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Regina health region says contracting out MRIs is more cost effective
Spending scandal hot issue as Brampton mayoral candidates square off at debate
Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell questions two Deloitte auditors during a discussion on the report into her expenses at a city council meeting on Aug. 6.
Enrolment numbers released at Manitoba's two largest universities
TIFF Day 1 in photos: The Iron Man has landed!
Actor Robert Downey Jr. arrives for the gala for the film "The Judge" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) September 4, 2014.
Sweden's Ahlstrand takes Stage 2 of Tour of Alberta, Dumoulin still race leader
Father of convicted killer fights forfeiture of $100,000 posted as surety
Subway is campaign launch flash point in Vancouver mayoral race
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson vows to fight for heavy rail line under Broadway, while Kirk LaPointe laughs off Mayor’s chances of getting funding for project.
Can John Tory sustain the momentum in Toronto’s mayoral race?
Marcus Gee
Antonio Accurso opens up about political ties
An autographed photo of Jean Charest embracing Antonio Accurso was was presented as evidence at the Charbonneau Commission.
Prentice expense report requesters leaked, raising privacy concerns
PC Alberta leadership candidate Jim Prentice speaks during the leadership forum in Edmonton, Alta., in August. The leadership race has has its first-ballot vote set for Saturday.
Jailed journalist Mohamed Fahmy seeks to marry in Egyptian prison
Marwa Omara, right, says she didn’t want to wait until her fiancé’s release and had urged him to request that the wedding be allowed to take place while he is behind bars.
B.C. teachers strike renders arts groups ‘collateral damage’
Marsha Lederman
Recent university grads increasingly jobless, study shows
A student studies at the University of the Fraser Valley in Chilliwack, B.C., on Thursday March 20, 2014. Since 2006, unemployment for all university graduates has risen and their ability to find work related to their fields has dropped, shows this year’s annual graduate survey released by the Council of Ontario Universities. When accounting for inflation, average salaries have also declined.
Scientists introduce massive dinosaur found in Argentina
Bones of Dreadnoughtus schrani are seen in Professor Kenneth Lacovara's fossil lab at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this undated photo released on September 3, 2014.
The best images from September 4
A member of the military special forces sits on an armoured vehicle near Kramatorsk. NATO's top official accused Moscow outright on Thursday of attacking Ukraine.
Harper draws criticism from Mulroney over Supreme Court spat
Former Canadian prime minister and Quebecor vice-chairman Brian Mulroney at a news conference outlining TVA's NHL coverage plans this season in Boucherville, Que., Wednesday, Sept.3, 2014.
Ontario green lights sale of LCBO head office
Economic Development and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid at the World Energy Council in Montreal on September 16, 2010. Duguid says he expects there will be significant competition for the LCBO head office, which will be up for sale.
Mirtle: Can Morgan Rielly step up on the Leafs’ blueline?
Sophomore defenceman Morgan Rielly could help solidify the Maple Leafs’ suffering and in-flux back end.
Hong Kong looks to Ottawa for support against China's controversial election reform
Occupy Central With Love and Peace rallied to support democracy in Hong Kong, on Sunday. The pro-democracy group has threatened civil disobedience in an effort to secure universal suffrage for the city.
Bill Murray Balderdash! Which of these random stories about the actor are actually true?
Actor Bill Murray arrives at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014
Trans Mountain seeks NEB help in battle with Burnaby
Arnie Nelson hikes in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area where Kinder Morgan workers cut down trees, in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday September 4, 2014.
U.S. sends experimental Canadian Ebola vaccine to trial
A Nigerian health official wearing a protective suit waits to screen passengers at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Nigeria was officially declared Ebola-free in October.
