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Nor'easter creates gusts in Newfoundland after blasting through Maritimes
Ask More: Frank Sesno explores 11 types of smart questions
Harvey Schachter
How little customer service gestures can make a big difference
Brian Scudamore
March 15: Hazing revulsion. Plus other letters to the editor
Nicola Sturgeon is asking for a second independence referendum for Scotland as the U.K. prepares for Brexit negotiations.
Ugandan forces killed scores including kids: Rights group
Death toll in Ethiopia landfill collapse up sharply to 113
Relatives mourn as they lift portraits of family members they lost in the collapse of a mountain of trash at a garbage dump, during a funeral service held at the Gebrekristos church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday, March 13, 2017. The death toll reached more than 60 on Monday from the collapse at the dump on the outskirts of the capital, according to the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, as relatives waited for news of the dozens of people said to be missing. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
At a Glance: The legal dispute over release of Trump's taxes
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Professor's talk on South Korea a hit in home-office comedy
Audi German headquarters searched in emissions probe
An Audi A4 is parked at the headquarters of German car producer Audi prior to the annual press conference in Ingolstadt, Germany, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. German media report that authorities are searching offices of Audi in connection with an investigation into the luxury automaker's parent company Volkswagen's cheating on diesel emissions tests. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Canadian students asked to design Google doodle for Canada's 150th birthday
The Latest: UN envoy says Syria attacks aim to spoil talks
FILE -- This Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 file photo, hundreds of Syrians mingle amid rubble before going out of town to buy food and other essential materials as they wait in line at a military checkpoint in the town of Beit Sahm, south of the capital, Damascus, Syria. A new report by Physicians for Human Rights accuses the Syrian government of "slow-motion slaughter" of unknown numbers of Syrians trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas by willfully denying them food and health care, which it calls a war crime. (AP Photo, File)
Prosecutor: Interview of Assange now translated from Spanish
EU chief dismisses 'threats' of British exit without a deal
The Latest: Erdogan says Europe drowning in fear of Muslims
A poster with a picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is seen on a building, in central Istanbul's Taksim Square, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday directed fresh verbal attacks at the Netherlands amid their growing diplomatic spat, holding the country responsible for Europe's worst mass killing since World War II. In a televised speech, Erdogan referred to the massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, in 1995. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Debt (yours), rates (Fed's) and taxes (Trump's): A doozy of a day
French candidate Fillon says justice is 'instrumentalized'
Trump announces challenge to Obama-era fuel standards
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. In the background is a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson which Trump had installed in the first few days of his administration. Jon Meacham, who wrote a 2008 biography of Jackson titled "American Lion,” said Trump has echoed Jackson's outsider message to rural America by pledging to be a voice for "forgotten men and women." But he says it's "not the cleanest analogy." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Malaysia says it has family consent to decide on Kim's body
FILE - This May 4, 2001, file photo shows Kim Jong Nam, exiled half brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Narita, Japan. Kim Jong Nam, 46, was targeted Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, and later died on the way to the hospital according to a Malaysian government official. Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the identity of Kim Jong Nam, who was killed last month, was confirmed with the DNA sample from one of his children. (AP Photos/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
The financial benefits of automotive brand loyalty
Volvo won the “most improved conquest percentage” award from market research firm IHS, with more than 27-per-cent increase in brand sales volume in 2016. The Volvo XC60 is pictured.
Geneva International Motor Show: What gearhead dreams are made of
The Alpine A110 is achingly desirable: 250 horsepower in a beautiful lightweight mid-engine coupe.
Tory race down to three – and that’s the way it will stay
Lawrence Martin
Can Pallister be an MVP in politics, too?
Gary Mason
Is an M/S-rated tire good for winter driving?
Legal group calls for Ottawa to preserve preliminary inquiries
Since November, governments, judges and the broader legal community have been seeking answers to the long-entrenched problem of slow justice.
