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Young Saskatchewan man accepts adult sentencing in crash that killed 70-year-old
Quebec woman needs extensive surgery to head, face after mauling by her two dogs
Lives Lived: Marjorie Elisabeth Merner, 96
Marjorie Merner
Double Exposure star Bob Robertson was a gifted mimic, political satirist
Bob Robertson gained notoriety on his show Double Exposure, which he created along with comedian Linda Cullen, for testing the waters of political satire in Canada, learning what the show could and couldn’t get away with.
Man who killed wife at California school called her 'angel'
School staff greet students at North Park Elementary School, in relief at Cajon High School, Monday, April 10, 2017, in San Bernardino, Calif., after a deadly shooting occurred at the elementary school. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Iowa town's editor wins Pulitzer for taking on farm groups
Police: Man in 'Hold My Beer' T-shirt drove under influence
School: Student suspended over post, not professor fight
Pepper spray, assault arrests, follow rapper's shopping trip
FILE - In this March 10, 2014 file photo, rapper Lil' Boosie, whose real name is Torence Hatch, appears at a news conference in New Orleans. Six men have been arrested after rapper Boosie Badazz attracted an unruly crowd Sunday, April 9, 2017 while shopping at a Mississippi mall. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
5th person dies of wounds from Texas murder-suicide
Banner moment: Chicago Cubs finally raise a championship flag
Members of the Chicago Cubs stand during the National Anthem before the home opening game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 2017.
The Latest: Nissan denies breaking labour laws in Mississippi
Alberta municipalities to get power to grant parental leave for councillors
Navy says no charges in drowning death during SEAL training
FILE - This undated file photo released by the Naval Special Warfare Center shows Seaman James "Derek" Lovelace. Lovelace, was a Navy SEAL trainee who died during his first week of basic training in Coronado, Calif. On Monday, April 10, 2017, the commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command announced that the May 2016 death of Lovelace was not the result of a crime and will not pursue criminal charges against any personnel in connection with the death. (Naval Special Warfare Center via AP, File)
Ottawa tight-lipped on delay to improving no-fly list
Currently, airlines are required to screen their flight manifests against the Secure Air Travel Act list, which is meant to prevent people with terrorist ties from getting on flights.
We asked ‘politely’: United defends workers after man dragged off flight
This Sunday, April 9, 2017, image made from a video provided by Audra D. Bridges shows a passenger being removed from a United Airlines flight in Chicago.
West Point cadet convicted of drug dealing
FBI: Marathon bomber talked about visitors in 2011 interview
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2010, file photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass. The FBI says one of the Boston Marathon bombers told agents in 2011 that four young men in suits had gone looking for him but never returned and he didn't know why. The revelation came in an FBI interview report released Monday, April 10, 2017. The FBI previously acknowledged interviewing bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the marathon attack. Tsarnaev died during a police confrontation days after the April 15, 2013, attack, which killed three people and injured hundreds. (Julia Malakie/The Lowell Sun via AP, File)
'Worst nightmare': Parents wait in agony after shooting
Jennifer Gordon, 41, a parent of a child at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, Calif., shows a card with her name, her daughter's name and the child's teacher's name as she waits to be reunited with her daughter following a deadly shooting at the school Monday, April 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber)
Text of letter from United CEO defending employees
FILE- In this June 2, 2016, file photo, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz delivers remarks in New York, during a presentation of the carrier's new Polaris service. Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar Monday, April 10, 2017, on social media, but United's CEO defended his employees, saying they followed proper procedures and had no choice but to call authorities and remove the man. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Saskatchewan tells school boards to slash wages, benefits to meet budget cut
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Kevin Doherty talks to reporters before the start of a meeting with Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his provincial and territorial counterparts, in Ottawa, on Dec. 21, 2015. Doherty says school boards can lay off staff to meet a budget cut, but he admits that may not have clear in a letter sent to board chairs.
Building under construction collapses in Mexico City, 6 dead
Ottawa schedules emergency meeting as court delays intensify
Quebec Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée is pictured during question period on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Ms. Vallée said that, in Montreal, “the delays to set a trial in Superior Court are way over what is being defined as a reasonable delay by the Supreme Court in Jordan.”
Rogers Media begins to reap reward in billion-dollar NHL broadcast deal
Senior producer Sherali Najak looks over content in the broadcast truck for Hockey Night in Canada in December, 2014.
Financial hurdles halt lawsuit against Canada’s health-care system
The plaintiffs are accusing the British Columbia government of stall tactics, while the province says the plaintiffs have not been sufficiently organized, accusing them of abuse of process.
Los Angeles Kings fire coach Darryl Sutter, GM Dean Lombardi
Los Angeles Kings' Marian Gaborik gets instruction from head coach Darryl Sutter in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, on March 27, 2014.
It's a new ball game for Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, on March 27, 2017.
