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Weather forces day 1 of Lollapalooza to end early
Suspect in domestic assault hit and killed by semi on Alberta highway
With live-fire drill, China warns India not to test Beijing
In this image taken from a recent video footage run by China's CCTV on Friday, Aug 4, 2017, a target explodes during a live-fire drill by the Chinese army in China's Tibet Autonomous Region that border India. Beijing is intensifying its warnings to Indian troops to get out of a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, saying China has been restrained but "restraint has its limits." Chinese characters in yellow reads "Artillery soldiers high altitude live fire drills". (CCTV via AP)
Mitchell, Finch lead Stampeders to solid road win over Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray gets sacked by Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Bryan Hall and defensive lineman Charleston Hughes during Thursday’s matchup in Toronto. Heading into the game, the Argos were 3-3-0, while the Stamps were 4-1-1.
Arrest made in robbery of elderly woman at Ontario ATM
Officials: NC paratrooper among 2 killed in Afghanistan
Trump names campaign donor to be US ambassador to Spain
Mitchell, Finch lead Stampeders to solid 41-24 road victory over Argonauts
Calgary Stampeders wide receiver DaVaris Daniels (89) stretches for a touchdown as Toronto Argonauts defensive back Matt Webster (25) defends during first half CFL football action in Toronto on Thursday, August 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Saskatoon video game publishing company partners with Chinese firm
'Real Housewives of New York' cast member ending marriage
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, LuAnn de Lesseps and Thomas D'Agostino attend the premiere of National Geographic Channel's, "Years of Living Dangerously" in New York. The “Real Housewives of New York” cast member and her husband, D’Agostino, have decided to call it quits after seven months of marriage. The reality TV star tweeted the announcement on Thursday. It was confirmed by her publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
House that inspired Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary' for sale
Steve Harvey: Leaked memo a learning experience for him
Wie leads by one at the Women’s British Open
Michelle Wie plays her second shot on the fourth hole of the Ricoh Women’s British Open in Scotland on Thursday.
Probe into New Coast Realty shadow flipping too slow, critics say
Former New Coast realtors stand outside the company’s office in Richmond in March, 2016. After a Globe story, conditions were imposed on New Coast to ensure it complies with provincial laws.
B.C. Auditor-General’s review of program for child, spousal support finds lack of value
British Columbia’s Auditor-General says the province isn’t getting the best value for taxpayer dollars from its contract for a program that enforces child and spousal support.
Man pulled from South Saskatchewan River was high on drugs, court told
Cannabis company plans to turn desert town into pot paradise
Laura Cavaness sweeps out a lodge at the Hotel Nipton, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Nipton, Calif. American Green Inc., one of the nation's largest cannabis companies, announced it has bought the entire 80 acre California desert town of Nipton. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Alberta prison warden says Indigenous programs help inmates
The BC Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada have said solitary confinement increases inmates’ suffering and discriminates against Indigenous offenders.
Toyota, Mazda plan $1.6 billion US plant, to partner in EVs
FILE - In this May 13, 2015 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, left, and Mazda Motor Corp. President Masamichi Kogai pose for photographers prior to a press conference in Tokyo. Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. are partnering in electric vehicles with a deal expected to be announced later Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
First supervised drug-use site in Victoria approved by Health Canada
The supervised injection room at Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation building in Vancouver. The Dr. Peter Centre already offers clients methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), along with its small-scale supervised-injection service.
Canadian, U.S. mayors drop challenge to Lake Michigan water diversion
In a June 30, 2005 file photo, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lake Michigan are seen from the Mackinac Bridge in Mackinaw City, Mich. A group of mayors from Canada and the United States has dropped its challenge to a decision allowing a U.S. city to draw water from the Great Lakes, saying it has secured an agreement to improve the review of similar applications in the future.
10 Things to Know for Friday
EDC’s backing of Bombardier jet sale calls secrecy policies into question
Protesters rally against South African President Jacob Zuma outside a Gupta family compound in Johannesburg. The Guptas have been involved in corruption allegations about the President since 2010.
Young man sentenced for manslaughter in fatal shooting at Regina Halloween party
Crews rescue woman, dog missing since Monday near Mount Si
UN study: Extremist fighters lack good education and jobs
Woman killed in hit-and-run in Winnipeg, police looking for suspect
Review to occur after B.C. Mountie shoots knife-wielding homeless camper
Intolerance of the LGBTQ community is unacceptable
Allan Cahoon is president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University.
