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Wood fire at Edmonton garbage prompts air advisory from provincial agency
Jays catcher Josh Thole elects free agency after being designated for assignment
Australian senator caught napping still fan of press freedom
Justice Party Senator Derryn Hinch, left, Family First Senator Bob Day and Liberal Democratic Party David Leyonhjelm, right, sit in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Hinch, a former veteran journalist, was caught napping during Governor-General Peter Cosgrove's speech during the opening of Australia's 45th Parliament. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Canadian National Exhibition shuts down early due to fights, overcrowding
Taking the Sky Ride over the expanse of the Canadian National Exhibition during media preview of this year's Canadian National Exhibition on August 17 2016. The Exhibition was closed down early on Tuesday, August 30 due to overcrowding and fights breaking out.
Ex-wartime sex slaves sue South Korea over deal with Japan
Canadian National Exhibition shuts down early due to fights, overcrowding
One of two men being sought on arrest warrants in Alberta arrested
The Latest: Trump says he'll win Washington state
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands as he arrives to a campaign rally at Xfinity Arena of Everett, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Gladys Knight sues to remove her name from son's restaurants
2 dead in plane crash at Nevada RV park near airport
Firefighters work the site of a plane crash at an RV park in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Jose Olivares/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
Girl, 8, dies after being shot in Miami drive-by shooting
Orioles glide past Blue Jays, pulling within three games of Toronto
Aug 30, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez (31) throws a pitch in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory
Woman sets herself on fire in Chicago congressman's office
Trump vows to remove millions living in country illegally
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Trump promises on Twitter that he'll make a major speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, carrying his self-declared "immigration week" into a second. Trump appears unable to make a decision on what his policy on his signature issue ought to be, an odd place for a candidate 10 weeks before Election Day and a dark harbinger of indecision for a potential president. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Andre Agassi relives the ‘best moment’ of his tennis career
Andre Agassi takes in Andy Murray and Lukas Rosol men’s singles match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
South Korea says top North Korean official executed
Pride Toronto holds town hall to discuss Black Lives Matters' demands for police ban
Members of Black Lives Matter Toronto take part in the annual Pride Parade in Toronto on July 3. At the parade, the group demanded that Pride ban police floats from future parades.
B.C. lawsuit set to reignite debate about private health care
Brian Day, left, is assisted by Anne Wachsmuth during an operation at the Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver in 2010.
B.C. judge says RCMP violated rights of couple in grow-op case
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the RCMP violated the Charter rights of a husband and wife whose home was linked to a marijuana grow operation, a dispute that has since come to involve the province’s Civil Forfeiture Office.
Indicted member of Congress loses re-election bid
Trudeau shows readiness to bolster ties by joining Chinese-led bank
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, left, and daughter Ella-Grace arrive in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, August 30, 2016.
Drug users increasingly turning to B.C. social-service site bathrooms
A man prepares heroin he bought on the street to be injected at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 11, 2011. According to a new report from the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC, social service provider sites are becoming “de facto consumption sites” amid the ongoing opioid crisis.
Stakes are high as RedBlacks look to break losing skid against Alouettes
Ottawa RedBlacks quarterback Trevor Harris gets tackled by B.C. Lions' Alex Bazzie during second half CFL action on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 in Ottawa.
What the U-turn on sex-ed says about Patrick Brown
Adam Radwanski
Despite leading the East, Toronto FC has ‘a lot more to prove’
Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco is taken down by the Montreal Impact’s Hernan Bernardello during play on Saturday.
Ontario Liberals block opposition bid to toughen campaign finance rules
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne talks to media at her first press conference after the announcement of a cabinet shuffle at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Monday June 13 , 2016. The committee reviewing Wynne’s campaign finance law, Bill 201 voted on Monday and Tuesday on amendments before sending the bill back to the legislature for second reading.
Assembly of First Nations urges Canada to invest in safe drinking water
An investigation by The Globe found that one-third of people living on First Nations reserves across Canada use drinking water systems that threaten their health.
What’s really behind China’s decision to restrict canola: science or politics?
Riders and their horses pass through a canola field as they take an afternoon trail ride near Cremona, Alta., on July 19, 2016. The head of a national group that represents canola farmers says they're concerned that China's plan to impose stricter import regulations on the crop this week will put them at a competitive disadvantage and clog Canada's grain terminals.
