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March 11

California beach reopens after sewage cleared
OHL Roundup: Matt Luff has hat trick, two assists to lead Bulldogs past Petes
Heat sizzles as Raptors lose 15th of last 24 games
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan is guarded by Miami Heat’s Rodney McGruder in Miami on March 11, 2017.
Heat get past Raptors 104-89, improve to 21-4 in last 25
Elliott perfect again as Flames down Jets 3-0; Calgary wins ninth in a row
Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck saves the shot from Calgary Flames’ Mikael Backlund during action in Winnipeg on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Anderson sets Senators wins mark in victory over Avalanche
Ottawa Senators left wing Mike Hoffman reaches out for the puck as Colorado Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, left, and Nathan MacKinnon defend Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver.
Hickey scores five goals as Rock beat Roughnecks on Doyle's retirement night
Rielly scores in overtime to lift Maple Leafs over Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs' Morgan Rielly takes a shot on goal while Carolina Hurricanes' Ryan Murphy defends in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 11, 2017.
Rielly scores in OT to lift Maple Leafs over Hurricanes
Anderson sets mark; Sens extend win streak to 6
Elliott perfect again as Flames down Jets 3-0; Calgary wins ninth straight
Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott (1) is congratulated for a shutout win following NHL action against the Winnipeg Jets, in Winnipeg on Saturday, March 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Sudbury police treating death as a homicide
'Ghostbusters,' Kevin Hart win big at Kids' Choice Awards
QMJHL Roundup: Gabriel Fortier strikes twice as Drakkar double up Oceanic
Late Lodeiro, Bruin goals give Sounders 2-2 draw; spoil Impact home opener
Seattle Sounders FC's Will Bruin (17) celebrates after scoring against the Montreal Impact during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, March 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
S. Korea mulls constitutional overhaul following Park ouster
Protesters with portraits of impeached President Park Geun-hye march towards the presidential house during a candle light vigil calling for her arrest in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 11, 2017. South Korean police on Saturday braced for more violence between opponents and supporters of ousted President Park Geun-hye, who was stripped of her powers by the Constitutional Court over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into a political turmoil. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Vancouver-born Angela Lee retains One women's atomweight championship
China praises courts for punishing state security crimes
Joni Sledge, member of Sister Sledge, dies at 60
File- This Aug. 14, 2006 file photo shows Joni Sledge, one of the original members of "Sister Sledge," second from left, posing with Rodney Jerkins, second from right, her niece Camille Sledge, left, and her cousin Amber Sledge at the "We Are Family 2006 - All-Star Katrina Benefit CD and Documentary DVD Launch" in Century City, Calif. Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem "We Are Family," has died, the band's representative says. She was 60. Sledge was found dead in her home by a friend in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday, the band's publicist, Biff Warren, said Saturday, March 11, 2017. A cause of death has not been determined. (AP Photo/Chris Polk, File)
Northern Manitoba official says town looked like moon after days-long blizzard
The town of Churchill, Man., was covered with 60cm of snow over three days, prompting the town authorities to declare a local state of emergency on Friday. A person walks down a plowed street, surrounded by snow walls, in Churchill, Man., in a Saturday, March 11, 2017, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shane Hutchins, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Turkey-Dutch relations shatter after Turkish officials barred
Dutch riot police battle pro Erdogan demonstrators after riots broke out at the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Canada's Joanna Brown wins gold at CAMTRI sprint triathlon in Florida
Sheriff: Man texts girl she better be worth risk of jail
Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union battle to 2-2 draw
Smoak, Tellez bright spots as Blue Jays lose to Phillies 8-2 in spring training
Freed Jordanian who killed 7 Israeli girls shows no remorse
FILE - In this Sunday, March 16, 1997 file photo, King Hussein of Jordan shakes the hand of members of the Badayev family in Beit Shemesh who are in mourning after their daughter Shiri was killed by a Jordanian soldier. King Hussein came to Israel to offer condolences to the seven families who had lost their daughters in an attack on a class trip. The Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls in a 1997 shooting rampage was released Sunday, March 12, 2017, after serving 20 years in prison. (AP PHOTO/GPO/HO, File)
ACLU launches nationwide training on protest, resistance
Volunteer Lily Miranda, left, watches as Jim Eriksen, right checks in before a town hall meeting called "The Resistance Training" hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Coral Gables, Fla. The ACLU is launching a nationwide training event to make people aware of their rights as protesters. Organizers say the event Saturday at a sports arena on the University of Miami campus is being livestreamed to locations in all 50 states. (Luis M. Alvarez)
The Latest: Mother will file claim over son's police death
Girls' soccer coach Jose Sanchez poses for a photo in his office in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Friday, March 10, 2017. Sanchez witnessed police shoot and kill a man who was chasing people with what looked like a broken wine bottle at a sports complex on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin)
Mark McMorris wins gold, Max Parrot takes silver in big air at Oslo X Games
Canada's Adam Hadwin shoots 67 to open four-shot lead at Valspar Championship
Globe editorial: No, retail marijuana is not – yet – legal
Marc Emery, founder of the Cannabis Culture dispensary chain, in one of his recreational cannabis storefronts in Montreal last December.
