Skip to main content
Main2017

December 18

Shooting for 2: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant's 8 and 24 jerseys
Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant talks during a news conference before an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Bryant will get his jersey retired during the halftime show. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Investigation: How a simple name change can deceive regulators and allow offenders to escape prosecution
Bad weather sets off series of collisions on Coquihalla Highway in B.C.
House Republicans unveil $81-billion disaster aid package
First responders and volunteer rescuers help evacuate people stranded by floodwaters on the outskirts of Houston during Hurricane Harvey, on Aug. 28, 2017.
Bodies of 2 missing men recovered from sunken fishing boat
Meryl Streep: 'I wasn't deliberately silent' on Weinstein
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2017, file photo, Meryl Streep attends the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Streep says in a statement Monday, Dec. 18, that she did not know Harvey Weinstein was allegedly harassing and assaulting women when they worked together. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP, File)
Molly Dixon ‘never gave up hope’ in search for her missing daughter
memorial for Molly Dixon is displayed at a Quatsino funeral service in Dec. 8.
'Glee' actor Mark Salling pleads guilty in child porn case
Japan approves missile defence system amid NKorea threat
Stroll through Toronto’s Distillery District to discover architectural gems
People walk through the Distillery district in Toronto on Dec. 18, 2017.
Toronto FC gets chilly then tough draw in return to CONCACAF Champions League
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore celebrates with forward Sebastian Giovinco after his goal against the Seattle Sounders during second half MLS Cup Final soccer action in Toronto, on Dec. 9, 2017.
Trump administration blames NKorea for big ransomware attack
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Trump's administration is publicly blaming North Korea for a ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain's National Health Service. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Ontario to open end-of-life care facility for Toronto’s vulnerable and homeless
Canadian content quota for Netflix not realistic, report says
Kate Taylor
Tillerson, Trudeau to discuss meeting on North Korea
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 11.
Climate change poses new challenges for Winter Olympic preparation
A skier performs a jump during training on the glacier above Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
Memorial for Apotex billionaire Barry Sherman and wife Honey set for Thursday
Barry and Honey Sherman are pictured in a handout from the United Jewish Appeal. Toronto's Jewish community is paying tribute to the Shermans, known for their philanthropy work.
New flights starting between Las Vegas and Sao Paulo
Canucks say rookie sniper Brock Boeser didn't suffer fracture
Vancouver Canucks defencemen Derrick Pouliot, Alex Biega and Troy Stecher help right wing Brock Boeser off the ice during the second period against the Calgary Flames in Vancouver, on Dec. 17, 2017.
The Latest: Off-duty officer may have suffered mental break
Mississauga council moves to halt transit talks with GTAA
Carolyn Parrish is pictured in a 2011 file photo. Ms. Parrish introduced the motion stopping future talks on the transit station.
The Latest: Authorities name California drowning victims
Liberals to miss second self-imposed deadline for Canada Post review: official
A Canada Post mailbox is shown in Montreal, on July 8, 2016.
Milton Heights’ Bryan Douglas Cargill lived his best life outdoors
Lives Lived: Bryan Douglas Cargill
Bullet Dodged: Canucks rookie sniper Brock Boeser doesn't have a fracture
Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser, centre, is seen with crutches on the bench alongside injured centre Bo Horvat, rear second from left, following a loss to the Calgary Flames in Vancouver, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. The struggling and injury-riddled Vancouver Canucks finally got some good news Monday. The club announced on Twitter that star rookie Brock Boeser didn't suffer a fracture after taking a shot off his left foot in Sunday's 6-1 home loss to the Calgary Flames. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Woman arrested after spitting on Houston police chief
Man who doused wife in lye, prompting face transplant, dies
FILE - This Oct. 2, 2008, file photo shows Herbert Rodgers, who police say doused his estranged wife with lye in a 2007 attack, in Orange County District Court in Chelsea, Vt. Rodgers, a Vermont man who in a jealous rage doused his wife with industrial-strength lye and burned her so badly she needed a face transplant, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at a Pennsylvania hospital. (Jennifer Hauck/The Valley News via AP)
Liberals to miss second self-imposed deadline for Canada Post review: official
Toronto FC gets chilly then tough draw in return to CONCACAF Champions League
Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore (17) celebrates with forward Sebastian Giovinco (10) after his goal against the Seattle Sounders during second half MLS Cup Final soccer action in Toronto on December 9, 2017. Fresh off an unprecedented treble in 2017, MLS Cup champion Toronto FC will open its CONCACAF Champions League campaign against the Colorado Rapids in the round of 16 in February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Frank Gunn
Police: Man who pulled weapon while in interview room shot
Police set up crime scene tape outside a Minneapolis police room at Minneapolis City Hall on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Minneapolis police say their officers have been involved in a shooting inside the department's investigative unit at City Hall. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
Salt Lake City aiming for bid for 2030 Winter Olympics
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2002, file photo, U.S. champion Michelle Kwan practices for the women's short program for the Winter Olympic Games at Salt lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City. A committee studying the possibility of Salt Lake City making a bid to host another Winter Olympics says it would rather host the games in 2030, but would be ready if for some reason they are needed for 2026. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
