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O'Neill-Thorne leads Australia past Canada 62-58 at U23 men's wheelchair worlds
Latest: Buffet lunch sold to highest bidder for over $2.6M
FILE - In a Monday, May 8, 2017 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett gestures during an interview by Liz Claman of the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb. Buffett is auctioning off a private lunch in the hopes of raising millions of dollars more for a charity helping the homeless in San Francisco. Buffett has raised nearly $24 million for the Glide Foundation over the past 17 years. This year's eBay auction starts Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. PDT and runs through Friday. The largest bids typically come near the end. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
US opposes UN authorizing 5 countries to fight extremists
Regina man asks woman he kidnapped, sexually assaulted to forgive him
Woods told arresting officer he had taken Xanax: report
Latest: Deputies had been at man's home several times before
Tim Borrens yells at police after a man was fatally shot, Friday, June 9, 2017 in Tulsa, Okla. Law officers in Tulsa fatally shot a man while trying to pick him up for a mental health issue, triggering a street protest and a corresponding show of force by police in riot gear. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
Search underway for small aircraft missing in B.C. Interior
Sydney Robillard, 21, left, from Lethbridge, Alta. and Alex Simons, 21, from Kamloops, B.C. are seen in this undated police handout photo. Search and rescue crews are looking for a small aircraft that disappeared before reaching its destination of Kamloops, B.C. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says the Piper Warrior was reported missing Thursday afternoon after having left Cranbrook, B.C. on a refuelling stop. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Germany's Merkel talks trade, human rights in Mexico
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands for the press after a joint statement at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, June 9, 2017. Angela Merkel is in Mexico for an official visit. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Vancouver’s Syrian refugees finding comfort in food from their homeland
Rawaa Mahouk serves a tray of ‘lady’s bracelet’ desserts at during Tayybeh’s Shades of Green Festival in vancouver on May 26.
Campaigning was one thing, but now BC NDP, Greens enter tricky territory
Gary Mason
While the people of Venezuela suffer, its president paints a rosy picture
A man walks inside a looted supermarket in El Valle, in west Caracas.
Sharp tied for LPGA lead, despite calling penalty on herself
The Vegas Golden Knights have no plans to be the NHL’s newest pushover
A crowd gathers at the T-Mobile Arena last November for the announcement that the Las Vegas NHL franchise would be named the Golden Knights. Vegas meets commissioner Gary Bettman’s trinity of NHL needs: a state-of-the-art arena, a moneybags owner and a location in the U.S. Southwest, bringing greater geographic balance to the league’s conferences
BC NDP, poised for power, preparing for snap election
BC NDP leader John Horgan looks on as B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver checks the time before signing an agreement on creating a stable minority government during a press conference in the Hall of Honour at Legislature in Victoria, B.C.
Sheriff's office to probe circumstances of Texas man's death
Iran attacks expose security gaps, fuel regional tension
B.C. trial hears man expressed support for terror attacks in the West
Othman Hamdan faces three charges of counselling the commission of indictable offences for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a terrorist organization.
Golf: Schwartzel ties for halfway lead in Memphis as Fowler misses cut
Thirteen inmates cause $100,000 damage in what province calls "disturbance"
How Canada’s teams could fare in the 2017 NHL expansion draft
The team name and logo for the Vegas Golden Knights are displayed on T-Mobile Arena's video wall after the Vegas Golden Knights was announced as the name for the Las Vegas NHL franchise on Nov. 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team will begin play in the 2017-18 season.
Northern Manitoba rail line cut off after ‘catastrophic’ flood damage
A polar bear cub and his mother at the mouth of the Seal River which feeds into Hudson Bay 60km North of Churchill, Manitoba July 31, 2015. Rail service is suspended to the remote community of 900 popular with tourists for its polar bears and other northern wildlife.
Youth involved in vicious attack sentenced, told to join sports team
Motor racing: Lance Stroll's childhood dream about to meet reality
Ostapenko aiming to break through the Halep wall
Canadian court denies bail appeal for suspected Yahoo hacker
Bolt will miss the crowds as he considers helping others
Back from injury, Lionel Richie to tour with Mariah Carey
Oklahoma law enforcement officers kill man, sparking protest
Tim Borrens yells at police after a man was fatally shot, Friday, June 9, 2017 in Tulsa, Okla. Law officers in Tulsa fatally shot a man while trying to pick him up for a mental health issue, triggering a street protest and a corresponding show of force by police in riot gear. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)
Trump, other factions feed week of chaos, crisis in the Middle East
People attend the funerals on Friday of the victims of Wednesday’s attack at the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum, in Tehran, Iran.
Alberta Wildrose leader says province is whitewashing Fort McMurray wildfire findings
A member of the RCMP is silhouetted by the setting sun as he is surrounded in smoke from wildfires some 16km south of Fort McMurray, Alberta on highway 63 Friday, May 6, 2016.
