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5 dead as Indonesian ferry catches fire in Java Sea
In this aerial photo released by Indonesian Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), thick smoke billows from passenger ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 which caught fire in Java Sea Saturday, May 20, 2017. The ferry caught fire Friday evening leaving a number of people dead and hundreds others rescued, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. (BASARNAS via AP)
LeBron lights up the Garden as Cavs crush Celtics
Chinese navy ships visit Myanmar for joint exercises
Cavs send Celtics to record loss, 130-86, lead series 2-0
WestJet flight makes emergency landing in Noth Dakota, no injuries
With Murray in goal, Penguins even series with Senators
Evgeni Malkin collides with Dion Phaneuf during the first period of Game 4.
Windsor beats Saint John 3-2 in Memorial Cup opener
Crosby comes alive, Matt Murray sharp in first start as Sens drop Game 4
Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates his goal with teammates Phil Kessel (81), Jake Guentzel (59) and Evgeni Malkin (71) as Ottawa Senators centre Tom Pyatt (10) skates by during the second period of game four of the Eastern Conference final in the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs in Ottawa on Friday, May 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Honduras withdraws top diplomat in Venezuela over political crisis
FBI, fighter jets respond to man causing disturbance on U.S. flight
In this photo provided by Donna Basden, a man is escorted off an American Airlines flight after it landed in Honolulu, Friday, May 19, 2017. Federal agents met the plane from Los Angeles when it landed in Honolulu and took the man into custody.
Judge who blocked Arkansas lethal drug retracts probe plea
Thomas injured, Celtics find new low in Game 2 loss to Cavs
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) tries to move the ball in front of Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals, Friday, May 19, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Toronto FC's 6-game win streak ends, ties Red Bulls 1-1
Canada's Rory MacDonald wins Bellator debut with submission of Paul Daley
Quake deep under sea in Philippines unlikely to cause damage: agency
Leafs prospect Jeremy Bracco leads offence as Spitfires beat Sea Dogs 3-2
Windsor Spitfires' Jeremy Bracco celebrates his goal against the Saint John Sea Dogs during second period Memorial Cup round robin hockey action in Windsor, Ont. on Friday, May 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
Trudeau says Canada will be ‘resolute and firm’ on trade interests
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to questions during a visit to the Don Christian Recreation Centre in Surrey, B.C., on Friday May 19, 2017.
Thompson extends lead to three at Kingsmill
Man charged after removing transgender woman's testicles
Brazil seized by corruption allegations against President
Calls are growing louder in Brazilian media for President Michel Temer to step down in wake of more allegations of corruption.
Will Ottawa’s new plan lower Canada's high drug prices?
The medication and treatments Kaitlyn Costanzo, 6, uses is laid out on the kitchen counter in her home in Milton on May 19, 2017. Kaitlyn Costanzo was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.
Opioid panel chair admits conflict-of-interest lapse
Jane Philpott, has ordered a federal agency to conduct an independent review to ensure the scientific foundation of the guidelines are not “tainted by the influence of industry,” she said.
The cultural appropriation debate is over. It's time for action
With Mott 32’s $300 dinner, you win some and you lose some
Some of the high-end dishes at Mott 32 include lobster ma po tofu.
Report: FBI probe moves into White House
Kokrak seizes five-shot lead, Johnson lurking
Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission urges search for abducted journalist
Journalists, reflected in the window of a coffee shop, demonstrate against the murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez as they march to the Foreign Ministry in Santiago, Chile, Friday, May 19, 2017. Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain Monday in the northern state of Sinaloa, long a hotbed of drug cartel activity
Team Trudeau’s precarious friendship with Jared Kushner
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens during a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Washington.
The Latest: Dayton criticizes GOP budget manoeuvr
Blowers and Grafton offers East Coast fare, but there’s more to Halifax than donair
Blowers and Grafton’s menu offers some familiar East Coast favourites, including donair and garlic fingers, seen above, both served with classic donair sauce.
Mother tells daughter's killer to burn in hell, asks judge to show no mercy
Vancouver tent city endures as city fiddles on ending homelessness
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
Report says La Loche shooter asked if he would get gift to mark anniversary of attack
La Loche Dene Community School in La Loche, Sask., on Jan. 27, 2016.
The Latest: Cotton lays out broad vision in Iowa speech
Washington loses fight, might pay up to $2B to save salmon
FILE - In this June 22, 2015 photo, Melissa Erkel, a fish passage biologist with the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, looks at a culvert, a large pipe that allows streams to pass beneath roads but block migrating salmon, along the north fork of Newaukum Creek near Enumclaw, Wash. On Friday, May 19, 2017, a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a ruling that Washington state says will require it to pay nearly $2 billion on salmon habitat. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
Inside Canada's hardening NAFTA strategy
This week, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland threatened to jettison a multibillion-dollar deal to buy Super Hornet fighter jets as retaliation for a trade dispute involving Boeing, the manufacturer of the planes.
