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Bahrain alleges Iran-backed group planned assassinations
3 kidnapped Malaysians rescued in southern Philippines
Trump plans office to bring business ideas to government
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, file photo, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, right, listens to President Donald Trump speak during a breakfast with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump is set to announce a new White House office run by his son-in-law, Kushner, that will seek to overhaul government functions using ideas from the business sector. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Trump's health care retreat weighs on global stocks
Jets cling to faint playoff hopes with 2-1 win over Canucks
Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Copp battles Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin on March 26, 2017.
The Latest: Mom of teen shot by cop angry over resignation
FILE - In this June 13, 2012 file photo, Constance Malcolm and Frank Graham, parents of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham, weep during the arraignment of Officer Richard Haste, in Bronx Supreme Court, in the Bronx borough of New York. Haste, a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, resigned Sunday, March 26, 2017, from the New York Police Department to avoid being fired following a disciplinary trial. He was brought on departmental charges for demonstrating "poor judgment" by not taking obvious steps to defuse a fatal standoff with Ramarley Graham. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool, File)
Michael Hutchinson, Adam Lowry lift Winnipeg Jets over Vancouver Canucks 2-1
Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Copp (9) battles Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin (33) during second period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Officer quits to avoid firing after shooting of unarmed teen
Garret Sparks perfect as Toronto Marlies blank Syracuse Crunch 4-0
South Korean prosecutors push to arrest ousted president
Homeowner hopefuls are fleeing Lower Mainland’s housing crunch
David Repa looks out a window at his home in Powell River, B.C., where Mr. Repa moved to find affordable housing last year when he realized buying property in Vancouver was out of his reach.
Bears' Hall, Packers' Dorleant arrested in Iowa
Condo development sparks Halifax debate over municipal political donations
The Halifax skyline is seen from Dartmouth, N.S. Saturday August 15, 2009. A suggestion that Halifax councillors who accept money from developers should stop voting on their proposed buildings has rekindled a debate over whether such campaign contributions could amount to a conflict of interest.
Niagara Catholic elementary school teachers back to work after lockout
OHL Roundup: Lazarev perfect as 67's shut out Steelheads 4-0; series tied 1-1
Canada to bide its time on progress with China, Ottawa signals
The new Chinese ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, told The Globe and Mail that Beijing was seeking unfettered access by Chinese businesses, including state-owned enterprises, to all sectors of the Canadian economy. The Liberal government has not indicated that it would allow Chinese firms access to proprietary technology and other assets that could compromise national security.
McGill principal defends necessity of Andrew Potter’s resignation
Newly appointed President of McGill University Suzanne Fortier pose for a photograph March 5, 2013 in Ottawa.
Saskatoon council wants to explore legal action against province over budget
Brother seeks retrial for China ex-police chief facing death
Rebuilding the Vancouver Canucks is a long-term job
Daniel and Henrik Sedin are near the end of their careers, supplanted as Vancouver’s top scorers for the first time in more than a decade, which adds to the Canucks’ current woes.
Forward Colin White signs amateur tryout deal with Ottawa' AHL affiliate
Leafs Nation agonizes over Andersen’s suspected head injury
Buffalo Sabres forward William Carrier (48) collides with Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Anderson (31) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y.
'Dreamer' immigrant in Oregon detained by US authorities
SetToDestroyX wins WorldGaming Canadian 'Call of Duty' championship
Team SetToDestroyX members Michael (Beehzy) Said of Brampton, Ont., left to right, Evan (HollerTV) Vart of Toronto, John (Xotic) Bruno of Cambridge, Ont., and Mehran (Mayhem) Anjomshoa of Toronto show off their $20,000 cheque for winning the Cineplex WorldGaming "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" tournament final in Toronto on Sunday, March 26, 2017. SetToDestroyX rallied to beat Team GIRG in an all-Ontario final at the Cineplex WorldGaming "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" tournament final Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
B.C. first-time home program attracts more than 1,000 applicants
Under the HOME program, the B.C. government will match down payments of up to $37,500 made by first-time buyers purchasing any home priced up to $750,000.
