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Minister says talks with private SaskTel partners in very early stages
Indonesia bans Hizbut group that seeks global caliphate
Indonesian Muslims gather during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Muslim hardliners staged the rally denouncing a decree signed by President Joko Widodo earlier this month that could give the the government almost unfettered power to ban radical groups it deems contrary to the country's constitution. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Winnipeg police department confirms bomb set off truck fire on weekend
Mourners hold Sydney beach vigil for woman shot by US police
Firm with Chinese ties buys Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain Resorts
Visitors watch the Birds in Motion demonstration at the top of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C., on July 12.
Foul! NJ gov Christie catches ball at Mets game, gets booed
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie watches during the fourth inning of a baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Arabs urge Qatar to accept 6 principles to combat extremism
AP Interview: Filipino rebel refuses to broker for militants
Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Al Haj Murad Ebrahim talks to The Associated Press in Makati city east of Manila, Philippines, late Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Murad said the Islamic State-linked militants wanted his group to broker their possible withdrawal from Marawi city during the major military offensive against them but he refused to intervene. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Teenager who killed man over spilled coffee gets 20 years
Funeral held for California boy, 5, alleged killed by father
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 had been missing for several weeks from South Pasadena, Calif., at a news conference outside the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles. Mourners including the boy's devastated mother gathered at a funeral service for the boy who police say was killed by his father after a family trip to Disneyland. The private funeral for Andressian was held Tuesday, July 18, at a church in South Pasadena. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Mounties issue plea for help from small community to find girl's killer
Leah Anderson, a 15-year-old girl, is shown in this undated RCMP handout image. RCMP have issued a plea on social media for help from a small, isolated Manitoba community to find the killer in their midst.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP
Alberta’s child-welfare system failed First Nations youth: report
In four of seven Alberta regions, parents and children have access to extra support for 12 months prior to reunification, said Sarah Hoffman, Alberta’s deputy premier.
With Horgan sworn in, BC NDP faces immediate test in wildfire crisis
Premier John Horgan takes an oath with Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon as he’s sworn in as Premier of British Columbia Government House in Victoria on Tuesday.
RCMP probe second report of aircraft being hit by green laser in P.E.I.
A crash is inevitable if people continue to point lasers at airplanes, a Prince Edward Island pilot warned Tuesday as the RCMP announced they were investigating the second such incident in as many days.
Ontario judge puts settlement with Purdue Pharma on hold
Purdue Pharma is the maker of OxyContin.
Submarine mission aims to recover Avro Arrow jet models from Lake Ontario
The Avro Arrow is rolled out of a hangar in Malton, Ont., in 1957. In 1959, the government abruptly cancelled the program.
Housing activists urge city to halt Burnaby condo complex
Condos in the Gilmore area of Burnaby are seen in the distance behind houses in east Vancouver, B.C. in this file photo. The Stop Demovictions Burnaby Campaign has protested plans to knock down affordable housing units in the Burnaby’s Metrotown area to build condo towers, which the group says will displace as many as 6,000 people
'Game of Thrones' debut draws record 10.1 million viewers
A taste of what’s to come: Inside the big revamp of Canada’s Food Guide
Canada’s current food guide, published in 2007.
Indigenous leaders decry Taseko Mines work permit issued days before BC Liberals left office
Roger William, chief of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation and vice-chair of the Tsilhqot’in National Government, shown in this 2014 file photo, said Tuesday, “This is a typical move by the Liberal government. They are a dead political party trying to mount a dead horse and hoping to ride it to a comeback.”
Auction of Madonna's panties, love letter from Tupac halted
FILE- In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Madonna, left, sits with her adopted children David, Stella and Mercy, at the opening of The Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, located at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in the city of Blantyre, Malawi. A New York judge on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, has stopped an impending auction of pop star Madonna's personal items, including a love letter from her former boyfriend, the late rapper Tupac Shakur, a pair of worn panties and a hairbrush containing strands of her hair. (AP Photo Thoko Chikondi, File)
Trudeau urged to lay out Canada’s NAFTA objectives
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen at the White House in February.
