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Computer store owner in small Saskatchewan town charged with voyeurism
8 years after fatal crash sent Minnesota man to prison, lawsuit against Toyota heads to trial
FILE - In this June 10, 2006 file photo, Koua Fong Lee, back right, holding is 4-year-old daughter, with his wife, Pang Moua, looks on as emergency personnel work at the scene of an accident after the 1996 Camry he was driving rear-ended an Oldsmobile at high speed in St. Paul, Minn. Eight years after the crash that killed three and resulted in Lee going to prison, a lawsuit against the automaker goes to trial Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Thomas Whisenand, File) MINNEAPOLIS OUT, TV OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
US stock market heads up as crude oil stabilizes; ADP reports solid job gains last month
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014 file photo, Wall Street is etched in the facade of a building in New York's Financial District. U.S. stocks are rising in early trading Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2014, as the price of oil steadies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Medtronic shareholders OK $48 billion Covidien acquisition
Crown wants Winnipeg teen who killed another teen to be sentenced as an adult
Simmonds leads Flyers in shootout win over Senators
Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds celebrates after scoring a goal during a shootout in an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 2-1 in a shootout.
Lightning top Habs in battle of top two teams in East
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Brett Connolly (14) celebrates his goal against Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) during the second period at Bell Centre.
Fire that killed woman, child, caused by wood stove:Saskatchewan government
Edmonton tragedy highlights need to raise public awareness about domestic violence
Forensics officers gather their equipment from a home where seven people, including two children, were murdered in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
Police seek to understand why Phu Lam gunned down his own family
EPS Superintendent Mark Neufeld speaks to the media after the autopsies were finished on the mass murder victims and perpetrator in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, January 2, 2015. Edmonton Police services released the names of the victims and a much more detailed timeline of the crime.
Mirtle: How to fix the Maple Leafs? A de-build or a teardown
Peter Horachek, right, interim co-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, talks to defencemen Roman Polak, centre, and Cody Franson at practice on Tuesday.
Behind Harper’s decision to demote, not dump, Fantino
Then-veterans affairs minister Julian Fantino, centre, makes his way past journalists after testifying before the Commons veterans affairs committee in Ottawa in May, 2014.
Former Mountie who killed wife gets escorted leave
Patrick Kelly, shown in an undated photo, is a former RCMP undercover officer convicted of killing his wife.
Alberta ethics commissioner blasts Education Minister for ‘blatant political opportunism’
Blaming lack of homeless services for recent deaths is jumping the gun
Marcus Gee
Winter season has its fans among Okanagan grape growers
LaStella Winery in Osoyoos, B.C., seen in this handout. Rasoul Salehi, who is general manager, said he was excited about the major snowfall because it helps maintain the health of grape vines through the winter season.
Cameron Diaz marries rocker Benji Madden in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014 file photo, actress Cameron Diaz poses for photographs during a photo call for the film Annie at the Corinthia hotel in central London. A spokesman for the actress confirmed Diaz married musician Benji Madden on Monday night, Jan. 5, 2015. Publicist Brad Cafarelli said the couple wed in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Rescuers comb North Shore Mountains for missing Vancouver hiker
A rescue helicopter searches for Liang Jin on the North Shore Mountains. Mr. Jin last made contact by text message with his father on the morning of Dec. 31. He has not been heard from or seen since.
Premier Prentice to lobby Washington about the merits of Keystone XL
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says there is broad public and political support in the United States for the pipeline that would carry Alberta bitumen to the U.S. Gulf Coast
MLA wants tougher rules on B.C. pipelines earmarked for LNG projects
B.C. Premier Christy Clark during a tour of the Spectra natural gas facility in Fort Nelson, B.C., in May 2013.
Villeneuve's 'Enemy' beats out Dolan, Dowse for Toronto critics' award
Villeneuve’s Enemy wins $100,000 Toronto critics’ prize for best Canadian film of 2014
A character played by Jake Gyllenhaal confronts his double in Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy.
Ben Walker stars in overtime in IceCaps 1-0 win over Monarchs
U.S. forces take into custody man claiming to be top-level Kony defector
In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, U.S. Army special forces Master Sergeant Eric, center, who would only give his first name in accordance with special forces security guidelines, speaks with troops from the Central African Republic and Uganda, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The Obama administration said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, that it has taken into custody a man claiming to be Dominic Ongwen, a top member of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army.
Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine depicted as scam artists in lawsuit triggered by Apple's Beats buyout
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2014 file photo, Noel Lee arrives at Trevor Jackson's 18th Birthday Party in Los Angeles. Rapper Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine are being vilified as scam artists in a lawsuit that alleges the duo duped one of their former partners in Beat Electronics before selling the trendy headphone maker to Apple for $3 billion last year. The complaint filed Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in San Mateo Superior Court accuses Dre and Iovine of double crossing Lee, the founder of video and audio cable maker Monster LLC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Amy Poehler named Woman of the Year by Harvard's student Hasty Pudding Theatricals
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014 file photo, Amy Poehler arrives at ELLE's 21st annual Women In Hollywood Awards at the Four Season Hotel in Los Angeles. Poehler has been named 2015 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The group said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, Poehler's comedy “fits so well with the Pudding's own tradition of satire and social commentary." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Impact of plunging crude prices varies across the Western provinces
While low crude prices are devastating for Alberta, others provinces will benefit from a lower loonie.
Police watchdog clears Surrey Mountie who shot dead suicidal man in B.C.
It’s home, sweet home for road-weary Raptors
December Eastern Conference Player of the month Kyle Lowry, centre, has shouldered the load for the Raptors lately.
End of AirCare program in Metro Vancouver sparks emissions worries
Metro Vancouver staff are concerned that the end of AirCare will mean the return of old beaters on the region’s streets, such as Port Mann Bridge, which connects Surrey to Coquitlam.
UFC champion Jon Jones enters treatment facility after failed drug test
Jon Jones celebrates after defeating Daniel Cormier during their light heavyweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 182, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, in Las Vegas.
Kelly: Trading Phil Kessel is the key to overdue rebuild of Maple Leafs
Cathal Kelly
Toronto to look into viability of privatizing waste-collection across city
The city first privatized garbage collection in the areas west of Yonge Street in 2011. Since then, city staff have estimated the deal has saved the city about $11-million annually.
Shell, Nigerian villagers agree to $83.5 million compensation for massive oil spill
FILE - In this Sunday June 20, 2010 file photo, men walk in an oil slick covering a creek near Bodo City in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Oil giant Shell has agreed Wednesday Jan. 7, 2014, to pay the Nigerian Bodo fishing community a total if around 55 million pounds (US dlrs 83.5 million) including 35 million pounds ($53.1 million) to 15,600 fishermen and farmers and 20 million pounds ($30.4 million) to their Bodo community in compensation for the 2008 worst oil spill ever suffered in Nigeria, that destroyed some thousands of hectares (acres) of mangroves and the fish and shellfish that sustained villagers of the Bodo community in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, FILE)
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice to lobby Washington about Keystone XL pipeline
Canada’s Catman René Chartrand embodied soft side of life
Rene Chartrand feeds some of the cats that cares for behind Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Chartrand feeds the cats every day, with help from the pet food company Purina and donations from the public.
Tiger, Rory, Phil and the five most anticipated PGA events of 2015
Tiger Woods hasn't revealed where he will start his 2015 campaign, but if there is one tournament to gauge his progress, mark down the Cadillac Championship at Doral.
Alberta oil firms keep pumping as prices collapse
An oil pumpjack sits unused in a field north of Edmonton, February 8, 2013.
