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Some 14 Conservative leadership hopefuls crowd stage for debate in Moncton
Participants prepare for the start of the Conservative leadership candidates' bilingual debate in Moncton, N.B. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Conservatives vote for a new party leader on May 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Honorary Trump street signs removed from downtown Chicago
Oregon standoff defendant files motion to dismiss indictment
FILE - This Jan. 27, 2016 file photo provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Jason Patrick. Patrick, one of seven Oregon refuge standoff defendants awaiting trial, is asking the court to dismiss his indictment, arguing that statements by federal officials expressing disappointment after the acquittal of Ammon Bundy will taint his right to a fair trial. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP, file)
Police substation shut down after woman brings in grenades
Environmental groups seek to defend federal methane rule
Project Forseti trial hears from informant about paranoid Hells Angel
The Latest: Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 102
Rescuers carry a body bag containing the body of a victim recovered from under the rubble of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing a number of people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)
Brad Gushue returns from injury at National, picks up victory in opening draw
Drake tops iTunes' year-end music lists
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, Drake performs onstage in Toronto. Drake along with Rihanna and Kanye West scored eight Grammy nominations each, announced Tuesday, Dec. 6. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Ohio 'heartbeat' abortion bill heads to governor
Earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Aceh province; at least 25 dead
People stand next to rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia in this still frame taken from video.
QMJHL Roundup: Antoine Samuel makes 27 saves, Drakkar blank Phoenix 5-0
Ristolainen scores in overtime to lift Sabres over Oilers
Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom and Sabres right winger Brian Gionta go after a loose puck during the second period.
7 dead in latest China mine blast; 60 miners killed in week
Ristolainen seals Sabres 4-3 OT win over Oilers
Hall leads Devils over Canucks with goal, assist and hit
Taylor Hall hits Philip Larsen in the second period on Tuesday.
Hall leads Devils over Canucks with goal, assist and hit
Rachel Notley’s visit to B.C. sends a strong message to Alberta
Gary Mason
Pipeline protests won’t change decision to proceed, Notley says
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley gestures during an interview in Vancouver on Dec. 6, 2016.
Canucks defenceman Larsen taken off ice on stretcher
A trainer talks to Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen, of Finland, after he was knocked down on a hit by New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Larsen left the game on a stretcher. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Japan's defence chief says alliance with US will endure
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, right, and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada pose for a photo prior to their meeting at the Defense Ministry Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. The U.S. and Japan announced Tuesday that Washington will give back to the Japanese government nearly 10,000 acres of land on Okinawa that U.S. Marines use for jungle warfare training. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Toronto voters will pass judgment on road tolls, Mayor Tory says
Toronto Mayor John Tory, in a meeting with the Globe and Mail editorial board Friday, said he expects the plan to charge tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway will be underway by the next election.
TFC hopes experience, confidence lead to MLS championship
Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco kicks the ball away from the Seattle Sounders’ Cristian Roldan in July, 2016.
Vancouver real estate assessments continue to soar
A real estate for sale sign is pictured in front of a home in Vancouver.
Trump views Canada favourably, Mulroney says
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney participates in a toast with his wife Mila and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a ceremony after receiving the insignia of Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour from the Embassy of France, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 in Ottawa.
Green River Killer victim may have spent time in Canada
Green River Killer Gary Ridgway stands to be escorted out following his arraignment on charges of murder in the 1982 death of Rebecca "Becky" Marrero, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent., Wash. Authorities hope a facial reconstruction of a girl who was slain by a Seattle-area serial killer will help identify the victim, who tests show may have spent time in several Canadian provinces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Elaine Thompson
World Cup luge races pushed back by heavy snow
Pence claims mandate for incoming Trump administration
Vice President-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen walks onstage at the Heritage Foundation's 2016 President's Club Meeting in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Audit points to causes of New Mexico's rape kit backlog
New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller discusses the finding of an audit into the state's backlog of untested evidence kits in rape and other sexual assault cases during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Keller said New Mexico leads the nation in untested kits per capita. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Snow storm forces schedule changes at 2016 Viessmann Luge World Cup
Cousins enter pleas in 1973 shotgun slayings of 2 girls
FILE - In this 2011 booking file photo provided by the Yuba County Sheriff's Department is William Lloyd Harbour. Harbour pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in Yuba County Superior Court, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 3016, for the 1973 slayings of Valerie Janice Lane, 12, and Doris Karen Derryberry, 13, in Yuba County, Calif. (Yuba County Sheriff's Department via AP)
Australian economy contracts 0.5 per cent in September
The Latest: Cooper finally gets to celebrate with supporters
Australian leader rules out generators paying for pollution
Powerful opioid carfentanil detected in Ontario for first time
RCMP staff go through a decontamination procedure in Vancouver on June 27 after intercepting a package containing carfentanil imported from China. The drug was been seized for the first time in Ontario in November.
