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Spain swelters through its second heat wave this summer
Children cool off in a public fountain at the Debod Temple gardens during a hot summer day in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. A hot air wave from Africa affected mainly the centre and south of the country with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Puttin’ on the Ritz: Things you can do with a 78.5-cent loonie
Man in custody after shooting officer in New Mexico standoff
U.S doctor: Treatment 'worth trying' in UK sick baby case
IIROC upgrading technology for Canadian market surveillance
A Bay Street sign, a symbol of Canada's economic markets and where main financial institutions are located, is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Singh complicates the NDP’s Quebec quandary
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US, Nigeria team up to help citizens report corruption
In this photo taken Wednesday, July. 12, 2017 a man reads a booklet with guide lines on the site "report yourself" during a launch in Lagos, Nigeria. The United States government is teaming up with Nigerian groups to launch a web-based platform allowing people to report everyday corruption in Africa's populous nation. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Social Security projects biggest payment increase in years
FILE - In this May 5, 2014, file photo, the Capitol building is seen through the columns on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington. Republicans in Washington have been clamoring for years to address the long-term financial problems of Social Security and Medicare. On July 13, the trustees who oversee the programs are scheduled to issue their annual warning about the finances of the federal government’s two largest benefit programs.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Nemtsov killer sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia
Council of Europe criticizes Poland over judicial vote
Government critics shout slogans and hold placards with former President Lech Walesa's name written during a protest against monthly observances by Poland's ruling party in memory of President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others killed in a 2010 plane crash, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, July 10, 2017. The protesters say that the remembrance observances are being used for political purposes by Kaczynski's twin brother, Jaroslaw, who is the ruling party leader. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
House to act quickly on bipartisan measure to expand GI Bill
FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade. It would remove a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boost money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Turkey detains 44 people suspected of planning attacks
Afghan girls will be allowed into US for robotics contest
FILE- In this Thursday, July 6, 2017, file photo, teenagers from the Afghanistan Robotic House, a private training institute, practice at the Better Idea Organization center, in Herat, Afghanistan. U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to allow the group of Afghan girls into the country to participate in a robotics competition. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the president’s intervention Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The six female students from Afghanistan had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition this month, but their visa applications to enter the U.S. were denied twice. (AP Photos/Ahmad Seir, File)
Washington braces for a long, hot summer slog of politics
Global shares edge higher following rally on Wall Street
Six stories in the news for today, July 13
Canadian astronaut Julie Payette of Montreal stands with Governor General David Johnston after she was invested into the Order of Canada as Officer during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Friday September 16 2011 . The federal government is set to reveal Canada's next governor general Thursday with an announcement outside the doors of the Senate. Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others that astronaut Julie Payette is among the top contenders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
A year after vote, UK unveils bill to make Brexit a reality
FILE -In this Monday June 19, 2017 file photo, British Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis listens to opening remarks during his arrival at EU headquarters in Brussels. U.K. and European Union negotiators should be able to move from talks about Britain’s divorce terms to negotiating future relations before the end of the year, the top U.K. Brexit official said Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
Education official: 'I am sorry' for sexual assault remarks
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015 file photo, Baylor helmets on shown the field after an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. The Education Department's civil rights chief says she's sorry for making "flippant" remarks attributing 90 percent of campus sexual assault claims to both parties being drunk. Baylor University will look to rebuild its reputation and perhaps its football program after an outside review found administrators mishandled allegations of sexual assault and the team operated under the perception it was above the rules. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Nevada adopts emergency rules to combat pot bottleneck
U.S. widow, blinded soldier lose bid for urgent freeze of Omar Khadr's cash
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, 30, is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. A lawyer for the widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan is slated to square off in court in Toronto today against counsel for Omar Khadr. Tabitha Speer and a former U.S. soldier are trying to go after Khadr's assets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
'What floats my boat:' Canada's strongest woman prepares for Calgary Stampede
Allison Lockhart, Canada's strongest woman, who will be competing this weekend at the Calgary Stampede, carries a beer keg while training at the Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, July 12, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
WestJet CEO ramps up anti-union campaign as more join push to organize workers
Wildfire crews prepare for worsening weekend weather across southern B.C.
AP-NORC Poll: Three-quarters in US say they lack influence
Graphic shows results of AP-NORC Center poll on confidence in institutions; 2c x 6 inches; 96.3 mm x 152 mm;
Police probe claim officer put arm in path of skateboarder
AP Explains: How do politicians collect opposition research?
