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Jays recall catcher Kratz; place OF Gillespie on 15-day DL
Jays catcher Erik Kratz stretches
DC relents, allows Superman shield on memorial to boy who starved to death
Jeffrey Baldwin is shown in a Halloween costume in this undated handout photo released at the inquest into his death.
Cascades makes second change in a week by closing Quebec kraft paper plant
Alberta finance minister denounces new four-province securities regulator
Man charged after police say racist graffiti found in London, Ont., laundry room
Manchester United’s Chevy-sponsored uniform unveiled
Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa are shown wearing the 2014-2015 Manchester United shirt.
Writer of book on surviving running of bulls is gored
Man, left, wearing white with a beard, is pictured before falling down and being gored in the right thigh during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 9, 2014. He has been identified as Bill Hillmann.
Manitoba premier says dikes are higher and drier than last flood in 2011
Soldiers from 17 Wing in Winnipeg sandbag in St. Francois Xavier, Man., Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Several days of frantic sandbagging is paying off in southern Manitoba as a crest of flood water is expected to pour through the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Toronto team, known for human-powered helicopter, aims for land speed record
Todd Reichart co-founder of AeroVelo and one of the nominated pilots, is pictured with a previous bike model at his lab in Toronto on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The Canadian team that made an aviation breakthrough last year is trying for a new milestone - the land speed record for a human-powered vehicle.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
At midday: Markets steady ahead of latest Fed minutes release
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, left, and U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen have a question-and-answer session at the inaugural Michel Camdessus Central Banking lecture in Washington on July 2. Ms. Yellen was one of several central bankers who responded to statement from the BIS.
Encana selling Alberta power assets as it continues to focus portfolio
World Cup semifinal sets record for most-tweeted sports event; tops 2014 Super Bowl
German supporters celebrate after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Germany won the match 7-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Report: Cavaliers agree to three team trade to help pursuit of LeBron James
NBA's LeBron James is opting out early from his contract with the Miami Heat
Treasury Dept. sanctions 3 companies for aiding Syrian government
Country newcomer Mary Sarah duets with Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, other legends on 'Bridges'
This July 7, 2014 photo shows 19-year-old country singer Mary Sarah posing at Hatch Show Print inside The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. On Tuesday, July 8, Mary Sarah released a new album called “Bridges.” It a duets cover album featuring country legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and the late Ray Price. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP)
American Apparel announces deal with Standard General for up to $25M in financing
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2008 file photo, employees head to work at American Apparel in Los Angeles. American Apparel Inc. said has reached a preliminary deal with investment firm Standard General to receive $25 million in financing to bolster the clothing chain’s finances, a person close to the negotiations said Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)
Brazil, losers on the field, now turn to the blame game
Brazil's Oscar reacts after their loss to Germany in their 2014 World Cup semi-finals on July 8, 2014.
Edmonton federal prison inmate killed himself after 162 days in segregation
Edward (Eddie) Snowshoe, back row, right, poses for a photo with his mother and three brothers.
Ontario to bring back bill to toughen penalties for distracted driving: Wynne
Ford stays in seat for Pride ovation, brushes off homophobia charges
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, middle right, stays seated during a standing ovation at Toronto City Hall for the city’s WorldPride festivities on July 9, 2014.
Want contracts with corporations and the government? Be aggressive, CEO of women's group says
This undated photo provided by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) shows its President and CEO, Pamela Prince-Eason. Prince-Eason sees progress in getting corporate and government contracting officers to work with women-owned businesses, but there's still much work to be done. (AP Photo/WBENC)
Driver allegedly throws steel block into family car in 'fit of rage'
Mexico's lower house of Congress passes tough telecom laws aimed at fomenting more competition
Safety tips for preventing the deaths of children in hot cars
Geoff Taylor: Making the next generation of semiconductor chips
Geoff Taylor, chief scientist for POET Technologies Inc., has developed a faster chip.
Fred Davidson: Mining with minimal intrusion
Fred Davidson, president and CEO of Energold Drilling Corp.
Mounties say fatal crash unavoidable when car met truck on Alberta road
At the open: Markets climb ahead of latest Fed minutes release
Trader Richard Newman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The benchmark stock index has set a series of record highs.
