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No wild Atlantic salmon found in N.B. river, conservation group says
Wild salmon are shown in this undated handout image. Conservationists say not a single wild Atlantic salmon was detected in a New Brunswick river waterway, raising alarms over the fate of the troubled species. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Atlantic Salmon Federation-Tom Moffatt
McDavid, Matthews help NHL teams competing online for fans’ attention
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C., Sept. 30, 2017.
Spacewalkers install new hand on station's robot arm
In this frame from NASA TV, Astronauts Mark Vande Hei, left, and Randy Bresnik work on the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The astronauts went out on a spacewalk to give the International Space Station’s big robot arm a new hand. (NASA TV via AP)
Thursday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
A Royal Bank of Canada logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto.
The Latest: Trump disputes report Tillerson wanted to quit
Italian effort to stop migrants fuels bloody battle in Libya
Spike in airborne radioactivity detected in Europe
Austrian police find 18 migrants in back of truck
AP-NORC Poll: Adult caregivers overwhelmed and undertrained
FILE - In this April 14, 2016, file photo, a son, at right, holds his mother's hand as they talk at her nursing home in Adrian, Mich. U.S. adults providing long-term care for elderly relatives have a shortage of medical training but plenty of commitment, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that nearly half of caregivers provide some medical care, from changing bandages (30 percent) to inserting catheters or feeding tubes (6 percent). But fewer than half got training to perform such delicate tasks. Still, more than 9 in 10 find the experience rewarding. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
ECB officials cautious about stimulus withdrawal
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In Schomberg, Ont., a horse barn gets a second life as a glass studio
Because the 90-year-old structure is located on a flood plain, tearing it down would have required expensive landscaping to redirect the water, so the barn was saved instead.
Builder develops former school site near Pickering waterfront
A rendering of the Frenchman’s Bay development at 747 Liverpool Rd​., Pickering, Ont.
Etobicoke home rebuild faces a dilemma: take a wall down or leave it up?
A rendering of the dining room and kitchen, with the wall.
Home of the Week: A ‘healthy’ Rosedale abode free of WiFi
150 Douglas Dr., Toronto​.
Builder’s own modern rebuild a rarity in Scarborough
29 Southmead Rd., Toronto.
August brings surge of interest in Baby Point home
21 Baby Point Rd., Toronto
Markham residence ripe for reno, not demo
32 Vanwood Rd., Markham.
Buyers get a break on midtown suite
300 Balliol St., No. 704, Toronto.
Location more important than ever in a slowing Toronto housing market
Some agents based in the 905 dealing with a steeper downturn don’t seem to be aware of the strength in the downtown condo segment.
Calgary developer places big bet on rental apartments
Marda, a six-storey, 66-unit rental apartment building proposed by Strategic Group, is expected to open its doors to renters in the spring of 2019, by which point Strategic hopes to have at least one further rental development project under construction.
Purchasers pause before bidding on Richmond Gardens home
5 Royalwood Court, Toronto.
Summer buyers get a deal on West Deane starter
14 Beaver Bend Cres., Toronto.
The Latest: Louisiana gov declares emergency ahead of Nate
Workers observe a landslide on the outskirt San Jose, Costa Rica, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Tropical Storm Nate formed off the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday and was being blamed for at least 17 deaths in Central America as it spun north toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
TransCanada blames 'substantial uncertainty' for killing Energy East pipeline
Members of Stop Energy East Halifax protest outside the library in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. TransCanada says it's cancelling plans for the Energy East pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Whales killed by ships, fishing gear: 'They died because of human activity'
Researchers examine one of the six North Atlantic right whales that have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in a recent handout photo. Veterinarians examining the carcasses of six right whales found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this summer say four died from blunt force trauma, one was entangled in fishing gear and the other was too decomposed to say for sure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- Marine Animal Response Society MANDATORY CREDIT
N.L. town warns residents of possible panther sighting roaming roads nearby
TransCanada halts pipeline, sparking new regional tensions
TransCanada President and CEO Russ Girling announces the new Energy East Pipeline during a news conference in Calgary, in this August 1, 2013 file photo.
