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Harry Potter producer Sonia Friedman tops theatre power list
FILE - In this Saturday, July 30, 2016 file photo, from left to right, producer Sonia Friedman, writers Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling and director John Tiffany pose for photographers upon arrival at gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, at the Palace Theatre in central London. The producer who brought the magic of Harry Potter to the London stage has been named the most influential figure in British theater. Sonia Friedman topped the annual 100-strong power list produced by The Stage newspaper, it was reported on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
'Moving away from the fear factor:' Bringing insects into mainstream diets
One Hop Kitchen's Eli Cadesky poses with insect protein based pasta sauces and protein material in Toronto on Wednesday December 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Latest: Skier dies while being treated for hypothermia
US services companies saw solid growth in December
Family of Montreal woman killed by dog suing canine's owner
Long-term mortgage rates fall, breaking 9-week rise
FILE - In this July 13, 2008, file photo, shows the Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va. On Jan. 5, 2017, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans declined to an average 4.20 percent from 4.32 percent last week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Sing-alongs, celebrities and more on tap for 2nd BroadwayCon
FILE - This Jan. 19, 2012 file photo shows a Broadway street in Times Square, in New York. BroadwayCon, a convention for Broadway fans, will be held on Jan. 27–29. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
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Your next credit card: What a good offer looks like
FILE - In this March 5, 2012, file photo, consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass. Today’s competitive credit card market has turned lucrative for consumers, meaning what would have been a good offer just a few years ago no longer measures up. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Asia shares mostly gain; traders watching dollar, jobs data
Specialist Jason Hardzewicz, center, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street after several retailers reported weak holiday sales and cut their profit forecasts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Gadget makers offer voice controls through Amazon's Alexa
A dancer performs in front of Sony Alpha a99 II DSLR cameras during a news conference at CES International Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Sri Lankan committee recommends hybrid courts for war crimes
UK 'trainsurfer' dies in Paris metro in parkour accident
The Latest: Obama being briefed on Russia hacking report
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: "Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Conquering your debt in 2017 starts with a written financial plan
Panel: Italy must wake up to need to prevent radicalization
Israel to release UN employee accused of assisting Hamas
The Latest: Letter led to suicide watch, Roof's cell search
John Johnson pays his respects at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Johnson was visiting from Ocean City, Md., and made the church a destination for the day. "We just came to pay our respects," he said, "I feel like we had to do something." Dylann Roof went into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015, sat through a 45-minute Bible study in the fellowship hall, then fired 77 shots. After a judge ruled Monday that Roof is competent to represent himself, the same jury that last month unanimously found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at the church will return to court to begin contemplating his punishment. (Michael Pronzato/The Post And Courier via AP)
Throat drop maker says its banned ad is fun, no menace
The Latest: Former congressman running for Virginia governor
Bahrain, reversing reform, restores arrest powers to spies
FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 file photo, Bahraini anti-government protesters wave flags and chant during a rally of thousands organized by Al-Wefaq, the largest Shiite opposition party, to demand greater freedoms in Quraya, Bahrain. Bahrain has again allowed agents of its domestic spy service to make arrests, reversing a key reform recommended in the wake of the crackdown that followed its 2011 Arab Spring protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
Bison caught on camera charging pack of wolves in Poland
Markets Right Now: Banks, retailers lead US stocks lower
US intelligence officials: Russia poses serious cyberthreat
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump challenges U.S. intelligence agencies to provide decisive evidence of Russian involvement in election-season hacking. Ahead of a highly anticipated congressional hearing, Trump is exploiting some Americans’ skepticism and undercutting officials he will soon rely on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
School board votes to hire lawyer to remove Trump supporter
Ohio Supreme Court delays serial killer's execution date
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 file photo, Anthony Sowell sits in a courtroom for rape and kidnapping charges in Cleveland. On Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court it won’t reconsider the death penalty appeal of Sowell, who killed 11 women and hid the remains in and around his home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Inmate suing over forced meds won't enter court; case tossed
This undated photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows inmate Kacey Lewis, whose lawsuit claiming officials medicated him with psychotropic drugs against his will, was dismissed Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, because he refused to enter the courtroom on the first day of trial in federal court in in Hartford, Conn. (Connecticut Department of Correction via AP)
Preparing for a ‘bond market massacre’
Scott Barlow
New lenders cater to investors’ demand for private debt
A Canadian flag waves in the financial district in Toronto.
