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April 18

Kelly: Raptors break playoff jinx – and look confident doing so
Cathal Kelly
Raptors even playoff series with 98-87 win over Pacers in Game 2
The Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry drives for the net past Indiana Pacers players at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Monday.
Two brothers wanted in suspected murder of U.S. couple
Authorities are searching for the two brothers, Tony Reed, left, and John Reed, who are believed to have been involved in a property dispute with a missing Washington state couple.
How to find the right real estate agent in British Columbia
Real estate agent Gary Wong, seen in Vancouver on Tuesday, says there’s a ‘a super-low barrier’ to enter his profession in B.C.
Dion takes responsibility for pushing through Saudi arms deal
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion says he believes cancelling the Saudi deal would have big ripple effects.
Raptors take game two against the Pacers
Manitobans head to the polls following heated election campaign
Though the NDP has been trailing far behind the PCs in all polls during the campaign, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says not to count him out.
Health Canada to explore national plan to deal with opioid abuse
Health Minister Jane Philpott says the rapid growth in opioids overdose deaths warrants urgent action.
Public impact of RCMP surveillance technology
How the RCMP's secret surveillance tool works
Vancouver’s affordable housing ‘pilot’ limited but worthwhile, experts say
Vancouver's housing planners have proposed that Vancouver do a pilot home-ownership program to create 300 condo units in three years that could be sold at below the market rate.
Ottawa called out on residential-school settlement shortfall
Senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says it is imperative that government and the churches live up to their commitments under the deal
Reasons Brazilian lawmakers voted to impeach Rousseff
Lawmakers celebrate after reaching the votes needed to authorize President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment to go ahead at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia on Sunday.
Power shift under way in Brazil as lawmakers vote to impeach Rousseff
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at a a press conference where she spoke about her impeachment process, at Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, April 18, 2016.
RCMP listening device capable of knocking out 911 calls, memo reveals
An 2011 internal report urges detectives to reduce the range of IMSI catchers and run them for no more than three minutes at a time.
Photos of the Day for April 18
China shows renewed interest in developing resource-rich Ring of Fire
Two mining exploration camps are pictured in the Ring of Fire in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters in March, 2013.
Ducks suffer a poorly timed slump in playoff series against Predators
Anaheim Ducks centre Rickard Rakell moves the puck against Nashville Predators centre Mike Ribeiro during the teams’ second playoff game on Sunday.
What the Catholic Church has shamefully demonstrated yet again
Residential school survivor Clara Spencer is comforted as she recounts her experience during sharing circle at The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, June 2, 2015 in Ottawa.
Boat-naming contest could signal how UK government handles Brexit results
‘Boaty McBoatface’ won NERC’s naming competition by more than 100,000 votes.
Seventeen stocks Goldman is adding to its dividend growth basket
A Goldman Sachs sign is seen over the company's trading stall on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, March 21, 2013. Goldman analysts released a report suggesting the market is underestimating the potential for dividend growth in the stock market.
UBS completes Calgary retreat
Merrill's bullish case for commodities demands plenty of patience
It may take more than five years for commodity markets to generate outsize returns.
Canadian viewers have an ironic aversion to Rogers hockey broadcasts
Rogers went to great lengths to find out what Canadian fans wanted before it made all of the changes to its national hockey broadcasts.
Fifteen Canadian large-cap stocks for the cautious investor
Brookfield amasses $9-billion for new real estate fund
CRTC chair makes strong call for national broadband strategy
CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais takes part in an interview in Gatineau, Que. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015.
Turkey’s Erdogan can’t take a joke, and Germany pays the price
A combination of pictures shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she gives a statement on Turkey's request to seek prosecution of German comedian Jan Boehmermann (R) who read out a sexually crude poem about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on German television.
UBS closes Calgary office as energy slump drags on
The UBS AG logo stands outside the bank's offices in Basel, Switzerland, July 23, 2013.
David Rosenberg: This equity market rally may have some legs
Financials are starting to outperform as U.S. banks posted better-than-expected earnings results last week.
Wynne promises to examine police response in aboriginal sexual assaults
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne attends the Ontario Liberal Party’s 20th Annual Heritage Dinner in Toronto on March 30.