Suspect says he would rather have killed younger black man
James Harris Jackson appears in criminal court during his arraignment, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in New York. Jackson, accused of randomly killing Timothy Caughman, a 66-year-old black man on the streets of New York by stabbing him with a sword, was charged Thursday with murder as a hate crime. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
South Sudan leaders blamed for orchestrating deliberate famine
A boy sits beside a fetid pool of water in Aweil, South Sudan, in early March. A leaked UN report says spreading famine in the region is due to the “cumulative toll” of deliberate government actions.
QMJHL: Alain helps Armada top Voltigeurs; Blainville-Boisbriand leads series 3-0
Small B.C. community in mourning after four found dead in rural home
Police are seen in the driveway of a house in Venables Valley near Ashcroft, B.C. on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Four people were found dead in a home in a remote community in the B.C. Interior, RCMP said Saturday. Officers found the bodies when responding to a request for a check at a home in Venables Valley near Ashcroft on Friday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canada-EU trade deal faces new challenge
The Head of the Wallon government Paul Magnette speaks to the press after the meeting of all Belgium federal entities on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in Brussels on Oct. 27, 2016.
Polling shows hydro was No. 1 concern in Ontario long before relief announced
Why construction of B.C.’s Site C dam should be scrapped
A rendering of the Site C dam on the Peace River in B.C. A report from Amnesty International says the project infringes on the human rights of indigenous people.
Mexico's Catholic Church: Work on Trump wall is treason
Man dead following stabbing in Surrey, B.C.
Former B.C. premier’s son Brad Bennett rejoins Clark campaign
Brad Bennett addresses delegates during an open forum titled "Free Enterprise Friday" at the B.C. Liberal party convention in Whistler, B.C., on Oct. 26, 2012.
B.C. government ad spending
B.C. government ad spending to come under scrutiny
Mr. Wilkinson was unavailable to comment on the apparent spikes in election spending, but a spokesperson said in a statement that ad budgets contrast and expand depending on matters of public interest that arise.
Ivanka Trump to attend women's economic summit in Berlin
In this Friday, March 17, 2017, photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens as Ivanka Trump speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. Ivanka Trump is planning a trip to Germany to attend a summit on the economic empowerment of women, a senior administration official said Sunday, March 26. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Australian residents begin evacuating ahead of cyclone
Brampton, Ont., police investigate suspicious death after woman's body found
Week ahead: What to watch for in the Canadian business world
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz takes part in an interview with Reuters in Ottawa, Dec. 18, 2015.
Lives lived: Donald Erskine, 94
Donald Erskine
Teens wearing leggings barred from United flight
Trump to undo Obama plan to curb global warming, EPA chief says
Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 24, 2017.
Hidden dangers lie in Liberals’ proposed parliamentary rule changes
Campbell Clark
Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species
Jakub Vrana lifts Hershey Bears over St. John's IceCaps 2-1
Montreal mayor backs plan he says calls for structural reforms to police force
Engineer Angus Bruneau led multibillion-dollar utility
Dr. Angus Bruneau from Greenland in 2005.
Ottawa’s budget shift on economic forecasts is a welcome one
Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017.
Brown swipes Trump for border wall, says California to fight
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his 2017-2018 state budget plan he released at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown likened President Donald Trump to a strongman whose goal of walling off the U.S.-Mexico border conjures other infamous barriers from the past. Brown said during an interview broadcast Sunday, March 26, 2017, on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the president's promised border wall is "ominous" and reminiscent of the Berlin Wall. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Koppel says Hannity is 'bad for America'; Hannity fires back
Marco Estrada scheduled to start Blue Jays’ season opener
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada throws a bullpen session during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Friday, February 17, 2017. The Blue Jays will send Estrada to the mound when they open their Major League Baseball season April 3 at Baltimore.
33 reptiles found dead at Knoxville zoo; cause is unknown
GT or Die: A toboggan race for grown-ups
Tim Nelson (blue jacket) pictured with competitors after the GT or Die race.
South Carolina headed to Final Four, beats Florida 77-70
Trudeau tours Montreal riding ahead of federal byelection
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigns with Liberal candidate Emmanuella Lambropoulos for the byelection in the Saint-Laurent riding, Sunday, March 26, 2017 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Estrada scheduled to start Toronto's opener as Jays set pitching rotation
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada throws a bullpen session during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Friday, February 17, 2017. The Blue Jays will send Estrada to the mound when they open their Major League Baseball season April 3 at Baltimore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Supreme Court right to rule that woman’s sexual history had no place in trial
Canada's Supreme Court justices pose for a photo before a welcoming ceremony at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa October 6, 2014.
