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Wisconsin milling company will fight explosion citations
Raptors bring down Grizzlies after fourth-quarter surge
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan controls the ball against Memphis Grizzlies guards Mario Chalmers and Andrew Harrison during a game on Dec. 8, 2017.
OHL Roundup: Willms scores winner late as Colts edge Steelheads 3-2
Raptors use 4th-quarter surge to beat Grizzlies 116-107
US Navy prepares to comb sea bed for crashed plane, sailors
FILE - In this file image provided by the U.S. Navy, a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Aug. 22, 2017. The U.S. Navy says it will deploy deep water salvage experts to search for a similar C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft that crashed in the western Pacific last month, killing three sailors. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Corona/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
Chris Mueller scores winner, Marlies beat Laval for third straight win
QMJHL Roundup: Huntington scores hat trick as Tigres down Phoenix 7-1
Trump tells crowd questionable story of trade disagreement with Trudeau
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Dec. 8, 2017 in Pensacola, Fla.
'He said, No, no, no': Trump tells crowd about trade disagreement with Trudeau
U.S. President Donald Trump regaled a rally of supporters Friday night with a story about a disagreement with Canada's prime minister, and sprinkled his tale with some questionable statistics about international trade. President Trump speaks during a rally in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jonathan Bachman
American evangelist leads rare event in communist Vietnam
In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, photo, President and CEO of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Franklin Graham poses for photos during an interview with the Associated Press, in Hanoi, Vietnam. More than 10,000 Vietnamese have filled up a stadium in a rare Christian evangelistic event led by the Rev. Franklin Graham, who says he wants the communist government to consider Christians its best citizens. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)
Jury sides with San Diego in Comic Con trademark battle
FILE- In this Sept. 4, 2017, file photo, Jessica Nowan, left and Caitlin Grandstaff, right, stand in line for the Salt Lake Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. There is a court battle between rival pop-culture conventions in California and Utah who are battling over rights to use the phrase "comic con." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Obama: Protect democracy or risk taking path of Nazi Germany
Filing: Men accused of bomb plot want Trump voters on jury
Edmonton’s Alder Room just doesn’t live up to what it expects diners to pay​
Chef and co-owner Ben Staley prepares Sunchoke ice cream as co-worker Brandon Sim checks on the duck at the Alder Room.
Vancouver mother says daughter’s school would not allow Hanukkah decorations
The Latest: Alaska House leaders urge Westlake to resign
Sounders accustomed to taking shots about their shot-less MLS Cup victory over Toronto FC
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore, Seattle Sounders defender Chad Marshall and others leap to head the ball during the 2016 MLS Cup in Toronto.
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra’s soaring anthem Sea to Sea has illustrious roots
On Friday, the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra released its Howard Shore-written Sea to Sea on iTunes.
UN approves Mali peacekeepers helping new Sahel force
Drug companies sue to block California drug price law
FILE - In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, a prescription is filled at Pucci's Pharmacy, in Sacramento, Calif. Pharmaceutical companies are suing to block a new California law that would require them to give advance notice for big price increases. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America file suit Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in federal court in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Unfounded: 37,272 sexual-assault cases being reviewed, 402 unfounded cases reopened so far
‘It feels like coming forward was worth it.’ Identified as Ava, Ms. Williams told her story of sexual assault in the initial Unfounded investigation. Now she is comfortable revealing her full identity.
Teen charged in videotaped beating pleads to hate crime
The Latest: Lobbyist says Dababneh resignation means little
Alberta lags on leveraging art in health care
Lee Tunstall is the past president of Art à la Carte, a sessional instructor at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary and a contributor with EvidenceNetwork.ca.
Calgary trailer park residents lose their fight with city over eviction
Residents of a trailer park in Calgary have lost their legal fight with the city to save their homes. Some of the owners at Midfield Mobile Home Park went to court to challenge an eviction order. Lori Sperling, left, seen in a December 8, 2017, handout photo, was at court today where a judge ruled she and other residents will be evicted from their homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CFFR, Kendra Fowler, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
California opens online system to license new pot industry
Prominent 9th Circuit judge accused of sexual misconduct
FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski poses for a portrait in the lobby of a Washington office building. Six women who served as clerks or externs at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allege to The Washington Post that judge Alex Kozinski subjected them to inappropriate sexual comments or conduct, including asking them to watch pornography in his chambers, the newspaper reported Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
Montreal’s discovered caves and forgotten rivers
Robert Everett-Green
The Latest: Packed room for Anita Hill harassment discussion
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2017 file photo, Anita Hill attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Kings Theatre in New York. Hill is meeting with more than 100 entertainment industry representatives Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, to discuss sexual harassment and how the scandal sparked by harassment and sexual abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein can be turned into broad and sustained cultural change. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
California lawmaker resigns after bathroom sex assault claim
FILE - In this May 15, 2017 file photo, assemblyman Matt Dababneh, D-Encino speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Dababneh is resigning after a lobbyist alleged he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom. The Los Angeles Democrat says in his resignation letter Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, that the allegation is not true but he no longer believes he can effectively serve his district. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
A ‘transit-regressive mayor’ may be just what TransLink needs
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver.
