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Cornwall, Ont., man abandoned puppy when he moved; dog found hiding in dryer
Edmonton-area teacher faces sex charges involving female student
New Brunswick woman jailed in connection with death of man in her care
Why more U.S. parents are refusing to have their children vaccinated
Amy Martin, a nurse, wears a Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights button before a legislative meeting about a bill that would loosen the state's strict vaccination laws, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 3, 2015. Mississippi is one of two states -- West Virginia is the other -- that permit neither religious nor philosophical exemptions to its vaccination program. "All medical treatments - medication, procedures - they all come with risk, " says Martin. (William Widmer/The New York Times
The best images from around the world for Feb. 4
It was either an executive MBA or a lifetime of regret
Jill Javier of Capital One has embarked on an executive MBA program at Rotman School of Management in Toronto.
Should you put your wineglasses in the dishwasher?
Don’t be so quick to raise a glass to Starbucks’ half-full wine-and-beer strategy
Denise Balkissoon
US Bank to pay $18M to customers of collapsed brokerage to settle suit alleging lax oversight
FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2010 file photo, Peregrine Financial Group, Inc., founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. poses for a photo at the company headquarters in Cedar Falls, Iowa. U.S. Bank will pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its lax oversight enabled Wasendorf to embezzle $215 million from customers, a judge ruled Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Waterloo Courier, Matthew Putney, File)
Saskatoon Health Region reverses decision to postpone non-emergency surgeries for 2 weeks
No certain path to compromise as lawmakers joust over immigration, Homeland Security funding
President Barack Obama meets with a group of "Dreamers" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The president is accusing opponents of his immigration action of failing to think about the "human consequences." The president spoke during an Oval Office meeting Wednesday with six of young immigrants who would be subject to eventual deportation under a bill passed by the House. The legislation would overturn Obama's executive actions limiting deportations for millions here illegally and giving them the ability to work. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Queen's U. investigates claim that health studies prof teaches anti-vaccine info
Boxes of single-doses vials of the measles-mumps-rubella virus vaccine are shown in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. A kinesiology and health studies professor has been teaching anti-vaccine messages to first year students at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. for the past several years. As the debate over the role vaccine refusal is playing in the spread of measles in North America, some Queen's students ¬ present and past -- took to social media to question why Health 102 students are being subjected to teaching that runs counter to science.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Damian Dovarganes
Billionaire Warren Buffett says he doesn't expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates in 2015
Queen’s students say instructor teaches that vaccines are harmful
Queen’s University is under fire after students complained that one of its instructors has been teaching for several years that vaccines are harmful.
ICAO moves quickly to implement new standard for global tracking of aircraft
ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu speaks to the media during a news conference at the International Civil Aviation Organization global safety meeting Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Target Canada liquidation sales get green light, will start Thursday
People arrive to shop at a Target store in Toronto on Thursday, January 15, 2015.
Ronalds Kenins making solid early impression with Vancouver Canucks
Alberta Crown stays illegal tobacco charges against former First Nation chief
Ronalds Kenins making solid early impression with Canucks
Vancouver Canucks forward Ronalds Kenins, left, celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Bo Hovat, centre, and defenceman Adam Clendening during the third period at Rogers Arena.
Basquiat’s unique brand of celebrity descends upon the AGO
Jean-Michel Basquiat, surrounded by his work in this 1985 file photo, ‘didn’t want to be a black artist. He wanted to be a famous artist,’ his friend, painter Arden Scott, has said.
Researchers link common over-the-counter drugs to dementia
New research suggests that some over-the-counter drugs increases the risk of neurodegeneration in adults over the age of 65.
Veteran launches review of decision to deny long-term disability benefits
Too soon to call a bottom with Canadian Oil Sands stock
Canadian Oil Sands is the largest shareholder of Alberta's Syncrude oil sands operation.
