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May 13

Toronto FC beats Minnesota United 3-2 for 6th straight win
Nepalese vote in first local elections in 20 years
The Latest: 'Burper' case returns to Gorsuch's court
Dzemaili debut spoiled as Montreal Impact falls 3-2 to Columbus Crew
Montreal Impact defender Kyle Fisher and Columbus Crew forward Ola Kamara eye the ball during the second half at Stade Saputo in Montreal on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
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China's Xi says Silk Road plan boosts finance, security ties
Toronto Rock fall to Georgia Swarm 11-8 in Game 1 of NLL East final
Bobby Ryan scores winner, Senators beat Penguins in overtime in Game 1
Ottawa Senators' Dion Phaneuf (2) checks Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) in the crease during the first period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Senators dish out capital-city punishment in Game 1 OT win against Penguins
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates with the puck against Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators during Game One of their third-round playoff series Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Pittsburgh.
Nations scramble to secure systems as experts warn of continued 'ransomware' threat
An ambulance is parked at The Royal London Hospital in London, Britain May 13, 2017. A ‘ransomware’ attack forced hospitals to cancel or delay treatments for thousands of patients.
Families unsure whether to take part in missing indigenous women inquiry
North Korea open to talks with U.S. under ‘conditions’: official
In this April 15, 2017 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.
The latest: Australia says China responsible for NKorea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo shortly after learning that North Korea conducted a missile launch test, Sunday morning, May 14, 2017. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile test-fired by North Korea flew 800 kilometers (500 miles) for about 30 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan, but not inside Japan's exclusive economic zone. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP)
Ricketts the hero as TFC tops Minnesota, extends record winning streak
Toronto FC midfielder Benoit Cheyrou battles for the ball with Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman in the second half at BMO Field on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Canada falls from Cup contention with two losses at Paris Sevens
Arsenal makes late-season push for top-four spot in Premier League
Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin vies with Stoke City’s Erik Pieters during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Arsenal at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England, on May 13, 2017.
The Latest: Armed inmate killed, hostage rescued at hospital
Toronto FC skipper Michael Bradley wants MLS schedule improvements
Toronto FC's captain Michael Bradley attends a season wrapping news conference in Toronto on Tuesday December 13, 2016. Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley says Major League Soccer need to improve its scheduling and travel policies.He made the comments Saturday after Toronto's fifth game in 15 days, a stretch that included trips to Seattle and Columbus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Toronto FC awaiting word on why Osorio experienced an elevated heart rate
Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio (21) moves the ball while being chased by Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba (15) during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 18, 2017. Midfielder Jonathan Osorio is the latest Toronto FC player to experience an irregular heartbeat.Coach Greg Vanney said the MLS team is waiting to hear from doctors on what caused the 24-year-old from Brampton, Ont., to have a "racing heartbeat" during a midweek game in Columbus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Meram hat trick gives Crew 3-2 win over Impact; spoils Dzemaili's debut
Players from the Montreal Impact react after being scored on by Columbus Crew's Justin Meram during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, May 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Travis steals home as Blue Jays beat Mariners for fourth consecutive win
Devon Travis of the Toronto Blue Jays steals home plate as Carlos Ruiz of the Seattle Mariners tries to tag him at Rogers Centre on May 13, 2017 in Toronto. Players are wearing pink to celebrate Mother's Day weekend and support breast cancer awareness.
Where the global cyberattack has hit hardest
People inside a Megafon mobile phones shop in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 13, 2017. A top Russian mobile operator said Friday it had come under cyberattacks that appeared similar to those that have crippled some U.K. hospitals. Pyotr Lidov, a spokesman for Megafon, said Friday's attacks froze computers in company's offices across Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
UN agency announces 2 more suspected Ebola cases in Congo
FILE - In this undated colorized transmission electron micrograph file image made available by the CDC shows an Ebola virus virion. Health authorities are investigating nine suspected cases of Ebola in a remote corner of northern Congo, including two deaths, the country's health minister said Friday May 12, 2017. (Frederick Murphy/CDC via AP, File)
North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke
Suit: Woman attacked by camel at Jefferson Davis' last home
Protesters call on Vancouver Aquarium to end captivity for whales, dolphins
Frozen burritos recalled for possible listeria contamination
Train derailment in northern Greece leaves 4 dead, 5 injured
Rescuers search the site of a fatal train derailment close to the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday, May 14, 2017. The train was traveling on the Athens-Thessaloniki route when it went off the rails near the station at the village of Adendro, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Thessaloniki Saturday night. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
Elections BC accepts recounts for two ridings, rejects requests for four others
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark addresses the media at her office in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Premier Clark narrowly won a minority government in Tuesday's provincial election.
