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Disputed Iraqi province to vote on Kurdish independence
Politics Briefing: Little appetite to rename John A. Macdonald properties, poll suggests
A bust of Sir John A. Macdonald is seen during an announcement in Ottawa on Jan. 11, 2012.
Markets Right Now: Tech companies lead stocks back to gains
Lots of flame, smoke, when Calgary wooden pallet recycling shop catches fire
Cobalt blue pieces to liven up your fall wardrobe
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Volunteers keep historic Hawaii ethnobotanical garden alive
Fashion-forward kids share their back-to-school looks
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Cops: 5-year-old girl dies in shooting at grandparents' home
Brewery shipping water instead of beer for Harvey relief
This undated photo provided by Anheuser-Busch shows rows of canned water in Cartersville, Ga. The brewery is shipping canned drinking water to the American Red Cross to help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana. (Anheuser-Busch via AP)
German nationalist leader's immunity from prosecution lifted
FILE- In this April 22, 2017 file photo Frauke Petry looks thoughtful at the party convention of Germany's nationalist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) in Cologne, Germany. A German state legislature has lifted the prominent nationalist leader’s immunity from prosecution, paving the way for a possible indictment over allegations she lied under oath. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
Mentally ill N.S. man who killed his mother, grandparents denied greater freedom
Codey Reginald Hennigar is taken from court in Dartmouth, N.S. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed his mother and two grandparents will not be allowed more freedom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Israel's ambassador returns to Egypt after 8 months away
Funeral planned for Newfoundland couple, son killed in head-on car crash
Israel’s Netanyahu vows to never uproot West Bank settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on Aug. 28, 2017.
Frosé is a must-sip before patio season comes to a close
‘Mysterious forces’ trying to corner U.S. marijuana market
Scott Barlow
Romanian, Egyptian ministers discuss migration, terrorism
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri removes his headphones during joint statements with Romanian counterpart Teodor Melescanu in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Niger rains kill more than 40 in and around capital
Class ring lost on Cape Cod 47 years ago returned to owner
Man to face murder charge in connection with rural Quebec slaying
US home prices surge in June, led by Seattle
FILE - This Monday, July 10, 2017, file photo shows a house for sale, in North Andover, Mass. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index for June is released. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Volkswagen recalls 281K cars because engines can stall
Trump to Harvey victims: 'All of America' grieving with you
In this photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Confronting Harvey's fury, President Donald Trump is making an all-out push to show the federal government’s responsiveness to the massive storm that has lashed the Texas coast and caused catastrophic flooding. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Prosecutor reviewing fever death at Pennsylvania hospital
Meth found on lunch money leads to woman's arrest
Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch opens doors as shelter
Rockwell painting owned by Debbie Reynolds to be auctioned
Trump mixes up blonde Finnish journalists
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Prosecutors expect to charge German nurse with more killings
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2015 file photo former nurse Niels Hoegel, accused of multiple murder and attempted murder of patients, covers his face with a file at the district court in Oldenburg, Germany. German authorities say Monday Aug. 28, 2017 they now believe that a nurse who was convicted of killing patients with overdoses of heart medication killed at least 84 people. Niels Hoegel was convicted in 2015 of two murders and two attempted murders at a clinic in the northwestern town of Delmenhorst. Oldenburg police chief Johann Kuehme said Monday authorities have now unearthed evidence of 84 killings. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP,file)
Toronto school boards warn of bus driver shortage, contingency plans in place
Illinois Senate to take up school funding overhaul
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, shakes hands with Illinois State Rep. Will Davis, D-Homewood, on the floor of the Illinois House after the education funding bill Davis sponsored passed on the second attempt during a special session at the Illinois State Capitol, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois House approved an education funding plan Monday that will increase state money for all districts, reduce disparities between rich and poor schools and provide $75 million in tax credits for people who donated to private school scholarships. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Illinois Senate approves school funding overhaul
Gov. Bruce Rauner, right, speaks with Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, on the Senate floor after the chamber approved a landmark education funding reform bill Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Manar was the Senate sponsor and the chief architect of the new school aid formula. From left are Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, Rep. William Davis, D-East Hazel Crest, the bill's sponsor in the House and Sen. Donne Trotter, D- Chicago. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
South Sudan says no hint that dead American was a journalist
U.S. Consul Denise Knapp, center, speaks to the media, accompanied by South Sudanese army officials and ministry of foreign affairs representatives, after the body of killed American journalist Christopher Allen was officially handed over to the U.S. embassy, at a mortuary in the capital Juba, South Sudan Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The 28-year-old freelance journalist was killed Saturday amid fighting between government and rebel forces near the Ugandan border. (AP Photo/Mariah Quesada)
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Iraqi military: IS puts up tough resistance outside Tal Afar
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A deal for Hewitt Group expands Toromont’s network of Caterpillar dealerships.
Orangutan that loved 'Price is Right' dies at Ohio zoo
This undated photo provided by The Toledo Zoo shows an orangutan named J.J. at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. J.J. died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, when the zoo put the orangutan under anesthesia to determine whether more could be done to treat the animal's heart disease and declining health. J.J. was the oldest male orangutan in captivity in North America, having surpassed the typical life expectancy by a decade. (The Toledo Zoo via AP)
Satisfy your blue crush
Heavy rain floods streets, basements in Windsor, Ont.
