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China's manufacturing hits 2-year high as demand perks up
FILE - In this July 27, 2016, file photo, workers assemble sneakers at a factory in Jinjiang city in southeast China's Fujian province. Private and official surveys show that China's factory activity rose to a two-year high in October 2016, suggesting the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing. The Caixin monthly purchasing managers' index released Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, rose to 51.2 in October from 50.1 the previous month as production grew at its fastest in more than five years on strong domestic demand. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)
'Tuck Everlasting' author Natalie Babbitt dies at age 84
Cutler, Howard lead Bears to 20-10 win over Vikings
China's J-20 stealth fighter makes public air show debut
In this image made from video, the J-20 stealth fighter jet flies at the China's International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. China's J-20 stealth fighter has made its public debut at Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai in the latest sign of the growing sophistication of the country's military technology. (AP Photo)
Psychiatrist says accused in murder case has low IQ and could be losing memory
Report: Trump used dubious tax avoidance scheme in 1990s
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd before speaking at the Macomb Community College, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
DeRozan’s hot streak continues as Raptors fend off Nuggets
DeMar DeRozan shoots for a basket against Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler on Monday.
DeRozan has 33 points in another record-setting night as Raptors beat Nuggets
Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan, right, shoots past Denver Nuggets' Wilson Chandler during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, October 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Jury hears details of man’s death on ship carrying Tamil migrants
Hundreds of passengers, Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka, slept on the deck of MV Sun Sea, seen here as it enters Canadian waters, as it took them from Thailand to Canada in 2010.
‘We can do better’: Ontario minor baseball team drops Indians name
The Southern Ontario team’s move to change its name comes amid growing controversy over the moniker and logo used by the Cleveland Indians
The Latest: 13 dead, 20 missing after China coal mine blast
Medical marijuana growers finding it pricey to legally obtain seeds
Jason Wilcox, a cannabis advocate who oversaw the effort to take the home-growing case to Federal Court, says he and fellow activists will continue to direct people authorized to grow at home away from the Health Canada-regulated market.
Treatment of Adam Capay ‘disturbing,’ Wynne admits
Adam Capay, seen in a family photo, was kept in solitary confinement for four years, held in a windowless room with 24-hour artificial lighting.
Denver Nuggets’ Jamal Murray the latest Canadian to hit NBA
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, left, of Kitchener, Ont., races Phil Pressey of the Golden State Warriors for a loose ball during a preseason game on Oct. 14, 2016.
The Latest: No surgery for LA chief after motorcycle mishap
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks at a news conference at LAPD headquarters. The LAPD said in a statement Sunday that Beck fractured his pelvis in an off-road motorcycle accident Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. Beck was riding in the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles with friends Saturday when he fell on a rocky trail. Beck was able to ride back to his truck and went to the hospital after driving home. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Candidate accused of posing as judge barred from bench
Feds targeted adoptee from South Korea because of crimes
Montreal auto racing prodigy Lance Stroll poised to join F1 lineup
Montreal race car driver Lance Stroll is poised to join the Williams Racing team after the retirement of Brazilian racer Felipe Massa.
Alberta carbon plan to shrink GDP, but province expects long-term growth
Significance of Clinton campaign overshadowed by bitterness of U.S. election
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters of her historic campaign during a rally at Smale Riverfront Park in Cincinnati on Monday.
ICC gets support after 3 withdrawals, but Kenya is critical
Tiny Alberta-made sensor may open door to hand-held drug tests
A microscopic device developed by an Alberta-based team features a tiny spatula-like arm that rotates in response to a magnetic field. The movement is detected by shining laser light across the length of the device. Such a device could one day be used to create hand held sensors that detect different substances based on their magnetic properties. The entire device is about 14 millionths of a metre long -- less than the diameter of a human hair.
First Nations fight to halt resource development in northeast B.C.
Indigenous leadership, community members and allies of Treaty 8 territory of northeast British Columbia converge on Parliament Hill to protest the Site C hydroelectric dam project on Sept. 13, 2016. In an injunction application made in the Supreme Court of B.C. the Blueberry River First Nations seek to protect hunting, trapping and fishing rights which they say were guaranteed by Treaty 8 more than 100 years ago.
Saskatchewan woman who stole car with baby inside says it's time she grew up
Manchester City manager calls for calm against Barcelona
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fields questions during a news conference on Monday.