Breaking down the corruption crisis causing political turmoil in Brazil
Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a press conference following allegations that he gave his blessing to payment of hush money to a politician convicted of corruption, on May 18, 2017 in Brasilia. Temer faced growing pressure to resign Thursday after the Supreme Court gave its green light to the investigation over allegations that he authorized paying hush money to already jailed Eduardo Cunha, the disgraced former speaker of the lower house of Congress.
Rifts between Jean, Kenney emerge as Alberta's right tries to successfully unite
Wildrose leader Brian Jean, left, and PC Leader Jason Kenney, seen arriving at a news conference in Edmonton on Thursday, will have to overcome a great divide in policies to merge their respective parties.
Rights commission: Journalist kidnapped in southern Mexico
Man who struck Uber car, killing 3, sentenced to 39 years
Olympics: More than 100 rusted or defective medals returned
First Nations leaders question safety of youth in Thunder Bay
Alvin Fiddler, Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, is shown before receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2016. In an interview Friday, Mr. Fiddler said, “The fact that [Josiah and Tammy] went missing the same evening, the same day, is obviously something that should alarm all of us that reside here in Thunder Bay.”
California proposes new rules after natural gas blowout
Sens' Alex Burrows sidelined by injury in Game 4
District investigating after yearbook comment about Trump
Alonso fires warning shot on Fast Friday
A tanker with oil from the Kinder Morgan pipeline plies the waters off B.C.
February 5, 2017 - Vancouver, B.C., - Story on SeaSpan tugboat escorts of oil tankers from Kinder Morgan in Burnaby out to Victoria. Photo by Jimmy Jeong
O’Leary support base split on Bernier, officials say
Conservative Party leadership candidate Maxime Bernier, left, and former candidate Kevin O’Leary walk together after an interview in Ottawa on May 16.
The Latest: Amber Alert off as SF father and son found in LA
Five questions with Donald Henderson, curator at Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Royal Tyrrell Museum’s Dr. Donald Henderson, Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
Princesses’ weddings have long reflected changing times, Royal Household’s status
Commander Tim Laurence (L) and Britain's Princess Anne are seen in their car after their wedding at Crathie Church 12 December 1992 in Scotland. (Photo credit should read EPA/AFP/Getty Images)
Ontario daycare operator who left child to die in hot car sentenced to 22 months in jail
Eva Ravikovich died in July, 2013.
Restaurant guilty of ‘brutal dismemberment’ of lobster, animal-rights group charges
Cooked lobsters are removed from pots of boiling water at a Toronto restaurant in this 2014 file photo.
113 Albertans die from fentanyl overdoses in first quarter of 2017; up from 2016
Ex-IBM Corp. employee admits to economic espionage charge
U.S. says Iranian-directed convoy targeted by U.S. strike in Syria
Trump's Saudi speech to urge unity against radical Islam: AP
Kelly: Mayweather-McGregor fight will happen – but only on Mayweather’s terms
Cathal Kelly
Military jets escort Hawaii flight after fracas involving Turkish man
Ex-IBM employee from China pleads guilty to code theft charges
New Mexico’s shrine to the chili pepper is a hot destination
The chili pepper is central to New Mexican cuisine. The New Mexican pepper has become a staple in dishes across the state.
Police probe, grand jury leave teen's family 'dissatisfied'
FILE – This June 22, 2015, file photo provided by the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police shows the division's official portrait of Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason. A Franklin County grand jury voted Friday, May 19, 2017 not to indict officer Bryon Mason in the September 2016 shooting of Tyre King. Police say Mason shot the teen after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit. (Columbus Division of Police via AP, File)
Ex-IBM employee from China pleads guilty to code theft charges
Requited Love: P.K. Subban finds his groove in Nashville
A teary-eyed P.K. Subban #76 of the Nashville Predators looks on while receiving a standing ovation during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on March 2, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Predators face Ducks in Game 5 without star C Ryan Johansen
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa (2) battles against Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen,foreground, in the second period of Game 4 of the Western Conference final in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Commissioner defends missing, murdered inquiry, as criticism mounts
National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Chief Commissioner, Marion Buller speaks during an interview with The Canadian Press, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday August 31, 2016.
Predators lose Ryan Johansen for remainder of playoffs
Ryan Johansen will miss the remainder of the NHL playoffs after undergoing emergency surgery on his left thigh.
The Latest: LA airport police says man was looking for food
In this photo taken from video provided by Hawaii News Now, a man who was detained on an American Airlines flight is driven away from the plane after landing in Honolulu, Friday, May 19, 2017. Federal agents met the plane from Los Angeles when it landed in Honolulu and took the man into custody. (Hawaii News Now via AP)
Ryan Tepera thriving in ‘thankless’ role in Jays’ bullpen
Ryan Tepera (52) delivers a pitch against the Atlanta Braves during the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s game.
