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Somalia recaptures town from IS-linked fighters; 34 dead
Hockey arena a unique host to world short-course swim championships
The pool at the FINA world short-course championships is shown in Windsor, Ontario on Tuesday Dec. 6, 2016. The venue is a converted hockey rink at the WFCU Centre, home of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey league. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The Latest: Michigan wants recount halted if judge rules
Recount workers Keisha Beckley, left, and Donna Walker begin the recount of Wayne County ballots during the statewide presidential election recount at Cobo Hall in Detroit Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, 2016. The presidential recount in Michigan expanded Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other counties. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
RCMP arrest man who escaped Alberta Sheriff in prisoner transport van
Feds to fulfil pledge to drastically cut wait times for sponsorship spouses
Immigration Minister John McCallum answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The length of time it takes for a Canadian to sponsor a spouse or partner for permanent residency is being cut dramatically. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
World court refuses to block trial of Equatorial Guinea VP
Time to set limits: Business owners suffer tech overload
Girl, 9, who inspired archers everywhere dies of rare cancer
Tips to limit tech overload and maintain a work-life balance
OSHA: 2nd person dies after Alabama pipeline explosion
US employers post fewer jobs, though openings stay healthy
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, file photo, a job applicant attends a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for October. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
CUPE sues Wynne, cabinet ministers over Hydro One sale
The Hydro One Pleasant Transfer Station is seen in Brampton, Ont., on March 9, 2015.
Prosecutor drops charges in death of Detroit college officer
FILE - This booking photo provided by the Detroit Police shows DeAngelo Davis. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, that murder charges against Davis, 31, were dropped. Davis was accused of shooting Wayne State University Officer Collin Rose on Nov. 22. (Detroit Police via AP, File)
Correction: Baltimore-Fatal Bus Crash story
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, fire department and rescue officials work at the scene of an early morning fatal collision between a school bus and a commuter bus in Baltimore. National investigators said the driver of the Baltimore school bus, Glen Chappell, that careened into a transit bus, killing six people, including himself, was speeding and had a history of crashes and seizures, in its initial report Wednesday, Dec. 7. (Jeffrey F. Bill/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)
The Latest: Wreaths presented to honour Pearl Harbor fallen
A Navy sailor is seen as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Halsey, passes the USS Arizona Memorial, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Honolulu. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor initiating the War in the Pacific. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Dolan's 'It's Only the End of the World' in Canada's Top Ten Film Festival
Director Xavier Dolan speaks during a news conference in Montreal, Friday, September 23, 2016, where his film 'It's Only the End of the World' was selected to represent Canada as a possible nominee in the Best Foreign Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. Dolan's Oscar hopeful "It's Only the End of the World" will screen at Canada's Top Ten Film Festival in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
CUPE sues Wynne, cabinet ministers for mixing fundraising and Hydro One sale
Chailly avenges Puccini with original Butterfly
A woman checks her smartphone outside a department store with a window dedicated to Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Principal conductor Riccardo Chailly revives Puccini's original version of ''Madama Butterfly'' for the season-opener of La Scala, where it will be performed for the first time since its hotly contested world debut 112 years ago. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Ex-Sen. Dole facilitated Trump call with Taiwan's leader
FILE - In this July 18, 2016 file photo, former Republican presidential candidate Sen. Bob Dole arrives at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The New York Times is reporting that last week's telephone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan's president was the result of six months of behind-the-scenes work by Dole acting on behalf of the Taiwanese government. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Buffett, Soros and the role of robotic logic in investing riches
In this May 2, 2016 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is interviewed in Omaha, Neb.
Newfoundland woman's disappearance 'suspicious in nature,' Mounties say
Jennifer Hillier-Penney is shown in this undated handout image provided by the RCMP. The RCMP are calling the disappearance of a 38-year-old Newfoundland and Labrador woman suspicious. Hillier-Penney was last seen in her home community of St. Anthony last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP MANDATORY CREDIT
2 Abu Dhabi banks to merge into largest Gulf Arab bank
TIFF praises little-known Canadian movies with Top Ten Film Festival
Nathan Morlando’s Mean Dreams is among just three out of 10 films at TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival that enjoyed wide-ish theatrical exhibition
Duterte says OK to bomb fleeing militants and their hostages
Belfast police investigating abuse arrest former coach
Global stocks advance ahead of ECB decision
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, an American flag flies in front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are mixed early Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, as large drugmakers take losses and most other industries move slightly higher. Bond yields are falling, and investors are buying stocks that pay large dividends. That's leading to gains for real estate investment trusts, utilities and phone companies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Bank of Canada sees stronger global growth, keeps rates steady
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz looks on during a press conference in Ottawa on Wed., July 13, 2016.
