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Explosive detonated at Minnesota mosque: FBI
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.
Jackson-Hamel stays hot off the bench as Montreal Impact top Orlando City SC 2-1
Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against the Orlando City SC during second half MLS action Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Montreal.
Penguins captain Crosby to take Cup on parade to his junior town Rimouski
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby hoists the Stanley Cup for fans during the team's Stanley Cup NHL hockey victory parade on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Pittsburgh. Crosby is bringing the Stanley Cup to Rimouski, Que., where the Pittsburgh Penguins star played junior hockey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Gene J. Puskar
McConnell to consider bipartisan plan to pay health insurers
Toronto FC notches 1-1 tie after D.C. United scores on both nets
D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid makes a save on the shot by Toronto FC midfielder Marco Delgado during the first half at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.
Goins puts Blue Jays over Astros with RBI single in 10th inning
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Rob Refsnyder reaches home to score a run as Houston Astros catcher Brian McCann misses the tag during the tenth inning at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Tex., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.
Lions ride Lulay’s arm, smothering defence in 30-15 victory over Roughriders
B.C. Lions' quarterback Travis Lulay, left, runs the ball as Kirby Fabien holds up Saskatchewan Roughriders' Ese Mrabure, centre, during the a CFL football game in Vancouver on Saturday August 5, 2017.
Goins' RBI single in 10th lifts Blue Jays past Astros, 4-3
Search called off for 3 U.S. Marines who crashed off Australia
This image from the U.S. Marine Corps shows three MV-22B Osprey aircraft flying in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney, Australia, on June 29, 2017.
Lions ride Lulay's arm, smothering defence in 30-15 victory over Roughriders
B.C. Lions' Kelvin Palmer (68) lifts Bryan Burnham (16) as they and quarterback Travis Lulay, left, celebrate Burnham's touchdown reception against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday August 5, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Latest: Trump tweets support for North Korea sanctions
Opare helps DC United to 1-1 draw with Toronto FC
Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco falls to the ground after losing control of the ball during the second half against D.C. United in an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, at RFK Stadium in Washington. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jackson-Hamel stays hot off the bench as Montreal Impact top Orlando City SC 2-1
Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against the Orlando City SC during second half MLS action Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Jets score TD with 10-year-old boy who battled leukemia
The Latest: Wildfire threatens Central California community
Venezuelans in Canada want Canada to take notice of crisis in their homeland
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro talks to the media during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, in June.
Bolt has farewell party crashed, but not by De Grasse, in 100 final at worlds
Justin Gatlin, ganador de la medalla de oro, se arrodilla frente a Usain Bolt, ganador del bronce, tras la final de los 100 metros en el Mundial de atletismo, en Londres, el sábado 5 de agosto de 2017. (AP Foto/Martin Meissner)
Hospital visits spike in B.C. as smoky air from wildfires persists
Smoke from wildfires burning in central British Columbia hangs in the air as a heron flies over a tidal pool at Sidney Spit in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve east of Sidney, B.C., on Saturday August 5, 2017.
Kim builds six-shot lead in Women’s British Open
Korea’s In-Kyung Kim watches her drive from the 18th tee during her third round of the 2017 Women’s British Open Golf Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links near St. Andrews, Scotland, on August 5, 2017.
N. Korean missiles add urgency to Hiroshima A-bomb appeals
Hamilton woman charged with failing to provide necessaries of life to her mother
High jumper Derek Drouin out of world championships with injury
Canada's Derek Drouin competes in the men's high jump during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016.
Canada's Derek Drouin out of world championships with Achilles tendon injury.