Grappling with high daycare costs? Keep calm and remember, it won't last forever
A three year old reads a book at a Calgary daycare.
Trump targets Senate intel committee over Russia probe
President Donald Trump speaks at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas, after meeting with victims of the Las Vegas shooting at a hospital and then with first responders who were on duty Sunday night. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Montreal area home sales hit eight-year high for September
Houses for sale in Montreal.
Ishiguro wins Nobel Literature Prize for 'uncovering abyss'
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, author Kazuo Ishiguro attends a special screening of 'Never Let Me Go' in New York. The Nobel Prize for Literature for 2017 has been awarded to British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, it was announced on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Baloney Meter: Horgan wrong to say pot tax revenue sharing a new idea
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Radiohead, Simone and Moody Blues are Rock Hall nominees
Brazil creates public fund to finance campaigns amid graft
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Vancouver’s skyline: How to make housing affordable?
Freight train derails, sending train car into home; 1 hurt
Emergency personnel work as the scene of a train derailment early Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Atlanta. Authorities say the freight train has crashed into the bedroom of a home, sending a man inside to a hospital. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
The Latest: Nagasaki mayor lauds literature laureate
FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, author Kazuo Ishiguro attends a special screening of 'Never Let Me Go' in New York. The Nobel Prize for Literature for 2017 has been awarded to British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, it was announced on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Putin and Saudi king turn the page on decades of tensions
Saudi King Salman, center, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, right, review the honor guards upon their arrival in Moscow's Government Vnukovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The King's visit is the first trip to Russia by a sitting Saudi monarch. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
French president's vulgar comment on jobless causes outcry
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, looks on as he stands alongside Minister of Employment Muriel Penicaud, center, and Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer during a visit at the School of Application to the Trades of Public Works (EATP), which is devoted to apprenticeship and vocational training, in Egletons, central France, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
Catholic school demands apology from Nick Cannon for show
FILE - In this March 3, 2016, file photo, Nick Cannon arrives at the "America's Got Talent" Season 11 Red Carpet Kickoff at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Cannon said he won't apologize for his performance during a New Jersey Catholic university's homecoming. The Asbury Park Press reported officials at Georgian Court University, in Lakewood, say Cannon disregarded the terms of his contract and "crossed the line" with offensive words that do not represent the school's core values. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Montreal area home sales hit eight-year high for September, rising six per cent
President of Brazilian Olympic Committee arrested
Carlos Nuzman, President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, center, is escorted by federal police officers after being taken into custody at his home, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee was arrested amid an investigation into a vote-buying scheme to bring the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro last year. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
McDavid, Matthews help their NHL teams competing online for fans' attention
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid skates during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday September 30, 2017. Even before the puck dropped on the NHL season, Canada's teams were in competition with each other on social media. Building an online community has become a going concern among NHL teams, especially with 74 per cent of Canadian Twitter users describing themselves as hockey fans. Just like on the ice, phenoms McDavid and Auston Matthews have given the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs, respectively, an edge over the competition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UK police: We'd quiz ex-PM Heath on sex claims were he alive
FILE - This is a July 19, 1989 file photo of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath as he takes tea in the garden of his home in Salisbury, England . British police said Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 that, were he alive, Heath would be questioned by detectives over child abuse allegations. Police have been investigating sexual abuse claims against Heath, who died in 2005 aged 89. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)
Watching hockey could affect fans with cardiovascular disease: study
Fans of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate a goal by the team during the third period of its NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, March 31, 2016.
Morning Update: Las Vegas and the gun-control debate; NHL season kicks off
A member of the FBI leaves the Mandalay Bay hotel following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 4, 2017.
