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Shot to the heart: Twitter users aren't feeling love for new likes, heart icon
The new Twitter heart icon is shown under a tweet by The Canadian Press in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov.3, 2015. Many Twitter users aren't feeling the love for the social network's new hearts.The red icon has replaced the star that was found below each tweet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff
Toronto Blue Jays exercise options on Bautista, Dickey and Encarnacion
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista, left, and Edwin Encarnacion celebrate scoring on a three-RBI double by Troy Tulowitzki during sixth inning game five American League Championship Series baseball action against the Kansas City Royals in Toronto on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. The Toronto Blue Jays exercised the options on outfielder Bautista, right-hander R.A. Dickey and first baseman/DH Encarnacion on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
2014 World Cup organizing head Marin extradited to US in FIFA bribery case
Wild right wing Justin Fontaine out 4 to 6 weeks, with MCL sprain in left knee
Minnesota Wild's Justin Fontaine, right, gets tripped up by Anaheim Ducks' Clayton Stoner in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn. Fontaine has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee that's expected to keep him out four to six weeks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Jim Mone
It’s time Ontario warmed up to education diversity
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne addresses the media during an announcement which outlined a cap and trade deal with Quebec aimed at curbing green house emissions, in Toronto on Monday, April 13 2015.
Boston councillor: Tweets on stance against Justin Bieber-inspired graffiti were sarcastic
Feds fine Japanese company $70 million in exploding air bag case, cites 'massive crisis'
Attacks on black fans show rising tide of fan racism amid Ukraine's turmoil
In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, fans hold posters during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Dynamo Kiev and Chelsea at the Olympiyskiy Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. Racist hooligans went on the rampage at the game, leaving at least eight victims of brutal beatings. A keen football fan who was attacked during Dynamo Kiev's Champions League matcha against English champion Chelsea says he cannot face going to the stadium again with attacks on black fans showing a rising tide of fan racism in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
New Toronto FC president says he was embarrassed at club's playoff meltdown
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley attends an end-of-season news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov.3, 2015. Toronto FC was eliminated from the MLS playoffs last week by the Montreal Impact. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
Winnipeg has moral responsibility to build road for reserve: councillor
A boy from the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation sits on a bridge over a channel on on Thursday, June 25, 2015.Some Winnipeg councillors say the city has a moral responsibility to help build a road for a reserve that has been cut off from the mainland for the last century so that the Manitoba capital can have clean water.More than half of city council travelled to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation on Friday to tour the reserve, which has been under one of the longest boil-water advisories in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Shell defends BG deal in time of low oil prices, promises $1 billion in savings
Johnson & Johnson , ViiV Healthcare: 2 injections every month or 2 could keep HIV at bay
Rob Carrick: Why it’s costly to play it too safe when investing
Boyden to take residential school film on road in conjunction with new novel
Author Joseph Boyden is shown in a handout photo. Boyden is collaborating with filmmaker Terril Calder on "Project Charlie." An animated film will tour across the country next year in conjunction with Boyden's forthcoming novel, and will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Charlie Wenjack, whose frozen body was found on a lonely stretch of railway tracks in northern Ontario nearly 50 years ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Penguin Canada
Girl, 3, dies in tombstone collapse at cemetery on Day of Dead in north-central Mexico
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Germany's Merkel and domestic critic show unity in migrant crisis, put pressure on allies
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the Governor of the German State of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, left, address the media during a statement about their talks on the migrant influx prior to a meeting of lawmakers at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
How traffic gridlock stalls business innovation
Investing in infrastructure such as transit will help talent move more efficiently between centres such as Toronto and the Waterloo Region, Tulip Retail CEO Ali Asaria says.