Wal-Mart driver loses bid to delay Tracy Morgan's lawsuit over New Jersey crash that killed 1
FILE - In this April 9, 2014 file photo, actor Tracy Morgan attends the FX Networks Upfront premiere screening of "Fargo" at the SVA Theater in New York. A federal judge has ruled against a Wal-Mart driver involved in a crash that killed a comic and severely injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and several others. Driver Kevin Roper had filed a motion to delay Morgan's lawsuit against Wal-Mart stemming from the June 7 crash in New Jersey. Roper faces criminal charges in state court. He's not a defendant in Morgan's federal lawsuit but wanted the suit delayed until his criminal case could be resolved. Roper said his right to a fair trial could be affected. On Tuesday, a judge ruled against Roper and allowed the lawsuit to proceed. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Bobbi Kristina Brown tweeted often about a husband, but dad's lawyer says they never married
A need for change in the unbalanced approach to Alzheimer’s
In an undated handout photo, Julianne Moore portrays a college professor who learns she has Alzheimer's disease in the film "Still Alice." The movie is also a vessel to explore many of the financial issues that families need to address when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or any other disease that causes cognitive impairment.
Is it worth trying a 'digital detox'? Experts suggest that might be overkill
Andrew Sullivan of Newsweek/Daily Beast, left, and Aaron Tone arrive at the Booksellers area of the White House in Washington for the State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha on March 14, 2012. Actor Patton Oswalt announced a voluntary summer hiatus from social media. And more recently, writer Andrew Sullivan went a step further in his bid to unplug by announcing an undetermined break from blogging after more than a decade. Should the need for the occasional digital detox be seen as essential to avoid tech burnout? THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charles Dharapak
Russia's ambitious military modernization effort continues despite economic downturn
FILE - In this Saturday, March 1, 2014 file photo, a Ukrainian man stands in protest in front of gunmen in unmarked uniforms as they stand guard in Balaklava, on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Crimea. With hundreds of new aircraft, tanks and missiles rolling off assembly lines and Russian jets buzzing European skies under NATO’s wary eye, it doesn’t look like Russia’s economic woes have had any impact on the Kremlin’s ambitious military modernization program. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov, File)
A collection of ‘story songs’ make up The Road Forward
Jennifer Kreisberg, left, and Marie Clements teamed up to make the theatrical musical The Road Forward.
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne cleared to return from injured knee
In this Oct. 11, 2014 photo, Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne is introduced before an NHL hockey game between the Predators and the Dallas Stars in Nashville, Tenn.
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist to sit out versus Bruins
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save against the Florida Panthers during the first period at Madison Square Garden.
He says sell the house to pay debts, she says stay
Hands hold on to a model of a house.
Air Canada inks tentative deal with U.S. airport, cargo and call centre workers
A list of the victims along B.C.'s Highway of Tears
Lana Derrick is shown in this undated RCMP handout. Lana Derrick is on a list of the 18 women and girls whose deaths and disappearances are part of the RCMP's investigation of the Highway of Tears in British Columbia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/RCMP
Ottawa terror suspect barred from communicating with several people
A judge has barred terrorism suspect Awso Peshdary from communicating with several people.
'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins tops Maclean's fiction list
Gordie Howe’s family mourns younger brother days before celebrity dinner
Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe and his brother, New York Rangers' Vic Howe, pose in this 1951 photo
House prices dive, food bank use is up as latest mining bust hits Labrador town
The Wabush mine is shown in a Sept.6, 2012 file photo from the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources. An administrative assistant and a safety officer were both let go along with about 500 other workers who lost their jobs when the Wabush iron ore mine closed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
I heart you. Ventricles, arteries, chambers and all
NFL won’t fine Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch for his Super Bowl antics
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch wears a mask during warm-ups befire the start of Super Bowl XLIX
Glitter bombs: more whimper than an evil bang
Dave McGinn opens a glitter bomb.
My moms thought their right to marry was wonderful. I had to face the kids at school
P.K. Subban fined $2,000 for diving
Montreal Canadiens' P.K. Subban was warned once but now has been fined for diving
Officials say federally run health exchange has signed up 7.5M; state markets have 2.4M
ICAO approves new conflict risk zone plan
A delegate walks past a banner during a break at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) global safety meeting in Montreal Feb. 4.
PK Subban diving video
A DIY home renovation is rarely easy, fast or cheap
Obama wants to eliminate stand-alone Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 5 other agencies
Despite pressure, these model portfolios perform
Gordon Pape has included BCE in one of his conservative mini-portfolios aimed at conservative investors without a large sum to invest.
Problems seen for GOP, not just Obama, if justices invalidate health subsidies for millions
FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, supporters of health care reform rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the final day of arguments regarding the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Nearly five years after Obama signed his health care overhaul into law, the Supreme Court will again get to decide its fate. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Woo your Valentine with these sweet DIY napkins
A festive table setting can give a Valentine's Day dinner at home that extra special touch.
