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Szabados backstops Canada's women to 2-1 OT win vs US
Shots fired in 'disturbance' at UK base used by US Air Force
FILE - This is a Jan. 8, 2015 file photo of U.S.Air Force Base, RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk Eastern England. British police said Monday dec. 18, 2017 that they are responding to a "significant" incident at a Royal Air Force base used by the U.S. Air Force. Police say it happened at RAF Mildenhall and has urged the public to stay away from the area for the time being. Police say that further details will be released shortly. (Chris Radburn/PA File, via AP)
Markets Right Now: Stock indexes climb as tax plan proceeds
Firefighters help rescue woman's wedding dress
Twitter suspends white nationalists as it enforces new rules
This Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Twitter will be enforcing stricter policies on violent and abusive content such as hateful images or symbols, including those attached to user profiles, the company announced Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. end 5-year relationship
FILE - In this July 12, 2017, file photo, NASCAR drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr., left, and Danica Patrick arrive at the ESPYS in Los Angeles. Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have ended their nearly five-year relationship. A spokeswoman for Patrick confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, that the race car drivers "are no longer in a relationship."(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
UN rights chief: China, White House seem 'hostile' on rights
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jordan's Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, delivers his statement at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.N. human rights chief says China’s Communist Party has taken a “hostile position” on the universality of human rights, and says “the rhetoric from the White House” is heading in the same direction. In a broad-ranging interview published Monday Dec. 18, 2017 ,Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein also told the French Catholic daily La Croix that Europe is facing a “crisis of identity and integration policy.” (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP.file)
Prince Harry interviews Obama for radio show
In this undated photo issued on Sunday Dec. 17, 2017 by Kensington Palace courtesy of the Obama Foundation, Britain's Prince Harry, right, interviews former US President Barack Obama as part of his guest editorship of BBC Radio 4's Today programme which is to be broadcast on the December 27, 2017. The interview was recorded in Toronto in September 2017 during the Invictus Games. (Kensington Palace courtesy of The Obama Foundation via AP)
Kentucky lawmaker's funeral in church where he preached
Jazz and pop singer Keely Smith dies of heart failure at 89
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, Keely Smith presents an award at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Smith, a pop and jazz singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her musical partnership with Louis Prima, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, of apparent heart failure in Palm Springs at the age of 89. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
MSNBC paid woman who said Chris Matthews harassed her
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, is pictured at the NBC Universal summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman for MSNBC on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 confirmed a report that a staffer at the news channel nearly two decades ago had been paid and left her job after she complained she was sexually harassed by "Hardball" host Chris Matthews. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Princess Charlotte to attend nursery school in January
In this undated photo provided by Kensington Palace on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, Britain's Prince William, background left and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge pose with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, at Kensington Palace. The photo has been used on the Cambridges' Christmas card. (Chris Jackson/Kensington Palace via AP)
Get Bach to work: Company orchestras a German tradition
Popular S. Korean boy band member dies in possible suicide
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2016, file photo, Kim Jong-hyun, a member of South Korean K-pop group SHINee, poses for the media before a showcase for the group's album "1 of 1" in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Jong-hyun, better known by the stage name Jonghyun, was found unconscious at a residence hotel in Seoul and was pronounced dead later at a nearby hospital, Seoul police said Monday Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
6 Ugandan lawmakers suspended over 'life presidency' bill
Puerto Rico gov orders review of all post-hurricane deaths
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017 file photo, homes and other buildings destroyed by Hurricane Maria lie in ruins in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's governor on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 ordered authorities to review all deaths reported since Hurricane Maria hit nearly three months ago amid accusations that the U.S. territory has vastly undercounted storm-related deaths. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Lawyer says threats prompt him to drop halal pizza lawsuits
AP Exclusive: Climate change hits Winter Olympic preparation
Chicago teen earning gift money killed delivering newspapers
The Latest: Hundreds of migrants along Serbia's EU border
A migrant warms himself by a campfire 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)
Monday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Bombardier aircraft is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center February 18, 2016.
