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January 29

As some TDSB spaces are under-used, Peel region faces opposite problem
Students board school buses following a day of classes at Roberta Bondar Public School, a year round school in the Peel Regional school board system in Brampton, August 10, 2007.
CIBC cuts 500 jobs is past 2 weeks: Wall Street Journal report
A CIBC sign in is shown in Toronto's financial district on February 26, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
New mayor, same old quarrels between Toronto and Ontario
Marcus Gee
Alberta Health Services says influenza still a concern across the province
TDSB enrolment figures excludes adult programs, community groups
Minister of Education Liz Sandals, left, along with lead investigative reviewer into the trustee and staff at the Toronto District School Board, Margaret Wilson, hold a press conference regarding their recommendations from their report at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, January 15, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Klingberg lifts Stars over Senators in Spezza’s return to Ottawa
Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) shoots on Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner (40) in the first period at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Leafs stretch their losing streak to eight games
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier hangs his head during third period NHL action against the Arizona Coyotes in Toronto on Friday January 29, 2015.
Review: CSC's 'A Month in the Country' with Taylor Schilling and Peter Dinklage lacks nuance
In this image released by Classic Stage Co., Taylor Schilling, left, and Peter Dinklage perform in a scene from "A Month in the Country." (AP Photo/Classic Stage Co., Joan Marcus)
Amid letters of support and love, Tina Fontaine’s family finds racist hate mail
Thelma Favel lives on the Sagkeeng First Nation near Powerview-Pine Falls Manitoba, October 16, 2014.
Deadline to close under-used Toronto schools has trustees reeling
A boy walks past Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Thursday, January 29, 2015.
Time has ‘not yet come’ to abandon free TV
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais takes part in a news conference in Gatineau, Quebec June 27, 2013.
A Canadian way to divvy up a Canadian exhibition
Janice Wright Cheney’s Widow, part of Oh, Canada: Contemporary Art from North North America, will show at Illingworth Kerr Gallery.
Pacioretty scores late as Habs earn shutout win over Rangers
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) defends the net against a shot at goal by New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Schultz scores rare goal as Flyers dump Jets
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason (35), left, and Ryan White (25), celebrate the win at the end of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 5-2.
B.C. report on Mount Polley results will decide Morrison mine’s fate
A aerial view shows the Mount Polley mine near the town of Likely, B.C., on Aug. 5, 2014.
B.C. eyes personal learning as expert calls for end to standardized testing
Education Minister Peter Fassbender told the forum the government is partnering with educators to identify several schools throughout the province to pilot programs that swap the focus to individualized learning.
Escaped Saskatchewan prisoner taunts police on Facebook to "catch me if you can"
New Brunswick Premier Gallant to back Energy East pipeline at summit
New Brunswick Brian Gallant speaks with the media ahead of Canada's premiers conference, Thursday January 29, 2015 in Ottawa.
Gronkowski, Chancellor collision course expected at Super Bowl
The Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski had 51 receptions and eight touchdowns in the final eight games of the regular season and another 10 receptions and two scores already in the playoffs.
Wife of jailed Saudi blogger seeks Harper’s help
Ensaf Haidar, wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, was in Ottawa on Thursday to back federal politicians and Amnesty International in requesting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally demand her husband’s freedom.
New coalition aims to give Yes side a boost in Vancouver transit vote
The Skytrain station and Broadway and Commercial in Vancouver, B.C.
Serena Williams on verge of winning 19th Grand Slam title
Serena Williams has won all five Australian Open finals she has contested.
Theatre company Fight With A Stick debuts at PuSh with Steppenwolf
Marsha Lederman
CSIS to be granted massive expansion of its powers: source
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, cabinet to take pay reduction
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice announces a 5 per cent wage cut to all cabinet ministers during a press conference in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, January 29, 2015.
Highwood PC riding head promises open nomination process
PC association head Suzanne Oel believes Danielle Smith will face opposition.
Russian bombers over English Channel raise stakes with Moscow
A Russian TU-95 Bear heavy bomber, right, is shown being escorted by a Canadian F-18 Hornet jet fighter in an undated photo. Britain’s Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon jets to escort Russian TU-95s out of a “U.K. area of interest” on Jan. 28, 2015, the U.K. Foreign Office says.
Hockey coach believes gender, sexual orientation contributed to her firing
Shannon Miller, the head coach of the University of Minnesota-Duluth women's hockey team, diagrams a drill for her team during practice at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn., this week. In her 16 years as the head women's hockey coach at the University of Minnesota at Duluth, Miller has won five national championships.
Durant, Horford and Westbrook highlight NBA All-Star reserves
Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on January 23, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia
CRTC cheered for lifting Super Bowl ad restrictions but big decisions remain
FILE - This file image provided by Wix.com shows a portion of the company's television ad scheduled to be aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, this one featuring retired football player Brett Favre in a funny fictional businesses called “Favre and Carve." (AP Photo/Wix.com, File)
Home where B.C. father killed his three children to be destroyed: city council
Duhatschek: See Gary Roberts to get body in NHL top form
Gary Roberts, now retired from the NHL, is photographed at the Gary Roberts High Performance Training gym in Toronto on Oct. 18, 2012.