Lose-lose: Bloodied in World Cup, Brazil now left with its high prices
Michael Babad
Kim Kardashian goes on rides, eats frozen custard in Seaside Heights
FILE - In a Thursday, May 22, 2014 file photo, Kim Kardashian, front and Kourtney Kardashian, left, leave at a restaurant in Paris. Kardashian and her friend, Jonathan Cheban, went on rides on the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, and stopped by Kohr’s Frozen Custard. Her rep told the Asbury Park Press they were taping segments for the series “Kourtney & Khole Take the Hamptons.”(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
Secondhand smoke as harmful to pets as people, but determining cancer cause still difficult
This image provided by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine shows a chest x-ray of a cat with lung carcinoma indicate by white arrows. Researchers have found cancers of this and other types are more likely in cats and dogs who have had repeated exposure to secondhand smoke. (AP Photo/Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine)
Guillermo del Toro and Natalie Brown talk FX vampire series 'The Strain'
Canadian actress Natalie Brown as Kelly Goodweather in FX’s “The Strain,” adapted by director Guillermo del Toro from his best-selling vampire book series.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Frank Ockenfels/FX
Kelly: The legend of Brazil will resurface, it’s just going to take some time
Cathal Kelly
Summer's not the time for spinach, but you can grow substitutes
This undated photo shows red-rooted pigweed, in New Paltz, New York. Weeded out of this tomato bed, it can now be eaten as a "summer spinach." (AP Photo, Lee Reich)
Former Manitoba NDP cabinet minister wins federal Liberal nomination
Homegrown dyes require little more than a garden and a few pots
This photo provided by St. Lynn's Press shows step two to make an original eco dyed scarf. Chris Laughlin started with a plain 100% silk scarf. This particular one is from Dharma Trading Company. (AP Photo/St. Lynn's Press, Chris McLaughlin)
Guelph spa faces slew of charges after allegations of nudity, broken bylaws
Ducking the questions? Stuffed bird gives Maine police department a lot of 'likes'
In this July 1, 2014 photo released by the Bangor Police Department, the department's stuffed "duck of justice" sits on a fencepost at Bangor Raceway in Bangor, Maine. The mascot, a wood duck that had been stuffed by a taxidermist and rescued from a trash compactor, has attracted more than 20,000 likes on its departmental Facebook page, and is being used as a new way of engaging with the public. (AP Photo/Bangor Police Department)
Lives lost when minivan rolls on busy stretch of southern Alberta highway
Obama officials urge senators to approve emergency border spending, acknowledge struggling
Adrian Calleja and his sister Adriana Diego, of Oxnard, stand in support of the immigrant children who are being sheltered at a naval base in Port Hueneme, Calif., outside the base Tursday, July 8, 2014. California lawmakers and religious leaders say they are pleased with the conditions of a temporary shelter in Ventura County for children caught crossing the border but, they're worried about the young immigrants' future. After touring a federally-run shelter for 575 teens at a naval base in Port Hueneme, members of the state's Latino legislative caucus and religious leaders said the children appeared happy and well cared for. (AP Photo/Ventura County Star, Karen Quincy Loberg)
How the World Cup spirit could help integrate new Canadians
Children take part in a soccer practice on a public field in Toronto on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
CMHC says housing starts up slightly in June; trend stable since March
Dan Aykroyd, Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced Stand Up To Cancer Canada
Dan Aykroyd poses for a photo in Los Angeles, Dec.4, 2010. Aykroyd, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Kyle MacLachlan are in Toronto to help announce an upcoming Stand Up To Cancer Canada broadcast special.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Sarah Hummert
Court curbs access to victims’ police records in sex-assault cases
The statue of Ivstitia (Justice) is shown on the front steps of the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa.
Former archbishop sentenced to jail for molesting alter boy in Winnipeg
Man airlifted to Toronto hospital after farmhouse fire near Owen Sound
Production in 1 of Libya's largest oilfields, Sharara, resumes
Amy Poehler's brother spins comedy out of his life in Sweden
This image released by NBC shows Greg Poehler as Bruce Evans from the comedy series "Welcome to Sweden," premiering Thursday, July 10, on NBC. (AP Photo/NBC, Benjamin Thuresson)
Environment watchdog warns Ontario must do more to combat climate change
'Written in My Own Heart's Blood' by Diana Gabaldon tops Maclean's fiction list
Wednesday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
HudBay’s mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba, is seen in this file photo.
