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Montreal startup Hopper takes a run at hotel-booking big leagues
Frederic Lalonde, left, with Hopper cofounder Joost Ouwerkerk.
UK Labour Party suspends lawmaker accused of sexist remarks
Marijuana company Canopy Growth forms strategic partnership in Jamaica
Italy's 5-stars denounce new electoral law as voting 'blind'
NAACP warns African-Americans against travel on American Air
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 27, 2015, file photo, an American Airlines jet taxis to the gate at Miami International Airport, in Miami. The NAACP is warning African-Americans that if they fly on American Airlines they could be subject to discrimination or even unsafe conditions. American said Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, it's disappointed by the announcement and will invite the civil rights group to meet and talk about the airline. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
New York State Police K-9 dies in friendly fire incident
Qatari exec quizzed by investigators in FIFA bribery case
FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, President of Paris Saint-Germain soccer club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, gestures during the UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco. Al-Khelaifi was questioned Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, by Swiss investigators who allege he bribed a top FIFA official in a World Cup broadcasting rights deal. He met with Switzerland’s federal prosecutors, two weeks after they revealed criminal proceedings against him. Al-Khelaifi is also Qatari soccer and television executive. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)
Czech zoo cheers birth of endangered eastern black rhino
A newly born eastern black rhino runs in its enclosure at the zoo in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. An eastern black rhinoceros born in a Czech zoo is a small but important step in efforts to save the subspecies of the black rhinoceros from extinction. There're only last few hundreds remaining in African reserves, where they must be protected from poachers. The calf born on Oct 2 in the Dvur Kralove zoo is in good shape. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Census 2016: Canada getting more diverse as immigration, Indigenous population increase
Woman dies when tree limb falls on South Carolina home
Amid Marburg outbreak, Uganda hosts global health summit
Durable goods orders rise moderate 2.2 per cent in September
This Tuesday, June 13, 2017, photo shows the Mark Miller Toyota dealership in Salt Lake City. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, the Commerce Department releases its September report on durable goods. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Latest: New security measures apply to all flights to US
Trump administration sides with NFL in sports betting case
Brazil's Temer turns to reforms, but can he deliver?
Planalto presidential palace is reflected in the window of a bus stop in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress is preparing to vote on Wednesday on whether to try President Michel Temer on charges of leading a criminal organization and obstructing justice, the second time Temer will face such a vote. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Aging Aboriginals pose new fiscal, social challenge for government: census
Indigenous Peoples paradox: Aboriginals younger, but getting old, census finds
First Nations people wait for the Walk for Reconciliation to begin in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday September 24, 2017. A high fertility rate and a growing sense of self are fuelling an explosion in the ranks of Indigenous Peoples, according to fresh census numbers that lay bare the demographic challenges facing one of the most vulnerable and poverty-stricken segments in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Census: Home ownership rates take historic dip as more Canadians opt to rent
Construction cranes are seen in Toronto on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The latest census figures show: 30-year-old Canadians are less likely to own a home today than their baby boomer parents did at the same age, mirroring a modest but unmistakable decline in the national home ownership rate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
More and more, 'average Canadian' is anything but, says latest 2016 census
A scene from Iqaluit, Nunavut, Saturday, April 25, 2015. The latest release of data from the 2016 census shows Canada's Indigenous population is booming, more immigrants are settling in the Prairies and home ownership rates across the countryare relatively stable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Latest census numbers showcase Canada's ever-evolving ethnic diversity
Politics Briefing: Economic growth helps Ottawa’s bottom line
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks to reporters after he delivered his fall economic update in the House of Commons, Tuesday, October 24, 2017, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
2016 census highlights: Indigenous Peoples, immigration and housing
Journalists expose the riches of Putin's distant relative
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a briefing after the talks with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Nicos Anastasiades is in Russia on a working visit. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)
New Brunswick to sell cannabis through NB Liquor subsidiary, online
This file photo shows a hemp plant in Milan, Italy, on June 22, 2017.
Lawmaker: Lack of guarantees delays Wisconsin's Foxconn vote
New screenings begin for passengers on US-bound flights
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 file photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is starting new screening procedures for U.S.-bound passengers following it receiving "new security guidelines" from American authorities. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
4 suspected of planning attacks arrested in Morocco
Judge allows parents to force-feed anorexic daughter
New Brunswick unveils plans for Crown-run marijuana stores, plus home delivery
Marijuana plants are displayed at the Green Goat Family Farms stand at "The State of Cannabis," a California industry group meeting in Long Beach, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The New Brunswick government says a subsidiary of NB Liquor will operate recreational cannabis retail stores in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Damian Dovarganes
Donovan Bailey, Viola Desmond among new Canada Walk of Fame inductees
Viola Desmond is seen in this undated handout image provided by Communications Nova Scotia.
