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January 8

Nissan, NASA get together on self-driving technology applicable to both autos and space rovers
FILE - In this July 26, 2012 file photo, men walk in front of the logo of Nissan Motor Co. at its global headquarters in Yokohama near Tokyo. Japanese automaker Nissan and NASA are teaming up to advance the technology behind cars that drive themselves. Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. and NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, announced Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 a five-year research-and-development partnership for autonomous vehicle systems so they can eventually be applied to commercially sold cars. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Kelly: Underwhelming effort dooms Raptors in loss to Hornets
China bans private cars from ride-hailing apps in move that could hurt Uber expansion
The Uber app is displayed on a phone posed for photos near a woman peering into a car outside a office building in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. China has banned drivers of private cars from offering services through ride-hailing apps, throwing up a new hurdle to Uber Technologies Ltd.'s global expansion. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Oil-and-gas-focused professionals leave brokerage world
Calgary’s downtown core is seen looking north-west towards the Calgary tower and the new Bow building on the right.
Legendary gospel figure Andrae Crouch, who worked with pop stars, dies in Los Angeles at 72
FILE - In this June 4, 2004 file photo, Grammy-winning gospel singer Andrae Crouch poses for a photo at a ceremony honoring him with the 2,256nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as “The Lion King,” has died at age 72. His publicist says Crouch died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at a hospital in Los Angeles, where he was admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Raptors current homestand filled with pitfalls
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (right) and head coach Dwane Casey walk off the court at the end of their 103-95 loss to the Charlotte Hornets in NBA action in Toronto Thursday January 8, 2015.
China's inflation edges up in December despite lower crude prices, but increase still low
In this Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 photo, workers pack instant noodles at a food factory in Huaibei in central China's Anhui province. China's consumer inflation edged up in December despite the slump in global oil prices but was still well below the official target. Prices rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, up from November's 1.4 percent increase, government data showed Friday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT
Alberta coyote hunting contest draws complaints, concerns from groups
A coyote is seen near the course during the women's downhill race at Lake Louise, Alta., Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.
Time to politician-proof the Heritage Fund
Ted Morton says government budgeting in Alberta has been an accident-waiting-to-happen ever since then-premier Don Getty stopped depositing 15 per cent of NRRR into the Heritage Savings Fund in 1987.
Tory’s performance in first month criticized by Rob Ford
Councillor Rob Ford attends the Toronto Police College graduation ceremony in Toronto on Thursday, January 8, 2015.
Globe in Paris: Parisians split between mourning and anger
A girl places a candle next to a poster reading "It is the ink that should flow and not the blood" during the solidarity demonstration at Republique Plaza in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.
Mirtle: April Reimer launches campaign to stop bullying
James and April Reimer spend their time between Maple Ridge, B.C., and Toronto, and she hopes to continue her work, wherever they end up.
QMJHL: Askew, Garland lift Wildcats to 3-2 shootout win over Sea Dogs
TV CRITICS WATCH: QUICK QUOTE: PEET ON NUDITY
Amanda Peet speaks on stage at HBO 2015 Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Price proves to be operative variable in Habs, East standings equation
Carey Price, centre, has the best even-strength save percentage among starting goalies since the Sochi Olympics. This season, he also has a .927 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average.
Harper urges employers to take on apprentices, announces loan at BCIT
Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets heavy duty mechanical trade students before an announcement about the apprentice loan program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Annacis Island Campus in Delta, B.C., on Thursday January 8, 2015.
Low-budget gore film director set to launch high-end Vancouver restaurant
Bauhaus’s chef Stefan Hartmann, left, general manager Tim Adams and Uwe Boll sit in their restaurant on Wednesday.
China's inflation edges up in December to 1.5 per cent; full-year 2014 price rise 2 per cent
Saskatoon teen sentenced to maximum for stolen truck crash that killed 2 teens
Duhatschek: At halfway point, Flames within arm's reach of postseason
Eric Duhatschek
Dalhousie board calls emergency meeting; independent inquiry urged
A few hundred protesters gathered in front of the offices of the President of Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
B.C. law society project tackles retention and advancement of women lawyers
Andrea Hilland
Alberta has more ‘working poor,’ food bank executive director says
Food Bank executive director Marjorie Bencz, pictured in Edmonton on Christmas Eve, says Alberta has more working poor than than any other people.
Boston is U.S. Olympic Committee’s pick to bid for 2024 Summer Games
The U.S. Olympic Committee picked Boston on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, as its bid city for the 2024 Summer Games. The city will be presented to the International Olympic Committee for a vote in 2017. Rome also is in the bidding, along with Hamburg or Berlin, Germany. France and Hungary also are considering bids.