Surprising victim of major disasters: the cleanup companies
ProStar Cleaning and Restoration Inc. has grown from a maid service and cleaning operation, when company president Jodi Scarlett took over in 2002, into a midsize business with $10-million in annual revenue and nearly 70 employees.
The Latest: French leader hails Dutch victory over extremism
Security guards look on as firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, center, prepares to cast his vote for the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Zara owner Inditex reports 10 pct rise in full-year profit
Growing algae bloom in Arabian Sea tied to climate change
Quebec pounded by winter storm, premier acknowledges need for better response
Tractor-trailers sit off the road after a crash involving at least 30 vehicles on a major highway east of Toronto caused a chemical spill on Tuesday, prompting police to evacuate the area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Twitter-XBR_Traffic MANDATORY CREDIT
South Korean prosecutors to question ousted leader next week
Child care sector expects multi-year funding to be in March 22 federal budget
Child care advocates have been told to expect a long-term funding commitment in next week's budget, sources say, but some are already wondering whether it's wise of the federal government to promise years of cash without first securing conditions from the provinces. Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, and Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Family, Children and Social Development, make an announcement in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa in a March 7, 2017, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Afghan official: Death toll from hospital attack rises to 50
Gen. Helaludin Helal, deputy defense minister speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Helal said the official death toll from last week's militant assault on a Kabul military hospital has risen to 50. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Boris Johnson in Somalia for surprise visit amid drought
Tillerson shuns all but conservative website on Asia tour
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, as the first stop of his tour to Asia, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)
Gorsuch's environmental record not easy to define
Gorsuch's environment record not easy to define
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch and former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte wait for a meeting with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. on Capitol Hill in Washington. By the time a lawsuit over pollution from a nuclear weapons plant had reached Judge Neil Gorsuch, it had crawled through the courts for more than two decades, outliving some of the landowners who said the contamination destroyed their property values. The pace of the litigation didn’t sit well with Gorsuch, a judge for the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and now a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Trump tax bill would have been slashed by his plans
FILE - In this Monday, March 13, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" was at the center of the political media Tuesday, March 14, 2017, with a story on Trump's tax returns propelled by social media. The White House pushed back even before the release of the documents Tuesday night, saying that publishing the information was illegal. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Sessions encourages cities to revive 1990s crime strategies
In this Friday, March 10, 2017, photo, from left Russell Nimmo, FBI supervisory special agent, and FBI agent Paul Healy talk with Oakland police detective Brad Baker outside the offices of the Oakland Safe Streets Task Force in Oakland, Calif. The federal government already plays a big role in fighting violent crime in cities, through grants and partnerships. Ten FBI agents now share an office with Oakland detectives, offering help gathering evidence, collecting DNA, chasing leads and bringing federal prosecutions that carry longer sentences in far-away prisons. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Five stories in the news today, March 15
Ryan's gambit: Second health care bill to woo the reluctant
In this March 8, 2017, photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans are working on a companion to their bill replacing “Obamacare,” a legislative second act that would ease cross-state sale of health insurance and limit jury awards for pain and suffering in malpractice lawsuits. The problem: the so-called “sidecar” bill lacks the votes in the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump White House sees influence of shadowy "deep state"
New trail system will connect 2 communities near Sedona
No idea how to propose? You can pay someone to help you before the 'I do'
Tu Le (left) surprises Phuong Tran with a marriage proposal on Grouse Mountain in Vancouver recently. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kai Fuglem, Luxe Proposals
Power crowd with Ivanka Trump, Trudeau at Broadway play about Canada on 9/11
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be heading to Broadway tonight for a performance of Canadian 9/11-inspired musical "Come From Away." Irene Sankoff and David Heinas, the writers of the musical "Come From Away", pose for a photo at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, in Toronto in a November 11, 2016, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Vancouver software heavyweights score venture deal for Visier Inc.
Visier Inc. is a cloud-based provider of software to help human resources managers more effectively recruit and retain employees.
