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Fighting fake news isn't just up to Facebook and Google
FILE - In this Monday, June 4, 2012, file photo, a girl looks at Facebook on her computer in Palo Alto, Calif. "Fake news," which has gotten a lot of attention for its potential role in swaying the 2016 presidential election, has fascinated researchers for some time. Their studies have yielded tools that help track how "alternative facts" spread, and others that let you identify fake stories or block them altogether. Some of these are still baby steps in dealing with the phenomenon, but they're part of a larger effort that now involves Facebook, Google and big media companies actively trying to tamp down the spread of fake stories. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Argentine man arrested in deaths of wife, 4 of her relatives
Snowmobile collision leaves 1 man dead, another with serious injuries
Globe editorial: Why Alex threw himself out of a window in an Abbotsford hotel
Alex Gervais died in September, 2015, after he was placed in a hotel by child-welfare workers.
Snowfall warnings persist as winter storm continues to wallop B.C.
Why some investors think this surging energy stock has more room to run
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B.C. government and lumber industry to launch softwood lobbying campaign
MLS says NASL counting Canadian players as domestics is 'a violation of US law'
Dutch firebrand Wilders publishes fake picture of opponent
Newell Brands and LabCorp skid while Hasbro soars
UN chief: IS on defensive in conflict areas but is adapting
Inmates in Federal Court hoping to force government to address inmate pay rules
Twenty high-quality stocks for investors seeking stability
With today’s potentially inflated market valuations, any significant surprise could lead to a sharp move as investors take profits off the table
Investment veteran keen on gold in preparing for risks with Trump
Independent Strategy’s David Roche says those seeking shelter from U.S. President’s unpredictable market effects should consider bullion
Public safety minister says 200 people have lost access to Nexus card
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, Feb.6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Fisheries officers launch probe after seals found shot dead on Cape Breton beach
Some Boston Globe editions suggest Patriots lost Super Bowl
This Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, photo provided by Mary Tivnan shows a front page of an early edition of The Boston Globe in North Fort Myers, Fla. The front page of some early editions of New England's largest newspaper ran the headline, "A Bitter End" over an image of fallen New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, suggesting the Patriots lost to the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51. Boston-area editions ran the headline "Win For The Ages" and showed a triumphant Brady holding up the championship trophy after the Patriots mounted a furious rally and won 34-28 in overtime. (Mary Tivnan via AP)
RCMP commissioner expresses fears over militarization of police forces
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson waits to appear before the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, Monday, February 6, 2017 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Winnipeg woman found guilty of hiding infants’ bodies in locker
The judge ruled Giesbrecht was aware that the children were likely to have been born alive and she wished to conceal their births.
State: TV maker improperly tracked consumers' viewing habits
Trump condemns offshoring, but market concentration may hurt workers more
U.S. President Donald Trump says offshoring is the reason workers are getting a smaller piece of the national income. But is that the main culprit?
Trump remarks latest evidence of health law repeal slowdown
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Republicans insisted Monday, Feb. 6, 2107, that they’re moving ahead on their effort to void the health care law, even as President Donald Trump’s latest remarks conceded that the effort could well stretch into next year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Did a Canadian court just establish a new right to be forgotten online?
A Google search page.
The Latest: About 100,000 remain without power
A Seattle Department of Transportation snowplow clears E. 24th Avenue, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 in Seattle. A snowstorm that blanketed Seattle and western Washington state into Monday morning prompted widespread school closures, flight cancellations and power outages. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Protagonist in Vatican leaks scandal leaks more in new book
Corruption tour shines unflattering light on graft in Mexico
Super Bowl ratings down 39 per cent in Canada, U.S. numbers down slightly
Appeal Court hears case of Vice journalist ordered to give materials to RCMP
Vice Media journalist Ben Makuch is seen outside the Ontario Court of Appeal on Feb. 6, 2017.
Canada must rethink skills training as automation eliminates jobs: Barton
Dominic Barton, chairman of an advisory committee to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, responds to a question during an interview with The Canadian Press Thursday, May 19, 2016 in Montreal. Barton says governments need to find better ways to confront income inequality that risks becoming deeper as technology makes some jobs irrelevant.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Michigan Republican's tweets about protesters condemned
Sexual violence: The silent health epidemic
André Picard
Shafia brother convicted of killing four women asks top court to hear case
Hamed Shafia is led into court in Kingston, Ont., on Oct.11, 2011.