Neighbour says suspects in Paris shooting had ‘cache of arms’
French Muslims pray at the mosque in Gennevilliers, a suburb north of Paris, on Thursday.
Mexico's state oil company Pemex proposes importing light US crude to improve refining mix
Convicted burglar pleads not guilty to break-in at Los Angeles home of Miley Cyrus
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2014 amfAR Inspiration Gala at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. A convicted burglar charged with breaking into the Los Angeles home of Cyrus has pleaded not guilty to felony charges. Rusty Sellner entered pleas Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, to burglary, receiving stolen property and grand theft. He could face seven years and eight months in prison if convicted. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Tumbling oil prices mean Alberta surplus this year now $500M deficit
Premier Jim Prentice sits down with the Globe and Mail's Justin Giovannetti at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, December 18, 2014.
Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton says 'no playbook' for hack response; network remains offline
FILE - In this April 25, 2014 file photo, Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, arrives at the 19th annual "Taste For A Cure" at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. More than six weeks after hackers attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment, its computer network is still down but the studio has not lost a single day of production on any of its films or television, Lynton told The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. In a wide-ranging interview Lynton talked about the company’s isolation and the uncertainty that was created by the pre-Thanksgiving attack, which the U.S. government has attributed to North Korea. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
It’s not all smooth on new ‘Silk Road’ as Greece tackles Chinese partnership
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, second right, look on during the inauguration of a train line for containers at the port of Piraeus, where Chinese shipping giant Cosco controls two of the three container terminals, on Friday June 20, 2014.
Vancouver pool unveils swim sessions and signage for trans community
Templeton Park Pool and Hillcrest Community Centre.
Queen Latifah brings blues great Bessie Smith to life in HBO film
Queen Latifah speaks on stage at HBO 2015 Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. Executive Producer, Latifah, also stars as Bessie Smith in the HBO Films drama, "Bessie," debuting Spring 2015. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
PMO staffer quits to head up Tories’ federal election campaign
Jenni Byrne is photographed while Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Cabinet prep for Question Period on Parliament Hill January 27, 2009.
Alberta sunshine list outs millions paid in severance to government staff
Unlike in Ontario, where the annual release of the sunshine list has been an eagerly awaited event since 1996, Alberta’s system was introduced only in January, 2014, after Alison Redford’s office was criticized for the number of lucrative contracts given to political staffers.
Ousted Thai premier rejects charges at impeachment hearing by junta-appointed assembly
Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, center, talks to reporters on her arrival at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Thailand's military-appointed legislature will start an impeachment hearing Friday against Yingluck, a move analysts say is aimed at ensuring the ousted leader stays out of politics for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Cosby forced to confront abuse allegations in midst of Ontario show
Demonstrators gather to protest comedian Bill Cosby's second performance in Canada at the Budweiser Gardens, Thursday January 8, 2015 in London, Ontario.
Oil prices fall below several producers’ supply costs
Some of Encana Corp.’s supply costs exceed the price of oil, which closed at $48.79 (U.S.) a barrel on Thursday.
Look for Manning, Broncos to run roughshod over Colts
Quarterback Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianapolis Colts calls a play at the line against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half during their AFC Wild Card game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Global Television suspends news anchor Leslie Roberts
Global news anchor Leslie Roberts
If I had a theatre: Pete Seeger’s music comes to life on Victoria stage
Marsha Lederman
Cold Lake First Nation reluctantly releases expenses
The Cold Lake First Nation, a trio of Dene communities northeast of Edmonton, met the terms of the Conservative government’s First Nations Financial Transparency Act with great reluctance.
B.C. jury hears phone message from alleged assault victim pleading for help
School prank by B.C. boy costs his parents nearly 50K, breaks new legal ground
Why the Humane Society wants its PuppySwap ad to horrify you
A scene from the “PuppySwap” commercial. More than 180,000 animals are taken into shelters across Canada each year, according to a 2012 report from the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Of those, roughly 60 per cent find homes.
As Sen. Rand Paul weighs a 2016 White House run, book tour puts his wife, Kelley, in spotlight
Kelley Paul, wife of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks about her upcoming book in her home town of Russellville, Ky., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Paul kicked off a six-stop speaking tour to Republican women's clubs around Kentucky. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
Five edgy offerings at Calgary’s High Performance Rodeo
Stephen Charles & Lauren Bowler in Firehall Arts Centre's Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, as Part of the 29th annual High Performance Rodeo.
Behind the scenes at the Humane Society's PuppySwap commercial shoot
Animal handler Vi Hessing holds a golden retriever puppy named Lily, after filming a scene for the “PuppySwap” commercial.