The Latest: Save the Children warns Syrian schools targeted
FILE -- This undated file photo, shows Abu Mohammed al-Golani, second right, then leader of Fatah al-Sham Front, in pictures posted by the group, discussing battlefield details with field commanders over a map, in Aleppo, Syria. Russia's military announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, that it carried out airstrikes in Syria this week that critically wounded al-Golani, the leader of the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee and killed 12 other militant commanders. Writing in Arabic banner reads, "Sheik Abu Mohammed al-Golani inspects military development and discusses them with military commanders as part of the battle for lifting the siege off Aleppo." (Militant UGC via AP, file)
12 Chinese missing after fishing boat, tanker collide
Canadian shot in head at Las Vegas concert begins long trip home
Braden Matejka poses for a photo as he answers questions at the Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
Archaeologists may have discovered St. Nick's bones
Indonesia president urges military to stay out of politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, inspect the troops during a parade marking the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Widodo has urged the military to stay out of politics and remain loyal to the government in an apparent rebuke to a series of outlandish statements from the country's top general. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The Latest: Catalan parliament speaker slams session block
Anti-independence demonstrators waving Spanish flags shout slogans during a protest in Barcelona, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Catalonia's regional government is mulling when to declare the region's independence from Spain in the wake of a disputed referendum that has triggered Spain's most serious national crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Niagara Falls board cited for second excess sewage discharge
German intelligence heads stress international co-operation
From left, Bruno Kahl, head of the German Federal Intelligence Service, Hans-Georg Maassen, head of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Christof Gramm, head of the German Military Counter-Intelligence Service, arrive for a public hearing at the parliamentary control committee of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
10 Things to Know for Friday
The Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate after the National League wild-card playoff baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 11-8 to advance to an NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Two Toronto crashes leave one pedestrian dead, 2 injured
Spooked businesses shift headquarters out of Catalonia
Anti-independence demonstrators waving Spanish flags shout slogans during a protest in Barcelona, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Catalonia's regional government is mulling when to declare the region's independence from Spain in the wake of a disputed referendum that has triggered Spain's most serious national crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Oct. 5: About that marijuana script. Plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the closing news conference at the First Ministers meeting in Ottawa on Oct.3, 2017.
As the world rushes to protect data, Toronto emerges as a cybersecurity hub
Rob Douglas’s company, BioConnect, has emerged as a leader in Toronto’s burgeoning cybersecurity sector.
Canadians launch distillery in whisky’s hallowed homeland
Preventing and ending discrimination and harassment of transgender employees
Justine Laurier.
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO on the brand’s revival, electric cars and the future
Jaguar Land Rover chief executive and director Ralf Speth.
Amazon opening pop-up liquor bar in Tokyo’s Ginza district
Signs hang outside commercial buildings in the Ginza district of Tokyo, in this file photo. For 10 days, Amazon is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in the glitzy district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan.
