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The Latest: Istanbul protest blames Iran for deal's failure
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching through the streets of east Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Syrian rebels said Tuesday that they reached a cease-fire deal with Moscow to evacuate civilians and fighters from eastern Aleppo, after the U.N. and opposition activists reported possible mass killings by government forces closing in on the rebels' last enclave. (SANA via AP)
OPEC production jumped before global deal on cuts, IEA says
Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak, left, shakes hands with Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia after a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Why don't we have the same driving laws all across Canada?
Constable Steve Shaw of the Vancouver Police Traffic Enforcement Unit writes a speeding ticket in 2008. Darryl Dyck/CP Photo
What trade rules can Canada turn to if Trump rips up NAFTA?
Canadian beef exports to the United States were disputed under NAFTA, as the U.S. invoked health-based exceptions to the rules. Even if the U.S. killed NAFTA, rules under previous agreements would come into play, experts say.
Trudeau still hasn’t delivered the new breed of politics he promised
Real estate developers slammed B.C. over surprise foreign-buyer tax
Builders work on a new home in North Vancouver, B.C.
Why business should back the pan-Canadian climate deal
Dave Sawyer
How the Supreme Court can avoid turning the Web into a Wild West
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on June 8, 2016.
Provinces to receive health transfer details ahead of key meeting
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, centre, speaks during the closing news conference at the First Ministers’ meeting in Ottawa on Dec. 9, 2016. Also pictured are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
The swift decline of promising fintech firm DH Corp. came with some warning signs
DH Corp. used to be known as Davis + Henderson Corp., and the company specialized in processing cheques. Over the span of six months in 2016, the company lost more than half of its $4.2-billion market value. Last week, management said it is exploring sale options.
Hospitals have no right to opt out of assisted dying
André Picard
Trudeau’s climate ‘deal’: all pain, no gain
Margaret Wente
Putin tries dog diplomacy before Japan talks over islands
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second right, speaks to a group of former residents of the Russian-held islands off Japan's major northern island of Hokkaido during a meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. The meeting was held three days before Abe's meeting with Putin in Japan later in the week. A dispute over the southern Kuril islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, has kept the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their World War II hostilities. The Soviet Union seized them in the war’s final days. (Kyodo News via AP)
Drivers' strike cripples train services in southern England
Passengers queue up for an express train to Gatwick Airport, running a reduced service as a result of a train strike, in Victoria rail station London, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. A 48-hour strike starting Tuesday morning has crippled rail services in southern England as a long-running dispute continues to cause misery for hundreds of thousands of commuters in and out of London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
'I'm a goner': Transcripts show ship's final harrowing hours
This undated image made from a video by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the stern of the sunken ship El Faro. Federal accident investigators are releasing a transcript of audio recovered from the bridge of the doomed freighter El Faro, which sank last year in a hurricane near the Bahamas. The recordings transcribed from the ship's voyage data recorder are set to be released Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, by the NTSB in Washington, D.C. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)
Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later
FILE - This March 21, 2011, file photo shows a sign for ConAgra Foods' world headquarters in Omaha, Neb. ConAgra is heading to court to finalize an $11.2 million plea deal in a federal criminal case stemming from a salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds who ate tainted Peter Pan peanut butter. A federal judge in Albany, Georgia, is scheduled to decide Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 whether to approve the settlement reached with Justice Department prosecutors in May 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Turkey continues to detain hundreds in 'terror' probes
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral prayers for police officer Hasim Usta, who was killed with dozens others late Saturday outside the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena, in Istanbul, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Turkey's police rounded up more than 100 members of a Kurdish political party on Monday as the country mourned the dozens killed in a bombing attack near an Istanbul soccer stadium. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Justice tracking more than 100 constitutional challenges to mandatory penalties
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 30, 2016. Justice reforms brought in by the previous Conservative government in the name of getting tough on criminals "compounded pressures" on the system ??? a litigation-fuelled backlash that will figure in a comprehensive Liberal review of penalties and sentencing, say internal federal notes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to review changes to the criminal justice system over the last decade with the aim of ensuring the safety of communities, obtaining value for public money and filling any gaps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Italy's new government wins 1st of 2 confidence votes
Italian outgoing Premier Matteo Renzi, right, hands over the cabinet minister bell to new Premier Paolo Gentiloni during the handover ceremony at Chigi Palace Premier's office, in Rome, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Paolo Gentiloni, a Democrat serving as foreign minister, formed Italy’s new government Monday, keeping several key ministers from the coalition of Matteo Renzi, who resigned last week. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Four stories in the news today, Dec. 13
