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April 25

Calgary Humane Society under quarantine after tests test positive for parvovirus
Sondheim an honoree, Trump a target at annual PEN gala
Wife of accused B.C. polygamist testifies about life as a sister-wife
LCBO workers deliver overwhelming strike vote to back contract demands
Rockets advance with 105-99 win over Thunder
Wife of accused Bountiful polygamist testifies about life as a sister-wife
Winston Blackmore, who is accused of practising polygamy in a fundamentalist religious community, returns to court after a lunch break in Cranbrook, B.C., on April 18, 2017.
Saskatoon police investigate another threat tied to suspicious packages
LCBO workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of a strike
Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff have voted 93 per cent in favour of a strike as their union continues to bargain for a new collective agreement.
Watchdog says ASEAN must stand vs. killings in Philippines
Saskatchewan mayor apologizes to indigenous leader for past prejudice
China launches 1st domestically-made aircraft carrier
The Latest: San Diego school official sees Muslim bullying
QMJHL Roundup: Armada edge Islanders in Game 3 to take 2-1 series lead
Lawmakers: Faith-based adoption groups can spurn gay couples
Hawaii's Island Air, South Korea's Jin Air form partnership
New issue in executions: Should the death chamber be silent?
Officials promoting inclusivity after Trump rise face recall
2 gang members sentenced for deaths of prosecution witnesses
NBC reporter, Latina journalism pioneer Cecilia Alvear dies
Military training accident in Alberta kills one, injures three others
Sgt. Robert J. Dynerowicz is seen in this undated handout photo. One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured in a training accident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in northern Alberta. The military says in a release that the soldier killed is Sgt. Robert J. Dynerowicz from the Royal Canadian Dragoons, based at CFB Petawawa in Ontario.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Department of National Defence *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The Latest: Venezuela threatens to withdraw from OAS
One soldier killed, three injured in military training accident in Alberta
One soldier has been killed and three others have been injured in a training accident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in northern Alberta.
Methane pollution from B.C.’s oil, gas industry higher than provincial estimates
Methane pollution from B.C.’s oil and gas industry is 2.5 times higher than provincial estimates state, says a David Suzuki Foundation scientist who personally visited 178 well sites in B.C.’s northeast.
B.C. party leaders head into high-stakes debate
BC NDP leader John Horgan, left to right, Liberal Leader Christy Clark and BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver pose for a photo following the leaders radio debate in Vancouver, B.C., April 20, 2017.
Statistics Canada to resume tracking of unfounded sex-assault cases
Statscan is to announce Wednesday it has developed a standardized process that will address the previous data-quality concerns.
Siakam scores 32, Raptors 905 down Vipers 95-85 in Game 2 of D-League Finals
Unfounded sexual assault rate by police service
White House names Randolph Alles as new Secret Service director: official
A secret service agent watches as Marine One carrying U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to land on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on April 18, 2017. The White House on Tuesday named a retired Marine major general as the new director of the Secret Service. Randolph Alles will oversee an agency that for years has been beset with a series of high-profile embarrassments.
Vancouver region movie theatres pilot STI-education quiz
Thousands of young moviegoers in the Vancouver region were given a different type of activity to pass the time before the show – an interactive quiz, played on their smartphones, about sexually transmitted diseases.
Toronto’s housing crunch could be eased with laissez-faire urban planning
Marcus Gee
Witness: Durst victim said he may kill her years earlier
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2016, file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst sits in a courtroom during a hearing in Los Angeles. A retired New York police detective says the missing wife of New York real estate heir Robert Durst once went to her neighbor's in pajamas and said her husband beat her and she feared he would kill her. James Varian testified Tuesday, April 25, 2017, that a neighbor reported Kathleen Durst had knocked on her Manhattan penthouse bedroom window for help. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool, File)
Trump: national monuments a 'massive federal land grab'
President Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's National Days of Remembrance ceremony. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Globe editorial: Ottawa changes its mind on UNDRIP, but it is taking a risk
Canada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in February.
Rainout pushes back big league debut for Canadian pitcher Pivetta
Arizona man convicted of killing best friend, woman, 4 kids
Preston Strong, right, and co-defense attorney William Fox listen as the jury is polled Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in Yuma County Superior Court in Yuma, Ariz. Strong was convicted Tuesday of the gruesome killings of his best friend, the man's girlfriend and her four young children 12 years ago in what prosecutors called a crime motivated by money. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP)
S. Korea installs parts of contentious US missile defence
Supreme Court wary of prosecutors’ requests for trial-delay tolerance
The case of James Cody of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first to reach the country’s top court since it set time limits for criminal proceedings in R v Jordan last July.
