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Panthers blank Canadiens to pick up seventh straight home win
Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo covers the puck during a scramble in front of the net against the Montreal Canadiens at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., on March 8, 2018.
Laine scores again, Hellebuyck makes 41 saves as Jets top Devils
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck makes a save on New Jersey Devils centre Blake Coleman during the first period at Prudential Center, in Newark, N.J., on March 8, 2018.
B.C. names five new directors to dentists’ regulatory board
Saskatchewan still in the hunt for first Brier title since 1980
Saskatchewan skip Steve Laycock watches a rock as they play Northern Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier at the Brandt Centre, in Regina, on March 6, 2018.
Cape Town residents become ‘guinea pigs for the world’ with water-conservation campaign
The Theewaterskloof Dam, which supplies most of Cape Town’s potable water, is seen on Feb. 20. Below, people line up on Jan. 25 to collect water from a spring in the Newlands suburb of Cape Town.
Long-time Paralympian Brian McKeever ready to be Canada’s flag-bearer
Brian Mckeever competes in the cross country men's 10km, free, visually impaired event at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on March 16, 2014.
Canadian dealmakers award winners for 2017
Canadian dealmaker award winners for 2017
Streetwise newsletter: Dealmakers of the year, cross-border M&As poised for big 2018, junior miners seek funding
A Bay Street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.
Secrets to Earth's interior found trapped in diamonds
A diamond from a South African mine, seen wrapped in aluminum foil for lab analysis, contains a grain of perovskite, a mineral long suspected of making up a large portion of Earth’s deep interior but never before detected at the surface.
Carleton advances to semi-final, eyes eighth straight U Sports men’s basketball title
Carleton Ravens' Cam Smythe shoots over Acadia Axemen's Erik Nissen, second from left, and Thomas Johnston during the second half of quarter-final action in the U Sports men's basketball national championship in Halifax, on March 8, 2017.
20 questions with Jennifer Breakspear
Jennifer Breakspear, pictured in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Wednesday, says homelessness is the greatest issue facing Vancouver.
Canadian Corey Conners has one-shot lead after first round of Valspar Championship
Corey Conners plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort Copperhead Course, in Palm Harbor, Fla., on March 8, 2018.
Ontario PC leadership vote dogged by online election-process glitches
PC Ontario Leadership candidate Doug Ford speaks with journalists at TVO studios in Toronto on Feb. 15.
‘Love Wins’ concert meant to unite LGBTQ community draws criticisms
A vigil is held in Toronto on Feb. 13 to remember the men Bruce McArthur is accused of killing.
Vancouver Aquarium drops lawsuit against creator of critical documentary
A trainer places her hand inside a whale’s mouth at the Vancouver Aquarium, in Vancouver, on June 23, 2017.
U.S. addiction-treatment firm buys Ontario methadone clinics
Guerrero Jr. has four hits in spring training debut for Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. breaks his bat during the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium, in Sarasota, Fla., on March 8, 2018.
Man told Toronto police in 2016 that Bruce McArthur tried to choke him
Police at a property on Mallory Crescent that’s been linked to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.
Maricann CEO Ben Ward takes aim at underwriter for killing deal
The chief executive of Maricann Group Inc. is taking aim at the underwriters who terminated a recent financing.
Beijing is spending its way to 'an experiment of what is possible' to police Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
A police officer gestures as worshippers arrive at Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, in June, 2017.
Trump’s tariff agenda does not make economic sense
Ian McGugan
Why investors should celebrate the oddly absent post-earnings bounce in Canadian bank stocks
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Mining executives fail to halt controversial Congo tax law
Ivanhoe is developing the huge Kamoa-Kakula copper project in Congo.
Canada's outbound M&A
B.C. votes to allow children in legislature during sittings
A man lays on the grass outside the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Aug. 26, 2011.
Don't delay if you want to lock in a 3% yielding GIC
Rob Carrick
Mergers and acquisitions Canadian advisor ranking
Tim Hortons taps new leader amid sour franchisee relations
Exteriors of the Tim Hortons coffee shop on Division St. in Cobourg, Ont. on Jan. 10, 2018.
Junior miners seek funding from seniors as bought deal popularity fades
Canadian companies raised $3.3-billion in secondary mining financings in 2017, down 44 per cent from $5.9-billion in 2016, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
Chinese oil firm Sequoia was exempt from viability rules: documents
A pumpjack is shown near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions poised for big 2018
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
The top M&A deals of 2017
Ontario passes law overhauling province’s policing regulations
The Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park is seen on Sept. 5, 2017.
