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Coach Ben Ryan honoured as Fiji celebrates gold medal
Blades select Montreal native Kayla Tutino first in 2016 CWHL draft
Number of federal inspections under foreign worker program on rise
Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, April 11, 2016. Mihychuk personally signed off on the decision to publicly ban two companies from the temporary foreign worker program temporarily due their treatment of the workers.
Coach K goes, Pop arrives for US hoops team in transition
S. Korea, US start drills despite N. Korea's nuclear threat
South Korean President Park Geun-hye. second from left, presides over a session of the National Security Council at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday despite North Korea's threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal. (Baek Seung-ryul/Yonhap via AP)
1 man killed, Louisiana trooper wounded in New Orleans
Police seize more Irish Olympic executives' passports in Rio
No injuries as train carrying coal derails in rural Texas
More federal funds needed to deal with aging population’s health costs: CMA
Dr. Granger Avery, right, incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association, confers with Mike Colledge, the president of Ipsos Reid Public Affairs Canada, during the opening day of the CMA’s General Council 2016, in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday.
Car slams into crowd at outdoor concert in Ohio injuring 9
This photo provided by WEWS-TV shows the cordoned site where a vehicle slammed into a crowd at an outdoor concert in Parma Heights, south of Cleveland on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. The 74-year-old driver of a car that slammed into a crowd at an outdoor community concert in Ohio injuring several people, a few of them seriously, confused the brake with the gas pedal, police said. (WEWS-TV via AP)
DAY 15: Five things to know from the Rio Olympics
Thousands turn out to honour slain New Mexico police officer
FILE - This Oct. 31, 2013, file photo released by Dona Ana County Sheriff shows officer Jose Chavez at his graduation ceremony from our Law Enforcement Academy in Las Cruces, N.M. Hatch Police Officer Chavez, 33, was gunned down during a traffic stop Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Thousands are expected Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, to gather to pay their respects to Chavez, a Hatch police officer who authorities say was shot and killed by an Ohio fugitive during a traffic stop in southern New Mexico. (Dona Ana County Sheriff via AP, File)
The Latest: Man, 81, injured in Long Island crash dies
Brock Mackenzie wins 7-hole playoff in Ottawa
CBC says an average of just over four million tuned in for Hip broadcast
Tragically Hip fans gather in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park to view the last Hip concert from Kingston on video screen Saturday, August 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Housing crisis to be major issue at meeting of B.C. municipalities
Homes on a Vancouver street. The Union of B.C. Municipalities annual fall convention is a barometer of the issues that are permeating life throughout the province.
Tough women, tough sports: Engendering change in the way Brazil treats girls’ athletics
Stephanie Nolen
Insite to test 24-hour operation to manage opioid overdoses
Insite's expanded hours will run for six months as part of a pilot project to tackle the surge in opioid overdoses.
Downie praised for putting Trudeau on spot about indigenous issues
The Tragically Hip perform their last ever concert to their hometown crowd in Kingston, On., Aug. 20, 2016.
Former university athlete identified as victim at beach near Winnipeg
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to decide political future soon
Elizabeth May, seen celebrating her re-election last October in Victoria, hopes to settle the question of her Green Party leadership Monday morning.
With home prices on the rise, Vancouver homeowners become ‘mom and pop’ landlords
The laneway home in Vancouver.
Photos of the Day for Aug. 21
Trudeau hopes to ‘restart the relationship’ with China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches as Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, centre, and Stéphane Dion unveil photos during a celebration of Canada-China diplomatic relations in Ottawa in January. Mr. Trudeau hopes to ‘restart’ those relations this week in China.
Penny Oleksiak carries Canadian flag at closing ceremony of Rio Olympics
What’s missing from review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?
Some people have complained the NEB review had chosen not to hear input from hundreds of would-be intervenors or to allow oral cross-examination of testimony.
Britain thrilled at rival’s ‘Great Fall’
Britain's Mo Farah wins the gold medal in the men’s 5,000m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
Campaign manager defends Clinton Foundation’s fundraising efforts
Critics have described the Clinton Foundation as a way for wealthy donors and foreign governments to pay for access to former U.S. top diplomats.
Man accused of unprovoked attack on interracial couple
West Ham scores late goal to beat Bournemouth 1-0
Michail Antonio (C) of West Ham United celebrates scoring the opening goal with team mates Ashley Fletcher (L) and Sam Byram during the Premier League match between West Ham United and AFC Bournemouth at London Stadium on August 21, 2016 in London, England.
Man fatally shot in downtown Toronto condo parking lot
Rio in the rear view: The Globe’s Olympics team recounts its most memorable moments ​
People dance to music on Olympic Boulevard in Rio’s old port district during the night of the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday, August 5, 2016.
Green pools, empty venues. For Rio, was hosting Games worth it?
