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Central African Republic violence 'highly worrying,' UN says
Erdrich, Amy Tan featured in free "buzz book" compilation
FILE - In this Friday, May 16, 2008, file photo, author Louise Erdrich reflects on growing up in North Dakota and her new book "The Plague of Doves" at her store BirchBark Books in Minneapolis. Excerpts from new books by Erdrich and Amy Tan can be read for free in a pair of new digital compilations. The industry newsletter Publishers Lunch announced Tuesday, May 16, 2017, that 53 works coming out this fall and winter will be highlighted in “Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter” and “Buzz Books 2017: Young Adult Fall/Winter.” (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File)
Disney CEO says hackers claim to be holding movie for ransom
Bob Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Co., is seen in this file photo.
Interim Conservative leader Ambrose begins farewell to political life
Conservative Interim leader Rona Ambrose speaks in Ottawa on Tuesday May 16, 2017. The longtime MP, who has led the Conservatives since they formed Opposition in 2015, will resign her seat in the House of Commons this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Where the leaders are in the N.S. election
2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo: WHO
Man arrested after Toronto transit bus allegedly stolen and dumped in Whitby, Ont.
Tuesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Shares of Vancouver-based Avigilon, makers of high-definition surveillance cameras, have taken a huge plunge.
Man returned to South Carolina to face murder charges
Delphi joins BMW-Intel-Mobileye autonomous car partnership
FILE - In this March 22, 2006, file photo, Delphi's World Headquarters is shown in Troy, Mich. Automotive parts and electronics maker Delphi Corp. is the latest partner to join BMW, Intel and Mobileye to develop autonomous vehicles. The companies announced Tuesday, May 16, 2017, that Delphi will work with the companies to integrate autonomous driving systems. They plan to have a self-driving system ready by 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
White House goes blue to honour nation's police officers
Amaya announces Brian Kyle will be next chief financial officer starting June 19
Iraq says IS now in control of about a tenth of Mosul's west
An Iraqi boy carries heavy belongings through rubble as he flees fighting between Iraqi special forces and Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq, Monday, May 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Bell apologizes to customers after data breach hits 1.9 million e-mail addresses
Bell Canada’s head office in Montreal is seen in this file photo.
3 Columbus Zoo polar bear cubs named
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017, file photo, a polar bear cub makes its public debut with her mother Anana in their habitat at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium looked to the public for help in naming Anana's female cub born Nov. 8. Amelia Gray emerged as the winner in the worldwide contest. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
White House insists Trump's revelations to Russia ‘wholly appropriate'
This file photo taken on May 4, 2017 shows U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Turkish prime minister says Germany relations regressing
The Latest: UN suspects cruel treatment in Syrian prisons
Bashar al-Jaafari, Syrian chief negotiator and Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of Syria to the UN New York, center, arrives for another round of negotiations with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Police: Deputies fatally shoot man after he pointed gun
Poland's economy posts strong growth in first quarter
German prosecutor dies after falling from courthouse window
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
New whales, dolphins banned from Vancouver Aquarium
Petty Officer First Class Rob Majore, right, a clearance diver with the Esquimalt-based Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Diving Unit, and Vancouver Aquarium senior marine mammal trainer Paula Lash, back left, participate in a diving demonstration as beluga whale Aurora swims at the aquarium in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday January 18, 2015.
Denmark arrests man wanted by Rwanda in 1994 probe
Albino orangutan named ‘Alba’ after worldwide appeal
In thisphoto released by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, an albino orangutan sits in a cage as it's being quarantined at a rehabilitation center in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Virginia mayor takes on online trolls after Confederate monument protest
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, center, during a press conference.