The quick growth of Asian airlines creates challenge: how to train enough pilots
This image taken from video provided by TVBS shows a commercial airplane clipping an elevated roadway just before it careened into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72 prop-jet aircraft had 58 people aboard. (AP Photo/TVBS) TAIWAN OUT; ATV HONG KONG OUT;
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
A modest life of cutting wood, picking stocks leads to millions in surprise donations
In this December 2011 photo, Connie Howe pours coffee for Ronald Read, left, and Dave Smith during the Charlie Slate Memorial Christmas breakfast at the American Legion in Brattleboro, Vt. Read, a former gas station employee and janitor who died in June 2014 at age 92, had a long-time habit of foraging for firewood but also had a hidden talent for picking stocks. After his death he bequeathed $6 million to his local library and hospital. (AP Photo/Brattleboro Reformer, File)
The future of craft quilting in a digital world
Libs Elliott quilting.
Authorities: 11 cars of freight train derail in Iowa; 3 cars catch fire, 3 plunge into river
Crafts: Work hard, keep it simple, and other tips from successful craft bloggers
This undated photo provided by Karen Bertelsen shows the blogger, Bertelsen, in Toronto. Craft blogging takes long hours and dedication, according to those who make a decent living at it, including Bertelsen, a Canadian television entertainment host who's blogged at The Art of Doing Stuff for five years. She advises posting beautiful photos and engaging with regular readers -- answer their questions, respond to their emails. "If they know you're a person, they'll come back," says Bertelsen. (AP Photo/Karen Bertelsen)
Surely we can agree on lunch: Maine lobster, Virginia ham on menu at bipartisan Senate lunch
From left, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. arrive for a bipartisan lunch in the Kennedy Caucus Room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Could help Ronald Smith: Montana politician wants death penalty gone
Ronald Smith is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Montana politicians will try once again to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty - something that would have a direct impact on death-row Canadian Smith. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Former B.C. prof gets probation for secretly recording people in change room
Cowboys’ RB Randle arrested in marijuana case after domestic violence call
Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle
The next big IPO out of Israel is just a few clicks away
Critics may love to accuse Outbrain Inc. and Taboola of degrading publishers’ websites with tacky content, but the Israeli companies have investors’ attention because readers are clicking away
California lawmakers applaud $5 million in president's budget for earthquake warning system
On trip to bolster foreign policy credentials, New Jersey's Chris Christie avoids the subject
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center, with his wife Mary Pat, leave 11 Downing Street after having lunch with Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in London Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Liberals to support Conservative anti-terror bill, will address the ‘gaps’ later
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.
Outlook for the Canadian dollar: Lower (maybe much lower) for longer
Michael Babad
Victims' lawyers: Evidence shows Saudi Arabia 'knowingly and directly' aided 9-11 hijackers
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Sherburne County Sheriff Office, Zacarias Moussaoui is shown. Lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say in a lawsuit that they have amassed new evidence that agents of Saudi Arabia "knowingly and directly" helped the hijackers. They say they have obtained sworn testimony from Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker to support their claims. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington said in a statement Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, that Moussaoui's claims come from a "deranged criminal" and there is no evidence to support them.(AP Photo/Sherburne County, Minn., Sheriff's Office, File)
Mexico is clobbering Canada in export growth
A business man rides a segway in Avenida Reforma, in the financial district of Mexico City, May 12 2012.
TransCanada CEO: EPA’s call for further Keystone XL review a delay tactic
In this Jan. 16, 2015 photo, trees dominate a field through which the Keystone XL pipeline is planned to run, near Bradshaw, Neb. Officials with TransCanada said Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, they've filed paperwork in nine counties to acquire access to land that's needed for the construction and operation of the pipeline.
TransCanada CEO says EPA's call for further Keystone XL review a delay tactic
TransCanada's president and CEO Russ Girling answers questions at the pipe yard for the Houston Lateral Project Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The project will be a component of the Keystone Pipeline system. Girling says suggestions that the environmental impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline be revisited in light of lower crude prices are merely a tactic to delay the project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Pat Sullivan
Two men face charges in connection with carjackings in Markham, north of Toronto
Alberta's premier seeks to soothe a bruised oilsands reputation in Washington
Alberta, Canada Premier Jim Prentice gestures during his keynote address at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington,Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. Prentice spoke about free trade and an importance of an integrated North America energy economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Montreal mayor invites Pope Francis to visit city in 2017
Pope Francis, second left, shares a word with Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, right, during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Feb. 4, 2015.