California rescuers free humpback snagged by fishing anchors
This undated photo provided by NOAA shows a humpback whale entangled in fishing line, ropes, buoys and anchors in the Pacific Ocean off Crescent City, Calif. Rescuers freed the badly tangled humpback whale Tuesday, July 18, 2017, after it had struggled for days against the weight of fishing lines, buoys and anchors dragging it to the ocean floor off California. Team leader Pieter Folkens says freeing the whale took nearly eight hours. (Bryant Anderson/NOAA Fisheries MMHSRP Permit# 18786-01 via AP)
Taylor Gait leads Canada past England 8-6 at women's lacrosse World Cup
Ex-prison worker tells B.C. solitary confinement trial of staff secrecy
The B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
Diamondbacks acquire outfielder J.D. Martinez from Tigers
Detroit Tigers' J.D. Martinez is congratulated by Miguel Cabrera after they and Justin Upton scored on Martinez's three-run home run during the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, on July 15, 2017.
With Khadr saga, Conservatives have stopped trying to help Trudeau with Trump
Adam Radwanski
Canada PM stands by supply management as US debates NAFTA
Officer who shot Australian woman felt called to police work
In this May 2016 image provided by the City of Minneapolis, police officer Mohamed Noor poses for a photo at a community event welcoming him to the Minneapolis police force. Noor, a Somali-American, has been identified by his attorney as the officer who fatally shot Justine Damond, of Australia, late Saturday, July 15, 2017, after she called 911 to report what she believed to be an active sexual assault. (City of Minneapolis via AP)
White nationalist, opponent charged in Sacramento melee
FILE - In this June 26, 2016, file photo, paramedics rush a stabbing victim to an ambulance after violence erupted during a white nationalist group's rally outside the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday, July 18, 2017, that two people are being charged for alleged assault with a deadly weapon and participating in a riot. Other arrests are expected from the eight-month long investigation conducted by the California Highway Patrol. (AP Photo/Steven Styles, File)
Syrian president's son: I know what kind of man my father is
Two Canadian women fighting for IS detained in Mosul: reports
Suspected Islamic State members sit inside a small room in a prison south of Mosul, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Hundreds of suspected Islamic State members swept up by Iraqi forces in Mosul are being held in a cramped and stifling prison just outside the city.
In B.C., Liberals’ crises suddenly became the NDP’s problems
Gary Mason
House to vote on Trump's $1.6B border wall request next week
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, an agent of the border patrol, observes near the Mexico-US border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico and Sunland Park, N.M. House Republicans are moving next week to fund President Donald Trump’s $1.6 billion request to begin construction of his oft-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Christian Torres, File)
Diamondbacks acquire All-Star OF JD Martinez from Tigers
Vancouver Whitecaps and goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi mutually agree to part ways
Co-founder of Purdue Pharma dies at 97
Omnitrax says it won't pay for rail repairs in Churchill, Manitoba
Lawsuit claims Uber discriminates against wheelchair riders
The Latest: Attorney vows 'vigorous' defence in slayings
This undated photo provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in Doylestown, Pa., shows Sean Kratz of Philadelphia. Kratz was charged Friday, July 14, 2017, with 20 counts, including three counts of criminal homicide in the July 7, killings of three Pennsylvania men. Attorney Abby Leeds was retained Tuesday, July 18, 2017, to represent Kratz. She says on Twitter he's charged with very serious crimes he and his family take very seriously. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)
Altidore, Valeri among 13 players added to MLS All-Star team
Arson dog searches Honolulu high-rise for ignitable liquids
This photo shows the Marco Polo building after a fire gutted several of the top floors of the residential complex, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Honolulu. A fire broke out Friday afternoon in a unit on the 26th floor, where all three of the dead were found, Fire Chief Manuel Neves said. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Discovery in talks to buy Scripps in cable mega-deal: report
David M. Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Communications.
California blaze destroys 8 structures near Yosemite
The Latest: State to look at wrongful convictions proposal
Frontier to begin service at California's Ontario airport
Conservatives mount campaign against Trudeau over Omar Khadr settlement
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, shown in this Feb. 10 file photo, appeared on Fox News with host Tucker Carlson where she criticized the Trudeau government over the Omar Khadr settlement and apology, saying, “Most Canadians are absolutely outraged about this."
