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Saskatchewan government looking into why so many escapes from custody this year
Seoul says North Korean soldier crosses the border to defect
QMJHL Roundup: Samuel Asselin leads Cataractes in 5-3 win over Armada
Fight brewing at Winnipeg city council over opening meetings with prayer
US defence chief calls alliance with Philippines 'ironclad'
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, left, and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang stand on a podium as Vietnamese sailors from an honor guard parade during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (Hoang Dinh Nam/Pool Photo via AP)
OHL Roundup: Palmu's four points lead Attack in 7-5 win over Bulldogs
The Latest: MU suspends fraternity over racial slur reports
Blue Jays squander lead in crucial game against Orioles
Baltimore Orioles' Hyun Soo Kim, right, is congratulated by teammate Manny Machado on his two-run homer against the Jays during ninth inning on Wednesday.
Osuna gives up two-run homer in ninth as Blue Jays drop 3-2 decision to Orioles
Baltimore Orioles' Hyun Soo Kim rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna during ninth inning American League baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept.28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
TFC regain top spot in East after draw with Orlando
Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio controls the ball against Orlando City SC defender Brek Shea during the first half at BMO Field.
Pacific NorthWest LNG project stalled by more than 190 federal conditions
An artistic rendering of Pacific NorthWest’s LNG export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert in northwestern British Columbia.
Toronto FC ties Orlando City to regain top spot in East but drops points at home
Orlando City's goalkeeper Joseph Bendik makes a save at the feet of Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore during second half MLS action in Toronto on Wednesday September 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Call to end articling alternative for Ontario law grads sparks controversy
Brianna Sims, a graduate of Ryerson’s LPP program who is now working at a labour litigation firm, says making the profession more accessible should be seen as a benefit of the program.
Piatti goal, assist, Bush save on penalty lift Impact 3-1 over Earthquakes
Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Darwin Ceren battle for the ball during first half MLS action Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Winnipeg seeing huge spike in number of cockroaches reported in the city
UVic report recommends prevention program for sexualized violence
Students are seen on the University of Victoria campus in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 6, 2013.
Officer involved in deadly confrontation was sex-suit target
First Nations split on Ottawa's Pacific NorthWest LNG decision
Pacific NorthWest LNG is proposing to build an LNG export terminal on Lelu Island.
Hundreds killed by government-led chemical-weapon attacks in Darfur, study finds
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves to the crowd during a war-torn Darfur peace-campaign rally in Al Ginana in West Darfur, April 2, 2016.
Yukon First Nation calls on William and Kate to support land rights
Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, watch native youth dancers perform during a welcoming ceremony in Carcross, Yukon, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.
Canadian Brady Heslip’s NBA dream may yet come true with Raptors
Brady Heslip (R) vies for the ball with Santiago Vidal (L) during their 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Men's Olympic qualifying match at the Sport Palace in Mexico City on September 7, 2015.
Colombia's ELN rebels say they are ready for peace talks
UVic report on sexual assault policies
Human activities causing increase in B.C. grizzly bear deaths: study
A study suggests hungry grizzly bears drawn to bountiful berry crops in southeastern British Columbia are dying in disturbing numbers.
The military's ritual of saluting for the national anthem
FILE - This Dec. 7, 2012 file photo shows The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Navy has investigated the case of a sailor who didn't salute as the national anthem played during a morning flag-raising at Pearl Harbor on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner, File)
Trudeau addresses star-studded One Young World gathering in Ottawa
From left, actor Emma Watson, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, One Young World co-founder Kate Robertson, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and One Young World co-founder David Jones pose for a photo with delegates at the One Young World summit on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
B.C. to spend additional $10 million in battle against overdoses
B.C Premier Christy Clark has announced $10-million in funding in the continued response to an overdose crisis
Bombardier stresses LRT commitment after Ontario’s invitation to other vehicle makers
Bombardier has struggled with persistent delays in producing a prototype for testing.
Argos need to claw their way past Ticats in the anemic East
Quarterback Drew Willy (2) throws the ball against the Ottawa RedBlacks during second half CFL action on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 in Ottawa.
Honeymoon over for Guardiola and Ancelotti as winning streaks halted
Celtic’s Kolo Tour, centre, defends against Manchester City at Celtic Park, Glasgow, on Thursday.
William and Kate take in indigenous culture in the Yukon on Day 5 of their visit
Europe aims to give Canada its all at second game of World Cup final
Eight of the tournament’s top 14 scorers, including Brad Marchand, play for Canada.
