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Alberta’s history shows economic downturns don’t last forever
The Syncrude oil sands site, north of Fort McMurray, Alta. The oil production business, in its entirety, is losing money. The question is, for how long will it do so?
Neptune Technologies posts third-quarter loss of $1.3 million
Boring United? In a Premier League thriller, Man United concedes late to draw 3-3 at Newcastle
Manchester United's captain Wayne Rooney stands dejected after missing a chance to score during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James' Park, Newcastle, England, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Veteran actor David Margulies of Broadway, 'Ghostbusters' dies at 78
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2006 file photo, actor David Margulies talks about his role in the play "The Murder of Isaac," in Baltimore. Margulies, a veteran actor of the stage and screen, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and numerous film roles including the mayor in “Ghostbusters,” has died at age 78. Margulies died in New York on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, his agent Mary Harden said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)
Stigma, loss of identity among reasons for hiding cancer diagnosis, experts say
David Bowie performs in a June 19, 1987, file photo. Bowie's death from cancer came as a shock, even to many of those who had known him for years because he kept his diagnosis secret. Experts say there are a number of reasons why some people decide to hide their illness and why others feel the need to chronicle their cancer journey publicly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/PA, File via AP UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Quebec misses Syrian refugee target for 2015 but hopes to catch up this year
Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil greets members of a Syrian family as she meets refugees at Cegep Ste-Foy, in Quebec City, Tuesday January. 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Clement Allard
Ex-Guatemala soccer boss arrested in regard to FIFA scandal; faces extradition to US
Trudeau government bravely marches into the weeds
Former Toronto police chief and current Liberal MP Bill Blair in a file photo from April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Clark hints at housing relief 'front-and-centre' for B.C. budget
Why you shouldn’t bet against the Saudi riyal
A man holds a 50 riyal ($13.3) note.
Bengals defensive backs coach Vance Joseph has hired as Miami Dolphins' defensive co-ordinator
Teen retailer Aeropostale says it's cutting costs and jobs amid a yearslong sales slump
Column: Saban concerned about bowl system - and should be
Alabama offensive most valuable player O.J. Howard, right, and defensive player of the game Eddie Jackson arrive for a news conference for the NCAA college football playoff championship Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
After Syracuse had dropped its fourth straight game to open Atlantic Coast Conference play, coach Jim Boeheim shrugged off the t
Points becoming precious as NHL reaches halfway mark of regular season
US House okays bill to sanction North Korea after nuke test
Allegiant Air to add 2 Florida destinations to its routes to and from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Notley attacks Kevin O’Leary’s offer to pay $1-million for her to quit
Kevin O’Leary, formerly of CBC-TV’s Dragon’s Den, has expressed concern about Rachel Notley’s NDP government.
Nipigon bridge partial closure slows $100-million of goods shipped daily
A photo posted by the Ontario Provincial Police on Twitter of the damaged Nipigon River Bridge on Jan. 10.
A US intelligence official is confirming that online personal accounts linked to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
A glance at suspected Russian blood dopers targeted for "rapid and discreet" treatment in a confidential IAAF note
Former Butler basketball star Andrew Smith died Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer
FILE - In this March 23, 2013, file photo, Butler center Andrew Smith (44) reacts after being fouled in the first half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament against the Marquette in Lexington, Ky. Smith, who played on both of Butler’s national runner-up teams and finished his career with 1,147 points and 648 rebounds, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, after a two-year battle with cancer, the university said. He was 25. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
No. 10 SMU hopes for 'crazy special' season despite no NCAA tourney chance
In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, SMU forward Markus Kennedy talks with reporters before practice, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Dallas. Tenth-ranked SMU will not return to the NCAA Tournament this season because of a postseason ban. So the Mustangs are looking to do something "crazy special." They're halfway to potential perfection, now 15-0 and in the top 10 for the first time in 30 years. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
St. Louis Cardinals adding massive video board at Busch Stadium
Tackle Jason Fox has been waived by the Miami Dolphins, marking the start of their off-season housecleaning under new coach Adam
UN appeals for $7.7 billion in humanitarian funds for Syrian civil war victims
With Rams returning to LA, challenges abound for 3 NFL teams
Oakland Raiders fans Griz Jones, left, and Ray Perez make their case for keeping the NFL football team in Oakland outside the hotel where NFL owners are meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Houston to discuss possible relocation to Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
West Ham come back to beat Bournemouth 3-1 for 3rd straight win in English Premier League
West Ham United's Enner Valencia celebrates scoring his side's second goal against AFC Bournemouth during their English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Adam Davy/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
Bordeaux beats Lorient 2-0 to reach French League Cup semifinals
A goalkeeper error gifts Aston Villa a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League
Crystal Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey, center, fails to stop the ball and Aston Villa’s Joleon Lescott, not pictured, from scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Immigration raids divide Obama from Democrats and Clinton as another border crisis threatens
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference about immigration raids targeting Central American families with children, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
