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Kline, Harris, Grice scored late as Eskimos earn 38-38 tie with Blue Bombers
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Zach Kline (14) throws against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the second half of CFL action in Winnipeg Thursday, June 15, 2017. A tie is usually nothing to cheer about, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos saw the positives after they played to a 38-38 finish in their final pre-season game Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Missed fairways leave McIlroy in rough shape at U.S. Open
Police say fake cop is targeting sex-trade workers in robberies in Alberta
Canada finishes sixth at men's under-23 world wheelchair basketball championship
Blazing birdie run puts Hadwin in U.S. Open hunt
Witness tells trial he saw killing of 54-year-old Regina man, Shawn Douglas
5 Malaysians face murder charge over bullying death
In this June 12, 2017 photo, an unidentified relative of Malaysian teenager T. Nhaveen shows a picture with the teenager, outside Penang Island General Hospital in Penang, Malaysia. Malaysia's police chief said the death of Nhaveen who was allegedly assaulted for being effeminate is being investigated as a murder. (AP Photo/Gary Chuah)
Trump’s revised Cuba plan to stop cash flow to military, maintain diplomatic relations
The Four Points by Sheraton hotel is seen in Havana, Cuba, on May 22, 2017.
Durant throws for two TDs as Alouettes down Redblacks 38-5 in pre-season play
Montreal Alouettes' B.J. Cunningham (85) and Ernest Jackson (9) celebrate a touchdown during first half CFL pre-season football action against the Ottawa Redblacks, in Montreal on Thursday, June 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Fate of program to protect young immigrants still undecided
FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is formally revoking an Obama-era program intended to protect immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation. The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program was announced by the Obama administration in 2014 but was blocked by a federal judge in Texas after 26 states challenged the program’s legality in federal court. Kelly formally revoked the policy memo that created the program, which mirrored an earlier effort to protect young immigrants in the country illegally from deportation on June 15. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Mexico to speed up extradition of Chilean wanted for Pinochet ally murder
Emails reiterate EPA chief's ties to fossil fuel interests
FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Newly obtained emails underscore just how closely Pruitt coordinated with fossil fuel companies while serving as Oklahoma’s state attorney general, a position in which he frequently sued to block federal efforts to curb planet-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Australia introduces illegal gun amnesty after Islamist-inspired attacks
A ballgame of unity, spirit, friendly rivalry, won by Dems
California looks to boost marijuana, block immigration jails
Kelly: The Mayweather-McGregor ‘joke’ is on us
Cathal Kelly
B.C. cities clamp down on short-term vacation rentals
A couple walks dogs along Middle Beach in Tofino, B.C., on Nov. 13, 2008. British Columbia cities and towns, such as Tofino, are taking their fight to regulate short-term vacation rentals to an aggressive new level.
Alberta judge certifies class-action lawsuit against Western Hockey League
An Alberta judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Western Hockey League may proceed, making it the second such case against a major junior league in Canada.
Inspired by Fowler, Casey revels in fun round at Erin Hills
Man stabbed trying to stop garage intruder, says he should have called cops
Their life disrupted, South Korean grannies vow to fight THAAD till the end
Bill Morneau digs in for standoff with Senate over budget bill
Finance Minister Bill Morneau appears at a Senate committee on Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget, in Ottawa on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
Former RCMP employee alleging sexual assault tells court she has PTSD
Tim Shields speaks during a news conference in Vancouver in this file photo from July 5, 2010. Shields, who was the public face of the RCMP as the department’s spokesman in British Columbia, has pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault.
Rule gives Oregonians non-gender option on driver's license
This photo shows the headquarters of Oregon's Driver and Motor Vehicles Division on Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Salem, Ore. In a move hailed by LGBT rights groups, Oregon became the first state in the U. on Thursday to allow residents to mark their gender as "not specified" on applications for driver's licenses, learner's permits and identity cards. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Police lied to obtain warrants, Quebec journalists testify at inquiry
La Presse journalist Patrick Lagace (right) speaks about his experiences during a news conference on police surveillance and greater protection for journalists in Ottawa, Wednesday November 16, 2016.
In Philippines battle, troops pinned down by sniper fire, Molotov cocktails
Crooked Hill Road exit sign altered to read Crooked Hillary
Chinese start-up Mobike gains $600 million in biggest financing round to date
Venezuelan congress says $200 million wasted on low-income food packs
Today, trans Canadians celebrate Bill C-16. Tomorrow, the work begins for us all
Brenda Cossman and Ido Katri
Pentagon to send about 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan: official
In this April 22, 2017, file photo, an Afghan national Army stands guard at a checkpoint in the Kabul-Jalalabad highway on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief.
Hookah lounges scramble after shisha ban upheld by Ontario’s top court
At Shisha&Co a hookah lounge on Yonge Street on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, lounge co-owner Wael Ben Salman, middle, smokes shisha from a prepared hookah.
