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Kashmir civilian killed, 7 injured during anti-India protest
Indian army soldiers stand guard inside a military camp after a group of militants stormed it in Panzgam 127 Kilometers (79 miles) northwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 27, 2017. A 70-year-old civilian was killed and seven people were injured during an anti-India protest that erupted Thursday following a gun-battle that killed three Indian soldiers and two suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir, police said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Creosote testing project gets long-term commitment and funding from province
Predators beat Blues 4-3 in Game 1 of second-round series
CORRECTS CREDIT TO GOAL SCORED BY COLIN WILSON NOT PK SUBBAN Nashville Predators' P.K. Subban, right, celebrates with teammates Ryan Ellis (4) and Kevin Fiala, of Switzerland, after Colin Wilson, not pictured, scored during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Predators win 4-3 to take Game 1 against Blues
P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators celebrates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series at the Scottrade Center on April 26, 2017 in St. Louis, Mo.
The Latest: Trump says he won't pull US out of NAFTA
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence walk to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April, 26, 2017, for a meeting with Senators to discuss the Koreas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
QMJHL Roundup: Ratelle lifts Sagueneens over Sea Dogs, evening series 2-2
Tentative agreement struck with Alberta teachers, school boards
A tentative agreement is now on the table between Alberta teachers and school board representatives.
Tentative agreement struck with Alberta teachers and school boards
Clark holds up softwood dispute to deflect criticism during B.C. debate
From left to right: B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver, BC Liberal Leader Christy Clark, and B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan arrive for the TV leaders' debate in Vancouver, on April 26, 2017.
UAE sentences Iranian to 10 years for aiding nuclear program
Greening OT hero as Marlies edge Devils; Toronto leads best-of-five series 2-1
South Korea's economy grows at fastest pace in 3 quarters
Last sections of beloved 600-year-old tree removed at church
Statscan to phase in changes to crime-reporting protocols in wake of Unfounded investigation
It has been 14 years since the agency decided to stop releasing this information despite an outcry from researchers.
A look at prominent figures in 1992 riot, where they are now
Witnesses reflect on LA's Rodney King riot 25 years later
Rodney King riot: Timeline of key events
Arkansas judge pulled from death penalty cases seeks probe
FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file photo provided by Sherry Simon, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, is shown on a cot at an anti-death penalty protest outside the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock, Ark. Griffen said Thursday, April 26, 2017, he was not given a chance to explain his actions before being removed from death penalty-related cases. He asked two state panels to investigate the attorney general’s office and the state Supreme Court over his removal. (Sherry Simon via AP, File)
YouTube announces music competition series for emerging acts
FILE - In this combination photo, Jason Derulo, left, and Demi Lovato appear at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 5, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. YouTube is launching a new music competition series for emerging artists featuring Derulo, Lovato and The Backstreet Boys. Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine North America announced Wednesday that “Best.Cover.Ever” will debut on YouTube later this year. (Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Housing, economy, leadership feature in final B.C. election debate
B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark arrives for a leaders debate in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Mayor calls ghostly face seen in Salem streetlamp 'eerie'
The Munk Debates' big question: Is the international order as we know it over?
Niall Ferguson and Fareed Zakaria.
North Carolina DA says police justified in 2016 shooting
IRS, postal inspectors raid Benny Hinn Ministries
Hollywood producer testifies in Robert Durst murder case
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)
Utah Rep. Chaffetz needs surgery, will be away for weeks
Pentagon gets more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Nashville's Fiala leaves on stretcher with leg injury
Nashville Predators' Ryan Johansen (92) and Viktor Arvidsson, left, of Sweden, offer encouragement to teammate Kevin Fiala, of Switzerland, as Fiala is taken off on a stretcher after being injured during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Local mayors clash with BC Liberals over transit funding
A TransLink bus travels on West Broadway in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday March 22, 2017.
OHL Roundup: Steelheads beat Petes, advance to OHL championship series
Rapper Kevin Gates gets 30 months in prison on gun charge
Paraguay congress axes measure for presidential re-election
Producer admits bilking investors with fake Broadway play
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2008 file photo, Alicia Keys, left, performs with Kathleen Battle at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. A Broadway producer has admitted scamming his friends and others into investing more than $165,000 in a nonexistent play about opera star Battle supposedly starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. Roland Scahill pleaded guilty in New York on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, to grand larceny and fraud charges. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Trump to order aluminum imports investigation
President Donald Trump gives his pen to a teacher from Virginia after signing the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Mother of drowned Regina teenager pushes for an inquest into his death
Australia warns gas companies they risk export restrictions
Al Gore shuns Band-Aid solutions to climate change at TED in Vancouver
Speaking at a TED conference in Vancouver, which runs from Monday to Friday, Al Gore joined in on a debate about geoengineering, the process of attempting to reverse climate change using large-scale interventions.
