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Man accused in Halifax chemicals case to apply for bail on Friday
Kate Taylor: Will the CRTC get the future right as it begins dismantling Cancon?
Kate Taylor
The best images from around the world for March 12
Glenn Greenwald, Cormac McCarthy among winners of Academy of Arts and Letters prizes
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald arrives for a news conference in Munich, southern Germany. Greenwald and novelist Cormac McCarthy are among the recipients of prizes handed out by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Greenwald, who helped disclose the government’s massive surveillance programs, has won a $10,000 Arts and Letters award for “exceptional accomplishment in any genre.” His reporting for The Guardian helped the paper win a Pulitzer in 2014 and he was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “Citizen Four.” (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
National Post appeals defamation ruling in B.C. politician’s lawsuit
Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver on the day of his swearing-in in Victoria, June 6, 2013.
CBS crime-focused newsmagazine '48 Hours' looking to involve viewers in solving cold cases
With Ebola waning, attention turns to children left unvaccinated against measles, others risks
In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, a boy listens to school classes broadcast over the radio, due to the Ebola virus outbreak in Sierra Leone school's across the country have been closed in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization says Thursday, March 12, 2015, its tally of Ebola deaths has passed the grim milestone of 10,000, mostly in West Africa. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)
Raise a glass this St. Patrick’s Day to robust, modern Irish whisky
Beppi Crosariol
Princess Cruises partners with Oscar-winning Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2009 file photo, composer Stephen Schwartz poses in Santa Barbara, Calif. Schwartz, best known as the enormously successful composer behind "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked," will create four musicals to debut onboard Princess cruise ships, the cruise line announced Thursday, March 12, 2015. Princess Cruises called it a “first-of-its-kind cruise industry partnership” with such a big name from Broadway and Hollywood. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)
’Ruth, Mantle, Will Ferrell’: Comedian storms 5 spring training ballparks, plays 9 positions
Actor Will Ferrell warms up at shortstop for the Oakland Athletics prior to the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz.
Growing up as the child of a palliative-care physician, I learned about sacrifice
Feds set tougher standards for rail tank cars with 2025 deadline
Alabama agency ends a probe into events surrounding the publication of Harper Lee's new novel
National Post appeals $50,000 libel suit launched by B.C. environmentalist
Newfoundland health authority releases review recommending ways of improving lab
After Ghomeshi scandal, new 'Q' host Shad hopes to offer a 'clean slate'
Shad, the new host of CBC Radio's "Q," poses at the CBC headquarters in Toronto on Thursday, March 12, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Telling everyone he's 'a five-tool guy,' Will Ferrell blitzes spring training parks
FILE - In this July 18, 2012, file photo, comedian Will Ferrell, left, talks with fans after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago. Ferrell will appear in at least two Arizona spring training games on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The Chicago White Sox confirmed the star of "Anchorman" and many other movies will appear in their game against the San Francisco Giants in Glendale and the San Diego Padres say he will play in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Peoria. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Provincial government looking at privatizing Service Nova Scotia registries
Saints agree to free-agent deal with Brandon Browner
New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner.
Transgender teen activist Jazz Jennings, family, featured in TLC summer documentary series
FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Jazz Jennings arrives at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the JW Marriott, in Los Angeles. The TLC channel will air a documentary series about transgender teen activist Jennings and her family. The channel said Thursday, March 12, 2015, that the 11-episode series will follow the daily lives of 14-year-old Jazz, who was born male, her parents, siblings and grandparents. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Ontario pulling out of plan to create first urban national park
Then-environment minister Peter Kent shows off part of what would be Rouge National Urban Park in Scarborough, Ont., on May 25, 2012.
How do I tell my co-worker he eats too loudly at his desk?
David Eddie
Leah McLaren: How men’s rights groups are distorting the debate about equality
Leah McLaren
'Revenge of the Nerds' actor Robert Carradine cited in crash that injured him, his wife
FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, "King of the Nerds" co-hosts Robert Carradine, left, and Curtis Armstrong attend the TNT and TBS 2013 Upfront at the Hammerstein Ballroom, in New York. Carradine has been cited for careless driving for a crash that injured himself and his wife, Edith, in Colorado. The accident happened March 5, 2015, near Dolores in the state’s southwestern corner. The Colorado State Patrol says the 60-year-old “Revenge of the Nerds” star crossed into the oncoming lane on Colorado Highway 145, crashing into a tractor-trailer. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Jets bring back Antonio Cromartie on four-year deal
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, file photo, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antonio Cromartie (31)smiles during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Glendale, Ariz.
