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FBI investigates after 70-year-old widow duped out of $225K
Pot activists Marc and Jodie Emery get fine, probation on drug-related charges
Marc Emery and his wife, Jodie, are pictured in Vancouver in this May 10, 2010, photo.
‘Nobody cares about gold’ as funds seek thrills elsewhere
A freshly produced bar of gold is cleaned at the Boroo gold mine in Boroo, Mongolian.
9 new Nazi war crimes cases sent to German state prosecutors
Man sentenced to 15 years for shooting at vehicles
Clashes as Argentina Congress debates pension reform
Police take cover from stones thrown by demonstrators during a general strike and protest against a pension reform measure in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Union leaders complain the legislation, which already passed in the Senate, would cut pension and retirement payments as well as aid for some of poor families. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The Latest: Turkey joins criticism of US veto on Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday Dec. 17, 2017. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)
Alberta politician Derek Fildebrandt convicted of hit and run, fined
Derek Fildebrandt is shown in Strathmore, Alta., on Jan.26, 2015.
Edmonton vigil for missing woman Nadia Atwi ends in violence
Fresh off U.S. series, decision time coming for Canada's women's hockey team
Head coach Laura Schuler, of Canada's national women's team, speaks to media during a press conference in Edmonton on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Schuler knows what it's like to be told she's included on the Canadian women's hockey team heading to the Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Dead, dried-up Christmas tree to be replaced at Statehouse
Piles of needles cover the area beneath the Christmas tree in the Statehouse rotunda, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. Several branches also were bare on the donated tree that was put up in November. The governor's office said there were no plans to replace it. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)
Driver disputes police account of teen shooting
Pot activists Marc and Jodie Emery get fine, probation on drug-related charges
Marc Emery and his wife Jodie speak to journalists outside a Toronto court after being released on bail on Friday, March 10, 2017. Prominent pot activists Jodie and Marc Emery have been fined and placed on probation after pleading guilty to a number of drug-related charges in a Toronto court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Politician tries to overturn law that prevents floor- crossing in Manitoba
Steven Fletcher was kicked out of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus last summer after criticizing the government's plans to establish a Crown agency to promote energy efficiency. He is in court fighting to overturn a law that forbids him from joining another party's caucus. Conservative MP Steven Fletcher holds a press conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa Thursday March 27, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Official: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died of heart attack
The casket of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is carried into City Hall on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif. Lee died early Tuesday after collapsing at a grocery store, leaving the city reeling from shock and dealing with the logistics of selecting a new leader. (Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Man who gets life in jogger's death blows kisses in court
Jeffrey Willis exits the courtroom before his sentencing in front of Judge William Marietti for the first degree murder in June 2014 of Rebekah Bletsch in Muskegon, Muskegon County Court House on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Willis was not present when he was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence without chance of parole. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
The Latest: Officials say fatal fire caused by lit menorah
A neighbor watches the scene of a fatal fire, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Malls beef up dining, entertainment options to boost traffic
Liberals haven’t made case for expanding cyberspy powers, researchers say
The Communications Security Establishment Canada complex is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 15, 2013.
Suspect in Jamaican lottery scam wants evidence suppressed
The Latest: McCain feeling well, returning after holidays
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized over the side effects from his brain cancer treatment. The 81-year-old McCain has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Robert Wilmers, who grew M&T Bank into regional leader, dies
Ontario announces new Toronto hospice for the homeless
Alberta politician Derek Fildebrandt convicted, fined in hit and run
An Alberta legislature member has been found guilty of a hit and run with his pickup truck. Derek Fildebrandt is shown in Strathmore, Alta., Monday, Jan.26, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Watch live rescue operations in Washington state after Amtrak derailment
German museum returning objects robbed from Alaskan graves
Iowa superintendent opens home to teenage immigrant
Tis photo taken Nov. 29, 2017, shows Jennifer Galdames, 17, playing a card game with Thomas Ahart, his wife Jami Bassman Ahart, and son Eli Bassman, 6. Galdames is living with the family after her parents were deported to Guatemala. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP)
Opposition leader says he could beat Putin in fair election
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny listens to a question during his interview to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he's confident he could beat Russian President Vladimir Putin in a fair election. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A list of recent Amtrak derailments
Residents asked to reach out to lonely people, invite them to Christmas dinner
New leader of South Africa's ANC party has daunting task
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 file photo, South African Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, laughs at President Jacob Zuma, right, at the start of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) elective conference in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress has elected Cyril Ramaphosa as its new president on Monday, Dec. 18, making the nation's deputy president likely to become the country's next head of state (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Italian populist leader: I'd say yes on a euro-exit vote
In-car entertainment options expand despite distracted driving deaths
The entertainment system in the AMG GT C Roadster.