Aziz Ansari gives full comic voice to 'Master of None,' his new Netflix comedy series
In this Oct. 26, 2015 photo, actor-comedian Aziz Ansari poses to promote his new Netflix comedy series, Master of None, premiering on Friday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Frazier Moore)
Murder suspected after former Olympic sprinter Balykina disappears; man arrested
FILE - This is a Wednesday, July 28, 2010 file photo of Belarus' Yulia Balykina as she looks at the scoreboard following a Women's 100m heat, during the European Athletics Championships, in Barcelona, Spain. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the disappearance of former Olympic sprinter Yulia Balykina . Balykina, who ran in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay at the 2012 Olympics in London, has been missing since Wednesday Oct. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
Google unveils feature that writes e-mail replies for you
This Oct. 20, 2015 photo shows the Google logo outside the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
Atletico Madrid held to 0-0 draw by Kazakhstan's Astana in Champions League
Astana's Dmitry Shomko, right, and Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez fight for the ball during a Champions League Group C soccer match in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexey Filippov)
US first lady Michelle Obama calls for funding, societal change to support girls' education
In this photo made available by the Qatar News Agency, QNA, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama' left, talks with Qatar Emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (Qatar Government/QNA via AP)
Treatment wait lists growing for Ontario kids with autism
Despite hefty fine, Nigeria renews telecoms giant MTN's license, securing its largest market
FILE- In this Monday April. 22, 2013 file photo, staff of MTN Nigeria work during the launch of mobile number portability in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian authorities have renewed the operating license of the MTN telecommunications group as the company faces a multi-billion dollar fine for failing to comply with regulations in the West African nation. The South African-based MTN Group said on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2015 that the Nigerian Communications Commission extended its operating license to 2021 in Nigeria, its biggest market. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba file)
AP-NORC poll shows Americans are hot but not too bothered by climate change
Graphic shows results of AP-NORC Center poll on global warming; 2c x 5 inches; 96.3 mm x 127 mm;
Mexico holds mayor in house arrest after he was caught with gang leader
UK prosecutor accuses Ukrainian man of planning attack on Russian Embassy as trial opens
Liverpool, Philippe Coutinho take team and player honours in AP Global Football 10 poll
Everton's Arouna Kone celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Sunderland at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday Nov.1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Romeo Phillion, who confessed then spent 31 years protesting innocence, dies
Romeo Phillion speaks to the media outside Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto Thursday Nov. 27, 2008. Phillion, freed after almost 32 years in prison for a murder he said he didn't commit has died.Supporters say he passed away on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Jeffrey Simpson: Afghanistan: a mission defined by painful questions
FCC investigating US radio company said to be backed by Chinese government unit
A Field Guide to Canadian Cocktails offers up Canada’s best drinks
Health authority releases new guidelines to treat opioid addictions in B.C.
'Inside Out' among new DVD releases for Nov. 1-7
Country's odd couple, Chris Stapleton and Thomas Rhett, are the veterans of CMA's new artists
Toronto man arrested after four teen girls sexually assaulted
Europe looking at balanced approach to golf membership; wrong record for Stacy Lewis
From left to right, golf players Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson take a selfie during the HSBC Champions golf tournament photocall in Shanghai, China Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo)
Senate blocks bill to undercut EPA clean water rules; White House had threatened veto
FILE - In this June 11, 2015 file photo, a dry water ditch is seen next to a corn field in Cordova, Md. The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a Senate bill that would block new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from pollution and development. Senators are voting Tuesday on whether to consider the bill. Most Democrats are opposed to the legislation, saying that the Obama administration rules will safeguard drinking water for 117 million Americans and should remain in place. The White House said the regulations are "essential to ensure clean water for future generations." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Public security minister says some Quebec schools closed after emailed threat
A Montreal police cruiser is shown outside the Lester B. Pearson School Board office in Montreal Tuesday, November 3, 2015, where a number of bomb threats have been made against schools across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Retailer LL Bean taps 1st 'outsider' to lead Maine-based company
This photo released Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, by L.L. Bean shows new CEO Stephen Smith outside the outdoor retailer's flagship store in Freeport, Maine. For the first time in its 103-year history, L.L. Bean named a CEO from outside the company. (Alan Boutot/L.L. Bean via AP)
Why asking when the Fed will raise interest rates is the wrong question
A Federal Reserve police officer keeps watch while posted outside the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, Sept. 16.
Bond producers hope they can 'hang on' to Daniel Craig as 007: 'Let's hope we can'
In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry, from left, speaks with producer Barbara Broccoli and director Sam Mendes at the World Premiere of "Spectre" at the Royal Albert Hall in central London. The film releases in U.S. theaters on Nov. 6, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Aldo Group sells Little Burgundy chain of shoe stores to owner of Journeys chain
No. 22 UCLA is hoping for health and rest as Bruins head down stretch in Pac-12 race
Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau, center, passes under pressure from UCLA defensive lineman Eli Ankou, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
What it’s like ... to relearn your life after a stroke
Susan Pedersen wins Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant governor of Ontario, Susan Pedersen, winner of the 2015 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at McGill University for The Guardians and McGill chancellor Michael A. Meighen.
