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East Coast could use a little 'global warming' during cold snap: Trump
A man clears snow in Erie, Pa., on Dec. 26, 2017.
Steven Stamkos leads red hot Lightning past Canadiens 3-1
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price reacts after giving up a goal to Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos during the second period at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2017.
Manitoba evaluating more than 100 marijuana retail proposals, plans to pick 4
Stamkos leads surging Lightning past Canadiens 3-1
QMJHL Roundup: MacDonald scores winner as Wildcats top Titan 4-3
Trump says East Coast could use 'Global Warming' during cold
Mary Jude Smith cheers for President Donald Trump as his motorcade passes by on Southern Blvd. enroute to his Mar-a-Lago estate from Trump International Golf Club, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via AP)
OHL Roundup: Maksimov scores OT winner as IceDogs topple Battalion 3-2
The Latest: Residents describe chaotic Bronx fire scene
Firefighters respond to a deadly fire Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York. The New York City mayor's press secretary says several people have died in the blaze on a frigid night, and several more have been injured. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Recy Taylor, who fought for justice after 1944 rape, dies
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2010 file photo, Recy Taylor poses for a photo in her home in Winter Haven, Fla. Taylor, a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, according to her Robert Corbitt. She was 97. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Report: Body finds fatal police shooting in 2015 unjustified
Myanmar releases journalists, staff two months after arrests
Singaporean journalist Lau Hon Meng exits a police van as he arrives at court in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Dec. 28, 2017.
Report: Most sirens worked during Hawaii warning test
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2017, file photo, a Hawaii Civil Defense Warning Device, which sounds an alert siren during natural disasters, is seen in Honolulu. A report on a Hawaii siren test that drew international attention amid a North Korea missile threat shows that 28 sirens statewide played the wrong sound or had other technical problems. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency report says nearly 93 percent of the state's sirens worked properly. Hawaii re-introduced the Cold War-era warning siren during a test earlier this month. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
Eric Gelinas scores twice, Laval holds on to beat Belleville 4-3
Department of Meddling: How Ottawa has long suspected Russia of using influence campaigns to target Canadians
Saskatoon police officer charged with assault following chase of stolen vehicle
Court ruling details custody battle between parents of girls found dead in Oak Bay, B.C.
Flowers rest near the home where the bodies of sisters Chloe Berry, 6, and Aubrey Berry, 4, were found by police on Boxing Day in the community of Oak Bay in Victoria, B.C.
UC regent resigns amid criticism over offensive remark
Seventeen numbers that defined Toronto in 2017
People celebrate Canada Day near the giant inflatable duck that sits on Toronto’s Harbourfront on July 1. The six-storey-tall rubber duck attracted a record 750,000 spectators to the Redpath Waterfront Festival .
While not without his hiccups, Trump surely had a successful 2017
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Celebration of life honouring Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower to be held Jan. 3
Former NHL goalie Johnny Bower stands by his star at the tenth annual Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, on June 9, 2007.
Streetwise newsletter: Manulife’s Gori shifts from alternative assets, FCAC shifts timeline on bank sales report
Roy Gori, 48, CEO of Manulife Insurance is photographed on the premises of its Toronto headquarters on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.(Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Cannabis expert calls for independent research body as Canada prepares for legalization
Cannabis seedlings at a Montreal facility on Nov. 24, 2017.
Correction: Mexican Journalist-Asylum story
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo provided by the National Press Club shows Emilio Gutierrez Soto. The asylum petition of a Mexican journalist who believes he will be killed if he is deported home will be reconsidered. The National Press Club says in a statement Thursday, Dec. 28, that the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals will reconsider Gutierrez's asylum request following its campaign along with other press freedom advocates. (Noel St. John/The National Press Club via AP, File)
Officer cleared in shooting of boy, 13, in northern Indiana
Consumer watchdog probing bank sales practices delays release of findings
Bank buildings tower over the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in Toronto.
Contractor fined $101,000 over fatal Michigan arena collapse
Fiery nighttime blaze kills 15 at rooftop Mumbai restaurant
In this image made from video, a building is on fire in Mumbai, India, early Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. A number of people were killed and many more injured in a fire that broke out in a restaurant in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, early Friday, officials said. (Anand Shrivastav via AP)
The ROB Quiz: Test your knowledge of the events that dominated business in 2017
A workman at Smiths Falls-based Tweed Inc. attend to a medical marijuana plant in the flowering room.
