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Gambia opposition warns longtime ruler against 'rebel' moves
US-led coalition service member dies in Iraq
Matthews, Kreider, Fleury named NHL three stars of the week
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Connor Brown (12) celebrates his goal with teammates Zach Hyman (11) and Auston Matthews during third period NHL Centennial Classic hockey action against the Detroit Red Wings, in Toronto on Sunday, January 1, 2017. Matthews, New York Rangers left-wing Chris Kreider and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury are the NHL's three stars of the week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Auston Matthews on pace for a historically great rookie season
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Detroit Red Wings during the Centennial Classic at BMO Field.
AP FACT CHECK: Pope isn't seeking Islam, Christianity merger
Pope Francis celebrates a new year's Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
'Rogue One' tops box office for third straight weekend
FILE - This file image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in a scene from, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." The “Star Wars” spinoff “Rogue One” has led the box office for the third straight week, taking in an estimated $64.3 million over the four-day New Year’s weekend. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP, File)
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski takes leave to have back surgery
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski yells to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec 31, 2016, at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Tech won 89-75. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
Auston Matthews on track for one of the best rookie seasons in NHL history
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews celebrates a first period goal with teammate William Nylander during NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Oct. 12, 2016. Matthews is on track for one of the best rookie seasons in NHL history. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Nova Scotia police watchdog investigating death of 15-year-old boy
Trump presidency puts California Legislature in defence mode
FILE - In a Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 file photo, members of the state Assembly listen to an address by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, at the in Sacramento, Calif. Both houses of the Legislature were in session as new lawmakers were sworn-in to office. As California lawmakers return to Sacramento on Jan 4, 2017, liberal dreams of expanding safety-net benefits and providing health coverage to immigrants are giving way to a new vision revolving around a feverish push to protect gains made in the past, pushing back against conservative policies from President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Congress. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Finland to pay unemployed basic income of $587 per month
Kansas residents turn to Airbnb for extra income
Round-the-clock federal manhunt underway for escaped inmate
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows James Morales. A round-the-clock state and federal manhunt is underway Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, for Morales, an inmate who escaped from a Rhode Island detention center. The Wyatt Correctional Center warden says the former Army reservist fled Saturday, (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
The Latest: 3 arrested in stadium pipeline protest released
Pope to bishops: Maintain 'zero tolerance' for child abuse
Pope Francis celebrates a new year's Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Pope Francis has lamented in his New Year's homily societies become "cold and calculating" and bereft of compassion. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
For Trump, the 1980s still hold relevance
Katie Couric returns to 'Today' show as guest co-anchor
FILE - In this May 3, 2016, file photo, Katie Couric attends the LA premiere of her documentary "Under The Gun" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Couric returned to the "Today" show Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, to co-anchor for the first time since she left the program in 2006. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Nigeria plans to close airport in capital for runway repairs
UPS fined $73,800 for safety violations at Louisville hangar
Syrian band brings music of Aleppo to Berlin
Liz Weston: The money numbers you need to know
Congress ushers in new era of all-Republican rule
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2016 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress ushers in a new era of all-Republican rule, with a tight GOP grip on the House, a slim majority in the Senate and a newfound ally in the White House in Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Cruel bully or modern-day Wyatt Earp? Sheriff's mixed legacy
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens to a video presentation of the findings from a five-year investigation into the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate during a news conference in Phoenix. Arpaio has left office with a mixed legacy on immigration, jails and other key issues. Critics accused him of being a publicity-driven bully who treated powerless people harshly because it was popular with voters. His supporters counter that he’s a standup guy who did what the public wanted and was the only local police official in Arizona to move against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Conservationists concerned about free entry to Canada’s national parks in 2017
Castle Mountain in Banff National Park.