Barcelona wins, but Messi falls short of Ronaldo’s goal record
Barcelona defender Lucas Digne, right, vies with Moenchengladbach’s Andreas Christensen during their match on Dec. 6, 2016.
Conservative leadership hopefuls crowd stage for debate in Moncton
Andrew Scheer, Kellie Leitch and Brad Trost, left to right, participate in the Conservative leadership candidates' bilingual debate in Moncton, N.B. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.
Mother settles JetBlue lawsuit after son flown to wrong city
Democrats: McConnell fix for miners' health care inadequate
Raging Oakland warehouse fire trapped victims in smoke
This March 12, 2015 booking photo provided by the Glendale, Calif., Police Department shows Derick Ion Almena. Almena is an operator of the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland, in which dozens of people died in a fire that started Dec. 2, 2016. Spokeswoman Tawnee Lightfoot says Almena was stopped for driving with expired registration and, after a consensual search, two license plates from Oakland-area stolen cars were found. The charges apparently were not pursued. (Glendale Police Department via AP)
Defence argues case against follower of B.C. polygamous sect is unproven
Kids are seen playing outside of one of the two schools in the polygamist community of Bountiful, B.C. on Nov. 23, 2011.
Alberta man pleads guilty to roommate's death 5 years after man reported missing
Ruck wins bronze for Canada's first medal at world short-course swim champs
Taylor Ruck of Canada swims to take the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre freestyle at the FINA World Short Course Championships Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Windsor, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Apple pays $450,000 for alleged hazardous waste violations
Morneau defends tax change that has doctors threatening to leave Canada
Finance Minister Bill Morneau responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons, Dec. 6, 2016. Mr. Morneau says the government is not treating physicians any different from other small-business owners.
Maple Leafs sign goalie Karri Ramo to professional tryout
Karri Ramo makes a save on Nazem Kadri during a game on April 1, 2014.
The Latest: Judge refuses to delay Dylann Roof's trial
The Latest: Coroner IDs 3 people killed in Indiana fire
The Latest: Pizza restaurant reopens after fake news assault
Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Sathi Soma via AP)
No charges against cops, paramedics in B.C. child welfare case
Paige Gaucher is shown in a handout photo from B.C. Representative for Children and Youth. British Columbia's criminal justice branch says no charges have been approved against Delta police officers and paramedics who failed to file a report with the Children's Ministry about a child in need of protection.The Criminal Justice Branch says in a release that the RCMP investigated and submitted an opinion recommending charges of failing to file the report in a case involving 17-year-old Paige Gauchier.
House turns aside effort to impeach IRS commissioner
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House turned aside an eleventh-hour drive Dec. 5, by hard-right conservatives to impeach the IRS commissioner, with most Republicans concluding the effort could hurt Congress’ hopes of getting a fast start on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda next year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Canada sends strong figure skating team to Grand Prix Final
Patrick Chan competes in the men's free program during the 2013 Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.
Notley says 'Lock her up' chant should be concerning to conservative parties
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley pauses to look out a window at Coal Harbour during an interview in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 6, 2016. Notley is in B.C. doing a series of one-on-one media interviews after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the $6.8-billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project last week. The project will nearly triple the capacity of the pipeline that carries crude oil from near Edmonton to the Vancouver area to be loaded on tankers and shipped overseas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Expats: What’s the perception of Canada where you live?
Snow geese deaths from mine pit number in the thousands
In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, snow geese fly along the bank of the Berkeley Pit's toxic waters, in Butte, Mont. Mine officials say it's likely that several thousand migrating snow geese died after landing in the toxic waters of the old open pit mine in Montana last week. (Walter Hinick /The Montana Standard via AP)
Utah to spend $138,000 to restore famous outlaw's cabin
Stirring ghosts of bonus past won't help bankers this holiday
Privacy watchdog to look at electoral reform survey amid privacy concerns
Rescuers comb Indonesia earthquake rubble for second day
Rescuers use heavy machine to search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at a number of people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)
Car crash damages one of nation's oldest churches, from 1775
Feds spend $4 million on media training, coaching services for civil servants
Bolivia detains airline's president as crash probe advances
2016 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - Rescue workers carry the bodies of victims of an airplane crash in a mountainous area near La Union, Colombia, on Nov. 29, 2016. The plane was carrying the Brazilian first division soccer club Chapecoense team, which was on its way for a Copa Sudamericana final match against Colombia's Atletico Nacional. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides, File)
Nine attractively valued REITs for investors exploring real estate
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Notley won't weigh in on B.C. election after meeting anti-pipeline NDP leader
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley gestures during an interview in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 6, 2016. Notley is in B.C. doing a series of one-on-one media interviews after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the $6.8-billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project last week. The project will nearly triple the capacity of the pipeline that carries crude oil from near Edmonton to the Vancouver area to be loaded on tankers and shipped overseas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Country rebel Sturgill Simpson awed by Grammy nom
FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2014, file photo, Sturgill Simpson accepts the Emerging Artist of the Year Award during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Simpson's album, "A Sailor's Guide to Earth," was the surprise underdog nomination for the all-genre album of the year category on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, when Grammy nominations were announced. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Former champion Bute to face Alvarez in battle of Montreal-based light heavies
Measures to cool Canadian housing market good for banks: Fitch Ratings
The housing prices in Toronto have increased by 23 per cent in November compared to a year ago.