France investigates far right's European Parliament aides
Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen, arrives for her New Year's address to the media in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is cheering Ford Motor Co.'s decision to shift investment from Mexico to the U.S., calling it a victory for the protectionist policies she champions. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Sears to sell Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker
FILE - A May 18, 2011 file photo shows an assortment of Craftsman wrenches at a Sears store in Bethel Park, Pa. Sears is selling its well-known Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker Inc., which plans to grow the tool brand by selling its products at more stores. Shares of Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Sears Holdings Corp shares rose 7.5 percent to $11.14 before the stock market open Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Penn West boosts capital spending plans, announces two management departures
The Latest: Obama speaks on Trump, intelligence community
FILE - In this Friday Feb. 5, 2016 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange will be interviewed by Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity on "Hannity," airing, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 at 10 p.m. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Slain Pennsylvania state trooper lauded for his service
Law enforcement officers from across the county including Sgt. A.W. Haywood, left, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Trooper D.R. Romero of Tucson, Ariz., with the Arizona Department of Public Safety enter the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, to attend a visitation and pay their respects to the family of Huntingdon County Trooper Landon E. Weaver who was killed in the line of duty Friday, December 30. Weaver,23, had been on the force for less than six months. (Gary M. Baranec /Altoona Mirror via AP)
AP FACT CHECK: Album sales not up much despite Trump tweet
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa. Trump tweeted Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, that the album sales of teenage classical singer Jackie Evancho have “skyrocketed” since he announced she would perform at his Inauguration. While some of the credit may be due to Trump’s announcement, Evancho’s sales could simply be a result of the holidays: She released a new album, “Someday at Christmas,” on Oct. 28, and she has other holiday albums in her catalog. The singer’s album sales could have also seen a boost thanks to her performance on “America’s Got Talent: Holiday Spectacular,” which aired on NBC on Dec. 19. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Chicago police explain why they think beating was hate crime
These booking photos provided by the Chicago Police Department show, from left, Tesfaye Cooper, Brittany Covington, Tanishia Covington and Jordan Hill, four people charged, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, with aggravated kidnapping and taking part in a hate crime after allegedly beating and taunting a man in a video broadcast live on Facebook. (Chicago Police Department via AP)
France honours victims 2 years after Charlie Hebdo attacks
Report: 2 women linked to Ohio murder suspect were strangled
Thursday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
A pedestrian is reflected in the window of a Telus store while using a mobile phone in Ottawa.
Frigid northern China hosts snow and ice sculpture festival
In this Jan. 3, 2017, photo, released by Xinhua News Agency, contestants carve an ice sculpture during an international ice sculpture contest during the Harbin Ice and Snow festival in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The city of Harbin in China's frigid northeast is in its final stages of preparation for one of the world's largest ice and snow festivals, an annual event that last year drew more than a million visitors. (Wang Jianwei/Xinhua via AP)
Fading French town offers hope of new life for Syrian family
Uprooted by war, fearing troops, Myanmar girls learn karate
In this Nov.29, 2016 photo, internally displaced girls in Jeyang village camp right across from China border, join the karate training for self-defense in Kachin state, Myanmar.Forced from their homes and in some cases torn from their families, young girls and women at a refugee camp in Myanmar's Kachin state are studying karate to help protect themselves from a known threat: the country's own military.(AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
Survey: US businesses add a modest 153,000 jobs in December
FILE - In a July 19, 2016 file photo, people fill out job applications at a job fair, in Miami Lakes, Fla. U.S. companies reported a modest gain of 153,000 jobs in December 2016, all in service industries such as retail and health care, according to a private survey. Payroll provider ADP says hotels and restaurants added 18,000 jobs in December, while higher-paying professional services, such as engineering, added 24,000. Manufacturers lost 9,000 jobs and construction firms shed 2,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Sri Lanka's opposition protests port lease with China ties
2 officers get life prison in 1st Turkish coup convictions
Country star Mel Tillis recovering from digestive disease
FILE - In this July 6, 2013, file photo, Mel Tillis performs at the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. Tillis' publicist said in a statement on Jan. 4, 2017, that the 84-year-old star was hospitalized in Nashville a year ago with diverticulitis and later underwent colon surgery. He says Tillis is recovering at his home in Ocala, Florida. (Photo by Alonzo Adams/Invision/AP, File)
Weekly applications for US jobless aid drop to 235,000