Suncor Energy reports net earnings of $1.35 billion on higher prices, production
Samsung foresees bigger profit in 2017 as memory chips soar
Visitors try out Samsung Electronics Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Samsung Electronics said Thursday its first-quarter profit surged to the highest level in more than three years as its semiconductor division posted the highest income in the company's history. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Nurses rally against health cuts in Winnipeg, say they worry for patient care
Deported Mexican migrants offered jobs - in bullet-proofing
The Latest: Fresno suspect may not be mentally competent
Suncor eyes more oil sands deals but is in no rush
Steam from a Suncor refinery rises at rear as pipes are seen traversing industrial zone dubbed "Refinery Row", also run by energy firms Enbridge and Kinder Morgan in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016.
Delaware trooper fatally shot outside convenience store
Authorities investigate the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Bear, Del. Delaware State Police say a trooper has been taken to a hospital after being shot at the convenience store. The trooper, who was on duty at the time, was taken to Christiana Hospital. (Damian Giletto/The News Journal via AP)
White House: Trump will not immediately bolt NAFTA
President Donald Trump signs the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event with governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Cash-strapped B.C. organizations seek to accommodate refugee influx
A sign is seen on the United States-Canada border in Surrey, B.C. on February 16, 2017. The province has helped settle more than 1,000 refugees since January of last year.
Canada needs plan for U.S. tax cuts: business council
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
Dad reveals Hawaii site where he says he dumped dead son
FILE - In this April 5, 2017 file photo, Peter Kema Sr., left, pleads guilty to manslaughter and first-degree hindering prosecution in the death of his son, Peter Kema Jr., also known as "Peter Boy," who went missing in 1997, in Hilo Circuit Court in Hilo, Hawaii. The father of the Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago has led police to the site where he disposed his son's remains. Kema Sr. is providing information about the location of the boy's body as part of a plea deal reached earlier this month. (Hollyn Johnson/Hawaii Tribune-Herald via AP, Pool, File)
Hamilton agrees to move forward with $1-billion LRT project
A Hamilton bus goes down King Street, the proposed route for the LRT tracks, last Thursday.
Plan to give health care to every Californian moves forward
B.C. fossil discovered with can-opener-like pincers
A 3-D rendering of the tokummia katalepsis from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto shows its serrated pincers, which were too fragile to feed on shelled animals.
Prolonged rest actually harmful for those recovering from head injuries: report
The International Consensus Statement on Concussions in Sport is an updated document on how best to deal with concussions.
Calgary father of dead baby put on administrative leave from church
John Doyle: The Handmaid’s Tale is gorgeous, bleak and enormously entertaining
John Doyle
Oil-gas wells shut down after Colorado home explosion
In this April 18, 2017, photo, an investigator with the Firestone Police places evidence markers on debris near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., on April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday, April 26, that it operated a well about 200 feet (60 meters) from the house in the town of Firestone. The company didn't say whether the well was believed to be a factor in the explosion or whether it produced oil, gas or both. (Matthew Jonas/The Daily Times Call via AP)
White man gets 15 years for shooting 5 black men at protest
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis shows Allen Scarsella. Scarsella, who was convicted Feb. 1, 2017, in the shooting of five men at a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of Jamar Clark in 2015 by Minneapolis police officers, was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (Hennepin County Jail via AP, File)
Judge could rule soon to let beer stores keep licenses
Babcock, McLellan, Tortorella voted Adams Award finalists
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock speaks to the media during the year end press conference in Toronto on Tuesday April 25, 2017. Toronto's Mike Babcock, Edmonton's Todd McLellan and Columbus' John Tortorella are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL coach of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Tortorella, Babcock, McLellan, voted Jack Adams Award finalists
Columbus’ John Tortorella, Toronto’s Mike Babcock and Edmonton’s Todd McLellan are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL coach of the year.
With front-runner out, Conservative leadership candidates target Bernier
Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier speaks during the Conservative Party of Canada leadership debate in Toronto on Wednesday April 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Wyoming wolf hunts to start again after US court decision
FILE - In this July 16, 2004, file photo, a gray wolf is seen at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. Wyoming is looking ahead to its first wolf-hunting season in four years now that a court has lifted endangered species protection for wolves in the state. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
Correction: Shenandoah River-Pollution story
FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Lois Paul, left, of Port Republic, with her Appaloosa, Classy, and Pat Brady, of Penn Laird, with her quarter horse, Dewey, stop while on a trail ride to take a drink out of the formation of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River at the confluence of the South and North Rivers in Port Republic, Va. Excessive livestock manure runoff is making its way into the Shenandoah River, overloading the scenic waterway with E. coli and phosphorous pollution, according to a new report from an environmental advocacy group. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP, File)
Streetwise newsletter: Home Capital’s woes; GMP’s FirstEnergy deal; Real Matters’ IPO
The Latest: California universal health measure advances
Supporters of single-payer health care march to the Capitol, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. A bill, SB562, by Democratic State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins, would substantially remake the health care system of the nation's most populous state by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Rio slum residents bury teen, protest police-gang shootouts
Yukon RCMP investigating three homicides, but say there's no risk to public
Globe editorial: Is the Supreme Court reconsidering the Jordan decision? Let’s hope so
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa.
