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Redemption: Tar Heels take title over Gonzaga in ugly game
Duterte fires Cabinet member over alleged wrongdoing
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits California
AL champion Indians rally in 9th, win opener 8-5 at Texas
Massachusetts city calls for Trump impeachment probe
FILE - In this Friday, March 31, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with China's leader will be closely watched for signs of how relations between the world's top two economies will proceed as they tackle weighty questions over trade, North Korea and the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
White House officials offer change to health care bill
In this Saturday, April 1, 2017, photo, Vice President Mike Pence speaks at DynaLab, Inc. in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Pence and a few other White House officials made a new offer to conservative House Republicans late Monday on the GOP's failed health care bill, hoping to resuscitate a measure that crashed spectacularly less than two weeks ago. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Habs crush Panthers to clinch Atlantic Division title
Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) celebrates his second goal of the game with center Paul Byron (41) against the Florida Panthers in the third period at BB&T Center.
City council votes to avoid banking with Keystone XL backers
Conference Board economist predicts economic rebound for Saskatchewan
Canadiens beat Panthers 4-1, clinch Atlantic Division title
Svechnikov’s shootout goal pushes Red Wings past Senators
Detroit Red Wings right wing Evgeny Svechnikov (37) shoots the game winning goal past Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) during a shootout at Joe Louis Arena.
Leafs beat up on Sabres to inch up in playoff race
Buffalo Sabres forward William Carrier gets tied up with Toronto Maple Leafs Connor Carrick during the first period in Buffalo on Monday.
Svechnikov gets SO winner in debut, Red Wings beat Senators
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green (25) keeps the puck away from Ottawa Senators right wing Bobby Ryan (9) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, April 3, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Immigration agents round up 153 in South Texas
Private seniors’ care facilities, opponents draw battle lines on Sunshine Coast
A meeting is planned to discuss a new Sunshine Coast seniors' care facility that would be run by a B.C.-based for-profit, private operator.
1 dead, 14 sickened in New Zealand typhoid fever outbreak
Trump revokes Alaska refuge rule; change may be symbolic
FILE - This March 13, 2009, file photo shows three moose browsing near Anvik, Alaska. President Donald Trump on Monday, April 3, 2017, signed a resolution approved by the U.S. House and Senate to revoke a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule banning most predator control on Alaska refuges, a program that state wildlife officials use to kill bears and wolves to boost caribou and moose populations. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
California cuts abalone catch, eliminates 2 diving months
Investigators collect phone data from pickup driver in crash
NTSB Investigator in Charge Jennifer Morrison speaks to reporters about the church bus crash that killed 13 congregants in Uvalde County on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Morrison spoke during a press conference in Uvalde, Texas., on Friday March 31, 2017. (Juanito M. Garza /The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
Fox News gives comedy talk show 'Red Eye' a pink slip
Private Manitoba clinic offers nurse practitioner services for sale
Swarm of bees kills dog, hurts 2 men in California city
Vancouver tech sector lags behind coastal rivals in income-to-house price ratio
Vancouver’s tech sector is lagging behind Seattle and San Francisco in terms of average wages and housing prices, according to a recent analysis.
Maple Leafs beat Sabres 4-2, close in on playoff spot
Fear of delay prompts bid to remove lawyer from first-degree-murder trial
An Ontario prosecutor is urging a judge to remove a defence lawyer from a first-degree-murder trial because the defence lawyer is not available until next March, and the prosecution fears part of its case will be thrown out for unreasonable delay as a result.
US cites abortion provision in cutting off UN agency funding
SKorea still hoping to see NHL players in Olympics
South Korean elementary school students beat their balloon sticks as they watch the IHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A game between Croatia and Estonia at Kwandong Hockey Center in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. South Korean Olympic organizers still hope to see NHL players competing at next year's Winter Games despite the National Hockey League's insistence it won't happen. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
High security surrounds preliminary Boushie hearing in Saskatchewan
Debbie Baptiste, the mother of Colten Boushie, and her son Jace leave court on the first day of preliminary hearing investigating the murder of Colten Boushie, in North Battleford, Sask. on Monday.
