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Some quotes on the US decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project
Kate Taylor: Canadian cop show Blood and Water puts multiculturalism first
Kate Taylor
New York Mets give second baseman Daniel Murphy $15.8 million qualifying offer
New York Mets' Daniel Murphy waves to fans after Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Kansas City Royals Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in New York. The Royals won 7-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Son of human rights activist among those killed in Burundi; ICC, US, France worried
Bradley and Rios with a lot at stake in crossroads welterweight title fight
Steelers hope newcomer Jacoby Jones can boost struggling return game
LA Angels decline DeJesus' $5 million option, make no qualifying offer to 3B David Freese
The facts about Keystone were always an inconvenient truth
Konrad Yakabuski
Eagles tackle Peters, linebacker Ryans questionable against Cowboys
Fred Thompson remembered at public memorial for wit, sincerity
Senator Lamar Alexander speaks during a memorial service for Fred Thompson, a former United States senator, actor and Republican presidential candidate, on Friday in Nashville, Tenn.
TIFF exhibition puts Andy Warhol’s love for the silver screen on display
In addition to a few of the artist’s own creations, TIFF’s exhibit Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen also includes items that he collected.
Convicted murderer serving 2 life terms asks Virginia governor to return him to Germany
Argentine security minister: Fugitive Mexican drug boss 'El Chapo' could be in the country
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican Navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. Argentina’s secretary of security said Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 the government has received a tip that Guzman could be in the South American nation. Mexico's government has been offering a reward of 60 million pesos, or about $3.5 million dollars, for Guzman's recapture after he made his second escape from a maximum security prison through an underground tunnel in July 2015. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Sharp contrast in tone between top 2 finishers in Haiti presidential election
Presidential candidate Jude Celestin, from the LAPEH party, gives a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. The former state construction chief, as well as government-backed candidate Jovenel Moise, appear to be advancing to a runoff election for Haiti's presidency, according to preliminary results announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Theophilia takes Aqueduct feature as 4-5 favourite
Peter Fulton sets T20 world record with 5 outfield catches
John Doyle: Trilingual series Blood and Water is a brilliantly messy drama
John Doyle
Banged-up LBs: Kendricks out, Barr questionable for Vikings against Rams
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Linval Joseph (98) and linebacker Eric Kendricks tackle Chicago Bears receiver Eddie Royal (19) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Teamwork: Iowa State's Steve Prohm turns to Georges Niang for advice on Cyclones
In this June 9, 2015, photo, new Iowa State men's basketball coach Steve Prohm speaks during a news conference in Ames, Iowa. Prohm has inherited one of the nation’s most talented rosters and perhaps the country’s smartest player in senior Georges Niang. So Prohm has decided to take the unorthodox step of involving Niang heavily in his approach to the seventh-ranked Cyclones. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
US consumer credit jumps in September, pushing total credit to all-time high of $3.5 trillion
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2014, file photo, a shopper pays for her purchases at a Target store in South Portland, Maine. The Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for September on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty. File)
Yo, Philly! Stallone still packs a punch with fans ahead of another round in spinoff 'Creed'
Actor Sylvester Stallone waves to fans as he arrives for a press conference promoting his film "Creed" outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Top 3 Redskins cornerbacks - Hall, Culliver, Breeland - listed as questionable against Pats
Not giving up first goal as important as scoring it for Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Mauro Rosales (7) tries to get past Portland Timbers defender/midfielder Jack Jewsbury (13) during the second half of an MLS western conference semifinal soccer match in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 1, 2015. Scoring the first goal is important in any soccer game. Who scores first will take on even more significance when the Vancouver Whitecaps host the Portland Timbers in the second leg of the Major League Soccer Western Conference semifinal at BC Place Stadium on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Steve Dykes
Rangers minor league 2B Evan Van Hoosier suspended 50 games for positive tests
Eunoia dance portrays gimmick as Rosé Porn builds ‘portrait of a lover’
Claudia Moore is among a cast of six dancers in Denise Fujiwara’s dance adaptation of Eunoia.
After missing 1 game with neck injury, Jets centre Nick Mangold appears ready to return
Beavers redshirt freshman QB gets another tough test, this time against No. 22 UCLA
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2015, file photo, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado, in Pasadena, Calif. Rosen is considered among the top freshman in the country at his position. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Keystone Timeline: A look at the Keystone pipeline's long road to rejection
It's old vs young with a chip Goliath as World Series of Poker returns to crown $7.6M champ
FILE - In this July 14, 2015, file photo, players compete at the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker's main event returns Sunday, Nov. 8, offering a $7.6 million prize to the victor. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Mélanie Joly to reset ‘symbols of progressiveness’ as heritage minister
The newly sworn-in Minister of Heritage Melanie Joly leaves Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015.
