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April 2

Global stock markets mostly rise on manufacturing data
People are reflected on an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, April 3, 2017. Asian markets were mostly higher Monday, cheered by a positive report on the Japanese economy, as players awaited a meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders later in the week. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Human Rights Watch says Israel blocking access to Gaza
Juno Awards 2017: A list of Sunday's winners
List of winners at the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards
Jon Pardi arrives at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Mark McMorris posts dramatic photo series after life-threatening crash
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris lies in a Vancouver hospital in a photo from his Instagram feed.
John Cena played coy on WrestleMania proposal plans
FILE - In this Saturday, March 11, 2017, file photo, John Cena, left, and Nikki Bella arrive at the Kids' Choice Awards at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. Cena and Bella finished off their opponents at WrestleMania and then decided to take on what could be their biggest challenge yet: Marriage. Cena got down on one knee after the pair defeated The Miz and Marse in a tag team match Sunday, April 2, at WrestleMania 33. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Official: Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner travels to Iraq
FILE- In this Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner watches as President Donald Trump, left, congratulates other White House senior staff during a swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Their reputations at risk, a coterie of President Donald Trump's associates caught up in the swirling debate about Trump and Russia are turning to a similar if unusual playbook: volunteering to testify to Congress, before even being asked. Kushner, told the Senate intelligence panel he'd gladly answer questions about his meetings with the Russian ambassador and others. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Big Little Lies’ director Jean-Marc Vallee dissects HBO show’s surprise ending
Barry Hertz
Body found in home engulfed by 'suspicious' fire: Kelowna RCMP
Sharks beat Canucks, lose Joe Thornton to apparent left leg injury
San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton watches the play during a game against the Vancouver Canucks on April 2, 2017.
OHL Roundup: Mississauga Steelheads eliminate Ottawa 67's from playoffs
Unfounded: Mishandling of sex-assault cases violates right to equality, lawsuit alleges
Ava Williams was a central figure in The Globe and Mail’s Unfounded investigation.
Serge Ibaka leads Raptors as Toronto bests Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors guard Delon Wright (55) drives into Philadelphia 76ers guard Justin Anderson (23) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Sunday, April 2, 2017.
Second officer charged in Sammy Yatim will plead not guilty to misconduct counts
Sharks beat Canucks 3-1, lose Joe Thornton to apparent left leg injury
San Jose Sharks' Melker Karlsson, right, of Sweden, takes a shot that deflects off the stick of Vancouver Canucks' Griffen Molino during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday April 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
South Carolina beats Mississippi State to win first NCAA championship
South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson hoists the trophy as she celebrates beating Mississippi State 67-55 to win the NCAA title.
How to access police documents connected to your sexual-assault complaint
Venezuela opposition seeks removal of Supreme court judges
Venezuelan National Assembly first Vice President Freddy Guevara, center, gives a press conference outside the assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Venezuela's president and Supreme Court backed down Saturday from an unprecedented move to strip congress of its legislative powers that had sparked widespread charges that the South American country was no longer a democracy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Using technology, China ramps up its 'toilet revolution'
In this photo taken Tuesday, March 21, 2017, a man tries out a facial recognition toilet paper dispenser at a toilet in the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing, China. At Beijing's 600-year-old Temple of Heaven, administrators recognized the need to stock the public bathrooms with toilet paper, a requirement for obtaining a top rating from the National Tourism Authority. But they needed a means of preventing patrons from stripping them bare for personal use - hence the introduction of new technology that dispenses just one 60-centimeter (2-foot) section of paper every nine minutes following a face scan. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
The Latest: Tester says he won't support Gorsuch nomination
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly says he'll support the nomination of Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Indiana Democrat announced his support on Sunday, April 2, 2017, for President Donald Trump’s pick, calling Gorsuch "a qualified jurist who will base his decisions on his understanding of the law and is well-respected among his peers." Donnelly faces a tough re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Australia pledges support during Afghan president's visit
Protesters with a cutout of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demonstrate against his visit to Australia outside Government House where Ghani met with Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, in Canberra Monday, April 3, 2017. Hundreds of protesters demonstrated against his visit, calling for his government to end discrimination against the Hazara ethnic minority and to refuse to repatriate asylum seekers rejected by Australia. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)
Japan business outlook brightens, though improvement modest
FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, Japanese vehicles are parked before being loaded onto a cargo ship for export at Yokohama port, near Tokyo. Japanese manufacturers are feeling slightly more upbeat than they were late 2016, according to a quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan released Monday, April 3, 2017. The central bank's "tankan" report put sentiment among large manufacturers at 12, up from 10 in December. Medium-sized and small companies also were more optimistic. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
DeRozan plays provider, Ibaka does the scoring as Raptors down the 76ers
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell (24) slam dunks the ball as Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric (9) looks on during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Sunday, April 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Illegal border crossings at forefront of Tory leadership debate
Maxime Bernier, leadership candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, says a “loophole” should be fixed to send asylum seekers back to the U.S.
