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The Saskatchewan Liberals name Tara Jijian as interim party leader
Jordan Staal leads Hurricanes in 6-2 win over Oilers in pre-season play
The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during first period preseason NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Monday September 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Erupting volcano forces 6,000 evacuations on Vanuatu island
Japan's Fukushima cleanup plan delays removal of fuel rods
FILE - In this March 11, 2012, file photo, tsunami-crippled four reactors, from left, Unit 1 to Unit 4, are seen at Fukushima Dadi-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Japan's government approved on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 a revision to the decommissioning plan for the Fukushima nuclear plant, delaying by two more years the removal of radioactive fuel rods in two of the three reactors damaged in the 2011 disaster. It still plans for melted fuel to be removed starting in 2021, but the lack of details about the duration raises doubts if the cleanup can be completed within 40 years. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Donaldson drives in three runs to help power Blue Jays over Red Sox
Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts turns a double play over the slide of Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson in the seventh inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sept. 25, 2017
NHL roundup: Matthews has hat trick as Maple Leafs defeat Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of their NHL preseason game in Toronto, on Sept. 25, 2017.
Donaldson, Blue Jays stop Red Sox winning streak at 6
Laine scores twice on power play as Jets top Flames in pre-season
Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien (not shown) fires a shot past Calgary Flames goaltender Eddie Lack, of Sweden, (31) with Jets' Andrew Copp (9) in front of the net during third period preseason NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, September 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
ADB raises Asia growth forecast as global conditions improve
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2017 file photo, construction workers smoke outside of a construction site in the central business district in Beijing. The Asian Development Bank is raising its growth forecast for Asia’s developing economies because global trade and conditions in the world’s biggest economies are improving more than expected. The Manila-based lender said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, it now predicts the region’s economy will expand 5.9 percent this year and 5.8 percent in 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Matthews scores hat trick to lift Leafs over Canadiens in pre-season
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of their NHL preseason hockey game in Toronto on Monday September 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Thailand's prime minister will meet with Trump next week
Pacific Fleet admiral to retire after word of no promotion
Calgary Flames president keeps mum on dispute over new arena
Calgary Flames players celebrate a goal against the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sept. 22, 2017.
Cowboys kneel before national anthem against Arizona
The Dallas Cowboys stand during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Q&A: Why Japan's Prime Minister Abe is calling an election
BC Conservatives eye fresh opportunity amid Liberal uncertainty
Conservative MP Dianne Watts joins a number of other prominent B.C. politicians in the provincial Liberal party’s leadership race.
‘Tough guy to bluff’: Unifor president Jerry Dias emerges as key voice on NAFTA
Unifor president Jerry Dias speaks with director Mohamad Alsadi in Ottawa.
Police officer shot in suburban New York during car stop
Winnipeg man charged with nine counts of groping women in downtown
Paralympian sues University of Regina over accident that left her a quadriplegic
Marijuana sales in British Columbia could vary between cities: minister
A man smokes a joint during a rally in downtown Vancouver.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Ontario government says it still backs rent control, despite condo conversions
Kathleen Wynne says that while most of the American officials the delegation of Canadian premiers met with understand the importance of NAFTA, Ms. Wynne said, this doesn’t necessarily mean Mr. Trump will be knocked off some of his more protectionist impulses
Lakers are happy with the hype surrounding rookie Lonzo Ball
Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, right, shakes hands with Magic Johnson, president of basketball operations for the team, during NBA basketball media day in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The Latest: Stone says no evidence he colluded with Russia
Dealing with marijuana-impaired drivers in Canada remains a work in progress
As the country undergoes the thorny process toward cannabis legalization, a key aspect has been settling on what’s known as a per se limit, which specifies how much of the drug has to be in a driver’s system to constitute an offence.
Passenger jet has emergency at California airport
This frame from mobile phone video shows passengers leaving an Allegiant Air jet after it landed with smoke in the cabin at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in California's Central Valley, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Smoke filled the cabin of an Allegiant Air jet after it landed at the airport on Monday, forcing coughing passengers to cover their faces with shirts and firefighters to board the plane, authorities said. Allegiant said no passengers or any of the six crew members were injured. (Estevan Moreno via AP)
Zacha, Quenneville, Stafford score twice to lead Devils over Sens in pre-season
Ottawa Senators goaltender Mike Condon looks on as New Jersey Devils Pavel Zacha, (37) of the Czech Republic, is congratulated after scoring a powerplay goal to take a 2-0 lead during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Summerside, P.E.I., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
The Latest: Evacuations from Bali volcano rise to 57,000
A villager rides past by with Mount Agung seen in the background in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Thousands of villagers on the Indonesian resort island have been evacuated to temporary shelters amid fear that Mount Agung will erupt for the first time in more than half a century. Its last eruption in 1963 killed 1,100 people. (AP Photo/J.P. Christo)
Florida man crashes small homemade helicopter into house
Myanmar says no 'ethnic cleansing,' genocide against Muslims
U.N. Ambassador Hau Do Suan of Myanmar exercises his right of reply in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Human remains found near area where body discovered in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
Police in Lethbridge, Alta., dispose of Second World War military device
Ontario resists calls for state of emergency on opioid overdoses
Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins speaks during a news conference after the first day of a meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers in Vancouver, B.C., on Jan. 20, 2016.
