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Tap water bacteria found in New Zealand woman who died
A Hastings District Council water tanker with free water is seen on Campbell St, in Havelock North, after a gastro outbreak in Havelock North, from the Hastings District Council water supply, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Tests in New Zealand confirmed an elderly woman who died last week was suffering from the type of bacteria that tainted local tap water and sickened thousands of people in the small North Island town, officials said Friday, Aug. 19. (Duncan Brown/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Thursday's Olympic Medallists
Rio Olympics Day 14: Team Canada, De Grasse get bronze in men’s 4x100-metre relay
Canada's Andre De Grasse, right, and Brendon Rodney react following the men's 4x100-metre relay final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, August 19, 2016.
Experts use drift modeling to define new MH370 search zone
FILE - In this July 29, 2015, file photo, French police officers carry a piece of debris from a plane known as a "flaperon" on the shore of Saint-Andre, Reunion Island. An Australian official says experts hunting for the missing Malaysian airliner are attempting to define a new search area by studying where in the Indian Ocean the first piece of wreckage recovered from the lost Boeing 777 _ a wing flap _ most likely drifted from after the disaster that claimed 239 lives. (AP Photo/Lucas Marie, File)
Henderson shoots up the leaderboard
Brooke M. Henderson of Canada, hits from the rough on the 18th hole during the second round of the women's golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.
Bay Street lawsuit over Wind Mobile dismissed entirely
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Hickey out of hospital, questioned by police
This file photo taken on June 24, 2015 shows President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Patrick Hickey of Ireland speaking during an interview at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
Lochte’s stupidity is catching up with him
Veteran Olympian Ryan Lochte, 32, was on the gold-medal-winning men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team in Rio with Conger and Bentz, who he says were with him and Feigen when the group were robbed after the final Olympic swimming events.
Day 13 highlighted by Andre De Grasse; Canada's fourth gold of the Games
FDA tests confirm hepatitis A in scallops from Philippines
On the move in Brazil? Ditch the car
Cathal Kelly
Crocs, Waikiki resort sued over kid's escalator injuries
Judge definitively blocks Florida abortion law
FILE- In this March 9, 2016, file photo, Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, left, congratulates Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, after Stargel's bill to limit abortions in Florida passed the Senate in Tallahassee, Fla. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 18, definitively blocked the Florida abortion law to prevent state funds from going to organizations that provide abortions. The sweeping law also was designed to greatly increase inspection requirements for abortion clinics. Planned Parenthood challenged three parts of the law. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
Rio Day 13: Wiebe wins gold in women's wrestling, De Grasse wins silver in the 200m
Canada's Erica Elizabeth Wiebe reacts to winning against Belarus' Vasilisa Marzaliuk in their women's 75kg freestyle semi-final match in Rio.
VIFF to screen doc on musician John Mann’s early-onset Alzheimer’s
Spirit of the West is shown rehearsing in a scene from the documentary Spirit Unforgettable.
EPA watchdog says government fails to study ethanol's impact
FILLE - In this July 26, 2013, file photo, a motorist fills up with gasoline containing ethanol in Des Moines. The Obama administration has failed to study as legally required the impact of requiring ethanol in gasoline and ensuring that new regulations intended to address one problem do not actually make other problems worse, the Environmental Protection Agency inspector general said Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. The conclusion in the new audit confirmed findings of an Associated Press investigation in November 2013. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Keeping inmates in isolation 'not reasonable', Alberta judge rules
An Alberta judge concluded that prison staff, which did not provide inmates with reasons for segregating them, did not base their decisions on credible information.
Concord sues Vancouver for trying to sell land intended for low-rise housing
Two women drift across False Creek on stand-up-paddleboards in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 11, 2015. Concord sold a piece of land here more than 20 years ago to be used for charitable, community purposes, but it was put up for sale in May.
