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US military helicopter crashes off southern coast of Yemen
Lemur at Calgary Zoo dies after surgery for twisted stomach; animal came from UK
Rebels storm Indian police camp in Kashmir; 10 killed
Indian army soldiers block a road near the site of a gunbattle in Pulwama, about 35 Kilometers south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. At least two gunmen entered a police camp in southern Pulwama town firing guns and grenades at the sentry, said Director-General of police S.P. Vaid. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Canada wins third-straight relay gold at FINA world junior championships
Canada's Penny Oleksiak prepares to compete in the women's 100-metre freestyle at the world championships in Budapest, in a July 27, 2017, file photo. Canada captured its third-straight relay gold at the FINA world junior championships with a win in the 4x100-metre freestyle on Friday.
Young leads Canada over U.S. in wheelchair basketball at Americas Cup
Official: Embattled ex-PM flees Thailand ahead of verdict
Supporters of Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra display her images outside the Supreme Court after Yingluck failed to show up to hear a verdict in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Thailand's military ruler said authorities are searching for Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister whose government he ousted in a coup three years ago, after she failed to appear for a verdict Friday in a criminal case that could send her to prison for 10 years. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Canada wins third-straight relay gold at FINA world junior championships
U Sports Roundup: Kaleb Scott throws two TD's, Huskies top X-Men to open season
Byron Buxton drives in two runs to help lead Twins past Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bartolo Colon acknowledges the crowd as he is pulled from the game during seventh inning Major League baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Friday, August 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Blue Jays’ names change, results don’t in Players Weekend loss to Twins
Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays breaks his bat as he grounds out in the first inning during game action against the Minnesota Twins at Rogers Centre on August 25, 2017 in Toronto.
Colorado cheerleader coach fired over video of splits
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2016, file photo, Ozell Williams performs a somersault as part of pre-game ceremonies before Colorado hosts Arizona State in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo. Williams, a coach who was shown on video pushing cheerleaders down in splits, was fired from another Colorado high school last year because of concerns about his techniques. Williams is among five school workers who were placed on leave from Denver East High School after the videos were made public and police opened an investigation. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
The Latest: US revises assessment of N. Korea launch
Fire forces evacuation of southern Ontario hospital
Tanker runs aground in shipping channel, but no fuel leaks
Cathal Kelly in Vegas: The Irish have arrived to help McGregor beat Mayweather tonight ... Oh, and to have a few, too
Cathal Kelly
Alberta man aims to build company by adopting orphaned oil, gas wells
Tyler Visscher, president and CEO of Blue Star Energy Inc., works at his "adopted" well site near Three Hills, Alta., on Aug. 15, 2017.
The Latest: Senator critical of Trump's pardon of Arpaio
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz. President Donald Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following his conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. The White House announced the move Friday night, Aug. 25, 2017, saying the 85-year-old ex-sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County was a "worthy candidate" for a presidential pardon. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Student charged with assaulting 4 at Australian university
National security aide Sebastian Gorka leaves White House
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 file photo, deputy assistant to President Trump, Sebastian Gorka, talks with people in the Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington during a ceremony commemorating Israeli Independence Day. White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka tells The Associated Press he has resigned from his position, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Prisoner escapes Calgary courthouse, tries to steal woman's car but caught
Players Weekend means Yankees break with uniform tradition
The Latest: Palin for Tarkanian in Sen. Heller's GOP primary
National Energy Board warns of unmet Trans Mountain requirements
The Kinder Morgan Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby, B.C. is shown in this 2016 file photo.
The Latest: California seeks new execution method
NewsAlert: Senior White House official resigns
Guatemala prosecutor seeks removal of president's immunity
Ivan Velasquez, commissioner of the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity, listens to a question during a press conference in Guatemala City, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Velasquez and Guatemala's attorney general are calling for the removal of President Jimmy Morales' political immunity to investigate him for illicit electoral financing. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
The Latest: Transit agency disputes ex-official's testimony
The Great Trail stitches together Canada’s ultimate scenic route
Parc Lineaire des Bois-Francs in Quebec.
The Latest: Schools say police should've been told of video
17K California Guard soldiers will keep disputed bonuses
In Gee Chun opens two-stroke lead through two rounds at CP Women’s Open in Ottawa
In Gee Chun plays her approach shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open golf tournament at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.
Toronto FC-Montreal Impact rivalry burns intensely
Toronto fans celebrated on Nov. 16, 2016, as TFC defeated Montreal Impact 5-2 at BMO Field to win MLS Eastern Conference final.
Syrian refugees in Canada restart the businesses they left behind
Syrian refugee Rami Tawil is trying to re-start his Syrian business selling socks and hosiery in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail
Brooke Henderson, Brittany Marchand last Canadians standing at CP Women's Open
Brooke Henderson hits up the 18th fairway during the second round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Saskatchewan woman who lost legs after beating says her scooter was stolen
China’s soccer-team buying spree could be over as Beijing cracks down on foreign investment
Chinese investors reportedly paid $337.5-million to acquire Southampton FC, seen left during an Aug.12 match against Swansea City.