Suspect charged with 3 counts of murder in Fresno rampage
Pastors and church leaders from the Pastor Clusters of the Fresno/Clovis area meet outside Catholic Charities in Fresno, Calif., during a prayer walk vigil for the three victims of Tuesday's shooting, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. David Jackson, 58, who was one of alleged victims of Kori Ali Muhammad, was shot and killed outside Catholic Charities. Mark Gassett, 37, had just picked up groceries at a Catholic Charities building when Muhammad shot him in the chest, and fired twice more after he fell to make sure he was dead. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
U.S. authorities charge Canadian man in connection with human smuggling investigation
Victor Omoruyi is shown in this undated handout photo.
Allowances don’t teach kids about money – you do
Unconditional allowances – those not tied to chores – may be the worst of them all.
Spurs stay in touch with Chelsea with 8th straight PL win
Goldcorp beats profit expectations on lower costs
Convention goers are seen at the Goldcorp booth at the PDAC Convention 2016 in Toronto on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
Somali pirate gets life in prison for attack on US Navy ship
Raptors’ Norman Powell finds his place in the playoffs
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell reacts after his slam dunk against the Milwaukee Bucks during second half NBA round one playoff basketball action in Toronto on Monday, April 24, 2017.
The Latest: Venezuela says it's renouncing membership in OAS
An armored police vehicle catches fires from molotov bombs thrown by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Security forces Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro that attempted to march to the Ombudsman's office in downtown in another day of protests that have already claimed dozens lives since the start of April. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Home Capital stock plunge ripples through mortgage sector
The share price of the Canadian mortgage lender fell 65 per cent on Wednesday, extending the total decline this year to more than 80 per cent.
Globe editorial: Kevin O’Leary: He didn’t come back for you
Kevin O'Leary speaks at a news conference in Toronto, Canada April 26, 2017. O'Leary announced his withdrawal from the race and his support for Maxime Bernier. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
Is Home Capital’s crisis the pin that pops the housing bubble?
A sign shows the logos of Home Capital Group's subsidiaries Home Trust and Oaken Financial in front of their headquarters in an office tower in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 26, 2017.
Activists: Mexican who sought refuge in US church detained
FILE - In thisNov. 21, 2014, file photo, Arturo Hernandez stands in his one-room basement dwelling in Denver. Hernandez is living in a Denver church basement to avoid a deportation order. He left the church in July 2015. Activists say he was detained by federal immigration agents on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at a job site. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda, File)
Home Capital’s executive roster justifies investors’ lack of faith
David Milstead
Fort McMurray mayor doesn't foresee big population shift after wildfire
Trump order seeks to limit federal role in K-12 education
Business Highlights
Family buy plane tickets for condemned inmate's daughter
These stocks could see major moves on Thursday
File photo of a Goldcorp mining operation in Guatemala.
Cultural sensitivities must never override gender equality
Ivanka Trump, World Bank discuss women entrepreneur fund
In this Tuesday, April 25 photo, Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, attend a dinner after they participated in the W20 Summit in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
Goldcorp beats expectations with US$170M net income on lower costs
The Latest: N Carolina lawmakers override Cooper court veto
Border Patrol names Carla Provost acting chief
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Ronald Vitiello poses for a photo. Vitiello has left the chief's position, at least temporarily, three months after he was appointed and is now acting deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol. The deputy commissioner job opened when Randolph Alles was named Tuesday, April 25, 2017, to lead the Secret Service. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP, File)
Sociologist Michael Kimmel on American masculinity in the era of Trump
Michael Kimmel is an author and advocate for changing the discourse between genders.
The Latest: Mayor says stop-frisk stats 'are what they are'
Why Trump tax cut may not deliver the boost White House says
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn, center, and White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. President Donald Trump is proposing dramatically reducing the taxes paid by corporations big and small in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to the middle class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A timeline of Kevin O'Leary's brief foray into federal Conservative politics
Four people hurt after pickup collides with rear of school bus in Nova Scotia
A timeline of events in the navy supply ship troubles
Tenants sue over California building fire that killed 4
FILE - In this March 28, 2017 file photo sheets of linen are seen tied together hanging from a window to form an escape ladder at the site of a four alarm apartment fire, in Oakland, Calif. Residents of the troubled, low-income apartment building that caught fire and killed four in Northern California last month have filed a lawsuit against the building's owners and managers, accusing them of ignoring numerous fire code violations. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
In his corporate tax-cut quest, Trump should take cues from Canada’s GST
Mr. Trump’s proposed plan includes slashing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate to 15 per cent from its current 35 per cent.
Texas poised to pass 'sanctuary city' ban with jail penalty
Students gather in the Rotunda at the Texas Capitol to oppose SB4, an anti-"sanctuary cities" bill that already cleared the Texas Senate and seeks to jail sheriffs and other officials who refuse to help enforce federal immigration law, as the Texas House prepares to debate the bill, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Edwards Lifesciencse and Deckers rise; US Steel plunges
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