Taxing tobacco and cannabis: history learned – or forgotten?
Cannabis seedlings at Tilray in Nanaimo, B.C., on Aug. 14, 2014.
CFL voids B.C. Lions’ contract for Euclid Cummings amid criminal charges
Euclid Cummings playing for the Edmonton Eskimos on Aug. 4, 2017.
Boushie’s family - and our justice system - deserves answers. So why no appeal?
David Tanovich is a criminal law professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
The culture at the CRA is changing – and we should all be concerned
Tim Cestnick
Canada gets relief on tariffs – but Trump’s olive branch comes with thorns
Lawrence Martin
Globe editorial: Quebec doctors protest their pay – because it’s too high
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard responds to Opposition questions over money given to doctors during question period Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the legislature in Quebec City. Hundreds of doctors are asking the Quebec government to backtrack on plans to give the province's physicians substantial pay hikes.
Women’s prospects for pay and board equality are getting worse
For International Women's Day, Catalyst shines a light on workplaces that work for women on March 7, 2018 in New York.
Maple bond market has ‘watershed year’ in 2017
Maple issuance hit $16-billion in 2017, according to data from TD Securities Inc., including a $1-billion deal by McDonald’s Corp.
Evening Update newsletter: Trump and tariffs, International Women’s Day, Jaspal Atwal
A Kosovo Albanian woman takes part in a rally for gender equality and against violence toward women to mark International Women's Day in Pristina, Kosovo, on March 8, 2017.
Notley threatens to turn off oil taps in dispute with B.C. over Trans Mountain pipeline
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley speaks to media before the Speech from the Throne, in Edmonton, on March 8, 2018.
Netflix’s Jessica Jones is back and it’s still a fierce feminist thriller
John Doyle
Amazon can’t afford to shortchange its merchants
An employee sorts goods at an Amazon fulfilment centre in Brampton, Ont., last July. The e-commerce giant’s ‘marketplace’ operation is a complicated feat of branding and logistics.
TSX earnings scorecard: How fourth-quarter results have fared so far
A Toronto Stock Exchange logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Review: Thoroughbreds is mad-as-hell teen drama with Hitchcockian creepiness
Olivia Cooke stars as Amanda and Anya Taylor-Joy as Lily in Thoroughbreds.
College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia tried to sweep sexually inappropriate comments ‘under the rug’, report finds
Review: Gringo proves Hollywood is apparently paying anyone to write a script these days
Thandie Newton, left, and Charlize Theron star in the drama Gringo. The film – which has two story lines fighting for screen time – has moments that reach for corporate satire, but they are few and far between.
Trudeau to appoint RCMP’s first permanent female commissioner
An RCMP badge.
Review: Nelly & Simon: Mission Yeti features standout artwork
The backgrounds of Nelly & Simon: Mission Yeti look hand-painted and lush, making each scene feel more grandiose.
Al Gore praises Ontario’s cap-and-trade system during Toronto visit
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore poses for a picture in Toronto, on July 21, 2017.
Gerald Stanley’s family relieved Crown won’t appeal acquittal in death of Colten Boushie: lawyer
Gerald Stanley enters the Court of Queen's Bench for the fifth day of his trial in Battleford, Sask., on Feb.5, 2018.
NFL investigating ‘inappropriate’ questions asked of prospect Derrius Guice
LSU running back Derrius Guice runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 2, 2018.
Review: The Strangers: Prey at Night is one heck of a hack-and-slash fest
Other than the unexplained motive for the butchery, The Strangers: Prey at Night is one heck of a hack-and-slash fest.
Seven dividend-paying spinoffs that offer profit growth and takeover potential
Spinoff companies have above-average takeover appeal, owing to their smaller market caps and their 'pure play' focus.
Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to meet in historic talks
A combination photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Air Canada union files human-rights complaint over policies for flight attendants
The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says it has filed a human rights complaint alleging ‘systemic discrimination and harassment’ of flight attendants.
The future of farming is female
Lisa Lundgard driving a tractor and tilling the soil on The Homestead, a small-scale farm in Goodfare, Alta.
‘Culture reset’ paying huge dividends as Raptors emerge as threat in Eastern Conference
The Toronto Raptors are proving you don’t have to blow everything up to make a meaningful change.
