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Afghan official: 2 killed in Taliban bomb attack
In speech on immigration, Trump vows to remove millions living in U.S. illegally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unveils his 10-point plan to crack down on illegal immigration during a campaigm event inside the Phoenix Convention Center on August 31, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump issued a stern warning to people intent on sneaking into the United States, saying those who enter illegally would never obtain legal status.
Second man being sought on arrest warrants in Alberta taken into custody
USDA offices to reopen after closure due to security threat
Bautista, Martin power Blue Jays past Orioles 5-3
Aug 31, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin (55) hits a two run home run in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Game-winning field goal leads B.C. Lions over Toronto Argonauts 16-13
BC Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings (10) slips past a tackle attempt from Toronto Argonauts' Ricky Foley (95) during first half CFL football action, in Toronto on Wednesday, August 31, 2016.
Leone kicks game-winning field goal as B.C. Lions nip Toronto Argonauts 16-13
Toronto Argonauts players react as BC Lions celebrate after Richie Leon kicked a late field goal to secure a 16-13 win following second half CFL football action, in Toronto, on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Chris Young
Governor, lawmakers reach deal for California climate funds
Abrupt Vancouver school closure leaves students, staff, faculty in dark
Antonio Ugalde Nieto, a foreign student from Mexico, is pictured at the Canadian College in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday.
Grandma who lost savings wins $15M in case against insurers
Husband of Heart singer Ann Wilson charged with assault
B.C. environmental law group criticizes federal approach to climate change
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna speaks during question period at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, March 24, 2016. West Coast Environmental Law wrote a letter to Ms. McKenna suggesting a national framework would show climate leadership.
Judge dismisses Illinois social service providers' lawsuit
Virtue and Moir return to the ice after two years away
Ice dance silver medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the figure skating closing gala at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on February 22, 2014. The two time Olympic gold medalists say this year has been a ‘struggle,’ but they’re ready to compete.
GOP senator calls on FBI to loosen hold on Clinton documents
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the American Legion's 98th Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Health officials warn that wire BBQ brushes need regular replacing
New Brock University president’s sudden departure raises gender issues
Wendy Cukier left her position as president of Brock University before it even began.
Police: Suspicious powder found at Trump Tower not hazardous
Sharp credits coach, Henderson for her breakout season
Alena Sharp watches her tee shot during the Pro-Am day at the 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ont. on Wednesday.
Khalif Mitchell’s anti-Semitic tweets dog Roughriders signing
Khalif Mitchell during practice at B.C. Place in Vancouver November 25, 2011. Khalif Mitchell’s controversial career in the CFL looked to have come to a close before the start of the 2015 season, when he made anti-Semitic posts on Twitter.
Senior in serious condition after plane crash near Shellbrook, Sask.
Subban’s personal magnetism and charm continue his legacy in Montreal
P.K. Subban with young patients Gabriel, David, Liam and Ashley at the Montreal Children’s Hospital on Wednesday.
The Latest: Lawmakers back California methane emissions bill
Nine things to know about the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women
A sign in Moricetown, B.C., warns that a killer is at work along the Highway of Tears.
Memorial held for Gen. John Vessey, ex-Joint Chiefs chairman
Authorities: Boy shoots 11-year-old in face
FBI seeks public's help in Indiana girl's 2005 killing
Retired Hammond, Ind., police detective Ronald Johnson, left, responds to a question as Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson listens during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Chicago. Johnson, who was Hammond's chief investigator in the now unsolved murder of Alexandra Anaya, 11 years ago, joined Chicago authorities and the FBI in appealing for the public's help in solving Anaya's murder. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Families to speak out about policing in missing and murdered women inquiry
National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Chief Commissioner, Marion Buller speaks during an interview with The Canadian Press, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday August 31, 2016.
The perfect summery wines for Labour Day weekend and beyond
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Man strips nude at B.C. gas station after bear spray accident: police
Washroom overdoses call for action in Victoria
Homeless shelters are at the forefront of the illicit-drug-overdose crisis and are experiencing unprecedented levels of overdose incidents in their washrooms and the surrounding areas.
YouTube star PewDiePie back on Twitter after ISIS joke
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg's arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Ender's Game" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Kjellberg's Twitter account was briefly suspended this week and the blue check mark detonating his once-verified status was removed after the YouTube star changed his avatar. He said in a video posted Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, on YouTube that he purposely unverified his account "as a joke". (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Arizona Supreme Court says legal marijuana measure on ballot
Labor board orders Volkswagen to begin bargaining with UAW
At Lake Tahoe, Obama links conservation to climate change
President Barack Obama speaks during the 20th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in Stateline, Nev., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, about the environment and climate change.
