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Canadian decathlete Damian Warner will try to unseat American star in event
Damian Warner of Canada competes in the discus throw in the men's decathlon during the athletics at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Thursday July 23, 2015.
Trump to finally begin airing TV ads
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he talks to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., left, as he visits the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center on a campaign stop in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Casino mogul Wynn to launch lavish new $4.2B Macau resort
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, delivers the keynote address at Colliers International Annual Seminar at the Boston Convention Center in Boston. From a pair of giant golden dragons on the edge of a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs throughout the interior, Wynn’s new multibillion dollar Macau resort brims with auspicious Chinese symbolism. The U.S. casino mogul will be hoping luck is on his side as he prepares to launch his Wynn Palace project in the Asian gambling hub, where growth is downshifting into a new phase after years of turbocharged expansion. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Canada eliminated after quarter-final loss to France in women’s basketball
An overview shows players go for a rebound during a Women's quarterfinal basketball match between France and Canada at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Blue Jays rally for 8 runs in 8th inning, beat Yankees 12-6
Toronto Blue Jays' Russell Martin watches his wo-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is at right. It was Martin's second home run of the game.
Report: 15 of Morris dentist's patients sickened, 1 died
Rural water customers affected by oil spill may get break on bills
AP Exclusive: Taylor Swift donating $1 million to Louisiana
FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Swift is donating $1 million to Louisiana after torrential rains caused massive flooding in the state and killed at least 11 people. Swift told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, that the community in Louisiana "made us feel completely at home" when she and her touring crew kicked off the U.S. dates of her "1989 World Tour" in the state last year. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Time, effort and money help South Korea rule obscure sports
From right; South Korean archers Choi Mi-sun, Ki Bo-bae, Chang Hye-jin, Lee Seung-yun, Kim Woo-jin and Ku Bon-chan pose with their gold medals after returning from the Rio Olympics at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. South Korean archers returned home on Tuesday after a successful Rio Olympics campaign in which they won all archery categories, the feat that was achieved for the first time in the Olympics history.
The real Olympic champions? Why, it’s the IOC
Cathal Kelly
Canadian women fall 68-63 to France in Olympic basketball quarter-finals
Canada's Miah-Marie Langlois, right, scrambles for a loose ball with France's Olivia Epoupa, left, during a quarterfinal round basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
IPC worries Rio has run out of money ahead of Paralympic Games
Brazilian security forces stand guard under the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 6, 2016.
University of California, Berkeley chancellor resigns post
CORRECTS DATE OF RESIGNATION TO TUESDAY, AUG. 16, 2016 FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo, University of California, Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks speaks to students, staff and alumni at a ceremony welcoming Dirks to the campus in Berkeley, Calif. Dirks has resigned his post after critics alleged he was too lenient when handling sexual harassment cases involving high-profile faculty members. University of California President Janet Napolitano said she accepted UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirk's resignation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (D. Ross Cameron/The Contra Costa Times via AP, File)
Why does one Super Bowl matter more than six straight gold medals?
Gary Mason
Canadian women's soccer team misses golden opportunity
Cathal Kelly
Police find no evidence that Ryan Lochte, teammates were robbed at gunpoint
In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time in a men's 4x200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pro-telescope group: Don't close door to education benefits
Keahi Warfield, president of Perpetuating Unique Educational Opportunities, speaks to a meeting of the Rotary Club of Honolulu on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, about the educational benefits of the Thirty Meter Telescope project. Warfield told the Rotary Club of Honolulu Tuesday that he believes there's a "silent majority" of the public who support the Thirty Meter Telescope. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
Win or lose, South Africa’s Caster Semenya prepares for controversy
South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800m event at the Rome's Diamond League competition on June 2, 2016 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Progress in ALS, which took life of Mauril Belanger, accelerating: researchers
MP Mauril Bélanger dies after battle with ALS
Liberal Member of Parliament Mauril Belanger speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons in December. He passed away after a long battle with ALS.
