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Donated items also seized by Vancouver Police in initiative to fight crime, residents say
A Vancouver police officer searches a woman's bag without her consent and seizes her items at the DTES market on East Hastings Street in Vancouver, Thursday, February 15, 2018.
Bowman takes fifth, Riddle sixth in men's ski halfpipe at Olympic Games
Noah Bowman of Canada competes in the men's halfpipe ski final at the Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
China says fire in sacred Tibetan monastery not arson
FILE - In this July 27, 2007, file photo, tourists visit the Jokhang Monastery, one of the oldest Tibetan monasteries in Lhasa in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Chinese authorities say they've ruled out arson as the cause of a fire on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, that damaged a 1,300-year-old monastery that is one of Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred sites. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
The Latest: Streep says Weinstein 'pathetic' for citing her
Mexican candidate: government erred in not going after arms
Jose Antonio Meade gestures to supporters during an event naming him the presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. On Sunday, Mexico's three major political parties are nominating their presidential candidates for the July 1 election. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Sen. Rubio says he would support raising age to buy rifles
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks before a CNN town hall broadcast, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at the BB&T Center, in Sunrise, Fla. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Parkland students take fight to Florida’s capital, use voice to change debate on gun control
Protesters rally outside the Capitol urging Florida lawmakers to reform gun laws in Tallahassee, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2018.
B.C. estimates $75-million in cannabis taxes in first full year after legalization
Don Briere, owner of Weeds Glass and Gifts, organizes marijuana edibles at one his cannabis dispensaries in Vancouver in February, 2017.
Montenegro: Man threw grenade at US Embassy then killed self
Police block off the area around the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. Local media say that an unknown assailant hurled a hand grenade toward the embassy at around midnight local time (1100 GMT) and then killed himself with another explosive device. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)
QMJHL Roundup: Phoenix snap Armada's point streak at 17 games with 4-2 victory
Canadians with B.C. vacation homes to be hit with new tax
Rooftops of houses in the Kitsilano neighbourhood and the downtown core are seen in the hot real estate market of Vancouver in 2017. The B.C. budget says owners seeking an exemption from the new tax would have to show their properties qualify as long-term rentals.
Spike in crime along Vancouver’s Granville strip in 2017 revives calls for action
Police officers watch a crowd on Granville Street in Vancouver last October. Vancouver police say there were 9,993 crimes along the strip last year, compared with 9,854 in 2016.
B.C. hopes to bring unlicensed child-care operators into the fold with ‘universal’ program
'The majority of people have children in unlicensed care. That’s the reality of British Columbia. That’s why we are providing the supports for unlicensed care to become licensed,' Finance Minister Carole James said on Wednesday.
Rangers to start G Georgiev at Montreal in NHL debut
Edmonton mom charged with killing daughter suffers from mental illness: lawyer
OHL Roundup: Jake Henderson scores winner, Battalion edge Wolves in overtime
Ontario urged to follow B.C.’s lead in tracking presale condo flips
Condominiums under construction in the Lakeshore Blvd. West and Park Lawn Rd. area of Toronto, on Oct. 19, 2017.
With Patrick Brown now in, the stakes in the Ontario PC leadership race have soared
Adam Radwanski
Drug overdose at private school hospitalizes Australian boys
In this Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, image made from video, ambulances drive away from St. Stephen's College near Gold Coast city, Australia. Five boys remained in an Australian hospital on Thursday, a day after suffering drug overdoses at the private school. (Channel 9 via AP)
Global responses to hot housing markets: from taxes to tightened rules
While many governments are facing challenges from hot housing markets, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong generally face the same issues as some Canadian cities.
Marcel Hirscher plans to chase elusive Olympic slalom gold
Marcel Hirscher, of Austria, skies down the course after he missed a gate during the first run of the men's slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A budget nudge isn’t likely to be enough to close the gender gap
Campbell Clark
Trudeau: Invitation should not have gone to Sikh extremist
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi, India on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Marielle Thompson leads Canadian trio atop skicross seeding standings
The Latest: Billy Graham gave more than prayer to presidents
On the waterfront, Toronto’s next great park takes shape
The park project is part of the $1.185-billion Port Lands Flood Protection program announced last June.
