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December 11

China's factory output growth declines in November in new sign of economic weakness
Queen’s Quay project is $36-million over budget, Waterfront Toronto says
Waterfront Toronto says it did not make information public because it was afraid of weakening bargaining position with contractors.
Senators fall to Kings in Cameron’s first game as Ottawa’s new coach
Broncos can tie divisional road win record at San Diego
Cornerback Stephon Gilmore #24 of the Buffalo Bills intercepts a pass intended for wide receiver Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 7, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
MaRS gave only four days’ notice that it couldn’t make interest payments
A man walks across a second-floor bridge in the MaRS building in Toronto.
Browns need Manziel to work some magic to keep playoffs hopes alive
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, left, hands off to running back Terrance West at the team's facility in Berea, Ohio, Wednesday. Manziel will start his first NFL game Sunday against the Bengals.
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital fined $75,000 over safety concerns
The Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam November 29 2012.
New National Chief Perry Bellegarde vows to ‘push’ PM Stephen Harper
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde greets supporters in Winnipeg Wednesday. He says he wants to sit down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper right away.
Seahawks’ Wagner rushes back to bolster the defence
Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner celebrates after tackling Frank Gore in a Nov. 27 game. Gore later expressed his marvel at his worthy opponent’s speed during a conference call.
Enroth backstops Sabres to win over Flames
Buffalo Sabres left wing Matt Moulson (26) celebrates his goal against the Calgary Flames with left wing Tyler Ennis (63) during the second period at First Niagara Center.
Vancouver police refute ‘spike’ in crime near new housing projects
Some residents near the former Quality Hotel on Howe Street in Vancouver say they want the supportive housing project to end.
GOP House OKs $1.1T bill funding government after Obama helps round up Democratic votes
B.C. Christian law school loses the support of the provincial government
Minister of advanced education Amrik Virk is seen during a ceremony in announcing the B.C. Liberals new cabinet in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Friday, June 7, 2013. British Columbia's government has pulled its support for a proposed law school at a Christian university. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Old-style trades, signings dominate MLB winter meetings
Andrew Heaney, pitching here for the Marlins in June, is considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball. He was sent to the Dodgers as part of a seven-player trade and later flipped to the Angels.
Mumps is the word as NHL players face off against league epidemic
In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, Anaheim Ducks' Corey Perry looks during warm ups before an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia. Multiple players on multiple teams across the country have come down with the mumps that has spread from coast to coast, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.
Mirtle: Dubas stresses Leafs need to focus on ‘process,’ not points
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer (34) makes a save on Detroit Red Wings right wing Luke Glendening (41) in the first period at Joe Louis Arena. The Leafs were outshot 42-19, but came out with a shootout win.
East Van-tastic panto is jammed with jokes
Marsha Lederman
Canucks make strong impression early in season, en route to end year strong
Derek Dorsett #51 of the Vancouver Canucks stops with the puck in front of Alexei Emelin #74 of the Montreal Canadiens during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on December 9, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Medicine Hat’s Ted Clugston, ‘the mayor who ended homelessness’
Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston stands in front of housing units that are funded by the city and have earned him international acclaim. Mr. Clugston says city staff deserve the credit.
Massive drug investigation across five provinces results in charges
Kelly: It’d be a working holiday for McDavid if he plays in World Juniors
Cathal Kelly
Study decries criminal defence lawyers’ online marketing
Mr. Penney’s website colourfully recounts the travails of a client named ‘Rico,’ who was ‘scouting for work’ and ‘exploring a woman’s home’ but who ‘explored too much.’
B.C. revokes consent for controversial law school
Trinity Western University is seen in this file photo.
Rail safety summit with Lisa Raitt, U.S. counterpart slated for Ottawa
Next week’s talks between Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx are expected to focus on the safe transport of crude oil by rail, a spokesman from the U.S. Department of Transportation said.