Shayne Saskiw of Wildrose party is quitting politics, denounces 'flawed' system
Undersized spuds, blemished apples now sold by Loblaw as 'Naturally Imperfect'
By the numbers: minimum wages across Canada
Second City kills with comedy, while SNL’s Kate McKinnon makes less of an impression
Kevin Whalen, from left, Etan Muskat, Ashley Botting, Leigh Cameron, Kyle Dooley and Kirsten Rasmussen perform in Second City's How to Kill a Comedian.
How to improve your memory: Write it down
In a study published last year in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that not only are people better able to remember handwritten notes, but the shortcomings of typing still persist even when laptop-loyal note-takers are warned about them ahead of time.
Inmate who made helicopter escape in 2013 faces two first-degree murder charges
Is solar having its ‘shale’ moment?
Carl Mortished
Victoria bomb-plot suspects cruised downtown in search of ideal spot, trial hears
John Stewart Nuttall, 38, and Amanda Marie Korody, 28 appear in court in Surrey, B.C. in July2013.
B.C. raises minimum wage 20 cents to $10.45; future increases tied to inflation
Nova Scotia justice minister rejects Opposition calls for review of jail
The meaning behind The Mystic Highway
For this year’s Juno awards celebrations, City of Hamilton’s music office commissioned a mural from the artist and Juno-winning musician Tom Wilson.
Alberta Energy Regulator to inspect integrity of 65 energy industry dams
Can money buy that warm, fuzzy feeling? We hired professional cuddlers to find out
Marylen Reid and her staff demonstrate their professional cuddle techniques at Stanley Park, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 8, 2015. Marylen Reid is the owner of Cuddlery, a service that offers professional cuddle sessions for a fee. Left to right: Marylen Reid, James Twigg, Alex (no last name provided), Alana Raimova.
Chicago activist gets 18 months for not disclosing 1969 bombing convictions
Quality over quantity: CRTC to lower quotas on Canadian content on the tube
Jean-Pierre Blais, CRTC chairman, delivers a speech at a Canadian Club of Ottawa event at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Disney developing sequel to blockbuster 'Frozen,' investors vote down shareholder proposals
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2013 file photo, Chairman and CEO, Bob Iger, of The Walt Disney Company, addresses the audience at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles' 2013 Rising Stars Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Disney said Thursday, March 12, 2015, it is developing a sequel to its hit "Frozen" movie and will release a new "Star Wars" movie in 2017. The Walt Disney Co. also said at its annual meeting in San Francisco that investors had voted down shareholder proposals that would have separated the CEO and chairman role. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Ottawa to provide up to $32M to twin busy Saskatchewan highway by fall 2018
Disney announces plans for Frozen 2
Elsa in a scene from Frozen.
B.C. to raise minimum wage to $10.45/hr, ending three-year freeze
Tired? Headaches? Iron deficiency could be to blame
Univision fires Emmy winner Rodner Figueroa for comment on Michelle Obama
Ninth woman alleges sexual assault by former Team Canada ski coach: police
B.C. terror suspect initially unsure about targeting legislature in attack
John Nuttall, left, holding a Qur'an, and Amanda Korody appear in provincial court in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in an artist's sketch. Nuttall said he thought his alleged plot to detonate pressure-cooker bombs in Victoria on Canada Day in 2013 would "change the world," even as he struggled to pick a target.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Felicity Don
The ‘daycation’: Take advantage of great rates at top hotels
Day-use rates allow travellers to work and relax before flying home.
Let it go (again)! Disney announces sequel to animated mega-hit 'Frozen,' return of directors
FILE - This image released by Disney shows Elsa the Snow Queen, voiced by Idina Menzel, in a scene from the animated feature "Frozen." The Walt Disney Co. has announced plans to make a sequel to the animated mega-hit “Frozen.” In the company’s annual shareholders meeting in San Francisco on Thursday, March 12, 2015, Disney executives officially announced plans for “Frozen 2.”(AP Photo/Disney)
Agreement reached on guidelines for Lindsay Lohan community service in reckless driving case
FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a venue in central London. A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday March 11, 2015, approved new guidelines for Lohan to complete her community service with a London-based charity as part of her sentence in a 2012 reckless driving case. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)
Transat cutting costs as it seeks to restore profit after weak quarter
Air Transat president andCEO Jean-Marc Eustache speaks to shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Montreal.