NYPD might not say if officer in chokehold death is punished
Uranium miner agrees to fix radioactive sludge leaks
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos caught in dispute to paint rusted Quebec Bridge
Since December when Mr. Duclos said that “all options were on the table” for the federal government, including buying back the bridge, there has been pressure on him to come up with a solution.
Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska protested against Soviet invasion
In this Oct., 1968, file photo, Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia holds her four Olympic medals, three gold and one silver which she won in the gymnastics competition.
Kenya's top anti-corruption official resigns
UN body says Sioux must have say in pipeline project
Woman whose feticide conviction overturned to be released
FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Purvi Patel is taken into custody at the St. Joseph County Courthouse in South Bend, Ind., after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent. Her sentence was overturned and she was re-sentenced to 18 months. A news release Wednesday Aug. 31, 2016 by the St. Joseph County prosecutor's office said it has notified the Indiana Department of Correction that Patel has served 525 days in prison and with credit for good behavior, she had served a total of 1,050 days, which means she has served her term. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
Quebec MP running for Tory leadership says he'll push for pipeline projects
Acclaimed novelist William Edwin Bell wrote of teen angst
William Bell’s relaxed and gentle approach to teaching English made him popular with the adult students at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing during the mid-1980’s.
Roughriders draw criticism for signing controversial lineman Khalif Mitchell
Toronto Argonauts' Khalif Mitchell looks on from the sidelines during the first half of a CFL football game against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver on July 4, 2013. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed controversial defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell to their practice roster, drawing criticism from Canadian Jewish organizations.Mitchell hasn't played since being released by the Montreal Alouettes in June 2015, a month after he was fined for violating the CFL's social media policy with anti-Semitic posts on Twitter, which included a link to a Holocaust denial video. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Quebec government working group recommends most pit bull owners keep dogs
South Korean cargo ship sits off B.C. coast after company's financial woes
Why a jam-packed September could be huge for global markets
September is packed with events that could cause drama on the markets, including a possible rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
The Latest: Legislature approves bond financing for Caltrain
Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, left, receives congratulations from Assemblyman Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, after the Assembly approved his measure to end surprise medical bills from out-of network doctors, on the final day of the legislative session, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Twenty U.S. stocks that mix price momentum and solid fundamentals
Alberta wildfires aside, there are glimmers of light in latest GDP data
Recent U.S. data – the pivotal market for Canadian exports, which are widely looked upon to lead Canada’s economic recovery this business cycle – suggest that demand is accelerating again.
Groundwork for potash deal laid in boardroom
Bombardier to temporarily halt production of Global 5000/6000 luxury jets
Bombardier's Global 5000 jet
The Latest: Troopers say no survivors in Alaska midair crash
Bad bet on volatility hits National Bank trading revenue
National Bank of Canada’s third-quarter capital markets results fell significantly short of its peers, partly because of softness in its trading arm.
Nobel Prize winner Roger Tsien dies; helped track cells
Streaking Ariya Jutanugarn puts driver in play in Canada
Rapper Young Dro arrested before concert at Georgia college
On cash-for-access, have Ontario’s Liberals lost the plot?
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.
Potash-Agrium: A match made with M&A might
As Potash and Agrium contemplate a transformational deal, both CEOs can count on boardroom counsel from proven M&A veterans.
Guardiola clearout sees Hart, Bony, Nasri, Mangala exit Manchester City
Goalkeeper Joe Hart smiles upon his arrival at the Torino soccer team headquarters in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. England goalkeeper Joe Hart is on the verge of completing a loan move to Torino from Manchester City.
UN test ban head: Israel should ratify treaty within 5 years
Thanks, Selena Gomez, for shining a spotlight on lupus
Singer Selena Gomez performs during We Day California in Inglewood, California, April 7, 2016.
Toronto-based Cynapsus Therapeutics to be bought by Sunovion for $820 million
More than 200 musicians support 'Blurred Lines' appeal
Canada returns to site of humiliating 8-1 defeat in World Cup qualifier
Canada's Kevin McKenna, center right, is conforted by a teammate at the end of a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Oct 16, 2012.
