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Greszczyszyn, Kripps top podium at Canadian Bobsled and Skeleton Championships
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes high-wire double crossing in Chicago
The shadow of daredevil Nik Wallenda is cast against the West Marina Tower Sunday night in Chicago.
Argentina halts Procter & Gamble operations in country, accuses it of tax fraud
Quebec jailbreak trio were part of a helicopter-aided heist plot in 2010
Images provided by Interpol show Yves Denis, 35, Serge Pomerleau, 49, and Denis Lefebvre, 53.
Couple funds over 80 research projects on B.C.’s central coast
Mark Hume
Mount Polley mine reopening is an issue of credibility
Justine Hunter
Josh Jooris scores twice as Flames dominate Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is scored on by Calgary Flames' Josh Jooris during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Sunday, November 2, 2014.
Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks tightrope between Chicago skyscrapers blindfolded
Daredevil Nik Wallenda, right center in red, makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Traffic light synergy an elusive dream in Toronto
UberX taxi app seen expanding into Vancouver
Uber is believed to be planning an imminent UberX expansion into Vancouver.
Third woman comes forward in Ghomeshi police investigation
Toronto police Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins told a news conference Saturday morning that a total of three women have reported sexual-assault allegations against former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi.
Heat hold off Toronto and beat Raptors for 16th straight time
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) reacts after making a three point shot against the Toronto Raptors in the first half at American Airlines Arena.
Ballot mix-up in Surrey election casts a pall over polls
Surrey mayoral candidate Barinder Rasode, who is representing the One Surrey party.
The best images from around the world for Nov. 2
Jerusalem shrine feud stokes new Israeli-Palestinian tension
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah visits the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City October 27, 2014.
Suspect in random murder on B.C. bus identified
Kaepernick fumbles in last seconds causing 49ers loss in Sunday NFL action
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and offensive tackle Joe Staley (74) react after Kaepernick lost a fumble against the St. Louis Rams during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.
Wildrose MLAs call for withdrawal of Smith’s request for leadership review
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
Hamilton overtakes Rosberg to win U.S. Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory in Formula One U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex., on Sunday.
Midterm battles: Nine races to watch in Tuesday's U.S. elections
The Senate battle, along with a few key governor races and some always-interesting propositions, will make Tuesday’s midterms an interesting curtain-raiser to the 2016 presidential race already under way.
QMJHL Roundup: Fucale, Ehlers lead way as Halifax blanks Charlottetown
Brady and the Patriots crush Manning and the Broncos
Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots reacts alongside Tom Brady #12 after returning a kick for a touchdown during the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2014 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Romo-less Cowboys falter against Palmer, surging Cards
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Brandon Weeden (3) and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) greet on the field after an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Arizona won 28-17.
Lauryn Hill 45 minutes late, twice, at Voodoo Fest; mic turned off during 1st performance
Political warrior Rod Love shook up the establishment
Political expert Rod Love in his home office in Calgary.
Critics say spacecraft owner and designer ignored complaints after deadly 2007 explosion
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo at a Virgin Galactic hangar at Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, Calif. Virgin Galactic has reported an unspecified problem during a test flight of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket. The company tweeted Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, morning that SpaceShipTwo was flying under rocket power and then tweeted that it had "experienced an in-flight anomaly." The tweet said more information would be forthcoming. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Kelly: There’s no fun in hating Man United when they’re this bad
Cathal Kelly
Gates Foundation boosts aid to stamp out malaria; targets Ebola, other tropical diseases
FILE - In this May 5, 2014 file photo, Microsoft co-founder and Berkshire Hathaway board member Bill Gates speaks during an interview with Liz Claman on the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb. Gates says he wants to end malaria in his lifetime and will raise his donations toward that goal by 30 percent, to more than $200 million per year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Ontario’s foreign-owned beer monopoly holds back growth at home
Barrie McKenna
My graduate supervisor is hindering my job search
Give underlings a stake in their work
ROYALTY-FREE -- THINKSTOCK Businesswoman Meeting with Businessman. Thinkstock
What are you known for as a leader?
Roy Osing is a former executive vice-president of Telus with over 33 years of leadership experience. He is a blogger, educator, coach, adviser and the author of the book series BE DiFFERENT or be dead.
If you double the pressure at work, then double the love
Harvey Schachter
Blue Bombers content with quarterback situation after disappointing season
What will be the impact of the Bank of Japan's massive stimulus?
Brian Milner
Wildrose MLAs call for withdrawal of Smith's request for leadership review
Energy East: All that oil won’t move itself
A car drives past signage displayed outside of the Irving Oil Ltd. refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Irving Oil Ltd., the Saint John, New Brunswick-based company owned by billionaire Arthur Irving and his family, produces more than 300,000 barrels a day of petroleum products including gasoline and diesel at its Saint John refinery on Canada's Atlantic Coast and distributes more than half of the fuels into the U.S. Northeast, according to its website. Photographer: Aaron McKenzie Fraser/Bloomberg
Information is power for First Nations
Delbert Sampson, a member of Shuswap First Nation. Dave Chan for The Globe and Mail.
