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China’s anti-drug crackdown ensnares Jackie Chan’s son
Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan arrives at the Hong Kong Film Awards in this April 19, 2009 file photo.
One man dead, another wounded, after shooting in west-end Toronto
Two California youths accused of plotting high school shooting spree
Asian stocks higher after Wall Street gain, diplomatic efforts over Ukraine
FAA blocks US planes from flying over Syria, replacing advisory not to fly there
In pictures: Clashes between protesters, police lead to arrests in Ferguson
Demonstrators stand in the middle of West Florissant holding a street sign, with their hands up, towards the police during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, August 18, 2014.
Flavor Flav completes domestic violence counselling; Nevada judge closes misdemeanour case
Toronto’s ‘exploding’ raccoon population sparks city council debate
City staff, who are putting together a wildlife report, say there isn’t evidence that the raccoon population is growing dramatically.
China's president promises to rein in 'unreasonably high' pay for state industry executives
Lac-Mégantic report likely to focus on safety protocols, regulation
A police officer looks on near the site of the train wreckage in Lac Megantic, in this July 9, 2013 file photo.
Teachers’ union in Kamloops cited for workplace bullying, harassment
Kelly: When soccer dreams are subjected to cruel fate
Cathal Kelly
Wanted B.C. man tracked down by police in Mexico, now in B.C. jail
Mexico environmental prosecutors file complaint against copper mine that spilled acids
In this Aug. 12, 2014 photo, the contaminated Sonora river makes its way through the hills near the town of Mazocahui, in the northern state of Sonora, Mexico. Eighty-eight schools in Sonora state did not open Monday along with the rest of the country because of the danger of water contaminated by the spill of 10 million gallons (40,000 cubic meters) of acids from a copper mine into this and another river in the region. (AP Photo/El Imparcial, Julian Ortega)
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set for DC Comics film; still deciding between Shazam and Black Adam
Director Brett Ratner, left, and Dwayne Johnson poses for photos as he arrives for an event to promote his film "Hercules," in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Sculpture of Capilano president returned to artist in pieces
George Rammell at his workshop in Vancouver where he is reusing and rebuilding the sculpture of president Kris Bulcroft.
China's anti-drug crackdown ensnares Jackie Chan's son, Taiwanese actor Ko Kai
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2007 file photo, Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan poses for photo upon arrival for "The Drummer" premiere at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan's actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades. Jaycee Chan, 32, was detained last Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, together with the 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late Monday, Aug. 18, on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later.( AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung, File )
For rookie pitchers, alternative to rest is smashing into the wall
Toronto Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, in Houston.
Canada Revenue Agency delists foreign charities
In this file photo, Noor Aalam accompanies his mother, Wahab Noor, on a rescue helicopter operated by the Aga Khan Foundation.
Will the mine of the future be a mine at all?
A aerial view shows the Mount Polley mine near the town of Likely, B.C., on Tuesday, August, 5, 2014. The pond which stores toxic waste from the Mount Polley Mine had its dam break on Monday spilling its contents into the Hazeltine Creek causing a wide water-use ban in the area.
Federal Liberals cultivate Mandarin powerhouse in GTA
Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters as he visits Liberal candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt Arnold Chan (right) at his campaign office in Toronto on Wednesday, May 21 , 2014.
Bigger than 'Big Bang Theory': NFL games taking over Thursday nights on CBS to start season
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014, file photo, the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory accepts the Favorite Network TV Comedy award at the 40th annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. "The Big Bang Theory" is one of the few television shows that can approach the NFL in viewership. CBS executives still didn't hesitate to temporarily move TV's top-rated comedy to a different night to make room for football. Already dominating Thursdays in prime time, CBS outbid its competitors when the league offered up games that had aired on NFL Network. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)
With major exemption, Canadian Corey Conners puts pro plans on hold
Corey Conners of Canada takes a shot on the 18th hole during the U.S. Amateur Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., on Sunday.
The best images from August 18
A woman has her eyes washed out after being tear-gassed by the police during clashes along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo.,
UN calls for Ebola exit screening in affected countries
Nigeria health officials wait to screen passengers at the arrival hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Aug. 4, 2014.