UCF's Scott Frost wins Associated Press Coach of the Year
FILE - In a Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 file photo, new Nebraska head NCAA college football coach Scott Frost speaks during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Frost, Georgias Kirby Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney are the finalists for The Associated Press Coach of the Year award. The winner will be announced Monday, Dec. 18. Frost led UCF to an unbeaten regular season before taking the Nebraska job. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
The Latest: PBS to Tavis Smiley: 'Get your story straight'
FILE - In this April 27, 2016 file photo, Tavis Smiley appears at the 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. PBS says it has suspended distribution of Smiley’s talk show after an independent investigation uncovered “multiple, credible allegations” of misconduct by its host. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
GOP senators rally to defend Corker over tax bill provision
In this Dec. 5, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listens during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Finance Committee chairman on Monday rejected as "categorically false" a report that Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee was responsible for a provision in the final tax bill that could help him financially. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US forces carry out airstrike against extremists in Somalia
Toronto FC signs highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola
The United States' Ayo Akinola celebrates a goal against Ghana during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match in New Delhi, India on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.
‘Dreamers’ mobilize across the U.S. and brace for year-end showdown
Protesters gather on the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in Washington, Dec. 6, 2017.
The Latest: NTSB: Derailed train going 80 mph in 30 mph zone
This photo provided by Danae Orlob shows an Amtrak train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Authorities reported "injuries and casualties." The train derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle before 8 a.m., spilling at least one train car on to busy Interstate 5. (Danae Orlob via AP)
Governor vetoes bill to add abortion restrictions
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature to limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Egypt says police kill 5 militants near Cairo
NewsAlert: "Injuries and casualties" in Amtrak train derailment near Seattle
Ottawa Redblacks hire Winston October as their new receivers coach
The Ottawa Redblacks hired Winston October as their receivers coach Monday. October, then with the Edmonton Eskimos, videotapes his teammates walking onto the field for a light practice in Edmonton on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2002. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Frayer
Highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola signs as Toronto FC homegrown player
The United States' Ayo Akinola celebrates a goal against Ghana during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Toronto FC has signed highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola, a U.S. under-17 international, as a homegrown player. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tsering Topgyal
After murder conviction overturned, man ends case with plea
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Accused kidnapper argues statements coerced after his arrest
FILE - This April 20, 2017, file photo released by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office shows Tad Cummins. Cummins was accused of running away with a 15-year-old student in March 2017, setting off a nationwide manhunt. He was charged with taking a minor across state lines for sex, and obstruction of justice after allegedly admitting they had sex during most of their 38 days on the run. In court documents filed in December 2017, he argued that statements he made after his arrest were coerced and should not be used in court. (Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Once at odds, diverse groups come together in hopes of influencing national food policy
Diana Bronson, executive director of Food Secure Canada, at Eden grocery store in Montreal on Dec. 15, 2017.
