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Illinois board terminates Hastert's state lawmaker pension
FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert who is is serving a 15-month prison term in a sexual abuse case departs the federal courthouse in Chicago. State officials are poised to consider the status of the pension Hastert receives for the time he served in the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday April 27, 2017 in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois General Assembly Retirement System's board of trustees are scheduled to consider Hastert's $28,000 annual pension. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Oops! Serena Williams made pregnancy public by accident
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, Serena Williams reacts after defeating her sister Venus during their women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Williams said on April 25, 2017, at the TED2017 Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, that she was taking a personal photo of her progressing pregnancy on Snapchat when she accidentally pressed the wrong button and made the post public last week. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Rights group: Israel grants permit after earlier rejection
Russia arrests 12 suspected of terrorism involvement
Fourteen arrested in two separate French anti-terror probes
French Police officers patrol the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris on April 21, 2017
Man convicted in 2010 killing of off-duty Chicago officer
Ex-Spartan football player returned to Michigan in sex case
Michigan State defensive end Auston Robertson stands on the field during the Spring Game at Spartan Stadium, Saturday, April 1, 2017 in East Lansing, Mich. The former defensive end has been jailed in Indiana on a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge filed in Michigan. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press via AP)
Boeing beats 1Q profit forecasts but revenue falls
FILE - In this Friday, March 31, 2017, file photo, Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility in South Carolina after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport in North Charleston, S.C. The Boeing Co. reports earnings, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
35 scholars, journalists, authors win Carnegie fellowships
EU says up to Turkey to clarify stance on membership talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 4th left, accompanied by, from left to right, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Ismail Kahraman, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish Constitutional Court Chairman Zuhtu Arslan and Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Hulusi Akar, sing the national anthem as they attend a ceremony, part of the 55th anniversary of the founding of Turkey's Constitutional Court, in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Legislators representing Europe's top human rights body, the Strasbourg-France-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday voted in favour of re-opening monitoring procedures in Turkey in a move that reflects its strong concern over the functioning of democratic institutions in the country. (Press Presidency Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)
Lorde, Iggy Azalea, Imagine Dragons slated to perform at this year's MMVAs
Lorde is headed to this year's IHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards. Lorde is shown performing at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
‘Goofy,’ ‘unbecoming’: Former U.S. ambassadors blast Trump over Canada
Then-U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman is seen in Vancouver on March 19, 2015.
Tim Hortons parent's stock falls after store sales growth stalls in Q1
Twitter reports 1Q loss
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, the Twitter logo appears on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter Inc. on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, reported a loss of $61.6 million in its first quarter. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 6, 2017.
Various pie and tart shells recalled due to E. coli contamination
Hundreds attend vigil at Edmonton church where toddler’s body was found
Anthony Joseph Raine is shown in a photo from the Facebook tribute page "R.I.P. Anthony Joseph Raine."
Officials: Egypt tribesmen burned militant alive in Sinai
The Latest: Attorney general vows 'sanctuary city' fight
City Attorney Dennis Herrera talks about a federal judge's order blocking any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold money from "sanctuary cities "during a news conference at City Hall Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Ella Fitzgerald mural comes to singer's Virginia hometown
Doctor, wife in genital mutilation case seek jail release
FBI agents leave the office of Dr. Fakhruddin Attar at the Burhani Clinic in Livonia, Mich. Friday, April 21, 2017, after completing a search for documents. The investigation is connected to the case of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, of Northville, charged with performing genital mutilation on two young girls from Minnesota. (Clarence Tabb Jr. /Detroit News via AP)
P&G tops 3Q profit forecasts
P&G tops 3Q profit forecasts
The Latest: Trump makes brief stop in North Korea meeting
2 sharks tracked in South Carolina
As Dubai focuses on future, cybersecurity a growing concern
FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, an Emirati man watches through a special viewfinder at the Museum of the future during the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As Dubai races toward a future of self-driving cars and drones filling its sky, an official says cybersecurity has become a growing concern. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Morning update newsletter: Softwood dispute explained; Statscan unfounded data; more cannabis testing
Workers sort and move lumber at the Delta Cedar Sawmill in Delta, B.C., on Friday Jan. 6, 2017.