Somber department store holiday season casts pall over 2017
FILe - In a Thursday, May 12, 2016 file photo, the Kohl's logo appears above its trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A new year season is biting back at Macy’s and Kohl’s early in the new year, with the duo’s shares tumbling in premarket trading on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, following news that they had trouble bringing shoppers into their stores to buy presents. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Analysis: Health care battle could decide balance of power
2 killed in car bombing in Turkish city; 2 attackers dead
Emergency services stand at the scene of an explosion, in Izmir, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday wounded some 10, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in a shootout with police that ensured. (AP)
Thursday’s TSX Breakouts: This undervalued stock has 17 ‘buy’ calls
Jennifer Dowty
Living close to high-traffic roadway raises dementia risk, study suggests
Vehicles makes there way into and out of downtown Toronto along the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto on Thursday, November 24, 2016. People who live in close proximity to high-traffic roadways appear to have a higher risk of dementia than those who live farther away, say researchers, suggesting that air pollution from vehicles may be a factor in the development of the neurological disease. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Sweden gets written report from Assange interview in London
Monsanto beats 1Q profit forecasts
UK Brexit-backer Nigel Farage to attend Trump inauguration
FILE - In this is a Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, welcomes pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage, to speak at a campaign rally in Jackson, Miss. Farage says he will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president. Farage, one of Trump's strongest U.K. supporters, told Sky News that he had been invited by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. He called the Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington, DC "a great, historic event" and Trump's election "a political revolution." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Uganda opposition members ask ICC to investigate killings
Harry 'constantly in trouble,' Princess Diana letter says
Fading French town offers hope of new life for Syrian family
Thursday's small-cap stocks to watch
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Irish man responds to Canadian’s 12-year-old message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
Seeking cash, Zimbabwe sells 35 elephants to China
FILE -- In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 file photo an elephant crosses a road in the Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 it has sold 35 elephants to China to ease overpopulation and raise funds for conservation, amid criticism from animal welfare activists that such sales are unethical. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)
The Latest: Coast Guard: Gulf platform fire extinguished
Before the Bell: Futures lower on Fed inflation warning
Colin Cieszynski
Miller perfect as Canucks blank Coyotes
Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller pictured on January 27, 2015.
Flooding disrupts transit, spoils holidays in south Thailand
Medical examiner rules boy's Christmas Eve death a homicide
IS group-inspired Filipino militant killed, reprisals feared
Berlin attacker Amri used 14 different identities
A man walks past flowers close to the Christmas Market at the Breitscheid square in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. A truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people on Dez. 19, 2016. The Market will be dismantled this week. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Toronto-area home sales cap $83-billion year with surge
Infants should be eating peanuts by six months, allergists say
New recommendation by a U.S. government panel marks a new step in the scientific understanding of how peanut allergy develops.
Turkey in contact with Trump's team over Syria strategy
Romania official seeks to overturn anti-corruption law
Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu, center, smiles while standing between Liviu Dragnea, the leader of the Social Democratic party, left, and Calin Popescu Tariceanu, head of Romania's Senate, after the swearing in ceremony for his cabinet, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Iohannis swore in the new government shortly after it was voted in by parliament, urging it to guarantee an independent justice system and the rule of law, and strengthen its position within the European Union and NATO.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Wet, winter storms pummel West; headed for Rockies
Judge rebukes suspects in beating of disabled man in Chicago
This image posted on the Chicago Police Department's Twitter page shows a frame from a video that was broadcast live on Facebook in which a man is assaulted. The video shows the man with his mouth taped shut as a woman and other people cut off his shirt and hair with a knife, and someone pushes his head with his or her foot. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Wednesday that the victim has mental health challenges, and he called the video "sickening." (Chicago Police Department via AP)
Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers into action
In this Dec. 27, 2016 photo, farmer Kevin Herman stands next to an almond sweeper at his ranch near Madera, Calif. Herman says that Donald Trump's campaign vow to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally pushed him into buying more equipment, cutting the number of workers he'll need during the next harvest.