Elections BC accepts recounts for two ridings, rejects four other requests
Hundreds protest in Miami over Haitian immigration status
Ricketts plays hero again as Toronto FC extends club-record win streak to six
Toronto FC Tosaint Ricketts turns to celebrate through the haze of a smoke flare after scoring his team's winning third goal against Minnesota United during second half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Fabrice Herzog scores OT winner as Switzerland stuns Canada at worlds
Switzerland's Fabrice Herzog celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime during the Ice Hockey World Championships group B match between Canada and Switzerland in the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Armed inmate killed, hostage rescued at Illinois hospital
A Kane County police officer monitors the scene at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill., during a lockdown after a jail inmate being treated there managed to take a correctional officer's gun in the facility and hold an employee hostage, Saturday, May 13, 2017. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Travis steals home as Blue Jays beat Mariners 7-2; Toronto wins four straight
Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista connects on a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning of their AL baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, May 13, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
’We were lucky’: Massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack avoids Canada
This file photo taken on November 3, 2016 in Rennes shows a screen viruses list at the LHS (High Security Laboratory) of the INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation). A major wave of cyberattacks hits dozens of countries around the world on May 12, 2017, affecting hospitals, telecoms companies, government departments and other organisations
Blast at illegal pipeline tap kills 4 in Mexico's Veracruz
It’s 2017, and we still need to say it: Trans rights are human rights
Experts: Conditions behind cyberattack may be hard to mimic
Why legalize pot, but shy away from addressing opioids?
Pope nixes Medjugorje visions but says shrine has benefits
Pope Francis, center, accompanied by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, left, greets faithful upon his departure from Monte Real Air Base, in Leiria, Portugal, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to "tear down all walls" and spread peace as he traveled to this Portuguese shrine town to canonize two poor, illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic Church. (Paulo Cunha/Pool Photo via AP)
AP Explains: What is bitcoin? A look at the digital currency
FILE - In this April 7, 2014 file photo, Bitcoin logos are displayed at the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. It's worth more than an ounce of gold right now, it's completely digital and it's the currency of choice for the cyberattackers who crippled computer networks around the world in recent days. Bitcoin has a fuzzy history, but it's a type of currency that allows people to buy goods and services and exchange money without involving banks, credit card issuers or other third parties. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Orioles star Jones sees Negro Leagues museum, urges dialogue
FILE - In this May 1, 2017, file photo, Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones prepares to bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. Jones says the widely condemned racial insult hurled at him at Fenway Park illustrates the need for dialogue about race and for fans to police each other. Jones spoke Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City while his team plays a series with the Royals. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
'We were lucky': massive cyberextortion attack could have affected Canada
A screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users' files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Arsenal, Man City pile on pressure in race for top 4 in EPL
Nigerian archbishop Filibus elected head of Lutheran church
Nigerian archbishop Musa Panti Filibus speaks after he was elected as head of the Lutheran World Federation, at an assembly held in Windhoek, Namibia, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Filibus, 57, is the second church leader from Africa to lead the Lutheran federation since it was founded in 1947. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)
Pope acknowledges 2,000-case backlog in sex abuse cases
Pope Francis addresses journalists during the traditional press conference on his flight back to Rome, following a two-day visit at Fatima, Portugal, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Pope Francis added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints Saturday, honoring young siblings whose reported visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago turned the Portuguese farm town of Fatima into one of the world's most important Catholic shrines. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool Photo via AP)
Report: 5.7 quake jolts remote northern region in Iran
Pope says he'll seek common ground with Trump, won't preach
Pope Francis addresses journalists during the traditional press conference on his flight back to Rome, following a two-day visit at Fatima, Portugal, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Pope Francis added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints Saturday, honoring young siblings whose reported visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago turned the Portuguese farm town of Fatima into one of the world's most important Catholic shrines. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool Photo via AP)
Val Kilmer returning to Arizona as "Tombstone" character
'Sting' operation leads to recovery of stolen bees
Oregon man who threatened to kill Obama gets prison time
Trump urges Liberty U. grads to stand up to criticism
Graduating students attend a commencement ceremony with U.S. President Donald Trump at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S., May 13, 2017.
Developer accuses Hawaii councilman of being biased
Woman admits to defacing property on Hawaii mountain
This undated photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows graffiti within a protected area on one of Hawaii's most revered mountains in the Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve. The department said the graffiti was found on April 28, 2017, and authorities are asking for the public's help in finding out who painted the graffiti. (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)
Ellis Island medals go to Buzz Aldrin, Malala Yousafzai
U2 launch of ‘Joshua Tree’ tour in Vancouver had Trump in its shadows
U2's Bono and The Edge perform during the opening concert of their "Joshua Tree" tour in Vancouver, Friday, May 12, 2017.
Thousands in Madrid demand end to bullfighting in Spain
Protesters carry banners during an anti bullfighting demonstration march in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Thousands marched though the center of the city to call for a ban of bullfighting. Banner on right reads 'Stop the torture'. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Mom of Ohio boy who killed himself vows he "will be heard"
In this still image from a Jan. 24, 2017, surveillance video provided by Cincinnati Public Schools, the legs and feet of 8-year-old Gabriel Taye can be seen as he lies on the floor of a boys' bathroom after being knocked unconscious by another boy at Carson Elementary School. Two days later, Taye hanged himself with a necktie in the bedroom of his Cincinnati apartment. (Cincinnati Public Schools via AP)
Even in faraway US, Indonesian seafood enforcer wins acclaim
Armed group kills UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic
Buchanan's Lyon blanks Lawrence's Paris-Saint Germain in French matchup
Sentencing scheduled for man who orchestrated 'Bridgegate'
Nova Scotia parties offer conflicting visions on school-related issues
Flood waters wane in Quebec, B.C.; Montreal won't renew state of emergency
Residents clear debris from their house following a flood in the Pierrefonds borough of Montreal, Friday, May 12, 2017.
