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Child-services review overlooks social workers disregarding rules: B.C. lawyer
A report from former deputy minister Bob Plecas called for more funding, additional staff and better training within B.C.’s child-protection system.
High-profile group of fellows cuts ties with phantom school
Dr. Reza Moridi accepted a “distinguished fellowship” award from New Westminister College founder Robert Goodwin. He later severed ties with the school.
Internal report sheds little light on B.C. Health Ministry firings
In 2012, the Ministry of Health began investigating the pharmaceutical services division because of allegations of inappropriate data access, intellectual property infringements and irregular procurement methods.
Law schools across Canada debate how to enact TRC recommendations
Queen’s University law professor Lisa Kerr says having an understanding aboriginal-law issues expands ideas about justice.
Party photos of the week: Gardiner Museum’s G celebration
G Party at the Gardiner Museum.
Flood control, affordable-housing fixes top Toronto mayor’s infrastructure list
Toronto mayor John Tory noted the country’s biggest city has a variety of other needs and said he would push for a fair share of the $125-billion the federal Liberals have promised to spend on infrastructure over the next decade.
Recipe: Seafood platter
Seafood platter by Lucy Waverman.
Kelly: Lou Marsh Trophy nets a win for Carey Price, hockey and goaltending
Cathal Kelly
Paintings engage memories, enliven people with dementia, study says
Alison Phinney, left, Landon Mackenzie, centre, and Michael Wilson look over an art catalogue at the Yale Road Centre, a residential care home in Surrey, B.C., on Dec. 10. The three are involved in a study looking at the impact of art on dementia patients.
CPP talks high on finance ministers’ agenda
Canada’s coaches looking to develop ‘best prepared team’ for world juniors
Dave Lowry, head coach of Canada’s national junior team, speaks to players during a practice in Toronto on Dec. 11.
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Missing children, unmarked burials a legacy of residential schools
Students in class at a residential school in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan
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This dividend darling has bucked market decline
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.’s Rivière-du-Loup hydroelectric generating facility near Rivière-du-Loup, Que.
UberHop is a good thing, and Toronto should embrace it
Toronto taxi drivers hold signs at city hall during a protest against Uber in Toronto last week.
The demographics of Canada’s debt binge
The Bank of Canada’s latest Financial System Review contained an eye-opening special report dissecting Canada’s most indebted households.
Fintech firms sharing unregulated advantage over Canadian banks
The big banks have been busily countering the threat from rival technology firms by beefing up their own offerings, either by forming partnerships or developing their own in-house expertise.
Canadian financial firms embrace robo-advisers
BMO Nesbitt Burns launched the pilot phase of its robo-adviser, BMO SmartFolio, last week.
Central bank U-turns: A short history of rate-hike mistakes
In 2001, the Japanese economy sank back into recession in the wake of the Bank of Japan's first interest rate increases in a decade.
Toronto police arrest woman wanted in financial district stabbing
Rohinie Bisesar, 40, is wanted for attempted murder in connection to a stabbing in downtown Toronto on Friday, December 11, 2015.
Be wary of rich payouts from these two mining giants
A stack reclaimer with a pile of iron ore at the Rio Tinto Parker Point ship loading terminal in the Pilbara region of West Australia.
Top 10 leadership and management books of 2015
Laszlo Bock of Google has the best leadership book of the year.
End of year: It’s time to reflect and start anew
Eileen Chadnick
Oil sands firms brace for hit from carbon-curbing targets
Innovation in Canada’s energy sector will be the key to making the transition to a low-carbon economy, says one analyst.
CAMH to ‘wind down’ controversial gender identity clinic services
Stokes Street at CAMH's Queen Street site in Toronto is seen on October 19, 2012.
Rio Tinto CEO says iron ore rivals ‘hanging on by their fingernails’
Stockpiles of iron ore at the Rio Tinto Parker Point ship loading terminal in Australia. Iron ore fell below $39 (U.S.) a metric tonne last week, a record low in daily prices dating back to 2009.
Reefer madness: On teens and pot, those stars you see are asterisks
Kerri MacDonald sorts products like bongs at Hotbox Cafe, a smoking lounge and shop in Toronto, Canada, June 20, 2018. Some Canadians say the decision to legalize recreational marijuana will present vast new commercial opportunities, while others worry about stoned tourists. Cole Burston/The New York Times)
Transcript: The most effective organizations have a culture than can easily adapt
U.S. Congress to repeal meat-label ruling to halt $1-billion tariffs
Canada’s beef and pork sectors are welcoming a WTO ruling that allows Canada and Mexico to impose $1-billion in annual tariffs on U.S. products.
The Unremembered: A recap of our coverage on Canadian soldier suicides
John Doyle: Watch W1A, a devastating satire of the BBC and office life
John Doyle
Morneau says no change to GST despite earlier comments
Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks during an announcement in Ottawa, Monday, December 7, 2015.
Bank of Canada isn’t fussed about bond market liquidity
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz takes part in a news conference in Ottawa December 15, 2015.
Trudeau vows to develop plan to put Canada on path to 'true reconciliation'
Justice Murray Sinclair greets the audience at the release of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of the residential school system in Ottawa on Dec. 15.
After Paris, here’s how Canada can achieve a low-carbon future
Dave Sawyer
No room for Trump’s politics in Conservative Party, Ambrose says
Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose says Donald Trump’s remarks on Muslims come with consequences.
