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A decade later, shock of Caisse’s ABCP debacle still lingers
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDP) building is seen in Montreal, February 26, 2014.
Caricature artist guilty of stabbing co-worker at theme park
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A shockingly high number of Canadians are not reading their investment statements
Watford fined $5.1m for giving false financial information
Ex-mayor acquitted of race riot murder in 1969 has died
Don’t hold Sir John A. Macdonald to 2017’s values
J.D.M. Stewart
73-year-old dies after climbing fall in Rocky Mountain Park
Five questions to ask your doctor to get the best cancer treatment
Unbeknownst to many patients, the quality of cancer care in Canada can vary substantially between doctors and hospitals.
Jason Kenney offered help to meet with kids from gay-straight groups
Three stocks to hedge against a stock market downturn
When the markets are rising, moving into less risky assets looks boring. But when markets are turbulent, such a decision looks smart.
Police: We tracked down rape victim using her cellphone GPS
A chronology of Sen. Mike Duffy's expense troubles
Apple plans to reveal updated TV box in September: source
An Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City
Toronto school officer program to be reviewed by Ryerson University
The Latest: Fishers hope they'll return to Atlantic monument
Couple who met on a bus 13 years ago now get married on one
Bay area leaders strive to protect speech, prevent violence
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, a fire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus. Northern California police and civic leaders are hoping for calm, but bracing for violence this weekend when hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators of all stripes flock to the San Francisco Bay Area for dueling political rallies. Law enforcement officials in San Francisco and Berkeley, California are grappling with protecting free speech rights while preventing the type of violence that occurred this month in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
The Latest: Florida executes convicted killer using new drug
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)
Duke University receives 2 endangered lemurs from Madagascar
Voice shopping: Bargain hunters beware
file photo provided by Amazon shows an Amazon Echo Show on display in a living room setting. With Echo Show, Amazon has given its voice-enabled Echo speaker a touch screen and video-calling capabilities as it competes with Google's efforts at bringing "smarts" to the home. Amazon has been ramping up efforts to get more people to shop using the Alexa voice assistant on Echo speakers and other Amazon devices.
Apple, Samsung, Google, Amazon – another product, another boring launch event
Steve Jobs introduces the new iPhone at the MacWorld in San Francisco in January, 2007. The Jobs-style, hype-building showcase has dominated the tech industry for years.
Texas' string of losses in voting rights cases continues
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2014 file photo, an election official checks a voter's photo identification at an early voting polling site in Austin, Texas. A federal judge Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, again threw out Texas’ voter ID requirements that she previously compared to a “poll tax” on minorities, dealing another court setback to state Republican leaders over voting rights. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Defence chief hopes to show solidarity, spark recruitment with Pride march
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance is shown in his office in Ottawa on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Vance wants to send a message of solidarity - and spark a rush for the military's recruiting centres - by becoming the first chief of defence staff to march in a pride parade this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Diners scatter as pontoon boat lands on restaurant's lawn
Orchestra group under fire after suggesting only 'fit' vocalists can perform
Suspect was not combative during alleged assault by Calgary police: officer
Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather
Man who beat mom, 70, when she changed TV channel gets jail
Father of baby boy who died in suspicious Edmonton house fire offers reward
Grain mostly higher, livestock mixed
Student debt should be tied to earning potential after graduation
Tim Cestnick
Five Canadian companies that offer sustainable dividends with little NAFTA uncertainty
Great-West Lifeco world headquarters is pictured in Winnipeg.
Missing, murdered Indigenous women hearings moving ahead despite call for reboot
Marion Buller, Chief Commissioner of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, pauses while speaking to a reporter after a news conference at Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology, in Vancouver on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is moving forward despite calls from some aboriginal groups for resignations and a reset.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A list of the 28 latest announced Kmart store closings
What to do with Via Rail? Ottawa weighs multibillion-dollar boost to passenger rail
A Via Rail employee climbs aboard an F40 locomotive at the train station in Ottawa on Monday, December 3, 2012. Backbench MPs from the party that gave Canada its first transcontinental railroad appear to be in a losing, behind-the-scenes struggle over cuts at Via Rail, leaving some communities scrambling for new transit options.