Andre De Grasse justifies his claim to Bolt’s sprinting throne with 200-metre silver
Canada's Andre De Grasse (left) and Jamaica's Usain Bolt share a laugh at the finish line as they set the two fastest times in the 200-metre semifinals at the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday August 17, 2016.
Vancouver’s homeless not adhering to antipsychotic medication regimens: study
A homeless person sleeps outside a church in downtown Vancouver in March 2015.
Syrian child demonstrates the universal power of photography
In this frame grab taken from video provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), a child sits in an ambulance after being pulled out or a building hit by an airstirke, in Aleppo, Syria, on August 17, 2016. Syrian opposition activists reported an airstrikes on the al-Qaterji neighborhood in Aleppo late Wednesday.
Terror suspect Aaron Driver left remorseful note for family, father says
Police gather evidence outside of a house in Strathroy, Ont., on Thursday. Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police.
Canada's Damian Warner captures bronze in decathlon at Rio Olympics
Canada's Damian Warner, rests following the 1500-metre portion of the men's decathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, August 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada’s Damian Warner takes bronze in men's decathlon
Canada’s Damian Warner after the men’s decathlon 100 metres in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
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Ontario PC leader Brown must weigh political costs of aligning with doctors
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B.C. real estate firm under investigation is sued by former agent
Morning Yu is suing New Coast Realty for $240,346 in commissions she said she is still owed.
Canada's Melissa Bishop advances to 800-metre final at Rio Olympics
Canada's Melissa Bishop, centre, competes in the women's 800-metre semifinal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, August 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada, U.S. disagree on softwood lumber issues as deadline approaches
Workers pile logs at a softwood lumber sawmill in Saguenay, Que., on Nov. 14, 2008. With a fall deadline approaching, Canada's chief negotiator in the softwood-lumber talks with the United States says the two sides remain far apart on several key issues.
Ratings sink for NBC as star power dims
Evacuated residents in limbo as wildfire burns in California
Mailboxes remain near where houses once stood Thursday, Aug 18, 2016, in Phelan, Calif. Scenes of destruction were everywhere Thursday after a huge wildfire sped through mountains and high desert 60 miles east of Los Angeles so swiftly that it took seasoned firefighters off guard. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)
TSO picks arts-world veteran Gary Hanson as interim CEO
Toronto native Gary Hanson (left) most recently served as interim president of the Cleveland Institute of Music.
B.C. climate plan needs carbon tax hikes, major policy changes, experts say
Judge rejects $100M settlement in key case with Uber drivers
FILE - In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco. A federal judge on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, rejected a legal settlement that would have divided up to $100 million among about 380,000 Uber drivers to resolve claims the ride-hailing service has been exploiting them by treating them as independent contractors instead of employees. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Former Calgary Stampeders running back Lovell Coleman dies at 78
RCMP part of probe into crash involving plane stolen from Toronto-area airport
Saskatchewan RCMP charge two people in death of boy who was hit by vehicle
Trump advisers waged covert lobbying campaign for Ukraine, e-mails show
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, in Cleveland. Republican Donald Trump announced a shakeup of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult in his bid for the White House as his poll numbers slip and only 82 days remain before the election.
Column: What would 'Lyin' Ryan' Lochte do? Run away
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time after a men' 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The father of the American swimmer said Wednesday, Aug. 17, his son arrived back in the United States before a Brazilian judge ordered that Lochte stay in Brazil as authorities investigate a robbery claim involving the athlete during the Olympics. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
B.C. RCMP search rural property after tip about 1993 disappearance of teen girl
Lindsey Nicholls is shown in this undated police handout photo. Mounties in Comox Valley have searched and excavated a rural property after receiving a tip from the public about a 23-year-old missing person's case. Fourteen-year-old Lindsey Nicholls was last seen walking down the street to meet friends at a B.C. Day Celebration in Comox on Aug. 2, 1993. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
CNSC chief questions origins of letter alleging malfeasance
The Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ont., was one of the plants mentioned in an anonymous letter to the CNSC alleging that management suppressed safety concerns voiced by staff.
