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Tesla unveils its fastest car, with new self-driving features
New all-wheel-drive versions of the Tesla Model S car are lined up for test drives in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday took its first step toward automated driving, unveiling features that will allow its electric sedan to park itself and sense dangerous situations.
Specialist says Alberta's rat-free status still intact after viewing video
Predators make third-period comeback, beating Senators 3-2
Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber, right, scores against Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.
Veteran SNL cast member Jan Hooks dead at age 57
Jurors shown photographs of headless, handless body lying in snowy woods
Dogfish Head brewery founder Sam Calagione hands over CEO role to Nick Benz
Plekanec scores third goal of season as Habs edge Capitals in shootout
Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) scores the winning goal on Washington Capitals goalkeeper Braden Holtby (70) during a shoutout of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct 9, 2014, in Washington. The Canadiens won 2-1 in a shootout.
Obama helps raise campaign cash for Democrats at fundraiser at actress Gwyneth Paltrow's home
Crosby nets a pair as Penguins make Johnson a winner in debut
Sidney Crosby takes a faceoff against Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell during the Penguins’ home-opener in Pittsburgh Thursday night.
Gay men in Saskatchewan question donation rules by Canadian Blood Services
South Korean town votes no to nuclear power plant; government rejects the ballot
NDP wants auditor general to do report into Canada Post’s finances
A Canada Post box outside Scotia Plaza on July 15 2014.
Foreign caregivers demand residency rights
Sandra Segura, right, takes care of Zidra Fobel, 4, in Toronto. Ms. Segura joined a coalition of caregivers demanding that caregivers be granted permanent residency upon arrival in Canada.
Canada and the world losing out because of global trade stalemate: WTO director
Communist China: Facing up to modern Mao
Nathan VanderKlippe
First time’s the charm for B.C. filmmaker at VIFF
Marsha Lederman
Accused Bountiful, B.C. polygamists appear in court
Winston Blackmore speaks at a news conference in the community of Bountiful, B.C., in 2009. He is accused of polygamy.
No new evidence found in search for signs of Nicole Morin
Police officers from Metro Toronto Police and the OPP search a wooded area in Springwater Township, Ont., on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.
Canadian Ebola vaccine to be shipped to Geneva next week
A health worker takes the temperature of U.S. Marines arriving near Monrovia, Liberia, on Thursday.
Vancouver New Year’s Eve festivities cancelled due to lack of funding
An artist’s conception of Vancouver’s planned New Year’s Eve celebration at Jack Poole Plaza.
Royals, Orioles are different folks with different strokes
Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon runs during practice for American League baseball championship series Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Baltimore. The Royals will play the Baltimore Orioles starting Friday.
Collaros’s fire in the belly stokes fierce Ticats-Argos rivalry
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros
Foreign live-in caregivers demand Canadian permanent residency rights
Caregiver Sandra Segura, right, who has two children back home in Mexico, takes care of Zidra Fobel, 4, left, and James Fobel, 2, centre, in Toronto on October 9, 2014. Canadian nannies are demanding that proposed changes to caregiver immigration include permanent residency on arrival.
Medical tourism fees for international patients return little cash to hospital
Debra Owusu cleans rooms after a patient was discharged at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario Thursday, November 21, 2013. The vast majority of the money that Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has made so far through its international patient program has been used to cover expenses, including insurance, leaving $16,000 in revenue to be plowed back into the general operations of the hospital.
Spain’s renewal strategy falls short, lose first qualifier in eight years
Spain's Jordi Alba, left, and Paco Alcacer, right, react during the Group C Euro 2016 qualifying match between Slovakia and Spain in Zilina, Slovakia, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014.
Review: Broadway's 'It's Only A Play' is a wickedly funny look at theatre itself
In this image released by The O+M Company, Megan Mullally, left, and Nathan Lane appear during a performance of "It's Only A Play," in New York. (AP Photo/The O+M Company, Joan Marcus)
Olivia Chow gains endorsements for mayor from influential women
On Thursday, livia Chow released a list of nearly five dozen influential women publicly backing her run, including academics, journalists, child-care advocates and city councillors, as she pledged to help fight what she called “Toronto’s gender pay gap.”
Offered a gig at a tech startup, Obama weighs the merits of a job you can do in sweatpants
President Barack Obama speaks while looking at a monitor showing images of First Lady Michelle Obama during a town hall-style meeting held at Cross Campus, a hub for startup companies and entrepreneurs, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif. Obama is traveling in Los Angeles for an overnight trip during which he will discuss the nation's economy and designate a swath of Southern California mountains as a national monument. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
NHL debut on Sportsnet sets network record
Alexei Emelin #74 of the Montreal Canadiens stops James van Riemsdyk #21 of the Toronto Maple Leafs from getting a shot away in the NHL season opener at the Air Canada Centre on October 8, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Leafs 4-3.
