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13 dead, six injured as fire hits bar in French city of Rouen
View of the bar in Rouen, France, August 6, 2016 where a fire killed at least 13 people and injured another six, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The Latest: Missing teen's hiking boot found in Grand Teton
13 dead, 6 injured as fire hits bar in French city
2016 Olympic Games open in Rio
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony in Rio.
Travis homers twice to lift Blue Jays over Royals
Devon Travis celebrates his home run with teammates in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 5, 2016.
Judge says there were opportunities to prevent Edmonton soldier’s suicide
Corporal Shaun Collins hanged himself after being locked in a military cell.
Olympic Games offer a short reprieve from turmoil for Brazil
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.
Zimbabwe’s women’s soccer players are Mighty Warriors indeed
Zimbabwe's women’s soccer team poses before the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics opening round match against Germany.
FBI chief calls for national talk over encryption vs. safety
Stars galore on several Olympic basketball teams, not just the U.S.
China's flag bearer Yi Jianlian holds the national flag as he leads the contingent in the athletes parade during the opening <strong>ceremony</strong> of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012,
Tourist recounts filming of bears swimming at Lake Tahoe
California family rushes condo purchase before B.C.’s foreign tax kicks in
Emily Pate, 23, poses for a photo in Alamo, Calif., in this recent handout photo. Pate's parents recently purchased a condo in Vancouver just before B.C.'s new 15 per cent property transfer tax -- which affects foreign buyers -- was implemented.
Rising culinary star, Buca owners set to open French-style bistro
Brandon Olsen and the King Street Food Company are set to open a French-style bistro in what was once The Saint Tavern, pictured here in this 2013 file photo
Photos of the Week
The Canadian (BEL) contingent take pictures during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Priest says he was told to say prayers for abusing boys
The Latest: 16 homes destroyed by western Montana wildfire
Women ready for kick off when rugby returns to the Olympics
Canada's team receives warm welcome at Maracana Stadium for opening ceremony
Rosie MacLennan leads team Canada into the stadium during the opening ceremonies at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hawaii-based Army missile defence command gets new leader
A letter of advice to Vancouver’s new general manager of planning
The downtown skyline and cranes at Port Metro Vancouver are seen in the distance behind houses in east Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday September 23, 2015.
B.C. judge tosses search warrant for suspected marijuana grow operation
Efendi offers Vancouver a first taste of authentic Uyghur cuisine
Uyghur Style Kebab's are pictured at Efendi Uyghur Restaurant in Vancouver.
Big changes coming to Alberta’s theatre landscape
This September, Daryl Cloran brings energy – and now years of experience – to Edmonton, where he begins his new job as artistic director at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre.
Legends to take the ice at Heritage Classic alumni game in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler signs autographs for fans after the National Hockey League announce the rosters for the Heritage Classic regular-season and alumni games.
Facing lawsuit, Peter Doig must prove desert painting is not his work
A painting of a desert landscape is at the centre of a court case in which its owner, Robert Fletcher, is suing famous painter Peter Doig. Mr. Doig denies being the artwork’s creator, but the signature in the piece’s corner reads ‘Pete Doige.’
Five questions with the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum’s president and CEO
A tour helicopter takes off from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in this undated handout photo. Alberta’s latest museum dedicated to paleontology hasn’t opened its doors yet, but it is already offering visitors a new option to experience an impressive dinosaur fossil site - from the air.
The Latest: Hawaii Army missile defence unit gets new leader
To stop Alberta's natural events from becoming disasters, we must act now
Devastation from the wildfire that tore through the city is seen as residents re-enter fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Porter’s tonic syrup finding its way into cocktails across Canada
Nicole Fewell, creator and owner of Porter's Tonic, a home-made syrup for cocktails, at the bar at Proof in Calgary on August 04, 2016.
Ottawa RedBlacks looking for a win before their bye week
Ottawa Redblacks' quaterback Henry Burris throws against the Toronto Argonauts during the first half of their CFL football game in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 31, 2016.
Regular cancer screening program boosts survival rates for Li-Fraumeni patients
Dinah Ener, left, and her daughter Alaya Riley, 14, pose in this recent handout photo. The Cornwall, Ont., teen has Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a genetic disease that confers a high risk for developing multiple types of cancers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Naomi Ko shoots final-round 72 to win Canadian Junior Girls Championship
London, Ont., police issue drone safety warning after near miss with helicopter
Police arrest man on sex assault charges after months long investigation
Simon Rypiak, also known as Simon Ross is seen in this undated handout photo. A warrant was issued for his arrest and he was picked up in the Lower Mainland earlier this week. Police allege that Rypiak recruited people online and would then use physical violence to force them to work as escorts for him. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO, RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada hopes to add medals by dividing the eight-man rowing team
Canada’s men’s quadruple sculls rowing team train in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5, 2016.
