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Israel’s nail-biter election: Three things to watch out for today
An Israeli soldier casts his ballot for the parliamentary election behind a mobile voting booth at an army base on Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank City of Nablus March 17, 2015. Millions of Israelis voted on Tuesday in a tightly fought election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to defeat a strong campaign by the centre-left opposition to deny him a fourth term in office.
China’s one-child policy achieved nothing. So would a two-child policy
Doug Saunders
'It is a gift' - Julie Andrews leads the 50th anniversary party for 'The Sound of Music'
This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment shows, from left, Angela Cartwright, as Brigitta, Chairmian Carr, as Liesl, Julie Andrews, as Maria, Heather Menzies, as Louisa, and Debbie Turner, as Marta, in a scene during the song, "Do-Re-Mi," from the film, "The Sound of Music." The 1965 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. To honor the milestone, 20th Century Fox is releasing a five-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD collector's edition, the soundtrack is being re-released, the film will be screened at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood later this month and to over 500 movie theaters in April 2015. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
Phil Klay, Leslie Jamison among nominees for awards given by PEN American Center
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, Phil Klay, winner of the National Book Award for fiction, attends the 65th Annual National Book Awards in New York. Klay and the author of Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick, Cynthia Bond, are among the nominees on the longlist of awards handed out by the PEN American Center.Klay’s “Redeployment” and Bond’s “Ruby” are among the 10 contenders for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for debut fiction, for which the winner receives $25,000. (AP Photo/National Book Foundation, Robin Platze, Filer)
Nexen, owned by China's CNOOC, to cut 400 jobs amid industry downturn
N.S. sex-assault victim says being outed on Facebook blindsided her
A Nova Scotia woman, whose name is protected by a publication ban, was posted to a Facebook group page in support of Lyle Howe, who was convicted last year of sexually assaulting her. David Winslow Sparks has pleaded guilty to violating the publication ban.
Aspirin users with common genes may get less colon cancer; pills as prevention not advised yet
FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 file photo shows packages of aspirin on the shelves of a drugstore in Chicago. In results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, aspirin users were less likely than nonusers to get colon or rectal cancer if they had genetic traits found in about 90 percent of the participants. Cancer patients were less likely to have the beneficial traits, and less likely to be frequent aspirin users. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Talbot helps Rangers soar in absence of injured Lundqvist
New York Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot
Choose your investment firm wisely or you’ll pay the price
Hands stretched out and holding a stack of Canadian $20 and $2 coins.
Sex assault victim says she was blindsided when her name was posted on Facebook
David Winslow Sparks talks with reporters at his sentencing hearing at provincial court in Dartmouth, N.S. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Sparks pleaded guilty in January to violating a publication ban by posting the name of a sexual assault victim on a Facebook group page in support of Lyle Howe, who was convicted last year of sexually assaulting her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
In photos: The best looking classics at Amelia Island Concours
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, which was raced that year by Sir Stirling Moss
Nexen to cut 400 jobs in response to falling oil prices
Nexen's Long Lake Phase 1 integrated oil sands facility.
Breast biopsy accuracy varies, especially with pre-cancer conditions, experimental study says
Regina hospital's new equipment allows patients to get under the knife faster
Lucky Berkshire Hathaway investors to get chance to sleep in Warren Buffett's childhood home
This March 2015 photo provided by home-sharing service Airbnb shows Warren Buffett's bedroom at his childhood home at 2501 N. 53rd Street in central Omaha, Neb. Airbnb is offering a free three-night stay at the home around the company's May 2, 2015 annual meeting as a way to promote its services. Shareholders who want to stay at the three-bedroom house must submit short essays and prove they own Berkshire stock. (AP Photo/Airbnb, Dana Damewood)
Hot Docs festival announces lineup, including films about comedy and the dark side of the Internet
Hot Docs' opening night film, <em>Tig</em>, is a profile of the stand-up comic Tig Notaro that was made in the wake of a notorious August 2012 performance she gave only days after learning she had breast cancer.