Fire crews rescue iguana from eastern Oregon house fire
In this Friday, March 10, 2017 photo, Pendleton firefighter/paramedics Craig Murstig, left, and Marc Proctor give first-aid oxygen to an iguana rescued from a burning house on Southwest Goodwin Ave. in Pendleton, Ore. Although the home was damaged, the family - and their 20-pound iguana - were not hurt. (Kathy Aney/East Oregonian via AP)
Drake's 'More Life' to be released Mar. 18
Rapper Drake watches the action between the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors during first half NBA playoff basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Toronto hip hop star Drake will release a new project next weekend.The musician posted a promotional video on Instagram Saturday that said "More Life" is set to arrive on March 18. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
McCain to Trump: Provide wiretap evidence or retract claim
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2017, during a meeting on healthcare.
Canada's Kevin Koe advances to Brier final with victory over Mike McEwen
Team Canada skip Kevin Koe delivers a rock against Northern Ontario in 3 vs. 4 Page playoff game action at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship at Mile One Centre in St. John's on Saturday, March 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
The Latest: 1 girl dies, 2 hurt in fire blamed on hoverboard
The Latest: Trump tried to call prosecutor before firing
FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara listens as a member of his team speaks during a news conference in New York. The outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for crusading against public corruption said on Saturday, March 11, 2017, that he was fired after refusing to resign. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
McCain to Trump: Provide wiretap evidence or retract claim
President Donald Trump, back center, meets, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, second from left, with his wife Merle Bari, left clockwise, Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and his wife Hilary Geary, right, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his fiancee Scottish actress Louise Linton, together with other members of his cabinet and the White House staff, Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
School begins performances of musical with racial slurs
Flames defenceman Stone did not travel with team due to upper-body injury
Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in Newfoundland
A satellite image from Environment Canada on Saturday Mar. 11, 2017, shows extreme weather hitting Nfld., Canada
Teheran, Colombia beat Canada 4-1 in World Baseball Classic
New Zealand tops Canada 15-14 in rugby sevens as both teams move onto quarters
Canada's Justin Douglas, front, is tackled by Scotland's Jamie Farndale during World Rugby Sevens Series action, in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Man charged with first-degree murder in 2013 homicide in Halifax: police
Magazine: Lake Mead is deadliest of US Park Service sites
AT&T says service restored after brief 'hardware issue'
Ryerson advances to first-ever men's basketball final with win over Dalhousie
Carleton Ravens' Eddie Ekiyor dunks during second half USports basketball semifinal action against the University of McGill in Halifax on Saturday, March 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Ex-tent prison in South Texas, site of 2015 riot, to be sold
Play at Canadian men's curling championship delayed for hour by power outage
Play comes to a halt as a power outage hits the Team Canada against Northern Ontario 3 vs. 4 Page playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship at Mile One Centre in St. John's on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The Avalon Peninsula has been whipped by extremely high winds and precipitation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Hurricane-force winds wreak havoc in Newfoundland, bringing traffic to a halt
People look on as a truck lies on its side in Paradise, N.L. on Saturday, March 11, 2017 in this handout photo. Police in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging drivers to stay off the roads while emergency crews work to contain the damage caused by "extreme" winds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Troy Mitchell *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Hoverboard eyed in fire that killed girl, critically hurt 2
NTSB: Fire at Iowa train derailment still burning Saturday