Ex-Singapore executives extradited in Navy bribery case
Decision over Trinity Western law graduates’ accreditation expected
Trinity Western University.
Salvador prosecutors: $246M embezzled while Saca president
FILE - In this June 1, 2009, file photo, on his last day as President of El Salvador, Tony Saca and his wife, Ana Ligia de Saca, arrive at the inauguration ceremony of the new president of El Salvador Mauricio Funes in San Salvador. Prosecutors said Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, that Ex-President Saca has been arrested for alleged illicit enrichment, unlawful association and money laundering. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
Kelly: Odds are against the Cubs, but odds mean little in sports
Cathal Kelly
Alabama pipeline blast sparks worries about South gas prices
Warner Bros.' 'The Flash' film loses director Rick Famuyiwa
FILE - In this July 23, 2016 file photo, director Rick Famuyiwa speaks at the "Justice League" panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International in San Diego. Famuyiwa will no longer direct the film, "The Flash." He said, Monday, Oct. 31, that he and the studio could not “come together creatively” on the project, which he was attached to since June. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Jack-o'-lantern lighting sends Florida girl to burn centre
Ford headquarters outside Detroit evacuated after fire
Police: Man charged after crash hurts 22 NASCAR fans
Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president
President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama greet children from Washington area and children of military families to trick-or-treat celebrating Halloween at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Box office top 20: Bad reviews extinguish 'Inferno'
Mexico rescues 2 abandoned jaguar cubs
The Latest: Colonial shuts down gas pipeline after blast
Biogen to invest $92 million in Puerto Rico, create 350 jobs
Obamas hand out treats at the White House for Halloween
President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama dance to the beat of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at they welcome children from Washington area and children of military families to trick-or-treat celebrating Halloween at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Fifteen profitable health-care stocks in a bruising month
Mexico: Deforestation for avocados much higher than thought
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2014, file photo, avocado boxes are collected an avocado orchard in Michoacan, Mexico. Authorities in Mexico said on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, that deforestation caused by the expansion of avocado orchards is much higher than previously thought. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
Correction: Big Deals of 2016 story
White supremacist for Trump targets independent in Utah call
FILE - This Oct. 21, 2016, file photo, Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin speaks during a rally, in Draper, Utah. Two months after he jumped into the presidential race as a political unknown, McMullin is surging in Utah polls and drawing large crowds of Republican-leaning voters fed up with Donald Trump's crudeness and antics. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Trump warns of 'constitutional crisis' but term is vague
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
In book, Zayn opens up about eating disorder, 1D, anxiety
Former prime minister Paul Martin welcomes signing of Canada-EU trade deal
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Ohio provisional ballots
The Latest: Tribes consider meeting with pipeline officials
The 13 women who could testify to Cosby's 'signature' acts
Democrats say Trump, GOP are intimidating voters in 4 states
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Macomb Community College, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Bill would give temporary work visas to foreign fishermen
Tepin will look to secure trainer Casse second straight Cup Mile crown
Jockey Julien Leparoux rides Tepin (8) to a first-place finish for the $1,000,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile purse at the Woodbine Racetrack, in Toronto on September 17, 2016. Ricoh Woodbine Mile champion Tepin will make her title defence in the US$2-million Breeders' Cup Mile from the middle of the pack. The heralded mare, trained by Mark Casse -- eight times Canada's top conditioner and a 2016 inductee into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame -- drew the No. 8 post in the 14-horse field Monday at Santa Anita Park. Tepin won last year's event at Keeneland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Michael Burns, Woodbine Racetrack, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The Latest: Transit workers in Philadelphia on strike
A train moves along the Market-Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. With a strike threat looming for Philadelphia's bus, trolley and subway workers next week, officials are asking customers in the nation's sixth-largest transit system to start figuring out alternate ways to get to work and school. The current contract covering more than 5,700 workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority expires at midnight on Monday, and a walkout could begin at the start of service on Nov. 1.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Wisconsin Sen. Johnson defends investment in Irish company
Ohio cops: Boy, 3, accidentally shot to death by 7-year-old
Saskatchewan NDP calls for action after series of indigenous youth suicides
The Saskatchewan legislature is seen in this file photo.
Toronto Hydro considers slashing dividend
Hydro towers are seen over a golf course in Toronto on Wednesday, November 4, 2015.