Kelly: Roller coaster Raptors are hard to love
Cathal Kelly
English tourist hit by hammock blown off building, injured
In this April 25, 2017 photo provided by ABC 7 Eyewitness News in New York, a wooden hammock lay on the sidewalk in New York. Police say that an tourist from England was injured and taken to the hospital when the hammock fell from the building she was talking near and struck her. Police believe wind may have blown the wooden framed hammock off the building's terrace. (ABC 7 Eyewitness News via AP)
Net neutrality isn’t a substitute for a cultural policy
Shane Dingman
The Latest: Friend says victim foretold of harm from Durst
Louis Vuitton going to battle with Etobicoke flea market over counterfeit goods
Louis Vuitton is seeking damages against Dr. Flea’s Flea Market for negligence, copyright infringement and vicarious liability
Home ice advantage won’t be so simple when Senators take on Rangers
Roy MacGregor
1960s pop artist Marisol's estate is donated to art gallery
B.C. man pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges in Washington state
Mulcair calls out Trudeau on ‘hypocrisy’ in marijuana anecdote
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks of equity gaps in the country’s current marijuana laws but makes no commitment to fix them.
Fake Tragically Hip merchandise still duping fans: guitarist Rob Baker
Frontman of the Tragically Hip, Gord Downie leads the band through a concert in Vancouver on July, 24, 2016.
The Latest: Father of missing California boy, 5, released
How top-line forward Patrick Maroon found his home with the Oilers
Edmonton Oilers left wing Patrick Maroon (19) celebrates his goal with teammates during first period of game five NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff action against the San Jose Sharks, in Edmonton, Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Milwaukee prosecutors: Video shows inmate's water turned off
After inconsistent season, Lundqvist shining in post-season
Pilot, company culture blamed for 2015 fatal Alaska crash
White-power groups banding together, but for how long?
Hope for preemies as artificial womb helps tiny lambs grow
Rio slum dwellers protest deadly gang, police gunbattles
Nearly all of University of Saskatchewan med school grads have found residencies
Leafs’ strategy for next season? They’re sticking to the Shanaplan
Winger William Nylander is surrounded by reporters Tuesday as the Maple Leafs cleared out their lockers at the Air Canada Centre following their elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
WTO ruling favours Mexico in US 'dolphin-safe' tuna spat
The Latest: Mayor's lawyers seek sanctions in sex abuse suit
Sure sign of spring: Toronto's High Park cherry blossoms in full bloom
Nature enthusiasts flocked to Cherry Hill in High Park to catch a glimpse of the cherry blossoms at peak bloom, on April 25, 2017.
Kansas Republican becomes newest member of House
The Latest: Arizona man guilty of killing 2 adults, 4 kids
GOP senator regrets saying guy in tutu 'kind of asks for it'
The Latest: Attorney tells Trump to quit politicizing death
Wall says Canada should be ready to act in softwood lumber dispute with U.S.
Fund manager rides the precious-metals roller coaster
Maria Smirnova takes a ‘show me’ approach to analyzing junior gold companies – she won’t buy a stock before they have drill results.
The Latest: Portland also weathering wet, bleak season
Why Trump is tweeting about lumber and dairy instead of tweaking NAFTA
Logs are unloaded at Murray Brothers Lumber Company woodlot in Madawaska, Ontario, on April 25, 2017.
Wisconsin dairy farmers face spoiling market, tight deadline
This Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo shows cows at a dairy farm, Prosser Farms, owned by Tim Prosser and his father, John, in Columbus, Wis. After their sole milk buyer, Grassland Dairy, dropped them due to changes in Canadian policy that decreased the demand for U.S. milk, they face having to sell their 100 milking cows and shut down the business that's been in the family since 1973 if they can't find a new buyer by the end of the month. A handful of Wisconsin dairy farmers whose Canada market evaporated in a trade dispute were weighing offers from new buyers on Tuesday, April 25, but others were running out of time before an expiring contract risked putting them out of business. (AP Photo/Cara Lombardo)
Kaka tops MLS salaries for third straight year, Toronto's Giovinco next
Orlando City FC midfielder Kaka celebrates his goal against the Montreal Impact during second half MLS action Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Montreal. Orlando's Kaka has retained his status as MLS' highest-paid player for the third straight season at US$7,167,500 while No. 2 Sebastian Giovinco heads up a Toronto trio of big-ticket designated players pulling down a combined $18.5 million this season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Doctor: George HW Bush dealing with chronic bronchitis
Softwood charts
Softwood exports chart
Ancient underground water sources not immune to today’s pollution, study suggests
University of Calgary student Jessica Ellis collects a sample of fossil groundwater in northeastern Alberta in an Oct., 2016 handout photo. Research led by a University of Calgary geologist suggests water that has been stored underground for thousands of years is not immune to modern-day contamination.
