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January 9

RCMP charge two brothers with terrorism offences
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
2 rescued from burning apartment in Regina; officials say building a total loss
Leafs beat Blue Jackets in Horachek’s second game as coach
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk (21) celebrates his goal with center Tyler Bozak (42) and right wing Phil Kessel (81) in the first period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Air Canada Centre.
QMJHL Roundup: Ehlers has hat trick as Mooseheads defeat Olympiques 6-3
Flames trade centre Corban Knight to Panthers for Drew Shore
Calgary Flames center Lance Bouma (17) takes a shot on the Florida Panthers during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome.
NFL’s remaining postseason quarterbacks form an elite eight
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady doesn’t have anything left to prove, though the fact he lost his past two Super Bowls leaves some room for quibbling.
Hecklers chant ‘we believe the women’ at Cosby’s Hamilton show
Demonstrators gather to protest comedian Bill Cosby's second performance in Canada at the Budweiser Gardens, Thursday January 8, 2015 in London, Ontario.
Duhatschek: New names based on first half of NHL top the trophy tables
Calgary Flames defenceman Mark Giordano (5) and Detroit Red Wings centre Gustav Nyquist (14) battle for the puck during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Game on: Going behind the scenes of Hockey Night in Canada
Duhatschek: Selanne’s special night has been a long time coming
Large contingents coming from Europe and Winnipeg to see Teemu Selanne’s jersey raised to the rafters against Winnipeg.
Seahawks hope to buck historical trend in divisional matchup with Panthers
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks with reporters, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 in Renton, Wash. The Seahawks will play the Carolina Panthers on Saturday in an NFL football divisional playoff game.
Flames trade centre Corban Knight to Panthers for centre Drew Shore
Patriots seek another conference championship berth against Ravens
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) stands on the field after an NFL football practice, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Owings Mills, Md. The Ravens will travel to New England for a divisional playoff game against the Patriots on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Gyoza Bar’s ramen won’t bowl you over
Kaisen Tomato Ramen at Gyoza Bar + Ramen in Vancouver January 8, 2014.
Harper and Wynne are two sides of the same voters
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a Toronto hotel.
Uber seeks to have Vancouver taxi companies’ lawsuit tossed
Vancouver taxis are seen in this 2013 file photo.
Haevischer, Johnston appeal Surrey Six murder convictions
Members of the RCMP search the property surrounding an apartment building where six people died in a mulitple homicide in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.
Duhatschek: Let’s rename the Byng Trophy for Béliveau
Montreal Canadiens' hockey great Jean Beliveau, is shown during an interview about his career with the Canadiens at his home in St. Lambert, Quebec, Wednesday, Nov., 25, 2009.
Harper gets tough on terror, but he ‘could do more’
On Parliament Hill last fall, the effect of extremists’ influence on vulnerable Westerners became painfully clear.
Feds used hundreds of unpaid interns since ‘08; few hired for paid jobs
In House of Commons written responses to the NDP, the Conservatives say that just 22 of the 961 unpaid interns were subsequently brought on to work for the government.
B.C. gang members appeal murder convictions in mass execution
Ontario judge doubts couples’ 2010 slashing story in Jamaica
Cathy Lee Clayson is photographed at her Ajax, Ontario home on Dec. 21, 2011. Her throat was slashed in an attack in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her husband, Paul Martin, was charged with attempted murder after the attack, but he was acquitted by a Jamaican jury.
North Vancouver marathon woman is 87 and shows no signs of slowing
Gary Mason
Cardiologist association prepares to challenge Ontario
The Ontario Association of Cardiologists sent an emergency e-mail to heart doctors this week encouraging them to join the association and pay its $1,500 membership fee so the group will have enough money to mount an independent campaign against the provincial government if need be.
Regina baby safe after running and unattended car stolen with child inside
B.C. man says he awoke to find his former social worker shaving his body hair
Suspension of Leslie Roberts deals competitive blow to Global
Global news anchor Leslie Roberts
Canada’s top soldier says mission to Iraq 'very successful' so far
General Tom Lawson, chief of the defence staff, says the mission to Iraq has so far been ‘very successful.’
US Transportation Department announces it will allow Mexican cargo trucks in with screening
When did the red light stop meaning ‘stop’ in Vancouver?
Pedestrians and traffic are shown in the downtown eastside area of Vancouver, B.C.
A global fight to fortify democracy and security after deadly French attacks
French police officers stand guard in front of a kosher grocery store in Porte de Vincennes on Jan. 10, a day after four people were killed at the Jewish supermarket by jihadist gunman Amedy Coulibaly during a hostage-taking. <br />
Canada's top soldier says mission to Iraq "very successful" so far
Apple hikes app prices in Canada and Europe, spurred by currency swings
The Apple Inc. logo is seen in the lobby of New York’s flagship Apple store.
Starz network to show BBC adaptation of 'The Dresser' starring Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2013 file photo, Anthony Hopkins arrives at the U.S. premiere of "Thor: The Dark World" at the El Capitan Theatre, in Los Angeles. The Starz cable network will televise the BBC's adaptation of the 1980 play "The Dresser" starring Hopkins and Ian McKellen. Starz said Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, that it has acquired the rights to televise the production outside of Britain. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
Recanted testimonies hinder police’s mission to end domestic abuse
A police officer keeps watch at a home where seven people, including two children, were found dead in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, December 30, 2014.
