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Lowry and Hutchinson lead Jets in win over struggling Stars
Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry (17) celebrates with teammate defenceman Jay Harrison (23) after he scores on Dallas Stars goalie Jhonas Enroth (not pictured) during the second period with at MTS Centre.
Adam Lowry, Michael Hutchinson lead Jets in 4-2 win over struggling Stars
Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd (16), Michael Frolik (67) and Bryan Little (18) celebrate after Frolik scored. Dallas Stars' Jason Spezza (90) and John Klingberg (3) look on, during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, February 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Official at Florida spa Ontario girls attended ordered to stop practising medicine
Protesters make their feelings known outside the Brantford, Ontario, courtroom where Justice Gethin Edward ruled that a native mother has the constitutional right to treat her daughter’s cancer with traditional medicine.
Official at Fla. spa Ont. girls attended ordered to stop practising medicine
Habs beat Blues in battle of NHL heavyweights
Montreal Canadiens' Alex Galchenyuk, center, is congratulated by teammate P.K. Subban, right, as St. Louis Blues' Patrik Berglund, left, of Sweden, skates back to the bench after Galchenyuk's goal during the first period of an NHL game Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in St. Louis.
Ex-Marine found guilty in shooting deaths of American Sniper author, another man
Former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh stands during his capital murder trial at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015.
Ex-Marine found guilty in shooting deaths of 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle, another man
Taya Kyle, wife of Chris Kyle, appears in court during the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, is charged with the 2013 deaths of Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth, Pool)
Fraser Institute says Saskatchewan first in Canada, second in world for mining
The inside of the production facility at the Rocanville potash mine owned by the PotashCorp, is shown in Rocanville, Sask., in 2007. The Fraser Institute says its annual global survey of mining executives has determined Saskatchewan is the most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment in Canada, and number two in the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
US will let spouses of some highly skilled immigrants work under rule change
Calls grow for finance reform as Vision Vancouver expenses set record
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson reveals the Vision Vancouver platform for the civic election during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday October 29, 2014.
Rancic apologizes for 'weed' remark about Zendaya's dreadlocks, vows to avoid stereotypes
Zendaya arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Colorado oil, gas panel suggests consulting role for local government, not power to set rules
Brad Holly of Anadarko Petroleum Company and member of the Oil and Gas Task Force, listens to debate as the board meets to put the final touches on recommendations for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to consider in the settlement of disputes over oil and gas drilling, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Denver. The meeting comes as some activists have renewed a campaign to banning the use of hydraulic fracturing in the state. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Lack stands tall as Canucks hold off Bruins
Zack Kassian #9 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates after scoring a goal against the Boston Bruins during the third period at TD Garden on February 24, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Canucks defeat the Bruins 2-1.
B.C. Supreme Court ruling limits window for Woodlands abuse claims
Workers demolish the remaining structure of the Woodlands School in New Westminster, British Columbia, Tuesday, October 18, 2011. A 2001 provincial government review revealed that residents were kicked and shoved, bathed in scalding water and shackled and leashed.
Survey finds China factory activity rises to 4-month high but export orders drop
In this Feb. 4, 2015 photo, a man checks on a shirt at a garment factory in Jinjiang in southeast China's Fujian province. China's manufacturing activity edged up to a four-month high in February although export orders decreased for the first time in nearly a year, in the latest sign of uncertainty for the world's No. 2 economy, according to a private survey Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT
Solo regrets 'mistake' and thanks US Soccer for standing by her in ABC interview
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo stands on the sidelines before a CONCACAF soccer match against Haiti in Washington. Solo was reinstated by U.S. Soccer after a 30-day suspension and is on the travel roster for next month's Algarve Cup in Portugal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
NPA balks at proposed 2.4-per-cent property tax increase
Vancouver residents may soon be subject to a 2-per-cent increase on most user fees.
Flames offence a no-show in shutout loss to Rangers
Calgary Flames goalie Karri Ramo reacts as a puck shot by New York Rangers' Kevin Hayes gets past him for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in New York. The Rangers won the game 1-0.
Ottawa backs Netanyahu’s ‘fears’ of a nuclear Iran threat
Tories expect Old Age Security costs to reach $46.1-billion next year
President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons Thursday, February 19, 2015 in Ottawa. On Tuesday, Mr. Clement tabled the government’s main estimates, which show that the government plans to spend $241.6-billion in the coming year. That is a 2.7-per-cent increase over last year’s main estimates and a 4.3-per-cent increase over actual spending of $231.6-billion in 2013-14.
Great balls of fire! Flash across Calgary night sky turns out to be rocket
Neil Zeller said it was a “one in a million” experience and a bit of a fluke that he was able to get the photos. He credits the brightness of the aurora borealis.