5 believed dead as small plane crashes and burns in Bosnia
Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast take over several cities
Flood waters on the wane in Quebec; advisories lifted in some B.C regions
Paul and Suzanne Diamond walk through floodwaters from Lac-Saint-Pierre to check on their cottage, Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Yamachiche, Que.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Audi, Porsche recall SUVs for possible fuel-pump leaks
Iran's Rouhani says upcoming election 'historical decision'
Voucher proposals expose rift in school choice movement
Education secretary has long history of financing politics
Key findings on political spending by school-choice backers
Comey may get chance to publicly defend name against Trump
File - In this March 29, 2017 file photo, FBI Director James Comey addresses the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner in Alexandria, Va. Comey cut an unorthodox path as head of the FBI, time and again compelled by strongly held convictions to speak with unusual candor and eloquence about the bureau's work. It's a combination of qualities that may come back to haunt the president who fired him. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Germany goaltender Greiss criticized for social media likes
Germany's goaltender Thomas Greiss looks on during the Ice Hockey World Championships group A match between Germany and Russia at the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, Monday, May 8, 2017. The German Ice Hockey Federation has defended its national team goaltender Thomas Greiss after he liked controversial social media posts, including one comparing former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to Adolf Hitler. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Martin Meissner
It may be harmless appropriation to you. But it’s our preservation
Playwright and author Drew Hayden Taylor
Toronto police shoot and kill bear in east-end residential area
Middlefield and McCowan Road, Toronto
Iraq: New push to drive IS from 4 neighbourhoods in Mosul
Mariners RHP Weber leaves season debut with shoulder injury
Nevada joins handful of states with spans of 80 mph driving
Nevada Department of Transportation crews replace a 75 mph speed limit sign with an 80 mph one Monday, May 8, 2017, along U.S. Interstate 80 near Fernley, Nev., about 40 miles east of Reno. Nevada joins South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Texas as the only states that now allow speeds in excess of 75 mph on parts of rural highways and interstates. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
Undercover agents find registered church to be sex club
Bring on the 'gorilla:' Eurovision final brings glittery fun
Police watchdog investigates after vehicle crashes into Toronto home
The Latest: Trump urges Liberty graduates to be outsiders
President Donald Trump gestures as he stands with Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., right, during commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Trump's frustrations are boiling over after Comey dismissal
In this May 12, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to military mothers in the East Room of the White House during Mother's Day celebration. Four months into office, Trump has become distrustful of some of his White House staff, heavily reliant on a handful of family members and longtime aides, and furious that the White House’s attempts to quell the firestorm over the FBI and congressional Russia investigations only seem to add more fuel. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Poland unveils memorial to WWII hero slain by communists
Shawn Barber finishes third in pole vault after season's best at Shanghai meet
Signs of oil boomlet in North Dakota after pipeline finished
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, workers drill for oil at a site near Williston, N.D. In the heart of North Dakota's oil patch, there are hundreds of more jobs than takers. No longer is it easy to find a hotel room or a table at a restaurant. More than two years after the state's unprecedented oil bonanza fizzled, North Dakota is experiencing a sort of boomlet with an increase in drilling that has brought oil production back up to more than 1 million barrels daily. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Trump says it’s possible he could pick FBI head by next week
US President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to the press before take-off onboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland May 13, 2017 .
UK's Johnson says EU may have to pay Brexit divorce bill
Coast Guard intercepts no Cuban migrants at sea during April
Morneau, Poloz 'positive' about NAFTA talks after meeting with U.S. Treasury secretary
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin takes pictures before a news conference during a G7 for Financial ministers, in the southern Italian city of Bari, Italy May 13, 2017.
Remains of Vermont soldier killed in Korean War returned
Egypt discovers new necropolis in Minya, first in area
Venice Biennale awards German artists 2 Golden Lions
An installation by Anne Imhof is seen at the Pavilion of Germany, during a preview of the 57th International Art Exhibition, in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The Exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday May 13th to Sunday November 26th 2017, at the Giardini and the Arsenale venues. (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)
Palestinian West Bank local elections a test for Fatah party
Electoral worker shows a ballot to a voter at a polling station in the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Palestinians choose mayors and local councils in communities across the West Bank, a rare chance to cast ballots after more than a decade without presidential or legislative elections. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Egypt calls for lifting of arms embargo on Libya
Italy expels Tunisian with ties to Berlin attacker
Denmark to ban cash in largest prisons to fight crime
The Latest: Syria military says it seized Damascus suburb
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