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Tuberculosis tests to be done on children at Winnipeg daycare after exposure
Oakland Raiders’ proposed Las Vegas stadium still lacks financing
Oakland Raiders president Marc Badain speaks during a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board on Feb. 9, 2017.
Mark Stone scores winner, Senators break mini-slump with win over Stars
Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen makes a save on a shot from Ottawa Senators left wing Ryan Dzingel on Feb. 9, 2017.
Frederik Andersen looks refreshed, even in Leafs’ loss to Blues
Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen eyes in a glove save against the Blues on Feb. 9, 2017.
The Latest: Kansas GOP nominates Estes for US House seat
In this Oct. 9, 2014, photo, Ron Estes poses for a photo in Wichita, Kan. Republicans pick their nominee Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, for a south central Kansas congressional seat held for more than two decades by the GOP but vacated recently by Mike Pompeo to become President Donald Trump's CIA director. Estes is an early favorite running for the GOP nomination for the congressional seat. (Brian Corn/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
OHL Roundup: Jeremiah Addison scores twice, Spitfires down Generals 7-1
Mark Stone scores winner, Senators break mini slump with win over Stars
Dallas Stars right wing Patrick Eaves (18) looks on as Ottawa Senators right wing Mark Stone (61) celebrates his goal during third period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The Senators defeated the Stars 3-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Birdies, pars and diplomacy: Trump and Abe to play golf
Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in corruption case
FILE - In this March 17, 2011 file photo, Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo campaigns for reelection at the Santa Anita wholesale market in Lima, Peru. A Peruvian judge ordered Toledo's arrest on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)
Hong Kong ivory trade faces uncertain future as bans loom
Tarasenko scores OT winner as Blues keep rolling under new head coach Mike Yeo
St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) celebrates his game winning goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the overtime period of NHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, February 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Winnipeg police urging better lockdown procedures at city schools
QMJHL Roundup: Vitalii Abramov's big night lifts Olympiques over Huskies
Daniel Sedin’s two points help lift Canucks past Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks right wing Jayson Megna scores a goal over a sliding Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky on Feb. 9, 2017.
B.C. minister Peter Fassbender proposes ‘transit-supporting levy’
A Skytrain, shown in Vancouver in June, 2016, is just one kind of transit that has contributed to urban densification.
Manitoba town to receive help in handling refugee influx
A sign is seen near Emerson, Man. Refugees have been crossing the closed border port into Canada at Emerson and authorities had a town hall meeting in Emerson to discuss their options.
Sedin helps lift Canucks past Blue Jackets 3-0
Columbus Blue Jackets' Alexander Wennberg, right, of Sweden, looks for a shot as Vancouver Canucks' Loui Eriksson, of Sweden, defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
U.S. immigrant Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos deported to Mexico amid protests in Phoenix
Jacqueline Rayos, 14, confirms that her mother, Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, had been deported, outside an immigration office in Phoenix on Feb. 9, 2017.
Rona Ambrose denies link between federal funding and spouse’s billionaire friend
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose rises during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Feb.8, 2017.
James Corden says he won't sing as Grammy host
Knee woes keep Russell Martin off Canadian World Baseball Classic roster
A nagging knee injury will prevent Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin of Canada, left, from securing the insurance coverage required to release him for competition in this year’s World Baseball Classic.
Two Vancouver police officers won’t be charged for civilian death
Two Vancouver police officers will not be facing charges related to the shooting death of a man who had a history of mental illness, British Columbia’s Criminal Justice Branch said Thursday.
Three women victims of unprovoked attacks by single suspect in Winnipeg
New York City man admits to plotting to help Islamic State
Canada, China to attend summit on free trade after TPP collapse
International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will attend the mid-March summit on behalf of Canada.
Massey bridge gets environmental approval from B.C. government
This a conceptual rendering of what the George Massey tunnel replacement bridge over the Fraser River on Highway 99 might look like.
Necropsy completed after dog dies during Yukon Quest sled-dog race
Healy, Alaska, musher Dave Dalton prepares to leave the starting chute Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in Whitehorse, Yukon. The 1,000-mile race finishes in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Tadashi Shoji, Desigual kick off NY Fashion Week
British Columbia’s immigration limits hurt economic growth: Minister
B.C. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said in an interview she is disappointed with the decision from federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on this year’s immigration limit.
New 211 information website launched in Manitoba, phone line to follow
The Latest: 9 killed in fisheries ship collision remembered
El Salvador extends crackdown on jailed gang members
UN chief congratulates Somali president, urges quick Cabinet
Activists crowd meeting on proposed pipeline under Potomac
Lefty Howell, righty Smith, Blue Jays finalize $3M million, 1-year deals
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher J.P. Howell throws to the plate during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2016. The Toronto Blue Jays finalized one-year deals with left-hander J.P. Howell and right-hander Joe Smith on Thursday. Both contracts are for US$3 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark J. Terrill
Two medical marijuana companies face new rules after banned pesticide use
Until now, Health Canada hasn’t required testing for banned chemicals in medical-marijuana products.
