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Man, 33, facing child porn charges after investigation in Guelph, Ont.
Tunisian man suspected of link to Berlin truck attack arrested in Germany
This photograph taken on Dec. 20, 2016, shows authorities inspecting a truck that had sped into a Christmas market in Berlin, on Dec. 19, 2016.
New species wash ashore in Nova Scotia following deaths of herring
Man in hospital after north Toronto stabbing
Even realtors think Canadian housing prices will fall in 2017
Scott Barlow
Venezuela military trafficking food as country goes hungry
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2004 file photo, the military creates a perimeter at a government-subsidized food market in Caracas, Venezuela. The late President Hugo Chavez began handing the military control over food, and the wider economy, following opposition attempts to overthrow him in 2002. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero, File)
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Pedestrians wearing Nike Inc. shoes stand on a sidewalk in front of a store in San Francisco, Calif., in this file photo.
Man suspected of ties to Berlin attacker detained in Germany
In this frame grab made available by the Italian police, Anis Amri, the main suspect in Berlin's deadly Christmas market attack walks through the train station on Dec. 22. (Italian Police via AP)
Great expectations: Small businesses upbeat about 2017
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump and Andy Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, shake hands as Puzder leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump has tapped Puzder as his pick to head the Labor Department. Trump’s election as president has made many small business owners more upbeat about 2017. Many owners are more confident because their revenue looks to increase in 2017 due to the overall improving economy. They’re also optimistic because they expect Trump to deliver on promises to lower taxes and roll back regulations including parts of the health care law. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Israel declassifies documents in 1950s missing children saga
Police: Trooper shoots, wounds driver reversing into him
Germany: 54,000 migrants get grants to return home in 2016
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: This stock has a 9% yield with a dividend sustained since 2012
Jennifer Dowty
Madrid begins vehicle bans for 1st time to fight pollution
Second flight recorder recovered from Russian jet that crashed in Black Sea
This handout photograph released by the Russian Emergency Ministry on Dec. 28, 2016, shows rescuers lifting a piece of the crashed Tu-154 military plane during searches in the underwater area outside Sochi, in the Black Sea.
Pakistan inaugurates nuclear plant built with Chinese aid
Correction: Capsized Boat-Teens Rescued story
In this Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, photo made available by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, teenagers Zack Sowder, left, Jacob Sowder and Brent Shishido, right, of Orange County, Calif., sit on an capsized vessel offshore of Little Torch Key in the Florida Keys. The stranded teenage boys called 911 and calmly sat atop a capsized boat before being rescued, authorities said Wednesday, Dec. 28. (David Bingham/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via AP)
BP buys Woolworths fuel business in Australia for $1.3 bln
American hiker dies after fall in Swiss Alps excursion
Bahraini activist, to be freed on bail, ordered held again
FILE -- In this Feb. 11, 2015 file photo, Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain's best-known human rights activists, walks toward the courthouse to attend an appeal hearing in Manama, Bahrain. Rajab who has been imprisoned for months while facing a trial over a series of tweets has been freed on bail. Jalila Sayed, the defense lawyer for Rajab, told The Associated Press that the activist was released after a long court hearing Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
Dentsu chief to resign over employee's suicide from overwork
President of the top Japanese advertising company Dentsu Inc. Tadashi Ishii attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. President Ishii will step down to take responsibility for the suicide of a worker who had clocked massive overtime. (Kyodo News via AP)
Jordan sentences 5 IS members to death
Cologne bans New Year far-right demo, to use vehicle blocks
FILE -In this Dec. 31, 2015 file picture, persons gather at the Cologne, Germany, main station. Police in Cologne have banned a far-right demonstration on New Year’s Eve 2016 as they work to prevent a repeat of last year’s disorder and say they’ll put obstacles in place to prevent anyone driving into crowds. Police chief Juergen Mathies said Wednesday Dec. 28, 2016 he refused permission for a protest by the far-right National Democratic Party. (Markus Boehm/dpa via AP,file)
AP FACT CHECK: WWE wrestler Big Show not dead
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, file photo, WWE Wrestler Big Show arrives at the World Wrestling Entertainment SummerSlam kickoff party benefiting Betty's Battle in Los Angeles. A story reported by a blog called "WWE" that claimed professional wrestling star "Big Show" had died in a car accident is false. Chris Bellitti, a spokesman for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., said Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, that the "Big Show," whose real name is Paul Donald Wight II, is alive and well. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
Lithuanian 'elves' combat Russian influence online
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Ricardas Savukynas, the 43-year-old business consultant and blogger works on his computer in Vilnius, Lithuania. Savukynas is one of the Lithuanian volunteers who’ve dubbed themselves “elves” patrol social media to expose fake accounts they accuse of spreading pro-Russia propaganda. It’s part of a wider effort by the tiny Baltic country to defend itself from what it says is an onslaught of Russian propaganda. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
The Latest: Trump: US treating Israel with 'total disdain'
FILE -- In this Nov. 24, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he boards the plane on departure from Israel after meetings in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. A senior leader of a Jewish settlement council is calling U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry "a stain on American foreign policy" and "ignorant of the issues." Oded Revivi, chief foreign envoy of the Yesha Council, made the remarks ahead of Kerry's final policy speech on Mideast peace Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
Dec. 28: Barn doors and opioids. Plus other letters to the editor
Men prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain are twice as likely as women to escalate to a high dose and die as a result of taking the powerful drugs, a study suggests.