TSB authorized Lac-Megantic locomotive’s trip to U.S., where it was nearly sold
Jean Laporte, chief operating officer of the Transportation Safety Board, attends a news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, January 23, 2014. Canada's Transportation Safety Board is shedding light on how the locomotive from the Lac-Megantic disaster ended up at a United States rail yard where it nearly went to auction.
Olympian Paula Findlay added to Canadian team for world triathlon final
Triathlete Paula Findlay poses in a photo shoot with The Canadian Press in Toronto on Monday November 21, 2011. A breakthrough result in her comeback from injuries has given triathlete Paula Findlay another chance to race in her hometown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Former SNC-Lavalin exec signs deal with Swiss on charges
SNC Lavalin offices in downtown Montreal.
Regional officials lift one wildfire evacuation order in northern B.C.
Teachers' union in Kamloops cited for workplace bullying, harassment
Manitoba government’s credit outlook goes from stable to negative
Manitoba Finance Minister Jennifer Howard said she remains committed to balancing the budget by 2016 without major tax increases, but added the province will not fixate on that target if it means turning its back on victims of floods or other disasters.
Black-sheep stocks for contrarian investors
Ebola: dangers and vaccines
In this undated handout photo provided by Medecins Sans Frontieres, Cokie van der Velde, a British sanitation specialist for Doctors Without Borders is seen in head-to-toe protective gear in Guekedou, Guinea. Normally, she spends her days in Yorkshire, tending to her garden and looking after her grandchildren. Van der Velde has worked on two previous Ebola outbreaks _ she gets paid a salary and stipend _ and says she does this kind of work because she believes in justice and equality. She said the need is overwhelming in this outbreak because of the heavy toll Ebola has taken on health workers; many of those sickened and killed have been doctors and nurses. That has sparked fear among many local staffers and led to strikes and resignations. (AP Photo/MSF)
High-fiving, energetic Steve Ballmer debuts as LA Clippers owner, vows not to move team
New Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, right, shares a laugh with head coach Doc Rivers, second from right, Chris Paul, third from right, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, left, while speaking at the Clippers Fan Festival on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in LA. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jobs, economy top issues of New Brunswick election, Premier says
New Brunswick Premier David Alward and his wife Ronda arrive ahead of Alward's meeting with Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, August 18, 2014. Premier Alward met with Lt. Gov. Nicholas to ask for the legislative assembly to be dissolved ahead of next month's provincial election.
CRTC probes wireless players over mobile TV
BCE CEO George Cope watches a presentation at the company's AGM in Toronto on May 9, 2013. Canada’s telecom regulator is asking a series of tough new questions about the way three cellphone providers charge for live and on-demand television programming on mobile applications.
New Brunswick air ambulance crash occurred on second attempt to land: TSB
Saskatoon to crack down on drivers who allow dogs to roam in back of pickups
Vote fire hydrant for mayor
The fire hydrant located at 393 University Avenue in Toronto is pictured on Thursday, August 7, 2014. The hydrant, located approximately 20 feet from the street, is the cause of more parking infractions than any other hydrant in the entire city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Body of 15-year-old aboriginal girl found in Winnipeg river
Tina Fontaine is seen in this undated handout photo. Officers are investigating the slaying of a 15-year-old aboriginal girl from rural Manitoba whose body was found wrapped in a bag and dumped in the Red River after she ran away from her foster home.
True North REIT has deal to buy Edmonton office building for $24.5 million
Pork retail prices will be slow to return to normal
From February to early July, lean hog pork futures saw a 39.2 per cent increase on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Prices have retreated 20.6 per cent since July 7, but analysts say consumers might not be able to buy cheaper pork chops any time soon.
Employee loyalty wanes as workers question their value in organizations
Most leaders believe they are extremely helpful to subordinates, but many of their employees believe otherwise.
Three top stock picks from Wealth Management’s Lorne Steinberg
Lorne Steinberg.
Why busyness is not a badge of honour
Being too busy is not the way to be the most productive.