For NDP candidate Jagmeet Singh, it’s not all about the base
Campbell Clark
Pilot dies when plane crashes into backyard near Sacramento
The Latest: W. Virginia gov. announces party switch to GOP
NBC announced season 2 for 'Will & Grace' reboot pre-debut
How harsh has this summer’s weather been so far? A coast-to-coast climate checkup
Australia police: Men tried to get bomb on Sydney plane
Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, right, and New South Wales state Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson discuss details of the charging of two men with terrorism offenses in Sydney, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. The men, ages 49 and 32, were each charged with two counts of planning a terrorist act in connection with an alleged plot to bring down an airplane, police said. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Ex-Catholic bishop of Phoenix accused of sex abuse of boy
FILE - In this March 26, 2004, file pool photo, Bishop Thomas O'Brien, center, is flanked by attorneys, Melissa Berren, left, and Tom Henze, right, as they stand before Judge Stephen Gerst in a courtroom in Phoenix. O'Brien, a former bishop who led the Roman Catholic church in metro Phoenix during a worldwide child sexual abuse scandal, has been accused of molesting a young boy 35 years ago. O'Brien is accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing the boy on several occasions at parishes in Phoenix and Goodyear from 1977 to 1982. The Diocese of Phoenix says O'Brien denies the allegation. (AP Photo/Mark Henle, Pool, File)
20% of grocery store sausages contain off-label meat
A federally funded study has found that 20 per cent of sausages sampled from grocery stores across Canada contained meats that weren't on the label.
The Latest: Court hearing reset for UK hacker arrested in US
FILE - In this Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo, British IT expert Marcus Hutchins speaks during an interview in Ilfracombe, England. Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, has been arrested for allegedly creating and distributing banking malware, U.S. authorities say. Hutchins was detained in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, while flying back to Britain from Defcon, an annual gathering of hackers of IT security gurus. A grand jury indictment charges Hutchins with “creating and distributing” malware known as the Kronos banking Trojan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
San Francisco park where shooting occurred plagued by crime
Judge won't move trial of Alabama man jailed for decade
The Latest: Trump blasts Democrats for fueling Russia 'hoax'
President Donald Trump waves as he walks down the steps of Air Force One at Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Trump is in West Virginia for a campaign-style rally in Huntington, W.Va., where it is expected that West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Democrat, will announce at the rally with Trump that he is changing parties. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Casino industry in US has new rules for responsible gambling
The Latest: Pilot dies after crashing in Sacramento backyard
Senate approves FERC nominees, restores voting quorum
Senate confirms Trump choice to head commodity agency
FILE- In this Oct. 4, 2010, file photo, GFI Group Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, J. Christopher Giancarlo, left, shakes hands with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) Chairman Gary Gensler during a conference hosted by GFI Group in Washington. Giancarlo, a former brokerage firm executive, was approved Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He has been acting head of the agency since early this year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Fille)
The Latest: Man accompanied by at least 6 others fired gun
This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, photo courtesy of Antonia Juhasz shows San Francisco Police officers and paramedics at Dolores Park in San Francisco. Police say three people were shot at a popular San Francisco park. The San Francisco Police Department says people should stay away from Dolores Park, where the shooting happened Thursday afternoon. (Antonia Juhasz via AP)
Senate ad hits Roy Moore on payments from his non-profit
Records: 2 Colorado teens killed execution-style over purse
FILE - In this March 19, 2017, file booking photo provided by the El Paso County, Colo., Sheriffs Department, suspect Gustavo Marquez is shown in Colorado Springs, Colo. Two Colorado teenagers who were found dead along a rural road were forced into an "execution position" and shot at close range after a feud over a stolen purse, according to documents released Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Marquez told investigators that Natalie Cano-Partida, 16, and Derek Greer, 15, were kidnapped March 11 and shot multiple times by two other men, according to his arrest affidavit. (El Paso County, Colo., Sheriffs Department via AP, File)
The Latest: Attorney says priest freed from prison 'frail'
Plant collection 'largely intact' after fire at university
Inky water near Niagara Falls leads to call for resignations
In this July 29, 2017 photo provided by Rainbow Air INC., black-colored wastewater treatment discharge is released into water below Niagara Falls, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Lives lived: Mearnie Irene Summers, 89
Mearnie Irene Summers
Local NAACP pushes back against Missouri travel advisory
What's making news in British Columbia
Flynn details previously undisclosed ties to data firm, transition pay
In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Flynn is detailing previously undisclosed paid speaking engagements, business positions and income from the presidential transition that he left off his public financial disclosure.