Three top stock picks from Richardson GMP’s Rick Stuchberry
Rick Stuchberry.
A case for carrying Canada’s top telecoms
David Milstead
A road map to early retirement for these small business owners
Although they own their Calgary home outright, have no debts and have built up substantial assets in their holding company, Melanie and Marv have to plan for two big unknowns: rate of return on investments and life expectancy.
The Two-Minute Portfolio trounces the TSX
Rob Carrick
Secret agent Sonia d’Artois was ‘utterly fearless’
Sonia d’Artois
Settlement reached in Lac-Megantic lawsuit to compensate victims
Workers comb through debris after a train derailed Saturday, July 9, 2013 causing explosions of railway cars carrying crude oil in Lac-Megantic, Que. The funds earmarked for those affected by the Lac-Megantic train disaster represent just a fraction of what's needed, a town official says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
How a stroke changed how writer Eve Joseph views herself
Online retailer Overstock.com installs bitcoin ATM at Salt Lake City headquarters
Continental Cup of Curling the test tube for mixed doubles Olympic bid
Team Canada's Lori Olson-Johns, left, and Carter Rycroft compete in the mixed doubles event at the Continental Cup in Calgary, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A short guide to mixed doubles curling
Robert Friedland’s mining showdown in South Africa
Raesetsa Makgabo was paid 5,250 South African rand (about $450 U.S.) to allow a Canadian mining company to begin drilling on her maize fields.
Parties take step toward settlement fund for victims of oil train disaster in Canada
A report on Toronto’s school board will explore tensions at the top
TDSB Director of Education Donna Quan attends a public meeting of trustees at the Toronto District School Board building Dec. 17, 2014.
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week
As Dundee appoints new chairman, Ned Goodman still raring to go
Money manager and businessman Ned Goodman is seen in his Toronto office on October 20, 2010.
Canadians: Embrace your heart of cold
Roy MacGregor
Man found guilty of killing Saskatoon woman, burning body appeals conviction
Freshii's founder aims to kill fast-food rivals with kale
Matthew Corrin
The problems that arise when cemeteries are not cemeteries under the law
Grace Islet is a small island in Salt Spring Island’s Ganges Harbour where the landowner is constructing a home on a B.C. First Nation’s burial ground.
Uber seeks to have lawsuit filed by Vancouver taxi companies thrown out
Jennifer Hudson to debut on Broadway in a new version of 'The Color Purple'
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, Jennifer Hudson arrives at The 20th Annual Fulfillment Fund Stars Benefit Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hudson will debut on Broadway in the fall when the musical "The Color Purple" returns. The Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe winner will play Shug Avery, a sultry blues singer, in the production directed and designed by John Doyle, who received a director's Tony for his own Broadway debut, "Sweeney Todd." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
JC Penney says closure of about 40 of its stores to cost about $38 million
BP attempt to shift Clean Water Act liability in oil spill rejected by appeals court
Why Colombians don’t believe a deal with the rebels will make a difference
A crane carries some of nearly 10,000 seized weapons, melted at Colombia’s National Steel Factory last November before being remade into rods to reinforce the foundations and columns of schools and hospitals.
'Popsy' Dixon, drummer and vocalist for The Holmes Brothers, dies at age 72
Teen shot in head at Eaton Centre recalls ‘total darkness’
Connor Stevenson, 15, shot in the head at the Eaton Centre food court in June 2012, listens as his father Craig Stevenson speaks to the media following a sentencing hearing for the gunman, Christopher Husbands, in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015.
France’s deep-seated tradition of subversive satire
Backlash: This 1831 depiction of the French king as Gargantua – a giant who steals from the poor to enrich the upper classes – landed famed caricaturist Honoré Daumier in jail.
Satire is often nasty, harmful and grotesquely abusive
The courage of 18-century English caricaturist James Gillray was celebrated after he lampooned the future King George IV as bloated and out of it.
Former Sarnia, Ont., fire chief convicted of 26 sex assault related charges
30 years later, car that starred in 'Back To The Future' in middle of legal squabble
FILE- In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, cast members of the "Back to the Future" movies appear on the NBC "Today" television program, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the films, in New York. They are, from left, posing with a replica of the DeLorean car, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Michael J. Fox, director Robert Zemeckis , and Huey Lewis. With the 30 year anniversary of the film approaching, there is renewed interest in the DeLorean, the car used as the model for the time machine used in the movie. One Texas based company that designs and sells DeLorean-themed products is being sued by John De Lorean’s widow for trademark infringement. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Despite her star power, Idina Menzel's 'If/Then' closing on Broadway in March
This image released by Polk and Co. shows Idina Menzel, center, with the cast during a performance of "If/Then," at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. The Broadway musical "If/Then," which brought Menzel back to Broadway after her "Frozen" movie bonanza, will close March 22, 2015, after 401 performances. (AP Photo/Polk and Co., Joan Marcus, File)
Calgary Dinos name Wayne Harris Jr. as their new interim head football coach
Resolve to take our New Year’s money quiz
Eleven things that could ‘possibly go wrong’ for markets this year
Michael Babad
Missing New Brunswick man could be carrying machete: RCMP
Hundreds – too many to count – killed in Boko Haram attack
A file photo taken on April 21, 2013 shows children walking outside a charred house in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State, after two days of clashes between officers of the Joint Task Force and members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram. Boko Haram launched renewed attacks around a captured town in restive northeast Nigeria this week, razing at least 16 towns and villages, a local government and a union official told AFP on January 8, 2015.