For the Maple Leafs, playing the Buffalo Sabres is still a challenge
James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Toronto Maple Leafs controls the puck just before scoring a third period goal between Jimmy Howard #35 and Nick Jensen #3 of the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on April 1, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan.
Over 80 homes evacuated on Manitoba First Nation due to flooding on ice-clogged river
Play ball! Opening day in majors, Cubs lose in title defence
U.S. border agents allegedly find almost 136 kilograms of cocaine on a private Canada-bound plane
Sharks' Joe Thornton leaves game against Canucks with apparent left leg injury
San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton skates to the bench with an injury during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday April 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Bombardier delays most executive pay hikes amid rise in public anger
People hold up signs during a demonstration outside Bombardier's head office in Montreal, Sunday, April 2, 2017, to protest recent pay hikes and bonuses to the company's top executives.
Ducks take 'another level' to first Final Four in 78 years
Oregon's Jordan Bell (1) walks off the court as North Carolina players celebrate after the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. North Carolina won 77-76. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
BC police watchdog investigating man's death in RCMP custody
Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth released from hospital
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michal Neuvirth is taken off the ice on a stretcher after collapsing to the ice early in the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Islanders captain Tavares to miss final week of season
A trainer checks on New York Islanders' John Tavares after he was injured during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils Friday, March 31, 2017, in New York. The Islanders won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Fort William First Nation accepts non-Indigenous man as full member
Damien Lee (left) has been accepted as a band member with the Fort William First Nation - possibly the first time that a non-indigenous person has been officially accepted as a member of a First nation that is still covered by the Indian Act.
In photos: The 2017 JUNO Awards
Tanya Tagaq performs during the opening of the JUNO awards show
Senators sign forward Colin White to three-year, entry-level contract
Star-studded rendition of Bryan Adams's Summer of ‘69 closes Junos, which honour Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie
Bryan Adams leads other performers, including Sarah McLachlan (2nd from L) in singing his "Summer of '69" at the 2017 Juno Awards in Ottawa.
Man rescued after shark attacks kayak off Australian coast
In this Sunday, April 2, 2017 photo provided by Queensland Police Service, a 39-year-old man stands on his damaged kayak after an attack by a shark in Moreton Bay off Brisbane, Australia. A police statement says the man made an emergency phone call from his damaged water craft and was rescued by a police boat after a shark bit the back off his kayak and left him sinking off the Australian coast. Police says the man was uninjured. (Queensland Police Service via AP)
Gonzaga? Tiny school with the funny name plays NC for title
Canada’s peacekeeping conundrum: Will we ever make a choice?
South Africa's postapartheid journey offers 'important insights' for Canada: Justice Minister
“For many Indigenous peoples, celebrating our country’s 150th birthday has its challenges,” said Ms. Wilson-Raybould
QMJHL Roundup: Foreurs top Cataractes in Game 6 to advance to second round
B.C.’s grizzly bear hunt is on, but maybe not for long
Justine Hunter
Leftist wins Ecuador’s tight presidential vote; conservative demands recount
A man casts his vote during Ecuador’s presidential election on April 2, 2017.
Canucks re-sign forward Jayson Megna to one-year contract extension
US Air Force to cut lighting at Hawaii station to help birds
To stop the Tory leadership front-runners, the others will have to get mean
Campbell Clark
Totem pole raised at UBC honours victims of residential schools
A blessing ceremony is performed before a reconciliation pole is raised at the University of British Columbia on April 1, 2017.
Twelve people have been charged with stunt driving, luxury cars impounded
Most Canadians unprotected against carbon monoxide, fire chiefs say
A house is seen in Venables Valley near Ashcroft, B.C. on March 26, 2017. British Columbia's coroners service says carbon monoxide gas is suspected to have killed four people in a home near Ashcroft.
