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Raiders fire Dennis Allen following team’s 10th straight loss
Dennis Allen was fired by the Oakland Raiders
Carrick on money: Why I don’t say ‘We can’t afford that’
Today’s small-cap stocks to watch
Calgary-based Black Diamond Group rents out and sells temporary housing and offices.
News Corp. to buy online real estate business Move for$950 million in cash
Union frustration with Nova Scotia health labour law boils outside legislature
Protesters wait outside the legislature in Halifax on Tuesday, September 30, 2014. The Nova Scotia government has introduced a bill that would merge the number of bargaining units in the health-care sector from 50 to four by April 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Canadian Pacific to raise share buyback ceiling
A Canadian Pacific Rail maintenance worker climbs onto a locomotive in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on May 23, 2012.
In a reversal, EBay plans to split off PayPal business in 2015, CEO Donahoe to leave
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, attendees walk in front of an EBay and PayPal display area at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. PayPal is splitting from EBay Inc. and will become a separate and publicly traded company during the second half of 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Canadian Pacific raises share buyback ceiling after hitting maximum threshold
Europe’s agony: Painfully high unemployment, inflation near zero
Michael Babad
Globe in Hong Kong: With youth in revolt, older generation finds new hope
Chan Kin-hoi, 76, who is retired, poses for a photograph during a rally ahead of an Occupy Central civil disobedience protest in Hong Kong on Sept. 26, 2014. “I may change nothing, but I have to show my disagreement,” Mr. Chan says.
The new campus sex puritans
Margaret Wente
Netflix takes on Hollywood with ‘Crouching Tiger’ sequel
Zhang Ziyi appears in a scene from the Sony Pictures Classics' release ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’.
Sherritt releases new resource and reserve estimates for Ambatovy nickel project
Dalhousie men’s rugby club suspended over hazing allegations
Dalhousie University in Halifax has suspended its men’s rugby club while it investigates a hazing complaint.
EU targets Apple's overseas tax model, says Ireland appears to grant firm illegal rebate
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, a group of visitors to the Apple store descends a staircase to the showroom below to purchase the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, in New York. The European Union’s competition watchdog is moving ahead with an inquiry of Apple's overseas tax practices, saying Ireland appears to grant the company illegal rebates that may have to be recouped. If the EU’s preliminary finding were confirmed over the coming months, Apple Inc. could face a repayment bill worth billions of dollars because it funnels the bulk of its international sales through subsidiaries in Ireland, where it benefits from low, negotiated tax deals. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, file)
World Bank lends Albania $150 million to overhaul ailing state-run power sector
A general view of a power distribution center in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The World Bank agreed to give Albania a $150 million (Ä118 million) loan to help the recovery of its power sector suffering from consumersí non-payment and technical losses in distribution network. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
Men's rugby club at Dalhousie University suspended over hazing complaint
Internal conflict continues to plague Fraser Valley aboriginal child agency
Children’s representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond called on the B.C. and federal governments to work with First Nations leaders to improve services for children and families in First Nations communities Turpel-Lafond is seen in a file photo from March 1, 2012.
UK revises economic growth figure for second quarter from 0.8 per cent to 0.9 per cent
Euro zone inflation slows as ECB prepares for policy meeting
A huge euro logo is pictured next to the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) before the bank's monthly news conference in Frankfurt Aug. 7, 2014.
New Viagra ads target women for 1st time by encouraging them to push men to get treatment
This image provided by Pfizer Inc. shows a new print ad for Viagra, the world's top-selling erectile dysfunction drug. Executives at New York-based Pfizer hope the new ad campaign launching Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, which includes print ads in publications and a new 60-second television commercial, will nudge women to broach the subject with their mates. (AP Photo/Pfizer Inc.)
Through pain and grief, Jun Lin’s father determined to get answers
Diran Lin, father of victim Jun Lin, walks to the courtroom for the murder trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta in Montreal, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.
With eurozone inflation at near five-year low, European Central Bank under pressure to do more
French Economy and Industry Minister Emmanuel Macron addresses reporters during a visit at the PSA Peugeot Citroen headquarters in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014. Standing at left is PSA Peugeot Ctitroen chairman Carlos Tavares. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Spotify faces a slew of music streaming challengers in Canada, including YouTube
Jason Reitman hopes 'Men, Women and Children' sparks a conversation
Director Jason Reitman is shown in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Reitman hopes "Men, Women and Children" will spark conversation long after the credits have rolled. The latest film from the Montreal-born director weaves together multiple plotlines as it explores how the hyper-connected nature of our world is changing personal relationships. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Eight slow, difficult steps to become a millionaire
Here are the steps I'd suggest. They're neither fast nor easy. But, they're more likely to work than the quick and easy path
Have trouble concentrating? Try these suggestions
There are steps you might consider to quiet the buzz in your brain – even if you don’t want to take up meditation.
Why running a family business is like building a cathedral
“In the Middle Ages, it took 600 years to build a cathedral. Not many founders got to see the finished cathedral,” says Patrick Bermingham, fourth-generation family business owner of Bermingham Foundation Solutions.
The three most common ways buyers find service providers
Ryan Caligiuri
The common ingredients of an innovator
‘We have this belief that you never build something great by doing it the same way that other people have done it,’ says Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg.
Don’t let unchecked passion kill your startup
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Three ways to prevent your car from being stolen (two are under $50)
‘The Club’
Farmland prices holding steady despite falling crop values
A field of canola near Langdon Alta.