U.K. judge orders payout for woman claiming to be late Saudi king’s ‘secret wife’
Saudi King Fahd launches the kingdom’s centennial celebrations in Riyadh in this 1999 file photo. A woman told a U.K. court she secretly married the king in 1968 when he was still a prince.
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Wait lists growing for autism treatment in Ontario
Trudeau’s new tone starts with making ministers walk
US agents probe killing of federal suspect following shootout near popular mall in Puerto Rico
Twitter trades stars and 'favourites' for hearts and 'likes' as it makes service easier to use
This screen shot made Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 shows tweets on the AP Business News Twitter feed, featuring heart icons that, when clicked, means that a reader "likes" a tweet. Twitter said Tuesday it replaced the star icon, which signified a "favorite" tweet, with the heart because the star can be confusing to new users and the heart is more universally known around the globe. (AP Photo)
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Manitoba school division approves policy for transgender students
Toronto man arrested after four teens sexually assaulted: police
Romania buries hero of nightclub fire as more than 20,000 protest against government
Costin Mincu, center, one of the owners of the Colectiv nightclub, exits the general prosecutor's office handcuffed in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. The owners of the Colectiv nightclub were questioned by prosecutors Monday in connection with a fire that engulfed a nightclub Friday night, causing a stampede to a single exit door of the basement club and leaving tens of people dead and many more injured. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
US survivors of French Holocaust deportations or their families can now seek compensation
FILE - This Monday Aug. 20, 2001, file photo shows French Holocaust survivors gathering at the site of the former Drancy detention camp, north of Paris. Holocaust survivors and family members in the U.S., Israel and elsewhere can now apply for compensation from a $60 million fund for those deported to Nazi camps by France's state rail company SNCF as the application period for the French-funded, U.S.-administered program opened Tuesday, Nov.3, 2015. The wagon is part of the memorial site. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Man arrested in Mexico was on run after being kicked out of sex offender treatment in Montana
With 43-save performance, Reimer earns chance to be in Leafs' net against Jets
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer makes a save on a penalty shot by Dallas Stars right winger Valeri Nichushkin during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday, November 2, 2015. With a 43-save performance, Reimer has earned a chance to be in Leafs' net against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Transgender policy gets unanimous approval from big Manitoba school division
Ontario giving firms ‘free ride’ on water use: environmental watchdog
Georgian Bay on Lake Huron in Ontario is seen in this May 23 photo. Acting environmental commissioner Ellen Schwartzel says the government has made no progress on recovering its management costs for water supplied to many industries.
Zimbabwean journalists detained, accused of slander for poaching report implicating officials
US companies head to Cuba for week-long celebration of commerce
Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, left, talks with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade Rodrigo Malmierca, right, during a meeting in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, on the sidelines of the Havana International Fair. The expectation that the U.S. will steadily continue to loosen restrictions on trade with Cuba has set off a fever among international investors, who are furiously trying to get footholds in a market that they believe will soar over the long term. (Ismael Francisco/Cubadebate Via AP)
Greek ferries to be tied up in port until Friday as seamen extend strike over government cuts
A worker closes the entrance of a docked ferry during a 48-hour strike by Greek seamen union in Athens' port of Piraeus, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. The seamen's union called the strike to protest new austerity measures as part of Greece's bailout, growing unemployment and falling pensions in their sector. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Environmental watchdog says Ontario gives large scale water users a free ride
German police search for father of slain Syrian woman on suspicion of murder
E-mailed threat sent to 61 Quebec schools results in closures
Lions OK, penguins no: Austrian zoo has selective selfie stick ban to ensure animals' welfare
Rafael Nadal looking to season-ending ATP finals after overcoming confidence crisis
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns a ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. (Dominic Steinmann/Keystone via AP)
Bogus work hours, grant application, outlined in Saskatchewan loss report
Fighting, airstrikes in Yemen's third-largest city kill over 33 people in the past 24 hours
Haiti council needs more time to issue preliminary results from presidential vote
Partially burned ballots lie on the backyard of an abandoned house in the neighborhood of Delmas 41 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Former Sen. Moise Jean-Charles, of the Petit Dessalines faction and one of Haiti’s top presidential candidates insists that ballots checked with his name are being destroyed or discarded, prompting supporters to burn tire barricades in parts of the country’s capital. With official preliminary results still days away, his supporters claim they discovered partially burned ballots in Port-au-Prince and say ballots have gone missing elsewhere.(AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
Argentine health minister says he didn't send tweet favouring ruling party in election brouhaha
In this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015 photo, lead opposition candidate Mauricio Macri shakes hands with a supporter after casting his vote in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Macri shook up the vote with surprisingly strong numbers after polls had projected his rival would win by around 10 points. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Turkey arrests 2 magazine editors accused of inciting uprising against government
Penguins' Crosby says onus is on him to score after slowest start of NHL career
Buffalo Sabres goalie Chad Johnson (31) makes a save against Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Pittsburgh. Crosby says the onus is on him to score after the slowest start of his NHL career. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Don Wright
Suspect in shooting death of Winnipeg woman commits suicide: police
Not home for the holidays: a challenging season for American families abroad
In this 2014 photo, Theresa Starta and her family host guests from other countries at their home in Dubai, and serve a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. Spending the holiday season far from home can be challenging for American families living overseas. One solution: Invite friends in your host country over for a holiday meal, sharing your family’s traditions with people who may never have learned about them before. (Christina Lundgren/Theresa Starta via AP).
