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San Jose veteran Joe Thornton loses part of beard in fight with Toronto's Kadri
San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, right, fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri during first period NHL hockey action, in Toronto on Thursday, January 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Harvey stops 26 shots for shutout in Huskies' 3-0 win over Tigres
Byron scores in shootout, Canadiens beat Lightning to snap winless skid
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stops a shot by Montreal Canadiens forward Nicolas Deslauriers during the second period at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Que., on Jan. 4, 2018.
Steelheads snap Greyhounds' 23-game win streak with shootout victory
Byron scores in shootout, Canadiens beat Lightning to snap winless skid
Montreal Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty (67) is congratulated by teammates Jordie Benn (8) and Phillip Danault (24) after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during second period NHL hockey action Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Former Peruvian strongman released from clinic after pardon
Former President Alberto Fujimori is wheeled out the hospital he was interned, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Feb. 4 2018. Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski granted a medical pardon to former strongman Fujimori who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads. (Miguel Paredes)
Cold snap makes Niagara Falls an especially hot tourist attraction
A visitor takes pictures near the brink of the ice covered Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls on Wednesday.
Brady, Patriots again top the AFC playoff field
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a leading MVP candidate with a league-leading 4,577 yards passing and 32 TDs.
Senator Lynn Beyak removed from Tory caucus over 'racist' post on website
Sen. Lynn Beyak is shown in this undated handout photo.
A hairy shootout win for the Leafs as Thornton's beard takes a beating in Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Tyler Bozak (42) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks during shootout NHL hockey action, in Toronto on Thursday, January 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Sen. Lynn Beyak removed from Tory caucus over 'racist' post on website: Scheer
A picture of Senator Lynn Beyak accompanies other Senators official portraits on a display outside the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer says controversial Sen. Lynn Beyak has been removed from the Conservative Party caucus after refusing to remove a "racist" comment from her website. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Norman Zacour had a fascination with medieval history
Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
Daniel Ellsberg at his home in Kensington, Calif., in 2004.
20 questions with Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Haida artist and author Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas says his proudest achievement is being a dad.
Bloemen kicks off Olympic long-track speedskating trials with 5k victory
BC Hydro employee aims to screen Indigenous advocacy film to all colleagues
Indigenous-rights advocate and BC Hydro employee Vicki George is seen in Vancouver in December. Ms. George is the daughter of activist Ron George, a key organizer of the 1980 Constitution Express demonstration.
Topsy-turvy NFC playoff field: Five newcomers plus the Falcons
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles will have to rely on the NFL’s third-ranked rushing offence with three productive backs.
Scheer lags behind Trudeau, Singh in likeability: survey
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Nov. 29, 2017.
A look into B.C.’s 2018 property assessments
The downtown skyline and cranes are seen in the distance behind houses in east Vancouver, B.C.
Bills running back LeSean McCoy uncertain for wild-card game
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is carted off the field after injuring his ankle in the second half of a game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 31.
The Latest: Vermont House approves marijuana legislation
Edmonton Humane Society wagging its tail, judge grants it ownership of seized dogs
In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday
A mass rally organizes in the Kim Il Sung Square vowing to carry through the tasks set forth by the country's leader Kim Jong Un in his New Year address in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Canadian pilot killed in Australia remembered as beloved brother, son
Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg shares his views, and predictions, on U.S. nuclear arsenal
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to press outside a federal courthouse in Boston on June 28, 1971.
Man sentenced to 5 years in rape that victim put on Snapchat
What is hypoxia and how does it happen?
