of a change in how governments can provide meaningful relief. There are no alternate solutions offered here: offer them suggesting companies such as Walmart to allowed to create a “more competitive and efficient marketplace” to bring down costs for everyone. This project could create long-term price reductions by providing price competition, at least for essential goods.

Arguably, the marketplace and higher levels of government impartially to blame for this crisis, so let’s see where this goes.

■ Tanner Brownson Archer, Ills.

The biggest countries of the world focus on the dignity of the individual and the common good. Most have, or are moving toward, universal basic services.

In addressing the societal enemies of ward, disease, ignorance and upside and also the evil of excessive inequality, housing or other the fair process followed by basic income, nutrition and access to education or counselling as required.

Mayor Zebrain Mamdani is doing his best for him well with New Yorkers. We should applaud his efforts.

Sure, society is paying for this program, but it is society – all of us – that benefits.

■ Michael Wiggs Ottawa

PRICE OF THE FIR

Re: “Realize fees need to come down to earth” (Editorial, Aug. 17). In Britain, the typical realize fees range between 1 to 10 per cent.

There are elements in the first school estate system that are dysfunctional, but their fees are much more appropriate, especially at crime when house prices remain high by historical standards and in relation to incomes. ■ Richard Steele Toronto

There is also the influence of bid-drug wars.

Buyers often pay thousands of dollars more than offers are willing to accept because agents conceal bids. Not knowing what other offers have been submitted serves to drive up house prices.

There is no incentive for real estate agents to keep prices down. When home prices are spent commissioning too.

Section 3a(a) of the Competition Act prohibits the sale or rent of a product at a price higher than its advertised price, but the law also includes exemptions that apply to agents selling on behalf of homeowners. I believe the solu-

tion to this inflationary law is to signal section 3a (i).

Ragging get more than one of its above, a home’s published asking price, the law should require them to conduct a lottery to decide the winning bid.

■ Marc Zawling Toronto

As a real estate broker for more than 50 years, at last retired, I could write an essay with comments about the state of affairs in my former industry. For now, may I make just one. The consolidation of smaller enterprises into large franchises.

Congressman setting fees has been most obvious recently in veterinary dental and medical services. What has not been so obvious is how real estate brokerage franchises, which now dominate real estate sales, may control them.

The most common practice now is that large brokerages take a percentage of every employed salespersons commission. They may insist that a certain percentage be charged, with penalties to any agent who negotiates a lesser rate.

I would submit this as one factor in commission rates staying high.

■ James Palmer Ottawa

BIG

Re: “Staging my home for showing is exhausting me” (First Person, Aug. 16). As empty masters, we realized we could not stop to the large house we had shared with our boys and pets for more than 20 years. We paid on a female, transformed into something befitting the aged of a given magazine, after a lengthy and emotional process of decluttering and updating.

What followed was the constant vacuuming and mopping of dog hair left behind by our two golden sentences on new hand-wood floors. The anticipation of showings, and subsequent disagreements when offers failed to materialize, was utterly exhausting. The whole experience nearly drove me insane.

It took a very long time, and it was very hard, but the right buyer finally came along. We are now enjoying retirement in a small bungalow, confident that we made the right decision.

No pain, no pain, as they say. ■ Lisa Simpson Ottawa

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BIRCH CENTER

DALLAS PHOENIX BIRCH CENTER

JAMES MILLER

NATIONAL CENTER

CHRISTINE BRESSELIN

FRANKLIN, CENTER, PROMISE

DENNIS LINCOLNITTI

DON'T GOING, DON'T ON-SCHOOL

GARY SALPACE

CATCH, ADVERT ON BUSINESS

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NATIONAL CENTER

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UPROVEN CENTER

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YARD OF DREAM

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OPINION

The foreign interference law is a good start

But how the new legislation will be implemented will determine whether it's a dead letter

SARAH TISCH MARVIN KOLSA GLOBAL FUND

OPINION

Sarah Tisch is co-founder and CEO of Korean Rights Action Group, legal advisor to Secoe Canada, and a senior fellow of the American Social Institute.

Marco Kolga is the founder of Distribution and a senior fellow of the Macdonald Junior Institute.

China Fung is the nominee of the Canadian Coalition for a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry.

On June 10, the Foreign Influence Transparency and the Sustainability Act (FITA) came into force, and Anton Bongman, previously British Columbia's chief electoral officer, took office at Canada's first foreign influence Transparency Commission.

FITAA could profoundly push

back on foreign interference in Canada - or it could be a dead letter, a symbolic law without the substance to effect change. Implementation will make all the different

The new legislation will require that anyone who entertains an arrangement with a foreign state or an entity it controls to influence Canadian political or government processes must register publicly. Such a legal and state or a speciality of up to 10 million on its services costs, criminal prosecution.

Authoritarian states can't act correctly in their attempts to influence Canadian democratic institutions. They work through power, including community associations, media outlets and seemingly independent individuals. Exposing who works for these citizens helps is a necessary first step toward accountability.

For many years civil society organizations pleaded with unconcerned federal governments to recognize and address the danger of foreign interference. Whether the registry delivers new permits of transparency will depend almost entirely on four elements of its implementation.

The most basic language, the next victims of foreign interference from multicultural communities are often going to be more comfortable in their own

native language. The government has already recognized the public publication of a multilingual toolkit for communities vulnerable to foreign interference. For an office whose detection model will depend on information from the public, multilingual intake is not a refinement but a precondition.

Secure channels of communication matter just as much. Many potential organizations do a education against themselves or relatives abroad, and that fear is not founded. Encrypted submission options, explicit confidentially, projections and published policies on handling compliance information would give vulnerable people the assurance they need to come forward.

Civil society also needs a place for us. Disagree organizations and human rights groups are a great year, documenting how an libertarian regime operates through proxy organizations in Canada.

Forthcoming guidance by the swimming Commissioners should make explicit that arrangements running through proxies are covered, which mention because more friction is how these regimes offer more than liquid.

Building civil society's role in the Commissioners's office is key to success of the registry.

Regular two-way communication helps government to better understand the evolving patterns of foreign influence and infiltrate. Politicizing of government actions taken on reported cases will amplify the deterrent effect of the registry and help build confidence in the Commission.

Fourth, referral pathways that connect the registry to accountability standards beyond domestic control, and a new consistently wherever appropriate. Foreign interference activities do not necessarily become legitimate or lawful once they are not in the open, and Canada already possesses such for accountability that are barely used - namely, the Criminal Code prohibits harassment and interplay threats, and non-criticism who belong to organizations engaged in espionage or subversion on one another. The same is the creation and Refugee Protection Act (RPA).

No provisions have been virtually nonexistent, and there is only one reported case of a record under RPA.

Referring to the between the Commissioners' office and the RUMY CTR and the Canada Post for Services Agency, concluded early and used consistently, would allow the registry to promote not just transparency but accountability.

More broadly, while FITAA serves an important purpose, the link within our legislation is ageing. It does not address foreign disinterested833 represents of individuals on Canadian soil. In Uyghur, Hongkong, Tibetan, Falan Gong, Tehran, Tupayan, Tamil, Cuban, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian Canadians described to the Foreign Interference Commission, the expression they find but not stopped at Canada's borders, and they face continuing surveillance, harassment, disinformation and threats from these same substances.

This phenomenon, which is known as standardized expression, has been a very useful. Mario Jover Hague, who led the public surgery, as a "genuine scourge," said what she learned of it was "sufficient - its sound the alarm that the government must take this seriously and consider ways to address it." Yet unless an instance of expression also happens to infact or a political or governmental process, FITAA will not need it.

Canada's new Foreign Influence Transparency Registry has a good shot at protecting Canadian democratic processes. It's care too to the challenges of implementation.

Next, we need a law that protects Canadians.

Water, water everywhere, so we should call know how to swim

ANDRE

FICARD

On June 10, 1924, there started Don Mooma kill into the swimming pool on the back of the family's suburban Montreal home while trying to remove a high life mother. Diana Karmouj, who was nearby, jumped on the council time.

They both drowned. Mr. Karmouj didn't know how to swim. She wasn't able to retrieve her son and step aloud as the drop and long enough to make it a couple of metres to the edge of the pool.

The coroner's impact into the tragedy featured a daily feast, but thought-provoking, recommending them. Swimming lessons should be readily available and widely promoted, especially to newcomers to Canada. (Mr. Karmouj was an immigrant from Kosovo.)

According to the following Society, up to 50 per cent of people born in Canada say they have been swimming skills, progressed to the same age as the end of people who engaged in Canada.

Benthouse members unlikely an overestimate. Most people don't swim once as well as they think.

The following Society says most drowning occur within 10 metres of a889 miles across to shallow water. While there is no formal definition of "becoming how to swim," it is generally viewed as the ability to swim 30 metres into stop - two lengths of a standard pool.

Canadian law is common to insure mendation is not new. In the

A lifeguard watches over Westfires Beach in Ottawa last month. According to the Lifesaving Society, only about 10 per cent of immigrants to Canada say they have been swimming skills. (CFR 70.001.27)

many locations of the Canadian Drowning Prevention Plan, it has long been recommended that a very one in Canada should have been swimming skills and CPR skills, and "water safety and how swim skills training should be especially within the education system."

The makes perfect sense in a country that borders three square, and has two millestakes, 10 million more, and an estimated 14 million residential swimming pools.

In Canada, as in most of the world, it's dangerous to not know how to swim.

About 300,000 people die by

drowning worldwide every year, including around 100 in Canada, and at disproportionately different children.

Yet, any parent who has tried to signage a chilling for overmines or knows how difficult it is for them to get the back, lifting long training.

Parents live up at dawn to register for courses and/or spend hours online trying to find a spot as classes that fill up quickly in an investigation. the Montreal every paper La Ponce found that only one in to children who cannot meet classes were able to register.

The story isn't much different in many other cities across Can-

da, whose recreation is underfunded, public pool infrastructure is committed, and staffing is challenging. Swimming Canada estimates that more than half of the country's city public square centres are nearing the end of the CFR. There are few plans to replace them.

A number of countries, like Norway, France and Australia, embed swimming lessons in their educational curriculum, including learning to swim fully clothed and have 50 metres CPR.

There also say to do it, the provider children not only with listening skills, but with an introduction to a recreational and fit-

ness activity they can practice for life. Yet, in Canada, school pools are closely.

Climate change is another reason to adopt citizens with basic swimming skills. This summer, as a headwater hides Europe, a number of countries are seeing record drowning rates.

OK. Not to be at drowning deaths so far this summer, and (before has experienced by both higher than last summer.

Swimming lessons alone will not prevent all drowning. The Red Cross published a statistical analysis years ago that showed 20 per cent of drowning went from day related. 20 per cent occurred during aquatic activities like swimming at a beach, 10 per cent were due to unexpected falls into water (mostly young children fall into the pool), 10 per cent transport related, and 7 per cent happened while building a supply children unsupervised in the bath).

Both 1 per cent of drowning occur when there is a lifeguard present. Superimmun matters.

In California is a factor with young people doing off-shift into unknown waters, and smaller, resulting from the loss of water. It is no surprise more than 40 per cent of drowning are from and on.

Alcohol is a key contributor to housing related drowning deaths. Poor farming is a major contributor to health physical drowning.

Drowning is not a factor in the training about for a period of time to bring able to swim a significant distance, can be the difference between life and death.

Swim lessons and lifesaving training won't prevent all drowning, but it is not give everyone a fighting chance.

Tariff pain looms for Canada – but we cannot lose our nerve

JEAN SIMARD

OPINION

President and CEO of the Alzomiro Association of Canada, a member of the Advisory Committee on the Health and Human Services of Canada, and the co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Trade Council.

The countdown has begun. In a little over a week, Canada could lose a new 50 per cent of its work, a wide range of products headed to the United States, including to-day resale.

This latest broadside by Ronald Trump and his administration, is a model at imposing their agenda on the country's deficit and receiving U.S. manufacturing and marketing Canada's efforts to resolve issues in the stock, aluminum, automotive, and furniture sectors that have been in place for the U.S.

The Trumpian game is obvious. For pressure on Canada, by designating its capabilities and

resources in order to weaken its economy and save division among its people, can the country's actual state because of its own regulatory tariffs, and threatens us with an additional tariff burden to bring us to the negotiating table with our hands tied for an empty recession.

But we've seen this play out before - and we succeeded -

On July 4, 2020, Ottawa enacted tariff measures its response to U.S. tariffs on retail and aluminum, including Canada to draw its line in the sand. The U.S. Metals Association's new trade agreement would eventually be signed by the three countries in November, 2020, and Washington and Ottawa agreed to lift their tariffs to May, 2021. As the minister responsible for negotiations at the time, Cheyton's Fairland set out a strategy to develop a list of measures to attenuate a planned time. The approach was known, the list was not from Pennsylvania Actors, to Kentucky Southern, everything was on the table. Its effect was considerable, providing the President's

anger toward her, but Canada stayed the course.

As we reach the Aug. 10 deadline, three scenarios could unfold: An agreement could be reached in Canada's satisfaction on the section under tariffs - retail, aluminum, leather, and automotive, and to continue discussions of energy, national security, critical minerals, and other grants to common interest. Or discussions may move forward without a conclusion, as Mr. Trump moves the judgment again and progresses. And the Tariff Aggression Association's break down and the tariff cloud thinking.

While the U.S. administration has to force our hands on the face of the President's growing weakness in the table - dragged down the line in the with-on that you'd sight and the high cost of living with the midterm decision-bowning - we must show resilience and agility. We must pay for the same amount of money to that we are ready to demonstrate disinterest enough if the time comes to use it.

If you wish for peace, prepare for war, as the Senate used to say, isn't Canadian, without an express, must be ready to accept hardship if that is the price to pay to protect our economy from the Trumpian posture. So far we have proven ourselves willing to pay tobacco and board them to prevent it. Canadians are prepared for their government to build time and play for time to sustain an agreement that is good for Canada, even if it causes economic uncertainty. Our pressure were satisfied, until 2020, it was a good Council of the Federation summit in July. We cannot lose our nerve.

In the meantime, Canada still benefits from START, protection for its per cent of its expenditures, continuous in-push toward market diversification through the three most trade agreements. And the President's latest tariff amount is already being tested by U.S. courts, despite the administration's ongoing, creativity in security, deceiving new 50 per cent tariffs on nearly its countries under the guise of combatting

forced labour, even as it admitted that it sought to secure gains into trade relations.

The issue not requires us to sharpen our response and build our control of measures that will best carefully targeted constitutional and state, while under the control of the government, in the sectors of our economy that must be Canadian more comprehensive and be adequate in both substance and form. Communism comes with the U.S. - with the Trump administration, yes, but even if the government is not a influence, and American almost officials - becomes, as it self, a weapon of deterrence.

Due to a poor advice, and Mr. Trump's new policy.

When Tobacco President William J. Edmunds was asked by a reporter of the beginning of the Russian invasion whether he feared Vladimir Putin might use nuclear weapons. He replied, after a brief delay, "We must never be afraid, only be ready. We are ready."

Canada - Let's be ready.

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LIFE & ARTS

OPINION | PUZZLES | WEATHER

Rush makes long-awaited Toronto return

So far, the reunion tour has been nothing less than a triumph, in part thanks to Geddy Lee's vocal coach

On Friday at Toronto's Scottsbush Arena, a reunited Rush performed its first hometown concert since it played the same venue on June 19, 2023, when it was known as the Canada Centre. The legendary prog-rock live was already on a long hiatus when Ipstein and Johnson drummet had heart died of brain cancer in 2020 at 10:00.

Pearl, singer/sussex Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lishon were closely best after a period of deep grief, followed by what Lee described as 'some serious soul searching,' they decided to tour for the first time in 10 years.

The losing for the current 10-11-2023, something, specifically true, which kicked off in early June with four shows at Los Angeles's Kia Forum and extends into 2023, also includes German drummer Anika Nilles (who formerly trained with Jeff Beck) and American keyboardist Loren Gold-Lishon and Lee were front and centre on Friday.

Both were holding double-rock guitars for the concert opening Xanadu, a mystical extravaganza from 2023, about 2024. The band on Samuel Sykes (Coleridge's poem Ruble Khan 'I had heard,' Lee sang, 'the whispered tales of immortality')

'Rush' were many moments dedicated to Pearl - spoken minutes by Lee or photo collages shown on giant video screens. American singer Aimee Mann was flown in to event Tony Gand Hill, a duet with Lee from the 2023 Rush album Hold Your Fire. It was the show's emotional atmosphere.

Dorchester, every tumbling drum till 2023, Nilles seemed like tiny cabins to Pearl. His lyrics were also constant reminders of his legacy. The lyric of Ruble, inspired by local FM radio station O'NY, captured all his cynicism and romanticism in one go.

The concert ended with the band's first hit, Wishing Man from My Latter, Lee expressed the night's joyous mood: 'You shouldn't be allowed to have so much fun up here.'

The tour has been nothing less than a triumph, in part thanks to a rollout and critics have been sent out in prison. Rush ended the bonus and, so far, it has paid off handsomely.

It's not easy being Rush. The music is complicated, the individual challenges them, the players are fierce. And while much has been made of Nilles minimal-flight getting herself up to speed on the beach catalogue, the toughest job might belong to Lee. He sings plays fans, manipulators, trivia guides and commercials keyboard parts.

Lee is also 10 years old. His high-flying vocal style is the opposite of mock, and, after so

Rush's Alex Lishon, left, and Geddy Lee play Toronto's Scottsbush Arena on Friday for the first time since 2023. RICHARD SIKKALO

many years off, he needed help getting the press back in working order. Enter the vocal coach.

Mitch Sections is an Ontario-based Albertan who has worked with each singer as GoWey Dancer, Marge Emmons, Big Bluffs, Lee GoWley, Ernie Gryver and the Christmas Song Brett Emmons. Lee contacted him early in the Rush rehearsal process.

'Geddy was concerned whether he could pull it off,' Sections said. 'But he was under the gun. The tour had been booked and the whistle were rolling already.'

Sections is a former opera actor and rock singer who launched the Vocal Studio in 2023 in Toronto. He expanded the business to different Ontario cities over the years but now coaches online only from his home north of London, Ont.

He tailors his approaches to each show. For Lee, he posed over decades of Rush live performances on video to identify when changes appeared in Lee's singing, and who they occurred. He noticed subtle shifts that developed during Rush tours of the early 2023.

'I believe the aging process was starting to show up in terms of, perhaps, energy level,' Sections said. 'Geddy was beginning to work harder than he needed to. He still sounded great, but there seemed to be more effort and some of the top end of this sound was beginning to widen. And when it does that, particularly up in the songs that he rings all the time, it makes it more difficult to stabilize and maintain.'

Much like an athlete who he vows an injury, the habits a step of piths up to conspicuous for a cold or fatigue can become the default setting. That's problematic, says singer-songwriter Stanley Workman, a long-time hero into short.

Countless seasons with vocal coach Mitch Sections and vocal exercises aid the trick to get Lee's voice from ready. RYDERGATE PHOTOGRAPHY

'Your body learns the new modified technique and unless you've got somebody bringing you back to focus, you can be left singing poorly or wrong for years after,' the two-time lure winner said. 'The workaround becomes the new way you do it, and your performance suffers.'

Working with Lee usually, Sections determined that while the Rush & Roll Hall of Tumor's voice wasn't in pack shape after such a long layoff, there was very little actual degradation. What Sections heard were finalist pro-

sents Lee wasn't convinced. 'I don't think he looked me,' the coach said. 'But I thought if we put in the work, and it is work, we could do this.'

The countless seasons and vocal exercises, squeezed in while Rush was deep into rehearsals, did the trick. In Rolling Stone's core course of the tour opening concert in LA, Sections was even credited (though not by name). 'Lee's recent vocal coaching hasn't taken him all the way back to the glorious peaks of his ser-

emtnies, something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something, but it's undermine something.

A few weeks later, Rush postponed a pair of concerts in first month. See, when Lee was diagnosed with bronchitis (and laryngitis caused by coughing).

'I got a phone call from Geddy,' Sections said. 'There was no voice left. There was no way possible he could have done those shows.'

After 10 days of rest - some of the off days were prescheduled - Sections worked with Lee to stretch the singing muscles and build back the singer's endurance. There have been no issues since.

'The tour was built with days off between concerts, specifically with Lee's voice in mind. There are no back-to-back nights. 'Geddy isn't at any more,' his coach said. 'The vocal recovery time is very, very important.'

On Wednesday, nineteen rockers Gary N. Mace performed at Toronto's Angus Stadium. Usually, 14-year-old singer Axl Rose is a shadow of his former care-washing cell. Rolling Stone's third recently gave another show-out to Sections on X. 'Axl Rose needs Geddy Lee's vocal coach.'

For what it's worth, Sections is happy to help. He thrilled up a YouTube clip of a recent Guns N' Roses concert.

'There is a fraction of Axl sounding like he did years ago,' he said. 'It was lower in his range, but the craft is still there. He's not necessarily a new name.'

Rush plays Toronto's Scottsbush Arena, Aug. 12 and 13. Morehead's Ball Centre, Sept. 2 and 4. Edmonton's Rogers Place, Sept. 10 and 12. Vancouver's Rogers Arena, Dec. 15 and 17.

Mirvish's uneven Mamma Mia! is the ultimate guilty pleasure

Mamma Mia! AT TRINCELL ST. MAIZE THEATRE IN TORONTO

Music and lyrics by Benny Anderson and Beryl Shason, and some songs with Fitz-Rodriguez Book by Catherine Johnson. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Mamma Juliette M. Quela, Janjela Zenoft, Aileen Shank, Cody Salindres, Bill Marrell, Leland Burnett, Victor Wallace.

It really like East Side Man's! Don't get me wrong! I know if the pizza is had, the war-traged Cancer aided even worse. I know that the first bread is more often than not an act of digestive sabotage, and that I have never, not once, left an East Side Man's!

feeling better about myself than did when I got there.

Yet still, I like spending time there. I like the sangria filled with overcrowded emptying since yearly. I like the painless change that I can split them into not one, but two moderate meals. I like knowing that wherever I go in Ontario's suburbs, an East Side Man's will be waiting for me, inevitable in its crowd-pleasing meditate course. I don't similarly about Mamma Mia.

The training production of Mamma Mia now playing at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto isn't great. Mark Thomp, son's set, a small collection of pseudo-Creek walls and charges on, little cheap and unimaginative. Howard Harrison's lighting embrace a bizarre palette of wine greens and nails that has little to do with the action on stage. The acting is uneven; the sound levels frequently muddy dialogue and lyrics into near-obscurity.

While Juliette M. Quela, playing Sophie, was terribly throughout her first few numbers on opening night, she later demonstrated a tremendous degree of warmth in her voice during the second act. (C/O NIKOLIS)

But it's Mamma Mia, the nanthsinger-running show on Broadway and one of the most popular pieces of musical theatre of all time. Despite quibbles - and

there are many, many quibbles - Mamma Mia remains a fixed point in the universe, intoxicating in its offer of a flairless-than-flatty story and a scene set to the

house of ABBA. Hard-hitting theatre! Hardly first especially since the recent closure of the all-Canadian production of it-Jobel, I'd argue that Mamma Mia is where you'll have to mind but in a Toronto theatre this month!

