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China proposes law to codify investigations of foreigners
LeBron, Love help Cavs rout Celtics 117-104 in Game 1
Unicorn drinks, rabbit pizza and lobster poutine on offer at Calgary Stampede
Vietnam maintains ban on deep-water fishing in polluted area
FILE- In this April 28, 2016, file photo, villagers bury dead fish on a beach in Quang Binh, Vietnam. Vietnam on Thursday, May 18, 2017, said it is maintaining the ban on deep-water fishing in four central provinces one year after Formosa Plastics Group, a Taiwanese-owned steel plant, discharged toxins into the sea and caused the country's worst environmental disaster. (Vo Thi Dung/VNA via AP, File)
Reality TV star won't help pick next Honolulu police chief
FILE - In this June 4, 2014 file photo, Beth Chapman, left, and Duane Chapman arrive at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville, Tenn. Beth Chapman, the wife of bounty hunter reality TV star, Duane Chapman, won't have a role in helping select the next chief of the Honolulu Police Department. Commissioners decided at a meeting Wednesday, May 17, 2017, they are moving forward with the chief's selection process without creating the five-member panel. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
Wall Street rebounds from Trump-induced sell-off; dollar rises
Robson stops 21 shots for shutout as Vees topple Golden Hawks 4-0 at RBC Cup
Senators dominate Penguins to take 2-1 series lead
Senators teammates celebrate a first period goal against the Penguins in Game 3.
Cycling: Huffman wins stage four in California
Saskatchewan pushes back start date for PST on insurance premiums
Braves ride big first inning to win over Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman scores past Toronto Blue Jays catcher Luke Maile during the first inning at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, on May 17, 2017.
Montreal police take to the streets to protest three-year wait for new contract
Freeman injured, Bautista bat flips and Braves beat Jays
Sens score four first period goals, blowing out Pens in dominant Game 3 win
Wrestling: U.S. rout undermanned Japan team in Times Square
Report: Flynn blocked military move Turkey opposed
Japan economy expands at 2.2 per cent annual pace in Jan-Mar
European Union says Philippines declines new EU grants
A 500 Euro bill, second row, and other country notes are displayed on a tarpaulin outside a money changer in Manila, Philippines Thursday, May 18, 2017. The Philippines will no longer accept assistance from the European Union, forgoing grants possibly worth more than 250 million euros ($ 278.7 million) for development projects in the country following President Rodrigo Duterte's earlier challenge on the EU to stop its assistance after the bloc warned that the Philippines risks losing tariff-free exports to Europe because of the thousands killed in the war on drugs launched by Duterte and Manila's moves to revive the death penalty. The EU delegation in Manila said the Philippine government informed it about its decision Wednesday, but it has yet to receive a written notice. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Pirates pitcher Taillon tests positive for testicular cancer
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon pitches against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on April 11, 2017. Tests on tissue removed from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon last week confirmed he is dealing with testicular cancer.Pirates trainer Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Taillon will be re-evaluated next week before deciding on the next course of treatment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Keith Srakocic
Canada foreign minister will visit Mexico to discuss NAFTA talks
Canada foreign minister will visit Mexico to discuss NAFTA talks
Canada foreign minister will visit Mexico to discuss NAFTA talks
Falling bricks on busy Toronto street injure pedestrian
US Senator Mazie Hirono recovering after kidney surgery
Wisconsin and California lawmakers take aim at 'stealthing'
Wisconsin Rep. Melissa Sargent, a Democrat, poses for a photo in her office on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Madison, Wis. Sargent is one of two Democratic state lawmakers in the country to introduce legislation to criminalize "stealthing," the act of removing a condom or another contraceptive device without permission during intercourse. (AP Photo/Cara Lombardo)
Polls suggest parliamentary majority within reach for France's Macron
Navy fires 2 ship commanders for not following procedures
LA sheriff says feds should restore military gear for police
Crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for Indigenous writers’ award
Tanya Tagaq poses on the red carpet during the 2015 Juno Awards in Hamilton. Ms. Tagaq, an Inuit throat singer, told The Globe and Mail it was a “total pleasure” to back the Indigenous writers’ prize.
RCMP in southwestern Manitoba call off animal cruelty investigation
Vancouver-region foreign-buyers tax does not violate rights, province says
A real estate sign is shown outside a house in Vancouver, Jan. 3, 2017.
Oil at one-month high, supply-cut extension expected
LaVar Ball ups shoe deal asking price to $3 billion
B.C. voters prepared for electoral reform debate, former referendum chair says
BC Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver speaks to media in Victoria on Wednesday.
Brazil roiled as President Temer reportedly taped arranging bribe
Michel Temer (L) is seen near Eduardo Cunha during the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) national convention in Brasilia, Brazil, March 12, 2016.
