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A weak loonie doesn’t mean U.S. assets are off limits – yet
The West Texas intermediate crude price and the difference between Canadian and U.S. two-year government bond yields have been the main drivers of the loonie’s value in the past three years.
CVS, Express Scripts cutting ties with Valeant-affiliated specialty pharmacy
In Mexico, parents of missing students refuse to accept sons' deaths as Day of Dead nears
FILE - In this March 26, 2015 file photo, drawings of some of 43 missing rural college students are surrounded by flower petals, forming the shape of a heart, during a protest marking the six-month anniversary of their disappearance, in Mexico City. As millions of Mexicans set up altars to the dead and buy orange flowers to adorn the offerings of food and drink, the parents of 43 students missing since September 2014 are marching, protesting, and seeking other ways to remember their sons, fiercely refusing to accept the government’s explanation that they are dead. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Ten rebounding Canadian stocks showing signs of strength
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Suncor eyes more deals as oil downturn makes acquisitions more attractive
The downturn in oil prices has made weaker companies targets as better-capitalized rivals like Suncor seek to grow.
Dan Jennings fired by Marlins after this year's awkward move from GM job to manager
Eddie Lacy notices glitch and looks to get lower on run, dial up Packers ground game
Ryker Fyfe will start at QB for Huskers against Purdue in place of injured Tommy Armstrong Jr.
Weight Watchers stock: Why we’re still not biting, despite Oprah
Oprah Winfrey acquired 10 per cent of Weight Watchers International for $43.2-million, but does she really understand what she has purchased?
Detroit's Norris says on social media that surgery to remove cancerous growth was successful
Michigan-Minnesota Preview Capsule
C.J. Anderson, Ronnie Hillman starting to get on track in Broncos' maligned backfield
LSU banking on big contributions from top recruits Ben Simmons, Antonio Blakeney this season
How SickKids used social media to generate record donations
The SickKids Foundation in Toronto is updating donors on former patients such as Kael, who captured their hearts in a campaign last year.
Cogeco says high-speed Internet upgrade not necessary
Louis Audet, president and CEO of Cogeco Cable, is shown in Toronto in this Dec. 9, 2010 file photo. Mr. Audet said Thursday his company is “fully capable” of upgrading its high-speed Internet to 1 Gb per second, but said that “right now we don’t think it’s necessary.”
Georgia Preview Capsule
Daily Deals: A BBD bailout, a garbage deal and the problem with ‘solutions’
A Bombardier CS300 airplane is seen on a static display two days before the opening of the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris in this June 13, 2015 file photo.
Long an afterthought, Georgia looks to build on NCAA appearance with another 20-win season
Shell extends olive branch to Notley after halt to Carmon Creek project
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, right, looks on as Finance Minister Joe Ceci presents the release of the 2015 provincial budget to the Legislative Assembly in Edmonton on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015.
Key government witness: Ex-CEO of coal mine that exploded preferred fines to safety prevention
Ottawa's Rachel Homan still undefeated at Masters Grand Slam of Curling
Pope OKs indulgences for Legion during anniversary
Alberta job woes deepen in largest loss for province since global economic crisis
Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands worker housing camps near Fort McMurray, Alberta. The province lost 63,500 jobs in the first eight months of this year, according to government data, showing the toll weak oil prices have had on the sector.
From Hesketh's heart-warmer to Savea's stunner, a look at the top tries at the Rugby World Cup
Ending one-child policy won’t solve China’s economic woes
A customer holds a child while shopping at a supermarket in Shenyang, Liaoning province, June 9, 2013.
A look at the 7 previous finals of the Rugby World Cup
7-year-old Citi Field ready for its moment as World Series host - Royals visit Mets for Game 3
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) walks across the field back to the clubhouse after working out in the bullpen, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at CitiField in New York. The Mets host the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of baseball's World Series on Friday. The Royals lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
The route to the Rugby World Cup final for New Zealand and Australia
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett, centre, celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between New Zealand and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Q&A: Drew Barrymore talks about her new book, having a family and the Hollywood pay gap
In this Oct. 20, 2015 photo, Drew Barrymore poses for a portrait to promote her new book "Wildflower," in New York. Barrymore has a new movie, "Miss You Already," with Tony Collette opening Nov. 6, a beauty line called Flower and runs a production company called Flower Films. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)
Fairfax Financial Q3 profit slumps on lower investment gains
Key player matchups between New Zealand and Australia in Rugby World Cup final
Ontario shouldn’t regulate carding. It should ban it
Yasir Naqvi, Ontario Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, explains a draft regulation that would prohibit the random and arbitrary collection of identifying information by police at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday.