One dead, five in hospital after fire at Toronto Community Housing building
The Latest: Fallen trees block north lanes of I-5 in Seattle
One dead, five in hospital after fire at Toronto Community Housing building
Former Calgary Stampeder, team president Bill Britton dies at 82
A Calgary Stampeders helmet is seen following a practice in Calgary, on June 4, 2009.
Data company forecasts 29 medals for Canada at 2018 Olympics
Gold medal winner Justine Dufour-Lapointe and her silver medal winning sister Chloé Dufour-Lapointeduring during their medal presentation ceremony February 9, 2014 at the Sochi Olympic Medal Plaza after the two won in the women’s freestyle skiing moguls event.
Nova Scotia teachers vote to reject third contract offer
Oakley's arrest lowest point in his falling out with Knicks
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the LA Clippers in New York on Feb. 8, 2017. Charles Oakley maintains he did nothing wrong before he was surrounded by Madison Square Garden security officials.Something has happened, though, to turn him from popular player to persona non grata within his former franchise. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Franklin II
Nebraska resumes search for lethal injection drug suppliers
George and Amal Clooney expecting twins this summer
Amal and George Clooney arrive at the world premiere of Hail, Caesar! in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2016.
The Latest: 'Summer of Love' concert promoter plans appeal
Prenups can help second (or third) time around marriages
Johnny Depp and his now ex-wife Amber Heard arrive at court in Australia last April. The couple later divorced; the case was complicated by the fact the couple did not have a prenup.
Betty Stanhope-Cole was a fiercely competitive golfer with a ‘perfect’ swing
Betty Cole winning the 1957 Canadian Women's Amateur championship, holding the Duchess of Connaught trophy.
U.S. Senate nears confirmation of Tom Price as Trump health secretary
Tom Price pauses while testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 24, 2017.
Father of girl who met with Pope fights to stay in US
Immigrant Mario Vargas, third from right, with members of his family and his attorney Alex Galvez, second from right, arrive into court to attend his first removal hearing before an immigration judge in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Vargas appeared before an immigration judge in Los Angeles on Thursday for the first time since he was released from an immigration detention facility in Louisiana on bond in 2014. Vargas' daughter, Jersey, had traveled to the Vatican to plead with Pope Francis to help with her father's immigration case is now asking a judge not to deport him from the U.S. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
UN chief to visit Turkey, 5 Mideast countries and Germany
Eleanor McCain ordered to help pay estranged husband’s legal bills
Jeff Melanson and Eleanor McCain in New York on May 1, 2014.
B.C. cancer researcher wins prestigious research grant
Samuel Aparicio, head of the BC Cancer Agency’s department of breast and molecular oncology, is the sole Canadian on the 10-person team that won the Grand Challenge Award from Cancer Research UK
Trump calls ruling on travel ban a 'political decision'
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Senators on his Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Two Vancouver police officers won't face charges for civilian death
Schneider's Gourmet World recalls seasonings with undeclared milk
Cameco swings to $62-million loss on write-downs as uranium market drags
GE to modernize its aircraft engine parts plant in Quebec
The General Electric logo is pictured on the General Electric offshore wind turbine plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne, near Saint-Nazaire, western France, on Nov. 21, 2016.
New $3.5 billion bridge gets environmental nod from B.C. government
George and Amal Clooney expecting twins this summer
FILE - This Feb. 11, 2016 file photo shows Amal Clooney, left, and George Clooney at the red carpet for "Hail, Caesar!" the opening film of the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. The Clooneys are expecting twins in June, Julie Chen said Thursday on CBS' "The Talk." George Clooney told Chen in late January that his wife, a human rights attorney, was pregnant, "The Talk" host said. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)
Shopify caught in political crossfire over refusal to drop Breitbart webstore
Shopify chief executive Tobias Lutke photographed at the company’s offices in Waterloo, Ont., in October, 2015. The rising e-commerce company is the latest firm to be caught in the political turmou
More griping, less swiping: Retailers feel Air Miles backlash
Air Miles members scrambled to redeem their points last year as the program approached a deadline for expired miles.
The Latest: Trump calls ruling a 'political decision'
Gwendalynn Roebeke, left, is among dozens of people at a travel ban protest at the University of Colorado in Boulder on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. ( Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)
Canadians finish 13th in biathlon world championship mixed relay competition
Trump suffers setback after court refuses to restore refugee ban
Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and his wife Baraa, who were allowed to enter the country after a federal judge blocked key parts of President Trump's immigration ban, walk with her father, who met them at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Feb. 7, 2017. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against President Trump's travel ban, which could be quickly appealed to the short-handed U.S. Supreme Court.
