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Coach John Herdman looks to survey new wave of women's soccer talent
Jury starts deliberations for accused human smugglers linked to Sun Sea
Migrants look over the side of the MV Sun Sea in Colwood, B.C., on Aug. 13, 2010.
What it’s like to treat high school students for opioid addiction
Mae Katt says opioid addiction sets up a craving that some students couldn’t handle. Some students were able to get off opioids while others weren’t, she added.
Maine man gets life in prison for killing girlfriend, 2 kids
Virtue, Moir on top of their game in return to Canadian championships
'NCIS: Los Angeles' star Miguel Ferrer dies at 61
This image released by CBS shows Miguel Ferrer in character as NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger in "NCIS: Los Angeles." Ferrer, who brought stern authority to his featured role on CBS’ hit drama “NCIS: Los Angeles” and, before that, to “Crossing Jordan,” died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, of cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 61. (Sonja Flemming/CBS via AP)
Woman accused of taping her toddler son to wall is arrested
Officials: Woman throws dog from bridge, claiming it can fly
Judge blocks Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood funds
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Cross-party elitism has infected Canadian politics, too
Mr. Trudeau’s recent comment that of course the oil sands would have to be phased out was an unscripted and therefore spontaneously genuine revelation of the Prime Minister’s thinking.
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Actors, mayors rally at inauguration eve Trump demonstration
'Letterkenny' to offer special surprise St. Patrick's episode
Jared Keeso, left to right, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett and K. Trevor Wilson of "Letterkenny" pose in this undated handout photo. The luck of the Irish has hit "Letterkenny" fans. CraveTV says it will release a special surprise St. Patrick's Day episode on March 17, the day of the celebration for the patron saint of Ireland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BellMedia *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Alberta army officer ordered to stand trial for sex assault, uttering threats
Arcade Fire deliver new song 'I Give You Power' on eve of U.S. inauguration
Win Butler of Arcade Fire performs during their headlining set on the third day of the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. in this April 13, 2014 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP- Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File
CSX and Netflix advance while Rent-A-Center tumble
New Quebec settler reality series promotes colonial attitudes
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The Latest: Chicago disappointed in gun-range ruling
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Watchdog sues TCF Financial for overdraft fees
Running as much as $35 (U.S.) per overdraft, the fees comprised a $180-million-a-year income stream for TCF.
Defence in retrial for suspect in Winnipeg teen's death questions DNA evidence
B.C. NDP renews call for ban on corporate, union donations
B.C. NDP leader John Horgan arrives at Provincial Court in Vancouver, B.C., on May 17, 2016.
Starbucks latest to expand parental leave benefits
B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake wants to raise legal smoking age to 21
B.C. Minister of Health Terry Lake speaks in Victoria on Jan. 18, 2017.
Trump uncertainty may be 'golden moment' for Canadian firms to invest: expert
Celine Dion sings new song in upcoming 'Beauty and the Beast' film
Measuring the overdose crisis in British Columbia
A drug user injects in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Bombardier seems to have escaped Trump’s radar — for now
“The new leadership change in the U.S., we see that [as] relatively positive,” Alain Bellemare, CEO of Bombardier Inc. told analysts last month.
Brazil judge overseeing corruption probe dies in plane crash
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki's son said that his father was on a plane that crashed off the coast of the city in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.
Two men charged in 6 Toronto pharmacy robberies over a two-week span
Safety of four-legged actors must be paramount on set, says animal trainer
Trump pays $25-million to settle Trump University cases
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan on Jan. 11, 2017.
B.C.'s health minister campaigns to raise legal smoking age to 21
A smoker is seen holding his cigarette during a smoke break outside a building in North Vancouver, B.C. Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. British Columbia's health minister says he wants to see the province raise the legal smoking age to 21. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Group: Settlement will cut oil pollution at Washington dam
FILE - In this June 1, 2011 file photo, water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash. The federal agency that operates the dam has agreed to a settlement that an environmental group says will cut oil pollution in the Columbia River. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation agreed for the first time Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, to obtain a pollution permit from the Environmental Protection Agency for discharges at the Grand Coulee Dam. The dam is the nation's largest hydropower producer. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)
Avalanche warning issued for parts of northern British Columbia and Alberta
Obama criticizes Congress for refusing to close Cuba prison
President Barack Obama leaves the podium at the conclusion of his final presidential news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the briefing room of the white House in Washington.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The Latest: Chief says suspect made sure officer was dead
Markeith Loyd, suspected of fatally shooting a Florida police officer, attends his initial court appearance Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at the Orange County Jail, in Orlando, Fla. Loyd spoke out of turn and was defiant during the appearance on charges of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. He was injured during his arrest Tuesday night following a weeklong manhunt. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP, Pool)
NDP fails to sway B.C. Liberals on banning corporate and union donations
First day goal? Make White House feel like home for Trump
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, the White House in Washington. On Inauguration Day, it’s supposed to feel like home when Donald Trump enters the White House residence for the first time as president. His clothes will be hanging in the closet. The kitchen will be stocked with his favorite foods. Windows will have been washed, carpets cleaned, and fresh linens and towels will be in all the bedrooms and baths. No packed or half-empty boxes will be lying around. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Go long, says bond guru who cashed in on last bear market 40 years ago
Adhering to an old-fashioned metric known as the ‘velocity of money’ has propelled Lacy Hunt over 90 per cent of his fund’s competitors.