Ice dancers Virtue, Moir had plans to retire; not they're undecided
B.C.'s LNG tax moves buoy Chevron’s interest
A lit trademark sign beacons customers to the Highland Village Chevron gas station in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Chevron’s plans to develop a vast gas project in Kitimat, B.C., have just been dealt a blow. Apache Corp., the energy giant’s partner, said last week that it wants out.
Canadian warplanes launch first air strike in Iraq
A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 Fighter jet from 409 Squadron sits on the tarmac in Kuwait on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, DND-MND
Canadian warplanes launch air strikes against Islamic State militants
A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 Fighter jets arrive at the Canadian Air Task Force Flight Operations Area in Kuwait on October 28, 2014 in this Canadian Forces handout photo received October 29, 2014.
Canada could emerge as a big winner in the U.S. midterm elections
Ian McGugan
AutoCanada: Speedy growth that now comes at a reasonable price
Pat Priestner is the CEO of AutoCanada Income Fund, the only publicly traded dealership group stock in Canada.
164 reasons for Canada to celebrate the U.S.'s 'do-nothing' Congress
Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar
The disintegration of the Irving family
Kenneth Irving, CEO of Fort Reliance, addresses a meeting of New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers in Saint John, N.B. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.
Oil sands crude reaching Europe, Asia
Lacking a dedicated pipeline, Alberta’s crude oil being shuttled to southern U.S. ports, where it is loaded onto tankers and shipped abroad.
Strong U.S. corporate earnings lift optimism for North America
Some big financial firms have done well in this cycle with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and MetLife Inc. beating analyst expectations.
Time to seize a prosperous future fuelled by natural gas
Gwyn Morgan
Pittsburgh paper re-publishes Ghomeshi profile written before allegations
Radio host Jian Ghomeshi is shown in a handout photo.
Newspaper does damage control on Ghomeshi profile that didn't mention dismissal
Radio host Jian Ghomeshi is shown in a handout photo. A Pittsburgh newspaper was left scrambling to explain on Sunday why a profile of former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi was reprinted in an advertising supplement without mentioning the abuse allegations that led to his termination. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CBC
Ontario credit unions seek to boost awareness with high-profile campaign
People walk past Meridian in the Financial District in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014.
TransCanada hits whale-sized snag on Energy East
The Energy East pipeline proposed route is pictured as TransCanada officials speak during a news conference in Calgary, on Aug. 1, 2013.
Als clinch home playoff date, while Argos will vie to stay in Grey Cup hunt
Montreal Alouettes' Duron Carter makes a touchdown catch during second half CFL football action against the Toronto Argonauts in Montreal, Sunday, November 2, 2014.
Liberals and NDP rule out merger in Alberta to beat Progressive Conservatives
Uber taxi app continues to face resistance to Canadian expansion
Taxi cabs are seen at Tegel Airport in Berlin, June 15, 2009.The controversial taxi alternative Uber is believed to be planning an imminent expansion into Vancouver, despite an edict from the city that the U.S.-based company cannot legally operate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Gero Breloer
New Brunswick women seek abortions in U.S., Montreal after clinic closure: staff
Women take part in a protest as pro-choice demonstrators rally at the New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Pregnant women from New Brunswick are travelling to Maine and Montreal to obtain abortions after the province's only private abortion clinic shut down last summer, angering pro-choice advocates who say the government is moving too slowly in removing barriers to the service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Smith
Free Syrian Army commander says Canada should be training ISIL resistance
Anti-Redskins rally draws thousands in ‘change the name’ push
Dorene Day, an Ojibwe, sings the American Indian Movement theme song during a march with a coalition of tribal nations, Native American organizers, and the University of Minnesota to support retiring the Washington NFL team name and mascot, outside the TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, before the Vikings face the Redskins in a football game.
Man hurt after struck by tail of own plane at airport in Peterborough, Ont.
Pierce Manufacturing recalls 135 US fire trucks; suspension can fail, a wheel can fall off
Gushue downs Mike McEwen to win Grand Slam of Curling Masters
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt to undergo surgery to remove 'solid growth' from ovaries
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons last week. She is taking a break from public duties after a solid growth was discovered on her overies.
New Brunswick snowstorm leaves thousands without power
A snow plow operator clears a street in Moncton, New Brunswick Saturday, January 2, 2010. Environment Canada says the province can expect up to 30 centimetres of snow on Nov. 2, 2014.
On quiet Halloween weekend, 'Nightcrawler,' 'Oujia' tie for box office lead with $10.9M each
In this image released by Open Road Films, Jake Gyllenhaal appears in a scene from the film, "Nightcrawler." (AP Photo/Open Road Films, Chuck Zlotnick)
Ottawa man, suspect in 1980 France bombing, seeks top court appeal
Hassan Diab listens to his lawyer speak at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 13, 2012. Diab, an Ottawa man facing extradition to France in a terrorism case, says the Supreme Court of Canada should hear his appeal due to crucial questions about the use of untested intelligence in a criminal prosecution.