MetLife says it plans to carve off its US life insurance business via a sale, spinoff or IPO
FILE - In this April 16, 2009, file photo, the MetLife skyscraper overlooks an older building in New York. MetLife said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, it plans to carve off its U.S. life insurance business via a sale, spinoff or an initial public offering as the parent company challenges harsher regulatory oversight. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Ford is expecting a 2015 pre-tax profit that falls in the upper half of company guidance between $10 billion and $11 billion
Wal-Mart's Asda operation is making a 500 million pound investment to finance more price cuts
Some roads in Huron County closed due to blowing snow and whiteouts: OPP
Alberta's Notley attacks money guru Kevin O'Leary's offer to pay for her to quit
Kevin O'Leary attends the Disney ABC Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, Calif., in this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is firing back at celebrity financial guru Kevin O'Leary. O'Leary, formerly of CBC-TV's "Dragon's Den," has said he is so concerned about what Notley's NDP government is doing to Alberta's economy, he'll invest $1 million in the oilpatch if she'll quit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
CP Rail says Norfolk Southern merger required to support economic growth
Subject of 'Making a Murderer' says authorities used illegal warrant, juror was out to get him
FILE - In this March 13, 2007 file photo, Steven Avery listens to testimony in the courtroom at the Calumet County Courthouse in Chilton, Wis. Avery, a convicted killer who is the subject of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” filed a new appeal seeking his release Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 in an appeals court in Madison, Wi. Avery was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of photographer Teresa Halbach a decade ago. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool, File)
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Surprising Florida Panthers a perfect mix of youth and experience
Small plane makes emergency landing on California freeway
A two-seat airplane made an emergency landing on the State Route 23 Freeway in Moorpark, Calif., on Jan. 11.
The Latest: Obama takes 'one more look at this thing' after final State of the Union address
President Barack Obama walks along the colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, to the residence from the Oval Office hours before giving his State Of The Union address. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Toyota RAV4 set to boost Canada’s vehicle production by 2019
The RAV4, produced at Toyota’s plant in Woodstock, Ont.
The future of fundraising: Three keys to engaging millennials
Rob Livingston is president and country manager, Visa Canada, and chair of the board, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada.
Finkelstein promoted to COO of Shopify
Harley Finkelstein, Shopify’s new chief operating officer, is shown on August 27, 2013 in Ottawa.
Young Australian bear a 'Polar Picasso,' says Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat
Arkansas AD Long will no longer serve as playoff committee chairman
Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin dies at 96
Monte Irvin, a Hall of Fame power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's exclusion of black players died Monday night, Jan. 11, 2016, of natural causes at his Houston home.
Appeals court says one-time billionaire will stay in jail
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2014 file photo, Tim Blixseth, left, leaves a U.S. courthouse after facing questions about his finances in Butte, Mont. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Blixseth, a one-time billionaire blamed for driving a posh Montana resort into bankruptcy, will stay in jail while a judge tries to force him to reveal what happened to his fortune. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Ontario investors get wider access to private capital markets
Until now, Ontario has been the only Canadian province without an OM exemption for raising capital privately.
The engagement of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall recalls other curious celebrity couplings
TSX stocks that short sellers are betting against
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McGregor moves up to face Dos Anjos, Holm vs Tate at UFC 197
New report shows US farmers planting fewer acres of winter wheat amid low crop prices
Toronto man’s three-month hit-and-run sentence enrages cycling advocates
Gita Samson, left, and Uri Samson, parents of Tom Samson, leave court in Toronto on Dec. 21.
Alabama and Clemson finished atop the final AP Top 25 poll of the season
Alabama's Ronnie Harrison (15) breaks up a pass intended for Clemson's Artavis Scott during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Defensive backs coach Henderson out as Rex Ryan shuffles Bills coaching staff
Bombardier’s C Series jet an ‘orphan,’ Airbus says
Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier listens to Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers John Leahy during the company's annual press conference in Paris on January 12, 2016.
The making of the next big food trend
Much of the recent attention on pulses is the result of years of painstaking planning by the global pulse industry to rebrand their product
AP source: Parra, Rockies agree to $27.5M, 3-year deal
College Football Playoff championship's viewership down nearly a quarter from last year
Alabama's Kenyan Drake gets past Clemson's T.J. Green as he runs back a kick off for a touchdown during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Alberta's Notley says royalty review will not raise industry's costs for now
Suarez's suspension upheld ahead of Barcelona's Copa del Rey match against city rival Espanyol
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, reacts after scoring with his teammate Luis Suarez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Granada, at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
B.C. government pledges $3-million to fund personalized cancer treatments
Premier Christy Clark has announced the additional funding for the B.C. Cancer Foundation’s ‘highly experimental’ program.
Stamps re-sign receiver Jorden, cut tackle Harrison, returner/running back Brown
While other major computer-makers saw shipments fall in 2015, Apple increased the number of Macs it shipped worldwide last year
Nash says NBA all-star weekend will be an ‘excellent moment for Canada’
Canadian basketball icon Steve Nash says the NBA All-Star weekend will be an “excellent moment for Canada and Toronto.”
