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February 13

QMJHL Roundup: Maxim Lazarev scores four as Screaming Eagles beat Islanders
MaRS Discovery District founder Dr. John Evans dies at 85
Dr. John Evans, founder of the MaRS Discovery District, died Friday at the age of 85.
Saskatoon airport bringing in therapy dogs to help nervous or stressed flyers
Little League star Mo'ne Davis outshines actor Kevin Hart at celebrity All-Star game
Kevin Hart, center, and Michael Rapaport, left, defend Mo'ne Davis, right, during the first half of the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Obama says he leans more toward strong encryption but understands law enforcement's concerns
President Barack Obama speaks during a summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The president said cyberspace is the new "wild West" _ with daily attempted hacks and people looking to the government to be the sheriff. He's asking the private sector to do more to help. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Faction seeking new taxes likely to clash with Tory
Tory and his budget chair Councillor Gary Crawford showed little enthusiasm for reopening the tax debate.
Ousting of TransLink CEO a costly setback for Yes side
Gary Mason
Have you saved enough? Ask a financial planner
Rob Carrick
New mobile policy after $825K bill for 18 months for Alberta Health Services
Couple planning for children advised to sell rental property
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B.C. man convicted of killing three women, one girl files appeal
Cody Legebokoff is shown in a B.C. RCMP handout photo.
U.S. OK's genetically engineered B.C. apples for sale south of border
Jury: Stanford financial adviser must pay $830,000 to receiver for defrauded investors
Indispensable Angela Merkel brings conviction to a united Europe
Joanna Slater
Ottawa to relax foreign worker rules at universities
New Employment and Social Development Minister Pierre Poilievre stands in the House of Commons in Ottawa February 4, 2014. An agreement struck this week between postsecondary institutions and the federal government will give schools flexibility in how they meet new rules imposed in June on employers looking to hire high-wage workers
Chang’An: Fine Chinese dining, but beware the inattentive service
The spicy dungeness crab with roasted vegetables is seen at Chang 'An restaurant in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday February 9, 2015.
A company where copper is as good as gold
New Gold’s New Afton mine, west of Kamloops, B.C., produces twice as much copper than gold, in dollar terms. That allows New Gold, quite legitimately, to report extraordinarily low company-wide mining costs, much lower than at its properties where gold dominates.
Three paintings stolen from the University of Toronto
Church of Santa Maria della Salute by Francesco Guardi is one of three paintings reported missing by the University of Toronto, though the frames were left behind. Police say they believe the same thief (or thieves) is responsible.
Kelly: The blissful ignorance and reprieve of cricket
Cathal Kelly
Book about rape wins $40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
New charges laid against Travis Vader, man accused of killing elderly couple
Travis Edward Vader, 38, is seen in this undated handout photo. A man accused of killing two Alberta seniors whose bodies have never been found is facing a new charge of assault. Travis Vader was charged on Friday by RCMP in St. Albert, just north of Edmonton, after an alleged incident Thursday involving his mother's boyfriend at her residence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RCMP
Ottawa’s tribute to the Canadian Flag is embarrassing
Roy MacGregor
For Toronto native Dwight Powell, any time spent on Mavericks court is a win
After four years at Stanford University, Toronto native Dwight Powell has been on four teams in his eight months in the NBA, landing most recently on the Dallas Mavericks where he has had the chance to take a real shot on a contending team, and succeeded.
B.C. man convicted of killing three women, one girl files appeal
Rob Ford auctions off old collectibles, some proceeds going to cancer research
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi spared flogging again this week
Saudi Arabia has again delayed a planned flogging of a blogger, according to a report from Amnesty International. Ensaf Haidar, wife of blogger Raif Badawi, takes part in a rally for his freedom, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Montreal.
Leagues to alternate who bats last in All-Star games
Baseball commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. waits to announce the 2017 All-Star Game will be in Miami, during a news conference, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at the Miami Marlins ball park.
Laureen Harper heralds hype of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to urge adopting cats
Laureen Harper holds Gramps, a three-legged cat up for adoption at the B.C. SPCA Vancouver branch on April 26, 2013. In a message on her Twitter feed, the prime minister’s wife is encouraging people to adopt one of the grey cats up for adoption at the Windsor Essex County Humane Society in southwestern Ontario.
Coroner identifies man who died after RCMP used conducted energy weapon
US judge dismisses La. flood board's coastal damage suit against dozens of energy companies
Students, staff at Acadia University to be immunized to combat meningitis B
Acadia University is seen in Wolfville, N.S. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief public health officer, announced an on-campus vaccination program after a second Acadia student with meningococcal meningitis has the same B strain that was contracted by another female student who later died.