Undersea surprise: Big-eyed squid looks more toy than animal
This Aug. 10, 2016, image provided by OET/NautilusLive shows a stubby squid on the ocean floor near Channel Islands National Park west of Los Angeles, Calif. The team of scientists that discovered the cephalopod that is closely related to a cuttlefish is part of a four-month Ocean Exploration Trust expedition to map fault zones and understand ecosystems around them. (OET/NautilusLive via AP)
Metallica to release first album in 8 years
FILE - In this May 9, 2015 file photo, James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Rock in Rio USA in Las Vegas. The band announced Thursday its releasing its first album in eight years. "Hardwired ... To Self-Destruct" will feature 80 minutes of music from the veteran heavy metal group. The album is scheduled for release Nov. 18. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)
Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, in Cleveland. Emails obtained by The Associated Press shed new light on the activities of a firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. They show it directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country’s pro-Russian government. Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their work as foreign agents as required under federal law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Say what? Quotes from the Rio Olympics
Amber Heard says she's donating $7m Depp divorce settlement
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2011 file photo, U.S. actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard arrive for the European premiere of their film, "The Rum Diary," in London. Heard says she is donating her entire $7 million divorce settlement from Depp to a pair of charities. Heard writes in a statement released Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, that the money will be split between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
South Sudan government recruited child soldiers, UN says
In this Monday, July 25, 2016 photo, a group of children at the U.N. protection of Civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, play with a makeshift gun. South Sudan's government has recruited child soldiers in the past week to prepare for a renewed conflict, according to an internal United Nations document obtained by The Associated Press. The document says a senior politician appointed by President Salva Kiir led the recruitment of an entire village of boys using intimidation. Some were as young as 12 years old. It was not clear how many children were involved. (AP Photo/Justin Lynch)
Colombia rebels release video of politician held since April
Autopsy report: Bodies of slain Georgia teens had been posed
FILE- This August 2016 file photo released by the Roswell Police Department shows Jeffrey Hazelwood. Fulton County medical examiner Michele T. Stauffenberg's report Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, said the bodies of two slain Georgia teens had been placed in distinct poses when they were found behind a grocery store in an Atlanta suburb. Police say Hazelwood is accused of killing them. (Roswell Police Department via AP, File)
2 Puerto Rico distributors settle in toxic pesticide probe
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Indian wrestler Yadav ejected from Olympics, gets doping ban
Roundup: De Grasse wins silver, Warner bronze on track at Rio Olympics
Canada's Andre De Grasse celebrates silver in the men's 200m final at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada looks to win Olympic bronze in a milestone game for Christine Sinclair
Canada players gather at the end of a semi-final match of the women's Olympic football tournament between Canada and Germany at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday Aug. 16, 2016. The team has one final practice before taking on host Brazil on Friday for the bronze medal at the Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eugenio Savio
The top reasons to like, and worry about, Aritzia’s IPO
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As user growth stalls, Twitter aims to raise its profile with advertisers
About 70 per cent of Twitter users are on mobile devices, an area of interest for advertisers.
Debate continues over whether Olympic medalists should be taxed
Penny Oleksiak after she won gold in Women's 100m Freestyle Final at Olympic Aquatics Stadium during Rio Olympics August 11, 2016.
Canada's Erica Wiebe wins gold in women's freestyle 75-kg wrestling
Erica Wiebe of Canada and Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan compete.
Judge dismisses case over transgender embalmer's firing
2 Aussie swimmers disciplined after night out in Copacabana
The Latest: Widow: Hunter Thompson regretted taking antlers
TAKES OUT REFERENCE TO ASSISTANT REGIONAL LIBRARIAN - Anita Thompson pulls trophy antlers out of her car trunk while returning them to the former home of writer Ernest Hemingway Aug. 5, 2016, in Ketchum, Idaho. Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson so admired the set of trophy elk antlers when he visited the central Idaho home of Hemingway, that he stole them. More than half a century later, The Community Library has returned the antlers.(Jenny Emery Davidson/The Community Library via AP)
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B.C. securities watchdog investigation leads to prison sentence
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Athletes must learn to cope with cacophony
Silver medallist France's Renaud Lavillenie cries on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's pole vault during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016.
