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Saskatchewan family and friends mourn teen killed in murder-suicide
Canucks erase early two-goal deficit, beat Flames 5-3 in pre-season play
Vancouver Canucks' Jalen Chatfield, right, celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames with Cole Cassels, left, and Darren Archibald during third period NHL pre-season action in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Kenney outlines strategy for revamping equalization in response to federal carbon plan
Jason Kenney speaks in Calgary on July 22, 2017.
Truck driver in alleged Texas human smuggling case faces additional charges
James Mathew Bradley Jr. arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio, on July 24, 2017.
NHL roundup: Schultz scores in overtime to lift Penguins over Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Howard makes a save during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 20, 2017.
Four candidates vying to lead Alberta’s UCP face off in first debate
Brian Jean and Jason Kenney in a May 18, 2017, file photo.
Detective, lab report questioned in trial of man accused of sending letter bombs
Impact cools off Toronto FC with 5-3 win
SEC reveals 2016 hack that breached its filing system
FILE- In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman nominee Jay Clayton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The SEC says a cyber breach of a filing system it uses may have provided the basis for some illegal trading in 2016. In a statement posted Wednesday, Sept. 20, evening on the SEC’s website, Clayton says a review of the agency’s cybersecurity risk profile determined that the previously detected “incident” was caused by “a software vulnerability” in its EDGAR filing system. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Seoul to resume aid to N. Korea but doesn't set date
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, center, presides over an interagency meeting for humanitarian aid to North Korea at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. South Korea on Thursday decided to resume humanitarian aid to North Korea to help children and pregnant women, but didn't determine when to provide the $8 million worth of assistance amid tensions created by Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests. (Kim Seung-doo/Yonhap via AP)
Google buys HTC's Pixel team in $1.1B bet on devices
Oilers ride strong second period to 4-1 win over Jets
Winnipeg Jets' Shawn Matthias (16) gets up close to Edmonton Oilers goaltender Laurent Brossoit (1) as Eric Gryba (62) defends during second period NHL pre-season game action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Bangladesh truck carrying Rohingya Muslim aid crashes; 9 die
Rohingya Muslims stand to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh in the past year, most of them in the last three weeks, after security forces and allied mobs retaliated to a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in the predominantly Buddhist nation. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Brett Anderson has outing to forget as Royals rout Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield hits a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning in Toronto, on Sept. 20, 2017.
Goldeyes pull off thrilling series comeback to win American Association title
Young girl hospitalized after being hit by foul ball at Yankee Stadium
Fans reacts as a young girl is carried out of the seating area after being hit by a line drive during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins, at Yankee Stadium in New York, on Sept. 20, 2017.
Sale reaches 300 strikeouts for Red Sox
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Kansas City Royals belt three homers in 15-5 rout of Toronto Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas (8) celebrates his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during sixth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Disorganized Toronto FC falls to Impact for first home loss of the season
Montreal Impact forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel, left, battles for the ball with Toronto FC defender Drew Moor during their match in Toronto on Wednesday.
Edmonton Eskimos bring back defensive back Aaron Grymes
Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Aaron Grymes (38) intercepts a pass in front of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates (14) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Defensive back Aaron Grymes is returning to the Edmonton Eskimos.The Eskimos announced on Wednesday that they have signed the Seattle, Wash., native. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Don Wright
Trudeau addresses Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples in UN speech
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the 72nd session of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 21, 2017.
CRA crackdown on real-estate taxes fails to track collection results
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. The Canada Revenue Agency has identified $291.7-million in taxes owing in Ontario and another $78.6-million owing in B.C.
B.C. launches public consultation to help re-establish human-rights commission
Attorney General David Eby speaks at the Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 18, 2017.
Tory MP Dianne Watts to make bid for BC Liberal leader
Dianne Watts, 57, would be an outsider in a race expected to feature several former cabinet ministers and MLAs who served under Christy Clark.
Smith-Pelly scores winner as Capitals beat Canadiens in pre-season play
Washington Capitals' Devante Smith-Pelly, top left, scores past Montreal Canadiens goaltender Charles Lindgren as Capitols' Garrett Pilon looks on during third period NHL pre-season hockey action Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Former Colorado travel group owners told to pay state $7M
Lupul apologizes for comments accusing Maple Leafs of injury cheating
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Joffrey Lupul warms up against the New York Islanders before their game in Toronto, on March 9, 2015.