City of Saskatoon report calls for rail safety changes, re-routing trains
Former SNC-Lavalin executive reaches deal with Swiss on criminal charges
Despite big win over Argos, several Lions in danger of losing starting jobs
Box office top 20: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' knocks out competition with $28.5 million
FILE - This file image released by Paramount Pictures shows characters, from left, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello, in a scene from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Moviegoers continued to shell out for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” while Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables 3” was easily out-gunned in its weekend debut. according to studio estimates Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic, File)
Caldwell Partners to acquire London-based executive search firm Hawksmoor Search
Toronto councillor wants shorter window for election signs
Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, right, pictured during a debate over whether to ban shark fin products on October, 13, 2011.
Alberta NDP leadership contender Rachel Notley releases contender
Officials at California slaughterhouse behind massive beef recall indicted on criminal charges
File - In this January 13, 2014 file photo, cows wait to be butchered at Rancho Veal slaughterhouse in Petaluma, Calif. A federal grand jury has indicted four officials at the Northern California slaughterhouse at the center of a massive beef recall, alleging they slaughtered cows with cancer while inspectors were on their lunch breaks and distributed the diseased cattle, prosecutors announced Monday Aug. 18, 2014. Petaluma-based Rancho Feeding Corp. halted operations in February after a series of recalls, including one for 8.7 million pounds of beef. The meat was sold at Walmart and other national chains and used in products, including Hot Pockets. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Conner Jay, File)
Dollar stores are no bargain for investors
Ian McGugan
Carbon-capture startup not depending on government subsidy
Ebdulaziz Naami, an University of Regina graduate student, works at the International Test Centre for carbon capture located on the University of Regina on Monday, June 8, 2009 in Regina, Sask.
5-year-old boy and parents traumatized during home invasion in Esquimalt
Violent protesters undermining justice for Michael Brown, Obama says
President Barack Obama expressed sympathy on August 18, 2014, for the ‘passions and anger’ sparked by the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
Taylor Swift to release full-length pop album '1989' on Oct. 27; 1st single is 'Shake It Off'
FILE - This Aug. 10, 2014 file photo shows Taylor Swift at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Swift says she’s releasing her first full-length pop album on Oct. 27. The 24-year-old revealed in a livestream via Yahoo! on Monday , Aug, 18, that “1989,” named after her birth year, is her “first documented official pop album.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
New Brunswick judge to rule Friday on bid to stop forestry strategy
Critics of gas drilling seek more on how hydraulic fracturing in Maryland would affect tourism
Deadmau5 sniffs out another feud, this time with R&B singer Trey Songz
Police hope witnesses have video of Salt Lake City nightclub shooting that injured 6
Theater review: Dizzying talent in witty 'Murder, Margaret and Me'
This undated image released by Richard Kornberg & Associates shows Janet Prince in a scene from “Murder, Margaret and Me”, currently performing as part of the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival at Abrazo Interno at the Clemente in New York. (AP Photo/Kornberg & Associates, Steve Ullathorne)
Is Google the new Berkshire Hathaway?
Google began as a search engine company in 2002, but has since branched out into other industries from telecommunications, health sciences, robotics, military defence, media, and even automotive with the development of a driverless car.
Enbridge’s Midwest pipeline can proceed, U.S. federal court rules
Enbridge Inc.’s pipeline to carry tar sands oil between Oklahoma and Illinois can proceed, a federal judge ruled, as companies expand their capacity to move petroleum in the U.S.
Drug used to control dementia symptoms carries risk of kidney injury: Study
Arnold Palmer gets a pacemaker to correct abnormal heartbeat
Golf greats Jack Nicklaus, left, and Arnold Palmer stand together on the first tee as they served as ceremonial starters to begin play in the 2010 Masters golf tournament.
Nordstrom bets on a slow, cautious entry into Canada
Nordstrom’s Karen McKibbin photographed Monday, August 18, 2014, at Nordstrom in downtown Seattle, Wash. McKibbin is responsible for setting up Nordstrom's first store in Canada, set to open on September 19 in Calgary's Chinook Centre.
