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Eugenie Bouchard eliminated from Australian Open by Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova of Russia right, is congratulated by Eugenie Bouchard of Canada at the net after winning their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
B.C. says Supreme Court’s RCMP ruling sets precedent in teachers’ case
Striking B.C. teachers at the Vancouver Art Gallery during a noon time rally June 16, 2014.
U.S. refuses to silence Keystone XL pipeline debate
In this Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic supporters of Keystone XL would not support efforts by Senator McConnell to force an early end to debate.
Calgary man gets three years for crashed that killed 20-year-old man
Search-and-rescuers say billing irresponsible skiers could do more harm
Snowboarders make their way to Cypress Bowl past the North Shore Search and Rescue Command centre on Cypress Mountain near Vancouver, B.C., in this file photo.
Many lessons still to be learned from the horrors at Auschwitz
Guard towers and barbed wire fences stand at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on the night prior to commemoration events marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp on January 26, 2015 in Oswiecim, Poland.
PC leadership candidates saved harsh words for Ontario Liberals at debate
At the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership debate, MP Patrick Brown was the only one to raise the Tories’ 2014 election promise to cut 100,000 public sector jobs, which he called a disaster.
Children of the Holocaust return to Auschwitz and pay tribute to those who saved them
Sally Wasserman, above, survived the Holocaust because her mother arranged for her to be smuggled out of a Jewish ghetto and be hidden by a Catholic Polish couple. ‘We are expecting death any minute,’ Ms. Wasserman’s mother wrote in 1943 before being taken to Auschwitz. ‘The end is bitter and tragic. But thank God, I know Mr. Turkin. He is an angel.’ A photograph, left, taken after the war shows Ms. Wasserman with Mikolai Turkin and his wife. <240>
Vancouver Aquarium staff rescue sea lion from ocean debris
Vancouver Aquarium rescue team disentangles a Stellar sea lion from ocean debris on Monday. It is estimated that as many as 400 sea lions off the coast of B.C. are caught in some kind of harmful material.
Workers injured in refinery blast want WCB backing in civil lawsuit
Finance Minister Oliver rules out spending cuts, despite oil price forecast
Finance Minister Joe Oliver speaks with the media following Question Period in the House of Commons Monday January 26, 2015 in Ottawa.
Clark promises more funding for B.C. mine approvals
Premier Christy Clark, centre, is trying to ease any environmental concerns about mines along the Alaskan panhandle.
Hockey lawsuit exposes grimy underside of sports ownership
Edmonton Oilers' owner Daryl Katz speaks to the media and employees during a news conference announcing the NHL team's new owner in Edmonton July 2, 2008.
After fleeing Boko Haram, many in Nigeria without documents to vote
Salamatu Billi has learned she cannot cast a ballot in Nigeria’s election because she lost her identification while fleeing Boko Haram.
Defence lawyer says Regina man Adam Cyr framed for two-year-old girl's murder
Sundance Watch: Doc shines spotlight on Church of Scientology, star watchers angle for selfies
Actress Toni Collette attends the premiere of "Glassland" during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Funding delay disappoints thalidomide survivors
NDP leader Tom Mulcair, left, stops to speak with Mercedes Benegbi who is a thalidomide survivor and executive director of the Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada in the foyer of the House of Commons Monday January 26, 2015 in Ottawa.
Thousands mourn fallen RCMP Constable David Wynn
The casket enters funeral services for Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Constable David Wynn in St. Albert, Alberta January 26, 2015.
High-flying Winnipeg Jets aim for the playoffs
The Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele, left, Evander Kane, centre, and Michael Frolik celebrate a goal against the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 18 in Winnipeg. The Jets have had a very competitive season.
Sundance Quick Quote: Cobie Smulders said she tried not to die while sprinting in Texas heat
Cobie Smulders poses for a portrait to promote the film, "Results", at the Eddie Bauer Adventure House during the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
Canada should look overseas for growth amid falling oil prices: CPPIB CEO
Main Street is selfie central as fans stop movie stars in town for the Sundance Film Festival
B.C. warns vacationers of measles outbreak at Disneyland
A woman with a Mickey Mouse hat walks toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. California public health officials urged those who haven't been vaccinated against measles to avoid Disney parks where a spreading outbreak originated.
Flyers’ Rinaldo suspended eight games for hit on Penguins’ Letang
Zac Rinaldo #36 of the Philadelphia Flyers hangs on to Cal Clutterbuck #15 of the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 19, 2015 in Uniondale, New York.
CPPIB chief urges Canada to diversify, aim investments at emerging markets
Mark Wiseman, President and CEO of the CPP Investment Board speaks at The Globe and Mail in Toronto on June 10, 2014. At the Toronto Region Board of Trade annual dinner, Mr. Wiseman urged business owners and managers to aim beyond the United States to countries where long-term growth is forecast to be far better.