Critics: Trump pardon his latest affront against judiciary
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of metro Phoenix, at a campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa. President Donald Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following his conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. The White House announced the move Friday night, Aug. 25, 2017, saying the 85-year-old ex-sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County was a "worthy candidate" for a presidential pardon. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Eliminating tolls might be a bridge too far for B.C. taxpayers
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
PM could use a few more experienced cabinet hands
Adam Radwanski
In Gee Chun leads in Canada; Brooke Henderson survives cut
Public art, private dollars: The example Calgary should follow
Scott Hennig
Toronto public health officials deal with a measles case
Vancouver’s La Pentola offers top-notch Italian in the heart of Yaletown
People walk past La Pentola at the Opus Hotel, in Vancouver, B.C.
Xianjiang, China map
An inventive menu, local craft beer and creative co-existence at Edmonton’s Biera
Biera in Edmonton, Alberta.
High school says tweet about shanks was a misunderstanding
Body of 3rd US marine killed off Australian coast recovered
Trump directs Pentagon to indefinitely ban transgender recruits
In this July 26, 2017, file photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military.
Judge KO's class-action case from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
Lew Ferguson, esteemed AP Kansas political reporter, dies
In this June 5, 1999 photo, Lew Ferguson, right, the then-supervisory correspondent in Topeka, Kan., for The Associated Press, talks to U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, left, R-Kan., and Jim Parrish, center, a local Democratic activist, during a reception for his retirement in Topeka, Kan. Ferguson has died at the age of 83 on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 in an at an Oklahoma City hospital. (Scott Weaver/Topeka Capital-Journal)/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Johnson, Spieth, Fowler part of logjam at Northern Trust
Montreal residents’ patience tested by busy summer festival season
Workers put the finishing touches on the street course for the Montreal Formula ePrix all-electric auto race Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Montreal.
Mayweather, McGregor easily make weight for big fight
NewsAlert: South Korea says the North fired a projectile toward its eastern sea
Trump setting records for low presidential approval ratings
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2017.
North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
FILE - In this March 10, 2016, file photo, a TV screen shows a file footage of the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Three North Korea short range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, a temporary blow to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion, U.S. military officials said. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement that two of the North's missiles failed in flight after an unspecified distance, and another appeared to have blown up immediately. It added that the missile posed no threat to the U.S. territory of Guam, which the North had previously warned it would fire missiles toward. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
Grand Teton sees record burst of visitors during eclipse
This Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 photo shows heavy traffic moving slowly along Interstate 80 in Cheyenne, Wyo. Wyoming was one of the states in the path of the total eclipse, and thousands of people poured into the state for the view, causing massive traffic jams that are normally seen in major metropolitan areas. The Wyoming Department of Transportation reported imprecise traffic counts that showed an increase of more than 550,000 vehicles compared to a five-year average for Aug. 21. (Blaine McCartney/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Disastrous US hurricanes since 2000. Could Harvey top them?
FILE – In this Oct. 26, 2005, file photo, members of the Louisiana Recovery Authority tour New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, largely destroyed when the levee broke at the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, in New Orleans. According to University of Miami senior hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy, the economic impact of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 could be on par with 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, even among other devastating hurricanes that have hit the U.S. since 2000. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
2 dead after house explodes, engulfed by flames in Maryland
Amazon’s price-slashing plan for Whole Foods rattles industry
A Loblaw employee works in the dairy section of a Toronto store. Loblaw has had an e-commerce offering since 2014.
Biathlon coach Richard Boruta had a passion for sport
Photo credit: Sarah Murphy Cutline: Richard Boruta, shown in 2016 on a backcountry ski tour on Mount Rundle, fell in love with Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.
Aimia sells Air Miles Trademarks for Canada for nearly $54 million
Calgary Stampeders look to keep rolling when they host Argonauts
Calgary Stampeders' Rob Cote, left, and Jerome Messam celebrate Messam's touchdown as B.C. Lions' Loucheiz Purifoy, back right, walks to the sideline during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver on August 18, 2017. The Calgary Stampeders will look to run their winning streak to five straight games when they host the Toronto Argonauts at McMahon Stadium on Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Virginia attorney general says cities can move monuments
Naked man on nature trail says he's sunbathing; gets summons
Trudeau picks Mayweather to beat McGregor in anticipated boxing match
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a visit to Dairee Delite and takes a photo with owner David Neddow in Brantford, Ont., on Friday, August 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah Yoon
Streetwise newsletter: This week’s best reads
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Canada's largest city is getting itself a new resident this year: the headquarters of the federal government's new infrastructure financing agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
Radical Jamaican cleric indicted in US on terror charge
Former judge sentenced to 4 years in Social Security case
Tories mum on whether Rebel booths will be banned at future party events
Outspoken political commentator Ezra Levant arrives at the Law Society of Alberta in Calgary, Alta., on March 2, 2016.