When it comes to responding to terrorism, Londoners get it right
A member of the public holds up a sign reading "hate will not divide us" during a vigil in Trafalgar Square in central London on March 23, 2017 in solidarity with the victims of the March 22 terror attack at the British parliament and on Westminster Bridge.
NDP leadership candidates suggest Liberals’ marijuana legalization pledge going up in smoke
NDP leadership candidates Guy Caron, left, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Peter Julian participate in a debate in Montreal on March 26, 2017.
As U.S. GDP growth estimates fall, Canada’s economy picks up steam
Workers produce brake and fuel lines at Caledon Tubing in St Mary’s, Ont. in 2016. Following last week’s solid wholesale trade and manufacturing data, economists have been raising their forecasts for January growth.
Leslie Beck: How the right diet can improve your work productivity
Having healthy snacks at work will prevent you from reaching for the cookie tray in meetings or junk food lying around the office.
The Latest: Police: 'No apparent reason' for Vegas shooting
Environment Minister to pitch Canada’s low-carbon economy in U.S. visit
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna stands in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa, Monday, March 7, 2016. Ms. McKenna heads to New York on Monday as part of her effort to attract investment to finance the country’s shift to a low-carbon economy.
Johnson, Rahm win to set up powerful title match
American Airlines in negotiations to buy stake in China Southern
People check luggage outside the American Airlines terminal at Philadelphia International Airport.
The Latest: Hail, powerful winds expected in Southern Plains
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2017 file photo, the moon rises over a destroyed neighborhood in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through the New Orleans East section of New Orleans. Forecasters are warning of severe storms as a powerful system moves across the central United States, the start of what could a turbulent stretch of spring weather over the next few days. The bull's-eye for some of the most fearsome weather _ including possible tornadoes, s over parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and east Texas on Friday, March 24 forecasters said. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
It's sunnier on the Canadian innovation front
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Ginette Petitpas Taylor speak to students at Algonquin College to discuss skills and innovation measures in Budget 2017.
California slaying victims are mom, 2 kids and another woman
It’s time for Canada to invest in developing artificial intelligence
Computer Science professor Yoshua Bengio poses at his home in Montreal, Saturday, November 19, 2016. Bengio is one of the researchers at Canadian universities developing deep learning and related AI techniques
Scores turn out for healing service after Nova Scotia church fire
Members of the Saint Thomas Baptist Church congregation are emotional while holding hands during a healing service being held at the North Preston Community Centre in Halifax on Sunday, March 26, 2017 after a fire damaged their church earlier in the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Analysts believe Canada's hottest stock this year is due for a big fall
Sierra Wireless develops wireless technology for use in cars, smart meters and other applications.
I couldn’t wait. I had to take the shot. Now an Italian stranger lives in my bathroom
Canada could have benefited from a Chrétien budget 2.0
With the Trudeau government’s second budget, deficits continue with no end in sight (reaching $28.5-billion this year).
Pope's sex abuse board vows to go on without survivor member
The Latest: School officials: Children killed loved sports
FILE - In this file booking photo released Friday, March 24, 2017, by the Sacramento, Calif., Police Department shows suspect Salvador Vasquez-Oliva. Police arrested Vasquez-Oliva Friday on suspicion of homicide in connection to the killings of two adults and two juveniles in Sacramento a day earlier. The Sacramento County coroner's office on Sunday, March 26, 2017, confirmed the victims as 45-year-old Angelique Vasquez; her 14-year-old daughter, Mia Vasquez; her 11-year-old son, Alvin Vasquez; and 21-year-old Ashley Coleman. Police didn't immediately know what relationship Coleman had to the Vasquez family. (Sacramento Police Department via AP, File)
Danny Blind fired as coach of Dutch football team
Netherlands' coach Danny Blind after his team missed an opportunity to score during their World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match against Bulgaria, at the Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, Saturday, March 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
US gas prices down a penny over 2 weeks, to $2.34 a gallon
Many U.S. governors welcome demise of Republican health-care bill
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks during an event on health care at the House East Front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2017.