The Latest: Appeals court: Immigrant must wait for abortion
Streetwise newsletter: OMERS sale of Husky IMS; Ottawa pushes VC’s to fix startup gender gap
West Virginia man fatally shot during police altercation
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
Chinese investment firm snaps up Giustra-backed Lithium X
Vancouver mining mogul Frank Giustra.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
The Latest: House GOP unveils $81B disaster aid measure
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied at right by Secretary for the Majority Laura Dove, walks to the chamber as Republicans in the House and Senate plan to pass the sweeping $1.5 trillion GOP tax bill on party-line votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Change of scenery: Chan switches up pre-Olympic training base to Vancouver
Q&A: AP explains Trump transition email dispute with Mueller
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump's transition organization is arguing that a government agency improperly turned over a cache of emails to Mueller as part of his investigation into contacts between Trump associates and Russia. The complaint by the transition team is the latest attempt to undermine Mueller's investigation in the public sphere. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
By muzzling the CDC, the Trump administration renders swaths of Americans invisible
Adam Kassam
U.S. publishers lobby lawmakers to stop duties on Canadian paper
A group representing U.S. community newspapers says if duties are imposed on Canadian newsprint, prices in the market ‘will be shocked and our supply chains will suffer.’
Mulcair expected to resign as Montreal MP after spring parliamentary session
Tom Mulcair stands in the House of Commons during Question Period on Parliament in Ottawa, on June 7, 2017.
Judge rules in favour of 2 immigrant teens who want abortions
A guide to bitcoin: What you need to know about the cryptocurrency
Bitcoin tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken Dec. 8, 2017.
How Canadian credit unions are plotting to grab a bigger slice of your investment dollars
Bank buildings tower over the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in Toronto.
Business Highlights
Sticking to the Plan: Winnipeg Jets finally getting rewarded for their patience
Winnipeg Jets' Josh Morrissey (44), Blake Wheeler (26), Mark Scheifele (55), Dmitry Kulikov (5) and Andrew Copp (9) celebrate after Scheifele scored on St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen during third period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, December 17, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Trump’s security strategy is more about his personal grievances
Security intelligence expert Wesley Wark poses at the University of Ottawa's Social Sciences Building in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair expected to resign in spring
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair stands in the House of Commons during Question Period on Parliament in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Former NDP leader and Quebec MP Mulcair is expected to resign in the new year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
An ever-green evergreen: Canadian scientists create a Christmas tree that lasts longer
Dr. Raj Lada, professor and founding director of the Christmas Tree Research Centre in the department of plant, food, and environmental sciences at Dalhousie University, walks through a research orchard in Truro, N.S. on Dec. 8, 2017.
Bombardier joint ventures win rail contracts in China and Australia
Son, father, charged in connection with school threat
Former B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sexually assaulting volunteers
The best- and worst-performing TSX Composite stocks of 2017
A file photo from the TMX Broadcast Centre in downtown Toronto in 2013.
Box office top 20: 'Last Jedi' opens with $450.8M globally
This image released by Lucasfilm shows BB-8 in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." (Lucasfilm via AP)
Los Angeles deputies aim to quell tide of human trafficking
Major Alaska highway near Anchorage reopens after rockslide
Slain NBA star's ex-wife appears in California court
Highlights of GOP compromise bill to overhaul tax code
Pitcher Hamels gives mansion to camp for special needs kids
FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2009, file photo, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, right, and his wife Heidi talk following a news conference in Philadelphia. The Hamels are donating a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to charity that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic illnesses and their siblings. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
Massive 'Car Wash' corruption probe in Brazil faces setbacks
White House temporarily removes petition tool
California shop owner admits selling rare-animal coats
Cicely Ann Hansen, right, walks with her attorney Bill Fazio outside court at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Hansen, the owner of a San Francisco vintage clothing store, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of selling coats and other items made of cheetahs, leopards and other protected species. (Evan Sernofsky/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Karlsson says controversial comments from Senators owner is 'none of our business'
Ottawa Senators defenceman Cody Ceci (5) congratulates goalie Craig Anderson (41) after the final buzzer as Ottawa Senators left wing Zack Smith (15) looks on following third period hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL 100 Classic, in Ottawa on Saturday, December 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Florida attorney charged with paying female inmate for sex
OMERS sale of Husky IMS latest example of U.S.-funded megadeal
Bank towers are seen on Bay Street in Toronto's financial district in 2010.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump doesn't wait for facts in Amtrak crash
Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed above lay spilled onto Interstate 5 alongside smashed vehicles Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off the overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
5-hour blackout in Venezuela's capital blamed on line break
Globe editorial: Why does Canada abet stock fraud?