Canada's Humana-Paredes, Pavan to play for bronze at Beach World Tour Final
Kelly Knight Craft, Trump's ambassador to Canada, arrives in October
Freedom soon for ex-Tulsa reserve deputy who killed suspect
Changing NAFTA won’t stop auto-job exodus to Mexico: officials
Fiat 500 and Dodge Journey vehicles sit on the production line after being painted at Chrysler Group LLC's assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico.
US ambassador rebukes head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to reporters at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Business Highlights
Toronto video game company offers teens low-stakes social guidance
Miriam Verburg is the founder of the Toronto-based boutique game company Bloom Digital Media.
Canada's women's water polo team through to Universiade quarter-finals
Police identify body of woman found dead in Mission, B.C., homicide suspected
Chelsey Gauthier is shown in this undated police handout photo. RCMP say the body of a woman found in Mission, B.C., earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide. The body was found on Aug. 16 and police discovered evidence that was consistent with a murder. Police say a DNA analysis of the victim identified her as Chelsey Gauthier, 22, from Abbotsford. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMP
Ex-worker slams New Jersey Transit, calls it 'runaway train'
Quebec’s comeback: Why the province is riding an economic boom
Construction is seen in Montreal in 2017.
Conservatives won't say if Rebel booths to be banned at future party events
Harvey's disaster mix: Warm water, huge rains, slow speed
Caleb Armstrong, 9, of Venus, Texas plays on the beach Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Galveston, Texas. The family had just arrived in Galveston today for a long weekend vacation despite the possibility of rains and flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Can Canada navigate the legal fog surrounding U.S. marijuana growers?
Aphria’s marijuana plants intended for medical use grow in their greenhouse in Leamington, Ont., in 2014.
Ecuador's congress green-lights corruption probe against VP
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017 file photo, Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas, front left, leaves the General Attorney's Office after making a voluntary statement regarding his alleged connection with two corruption cases in Quito, Ecuador. On Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, Ecuador's congress cleared the way for the vice preisdent to be investigated for allegedly taking bribes from a Brazilian construction giant involved in a sprawling regional graft scandal. The unanimous vote by the legislature makes Glas the highest-ranking official in Ecuador to be probed for purportedly receiving some of the $33 million that Brazil's Odebrecht has acknowledged paying in exchange for contracts. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
Toronto needs a vision to put the city’s ravine system on the map
The Don Valley is the largest of the ravines that make up one-sixth of Toronto.
New breed of aircraft pushes the limit
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week​
Evening Update newsletter: Bombardier executives colluded with foreign officials, auditors allege; Hurricane Harvey heads toward Texas
World Bank auditors suspect Bombardier Inc. executives employed collusion and bribery to win a $340-million (U.S.) contract in Azerbaijan, according to documents related to the Swedish criminal probe involving the Canadian aerospace giant.
Which Canadian bank has the right pitch to millennials?
Andrew Willis
Gas prices rise, flights stall as Hurricane Harvey nears
An oil refinery flare, right, continues to burn through wind and rain as Hurricane Harvey moves into Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast Friday night or early Saturday morning. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
G7 leaders to meet June 8-9 in Quebec's Charlevoix region: Trudeau
Here's how to determine what price you should you pay for a disruptive tech stock
Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in Manhattan, New York, U.S. on Jan. 29, 2016
'Like going to Azerbaijan': Whitecaps visit Orlando after gruelling travel day
Vancouver Whitecaps' head coach Carl Robinson argues a call with the referee before being ejected from the pitch during first half MLS soccer action against the New York Red Bulls in Vancouver on September 3, 2016. Before his Vancouver Whitecaps even stepped on the pitch Wednesday against the Seattle Sounders, head coach Carl Robinson already had one eye on his team's next match - and was dreading it. Not because of the opponent, but rather the long trek just to get there. "(It's) like going to Azerbaijan," Robinson joked of Saturday's game at Orlando City SC. "It's a nightmare." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
As Canadian regulators take aim at ICOs, questions about enforceability arise
Pat Chaukos, shown in this file photo, who heads up an Ontario Securities Commission initiative aimed at helping fintech businesses, said Canadian regulators work with international regulatory bodies. “We know that cryptocurrency and coin/token offerings are a trend globally and one that operates in relatively uncharted waters up to now,” Ms. Chaukos said in a statement.
Parts of the Maritimes saw unseasonably warm water temperatures, report suggests
A federal report suggests some Maritime waters were warmer than normal last year, including record-breaking temperatures at the bottom of the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Company's protest to border wall prototype bid dismissed
Soldier gets 18 months in scheme to send guns to Indonesia
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Muni bond Friday update: 10-year yield increases
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