Water in oncology ward of Winnipeg hospital tests positive for legionella
Edmonton man linked to bar scene accused of sexually assaulting young women
21 oil pipeline protesters arrested at construction sites
Friend: Starbucks shooting victim became US citizen in 2004
This undated booking photo provided by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Pedro Jose Garcia. Garcia, is being held pending an initial court appearance on murder, robbery, burglary and weapon charges in the Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, shooting death of a 41-year-old man at a Starbucks coffee shop in Las Vegas. (Clark County Detention Center/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)
Company that moved Trudeau aides backtracks, says receipts not always required
Gerald Butts and Katie Telfor
Utah man may have contracted Zika from dying father's tears
2 found guilty of fatally shooting Puerto Rico prosecutor
Provinces push for more federal health spending as senior population grows
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott will meet with representatives from the provinces and territories to discuss long-term health-care reform on October 18.
Auston Matthews makes a smashing impression at Leafs training camp
Team North America's Auston Matthews celebrates his goal with teammates against Sweden during first period World Cup of Hockey action in Toronto, Wednesday September 21, 2016.
Cautious approval, skepticism for Penn Station overhaul plan
‘It was horrific’: How Zimbabwe’s upheaval pushed this white farming family too far​
Mark McKinnon and his family are staying with Mr. McKinnon’s aunt in Stouffville, Ont., after leaving Zimbabwe. Here, Mr. McKinnon is shown with his wife and sons Geoffrey, left, David, second from left, and Steven.
Tiger Woods slowly adjusting to non-playing role
Vice-captain Tiger Woods of the United States high fives fans during practice prior to the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on September 28, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota.
Scotiabank sues Puerto Rico govt seeking loan repayment
UN criticized for failure to stop hospital attacks
Raptors' DeMarre Carroll hopes injury woes behind him
Nine stocks from diverse sectors for a core Canadian portfolio
To qualify, stocks must have a debt-to-equity ratio less than the median of the S&P/TSX composite index, and a cash flow to debt ratio greater than the median of the S&P/TSX composite index.
Map: PNW LNG
Premier says B.C. to spend additional $10 million in battle against overdoses
Police: Man fatally shot ex-girlfriend at birthday party
Why I'm still bullish on equity markets
The charging bull statue in New York’s financial district reflects analyst Richard Bernstein’s Investors have no choice but to ride it volatility, not go to cash or significantly reduce portfolio risk despite the unsettling market backdrop.
After subpoena, VA turns over documents on costly hospital
As seas heaved, 20-tonne pipe fell to within 12 metres of offshore oil well
The Latest: VA gives Congress documents on costly hospital
Prosecutors work on global sex trafficking cases in Hawaii
Michael Ramos, district attorney for San Bernardino County and president of the National District Attorneys Association, speaks at a summit on sex trafficking at the Sheraton Waikiki on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Honolulu. Prosecutors are calling the scourge of sex trafficking a form of modern-day slavery that touches every state in the nation, and they're working to draw connections between active investigations around the globe at a summit in the Waikiki neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
Saskatchewan lovers convicted of plotting to kill spouses out of jail on appeals
After difficult year, Raptors' DeMarre Carroll hoping injury woes are behind him
Toronto Raptors' DeMarre Carroll shakes his head during a photo shoot at a media day event for the team in Toronto on Monday September 26, 2016. DeMarre Carroll is ready to start over.A prized free-agent acquisition of the Toronto Raptors two summers ago, Carroll suffered through a trying first year with his new team in 2015-16 where he played just 26 regular-season games because of a right knee ailment that had to be surgically repaired in January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
New nursing home standards preserve patients' right to sue
Professor, wife sentenced on convictions of defrauding NASA
Lexpert: Lawyers could be casualties of blockchain technology
Business Highlights
A question for Maryam Monsef about her birthplace
Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef pictured during an interview in her office on Parliament Hill September 21, 2016 in Ottawa.