It’s time for party leaders to make amends with estranged campaigners
Adam Radwanski
As TransLink tosses CEO under bus, who can it pin its troubles on next?
TransLink board chair Marcella Szel announces the resignation of current CEO Ian Jarvis while new interim CEO Doug Allen looks on during a press conference in New Westminster, British Columbia on February 10, 2015. Marcella announced that Doug Allen will replace Ian Jarvis on a interim basis.
New York Fashion Week: 'Bad girls' at Adam Selman, a 'grown-up' collection at Jason Wu
The Jason Wu Fall 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Three top picks from Horizons’ Jon Vialoux
Jon Vialoux
Made in Mexico: An emerging auto giant powers past Canada
A worker in the Magna plant in Puebla, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2015.
Unravelling of Zoomer deal final blow for Sun News
The Sun News studio at Sun News in Toronto.
The Blue Jays have never been more Canadian
Dalton Pompey, from Mississauga, Ont., left, Russell Martin, who was born in Toronto and raised in Montreal, and Michael Saunders, from Victoria, could give the Blue Jays three home-grown position players in the everyday lineup.
Bright lights, big city and bitterly cold: NBA’s All-Star weekend back in N.Y.
Target execs granted share units one day before Canada retreat
As closing sales are conducted in Target’s Canadian stores, executives appear to have benefited from questionable share-unit timing.
United plans to outsource 1,150 airport jobs, down from about 2,000 originally targeted
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
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Mexican government, Wal-Mart take steps to improve farmworkers' lives after investigation
David Carr knew we all make mistakes – and that we all deserve a second chance
Elizabeth Renzetti
Valentine's Day 'mass killings' plot foiled, Nova Scotia RCMP say
A duplex home where a 19-year-old man was found dead is shown in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, February 13, 2015. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement they foiled a plot in connection with the incident in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the east coast province of Nova Scotia Saturday.
How do you decide which schools to close? The answer is complicated
The former Old Orchard Public School on Dovercourt Road is officially surplus, but houses a daycare and shares a site with a crowded school.
Regulators close small bank in Georgia; 3rd US bank failure of 2015
Unregistered mutual fund company, owner face penalties of $3.4M
‘Culinary kingpin’ Vikram Vij expands his restaurant empire
Vikram Vij
US Postal Service says some services down due to network outage
Eve Adams and Justin Trudeau make for some great theatre
Gerald Caplan
Avalanche warning issued for Rockies, parts of B.C. due to unstable snowpack
Many reasons to hate Valentine’s Day – and one good reason not to
Canucks sued over falling confetti-cannon
What keeps B.C. in the black, as other provinces bleed red
The Hanjin Geneva container ship leaves Port Metro Vancouver en route to China in February 2013.
Alibaba says US regulators seeking information on its fight with China over fake goods
Teacher of global citizenship helps Ugandan orphans
Lorna Pitcher, founder of Children of Hope Uganda, visits the Barlonyo Early Childhood Development Centre in October, 2013.
Expert advice on building the city of the 21st century
Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, currently undergoing massive repairs.
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week
JetBlue to drop partner AmEx for Barclays, MasterCard
A JetBlue plane sits on the tarmac in the snow at Logan airport in Boston, February 10, 2015.
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Rob Ford auctioning off old collectibles, some proceeds going to cancer research
Toronto's outgoing Mayor Rob Ford, left, stands next to his brother Doug Ford outside his office as he scrums with the media in Toronto on November 21, 2014. Rob Ford has been "spring cleaning" and now the public can buy some of the memorabilia the former Toronto mayor has collected over the years. Ford announced the auction on Twitter, saying that 10 per cent of the proceeds will go to research and care facilities for liposarcoma, the form of cancer he was diagnosed with last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ted Ligety wins third straight giant slalom title at worlds
Ted Ligety of the United States races during the Men's Giant Slalom on Day 12 of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 13, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colo.
Devan Dubnyk leads the Wild back into playoff contention
Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk.