Economy ‘progressing well’ despite trade uncertainty, Bank of Canada says
The Bank of Canada is seen Wednesday September 6, 2017 in Ottawa.The Bank of Canada keeps its key interest rate target on hold at 1.25 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Review: My Enemy, My Brother follows two former soldiers as they share stories and seek closure
My Enemy, My Brother is a feature length documentary about the real life story of two former enemies who become blood brothers for life.
The Crypto Edition: Young turn to cryptocurrency investments and women push back against 'blockchain bros'
John Marzo and Melisa Vong, seen in their Toronto condo on Feb. 8, are part of a new generation of self-taught investors looking to capitalize on the cryptocurrency industry.
Canadian Screen Awards organizer Beth Janson on highlighting an industry often eclipsed by Hollywood
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television CEO Beth Janson arrives at the Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on March 12, 2017.
Advice for young women: Be large
Elizabeth Renzetti
Mississippi passes law banning abortion after 15 weeks
House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson answers questions from lawmakers about House Bill 1510, likely to be the nation's most restrictive abortion law, in Jackson, Miss., on March 8, 2018.
Jonas Valanciunas becoming a more rounded player, three points at a time
Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas shoots over San Antonio Spurs centre Joffrey Lauvergne in Toronto on Jan. 19, 2018.
Growing up means learning to let go of some of your favourite things
Daughter of murdered Indigenous woman tells inquiry she fears becoming a statistic
Jaspal Atwal isn’t a government agent, lawyer says
Jaspal Atwal.
Canada’s creative industries adopt new code of conduct on sexual harassment
The Latest: Trump says US is looking into Oakland mayor
Former CFL player Cummings is facing four criminal charges including sexual assault
Special Olympics to help train United Airlines employees
Status of Women Canada supports certification system for gender equality
Atwal says he has renounced terrorism and he asked to attend Trudeau India event
The Latest: House passes bill 75-34
Thoughts on how long you’re going to live…yes, you!
Financial Advisor Talking To Senior Couple At Home Signing Documents Sitting On Sofa
Wade on Parkland students: 'They are very impressive'
Before the start of the She Believes Cup women's soccer match of USA vs. England at Orlando City Stadium on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, soccer players and other students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hold signs and weep for their former teammate, Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the massacre at the South Florida High School on February 14, 2018. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Oklahoma lawmaker sues Texas political consultant
Judge dissuades robber from seeking prison for medical help
I love Spotify, but should I buy its stock?
The Spotify logo during a press conference in New York.
Teacher finds gun in Florida kindergartner's backpack
Police: Teen saw shooting as experiment, showed no remorse
Former hospital worker faces string of charges in child exploitation probe
Hamelin and St-Gelais, Canada's short-track super couple, announces split
Marianne St-Gelais and Charles Hamelin smile after being presented as provisional members of the Short Track Speed Skating team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea at a press conference in Montreal on August 30, 2017. Canada's super couple of short-track speedskating is splitting up.Star skaters Charles Hamelin and Marianne St-Gelais have announced that they are ending a 10-year relationship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Farm manure could be viable renewable energy source, Ontario researchers say
Elementary school janitor charged with having gun on grounds
State lawmakers, White House talk action on sanctuary cities
The Latest: Person in custody in Alabama school shooting
Huffman High School is seen behind a Birmingham Police car after a shooting Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Birmingham, Ala. At least one 17-year-old girl was killed in the shooting at the Alabama high school and one 17-year-old male student was injured, authorities said, adding they were investigating it as accidental. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Federal tax change could affect some families earning less than $100,000: budget watchdog
Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Frechette in Ottawa on Nov. 1, 2016. The federal budget watchdog says measures to restrict how much income the owners of private corporations can sprinkle to family members, as a way to save on taxes, will cost an average of $2,200 more per year for each of the 900 households earning less than $100,000 annually.
Archbishop: Saudi leader wants different faiths to flourish
Toronto FC rewards defender Chris Mavinga with a new contract
Columbus Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen, left, clears the ball in front of Toronto FC defender Chris Mavinga (23) during first half MLS eastern conference semifinal playoff soccer action in Toronto on Nov. 29, 2017.
Therapist testifies nanny wasn't suicidal or murderous
Israeli leader opens Jerusalem exhibit, rebukes opponents
Police: Man brandishing guns fatally shot at tax business
'Culture reset' paying huge dividends for NBA East-leading Raptors
Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives on Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Review: Juggernaut hindered by lack of tension
Juggernaut.
B.C. to upgrade red-light cameras to catch speeders at crash-prone intersections
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