Police: 'No apparent reason' for shooting on Vegas Strip bus
Las Vegas SWAT officers surround a bus along Las Vegas Boulevard, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police said the gunman in a fatal shooting on the Strip who barricaded himself inside the public bus has surrendered peacefully after shutting down the busy tourism corridor for hours. (AP Photo/John Locher)
NDP leadership candidates suggest Liberal pledge on pot going up in smoke
NDP leadership candidates, from left, Guy Caron, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Peter Julian participate in a debate in Montreal, Sunday, March 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The Latest: East vs. West set in Final Four next weekend
South Carolina head coach Frank Martin motions to players during the first half of the East Regional championship game against Florida in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Egypt sentences 56 in migrant boat disaster case to prison
Canada's Raonic withdraws from Miami Open with hamstring injury
Settler leader: Population growth is end of 2-state solution
FILE -- In this Jan. 22, 2017 file photo, the Israeli settlement of Maaleh Adumim looms over Arab Bedouin shacks in the West Bank, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Yaakov Katz, a prominent West Bank settler, said Sunday, March 26, 2017, that the number of Israelis living in the West Bank has soared by nearly one quarter over the past five years to over 420,000 people. Katz says the rapid growth means the internationally backed idea of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians is now impossible. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
Beijing’s intrusion on Hong Kong’s election – and a difficult five years ahead
Frank Ching
46 dogs arrive in NY from South Korea, saved from slaughter
Mike Tyson suffers rare loss in noisy Latin America bout
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, file photo, Mike Tyson attends a World Team Tennis exhibition to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation in Las Vegas. Tyson traveled to Suriname as part of the new Fusion TV documentary series “Outpost” and was soundly beaten when he entered a bird in a songbird contest, a cherished local tradition. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
6 aid workers killed in South Sudan
Canadian figure skater Chan looks to improve quad jumps at world championships
Patrick Chan of Canada competes in the Men Short Program during ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. When Chan stepped away from competing after the Sochi Olympics, the three-time world figure skating champion could never have known how drastically the sport would change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/Christophe Ena
Hundreds demonstrate to support Brazil corruption probe
A demonstrator in the likeness of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in prison stripes takes part in a protest against corruption at Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 26, 2017. The protest come at a time when the so-called Car Wash investigation into billions of dollars in kickbacks expands to several Latin American countries. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Toronto Wolfpack remain undefeated in competitive matches with win over Keighley
Toronto Wolfpack's Jonny Pownall scores a try against the Keighley Cougars during Kingstone Press League rugby action in Keighley, England on Sunday, March 26, 2017 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Stephen Gaunt, Toronto Wolfpack *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Fewer Canadian travellers being turned away at U.S. land border
A sign giving directions is seen in the parking lot of the United States-Canada border in Surrey, British Columbia. New data obtained by The Canadian Press shows fewer Canadians are being turned away at the U.S. land border in recent months despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump’s immigration policies are making it much harder to cross.
Grenier wins Canadian women's giant slalom title on hometown hill
CP Exclusive: Fewer Canadian travellers blocked at U.S. land border
Canadian border guards are silhouetted as they replace each other at an inspection booth at the Douglas border crossing on the Canada-USA border in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday August 20, 2009. Fewer Canadians are being turned away at the U.S. land border in recent months despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump's immigration policies are making it much harder to cross, The Canadian Press has learned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toscanini's musical and anti-Fascist legacy remembered
Governor signs tax cut for airlines, at expense of Phoenix
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey gives his state of the state speech, opening the state legislature in Phoenix. Legislation signed by the Republican governor late Thursday, March 23, 2017, will cap the amount of jet fuel Phoenix is allowed to tax for each large carrier, costing the city about $2 million a year and benefiting American Airlines and Southwest Airlines in particular. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Oklahoma councilwoman: Rename street honouring ex-KKK member
Berkeley killing renews debate over gender pronouns
This Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Pablo Gomez, Jr. a 4th year student, leads a protest chant in the Boalt Hall at the Law School on the on the UC Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. Authorities said Gomez stabbed to death a popular elementary school teacher. Soon, the crime that police described as "very brutal and unusual" was sucked up into the debate over gender identity when it was reported that Gomez preferred to be called "they" rather than "he." (Laura A. Oda/East Bay Times via AP)
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