Smiley claims PBS made mistake in ouster, but PBS fires back
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)
Campbell gets the munchies, buys Snyder's-Lance for $4.87B
FILE - In this June 19, 2010 photo, people walk along inside the new building at the Campbell Soup Co. headquarters, in Camden, N.J. Campbell Soup will spend $4.87 billion in cash for Snyder’s-Lance, digging into an snack market that has grown increasingly competitive. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Snyder’s-Lance makes pretzels, chips and other snacks via popular brands including Snyder’s of Hanover, Kettle Brand and Pop Secret. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
‘Everybody should be very afraid of the Disney Death Star’
Scott Barlow
The Latest: Family of slain soldier still have questions
Merkel focused on grand coalition with Social Democrats
Hershey buying snack maker Amplify in $1.2 billion deal
Politics Briefing: Looking back at the inspiring stories of 2017
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai leaves Parliament after receiving honorary Canadian citizenship on April 12, 2017.
New high roller at the table, Penn buys Pinnacle for $2.8B
FILE - A Dec. 19, 2007 file photo shows some of the 2,000 slot machines on the 75,000-square-foot casino floor are in place at the Pinnacle Entertainment's Lumiere Place casino, in St. Louis. It was announced Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 that Pinnacle Entertainment is being snapped up by Penn National in a deal worth about $2.8 billion as the gaming industry seeks to diversify and cut costs at the same time. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Poland says Nord Stream 2 would harm regional security
Monday's small-cap stocks to watch
Our roundup of Canadian small-caps in the news today.
At least 10 dead in stampede in Bangladesh
An unidentified relative of a stampede victim cries at the Chittagong medical hospital, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec.18, 2017. Police in Bangladesh say at least 10 people have been killed and another 40 injured in a stampede at a jam-packed religious ritual for a popular mayor who died last week. (AP Photo)
Custer State Park reopens Monday, but trails still closed
Trial delayed till June for Florida airport shooting suspect
Trump says he knew Republicans Moore, Gillespie would lose
Cominar REIT sells 97 non-core properties to Slate Acquisitions for $1.14B
Romania: Judges hold protests over legal system changes
Closing arguments expected in trial of man charged with killing off-duty officer
John McCain returns to Arizona for Christmas, will miss tax vote
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.
Airlines struggle to get back on schedule after Atlanta airport power outage
Passengers rest behind the ticket counter after the lights went out at Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Atlanta.
Silent Santa offers a distraction-free environment for children with autism
Grenfell report: UK high-rise fire regulations inadequate
Halifax fire chief issues apology for systemic gender discrimination
Municipal officials in Halifax will offer an apology today to a former firefighter who waged a 12-year battle against what she says was "systemic" gender discrimination. Liane Tessier is pictured near her Duncan's Cove, N.S., home Thursday, May 5, 2016. Tessier said last week that a settlement was reached with the city after years of complaints about abusive and disrespectful behaviour from her male counterparts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christian Laforce
Fort McMurray ‘resilient, but tired’ as mental effects of wildfire linger
A giant fireball is seen as a wildfire rips through the forest south of Fort McMurray, Alta., on Highway 63 on May 7, 2016.
Cowboys survive by width of an index card, beat Raiders 20-17
Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates in the final moments of a game against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Dec. 17, 2017 in Oakland, Calif.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
CIA chief Pompeo meets with King Salman in Saudi Arabia
Landslide in Indonesia sand quarry kills 8 workers
Rescuers carry the body of a landslide victim in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Disaster officials say a number of people have been found dead after being buried in a landslide while excavating a sand pit on Indonesia's main island of Java. (AP Photo)
The Latest: Delta hopes to be mostly on schedule Tuesday
This photo taken Sunday, Dec.17, 2017 and provided by Georgia Power shows damaged power cables after after a fire that caused a power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Hundreds of flights were canceled and long lines snaked throughout the world's largest airport Monday as the nation's air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule after a crippling power outage.
China's warplanes hold drill near Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
EU complains US tax plans could endanger EU-US trade
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, after returning from Camp David in Maryland. Trump says he's not planning to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Fire officials say lit menorah sparked fatal Hanukkah blaze
Police and firefighters converge on the scene of a fatal house fire, right, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Morning Update: Barry and Honey Sherman’s cause of death; collecting data on cannabis prices
Honey and Barry Sherman. Mr. Sherman is the chair and chief executive officer of Apotex Inc.