South Korea says unclear if FTA is cause of trade imbalance
People walk by signs of foreign currency outside a money exchange office at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Bank of Korea says South Korea's economy is likely to expand 2.8 percent this year thanks to strong exports. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Police: Gunmen kill 4 police officers in southwest Pakistan
New McConnell health bill contains plan sought by Sen. Cruz
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, where he is expected to present the GOP's revised health care bill and push toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Dorms evacuated after bomb threat at UCLA recreation centre
Militants find sanctuary in Libya's wild south
FILE -This undated file image made from a video released by Islamic State militants, Sunday, April 19, 2015, shows a group of captured Ethiopian Christians taken to a beach before they were killed by Islamic State militants, in Libya. Military victories over extremist groups along Libya’s Mediterranean coastline has forced hundreds of militants, including Islamic State fighters, to seek refuge in the vast deserts of the North African nation, already home to militias, criminal gangs and mercenaries. The area provides a sanctuary for militants to reorganize, recruit and plot a potential comeback as the Islamic State group loses ground.(Militant video via AP, File)
Governors gather to discuss challenges facing their states
Trump envoy helps broker Israeli-Palestinian water deal
U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, center, Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation Tzachi Hanegbi, left, and the head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Mazen Ghoneim give a news conference about a water-sharing agreement, in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Greenblatt announced Thursday that Israel and the Palestinians reached a water agreement linked to a massive planned Red Sea-Dead Sea pipeline project. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool, via AP)
The Latest: Trumps, Macrons dine high above Paris
U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Orly airport, south of Paris, Thursday July 13, 2017. President Trump will later meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Pakistan issues flash flood warning as monsoon rains kill 7
Trump, Macron look past differences on Paris climate pact
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Paris. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
2 gorings, 6 more injured on Day 7 of San Fermin festival
Revellers run next to Nunez del Cuvillo's fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Revellers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year to take part in the eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Australian man dies in parasailing accident in Thailand
AP source: Man killed 4 men, burned bodies at family's farm
Judge: Oakland must show plan for fixing police department
Quake hits off North Korea but experts rule out nuke test
China's export, import growth accelerate in June
Workers wait for a container ship to dock at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Growth in China's exports and imports accelerated for a second month in June in a positive sign for global demand and the country's own economy. (Chinatopix via AP)
Re-creating old weapons for new discoveries of human history
'SNL,' Westworld' lead Emmy Award nominations with 22 nods
Bank of Korea raises South Korea's growth outlook
A man passes by sale signs at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 13, 2017. Bank of Korea says South Korea's economy is likely to expand 2.8 percent this year thanks to strong exports. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
AP Exclusive: Senator's family business uses Mexican labour
McDonald's makes supersized effort to turn fading popularity
In this Thursday, June 1, 2017, photo, a customer orders food at a self-service kiosk at a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago. The company that helped define fast food is making supersized efforts to reverse its fading popularity and catch up to a landscape that has evolved around it. That includes expanding delivery, digital ordering kiosks in restaurants, and rolling out an app that saves precious seconds. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
GoFundMe campaign for cyclist suspended, funds on hold during investigation
Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be auctioned in NY
FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Moon dust collected by Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. They’re just some of the items linked to space travel that Sotheby’s is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)
Suspect in deadly Times Square crash pleads not guilty
Michelle Obama earns loud ovation from athletes at The ESPYS
Julian de Guzman suits up for Ottawa Fury in friendly loss to Impact
AP photographer uses box camera for Peru festival portraits
In this June 12, 2017 photo, 30-year-old Ivan Flores poses for a portrait in the Sinakara Valley, in Peru's Cusco region, during the Qoyllur Rit'i festival, translated from the Quechua language as Snow Star. Flores represents "La Emilia", a man that is dressed as a woman in order to carry kindling hidden under his skirt while dancing as part of the Tahuantinsuyo nation. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby wins eighth ESPY Award as best NHL player
Japan protests armed N. Korean boat in Tokyo economic zone
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, July 13, 2017. Japan has protested to North Korea after a Japanese patrol vessel spotted an armed boat believed to be from there allegedly fishing illegally, an official said Thursday. (Toshiyuki Matsumoto/Kyodo News via AP)
Transformer-theme buildings rise in world's highest big city
In this July 5, 2017 photo, Valerio Condori poses for a photo in the ballroom in his mini-mansion called “The Iron Giant” built to resemble a non-Transformer robot animated cartoon character motif, in El Alto, Bolivia. The rental ballroom on the ground floor of one five-story building looks like the interior of a gargantuan toy. Apartments hide behind the gaudy decor on the floors above. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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