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Police arrest man over threats to UK Brexit lawsuit claimant
Gina Miller who won a High Court ruling forcing the British government to seek Parliamentary approval before leaving the European Union, arrives at The Supreme Court in London, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. May's government will ask Supreme Court justices to overturn a ruling that Parliament must hold a vote before Britain's exit negotiations can begin _ a case that has raised a constitutional quandary and inflamed the country's heated debate about Brexit. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
How not to slaughter your personal finances this holiday season
Christmas holiday presents
Elderly couple separated after 68 years of marriage, face first Christmas apart
Duterte defends police accused of killing drug-linked mayor
Amy Schumer responds to critics over possible Barbie role
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2016, file photo, Amy Schumer arrives at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Schumer called out critics who slammed her potential casting as Barbie in an upcoming live-action film based on the Mattel doll. Schumer posted a picture of herself in a swimsuit on Instagram Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. She says those who attempted to fat shame her have failed because she knows she’s not fat and has “zero shame” in her game. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Italian director clarifies 'Last Tango' butter rape scene
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2016, file photo, director Bernardo Bertolucci poses for photographers during a photo call at the Rome Film festival in Rome. A recently unearthed video interview with Bertolucci from 2013 has renewed interest, and outrage, over what happened to actress Maria Schneider on set during the infamous butter sex scene in “Last Tango in Paris”. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
4 migrants die, 34 rescued en route from Morocco to Europe
Court to review UK marine's conviction for Taliban murder
Parents prep for realities of legalized marijuana
A young man smokes a marijuana joint during a rally in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday April 20, 2011. B.C. mom Scarlett Ballantyne wonders if Ottawa's plans to legalize marijuana will make her 14 and 16-year-old daughters more inclined to try it. But she's not waiting to find out. Ballantyne says her family has been discussing the dangers of drug use since the girls were 13 -- a preemptive strike as pot shops and marijuana headlines pop up everywhere they turn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Dec. 7: Skew(er)ed electoral reform. Plus other letters to the editor
Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef during Question Period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016: She repeatedly apologized last week for belittling the work of a special committee that spent months studying electoral reform.
Ten books to top your business reading list
Harvey Schachter
British premier, Gulf Arab nations pledge to counter Iran
Alibaba, China Mobile announce development partnership
Trump's one-time policy adviser in Moscow for meetings
What to watch for from Bank of Canada's Poloz today with the economy at a crossroads
In Norway, teenager confesses to stabbing boy and teacher
Cruz Beckham, 11, releases debut holiday song for charity
FILE - This is a Sunday, April 3, 2016 file photo of former soccer player David Beckham, right, watches while his son, Cruz, bangs thunder sticks during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles. Cruz, has released his debut single, a holiday-themed pop track titled "If Every Day Was Christmas." Beckham previewed the song Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 on Britain's Capital FM.Ôªø Ôªø (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
More Canadians going bust as consumer debt surges 3.6%
Equifax Canada found that average debt increased by 3.6 per cent to $22,081 in the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared to the same period last year.
Merkel's conservatives back tougher rules on dual citizens
German Chancellor and Chairwomen of the CDU, Angela Merkel, holds an voting ticket during a party conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Essen, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a new two-year term as leader of Germany's main conservative party after she won 89.5 percent of delegates' votes at a party congress. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
EU fines 3 banks $520 million over rate market rigging
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. European Union regulators on Wednesday fined banks JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Credit Agricole a combined $520 million for colluding to manipulate the price of financial products linked to interest rates. (AP Photo/Thierry Monasse)
Study: 'Obamacare' repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Dec. 7. Republicans say that won’t happen because they are working on replacement legislation for a President Donald Trump to sign. Nonetheless, the complex two-stage strategy the GOP Congress is contemplating has raised concerns.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Hungary leaves anti-corruption group that criticized it
Sales took off after Top Hat ignored advice and flipped its sales strategy
Mike Silagadze, co-founder and chief executive officer of Top Hat Inc.: ‘Most people we talked to were very skeptical about our marketing approach.’