Shimon Peres: An early hawk, an ultimate peacemaker
Michael Bell
Obama: Veto override 'a mistake' and 'a political vote'
'NCIS' showrunner Gary Glasberg dies in Los Angeles at 50
FILE - In this July 17, 2014 file photo, Gary Glasberg executive producer/showrunner of "NCIS" appears at the "NCIS: New Orleans" panel at the CBS 2014 Summer TCA in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS says in a statement that Glasberg died in his sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. He was 50. Glasberg joined “NCIS” as a producer and writer in 2009 and became its showrunner in 2011. He launched the New Orleans version of the show in 2014. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
'All My Children' creator Agnes Nixon dies at 93
FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, Agnes Nixon arrives at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. Nixon, the creative force behind the popular soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children," died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Haverford, Pa. She was 93. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack
Sidney Crosby in class by himself at World Cup of Hockey
FILE - In this June 12, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby raises the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif. A repeat Stanley Cup champion hasn't happened in the league since the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
House OKs plan for $170 million to fix Flint water system
Connecticut lawmakers approve deal to keep Sikorsky Aircraft
Russia’s role in the MH17 ‘accident’
A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 22, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Sell Toronto Hydro, because we’ll get top dollar
Pentagon: US airstrike kills 9 militants in Somalia
California governor signs bill dumping rape reporting limit
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2016 file photo, Norma Hernandez wipes her eyes as she talks about being raped when she was 13, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. The emotional stories of women who say they were sexually assaulted more than a decade ago by comedian Bill Cosby prompted Wednesday, Sept. 28, California state lawmakers to approve a bill to eliminate the state's 10-year limit on filing rape and related charges. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
The Latest: Brown veto lets smoking continue at parks, beach
HP promises fix for printer software that barred outside ink
Nike and AT&T slip, while Molson Coors and Cintas rise
Laurentian Bank to eliminate 300 positions as it merges 50 branches
Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute
Brad Pitt skips film premiere to focus on 'family situation'
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, actors Brad Pitt attends the premiere of "The Big Short" in New York. Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after his split with Angelina Jolie. He says he won’t attend the premiere of Terrence Malick’s new documentary Wednesday night as scheduled. Pitt, who narrates “Voyage of Time,” said in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, that he’s grateful to have been part of the project, but is “currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film.”(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Laurentian Bank to shut down dozens of branches, cut 300 jobs
The logo of Laurentian Bank is seen at its head offices in Montreal, April 1, 2015.
Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss long term health funding
Nova Scotia Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine speaks at a news conference at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax on June 23, 2015. Glavine is joining a chorus of regional opposition to a federal Liberal plan to cut in half the amount of money Ottawa provides the provinces for health care each year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Manitoba drops promise to hire former Bank of Canada governor for budget review
David Dodge responds to reporters questions concerning the Monetary Policy Report, at a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday Jan 24, 2008. The Manitoba government is cancelling a plan to have former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge review the province's balanced-budget law. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Diehard BlackBerry fans bemoan the end to Canadian-made smartphones
BlackBerry's headquarters in Waterloo, Ont. is shown on Wednesday June 22 , 2016. BlackBerry addicts are notoriously loyal, but even they will have a hard time sticking by their beloved device now that BlackBerry Ltd. is outsourcing production, say observers who admit to being diehard users themselves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
Investigators identify 2 men who took bag that held bomb
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) carry on investigations at the scene of Saturday's explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, New York. Investigators probing bomb blasts in New Jersey and New York believe they've identified two men who walked off with a bag abandoned by the bomber on a street as Egyptian tourists. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
Refugee influx last year helped push population over 36M: Statcan
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna, middle, speaks to reporters as she is joined by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, left, and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc following a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept 28, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Wednesday
Canadian authors Rachel Cusk, Anakana Schofield shortlisted for Goldsmiths Prize
Rachel Cusk, finalist for the novel "Outline" arrives on the red carpet at Giller Prize Gala in Toronto on November 10, 2015. Canadian authors Cusk and Anakana Schofield are among the six finalists for the Goldsmiths Prize for fiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
B.C. man guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder in mill shootings
RCMP investigators on the scene of a shooting at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo, B.C. on April 30, 2014.
Matthews shatters pane of glass in first full practice with Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick Auston Matthews takes part in a drill as the Leafs hold their development camp in Niagara Falls, Ont., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. It didn't take long for Matthews to make an impact, quite literally, at the Toronto Maple Leafs' training camp. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett
Why diversity is so important in an MBA classroom
Officials: Suspect in Texas slayings was in US illegally
This undated photo provided by the Dallas Police Department shows Silvestre Franco-Luviano. Franco-Luviano, who is a suspect in a pair of Dallas-area killings was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at an apartment about 150 miles to the south near Austin, police said. He had been sought in the shooting deaths late Sunday of Ruben Moreno in his car in southeastern Dallas and of Welton Betts at a gas station in the Dallas suburb of Cedar Hill. (Dallas Police Department via AP)
The Latest: Lawmakers pass deal to keep Sikorsky Aircraft
Bombardier CEO optimistic about refocused Toronto transit system projects
FBI director: More 'attempted intrusions' in voter databases
FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on 'Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.' (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
DJ Khaled book 'The Keys' coming in November
FILE - In this June 26, 2016 file photo, DJ Khaled speaks at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The hip-hop producer and artist, radio personality and Snapchat favorite has a deal with Crown Archetype for “The Keys,” to be published Nov. 22. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Canada must be careful not to become the U.S.’s trade target
Colin Robertson
From an arms sale to pushing for peace: Peres's long relationship with Canada
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