A dozen Canadian women head south on a mission: Help Dems defeat Donald Trump

Mie Larson, left, and Cheryl Conley-Strange, pose for a photo at the provincial legislative building in Winnipeg, Man., on Oct. 20, 2016. They're part of a group of a dozen Manitoba friends, now headed down to help the Democrats in a crucial region of the crucial swing state of Florida.

FBI questions Orlando gunman’s associates

The FBI has questioned a member of the Florida mosque attended by Omar Mateen, the man who shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub, as new information surfaced revealing the killer had exhibited chronic behavioural problems during his youth. In what was the first such known interview in connection with the nightclub shooting, two federal agents met with the man at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce mosque for about 30 minutes ahead of Friday prayers, according to Omar Saleh, a lawyer for the Council of American-Islamic Relations who sat in on the session.