The Latest: Hawaii officials urge awareness of raw food risk
'Tireless MP and brave fighter': PM announces Mauril Belanger's death at 61
Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Belanger gives the thumbs up as he receives applause after using a tablet with text-to-speech program to defend his proposed changes to neutralize gender in the lyrics to "O Canada" in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 6, 2016. Mauril Belanger, a Liberal member of Parliament for more than two decades and a lifelong advocate for francophone rights in English Canada, has died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Toronto lawyer watching Trudeau’s Supreme Court pick closely
Toronto-based attorney Rocco Galati is seen outside the Federal Court Building in Winnipeg in July, 2012.
Canada’s transition ‘challenging’ for Trans Mountain expansion: panelist
A ship receives its load of oil from the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project’s Westeridge loading dock in Burnaby, B.C.
AP EXPLAINS: For 69 years, Kashmir is torn by deadly strife
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, masked Kashmiri protesters throw stones at police in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Tens of thousands of angry youths poured out of their homes in towns and villages across the Himalayan region, hurling rocks and bricks and clashing with Indian troops, after Indian troops killed a charismatic commander of Kashmir's biggest rebel group in early July 2016. A strict curfew and a series of communications blackouts since then have failed to stop the protesters, who are seeking an end to Indian rule in Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)
Lawyers: Salvadoran military officers won't be extradited
Amy Schumer opens book tour for essay collection
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2015 file photo, Amy Schumer attends the VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly Award Show held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. Actress and comedian Schumer has launched the book tour for her collection of very personal essays, "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo." Schumer spoke Tuesday night, Aug. 16, 2016, before more than 200 fans at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
OMA leadership warned as doctors remain divided on negotiations
In an open letter of resignation from the OMA’s negotiating committee, Dr. Scott Wooder, a former president of the group, acknowledged the “difficult road forward.”
University of Victoria researcher close to developing syphilis vaccine
Canada's Derek Drouin wins Olympic gold in men's high jump final
Family with ties to Aaron Driver forced to clarify their relationship
Aaron Driver, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video was shot dead in a taxi after setting off an explosive device.
Australia returns 6 rejected asylum seekers to Sri Lanka
7th body found in wreckage of apartment explosion, fire
What to watch at the Rio Games on Wednesday
British Columbia’s failed experiment in primary-care reform
Public editor: Getting late evening news and photos into a newspaper
Penny Oleksiak, photographed in Toronto on April 11, 2016.
Congress receives notes from Clinton interview with FBI on e-mail servers
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds a rally with Vice President Joe Biden at Riverfront Sports athletic facility on August 15, 2016 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
After 14 years, there's no end in sight for Guantanamo
Dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, top, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaida and Taliban militants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
No longer hapless, Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ finds his stride
The Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ, seen in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 10, has gone 16-3 for Toronto this season. He’s currently tied for the overall lead in major-league wins this season.
Rape case from the past casts pallor on 'Birth of a Nation'
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2016 file photo, Nate Parker arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Navy names ship after gay rights advocate Harvey Milk
FILE - In this April 1977 file photo, San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk sits in the mayor's office during the signing of the city's gay rights bill in San Francisco. The Navy is naming a ship in honor of the late gay rights leader, who served in the Navy for four years before he began a career in San Francisco city government. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced the decision to name the ship, which is one of a new fleet of replenishment oilers that will be built in San Diego. (AP Photo/File)
Oklahoma man jailed in killing accused of anti-Muslim rants
This undated image provided by the Tulsa County Jail shows Stanley Majors. Police say Khalid Jabara was killed at his Tulsa, Okla., home Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, and 61-year-old Stanley Majors is being held without bail on a first-degree murder complaint and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, but online court records do not show that he has been formally charged. It was not clear if Majors has an attorney to speak on his behalf. (Tulsa County Jail via AP)
Correction: Water Park Fatality-Father story
FILE - This Nov. 2013 file photo shows Schlitterbahn's new Verruckt speed slide/water coaster in Kansas City, Kan. A 12-year-old boy died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, on the Kansas water slide that is billed as the world's largest, according to officials. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
Gawker sold to Univision in aftermath of Hulk Hogan case
FILE- In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, Randy Falco, Univision Communications Inc. president and CEO, attends the 23rd Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has bought Gawker Media in an auction for $135 million.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: US men beat Argentina 105-78 to head into semis
The Globe recognized for excellence in digital journalism
Case of B.C. man accused of posting terrorist propaganda online going to trial
The B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Aug. 20, 2010.
