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Peter MacKay gives boost to Erin O’Toole in Tory leadership race
While he is officially neutral in the Conservative leadership race, Peter MacKay gave a boost to the underdog candidacy of Erin O’Toole by headlining a fundraiser on his behalf just as membership sales were closing.
Governor cuts servers' tips in half to fight for tip credit
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 8, 2017, file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a town hall meeting, in Yarmouth, Maine. LePage said he slashes tips for restaurant servers and tells them to call their legislator in an effort to convince lawmakers to restore the tip credit. The Sun Journal reported LePage, a Republican, made the comments on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, to a radio host for Z105.5's Breakfast Club. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Lululemon's shares drop after weak outlook
FILE- This March 26, 2015, file photo shows the Lululemon Athletica logo at the store at The Americana at Brand mall in Glendale, Calif. Shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. fell more than 17 percent Wednesday, March 29, 2017, after the athletic-inspired sportswear company said it’d had a slow start to the year and offered a weaker outlook than expected for the current quarter. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Where do I get my ideas? If I knew that, I’d visit more often
Every artist – writer, painter, sculptor, musician – faces the tyranny of the blank page, Colin Thornton writes.
Lululemon misses 4Q profit forecasts
London’s mayor shows integrity amid Brexit buffoonery
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is the son of a bus driver and Pakistani immigrant.
Maple Leafs' rookies could still shatter many more records
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Matthews' goal broke Wendel Clark's rookie goal record. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ivanka Trump to become official White House employee
FILE - In this March 28, 2017 file photo, Ivanka Trump speaks at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Ivanka Trump announced Wednesday, March 29, 2017, that she will serve as an unpaid employee in the White House. She said she has “heard the concerns some have with my advising the President in my personal capacity.” (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Man accused of threatening Jewish centres appears in court
FILE- This undated file photo provided by the Warren County Sheriff's Department in Warrenton, Mo., shows Juan Thompson, of St. Louis. Thompson, a former journalist who was arrested on a cyberstalking charge related to threats against Jewish organizations, made his first New York court appearance on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, and was given legal representation. (Warren County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)
Lawsuit: Sword blade flew from handle, pierced teen's head
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
EU Council President Donald Tusk grimaces at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 showing the letter he received signed by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered the beginning of Britain's exit from the European Union. ((AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau wisely backs away from Mali peacekeeping mission
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves Centre Block following a weekend meeting of the national caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, March 25, 2017.
Premier Brad Wall invites Calgary energy companies to relocate to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is taking a turf war with Alberta to its economic heart, inviting energy companies based in Calgary to move their headquarters to his province.
Jewelry heist suspect says he came to Las Vegas from Mexico
Globe editorial: Quebec’s surplus budget offers hope, but trouble lurks around the corner
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao displays his budget speech, on the eve of a provincial budget speech on Monday in Quebec City.
Man wounded in Vermont marketplace stabbing, dies
Lululemon shares plunge in after-hours trading after warning of sluggish start
How major US stock market indexes fared on Wednesday
Why buying Maple Leaf Foods stock is becoming a riskier bet
Maple Leaf Foods shares hit a 52-week high of $32.67 Tuesday, more than triple its financial-crisis era lows.
Lexpert: Bill C-25 amendments will reinforce trend toward shareholder democracy
Police: 2-year-old dies after ingesting grandma's methadone
Montreal baseball investors have met MLB’s conditions: source
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre reacts after throwing a ceremonial pitch during a pre-game ceremony as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Cincinnati Reds in MLB exhibition play Friday, April 3, 2015 in Montreal.
Kellogg headquarters' tower evacuated; suspected Freon leak
Quebec national assembly remembers Jean Lapierre a year after his death
National Transportation Safety Board inspectors go over the wrecked airplane in a field Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in Havre-aux-Maison, Quebec where ex-cabinet minister Jean Lapierre, his wife Nicole Beaulieu, two of his brothers and one sister died in a failed landing Tuesday. Quebec's political class remembered Jean Lapierre on Wednesday, one year after the former MP and TV commentator died in a plane crash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Noel
The hottest tickets in town: Five things to do in Toronto
The Kalanidhi International Festival of Indian Dance runs to April 2, 2017.
Ottawa police chief cautions those showing support for colleague facing charges
Abdirahman Abdi is shown in a family handout photo. Ottawa police leaders are asking fellow officers who are wearing wristbands in solidarity with a colleague charged in the 2016 death of Abdi to think carefully about the message it sends to the community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Family of Abdirahman Abdi, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Peterborough, Ont., man, 74, faces more historical sex assault counts: OPP
Via Rail website derails for youth trying to buy pass for unlimited rides in July
Cenovus Energy buying most of ConocoPhillips's Canadian assets for C$17.7B
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Human rights on the table in any Canada-China free trade deal: McCallum
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. McCallum, Canada's newly arrived ambassador to China, says human rights and labour standards will form part of any potential free trade agreement between the two countries.
