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Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee New Zealand flood
In this image made from July 22, 2017, video, two rabbits sit on the back of sheep as they avoid rising flood waters on a farm near Dunedin, New Zealand. Three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard a flock of sheep and surfing to safety on their woolly backs. (Ferg Horn via AP)
SaskPower looks for ground shifting affecting smart metres, causing fires
'Wonder Woman 2' sets December 2019 release date
FILE - In this May 25, 2017 file photo, Gal Gadot arrives at the world premiere of "Wonder Woman" in Los Angeles. Wonder Woman 2” is set to storm theaters on December 13, 2019. Warner Bros. announced the date late Tuesday, July 25. “Wonder Woman” star Gadot is set to reprise her role as Diana of Themyscira, but a director has yet to be set. Patty Jenkins is still in negotiations for the job. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Warriors' Draymond Green sued over alleged assault by couple
FILE - In this May 22, 2017, file photo, Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green reacts to play against the San Antonio Spurs during Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, in San Antonio. Green has been sued by a couple who claim the player and his entourage bullied them and physically assaulted them last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Valdez solid in first start for Toronto as Blue Jays beat A’s
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Cesar Valdez reacts after a strikeout during the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto, on July 25, 2017.
Court orders Uzbek terror suspect detained until trial
Authorities warn virtual kidnapping scams are on the rise
Rights groups ask Duterte to retract threat to bomb schools
In this Monday, July 24, 2017, photo, indigenous people known as Lumads, right, form the words "Save Lumad schools" as they join a march of thousands of protesters to coincide with the state of the nation address of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Human rights groups asked Duterte Wednesday, July 26, 2017, to retract a threat to order airstrikes against tribal schools he accused of teaching students to become communist rebels, warning such an attack would constitute a war crime. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said international humanitarian law "prohibits attacks on schools and other civilian structures unless they are being used for military purposes," adding that deliberate attacks on civilians, including students and teachers, "is also a war crime." (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Regina woman pleads for the return of the stolen ashes of her late mother
Blue Jays pitcher Cesar Valdez back in major-league win column after seven years
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna (54) and right fielder Jose Bautista celebrate defeating the Oakland Athletics following American League MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Ban on big money in politics could be delayed by lobby reform: BC NDP
David Eby’s first priority as Attorney-General is to reform campaign finance laws to ban such donations as well as set limits on individual contributions, according to the mandate letter from Premier John Horgan released on Monday night.
"Detroit" director, stars hope film spurs talk about race
BC NDP reaffirms commitment to LNG despite Petronas’ project cancellation
Malaysian energy giant Petronas to cancel the production of an $11.4-billion liquefied natural gas terminal on the B.C. coast.
Deal reached to spare 18 alleged fighting dogs from death sentence
One of three pit bull puppies born into OSPCA custody is seen in this undated handout photo at an undisclosed OSPCA location. Three pit bull puppies were born to a mother who was seized in a raid on an alleged dogfighting ring in October 2015.
Fight for wetland protection stalls large Niagara Falls development
Niagara Falls Mayor, Jim Diodati, says the increase of total protected wetlands after GR (CAN) had bought land in the area known as Thundering Waters is unfair. Mr. Diodati says additional designation should not be allowed after deal is met.
B.C. Indigenous leader praises Horgan’s commitment to First Nations issues
Scott Fraser, who spent 12 years as the NDP’s critic for Indigenous issues, said he wants to implement a modern treaty process that adheres to recent court decisions on Indigenous issues.