Starbucks to boost number of shops, add more food to menu
Search widens for US Marine Corps pilot missing in Japan
Trump says he’ll ‘bring down drug prices’; biotech stocks fall
Republican presidential candidate DonaldTrump speaks during a campaign rally at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Manatee rescued off Cape Cod swims to another unusual spot
Poland's ruling party targeted over ex-communist top member
Man driving to work in snowstorm in Manitoba helps lost elderly man walking
People push a stuck car after two days of snow in Winnipeg, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. After all is said and done the cityis expected to have a blanket of 20-30 centimetres of the white stuff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Audi now offering cars that can talk to traffic lights in Las Vegas
The dashboard of an Audi A4 is seen during a demonstration of Audi's vehicle-to-infrastructure technology Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, in Las Vegas. The technology allows vehicles to "read" red lights ahead and tell the driver how long it'll be before the signal turns green. For the driver, the system puts a traffic signal icon on the dashboard telling how many seconds the light will remain red.
In Greece's tobacco culture, passive smoke a serious problem
FILE - This is a Sunday, July 12, 2015 file photo of a man as he smokes a cigarette as he looks at daily newspapers displayed at a kiosk in central Athens. Nearly two-thirds of Greeks are inhaling someone else's tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union in exposing its people to the health risks of passive smoking. The European Union's statistical office Eurostat said Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 that 64.2 percent of Greeks suffered daily exposure to tobacco smoke indoors. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
The Latest: Renzi asked to stay on as caretaker PM
5-star Movement Vincenzo Santangelo gives directions to his party members during a vote on the articles of the 2017 budget law in the Italian Senate, in Rome, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Italian President Sergio Mattarella told Italian premier Matteo Renzi, who decided to resign after a humiliating defeat in a referendum on government-championed reforms, to stay in office a bit longer until the critical budget law is passed. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
The Latest: Investigators describe scene at church shooting
FILE - In this June18, 2016 file photo, Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Sheby Police Department in Shelby, N.C. The trial for Roof, a white man accused of killing nine black people at the church, started Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Markets Right Now: Dow, S&P 500 surge to record high closes
Textbook that says some slaves treated like family is pulled
Kosovo citizen charged with participating in terror group
Medical staff overwhelmed with injured from Indonesian earthquake
Earthquake survivors receive medical treatment outside a district hospital overloaded with patients in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. At least 52 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island on December 7, officials said. / AFP PHOTO / Aqien AbdullahAQIEN ABDULLAH/AFP/Getty Images
NATO commander says 150 Turkish officers have left post-coup
Egypt activist says she was arrested in NGO funding case
Massage therapist in Saskatoon accused of sexually assaulting two women
Teen boy shot dead in Ottawa
Man falsely linked to bombing to stand trial in assault case
Key money-laundering monitor says Switzerland has work to do
Amid battle with IS, Iraq parliament approves next budget
Moose Knuckles reaches deal with Competition Bureau over made-in-Canada concerns
Wednesday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
Kenya president: Nearly 20 dead as medical workers strike
Industrial gas makers Linde, Praxair resume merger talks
ECB seen expanding stimulus amid Trump, Italy uncertainties
People stand next to a merry-go-round on the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany divided again as Leipzig gets emotions running high
FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2016 file picture Leverkusen's Omer Toprak, left, and Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig in Leverkusen, Germany. Founded in 2009, Leipzig leads the Bundesliga by three points from powerhouse Bayern Munich after a record 13-game unbeaten start including eight wins from its last eight games. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner,file)
100 snakes, lots of rats, 2 mini pigs seized from NY home
Deck the ... Look out! Woman tries to run over decorating ex
The Latest: Leonardo DiCaprio, Trump discuss green jobs
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks to members of the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
US, Western leaders calling for immediate Aleppo cease-fire
Smokes rise in a east Aleppo neighborhood during a battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. A Syrian war monitoring group says government forces have captured large parts of Aleppo's central-eastern al-Shaar neighborhood from rebels. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government forces took most of the once-populous neighborhood Tuesday following intense clashes. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The Latest: US envoy: Nations need to absorb migrants now
2016 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - A woman cries as she crosses the river along with other migrants, north of Idomeni, Greece, attempting to reach Macedonia on a route that would bypass the border fence, on March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Toddler east of Toronto dies after swallowing pill at relatives' home: police
Report: Dozens killed, vanished as Kenya fights extremists
Christmas gifts for underprivileged kids stolen from church
Opposition MPs joke about democracy quiz: Like the ‘Sorting Hat at Hogwarts’
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrive at a ceremony at the French embassy in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2016.