BC Ferries petition with 20,000 signatures moves to legislature
The Queen of Coquitlam ferry sails out of Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver January 22, 2015.
BoC Governor Poloz says January rate cut was the ‘appropriate amount’
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks at Western University in London, Ontario on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Mr. Poloz said on Tuesday that the central bank remains comfortable that its one-quarter-percentage-point cut in January was a fitting manoeuvre to buy time for the bank to assess the effects on the country’s economy of a dramatic plunge in the price of oil.
Bill Cosby's lawyers say they'll ask judge to dismiss defamation lawsuit filed by 3 women
Ancient statue, 18th-century painting stolen long ago in Italy are returned by US authorities
An 18th-century painting attributed to painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, "The Holy Trinity appearing to Saint Clement" is on display at a ceremony to return it and an Etruscan bronze statuette depicting the Greek hero Herakles, to the Italian government, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Advocacy group to challenge legal costs ahead of ‘tent city’ eviction case
A homeless man walks on the side of a road near a treed area, where Abbotsford city officials spread a load of chicken manure in an effort to keep people from living there, on June 6, 2013.
Jays welcome durable Donaldson’s level-headed approach to the game
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson catches a ball in a drill during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.
Canadian soldiers ordered to leave region threatened by Boko Haram
A Nigerian bomb squad police officer inspects the site of a suicide bomb explosion at a bus station in Kano, Nigeria. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Teenage suicide bombers, suspected to be Boko Haram extremists, killed at least 24 people in separate blasts Tuesday at crowded bus stations in two northern Nigerian cities 300 kilometers (200 miles) apart.
Britain’s intelligence committee controversy backs Ottawa’s system
Canada's Defence Minister Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 17, 2015.
US announces $3 million reward for accused prolific cyber criminal believed to be in Russia
Former CEO pleads guilty in Vancouver dog-kicking case
Desmond Hague was caught on video kicking and pulling at the leash of a friends Doberman pinscher while in a Vancouver condo elevator.
NDP’s chicken clucking raises fowl tone in B.C. over Liberal lobbyists
B.C. Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson, who acknowledged lobbying Simon Fraser University before being elected to the legislature, said B.C.’s post-secondary institutions do not need to lobby the government.
Theater review: 'The Nether' from MCC Theater is a creepy, complex cyber-detective story
This image released by The O and M Company shows Frank Wood, left, and Merritt Wever in a scene from "The Nether," in New York. (AP Photo/The O and M Company, Jenny Anderson)
Kelly: Qatar World Cup’s move to winter is proof sport need not fear change
Cathal Kelly
Second Moncton hospital only new site to offer abortions in N.B.
In November, freshly elected Liberal Premier Brian Gallant announced he would lower those barriers, saying women would no longer need two doctors to deem their pregnancies “medically necessary” before medicare would cover the cost of the procedure.
High costs scare away potential Winter Olympics host cities
Members of the Almaty Olympic Winter Games 2022 candidate city, Timur Dossymbetov, Secretary General, National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Zauresh Amanzhilova, Vice Mayor of Almaty City, shake hands next to IOC Sports Director Christophe Dubi and IOC head of Olympic bid city coordination Jacqueline Barrett.
Alaska quietly becomes 3rd US state to legalize marijuana
In this Feb. 20, 2015 photo, Alaska Cannabis Club CEO Charlo Greene prepares to roll a joint at the medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Alaska will become the third state in the nation to legalize marijuana. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
China aims to keep its people happy with Winter Olympics revolution
This picture taken on January 17, 2015 shows a man walking past a billboard after skiing at the Yunding Ski Field in Chongli town, near the Zhangjiakou,in China's Hebei Province. A flag on a barren mountainside marks where China hopes ski jumpers will vault to glory at the Winter Olympics, marking a giant leap the country must make to stage the Games.
Regina health region has shortage of midwives, home births likely not available
Tories back off on asking for extended doctor-assisted death deadline
Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Harper twice dodged when asked to assure Canadians that he won’t use the constitutional override provision to reinstate the ban on medically assisted suicide
Former sports catering CEO pleads guilty in B.C. dog kicking case
A-Rod works out with Chase Headley, his third base replacement
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, walks past third baseman Chase Headley, left, during a spring training baseball workout at the Yankees minor league facility, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. The official full squad workouts begin Feb. 26.
These 18 industrial stocks crank out profits
Progressive Waste Solutions: 'A great defensive play'
Brenda Bouw
Alain de Grosbois was a quiet force behind Canadian jazz
Alain de Grosbois is seen in 1986. His connections within the CBC provided a broadcast venue for concerts from the Montreal jazz festival, as well as the financial boost the event needed.
