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September 3

Asian shares dip on jitters after North Korea nuclear test
Sunday's Games
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U Sports Roundup: Yochim interception helps McMaster win opener over Carleton
Why America must remain a country of ‘DREAMers’
Konrad Yakabuski
Trump's DACA plan would pass hot potato to Congress
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave after attending services at St. John's Church in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The president last week named today a National Day of Prayer for victims of Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Canada demands U.S. end ‘right to work’ laws as part of NAFTA talks
Followers of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) listen to a speech given by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a rally at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City on Sunday.
Howes wins Stage 3 at Tour of Alberta; Canada's Jack Burke sixth overall
Kelly: Shapovalov’s sudden stardom has expectations soaring
Cathal Kelly
Michigan State sued after rejecting white nationalist group
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, speaks at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for Spencer to speak in September. Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, alleging the university is violating Spencer's free speech. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Xi calls for BRICS to play a bigger role in world governance
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shake hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Putin is in Xiamen to attend the BRICS Summit which run from Sept. 3-5. (Liu Weibing/Xinhua via AP)
Small issues could become big problems for Trudeau’s Liberals
Campbell Clark
Protesters rally in Salt Lake after video of nurse's arrest
Persecuted in Chechnya, gay refugees face new struggles in Canada
Gay men from Chechnya look out the window of a safe house in Moscow in April.
Ex-US Interior Secretary blasts company's request for land
Harm reduction needs more than a one-size fits-all solution
A staff member at the Overdose Prevention Site points to a red line indicating a positive result for fentanyl after testing a sample of heroine with recently available test strips in Vancouver, B.C., on Aug. 28, 2017.
Tax changes the top issue at Liberal caucus retreat
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau speaks in Saskatoon on Aug. 31, 2017.
Vancouver condo owner cuts stress by cutting clutter
One of the consequences of dense living – the trend that has seen people living in smaller spaces – is that there is less room to store items. This is an issue in many urban areas, but especially germane in the Vancouver region, which has the lowest proportion of single detached houses in Canada, about 29 per cent.
Pets Houston owners felt obliged to give up now in Chicago
PAWS founder Paula Fasseas comforts one of 43 dogs and cats at the animal shelter on Sunday, Sept. 3 2017, after being rescued from the Houston area in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. (Nader Issa/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Stacy Lewis donates Cambia Portland Classic winnings to Harvey relief
Stacy Lewis hits out of the bunker on the 18th green during the final round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on September 3, 2017 in Portland, Oregon.
Why some schools have ditched academic and athletic awards
Seven- and eight-year-old girls compete in a school cross-country race in Burlington, Ont. in this 2013 file photo.
Excerpt: Authors Anne and Mike Howard on travel destinations for couples looking for a spark
Slicing between the countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia, the Zambezi River spans 5,604 feet and plummets 354 feet, creating one the world’s largest falls.
Provinces take patchwork approach to funding for abortion pill Mifegymiso
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.
As Trump turns his back on journalists, a small but mighty Asian newspaper suffers
Guy Nicholson
Bell Pottinger CEO resigns amid uproar over racially-tinged campaign in South Africa
Indian businessmen Ajay and Atul Gupta, and Duduzane Zuma , their business partner and the son of President Jacob Zuma, are shown in this 2011 file photo. The controversial Gupta brothers have extensive ties to South African President Jacob Zuma and his family.
Kevin Glenn throws three touchdowns to lift Roughriders over Blue Bombers
The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers vie for control of a loose ball during second half CFL action in Regina on Sunday, September 3, 2017.
Stacy Lewis wins, gives earnings to hometown relief efforts
Police trying to make arrests, wound man in western Michigan
Helping after Harvey: A guide to donations
Kevin Glenn throws three touchdowns to lead Roughriders over Blue Bombers
Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Nic Demski, left, stretches out for a pass as Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Maurice Leggett looks on during first half CFL action in Regina on Sunday, September 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
Swissport worker protests conclude after blocking traffic at Toronto’s Pearson Airport
Westjet aircraft are pictured at the gates at Toronto Pearson Airport on May 26, 2016. Police say union protesters at Toronto’s Pearson Airport blocked traffic access to two of the airport’s busiest terminals on Sunday.
Apple CEO speaks out as Trump weighs young immigrants' fate
Striking Swissport worker protests block traffic at Pearson Airport
Calgary Transit officer passes out after possible drug exposure at train station
Quarterbacks Reilly, Mitchell key subplot to Labour Day game in Alberta
Scott McCarron holds on for one-shot victory at Shaw Charity Classic
Ferry crew rescues capsized boaters; they waved phone light
Conservative MP says party won’t ‘lead with the attack’ on Liberals’ NAFTA approach
Conservative MP Erin O'Toole talks to media outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, as Tory MP Pierre Paul-Hus looks on, in Ottawa on June 20, 2017. Attack mode, says the Conservative Party's new foreign affairs critic, will not be the opposition's first instinct when dealing with the Liberal government's renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Julien, Stovman hit homers as Canada loses to South Korea 11-7 at U18 World Cup
Hurricane Irma now Cat 4 as it heads for eastern Caribbean
This enhanced satellite image made available by the NOAA GOES Project shows Irma, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at 1:45 p.m. In the wake of Harvey, meteorologists are already looking warily at another system: Hurricane Irma, which intensified from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in just 30 hours, is steadily moving west across the Atlantic. It’s still several days away from the nearest land just south of Puerto Rico. (NASA/NOAA via AP)
Scott McCarron wins 4th PGA Tour Champions title of year
Toronto-area imam’s photo used in false anti-Muslim article
Kik's coin offering a potential test for regulators
On Sept. 12, Waterloo, Ont.-based Kik Interactive Inc., which operates a popular messaging app of the same name, will grant investors who preregister a chance to buy a chunk of its new cryptocurrency, called Kin.