Rio police: Scant evidence so far in Lochte robbery probe
Russian loses women's relay gold from '08 in doping case
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, file photo, Russia's Yuliya Chermoshanskaya, right, Yulia Gushchina, second left, Evgeniya Polyakova, left, and Aleksandra Fedoriva, second right, celebrate winning the gold in the women's 4x100-meter relay final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Russia was stripped of a relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, after Chermoshanskaya tested positive for steroids in a reanalysis of her doping samples. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)
Say what? Quotes from the Rio Olympics
Couche-Tard needs to win over investors to land CST Brands
The company that owns Couche-Tard convenience stores reported profits of over $1-billion U.S. last year.
Cyprus police: 3 people sought in fatal stabbing of Briton
Fyvush Finkel: Emmy-winning actor got his start in Yiddish theatre
Fyvush Finkel, seen in 1996, was known for his mischievous smile and an ability to prop his ears for comic effect.
Manitoba wants to withdraw from federal freshwater fish marketing corporation
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks to media at an embargoed press conference before the provincial throne speech at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Monday, May 16, 2016. Manitoba has served notice that it plans to withdraw from a federal Crown corporation that markets freshwater fish. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Roundup: Reigning world high jump champion Drouin wins Olympic gold for Canada
Canada's players react as Germany's players, background, celebrate after beating Canada 2-0 to reach the final of the women's Olympic football tournament between Germany and Canada at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. The Canadian women's soccer team will look to defend the bronze they won four years ago in London after being shut out in their effort to go for gold on Day 11 of the Rio Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Leo Correa
A dividend-growing utility that rewards patience
After a dismal 2015, Canadian Utilities Ltd regained their form, with its stock closing at $38.51 on Tuesday.
Correction: Missing Twins story
Alberta's ethics commissioner urges $100 cap on gifts from lobbyists
Liberal appeal for expat donations offends those still barred from voting
A post on Justin Trudeau’s Facebook page calls for Canadians living abroad to be part of ‘Canada’s most open and progressive movement,’ a request which has bothered long-term expats barred from voting.
Andre De Grasse’s sponsors made a huge bet, but it paid off
Canada’s Andre De Grasse celebrates after placing third at the Olympic men’s 100-meter on Aug. 14, 2016.
Case of B.C. man accused of posting terrorist propaganda online going to trial
Ottawa eyes ‘risk-sharing’ option for lenders in hot housing market
Virgin Mobile launches home Internet in Ontario
Ontarians can check their eligibility through Virgin’s website or at a Virgin Mobile store.
Five issues raised Tuesday by Canadian police chiefs at their annual conference
Riley & McCormick, one of Alberta's oldest western wear businesses, is closing
Merrill Lynch: Time to load up on energy stocks
Workers operate the brake handle on a drilling rig for Crescent Point Energy in this file photo.
Daughters of Confederacy: We had to accept Vanderbilt money
FILE - This Sept. 30, 2003, file photo, shows the exterior of a dormitory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., is inscribed with the name Confederate Memorial Hall. The private university announced on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, that it has struck an agreement to pay $1.2 million to United Daughters of the Confederacy to remove the name from the building. (AP Photo/The Tennessean, Ricky Rogers, File)
Veteran Waters available but Argos aren't in the market for a new kicker
FILE - Swayze Waters has suffered another NFL setback but that doesn't mean the veteran kicker is earmarked for a CFL return with the Toronto Argonauts. Waters punts the ball against the Ottawa RedBlacks during first half CFL football action in Toronto in an August 23, 2015, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch, File
Good sports vs. spoilsports in Rio
Abbey D'Agostino of the United States (R) hugs Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand after the Women's 5000m Round 1 on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 16 in Rio de Janeiro.