'Guerrilla' drama creator defends characters' ethnicity
Donald Trump Jr nixes 2018 NY bid, but maybe later
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington for the presidential Inauguration of their father, Donald Trump. Trump Jr. is saying he will not be a candidate for governor of New York next year but is not ruling out a possible run for office in the future. (Saul Loeb via AP, Pool, File)
The Latest: House narrowly passes oil tax, credit overhaul
The Latest: FBI offers reward in fatal shooting of judge
Christy Clark’s Cheshire grin belies her grim outlook
Gary Mason
Blaze ravages French migrant camp, forces hundreds to evacuate
Police patrol as a huge fire blazes through the Grande-Synthe migrant camp outside the northern French city of Dunkirk on April 10, 2017.
North Korea decries US carrier dispatch as parliament meets
FILE - In this March 14, 2017 file photo, an F/A-18 fighter prepares to take off from the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during the annual joint military exercise called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States at an unidentified location in the international waters, east of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. Navy's decision to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Family, friends mourn five hikers who died in mountains near Vancouver
A helicopter is shown at a staging area in Lions Bay, B.C., on April 9, 2017.
Former Canadian soldier wants to be a reservist despite PTSD
Joshua Dorais developed post-traumatic stress disorder while serving as a Canadian soldier in Croatia in the early 1990s but he says that should not disqualify him from re-enlisting as a reservist.
Executions in China said to outpace world despite decline
In this Monday, April 10, 2017 photo, Amnesty International East Asia Director Nicholas Bequelin, left, and Deputy Director of Global Issues Programme James Lynch hold the copies of reports on the death penalty during a press conference in Hong Kong. Human rights activists say China's use of the death penalty remains shrouded in secrecy and still outpaces the rest of the world combined, even after the nation's execution rate fell sharply in recent years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
AP source: Sabres' Eichel misses out on $2 million bonus
Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (15) and Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) battle for control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Kings fire Cup-winning coach Darryl Sutter, GM Dean Lombardi
This Jan. 10, 2013 file photo shows Los Angeles Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter laughing during a news conference to help kick off the NHL hockey team's season in Los Angeles. The Kings have fired Sutter and Lombardi, who led the franchise to its only two Stanley Cup championships. On Monday, April 10, 2017, the team also promoted former defenseman Rob Blake to vice president and general manager, while longtime executive Luc Robitaille will be their new team president in charge of all hockey and business operations. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
Governors want 'verification' of Penn Station track safety
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 5, 2017, file photo provided by Amtrak, workers repair rails inside New York's Penn Station. New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie and New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday, April 10, they want "independent verification" of track safety at New York's Penn Station, citing recent train derailments and service disruptions. (Chuck Gomez/Amtrak via AP, File)
Getting up to speed on the Wells Fargo sales scandal
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, file photo, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Banking Committee. In the results of an investigation released Monday, April 10, 2017, Wells Fargo's board of directors has blamed the bank's most senior management for creating an "aggressive sales culture" at Wells that eventually led to the bank's scandal over millions of unauthorized accounts. The results of the investigation, conducted by the law firm Shearman & Sterling, also called for millions of dollars in compensation to be clawed back from former CEO Stumpf and community bank executive Carrie Tolstedt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Monday's Games
Cop accused of kicking suspect involved in death last year
The wild neighbours encroaching on Toronto’s urban spaces
A coyote in the backyard of a home in Toronto.
Russell Spanner secured Canada’s seat in the mid-century modern movement
Spanner’s Lounge Chair with Arms was designed with a solid Canadian birch frame and came in a variety of finishes and coloured seat webbing options.
US temporarily bans use of cyanide predator traps in Idaho
FILE - In this March 17, 2017 file photo, Canyon Mansfield, 14, holds the collar of his dog, Casey, who was killed March 16 by a cyanide-ejecting device placed on public land near his Pocatello, Idaho, home, by federal workers to kill coyotes. Environmental and animal-welfare groups have filed a lawsuit, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, claiming the U.S. government is violating the Endangered Species Act by allowing the use of two predator-killing poisons. (Jordon Beesley/Idaho State Journal via AP, File) /The Idaho State Journal via AP)
Canadians wary of deeper economic ties with China: poll
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) gestures to Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau ahead of their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Aug. 31, 2016.
Peace Corps volunteer found dead in Panama
Divers find natural gas pipeline leak in Alaska's Cook Inlet
B.C. privacy commissioner rejects Liberal party request to probe NDP list sharing
A man lays on the grass outside the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on August 26, 2011. British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has turned down a B.C. Liberal party request to investigate allegations the New Democratic Party was in breach of personal information protection laws.