Official: Train brake automatically activated in fatal wreck
This image from video provided by KOMO-TV, shows the site of an Amtrak train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Authorities reported "injuries and casualties." The train derailed about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle before 8 a.m., spilling at least one train car on to busy Interstate 5. (KOMO-TV via AP) TV OUT MANDATORY CREDIT
Victoria ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to begin in July
A woman leaves a grocery store Friday, May 15, 2015 in Montreal. Victoria is the latest Canadian city to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Berkshire A shares
Liz Weston: How to 'death clean' your finances
FILE - This April 2017 file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)
Ottawa announces $80 million for research on preventing, studying oil spills
Treasury Board President Scott Brison makes an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 19, 2017. The federal government is spending $80 million on oil spill research, looking at how to prevent spills as well as their effect on the marine environment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Toronto stocks hit new intraday high while U.S. markets make record gains
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
ESPN chief Skipper resigns, cites substance abuse problem
ESPN president John Skipper gestures as he talks during a news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 21, 2016. The sports network says its former president, George Bodenheimer, will take over as acting head of the company for the next 90 days as Skipper steps down to take care of a substance abuse problem. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chuck Burton
Zimbabwe general retires, could be named vice-president
The Latest: Mourners file out after lawmaker's funeral
CORRECTS TO A PROBABLE SUICIDE INSTEAD OF COMMITTED SUICIDE FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Kentucky State Rep. Republican Dan Johnson addresses the public from his church regarding sexual assault allegations in Louisville, Ky. Johnson died Wednesday night, Dec. 13, 2017. Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings says it was "probably suicide," and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Statistics Canada estimates the cannabis market in 2015 worth as much as $6.2B
A new report by Statistics Canada estimates the country's cannabis market in 2015 was roughly one-half to two-thirds of the size of the beer market. Medical marijuana is shown with its packaging label in Toronto, Nov. 5, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Get Started: How tax bill agreement would affect businesses
Aurora to file dissident circular against CanniMed's acquisition of Newstrike
Cannabis seedlings at the new Aurora Cannabis facilty Friday, November 24, 2017 in Montreal. Today, the marijuana producer says it will be filing a "dissident circular" to push back against CanniMed’s own acquisition of another marijuana company Newstrike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Mailbag: Dealing with a ‘crazy’ portfolio, buying mutual funds and more
Gordon Pape
AP names Cogan US South deputy director for storytelling
This Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 photo shows Janelle Cogan in Atlanta, who The Associated Press named as its new deputy director of storytelling for the U.S. South. The appointment was announced Mon., Dec. 18, 2017, by Ravi Nessman, AP's news director for the U.S. South. Cogan will help develop innovative ways to tell stories and reach new audiences. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)
Feds make crash avoidance systems mandatory for all new trucks and buses
New trucks and buses sold in Canada will have to include crash-avoidance technology under newly approved federal regulations. Electronic stability control technology on school and heavy buses will become mandatory in June as governments aim to reduce collisions and prevent rollovers. Transport Minister Marc Garneau speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa on Thursday, November 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Inter Pipeline green-lights $3.5-billion plastic production project
A rendering of Inter Pipeline’s Heartland Petrochemical Complex. The company says it has decided to go ahead with a $3.5-billion petrochemical project in an industrial area north of Edmonton.
Lawyers make closing arguments at Garnier second-degree murder trial
Lawyers are expected to make closing arguments today in the high-profile murder trial of a Halifax man charged with killing off-duty police officer Catherine Campbell. Christopher Calvin Garnier arrives at provincial court in Halifax on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Firefighters rescue pair trying to save dog from icy river
Australia regains Ashes from England despite rain-soaked pitch
Australia's Josh Hazlewood celebrates after dismissing England's Craig Overton during the fifth day of the third Ashes cricket test match.
Inter Pipeline green-lights $3.5B petrochemical project to produce plastic
Inter Pipeline Ltd. (TSX:IPL) says it has decided to go ahead with a proposed $3.5-billion petrochemical project in an industrial area north of Edmonton. The corporate logo for Inter Pipeline Ltd. is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Ottawa drafts regs for better national reporting of assisted deaths
Ottawa has posted draft regulations designed to allow the federal government to produce reports that give a nation-wide overview of medical assistance in dying. Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks with the media outside the House of Commons, in Ottawa on Thursday, November 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Hundreds of migrants out in open along Serbia's EU borders
A migrant plays with a ball in an abandoned factory in the western Serbian town of Sid, near Serbia's border with European Union member Croatia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Several hundred migrants are camping along Serbia's borders, exposed to harsh winter weather and sleeping rough in make-shift shelters as they push on with their desperate bid to reach Western Europe. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Richard Wagner sworn in as chief justice of Supreme Court of Canada
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau applauds after Richard Wagner was sworn in as Canada's new Supreme Court chief justice during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2017.