City in Mississippi considers moving Confederate statue
NATO chief says 2 experts to attend Russia-Belarus war games
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, and Polish President Andrzej Duda meet prior to official talks, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
Hundreds of Syrian refugees add costs for New Brunswick schools
Can empathy be taught? Toronto company’s technology gives a glimpse into the effects of Parkinson’s
Klick Labs Sym Pulse Tele-Empathy Device.
Ex-Alabama Gov. Siegelman says Trump should pardon him
Everything you need to know to navigate TIFF 2017
Fans line up hoping to catch a glimpse of movie stars arriving at theatres during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Court orders web host to provide records on anti-Trump site
FILE- In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, police fire pepper spray at protestors during a demonstration in downtown Washington after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. A District of Columbia Superior Court ruled Thursday, Aug. 24, that an internet hosting company must turn over records for a website that the government alleges was used to plan violent protests on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Authorities: Police shoot, wound armed man in confrontation
Inside the big-picture battle for Imax
The audience watches the world premier of the Imax film The Alps at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
Denis Shapovalov wins second-round qualifying match at U.S. Open
Denis Shapovalov returns the ball during a training session as he prepares for the upcoming U.S. Open, Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Montreal.
Do I always have to take the full course of antibiotics?
In recent years, some experts have become increasingly concerned about the “collateral damage” done by a course of antibiotics. In particular, the drugs don’t just kill the microbes causing the infection – they also attack other bacteria in the body.
US: At least 16 Americans affected by health attacks in Cuba
In this photo taken Aug. 14, 2015, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. At least 16 Americans associated with the U.S. Embassy in Havana suffered symptoms from attacks on their health in Cuba that have still not been explained, the United States said Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Central bankers to face inflation puzzle at Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen arrives for a reception on the opening night of the annual conference of the world's central bankers, north of Jackson Hole, Wyo., Aug 25, 2016.
Trump, former top spy trade verbal barbs
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, then-National Intelligence Director James Clapper testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump and Clapper, the former national intelligence chief, are trading verbal barbs that started after Clapper questioned Trump’s fitness to be in the Oval Office. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
The Latest: Satellite for Taiwan launched from California
Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. Mayweather is scheduled to fight Conor McGregor in a boxing match Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Toxic chemical BPA still common in blood samples: survey
Investigators say US land agent took evidence
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Daniel Love, a special agent with the Bureau of Land Management, walks in front of Carl "Vern" Crites' home in Durango Colo., after Crites voluntarily turned over his entire collection of ancient artifacts during a sweeping federal investigation of looting and grave-robbing in the Four Corners region. In a report released Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, federal investigators released a report that says Love took valuable stones held as evidence and distributed them "like candy" to colleagues and a contractor. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP, File)
School says sex abuse allegations against monks are credible
Paramilitary sect's land holding eyed in child abuse case
In this undated photo, James Green, co-leader of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, waits in the parking lot of the Cibola County Magistrate Court in Grants, N.M. Four members of the New Mexico paramilitary religious sect rocked by child sexual abuse allegations were arrested while trying to flee the state in two vans full of children, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Adron Gardner/Gallup Independent via AP)
Pacific fish spill doesn't pose concerns for Nova Scotia operations:minister
Toronto’s Brunswick House reflected the complexity of the city – and my family history
Canada's Shapovalov wins second-round qualifying match at US Open
Satellite for Taiwan launched from California
Hiker hit by lightning woke up with "blood everywhere"
Some of the wounds Mathias Steinhuber received from being struck by a lighting bolt are seen on his right foot as he discusses the near-fatal event, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. His left foot, where the lightning exited his body, is wrapped. Steinhuber, of Innsbruck, Austria, had been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail near Donner Summit Tuesday when he stopped to take a photo and was hit by the lighting. He was taken by helicopter to the the Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, before being flown to the University of California, Davis Hospital Burn Center where he is listed in fair condition. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Review: Indie comedy The Space Between takes a lighthearted look at heavy issues
Julia Sarah Stone, left, and Michael Cram play a pair of misfits who built an instant rapport in The Space Between.