B.C. real estate regulator penalizes two New Coast Realty agents
In a statement, New Coast said it accepts the council’s findings in the two cases. “New Coast Realty works diligently to provide outstanding real estate services and to be in full compliance with all rules and regulations,” it said.
Myanmar tries to reassure the world over refugee crisis
Rohingya Muslims stand to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh in the past year, most of them in the last three weeks, after security forces and allied mobs retaliated to a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in the predominantly Buddhist nation. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Opposition MPs urge Morneau to extend tax proposals to family trusts
Finance Minister Bill Morneau takes questions as the Liberal cabinet meets in St. John's, N.L. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The federal Finance Department says the government ran a smaller deficit than it was expecting in the spring budget, ending its 2016-17 fiscal year with a deficit of $17.8 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Montreal Impact bring high-flying Toronto FC down to earth with 5-3 win
Montreal Impact midfielder Marco Donadel (33) celebrates his goal against Toronto FC during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
New Winnipeg health program coming; union, NDP fear move to privatization
Government policies making it difficult for MMIW inquiry to do its work on time
Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, speaks to a reporter after a news conference at Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology, in Vancouver on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The head of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada says government bureaucracy is smothering the inquiry's ability to do its work on time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
More charges, new defendant in Texas human smuggling case
FILE- In this July 24, 2017, file photo, James Matthew Bradley Jr., left, arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio. Authorities say Bradley, the driver of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart in July packed with immigrants, including 10 who died, faces additional charges in the smuggling case and another defendant has now been charged. The U.S. attorney's office in San Antonio says a grand jury returned the superseding indictment Wednesday, Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Superbug's spread to Vietnam threatens malaria control
Missing and murdered Indigenous women inquiry hampered by federal bureaucracy: chief commissioner
Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (shown in this July 6 photo), and fellow commissioners Michèle Audette, Qajaq Robinson and Brian Eyolfson appeared before the Senate aboriginal peoples committee to address questions about whether the inquiry has the capacity to fulfill its goals.
Emails point to Manafort offer to brief Russian in campaign
FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, then-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as Rick Gates listens at back left. Manafort, said during the presidential race that he was willing to provide “private briefings” for a Russian billionaire the U.S. government considers close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That’s according to a July 2016 email exchange Manafort wrote to a former employee of his political consulting firm about offering to brief Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Trudeau to use United Nations speech to address Canada's Indigenous past:source
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in an armchair discussion with Melinda Gates, not shown, in New York, Wednesday, September 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Mexican family mourns 11 dead after church falls at baptism
CORRECTS AGE OF BABY TO TWO MONTHS, NOT TWO YEARS - Mourners hold a wake for 11 family members who were killed inside the Santiago Apostol church during the 7.1 earthquake in the town of Atzala in Puebla state, Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. According to family related to the victims who died inside the church during Tuesday's quake, the roof collapsed during a Mass held to baptize a two-month-old girl, and the only people who survived were the baby's father, the priest and the priest's assistant. (AP Photo/Pablo Spencer)
WE Day UN speakers on how to empower women and girls
Students at WE Day UN in New York.
Calgary woman gets two speeding tickets in 10 seconds on Edmonton street
Horgan’s fundraising policy reversal tied to Greens, insiders say
For a second day, Horgan was hammered by the Opposition Liberals in Question Period on Wednesday for his policy flip-flop.
Maple Leafs veteran Joffrey Lupul apologizes for comments made on social media
Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri, left, congratulates teammate Joffrey Lupul on his second goal against the Dallas Stars during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Lupul has publicly apologized for recent comments he made on social media. Lupul took to Twitter on Wednesday, speaking for the first time since Sunday when he said he was healthy enough to play hockey despite the fact he failed his medical on the first day of training camp.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Lawyers say man whose kin died is withholding information
FILE- In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Nathan Carman, speaks to reporters outside Saint Patrick - Saint Anthony Church in Hartford, Conn., after a memorial service for his mother, Linda Carman, who was lost at sea. In a legal motion filed Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in Rhode Island, attorneys ask a federal judge to compel Carman to provide discovery they say is relevant to the case because of “striking parallels” between Carman’s mother’s presumed death and his grandfather’s 2013 Connecticut killing. (AP Photo/David Collins, File)
B.C. commission optimistic about signing treaties in next two years
B.C. Treaty Commission Chief Commissioner Celeste Haldane, left, listens to commissioner Jerry Lampert during a news conference after the commission released its annual report, in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 20, 2017.
