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April 28

Warrant issued for California man wanted in Alberta voyeurism case
Judge OKs work on Illinois highway some say threatens bee
Edmonton dentist and big hockey fan crowns patients with Oilers logo
Blue Jays bullpen springs a leak (again) in loss to Rays
Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis tags out Rays centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on April 28, 2017.
Tarasenko scores 2, Blues beat Predators 3-2 to even series
Saskatchewan doctors want to make bicycle helmets mandatory in province
Coca-Cola: Philadelphia's tax on sweetened drinks is hurting
Rays rally to 7-4 victory over Blue Jays with three-homer eighth inning
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista reacts after popping up against the Tampa Bay Rays in the seventh inning of their AL baseball game in Toronto on Friday April 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
B.C.’s inequality gap widens – and shapes the election campaign
Lindsay Sutton, right, and her wife Laurie with their sons Gavin, two, and Elliot, five months, in their apartment in Vancouver.
Head in the stars, Elon Musk muses on the future at TED Conference
Tesla and SpaceX founder and executive Elon Musk, right, is interviewed by Chris Anderson on stage at the TED2017 conference in Vancouver on Friday.
Trump says he's avoided NYC because it's expensive for US
President Donald Trump arrives at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, aboard Air Force One, Friday April 28, 2017, for a speech to the National Rifle Association's convention and a fundraiser for 6th District candidate Karen Handel. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Toronto businesses got a boost during Maple Leafs’ return to playoffs
Fans react in Maple Leaf Square during a playoff game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals.
BC NDP win would cause ‘uncertainty’: TD
B.C. NDP leader John Horgan arrives for a leaders debate in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 26, 2017.
First Nation Chief plans China trip to discuss Ring of Fire rail line
Iceberg marks are pictured about 180 kilometres southeast of the proposed Ring of Fire development area.
Mexico's lower house approves medical uses of marijuana
Vancouver’s Rangoli marks a return to modest beginnings
Diners familiar with the Vij’s brand will recognize this spice-encrusted variation of the popular lamb popsicles at the recently reopened Rangoli restaurant in Vancouver.
Houston has a problem as Jozy Altidore brace lifts Toronto FC past the Dynamo
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore (17) celebrates after scoring on Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis (31) as Dynamo midfielder Juan Cabezas (5) reacts during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Friday, April 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Cheese, wood and NAFTA: Canada gets a lesson in Trump opportunism
U.S. President Donald Trump walks through the White House on Friday, at the end of a week in which he threated to withdraw from NAFTA.
B.C. softwood lumber envoy distances himself from Christy Clark’s threats
Workers sort lumber at the Partap Forest Products mill in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday April 25, 2017.
David leads Canada to 2-0 win over Suriname at CONCACAF under-17 championship
Trump will zero in on trade agreements during 100th day
President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, MD., Friday, April 28, 2017. President Trump is returning from addressing the National Rifle Association convention in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump to sign order to probe NAFTA ‘violations and abuses’
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump at the White House ion Feb. 13, 2017.
Famed Houston lawyer Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes dies at 90
FILE - In this 1988 file photo, attorney Richard "Racehorse" Haynes speaks at a state bar association convention, location not known. Haynes, famed for his flamboyant but successful trial defenses of millionaire and billionaire clients in some of Texas' most notorious murder cases, has died at age 90. Haynes died early Friday, April 28, 2017, at his home surrounded by family in the East Texas town of Trinity after years of declining health, said family spokesman Chris Tritico, a Houston criminal defense lawyer Haynes once mentored. (Tony Record//Star-Telegram via AP)
Leaked Trump draft order blames NAFTA for 'massive' wealth transfer from U.S.
Methodist court ruling a blow for openly lesbian bishop
The Edmonton man who inspired 'Yoga Hoser' arrested for possession of a $1.2-million ancient statue
Simon Metke chips away at a fossilized skull in his apartment in Edmonton on Thursday. Metke was arrested in 2014 and charged with possessing a stolen artifact, a Persian bas-relief from fifth-century B.C, worth about $1.2-million.
Why Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver believes change is in the air for B.C.
Gary Mason
Chicago schools to stay open despite lawsuit's rejection
Oil King​: Joey Moss, Wayne Gretzky and the most remarkable relationship in all of sports
Filipino troops kill notorious Abu Sayyaf kidnapper in clash
It’s time to stop opioid prohibition and start regulation
A drug users gives himself an injection in a Downtown Eastside alley in Vancouver last December.