Report details recommendations for sustainable funding of Canadian media
Heady Fry, chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, and Conservative MP Peter Van Loan spoke about the committee’s report on the state of the media on Thursday.
Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations
FILE- In this Aug. 31, 2016 file photo, two passengers deplane from JetBlue flight 387 waving a United States, and Cuban national flag, in Santa Clara. As President Donald Trump is expected to announce a reversal on the U.S. Cuba policy on Friday, June 16, 2017, Cubans are bracing for the worst. Across the island, people of all ages, professions and political beliefs expect rising tensions, fewer American visitors and a harder time seeing relatives in the U.S.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan
U.S. stocks end flat though Amazon deal weighs; dollar dips
U.S. stocks end flat though Amazon deal weighs; dollar dips
UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons may be adopted soon
In this photo provided by the United Nations, Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN's Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, addresses the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on the Middle East at the United Nations Headquarters, on June 15, 2017.
Air bag maker Takata to file for bankruptcy this month: sources
The Latest: Police revise ages of hikers hurt in bear attack
Hawaii soldier on surfboard dead after boat runs over him
Alberta judge certifies class action against Western Hockey League
Taekwondo instructor sent to prison for 10 years for abusing young students
Ontario firefighters vow to appeal union’s ‘double-hatting’ verdict
Mandy Gould poses for a photo after leaving a tribunal in Brampton. Ms. Gould has been a full-time firefighter in Brampton for 11 years, and has spent nearly 13 years as a volunteer firefighter in Caledon.
With gender identity bill, Canada shows leadership in advancing human rights
Justin Trudeau speaks during a pride flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., June 14, 2017.
The Latest: Southern California wildfire mostly contained
UN urges cease-fire, open ports in Yemen to help confront spread of cholera
In this May. 15, 2017 file photo, people are treated for suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen.
Teen police volunteers steal LAPD cars, patrol Los Angeles
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck comments on stolen police cars during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017. Beck says teenage police cadets stole three patrol cars and led officers on wild chases through the city. (AP Photo/Mike Balsamo)
The Latest: Kelly sees House budget move as unproductive
Australia's Stosur in doubt for Wimbledon: report
Central American leaders facing U.S. aid cuts pledge to do more
The Latest: China kindergarten blast suspected crime; 8 dead
Is oil a dirty word?
Chad Park
Els makes strong start at U.S. Open, despite late bogeys
At troubled Penn Station, a glimpse of a brighter future
NFL Alumni Association's ex-CEO accused of sexual harassment
Canadian Brooke Henderson shoots 63, leads Meijer LPGA Classic
Trading in Takata shares to be suspended: Japan Exchange Group
U.S. tech stocks shaken, but market not stirred
Golf: Canadian Henderson shoots 63 to lead LPGA in Michigan
The Latest: Teen police cadets steal 3 LAPD patrol cars
Pence hires outside legal counsel
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, Pool)
Dr. Dre pledges $10M for Compton High performing arts centre
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Dr. Dre attends the WSJ. Magazine 2014 Innovator Awards at MoMA in New York. Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts center at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said Thursday, June 15, 2017, that the producer will help raise additional funds for the new facility, which is expected to break ground in 2020. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Not yet Amazon Prime time: Australia retail sell-off overblown?
Doctor arrested at Trump Hotel back in custody until trial
Bank of America laying off staff in Charlotte
FILE - In this Thursday, April 13, 2017, file photo, a man uses a Bank of America ATM near the company's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, Bank of America announced it is cutting an unspecified number of positions in the Charlotte area. Bank of America, the nation's third-largest bank by assets, is based in Charlotte, where it employees roughly 15,000 people. It declined to give exact figures about how many jobs were being cut. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Journalist, congressional hopeful is shot dead in Honduras
India's GST launch spawns tech cottage industry for compliance
The Latest: California lawmakers send governor $125B budget
Joseph Hough, an employee at the Canna Care medical marijuana dispensary, displays a pre-packaged marijuana bud Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Tucked in the state budget agreement reached between Gov. Jerry Brown and top legislative Democrats, are standards to merge the state's new voter-approved recreational marijuana law with the long-standing medical marijuana program. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the budget plan, Thursday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
New Mexico fire prompts evacuation of as many as 200
Fire crews head toward the Jemez Mountains along U.S. 550 in Rio Rancho, N.M., as the smoke plume from a prescribed fire grows on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Sandoval County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Elder says deputies were initiating the evacuation of a subdivision along State Highway 4. He was unsure of how many homes were in the area. (Zach Bryan via AP)
Victoria mayor floats plan to billet homeless to ease housing crisis
Streetwise newsletter: Home Capital and the OSC, Osler management changes
Corner of Bay Street and Adelaide streets in Toronto, on July 25, 2013. The consumer watchdog charged with overseeing Canada’s banks is pledging to publish “initial findings” from a review of sales practices by the end of the year.
