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Adrien, 7, left, and Damien, 10, Borgia arrive for the first day of school in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID’s fourth wave

Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID’s fourth wave

Adrien, 7, left, and Damien, 10, Borgia arrive for the first day of school in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Kelly Peterson, wife of Oscar Peterson, stands next to an artist's impression of a plaza to be named in honour of the late jazz musician Oscar Peterson, during an announcement in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal to name downtown plaza for jazz great Oscar Peterson

Montreal to name downtown plaza for jazz great Oscar Peterson

Kelly Peterson, wife of Oscar Peterson, stands next to an artist's impression of a plaza to be named in honour of the late jazz musician Oscar Peterson, during an announcement in Montreal, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a news conference on June 14, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members

Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson speaks during a news conference on June 14, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff in honor of the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Camp Justice, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Camp Justice is where the military commission proceedings are held for detainees charged with war crimes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff in honor of the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Camp Justice, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Camp Justice is where the military commission proceedings are held for detainees charged with war crimes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - This March 16, 2021, booking photo provided by the Crisp County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Robert Aaron Long. A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first four of the shooting deaths. Robert Aaron Long faces still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta, where he faces charges of domestic terrorism with a hate crime enhancement in addition to murder. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4

Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4

FILE - This March 16, 2021, booking photo provided by the Crisp County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Robert Aaron Long. A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first four of the shooting deaths. Robert Aaron Long faces still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta, where he faces charges of domestic terrorism with a hate crime enhancement in addition to murder. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
The exterior of the Cal Energy Elmore geothermal power plant is shown near the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Calipatria, Calif. Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California's dying Salton Sea. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. Despite widespread availability in the United States, Nevada has the country's only lithium plant, and U.S. production lags far behind Australia, Chile, Argentina and China. California's largest but rapidly shrinking lake is at the forefront of efforts to make the U.S. a major global player, though decades of economic stagnation and environmental ruin have left some residents on its receding shores indifferent or wary. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake

Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake

The exterior of the Cal Energy Elmore geothermal power plant is shown near the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Calipatria, Calif. Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California's dying Salton Sea. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. Despite widespread availability in the United States, Nevada has the country's only lithium plant, and U.S. production lags far behind Australia, Chile, Argentina and China. California's largest but rapidly shrinking lake is at the forefront of efforts to make the U.S. a major global player, though decades of economic stagnation and environmental ruin have left some residents on its receding shores indifferent or wary. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
FILE - In this Friday, July 16, 2021 file photo, visitors enjoy the view from top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The European Union is expected to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said Monday, Aug. 30. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

FILE - In this Friday, July 16, 2021 file photo, visitors enjoy the view from top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The European Union is expected to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said Monday, Aug. 30. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - In this May 9, 2021 file photo, Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. talks to his congregation at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee during a service. Health officials have an unsteady partner as they try to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Bible Belt: churches and pastors. Some preachers are praying for more inoculations and hosting vaccination clinics. Others are skirting the topic of vaccines or openly preaching against them in a region that's both deeply religious and reeling from a spike in cases. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File)

Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges

Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges

FILE - In this May 9, 2021 file photo, Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. talks to his congregation at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee during a service. Health officials have an unsteady partner as they try to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Bible Belt: churches and pastors. Some preachers are praying for more inoculations and hosting vaccination clinics. Others are skirting the topic of vaccines or openly preaching against them in a region that's both deeply religious and reeling from a spike in cases. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger, File)
People are silhouetted while swimming in a glass bottom pool 60 metres above street level, at a condo tower in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Like Airbnb but for swimming pools, the California-based Swimply provides a forum for homeowner "hosts" to rent out their backyard oases by the hour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Renting out backyard swimming pools can be lucrative, but experts warn of risks

Renting out backyard swimming pools can be lucrative, but experts warn of risks

People are silhouetted while swimming in a glass bottom pool 60 metres above street level, at a condo tower in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. Like Airbnb but for swimming pools, the California-based Swimply provides a forum for homeowner "hosts" to rent out their backyard oases by the hour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Early morning beachgoers are shown on the coast at Orange Beach, Ala., on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. Alabama's coastal counties lead the state in new COVID-19 cases, and some events have been canceled in Florida and Louisiana because of the latest surge. Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot

Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot

Early morning beachgoers are shown on the coast at Orange Beach, Ala., on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. Alabama's coastal counties lead the state in new COVID-19 cases, and some events have been canceled in Florida and Louisiana because of the latest surge. Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo, health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. U.S. health officials Wednesday, Aug. 18, recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

FILE - In this July 22, 2021, file photo, health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. U.S. health officials Wednesday, Aug. 18, recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient fights for his life, desperately gasping for air as health-care staff provide life saving medical care in an emergency situation in the intensive care unit at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Surveys from the Ontario Medical Association suggest nearly three-quarters of physicians experienced at least some level of burnout when asked in 2021, up from 66 per cent the previous year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Survey: nearly 75 per cent of Ontario doctors experienced burnout during pandemic