Texas Senate again OKs 'bathroom bill' over police criticism
Orca whale repeatedly rams fishing boat, Alaska man says
In this Monday, July 24, 2017 photo Victor Littlefield holds up a cellphone video of an orca whale pulling a line off his boat near Sitka, Alaska. Littlefield of Sitka says his boat was attacked by an orca during a fishing excursion with his 14-year-old son and two others. Littlefield says the party was aboard his anchored 33-foot aluminum boat Sunday near Little Biorka Island when it lurched to one side. (James Poulson/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)
Man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans
This undated photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a king cobra hidden in a potato chip can that was found in the mail in Los Angeles. Prosecutors say Customs and Border Protection officers found three live king cobra snakes while inspecting a package that was mailed from Hong Kong in March, 2017. Rodrigo Franco was charged Tuesday, July 25, 2017, with illegally importing merchandise. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife via AP)
Official: Firms won't sell execution drugs to Arizona
Ontario guard faces discipline for tweets about inmate in solitary confinement
A 30-year-old Ontario man suffered at least 50 injuries before dying in a provincial solitary confinement cell last December, the culmination of an hours-long confrontation with prison officers.
Interim leader of new UCP says his views on LGBTQ issues have changed
Ivanka Trump speaks at Pence fundraiser
Ivanka Trump, center, and her husband, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, right, sit in the front row during a joint news conference of President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Ontario begins rolling out new condo-board regulations
The overhaul of Ontario’s Condominium Act was enacted in 2015, but only now are its regulations and administrative bodies being set up.
Contreras guides Cool Catomine to victory in Prince of Wales Stakes
CTE and violent sports: It's time to rethink our approach
André Picard
Contreras rallies Cool Catomine to victory in Prince of Wales Stakes
Exercise rider E.J. Bowler gallops State Of Honor at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Monday, May 1, 2017. There is no Triple Crown on the line as the Prince of Wales Stakes goes tonight at Fort Erie Racetrack.State of Honor heads into the race as the favourite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Garry Jones
The Latest: US Supreme Court clears way for Ohio execution
FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Ronald Phillips, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron, Ohio. In a brief filed Monday, July 24, 2017, at the U.S. Supreme Court, 15 pharmacology professors argue the impending execution of Phillips should be stopped on grounds that the sedative midazolam is incapable of inducing unconsciousness or preventing severe pain. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)
The Latest: Fire evacuation order lifted in eastern Montana
Cardinal Pell faces Australian court on sexual-assault charges
Cardinal George Pell walks with a heavy Police guard to the Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Melbourne, Australia on July 26, 2017.
The Latest: Trump talks 'new immigration system' in Ohio
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for a rally, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Cuomo to meet with US transportation chief amid transit woes
Truck driver charged in San Antonio tractor-trailer deaths part of larger smuggling organization: official
James Mathew Bradley Jr. arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio, on July 24, 2017.
Man charged in igniting massive Utah wildfire
Artist uses Iraq refugees, war veterans in radio project
FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Iraqi- American artist Michael Rakowitz poses for the media at the National Gallery in London. Rakowitz, is launching a 10-part radio broadcast that features voices of Philadelphia-area Iraqi refugees, Iraq war veterans and Bahjat Abdulwahed, the so-called "Walter Cronkite of Iraq" recalling their memories of the culturally rich nation. "Radio Silence" kicks off on July 29 with a live broadcast performance on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Is the covert CIA program to arm Syrian rebels still secret?
New York City's transit agency unveils $836M subway plan
FILE- In this June 27, 2017 file photo, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota, left, is briefed before speaking to reporters near the scene of a subway train derailment in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. On Tuesday, July 25, Lhota unveiled an $836 million plan to stabilize the beleaguered subway system, and promised that riders would see progress within the next year. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Man pleads guilty to charge arising from anti-Islam event
Oklahoma sheriff charged with manslaughter in inmate's death
Kathleen Wynne to testify at trial of two Liberals facing bribery charges
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is photographed in her office at the Ontario Legislature during a Globe and Mail interview on June 19, 2017.
Trudeau, Horgan push for softwood agreement with U.S. before NAFTA talks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference with Premier of British Columbia John Horgan following their meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.
At least 3 drown trying to cross Rio Grande; 7 rescued
Picks from among new breed of ETFs
Denise Davids is an ETF and mutual funds analyst with Scotia Wealth Management.
