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Paquette scores first two NHL goals as Lightning down Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning center Cedric Paquette (13) celebrates his goal in font of Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano (5) during the second period of an NHL game Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Tampa, Fla.
Search launched near Liverpool, N.S., for 80-year-old hunter lost in woods
Vision Vancouver list reveals $2.2-million in campaign donations
Mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson announced the Vision Vancouver platform for the civic election during a news conference in Vancouver.
Despite comeback win over U.S., Canada knows it has to be better at Four Nations
Hoffman scores twice, Anderson stands tall as Senators shutout Wild
Ottawa Senators' Kyle Turris checks Minnesota Wild's Thomas Vanek (26) as Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson (41) attempts to reach a loose puck during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa Thursday Nov. 6, 2014.
Willie Nelson, Common, Mary J. Blige help White House salute US troops, veterans, families
Talking to police about Ghomeshi allegations was validating: Decoutere
Bruins explode in third to down struggling Oilers
Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens (30) stops a shot by Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) while getting sprayed by ice from defenseman Mark Fayne (5) during the second period at TD Banknorth Garden.
Review: The caustic David Rabe play about Vietnam war, 'Sticks and Bones,' still bites
This image released by Seven17 Public Relations shows Richard Chamberlain, left, and Ben Schnetzer in a scene from the production, "Sticks and Bones." (AP Photo/Seven17 Public Relations, Monique Carboni)
Hundreds of homeless die on B.C. streets, report finds
Tom Sawyer holds flowers in a circa 2008 handout photo. A new report released by a Vancouver-area street magazine says the life expectancy of a homeless person is about half that of the average British Columbian.
Dragons' Den star breathes new life into the El Mocambo
New El Mocambo owner Michael Wekerle is also a tattooed guitarist who joked he had to buy the club to play on its stage.
TMX Group net profits double in Q3; revenue up 3% at $170.2 million
Pacific NorthWest LNG head vows to address environment, native concerns
In order to pass environmental review, the Pacific NorthWest LNG joint venture in northwestern B.C. has proposed building a 1.6-kilometre long bridge.
Designer Kenneth Cole opens first boutique in Haiti, with some profit going to charity
Canadian basketball supremacy evident among Ontario universities
McGill University Redman Simon Bibeau, left, attempts to block Ottawa Gee Gees guard Johnny Berhanemeskel during the CIS Final 8 in Ottawa in 2013. Carleton has won the past four years.
We need an Alberta solution to keep workers
Joseph Doucet, dean of the Alberta School of Business, says federal policy needs to recognize these differences and allow the private sector to respond effectively to local labour market challenges.
Jose Bautista wins third Silver Slugger Award
Jose Bautista wins Silver Slugger Award for a third time after also taking the honours in 2010 and 2011.
B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders seeking to build momentum for playoffs
B.C. native on Giller Prize shortlist reflects on Air India bombing novel
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Leafs’ Daniel Winnik leaves game on stretcher
Daniel Winnik #26 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is taken from the ice after being injured in the first minute of play against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on November 6, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
Enmax chief Gianna Manes says the utility can handle Calgary’s growth
Enmax CEO Gianna Manes is photographed in Edmonton, Alberta on Monday
Reliance Comfort pays $5.5M in Ontario water heater competition case
Divisions persist 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
People stroll past a graffiti-covered stretch of the wall, on the ‘west side’ of the East Side Gallery in Berlin on Monday, November 3, 2014.
Backup QB Trevor Harris tries to guide Argonauts into port
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Trevor Harris looks to make a pass while playing against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the second half of their CFL football game in Regina, Saskatchewan July 26, 2014.
Judge ends Lindsay Lohan's probation in theft case, gives favourable report in other matter
FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a venue in central London. A Los Angeles judge on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, said Lohan appeared to have a plan to complete the terms of her sentence in a 2012 reckless driving case and had received favorable reports from her counselor and an agency where she is performing community service. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
Martin Short to replace Nathan Lane on Broadway in 'It's Only a Play,' which extends and moves
Arizona Coyotes owners pan for gold in river of red ink
David Shoalts
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Male suspect in B.C. high-school stabbing turns himself in: Mounties
Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson loath to intervene in rodeo flap
A flag girl runs into the ring on her horse during Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. The flag girls are all accomplished riders, even if they aren't in the program, and they help transition between events. For more photos from this series see: tgam.ca/EGLm
NDP leader says B.C. seniors face Scrooge-like Christmas dinner lottery
Sex workers say new anti-prostitution law still puts them in danger
Kerry Porth, a former sex worker, and chair of the Pivot Legal Society says new prostitution laws will push sex work “further underground into the darkest corners of our city.”
