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Putin hails dialogue between Vatican, Russia Orthodox Church
Flint scholarship plan gets $2M from Pistons owner, utility
Your personal travel coach: Meet travel blogger Nomadic Matt
South African rhino breeder starts online auction of horns
FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, rhinos graze in the bush on the edge of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Lawyers for a rhino breeder in South Africa say bidding will start Wednesday in an online auction of 264 rhino horns after a court ordered the government to hand over a permit allowing the sale to proceed. Conservation groups believe it will lead to a surge in rhino poaching that has occurred at record levels in the past decade. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
The Latest: Police say white nationalist turns himself in
Chad closing Qatar's embassy there, kicking out diplomats
The Latest: New exhibition space planned for NY State Fair
Billy Payne retiring as Masters, Augusta National chairman
In this April 6, 2016 photo, Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne smiles during a news conference at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Payne announced Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, that he is retiring as chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Fines should be doubled for realtors who break rules, says Ont. association
A real estate sold sign hangs in front of a west-end Toronto property, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. The Ontario Real Estate Association says it's time for higher fines for real estate agents that break the rules.The association is proposing that the fines for salespeople who violate a code of ethics double to $50,000.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Focus for independent retailers - make shopping easy and fun
In this July 25, 2017, photo, Bryce Phillips, left, the founder and CEO of evo, a Seattle-based outdoor, bike, ski, and clothing retailer, poses for a photo with Ben Wallace, right, evo's director of business development, in their store in Seattle. Evo gets 80 percent of its business from its online business. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Up from the ashes: Samsung unveils successor to Note 7 phone
FILE - This Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, file photo shows a damaged Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on a table in Richmond, Va., after it caught fire earlier in the day. Samsung is trying to move past 2016's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with a successor sporting a dual-lens camera, animated messages, expanded note-taking and lower battery capacity. (Shawn L. Minter via AP, File)
Doctors grow ‘mini organs’ to help treat cystic fibrosis
Samples of mini organs are shown at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Netherlands, on May 29, 2017.
UN force in Lebanon pushes back after US, Israeli criticism
Lebanese army soldiers rappel down from a helicopter onto the deck of the Brazilian warship UNIAO, part of the UNIFIL Maritime force, during a joint training to apprehend the smuggling of illegal material, off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The head of the U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon says his force has no evidence that weapons are being illegally transferred in the country's south, rebuffing criticism the mission is failing to stem their spread. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
I may be 13, but I’m wide awake to the racism in America
Noa Roxborough.
How to build a network, one friend at a time
Sol Orwell is the co-founder of Examine.com.
Upset over drug use on property, owner torches trailer home
Venezuela's ousted prosecutor accuses Maduro of corruption
FILE - In this July 4, 2017 file photo, Venezuela's ousted Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. Immigration authorities in Colombia announced Wednesday, Aug. 22, that Ortega Diaz is on her way to Brazil. Ortega said that Maduro removed her in order to stop a probe linking him and his inner circle to nearly $100 million in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
A troubled fairy-tale: Princess Diana remembered 20 years later​
Diana, The Princess of Wales shakes hands with a girl in the crowd at the Legislature Buildings in Victoria, B.C.
In new book, Clinton says her ‘skin crawled’ as Trump hovered near
Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump listens as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton answers a question during their presidential town hall debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Miss., on Oct. 9, 2016.
Gunfire erupts, person injured, when masked trio burst into central Alberta home
Drill sergeants suspended in Army sex assault investigation
Most students pass Ontario literacy test; scores decline in applied stream
Wall Street banks warn market downturn is coming
In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, people walk to work on Wall Street beneath a statue of George Washington, in New York.
Libyan official says IS beheads 11 in checkpoint attack
Officials question visitor cap for Colorado's Hanging Lake
US families, friends of missing sailors proud, praying
This undated photo provided by Cynthia Kimball shows her son John Hoagland aboard the USS John McCain. Kimball said Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, the Navy told her that her son is among the missing seamen who were aboard the USS John McCain when it collided with an oil tanker near Singapore Monday, Aug. 21. (Cynthia Kimball via AP)
Asian markets mostly higher as Jackson Hole in focus
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange at sunset, in lower Manhattan. Global stock markets edged lower Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, as investors treaded carefully ahead of an annual gathering of central bankers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Pence in Florida: US won't stand by as Venezuela crumbles
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left, shakes hands with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., before a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Venezuelan exile community, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Striking Pearson ground crew vote against new offer
Striking workers are seen picketing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, July, 28, 2017. About 700 ground crew workers at Canada's busiest airport are voting today on whether to accept a new contract offer and potentially end a four-week-long work stoppage.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Dutch woman convicted for Facebook threat of prime minister
Germany's Merkel says "America first" attitude will hurt US
From left, Handelsblatt chief editor Sven Afhueppe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Handelsblatt publisher Gabor Steingart pose for a photo prior to the 'Deutschland Live' (Germany Live) event organized by the economy news paper 'Handelsblatt' in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
Rome defends evacuation of migrants as UN complains
Foreigner returns to testify in South Sudan hotel rampage
Fire threat prompts evacuation of remote northern Manitoba community
Police investigate discovery of several dismembered animals found in Kitchener
Search continues for 2 escaped inmates in northwest Oklahoma
Court upholds insider trading conviction of money manager
Grain mixed, livestock mixed
I work at Nike and want to move up. Should I leave?
