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Calgary taxi driver fired, loses licence, for refusing ride to service dog
'Orphan Black' collects leading eight wins at early Canadian Screen Awards
Ramo leads way as Flames beat Devils to snap three-game skid
Karri Ramo #31 of the Calgary Flames makes the save on Steve Bernier #18 of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on February 25, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. The Flames defeated the Devils 3-1.
Detroit-area family with 2 kids celebrates one-month birthdays of rare identical triplet boys
Identical triplets Alexander, Nicholas and Timothy Whiteley, bottom to top, sleep at their home in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. The boys were born at 34 weeks via C-section on Jan. 25. About 4,300 triplet births are recorded each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But these births are rarer because the triplets were conceived naturally, without fertility drugs. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Official at Fla. spa Ont. girls attended ordered to stop practising medicine
Appeal panel rules in favour of Saskatchewan in dispute with Quebec
Dickey, Martin get a feel for each other’s style at Jays’ training camp
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey, right, talks with Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin, left, after pitching in the bullpen during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
Family of murdered mother says orphaned children ‘let down by the system’
Review: Bam! Musical 'Brooklynite' a giddy, clever show with a real heroine in the cast
This image released by Sam Rudy Public Relations shows, from left, Nick Cordero, Grace McLean, Nicolette Robinson, Andrew Call and Gerard Canonico during a performance of "Brooklynite." (AP Photo/Sam Rudy Public Relations, Carol Rosegg)
Joey Moss named for induction into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
Gender identity bill sent back to the House of Commons
A small group of protesters condemning the recent treatment of transgender woman Avery Edison rally and marched downtown Toronto on February 15, 2014. The rally also aimed to bring attention to Bill C-279 which would protect transgender Canadians against discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Toronto family claims falling concrete from Gardiner damaged car
In the latest in a string of incidents involving the deteriorating Gardiner, a Toronto man says a chunk of concrete from the Gardiner Expressway fell and hit his mother’s car while she was driving downtown this week.
Women's group calls for more respect for those put in police detention cells
Transit real estate deals elicit skepticism from TTC officials
TTC chair Josh Colle says city hall would have to vote on whether money from development deals would go back to the TTC.
‘No’ side takes lead in transit plebiscite poll, as mayors dismiss results
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left, and Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie arrive for a news conference at Richmond-Brighouse Station in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday. Mr. Robertson says there has been an initial ‘knee-jerk response’ against a tax increase.
Tree planted in Los Angeles park in memory of Beatles guitarist George Harrison
FILE - In this July 22, 2014, file photo, visitors walk past a plaque marking the George Harrison Tree, and the stump where it formerly stood at lower left, in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. A tree has been planted in the park in memory of Harrison to replace one that was killed by a beetle infestation. City News Service says a yew pine honoring the late Beatles guitarist was planted Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in the park on what would have been Harrison's 72nd birthday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Inspection team impressed by progress of Rio 2016 Olympic preparations
Christophe Dubi, IOC Olympic Games Executive Director, Nawal El Moutawakel, IOC Member from Morocco and Chair Commission, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, President of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee and Sidney Levy, Chief Executive Officer of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, attend a press conference during the 8th Meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission at the Windsor Atlantica Hotel on February 25, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Written opinion expected on B.C. Mines Minister’s hunting involvement
Liberal MLA Bill Bennett is seen in this file photo from 2013.
Ontario to fund $700,000-a-year drug for rare, life-threatening illness
Toni Vernon, seen in her Toronto home, has a rare blood disorder and needs a kidney transplant. A friend has offer to donate the organ, but first Ms. Bernon requires an expensive drug called Soliris, which costs $700,000 annually. Ontario has approved it for coverage but has to decide how to fund it.
Program aims for greater ethnic diversity on boards
In 15 years, visible minorities will make up a third of Canada’s population
Analysis of the Badr Organization
Head of the Badr Organisation Hadi al-Amiri (R) speaks with officers on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province, north of Baghdad in this January 23, 2015 file photo.
Strong month, Bruins’ struggles help Flyers get into playoff race
Philadelphia Flyers' Ryan White, right, and Mark Streit, of Switzerland, celebrate after White's goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Success of Shia push back against Islamic State comes with concerns
Volunteer Shiite fighters, who support the government’s battle against the Islamic State, peer over the rubble in Fadhiliyah, Iraq on February 24, 2015.