Coast Guard: Fire extinguished on platform in Gulf of Mexico
In this image taken from video and released by the U.S. Coast Guard, four offshore supply vessels extinguish a fire on an oil production platform fire 80 miles south off Grand Isle, La., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2016. The pre-dawn fire has been extinguished on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico, and there is no sign of pollution in the area, authorities said Thursday. There were no reports of injuries. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
Woman hears from Irish man who found bottle message sent by dad before he died
Wind, snow blocks airport, cuts power in northern Poland
Flood of plastic eggs delights children on North Sea island
Tourists gather colorful plastic eggs on the beach of the German North Sea island of Langeoog, Thursday Jan. 5, 2017. Easter has come early to the German North Sea island of Langeoog. A flood of plastic eggs containing tiny toys has been swept ashore after a fierce storm, to the delight of the island's youngest residents. The eggs containing instructions in the Cyrillic alphabet appear to have come from a container lost by a cargo ship en route for the German port of Bremerhaven. (Klaus Kremer/dpa via AP)
Iran activist not yet taken to hospital after hunger strike
Amir Raisian the lawyer of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Arash Sadeghi speaks in an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan, 3, 2017. Arash Sadeghi ended a 71-day hunger strike Tuesday as his detained wife won a temporary release from prison, a day after his case sparked a rare unauthorized protest in Tehran. Sadeghi's hunger strike began Oct. 24 after authorities arrested his wife to make her serve a six-year sentence over an unpublished fictional story found in her home about a woman burning a Quran in anger over another woman being stoned to death for adultery. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Life insurance explained in (exactly) 250 words
Israel indicts Arab lawmaker for smuggling phones to prison
FILE -- In this Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 file photo, Arab Israeli lawmaker Basel Ghattas waves as he enters a magistrate courtroom in Rishon Lezion. Avichai Mendelblit, Israel's attorney general, said Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, that he's decided to indict Ghattas for smuggling cellphones to Palestinians in prison serving sentences for security offenses. Mendelblit's office issued a statement that he will charge Ghattas, of the Balad faction, with prohibited use of property for terrorist purposes as well as fraud and breach of trust. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Obama pens law review article on criminal justice challenges
President Barack Obama, right, Vice President Joe Biden, center, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, listen as Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Syrian state TV: Car bomb kills 10 in government-held town
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather at the scene where explosion hit a commercial street, in the costal town of Jableh, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. A large explosion hit a Syrian government-held coastal town on Thursday, killing and wounding several people, according to Syria's state TV an attack that undermined a nearly week-old and already shaky Russia- and Turkey-brokered cease-fire. (SANA via AP)
Ottawa software star Klipfolio gets boost from existing backers
One of Ottawa’s emerging business-to-business software stars, Klipfolio Inc., has scored a vote of confidence from its early backers, raising $12-million for its latest round of venture funding entirely from existing investors.
Dec. 5: Donald Trump’s ‘victory.’ Plus other letters to the editor
President-elect Donald Trump listens to vice-president-elect Mike Pence at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis on Dec. 1, 2016.
Leading through coping skills
Bill Howatt
UK economy ended 2016 on a high note
FILE - In this Friday, June, 24, 2016 file photo, Buses pass the Bank of England, in the City of London. Britain's leading stock index has struck a record high as a closely monitored survey showed manufacturers in the country expanding at their highest tick in 30 months. By late-morning Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 the FTSE 100 index was up 0.3 percent at 7,165. Earlier in the session, it had breached the 7,200 mark for the first time ever, trading as high as 7,205.21. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
US equity firm makes strongest bid to buy Portuguese bank
South Africa wildfires strike wine region, Cape Town slopes
Kosovar ex-premier, wanted by Serbia, faces French court
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Kosovo's former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina. Kosovo's foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday Jan. 4, 2017, that French police have detained Haradinaj based on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, FILE)
The Latest: Lawyer says arrested designer fears for his life
A man adjusts a victim's photograph displayed with floral tributes and Turkish flags, outside the Reina night club following the New Year's day attack, in Istanbul, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Turkey has identified the gunman in the Istanbul nightclub massacre, the foreign minister said Wednesday as the president vowed that the country won't surrender to terrorists or become divided. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
S. Korea to form brigade to remove North's leadership in war
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2015 file photo, South Korean army K-55 self-propelled artillery vehicles move during a military exercise near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea. South Korea will form a special military unit this year tasked with removing North Korea's leadership in the event of war as Seoul looks for options to counter its rival's nuclear weapons and missiles, an official said Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. File)
Fifteen essential money tips for your business
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In search of the greatest Alfa Romeo ever made
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What to expect at the Detroit auto show: A lot less shock and awe
An evolution of the 2016 QX Sport Inspiration, the QX50 Concept will be presented in Detroit for the first time. The sketch shows how a future production model in the world’s fastest-growing vehicle segment may be designed.
Canada’s place in the new ‘darker global order’ of trade
Fireworks and confetti mark the new year in Times Square in New York.
Review: Is the new Mercedes-AMG crossover the new hot hatch?
2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 4MATIC Coupe
Friendly ghosts haunt Swedish royal palace, queen says
In this photo taken on April 29, 2015, Queen Silvia unveils a sculpture by Adrien De Vries, "Young Hercules with Snake", at the Drottningholm Royal Palace near Stockholm, Sweden. Queen Silvia says one of the Swedish royal family's palaces, Drottningholm Royal Palace, is haunted but the phantoms are "pretty friendly." (Claudio Bresciani/TT via AP)
Toronto moves to tackle fentanyl overdoses before city hits crisis point
The Works Needle Exchange Program, with supervisor Leah Boellhouwer, has been at the forefront of Toronto’s very own burgeoning fentanyl crisis, which Mayor Tory aims to tackle.
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