Trump to nominate Jon Huntsman as US ambassador to Russia
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo, former then-Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as he ends his campaign for president. The White House says that President Donald Trump is nominating Huntsman as ambassador to Russia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Authorities describe 'frenzy of violence' in MS-13 gang hits
Iran's foreign minister calls new UN sanctions illegal
Globe editorial: After so much bluster, Trump’s mild NAFTA demands are a relief
Robert Lighthizer speaks after he was sworn as U.S. Trade Representative during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, U.S. on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Calgary Stampeders slotback Kamar Jorden no longer waiting in the wings
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Roc Carmichael (4) can't stop Calgary Stampeders' Kamar Jorden (88) from snagging the touchdown pass from quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell (19) during the second half of CFL action in Winnipeg Friday, July 7, 2017. With five touchdown in four CFL games, Calgary Stampeders receiver Kamar Jorden is on his way to his goal of being one of the best receivers in the league. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
California lawmakers buck party on cap and trade
Bodyguard's gun linked to shooting at rapper's Arkansas show
FILE- This Sunday, July 2, 2017, file photo provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff shows Ricky Hampton, also known as Finese 2Tymes. A bodyguard has been charged with illegally providing a firearm to the rapper and convicted felon, Hampton, who was performing when gunfire broke out at an Arkansas nightclub, while federal officials say one of the guard's guns matched a shell casing found at the scene. No one has been charged in the July 1 shooting at the Power Ultra Lounge, which left more than two dozen people injured. (Jefferson County Sheriff via AP, File)
Trump's embrace of Russia making top advisers wary
President Donald Trump speaks while having lunch with services members in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The Latest: Central California fire threatens 300 homes
Boy taking sailing lessons is hit by boat propeller, dies
A red rescue boat is hauled out of the water by the Suffolk County Police at the Centerport Yacht Club on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Centerport, N.Y. A 10-year-old boy was killed when he fell off a boat and was struck by a propeller while taking sailing lessons on New York's Long Island. Police say it happened after the sailboat he and two others were in was intentionally capsized as part of the lesson. An instructor pulled the boy into an adjacent motor boat, but he then fell out of that boat and was struck by the boat's propeller. (John Paraskevas/Newsday via AP)
B.C. Lions host Winnipeg Blue Bombers at home following road success
B.C. Lions' quarterback Travis Lulay looks for a receiver during second half CFL Western Final football action against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Veteran backup Travis Lulay came off the bench to throw for a record 436 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-26 decision against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night. Lulay entered the game on B.C.'s opening possession after starter Jonathon Jennings suffered a reported shoulder injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
In Trump style, senators' tweet dashed GOP health care hopes
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah talks on his cellphone outside a Senate Republican meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and "a few Republicans" over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Nielsen's top programs for July 10-16
Phil Mickelson to play British Open with no drivers
Phil Mickelson carried only the 3-wood with him during his practice round Tuesday at the British Open, and he plans to keep it that way.
Couillard disappointed with result of referendum on Muslim cemetery
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard responds to reporters questions before entering a government caucus meeting, on May 30, 2017.
Canada, U.S. eager to lock Mexico into NAFTA energy plan
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau at the White House on Feb. 13, 2017.
House approves delay of Obama-era smog reductions
FILE - In this July 6, 2017, file photo, the Longview Power Plant in Maidsville, W.Va. The House voted July 18, 2017, to pass a Republican-backed bill delaying implementation of Obama-era reductions in smog-causing air pollutants. Congress voted 229 to 199 to approve the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017. The measure delays by another eight years implementation of 2015 air pollution standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the prior administration.(AP Photo/Michael Virtanen, File)
Republican lawmakers give California climate law a boost
In this photo taken Monday, July 17, 2017, Assembly Republican Leader Chad Mayes, of Yucca Valley,, left, huddles with GOP Assembly members Catharine Baker, of San Ramon, Heath Flora, of Ripon, third from left, and Jordan Cunningham, of Templeton, as the Assembly debates a climate change measure in Sacramento, Calif. Mayes and and the other three lawmakers voted to extend California's cap-and-trade program despite opposition from much of the GOP base. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Dominican police probe deaths of 4 Haitian migrants
Review: 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class raises the bar for comfort and technology
2018 Mercedes AMG S63.
David Rosenberg: Here’s how high I think the loonie will climb before the next pullback
David Rosenberg is chief economist with Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. and author of the daily economic newsletter Breakfast with Da
Indigenous groups won't meet provinces under current rules: Inuit leader
Unifor head urges Canada, U.S. to impose tariffs on cars from Mexico
An employee polishes a Fiat 500 at a Chrysler plant in Toluca, state of Mexico.
Federal help to cover veterans’ funeral costs not reaching some families: audit
Military grave stones are pictured at a cemetery in Ottawa, on July 17, 2017.
More turnover at Rogers as top executive departs for Germany
Rogers Communications Inc. reports its second-quarter financial results on Thursday and CEO Joe Natale will address investors on an earnings call for the first time.