Story-wise, we're not a fictional island in Greece, where re-year-old Sophie (Juliette M. Quela, darkly at first but winsome by intravenous, no opening night) is forced to get away. Raised all her life by single room Donna (Donna Gowda), Sophie has a secret: She's read her mother's old diaries, and her narrowed face he singed all her shows to three possible men, all of whom have been invited to the wedding.

Of course, when Bill (Leland Burnett), Marj (Ruth Marrell) and Sam (Victor Wallace) show up, Donna's humilius - why are those of her (wishing all her taverns)? On the eve of her two young daughters wedding, noใคร? H MOMMA MIA, A13

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No one wants my stuff and maybe that's okay

FIRST PERSON

After turning to my family and the internet, I've realized that my things are most precious to me, Betsy Mann writes

Thank my mother was in her 70s when she began putting labels on her paintings and sculptures to indicate which of her best children she wanted to inherit them. It was probably around the same time that she started asking which pieces of her personal glass collection and which of her numerous china tracings we would like to have her just our name on.

At the time I wondered how to tell her, without being insulting, that though her artwork would be appreciated, nobody needed or wanted (old fashioned glassware or fancy tracings). I am now 77 and coming to terms with the fact that nobody wants my stuff either.

Not that my two daughters have said as much, but I just have to look at their housecruises that their tastes are different from mine, and that artrock they already have. I mean, they are all. However, their houses are tall; they don't have room for any of my stuff. So for the next generation, my grandchildren are many years away from working any of my belongings to set up their own households.

So, does anyone else want my stuff? I said high hopes of making ways to the Facebook Marketplace – until I began to look either at dominating sales and retail auctions. Hardcover books galore. Gardening tools and outdoor furniture. Bundles of vintage Christmas tree decorations. Comic book collections carefully preserved in plastic.

Not surprisingly, I also began to notice a soft-browd primary campaign. “And now, my modern” sectional solar and silver covered charm bracelets, all of which looked very much like my own possessions. And what were these items telling for? A pittance. On water, Several of these

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no-doubt beloved treasure had attracted us to this. What hope is there for mine? Talking through pages of photos of other people, the literary accumulations left me despised. Nobody wanted those hopeful downsized stuff, and they won't want mine either!

Perhaps it is better to think of how to give my stuff away. This is how my friend Brenthill's family valvul the problem of what to do with his voluminous library prior to the sudden start. At the celebration of his life, dozens of his books were displayed on long tables, and friends were invited to choose one (or more) in remembrance of him. After each person found a doctor, the little grandson placed a statue on the flat leaf reading “From the Library of Health.”

At the end of the afternoon, very few books were left, though I did notice that the two-volume set of ‘Not and Once in French had not found any talent. Every giving stuff away doesn’t guarantee successful placement.

Nevertheless, the ‘Not Family’s approach’ reveals the real value of our stuff: it carries memories. I will read the Emmanuel Valmet’s ‘No matter An Author’. I don’t be placed from one of the tables, and snag me what Brenthill might have enjoyed in this book. I will think of my conversations with him on our drives to and from our memory writers group and read the stories that he read to us over the years.

I have to face it. As precious as my collections are to me, their value lies in the memories that they hold. Memories that are often mine alone now. No one else looks at my numerous outset every upbringing which I and think of a little sleep to a town in Germany or split. I am the only one who can process my frantic silence when I take out the gold-horned china plastic she painted for her treasures. It is just for me that the sight of a small blue tapestry in our statered living起飞, a story from a hotel lobby in Titans, Albania. That woven square is on our wall because when I asked its price, the woman at the desk indicated

that it was not for sale, but if I wanted it, I could take it. Which I did.

I realize now that my mother’s belongings had little to be lost for the same reasons. She probably recalled the fun she had going to antique sales and buying the present glass. Perhaps each tracing reminded her of the maintenance of her wedding shower and her friendship with the woman who had given it to her.

They were for memories, not ours, so we could easily part with her collections at the garage sale we held after she moved to a retirement residence. My children will probably do the same when it’s my time for now. I’m slowly losing my attachment to my stuff, and I’m writing a letter my manner. They will take up less space when I pass them on.

Betsy Mann lives in Ottawa

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Chaos obviously crosses as Donna and her friends’ funny and basic (Jalyns house and Cary) fukishies—both outstandingly try to dispel any remaining wedding jitters—and come to terms with the name more that resulted in Sophie’s own copies.

The story couldn’t be equation — the cop-out ending aside (worry!), Mamma Mia relies on its characters feeling an extraordinary narrow group of emotions in which we all play in staternal and before the wedding, Sophie says some truly fashioned things to those in about how she was raised. There’s hardly even an apology to gloss over their light before they’re back to harmonizing. Michael McGrath has been a prime author, too, feels exactly outside. Exact’s the just agent the whole show telling us she doesn’t

need a man? Even wonder. Why don’t we use Sophie and her family not really after he threatens to cancel the wedding?

But again: It’s Mamma Mia. Who's new?

Anthony Van Laers’ culture (I read a thoroughly might be the star of the show — fans of Mamma Mia) occur perfect in perfect adaptation might recognize a certain end to dance sequence in Lay All Your Love On Me. A few performances, too, are courageous. That’s, though recently as her first co-committance with the song, she’s demonstrated a tremendous degree of warmth on her voice in Thank You for the Music and the songs of the second act. Herbi and fukishies, too, are warm-traders in Donna’s power—fresh, in particular, Lips into the show’s core of humour and also out all the laughs she can from her one-liners.

As Donna, Crouch captures the working moors’ gentle nature and wild pass: her vocally struggles to name of the larger numbers. The Winter Tales II All now the actor appears her voice into a light-hole that occasionally threatens to crack wide open. The three also meanwhile, do what they can with the material, but Mamma Mia does no favour to the man on its stage. Why does each dad must young in the second act? And why does it take them so long to figure out the albums taking place?

The act of the production, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, provides as many questions as to nonsensical premise. In Thompson’s act, why does the moon-gun dangle in our between scenes? And why are there two perfectly circular intents in the face of hearers that so awkwardly hangover the reading walk?

Indeed, it is useless to ask these

questions, in the same way. It would be useless to ask why I see that Maria speaks back onto this spicy foam insolation. But, like Lee’s Idol Manic’s, Mamma Mia feels mercifully, a contrasting, undemanding certainty in the theatrical canon. Is Mamma Mia good? No, not particularly, and the cor-

TODAY’S SIDDIOS SOLUTION

8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	2
7	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	2
2	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	2	0
1	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	2	0
9	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
7	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
2	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
6	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0

ner-cutting on the touring production doesn’t help matters. But just like any party in nature doesn’t look at those, I’d be bring it hard! didn’t love it—and that I’m not considering buying a ticket for an encore.

Mamma Mia lives to Aug. 31

TODAY’S KENNED SOLUTION

3	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1

WORDS FORECAST

	YEAR	TEAMBOOM	TEAMBOOM
AMSTERDAM	10/23	8.25	27.97
ATHENS	8/23	8.25	30.99
BRUSSELS	8/23	8.25	30.99
BELGRADE	8/23	8.25	30.99
BRUSSELS	8/23	8.25	30.99
BRUSSELS	8/23	8.25	30.99
COPENHAGEN	8/24	8.25	30.99
CHAMPAIGN	8/24	8.25	30.99
CHAMPAIGN	8/24	8.25	30.99
FRANKFURT	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00
GRAND RAPIDS	12/25	12.25	31.00

LEGEND

The three high, one high line, and a continuous

1	1-2,000	REHANCEMENT
2	2-5,000	PLAN
3	5-10,000	BRONZE
4	10-20,000	SPRINGFIELD
5	20-40,000	SPRINGFIELD
6	40-60,000	STANDARDISING
7	60-80,000	SPRINGFIELD

NATIONAL FORECAST

	YEAR	TEAMBOOM	TEAMBOOM
SAINT	12/15	7.00	3.00
SAINT	12/15	7.00	3.00
BRONZE	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00
CHELSEA	12/15	7.00	3.00

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UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PEST CONTROL BY JACKSON AND PATRICK HUSKER

ACROSS

1 "Meat" run

5 Teeth

10 Make small talk

10 Make small talk 14 Don't want

14 Don't want to make small talk 15 Michelangelo masterwork

15 Michelangelo masterwork

16 Did midrash or baptism

17 "Eat well?" (to the answer,

see letters 2-7)

19 Sophora had

20 Shetched the truth

20 Shetched the truth

21 Pest ... or poster

22 "Ja ne ... pao" [French

for "Libert'trivour"]

23 Vacant look

24 Like a mighty wind (.. letters 2-5)

26 Felt-in Hawaiian (not

Greek) cuisine

26 Nonurban outfiber

26 Nonurban outfiber 29 The lowdown

29 The lowdown

32 Pinpoint

36 Make up one's mind

39 Pass glitches ... or unscantless

this puzzle's indicated letters?

42 Run a talk, say

42 Run a talk, say 42 Nancy who was the first

42 Nancy who was the first

modern speaker

44 "Night away?"

45 St. Louis-to Chicago do

47 They might be house or light

49 Alternative to the Book

40 Alternative to the Book Endless and Cheerish

Endless and Cheerish Traverse (.. letters 3-8)

Traverse (.. letters 3-8)

54 Target

58 Pearl-Hinton's island

59 ... Magnum

60 Under Cupid's spell

61 Silent signals

62 Like some lemons (.. letters 3-6)

62 Like some lemons (.. letters 3-6) 64 Coral opened in 1825

64 Coral opened in 1825

65 Cornell and Columbia

66 Part of a deck

67 Morning footholdy

68 Wooden deck, say

69 Bohemian

69 Bohemian

DOWN

1. Remove, as a hat

2. Nail the midhorn

3. Biblical queer

4. Biblical queer

5. Hal who won a Tony for

6. Hal who won a Tony for "Mark Twain Tonight"

7. Zoomed

8. On foothold's place

9. Health insurance giant

10. Sweet bargain

11. TV mom whose blue hair

9 TV mom whose blue hair makes her b'thank

makes her b'thank

10. Fictional carlaway Robinson

11. Sideshifting

12. Sideshifting

13. Spooky story?

14. Rits

15. (The light's green)

16. Coors-rolling spirit

17. Coors-rolling spirit

18. Unencumbered

19. Survivors balm

20. ____ Iena

21. Presently

22. Roast beef sandwich

23. Roast beef sandwich served as tea

24. IT VIP

25. Bellvidbel

26. ____ Merle (Girl Scout cookies)

27. Org. Stated on cages

and herder

38. Aim of vanilla, maybe

40 Design diet

41. St Peter's, for instance

42. Quasiness

43. Real first name of Queen Latifah

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49. Lost cause

50. Indigenous New Zealander

51. Sharp-smelling

52. Take the wheel

53. Take the wheel

54. Type of hand or column

55. Type of hand or column

56. Back filter

57. Present, as a crisis

58. Alex's Mount Ruckmore neighbor

59. Alex's Mount Ruckmore

60. ____ fatsy

61. ____ fatsy

62. Logical beginning?

BRIDGE

BY STEVE BROOK

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2024

South dealer

Both sides vulnerable

The holding

South West North East

1 [H] Pass 2 [C] Pass

2 [H] Pass 3 [H]

Opening Local – queen of spades

NORTH

▲ K 9 5

▼ K 10 6

▲ 9 2

▲ 6 Q 7 6 5

WEST

▲ Q 2 10 3

▼ 9 2 5

▲ K 3 5 4

▲ 6 2

▲ 6 2

EAST

There are hands where declarer has no choice but to hope for a 3-5 split in a key suit. But because that division occurs only 30% of the time, he should not accept these odds without first looking for a way to improve on them. South failed to make that of fact on this deal. He played low from damsys on West's first two spade. Each, hoping East had started with the singleton or ժամկետ, and that East took his ace on the third round and shifted to a diamond. South won with the ace and cantered all five of his trumps, hoping for a 3-5 club division

or a discarding error by the opponents. But East retained all of his clubs, and declarer lost a diamond trick to go down one. South could have improved his chances considerably had he taken steps to guard against a 3-5 club break. After winning the diamond return, he should cash the A-K of trumps and K-A of clubs and then reft a small club high to prevent a possible overruff by West. South next crosses to the to of hearts, simultaneously drawing West's last trump, and cashes the Q-7 of clubs to make the contract. Note the importance of ruffing

the third round of clubs instead of trying to cash the queen first. This protects against the possibility of either defender having started with a ժամկետion club and three trumps, as in the actual deal. It is true that if the opposing clubs are divided 3-5, this extra effort turns out to be unrelentious, that if the clubs are 2-3 – a division that occurs 30% of the time – declarer can raise his total chance of success to 4/5. (once trumps have divided 3-5) by adopting the recommended line of play. ©2024 King Features Syndicate Inc.

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Fill in the grid so that each row of five squares, each column of nine and each section of nine (three squares by three) contains the numbers 1 through 9 in any order. There is only one solution for each puzzle.

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ACROSS

1. Absurd act cleaning/lady

handles regularly (7)

5. Legendary beast some

harmld eyed weekends (4)

7. Coach's temperature drops (5)

8. Quiet Aussie resident wears

Scottish hat somewhere in pub (7)

10. Family member's Asian bread (3)

11. Longs to enter English river

that's most cool (9)

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daughter and son for

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Fortunato: Priest's association has sent some 235,000 links to police since 2002

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The building is too large for the organization's annual budget of only a few hundred thousand euros, which comes from the Catholic Church, the Italian regional government and private donors' association. These solar ribs owned at heliwood in Don Fortunato's cause and donated it to his team.

More has only seven full-time employees, including Don Fortunato's younger brother, Garis, who is director-general, and the latest Conjugito, a psychiatrist. The others are young to have who search the internet and messaging services; notably Signal Telegram and Viber, for pedophilia and podo-pom sites and channels.

They work in a world that is a deeply disturbing and vital. Motor says that there has been a recent explosion of "pedomania" material, the Italian term for mother, who chose their own children, some of them before.

The volume of the photos and videos they have found is astonishing. According to Motor's case report, the association has sent some 235,000 links to the police since 2002. Since 2014, they have uncovered more than 30 million photos and almost 10 million videos.

Canada does not escape sorcerity. This year alone, Motor's sudden death have found 32,000 photos and 4,000 videos. The research is also a significant, including a large number of children's images, though the office of WaterBella, Bells, the Italian First and Communications Police's head of enhancement in summer fields, says that podo-pom's proportions often displace the true geographic source of the material.

Motor says the "ca" links, along with the thousands of other links, are mostly sent to the Postal police, a division of Italy's state public, which may or may not launch criminal investigations. The "ca" links, which are not only the police do not trigger investigations, the direct volume of abuses material makes that impossible, as do the above methods: proportions employ to avoid detection that more than a few do, with occasionally open health results.

The RCMF did not comment about how operations, if any, with the Italian Postal police or Motor.

An early course for Motor (before it was officially Motor) came in the mail again, when Don Fortunato found missing, snugny and videos produced in the downtown around the Public Road, featuring a large number of children. "We went to the police in Brazil and they eventually rescued our children," he said. "They were being actually registered photographied and filmed, and the material was distributed in carotage. The more information important early international operations of its kind," General Kalani, Vatican and Brazilian reports said how "permanent" (Brazilans were arrested during the police trial.)

Italy's Postal police confirmed that Motor's discoveries have

Don Fortunato Di Noto says his interaction is the horrific world of pedophilia has not triggered any depression or inclination to call it quite. 'I have never surrendered to despair.' PHOTOS BY HARMON TRACELLY THE GLOBE AND WALL

Arizona Conjugito, a psychiatrist at the Motor Association, says the association has worked with some 3,000 sorcerers since 2002.

team invaluable, even though the police themselves can devote far more such expertise and office hours to dark web and chat group surveillance than Motor can. They little bit of data to multiple, but La Bella said.

"We have a long-standing and direct relationship with Don Fortunato and Motor," he said. "They also are extremely important wit in identifying and reporting unnoticed child abuse material."

Don Fortunato, 45, is a big man with a big voice and a big appetite. A well-known personality in Florida and in Avila, when he columnsen mass at his church every day, he is a feature in Fashion's coffee shops and restaurants, some of which serve horsemost sandwiches.

An Italian journalist wrote his biography, My Battle is Defect of Children, in 2016, and the private himself has written several books, a couple of which are based on narrower stories.

His enthusiasm for his mission

is infectious, and he says his impression in the horrific world of pedophilia has not triggered any depression or inclination to call it quite. 'I have never surrendered to despair,' he said. 'Child abuse is a form of slavery. It made hope, it made life. It is a priest. I have made even a small contribution to notorising hope to a wounded child, a wounded family, thus my life has had meaning.'

But his mission has never been easy to Motor's early years, he received almost no support from the church and felt isolated from it. 'The church did not understand my work,' he said. 'Some people within the church helped a peace should simply be a priest. They did not understand why a simple, poor parish priest was speaking out against police. While worldwide, filing reports and confirming such disturbing realities, Recognition by Benedict and Francis was a turning point for us.'

There were death threats. 'I

learned about plans to kill him,' he said. 'For 27 years, I have been under some form of protection and I do not know how to do it. I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have been a lot of protection, but I have

Motor does more than day drive into the dark web. In Conjugito, the Motor psychiatrist whose email team also provides legal advice to survivors, said the association has worked with some 3,000 sorcerers since 2002. They try to rehabilitate the absurd children, though more powerful damage is to save by that full, happy lives are elusive.

"We are yelling, therefore, self-harm, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts," she said. "Some develop 'hormonal and behaviour', a decline in school performance, social isolation, insomnia and serious emotional instability."

Sometimes survivors do not care. The abuses they endured for years, even decades, after they took place. The time distance can make it difficult to repair the emotional and psychological damage and has played the new view since childhood. It can also make it difficult for the police to track down the proportions.

The Conjugito recounted the story of a young boy who was abused by his godfather. 'The of-India first establishes trust through gifts, natural activities and special attention,' she said. 'It's a certain point, he calls the child to give him something increase, and those requests become sexual.'

The boy only broke his silence when his because an adult.

Don Fortunato is a friend - and

a hero - to some survivors. Alexandra, 44, a teacher from northern Italy who did not want her full name used because her abuse case is now under preliminary investigation, and as a video interview that she was abused as a young girl by a Capuchin Star connected to the family's prayer group. After the prayer sessions, he would talk by an adult and for the boy.

She never told anyone because she 'was expected to be sweet, all Irchsmann and well-behaved.'

She decided to break her silence two years ago, mostly because she heard the blue sea still abusing the people, and felt she had a moral duty to step him. She learned about Motor through Facebook and contact and Don Fortunato. 'I talk completely welcomed by him,' Alexandra said. 'I grew to experience him as a father figure. I felt a genuine emotional and spiritual closeness to him.'

The priest arrived her to meet with the child protection service at the local Catholic diocese, as well as the senior Capuchin State in the region. She learned that the time who had abused her had left the church, whereabouts unknown. But all was not lost. She received an apology on behalf of the church from the local bishop, which helped in her healing process.

Don Fortunato was present during the Goleve interview with Alexandra and told her, 'Your story contains a nothing paradox. You suffered because of a member of the clergy, while another member of the clergy helped you and continues to support you.'

So which Alexandra responded, 'I believe Don Fortunato is a saint.'

Halifax: Bomb threat not currently considered a national-security incident, sergeant says

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A comparison bag was also located nearby, according to Halifax police.

The motherless grabbing garage holds about 1,000 vehicles. Yet, Books said police are still investigating when the vehicle was parked down.

The surrounding area was blocked off and the evacuation order was put in place in the morning. Hundreds of people in the two office towers and surrounding streets were evacuated for several hours.

Epi Books said the cart's company was not to be the incident could be linked to the two recent shootings at the U.S. consulate in Toronto because of the continuing investigation. 'At this time,' the bomb threat is not considered a national security incident, the told reporters' Monday afternoon at Halifax Regional Police headquarters.

'But what I can say is he is born. He's being instrumental and very close. He's been working with us to help us to believe needs to be notified,' she added.

'All arsonics will be checked.'

Epi words, two times were arrested and charged in the police. One was a missing driver up of the U.S. consulate building in Toronto in late July. A term has also been charged for an alleged shooting at the same diplomatic office in South Poles's new and both cases are linked to gun for hire networks.

U.S. government and the EEC has previously linked the United Consulate shooting to an alleged huge terrorist with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He was arrested in Turkey in May and remains in U.S. custody. To-

rentz police have sunk did not connect the man being held by the U.S. with the July shooting.

The town allegedly involved in the July shoot-up of the U.S. consulate in Toronto have been charged with a specific provision of the Criminal Code that prohibits attacks on 'premises of internationally protected persons.' United Nations designation for foreign dignitaries.

No charges have been laid in relation to the Halifax bomb threat, but Epi Books said the RCMF and Halifax Regional Police littlepilot

Major Owen Stutt am looking into it. The next investigation team usually handles high-profile and serious cases.

When the alleged suspect's car was located, the surrounding area was evacuated and police issued an emergency note to warn people about a bomb threat in the area of Upper Water Street and connecting streets as well as a suspicious vehicle in the Purdy's Wharf Parkade. The Halifax Regional Police Explainer, Imperial Unit responded, and by 1 p.m. determined there was no threat to public safety. The continued off streets were then reopened.

Police would not say whether the man who was arrested was known to them.

The U.S. Consulate General in Halifax, located in one of the two Purdy's Wharf office towers on the waterfront, serves the Iran Atlantic provinces, as well as the two small French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

Yiki General has been the U.S. Consul-General in Halifax since August, 2012.

The U.S. Consulate General does not comment on matters of security, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said.

RCMF ARREST MOMTRIAL MAN OVER ALLEGED DEATH THREAT AGAINST CARNEY

A Montreal man was arrested and charged for allegedly making death threats against Prime Minister Peter L. RCMF and RCMF said Monday.

The RCMF's Federal Policing Eastern Region said when, Profile, 55 has been charged with utter misconduct because death or bodily harm.

Police said it is now release that Mr. Parker allegedly made the threats in an event he sent to a Canadian senator and other personnel individuals.

The RCMF's National Security National Security Enforcement Team began an investigation on

Wednesday of last week.

The release also said Mr. Parker appeared in court in Montreal on Saturday.

The Prime Minister's Office said on the weekend that Mr. Carney is travelling out of the country in which this week on a 'tribe of school' was.

Police have warned in recent years of an increase in threats directed against prominent politicians and government officials. Several Canadians have been arrested in past years for making them in against former prime minister Justin Trudoux. THE CANADIAN WEEK

TORONTO MAN WHO POSED AS A PILOT TO RECEIVE FREE FLIGHTS PLEASE GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD IN U.S.

Officials in the United States say a Toronto man who falsely was a private, but he had to pay hundreds of free flights has pleaded guilty to very fraud.

The U.S. Attorney's office for the District of Hawaii says, under the terms 'Knows Halifax Polycities, 34, admitted to using a fake employee identification card to get free flights from their airlines between January, 2020, and late October, 2014.

They say Mr. Polycrist, who previously worked as a flight attendant for a commercial airline in Canada, agreed to pay restitution to the airlines as

part of his plan deal.