Ottawa comes clean on arms exports
A General Dynamics LAV is seen May 25, 2016 at the CNASEC (Canada’s Global Defence and Security Trade Show) in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Bieber’s Instagram deletion reflects social media’s harassment problem
Recording artist Justin Bieber performs onstage during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Business Highlights
Regulators study horseshoe crab survival in medical harvest
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2000 file photo, technician Tom Bentz prepares a group of horseshoe crabs for bleeding at a lab in Chincoteague Island, Va. Environmental regulators studying the harvesting of horseshoe crabs that are drained of some of their blood for biomedical use say they need to get a firmer handle on how many die as part of the process. The prehistoric-looking crabs typically are taken to labs, are drained of about a third of their blood and then are released alive into the same bodies of water where they were found, a spokeswoman for the commission said on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
After a tough year, oil patch looks to September for signs of hope
Oil tanks stand near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The Latest: Flooding from heavy rains hits southern Michigan
Sell these two Canadian energy dividend stocks: Accountability Research
A woman walks towards the entrance of the TransAlta headquarters building in Calgary, in this file photo.
Alouettes look for offence against Redblacks, with or without receiver Carter
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insured mortgages
Canadian investors push for relaxed rules after being frozen out of U.S. bond markets
A group of 48 asset managers that together hold $850-billion in bonds are warning that two rules are stifling access to debt markets.
Toronto announces new Uber licence, background checks for drivers
Taxi drivers protesting Uber are seen in the Toronto City Hall Chambers in anticipation for a vote to determine the fate of Uber ridesharing in Toronto on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.
Drouin wins gold in men's high jump for Canada's 14th medal in Rio
Driver ticketed after hitting pedestrian pushing baby stroller in Edmonton area
The Latest: California lawmakers OK waiving tax on diapers
Struggling bookseller Barnes & Noble fires CEO after a year
Power outage at JFK disrupts same terminal in gunfire scare
The four Canadian sectors that outperform in the fourth quarter
A screen showing the S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto.
Unregulated Canadian mortgage lenders see market share surge: memo
Unregulated mortgage lenders now control about 15 per cent of mortgage originations in Canada following rapid growth in recent years.
TJX and Hain Celestial stumble, G&K Services surges
Poland plans prison terms for using term 'Polish death camp'
FILE- In this July 29, 2016, file photo, the entrance to the former Nazi German death camp of Birkenau is lit by the morning sun, in Oswiecim, Poland. The Polish government has approved a new bill that foresees prison terms of up to three years for anyone who uses phrases like "Polish death camps" to refer to Auschwitz and other camps that Nazi Germany operated in occupied Poland during World War II. The Justice Ministry said the Cabinet of Prime Minister Beata Szydlo approved the legislation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)
Correction: Obit-John McLaughlin story
FILE - In this April 28, 2012 file photo, John McLaughlin arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington. McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, according to the Facebook page for “The McLaughlin Group.” He was 89. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Toronto doctor facing penalty over patient's sexual abuse allegations
Text of federal government's apology to Manitoba Dene
Canadian women to go for soccer bronze again after losing 2-0 to Germany
Calgary retailer Riley & McCormick set to close
Rising business costs and a shrinking customer base has forced western retailer Riley & McCormick to shut down.
Germany beats Canada 2-0 to advance to finals of Olympic women's soccer
Germany's Melanie Behringer, left, and Canada's Sophie Schmidt vie for the ball during a semi-final match of the women's Olympic football tournament between Canada and Germany at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault gets full conditional release
FILE - Quebec's former Lieut.-Gov. Lise Thibeault will officially be granted full conditional release from jail Wednesday, according to documents from Quebec parole authorities. Thibeault, in her former post, looks on as Quebec's new Economic Development Minister Raymond Bachand signs the book after his nomination at the Quebec legislature in a February 27, 2006, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Clement Allard, File
What Canada needs to do as Trump, Clinton talk trade
Colin Robertson
Boston police to assign bodycams since no one volunteered
Coquitlam family’s home sale in doubt in wake of B.C. foreign buyers’ tax
Dan Nyberg and Heather Nyberg are photographed with their two children outside their recently sold home in Coquitlam, B.C. on Aug. 16, 2016.
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