Oil exports and production cost curve
Fission Uranium shareholder group vows to launch proxy fight
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Panthers DT Kawann Short providing pass rush, 'makes a bunch of plays for an interior guy'
Saturday's lineups for the Rugby World Cup final
Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand, Australia has all the ingredients for a classic
New Zealand's Richie McCaw, left, and Daniel Carter attend a training session at Pennyhill Park, in Bagshot, England, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. New Zealand's All Blacks will play Australia in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
National Guard airlifts rare baby dinosaur fossil out of New Mexico desert wilderness
A helicopter carries remains of an adult Pentaceratops,Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in the Bisti-De-Na-Zin Wilderness area south of Farmington, N.M. The fossils are encapsulated in heavy plaster jackets. They're being trucked to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Texas A&M at a glance
Raiders safety Charles Woodson named AFC defensive player of the month
Dispute over fish-farm sponsor halts girls’ soccer squad in Vancouver Island
Avid soccer-player Freyja Reed, 14, of Comox, B.C., is an opponent of salmon farming and has found herself at the centre of a dispute about corporate sponsorship.
CMHC housing market assessments
Slash in Goldcorp's share price shows that investors still wary of gold’s prospects
Growing pains at gold mines and the threat of a Fed rate hike have jointly cast a pall over producers.
World Series audience for Royals and Mets through 2 games is highest since 2010
Members of the media and grounds crew work on the field at Citi Field in New York, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. The New York Mets are to face the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the World Series at the stadium on Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
Last year's enterovirus D68 outbreak more widespread than first thought: study
Dr. Danuta Skowronski is pictured in a handout photo. In late summer and fall of 2014, doctors were reporting clusters of children across the U.S. and Canada being hospitalized with severe respiratory distress due to enterovirus D68, a bug that hadn't caused an outbreak in North America for years. This year, it appears EV-D68 has disappeared from the mix of cold viruses giving people runny noses and congested lungs - but how long it will stay quiescent is anybody's guess. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
NHL coaches are up to the challenge with new rule allowing them to review goals
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2014, file photo, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges (4) and Chicago Blackhawks right wing Ben Smith (28) battle as they wait for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago. The Sabres became the NHL's second team to have a goal disallowed as a result of a challenge in a 3-1 loss to Ottawa on Oct. 8. Gorges understands what the NHL is seeking to accomplish in a bid to get calls right. His only concern is whether the league might expand challenges to review other plays.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Alberta Utilities Commission approves $56M settlement in TransAlta case
The Golden Rhule: Temple coach at ease as he makes No. 21 Owls a force on national stage
Temple head coach Matt Rhule speaks to his players at the NCAA college football team's practice facility, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Cricket Australia says 1st day-night test will go ahead despite players' pink ball doubts
Pontiac Silverdome, former home of Detroit Lions, will be demolished; site will be redeveloped
Figure skating world watching as Canada's Chan faces Japan's Hanyu
Manitoba companies could be shut out of contracts in other western provinces
Alberta, New Brunswick pledge renewed effort on Energy East pipeline
TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East oil pipeline would be one of North America’s largest crude pipes.
Bombardier’s C Series program: its bumpy ride and uncertain future
Bombardier's C Series100 touches down after its maiden test flight on Sept.16, 2013, in Mirabel, Que.
Sampdoria stays unbeaten at home with 1-1 draw against Empoli in Serie A
Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Martins Fernando, left, is tackled by Empoli midfielder Riccardo Saponara during a Serie A soccer match at Genoa's Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (Simone Arveda/ANSA via AP)
The wound of the 1995 referendum remains
Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard wipes his brow as he is joined on stage with his wife Audrey Best after the defeat of the Yes side in the Quebec referendum in Montreal Monday night, Oct. 30, 1995.
Texas A&M looks to senior House to help them return to NCAA tourney for 1st time since 2011
San Diego State honours coach by naming hardwood Steve Fisher Court
San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher speaks at a news conference where the floor at the Viejas Arena was named after him Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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Coast guard rescue vessel launched soon after radio call for B.C. boat
Whale-watching boat Leviathan II capsized Sunday off Vancouver Island near Tofino.
UFC's Paige VanZant will face Rose Namajunas in next bout after Calderwood injured
Two decades in: Kobe Bryant clears another milestone with start of 20th Lakers season
Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins, right, and Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant go after a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Timberwolves won 112-111. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Former First Leaside executives get $18M penalty from OSC for fraud
Money continued to pour into Tory coffers despite losing campaign
While Bears' receivers get healthy, offensive line could be shuffled with centre hurt
Saint Joseph's signs coach Phil Martelli to multiyear contract
Psychiatrist says Turcotte was mentally ill at time of killings
Guy Turcotte arrives at the Saint Jerome courthouse in Quebec on Sept. 14. A defence witness says Turcotte’s mental state the night he stabbed his two children to death prevented him from developing an intent to kill.