Municipal minister tells northern Alberta mayors projects go ahead, but slowly
Raonic advances to semi-final meeting with Wawrinka in Rotterdam
Milos Raonic of Canada in action against Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament held at the Ahoy Rotterdam on February 10, 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Recalls this week include fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors, bicycles, motorcycles
Judge overturns jail sentence for banned B.C. driver who killed woman
Cornell sophomore indicted in shotgun slaying of CEO dad; lawyer says father abusive to family
Edmonton stadium to get new turf to erase stubborn football lines for World Cup
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BC Ferries gets new chief financial officer, reports $6.1m loss in last quarter
CBS, Zynga, Campbell Soup, Red Robin and ConAgra are big market movers
Cab's computer system examined for clues in '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon's fatal crash
FILE - In this Feb, 1, 2010 file photo, journalist Bob Simon attends the premiere screening of "Faces of America With Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr." at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. CBS says Simon was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Manhattan. Police say a town car in which he was a passenger hit another car. He was 73. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made $35-million in 2013
Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) speaks at a news conference announcing the Head Health Initiative, a collaboration between General Electric (GE) and the National Football League, in New York in this file photo taken March 11, 2013.
Veteran voiceover artist Gary Owens, best known for announcing TV's 'Laugh-In,' dies at 80
FILE-This Sept. 21, 2008 file photo Gary Owens performs in a skit at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Owens, best known for announcing "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," died, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at his Los Angeles-area home. He was 80 years old. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Police seek help in locating 3 paintings stolen from University of Toronto
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared Friday
Women charged with defrauding Alberta health benefits provider
FAA orders inspections of about 300 Enstrom helicopters following Colorado crash that killed 2
How to rekindle the romance – with your job
Leah Eichler
Karyn Freedman wins BC National Award for non-fiction
The science is clear: anti-vaxxers are immune to the truth
Just do it: A doctor administers a measles vaccine in Switzerland in 2009 after an outbreak of the disease.
Bullish on Oracle
Founder buying Jean Coutu stock
Companies won’t turn off production until oil hits $40: BMO
A worker turns a valve at the Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse at the Russian Black Sea coast September 6, 2006.
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Saskatchewan man charged with killing road flag worker was aware of rights:judge
Ginsburg confession: She wasn't '100 per cent sober' when she fell asleep at State of the Union
In this photo taken Jan. 20, 2015 members of the Supreme Court, including Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, center, rests during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ginsburg has a confession: She "wasn't 100 percent sober" when she fell asleep at the president's State of the Union address last month. Ginsburg told an audience Thursday that she drank some wine at dinner before attending the speech, where cameras repeatedly caught her nodding off. The 81-year-old justice says she had dined with Justice Anthony Kennedy and couldn't resist the California wine he brought. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Canada to combat jihadist recruiters with own social media campaign
SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based company that monitors trends within the global jihadist movement, says Islamic State has released a video calling for lone-wolf attacks on Canadian targets. On the video is a man who says he is a Canadian and identifies himself as Abu Anwar al-Canadi.
Rummaging through the stock bargain bin
Norman Rothery
Why I’ll miss Dangerous Dan’s: Comfort food with attitude
James McKinnon, owner of Dangerous Dan's, laughs while working behind the counter at the iconic east-end burger joint in Toronto on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Darren Calabrese for The Globe and Mail
Klaatu barada nikto, and all that: Cinema's creatures from outer space, peaceful and otherwise
‘From one hack to another’: Remembering David Carr
New York Times Columnist David Carr attends the TimesTalks at The New School on February 12, 2015 in New York City.
The day the music went on sale: Don McLean auctioning 'American Pie' manuscript in NY
Vancouver Canucks sued after teen claims hit by air cannon at 2011 playoff game
Dialing ET, but maybe getting Klingons: Scientists debate sending out signals for alien life
This undated handout image provided by NASA shows a message carrying Golden Record that Voyager carried, a phonograph record-a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. Astronomers have their own cosmic version of the single person’s Valentine’s Day dilemma: Do you wait for that interesting person to call you or do you make the call yourself and risk getting shot down. Their version involves E.T. Instead of love, astronomers are looking for life out there in the universe. For decades, astronomers have sat by their telescopes, listened and waited for a call from E.T. only to be left alone. So now some of them want to aim their best radars and lasers out to the sky to say “We’re here, call us” to the closest few thousand worlds. They can bring us all sorts of new technologies and answers to burning questions, some hope. (AP Photo/NASA)
Outspoken host Ezra Levant grateful for 'freedom' at shuttered Sun News Network
Say it's snow: Alberta town may have new Guinness snowmobile record
Riders gather for the ASA World Snowmobile Parade in Whitecourt, Alta., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. A town in northwestern Alberta may have snowmobiled its way into the record books. Organizer Dave Tourcotte says 1,044 drivers on power sleds turned out Thursday night in Whitecourt looking to set a new high mark for most snowmobiles in a parade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - CFXW Radio, Kasi Johnston
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