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'Minecraft: Pocket Edition' top paid iPhone app in Canada
Canadian decathlete Damian Warner in tough against American star Ashton Eaton
Canadian track athlete Damian Warner poses for a photograph at a world elite track and field training facility in Phoenix, Az., on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Yellow fever vaccination drive starts; global spread warned
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016 file photo, Jonathan Kangu, 3, sits on his hospital bed in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, after contracting symptoms of yellow fever. One of the largest yellow fever outbreaks in decades could soon spread globally, aid group Save the Children warned on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 as the World Health Organization is set to launch one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa. The massive vaccination campaign begins this week in Congo and Angola, with the aim of vaccinating more than 14 million people in more than 8,000 locations to stem the disease's spread. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, file)
Teen killed in car crash near Barrie, Ont.
Top Links: The ‘reaching for yield’ trend has many faces
Scott Barlow
Tuesday’s TSX breakouts: Analysts upgrade this dividend stock given its earnings beat
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Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box
This image provided by Google shows on a mobile device a summary box detailing state voting laws at the top of the search results whenever a request indicates a user is looking for the information. Google begins the how to vote feature in Google Search on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November’s U.S. presidential election. (Google via AP)
Dick Van Dyke sings 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' at Denny's
FILE - In this April 24, 2016, file photo Dick Van Dyke attends the 29th Annual Gypsy Awards Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. A video posted on YouTube August 12, 2016, shows Van Dyke performing "Chitty Chitty Bang Band" at a California Denny's. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 0.8 per cent in June
Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks
Justin Bieber axes Instagram amid war with Selena Gomez fans
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Bieber threatened to go private on Instagram in a post on August 13, 2016, after getting negative comments from fans of ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Man arrested at Kendall Jenner's home on stalking charge
FILE - In this May 15, 2016, file photo, Kendall Jenner poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film Mal De Pierres at the Cannes International Film Festival in southern France. Los Angeles police say a man was arrested at Jenner's Hollywood home on August 14, 2016, and charged with felony stalking. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
Film: Epic clash over Amazon is a gripping real-life drama
This image released by Yachaywasi Films shows Alberto Pizango, leader of Peru's indigenous Amazonian people, rowing up the river in a scene from, "When Two Worlds Collide." (Jack Weisman/Yachaywasi Films via AP)
Toronto homicide detectives investigating after fatal hit and run
Loonie closes at highest level in more than a month; stock markets pull back
US consumer prices unchanged in July
In this Thursday, March 10, 2016, photo, Indro Rei shops for blouses on clearance in a "Red Zone" at a J.C. Penney store, in New York. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for July. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
US home construction climbed to a 6-month high in July
This Monday, July 25, 2016, photo, shows real estate signs at a new home community in Edmond, Okla. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the Commerce Department reports on construction of new homes in July. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Woman charged after death from collision west of Toronto
15 Guantanamo detainees sent to UAE in single largest release under Obama
The United States flag decorates the side of a guard tower inside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Camp VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 22, 2016.
Alberta pledges to ban spear hunting after bear-killing video sparks outrage
A black bear forages for food in Jasper National Park, Alta., Wednesday, May 7, 2014.
Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson's swing described as unique and powerful
How soft-serve ice-cream companies can survive winter and hold onto customers
Sam Arif, co owner of La Diperie ice cream store poses for a photograph in Toronto on Thursday, August 11, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
BC Hydro officials worry about risks of earthquakes triggered by fracking
A hydraulic fracturing operation in the greater Fort St. John area in northeastern British Columbia is shown in this undated handout photo.
Arbitrator accepts Canada Post’s proposal for defined-contribution plan for rural workers
Canada Post workers demonstrate outside the riding office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.
Federal government to apologize for forced relocation of Sayisi Dene in Manitoba
Canada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, February 24, 2016. Bennett is to fulfil an agreement reached three years ago with the Sayisi Dene over a forced move that led to death, hunger and violence in a Manitoba ceremony on Aug. 16, 2016.
Tuesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Starbucks breakfast sandwich supplier Premium Brands Holdings Corp. has bought a U.S. meat producer.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $119 M in funding for Nova Scotia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with with members of the public as he attends the Acadian Day celebration in Caraquet, N.B., on Monday, August 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
Separatists, Russians stage exercises again in Moldova
Arbitrator sides with Canada Post in contract negotiation with rural postmasters
Before the Bell: Stock futures sag amid inflation data
Colin Cieszynski
Death of toddler buried near bridge ruled as homicide
Pakistan deports blacklisted American after questioning
McAuliffe: Justices 'scared' to go against General Assembly
Tourist boat, speedboat collision in Greece leaves 3 dead
Palestinians: 1 dead, dozens injured in clash with Israelis
The Latest: Taylor Swift giving $1 million for flood relief
Man shot in head by police gets $2 million settlement
Canadian women's soccer team finds inspiration in different ways in Brazil
Canada's Desiree Scott, right, and France's Eugenie Le Sommer fight for the ball during a quarter-final match of the women's Olympic football tournament between Canada and France in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday Aug. 12, 2016. Ahead of the game, Scott sang the national anthem and the team reflected on the people who helped them get within one win of the Olympic medal podium there. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Derek Drouin's high jump gold restarts stalled Canada in Rio Games
Too many new smartphone models made each year: survey
A woman uses her iPhone to take pictures in Cannes, France, on May 12, 2016.
2 more books planned for 'Ember in the Ashes' series
Search resumes for Nazi gold train that might not even exist
Heavy machinery begins the search, the work of explorers hoping to find a legendary Nazi train laden with treasure and armaments in Walbrzych, Poland, on Tuesday Aug. 16, 2016. The search attests to the power of a local legend claiming a Nazi 'gold' train disappeared in a mountain tunnel as the Germans escaped the advancing Soviet army at the end of World War II. on the left side of the plagues, "Trespassing". (AP Photo/Dariusz Gdesz)
2 fetuses found at wastewater treatment plant
Police: 2 Florida officers fired for covering up chase
How to harness the YOLO mindset to make better financial decisions
You only live once -- so manage your finances like it.
Home Depot rides housing boom to record sales, profit
In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016, photo, people approach an entrance to a Home Depot store location in Bellingham, Mass. Home Depot reports financial results Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
US Army chief visits China amid missile system tensions
The Latest: UN body calls for action in Syria's Aleppo
In this frame grab from video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3, right, flies during a strike above an undisclosed location in Syria on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2015. (Russian Defence Ministry press service photo via AP)
German investor confidence rises but concerns remain
Chart Watch: No end in sight for sunny bull market
There’s a new presidential campaign: Trump versus a third Obama term
David Shribman
Why China is South Sudan’s best hope
Robert Rotberg
Are you ready for the innovation economy?
Eileen Chadnick
Lives Lived: Barbara (Rae) Yeates, 89
Barbara (Rae) Yeates
Aug. 16: Yes, peacekeeping. Plus other letters to the editor
The UN currently has thousands of peacekeeping troops in South Sudan, drawn from a number of countries.
Not your granny’s charity: Grandmas raise millions
André Picard
U.K. inflation pressures grow after vote to leave EU
A motorist holds a fuel pump at a Gulf petrol station in London. The Office for National Statistics said Aug. 26 that consumer prices rose by an annual 0.6 per cent due to more expensive motor fuel and second-hand cars.