World’s top jazz pianists pay tribute to Oscar Peterson in adoring concert
Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson was honoured as June 22 2004 was proclaimed Oscar Peterson Day by mayor David Miller during ceremony outside TD Centre.
Any ideas for original dips, beyond guacamole and sour cream?
Jamie Oliver
How can I cook two Christmas dinners, one vegan, in the easiest way? Jamie Oliver weighs in
Jamie Oliver
How some online brokerages are making it tough for seniors
Availability of U.S.-dollar registered accounts
Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins Lou Marsh Trophy
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) makes a save during the third period against the New York Rangers on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Maple Leafs speculation swirls as Steven Stamkos returns to Toronto
Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) skates off as the Washington Capitals celebrate their 2-1 win during an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in Tampa, Fla.
Recipe: Epic Christmas fish pie
Epic Christmas fish pie by Jamie Oliver.
Manitoba opens Tina Fontaine case to review by children's advocate
Raymond Cormier is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tina Fontaine.
As my boyfriend’s mom handed me gift after gift, my horror grew
The truth is there. But reconciliation is deeply complicated
Hayden King is Anishinaabe from Beausoleil First Nation on Gchi’mnissing in Huronia, Ontario. He is the director of the Centre for Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University in Toronto. Erica Violet Lee is Nehiyaw from Saskatoon, Treaty 6 territory and Métis homeland. She is a philosophy student at the University of Saskatchewan.
Calgary police charge four men in trafficking of toxic fentanyl pills
The four men face a total of 38 charges that include trafficking fentanyl and possession of the proceeds of crime after investigation by Calgary police.
Duffy says he faced threats from Harper’s team over expenses
Mike Duffy, right, is depicted testifying in a courtroom illustration.
Recipe: Chestnut and mushroom soup
Short-tracker François Hamelin desperate to recover skates left on plane
François Hamelin of Canada crashes out in a men's 5000m short-track speedskating relay semifinal at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Hamelin is desperate to get his skates back after accidentally leaving them on a plane in Toronto.
Your kid just got a drone. Should you get insurance?
The Consumer Technology Association calls this “a defining year” for small drones, projecting total U.S. sales of 700,000 units in what would mark a 63-per-cent increase from 2014.
Beer sale roll out begins at Ontario grocery stores
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, left, and Minister of Finance Charles Sousa, right, pick beer at a Loblaws grocery store in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Big mortgages, static incomes fuel BoC’s housing crash fears
'There are pockets where the [housing] vulnerabilities are dominant,' said Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz.
Volatile father-son relationship at centre of Oland murder trial
Dennis Oland arrives at the Saint John Law Courts building with his wife, Lisa, in Saint John, N.B., on Dec. 1.
Suncor sharpens attack, urges COS shareholders to accept takeover bid
Steve Williams, president and chief executive officer of Suncor Energy.
Two men charged after liquid cocaine smuggled in orange juice cartons
Poloz says ‘special factors’ caused manufacturing decline
Ford announced the addition of 400 new employees to supplement the 1,000 new employees that were announced last year. The investment of $700 million into the Oakville, Ont., assembly plant has transformed it into one of the most competitive and and advanced manufacturing plants in Canada, according to Ford.
Tuesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Iamgold’s Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso.
Before the Bell: Expect markets to follow oil higher
Jennifer Dowty
Kerry seeks ‘common ground’ with Russia on Syria, Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gestures next to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they pose for cameras ahead of a bilateral meeting in Moscow December 15, 2015.
34-nation ‘Islamic military alliance’ to fight terrorism, Saudi Arabia says
In this Sept. 17, 2015, file photo, Saudi security forces, whose faces display the word "Decisive" take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Turquoise Hill lines up $4.4-billion from syndicate including EDC, CIBC
This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2015, shows a truck being driven out from the pit of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Khanbogd sum in (div)mnögovi province in southern Mongolia.
France fines FedEx, DHL and others $740-million for colluding on prices
A Federal Express truck makes its way down a freeway in San Diego, California August 22, 2014.
What is the ideal retirement portfolio for your 50s?
Heading into the last stretch of 2015, John Stoltzfus, Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer Asset Management tells BNN investors can expect gains.
How to redeem Ontario’s electricity industry
When Ontario’s renewable electricity program was instituted in 2009, wind producers were offered as much as 19 cents per kilowatt-hour, which helped generate a deluge of applications, an excess of supply and higher prices for consumers , more than the Ontario electricity system could absorb .
All eyes on Iowa in an unusually fluid GOP campaign
David Shribman
New report a refreshing step forward in right-to-die debate
André Picard
The Paris summit: A colossal waste of time
Margaret Wente
The meddling masters of our high-cost health care
André Picard
Canadians not reaping ‘full benefit’ of oil plunge at the gas pump: BMO
Let's cheer - not fear - the rise of 'fintech' alternative lenders
How do I know if the dealer is offering fair value for my trade-in?
handing over keys of new car buyer
Five tips to cut down on risk for Canadian exporters
A tank operated by government army moves to shell Houthi positions in Yemen.
Canada must seize opportunity to be a leader in artificial intelligence
Trains complement pipelines, and are just as safe at transporting oil
Whether more oil moves by rail in the future will be determined by a number of factors, including the price, oil sands output, the approval of new pipelines and the capacity of existing ones.
Dec. 15: Your daily horoscope
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