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TIFF delivers promising TV lineup in second year of Primetime
Film maker Matt Johnson is photographed in his 1965 Ford Fairlane in Toronto on Dec. 21, 2015.
Toronto man charged with voyeurism, making and possessing child porn
Light plane makes emergency landing in western Indonesia
Hormel's sales rise after being hurt by avian flu last year
Supreme Court will not hear Regina cop's appeal of assault conviction
ACLU settles lawsuit over 'Some People Are Gay' T-shirt
Criticized in Rio, marathon twin awarded victory at home
FILE - In this July 7, 2016 file picture Anna, left, and Lisa Hahner pose for pictures in Hannover, Germany. A German marathon runner who was criticized for holding hands with her twin sister as they crossed the finishing line at the Olympics in Rio has been awarded a belated first place for a race in her home country. Organizers of the Hannover marathon on Thursday Aug. 18, 2016 declared Anna Hahner the winner of the April event after Kenia’s Edinah Jerotich Kwambai was penalized for using an excessive dose of asthma medication. ( Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP,file)
Irishman killed in shooting on Spanish island of Mallorca
Thai authorities issue 17 arrest warrants after bombings
Average US 30-year mortgage rate slips to 3.43 per cent
Dismissal of sex assault conviction over trial delays will stand
Be prepared, don't get personal: The dos and don'ts of asking a boss for a raise
Jordann Brown, a marketing manager who works remotely from home, poses in Halifax on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Cagey reptile refuses to be lured from storm drain in Victoria, B.C.
Okanagan wildfire now in mop-up stage after 'excellent' progress
Manatee that washed up near Charleston killed by boats
'Brave Enough' by Lindsey Stirling among new album releases
Coveted North York mid-rise condo sells in a flash
96 Fifeshire Rd., No. 201, Toronto
North Beach condo draws competing offers
601 Kingston Rd., No. 103, Toronto
Spacious corner suite on Toronto's waterfront proves a quick sell
55 Harbour Square, No. 1817, Toronto
Alabama police officer arrested after horse dispute
The Latest: 3 suspected of theft, looting during wildfire
A member of a CalFire hand crew lights a back fire while fighting the Bluecut Fire, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016 in Cajon Pass, Calif. A wildfire with a ferocity never seen by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyon hillsides Wednesday, instantly incinerating homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)
Feds to investigate town's rejection of Muslim cemetery
File -- In this April 12, 2016 file photo Desiree Moninski, stands on land located across from her house in Dudley, Mass., which is the site of a proposed Muslim cemetery. Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether civil rights laws were violated by the town of Dudley that has rejected plans for the Muslim cemetery. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Study finds ancient Iceman wore hat made of bear skin
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 1998 file picture the 5,000-year-old body of Iceman Oetzi, discovered in 1991 on the Similaun glacier is inspected by scientists in Innsbruck, Scientists say Oetzi wore clothes made of brown bear pelt and roe deer when he died in the Alps 5,300 years ago. Researchers in Italy used genetic analysis to determine that the materials were used for Oetzi’s fur hat and his leather quiver respectively. Niall O’Sullivan, a researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano, Italy, said the study published Thursday Aug, 18, 2016 in the journal Scientific Reports also showed that other pieces of Oetzi’s clothing came from domesticated animals. (AP Photo/str)
Image of Asia: Taking part in the festival of the janai
A Nepalese Hindu priest adjusts his hair while performing rituals during Janai Purnima festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. During this festival Hindus take holy baths and perform annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Cancer had robbed me of so much – and now it was going to take away my business
Man sentenced to 50 years in police officer's shooting
Televised Tragically Hip show an 'unprecedented event:' CBC
The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie performs during the first stop of the Man Machine Poem Tour at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., Friday, July 22, 2016. Few Canadian television events qualify as a momentous occasion for the nation, but Saturday's Tragically Hip concert promises to be special. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Lawyer: Circus operator to plead not guilty in tent collapse
Thursday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
Construction of Inter Pipelines Polaris Pipeline
Man leads Toronto-area police on wild chase on wrong way of highway
NY man who killed friend for eating his sandwich gets prison
Suicide bombers hit Libyan troops in Sirte, kill at least 10
Mother of missing Pennsylvania twins says they're in Georgia
Batty leaves London disappointment in past, ready for redemption in Rio
Emily Batty, of Brooklin Ont., celebrates her bronze medal with fans at the women's cross-country mountain bike World Cup, Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Mont-Saint-Anne in Beaupre Quebec. Batty is coming off a third-place finish at last month's world championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Resurrected rape allegations derail an Oscar favourite
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2016 file photo, Nate Parker arrives at the Sundance "Night Before Next" benefit in Los Angeles. The upcoming film, “The Birth of a Nation,” co-written, directed and starring Parker, has been celebrated as an urgent film for both an America roiled by protest over racial equality, and for Hollywood, which is still dealing with a diversity crisis. But the newfound attention on Parker has dredged up a rape allegation made against him in 1999 when he was a student and wrestler at Penn State University. Parker was acquitted in the case. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