This new ETF offers extra yield and reasonable risk
Five-year Government of Canada bonds yielded about 0.8 per cent in mid-February, which is low enough to mandate a thorough search for alternatives. Problem is, higher-yielding investments come with higher risks, a lesson that investors in rate-reset preferred shares have learned recently.
Montreal police treat vehicles spray-painted with swastikas as hate crime
A cameraman shoots a swastika painted on one of several cars, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in Montreal. Vandals damaged five cars and left bullets and threatening notes in what police are calling a hate crime.
Arizona House approves bill granting energy tax credits and exemptions for Apple data centre
Alleged B.C. terrorists considered changing day of planned attack: trial
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video. A jury has heard that a B.C. couple accused of plotting a terrorist attack at the provincial legislature considered changing the plan so they could carry it out on Canada Day.
Revel sale resurrected; Florida developer pays $82M for former $2.4B Atlantic City casino
This May 10, 2012, photo shows the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City N.J. On Thursday Feb. 19, 2015, a bankruptcy judge allowed the casino's owners to terminate a deal to sell it to a Florida developer for $95.4 million because the sale deadline has passed. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Five dividend stocks for the long run
John Heinzl
Choices Properties swings to $87M profit in Q4; rental revenue tops $175M
Donald R. Keough helped steer Coca-Cola to a golden age of global growth
In this April 23, 1985 file photo, Donald R. Keough, then Coca-Cola Co. President and Chief Operating Officer, toasts New Coke after a presentation at Lincoln Center in New York. Coca-Cola says Keough, who steered the company through the "cola wars" of the 1980s, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 in Atlanta. He was 88.
Three top stock picks from Analytixinsight’s Prakash Hariharan
California's plastic bag ban suspended after group gets enough signatures for ballot measure
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2014 file photo, a man carries plastic single-use bags past the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Election officials said Monday, Feb. 23, 201 that a trade group had turned in enough signatures to qualify a referendum on California’s plastic bag ban law, suspending implementation of the nation’s first statewide ban until voters weigh in on the November 2016 ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Wall Street’s best stock pickers pin rut on market warped by Fed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Actively run U.S. stock funds lost $98-billion in redemptions in 2014, but index funds took in $167-billion.
B.C. brother, sister allege funeral home picked up mom's body without consent
Companies are falling short in efforts to counter cyberattacks: report
Nearly 70 per cent of data breaches in 2014 were reported by outside parties, giving hackers ‘a free rein in breached environments’.
Teck Resources vows to maintain stake in Fort Hills oil sands venture
Teck has vowed to weather low commodity prices and maintain the financial muscle required for capital spending in northern Alberta, and continue support for the Fort Hills oil sands project in Alberta.
Quebec biotech Medicago to make ZMapp for U.S. government research project
Quebec City biotech company, Medicago's greenhouse shown in this handout image. A Quebec City biotech company has been awarded a contract to make a ZMapp-like product to fight Ebola. The U.S. government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority has awarded a contract to make monoclonal Ebola antibodies to Medicago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
A helping hand: 3 Austrian men first to get bionic reconstruction of hands after amputation
Milorad Marinkovic shows his bionic arm as he poses for a photograph at his home in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs. The three men are the first to undergo what doctors refer to as “bionic reconstruction,” which includes voluntary amputation, transplantation of nerves and muscles and learning to use faint signals from them to command the hand. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Alberta premier says Keystone XL battle goes on despite veto by President Obama
Vale to pay Newfoundland $230-million for nickel export boost
Vale Inco Voisey's Bay project in Labrador is pictured in this 2005 handout photo. The company will pay Newfoundland and Labrador $230-million for letting the company export more Voisey’s Bay nickel concentrate while a processing plant ramps up in the province.
Budget hole uncovered in Edmonton; culprits identified
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice speaks during a news conference as Finance Minister Robin Campbell, left, looks on in Edmonton on Feb. 11, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dean Bennett
Film Review: Jack O'Connell leads gripping Belfast thriller '71'
This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Jack O'Connell, center, in a scene from "71." (AP Photo/Roadside Attractions, Dean Rogers)
Officials say moving the PawSox out of Pawtucket will be a blow to their city's economy
Students walk past a statue of "Paws", the mascot of the Pawtucket Red Sox, outside McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Local officials in Pawtucket say moving the Boston Red Sox's minor league team to Providence, the state's capital, will devastate the smaller city's economy. A group of investors, including Boston Red Sox President Larry Lucchino, announced they bought the minor league team and intend on moving it to Providence.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Target shrinks the big-box store to attract urban shoppers
Target is still popular with women between the ages of 25 and 44, but it needs to reach customers in urban areas. The company already has eight CityTarget stores, such as this one in Chicago, and it is planning on a total of nine Target Express locations by the end of this year.