Maine wants US help to prevent lobster trade gap with Canada
Girl buried, injured by snow sliding off roof in Alaska
Lives Lived: Kit Hadfield Payette, 2
Kit Hadfield Payette
AP FACT CHECK: Republicans thwarted high court picks, too
South Carolina wins 1st national title, beats Miss St 67-55
South Carolina forward A'ja Wilson, left, and South Carolina guard Allisha Gray, right, walk to their locker room following a news conference at the women's Final Four college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Dallas. South Carolina will play Mississippi State on Sunday in the NCAA Championship game. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
U.S. ready to act alone on North Korea, Trump says
Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
Too old for Glastonbury? Find your new favourite music festival
Every year, people flood the Isle of Wight to attend Bestival, known unofficially as the final party of summer
Police: Man fakes death after rape charge, goes to jail
Energetic Backstreet Boys bring the nostalgia to ACM Awards
FinTRAC cuts controversial ‘ethnic’ warning from real estate document
The draft document was aimed at helping companies to detect money laundering and terrorist financing.
Researchers using 'whale breath' to study endangered orcas off B.C. coast
A graphite pole with petri dishes attached is used to collect droplets and exhaled breath from the blowholes of killer whales off the Pacific coast in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Pete Schroeder MANDATORY CREDIT
Cyprus leaders: More work needed to restart peace talks
U.N. Special Advisor of the Secretary-General Espen Barth Eide, center, addresses protesters outside the main gate of Ledras Palace, where a dinner for ethnically divided Cyprus' rival leaders will be held, inside the U.N buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, April 2, 2017. A United Nations-hosted dinner for the two leaders aims to clinch a swift restart of talks that broke down in February amid a squabble over Cyprus' troubled history. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Southern California rescuers on lookout for tangled whale
In this photo provided by Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari, a gray whale is caught in a crab trap off the coast at Dana Point, Calif. on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The National Marine Fisheries Service is requesting boaters report any sightings of the tangled whale. Figures released a month earlier showed a record number of whales getting tangled in crabbing gear off the U.S. West Coast. The Center for Biological Diversity cited 71 cases of whales caught in fishing lines off California, Oregon and Washington last year. (Craig DeWitt/Capt. Dave's DolphinSafari.com via AP)
Custodian at Pakistan shrine kills 20 devotees: authorities
Pakistani relatives wait at a hospital to receive the bodies of victims murdered at a Sufi shrine by three suspects including the shrine's custodian on the outskirts of Sargodha District in Punjab province on April 2, 2017.
Blue Jays, Orioles renew rivalry in wild-card rematch
FILE - In this March 14, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter walks on the field during the team's spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Sarasota, Fla. Baltimore opens its season against Toronto on Monday. “Toronto’s a good club,” Showalter said. “We know they’re going to be in contention, so it’s a good test for us early.” (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Canadian firms see opportunity in Trump’s border wall pledge
Many Canadian firms are finding U.S. President Donald Trump’s wall pledge both irresistible and risky.
Mark McMorris posts dramatic photo series after life-threatening crash
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris lies in a Vancouver hospital in a photo from his Instagram feed. McMorris gave his fans an update a week after a life-threatening crash in the backwoods of British Columbia.McMorris posted a pair of photos to Instagram that served as a before-and-after of how he looked before the crash. One photo showed him sitting on a couch with his brother Craig, the other had him laid up in a hospital bed, covered in medical apparatus including a breathing tube. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Instagram-Mark McMorris MANDATORY CREDIT
As an adventurous eater, I had no idea durian would be my undoing
Few surprises expected for Monday byelections in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta
Health-care providers decry Ontario's assisted-death process
Ten months after medical aid in dying became legal, Ontario still has no public co-ordinating service that would allow patients or their families to find physicians willing to perform assisted-death assessments and administer the lethal drugs.
Conagra recalls Hunt's chili kits; may contain salmonella
Does the economic uptick have legs? This week should provide clues
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz holds a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Dec. 15, 2016.
Tests find no poison in Halloween candy that parents were told to throw out
For Canadian investors, the permanent portfolio is worth considering
Investors rushed to rediscover the permanent portfolio after suffering from painful losses caused by the crash of 2008. It promises a soothing combination of relative safety and reasonably good returns.