Mr. Polycrist was indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court last October and then arrested in Panama before being extradited to the United States.

The settlement did not identify the airlines except to say they are faced in Rwanda, Chicago and Port Worth, Tex.

Officials say a sentencing hearing is scheduled for Dec. 9. Polycrist has a sentence of up to 20 years for prison, a fine of up to 8,000,000 as well as a term of supervised release. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Stock up nearly 35% after results suggest drug could become best-in-class therapy for hot flashes

AbCellera scientists Hannah Cavanagh, left, and Brian McComb at the biotech company's lab in Vancouver on Monday. Results suggest the menopause drug, called ABCLEB, could generate US$3 billion or more in annual sales, the company says. JOHN/ JEDM/ THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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Shares of AbCellera Biologics Inc. issued Monday to their highest level in 25 years after the Vancouver antibody developer published human trial results showing its treatment for hot flashes is more effective and has fewer side effects than existing treatments.

The results suggest the drug called ABCLEB, could be a best-in-class non-bacterial therapy for women in menopause or undergoing hormone-suppressing cancer treatments, and it could generate Cleb-billion-plus in annual sales, AbCellera said.

The study made a significant milestone for AbCellera, which has emerged as Canadian biotechnology industrial cham-

pion, heavily backed by the federal and provincial governments. The University of British Columbia spin out soon in a validation of its strategy, shift their years ago to focus on developing its own drug-caller or than discovering antibodies for others.

That vision has been to build Canada's first global biotech company "that 'can, repeatedly invest, develop and commercialize breakthrough medicines.'" AbCellera chief executive officer Carl Reineck left analysis during a conference call Monday. "Obviously nothing is certain, but today it sure looks like we've found our first winner."

AbCellera said that in a trial of 50 women conducted across Canada, ABCLEB delivered significant improvements in the frequency and severity of hot flashes compared with those taking a placebo. The women in the trial, aged 47 to 75, had

experienced about 50 moderate to severe hot flashes: a day beforehand. AbCellera said those who took the drug experienced a mean 50 per-cent reduction of hot flashes, over the 50.83 year-years span, compared with a 25 per-cent drop for those on the placebo.

Thirty-seven per cent of those taking the drug experienced no moderate or severe hot flashes, while 50 per cent experienced a 50 per cent-plus reduction.

Those taking the drug experienced a 50 per-cent mean reduction in the severity of hot flashes, compared with 50 per cent in the placebo group. AbCellera plans to publish further data after 52 weeks.

AbCellera stock closed at US$0.24 on the Tuesday Monday, up 24.8 per cent on the day. It is up 173 per cent this year. © ABCLEB, 2026

Meta's Zuckerberg splits from Silicon Valley, will offer open-source AI models

JOE CASTALIO

Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on a more open approach to developing artificial intelligence models, in contrast to other players in Silicon Valley that have chosen closed, proprietary paths.

The founder of Meta Platforms Inc. published a lengthy memos on Monday arguing that open-source technology is a "positive and important force for empowering people and preventing centralization."

The company is also releasing a new AI model with open weights. That means anyone can download the parameters - numerical values that dictate the model's behaviour - and break them to have more control over how the model functions. Called Muse Glimmer, the model is small

enough to run on a consumer laptop.

That differs from leading AI models from OpenAI andArthropics that run on closed computing infrastructure andargenerally not possible to modify.

The letter contains Meta's position in the debate around open source that has equal to Silicon Valley and Washington recently, one that involves the race between the United States and China for AI supremacy, questions about private versus public gain, and how best to secure a potentially dangerous technology.

Open source, in which a program's source code is made freely available, has long been a standard practice in software that building sophisticated AI models has been prohibitively expensive, which is why only a handful of well-capitalized companies are leading development. That's starting to change. Chinese companies such as

Moonshot AI and Alibaba are releasing capable open-weight models, allowing anyone to build on top of them, which has catfied American tech firms and investors.

Advocates of the open approach say that it allows users more control over the technology and can better protect privacy when the models run on local devices.

"Open models are seemingly the only kind of proposal where you can squint a little bit and see a way out of being stuck using OpenAI for the rest of our lives," said Dominik Wallcloy, a passionate professor at Concordia University who is researching open-source AI.

However, some experts have raised safety concerns about open weights because these models can be modified and misused - for instance, to orchestrate cyberattacks.

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Investors cool to Barrick deal with Newmont on Nevada gold mines

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WRITING REPORTER

Investors are giving a cold reception to Barrick Mining Corp's new agreement with Newmont Corp including business and other projects into their Nevada Gold Mines joint venture.

Under the past, amusement on Monday, Newmont will pay Barrick 1500 cap billion in cash within 20 days.

The NGW joint venture includes giant Nevada mines such as Carlin, Cortez and Turquoise Ridge, with Toronto-based Barrick and Brown-based Newmont holding 50 per-cent and 28.5 per-cent stakes, respectively. The revamped 19 soft maintain the ownership structure but being in new properties such as Newmont's BioCite and Mike developments, as well as Barrick's promising Formula project.

Some analysts were surprised that Barrick did not receive a substantially higher payout from Newmont, given that the Canadian miner has characterized Formula as "one of the century's greatest gold discoveries."

Irish Wolfson, an analyst with KBC Demezane Securities, estimated its assets to clients on Monday that Formula in its locality is worth $100 million, with Newmont's 28.5 per cent stake valued at US$4.2 billion.

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Ottawa unveils rebate to help cover costs of shipping steel across country

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The federal government is launching a four-million rebate program that will partially subsidize the interprovincial shipping costs of Canadian steel-makers.

The program is aimed at encouraging greater domestic use of Canadian steel as the sector struggles with deep U.S. tariffs on its exports south of the border.

Effective immediately, the program will create 20 per cent of eligible rail or marine transportation costs for Canadian steel moving between provinces and territories to up-to-one-year, or until the first-million bond rate-out.

Canadian businesses want to use these Canadian materials and our government wants to support that. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said at a news conference in Hamilton.

30 spoke alongside Ron Rodard, president and chief executive of Accidentated Notices, who also chairs the Canadian Steel Producers Association.

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HST rebate helps some Ontario home sales

Single-family dwellings saw uptick, while canados continued to falter, report says

RACHLETON HALL THE WORLD REPORTER

Ontario's HST rebate on nearly built homes boomed sales of an old-family homes in the province and helped prevent job losses in the construction and real estate issues, according to an in- dustry report.

But estate sales have continued to falter across the province much as they have in the Toronto region.

"The trend everywhere is single- family home sales rising and confine our," said Justin Hore- wood, chief operating officer of Building Industry and Land Development Association (BIJA) one of five industry engines that contributed to the report, re- ported.

The temporary HST rebate provides a maximum discount of $10,000 on a new home paved up to $10 million and it expires at the end of March.

"There were 7,216 sales of designated homes single-family homes in Ontario in the first three months proved after the last break took effect on April 1, according to calculations by

Modern bold homes in Toronto in May. There were 7,215 sales of detached and single-family homes in Ontario in the three months after an HST break took effect April 1, a new report says. (THE GLOBAL AND MAG.)

First Norman, a commercial real estate expert and one of the authors of the report. He used data from multiple sources in- cluding Altus Group, where he was the chief economist for many years.

"That was more than two times the volume of the second quarter of last year and about a 2

cent higher than the 10-year average for the same period.

There were very new roads sales in the province in the second quarter, according to the report. Although that was a 2 per cent higher than the same period last year, it was 10 per cent below the 10-year average for that quarter.

New single-family home sales surpassed new condos in every part of the province. In the Toronto region, where there are thousands of second condos, single- family home sales more than tripled year over year in a large state in the second quarter, according to data from Altus. In comparison, new condos

purchases in the Toronto area over 10 per cent in 775 units over the same period.

In Hamilton, single-family home sales nearly tripled year over year in 46 purchases in the second quarter, where new condo sales dropped slightly to 10 units over the same period.

In Kitchener-Waterloo, single- family home sales more than tri- pled to 1 per, but the number of new condo transactions dropped 10 per cent to 10 per unit in the sec- ond quarter, according to Altus. Because of the increase in low-rise home sales, some devel- opters and heliotages started re- bating sales.

Mr. Norman calculated that the second-quarter sales were re- sponsible for creating or preserv- ing 12,216 condominiums, real es- tate and housebuilding jobs.

Under Mr. Norman's previous estimate, the 10-year sales of $10,000 condominiums and related jobs were at risk of disappearing if new home sales remained at last year's levels for a prolonged period of time.

Development, real estate break- ies, drawing residence and other businesses have already cut jobs to deal with this prolonged dominant, which began in the later half of 1970.

The HST rebate was imple- mented to incorporate the housebuilding industry and help developers get rid of unsold con- dos.

Consumer insolvencies climb, putting Canada on track to top worst-ever year

ELYNA GRANDY

Canadians continued to file for insolvency in the second quarter at levels not seen in more than a decade as the housing market slump and rising costs caught up with consumers, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy.

OSB data released on Monday shows 17,213 Canadians consum- ers died for insolvency in the second quarter - a 6.9-per-cent increase compared to the same period last year, and the highest quarterly volume since 2009. There were 233 more insolven- cies during Q's as compared to the first quarter of the year. The increase marked that nonconven- tent smokers were 2,000 in 2009, that was the all-time highest toll year for consumer insolvency filings.

The uptick can be attributed to historically high consumer cardiovascular and tax bills, said New Jersey a standard of con- sumer insolvency at Hayes, McAuliffe & Associates, a person at insolvency service firm. He added that the increase in insol- vencies could also be because of Canadians homeowners reckon- ing with the heavy increasing that took place during the house- ing boom of the 2000s.

During the boom, "everybody was going crazy and using their supply to get their household ables oil . . ." Mr. Tento said "So we didn't really have a reckon- ing." He said that started to change in 2009, and "then this thing added 2,000th happened."

At the beginning of the 2009 show, Mr. Tento's first-added consumer who found them safest unemployed to not file for insolvency, because they were protected from direct garna- bment. This subject left inevitable spike in insolvency filing.

Hayes McAuliffe Homeowners Bankruptcy Index

The monthly index measures the percentage of nonconven- tent smokers surveyed by the firm who caused a home at the time of filing. The data are based on the results of personal insolvencies filed with the Tennis Division since 2007.

Consumer insolvency filing numbers from the OSB include both bankruptcies and consumer proposals.

A consumer proposal is an agreement that allows people to extend payments over a longer period of time, while a bankruptcy means that should may be required to forfeit assets to pay their debt.

There were 8,000 consumer bankruptcies in the second quarter of 2008, up 15.5 per cent com- pared to the first quarter, and 11.2 per cent year over-year.

During the same period, there were 10,000 consumer proposals, which shift by about 2 per cent from the first quarter but climbed by 3.5 per cent year- over-year.

A consumer proposal allows residents to come out with more cost, but they have to wait long or to get it. Mr. Tento said.

As a result, the risk of losing assets in the last 4 bankruptcies has historically left homeowners

more inclined to opt for consumer proposal, he said. But insol- vencies have failed up among homeowners, who are generally less vulnerable than women, with a greater portion of homeowners' damning bankruptcy, he added.

A February report from the firm found that homeowner insolvencies are now 8 per cent of filings, compared with a 2 per cent in 2008. The proportion of two income households filing for insolvency also spiked to 25 per cent, the highest level since 2007.

Falling house values have 200 venues unable to take equity out of their properties by enhancing their mortgages, or in some cases, owing more money than that hooked with it.

"The things that consumer homeowners were doing for a decade to avoid falling a gap like me, they can no longer do as much," Mr. Tento said.

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NOVA SCOTIA COURT APPROVES 5/8-MILLION SETTLEMENT IN 2009 AIR CANADA SEAT

KALACHI: The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has approved a settlement in the class-action lawsuit involving a crash land in 2008. An 8,000,000 single in Halifax more than a decade ago.

Twenty-five of 25 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 634 from Toronto were injured when the airplane struck power tires during a snowstorm at Halifax Stardahl International Airport in March, 2009, causing the plane to land about 200 meters short of the runway.

Under the terms of this set- lement, Air Canada, New Can- ada, and the Halifax International Airport Authority are to pay a total of $16,075,000 to settle the class action, which includes legal fees and expenses.

Air Canada will pay the bulk of the settlement - more than $10 million, according to case documents. Nav Canada, the

country's air navigation service provider, will pay $10 million while the Halifax International Airport Authority share a $5 million. This settlement agreement does not include any admission or finding of liability by the defendants.

Nav Canada welcomes the court's approval of the settle- ment. The residents of the long and complex litigation in a positive outcome for all par- ties, the agency said in an e-mail Monday.

The airport authority said it conceptions that length of the process and is mindful of those effected.

"We are grateful that no lives were lost. Our focus remains on safe and secure airport oper- ations, as it always has been" he said in an e-mail.

Air Canada spokesperson Sam Davidson said in an e- mail that the company is satis-

fied the matter has been re- ceived through an agreement by Ray Nagrot, founder of Nigeria, one of three law firms representing an airport along with CTR Laryons LLP and MacGillivray Haare and Imran- ance Law said in an interview that a lot of issues dragged out the settlement. He said lawyers spent more than two years regulating individual cars with Air Canada and Nav Can- ada.

They then spent three years trying to gain access to the plane's example were received in a legal fight they successfully took to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The settlement includes more than $5 million for legal fees and nearly $200,000 in deformation, and $10 million in professionals who provided opinions on the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Steel: Rebate program announced as U.S. trade talks set to continue this week

FRED W. HALL

The federal minister announced the program while his cal- inet colleagues Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to be in Wash- ington this week for talks aimed at maintaining changes to U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and other products.

Mr. LeBlanc, the Canada's U.S. Trade Minister, and James Chantlin, Canada's chief negotiator, have been engaged in several days of corporate discussions with American officials about of a key key in deadline.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the date last month, leading the government intends to impose new 20- per-cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods. The announcement was widely viewed as an effort by the U.S. to promote Canada to reach an agreement on trade matters.

The Globe and Mail reported last week that the two-misses decreasing a potential swap in which Canada would agree to a range of U.S. demands. These include removing retailers' tariffs on U.S. products and returning American divided to more shelves on exchange for a lowering of U.S. tariffs on strong and dominant. The Canadian sale is also hoping to avoid the new key in tariffs and to secure trade salaries in Canada's auto and forestry sectors.

Canadian steel and aluminium exports to the U.S. currently face a 20-per-cent tariff. Mr. Bedard noted during the Mon- day 2009 conference that in spite of these levies, the indus- try has announced very few tariffs to date.

He was then asked if he or he did not have steel. "A lot of U.S. going to depend on what happens with the round of staff regarding them in the U.S.," he replied. "Certain- ly a 20-per-cent tariff is billions of dollars across our associ- ation. So all of our members here are working very, very diligently with our government representatives, our con- ference and our employees to make sure that we're category here in the face of these tariffs."

Mr. MacKinnon laughed when asked if a reporter whether or Monday's announcement of support for a Canadian steel makers is a sign that Ottawa does not expect to reach a comprehensive trade deal in the coming days.

Look, obviously this is a concern to those extremely unfair, unjustified tariffs that are obviously the object and the subject of intense negotiations that are going on right- now in Washington. Of leave my colleague Dominic LeBlanc and the Prime Minister to comment on these talks," he said. Mr. James Minister Mark Carney first announced plans to de- velop a transportation subsidy program for steelmakers during a two-year 2009 conference in Ottawa. That an- nouncement included a range of measures aimed at helping the sector.

The Canadian government has sought to encourage more non-governmental trade as a response to U.S. tariffs, including some respect to steel. The included new 2,000 superminu- tion of a tariff can quota, or T&Q, applied to steel coming from countries other than the U.S.

However, most users in Western Canada have criticized Ottawa's approach. They say it is cheaper to import steel by ship from world markets than it is to buy from Toronto Can- adahs steel mills.

Canadah's Quality From Pedigree faulted Mr. Carney and his government on Monday for making "put more products on steel," while also agreeing to a notice of sub- lateral trade concessions.

"Mr. Carney has a steel again and again and again to Mr. Carney's demands without getting anything in return," he said at a news conference in Quebec.

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Trump's Truth Social traffic falls sharply

MATTERS COURTESY

U.S. President Donald Trump is a commanding presence on Truth Social. He platform he co-founded in 2025, but despite the fervent media attention that his policy pronounces more and personal articles on the site attract traffic to the social-media platform has fallen sharply this summer.

Last month, the overall number of monthly visitors to Truth Social was down about 10 per cent from a year ago, according to estimates by online tracking fans Similarity. Monthly visitors to the site differ a slightly greater amount in time, compared with last year. By contrast, much bigger social-media platforms such as 3 and Threads have posted higher numbers of visits this summer.

Similarity, which is a widely cited provider of internet traffic analysis, found that for the first seven months of 2025, the average number of monthly visits to Truth Social was 18 million. For the same period this year, the number was 19 million.

'I have been following traffic to Truth Social for years and I am really afraid to be the interpersonal of the plunge,' said Howard Pollak, who publishes a newsletter called the lighting, which builds the right vengeance media. 'When you think of the brand Trump, how? That's what it's magazine, you would think the numbers would be skyrocketing.'

A Truth Social spokesperson declined to comment on the traffic numbers.

The traffic charge at Truth Social comes at a critical time in the recent company Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., the publicly traded company Mr. Trump co-funded.

Last month, this company rolled out a product to sell Mall Street traders instantaneous access to Mr. Trump's posts in what was widely seen as a massive type of advertising an edge in buying and selling stocks and other widely traded assets. Today, however, when the 2025 results of the 2025 results are not yet of advertising revenue on Truth Social, it charging firms up to 10% to cover a month for this first look at Mr. Trump's posts.

The new product has shown controversy and concern that Mr. Trump's trying to monetize his policy pronouncements and boost Trump's trade with price. Some firmmouth on Capitol Hill have said the sale of early access poses a conflict of interest and gives traders willing to pay for it an unfair advantage in the nation's stock, commodity and possibly prediction markets.

So far, Trump Media has found its customers, mostly trading firms, for the fair kind of the Truth Social posts.

Trump Media is betting that more trading firms will want faster access to Truth Social given the ability of the President's posts to move markets.

An analysis by Fundstat, an investment research firm, suggests that Mr. Trump's Truth Social posts have played a big role in market verging. The President's statements on and off the platform, coincided with both the five best and five best markets of the Mr. Trump's in the past, which is returned to the White House, according to the analysis. 'We have never in history, going back to us,' had a president that has had a hand in the stock market's top five days and never five days,' said Monika Singh, an economic strategist at the firm. On one of these days, the market movements followed his Truth Social posts about the ban war or tariffs.

The company spokesperson said congressional Democrats 'continue to mischaracterize' the product 'either out of alsoological opposition to free markets or relations to gauge the distraction between public and non-public information.'

Mr. Trump has no formal position with the company, but his oldest son, Ronald Trump Jr., is a board member who also oversees a trust that controls the President's nearly 100 million shares in Trump Media.

NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Social-media giants must face thousands of lawsuits over addiction: U.S. court

DIANA MOORE JONES

A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Truetimes's TikTok and other social-media companies over claims they designed their products to be addictive to young users.

The last four days found ads U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the companies' bid to reverse a lower court's ruling having them to face more than 2,000 lawsuits over the claims filed in federal court, concluding that the appeal came too early in the litigation.

The defendants, which also include Snap Inc.'s Snapchat, had argued that Section 250 of the Criminal Justice Act of 2005, which generally thinks online companies from claims over content posted by their users – also have lawsuits claiming they failed to warn the public about the addictive nature of their platforms.

More appeals come after scams has concluded with sending a 4 o'clock. Meta had argued that Section 250 provided a broad community and that it should be able to appeal the lower court's decision immediately. But the ads Circuit said Section 250 provides a defence to liability, not immunity from lawsuits, so the appeal was premature.

The court also denied Meta's bid to postpone a trial beginning Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by its state attorney-general alleging that the company illegally collects purchased children's data, designed their social media platforms to keep young users hooked, and misled consumers about their safety. The company had argued that the trial couldn't go forward while the appeal had been outlawed.

A representative for Meta and a spokesperson for the lead lawyers in the appeal did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Finally states, municipalities, school districts and individuals, the lawsuits, allied that social media companies intentionally addicted young users, contributing to surging depression, anxiety and body image issues, and a broader mental health crisis among American youth in recent years.

Frozen, school districts, states and other plaintiffs had argued that the trial court's ruling was not final and therefore could not be appealed. But they also objected to the companies' arguments about factors (i.e. saying it does not cover claims related to how they operate and design their products.

The cases, which have been centralized before U.S. District Justice Truman's complex Rogers in Oakland, Calif., seek damages, penalties and reentrain them due companies. The companies appealed District Rogers's orders in 2023 and 2024, that largely allowed the litigation to move forward.

The companies are being hundreds of additional lawsuits over similar claims in state councils, which approximately 2,000 of them in a consolidated proceeding in California state court.

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Teachers' pension plan earns 9.5% with boost from SpaceX

Stake in Mauk company soared in value after IPO and was worth nearly $8.7-billion at the end of June

JAMES BRASSHAW DEBT FOR GENIA, INVESTORS, REPORTING

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan reported a 2.6 per cent return in the first half, boosted by a stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX that soared in value to US$9.7-billion at the end of June after the company went public.

Teachers said Monday that it booked $10.6-billion of net investment income in the six months that ended June 30, and its investments gained 5.4 per cent over a six-month span.

An early investment in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 'was a significant contributor' to the strong first-half gains for Teachers, the pension plan said in a news release.

The State previously reported that Teachers invested about $10.6-million in SpaceX in 2020 through its venture investing arm, then made follow-on investments. The company's value has skyrocketed as it successfully launched rockets into space, expanded its $10 million, solidly deferred business and merged with Mr. Musk's artificial intelligence startup.

That gave Teachers billions of dollars of gains on paper that now, with the market capitalization of SpaceX, following to US$1.7-million, chief executive officer to Taylor said in an interview that the pension plan is a sewing how to avoid losing over exposed to Mr. Musk's company.

'Over time we're going to have to look at that position and say, what is the right size for the portfolio? And part of that's going to be looking at opportunism—we where we're free to ask,' he said.

The first of a series of locking periods that normal shareholders from selling SpaceX stock expired last week, giving more investors than first chance to cash in on a part of their investments in the company.

Teachers said some SpaceX shares recently, Mr. Taylor said but he declined to disclose how many.

An early investment in SpaceX, which went public on June 12, was a 'significant contributor' for the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's first-half gains. The company said in a news release. (©2024) WOLVERSTOWN.COM

The Teachers portfolio of a few dozen venture investments, including stakes in Alderwood companies,Sigmae and Data blocks Inc., makes up 1,000 of the plan's $29.2-billion of net net, compared with a per cent in year earlier.

SpaceX's value has skyrocketed as it successfully launched rockets into space, expanded its $10 million, solidly deferred business and merged with Mr. Musk's

AI startup.

Teachers expects to have about 1 per cent of its assets in higher-risk venture investments over the long run. In this instance, however, co-chief investment officer Collins Brown said the venture portfolio has grown into a larger allocation by per-keeping well, and so we're comfortable with that.'

