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Mother says body of missing ice climber has been recovered from mountain
Sgt. Mark Anthony Salesse, shown in an undated handout photo, was ice-climbing last Thursday as part of a training exercise when an avalanche was triggered.
Williams comes up big to lift Raptors past Wizards
Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson, left, dunks the ball on the Washington Wizards in Toronto on Wednesday.
GOP-led committee adopts partisan bill to update No Child Left Behind
Canadian man sentenced to 21+ years in prison in $129.5M Ponzi scheme
Q&A: Irwin Cotler on the belief of an individual to change society
Liberal MP Irwin Cotler stands during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.
Rob Ford ejected from council chambers
Rob Ford sits in his office after being kicked out of a council session at City Hall in Toronto, Wednesday February 11, 2015
Ottawa makes last-minute diplomatic push ahead of Fahmy trial
In this Saturday, May 3, 2014 file photo, Canadian-Egyptian acting Al-Jazeera bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy talks to the judge in a courthouse near Tora prison along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges in Cairo, Egypt. On Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, court officials said the retrial of two detained Al-Jazeera English journalists will begin on Feb. 12 in a case widely dismissed by rights groups as a sham. Their colleague Peter Greste was released earlier this month and deported to Australia.
Feds give $6M to build access roads to 2 remote Manitoba First Nations
GO expansion bolsters Tory transit prospects
The rail lines that would be used in John Tory's SmartTrack Line. Mr. Tory’s plan that calls for a new rail spur along or under Eglinton Avenue in the west.
Russia, Ukraine at impasse as peace talks drag on
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2ndL) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) as France's President Francois Hollande (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2ndR) look on during a meeting on February 11, 2015 in Minsk, aimed at halting a 10-month war in Ukraine where dozens were killed in the latest fighting.
Retailers fret as products languish on ships, docks at West Coast ports during labour dispute
FILE - This Feb. 9, 2015 file photo the Yang Ming Masculinity, YMMS cargo ship anchored off the Long Beach Harbor waits to be unloaded due to a labor dispute in Long Beach, Calif. Amid an increasingly damaging labor dispute, 29 seaports which handle billions of dollars of goods will be mostly closed four of the next five days. Negotiations for a new dockworker contract were to resume Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, but were canceled. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)
Open enrolment policies raise test scores, report says
Students make their way to the first day of school at Sherwood Park Elementary School in North Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 22, 2014.
Ottawa open to giving Kiev military aid if consensus achieved among allies
Russian-backed separatists fire a mortar towards Ukrainian troops outside the village of Sanzharivka in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. Kiev has appealed to Western allies for weapons to fight the insurgency.
Film review: Anna Kendrick charming, heartbreaking in intimate 'The Last Five Years'
Court views video of accused woman in B.C. legislature bomb plot
In this artist's sketch, John Nuttall (left) and Amanda Korody appear in court in Vancouver, Monday. Feb.2, 2015.
Measles scare prompts push to monitor Toronto daycares
The City of Toronto has moved toward closing a gap in monitoring immunization among its youngest residents.
Cricket’s big pitch: A game rundown to whet your World Cup appetite
Pakistani bowler Mohammad Irfan, right, is the tallest bowler in history to play international cricket, at 7 foot 1. His height, together with his speed and bounce, wreaks havoc on opposition batsmen.
No sign of compromise in Greece debt talks as both sides stand firm
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, right, and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, address a news conference following talks at the finance ministry in Berlin February 5, 2015.
Sun Life Q4 profit slips to $550 million; posts total revenue of $7.38B
Harper to make concerted appeal for Quebec mayor to run as Tory
Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday, January 18, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
House Roll Call: Keystone XL pipeline bill passes Congress with 270-152 vote
Latest migrant deaths a setback for EU rescue mission
In this picture made available by the Italian Coast Guard, migrants are rescued in Pantelleria, Italy, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Man who planned to attack federal office in Calgary apologizes to court
Cheveldayoff’s first big trade is an outright blockbuster
Winnpeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff talks to media in Winnipeg on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
High-frequency trader charged with running global stock manipulation scam released from jail
Quebec legislature votes to support jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
Ensaf Haider, right, wife of Raif Badawi, walks with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, left, to his office, after the legislature voted unanimously in favour of a motion to free her husband from a Saudi Arabia jail, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Next budget will include 9 per cent spending cut: Alberta Finance Minister
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice speaks during a news conference as Finance Minister Robin Campbell, left, looks on in Edmonton on Wednesday Feb. 11, 2015. Prentice and Campbell announced the province is looking at a nine per cent cut to departmental spending in the next budget, due to the collapse in oil prices.
911 calls reporting fatal traffic accident involving Bruce Jenner are released
Hot Ticket: Northwest Comedy Fest
SNL and 30 Rock writer Hannibal Buress, performing with Skrillex at YouTube Comedy Week in Culver City, Calif., in 2013, will take the stage at Northwest Comedy Fest.
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Nova Scotia reports second case of meningitis at Acadia University
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, addresses a news conference concerning a student from Acadia University who has been diagnosed with meningitis, in Halifax on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Strang said the province will begin a targeted vaccination program if it is the same B strain that was contracted by another female student who later died this month.