AP PHOTOS: Bar codes, ladybugs, TLC help marijuana plants get from grow house to storefront
In this July 8, 2014, photo, the final step of the lengthy marijuana growing operation takes place as Bob Leeds, left, owner of Sea of Green Farms, hands boxes containing packaged recreational marijuana to Tom Beckley, right, the owner of Top Shelf Cannabis in Bellingham, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Report: Sidney Crosby to undergo wrist surgery
Penguins star Sidney Crosby
Loonie higher amid Canadian housing starts, key employment report on Friday
Greek government to issue new 3-year bond in second debt auction since bailout
Greece's FinanceMinister Gikas Hardouvelis speaks during an economy conference at Vouliagmeni area in Athens, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Quebec, Alberta shun national regulator
Canada's Finance Minister Joe Oliver speaks to reporters during a news conference at the North American Energy Summit in the Manhattan borough of New York, June 10, 2014.
With Saskatchewan, N.B. on board, Ottawa says national regulator soon a reality
Canada's Finance Minister Joe Oliver, center, shakes hands with Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa, right, as Saskatchewan Justice Minister Gordon Wyant second from right, looks on along with British Columbia Finance Minister Mike de Jong, left, and New Brunswick Justice Minister Troy Lifford after signing an agreement to move towards a cooperative capital markets regulatory system at a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Sacramento Kings sign first-round pick Nik Stauskas to rookie deal
Nik Stauskas signs his NBA rookie contract with the Sacramento Kings
Three teens charged after graffiti sprayed on buildings in Oakville, Ont.
Corey Stoll, strapping star of 'The Strain,' still sees an overweight teen in the mirror
This image released by Netflix shows Corey Stoll in a scene from "House of Cards," an original series on Netflix. Stoll, star of the new FX series "The Strain," not only has a thriving career but a ripped physique that could shame a couch potato into hitting the gym. Still, he can't dismiss his past. As a teen he was fat, he reports, with his 6-foot-2 frame then carrying some 100 pounds more than his current 210. (AP Photo/Netflix, Patrick Harbron)
Northern development tops agenda as West’s premiers gather in Iqaluit
The Nunavut flag flies over Iqaluit. July 9 is Nunavut Day, which marks the land-claim agreement that created the territory in 1993.
Canadian-Israeli real estate billionaire Azrieli dies at 92
Israelis walk on a bridge outside the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv April 28, 2008.
Amusement park boss says family rides, fun atmosphere will keep generations coming back
FILE - In this April 28, 2000 file photo, the Son of Beast wooden roller coaster is shown before it opened at Kings Island amusement park in Kings Island, Ohio. Once a regional amusement park chain, Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. has become an industry giant. It brought in 23.5 million visitors last year to its amusement and water parks, including Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio and Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
Brazil soccer calamity prompts Twitter hilarity
A Brazil fan covers his face after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Germany at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Germany beat Brazil 7-1 and advanced to the final.
Low interest rates fuel strong June housing starts
New housing construction in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, June 26, 2014
In the Khadr case, politics can’t be allowed to trump precedent
Lloyd Axworthy
China says it's not planning new stimulus measures so up to the US to drive global economy
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, left, participate in a joint session on Climate Change and Clean Energy with China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei, third right, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang, second right, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing,China Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)
High rate of teens texting while driving, Ontario study finds
The 2013 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey found that more than one-third of licensed Ontario students in Grades 10 to 12 – or an estimated 108,000 teens – reported having texted while driving at least once in the past year.