What should I do about a one-time-only car failure?
<h4>2013 Fiat 500</h4>
Entire city block in upscale Vancouver neighbourhood listed for $28-million
The C-2 block is up for grabs for $28-million in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale area.
German unemployment down to 6.5 per cent on seasonal upturn; underlying trend slightly higher
Bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland says investments improving with UK economy
Conservatives months late with jihadi tracking tool, no word on completion date
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney stands in the House of Commons oin Ottawa, on Monday Sept.29, 2014 . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Today on the Hill: Party caucuses talk Iraq as Harper decides next step
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street slide, drop in Korean factory output
FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. U.S. stocks are opening slightly higher Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, as investors set aside worries about the protests in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Ontario nurses group asking provincial government for records on medical tourism
White House security breach won't happen again, Secret Service chief vows
Members of the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service patrol the North Portico of the White House in Washington September 29, 2014.
Health ministers want more federal action on tobacco, e-cigarettes
Packages of flavoured cigars are shown in an Oct. 3, 2010 photo. Health groups want other governments to follow Alberta's lead and pass legislation to ban flavoured tobacco products. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Magnotta trial: bizarre note naming prime minister among exhibits seen by jury
Luke Rocco Magnotta (left) watches proceedings at his first-degree murder trial in Montreal, Monday, Sept.29, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike McLaughlin
Kingmaker gets promotion in Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet appointments
Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’: What you need to know
Student activists sleep in the shade of umbrellas, on a road near the government headquarters where pro-democracy activists have gathered and made camp, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Hong Kong.
China approves iPhone 6 after Apple promises no 'backdoors'; Apple says sales start Oct. 17
In this Sept. 5, 2014 photo, a Chinese woman holds an iPhone walks past an Apple store in Beijing, China. China's phone regulator said Tuesday, Sept. 30, it has approved Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 for use on Chinese networks after the company promised never to allow other governments access to users' information. Apple said sales start on Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Growing number of states set high-stakes reading targets for 3rd-graders
Third-graders fill the stage during a performance of "The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf" at Clinton Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, July 17, 2014. This was the final part of a five-week summer reading program to help failing third-graders improve their skills so they can be tested again and move on to the fourth grade. Across the U.S., third-graders are increasingly facing the possibility they’ll be held back for missing state reading proficiency targets. (AP Photo/Mike Munden)
Why does children’s pain get short shrift?
André Picard
Canada to funnel money into upgrades to keep CF-18 fighter jets flying
A Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet fighter jet taxis at the Birgi NATO Airbase in Trapani, Sicily, March 24, 2011. Ottawa is considering two main options for its plans to commit $45-billion to controversial new fighter jets – and both point back to Lockheed Martin F-35 as the clear front-runner. These leading choices are: buy a fleet of 65 F-35s without seeking competing bids, or launch a competition that, based on technical and financial data obtained by the government, would lead to the selection of the same aircraft.
Harper’s election timing? Expect the unexpected
Lawrence Martin
Why Canada needs to show more love to Mexico
Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in a joint press conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico City in February.
Frankfurt-based long-haul pilots at Lufthansa start 15-hour strike in contract dispute
Gov't data on industry's ties to doctors, top hospitals shows $3.5B in payments and benefits
This image provided by the Department of Health and Humans Services shows the Open Payments page of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of dollars last year, the government disclosed Tuesday in a new effort to spotlight potential ethical conflicts in medicine. Industry spent nearly $3.5 billion on such payments in the five-month period from August through December of 2013, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which released data on 4.4 million payments. (AP Photo/HHS)
Survey: China manufacturing growth in September holds steady at low level, exports improve
Revel bankruptcy auction continues into early hours Wednesday; bid at $110M
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2014, file photo, Randy Chapman, left, of California, and John Krisel, of New York, walk on The Boardwalk after they checked out of the closing Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. A bankruptcy court auction for Revel, the failed luxury casino-hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Two adults, 5 children, rescued from sinking fishing vessel off B.C. coast
Chiefs defence frustrates Tom Brady in 41-14 win over Patriots
Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Tamba Hali (91) causes a fumble from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) in the second half at Arrowhead Stadium, September 29, 2014.
Taylor Hall powers Oilers past Jets
Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall (4) celebrates a goal with teammates against the Winnipeg Jets in the second period at Rexall Place, September 29, 2014.
Before the Colorado Supreme Court: Pot is legal, but can you still be fired for using it?
FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo, attorney Michael Evans, left, listens in his office in Denver, as his client Brandon Coats talks about the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that upheld Coats being fired from his job after testing positive for the use of medical marijuana. The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the marijuana-related firing case that could have big implications for the state’s pot smokers. Coats is a quadriplegic medical marijuana patient who was fired from his job at Dish Network after failing a drug test in 2010. Coats says he needs the drug to help with violent spasms he has suffered since he was paralyzed in a car accident as a teenager. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
Coyotes top Canucks 4-2 in preseason action
Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller (30) makes a save on a shot taken by Arizona Coyotes forward Joe Vitale (14) as Vancouver Canucks defenseman Frank Corrado (26) and looks on during the first period at Rogers Arena, September 29, 2014.
September 30: Your daily horoscope
Libra
Lives Lived: Elisabeth Gehmacher, 93
Elisabeth Gehmacher
John Doyle: What’s hot and what’s not in the TV racket
John Doyle
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