Accused Alberta bomber's DNA taken from napkin at fast-food place
Bhullar blames ‘dirty tricks’ for Liberal ballot bust
Varinder Bhullar says the Liberal Party pulled him from the running in favour of popular city councillor Amarjeet Sohi.
Manitoba to spend more money on improving test scores for students
Biden urges House Democrats to be proud of achievements; says can't let GOP rewrite history
President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., after making opening remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Factory data shows Japan economy turning corner on recession but inflation remains subdued
Commuters cross a street in Tokyo Friday morning, Jan. 30, 2015. Japan's jobless rate dipped to 3.4 percent from 3.5 percent the month before. Data released Friday showed manufacturing output increased 0.3 percent in December from the same month a year earlier. However, inflation moderated to 2.5 percent from a year earlier, compared with 2.7 percent in November. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
Egyptian women rally to denounce killing of female protester
Egyptian women demonstrators hold a picture of Shaima al-Sabbagh (C) during a women's demonstration in Cairo on January 29, 2015 protesting the killing of al-Sabbagh who was killed in clashes with Egyptian police during a rare leftwing protest in central Cairo on January 24, 2015.
Montreal woman drowns in Costa Rica trying to save young grandniece, son says
Builder projects 18-month delay for new nuclear power plant in Georgia
In this Friday, June 13, 2014 photo, a new cooling tower for a nuclear power plant reactor that's under construction stands near the two operating reactors at Plant Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Ga. Southern Co. said the firms building its new nuclear power plant in Georgia estimate the project will be delayed 18 months, potentially costing the power company $720 million in new charges, company officials said Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
These U.S. large caps show a bullish pattern
When this bull market started on March 9, 2009, the fundamentals didn’t look very good – today, they’re still mixed.
Blue Jays sign reliever Belisario to minor league deal
Heading into spring training, Brett Cecil (right), Aaron Loup (left), Todd Redmond and newcomer Marco Estrada would appear to have four of the bullpen jobs sown up with three of the remaining openings to be determined.
Resurgent Calgary Flames eager for a new home
Details are top secret and business case doesn’t work with low oil prices, but much thought is going into a Saddledome replacement.
'Heroes or zeroes': Tread carefully in Canadian biotech sector
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Roland de Corneille tried to bridge the gap between religious groups
Roland de Corneille with Pierre Trudeau.
Serial robber strikes again in British Columbia, just days after police warning
Trial date set over 2010 boat crash that killed man on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake
Coroners service says B.C. man died after becoming trapped in very large tire
BlackBerry's top investors favour restructuring over M&A
Attendees view the BlackBerry Ltd. Passport smartphone during a product announcement in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.
New transportation corridor would spur economic growth: NWT premier
Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod is recognized in the House of Commons following question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Confident in recent investments, BMO finally unveils retail strategy
Last year BMO’s residential lending portfolio grew at the fastest rate of the Big Six lenders.
New deal with Indian carrier buoys Datawind’s shares
Datawind gained attention for its affordable hardware – generating headlines after winning an Indian government contract to produce a cheap tablet.
Three top stock picks from Avenue Investment’s Paul Harris
Paul Harris.
Bond yields sending ominous signal about Canada's economy
The inversion of the overnight rate and the five-year yield is a relatively rare phenomenon, and often bodes ill for the economy. The two previous periods in which this occurred were in the run-up to the Great Recession and in 2000-01 as the dot-com bubble was bursting.
CIBC announces job cuts in wake of slower profit growth
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce unveiled several branches as well as a lounge area at Pearson International airport in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, November 25, 2014.
Rod McKuen, poet and songwriter of record-setting popularity in 1960s and '70s, dies at 81
FILE - In this May 23, 2003 file photo, actress Betty Garrett holds a replica of her new star as she poses with Jeff Bridges, left, Beau Bridges, center, and Rod McKuen, right, after her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. McKuen, the husky-voiced "King of Kitsch" whose music and verse recordings won him an Oscar nomination and made him one of the best-selling poets in history, has died on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. He was 81. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Miller set to face old team for the first time when Canucks host Sabres
Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller waits during a break in play during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Vancouver on January 27, 2015. Ryan Miller spent his entire NHL career with the Buffalo sabres until being traded to the St. Louis Blues last season. Now the Canucks' goalie will play the team that drafted him for the first time when Vancouver hosts Buffalo on Friday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Shelly Lazarus: A front seat witness to advertising's gender shift
Shelly Lazarus rose through the ranks to become CEO of Ogilvy & Mather.
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, cabinet to take pay reduction
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice announces a 5 per cent wage cut to all cabinet ministers during a press conference in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, January 29, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Snowden and the dark sophistry of CSEC
Citizenfour (2014) Documentary. Courtesy of eOne Films Edward Snowden Laura Poitras' thrilling documentary captures the clandestine Hong Kong hotel-room meetings between NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the journalists who helped bring his bombshells forward.