Legislation would bar B.C. employers for repeating unsafe practices
Ontario accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over job-training cash and EI premiums
Ontario's Finance Minister Charles Sousa steps out of the chamber after question period in Toronto's Queen's Park Legislature on Tuesday November 18 2014. Kelsey Ingram, a spokesperson for Mr. Sousa, insisted it is possible for Ottawa to reduce EI premiums and increase training transfers, given that it is promising to show a surplus in the next budget.
Alberta finance minister says nine per cent spending cut coming in next budget
Ten Canadian large-cap stocks poised for growth
The Scout List: BarTalk, La Traviata and a twilight crow roost bike ride
The Still Moon Arts Society (known for lantern festivals and magic processions) has organized the Crow Roost Twilight Bike Ride to follow the crows to their roost on the banks of Still Creek on the Vancouver/Burnaby border.
Overriding top court’s assisted-death ruling like ‘nuclear bomb’: MacKay
Federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Peter MacKay speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday February 11, 2015.
Ottawa gives $6-million for access roads to two remote Manitoba First Nations
Aerial of the Pauingassi First Nation. The federal government is giving $6-million to build access roads to Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First nations. Right now, the two are accessible only by air or winter road.
Keep your tax hands off my TFSA
Tim Cestnick
Tesla Motors says its 4Q profit falls from impact of strong dollar, delayed vehicle shipments
Police in Hamilton release video of 3 women robbing cabbie at knifepoint
Netflix mistakenly gives its subscribers a glance at the 3rd season of 'House of Cards'
Big possibilities for this junior uranium miner
David Milstead
Tiger Woods takes leave to fix diminished level of play
Tiger Woods said Wednesday his game is “not acceptable” to compete in tournaments and he will return when he thinks it is.
John Doyle: Jon Stewart was part of a TV revolution and started his own
John Doyle
Woodstock man operating as an osteopath charged with fraud in Toronto
Twenty-five reasons to start saving and avoid borrowing
Men work on the roof of a home on Markham Street in the Bathurst and Dundas area of Toronto on May 9, 2011. (Photo by Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)
New procedure a ‘major breakthrough’ in stroke treatment: Canadian study
University of Calgary researchers Dr. Michael Hill, Dr. Mayank Goyal and Dr. Andrew Demchuk in the neuro-angiography suite where endovascular therapy is performed.
Quebec regulator investigating brokers at Manulife unit in Amaya probe
Amaya offices are shown in this undated photo.
John Baird endorses Christine Elliott for Ontario PC leader
Ontario PC leadership candidate Christine Elliott and former Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird are seen prior to a leadership debate in Ottawa, Wednesday February 11, 2015. Baird endorsed Elliott as his preferred choice for the leadership of the provincial party.
Apple bans ‘bonded servitude’ at supplier factories worldwide
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 27, 2014.
Federal judge allows some claims to proceed against truck-stop company owned by Haslams
Tesla Motors reports fourth-quarter loss of $107.6 million
Sabres ship netminder Enroth to Stars for Lindback
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth, of Sweden, knocks away the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Fibre-optic device could advance brain tumour surgery, maybe boost survival: study
Three top picks from Odlum Brown’s Hank Cunningham
Hank Cunningham.
Smoking's toll goes far beyond lung cancer; study ties more deaths, diseases to tobacco use
TransLink replaces its CEO 'to restore public confidence' before vote
Long list of small businesses wait for cash as Target’s cheque bounces
Market researcher Tanya Vierhuis, who owns her own firm, couldn’t cash an $18,000 cheque from Target that was dated Jan. 13.
Air Canada: A collection from the archives
Trans-Canada Air Lines (later Air Canada) employees take a course in makeup at Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver Nov. 1961. From left, are Olga Lychak, Susan Pawlett, Dorothy Nash, Inge Czerny, Shirley Hunter, Elizabeth Barden, Barbara Sharpe, Donna Taylor and Louise Lazaruk.
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will start raising money to run for governor in 2018
FILE -- In this Jan. 5, 2015 file photo, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom takes the oath of office from Attorney General Kamala Harris, right, during an inauguration ceremony in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom says he will begin raising money to run for California governor in 2018. In a written announcement Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, the Democrat says he passionately believes "in the future of this great state." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)
Vancouver-based NewTimes Energy latest entrant into crowded LNG field
A 12-storey LNG storage tank.
Costa Concordia captain convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 16 years in prison
Francesco Schettino gets of a car upon his arrival prior to the start of his trial at the Grosseto court, Italy, Wednesday, Feb.11, 2015. Whatever verdict is delivered in the trial of the Italian sea captain for the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner and for the deaths of 32 people, survivors and victims' families already are wondering if justice will be done. The trial, expected to bring a verdict this week, has a sole defendant. Francesco Schettino is accused of causing the shipwreck on the night of Jan. 13, 2012, when he steered too close to a tiny Tuscan island, smashing into a granite reef that sliced open the hull, sending seawater rushing in. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Yamana Gold to build precious-metal mine in Argentina
Yamana Gold’s Jacobina Mine in northern Brazil, 9km from the town of Jacobina. It is a long-life, underground mine.