Dying Alberta man fights with social security tribunal for disability benefits
Peter McClure of Spruce Grove, Alta. is shown in handout photo. McClure, 62, an Alberta man dying of lung and rectal cancer, has been seeking Canada Pension Plan disability benefits for 18 months after being told by officials that he doesn't qualify because his condition isn't serious enough
Rob Ford auctions tie he appears to have worn when he admitted smoking crack
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addresses media at City Hall in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov.5, 2013. Rob Ford has more items up for auction on eBay, including what appears to be the tie he wore on Nov. 5, 2013, when he admitted to smoking crack cocaine. In the eBay description, the former Toronto mayor says the tie is the "only one of these in existence" and features logos from NFL teams past and present. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Worker safety plan on track after deadly sawmill explosions in B.C.: adviser
Smoke rises as police tape surrounds Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012.
Nunavut prepares for ‘tsunami’ of youth, increases funding for education
A photograph of the Nunavut legislature chambers in Iqaluit in the Nunavut Territory of Canada on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. The territory says almost one-third of the population are under the age of 15, twice the percentage as the Canadian average.
Terrorism fears prompt RCMP to seek peace bond for Montreal man
Police tape demarking a crime scene.
Man accused of killing former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant, 2 others in NC
Harper unveils foreign vaccination funding, chides anti-vaxxers
Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Bill Gates in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.
Judge orders Oracle to keep hosting Oregon's Medicaid system, just days before expiration
Aboriginal leaders want round table to end with increased funding, action
Perry Bellegarde says the round table Friday is no substitute for a national inquiry sought by his group and others, but he does expect concrete action to result from the closed-door discussions.
Couple recount seeing Mountie shot at Alberta casino; say they have PTSD
An RCMP officer guards the scene where two officers were shot at the APEX Casino in St. Albert, Alberta on Saturday, January 17, 2015.
The Scout List: Crazy8s Film Festival, Warhol exhibition and all about owls
Andy Warhol’s 1962 screenprints of Marilyn Monroe.
Hot Ticket: Die Fledermaus
Baritone Hugh Russell plays the scheming Dr. Falke, and tenor Roger Honeywell plays Gabriel von Eisenstein in the operetta Die Fledermaus.
Duhatschek: Chicago’s championship aspirations take a turn for the worse
B.C. mom, daughter charged with animal cruelty after SPCA seizure
Tories scramble to address complaints of veterans ahead of federal vote
Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O'Toole speaks at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute conference on security and defence at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
Ten energy stocks for value investors betting on an oil rebound
CUPE Manitoba divided on NDP leadership support
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger enters to read his governments Speech From The Throne at a news conference and speaks to media at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Thursday, November 20, 2014. The leadership of the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees has endorsed Selinger in the NDP leadership race that culminates with a vote March 8.
MLB players are against many changes to pace of play, says Tony Clark
Former MLB baseball player and current executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association Tony Clark talks with writers after meeting with San Francisco Giants players in the clubhouse on his first stop to meet with players from all the MLB teams Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Qantas rebounds from record $2.6 billion full-year loss to post $162 million half-year profit
Turn the clock ahead and get serious about your retirement plan
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Nissan executive ‘Mr. K’ was the father of the Z sports car
In this July 9, 2002 file photo, Yutaka Katayama, a former president of Nissan Motor Co.s U.S. unit, speaks during an interview at his office in Tokyo.
Former Conservative MP wants to lead Alberta Wildrose
Former Conservative MP Brian Jean announces he is running for the leadership of Alberta's Wildrose Party during a news conferernce in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.
Witnesses testify on admissibility of evidence in Loretta Saunders homicide case
Mervin Leclair holds up a photo of murder victim Loretta Saunders during a vigil March 5, 2014 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. A pre-trial hearing resumed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax in the case of Blake Leggette and Victoria Henneberry, both of whom are charged with first-degree murder.
The four tech stocks to buy and hold for the long haul
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Why we can’t afford to raise the TFSA contribution limit
If the federal government were to double the allowable amount you can contribute to your tax-free savings account, you can bet that OAS, GIS and health-care spending will be put under strain.
Statistics Canada chief pledges to fill jobs, wages data gap
Canada's Chief Statistician Wayne Smith.
Amid presidential politics, Christie and Walker take different paths on union issues
Gov. Chris Christie, center left, greets Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, center right and Judge Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D., Acting Administrative Director of New Jersey Courts as he enters the Assembly Chamber for his Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Address in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Chris Pedota ) ONLINE OUT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO ARCHIVING; MANDATORY CREDIT
B.C. man accused in terror case wanted to be armed for Canada Day attack: trial
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video.
As Bombardier launches CS300, doubts remain for company’s success
CS300 flight test vehicle is seen during high speed taxi run.
In Miami, Obama professes confidence his immigration actions will be upheld in court
President Barack Obama gets off Air Force One upon his arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, Wednesday, Feb,. 25, 2015. Obama is taping an immigration town hall hosted by Telemundo and MSNBC at Florida International University. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Obama says he would veto stand-alone measure in Senate to repeal his actions on immigration
President Barack Obama, right, waves after posing for photographs with MSNBC host Jose Diaz-Balart after a town hall meeting on immigration at Florida International University, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Three top stock picks from Sprung Investment’s Michael Sprung
Michael Sprung is president of Sprung Investment Management Inc.