Toronto Police optimistic about solving teens’ slaying near high school
Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School grade 12 student Thomas Bolas says yesterday's double gun homicide doesnt scare him and that nothing has changed at the Etobicoke highschool accross the street from the Toronto Housing complex at 2063 Islington Avenue in Etobicoke, October 7, 2014.
Small B.C. community on lockdown after reports of man with firearm
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
Police contain area near B.C. town, evacuate homes in search for armed suspect
Seven Generations Energy trims IPO range amid falling prices
File photo of Seven Generations Energy Ltd.'s Kakwa River Project.
Final bill for Redford’s “Sky Palace” rises
Then Alberta Premier Alison Redford speaks to reporters in Calgary, on March 15, 2014.
B.C. man charged with child-pornography offences, must stay away from kids
Saskatchewan train derailment cars same as those in Lac-Megantic disaster
A CN freight train carrying dangerous goods is shown after it derailed in central Saskatchewan, near the towns of Wadena and Clair, on Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
Advertisers latest players to join fight against piracy
Advertisers are banding together to prevent their marketing dollars from funding nefarious sites.
Three top stock picks from Portfolio Management’s Darren Sissons
Microsoft CEO apologizes for saying women need not ask for raise, says he was wrong
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 file photo, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks to students in New Delhi. On Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, Nadella spoke at an event for women in computing held in Phoenix, saying women don't need to ask for a raise. They should just trust the system. He was asked to give his advice to women who are uncomfortable requesting a raise. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Networking tips for the busy parent
Estelle Metayer is the principal and founder of Competia, a leadership and strategy consulting firm, and is an adjunct professor with McGill University’s leadership business programs.
Can my company force me to take a wildly different job?
Daniel Lublin
Course opens students’ eyes to harsh reality of working life
Harvey Schachter
Test drive your retirement career
Eileen Chadnick
NDP wants auditor general to do report into Canada Post's finances
Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar
Wells Fargo will pay $5M to end inquiry into discrimination against pregnant women, new moms
Paradis to push private sector on anti-poverty goals
People walk past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The IMF, World Bank, finance ministers and central bank presidents of the Group of 20 nations will hold discussions on Oct. 10.
Business Oddities: U.K. retail boss rails against 'squalor pit of Europe'
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez lashed out against U.S. bondholders insisting on full repayment during her address to the UN General Assembly.
AIG unveils $1-billion railway insurance policy as crude-by-rail soars
The Association of American Railroads says crude shipped by large North American railways rose to 407,000 cars in 2013, up from 9,500 in 2008.
The Harperites and the joy of negative advertising
Federal Liberal Party television ads released Jan. 10, 2006 attempt to portray Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as a scary extremist with close ties to the United States and the Bloc Quebecois.
Talisman Energy downgraded by ratings agency
Talisman Energy Inc. chief executive officer Hal Kvisle has said he will not remain as CEO past this year.
Scientific medicine, not ancestral beliefs, should prevail
Hamilton, May 11, 2008 -- Friends and supporters of a boy who has been apprehended by the CAS to receive chemotherapy sign a poster saying "We Love You." for him. They were outside his window at McMaster Children's Hospital, Sunday evening holding a vigil in protest of the boy's treatment by the authorities. Globe and Mail photo by Glenn Lowson
Christian university graduate alleges religious discrimination in job rejection
NEB delays Enbridge plan to ship oil through reversed Line 9 pipeline
The NEB says Enbridge failed to provide clear justification for why it designated some streams as major water crossings but not others.
Saskatchewan train derailment cars same as those in Lac Megantic disaster
Accused polygamists from B.C. religious sect make court appearance
Hands off my Apple, Carl Icahn
Brian Milner
Cat killer avoids jail but B.C. judge notes court of public opinion against him
Police wrap up search for signs of girl who went missing 29 years ago
Fraught nerves the new norm as ECB woes send markets reeling
David Berman
Business Highlights
Canadian businessman jailed in Cuba to appeal conviction: lawyers
WTO chief admits compromise on failed global trade deal unlikely
Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the WTO, says the group must find ways to salvage deals that have been negotiated.
Restaurant stocks with appetizing value
Bloomin’ Brands, which owns and operates Outback Steakhouse, topped our screen.
Ice cream and fast food chain Dairy Queen says customer card data hacked at 395 stores
IceCaps look to defence, goaltending as they strive for more AHL success
Veteran mediator brought in to assist in Saskatoon transit dispute
Wife of psychiatrist convicted of sex assault guilty of trying to bribe juror
Aubrey Levin with his wife, Erica, in Calgary on Oct. 15, 2012.