Just say non, merci, to Winter Games in Quebec City
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) walks with Bonhomme Carnaval (C), the official mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival, and the mayor of Quebec Regis Labeaume (R) on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, February 6, 2014. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
Tories attack Freeland over trip that included spot on Bill Maher talk show
International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is under fire from the Conservatives for a November trip to Los Angeles.
The case for investing in companies with dual-class shares
Attawapiskat youth question lack of supports as minister visits community
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, second from right, is greeted at the Attawapiskat airport by Chief Bruce Shisheesh on April 18, 2016, as NDP MP Charlie Angus, right, looks on.
A loft vibe comes to high-rise towers
AP, Reuters, New York Times among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune celebrates its Pulitzer Prize win for investigative reporting on April 18, 2016.
What happens when the biggest tax shelter in workplace law is deemed a charade?
Daniel Lublin
Omar Khadr has still not received his justice
Gerald Caplan
Court rules against anti-abortion club over demonstrations at University of Victoria
The University of Victoria.
Sino-Forest founder committed ‘gross breach of trust,’ OSC says
Timber plantations owned by Sino-Forest are seen in Tang Kong Village, near Gaoyao, Southern China on June 28, 2011.
Don't ride this mining stock rebound, Citigroup warns
Rebound in mining stocks during February and March has already pushed prices far above fundamental values.
Chris Colabello gets gift from Sox pitcher Steven Wright after beaning
Chris Colabello of the Toronto Blue Jays is hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Steven Wright of the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning at Fenway Park on April 17, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The war on drugs is dead: Canada can help lead the peace
Daniel Bear
The close: TSX rises as oil steadies after Kuwait strike
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 18.
B.C. court hears terror suspect boast of his record recruiting fellow jihadis
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are shown in a still image taken from RCMP undercover video.
Canadian confidence in housing soars to highest since 2014
Houses are seen in a suburb located north of Toronto in Vaughan, Canada, in this June 29, 2015, file photo.
Fund managers fail to match international index returns
Equity market conditions have been a challenge for active fund managers to overcome this year.
Compensation blunder a blow against trust in our justice system
Lorna Standingready, left, is comforted during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s closing ceremony in Ottawa last June.
John Doyle: The Night Manager is a splendidly old-school must-see thriller
John Doyle
Leslie Beck: Make this single change to your diet to save calories and cash
Packing your own lunch means you can control the ingredients to make sure you’re fuelling my body with the right stuff.
Looping long-form videos fill Montreal gallery with hypnotic visuals
Burning paper reforms into the image of a reproduction of a Piet Mondrian painting in one of Pascal Grandmaison’s video works at Galerie René Blouin in Montreal.
Clinton, Sanders, Trump: Who really belongs to New York?
Sarah Kendzior is a St. Louis-based commentator who writes about politics, the economy and media
Blue Jays rally in eighth to beat Red Sox 4-3 on Patriots’ Day
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (left) celebrates his run against the Boston Red Sox with center fielder Kevin Pillar (right) during the eighth inning at Fenway Park.
Caisse shakes up investment oversight, spins off infrastructure group
Michael Sabia, president and CEO of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is seen during an interview with The Canadian Press Monday, December 21, 2015 in Montreal.
Alberta promises $90-million in tax aid for small, medium-sized tech companies
Alberta Premier Rachel Notle
U.S. manufacturing
Challenge system takes centre stage in NHL playoffs
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad looks back at linesman Shane Heyer after scoring against the New York Islanders on Sunday, April 17, 2016, in New York. After review, the goal was called off for an offside call.
UN ambassador Samantha Power’s motorcade hits, kills boy in Cameroon
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power speaks with Cameroon External Relations Minister Mbella Mbella in Cameroon on April 17, 2016.
Convicted of attempted murder, Forcillo fights to serve time at home
Const. James Forcillo leaves court in Toronto on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. He was found guilty of attempted murder in the 2013 shooting death of Sammy Yatim on an empty streetcar.
Gordon Pape: Happy days for the TSX? Not yet! Here’s why
A visit to the world of Twin Peaks is still majestically creepy
Salish Lodge & Spa, perched beside the roaring Snoqualmie Falls, played the role of the Great Northern hotel in the original series.
Trudeau must answer this question about electoral reform: Why?
Pollster Nik Nanos.
