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July ranks 2nd for heat globally, hottest recorded on land
FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, a dog rests next to an air conditioner vent placed in a clothes shop during a hot summer day in Madrid. Earth sizzled to yet another all-time heat record last month.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, that Earth’s land surfaces in July were the hottest since record keeping began in 1880. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Former CFL receiver Evraire makes decision to donate brain to Boston University
Former CFL player Ken Evraire poses for a photo at TD Place in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Ken Evraire will donate his brain to science but the former CFL receiver is fearful about what doctors might find. "They could say, 'We examined his brain and found nothing," the 52-year-old Toronto native said with a chuckle. "Many coaches would then say, 'I could've told you that, I could've saved you a lot of time and energy.'" But the issue of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) -- a degenerative disease found in people who've suffered repeated blows to the head -- in pro football is a serious matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Denis Shapovalov confident heading into U.S. Open qualifying
Denis Shapovalov returns the ball during a training session as he prepares for the upcoming U.S. Open, Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Montreal.
Western University music students to live in retirement home alongside seniors
Heather Gingerich stands for a portrait at PeopleCare AR Goudie Long Term Care Home in Kitchener on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Gingerich wants to create a program in Canada offering free room and board for a small group of Western University music students at a London, Ont. to live with seniors in a nursing home centre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Yoon
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Pelosi calls for removal of Confederate statues from Capitol
Museum reducing price tag on Confederate flag display
How to make the most of a 12-hour layover in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s skyline is seen from Kowloon.
Confederate memorials being removed at Wisconsin cemetery
FILE - In this May 29, 2017 file photo, state flags are seen placed at grave markers in the Confederate Rest section during Memorial Day ceremonies at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wis. Mayor Paul Soglin says monuments to confederate soldiers are being removed from the cemetery in traditionally liberal Madison, Wisconsin, because the Civil War was "a defense of the deplorable practice of slavery." Soglin made the announcement in a statement Thursday, Aug. 17. (M.P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Neuroscientist who studied Einstein's brain dies at 90
Statscan revises census data to show decline in English speakers in Quebec
People are seen in downtown Montreal on Aug. 3, 2017.
Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville
This photo combo of images shows, clockwise, from upper left: a Google sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla., the Twitter app displayed on a smartphone, PayPal headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and the Facebook app displayed on an iPad. It took a violent rally to get tech companies, such as these and others, to do what civil rights groups have been calling for for years: take a firmer stand against accounts used to promote hate and violence. (AP Photo)
South African conservationist shot and killed in Tanzania
Saskatchewan backtracks on plan to cut funding to community organizations
Shapovalov confident heading into US Open qualifying, but knows he has room to grow
Denis Shapovalov takes a break during a training session as he prepares for the upcoming U.S. Open, Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Ex-NY governor hopeful who insulted Obamas kicked off board
FILE- In this June 22, 2017 file photo, Carl Paladino, right, walks with his lawyers outside the state Department of Education building in Albany, N.Y. The one-time Republican candidate for New York governor whose insults of Barack and Michelle Obama preceded calls for his ouster from the Buffalo school board has been removed from the post. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced her decision Thursday, Aug. 17, following a five-day hearing in June. School board members lobbied for Paladino's removal after he disclosed information about teacher contract negotiations that were discussed in closed-door sessions. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)
Texas police chiefs start adapting to sanctuary cities law
FILE - In this July 30, 2015 file photo, Jackson County Sheriff A.J. Louderback attends a hearing to discuss jail standards in Austin, Texas. Even as a new Texas law targeting so-called sanctuary cities remains in legal limbo, police chiefs and sheriffs are making changes to comply. Louderback said Senate Bill 4 wouldn't require new training programs or policy changes for his office or most sheriffs in the state, and that fears about the law's impact were overblown. The law goes into effect Sept. 1 unless a federal judge in San Antonio blocks it. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
It’s the Canadian way to pay too much for financial products
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Mother says she felt pressured to send daughter on trip where Toronto student died
Fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Perry, a student at C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer, in a photo provided by his family.