John Doyle: American Horror Story’s brilliant, unhinged reaction to Trump
John Doyle
Baltimore Orioles rally past Blue Jays in 12 innings
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) hits a home run in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept. 3, 2017.
Castillo rallies Orioles past Blue Jays 5-4 in 12 innings
At Sunday services, messages of hope after Harvey's wrath
A man prays as he attends services for parishioners from flood-damaged St Ignatius Loyola Catholic Community Church in the auditorium of Klein High School Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Klein, Texas. As clean up and repairs continue at the church just outside of Houston, parishioners turned this high school auditorium into their sanctuary on a Sunday that was declared National Day of Prayer for Harvey victims by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Loonie’s strength complicates Bank of Canada interest rate decision
Since early May, the Canadian dollar has soared more than 10 per cent against the U.S. greenback, propelled by strong economic data that culminated with growth of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter.
Chart: Month-to-month change in employment, in thousands
Mattis on NKorea: a response 'effective and overwhelming'
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, right, speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, regarding the escalating crisis in North Korea's nuclear threats. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Toronto imam warns of "fake news" after photo used in anti-Muslim article
Will Scotiabank get enough bang for its arena buck?
re, The home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors is undeniably among Canada’s busiest sports and entertainment venues. Since the facility’s opening in 1999, an estimated 3,500 events have taken place with more than 50 million people attending.
Cindic spins Grala on last lap to win NASCAR Truck race
John Ashbery, celebrated and challenging poet, dies at 90
Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio turns a corner in the national spotlight
Canada's Jonathan Osorio (left) fights for the ball against Jamaica's Je-Vaughn Watson during the first half of their international friendly soccer game Saturday September 2, 2017 in Toronto.
Globe editorial: Four decades after Bill 101, the language debate is evolving
Participants entertain the crowd during the annual Saint-Jean-Baptiste day parade in Montreal, Saturday, June 24, 2017.
Back-to-school time offers young people a chance to grow as human beings
Rick Hansen
City settles lawsuit stemming from alleged sex assault
My predawn commute isn’t easy – but I’m trying to appreciate the meaning in its minutiae
Man dies after rushing into Burning Man festival flames
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2014, file photo, Burning Man participants walk through dust at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach, Nev. A Nevada sheriff says a man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival's signature burning ceremony has died. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen identified the man as Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, morning at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
Obama’s presidential letter to Trump urged protection of democratic institutions
U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands with President-elect Donald Trump during the Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017.
Is a 21st-century model of labour relations emerging in Canada?
As we move toward the third decade of the 21st century – and as we celebrate another Labour Day – Canadian workers confront a daunting array of challenges and pressures: the need to keep up with technological change, which threatens jobs in a number of sectors; the fragmenting of the traditional employment relationship; powerful demographic changes that will mean little or no work-force growth; an aging population that is increasingly dependent on social programs; and the prospect of having to work much longer in life.
Obama offers accolades, advice in farewell letter to Trump
FILE - In a Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pose with President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania at the White House in Washington. Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton. In the letter, published Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by CNN, Obama urged President Donald Trump to “build more ladders of success for every child and family,” to “sustain the international order” and to protect “democratic institutions and traditions.”(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
John Ashbery, celebrated and challenging poet, dies at 90
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, poet John Ashbery interviewed at his apartment in New York. Ashbery, widely regarded as one of the world's greatest poets, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at home in Hudson, New York, of natural causes, according to husband, David Kermani. He was 90. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
On the heels of a red-hot debt deal, Canada’s green-bond market waits for more
Export Development Canada (EDC), a federal Crown corporation that lends money to exporters, raised $500-million last week earmarked for companies that promise to help the environment. The deal, which is the first time EDC has tapped Canada’s credit market in a decade and its first-ever Canadian green bond.
NewsAlert: Poet John Ashbery dead at age 90
Despite early optimism over Hunter Harrison’s turnaround plan, CSX complaints gather steam
A CSX Corp. EMD SD60-I locomotive sits parked on a railroad siding in Worthville, Kentucky.
Fiat Chrysler to forge ahead in spinning off car-part unit
A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles sign is pictured after being unveiled at Chrysler Group World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., May 6, 2014.
Proposed tax changes spark interest in alternative financial strategies
Jamie Golombek, managing director of tax and estate planning with CIBC Private Wealth Management in Toronto.