Minor injuries reported after school bus and pickup truck collide
North Bay man faces 188 charges in child sexual assault investigation
Truck hauling ammonium nitrate caught fire near Kamloops, B.C.; homes evacuated
Disney Pixar announce plans for 'Toy Story 4' due in 2017; Pixar chief John Lasseter to direct
This film publicity image released by Disney Pixar shows characters Woody, left, and Buzz Lightyear, from the animated film "Toy Story." Disney Pixar announced Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, it plans to produce “Toy Story 4.” Pixar chief John Lasseter will direct the film, which is set for release in June of 2017. (AP Photo/Disney Pixar) ** NO SALES **
Spin control: Evaluating Robertson’s pledge to eliminate homelessness
A general view of the tent city in Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver October 15, 2014.
Soldier dies of injuries following training exercise at base in Alberta
Private Steven Allen poses in this undated handout photo. Private Allen has died of injuries sustained during training in Wainwright, Alta., on November 3, 2014.
Berlin’s public Stasi archives serve as ‘constant reminder’ of that era
Joachim Fritsch points at his personal file compiled by East Germany's secret police Stasi, in his flat in Berlin October 22, 2009.
Search launched near Liverpool, N.S., for 80-year-old hunter lost in woods
Mayor-elect Tory talks city manager into putting off his retirement
Toronto's Mayor Elect John Tory (centre left) and Joe Pennachetti (centre right) make their way towards the waiting media as they announce that the City Manager will delay retirement and stay on his position during a newser at Toronto's City Hall on Thursday November 6 2014.
Truck hauling ammonium nitrate caught fire near Kamloops, B.C.; homes evacuated
Emergency crews were called by the truck’s driver on Thursday afternoon to the stretch of highway near the Tobiano resort, which is about a 20-minute drive from downtown Kamloops in the province’s Interior
B.C. legislature to arm guards in wake of Ottawa shooting
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong leaves B.C. Legislature after delivering the budget speech in Victoria, B.C., February 19, 2013.
Toronto police board fires warning shot on salary costs
Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board attends a meeting at Police Headquarters on Thursday August 14, 2014.
In 1st bitcoin securities fraud case, US government accuses Texan of engineering Ponzi scheme
Guitarist Manitas de Plata ‘opened the doors for Gypsy music’
An October 17, 2003, file photos shows Flamenco Gipsy guitarist Manitas de Plata (Little Hands of Silver), 82, performing at the Bataclan in Paris.
Centenarian businessman Jaring Timmerman was a star swimmer
Mr. Timmerman smiles before his 50m backstroke heat at the Catherine Kerr Pentathlon in Winnipeg’s Pan Am Pool on Jan. 24.
White House: We'd 'consider' a bill on Canada's Keystone XL pipeline
Soldier dies of injuries following training exercise at base in Alberta
B.C. promises reinforcements after scathing child services report
Stephanie Cadieux Minister of Childern and Family Development seen here during a ceremony in Vancouver June 7, 2013.
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Western premiers asking $1B from Ottawa to support regional transportation
100,000 workers protest Belgian labour reforms; violence leaves 50 injured, 30 detained
Protestors stand behind a car they overturned during a national trade union demonstration in Brussels, Thursday Nov. 6, 2014. Tens of thousands of demonstrators are converging on the Belgian capital to protest government policies that will extend the pension age, contain wages and cut into public services. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Delays and cancelled flights rise at US airlines; trade group blames fire at air-traffic centre
Iconic bell from recently discovered Franklin ship recovered from vessel
The ship's bell from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck HMS Erebus sits in pure water after being recovered in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. The shipwreck from the famed expedition in search of the Northwest Passage was found during the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Airline delays and cancellations rise after fire; Hawaiian tops US on-time rankings
Bloodbath in Canadian small caps leaving bargains in its wake
Tim Shufelt
Economist forecasts livestock prices to remain high, other crop prices in check
Business Highlights
Beyond price: Wireless carriers competing on service, network quality
A woman uses a mobile device while walking past a Telus store in Ottawa February 19, 2014.