Why do my tires lose air in cold weather?
Tire pressure being measured on auto tire.
Why purchasing next year’s model can be a better buy
2017 Acura ILX
Trump's Taiwan phone call was a calculated message to Beijing
Wenran Jiang
Why Canada’s resource wealth should fuel the new economy
Pumpjacks at work pumping crude oil near Halkirk, Alta., June 20, 2007.
Canada’s next big economic pitch: to feed a hungry world
Dominic Barton, chair of the Canadian Minister of Finance’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth
Trudeau fundraiser touted as a networking opportunity
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons, Oct. 3, 2016.
Trump vs. Manning: Whose climate plan will the Conservatives adopt?
Globe and Mail Editorial Page Editor Tony Keller.
Justin Trudeau should reassess his scientific foundation
Mark Hume
Canada: We must do better for our animals (even those we want to eat)
Anna Pippus is a Vancouver-based lawyer and director of farmed animal advocacy at Animal Justice.
Could quarterly bonuses keep part-time employees on the job?
Minutes Solutions, a company that records the minutes at meetings for clients around the Greater Toronto Area, was co-founded by Noah Maislin, left, and Marko Lindhe.
Philippine rebels threaten to end monthslong cease-fire
FILE - this file photo taken Nov. 23, 2016, members of the New People's Army communist rebels march with firearms at their guerrilla encampment tucked in the Sierra Madre mountains southeast of Manila, Philippines. Philippine communist rebels warned President Rodrigo Duterte Wednesday that they may be forced to end their monthslong cease-fire and resume fighting if he does not suspend the government's counterinsurgency program and withdraw troops from rebel-influenced areas. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Danish officer shot in head dies; suspect jailed for 4 weeks
Attorney: Park Service quashing dissent during inauguration
Study: Thousands of Bangladesh kids working 64 hours a week
FILE- In this Sunday, June 12, 2016, photo, Abdullah, 12, works at a metal factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A new study by the London-based Overseas Development Institute found that thousands of Bangladeshi children who live in the capital's slums are working illegally for an average of 64 hours a week. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
Scientists develop robotic hand for people with quadriplegia
Woman at heart of South Korean scandal refuses to testify
Former presidential chief of staff Kim Ki-choon, right, speaks during a hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. A South Korean parliamentary committee on Wednesday ordered Choi Soon-sil, the jailed woman at the center of a scandal, that threatens to bring down President Park Geun-hye to attend a hearing investigating her alleged manipulation of government affairs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
Six stories in the news today, Dec. 7
China fines Medtronic $17 million on anti-monopoly charges
China warns US on Taiwan leader's planned transit
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, file photo, released by Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump through a speaker phone in Taipei, Taiwan. China on Wednesday accused Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen of seeking to use a planned transit stop in the U.S. to score diplomatic points, amid Chinese rancor over an unprecedented phone call between Tsai and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)
Caddie dies, 1st round stopped at Dubai Ladies Masters
Anne-Lise Caudal of France studies her shot next to her caddie on the 10th hole during the 1st round of Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
German industrial production up only slightly in October
Cambodian deputy opposition leader reconciles with premier
Cambodia's Rescue Party Deputy President Kem Sokha, left, greets the registrars before a meeting at National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Cambodia's newly pardoned Kem Sokha has returned to parliament with a claim that he and Prime Minister Hun Sen have agreed to help reconcile their contending parties for the sake of benefiting the country. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Pfizer fined for hiking epilepsy drug price 2,600 pct in UK
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, a woman passes Pfizer's world headquarters, in New York. British regulators fined U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and distributor Flynn Pharma a record 89.4 million pounds ($112.7 million) Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 for increasing the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 percent. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Former Saints running back describes Smith shooting
NATO chief urges West to keep pressuring Russia over Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, left, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a round table meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at foreign ministers level at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
New Brunswick government to roll watchdog duties into Integrity Commissioner
Pot use on rise, as is driving under drug's influence, Ontario survey finds
Flowering marijuana plants are pictured during a tour of Tweed in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. With Ottawa poised to legalize recreational marijuana next year, researchers are keeping a close eye on use of the so-called demon weed, which has been steadily trending upwards over the last couple of decades. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Solar power lights school at off-the-grid Vancouver Island alternative bastion