Atique wants to move up the corporate ladder. He is looking for advice on if it makes more professional sense to stay at Nike Canada's head office or leave for a few years.
US new-home sales fell in July, yet still ahead of last year
In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017, photo, new home construction is underway in a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, the Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in July. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
The Latest: Trump calls for patriotism, national healing
President Donald Trump reacts before speaking at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2 struck, killed standing next to truck on Ohio interstate
Report says system failed 12-year-old girl impregnated by stepfather
Ball State basketball player's death ruled a suicide
Computer glitch sends sewage spill into Massachusetts lake
Florida to execute white man for racially motivated murder
This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Mark Asay. If his final appeals are denied, Asay is to die by lethal injection after 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2017. Asay was convicted by a jury of two racially motivated, premeditated murders in Jacksonville in 1987. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)
Upstate NY 'Star Trek' TV set tour getting boost from donor
Farm Mark Twain bought for his daughter on market for $1.8M
How to tell if the price is right on your next prescription
FILE - In this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo, a pharmacy technician fills a prescription for an anti-diarrhea medication at a pharmacy, in Sacramento, Calif. Filling a prescription is no longer the simple errand you run after a doctor visit. With drug prices rising and insurance coverage shrinking, it pays to ask questions and do a little research before handing over your insurance card at the pharmacy counter. Having coverage offers no guarantee that you’re getting the best price for your medicine. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
US envoy briefs Pakistan army chief on Trump's Afghan plans
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Khan called for the government to convene a special session of the Parliament to hold a debate on US President Donald Trump's threats. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
1 winning ticket sold for $758.7M Powerball jackpot
A customer shows her purchased Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Hialeah, Fla. The winner could take the $700 million annuity option (paid out over 29 years) or the $443.3 million cash prize, minus state and federal taxes. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Cologne to protect famous cathedral with stone blocks
South African minister faces inquiry in Grace Mugabe scandal
44 mostly Romanian fruit pickers injured in German bus crash
A brief explainer on NAFTA after latest Trump bashing
90 years on, legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti executions lingers
FILE - In this circa 1927, file photo, Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists Bartolomeo Vanzetti, second from left foreground, and Nicola Sacco, second from right foreground, stand in handcuffs with unidentified escorts in Massachusetts. Sacco and Vanzetti, arrested in 1920, were convicted of killing two people in a robbery in Braintree, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, marks the 90th anniversary of their executions in Boston. (AP Photo/File)
Markets Right Now: US stocks pull back after a 2-day rally
Guilty pleas in scheme to sell rare turtles
FILE - In this July 12, 2014 file photo, The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) celebrates the birthday of Tonca, an alligator snapping turtle in Jacksonville, Fla. Investigators in Beaumont, Texas said Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, that three men have pleaded guilty in a scheme to sell dozens of rare alligator snapping turtles caught during Texas fishing trips and hauled to Louisiana. Prosecutors announced Travis Joseph Leger and Rickey Paul Simon, both of Sulphur, Louisiana, and Jason Gene Leckelt of Wilburton, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to illegally traffic alligator snapping turtles. (Bruce Lipsky/The Florida Times-Union via AP File)
Israeli premier airs concerns to Russia about Iran expansion
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Finnish police arrest 2 more suspects in knife rampage
From the middle left, Chief of Turku Police, Tapio Huttunen, Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila and Finnish parliament member Annika Saarikko standing next to memorial flowers at Turku Market Square Monday Aug. 21, 2017. Ten people were stabbed in the square on Friday. Two of the victims died in the attack. (Roni Lehti/Lehtikuva via AP)
German shipping company accused of faking pollution records
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Broadcom chip.
