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QMJHL Roundup: Reilly Pickard perfect as Titan trounce Wilcats 7-0
Boyden admits to mistakes, backs down as indigenous spokesperson
Author Joseph Boyden is shown in a handout photo.
Coast-To-Coast: Danault's impressive goal helps Canadiens in 7-4 rout of Jets
Montreal Canadiens' Artturi Lehkonen (62) celebrates after scoring on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson (34) as Jets' Toby Enstrom (39) defends during third period NHL action in Winnipeg on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Intruder stabs California woman to death with samurai sword
Portland, parts of Washington buried by massive snowstorm
Indigenous professor quits UBC panel over John Furlong speech
The only indigenous professor on a committee working on a new sexual-assault policy at the University of British Columbia has resigned from the group after the school brought back John Furlong (pictured) to speak at an upcoming fundraiser.
Kenora street could be named after Winnipeg Jets superfan who died in October
McDonald’s Canada testing all-day breakfast menu in select provinces
A McDonald's Egg McMuffin is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant on July 23, 2015 in Fairfield, California.
Citing health, independent B.C. MLA Vicki Huntington won't seek new term
Vicki Huntington is pictured in 2009. Ms. Huntington said she has decided against seeking a third term in the riding of Delta South after a series of health warnings made it clear that she needed to take a break from the taxing schedule of working as an MLA.
Ovechkin scores 35 seconds in to record 1,000th point
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister faces heat over Costa Rica vacation plan
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister displays some of the reports and other documents he says he carried with him on a holiday trip to his vacation home in Costa Rica, at his office in Winnipeg on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.
Judge rejects peace bond for B.C. couple caught in terror plot
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody embrace after a Supreme Court judge ordered their release in Vancouver on July 29, 2016.
Refugee who got frostbite crossing Manitoba border may lose fingers or hands
Jane Fonda says people should not be fooled by Trudeau
California revenue is growing. So why the talk of deficits?
Officials name 5th person killed in Florida airport shooting
Judge: Exxon Mobil must give documents to attorney general
No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters
Canada’s man in Dallas: Tyrone Crawford fighting to reach Super Bowl
Tyrone Crawford #98 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after a play during a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium on October 30, 2016 in Arlington, Texas.
Judge: Guatemala supreme court justice meddled in son's case
Judge tosses lawsuit against attorneys for polygamous group
British Columbia approves oil pipeline to coast from Alberta
Ovechkin scores 35 seconds in to record 1,000th point
Despite mismatch of skill, Texans eager to face off against Patriots
New England Patriots wide receivers Michael Floyd (14), Danny Amendola (80), Malcolm Mitchell (19) and Chris Hogan (15) warm up during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass.
Some of the benefits and pitfalls of a 48-team FIFA World Cup in 2026
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino smiles while leaving a press briefing closing a meeting of the FIFA executive council on January 10, 2017 at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.
Wine without hassle: Washington state eyes store refills
Michael Keaton apologizes for 'Hidden Fences' flub at Globes
Michael Keaton arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Alberta pastor gets conditional sentence for grabbing breast of woman
Bills require presidential candidates to release tax returns
Hawaii state Rep. Chris Lee talks about a bill he's proposing to require presidential candidates to release tax returns on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Honolulu. Lawmakers in Hawaii and several other states want to prevent presidential candidates from appearing on their states' ballots unless the candidates release their tax returns. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
Alberta premier says B.C. approval of Trans Mountain pipeline good for Canada
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley gives a year end update in Edmonton Alta, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says British Columbia's decision to approve the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline will benefit both provinces.Notley says the pipeline will help Alberta's battered economy, create jobs in both provinces and help attract international investment to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Sidney Crosby wins MVP in midseason trophy picks
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Crosby and McDavid are duking it out for NHL supremacy.
Tory backs proposal to let city workers bid for Scarborough garbage contract
A garbage collector works his way down Major St. in Toronto on Feb 10 2015.
Energy choice Perry steps away from Dakota Access pipeline
Globe editorial: A Trump presidency is looking more and more like the sum of all fears
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 11: President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news cenference at Trump Tower on January 11, 2017 in New York City. This is Trump's first official news conference since the November elections. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
B.C.'s five conditions set out for Trans Mountain pipeline approval
A Trump-induced euphoria for banks? Not so fast
MEG Energy plans bought deal to restart major project
MEG Energy posted a profit of $131-million, or 58 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31 compared with a loss of $508-million, or $2.27 per share, a year earlier.