Survey: nearly 75 per cent of Ontario doctors experienced burnout during pandemic

A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient fights for his life, desperately gasping for air as health-care staff provide life saving medical care in an emergency situation in the intensive care unit at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Surveys from the Ontario Medical Association suggest nearly three-quarters of physicians experienced at least some level of burnout when asked in 2021, up from 66 per cent the previous year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
This image provided by Facebook in August 2021 shows a simulation of the social media company's prayer request feature. The tool has been embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns they have with Facebook. (Facebook via AP)

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

This image provided by Facebook in August 2021 shows a simulation of the social media company's prayer request feature. The tool has been embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others are eyeing it warily as they weigh its usefulness against the privacy and security concerns they have with Facebook. (Facebook via AP)
President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about prescription drug prices and his "Build Back Better" agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash

Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash

President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about prescription drug prices and his "Build Back Better" agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FILE - This July 16, 2004, file photo, shows a gray wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Wildlife officials in Wisconsin were set Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, to consider adopting a 130-animal limit for the state's fall wolf hunt, saying they want to protect the population after hunters killed scores more wolves than they were allowed during a rushed spring season. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)

Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

FILE - This July 16, 2004, file photo, shows a gray wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Wildlife officials in Wisconsin were set Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, to consider adopting a 130-animal limit for the state's fall wolf hunt, saying they want to protect the population after hunters killed scores more wolves than they were allowed during a rushed spring season. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
Canada's first C. difficile sniffing dog, Angus, searches a mock patient room with his owner and trainer Teresa Zurberg, a former C. difficile patient, during a demonstration at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., on July 5, 2016. Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Health is expanding to including dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19. The program, formed five years ago to detect and reduce cases of the easily spread bacteria C. difficile, has added three new dogs capable of identifying COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities

Canada's first C. difficile sniffing dog, Angus, searches a mock patient room with his owner and trainer Teresa Zurberg, a former C. difficile patient, during a demonstration at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., on July 5, 2016. Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Health is expanding to including dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19. The program, formed five years ago to detect and reduce cases of the easily spread bacteria C. difficile, has added three new dogs capable of identifying COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Girls walk in a new neighborhood that is under construction in Sderot, Israel, July 20, 2021. No place in Israel has been hit harder by Palestinian rocket fire than Sderot, a working-class town just about a mile (1.5 kilometers) from the Gaza border. Although Sderot is enjoying an economic boom and revival, a generation of children and parents are suffering from the traumatic effects of two decades of rocket fire that experts are still struggling to understand. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Despite calm, Israeli town copes with scars of rocket fire

Despite calm, Israeli town copes with scars of rocket fire

Girls walk in a new neighborhood that is under construction in Sderot, Israel, July 20, 2021. No place in Israel has been hit harder by Palestinian rocket fire than Sderot, a working-class town just about a mile (1.5 kilometers) from the Gaza border. Although Sderot is enjoying an economic boom and revival, a generation of children and parents are suffering from the traumatic effects of two decades of rocket fire that experts are still struggling to understand. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
FILE - Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans speaks at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Sept. 28, 2019, in New York. Global Citizen is gearing up to host a worldwide concert on September 25 across six continents featuring artists like Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, H.E.R. and more. The event will host thousands of in-person concert goers in cities such as New York, Paris and Lagos. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Global Citizen to host pandemic party with a purpose

Global Citizen to host pandemic party with a purpose

FILE - Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans speaks at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Sept. 28, 2019, in New York. Global Citizen is gearing up to host a worldwide concert on September 25 across six continents featuring artists like Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, H.E.R. and more. The event will host thousands of in-person concert goers in cities such as New York, Paris and Lagos. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows the cleaned version of The Salvator Mundi as a crack is restored in a scene from "The Lost Leonardo." (Adam Jandrup/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

‘Lost Leonardo’ unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi

‘Lost Leonardo’ unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows the cleaned version of The Salvator Mundi as a crack is restored in a scene from "The Lost Leonardo." (Adam Jandrup/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)
A study by researchers at the University Health Network suggests third-dose boosters of COVID-19 vaccines can increase protection in organ transplant recipients. Dr. Deepali Kumar, left, and Dr. Atul Humar are seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University Health Network, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Study: transplant patients see boosted COVID-19 protection after third vaccine dose

Study: transplant patients see boosted COVID-19 protection after third vaccine dose

A study by researchers at the University Health Network suggests third-dose boosters of COVID-19 vaccines can increase protection in organ transplant recipients. Dr. Deepali Kumar, left, and Dr. Atul Humar are seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University Health Network, *MANDATORY CREDIT*