What the Girl Guides can teach the Liberal Party
Former Conservative MP Eve Adams (left) is joined by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as she announces in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 that she is leaving the Conservative Party to join the Liberal Party of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
B.C. Coroners Service to review how to further reduce driver deaths
The novice sign is required by the Insurance Corporation of B.C. for new drivers under its graduated licensing system.
The meaning of Neil Armstrong’s ‘bunch of trash’
In this July 20, 1969 file photo, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, descends steps of Lunar Module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon. Canada could be sending its first astronaut to the moon under an ambitious long-term plan being developed by a group of space agencies around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/NASA,
John Baird endorses Christine Elliott for Ontario PC leader
Repsol ramps up efforts to build gas export terminal on East Coast
A driver exits a Repsol SA gas station after refuelling near La Marbella beach in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.
Quebec observatory to remain open as federal government provides funds
The Mont-Megantic Observatory, shown in a recent file photo, could be forced to close without funding help from the federal government.The director of the renowned Quebec astronomical research centre says without additional funds, it will be forced to close by the end of March.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Ray
Fluctuating self-employment data a sign of Canada's weak labour market
David Parkinson
Ballard’s $80-million deal with Volkswagen sends shares soaring
Vehicles ready to ship from the Volkswagen plant in Puebla, Mexico, Wednesday, January 21, 2015. An agreement between Ballard Power Systems and Volkswagen extends an existing engineering services contract by two years and transfers hydrogen fuel cell technology to Volkswagen AG and Audi AG. The news sent Ballard’s volatile shares up 64.3 per cent, or $1.37, on Wednesday, closing at $3.50 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Proposed bill to protect employees applies 12 WorkSafeBC recommendations
A closed gate at the Babine Forest Products Sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C., on Dec. 5, 2012.
Producers on edge over possible CP engineer, conductor strike
A strike by locomotive engineers and conductors would affect sectors ranging from commodities to manufacturing.
Finding your sweet spot: How to be happier and more productive – by doing less
Sun Life’s fourth-quarter profit slips, but says it will hit targets for year
Exteriors of the Sun Life Financial office building at 150 King St. West photographed Feb. 24 2014. Sun Life will be moving it's staff from this current location to a new one down the road.
Edmonton Eskimos re-sign versatile performer Kendial Lawrence to new deal
Senate passes bill to help victims of child pornography recover monetary damages
Comedy Central has 'short list' to replace Stewart; Oliver a question mark, as is 2016 impact
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his film,"Rosewater," in New York. Comedy Central announced Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Stewart will will leave "The Daily Show" later this year. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)
Spring will demonstrate impact of oil price on Alberta's real estate: expert
Orbitz, Expedia, Cisco Systems, American Express and Zulily are big market movers
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Wednesday
Tesla misses estimates after sales in China disappoint
Elon Musk, Tesla Chairman, Product Architect and CEO, speaks at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
In surprise move, general manager of Boston-area transit system resigns after snow complaints
School is believed 1st to rescue pit bulls to exclusively become highly trained service dogs
Former U.S. Marine Joe Bonfiglio, 24, and his pit bull assistance dog Zen, walk on the campus of Mercy College, in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Zen has allowed Bonfiglio, 24, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder , to get back to everyday activities. The Animal Farm Foundation in Dutchess County, New York, wants to change the stigma of pit bull dogs by training and donating rescued dogs to guide the blind and push wheelchairs or help people regain their mobility and avoid falls. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Three ETFs that avoid roller-coaster drops and spikes
Manitoba NDP leadership hopefuls claiming support from same people
Whole Foods Market tops 1Q profit expectations, key sales metric rises
US stock market ends flat after a listless day; Traders monitor Greece debt meeting
Hershey, Cadbury lose bid to keep documents secret
A Hershey Co. Hershey's chocolate bar is displayed with Cadbury PLC chocolate bars for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.
Jeep SUV has best resale value of any vehicle in Canada
2011 Jeep Wrangler.
Memo to Brian Williams: a true apology is both art and science
NBC news anchorman Brian Williams has found himself at the centre of a media firestorm after admitting his claims about coming under enemy fire in Iraq were untrue.
The key to problem-solving? Know your type
I want to be a truck driver. What will my salary be?
An aging work force coupled with an increase in online shipments and just-in-time delivery has put a strain on an industry that has historically struggled to attract young talent.
Quebec's legislature votes unanimously to support jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
Ensaf Haider, right, wife of Raif Badawi, is comforted by an unidentified woman, after the legislature voted unanimously in favour of a motion to free her husband from a Saudi Arabian jail, during question period Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Shaw to close customer service centres in Edmonton, Calgary; downsize Kelowna
Canadian shot putter Armstrong finally getting Olympic bronze
Canada's <strong>Dylan</strong> <strong>Armstrong</strong> competes in Men's Shot Put qualifying during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
The increasingly sensitive issue of circumcision
Leah McLaren
Private safety training companies that teach firefighters aren't regulated
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