Mushroom farm jury urges mandatory training
BURNABY, B.C. - All British Columbia agricultural workers and their employers should undergo mandatory two-day training sessions on occupational health and safety, a coroner's jury has recommended at the inquest into the accidental deaths of three men at a Langley, B.C. mushroom farm.

• Special law and smashed windows in Quebec
• Yard sale find sells for $126,500 at B.C. auction
• Protesters storm classes, force out students
• Sneak preview of fed mask ban comes to Montreal?

Facebook investors to cash out more shares
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Insiders and early Facebook investors are taking advantage of increasing investor demand and selling more of their stock in the company's initial public offering, the company said.

• Soyuz capsule with 3 crew docks with space station
• Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June
• Detroit pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked
• Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshore

Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshore
CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Maybe he should be named Bob.

• Austrian police track young thieves to playground
• French mystery: Hair dryers mailed to New Zealand
• Teen arrested after homework left at crime scene
• Man gets trapped in furnace eluding police

Japan's economy grows 4.1 per cent amid recovery
TOKYO - Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 per cent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

• Facebook investors to cash out more shares
• Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June
• NDP start hearings on massive budget bill
• Canada axes foreign studies despite spinoffs

Yard sale find sells for $126,500 at B.C. auction
VANCOUVER - Two paintings bought at a yard sale and believed to be the works of two of Canada's most iconic and valuable painters have sold at a Vancouver auction for about $134,000.

• 'American Idol' judges spread the love for final 3
• Cronenberg father-son double-team Cannes
• Alan Doyle branches out on first solo CD
• Game over: Tia Mowry not returning to BET's 'Game'

Alberta hockey players best world record
CHESTERMERE, Alta. - Lyall Marshall pushed harder through the pain, the numb toes and utter exhaustion whenever he saw his daughter's dimpled smile through the Plexiglas.

• Saskatchewan to recruit more foreign doctors
• Ex-Ornge executive testifies at committee
• Pour it on: Study ties coffee to longer life
• Report targets nursing home safety in Ontario

NBA Capsules: Thunder squeak by Lakers
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant scored 22 points and rattled in the go-ahead basket on a baseline runner with 18 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder scored the final nine points to rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.

• NL Capsules: Stanton comes through for Miami
• AL Capsules: Pujols, Wells lead Angels
• Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2
• Brees critical of Saints in radio interview

New Atlanta airport international terminal opens
ATLANTA - A sleek new $1.4 billion international terminal featuring airy windows and eye-popping artwork opened Wednesday at the world's busiest airport in hopes of positioning Atlanta to attract more globe-trotting travellers.

• Divers mark 10th anniversary of Spiegel Grove
• Brazil moves to cut hotel costs before Rio+20
• Delta says frequent fliers saw different fares
• Rodin Museum in Philadelphia to reopen in July

Freedom from debt key to retirement: poll
WATERLOO, Ont. - Nearly nine in 10 Canadian homeowners surveyed recently said that being debt-free was key to their idea of a successful retirement — even more than most lifestyle factors.

• Canadians, Americans share retirement angst
• Facebook in your mutual fund? It could be soon
• Time to cash in on hot real estate market?
• Online con jobs can be deceptively simple

Alan Doyle branches out on first solo CD
TORONTO - Alan Doyle remembers with uncommon clarity the first time he held a Great Big Sea album in his hands.

• 'Shape Shifter' among new CDs
• 'Blown Away' top album on iTunes in Canada
• Cohen accepts Glenn Gould Prize in Toronto
• Pride says Canuck promoters didn't discriminate

Deere fiscal 2Q profit rises, beats expectations
MOLINE, Ill. - Deere posted a 17 per cent spike in second quarter profit Wednesday and boosted its outlook for the year, predicting record-high global demand for its signature tractors, harvesters and seeders.

• ICE Futures Canada prices closed lower
• Report: Female farmworkers in US suffer sex abuse
• Pasta plant delay doesn't faze Ritz
• School nixes adoption of 'enviropigs'