Blocking Canadian lumber is a tax on Harvey’s victims
Barrie McKenna
Argos defensive back Rico Murray getting different Labour Day look
Ottawa Redblacks running back Mossis Madu Jr., right, scores a touchdown while Ottawa Redblacks wide receiver Greg Ellingson (82) and Toronto Argonauts linebacker Rico Murray (20) collide during the first half of CFL football action in Ottawa on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Labour Day is going to look much different to Murray. The veteran defensive back will make his first appearance at Tim Hortons Field on Monday night when the Toronto Argonauts visit arch-rival Hamilton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
The Latest: Police identify body as missing Temple student
Canadian companies find footing in self-driving-car race
Toronto-area auto-parts supplier Magna International launched its Max4 Autonomous Driving Platform last week; Magna’s addition focuses on making the technology components that drive autonomous vehicles nearly invisible.
Wind, dry conditions fuel fast-moving wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
The Philpot Road wildfire is seen along a hillside just outside of Kelowna, B.C., on Aug. 28, 2017.
The Latest: Man who died at festival lived in Switzerland
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, the "Man" burns on the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man near Gerlach, Nev. A Nevada sheriff says the man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival's signature burning ceremony has died. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen identified the man as Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, morning at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal, File via AP)
Wind, dry conditions fuel fast-moving wildfire near Kelowna, B.C.
Top House Democrat: 'Past time' to subpoena Comey documents
Refinancing your mortgage? These tips will save you big money
architects working with blueprints on a new house project. Getty Images
Dedication set for renamed Yale residential college
Boston rally to honour man who inspired ice bucket challenge
Man charged with second-degree murder after body found in New Brunswick field
Wyoming looks at how to stabilize air service
Canadian cargo plane departs for Texas as part of post-Harvey relief effort
Toronto FC's Osorio believes he has turned a career corner with Canada goal
Canada's Jonathan Osorio (left) fights for the ball against Jamaica's Je-Vaughn Watson during the first half of their international friendly soccer game Saturday September 2, 2017 in Toronto. After scoring for Canada in front of the south stand at BMO Field, Osorio sank to his knees and threw his arms in the air. The Toronto FC midfielder believes more than just scoring in the 2-0 friendly win over Jamaica, he turned a corner Saturday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Family unable to retrieve belongings after sink hole wrecks N.S. home
A sink hole swallows a two-storey home in Falmouth, N.S., Sunday, Sept.3, 2017. Officials say a family is safe after a sink hole opened up under a Nova Scotia home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Paul Maynard MANDATORY CREDIT
Shapovalov struggles with errors, falls to Carreno Busta at U.S. Open
Denis Shapovalov returns a shot during his fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta on Day 7 of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 3, 2017.
Murder victim's ashes sit forgotten in storage for 40 years
Cleveland unions refuse to hold flag at Browns opening game
FILE - This Aug. 21, 2017 file photo shows members of the Cleveland Browns kneeling during the national anthem before an NFL preseason football game between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Unions representing Cleveland police and paramedics say they won’t hold a large American flag before the Cleveland Browns’ season opener because of previous player protests during the national anthem. The president of the Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees Local 1975 said Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 the protest has upset union members. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, file)
Trudeau condemns North Korea’s latest missile test, asks UN to step in
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang, on Sept. 3, 2017.
Pyongyang’s provocations hit new heights. How will Trump respond?
This combo of file photos shows an image taken on April 15, 2017 of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a balcony of the Grand People's Study House following a military parade in Pyongyang; and an image taken on July 19, 2017 of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking during the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in Washington, DC.
Justin Trudeau condemns North Korean missile testing, asks UN to step in
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting with the Saskatoon Tribal Council at White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon, Friday, September 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Taylor Swift releases new song '...Ready For It?'
Helen Mirren hits the road in 'The Leisure Seeker' in Venice
Ex-aide to Israeli PM arrested in submarine probe
Texas expects EPA to 'get on top of' toxic water risk
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2017 file photo, a barbed-wire fence encircles the Highlands Acid Pit that was flooded by water from the nearby San Jacinto River as a result from Harvey in Highlands, Texas. Floodwaters have inundated at least five highly contaminated toxic waste sites near Houston, raising concerns that the pollution there might spread. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)
The Latest: All hikers safe after being trapped by wildfires
Families reunite after campers were evacuated from a forest fire in the Eagle Creek area of the Columbia River Gorge Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Two busloads of hikers in Oregon were reunited with their friends and family Sunday morning after they were forced to spend the night in the mountains east of Portland when a wildfire closed their trail and they were trapped between two blazes. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
A slow Labor Day caps a down summer at the box office
Man rescued from Hawaii cave by those on passing tour boat
Sculpture that sparked protests will be buried, not burned
Back-to-school stationery a distraction for some in the classroom
Patty Sullivan sits with her daughters Aliyah, 6 and Veronica, 10, near their Toronto home on Friday September 1, 2017. Back-to-school supplies, particularly stationery, have changed considerably in recent years, and are now marketed as "fashionable" items -- think the pencil-case equivalent to the latest handbag. Some feel the items allow kids to express themselves, but others argue that they detract from learning and are a waste of money. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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