'The Interview' digital grosses total $31 million from 4.3 million transactions, Sony says
This photo released by Sony - Columbia Pictures shows James Franco, left, as Dave and Seth Rogen as Aaron in a scene from Columbia Pictures' "The Interview." Sony Pictures Entertainment says that “The Interview” has made more than $31 million from its online and on-demand release. The studio on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, announced digital figures for the film spanning its first 11 days of release since Dec. 24. (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Ed Araquel)
Police in Newfoundland accuse suspect of using vehicle to drag officer
$18M seized from owners of Massachusetts compounding pharmacy at centre of meningitis outbreak
Three top stock picks from T.I.P. Wealth Manager’s Jim Huang
Alberta auditor to review how province sets health project priorities: NDP
Shippers: Last year's deep freeze cost $705 million, shows need for new Great Lakes icebreaker
FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2014 aerial photo is a view of Lake Huron looking south towards Port Huron, Mich., right, and Sarnia, Ont., left. An organization representing U.S. cargo shippers on the Great Lakes says last year's deep freeze cost the economy an estimated $705 million and shows the need for another heavy icebreaking vessel. The Lake Carriers' Association said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, the volume of freight that U.S.-flagged ships hauled on the lakes between Dec. 1, 2013, and May 30, 2014, was about 7 million tons lower than the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)
Five views on factors that will shape Canada’s economy in 2015
Canada should prepare for a swing in economic strength between provinces, with Alberta taking a back seat, says Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
Puppets from stop-motion films 'Coraline,' 'Boxtrolls' to be offered at auction
This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows the movie character Coraline Evil Other Mother Original Animation Puppet (Laika, 2009). This one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional, camera-used, handmade puppet was featured in the movie "Coraline." The puppet, with real metal hands and approximately 20" tall, will be offered on Feb. 12, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif., when the stop-motion animators behind films including “Coraline” and “The Boxtrolls” will be auctioning puppets, models, props and sets from its archives for the first time. (AP Photo/Heritage Auctions)
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Tuesday
Hockey is our game, and it’s beautiful
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 5: Max Domi #16 of Team Canada skates with the flag after defeating Team Russia in the Gold medal game in the 2015 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at the Air Canada Centre on January 5, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Team Canada defeated Team Russia 5-4 to win the Gold medal. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Stephen Harper goes into New Year’s Resolution mode
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a Toronto hotel.
Reserves the next pressure point after drastic drop in oil prices
Jeffrey Jones
FAA grants first permits for use of drones to monitor crops, photograph real estate
FILE - In this May 8, 2014 file photo, a Parrot Bebop drone flies during a demonstration event in San Francisco. The government is issuing the first two permits to agriculture and real estate companies to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemptions to the current ban on commercial drone flights were granted to Advanced Aviation Solutions in Spokane, Washington, for monitoring crops, and to Douglas Trudeau of Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Education Minister Gordon Dirks used office for political gain: ethics boss
B.C. moves to help vulnerable witnesses testify following Oppal recommendation
A woman places roses on photos of murdered or missing women during a demonstration in Vancouver on Nov. 25, 2013.
First House bill would let companies avoid health coverage for workers by hiring veterans
Tim Hortons exodus continues as three long-time executives depart
Three senior executives have left Tim Hortons since it was acquired by Burger King’s parent firm, 3G Capital.
Michele Serros, author of 'How to Be a Chicana Role Model' and other works, dies at 48
In this February 2014 photo, courtesy of Rachel Buchan, shows writer Michele Serros in New York. Serros, a short story writer, essayist and poet whose wry and witty observations on growing up Mexican-American in Southern California became required reading in many ethnic studies courses, has died at age 48. Serros died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at her home in Berkeley, Calif., after a 20-month battle with a rare form of oral cancer, her husband, Antonio Magana, said. (AP Photo/Rachel Buchan)
Court nixes rule requiring Air Canada to separate pooches, allergic passengers
Regina police chief says data doesn't support woman's complaint of mistreatment
Is a kinder, gentler activist investor emerging?
Brian Milner
Oil's plunge threatens Suncor's Fort Hills development
Premier Brad Wall 'disappointed' by possible White House veto of Keystone bill
Music collective obtains, posts photo of Obama's 16-year-old daughter on Instagram
Luongo says he might still be with Canucks if he had started Heritage Classic
Roberto Luongo says if things had played out differently at last season's Heritage Classic he might still be a member of the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo, left, sits on the bench next to teammates Tom Sestito and Daniel Sedin, of Sweden, during first period NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators at the Heritage Classic at B.C. Place stadium in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday March 2, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Interior secretary calls for new wildfire-fighting approach that protects sage grouse habitat
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, a Greater Sage Grouse awaits examination after being captured at night outside Saratoga in south-central Wyoming. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is calling for a new wildfire-fighting strategy that protects sagebrush country in the intermountain West that supports cattle ranching as well as a struggling bird species. She issued an order Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 seeking a “science-based” strategy that safeguards the greater sage grouse while contending with fires that have been especially destructive in the Great Basin region of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and California. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, file)
Infographic: Canada's top telecoms
Despite a banner year that drove BCE stock up about 20 per cent, Citigroup’s Kevin Toomey says ‘there is still room for upside.’