Lawyers want Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction dismissed
9 former US ambassadors urge Congress not to cut UN funding
John Doyle: Why the fuss about funding We Are Canada? It’s just tedious TV
John Doyle
AP Explains: What will a Hollywood writers' strike mean?
Why this may not be the earnings season for large-sector ETFs
Looking to capitalize on what’s shaping up to be a strong earnings season? You may want to avoid some of the most popular vehicles in the market: large sector exchange-traded funds.
Softwood lumber tariffs will hit small firms hard: B.C. envoy
Canadian softwood lumber is pictured at the Port of Vancouver Lynnterm terminal in North Vancouver, British Columbia on February 13, 2015.
Globe editorial: The Canadian military needs to stop making terrible situations even worse
Thomas Welch’s beret and dog tags: Welch, suffering from PTSD, committed suicide in 2004, three months after returning from Afghanistan. The military still hasn’t told his family what happened.
Bill proposes permanent ban on mining near Yellowstone
Zookeeper recovering from burns, saved rhino from wildfire
Lives lived: Elisa Lorraine Linton, 22
Elisa Lorraine Linton
Business Highlights
Newfoundland man charged for allegedly yelling sexist slur at TV reporter: police
A 27-year-old Newfoundland man has been charged for allegedly yelling a sexually explicit phrase at a TV journalist, who went to police with the complaint because she said she has had enough of being harassed with the vulgar comments.
Top Mexican official calls US border wall a 'hostile' act
These stocks are poised to see action Wednesday
Alberta’s Fort McKay First Nation will be going to the bond market later this year, looking to raise the $350-million it needs to buy a 34-per-cent stake in Suncor Energy Inc.’s East Tank Farm, a key processing facility for the company’s Fort Hills oil sands mine.
B.C. election: Key developments from Day 15
Review: 'Guardians' returns and it's better than the first
This image released by Disney-Marvel, Chris Pratt, left, and Michael Rooker appear in a scene from, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2." (Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)
Former Blue Jay Eric Thames bashes his way into Brewers’ record book
Eric Thames of the Milwaukee Brewers is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on April 24, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Veteran quarterback Vince Young completes first workout with Roughriders
Auston Matthews ready to 'take a break and recharge' after two nonstop years
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews speaks to the media during the year end locker room clean out and press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The Maple Leafs were eliminated from in round one of the playoffs by the Washington Capitals in six games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Why this dollar-store stock is not a good fit with my investing style
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Senate confirms No. 2 at Justice; will lead Russia probe
Different president, same old government shutdown threats
FILE - In this April 20, 2017 file photo, President Donald speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. There’s an unconventional new president in the White House and Republicans have a lock on Congress, but Washington is still up to its old tricks. Just as occurred repeatedly during the Obama administration, Congress and the White House are days from a government shutdown, engaged in familiar partisan brinkmanship that demonstrates how little has really changed in the capital under President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Workers sort lumber at the Partap Forest Products mill in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Maker of Ugg boots, Teva sandals may put itself up for sale
Lawsuit filed against Fox alleges racial discrimination
FILE - In this combination photo, Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," appears on the set in New York, Thursday, March 2, 2107, left, and Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly appears on the set of his show, "The O'Reilly Factor" on Oct. 1, 2015 in New York. O'Reilly says he's sad and surprised that he's off TV but is confident the truth will come out about his exit from Fox News. Five days after his firing amid sexual harassment allegations, O'Reilly aired an episode Monday of his personal website's "No Spin News" podcast. The show was replaced by “Tucker Carlson’s Tonight,” which moved to O'Reilly's time slot Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Court documents: Mother had abused teen in kidnapping case
In this April 20, 2017 photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office is Tad Cummins. A 15-year-old Tennessee student who was allegedly kidnapped by her teacher and taken to California is back home, a lawyer for the girl's family said Friday, April 21, 2017. The girl is being evaluated and treated by mental health experts specializing in trauma, lawyer Jason Whatley said in a press release. Authorities credit the caretaker of a remote northern California property for helping police find her and arrest her alleged abductor, fired teacher Tad Cummins. (Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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