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Justin Bourque was sleep-deprived, depressed before shooting rampage: documents
Justin Bourque is shown in this RCMP booking photo taken June 6, 2014. A judge in New Brunswick ordered the release Friday of all exhibits entered into evidence at the sentencing hearing of Justin Bourque in the killing of three Mounties in Moncton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP
Contra Guys: When a crisis turns a sleepy stock into a juggernaut
A health workers in protective suit puts glasses on, on October 1, 2014 at MSF's (Doctors Without Borders) Ebola treatment center in Monrovia. As Ebola continued to burn its way through West Africa, the World Health Organization elected its next Africa director, Botswana doctor Matshidiso Moeti on Nov. 5, 2014.
Canada's top five banks saw their cumulative profits edge higher in Q4
Homan advances to final at Canada Cup after win over Olympic-champion Jones
CNN's top political correspondent Candy Crowley leaving after 27 years to seek 'something new'
FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2012 file photo, moderator Candy Crowley talks to the audience before the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, N.Y. Veteran newswoman Crowley says she's leaving CNN after 27 years. Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Innovation key to sustainable lumber mills, says former Tembec CEO
Former Tembec CEO Frank Dottori.
Plea deals for 5 expected in Internet gambling case stemming from FBI raid at Caesars Palace
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, Wei Seng Phua walks into federal court in Las Vegas. Phua, his son Darren Wai Kit Phua, and four others were arrested in July after federal agents raided three high-roller villas at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Five defendants are poised to take plea deals. That'll leave Phua and his son, to face trial on charges including operating an illegal gambling business during the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/John Locher,File)
75 book ideas for Christmas, for everyone on your list (and we mean everyone)
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Calendar
Week's best web reads: Top 10 purchases by ultimate stock pickers
Most investors weren’t thinking about risk management a month ago, but they are now. With stock markets in decline and headlines accentuating the negative, the focus has quickly shifted from “what’s the upside” to “how bad can it get.”
Canada’s most dangerous U.S. import: higher yields
The downside of cheaper gasoline
Carl Mortished
Defending champion Thompson takes top qualifying spot at skicross World Cup
Double top pattern a warning flag for micro-cap investors
Miley Cyrus opens up during bizarre performance at Art Basel
Miley Cyrus performs during a poolside show at the Raleigh Hotel, in Miami Beach, Fla. In a bizarre and emotionally transparent performance, Cyrus mocked her own music, opened up about her dark year, belted some Led Zeppelin and smoked pot onstage.
Worker killed in crash at oilsands mining site in northern Alberta
Watchdog says former Native American schools officials appear to violate contracting rules
FILE -, In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speak at the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington. Federal officials appear to have violated ethics rules governing impartiality in awarding a contract to evaluate schools attended by tens of thousands of Native American students, a federal watchdog says. The report comes as President Barack Obama makes high-profile promises to fix the schools, which are among the nation's lowest performing and have been plagued by crumbling buildings needing $1 billion in repairs. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
A look at Craig MacTavish's roster turnover as the Oilers' general manager
High-art issues go local
Russell Smith
Who by Fire: A compelling narrative about the price paid in our complex relationship with oil
Fred Stenson
The best images from around the world for Dec. 5
The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Steve Nesius (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
Recalls this week include bicycle forks, air purifiers, bicycles, electrical meter breakers
A 20-year labour of love, film blindsided by Ghomeshi scandal
Murray Foster’s The Cocksure Lads Movie premieres at the Whistler Film Festival on Saturday.
Ryan Dempster retires with Cubs, joins front office as special assistant
Boston Red Sox's Ryan Dempster pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of their MLB interleague baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts May 28, 2013.
The Social Life of Ink: Ted Bishop’s fascinating new book explores our relationship with the written word
Ted Bishop
House Republicans make final push to give some schools a break from healthier meals
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and a student look over their plates as they eat lunch in the East Room of the White House in Washington following the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden. House Republicans are making a final push this year to give schools a temporary break from healthier school meal standards. The school meal rules phased in since 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Swimmers, beach volleyballers will have some late nights at the Rio Olympics
The USA women's beach volleyball team take on Argentina during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London
Father-and-son authors David and Nic Sheff teaming up for book on drug abuse
New doctors' deal to improve care in rural and remote areas: B.C. government
Rumours of Glory: Bruce Cockburn’s memoir proves he’s as fierce in print as on stage
Cockburn is an intense human.
Meet the man who secretly runs Toronto city hall
John Elvidge, director of the secretariat at Toronto City Hall, says his job is to make sure meetings of committees and council go smoothly - without comment.
Rays turn to former big league catcher Kevin Cash as new manager
FILE - This is a 2014 photo of Kevin Cash of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. Cash was hired as the new manager of the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.