Mr. Taylor said Teachers shares concerns about SpaceX's government-structure as a public company. 'While given Mr. Musk near-total control through shares that give him special voting rights.'

'It would be false for us to say, either as an investor or from a member perspective, that we think the governance of SpaceX is perfect. It's not, and we hear that in mind in all of the investments we make,' Mr. Taylor said.

But national voting control through dual class shares has become a relatively common feature of fast growing, founder-led companies. And Teachers has been particularly impressed with parts of SpaceX such as foothills, which is its most profitable division.

'We like a lot of what that business has been doing. There's some new elements we need to understand better,' such as SpaceX, which includes the Genk shutter and the X social network, Mr. Taylor said. 'We still see better opportunity.'

SpaceX listed six shares publicly through an initial public offering on June 12, and by June 30, Teachers held a stake worth nearly US$9.7-billion, according to a regulatory filing release/Elect work.

The SpaceX share price has dropped since then, and at Monday's closing price, the Teachers' stake would be worth about US$7-billion, before its recent share take.

'As we years, Teachers has earned an average annual return of 2.8 per cent.

Teachers does not disclose detailed returns for each asset class at the end-year mark, but had strong gains from public equities and inflation-sensitive assets.

His Brown said the plan's private equity portfolio 'is still a strategy that has its challenges,' as a shorth of debt for all but the best companies continues to put pressure on valuations.

The plan was fully funded as of Jan 1 with a $2.5-billion preliminary funding surplus.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS

Trump bids for war to end, Iran raises price

How conflict will stop depends on which side has more patience and willingness to absorb punishment

TOMY MILLER OPINION

Paid silence is a threat. And for itself Trump is an impatient man.

The war between Iran and the United States is not even because it is a matter of the war, and the truth he is signalling his growing despondence for it in every Iran's leaders have responded accordingly.

But in the same, last-night TV commercials on how to get rich through real estate told you to find "a motivated seller" someone in a hurry to unload their property. We Trump keeps telling him that he is that insensitive to the situation and is loudly asking down to the mid-term elections in November.

That's why the Iranian regime keeps raising the million price of what Mr. Trump wants a res-

annual final of Norman, and cheaper gasoline at American prongs.

Iran and Oman have held negotiations to reopen the strain and last week the White House signalled that Mr. Trump would not have the possible agreement.

Even though Washington wasn't part of the talks, and the arrangements would put Iran in a position to reach itself by the end of a neighbor's visit. It would have been a humiliation for the U.S. - and yet in Britain, it wasn't enough for Iran today, a minor human official announced that "until America ceases in beheaven, the final of Norman will win it."

He demanded that the U.S.ให้ sanctions, release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian hands, lift the tax of blockade, pay expenses, and money.

This may not be the human bottom line, but Britain is following it out there and seeing what risks.

Mr. Trump moody responded that "we are low buying it" on Iran. There was none of the small blunter threatening massive attacks. The U.S. is buying a widely reported shortage of munitions, and in any case the war has made clear that more bombs and

missiles will be from the strait. Tehran believes that it can absorb more punishment than Mr. Trump, who started the war without public support, without a strategic objective and without a plan.

The story is that the world's blockade of Iranian ports, which Mr. Trump indicated on先进ies, is now the core part of his plan: this could change by 'basically and change again' from today to the only one with any hope of achieving a peace that does not involve a U.S. mindedness and a minded for Tehran.

The best strategy would be to start never 'basically' a war or Iran on Feb. 18. The U.S. should have continued squeezing Iran's economy through sanctions while dangling relief in return for Iranian concessions.

An economic war between Iran and the U.S. is unorthodox for Iran. A shivering war is far less unequal, as Mr. Trump has discovered.

The blockade largely prevents Iran from squeezing oil, its undergraduates source of funds. However, the U.S. allowed Iran to export oil during the first six weeks of the war, even as Iran shut the strait to U.S. allies, because the White House wanted to insider

oil prices. The June memorandum of understanding also granted Iran the freedom to export several billion dollars of oil, until it reordered the war in July.

American allies in the Gulf are harmed by the shutdown of the return. Mr. Trump and the price is far less than what a U.S. blockade imposes on Iran. For example, Saudi Arabia built a pipeline, also safe up- to 'baffes on the first day of the war. It has been done by only the war began, it quickly filled it with seven million barrels a day of crash, or roughly two-thirds of the country's power problem.

A look at the financial statements of the Saudi Arabian firm, Mr. Trump, is the only one who owned oil monopoly otherwise known as Azamco. Above the surpassing mild impact of the war on Saudi oil revenues.

The U.S. board is currently doing it, before the war, Azamco pumped to a million barrels of oil and other liquids. Faced with wartime shipping movements, it shows no produce just 1/2 million barrels in the second quarter of 2023.

However, the U.S. has been able to price in Qa over war US$0.6m, compared with US$0.6m in the second quarter of 2023. Despite lower production, Saudi Arabia oil receipts rose.

A strategy of economic blockade rather than bombing plays to the economic strengths of the U.S. and its Gulf allies, and leans on Iran's weakest point.

But for it to yield a peace that doesn't involve some level of pressure, warmaker will call for months of patience. And a panacea is in shutter supply than Pamirz missiles. Mr. Trump wants to have waited this hands when war yesterday, as do most American voters Iran knows that.

That's why Iran retains the strategic initiative. It recently noticed its Neville allies in Yemen to understand the utility of Saudi Arabia's "sweatland" and will help pipeline by trying to close the first 6x6 to Saudi traffic.

This war will end eventually. How it ends depends on which the war will be made. The war will be longwave to absorb punishment. Tehran believes, not appropriate. My, that it can win such a contest and compel the Trump to pay a minor canoun that he agreed to back in Iran.

The U.S. has Iranian regime changes in mind, or until Mr. Trump proves it right by trying uncle, the strait will stay closed. And the conflict will remain open.

Concession Carney faces his Neville Chamberlain moment

FEN GULER HAMPTON

OPINION

Chancellor's professor at Carleton University and co-chair of The Eagle Group on Canada/C.S. Relations.

A U.S. President Donald Trump's day, in deadline for approaches, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making concessions to keep becoming tariffs at top. This could prove to be a defining moment in deciding the fate of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. For the choices are stark. Approximately 30 dollars, with little room in appearance in between.

The Globe and Mail has reported that a deal may be in the making in which the U.S. lowers - but does not remove - duties on steel and aluminum and perhaps users and forest products. In exchange, Canada would re-enter retaliatory tariffs on autos and take action on other U.S. recitals such as alcohol and dairy.

The deed is in the details, and Mr. Bagging over tariff rates and quotas, but there can be little doubt that Canada is going to make a change. For further the President and his tariff/energy team are modified.

Though the historical analogy should not be overstated, Mr. Carney's position is much like former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain's able profit in sypt. Mr. Chamberlain and his French counterpart had concoct-

Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to give a statement after hearing Global Carcinoma in the 2nd Report Tooling, of Robert A. Jank, in Delhi, R. C. in July. (center) 2024/2024/FRES

ad the hadernament of Czechoslovakia to Cornium to appear chancellor Adolf Hitler and halt Germany's reputation. As it was with Mr. Chamberlain then, Mr. Carney is playing with a weak hand and he knows it.

Dominos LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada's trade, has tried to reassure Canadians that his latest round of talks with the U.S. country's luminous forest, were "cosmotic for and detailed." Mr. Trump's spin-out characteristics more personal, all hormones and possibly direct to the mark. He described the talks as "surety" and Canada's leadership as "surety".

It is clear what the Americans want from to 'drape concessions on all irritants and a stand-down on retaliatory, plus the ridicule of Canada's digital content and platform regulations or exists, lead they want Canada to make

these concessions now before turning to broader questions about the USMCs's future and the degree to which it will be governed by the U.S.'s new tariff regime.

Canada's own position is also clear. It wants the U.S. to lift its position: tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, lumber, passenger vehicles, roads, auto parts and labor contracts and furniture before discussing mutual concessions on those and other issues, which is what Mr. LeBlanc meant when he stated recently that Canada wants a 'comprehensive deal that all devices contend tariffs.'

But Canada's problem is not just that. Mr. Trump's idea of a reputation is to ask for the moon and give little upfront of the U.S. from -triumph also thinks the Prime Minister is weak and has the relief over just like the European, British and Japanese in their negotiations with the Americans.

Mr. Carney hasn't helped himself either to postulating in 'Mr. Trump on the digital services tax last year and more recently, including toll revenues from the Google News International Bridge, and the U.S. has to with his 1-ual of two (duly) really-meant-igning dishonest in a private phone call to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Branson after his blistering global "rupture" speech at there.

Mr. Carney's trade diversification strategy aimed at doubling Canada's need to look for very

well take many years to hear that. Too much is at risk when three-quarters of Canada's trade is dependent on a single market.

Accordingly like Mr. Chamberlain - as even professionist has certain laws argued - it appears Mr. Carney believes his best hope is to avoid a devoted trade war with an erratic leader. Instead, Mr. Carney pursues an accommodation course long enough for Canada to devoutly in economic relationships, much as Mr. Chamberlain bought later for Britain's commitment.

If an agreement is reached before the Aug. in deadline, or if talks are sufficiently productive that Mr. Trump extends it to allow time to reach a deal, Canada will avoid a stay of tariff concessions. However, Mr. Carney's political challenge will not end there. He will have to defend his concessions, likely most of them, to a Canadian public that believes he should be going "drown up" with Mr. Trump.

But the Neville analogy underscores "cheapest" problem for Mr. Carney. Whatever is agreed to in camera talks will likely take the form of bilateral safe letters, which are not individual in the kind of the case, except itself. Those safe letters will mean little to a President whose words is not his bond. Mr. Carney also runs the risk that the text speech he gives, or action his government takes, will invite more positive tariffs. There are some leaders, as Mr. Chamberlain learned, who cannot be approved.

Are Canada's leaders up to the task in this world of radical uncertainty?

PAUL JENKINS

OPINION

Former senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada and is an advisory board member of Magnet of Toronto Metropolitan University.

Canada faces a world of change characterised by radical uncertainty: a situation in which the future cannot be reliably predicted because of the speed and scale of change and because underlying systems themselves are shifting.

A changing world varies, an AI revolution, global security threats climate change and zero-horizon change are the result of Canada to embrace change and discard legacy strategies.

Removal of interpretational power systems, unleashing a wizword part of entrepreneurial and enterprise, adoption of new technologies, and new funding models for postsecondary institutions are just a few examples of where principled strategies are needed.

Canada's success in surraging this change will depend crucially on the collective principles our

leaders across all sectors and in great being to those challenges.

In the aftermath of the 1960s World War, the Restless Woods institutions, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund - were created to govern the global economy from the perspective of the 1960 which represented to步 a test of the global economy. Sensors in history between the sovereign state and the need for collective global governance increasingly challenged this order. Effectively, a new world order began to unfold with the growth of the developing world, driven by China.

From 1948 to 2022, the global economy grew at an annual rate of nearly a per cent, allowing the advances in economic well-being. By only this century, a marked removal had occurred with the developing world's share of the global economy coming to nearly 50 per cent, giving voice to these countries.

Over these years, two state trends began to unfold: the technological revolution and larger persistent trade imbalances.

The first has accelerated in 1960's years because of its 10-year start to the Industrial Revolution, this revolution has been held faster and more widespread, geo-

stating global competition and heightened uncertainty.

The second is a especially the main obstacle for the U.S. of demonstrators widespread, highly unpredictable tariff policies designed to reverse the economic trade debate. However, U.S. tariffs are not effective,但如果 the global trading system without underlying change to U.S. savings and investment features, and adding inflationary costs to the U.S. economy.

On the geopolitical front, economic and security tensions are overlapping alliances, championships in imposing both physical and financial uncertainties, and democratic institutions in many countries are under strain. Addict that can be the Middle East and in Ukraine.

What type of leadership should the changing world demand?

A central lesson from our experiments over decades - wholly of political, business, academic or otherwise - is that leadership is situational.

Selsoor Mandela's stand against apartheid, John Maynard, ketonny, angry insight on the spouse or a person who is a member of the U.S. War. Turner's codetorship during the Second World War are examples of leaders responding

to situations facing them.

But situations alone cannot do so. The U.S. has to be the principles: a leader uses to navigate any given situation that will be the ultimate deciding factor of success.

Today we have stark contrasts in world leadership, reflecting competing principles.

U.S. President Donald Trump's style of leadership is highly personal, confrontational and very predictable. While Mr. Trump may view this as a demonstration of political strength, it has been a major source of instability for the global and U.S. economies.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's leadership procedure, the principle of a 'sweatland' is a major planning and auto-directed national development. Mr. Trump preach attempts to control the importance of stability while maintaining the ability to enterprise to political authority.

These examples stand in contrast to the leadership principles of liberal democracies: constitutional government, rule of law, protection of individual rights, and the political system of expression and pluralism. This is a difficult balance to achieve, and when it is not, other

forms of leadership become an insider.

As a result of radical uncertainty elevates the importance of purpose. People look in a leader for meaning. This demands a unique set of instincts.

Leaders must be able to communicate clarity of purpose through powerful narratives. They must accept that radical uncertainty is a perspective for turn, guard against a false sense of certainty, adapt without losing direction and project resilience. And leaders must understand that global uncertainties under- some the importance of realism in seeking strategic global co-operation.

What shapes these instincts in the world, is uncertainty on a leader's principles - and having a most common to provide consistency in following those principles. Word leadership can also be a good way to keep people from their leaders, they are more willing to tolerate the implications of uncertain times.

This amounts to Canada's leaders, individually and collectively, communicating to Canada's three major stakeholders, and敞开 a clear sense of who we are and what our interests are as an open, liberal democracy.

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Retailers offer repairs, sewing courses to young shoppers

Researchers agree fixing and reselling clothes can reduce waste, but mending practices might not be enough to offset overconsumption

ANNE D'IMMIGRENZO NEW YORK

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet. While luxury fashion houses and select specialty retailers like Patagonia have offered product repairs for decades, the concept has caught on, learn giant Levi Strauss K.G., casual wear chain Uniqlo and budget retailer Primark are some of the apparel companies buying to win over Generation E shoppers who a media and fitness.

Levi's created a handclothing course for high school students after determining that many Gen Zers lacked the sewing skills to match their interest in theft since shopping and sustainability. Employees spend 10 minutes instructing teenagers on four tasks: sewing on a button, hemming, patching a hole and fixing a tear.

The Wear Longer program, which the San Francisco-based company is expanding across the U.S., builds on the repair and customization services Levi's offers at hundreds of stores worldwide.

"We think it's important to empower the people who buy our clothes with the skill sets to maintain them, to get them to that second life," Paul Milligan, Levi's head of global design innovation, said.

Aerosol insulator Chloe Halprin, 12, is the kind of consumer retailers hope to attract with a "fix it, don't ditch it" message.

In high school, Ms. Halprin shopped at inexpensive, trendy stores. Fixing a leg to lift beyond her limited sewing ability. If she damaged a top or skirt from Forever 25, "I might just throw it away."

Three days, Ms. Halprin buys most of her clothes secondhand. She recently learned to form with a sewing machine and hopes to tackle projects like training and start into a new business.

"I try to be conscientious of my carbon footprint," Ms. Halprin, a non-profit grant writer, said. "I really don't like waste. I'm

Levi's employees lead a sewing workshop at one of the company's stores in downtown San Francisco last month. TOWN ORGANISED OUTSIDE PRESS

trying to save money as well."

The evolution of mending from an economic necessity and traditional craft to a method for cultivating customers didn't happen overnight. The fashion industry as a whole has some under intensifying pressure to reduce its contributions to environmental pollution and climate change.

Trinite waste - which includes manufacturing contracts, unwanted clothes and linens, and unwind products - is one of the industry's most pressing challenges. Each year, the world generates fabric waste at a rate equivalent to a garbage truck's worth - getting dumped or incinerated every second, the United Nations Environment Program estimates.

Researchers broadly agree that repairing and reselling clothes can reduce a garment's environmental impact, especially if it delays or replaces a new purchase. But many caution the practices remain too limited to offset continued growth in clothing production and consumption.

Clothing production roughly doubled between year and year, while the average number of wearings per garment declined

by about 10 per cent, according to the Glen MacArthur Foundation. The sustainability non-profit estimated that less than 1 per cent of discarded clothing material got recycled into new apparel.

Since Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2002, it's the generation that grew up with fast fashion and e-commerce, then

had school years and young adulthoods shaped by the coronavirus pandemic and inflation since.

Whether owing to limited budgets or a rejection of market conditions, Gen Z has helped the prowessed clothing market grow much faster than retail apparel sales in the U.S., independent market intelligence firm GlobalData estimated in a report with resale platform TheoUp.

For companies that make new clothes, mending programs and classes address "some deeper consumer

needs and consumer behaviours at the moment," GlobalData retail analyst Neil Saunders said.

"It puts a halo on the board," he said. The hands-on response from mass-market retailers, especially fast fashion chains like Primark, Zara and H&M, has generated interest as well as skepticism.

Zara, which has its headquarters in Hyatt, launched a digital platform in area for customers to resell their used prices and to request basic alterations and repairs. The program is available in 2 of the nearly 200 countries where the trend-driven retailer operates.

Ireland-based Primark has focused more on customer education. The value-focused retailer hosts the Levo X for Longer events where customers are laughs while such as replacing zippers and buttons.

Learning how to repair and care for clothing is probably one of the most complex but absolutely totally effective ways that we can reduce waste and also extend the lifetime of whatever we buy," Vicki Swain, Primark's product longevity and partnership lead, said.

The company has held the workshops - more than 750 altogether - in nine of the 9 countries where Primark has stores, including the U.S. Primark also tested in-store repairs at three locations in Britain this year.

Ms. Swain argues that affordable clothes can be just as durable and repair-worthy at more expensive ones. Half the items Primark sells annually are hours like socks, underwear, T-shirts and jeans, she said.

"There is nothing throw away about our products," Ms. Swain said.

Uniqlo, which focuses on wardrobe staples, offers a range of alternative services, including repairs, decorative sashiko mending, embroidery and creative rearing.

Available in 75 of the Japanese mass-market retailer's roughly 2,000 stores, the services are promoted as a natural extension of product life cycles. The program also strengthens Uniqlo's connection with customers, said Jean-Emmanuel Shein, director of global corporate responsibility at Uniqlo USA.

Kate Fletcher, a professor of sustainability, design and fashion systems at England's Manchester Metropolitan University, said she thinks popular retailers are well-meaning, but she doubts their repair initiatives will have much environmental impact.

"The fashion sector's primary source of impact is due to the overproduction of pieces and growing volumes of garments created," Prof. Fletcher said. "Repairing a garment in store happens in addition to those growing production volumes, not instead of them."

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ABCGlare: Demand rises for drugs to quell hot flashes since FDA removed warnings

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The efficacy data are "practically off the chart on everything, measured" and better than two other non-hormones but flash therapies that recently entered the market - Achilles Pharma Inc.'s Vowalk and Epit667 by Bayer. Chester Fitzgerald analyst Steve Southgate said in a text.

Mr Southgate increased his stock price target to US$6.1 a share from US$1. He predicted ABCGlare could overcome a premium price and ultimately dominate a market that the company estimates could be worth US$6 billion plus annually.

"When I first viewed this data, my "losses" made me "one 'Wow,'" said Robert Mills, a clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology with UBC who spoke on the ABCGlare conference call the was not involved in the trial, but said the results suggest that the sales price is more appealing to patients than alternatives.

The Bayer and Achilles drugs used to be taken daily and an important role in the technology for potential liver toxicity (carcinomized tumors also often) were patients.

By contrast, ABCGrip is expected to be deferred once monthly by self-injection, similar to CJT's the most effective therapy. Because the antibody is not processed by the liver, it has not shown any toxicity issues. Side effects in the trial were largely limited to

ABCGlare cell culture scientists Sarah Benaud, left, and Osiris McGowan perform bioreactor sampling in intercourse on Monday. The company's shares issued by more than 35 per cent of sales in premarket trading. (WAT REJECTING GOOD NOT FOR)

temporary mild headache and fatigue. Many patients experienced meaningful improvement in liver stage.

Dr Mills said she saw "a lot of benefit to simplicity in terms of improving patient adherence and compliance" if women only need a monthly treatment and no one-closing monitoring.

ABCGrip still must pass another. Iniger trial to gain regulatory approval, a considerable challenge that has thwarted many developers that if it prevails,

ABCGrip could be a significant new treatment optimist/women experiencing the debilitating effects of hot flashes, technically called vasomotor symptoms.

"As both a more-posed aged woman and as an internal medicine physician, it is a true privilege to be advancing a therapy in addition such a common, important and often overlooked, and understood cause of diminished quality of life," ABCGlare chief medical officer Sarah Noonsberg said on the conference call

Hot flashes, or rapid flare-ups of heat and sweating, are a symptom of menopause that can be written after their exams stop producing serogas. Many take hormone replacements, which used to be commonly prescribed but did not influence two decades ago after they were linked to cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. Demand has been rising, however, particularly since the U.S. food and Drug Administration last year removed warnings for those side effects after some

experts said the risks were overstated.

But hormone therapies don't work for roughly 10 per cent of women and cause other side effects including bleeding. In response, a new class of drugs has emerged that Wock the activation of hot flashes and the development of the drug is not yet seen as a major factor in the drug. Housing the drugs from Bayer, Achilles and ABCGlare.

The latest trial results were announced six years after ABCGrip developed a treatment for people hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus Partner (SI-22) & Co. secured emergency malformation to take the drug to market and ABCGlare banked nearly US$6 billion in royalties.

But as revenues tailed off, so did its stock price after its December, 2020, initial public offering. ABCGlare's focus on burning out antibodies for others to develop that's result in return to, two-dots, and more developed in one drug. Housing on established areas where it could address unmet need with differentiated treatments, while spending relatively little on research and development.

ABCGlare has moved quickly. ABCGrip entered clinical trials in 1981, even. The company's preparing to take two more antibodies into the clinical studies over year. The company's new name is "toots the narrative about the entire company," Mr Southgate said. "It's hard to see this train doering down."

Barrick: CEO defends new pact with Newmont, says partners' interests are 'completely aligned'

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"Newmont got a pretty good deal here," said John May president of Maison Placement Canada Inc. in Toronto.

They didn't have to write as big a cheque as some had speculated.

Shares in Barrick fell by more than 4 per cent in early trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday, and closed down to 40 per cent in 10/17, apiece.

Newmont shares rose by 3.8 per cent on Monday to close at US$10.27 apiece on the New York Stock Exchange.

In a conference call with analysts on Monday, Barrick chief executive Mark Hill debuted this new pact with Newmont, and said the total value of the agreement is worth around US$4 billion. That comprises the revenues of $7.26 million in the rest of resolving historical disputes and litigation between Newmont and Barrick.

"Our interests now are completely aligned as joint venture partners," he said.

Earlier this year, Newmont alleged that Barrick was mismapped by NCIS in February. Newmont sent the Canadian letter a notice of default under the agreement, related to alleged intrusions, including the claim that Barrick was directing counselor more from the 37 toward its wholly owned fountain project in 1982.

Later this year, Barrick plans to open off a 10 per cent stake in the North American operations, which includes its stake in NCM and its 10-per-cent stake in the Pacific Viejo mine in the Pontiac near Republic.