UBC students brew up smartphone app to help craft beer makers
Josh Donaldson, a 21-year-old engineering student, views the sedimentation of beer during testing at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Dec. 12, 2017.
12 dead in fast-moving New York City apartment fire
Firefighters respond to a building fire Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York. The Fire Department of New York says a blaze raging in a Bronx apartment building has seriously injured more than a dozen of people. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Mother of dead girls raised concerns about father's parenting in court
Rose Marie, star of The Dick Van Dyke Show, dies at 94
In this April 1, 2002, file photo, actress and comedian Rose Marie talks to the press at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles.
Actress Rose Marie of 'Dick Van Dyke Show' fame dies at 94
FILE- In this April 1, 2002, file photo, actress and comedian Rose Marie talks to the press as she arrives for a ceremony honoring comedian Milton Berle at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles. Family spokesman Harlan Boll said Marie, the wisecracking Sally Rogers of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. She was 94. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Anxious home buyers race the clock ahead of new mortgage stress test
Jaydeen Williams Rabinovitch walks her two dogs along a path behind the Vancouver housing complex where she recently purchased a unit on Dec. 16.
Cat overpopulation still a problem in Canada despite some progress: report
A new study on cat overpopulation in Canada says more of the pets are being sterilized to reduce unwanted litters, but there are still more cats than people willing to give them homes.
Planned Parenthood unveils 'My Body, My Choice' plate
The Latest: Trump says he thinks Mueller 'will be fair'
Mary Jude Smith cheers for President Donald Trump as his motorcade passes by on Southern Blvd. enroute to his Mar-a-Lago estate from Trump International Golf Club, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via AP)
Business Highlights
Newly minted Manulife CEO Roy Gori veers from alternative assets
Roy Gori, seen at the Toronto Manulife headquarters..
Cryptocurrency and blockchain: A dividend investor’s perspective
Investors launch $2-million suit against Home Capital, three former executives
Home Capital Group Inc., headquartered in Toronto, faces a second lawsuit from shareholders who opted out of the firm’s $29.5-million class-action settlement to resolve a previous scandal.
‘Story of hope’ resonates with fans and critics alike
Irene Sankoff, left, and David Hein saw the germ of a story in the hospitality offered by the people of Gander, Nfld., after the 9/11 terrorist attacks stranded 7,000 travellers in the Newfoundland town.
Correction: Uber-Softbank story
FILE - This March 1, 2017, file photo shows an exterior view of the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. A group led by Japanese technology conglomerate Softbank has acquired a major stake in Uber. In a tender offer that expired Thursday, Dec. 28, SoftBank acquired a 15 percent stake in Uber while the remaining members got about 3 percent, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to publicly discuss details. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Freezing rain, snow and extreme cold expected for much of B.C.
Government seeks change to order that partially lifted Trump refugee ban
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to first responders at West Palm Beach Fire Rescue, on Dec. 27, 2017.
Judge rules Kentucky lawyer who fled must forfeit bond
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, fugitive lawyer Eric Conn is taken into custody by FBI agents on the tarmac at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. A federal judge has ruled on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, that Coon, who went on the run in a more than $500 million Social Security fraud case must forfeit property put up for bond. WKYT-TV reports the judge ruled Thursday that Conn violated the terms of his bond. (AP Photo/Matt Goins, File)
Conditions will be a factor in outdoor game as Canada faces US at world juniors
Canada players take the ice during their outdoor hockey practice at New Era Field during the IIHF World Junior Championship in Orchard Park, N.Y., Thursday, December 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
Private investigators retained to probe deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
Police work around the scene at 50 Old Colony Rd. in Toronto, on Dec. 15, 2017.