Poor sales prompt Texas Lottery to end sales of Monopoly Millionaires' Club game
Golden Nugget to sue over Atlantic City tax aid plan, says it hurts smaller casinos
Duhatschek: Oilers in desperate need of on-ice shakeup
Eric Duhatschek
Charity fund in Calgary girl’s name to help understand childhood cancer
In July 2011, Diamond Marshall gave the Duchess of Cambridge a timid hug on the windswept tarmac of the Calgary airport at the conclusion of the royal couple’s Canadian tour. The Diamond Shine Fund has been created in hopes of helping raise money and awareness for childhood cancers because the family wants “to know why this happens.”
Building toward a delightful crescendo at the National Music Centre in Calgary
An artist’s rendering of the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
Suspect arrested in death of First Nations teen Brandy Vittrekwa
B.C. estimates additional cost of $600-million for Site C dam project
The area of the Peace River where the proposed Site C Hydro Development Dam would be built near Fort St. John on January 17, 2013.
Harper leaves Alberta little room to implement carbon reduction promises
Shawn McCarthy
Body found in wood-chip container 2 days after worker disappeared at B.C. mill
Body found in wood-chip container 2 days after worker disappeared at B.C. mill
What the ACLU says to do if stopped by police
Las Vegas poker player Dan Bilzerian's arrest just the latest incident to garner him attention
Build refineries with money, not bitumen
Andrew Leach
Charity fund in Calgary girl's name to help understand childhood cancer:family
Alberta NDP say Premier Prentice ‘chasing that right vote’ after first tour
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice gives a state-of-the-province address in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday December 9, 2014.
The teams to beat heading into last 16 of Champions League
CSKA Moscow's defender Vasily Berezutskiy (L) and Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E second-leg football match FC Bayern Munich vs CSKA Moscow in Munich, southern Germany, on December 10, 2014. Bayern Munich won the match 3-0.
Rain and wind hammer B.C. south coast prompting mudslide
Workers from the Nanaimo Regional District inspect a home at Little Qualicum River Estates near Qualicum, B.C., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. A mudslide in the area has forced an evacuation order as heavy rains continue.
Businessman Archibald Johnstone cemented a career in PEI tourism
Retired senator Archie Johnstone of Kensington, Prince Edward Island, marks the self-publication of his seventh book since his 80th birthday. His book, Introductions, is a collection of well-known Islanders and unsung heroes from this province, many of whom he has known personally.
Trend shows a bullish pattern for Canadian telecom stocks
Owner of Atlantic City's Chelsea hotel wants to open small casino under proposed bill
Provincial finance ministers look to Joe Oliver for insights on oil
Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz gestures in Regina on March 19, 2014. The topic of sliding oil prices is expected to surface this weekend when provincial finance ministers from across Canada have their first face-to-face meeting with federal counterpart Joe Oliver.
Regina nurses shaken after attack, robbery, at end of night shift at General hospital
Okay, homeowners, just how diversified is your portfolio?
Tim Shufelt
Dominion Diamond swings from loss to Q3 profit of $25.5M on higher sales revenue
Los Angeles police interview boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. about acquaintance's murder-suicide
Brazil prosecutors file charges against 35 in kickback scandal at state oil company Petrobras
As shares rise, is a deal in store for Canadian Tire?
David Milstead
Hearst buys 25 per cent stake in AwesomenessTV in deal valuing Internet video network at $325M
Three top stock picks from Morgan Meighen’s Michael Smedley
Michael Smedley.
Interim chief takes over at Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Toronto Zoo panda not pregnant after failed breeding attempt
Da Mao, a four-year-old male panda lies outside his enclosure at the Toronto Zoo May 30, 2013.
Ontario MDs should not refuse contraception out of religious belief
Checkup time: Ontario doctors should not be able to put their religious beliefs before their patients’ needs.
Ottawa’s prostitution law is failing because police won’t enforce it
Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers a question in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Breeding attempt with Toronto Zoo giant panda didn't produce pregnancy
Charities' 'gift' marketing strategies hit the right notes for donors
Donations through Plan Canada’s ‘gifts of hope’ have grown 10 to 25 per cent each year in recent years.
