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Jordanian official denies reports of Syria camp bomb
Islamic State claims attack on state TV station in Afghanistan
Germany asks U.S. for classified briefing on Lockheed's F-35 fighter
Blast kills 3 bomb disposal experts in Somalia's capital
Somali soldiers look at the destroyed houses amidst the wreckage of a car bomb blast in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Three bomb disposal experts were killed as they were trying to dismantle the car laden with explosives, according to police. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Macedonian president gives mandate for coalition government
Iran leader denounces 'unworthy' election rhetoric in veiled swipe at Rouhani
The Latest: Spain: No IS links to migrant smuggling gang
A worker stands by the abandoned warehouses that for months have been a make-shift shelter for migrants from the Middle East and Africa in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 12, 2017. Authorities have moved the migrants to asylum centers to demolish the warehouses and build a business and residential complex funded by a UAE company. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Quebec director Philippe Falardeau fights boxing tropes with 'Chuck'
Actor Liev Schreiber is shown in a scene from the film "Chuck." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Remstar Entract Films-Sarah Shatz MANDATORY CREDIT
Ottawa to apologize to those who suffered because of sexuality
Justin Trudeau will formally apologize this fall to the thousands of Canadians who suffered at the hands of the federal government because of their sexuality, The Globe and Mail has learned.
May 17: With Rona Ambrose, we’re ‘losing a good one.’ Plus other letters to the editor
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose receives a standing ovation during Question Period in the House of Commons on May 16, 2017.
Interrupting disruption: The changing role of leadership
Bombardier, which recently saw executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin, seen here, step down, found itself in hot water after announcing a controversial plan to increase executive compensation at a time of mass layoffs and taxpayer bailouts.
Canada’s uniquely co-operative culture is a boon to tech innovation
Eric Bosco
Court overturns murder conviction of Danish nurse
Iran's top leader urges high turnout in presidential vote
FILE -- In this March 21, 2017 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to a crowd in a trip to the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran. In a televised speech Wednesday, May 17, 2017, Khamenei called for high turnout in Friday's presidential election, urging voters to send a message to the United States. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
Billion dollar race to break 2-hour marathon mark is afoot
FILE - In this Saturday, May 6, 2017 file photo, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, right, talks with Nike CEO and President Mark Parker after crossing the finish line of a marathon at the Monza Formula One racetrack, Italy. Eliud Kipchoge was 26 seconds from making history on May 6. Nike and Adidas have announced separate plans to attack the 2-hour marathon, with both introducing shoe lines linked to the effort. Wireless tech giant Vodafone last month said it was backing a third bid, hoping data gleaned from the quest will translate into wearable technology. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Toronto police to offer $50K reward in 2016 fatal shooting of pregnant woman
GOP runoff to replace SC Rep. Mulvaney will go to recount
Closer medical watch of tens of hunger-striking Palestinians
German leaders court migrants from Russia ahead of election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel points as she arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Tencent outstrips forecasts with strong games, payments growth
No need to schlep wallet, keys at Universal's new water park
This undated photo provided by Universal Orlando Resort shows a wristband visitors will wear at the new Volcano Bay water park in Orlando, Florida. The wristband, called Tapu Tapu, tells you when it’s your turn to get on a ride so you don’t have to wait on line. It also lets you pay for food so you don’t have to carry a wallet and opens lockers so you don’t have to carry a key. (Universal via AP)
Trump’s ‘massive’ NAFTA demands (and one fascinating statistic)
Christian sect attacks Congo prison, frees leader, 50 others
Burned minivans are seen outside the main prison in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday May 17, 2017. Christian sect members stormed a prison in Congo's capital Wednesday, freeing the leader of their movement and 50 others, Congo's justice minister said. Bundu dia Kongo movement leader Ne Mwanda Nsemi is now on the run after a 4 a.m. attack on Malaka prison in Kinshasa, Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba told local radio station Top Congo FM. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)
Intel spat adds to Israeli concerns about Trump visit
Syrian refugees in Jordan's desert get solar power
Anarchy in the sky: The condo dream becomes a nightmare
Konrad Yakabuski
How businesses can employ sustainable transportation solutions
Ron Seftel.