Reinventing well-worn periods of history with Paying Guests
Sarah Waters poses between the book stacks at the London Library where she conducts a lot of work and research for her work, including here sixth novel The Paying Guests.
More Ontario children, youth being treated for concussions, study finds
John Doyle: Is Eaten Alive human stupidity or worthwhile experiment?
John Doyle
FIFA secretary-general comes out swinging on World Cup turf war
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke
France sells 49 per cent stake in Toulouse airport to Chinese-led consortium
This photo dated Dec. 20, 2006, shows vehicles parked outside the Toulouse Blagnac airport, south western France. France's economy minister says the government is selling a 49.9 percent stake in the airport in Toulouse to a Chinese consortium looking to increase international air links in the south of France.(AP Photo/Frederic Scheiber)
OpenText to buy U.S. software analytics firm Actuate for US$330 million
Looking for a good caper? Here are six new crime books you should read
Life Or Death by Michael Robotham
Supreme Court will consider patent dispute between computer network rivals Cisco and Commil
Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth sentenced to 10 days in jail for reckless driving
Washington Nationals' Jayson Werth reacts after striking out
Quebec Liberals say budget cuts necessary; won't further tax citizens
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard speaks at a news conference marking the end of the fall session Friday, December 5, 2014 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
From Corner Gas to Crouching Tiger and the Hollywood buzz in between
Corner Gas: The Movie
Why Emily St. John Mandel’s wrote her new book: ‘I think of it as a love letter in the form of a requiem’
Emily St. John Mandel
Man with metal detector finds post-WW2 mortar in Vancouver's Stanley Park
For Tory, it’s smooth sailing at City Hall
Marcus Gee
The Comeback: Despite shortcomings, John Ralston Saul’s latest is a must-read for all Canadians
Saul recognizes that our collective guilt about our colonial past and neo-colonial present is interfering with Canadians’ ability to see the future.
Buy the Canadian dollar (not against the U.S. dollar, just the rest): Société Générale
Michael Babad
Seeking: 500 people to commit $1 a week to Theatre Passe Muraille. But why so modest?
Divine Brown and Raoul Bhaneja in - Life, Death and The Blues. Written and conceived by Raoul Bhaneja A Theatre Passe Muraille Production In association w/ Hope and Hell Theatre Co.
CDC report: Only a fraction of calls about possible US Ebola cases warranted investigation
As we think about École Polytechnique, remember to look for the flowers
Elizabeth Renzetti
NB Power spending $5.1 million more on tree trimming because of Arthur damage
You, in review: How was your 2014?
Crew removes graffiti from Bill Cosby's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Eddy Giron finishes up cleaning the Bill Cosby star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was defaced by graffiti in Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce wrote in a statement that it hoped people upset with Cosby would find different ways to express themselves than vandalism. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
S&P cuts Italy's credit rating to 1 notch above junk, citing weak economic growth
Prune: Why Gabrielle Hamilton’s gorgeously messy cookbook demands – and deserves – your full attention
Prune, the cookbook, does not talk down to its reader. But the challenges chef Gabrielle Hamilton poses in it soon beguile.
Detroit emergency manager says budget surplus projected after city officially exits bankruptcy
Netanyahu’s ‘Jewish state’ bill would be a crippling blow to Israel
Michael Bell
Paper trail: The decline of Canada’s forestry industry
The Resolute Forest Products pulp and paper mill in Fort Frances, Ont., is pictured on Nov. 14, 2014.
Trudeau names lawyer to probe MP harassment claims
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is mulling next steps for handling allegations of personal misconduct against Newfoundland MP Scott Andrews.
Truvia maker settles class-action suit for $6.1M; Hawaii woman sued over sweetener ingredients
Sexually harassed at work: human rights adjudicator grants Manitoba woman $36K
Paralegal: Drugmaker Sanofi fired her for whistleblowing over alleged kickbacks to boost sales
Athabasca River water very low in lead from oilsands: University of Alberta lab
Royal visit: Britain's Prince William to meet Obama at the White House
FILE - Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, right, his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, react on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after returning from the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the Queen's official birthday in London, in this, June 11, 2011 file photo. Among the roughly 5 million visitors expected in New York this holiday season, at least two are certain to get the royal treatment: Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate. They’re due to arrive Sunday Dec. 7, 2014 for the first trip either has made to the United States’ biggest city, and William also is set to visit the nation’s capital for the first time. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, File)
George Parros announces his retirement after nine NHL seasons
Montreal Canadiens right wing George Parros, right, fights with Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Colton Orr during second period National Hockey League action Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Montreal.
New Brunswick increasing total community funding and equalization grants
Rise found in young adults who rate their mental health as poor
An estimated 2.2 per cent of Ontario adults seriously contemplated suicide in 2013, according to a new study.
