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December 20

At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
Richard Marx says he's no 'big hero' after plane incident
FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, Richard Marx arrives at the LA Philharmonic's Walt Disney Hall 10th Anniversary Celebration at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Marx wrote Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, that he is not a hero for apparently intervening after an unruly passenger had to be forcibly restrained on a Korean Air flight between Hanoi and Seoul. Marx and his wife, former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes, documented efforts to restrain the passenger on social media, and Marx later wrote that they were home safe. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Raptors trounce Nets to continue dominant streak
The Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan goes to the basket past Brooklyn Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Tuesday.
At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
Texas gives Planned Parenthood notice of Medicaid ouster
Jeff Petry's goal and two assists lifts Canadiens over Ducks 5-1
Montreal Canadiens' Paul Byron (41) celebrates with teammates Jeff Petry (26), Brian Flynn (32) Shea Weber (6) and Torrey Mitchell (17) after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Tuesday, December 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Trudeau resolute on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion despite protests
A freighter is seen in the background as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a tugboat in Vancouver Harbour, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
TransLink sells Oakridge Transit Centre for $440-million; says deal will fund expansion
TransLink announced on Tuesday the six-hectare Oakridge Transit Centre has been sold to a partnership between a long-time local development company, Intergulf Development Group, and Asian developer Modern Green Development Co. for an amount triple what the agency estimated it could get for the land five years ago.
Lowry has 23 points, Raptors beat Nets 116-104 in last home game of 2016
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, left, shoots on Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, centre, during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
University of Regina report says not enough being done for child poverty rates
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally in move welcomed by Beijing
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying speaks during a briefing at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China. Taiwan has condemned the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe’s “abrupt” move to break their diplomatic ties, while rival China welcomed the defection of one of the self-governing island’s small number of allies. Just 21 countries and governments now have official ties with Taiwan. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
California man convicted in wine theft from famed restaurant
Philpott warns premiers she won’t budge on effort to expand mental-health funding
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says that as a family doctor she had encountered heartbreaking stories daily from patients who could not access publicly funded counselling. The federal government made an offer Monday afternoon that would have provided $11.5-billion over 10 years for mental health and home care.
Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin uses pageant to fight China on human rights
Anastasia Lin, Canada’s entrant to Miss World beauty pageant, answers questions during an interview on Dec. 14 in Oxon Hill, Md.
Border Patrol seizes $3M from cars headed to Mexico
This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows boxes containing hidden cash that was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol who says it's seized more than $3 million that was being smuggled from the U.S. into Mexico. The cash was found Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, inside two cars in Escondido. It's the largest cash seizure ever made by the Border Patrol in San Diego County. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)
Feds shut down Barefoot Bandit's flight-school fundraiser
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011, file photo, Colton Harris-Moore, also known as the "Barefoot Bandit," appears at the Island County Superior Court, in Coupeville, Wash. Harris-Moore had his flight-school fundraiser grounded by federal probation officials. The Seattle Times reports Harris-Moore started a GoFundMe page to raise over $125,000 for private and commercial pilot-license training and helicopter certification. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Former Tory MP Lee Richardson may run for Liberals in Harper’s old Calgary riding
Former Conservative MP Lee Richardson is seen in the House of Commons in 2012.
Police at scene of 2013 killing linked to lost-at-sea case
FILE- In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, Nathan Carman arrives in a small boat at the US Coast Guard station in Boston. Carman spent a week at sea in a life raft before being rescued by a passing freighter. Police have returned to the home of a man whose 2013 killing remains unsolved and whose daughter is presumed dead after she went out sailing with her son, Nathan Carman, and their boat sank this year. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Calgary developer Riaz Mamdani hired security months before shooting
Strategic Group CEO Riaz Mamdani is expected to make a full recover after being shot and injured.
Navy scraps plan to dump job titles amid sailors' complaints
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Navy is scrapping its decision to eliminate dozens of enlisted sailors’ job titles, including many that end in “man,” after hitting an onslaught of opposition from the force. The decision to drop long-held traditional titles and instead refer to sailors by their rank was announced in September and signaled a sharp cultural shift for the Navy. Richardson, the chief of naval operations, said in a memo that modernizing the job ratings or titles was designed to give sailors more flexibility in training and assignments. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Report: Facebook's unmanned aircraft crashed in test flight
First victim in Berlin attack a truck driver who fought for his life
A general view shows the site where a truck ploughed through a crowd at a Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz square near the fashionable Kurfuerstendamm avenue in the west of Berlin, Germany, December 20, 2016.