Toronto FC stand pat through closing of transfer window
Toronto FC forward Tsubasa Endoh (9) battles for the loose ball against Real Salt Lake midfielder Demar Phillips (17) during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.
Police: Officer fired round that hit child during standoff
Opposition says Liberals not doing enough to boost economy
Conservative finance critic Lisa Raitt says the Liberals should treat the latest economic data as a “warning sign.”
Southwest Airlines board tells unions that CEO is staying
Trump’s win, Canada’s loss: Imagining a NAFTA-free future
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in North Carolina in June.
Investors warm up to smaller British stocks, too
Business chart with glowing arrows and world map
Nice cancels European road cycling championships
Rio delivers a simple, but spirited, Olympic welcome
Fireworks explode over Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Major crash causes injuries, closes Coquihalla Highway in B.C. Interior
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Friday
Canadian women’s soccer team will constantly evolve throughout Rio Olympics
Kadeisha Buchanan (L) of Canada vies for the ball with Samantha Kerr of Australia, during a Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's first round Group F football match Canada vs Australia at the Corinthians Arena, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 3, 2016.
Teen charged with assault on Montreal homeless man captured on video
Man who stabbed resident after he refused to let him use phone gets four years
In Vancouver’s East Asian communities, a lucky number will cost you
Howard Xu, who spent $7,500 to change his number to 778-788-8888, is photographed in Vancouver on Thursday, August 4, 2016.
Business Highlights
Judge says there were opportunities to prevent Edmonton soldier's suicide
Zellweger responds to media gossip about her looks in essay
Renee Zellweger speaks at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Gregg Allman cancels shows due to 'serious health issues'
File- This Oct. 13, 2011, file photo shows Greg Allman performing at the Americana Music Association awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Allman has canceled planned live shows until late October due to “serious health issues.” In a statement released Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, the 68-year-old Allman says he’s currently under his doctor’s care at a facility. No more details were provided.(AP Photo/Joe Howell, File)
Mayor, secretary slain in remote town on Brazil border
Elizabeth May open to handing leadership off to right candidate
Green Party leader Elizabeth May says she loves being an MP but doesn’t like politics, and would be happy to support a new leader.
St. Anthony discusses police training after Castile shooting
Firefighters battling two forest fires in Queens County in Nova Scotia
Cameco shares are at multi-year lows. Should you buy?
A uranimu mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada which sits atop the world's richest untapped uranium deposit, is half-owned by Cameco Corp.
Mongolia using mental athletics as a nation-building exercise
Enkhmunkh, 17, one of Mongolia’s most talented memory competitors, demonstrates his skills at the Mongolian Intellectual Academy in Ulan Bator in April.
GMP’s plan to buy FirstEnergy a step in new direction, but not widely adored
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary
Senior military officer blasts onerous oversight, urges political direction
Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault greets Stephen Harper in Longueuil, Que., on Nov. 1, 2014.
Manny Batshaw helped modernize Quebec’s child-welfare system
Manuel Batshaw’s name became part of the Quebec lexicon when four child-protection groups – Ville Marie Social Services Centre, Shawbridge Youth Centres, Youth Horizons and Mount St. Patrick Youth Centre – were merged to become the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres.
As the loonie sinks (again), where's the trade payoff?
Trucks wait to enter the DP World Container Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver, in Vancouver, B.C. An export renaissance was supposed to put Canada on the path to a happy recovery, but it’s now clear the country’s export slump is no temporary blip.
UN report: All sides violate humanitarian law in Yemen
Norwegian festival grounds that become home for refugees closing
Senior military officer blasts onerous oversight, urges more political direction
Autopsy: Pulse gunman hit by 8 bullets in police shootout
Kansas panel's scolding gives Brownback preview of future
Party time: Obama hosting star-studded White House birthday
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Ex-Los Angeles sheriff hit with stiffer corruption charges
FILE - This Jan. 7, 2014 file photo shows Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announces his retirement at a news conference at Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau in Monterey Park, Calif. Federal prosecutors have brought tougher charges against Baca just days after he withdrew his guilty plea in a corruption probe. A grand jury indicted Baca Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 on charges of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to federal investigators. (AP Photo/Nick Ut,File)
The Latest: Man stabbed at Anchorage home dies of injuries
Prince's Paisley Park, other properties could go on sale
McCain sticks by Trump despite the nominee’s attacks
In this May 30, 2016, photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, speaks during a Phoenix Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.
Military hopes to turn page with new head for criticized support unit
Brigadier-General Dave Corbould is taking command of the Joint Personnel Support Unit (JPSU).