Eleven stocks poised to rally in January
'Game of Thrones' back in April for 10-episode 5th season, along with 'Silicon Valley,' 'Veep'
This photo provided by HBO shows Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on trial in a scene from season 4 of "Game of Thrones." The cable channel said Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, that 10 episodes of “Game of Thrones” will show during its fifth season that begins April 12. (AP Photo/HBO, Helen Sloan)
Three top picks from CastleMoore’s Hap Sneddon
Plant disease that affects canola found in Canada for first time: Canola Council
Cooling Calgary real estate adds to fears beyond energy sector
The skyline of downtown Calgary is seen at sunrise on Monday, October 24, 2011.
California apple company recalls 2014 shipments after link to listeria in caramel apples
Danielle Smith, democracy and the floor-crossers
Premier Jim Prentice and former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith descend the staircase at the Government House after a day long meeting in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Smith and eight other opposition MLA's crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives. Amber Bracken for the Globe and Mail
To capitalize on Canada’s natural resources, stop borrowing from tomorrow to fund today
An oil sands worker checks the oil during the first step of separation at the Suncor processing plant at their tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, September 17, 2014.
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute announces China-themed spring show
In this image released by The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a gown is displayed in Beijing, China. The spring exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will be "China: Through the Looking Glass," the museum announced Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at a media briefing in Beijing. The show will run from May 7 to Aug. 16 in the Met's Chinese Galleries and in the Anna Wintour Costume Center in New York. It will feature more than 130 fashions juxtaposed with Chinese art pieces in jade, lacquer and porcelain. The Costume Institute's star-studded annual benefit May 4 will celebrate the exhibition's opening. (AP Photo/The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Former Blue Bomber David Pitcher gets six years for fraud that cost victims $5M
Putin’s unmanageable opponent
Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny's electronic monitoring bracelet, which was cut off, is pictured in Moscow in this January 5, 2015 handout. Kremlin critic Navalny said on Monday he would no longer comply with the terms of his house arrest and had cut off his monitoring tag. Navalny, who led mass protests against Putin three years ago, was handed a suspended sentence on December 30 after being found guilty of embezzling money in a trial which led to his brother being jailed on similar charges. REUTERS/Alexei Navalny/Handout via Reuters (RUSSIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES
Come back, Dov, we miss you!
Dov Charney of American Apparel in New York City.
Bell loses appeal of class-action suit over non-existent 911 services
BCE Inc. Bell Canada signage is displayed outside the company's office building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012.
ATCO Ltd, raising its quarterly dividend by 15 per cent to 24.75 cents
380-pound woman hopes her Internet fame makes people curious about her life
This photo provided by TLC/Discovery Communications shows Whitney Thore, left, in a scene from "My Big Fat Fabulous Life." The TLC network will premiere "My Big Fat Fabulous Life" on Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/TLC/Discovery Communications)
Ken Babey named head coach of Canadian sledge hockey team for upcoming season
Low gas prices, lower jobless rate fuel spending spree
Gone to pot: PayPal co-founder gets in on ground floor of legal marijuana
Brian Milner
Tumbling oil prices mean Alberta surplus this year now $500M deficit: premier
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice gives a state-of-the-province address in Edmonton, Alberta on December 9, 2014. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says oil prices have plunged so far so fast that this year's projected budget surplus will now be a $500-million deficit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Canadian Cyle Larin set to enter MLS SuperDraft, could go No. 1
Canada's Cyle Larin, front, challenges for a ball with Ilia Milanov, back, of Bulgaria during a friendly soccer match between Canada and Bulgaria, in Ritzing, Austria, Friday, May 23, 2014.
Manitoba Opposition leader fires back at accusation he is against gay rights
From the Gadget Show: A few gems in quest to fill home with smarter products
An Ooma Telo, center on bottom, is on display with nest devices, top, at the Ooma during the International CES Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
WGN America turns to Arkansas for reality show combining wrestling and embalming. No, really.