German prosecutors investigating VW's Mueller over scandal
FILE - In this March 14, 2017 file photo Matthias Mueller, CEO of Volkswagen addresses the media a press conference of the German Volkswagen company in Wolfsburg, Germany. Stuttgart prosecutors say Wednesday, May 17, 2017 they’re investigating whether Mueller manipulated markets by not releasing information about VW’s diesel cheating soon enough. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
Struggling Murray puzzled after early Rome exit
Copenhagen police detain 25 after squatter anniversary riots
Exclusive: Chinese company confirms huge UK fertilizer deal
New Orleans: Next Confederate statue falls to cheers, jeers
Three Somali soldiers die trying to defuse car bomb - police
German prosecutors formally probe Porsche SE execs
Alaska owner plans to resurrect strip club boat for summer
FILE - In this 2014 file photo, Darren Byler, the owner of the Wild Alaskan, a converted crabbing boat that had been used as a floating strip club, poses in Kodiak, Alaska. Byler is resurrecting a controversial strip club on board his boat, billing the enterprise as a nightly protest months after he was sentenced to probation for dumping human waste from the vessel. Byler, who is appealing the case, says he will begin his summer-long "First Amendment Freedom of Assembly" protests, complete with exotic dancers, Thursday May 18, 2017. (Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP, File)
300 migrants in Sweden evacuated after 3 arson fires
Dylann Roof jail videos: Jokes, spats, no mention of 9 slain
Six stories in the news today, May 17
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in using a new app "Vango" during the opening of Microsoft's new location in Vancouver on June 17, 2016. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to pitch major multinational companies on investing in Canada's technology sector on Wednesday, joining top business leaders inside the closed-door Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Trudeau promotes Canadian tech, lures foreign investment at Microsoft summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a gathering during the opening of Microsoft's new location in Vancouver on June 17, 2016. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to pitch major multinational companies on investing in Canada's technology sector on Wednesday, joining top business leaders inside the closed-door Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Oilfield services M&A picks up as battered drillers seek lower costs, scale
Pumpjacks are shown pumping crude oil near Halkirk, Alta., June 20, 2007. Canadian drillers and other oilfield service providers have stepped up merger and acquisition activity, with more deals expected in coming months, as players battered by more than two years of weak oil prices look to lower costs and strengthen finances by scaling up.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
'Forever etched in my memory:' La Loche school shooting victims address hearing
Crown Prosecutor Lloyd Stang speaks to media after day one of the sentencing trial for a teen who killed four people, in Meadow Lake, Sask., on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Brothers Drayden Fontaine, 13, 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 7 others were injured. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Streetwise newsletter: The great debate over the loonie; ownership limits raised on CN, airlines
A street sign for King St. West hangs off a light standard at the corner of King Street West and Bay Street on January 12, 2015.
Another round of premium hikes: blame Trump or Obama?
AP Explains: Trump disclosure a breach of trust, if not law
In this May 16, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump personally appealed to then-FBI Director James Comey to abandon the bureau's investigation into National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to notes, disclosed late Tuesday, that Comey wrote after the meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
French president's Cabinet mixes old and new, left and right
Sailing: Team USA face toughest Cup challenge - Spithill
Soccer: New head of integrity asks AFC to probe Lai charges
Gunmen attack state TV in eastern Afghanistan, 10 killed
Fury's postponed hearing 'disgraceful', says promoter Warren
Trade pact dumped by Trump could be revived at Asia-Pacific meeting
Residents take stock after night of tornadoes in central US
This photo provided by Stacey Valdez shows hail Valdez took in Sayre, Okla., Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Also, a tornado struck a rural area in western Oklahoma, leaving damage in its wake but no immediate reports of injuries. The storm struck a subdivision Tuesday just south of Elk City, Okla., about 110 miles west of Oklahoma City. (Stacey Valdez via AP)
In America's largest oilfield, whir of activity confounds OPEC
Clashes in Greece as thousands protest austerity
A man passes next to banners announcing tomorrow's general strike in Athens, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Labor Unions will hold a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, to protest new austerity measures as Greece struggles to emerge from a seven-year financial crisis. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Dubai firm dreams of harvesting icebergs for water
In this handout photo illustration from the National Advisor Bureau Limited an iceberg floats off the coast of Fujairah, UAE. A Dubai firm’s dream of towing icebergs from the Antarctic to the Arabian Peninsula could face some titanic obstacles. Where many see the crumbling polar ice caps as a distressing illustration of global warming, the company sees it as a source of profit, and a way of offsetting the effects of climate change in the increasingly sweltering Gulf. But the plan faces a daunting array of legal, financial and logistical hurdles _ and environmentalists are less than thrilled. (National Advisor Bureau Limited via AP)
A history of Ringling Bros. circus, soon to close forever
FILE - In this April 1, 1963 file photo, a Ringling Bros. Circus elephant walks out of a train car as young children watch in the Bronx railroad yard in New York. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close in May 2017, after 146 years of performances and travel. (AP Photo)
Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack
Chinese state media says U.S. should take some blame for cyber attack
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DNA tests on bone ID teacher who died in 2014 ferry sinking
AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus
Australia considers banning laptops from airliner cabins
Black Harvard students holding a graduation of their own
Police: Drunken driving suspect had lizard in bra
Shariah court in Indonesia sentences gay couple to caning
Google rolling out arsenal of services, gadgets
This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. Google is about to provide the latest peek at its digital services and gadgets as it seeks to become an even more influential force in people’s lives. The overview will come Wednesday, May 17, 2017, during Google’s annual conference for thousands of computer programmers. Updates to the next version of Google’s Android software for mobile devices and its voice-controlled digital assistant are among the items expected to be on the agenda. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island: report
Woman dies in hospital after two-vehicle crash north of Kitchener
Deaths of dad and daughter still being probed; parents had custody dispute
Girl, 10, struck by car near Hamilton, dies in hospital
China rappers to Seoul: 'Big brother' opposes missile shield
In this undated image made from video, members of CD REV chant about THAAD, the U.S. Army's missile defense system formally known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. A rap group backed by China's government is warning South Korea in a music video that "you're going too far" with the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, as Beijing seeks to bring its state-supported cultural forces to bear in the international dispute. (Photo via AP)
Talks on airplane laptop ban end with no ban, more talks
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2006 file photo, passengers en route to London check in at Biarritz airport, southwestern France. U.S. and European officials will discuss Wednesday, May 17, 2017, plans to broaden a U.S. ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from Europe. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File)
Kinew James inquest hears poorly managed diabetes led to inmate's death
Police hold South African for trying Everest without permit
FILE- In this March 21, 2015 file photo, trekkers walk towards Everest Base camp, Nepal. A South African climber was in police custody in Nepal's capital Wednesday after he attempted to scale Mount Everest without obtaining the mandatory permit, an official said. Ryan Sean Davy from Johannesburg had been caught by a mountaineering official at the Everest base camp earlier this month and his passport was seized. He agreed to trek down the mountain and surrender to the Tourism Department in Kathmandu, where he was detained on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)
Justice tells seminary grads religious liberty under threat
FILE -In this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention in Washington. Alito is giving the graduation address at a historic Roman Catholic seminary near Philadelphia. Alito will also be awarded an honorary degree during Wednesday's ceremony, May 17, 2017, at the Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary near Wynnewood. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Gov. Cuomo to host final tasting for craft beer contest
US admiral: North Korea's actions 'recipe for disaster'
U.S. Pacific Command Commander Adm. Harry Harris Jr. delivers a speech at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Ottawa invests $6 million for upgrades at Manitoba's Riding Mountain park
Boston Celtics win NBA draft lottery, Lakers second
Amtrak train conductor shot by passenger near Chicago
Chelsea Manning 'looking forward to so much' after release
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. Manning, the transgender soldier convicted in 2013 of illegally disclosing classified government information, will remain on active duty in a special status after her scheduled release from prison Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (U.S. Army via AP, File)
Embassy officials tour Manitoba border communities over refugee issues
Bribery scandal met with near-silence in Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico militant leader emerges from 36 years in custody
CORRECTS FIRST NAME FROM JOSE TO OSCAR - FILE- In this Jan. 24, 1975, file photo, a New York City police officer calls for help as he kneels near a victim of a bombing at the annex of Fraunces Tavern in New York. The leftist group Armed Forces of National Liberation, also known as FALN, claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed four people and injured more than 60. Puerto Rico nationalist and FALN leader, Oscar Lopez Rivera, will be freed on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, after serving the longest prison time of any member of the violent separatist group that sought independence for the U.S. territory. (The Daily News via AP, File)
Almost 2 million Ontarians given opioids, despite calls to rein in prescribing: report
Christine Lalonde is shown in a handout photo. Almost two million Ontarians -- or 14 per cent of the province's population -- filled prescriptions for opioids in fiscal year 2015-2016, says a new report, suggesting that patients continued to be given the potent narcotics despite efforts to curtail what's been called a national epidemic of overuse.The report by Health Quality Ontario, released Wednesday, found that more than nine million prescriptions for the powerful painkillers were filled between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2016, the most recent fiscal year for which data is available. That figure represents an increase of 450,000 prescriptions over the same period three years earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Roger Yip
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Opioid prescriptions increasing in Ontario, despite crisis
The provincial government and the regulatory body that governs physicians have lately tried to reduce the imprudent prescribing of opioids such as oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl.
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