Brazil president taped discussing pay-off for witness in graft probe: O Globo
Australian tax official charged in $123 million fraud probe
Q&A: The mechanics of the Trump Russia special counsel
FILE - In this June 13, 2012, file photo then-FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller took office as FBI director in 2001 expecting to dig into drug cases, white-collar misdeeds and violent crime. A week later was Sept. 11. Overnight, his mission changed and Mueller spent the next 12 years wrestling the agency into a battle-hardened terrorism-fighting force. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Key moments of Trump-Comey clash and what's come after
FILE- In this May 3, 2017, file photo, FBI Director James Comey listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey's memo relating President Donald Trump’s request to shut down an investigation of his ousted national security adviser is a powerful piece of evidence that could be used to build an obstruction of justice case against the president. But criminal charges of interfering with an investigation are difficult in ordinary circumstances, several former federal prosecutors cautioned Wednesday, May 17, 2017, a day after word of the existence of the memo broke. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Mueller taking on new challenge after heading FBI on 9-11
FILE - In this July 30, 2001, file photo, Robert Mueller is sworn in at the start of his testimony during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, to be the FBI director. Mueller took office as FBI director in 2001 expecting to dig into drug cases, white-collar misdeeds and violent crime. A week later was Sept. 11. Overnight, his mission changed and Mueller spent the next 12 years wrestling the agency into a battle-hardened terrorism-fighting force. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)
Rethinking the supermarket: Grocers look to adapt an old model for new consumers
Wearing $30,000 (U.S.) eye-tracking glasses, University of Guelph research assistant Jennifer Leslie is continuously monitored as she winds her way through the school’s 1,200-square-foot mock grocery store.
California lawmaker pulls bill on Cold War-era communist ban
Brazil leader denies report he endorsed bribing ex-lawmaker
FILE - In this May 8, 2017, file photo, Brazil's President Michel Temer listens in during a event at the Brazilian Institute of Research in Brasilia, Brazil. Temer is denying a report that he endorsed the alleged bribing of a jailed former congressman to keep him quiet. The allegation made in a Globo News report on Wednesday, May 17, represents a potentially significant blow to President Temer. His administration has lurched from one crisis to another since he took office just over a year ago. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Jhumpa Lahiri wins Malamud Award for short-story excellence
Brazil's president denies authorizing payments to silence politician
BC Green Leader Andrew Weaver prepares for faceoff against Christy Clark
BC Green Party members Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau leave after party Leader Andrew Weaver spoke to media about the negotiating team in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday.
Dollar nurses losses as Washington rocked by new probe into Trump campaign
U of T professor opposes transgender bill at Senate committee hearing
Several hundred students attend a rally protesting the views of U of T professor Jordan Peterson, who refuses to use non binary pronouns.
Wall Street rebounds from Trump-induced sell-off; dollar rises
Manitoba government planning to review school funding and taxation authority
Chicago man charged in fatal beating posted on Facebook
Ontario universities facing supply-demand imbalance
Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.
Canada backs recommendation for Magnitsky Act targeting rights abusers
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 1, 2017. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has agreed to create a so-called Magnitsky Act to expand Canada's international sanctions law to target gross human rights violators. In the House of Commons last night, Freeland said human rights are a non-partisan issue and she looks forward to working with the opposition on this initiative. Whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after accusing officials of a $230-million tax fraud. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Softbank-backed OneWeb increases offer for Intelsat
Canada backs sanctions against foreign officials in abuse cases
Canada backs sanctions against foreign officials in abuse cases
Leaders of China, South Korea could meet as early as July at G20 meeting: South Korea envoy
Trudeau failed to consult on languages commissioner appointment: opposition
Madeleine Meilleur is seen at the Ontario legislature in Toronto on June 11, 2013. Conservatives and New Democrats are trying to block a former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister from being appointed as Commissioner of Official Languages, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored his legal obligation to consult with opposition leaders before announcing Ms. Meilleur as his nominee.
Liberals to support Magnitsky-style bill targeting Russia for human rights abuse
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 1, 2017.
First-degree murder charge in death of man sitting in car at Surrey, B.C., hotel
Former Habs owner John David Molson had a passion for hockey
Jean Beliveau, left, and J. David Molson, right.