Kelly: Canadian women pave the road for future athletes
Cathal Kelly
Energy East’s political pressure point? Fear of a spill
Campbell Clark
Rugby Sevens
Meat company Olymel to cut 340 Quebec jobs
The company felt it made more sense to have activities like ham deboning take place at plants where slaughtering and butchering are already done and are located closer to facilities that use those products.
Kids found safe and sound after vanishing from suburb north of Montreal: police
Canucks sign defenceman Olli Juolevi to three-year entry level contract
Olli Juolevi, fifth overall pick, puts on his sweater as he stands on stage with members of the Vancouver Canucks management team at the NHL draft in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 24, 2016. The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Olli Juolevi to a three-year entry level contract.The Canucks selected Juolevi fifth overall in the 2016 draft, making him one of three Finns to go in the top five. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Colombia, FARC set cease-fire mechanism for peace accord
California family rushes through home purchase before B.C.'s foreign tax
Emily Pate, 23, poses for a photo in Alamo, Calif., in this recent handout photo. Pate's parents recently purchased a condo in Vancouver just before B.C.'s new 15 per cent property transfer tax -- which affects foreign buyers -- was implemented. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Sarah Pate
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Brigadier-General Dave Corbould, right, give a thumbs-up to Captain France Langlois, left, as Lieutenant-General Chris Whitecross, center, looks on at a Change of Command Ceremony at the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa where Corbould takes command from Langlois, of the Joint Personnel Support Unit (JPSU), on Friday, August 5, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Model in nude Times Square caper: It ended '7 days of mania'
FILE - EDS NOTE: NUDITY - In this June 30, 2016 file photo, Krit McClean shouts before jumping from the ledge above the TKTS Broadway ticket booth in New York's Times Square. McClean, a fashion model who was shouting about Donald Trump, is on track to get his public lewdness case dropped by completing psychiatric treatment. McClean, 21, said after a court date Friday, Aug 5, 2016, that his behavior that day capped "seven days of mania," but he didn't know it at the time. (AP Photo, File)
David Lee gears up to lead US volleyball in 3rd Olympics
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, David Lee, of the United States, front, and teammate Clayton Stanley celebrate during a men's preliminary volleyball match against Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. Lee debated whether to even march in another opening ceremony. He has done the Olympic pomp-and-circumstance thing a few times now. Then he realized how much he needed to be there at Maracana Stadium to take part in the festivities alongside his teammates, eight of whom have never been to an Olympics prior to Rio. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
An urban forest in crisis: Why tree selection is important for Toronto’s canopy
The High Park tree canopy in Toronto, July 30, 2016.
Problem trees: Three types of trees creating headaches for City of Toronto staff
In Etobicoke on Friday, July 29 City of Toronto arborists perform maintenance to a tree by cutting off dead and dangerously hanging tree limbs and branches in an effort to increase the tree's lifespan and reduce the hazard of falling and dead branches. The branches, limbs and leaves are then processed through a large woodchipper, and the site is cleaned.
When a tree falls: A look at the daunting task of maintaining a city’s urban canopy
The maple tree whose branch struck an arborist last year stands in Galloway Park, Scarborough.
See it. Shoot it. Post it. Share it. Why not just enjoy the moment?
Elizabeth Renzetti
Ontario woman, 79, spends night in Alaskan forest after missing cruise ship
An active aurora borealis hovers over downtown Juneau and the Mendenhall glacier on Feb. 18, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska.
Municipal-bond week in review: Yields creep higher
The Liberal quest for a peacekeeping mission
Canada's Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Prosecutor: Audio of strip game on phone of California mayor
In this Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, booking mug released by the Amador County Sheriff's Office is Anthony Silva, the mayor of Stockton, Calif. A lawyer says Silva has been charged with providing alcohol to minors last summer at a youth camp he runs. Attorney Mark Reichel, who represents Mayor Silva, said his client was charged Thursday in Amador County with eavesdropping, contributing to the delinquency or a minor, providing alcohol to a minor and cruelty to a child by endangering health. (Amador County Sheriff's Office via AP)
If you want to stand out, you have to think scrappy
Leah Eichler
Quebec restaurant incident shows need to take food allergies seriously
Simon-Pierre Canuel, a Quebec man with severe allergies to seafood, was hospitalized in late May after a restaurant served him salmon.
Chicago schools lays off 1,000, about half are teachers
Most actively-traded companies on the TSX
U.K. police charge 19-year-old man with London stabbings
A woman places flowers and a written message beside other floral tributes near the site of a mass stabbing that killed one person, on Aug. 5, 2016.
79-year-old Ontario woman got lost on solo hike in Alaska but walked to safety
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