Former Okanagan politician, World War II veteran Fred King dies at 93
Hurricane weakens as it nears Hawaii's Big Island
The Latest: Rep. Wasserman Schultz beats primary challenge
B.C. bylaw results in ‘sidewalk to nowhere’
A bylaw in Smithers forced Trevor Bruintjes’ company to build a $10,000 sidewalk that sits by itself for hundreds of feet, which he says ‘defies logic.’
Hospital, hepatitis C outbreak victims reach settlement
El Salvador judge orders ex-attorney general remain in jail
US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple in Afghanistan
FILE- In this June 4, 2014, file photo, mother's Linda Boyle, left and Lyn Coleman hold photo of their married children, Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012 in Stewartstown, Pa. The State Department is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman warning that their Afghan captors will kill them unless the Kabul government ends its executions of Taliban prisoners. State Department spokesman John Kirby said at his daily briefing Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, that the video purportedly showing the couple is “being examined for its validity.” (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)
Westwood, Kaymer and Pieters named as Ryder Cup captain’s picks
England’s Lee Westwood of England tees off during the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Chasing new dream after NFL failures, Tim Tebow shows power in MLB workout
Former NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow hits during batting practice for baseball scouts and the media during a showcase on the campus of the University of Southern California, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 in Los Angeles. The Heisman Trophy winner works out for a big gathering of scouts on USC's campus in an attempt to start a career in a sport he hasn't played regularly since high school.
Alberta lawyer says former manager accused of stealing money was told to take it
Rival bids would deepen intrigue in potash saga
Chart: Overdoses reporter to Victoria police
Ottawa drops appeal of ruling that gave no jail time to aboriginal man
Canadian firm using bee technology hires new CEO
Honey bees are a vital pollinator of agricultural crops and it’s not yet known how severely the zombie-fly infestation will affect populations.
David's Bridal says its CEO has stepped down
Los Angeles developer buys iconic Tribune Tower in Chicago
Why ‘safe’ dividend-paying sectors may be in danger
A UBS report says “low volatility” sectors would be hit hardest hit in any correction because these market areas have the most stretched valuations.
Nine U.S. companies that could experience a positive earnings surprise
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Prankster who tossed crickets on subway train arrested
Snyder OKs $2.2M more for lawyers in Flint water crisis
Foreign-buyer tax to spur Vancouver housing correction, TD warns
With the introduction of the B.C.’s foreign buyer tax, Canada’s two hottest housing markets now appear to be on diverging paths.
The Latest: Senators want info. about driver in US illegally
Rival bids would deepen intrigue in potash saga
Potash and Agrium are talking about a “merger of equals” that would create an entity worth more than $35-billion.
Deadly chase with deaf man reached 100 mph, included crash
Canada Post, workers' union reach tentative deals to avoid job action
A postal worker walks past Canada Post trucks at a sorting centre in Montreal on July 8, 2016.
Thieves use chainsaws to down power poles and strip copper: BC Hydro
The Latest: Rape statute of limitations bill clears Senate
Democratic Assemblymen Das Williams, of Santa Barbara, left, and Kevin McCarty, of Sacramento, discuss legislation, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills as they try to complete their work before the end of the two-year legislative session on Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Lawyer investigating lead at Indiana housing complex
Canada Post, postal union avert job action, reach tentative deals
Man accused in Winnipeg mail bombings fires his lawyer
As Montreal shows, the NEB alone cannot be Canada’s pipeline solution
The Energy East pipeline is shown on a map during a news conference in Calgary in this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo.
Mexico issues transit visas to surge of African migrants
RCMP charge 3 men after violent house party south of Calgary; 2 men in hospital
3 men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption
A demonstrator protests next to a barricade during a rally in support of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff and against acting President Michel Temer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Fighting to save her job, Rousseff appeared before congress for her impeachment trial, to defend herself as her accusers say she hurt the economy with budget manipulations. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Trudeau says Canada seeking to join controversial Chinese infrastructure bank
Scotiabank’s capital markets results could be evidence of ‘turnaround’: analyst
Underwriting and advisory revenue at the Bank of Nova Scotia jumped to $202-million from $113-million in the same period last year, an increase of 79 per cent, thanks to a number of big deals.
Google to expand Waze carpooling service in San Francisco
‘Trumpism’ rears its head in Quebec politics, but is the accusation fair?