Bills receiver Watkins says he'll 'definitely' return from ankle injury, play Sunday vs Miami
Watch The Man on the Moon, the new John Lewis Christmas ad
A still image from a Christmas advert from British retailer John Lewis.
Public sector unions reject Quebec government's latest contract offer
Impact carry confidence, winning streak into MLS semifinal second leg
Montreal Impact's Dominic Oduro, right, challenges Columbus Crew SC's Michael Parkhurst during second half first leg MLS playoff soccer action in Montreal on November 1, 2015. The Montreal Impact are a confident group these days and they'll need that heading into the second leg of their Major League Soccer semifinal in Columbus.The Impact go into the decisive match at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday holding a one-goal lead in the two games, total goals series thanks to a 2-1 victory at home last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says questions about his West Point story are unfair
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in Lakewood, Colo. Carson’s campaign says the Republican White House hopeful was not offered a formal scholarship to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he wrote in his autobiography. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
After easy win, difficult stretch begins for Penn State with visit to Northwestern
CBC building evacuated after donation of military artifact
A file photo of a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building.
Economic Action Plan taken off government websites
An Economic Action plan sign is pictured in Mississippi Mills, Ont., on August 23, 2010.
Canadian drama Below Her Mouth may be first film with all-female crew
Crew members Cheryl Sileikis, Maya Bankovic, Cait Lusk, April Mullen, Stephanie Fabrizi and Faye Mullen are photographed on the set of Below Her Mouth, an indie film due for release in 2016.
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson says questions about his West Point story are unfair
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in Lakewood, Colo. Carson’s campaign says the Republican White House hopeful was not offered a formal scholarship to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he wrote in his autobiography. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Evacuation ends at CBC after military shell found to be inert
Ex-Russian soldier convicted of terror-related charges to be sentenced next month in Virginia
Mormon rule change bans baptism for children of gay parents unless they disavow practice
FILE - This Aug. 4, 2015,,file photo, flowers bloom in front of the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City. Gay and lesbian Mormons and their supporters are reeling over a rule change by church officials that says members in same-sex marriages can be kicked out, and bars their children from being baptized unless they disavow same-sex relationships. The changes in the church handbook were sent out Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, to local church leaders around the world. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Video game maker Activision Blizzard planning 'Call of Duty' film, 'Skylanders' show
Thousands of people gather outside the Anaheim Convention Center to attend BlizzCon, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. "World of Warcraft" maker Blizzard is hosting its ninth annual fan-centric convention opening Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Michel Rabagliati draws cherished illustrations for the Québécois soul
Paul dans le Nord, which came out in September, is about cartoonist Michel Rabagliati’s alter ego’s adolescence and touches on the predictable themes of teenage angst, social awkwardness and first romance.
Review: 3 Android phones get creative with hardware; 1 has a shatter-proof screen
This photo provided by AT&T shows the LG V10. The V10 has two front cameras, one for regular selfies, and one with a wide angle for groups. The rear video camera offers a range of manual settings, something phones typically restrict to still images, if they let you adjust them at all. (Photo courtesy of AT&T via AP)
Titans QB Marcus Mariota will start Sunday vs. Saints after missing 2 games with sprained MCL
FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2015, file photo, Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) looks to pass against the Cleveland Browns during an NFL football game, in Cleveland. Mariota appears set to return after missing two weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee. The Titans quarterback could be without his top receiver in Kendall Wright on Sunday, Nov. 9 against New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Globe poetry: Karen Solie's Man Is a Rational Animal
Karen Solie is the 2015 winner of the Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize.
Cry me a river – of Christmas cash flow
A still image from a Christmas advert from British retailer John Lewis.
Business oddities: Clash of the Donair kings
Donna Lawlor prepares a donair at King of Donair in Dartmouth on Thursday, October 22, 2015. A Halifax-based fast-food chain that promotes itself as the original home of the much-loved donair wrap has filed a trademark infringement action in federal court against a restaurant in British Columbia.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Calendar
Personnel records show years of complaints against officer, allegations of harassment
CORRECTS NAME TO ANNE MARRIN FROM ANNE MIRRAN - In this photo taken Nov. 4, 2015, Fox Lake Village Manager Anne Marrin accompanied by Lake County sheriff's Detective Chris Covelli speaks during a news conference in Round Lake Beach, Ill., confirming that Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities said Gliniewicz carefully staged his death to make it look like he was killed in the line of duty and had been stealing for years from a youth program he oversaw. Covelli said Lt. Gliniewicz sent a text in April asking a woman to set up a meeting with a "high ranking gang member to put a hit on the village manager." (Gilbert R. Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
No. 2 South Carolina looks to take next step beyond Final Four, win a national championship
FILE - In this March 27, 2015, file photo, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley directs her team during the first half of a women's college basketball regional semifinal game against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament Greensboro, N.C. Staley and No. 2 South Carolina are closing in on their national championship dreams. These final few steps, though _ like getting past national champion Connecticut _ could be the most challenging. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia says he realized in 2012 he was an alcoholic
C.C. Sabathia says he had "no other option" than to leave the team for treatment for alcoholism ahead of its loss to Houston in the one-game AL wild-card playoff.
