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March 19

Gaudreau's three-point outing helps Flames to a 4-1 win over Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers Chris Vandevelde, right, and Calgary Flames Jiri Hudler, from the Czech Republic, dive for the puck during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Thursday, March 19, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
More charges laid in drug trafficking case linked to Mexican gang
Uber supercharges city hall lobbying tactics
The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014. Authorities in New Delhi have set Uber Technologies Inc a Feb. 25 deadline to provide supporting details for the online taxi-hailing firm’s application to operate in the city.
Manufacturing Centre of Excellence opens in Saskatoon
Andrew Ladd scores shootout winner as Jets down Blues 2-1
St. Louis Blues' David Backes, right, celebrates after scoring against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 19, 2015, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Woods)
Hawaii property where "Magnum, P.I." filmed sold to Obama's close friend from Chicago
This undated photo provided by LIST Sotheby's International Realty shows a home in Waimanalo, Hawaii once used for the filming of the 1980s television show "Magnum, P.I." The 3-acre oceanfront property has sold for $8.7 million to a close friend of President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Eric Mansperger/LIST Sotheby's International Realty)
Illinois Governor orders agencies to divert 'fair share' fees away from unions
website that skirts Chinese censorship says it's target of massive cyberattack
The Hamburglar gets burnt, but Sens take a bite out of Bruins playoff lead
Ottawa Senators goalie Andrew Hammond reacts as the final horn sounds during NHL action against the Boston Bruins Thursday March 19, 2015 in Ottawa. The Senators defeated the Bruins 6-4.
Flat start costs listless Leafs in loss to Sharks
Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks breaks in on a scoring attempt on Jonathan Bernier #45 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on March 19, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Should Saskatchewan be putting part of oil revenue into Heritage Fund?
Theater Review: Liberation not so easy in stylish 'Heidi Chronicles' starring Elisabeth Moss
Former Quebec judge convicted in wife's death pushes for appeal
Former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, left, walks into court with his granddaughter Anne Sophie Morency, Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Quebec City. Delisle was found guilty of first degree murder.
Price unbeatable as Habs shutout Hurricanes
Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens stops the puck in front of teammate Lars Eller #81 and Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 19, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Swatting escalates from rare prank to serious concern for police
An employee watches a computer screen displaying the video game "Glorious Mission Online" at the game developer's office in Shanghai August 2, 2013.
Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool to close Vancouver’s Georgia Viaduct in April
Between April 6 and 16, Vancouver’s Georgia Viaduct will be closed between 5 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays, with access restricted to one lane running by a 100-metre screened area in the evening, the city says.
Former Quebec judge says he helped his wife commit suicide but didn't kill her
Former Quebec appeal court judge Jacques Delisle is shown June 14, 2012 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
The U.S. may squirm, but China’s new multilateral bank deserves our support
Iain Marlow
Toronto police, services board reach tentative contract
Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board attends a meeting at Police Headquarters on Thursday August 14, 2014.
TED conference makes plans for the long run in Vancouver
TED curator Chris Anderson, seen during the 2014 event, says reaction to the move to Vancouver has been ‘overwhelmingly positive.’
Immigration official asks why man accused of war crimes is still in Canada
In 2011, a Federal Court judge concluded that Branko Rogan “participated, both directly and indirectly, in the mistreatment and torture of prisoners.” She said the citizenship revocation proceedings were the first in the post-Second World War era to involve allegations of war crimes.
'It’s not enough to have a nice voice': The original Siri on an industry in flux
You may not know her name, but you definitely know her voice – Susan Bennett is a veteran actress better known as Apple’s Siri.
Ex-Barrick CFO returns to Agnico Eagle as president
Ammar Al-Joundi
As China moves away from communist regime, cracks appear
Nathan VanderKlippe
Alberta NDP ask police to probe accusations of bribery involving PC MLA Bhardwaj
Mexico mining industry groups says 3 miners kidnapped in Guerrero state were found slain
Extent of Arctic sea ice hits a record low, following decades-long trend
Ice floes float in Baffin Bay above the Arctic circle from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent on July 10, 2008. Sea ice has been shrinking at an average rate of about 5 per cent each decade.
Vatican adopts HIV/AIDS treatment model developed in B.C.
Dr. Julio Montaner meets with Monsignor Guillermo Karcher, a Vatican official and close confidant of Pope Francis.
Online attack disrupts Web freedom group providing uncensored content in China
UBC professor talks about destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State
People walk through the rubble of the Prophet Younis Mosque after it was destroyed in a bomb attack by militants of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq.
HNZ Group reports Q4 loss of $2.9M; revenue falls almost a third to $42M
United Way backs Yes side with Lower Mainland’s less fortunate in mind
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson wears a "Vote Yes" button on his jacket during a Mayors' Council transit tax referendum news conference, at Richmond-Brighouse Canada Line Station in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
Dr. Trance was the centre of big parties with a big heart
Don Berns keeps the party moving at Pride festivities in 2004. A community-oriented man, Mr. Berns was quick to offer hospitality to whoever needed it: ‘He made people feel welcome and accepted immediately.’