B.C. judge adjourns peace bond hearing in terror case until after October appeal
Alberta Mounties ask for help to find stolen car with Great Pyrenees dog in it
A three-year-old Great Pyrenees dog named Fatty, is seen in this undated handout photo. Lots of vehicles get stolen, but this one was taken with a fluffy white dog in it. Mounties in Red Deer say a 2013 dark grey Toyota Matrix was stolen Wednesday afternoon while idling in a parking lot in Red Deer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Brightline debuts 1st train for Orlando-Miami passenger line
Engine and cars are seen at a Brightline maintenance facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The company building a passenger rail line between Miami and Orlando is scheduled to show off its first engine and cars. Brightline plans to show reporters the engine and cars Wednesday in West Palm Beach. Test runs between West Palm Beach and Miami are expected to begin soon. There will also be a stop in Fort Lauderdale. (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)
Trump not doing enough to avoid conflicts over business dealings: ethics experts
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his first official news cenference since the November elections.
McDonald's Canada testing all-day breakfast menu in select provinces
This Tuesday, June 28, 2016, photo shows a McDonald's sign in Miami. McDonald's Canada has begun serving all-day breakfast at some of its restaurants across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Alan Diaz
Winnipeg girl, 9, waits outside in cold when school bus doesn't arrive
Review: In 'Patriots Day,' a community disarms terrorism
Walker's Wisconsin tuition idea shuffles political alliances
FILE - In this July 20, 2016 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Walker delivers his seventh State of the State speech on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, standing before the largest Republican legislative majorities in decades, don't be surprised if he busts out a pair of sunglasses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
New Jersey Devils’ Taylor Hall returns to find Edmonton changed
New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall (9) takes part in practice in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
Chile: 160 female inmates evacuated over raging wildfire
FBI awaits autopsies on 5 found dead in New Mexico
Southampton has 1-0 edge over Liverpool in League Cup semis
Still got game? Ice Cube, Iverson back 3-on-3 hoops league
NY Gov. Cuomo's helicopter makes emergency landing
Ex-lawmaker reconsiders plea deal in sexual-favours case
Looking ahead to a ‘do or die’ U.S. earnings season
Scott Barlow
Facebook takes on a bigger role in journalism
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook is launching a journalism project aimed at strengthening its ties with media organizations to help them grow their audience, come up with new products and generally promote trusted news in today’s “post-truth” era. The move comes just weeks after the company has ramped up its efforts to fight the spread of “fake news” on its site. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
GOP leaders look to early health care bill, details vague
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led Senate is poised to take a step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law despite anxiety among some GOP senators that they still haven’t come up with an alternative. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Ivanka Trump shifting gears, heading to Washington
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Ivanka Trump, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, arrives at Trump Tower in New York. Ivanka Trump plans to step aside from her executive roles at the Trump Organization and her lifestyle brand, but says she is confident both businesses will continue to “thrive.” (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
Trump's Treasury pick boosted an investment with TV talk
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin arrives in Trump Tower in New York. President-elect Donald Trump’s wealthy Treasury appointee, Mnuchin, says in new government ethics filings he will sell more than $100 million in assets upon taking office. But comments he made in a November television interview may already have boosted the value of one of them. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
US ethics chief blasts Trump plan to keep business profits
President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by family members, waits to be introduced during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Troubled Trump Toronto hotel put on the block
The Trump hotel in downtown Toronto includes 211 hotel units and 74 condominiums that did not find buyers under previous ownership.
These S&P 500 companies are stars in shareholder yield
To qualify, stocks must have a dividend payout ratio of less than 80 per cent to ensure that the company is not paying out too large of a portion of earnings in the form of dividends.
Ontario grand chief urges federal action after suicides of two girls
Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler speaks in Ottawa on Jan. 4, 2013.