Cenovus snaps up ConocoPhillips assets for $17.7-billion
Employees work on an Alberta oil well partly owned by Cenovus Energy.
Canadian coal production hit three-decade low last year as demand wanes
A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016.
Iraqi officials: Suicide truck bombing kills 15 in Baghdad
Clean energy is here, and it won’t be stopped
As the U.S. government retreats from international climate diplomacy, clean-energy innovation and free trade, it leaves a gap that Canada is well positioned to fill.
The Latest: House adds $45M to its infrastructure bill
L.A. indie band Chicano Batman is unguardedly optimistic
Chicano Batman.
Alberta education minister says PC leader's comments set back cause of gay youth
Two-time pairs champions Duhamel, and injured Radford struggle at worlds
Putin critic says he narrowly escaped death after poisoning
What playwright Anusree Roy is watching, looking forward to and tuning into
Brad Wheeler
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association now opposes the declawing of cats
A cat's claws are trimmed by a technician Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 in West Hollywood, Calif. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association has strengthened its stand against declawing domestic cats, saying the practice causes unnecessary and avoidable pain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Damian Dovarganes
Scientists say growth rate find may help control sea lamprey
2 states settle with Santander over 'unfair' car loans
GM head Mary Barra’s record profit not inspiring shareholders
General Motors chief executive Mary Barra is facing pressure from prominent shareholders to translate GM’s enviable financial results into a higher stock price.
US official calls on Kosovo to retract law on creating army
International experts want greater role for social workers in disaster recovery
A wild fire rips through the forest 16 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, Alta., on highway 63 on May 7, 2016. International experts say social workers should play a greater role in assisting in natural disasters.The experts are taking part in a University of Calgary workshop with the aim of building a provincewide network of social workers in Alberta ready to assist in the event of natural disasters such as the 2013 floods in southern Alberta or last year's Fort McMurray wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Saudi Aramco’s $2-trillion valuation a matter of accounting tricks
Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser (C) chats with colleagues before addressing visiting journalists at the company headquarters, on May 10, 2016.
Murder trial of man charged with killing wife back in Regina court
Bob Dylan archives open in Oklahoma; public centre planned
This photo taken March 2, 2015, shows copies of original Bob Dylan lyrics including an early lyric draft of 'Visions of Johanna' at the Helmerich Center at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Okla. The Bob Dylan Archive has opened in Oklahoma, more than a year after the announcement that more than 6,000 items spanning the music icon's six-decade career would be housed in Tulsa. (James Gibbard /Tulsa World via AP)
Trudeau pledges ‘historic investment’ in child care, critics call it overselling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as politicians and child care workers listen in at a YMCA-YWCA day care centre in Winnipeg, on March 29, 2017.
A by-the-numbers look at government spending on child care in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with children at a YMCA-YWCA day care centre in Winnipeg, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Trudeau was in Winnipeg to highlight their plan to spend $7 billion over 10 years to create more child care spaces across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
#BlackWomenAtWork highlights daily challenge of race, gender
In this combination photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, appears at the Justice on Trial Film Festival on Oct. 20, 2013, in Los Angeles and Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly appears on the set of his show, "The O'Reilly Factor," on Oct. 1, 2015 in New York. O'Reilly said Tuesday, March 28, 2017, he had a hard time concentrating on Waters during a speech because he was distracted by her "James Brown wig." He made the comment during an appearance on "Fox & Friends," after a clip was shown of Waters speaking in the House of Representatives. (AP Photos/Richard Shotwell, left, and Richard Drew)
The Latest: Ex-prison officials warn against executions plan
Montreal baseball investors have met MLB conditions: source
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre reacts after throwing a ceremonial pitch during a pre-game ceremony as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Cincinnati Reds in MLB exhibition play Friday, April 3, 2015 in Montreal. A source says a group of Montreal investors has met the conditions laid out by Major League Baseball to get a team back in the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Drake’s More Life breaks Weeknd's record for first-week online streams
Brad Wheeler
The Latest: Groups sue to stop Trump's effort to boost coal
Unusually firm profit outlook buoys the Trump rally
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell on March 22.
Eight-year gap in sentence sought by Crown, defence in B.C. drunk driving case
A sentencing hearing is expected to wrap up today for a man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing three people on a British Columbia highway.
What you need to know about new breast cancer screening technologies
Breast cancer is a scary diagnosis, which could help explain why there are so many new tools and gadgets being promoted to detect or prevent it.
Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan appointed new UN disarmament chief
US official: 6 fired from Afghanistan embassy for drugs
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will pick a new leader May 27
Conservative leadership candidates, from left, Chris Alexander, Pierre Lemieux, Erin O'Toole, Michael Chong, Rick Peterson, Lisa Raitt, Steven Blaney, Kevin O'Leary and Andrew Saxton each spoke to members and supporters at a meet and greet in Burlington, Ont., on Sunday, March 5, 2017. On May 27, Conservative party members will choose a new leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
U.S. State Department employee accused of misleading FBI in China case
A veteran State Department employee has been arrested on charges that she made false statements to federal investigators.