Ambassador Heyman says U.S.-Canada relations are complex, but 'pretty good'
U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman speaks to the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada Pacific Chapter in Vancouver, Thursday.
Prosecutors want 'Suge' Knight's bail set at $25 million in murder case, citing prior violence
FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2015 file photo, Marion "Suge" Knight, right, appears with his attorney Matthew Fletcher, left, in court for a hearing about evidence in his murder case in Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles prosecutors are asking a judge to set bail in a murder case against the former rap music mogul Knight at $25 million citing his violent history. The motion filed by Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes on Thursday, March 19, 2015, cites 31 incidents in which Knight is accused of threatening others or using violence. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, Pool, File)
Broadcasters to feel the pain from CRTC ‘pick-and-pay’ TV ruling
File photo of John Cassaday, chief executive officer of Corus Entertainment.
TV exposure from broadcasting and distribution operations
EU leaders say they won't lift sanctions on Russia until the Ukraine peace deal is implemented
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Tensions over Greece's massive financial bailout overshadowed a European Union summit amid fears that the country could accidentally drop out of the euro, triggering a crisis across the currency zone shared by 19 nations. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Home of the Week: Chaplin Estates house respects natural setting
Cross-border trips
Canadiens partner with CWHL’s Montreal Stars to grow women’s game
Montreal Canadiens chief executive Geoff Molson and CWHL Comissioner Brenda Andress pose with Montreal Stars players Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux, left, Julie Chu, Noemie Marin, Charline Labonte, Ann-Sophie Bettez, and Cathy Chartrand, right.
2 Winnipeg teens who killed man trying to protect daughter sentenced as adults
Three top stock picks from Middlefield’s Andy Nasr
Andy Nasr.
Rocker Vince Neil files lawsuit in Vegas against consultant over control of his Internet pages
FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, Vince Neil and girlfriend Rain Andreani arrive at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rock n' roller Neil is taking a fight over his Internet personna to state court in Las Vegas with a lawsuit accusing an Oregon social media consultant of refusing to give up control of his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. The consultant, Kristy Sinsara, said Thursday, March 19, 2015, the civil lawsuit stems from a gross misunderstanding. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP, File)
U.S. small caps that are poised to take off
Cross-border shopping trends in reverse as losing loonie skirts 75 cents
The eroding Canadian dollar has sapped the purchasing power of Canadians so much so that the once booming cross-border shopping industry has been forced into decline.
Senate Dems concerned bipartisan House deal on Medicare doc fees has abortion curbs
Kate Taylor: A lower cable bill with pick-and-pay? Don’t bet on it
Kate Taylor
Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker and Guinness, starting nutrition and alcohol content labels
EU leaders pledge to create single energy market, reduce bloc's dependency on Russian oil, gas
EU heads of state pose for a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Front row left to right, European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, French President Francois Hollande, Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, European Council President Donald Tusk, Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, European Parliament President Martin Schultz, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, and General Secretary of the Council Uwe Corsepius. Back row left to right, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar, Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
It takes chutzpah for Potash to protest new tax regime
Sean Silcoff
Business Highlights
NY, federal authorities settle suits against BNY Mellon over currency transactions for $714M
Alberta plans to repeal legislation that increased fines for illegal strikes
FAA awards Amazon certificate to experiment with 'unmanned aircraft'
Péladeau’s attack on immigrants gives voters that old-time failing
Pierre Karl Peladeau speaks to supporters in Saint-Jerome, Que., Sunday, November 30, 2014, where he officially launched his bid to become leader of the Parti Quebecois. Peladeau, the controlling shareholder of Quebecor Inc. is the acknowledged front-runner in the Parti Quebecois leadership race, which will end in May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
The Supreme Court’s catholic lesson
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Quebec infringed on the religious freedom of Loyola High School in Montreal. Students attend class at Loyola in Montreal Thursday, March 19, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Martinrea swings to profit of $11.9M in Q4; quarterly sales a record at $941.8M
Barack Obama congratulates Netanyahu on election victory
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Iran during his meeting with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington March 3, 2015.
Ontario driver charged after calling police to say he is drunk: Police
Oil price shock delivers conditions fit for Canadian buyback spree
Companies in the resource sector are less inclined to distribute excess cash through buybacks. But the oil price shock could bring about a cautious streak among executives, who may come to favour buybacks over investing in capital.
At SXSW, folk-roots mother-son duo Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear continue to build buzz
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, a mother and son duo consisting of Madisen Ward, left, and Ruth Ward, pose for a photograph during the SXSW Music Festival on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
Five things you need to know about new CRTC-mandated basic TV packages
Facebook shares hit record amid optimism for ads business
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a keynote presentation event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona March 2, 2015.