Manitoba premier faces lengthy return home in event of emergency: travel experts
Rapper sues city of San Diego over gang conspiracy law
CORRECTS LEFT TO RIGHT TO IDENTIFY BRANDON DUNCAN AT RIGHT - In this March 16, 2015, photo, San Diego-based rapper Brandon Duncan, right, and Aaron Harvey hold a press conference after a trial in San Diego, Calif. Duncan and Harvey, a community organizer, sued the city of San Diego on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, for federal civil rights violations over being jailed on gang-related charges that were based on their rap lyrics and social media postings. (Misael Virgen/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
UN: First 2 deadlines in Colombia cease-fire can't be met
Public won’t see results of review of Alberta judges’ sex-assault case conduct
Decorative scales of justice in courtroom
Brookfield sells Canadian bathtub maker Maax to American Bath Group
Bark with bite: 7 ways to add Canadian wood to your home decor
Indigenous prof quits committee after university brings back John Furlong
John Furlong addresses a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 25, 2015. An indigenous professor has resigned from a sexual assault policy committee at the University of British Columbia after the school brought back Furlong to speak at an upcoming fundraiser. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Judge reserves decision on releasing evidence to media in intimate photo case
Bones in suitcase still a mystery but new leads investigated
This artist rendering made by Steve Missal for the Gwinnett County Medical Office shows a sketch of woman whose skull and bones were found in a suitcase along a Georgia interstate northeast of Atlanta. Gwinnett County police told news outlets Tuesday, Jan 11, 2017, that a forensic anthropologist examined the remains, which were discovered by a state constructor worker. Authorities also believe the woman had suffered from slight scoliosis and had signs of healed rib injury. (Steve Missal via AP)
7 ways to add Canadian wood to your home decor
Taylor Hall returns to Edmonton after big trade, says bitterness fading
New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall (9) takes part in practice in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. This is Hall's first return to Edmonton since being traded to the Devils. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Recipe: Leek and chanterelle quiche
Leek and chanterelle quiche
Mali military: 5 soldiers killed, 3 hurt by roadside bomb
Business Highlights
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Jane Fonda speaks as Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam looks on during a press conference in Edmonton Alta, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
MEG Energy announces $400 million project to boost oilsands production
Lawsuit seeks contempt ruling for Border Patrol over videos
Correction: Arizona-Dark Skies story
Canada says no 'quid pro quo' with Russia on lifting Freeland travel ban
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks alongside Chrystia Freeland at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017, after she was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs during a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ben Affleck braces for 'entertaining' Trump presidency
Actors Robert Glenister, from left, Ben Affleck, Sienna Miller and Chris Messina pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Live By Night' in London, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Magna will build paint shop in Slovenia, but will not build new European production facility: CEO
Workers at Magna’s plant in Graz, Austria.
Trump says BuzzFeed 'garbage' for publishing allegations
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Why business is booming for Bettencourt Manor’s heritage-inspired patterns
Matthew Bettencourt celebrates opulence at reasonable prices through his brand Bettencourt Manor. The patterns, which appear on wallpaper, giftwrap and upholstery, are inspired by his travels and family history.
Document: B.C. environmental certificate for Trans Mountain pipeline project
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Report: 22 injured in Serbia train collision
Map: Trans Mountain pipeline route
Official: Justice report on Chicago cops to find violations
Author Joseph Boyden apologizes for being 'too vocal' on indigenous issues
Joseph Boyden holds the Giller Prize after winning it in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov.11, 2008. The CBC says acclaimed Canadian author Boyden is apologizing for "taking up too much airtime" in conversations concerning indigenous issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
B.C. approves Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion
A ship receives a load of oil from Kinder Morgan’s Westeridge terminal in Burnaby, B.C. The terminal is at the end of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which received B.C. government approval Wednesday for a controversial expansion project.
Wynne set to make cabinet changes, expected to fill corrections post
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks at a news conference at the Ontario Legislature on Sept. 7, 2016.
Merck and United jump while Signet and SuperValu fall
Drink less or drink smarter? 14 wise buys for thrifty sipping
Beppi Crosariol
Alberta's carbon tax is a good idea, poorly executed
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s personal-approval rating is 31 per cent, with the carbon tax identified as the leading cause of her sinking popularity.
Chief defends cop after Steeler coach's arrest is questioned
PM's cross-country tour not about padding Liberal data base of supporters: PMO
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a tugboat in Vancouver Harbour, Tuesday, Dec.20, 2016. Trudeau's cross-country tour to re-engage with average Canadians starts Thursday amid suspicions that it's really aimed at helping the Liberal party add details about potential supporters and donors to its massive data base. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Freeland moves from the Davos bubble to the real world
Konrad Yakabuski
Trump's long-awaited news conference quickly turns combative
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Calgary housing market faces another tough year as economy slowly recovers
A man walks past a the Calgary, Alta., skyline as steam rises from downtown office towers Monday, Jan. 31, 2011.
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