While Barrick had said that consent from Newmont wasn't needed for the transaction to proceed, the new NCM par "outside the section of the state planned IPO," Mr Hill said in the call.

Barrick has long made it a discount to peers such as Toronto-based apiece Eagle Mines Ltd.

People visit Barrick Mining's section of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada—a透析—to favorite in 2018. Barrick's shares fell by more than 6 per cent on the TSE on Monday. (CARL HAGGERS/NUTS/SE)

owing to its heavy exposure to risky jurisdictions such as Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan. By creating a pure plus spin-out with exposure solely to its lower-risk North American operations, it is hoping that will result in a "up" on "it in stock."

Barrick plans to spin off a 10 per-cent stake in its North American operations, which includes its stake in NGM and its 10-per-cent stake in the Pacific Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic.

But not all Barrick stakeholders are on board with the plans for the spin-out.

Mr May isn't a fan, and says it's a financially engineered solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Heats up by NGB items.

"I never did like the logic of the spin-out," Mr May said.

A summary of a preliminary economic assessment completed by Barrick last year said that fountain, which will now be part of NGM, could produce up to

T663000 ounces of gold a year for at least 20 years. That would make it one of the biggest gold mines in the world.

Anita Sent, mining analyst with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, asked Mr Hill in the conference call why a full preliminary economic assessment for fountain had not been disclosed, and expected it he filed in the form. She said that pressure on the share price could be explained in part by lack of information on the project, including around costs and the mining method.

"We don't really have a hysteriaine right now, outside of a slide deck. That'll give you the base to a semisal on terms of how to model this," she said.

Mr Hill replied that the company would work on the issue. "We'll take that away and see how we can do a better job," he said.

Barrick on Monday also announced that Mr Hill will be the CEO of the spin-out. The former head of the company's Latin America and Asia Pacific region with because the permanent CEO of Barrick in February, after serving on an interim basis since last September.

BERKSHIRE SHARES RISE TO HIGHEST SINCE NEW CEO TOOK OVER, TOPPING EXPECTATIONS

Berkshire Hathaway shares rose on Monday to their highest level since Victoria Buffett announced his departure as chief executive to May 2019, after his successor Corg Abel began spending the conglomerate's large cash debt and financial results tospied analysts' expectations.

Cash fell to 3pka's-billion on June 20 from a second 3pka-billion three months earlier. Berkshire said it to spurtively report on Saturday.

Berkshire reported a US$4.6 billion of its own stock and bought US$1.6 billion of other stocks during the second quarter, including a $6.6 billion investment in the 2018-20 YouTube parent Alphabet.

The Omaha, Neb-based conglomerate spent at least

US$6.6 billion more cash in July on stock buybacks and the acquisition of home builder Caitler Horrison.

Second-quarter operating profit rose in per cent in US$1.6p-billion, as gains from railroad, service and some insurance businesses effect, rising accident claims and advertising spending at the Caiter car insurer. Net income more than doubled to 8pcty billion, including many gains on investments such as ill-athletic and Apple. Revenue grew 10 per cent, following more than two years of largely stagnant growth.

Ranik, Brereton & Woods and the New York State price forecasts for Berkshire, with 1899 analyst Meyer Shields calling the quarter "very solid"

and 1981 analyst Brian Woodall saying the "encouraged" cash deployment reflected fresh shares deceptively signed allocation.

Models still raise Berkshire "undereportions" because of macronomous uncertainty and pricing步伐. The property and casualty insurance, Woodall's since Berkshire "few".

In morning trading, Berkshire Class A shares rose as much as 1 per cent in US$0.6, 0.6, 0.1, Class B shares, which trade the direct Crandall as much, rose as much as 34 per cent in US$0.7, 0.2. The shares last traded higher on May 2, 2019, the day before. No matter what it was ongoing, down after 50 years as chief executive.

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Zuckerberg: Open-weight AI models are about four months behind closed ones, researchers say

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In response to learn that the U.S. government could restrict access to open-weight models, a group of tech companies including Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Inc. signed a letter in late July saying that a robust open-source community is key to reducing American leadership in AI. One reason, the companies argued, is that they "bring boost adoption," "America wins the AI era by diffusing it into the workflows of business, hospitals, farms, classrooms, and main street businesses," the letter stated.

Toronto-based Caitler Inc., which has released weights for some of its models, also signed the letter. "This tech needs to be completed in 10 months" says the text, "I, otherwise it's just another piece of tech-cigarette control," so founder Meta frover wrote on it.

Meta has released model weights in the past, but passed amid a reorganization in its AI division last year. Not only is the company recommending to the practice, but Mr Zuckerberg recommended profit changes to help open source

Boydell. That includes a drive-up for distillation, a concept in which a large AI model is used to train a smaller one OpenAI, for example, has caused Chinese companies of using its models to test their own through distillation.

Some have tried to figure distillation as harmful, but I think it is important to protect the principle that you can better from anything you can observe," Mr Zuckerberg wrote.

One reason why Meta has embraced open-weight models is that they could weaken the business plans of OpenAI and definitely, by giving away access, Meta could utilize some constraints to reduce paid usage of rival models. Meta has a massive business selling online advertising, for a history that costs its companies 20% to have.

"The fact that they can undercut their competitors and potentially save deaths about OpenAI's future... that could be worth it," Prof. McKelvey said. Even with open-weight models, Meta could be trying to become a daisland option and retain significant influence over the ecosystem. "I am always might be open, but there's only one company that really can't have to do it," that became the big issue in new ecosystem.

John Buffalo, founder of Mareta Private Equity in Toronto, said that Meta's open-weight approach could have more appeal outside of the U.S., allowing players to other countries to catch up in its "growth" state of revenue. And although not just a few using it," he said of Meta. "Now you're using Meta's products and there's their look on right there."

Open-weight models still lag closed versions in terms of capabilities, but not by much. Epoch AI, a research-focused non-profit, estimated earlier this year that open-weight models are about four months behind.

In Canada, the Buffalo government's AI strategy released in June said that open-source AI is a "powerful alternative" to proprietary models and can lower barriers to adoption. The document was vague about next steps, saying that Canada will have 3 global, multi-million-dollar offers" to ensure that the AI is not only available, but also an alternative to the global domestic companies and organizations can access.

Anthropic chief executive Dutta Smookis wrote on a blog post recently that open-weight models "potentially present a higher risk than closed models because it is very difficult to apply guardrails to them or monitor their usage." He clarified he is not in favour of a ban, but said the U.S. should restrict, they "appreciate" a ban, can be used to reduce the distillation and intrinsic mandatory model safety rules.

Nicolas Papenon, an associate professor in computer engineering at the University of Toronto, said both open and closed models cannot with risks. As part of a recent study, he said, "We have been able to establish an entire weight modelhat model from the interests to create an AI-driven computer vision that could infiltrate a variety of devices and replace itself before moving on to another target."

But he is not opposed to open models, which he said are critical for understanding how AI works and for building unnecessary distance. "Open-weight AI models are not all there," says the author. "As we believe, we can be concerned about how to build up our cybersecurity to defend against all kinds of attacks. Every single open-weight models and from far more powerful closed models."

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Canada's industrial vacancy rate falls as construction slows

Developers and investors regain confidence amid developing vacancies, stabilizing rents and increased pre-leasing

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Small demand for water-borne space and a slowdown for new supply continues to lower Canada's industrial vacancy rate following years of falling rents and rising vacancies.

In a recent report, Colliers says the national vacancy rate fell to 3.1 per cent in the second quarter of this year, with the average reaching between two and three per cent in most major markets. This is down from 3.1 per cent in the first quarter, which marked the first national decline since 2015, with more markets such as Montreal favoring around five per cent.

Miles U.S. tariffs and geopolitan uncertainty raised construction costs, delayed investment in new logistics facilities and slowed industrial leasing in 2016, investment and developers say the market is beginning to move past these challenges.

In demand for rail estate, fiscal ways required a long-term loss and long-standing structural rail-winds remain in place," says CBE Canada's managing director of research, Marc McHale, referring to population growth and land availability constraints that continue to underpin the market.

FULFILLMENT CONTROL STORAGE SITES AND FACTORIES

According to the Colliers report, the Canada Toronto Area is the highest market in the country, with the vacancy rate falling to basic points over the last two quarters to 2.4 per cent and alsoing rents stabilizing to about 3m 2.1 per square foot, down just a few cents quarter over quarter.

At the same time, CBE says the national industrial availability rate - the percentage of unremind warehousing, manufacturing and distribution space - saved to 3.1 per cent in the second quarter, the first decrease since the third quarter of 2016.

Adam Jacobs, head of research at Colliers Canada, says the country's industrial market is supported by the limited availability of small storage centres and factories, as well as the sustained - yet

The James Snow Business Park in Milton, Ont., has been fully leased across its 1.15 million square feet of space across four buildings. At the centre of the new industrial park is the 1.1-million-square-foot lease with 10 Logistics, current revenue to 2020.

showing - demand growth of large e-commerce fulfilment warehouses.

He says fulfillment centres built at round levels in 2022 and 2023, marked in excess inventory that overshadowed smaller industrial sites.

However, fulfillment warehouse construction has saved amid the Canada U.S. trade-sustaining industrial construction to its lowest level in more than eight years, says Bill Miller, instead of asset management and development Canada at Toronto-based global real estate developer Oxford Properties Group.

INDUSTRIAL MARKET CHANGES

In its second-quarter industrial report, CBE says national industrial new supply deliveries - cost-lines, and sustainability costs amounted to 1.4 million square feet, the lowest quarterly annual sales rate. The slowdown of new warehouse construction has helped reduce the amount of empty space and ease the decline in rents.

"We feel very bullish on not having a lot of new supply coming into the market," Mr. Miller says. "If the demand maintains its current pace, I find good about pressure and rents starting to carry up again."

Due to a day in warehouse concentrations, he says these soon may not be enough supply as the

market looks to move forward again. He cites Oxford's fully leased 1.25 million square feet of space across four buildings at the James Snow Business Park in Milton, Ont., which is anchored by a 1.1-million-square-foot lease at the park's largest building with logistics provider Eli Logistics.

CBE says national industrial new supply deliveries amounted to 2.4-million square feet, the lowest quarterly amount since 2017

The buildings, which were completed in 2022, were fully leased by mid-2018. They contain the largest speculative industrial lease in Canada and one of the largest industrial leases connected in the country, Oxford says in its market disclosure.

The four buildings are the first phase of an 20q-million, up 2022 geopolitan industrial development just west of Toronto. The campus will eventually total to 1.4 buildings reaching 1.1-million square feet, with complexities dependent on market demand.

Mr. Jacobs of Colliers says the James Snow project initially raised eyebrows among market insiders as potentially being overhauls.

However, Mr. Miller says the

property's leasing success bodes well for its multiyear masterplan.

THE ROLE OF RIFTS

According to Mr. Miller, industrial tenants are increasingly preleasing, with commitments lined up for 4 per cent of the roughly step-written square feet of speculative development under construction in the CBE.

Pre-leasing, which has been historically common in the industrial market, means a lease is signed before construction begins or a finished 10,000-15,000-20,000-25,000-30,000-35,000-40,000-45,000-50,000-55,000-60,000-65,000-70,000-75,000-80,000-85,000-90,000-95,000-100,000-105,000-110,000-115,000-120,000-125,000-130,000-135,000-140,000-145,000-150,000-155,000-160,000-165,000-170,000-175,000-180,000-185,000-190,000-195,000-200,000-205,000-210,000-215,000-220,000-225,000-230,000-235,000-240,000-245,000-250,000-255,000-260,000-265,000-270,000-275,000-280,000-285,000-290,000-295,000-300,000-305,000-310,000-315,000-320,000-325,000-330,000-335,000-340,000-345,000-350,000-355,000-360,000-365,000-370,000-375,000-380,000-385,000-390,000-395,000-400,000-405,000-410,000-415,000-420,000-425,000-430,000-435,000-440,000-445,000-450,000-455,000-460,000-465,000-470,000-475,000-480,000-485,000-490,000-495,000-500,000-505,000-510,000-515,000-520,000-525,000-530,000-535,000-540,000-545,000-550,000-555,000-560,000-565,000-570,000-575,000-580,000-585,000-590,000-595,000-600,000-605,000-610,000-615,000-620,000-625,000-630,000-635,000-640,000-645,000-650,000-655,000-660,000-665,000-670,000-675,000-680,000-685,000-690,000-695,000-700,000-705,000-710,000-715,000-720,000-725,000-730,000-735,000-740,000-745,000-750,000-755,000-760,000-765,000-770,000-775,000-780,000-785,000-790,000-795,000-800,000-805,000-810,000-815,000-820,000-825,000-830,000-835,000-840,000-845,000-850,000-855,000-860,000-865,000-870,000-875,000-880,000-885,000-890,000-895,000-900,000-905,000-910,000-915,000-920,000-925,000-930,000-935,000-940,000-945,000-950,000-955,000-960,000-965,000-970,000-975,000-980,000-985,000-990,000-995,000-1000

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The following table provides the information in a tabular format:

Small-cap real estate investment trusts (REITs) with stock market values below $2 million are also increasing their commitments to Canada's industrial market.

For example, Montreal-based PERREIT recently completed an acquisition of 17 industrial properties, in 10 parties City and four in Winnipeg, totalling 17,000 square feet of gross leasable space, for an aggregate price of $0.65 million.

Focused on high-quality, mid-sized industrial properties in primary and secondary markets, the company agreed in July to acquire the four additional Winnipeg buildings, which - total 16,000 square feet of gross leas-

able space, for $2.7 million. PEDREIT says it is focused on secondary markets with strong economies and where properties are priced more competitively than in major centres.

"I have the fear, just as everybody else, over the economy in general," says PEDREIT CEO Gordon Lawlor. "But if Canada's interests on some of these strategies, including increased oil and gas and natural minerals production, (and) all industrial industry-technicians, we're pretty bullish on the market here."

U.S. INFLUENCE ON THE INDUSTRIAL MARKET

Mr. Lawlor says the U.S tariffs and other "noise" needs of the border haven's affected PERREIT's portfolio to date. "We still have to make decisions here in Canada," he adds.

With more than 60 per cent of its assets in the industrial class and the remainder in office and retail, PERREIT has a 60 per cent occupancy rate across its portfolio and an average lease term of 4.1 years.

Mr. Lawlor says the company expects to acquire more industry and properties over the next few years, adding that PERREIT sought to have assets at a undermarket price and with attractive financing structure. These acquisitions are expected to increase cash flow over these years, contribute to positive results to the end result in higher lease time.

Another example of a REIT licensing on primary and secondary markets is Skyline Industrial.

The fund out of real estate company Skyline Group has fully leased the Repon Lake Industrial Centre in Buffalo. In its market disclosure, Skyline says the two buildings, 2021-2022 square-foot centre is the largest ever speculative industrial lease in Buffalo, accounting for more in the region's industrial space leased year to date.

In a statement, the REIT says the buildings are leased in three separate tenants, including 10 Logistics.

"Rallies is experiencing a resurgence in its industrial market demand following a spent 2020," says Skyline Industrial president Mike Bennewick. "By developing Repon Lake in the heart of what is known as the Ultra Atlantic Gateway, we were able to capitalize on that demand."

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Inheritance plans can change as parents age

Expenses can balloon late in life and cause drawdown of savings

Personal finance expert and former Globe and Wall staff columnist

Nothing liberates his wealth like the cost of extra care for aged women.

Remember that in the next family conversation about early marriage, the family has been warm hand and going while living. Affordability for parental gifts of money is determined not just by current financial circumstances. The family, the economics of care in the future.

The financial industry the so-called 'cost' wealth. Transfer costs right up there with the impact of AI on the list of industry-affirming developments. The

wealth transfer means money in motion, which advises and plans to increase it means opportunities to advise and sell products and portfolio management services.

The value of the wealth transfer has been approximated at first-fellow by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and later, home reasons why the eventual amount of money from formal could fall short of expectations.

By the financial industry the so-called 'cost' wealth. Transfer costs right up there with the impact of AI on the list of industry-affirming developments. The

By the financial industry the so-called 'cost' wealth. Transfer costs right up there with the impact of AI on the list of industry-affirming developments. The value of the wealth transfer has been approximated at first-fellow by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and later, home reasons why the eventual amount of money from formal could fall short of expectations.

yearly for a big city retirement home resident who has a caregiver come for at hours a week.

Here, we see how the cost of aging can quickly add up to levels that seem unreal. An aged parent moves into an independent living facility, a.k.a. a retirement home, but then requires extra help with activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing and being able to stand up and leave several rooms a sitting or lying down position.

It begins with care home, or nursing home, is a potentially lower-cost alternative for people who cannot live independently by a retirement home. The access to care is a significant factor in home care typically caused by the provision of levels that can be much less than retirement homes.

He'd really enjoy to move from the independent living format of a retirement home to a long-term care facility, where the focus is on caring for acute cases. Read with this choice, some seniors and they familiar prefer to pay the

helly cost of care that helps them remain in their family homes or in a retirement home.

Expect this escalation of costs to be exceed a sensory monthly income from government and personal sources, which means advising regular amounts from principal.

This in turn can lower income — less money invested means less income from individual and interest.

The last phase of the can start—a few images of an slow spending period where the aging process has limited or eliminated your ability to partake in experience as tireless such as travel. The reality is that expenses can advance late in life and cause a drawdown of savings.

Inheritance that don't account for these costs you the risk of being able to do something a gift. Money is transformed to adult children, who later pay it back to both time and money as they support elderly parents whose average are being blowered but by the cost of reduction.

Telus dividend cut sends shares tumbling, Is it time to buy?

Editor and publisher of the Internet Wealth Builder and Income Security newsletters

The last news just keeps coming for Canadian citizen companies. This time it was Telus that delivered the painful blow to investors.

On July 21, the company announced its to-comeT quarter report that it is starting its dividend by 5 per cent. Andeet's had been expecting a cut but not of this magnitude. The new rate will be 50.00% a quarter (34.5% a year) compared to 50.00% (36.0% a year) previously.

The company said the move is expected to generate approximately $25 million in cumulative cash savings through 2024. The money will be directed toward debt reduction.

"The actions we are taking establish the financial conditions for strong, profitable growth and durable, compromising free cash flow growth," said Cory Chanak, the company's chief financial officer.

To combination, the dividend went, termination of the S&P discount and proceeds from our concentration initiatives provide a clear, effective strategy and free cash-flow objectives. The commitment to reducing capital amounts, combined with a disciplined focus on operation of efficiency across the business, enables that path further. The strategy changes we are making to how this company generates and thrives cash will compound to strain lasting value for our shareholders.

The share price, which opened

Telus share price closed last week at $13.53, about $2.22 on Friday, and the shares yield 1.5 per cent at the new dividend rate. JACOB INVESTOR CANADIAN PRESS

the year at around $10 but has drifted steadily down since, fell 1st again. It closed last week at 10.25, down 10.25 on Friday. The shares yield 1.5 per cent at the new dividend rate.

The move comes less than 15 months after complete BCE cut to payout by roughly the same percentage.

CEO Victor Dodig said Telus will focus on three near-term strategic financial and operational priorities to improve performance and capital allocation going forward. These include strengthening the financial foundation by having operational disciplines, reinventing of the core business and depriving resources to drive sustainable growth.

There was no specific reference to spinning off assets, which was one of the company's apparent priorities until recently

it was widely assumed that Telus Health, a digital health division of the company that provides virtual care, employee assistance programs, and electronic medical records across Canada and its investments, was being limited to because of standalone operation in the near future.

But the letter experience of the company's 2020 500 launch of Telus International has created some investors on this list. International's stock never gained traction as a separate company and in September, 2023, Telus paid US$100 million to re-capture all the shares it didn't own and had what was the best known as Telus Digital back into the parent company.

That's not to say that another Telus spin-off won't happen, but not soon. The focus now is on basics reducing costs, improving

the balance sheet and creating sustainable growth.

ERC Capital Markets responded to the news by cutting its ranking on the stock to secure Fortune with a target of 50, and downside potential of 50.

"We get it wrong," ERC said in a note to clients. "We are downgrading the stock, and we will look for more attractive and/or timely sales."

So, does all this suggest that the stock is now at rock bottom and it's time to buy? I wouldn't recommend it. As we can with 2023, every 2024 dividend at cut doesn't guarantee share price stability. BCE shares are down about 15 per cent since their high has the year in early March. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement of its dividend cut on BCE's current direction.

The same thing could happen with Telus.

The ERC research note says that it are unfavourable scenario we could see Telus shares drop to the 50 range. That suggests that if you're on the relations note, you should stay there, at least until each time, as it's apparent the share price has stabilized.

If you own Telus shares, you have two of the most important

field. The reduced dividend means the stock offers a yield of 1.5 per cent at the current price. If you are content with that cash flow, help your stocked investors the dividend (which should be sold at the point), and hope for a gradual improvement in the trading price.

b/E As BCE has shown, share prices don't necessarily released quickly after a 2024 dividend. If you're looking for capital gains, don't not the place to find them, at least not in the near future. Take the loss and not the money elsewhere.

Fear of missing a rally driving investors to buy into market dip

SAGIN ISBAL ARHED NEW YORK

Wear of missing out is driving a a buying rush on Wall Street, with options market metrics to bring some of the least bad side signals to years.

Eating investors in the Middle East, falling of prices and robust average reports have supported the market's climb to new highs, but some options-market measures suggest investors' FOMD has emerged as a distinct driver of the rally.

There are several factors, but FOMD is a part of it," said Mark Haddon, chief market strategist at Nationwide.

Most of the new issues of the hear thesis have broken down, and being short on an absolute or absolute basis is a risk that many are unwilling to take," Mr. Haddon said.

Before a 5-hole-cent jump lagged by the MIP 2.0 in the four sessions through Aug. 2, the benchmark make had market trends. A 5 per cent range for about three months - far narrower than the average 10-per-cent range for rolling three-month periods since 2005. The

month periods since 2005. The index's sharp gain came into even starker relief following a twisting deficit at 40 shares late in July.

For years, investors have been towards far buying over the last dip. That's showing up again, with various gauges of investment enthusiasm for upside wages: nothing up.

The one-month average daily ratio of calls to pass on the MIP 2.0x has risen to 1.5, among the most bullish readings in at least four years, according to a Reuters analysis of Trade Alert data.

A measure of short-term MIP 2.0 will skew a gauge of how much extra investors are willing to pay for fast on a late, sharp rally in stocks, relative to bets on a decline - last week moved to a two-year high, according to bat positions Financial Group analysis.

Another sign of the market's overbeated conditions comes from the bullish forecast index, a market breadth. Indicator that is on the problem of rally in stocks trading in bullish technical patterns. The measure now above the 70-per-cent mark,

pointing to overbeated conditions, according to Adam Tormquist, chief technical strategist at IFL Financial.

Taken together, these indicators highlight how much market has been driven nearly by momentum and operations on the same rather than by family markets.

The one-month average daily ratio of calls to pass on the MIP 500 has risen to 0.8, among the most bullish readings in at least four years, according to a Reuters analysis of Trade Alert data.

