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March 9

Strike by York University teaching assistants continues after ratification vote
Picketers block the Keele street entrance to York University in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday March 3, 2015. Even as access has greatly expanded, most universities have decided that, to staff their classrooms at reasonable cost, they must turn, in varying degrees, to contract instructors and teaching-track faculty.
Strike by York University teaching assistants continues after ratification vote
Downtown Los Angeles stadium project declared defunct in race to return NFL to area
China inflation rebounds to above 1 per cent, driven by rise in food costs
Howard makes 36 saves as Red Wings beat Oilers
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Jordan Oesterle (82) passes the puck past Detroit Red Wings center Gustav Nyquist (14) in the third period at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit won 5-2.
Leafs blow lead, lose to Islanders in overtime
New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) shoots and scores the game-winning goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. The Islanders beat the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.
Mirtle: Toronto needs Kadri to take next step
James Mirtle
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CIS men’s basketball tournament kicks off with praise of nation’s talent
Benefits for wounded Canadian veterans do not stack up
Canadian soldiers walking toward rugged terrain in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Ottawa to introduce new guaranteed pension benefit for injured veterans
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.
Scientists find way to better predict size of salmon runs in Fraser River
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California found their new method was more accurate than most preseason forecasts of Fraser River sockeye runs from the past 58 years.
Kelly: Cycling gives itself a public flogging, but to what end?
Cathal Kelly
Banned Indian rape documentary premieres in US, with Meryl Streep leading candlelight vigil
Actress Frieda Pinto arrives for the premiere of the film "India's Daughter" at Baruch College in New York, Monday, March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Bodies recovered from site where 2 helicopters crashed, killing 10, including French Olympians
A man stands near one of two helicopters that crashed near Villa Castelli in the La Rioja province of Argentina, Monday, March 9, 2015. Two helicopters with passengers who were filming a documentary crashed Monday in the remote area of northwest Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircrafts, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jose Alamo)
Ivan Messmer, former B.C. mayor and cabinet minister, dies at age 83
Germany looks to Canadian model for immigration policy inspiration
Thousands of Germans have attended rallies held by the right-wing movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West rallies such as this one in Dresden on in Deember, 2014.
Calgary police commission appoints veteran officer as new interim chief
Omar Khadr’s lawyer, other professionals back his bail application
Patricia Edney, wife of Omar Khadr's lawyer, Dennis Edney, is pictured in Edmonton on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Patricia Edney says Omar Khadr will come to live with them in Edmonton if he is released on bail.
In Manitoba, NDP’s battle has just begun
The fallout from Premier Greg Selinger’s decision nearly two years ago to increase the provincial sales tax has made the NDP’s brand toxic in Manitoba, and the failed coup that much of the provincial party’s brain trust hoped would install a fresh face at the top only served to make it all the more so.
Toronto’s Union-Pearson Express airport train makes its media debut
Engineer operating the Union Pearson Express train as it approaches Terminal 1 at Pearson Airport on Monday.
Opposition leaders in Alberta ready to hammer Prentice in spring session
Premier Jim Prentice has long said that all Albertans will need to do more with less as his government looks to increase revenue and cut spending.
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Lawsuit by ex-medical examiner in Alberta alleges security gaps, missing guns
Dr. Anny Sauvageau is shown in her Edmonton office on Friday, June 21, 2011. Sauvageau, Alberta's former chief medical examiner, is suing the province, claiming political interference in her job and overpayment to funeral homes.
Trudeau slams Tories for terror rhetoric
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
Ontario girl home after liver transplant, twin awaits donor
Johanne Wagner holds her three-year-old daughter Phuoc before her liver transplant operation in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb.11, 2015. Phuoc is back home after receiving part of her father's liver in a transplant surgery, while her twin sister is still waiting for a donor to be found.
Senators’ Anderson to make second straight start in goal against the Bruins
Duhatschek: After lengthy road trip, Flames facing the right direction
Eric Duhatschek
Refugee sent to U.S. after 9/11 settles lawsuit against Ottawa
Benamar Benatta fought to be compensated for spending almost five years in U.S. custody in grim conditions and allegedly being beaten by guards.
Northern California care home operators charged with abuse after patients allegedly abandoned
Missouri officials predict $300M net tax revenue bump over 30 years for new St. Louis stadium
Father of Rehtaeh Parsons speaks out about cyberbullying
Tory MP Obhrai slams Williamson for ‘brown people’ comment
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai outside his Parliament Hill office in Ottawa Wednesday, June 21, 2006.