Unionized workers at Cape Breton daycare on strike after failed conciliation
'Five Nights at Freddy's 3' top paid iPhone app in Canada
Chartwell Retirement to sell U.S. business, focus on Canadian holdings
Move over, Julie. A look at some other Marias in 'The Sound of Music'
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2000 file photo, actress Florence Henderson smiles during a photo session in New York. "The Brady Bunch" star played Maria in the national touring company of "The Sound of Music" in 1961. She sang "The Hills Are Alive" at the 1971 Tony Awards. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, File)
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell pleads no contest to 2nd DUI; gets jail time, rehab
FILE - In this D'Iberville, Miss., Police Department file photo released on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell poses for a photograph. Former 3 Doors Down bassist Harrell has pleaded no contest to a second-offense drug-related charge of driving while impaired. Authorities say Harrell was found slumped behind the wheel of an SUV in February 2014. (AP Photo/D'Iberville Police Department, File)
Fresh blood no better for transfusions, Canadian-led study shows
A new study suggests freshly donated blood is not better than older blood when it is transfused into severely ill patients. A bag of blood is shown at a clinic in Montreal, Thursday, November 29, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack top album on iTunes in Canada
Concrete falls onto downtown Toronto highway, causes lane closure
Marine Atlantic ferry stuck in heavy ice in Cabot Strait off Cape Breton
Maple Leafs’ Kadri to have NHL hearing for head shot on Oilers’ Fraser
Edmonton Oilers Matt Fraser is helped off the ice after getting hit by Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri
Only 15 per cent will benefit from Tories’ ‘family tax cut’: budget watchdog
Canada's Finance Minister Joe Oliver stands to speak during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa March 10, 2015. Mr. Oliver has remained coy as to his plans for releasing the federal budget and has not ruled out waiting beyond April.
Penn State president: Frat posting of nude pictures sad, offensive; students could be expelled
This Tuesday, March 17, 2015 photo shows The Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house at Penn State University in State College, Pa. The fraternity has been suspended as police investigate allegations that members used a private, invitation-only Facebook page to post photos of nude and partly nude women in sexual and other embarrassing positions, some apparently asleep or passed out. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Christopher Weddle) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT
First Boeing 787-9 - stretch version of Dreamliner - delivered from company's SC plant
Senior partner testifies in gender bias case, says she saw no discrimination at venture firm
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015 file photo, Ellen Pao leaves the Civic Center Courthouse during a lunch break in her trial in San Francisco. Pao has said she was abruptly fired after filing her lawsuit alleging gender discrimination at the firm. The firm has said she had a history of conflicts with colleagues. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)
Income splitting to drain small number of people from labour force: PBO
Vietnamese boy, 5, gets tangled in giant kite, falls to his death
A giant, 18-metre-long kite patterned after the Vietnamese flag snagged a five-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City, who then fell to his death.
Multi-faith letter invites pope to 'break bread' with poor in Vancouver
In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis greets faithful during a special audience with the members of the UCIIM Catholic union of Italian secondary school teachers, in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 14, 2015. A coalition of multi-faith groups has invited Pope Francis to "break bread" with residents of British Columbia's most impoverished neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool
PC leadership front-runners trade allegations as campaign takes nasty turn
Rangers lose forward Martin St. Louis for 10-14 days due to knee injury
New York Rangers right winger Martin St. Louis backhands the puck as Buffalo Sabres goaltender Anders Lindback makes a pad save
Ontario’s light flickering caused by broken insulator
A fleet vehicle makes its way into the the Hydro One Claireville Transfer Station in Vaughan, Ontario Monday March 9, 2015.
At the open: TSX lower as oil slides, traders look to Fed
The sun rises to the east of the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, July 31, 2013.
Oil heads for bear market as supply pushes price to six-year low
File photo of an oil pump jack in a field near Calgary.
Treasurer of Brazil’s ruling party charged in Petrobras graft probe
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo on March 15, 2015. The placard reads: “Petrobras scandal, Brazilian shame.”
Descendant of Brown-Forman's founder put in charge of historic Old Forester bourbon brand
In this March 2015 photo provided by liquor producer Brown-Forman Corp., Campbell Brown poses for photos at Brown-Forman headquarters in Louisville, Ky. Brown — a fifth-generation descendant of company founder George Garvin Brown — is being promoted to the new position of president of Old Forester, effective May 1, the company said Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Brown-Forman Corp.)