Report: Hackers were snooping inside Equifax as of March
This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows signage at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pressing credit monitoring companies TransUnion and Experian to explain what cybersecurity they have in place to protect sensitive consumer information following a recent breach at Equifax that exposed the data of 143 million Americans. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Hurricane Harvey's impact blows Durst hearing into next year
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst sits in a courtroom in Los Angeles. The preliminary hearing in the murder case against Durst has been delayed until 2018. A Los Angeles judge set an April 16 hearing to determine if Durst will stand trial in the killing of friend his close friend, Susan Berman. The hearing was originally scheduled for October in Los Angeles Superior Court. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool, File)
Fallen Nova Scotia RCMP officer remembered as the ‘consummate Mountie’
Pallbearers carry the coffin at the regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Francis Deschenes at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Moncton, N.B., on Sept. 20, 2017.
Rouhani says Iranians are waiting for an apology from Trump
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives for a news conference during his visit for the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
United Conservative leadership contender slams Social Studies banner, blames NDP
A photo of a social studies banner is shown in this undated handout photo. A high school in central Alberta is going to review how it teaches politics to students after United Conservative Party leadership candidate Jason Kenney criticized a social studies banner. Kenney says the banner at Hunting Hills in Red Deer teaches students "a distorted and biased version" of politics in Canada and Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Hunting Hills High School, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The Latest: 50 nations ink nuke ban pact; big powers oppose
David Arthur Granger, President of Guyana, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Bernie Casey, pro football player turned actor, dies
FILE - In this May 23, 2014 file photo, Bernie Casey appears after a performance of "The Tallest Tree in the Forest" in in Los Angeles. Casey, the professional football player turned actor known for parts in “Revenge of the Nerds” and “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He was 78. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision/AP, File)
Lockheed-Martin urges federal government to consider offers for full fighter-jet replacement
The F-35B Lightning II fifth generation multi role combat aircraft is seen on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on March 7, 2016 in Beaufort, South Carolina.
B.C. filmmaker uses false name to promote policy charging more to white males
Yukon justice minister directs review of jail where mentally ill man segregated
The future of family farms: Liberals' proposed tax changes spark concern about succession plans
Grant Compton examines some potatoes on his farm outside Morell, P.E.I.
Global Affairs urges Canadians get out of path of hurricane Maria if possible
A woman covers herself with a plastic bag as she makes her way to work as Hurricane Maria approaches the coast of Bavaro, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)
Search for missing Russian man suspended in Washington state
Firm: Missouri lot where body found should've been checked
NCIS investigating corpsmen who called babies 'mini Satans'
Court: Texas man can be executed for slaying daughters
Year-end deadline for new NAFTA looking impossible, trade experts say
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer attends a press conference at the end of the second round of NAFTA renegotiations, with Mexico and Canada, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. NAFTA negotiators appear to have adopted the lament of the White Rabbit: "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." Battalions of negotiators for Canada, Mexico and the United States have been working at a breakneck pace trying to reach agreement on a revamped North American free trade pact by the end of the year but so far they have little to show for it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Marco Ugarte
Medical evaluation ordered for suspect in Quebec Amber Alert case
Quebec provincial police officers search for evidence next to a truck in Lachute, Que., on Sept. 15 , 2017.
South Carolina: Call for a monument to black Civil War hero
FILE - In this July 10, 2015 file photo, an honor guard from the South Carolina Highway patrol removes the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, S.C., ending its 54-year presence there. Two South Carolina senators called Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, for a statue of Robert Smalls, who in 1862 hijacked a Confederate supply ship, steered his family to freedom and turned the boat over to the Union. If approved, Smalls’ would be the first monument on Statehouse grounds to an individual African-American in South Carolina, which removed the Confederate flag from those grounds in 2015 after a mass shooting by an avowed white supremacist. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Trump nominee said transgender children show 'Satan's plan'
Former RCMP officer sentenced in massive ivory-smuggling case
Nearly two decades after he first came to the attention of a wildlife investigator, a retired RCMP officer has been sentenced to more than five years in jail for laundering the proceeds of a massive ivory smuggling scheme that brought hundreds of narwhal tusks from Canada to the United States.