Kelly: The end of the U.S. Open signals the beginning of a new year
Cathal Kelly
NATO to prepare operating bases, fast response for hot spots
U.S. President Barack Obama, front row center, stands with NATO heads of state and government including Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, front row centre right, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, front left, as they pose for a group photo prior to a NATO summit dinner at Cardiff Castle in Cardiff, Wales on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. In a two-day summit leaders will discuss, among other issues, the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Texas-based company seeks B.C. LNG export licence
Example of a LNG floating storage unit
Alberta senior care home company lays off 157 support staff; contracting out jobs
AUPE President Guy Smith talks to the crowd during a wildcat strike outside the Royal Alexandra hospital in Edmonton February 16, 2012. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says Shepherd’s Care Foundation issued layoff notices Thursday to 157 staff and announced it will contract out the jobs. Union president Guy Smith says bargaining on a new contract for the workers was to start soon.
Israeli military gears up for UN war-crimes investigation
Smoke, dust and debris rise after an Israeli strike hits in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Abbas has accused Hamas of needlessly extending fighting in the Gaza Strip, causing a high death toll.
NATO members vow to reinvent the alliance to deal with crises
Alberta senior care home company lays off 157 support staff; contracting out jobs
Calgary Stampeders defence stingy under steady hand of Rich Stubler
When it comes to head health, can you change the game but keep the sport?
Roy MacGregor
U.S. health care stocks: Scanning for upside potential
Newfoundland justice and finance ministers to resign
Charlene Johnson, who represents the riding of Trinity-Bay de Verde, said she is resigning as finance minister as of Friday to join her husband in Brunei where he is working. Justice Minister Terry French will also be resigning after 12 years as a legislature member.
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
New York Fashion Week, Day 1: Pastels, metallics, bold colours - and Instagram shopping
Fashion from the Richard Chai Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
It’s early days for Knight Therapeutics, but chemistry is right
Jonathan Goodman, president and CEO of Knight Therapeutics, made investors happy at Paladin Labs.
FOMO be gone: The Globe’s TIFF celebrity social-media primer
Anna Kendrick attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" on Monday, May 5, 2014, in New York.
Tadashi Shoji pays homage to old Venice in royal lace and powerful chain mesh
Fashion from Tadashi Shoji Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Doug Ford: Police ‘got it wrong’ after charging campaign worker with assault
Toronto city councillor Doug Ford is scrummed by the media outside the mayor's city hall office on August 1 2014
Filtration firm a clear winner with investing gurus
NATO has no right to push Ukraine to keep fighting a war it can’t win
Mark MacKinnon
With Standard Life deal, Manulife targets growth at home
Manulife announced a $4-billion deal to buy Standard Life PLC’s Canadian division, which includes investment operations, retirement products, individual and group insurance as well as a large presence in Quebec.
Three top stock picks from Leon Frazer’s Douglas Kee
Douglas Kee, Chief investment officer for Leon Frazer & Associates.
Putting the Michael back in Bloomberg LP
Michael Bloomberg is returning to the company that bears his name.
Montreal Le Devoir faces possibility of job losses amid financial losses
No reason to hide number of Canadians on 'no-fly list'
Information Commissioner of Canada Suzanne Legault photograph during an interview in her office in Ottawa
Canada’s best international tennis season yet
Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, returns a shot to Ekaterina Makarova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Hiring? Here’s six key elements to build a strong team
Randy Mowat is senior vice-president of marketing with Calgary-based MNP LLP, an accounting, tax, consulting and business advisory service firm.
Gridlock: How politicians are wasting your commuting time
Harvey Schachter
2 Bitcoin operators plead guilty in case linked to black market website Silk Road
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, Charlie Shrem, right, exits Manhattan federal court with an unidentified person, in New York. The New York Bitcoin operator is set to plead guilty, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in a case stemming from the black market website Silk Road shutdown. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)
Former NFL player Donte Stallworth to cover national security for Huff Post
B.C. court says no more pension benefits to ex-employee of teachers' college
William Shatner pilots Priceline’s bold push into Canada
Priceline.com's new Canadian ad featuring William Shatner.