Home Depot says hackers got access via vendor, also stole 53 million customer email addresses
Edmonton-area lodging company barred from using temporary foreign worker program
Infographic: Canadian home prices
How a privacy advocate plans to corrupt online advertisers' data
You can allow, block or scramble the watchful eyes of online advertisers, but designer Mushon Zer-Aviv says he prefers ‘obfuscation.’
Parliament Hill workplace goes under the microscope in wake of MP allegations
Illinois lawmakers approve fracking rules, clearing way for oil and gas drilling
Ditch the selfie as your professional image
Never use a selfie for any professional picture.
I’ve had a dozen interviews – but zero offers
Bruce Sandy
No time for the gym? Hit the office
Harvey Schachter
Three top stock picks from Sentry’s Mason Granger
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Some guards at B.C. legislature to get guns, training after committee vote
Document: Vision Vancouver discloses campaign contributions
Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks to reporters during a news conference in Vancouver on Dec. 11, 2013.
Homeless death count in B.C. highlights dangers of street living: report
Tom Sawyer holds flowers in a circa 2008 handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Paul Ruskay
A deal's a deal: Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss lands 6-figure deal for 'Killer Deals.'
Home Depot says 53 million e-mail addresses taken in breach
The latest information stemmed from weeks of work by investigators, who are co-operating with law enforcement and information-technology experts, Home Depot said.
What’s missing from the labour market: data
People looking for work employ the services available at Youth Employment Services in downtown Toronto on April 24 2014. The Conservative government is planning on spending an additional $14-million a year to find out regional job data.
Ending mandatory long-form census has hurt Canada
Munir Sheikh resigned as Chief Statistician of Canada over the elimination of the compulsory long-form census in 2010.
Obama is still alive and living in Washington
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president will be looking for common ground, as well as apparent differences, with Republicans at a White House luncheon Friday with top leaders of the soon-to-be GOP dominated Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
What Canadian advisers can learn from Britain’s ban on trailer fees
U.K. trailer fee ban a disaster for some, and a huge opportunity for others.
Navy Seal who fired shot that killed bin Laden comes forward
In this photo taken on Dec. 20, 2013, Robert ONeill a former Navy Seal team member, poses for a photo in Butte, Mont. O'Neill, a retired Navy SEAL who says he shot bin Laden in the head, publicly identified himself Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, amid debate over whether special operators should be recounting their secret missions. One current and one former SEAL confirmed to The Associated Press that O'Neill was long known to have fired the fatal shots at the al-Qaida leader.
Fast-food chains pressured by higher beef prices might suggest other menu items
Business oddities: Fish tale raises stink at U.S. Supreme Court
Fisherman Roy Jantunen passes a sockeye salmon to his daughter Kirsten during the three-hour opening of the sockeye fishery in New Westminster, B.C.
PETA protests Discovery show where man attempts to get swallowed by snake
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Disney movies from 'Frozen' to 'Guardians of the Galaxy' lift 4th qtr; Toy Story 4 coming 2017
FILE - This file image released by Disney shows Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff, left, and Anna, voiced by Kristen Bell, in a scene from the animated feature film, "Frozen." Disney reports quarterly financial results on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Disney, File)
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Molson Coors swings to US$34-million Q3 loss on charges for European brands
Minister: euro nations approve next tranche of Cyprus' bailout money
Gap's 3Q earnings outlook tops Wall Street estimate despite sales drop; Shares rise
Driver killed after car and train collide in southern Manitoba
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Germany wobbling: Planes, trains, and now the whole economy
Brian Milner
Walt Disney matches 4Q net income expectations, tops revenue forecasts
1 in 5 emerg dept trips could be treated elsewhere; many during business hours
Humana, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Transocean, Sears and First Solar are big market movers
Two Globe writers honoured by civil liberties association
Globe and Mail reporter Colin Freeze, left, and columnist André Picard were among those honoured Wednesday by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association with Excellence in Journalism awards.
Canadian driver convicted in speedy lap around NYC, seen in online video
The 'Anne Frank who lived' recalls hiding during Second World War in Netherlands
Betty Laron, 12, poses with her parents Frederika and Josef outside the family home in Zevenaar, Netherlands, in the summer 1942, before going into hiding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO, Betty Laron
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