Man arrested after bomb threat at General Electric construction site, police say
Mexico's oil output falls below 2 million barrels per day
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2013. file photo, the Centenario deep-water drilling platform stands off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico’s crude oil output has fallen below 2 million barrels per day for the first time since comparable records were kept starting in 1990. State-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reports on its website that average daily output in July 2017, was about 14,300 barrels short of the 2 million mark. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
Manitoba police watchdog investigates after man jumped out window, breaks leg
Why I fight: A young woman’s journey from bodypump to Muay Thai
Sherrill Sutherland (right) faces off in her first-ever Muay Thai fight.
LG breaks ground on $250M appliance plant in Tennessee
Corker's careful balancing act on Trump knocked off kilter
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs in Columbia, Tenn., on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Corker said he felt compelled to voice criticism of Donald Trump after the president said white supremacists didn't bear all the blame for a melee in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman was killed after being struck by a car driven into a crowd. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
UN chief to visit Kuwait, Israelis and Palestinians
Scheer suggests designating illegal border crossings as official
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 21, 2017.
Ridership, revenue down for Southern Nevada's cab companies
Indigenous chapter in new NAFTA could look to address mobility concerns
Repairs on schedule, Amtrak, NJ Transit plan normal service
ESPN Radio host out of Wyoming jail, court date set
This undated photo provided by the Teton County Sheriff's Office shows Ryen Russillo, the host of "The Ryen Russillo Show" on ESPN Radio. Russillo was arrested and jailed after entering a condo in Jackson, Wyo., and refusing to leave early Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Police say the man found in the bedroom had slurred speech and was incoherent. The 42-year-old Russillo faces misdemeanor criminal trespassing charges.(Teton County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Review: A darling at Sundance and Cannes, Patti Cake$ isn’t perfect, but it will move you
Siddharth Dhananjay, left, and Danielle Macdonald are aspiring hip-hop musicians working to get their big break in Patti Cake$.
Canada must stop giving foreign companies a digital advantage
Foreign streaming services, such as Netflix, are not subject to HST, putting Canadian businesses at a disadvantage and depriving governments of tax revenue.
Fate of 1st Atlantic marine monument likely headed to court
This undated photo released by the NOAA Okeanos Explorer made during the Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013, shows Anthomastus coral in Oceanographer Canyon. Environmentalists and fishing groups said Thursday, Aug 24, 2017, that they are prepared for a legal battle in the wake of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's decision to preserve the nation's first Atlantic Ocean marine monument. President Barack Obama designated Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument a little less than a year ago. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer via AP)
Globe and Mail among top nominees for international Online Journalism Awards
Globe reporter Robyn Doolittle’s Unfounded series picked up two nominations for the Online Journalism Awards.
Collapse at salmon farm renews debate about fish farming
Allen Cooke, left, and Nathan Cultee emerge from the hold of the Marathon after having separated out the 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon they caught fishing off Point Williams, Wash., on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Two boats sailed into Home Port Seafoods in Bellingham with several of the farm-raised Atlantic salmon that escaped from their nets Monday. (Dean Rutz /The Seattle Times via AP)
68 cats rescued from condemned trailer in Mississippi
Teen tells judge he bought tiger cub on streets of Tijuana
This Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an agent holding a male tiger cub that was confiscated at the U.S. border crossing at Otay Mesa southeast of downtown San Diego early Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. CBP said in a news release Thursday that the cub was found during a routine inspection of the car, crossing from Mexico into the U.S. Officials say the 18-year-old driver is a U.S. citizen and has been arrested. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)
Wells Fargo wants lawsuits tossed in favour of arbitration
Alberta man charged in death of man witness says was struck while lying in road
Lawyers seek enforcement of U.S. damages award against Khadr in Alberta
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on July 6, 2017.