BlackRock urges Exxon to disclose more about climate change-related risks
Envisaging downtown Vancouver without viaducts: It’s not all pretty
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver.
Irish War Cry top choice in depleted Belmont Stakes horse race
Chart: Donations to the BC Liberal Party
Ottawa to create unit to support health of departing military members
A Member of the military looks on as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan unveils the Liberal government's long-awaited vision for expanding the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Wednesday June 7, 2017. The federal government detailed its plans Friday to create a special unit to support injured Armed Forces members as they prepare a return to civilian life.
Swoopes headlines Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Sheryl Swoopes speaks to the media about her upcoming induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, at the hall in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, June 9, 2017. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Chinatowns grapple with new development, changing demographics
Street scene in Vancouver's Chinatown, British Columbia, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Canadian Normandy veteran awarded France’s highest decoration for service
Royal Canadian Navy veteran, Fred Turnbull, 92, gives the thumbs up next to Laurence Monmayrant, Consul General of France for the Atlantic Provinces, after he received the French Legion of Honour during a ceremony at CFB Halifax in Halifax, Friday June 9, 2017.
Liberals’ citizenship bill to proceed with some Senate amendments
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
Liberals' citizenship bill to proceed with some Senate amendments
Brazil electoral court dismisses case that could have ousted president
Sharp pulls into tie for 2nd round lead at Cambridge
The Latest: Brazil's electoral court keeps Temer in office
London Bridge attackers had tried to hire 8.3 ton truck: police
Open Pharma campaign puts pressure on drug industry to reveal payments to doctors
The founders of the “Open Pharma” campaign, launched this week, say Canadian patients should be able to check an online database to see whether their doctors have received funding from the drug industry, as patients can already do in the United States, Australia and several European countries.
Formula One extends Canadian GP deal until 2029
UK's May seals deal to prop up government, but loses key aides
Montana Republican Greg Gianforte to plead guilty to assaulting reporter
U.S. House of Representative elect Greg Gianforte apologizes for becoming invoved in an altercation with a reporter during his victory speech in Bozeman, Montana, U.S. on May 25, 2017.
Government pledge $98.2 million to keep Grand Prix in Montreal through 2029
London Bridge attacker tried to rent larger truck
Avie Bennett, developer turned publishing giant, dies at 89
Publisher and businessman Avie Bennett oversaw the release of title from celebrated Canadian novelists such as Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje in his time with McClelland & Stewart.
Tennessee governor signs law enhancing immigrant sentences
Government seeks dismissal of suit over Trump's businesses
Eaton Centre shooter seeks new trial over jury-selection process
Christopher Husbands arrives at Old City Hall courts in a police squad car on June, 4 2012.
Edmonton’s Bundok: An out-of-sight culinary gem
Latest: Attorney says deputy, spouse didn't want to hurt man
Chauna Thompson arrives to turn herself in to the Harris County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Houston. Thompson, a Harris County Sheriff's deputy, and her husband, Terry, were indicted on murder charges charges in the death of a man they restrained during a late night confrontation outside a restaurant while she was off duty. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Alberta man accused of sexually abusing daughters
Coal mine fined $4.5-million for 2013 spill that contaminated Alberta river system
Highway 63 passes over the Athabasca river near Fort McKay, Alberta on Monday, June 16, 2014.
No date for delivery of upgraded engine, says Honda
Five questions with Doug Lacombe, president of Calgary digital marketer Communicatto
Doug Lacombe who runs Communicatto, a digital marketing company based in Calgary, is photographed June 1.
Derek Saretzky’s grandfather testifies the accused had trouble with alcohol, drugs
Terry Megli, left, leaves Lethbridge court on Friday, June 9, 2017. Megli had testified at the triple murder trial of his grandson Derek Saretzky. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
193 nations urge action to protect oceans - with US protest
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, a plastic bottle lies among other debris washed ashore on the Indian Ocean beach in Uswetakeiyawa, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 193 U.N. member nations issued an urgent call for action Friday, June 9, 2017, to reverse the decline in the health and productivity of the world's oceans - with the United States backing the action plan but rejecting its support for the Paris agreement to tackle climate change. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)
Michigan teenager gets birthday gift from deceased father
Coming to TV: Broadcasters trying to target you with commercials
Singers Reba McEntire and Taylor Swift and record executive Scott Borchetta are shown in a handout photo for the television show "The Launch."