Ford, UAW reach tentative contract agreement as GM workers continue voting
Man who tried to flee along SkyTrain tracks facing sentence for break-ins
Cruelty charge against Salt Spring Island woman after cat left to die: SPCA
Six migrant workers killed, six injured in Arkansas bus crash
This photo provided by KTHV in Little Rock shows a charter bus being towed away after it ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on Friday in North Little Rock, Ark.
Victory for the people: Environmentalists cheer Obama decision on Keystone
Blue Jays extend $15.8-million qualifying offer to Marco Estrada
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada leaves the mound after completing an inning of game five of the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals Oct 21, 2015 in Toronto.
No. 14 Oklahoma tries to focus on Iowa State with Big 12 gauntlet ahead
No to Keystone disappointing for Canada-U.S. relations: Saskatchewan premier
License plates from limousine JFK was riding in when he was assassinated going up for auction
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, seen through the foreground convertible's windshield, President John F. Kennedy's hand reaches toward his head within seconds of being fatally shot as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy holds his forearm as the motorcade proceeds along Elm Street past the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. The license plates on the vehicle, which were discarded when the vehicle was sent for upgrades, are going up for auction. (AP Photo/James W. "Ike" Altgens, File)
Dodgers extend qualifying offers to Greinke, Anderson and Kendrick
Prompted by lawsuit, California releases plan to use 1 drug for inmate executions
FILE - This Sept. 21, 2010, file photo shows the death chamber of the new lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. California is set to release, Friday Nov. 6, 2015, plans to use a single drug to execute condemned prisoners instead of the three drugs that were used in 2006 to execute condemned prisoners. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Stephen Harper’s accidental legal legacy
Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower in the background with the statue of Ivstitia (Justice), outside the Supreme Court of Canada.
No. 14 Oklahoma faces Iowa State before gauntlet of Big 12 ranked teams
Actor-politician Fred Thompson remembered at public memorial for wit, sincerity, booming voice
Jeri Kehn, right, widow of former Sen. Fred Thompson, talks with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and his wife, Cindy McCain, following a memorial service for Thompson, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Fred Thompson, a former United States senator, actor and Republican presidential candidate, died Nov. 1 in Nashville. He was 73. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Supreme Court takes on 4th review of 5-year-old Obama health care law; focus is birth control
FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, demonstrators stand on the steps outside the Supreme Court in Washington, where the court was poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. The Supreme Court is wading into its fourth dispute over President Barack Obama’s 5-year-old health care overhaul. The newest “Obamacare” case involves objections by faith-based hospitals, colleges and charities to the process the administration devised to spare them from paying for contraceptives for women covered under their health plans, and yet ensure that those women can obtain birth control at no extra cost. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Louisville looks to continue stingy ways against a Syracuse team desperate to end 5-game slide
German interior minister wants to give some Syrians status that falls short of full asylum
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks at a news conference after meeting with Albanian counterpart Saimir Tahiri, in Tirana, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. De Maiziere calls on Albanians to stop asking for political asylum in Germany as there is no ground for their claims. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
Tapping into tiny house trend, more businesses offer tryouts of the radically small lifestyle
In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 photo, a guest register and information regarding property rentals are seen on a kitchen table at a tiny house in Croydon, N.H. As the tiny house phenomenon sweeps the nation, Harvard's Millennial Housing Lab thinks a tryout is in order for people toying with radically downsizing their lives. Its new "Getaway" project gives the curious an opportunity to spend a night or two in one of three tiny houses and get a real feel for the lifestyle before taking the plunge. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Enbridge, the University of Calgary, and me
Joe Arvai
A six-step guide for surviving gender parity in cabinet
Tabatha Southey
Canada names strong World Cup qualifying squad to face Honduras, El Salvador
Canada's Atiba Hutchinson, right, fights for the ball against Belize's Denmark Casey Jr. during first half FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer action in Toronto on September 4, 2015. Veterans Julian de Guzman and Atiba Hutchinson and newcomer Junior Hoilett lead a strong Canadian roster for the first two matches of the penultimate round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Canada hosts Honduras on Nov. 13 in Vancouver before playing in El Salvador on Nov. 17. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Disease-carrying mosquito species found in B.C.