Before he died, my father gave me a hundred dollar bill. Ten years later, I still can’t spend it
Trial starts for woman accused of hiding baby remains in storage locker
Company staff walk past storage lockers in Winnipeg, Tuesday, October 21, 2014.
Le Château plans to close 40 more stores over next three years
A Le Chateau store in Toronto.
If you’re contrarian, you’re like everyone else
The Wall Street bull statue is pictured in 2014.
Chaos and acrimony: eight scenarios in the Republican race and how Trump can be derailed
Donald Trump addresses a rally in Long Island, New York ahead of the state’s April 19 primary.
Despite failed Doha talks, Canadian dollar heads higher
A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the loonie, is pictured in this illustration picture taken in 2015.
Priced out of Toronto’s housing market? Get ready for the commute
GM buys Toronto property for new Cadillac head office
General Motors of Canada has purchased a site near the east side of downtown – currently occupied by a film studio – that will also serve as the Canadian head office for its Maven car sharing service, the centre of some research and development activities, a sales and service centre that will focus on electric vehicles and e-bikes.
Open Text signs deal to buy HP customer experience software business
The Open Text building in Waterloo, Ont.
Canada should lead on African drought and hunger
Derek Burney, left, and Fen Hampson
Ecuador quake death toll rises as search for survivors continue
TOPSHOT - The sun sets in one of Ecuador's worst-hit towns, Pedernales, a day after a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country, on April 17, 2016. The toll from the big earthquake in Ecuador rose on Sunday to 246 dead and 2,527 people injured, the country's vice president said. / AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIARODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP/Getty Images
Ontario PC Jack MacLaren ordered to stay away from Queen's Park
Testimonials, since removed from the site, are shown on the personal website of Ontario MPP Jack MacLaren in this recent screenshot.
U.S. home builder sentiment held steady in April
Carpenters work to enclose a roof on a home being built in Sprinfield, Ill.
Ontario girl allegedly abducted by dad is in hospital after car crash: police
Julia Dela-Cruz, 5, is shown in this undated handout photo.
PC leader’s Costa Rican controversy may be too late to stop ‘super majority’
Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister takes part in the provincial leaders' debate in Winnipeg on April 12.
Monday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
Surveyors work next to CP Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
Top Links: Merrill Lynch says buy ‘humiliated’ resource stocks
Scott Barlow
Canadians like the Queen, but her heir? Not so much, survey says
The Royal Family watches from a Buckingham Palace balcony on June 13, 2015, at the annual Trooping the Colour parade.
Monday’s TSX breakouts: This dividend stock experienced a bullish technical indicator
By sitting on the sidelines in fintech, Canada risks losing golden reputation in banking
According to KPMG, $13.8-billion (U.S.) was invested into North American venture-capital-backed fintech companies in 2015, double that from 2014.
Liberals targeted four B.C. ridings with party funds, spending data show
Pam Goldsmith-Jones, parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, March 21, 2016.
Before the Bell: TSX heads for losses after failed talks in Doha
Monday's small-cap stocks to watch
Roger Ibbotson, the opening speaker at a recent CFA Society Toronto event, now believes that a focus on illiquid, or thinly traded, stocks will provide even more value than small-cap or value stocks alone.
Don’t think your business is too small to enter the Challenge contest
Andrew Shepherd, founder of Vancouver Island Salt Co.
April 18: Sold to the Saudis. Plus other letters to the editor
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion: ‘Our best and regularly updated information indicates that Saudi Arabia has not misused the equipment to violate human rights nor has the equipment been used in a manner contrary to the strategic interest of Canada and its allies.’
The changing face of multiculturalism in Europe
Flags of Germany, France and the European Union.
As machines become smarter, can they also become ethical?
Professional Go player Lee Sedol plays a match against the AlphGo computer program on March 13, 2016.
Arctic cruises: fun for tourists, bad for the environment
Michael Byers
Why France’s Hollande is losing his grip
Konrad Yakabuski
‘Money is flying away from the loonie’ as oil prices slump after Doha
Private equity firm offers farmers relief
A review is nice, but it’s time for Canada’s 30-year tax revamp
April 18: End dual agency – letters to the ROB editor
Bombardier has been the source of almost $17-billion in government revenue.
April 18: Your daily horoscope
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