Ellison tweet on Antifa handbook and Trump draws criticism
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2016, file photo, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison listens during a forum on the future of the Democratic Party in Denver. Ellison is drawing criticism for calling attention to a book that critics say condones a left-leaning group using violence in clashes with white supremacists. Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, posted a photo on Twitter Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, of himself posing with the book "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook." (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Washington is in overdrive and Trump is at the wheel
David Shribman
13th person dies week after apartment fire caused by toddler
FILE- In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, firefighters respond to a deadly building fire in the Bronx borough of New York. Police say Holt Francis was critically injured in the apartment building fire and died at a hospital on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. It was one of New York City’s deadliest fires in decades. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Missouri lawmaker not punished over remark about hanging
Newspaper chairman resigns after spanking allegations
In this Jan. 25, 2012, photo provided by The Anniston Star, former Anniston Star publisher, H. Brandt Ayers, sits for a portrait in Anniston, Ala. Ayers is being accused of spanking female employees while he was a newsroom executive decades ago. The former editor and publisher at The Anniston Star, used a metal ruler to hit a young female employee in the newsroom in the mid-1970s and had a reputation for spanking other women, according to published reports. (Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star via AP)
Man convicted of kidnap, torture of pot dispensary owner
Indigenous groups lead project to save endangered Selkirk caribou
A fence is under construction in B.C.'s West Kootenay that Indigenous groups in Canada and the U.S. hope will help the survival of a rare species of woodland caribou.
Las Vegas' 'What happens here' slogan returns after shooting
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo, tourists take pictures in front of the Las Vegas welcome sign. The official slogan of Las Vegas, "What happens here, stays here," is back by popular demand. The destination's tourism agency revived the 15-year-old slogan this week, three months after it was put on hold following the October mass shooting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Former Ontario principal accused of tampering with EQAO tests
All students in Grades 3 and 6 write a test conducted by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), which measures proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics.
The Latest: Ex-New Jersey Gov. Byrne remembered for honesty
Simon estate could become American Songbook museum site
Bruce Halle, billionaire founder of Discount Tire, dies
Toronto heat regulations are cold comfort when the landlord’s furnace fails
A man is silhouetted in steam from an underground grate while walking in Toronto.
Sweden uses three-goal third period to beat U.S. in world junior semi-final
Sweden forward Lias Andersson and defenceman Timothy Liljegren celebrate a goal against the United States during the third period of a semi-final in the IIHF world junior hockey championships in Buffalo, N.Y., on Jan. 4, 2018.
Ex-New Jersey Gov. Byrne, too ethical for mobsters, dies
FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2007, file photo, former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne speaks during a panel discussion about education funding in Princeton, N.J. Byrne, a Democrat who served as New Jersey governor from 1974 to 1982, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at age 93. (AP Photo/MJ Schear, File)
Bomb charge added against man after San Francisco arrest
FILE - This Nov. 10, 2015 file photo shows a restaurant along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. A federal grand jury Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017, indicted a California man on charges of plotting to use homemade bombs during a Christmas Day attack on San Francisco's Pier 39. The indictment says 26-year-old Everitt Aaron Jameson intended to use pipe bombs to funnel people into an area of the popular tourist destination in order to shoot them. It keeps the original charge of attempting to aid a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Soulpepper board faces tough questions in wake of Albert Schultz’s resignation
Left to right: Lawyers Alexi Wood and Tatha Swann and plaintiffs Hannah Miller, Patricia Fagan, Diana Bentley and Kristin Booth attend a press conference after filing lawsuits alleging sexual harassment by Soulpepper director Albert Schultz on Jan. 4, 2018.
10 Things to Know for Friday
This image released by Disney and Marvel Studios' shows Chadwick Boseman in a scene from "Black Panther," in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. (Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)
Trump had lawyer urge Sessions against Russia recusal: source
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2017.
