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Laura Calder’s 10 tips for entertaining on a budget
Illustration from Laura Calder's book "The Inviting Life"
What it’s like to bake 600 Christmas cookies for your mom’s care providers
The Wines of Galas explores wine classification through Salvador Dali’s palette
Image from The Wines of Gala.
Rock Hall 2018 class: Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues
IOC confident 2020 Tokyo Games will not be tainted by doping
Froome found to have double the legal limit of asthma drug
Norovirus outbreak closes Air Force child care centres
Housing market expected to slow next year, but prices still forecast to rise
A real estate sold sign is shown outside a house in Vancouver, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. According to the Royal LePage Market Survey Forecast released today, the Royal LePage House Price Composite, which measures home prices in 53 key Canadian cities, is expected to increase 4.9 per cent by the end of 2018 to $661,919, in the face of a series of measures aimed at affordability challenges in Greater Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
EU Parliament votes against banning key kebab additive
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, a man slices cuts of meat from a rotisserie Doner spit inside a Doner restaurant cafe in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Parliament narrowly defeated plans to ban an additive that is considered key in industrial meats for the popular doner kebab. Needing an absolute majority of at least 376 votes for a ban on phosphates, the legislature fell 3 votes short on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
New Czech government led by billionaire Babis sworn in
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 file photo, Czech billionaire and leader of ANO 2011 political movement Andrej Babis addresses the media after meeting with Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman at the Lany Castle following the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections in Lany, Czech Republic. Czech President Milos Zeman has sworn in a new minority government led by a populist billionaire Andrej Babis after his centrist movement won landslide parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
'Bitcoin is hot, but good luck using it'
Scott Barlow
Gasoline prices lift US consumer inflation 0.4 per cent
This Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo shows a a sign with gas prices at a Chevron station in Miami. On Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for November. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Evacuation lifted for South Dakota towns near wildfire
A firefighter uses a drip torch to make a fire line Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, while battling the Legion Lake Fire in Custer State Park in South Dakota. A wildfire is spreading and forcing evacuations in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of southwest South Dakota. (Jim Holland/Rapid City Journal via AP)
Studies: Warming made Harvey's deluge 3 times more likely
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. Global warming’s fingerprints are all over the record rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, several new studies showed Wednesday, Dec. 13. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Pipelines run to Enbridge Inc.'s crude oil storage tanks at their tank farm in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016.
Hyundai, Kia recall compact cars to fix brake light problem
Politics Briefing: Democrat wins unlikely victory in Alabama
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones greets supporters and voters outside Bethal Baptist Church Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham , Ala. Jones is facing Republican Roy Moore.
Wednesday's small-cap stocks to watch
Our roundup of Canadian small-caps in the news today.
Apple has its investment shoes on this week
FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, file photo shows the Apple logo at a store in Miami Beach, Fla. Apple is investing $390 million in Finisar, a company that makes the lasers used in facial recognition. The investment announced Wednesday, Dec. 13, is the latest from Apple’s $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund, dedicated to investments in U.S. manufacturers and creating jobs in the U.S. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
2 plead guilty in conspiracy tied to marijuana dispensary
Russian nuclear plant says it emits leaked nuclear isotope
Andrei Ivanov of Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Ivanov said that an inspection of the Mayak plant has proven that it wasn't the source of Ruthenium-106, a radioactive isotope spotted in the air over Europe and Russia in late September and early October. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Swedish 'Laserman' on trial in Germany over 1992 killing
Temple professor donates $100,000 prize to student aid fund
The Latest: Gillibrand labels Trump tweet a 'sexual smear'
Bombardier unions expect protracted trade dispute with Boeing over C Series
Bombardier's CEO Alain Bellemare speaks to the media at the company's center of excellence Friday, November 17, 2017 in Montreal. A meeting between Bombardier management and union leaders is taking place today with the U.S. Commerce Department's proposed 300 per cent duty on all imports of its C Series planes on the menu. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Analysis: Trump bets on Moore and suffers stinging defeat
CIBC CEO heeds caution on technology amid cyberthreats, bullish on U.S.
A CIBC sign in Toronto's financial district in downtown Toronto is shown on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce is considering a U.S. stock listing for its Caribbean bank subsidiary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Police: Man strips naked, jumps on car after road crash
Gender gaps persist outside of STEM fields, too
The way an industry is viewed contributes to the reason for imbalance in that industry’s gender divide, a professor says. ‘For the advertising industry, for example, we were given Mad Men and Don Draper. In the PR industry, we’re given Samantha from Sex in the City. Radically different, right?’