Syrian government denies US allegations of mass killings
The Latest: France's new president meets UN chief
International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission Chair Patrick Baumann, left, says goodby to new French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace in Paris, France, May 16, 2017. France's new President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the International Olympic Committee to try to boost Paris' bid to beat out Los Angeles in the heated race for the 2024 Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Plan unveiled for improvements to NYC's subway system
Spend more, tax the rich: UK's Labour stakes election turf
Britain's Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch the Labour Party's General Election manifesto in Bradford, England, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The British electorate go to the polls on June 8, in a general election. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
Egypt says Trump called el-Sissi ahead of Saudi summit
Ukraine to block access to Russia's social media websites
Japan's Princess Mako to marry ocean-loving legal assistant
CORRECTS NAME - FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2011, file photo, Japan's Princess Mako, the first daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, poses for photos at Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Mako, the granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, is getting married to an ocean lover who can ski, play the violin and cook, according to public broadcaster NHK TV. The Imperial Household Agency declined to confirm the report Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
Thailand backs off threat to block Facebook over content
France's ATR delivers first planes to Iran as trade grows
Morning Update newsletter: Trump shared classified info; group slams MMIW inquiry; a different B.C. budget
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP)
Eurozone needs more than Germany for breakout growth
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a press conference on the last day of a three-day summit of G7 of finance ministers, in Bari, southern Italy, Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Nova Scotia NDP promising $15-a-day child care plan beginning next year
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil prepares to talk with reporters during a campaign stop in Halifax on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The provincial election will be held Tuesday, May 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Vienna man turns up at hazmat site with 'live' hand grenade
EU restores preferential tax concessions to Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan woman works at a glove making factory in country's largest export processing zone in Katunayaka, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The European Union announced Tuesday it is restoring a preferential tax concession for goods imported from Sri Lanka that it withdrew seven years ago over alleged human rights abuses. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
The Latest: Law enforcement officials flag North Korea link
A patient takes a nap on her wheelchair as she waits with others at the registration desk at Dharmais Cancer Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 15, 2017. Global cyber chaos was spreading Monday as companies booted up computers at work following the weekend's worldwide "ransomware" cyberattack. The extortion scheme created chaos in 150 countries and could wreak even greater havoc as more malicious variations appear. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Suspected al-Shabab attack kills official in Kenya's north
The Latest: Trump says 'honour' to welcome Turkey's president
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine disembark from a plane after arriving in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2017. Erdogan is scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for talks expected to center on the friction between the two NATO allies over a U.S. decision to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters considered as terrorists by Turkey. (Presidency Press Service/Pool photo via AP)
Fertile ground for Home Depot as gardening season begins
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016, file photo, Home Depot supervisor David Petersen stacks barbecue smokers at a Home Depot store location, in Bellingham, Mass. The Home Depot Inc. reports earnings Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Officer overdoses from powder on shirt after drug arrest
Woman pleads not guilty in highway incident with congressman
Turkey arrests opposition newspaper editor
China's fondness for pirated software raises risks in attack
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2015 file photo, a man surfs Internet on his laptop computer at a Starbuck cafe in Beijing. Security researcher say China's fondness for pirated software left it especially vulnerable to the latest global cyberattack. Beijing has tolerated rampant use of unlicensed software copies despite repeated promises to crack down and warnings by industry groups that China is leaving itself open to being hurt by malicious code. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Inquiry into missing and murdered women a failure: Indigenous group
People march during the 26th Annual Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver in February, 2016.
May 16: Mugabe’s acceptance. Plus other letters to the editor
Soldiers of Zimbabwe’s North Korean-trained ‘Gukurahundi,’ the Crack Force brigade, salute Robert Mugabe on April 18, 1982. The banner reads: Let Us Lay down Our Lives for Cde. R.G. Mugahe.
The keys to successful formal mentoring
Jelena Zikic, a professor at York University.
Ivory Coast says deal reached with mutinous soldiers
Alabama sheriff: No gun found on man shot, killed by deputy
European car sales drop in April but remain up for the year
Austrian coalition strife deepens ahead of early elections
Not even the crisis or oil shock ‘spooked’ loonie investors like this
Danish teenager found guilty of terrorism, sentence pending
Cyprus religious leader: Church mulling founding own bank
Jailhouse videos show quirks of Charleston church gunman
FILE - In this Monday, April 10, 2017, file photo, Dylann Roof enters the court room at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in Charleston, S.C. Federal officials are for the first time showing videos of convicted the South Carolina church shooter's jailhouse visits with his family on Tuesday, May 16. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)
The Latest: 27 migrants detained near Romania-Serbia border
Trump, Turkish leader hail ties despite US arming of Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum the China National Convention Center in Beijing Sunday, May 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
What we currently know about the global cyberattack
Iran official says suspects arrested for killing 2 policemen
From teenager to warlord in 'Farewell My Concubine'
In this Saturday, May 13, 2017, photo, a performer of Peking Opera takes to the stage at a theater in Beijing. Performers in the Peking style of Chinese opera sing, dance and do acrobatics and martial arts. (AP Photo/Louise Watt)
UK consumer inflation rises to 3 1/2-year high of 2.7 per cent
UN, Microsoft announce $5M partnership on human rights
Hybrid ETFs may offer the best of both worlds
The two main kinds of hybrid funds are smart-beta funds and actively managed ETFs.
‘There has never been a better time to raise money’
Sarah Prevette, Jonathon Dent, Andrew Zakharia and Dan Kelly participate in a panel discussion while Rita Trichur moderates at the Globe and Mail Small Business Summit in Toronto on May 9, 2017. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
What’s the right way to stop at a red in a standard?