Equipment that could provide more answers recovered from sunken B.C. boat
Ivory Coast's president says he will reduce unemployment during 2nd term in office
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara speaks to the Associated Press during a interview in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara easily won re-election in the first vote since a disputed poll five years ago sparked violence that killed thousands in the West African economic powerhouse, the electoral commission announced early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuela will sue in US court over sanctions imposed by Obama
No. 17 Florida State's banged-up secondary takes on Syracuse QB, ACC's most efficient passer
Rockies decline to pick up mutual option on Justin Morneau, buy 1st baseman out for $750,000
Defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuolo eager to see Pierre-Paul play again
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul works out during NFL football practice, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. The two-time Pro Bowl defensive end is back more than three months after losing a finger in a July 4 fireworks accident. His right index finger was amputated, his thumb was injured and his hand sustained burns in the accident. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Titans' undrafted back Antonio Andrews earning more carries with his punishing running style
Vanderbilt-Houston Preview Capsule
Canadian Brent Lakatos wins third gold at paralympic world track championship
New Zealand circulates UN resolution backing two-state solution for Israel-Palestinian crisis
Golf Capsules
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
San Diego man pleads guilty to lying to US officials about participating in Syrian conflict
Bill to legalize Uber, AirBnb in Ontario passes second reading
Uber has prompted some fierce debates in Ontario municipalities.
Formula One returns to rollicking Mexico City, with chance for Perez to shine in home race
2015 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, from Great Britain, pretends to fight with famous Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler Mistico during a promotional event in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Mexico will hold its first Formula One race in 23 years on Sunday at the Hermanos Rodrigues racetrack..(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Fire hits Ukraine arsenal, setting off explosions; 1 reported dead
Arkansas at a glance
U.S. pipeline-fighters celebrate oil sands’ downward turn
Demonstrators hold signs against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico in front of the White House, January 28, 2015.
Clean air dealers are cashing in on China’s pollution problem
Harrison Wang is bringing Banff air to China, with 7.7 litres packed into a can that can provide about 150 breaths.
Minnesota moves on: Claeys has same philosophy as Kill, despite different personality
Federer beats Kohlschreiber in 3 sets, advances to quarterfinals at hometown Swiss Indoors
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns a ball to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber during their match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
Hot City Girl rolls to 4 1/4-length victory in Belmont Park feature
Spectre seekers become study subjects this Halloween in B.C. paranormal project
Paul Kingsbury poses in Vancouver in this recent handout photo. It isn't ghosts that Paul Kingsbury's after this Halloween as he prepares to accompany a troop of supernatural investigators on a soul-searching expedition at a Vancouver-area heritage building. He's on a hunt for the hunters themselves. The Simon Fraser University geography professor is embarking on a four-year research project to better understand what makes paranormal researchers tick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Paul Kingsbury
Jets centre Nick Mangold (neck) sits out practice again, but plans to play vs Raiders
Three-peat! Biles cruises to 3rd straight world gymnastics title; Olympic champ Douglas 2nd
Simone Biles of the U.S. performs on the uneven bars during the women's all-around final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
IOC revokes Olympic qualifying status of Kuwait shooting event after Israeli denied visa
Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), speaks during a meeting of the Association of Olympic Committees, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 in Washington. The ANOC general assembly, which formally opens Thursday, is the first global event where the five cities vying for the 2024 Games are together in one place and can meet key players of the Olympic world. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Bill to legalize Uber, AirBnb in Ontario passes second reading
Plan carefully before downsizing your house
Think well ahead of time before you make the decision to sell the family home.
Former first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush Hager co-writing children's book
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2014 file photo released by the United Nations Foundation, Jenna Bush Hager, NBC Special Correspondent, right, is pictured with her mother, former first lady Laura Bush at the fifth annual Social Good Summit: Connecting for Good, Connecting for All in New York. HarperCollins Publishers said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, that the Bushes are collaborating with illustrator Jacqueline Rogers on “Our Great Big Backyard.” It’s a picture story about a girl whose family road trip to the country’s national parks. The book is coming out in May to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. (Stuart Ramson/United Nations Foundation via AP, File)
UN investigator urges Myanmar to allow minorities and migrants to vote in November
In his own words: Marco Rubio on his mentor-turned-rival Jeb Bush
Ohio man who fled to Peru to avoid charges in $65 million Ponzi scheme pleads not guilty
Ricky Ray expects myriad of emotions when he leads Argonauts versus Lions
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray looks on as his team plays the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during first half CFL action in Toronto on Tuesday June 9, 2015. Ray says he'll be battling many emotions Friday night when he makes his first start of the 2015 season.
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