Students play during recess on Lasqueti Island, B.C., Thursday, November 24, 2016. Off the grid and no longer relying on diesel generators for power, False Bay school, which was built in 1953, converted to solar energy in March 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Bank of Canada keeps key rate at 0.5% amid stronger yet uncertain global economy
The Bank of Canada is reflected in signage on a bus stop in Ottawa on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent as economic conditions move along largely in line with its expectations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Consumer debt and delinquency rates climb in third quarter: Equifax
Submissions in B.C. child-bride case wrap up, judge to rule Feb. 3
Japan's deal maker, Softbank tycoon Masayoshi Son
President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son after speaking to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
UAE calls Ohio police killing of Emirati 'painful incident'
The Latest: Assad says Aleppo battle changes course of war
In this picture taken Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, smoke rises in a east Aleppo neighborhood during a battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in Aleppo, Syria. 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)
Car company offering red light-reading vehicles in Las Vegas
Aide says Trump sold stocks in June, provides no evidence
President-elect Donald Trump waves to visitors in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Lawmakers wrapping up work, eyeing the exits
Trump chooses hardliners but talks softer on immigration
With Clinton's loss, Washington groups seek new missions
In this Dec. 6, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Fayetteville, N.C. They’re at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but two Washington groups that had been focused squarely on Hillary Clinton now have something in common: preserving their very existence. On Tuesday, each made its first stab at carving out a new mission, touting their ability to bird-dog the incoming Trump administration. They’ll use similar tactics, including Freedom of Information Act requests, lawsuits and public shaming, but a conservative group operating in Republican-led Washington is likely to have a tougher time pleasing its donors. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
House GOP eyes food stamp overhaul, possible requirements
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2016, file photo, Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat leaves a House Republican leadership meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans are laying the groundwork for a fresh effort to overhaul the nation's food stamp program during Donald Trump’s presidency, with the possibility of new work and eligibility requirements for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Syrian government advances despite rebel cease-fire offer
Smoke rises after rebel fighters launch a mortar shell on residential neighborhood in west Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. The government seized large swaths of the Aleppo enclave under rebel control since 2012 in the offensive that began last week. The fighting was most intense Monday near the dividing line between east and west Aleppo as government and allied troops push their way from the eastern flank, reaching within less than a kilometer (half a mile) from the citadel that anchors the center of the city.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Japan mercury-poisoning victims demand tests, 60 years later
FILE - In this 1973 photo, a woman holds a victim of "Minamata Disease", or mercury poisoning, in Minamata, Japan. The girl has a malformed hand, like many victims of the disease who suffer from physical deformites among other symptoms. The Tokyo District Court has rejected a civil lawsuit demanding that tests into food toxicity and illnesses required by law be carried out for "Minamata disease" poisoning. Doctor Toshihide Tsuda, who sued, said Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, he would appeal the court's decision. (AP Photo, File)
Renzi quits; search on for new leader to guide Italy to vote
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, right, arrives at the Quirinale presidential palace to meet President Sergio Mattarella and tender his resignation in Rome, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke early Monday by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty. (Ettore Ferrari/ANSA via AP)
Mistrial in 'open and shut' police shooting stuns observers
Michael Slager, center, walks from the Charleston County Courthouse under the protection from the Charleston County Sheriff's Department after a mistrial was declared for his trial Monday Dec. 5, 2016, in Charleston, S.C. Former patrolman, Slager, was charged with murder in the April 4, 2015, shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
AP WAS THERE: 75 years ago, the AP reported on Pearl Harbor
Crowd honours 'gift of freedom' from Pearl Harbor servicemen
In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 photo, Jim Downing, 103, poses in a Navy uniform in Honolulu, with a photo of himself taken when he was about 20 years old. Downing is among a few dozen survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor who plan to gather at the Hawaii naval base Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, to remember those killed 75 years ago. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