From holography to music to laser-cutting, today's holiday cards reflect design advances
Easy, customized and last-minute: The subscription gift comes in all varieties
This photo provided by Bespoke Post shows the Frontier Box. Inspired by Ernest Hemingway, the Frontier Box is one of Bespoke Post’s most popular subscription gifts. The box includes high craft items like a Kaweco Black Sport Fountain Pen, a Machine Era Co. bottle opener, and an Opinel No. 8 pocket knife – the same one Pablo Picasso used to carve sculptures. (Theresa Hensley/Bespoke Post via AP)
Luke Bryan, Karen Fairchild, Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth to perform at American Music Awards
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, Luke Bryan, winner of the award for favorite country male artist, poses in the press room at the 42nd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Bryan will perform "Home Alone Tonight" with Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild at the American Music Awards on Nov. 22, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Robin Williams' widow: I forgive him for taking his life after battling multiple afflictions
Actor Robin Williams, right, and his wife Susan Schneider attend the premiere of "Old Dogs" in Los Angeles, in this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo. Robin Williams' widow says his medical afflictions would have claimed his life within three years - "hard years" - and that she doesn't blame him for his suicide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Katy Winn
Hong Kong shares lead Asian gains as official signals second stock trading link with China
FILE - This Oct. 4, 2014, file photo, shows the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Asian stocks rose Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, after Australia's central bank left the door ajar to lower interest rates, underlining a trend for the region's policymakers to keep stimulus taps open while a rate hike looms in the United States. European markets were lackluster. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
US factory orders fell 1 pct. in September, with weakness in aircraft and business investment
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014 file photo, Boeing 737-800 airplanes are on the assembly line at Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. Orders to U.S. factories fell in September 2015 for a second straight month, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, with a key category that tracks business spending plans also declining. The September weakness was led by a big 36 percent fall in the volatile category of commercial aircraft. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Surge in oil prices powers TSX to another big advance; New York markets also close higher
Judge in Oland trial gives jurors instruction on police investigation
Dennis Oland is shown arriving at the Law Courts in Saint John on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Caught off guard by 3rd chance at head coach gig, Mularkey looks to seize chance with Titans
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2014, file photo, Tennessee Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt looks down during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Titans fired Whisenhunt Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Pakistan bans media coverage of militant groups and their charities
Shoaib Malik to retire from test cricket after 3rd test against England
Lansdowne Park in Ottawa has new game
The Ottawa RedBlacks joined the CFL last year and play out of TD Place Stadium, a catalyst in the revitalization of the surrounding Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. A new 300-unit condo tower, managed by Minto Group, is on the horizon.
Broadway's 'Hamilton' cast album makes music history by singing about history
This CD cover image released by Atlantic Records shows the Broadway cast album for "Hamilton: An American Musical." Atlantic Records said last week that “Hamilton” has so far sold over 54,000 albums, had more than 16 million songs streamed and become the highest debuting cast recording on the Billboard Top 200 in over 50 years _ not typical numbers for Broadway. (Atlantic Records via AP)
Iran state TV claims Lebanese citizen missing from Tehran a spy; says he's held by authorities
From pretzels to pincushions, new book helps you branch out on tree decorations
In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, ornaments hang on the Popcorn, Peanut, Pretzel and Pickle Tree on display at the Jimtown Store in Healdsburg, Calif. The tree is in the book "The New Christmas Tree," by Carrie Brown. Brown is the owner of the Alexander Valley country store that dates to 1893. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Just one S&P/TSX firm is faring worse than Bombardier this year
A Bombardier CS300 airplane is seen on 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.
Taxing Canada’s top 1 per cent raises questions about tackling inequality
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