Thai mourners pay last-minute respects to late king
Thai mourners line up to pay their respects to the Royal Urn of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, outside the Grand Palace for the last day of viewing in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The royal cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died on Oct. 13, 2016 at age 88, is scheduled on Oct. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Italy teachers, lawmakers protest to demand citizenship law
Stolen baby photos, albums returned to mom years later
German prosecutors say no evidence of US, UK eavesdropping
The Latest: Turkey threatens to blockade Iraq's Kurds
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks on the international fight against Islamic State group extremists and rebuilding Iraq's economy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Yay, eh?: The ‘impressive’ revival on Toronto’s stock exchange
Cape Breton man posts unsettling image of brother before he succumbs to overdose
A Cape Breton man has posted an unsettling photo on Facebook (shown) that he hopes will spark a wider discussion about drug addiction. Barry Bernard's photo show's his younger brother Kevin lying motionless in a hospital bed, a plastic breathing tube extending from his mouth.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-Barry Bernard MANDATORY CREDIT
Tampa school fire blamed on Irma flooding
Russian investigators raid homes of Khodorkovsky's employees
Rape a war tactic in Central African Republic, says group
Vegas victims shared love of country music, zest for life
The GOP is on its deathbed
Lawrence Martin
Iraq says it has retaken one of IS group's last strongholds
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks on the international fight against Islamic State group extremists and rebuilding Iraq's economy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Alaska to make reduced payout to residents from oil fund
A sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state's Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Nearly every Alaskan will wake up $1,100 richer on Thursday, thanks to this year's payout from the state's oil wealth investment fund. The distribution from the Alaska Permanent Fund is essentially free money for residents, who already don't pay a state income tax or statewide sales tax. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Report: US Consulate employee arrested in Istanbul
Federal judge temporarily blocks Alabama execution
This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows Alabama inmate Jeffery Borden in Atmore, Ala. An Alabama inmate won a last-minute stay of execution Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, just hours before he was set to receive a lethal injection. A federal judge temporarily halted the execution of Borden, 56, as Borden and other Alabama inmates challenge the humaneness of the state’s lethal injection procedure. The state attorney general’s office said it would not appeal that evening because there was not enough time to fight the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court before the death warrant expired at midnight. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP)
Florida executes man convicted of 2 killings decades ago
This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, shows Michael Lambrix in custody. Lambrix is scheduled for execution Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, for the 1983 killings of Clarence Moore and Aleisha Bryants near LaBelle, Fla. (Florida Department of Law Enforcement via AP)
Chemical weapons watchdog: Sarin traces in Syria attack
Coach: Football player convicted of rape earned a 2nd chance
White House seeks to move past Trump/Tillerson friction
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Six stories in the news for today, Oct. 5
Fans of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate a goal by the team during the third period of its NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, March 31, 2016. A new study suggests the excitement of watching one's favourite team can have a profound effect on the cardiovascular system by raising the heart rate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mike Carlson
Driver dead, two others injured, in Ottawa collision
House GOP eyes budget passage that is key to tax debate
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., look at a poster at the start of a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, urging Republicans to abandon cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Suddenly, White House and NRA open to (a little) gun control
Ontario to tackle ticket scalper bots, home warranties, real estate rules
Technology companies clash on cross-border flow of digital data under NAFTA
Dozens pray at Hindu temple on slopes of Bali volcano
Technology crammed into cars worsens driver distraction
In this image from video, Jake Nelson, AAA’s director for traffic safety advocacy and research drives one of the test vehicles used in the study in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Infotainment technology automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel for dangerously long periods of time, a study being released by AAA on Oct. 5 says. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman)
Mental health concerns in aftermath of Puerto Rico hurricane
Residents of the Aires de Manantial, a home for low-income elderly people, stand in their unlit lobby in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. The lights are back on at the residence, but used sparingly, and food has started arriving after Hurricane Maria hit the island on Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Mississippi now collecting lodging tax from online services
Red Cross warns hospitals hit as fighting in Syria escalates
FILE -- This undated file photo, shows Abu Mohammed al-Golani, second right, then leader of Fatah al-Sham Front, in pictures posted by the group, discussing battlefield details with field commanders over a map, in Aleppo, Syria. Russia's military announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, that it carried out airstrikes in Syria this week that critically wounded al-Golani, the leader of the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee and killed 12 other militant commanders. Writing in Arabic banner reads, "Sheik Abu Mohammed al-Golani inspects military development and discusses them with military commanders as part of the battle for lifting the siege off Aleppo." (Militant UGC via AP, file)
Leaders of Iraq, France meet on fight against Islamic State
Canadian shot in head at Vegas concert begins long trip home
Braden Matejka poses for a photo as he answers questions at the Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Braden and his girlfriend traveled to Las Vegas from Canada to celebrate Matejka's 30th birthday. Matejka was shot in the back of the head by when a gunman who opened fire on a music concert the couple was attending on Sunday. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
Officials dig in to Vegas shooter's high-stakes gambling
Las Vegas gunman may have scoped out other music festivals
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