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High-end Edmonton condominium costs $3.1 million but comes with free Bentley
China's conflicted goals: Freer markets, more party control
FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with former Chinese President Hu Jintao during the opening session of China's 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s economic growth stayed relatively stable in the latest quarter, buoyed by strength in retail spending and exports, giving the ruling Communist Party a political boost as it prepares to appoint President Xi Jinping to a new term as leader. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Just for Laughs president Gilbert Rozon steps down amid allegations
Founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival Gilbert Rozon speaking to members of the Canadian Club, in Montreal, Que., on Oct. 5, 2015.
QMJHL: Batherson powers Screaming Eagles to 4-3 overtime win vs. Sagueneens
Calgary hospital postpones surgeries after finding equipment problems
Leafs forward Patrick Marleau plays in his 1,500th career NHL game
Fire rips through luxury Myanmar hotel, 1 body recovered
Firefighters walk at a burnt building following a fire at the Kandawgyi Palace Hotel Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Yangon, Myanmar. A fire has nearly destroyed the luxury teakwood hotel popular with foreigners in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Ex-Just For Laughs president Gilbert Rozon facing sexual misconduct allegations
Founder and president of Just for Laughs accepts the prestigious Icon Award at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Gilbert Rozon, a giant in the Quebec entertainment industry, is stepping down from various positions amid what he calls "allegations involving him." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Red hot Maple Leafs spread offence around in win over Detroit
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri scores on Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in the first period at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, on Oct. 18, 2017.
Death investigated at federal industrial site in Saskatchewan
Japan trade surplus leaps on strong exports to rest of Asia
In this March 24, 2017, photo, men walk by a freight vessel at the pier of a container terminal in Tokyo. Japan reports its trade surplus leaped nearly 38 percent in September from a year earlier, on strong shipments of cars, car parts and machinery to China and the U.S. Customs data released Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, showed exports rose 14 percent year-on-year to 6.8 trillion yen ($60.3 billion) while imports climbed 12 percent to 6.1 trillion yen ($54.3 billion). (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Maple Leafs ride four-goal first period to 6-3 win over Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Curtis McElhinney (35) watches the puck go wide after making a save as Detroit Red Wings left wing Justin Abdelkader (8) screens during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
B.C. municipalities scurry to have say on marijuana legalization
Various marijuana strains are displayed for purchase at the Health Lifestyle Marijuana Supply Centre in Vancouver in 2015.
China's economic growth stays stable as ruling party meets
FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with former Chinese President Hu Jintao during the opening session of China's 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s economic growth stayed relatively stable in the latest quarter, buoyed by strength in retail spending and exports, giving the ruling Communist Party a political boost as it prepares to appoint President Xi Jinping to a new term as leader. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Manslaughter charges for fentanyl dealers not the answer: experts
Health experts say while proposals of higher punishments on fentanyl dealers is well intentioned, it could instead punish those struggling with substance abuse.
Country stars honour shooting victims at CMT Artists show
Luke Bryan seen at 2017 CMT Artists of the Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP)
Ontario’s former top bureaucrat defends giving passwords to McGuinty’s chief of staff
Peter Wallace, seen in 2013, told court on Wednesday he thought the Dalton McGuinty’s chief of staff, David Livingston, wanted an administrative password to delete personal information.
UBC researcher's vaccine study fuels debate over funding
OHL Roundup: David Levin's three-point game leads Wolves past Greyhounds 4-2
CN says two derailments during Alberta wind storm being cleaned up
Mexican prosecutors serve extradition warrant on ex-governor
Developer who plotted escape after fatal crash gets prison
Yankees finally solve Keuchel, take 3-2 lead in the ALCS
Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner scores on a double by Aaron Judge in the 3rd inning of Game 5 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
The mechanics of a concussion
Magnitsky-style law will target Russian, Venezuelan human-rights abusers: source
A portrait of Sergei Magnitsky is held by his mother, Nataliya Magnitskaya. Canada became the fourth country to adopt a Magnitsky law on Wednesday when Bill S-226 received royal assent.
Scientists gain new window to mysteries of concussions
A technique known as diffusion tensor imaging reveals the spaghetti-like wiring that links brain regions. The rotational forces associated with a concussion is thought to stretch those connections, and, in some cases, sever them.
BC NDP’s warning on fish-farm tenures bad for investors, critic says
A fish farm near Campbell River, B.C.
Guatemala court overturns warning to UN official
Inmates pleads guilty to threatening to kill president
Tanaka, Yankees top Keuchel, Astros 5-0 for 3-2 lead in ALCS
Bill Morneau and a new sort of Liberal arrogance
Adam Radwanski
Monument of love, the Taj Mahal, at heart of political storm
Australian govt pushes easier language test for new citizens
Ardern to lead New Zealand liberal government
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters smiles during an election event in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are expecting to find out on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 if their next prime minister will be 37-year-old liberal challenger Jacinda Ardern or 55-year-old conservative incumbent Bill English. The maverick leader of a small party which holds the balance of power said he would be making an announcement. Peters is expected to declare which of the main parties he favors joining with in a coalition. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
Cavs-Celtics game second most-watched opener on TNT
Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving (11) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love (0) and Derrick Rose (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 102-99. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Trudeau’s government is defeating itself. The Liberals need to refocus if they want to win in 2019
Campbell Clark
B.C. miner Donald McLeod fulfilled every prospector’s dream
Donald McLeod, 88.