Swedish student startup gets deal to build electric cars
Afghan-Pakistani border tensions costing millions
Drivers of Afghanistan-bound trucks wait for the opening of Pakistan Afghanistan border outside Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The closure of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, blamed on deteriorating relations, is more than inconvenient, it is costly. Officials on both sides of the border say in just one month the closure has resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost trade and tons of perishable goods have rotted in stranded trucks. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Explosion on highway kills 2 soldiers in southeast Turkey
Prosecutors: death decision months away in airport shooting
FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, Esteban Santiago, center, is led from the Broward County jail for an arraignment in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Santiago said at a hearing Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the death penalty decision process has just begun. Santiago is accused in the Jan. 6 shooting that killed five and wounded six at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Pakistani army says 3 convicted Islamic militants executed
Pakistan launches first census in 19 years
A government official collects data from a resident during a survey in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Pakistan's chief census officer says the country has launched a national census for the first time in 19 years. Asif Bajwa says the census opened Wednesday and should be completed in two phases by May 15. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Hawaii cites tourism fears in lawsuit over travel ban
China premier calls for return to talks on Korean nukes
Grammy-winning jazz producer Tommy LiPuma dies at 80
This undated photo provided by courtesy of Gill LiPuma and ID-PR.com shows Grammy-winning jazz and pop producer Tommy LiPuma. LiPuma died Monday, March 13, 2017, in New York at age 80 after a brief illness, according to the Decca/Verve Label Group, where he had served as chairman. In a career spanning six decades, LiPuma’s productions won five Grammys and sold 75 million copies. (Gill LiPuma/ID-PR.com via AP)
Cathay Pacific Airways posts first annual loss since 2008
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday's Games
North Korea threat looms over US envoy Tillerson's Asia trip
FILE - In this March 7, 2017 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, at the State Department in Washington. On his first trip to Asia as top U.S. diplomat, Tillerson wants to forge cooperation with Japan, South Korea and China against the nuclear threat from North Korea and demonstrate "America First" does not mean a U.S. diplomatic retreat from the volatile region. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Alfonso Cuaron wraps filming on 'Roma' in his native Mexico
WHL Roundup: Kehler helps Oil Kings end 12-game winless skid with OT victory
South Koreans angered after ousted leader leaves dogs behind
Supporters of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye gather in front of her private home in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday they plan to summon and question Park next week over a corruption scandal that removed her from office. The signs read " We love Park Geun-hye." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
In Colombia, chaotic capital gets lesson in 'coexistence'
China premier calls for return to talks on Korean nukes
Premier: China won't devalue yuan to boost exports
Brendan Leipsic's winner lifts Toronto Marlies over Manitoba Moose 6-3
Play about Boston Marathon bombing to make world premiere
FILE - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, medical workers wheel injured victims across the finish line after a nearby bombing during the Boston Marathon in Boston. The world premiere of "Finish Line," a documentary stage play about the bombing, is set to open on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Pain doctor expected to plead guilty to health care fraud
Dr. Fathalla Mashali departs federal court Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Boston, after pleading guilty to multiple counts of health care fraud. Prosecutors said Mashali often saw more than 100 patients a day and would write prescriptions for oxycodone and other opioids without doing physical exams or medical tests to determine whether patients had a legitimate medical condition that required powerful painkillers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The seal whiskerers: Navy looks to sea life for new ships
In this Thursday, March 2, 2017, photo, engineer David Wade, hands only, attaches a seal whisker to a clamp in a laboratory at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, in Newport, R.I. Scientists think real seals, specifically their whiskers, may be the key to a new way for ships and underwater vehicles to sense their environment. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
GOP health overhaul puts pressure on state governments
Australian author found guilty of unconscionable conduct
Northeast digs out from March snowstorm as ski areas revel
Pile-ups in Quebec injure at least 3; cause chemical spill
Dallas woman goes out on limb to prevent tree-trimming
At a Glance: The legal dispute over release of Trump's taxes
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting on healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Kendall Waston's own goal costs Whitecaps in 2-0 loss to Mexico's Tigres UANL
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