Saskatoon Catholic Cree bilingual school needs more room; asks for new school
Freeland vows Canada will stand up to U.S. on autos, dairy in NAFTA talks
Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
Steelers tackle Villanueva: mix up led to anthem flap
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and former Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva (78) stands outside the tunnel alone during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Apotex urges courts to halt probe into fundraising dinner featuring Trudeau
Karen Shepherd, Commissioner of Lobbying, is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 1, 2012.
New Vector AI institute CEO Garth Gibson facing tough decisions
Garth Gibson, Vector Institute
U.S. VP Pence blasts 'failings' of Canadian health system
What's making news in B.C.
B.C. man acquitted of four terrorism-related charges
A British Columbia man accused of using his Facebook account to express support of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks has been acquitted of all charges.
Clarification: Probation for Profit story
The BC NDP’s finance reform bill is just a magic trick
Geoff Plant.
The Latest: Fight over young immigrants ensnares bill
Search in northern Saskatchewan called off, man located and is fine
Russell Simmons talks 'Def Comedy Jam 25' and series return
FILE In this Aug. 5, 2017, file photo, Tiffany Haddish attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. The Netflix special celebrating the series’ comedians and cultural impact premieres Tuesday, Sept. 26. It features appearances by Dave Chappelle, Haddish, Tracy Morgan, Steve Harvey, Sheryl Underwood, Martin Lawrence and many other comics. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Some in NFL set to move past Trump-prodded anthem displays
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) wipes his face on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Agreement reached to end strike by video-game voice actors
In this photo taken Nov. 3, 2016, video game voice actors picket outside Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. The voice actors have agreed to end a nearly yearlong strike against several major gaming publishers. Their union, SAG-AFTRA, and a representative for the publishers said Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, that they reached a tentative agreement to end the strike on Saturday, Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Anthony McCartney)
Sister of murder victim hit by car outside Vegas courthouse
US appeals court agrees that college can't suspend student
The Latest: Police say they know about racial complaints
Fourth person charged in death of teen whose body was burned
This photo provided by the Texas County Sheriff's Office in Houston, Mo., shows James Grigsby, of Houston, Mo., who was charged Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, with abandonment of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death of 17-year-old Joseph Steinfeld. Grigsby is the fourth person to be charged in the death of the teenager whose burned body was found in southern Missouri. (Texas County (Mo.) Sheriff's Office via AP)
RCMP in Alberta say man faces manslaughter charge in carfentanil death
Darren Fortune was an unsung hero of horse racing
Darren Fortune during a light-hearted moment on Queen’s Plate in 2016.
Montreal writer Christopher Goscha among finalists for Cundill History Prize
B.C. man acquitted of four terrorism charges related to Facebook posts
Edmonton police officer disciplined for fib about flying helicopters
Saskatchewan rink benefiting from having signed Gordie Howe jersey stolen
Detroit Red Wings' forward Gordie Howe is shown in a Nov., 1967 file photo. An ice rink in Saskatchewan that had a signed Gordie Howe jersey stolen has received so many sports items it is having an online auction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
Former US Rep. Joseph McDade of Pennsylvania dies at 85
FILE – In this 1992 file photo, U.S. Rep. Joseph M. McDade, R-Scranton, Pa., speaks to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. McDade, an 18-term congressman who helped steer hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money to his northeastern Pennsylvania district while beating back bribery charges, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at his home in Fairfax, Va., his family said in a statement. He was 85. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)
UN envoy says Israel ignoring UN demand to halt settlements
Senate narrowly backs Trump pick for labour board
Planned tax changes pit lawyers, bar association on opposing sides
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is being urged to extend his tax changes to family trusts.