Trump says US prepared to deal with North Korea on its own
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea’s nuclear program. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
The Latest: Williams reiterates program did nothing wrong
Gonzaga's Nigel Williams-Goss (5) celebrates after the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against South Carolina, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. Gonzaga won 77-73. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Tesla beats estimates, ships 25,000 vehicles in first quarter
Customers look at Tesla Model S 90D electric vehicles parked at a charging station in a shopping complex in South Korea.
Kiss is wild and watchable, but falls behind on the Syrian conflict
Dalal Badr and Naomi Wright star in Kiss at Canadian Stage.
Oil leak discovered by workers in Alaska's Cook Inlet
Bombardier’s compensation committee chair: Pay hikes for senior executives are justified
A Bombardier plant is shown in Montreal, Thursday, October 29, 2015. Bombardier's senior executives saw their compensation rise by nearly 50 per cent last year at a time when it laid off thousands of workers, sought government aid and saw the first CSeries passenger jet take flight.
Uruguay continues search for missing crew of S. Korean ship
Stubborn blizzard to bury Newfoundland in thick layer of snow: meteorologist
A meteorologist with Environment Canada says a stubborn blizzard will cover Newfoundland in a thick layer of snow over the next few days.
Stubborn blizzard to bury Newfoundland in thick layer of snow: meteorologist
Wenger relieved fans didn't turn on team in draw with City
Ontario trumps Quebec in race for wasteful electric-car subsidies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne pose as they plug in an electric vehicle at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont., in a June 10, 2016, file photo.
Cenovus delays move to Brookfield Place amid oil downturn
The new Brookfield Place is seen in downtown Calgary on Friday. Cenovus Energy has announced it will delay its move into the soon to be completed Brookfield Place.
Southbound I-15 in Southern California closed until Monday
Bombardier execs to defer payment of part of their 2016 compensation
People hold up signs during a demonstration outside Bombardier's head office in Montreal, Sunday, April 2, 2017, to protest recent pay hikes and bonuses to the company's top executives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
In the Trump era, Canada might need NAFTA’s Chapter 11
President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders related to trade, at the White House in Washington, March 31, 2017. Now that the Trump administration has outlined what it wants in a renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement, it’s time for Canada to post its own NAFTA 2.0 wish list.
There’s great potential for a SpaceX hub in Canada
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, shakes the hand of CTO Martin Halliwell, SES Satellites, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off on Thursday, March 30, 2017.
Family holds ceremony to remember detained woman
Richard Ratcliffe, left, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, listens to messages of support in Fortune Green, West Hampstead, Sunday April 2, 2017, to mark 365 days since this British-Iranian woman was imprisoned in Tehran. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained for allegedly trying to overthrow the cleric-run government. The dual national was returning home to Britain after visiting her family in Tehran with her toddler daughter. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Thousands gather in Paris over police killing of Chinese man
People from the Chinese community protest over the fatal shooting of Shaoyo Liu in his apartment, in Paris, Sunday, April 2, 2017. The Asian community have been protesting the death of 56-year-old Liu since Monday. ÔªøPolice called to Liu's building over reports of a man with a knife broke down the door of his apartment and shot him to death. Police say he attacked an officer with scissors. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: Protests in Ecuador over election results
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa casts his ballot during presidential elections Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Polls showed a neck-and-neck vote between President Rafael Correa's hand-picked successor, Lenin Moreno, and conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso.(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Auto-parts industry touts integration ahead of trade talks
A worker in the Magna plant in Puebla, Mexico, Wednesday, January 22, 2015. A new study says Canadian auto-parts companies now employ more people in the United States and Mexico than the entire auto-supplier sector employs in this country.
Blue Jays place Roberto Osuna on 10-day disabled list, release Melvin Upton
Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna warms up during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The Toronto Blue Jays finalized their opening day roster Sunday, placing Osuna on the 10-day disabled list with a sore neck and releasing outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada in unfamiliar territory at women's world hockey championship
UN ambassador Nikki Haley calls for ‘very strong’ stance on Russia
In a Monday, March 27, 2017 file photo, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to reporters outside the General Assembly at UN headquarters.
New series The Story of Us is not the story of Canada
Closer Roberto Osuna put on Blue Jays 10-day disabled list with cervical spasms
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