Jones Soda pays tribute to the 12th Man with Seahawks ad blitz
Flying the 12th Man flag on the company RV, boutique soda maker is tackling a tough turnaround with guerrilla warfare.
Roque looking for back-to-back junior championships after defeating Nova Scotia
Our jobs data are flawed and unreliable. We deserve better
Barrie McKenna
Suspect in polygamy case wants passport back so she can shop in U.S.
Nova Scotia’s Bluenose II fiasco, or How not to build a boat
The Bluenose II at berth in Lunenburg, N.S.
Strong appetite for IPO of burger chain Shake Shack, which prices above range at $21 a share
FILE - In this May 21, 2014, file photo, pedestrians walk by a Shake Shack in New York's theater district. Hamburger chain Shake Shack Inc. has priced its initial public stock offering at $21 per share, above its proposed range of $17 to $19 per share. (AP Photo/Mark Kennedy, File)
San Francisco's Uber faces lawsuit over India woman's rape report
McGill reinstates star football player after domestic abuse case dropped
Convicted drug dealer charged with murder of missing Fox movie executive
FILE - This file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows missing 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith who was last seen May 1, 2012. A convicted drug dealer was charged Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, with the murder of Smith, who mysteriously disappeared more than two years ago and whose remains were found in a northern Los Angeles County desert area in October. John Lenzie Creech, 42, was charged with 57-year-old Smith's death, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriffís Department, File)
N.W.T. premier launches study to lay groundwork for oil pipeline to Arctic Ocean
Business oddities: Overheard in Davos
Swiss police officers stand guard on the roof of a hotel the day before the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week. PricewaterhouseCoopers released their 18th Annual Global CEO Survey based on interviews with 1,322 CEOs in 77 countries.
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Victoria raises 12th man flag to support Seattle's Super Bowl quest
Researchers to test whether a type of stem cell can help MS patients
Dr. Mark Freedman of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is leading research to determine if a type of stem cell can help alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
This year’s flu vaccine offered little protection in Canada, study suggests
A staff worker receives a flu vaccination at the Victoria General Hospital.
B.C. Lions sign former NFL receiver Austin Collie to CFL contract
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes did Thursday
Wolf killed by conservation officers in Labrador had rabies:department
Attacks on security forces in three towns in Egypt’s Sinai kill 25
Wide-ranging attacks on Jan. 29, 2015, struck the Northern Sinai provincial capital el-Arish, the nearby town of Sheik Zuwayid and the town of Rafah bordering Gaza.
Toronto declines province’s loan offer to balance books; will go to bank
Newly elected Mayor John Tory during a year-end interview in his new office at City Hall in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.
Canada should learn from U.K.: You can't arrest your way out of terrorism
British police officers stand guard outside Parliament in central London on Nov. 21, 2005, as lawmakers promised to closely scrutinize proposed anti-terror legislation.
For Idina Menzel, signing the national anthem at Super Bowl marks a new career high
Idina Menzel answers questions at a pregame news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Phoenix. Menzel is scheduled to sing the national anthem. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Katy Perry says halftime performance will make you 'Roar'; says female singer will join her
Katy Perry answers questions at a halftime news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Canadian Oil Sands slashes payout as earnings dive
The Syncrude Canada Ltd. base plant stands in the Athabasca Oil Sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, June 19, 2014.
Administration to seek $1 billion for tribal schools, target building repair and construction
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Amazon investments in Prime, Amazon Web services pay off in better-than-expected 4Q profit
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Visa reports 11 per cent rise in fiscal 1Q profit; Announces 4-for-1 stock split
Celebs from Katie Couric to Kim Kardashian poke fun at themselves in Super Bowl spots
FILE - This file image provided by Wix.com shows a portion of the company's television ad scheduled to be aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, this one featuring retired football player Brett Favre in a funny fictional businesses called “Favre and Carve." (AP Photo/Wix.com, File)
Google CFO lifts investors' spirits after company's earnings miss analysts' estimates
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, attendees at the National Retail Federation listen to a discussion about Google Wallet, in New York. Google has gotten into the habit of missing analysts' earnings targets, frustrating investors who believe the online search leader would be more profitable it wasn't pouring so much money into far-flung projects such as Internet-connected eyewear and driverless cars. The latest letdown came Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, with the release of Google's fourth-quarter financial results. The earnings were well below analysts' predictions, marking the fifth consecutive quarter that Google Inc. hasn't cleared a key hurdle for publicly held companies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
New Brunswick man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend denied appeal
Not so easy to buy privacy: Study shows how 'anonymized' credit card data still identifies
FILE - In this May 9, 2012 file photo, a Visa credit card is offered at a store in New York's Times Square. Credit card data isn’t quite as anonymous as promised, a new study says. Scientists showed they can identify you with more than 90 percent accuracy by looking at just four purchases, three if the price is included _ and this is after companies wiped away personal details of credit card transactions. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Canadian Oil Sands slashes dividend more than expected amid crude drop
U.S. Senate challenges Obama's veto threat over Keystone XL
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returns to his office on Capitol Hill on Jan. 29, 2015, after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill approving construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
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