Canada's Derek Drouin competes in the men's high jump final, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has withdrawn from the world track and field championships with an Achilles tendon injury.Drouin is the reigning world and Olympic high jump champion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Lee Jin-man
Cuba orders closure of fast-growing accounting co-operative
The Latest: Trump defends his working vacation
Venezuelans in Canada want Canada to take notice of crisis in their homeland
Fox News host Eric Bolling suspended amid investigation
FILE - In this July 22, 2015 file photo, co-host Eric Bolling appears on "The Five" television program, on the Fox News Channel, in New York. Fox News announced on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, that Bolling has been suspended while it investigates a report that “The Specialists” co-host sent at least three female colleagues a lewd text message. Bolling’s lawyer calls the accusations untrue and says he and his client are cooperating with the investigation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Naked gunman threatening suicide in Las Vegas shot by police
Victim of shooting at North Carolina memorial service dies
3 people dead, curfew set on American Indian reservation
Local firefighters join battle against Canadian wildfires
Philadelphia-bound flight encounters turbulence, injuring 10
Gunfire caused destructive blaze near California's Yosemite
Hospital visits spike in B.C. as smoky air from wildfires persists
Thick smoke from wildfires fills the air as a man stands on a boat while fishing on Kamloops Lake west of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday August 1, 2017. Poor air quality persists throughout the southern half of British Columbia as tinder-dry conditions continue to fuel wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Prisoner charged with rape overpowers deputy, steals his gun
This undated image provide by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office shows Branden Powell. Authorities say a manhunt is under way for Powell, an Ohio rape suspect who overpowered a sheriff’s deputy in a transport van and stole his gun and ammunition. (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The Latest: Schafer takes lead in heptathlon at worlds
Activists protest Rio water, filthy despite Olympic promises
Bolt’s magic ends as bad-boy Gatlin wins 100m at world championships
Jamaica's Usain Bolt kneels on the track after his third-place finish in the men's 100 metres final during the World Athletics Championships in London Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.
Bronze and gone: In a shocker, Bolt takes third at worlds
Jamaica's Usain Bolt jokes with mascot Hero the Hedgehog after his men's 100m heat during the World Athletics Championships in London Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova advances to second qualifier at Rogers Cup
Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova returns to Spain's Garbine Muguruza during their Women's Singles semifinal match, on day nine at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Thursday, July 13, 2017. Rybarikova, the top seed in Rogers Cup women's qualifying, moved on to the second round of qualifiers on Saturday with a victory over Japan's Kurumi Nara. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alastair Grant
Australia's Ashleigh Gentle wins Montreal triathlon, Canada's Brown fourth
Slow forest fire season in Ontario begins to heat up, officials say
Former Democratic Texas Gov. Mark White dies at 77
FILE - In this June 19, 1985 file photo, Texas Gov. Mark White gestures while speaking before the environment and public works in Washington. Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms, including the landmark "no-pass, no-play" policy for high school athletes, has died, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. He was 77. (AP Photo/Lana Harris, File)
The Latest: Trump praises new UN sanctions on North Korea
FILE - In this Thursday, June 1, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump Administration is officially telling the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The State Department made the announcement late Friday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Slain Indiana officer praised for service during funeral
Canadian Frank Dancevic moves on in Rogers Cup qualifying match
Canada's Frank Dancevic returns to Chile's Christian Garin during Davis Cup tennis World Group playoff singles action in Halifax on Friday, September 16, 2016. Dancevic moved one step closer to a berth in the Rogers Cup main draw, defeating Marius Copil in a Saturday qualifier at Uniprix Stadium. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
The Latest: Slain Indiana officer hailed as hero at funeral
This undated photo released by the Southport Police Department shows Southport Police Lt. Aaron Allan who was slain July 27, 2017, allegedly by a motorist he was trying to help following a car crash on the south side of Indianapolis. An Indianapolis man has been charged with murder in Allan's killing. (Southport Police Department via AP)
Indian boxer beats Chinese rival but doesn't want his belt
Pig headed to auction jumps onto busy Washington interstate
Grass fire in Metro Vancouver suburb leads to the discovery of a body
Parties reach tentative agreement in Halifax Chronicle Herald strike
The Chronicle Herald building is seen in Halifax on Thursday, April 13, 2017. SaltWire Network Inc., a media group that publishes the Chronicle Herald, announced it is purchasing all Transcontinental papers in Atlantic Canada.