Hawaii visitor spending, traveller numbers up in February
Spanking and other uses of force on children are not the answer
Sandra Martin
Ban sought for cyanide trap that hurt Idaho boy, killed dog
FILE - In this March 17, 2017 file photo, Canyon Mansfield, 14, holds the collar of his dog, Casey, who was killed March 16 by a cyanide-ejecting device placed on public land near his Pocatello, Idaho, home, by federal workers to kill coyotes. Environmental groups have petitioned the U.S. Agriculture Department to ban its use of the device, known as an M-44, after one went off near Canyon and his dog earlier this month, injuring him and killing the dog. The petition filed late Tuesday, March 28, 2017 by the Western Watersheds Project and other groups starts a formal process to prevent the department from using the devices across Idaho and mandate existing device removal. (Jordon Beesley/Idaho State Journal via AP, File)
Cranbrook B.C., deer cull removes 15 animals, produces meat for local needs
Europe ripe for bargain-hunting, contrarian investor says
Traders sit at desks and monitor financial data inside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Dec. 5, 2016.
Why the Carleton gym scale controversy is light on facts about weight loss
Paul Landini
The Latest: Attorney general: Religious freedom affirmed
Canadian coal production hit three-decade low last year as demand wanes
Oland’s lawyers ask Supreme Court of Canada for murder acquittal
Dennis Oland heads from court in Fredericton, on Oct. 24, 2016.
State Dept. employee accused of misleading FBI in China case
Dennis Oland's lawyers ask Supreme Court of Canada for murder acquittal
Dennis Oland heads from court in Fredericton on Oct. 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Human rights on the table in any China free trade deal, says McCallum
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. McCallum, Canada's newly arrived ambassador to China, says human rights and labour standards will form part of any potential free trade agreement between the two countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Bisons offensive lineman Gray set to audition before pro football scouts
Grain lower, livestock mixed
AP SPIN METER: Was Trump joking on health care?
White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Vegas Strip heist suspect described Mexico links
This undated Clark County Detention Center photo shows Sebastian Gonzalez, 20. Officer Laura Meltzer said Monday, March 27, 2017, Gonzalez was believed to have worn the pig mask early Saturday during a smash-and-grab burglary at a luxury watch and jewelry store at the Bellagio casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)
Louisiana inmates sue over solitary confinement on death row
Donations boom for family of South Dakota woman who died
P.E.I. seed company says no regrets over involvement with Cheerios' bee campaign
A bee carrying pollen, bottom, flies at Lohrberg hill in Frankfurt, Germany in a March 13, 2017 photo. Other bees with less 'baggage' fly above it. The Prince Edward Island seed company caught up in controversy over Cheerios' "Bring Back the Bees" campaign is defending itself - and says it has no regrets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP
The Latest: Fuel tax increase passes Montana House
Sandra Martin, Robert Wright among finalists for Dafoe Book Prize
Sandra Martin is in the running for the $10,000 John W. Dafoe Book Prize.
Friend of racist church shooter appeals sentence
Woman found dead outside Mississauga, Ont., home a homicide victim, police say
No cellphones backstage for accountants after Oscar flub
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, PwC accountant Brian Cullinan, center, holds red envelopes under his arm while using his cell phone backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. PwC accountants won’t be allowed to have their cellphones backstage during future Oscar telecasts. Film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs sent an email to academy members Wednesday, March 29, 2017, detailing the new protocols established for announcing Oscar winners after the best-picture flub at last month’s Academy Awards. Boone Isaacs blamed Cullinan’s distraction for the error. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Court blocks anti-abortion group's recordings
Dafoe Book Prize short list includes award-winning book on assisted death
Man charged in 3-vehicle crash that killed woman, 81, and injured 2 others
The Latest: Police ID woman who drove into Capitol cruiser
9 rail cars derail in Clinton, Ont., no dangerous goods aboard: OPP
Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care
President Donald Trump listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump’s handling of health care during the initial weeks of his presidency, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It was his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested, which included the economy, foreign policy and immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Vin Diesel on Paul Walker: We don't want to let him down
Israel slashes dues to UN following anti-Israel votes
N.B. to give political parties financial incentives to field women candidates
Bombardier luxury jet nearly breaks sound barrier as 2018 entry on track
Bombardier Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets
3 men charged with alleged serial sex assaults on Peterborough, Ont., girl
Agency settles case over ex-player's videogame company deal
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 16, 2012, file photo, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, center, is followed by members of the media as he departs the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation headquarters, in Providence, R.I. The state’s economic development agency said on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, it has settled a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the state’s failed $75 million deal with Schilling’s videogame company. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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