Ghana president, longtime opposition leader face off in vote
Teenage girl killed, male driver badly hurt, in Huron County crash
Bangladesh court confirms death for Islamic group leader
Attorney General of Bangladesh, Mahbubey Alam, center, walks out of the Supreme Court after the hearing of a review petition relating to the death sentence of Harkatul Jihad leader, Mufti Abdul Hannan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. The court upheld the death sentence against Hannan and two of his accomplices found guilty of orchestrating a 2004 grenade attack against Bangladesh-born British High Commissioner, Anwar Choudhury, as he visited a popular Islamic shrine in the north-eastern city of Sylhet. (AP Photo)
An Afghan woman goes from refugee to military pilot
Michigan recount over; Pennsylvania sets hearing
Spread by trade and climate, bugs butcher America's forests
Survey finds Afghans more pessimistic on security, future
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, Afghan security forces and and civilians walk around the Shiite Baqir-ul Ulom mosque after a suicide attack inside it, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A nationwide survey has found Afghans more pessimistic than before on issues such as security, corruption, and rising unemployment. The findings by the San Francisco-based Asia Foundation came in its annual survey, released in Kabul. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini, File)
Man sentenced in Capitol attack plot to appeal
Australian teen jailed over foiled plot to set off bomb
Tuesday's Games
Thai prime minister cautions news media on lese majeste law
The Thai offices of the BBC locked and unoccupied with their signage removed in central Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Thailand's defense minister says the government will not back down from prosecuting news outlets that publish "illegal" content, following scrutiny of the BBC's bureau in Bangkok for an article about the country's new king. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Time to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy
Chinese ship pulls out of MH370 search, leaving lone ship
FILE - In this March 31, 2014, file photo, HMAS Success scans the southern Indian Ocean, near the coast of Western Australia, as a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion flies over, while searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. A Dutch survey ship Fugro Equator will finish the search of the southern Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 alone after resupplying at the southwest Australian port of Fremantle, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which coordinates the search, said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
CEOs of AT&T, Time Warner to sell merger to skeptical Senate
FILE - In this June 18, 2014, file photo, Jeffrey Bewkes, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner, attends the Cannes Lions 2014, 61st International Advertising Festival in Cannes, southern France. The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner are heading to Capitol Hill in a bid to convince senators that a merger of their two companies will mean innovative new experiences for consumers. The CEOs, Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Bewkes of Time Warner, are due to appear Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, before a Senate antitrust panel whose Republican chairman and senior Democrat have said the proposed $85.4 billion merger of the communications giants would potentially raise significant antitrust issues. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Body found of Calgary teenager believed to be victim of homicide
Dec. 7: Your daily horoscope
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Ottawa urged to ban asbestos immediately amid new data
The open pit of the now-closed Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Que., is seen in a 1955 photograph.
The most-watched ads on YouTube in Canada this year
WHL Roundup: Riley Woods scores winner, Regina downs Kootenay in overtime
Monahan scores on power play in 3rd, Flames beat Stars 2-1
Calgary Flames goalie Chad Johnson (31) celebrates the win with teammates Troy Brouwer (36) and Mikael Backlund (11) after the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The Flames won 2-1. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Alberta making changes to Grade 9 and 12 math tests to address dropping scores
Monahan’s power-play goal lifts Flames over Stars
Sean Monahan (left) and Johnny Gaudreau celebrate a goal in the second period.
Red Wings erase two-goal deficit, beat Jets in shootout
Anthony Mantha scores on Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck during the second period of Tuesday’s game.
Schwartz, Blues rally to beat Canadiens in overtime
Jaden Schwartz scores the game-winning goal past Canadiens goalie Al Montoya.
Schwartz gets 2nd goal in OT, Blues beat Canadiens 3-2
Red Wings erase two-goal deficit, come back to beat Jets 4-3 in shootout
Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg (40) scores on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during shootout NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, December 6, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
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