New Brunswick hit with first winter storm of the year, 30 centimetres expected
Dozens killed in suicide bombing near eastern Pakistani border with India
A woman comforts a man mourning for their relative killed in a bomb explosion at a local hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. A bomb exploded near a Pakistani paramilitary checkpoint Sunday, killing tens of people near the country's eastern border with India in an attack suspected to be the work of a suicide bomber, police said.
French president expresses sympathy for Canada's losses in first official trip to the west
French President Francois Hollande arrives in Canada for a state visit in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Evangelical college in uproar after president's stand on gay rights and religious liberty
ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, NOV. 3, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this Sept. 11, 2014 photo, seated at a table painted with soaring eagles created in their art studio, Gordon College alumni Matthew and Margot Rogers speak during an interview in Beverly, Mass. The couple spoke about their reaction to Gordon College joining a plea for a religious exemption from a nondiscrimination rule protecting gay, lesbian and transgendered people who worked for federal contractors. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Ottawa man wanted by France in decades-old bombing seeks high-court appeal
Hassan Diab listens to his lawyer speak at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 13, 2012. Diab, an Ottawa man facing extradition to France in a terrorism case, says the Supreme Court of Canada should hear his appeal due to crucial questions about the use of untested intelligence in a criminal prosecution. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Lisa Raitt to undergo surgery to remove 'solid growth' on ovaries
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Raitt is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday to remove a "solid growth" on her ovaries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
By locking up Bourque and throwing away the key, we lose hope in justice
Justin Bourque is depicted in an artist's sketch at his sentencing hearing at Moncton Law Courts in Moncton, N.B. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Bourque's killing of three Mounties has been described in court as one of the worst crimes in Canadian history, prompting recommendations from Crown and defence lawyers for the harshest sentence in more than 50 years.
Old disease, modern problem: How hook-up culture is bringing syphilis back
Fit this easy core workout in between commercials tonight
1. Start in a plank position on your hands and toes, with the remote on the floor under your chest. 2. Maintain your plank (core engaged, back straight, hips level) as you pick the remote up with your right hand and row your elbow up to the ceiling. Do four to eight repetitions with each arm.
The Quick Fix: Vegetable Soup
MAC co-founder Frank Toskan on why blue hair is good for business
Hours of Culture: Five things you should check out this week
OK Go: It took 44 takes for the U.S. band to get their brilliant new video for I Won’t Let You Down just right. Essentially one continuous shot that director Morihiro Harano filmed using a drone, this is the funnest, most creative music video you’ve seen in a long time. (youtube.com)
How to plan now to avoid age-related injuries
Canadian health officials recommend adults 65 and older accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity per week.
Author Laird Hunt reflects on his breakthrough book Neverhome
Laird Hunt says that war is perhaps the greatest destroyer of lives and dreams.
Why I sit out the pass-the-baby game
Is it safe to do a 30-day squat challenge?
Young woman dead after single-vehicle collision in Newfoundland city
Raonic falls to Djokovic in Paris Masters final
Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Canada's Milos Raonic pose with their trophies after Djokovic won the final match at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on November 2, 2014 at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB) in Paris.
David Suzuki Foundation says Canada must move quickly to clean energy
An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the Arctic Circle in an Aug.16, 2005 file photo. The UN's panel on climate science says climate change is happening, and it's almost entirely man's fault THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John McConnico
Repairs for 75 bridges in Newfoundland and Labrador miss deadlines
Harbour Grace town engineer Pat Hearn stands beneath the Bannerman Brook Bridge, which was built in 1968, in Harbour Grace, N.L., on Oct.18, 2014. Seventeen aging Newfoundland and Labrador bridges categorized as in need of "immediate repair," have been on a list for fixes or replacement for over two years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Paul Daly
Young businessman beats former Mulroney aide in hot nomination battle
Kate Bush and Lana del Rey on Skate Canada's playlist as skaters embrace lyrics
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada skate during the pairs free skate program of Skate Canada International in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Nov.,1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Canada leading global effort to curb high Inuit suicide rate
A Inuit cemetery outside the small town of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Canada is leading an international effort to prevent Inuit suicide.
Man in serious condition after shooting in eastern Prince Edward Island
Canada leading global study looking at best ways to prevent Inuit suicide
Choppy trading likely this week amid heavy slate of earnings, economic data
TV Blog Buzz: 'Game of Thrones'' new Iron Throne; 'Downton Abbey''s Isis issue
The throne on the set of the Game of Thrones TV series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Morrison
Creators of interactive horror series blur line between TV and video games
A scene from new interactive mobile horror series “Voyeur,” from Toronto’s CineApp Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-Red Eye Media
French President making historical trip to Western Canada
French President Francois Hollande arrives in Canada for a state visit in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.
Two seniors dead in fire in west-end Toronto early Sunday
UN climate change panel issues stark warning on fossil fuels
In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, steam and smoke rises from a coal burning power plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
French president making first official trip to western Canada
Sigfridsson edges Jones, Sweeting beats Homan in Grand Slam of Curling semis
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