Crew claims Florida to Cuba powerboat record in choppy seas
The Lucas Oil SilverHook powerboat arrives at speed in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. The team is claiming a record for a powerboat crossing from Florida to Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Along stormy Nova Scotia coast, a winery born of difficult soil
On the northern coast of Nova Scotia – a cool, wet region – the Lightfoot & Wolfville vineyard began producing its own wine five years ago.
AP PHOTOS: Sweat and guts on display at CrossFit challenge
Latest: Authorities ID man who plunged from LA port crane
Manitoba premier shuffles cabinet: Indigenous Affairs now stand-alone department
Green party selects candidate for upcoming Vancouver civic byelection
Arkansas hotel frequented by mobsters in jeopardy of closing
This Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, photo shows The Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa in Hot Springs, Ark. The landmark hotel in central Arkansas where one of the world's most famous mobsters frequented is in jeopardy of closing if safety concerns aren't addressed by November. (Mara Kuhn/The Sentinel-Record via AP)
Shania Twain to tour next year, with stops in several Canadian cities
Shania Twain performs on NBC's Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on June 16, 2017. Shania Twain has announced plans for a 2018 tour. The Canadian country-pop music superstar will first stop in Tacoma, WA., on May 3 and will perform through the rest of the summer. The tour ends Aug. 4 in Las Vegas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Invision - Charles Sykes
The Latest: Wisconsin Assembly passes $3B Foxconn bill
FILE - In this May 27, 2010 file photo, a worker looks out through the logo at the entrance of the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The Wisconsin Assembly plans to approve a $3 billion tax break bill for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group to build a new display panel factory in the state. The incentive package up for a vote Thursday, Aug. 16, 2017, would be the largest in state history and the biggest to a foreign company in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
The Latest: France issues list of products with tainted eggs
Canadian U Box It wins u-u-uge trademark battle over American U-Haul
The U-Haul logo is shown on the top of a truck sitting on a dealer lot in this June 14, 2006 file photo, in Des Moines, Iowa. A family-owned Canadian garbage business is claiming victory over huge American moving company U-Haul International in a David-versus-Goliath battle involving whose U-themed brands deserve trademark protection in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Charlie Neibergall
Better than expected, barely good enough: Profits and stocks
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016, file photo, an American flag flies over a Home Depot store location, in Bellingham, Mass. The retailer made more in profit from May through July 2017 than any other quarter in its history, and its 14 percent rise in earnings per share was stronger than analysts expected. Home Depot at the same time raised its profit forecast for 2017 and reported higher revenue than Wall Street forecast. Even still, Home Depot's stock slid 2.7 percent after the report. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Minnesota releases review on disputed Enbridge oil pipeline
Court denies appeal of man caught in texting sting
JetBlue says crew members sickened by nail polish remover
HBO regains control of hacked social media accounts
File-This July 30, 2017, file photo shows Melina Matsoukas, from left, Prentice Penny and Issa Rae participating in the "Insecure" panel during the HBO Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. The hackers who broke into HBO’s computer network have released more unaired episodes, including several of the highly anticipated return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which debuts in October. The latest dump includes Sunday night’s episode of “Insecure,” another popular show, and what appear to be episodes of other lower-profile shows, including “Ballers,” some from the unaired shows “Barry” and “The Deuce,” a comedy special and other programming. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Catalan govt ties attacks in Cambrils, Barcelona
Teachers knew half of the kids on ill-fated canoe trip had failed swim test:TDSB
After 45 years, murder conviction scratched for Michigan man
In a photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections, Richard Phillips is shown. Phillips, imprisoned 45 years is on the cusp of freedom after another man said he had no role in a 1971 murder in Detroit. A judge last week threw out Phillips' conviction and ordered a new trial. It's not clear if prosecutors will take that step or drop the case. Phillips has declared his innocence for decades. He's been cleared based on the words of Richard Palombo, who was a co-defendant at the 1972 trial. Palombo admitted his role in the shooting during a parole board hearing in 2010, but he insisted that Phillips wasn't present. Four years later, University of Michigan law school learned about Palombo's testimony and successfully reopened the case. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)
Immigration board to audit process for reviewing long-term detention
Judge resigns after calling counter-protesters 'snowflakes'
Man is shot 2 days in a row and survives; gunman sought
French defence giant’s Canadian subsidiary gets $5.2-billion contract
Kevin McCoy, president of Irving Shipbuilding, leads a tour as workers construct components of the Arctic offshore patrol ships at their facility in Halifax in this file photo. The Canadian subsidiary of French defence giant Thales has been awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to service Canada's new fleet of Arctic offshore patrol ships and joint support vessels.