US ambassador to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey and Jordan
Man freed from prison faces possible deportation to Cuba
FILE - In this May 7, 2014 file photo, Rene Lima-Marin sits for an interview with The Associated Press about the circumstances of his sentencing and incarceration, in a meeting room inside Kit Carson Correctional Center, a privately operated prison in Burlington, Colo. Lima-Marin was sent back to prison after being mistakenly released 90 years early. On Tuesday May 16, 2017, a judge ordered him released from prison again, saying it would be "draconian" to keep him behind bars and that he has paid his debt to society. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
Cisco Systems announces 1,100 more layoffs
FILE - This Wednesday, May 9, 2012, file photo, shows an exterior view of Cisco Systems Inc. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc. reports earnings, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Parties reach out to 'king-maker' Greens in British Columbia
Parties reach out to 'king-maker' Greens in British Columbia
Ohio high school students get pepper-sprayed for class
In this Friday, May 12, 2017 photo provided by Melodie Steinhour, students at Barberton High School pose for a photo after getting pepper sprayed in Barberton, Ohio. The students were pepper sprayed as part of a criminal science class and had to get permission from their parents before they participated. (Melody Steinhour via AP)
UK PM May's pitch to voters: market intervention and stiffer rules for business
Report: House GOP leader suggested Putin was paying Trump
Man detained by U.S. immigration authorities in Atlanta dies at hospital
The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Fugitive Operations team is seen in Santa Ana, California, on May 11, 2017.
Carlyle, Ducks hoping to prove you can go home again
Randy Carlyle of the Anaheim Ducks reacts during the second period in Game Three of the Western Conference Final against the Nashville Predators Tuesday night.
Family lawyer alleges Vegas officer misconduct in fatal case
This photo taken at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2017, shows the scene where an unarmed man died after police squeezed his neck during a struggle to subdue him. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, which led a push for use-of-force reforms after Las Vegas police were involved in 25 shootings in 2010, said Monday, May 15, 2017, that it will seek a review of the training that allows officers to use what the department calls "lateral vascular neck restrain." (Billy Winkler via AP)
Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard seeks to ease parole conditions
Yukon man assaulted by Mountie launches civil suit against two officers, force
Family of child who died in government care say police haven't spoken to them
Military graft undermines Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram: Transparency International
Story on Australian billionaire and indigenous land laws withdrawn
'Bridget Jones' author wins comic fiction prize, and a pig
FILE- In this Sept. 5, 2016, file photo, screenwriter Helen Fielding poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film "Bridget Jones's Baby" in London. Fielding's latest book "Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries" was declared winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Vegas police: Unapproved neck hold used in chase
This undated booking photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Tashii Brown, known to them as Tashii Farmer-Brown. He was released from state custody in January, 2016, according to the department. Court records show he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2010 for assault. Brown, unarmed, died early Sunday, May 14, 2017, outside The Venetian in Las Vegas, after a police officer grabbed him in a neck hold, a much-criticized law enforcement technique to subdue people. Brown became unconscious and died, despite efforts at CPR. (Hawaii Department of Public Safety via AP)
Nova Scotia Liberals release platform with $1.08-billion in spending, tax cuts
Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil releases the Liberal platform during a campaign event in Halifax, on May 17, 2017.
Derby winner Always Dreaming gets fourth post for Preakness
If the aging bull market makes you nervous, consider these tips
Set a target sell price for high-performing stocks, says Diana Orlic, at Orlic Harding Cooke Wealth Management Group with Richardson GMP in Burlington, Ont.
Lexpert: Appraisal rights, a live issue in the U.S., could come to Canada
Private jet crashes west of Mexico City, killing 2
Streetwise newsletter: Can markets remain resilient?; Oil mergers pick up
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Deflating the 'hope rally': Investors begin to doubt pro-growth Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is likely to take a less-confrontational approach to reigning in Wall Street than its predecessors when it comes to financial personnel.
The Latest: Trump says Russia probe will find no collusion
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, following his short trip on Marine One from nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump was returning to Washington after speaking at today's U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Where the leaders are in the N.S. election
Muguruza survives day of shocks in Rome, Kerber out
Trump willing to try engagement with North Korea, on conditions: Seoul
Venezuela leader: Officials treated like Jews under Nazis
New Las Vegas casino-resort pushes opening date to 2020
The Latest: 2 charged in death of man found near Knik River
Texas judge suspended when it's learned she's not US citizen
The Latest: Chaffetz, Cummings praise Mueller choice
McConnell says an overhaul of Dodd-Frank is unlikely to pass
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pessimistic that he will obtain enough Democratic votes to pass an overhaul to the Dodd-Frank banking regulation.
Millennials, men in their prime face income volatility: survey
Bharat Masrani, president and CEO of TD Bank, called the percentage of adults surveyed who experienced income volatility, “staggering.” TD commissioned the survey in order to measure “income volatility,” or irregular and unpredictable pay, as well as the impact on personal finances and quality of life.
Canada’s manufacturing rebound shows signs of sticking around
Richard Pastolero works on the factory floor at Plitron Manufacturing, Inc. in Toronto in this file photo.
House passes bill to crack down on Syria's financial backers
Globe editorial: Donald Trump keeps finding ways to make America worse
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony in New London, Connecticut, on Wednesday.
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