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US warns South Sudan's leaders that they risk US support
Appeal Court says Alberta judge relied on stereotypes in sex assault case
The Latest: Senate spending plan rejects Trump cuts
Groups to train volunteers to record police interactions
Police ID body of man found in farmer's field near Cambridge, Ont
To save the planet, we must ignore anti-nuclear ideologues
Konrad Yakabuski
B.C. hikes welfare, disability rates, hires for ICBC, Hydro, BC Housing
How Canada's top small-cap fund made 10% returns in 12 months
Cheap Trick performs at Live Nation’s National Concert Day in 2016. Sentry Small/Mid Cap Income Fund’s biggest holding is Live Nation Entertainment Inc., which it bought during a sell-off after the 2015 Paris Bataclan terrorist attacks depressed entertainment stocks.
Proposed tax changes would shake the small-business world
Tim Cestnick
Highway 400 near Newmarket, Ont., closed after truck spills dangerous substance
8 killed in gunbattle, clashes in southern Mexico City
Marines block off the area where the suspected leader of a drug gang and seven others were killed, according to the Navy, in southern Mexico City, Thursday, July 20, 2017. In a statement Thursday, the Navy said a gang of street-level drug dealers operated in the Tlahuac and Iztapalapa districts on the city's south and east sides, where it dealt drugs, as well as carried out kidnappings, extortion and murder. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Reaction to death of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington
What Leon Frazer's Ryan Bushell is buying and selling
Ryan Bushell
A weird Florida mystery: Frozen pork falling from the sky
This photo provided by Austin Adair taken Saturday, July 15, 2017, shows a 15-pound bag of frozen pork that fell from the sky onto the home of Travis Adair in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The home is near three airports, so Adair thinks it fell from a plane. (Austin Adair via AP)
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Authorities continue probe of catheter allegedly found in Quebec ice cream
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Proposed income-splitting rules could land outsized hit on small businesses
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
Hidden city ticketing can save travel money, but it’s not without risk
Hidden city ticketing, or buying a cheaper, indirect flight and getting off at the layover rather than the final destination, has been gaining in popularity, but experts caution that the practice can be risky.
Brazilian judge seizes $2.8 million in Silva's pension funds
FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva prepares to speak to the press and supporters at the headquarters of the Worker's Party, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A Brazilian judge said on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 bank accounts belonging to the ex-president have been frozen due to his conviction on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
EBay meets 2Q profit forecasts
Microsoft 4Q gets boost from cloud computing
FILE - In this Thursday, May 11, 2017, file photo, members of a design team at Cirque du Soleil demonstrate use of Microsoft's HoloLens device in helping to virtually design a set at the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference, in Seattle. Microsoft Corp. reports earnings, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
US praises Sudan on counterterrorism despite blacklist
Target Corp. to phase out Cartwheel Perks rewards program
Trump comments about Sessions show penchant for humiliation
The Latest: Protesters greet Speaker Ryan in Massachusetts
Protestors standing across the street from the New Balance athletic shoe factory protest the visit of House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Sears Canada has given us reason to be thankful for inferior pension plans
Rob Carrick
Capital One beats Street 2Q forecasts
Man charged after puppy found in Toronto shopping centre trash can
Tot survives 3-story fall from balcony, missing spiked gate
Mika Brzezinski has a three-book deal
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2017 file photo, Mika Brzezinski attends FX's "The Americans" season five premiere in New York. “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski has a 3-book deal. Weinstein Books said Thursday, July 20, 2017 that the first release would be a new and expanded edition of the 2011 best-seller “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth.” The book features commentary from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sheryl Sandberg among others and will come out next spring. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Visa's third-quarter profit beats expectations
FILE - This Wednesday, June 4, 2014, file photo shows a selection of Visa cards in Boston. Visa Inc. reports earnings, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Simpson was convicted in 2008 of enlisting some men he barely knew, including two who had guns, to retrieve from two sports collectibles sellers some items that Simpson said were stolen from him a decade earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jason Bean, The Reno Gazette-Journal - POOL
SIU investigating death of man in Thunder Bay, Ont., police cell
After facing hurdles, Liberals look to meet increased youth green jobs promise
Report details day-to-day activities that may help ward off Alzheimer’s
A section of a human brain with Alzheimer’s on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy in New York.