Canopy Growth Corp. to implement new pesticide-testing regime for cannabis
A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec.
Hungary premier dismisses university fear as EU takes action
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The European Union has launched legal action against Hungary over a new higher education law that critics say is aimed at shutting down a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Owning in a hot real estate market is an overrated form of wealth
For retirees looking at their home as a source of income, there are three possible routes. ‘One is selling the house outright and freeing up capital. A second option is securing a line of credit, and then the third option is a reverse mortgage.’
The Latest: More than 700,000 granted asylum in EU in 2016
Anti-Brexit advocate launches tactical UK voting campaign
Entrepreneur Gina Miller listens to a journalist's question as she launches the "Best for Britain" campaign for tactical voting with campaign director Eloise Todd, for the upcoming British general election at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Miller, an entrepreneur, became the face of the lawsuit which demanded that Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May's government get parliamentary approval before triggering Brexit. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Coghlan’s leap, Stroman’s hit lift Jays over Cards
Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Coghlan scores, leaping over St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in St. Louis.
Cenovus CEO defends much-criticized $17.7B blockbuster ConocoPhillips deal
Cenovus Energy CEO Brian Ferguson, right, speaks with Ivor Ruste, chief financial officer, before addressing the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Wednesday, April 26, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Democratic senators seek assurances from Trump pick for FDA
Germany raises 2017 growth forecast to 1.5 per cent
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Higher prices help sales as PepsiCo works to adapt brands
FILE - In this July 9, 2015, file photo, Pepsi bottles are on display at a supermarket in Haverhill, Mass. PepsiCo Inc. reports earnings, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Israel's ex-defence minister says he'll challenge government
South African court rules against nuclear deal
Ticks invade police station in Poland, biting 27 officers
UAE's first solar-powered gas station opens in Dubai
China launches its first domestically-made aircraft carrier
Margaret Atwood on alliteration, new 'Wandering Wenda' show, being a teen puppeteer
Canadian author Margaret Atwood is shown in a handout photo with Wenda, Wes & Wu for the animated series “Wandering Wenda,” premiering Saturday on CBC. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy of Breakthrough Entertainment MANDATORY CREDIT
'Bee Nation' director aims to break down stereotypes about First Nations
A still photo from the documentary "Bee Nation" is shown in a handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hot Docs Festival MANDATORY CREDIT
Review: 2017 Ram Power Wagon is a powerful off-road performer
Although named after a ram, the Power Wagon looks more like a bull ready to charge.
Speed and strong execution are keys to leadership success
Harvey Schachter
April 26: Lumber battles, plus other letters to the editor
Logs are unloaded at Murray Brothers Lumber Co. woodlot in Madawaska, Ont. on April 25, 2017. The United States imposed countervailing duties of up to 24 per cent on Canadian lumber imports, opening old wounds in what has been a long-standing trade dispute between the two countries.
After Whirlpool battle, Le Pen and Macron clash over fish
A man walks past electoral posters of French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, right, and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
Anglo-French soccer fraud probe sees raids on teams, arrests
Woman rescued from crane at Toronto construction site faces 6 mischief charges
A woman is rescued from a downtown Toronto crane early Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Some streets in the downtown core were closed as dozens of construction workers and commuters gazed skyward to watch police and firefighters try to rescue a woman who got stuck atop a tall construction crane during the night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Libya asks EU for motorboats, helicopters to patrol coast
Berlin subway attack suspect charged, faces up to 10 years
Boats collide near Dubrovnik, killing 3
Strike forces South African Airways to cancel 32 flights
People queue at the South African Airways (SAA) ticket counter desk at OR Tambo International airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. South African Airways on Wednesday cancelled nearly three-dozen flights, most of them domestic, because of a strike by some cabin crew. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Udder nonsense: Lactose, lumber and the loonie
Meet the Belgian in charge of Molson Coors in Canada
Fred Landtmeters, CEO of Molson Coors Canada.
