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Honda retools subcompact Fits to make them more crash-resistant after flunking safety test
This undated photo provided by Honda shows the 2015 Honda Fit. Honda is recalling 12,000 Fit subcompacts to replace the steel front bumper beams so the cars are more crash-resistant. (AP Photo/Honda)
MSF president says WHO, governments need to 'step up' to contain Ebola outbreak
Dr. Joanne Liu, international president of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) puts on a mask as she visits the Ebola treatment centre in Kailahun, Sierra Leone in this recent handout photo. The World Health Organization and national governments need to step up their efforts if the West African Ebola outbreak is to be brought under control, the president of the leading aid group in the response warns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Medecins Sans Frontieres-P.K. Lee
Hunt for mystery jihadi in Foley video turns to voice analysis, social media
Islamic State insurgents who control territory in Iraq and Syria released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago.
Top links: ‘The rich exercise, the poor take diet pills’
US stocks open higher, sending S&P 500 above its record high close; Hormel gains on earnings
Former 'Dancing With the Stars' champ Julianne Hough returning this season as a fourth judge
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, file photo, actress Julianne Hough looks back for photographers at the premiere of the film "Let's Be Cops," in Los Angeles. "Dancing With the Stars" says two-time champion Hough is returning to the ballroom as a judge this season. She will preside alongside Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. The new season launches Sept. 15 on ABC. (Photo by Chris PizzelloInvision/AP, File)
Iconic fiddler Buddy MacMaster dead at 89
Nathalie MacMaster plays with her uncle Buddy MacMaster at the East Coast Music Award in Charlottetown Monday, Feb 27, 2006 file photo. Buddy MacMaster has died at age 89.
Emmys host Seth Meyers hopes his ‘really good jokes’ make his performance a hit
Fiddler Buddy MacMaster sparked renewed appreciation of Cape Breton music
Buddy MacMaster raises his Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award at the East Coast Music Award in Charlottetown in this Feb 27, 2006 file photo. Buddy MacMaster has died at age 89. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Stintz bows out of mayoral race, won’t endorse anyone else
Karen Stintz speaks to the media at city hall in Toronto on Aug. 21, 2014.
Ticketfly to buy WillCall for on-premise data on spending by ticket-buyers
B.C. mining boom, recent tailings pond bust prompt environmental fears in Alaska
Sharks take captaincy away from Joe Thornton
San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, left, and Patrick Marleau leave the bench after losing 7-3 to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of the NHL Western Conference Final Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 18, 2011.
Penn West receives noteholder waivers in wake of multiyear review of statements
An oilfield pump jack, belonging to Penn West Exploration
SUMMER EATING: Recipe for zesty tomato-watermelon gazpacho
This July 28, 2014 photo shows watermelon gazpacho in Concord, N.H. The recipe was inspired by one in Yotam Ottolenghi's upcoming cookbook "Plenty More". (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Loonie rises, greenback weakens as strong data raises rate hike expectations
A loonie is pictured in North Vancouver on Dec. 31, 2013.
LATE SUMMER: Recipe for japonica, shiitake and chicken stuffed peppers
This July 21, 2014 photo shows japonica, shitake and chicken stuffed peppers in Concord, N.H. This dish ditches the ground beef in favor of chicken, then replaced the flavorless white rice with the more robust japonica, a colorful Japanese variety. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Who you calling a drama? Emmy hopefuls choose the category that boosts odds of winning
FILE - This July 13, 2014 file photo shows Seth Meyers at the NBC 2014 Summer TCA held at the Beverly Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Meyers will serve as master of ceremonies when “The Prime-Time Emmy Awards” airs Monday at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij makes Broadway's 'This Is Our Youth' sing
FILE - This March 14, 2013 file photo shows Rostam Batmanglij, of the band Vampire Weekend, in Austin, Texas. Batmanglij is making his Broadway debut alongside Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson. He has written five classical pieces for the play. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Aug. 21: Rail, rules and responsibility – and more letters to the editor
Damaged rail containers and twisted wreckage can be seen on the main road through downtown Lac MÈgantic, Quebec early July 7, 2013, a day after a train carrying crude oil tankers derailed and burst into flames.
Applications for US jobless aid fall by 14K to 298K, another sign the job market is healing
In this June 23, 2014 photo, people wait in line to meet with recruiters during a job fair in Philadelphia. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Loonie rises, greenback weakens as strong data raises rate hike expectations
Actor Matthew McConaughey is Lincoln's new pitchman
FILE - In this June 19, 2014 file photo, Matthew McConaughey arrives at the Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ford's luxury Lincoln brand says the Oscar-winning actor will appear in a series of TV and digital ads featuring Lincoln's new small SUV, the MKC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Giants win MLB protest, rain-shortened game against Cubs resumes Thursday
The grounds crew work on the field after a heavy rain soaked Wrigley Field during the fifth inning
Family Dollar spurns Dollar General takeover bid on antitrust issues, backs Dollar Tree deal
This Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 photo shows the Family Dollar store in Ridgeland, Miss. Family Dollar Stores Inc. Chairman and CEO Howard Levine said in a statement Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, that its board and advisers reviewed Dollar General Corp.’s offer and determined it wasn’t reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Gold stocks lead TSX down; data shows U.S. economic strength, weakness elsewhere
Seven offers for Scarborough home near parkland
The Architourist marks 10 years of dedicated wandering
Frank Sinatra’s home in Palm Springs, Calif.