House, Senate GOP looking at food stamp overhaul after unsuccessful 2013 effort
Music Review: Iron & Wine releases choice archive material
This CD cover image released by Black Cricket Recording Co. shows Iron & Wine's latest release, "Archive Series Volume No. 1." (AP Photo/Black Cricket Recording Co.)
Boeing sells overweight ‘terrible teen’ Dreamliners
A Boeing 787 sits on the assembly line at the company's operations in Everett, Washington, in this file photo taken October 18, 2012.
After surface similarities, many things different in Williams, O'Reilly cases
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, political commentator Bill O'Reilly attends the National Geographic Channel's "Killing Kennedy" world premiere screening reception at The Newseum, in Washington. O'Reilly, Fox News Channel's prime-time star, is accused of claiming he had reported in a combat zone for CBS News during the 1982 Falklands War when he was more than a thousand miles from the front. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision/AP, File)
UK 1st country to OK creation of human embryos from 3 people to avoid passing on diseases
Will Smith learns to 'quiet the warrior' as he enters a new act in his career with 'Focus'
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Smith and Margot Robbie, right, appear in a scene from "Focus." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Frank Masi)
Toddler in northern Ontario with no history of travel contracts measles
Illegal human waste case is latest legal tangle for owners of floating Alaska strip club
Wilt Chamberlain's home, Hollywood sign among LA historic sites listed in new online database
FILE - This March 12, 2013 file photo shows the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. From towering basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain’s hillside home to downtown’s towering US Bank building, Los Angeles is putting all its landmarks online. Officials gathered Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 to roll out a new website called HistoricPlacesLA.com. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
DH Corp Q4 profit soars 86 per cent; quarterly revenue climbs 15% to $297.5M
HSBC scandal reveals extent of pressure to attract wealthy investors
Ian McGugan
Wal-Mart opposes Arkansas 'conscience protection' measure critics cast as anti-LGBT
Alberta emergency officials stage mock ice storm to help prepare for disasters
A moment in time: Cassius Clay becomes heavyweight champion
Wynne suggests Tory MPP homophobic after sex-ed comments
Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton says ‘it’s not the Premier of Ontario’s job, especially Kathleen Wynne, to tell parents what’s age-appropriate’ in sex-ed curriculum
Brazilian judge in Eike Batista’s trial caught driving seized Porsche
Brazilian businessman Eike Batista, once Brazil's richest man, attends his first day of trial for alleged insider trading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2014.
NBC 'Nightly News' holds ratings lead again with Lester Holt
New ETF will give Canadians exposure to dividends in U.S. tech sector
A European Union flag, left, flies beside a Microsoft flag outside the Nokia Oyj mobile handset factory, operated by Microsoft Corp., in Komarom, Hungary.
Timeline: Key dates in the history of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project
Health secretary sees no administrative fix if Supreme Court kills health law subsidies
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Tuesday
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Private capital helps Canadian tech startups delay IPOs
Icons for the WhatsApp Inc. mobile-messaging application WhatsApp and the Facebook Inc. application are displayed in a social media folder on the screen of an Apple Inc. iPhone.
Seven sins of succession planning
Harvey Schachter
Car goes off Highway 401 ramp in Mississauga, lands on roof on road below
Canadian border bars singer Chris Brown, will miss shows in Toronto, Montreal
Chris Brown performs at the Barclays Center on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in New York. R&B singer Chris Brown says he's been barred from entering Canada.The "Forever" singer tweeted Tuesday that the "good people of the Canadian government" wouldn't let him into the country for shows in Montreal and Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP
Alleged B.C. terrorists considered changing day of planned attack: trial
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video. jury has heard that a B.C. couple accused of plotting a terrorist attack at the provincial legislature considered changing the plan so they could carry it out on Canada Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP
CUPE warns teaching assistants could strike at York, University of Toronto
NDP's chicken clucking raises fowl tone in B.C. over Liberal lobbyists
Blue Jays GM says he believes Navarro will get his wish
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Dioner Navarro catches in the bullpen during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.
Woodstock man charged after boy, 3, found wandering apartment building hall
Olbermann won't host ESPN show for rest of week after tweets about Penn State
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, Keith Olbermann leaves a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman," in New York. Olbermann was taken off his ESPN show for the rest of the week after making insulting comments about Penn State students on Twitter Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)
Jason Jones leaving 'Daily Show' to star in family sitcom for TBS; Samantha Bee to co-produce
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 file photo, Jason Jones arrives at the LA Premiere of "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" held at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. Jones will be leaving "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" later this year to begin production on his new series. Samantha Bee will remain with the show. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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