Should you tap into your TFSA to pay down your car loan?
Rob Carrick
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Leaked report points to disarray, confusion at local B.C. audit office
B.C. MLAs gather inside the Legislature in Victoria on Feb. 10, 2015, as Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon delivers the Speech from the Throne.
IMF sounds fresh alarm over Canadian housing market
Home prices in Canada have jumped 60 per cent in the past 15 years and remain overvalued from 7 per cent to 20 per cent, in line for a “soft landing” over the next few years, the IMF said.
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B.C. local government auditor office under review amid reports of wasted time
Wisconsin Gov. Walker, mulling White House run, signs bill prohibiting mandatory union dues
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs a right-to-work bill into law Monday, March 9, 2015 at Badger Meter in Brown Deer, Wis. The new law, which takes effect immediately, makes Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state and the first to do it since Michigan and Indiana in 2012. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)
Alberta premier 'pleased' to meet with unions to discuss options amid low oil
Owner of winning $50M Lotto Max ticket comes forward almost one year later
Ulster Unionist leader Lord Molyneaux distrusted peace efforts with the IRA
Lord James Molyneaux, who represented South Antrim in the British House of Commons from 1970 to 1997, favoured fully integrating Northern Ireland with the rest of the Britain. He wanted the country governed from London, not Belfast, as the best way to thwart Irish nationalist hopes of coaxing the North into the Republic of Ireland.
How a Nigerian oil investment turned into a state-owned nightmare
Traffic passes through intersecting roads in Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Three top stock picks from J. Zechner Associates’ John Zechner
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BPZ Resources files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing plunge in oil prices
FDA keeps bold-letter suicide warning on Pfizer's anti-smoking drug, Chantix
Dashboard camera catches B.C. road-rage incident, arrest of suspect by police
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Ellen Pao testifies in Silicon Valley gender-bias trial
Ellen Pao arrives at San Francisco Superior Court in San Francisco, California March 3, 2015. Pao, a former partner at prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is seeking $16 million for discrimination and retaliation in a lawsuit against the firm, a Kleiner attorney said earlier this month.
Do you really need Apple Watch? Apple stresses convenience as well as design
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the new Apple Watch during an Apple event on Monday, March 9, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Edmonton driver of snow removal vehicle charged in death of pedestrian
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Be precise with criticism, says press council decision against Globe and Mail
Lac-Mégantic: By no means the last explosion of its kind
Firefighters arrive near the scene after a train derailment near Gogama, Ont., Saturday, March 7, 2015. Crews are continuing their efforts today to put out a fire caused when a CN Rail train hauling crude oil derailed in northern Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ontario Provincial Police
School needs repairs to lower carbon dioxide levels, fix heating system: NDP
Top financial crime expert leaves RBC for post at Deutsche Bank
Karim Rajwani will join the British offices of Deutsche Bank AG starting next week, ending a long stint at Royal Bank of Canada, where he led the bank’s anti-money laundering operations for more than a decade.
Montreal to set up a centre aimed at fighting violent radicalization
Mississauga church asks North Korea to release its pastor; asks UN for help
Blaming Nemtsov’s death on the usual suspects: the Chechens
Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, one of five suspects in the killing of Boris Nemtsov sits inside a cage in a court room in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 8, 2015. A Russian court on Sunday charged two men in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and ordered three other suspects to remain in jail pending a decision on whether to file charges. Zaur Dadaev is one of two suspects whose detention was announced Saturday in the first significant development of the investigation. The other, Anzor Gubashev, was also charged Sunday, but told the court he was not guilty. Three other suspects, whose detention was made formally known only when they showed up in the court, were remanded to jail but there were no immediate charges. They include Gubashev's younger brother Shagid, along with Khamzad Bakhaev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, Tass reported. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Patriots safety Devin McCourty agrees to new deal with Super Bowl champions
FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2014, file photo, New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty responds to a reporter's question during a media availability in the locker room at the NFL football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass.
Murphy Oil reports condensate leak up to 17,000 barrels in northern Alberta
Bill Cosby releases new video to promote foundering comedy tour
In this Jan. 17, 2015 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby salutes the crowd as he begins a performance at the Buell Theater in Denver.