Oil falls near US$102 a barrel, 9th straight decline despite Mideast tensions
FILE - In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Lance Thompson pumps gas into his truck at a Love's station in St. Joseph, Mo. The price of oil fell for the ninth straight day Wednesday, July 9, 2014, despite continued turmoil in the Middle East, a drop that could lead to lower gasoline prices for U.S. drivers in the weeks ahead. (AP Photo/St. Joseph News-Press, Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)
Stock markets climb amid Fed minutes that show U.S. stimulus will stop in October
Corey Stoll enjoys 'The Strain' of series stardom with a busy schedule, including FX thriller
This image released by FX shows Corey Stoll, left, and Mia Maestro in a scene from the new series "The Strain," premiering July 13. The vampire thriller begins when a mysterious viral outbreak spreads to New York. Stoll stars as the head of a Centers for Disease Control task force battling this global threat. (AP Photo/FX, Michael Gibson)
Germany's Lufthansa to launch long-haul budget operation, may partner with Turkish Airlines
Sigourney Weaver talks reprising 'Alien' role for new video game
This video game image provided by Sega shows the character Ellen Ripley, voiced by Sigourney Weaver, in a scene from "Alien: Isolation." Weaver, who portrayed unflappable officer Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" film franchise is reprising her role in "Alien: Isolation," an upcoming video game set after the events of the original 1979 film. (AP Photo/Sega)
Sarah Palin on President Obama: ‘It’s time to impeach’
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin gestures while she addresses the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. on March 8, 2014. The movement to impeach U.S. President Barack Obama has had no realistic chance of success, no discernible groundswell of public support, but it now has a celebrity champion.
Carrick on money: Cheap vacations? Look no further than these cities
Family flight, taking a holiday.
Western premiers, emissaries in Iqaluit to discuss development's impact on North
Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski (right) and Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod serve a man a hamburger during Nunavut Day celebrations Wednesday July 9, 2014 in Iqaluit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
All-dressed and nowhere to go: Pilot treats storm-stranded passengers to pizza
A Frontier Airlines flight attendant passes out pizza to passengers aboard a Denver-bound flight diverted to Cheyenne, Wyo., on July 7, 2014.
Before the bell: Stock futures up, traders stay cautious
George Clooney rips British tabloid over report fiancée’s mom against marriage
A London law firm says George Clooney is engaged to one of their attorneys, 36-year-old Amal Alamuddin. (April 28)
Ukrainian army pilot charged with abetting deaths of 2 Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine
The ‘curious’ correlation between the Canadian dollar and copper
Michael Babad
Want to have a successful family? Learn from same-sex parents
Marina Adshade
Royal LePage says house prices expected to increase steadily for rest of 2014
Daily Mail apologizes after George Clooney slams 'fabricated' mother-in-law story
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2013 file photo actor George Clooney attends the premiere of "Gravity" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theaters, in New York. George Clooney has chastised a British newspaper over an article claiming his fiancee's mother disapproves of the impending marriage for religious reasons. Clooney said that the claims about his future mother-in-law Baria Alamuddin were untrue and irresponsible. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Top links: Miners provide positive contrarian signal for gold
French financier named to lead the Vatican’s troubled bank
An exterior view of the tower of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) in Vatican City in 2011.
Gen Y money: The danger of job-hunting desperation
A yappy chihuaha
French financier named to lead the Vatican's troubled bank to carry out pope's reform drive
Iraq: 50 bodies, many blindfolded and bound, found near Baghdad
Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of Abdullah Swadi, a member of an Iraqi volunteer forces group who was killed during clashes with Islamic militants, his family said, during his funeral procession in the Shia holy city of Najaf on July 8, 2014.
EU antitrust body fines France's Servier and producers of generic drugs $580 million
Time for Modi to deliver as India awaits a budget that sparkles
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
July 9: Sex workers’ safety – and other letters to the editor
Justice Minister Peter MacKay arrives at a Commons justice committee meeting on Monday July 7, 2014. Mr. MacKay says his prostitution bill complies with the Charter.
The shocking truth about B.C.’s carbon tax: It works
Prime Minister Stephen Harper repeatedly claims that a carbon tax would 'destroy jobs and growth.' Yet the evidence from the province that actually passed such a tax tells a different story.
Phony fixed election-date laws? Thank goodness
Nelson Wiseman
A government obsessed with image – 24 Seven
Jeffrey Simpson
Despite what Ford says, Sugar Beach is a sweet deal
Marcus Gee
Global stocks mixed after China's export growth, Fed minutes; Indonesia up after election
Ousted 'Amazing Race Canada' pals speak out about chilly challenge
Best friends Shahla Kara and Nabeela Barday of Toronto pose in this undated handout photo. Toronto-area friends Shahla Kara and Nabeela Barday were the first team to be eliminated from the second season of "Amazing Race Canada." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Bell Media
Five tips for international brands expanding to Canada
Twelve (mostly free) web tools for entrepreneurs
Online support. Toolbox with tools on laptop.
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