Yemeni officials say ex-president may be under house arrest
Russia, UAE tell North Korea: Stop your 'provocations'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, after a news conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The two foreign ministers discussed North Korea after Pyongyang's launch of a missile over Japan. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
EU, Germany criticize Poland in worsening rule of law spat
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her annual press conference at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Charging decision expected in police shooting by year's end
Future of education is creativity, social-emotional learning: new book
The book "Pushing the Limits" is shown on a desk in a Toronto area school on Monday Aug. 28, 2017. The key to ensuring our kids are prepared for the unpredictable world that awaits is to make sure today's schools allow them to take risks, try new things and learn how to adapt to change, says educator Nancy Steinhauer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Could Trump really pull the U.S. out of NAFTA?
President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017.
Pennsylvania Rep. Barletta set for Senate run against Casey
Police: 2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank
This series of surveillance photos posted on the official FBI Philadelphia Twitter account show women dressed as nuns who attempted to rob a Citizens Bank near Tannersville, Pa., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Authorities are searching for the suspects, who left without taking anything. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)
Alleged extremist tried in Germany over police shooting
Danes scan home-made submarine for any concealed areas
FILE - This is a Monday Aug. 14, 2017 file photo of police technicians on board the home-made submarine UC3 Nautilus on a pier in Copenhagen harbour, Denmark to conduct forensic probes in connection with a missing journalist investigation. Danish police on Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017 scanned the home-made submarine where Swedish journalist Kim Wall was last seen alive, saying they are looking for any possible concealed cavities. (Mogens Flindt/Ritzau Foto, File via AP)
The Latest: Louisiana offers shelter to Texas flood evacuees
National Guard help brace a rescuer as he lowers a resident from a rescue vehicle late Monday night, Aug. 28, 2017 in Lake Charles, La., after flooding from Harvey's almost constant rain over the last two days overcame the city's drainage system, flooding several subdivisions and necessitating home rescues. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
No fire or fury, but muted Trump response to NKorea missile
In this photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump said Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 that "all options are on the table" in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Interview: Russian economy boss: sanctions no longer bite
Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin speaks to French executives at the headquarters of France's powerful business lobby Medef, Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017 in Paris. Oreshkin, a rising star in Vladimir Putin's government, is pushing for increased trade and investment despite protracted EU and US sanctions. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
State regulators fine company in West Virginia miner's death
Mom ending panhandling to raise college funds for daughter
Hyundai resumes production in China after supply disruption
FILE - In this April 26, 2017 file photo, the logo of Hyundai Motor Co. is displayed at the automaker's showroom in Seoul, South Korea. Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday, Aug.30, 2017, that it resumed production at its plants in China where the automaker has been working to resolve a dispute with a parts supplier that led to a complete production halt. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Palestinian leader spurns $6M mansion amid backlash concerns
This photo taken Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, shows a newly built mansion for the Palestinian Authority, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian officials say the $6 million West Bank mansion won't serve as President Mahmoud Abbas' official residence and guesthouse, as originally planned. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Duterte says Marcos family eyeing return of money, gold bars
Former First Lady and now Congresswoman Imelda Marcos visits to pray at the gravesite of her late husband and former dictator Ferdinand Marcos during her visit to the Heroes Cemetery in observance of National Heroes Day, a national holiday, Monday, Aug.28, 2017 in suburban Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. Marcos, who ruled the country for 20 years, died in Hawaii after being toppled in a "People Power" revolt and his remains kept in a mausoleum in his northern home province until President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the burial at the Heroes Cemetery despite protests on November 18, 2016.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Matthew Stafford signs $135-million extension, richest in NFL history
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has agreed to a five-year extension with the Lions.
Russia seeks to allay Western fears about planned war games
FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 a man watches Russian military jets performing in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian military says major war games, the Zapad (West) 2017 maneuvers, set for next month will not threaten anyone. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
Shareholders look at Gildan products in this file photo.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Tuesday's small-cap stocks to watch
The logo of Laurentian Bank is seen at its head offices in Montreal, April 1, 2015.
Two Quebec women among the thousands stranded by Harvey
A shopping center is overtaken by floodwater after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing widespread flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.
Bank of Montreal reports higher Q3 profit, but keeps dividend unchanged
People cross the street in front of the Bank of Montreal building in Toronto on Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017. Bank of Montreal is reporting nearly $1.4 billion of net income for its third quarter, an increase of 11 per cent from the same time last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Bangladesh jails owner of building that collapsed in 2013
Best Buy rolls out consulting service at people's homes
This Monday, May 22, 2017, photo shows a Best Buy sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Best Buy Co., Inc. reports earnings, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Body found after daughter gets letter saying mom is dead
Men between 19 and 59 at the heart of B.C.’s opioid overdose epidemic
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo.
Bank of Montreal tops forecasts on retail, wealth management gains
A Bank of Montreal or BMO location in Toronto, is seen in this file photo.