Dubuque officials pitch ideas for new look for the city
Egypt blocks access to website of group supporting media
Dog tags, possible remains of WWII soldier found on island
In this Aug. 3, 2017 photo, Willie Bessi Davis, left, Dale W. Ross and his cousin Peggy Ross Freitas pose at the site on Guadalcanal, where Willie found the dog tags of Army Pfc. Dale W. Ross. The Army soldier was killed in the World War II battle of Guadalcanal. He is the uncle of Dale W. Ross and Peggy Ross Freitas, both of Ashland, Ore. (Justin Taylan/Pacific Wrecks via AP)
Spacewalking cosmonauts release 3-D-printed satellite
In this image made from video provided by NASA, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky holds a mini satellite before launching it by hand from the International Space Station on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (NASA via AP)
Ottawa approves $60-million in funding for electricity in remote Ontario First Nation
An aerial photo of the Pikangikum First Nation taken on Friday, January 5, 2007.
Canadian schools reluctant to embrace later bell times despite mounting research
Matt Reid is the Chair of the Thames Valley District School Board, is considering adopting later start times for the benefit of its high school students, in London, Ont. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
German court orders stabbing suspect to mental hospital
Iowa woman who tried to vote twice for Trump gets probation
The Latest: Maine Dems chair criticizes LePage over comments
Scheer won’t do interviews with The Rebel until editorial direction changes
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 21, 2017.
Feds ease border crossings at Minnesota's Northwest Angle
Migration trends shifting across Mediterranean region
Rescue workers carry an injured Moroccan migrant on a stretcher as they arrive to the port of Tarifa, southern Spain, after being rescued with others in the Strait of Gibraltar, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Spain's maritime rescue service has saved more than 600 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco in the past 24 hours, making it one of its busiest days so far this year. (AP Photo/ Marcos Moreno)
3 charities cancel Mar-a-Lago events amid Trump backlash
Nova Scotia's Liberal government to table budget shelved by election Sept. 26
Pikangikum First Nation to be connected to Ontario power grid by next fall
An abandoned house is shown on the Pikangikum First Nation on Friday, January 5, 2007. The federal government has announced funding to connect the Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario to the province's power grid.The remote community near the Ontario-Manitoba border currently relies on diesel generators for electricity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Student petition calls for revoking Trump's honorary degree
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in front of a portrait of George Washington, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. Both were great generals. Both Virginians. Both came from slave-owning plantation families. Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017? (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Legal deal over harsh CIA interrogations marks a milestone
FILE - This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va .A settlement was announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in a landmark lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against two psychologists involved in designing the CIA's harsh interrogation program used in the war on terror. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Detained, ailing Iran opposition leader ends hunger strike
Barcelona van attack kills 13 in agonizing repeat for Europe
Cash family: Keep Johnny's name away from 'hateful ideology'
FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1995 file photo, Johnny Cash performs during his segment of the Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In a lengthy Facebook post from John Carter Cash on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, the siblings say they were “sickened” when they were alerted to a video of a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi wearing a T-shirt with their father’s name at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that erupted into deadly violence. The post, says Johnny Cash’s heart “beat with the rhythm of love and social justice.” They requested his name “be kept far away from destructive and hateful ideology.” (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Federal deficit in 2016-17 smaller than government predicted: PBO
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau holds a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on July 18, 2017.