Interim chief takes over at Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations
Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar
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Newfoundland Capital boosts semi-annual dividend to 9 cents per share
Business Highlights
University of Toronto’s next lawyer: A computer program named Ross
From left, Andrew Arruda, Akash Venkat, Pargles Dall'oglio, Jimoh Ovbiagele and Shuai Wang have been using Watson, IBM's supercomputer, to develop an artificially intelligent legal researcher called Ross.
Suspect arrested after man's body found in vehicle in Surrey, B.C.
Multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Big Tobacco now in the hands of judge
Alberta car dealers still on a roll despite drop in oil prices
Oil prices threaten to send Alberta’s economy into skid, but November vehicle sales were up 4.8 per cent.
Feds response to Ashley Smith inquest branded 'Orwellian;' mom disappointed
Of trucks and princesses: Why toys are more gendered than ever before – and how to fix them
SeaWorld, Adobe, ChemoCentryx, Talisman, and Caesar's are big market movers
Business oddities: Short sellers play chicken
While cattle and hogs offer trades on the futures market, there’s no direct chicken play for speculators, so they’re turning to the equity market to borrow record amounts of shares of two U.S. poultry producers that they then sell in anticipation of declines.
Jury deciding if North Dakota brothers intentionally ruined potatoes to swindle US government
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Vancouver-area mayors propose 0.5 per cent tax hike to pay for transit projects
Finding peace in life’s major storms
Harvey Schachter
Ex-TV pitchman accused of chasing owl in flight released after court disruptions
FILE - In this June 7, 2010 file photo, Dell "Super Dell" Schanze, left, listens to his attorney Harold Stone at the beginning of his criminal case at Fourth District Court in Orem, Utah. The TV pitchman accused of chasing a barn owl in flight on his motorized paraglider is expected to appear in federal court Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah says Schanze knowingly using an aircraft to harass wildlife and pursuing a migratory bird. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, Pool, File)
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared Thursday
Mexico opens bidding for oil exploration, announces rules
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2013, file photo, the Centenario deep-water drilling platform stands off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico's government announced on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 the start of bidding for oil exploration rights in 14 areas of the Gulf of Mexico being opened to domestic and international companies as it ends a seven-decade state monopoly on the petroleum business. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
Ontario strikes committee on sexual harassment
As oil falls, questions mount over Bank of Canada rate timing
David Parkinson
Shares of online lender LendingClub up 56 per cent in initial public offering
SeaWorld CEO steps down as head of theme park company; Plans job cuts as park attendance drops
Nova Scotia court staff mistakenly imposed confidentiality orders, judge says
Music producer Jermaine Dupri's Atlanta mansion, worth $3.7 million, is in foreclosure
Former Man with HIV going to jail again for not telling sex partners
Buffalo snowstorm costs tallied at more than $46 million; Cuomo seeks federal disaster aid
The best images from around the world for Dec. 11
Fishermen from India stand behind bars in a cell, after being detained in Pakistani waters, at a police station in Karachi. Pakistan maritime authorities arrested 58 Indian fishermen and took into custody their ten boats for illegal fishing in the country's territorial waters.
US stock indexes end with modest gains after an early rally is dented by slump in price of oil
Trader Daniel Kryger works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Stocks are rising in midday trading after the U.S. government reported a pickup in retail sales last month.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Seven ways to keep stress out of your holiday plans
As the stress of the holidays settles in, it’s time to take action to keep yourself from losing it.
Why a startup needs a great opportunity, not idea
Sandy Richardson is president of strategy execution and strategic planning firm Collaborative Strategy, and the author of Business Results Revolution.
The National Labor Relations Board rules employees can use company email for union organizing
Italy's Finmeccanica to run F-35 fighter jet maintenance & assembly centre for Europe aircraft
Police identify three people killed in head-on collision in New Brunswick
Canadian government rejects solitary confinement limits
The inside of the prison where Ashley Smith was held, in Kitchener, Ont. is shown on Oct. 19, 2007 in an court exibit photo released by the court on Monday Jan. 21, 2013.
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