McDonald’s taps relative outsider to lead key U.S. business
This Tuesday, June 28, 2016, photo shows a McDonald's sign in Miami. McDonald's reports financial results Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
'Aggressive' wildfire forces homes evacuated west of Kamloops, B.C.
Weak major economies dampen hopes of a rising Africa
South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reacts during a media briefing in Sandton near Johannesburg March 14, 2016. South Africa saw its currency slide on Wednesday as markets grew increasingly worried about a feud between Mr. Gordhan and senior allies of President Jacob Zuma
Some head coaches to miss training camps due to World Cup
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper gives instructions during hockey practice at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Sunday May 15, 2016. Fourteen of the league's 30 head coaches will take part in the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto, potentially sidelining them for the start or bulk of their own NHL camps.
Kelly: Kaepernick’s critics know he’s right – but that’s not what this is about
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Photos of the Day for Aug. 31
A reveller is pelted with tomato pulp during the annual "tomatina" festivities in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain.
Canadian buildings to be illuminated for Stand up To Cancer benefit
Police investigating after cop pepper sprays elderly woman
Heroin overdoses surge in Louisville
The Latest: Man who allegedly kidnapped wife now brain dead
FILE - This undated driver's license photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shows Tierne Ewing of West Finley Township, Pa. Pennsylvania State Police said Ewing was found dead Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, after she was kidnapped by her husband Kevin Ewing, who was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after police forced their way into a barn several miles from where the woman was abducted. Kevin Ewing had been out on bond and under home confinement on charges he beat his wife and abducted her from June 26 to July 8, 2016. (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP, File)
Risk or mispricing: Which is driving the value premium?
Study provides evidence that screening value stocks for earnings quality can improve the performance of value investing strategies.
AP NewsBreak: Ritz's office backed app deal without bidding
FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz speaks at a news conference in Indianapolis. New details about a lucrative, no-bid contract are raising questions about how Ritz manages her state agency at a time she's running for re-election. The contract, engineered by a Ritz aide shortly before he left to work for the vendor, was not put out to bid or vetted by the state agency responsible for viewing big-dollar contracts, but instead was signed off by the Democrat Ritz's chief of staff as others raised red flags. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Inquest called into deaths of two Manitoba men in police shootings
Montreal puppet show organizers apologize after inappropriate song played
The offshore tax model is slowly sinking
The European Commission this week ordered Apple Inc. to pay €13-billion ($19-billion) in taxes to the Irish government.
Police: Turtle set afire on live video stream, 1 arrest made
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Players and quitters: Who’s still playing Pokemon Go?
People play Pokemon Go in Hong Kong on Aug. 6, 2016.
Alouettes look to start second half of season right against Redblacks
Montreal Alouettes running back Tyrell Sutton break away from Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Kevin Fogg during third quarter CFL football action in Montreal on August 26, 2016. The Montreal Alouettes seem to follow every step forward with a leap backward. It's a trend defensive John Bowman wants to see come to an end in the second half of the CFL season. Nine games in, the 3-6 Alouettes are last in the East Division. Bowman wants to start Montreal's second half right when the Ottawa Redblacks come to Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Boston police body camera program is delayed
Editorial cartoons for September, 2016
Troopers say no survivors in Alaska midair crash
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Gordie Howe’s ashes to be interred in Saskatoon statue
A statue of Gordie Howe at the Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon.
MP Candice Bergen mulling Conservative leadership bid
Conservative MP Candice Bergen speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 13, 2013.
Trump, Mexican President Pena Nieto contradict each other on wall payment
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Trump is calling his surprise visit to Mexico City Wednesday a 'great honor.' The Republican presidential nominee said after meeting with Pena Nieto that the pair had a substantive, direct and constructive exchange of ideas.
No charge against police in pursuit that led to brain injury:SIU
Gordie Howe's ashes to be interred in Saskatoon statue
Ont. man gets jail time for sexually assaulting, hitting woman
McDonald's taps relative outsider to lead key US business
Concrete poured and seats installed: New stadium for Saskatchewan Roughriders
A fish-eye view from the southeast during a media tour of the new Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan on Wednesday August 31, 2016. The City of Regina held the event to celebrate the "substantial completion" of the new Mosaic Stadium, meaning it can begin to be tested for its various uses while the finishing touches are installed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday
H&R Block and Brown-Forman tumble, Chico's FAS rises
Kansas teen found guilty of killing mom, sister in fire
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