Police: Rapper Beanie Sigel awake and out of surgery after being shot at a home in New Jersey
Emergency personnel take shooting victim, rapper Beanie Sigel, from a house on Spruce Avenue in Plesantville, N.J. on Friday Dec. 5, 2014, where he and another man were wounded. Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was in surgery and listed in critical condition, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein)
Gas prices drop below $2 a gallon in Texas, Oklahoma, drawing long lines of eager drivers
A sign displays the price for E-10 gasoline for $1.99 at the OnCue convenience store and gas station, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul B. Southerland) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT
How businesses can avoid the legal and workplace dramas that can result from holiday partying
Red-hot Halak has become a stabilizing force in goal for Islanders
Jaroslav Halak of the New York Islanders makes a toe save in the second period during an NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on December 4, 2014 in Ottawa.
Canadians Drake, Arcade Fire land multiple Grammy Award nominations
First Nations agree to pursue aboriginal ownership share of B.C. resource projects
Martin Louie of the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation during a signing ceremony in Vancouver in December 2011.
More expensive to drive in Manitoba: car insurance increase approved
Open Text’s $330-million acquisition a win for private equity
The Open Text building in Waterloo, Ont., photographed April 11/2006.
VivaAerobus launches nonstop flights 4 days a week from Monterrey, Mexico, to Las Vegas
Sirius XM to pay $3.8M to settle complaints it misled users; customers can apply for refunds
S&P raises Ireland's credit rating 1 notch to A, says country rebounding well from debt crisis
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, file photo taken on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, pedestrians pass a street beggar on O'Connell Bridge in central Dublin. Standard & Poor’s has raised Ireland’s credit grade one notch to A and says the country is rebounding with surprising strength from its 2010 international bailout. The New York-based agency issued its report after Dublin markets closed Friday. It raised its forecast for Irish economic growth to 3.7 percent annually through 2016, versus its previous forecast of 2.7 percent, and credited the government with reducing its debt burden more rapidly than expected. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik, File)
175 photos collected by mutual fund guru Howard Stein going to auction; estimate $13M to $20M
This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows Irving Penn's photograph "Girl (in Bed) on Telephone." It is one of a selection of photographs amassed by the late mutual fund guru Howard Stein going on the auction block Dec. 11, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, Irving Penn)
Panhandling for bargains among oversold stocks
Blackbird: A heart-stopping production, a critical reassessment
Sarah Booth and David Ferry in Blackbird, at Artscape Youngplace in Toronto.
Police commander says he told supervisors of bystanders caught in G20 'kettling'
Review finds wildlife officers justified in killing cougar at Calgary hospital
Péladeau broke ethics code, but no sanctions needed, Quebec watchdog says
Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks in Saint-Jérôme, Que., on Nov. 30, 2014.
New Mexico alleges major nursing home chain's skimpy staff hurt residents, overbilled state
A shuttle is parked in front of Casa Real Health Care Center in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. New Mexico's attorney general on Friday sued Preferred Care Partners Management Group L.P., one of the nation's largest nursing home chains over inadequate resident care, alleging that thin staffing made it numerically impossible to provide good care. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller)
At midday: TSX inches ahead even as gold, oil prices soften
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto in this file photo.
Toronto holiday events: Hallelujah!
Elena Lobsanova in The Nutcracker. Photo by Bruce Zinger).
First Nations pursue part ownership of resource projects in northern B.C.
Mexx Canada files for bankruptcy protection
A RioCan centre in Kingston, Ont.
Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph announces his retirement
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph
Military video offers first glimpse into Sea King crash at CFB Shearwater
A Canadian Sea King Helicopter is shown laying on its side in Shearwater, N.S.on July 16, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, DND, Cp.l David Randell
Five things to do this weekend: Dec. 5 to 7
Hit show 'Matilda the Musical' recoups its $16 million investment on Broadway
FILE - this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows the cast of "Matilda, the Musical," including Bertie Carvel, standing center, during a performance in New York. Producers Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, said that the New York version had become profitable following last week’s $1.4 million haul at the box office. The show opened in April 2013 and has run close to 700 performances. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus, File)
Toronto police board chair under pressure to quit
Toronto Police Services Board chairman Alok Mukherjee is shown on Aug. 1, 2014.
Mukherjee facebook post
No spanking with sex? No caning? What is Britain thinking?
Tabatha Southey
IMF's Lagarde warns of a bumpy road ahead for Latin America despite great achievements
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. Lagarde called for a halt to violence in Latin America and the revitalization of regional integration, beyond sub-regional groups like ALBA, Mercosur and UNASUR. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph announces his retirement
Dancing behind bars: Rikers Island jail in NY hosts a special show by inmates
Jennifer Wansley, an inmate on Rikers Island in New York, performs in a show that mixes dance and poetry in a jail gym on Dec. 3, 2014. The performance was the culmination of months of work by the inmates and teachers from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. (AP Photo/The TASC Group, Rida Bint Fozi)
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