Stocks tumble, but TSX gets some strength from bump in gold price
Graves to be moved after 40 years under a Kentucky road
Ex-Rhode Island House speaker begins stay at halfway house
FILE - In this June 11, 2015 file photo, former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox arrives at federal court in Providence, R.I. Fox was transferred to a Pawtucket halfway house Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, after serving more than two years in prison of a three-year sentence for accepting a bribe and stealing campaign contributions. His release date is set for Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
A worry for the wealthy: keeping cash from children’s ex-spouses
Another suspect in large Jamaican lottery scam apprehended
The U.S. has a weak NAFTA hand on autos – Canada and Mexico should stay cool
Fiat 500 and Dodge Journey vehicles sit on the production line after being painted at Chrysler Group LLC's assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico.
Man believed to have killed wife, 7-year-old, dog, then self
Seven strategies for investing at market peaks
Traders work on the floor of the New York stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 26.
Turkey bones may help trace fate of ancient cliff dwellers
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2005 file photo, visitors tour Cliff Palace, an ancient cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. Researchers say they have new evidence that ancestral Pueblo people who disappeared from the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings of southwestern Colorado 700 years ago migrated to what is now New Mexico. DNA from the bones of domesticated turkeys. The turkey DNA shows Native American people in the Rio Grande Valley of northern New Mexico raised and ate the same genetic strain of bird as the Mesa Verde people, and that the turkeys arrived in New Mexico about the same time Mesa Verde was abandoned, the researchers said. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz,File)
The Latest: Wildfires threaten villages on Balkan coast
Raw feelings close to the surface at Fox over Trump remarks
FILE- In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, people pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York. A Fox News Channel anchor whose reaction to President Donald Trump's comments on Charlottesville spread widely says she feels threatened but not deterred after a flood of angry responses from viewers to her words. Kat Timpf, of the Fox show "The Specialists," said Wednesday, Aug. 16, that she's blocked part of her Twitter feed and stopped looking at emails. A day earlier, Timpf called Trump’s news conference disgusting and said "I have too much eye makeup on to cry right now."(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Behind CEOs’ Trump rift, 48 hours of calls and calculation
This file photo taken on February 03, 2017 shows Ginni Rometty (L), CEO of IBM, Indra Nooyi (2ndL), CEO of Pepsi Co., Stephen A. Schwarzman (3rdL), CEO of Blackstone Group, Mary Barra (3rdR), CEO of General Motors, Gary Cohn (2ndR), President of Goldman Sachs, and Doug McMillon (R), CEO of Walmart, listening as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the beginning of a policy and strategy forum in Washington, DC.
2 NY lawmakers: Strip Robert E. Lee's name from West Point
Aretha Franklin set to move back to Detroit for retirement
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2016, file photo, Aretha Franklin performs the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit. Franklin told the Detroit Free Press for an article published Aug. 16, 2017, that she plans to move back to her hometown of Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)
Office worker gets 3.5 years for poisoning coffee with soap
Constipated gorilla in Kansas zoo recovering after surgery
In this 2011 photo, Tiffany, a female lowland gorilla, is pictured at the Topeka Zoo in Topeka, Kan. Tiffany, a constipated 49-year-old lowland gorilla at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas, is recovering after having surgery. Zoo Director Brendan Wiley says the procedure that Tiffany underwent Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, went "really well." A significant amount of stool was found in her colon and was flushed out. (Emily DeShazer/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Scheer says he won't do interviews with the Rebel, citing editorial direction
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks to reporters during an end of session media availability on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Scheer isn't saying whether he'll condemn online news outlet the Rebel for its coverage of last weekend's deadly Charlottesville protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Some New Brunswick lobster fishermen park boats, concerned with low prices