Ryan, lawmakers tour Irma-damaged Keys, pledge funding
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan of Wis. talks to reporters during a news briefing after assessing damages in the Florida Keys caused by Hurricane Irma, at the Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Opa-locka, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
The Federal Reserve embarks on a tricky path back to normal
David Parkinson
Memo: Consider civil rights home for national monument
Goals flow for England's top clubs in League Cup
Young girl hospitalized by 105 mph foul at Yankee Stadium
Quebec police find body they believe is 71-year-old man tied to Amber Alert case
Pro, anti-telescope arguments aim to sway Hawaii land board
FILE - This Aug. 31, 2015, file photo shows telescopes on the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island. Hawaii's land board will hear arguments over a judge's recommendation that a construction permit be granted for a giant telescope planned for a Hawaii mountain summit that some consider sacred. The $1.4 billion project is embroiled in another round of hearings after the state Supreme Court invalidated a construction permit the land board previously issued. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US pressures Iraqi Kurds to abandon vote on independence
Turkish soldiers stand next to a tank during a military drill near the town of Silopi, Turkey, close to the Habur border gate between Turkey and Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Turkey's military says it has launched previously unannounced exercises near the border with Iraq, as the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region prepares to hold a referendum on independence, scheduled for Sept. 25. (Turkish Military, pool photo via AP)
Canadian Rory MacDonald to fight Lima for Bellator world welterweight title
Hot prospect Thomas Chabot gets big chance to crack Senators’ lineup
Thomas Chabot chases Pius Suter during the Ottawa Senators’ training camp on Sept. 15, 2017.
Streetwise newsletter: TD Securities readies for U.S. prime time; Saudi prepares for possible Aramco delay
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
Former NFL cheerleader completes weekend prison stays
Saskatchewan teacher pleads guilty to sex assault on teens
Survivor spent hours in tree with toddler after flash flood
Cesar Garcia, right, talks about how he and other family members, including 1-year-old Marina, left, survived the Payson, Ariz., flash flooding this summer that killed 10 other family members, at his home, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Globe editorial: I say grilled cheese, you say grilled-cheese
A bacon wrapped grilled cheese sandwich is displayed as part of the CNE food preview ahead of this year's fair in Toronto on Wednesday August 19, 2015.
Alberta woman accused of abducting son to Belize has case put over to November
Parents wonder how young is too young for their kids to be independent
Eliana Gaertner, 14, and her brother Rowan, 12, wait for the city bus to take them to school in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Woman sues 4 Baltimore police officers charged with fraud
Stampeder returner Roy Finch overcomes ADD, suspension to post record season
Calgary Stampeders running back Roy Finch (14) runs in a touch down during first half CFL football action against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Calgary, Saturday, July 29, 2017. Stampeder running back Roy Finch is on pace to demolish the franchise record he set last season in punt return yards and has already scored three return touchdowns this season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Protesters rally against Iranian president at United Nations
Protesters shout slogans outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. The rally, organized by the Organization of Iranian American Communities, highlighted human rights abuses and called for democratic change in Iran. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
The Canada we want in 2030 must be debated today
A fully self-driving Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivan developed by Waymo, previously known as Google’s Self-Driving Car program.
Globe editorial: Boeing, Bombardier and the PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeepers event in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Elizabeth Shafiroff
Trump to look at even stricter cap on refugees
President Donald Trump walks to his seat after speaking during a luncheon with African leaders at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Mexico offered rescuers, little long-term aid after quake
Police say man killed kitten with TV remote, shot another
Democrats want closer look at Price's private jet travel
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks at the Mirmont Treatment Center in Media, Pa. A spokeswoman says Price tries to fly commercial whenever possible. But Charmaine Yoest, Price’s assistant secretary for public affairs, says that “commercial travel is not always feasible.” She says Price is putting a priority on traveling outside Washington “to meet with the American people” on agency missions. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
UN voices new approach to solve Libyan crisis, bring peace
Girl, 5, is thrown from SUV, killed in fiery highway crash
Cami strike threatens to disrupt other GM plants
Employees of the GM CAMI assembly factory stand on the picket line in Ingersoll, Ont., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. The 2,500 members of Unifor local 88 walked out Sunday at 10:59 p.m. when negotiators for the union and the automaker failed to come to terms on a new contract agreement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
Saudi Arabia preparing for possible Aramco delay to 2019: sources
A Saudi Aramco employee sits in the area of its stand a conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Sept. 27, 2016.
For risk-tolerant investors, there could be a way to profit from the Equifax data breach
Ian McGugan
Business Highlights
Trump to award Medal of Honor to Alabama veteran
President Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon with African leaders at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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