Group protests human rights activist's detention in Burundi
Japan court orders shutdown of nuclear reactor near volcano
After London tower fire, group develops risk assessment tool
FILE- In this June 14, 2017, file photo, smoke rises from a high-rise apartment building on fire in London. Six months after flames enveloped the high-rise in London and prompted concerns about the safety of other buildings worldwide, a U.S.-based fire prevention group has developed a tool aimed at making buildings safer. The National Association of State Fire Marshals' research foundation announced that its free risk evaluation tool will be available on its website after Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Catholic university names first lay leader in its history
'I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas' wish granted, again
In this Dec. 9, 2017 photo, Francesca, 26-year-old pygmy hippopotamus makes her first appearance at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City since moving from the San Diego Zoo. Oklahoma City native Gayla Peevey helped welcome Francesca to the city's zoo, more than 60 years after her song about wanting one for Christmas helped the facility purchase its first. In 1953, the then 10-year-old Peevey sang the novelty hit, "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas." (Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman via AP)
Sobeys to join discount rivals in Western Canada with FreshCo launch
A FreshCo grocery store at 380 Bovaird Drive East in Brampton, Ont.
Trademark for proposed East Coast CFL team quietly secured
Empire to expand FreshCo grocery chain in Western Canada amid restructuring woes
A Sobeys store is seen in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Empire Company Limited ("Empire" or the "Company") (TSX: EMP.A) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended November 4, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Jose Canseco tweets about sexual harassment could jeopardize his TV job
This June 3, 2010, file photo shows Jose Canseco talking with reporters in Washington.
Rwanda-backed report alleges France's role in 1994 genocide
Aaron Rodgers says he’s been medically cleared to return to Packers
In this Nov. 26, 2017, photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers watches warmups before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Woman gets probation after threats outside Michigan mosque
FILE- In a May 4, 2017, file photo, Kari Moss appears in Kentwood District Court in Grand Rapids, Mich. Moss, who reached a plea deal after being accused of making threats outside a western Michigan mosque, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, to three years of probation. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)
The Latest: Greek court backs Russian suspect's extradition
Polish top journalists oppose fine on US-owned broadcaster
FILE- In this file photo taken Sept. 12, 2017, satellite dishes sit on top of the headquarters of the private TVN broadcaster in Warsaw, Poland is owned by the U.S. Scripps Networks Interactive. Poland's state regulator imposed a heavy fine on TVN alleging it was unfair for its coverage of 2016 anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
Bombing underscores vulnerability of New York's subway system
New York City police stand on a corner in Times Square a day after a man prematurely detonated a suicide bomb in near-by Port Authority Bus Terminal on Dec. 12, 2017 in New York City.
Germany mulls more money for victims after Berlin attack
Venezuela's opposition, prisoners win EU human rights award
President of the Venezuelan parliament Venezuela Julio Borges, right, waits as ousted Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Dec.13, 2017. The 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to the democratic opposition in Venezuela. The award, named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, was created in 1988 to honor individuals or groups who defend human rights and fundamental freedoms. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Muslim leaders attending Istanbul summit on Jerusalem
Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, left and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, pose with other leaders of Islamic nations during a photo-op prior to the opening session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Extraordinary Summit in Istanbul, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.The Istanbul gathering of heads of state and top officials from the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation could offer the Muslim world's strongest response yet to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Pool Photo via AP)
Singh insists he's playing long game after NDP's poor by-election showing
Federal NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh greets supporters at a rally Sept. 19, 2017 in Ottawa.
The most popular Google searches in Canada in 2017
A Google sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017.
Officials watching for oiled birds after light sheen reported off Fogo Island
U Sports all-stars ready to take on Canadian juniors at selection camp
Team Canada's Nicolas Roy, left, is checked by University All-Stars Spencer Abraham during third period World Junior hockey exhibition action Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Boisbriand, Que. In the midst of exam season, Abraham's study break is pretty unique. The 24-year-old Queen's University law student will put down his books, lace up his skates, and play against Canada's junior team before getting back to his studies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canadian wingback Raheem Edwards criss-crosses North America in one day
Toronto FC forward Raheem Edwards (44) celebrates a goal by Jozy Altidore against the Houston Dynamo during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Friday, April 28, 2017. It's been four days and three teams since Raheem Edwards celebrated winning the MLS Cup final with Toronto FC. The 22-year-old wingback from Mississauga found himself, briefly, a member of Los Angeles FC when he was taken with the fifth and last pick of Tuesday's expansion draft. LAFC promptly flipped Edwards and Finnish defender Jukka Raitala, taken fourth from Columbus, to Montreal for star defender Laurent Ciman. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Cycling star Chris Froome found with double the legal limit of asthma drug
In this Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 file photo, Britain's Chris Froome smiles after winning the Spanish Vuelta in Madrid.