Report: Excessive force continues at massive jail complex
FILE - In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. A report on Monday, April 3, 2017, by a federal monitor overseeing reforms at New York City's massive Rikers Island jail complex says guards continue to use excessive force at an "alarming rate." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Kevin O’Leary’s absenteeism amounts to a major weakness in his electability
Campbell Clark
Your war stories: Globe readers on loved ones who fought at Hill 70 and Vimy Ridge
QMJHL Roundup: Olympiques stave off elimination again to force Game 7
Manitoba premier says he'll take prime minister's word over research facility
Reaction to NHL’s decision to skip Olympics was predictable, but is it really that bad?
Eric Duhatschek
Vancouver police make arrest, lay charges for PharmaNet breach
Globally, Canadians are the second-largest per capita consumer of opioids, a family of pain medications that includes oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine and fentanyl.
The Latest: Activists oppose delaying consent decree hearing
Justice Sotomayor talks to law students; no Gorsuch mention
FILE - In this Thursday, March 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gestures during a speech at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. Sotomayor and her fellow judges sometimes disagree about decisions, but are collegial because they respect each other's passion for the law, she told students at Albany Law School in New York on Monday, April 3. 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Conservative leadership race still a toss-up: party officials
Conservative leadership candidates, from left, Chris Alexander, Pierre Lemieux, Erin O'Toole, Michael Chong, Rick Peterson, Lisa Raitt, Steven Blaney, Kevin O'Leary and Andrew Saxton each spoke to members and supporters at a meet and greet in Burlington, Ont., on Sunday, March 5, 2017. On May 27, Conservative party members will choose a new leader.
Ethics probe clears former Alberta premier Redford again in tobacco lawsuit
Alberta Premier Alison Redford announces her resignation in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday March 19, 2014. Another investigation has cleared former Alberta premier Alison Redford of wrongdoing on how she selected a law firm to sue tobacco companies on behalf of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
The Latest: Troopers identify girl killed by falling snow
Author Brian Brett heavily criticizes UBC for handling of Galloway case
Author Brian Brett, seen here in a 2005 portrait, says the fallout over the Steven galloway sexual assault allegations has had a devastating effect on the program.
Verizon to take 'Oath' as new company to run Yahoo, AOL
California Senate OKs statewide immigrant sanctuary bill
Charts: Tech worker income and housing costs
Harry Vold, a rodeo legend who raised broncos and bulls
Harry Vold, seen in 1986.
Utah Supreme Court rules against Tesla in push to sell cars
Lives lived: Carl Terry, 74
Carl Terry
US envoy: Syria's Assad is war criminal but US may need him
The Latest: Tesla says it's disappointed in Utah setback
Trump revives fake-imports debate with Canada
Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The Trump administration is preparing a new plan to combat the flow of counterfeit goods entering the U.S. market.
Trump campaign adviser met with Russian intel operative
FILE - In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, Carter Page, then adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia. A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign met with a Russian intelligence operative in 2013 and provided him documents about the energy industry, according to court filings. The Russian, Victor Podobnyy, was one of three men charged in connection with a Cold War-style Russian spy ring. According to the court documents, Podobnyy tried to recruit Page, an energy consultant working in New York at the time, as an intelligence source. Page is referred to in the filing as “Male-1.” (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Sister of murdered Indigenous teenager Tina Fontaine now missing
Sarah Fontaine is shown in a Manitoba RCMP handout photo.
Trump signs bill blocking online privacy regulation
Alberta’s Wildrose and PCs at odds over gay-straight alliances in schools
Mr. Kenney has not spoken publicly about his views since he spoke to a Postmedia editorial board a week ago.
The Latest: Clemency decisions pending for Arkansas inmates
FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Jason F. McGehee, left, and Kenneth Williams. Both men are scheduled for execution on April 27, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)
Queen’s MBAs pushed to limits in sleepless resiliency challenge
Thirty-five Queen’s students took part in the boot camp-style Smith-Reticle Resiliency Challenge for 40 hours in Brockville, Ont., recently.