American Express misses forecasts, hurt by Costco loss
FILE - In this Monday, July 18, 2016, file photo, American Express credit cards are seen, in North Andover, Mass. On Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, American Express reports financial results. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Manitoba premier calls on Saskatchewan counterpart to discuss flooding
Columbus, Indiana, erects signs as Pence's hometown
A crew from the City of Columbus drills holes to mount a sign proclaiming Columbus as the hometown of Vice President-elect Mike Pence on US-31 north of Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Jan 19, 2017. The crew drilled the holes in the sign so they could mount it easier when the put it up Friday. (Mike Wolanin/The Republic via AP)
EPA settles with Hawaii company over 2013 molasses spill
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran quarterback Durant to three-year deal
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant passes the ball during CFL action against the B.C. Lions in Regina on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran quarterback Darian Durant to a three-year contract Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
No elevator service at Carlsbad Caverns for 10 days in Feb.
Sweden not giving up fight with Canada, U.S. over lobster imports
Swedish officials say they are working on a new proposal on how to deal with an influx of American lobsters in their waters.
Canadians set to watch Trump inauguration, some plan to boycott the event
President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, waves as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, ahead of Friday's inauguration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Sentencing reset for Alaska strip club owner
This 2014 photo shows Darren Byler, the owner of the Wild Alaskan, a converted crabbing boat that had been used as a floating strip club, in Kodiak, Alaska. A sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for Byler, who was found guilty of illegally dumping human waste into a harbor from the boat. Byler had been scheduled for sentencing in Anchorage Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, but his attorney, John Cashion, said Byler's flight from Kodiak Island was delayed and the sentencing is now set for Friday. (Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP)
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Judge hints at trial for lawsuit on harsh CIA interrogation
FILE - This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. A federal judge said Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 that he's inclined to allow trial for a lawsuit against two psychologists who designed the CIA's harsh interrogation methods for the war on terror. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the psychologists on behalf of three former detainees, who claim they were tortured in CIA prisons. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Trump poised to ‘reverse’ seven decades of U.S. foreign policy: Harper
Outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at his Langevin office in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2015.
Trudeau appoints Quebec MP Pablo Rodriguez as chief government whip
'Nobody really knows' Iraq's future once Mosul fully liberated: Canadian adviser
Civilians move away as Iraqi security forces fight against Islamic State militants on the eastern side of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops announced on Wednesday they were in "full control" of eastern Mosul, after routing Islamic State militants from that part of the northern city almost exactly three months since the major operation started. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
Citigroup fined $25-million by CFTC for spoofing treasuries
The Citigroup Center in New York.
Western Union agrees to pay $586 million for fraud victims
Democrats in sad shape: Power deficit as Trump era begins
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The inauguration of Donald Trump leaves Democrats facing a stark power deficit, not only in Washington but in states around the country. Republicans control the White House, Congress, almost two-thirds of statehouses and 32 legislatures. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Executed man's lawyers raise concerns about lethal injection
Streaming giants play hero and villain in Oscar season
This image released by Netflix shows a scene from the documentary, "Into the Inferno," written and directed by Werner Herzog. The film explores active volcanoes around the world. (Netflix via AP)
Peter Kastner’s family talks bittersweet screening of Nobody Waved Goodbye
In 1964, Peter Kastner burst onto the scene in in Nobody Waved Goodbye, in a role some compared with The Catcher in the Rye character Holden Caulfield.
Jury begins deliberations for accused human smugglers linked to MV Sun Sea
Migrants look over the side of the MV Sun Sea after it was escorted into CFB Esquimalt in Colwood, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. A jury in Vancouver is expected to begin deliberations on Thursday in the case of four men accused of smuggling hundreds of Tamil migrants into Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Alberta woman who killed husband sentenced to life with no parole for 13 years
Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference in Washington on Jan. 18, 2017.
Two men charged for alleged assault of Dennis Oland at New Brunswick jail
Dennis Oland arrives at Court of Queen's Bench in Saint John, N.B., on . 3, 2017.