Calgary police seek person of interest in quadruple homicide
Burn marks from a vehicle fire mar the wall of a house under construction in northwestern Calgary, on July 10, 2017.
Romeo Santos has the golden touch on his new album
Singer-songwriter Romeo Santos, left, poses with his wax figure at an unveiling at Madame Tussauds on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Hydro One shares rebound following U.S. acquisition
A Hydro One sign is seen on the wall of a building at 483 Bay St. in downtown Toronto, on July 10 2017.
UN rights chief says China must allow Liu Xia to move freely
In this Saturday, July 15, 2017 file photo, a rosary hangs over the portrait of the late Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo is displayed outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong. China cremated the body of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died this week after a battle with liver cancer amid international criticism of Beijing for not letting him travel abroad as he had wished. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Thirteen U.S. small-cap stocks poised to outperform
Canadian bank stocks continue to grind sideways, raising the question of what might inspire the next rally. Could the improved outlook for the Canadian economy do the trick?
U.S. Metallica fan who lost car in Toronto after concert says it has been found
The Latest: Apollo 13 flight plan fetches $275K
Mohamed Mahjoub loses long legal fight to lift terrorist designation
Mohamed Mahjoub stands outside a Federal Court in Toronto, on Dec. 15, 2011.
Can meditation help you control your body temperature?
Wim Hof of the Netherlands, known as the Iceman, prepares for a performance in a tank of ice for German Television, in Inzell, Germany.
The Latest: Exxon sues to stop $2M fine for sanctions breach
FILE - In this May 28, 2014 file photo, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson listens to a reporter's question after the annual meeting ExxonMobil shareholders meeting in Dallas. The Treasury Department hit Exxon Mobil Corp. with a $2 million fine Thursday for violating Russia sanctions while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil company’s CEO. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Ex-Rep. Regula, Ohio congressman elected to 18 terms, dies
FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2012, file photo, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., vice presidential running mate of former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, greets former U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Ohio, after a campaign speech at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Regula, a northeastern Ohio member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 36 years before retiring in 2008, and a key player in creating Cuyahoga Valley National Park, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, his son said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
The odyssey of a clunky old piano
Playing piano isn't always about who hears it, sometimes it's just cathartic
The importance of bigger earnings for stock funds
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 18, 2017, file photo, specialist Mario Picone works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. This earnings season is off to a good start, and the encouraging run is expected to keep going. Instead of excitement, though, the reaction so far from Wall Street has been more like relief. That’s because the strong reports that are forecast would be more a justification for the big moves that stock prices have already made, rather than reason for further gains. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Texas woman arrested in tri-state 'virtual kidnapping' plot
DAZN sports streaming service launches in Canada with NFL its first attraction
USS Ford will join the fleet, but deployment is 4 years away
FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford embarks on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems on its own power for the first time from Newport News, Va. The Navy's newest aircraft carrier will officially join the fleet Saturday, July 22, 2017, at a commissioning overseen by President Donald Trump. But four years will likely pass before the ship’s first deployment as the ship still must go through various tests and trials of its new state-of-the-art technology. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP, FIle)
Sex offender gets prison after groping woman on flight
Quebec minister calls on police to aggressively pursue people inciting hatred
Quebec Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness Minister Kathleen Weil makes an announcement about the fight against systemic discrimination and racism. dow}, July 20, 2017 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Police seek woman who they say may have played role in quadruple homicide
Calgary police are seeking the public's help in finding a woman who they believe may have played a significant role in a quadruple homicide earlier this month. Investigators want to question Yu Chieh Liao, who goes by Diana Liao, in the deaths of two sisters and two men. Liao, 24, is seen in this undated police handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Calgary Police Service, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Five lessons learned on the road in an RV to Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula
Scooting out to Percé Rock before the tide rolls in.
