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June 23

Thompson wins Jamaican 100m title with year-best time
MLS Capsules
Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric, rear, reacts after he was scored on by FC Dallas forward Maximiliano Urruti (37) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Friday, June 23, 2017, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Son of a famous drummer, Van Halen makes own name in track
Aric Van Halen jumps into the water during a heat of the first round of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Track and Field Championships, Friday, June 23, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Van Halen is the son of rock-n-roll drummer Alex Van Halen. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Stampeders, Redblacks settle for 31-31 tie in Grey Cup rematch
Ottawa Redblacks' Joshua Stangby (87) celebrates a touchdown during second half CFL action against the Calgary Stampeders, in Ottawa on Friday, June 23, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Albuquerque TV truck stolen while crew worked on crime story
The Latest: Lebanon's Hezbollah condemns Mecca bombing
This Friday, June 23, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, shows the scene of a suicide bombing after a police raid in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Police said the bomber shot at them when they tried to raid the three-story house and that the man blew himself up during the confrontation, leading to the building's collapse. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Toronto FC avenges loss to New England with win on Pride Night
Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco celebrates after scoring against the New England Revolution during the second half at BMO Field.
CFL mounts fan blitz to reverse ticket slump
Fans celebrate, and jeer, after Stampeder Kamar Jorden’s first-quarter catch is ruled a touchdown by officials on Friday in Ottawa, nullifying an interception and touchdown for the RedBlacks.
Toronto FC avenges loss to New England with 2-0 win on Pride Night
Big Papi’s big honour: Red Sox retire David Ortiz’s No. 34
Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz wipes a tear during his jersey retirement ceremony at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 23, 2017.
Court says Iowa lottery rigging investigation took too long
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, former Multi-State Lottery Association security director Eddie Tipton leaves the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, after his sentencing in a jackpot-fixing scandal. The Iowa Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Tipton implicated in a nationwide fixing scandal Friday, June 23, 2017, saying his trial in a rigged $16.5 million Iowa jackpot was tainted by a dawdling investigation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall File)
Mental-health experts underscore dangers of youth cannabis use
A young man smokes a marijuana joint during a rally in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday April 20, 2011.
North West Refining, which operates Sturgeon facility, could be sold
The almost-complete Sturgeon refinery. The private firm that co-owns and will operate the Sturgeon facility – Canada’s first new refinery project in decades – has reportedly engaged an investment bank to advise shareholders who want to sell off their stakes.
Government seeks to adjourn solitary-confinement lawsuit until Bill C-56 is finalized
An inmate is given lunch at the segregation unit at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston, Ont., on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. New legislation introduced by the federal government would place some limits on the length of time an inmate can be held in solitary confinement, but critics say there are too many loopholes.
Calgary grapples with an Olympic-sized question: how to fund the Games
Fans cheer and wave flags as the Canadian delegation (lower right) parades during the opening ceremony of the XVth Winter Olympic Games 13 February 1988 in Calgary.
Calgary man convicted in death of estranged wife and her friend three years ago
Heavy rains prompt evacuations in communities around Waterloo region
Policy ponder: central banks head for the Portuguese hills
Lobbyist wounded in GOP baseball shooting leaves hospital
Why the NDP leadership presents a daunting choice
Adam Radwanski
Bears, their hair and their fishy fare: Study gives new insight into grizzlies’ salmon diets
A new dietary study of grizzly and black bears has given researchers an unprecedented snapshot of the relationship between the animals and one of their major food sources, salmon, in British Columbia.
Calgary’s Provision puts spotlight on produce with artful vegetable dishes
Executive chef Daniel Pizarro at Provision restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, June 22, 2017.