Manulife closes book on long-held $4-billion profit target
Year-long Chronicle Herald strike continues as contract talks break off
Globe editorial: Outdated police practices are hurting victims of sexual assault
MSU suspends 3 football players in sex assault probe
Three-vehicle crash involving bus sends 13 people to hospital in Vancouver
A file photo of a paramedic outside Vancouver General Hospital.
RCMP investigate shots fired at wind turbine site in southern Alberta
White House disputes report that Trump unaware of arms deal
Dakota Access pipeline builder expects to close sale of Enbridge stake
n this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access Pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D.
The Latest: Family in deadly camper fire was 'struggling'
The Latest: Raiders say Las Vegas stadium financing on track
Premier Christy Clark backs away from hacking claims against B.C. NDP
B.C. Premier Christy Clark during a press conference in Vancouver last year.
Official: Military force of UN mission will likely go soon
Manulife closes book on long-held $4-billion profit target
Manulife Financial CFO Steve Roder poses after their annual general meeting of shareholders in Toronto, on May 3, 2012.
Meeting calms fears in Manitoba town seeing influx of border jumpers
From left, Fadel Alshawwa, Jean Pierre Venegas, Manager of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council, and Bill Spanjer, Municipal Emergency Coordinator for Emerson-Franklin bring blankets and pillows into a community hall for refugees that may walk across the border in Emerson, Man. Thursday, February 9, 2016. Refugees have been crossing into Canada at Emerson and authorities had a town hall meeting in Emerson to discuss their options. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
B.C. auditor general says most Evergreen Line recommendations implemented
Sheanon Williams hoping to help solidify Vancouver Whitecaps' shaky defence
Montreal Impact's Ignacio Piatti, left, takes a shot on goal as Houston Dynamo's Sheanon Williams defends during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal on August 6, 2016. Williams wants to bring some of his hometown's championship swagger to the Whitecaps. Acquired from the Houston Dynamo in December, the 26-year-old Boston native was still glowing this week following the New England Patriots' improbable comeback victory in the Super Bowl. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Jets coach Maurice ‘glad’ Pavelec pulled himself from game after injury
Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec headed to the bench six minutes into the second period of Winnipeg’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
Biggest surprise in shock profit warnings? The lack of surprise
The majority of unscheduled U.S. profit warnings show evidence of information leakage or market anticipation, according to a study in the current edition of the Journal of Economics and Business, an academic publication from Relx Group.
White House: Trump 'absolutely' backs Conway amid criticism
This frame grab from video provided by Fox News shows White House adviser Kellyanne during her interview with Fox News Fox and Friends, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Conway defended Ivanka Trump's fashion company, telling Fox News that Trump is a "successful businesswoman" and people should give the company their business. (Fox News via AP)
Bus crash sends 13 people to hospital, one in critical condition
Watch for gold’s renaissance as anti-currency
Once described as a ‘barbarous relic,’ there is a small but vocal minority pulling for gold to return as the basis of all monetary policy
Former Calgary Stampeder, team president Bill Britton dead at age 82
Campus police searching for python on the loose at the University of Guelph
Business Highlights
A look back at ​The Globe’s January Moment in Times celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary
The Prince of Wales [Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII]. Laying the Corner Stone of the New Parliament Buildings. A crowd cheers as the Prince of Wales lays the corner stone of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Sept. 29, 1860. Reproduced in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (New York: Frank Leslie, 1860) p. 291. Credit: Library and Archives Canada.
Trump lashes out at McCain for comments on deadly Yemen raid
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., joined at right by the committee's ranking member, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, during the committee's hearing where Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan testified. Donald Trump is going after McCain in a series of Twitter messages for suggesting that last week's U.S. raid in Yemen wasn't a success. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Pengrowth in talks with Infor to sell Alberta oil and gas assets, sources say
A Pengrowth Energy Corp. pipeline in Alberta.
Jets coach Maurice glad Pavelec erred on side of caution and pulled himself
Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) stretches to make a save as the puck hits the crossbar on a shot by the Minnesota Wild during second period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Pavelec may only need a week to rehab an undisclosed lower-body injury that caused the veteran Winnipeg Jets goalie to pull himself in the second period of Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Minnesota. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
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Riders head coach Jones denies CFL club worked out Johnny Manziel
Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
David Pearce, left, and his daughter Crissy Pearce hold signs outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. President Donald Trump's travel ban faced its biggest legal test yet Tuesday as a panel of federal judges prepared to hear arguments from the administration and its opponents about two fundamentally divergent views of the executive branch and the court system. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Puerto Rico nationalist unexpectedly returns after term cut
Supporters hold up a sign during a press conference to welcome home Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera on the day he returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Rivera unexpectedly returned to the island on Thursday to serve the remainder of a sentence commuted by outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama, according to the San Juan mayor's office. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Oil sands producers bank on deep ties to head off Trump protectionist measures
Energy companies are hoping that deep trade ties with the United States will help head off protectionist measures under President Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.
In first day, attorney general vows to get tough on crime
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by his wife Mary, after he was sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday
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