Thousands cheer on the Patriots at Super Bowl send-off in Boston
New England Patriots fans cheer before the start of an NFL football send-off rally at City Hall in Boston Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. The Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz.
Beyond the action shot at the Australian Open
Brown attacks Elliott in Progressive Conservative leadership debate
Pretrial of former child soldier begins in International Criminal Court
Dominic Ongwen, a commander of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), waits for the judge to arrive, during his first appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2015.
Police credit B.C. conservation officer for saving life of man whose pal died
City bylaw can discriminate in setting property tax rates: B.C. judge
Dalton Pompey sets his sights on the Blue Jays’ centre field
Dalton Pompey #45 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an infield single in the sixth inning during MLB game action against the Seattle Mariners on September 22, 2014 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The 20 biggest losers in the oil patch over the past two months
Ex-Taxpayers Federation spokesman hopes to run for Alberta Wildrose
The former head of the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation is seeking to be a Wildrose MLA but Derek Fildebrandt, shown in Strathmore, Alta., Monday, Jan.26, 2015, says he isn't ready to decide if he will seek the leadership.
Paul Beeston will retire as Blue Jays president after 2015 season
Paul Beeston, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays smokes a cigar as he watches the Blue Jays during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013.
EPA: Over 4M gallons of water, brine, oil pumped from site of North Dakota saltwater spill
In this photo taken Jan. 12, 2015, crews dig up land at a saltwater spill site near Blacktail Creek outside Williston, N.D. A North Dakota health official called the 70,000 barrel spill the state's largest during the state's current oil boom. (AP Photo/Williston Herald, Zack Nelson)
Federal officials to discuss unpaid interns with youth worker advocates
NDP MP Laurin Liu’s bill would limit the use of non-educational internships in federally regulated industries by ensuring that all unpaid internships are either linked to an educational program or the internship primarily benefits the intern, not the employer.
Vancouver Whitecaps begin pre-season training with some new faces, high hopes
Pa-Modou Kah, right, of the Portland Timbers looks for the ball against DC United in Portland on May 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, The Oregonian, Jamie Francis
Final arguments Wednesday in civil suit pitting Guy Lafleur against Crown, cops
Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Guy Lafleur, right, and Alexandre Bergevin, one of his attorneys leaves the courtroom for the lunch break in his lawsuit against the Montreal police and Quebec's attorney-general on January 12, 2015, in Montreal. Lawyers have finished presenting evidence at the civil trial of Lafleur.
Business Highlights
Hornets’ Kemba Walker to have surgery on left knee
Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving pressures Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker (15) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, in Cleveland. The Hornets announced Monday that Walker will undergo surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.
Results of inquiry into aboriginal girl Phoenix Sinclair’s death to be released
Phoenix Sinclair is shown in a family photo released by the Commission of Inquiry looking into her 2005 death.
Banks fail ethics test by not lowering prime rates
Rob Carrick
Study of siblings with autism reveals surprising results
Dr. Stephen Scherer at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning in Toronto, part of SickKids Hospital. Dr. Scherer is leading an initiative to sequence 10,000 whole genomes from individuals and families with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The project's aim is to help researchers tease out the subtle genetic variations that underlie different forms of autism, including differences between siblings.
Why the rate-cut bounce in TSX dividend stocks may not last
A forklift is driven past wood posts at Interfor's Acorn Division mill in Delta, B.C., on Friday September 14, 2012. Bruce Campbell, president and portfolio manager of StoneCastle Investment Management, is seeing benefits from companies they own with U.S. sales, such as Interfor, which has jumped about 15 per cent since the rate cut was announced on Wednesday. Other forestry stocks have also surged.
Why I am still cautious on AutoCanada
David Milstead
Gender identity to determine where Ontario transgender inmates are placed
Correctional Sservices Minister Yasir Naqvi said Ontario’s new policy to deal with transgender inmates based on their gender identity is “the most progressive policy on treatment of trans inmates in North America.”
TSX stocks' fourth-quarter earnings preview: the calm before the storm
The energy sector is expected to post a solid growth for the last three months of 2014, but some firms, such as Suncor, will likely report a substantial drop-off in earnings.
Live to serve? You’re in luck
If you’ve always dreamed of being a personal shopper, you’re not alone.