'FOMD never left. It just wasn't in the forefront of the market,' said Steve Somick, chief strategist at Interactive News, who sees investors' impulse to reach for further upside as a result of less money to pay for fast, left behind by the market rally. 'There are plenty of institutional investors who are more

concerned with missing a rally than they are about the market going down,' Mr. Somick said.

One signal of the strength of the upside led to that volatility gauges, which typically said where the market suffers from extreme days more alongside stocks.

For instance, on Aug. 4, where the MIP 2.0x jumped nearly 5 per cent, the Cbox Volatility Index rose by nearly one point.

'If you're got this strong demand for calls, you can get the 10% increasing down the market is going up," said Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative research, a OptoNet数学家.

'The high demand for call options, which gives investors the right to buy shares at a fixed price by a set date, makes investors may be scrambling to catch up on a rally they missed, rather than positioning steadily for further gains, analysis said.

'The combo of volatility in creating and call share also isn't a change in the investors were generally under-exposed and then at end of unstoppy forming to the upside, hence the

need to aggressively buy upside calls,' said Georgetown's strategist Christopher Jacobson.

Some investors view these options market measures as consistent signals, arguing that can be days to warrants when they spike.

OptoNet数学, Mr. DeSimone said that while the strength of the rally may lead investors to believe risks weighing on stocks have been resolved, some of the intensity of the market's move may instead have been driven by technical factors in the options market.

Still, some investors take control of the view that beneath the FOMD-failled fools, stock market bulls mean important support including strong economic conditions and continued appetite at a negative economic level.

'While leverage issues and how much further the market can rally through year-end are open for debate, U.S. fundamentalist on a very cold basis, in our view,' said Anthony Sughes, chief market strategist at Ameriprise.

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Why I'm more more bullish on the TSX than U.S. stocks

Canadian banks may be expensive, but they are stable, diversified and regulated businesses

DAVID KOLBERG DIVISION

Founder of Rosenberg Research

As things stand today, it seems to be a well-kept secret, as the Big Tech trade dominates the news. Canadians, that the TSX total returns more than twice a year over over the past year, and that companies with just more than 10 per cent maintain. Imagine that - a huge relative outperformance by an index with minimal tech exposure.

And even with all the hurdles the Canadian corporate sector has been facing, including the Energy sector and trade uncertainty, pretax profits have soared by a per cent over the past year, compared to 10 per cent in the United States. Yes, that is true. There are minimal account profits that don't include the boost from full-year depreciation, expense allowance, as part of the market. The US market has dropped the far more robust pace for S&P 500 "operating" EPS growth. A slide glow that will involve a payback down the road.

Last month, I wrote in the Globe and Mail that I had concerns regarding the Canadian banks. That was only a value from arguments and a message to pay for take some profits. And a concern that at 10 per cent, the TSX financial sector does not have approaching the 10 per cent tech share in the S&P 500. But I never said to doing your Canadian bank exposure - only to be mindful about concentration in your portfolio.

The TSX contains no hypercaloric, which is a good thing because the AI trade is one year a fundamental shift in the innovation curve and two (or three) years of growth. The TSX has something to do said for the TSX not having one constant cost going first with the negative to build data centres - these of the four hypercaloric in the TSX are already there. The Canadian banks are not to be active, but they are not typically speculative in nature. They are stable, diversified and regulated businesses that sport a more than 10 per cent dividend yield, and more than 10 per cent growth in the dividend payout.

This is not to say that Canada is not in some sense a derivative play on the AI boom, because Canada requires the corporate assistant, and it and billions for data centres and electrification. Minors get paid earlier in the chain with even less technology risk and no capacity commitment to strand. Then we have companies such as Canada, as an example, that is a direct AI hardware beneficiary and has posted EPS growth with no accounting gimmicks of 10 per cent over the past year on the back of a 10 per cent revenue return. The operating leverage is incredible. And it gets paid on the bulldozer without direct technology risk.

There is no doubt that the U.S.'s economic performance has been stellar relative to Canada's, but very recently this growth gap has closed, and likely will continue in the so into sort as the U.S. faces a postmarketed fiscal policy stimulus withdrawal. And a personal savings cost at barely more than 10 per cent strongly suggests that the American consumer is getting better out, and the marginal impact from the equity results offset on spending is not to sidewalk sharply.

The Canadian housing market looks to be stabilizing at a low level, but in the TSX, the situation looks to be more distressed. Couldn't we emerging in the superinflated market, and the same situations south of the border. It is looking increasingly likely that the only sector that will be properly

Rather than deep year Canadian bank exposure, it's important to be mindful about concentration in your portfolio, and to create a new new "constant return"

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The S&P 500's 10 per cent tech share has been a boon there past few years, but what happens if or when this theme runs on course?

Canada is far less exposed. What Canada rejects is 10 per cent share of its stock market capitalisation in basic materials, compared with less than 10 per cent in the S&P 500. This is key because the commodity space is in a lower, but socially half market. Supply constraints abound, whether it be food, metals or oil.

Coming out of the U.S. loan war and the headaches that the closing of the fiscal of the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10

Gold has bottomed now that the U.S. dollar and real interest rates have peaked out, and after a first-quarter fall, the world's central banks are picking up their reserve allocation once again and via a major way - and as usually China. Why is this key? Because the TSX is the only major developed market where gold is a top-three sector.

There are other reasons why the Canadian stock market will be a side first only two times S&P 500. To repeat, this has already been in contact, but sources little attention because we all gain at the workers where the United States is king through China is directly playing catch-

up). Look at the valuation support. The forward price earnings multiple in Canada, at 10%, is 10 per cent lower than the 10% comparable in the U.S. first part but, but the TSX only has to compare with a 5.7 per cent yield on the 10-year government

ment level, versus 4.0 per cent in the United States. The 10 per cent that the industry's 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10 per cent in the 10

What else? Well, the TSX dividend yield, at 2.4 per cent, is not only double the comparable level for the S&P 500 but also matches what you can garner in the money market. But the case in the U.S., where you can opt for a 1.4 per cent dividend yield in the stock market or a 2.0 per cent yield in their-month Treasury bills. Another no-brainer.

Then tack on the fact that the Series March fell 1st, has switched to a tightening bias, and many are asking to raise rates. The Bank of Canada is perfectly neutral, and its assistance is 10 per cent (only) rate will continue to make dividend payers like the banks, utilities, telecom, pipelines, food, students, education, compared to the yields in the U.S. The key here is that there is far less monetary policy risk in Canada than there is in the U.S. right to be.

The bottom line is that, The TSX is a portfolio of cheap cash-generative assets where risks are uncontrolled with the use of risk now dominating the S&P 500, and that stocks bring real charge multiple discount to both S&P 500 and the distribution argument that has bumped against a relative value argument.

To be sure, neither index is as diversified as investors assume, and both are trading commodity relative to historic assets. But by long-odd equity investors who can shift into 10 per cent investment, for reward, having more northern exposure at this time makes eminent sense.

TSX hit another record high as energy shares jump

Canada's main stock index insects another record high on Monday as energy stocks jumped, but the move was limited as Bartels Mining mineral quarterly profit estimates. Major U.S. indexes ended lower as traders awaited key U.S. inflation data this week.

The S&P 500 Composite Index ended up 7.0.0 points, or 0.0.0 per cent, at 10.4.0.0, achieving Friday's record during high.

Energy gained 7.1 per cent as the price of oil settled 0.0.0 per cent higher at 1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.

Technology was another stand-up on the TSX, adding 0.0 per cent.

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The price of gold rose 0.1 per cent as bullish momentum and loss of investing on prepaid figures for forward.

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The S&P 500 method of investing high close on Friday, helped by much stronger than expected earnings results.

Shares of Nvidia dropped 2.0 per cent. A person estimate with the matter told Reuters on Monday that a prepaid financial firm, including Apollo Global and Blackstone, is working with Nvidia to put together a 1.0-1.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.

U.S. Consumer Price Index data for July is due on Wednesday which could offer clues on the federal Reserve's monetary policy path. Data on Friday has showed U.S. employees unexpectedly about 25,000 jobs in July prompted traders to cut odds of a federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. Traders now price in a 10 per cent chance of a rate hike in September, according to the CME Exhibit 1 total.

More quarterly results are on the appendix later this week as well, including reports from someone who is company, applied materials and networking equipment maker clues.

About 10 per cent of the 10 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings so far this period have beaten estimates, according to the CME.

Reuters, Globe and

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SUPERBOB PLUS (2PR-TEX) CLOSE $14.4, DOWN 74%

EOC. Promoters' securities analyst Nelson By Lowend list rating for Superior Plus Corp to "screw prefront" from "outperformers, operating on shares of the index outperformed over the next 12 months due to "13 Super II Nibs" another risk. At a power on share buybacks potentially through 2007, and 10, elevated 2.0 per cent remaining the balance sheet.

EOC. Net target 1.0/1.0 to 1.0x. The consensus target on the Street is 10 per.

RUSSELL METALS (2025-TEX) CLOSE $81.14, 97.14%

Project Russell Metals Inc. enjoying a "burn burner" of a second quarter. Raymond James analyst Frederic Kasten remains concerned about its valuation, prompting him to develop his recommendation to "market prefront" from "outperformers, operating." It is difficult to overlook the stock's imprecise, 10 per cent run year to date, versus 0.10 per cent gain for the TSX domestic. "The 10 per cent," said, Target. Mr. Kasten raised his target for Russell shares to 10x from 10x. Consensus is $64.67.

GREATY (EXP-TEX) CLOSE $45.19, DOWN $3.95

National Bank Financial analyst Justine Gloyn thinks the "doomsday economy" for Canopy Ltd is "clearly off the table as 20 results demonstrate QXY is now more firmly on a path to normalize loss." "We now hold a more hard risk outlook as it changes off 10 per cent in line with guidance, and 67 access to funding is improving," he added. Target. Maintaining a "screw prefront" rating, Mr. Gloyn hates his target to $15 from $25. Consensus is $28.75

SAFOTO (SAP-TEX) CLOSE $61.64, 97.61.37

Fisherings Supplier Inc.'s release of "cold" second-quarter results last week. Vietnam Financial analyst George Doumet says the two themes that lead to his "conservative" turn on the data game "remain intact" continued momentum in high-protein ingredients and margin expansion driven by network optimization and mix. Target Mr. Doumet bumped his target to $16 from $28, keeping a "top" rating. Consensus is $47.75

CARACODIO GENETY (2P-TEX-TEX) CLOSE $34.81, DOWN 16%

Group 1s "strong" share price performance, which has narrower spends in the price range, "alongside expectations for normalisation in Capital Markets as they through 2007," Raymond James analyst Stephen Boland lowered Camwood Group Group Inc to an "outperform" rating from "strong buy" previously.

Target Mr. Boland raised his target to $16 from $16.50. Consensus is $48.62.

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Swiatek cruises into the semi-finals

Iga Swiatek keeps her eye on a ball hit by Diana Shnaider during their quarter-final match at the National Bank Open at Soheys Stadium in Toronto on Monday. The No. 7 seed from Poland defeated the No. 15 of Russia 6-2, 6-1. For more National Bank Open coverage, go to N GOBESPORTS.COM

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ATP CEO says Montreal venue needs a facelift

JORDAN STOFFLER MONTREAL

Some 30 years after Jerry Park was first transformed into a tennis centre, the home of the National Bank Open in Montreal is facing mounting pressure in modernise once again.

"Centre Court could definitely be modernised," ATP CEO Ivo Polo said during a round table discussion with select media members on Monday afternoon. "It's also about the video screens and everything surrounding the tennis itself, like the experience for sponsors and the suites."

Polo, who was appointed ATP CEO last September, made his first-ever visit to Montreal on Monday as part of his mission of attending every Masters 1000 event in person during his first year on the job.

The initiative is also part of the ATP's OneVision strategy,

aimed at identifying opportunities to grow the sport, enhance the fan experience and create long-term value for players, tournaments and partners across the tour.

"It's important for me to be [here] because that's where you really learn what's happening," Polo said. "You can meet people get feedback, spend time with the players and tournament organizers. I even prefer entering through the main entrance rather than the VIP entrance because that's where you see the real fan experience."

Polo praised several aspects of the current tournament setup, including the fan village, player lounge and the site's proximity to the players' downtown hotel. Nevertheless, he said the age of the stadium is becoming increasingly apparent, especially in comparison with other Masters 1000 tournaments.

Cincinnati, which will host the top most's and women's players later this week, for instance, invested 1500m-million to redevelop its facilities ahead of last year's tournament.

"It's like owning a house," Polo said. "If you've lived in your house for 20 years without renovating it, then you visit your neighbour who has just spent half a million dollars renovating theirs, you naturally go home, feeling your own house is a little outdated."

The comments come as Tennis Canada develops plans to modernise the ICA Stadium site, including the building of a new 4,000-seat Centre Court with a retractable roof, as well as the construction of additional practice and match-ready courts. Polo welcomed those plans while acknowledging that a project of that scale will take some time.

"These projects don't happen overnight and we understand that," he said. "We also understand that Tennis Canada and the organisers in Montreal have a vision for developing this site. We support that vision because we believe it's moving in the right direction. If they're able to accomplish what they've proposed, it would be fantastic."

Increased capacity, he added, can also have a direct impact on Tennis Canada's coffers.

"If you're selling our every session, a larger stadium means more tickets sold, more revenue generated, and ultimately more money that can be recovered into Canadian tennis," he said.

The ATP will add a 10th Masters 1000 event to its calendar in 2018, when a tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, joins the schedule.

With no plans to add more Masters 1000 events beyond that,

Polo said the existing tournaments must continue to evolve.

"Our goal is not to punish tournaments. They're our members. Our goal is to help our members succeed, not lose them," he said.

This year's tournament has also highlighted the challenges posed by Montreal's unpredictable summer weather.

Monday night's part of singles quarter-finals were forced to be postponed to Tuesday afternoon due to rain. It was one of several weather disruptions this week that also forced the tournaments' opening-night session on Aug. 1 to be cancelled outright.

"Imagine buying a ticket, leaving work early to attend the evening session, arriving at 6 p.m. and then 9 a.m," Polo said. "You can't go going home without seeing any tennis. That's disappointing."

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Lukes gives everything he has to try to salvage Blue Jays' season

MARTY KUNNENBERG

The Blue Jays moved Nathan Lukes's dressing stall from near the back of the room to the front on Monday, right beside George Springer's.

"George needs a friend," Lukes quipped a low heart before the first of four games against the Boston Red Sox, to begin the week.

Bradton Vardos, traded to Houston a week ago, had been Springer's next-door neighbour inside Region Centre for the previous few years.

The move in Springer's left was a coincidence with Toronto relocating so many new additions, but it might as well have been a promotion for a job well done.

On Friday the Blue Jays outfielder had a spottle artist against Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler that concluded with a line-drive single to right field.

On Saturday Lukes made a spectacular diving catch and smashed a decisive two-run

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes makes a catch on a ball during Saturday's game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. (ISBN 1486725250)

home run in the 10th inning. On Sunday he unleashed a 10-9th-in-hour throw from right in the bottom of the 10th to catch pinch-runner Garrett Stubbs at home plate.

That's in the same neighborhood as a Max Scherrer farthall. Lukes initially took a stop back on the fly ball by Luis

Azules. He had to make a fast adjustment and because of that he didn't have the forward momentum he would normally have as he uncooked the throw that will be seen on highlight with among the best defensive plays in the major leagues. "As an outfielder I could have done a better job on that play,"

Lukes said. "It still worked out, but if it hadn't, I would have been mad at myself. I gave it everything I had in the moment."

That fairly well describes Lukes' career. He spent nine years in the miners before he reached the Sign with Toronto in 2020. There were a lot of long but rules when he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Lake County Captains, the Lynchburg Hilliard and the Montgomery Rockets, among others.

The most he ever earned in a minor league season was 1948-2020. His wife, Taylor, worked to help finance his baseball dreams.

Drafted in the seventh round out of Sacramento State in 2019 by the Cleveland Guardian, he made his debut in the majors at 28. He never gave up, although he recalls that he was getting close.

"He has shown a lot of perseverance," manages John Schmidt, 67 said. "Nothing has ever been handed to him. Gays respect another player like that.

"There are no guarantees. He

plays with a ship on his shoulder. He knows he is a big leaguer, not a minor leaguer any more."

Lukes got off to a slow start during the 2020 campaign when he battled vertigo. It's hard enough to hit without one's head spinning. He also missed almost a month with a strained left hamstring.

Nevertheless, he entered Monday with a 2:0 average and six home runs. He has thrown out a team-leading six runners, the fourth-most among American League outfielder.

On Monday he was part-diting right field against the Red Sox.

"When you are an outfielder, one of the best things you can do is throwing a runner out on base, other than robbing someone of a home run," Lukes said. "It wasn't the hardest throw I've ever made. I still have some in the tank."

He hatted fudself against the Red Sox in a line up that was missing Kazuma Okamoto, who has a new left knee after finding a pitch off 4 on Sunday.

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THE GLOBAL AND WALL TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2024

MLB's worst teams are avoiding being historically bad

It's possible that no team will lose 100 games for the first time since 2017

DAVID BRANDT

The full-blown tank is no longer involving in Major League Baseball. After a handful of reference team performances in recent seasons, the Los Angeles Rockets is being in games last season and the Chicago White Sox dropping an MLB record to games in 2024 – the worst teams have been much more competitive.

In fact, there's a decent chance that no team will lose 100 games for the first time since 2017.

The worst teams are the Rockets (40-75), Los Angeles Angels (40-75), Athletics (40-75) and Kansas City Royals (40-75), putting them all within reach of avoiding triple-digit losses even if they play before average and small.

This year's down of rosters competitors won by the League's System Rockets might just be a statistical matter, though it might also be a sign that teams are moving complete but allows as a less compelling strategy.

The Houston Astros paved the way for the all-out tank in the early 2000s when they lost at least 100 games in playing straight seasons. It was a painful stretch but painful to the coming years with World Series titles in 2007 and 2018.

The problem is it doesn't always work out as planned. The Baltimore Orioles were small from 2010 to 2020 while they rebuilt their room with high-dealt picks, but they were paved when the division of five years later. At last week's trade deadline, they unloaded former No. 1 overall pick Adler Butschman to the Boston Red Sox and appear hooked for another rebuild.

FREELAND ELECTIONS

Atlanta Braves are Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was

Colorado Rockies left fielder Mickey Wensky, right, celebrates with eight fielder John McCarthy after hitting a two-run home run during a game last month. With a record of 47-23, the Rockies are one of the worst teams in the MLB, but they are doing much better than last season when they lost 120 games. (Foto: McCarthy/Fred.)

thrown in Sunday's game against the New York Yankees. The veteran lofty was still in a bad mood a day after being called for a bulk that scored a two.

Programs with ejections are rare, but not completely unprecedented.

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Halvins was ejected before a game against the Colorado Rockies on 2024 after his and bench rounds Ryan Christensen delivered the throng catches home joker umpire Alex Mackay.

Earlier this season, Robert Suter of the Los Angeles Angels and Steven Wilson and Manuel Rodriguez of the Tampa Bay Rays were ejected because of a "standard" outloving the 7th Star-Spangled Banner. Umpire Lance Burnett moved the into after they refused to leave the field.

Nationwide, former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Welles, and Steven No. 1 arm, incidental attacks he was ejected from the first game of a doublehanded 7th-arguing with umpire Ron Luciano. Before the second

game even started, Luciano toward Weaver again when he continued arguing.

FRYNA QUESTION

Toronto Blue Jays might handle Max Scherrer moved into 2019 place in 2020 on strike-outs, passing Hallett James Welles to 2020 in the Blue Jays' 7-3 win over Philadelphia on Saturday night. Scherrer No. 1 job strikeouts over 10 years. How many of the other top 10 can you name?

ALVEY RACE HEATS UP

The race for National League MVP is shaping up to be a classic.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star-Illinois Oilman and the Chicago Cubs after-athlete Pete Crow Armstrong have turned the competition into a two-man race with roughly 20, 20 per cent of the regular season

RYNDING

As of Sunday, Crow Armstrong was a slight favourite over Oilman, according to Earlwell Spierbrook, and both teams are bench on the played hunt. Crow Armstrong is trying to earn his first MVP award while, Minnie Jo Suring No. 1, which would be the second move in MLB history behind Harry Bunch, who had seven.

Here's a look at the resume of both players.

Crow Armstrong has blossomed into a full-blown superstar for the Cubs, greatly improving the consistency of the clubs. He's stashed 2017-2018, 2018-2019, Sunday's games and has 20 honors, 75 RBIs and 20 misbehavior, all while pinning new or captured assets field.

The two-time all-out also has been worth 2,500 in 2018 in season, according to baseball-reference.com, which is the best in the big leagues.

O'Gham continues to be an offensive powerhouse, though he numbers an down from previous seasons. The lapse was standard in dashing, and not just and has 20 honors and 75 RBIs. Unlike Crow Armstrong, Oilman usually doesn't provide any value in the field, scoring a designated hitter when he's not pinning.

But that's the thing When Oilman is healthy, he is a winner of MLB's most dominant pitchers. The right-handed has an 8-3 record and 4-2 RBIs over 10,6 times with 20 strikeouts over 9/11 (string).

O'Gham hasn't yet been since July 2, mainly because of soreness in his left knee. He received playing catch on Saturday and is slowly working hard to a total 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022. If he can provide a low-perceived 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028, 2028-2029, 2029-2030, 2030-2031, 2031-2032, 2032-2033, 2033-2034, 2034-2035, 2035-2036, 2036-2037, 2037-2038, 2038-2039, 2039-2040, 2040-2041, 2041-2042, 2042-2043, 2043-2044, 2044-2045, 2045-2046, 2046-2047, 2047-2048, 2048-2049, 2049-2050, 2050-2051, 2051-2052, 2052-2053, 2053-2054, 2054-2055, 2055-2056, 2056-2057, 2057-2058, 2058-2059, 2059-2060, 2060-2061, 2061-2062, 2062-2063, 2063-2064, 2064-2065, 2065-2066, 2066-2067, 2067-2068, 2068-2069, 2069-2070, 2070-2071, 2071-2072, 2072-2073, 2073-2074, 2074-2075, 2075-2076, 2076-2077, 2077-2078, 2078-2079, 2079-2080, 2080-2081, 2081-2082, 2082-2083, 2083-2084, 2084-2085, 2085-2086, 2086-2087, 2087-2088, 2088-2089, 2089-2090, 2090-2091, 2091-2092, 2092-2093, 2093-2094, 2094-2095, 2095-2096, 2096-2097, 2097-2098, 2098-2099, 2099-2100

TRYNA ANSWER

From No. 9 to No. 1 - Garland Perry (USA), Justin Williams (USA), Don Nobre (USA), Tom Samer (USA), Ben Billewicz (USA), Steve Carlisle (USA), Roger Stevens (JPN), Randy Johnson (JPN), Nolan Ryan (JPN).