Barry Sherman wouldn't let go of Apotex, but his heirs may be a different story
Andrew Willis
The Latest: Twin Cities archdiocese praises judge's decision
Long-delayed N.W.T. gas pipeline project cancelled and partnership dissolved
Teacher convicted of staging shooting now accused of forgery
FILE - In this March 26, 2004 file photo, John Donovan, head of Cambridge Executive Enterprises, stands in his office in Cambridge, Mass. The prominent former MIT professor, who once staged his own shooting, was indicted Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, on charges of forging part of his dead son's will to gain possession of several properties in Massachusetts. (Mark Garfinkel /The Boston Herald via AP, File)
Apple apologizes for software changes that slowed older iPhones
In this file photo taken on Sept. 19, 2014, a man checks an iPhone 6 on the day of its launch at the Apple Store in Paris.
End of Arctic pipeline leaves Indigenous promise unfulfilled
The sun sets over the Mackenzie Delta near Inuvik, Northwest Territories November 11, 2009.
The Latest: Victim's family supports longer investigation
Apple apologizes for secretly slowing older iPhones
FILE - In this March 9, 2015 file photo, Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus during an Apple event in San Francisco. IPhone owners from several states sued Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer, saying Apple's silence led them to wrongly conclude that their only option was to buy newer, pricier iPhones. The allegations were in a lawsuit filed Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Chicago federal court on behalf of five iPhone owners. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling
US appeals court: Feds erred in Hawaii fishery expansion
FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2000 file photo, researchers move one of three 250-pound loggerhead sea turtles to a boat that will release them into the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. A U.S. appeals court said Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, that federal agencies erred in allowing expansion of Hawaii's longline swordfish industry because it harmed endangered sea turtles. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to consider scientific data that showed the loggerhead turtle population would significantly decline. (AP Photo/Bob Grieser, File)
Police: Louisiana man shot by a sheriff's deputy
Canada downs HC Davos 4-1, advances to Spengler Cup semifinal
Team Canada's Marc-Antoine Pouliot fights for the puck with HC Davos' Dario Simion at the 91st Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, on Dec. 28, 2017.
The Latest: Judge tosses public abortion-funding challenge
Globe editorial: This is what reconciliation can look like
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott rises during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017.
Canada downs Davos 4-1, advances to semifinals at Spengler Cup
Stranded NY ferry went off-course; mayor cites 'human error'
US officials say they wrongly announced coal mine expansion
How major US stock indexes fared on Thursday
Mom: Black Lives Matter icon Eric Garner's daughter in coma
Judge suspends 5 Honduran lawmakers accused of corruption
How to outsmart human nature and invest rationally
When it comes to investing, the result of certain human behaviour can be shockingly expensive.
Animation legend Grant Munro left a mark on global industry
Animation artist Grant Munro cuts out cardboard head for use in the animated educational film, Stanley Takes a Trip, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, in 1947.
Attorney: Deadly force unnecessary in Kansas man's shooting
Interim Topeka, Kan., Police Chief Bill Cochran discusses an internal investigation of the fatal shooting of a black man by two officers during an interview in his office, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. Cochran says the two officers have remained on paid leave since the Sept. 28, shooting of 30-year-old Dominique White. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
Range Resources and Synchrony rise while JB Hunt stumbles
Senators defenceman Claesson suspended two games for check to head
Mobster acquitted in 'Goodfellas' heist gets prison in arson
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Vincent Asaro, center, leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, after he was acquitted of charges he helped plan a legendary 1978 Lufthansa heist retold in the hit film "Goodfellas." The legendary airport robbery has come back to haunt Asaro, an 82-year-old mobster who's been sentenced to eight years in prison for an unrelated road rage arson by a New York judge who cited the heist. He reacted to his sentencing Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, with disgust, calling it a "death sentence." (AP Photo/Mike Balsamo, File)
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Officer in viral photo resigns amid internal investigation
Struggling Senators say they're in the position they deserve after brutal stretch
Things have been bleak for the Ottawa Senators of late and admit they have been their own worst enemy through a stretch that has seen them win just three games in regulation since Nov. 11. Minnesota Wild's Marcus Foligno, left, chases after Ottawa Senators' Cody Ceci during third period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Why StoneCastle’s Bruce Campbell is increasing his cash position
StoneCastle's Bruce Campbell
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
Passengers jump in as coach bus driver suffers medical distress on Highway 401
Shell mulls fate of much-delayed $40-billion LNG Canada project
A passenger plane flies over a Shell logo at a petrol station in west London, in this January 29, 2015 file photo.