Ridership on train that travels to Grand Canyon up in 2017
Bluefin tuna sold for $320,000 in 1st Tsukiji sale of '18
National WWII Museum: 2017 had most visitors since it opened
Fake millionaire tycoon gets prison for online dating scam
Marijuana investors skittish after Sessions' shot at pot
Customers line up inside the Harborside cannabis dispensary Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, creating new confusion about enforcement and use just three days after a new legalization law went into effect in California. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Red fox fed by Grand Teton visitors killed for safety
Mississippi flag with rebel symbol flies at police building
Intel CEO sold shares before chip security flaw disclosed
FILE - This Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, file photo shows a laptop that uses Intel's chip technology, at the Intel booth during CES International in Las Vegas. Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world's personal computers and smartphones. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Star stolen from big Idaho Xmas tree found, with $100 bill
New York governor's DC attacks prompt 2020 speculation
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo waves before delivering his state of the state address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. Billing himself as the progressive who gets stuff done, Cuomo blasted President Donald Trump and Washington Republicans, contrasting the turmoil in the federal government with his accomplishments as leader of the nation's fourth largest state. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File )
Mayor wants Fernie, B.C., arena reopened after deadly ammonia leak
Fernie Memorial Arena is shown in Fernie, B.C., on Oct. 18, 2017.
Country singer Mickey Gilley injured in car accident
FILE - In this April 19, 2015 file photo, Mickey Gilley poses with the triple crown award on the red carpet at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Country music artist Gilley and his son were injured in a car accident in Texas, but both are recovering after minor injuries. A statement from Gilley's publicist on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, said the two were injured Wednesday when their car rolled over. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Former El Salvador official convicted in corruption case
Doctor seeks mercy for Medicare fraud, doesn't apologize
FILE - In this April 28, 2017 file photo, Dr. Salomon Melgen arrives at the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla. The politically prominent Florida eye doctor could get 30 years in prison or more for stealing $100 million in one of history's largest Medicare frauds. A sentencing hearing for Dr. Melgen resumes Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, after a four-week hiatus. (Lannis Water/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
The Latest: Breakup with Trump costs Bannon a key GOP backer
Fowl weather friends: Arkansas students print 3-D duck leg
Globe editorial: Making sense of the protests in Iran
A demonstrator shouts slogans near the flag of the former Imperial State of Iran as he gathers with supporters of Maryam Rajavi, head of the Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance, outside the Iran Embassy, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2017.
Aurora Cannabis buys more shares in CanniMed, taking stake to 2.7 per cent
Cannabis seedlings at the new Aurora Cannabis facilty Friday, November 24, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
The Latest: Report of shooting near Colorado Capitol probed
Poor route planning, no lookout led to ship grounding off Vancouver Island in 2016: TSB
A tour boat sits idle at Jamie's Whale Watching Station in Tofino, B.C., on Oct. 26, 2015. Insufficient route planning and the absence of a dedicated lookout contributed to a tourist vessel running aground during a bear-watching excursion off Vancouver Island in October 2016, the Transportation Safety Board says.
How a soaring stock market puts investors under the gun
Norman Rothery
S&P 500
California has ample weapons to fight Trump on drilling
FILE - In this May 13, 2010 file photo, pelicans float on the water with an offshore oil platform in the background in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The Trump administration on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades. The Channel is one of those areas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Hottest tickets in Canada: Six things to do across the country
Ebony G. Patterson, Bad Pickney from the Fambily series, 2013.
How much music are Canadians streaming?
The Tidal application is demonstrated for a photograph on an Apple Inc. iPhone in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 27, 2017.
Not unlike Trump, Wolff loves a brawl and the spotlight
FILE - In this April 12, 2017, file photo, Michael Wolff of The Hollywood Reporter speaks at the Newseum in Washington. Wolff used to worry about the spotlight moving on. No longer. The author of an explosive book on President Donald Trump’s administration is the target of a cease and desist letter from Trump’s lawyers. And he’s the focus of a campaign by the president’s allies to cast doubt on the book’s claim that Trump is a reluctant and troubled president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘personal challenge’ for 2018: Fix Facebook
In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement address at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
US: Iran, 'the world will be watching what you do'
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters. As nationwide protests have shaken Iran over the last week, the Islamic Republic increasingly has blamed its foreign foes for fomenting the unrest. So far though, there’s no direct evidence offered by Tehran to support that claim. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
This will be the year that kills home-ownership dreams for many aspiring first-time buyers
Rob Carrick
How major US stock indexes fared on Thursday
Father charged in deaths of Oak Bay, B.C., sisters appears in court
Flowers rest near the home where the bodies of sisters Chloe Berry, 6, and Aubrey Berry, 4, were found by police in the community of Oak Bay in Victoria, B.C.