Banff's Sunshine Village clearing out guests as crews tackle nearby wildfire
Helicopters are seen leaving a fire base for the Verdant Creek wildfire in an undated Parks Canada handout image. The Verdant Creek wildfire has spread over about 25 to 30 square kilometres in Kootenay National Park and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park in British Columbia on the Alberta boundary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Egyptian Mohamed Mahjoub loses long legal fight against terrorist branding
Vancouver Port to lead study to probe effects of ship noise on killer whales
Romanian court rules Turkish woman can be freed from custody
US Judge: Utah county election maps must be redrawn again
Halle Berry downs a half pint of whiskey at Comic-Con panel
People arrive for the first day of Comic-Con Thursday, July 20, 2017, in San Diego. Comic-Con, which started as a comic-book convention with 300 participants in 1970 and has grown into a corporate-heavy media showcase that draws more than 130,000 attendees, runs through Sunday in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Pride and pressure for firefighters dealing with wildfires in B.C.
Smoke rises from trees burned by wildfire on a mountain near Ashcroft, B.C., on July 10, 2017.
'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Stranger Things' bring VR to Comic-Con
This image shows an installation for the Netflix series, "Stranger Things," at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The studios behind “Blade Runner 2049” and “Stranger Things 2” have created temporary installations in downtown San Diego where fans can soar through the Los Angeles of the future in a Spinner ship from “Blade Runner 2049” or visit the Hawkins, Indiana, house where Will Byers lives in “Stranger Things.” Both experiences are free and continue through Sunday. (AP Photo/Sandy Cohen)
High-level lab in Winnipeg for studying dangerous pathogens to be beefed up
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is shown in a Tuesday, May 19, 2009 photo. High-level containment labs at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg are being expanded to allow scientists increased capacity to research some of the world's most dangerous infectious diseases, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott announced Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Drone distacts crew at emercency scene in Nova Scotia, police say
The Latest: Official: NFL arena has panels like London tower
CORRECTS TO SAY THE REYNOBOND PE MATERIAL WAS USED UNDER THE ROOF AND ON THE WALL, NOT ON THE ROOF - In this Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo, a bus pulls away from terminal D at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. Panels made of the cladding material Reynobond PE, under the roof and at left, were installed in parts of the interior and exterior of the terminal. Those same panels were also used in the London Grenfell Tower apartment building, which caught on file in June, killing at least 80 people. British authorities say they are investigating whether the panels helped spread the blaze that ripped across the building's outer walls. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Lawsuits claim Texas loopholes allow illegal air emissions
FILE - IN this Dec. 2, 2009, file photo, the Total Port Arthur refinery is shown in Port Arthur, Texas. Federal lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be filed claiming the agency has failed to correct Texas air pollution control permits with loopholes that make state enforcement rare. The suits, to be filed Thursday, July 20, 2017, by the nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project, target permits for the largest integrated petrochemical factory in the U.S., three refineries near the Houston Ship Channel including the largest petroleum refinery in the U.S. and a coal-fired power plant east of Dallas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Musk says government likes plan for high-speed tunnels
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. In a Tweet, Musk says he has "verbal government approval" to build a tunnel for high-speed transportation from New York to Washington. The billionaire entrepreneur didn't say who gave him the approval. But the White House confirmed it had "positive discussions" about the tunnel with Musk and executives from his underground drilling enterprise, The Boring Co. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Greece waits for 'right moment' for bond market return
Protester gather to take part in protest by tourism and catering workers in central Athens, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Unions representing workers in the two sectors called a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest lax enforcement of labor laws. Despite tourism being a major money earner for the crisis-hit country, unions say tourism and catering workers are among the lowest paid in Greece and job protection regulations frequently ignored.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Trump's envoy picks hesitate on question of Russian meddling
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., left, shows Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, right, where he should sit, as Johnson arrives for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Thursday, July 20, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead in apparent suicide
Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, 2012.
There is more to the story of U.S. investment in Canadian energy
Suncor's base plant with upgraders in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. The Canadian oilsands industry is beset with environmental concerns and low crude prices. Nonetheless, production is expected to grow.