Black off-duty St. Louis officer shot by white officer
Spieth leads by one despite pedestrian 69 at Travelers
Vancouver aquarium caught in international debate about cetaceans in captivity
Helen, a Pacific white-sided dolphin, is seen at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday June 23, 2017. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
The Latest: Mastiff named Martha wins world's ugliest dog
Icky, left, an unknown hairless, and Zoomer, right, a Chinese crested, both from Davis, Calif., wait to compete in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair Friday, June 23, 2017, in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LA-area father arrested on suspicion of killing missing son
FILE - In this May. 17, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau Capt. Christopher Bergner, center, stands by a poster of Aramazd Andressian Jr., a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for several weeks from South Pasadena, Calif., at a news conference outside the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the father of a 5-year-old who has been missing for two months, 35-year-old Aramazd Andressian Sr. was arrested on Friday, June 23, 2017, afternoon in Las Vegas and is being held there on $10 million bail. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Power still off for 200 properties in Red Deer after Tuesday's windstorm
A camper trailer is crushed by a tree after a storm ripped through the city, in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Hail and wind gusts of 110 km/h pummelled the the city on Tuesday. Officials in Red Deer, Alta., say it will take more than a month to clean up the city following a bad storm earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
The Latest: Ex-Vanderbilt football player convicted of rape
Boxer Tim Hague’s death prompts debate over safety in combat sports
Edmonton heavyweight Tim Hague poses at a weigh-in Portland, Ore. on Friday Aug. 28, 2009.
Tallest building west of Mississippi River opens in LA
US investigates after lab improperly ships nuclear material
B.C. campaign finance reform will fundamentally change the province’s politics
Gary Mason
Kelly: Men’s rugby must get over being nice Canadian losers
Cathal Kelly
Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers: Germany's Schulz
Blackhawks make surprising trades while Devils take Nico Hischier first overall at NHL draft
Nico Hischier poses for photos after being selected first overall by the New Jersey Devils during the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center in Chicago, on June 23, 2017.
In New York City’s subway system, a summer of hell
People wait on the subway platform during rush hour at the Jay Street-Metro Tech station in New York City.
Moody's upgrades Greece rating after bailout deal
US charges Guantanamo detainee with Bali, Jakarta bombings
Defence won’t call any evidence at Alberta triple-murder trial
Terry Blanchette and his daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette are shown in this photo from Blanchette's Facebook page.
Vancouver’s Nat Bailey Stadium preserves its small-town family feeling
Carl Steffens, 14, takes in the baseball game from his perch in the outfield of Nat Bailey Stadium June 18, 2013 during the home opener of the 2013 season.
B.C. environmentalist Gwen Barlee, species protection advocate, dies at 54
Suicide bomber blows himself up as Saudis foil Mecca plot
This Friday, June 23, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, shows the scene of a suicide bombing after a police raid in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Police said the bomber shot at them when they tried to raid the three-story house and that the man blew himself up during the confrontation, leading to the building's collapse. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Trudeau government proposes opening St. Lawrence marine protected area to oil exploration
A spokeswoman for Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc, shown in this file photo, said Friday “We look forward to listening to what Canadians have to say about the proposed Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area, which aims to protect and conserve important species and habitat so that they can be enjoyed by generations to come."
UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding
Residents leave a tower block on the Chalcots Estate in Camden, London, Friday evening, June 23, 2017, as the building is evacuated in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire to allow "urgent fire safety works" to take place. More than 800 homes in tower blocks on the council estate in Camden, north London, are be evacuated. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
Devils select Hischier with first overall draft pick
Devils select Nico Hischier from Mooseheads with first pick at NHL draft
Center Nico Hischier, chosen by the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the NHL hockey draft, puts on a jersey Friday, June 23, 2017, in Chicago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nam Y. Huh
Increasing number of calls linked to illicit drug deaths, overdoses: Vancouver officials
In this June 27, 2016 photo provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a member of the RCMP opens a printer ink bottle containing the opioid carfentanil imported from China, in Vancouver.