NPR ending online comments
FILE - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, the headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) in Washington. NPR announced Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, that comments on NPR.org will be disabled beginning Aug. 23. The feature has been part of the site since 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Eroding Alaska island village votes to move to mainland
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2006, file photo, Nathan Weyiouanna's abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall storm in 2005. Unofficial ballot returns from a special election held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, show a majority of Shishmaref's residents have voted in favor of relocating the community to the mainland amid erosion concerns. (AP Photo/Diana Haecker, File)
Canadian women's fashion retailer Aritzia makes plans to go public
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in block party shooting
Top links: Nobel economist says Canada should tax away gains from housing rally
Scott Barlow
Bowdoin sues over home where Stowe allegedly wrote novel
Canadian kayakers Hugues Fournel, Ryan Cochrane proud just to reach Olympic final
Canada's Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel paddle during the men's kayak double 200m semifinal during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Self-driving cars go public; Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Uber and Volvo announced, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2016, a $300 million deal for Volvo to provide SUVs to Uber for autonomous vehicle research. Eventually the Volvo SUVs will be part of the self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Thursday’s TSX breakouts: Oversold dividend stock may be a ‘show me' story
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Rwandan police kill suspected extremist in firefight
Boy dies after falling from boat, being hit by propeller
Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 262,000
FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. The Labor Department releases its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Desmarais delays joining Performance Sports board until after review
Performance Sports, formerly known as Bauer Performance Sports, said in a filing that it was subject to inquiries by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the Canadian securities regulator.
New facts suggest RCMP didn’t know Driver’s location as operation began
Aaron Driver, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video was shot dead in a taxi after setting off an explosive device.
Deputies: Baby Sitter charged after infant breaks 4 bones
CERN officials investigate 'spoof' sacrifice caught on video
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo a technician works in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, during a press visit in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland. Officials at CERN, home to the world’s largest particle accelerator, say they’ve launched an internal investigation over a “spoof” video filmed on its campus appearing to mimic a human sacrifice. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, file)
Aaron Driver's body cremated 'against Islamic burial rules': mosque
Netanyahu spokesman who insulted Obama begins job
Turkey requests extradition of 8 military staff from Greece
Thursday's small-cap stocks to watch
Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich March 3, 2014.
How violinist Lindsey Stirling learned to be brave
FILE - In this July 31, 2016 file photo, electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Stirling has a new album, “Brave Enough,” out on Friday, Aug. 19. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
Buffalo Bills' home has a new name: New Era Field
The Buffalo Bills and the Indianapolis Colts huddle during the first half of a preseason NFL football game at Ralph Wilson Stadium Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills announced on their Twitter account on Saturday they reached an agreement to sell the naming rights of their home stadium to Buffalo-based New Era Cap Company. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
Chart: Poll results suggest housing top concern among B.C. voters
Haunting images show Syrian boy rescued from air strike rubble
An image grab taken from a video uploaded by the Syrian opposition's activist group Aleppo Media Centre (AMC) on August 17, 2016 is said to show a young Syrian boy covered in dust and blood in an ambulance after being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an air strike in the rebel-held Qaterji neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
Rethinking insulation and design in a North York home
Home under-construction at 88 Risebrough Ave. using what the builders call “The Toronto Method” of "vapour open" insulation. Walls are constructed with layered insulation: six-inches of mineral wool insulation on the outside of the structure, which eliminates thermal bridging and an additional three-and-a-half-inches within the stud cavity. This gives the home an R-26 insulation value.
Homicide investigators take case after Abbotsford shooting turns fatal
Etobicoke townhouse generates a bidding war
Done Deal, 36 Mendota Rd., Th. 1, Toronto
St. Lawrence condo project brings bold design to downtown Toronto
On Site: St. Lawrence Condominiums by Fernbrook and Cityzen
Mimico condo offers a great view of Lake Ontario
Done Deal, 11 Superior Ave., No. 802, Toronto
Three-storey house on the Humber nabbed by nightfall
Done Deal, 5 L'Estrange Place, Toronto
Affordable housing key issue for B.C. voters in provincial election: poll
New survey finds that affordable housing in B.C. ranks far above environment, health care and climate change for next provincial election.