Sheriff: Father abandoned 5-year-old son in woods and fled
The Latest: Trump - It's disgrace Democrats paid for dossier
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Dallas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Murder suspect's lawyers seek more time to prepare defence
South Carolina GOP Caucus: Open-records law doesn't apply
The Latest: Trump boasts of 'great unity' in the GOP
President Donald Trump waves as he prepares to board Air Force One for a trip to Dallas, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Actress accuses George H.W. Bush of touching her from behind
In this combination photo, former president George H.W. Bush appears at an NFL football game in Houston between the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Texans on Nov. 4, 2012, left, and actress Heather Lind appears at AMC's "Turn: Washington's Spies" season three premiere event in New York on April 20, 2016. Lind accused former President George H.W. Bush of touching her from behind while she was posing for a photo alongside him and telling her a dirty joke at a Houston event in 2014. The former president's office apologized Wednesday and offered an explanation. (AP Photo/File)
Mental assessment sought for teen accused of shooting mom
US poker star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won't get millions
FILE - In this July 15, 2009 file photo, Phil Ivey looks up during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He’s long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey’s good fortune does not extend to Britain’s Supreme Court, he lost a major case Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, that will keep him from cashing in. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)
Senators rally behind Trump and his agenda after mini-revolt
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., walks on to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Drugmaker GSK sees sales rise thanks to new products
Canada's Walk of Fame to add Donovan Bailey, Anna Paquin, Viola Desmond and more
Canada's Donovan Bailey raises his arms to the crowd, after winning the final of the men's 100-meters at the 5th World Track and Field Championships in Goteborg's Ullevi Stadium Sweden, Sunday Aug. 6, 1995. Two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion Donovan Bailey will be added to Canada's Walk of Fame next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thomas Kienzle
Boeing tops Street 3Q forecasts
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, file photo, a worker walks in front of a sign at Boeing's 737 delivery center at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Boeing Co. reports earnings Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Florida boy's death prompts mayor to order safety checks
Brown enrolls students from Puerto Rico tuition free
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Israel approves settlement homes in east Jerusalem
A general view of Nof Zion residential area is seen Wednesday, Oct.25, 2017, in east Jerusalem. The Jerusalem municipality says that city officials have approved construction of 176 new homes in Nof Zion and that the new homes will more than double the size of the current settlement, making it the largest Jewish settlement in the heart of an Arab area of east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
High school named for Confederate general to be renamed
Coca-Cola looks to expand new, small brands and booze mixers
FILE - In this Monday, May 5, 2014, file photo, various flavors of Powerade, a Coca-Cola brand, are photographed in San Francisco. The Coca-Cola Co. reports earnings Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Rich Hill goes from Long Island Ducks to World Series start
In this Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game in Phoenix.
Devils, Golden Knights among NHL’s early surprises
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Oscar Dansk celebrates with defenseman Deryk Engelland after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena.
Coke beats Street 3Q forecasts
UK Brexit chief says he expects talks to go down to the wire
FILE - A Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 file photo of British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, addressing a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Britain's Brexit minister says he expects negotiations with the European Union won't end until the last moment before the U.K. officially leaves the bloc in March 2019. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)
Edmunds sizes up Chevrolet Traverse versus Volkswagen Atlas
Ottawa's Canada Science and Technology Museum reopening with new sensory exhibit
Christina Tessier, director general of the Museum of Science and Technology, puts her hand through a curtain to feel a 3D-printed version of an organ at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The museum re-opens November 17, 2017. The technology used in the field of medicine has grown by leaps and bounds over the past century, but when the Canada Science and Technology Museum reopens in Ottawa next month, a new exhibit in the 7,400-square-metre space will be asking visitors to imagine the future while getting back to basics: sight, sound, touch, smell and even taste. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Swedish prosecutor appeals Bombardier bribery acquittal
Fake-voice generator may bring actors’ voices back from the grave
Alexandre de Brébisson, co-founder of speech synthesis software company Lyrebird.
Is it tacky to crowdsource your wedding?
Writer rallies community to fix spelling on soldier's grave
12-foot alligator captured on beach
NYC mail carrier who delivered cocaine packages sentenced
Police fatally shoot carjacking suspect during traffic stop
10 Things to Know for Today
Hospitality staff members laugh as they stand on Tiananmen Square before the closing ceremony of China's 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. The ruling Communist Party on Tuesday formally lifted Xi Jinping's status to China's most powerful ruler in decades, setting the stage for the authoritarian leader to tighten his grip over the country while pursuing an increasingly muscular foreign policy and military expansion. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Morning Update: B.C. city opposes cannabis legalization; provinces looking into presale condo flips
Condo towers in downtown Vancouver, B.C.