French leader presses labour rules in central Europe tour
FILE - In this Thursday, July 27, 2017 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech during a citizenship ceremony in Orleans, central France. French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for tighter European rules to protect workers in France and other prosperous countries in Western Europe from cheaper labor primarily stemming from the continent’s east. Macron is set to raise concerns over so-called “posted workers” and “social dumping” with leaders across Central Europe as he makes his first visit to the region this week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
Dog that went missing after Tinder date reunited with owner
Cops: Gun used in boy's fatal shooting was stolen last year
Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off
FILE - In this June. 21, 2011, file photo, former U.S. CIA Operations Officer, Valerie Plame Wilson arrives for the UK film premiere of Countdown to Zero in London. Wilson launched an online fundraiser on Aug. 18, 2017, looking to crowdfund enough money to buy Twitter so President Donald Trump can’t use it. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
Alouettes eager for rematch with Bombers after last-play loss in Winnipeg
If their last meeting was an indication, the clash Thursday night between the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers should be quite the offensive spectacle. Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Andrew Harris (33) stiff arms Montreal Alouettes linebacker Dominique Tovell (49) during second half CFL football action, in Winnipeg on Thursday, July 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Former Dutch government minister to lead tainted egg probe
FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 file photo, a man transports eggs at a processing plant in Gaesti, southern Romania. The Dutch government appointed a former justice minister Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, to lead an investigation into the illegal use of a pesticide to treat laying hens for lice infestations, which sparked a food scare in Europe and beyond and led to the destruction of millions of eggs. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Steel prices ‘set to go through the roof’
Scott Barlow
Man allegedly poses as Uber driver, sexually assaults woman in Toronto: police
Cops: Boy suffocated by mattress on crib to stop escapes
Ohio college basketball player gets probation for jail fight
England record-scorer Wayne Rooney ends international career
Judge refuses to toss conviction in $100B bogus lien case
Review: In 'Crown Heights' a wrongful conviction in Brooklyn
Mel B dumps water on Simon Cowell on 'America's Got Talent'
In this Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 photo provided by NBC, judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell participate in a live broadcast of "America's Got Talent" in Los Angeles. Mel B threw a cup of water on Cowell and walked off the stage after Cowell made a joke about her wedding night during the show. (Trae Patton/NBC via AP)
Clinton: My 'skin crawled' as Trump hovered on debate stage
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, right, speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (Rick T. Wilking/Pool via AP)
Bank robbery charges filed against 'AK-47 bandit' suspect
Romania: Proposed changes to justice system cause alarm
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 file photo, Romania's president Klaus Iohannis listens to a question during an interview with the Associated Press at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania. Romania's justice minister has presented a package of proposed changes to the judicial system on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 that would limit the role of the president in naming key officials. Romania's president Iohannis says the proposals would set the country's anti-corruption fight back by a decade. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, file)
Saudi teen released by police after dancing to ‘Macarena’ in the street
Walmart partners with Google to introduce voice-activated shopping
Walmart and Google announced Aug. 23, 2017, that Google would start offering Walmart products to people who shop on Google Express, the company’s online shopping mall.
Stranger pushes woman onto NYC subway tracks
Lebanon PM says victory over Islamic State is near
Politics Briefing newsletter: Judge who wore Trump hat faces disciplinary hearing
A pregnant mother and her young daughter, who stated they were from Haiti, are watched by RCMP officers as they prepare to cross the border into Hemmingford, Que. on Aug. 21, 2017.
Dividend stock with steady growth forecast and a unanimous buy call
Jennifer Dowty
Wednesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Our roundup of Canadian small-caps in the news today.
Record household debt to add pressure to credit cards in next downturn: Moodys
Russian art community turns out to support detained director
Wayne Rooney retires from international soccer as England's leading scorer
England's Wayne Rooney and John Terry celebrate their victory over Ukraine after their Group D Euro 2012 soccer match at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, June 19, 2012. Rooney announced Wednesday that he is ending his international career.
Florida man accused of sending child porn to TV anchor
Authorities confirm tornado hit Quebec town as cleanup operations continue
Emile Turcotte looks at his trampoline hanging from a tree as a result of a category one tornado, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 in Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ceiling collapses in one of Malta's oldest churches
Debris from a partially collapsed ceiling covers the marble altar of the Ta'Giezu church in Rabat, Malta, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The church, completed in 1500 and dedicated to the mother of Jesus, is run by Franciscan Friars who made the grim discovery Wednesday when they opened the building for Mass. (The Malta Independent via AP)
Spain terror suspects were in France before attack
A van of the Spanish Civil Guard leaves the Madrid court on Aug. 22, 2017, before the arrival of four men suspected of involvement in the terror cell that carried out twin attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.
Iraqis cite progress in driving IS from Tal Afar
Germany finishes bringing gold reserves back from France
Wednesday’s Insider Report: Companies insiders are buying and selling
Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich in this file photo.
Suspect who was subject of manhunt charged with murder
Pennsylvania to forgive $30M in loans to Cheyney University
Nova Scotia abortion referral rule ‘historical practice,’ not law: minister
Randy Delorey attends a briefing at the legislature in Halifax on April 19, 2016.
Wealthsimple launches Halal portfolio for observant Muslims
Michael Katchen, founder and CEO of Wealthsimple, is photographed in the company's Toronto office on April 21, 2016.
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