Approval of the Quebecor spectrum sale would see Péladeau laughing all the way to the bank
Konrad Yakabuski
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
Oil sands firms face stringent emissions caps
Alberta is set to unveil the blueprint for its 100-megatonne cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the province’s oil sands, including a plan for specific project emission permits and penalties if producers do not meet their allocations.
Wife: Man who shot congressman wanted to work on tax policy
Suzanne Hodgkinson talks to members of the media reporters about her husband, James Hodgkinson, as St. Clair County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Richard Wagner, right, listens Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Belleville, Ill. Suzanne Hodgkinson, the wife of a gunman who shot and wounded a top Republican congressman and several others, said her husband went to Washington, D.C. because he wanted to work on tax policy. (Kaley Johnson/Belleville News-Democrat via AP)
Vandals again deface Pride rainbow-coloured crosswalk in Lethbridge, Alta.
Golf: Defending champion Johnson off-target at U.S. Open
Is the Fed ready to consider lifting its inflation target?
Departing the media ‘management trenches,’ Doug Knight reflects on industry challenges
Doug Knight, pictured in Toronto on Nov. 28, 2006, is retiring from St. Joseph Media.
Liberals to spend nearly $2.5-billion to keep used subs sailing past 2030
The HMCS Chicoutimi is seen departing in Esquimalt, B.C., on March 2, 2017.
Cuban military's tentacles reach deep into economy
UN urges Yemen cease-fire and open ports to confront cholera
In this photo provided by the United Nations, the United nations Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, Thursday, June 15, 2017 at United Nations Headquarters. (Kim Haughton/The United Nations via AP)
Shooting forces lawmakers to rethink their security
FBI agents investigate the scene at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, June 15, 2017, the day after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during during a congressional baseball practice nearby. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US official's 'quiet diplomacy' led to Warmbier's release
FILE - In this April 25, 2017, file photo, U.S. special envoy for North Korea policy Joseph Yun speaks in Tokyo. It took months of “quiet diplomacy,” a change in U.S. presidents and an American diplomat’s extraordinary, secret visit to Pyongyang to bring Otto Warmbier home. Yun was a household name to almost no one before Warmbier’s return to Ohio on June 14, yet he joins an exceedingly short list of U.S. officials to set foot in furtive North Korea in recent years. The last such visit is believed to have been in November 2014, when former National Intelligence Director James Clapper brought home two other jailed Americans. (Toru Yamanaka/Pool Photo via AP)
Quirky Instagram history project could hold a lesson for digital marketers
When Kevin Fraser showed off his Algonquin Park tent setup on Instagram, among the comments was a brief history lesson from GeoStories, which is run by Ottawa-based ad agency McMillan.
Trump is under investigation. Does that signal his end? Not so fast
Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis, Mo.-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media.
For the OSC, the Home Capital settlement is a small victory with some big lessons
Signage is displayed outside the Home Capital Group Inc. headquarters office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 4, 2017.
Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industry
FILE- This Feb. 13, 2017, file aerial photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge has handed a lifeline to efforts to block the pipeline, ruling Wednesday June 14, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn't adequately consider the possible impacts of an oil spill where the pipeline passes under the Missouri River. (Tom Stromme /The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
TSA tests better bomb-detecting scanners for carry-ons
Plan outlined for handover of community pastures in Saskatchewan
What makes a life worth living? The debate behind continuing life support
Hassan Rasouli is photographed while his daughter Majgan and wife Parichehr Salasel display family photos to him at Sunnybrook Hospital on Bayview Ave., Toronto December 6, 2012.
US antitrust regulators approve merger of DuPont and Dow
Canadian Coast Guard to continue operating on inland waterways: union, Tory MP
Alberta hires builder, construction to begin in fall on Calgary cancer centre
Some unresponsive patients see, hear and comprehend more than previously thought
Twelve years after a car accident put an man in a vegetative state, Adrian Owen and other scientists prove his mind was still alert.
Ottawa was right to unplug the notion of a tax on the Internet
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 2017.
Globe editorial: Unfounded: It’s time for police to uncircle the wagons
Members of the RCMP Musical Ride watch as the Canadian flag is lowered following their performance in Ottawa Friday, June 30, 2006. (CP PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)
Globe editorial: The good and bad news in hate crime stats
Two women embrace after arriving at the Centre des congres de Quebec where funeral services were being held for three of the victims of the shooting massacre at the Centre culturel islamique de Quebec. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
BC Liberals warn minority legislature instability could lead to another election
Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong said NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver face challenges to maintain a signed agreement that will see the Greens support the New Democrats in a minority government.
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