Air Canada says increased demand could prompt more airplane orders
Visa 4Q profits rise 11 per cent, beating analyst forecasts
FILE - This Wednesday, June 4, 2014, file photo shows a selection of Visa cards in Boston. Visa Inc. reports earnings, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
EU nations again postpone decision on weed killer glyphosate
Albania parliament lifts ex-minister's immunity for probe
The Latest: US general says Iraq dispute impedes IS fight
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, greets Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- Abadi before a meeting at presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (PresIdential Press Service, pool photo via AP)
Irving Oil raises cautions about N.B. Liberals throne speech talk of carbon plan
Toronto’s Casey House combats stigma of HIV/AIDS with pop-up restaurant
Chef Matt Basile
Evaluating leadership performance beyond profitability
Janet Candido.
British man convicted in Germany for decades-old IRA attack
The Latest: VP: Spain 'gives us no option' but to secede
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy enters his car as he leaves the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Prime Minister Rajoy says the government's plans to take unprecedented control of Catalonia's key affairs and halt that region's push for independence are "exceptional" and he hopes they will not last long. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
With no heir-apparent, China opens way to long-term reign for Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping
After speech, Israeli president termed 'Nazi' in graffiti
FILE - In this April 20, 2015 file photo, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk following a ceremony at the President's residence in Jerusalem. In an unusually blunt address to parliament, Monday, Oct. 22, 2017, Rivlin accused the government of delegitimizing state institutions as part of a campaign of stifling opposition. Rivlin made a scathing critique of his former political home -- the Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool, File)
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
Empire owns the Sobeys grocery-store chain.
Madagascar's plague deaths up to 124, island nation says
Wednesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Vietnam jails student activist for anti-state propaganda
Providence Biltmore sold to Chicago-based company
Egyptian president meets with French business leaders
The winter of Stephen Poloz’s discontent: What to expect from the Bank of Canada today
A security guard walks past the Bank of Canada Wednesday September 6, 2017 in Ottawa.
Israeli sports minister asks Italy to rein in soccer racism
Inter's captain Mauro Icardi signs Anne Frank's diary for a child, prior the Italian Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday Oct. 24, 2017. Anne Frank's diary will be read aloud at all soccer matches in Italy this week, the Italian soccer federation announced Tuesday after shocking displays of anti-Semitism by fans of the Rome club Lazio. (Matteo Bazzi/ANSA via AP)
Turkey: Former minister forms party to challenge Erdogan
Oct. 25: Adjusting the volume on outrage. Plus other letters to the editor
Plenty of Fish founder Markus Frind on love, steel mills and selling out for $800 million
Is Uber heading for the app junkyard?
Eric Reguly
Tax changes spur small business owners to revisit retirement plans
Ottawa dropped some controversial proposals amid a backlash from the small business community but said last week that it’s moving ahead with plans to stop income sprinkling for family members not active in the business.
Malaysia airport video shows 4 men accused in Kim's killing
French president supports close ally to lead his party
UK economy picks up slightly, making rate hike more likely
Catalan VP says Spain 'gives us no option' but to secede
Esteladas or Independence flags and Spanish flags hang on balconies along a street in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Catalonia's political leaders said Tuesday they are going to Spanish and international courts in an attempt to prevent Spain's government removing them from power and to proceed with their drive for the region's independence. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
German business optimism hits new record high in October
Fatal shootings at Grambling State not random, sheriff says
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Six stories in the news for today, Oct. 25
A worker on the production line at Chrysler's assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, works on one of their new minivans on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
Street wear bringing steady growth to global luxury market
FILE - In this June 17, 2017 file photo a model wears a creation from Philippe Plein's men's Spring-Summer 2018 collection, presented in Milan, Italy. High-end street wear helped boost global sales of luxury personal goods by 5 percent this year to an estimated 263 billion euros ($309 billion), according to a new study released Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, by consultancy Bain & Company. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, files)
The Latest: US urges calm ahead of Kenya's repeat election
Kenyan women march during a multi-faith demonstration calling for peace outside Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. Kenya's Supreme Court is set to hear a petition that seeks to postpone Thursday's repeat presidential election and argues that not enough has been done to ensure the process is free, fair and credible. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
White House welcomes Senate vote killing consumer rule
Vice President Mike Pence speaks on tax reform at the American Enterprise Institute, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Asbestos, dry cleaning agent among 10 chemicals under review
Toxins in widespread use excluded from EPA chemical review
In this July 12, 2017, photo, George Riegel, Jr., M.D., right, owner of Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc., helps prepare a personal air monitor on job forman Megan Eberhart before asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich. Congress ordered the EPA review last year to gauge risks of asbestos and nine other highly toxic substances and find better ways to manage them for public safety. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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