Gary Mason
Historian Orest Subtelny gave Ukrainians their own history
Orest Subtelny’s book Ukraine: A History covered everything from the ancient Greek colonization to the Orange Revolution of 2004-05 and the recent Ukrainian diaspora.
Doctors want funding for seniors care in new health accord
Prominent black journalist, publisher George Curry has died
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 file photo, George E. Curry, editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUSA.com, sits in a classroom at Howard University in Washington. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States, has died. He was 69. Curry, of Laurel, Maryland, died suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
The Latest: Public honours slain New Mexico police officer
FILE - This Oct. 31, 2013, file photo released by Dona Ana County Sheriff shows officer Jose Chavez at his graduation ceremony from our Law Enforcement Academy in Las Cruces, N.M. Hatch Police Officer Chavez, 33, was gunned down during a traffic stop Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Thousands are expected Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, to gather to pay their respects to Chavez, a Hatch police officer who authorities say was shot and killed by an Ohio fugitive during a traffic stop in southern New Mexico. (Dona Ana County Sheriff via AP, File)
Jane Philpott admits she could have been clearer when claiming she had never used limo service
Health Minister Jane Philpott speaks in Ottawa on June 16, 2016.
Homeless awareness campaign breaks fist-bumping record
De Grasse, Oleksiak success boosts optimism for Tokyo 2020
Canada’s Andre De Grasse competes in the men’s 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016.
Long-struggling national securities regulator plows ahead, despite holdouts
Bill Black, chair of the board of the Capital Markets Regulatory Authority, says he aims to have a national securities regulator up and running with less fuss than market participants currently expect.
Canadian soldier faces charges in Britain
Philippines president threatens to pull country out of UN
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the 115th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, Philippines August 17, 2016.
Adjusted EPS estimates for Big Six banks
Canadian banks
Performance of bonds, stocks and rupee by central bank governors
Kelly: Medals, class and poise: Canada on top in Rio
Cathal Kelly
Fed's Fischer signals 2016 rate hike still possible
A man walks past the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington, D.C.
Should you have to give police your passwords?
A screen to enter a password to a website is shown in Ottawa on Thursday July 22, 2010. A pox on passwords and PINs. Just thinking about how many of the secret log-in codes you need to navigate through life these days is enough to bring on brain cramp. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Attorneys: Lawsuits against Baltimore prosecutor lack merit
2 men suspected of starting fire could get $37 million bill
Cabinet warned second year will be full of hard choices, can't please everyone
Say what? Quotes from the Rio Olympics
VW extends plant shutdowns amid dispute with supplier
Volkswagen’s new e-Golf vehicle (R) and a Passat (L) in one of the twin car towers at the company’s factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Kerry in Kenya to discuss regional security and terrorism
Japanese hedge fund robot outsmarts human master, passes Brexit test
Employees work at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on June 24, the day Britain voted to leave the European Union, which sent Japanese shares to their biggest drop in five years.
Jury deliberations to stretch into 10th day in Quebec election shooting trial
Oleksiak leads strong Canadian team into Olympic closing ceremony
25/1 longshot Camp Creek earns upset win in $500,000 breeders' Stakes
Jockey Rafael Hernandez guides Camp Creek to victory in the 2016 Breeder's Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Sunday, August 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Woodbine Entertainment Group, Michael Burns *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Eleven contrarian investment ideas that challenge the consensus
Employees work on the assembly line at the Harley-Davidson manufacturing facility in York, Penn., in 2015. BMO is one of only three analysts – out of 20 – who rate its stock outperform.
Long, hard recovery slog begins in flood-ravaged Louisiana
Members of the South Walker Baptist Church led by pastor Mark Carroll, center, pray at the conclusion of what is normally a time for bible study, but which became an informal talk about experiences during the flood in Walker, La., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. The church was an island of high ground in a community flooded with 4-5 feet of water a week earlier. During and since the flood the church is serving as a shelter and food distribution point for the community. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
Bearish China ETF drops as country rebounds
How many times will solitary confinement be misused before someone does something?
Edmonton Institution in Edmonton
Southern California wildfire evacuees allowed to return home
A chimney stands amid rubble at a house scorched by a wildfire in Phelan, Calif., Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. Thousands of residents chased from their mountain and desert homes were slowly beginning to take stock of their losses as the preliminary damage assessment was released for the blaze that erupted Tuesday in drought-parched canyons 60 miles east of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Bond bulls have most at stake as India gets new central banker
Urjit Patel attends a news conference in Mumbai, India, February 2, 2016.
Lack of drugs is latest obstacle for Nevada death penalty
Five things to watch this week in Canadian business
Unifor National President Jerry Dias accompanied by members of Ford, Fiat Chrysler bargaining committee holds a press conference regarding the on going CAW talks in Toronto on Thursday, August 11, 2016.