This 2006 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquiring a blood meal from a human host at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.
Homeland Security adding air security 'enhancements' amid Russian jet crash probe
Justin Trudeau’s sunny ways – and a storm on the horizon
William A. Macdonald
Mosquito species capable of transmitting dangerous viruses found in B.C.
A female aedes japonicus mosquito is seen biting a person in this May 2015 handout photograph. Aedes japonicus is a disease-carrying mosquito which has just been confirmed present in Western Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sean McCann
Defence comes first as No. 13 Utah goes on the road to face Washington
Review: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons adds some Cuban flare to his Texas guitar on 'Perfectamundo'
This CD cover image released by Concord Records shows "Perfectamundo," a new release by Billy Gibbons and the BFG's. (Concord Records via AP)
Blackhawks' Kane evades questions about closed rape case; player relieved for friends, family
Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane works out during a morning skate prior to facing the New Jersey Devils, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Newark, N.J. Prosecutors announced Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, that they will not bring rape charges against Kane, citing a lack of credible evidence and the accuser’s decision to no longer cooperate in the investigation. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Deja vu for Virginia: Cavaliers head to Miami, ready to take on emotional Hurricanes
World Curling Federation implements temporary fix on "Frankenbrooms"
Three top picks from ScotiaMcLeod’s Greg Newman
Greg Newman.
Experts say risk of waiting greater than going ahead with Montreal's sewage dump
Ontario did not know of teachers’ union’s $65-million reserve, Deputy Premier says
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews speaks to the media during an availability following the first session of meetings with provincial health ministers at The Royal York Hotel in Toronto on March 15, 2013.
Dempsey dropped from roster for US World Cup qualifiers; Nagbe, Miazga could debut
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2015, file photo, Montreal Impact's Laurent Ciman, left, challenges New York Red Bulls' Matt Miazga during the second half of an MLS soccer game, in Montreal. Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe has been picked for the U.S. national team, less than two months after becoming an American citizen. New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga also was on the 23-man roster announced Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, and could make his national team debut in World Cup qualifiers against St. Vincent and the Grenadines at St. Louis on Nov. 13 or at Trinidad and Tobago four days later. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
Key dates in seven-year history of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline
The Circle: It’s hard not to like this feisty comic drama
A scene from The Circle.
Blue Jays extend US$15.8-million qualifying offer to right-hander Estrada
Toronto Blue Jays' starting opitcher Marco Estrada stands on the mound after striking out a Kansas City Royals' batter during eighth inninggame 5 American League Championship Series baseball action in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2015. The Toronto Blue Jays extended a qualifying offer to right-hander Marco Estrada on Friday. He has one week to accept or reject the US$15.8-million offer for next season. If he declines and signs elsewhere, the Blue Jays would be entitled to a compensatory draft pick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Liberals plan ‘fresh start’ on energy after rejection of Keystone pipeline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the Hall of Honour to a caucus meeting, Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Ottawa.
Illinois mother convicted in kids' 2003 drowning deaths fights to regain custody of new family
In this Sept. 23, 2014, photo, Amanda Ware arranges stuffed animals for her son, who has never occupied the nursery, in her apartment, in Chicago. In 2003, Ware, then Amanda Hamm, served five years in prison for watching her boyfriend carry out his plot to drown her children, because they interfered with the couple’s relationship and his sex-and-drugs lifestyle. Now, in a case testing the legal concept of “anticipatory neglect,” Ware and her new husband are fighting for custody of three children born after she left prison, and taken away by child protection authorities last year after a doctor recognized Ware as the former Hamm. On Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, a Cook County judge in Chicago will decide whether to return the children or hold hearings that ultimately could remove them forever. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)
TPP allows more dairy imports than previously thought, says Canadian expert
Columbian mammoth tusk unearthed at reservoir in Idaho; more of skeleton sought
Ted Dykstra’s Evangeline doesn’t feel fresh, but it tells an important story
A scene from Evangeline.
Shilpi Somaya Gowda: ‘I wanted to explore a character who was thrust into this role of making life-and-death decisions for others’
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Review: In The Road to Little Dribbling, Bill Bryson returns to his beloved ‘small island’
American Bill Bryson’s travel book Notes from a Small Island made him a beloved figure in Britain.
Review: New crime fiction from Karin Slaughter, Don Easton and Robert Harris
New picture books from Eric Morse and Anny Yi, Wallace Edwards and Karin LeFranc and Tyler Parker
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