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Kershaw first pitcher since 1968 to win NL MVP; Trout earns AL honour
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning during game four of the 2014 NLDS baseball playoff game at Busch Stadium.
Habs deliver Bruins an old-fashioned beatdown
Dale Weise scores against Boston Bruins goalie Niklas Svedberg (72) on a penalty shot during second period National Hockey League action Thursday, November 13, 2014 in Montreal.
Ahead of G20, Russian warships make show of force near Australia
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seen here in New Zealand on Friday ahead of the G20 receiving a traditional Maori welcome, is especially concerned about Moscow’s apparent incursion into Ukraine.
LeBron James prefers to connect with fans through his action on the court
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James smiles as he listens to a question during a gathering at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.
Raptors find themselves in unfamiliar place: the spotlight
Nov 9, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) goes to shoot as Philadelphia 76ers guard Hollis Thompson (31) defends at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto defeated Philadelphia 120-88. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Toronto Police Chief Blair attempts to hold the line on costs
The Toronto Police Service currently employes about 5,275 officers, and it is allowed to employ up to 5,505. Chief Bill Blair’s newest budget proposes to lower that maximum to 5,462.
Wheeler scores two goals to lift Jets over Hurricanes
Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler, left, celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with Evander Kane, rear, and Tobias Enstrom (39), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.
Anthony Gose became the odd man out in the Blue Jays' outfield
Devon Travis tags out Ryan Goins (17) at second base on a stolen-base attempt in spring training last March. With Devon Travis traded by the Tigers to the Jays, Travis will now be fighting to take Goins’s job.
Rough ride: After series of failures, rodeo finally comes to China
'Sopranos' cast on hand as late James Gandolfini inducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame
Television journalist Brian Williams arrives at the Asbury Park Convention Hall during red carpet arrivals prior to the New Jersey Hall of Fame inductions, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in Asbury Park, N.J. Williams will be inducted into the hall of fame along with actor James Gandolfini, who played the lead role in the cable series The Sopranos. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Alberta Wildrose faces fundamental questions at annual meeting
Danielle Smith, Leader of the Official Opposition with the Wildrose party, speaks at her annual Leader's Dinner in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, October 09, 2014
Operator ordered by CRTC to cease Radio India broadcast into B.C.
Maninder Gill, outside his home in Surrey, B.C., home in a 2010 photo. Mr. Gill, who has studios in Surrey, has an arrangement with KVRI 1600 in Blaine, Wash., to broadcast Radio India into Canada. The CRTC wants to shut him down.
Member of Armed Forces found dead at Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Barrel racer offers up rodeo hat once more to Chinese President
In this Feb 2, 1979 file photo, then Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping tries on a cowboy hat presented to him at a rodeo in Simonton, Texas.
West-east pipeline still most viable option for Alberta crude: Mulcair
New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair says a west-east pipeline still makes the most sense of any proposal for pumping Alberta’s oilsands crude to tidewater.
AC/DC members not in touch with Phil Rudd since charges; says drummer was behaving oddly
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, Phil Rudd, drummer for the rock band AC/DC, gestures from a window at his house in Tauranga, New Zealand. Angus Young of AC/DC says his band mates have not been in touch with Rudd since he was charged with threatening to kill and possessing methamphetamine and marijuana last week. Young, 59, said in an interview Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, that Rudd’s behavior had been somewhat erratic during the recording of their new album. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, John Borren, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT
Portland Hotel Society sells Downtown Eastside building to B.C. Housing
The building at 20 East Hastings was formerly home to the Only Fish and Oyster Cafe, a neighbourhood restaurant that closed in 2009.
Coroner’s inquest set to probe fatal fire at L’Isle-Verte, Quebec seniors home
Firefighters and Sûreté du Québec officers fight the fire at a seniors home in L’Isle Verte, Quebec, on Jan. 24, 2014.
Comet lander faces a power struggle as solar panels left in the dark
A panoramic image of the surface of Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko, captured by Rosetta lander Philae’s imaging system, superimposed with a sketch of the lander in the configuration researchers believe it is in. Only about three hours of daylight are reaching the lander during 24 hours.