Boat helper Paul Emile Robichaud ties up his brother's boat as lobster fishers in the area chose to not go out today in protest of the current lobster prices on the market, in Pointe-Sapin, N.B., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Some lobster fishermen in eastern New Brunswick have tied up their boats in a protest over the prices they're getting for lobster. Fishermen in ports such as Pointe Sapin and Richibucto remained at the docks Thursday, saying landings are down and prices are low. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Diane Doiron
French President Macron backs anti-racism movement in US
Venezuela Supreme Court orders dissident lawmaker's arrest
Venezuelan Constitutional assembly delegate and Leader of Venezuela's ruling socialist party Diosdado Cabello, center, and fellow delegate Pedro Carreno, left, leaf over their papers as they leave the General Prosecutors office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Cabello is alleging that the husband and close aides of ousted chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega ran a multi million dollar extortion ring. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Columbus officer who shot 13-year-old boy feared gunfight
FILE – This June 22, 2015, file photo provided by the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police shows the division's official portrait of Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason. Mason, who fatally shot Tyre King, a black 13-year-old boy after a suspected robbery last year feared a gunfight with the teen, who the officer said pulled a gun from his pants, records show. Mason fired when he saw a laser sight on the gun, which turned out to be a BB gun, Mason said in a formal statement and interview with detectives obtained by The Associated Press through a records request. (Columbus Division of Police via AP, File)
Back to school: How mature students can fund continuing education
Money coach Melanie Buffel, who returned to school to complete her MBA as a single mom more than 20 years after finishing her last degree, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday August 16, 2017. Mature students who return to education have much more complex financial lives, experts say, and determining how to pay thousands of dollars in tuition, books and other expenses can be tricky. But with proper planning, a university degree can offer a good return on investment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
8 charged in Thailand's latest case of insulting monarchy
Ex-Esurance worker alleges discrimination in South Dakota
Ontario to open shelter to help assist with influx of asylum seekers
A group of asylum seekers wait to be processed in Lacolle, Que., on Aug.11, 2017.
Brother of Pole implicated kidnap plot to fight extradition
SeaWorld veterinarians euthanize orca that had lung disease
Kasatka was euthanized at 42 years old.
US says airstrikes kill 7 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
From captivity to mother’s arms: Yazidi boy lands in Winnipeg
Nofa Mihlo Rafo, left, is reunited with her 12-year-old son Emad Mishko Tamo at Winnipeg's James Armstrong Richardson International Airport on Aug. 17, 2017.
Figures show nearly 7,000 asylum seekers nabbed at Quebec border over six weeks
An asylum seeker checks his phone next to a tent at the Canada-United States border in Lacolle, Que. Thursday, August 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canadian subsidiary of French defence giant gets $5.2 billion contract
Kevin McCoy, president of Irving Shipbuilding, leads a tour as workers construct components of the Arctic offshore patrol ships at their facility in Halifax on Friday, March 4, 2016. The Canadian subsidiary of French defence giant Thales has been awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to service Canada's new fleet of Arctic offshore patrol ships and joint support vessels.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Peer pressure, applied well, boosts financial health
FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2011, file photo, a wallet containing cash and a Visa card is displayed in Surfside, Fla. Peers can hold you accountable and keep you motivated with financial goals. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Video threatens Mexico columnist who covers organized crime
SeaWorld veterinarians euthanize orca that had lung disease
This undated photo provided by SeaWorld shows Kasatka, one of the entertainment company's last killer whales to come from the wild, in its compound at the marine park in San Diego. Kasatka was euthanized Tuesday evening, Aug. 15, 2017, "surrounded by members of her pod, as well as the veterinarians and caretakers who loved her," after battling lung disease for years, the company said in a statement. She was estimated to be 42 years old. (SeaWorld via AP)
Toronto film fest adds guest speakers, more Rising Stars
A look at Zimbabwe's first lady, who is accused of assault
FILE -- In this July 29, 2017 file photo Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, greets supporters at a rally in Zimbabwe. South Africa's police minister says the wife of Zimbabwe's president, background image, has handed herself over to police after being accused of assaulting a young woman Sunday night. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
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