Boutique sells hard-to-find bath and beauty products
Introducing Camelia Nicoara, the owner of Art. 27, an organic bath and beauty boutique located in Toronto.
Brands go back to school with millennials in mind
Mia Pearson
Carrick on money: No free lunch? No kidding
School lunch
Four ways to create a winning business startup idea
The idea of starting a new business is attractive to a growing segment of the population. This includes ambitious university students who like the idea of being in control of their own destiny rather than being at the mercy of an uncertain job market
Construction of Squamish subdivision will require landslide barriers
A sign on Highway 1 warns drivers of a road closing in July, 2008, after a massive rockslide blocked the Sea-to-Sky Highway, the main route that links Vancouver with Whistler, B.C.
Bring on the screams: 5 big MTV Video Music Awards boy band moments
FILE - This Aug. 29, 2002 file photo shows Justin Timberlake at the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
Angry Birds: Blue Jays in trademark flap with Creighton University
Logos of the Creighton University Blue Jays and Toronto Blue Jays baseball team
Penn West receives noteholder waivers in wake of multiyear review of statements
Eugenie Bouchard upset in second round of Connecticut Open
Eugenie Bouchard
RCMP arrest man after double homicide in rural PEI
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
Atlantic Canada’s kids earn most from tooth fairy, study says
According to a new survey, the tooth fairy is paying a premium for baby teeth in the Maritimes and Newfoundland. At $3.46 a tooth, it’s 19 per cent higher than the national average of $2.80.
Telefilm raises $14 million in private donations for Canadian filmmakers
Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant poses in this undated handout photo. Telefilm Canada has raised more than $14 million in private donations for Canadian filmmakers, a "first" in the federal agency's nearly 50-year history according to its executive director. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Telefilm Canada
Sears 2nd-quarter loss widens as retailer continues to deal with sluggish sales
FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, file photo, a customer walks towards a Sears store in Hialeah, Fla. On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, Sears Holdings Corp. is scheduled to report quarterly financial results before the market opens. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
Survey of business activity shows eurozone economy growing slowly after stalling in Q2
Russia checks McDonald's restaurants around the country after shuttering 3 in Moscow
FILE - In this file photo taken in 1991, Russians wait in line outside a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Moscow. Russian news agencies reported Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, that the country's food safety agency will conduct checks on McDonald's restaurants in the Urals following food safety complaints, a day after four branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow. (AP Photo)
Las Vegas rolls out red carpet for LGBT tourists, even if it can't offer marriage
In this June 29, 2014 photo, Philip Noynosoudachanh, right, takes a selfie with Josh Smith at Liaison Nightclub in Bally's Las Vegas early in the morning on Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Las Vegas. Liaison Nightclub, which opened in 2014, is the first gay club inside of a major casino on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Audio: Train engineer and railway company talk as Lac-Mégantic burns
Railcars from the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic train wreck are seen in Lac-Mégantic in this July 9, 2013 photo. The freight train was carrying crude oil when it derailed and exploded, killing 47 people.
Transcripts: What the train engineer and the railway company talked about as Lac-Mégantic burned
How Mugabe is using the African Union to protect himself from Western prosecution
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends an award ceremony in Harare on June 4, 2014.
Statue of Amy Winehouse to be erected in London's Camden Town, her musical home
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs after being interviewed by The Associated Press at a studio in north London. Amy Winehouse is to be commemorated with a statue in the London neighborhood where she lived and worked. The late singer's family says the statue will be unveiled in Camden Town on Sept. 14, 2014, her 31st birthday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Asia stocks mostly higher after Wall St record close; markets await Fed chief Yellen's speech
Emmy nominee 'Orange Is the New Black' star Laverne Cox hopes to inspire with life story
Bazinga! Edmonton doctor uses laughs to help people learn about obesity
Dr. Arya Sharma performs at an open mic comedy night at a bar in Edmonton in this undated handout photo. Dr. Arya Sharma, one of the leading experts on obesity in Canada, doesn't make fat jokes. But he still pokes fun at the science, stereotypes and struggles of being overweight. The 54-year-old is the chair of obesity research at the University of Alberta, the scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network -- and a budding comedian. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Athletic groups need to address all issues surrounding concussions: report
Toronto Argonauts' Cleyon Laing (90) and Ivan Brown (97) hit Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly (13) during first half action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday September 28, 2013. Reilly sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit on this play and was diagnosed with a concussion. A coalition of health and sporting groups across the country is calling for Canada's athletic organizations to get more proactive about protecting participants from head injuries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
Fans defiant as US health study hits South Korea where it hurts - in the noodles
In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 photo, Japanese instant ramen noodle expert Masaya “Sokusekisai” Oyama, 55, slurps noodles at a shop and restaurant specialized only in varieties of instant noodles in Tokyo. Oyama knows a lot about the instant noodle. He eats more than 400 instant noodles a year, and he usually goes by his nickname “Sokusekisai,” which means “instant.” He agrees eating only instant noodles is not good for your health, because eating one thing all the time isn’t healthy, no matter what it is. “You need nutritional balance,” he said. “You should eat other things, too.” (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
OSC insider trading case hinges on ‘special relationship’
Kim Goodman, left, walks with Mitchell Finkelstein, in the hallway of the Ontario Securities Commission during his trial, November 10, 2011.
