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Feds: Manhattan bomber trying to radicalize other inmates
Rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California
This photograph released by SpaceX shows its Falcon 9 rocket before liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif., Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The reused SpaceX rocket has carried 10 satellites into space from California, leaving behind it a trail of mystery and wonder. The Falcon 9 booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg AFB shortly before 5:30 p.m. PST. It carried the latest batch of satellites for Iridium Communications. (SpaceX via AP)
Saskatchewan man convicted of 2013 murder wins appeal, to get new trial
Nicholas Baptiste scores in overtime lift Americans over Rocket 3-2
UN condemns Yemen rebels' missile attack on Saudi Arabia
‘Yin and yang’: Barry and Honey Sherman were polar opposites who devoted themselves to philanthropy
Barry and Honey Sherman are shown in a handout photo from the United Jewish Appeal. Apotex Inc. says it wants to set the record straight about how the pharmaceutical company will be managed following the death of its founder, Barry Sherman, and his wife Honey. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Jewish Appeal MANDATORY CREDIT
UN chief extends tribunal for Hariri killers for 3 years
Manulife takes two charges worth $2.9-billion
The Manulife Financial headquarters in Toronto.
Mother sues over Texas arrest captured on cellphone video
Bodie, Domingue lead AHL Crunch in 8-2 victory over Senators
UN to mark Mandela's 100th birthday with a peace summit
Appeals court: Trump exceeded authority with travel ban
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. A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, that President Trump once again exceeded the scope of his authority with his latest travel ban. However, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges put their decision on hold pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court, meaning the ban involving six majority Muslim countries will remain in effect. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Dillon Dube returns from injury to power Canada past Switzerland 8-1
Canada's goalie Colton Point makes a save on Switzerland's Nando Eggenberger during second period World Junior exhibition hockey action in Hamilton, Ont., on Friday, December 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
US agrees to send lethal weapons to Ukraine, angering Russia
File-This Aug. 24, 2017, file photo shows Ukrainian soldiers marching along main Khreshchatyk Street during a military parade to celebrate Independence Day in Kiev, Ukraine. The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles. That's according to several U.S. officials who weren't authorized to discuss the decision publicly and demanded anonymity Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
The 1987 brawl that made the world junior hockey championships what they are today
Players from Canada and the former Soviet Union staged a bench-clearing brawl at the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championships in the former Czechoslovakia.
No. 1 UConn beats Duquesne 104-52 in Toronto
This Christmas, Alberta’s culinary artisans give back to the community
Rocker Danny Vacon, left, and Ellen Doty recorded a duet, Favourite Sweater, that comes with every bag of local Monogram Coffee – $5 of each bag’s sale goes to the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre.
Samuelson scores 33 as UConn beats Duquesne 104-52
Japan Emperor turns 84, thanks people over abdication plans
American aid expert Henrietta Fore appointed to head UNICEF
The NHL takes the path less travelled on fights, which may help save the sport
Cathal Kelly
Canada's Nurse scores 24 points in "hometown game," UConn routs Duquesne
Connecticut Huskies' Kia Nurse, right, reacts with teammate Gabby Williams as she leaves the game during second half women's basketball action against the Duquesne Lady Dukes, in Toronto on Friday, December 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Transport Canada grounds airline after Saskatchewan crash, citing operational deficiencies
The wreckage of an aircraft is seen near Fond du Lac, Sask. on Dec. 14, 2017, in this handout photo.
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews lets slip that he may have a concussion
When asked by a Sportsnet reporter what he was feeling, Toronto’s Auston Matthews said: ‘Just normal concussion symptoms I guess. I won’t go any further than that,’ Matthews did say, however, that he went through the NHL’s concussion protocol once his symptoms surfaced.
Bitumen spill would harm migrating salmon: study
Spawning sockeye salmon are seen making their way up the Adams River in Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park near Chase, B.C. in October.
Immigrants providing a boost to declining church attendance in Canada
Emily Zhang says she felt ‘extremely lonely’ when she arrived from China, but found strength and faith through a Christian student club at Simon Fraser University.
California to extradite escaped Hawaii psychiatric patient
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2017, file photo, escaped hospital patient Randall Saito points to a guard as he sits in an inmate visitor's booth at San Joaquin County Jail before a scheduled court hearing in French Camp, Calif. The Hawaii attorney general's office said Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, the state of California issued a warrant authorizing Saito's extradition. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)
A mayor’s Christmas in Vancouver of the future
Stephen Quinn
Abandoned Toronto churches being reborn as condominiums
The new Blue Diamond Condos in Toronto maintains the facade of the historic Deer Park United Church.
400 years after being wiped out, the beaver is making a return to Britain
A wild beaver and her kits are reintroduced into the River Otter in Devon, South West England, as part of a trial officials hope will help prevent flooding and promote healthy ecosystems in the region.