Divers removing 30-year-old junk reef off California coast
This Oct. 12, 2017, photo provided by the California Coastal Commission/UC Davis shows a pile of scrap tires after they were pulled out of the water off Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, Calif. Divers are removing hundreds of old tires, plastic jugs and other junk that were dumped off the Southern California coast nearly 30 years ago in hopes of creating an artificial reef that would serve as a home to fish and mussels. (California Coastal Commission/UC Davis via AP)
10 Things to Know for Thursday
FILE - In this May 2016 file photo provided by Kite Pharma, cell therapy specialists at the company's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., prepare blood cells from a patient to be engineered in the lab to fight cancer. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved sales of the therapy Yescarta, developed by Kite Pharma. It is the second gene therapy for U.S. patients _ the first one for adults _ a custom-made, one-time treatment for certain common types of the blood cancer lymphoma. (Kite Pharma via AP, File)
John Dunsworth was beloved for his portrayal of Jim Lahey on Trailer Park Boys
Despite his portrayal as a booze-swilling grouch on TV’s Trailer Park Boys, John Dunsworth ‘wasn’t a drinker or even a reformed drinker. Just a good actor,’ the show’s creator, Mike Clattenburg, says.
High court to hear appeal in Newtown gun maker lawsuit
The Latest: Name of musher in doping case being withheld
FILE - In this March 16, 2015, file photo, volunteers help raise the Iditarod finishers banner at the burled arch finish line in Nome, Alaska. For the first time in the history of the world's most famous sled dog race, several of the high-performance animals have tested positive for a prohibited drug, but race officials have refused to name the musher involved. The governing board said in a statement that several dogs tested positive for the opioid pain reliever Tramadol. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Manitoba chiefs say federal lawsuit could delay repairs to Churchill rail line
Solace or silence? Not all families of fallen get Trump call
In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, frame from video, Myeshia Johnson cries over the casket in Miami of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. President Donald Trump told the widow that her husband "knew what he signed up for," according to Rep. Frederica Wilson who said she heard part of the conversation on speakerphone. (WPLG via AP)
Record number of whales counted in Argentina's Patagonia
Opposition parties hammer proposed changes to Access to Information law
Treasury Board President Scott Brison makes an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 19, 2017.
5 dead, 60 arrested during Togo protests for term limits
Indigenous board member accuses Dalhousie University of ‘entrenched’ racism
Kati George-Jim, an Indigenous student member of Dalhousie University’s board of governors, is seen on campus on Oct. 18, 2017.
Meal-kit seller Blue Apron cuts about 320 jobs
Quebec changes hearings into racism, new forum will tackle 'discrimination'
Quebec Immigration Minister David Heurtel walks to a cabinet meeting at the Provincial Legislature, in Quebec City on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Quebec's immigration minister announced Wednesday the government would be changing its widely criticized plan to hold public consultations on so-called systemic discrimination. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Brazil's president survives first vote on latest charges
Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
FBI: Honolulu police officer arrested on conspiracy charges
Suspect in officer's death rubs feces on face, halting trial
List of missing people shrinking as California fires ease
File - In this Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, Jessica Tunis stands outside a Red Cross evacuation center and holds a flyer about her then missing mother, who was later found dead, in Santa Rosa, Calif. The deadliest and most destructive series of wildfires in California history burned thousands of buildings and sent tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes, but the death toll is likely to remain relatively low. Only 42 bodies have been found more than a week after wildfires started, a surprising figure given that complete neighborhoods were wiped out in the dead of night and hundreds of people were initially reported as missing. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Opposition hammers proposed changes to Access to Information law
Alberta to install body scanner to help protect staff, inmates at Edmonton jail
Former Trump campaign manager meets with Senate intel
Radon tests to be required for Yukon day homes, child care centres: territory
Bozoma Saint John: The fearless woman Uber’s comeback needs
Ubers' new Chief Brand Officer, Bozoma Saint John poses for a portrait in Uber's Toronto office on Oct. 18, 2017.
Police: Officers shoot 3 in stolen car after confrontation
Canada passes Magnitsky human rights law, sparking Russian threats
Invisible angels: Young people caring for their family members go mostly unseen
Andrew, left and Abbigail Wright-Gourlay, 14-year-old twins from St. Catharines, hang out after school on Oct. 16, 2017. Abbigail goes above and beyond as a sister helping her older brother cope with the challenges of Tourette syndrome and a mood disorder.