The Latest: Trump praises Speaker Ryan at Wisconsin rally
FILE - In this Friday, March 27, 2015 file photo, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson delivers remarks on the release of a report by the National Petroleum Council on oil drilling in the Arctic, in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump selected Tillerson to lead the State Department on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Some facts about the deadly opioid fentanyl
Parliament's budget watchdog, National Defence battling over warship data
Rear-Admiral John Newton, right, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, salutes the crew of HMCS Preserver during the ship's paying-off ceremony at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on Friday, October 21, 2016. National Defence and Parliament's budget watchdog have been quietly battling over access to key information about the government's multi-billion-dollar plan to buy the navy new warships. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Stories from people who have lost loved ones to opioids
Janet Charlie, whose son Tyler Francis Charlie, died August 31, 2016 at the age of 26 due to a fentanyl overdose, stands for a photograph in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 30, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Grip of drug addiction shapes new ideas to reduce risk of deadly fentanyl
Dale Gonzales poses for a photograph in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 6, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Putin ready to meet Trump 'at any moment'
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Tver region governor Igor Rudenya in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Man who fired shots in DC pizzeria to face federal charges
FILE- In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police in Washington. Welch, who fired an assault riffle multiple times inside a pizza restaurant in the nation's capital while investigating an internet conspiracy theory is expected in court Tuesday, Dec. 13, for a hearing on whether he should stay in jail while he awaits trial. (Sathi Soma via AP, File)
Accreditor of for-profit colleges loses appeal to stay alive
FILE - In this July 19, 2016, file photo, Education Secretary John B. King, Jr., speaks on a panel with first lady Michelle Obama to college-bound students participating in the Reach Higher initiative's third annual Beating the Odds event in the East Room of the White House in Washington.King has upheld his department’s decision to cut ties with the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit colleges. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools was appealing a previous decision to revoke its oversight of hundreds of for-profit colleges. The U.S. Department of Education made that decision in September after the council was accused of lax oversight. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Italy's largest bank to shed jobs in aggressive overhaul
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, right, gives his first speech as premier at the lower house where he will later face a confidence vote, in Rome Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Paolo Gentiloni, a Democrat formerly serving as foreign minister, formed Italy’s new government Monday, keeping several key ministers from the coalition of Matteo Renzi, who resigned last week. At left is Finance minister Pier Carlo Padoan, at center is Foreign minister Angelino Alfano. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Trump pick to lead State known to back free trade, Russia
Republican looks to overhaul Social Security
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, a key Republican lawmaker, wants to overhaul the nation's Social Security program, proposing to gradually increase the retirement age for Social Security and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers. Johnson introduced legislation just before the end of the congressional session in early December 2016, that he said would "permanently save" Social Security. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
1st SeaWorld park without orcas opening in Abu Dhabi in 2022
FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Sea World trainer Aubrey Taylor interacts with Bossa the dolphin, in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is partnering with a United Arab Emirates company to build a theme park in Abu Dhabi in what will be the first SeaWorld park outside the United States and without orcas. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Philippines rejects rebels' condition for cease-fire
Paw-rouette: Dog named 'Pig' dances ballet in 'Mutt-cracker'
Gov. Ducey heads to border crossing, Sierra Vista
AP News Guide: Trump's business ties around the world
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, accompanied by, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump, speaks during the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel- Old Post Office, in Washington. Trump had planned a news conference for Thursday on the future of his business but announced Monday, Dec. 12, he would postpone it until next month. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
Malaysia crowns new youthful king
Sultan Muhammad V walks toward his car after his welcome ceremony at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan will serve a five-year term as King of Malaysia from Dec 13. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
US, S. Korea, Japan vow co-operation over N. Korea sanctions
Trump's State pick comes from "Exxon system" not Washington
FILE- In this Aug. 30, 2011, file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil's chief executive smile during a signing ceremony in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. President-elect Donald Trump selected ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti via AP, Pool)
Afghan official: Roadside bombing killed 2 police officers
Myanmar reporter killed while investigating illegal logging
Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction
In this Monday Dec. 12, 2016 photo, Cambodian migrant construction workers wait for their transport home outside a building site in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. The International Labor Organization says in a report Tuesday that women make up almost 40 percent of migrant construction workers in Thailand, more than almost anywhere else in the world. But the large numbers only serve to magnify their problems, including lower pay and the risk of being fired if they get pregnant. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