BC NDP ignores elites and tables budget for those who need help
Gary Mason
Colombia arrests cop who got Escobar for money laundering
California transit agency releases video of fatal shooting
New B.C. housing measures are ‘bold steps,’ minister says
B.C. Finance Minister Carole James, right, shares a laugh with Attorney-General David Eby during the budget speech at the provincial legislature in Victoria on Tuesday. British Columbia introduced a new property tax largely targeting out-of-province owners and increased its tax on foreign property buyers in an effort to address skyrocketing prices in parts of the province.
B.C. measures to crack down on speculation could drive foreign buyers to Ontario
Analysts say it would be too soon for the Ontario government to follow B.C.’s latest tax moves, as the housing market in the Toronto region is still recovering from the introduction of the foreign-buyers tax last April as well as tougher new qualification rules for mortgages that came into effect on Jan. 1.
Canadian O'Brien finishes ninth, Blouin 12th in big air's Olympic debut
Canada's Spencer O'Brien takes to the air for her third jump during the women's big air competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Pyeongchang. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Leading liberal policy group unveils 'coverage for all' plan
FILE - In this July 27, 2016, file photo, Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. A major liberal policy group is raising the ante on the health care debate with a new plan that builds on Medicare to guarantee coverage for all. Called “Medicare Extra for All,” the proposal to be released Feb. 22, 2018, by the Center for American Progress gives politically energized Democrats more options to achieve a long-sought goal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Vancouver’s Delhi-6 goes to extreme lengths in attempt to modernize Indian cuisine​
Layered with aromatics such as bright ginger, citrusy curry leaves and earthy garam masala, the seafood curry at Delhi-6 Indian Bistro features succulently tender squid, shrimp and scallops, with pan-seared fin fish ladled over top.
Billy Graham gave more than prayer to presidents
FILE - In this May 10, 1966 file photo, President Lyndon Johnson presents the Man of the Year award of the Big Brothers organization to evangelist Billy Graham at the White House in Washington. Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died. Spokesman Mark DeMoss says Graham, who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died at his home in North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. He was 99. (AP Photo, File)
Information watchdog blasts Liberals ahead of her retirement
Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada, holds a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa in June, 2017. Ms. Legault is leaving her position at the end of February.
School shooting victims plead with Trump for action
From left, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Jonathan Blank, Julia Cordover, the student body president at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, President Donald Trump, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student students Carson Abt, and Ariana Klein, and Carson's father Frederick Abt, look to Mark Barden, standing right, of Sandy Hook Promise and father of Sandy Hook shooting victim Daniel Barden, as he speaks during a session with high school students, teachers, and others in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Civic at Toronto’s Broadview Hotel is stuck in the past
The Civic at the Broadview Hotel tries hard, in both its dishes and design, to mix early-20th-century rusticity with contemporary flair.​
The Latest: Graham to lie in repose 2 days; private funeral
Minister says Greyhound's decision to cut, reduce routes in B.C. 'unfortunate'
UN vote expected on 30-day cease-fire in Syria to help needy
Dow’s end-of-day plunge casts doubt on calling an end to correction
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday in New York. Stocks were down slightly in morning trading as the markets opened up after the long Presidents Day weekend.