Where the leaders are in the N.S. election
Oregon senator accuses Canada of 'politicizing' lumber duties probe
Oregon senator accuses Canada of 'politicizing' lumber duties probe
Oregon senator accuses Canada of 'politicizing' lumber duties probe
Authorities identify man who died in '92 Los Angeles riots
FILE - In this April 30, 1992 file photo Los Angeles police form a line to prevent a crowd from going into a building in a day of fires and looting in Los Angeles. After more than 25 years, authorities have identified the last remaining unidentified victim killed during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter identified the man Friday, May 19, 2017, as 18-year-old Armando Ortiz Hernandez. (AP Photo/Nick Ut,File)
Prosecutor clears SWAT officer in fatal shooting
Texas police commanders demoted amid leaked video, records
Manitoban charged after Internet date alleges being kidnapped, robbed and drugged
Trump nominates K.T. McFarland for ambassador to Singapore
Hawaii-bound passengers noticed unruly man before take-off
The Latest: Teen tells police that another suspect shot boy
A Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper, left, and a Madison County Deputy, right, confer while they wait for a Mississippi Highway Patrol tow truck to remove a vehicle from a dead end road in Gluckstadt, Miss., Thursday morning, May 18, 2017, where 6-year-old Kingston Frazier was shot to death after the car he was riding in was stolen early, from a grocery store parking lot in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
No advice but still a price: Fund fees for DIY investors draw fire
Head of MMIW inquiry says she understands frustrations over hearing delays
National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Chief Commissioner, Marion Buller pauses during an interview with The Canadian Press, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday August 31, 2016. The chief commissioner of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women says there is still hope in the work the commission is doing, despite criticism about delays. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Amandla Stenberg is ready to be a voice for her generation
FILE - In this April 7, 2016 file photo, Amandla Stenberg arrives at WE Day California at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Stenberg directed a music video for her new film “Everything, Everything,” and says she wants to spend more time behind the camera now. Stenberg recorded a version of Mac DeMarco’s “Let My Baby Stay” for the film’s soundtrack, and starred in, directed and edited the music video. She said she wants to do more editing and directing, in addition to her already busy schedule of writing, acting and activism. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan helps Lyon to French Cup win
Calm amid a political storm: BMO’s betting big on the U.S.
BMO capital-markets head Pat Cronin, left, and Luke Seabrooke, the division’s chief operating officer, pose at the First Canadian Place corporate head office in Toronto. Both aim to push for ‘a more holistic view’ of BMO’s relationships with clients.
Colorado governor pardons felon to stave off deportation
Jasmine Lima-Marin stands at a podium as she addresses the media during a news conference on Friday, May 19, 2017, in Denver. Lima-Marin's husband, who came to the United States from Cuba as a baby during the Mariel boat lift in 1980, faces deportation. She says she's hopeful that he won't be deported but adds that she and the couple's two children would follow him there if he is. (AP Photo/ P. Solomon Banda)
Death toll rises in southern Libya attack, defense minister suspended
Ontario plans to ease rules for pension plan funding
In revealing new proposals for how pensions can be funded, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa's office said 'everyone deserves a secure retirement.'
US rig count rises 16 this week to 901; Texas up 8
In a downtown Toronto office tower, a clash of architectural eras
Alex Bozikovic
FBI: 3 more gang members arrested; 7 still sought
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Trump nominates Joint Chiefs chairman for 2nd term
The Latest: Trump to call for unity in fight vs. radicalism
Air Force One with President Donald Trump aboard, taxis for takeoff at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, May 19, 2017. Trump is departing for his first overseas trip. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A beginner’s guide to coping with market mayhem
John Heinzl
Canada’s marijuana legalization plan holds to ‘spirit’ of drug treaties, task force leader says
Cured flowers of cannabis intended for the medical marijuana market are seen at a licensed producer facility in Moncton, N.B., in an April 14, 2016, file photo. Ottawa is now requiring the country's licensed medical cannabis producers to screen their products for all banned pesticides.
Under the radar: China’s stealthy return to Alberta’s oil patch
A small pump-jack oil well northeast of Edmonton that has been bought by a Chinese company, on May 18, 2017.
Another accused killer in Quebec to be released due to Crown delays
Owner: No flak from the law for floating Alaska strip club
In this May 8, 2017 photo released by George Davis, Darren Byler poses for photos on board the Wild Alaskan, a 94-foot boat he once operated as a floating strip club, in Kodiak, Alaska. Byler is resurrecting the enterprise as a nightly protest kicking off Thursday, May 18, 2017, months after he was sentenced to probation for dumping human waste from the vessel. (George Davis via AP)
Few early challengers emerge to take on Tory in Toronto’s 2018 mayoral election
City Councillor Doug Ford, left, may have lost to current Mayor John Tory in the last election, but that won’t necessarily prevent him from staging another electoral challenge.
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