Accused in Clinton, Ont., double shooting case changes mind, re-hires lawyer
Alberta financial adviser appeals murder conviction of disabled client
Greek prime minister promises to meet debt promises for now, even without an immediate loan
A woman sits at the entrance of a souvenir shop at Monastiraki tourist district in Athens, on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Talks between Greece and its creditors began in Brussels on Wednesday to cement a series of reforms Athens must implement in order to get the remaining bailout funds released and avoid bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Lily James moved to tears by 'Cinderella' message
Actor Lily James participates in AOL's BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the new film "Cinderella" at AOL Studios on Monday, March 9, 2015, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
'Star Wars: Episode VIII' snags a May 2017 release date; first stand-alone movie gets a title
PEI Premier calls for accountability rules on expense accounts
CHARLOTTETOWN,PEI - Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan speaks with media at the Murchison Centre in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Monday, March 2, 2015. Photo by Nathan Rochford
Point streak over, Connor McDavid focused on OHL playoff charge
Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters
Packed pickup: police pull over truck for speeding, find 17 people crammed in
Indonesian apparel maker in hot water over sexist washing instructions
Michael Babad
UN tally of Ebola-related deaths passes 10,000 mark as infections persist in West Africa
In this photo taken on Monday, March 2, 2015, a health care worker wears his Ebola virus protective gear before entering a high risk zone at an Ebola virus clinic operated by the International Medical Corps in Makeni, Sierra Leone. According to the head of the national Ebola response Centre, complacent behavior in Sierra Leone has led to a worrying spike in confirmed Ebola cases over the past week in four districts, Alfred Palo Conteh said Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)
Activists, aboriginals fear anti-terror bill will tread on rights
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney comments on the arrest of a man plotting to blow up the U.S. consulate and buildings in Toronto's financial district, in the foyer outside the House of Commons in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 11, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What Canada should learn from Europe about gender quotas
Erin Anderssen
RCMP warn of Peachland, B.C., man charged in numerous sex assaults against kids
Rising stock prices and home values boost US household wealth to record $83 trillion
FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, a woman uses an ATM machine in downtown Pittsburgh. The Federal Reserve reports on household wealth for the October-December quarter of 2014 on Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Eric Clapton to celebrate 70th birthday with Madison Square Garden shows May 1-2
FILE - In this April 14, 2013 file photo, Eric Clapton performs at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Clapton announced Thursday March 12, 2015, that he will celebrate his 70th birthday with two shows at Madison Square Garden on May 1-2. He turns 70 on March 30. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Ten first timers on Canada’s roster for women’s world championship
Hayley Wickenheiser won't play for Canada at upcoming women's world hockey championship
Kevin Bacon and eggs: U.S. industry group taps actor to push up egg sales
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P.E.I. premier calls for new accountability rules for expense accounts
Ontario is now measles-free, health minister says
A nurse loads a syringe with vaccine for injection in Victoria, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004. As Quebec health officials deal with a measles outbreak affecting 119 people, a new study says Canada needs a national database to help prevent and deal with future incidents.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
Germany's Commerzbank paying $1.45B in settlements over sanctions violations with US, NY
Canada's world women's hockey roster reflects goals of winning now and in 2018
Canada's Jamie Lee Rattray congratulates goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer after beating Sweden 2-0 at the Four Nations Cup women's hockey tournament in Kamloops, B.C. on November 4, 2014. Canada's roster for the upcoming women's world hockey championship features 10 players making their debut in the tournament. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett
Elisha Cuthbert gives the old-fashioned sitcom a try with 'One Big Happy'
Elisha Cuthbert, a cast member in the television series "One Big Happy," poses at the NBCUniversal 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. Cuthbert is giving the old-fashioned sitcom a try with the show "One Big Happy." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga will join George Takei's musical 'Allegiance' on Broadway
FILE - This Oct. 15, 2010 file photo shows Filipino singer Lea Salonga performing on World Food Day, at the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) headquarters in Rome. Salonga will join the cast of George Takei's musical "Allegiance" on Broadway. The Broadway veteran played the lead female role Kei Kimura when the musical made its sold-out premiere in 2012 at the Old Globe in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Pakistani-born brothers plead guilty to terror plot targeting NYC landmarks
The skyline of midtown Manhattan in New York is seen at sunset from Jersey City, New Jersey June 3, 2012.