Ken Appleby with 27 saves, Binghamton Devils down Toronto Marlies 3-1
Mexican grey wolf population grows by 1 animal, survey says
Foes blast Trump on offshore drilling; industry pushes back
US Rep Don McEachin, D-Va. left, greets an environmental activists after a news conference in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The press conference proceeded a public meeting of the Bureau Ocean Energy Management on offshore drilling. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Business Highlights
Mexico judge rules arrest of alleged cartel boss was illegal
Charges: Minneapolis father beat, raped twin daughters
The Latest: Iowa congressman failed to disclose new company
FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in Marshalltown, Iowa. Blum has likely violated multiple House ethics rules by failing to disclose a new company that he founded, using an official photo on its website, and having an aide appear in a false testimonial for its services, a review by The Associated Press shows. Blum, a Republican facing a competitive race for re-election, is one of two directors of the Tin Moon Corporation, a digital marketing company incorporated in 2016 as Blum was in his first term, a business filing shows. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Jo Dockins, of Charlotte, N.C., carries flowers as she visits the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Spokesman Mark DeMoss says Billy Graham, who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died at his home in North Carolina on Wednesday, He was 99. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Magnitude-4.8 quake strikes off Greek island of Zakynthos
For Meyers Taylor, bobsled silver is sweeter this time
A big night for NBC, led again by Lindsey Vonn
United States' Lindsey Vonn speaks at a press conference after winning the bronze medal in the women's downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal, country pays fee
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky practices ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Russian curlers say a coach on their team told them that mixed doubles bronze medalist Krushelnitsky tested positive for a banned substance at the Pyeongchang Olympics. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Republican congresswoman: Many mass murderers are Democrats
FILE - In this June 10, 2015 file photo, assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. The Republican congresswoman from upstate New York says "many" people who commit mass murder are Democrats. U.S. Rep. Tenney made the comment Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, on Talk 1300 Radio during a discussion about calls for stricter gun control since last week's deadly Florida high school shooting. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
The Latest: Governor focusing on court order for new map
Federal government can’t do much to fight fake news: Heritage Canada documents
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly speaks to reporters after leaving a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Feb. 6, 2018.
Prosecutor: Suspect in Ohio prison stabbing 3-time killer
FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Casey Pigge, charged with the Feb. 1, 2017, strangulation death of fellow inmate David Johnson on a prison transport van, two days after Pigge pleaded guilty to the Feb. 23, 2016, beating death of cellmate Luther Wade. Pigge, a three-time convicted killer, is one of the two inmates suspected in the stabbing of an Ohio prison guard, which happened Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. He was taken from the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility after the attack and transferred to the state's Supermax prison in Youngstown, Joe Hale, a Scioto County assistant prosecutor, said Wednesday. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)
Pyeongchang 2018: U.S. tops Canada for women’s hockey gold, Larocque ordered to wear silver medal, Russian curlers hand back bronze
The United States celebrates after defeating Canada in a shootout to win the Women’s Gold Medal Game on day thirteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
Weinstein uses quotes from female celebrities in his defence
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, film producer Harvey Weinstein poses for a photo in New York. Weinstein has asked a judge to toss out a federal sexual misconduct lawsuit filed against him and he's invoking the words of some A-list actresses in his defense. (AP Photo/John Carucci, File)
Court: Kansas can't cut Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Federal food safety agency recalls Fareway chicken salad
'Fortune Teller' anchors Caravaggio installation in Mexico
Visitors look at a projection of a painting by Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) during the opening of a Caravaggio exhibit at the National Art Museum in Mexico City Wednesday Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)
Reward raised, new attention on US prosecutor's 2001 slaying
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, addresses a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of a federal prosecutor, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined other federal officials to discuss the killing of Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales. Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Sofia Hidalgo, 15, of Glenmont, Md., chants during a student protest for gun control legislation in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Clarification: United Nations-Palestinians-Israel story
Wichita police arrest stepmother of missing 5-year-old
Streetwise newsletter: Global equities boost Caisse’s return; Apotex weighs potential sale of European unit
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Judge orders gov't review of Keystone pipeline documents
FILE--In this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo, demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Neb. Opponents of the proposed oil pipeline from Canada are asking a federal judge to force the U.S. government to turn over emails and other documents related to President Donald Trump's approval of the project. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)
The Latest: House seeks records of EPA chief's travel
Container trade
Seventeen value and safety opportunities from last year’s U.S.-listed ‘dogs’
After an awkward India visit, will Trudeau learn his lesson?
Sonya Fatah
Canadiens goalie Price uncertain to play after taking shot off mask
After going down hard on the ice Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price takes off his face mask and waits for the team trainer during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Celebration honours N.B. teen who inspired online kindness movement
Family and friends follow the pall bearers from the funeral for Rebecca Schofield at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Riverview, N.B. on Feb. 21, 2018.