Monday's Games
Los Alamos officials hope to develop park tourism plan
Rebels to evacuate Aleppo in surrender deal as fighting ends
This image released by the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) shows Syrians who were displaced with their families from eastern Aleppo gather at the collective shelter, in the village of Jibreen south of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Syria's military said Monday it has regained control of 98 percent of eastern Aleppo, as government forces close in the last remaining sliver of a rebel enclave packed with fighters as well as tens of thousands of civilians. (ICRC via AP)
India arrests 12 for not standing during national anthem
Indian movie goers stand up as national anthem is played at a movie hall before the screening of a movie in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. A ruling by India's Supreme Court last month said that the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country and that audiences must stand. The court said the rule was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness
Indonesia mob kills man arrested for school stabbing spree
Oklahoma to require restroom signs in anti-abortion effort
Terry Cline, left, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, and Martha A. Burger, right, president of the Oklahoma State Board of Health, put their heads together during a meeting in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Oklahoma plans to force hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools to post signs inside public restrooms directing pregnant women where to receive services as part of an effort to reduce abortions in the state. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Former South Korean prosecutor gets 4 years for corruption
Fear of Trump pledges linger at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast
In this Dec. 11, 2016 photo, Volunteer Ismaez Valdez lights candles during the annual feast of Our Lady of the Guadalupe shrine celebration in Wheeling, Ill. From small parishes to big cathedrals, Catholics observing the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the U.S. say the celebration is taking on a different tone after the presidential election. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged churches Monday to make the holiday a "day of prayer" in solidarity with immigrants.(Gilbert R. Boucher II/Daily Herald, via AP)
Pakistan's national carrier chief resigns after plane crash
Prosecutors ask judge to allow Cosby's accusers to testify
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2016 file photo, Bill Cosby leaves after a hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Lawyers for Cosby will battle in court starting Tuesday, Dec. 13, to try to limit the number of other accusers who can testify at the comedian’s sexual assault trial. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
The Cosby 13: Meet the women being asked to testify at trial
FILE – In this July 13, 2015, file photo, Rebecca Neal, a Bill Cosby accuser who testified against the comedian in a 2005 sex assault suit, calls for Cosby's full testimony from a 2005 sexual battery lawsuit to be unsealed, during a news conference at the offices of attorney Gloria Allred in Los Angeles. Lawyers for Cosby will battle in court in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 to try to limit the number of other accusers who can testify at the comedian's sexual assault trial. The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they are sexual assault victims, but Rebecca Neal has spoken out publicly. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Unarmed man, 73, shot and killed by police in California
Nearly 7 years after quake, 50,000 in Haiti still in camps
No golfing this December: Cold, snow brings out skiers
In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, skiers ride a lift at the Sugarbush ski resort in Warren, Vt. here’s nothing like a bunch of snow to get skiers and ski resort operators excited. Skiers on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 were happy to see the white stuff after a storm dumped a half-foot across much of northern New England.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island
The burned elevation of one of the towers at the Oceana complex has seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Firefighters in Dubai have put out a fire that broke out on one of Dubai's palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of blazes to race up multi-story buildings in the skyscraper-packed city. Dubai's government media office said Tuesday that the late-night fire was completely extinguished with no injuries reported. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Canada West falls 5-3 to Russia at world junior A challenge
CPJ: More journalists jailed than in nearly 3 decades
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, Turkey's President addresses police officers in Ankara, Turkey. A state of emergency is still in force in Turkey following the July 15 coup attempt and the resulting government crackdown on alleged coup sympathizers has landed thousands in jail and forced tens of thousands of people from their jobs. In a two-month period, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government detained more than 100 journalists and closed down at least 100 news outlets, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, said on Tuesday, Dec. 12. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar, Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)
Dec. 13: Your daily horoscope
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Police: 2 Georgia officers shot during traffic stop
Montana avalanche buries Idaho skier, killing him
QMJHL Roundup: Durocher, Dostie power Olympiques to 8-1 rout of Remparts
Alberta Rocky Mountain town gets OK to build affordable housing project
Police: Man denies role in hate crime near California mosque
This Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, photo released by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office shows John Matteson, 29. Matteson was arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime after police say he stabbed a worshipper near a Simi Valley mosque. Matteson remained jailed Sunday, Dec. 11, on suspicion of making criminal threats, violating civil rights and disturbing the peace by fighting, according to a Ventura County sheriff's website. (Ventura County Sheriff's Office via AP )
Australia nursing home worker jailed for murdering residents
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