Record 607 bears killed in New Jersey's hunt
Wednesday's TSX breakouts: Auto makers make a comeback
Jennifer Dowty
1st draft of FDR's 'Day of Infamy' speech on display in NY
UN prosecutors demand life sentence for Gen. Ratko Mladic
Former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic looks across the court room at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague Netherlands in this image taken from video Monday Dec. 5, 2016. Mladic "called the shots" as his troops murdered and expelled thousands of civilians to carve out an ethnically pure Serb mini-state in Bosnia during the Balkan nation's 1992-95 war, a United Nations prosecutor said Monday as Mladic's genocide trial neared its end. (ICTY Video via AP)
Hudec allowed to ski for Czech Republic at 2018 Olympics
Skier Jan Hudec speaks at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Hudec, an Olympic skiing bronze medallist for Canada, can compete for the Czech Republic at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang if he qualifies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
PrivateBancorp delays shareholder vote on takeover deal with CIBC
CIBC President and CEO Victor Dodig waits to speak before the company's annual and special meeting of shareholders in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday April 5, 2016. PrivateBancorp Inc. is delaying a shareholder vote on a proposed takeover of the company by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce that was set for today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Two dead, three seriously hurt in northwestern Ontario crash
Germany: 3 teens go on trial over bombing a Sikh temple
FILE - In this April 16, 2016 file picture a police officer walks in front of a Sikh temple after three people have been injured in an explosion in the western German city of Essen. Three teenagers have gone on trial in Germany Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 over the explosion at the Sikh temple in the western city of Essen. Prosecutors says the three defendants, who are German-born Muslims, met on social media where they became radicalized and hatched a plan to kill people they considered to be “infidels.” (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP,file)
Met stages female composer's opera 'L'Amour de Loin'
In this Nov. 23, 2016 photo, Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford appears as the Pilgrim and bass-baritone Eric Owens as a French troubadour in a scene from Kaija Saariaho's "L'Amour de Loin" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The Pilgrim is bringing word to the troubadour of the beautiful Countess of Tripoli. (Ken Howard/Met Opera via AP)
Man says Long Island cop kept him from seeing dying mom
Wednesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Glen Abbey is among the most celebrated Canadian golf courses. Built specifically for tournament play, it was the first solo design by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.
'Do Not Say We Have Nothing' by Madeleine Thien tops Maclean's fiction list
Libyan militias launch assault on vital oil terminals
India records huge spike in 'honour killings' in 2015
Trump named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on the cover of Time Magazine after being named its person of the year for 2016.
Pope insists opening on civilly divorced has church backing
Pope Francis holds his assistant Sandro Mariotti's arm as he walks down steps during his weekly general audience, in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Dogs and babies among Helen Mirren's acting inspirations
FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Helen Mirren attends the premiere of "The Comedian" during the 2016 AFI Fest at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning actress said she hopes to capture the magic of dogs and babies in her performances because “you cannot take your eyes off them ... they are fantastic.” Mirren spoke at a Manhattan lunch celebrating her AARP cover for December/January. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Before the Bell: Futures slip as central banks in focus
Colin Cieszynski
Conservation group, fisheries union works to develop plan for cod recovery
Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year
President-elect Donald Trump shades his eyes while looking at supporters during a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Remains of 47 victims of plane crash to be sent to Islamabad
An airport security officer patrols the entrance to the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Pakistani media and others gathered at the airport following a report that a passenger plane taking off from Chitral, in the country's north, had crashed near a village near the town of Havelian. Pakistan International Airlines said that the ATR-42 aircraft carrying around 40 passengers and crew lost touch with the control tower and that all resources are being mobilized. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Suspect foiled by 90-year-old Holocaust survivor arrested
Trump tweets on interview when Person of the Year is named
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Dollarama says China's soft economy helping to offset currency challenge
A Dollarama store is seen Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Montreal. Dollarama Inc. saw its third-quarter profit grow to nearly $110.1 million compared with nearly $100.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
WikiLeaks' Assange releases statement he gave prosecutors
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2016, file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has released his statement to prosecutors in which he asserts he is innocent of committing sex crimes while visiting Sweden six years ago. In the statement released Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 he denied having sexual intercourse with a woman without using a condom while she was asleep. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Ohio man's controversial 'Zombie Nativity' vandalized
NHL to move to new 67-story tower on Manhattan's west side
Iran moves to change its currency unit back to the toman
Trump wants to overhaul NAFTA? Bring it on
Colin Robertson
Macedonia to hold early vote after corruption allegations
In this picture taken on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, a giant electoral poster of Ali Ahmeti, head of the ethnic Albanian party DUI and a partner in the country's ruling coalition, hangs on a building in Skopje. Macedonia heads to early general elections this weekend after the most divisive and vicious political campaign in the country's brief history of independence, following a nearly two-year political crisis that roiled the government and threatened the country's ambitions of joining NATO and the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Ask a celeb: Rachel McAdams, Sarah McLachlan, Phil Collins on Christmas traditions
Actress Rachel McAdams smiles before a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, April 14, 2016. Christmas marks one of the few times when the music and film industries shut down to mark a special occasion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Shizuo Kambayashi
UN agency says Iran no longer in violation of nuclear deal
France arrests 3 in connection with June police killings
'Mannequin challenge' video leads to arrests in Alabama
Huffington Post names founder Ariana Huffington’s successor
The Huffington Post's co-founder Ariana Huffington poses as she arrives to present a Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year award in New York November 8, 2010.
Belgium arrests 3 over Syria recruiting, terror charges
Huffington Post names founder Ariana Huffington's successor
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