Clinton ignores email controversy at forum as calls intensify for her to address it
White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2015. Earnest answered questions about former Secretary of State Clinton's email and Iran sanctions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Miriam Toews on short list for U.K.'s lucrative Wellcome Book Prize
5 Things To Know from Apple's Event: new MacBook, HBO deal, health apps, Apple Pay, the Watch
5 things to know about the Apple Watch, including the price tag: $449 to $22K
Ceremony honours fallen B.C. firefighters, bell tolls at legislature memorial
Saskatoon woman jailed for pointing pellet gun at police officer
German government backs end-to-end encryption for national email service available to all
Runaway snowmobile dodges traffic on Newfoundland highway for 12 kilometres
Bautista homers in Jays loss to Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista hits a solo home run in the third inning of the spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium.
Canada’s long-serving bank ombudsman leaving job
Douglas Melville announced Monday that he is resigning after six years as head of the office of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments after accepting a new appointment as principal ombudsman with the newly created Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman.
Umberto Eco's latest novel, 'Numero Zero,' will be released in the US on Nov. 3
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2011 file photo, Italian writer Umberto Eco appears at a press conference at the 25th Annual Book Fair in Jerusalem. Eco’s “Numero Zero,” a best-seller in the novelist’s native Italy, will come out in the U.S. this fall. On Monday, March 9, 2015, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced a Nov. 3 release date for Eco’s story of a ghostwriter in Milan caught up in an underworld of crime and conspiracy. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
Tentative deal reached in billion-dollar Nunavut lawsuit
People make their way through the -46 C with wind chill temperatures in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Monday, December 8, 2014.
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Film review: Disney's 'Cinderella' is hardly revisionist, but succeeds with old-style charm
This image released by Disney shows Lily James as Cinderella in Disney's live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale, "Cinderella." (AP Photo/Disney, Jonathan Olley)
Aircraft makers call lithium battery shipments on passenger planes 'unacceptable risk'
FILE - This file frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shows a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. last April, where a cargo container was packed with 5,000 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Aircraft manufacturers are urging a ban on bulk lithium battery shipments on passenger planes, calling the threat of fires "an unacceptable risk." The International Coordination Council of Aerospace Industry Associations, which represents aircraft makers such as Boeing and Airbus, is also calling for stronger packaging and handling regulations for batteries shipped on cargo planes, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/FAA, File)
Ad-Rock, Money Mark of Beastie Boys to collaborate for Luminato Festival
Jury in Via terror trial must determine if conspiracy existed, judge says
Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser are charged in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail passen
Texans release Andre Johnson after 12 seasons
Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (80) scores a touchdown ahead of Indianapolis Colts cornerback Cassius Vaughn during the first half of their NFL game in Houston December 16, 2012.
Jury must determine whether there was conspiracy in Via terror trial: judge
Terror suspect Chiheb Esseghaier arrives at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Opponents to focus legislature spring sitting on Alberta premier blaming others
Paralympic swimmer Huot thrilled to get replacements for stolen medals
Canadian Paralympic swimmer Benoit Huot receives one of his five replacement medals from Alex, 13, during a ceremony Monday, March 9, 2015 in Montreal. Huot lost five Olympic and Commonwealth medals when his apartment was broken in to.
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Cosby releases video touting comedy concert; fuchsia PJs, no mention of sexual allegations
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2015 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby salutes the crowd as he begins a performance at the Buell Theater in Denver. Cosby released a video Monday that doesn’t address assault allegations made against him, but instead promotes his upcoming Saturday show in Wheeling, West Virginia. Since November, more than 20 women have leveled various assault accusations against Cosby. He has not been charged with a crime and he has denied the allegations through his attorneys. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
Photographers at Irving-owned newspapers in New Brunswick laid off, union says
RCMP search OPP union offices in criminal investigation
Southern Alberta town brings in bylaw for bad behaviour in public
Images from FA Cup quarter-finals
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring their first goal.
Baby boy dies after medical issue at Burlington, Ont., daycare
US Treasury bills mixed at weekly auction with 6-month bills rising to highest in 2 months
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NDP veterans call for unity after Manitoba premier barely wins leadership vote
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and his son Pascal celebrate his win at the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 8, 2015. Veteran members of the Manitoba NDP are calling on people to put aside their egos and reunite a party that has been plagued by in-fighting for months. Premier Selinger barely held on to his job after getting 51 per cent support from delegates in a weekend leadership vote that saw some of his rivals' supporters reduced to tears.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Pershing Square Capital buys 4.9 per cent stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Astros blank Blue Jays split squad
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman pitches during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros at Florida Auto Exchange Park.
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