This Nov. 8, 2014, photo provided by WGN America shows, from left, “Wrestling with Death” cast Tonya Smith, Jerry Smith, LaFonce “Bubby” Latham, II, LaFonce Latham, Sandra Latham, Derrick King, Jaime Taylor, Max Clapp and Harry Clapp. The reality show debuting on cable television on Jan. 13, 2015, goes beyond showing a day in the life of a Southern wrestling league. Half of the show takes place in a funeral home, so it’s also a day in the death. (AP Photo/Courtesy of WGN America, Justin Stephens)
US officials say naming North Korea as responsible for Sony hack part of government response
Chinese company says Nicaragua canal to generate 25,000 jobs for locals, 25,000 for foreigners
FILE - In this June 14, 2013 file photo, President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese businessman Wang Jing hold up a concession agreement for the construction of a multibillion-dollar canal at the Casa de los Pueblos in Managua. The Chinese company granted a concession to build and operate a transoceanic canal across Nicaragua said Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, that the project will create jobs for 25,000 Nicaraguans and 25,000 more for foreigners. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Business Highlights
Going digital: Census Bureau testing use of Internet and smartphones for 2020 census
In this photo provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, tabulators in Washington record the information from the more than 120,000 enumerators who gathered data for the 1940 U.S. Census. The days of the census taker with a clipboard in hand may be numbered. Instead, the U.S. Census Bureau is testing digital means of counting Americans this year, from asking people to fill out their forms on the Internet instead of through the mail to giving their employees smartphones instead of paper to complete their counts. (AP Photo/National Archives and Records Administration)
Detroit mayor tours setup for auto show, highlights positive changes since city's bankruptcy
Court: Nevada must report what's in sack lunches, 'chef's choice' dinners served to prisoners
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
B.C. avian flu outbreak has been contained, says industry president
Alberta aboriginals wait on government's next move after losing oilsands review
One of Canada's oldest 'green tech' firms is finally starting to reward investors
Richard Blackwell
Orca calf’s bite marks suggest older whale helped with birth
In this Dec. 30, 2014, photo provided by the Center for Whale Research, a new baby orca whale swims alongside another female off Vancouver Island.
Senior sales exec in charge of CSeries planes departs Bombardier Inc.
Waging the war against inertia at work
Josh Baldonado works at a treadmill desk at Brown & Brown Insurance in the firms offices in Carmel, Ind.
Leaders: Get rid of the ‘Mother may I?’ mindset
Merge Gupta-Sunderji is a speaker and author who has more than 17 years of experience as a front-line leader in Corporate Canada.
Companies to expand in 2015, but not with more staff
Top Starbucks executive Troy Alstead taking 'extended unpaid leave'
Ravens’ Suggs revs up enthusiasm for another clash with Brady, Patriots
Baltimore Ravens strong safety Matt Elam, left, nose tackle Brandon Williams and outside linebacker Terrell Suggs walk off the field after an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Owings Mills, Md.
The best images from around the world for Jan. 8
South Korean special warfare command soldiers cover themselves in snow during a winter military training exercise on January 8, 2015 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. The South Korean troops participate in the endurance exercise in temperature below minus 20 degrees celsius under a scenario to defend the country from any possible attacks from North Korea.
Mount Saint Vincent University instructor resigns, says he had sex with student
Macy's to restructure marketing, merchandising as it responds to changing shoppers
'The Expandables' seek to find design solutions for space-starved homeowners
Contractor Rob Evans and designer Mia Parres of the new HGTV Canada series "The Expandables" are seen in this undated handout photo. Without packing up and moving house, the prospect of finding extra space within the confines of an existing home seems highly unlikely. But in the new HGTV Canada series "The Expandables" the goal is to create solutions without the need to add square footage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - HGTV Canada
Bill Cosby forced to confront abuse allegations in midst of Ontario show
Demonstrators gather to protest comedian Bill Cosby's second performance in Canada at the Budweiser Gardens, Thursday January 8, 2015 in London, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS//Dave Chidley
Energy stocks see big investors buy the dip
Tim Irons, a quality control technician at Trican, checks the state of fluid that will be pumped into the ground during the hydraulic fracturing process at an operation near Bowden, Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
Cheaper oil could fuel hiring at US restaurants and auto dealers and offset energy layoffs
In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 photo, Derrick Roberts, right, Chef de Cuisine at the new Stripsteak restaurant located at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, interviews job seeker Robert Rouse during a job fair at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, Fla. The Fontainebleau had 50 positions available and was looking to hire cooks, servers, bartenders and hostesses among other positions. With the price of oil below $50 a barrel, consumers will have steadily more money to spend, potentially creating job openings at retailers, auto dealers, shipping firms, restaurants and hotels. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Thursday
Groia’s lawyer invokes Greenspan’s words
Lawyer Joe Groia pictured outside Osgoode Hall in Toronto
Okanagan Valley cited in Wine Enthusiast's top 10 list of travel destinations
GOP House passes bill narrowing health law coverage to full-time employees working 40 hours
Art world meet Apple: Stores become galleries for art made with iPhone, iPad, Macs
Artwork from artists Craig Redman and Karl Maier is on display on the wall of an Apple Store in New York, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Apple is turning its retail stores into art galleries featuring the work of professional photographers and other artists who use iPads, iPhones and Mac computers to create. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
One Canadian among dead in Costa Rica catamaran disaster
A boat, which was on a day trip to the popular Tortuga (Turtle) Island, sank about 15 kilometres off Costa Rica’s central Pacific Coast
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