Face it, the selfie phone was bound to happen: tech giants bank on snap-happy consumers
Chris Weber, CVP, Mobile Devices Sales of Microsoft, presents the new Lumia Selfie App for their smart phones during his keynote speech during a Microsoft Nokia presentation event at the consumer electronic fair IFA in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014.
Three people killed in head-on collision between pickup and SUV near Quesnel
Creatures of the Wind designers debut first in-house shoe collection, a delicious comfy mix
Fashion from the Creatures of the Wind Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Comedy icon Rivers had a taste for fine gowns and Montreal smoked meat
Southern Alberta hail storm caused $450M in insured damage:Insurance Bureau
Meet a doctor who uses a digital health tracker, and thinks you should too
Jawbone Up tells you how to make simple adjustments to your diet, activity and sleep.
In Pictures: Remembering Joan Rivers
Comedian Joan Rivers speaks to reporters at the awards ceremony for the 11th Annual Mark Twain Prize on November 10, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Real GDP for selected economies
Coal mine deal aims to boost US exports to Asia to make up for weak domestic demand
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by Ambre Energy, a dragline moves earth at the Decker Coal Mine in Decker, Mont. Coal companies announced an agreement Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 to consolidate ownership of Montana’s Decker coal mine. The deal between Wyoming-based Cloud Peak Energy and Ambre Energy of Australia is aimed at boosting exports of the fuel to Asia through ports on the U.S. West Coast. (AP Photo/Ambre Energy, Laszlo Bencze, File)
CSA president dismisses accusations of discrimination against women players
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012, file photo, United States' Kelly O'Hara (5) fights for control of the ball with Costa Rica's Daniela Cruz (8) during the first half of CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying soccer game action at B.C. Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The law firm that represents soccer players who object to an artificial turf surface at the Women’s World Cup says a FIFA-commissioned survey of players shows that 77 percent feel major tournaments should be played on natural grass. But that wasn’t enough to sway organizers to let the women play on grass.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)
Business Highlights
Mulroney says Harper is in for tough re-election fight in 2015
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
Hackers break into HealthCare.gov but officials say no consumer data compromised
Website owner to stand trial over grisly video associated with Magnotta case
Mother of child whose remains were found in vehicle in Alberta facing charges
Man reported missing found dead in ATV during camping trip in B.C.
Immobile and De Rossi score as Italy beats Netherlands in friendly
Italy's Daniele De Rossi celebrates after scoring during a friendly soccer match between Italy and The Netherlands in Bari, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014.
Richard Chai presents bold colours, plus metallics and lots of trenches for spring
Fashion from the Richard Chai Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Wildlife advocates sue feds over allowing logging on Sierra Nevada land burned in wildfire
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo an excavator removes trees that were bulldozed for a firebreak in the battle against Rim Fire along Dodge Ridge in the Stanislaus National Forest, near Tuolumne City, Calif. Wildlife advocates on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, plan to sue the U.S. Forest Service, attempting to block part of a recently unveiled plan for logging trees burned last year in the massive Sierra Nevada wildfire. The Center for Biological Diversity argues that federal forestry officials have ignored science showing that the California spotted owl population has soared since the Rim Fire scorched 400 square miles. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Martina Hingis makes U.S. Open women’s doubles final
Martina Hingis, right, hugs Flavia Pennetta after the two defeated Cara Black and Sania Mirza in a semi-final doubles match of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in New York.
HBO Canada nabs rights to back catalogues of HBO shows like 'Game of Thrones'
What to do when a brand becomes synonymous with terror
U.S.-based Isis Wallet, which makes a mobile phone app for financial payments, has decided to change its name to Softcard to eliminate any perceived connection to the Islamic State (ISIS) militants who beheaded two American journalists in recent weeks.
Draghi passes the baton to EU leaders
Ian McGugan
Images from Thursday's play at the U.S. Open
Marin Cilic, of Croatia, reacts after defeating Tomas Berdych, of the Czech Republic, during the quarter-finals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in New York.