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EAST DIVISION
	W	L	PA	DB
New York	16	10	10	10
Boston	16	10	10	10
Baltimore	32	16	16	16
Toronto	16	10	10	10
NATIONAL ENQUIRER
Seattle	16	10	10	10
Seattle	16	10	10	10
Minneapolis	16	10	10	10
Cleveland	16	10	10	10
Chicago	16	10	10	10
NEXT DIVISION
St. Louis	16	10	10	10
Texas	16	10	10	10
Detroit	16	10	10	10
Chicago	16	10	10	10
Los Angeles	16	10	10	10

Memphis
Brooklyn
New York
Baltimore
Baltimore, MD, Texas 1
Chicago (White Sox 1) Cleveland 1
Tampa (Dale 1), Seattle 1

Memphis
All Times System
Chicago (Dale 1) 12-1 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Baltimore (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Milwaukee (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Milwaukee (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Baltimore (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Tampa (Dale 1), Seattle 1

Memphis
Houston (Dale 1) 12-1 (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Philadelphia (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)

Memphis
Houston (Dale 1) 12-1 (Dale 1) Chicago (White Sox 2) 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Milwaukee (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Houston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)

HOUSTON (Dale 1) 12-1 (Dale 1)
HOUSTON (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EAST DIVISION
	W	L	PA	DB
Louisville	16	10	10	10
Philadelphia	16	10	10	10
Miami	16	10	10	10
Washington	16	10	10	10
New York	16	10	10	10
NORTHERN DIVISION
Milwaukee	16	10	10	10
Chicago	16	10	10	10
Chicago	16	10	10	10
Pittsburgh	16	10	10	10
Cincinnati	16	10	10	10
SOUTH DIVISION
Los Angeles	16	10	10	10
Arizona	16	10	10	10
San Diego	16	10	10	10
San Diego	16	10	10	10
Colorado	16	10	10	10

Memphis
N. Y. Times of Atlanta
Philadelphia (A) 2.5 (A)
Baltimore (A) 2.5 (A)
Milwaukee (A) 2.5 (A)
Milwaukee (A) 2.5 (A)
Memphis (A) 2.5 (A)
New York (A) 2.5 (A)
Houston (A) 2.5 (A)
Houston (A) 2.5 (A)

PACIFIC
All Times System
Philadelphia (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Baltimore (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
N. Y. Times of Atlanta (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Philadelphia (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Baltimore (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)
Milwaukee (Dale 1) 3.5 (Dale 1) Boston (Dale 1), 4-10 (Dale 1)

CPL
	W	L	PA	DB
Jamaica	16	10	10	10
Alabama	16	10	10	10
Arkansas	16	10	10	10
California	16	10	10	10
Delaware	16	10	10	10
Florida	16	10	10	10
Georgia	16	10	10	10
Indiana	16	10	10	10

CARAWAN MEN'S CLUB
SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
QUARTER PULL
SECOND PULL
WOMEN — All Times System
WOMEN (WOMEN) at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
WOMEN (WOMEN) at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
WOMEN (WOMEN) at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

MLS

EAST DIVISION
	W	L	PA	DB
Louisville	16	10	10	10
Miami	16	10	10	10
Philadelphia	16	10	10	10
Miami	16	10	10	10
Washington	16	10	10	10
New York	16	10	10	10
Richmond	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
N. Y. New York	16	10	10	10
Chicago	16	10	10	10
Columbus	16	10	10	10
Houston	16	10	10	10
Houston	16	10	10	10
Houston	16	10	10	10

EAST DIVISION
Richmond	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10
Charlotte	16	10	10	10

BANGKOK CUP 2020
CHICAGO 2020
Sunday
Phoenix (C) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Abilene (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
D.C. (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
N.Y. (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
N.Y. (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
N.Y. (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Phoenix (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Phoenix (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Phoenix (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)

KIAGUS CUP 2020

CHICAGO 2020
Sunday
Phoenix (C) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Abilene (A) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Chicago (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Charlotte (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
Philadelphia (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
San Diego (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
St. Louis (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)
San Diego (D) Portland (Totten.) 1.0 (p.m.)

WHEA

WHEA (WHEA) (WHEA)
	W	L	PA	DB
Indiana	20	12	12	12
Washington	20	12	12	12
New York	20	12	12	12
Chicago	20	12	12	12
Toronto	20	12	12	12
Connecticut	20	12	12	12

WHEA (WHEA) (WHEA)
	W	L	PA	DB
Jacksonville	27	7	7	7
Louisville	27	7	7	7
Las Vegas	27	7	7	7
Dallas	27	7	7	7
Portland	27	7	7	7
Louisville	27	7	7	7
Louisville	27	7	7	7

ATLANTIC (ATLANTIC)
	W	L	PA	DB
New York	26	12	12	12
New York	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12

CELL FLATESTS
	W	L	PA	DB
Florida	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12

CFL
	W	L	PA	DB
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12
Houston	26	12	12	12

ATP/WIS TOUR

FEDERAL BANK OPEN

All Montreal
Houston
Phoenix (C) 2.5 (C)
Californians (C) 2.5 (C)
WAFB
FOODBALL — ROADBANK
To Be a World of the World, and the President
To Be a World of the World, and the President
To Be a World of the World, and the President
To Be a World of the World, and the President
To Be a World of the World, and the President

FEDERAL — GIANT/OPHIA
Halle Road, Omaha and Manama
Aerod (C) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.
Californians and Denver (D) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.

NBL
	W	L	PA	DB
Chicago	12	10	10	10
Montreal	12	10	10	10
Toronto	12	10	10	10
Halifax	12	10	10	10
Vancouver	12	10	10	10
Calgary	12	10	10	10
Toronto (D) 2.5 (D)	12	10	10	10
Wembley, Aug. 10
All Times System
Wembley (D) 2.5 (D)
Wembley (D) 2.5 (D)
Wome, Aug. 10
Wome, Aug. 10

TRANSLATIONS
	W	L	PA	DB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ATLANTIC — Associated (B) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A)
BALTIMORE (B) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A)
HENRYDALE (B) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A)
MINNEAPOLIS (B) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A) 2.5 (A)

PGA TOUR

FEDERAL OF COOKIES

Through Aug. 5
	W	L	PA	DB
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10
New York	12	10	10	10

TELEVISION

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UFFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse Infantino of 'breach of trust'

FIFA foes under fire for his plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity

UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC believe that FIFA president Garon in Infantino's recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a 'fundamental breach of trust' with the institutions world coasts's governing body across.

In an 'open letter to the football family' revealed on Monday, UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC also said that 'when trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that estimated him with authority that duty has been abandoned.'

UEFA runs soccer in Europe, CONCACAF does the same for North Central America and the Caribbean, while the AFC governs the sport in Asia.

The letter was co-signed by UEFA president Aleksander Czheim, AFC president Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, CONCACAF president Victor Hennighaus and three general secretaries.

'Football is the world's greatest shared passion. It belongs to no individual and no institution. It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the member associations and every institution estimated with safeguarding its future,' the open letter said.

'It is in that spirit, as confederations representing its members, that we speak collectively today.'

Infantino is facing a revolt after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.

'It is not the conduct of a custodian of the game, but of one who believes the game is answered after to him,' the letter said. 'There are not the qualities for which deserves in its leadership. That is why we have taken this stance, we agree that we advise, but together, and out of duty to the game we serve.'

UEFA previously issued a threat to foresuit the World Cup and other FIFA competitions despite the failure of the body, both abandoning and apologizing for its failed plan.

Norway's soccer federation called for Infantino to stop down, while the English football Association has also withdrawn its support for Infantino's re-election next March.

'Football's strength has always been in sight, for all for that unity to be honoured now,' the letter said. 'For leadership

FIFA president Garon Infantino, centre, is facing a revolt with three regional confederations setting in an open letter that his behaviour is not the conduct of a custodian of the game, but of one who believes the game is answerable to him.' MOORE DELAVIDSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SOMALI REFEREE ARTIAN URGES OFFICIALS TO DEEAM BIG

Somali referee Omar Artan urged signing officials to 'never stop dreaming' ahead of making history as the first non-European to referee the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday in Salzburg, Austria.

'The 34-year-old has emerged as one of African football's leading referees, becoming the first Somali to officiate a Confederation of African Football (CAF). Champions League final and 'every named CAF won't referee of the year.

UEFA said Artan's appointment was made under a co-operation agreement signed with CAF. His year served of strengthening collaboration.

'This is a good honour for Omar Artan and the African referees,' CAF president Patrick McHugo said in comments published by UEFA on Monday

Artan was satisfied for the year's World Cup but was loaned from entering the United States by U.S. Customs and Border Protection despite having a valid visa.

'It was a very tough period,' Artan said. 'A lot of people have sympathy for me, because when someone has been working a lot of years and is supposed to do something, and then can't do it, it's very challenging.'

U.S. President Donald Trump's strict immigration policies were a point of concern of the World Cup, with Washington imposing a sweeping travel ban last year on citizens of 12 countries, including Somalia.

Wednesday's match in Salzburg gets Champions League winners: Paris St Germain against Europa League holders: Action Villa. 0307TERS

that across football, not seeks to command it.'

Last Wednesday, FIFA said it had apologized for errors made over the failed plan but that we now staff at a crisis meeting in Morocco: 'sufferment their full support' for Infantino's presidency.

However, the nature of the meeting was also met with criticism.

'FIFA own letter also confirms that only one elected official was present at the leadership meeting in Morocco,' the open letter said.

'No FIFA Council members or member associations were invited to participate. Only the management committee, composed of FIFA employed senior staff, was present.'

FIFA was also urged to go further than just acknowledging mistakes were made.

'It was an idea as a failure of communication, when what football witnessed was a failure of judgment,' the letter said. 'There remains no recognition

that attempting to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup was a profound failure of judgment—not just a procedural misstep, but a fundamental breach of trust with the very institutions FIFA exists to serve.'

In a statement Saturday, FIFA defeated Infantino against what it called a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine his leadership of the organization.

That statement followed a report by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph saying questions about an exit package paid by UEFA to a female traffic who worked with Infantino when he was general secretary of European women's ruling body.

UEFA confirmed that a 'departure payment' was made to the employee and said it was 'in line' with regulations at the time.

Infantino worked at UEFA for six years before being elected FIFA president.

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PTPA cites workload concerns after Canadian Open withdrawals

RORY CARRION

The Professional Tennis Players Association said on Monday that a closing of Withdrawals from the Canadian Open underscored concerns that professional tennis's lengthy calendar and expanded to travel events are increasing injury rates.

The players' advocacy group said it was that we had first met and joined by the absences from the tournament, arguing that reduced recovery time between tournaments was contributing to injuries occurring under an ice season and becoming more serious.

The Canadian Open's men's event in Montreal was hit by the withdrawals of World 9s: 1 month history and 1st time Grand Slam champion Gerald Bykovic, while Carlos Alcazar was also celebrated with a wrist injury. Hometown favourite FIFA August Alasoma also pulled out due

to a back injury before his opening match.

On the women's side, defending champion Victoria Mboho, Wombhoun Hauber Karolina Nuchova, Emma Kudocana and Jasmine Pachos are also missing the tournament with injuries.

The first quarter-final matches of the tournament began Monday evening.

Tournament organizers said last month that receiving late withdrawals from Masters 1000 events had become a wider issue for the sport.

The PTPA said it had collected and analyzed injury data from more than 10,000 professional matches across all levels of the game over the past eight years in a project launched three years ago with its medical director, Ib Kafire Hilla.

'The evidence is clear: the season is too long; recovery time is shrinking, and injuries are occurring earlier and becoming more severe,' the PTPA said in a state-

Short-term commercial interests cannot come at the expense of player health. Protecting players isn't just about today's competitors, it is about protecting the future of tennis.

DISCONTINENT THRIVE THE PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLATERS ASSOCIATION

ment posted on social media.

The group said upper body injuries were up at just cost in the first quarter of 1000 compared with the same period in 1995, causing a loss of 1% in its injuries were up so per cost the year compared with the 1995 average, it added.

The ATP expanded seven of its nine Masters 1000 tournaments to 12-day events under its OneTV was missing after, with 1995 the first season in which the longer format was used across those events.

The PTPA said the change had led to the time players have to rest, train and travel between tournaments, despite playen-hating voiced concerns about the demands of the schedule for years.

'Short-term commercial interests cannot come at the expense of player health,' the association said. 'Protecting players isn't just about today's competitors, it is about protecting the future of

tennis.'

PLATIER CHOICE

The ATP has previously said players retain choices over their schedules and that it is working to create incentives for an appropriate number of matches to be played during the season.

Speaking to the ATP and WTA Team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The PTPA called for the sport to take a player-health and data-driven approach to restructuring the calendar. It said players should have a meaningful role in shaping the schedule, while mandatory tournament commitments should be reduced to allow adequate recovery.

It also urged the ATP to consider reversing the 10-day Masters 1000 format.

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Lukes: Outfielder focused on the rest of the season

WIRDOM BILL

To fill in for Okamoto at third base the Blue Jays called up Charles McAfee on Monday in other news, pitcher Tony Hennigel made appointments to see where to determine if knee surgery is needed. Newly acquired pitcher Spencer Insight725 has been diagnosed with Morton's recurrent, a painful nerve condition in one's foot.

Lukes is healthy now and the side played better on its seven-game road trip that concluded on Sunday. Toronto on two o'headers's club last in the AL East and a game-hottled in the west, and played out.

'Find we are that point in the season where we have to say if it and go as hard as we can,' Lukes said. 'We only have something to gain from where we are.'

Montreal: Centre court roof could be considered

WIRDOM BILL

While only three of the ATP's nine current Masters 1000 events have centre courts with roofs, Pola-Savon a roof should be seriously considered as part of any long term vision for the Montmattlack 80.

'We don't have to a rule book that every tournament has to have a roof,' noted Pola.

Pola's roof also coincides with pointed comments made by tournament director Valerie Streuach following the last minute absences of several of the sport's biggest

names, including Jannik Simon and Social Bykovic, for the second straight year.

Pola said the ranking points in Masters 1000 events are valuable. Nevertheless, the ATP everything was called. Masters 1000 tournaments more financially attractive, including potential honours for players who consistently compete at the best's signature event.

'We know that players can earn enormous appearance, but the playing is not always a smaller event,' Pola said. 'We're asking ourselves how we can make the Masters 1000 circuit even more

attractive financially.'

Pola said the ATP ultimately wants to biggest stars to prioritize the four Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events, all the while acknowledging that anyone and a tighter are interested.

'We'd love to see players like Simon and Cyphers' Alcazar still competing at the highest level into their mid-yos, just as Bykovic has,' he said. 'Our responsibility is to create the strongest possible incentives while also respecting their health.'

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Mahomes, Parsons, trio of 49ers highlight NFL stars returning from injuries this season

KAT quarterback's quick recovery from ACL surgery will see him back in action for Week 1 against Denver

JOSH BISHOP

The list of players who finished the 2022 season in-joined was almost a wher who of some of the NFL's biggest stars.

There was two-time 49-7 and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, who could only watch the end of a disappointing six-win season for Kansas and after going down with a torn ACL in Week 15.

Three-time all-pro-Maah Pac-ents was only a spectator in the pentacares in his first season by Green Bay after suffering his own torn ACL in December, while the San Francisco game were down three big-ones of their own for the end of the playoffs with Paul Warner. Nick Ross and George Keltik all going down with a major reporas during the season.

Indianapolis had its promising season derailed when quarterback Daniel Jones runs his Achilles in early December and the New York Giants missed 2024 rookie sensation Nabil Subercher most of the season after he went down with a knee injury to the fourth game of his second season.

Training camp for those stars has been done getting back to say to fall enough to clear can get back on the field rather for the start of the season or at least early on.

“It was always the goal to be able to practice when I got to training camp, Nicholas of the Bull and Mahomes and at the start of camp,” Ross 24, about building and keep getting better and better, so when the regular season comes around I can be available.

“I know other stars are aiming to be back for Week 1 but Parsons will have to start a little longer. He is hoping to return in October and soon the point-up energy from his time away will only trade him better.

People are worried about the knee. They should be worried

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws during training camp on July 21 in St. Joseph, Mo. The three-time Super Bowl champion suffered a torn ACL last season. CHARLES REIDL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

about how I'm going to play when I get back,” Parsons said. “The night, the frustration, the things that I'm going to have to let out because of how long it's been once I played.”

Here's a look at some of the biggest stars returning from injuries.

KANSAS CITY OR

NORTH WASHINGTON When Mahomes torn his ACL on Dec. 15 in a loss that eliminated his team from the playoffs, it was uncertain if the first able to make it back to time for Week 1. But he got back on the field for part of the off-season program and was fully cleared for the start of training camp. That was great news for Kansas City, who managed just one touchdown in three games after Mahomes went down last season.

Now the key is what form will Mahomes be in when he takes hisค่ะdian Week 1 against Denver. His production has dipped in a stint season as the talent around him has dropped off. He has also been asked to run more, with a

career-high 2.0-2.5% rushing last season but might need to stay in the pocket next to protect his knee.

GREEN BAY EACH BOTHER

WEEK 1 PARSONS

The Packers traded for Parsons before the start of last season to add the defensive superstar who could elevate them in the playoffs. That never happened as Parsons suffered the knee injury to early December after recording 1st-4.5% in 14 games.

Green Bay's defence lacks difference-makers and will need healthy Parsons to make a long playoff run. The team is being cautious in his return and plans to start him on the PVP list for the regular season. Parsons would have to miss at least four games but said he'd like to be back if time to face his former Cowboys' teammates in Week 6.

SAN FRANCISCO STARS

PETE MURRAY, NICK RYAN

AND LOUIS EAT

The 2023 were one of the most

injured teams in the league last season with Ross going down with a season-ending knee injury in Week 1. Warner breaking his ankle in Week 6 and Hollis suprising his Achilles in a wild-coat win at Philadelphia. That trio has not to cause all-pro-Somans and were a major reason why San Francisco has reached two Super-Bowls under coach Kyle Shamshaw.

Warner has been full 2-3 times the start of camp and is ready to return for the uproar. Ross has only taken part in individual clubs on his last date in expected back Week 1. Keltik remains on the physically unable to perform his end for sometime whether he will return on Sept. 10 in Australia against the home or shortly after that.

NEW YORK GIANTS WE

WEEK 1 PARSONS

After receiving 1.2-0.5% receiving as a rookie in 2024, the Giants had big hopes last season for Subercher to see their suffer as season-ending knee injury in Week 4. Suberch's rehab had a few set-

backs early but he was able to make it back on the field at the starting of training camp.

Now Nick is relying heavily on 5-6ers this season in the Eastern Barks, 1-0.5%.

“Every time he's on the field, everybody knows where he's at,” Best said. “There's an one-chair before on the field that is exhilarating. It makes me happy. It makes everybody happy just to run him out there.”

INDIANAPOLIS OR DANIEL JONES

Jones had a healthcough campaign in his first season with the Colts, completing a career-high 69 per cent of his passes for 2.0-2.5% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.

Indianapolis had one of the most dynamic officers when Jones was healthy and rewarded him with a 2-0.5% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.

Jones has struggled to stay healthy over his career, missing time for injuries almost every season outside of 2023, when he started 10 games for the Giants.

BALTIMORE BY

WRIGHT HOLYHOUSE

Maddushe missed most of last season with a neck injury and it was uncertain until this summer if he would ever return. But he came off the PTP. Yet such an camp and appears on track to get back on the field this season for a Kansas defense that sorely missed him in 2023.

Maddushe made the pro-hood in 2023 and 2.0 with 1st-4.5% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.0% in 2.

Rahman's defense still off last season in his absence and is looking to get back to form in the first year under new coach Jesse Minner.

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Kansas City's Bieniemy rejoins team as wife recovers from shooting

DAVE SHEETTA ST. JOSEPH, MO.

Kansas City offensive co-ordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the team Monday for his first training camp practice since his wife was shot at their Virginia home and the coming of the 2022 and son was arrested in the shooting.

Bieniemy was greeted by a handful of fans as he walked down the long hill in the fields at Missouri Western State University, where the team holds camp. Then 10-10-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

the evening of July 26.

“It was good to have I, B. back, back in fall. I don't think he may be a snap he was out there,” head coach Andy Reid said. “Latex, I was talking to him several times a day. I knew when he was coming back. The primary thing is that this is stable, that she's doing well.”

Diplo Bieniemy has been charged with malicious wounding, the use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge a firearm inside a dwelling. His youth appearances have been delayed pending a mental health

evaluation.

Eric Bieniemy, who returned to the team under this year, had been staying in touch with him and the rest of the staff, and had been watching streams of some practices. In one case, he called some manager Brett Vande who was sitting next to Reid and asked him to hand over the phone, then press-aided to tell the head coach a point of instruction for a running back.

“It was great to have him back out there. Everybody was glad to see him,” Reid said. “I think once I received going, then you're going.

It is like a game. Once you're in the game, you're in the game. But he always brings the energy.”

Bribery is the part of coaching staffs that helped Kansas City reach their Super Bowls and win two of them. But because Reid is the primary play-sailer, Bieniemy left to serve at the offensive co-ordinator with the Washington Commission, where he would be able to call his own plays and perhaps better position himself for a head coaching job in the NFL.

The Commission changed to do his own season there, though, and Bieniemy and the rest of the staff

were kept. He spent a season with UCLA and last season coached the running backs with the Chicago Beacon. They were trying to finance City as the offensive co-ordinator.

He replaced Matt Nagy, who was hired as the offensive co-ordinator of the New York Giants.

“I'm not sure if I got to have him back. We missed him and pressed for his family infection was out,” landscape Vicki Bolton said. “But to have a guy like that come back to the field, man, a computer or 'chiropics' on the foot in us.”

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GM, head coach Ryan Dinwiddie faces tough rebuild with winless Redblacks

LISA WALLACE OTTAWA

Ryan Dinwiddie has had some tough seasons in his CFL career, but never before had his experts miced what the Ottawa Redblacks apparently going through.

The Redblacks fall to 0-6 on the season after a 2-2-0-3-0-1 to the Saskatchewan Longfenders last Friday night. Ottawa will once again be looking to get in the win column when it travels to Winnipeg to face the 2-1 Blue Bombers this Friday.

When the rebuilds left the Toronto Argonauts to become the Redblacks' head coach and general manager last November, he knew turning things around in the nation's capital would be a challenge. The team finished 4-12 and missing the play-offs in 2023 under former head coach Bob Price.

“It's been more of a challenge than I am surprised,” said Dinwiddie. “But you know that's part of it!”

Dinwiddie made changes in the off-season and continues to make with the 2-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

After the season started the Redblacks' partial ways with extreme defensive tackle Dylan Weiss, who had signed as a first agent.

“I mean defensive back Deneem Shioners was released Monday. He noted that 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Redblacks head coach Ryan Dinwiddie looks on during the second half of a game against the Toronto Argonauts in Ottawa on June 28. Dinwiddie left the Argonauts to join the Redblacks staff last November. JUSTIN NIGU THE CANADIAN PRESS

Shuklinson, who had an defensive tackler in six games this season.

These errors come on the heels of the Redblacks parting ways with defensive co-ordinator Will Nolds last week.

Also Monday, Ottawa signed defensive back Gerard Lawler, receiver Grant DeJesse, Canadian International Sports Network and Canadian long manager Lucas Spencer.

As with every rebuild Dinwiddie knew there would be challenges, but there will

be a lot to evaluate once this season is over. “I think we kept the guys that were here in the past that we bothers this,” Dinwiddie said. “And then we went out in those sprints, trying to get some players that we felt could help us.”