Home of the Week: Design of Don Mills house was a family affair
Home of the Week, 36 Ashgrove Place, Toronto
Kanye West to open 'Pablo' pop-up store in Toronto, 20 other cities worldwide
FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, file photo, Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. West announced on Twitter Aug. 17, 2016, that he will open 21 temporary "Pablo" stores worldwide on the weekend of Aug. 20. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Port operator DP World half-yearly profits up 50 per cent
Quotations in the News
Cyprus court rejects testimony in Egyptian hijacker case
Desmarais delays plan to join board of troubled Performance Sports due to probes
Before the Bell: TSX futures slip amid Fed indecision
Colin Cieszynski
ECB officials saw shock from UK vote as largely contained
FILE - This is a Thursday, March 10, 2016 file photo of President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi as he speaks during a press conference following a meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Germany. Officials at the European Central Bank saw the initial impact from Britain’s vote to leave the EU as “geographically confined” to that country despite much uncertainty about whether it would hurt the global economy in the future. That is the view contained in the written account of the bank’s July 21 rate-setting meeting, released Thursday Aug. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Bird strike forces Qatar Airways emergency landing in Turkey
Bee rescue mounted after hospital breaks out in hives
Jury acquits man whose arm was broken by Baltimore police
Wal-Mart raises annual profit outlook, reports strong sales
FILE - In this Friday, June 5, 2015, file photo, Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon speaks at the company's shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. Wal-Mart reports financial results Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
Deputy cleared in shooting of suspected child molester
Hundreds of fish found dead in pond on National Mall
Retailer Aritzia files for IPO
A summer sale sign is seen at Aritzia at the Eaton Centre in Toronto.
3 die in icy Mont Blanc avalanche, bodies are dug out
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2003 file photo shows Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain. The mountain rescue team chief in the French town of Chamonix says Thursday Aug. 18 2016 that two women, a Slovakian and a Polish-British, and their German guide were climbing Mont Blanc's Mont Maudit at 4,100 meters (13,450 feet) when a tower of ice swept over them early Tuesday. The bodies of the three alpinists, have been found and dug out from the thick ice. (AP Photo/Patrick Gardin, File)
Germany leader Merkel: British EU exit decision irrevocable
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and German Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel attend a cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
Close calls, but no medals for Canadian Olympic team on Day 12 in Rio
Canada's Eric Lamaze, riding Fine Lady 5, competes in the equestrian jumping team competition during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
'Brady Bunch's' Jan sells home bought for $55K for $3.9M
FILE - In this April 4, 2011, file photo, Eve Plumb attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Henry's Crime", in New York. The Los Angeles Times reported on August 13, 2016, that Plumb sold a Malibu beach house for $3.9 million after buying it in 1969 for $55,300. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
Israel punishes troops who appeared to attack Palestinians
Judge will allow officer's joke about shooting at trial
3 government troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
Mortar attack strikes Afghan independence day celebration
Watchdog: Post-Brexit racism threatens UK's tolerant image
Prominent German historian Ernst Nolte dies at 93
CMHC gave Maple Bank green light before banking watchdog seized assets
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation complex in Ottawa.
Clinton: Nation needs to bring together police, communities
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses for a cell phone photo with audience members after speaking at campaign event at John Marshall High School in Cleveland, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Dutch scale back extra security at Amsterdam airport
FILE - This is a Wednesday, April 13, 2016 file photo of hooded military police officers guard a part of Schiphol Aiport in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dutch authorities said Thursday Aug. 17, 2016 that beefed-up security measures at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport are being scaled back following recent investigation of an unspecified threat. The country's National Coordinator of Counterterrorism and Security says in a statement that some of the extra measures, which included military police checking cars approaching the airport to drop off passengers, will end Thursday evening, just under three weeks after they were introduced. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Massive dam project at centre of China-Myanmar talks
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and China's Premier Li Keqiang, right, stand during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Aug. 18: Exporting arms. Plus other letters to the editor
A General Dynamics LAV is seen May 25, 2016, at the CNASEC (Canada’s Global Defence and Security Trade Show) in Ottawa.
To blog or not to blog? An executive guide
Harvey Schachter
Ontario’s doctors don’t get it: Health care is a team game
Konrad Yakabuski
New regulations usher in the era of Big Marijuana
Andrea Hill
While one generation’s out hunting Pokemon, another is forgotten at home
Andrew Walker and Cosmin Munteanu are with the Technologies for Aging Gracefully lab at the University of Toronto.
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