Liberal government spends a lot of time, but not much money, on NAFTA outreach
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland delivers a speech in the House of Commons, on June 6, 2017.
Prosecutors: Some bribes in oligarch case earmarked for US
Brazil prosecutors triple budget for corruption probe
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2016 file photo, federal police put items seized from the Federal Senate Legislative Police headquarters into a vehicle as part of an investigation into the Car Wash operation in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s Attorney-General’s office decided on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 to triple its 2018 budget dedicated to the corruption probe engulfing political and business leaders across Latin America. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Streetwise newsletter: The end of an era at Cott, a rocky start for WisdomTree
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
AP Explains: Should you be worried about the rise of AI?
This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. An online smackdown between tech titans Zuckerberg and Musk over the possible threat of artificial intelligence underlines how little most people know about the rapidly advancing technology. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia)
Next up in Senate health care debate: Genuine suspense
B.C.'s new attorney general says province won't delay Trans Mountain permits
Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton, Alta., Thursday, April 6, 2017. British Columbia's attorney general says the NDP government will not artificially delay permits for the Trans Mountain pipeline, despite the premier's vow to use every available tool to stop the project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
First Nations treaties, revenue sharing top priorities with B.C. NDP government
Republicans Collins, Murkowski oppose GOP health vote
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, before a test vote on the Republican health care bill. The bill has faced opposition and challenges within the Republican ranks, including by Collins. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Despite recent gains, Canada lags in fintech adoption
Only 18 per cent of digitally active Canadians have used two or more fintech services in the past six months.
Justice Dept. rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary cities
FILE - In this July 21, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump took a new swipe at on Monday, July 24, 2017, referring to him in a tweet as “beleaguered” and wondering why Sessions isn’t digging into Hillary Clinton’s alleged contacts with Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Florida police officer wounded, suspect killed in shootout
US Steel reports 2Q profit, offers optimistic outlook
This Monday, April 24, 2017, photo, shows a sign at the headquarters of US Steel in downtown Pittsburgh. United States Steel Corp. reports financial results, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Lexpert roundup: OSC criticizes TSX for casual proxy tactic approval
Ottawa police say two homicides, shooting may be connected
Eight people were found dead in a tractor-trailer loaded with at least 30 others outside a Walmart store in Texas’ stifling summer heat in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case.
Sam Sebastian exits Google Canada, named president and CEO of Pelmorex
Sam Sebastian addresses the Vancouver Board of Trade in Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Israel bars entry to 5 US activists under anti-BDS law
Trump: Nation closer to liberation from 'Obamacare'
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Two high-yielding dividend stocks that just went on sale
Globe and Mail reporter John Heinzl.
The Latest: Auto shop worker stable after shooting
Home Capital repays $2B line of credit from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
The Latest: House passes Russia sanctions bill by big margin
Chart: LNG prices
Bryan Burnham solely focused on B.C. Lions after off-season NFL odyssey
B.C. Lions' Bryan Burnham, front, makes a reception as Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Taylor Loffler, back, defends during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday July 21, 2017. Despite putting up some impressive numbers in 2016, Bryan Burnham's head was often in two places at once. The B.C. Lions slotback wanted to do everything in his power to help the team succeed, but he also had a keen eye on the stats sheet, knowing his next move would be to take a shot at playing south of the border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
John Doyle: In defence of the proposed Confederate and alternative history
John Doyle
B.C.’s John Horgan remains tight-lipped on Trans Mountain pipeline permits
Boaters fish for trout on Jacko Lake, near the site of a proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.