Keaton Ellerby lifts St. John's IceCaps over Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2
B.C. Lions look to make some noise in the East
B.C. Lions Solomon Elimimian (56) celebrate the interception against the Edmonton Eskimos during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday November 1, 2014. Elimimian and Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award.
Vancouver mayoral candidates vow to fight for new art gallery
An Ai Weiwei piece called Bang at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Promising Canadian freshmen hope to follow Wiggins, Bennett’s footsteps
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, right, played with Andrew Wiggins and Tyler Ennis at CIA Bounce, but he was sidelined for a year with academic issues. Rathan-Mayes will play for Florida State.
Time for straight talk on greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta
Andrew Leach
Manitoba ombudsman investigates breach of private health information
Critics blast delay in fine for Sinopec pipeline spill in Alberta
Chinese workers on a truck after visiting a Sinopec gas station in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug 28, 2006. In February 2012, Sinopec Corp. spilled 391,000 litres of toxic water around and into Marsh Head Creek, a tributary of the Athabasca River
Report: Justice Department uses small planes and high-tech gear to gather cellphone data
SAP to pay Oracle $359 million to end long-running dispute over theft of copyrighted material
Even safe seats can deepen our knowledge about Tories’ 2015 hopes
The only close race in the riding in recent memory was between two conservative parties, when Preston Manning challenged former prime minister Joe Clark in 1988 (and Mr. Clark, running for the Progressive Conservatives, still won by 16 per cent). In 2011, the Conservatives captured 77 per cent of the vote.
Islamic State and al-Qaida joining forces, sources say
An Islamic State flag is seen atop a building in eastern Kobani, as seen from the Turkish border crossing of Mursitpinar as Kurdish Peshmerga forces fight against Islamic state fighters, November 1, 2014.
Duhatschek: Giordano’s defensive scoring streak is benefiting the Flames
Eric Duhatschek
Indictment: Vascular Solutions CEO didn't stop sale of medical device for unapproved procedure
CORRECTS TO INDICATE ROOT IS A COFOUNDER- This undated photo shows Howard Root, co-founder of Vascular Solutions Inc. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, a federal grand jury in Texas indicted Root, the CEO of the Minnesota-based medical device maker, on charges he conspired to sell a varicose-vein treatment device for unapproved uses. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Dick Youngblood)
Man accused of intentionally setting fire to apartment in Calgary
Subzero cheering tips from an Edmonton Eskimos superfan
Edmonton Eskimo fan Garry Hlady pictured in Edmonton Alberta, November 12, 2014. Hlady has been a season ticket holder since 1975.
Falling oil price takes its toll on oil patch financing
The initial public offering of Seven Generations Energy Ltd. was the second-largest in the oil patch this year. But despite a feeding frenzy in mergers and acquisitions in the first nine months of the year, the future does not look as bright
Leon's reports 23% increase in Q3 profit; revenue, systemwide sales also up
Charting the upside potential of 13 IT stocks
Cisco Systems has both a rising 40-week moving average and a stock price that is close to its average.
Mirtle: Leafs' new system is helping push them up the standings
The Toronto Maple Leafs are on a 6-1-1 run that has shot them up the Eastern Conference standings early, and Wednesday’s convincing 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins, in particular, has created considerable buzz in the media.
Member of Armed Forces found dead at Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Human remains found two years ago in B.C. identified as those of woman from Iran
Virgin America prices initial public offering of stock at $23 per share, within expected range
Actively managed funds vs. the index: once again, no contest
Tim Shufelt
Edmonton mayor Don Iveson calls Alberta’s capital ‘a humble city’
Edmonton mayor Don Iveson says the city is ‘relentlessly self-critical,’ but is overall a humble city.
B.C. finance committee backs balanced budgets, but calls for social assistance hikes
Premier Christy Clark chats with B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong before tabling the provincial budget in the Legislative Assembly, Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Victoria, B.C.