Man jailed after woman reports sexual assault on plane
EU presents itself as ally of Cuba in face of US hostility
Oregon sues Monsanto over PCB pollution in waterways, soil
Advanced Micro Devices and JPMorgan Chase climb; Tesla slips
IIHF acknowledges oversaturation of world junior in Toronto-Buffalo corridor
Canada fans use their smartphones during second period quarter-final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action between Canada and Switzerland, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Father charged with second-degree murder in deaths of daughters appears in court
Pictures and notes in from friends and classmates make up a memorial in support and memory of Aubrey Berry, 4, and her sister Chloe, 6, during a vigil held at Willows Beach in Oak Bay, B.C., on Saturday, December 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Kingsbury in fine form as he chases only award that has eluded him: Olympic gold
Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury poses for a photo at the Olympic Summit in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, June 3, 2017. Kingsbury cannot remember who gave him the T-shirt, but the first time he wore it at a World Cup moguls event he came away with a silver medal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Air Canada, WestJet score low marks for punctuality
A WestJet Boeing 737-800, left, taxis past an Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319 at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on April 28, 2014.
DNA analysis of mummified remains alters notion of how Renaissance-era child died
A mummy is shown in a handout photo. An international team of disease detectives has shed new light on a virus that kills almost a million people around the world each year by probing an unusual source - the mummified remains of a young child who died about 450 years ago in Renaissance Italy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Gino Fornaciari, University of Pisa MANDATORY CREDIT
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Plaintiffs (left to right) Diana Bentley, Hannah Miller, Kristin Booth and Patricia Fagan attend a press conference after filing lawsuits alleging sexual harassment from Souplpepper Theatre Company director Albert Schultz, in Toronto, on Thursday, January 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Alberta to hold public sessions to gather information for '60s Scoop apology
A woman is comforted at a Sixties Scoop gathering before a provincial apology in Winnipeg, Thursday, June 18, 2015. Alberta is moving toward a formal apology to Indigenous Peoples for the infamous '60s Scoop. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Seven Canadian resource stocks best positioned to rally
Dow 30K? As a milestone falls, Trump talks up a new one
Stock trader Peter Tuchman wears a Dow 25,000 hat, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 25,000 points for the first time, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Facebook CEO's 2018 challenge: Fix Facebook
FILE - In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement address at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Zuckerberg says his "personal challenge" for 2018 is to fix Facebook. Zuckerberg wrote in a post Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, that he now wants to focus on protecting Facebook users from abuse, defending against interference by nation-states and “making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Global factory boom sends commodities prices soaring
Aluminum billets move along the production line at an Alcoa plant in South Carolina.
Roy Moore accuser files defamation lawsuit against him
FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks to the media after he rode in on a horse to vote in Gallant, Ala. A woman who says Moore molested her when she was 14 filed a defamation lawsuit Moore and his campaign Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Critics worry as Trump voter probe goes to Homeland Security
911 call: Driver passed out before fatal Utah bus crash
The aftermath of a late-Sunday Greyhound bus crash is seen on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in Emery County. A 13-year-old girl died and 11 others were hospitalized when the bus went off the freeway and crashed into a steep wash. (Ben Tidswell/The Deseret News via AP)
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
Evening Update newsletter: Soulpepper, weather bomb, Tim Hortons
From left, actors Diana Bentley, Hannah Miller, Kristin Booth and Patricia Fagan, attend a press conference at law firm Levitt LLP on Jan. 4, 2018.
The Latest: Student likely died from overdose at frat house
How to beat the banks on GIC rates
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
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