Stockholm truck attack trial expected to start in February
Hawaii attorney general says travel ban sparks Congress run
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin speaks to The Associated Press about Hawaii's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban in Honolulu. Chin, who has been fighting Trump's travel ban, has announced he will run for U.S. Congress in a bid to replace Hawaii’s Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. Chin made the announcement Monday, Dec. 18, saying that the last year of legal action against the current administration sparked him to run for office for the first time in his career. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Richard Wagner sworn in as chief justice of Supreme Court of Canada
Governor General of Canada Julie Payette and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presides over the swearing-in of the new Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner as Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Andrea Lyon holds the oath during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Tennessee deputy fatally shoots suspect in stabbing
U.S. bank stocks look great from 30,000 feet. Less so, up close
Citigroup Inc. signage is displayed on the exterior of a bank branch in New York, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 7.
Man convicted of killing trooper in 1974 to be released
US vetoes UN resolution against Trump's Jerusalem decision
Demonstrators hold a Palestinian flag as they stage a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. An estimated 400 protestors gathered Sunday in the rally called by Palestinian associations. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Bank stocks
It's Canada and U.K. v. U.S. airplane giant at trade tribunal hearing
David MacNaughton, Canada's ambassador to the United States, heads from the microphone after talking to reporters as the Liberal cabinet meets in St. John's, N.L. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Grain lower, livestock lower
The Latest: At least 2 sought in Chicago teen's death
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street gains on tax cut hopes
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2016, file photo, window seating in the Eataly restaurant offers a view of One World Trade Center, right, in New York. Share prices were higher in Europe on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, after a day of robust gains in Asia as investors anticipated passage of U.S. tax legislation that could boost corporate profits in the world's largest economy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
TSX short sales: Investors gear up for a big pullback in pot stocks
A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec on Oct. 8, 2013
U.S. home builder sentiment hits highest mark since 1999
In this Thursday, June 15, 2017, photo, a construction worker works on a condominium project in Coral Gables, Fla.
US homebuilder sentiment hits highest mark since 1999
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2017, file photo, Dustin Brinkerhoff, owner of Brinkerhoff Custom Construction, walks with boards to put in place as a temporary safety guard rail at a worksite of a future home in Mapleton, Utah. On Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo releases its December index of builder sentiment. (Isaac Hale/The Daily Herald via AP, File)
What happened to Barry and Honey Sherman? What we know so far about the Apotex founder’s death
Barry and Honey Sherman attend the Brazilian Carnival Ball in 2011.
The Latest: UK base incident not being treated as terrorism
Canadian Press business story of the year selections over the years
Police called in when Edmonton vigil for missing woman turns ugly
Statue of Liberty's light to be a little dim this week
Greece: Man sentenced to 1,489 years for migrant smuggling
'Insidious Intent' is an incisive British police procedural
This cover image released by Atlantic Monthly Press shows "Insidious Intent," by Val McDermid. (Atlantic Monthly Press via AP)
The demise of Sears Canada voted Canadian Press's business story of the year
Shoppers enter and leave a Sears retail store in Toronto on Thursday, October 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Federal judge retires as he faces accusations from women
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2003, file photo, Judge Alex Kozinski, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, gestures in San Francisco. Krazinski announced his immediate retirement Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, days after women alleged he subjected them to inappropriate sexual conduct or comments. Kozinski said in a statement Monday that a battle over the accusations would not be good for the judiciary. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, Pool, File)
Puerto Rico governor orders review of Hurricane Maria death toll
A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard delivers food and water to victims of Hurricane Maria in Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7, 2017.
Canopy Growth forms JV to convert Quebec tomato greenhouse to cannabis
Canopy Growth Corp., formerly Tweed Marijuana Inc., has signed a joint-venture deal with Les Serres Stephane Bertrand Inc., a large-scale tomato greenhouse operator in Quebec. Marijuana plants are pictured during a tour of Tweed Inc. in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, January 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Assad says years of Syria talks have yielded 'nothing'
6 aid workers missing in South Sudan following clash
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