Judge rejects Roman Polanski's bid to end sex abuse case
FILE - This Feb. 25, 2015 file photo shows filmmaker Roman Polanski during a break in a hearing concerning a U.S. request for his extradition over 1977 charges of sex with a minor, in Krakow, Poland. A Los Angeles judge on Monday, April 3, 2017 rejected a request by Polanski to end his 40-year-old case for unlawful sex with a minor without the director's presence in court, as well as other request that would draw the case to a close. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)
House measures rebuke North Korea for belligerent behaviour
Auston Matthews officially owns top rookie season in Leafs history
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) gets a shot off during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Monday, April 3, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Baltimore police ready for reforms despite delay request
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2016, file photo, police Commissioner Kevin Davis, left, listens as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a news conference at City Hall in response to a Justice Department report in Baltimore. The Justice Department on April 3, 2017, asked a federal judge for more time to “review and assess” a proposed agreement to reform the Baltimore Police Department, saying it needed to determine how it might interfere with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new focus on fighting violent crime. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Jays slide into season with a loss in extra-inning opener against Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Steve Pearce (28) scores a run in the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Trumbo's 11th-inning homer lifts Orioles over Blue Jays 3-2
Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones high-fives teammates in the dugout after scoring on a double by Mark Trumbo in the third inning of an opening day baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Baltimore, Monday, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Mallinckrodt to pay $35M in deal to end feds' opioid probe
FILE - This Jan. 18, 2013, file photo shows a bottle of Morphine Sulfate, made by the pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt PLC, in Carmichael, Calif. The Dublin, Ireland-based company, which sells a number of powerful opioid painkillers, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $35 million to resolve a probe of its distribution of those drugs. Mallinckrodt didn’t admit any wrongdoing, as is common with deals ending federal probes of companies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
The Latest: Ex-deputy in pursuit beating case wants job back
Police announce arrest following alleged breach of B.C.'s PharmaNet system
The Latest: Appeals court considers Mississippi LGBT law
Whoa: Horse rescued after falling into hole in California
This Saturday, April 1, 2017 photo provided by Bob Markin shows Riverside Fire Department firefighters help rescue a horse from a hole in the ground in Riverside, Calif. Fire officials say the saddled horse and its rider had just left a Taco Bell near downtown Riverside on Saturday when the cover on a utility vault collapsed. Battalion Chief Jeff DeLaurie says a crane was initially requested to haul the horse from the vault but it wasn't needed. The animal managed to position itself so crews could pull it out using ropes. A veterinarian said the horse suffered minor cuts to its legs. (Bob Markin via AP)
The Latest: Gonzaga leads by 3 at half over North Carolina
Critics take aim at Bombardier’s compensation pay; SNC makes offer for WS Atkins
Brad Gushue dumps Scotland to remain unbeaten at world curling playdowns
Canada skip Brad Gushue makes a shot during the 7th draw against Scotland at the Men's World Curling Championships in Edmonton, Monday, April 3, 2017.
Newsroom execs testify at Quebec inquiry into surveillance of journalists
Brian Myles, head of Montreal Le Devoir, said investigative journalists have had to take exceptional measures such as avoiding meetings in public places.
Alaska troopers: Girl buried by fallen snow dies
The Latest: New York avoids government shutdown
Postmedia’s problems piling up with print revenue declining
David Milstead
Restaurant refuses to serve man wearing breast cancer shirt
Rex Tillerson to chair UN meeting on North Korea's nukes
Court denies mustang appeal sought by Nevada counties
FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, wild horses are seen during a BLM tour in the Pine Nut Mountains just outside of Dayton, Nev. Wild horse advocates have scored a victory in Nevada in an ongoing legal battle with rural interests who they say want to round up federally protected mustangs across the West and sell them for slaughter. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco denied an appeal on Monday, April 3, 2017, by the Nevada Association of Counties and Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
Seller of Veg-O-Matic, other gadgets offers stock and more
NDP says 9 audiologist out of work over hearing aid plan cut, but
Gushue posts two more wins to remain unbeaten at world curling playdowns
Team Canada skip Brad Gushue makes a shot as lead Geoff Walker, left, and second Brett Gallant look on during the 7th draw against Scotland at the Men's World Curling Championships in Edmonton, Monday, April 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Cap-and-trade auction in Ontario yields $472-million
Environment Minister Glen Murray is pictured on Dec. 12, 2013. Ontario’s first auction under its controversial cap-and-trade system sold all its offering of 2017 permits, yielding the province more than $472-million that will be used to finance programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change, Mr. Murray announced Monday.