The 50 most powerful people in Canadian business
Drake looks on from the bench during player introductions prior to the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game against Team USA at the Ricoh Coliseum on February 12, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Trump, aging population make health-care ETFs compelling
Canadian investors should consider some exposure to the industry for portfolio diversification, experts say.
Stressed out? Three tips to build resilience
Does Brexit offer an investing upside?
As Britain begins divorcing itself from the European Union, investing in the EU requires different strategies, and acceptance of risk, experts say.
Deadly ambush raises fears of rebel resurgence in India
Indians shout slogans condemning Monday's Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, as they light candles to pay tribute to the killed soldiers in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Maoist rebels killed at least 25 Indian paramilitary soldiers and injured six others in their stronghold in central India on Monday in one of the worst attacks on the country's security forces in recent years. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Four ways to limit turnover in your salesforce
Peter Irwin is president and CEO of the Canadian Professional Sales Association.
Most Canadians think privatizing airports is a bad idea: poll
Aircraft are pictured at the gates at Toronto Pearson Airport on May 26, 2016.
While politicians fiddle, home buyers get burned
Gary Mason
Tory leadership race becomes a march to folly
Lawrence Martin
In the age of Trump, it’s time to change the global trade game
U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America during a roundtable with farmers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Romania: hundreds of taxis, buses protest against Uber
Taxi drivers blow into vuvuzelas during a protest outside the government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Some 200 taxis and buses have parked outside the government offices in Romania's capital, Bucharest, demanding that Uber and other online taxi services be outlawed in the country. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Martin Short strips down at environmental comedy benefit
3 government troops killed in eastern Ukraine
The Latest: Explosion, fire reported near Damascus airport
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, girls carry the pictures of five Syrian men who were kidnapped four years ago from the historic town of Maaloula near Damascus by al-Qaida-linked militants, during their funeral prayers in Bab Touma, a predominantly Christian quarter of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The remains of the five Christians were discovered recently by the Lebanese army in a remote area near the Lebanese-Syrian border and handed over to Syrian authorities on Monday. (SANA via AP)
The Populism Project: could border crossers prompt political shift?
Hong Kong widens crackdown, arrests 9 more activists
Pro-independence lawmakers Sixtus Leung, left, and Yau Wai-ching, second frm left, walk out of a police station after being released on bail in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Hong Kong police arrested two disqualified pro-independence lawmakers over their attempts to barge into the legislature last year in a dispute over their oaths. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
US test launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile
In this image taken with a slow shutter speed and provided by the U.S. Air Force, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test early Wednesday, April 26, 201, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The target of the test was in the Pacific Ocean. An Air Force statement said the mission was part of a program to test the effectiveness, readiness, and accuracy of the weapon system. (Senior Airman Ian Dudley/U.S. Air Force via AP)
Plenty of presidencies have been family affairs
FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Housing a Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington. Columbus, Ohio, is the fourth stop on Carson’s national listening tour. President Donald Trump’s housing secretary has been traveling the country gathering input from agency field staff, local leaders and residents of public housing developments. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
All in the Family: Trump mixes family, governing, business
FILE - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by first Lady Melania Trump, introduces their son Barron Trump from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, during the annual Easter Egg Roll. Not since John F. Kennedy appointed his brother Bobby to be attorney general and his brother-in-law as director of the Peace Corps has a president leaned so heavily on his family. Melania, meanwhile, has been a largely distant presence so far, remaining in New York for the most part while their son Barron finishes out the school year. But she is gradually spending more time in Washington and did give her husband a gentle nudge to put his hand on his heart during the playing of the national anthem at the Easter egg roll. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Angry debate in Egypt over reforms in Islam against radicals
14 arrested in 2 separate French anti-terror probes
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2015 file photo, police officers storm the kosher grocery store where a gunman held several hostages, in Paris, Friday Jan. 9, 2015. The Paris prosecutors' office i Wednesday April 26, 2017 s announcing 10 arrests in an investigation of suspected suppliers of weapons to one of three attackers who killed 17 people at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosker store in January 2015. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