Senate Democrats block GOP effort to cut off debate on bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline
Travel scramble begins as storm descends on the East Coast; thousands of flights cancelled
Kiosks stand empty at the Southwest Airlines counter at LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning, Jan. 26, 2015, in New York. Airlines are canceling thousands of flights into and out of East Coast airports as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Why Ryan Reynolds says he's a dangerous poker player
Actors Ryan Reynolds, left, and Ben Mendelsohn pose at the premiere of "Mississippi Grind" during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Some quotes from the funeral of RCMP Const. David Wynn
Matthew Wynn, son of slain RCMP Constable David Wynn places a flower on his dads casket during the funeral for Constable Wynn, in St. Albert, Alta., on Monday, January 26, 2015. Wynn died four days after he and Auxiliary Constable Derek Bond were shot by Shawn Rehn in St. Albert, Alta, on Saturday January 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
REITs warned over failure to disclose shortfalls
A condo development in the Liberty Villiage area in Toronto. Real estate investment trusts are providing poor disclosure to investors when their operating cash flow falls short of the level needed to pay distributions, according to a new Ontario Securities Commission review of the REIT sector.
Brookfield Office posts lower Q4 profit; cities loss on fair value of assets
Lyft pulling pink furry moustache and rolling out the new 'glowstache' in San Francisco
Protest over Manitoba hydroelectric project continues; Hydro says work continues
Police in Prince George, B.C., say case of missing man is homicide
B.C.'s lone Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver wants to lead party in 2017 election
Despite push from Christie, Bush, GOP donors appear in no hurry to commit to 2016 candidates
In this Jan. 24, 2015, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. Add Christie to the list of prospective candidates for president now taking donations, a group of Republicans that might ultimately top two dozen. But for all the flurry of activity in the GOP race, set off last month by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and amplified by 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, some of the party’s most sought-after donors appear content to let things shake out a bit before making a commitment to any one candidate.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Tom Petty earns writing credit for Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me' for similarities to his 1989 hit
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, Tom Petty performs in concert with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during their ‘Hypnotic Eye Tour 2014” in Philadelphia. Petty has earned a writing credit on Sam Smith’s megahit “Stay With Me” for its similarities to his song, “I Won’t Back Down.” Smith’s representative said Monday the publishers of Petty’s 1989 hit contacted the publishers of Smith’s song, which was one of last year’s biggest hits. Smith and “Stay With Me” writers James Napier and William Phillips say they agree their song is similar to Petty’s song, written with Jeff Lynne. Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” peaked at No. 12 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. A representative for Petty declined to comment. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Louis C.K. cancels Madison Square Garden show, jokes about 'historic' Northeast snowstorm
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Louis C.K. performs at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Louis C.K.’s comedy show in New York was canceled because of the weather. The comedian-actor sent an email to ticketholders expecting to see his Madison Square Garden show Tuesday, poking fun at the hysteria surrounding the snowstorm hitting the Northeast. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)
Putin blusters and blunders over Ukraine
People walk past a house damaged by recent shelling in Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov, January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Nikolai Ryabchenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Thumbs down to fingerprints, boss
Fingerprint on digital screen, security concept
Get the most out of 2015: Do less, focus more
To accomplish more this year, focus your attention.
Rates on US Treasury bills mixed at weekly auction with 3-month bills dipping to 3-month low
Wynne says teaching about consent, healthy relationships could start in Grade 1
Employers: Tentative agreement reached on key issue in West Coast port labour dispute
Unstable mineral markets blamed for shutdown of underground Yukon mine
Man, 62, charged with stabbing 4 people in downtown Toronto, attacking 2 others
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Monday
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Key issues on Keystone pipeline as Senate vote nears on the Canadian project
Reporters seek comment from Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., sponsor of the Keystone XL pipeline bill, as he arrives for a procedural vote on the long-stalled legislation, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. The pipeline would carry oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast but has been opposed by environmental groups and President Obama has threatened to veto the bill if passed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sudbury, Ont., cop faces assault charge; video shows man shoved into window
A huge Northeastern snowstorm shuts down some businesses but pumps up sales at others
A crewmember de-ices a Frontier Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. More than 5,000 flights in and out of East Coast airports have been canceled as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The trick to making sense of Big Data
Casino mogul Steve Wynn's salary, plane privileges shrink, but stock bonus may boost wealth
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2014 file photo, Casino mogul Steve Wynn speaks at the Global Gaming Expo, in Las Vegas. Wynn's base salary is shrinking from $4 million to $2.5 million and rides on the company plane are no longer free, but if all goes well for Wynn Resorts Ltd. the 72-year-old CEO and chairman will see a boost from bonuses and stock incentives. The company announced the changes in a Jan. 20, 2015 financial filing. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
5 things: Obama's move to set aside refuge from drilling fuels brewing energy battle with GOP
FILE - A herd of musk ox graze in an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, known as Area 1002, in this undated file photo. President Barack Obama waded into a decades-long fight over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in January 2015, announcing that his administration would pursue a wilderness designation for 12.28 million acres, barring drilling in most of the South Carolina-sized refuge. There is no drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now, and it would take an act of Congress to authorize any drilling in the refuge. Congress has tried and failed repeatedly to get legislation to open up the 1.5 million-acre coastal plain to drilling in the past. It came closest in 1995, when President Bill Clinton vetoed it. Obama wouldn’t be any more receptive if Congress passed legislation again. Obama’s wilderness designation requires Congress’ approval too. And Republicans in Congress, already critical of the administration on its energy policies on federal lands, are just as unlikely to give Obama what he wants. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, File)
China agrees to accept imports of all US apple varieties for the first time since 2011
In this Oct. 13, 2014, file photo, Alfonso Martin helps pack apples for export at Valicoff Fruit in Wapato, Wash. For the first time in several years, all varieties of apples from the United States will go on sale in China. A deal was reached last week between officials for the United States and Chinese governments to grant access to all U.S. apple varieties. (AP Photo/Yakima Herald-Republic, Gordon King, File)
Caterpillar, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Silicon Image and J&J Snack are big market movers
Second proxy advisory firm urges change at Aberdeen
A stock photo of a corporate boardroom.