The Latest: 2 dead, 2 critical after South Bend shooting
Police hope new sketch helps find abductor of Ripken's mom
This artist's sketch provided by the Aberdeen Police Department shows the original sketch, left and updated, at right, of the person who abducted Cal Ripken Jr.’s mother, Vi Ripken, at gunpoint from her home outside Baltimore on July 24, 2012. Investigators hope an updated sketch will help them catch the person. (Aberdeen Police Department via AP)
McCaskill plan to help vets exposed to mustard gas passes
Texas to move about 1,000 inmates because of prison heat
NFL commissioner says Colin Kaepernick isn’t being blackballed
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains unemployed a year after throwing for 16 touchdowns and four interceptions in 11 games.
Alberta finance minister to review beer tax trade ruling after findings leaked
Fire put out at 87-story residential skyscraper in Dubai
Smoke and fire rise from a high rise building at Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. The high-rise residential tower has caught fire in the middle of the night, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and debris falling below. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Vanity Fair stands by Angelina Jolie cover story
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2016 file photo, Angelina Jolie arrives at the world premiere of "Kung Fu Panda 3," in Los Angeles. Vanity Fair is standing by its description of the casting process used for Jolie’s forthcoming Netflix film, “First They Killed My Father.” The article described a “game” used to find the child star of Jolie’s film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It said casting directors presented money to impoverished children only to take it away from them as an acting exercise. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
2 firms fight insurance claim on boat that sank; mom missing
Supervised consumption site to open in Victoria as opioid epidemic continues
Registered nurse Sammy Mullally holds a tray of supplies to be used by a drug addict at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 11, 2011. Health Canada has approved a supervised consumption site in Victoria to allow people to inject illicit drugs in the presence of medical staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NewsAlert: Dubai's 86 story Torch tower catches fire
The Latest: Patrol didn't follow up sex assault allegations
Streetwise newsletter: Cannabis stocks sink; Litt eases up on HBC
The cannabis industry faces a raft of stiff regulatory and financial hurdles even where it’s operating legally.
Hikers form human chain in flood-swollen Utah river
Cannabis stocks sink as TMX unit weighs ban
A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec.
NBA board approves Pistons' downtown move
Drought spreads and intensifies across US Northern Plains
Montreal’s art biennale, unable to pay its debts, takes a hard fall
Robert Everett-Green
Regina man convicted of killing Hannah Leflar to appeal adult sentence
The young Regina man convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend to death with a hunting knife when he was 16 is appealing his life sentence for first-degree murder.
Charity fund managers navigate difficult second quarter
The Canadian market was not in a very charitable mood in the second quarter, making for suboptimal conditions for a trio of money managers investing for a higher cause.
Boston Bruins fan Kirsten Kasper feels at home in Montreal triathlon
Caesars reports narrower 2Q loss, uptick in revenue
How does Jack die? Answer coming in 'This Is Us' season 2
Milo Ventimiglia, from left, Mandy Moore, Chris Sullivan, Dan Fogelman, susan Kelechi Watson, Sterling K. Brown, Ron Cephas Jones, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley participate in the "This Is Us" panel during the NBC Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Trump has an ambassador to Canada: Kelly Knight Craft confirmed by U.S. Senate
Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, who is nominated to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom, speaks with Kelly Knight Craft, who is nominated to be Ambassador to Canada, and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., at the start of a a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on their nominations, Thursday, July 20, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Donald Trump's ambassador is heading to Canada: the United States Senate has swiftly confirmed Kelly Knight Craft, endorsing her nomination in time for her to begin work as major trade negotiations start. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jacquelyn Martin
The Latest: 2 confirmed dead in Nevada sky-diving accident
Arizona high court rules for rancher in cattle brand fight
Flynn details tie to data firm, transition pay
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Flynn is detailing previously undisclosed paid speaking engagements, business positions and income from the presidential transition that he left off his public financial disclosure. A person close to Flynn tells The Associated Press that the filing shows Flynn entered into a consulting agreement with the British parent company of data firm Cambridge Analytica, which aided the Trump campaign. The person says Flynn didn’t perform work or accept payment under the agreement. He terminated it after Trump’s election victory. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
The Latest: Mental exam ordered for man in officer's slaying
First ministers present united NAFTA front to defend Canadian interests in U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the National Governor's Association (NGA) Special Session - Collaborating to Create Tomorrow's Global Economy Friday, July 14, 2017 in Providence, Rhode Island. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising close collaboration with the premiers throughout negotiations to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
B.C. wildfire season worst in 60 years, still far from over: official
Trees burned by wildfire are seen in this aerial view from a Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau views areas affected by fire near Williams Lake, B.C., on July 31, 2017.