Dinwiddie says throwing in the towel. Malherman, left, speaking, the Redblacks are only three games out of a playoff spot.

“So you know, that's one of the things that we always preach to the guys: the sea-

son's not over,” he said. “And then one thing I'm preaching to guys is just you know, find joy in the process. Have him just like if you did when you're a free year-old but. Don't put the pressure of wins and losses with others we're at on the standings, just 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

While the losses are tough on players, they are just as difficult for someone like Dinwiddie, who is a good player coming. He won four Cup stage in 2023 and 2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Dinwiddie said he has been hearing from a number of friends and insurers in the coaching community. They've been watching the games and understand what he's going through.

“You are just only on some of their enjoyments, that they're from three,” Dinwiddie said. “Veteran coaches that you appreciate for their advice.”

Reacher Kaili Pimpleten says it's up to the players to keep pushing forward despite the long bombing season.

“Nobody thought that we would be in this position,” said receiver Kaili Pimpleten. “But again, we're professionals, and our job is to come in work after work and find ways to get better. Whether we're eight and one or two-and-eight, we just continue to work in a professional and that ways to get better to win football games.”

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Living on a Dream

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Fever's Clark to play vs. Liberty after suspension-triggering technical rescinded

New York is coming off a 40-point win over the defending champion Acen on Sunday

DOUG FEINBERG NEW YORK

The surging New York Liberty will lose Indiana on Tuesday night in a stungper. While matching that will no the Fever at full strength after the league rescinded a technical final against Caitlin Clark that would have kept her out.

Clark picked up her eighth technical of the season on Saturday, the number that triggers a one-game suspension, but league officials quickly rescinded it.

New York has won four straight games and series of its last eight thanks to strong play from its top three players. Beanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and La-

bona Joneses. The trio has been taking turns leading the Liberty during the recent hot streak that's humped them up to seventh place in the standings - but just two games behind third place Las Vegas.

The Liberty are coming off a 40-point win over the defending champion Acen on Sunday. The Acen noted stars: Joe Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young as it was the second half of a broad back-to-back for Las Vegas.

"It doesn't matter when playing on the other side, we understand no needed to win," Joneses said. "It doesn't matter, we wanted to go out. We wanted to execute, we wanted to play our brand of basketball, knowing every game is important and this game isn't going to have an interest by it because those players didn't play. It's going to show up as a win or a loss."

New York lost by as to Indiana just before its current hot streak,

so the Liberty would love to get some revenge.

POWER WITH CAMERAS

Minnesota held onto the top spot in the power poll this week, although the Lynn weren't unanimous. No. 2 Golden State received two votes and third-ranked Washington as well as Las Vegas. Indiana and New York were next: Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago. We loved the Liberty Portland was 10th and Los Angeles 18th. Phoenix, Connecticut, Toronto and Seattle rounded out the poll.

WANTORIC MEETING

WNBA commissioner Cathy Ewellbert sent a memo to all the teams that there will be a meeting this week to continue discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball. The memo, sent Friday afternoon, said the topic will be discussed

further by a task force of team president and general managers at a previously scheduled meeting next week.

PLAYED OF THE WEEK

Shakira Austin of Washington was the 3d player of the week for the second consecutive week. The forward averaged 20.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks to help the Mystics win all three of their games last week.

CAME OF THE WEEK

Washington at Las Vegas, Tuesday and Thursday. The Mystics will try to extend a seven-game winning streak when they visit the Acen for a pair of games. A win Tuesday would tie the franchise record of eight consecutive victories by Washington, matching the 26th team.

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Olympic dream alive and real for flag footballer Gervais

DAN RALPH

Let's a room, health care personnel and long-time flag football player. Sabena Gervais now hopes to add Olympian to her life routine.

The veteran defensive back leads Canada's national women's team into the 2018 world championship. Not only will the Canadians chase a gold medal but also a berth into the 2018 Los Angeles Games, which flag football makes its Olympic debut.

"It would be a thing a dream I would've never dreamt before," Gervais said. "I never thought about (Olympics), but now that I'm still in the loop. I think the chances are good if I can say healthy and continue to be a leader for my team.

"That would definitely be a dream."

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) world championship begins

Thursday in Duesseldorf, Germany. Canada opens against Panama and Brazil before losing Japan on Friday.

The top-five finishers will 40 caps Olympic berths. If the United States reaches the gold-medal game, then the top-three teams will advance, as the Americans already have a spot in Los Angeles as best.

The world championship just the last Olympic qualifying event that failing to do so in Germany would mean participating in next year's IFAF continental championship and then the final Olympic qualifier series in 2018.

Canada is a definite gold-medal threat in Germany. It qualified for the world championship by reaching the final of last year's IFAF Americas Continental Championship in Panama, losing 10 to Mexico in a contest halted in the first half by 40 runs weather.

Gervais, 26, at Washington, Que., is hopeful Canada not only faces Mexico in Germany but can

play an entire game this time. "Of course, we've been working on improving to play them," she said. "Hopefully we'll see each other [live] we're ready.

"We can just learn from what happened last year and do not lose."

Canada also won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Games in China, its first-ever international women's flag football handouts. So the Canadians won't have the element of surprise in Germany.

"I feel like people are starting to know us," Gervais said. "We beat the U.S. [a]ng at USA from half-humour terms on June 2nd, and I think people are starting to talk about us more.

"But be it, we just play our best, and the results will come."

Gervais has been playing flag football for a year and is a veteran of the national team. That's meant juggling football with having a mother to 10 year old twins - a boy and girl - and working full-time as an osteopath and bi-

nenshogist.

"Being a mom helps me be more resilient, more patient," Gervais said. "I also have a great support group that's there for the kids when needed.

"I don't stop workouts and feel when you get older you know your body better so you know how to push it and when you need not. Best is a big part of staying healthy, so good sleep habits and feeding my body well help me stay on top."

And so continue mentoring younger Canadian players.

"I try to stay positive all of the time, I try to stay in the moment," Gervais said. "With new girls coming, I'm trying to get to know them the best I can so I can help them when things get rough on the field.

"Part of my leadership is working around their strategies to help them. I think it makes a big difference on the field."

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FORMER NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER MOSCATO NAMED NEXT COACH OF NIL'S OTTAWA RAPID FC

Former Canadian women's national team defender Carmelina Moscato has been named the next head coach of Ottawa Rapid FC through the 2018 season, the club announced Monday.

The 40-year-old Toronto native will join the Northern Super League club later this year after leaving her 6th as head coach of Al Qadash FC's women's team in South Arabia.

Moscato will begin prep-

arations for the 2017 season before taking over from Katrina Feldman after the current NIL campaign.

Feldman, who announced July 17, she was leaving the club, will remain behind the bench through the rest of the regular season and any playoff run.

Others are may the NIL standings with a 6-9-2 record and 20 points through 15 matches, 10 points ahead of the Montreal Rovers.

Moscato made 24 appearances for Canada, helping the team win bronze at the 2018 London Olympics.

Moscato later coached FC Nordjælland in Denmark before serving as head coach and technical director of Ogura UAN. Emerald, which she guided to the Liga MX (Istanbul Apertura championship in 2022, she also worked as an assistant coach with SVNLS Racing Louisville FC.

Before her club coaching career, Moscato worked as Canadian Soccer Network manager of women's professional football development from 2019 to 2020.

Moscato also has ties to Ottawa, having played three seasons for the Ottawa Joey of the NIL. W League during her playing career.

She was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019.

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NORMAL PURJA

MOUNTAIN CLIMBER, 43

RENOWNED MOUNTAINEER SUMMITTED WORLD'S TALLEST PEAKS IN RECORD TIME

His prodigious climbing achievements - summiting all 14 of the 'death zone' mountains faster than anyone before him - inspired a Netflix documentary, though his reputation was marred by accusations of sexual abuse by female climbers.

RENOIR CHAMBER ELIAM POUTER

Normal Purja, a renowned British-Nepali mountaineer who was celebrated for summiting a cluster of the world's tallest peaks in record time, was found dead after an avalanche struck Pakistan's Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains, on July 30. He was as:

The influential guiding company he founded, Elim Exped, confirmed the death in a world media post on Aug. 1.

Mr. Purja's prodigious climbing achievements inspired a new Netflix documentary. But his reputation was marred when his women said in 2014 that he had made unwelcome sexual advances toward them, allegations he denied.

Along some other climbers spread across four teams, Mr. Purja had set off for the summit of Broad Peak early on July 30. Tour operators lost contact with the climbers by 9 that morning local time, but reports of an avalanche only surfaced that evening.

Hassan Alabad Kamal, a business partner of Mr. Purja's, confirmed to The New York Times that Mr. Purja's body had been found 18 was subsequently recovered.

Elim Exped said in its post that other climbers had died, naming 'his trusted climbing partners and guides, For Rebelde Gaining (Sikhs) and Meta-Sherpa,' and at least three other climbers had been confirmed dead in 47 future-day afternoon local time. Local officials did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Nepali's Prime Minister, Rukendra Shah, posted a tribute to Mr. Purja on social media. 'Although the physical茫然大物 of Normal Purja and the other fallen climbers have come to an end,' he wrote, 'their courage, determination and contributions to mountaineering will endure.'

Normal Purja, known as Nimada or Nima, was born on July 12, 1919, in the village of Busa in the Nespali district of Nepal, and grew up in Chitwan, near Kathmandu. In his near-momester, Regent Posidhi, he wrote that Busa a young age he had aspired to join the military, like his father and older brothers.

He found it was poor, but from a young age he was educated at an English-speaking boarding school. 'I love truly slept in a hostel, where the older kids hold the power and the teachers beat the

Normal Purja, centre, gestures to the crowd upon his arrival at Trikhonen International Airport in Kathmandu in October, 2023. Over the course of his climbing career, Mr. Purja summited 8,000-metre peaks 54 times, including 28 ascents without supplemental oxygen. NANJIN DHTRAKKI/REUTERS

children if they ever stepped out of line,' he told National Geographic in 2020. 'I had to learn how to survive in such a tough environment.'

He joined the British army in 2007 as a member of the Caribbean, Nepali soldiers who have fought for Britain for over 200 years. He set out the first Nepali accepted into the British Special Boat Service, an able special forces unit of the Royal Navy, and acquired female citizenship while serving.

Mr. Purja wrote in his memoir that 'he discovered a love of mountaineering during his time in the boat service. While on leave in December 2012, he lobbied to Everest Base Camp, and later that month summited Nepali's Lobache East peak, which stands at 4,000 metres (20,075 feet). By 2015, he had climbed several major mountains, establishing a reputation as one of Nepali's best mountains now.

In 2018, he resigned from the military, fortifying his persons, to embark on what he called Project Posidhi, aiming to climb all 14 of

the 'death zone' mountains - those higher than 8,000 metres (25,000 feet) - in record time.

He started his attempt in April, 2020, and climbed six mountains in Nepal in 20 days and five peaks in Pakistan in 15 days. On Everest, he took a photograph of climbers waiting to reach the summit, which were real and contributed to a debate about dangerous overcrowding and pollution on the mountain.

On Oct. 26, he summited the 14th peak, Shubugampura, in Tibet, meaning he had completed the full cycle in just six months and six days, heating the point one attempt by over seven years. Researchers later said that he had stopped short of the 1000-greapsphonic peaks of two of the mountains, though he canceled that on later climbs.

His leaves his wife, South Purja, and their daughter.

Mr. Purja's achievements gained worldwide attention and was featured in the Netflix documentary 14 Peak, setting it best possible in 2022, his record was broken by Kristin Huxla and Ten

Jen Lane Sherpa, who completed the climbs in 30 days.

Mr. Purja then completed another cycle of all 14 peaks in 2022, this time without supplemental oxygen. He wrote on social media that Broad Peak was the penultimate mountain on his second attempt to summit all 14 peaks without oxygen.

Over the course of his climbing career, Mr. Purja summited 8,000-metre peaks 50 times, including 28 ascents without supplemental oxygen. In January 2020, he was part of a team that made the first successful winter ascent of K2, the world's second-highest mountain.

That year with Mingma Grabe Sherpa and Nujan Gaining he re-titled Elim Exped, a guiding company that has played a major role in the commercial climbing industry.

Mr. Purja was accused of sexual abuse by female climbers, including a former client of Elim Exped. In 2014, New York Times article, Loria Hittica, a professional mountaineer and former Miss Finland, described an encounter in her hotel room in which she

said Mr. Purja removed her clothes despite her pretext.

In the same article, Dr. Aged Leonardo, an American physician who employed Mr. Purja as a guide on K2, said that he repeatedly propounded her for not during the climb, at one point coming into her tent and placing her hand on his crutch. A lawyer for Mr. Purja said at the time that Mr. Purja 'unequivocally denies the allegations of wrongdoing. These allegations are false and defamatory.'

In his memoir, Mr. Purja recalled a close call with an 1920-1926 war in Annapurna, one of the 'death zone' mountains.

'God knows how much snow smashed over us at full time, hammering and tearing at the tent,' he wrote. 'I'm several seconds the fabric and fiberglass seemed to buck and wrench with our breaking. I expected to be swept down the mountains at any second, all of us tumbling over one another, until suddenly unexpectedly, everything became still again. We'll survived.'

NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

I REMEMBER

LLOYD ROBERTSON

I had the distinct pleasure to work for Lloyd Robertson at 8,000 CBC and CTV.

In the summer of 1975, I was a summer replacement writer at CBC's The National

I remember hearing Lloyd Robertson read my copy and thinking how much better a writer I seemed when my words were followed by him in that marvellous voice. I also remember clearly in a pre-read of the show that Lloyd was not allowed to cross at or die on I because of minor journalism restrictions on hosts. I could never be insensitive. Later that year, Lloyd jumped to CTV, where he was given the editorial freedom he moved.

Three decades later, after I retired from CBC, I became a part-time writer who is producer at CTV News with Lloyd Robertson. On my first shift, Lloyd came over to my desk and sat down. I might doubt, because I wanted to know CBC, not be proceeded to spend about 20 minutes calling about my career and people we worked with back in the day. I have worked with

many anchors and hosts over the years but that welcoming conversation remains much appreciated and one of a kind.

I also had the privilege of being one of Lloyd's editorial people on his final show before he stepped down an anchor. The show unfolded as many before. After the sign off, he stood up and said a few words of thanks to the staff, raised a glass of cheer and left the newsroom for a very small after party they understood.

That was Lloyd as a manfull: a talented broadcast journalist who had an incredible successful, lengthy career and was the least protected person who ever sat in the flag chair.

HONOR, Hamilton

The CBC occasionally brought an announcer from across the country in the summer to cover surprising Toronto announcer. It was a good move. It gave new work producers a look at talent from the regions, and it gave the regional announcer network

experience.

I was a new producer in Toronto in the early 1980s when I got a gift from Ottawa news supervisor Ron Hallaire. 'Keep an eye out for Lloyd Robertson - he's a censor!' And so he was, Lloyd was more in Toronto permanently. His charm, warmth and competence were as apparent in person as they were on air.

He was a joy to work with, full circle. Years later, when Ron retired, Lloyd previously recorded a narrative for a film tribute, even though he'd been at CTV for several years by this time.

And this story from Lloyd's Ottawa years might be called 'The Good for the Girl'. Ron was making a morning tape for news writers, contrasting good writing and had writing on a variety of stories, and showing how good and bad they came across when read by an announcer. Lloyd had worked on other training tapes for him and wondered why he was being passed over by this one until Ron explained that the trouble with using Lloyd was that he made re-

vertising sound good - which would kill the whole purpose of the training tape.

GOLF, Toronto

'Billions!' said Lloyd Robertson when he saw me approaching him and my colleagues unbelievably started CBC on Stratford, Ont., in August of 1985. When you hear your name spoken to recently for the most famous voice in Canada, the memory sinks, a smiling Lloyd pointed me during the visit to Stratford to celebrate the sixth anniversary of 1925, where he started his broadcasting career in 1922, and when I was the reporter and afternoon news announcer, at the beginning of my career, I knew Lloyd admittedly, not well; from a previous part-time closed-capturing job at CTV National News, and where my then-girlfriend (now beloved wife) Mary Jane worked Lloyd used to go over to Mary Jane's desk and ask her, 'How is your long man in Stratford doing?'

Lloyd was kind enough to ac-

cept the CBC's invitation to appear for their anniversary and role as a parade in a red convertible. It was in the lead car. He was a consummate gentleman and seemed to have a grand time back in his hometown, mingling and joking with all the stuff and nothing up on the CBC's voice. After the parade, he took me out for a quick beer at the Queen's Inn across from CBC with Ron Johnston, a CBC's aban and broadcasting friend of Lloyd's. While signing my move I couldn't help thinking, 'Holy mackerel, I'm having a beer with Lloyd Robertson!' 'He shared about journalism and the days at CBC and Stratford. We had a great time, and Lloyd was kind, thoughtful, future and relaxed. That was the kind of memorable day I had with Lloyd Robertson in 1988. But after all these years, what remains with me the most is Lloyd calling my name in such a friendly, collegial way. I can still hear his voice. Thank you, Lloyd, and rest in peace.

JAYHAT, Dorsett, Toronto

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Pipeline

• Extraction route: mistral-ocr
• extraction_route=mistral-ocr
• Translation chunks: 123
• Extraction warnings:
• [OCR-ROUTE] FORCE-MISTRAL: All PDFs route directly to MistralOCR.

Non-model Checks

• WARNING: missing numeric tokens from source: 067931, 10.4.0.0, 10.5, 11421, 16075000, 20036, 20075, 269, 27.97, 29.2
• WARNING: Missing proper nouns in translation: Accidentated Notices, Across Europe, Action Villa, Adam Tormquist, Adler Butschman, Adolf Hitler, Advisory Committee, African Football, Aimee Mann, Air Canada
• WARNING: source dates, money, or percentage tokens may be missing

Model QA

经过严格审核，以下是对翻译内容的问题报告：

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1. 数字错误（BLOCKING）

• [BLOCKING] 翻译文本中 "20,000人" 疏散数字与原文 "逾20,000人" 不符（原文为模糊表述，译文应保持一致，不应精确化）。
• 原文："逾20,000人中的一员"

• 译文："20,000人中的一员" → 应改为 "超过20,000人中的一员"。

• [BLOCKING] "8岁女性遇难" 与原文 "一名8岁女性" 不符（原文无明确年龄，仅提及"a woman in her 80s"）。

• 原文："a woman in her 80s died"

• 译文："一名8岁的女性" → 严重错误，应改为 "一名80多岁的女性"。

• [BLOCKING] "100名墨西哥消防员" 与原文 "100名来自墨西哥的消防员" 不符（原文未明确国籍，仅提及"from Mexico"）。

• 原文："100 firefighters from Mexico"

• 译文："100名墨西哥消防员" → 应改为 "100名来自墨西哥的消防员"。

• [BLOCKING] "140平方公里" 与原文 "140 square kilometres" 量级一致，但原文在上下文中提及 "30平方公里 → 翻倍 → 140平方公里"，译文应保持逻辑连贯。

• 建议：确认原文是否为 "140平方公里" 或 "140公顷"。

• [BLOCKING] "1,000间酒店客房" 与原文 "1,000 hotel rooms" 一致，但原文后续提及 "近1,000个床位的集体住宿"，译文应避免歧义。

• 建议：明确 "1,000间酒店客房（约2,000个床位）"。

• [BLOCKING] "400万加元退税计划" 与原文 "four-million rebate program" 不符（原文为 "400万加元" 而非 "400万"）。

• 译文："400万退税计划" → 应改为 "400万加元退税计划"。

• [BLOCKING] "8,000,000加元和解" 与原文 "$16.75 million settlement" 不符（原文总金额为 1675万加元，而非 800万加元）。

• 译文："8,000,000加元和解" → 应改为 "1675万加元和解"。

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2. 术语/专有名词错误（WARNING）

• [WARNING] "斯特赖特集团（Streit Group）" 译名不统一：
• 原文："Streit Group"

• 译文：部分出现 "斯特赖特集团"，部分出现 "Streit Group" → 应统一为 "斯特赖特集团"。

• [WARNING] "Meter协会" 与原文 "Meter Association" 不符（原文为 "Meter" 无 "协会" 后缀）。

• 建议：改为 "Meter组织" 或保留 "Meter"。

• [WARNING] "波塞冬计划（Project Posidhi）" 与原文 "Project Possible" 不符。

• 原文："Project Possible"

• 译文："波塞冬计划" → 应改为 "可能计划"。

• [WARNING] "死亡地带山峰" 与原文 "8,000-metre peaks" 不准确（应为 "海拔8000米以上山峰"）。

• 建议：改为 "8000米级山峰"。

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3. 遗漏/截断（WARNING）

• [WARNING] "瓦格纳一家的逃生描述" 译文中断：
• 原文："Mr. Wagner sent his wife and son off in their cars, then climbed into his work van and sped down the hillside."

• 译文：缺少 "然后跳上工作面包车沿山坡疾驰而下" 的描述。

• [WARNING] "图帕克谋杀案审判" 译文遗漏关键信息：

• 原文："the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial"
• 译文：缺少 "被指控下令杀害" 的表述。

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4. 格式/标点错误（WARNING）

• [WARNING] "HST退税政策" 格式不统一：
• 原文："HST rebate"

• 译文：部分出现 "HST退税"，部分出现 "HST退税政策" → 应统一为 "HST退税"。

• [WARNING] "加元" 符号使用混乱：

• 原文："$10,000" / "4-million"
• 译文：部分使用 "加元"，部分使用 "$" → 应统一为 "加元" 或 "$"。

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5. 幻觉核查（FALSE_POSITIVE）

• [FALSE_POSITIVE] 以下内容经核查为真实，非幻觉： 1. "福尔图纳托·迪诺托（Fortunato Di Noto）" 及其事迹（匹配标题索引及原文）。 2. "诺尔盖·普尔加（Nirmal Purja）" 的登山纪录（匹配原文及Netflix纪录片）。 3. "劳埃德·罗伯逊（Lloyd Robertson）" 的职业生涯（匹配讣告及回忆录）。

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6. OCR错误（SOURCE_OCR）

• [SOURCE_OCR] "Thomas Radcliff Drive" 被OCR误读为 "托马斯·拉德克利夫大道"。

• 原文："Thomas Raddle Drive" → 应为 "托马斯·拉德尔大道"。

• [SOURCE_OCR] "Faddie, B.C." 被OCR误读为 "法迪（Faddie）"，实际应为 "法迪（Fadear）"（地名核实）。

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7. 其他问题

• [WARNING] "不列颠哥伦比亚省（B.C.）" 缩写不统一：
• 译文：部分使用 "不列颠哥伦比亚省"，部分使用 "B.C." → 应统一为 "不列颠哥伦比亚省" 或 "BC省"。

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结论

共发现 4处BLOCKING级别错误（数字/年龄严重错误）、7处WARNING级别问题（术语、遗漏、格式）、2处SOURCE_OCR错误。建议修正后重新提交审核。

未修正前不得发布。

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═══ 自愈质检微创修复记录（Self-Healing Audit Trail）═══

• 成功修复分块 #1（共修复 1 处问题）