The Latest: Board denies clemency for condemned prisoner
Police union blasts handling of Utah nurse arrest probe
FILE- In this Sept. 1, 2017, file photo, nurse Alex Wubbels speaks during an interview after she was dragged in handcuffs by Utah police from a hospital in Salt Lake City. Two officers under investigation in the rough arrest of Wubbels have been unfairly made into pariahs after body-camera footage got widespread attention online, a Utah police union said Monday, Sept. 25. The mayor and police chief have apologized to Wubbels, who was handcuffed and dragged from a hospital after she explained she couldn't allow a blood draw on an unconscious patient under hospital policy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Riders' quarterback Glenn says linking of arms was sign of solidarity
2 kids strapped in car seats survive crash that killed mom
Florida man killed in shootout with 2 police officers
Attackers shoot 3 women, 2 men to death at house in Mexico
Man pleads guilty to sucker-punching disabled person
Feds rush aid to Puerto Rico, while Trump tweets about debt
Streetwise newsletter: Deals in the Great Oil Patch Downturn; Deep Genomics aims to ‘flip medicine on its back’
A Bay Street sign hangs in front of the CN Tower in the financial district in Toronto.
Globe editorial: North Korea crisis calls for smarts and strength, not Trump
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Huntsville, Ala., last week.
Globe editorial: With Angela Merkel, Germans win a small victory for decency
Christian Democratic Union CDU party leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Monday.
Judge in Arizona arrested in stabbing of wife in Arizona
Canada working on new flooding standards as insurance claims rise
A man walks with his boat in the flood zone along the Ottawa river in the municipality of Saint-Andre-d'Argenteuil, 90 kilometres west of Montreal, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
Young endangered orca likely died of malnourishment: researchers
Families walk Highway of Tears before missing and murdered Indigenous women hearings
Mabel Todd, centre, 83, of the Nak'azdli First Nation, leads a group of family members and advocates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls as they walk along the so-called Highway of Tears, in Moricetown, B.C., on Sept. 25, 2017.
Mogo secures new umbrella loan of up to $40 million from Fortress
Flames president says team is becoming a have-not market in NHL economy
Calgary Flames president and CEO Ken King speaks to the business community at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce luncheon regarding the future of the NHL team, in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Could a flood, storm or hurricane derail your retirement?
A flooded mobile home park on Sept. 14 after Hurricane Irma hit Naples, Fla.
Cap and trade: Here’s your no-brainer explainer
Margaret Wente
Zinke: One-third of Interior employees not loyal to Trump
FILE- In this June 12, 2017, file photo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Zinke said Monday, Sept. 25, that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and Trump, adding that he is working to change the department's regulatory culture to be more business friendly. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Trump’s clash with protesting athletes could be a turning point in pro sports
Cathal Kelly
Puerto Rico remains dark as damage assessments begin
The Latest: Police say driver arrested in courthouse hit-run
Rates on US Treasury bills mixed at weekly auction
Egypt arrests 7 for raising rainbow flag at indie rock gig
Tax changes to make system fair, not stifle business growth: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to press at the Gateway Conference, in Toronto on Monday, September 25, 2017.
Ottawa launches hearings on revised corporate accountability measures favoured by SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin president and CEO Neil Bruce, left, joins chairman Lawrence Stevenson on stage to take questions at the company’s 2017 general meeting in Montreal.
Business Highlights
Barrick on track to meet debt-reduction target for 2017
Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky gets ready to speak during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Box office top 20: 'Kingsman' crowned No. 1
FILE - This file image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows, from left, Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, and Pedro Pascal in "Kingsman: The Golden Circle." The R-rated spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” has taken over the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $39 million debut. The 20th Century Fox release pushed the Stephen King sensation “It” into second place in its third week of release.(Giles Keyte/Twentieth Century Fox via AP, File)
American Museum of Natural History to update oldest hall
Puerto Rico is in the dark in wake of Hurricane Maria
In this Sept. 24, 2017, photo, National Guard Soldiers arrive at Barrio Obrero in Santurce to distribute water and food among those affected by the passage of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Federal aid is racing to stem a growing humanitarian crisis in towns left without fresh water, fuel, electricity or phone service by the hurricane. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Photo program at Sick Kids Hospital helps teens with cancer express hopes, fears
Cancer patients Yasmine Dabir, 17, left, and Salome Oliveira dos Santos take a picture with one of the cameras supplied by the hospital for the photo voice project, on display at the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Donovan
Cunard is planning 4th cruise ship to join its fleet
Trudeau won’t weigh in on Kurdish push for independence in Iraq
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media at the Gateway Conference in Toronto, on Sept. 25, 2017.
For Trump and the GOP, a bleak start for a high-stakes week
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., right, speaks to an aide as he appears before a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The Latest: Man arrested near White House had arsenal in car
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