Kyle Lowry scores 41 to lead Raptors over the Lakers
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry reacts after making a 3-point shot against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
Out of power, state Dems frustrated with national committee
FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama sits with Attorney General Eric Holder during the 32nd annual the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Obama has announced plans to improve Democrats’ down-ballot fortunes once he leaves office. He is launching an initiative with former Attorney General Eric Holder aimed at making Democratic gains when states redraw legislative district lines following the 2020 census. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A look at some of the 39 people killed in Istanbul attack
Malkin's greatness shouldn't be forgotten; sophomore leaps; Subban on life in Nashville
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Justin Schultz (4) and centre Evgeni Malkin (71) celebrate after Malkin scored a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Pittsburgh. Playing with Sidney Crosby his entire career, Evgeni Malkin's greatness is often forgotten.The 30-year-old Russian is reminding the hockey world again this season even as Crosby continues his rule over the sport. Malkin has actually overtaken his Pittsburgh Penguins counterpart in the NHL scoring race, tied for top spot with Edmonton Oilers prodigy Connor McDavid at 43 points apiece. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fred Vuich
Perfume maker bottles scents of Montreal for city’s 375th birthday
Montreal skyline. Perfume maker Claude-Andre Hebert says capturing the scent of a city starts with a story, which is then transformed into an ingredient.
Environmentalists protest hunting bison plan in Poland
FILE - In this March 16, 2010 file photo bison are pictured at a reserve in the Bialowieza forest, in Bialowieza, eastern Poland. Environmentalists are protesting plans by the authorities to allow hunters to kill 10 bison in the Borecka forest saying the protected animals should be allowed to die of natural causes. Greenpeace had gathered well over 7,000 signatures by Monday afternoon, Jan. 2, 2017, on a letter asking Prime Minister Beata Szydlo to stop the plan. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)
Canadiens sign goaltender Al Montoya to two-year contract extension
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Al Montoya stops a shot by St. Louis Blues center Robby Fabbri in the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Louis on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The Canadiens have signed goaltender Montoya to a two-year contract extension.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
Head pharmacist set for trial over fatal meningitis outbreak
Canada’s stance for NAFTA talks: Co-operation, not confrontation with Trump
Canada's ambassador to the U.S., David MacNaughton, in Toronto.
Woman investigating noise accidentally shoots herself
Ruling this week on drywall tariffs linked to higher home costs and new jobs
Construction workers move sheets of drywall at a building project in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Anti-dumping duties on U.S. drywall imports into Western Canada have hiked prices for the building product but have also resulted in new manufacturing jobs, says the company whose complaint prompted the trade tariffs. CertainTeed Gypsum Canada has added about 30 employees since duties began in September at its drywall plants in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg to boost production, said spokesman Mike Loughery in an email. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Conservationists concerned about free entry to Canada's national parks in 2017
A view of Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park is shown in an undated handout photo. Parks Canada is preparing for an increase in visitors this year as people across the country and around the world request free annual passes to explore the nation's natural treasures as part of Canada's 150th anniversary celebration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Travel Alberta *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Slain Pennsylvania trooper is recalled as a model officer
Cologne police get support for New Year's focus on 'Nafris'
Police officers surround a group of men in front of the Cologne, western Germany, main station, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, where a string of robberies and sexual assaults last year that were blamed largely on migrants from North Africa prompted nationwide outrage. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
The Latest: Dylann Roof found competent to represent himself
Puerto Rico's new gov promises immediate push for statehood
Pro-statehood supporters await the arrival of Puerto Rico's new governor at the seaside Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Ricardo Rossello was sworn in Monday as the U.S. territory prepares for what many believe will be new austerity measures and a renewed push for statehood to haul the island out of a deep economic crisis. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
University of Wisconsin-Madison student was on missing plane
In this Aug. 1, 2008 photo, Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairman John T. Fleming proposes at toast following the tapping of the first Dublin Stout Keg at Brazenhead in Dublin, Ohio. A flight-tracking service shows that a plane piloted by the Ohio executive with five other people onboard quickly lost altitude after taking off from Cleveland's lakeshore airport. The parents of Superior Beverage Company executive John T. Fleming confirmed he was piloting the Columbus-bound plane when it vanished late Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, over Lake Erie. (ThisWeek Newspapers/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
Former 'Hills' star Lauren Conrad announces pregnancy
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2015, file photo, Lauren Conrad arrives at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Conrad announced that she was expecting a baby Jan. 1, 2017. The former MTV reality star posted a picture of her sonogram with the note, “I have a feeling 2017 is going to be the best year yet.” (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Islamic State bomber kills 36 in Baghdad market
People look at a burned vehicle at the site of car bomb attack in a busy square at Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City district, in Iraq January 2, 2017.