2nd suspect in Stockholm truck attack released
Trump team softens war talk, vows other pressure on NKorea
France says analysis shows Syrian regime behind sarin attack
India blocks social media in Kashmir in wake of abuse videos
Carson eyes private sector as tool to offset housing cuts
FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Housing a Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington. Columbus, Ohio, is the fourth stop on Carson’s national listening tour. President Donald Trump’s housing secretary has been traveling the country gathering input from agency field staff, local leaders and residents of public housing developments. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Fiery, deadly wreck snarls Interstate 5 in Los Angeles
Five stories in the news today, April 26
Jane Philpott, Minister of Health speaks following the announcement of changes regarding the legalization of marijuana during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday April 13, 2017. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says she's aiming to release statistics on overdose deaths in Canada but is frustrated with provinces and territories that haven't provided data in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
'Goofy,' 'unbecoming': former U.S. ambassadors blast Trump over Canada
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman speaks at a breakfast function in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. A pair of former American ambassadors to Canada have criticized President Donald Trump for his rash of remarks about the northern neighbour, calling it counter-productive to seriously resolving trade issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saudi novelist wins prestigious prize for Arab fiction
Trump tax plan could be good news for many, bad for deficit
FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. President Donald Trump’s plan to provide massive tax breaks to corporations faces big challenges as Washington struggles with mounting debt and the populist president tries to make good on promises to bring jobs and prosperity to the middle class. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
Credit Suisse to raise $4B in share issue as 1Q reaps profit
Trump's trade actions bring uncertainty to Canadian lumber country
Logs are unloaded at Murray Brothers Lumber Company woodlot in Madawaska, Ontario on Tuesday April 25, 2017. The United States imposed countervailing duties of up to 24 per cent on Canadian lumber imports, opening old wounds in what has been a long-standing trade dispute between the two countries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Federal health minister says provinces, territories not providing OD death data
Jane Philpott, Minister of Health speaks following the announcement of changes regarding the legalization of marijuana during a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday April 13, 2017. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says she's aiming to release statistics on overdose deaths in Canada but is frustrated with provinces and territories that haven't provided data in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Premier Clark calls on Ottawa to ban coal exports after softwood lumber duties
Liberal Leader Christy Clark greets workers during a campaign stop at Catalyst Paper's distribution centre in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday April 26, 2017. A provincial election will be held on May 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Correction: Immigrant Crime story
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announces the opening of new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE), Wednesday, April 26, 2017, during a news conference at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Dispute over health payments defused, spending bill on track
Boston police make little progress on race gap
Some high plains farmers struggling after fires, drought
Trump tweets don't help: 1st Twitter revenue drop since IPO
FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, the Twitter logo appears on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Twitter’s frequent presence in the news, as the preferred megaphone for President Donald Trump, has not translated into profit or meaningful user growth for the company. Twitter, Inc. reports earnings on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Turkey: 1,000 detained over suspected links to Gulen
Police officers escort people, arrested because of suspected links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, in Kayseri, Turkey, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Police launched simultaneous operations across the country on Wednesday, detaining hundreds of people with suspected links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The suspects are allegedly Gulen operatives who directed followers within the police force. (Olay Duzgun/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)
US Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf
FILE - In this May 26, 2004 file photo, the USS Mahan, a guided-missile destroyer, moves up the Hudson River in New York during Fleet Week. A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer fired a warning flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel coming near it in the Persian Gulf, an American official said Wednesday, the latest tense naval encounter between the two countries. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)
Various pie and tart shells recalled due to E. coli contamination
Iran confirms rejecting appeal by held British-Iranian woman
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