Gas pump advertising campaign targets Indiana fuel tax hike
Wisconsin student abandons pro-white group
The Latest: Officials details arrests in deadly 1993 LA fire
Lions re-sign defensive lineman Bryant Turner Jr., to one-year contract
Tearing up NAFTA ‘would be devastating’: major U.S. business lobbyist
In this Feb. 1, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by his daughter Ivanka, waves as they walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. She may have no official White House title. But Ivanka Trump is already proving that she is an unofficial power player. The first daughter has made clear that she wants to work on policy and support her father. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Ex-convict sentenced to 30 years in mosque fire
FILE - In a Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, Farhad Khan, who has attended the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce for more than seven years, shows members of the media its charred remains, in Fort Pierce, Fla. Joseph Schneider, an ex-convict who investigators say confessed to setting fire to the mosque tied to the Orlando nightclub shooter, pleaded no contest to those charges, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
The Latest: Lawyer defends release of police shooting videos
Mandarin Oriental to open Honolulu hotel in 2020
Finding clarity in the clouds
Health Canada approves three supervised consumption sites for Montreal
Minister of Health Jane Philpott speaks to reporters at a Liberal cabinet retreat in Calgary in a Jan. 23, 2017, file photo.
Branstad says he's completed paperwork for diplomatic post
Federal government approves three supervised injection sites in Montreal
A injection kit is seen in Vancouver, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Health Canada has authorized three supervised injection sites in Montreal.Canada currently has two drug injection sites in Canada - both in Vancouver - and existing laws allow such sites to operate only in exceptional circumstances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
National Film Board of Canada titles to screen on Cuban state TV
Twenty years later, Canadian actor Victor Garber reflects on Titanic
Victor Garber is seen in 1997’s Titanic. As Cineplex Entertainment prepares to celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary, Garber remembers both the exciting and gruelling aspects of its half-year production.
Saskatchewan town in disbelief over man's arrest in ex-wife's death
IAAF says Russia unlikely to see ‘full reinstatement’ ahead of worlds
Sebastian Coe, IAAF's President, attends a press conference as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations council meeting in Monaco, February 6, 2017.
Recipe: Fallen chocolate cake
Fallen chocolate cake is a moist dessert that is rather like a supermoist, extra-rich brownie that is squishy in the centre.
Official asks Texas Rangers to help find lost Brady jersey
Atlanta Falcons' Grady Jarrett sacks New England Patriots' Tom Brady, during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Health Ministry gives nod for patient care building in Kamloops, B.C.
US female tourist from NY found dead on Panama island
Mom sentenced for giving baby methadone, causing her death
Here’s the biggest risk for investors in the energy sector
Oil rig pumpjacks extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area where Tidelands Oil Production Company operates near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. REUTERS/David McNew
Suspect gets 30 years in Florida mosque fire
FILE - In a Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, Farhad Khan, who has attended the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce for more than seven years, shows members of the media its charred remains, in Fort Pierce, Fla. Joseph Schneider, an ex-convict who investigators say confessed to setting fire to the mosque tied to the Orlando nightclub shooter, pleaded no contest to those charges, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Fighting abates in eastern Ukraine, OSCE says
Overwhelmed at first, Hall now loving fast-paced life with New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils' Taylor Hall scores an open net goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Overwhelmed at first, Hall is now loving the fast-paced life with the Devils. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Jay LaPrete
2 Kansas men spared prison in prosecution over state gun law
IAAF freezing nationality switches, upholding Russia ban
Pennsylvania lawmakers resume push for 20-week abortion ban
Bison again roam Banff National Park after century-long absence
Bison are relocated to Banff National Park in a Feb.1, 2017 handout photo, after a more than century-long absence. Parks Canada announced Monday it has moved 16 of the animals to the mountainous landscape that vast herds of the species once roamed for thousands of years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada-Dan Rafla MANDATORY CREDIT
Ex-leader of Turks and Caicos wounded in armed robbery
Review: Robert B. Parker's 'Revelation'
This book cover image released by G.P. Putnam's Sons shows "Robert B. Parker's Revelation," by Robert Knott. (G.P. Putnam's Sons via AP)
The Latest: Democrat backs agriculture secretary nominee
South Dakota lawmaker hits panic button to test security
Don't tear up NAFTA says U.S. chamber of commerce president
Alberta to provide funding to groups for climate change education
Icahn says he'll sell ex-Taj Mahal casino
Binge Eater: Black hole taking over decade to devour star
This artist rendering provided by NASA shows a star being swallowed by a black hole, and emitting an X-ray flare, shown in red, in the process. A new study published Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in the journal Nature Astronomy details a black hole that's taken a record-breaking decade to devour a star 1.8 billion light-years from Earth. (NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory/M.Weiss via AP)
Potentially toxic teething tablets still on shelves in Canada
Canadian Paediatric Society speaks out against Trump immigration order
A woman and her daughter wait for two of her other children and her sister to arrive on a flight from Qatar after U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 30, 2017.