Are diesel cars a good choice for Canadians?
Wind cuts roaming rates following Ottawa's price caps
The Wind location at the Yorkdale Mall in Toronto on May 22, 2013. Toronto-based Wind Mobile will announce new rates on Thursday, reducing what it charges for voice calls and texts when customers roam outside its network. The company plans to significantly cut charges for data roaming to 5 cents a megabyte, down from $1.00 a Mb.
As resources gain steam, money managers offer their picks
Teck Resources is one stock being watched by money managers interested in resources.
TDI engines are charging ahead
When the drive select system is in efficiency mode, the new start-stop system turns off the engine before the car comes to a complete stop.
Tax credits are not the way to boost innovation
Andrew Jackson
Pakistani opposition leader halts talks with government as parliament besieged
Supporters of chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party Imran Khan, a former international cricketer, cheer while listening to him speak during what has been dubbed a "freedom march" in Islamabad August 20, 2014.
Turkey’s ruling party picks Foreign Minister as new prime minister
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutogluhas been chosen as Turkey’s prime minister.
Reactions from around Asia to study linking instant noodles to health hazards
In this Aug. 19. 2014 photo, Han Seung-youn, 36, eats "ramyeon" instant noodle at a Ramyeon restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. Instant noodles are an essential, even passionate, part of life for many in South Korea and other Asian countries. Hence the emotional heartburn caused by a Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital study in the United States that found excessive consumption of instant noodles by South Koreans was associated with risks for diabetes, heart disease or stroke. The study has provoked feelings of wounded pride, mild guilt, stubborn resistance, even nationalism among South Koreans, who eat more instant noodles per capita than anyone in the world. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon )
California drought hurts honey production, leaves fewer crops and wildflowers for honeybees
In this Wednesday, July 16, 2014 photo, a bee rests on Mike Brandi's finger at the Gene Brandi Apiary in Los Banos, Calif. The state is traditionally one of the country's biggest honey producers, with abundant crops and wildflowers that provide nectar that bees turn into honey. But a three-year drought has left hillsides barren and forced farmers to tear out orchards and leave fields fallow. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Qatar criticized as Gaza ceasefire talks collapse
In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, as the then Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, looks on after signing an agreement in Doha, Qatar.
Enough is enough: Time to address epidemic of violence against native women
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth: Violence against aboriginal girls and women is an epidemic in this country, and has been for some time.
From sugar to drugs, Harper has turned everything partisan
Konrad Yakabuski
Johnson scores 4 as Six Nations beats Coquitlam to even Minto Cup series 2-2
Serena the singer? Tennis star does karaoke a week before US Open, says she's 'relaxed'
Tennis player Serena Williams attends the Delta Open Mic with Serena Williams event Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Tooth fairy pays a premium for baby teeth in the Maritimes, skips Quebec
Harper attacks ‘liberal elites’; touts Tory record on economy, crime in speech to B.C. supporters
Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses supporters during a party gathering at Krause Berry Farms in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday August 20, 2014.
Photographer sues Justin Bieber, bodyguard, over altercation on Hawaiian beach last year
FILE - This May 11, 2014 file photo shows singer Justin Bieber, second from right, watching the Los Angeles Clippers play the Oklahoma City Thunder with his mother Pattie Mallette, second from left, in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Los Angeles. Photographer Aja Oxman sued Bieber and his bodyguard Dwayne Patterson for assault and intentional infliction of emotion distress in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 20, over an altercation last year on Hawaii's Shipwreck Beach. The lawsuit states Patterson injured Oxman while trying to forcibly retrieve a camera memory card after Bieber spotted the photographer snapping photographs of him leaping off a cliff into the ocean. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
13-year-old girl accused of starting California wildfire is fit to stand trial, judge says
Firefighters extinguish a fire burning in a downed tree on the approach to Taylor Mountain a day after the Junction fire swept across Highway 41 in Oakhurst, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014.
China manufacturing growth weakens in August in sign economic recovery is losing momentum
August 21: Your daily horoscope
Leo
Lives Lived: Susan Regina Stein, 91
Susan Regina Stein
Protocols for concussions advised for amateur sports
The Canadian Concussion Collaboration finds local clubs and teams lack resources and knowledge found at pro and varsity level to deal with concussions.
The trends that reigned at Toronto’s first Men’s Fashion Week
Models wear fashions by Joao Paulo Guedes, who won the Emerging Menswear Designer Award at Toronto’s inaugural Men’s Fashion Week.
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