US condemns deadliest day of violence in Ukraine this year
The Latest: Experts remove biological samples from Dali
O.J. Simpson triumphant, others devastated as he gets parole
Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Simpson was convicted in 2008 of enlisting some men he barely knew, including two who had guns, to retrieve from two sports collectibles sellers some items that Simpson said were stolen from him a decade earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jason Bean, The Reno Gazette-Journal - POOL
Through education, ‘the future is female’
Vasie Papadopoulos is a student with Ivey’s executive MBA program.
Canadian laser expert claims major U.K. science prize
Dr. Paul Corkum, front, at the University of Ottawa labs that are part of the Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory.
The Latest: Senate issues narrow vote on student loan bond
Television networks return to old obsession with Simpson
US says ban on laptops in airplane cabins has been lifted
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington dies in LA at 41
FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Chester Bennington, left, performs during the MMRBQ Music Festival 2015 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. The Los Angeles County coroner says Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of rock, hip-hop and rap, has died in his home near Los Angeles. He was 41. Coroner spokesman Brian Elias says they are investigating Bennington’s death as an apparent suicide but no additional details are available. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Cairo upset over latest US travel warning to Egypt
Ohio deputy sheriff charged with rape, kidnapping of woman
Mexico increases prediction of hurricanes, storm storms
US postal worker pleads guilty to stealing cards, packages
Frightening image pulled after complaints about Edmonton Festival of Fear ad
A photo promoting the Edmonton Festival of Fear is seen in this undated handout photo. The organizer of an international horror movie festival in Edmonton has pulled an ad used to promote the fall event following complaints about the image. It showed two scantily clad women chained up and appearing to be in distress, and was used to advertise VIP passes for the Festival of Fear in October. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Edmonton Festival of Fear *MANDATORY CREDIT*
VW's settlement in emissions scandal reaches $1.3 billion
Son of Cecil the lion killed in Zimbabwean hunt
Norovirus confirmed in diner who reported eating at Chipotle
This Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, photo shows a sign on a Chipotle restaurant. Chipotle says it temporarily shut down a restaurant in Virginia, on Monday, July 17, 2017, after becoming aware of reports of illnesses. The chain says it’s working to understand the cause, but that the reported symptoms are consistent with norovirus. The company says it plans to reopen the location in Sterling, Va., after a “complete sanitization” later on Tuesday, July 18, and that its food is safe to eat. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pakistan: 1 soldier, 13 militants killed near Afghan border
UN ambassador testifies he didn't know what 'bribe' meant
In this Wednesday, July 19, 2017 photo, suspended Dominican Republic diplomat Francis Lorenzo leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, after giving over a week's worth of testimony in the United Nations bribery trial of Chinese billionaire Ng Lap Seng. Prosecutors say Ng paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to clear the way to build a massive United Nations conference center in Macau. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
Actor Red West, longtime Elvis confidant, dies
Asian shares meander as ECB, BOJ hold monetary policy steady
Canadian researchers develop technology for self-driving wheelchairs
Globalink student Xinya Li is photographed looking at the self-driving wheelchair she helped developed at the University of Toronto on Thursday, July 20, 2017. A team of Canadian researchers and robotics experts say they've developed cost-effective technology that would allow power wheelchairs to drive themselves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov.
Military sends extra help for exhausted police officers dealing with B.C. fires
Helicopters are seen leaving a fire base for the Verdant Creek wildfire in an undated Parks Canada handout image. About 140 fires are currently burning in the province, and more than 3,500 square kilometres of land have been scorched by wildfires this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
New Jersey fisherman tries to save brother, but both drown
The Latest: Venezuela UN diplomat calls on Maduro to resign
Bolivarian National Guard stand guard outside the Petare shantytown in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Large swaths of Venezuela's capital were shuttered and silent Thursday as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called a major national strike as an expression of disapproval of his plan to convene a constitutional assembly that would reshape the Venezuelan system to consolidate the ruling party's power over the few institutions that remain outside its control. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
British exhibit on Franklin expedition features new artifacts, Inuit history
Items from the HMS Erebus on display at the National Maritime Museum in London include the ship’s bell, seen in Ottawa sitting in water in 2014.
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