B.C. finance committee backs balanced budgets, but calls for social assistance hikes
Alberta to phase in flavoured tobacco ban legislation, but exempts menthol
Packages of flavoured cigars are shown in this Oct. 3, 2010 photo. Alberta is phasing in a law passed last fall to ban flavoured tobacco products, but has decided to exempt menthol.
Theatrical sound design Tony Award snub to be reviewed by rules committee
Crown suggests similarities between Jun Lin’s killing and ‘Basic Instinct’ film
Luka Rocco Magnotta is pictured in a photo released on June 5, 2012. The psychiatrist who assessed Magnotta for criminal responsibility says even if she had disregarded everything he told her, several elements still showed he was psychotic when Jun Lin was killed and dismembered.
Chart: Performance of Alberta's governing party in by-elections
Airbnb study shows website adds tourism dollars to city
The Airbnb Inc. application is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone and iPad in this arranged photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 21, 2014.
Manitoba’s Selinger penalizes former ministers who questioned leadership
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and his ministers walk down a hallway prior to a signing-in ceremony of his new cabinet at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, on November 3, 2014.
My big, fat, meaningful Greek life
Harvey Schachter
Five tips to manage the new burn rate
Nicole Gallucci is head curator of Boom Marketing in Toronto.
Three top REIT picks from Morguard’s Derek Warren
Morguard Financial Corp. portfolio manager Derek Warren.
After roller-coaster season, B.C. Lions have shot at redemption in CFL playoffs
Saskatchewan premier says Obama will hurt Democrats if he vetoes Keystone XL
Another tough quarter for Difference Capital
Dragon’s Den stars Jim Treliving and Michael Wekerle (CEO of Difference Capital) attend a fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel, Wednesday April 2nd, 2014.
Genetically engineered corn developers sue Hawaii county to halt voter-passed law
Ex-CEO who oversaw W.Va. mine that exploded, killing 29 workers, indicted on federal charges
Winnipeg mini-conglomerate sees stars align in scoring big deals
EIC was in the process of building a collection of solid, acquired businesses – including tiny Canadian regional airlines Bearskin and Keewatin, an aircraft parts supplier and an array of small industrial manufacturers – when it nabbed WesTower in 2011.
Riders quarterback Durant won't be ready to start CFL West semi against Edmonton
Rinelle Harper’s story must spur action in Canada
Caesar Harper, father of Rinelle Harper, weeps at a press conference in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 13, 2014.
North Dakota Industrial Commission mulling new rules to make Bakken crude safer for shipment
FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. North Dakota's Industrial Commission is considering new rules that could require oil companies to reduce the volatility of crude before it's loaded onto rail cars. The Department of Mineral Resources is slated to make a proposal Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, that may require companies to remove certain liquids and gasses from oil train shipments, a process some say would make such transport safer. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)
Play levelly, Mr. Selinger
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and his ministers walk down a hallway prior to a signing-in ceremony of his new cabinet at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, on November 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Hudson's Bay takes a chance on a new voice to sell its brand
Bonnie Brooks, the long-time voice behind Hudson's Bay Co. ads, has stepped back from her role as spokesperson since becoming vice-chair.
Gillian Anderson on her 'compelling' role opposite a killer in 'The Fall'
Gillian Anderson stars as Det.-Supt. Stella Gibson in "The Fall," returning for a second season Friday on Bravo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bell Media
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Manhattan chef aiming for Guinness gingerbread house world record: 1020 sugary homes
Chef Jon Lovitch collects some of his gingerbread house creations from his van to add to his GingerBread Lane display, at the New York Hall of Science, in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Lovitch, a Manhattan chef who holds the Guinness record for creating the world's largest collection of gingerbread houses, is now going for another record, competing against himself by assembling more than 1,000 new ones. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Provinces need screening programs to find lung cancer when most treatable: report
Mike Myers brings his act to a Sears Canada ad
Actor Mike Myers smiles at the AFI Night at the Movie event at the Arclight theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
Feds say NY family claimed wealth to get mortgages, claimed poverty to get food stamps
FBI Assistant Director George Venizelos, left, addresses the media following an announcement by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, right, detailing the indictment of 12 defendants on bank fraud and wire fraud charges, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 in White Plains, N.Y. The indictment alleges that 12 members of a single family lied to lenders over the past decade to falsely obtain more than $20 million in mortgages and other loans. To Venizelos' right is U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Matthew Brown)
Business oddities: Venezuela decrees a Barbie Christmas
A selection of Barbie dolls fill a shelf at a store in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Venezuelans are grabbing armfuls of the dolls in toy stores across Caracas, taking advantage of the government’s mandate that large chains sell the plastic figurines at fire-sale prices during the holiday shopping season.