Reuters demands Myanmar release 2 arrested journalists
In this image released by the Myanmar Ministry of Information and broadcast by Myanmar's MRTV, on Dec. 13, 2017, Reuters reporters Wa Lone, left, and Kyaw Soe Oo stand handcuffed in Myanmar. Reuters news agency called on Myanmar to immediately release its two journalists who were arrested for possessing "important secret papers" obtained from two policemen who had worked in Rakhine state, where violence widely blamed on security forces has forced more than 625,000 minority Rohingya Muslims to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. (MRTV/Myanmar Ministry of Information via AP)
Morning Update: Jones narrowly defeats Moore, B.C. casino probed for money laundering
Democratic U.S. Senator elect Doug Jones greets supporters during his election night gathering the Sheraton Hotel on December 12, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama. Doug Jones defeated his republican challenger Roy Moore to claim Alabama's U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by attorney general Jeff Sessions.
The Latest: Some in GOP cheered by Moore loss in Alabama
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Saudi king prioritizes economic reforms for coming year
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2017 file photo photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, King Salman attends a swearing in ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Salman has delivered an annual speech outlining his government's priorities for the coming year on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Priorities include focusing on the economy and emphasizing the government's anti-corruption crackdown as the country prepares to distribute cash assistance to low-income families as part of a new welfare system ahead of more subsidy cuts. (Saudi Press Agency, via AP, File)
Mafia bust on Long Island leads to 7 men charged
Collision in Switzerland's Gotthard road tunnel kills 2
Another deadly blaze strikes Beijing as evictions draw fury
In this Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, photo, a man walks by demolished buildings following a citywide fire safety campaign after a deadly fire which killed dozen of people in an apartment block at Xinjiancun in Daxing district in Beijing. (AP Photo/Gerry Shih)
10 Things to Know for Today
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's Extraordinary Summit in Istanbul, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Abbas said the Palestinians won't accept any role for the United States in a peace process with Israel "from now on" after the U.S President Donald Trump administration's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. Abbas said Trump's decision was a "crime" that threatens world peace. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)
Edmunds: Best Year-End Car Deals for 2017
This photo provided by Ford Motor Co. shows a 2017 Ford Focus, a compact car that is fun to drive and offers many high-tech options. Shoppers can find sizable savings on this car now. (Courtesy of Ford Motor Co. via AP)
Trademark for proposed Atlantic Schooners CFL football team quietly secured
EU approves Poland's program to develop clean energy
Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki gives his policy speech in the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. Morawiecki outlined his foreign and home policy goals, a day after he was sworn in and tasked with boosting the economy and Poland's image abroad. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
Through the lens of Ottawa photographer Meryl McMaster
Aphoristic Currents 2013 Digital Chromogenic Print 36" x 50" Photo credit: Meryl McMaster
The five mistakes every entrepreneur should make
Brian Scudamore.
Dec. 13: Site C’s power principles. Plus other letters to the editor
B.C. Premier John Horgan and provincial Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver, left, in September: Horgan, whose NDP government is being propped up by the Greens’ three seats, says the Site C project will continue.
Home prices set to climb on buyer demand in GTA: forecast
Houses in east Vancouver, B.C.
The Latest: UK lawmakers defeat government on Brexit bill
British Prime Minister Theresa May attends the plenary session of One Planet Summit, in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. World leaders, investment funds and energy magnates promised to devote new money and technology to slow global warming at a summit in Paris that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will rev up the Paris climate accord that U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP)
Time and money lost to Canada’s infrastructure gap a ‘tremendous loss’
Morning traffic on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. According to the Business Council of Canada, it may require an investment of $150-million to $1-trillion to make the Canadian economy run with optimal productivity and efficiency.
Toronto condo building evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
EU agrees to catch more fish sustainably in 2018
FILE - In this May 13, 2013 file photo, WWF members and sympathizers protest against overfishing of the European seas in front of the EU Council in Brussels. After marathon talks that ended early Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017, European Union nations have agreed to set quota levels that ensure more sustainable fishing in the Northeastern Atlantic and the North Sea, but environmentalists insist the bloc is behind in its schedule to end overfishing by 2020. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
Canadian dollar faces two days of unrest (but Poloz isn’t roiling it as you might think)
Annual food bill for Canadian family in 2018 expected to rise by $348: study
Customers shop at a grocery store in Toronto in this file photo. Food inflation overall is expected to rise between 1 and 3 per cent next year.
Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes kill 23 in Yemen
A man walks on the rubble of a Houthi-held detention center destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
European Central Bank in no hurry to yank stimulus
FILE- In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 file photo, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Germany. Things are looking up for the European Central Bank, with the 19-country eurozone economy gathering speed. So analysts aren’t expecting big changes at Thursday’s, Dec. 14, 2017, meeting of the bank’s 25-member policy council in Frankfurt. The red light comes from a TV camera. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Global companies snared in South Africa's corruption scandal
FILE - In this Wednesday, July 5, 2017 file photo, South Africa's ruling party president Jacob Zuma addresses party delegates to close their policy conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The country's biggest corruption case since the end of apartheid has entangled not only Zuma and the ruling party but also some of the world's most prominent companies as the ANC meets this week to attempt a fresh start by choosing a new party leader who will likely become the next president in 2019. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Bank of England holds rates after first hike in decade
Ontario probes alleged money laundering in B.C. casino
Blackjack is pictured at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. on June 11, 2009.
We take doctors for granted, until we don’t have one
Gary Mason
UN court hears appeal in Serbian lawmaker's acquittal
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2003 file photo, Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj is seen during his initial appearance at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Prosecutors are set to explain to United Nations judges why they believe that the 2016 acquittal of a Serbian ultranationalist on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges should be overturned on appeal in Wednesday's Dec. 13, 2017, hearing in The Hague. (AP Photo/Toussaint Kluiters, Pool, File)
The Latest: China raises key policy rate after Fed's hike
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends a hearing of the Federal Reserve Board Joint Economic Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Investors may not be sure about what the central bank might have in store for 2018, and they’ll look to Yellen’s final news conference as Fed chair Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, for clues. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Gillibrand got a fight she wants after Trump's fiery tweet
Greek court backs extraditing Russian bitcoin suspect to US
Florida mom guilty of killing son known as 'Baby Lollipops'
FILE- In this undated arrest file photo made available by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows Ana Maria Cardona. Closing arguments are set for Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in the murder case of Cardona, accused of beating her toddler son to death in a case that riveted the Miami area decades ago. (Florida Department of Law Enforcement via AP, File)
Romania: Applause greets ex-king's coffin at Royal Palace
Franken, soon-to-be-gone, but back at Senate job
Tillerson's offer of talks with North Korea left hanging
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waits to speak at the 2017 Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Germany to probe how smart TV makers handle personal data
Republicans criticize Mueller's probe, but want him to stay
In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team over politically charged text messages at one point referred to Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, as an “idiot.” The Associated Press reviewed dozens of text messages between Peter Strzok, an FBI counterintelligence agent, and Lisa Page, an FBI lawyer who was detailed to Mueller’s team earlier this year. The Justice Department turned the messages over to Congress on Dec. 12. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NTSB El Faro probe highlights maritime safety issues
FILE - This undated image made from a video released April 26, 2016, by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the stern of the sunken ship El Faro. Federal accident investigators on Tuesday, Dec. 12, will determine the probable cause of the sinking of the cargo ship, the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.-flagged vessel in decades that resulted in the deaths of 33 mariners. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)
In the news today, Dec. 13
Winston Blackmore, who was found guilty of practising polygamy in a fundamentalist religious community, speaks with reporters outside court in Cranbrook, B.C., Monday, July 24, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Latest: White House says it's still seeking Mideast deal
'The Goonies,' 'Titanic' added to National Film Registry
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Kate Winslet in a scene from "Titanic." The film is among the 25 movies being added to the prestigious National Film Registry. (Paramount Pictures via AP)
Camping fee at Chiricahua National Monument rising
Hong Kong judges to consider UK banker's murder appeal
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Police officers stand guard next to prison bus carrying British banker Rurik Jutting to the High Court in Hong Kong. Hong Kong judges will decide on British banker Rurik Jutting's appeal of his conviction for the grisly murders of two Indonesian women, who's serving a life sentence for the killings.The judges are expected to issue their decision at a later, unspecified date. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
African anti-jihadi force gets $130 million at French meet
FILE - In this photo dated Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 the President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, left, sits with French President Emmanuel Macron before talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris. President Francois Macron is convening presidents, princes and diplomats on Wednesday to breath life into a young African military force with a mission to counter the growing threat jihadi threat in the Sahel region but which is struggling to come alive. (Charles Platiau, Pool via AP, File)
Playing long game, new NDP leader Singh says of poor byelection showing
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is joined by members of his party as they hold press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ontario passes law to ban scalper bots, strengthen ticket laws
A Winnipeg Jets fan looks for tickets for the Jets inaugural game against the Montreal Canadiens at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. A bill to strengthen consumer protection rules around home warranties, ticket sales, real estate practices and travel services in Ontario may become law today. Changes to ticket selling laws include banning so-called scalper bots, which buy a large number of tickets online for an event then resell them at a large profit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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