In this photo made from a video shot and provided by KTIV, several tank cars burn after a freight train, carrying ethanol, derailed around 1 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2017, near the small community of Graettinger in northwestern Iowa. Environmental experts were checking for ethanol leaks after the freight train derailed and burst into flames as it crossed a trestle bridge over a creek that empties into the Des Moines River. (Courtesy of KTIV via AP)
Pope seeks broad consultations for vicar of Rome
Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge out with heart arrhythmia
San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder forward Taj Gibson (22) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, March 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Award-winning Ojibway author Richard Wagamese dies at age 61
Richard Wagamese
Official: Poland needs less trust in EU, bolder policy
Test meant to screen teachers instead weeded out minorities
This March 8, 2017 photo shows the front page of a document explaining a certification exam known as the Academic Literacy Skills Test, designed to measure the reading and writing skills of aspiring teachers, in New York. New York state education officials are poised to scrap the test which critics say is racially biased, redundant and a poor predictor of who will succeed as teacher. But backers of the test say eliminating it could put weak teachers in classrooms. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike)
Sheriff: drunk man steals Keys forklift, 'needed to drive'
This photo provided by Monroe County Sheriff’s Office shows Edward Quinton. Florida Keys authorities say Quinton stole a forklift and crashed into a gate, telling deputies he lost his car keys and needed something to drive. Quinton was quoted as saying that after he lost his keys Thursday, March 9, 2017, he needed a vehicle and took the forklift from a Marathon marina because he knew how to drive one. Breath tests showed Quinton's blood-alcohol level was twice Florida's legal limit. (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Report: Missed opportunities led to 2016 Texas balloon crash
GOP acts fast on health care, aims to avoid ire Dems faced
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009, file photo, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, listens during President Barack Obama's speech on health care to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. It took former President Barack Obama and his Democrats more than a year to pass the Affordable Care Act, a slow and painstaking process that allowed plenty of time for a fierce backlash to ignite, undermining the law from the very start. Some congressional Republicans are expressing some amazement at finding themselves, eight years later, undoing the law Democrats forged through those many months of turmoil and debate. “I’m pleasantly surprised,” said Wilson, who gained notoriety for yelling “You lie!” at Obama during the health care speech in 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
As incivility hits new depths, many are working to combat it
In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo provided by Middle Tennessee State University professor Mary Evins, students take part in a role-playing game about the 1676 Bacon's Rebellion, in a class in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The university has staged re-enactments of historical events to help shed light on conflicting perspectives that led to great compromises. Around the U.S., those disheartened by a coarsened culture and caustic state (Mary Evins via AP)
Cardboard boxes as cribs? Safety sleep program expands
Pastors, others checking on Detroit residents without power
St. Louis mayoral race holds lessons for black candidates
Canadian Benfeito fourth, Riendeau sixth at diving World Series stop
Award-winning author Richard Wagamese dies at age 61
Bear killed in German zoo after it escapes from compound
The body of a bear pictured after it was shot in the zoo in Osnabruech, Germany, Saturday, March 11, 2017. The bear has been killed after it escaped from its enclosure from a zoo in the northern German town of Osnabrueck. The German news agency dpa reported the bear was shot dead by zoo personnel and all visitors were temporarily evacuated on Saturday. The head of the zoo, Andreas Busemann, said that, “We reacted immediately with our team, and in order to protect the visitors, we had to shoot him.” ( Festim Beqiri/dpa via AP)
Blue Jays’ T.J. House expected to be released from hospital
In this photo provided by Nick Brzezinski, players and staff watch as Toronto Blue Jays reliever T.J. House is tended to by emergency personnel after he was struck in the head by a line drive during a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 10, 2017, in Lakeland, Fla. House was talking before the ambulance left the field, Toronto manager John Gibbons said.