Chinese spies responsible for break-ins at African nuclear site: leaked documents
South African President Jacob Zuma is seen in this file photo. South Africa has denounced the leaking of its intelligence documents in the “spy cables” controversy, warning that the leak could inflict dangerous damage to its national security and its relations with other countries.
Trican Well Services swings to Q4 profit of $4.9M as revenue rises to $755.4M
Building-block maker's revenue helped by "The Lego Movie"
A toy brick artwork stands outside the entrance to the headquarters of Lego A/S in Billund, Denmark.
Puerto Rico appeals court rules that territory's $229 million deal with Doral Bank is void
Bill O'Reilly's book publishers stand behind him despite questions about his reporting
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)
Caution, democracy at work: Chong’s Reform Act passes
Conservative MP Michael Chong addresses a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday December 3, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Brazil looks to austerity as it sinks into an economic quagmire
Brian Milner
UN: North Korean company renames its ships in attempt to evade sanctions over nukes, missiles
Madonna tumbles down stairs but carries on at UK music's Brit Awards
Madonna performs onstage at the Brit Awards 2015 at the 02 Arena in London, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Harper government looks to tax break to gas up B.C. LNG
An artistic rendering of Pacific NorthWest LNG’s proposals for a liquefied natural gas dock, suspension bridge and export terminal on Lelu Island, near Prince Rupert in northwestern British Columbia. Source: Pacific NorthWest LNG
CUPE Manitoba backs Selinger in Manitoba NDP race, but some members don't follow
Morgan Stanley reaches $2.6 billion settlement with Justice Department over mortgages
FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, the Morgan Stanley logo is displayed on its Times Square building. Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle federal charges over its role in the mortgage bubble and subsequent financial crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Poloz eases toward central banking reinvention
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Vandalized fiber-optic line cripples Internet, phones, credit card readers in northern Arizona
A sign posted outside the Wells Fargo bank in Flagstaff, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, warns customers that deposits might not be posted to their accounts immediately because of an Internet and phone outage. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
FDA approves new antibiotic combination drug for hard-to-treat infections
Former Guatemalan president released from U.S. prison in bribery case
Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo was released from a suburban Denver prison where he had been incarcerated since last year.
Experts call for research into safety of anesthetic use in small children
Nickelodeon launching Noggin, a new mobile service for preschoolers with brand-new content
Constellation Software Q4 net earnings slumps 7 %; full-year profit up 11%
Worker safety plan on track after deadly sawmill explosions in B.C.: adviser
Toronto chef takes booze off the menu: Will he sink his business over principle?
Kinaxis stock soars as sales gain traction
Kinaxis is a “software as a service” cloud computing play.
Lindsay Lohan ordered to redo some community service hours; probation extended until May
FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London. A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015, ordered Lohan to re-do 125 hours of community service after a prosecutor determined the actress was given credit for time she spent performing in a London production of "Speed-the-Plow." (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
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Rob Stone will host Fox's prime-time coverage of the Women's World Cup
TransCanada sells stake in U.S. gas pipeline network
Russ Girling, President & CEO of TransCanada, meets with the Globe and Mail editorial board on May 13 2014.
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HEALTHBEAT: Animal studies raise question about possible anesthesia risk in babies, toddlers
Study: Nasty stomach bug, C-diff, sickening nearly half a million Americans a year
US safety agency orders air bag maker Takata to preserve parts for investigations
Miguel Castro is hard to miss at Blue Jays spring training
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Miguel Castro runs conditioning drills during morning workouts at Bobby Mattick Training Center.
Packers release inside linebacker A.J. Hawk
New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett (85) is tackled by Green Bay Packers' A.J. Hawk (50) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J.
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to threatening to blow up RCMP detachment
Mavericks suspend Rajon Rondo for one game
Rajon Rondo of the Dallas Mavericks sits on the bench during play against the Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Center on February 24, 2015 in Dallas.
Kings sign Kyle Clifford to five-year contract extension
Los Angeles Kings left wing Kyle Clifford, right, scuffles with Edmonton Oilers left wing Ryan Jones (28) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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Alberta premier Jim Prentice's political staff cut salaries by five per cent
Kate Taylor: What Australia can teach us about Canadian TV
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TTC approves plan to relieve security officers of batons on streetcar lines
A TTC streetcar heads west on Queens Quay West on Jan 12 2015.
NHL fines Sabres goalie Neuvirth for diving, embellishment
Nashville Predators centre Craig Smith battles for a loose puck in front of Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michal Neuvirth during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Buffalo.
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