Take steps to halt a 24-7 work life
Michael Murphy
Prosecutors: Man pulled gun, threatened family over TV show
Lebanese parliament approves unity government
In this photo released by the Lebanese Parliament media office, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a session to vote for confidence in the government, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Lebanon's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a national unity Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The vote of confidence Wednesday came after lawmakers heard and debated the new government's policy statement, outlining its priorities for the next months. (Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament Media Office via AP)
Dylann Roof won't work to spare his life in church massacre
Israeli PM calls Kerry speech a 'deep disappointment'
Locals must pay to park at MGM casinos starting Thursday
A critic without a seat: Opposition parties forced to get creative on East Coast
Rob Moore, minister of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, speaks at an event in Miramichi, N.B., on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Like any regular federal politician, former Conservative cabinet minister Moore is a busy man these days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Crossovers, China and the Buick conundrum
2017 Buick Envision
Why this Pope won’t fall for the seductions of supreme power
Michael W. Higgins is vice-president of Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn.
In year ahead, Alberta’s Notley must be convincing on economic policy
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley gives a year end update in Edmonton Alta, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016.
Can there be too many restaurants in Montreal?
Yves Boisvert
Year 150: Will it bring fortune or folly?
Lawrence Martin
Shift to online shopping will transform retail in 2017
Shoppers walk by the large Christmas tree inside the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Saturday December 3, 2016.
Robo-investing firms serve millennials – and their parents
Nova Scotia brothers on right trajectory with golf gear
Dormie Workshop co-founders Todd, left, and Jeff Bishop and their brother Alex. The company makes custom head covers for golf clubs and other golf accessories.
Remote Nevada quakes could have been a disaster
Second flight recorder recovered from Black Sea crash site
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 28
Iran says it warns off fighters, drones during drill
Chinese middle class in uproar over alleged police brutality
South Korea investigators look into alleged artist blacklist
South Korea's ambassador to France Mo Chul-min, front right, arrives at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. South Korean investigators on Thursday summoned Mo as they widened their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye to include allegations that her administration blacklisted thousands of artists for their political beliefs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
The Latest: Mortar fire on Russian Embassy in Syria
FILE -- In this Oct. 20, 2015 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syria President Bashar Assad arrive for their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. With his victory in Aleppo, Assad appears to have survived a nearly six-year war to drive him from power, but he is now more dependent on outside powers than ever. His key allies Russia and Iran, along with Turkey, are best placed to determine Syria’s endgame, which could more closely resemble a grand bargain among great powers than a political settlement among Syrians themselves. (Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
List of top weather stories of 2016
Fort McMurray wildfire tops annual meteorologist list of weather stories
Heat waves are seen as cars and trucks try and get past a wild fire 16km south of Fort McMurray on highway 63 Friday, May 6, 2016. The "beast" of a wildfire that charred Fort McMurray, Alta., was named Canada's biggest weather story of the year in an annual list compiled by the country's top meteorologists. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
German minister: ban names such as "vegetarian schnitzel"
FILE - In this April 29, 2016 file picture a ' vegetarian Currywurst' is presented in Bamberg, Germany. Germany's agriculture minister is calling for a ban on names such as "vegetarian schnitzel" for meat substitute products, which he argues are misleading. Christian Schmidt told Wednesday's Dec. 28, 2016 edition of the Bild daily that he doesn't want "these pseudo-meat dishes" to be treated as meat. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP,file)
Volkswagen Financial acquires Vancouver-based PayByPhone
Pressure's on for Trump to make diplomats safer