Home Capital hires former Canaccord Genuity CFO as new chief financial officer
Tennessee Capitol Commission to take up general bust removal
With a missile over Japan, North Korea shatters brief interlude of calm
A woman walks in front of a huge screen displaying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) in Tokyo on August 29, 2017, following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan.
Morning Update: North Korea fires missile in 'grave threat' to Japan; Trudeau pledges to end Indian Act
A mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, right, and South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch _ likely the longest ever from the North _ over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
NKorea missile flying over Japan makes Tokyoites more wary
The Latest: China recommits to sanctions on North Korea
A mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, right, and South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch _ likely the longest ever from the North _ over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Poland protests poor access to plane crash site in Russia
FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, April 10, 2010, Russian police officers walk near to wreckage at the plane crash site near Smolensk, western Russia. Poland expressed concerns to Russia on Tuesday Aug. 29, 2017, over what it called “difficulties” in accessing the site of the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, FILE)
Scotiabank Q3 profit rises to $2.1 billion, dividend going up nearly 4%
An electronic sign posting financial data is shown outside the Scotiabank building in Toronto Thursday, April 9, 2015. Scotiabank is reporting a $2.1-billion profit in its third quarter and a dividend increase. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Scotiabank joins peers with dividend hike as profit rises
A man walks past a Scotiabank branch on Bloor Street West in Toronto in this file photo.
Lebanon's negotiated IS evacuation angers many
Lebanese national flags are set on the top of cannons inside a base during a media trip organized by the Lebanese army, on the outskirts of Ras Baalbek, northeast Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Lebanon's Hezbollah TV is reporting that Islamic State militants started leaving the border area with Syria on Monday as part of a negotiated deal to end the extremist group's presence there. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
France's Macron: Fighting terrorism abroad is top priority
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses French Ambassadors at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Aug. 29 2017. Macron said the fight against "Islamist terrorism" especially in Syria and Iraq is the first priority of his foreign policy. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)
Bombardier culture at heart of bribery case, court told
Evgeny Pavlov enters court in Stockholm, Sweden.
Delivery without drivers: Domino's, Ford team up for test
This Friday, Aug. 24, photo, shows the specially designed delivery car that Ford Motor Co. and Domino’s Pizza will use to test self-driving pizza deliveries, at Domino’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. Ford and Domino’s are teaming up to test how consumers react if a driverless car delivers their pizzas. The car, which can drive itself but will have a backup driver, lets customers tap in a code and retrieve their pizza from a warming space in the back seat. (AP Photo/Dee-Ann Durbin)
Child marriage increasing in civil war-torn South Sudan
In this photo taken Sunday, July 30, 2017, Eliza, 17, who at age 13 was forced by her father to marry a 35-year-old man from their village in exchange for 50 cattle, stands next to crops in a courtyard in the town of Rumbek, South Sudan. The world's youngest nation is well into its fourth year of civil war and although child marriage has been a long-standing practice here, the government and aid agencies say the conflict-driven poverty and severe food insecurity are pushing people to desperate extremes. (AP Photo/Mariah Quesada)
Backed by Italy, Libya enlists militias to stop migrants
Pauline Marois recalls Quebec election-night shooting five years later
Former Quebec premier Pauline Marois speaks during an interview with The Canadian Press in Montreal, Thursday, August 24, 2017. As the fifth anniversary of Quebec's election shooting approaches, Marois says she has forgiven the man who murdered a lighting technician that night and who was also intent on killing her.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
This is what happens when an angry customer complains
Roy Osing
Aug. 29: Wrongs and rights. Plus other letters to the editor
Mike Duffy leaves the courthouse after being acquitted on all charges on April 21, 2016, in Ottawa. Mr. Duffy is suing the Senate and the RCMP for the way they handled accusations about his expenses.
Should the ‘Dutch reach’ be mandatory to prevent ‘dooring’ of cyclists?
A cyclist riding westbound on Bloor St. West near Brunswick Ave. is seen in the side mirror of a parked car on March 8, 2016.
IS claims responsibility for attack in Russia's Dagestan
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Angelique Kerber, of Germany, returns a shot from Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Romania's ruling party says no euro decision has been made
Kevin Kwan: Americans will embrace 'Crazy Rich Asians' movie
Israeli ministers criticize court ruling on African migrants
The Latest: Merkel open to idea of new eurozone minister
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for the media as she arrives for her annual press conference at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Macau investigates weather bureau after deadly typhoon
In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, photo, broken windows by Typhoon Hato face out of a residential building in Macau, China. Macau's anti-corruption agency has launched an investigation into the Chinese casino hub's meteorological office after a deadly typhoon struck last week, leaving 10 dead. The agency said in a statement late Monday that it received numerous complaints and requests to investigate the weather bureau in the wake of Typhoon Hato. (AP Photo/ The Initium/Joe Lam)
Lincoln Museum to host premier of Ken Burns' Vietnam film
Israeli leader's settlement vow complicates Trump's task
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands before a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Monday , Aug.28, 2017. ( Heidi Levine, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Death toll 31 as 6 more fatalities confirmed
Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics
Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Merkel: Europe still 'hasn't done homework' on refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for the media as she arrives for her annual press conference at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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