Liberal Chinese magazine sues government after takeover
Survey: Too many new smartphone models released each year
UK inflation pressures grow after vote to leave EU
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 file photo, a series of bank notes are displayed in central London. The pound's sharp drop following Britain's vote to leave the European Union is starting to weigh on companies, particularly manufacturers, by increasing the cost of the imported raw materials and goods they require to do business. Official figures released Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 showed that producer prices jumped 4.3 percent in the year through July, compared with a 0.5 percent drop in the year through June as the cost of imports soared due to the pound's decline. (AP Photo/Veronique de Viguerie, File)
Austria: Man who knifed 2 will face attempted murder charge
Trial delay makes time for plea deal in post-Katrina deaths
Breakaway Taliban faction names new leader in Afghanistan
European agency proposes tougher medical checks for pilots
FILE - In this March 24, 2015 file picture a rescue helicopter flies over debris of a Germanwings passenger jet, near Seyne-les-Alpes,Frances. Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the jet into the French Alps , while en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, killing all 150 people on board. The European Aviation Safety Agency is proposing tougher medical examinations for pilots, including better mental health assessments, in response to last year's Germanwings crash. The aviation agency recommended Tuesday Aug. 16, 2016 strengthening pilots' initial and subsequent medical examinations . (AP Photo/Claude Paris,file)
Surprise! Giant panda produces twins at Vienna Zoo
In this grab taken from video provided by Tiergarten Schoenbrunn on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, Yang Yang the panda cradles her new cub. It turns out that the giant panda that gave birth at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo last week was hiding a tiny little secret — an extra cub. The zoo originally announced the birth of a one cub Aug. 7. On Tuesday, Aug. 16 it said mother Yang Yang actually bore twins, her fourth and fifth cubs after Fu Long, Fu Hu and Fu Bao. (Tiergarten Schoenbrunnn via AP)
If I see a dog in a parked car with the windows down on a hot day, should I call someone?
Cancer had robbed me of so much – and now it was going to take away my business
Suzanne Urpecz is the co-founder of Savour Toronto, a company that gives food tours of Kensington Market and other neighbourhoods.
Help for Canadian companies eyeing the U.S.
A map of North America with superimposed flags.
Love your product, but Silicon Valley wants to talk about the money
Flexible, versatile workers will be key for future job types: report
Job Seekers look through a bulletin board for employment opportunities at a Toronto Job Fair in 2015.
A ‘glitch in the matrix’ that could support the Canadian dollar
Germany: ultralight pilot spends night in tree after crash
The wreckage ogf an ultralight aircraft stucks in a tree near Degenfeld, Germany Tuesday Aug. 16, 2016. The pilot of an ultralight aircraft in Germany has spent a night stuck up a tree awaiting rescue. Police in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg say the unidentified man crash-landed in the tree late Monday about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Stuttgart. Rescuers were unable to reach him during the night and planned to resume the rescue operation Tuesday. (Jan-Philipp Strobel /dpa via AP)
In a first, Russia uses Iran base to bomb targets in Syria
In this frame grab from video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service, Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during a strike above an undisclosed location in Syria on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2015. ( Russian Defence Ministry press service photo via AP)
Jurist panel says Central America director's house ransacked
Iraqi Kurdish troops take more ground east of IS-held Mosul
Four stories in the news today, Aug. 16
Prosecutor: Russian man's computer linked to hacking scheme
Federal government apologizes for forced relocation of Sayisi Dene in Manitoba
Obama keeps unusually late hours on Vineyard vacation
The motorcade of President Barack Obama leaves Lola's, a Southern seafood restaurant in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, and cruises to the usually crowded downtown street early Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, after a first family late night social event with friends. Something happened to Obama during his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard: He turned into a night owl. He’s vacationed here many times before, including prior to becoming president and during seven of his eight summers in office. But this summer, his final one as president, Obama has spent almost every night of his escape to this breezy Massachusetts island painting its towns red - so to speak. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Miner BHP Billiton suffers $6.4 billion loss for 2015-16