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Donald Trump hammered rival Hillary Clinton during the campaign for failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya when she was secretary of state. Soon he’ll be the one responsible for protecting America’s diplomats, but he’s offered virtually no insight into how he’ll do that. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)
Trump takes credit for 8,000 jobs, talks with Obama
FILE- In this Dec. 21, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time." His post on Twitter Monday, Dec. 26, is the president-elect's latest comment since the U.N. Security Council voted Friday to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Obama, Japan's Abe decry 'horrors of war' at Pearl Harbor
Turkey, Russia discussing Syria cease-fire
In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left and Russian President Vladimir Putin, shake hands following the group photo at the World Energy Congress, in Istanbul, Turkey. With his victory in Aleppo, Syrian President Bashar Assad appears to have survived a nearly six-year war to drive him from power, but he is now more dependent on outside powers than ever. His key allies Russia and Iran, along with Turkey, are best placed to determine Syria’s endgame, which could more closely resemble a grand bargain among great powers than a political settlement among Syrians themselves. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Heavy fog engulfs both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, delaying flights
Moderate earthquake hits Romania, no injuries, no damage
Police in Alaska capital city launch 2017 kindness campaign
Kachin rebels see more Myanmar attacks, no hope for peace
Man armed with knife demands $2 in gas, then flees
2 off-duty firefighters help save man during Patriots game
Appreciation: Fisher found best material in her own troubles
Iraqi forces in Mosul reinforced, new push against IS soon
Red light texting still a problem in Canada, says CAA
A woman uses an iPad while behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped in traffic at a red light in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Monday October 20, 2014. Some 33 per cent of Canadians who participated in a recent poll conducted by the Canadian Automobile Association admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Tuesday's Games
Afghan officials: 3 people wounded in Kabul bomb blast
Elephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1, injuring 2
South Korean antitrust regulator fines Qualcomm $865 million
Donald Rosenberg, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Qualcomm Inc., enters the Fair Trade Com mission's sentence room at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. South Korea's antitrust regulator slapped a 1.03 trillion won ($865 million) fine on Qualcomm Inc. Wednesday for allegedly violating competition laws.(Ahn Jung-hwan/Yonhap via AP)
S. Korean politicians call for nullifying sex slave deal
Driver struck and killed after exiting disabled vehicle on highway
Appeals court weighs Ohio law shielding lethal drugs source
FILE - These undated file combination photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows death row inmates Ronald Phillips and Raymond Tibbetts. Ohio Gov. John Kasich turned down Phillips' request for mercy on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. Phillips is scheduled for execution on Feb. 15, 2017. Kasich also granted a short reprieve to death row inmate Tibbetts, scheduled to die in February but now set for April 12. (AP Photo/Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections, File)
Venezuela military trafficking food as country goes hungry
Dec. 28: Your daily horoscope
Capricorn
Herd of 41 elk die in east Oregon after falling through ice
Backlund, Gaudreau score 2 goals each as Flames top Avs, 6-3
Backlund, Gaudreau score two each as Flames top Avalanche
Johnny Gaudreau drives past Avalanche defenseman Cody Goloubef during the second period.
Wheeler, Scheifele and Stafford lead Jets past Blackhawks
Drew Stafford scores a goal against Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during the third period.
Collisions on slick roads in Toronto area injure more than a dozen people
Wheeler, Scheifele and Stafford lead Jets past Blackhawks
Canada cruises to win against Slovakia team that only musters six shots
Slovakia goaltender Adam Huska makes the save on Canada forward Matt Barzal as Canada forward Taylor Raddysh and Slovakia defenceman Michal Roman look on during the third period.
China: Open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots
In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, a man prays during mass on the eve of Christmas at the South Cathedral official Catholic church in Beijing. China says Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016, it is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stresses the importance of patriotism to Beijing and adapting Catholicism to Chinese society. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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