US stocks open lower day after a big jump; price of oil falls again after hitting six-year low
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
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For Queen and Country: Prince Harry's army career
Regulators approve more stringent water restrictions in drought-stricken California
FILE -- In this July 29, 2014 file photo Nik Martinelli, a water conservation specialist for the city of Santa Cruz, finds a broken sprinkler head at an office park in Santa Cruz, Calif. Due to California's historic drought, state water regulators, took the unprecedented step last summer of establishing statewide restrictions and gave communities a big hammer to enforce them: a $500 fine for excessive watering of lawns, hosing down driveways and running decorative yard fountains. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Patrick Tehan,file)
Many pressing issues for new CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge to tackle
Newly-appointed CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge
Jussie Smollett talks about the time he realized his TV show 'Empire' was a big deal
Jussie Smollett attends the LA Academy Screening of "Empire" at the Theater at the Ace Hotel on Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
Coming soon to a movie theatre near you: competitive video games
FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2009, file photo, a participant plays a computer game during the Intel Friday Night Game, a competition of the ESL, Electronic Sports League, in Dresden, Germany. The Electronic Sports League and live event broadcaster BY Experience announced plans Tuesday, March 17, 2015, to bring a series of live esports events to 1,500 to 2,000 movie theaters around the world. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel, File)
March Madness, Crazy Canucks
Try Lyles, of the Kentucky Wildcats, a 6-foot-10 freshman, is half-Canadian – his mother is from Canada and he lived in Saskatoon until the age of seven.
Longtime Patriots tackle Vince Wilfork signs with Texans
Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, who won two Super Bowls with the Patriots, announced on Twitter that he has signed with the Houston Texans
In a twist, giant software maker opens a public cafe in Silicon Valley downtown
In this Monday, March 16, 2015 photo, customers dine at German software maker SAP's HanaHaus cafe and community workspace in Palo Alto, Calif. By selling high-end coffee with a side of free Wi-Fi and programming advice, SAP is hoping to draw a walk-in crowd of techies and perhaps raise its own Silicon Valley profile. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Right at Home: Solid idea? Concrete gains new ground as a decorative material
This photo provided by Restoration Hardware shows a ping pong table that is a new spring addition to their outdoor collection. Concrete has appeal as both an old-world and contemporary material. (AP Photo/Restoration Hardware)
Game Review: 'Mario Party 10' invites interactive 'amiibo' figures to play on Wii U
This photo provided by Nintendo shows a scene from the video game, “Mario Party 10." (AP Photo/Nintendo)
'Strangers to Ourselves' by Modest Mouse among new CD releases for the week of March 17
'Mommy' among new DVD releases for March 15-21
NCAA launches high-def video reviews ahead of March Madness
For the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that begin this week, the NCAA for the first time will use a replay system that captures live high-definition video from multiple angles for immediate review
Transcontinental boosts dividend 6% as profit climbs
File photo of a Transcontinental printing operation.
Our cities can lead the challenge to solve climate change
Megan Kallin
Correction: Gardening-Jade Plant story
In this Monday, March 9, 2015 photo provided by Lee Reich, having a few tricks to conserve water, this aloe plant can go months without a drop of added water in New Paltz, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)
Ohio bowling alley cited for violations after death of worker who got tangled up in machine
Loonie little changed as oil resumes downward slide
Canadian dollars, or loonies, sit on a series of its American counterpart in this file photo.
Police deserve a fair wage – but there’s a limit
Marcus Gee
Economic development incentives go to companies heavier on political clout than new jobs
New Jersey, pro sports, NCAA look to appeals court in latest fight to legalize sports gambling
Canada’s factory sales drop 1.7% on latest petroleum plunge
Pipes which are part of the processing plant at the McKay River Suncor oil sands in-situ operations near Fort McMurray, Alta., on Sept. 17, 2014.
Macerich adopts 'poison pill' to block $16B bid from Simon that would create mall behemoth
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2014 file photo, shoppers look for deals inside the Flatiron Crossing Mall, a Macerich property in Broomfield, Colo. Mall operator Macerich on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 rejected a $16 billion hostile bid from competitor Simon Property Group and adopted a “poison pill” defense to defend against a takeover. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
George C. Wolfe on how the 94-year-old Broadway show 'Shuffle Along' sparked his creativity
FILE - In this April 1, 2013 file photo, George C. Wolfe arrives at the Lucky Guy Opening Night in New York. Wolfe will direct "Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed," starring Audra McDonald and choreographed by Savion Glover. The production will start performances next March. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP, File)
Greek leader seeking joint Merkel-Hollande talks amid bailout impasse
Ruined EU and Greek flags fly in tatters from a flag pole at a beach at Anavissos village, southwest of Athens, on Monday, March 16, 2015. Tensions between Greece, its eurozone partners and the institutions supervising the debt, the Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF, have been heightened by the new government's continued election-style rhetoric and the EU's austerity demands. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Manufacturing sales fell 1.7 per cent in January: Statistics Canada
Sociology prof faces charges after being kicked off plane for Venezuela rant
A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waves the nation's flag during a protest in Caracas in 2004.