10 Chinese men charged with drug smuggling in Australia
Nine-year-old boy missing in New Westminster, B.C., has been found
Judge: Seattle kids can move ahead with climate rights case
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2016 file photo, petitioners Gabe Mandell, 14, center, and Adonis Williams, 12, look on as state Department of Ecology attorney Katharine G. Shirey speaks at a court hearing in Seattle. Eight Seattle children should have "their day in court" to argue that Washington state and others aren't protecting them from climate change, a judge ruled. King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, allowed the young petitioners to move ahead in their case against the state, writing that "it is time for these youth to have the opportunity to address their concerns in a court of law, concerns raised under statute and under the state and federal constitutions." (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Ex-police officer charged with killing 4 men in drug deal
Angela Merkel faces vital test of leadership in wake of Berlin market attack
Mayor of Berlin Michael Mueller, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere arrive to lay flowers near where yesterday a truck ploughed through a Christmas market on December 20, 2016 in Berlin, Germany
The Latest: 4 bodies found on property linked to ex-officer
The Latest: Body believed to be missing TV show contestant
Honolulu police chief on paid leave amid federal probe
Honolulu Police Deputy Chief Cary Okimoto stands before the media at a news conference announcing that he's acting chief, while Chief Louis Kealoha is on paid leave, amid a federal investigation into allegations of civil rights abuses and corruption, in Honolulu, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Kealoha surrendered his gun and badge Tuesday and went on paid leave from the department after receiving notification that he is the target of a federal investigation. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher).
Sabres sending Nylander to play for Sweden at world juniors
Professor has no legal right to fight Saudi arms deal, Ottawa says
A colonel, who commands the Saudi forces in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, talks to his soldiers in their base in Aden September 28, 2015.
Release by Miami Dolphins still leaves bitter taste in P.K. Sam’s mouth
In 2006, then-Dolphins player P.K. Sam flew home to be with his deathly ill father.
The Latest: Governor raises death toll to 29 in Mexico blast
Why Canada is no longer a forbidden hockey destination
In this Oct. 28, 2016, file photo, Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid, Milan Lucic and Jordan Eberle, from left, celebrate Lucic's empty-net goal against the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Animal, possibly a small dog, found beheaded and skinned in London, Ont.
Suburban Chicago man sues over McDonald's 'value meal' price
AP FACT CHECK: Sarah Palin didn't criticize black Santa
FILE - In a Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 file photo, Sarah Palin, political commentator and former governor of Alaska, walks on the sideline before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams, in Seattle. A story claiming Palin called for boycotting the Mall of America in Minnesota over its black Santa Claus is false. (AP Photo/Scott Eklund, File)
Doctor: Common bacteria caused Thanksgiving dinner deaths
Matthews and Hyman are the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Batman and Robin
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Zach Hyman (11) celebrates his goal on Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason (35) with teammates Connor Brown (12) and Auston Matthews (34) as Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Nick Schultz (55) looks on during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Friday, November 11, 2016.
Defendant in Indiana house explosion gets maximum 50 years
Teneo cements status as global firm
Globe editorial: On health funding, Ottawa is giving provinces a take-it or take-it offer
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of Health Jane Philpott listen to a question during a news conference following the Finance Ministers meeting in Ottawa, Monday, December 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Penn State sues ex-president Spanier for breaching contract
FILE - In a May 21, 2014 file photo, former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks from a hearing before a Superior Court panel at City Hall, in Philadelphia. Penn State filed a claim on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, to countersue its former president, saying he violated his employment agreement by not disclosing what he knew about Jerry Sandusky before the former assistant football coach’s arrest on child molestation charges in 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Judge denies ex-NFL star's bid to delay double murder trial
Retired Amtrak supervisor admits accepting gifts from vendor
These two charts suggest bank stock rally has plenty of life yet
Montreal newspaper La Presse wants court to stop police investigation of reporter
La Presse argues there was no legal rationale for the warrants that allowed Montreal police to spy on journalist Patrick Lagacé.
Police: Student of ex-TV contestant arrested, points to body
This undated photo of Lisa Marie Naegle was provided by her family to police and news media as they and authorities seek the public's help in locating her. Naegle, 36, was last seen leaving a party in Torrance, Calif. Police on Tuesday, Dec. 20, detained a man for questioning in the disappearance. (Courtesy Naegle Family via AP)
Martin Scorsese: 'Cinema is gone'
Stranded crew receives load of Christmas cheer that includes pig, tree, presents
Steve Hnatko, of Tymac Tidal Transport, carries a Christmas tree up the gangway of the Hanjin Scarlet container ship during a visit by volunteers delivering donated food, supplies and gifts to the stranded crew, near Saturna Island, B.C., on Tuesday December 20, 2016. The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association organized the care packages for the crew, some of whom have been stuck onboard the vessel for three and a half months after the shipping company Hanjin filed for bankruptcy in August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Trump is probably right: Markets are in a 'big, fat, ugly bubble'
David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates
Puppy has leg amputated after getting caught in northern Manitoba trap
A puppy named "Fleece" is shown in this recent handout photo. A puppy that had a leg amputated after being caught in a trap is still managing to wag its tail at the Winnipeg Humane Society. The society says a trapper found the German Shepherd mix last month in northern Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Winnipeg Humane Society *MANDATORY CREDIT*
These large-cap TSX dividend stocks look attractively priced
I call these approaches the Boor Market Strategy, the Stimulator-in-Chief Strategy and the Trump-and-Dump Strategy.
Volkswagen investigation could take years, Environment Canada says
The German auto maker admitted that it had installed so-called defeat devices that enabled diesel engines to pass regulatory emissions tests, then disabled the devices during regular use.