Ken Fritz, an 82-year-old retired small business owner from Regina, at home with his dog, Angel. Fritz was ripped off in a stock scam more than a decade ago.
Opioid-related deaths in Canada could exceed 4,000 by end of year: data
Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated police handout photo.
Amtrak train derailed on new, faster route that drew concern
Cars from an Amtrak train remain on the tracks above where other cars spilled below onto Interstate 5 Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off the overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, authorities said. Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 80 mph derailed about 40 miles south of Seattle before 8 a.m., Amtrak said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Wilfrid Laurier University exonerates TA Lindsay Shepherd
Wilfrid Laurier University is seen on Sept. 12, 2014.
Family: Boy injured in Texas church shooting in good spirits
Earl McMahan, the great uncle of Ryland Ward, 5, speaks to the media about Ryland as Ryland's grandmother, Laura Barker, watches at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. The family of Ryland, who remains hospitalized after being injured in the November shooting rampage inside a Texas church, said Monday his recovery is going well and he remains in good spirits. (Lisa Krantz/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
Bad weather sets off B.C. highway crashes, sending four to hospital
Can the First Nations poverty trap be broken?
In many remote places, the nearest bank branch can be hundreds of kilometres away, so there’s no easy way to open an account or cash a cheque.
Pence postpones Mideast trip to mid-January, citing tax bill
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel until the middle of January, citing an upcoming vote in the Senate to overhaul the nation's tax system. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
The Latest: US judge retires amid sex misconduct claims
FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski poses for a portrait in the lobby of a Washington office building. The Washington Post says nine more women say they were subject to inappropriate sexual conduct or comments by a prominent U.S. appeals court judge. In a story published on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, the newspaper says the latest allegations against 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kozinski go back decades and include women who met him at events. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
Woman accused of lying about being raped offered plea deal
FILE - In this March 3, 2017 file photo, Nikki Yovino is arraigned in Superior Court, in Bridgeport, Conn., accused of lying about being raped by two Sacred Heart University football players. Yovino was offered a plea deal Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, and has until Jan. 10, to decide whether to accept the offer from prosecutors. Defense attorney Ryan O'Neill said details of the deal will remain confidential until then. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
Warden seeks loose dogs that attacked 2 mini-horses, 1 horse
Iraqi refugee gets 16 years for trying to help Islamic State
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed above lay spilled onto Interstate 5 alongside smashed vehicles Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off the overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Evening Update newsletter: Amtrak train derails, solitary confinement, wireless discounts
Cars from an Amtrak train lay spilled onto Interstate 5 below on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off the overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing an unknown number of people, authorities said. Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard when the train moving at more than 130 kilometres an hour derailed about kilometres south of Seattle before 8 a.m., Amtrak said.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
The future is meow: How the Ethereum blockchain became overrun with virtual cats
CryptoKitties was created by Vancouver-based startup Axiom Zen.
Former 'Shark Tank' contestant hit with drug charge
Deported ex-Marine wins case to return to US from Mexico
No complaint filed against Laurier teacher severely chastised by supervisors
How major US stock indexes fared on Monday
AP FACT CHECK: The energy boom didn't start with Trump
President Donald Trump speaks on national security, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in Victoria expected to begin in July
A woman leaves a grocery store in Montreal, on May 15, 2015.
Amplify Snack Brands and Akamai soar while McKesson slips
The Latest: Taxes to rise for $75,000-under earners by 2027
Police in Virginia identify man fatally shot by deputies
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to address first 'jazz congress'
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2017 file photo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends the Angel Ball in New York.Abdul-Jabbar will be the keynote speaker for the first annual Jazz Conference, to be held on Jan. 11 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest denied bail pending appeal of his conviction
Bertrand Charest is seen in a court drawing during a bail hearing on March 16, 2015 in St-Jerome, Que.
Ten things about television that must be stopped
John Doyle
Commuters rush to Amtrak train wreckage to help survivors
Police officials walk over tracks near a curve at the back of where an Amtrak train derailed above Interstate 5, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Decision expected Jan. 25 in Thunder Bay police chief's breach of trust trial
Bertrand Charest denied bail pending appeal of his conviction
Bertrand Charest is seen on a court drawing during a bail hearing, on March 16, 2015 in St-Jerome, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike McLaughlin
Prev
123
Next