UK government starts thrashing out post-Brexit vision
Metra to modify train schedules during holiday season
EU opens probe into IKEA over Dutch tax rulings
The IKEA furniture store located on the Queensway in Etobicoke, Ont. The EU said it has suspicions that two tax Dutch rulings over the past dozen years have given the Swedish company an unfair edge over other firms.
French economy minister files lawsuit against Amazon
10 Thing to Know for Today
This photo taken from a 4K video and dated Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 shows Ashley Caldwell, front, and other members of the US and Swiss aerial skiing national teams warming up before training in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. Because snow is no longer guaranteed early in the season at their headquarters in Park City, Utah, she and other members of the US aerials national team went to train high on the Saas-Fee glacier ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. (AP Photo/John Leicester)
EU opens probe into Ikea over Dutch tax rulings
'Case not made' for Liberal bill's problematic cyberspy powers, researchers say
The Liberal government's ill-defined plan to give Canada's cyberspy agency wide-ranging powers to go on the attack against threats could trample civil liberties, warns a newly released analysis. Communications Security Establishment Chief Greta Bossenmaier speaks with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale as they wait to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, in Ottawa on Thursday, November 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Dec. 18: Judged, in the court of public opinion. Plus other letters to the editor
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is viewed past the Statue Ivstitia (justice) at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa.
How safe are the roads during the holidays?
Police set up a check stop in downtown Victoria as they crack down on intoxicated drivers.
Following Trump's report, China urges US to accept its rise
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump waves next to Chinese President Xi Jinping after attending a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's main official news agency is warning U.S.-Chinese relations will face "more pressure and challenges" following President Donald Trump's decision to label Beijing a rival. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Monday’s TSX breakouts: This dividend stock’s pullback may create a buying opportunity
Jennifer Dowty
Albania opposition protesters in clashes outside parliament
Demonstrators confront riot police during a protest against a vote to appoint a temporary prosecutor general, which they consider to be unconstitutional in Tirana, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Albanian police have clashed with opposition supporters trying to force their way into parliament to disrupt a vote. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
Monday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
The cannabis industry faces a raft of stiff regulatory and financial hurdles even where it’s operating legally.
Hollywood star John Travolta woos audiences in Saudi Arabia
In this Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 photo released by Saudi Arabia Center for International Communication, Ministry of Culture and Information, John Travolta, left, talks at the Apex Convention Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Center for International Communication, Ministry of Culture and Information via AP)
Official: Mayor of Libyan city of Misrata killed by gunmen
African refugees reach France in resettlement initiative
FILE - African migrants try to reach a rescue boat from the Spanish aid organization Proactiva Open Arms, after falling from a punctured rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 12 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)
Under Trump, climate change not a national security threat
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House via Marine One in Washington, to spend the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, Trump is poised to outline his national security vision, one that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition and de-emphasizes the multinational agreements that have dominated the United States' foreign policy since the Cold War. The Republican president, who ran on a platform of "America First," will detail his plans Monday, ones that if fully implemented could sharply alter the United States' relationships with the rest of the world. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Canadian retail
Canadian executives say sexual harassment isn’t an issue at their companies: report
The results of this fall’s edition of the C-Suite Survey show a profound disconnect between executives’ beliefs about the problem and employees’ reality.
Interest rate hikes and NAFTA talks are among executives’ biggest fears
A woman walks past the Bank of Canada Wednesday September 6, 2017 in Ottawa. Canada’s C-Suite thinks the Bank's recent rate hikes will hurt their bottom line and more than two-thirds oppose further increases.
Next in the Trump saga, laughter will turn to tears
Author/historian Niall Ferguson.
Help wanted: Worker shortage hits Vancouver retailers
Ed Des Roches, owner of the clothing chain Plum, is seen at one his business’s locations in Vancouver on Dec. 1, 2017. The location has been without a manager for months.
To provide leadership in workplace-harassment reckoning, Canada’s executives must be informed
According to a 2014 survey by the Angus Reid Institute, three out of 10 Canadians have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace
For better mental-health care in Canada, look to Britain
David Gratzer and David Goldbloom.
Payday lenders squeezed by new regulations
Provinces across Canada have tightened rules governing the payday-loan industry, comprised of businesses such as this Cash Money store seen in Toronto. Payday lenders say they provide a vital service, but have been widely criticized for exploiting customers.