First Amendment lawyer defending neo-Nazi website publisher
Alberta trying to whitewash Fort McMurray wildfire details: Opposition leader
What happened in Bill Cosby's sexual-assault trial
Bill Cosby walks back into the courtroom after a break during his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Friday, June 9, 2017. (Lucas Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
'Patton,' 'Towering Inferno' cinematographer dies at 94
Park Service draining Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
This Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 file photo shows the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool under construction in Washington. The National Park Service says it's draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for cleaning and treatment. Officials said in a statement that the draining will begin Sunday, June 11, 2017 and the pool should be refilled and operational on June 19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
How China built a global rail behemoth that’s leaving Western train makers behind
An employee of Chinese state-owned CRRC Corp., a producer of rolling stock, walks past an unfinished metro train car in the company’s Kunming factory in Yunnan province.
Naked truth: Models sport pithy slogans painted on bare bods
An investing world where only a handful of stocks move the indexes
Double explosure with businesss charts and financial district of megapolis city
After years of criticism, Ticketmaster hopes to be hero in fight against bots
The Tragically Hip performs in 2016.
Globe editorial: The British election result isn’t a ‘disaster.’ It’s a godsend
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street to go to Buckingham Palace where she will seek the Queen's permission to form a UK government on June 9, 2017 in London, England. After a snap election was called by Prime Minister Theresa May the United Kingdom went to the polls yesterday. The closely fought election has failed to return a clear overall majority winner and a hung parliament has been declared. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Mounties seize Ottawa-area home and luxury sports car in drug case
Parties merge to create a hockey-tonk bash in Nashville
Fans watch a pre-game concert as they wait to watch Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Broadway Street in Nashville, Tenn., June 5, 2017.
Immigration minister orders review of Canada's asylum claim system
Quebec unemployment rate reaches record low especially for prime-age workforce
The Latest: No charges for passenger in DC crash that hurt 3
How a Toronto private school bought a winning basketball team
Crestwood Preparatory College, a relatively unknown private school in Toronto, is making
Stanley Cup final has been a rollercoaster ride for Murray, Rinne
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne watches from the bench during the second period in Game 5 of the team's NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh on June 8, 2017.
Germany: Climate will last longer than Trump presidency
German Federal Minister for the Environment Barbara Hendricks, right, speaks during a news conference as California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, listens Friday, June 9, 2017, in San Francisco. Hendricks offered encouragement for American efforts against climate change, saying the earth's climate will last longer than Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Linda Wang)
Toronto tour takes a walk through the city’s Indigenous history
One stop along the Truth and Reconciliation on the Streets of Toronto Tour is a statue of Egerton Ryerson, a leading figure in 19th-century Ontario education and politics and the namesake of Ryerson University. Ryerson believed that education should be free, universal and compulsory, but he also believed in different systems of education for white and Indigenous children.
Iogo yogurt products recalled due to risk of containing plastic pieces
As Toronto’s housing market cools, some sellers face tricky situations
A "For Sale" sign in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan.
Gianforte to plead guilty to assault charge
FILE - In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Greg Gianforte celebrates his win over Rob Quist for Montana's open congressional seat in Bozeman, Mont. Gianforte issued an apology letter Wednesday, June 7 and said he plans to donate money to a journalism advocacy organization as part of a settlement agreement with a reporter he is accused of assaulting. In exchange, Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs agreed not to sue Gianforte over the attack, and he will not object to Gianforte entering a “no contest” plea to the misdemeanor assault charge the Republican faces from the May 24 encounter. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP, File)
Sidney Crosby has Penguins closing in on repeat Stanley Cup
Canada coach Octavio Zambrano trims roster for Curacao soccer friendly
Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath
Lake Ontario flooding seeps into downtown Toronto condo buildings
Police tape cordons off a boardwalk between a condo building and Lake Ontario. Toronto Hydro says 10 condos and two houses have been affected by rising water.
Kansas man accused of hate crime in death of Indian citizen
FILE - In this Monday, May 15, 2017 file photo, Adam Purinton, charged in the Olathe Austins bar shootings, appears in Division 8 at the Johnson County District Courthouse in Olathe, Kan. cting Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Wheeler, II, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and United States Attorney Thomas E. Beall of the District of Kansas, announced Friday, June 9, 2017 that Purinton, 52, of Olathe, Kansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and fire arms charges. (David Eulitt /The Kansas City Star via AP, Pool, File)
Ottawa paves the way for Quebec to get data from defunct federal gun registry
US allowed to investigate prices of Canada's Bombardier jets
Crosby’s brilliant night overshadowed by Subban tussle, water bottle toss
Nashville Predators' P.K. Subban (76) tangles with Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) during the first period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Pittsburgh.
Coal mine fined $4.5M for 2013 spill that contaminated Alberta river system
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons reminisces on 1980 MLB draft
John Gibbons could have been a Blue Jay more than two decades before he first joined the organization, if he had made a better first impression.
Trump to visit Poland as part of second foreign trip
President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Many in GOP unshaken by Comey's testimony against Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Republicans on Capitol Hill push ahead with their legislative and political agenda largely unconcerned with former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony Thursday about President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rescue effort underway for sailboats in distress in mid-Atlantic race
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