Elections Canada wants to know more about electronic ballots for absentee voters
A voter casts a ballot in the 2011 federal election in Toronto on May 2, 2011. Elections Canada is exploring the potential of an electronic ballot delivery system to speed up the process for absentee voters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Killers in Canada who claimed they were mentally ill, not criminally responsible
Get Started: SBA nominee advances; Trump targets Dodd-Frank
Aerial photos of bodies in triple murder case results in tears and brief delay
Douglas Garland is escorted into a Calgary police station in connection with the disappearance of Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents in Calgary, Alta., on July 14, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pats’ owner Robert Kraft has won five Super Bowl rings, but one belongs to Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, holds the 2005 Super Bowl ring belonging to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left.
'Mad Dog' U.S. defence secretary says he has a soft spot for Canadian troops
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan stand for the National Anthem of the United States during an Honor Cordon at the Pentagon., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Premier Brad Wall says Saskatchewan deficit has climbed to $1.2 billion
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the provincial deficit is up to about $1.2 billion and wage freezes for potentially years down the road are on the table.
Chicago aquarium euthanizes more than 90-year-old lungfish
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2004, file photo, An Australian lungfish, named Granddad, is seen on display at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. Aquarium officials said Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, the 4-foot-long and 25-pound fish was euthanized on Sunday due to old age. The aquarium acquired the lungfish in 1933 from the Sydney Aquarium in Australia. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Teen's suicide an 'act of desperation' after system abandoned him: B.C. watchdog
Alex Gervais is shown in a handout photo from British Columbia's representative for children and youth. British Columbia's incoming children's watchdog says an 18-year-old Metis teen in government care was abandoned by the system and took his own life as an act of desperation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Conflict challenges, climate change on agenda of EU-US talks
John Doyle: Let’s all root for an amoral anti-heroine
John Doyle
Grain mixed, livestock higher
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
Why 97 companies are opposing Trump's travel ban
Tawfik Assali, 21, center, of Allentown, Pa., embraces his sister Sarah Assali, 19, upon her and other family members' arrival from Syria at Terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Right is Mathew Assali, 17, who arrived today. Attorneys said Dr. Assali's brothers, their wives and their two teenage children returned to Syria after they were denied entrance to the United States on Jan. 28 although they had visas in hand after a 13-year effort. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Nigel Farage egged whilst on the UK campaign trail
Eggs thrown by a youth, splatter former United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage, left, as he greets UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, centre, near to Paul's campaign office in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Monday Feb. 6, 2017. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Austrian found on raft after boat sinks near Puerto Rico
Sunrise visitors overload Maui mountaintop, prompting restrictions
A couple share a blanket and watch as the sun rises over the summit of Haleakala volcano in Haleakala National Park on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Jan. 22. Sunrise viewing has long been popular at Haleakala despite brisk temperatures in the early morning.
Canucks centre Bo Horvat excelling in third season
Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat celebrates a goal against the Minnesota Wild.
'Battered, bruised and buffeted:' Wall says Saskatchewan deficit climbs to $1.2B
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall speaks during the closing press conference of the Meeting of First Ministers and National Indigenous Leaders in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Wall says the provincial deficit is up to about $1.2 billion and wage freezes for potentially years down the road are on the table.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Frustration after wildfire near community on B.C. coast: First Nations chief
Police boards want chiefs to have freedom to suspend without pay: survey
Shafia brother convicted of killing 4 women asks top court to hear his case
Hamed Shafia is led into court in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday October 11, 2011. Shafia, a man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman, is taking his case to the country's top court.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption
Shapovalov fined US$7,000 for launching ball that hit umpire in the face
Canada's Denis Shapovalov covers his head with a towel as he leaves after his match was declared forfeited by umpire Arnaud Gabas of France after he was hit in the face with a ball, during Davis Cup World Cup tie tennis action against Great Britain's Kyle Edmund, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 in Ottawa. Shapovalov was fined US$7,000 by the International Tennis Federation on Monday for his on-court actions in a Davis Cup match against Britain a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Man charged after alleged assault on officer over incident he wasn't involved in
Trudeau pledges action as police unite to reform sex-assault probes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to youth leaders from universities attending a conference in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2017.
Screenwriter Elan Mastai on his buzzy debut novel 'All Our Wrong Todays'
As he crafted his debut novel, about a time-travelling man who winds up in an alternate reality, Canadian screenwriter Elan Mastai started to feel like the protagonist. Mastai, writer of "All Our Wrong Todays" speaks with media at a press conference for the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto in an August 7, 2013, file photo. Mastai is now writing the screenplay of "All Our Wrong Todays", and former Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal is producing the film. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan
Man wounded in shooting with South Carolina police officers
Book Review: 'Under the Knife' by Kelly Parsons
This book cover image released by Minotaur shows "Under the Knife," a novel by Kelly Parsons. (Minotaur via AP)
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