Defrocked priest sentenced to 19 years for sexually abusing Inuit children
Eric Dejaeger leaves an Iqaluit courtroom on Jan. 20, 2011.
Former Arctic priest Eric Dejaeger sentenced to 19 years for sex offences
Eric Dejaeger is shown in an undated Interpol photo. The defrocked Arctic priest has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for dozens of sex offences against Inuit children.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Interpol
Field Trip’s 2015 lineup announcement shows the music festival is growing up
Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes.
Gordie Howe's family mourns younger brother's death days before celebrity dinner
Hockey great Gordie Howe watches the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks play during an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on November 14, 2013. Howe's family is grieving after the death of the hockey legend's younger brother.Vic Howe, who played three seasons for the NHL's New York Rangers in the 1950s, died on Saturday in Moncton, N.B.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario allocates $75 million to cut home care wait times to five-day maximum
Montreal mayor extends invitation to Pope Francis to visit city in 2017
Boston celebrates another Super Bowl win
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks on as his son, Benjamin hugs a Vince Lombardi Trophy during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz.
Budget cuts to RCMP’s Highway of Tears probe greeted with anger in B.C.
A billboard stands as a warning and memorial to those that have been killed or gone missing near Terrace along Highway 16, also know as the Highway of Tears, near Smithers, B.C., on May 10, 2014.
Now Trending: Game of Thrones-themed restaurant set to pop up
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a scene from Game of Thrones.
Deaths of mother, son found in Prince Edward Island home not suspicious
Police investigate apparent murder of 55-year-old woman in Vancouver Island home
Postmaster general: Postal Service seeks revenue sources beyond regular mail, package delivery
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 file photo, Postmaster General Megan Brennan is seen in Washington. The nation’s new postmaster general says the U.S Postal Service is looking beyond its regular mail and package delivery for new sources of revenue. And that means building on what Megan J. Brennan calls its “core competency” _ the delivery of goods. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
U.S. subprime lending revs up auto sales
Carl Mortished
Via Rail suspects wanted Canada ‘to burn’
Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser are charged in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail passenger train
Price of crude slumps again as US inventories rise more than expected, ending a 4-day rally
Democrats say GOP plan for replacing Obama health care overhaul would hurt consumers
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A small, influential group of Republicans in search of a health care replacement intends to propose tax credits to help lower-income individuals and families purchase insurance, while simultaneously jettisoning the highly controversial coverage requirement in the current law, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Man United boss Louis van Gaal charged for implying referee bias
Manchester United's Dutch manager Louis van Gaal walks off after the FA Cup fourth round replay football match between Manchester United and Cambridge United
The Rainforest Alliance reaches a legal settlement with Resolute Forest Products
Another study says too much running is bad for you, but there’s more to the story
Three men facing charges in thefts of vehicles left to warm up north of Toronto
Stampeders sign running back/kick returner Jock Sanders to an extension
Jock Sanders of the Calgary Stampeders runs with the ball against Bo Lokombo of the BC Lions
Time to get greedy over Canadian bank stocks?
The corner of Bay Street and Adelaide streets in the heart of Toronto’s financial district.
Rockets’ star Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection on knee
Houston Rockets centre Dwight Howard
Likely '16 contender Jeb Bush calls for dramatically expanding immigration of skilled workers
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at a Economic Club of Detroit meeting in Detroit Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Detroit event is the first in a series of stops that Bush's team is calling his "Right to Rise" tour. That's also the name of the political action committee he formed in December 2014 to allow him to explore a presidential run. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Facts on the economic bust in Wabush, N.L., after collapse of iron ore prices
Should we be surprised by latest MMA doping scandal?
John Lineker and Ian McCall battle in a flyweight bout during UFC 183
RCMP warned B.C. government budget cuts would hamper Highway of Tears probe
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Craig Callens, the Commanding Officer of the RCMP in British Columbia, attends a news conference in Vancouver on Monday Dec. 17, 2012. Callens warned the provincial government last year that cutting the force's budget would hamper its ability to investigate missing and murdered women along the so-called Highway of Tears.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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