Trial begins in fatal Delaware school bathroom fight
Ramsay can't believe CFLPA must negotiate adequate rehabilitation
Kushner, Ivanka Trump face ethical land mines ahead
FILE - In this March 17, 2017, file photo, senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump arrive for news conference with President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump can help shape foreign and domestic policies. They’ve also built a business empire worth as much as $740 million that has ties around the world, newly released financial disclosures show. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)
A potentially lucrative (and high-risk) strategy: Bet on multiple misfit stocks
Valeant Pharmaceuticals’s head office in Laval, Que.
Globe editorial: Canada’s opportunity in China, and its dangers
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pose with Chinese President Xi Jinping for photographers before a group photo session for the G20 Summit held at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Canada blanks Russia for first win at women’s world hockey championship
Canada's Erin Ambrose (23) celebrates with teammates after she scored a second period goal against Russia in the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship preliminary round game in Plymouth, Mich., on Monday, April 3, 2017.
Late slump in standout rookie season frustrates Jets star sniper Patrik Laine
Patrik Laine #29 of the Winnipeg Jets skates with the puck on his way to scoring the game winning goal during the shootout against Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils on March 28, 2017.
Gordon Pape: An impressive U.S. health-care dividend stock (with one negative)
This U.S. company focuses mainly on oncology, immunology, virology and neuroscience.
Teen admits plotting to kill pope during Philadelphia trip
FILE - In a Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 file photo, Pope Francis greets corrections officers at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, during his visit there. A New Jersey teenager has admitted plotting to kill Pope Francis when he visited Philadelphia in 2015. Seventeen-year-old Santos Colon Jr. pleaded guilty as an adult Monday, April 3, 2017, to attempting to provide material support to terrorists. The Lindenwold resident faces up to 15 years in prison. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times, Pool)
Canada downs Russia 8-0, gains semifinal berth in women's world hockey
Canada's goaltender Shannon Szabados (1) is congratulated by teammates after they defeated Russia in IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship preliminary round action in Plymouth, Mich., on Monday, April 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Kryk
After YouTube backlash, Google identifies extreme content that advertisers can avoid
Susan Krashinsky Robertson
Harrison Ford won't face any penalties over runway incident
FILE - In this December 10, 2015 file photo, Harrison Ford greets fans during a Star Wars fan event in Sydney, Australia. Ford's attorney said Monday, April 3, 2017, that the FAA had concluded its investigation into the actor landing on the wrong runway at a Southern California airport, and would take no actions against his pilot license or issue any fines against him. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
Box office top 20: 'Boss Baby' takes down Disney's 'Beauty'
This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows characters Tim, voiced by Miles Bakshi, right, and Boss Baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin in a scene from the animated film, "The Boss Baby." (DreamWorks Animation via AP)
Robert Lepage to direct 'Coriolanus' at Stratford Festival in 2018
Canadian theatre icon Robert Lepage speaks to reporters at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday Nov. 10, 2010. Lepage plans to direct a production of Shakespeare's tragedy "Coriolanus" at the Stratford Festival.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ex-Mountie Pierre Perron takes job with controversial Chinese firm Huawei
A Huawei logo is seen above the company's exhibition pavilion during the CommunicAsia information and communications technology trade show in Singapore in this June 19, 2012 file photograph. Huawei is the world’s biggest telecommunications-equipment manufacturer.
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