Slow economy expected to limit banks' profit, dividend growth
Canadian bank headquarters are seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Police seek suspects in house party shooting that injured 13
Ramirez’s late homer lifts Cleveland past Blue Jays for 3-2 series win
Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Indians rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run during the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Progressive Field on August 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Blue Jays 3-2.
Freedom from your mortgage? You'll pay for that
Rob Carrick
What investors should do about the Fed’s interest-rate conundrum
Larry Berman
Mongolian wrestling coaches strip off clothes in protest
Coaches of Mongolia's wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig take off their clothes in protest against the decision of the jury to award the bronze medal to Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov during the men's 65-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Health official: Gulf Coast states most vulnerable to Zika
Ontario child dies after being struck by car
Founding guitarist of 3 Doors Down Matt Roberts dies
Innkeepers and retailers seeing fewer Canadian tourists
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder pays tribute to Gord Downie at Chicago concert
In this Sept. 26, 2015 file photo, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at the Global Citizen Festival in New York. Pearl Jam frontman Vedder took a moment to honour Gord Downie at his band's concert on Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File
Hundreds protest murder of LGBT activist in Istanbul
Dutch Police: 3 German tourists killed by falling mast
Rio 2016: Through the lens of photographer John Lehmann
Canada's Daniel Nestor during warm-up before the man's doubles semifinals in Rio.
Libya forces advance against IS in Sirte, lose 10 dead
Correction: Prince Death story
FILE - In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Prince performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Several pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl,a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Liberals eye exceptions to mandatory minimum sentences
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, April 11, 2016.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits Srebrenica
Canada's food truck expansion continues as industry finds its place
Emmanuel Guardado, who owns the QueChivo Salvadoran food truck, with his vehicle at a park in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. Guardado had always dreamed of starting his own food business, but it was only when he lost his job in the oil and gas industry that he decided to dive in. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Man dead after Sunday afternoon shooting in downtown Toronto
West Ham, Middlesbrough earn 1st wins in Premier League
West Ham's Michail Antonio, left, celebrates scoring his sides first goal of the match during their English Premier League soccer match against AFC Bournemouth at the London Stadium, London, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)
Losing Elizabeth May as leader would be a 'great blow' to Greens: deputy leader
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks about the upcoming Paris climate conference during a briefing, Thursday, November 19, 2015 in Ottawa. Green party deputy leader Daniel Green says it will be a 'great blow' if Elizabeth May decides to step away from her position as leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada surpasses goal in Rio: A look at all 22 medals
Canada's Erica Wiebe, from Stittsville, Ont., right, shows off her gold medal with silver medallist Kazakhstan's Guzel Manyurova after their women's 75kg freestyle wrestling gold medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday, August 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
2nd person charged in death of professor found in quarry
This undated photo provided by Penn State on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, shows Ronald Bettig, a Penn State professor. A woman has been charged along with a man in the death of Bettig, who police say was pushed off a cliff at a quarry and fell 80 feet. (Penn State via AP)
Canadian Press reporters recall memorable moments of Rio Olympics
Canada's Andre De Grasse reacts following the men's 4x100-metre relay final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, August 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Missing swimmer found dead near Pelee Island identified as Ohio man
Liberals eye exceptions to mandatory minimums championed by Conservatives
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould waits to appear at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to discuss the new process for the nomination of Supreme Court justices on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in an August 11, 2016, file photo. The Liberal government is studying the idea of building some wiggle room into the controversial convention of mandatory minimum sentences to avoid unduly harsh penalties in cases that don't warrant them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle, File
Prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for ex-Illinois guardsman
'Ben-Hur' crashes, 'Suicide Squad' stays on top for 3rd week
This file image released by Warner Bros. pictures, from left, Jay Hernandez as Diablo, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Karen Fukuhara as Katana in a scene from "Suicide Squad." According to studio estimates Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, Warner Bros.’s much-maligned “Suicide Squad” held the top stop for the third straight week with an estimated $20.7 million over its third weekend. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP, File)
Philpott admits could've been clearer when she claimed she'd never used limos
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott speaks to the media the Liberal cabinet retreat in Sudbury, Ont., on Sunday, August 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
In China, a forgiving public embraces fewer gold medals
Zhao Shuai of China celebrates with his national flag after winning the Men's Taekwondo 58-kg final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.
Surfers with disabilities find freedom in the waves at Nova Scotia beach
Volunteers carry Justin Burdon, who is dependent on a wheelchair , on a surf board to surf in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 12 years, during a surf event for people with disabilities at Martinique Beach Provincial Park in Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S. on Saturday, August 20, 2016. The event is run by non-profit organizations SurfAble and Life Rolls On which work to enable those with disabilities to experience adaptive surfing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Aaron Sanchez sent to minors as Blue Jays limit innings; Aaron Loup recalled
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Cleveland.
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