Mason Raymond, Zach Fucale among those on Canada's Spengler Cup roster
Carbon-cost debate finds a ready stage – the oil sands
The Suncor tar sands processing plant near the Athabasca River at their mining operations near Fort McMurray, Alta., in this file photo taken September 17, 2014.
Fidel Castro hailed at UN as iconic leader of 20th century
FILE - This Nov. 29, 2016 file photo shows a television broadcasting black and white footage of Fidel Castro at a memorial in his honor in Guanabacoa, on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro announced on state television that his older brother died Friday evening, Nov. 25. He was 90. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Business Highlights
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
A German police officer stands next to a merry-go-round in the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin killing several people. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Lexpert roundup: Provincial trade deals, and leading Canadian lawyers
How the Dow Jones industrial average finished Tuesday
AP FACT CHECK: No proof of mass vote fraud in Michigan
Review: Scorsese's 'Silence' is a gorgeous, tedious journey
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Andrew Garfield, left, and Shinya Tsukamoto in a scene from "Silence." (Kerry Brown/Paramount Pictures via AP)
Toronto company opening U.S. plant because of rising Ont. electricity rates
Netflix, CraveTV, Amazon and Canada's changing streaming habits
In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 photo, a person displays Netflix on a tablet in North Andover, Mass. Viewers who hoped that 2016 would mark an explosion in new streaming video competition in Canada were left disappointed, and some industry observers say next year probably won't signal any big changes either. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Elise Amendola
Video streaming alternatives you might not know about
Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Blake Lively appear in a scene from "Cafe Society," available on the streaming service Hoopla. Finding what you're looking for on Netflix, CraveTV and Amazon Prime Video isn't always so easy, despite thousands of titles spanning almost every genre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sabrina Lantos/Lionsgate via AP
The Latest: Reactions to ruling in water pollution suit
Ring of Fire graphic
Mexicans seek loved ones, answers in deadly fireworks blast
Canadian wholesale trade
Former defence chief Hagel opens Pentagon's Vietnam exhibit
Regulators: AMC can buy smaller movie-theatre chain Carmike
Ottawa cools to Ring of Fire’s potential
Two mining exploration camps are pictured in the proposed Ring of Fire development area, approximately 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Misconduct allegations withdrawn against British Columbia RCMP officer
Professor pleads guilty for role in synthetic drug ring
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Saskatchewan should grant privacy commissioner's request on Husky tests: NDP
Canada defenceman Chabot looking to impress at world junior tournament
Canada's Thomas Chabot takes a drink as the world junior selection camp opens, in Boisbriand, Que., on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Chabot is excited to take on a leadership role for team Canada at the upcoming world junior tournament.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
TripAdvisor and Carnival climb, while General Mills falls
Owners of 1967 hit song 'Happy Together' lose copyright case
Assassin’s Creed is a waste of heavyweights Fassbender, Cotillard
Michael Fassbender as Callum Lynch and Jeremy Irons as Alan Rikkin in Assassin’s Creed.
Gordon Pape: A high-tech stock for income investors
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Report: Woman dragged off Detroit plane refused to check bag
FedEx spending on distribution hubs weighs on its 2Q profit
Department stores are losing in beauty, too
Shoppers walk through a Macy's Inc. department store in New York, U.S., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Department stores are losing beauty-market share to online retailers such as Amazon, as well as specialty shops such as Sephora and Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc., which have big online operations, according to data from Euromonitor.
Review: 2017 Subaru Impreza is a confidence builder as first made on new, safer platform
2017 Subaru Impreza
US alarmed by spike in violence in eastern Ukraine
RCMP, Regina police team seize drugs, firearms; 60 people arrested, 443 charges
Ottawa, Washington to ban offshore oil and gas licences in Arctic waters
Nanisivik, Nunavut, is pictured in December, 2012.
Monte Paschi failing to lure investors as deadline looms, sources say
A man walks on a logo of the Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena bank in Rome.
The Latest: Deal for 80,000 cars to cost Volkswagen $1B
Feds to ban offshore licences in Arctic, though industry observers unfazed
A boat crosses in front of the Transocean Polar Pioneer, a semi-submersible drilling unit that Royal Dutch Shell leases from Transocean Ltd., as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash., aboard a transport ship after traveling across the Pacific before its eventual Arctic destination in an April 17, 2015 file photo. The federal government says it will ban offshore oil and gas licensing in Arctic waters, a measure to be reviewed every five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP, File MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
GM and Fiat Chrysler cut jobs as sales swing to SUVs
Body fitter Matt Bowen works on a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro on the production line at the General Motors Co. Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.
Utah is fastest-growing state as West bucks sluggish trend
Goldman says bonds, not stocks, have properly priced in Trumponomics
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 16, 2016.
Ont. woman convicted of animal cruelty banned from owning pets, but can keep dog
Sex assault charge against Belleville, Ont., nursing home worker withdrawn
Marquette University adds to Tolkien collection
John Heinzl: 2016 was a very good year for dividends
Even as stock prices bounce around, sometimes violently, dividends are actually quite predictable.
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