Nipigon bridge delays slow $100M of goods shipped daily
Australia's David Warner on paternity leave, to miss rest of one-day series against India
Australia's David Warner walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket during their one day international cricket match against India, in Perth, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Theron Kirkman)
Nielsen's Top 20 programs for the week of Jan. 4-10
New Tennessee defensive co-ordinator Bob Shoop: Pieces in place to build championship unit
New Tennessee football defensive coordinator Bob Shoop answers questions during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Spieth gets week off to enjoy his big victory before facing McIlroy in Abu Dhabi
Jordan Spieth hits on the 13th tee during the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.(AP Photo/Matt York)
MPs, senators who comprise newly formed joint committee on assisted death
CBS won with viewers last week thanks to football and regular series, according to the Nielsen company
Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (7) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals' Vontaze Burfict (55) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Joint committee on doctor-assisted suicide dying sets first meeting for Monday
CP renews call for Norfolk Southern merger in white paper
The Canadian Pacific railyard is pictured in Port Coquitlam, B.C., in this file photo from Feb. 15, 2015.
US Navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
This Nov. 2, 2015, image provided by the U.S. Navy, shows Riverine Command Boat (RCB) 805 in the Persian Gulf. Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two boats, similar to the one in this picture, on Jan. 12, 2016, after the boats had mechanical problems and drifted into Iranian waters. American officials have received assurances from Tehran that they will be returned safely and promptly. (Torrey W. Lee/U.S. Navy via AP)
CSX Corp. says its fourth-quarter profit declined 5 per cent as coal demand remained weak and total volume slipped 6 per cent
FILE - In this March 21, 2014, file photo, CSX hopper cars sit in a yard in Baltimore. CSX Corp. reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
What are they thinking? Teenagers, naked photos and cyberbullying
The close: TSX rallies late to end losing streak
Federal health advisers recommend approval Tuesday for an experimental implant designed to treat patients recovering from heroin
Canada ally Germany reviews arms exports to Saudi Arabia over rights concerns
QuickFacts on Powerball lottery
Photos of the Day for Jan. 12
A car covered with ice remains stranded on the waterfront in Hamburg, New York January 12, 2016. The owner left his Mitsubushi Lancer parked overnight outside a restaurant on Sunday and by the next day, spray from Lake Erie had encased it in ice. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Canadian allies grow uneasy about weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
German Social Democratic Party, SPD, chairman Sigmar Gabriel delivers his speech during the party convention in Berlin, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Slogan reads: Germany's Future: Secure, Fair, Open-Minded. Germany’s vice chancellor has warned against the rise of nationalism in Europe, citing the far-right National Front that scored strongly in recent French regional elections. Sigmar Gabriel told members of his Social Democratic Party on Friday that movements such as the National Front “stand against everything we represent.”(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Lincoln revives the Continental, expecting strong sales in China
Lincoln introduces the 2017 Continental at the North American International Auto Show on January 12, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan.
UN: International migration surged 41 per cent since 2000
A couple has been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to force a Jewish man to grant his wife a religious divorce
Some things to know about uranium shipment in Canada
'It was just a reaction:' Calgary bouncer foils nightclub shooting
A man Ohio police say sent them a selfie because he didn't like the mugshot they were using has been arrested
This photo provided by Lima Ohio Police Department shows Donald Pugh. Lima Police say Pugh, who has an arrest warrant told them he didn't like the mugshots they were using, so he sent them a selfie. Pugh is wanted for failing to appear in court and is also a person of interest in several other cases, including arson and vandalism. (Lima Ohio Police Department via AP)
Victoria midfielder misses out on MLS Combine but still hopes to make mark
University of Washington's Josh Heard (4) moves the ball against UCLA in Seattle on October 4, 2015, in this handout photo. University of Washington midfielder Josh Heard missed the MLS Combine due to injury. But the Victoria native is eligible for Thursday's MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - University of Washington Athletics/Red Box Pictures,Scott Eklund
Custom-fit therapy in B.C. targets advanced, hard-to-treat cancers
Rachel Notley urges NEB’s timely approval of Trans Mountain pipeline
Demonstrators protest the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline in Burnaby, B.C., on Nov. 17, 2014.
Senate blocks Fed audit legislation proposed by Rand Paul in effort to scrutinize central bank
Gonzaga's men's basketball team is getting its own five-episode reality series
How do you get your kids to like healthy food? Jamie Oliver has some ideas
Jamie Oliver
Motorists got a shock when a small plane made an emergency landing on a Southern California freeway just as the evening commute
Nash: NBA all-star weekend will be an excellent moment for Canada and Toronto
West All-Star Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns passes the ball against East All-Star Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic during the first quarter of the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Nash says his eight NBA all-star appearances were both validation for hard work and a rare chance to relax and have fun in the midst of a gruelling season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/LM Otero
Chiefs, Patriots relied on interchangeable parts to overcome number of injuries this season
Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware (32) runs past Houston Texans strong safety Quintin Demps (27) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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