Aeropostale brings back Julian Geiger, who led retailer for 12 years, as CEO as Johnson leaves
Serve up versatile mussels on grill, steamed with curry, in salad or in shooter
Canadian Curried Mussels are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Whitecap Books-Perry Jackson
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He’s 26 with $32,000 in savings. Here’s how he did it
Rob Carrick
'Mussels' cookbook offers recipes from easy to adventurous along with tips
The cover for "Mussels: Preparing, Cooking and Enjoying a Sensational Seafood" by Alain Bosse and Linda Duncan is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Whitecap Books
Mexico plans to put $4.9 billion in electricity projects, natural gas pipelines up for bid
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes did Monday
Luis Suarez makes Barcelona debut in preseason friendly
Barcelona's Luis Suarez from Uruguay fights for the ball against Leon's Luis Antonio Delgado, left, and Jonny Magallon, during the Joan Gamper trophy friendly soccer match between Barcelona and Leon at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.
Arches, Canyonlands national parks are latest to prohibit drones as feds move for massive ban
Absolute Software doubles Q4 earnings to $400K; boost quarterly dividend
The close: TSX climbs amid bullish U.S. housing news
Construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill. on July 17, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Seth Perlman
Karlsson says Senators will make the right choice in naming new captain
Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson makes his way to speak with the media in Ottawa on Monday, August 18, 2014.
Microsoft’s cloud-computing service Azure experiencing outage
The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest
Foreign investors still have compelling reasons to stay with Canada
David Parkinson
Home Depot, Lennar, Elizabeth Arden, Aeropostale, and Dicks are big market movers
US safety agency investigating whether fire truck aerial ladder recall solved the problem
Judge rejects Philly rapper Meek Mill's appeal of parole violation sentence in 2009 case
FILE - This Sept. 28, 2013 file photo shows Meek Mill performs at the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. The Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill pleaded to be released from jail Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, to resume his music career and support his son and 30-person entourage, but the judge who jailed him on a parole violation last month was unmoved. The judge ordered the 27-year-old to take anger management classes for what prosecutors called a parole office "tantrum" over travel restrictions, and a Twitter rant aimed at a parole officer and prosecutor. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
New Chevrolet Corvette feature keeps watch on valets to deter high-speed joyriding
This photo provided by General Motors shows Valet Mode on the touch screen panel of the 2015 Corvette. Data and video from the valet mode can be viewed instantly by the owner on the screen when the car is parked, or it can be downloaded to a computer. (AP Photo/General Motors)
Judge approves merger of historic Corcoran Gallery of Art with 2 larger institutions
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. A District of Columbia judge has decided to approve a proposed merger of one of the nation's oldest museums with two larger institutions in Washington. The ruling Monday from Judge Robert Okun allows the Corcoran to merge the museum and its college into George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art, effectively dissolving the independent art gallery and handing over its $2 billion in assets. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Willie Nelson, Neil Young to headline anti-Keystone XL oil pipeline concert in US field
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2012 file photo Neil Young, right, and Willie Nelson perform during the Farm Aid 2012 concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. Opponents of a proposed pipeline that would carry oil from Canada south to the Gulf Coast said Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 that Nelson and Young will headline a concert on Sept. 27 on a farm near Neligh in northeast Nebraska. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Teens arrested after lasers pointed at planes at Regina airport
Leafs sign eighth overall pick William Nylander to entry-level contract
William Nylander poses for a photo with team officials after being selected as the number eight overall pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center.
Corporate news sends US stocks higher; Dollar General jumps after making bid for Family Dollar
Woman finds three-metre snake in the living room of her Midland, Ont., home
Ontario woman banned from owning pets after kitten burned, left untreated
Forget Vegas: Head here for the ultimate guys’ weekend
Beale Street is bar-clogged artery in the heart of downtown Memphis, with just three blocks of more than 30 nightclubs.
Blackhawks sign goalie Michael Leighton to one-year contract
Philadelphia Flyers' Michael Leighton makes a save on the Montreal Canadiens during the first period in Game 4 of their NHL Eastern Conference final hockey series in Montreal, May 22, 2010.
Rates at weekly US Treasury bill auction unchanged for both 3-month and 6-month bills
Night Moves: Paranoia is palpable in this dark exploration of altruism
Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg in Night Moves.
Iceland warns of possible volcanic eruption; closes roads near volcano
Alberta RCMP 3 teens who drowned in Peace River not wearing life-jackets
Dispute between Toronto, province over liquor licences close to resolution
Councillor Gord Perks says a potential resolution to a dispute between Toronto and the province over liquor licencing is a ‘big win’ for the city.
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