Puerto Rico gov vows to fight possible furloughs amid crisis
Man back in immigration custody after claim of 2013 rape
In this October 2013 photo, Audemio Orozco-Ramirez speaks during an interview in Helena, Mont., about a sexual assault he says he experienced at the Jefferson County jail in Boulder, Mont. U.S. immigration authorities arrested Orozco-Ramirez on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, and plan to deport him to Mexico just months after he settled claims that he was raped in a Montana jail while previously awaiting deportation proceedings, the man's attorney said. (John S. Adams/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)
B.C. wildfire season worst in six decades, still far from over: Official
A wildfire is seen from a Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau views areas affected by wildfire near Williams Lake, B.C., on Monday July 31, 2017. British Columbia is experiencing its most destructive wildfire season in 60 years.Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service says 4,910 square kilometres of forest, brush and grassland have been torched, making this year the second worst in recorded history in terms of land lost. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ex-officer who punched valet parker charged with battery
Globe editorial: When it comes to the rules of the marijuana market, we’re in a daze
A man smokes a marijuana joint during a rally in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday April 20, 2011.
Anger in Dominican city after activist killed during protest
Abuse survivors say ex-priest should be kept far from kids
FILE- In this July 28, 2017, file photo, former Catholic priest Paul Shanley arrives to an apartment minutes after a mattress and box spring is delivered in Ware, Mass. A group representing survivors of priest sex abuse is calling for Shanley, a former Boston priest recently released from prison, to be placed in a secure treatment facility far from children. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP, File)
Ontario women to get free access to abortion pill Mifegymiso as of Aug. 10
A shipment of Mifegymiso is pictured at the Willow Women's Clinic in Vancouver on Jan. 20, 2017. Women in Ontario will be able to get an abortion pill for free with a prescription as of Aug. 10.
NC islands ready for visitors' return after power outage
Montreal Impact sign Canadian international midfielder Samuel Piette
Canada midfielder Samuel Piette is tackled by Honduras midfielder Jorge Claros during a CONCACAF Gold Cup match on July 14, 2017.
Congress recessing, leaving much undone, tensions with Trump
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, joined by, from left, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters at a news conference on border security, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, on Capitol Hill Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Google and Facebook's hold on the digital market
Dunkin' without the 'Donuts'? Maybe in the name
FILE - This Thursday, July 28, 2016, file photo shows a Dunkin' Donuts in Edmond, Okla. Dunkin' is thinking about dumping "Donuts" from its name. A new location in Pasadena, Calif., will be called simply Dunkin', a move that parent company Dunkin' Brands Inc. calls a test. The Canton, Mass.-based company says a few other stores will get the one-name treatment too. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Huntington Library launches 2-year restoration of 'Blue Boy'
This reproduction provided by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens of the painting "The Blue Boy," by Thomas Gainsborough, oil on canvas. British painter Thomas Gainsborough's 18th century masterpiece is undergoing a major two-year restoration beginning next week. Curators at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, Calif, want to revitalize colors they say have become dull and hazy. (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens via AP)
CBC’s Baroness Von Sketch Show is crossing borders
From left: Jennifer Whalen, Aurora Browne, Meredith MacNeill, Carolyn Taylor are the stars and creators of Baroness Von Sketch Show, a hit on CBC for the past two seasons that is now having its moment in the United States.
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