What houseowners should know before hanging a 'For Lease' sign on their property
A leased home in Toronto's west-end is shown on June 20, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
4 resign from Illinois governor's office after cartoon flap
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner greets supporters before he takes the stage at a Republican Day rally at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. Four members of Gov. Rauner's communications staff have resigned weeks after being hired in the wake of the Republican's inconsistent response to a political cartoon that critics call racist. Rauner issued a statement Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, saying Diana Rickert, Laurel Patrick, Meghan Keenan and Brittany Carl submitted resignations.(Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)
Influx at the border needs not just compassion but immediate action: Scheer
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer speaks during an interview in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, August 24, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
'Bridesmaids' actor switches gears in 'Get Shorty,' films
This image released by Epix shows Chris O’Dowd in "Get Shorty," airing Sundays on Epix. (Ursula Coyote/Epix via AP)
Amazon to cut prices on Whole Foods staples like eggs, beef
FILE - This Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, file photo shows an Amazon sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Whole Foods shareholders voted Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, to bless a $13.7 billion union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO had called "love at first sight." By buying Whole Foods, Amazon will get more than 460 stores and potentially very lucrative data about how shoppers behave offline. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
Ronald Reagan to be inducted in US Labor Hall of Honour
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announces that former President Ronald Reagan is going to be inducted into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. Reagan, the nation's 40th president, served terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild in the 1940s and '50s. (Juan Carlo/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)
Receiver DeVier Posey returning to Argos offence in time for game versus Calgary
Toronto Argonauts wide receiver DeVier Posey (85) catches the ball in the end zone for a touchdown as Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Nicholas Taylor (32) looks on during the second half of CFL football action in Ottawa on July 8, 2017. The Toronto Argonauts are getting another offensive weapon back. Receiver DeVier Posey will be in Toronto's lineup Saturday night when it visits the Calgary Stampeders. Posey had been on the six-game injured list with a lower-body ailment. The six-foot-two, 210-pound Posey had 19 catches for 280 yards and two TDs in Toronto's first three games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Wildfire forces evacuation affecting about 1,100 people east of Kelowna, B.C.
A wildfire is seen from a Canadian Forces Chinook helicopter as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau views areas affected by wildfire near Williams Lake, B.C., on Monday July 31, 2017. An evacuation order affecting about 1,100 people living east of Kelowna, B.C., was issued Thursday because of the threat of a wildfire. Elsewhere, calmer weather and continuing progress battling some of the other wildfires in the province means more people can return home while campers and hikers will be able to access more of the backcountry in the Interior. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Latest: Authorities ID chef slain at Charleston restaurant
Police gather near the scene of a reported shooting in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Aug.24, 2017. Authorities say a disgruntled employee shot one person and is holding hostages in a restaurant in an area that is popular with tourists. Mayor John Tecklenburg said at a news conference that the shooting was not an act of terrorism or racism. (Grace Beahm Alford /The Post And Courier via AP)
Americans seeking enforcement of US judgment against Khadr in Alberta
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, 30, is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Canadian lawyers acting for the widow of an American special forces soldier have filed an application in Alberta - essentially duplicating one filed earlier in Ontario - seeking enforcement of a massive U.S. damages award against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Philadelphia wants public's opinion on fate of Rizzo statue
Shown is a statue of the late Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Workers have removed the words "black power" that were spray painted across the statue of the former Philadelphia mayor and police commissioner. Rizzo critics say he reigned over the city when police brutality was the accepted norm and many want the statue removed. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gunman involved in NY mall shooting sentenced to 11 years
Decree opening Brazil Amazon to mining comes under criticism
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2011 file photo, school children take part in an outdoor class that teaches them about native Amazon trees in an environmental park in Paragominas, northern state of Para, Brazil. Environmentalists are condemning the Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 decree by Brazilian President Michel Temer allowing mining in the heart of the Amazon. The measure strips protection from a national reserve between the northern states of Para and Amapa and clears the way for the private mining sector to explore the forest. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Gov. Cuomo formally introduces bridge named for late father
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement, called the The Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, near Tarrytown, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. The event was held a day before vehicles start rolling across the massive new Hudson River span. Cuomo and a host of other dignitaries attended Thursday's ceremony for the 3-mile long bridge, which is being named after Cuomo's late father. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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