Blaze ravages French migrant camp after clash
Alabama's new governor no stranger to state politics
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, Republican Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey poses for a portrait on 2014, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley plans to resign over allegations he covered up an affair with an aide. Lt. Gov. Ivey will succeed Bentley. (AP Photo/Phillip Rawls, File)
Navy continues to ground training plane over oxygen problems
In this Dec. 10, 2016 photo, pilots perform pre-flight procedures in T-45C Goshawks from Training Air Wing One on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington docked in Norfolk, Va. The U.S. Navy continues to ground a fleet of training jets because of a spike in problems with their oxygen breathing systems. Vice Admiral Mike Shoemaker wrote in a Navy blog post Sunday, April 9, 2017, that instructor pilots have raised concerns over potential "physiological episodes" in the cockpit. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Mai/U.S. Navy via AP)
Short list announced for 2017 International Dublin Literary Award
Rates rise at weekly US Treasury bill auction
Trump jobs demands force automakers into political conflict
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, production team member Steve Turley, right, and Toyota President Akio Toyoda look into a Camry on the assembly line at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ky. Toyota said Monday, April 10, 2017, it is investing $1.3 billion to retool its sprawling Georgetown factory, where the company's flagship Camry sedans are built. No new factory jobs are being added, but Toyota says the upgrades amount to the biggest single investment ever at one of its existing plants in the United States. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
B.C. privacy commissioner rejects call by Liberals to probe NDP list sharing
Bay of Fundy fishermen lose court bid to stop testing of tidal turbines
One of Cape Sharp Tidal's 16-metre diameter tidal power turbines being transported by barge in Halifax harbor.
Change-of-plea hearing set in deadly 2013 offshore fire
Full 4th Circuit to hear Trump's revised travel ban appeal
New deals expected for Jets GM Cheveldayoff and head coach Maurice
United Airlines chaos reveals truth behind overbooking
Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar Monday on social media.
More science, please, but hold the bureaucracy
Barrie McKenna
Worker claims someone urinated, defecated in her office
Preliminary court hearing for Calgary man in mother-daughter murder
Officials track slow Washington landslide near 2014 disaster
Quebec police chiefs testify at inquiry into journalists’ sources
Quebec provincial police had no protocols in place with regard to investigations involving reporters before the controversial practice of spying on them became publicized, a high-ranking officer told an inquiry Monday.
GMP chief’s pay increase; Concert’s changing tune; Sprott goes back to its roots
Fans in five Canadian cities gear up in their unique ways for NHL playoffs
Jury returns $454M fraud verdict in hospital gown lawsuit
Judge again finds discrimination in Texas' voter ID law
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2013 file photo, a sign in a window tells of photo ID requirements for voting at a polling location in Richardson, Texas. A judge has ruled for a second time that Texas' strict voter ID law was intentionally crafted to discriminate against minorities.The ruling by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi Monday, April 10, 2017, comes more than two years after she likened the ballot-box rules in Texas to a "poll tax" meant to suppress minority voters. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Business Highlights
Eyelashes will reach their fullest potential with this Shiseido mascara
Shiseido Full Lash Multi-Dimension Mascara’s powder-based formula adds lift without weighing down lashes.
Man sentenced in death of Puerto Rico beauty queen's mother
The Latest: Trump talks Syria with British, German leaders
Mexican inmates accused of telephone fraud in US
Bad blood to end regular season carries over into Ducks-Flames playoff series
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson, left, fights Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The Ducks won 3-1. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
New documentary restores dignity to the art of shoe shining
Working crouched at someone’s shoes has often been mistaken for having inferior social status and value.
Fed Chair Yellen says economy close to achieving Fed goals
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks on stage as part of a conversation put on by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan's Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Monday, April 10, 2017. (Melanie Maxwell /The Ann Arbor News via AP)
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that’s been linked to illnesses from E. coli.
Protesting prison guards clash with police near Paris
Niger security forces kill 57 Boko Haram militants
Petal powered: Limited-edition Chanel watch mixes innovation with a haute aesthetic
With a gem weight of 22.66 carats and its unique movement construction, the limited-edition Première Camélia Skeleton watch by Chanel mixes innovation with a haute aesthetic.
Globe editorial: With Syria attack, Donald Trump comes into focus
President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last week.
People fleeing domestic violence get chance to end leases in Saskatchewan
Record housing starts fuel debate over how to cool Toronto market
Construction equipment is parked at the bottom of a pit on the site of a new condominium complex off Redpath Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 1, 2017.
The Latest: Cruz says eyes of nation on Kansas House race
Maryland soldier fighting militants in Afghanistan dies
This photo provided by the US Army shows Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar, who was killed Saturday, April 8, 2017, in combat in Afghanistan. (US Army via AP)
Straight Path and Swift jump while Intrawest slumps
The most ‘interesting’ wines vary in flavour and flair
Beppi Crosariol
Manitoba leaves door open to privatizations, tax-credit cuts in budget
Sprott Inc. sells diversified assets for $46M; says staff count will be halved
Citizenship calculator: Compare Ottawa’s old and new math on when you can become Canadian
Bombardier confirms cuts to compensation in wake of public uproar
People throw paper airplanes during a demonstration outside Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard's office in Montreal, Sunday, April 9, 2017, to protest recent pay hikes and bonuses to Bombardier's top executives.
Canadian Eric Monkman’s Cambridge team comes up short on British trivia show
Canadian economist Eric Monkman came up short in his bid to lead Cambridge University’s Wolfson College to victory in Britain’s popular TV game show University Challenge.
More than 3,500 homeless people living in Metro Vancouver: report
ATV ban lifted in parts of Utah canyon home to 2014 protest
Two corporate battles investors would be wise to bet on
Ian McGugan
Mountie rescues infant from car seat after vehicle hits watery ditch
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