Crime novelist Don Winslow takes out ad assailing Trump
Defence for man accused of killing toddler and two adults won't call evidence
Canada opts not to select beleaguered striker Cyle Larin for Gold Cup
The Florida Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Cyle Larin was arrested early Thursday, June 15, 2017 after driving the wrong way on an Orlando street.
Canada opts not to select beleaguered striker Cycle Larin for Gold Cup
The Latest: White House answers request with Trump tweet
Police: UPS shooter in San Francisco armed with stolen guns
Ivanka Trump ordered to testify in dispute with shoe company
FILE - In this June 15, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, during an event on Apprenticeship and Workforce of Tomorrow initiatives. A New York judge says Ivanka Trump must testify in a dispute with an Italian shoemaker over one of her company’s shoe designs, Friday, June 23, 2017 . (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
McIlroy just survives cut, Day signs for wrong score
As marijuana legalization looms, Canadians want more information
A young man smokes a marijuana joint during a rally in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday April 20, 2011.
Tight Canada 150 security will mean long lineups in Ottawa
Spectators cheer during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa last year.
A second mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio officer’s murder retrial
Former University of Cincinnati police officer Raymond Tensing (left) and his attorney Stew Mathews listen as Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz declares a mistrial in Cincinnati, on June 23, 2017.
Exclusive interview with Warren Buffett: ‘I always have been enthusiastic on Canada’
Warren Buffett’s $400-million investment in Home Capital this week raised eyebrows. The Oracle from Omaha says he has ‘no grand plan for now’ for the distressed mortgage company.
Saskatoon robbery foiled when worker disarms thief by hitting him with metal rod
Why some Ontario business owners feel ‘under attack’
Mark Josephs of Kisko Products at his Woodbridge, Ont., plant.
Federal judge orders pretrial release of terror suspect
Battle brewing as Sears Canada confirms no severance pay for staff
A Sears store is seen inside a mall in Toronto on Thursday. Sears’s defined-benefit pension plan has a deficit of almost $267-million, court filings indicate.
Gowdy: Oversight won't investigate Russian interference
In this June 21, 2017, photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. questions Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson as he testifies to the House Intelligence Committee task force on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gowdy said June 23, he does not plan to investigate Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election or questions of whether President Donald Trump obstructed the federal investigation into it. Gowdy said he does not want the oversight panel to interfere with investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and other congressional committees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
RBC faces scrutiny following report of excess investor fees
An RBC sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district in this file photo.
Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston has surgery on fractured right hand
Vancouver Whitecaps' Kendall Waston celebrates his second goal against Atlanta United goalkeeper Alec Kann, back, during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Waston had surgery on Friday to repair a fracture of his right hand he received during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match between his native Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago on June 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Montreal passenger rights advocate loses legal round in court battle against United
BC NDP to introduce confidence motion Monday, expect vote Thursday
New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan looks on prior to the Throne Speech at the legislature buildings in Victoria, B.C., on June 22, 2017.
Closing date pushed back again for centre for people with mental disabilities
VW ex-manager should stay in Germany: lawyer in Bild
Streetwise newsletter: Last week’s best reads: Home Capital, Buffett, CIBC
A Bay Street sign, a symbol of Canada's economic markets and where main financial institutions are located, is seen in Toronto, May 1, 2013.
Mountain Valley review finds limited environmental impacts
B.C. NDP to introduce throne speech confidence motion Monday, vote Thursday
New Raptors forward Anunoby says "everything happens for a reason"
Toronto Raptors 2017 first round draft pick OG Anunoby holds a basketball as he poses for a picture after scrumming with journalists during a media availability in Toronto on Friday, June 23, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Mountain Valley review finds limited environmental impacts
Freshman series 'Downward Dog' cancelled by ABC
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2015 file photo, Allison Tolman arrives at Audi Kicks Off Golden Globes Week 2015 at Cecconi's in West Hollywood, Calif. The producer of ABC’s freshman series “Downward Dog,” which stars Tolman, says the comedy has been canceled after eight episodes. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP, File)
Home Capital investors weigh costs of Buffett bailout
Home Trust Co., a subsidiary of Home Capital Group Inc., stands outside the company's headquarters in Toronto.