How Canada lost its foremost space company
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. was founded in Vancouver in 1969; it went on to build the Canadarm and became a world leader in synthetic aperture radar satellites.
Public service for Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower planned for later date
A private funeral for Toronto Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower has been planned, with a public service to follow at a later date. Flowers lie at the foot of a statue of Canadian hockey legend Johnny Bower at Legends Row, outside the Air Canada Centre, following his death at the age of 93, in Toronto on Tuesday, December 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Probe into deaths of teens says faulty part may have put exhaust into car: RCMP
Judge won't tolerate 'game-playing' by neo-Nazi site founder
FILE- In this undated photo released by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Dan Chung, Tanya Gersh poses for a photo. Gersh, a Montana real estate agent, sued the founder of a neo-Nazi website Andrew Anglin, accusing him of orchestrating an anti-Semitic internet trolling campaign that terrorized her family amid her dispute with the mother of a leading white nationalist. Anglin has dubiously claimed he lives in Nigeria. A federal judge in Montana has warned Anglin's attorneys that he won't tolerate any "game-playing" and expects him to disclose where he has been residing, according to a court transcript obtained by The Associated Press. (Dan Chung/Southern Poverty Law Center via AP)
California pot shops roll out hoopla as sales set to start
Nearly one-third of old streetcars were unable to leave yard due to frigid weather: TTC
TTC streetcars are seen parked in the Russell Carhouse in Toronto, on Dec. 28, 2017.
The Latest: 1 person critical after van crash in Seattle
This photo provided by the Seattle Fire Department shows the scene of a van crash in Seattle on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Authorities say a few people were sent to hospitals after the van left the street and hit a building. (Seattle Fire Department via AP)
Meghan Markle effect gives needed boost to Birks jewellery. Will it be enough?
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The Latest: State considers appealing ethnic studies ruling
FILE - In this June 15, 2011, file photo, protesters gather to support the Tucson Unified School District as Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal announces that the Tucson Unified School District violates state law by teaching it's Mexican American Studies Department's ethic studies program at a news conference at the Arizona Department of Education in Phoenix, Ariz. A federal judge is permanently blocking a 2010 ban on ethnic studies in Arizona public schools that dismantled a popular Mexican-American Studies program, effectively dealing a final blow to a seven-year court battle. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
Photographer accuses Twins’ Miguel Sano of grabbing, trying to kiss her in 2015
This Aug. 6, 2017, file photo shows Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano sitting in the dugout in Minneapolis. A photographer is accusing Sano of grabbing her wrist and trying to kiss her and pull her through a door after a 2015 autograph session.
Trump physical scheduled for Jan. 12
The close: TSX adds to record highs as energy shares climb
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Dec. 28.
Prosecutor needs longer on cop's killing of Australian woman
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2017, file photo, Johanna Morrow plays the didgeridoo during a memorial service for Justine Damond in Minneapolis. Damond was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police Officer Mohamed Noor on July 15, 2017 after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Minnesota Prosecutor Mike Freeman who had promised a decision by year's end, said Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, he needs more time to decide whether to charge the police officer in the death of Damond. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)
Small caps a hard sell for Wall Street in 2018, despite tax cuts
This Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange.
Pictures of the boss not welcome at Montreal axe-throwing facility
Anton Pushkari is seen at the Rage Montreal Axe Throwing Centre Tuesday, December 19, 2017 in Montreal. The huge lettering on the wall reads: "Control Your Rage", but when you drop in to the downtown club, you can forget about bringing along pictures of your boss for target practice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Franken says he's leaving Senate but not giving up voice
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Al Franken, right, takes the stage at an event Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Minneapolis. On the left is his son in law Brody Greenwald, wife Franni, daughter Thomasin and son Joe. The Minnesota Democrat thanked supporters and friends in Minneapolis Thursday night as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. Franken announced his plans to resign earlier this month amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations. He'll officially step down on Tuesday, Jan. 2. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)
Canadians to toss 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper, gift bags this year: advocacy group
A recycling bin is pictured in Gatineau, Que., on Dec. 26, 2017.
Ice conditions will be major factor as Canada faces U.S. in outdoor game
Canadian players take the ice during a practice at New Era Field during the IIHF World Junior Championship in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Dec. 28, 2017.
Mexican legislator killed in western state of Jalisco
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