Dick Clark Productions rejects Mariah Carey’s sabotage claim
Mariah Carey performs onstage during New Year's Eve 2017 in Times Square at Times Square on December 31, 2016 in New York City.
At least 56 inmates killed in prison riot in northern Brazil
Relatives of prisoners wait for information outside the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. At least 60 inmates died during a prison riot here in the northern state of Amazonas, including several who were beheaded or dismembered, in the biggest killing at a Brazilian prison since 1992. (Edmar Barros/Futura Press via AP) NAO PUBLICAR NO BRASIL
Shanahan looks to Red Wings' glorious past while shaping Leafs' promising future
Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan speaks to the media after winning the first selection of the 2016 NHL draft lottery in Toronto on Saturday April 30, 2016. When Brendan Shanahan was traded to Detroit in the fall of 1996 the Red Wings were engulfed in a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. When Shanahan assumed the Maple Leafs presidency in the spring of 2014, Toronto's dry spell was at 47 years.The Wings won their first Cup since 1955 in Shanahan's first season with the club and added three more by 2008. Shanahan is intent on following a similar blueprint with the Leafs, hoping to restore glory to a long-beleaguered Original Six franchise. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Proud mom Pink shares first sibling photo with new baby
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2015, file photo, Pink arrives at the Autism Speaks to LA Celebrity Chef Gala in Santa Monica, Calif. Pink kicked off the new year by sharing the first photo of her new baby with his big sister. . The 37-year-old singer, whose real name is Alecia Moore, posted a picture of her daughter Willow holding baby Jameson on Instagram Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. The 5-year-old looks thrilled and has a big smile on her face. She’s also showing off some pink highlights in her hair. Jameson Moon Hart was born on Dec. 26, 2016. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Hilarion Capucci, priest and Middle East activist, dies
2 killed in crash following Connecticut carjacking, chase
Trump spokesman: President-elect wants more info on Russia
The story of Canada: When meeting Canadians follow this guide
Great Trail project aims to connect Canada from coast to coast
Edmonton native Sarah Jackson is doing a west-to-east, 16,000 kilometre trek of The Great Trail. She has hiked for the past 18 months in her bid to complete the route by spring.
How a Canadian engineer fuelled the battery industry
Lewis Urry holds up an original alkaline battery that was marketed in 1958, left, and a current battery Feb 27, 2002 in Westlake, Ohio.
Young Canadians can be the innovators the world needs
The director of the Perimeter Institute, Neil Turok, is seen at a conference in Waterloo, Ont., in 2015. Mr. Turok will be travelling across the country this year, delivering a series of talks on innovation.
Canada must not give up the fight on climate change
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Canada 150: A year of celebration, a year for mental health
A worker walks through the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Emergency Department in Toronto, Tuesday November 4, 2014
Trudeau’s divide and conquer strategy pays off
Konrad Yakabuski
Germany sees no future for Assad despite military gains
Airstrike in Syria kills 8 jihadi militants
Judge: Requiring more parking for mosque is unconstitutional
Van, truck collide, catch fire on Thai highway, killing 25
In this image made from video two vehicles burn after they collided on a highway east of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Authorities say a van and a pickup collided and caught fire on a highway in eastern Thailand, killing 25 people. The public transit van lost control and crossed the grass median, colliding with the pickup truck going in the opposite direction Monday afternoon, according to Thai Road Accident Data for Road Safety Culture, which compiles electronic insurance reports. (Matichon TV via AP)
German police nab Russian wanted for 13 years by South Korea
Court: Indian candidates can't use faith, caste to get votes
An Indian woman sweeps a pavement past a wall covered with posters of Hindu Gods in Gauhati, India, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. India's top court on Monday ruled that election candidates cannot use religion or caste to seek votes, describing them as corrupt practices under electoral laws. India has a Hindu-nationalist government, and most political parties select candidates in various districts based on caste and religious considerations to influence voting. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Dog named Scarface attacks family for dressing it in sweater
Global stocks higher after upbeat Chinese factory data
South Korean Chairman of the Financial Services Commission Yim Jong-yong, third from left, applauds with other participants during the opening of the 2017 trading year at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened at 2,022.23. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Afghan official: Police officer killed in a bomb blast
Syrian arrested in Germany over alleged IS attack plan
Myanmar gov't admits video shows police beating villagers
Authorities: 4 killed at home in apparent murder-suicide
Dubai plans to build large harbour, 135-meter-tall lighthouse
Kremlin visit for children of diplomats expelled by US
In this photo released by the Kremlin Press service via Sputnik agency, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an undated recording of his annual televised New Year's message in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, . President Vladimir Putin invoked a bit of seasonal enchantment in his New Year's Eve remarks to the nation. The recorded message was being televised just before midnight Saturday in each of Russia's nine time zones. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin Press Service, Sputnik, via AP)
Crocodile bites French tourist posing for photo at Thai park
Afghan sets self alight at German supermarket warehouse
Iran detains 21 fishermen from Arab nations in its waters
Tunisian charged with murder of Pole; event sparks riots
Jan. 2: Because it’s 2017 ... Plus other letters to the editor
Ambassador ... Don Cherry?