Police probe says conviction unlikely against Saskatoon councillor over leak
CRTC proposes looser rules if CraveTV, Shomi are offered to all
Rogers and Shaw have teamed up to launch a subscription video-on-demand service. Rogers Media president Keith Pelley says he believes the user interface of "Shomi" is better than Netflix.
CRTC rewrites Canadian content quotas on television
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais takes part in a news conference in Gatineau, Quebec June 27, 2013.
BuzzFeed to expand Canadian operations
Buzzfeed’s Benny Johnson, the site’s viral politics editor and specialized in list-based articles about political news, was fired over plagiarism.
How Larry Ellison’s $103-million pay is a good deal for investors
Co-founder and Chief Executive of Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison introduces the company's latest SPARC servers at Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores, Calif., March 26, 2013.
Organization calls whale crash that killed Canadian unprecedented
In this photo provided by the Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente (PROFEPA), shows a boat which collided with a grey whale near the beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Thursday, March 12, 2015. Mexican authorities said that a 35-year-old Canadian woman has died and two other tourists were injured near the beach resort when a surfacing grey whale crashed onto their boat as they came back from a snorkel tour.
Coca-Cola pays CEO $18.1 million for last year after company fails to meet own targets
Four-time defending champ Ravens open CIS tournament with rout of Huskies
Carleton Ravens Thomas Scrubb drives at Saskatchewan Huskies Trevor Severinski
Parenteau returns to Canadiens lineup following agent’s tweets
Montreal Canadiens forward Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau celebrates with teammate Alexei Emelin
The most alarming thing about Canada’s housing market is routinely ignored
Kevin Carmichael
Ontario is now - 'knock on wood' - measles free: health minister
Boy hunting pigeons on roof with pellet gun causes partial shutdown of southeast Idaho city
NYC mayor to unveil plan to calm Rikers Island amid persistent jail violence, use of force
FILE - In this March 2, 2015, file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference about Homeland Security funding in New York. The mayor will meet correction officers Thursday, March 12, 2015, and tour a newly opened 250-bed unit for inmates jail officials call the department’s most dangerous at the Rikers Island jail complex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Top gold forecaster sees Fed doling out more pain
An employee picks up a one kilogram gold bar with a Korea Exchange Inc. (KRX) tag at the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) Ilsan Center in Goyang, South Korea, on March 21, 2014.
Province on track to create 2,600 care beds: seniors minister
On eve of conference, Egyptian president passes investment laws to attract foreign funds
Houston Ship Channel fully reopens after collision of 2 vessels closed section since Monday
This photo shows the damaged hull of the Carla Maersk, a chemical tanker, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in the Houston Ship Channel. Three cargo tanks on the Danish-flagged Carla Maersk were ruptured when it collided with the Liberian bulk carrier Conti Peridot. A cause of the collision has not been determined. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Billy Smith II)
Prosecution seeks 12 years for Canadian in Indonesian sex-abuse case
Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman sits on the defendant's chair prior to the start of his trial hearing at South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 2, 2014.
Two Vancouver Island men face child porn charges in separate cases: RCMP
Seven Generations eyeing deals for low-cost supply
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.’s Kakwa River project.
Another Harper staffer tapped for Canadian Olympic Committee
The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Different paths, similar big league goals for Pompey brothers
While Dalton Pompey tries to capture the Blue Jays starting centre fielder job at spring training in Dunedin, Fla., his younger brother Tristan will be forging his own path as an outfielder with the junior national team, which trains just down the road in St. Petersburg.
Comedy writer's life inspires new NBC sitcom 'One Big Happy'
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, Liz Feldman speaks on stage during the "One Big Happy" panel at the NBC 2015 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. Feldman turned a painful personal episode into the NBC comedy series "One Big Happy." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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