Feds ground northern Saskatchewan crash airline citing operational deficiencies
DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban
Minnesota GOP leaders suggest solution to succession flap
US asks to combine lawsuits over cuts to national monuments
Sports Photos of the Year by Mark Blinch
Sessions wants review of Obama-era Hezbollah investigations
Yukon to apply 'ice Band-Aid' to cross river, reach stranded residents: minister
When brainpower meets municipal waste water
Black tarps cover the anaerobic lagoons that help process the waste water treatment at the Cargill beef processing facility in High River, Allta. The University of Calgary and the City of Calgary are working together to find better ways to treat municipal waste water.
Replacing conductors creates musical podiums
FILE - In this June 19, 2003 file photo, conductor Charles Dutoit performs with NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan. Four women have accused Dutoit of sexual misconduct that allegedly occurred on the sidelines of rehearsals or performances with some of America's great orchestras. The 81-year-old is the artistic director and principal conductor at London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. (Kyodo News via AP)
Correction: Coal Mine Expansion story
This photo taken May 25, 2013, shows an aerial view of Colstrip power plants 1,2,3 & 4 and the Westmoreland coal mines near Colstrip, Mont. U.S. officials have approved a 60-million ton expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine that serves one of the largest power plants in the western United States, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s office said Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The approval will extend the life of Westmoreland Coal Company’s Rosebud Mine by 19 years and adds 10.5 square miles (27 square kilometers) to the 40-square-mile (104-square kilometer) strip mine, Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift said. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
Investigators: Man shot by police came at them with knife
Canada to gain first Olympic luge medal due to Russian doping
Canada's Sam Edney, left, is consoled following his luge team's fourth-lace finish at the Sochi Olympics on Feb. 13, 2014. The team is now set to gain a bronze medal from the event as a result of doping allegations against Russian competitors.
Cannabis ETF expands holdings amid surge in investor interest
Growing flowers of cannabis
California political trailblazer March Fong Eu dies at 95
DELETES LAST LINE, PARENTS WHERE NOT IMMIGRANTS -FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2000, file photo, March Fong Eu, former California Secretary of State, is seated among some of her paintings at California State University in Sacramento, Calif. Eu started painting when she studied Chinese language and Chinese brush painting in Taiwan in 1988. March Fong Eu, California's first female secretary of state and former ambassador to Micronesia, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at the age of 95. Longtime spokeswoman Caren Lagomarsino said that Eu died in Irvine, California, from complications following a fall and subsequent surgery.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Immigrant teen denied abortion threatened to hurt herself
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2017, photo, activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. In a document filed Thursday, Dec. 21, Scott Lloyd, the government official in charge of the agency that shelters unaccompanied immigrant children, compares abortion to rape. Lloyd heads the Office of Refugee Resettlement at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which faces an ongoing lawsuit over its refusal to allow teens in its care to have abortions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)
Throughout their cancer journey, Craig and Nicholle Anderson never stopped believing
Craig Anderson, right, of the Ottawa Senators and wife Nicholle Anderson attend the 2017 NHL Awards on June 21, 2017 in Las Vegas.
Feds keep proposed Minnesota copper mine plan alive
Bail hearing wraps for Jamie Bacon as B.C. Supreme Court judge reserves decision
The Latest: Court hears arguments on legislative records
Joust for laughs: Rival comedy festivals prepare for battle in Montreal
Robert Everett-Green
Apple hit with $25,000 per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case
A Qualcomm buildings is shown in San Diego, California, U.S.
Save-On-Foods offers gift card following Loblaw bread controversy
Various brands of bread sit on shelves in a grocery store in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2017.
The Latest: Ex-California deputy charged with murder
Doctors in Florida to remove 10-pound tumour from boy's face
Education: The gift that keeps on giving
Apple hit with $25K per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case
Bundy mistrial draws Sessions probe, calls for broad review
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2017, file photo, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. A mistrial in the federal prosecution of ranch family at the center of an armed standoff against government agents in Nevada in 2014 has Sessions launching a probe of the case in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Painter Unity Langford Bainbridge Brewster was a ‘piece of living history’
Painter Unity Langford Bainbridge Brewster works on a sketch in Prince Rupert, B.C., in 1945. Her work was shown alongside the Group of Seven, and some of her pieces remain in permanent collections at Buckingham Palace and the Diefenbaker Museum.