FILE - In this July 2, 2014 file photo, smoke billows out of a chimney stack of BHP steelwork factories at Port Kembla, south of Sydney, Australia. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, reported a $6.4 billion loss, the worst full-year result in the Anglo-Australian company's history. BHP said the result for the fiscal year ending June 30 came from a 31 percent fall in revenue to $30.1 billion amid weak commodity prices, write downs of U.S. oil and gas assets and a disaster at a Brazilian mining joint venture. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
Democrats seek repeal of ban on federal funding of abortion
FILE - In this June 30, 1980, file photo, Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., speaks to reporters in Washington, about the Supreme Court's decision that the federal government and individual states do not have to pay for abortions wanted by women on welfare. Hyde was one of the sponsors of a bill in Congress limiting spending of tax money to pay for abortions. The Hyde Amendment is now in the spotlight some 40 years after it was passed by Congress, emerging as an election issue in the national debate over abortion. First approved in 1976, and renewed annually ever since as part of the appropriations process, the amendment bans federal funding for Medicaid coverage of abortions, except in cases of rape or incest, or when a pregnancy endangers a women's life. (AP Photo/Charles Harrity, File)
'Fun Home' national tour will be led by an ex-Miss America
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2015 file photo, Actors' Equity President Kate Shindle poses for a portrait in New York. At just 38, Shindle is the youngest president in Equity's history. Shindle, the president of the Actors' Equity Association and Miss America winner in 1998, will play the grown-up Allison in the national tour of the groundbreaking Broadway musical “Fun Home." (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
Saskatchewan NDP says shelter shouldn't need help from premier's golf tournament
Iranian police say security forces killed 3 Sunni militants
Iran arrests dual national on security-related charges
Troops kill 5 civilians at anti-India protests in Kashmir
An unidentified family member of a killed civilain cries during a joint funeral of four civilians at Aripanthan village, west of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2016. Government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir shot and killed four civilians and injured at least 15 others Tuesday as clashes intensified with anti-India protesters in the troubled region, police said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Pennsylvania attorney general resigns a day after conviction
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, second left, and members of her legal and security teams, prepare to leave the Montgomery County Courthouse and await a verdict, in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane was convicted Monday of all nine charges against her in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak but insisted she's innocent and vowed to appeal. Kane, the first Democrat and first woman elected to the office, showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict Monday. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Japan undeterred, medal hopes high with game vs. US looming
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, Japan forward Ramu Tokashiki (10) recovers a rebound next to Turkey center Lara Sanders during the second half of a women's basketball game at the Youth Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Japanese women’s basketball team came to the Rio Games with a very simple goal: Winning the first medal in their country’s slim Olympic history. For the Japanese to medal, they will have to pull off a tremendous upset - possibly the biggest ever in women’s basketball - Tuesday, Aug. 16 against the United States in the quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
The 'other Olympics' are far from beach and tourist spots
Germany's Isabell Werth, riding Weihegold Old, reacts after winning a silver medal in the equestrian dressage individual competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/John Locher)
US Army chief visits China amid missile system tensions
An Olympic message to the Brazilian Bob Costas: Shut it!
Carlos Eduardo dos Santos Galvao Bueno, chief sports commentator for Globo, is seen on a screen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. When a BBC announcer suggested that the Brazilian broadcaster needed to shut up at the start of a swimming race at the Rio Olympics, he was voicing the feelings of many in the host country. Considered the Bob Costas of Brazil, Carlos Eduardo dos Santos Galvao Bueno, known here simply as Galvao, is a love-him-or-hate-him announcer who is the voice of Brazilian sports. His raucous, over-the-top style helps make big sporting events feel even bigger in Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
3 dead after explosion at South Korean naval base
A South Korean navy soldier stands guard at a naval base in Jinhae, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 16. 2016. An accidental explosion happened during repair work on a submarine at a naval base in the southeast of the country, South Korean officials said. (Park Jung-hyun/Yonhap via AP). KOREA OUT
What you missed on Day 11 of the Olympics: Canada’s Derek Drouin wins gold in men's high jump
Canada's Derek Drouin clears his first jump during the men's high jump final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
Aug. 16: Your daily horoscope
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