Tactics increasingly divide pipeline protesters
Burned out trucks blocks a causeway on Highway 1806, seen from the police side of a barricade of a protest camp in Cannon Ball, N.D., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Demonstrators have been camping for months in an effort to block the nearly 1,200-mile, four-state pipeline. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
No verdict Monday at Jacques Corriveau's fraud trial in Montreal
Saskatchewan NDP calls for action after another aboriginal girl kills herself
Editorial cartoons for November, 2016
Gordon Pape: Two REITs to consider for an income portfolio
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Enbridge remains set on Dakota Access pipeline stake
Enbridge plans to acquire a 27.6-per-cent interest in the Bakken Pipeline System, which includes the Dakota project, despite opposition toward the project from native American activists and their supporters.
Rates on US Treasury bills rise at weekly auction
Three challenges for Mark Carney’s final stretch at the Bank of England
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney leaves Number 10 Downing Street in central London on Oct. 31, 2016.
The legal road for Travis Vader in case of missing Alberta seniors
Members of Saskatchewan First Nation vote in favour of trespassing law
Third phase of Flint water line replacement program starts
Business Highlights
Montreal police monitoring of journalist is a grotesque attack on the free press
Patrick Lagacé is a prominent columnist with La Presse newspaper in Montreal.
Dividend increases set to return at Canadian oil sands producers
Dump trucks loaded with oil sands drive through the Suncor Energy Inc. mine in this aerial photograph taken near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, June 4, 2015.
The Latest: Mom in hot car death pushed on dad's double life
FBI director’s poor decision about Clinton e-mails could taint the U.S. election
FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing in Washington, DC, in September.
Sport institute trial put on hold after founder hospitalized
Something Canadians can agree on: making life better for indigenous people
Pollster Nik Nanos.
Alberta government pays tribute to Fort McMurray first responders
Firefighters and police welcome people into Fort McMurray Alta, on June 1, 2016.
Valeant ex-CEO, ex-CFO focus of U.S. criminal probe: report
Alaska tourism numbers up but leaders wary of less marketing
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Unifor and Ford reach tentative agreement last minute to avert strike
Ford Edges sit on a production line as Ford Motor Company celebrates the global production start of the 2015 Ford Edge at the Ford Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ont., on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The union representing autoworkers at Ford's Canadian operations says prospects for a deal between the two sides remain uncertain ahead of the midnight strike deadline.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Inmate dead after pair found unresponsive in London, Ont., jail
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Hillary Clinton's Halloween horror show
Margaret Wente
CRTC should update ISP rules on differential pricing
The logo of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
A look at CMA Award milestones, via the numbers
Viacom names Robert Bakish acting president, CEO
Judge to OK deal over police surveillance if changes made
Source: Connecticut provost to lead University of Missouri
This Oct. 21, 2014 photo provided by the University of Connecticut shows provost Mun Y. Choi in Storrs, Conn. Choi is about to be named the next president of the University of Missouri. A person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, that the university system's governing board is expected to finalize the appointment of Choi on Wednesday. The person insisted on anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly ahead of an announcement scheduled for Wednesday in Jefferson City. (Peter Morenus/University of Connecticut via AP)
Tesla Motors’ visionary management offers lesson in long-term growth
A man looks around Tesla Motors' Model S P85 at its showroom in Beijing in this January 29, 2014 file photo.
‘There’s no case here’: Clinton challenges FBI’s e-mail inquiry
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally at Kent State University in Ohio on Oct. 31, 2016.
Police renew probe of attack on autistic teen runner at meet
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday
Inmate dead, cellmate in hospital after pair found unresponsive in London jail
Study says Alberta royalty changes boost province's competitiveness
NAACP: Stop removing voters from rolls in North Carolina
Turkey's case against Muslim cleric has merit: US official
FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pa. A senior U.S. official says there are grounds to take seriously Turkey’s contention that a Pennsylvania-based Muslim cleric was involved in the failed July coup attempt. Ankara is accusing Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the attempted coup and is asking the U.S. to extradite him. Gulen denies any involvement and has condemned the coup. (AP Photo/Chris Post, File)
Saskatchewan moves to fix loophole in law that bans cellphone use while driving
Vehicle seizures, extended zero tolerance as Saskatchewan tackles drunk driving
Level 3 and Baker Hughes climb while Zimmer and Nike fall
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