How the Liberals became masters of their brand
Canada must (and can) take control of drug prices
André Picard
AP Interview: Surfer worked from bedroom to beat cyberattack
Turkish opposition urges Trump to prod Erdogan on rights
Feds and Walmart allege canned tuna prices fixed
FILE - In this March 23, 2016, file photo, tuna caught by foreign fishermen aboard American boats are lined up at the Honolulu Fish Auction at Pier 38 in Honolulu. Criminal and civil cases allege executives at the largest canned tuna companies were agreeing to collectively raise prices and limit promotions. Major retailers are taking aim at the most popular tuna brands in the U.S. - Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and StarKist - saying they conspired to keep prices high for consumers. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
EU urges member nations to share more refugees
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to 8 months for campaign funds misuse
Former North Carolina state Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, flanked by his wife, Tana, and defense attorney Rock Glaser, are shown leaving the federal courthouse on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Hartsell was sentenced to eight months in prison for misusing more than $200,000 in campaign funds for personal use. (AP Photo/Skip Foreman)
NAFTA checklist: A handy guide to key issues, as formal process set to start
China moves to expand DNA testing in Muslim region
EU ruling could complicate new trade deals - including UK's
The container ship MOL Triumph, accompanied by a tug boat, docks at the Burchardkai Terminal in Hamburg, Germany, Monday May 15, 2017. At 400 metres long, the MOL Triumph is among the largest ships in the world, and is the first to be able to transport more than 20,000 containers. (Axel Heimken/dpa via AP)
Eight stories in the news today, May 16
The Aga Khan addresses an audience on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. The Aga Khan returns to Ottawa today to unveil the new headquarters of an international organization that is positioning itself as an antidote of sorts to the growing strains of populism and intolerance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Steven Senne
Georgia carries out first execution of the year
FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections, J.W. Ledford Jr., poses for a photo. Lawyers for Ledford, a Georgia death row inmate argue the state's lethal injection drug will cause him unconstitutional suffering and that execution by firing squad is the only appropriate alternative. J.W. Ledford Jr. is set to be put to death Tuesday, May 16, 2017, by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP)
Russian magnate sues AP over story on Trump campaign ties
The Latest: Mattis 'not worried' about Trump sharing intel
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. President Donald Trump claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has "an absolute right" as president to do so. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Progress reducing US uninsured rate comes to a halt
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. After five consecutive years of coverage gains, progress reducing the number of uninsured Americans stalled in 2016, according to a government report that highlights the stakes as Republicans try to roll back Barack Obama’s law. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 28.6 million people were uninsured last year, unchanged from 2015. The uninsured rate was 9 percent, not a significant change from 9.1 percent in 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
White House: Blame cyberattack on hackers, not spy agencies
Federal government warned about perils of tightening tax amnesty program
Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada grocers seen slowing market share loss to Costco, Walmart
Customers push shopping carts at Costco in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, May 15, 2017. While international retailers Costco and Walmart have gobbled up a growing share of Canadian food sales for more than a decade, further gains are expected to be tougher to eke out as the country's traditional grocers mount an improved defence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Vehicles, lack of hunting and nesting sites threaten urban barn owls: report
Barn owls are seen in this undated handout photo. One of the largest population of barn owls in Canada may be more aptly named bridge owls after a new study says the population faces multiple threats while the birds struggle to adapt to urbanization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Sofi Hindmarch *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Aga Khan opens Ottawa pluralism centre, and board members blast Trump
The Aga Khan addresses an audience on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. The Aga Khan returns to Ottawa today to unveil the new headquarters of an international organization that is positioning itself as an antidote of sorts to the growing strains of populism and intolerance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Steven Senne
'Don't want to die:' Sentencing hearing told victim begged teen shooter to stop
Jackie Javier, mother of Marie Janvier, centre, along with supporters leave the courthouse during a break in the sentencing trial for a teen who killed four people, in Meadow Lake, Sask., on Tuesday May 16, 2017. Brothers Drayden, 13 and Dayne Fontaine, 17, teacher Adam Wood, 35, and teacher's aide Marie Janvier, 21 were killed during the shootings in La Loche, Sask. on January 22, 2016 and seven others were injured. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
National gas station count growing again thanks to stronger profit margins
Homes of India's ex-finance minister, son searched in probe
FILE- In this Feb. 17, 2014 file photo, the then Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram shows a briefcase containing interim budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 as he arrives at parliament in New Delhi, India. India's top investigating agency has searched the homes of Chidambaram and his son as part of a financial misconduct investigation. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, file)
School district pulls suicide book 'Thirteen Reasons Why'
French president pushes Paris Olympic bid, vets ministers
GOP candidate for FBI says no special counsel for inquiry
FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
El Daily Stormer: Neo-Nazi website is now in Spanish, too
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, Andrew Auernheimer leaves the Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse in Newark, N.J. Auernheimer, a notorious computer hacker and internet troll associated with The Daily Stormer, told The Associated Press on Friday, May 12, 2017, that a Spanish-language edition of the website launched less than a month ago. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
UAE says it sent military recruits to Yemen island for drill
Anheuser-Busch announces $11 million brewery expansion
Q&A: What to know about travel ban appeals
In this image made from a C-SPAN video, Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, standing at left, presents his arguments during a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Seattle, Monday, May 15, 2017. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments over Hawaii's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban, which would suspend the nation's refugee program and temporarily bar new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. (CSPAN via AP, Pool)
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