Hockey Canada's French-name policy critized by Quebec-based politicians
Canada forward Rene Bourque (17) celebrates his goal teammate Derek Roy by Czech Republic goaltender Pavel Francouz (33) during first period preliminary round men's hockey action at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Saturday, February 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Trash talk: Why this waste-removal stock deserves a second look
Globe and Mail columnist David Berman.
Next flight to Wakanda? Airports having some fun on Twitter
Palestinian envoy pushes forward, estranged from White House
Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian envoy to Washington, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. A few miles down the road from Israel’s gated embassy, Zomlot sits in his office wrestling with a unique diplomatic dilemma: how to advance his people’s cause at a time relations with the United States are so distant, he hasn’t even spoken to the White House in months.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Louisiana ordered to pay $154K over blocked marriage law
Woman in affair that led US rep to resign now seeks office
Shannon Edwards announces her campaign to run for the U.S. House of Representatives on the grand staircase of the Allegheny County Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Edwards whose affair with a married eight-term Pennsylvania congressman led to his resignation, announced in a statement that she is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Pittsburgh U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Expert: Convicted child rapist, killer is psychopath
Quebecor going to court to fight financial assistance for media competitor
Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau’s visit to India needs more substance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, left, their daughter Ella Grace, second left, and son Xavier pose in front of Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, on Wednesday.
Federal government can't do much to fight fake news: Canadian Heritage documents
Minister of Canadian Heritage Melanie Joly speaks to reporters after leaving a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 6, 2018. The federal government doesn't believe it can do much on its own to stem the growing tide of fake news in Canada, according to a briefing package prepared for Canadian heritage minister Melanie Joly in November. The documents, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request, highlight that even though the government recognizes that fake news could threaten Canada's democratic institutions at a time when traditional news media is facing cutbacks and financial challenges, there's not much they can do to stop it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Globe editorial: Massacre in Ghouta calls for world’s attention
A rescue worker holds an injured girl in the rebel-held besieged town of Hamouriyeh, in eastern Ghouta near Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday.
Oversight committee wants to look at Pruitt's travel records
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a meeting with state and local officials and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. A Republican-led congressional committee is demanding records related to premium-class flights taken by Pruitt. House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy issued a letter to Pruitt this week seeking an accounting of all flights taken by the EPA administrator over the last year and whether the ticket was coach, business or first class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
All clichés apply at these strange Olympics
John Doyle
Jury given final instructions in trial of man accused of killing Tina Fontaine
Raymond Cormier is seen in this photo taken of evidence provided by the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench in Winnipeg, on Feb. 2, 2018.
Arkansas radio station removes 'babe' from bracket's name
Review: 'Annihilation' is a trippy and frightful fantasia
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows a scene from "Annihilation." (Paramount Pictures/Skydance via AP)
Florida workers' pension fund invested in gun manufacturers
Bombardier’s G7000 will help it regain top spot among business jet makers: CEO
Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare speaks to the media at the company's centre of excellence in Montreal, on Nov. 17, 2017.
The Latest: Company responds to charges in inmate's death
This undated photo taken by Kimberly Perry shows Terrill Thomas, left, and his son Terrill Barnes. The Milwaukee District Attorney's Office on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, charged Miami-based Armor Correctional Health Services Inc. with seven misdemeanor counts of intentionally falsifying health records. The company is the latest defendant to face charges in the death of Thomas. (Kimberly Perry via AP, File)
Evening Update newsletter: Patrick Brown, Florida survivors demand action, Brantford flooding
Ice is seen in the high waters of the Grand River in Brantford where residents were being evacuated due to flooding after an ice jam upstream of Parkhill Dam sent a surge of water downstream on Feb. 21, 2018.
Bank of America stands by London as Brexit approaches
A Bank of America logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017.
The perils of live microphones tripping up NBC's Olympics
Television personnel work inside of the International Broadcast Center at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Live television has always presented challenges, but NBC's Olympic stumbles this month have unfolded before an audience ready to pounce. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Ontario PCs approve Brown’s bid to reclaim leadership
Ontario PC leadership candidate Patrick Brown leaves the party's Toronto headquarters on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Apotex review of generic operations includes potential sale of European unit
The Latest: Police identify man who took poison during chase
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