Emmanuel runs Canadian 200 record, breaking one of track's oldest records
Herd of scared buffalo make break for it, roam through town
Quebec premier disappointed with result of referendum on Muslim cemetery
Incoming CRTC chairman Ian Scott set to face wireless policy challenge
A CRTC logo is seen in this file photo.
Lawsuit: New TennCare rates endanger hemophilia patients
Suite of housing measures cooling market largely as expected: Morneau
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
BC NDP takes power: The big issues and the people John Horgan has appointed to handle them
John Horgan is seen in the B.C. legislature after question period on June 29, 2017, before a confidence vote that brought down the Liberal government. Mr. Horgan and his cabinet were formally sworn in Tuesday in Victoria as the NDP minority government officially took power.
Cities aiming to reclaim once-polluted rivers for swimming
People swim in the Charles River during the "City Splash" event, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Boston. For the fifth year in a row, intrepid swimmers get a rare chance to beat the summer heat with a dip in the once notoriously filthy Charles River, where conservationists are working to build a permanent swim park. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
A list of B.C.'s new NDP cabinet
Fire racing near Yosemite park destroys dozens of structures
Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members gather during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Who's in the new NDP cabinet
John Horgan emerges from Government House after meeting with Lt-Gov. Judith Guichon in Victoria, B.C., on June 29, 2017.
US restoring asset seizures - with safeguards
Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the summer meeting of the nation's district attorneys from around the country at the Hilton in Minneapolis, Minn., Monday, July, 17 2017. Sessions said the Justice Department will soon make it easier for local law enforcement to seize cash and property from crime suspects and reap the proceeds. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)
Police: Notorious jewel thief arrested at Walmart
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2016 file photo, Doris Payne poses for a photo in Atlanta. Police near Atlanta say a notorious jewel thief with an illicit career spanning six decades has been caught stealing again, but she wasn’t after sparkly gems this time. A report from Chamblee police says 86-year-old Payne was arrested at a Walmart store around 5 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2017, and charged with misdemeanor theft by shoplifting. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Ottawa Redblacks look to get into win column when they face Alouettes
Ottawa Redblacks' Daje Johnson (13) is taken down by Edmonton Eskimos' Kenny Ladler (37) during second half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday, July 14, 2017. The Grey Cup champion Ottawa Redblacks haven't won a game this season. But don't call them desperate.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Hedge fund to sell property to prep school across the street
Toy maker helps top Canadian stock fund shine in weak market
Spin Master's Hatchimals are shown in this undated handout photo.
Murder charge dropped in fatal stabbing of Houston boy, 11
FILE - This file photo provided by Houston Police Department shows Andre Timothy Jackson, Jr. Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against the homeless man accused of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school last year. The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, July 18, 2017, DNA tests prosecutors received this week were inconclusive and there wasn't enough evidence to try Jackson for murder. (Houston Police Department via AP, File)
Amazon begins selling ready-to-cook meals in bid to expand groceries
Trump asks Oman's sultan to help counter Iranian activities
Biggest MSCI emerging hopeful falters as Saudi profits stall
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul all-share index is trading at 13.7 times estimated future earnings.
N.B. Premier says funding abortion pills is the "right thing to do"
New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver walk together on the way to a group photo for the premiers during the Council of Federation meetings in Edmonton Alta, on Tuesday July 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Latest: Minneapolis police say re-evaluating bodycam policy
In this May 2016 image provided by the City of Minneapolis, police Officer Mohamed Noor poses for a photo at a community event welcoming him to the Minneapolis police force. Noor, a Somali-American, has been identified by his attorney as the officer who fatally shot Justine Damond, of Australia, late Saturday, July 15, 2017, after she called 911 to report what she believed to be an active sexual assault. Authorities have released no details about what led to the shooting of Damond. (City of Minneapolis via AP)
This long-term bet on renewable power generates a tantalizing yield
Globe and Mail reporter John Heinzl.
Carson pledges to fight homelessness amid budget cut plans
In this photo taken April 19, 2017, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, left, talks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Carson is pledging to “work toward a time when no family is without a home," even as the Trump administration seeks sharp budget cuts that critics say would lead to more people living on the streets. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
SaskTel confirms talks ongoing about potential partnerships
Ohio drops case against former officer in shooting of unarmed man
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters speaks during a news conference to announce his decision to not pursue a third trial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing for murder, on July 18, 2017.
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Raptors hope veteran sharpshooter C.J. Miles will inject some life into offence
Newly acquired Toronto Raptors swingman C.J. Miles poses with his jersey on July 18, 2017.
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