Paralympian lawsuit: Jury must decide whether swimming pool was unsafe
UN chief heading to conflict-torn Central African Republic
Gord Downie praised by Indigenous leaders, fans
Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde holds an emotional Gord Downie as he is given a Lakota name during a ceremony honouring Downie at the AFN Special Chiefs assembly in Gatineau, Que., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.
Streetwise newsletter: Faber stands by racist remarks; Scotiabank looks to sell gold unit in wake of scandal
Towers of major Canadian banks are seen in the Bay Street financial district in Toronto.
Case dropped against man tried on hair evidence 32 years ago
Hottest tickets in town: Five things to do in Toronto
Yuichiro Inoue and Kristy Kennedy of Andrea Nann’s Dreamwalker Dance company.
Chile sentences 35 dictatorship agents for disappearance
Former hostage says his American wife was rushed to hospital
In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. Boyle, a Canadian who was rescued with his family last week by Pakistani troops, said Tuesday that his wife had to be rushed to the hospital and remains there.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Taliban Media via AP
Computers, notes seized at Louisiana slaying suspect's home
Investor Marc Faber stands by racist remarks as corporate boards cut ties
Marc Faber, of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, was dismissed from the boards of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Sprott Inc. and NovaGold.
Religious language in Criminal Code too narrow, says Wilson-Raybould
Harvard rescinds 2014 medal awarded to Harvey Weinstein
States ask US court to keep up health subsidies cut by Trump
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, left, and Tam Ma of the advocacy group, Health Access California, discuss a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general over President Donald Trump's decision to end health care subsidies during a news conference on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra is leading the lawsuit, which seeks an emergency order requiring that the payments continue to be made. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
Alabama wants Supreme Court OK to execute officer's killer
Lexpert: Investors to look elsewhere following Energy East termination
Quebec’s niqab ban: Muslim women are an easy political target
Idil Issa is a board member of Paroles de Femmes and a ​freelance writer based in ​Montreal.
Revised passive-income rules discourage small-business growth, critics say
Joel Fransen, a dentist in the Lower Mainland, says the $50,000 threshold could impact his expansion and retirement plans in the future.
Little Rock police arrest suspected 1st shooter at nightclub
Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner speaks during a news conference Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at police headquarters in Little Rock, Ark,. about the recent arrest of a suspect in a July nightclub shooting. Investigators announced they had charged a 19-year-old with a variety of assault and battery charges following the melee inside the Power Ultra nightclub in downtown Little Rock on July 1. To the right is Jeff Reed, the local resident agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
Mexican fishing group: Proposed fish ban to hurt tuna catch
Be wary of this easy, diversified way to invest in pot stocks
This might sound laughably obvious, but cannabis stocks aren’t safe, profitable, dividend-generating holdings suited for the general investor.
Lawyers: Courts correctly rejected Confederate flag lawsuit
FILE- In this Jan. 19, 2016, file photo, Sons of Confederate Veterans and other groups parade on the grounds of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in support of keeping the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag. Attorneys for the Mississippi governor say two levels of federal courts have been correct in blocking a lawsuit that challenges the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag. Representing Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, assistant state attorneys general filed papers Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, with the U.S. Supreme Court. They said Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney from Mississippi who sued the state, has failed to show he suffered harm because of the flag. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Top 20 finishers in this year's Iditarod
Raptors say rivals or not, NBA players never want to see injuries
Former Menendez staffer contradicts prosecution testimony
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J. Karissa Willhite, former staffer for Menendez has given testimony Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at his bribery trial that differs from the prosecution’s version of events. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Business Highlights
Three value stock picks from the worst-performing sectors
There are sectors that haven’t been able to keep up, and that’s where the true values for investors are likely to be found.
House, Senate intel committees receive briefing from Google
Office supply glitch? How Chad wound up on travel ban list
Sylvie Kent, 6, of Manassas, Va., sitting on her mother, Mel Kent's shoulders, holds up a placard during a rally against what they call a "Muslim ban" in front of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
2nd teen arrested after 3 fatally shot in Indianapolis
The Latest: 2nd defendant pleads guilty to Indian-art fraud
Canada's original NAFTA negotiator: Not 'end of world' if NAFTA ends
SeaWorld cuts 350 jobs, mostly in Orlando and San Diego
Romano's Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection
Canadian teenager Jordan Araujo signs with England's Brighton & Hove Albion
Town official accused of shoplifting seeks probation program
May seeks Brexit momentum with promise to EU nationals in UK
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, as the capital was bathed in an orange sky Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The unusual hue of the sky was thought to be due to the remnants of the hurricane dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara. Later May will have a dinner meeting in Brussels with senior European Union officials on Monday, in hopes of reinvigorating stalled negotiations on Britain's departure from the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
How major US stock indexes fared on Wednesday
Ontario’s HQ2 strategy may not win Amazon, but it’s still a win for Canadian tech
Andrew Willis
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