McConnell says he would consider continuing insurer payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell greets constituents at the Graves County Republican Breakfast in Mayfield, Ky., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. McConnell told Republicans not to be disheartened by the Senate's failure to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law, telling them: "We're not through." (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
Parties reach tentative agreement in Halifax Chronicle Herald strike
Striking journalists walk outside the Chronicle Herald building in Halifax on Thursday, April 13, 2017. The Halifax Chronicle-Herald and the union representing the paper's striking newsroom workers have reached a tentative agreement to end their 18-month-old labour dispute. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Abbas says will keep up financial pressure on Hamas in Gaza
UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea
Trump takes break from White House with 'working vacation'
President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One with his grandchildren, Arabella Kushner, center, and Joseph Kushner, right, after arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport to begin his summer vacation at his Bedminster golf club, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NewsAlert: UN imposes further sanctions on North Korea
Gay, small-town Oklahoma clerk claims harassment in lawsuit
Former officer says he looked at nude photos for research
A's outfielder Matt Joyce suspended 2 games for gay slur
Oakland Athletics' Matt Joyce, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring on a double by Khris Davis during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Greece: Man charged with starting 16 fires near Athens
Crews battling wild fire in southeastern New Brunswick
The Latest: Fire empties Greek island village amid heatwave
People lie on concrete near a lake in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Romanian meteorologists issued an extreme temperatures warning, with 42 Celsius (107.6 F) forecast for parts of western Romania placing 12 counties under a "red code" heat alert for the next two days. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Environment Canada confirms tornado in Ontario's cottage country
School district aims to open on time after massive vandalism
Coast Guard suspends search for missing French sailor
Israeli official: Netanyahu not forced to resign if indicted
Turkey's president declares dress code for suspects on trial
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 207 file photo, paramilitary police and members of the special forces escort former Air Force commander Akin Ozturk and other suspects of last year's failed coup, outside the courthouse at the start of a trial, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey’s president has announced clothing to be worn by defendants appearing in court for alleged involvement in last year’s failed coup and terrorism. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 said there would be two types of brown outfits for criminal suspects: jumpsuits for “coup plotters” and jackets and trousers for “terrorists.” (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
Mercosur trade bloc suspends Venezuela on democracy concerns
Venezuelan citizens living in Brazil protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, outside Sao Paulo's City Hall as the Foreign Ministers of Mercosur meet in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. The South American trade bloc has decided to suspend Venezuela for failing to follow democratic norms. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Berlin: 2 Chinese tourists detained for making Nazi salutes
Philadelphia officer to be dismissed amid beating allegation
Sheltering refugees latest act for Montreal's much-maligned Olympic stadium
A group of asylum seekers leave Olympic Stadium to go for a walk, in Montreal on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Forty-one years after it first welcomed the world for the 1976 Games, Montreal's Olympic Stadium has been asked to throw open its doors once again.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Man charged with second-degree murder after fatal fire in Quebec seniors' home
Quebec Provincial Police and Terrebonne police speak with each other after an early morning fatal fire at the Oasis seniors' residence in Terrebonne, Quebec on Sunday, July 9, 2017. A 44-year-old Quebec man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal seniors' home fire left a 94-year-old woman dead last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
Bear trashes, crashes sport utility vehicle in Colorado
Not so fast: LA still has business to settle on road to '28
Russia's Putin shows off spoils from Siberia fishing trip
In this photo released by Kremlin press service on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a fish he caught while fishing during a mini-break in the Siberian Tyva region, a few days ago. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Lawsuit: Drug charge held to dissuade co-operation in probe
Congress must prove its mettle this fall; it has no choice
The Latest: Marshal describes surrender in Chicago killing
Congressmen oppose Texas wildlife refuge as border wall site