Unfounded: The methodology behind The Globe’s survey of Canadian police services
2 off-duty police officers in Calgary facing charges in separate incidents
Canadian luger Sam Edney wins World Cup silver on home track in Calgary
Germany's Toni Eggert, right, and Sascha Benecken celebrates their victory in the doubles World Cup luge competition in Calgary, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Far-left activists take credit for vandalizing property of Quebec oil executive
Senior UN official leaves North Korea after rare visit
U.N. Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, center, arrives at an airport in Beijing, China, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. The senior U.N. official left Pyongyang on Saturday after four days of talks with the North Korean Foreign Ministry. Feltman met North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Thursday and also had two sessions of talks with Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong Guk. (Minoru Iwasaki/Kyodo News via AP)
Suspect in Portland train stabbings says he was on autopilot
In this Mov. 15, 2017, photo, MAX stabbing suspect Jeremy Christian appears in court in Portland, Ore., for a bail hearing. Christian, charged in the stabbing deaths of two commuters on a Portland light-rail train, told a psychologist hired by his defense team that he was on "autopilot" during the attack. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)
Toronto FC’s success turned the MLS from a league of losers into a scrappy outsider
Cathal Kelly
Chief Poundmaker the peacemaker: Inside the quest to pardon a lesser-known figure of Canadian history
Chief Poundmaker, who was convicted of treason in 1885, died a year later and is buried at Cut Knife Hill, Sask.
Café Cléopâtre a beacon of sin from Montreal’s wild, wicked past
An exterior view of the Café Cléopâtre strip club in Montreal. Owner Johnny Zoumboulakis has been refusing to sell his property to developers for several years.
14 Security Council member criticize US action on Jerusalem
Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Dannon speaks in the Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Latest: San Diego wins 'comic con' trademark battle
FILE- In this Sept. 4, 2017, file photo, Jessica Nowan, left and Caitlin Grandstaff, right, stand in line for the Salt Lake Comic Con at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. There is a court battle between rival pop-culture conventions in California and Utah who are battling over rights to use the phrase "comic con." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Chicago settles lawsuit alleging a police 'code of silence'
‘Oh, my gosh, it’s the end of the world’: State of emergency declared as wildfires rage on
Silvia Petatan, who has been living at an emergency shelter with her niece and two nephews since Monday, checks on her home in Ventura, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. The largest of the Southern California wildfires has been burning in and around Ventura since Monday evening.
University of Regina to study effects of job on mental health of Mounties
The University of Regina has been commissioned to study the effects of policing on the mental health of RCMP officers. The federal government says the purpose of the 10-year study is to identify psychological and physiological signs of trauma and stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress. RCMP cadets line up before a memorial for fallen RCMP officers at Depot Detachment in Regina, Sask., on Sunday, September 13, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
Somalia veterans’ malaria drug case is too old to proceed, federal lawyer argues
A photo and boots of Master Corporal Clayton Matchee and others are placed on the front steps of Parliament during an anti-malarial drug mefloquine rally on Sept. 19, 2017.
Embattled Chicago schools chief quits amid ethics probe
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool tenders his resignation during a press conference at CPS headquarters, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. The resignation follows Inspector General Nicholas Schuler’s recommendation that Claypool be fired because he concluded Claypool had lied during a probe by denying he’d asked an attorney to alter a bill for legal advice on an ethics issue. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Supreme Court blocks for now DACA case document disclosure
Deputies recapture psychiatric patient after violent escape
Macy's executive chairman Terry Lundgren retires from board
Thank you for your feedback: A letter from Globe and Mail Publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley
The new Globe and Mail
Democrat Bredesen doesn't plan anti-Trump Senate campaign
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2010 file photo, Gov. Phil Bredesen talks about his eight years in office during an interview, in Nashville, Tenn. Former Tennessee Gov. Bredesen has been calling potential donors to let them know he plans to join the race to succeed Republican Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate. A prominent supporter confirmed he had spoken to Bredesen, the most recent Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, about the decision Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Moore accuser: Expert confirmed his 1977 yearbook signature
FILE- In this Dec. 4, 2017 file photo, Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks at a news conference, in Dolomite, Ala. In Alabama’s special Senate election, underdog Jones and his fellow Democrats are intent on not sinking his upset bid against Republican Roy Moore. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Media fight Kushners for names of partners in Md. buildings
Leafs face star-studded weekend in back-to-back with Penguins, Oilers
Vancouver Canucks' goalie Jacob Markstrom, left, of Sweden, stops Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday December 2, 2017.