Man wanted for approaching girls in Oshawa, showing them 'inappropriate' video
Driver allegedly exposed his genitals to another driver on Highway 401: Police
Microsoft's cloud, Surface and Xbox revenue soars, but shares slip after-hours
FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event demonstrating the new features of Windows 10 at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft reports quarterly financial results on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Queen’s re-enters the Financial Times’ ranking of best B-schools
Queen's School of Business checks in at No. 86 in the FT ranking of the 100 top B-schools.
Corporate donation means VGH mental health facility can be built
An illustration of the Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre, which will open at Vancouver General Hospital in 2017.
Melissa Rivers files malpractice lawsuit against NYC clinic in mother Joan Rivers' death
FILE - In this May 15, 2014 file photo, Melissa Rivers, left, and Joan Rivers attend the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment 2014 Upfront at the Javits Center in New York. Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, against doctors and the clinic where her mother Joan Rivers had a routine medical procedure, stopped breathing, and later died. Rivers said in a statement that filing the suit was one of the most difficult decisions she had to make. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Gender identity to determine where Ontario transgender inmates are placed
CBO: Growing economy to help budget deficit shrink to lowest level since Obama took office
FILE - In this March 4, 2014 file photo, copies of President Barack Obama’s proposed fiscal 2015 budget are set out for distribution on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Congressional Budget Office says the federal budget deficit will shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office. CBO says the deficit will be $468 billion for the budget year that ends in September. That’s slightly less than last year’s $483 billion deficit. As a share of the economy, CBO says this year’s deficit will be slightly below the historical average of the past 50 years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Full cast of ‘Hockey Wives’ revealed
Wendy Tippett (left to right), Emilie Blum, Kodette LaBarbera, Nicole Brown, Tiffany Parros, Noureen DeWulf, Maripier Morin, Brijet Whitney, Martine Forget, Jenny Scrivens star in Hockey Wives on W Network.
The close: Stocks rise as energy shares gain
The halving in oil prices between June, 2014, and January, 2015, has left energy producers with a cash shortfall. So for the first time in nearly two decades, they are more likely to dip into savings than to add to them, BNP Paribas analysts forecast.
Q&A: How to position your bond portfolio after the rate cut shocker
Hawaii County suspends home purchase, auction program over lava concerns
China for the first time agrees to accept imports of all US apple varieties
In this Oct. 13, 2014, file photo, Alfonso Martin helps pack apples for export at Valicoff Fruit in Wapato, Wash. For the first time in several years, all varieties of apples from the United States will go on sale in China. A deal was reached last week between officials for the United States and Chinese governments to grant access to all U.S. apple varieties. (AP Photo/Yakima Herald-Republic, Gordon King, File)
For beginning traders, 10 tips from the pros
George Christison, of IFM Planning Services, based in Lantzville, B.C.
Saskatchewan RCMP looking for prisoner who escaped during court appearance
Soloman Toutsaint is shown in an RCMP handout photo. RCMP in northern Saskatchewan say they are searching for Toutsaint, a prisoner who escaped during a court appearance last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stony Rapids RCMP
Dion Phaneuf out week-to-week with upper-body injury
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf poses during a shoot for a television network dat training camp in Toronto on Sept. 18.
Winter storm hits New York
A woman stands in falling snow in front of an electronic sign displaying the weather forecast in Times Square in New York, January 26, 2015.
'Great Canadian Cookbook' to celebrate cuisine through TV and online content
The best images from around the world for Jan. 26
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