Acts of kindness have become the cool thing to do at Middle Tennessee high school
In this Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 image made from video, Independence High School senior Daniel Wood attends a high school basketball game in Brentwood, Tenn. In an act of kindness, the Independence High basketball team crowned Wood, a student born with Down Syndrome, Coming Home King, which is usually reserved for the most popular students. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)
Loonie little changed amid weak manufacturing reading, sliding oil prices
Vancouver-based PlentyOfFish surpasses 100 million users
Vancouver, BC. Canadian Markus Frind is CEO of Plenty of Fish
Newfoundland woman, kids, rescued after storm strands them for 21 hours
TSX rises as energy stocks turn higher, traders look to outcome of Fed meeting
B.C. Green Party MLA changes position on controversial wolf cull
Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver was initially critical of the action, but now says South Selkirk caribou herd “will be extinct this year” if the predator population is not reduced.
Couche-Tard expanding European footprint with Shell deal as Q3 profits surge
Before the bell: Stock rally runs out of fuel, oil at 6-year low
Luke Kawa
Tone down the St. Patrick’s Day ‘stage Irish,’ PM tells Australia’s Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott sports a green tie in his 2015 St. Patrick's Day message.
Couche-Tard bolsters European presence with deal for Danish retail outlets
The variety store Couche-Tard seen in Montreal on Nov. 19, 2013.
Roundup: Warriors secure playoff berth, then barely beat Lakers
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors steals the ball from Jordan Clarkson of the Los Angeles Lakers
Who’s winning and who’s losing (big) in Canada’s housing markets
Michael Babad
Bank of Montreal cuts special 5-year mortgage rate to 2.79% heading into spring
For sale signs are seen in front of a Montreal property, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Bank of Montreal is cutting its posted five-year fixed mortgage rate, a move that experts say could spur other banks to slash their rates as well as the spring real estate season begins. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Battle of the bank rates kicks off heated spring housing market
Alberta’s housing market is expected to decline 20 per cent this year and prices to dip by 3.4 per cent, according to the latest forecast from the Canadian Real Estate Association.
Tuesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Midway Nissan dealership in Whitby.
Transcontinental foresees stable Canadian flyer business despite Target departure
Francois Olivier, president and CEO of Transcontinental Inc., chats with shareholders prior to the publishing, media and marketing company's annual meeting Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Top links: World’s highest-yielding asset class will surprise you
Datawind teams with India’s Reliance to launch cheap smartphones
Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said in an interview that his company had not yet made a concerted effort in the smartphone space. Flush with new funds after an IPO last year, the company is now able to aim at a much larger market.
Sweden’s prostitution solution
Margaret Wente
Iran says it's producing more natural gas from giant field it shares with Qatar
Man, two children found dead after standoff in Missouri, police say
Police crime tape.
German investor confidence inches higher but Greece, Ukraine concerns hold back sentiment
German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko during a joint news conference after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
From Serial to Robert Durst: The rise (and risks) of media sleuthing
An artist sketch shows Robert Durst in a holding area of a courthouse before his extradition hearing in New Orleans on March 16, 2015.
Mike Porcaro, Toto bass player and scion of musical family, dies at age 59
Mike Porcaro, right, is shown in 1983 beside his brothers Jeff, left, and Steve, middle.
After 6 years of near-zero interest rates, the prospect of a Fed hike is shaking up markets
FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, steam eminates from Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. Utility stocks have been among the biggest losers so far in 2015. (AP Photo/Robert Ray, File)
Hong Kong's airport gets green light to build $18 billion third runway to meet surging demand
New Malaysian airline inks order to buy 20 Bombardier CS100 planes
Spain: Experts unable to say for certain if bones found belong to Spanish author Cervantes
Nintendo forms alliance with mobile game company DeNA in about face on smartphone strategy
Car sales in Europe grow for 18th month, boosted by Spain, Italy and Britain
Canada’s Jennifer Jones beats U.S., Denmark to run record to 6-1
Canada's skip Jennifer Jones (C) delivers a stone as her teammates Jill Officer (L) and Dawn McEwen sweep during their curling round robin game against the U.S. at the World Women's Curling Championships in Sapporo March 17, 2015.
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