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
How the state decides to make roads safer for pedestrians
NCAA alleges University of Oregon infractions in 4 programs
Oregon forward Troy Brown Jr. (0) and Central Arkansas guard Darraja Parnell vie for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (Brian Davies/The Register-Guard via AP)
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
US tax reform prompts $2.3 billion Credit Suisse write-down
London, Ont., police board member being investigated after sexual harassment allegations
With stroke of pen signing major bill, Trump caps a consequential first year
President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he had just signed, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump touted the size of the tax cut, declaring to reporters in the Oval Office before he signed it Friday that "the numbers will speak." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Carey returns to 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Mariah Carey poses for photographers during her hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Carey is returning to “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” after last year’s debacle. They released a joint statement Friday, Dec. 22,2017, acknowledging problems with last year’s show and saying they are thrilled to have “an incredible night of music and celebration” planned.(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
A gift to travellers? Georgia suspends construction closures
Nature Conservancy acquires California coastal ranchland
In this Oct. 27, 2017 photo provided by The Nature Conservancy shows ranch land at Point Conception, Calif. The nonprofit Nature Conservancy used a $165 million gift to purchase about 24,000 acres of the Cojo-Jalama Ranch on the Santa Barbara County coast in a purchase announced Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The land approximately 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles will be renamed the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve for the entrepreneurs and environmental preservation advocates who donated the money. (The Nature Conservancy via AP)
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A lesson of thrift and gratitude from a small Hogtown cafe
Woman recounts being groped by drunken man during flight
70-year-old woman pleads not guilty in ricin case
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Canada's Sam Edney (left) is consoled following his team's fourth-lace finish in the Luge Team Relay at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Canada's luge relay team is set to gain a bronze medal from the Sochi Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Bullish potential on Teck Resources
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Teck Resources
National Park Service looking for 5 Death Valley trespassers
Insiders have been net buyers at Canaccord Genuity Group
Insiders are buying up Canaccord Genuity Group stock
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Nike and Overstock.com skid while Ignyta and Party City jump
Investors, don’t give in to the fear of missing out
Rob Carrick
Newly divorced dad is setting his retirement goals high
In terms of retirement goals, Logan, 52, is setting his sights high.
Vancouver Whitecaps add former Toronto FC centre back Doneil Henry
Canada's Doneil Henry reacts after putting a shot wide of the El Salvador goal during second half FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer action in Vancouver on September 6, 2016. Doneil Henry is heading back to Canada.The Vancouver Whitecaps announced Friday they have acquired the Canadian international and former Toronto FC centre back from West Ham United of the English Premier League via Major League Soccer's allocation process. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Head in the cloud: How Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins is reviving a Silicon Valley icon
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, seen in Toronto on Oct. 12, is a 6-foot-4 former college basketball player and 20-year veteran of the company. He steps into what no one would describe as a dream job: a lengthy slog to direct a one-time Silicon Valley star through its challenging next chapter.
Evening Update newsletter: Phoenix pay system, Catalan election, miracle on Main Street
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gives a news conference at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid on Dec. 22, 2017.
Police: Driver hits sign pole, which lodges in windshield
New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress
Gluskin's David Rosenberg is back with a bearish warning for investors
The worldwide stock market’s bull run is now past its 100th month -- a reason to expect and prepare for the end of this boom cycle, says Gluskin Sheff + Associates chief economist and strategist David Rosenberg.
Canada needs tax reform. Here's where Ottawa should look to improve the system
Michael Wolfson
Justice Dept. won't budge on terms of intelligence law
Town of Churchill says thank you to everyone who helped after rail line lost
A VIA Rail train sits idle at the train station in Churchill, Man., on June 22, 2017. The town of Churchill in northern Manitoba is saying thank you to everyone who has helped the community since it lost its rail service. Mayor Michael Spence and his council say in a release on Twitter that many Manitobans, Canadians and people from across the world have reached out. The town of 900 people on Hudson Bay lost its only land connection to the south last spring when severe flooding damaged the rail line. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex de Vries
US rig count rises by 1 to 931
Five resolutions every traveller should make
Taking a trip by yourself can provide a real opportunity to focus on what makes you tick and brings you happiness.
New fitness program helps overweight hockey fans make lasting lifestyle changes
Men participating in the University of Western Ontario's Hockey Fans In Training program, funded by the Movember Foundation, stretch in the London Knights locker room in this undated handout photo. A team of Canadian researchers is recruiting overweight male hockey fans for a new study that aims to turn a passion for sports into healthier lifestyles. The hockey fans in training program, piloted at Western University in London, Ont., is being rolled out by researchers at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton in January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Hockey Fans in Training *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Mattis: 'Storm clouds gathering' over Korean Peninsula
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis greets soliders at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Bicycle organizations sending mountain bikes to Puerto Rico
In this Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 photo provided by BiCi Co, volunteer Seth Max displays a group of bikes that have been donated for shipment to Puerto Rico. Several bicycling advocacy groups in Connecticut have teamed together to collect and refurbish bikes to send to the hurricane-ravaged island, and to give to children relocating from Puerto Rico to Connecticut. (Joseph Dickerson/BiCi Co via AP)
Court rules family of B.C. woman who stole from health authority is liable
FBI: Man threatened San Francisco tourist area on Christmas
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2015, file photo shows a restaurant along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The FBI said Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, that it found a martyrdom letter and several guns in the home of a former Marine who may have been planning a Christmas Day attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination. Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, a Modesto tow-truck driver, was charged Friday with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. It was not clear if he had an attorney. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Housing measures need to address supply side of problem, TD CEO says
Bharat Masrani, president and CEO of TD Bank, says he is confident that the fundamentals of Canada's mortgage market are sound.
Five television series that will set the bar high in 2018
Ryan Murphy follows 2016’s stunner The People v. O.J. Simpson with The Assassination of Gianni Versace about the fashion designer’s 1997 murder.
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