Body Central going out of business; will shutter all remaining stores Sunday
A positive take on copy-cat investing
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York Jan. 5, 2015.
Calgary man sent to prison after admitting to strangling wife during argument
Crosstown LRT brings new development, and controversy, to Eglinton
Celestica’s plan to build eight condo towers on its 24-hectare site at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue E. is one of several proposed developments linked to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
Bank of America’s No. 2 trade for 2015: Short Canadian banks
Bank buildings tower over the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide streets in Toronto.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Just got back? Time to plan your next vacation
Leah Eichler
Insiders still buying as Cargojet soars to new heights
Cargojet airplanes on the tarmac in Hamilton, Ont.
Bullish on Descartes Systems Group
Best Buy Canada severs credit card ties with Chase, signs deal with Desjardins
Tyendinaga man pleads guilty to mischief charge arising from missing women protest
Recalls this week include candles, children's pyjamas, fitness equipment
This undated product image from CoScentrix and released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a DD branded single-wick candle sold at Hobby Lobby stores nationwide and online at HobbyLobby.com from June 2014 through October 2014. The product has been recalled by the manufacturer because the candle's high flame can ignite the surface of the wax, posing a fire hazard. Consumers should immediately stop using the candles and return them to the nearest Hobby Lobby for a full refund. (AP Photo/CoScentrix via the Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Paris attackers had ties to older generations of Islamic militants
Cherif Kouachi, left, and Amedy Coulibaly knew each other.
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Friday
Macy's, Ruby Tuesday, Bed Bath & Beyond, AbbVie and Five Below are big market movers
Study: Career roadblock for women, minorities as entry-level TV directing jobs go to white men
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 file photo, Paris Barclay attends the LA Premiere Screening of "Sons Of Anarchy" at at TCL Chinese Theatre, in Los Angeles. According to Directors Guild of America findings released Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, the vast majority of first-time directors for TV series were white men. Barclay, president of the Directors Guild, said that employing first-time directors represents a significant opportunity to diversify the hiring pool. Instead, Barclay said, the industry is retaining the status quo that favors white males as TV directors. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
Scientists unleash the power of immunotherapy on stubborn cancers
Dr. Pamela Ohashi, director of the Immune Therapy Program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, in the lab where tumour fighting cells are grown.
Patriot Coal shifts headquarters to West Virginia; lower costs, proximity to operations cited
New Redskins general manager McCloughan emphasizes patience, draft
Washington Redskins new general manager Scot McCloughan (right) smiles next to Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen (left) during McCloughan's introductory press conference at Redskins Park.
Keeping Leslieville’s past alive
Guy Anderson, president of the Leslieville Historical Society, doesn’t see the neighbourhood’s changes as a bad thing, as long as the area’s history can be preserved.
Fulfilling dreams of education in Africa, Asia and South America
Geoff Morgan is seen in Yapala, Northern Ghana, where he helped build a three-classroom block that will accommodate 150 students.
Actor Rod Taylor, star of 'The Time Machine,' 'The Birds,' dies at 84
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 1986 file photo, actor Rod Taylor returns to television CBS series, "The Outlaws," in Calif. Taylor, the suave Australian actor whose brawny good looks made him a leading man for films ranging from thrillers to Westerns, has died at age 84. The actor's daughter, Felicia Taylor, told the Los Angeles Times he died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
The best images from around the world for Jan. 9
A still image from video shows an explosion lighting the front of a kosher supermarket near the Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris.
Manitoba NDP says membership is up sharply in advance of leadership vote
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
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High winds force island airport to divert ferry route
In the event of strong southwest winds, passengers heading to the mainland from the island airport board at a spot east of the regular slip.
NYC considers extending restaurant letter-grade inspection system to salons and barbershops
Barbering equipment is sterilized in a container of disinfectant as Javiel Rodriquez, owner of Knockout barbershop, prepares to work on a customer, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in New York. Dirty nail clippers could get the same treatment as spoiled food under a proposal to expand New York City's restaurant letter-grade system to a new frontier: barbershops, hair salons and nail salons. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Are you ready for robot room service?
Enjoy the precision (if not the conversation) at Bionic Bar aboard Quantum of the Seas.
Chris Pine, JJ Abrams to help announce Oscar nominations live in all 24 categories
FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2014 file photo, an Oscar statue stands on the red carpet as preparations are made for the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Oscar nominees in all 24 categories will hear their name announced live next week. Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, they are launching a new tradition of revealing all Oscar contenders in a live news conference. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
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