Spending on renovations outpaces new home construction
165 Fallingbrook Rd. in Toronto used to be a bungalow but after extensive renovations with the addition of a second floor, it will grow from a 900 sq foot home to a much larger 2600 sq foot residence. With the price of resale housing climbing higher, some homeowners are keeping their homes and renovating them. Adding second floors to bungalows is one way to gain added floor space. March 5 2014.
Ebola: When it's contagious, how it spreads and other things you need to know to stay safe
Health workers in Mali get experimental shots as Ebola vaccine safety study begins in Africa
Obama wants an election about the economy, but it's hard not to make it about him
President Barack Obama walks with with Col. John C. Millard, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, as he walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., before traveling to Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Tesla Motors adding all-wheel drive and 'auto pilot' safety features to its Model S sedan
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk unveils the Tesla "D" an all-wheel-drive at the municipal airport in Hawthorne on Thursday Oct. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, ED CRISOSTOMO)
Veteran quarterback Kerry Joseph returns to Saskatchewan Roughriders
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Kerry Joseph throws a pass against the Calgary Stampeders during the first half of their CFL football game in Calgary, Alberta September 3, 2012.
Police, civil-liberties group urge Senate to pass transgender rights bill
Susan Gapka and Boyd Kodak lead a small group of protesters condemning the recent treatment of transgender woman Avery Edison, marching into Dundas Square in Toronto on Feb. 15, 2014. The rally also aimed to bring attention to Bill C-279 which would protect transgender Canadians against discrimination,
Ebola entry screening at airports unlikely to catch many cases, expert warns
A Moroccan health worker uses a thermometer to screen a passenger at the arrivals hall of the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, on Friday Oct 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Abdeljalil Bounhar
After five years in Anaheim, Luca Sbisa adjusting to life with Canucks
Curtis Glencross of the Calgary Flames looks for an opportunity as Luca Sbisa and Ryan Miller of the Vancouver Canucks defend during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 8, 2014 in Calgary.
Cultural faux pas: Why Quebec’s music conservatories aren’t going without a fight
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a classical-music superstar, both in Quebec and internationally, and studied at the Conservatoire’s Montreal branch.
Chobani yogurt's Turkish founder pledges $2 million to refugees along Iraqi, Syrian borders
Flames centre Bennett needs shoulder surgery, will be out four to six months
Calgary Flames center Sam Bennett collides with Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele during preseason action
Flames centre Bennett needs shoulder surgery, will be out four to six months
Former nurse fined $1,000 for accessing patients' medical records
MacKay unmoved by addiction centre call for marijuana legalization
Justice Minister Peter MacKay is pictured in Ottawa on September 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Taylor Swift, Pharrell among acts scheduled to perform at Jingle Ball 2014
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 file photo, Iggy Azalea performs at the Vevo Certified SuperFanFest Live Concert in Santa Monica, Calif. Azalea, Pharrell and Maroon 5 are among the acts set to perform at radio station Z100's Jingle Ball 2014 concert in New York City. Other performers announced Thursday for the Dec. 12 concert at Madison Square Garden include Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Charli XCX, Jessie J, Rita Ora, Meghan Trainor and Rixton. Jingle Ball 2014 tickets will go on sale Oct. 16. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
Charges laid against 13 more Montreal municipal employees after city hall protest
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What Jennifer Lawrence really wants: Her recipe for a ‘boring’ relationship
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George Clooney makes surprise New York Comic-Con appearance
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file, director and actor George Clooney attends the premiere of "The Monuments Men" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Clooney, who married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin on Sept. 27 in Venice, Italy, made an appearance at New York Comic Con, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 for a panel on his upcoming film, "Tomorrowland." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Canadian addictions centre speaks out in favour of marijuana legalization
Marijuana is seen in this file photo.
Insurance policy updates recommended to ensure adequate coverage from home thefts
Analysts say mutual fund trailer fees could be scrapped soon
Don’t put off this important conversation with your advisor until the new fee disclosure rules take effect in 2016, and find out what you’re getting for your money.
Jennifer Garner confirms she has a baby bump, but is definitely not pregnant
Cast member Jennifer Garner poses at the premiere of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, Oct. 6, 2014.
B.C. labour leader Jim Sinclair announces he won't run for re-election
The close: TSX drops sharply on global growth worries
A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014.
B.C. girl banned from wearing headscarves
Jaime Mitchell, 8, is pictured with her mom Erin in Kamloops recently. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kamloops This Week-Andrea Klassen
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