For B.C. and Alberta NDP, a close – and complicated – kinship
Paul Fairie
Reforms an option to tackle Canada’s court delays: justice ministers
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks during a press conference at the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Justice in Gatineau on Friday, April 28, 2017.
5 men found shot to death in southern Mexico
Brazil judge grants release of businessman Eike Batista
Louisiana bank failure is costliest since financial crisis
Calgary’s Bar Von Der Fels is a small but mighty dining experience
The smoked maitake mushrooms at Bar Von Der Fels in Calgary is one of hte best mushroom dishes in the city.
Jury finds aggravating factors in 2005 Yuma murder case
Grand Canyon: Found body likely teenage boy from Tennessee
Police: bounty hunters shot 2 men, one died; charges sought
Last pick of draft far from irrelevant: Kelly goes to Denver
Peter Munk donates $5-million to keep Munk Debates going
Prominent Toronto philanthropist Peter Munk is making a $5-million pledge to the high-profile debates that bear the family name.
Magazine man Lloyd Hodgkinson was a staunch nationalist
Maclean’s magazine publisher Lloyd Hodgkinon, right, is shown with his colleague Don Campbell, who was chairman of Maclean Hunter until 1994.
The Latest: Venezuela calls OAS forum for 'coercion'
Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro march to the Ramo Verde military prison in Los Teques, outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 28, 2017. Venezuela's opposition called for a march to the prison where opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is serving a nearly 14-year sentence for his role leading anti-government demonstrations in 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Trump: North Korea 'disrespected' China with missile test
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Friday, April 28, 2017, returning from traveling to Atlanta to speak at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Hacker claims release of stolen copies of Netflix series
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2015 file photo, actress Laverne Cox attends the "Orange Is the New Black" FYC Screening at DGA Theater in New York. A hacker claims to have stolen the upcoming season of Netflix's hit series "Orange Is The New Black," and is demanding that the video streaming service pay an unspecified ransom to prevent all the new episodes from being prematurely released online. New episodes of "Orange" are scheduled for official release on June 9, 2017. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Mélanie Joly urges patience on long road toward cultural policy shakeup
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly pose for a portrait along the Ottawa River April 19, 2016 in Gatineau, Quebec.
Review: Coal terminal would boost global climate-warming gas
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, supporters on both sides of the coal export issue attend a Millennium Bulk Terminals Longview Environmental Impact Statement Scoping meeting at the Clark County Fairgrounds Event Center in Ridgefield, Wash. An environmental study released Friday, April 28, 2017, said the proposed coal-export terminal in Washington state would increase cancer risk for some residents, make rail accidents more likely and add millions of metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas globally every year. (Steven Lane/The Columbian via AP, File)
West Coast dockworkers to vote on deal seeking labour peace
Dodgers to induct Vin Scully into team's Ring of Honour
The Latest: Arkansas toddler found dead, 2nd child missing
Conviction, five-year sentence upheld for cop who faked crash reports
Powerful quake rouses people from sleep in south Philippines
Joey Moss over the years
Joey Moss of the Edmonton Oilers sings the national anthem prior to Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the San Jose Sharks on April 20, 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
B.C. election: Key developments from Day 18
UN council backs new effort to end Western Sahara conflict
The Latest: 49ers select Iowa QB Beathard late in 3rd round
A fan poses for a photograph before the second round of the 2017 NFL football draft, Friday, April 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Hawaii visitor spending, arrivals climb in March
The rise and fall of Home Capital
Gerald Soloway, former CEO of Home Capital, is seen in his Toronto office in 2010.
Three men sentenced for stealing $18 million worth of maple syrup in Quebec
Icebergs pose danger in North Atlantic shipping lanes
An iceberg near Fermeuse, N.L.