Guam high school students to learn more about decolonization
Oklahoma infant dies after grandma forgets her in hot car
Most residents allowed home after Pennsylvania derailment
In this aerial image made from a video provided by WPXI, smoke rises in the air after dozens of cars of a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Hyndman, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. County officials ordered all residents of the small Pennsylvania town to evacuate after the derailment. (WPXI via AP)
NAFTA, the NDP and a new tag line: 3 ways federal politics touched us this week
Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci points as he answers questions from members of the media during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 21, 2017. Parliament Hill was absorbed by the scandal that was Scaramucci this week, with even the most focused of policy-makers wondering how their best-laid plans on NAFTA could possibly deliver, given the constant chaos engulfing the White House. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Pablo Martinez Monsivais
The Latest: US 'disturbed by irregularities' in Rwanda vote
Vote count starts in a polling station in Rwanda's capital Kigali Friday Aug. 4, 2017, for the presidential elections. Rwandans voted in an election Friday that the country's longtime president is widely expected to win, after the government disqualified all but three candidates. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Eskimos off to best start in 56 years, improving to 6-0 with 33-28 win
Hamilton Tiger-Cats' C.J. Gable (32) is tackled by Edmonton Eskimos Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga (10) and D'Anthony Batiste (64) during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday August 4, 2017. .
Like father, like son: Kenya goes to polls in family affair
Trump touts new sanctions on North Korea
At Formula E finale, a tipping point for electric vehicles
Although the Jaguar brand does not have an EV in their road-going fleet yet, the company committed to the electrified race series last year as a test bed and competes as the Panasonic Jaguar Racing Team.
Judge: Cleveland not liable for 3 men's false imprisonment
Alaska city leaders put ride-sharing ban on ballot
Food is free for the taking at floating 'forest' in NYC
In this Aug. 1, 2017, photo, volunteers and crew arrive on the Swale in New York. The Swale garden is an old construction barge planted with vegetables, apple trees and fragrant herbs that gives New Yorkers a chance to pick their own dinners. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)
Mortician opens funeral home museum in Iowa
ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY AUG 5 AND THEREAFTER - Marty Mitchell of Mitchell Family Funeral recently established the Iowa Funeral Home Museum and Education Center in Marshalltown, Iowa. The space showcases his sizable collection of mortuary artifacts. In the span of 30 years, the mortician has amassed a collection of over 5,000 items, ranging from antique caskets and coffins, hearses, embalming equipment, mourning wreaths made from human hair, wrappings from mummies, old photographs, product samples and more. (Sara Jordan-Heintz/The Times-Republican via AP)
Crystal Emmanuel hopes to blaze a trail for female Canadian sprinters
Crystal Emmanuel of Toronto celebrates as she crosses the finish line, winning gold in the women's 100-metre race at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa, Friday, July 7, 2017. Emmanuel knew little about longtime sprint star Marita Payne-Wiggins, other than as the name listed alongside a Canadian record she had been diligently chasing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Jury convicts pair for sex trafficking of children in Ohio
The Latest: FBI: Investigation ongoing into mosque blast
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Bloomington police Chief Jeff Potts said Saturday that investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast. Authorities say the explosion damaged one room but it didn't hurt anyone. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Teacher gets prison term for 'upskirting' videos of students
Canadian working with Kenya opposition party detained, to be deported
A supporter wears a cloth wrap showing Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, with writing in Swahili reading "President Uhuru, Five More" referring to the wish for another 5-year term, at an election rally in Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Kenyans are due to go to the polls on Aug. 8. to vote in presidential elections after a tightly-fought race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga.
2 more homes condemned as huge Florida sinkhole grows
Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes finish fourth at volleyball world championships
Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan, from left, react during the women's quarter final match against Germany's team at the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Canada's team of Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes finished fourth at the FIVB beach volleyball world championship on Saturday, losing 2-1 to Brazil in the bronze-medal match. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ronald Zak
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