Avalanche, Tyson Barrie agree on two-year deal
Colorado Avalanche Tyson Barrie (4) checks Edmonton Oilers David Perron (57) during third period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday December 5, 2013.
Bell Media acquires rights to screen classic HBO shows, films in new deal
The logo for Bell Media, owned by BCE Inc., is displayed on a Toronto building in a handout photo. Bell Media has acquired the exclusive Canadian rights to HBO's classic catalogue of television programming. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Bell Media - Darren Goldstein
Canada leading international effort to develop standards for ‘flushable wipes’
Barry Orr lifts a giant mass of material, primarily "flushable" wipes in London, Ont. on Nov. 15, 2013.
Follow-up tests reveal former Buffalo Bills QB Jim Kelly is free of cancer
FILE - In this June 3, 2013 file photo, Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly talks with the media before a press conference in Batavia, N.Y.
Liam Lacey’s TIFF diary: A guide to this year’s gay-themed films
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH stars in THE IMITATION GAME.
Bus carrying over 50 wedding guests swept away in Kashmir
Kashmiri residents wade through floodwaters in Srinagar, India, Sept. 4, 2014. At least 100 villages across the Kashmir valley were flooded by overflowing lakes and rivers.
AP Newsbreak: Scarlett Johansson and fiance Romain Dauriac welcome baby daughter, Rose
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, U.S. actress Scarlett Johansson, left, and her partner Romain Dauriac arrive at the 39th French Cesar Awards Ceremony, in Paris. Johansson is a first-time mom. A spokesman for the 29-year-old actress said Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, that Johansson and her fiance, Dauriac, have welcomed a baby girl, whom they’ve named Rose. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)
Emergency situation: Officials ask national board to help on delays in grain shipments by rail
North Dakota Gov. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, center, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., left, and U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer. R-N.D., listen to opening statements by the National Surface Transportation Board during a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Fargo, N.D. The hearing discussed delays in railroad grain shipments. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
SIU closes file on death of Toronto man handcuffed to stretcher
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Canadian fashion observers remember 'fearless' Rivers for red carpet commentary
This Sept. 5, 2013 photo shows co-hosts, from left, Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos from the E! series "Fashion Police," during an appearance on the "Today" show in New York. Canadian fashion observers remembered the late Joan Rivers on Thursday as a pioneer in TV fashion commentary, saying that her comedic background served her well to deliver both praise and biting critiques of red carpet style. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer
Ouch! 5 memorable zingers from Joan Rivers, who died Thursday at age 81
In this Feb. 16, 2012 photo provided by Bravo, Joan Rivers appears on the "Watch What Happens Live" show in New York. Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. She was 81. Rivers was hospitalized Aug. 28, after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office. (AP Photo/Bravo, Peter Kramer, File)
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Thursday
School technology: How families can manage cost of students' tech needs
Former B.C. minister's ethical scrutiny ruled ‘undeserved’
Pat Pimm, MLA for Peace River North and the former agriculture minister, on the streets of Fort St. John, B.C., on Jan. 16, 2013.
Table: The salary news for grads is bad
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US regulators propose labeling MetLife as potential risk to financial system; Insurer disputes
Parties struggle for power, support in unprecedented B.C. teachers' strike
In this two-photograph panel, B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender, left, and B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker, right, speak about the teachers' strike during separate news conferences in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 31, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
John Tory a hit with business-friendly audience
Toronto mayoral candidates John Tory, left, and Rob Ford exchange barbs during Thursday’s debate.
Nova Scotia could miss economic opportunity with fracking ban: finance minister
Celebrities reflect on Joan Rivers' life and contributions to comedy on her death at age 81
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1989 file photo ,Joan Rivers announces that she is starting a new syndicated talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show," in Los Angeles. Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. She was 81. Rivers was hospitalized Aug. 28, after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
The close: TSX falls amid lower commodities, ECB rate cut
Strong demand helps speed Merchandise Lofts sale
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