Canada's Marianne St-Gelais first overall at short-track world championships
Settlement erases some of Aubrey McClendon estate debts
FILE - In this June 6, 2012, file photo, Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon attends Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City. Chesapeake Energy Corporation has withdrawn its claim for more than $455 million against the estate of McClendon, clearing some of the claims against his estate. McClendon died in 2016 after he was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in northwest Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Trump praises arrest of 'troubled person' at White House
FILE - In this April 17, 2016 file photo, people visit the south lawn during the annual White House Spring Garden tours in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says a person is under arrest after climbing a fence and getting onto the south grounds of the White House. The breach happened at about 11:38 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017. President Donald Trump was at the White House. (AP Photo/Estelle Doro)
Ex-Trump adviser swaps messages with DNC hacking suspect
Canadian Laurie Blouin wins slopestyle gold at world championships
Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide
This Dec. 11, 2004 photo provided by Marlene Minnette show reindeer from the herd owned by the Native village of Mekoryuk on Alaska's Nunivak Island. The tribal government is expanding its commercial reindeer subsidiary with $1.8 million in federal grants, with plans to include sales of the meat to larger urban markets. (Marlene Minnette via AP)
Thousands gather to mourn former Haitian president Preval
An honor guard of police officers carry the coffin with the body of Haiti's late former President Rene Preval during a memorial service in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Friday March 10, 2017. Several thousand Haitians filed past the remains of the former president, ahead of a state funeral that a senator sought to delay until further tests are conducted to definitively establish the cause of death of the two-term leader. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Jets recall defenceman Julian Melchiori from AHL's Manitoba Moose
Missouri kayaker begins world record attempt in Michigan
Death toll in Guatemala fire rises to 39 girls
Relatives carry the coffin containing the remains of 17-year-old Siona Hernandez Garcia, a girl who died in a fire at the Virgin of the Assumption Safe Home, at the Guatemala City's cemetery, Friday, March 10, 2017. Families began burying some of the 36 girls killed in a fire at an overcrowded government-run youth shelter in Guatemala as authorities worked to determine exactly what happened. (AP Photo/Luis Soto)
Vatican confirms papal trip to Egypt under study
Pope Francis shares a light moment with "Telefono Amico" support hotline president Dario Briccola during an audience at the Vatican Saturday, March 11, 2017. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
Blue Jays' House released after overnight hospitalization
Nissan recalls more than 54,000 cars, cites air bag problem
Jack Kerouac's 95th birthday celebrated in his hometown
Madagascar cyclone death toll reaches 38, authorities say
3 Belarus opposition leaders sentenced to 15 days
South Sudan rebels say they've abducted 2 Indian engineers
Leader of Spain's largest union stepping down
Book explores trends through fate of Ohio glass manufacturer
This book cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town" by Brian Alexander. Joining other recent books that explore economic and social trends through the lens of Ohio communities, the book examines the central Ohio city of Lancaster and what happened after private equity firms took over the hometown glass company most residents still refer to as Anchor Hocking. Alexander grew up in Lancaster, Ohio. (St. Martin's Press via AP)
Spanish police: sex ring exploited minor billed as 'virgin'
The Latest: Turkish prime minister vows strong response
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a visit of the booth of Turkey at the tourism fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Canadian Screen Award nominations highlight 'movement' of upstart filmmakers
Actor Jared Abrahamson is seen in a handout photo from the film "Hello Destroyer." Among the nominees for this year's Canadian Screen Awards are some upstart filmmakers who are making waves in this country and beyond. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Northern Banner Releasing *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Globe editorial: Does Toronto need a tax on foreign home-buyers?
Two story detached homes on Manor Rd. in Toronto on August 31 2015. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Don’t underestimate North Korea’s nuclear program
A woman walks past a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing ballistic missiles, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on March 6, 2017.
Deep down, most of us are racist – or are we?
Margaret Wente
In our topsy-turvy world, experts are the new pariahs
Elizabeth Renzetti
Donald Trump: The President who cried wolf
Clifford Orwin is a Professor of political science and senior fellow of Massey College, University of Toronto
As would-be NDP leaders prepare for debate, Caron fleshes out basic income plan
NDP MP Guy Caron announces that he will run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 in Gatineau, Que. As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Cyprus: EU opposes peace deal giving Turks key freedoms
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci leave their meeting for the press conference in the Turkish Cypriot breakaway northern part of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 9, 2017. Yildirim is in the breakaway north part of the island for a one-day visit for talks. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Provincial police investigating fatal highway crash west of Sudbury
Liberal government poised to argue in court against bill supported by Liberals
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday, Jan.30, 2017. The Trudeau government is in the bizarre position of preparing to go to the Supreme Court to argue against a federal law passed with the support of its own MPs. That's the result of Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould's announcement that the government intends to seek the top court's advice on the constitutionality of a bill aimed at preventing genetic discrimination. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Attack on rhinoceros in Paris puts zoo security in spotlight
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