CALGARY — The U.S. and Iran may be close to finalizing a deal that would end almost four months of fighting and allow Persian Gulf crude to once again flow freely to global markets, but experts say high global oil prices are likely to stick around.

Ninepoint Partners released its mid-year outlook on Wednesday that predicts a US$80 floor price for West Texas Intermediate crude even with a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s

MONTRÉAL — A Quebec zoo says a red kangaroo is doing well after it was captured after several days on the lam on Montreal’s South Shore.

The Granby Zoo says the animal is eating normally and resting up after four days of bouncing around the fields near Boucherville, Que.

Quebec’s Environment Department confirmed that the animal that was reported loose on Friday was finally captured on Tuesday.

The department says its initial investigation suggests the animal was being kept illegally in facilities that did not comply with Quebec regulations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , a judge said Wednesday.

Judge Gregory Carro said Mangione’s lawyers have informed him they will attempt to show that he was suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the occurrence.”

By asserting a psychiatric defense, Mangione would effectively be admitting that he killed Thompson but did so because of mitigating circumstances.

If a jury finds that Mangione was emotionally disturbed at the time

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Three different models of aircraft crashed in recent days in the U.S., killing 21 people in Missouri, California and Texas and leading to federal investigations into the causes.

One person died when a business jet crashed in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night. Eight died Monday when a B-52 crashed at Edwards Air Edwards Air Force Base in California. And 12 people were killed when a small plane full of skydivers went down Sunday in Butler, Missouri.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada estimates the population edged down 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year as the number of non-permanent residents dropped.

The agency estimated the population at 41,417,056 on April 1, down 55,025 people from Jan. 1.

The decrease came as the preliminary number of non-permanent residents fell by 117,879 people in the first three months of the year compared with a decline of 5

Toronto police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted and robbed a person in the Riverside area last week.

Police were called to the area of Dundas Street East and Broadview Avenue for a robbery on June 12 shortly before 5 p.m.

The victim was reportedly unloading their vehicle when a man approached them and assaulted the victim unprovoked and then stole the victim’s property. The man then fled the area.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect is

OTTAWA — A Senate committee report says CBC-Radio-Canada’s news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts “in order to assess its fairness and balance.”

The Senate’s transport and communications committee released a report called “Local News Matters” today after hearing from more than 60 witnesses.

It calls for local programming to be added to CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate and for the government to provide stable, multi-year funding for local programming.

In the federal

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — A 16-month-old baby and his mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo, a rare positive development as Africa’s top health body warned the outbreak of the deadly virus could become the worst on record if it continues to spread.

The two left the Rwampara Treatment Center on Tuesday, near Bunia, in Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, along with five other people who also recovered from Ebola.

“The joy is immense given the state he was