Canada’s 30 best-paid bank executives in 2014
Iraq mission a matter of ‘moral clarity’ for Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson delivers a statement at Foreign Affairs headquarters in Ottawa on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
Ice jam lets go: Water receding in Moose Jaw, Sask.; people return to homes
Jury in Via terror trial revisits evidence on ninth day of deliberations
In an artist's sketch, Chiheb Esseghaier (left) and Raed Jaser (centre) appear in court in Toronto on Thursday, March 5, 2015 as Justice Michael Code looks on.
Markham, Ont., man charged after police pursuit at speeds up to 40 km/h
Jets sign defenceman Kostalek to three-year, two-way entry-level contract
Louis van Gaal says he’ll retire at end of his spell with Man United
Manchester United's Dutch manager Louis van Gaal
Alberta mountain hikes profiled on Instagram from trailhead to summit
Photo from The summit of Sulphur Skyline hike in Jasper National Park is shown in this undated handout photo. A new Instagram account launched by Travel Alberta highlights popular hiking trails in the Canadian Rockies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Travel Alberta-Taylor Burk
FDA advisers says data does not show safety of Glaxo inhaler for adolescents with asthma
$9 billion plan to rebuild nation's busiest bus terminal, in heart of NYC, deemed too costly
Large panels of the ceiling are missing at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2015. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners will discuss a plan to revamp the it's Midtown Manhattan bus terminal during its monthly meeting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
General Motors CEO Barra among 35 employees to be questioned in lawsuit over ignition switches
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Pat White announces his CFL retirement
Patricia Arquette's Oscars speech was nice, but here's some real inspiration for women
Leah McLaren
Modern recruitment has changed. Have you adapted?
Word of mouth is a powerful measure, but you need to make sure you’re measuring it accurately.
Why one man ditched his standing desk for good
Harvey Schachter
Jose Bautista homers in Blue Jays’ win over Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Danny Valencia (23) greets outfielder Jose Bautista after a home run in the first inning of the spring training game against the Boston Red Sox at Florida Auto Exchange Park.
Justin Bieber's former neighbour sues for assault and trespass over spitting, egging incidents
FILE - In this March 14, 2015 file photo, honoree Justin Bieber arrives at the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif. Bieber's former neighbors Jeffrey and Suzanne Schwartz sued the pop singer in Los Angeles on Thursday March 19, 2015, claiming he spit on Jeffrey Schwartz during a dispute in March 2013 and caused emotional distress with loud parties and unsafe driving in their neighborhood. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
The close: TSX declines as oil prices fall on oversupply concerns
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary July 21, 2014.
Fiorentina, Napoli deliver Italy at least two teams in Europa League quarter-finals
Fiorentina's Marcos Alonso celebrates after scoring against AS Roma in their Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome March 19, 2015.
Reshuffle of Dow places Goldman Sachs in top spot
A lighted sign marks the Goldman Sachs trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014.
Images from Thursday's NCAA tournament games
Royce O'Neale of the Baylor Bears rebounds the ball against Markus Crider of the Georgia State Panthers
New rules for tailings ponds based on findings from Mount Polley collapse
Kazuo Ishiguro looks at role of memory in history with 'The Buried Giant'
Author Kazuo Ishiguro poses in this undated handout photo. Through the use of ogres, dragons and other fantastical elements in his new novel, "The Buried Giant," acclaimed British author Kazuo Ishiguro tackles a real subject that he says has been weighing on his mind since the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Random House of Canada, Jane Brown
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Thursday
Monica Lewinsky at TED conference: ‘I was patient zero’ in online bullying crisis
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky speaks at the TED 2015 conference in Vancouver on March 19, 2015.
Auditor fine with scrutiny, but doesn’t want political appointee to conduct review
The west wing of the B.C. Legislature on Feb. 18, 2013.
Water Docs Film Festival highlights our brain’s attraction to moving water
The documentary DamNation, playing at the Water Docs Film Festival, explores second thoughts about once-glorified hydroelectric dams.
CIBC president and CEO Victor Dodig's total compensation was $7.1M in 2015
Leaside infill home sold quickly for asking price
Alberta woman who ordered pitbulls to attack friend apologizes
CRTC promises pick-and-pay TV channels, slimmer basic bundle
The Harper government had pushed the CRTC to allow for a so-called pick-and-pay system that would allow consumers to choose and pay only for the individual channels they want.
Cruise lines suspend visits to Tunisia after 17 cruise passengers killed in museum attack
A unidentified relative of a victim of the attack, centre, is escorted at the morgue of the Charles Nicolle hospital in Tunis Tunisia, Thursday, March 19, 2015. Authorities said more than 20 were killed after an attack on a major museum in the Tunisian capital, and some of the gunmen may have escaped. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Can a powerful red wine also show finesse? Here are a few that get the balance right
Beppi Crosariol
Algerian president Bouteflika vows to continue shale gas exploration despite protests
The best images from around the world for March 19
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