Trudeau insists NAFTA must have dispute mechanism despite US demands it be eliminated
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as he meets with Premier of British Columbia John Horgan in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Fired Fox News executive proclaims innocence in lawsuit
7 killed in robbery of anti-poverty aid in southern Mexico
Jays front office looks to 2018 but John Gibbons still has eye on this season
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons watches from the dugout before the team's baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins may be looking to next season but manager John Gibbons is still focused on 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charlie Riedel
Mayweather-McGregor to be shown live in movie theatres
Police in Ottawa say 2 homicides and a shooting, may be connected
The Latest: Republicans back repeal of financial rule
Wary investors may reward oil patch pessimism
Jeffrey Jones
Fintech adoption rates across 20 markets
Pitti Uomo, menswear’s most stylish gathering, is not for the faint of heart
While the Florence tradeshow Pitti Uomo began as an event focused on connecting brands with buyers – and labels both established and indie still do brisk business from their booths – it’s evolved into a forum for men’s street style where the ‘Pitti Peacocks’ strut their stuff.
Globe editorial: The unspoken problem in Pikangikum
An abandoned house is shown on the Pikangikum First Nation on Friday, January 5, 2007. Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is announcing funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum, a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs.
Immigration detention system is legal, though not always applied perfectly: judge
Theft, fraud charges laid after alleged fraud at Surrey, B.C., school
Police: 2 missing Burundian teens on robotics team safe
This combination of photos provided by the Washington Metropolitan Police Department shows six Burundi teenagers who were reported missing on July 19, 2017, after participating in an international robotics competition in Washington. The two girls and four boys ranging in age from 16 to 18 are, from top left, Richard Irakoze, Kevin Sabumukiza, Nice Munezero, and from bottom left, Aristide Irambona, Don Ingabire, and Audrey Mwamikazi. Esperence Niyonzima is the director of Iteletique in Burundi, which sent two teens. She said Monday, July 24, the teenagers probably left because life is hard in the East African nation, not because they feared insecurity at home. Parents she spoke to “were not concerned.” (Washington Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)
A guide to taking in Italy’s prestigious La Biennale di Venezia art show
Lorenzo Quinn's work titled 'Support' features two giant hands reaching out of the Grand Canal in front of the Ca' Sagredo Hotel.
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference with Premier of British Columbia John Horgan following their meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Review: Canadian artist Mappe Of charts new, ethereal course
This cover image released by Paper Bag Records shows, "A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone," a release by Mappe Of. (Paper Bag Records via AP)
EPA chief pledges to streamline Superfund pollution cleanups
Celgene Corp. to pay $280M to settle cancer drug fraud suit
FILE - This April 7, 1998 file photo shows capsules of the drug thalidomide at the Celgene Corp. in Warren, N.J, printed with a symbol warning pregnant or soon-to-be pregnant women against use of the drug that had caused thousands of infant deformities. Celgene has agreed to pay $280 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it committed fraud by promoting a drug for leprosy and another therapy for unapproved cancer treatments, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)
Priest at centre of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released
FILE--In this Feb. 15, 2005 file photo defrocked priest Paul Shanley is led from Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Mass. in handcuffs following his sentence of 12 to 15 years in prison for raping a boy repeatedly in the 1980s. Prosecutors in Massachusetts say that Shanley, one of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal, has completed his sentence on child rape charges and will be released from prison this week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Don’t mess with Boy Scouts
Elizabeth Renzetti
B.C. ranchers anticipate devastating wildfire losses as evacuation orders lifted
A wildfire burns northeast of the town of Cache Creek, B.C., on July 18, 2017.
Nielsen's top programs for July 17-23
What could happen if Jeff Sessions is pushed out of office?
FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump. Trump’s withering invective about Sessions over the last week suggests an effort to pressure the attorney general into resigning with a possible eye toward replacing him and ending the Justice Department investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump’s infrastructure spending could drive up construction costs in Canada: documents
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bi-lateral meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2017.
Caterpillar and McDonald's surge while 3M stumbles
Utah home-birth rate is double the US average, report says
Spain suspends football president Angel Maria Villar after arrest
President of the Spanish football federation, Angel Maria Villar, attending a press conference in Madrid, July 21, 2016.
WCS discount
Senate roll call vote on health care
Saskatchewan reserve to get clean drinking water after more than five years
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett speaks as AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde looks on at the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting in Regina, Sask., Tuesday July 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
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