CAQ Leader Francois Legault at the legislature in Quebec City in February 2016.
Health commissioner: State acted properly on tainted water
Variation in bank mortgage growth reveals different views on housing
Houses are seen in Mississauga, Thursday October 29, 2015.
Stingray counters Music Choice’s lawsuit, calls it ‘smear campaign’
Eric Boyko, CEO of Stingray Digital, says though the companies are clashing in U.S. court, it appears that a marriage between the two is not out of the question.
The Latest: Lawyer calls student visa scam charges 'bogus'
Domestic violence cost Canadian employers $78 million in 2009: report
Dominican police arrest 15-year-old girl in slaying of Canadian man
National Energy Board suspends hearings into Energy East
Dominican police arrest 15-year-old in slaying of Canadian
Iowa fugitive who fled to Cuba gets 12 years in prison
Accused in crossbow attack was low risk to reoffend after robbery conviction:docs
Vegas man accused of video post threatening terror attack
This undated booking photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Bryce Matthew Cuellar of Las Vegas. He is being held following his indictment on conspiracy and terrorism threat charges after police and prosecutors say he posed in battlefield gear with assault weapons and declared for an internet video audience that he intended to shoot Satanists and homosexuals. (Clark County Detention Center/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)
Redblacks try to avoid 3-game skid in last regular-season meeting with Alouettes
Novartis wins US OK for biosimilar version of Amgen's Enbrel
Lexpert roundup: Sprott’s takeover of Central GoldTrust
Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich March 3, 2014.
More help needed for first responders coping with stress, say researchers
FILE - Researchers at the University of Regina say there's a such a mishmash of programs aimed at helping first responders cope with stress that it's tough to know if any are working. Firefighters from Ontario are briefed prior to heading into Fort McMurray, Alta., south of the city on highway 63, in a May 7, 2016, file photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward, File
No charges for Toronto officer who struck jaywalker, breaking her ankles
A Toronto Police badge is seen in this file photo
Bring Homa Hoodfar home
Female prison guards walk along a corridor in Tehran's Evin prison June 13, 2006. Iranian police detained 70 people at a demonstration in favour of women's rights, the judiciary said on Tuesday, adding it was ready to review reports that the police had beaten some demonstrators. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN)
Charges filed to fire 5 officers in Chicago police shooting
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014 frame from dash-cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, right, walks down the street moments before being fatally shot by CPD officer Jason Van Dyke sixteen times in Chicago. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson filed charges Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to fire Van Dyke along with four other CPD officers who were at the scene of the shooting. (Chicago Police Department via AP File)
Business Highlights
Woman identified as rapper T-Pain's niece killed in Florida
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, right, and daughter Ella-Grace arrive in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Potash, Agrium talk deal as commodity rout drags on
Saskatchewan is home to mines operated by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Mosaic Co. and Agrium Inc.
Federal documents point to funding problem in aboriginal student fund
How to achieve attractive solutions in ugly negotiations
Deepak Malhotra’s new book uses a deal between the NFL and its players association to illustrate how reframing can be used in negotiations to create room for a mutually beneficial solution.
Judge tosses Kansas Muslim inmate's religious-rights lawsuit
Hershey, Abercrombie & Fitch sink; United Continental gains
The Latest: Leaders hold special meeting after girl's death
A picture of Victoria Martens, a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl brutally murdered last week, is placed in a memorial outside her former Albuquerque apartment on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Stricken with grief, the grandparents and other family members of Martens, who was brutally slain last week, clutched one another and wept Monday as they made their first public comments and thanked the community for its outpouring of love and support. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
Clinton wraps up Hamptons fundraising swing
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with neighborhood children as she signs a book for them following a fundraiser at a private home in Sagaponack, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Toronto officer who struck jaywalker, breaking her ankles, won't face charges:SIU
Health unit urging clients of unlicensed London, Ont., tattoo shop to get tested
Containing explosive returner Rainey crucial for Argos in game versus Lions
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday
Weiner scandal shows that when men behave badly, women still get blamed
Zosia Bielski
Photos of the Day for Aug. 30
This picture taken on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, shows an Iranian swimming in Urmia Lake near Urmia, northwestern Iran. Hopes for survival of Urmia salt lake have been revived after more rains boosted a government program aimed at preserving the almost dried up water body. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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