Navajo coal plant closure could cause 1,000 job losses
Five things to know about Ontario’s new youth pharmacare program
Head of Motion Picture Association of America to step down
As Boeing attacks, Bombardier gets a taste of the big leagues
Barrie McKenna
The problem with Toronto City Hall as landlord
Marcus Gee
The Latest: Tokyo subway temporarily closed over N. Korea
In this Tuesday, April 25, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, left, is underway alongside the Republic of Korea multirole guided-missile destroyer Wang Geon during a bilateral exercise. Wayne E. Meyer was on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/U.S. Navy via AP)
Puerto Rico unveils region's largest operational solar plant
Court upholds death sentence in killing of baby, grandmother
Personal tragedy shaped congressman's effort on health care
Laurel Smith, 56, of Medford, N.J., attends a protest outside the office of Rep. Tom MacArthur of R-NJ., in Marlton, N.J., Friday, April 28, 2017. She says she's concerned that repeal of the Affordable Care Act could affect health insurance coverage for her son, 26-year-old son, Jamieson Smith, who has a rare sickness called mitochondrial disease. (AP Photo/Mike Catalini)
Sanchez feels ready to start Sunday vs. Rays after successful side session
The Latest: 2nd company shuts gas wells after deadly blast
Witnessing death: AP reporters describe problem executions
Alison Wonderland, Diplo to play at Electric Daisy Carnival
Alberta man charged with giving youths alcohol, booze after 1 youth overdoses
At Sobeys, ‘change is imminent’
Former Canadian Tire executive and new Sobeys CEO Michael Medline will enact significant changes in the coming weeks to update the grocer’s organizational structure and slash costs by centralizing decision-making and eliminating outdated and inefficient processes.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
A community divided: The fight over Canadian values threatens to boil over in Peel
Outside the offices of the Peel District School Board in Mississauga, secular-school advocates, many from South Asian backgrounds, protest religious accommodation in Peel schools last Tuesday.
Strident opponent of assisted dying to chair review of advance requests
California seeks control of unruly medical pot industry
In this Sunday, April 23, 2017 photo large jars of marijuana are on display for sale at the Cali Gold Genetics booth during the High Times Cannabis Cup in San Bernardino, Calif. California is trying to get control of its unruly medical marijuana industry. State regulators released draft regulations Friday, April 28, intended to impose order on the loosely organized marketplace created over two decades ago. The proposal would establish the first comprehensive rules for growing, testing, transporting and selling medical pot in the state that is home to 1 in 8 Americans. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Bombardier snared in U.S. trade fight as Boeing takes aim at C Series aircraft
A Bombardier CS300 C Series aircraft lands after a flying display on day two of the 51st International Paris Air Show in Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015.
Strident opponent of assisted dying to chair review of advance requests
Videos reportedly show gruesome abuse of young Kansas boy
Trade, procurement and Kevin O'Leary: three ways politics mattered this week
Power Corp co-CEO taking medical leave, will return by end of year
Power Corporation Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Paul Desmarais, left, and Deputy Chairman, President and Co-CEO Andre Desmarais arrive for the company's annual general meeting in Montreal on May 13, 2016. Power Corporation of Canada co-CEO Andre Desmarais is taking a temporary medical leave from his day-to-day activities at the Montreal-based holding company. Desmarais will continue to monitor and be involved in any major issues affecting Power Corporation the company said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
2nd company shuts oil, gas wells after fatal Colorado blast
A well head is seen on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in a fenced off area near a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo., April 17. Anadarko Petroleum said Wednesday 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)
Manafort-linked lobbying firm registers as foreign agent
FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, then-Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland. A second Washington lobbying firm that worked under the direction of two former campaign aides to Trump has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. The registration by Mercury LLC comes as the Justice Department waits for Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, to file as a foreign agent and disclose his role in influencing U.S. policy and public opinion on behalf of the pro-Russian Ukrainian Party of Regions and its leader, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
'Our hearts were broken:' Family mourns son killed in workplace accident
Jordan Gahan is shown in this undated family handout photo. The grieving father of a young man who died in a workplace accident in Fort McMurray interrupted an apology from one of the owners today who had pleaded guilty in his death. Jordan Gahan, who was 21, was operating heavy equipment in 2014 when his excavator fell through the ice into four metres of water. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Gaham Family *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Saskatchewan’s Catholic school boards to appeal ruling on funding
Some want charges for parents in genital cutting cases
The Latest: Menendez lawyer says senator will be vindicated
How major US stock market indexes fared on Friday
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Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Acadian federation to launch riding-boundary legal challenge as election looms
Jacobs, Koe on to Champions Cup playoffs; Epping, Shuster to meet in tiebreak
RCMP arrest Edmonton men on sex charges, help teen girl, in Saskatchewan
Federal energy regulator says she won't seek new term
With Burris retired, Harris ready to become the undisputed No. 1 in Ottawa
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris, right, and quarterback Trevor Harris (7) celebrate after defeating the Calgary Stampeders during overtime CFL Grey Cup football action on November 27, 2016 in Toronto. Trevor Harris has waited a long time for the opportunity to lead a team and now that he's got it he plans on making the most of it. Stepping in for Henry Burris as the Ottawa Redblacks starting QB, Harris knows he has big shoes to fill and he's more than ready. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Jonathan Vance, the Chief of the Defence Staff speaks during a Canadian Armed Forces press conference at the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on Friday, April 28, 2017, addressing inappropriate sexual behaviour in the forces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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