TNA Wrestling set for new beginning on TV with fledging cable network Destination America
Federal court allows NFL players' lawsuit against video-game maker EA Sports to move forward
Coach buys luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman
Stuart Weitzman products are displayed in the Toronto Eaton Centre in this file photo. The brand is already sold in 70 countries.
Kate Taylor: Wrinkled Russell Crowe should recognize sexism of his industry
Olga Kurylenko and Russell Crowe in a still from the movie The Water Diviner.
Yield Hog’s final 2014 report card is in
John Heinzl
Winter gets down to business: Midwest shivers, East and South brace for cold wave
Former United States President Bill Clinton arrives for Mario Cuomo's funeral at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Cuomo, 82, died in his Manhattan home on Jan I, 2015, hours after his son New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was inaugurated for a second term. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Obama to nominate former Bank of Hawaii CEO to Federal Reserve board
The facade of the U.S. Federal Reserve building is reflected on wet marble during the early morning hours in Washington.
Energy stocks with staying power
A file picture taken on Aug. 30, 2013, shows the removal of the drilling tool with a sample of the marine seabed at La Muralla IV exploration oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Falling yields signal growing fears about growth
Ian McGugan
Former Mountie who killed wife gets escorted leave despite 'being deceitful'
Mercedes-Benz says it's moving its headquarters and 1,000 workers from New Jersey to Atlanta
Couche-Tard and The Pantry: Is the price right?
David Milstead
Edmonton mass murder highlights need for awareness of domestic violence: police
Caskets are seen during the funerals for homicide victims in Edmonton on Tuesday January 6, 2015. Eight people were murdered during a murder-suicide by Phu Lam on Dec. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
With a blank slate, college football's playoff hopes to build a ubiquitous sports brand
FILE - In this July 14, 2014, file photo, College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock poses with the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy in Irving, Texas.The College Football Playoff is a blank slate and those who created it have tried to steer clear of clutter in the hope of creating the next ubiquitous sports brand. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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Federal Trade Commission chair says coming bonanza of connected devices poses privacy concerns
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 file photo, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez speaks during a news conference in Washington. Powerful networks of data sensors and connected devices, which have been dubbed the “Internet of Things,” will collect a vast trove of user information that represents “a deeply personal and startlingly complete picture of each of us” _ including our finances, health and even religious leanings, Ramirez said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the International CES in Las Vegas. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Ford CEO predicts driverless cars on roads in 5 years
Attendees sit in the self-driving Mercedes-Benz F 015 concept car at the Mercedes-Benz booth at the International CES Jan. 6, 2015, in Las Vegas.
Ten ways to build trust with your clients
The solution to all management problems? Talk with your staff
Harvey Schachter
Transcript: Big Data is useless if you don’t make decisions
Big data is great, but if it stops you from taking action, then it’s not.
Lions announce that Dorazio, Hairston, Bates and Paopao won't return
Lifting spirits: Experts offer tips for overcoming post-holiday blues
A pedestrian makes her way through a cloud of snow being created by a snowblower on the Rideau Canal Skate Way in Ottawa on Monday, Jan.5, 2015. For those suffering the post-holiday letdown - from being back to work, coping with frigid weather and facing looming credit-card bills at month's end - experts offer some tips for defeating the January blues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Investors seek refuge in bonds as the price of oil continues to collapse; Stock indexes sink
Harper shakes up national security team
CSIS Director Richard Fadden waits to testify at standing committee on national security and defence Monday February 11, 2013 in Ottawa.
Three Canadian portfolio managers get set for a philanthropic showdown
The Change for Kids Investor Challenge will put the professional skills of these investment pros to work for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
Missing immigrant teen found in Winnipeg
New Ontario music festival booking 'biggest performers in world right now'
Fans listen to an act perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Manchester, Tenn. Organizers of a new music festival hoping to set up camp near Toronto for the foreseeable future say they've already booked some of the world's biggest acts for the inaugural edition this July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Wade Payne/Invision/AP
Nova Scotia minister allegedly assaulted by Liberal staffer
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