Man alleges Texas police officers lied, shot him in the back
The Globe Investor Roundtable: Six top experts on where to put your money right now
David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff + Associates, sees the Bank of Canada sanctioning a weaker Canadian dollar through the year.
Eskimos re-sign Canadian kicker Sean Whyte through 2020 season
Canadian energy firms take issue with Trump administration’s nod to coal, nuclear power
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Vegas lawyer who stole $16M from clients headed to prison
Former attorney Robert Graham, accused of swindling more than $16 million from clients, is taken into custody after his sentencing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
California's 2018 abalone fishing cancelled by officials
Joly says it's up to Morneau, not her, to decide whether to tax Netflix
Prosecution rests in trial of mom accused of starving teen
Mother, boyfriend charged after death of 3-year-old boy
Boisvert-Lacroix, Kodaira win World Cup speedskating races
2 sunflower seed competitors in spitting match over slogans
Packers' Kendricks charged with possession of marijuana
'Big Little Lies' back for season 2 with Kidman, Witherspoon
File-This Nov. 27, 2017, file photo shows Reese Witherspoon, left, and Nicole Kidman arriving at the 27th annual Independent Film Project's Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. HBO inked Witherspoon and Kidman to new deals for "Big Little Lies". (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Garber talks MLS expansion, relocation in annual address
FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore scores against the Montreal Impact during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal. Toronto FC needs to beat the defending champion Seattle Sounders to cap their record-breaking regular season with an MLS Cup crown. Led by Altidore, fellow U.S. international Michael Bradley and 2015 league MVP Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto set a league record with 69 points this season.(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Columbus future front and centre in commissioner's state of the league address
St. Louis mayor blames guns on streets for rise in homicides
Sex-ed group disinvited from NY district after gum analogy
Driver dies after flying debris goes through windshield
Raccoon boards Toronto subway, causes delay as crews try to capture it
The TTC logo, photographed Jan. 25 2011.
Top new Vancouver restaurants of 2017
Streetwise newsletter: The week’s best reads: Financing, Laurentian, bitcoin
Bank towers are photographed in Toronto’s Bay Street financial district on May 11, 2017.
Dems mourn Franken's demise but see a 2018 election benefit
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2017. Franken said he will resign from the Senate in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Moore's campaign, accuser battle over yearbook signature
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley, right, defender Drew Moor, centre, and defender Jason Hernandez warm up during practice ahead of the MLS Cup finals against the Seattle Sounders in Toronto on Friday, December 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
December may be tax-loss harvest time for capital gains
The Latest: Dassey attorneys say they'll keep pressing case
Raccoon boards subway in Toronto, causes delay as crews try to capture it
The Latest: Court papers show Manafort drafting op-ed
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. Mueller has produced hundreds of thousands of documents, copies of data from 36 electronic devices and gathered 2,000 "hot" documents in the government's case against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. Mueller's investigators made copies of information on cell phones and hard drives and disclosed the existence of 15 search warrants and other requests in their investigation of Trump's former campaign chairman and his deputy, according to a new court filing made Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
The Latest: Prosecutors say no charges against Levine
Is the ‘Santa Claus rally’ real? Let’s find out
John Heinzl
Quebec hikes fines and penalties and tightens rules for young drivers
Police say gang violence likely behind death of man, 21, in Langley, B.C.
Evening Update Newsletter: Jerusalem, California wildfires, Markle’s Toronto house
Palestinians scuffle with Israeli forces at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on December 8, 2017.
Accused shooter of Chinese student pleads for wife's release
Justices to hear Maryland partisan gerrymander dispute
Officer cleared in shooting of man with BB gun by hospital
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson says GM Marc Bergevin has his full support
Authorities release video of deadly Arizona police shooting
In this Oct. 25, 2017 file photo, Former Mesa police officer Philip Brailsford, left, and his attorney, Mike Piccarreta, stand for the jury, at the start of Brailsford's murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix . Brailsford was acquitted Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 of a murder charge in the 2016 fatal shooting of Daniel Shaver, an unarmed man outside his hotel room as officers were responding to a call that someone there was pointing a gun out a window. (David Wallace/The Arizona Republic via AP, File)
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
How major US stock indexes fared on Friday
Canada's Fleming finalist for NCAA most outstanding female soccer player
CNN corrects report about Trump campaign and WikiLeaks tip
President Donald Trump speaks at at a campaign-style rally at the Pensacola Bay Center, in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Baseball bat attack outside mall may have been racially motivated: police
Business Highlights
Boston Herald declares bankruptcy, agrees to be sold
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