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Chemical that gives natural gas its smell spills in Montana, creating odour but no danger
Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Grace jewelry showcased in Cartier 'Brilliant' show in Denver
Christoph Heinrich, director of the Denver Art Museum, talks at the media preview for the new Denver Art Museum exhibit entitled "Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century," in Denver, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. The exhibit highlights Cartier's rise to be one of the world's most prestigious names in jewelry, precious objects and accessories. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Prentice cautiously optimistic as Keystone pipeline faces key U.S. House vote
Crosby understands ‘target’ on McDavid’s back that led him to fight
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (L) fights with Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux (R) during the first period in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series in Philadelphia, April 15, 2012.
NYC house featured in Godfather movie on the market; salesman says kitchen 'is to die for'
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Thursday
In a struggle for political survival, Louisiana's Landrieu seeks Democrats' votes for Keystone
Map shows the proposed Keystone pipeline route.; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;
Wheat, corn prices rebound on cold-snap, lower US supplies
This June 22, 2014 photo shows wheat in a field in Natural Bridge, Va. The price of wheat for December delivery climbed 11 cents, or 2 percent, to $5.54 on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, taking its gains for the week to 7.6 percent. If the crop holds its current level it will be the biggest weekly price surge since March. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Nathalie Atkinson: Now lurching toward a runway near you, the catwalking dead
Nathalie Atkinson
Argentine judge summons Justin Bieber for questioning over alleged attack on photographer
3 facing charges after steroid importation investigation in northern Ontario
Maatta skates with Penguins following removal of cancerous tumour
Pittsburgh Penguins' Olli Maatta (3) celebrates his goal with teammate Jussi Jokinen (36) in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. The Penguins won 4-3.
More hospitals are providing recommended care for common conditions, accrediting group says
Wildrose party opens convention in Red Deer facing fundamental questions
Oilfield-services provider Baker Hughes says it in talks with rival Halliburton about deal
Canucks recall defenceman Bobby Sanguinetti
Bank of Canada considering 'potential merits' of issuing electronic money
Paralympic champion Josh Dueck retires from competition
Canada's Josh Dueck skis during the Men's Sitting Skiing Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center March 8, 2014.
Alberta to phase in flavoured tobacco ban legislation, but exempts menthol
Packages of flavoured cigars are shown in this Oct. 3, 2010 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Feds: Ex-CEO who oversaw W.Va. mine that exploded, killing 29, indicted on federal charges
FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, Massey Energy Co. Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship attends a news conference in Charleston, W.Va. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, Blankenship was indicted on federal charges related to a mine safety investigation following the 2010 fatal explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine.(AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)
Jon Stewart's Rosewater brings to life the ‘discomfort of isolation’
Director and writer Jon Stewart on the set of Rosewater. Feature film tells the story of journalist Maziar Bahari Rosewater, who was imprisoned in Iran after appearing on the Daily Show
How will recent federal tax changes affect your family's tax bill?
Another shot at a stage adaptation of The Little Prince to debut in Calgary
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, Dennis Garnhum and James D. Reid at Theatre Calgary. A new stage adaptation of The Little Prince will debut at Theatre Calgary in January 2016.
Second World War veteran in Guelph, Ont., has discharge papers stolen in break-in
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