Ten income-splitting ideas for Canadians
Tim Cestnick
The Latest: Hot air balloon festival cancels over storm
Staff strikes again shutter Haiti's public hospitals
Francois Leyla Deroty, 16-month-old, cries during an examination at a private clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Jan. 19, 2017. Leyla Deroty was taken to the private clinic for treatment due to staff strikes, as nurses, janitors, stretcher bearers and other personnel have walked out of Haiti's chronically troubled public health system to demand better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
Student wants confession in killing barred from trial
Broadway flop Merrily We Roll Along gets closure in new documentary
Merrily We Roll Along opened to enormous fanfare in 1981, and closed after sixteen performances.
The Latest: Pipeline protest clash causes injuries, arrests
Islamic State fighter's dad cries recounting search for him
Trump pays $25 million to settle Trump University cases
The Latest: Obama lashes out at Congress over Guantanamo
Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, to thank outgoing President Barack Obama as preparations continue for Friday's presidential inauguration. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Oregon man admits groping 13-year-old girl on flight
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Multnomah County Sheriff's office shows Chad Camp. Camp on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, admitted to groping a 13-year-old girl on a flight from Dallas to Portland in June, 2016. He pleaded guilty Thursday, accepting an agreement with prosecutors that will require him to register as a sex offender for 15 years. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP, file)
Two Joseph Boyden appearances cancelled in wake of controversy
Joseph Boyden is photographed in Toronto on Thursday, October 20, 2016.
Whitecaps veteran Marcel de Jong on verge of Canada soccer milestone
Canada's Marcel De Jong, top, is tackled by Mexico's Hirving Lozano during first half FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer action in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, March 25, 2016. Marcel de Jong could earn his 50th cap for Canada this weekend when the Canadian men play Bermuda in a friendly. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Soaring land values in Vancouver spark a ‘property tax revolt’
Inform Interiors and Bensen Manufacturing owner, Niels Bendtsen, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday January 9, 2017.
Brazil investigates crash that killed Car Wash probe judge
FILE- In this March 4, 2015, file photo, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki attends a session of the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil. Zavascki's son said that his father was on a plane that crashed off the coast of the city in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Former champion Lemieux looks to get back in world title picture against Stevens
Boxer David Lemieux works out in front of the media in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Former middleweight champion Lemieux is set to face American Curtis Stevens in March in a bout that was supposed to have happened three years ago.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Seth Wenig
Alien Creature mercilessly paints multiple shades of sadness
Alien Creature stars Beatriz Pizano, who plays a lonely writer that deals with hopeless circumstances.
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Actor Billy Campbell on Cardinal, the frozen wilds and the roles that matter most
Billy Campbell stars as the titular detective attempting to solve the long-ago murder of a girl found in a block of ice in Cardinal.
Two Joseph Boyden appearances cancelled in wake of controversy
Joseph Boyden is photographed in Toronto on Thursday, October 20, 2016. As controversy swirls over author Boyden's indigenous heritage, the city of Edmonton has cancelled his scheduled appearance at a conference next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
French military: Death toll in Mali base attack rises to 77
Promising job market and higher pay await many MBA grads, survey indicates
A GMAC survey finds 83 per cent of respondent companies plan to hire graduates with an MBA or specialty degree.
Halifax men charged for alleged assault of Dennis Oland in New Brunswick jail
Dennis Oland arrives at Court of Queen's Bench in Saint John, N.B. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Two men have been charged with assaulting Oland while he was imprisoned in a federal penitentiary in New Brunswick.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
In this photo taken Jan. 18, 2017, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. In his last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A space suit-based therapy may help children with mobility problems rehabilitate
Therapist Sandi Marshall (left) and mother Nancy Grant (right) strap Hunter Grant (centre) into his TheraSuit and onto a trampoline for part of his physiotherapy.
3 men charged with smuggling meth in semi-trailer's gas tank
French company Lafarge probed over alleged Syrian activity
What comedian Sandra Shamas is watching and reading
Starting next week, Sandra Shamas presents The Big “What Now?”, a one-woman show that continues the dialogue on her personal journey through life’s seasons.
Singer-songwriter Joan Shelley takes her elegiac folk music to Toronto
American singer-songwriter Joan Shelley.
Limiting police presence at parades a step backward for Pride Toronto
Marcus Gee
Incumbent Ferguson mayor faces opposition in April election
Complaint filed over treatment of German shepherd on Winnipeg-area film set
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Dennis Quaid with a dog, voiced by Josh Gad, in a scene from "A Dog's Purpose." A spokesman for American Humane said Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 that it has suspended its safety representative who worked on the set of the film when a frightened German shepherd, not shown, was forced into churning waters. (Joe Lederer/Universal Pictures via AP)
Tahoe winter storm warning through Monday; more big snow
Margaret Atwood to receive Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement in March
An honour has come to Margaret Atwood, the celebrated author who earlier this week was named by the U.S. National Book Critics Circle as the recipient of its Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Iran summons Danish envoy over embassy attack
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