Canadian sniper kill suggests direct combat involvement in Iraq, Mulcair says
A door gunner from Joint Task Force Iraq’s Tactical Aviation Detachment keeps watch during a CH-146 Griffon helicopter flight near Erbil, Iraq on March 2, 2017 as a part of Operation IMPACT.
Nevada's on-again, off-again marijuana sales back on
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a man walks past the Mynt Cannabis Dispensary in downtown Reno, Nev. Nevada regulators reaffirmed Friday, June 23, 2017, that they intend to issue licenses necessary for retailers to begin selling pot for recreational use on July 1, despite a court order that threatens to scuttle the plan. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)
Think you can do better than 5% annual returns? Some brilliant minds say no way
Ian McGugan
Snyder makes case in Europe for Michigan aerospace sector
Grand jury indicts man in killing of runner in Massachusetts
Former Muslim charged with making bomb threat to mosque
This Thursday, June 22, 2017 booking made available by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, Fla., shows 38-year-old Shawkat Mzayek, who was arrested for threatening to blow up a Florida mosque. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Kent Monkman marks Indigenous response to Canada 150 at Toronto Pride
Cree artist Kent Monkman, seen in his Toronto studio on Tuesday, will be the grand marshal at this year’s Pride Parade.
A tale of two Canadas: Where you grow up affects your income in adulthood
A tale of two Canadas: Where you grew up affects your income in adulthood
Founder of Born to Rise, Montreal change-maker Aiesha Robinson encourages healing through self-expression
Aiesha Robinson is the founder of Born to Rise
What does an inflation-fighting central bank do when there’s no inflation?
Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, and Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor, make their way from the Bank of Canada to a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa Wednesday. Poloz released the Financial System Review.
Cartoonist Merle Tingley saw humour in the commonplace
During the Second World War, Merle Tingley was the official cartoonist for a Canadian army magazine, Khaki, in which he drew comic strips that poked fun at army culture and aimed to lift the spirits of the enlisted men and women.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Sonic, Forestar post gains; BlackBerry, Regeneron fall
Italy to start winding down Veneto banks Saturday after EU green-light
As a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, Sara Abdessamie is setting out to amplify the voice of youth from across the country
Sara Abdessamie is a member of the Prime Minister's Youth Council
Oracle bank on gut reaction in America's Cup
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Ex-official convicted of defrauding mental health clinic
Renee Tartaglione leaves the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, June 23, 2017. Tartaglione, a member of a politically connected Philadelphia family, has been convicted of defrauding a nonprofit mental health clinic out of about $1 million for her personal benefit. A U.S. District Court jury convicted Tartaglione Friday on all counts of conspiracy, theft, fraud and tax evasion. (David Maialetti /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
USA Gymnastics doctor to stand trial on sex assault charges
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, Dr. Larry Nassar listens to testimony of a witness during a preliminary hearing, in Lansing, Mich. The longtime sports doctor at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics has been ordered to stand trial on charges alleging he sexually assaulted six young gymnasts while they sought treatment for injuries. Judge Donald Allen Jr. made his decision Friday, June 23 in Mason, Mich., after hearing testimony from the gymnasts and watching a police interview of the doctor. (Robert Killips /Lansing State Journal via AP)
No drugs found in captain, pilot in Cape Cod ferry crash
Judge fines Kobach over document he took to Trump meeting
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, right, holds a stack of papers as he meets with then President-elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Civil rights advocates say Kobach is trying to hide materials that undercut his public claim that substantial numbers of noncitizens have registered to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the documents as part of its federal civil lawsuit in Kansas challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship document requirement. It wants to court to remove the confidential designation Kobach placed on materials he was photographed taking into a November meeting. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
I’m still waiting for the perfect dividend ETF
John Heinzl
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