Looking for work in 2017? Create a job search game plan
Harvey Schachter
Future-proofing 101: Planning for the unplannable
Roy Hessel
Suicide car bomber outside Mogadishu airport kills 3: Police
Special anti-polio drive kicks off in southwestern Pakistan
What it means if Trump names China a currency manipulator
Canada's top driver owns car once raced by his hero, the late Greg Moore
James Hinchcliffe, 14 at the time, sitting in the Formula Ford outside his family’s Oakville, Ont., house.
On the farm with a GMC Sierra - the true home for this luxury truck
Joanne Will
For Trump, the 1980s still hold relevance
Son of Equatorial Guinea's president on trial in France
Samsung, Hyundai Motor see growing uncertainties in 2017
17 still missing after Indonesia boat fire kills 23
A paramedic collects DNA sample from a family member to help identify the victims of Sunday's ferry fire, at the main police hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Zahro Express, a ferry carrying more than 200 Indonesians celebrating the New Year holiday caught fire off Jakarta Sunday killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens others. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
China starts 2017 engulfed by smog, issues pollution alerts
With Roof as his own lawyer, sentencing to begin in slayings
Newfoundland man diagnosed with schizophrenia sues over forced injection in car
Marc Arsenault poses for a photo at his lawyer's office in St. John's N.L. on Dec. 23, 2016. Arsenault is suing Newfoundland's largest health authority, alleging forced treatment for schizophrenia violated his rights.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sue Bailey
Medicare launches revamp for heart attacks, hip fractures
FILE - In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Patrick Conway, director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, poses for a photograph in the center's offices in Baltimore County, Md. Heart attacks and broken hips are the cause of much suffering as people grow older, and now Medicare is trying to change the way it pays for treatment to promote better quality and try to contain costs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Under 3 weeks left: Obama in closing stretch of presidency
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Yemen's children starve as war drags on
In this December 12, 2016 photo, provided by UNICEF, five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen. As the first light of dawn trickles in through the hospital window, 19-year-old Mohammed Ali learns that his two-year-old cousin has died of hunger, but he has to remain strong for his little brother Mohannad, who could be next. They are among countless Yemenis who are struggling to feed themselves amid a grinding civil war that has pushed the Arab world’s poorest nation to the brink of famine. (Hakim/UNICEF via AP)
Dick Clark Productions rejects Mariah Carey's sabotage claim
Israeli police question Netanyahu over corruption allegation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a weekly cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (Gali Tibbon/Pool photo via AP)
Kitty litter helps Wyoming bentonite past drilling slump
In this Dec. 16, 2016, photo, kitty litter products are displayed at a local store in Cheyenne, Wyo. The market for a peculiar type of clay mined in Wyoming is looking up, thanks to a better outlook for oil and gas drilling and to kitty litter. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
Lawsuit: Dude ranch owner asked chef for 'black people food'
FILE - In this July 25, 2006, file photo, Oklahoma energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens, right, with his wife, Madeleine, appear at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal lawsuit accuses Madeleine Pickens, the ex-wife Pickens, of racial discrimination at her rural Nevada dude ranch. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)
Armless Syrian boy thrives in US, hopes family can join him
Kyle Lowry scores 41 as Raptors hold off Lakers, 123-114
US Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo
FILE- In this Sept. 20, 2016, file photo, Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warren is leading a new effort to make sure vendors working with marijuana businesses don't have their banking services taken away. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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