Новости за 23.02.2017

Canada attracted an estimated 8,000 millionaires last year, trailing only Australia and the United States on the list of top destinations, according to a recent report from New World Wealth.

To understand what's involved in searching for signs of life, you need to first know two definitions astronomers use: potentially habitable and habitable.

The journey toward full ratification of Canada's trade deal with the European Union will be long and complicated, but an early step was taken Thursday as Latvia's parliament voted in favour of ratification.

The Mounties finally got their man Tuesday, but it took a foot chase, a desperate stab at hitchhiking, a police cruiser escape, a break-in, a fight and tree-top negotiation after an officer tried to pull over a vehicle near Peace River in northwest Alberta.

Every time Laurie Wheeler massages a horse, she risks six months in jail or a $500 fine. In the state of Tennessee, it's illegal to practice animal massage without a veterinary license - but that hasn't stopped Wheeler, who practices a technique called myofascial release, which she says she learned at the Motion For Life school in Indiana. She says she often gets calls from local veterinarians to help out a horse in pain.

A popular runner and fitness writer has been stripped of her second-place medal for last weekend's Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon thanks to the vigilant detective work of an amateur online sleuth - an Ohio man who busted the cheater using fitness tracker data and high-resolution images.

Mexico's mounting unease and resentment over U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown are looming over a gathering of U.S. and Mexican leaders that the U.S. had hoped would project a strong future for relations between neighbours.

People put less money into their TFSAs last year, a new survey from Bank of Montreal suggests, and they had a good reason for doing so: they didn't have enough money to do it.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump are scheduled to speak by phone today and, according to a senior Liberal, the call is being held at the request of the Canadian government.

Dozens of Canadian citizens who are children have been held in immigration detention centres in conditions that can cause physical and psychological harm, according to a new report.

A high risk of flooding near the Manitoba border this spring has officials in Emerson worried about the dangers that will pose to a continuing stream of asylum seekers crossing into the province.

​Loblaw had $11.13 billion of revenue and a $201 million net profit in the fourth quarter, according to earnings announced Thursday morning.

Have you ever bought an item on sale, only to get to the checkout and be charged the full price? Depending on the store and the cost of the item, you could be entitled to get it free under the Scanner Price Accuracy Voluntary Code.

Roghayeh Azizi Mirmahaleh, a 60-year-old Iranian living in Montreal who was set to be deported to Iran next week, has been granted a two-year temporary residency permit.

Toronto homeless shelters are helping increasing numbers of refugees, prompting calls for more support from health-care workers and the mayor.

Ryan Gosling seems to be at the top of his game following his Oscar nod for his role in critic and fan favourite, La La Land. A sequel to Blade Runner is also in the works. But the London, Ont.-born actor got to the top in his own, winding way.

Iceland president Guoni Johanesson mildly offended Sam Panopoulos, the man credited with inventing the Hawaiian pizza, when he said pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.

Sydney Lia had planned to work on her golf swing with her coach after taking a flight home to Timmins, Ont., for the holidays, but her $5,000 custom clubs never made it to baggage claim, and then the police got involved.

Senator Mike Duffy made attempts last year to be reimbursed for some of the legal costs related to his three-year expenses saga and 63-day trial.

A year ago, Treasury Board President Scott Brison wanted to make 2016 the last year Parliament was asked to approve spending estimates that wouldn't reflect the new budget. Now that's poised to happen again. What happened to his efforts to fix this?

The Trump brand boycott is gathering steam as protesters get louder and more retailers drop products. This Saturday, a group of women plan to stage a protest at the Bay for carrying Ivanka Trump's line.

The next leader of the Conservative Party could be an unknown to most Canadians — if it isn't Kevin O'Leary.

People in Eabametoong First Nation say government-provided drug counselling isn't enough to keep the opioid addiction crisis plaguing their northern Ontario community at bay. That's why residents have largely taken the fight on themselves.

The Canadian Armed Forces is prepared to deploy thousands of armed forces members in response to a catastrophic earthquake, colloquially known as The Big One, that could strike anytime on the West Coast.

Backed by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces fight their way into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city's airport, taking control of the runway amid fierce exchanges of fire with ISIS militants.