Globe editorial: With Connor McDavid, NHL shows some seriousness about concussions
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid tries to poke the puck under Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck during an NHL game on Dec. 1.
Globe editorial: On cash-for-access, the Trudeau Liberals keep digging lower
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts after being presented with fur gloves at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Gatineau, Quebec, on Tuesday.
Q&A: A look at Trump's call to cancel new Air Force One
Mexico rescues 15 children in Cabo San Lucas resort
Scientists find clues to Franklin seaman’s cause of death in thumbnail
The ship's bell from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck HMS Erebus sits in pure water after being recovered in Ottawa on Nov. 6, 2014.
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde looks on as Lakota Sioux Donnie Speidel (left) honours singer Gord Downie with an eagle feather and name at the AFN Special Chiefs assembly in Gatineau, Que., Tuesday December 6, 2016. Downie was given the name "The Man Who Walks Among the Stars," during the ceremony. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Business Highlights
Sex abuse likely linked to suicides among indigenous youth: grand chief
Plans to build New England's largest wind farm dropped
Vancouver to hold public forum on increasing number of overdose deaths
Stirring ghosts of bonus past won't help bankers this holiday
Canadian bank headquarters stand on Bay Street in Toronto.
Learn how to be a leader who delegates
Bill Howatt
'Ice bombs' on Metro Vancouver bridges damage at least 40 vehicles
Newfoundland veteran released from Iraqi prison, mother says
Illinois man who faked Canada link gets 5 years in prison
Trump DC hotel attracting foreign envoys and controversy
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is seen on a large video monitor, which is reflected in a mirror, in a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel as he addresses the Heritage Foundation's 2016 President's Club Meeting in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Tennis Canada’s season highlighted by rise of Milos Raonic
Canada's Milos Raonic celebrates after defeating Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2016 Australian Open on January 25, 2016.
Ohio governor tells electors not to vote for him over Trump
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. Kasich on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 advised state electors not to vote for him in an anti-Donald Trump protest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
BMO earnings bolstered by higher M&A advisory fees
A women walks into the The BMO office tower in Toronto's financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. British Columbia's economy is on track to lead the other provinces in growth this year, according to a report from BMO Financial Group. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Mag-5.8 quake rattles Trinidad, nearby islands; no damage
Raonic's Rise, Bouchard's fall and junior successes make up Canada's tennis year
Milos Raonic of Canada plays a return to Andy Murray of Britain during their ATP World Tour Finals semifinal singles tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Raonic led the way to a successful 2016 campaign for Canadian tennis by rising to the world No. 3 ranking and reaching a grand slam final. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Former Newfoundland soldier released from Iraqi prison, mother says
Lasers on a thumbnail reveal Franklin expedition diet, cause of death
The ship's bell from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck HMS Erebus sits in pure water after being recovered in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. New research has shed more light on one of Canada's enduring mysteries ??? the fate of the Franklin expedition.Scientists used lasers and high-energy beams from the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon to illuminate the last few months of the doomed 19th-century British voyage to the Northwest Passage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Correction: U of Illinois-Sanctuary Campus story
Lexpert: Key players in GMP’s acquisition of First Energy
How the Dow Jones industrial average finished Tuesday
Time Warner deal keeps cable competitive, AT&T says
Pedestrians walk past a Time Warner Cable customer service center in New York in this February 13, 2014 file photo.
El Salvador to investigate death threats against justices
More than 20 still missing off Yemen after ship sinks
Did authorities miss opportunities to prevent tragic fire?
120616: Map locates warehouse fire in Oakland California; 2c x 3 3/4 inches; 96.3 mm x 95 mm;
Parton, Christmas tree lighting, Cowboys give NBC big week
A rallying cry for moderates in the energy wars
Protesters hold up signs in opposition to Canada's decision to approve Kinder Morgan Inc.'s pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific coast in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, November 29, 2016.
Financial advisers could face uncertain future under planned OSC rules, industry warns
Ontario Securities Commission offices in Toronto.
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