Temptation, Catholics learn, is the devil’s domain
Konrad Yakabuski
The key to Canada’s retail success? Aggressive adoption of e-commerce
Seven in 10 executives believe a large, Canadian-based retail sector is important to the country – and even more believe digital disruption is poised to threaten that sector “severely”.
Cautious optimism for retail in midst of perfect storm
The logo of KPMG is shown.
How much should marijuana cost? Statscan looks to customers for answers
A cannabis plant
Can Corporate Canada really be the last to know about sexual harassment?
Martha Hall Findlay
Sarah Palin's son Track accused of assaulting his father
FILE-- In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Track Palin, son of Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Police arrested the oldest son of Sarah Palin on charges related to domestic violence for the second time in as many years. Palin was arraigned Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, on three counts of felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief. Each of the charges was related to domestic violence, according to court documents.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Fire kills 12 snack shop workers in India
Indian policemen and locals watch as fire officials clear the debris of a burnt down shop in Mumbai, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Indian media reports say an overnight fire in Mumbai has killed 12 workers sleeping at a small shop that made and sold fried snacks. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
IMF sees steady growth for Iran but economic reforms needed
Catalan economy feels the pinch amid bid to split from Spain
In this photo taken Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, a woman buys items at a fruit store in Barcelona, Spain. Jittery businessmen in Catalonia have put their investment plans on ice as they brace for the region's parliamentary election on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Investors are spooked by signs the recent tumult over its latest bid to secede from Spain is hurting the local economy. Recent figures show Catalan retail sales and tourist arrivals are falling while unemployment edges higher. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
China hails Spain court's approval of Taiwanese extradition
German journalist freed from jail in Turkey pending trial
German writer and journalist Gunter Wallraff, talks to members of the media outside a court where the trial of German journalist Mesale Tolu for terror propaganda and terror group membership, continues in Istanbul, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Media reports say prosecutors are requesting that a German journalist who was arrested in Turkey be released from jail pending the outcome of her trial on terror-related charges. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Myanmar government says it authorized journalists' arrest
DeVos gives commencement speech amid protests in Baltimore
FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017 file photo, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a dinner hosted by the Washington Policy Center in Bellevue, Wash. DeVos is scheduled to stop in Baltimore to deliver a commencement address at the University of Baltimore. In recent weeks, some University of Baltimore students have protested the choice of DeVos as their fall commencement speaker. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
In the news today, Dec. 18
Police secured the home of Apotex founder Barry Sherman and wife, Honey Sherman after they were found dead on Friday, December 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Screen industry willing to weather job storm to end sexual misconduct
Animator Jeff Saamanen, is shown in an undated handout photo. When Kelowna, B.C., animator Jeff Saamanen recently heard that a Louis C.K. series he was hired to work on was being shelved due to the comedian's admissions of sexual misconduct, he was conflicted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jeff Saamanen *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Silent Santa lets kids with autism meet Santa without distractions
Tyson Lehr meets Santa, Robert Blais, and Mrs. Claus, Cheryl Agostino, while his mother Bethany Lehr looks on during a special "Silent Santa" session for children with autism at Londonderry Mall, in Edmonton, in this still image made from video on Sunday, December 17, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Robert Drinkwater
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on taxes, women, Russia probe
President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, after returning from Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Sign-ups show health law's staying power in Trump era
The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington on Dec. 15, 2017. A burst of sign-ups is punctuating the end of a tumultuous year for former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Strong consumer interest around Friday’s enrollment deadline for 2018 was seen as validation for the program’s subsidized individual health insurance. But the Affordable Care Act’s troubles aren’t over. Even if full repeal now seems off the table, actions by the Republican-led Congress and the Trump administration could undermine the ACA’s insurance markets. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick
McCain says he's feeling well, vows return in January
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)
FBI involved with airport blackout probe; no sign of terror
A passenger sits behind the ticket counter after the lights went out at Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Atlanta. A sudden power outage at the airport on Sunday grounded scores of flights and passengers during one of the busiest travel times of the year. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
Jones: Trump shouldn't resign over misconduct allegations
In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec, 13, 2017, Democrat Doug Jones speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Birmingham, Ala. Jones said he knew he had a path to victory. He said his win signals that voters are looking for a less vitriolic political rhetoric and vanquished the idea that a Democrat could not win in Alabama. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
French group Thales seals $5.6B deal in Gemalto takeover
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