Construction finishes on the 1st US offshore wind farm
RCMP ask seasonal residents for help finding missing Okanagan woman
Deanna Mildred Wertz is shown in this handout photo. Police are issuing a plea to seasonal residents of the Enderby, B.C., area for help finding a woman who has been missing for a month. Deanna Wertz was last seen in the early morning of July 19 at her home on Yankee Flats Road in the north Okanagan community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
State Dept mystery: Who cut briefing video on Iran talks?
The Latest: More arguments over 911 calls in mass shooting
CFL West lead, ticket sales, on the line as Lions host Stampeders
Eddie Bauer says retail store registers hit by malware
These 11 Canadian oil stocks are poised to pop
Oil tanks stand near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Photos of the Day for Aug. 18
A injured Syrian boy cries as he awaits treatment at the makeshift clinic following a reported air stike on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus.
Gord Downie’s last song, and his gift to the country
Gordon Downie, Johnny Fay, Bobby Baker, Paul Langlois and Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip in 1992.
Wanted: Experts in defusing potential terrorists
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale pauses during a media availability following his address to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Clothes dryer explodes, blowing out windows, injuring man
Bolt goes for another gold as Lochte saga consumes Rio Games
United States' Kerron Clement crosses the line to win gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
RBC shakes up capital markets team
Long-time mining chief, Gordon Bell, moves to vice-chairman of capital markets in RBC’s investment banking shuffle.
Gawker's Nick Denton out of the 'news and gossip business'
Prosecutors probing allegations judge let clerk sit on bench
CMHC bond sale finds buyers eager for triple-A rated Canadian debt
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) complex in Ottawa on Thursday Oct. 9, 2008.
Syria remains fractured as conflict rages unabated
A civilian removes the rubble in front of a damaged shop after an airstrike in the rebel held al-Saleheen neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria August 18, 2016.
Ticket inquiry: IOC's Hickey goes from hospital to police
Documents belonging to Ireland's Patrick Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board, that include his Olympics' credential and passport are displayed alongside Olympic tickets during a police press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. Hickey was taken to a hospital Wednesday after police came to his hotel to arrest him as part of a probe into ticket scalping. Hickey, a member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board, is accused of plotting with at least six others to illegally sell tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, police said. (AP Photo/Renato Domingues)
Neid and Sundhage are longtime contemporaries and foes
FILE - This combo of two 2016 file photos shows, at left, Germany's women's soccer coach Silvia Neid at an Aug. 12 Olympic quarter-final against China in Salvador, Brazil, and at right: Sweden's soccer coach Pia Sundhage at an Aug. 12 Olympic quarter-final against the U.S. in Brasilia, Brazil. Back when the first women’s Olympic soccer tournament was held in 1996 at the Atlanta Games, they were players: Neid played for Germany and Sundhage for Sweden. Close pals bound together by long careers in soccer, they’ll put aside the friendship on the field on Friday, Aug 19 as their teams face off in the gold-medal match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, Arisson Marinho, Files)
Twitter to let all users filter tweets for higher 'quality'
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Canada Post contract negotiations stall week before CUPW strike mandate expires
Sir Dudley Digges, Amis Gizmo to meet for bragging rights in Breeders' Stakes
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FILE - In this Monday, March 21, 2016, file photo, Hulk Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, center, looks on in court moments after a jury returned its decision in St. Petersburg, Fla. Hogan sued Gawker for invasion of privacy and, bankrolled by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, won a $140 million judgment that led to Gawker's bankruptcy filing. Gawker.com is going to shut down as its parent company is sold to Univision, a reporter for the 14-year-old site said Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (Dirk Shadd/The Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool, File)
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