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Canada's culture can still make its mark on the Internet
Cold days at McMahon Stadium
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris (right) jokes around with backup quarterback Josh Harris while dealing with chilly temperatures during practice at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Saturday Nov. 12, 2005. The Stampeders take on the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Semi-Final on Sunday in Calgary. (CP PHOTO/Sun-Kevin Udahl)
Instructor, two students killed in Pickering plane crash
Titans missing from MLS Cup clash
David Beckham #23 of the Los Angeles Galaxy heads the ball in the second half during the Western Conference Finals match of the MLS playoffs against FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center on November 14, 2010 in Carson, California. FC Dallas defeated the Galaxy 3-0 to advance to the MLS Cup Final match against the Colorado Rapids. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
Front Street site shaping up to be Build Toronto's first sale
154 Front Street east
Man dies after controversial MS treatment, doctor says
Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni made world news with his experimental treatment for MS, which immediately prompted calls for studies.
Missing database: no central method to identify missing people with DNA
A technician prepares specimens for DNA sequencing in the laboratory of the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding in Guelph in this undated handout. Every species, from extinct to thriving, is set to get its own DNA barcode in an attempt to better track the ones that are endangered, as well as those being shipped across international borders as food or consumer products. Researchers hope handheld mobile devices will be able to one day read these digital strips of rainbow-colored barcodes -- much like supermarket scanners -- to identify different species by testing tissue samples on site and comparing them with a digital database.
Bennett expects to get boot from caucus
Former BC Energy Minister Bill Bennett BC Legislature in Victoria on the day he was fired from cabinet. Nov. 17, 2010
Riders coach ponders front-office job
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Ken Miller looks on from the bench as his team plays the B.C. Lions during second half CFL action in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday July 10, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Goldcorp donates $5-million to affordable housing
Clement backs away from making 'strategic resource' a permanent test
Industry Minister Tony Clement speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Nov. 18, 2010.
Europe swoops into Ireland
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen (C) is greeted by camera crews and photographers as he arrives to address the IBM Smart Camp Global Final event in Dublin, Ireland, on November 18, 2010. Ireland could receive "tens of billions" of euros as part of an EU-IMF bailout, the head of Ireland's Central Bank said Thursday as an international mission of experts arrived in the country.
Inderjit Singh Reyat's statement to court
Inderjit Singh Reyat in July 2008.
Stamps, Riders hoping for chinook
Calgary Stampeders' Charleston Hughes, left, tackles Saskatchewan Roughriders' Wes Cates, during first half CFL Western final football action in Regina, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Reyat says he prays each day for the victims of Air India bombing
All options open in bid to fill Olympic condos
The Sales Centre at the Millenium Water condominium complex, which was formerly the 2010 Winter Olympic Village, on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
Leafs dig deep, dump Devils
China's 'hijacking' of U.S. data flow stokes fear of cyberespionage
Pedestrians walk past a China Telecom branch office building in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang region on November 18, 2010. State-owned China Telecom on November 18 rejected US claims that its servers "hijacked" highly sensitive Internet traffic on American government and military websites earlier this year.
Weak-kneed governments dodging hard fiscal truths
Adam Radwanski
NFL Picks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Arrelious Benn (17) just gets the ball over the goal line to score as Carolina Panthers cornerback Richard Marshall (31) pushes him out of bounds in the 1st quarter of their NFL football game in Tampa, Florida November 14, 2010. REUTERS/Pierre DuCharme
The ones to watch
In this Sept. 9, 2004, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, chats with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning after the Patriots beat the Colts 27-24 in an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Let the annual debate resume: Who's the better quarterback, Brady or Manning? They'll be watched very closely, especially by the opposing defenses, when they meet on Sunday for the eighth straight season. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Man accused of killing his wife weeps as tape played in court
The second-degree murder trial of Mukhtiar Panghali shown here continues in B.C. Supreme Court.
MacKay out of step with Harper on UAE
Defence Minister Peter MacKay speaks to reporters prior to departing Ottawa for a NATO summit in Lisbon on Nov. 18, 2010.
Asia's disappearing tigers
Koshka, a 3-year-old female Siberian tiger, rests in her enclosure at the Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado June 12, 2009. Koshka was brought to Denver in hopes she would mate with a tiger already at the zoo. Siberian tigers are classified as critically endangered, with an estimated population of less than 400 individuals remaining in the wild.
Russia hopes plan to save endangered tigers worth more than the sum of their parts
Captive siberian tiger carrying a young cub.
The Richardson family broke the suicide taboo
Alison Greene (left) and Brigite Baker (right) hold up a sign in memory of their former teammate Daron Richardson prior to a memorial service at ScotiaBank Place in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Richardson, the 14-year-old daughter of Ottawa Senator's assistant coach Luke Richardson, died last week.
Flashbacks to moments in B.C. history
Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt
Take away the Senate's veto
The Senate chamber sits empty ahead of the return of Parliament on Sept. 16, 2010.
A return to the politics of the absurd in B.C.
Gary Mason
Quebec choking on debt, health-care costs, Conference Board study says
Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand defends his budget during question period as Quebec Premier Jean Charest, right reads, Wednesday April 21, 2010 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Alouettes have something to prove
Family of freed oil rig worker plan celebration
Released hostage Robert Croke from Canada sits before a briefing where they he was presented to the media at the Nigerian Air Force base in the oil hub Port Harcourt November 18, 2010, after he was rescued by the Nigerian military Wednesday night. Nigeria's security forces reunited 19 foreign and local hostages with their employers on Thursday after freeing them from militant camps in the creeks of the Niger Delta oil region.
David Foster: 'I have no shame when it comes to my charities'
Composer David Foster is seen in Toronto on November 18, 2010.
A remarkable tirade, followed by an astonishing retraction
Rod Mickleburgh
Hockey forces unite, press IOC on Games
Scott Niedermayer #27 of Canada poses for a photo after the ice hockey men's gold medal game between USA and Canada on day 17 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Canada Hockey Place on February 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Canada defeated USA 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Controversial figures in Quebec politics
Marc Bellemare: The former Liberal Justice minister who triggered a public inquiry after accusing Premier Jean Charest of allowing party fundraisers to influence the nomination of judges in 2003-2004.
'Mr. Clean' at centre of Quebec Liberal elections scandal
2014 Afghan deadline 'aspirational,' Pentagon says
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai arrives in Lisbon for the forthcoming NATO Summit November 18, 2010. Leaders of NATO member states meet in Lisbon for a two-day summit on November 19 to 20, including sideline summits with Afghanistan and Russia.
Benson, Lee lead Canadian charge at Q-School
Yohann Benson
Blackhawks finding cure for Stanley Cup hangover
Eric Duhatschek
Senator battles warehousing of mentally ill in prison
Robert Singer, who spent a month in the Don Jail before a judge ordered he be sent to hospital to receive treatment is photographed on at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Ont. Nov. 10, 2010.
Larry Taylor, Alouettes part ways
Democrats' liberal lioness Nancy Pelosi defies the odds
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), speaks during a news conference after attending closed door Democratic leadership elections for the upcoming 112th Congress, November 17, 2010 in Washington, DC. House Democrats elected Pelosi to be their leader in the House with 150 votes, after losing over 60 seats in the mid-term elections the giving control of the house to the Republicans.
Manitoba to raise truancy age to 18
Should the media hold back on Brian Burke?
Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke speaks to reporters during the NHL General Managers' annual fall meeting in Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, November 9, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Upscale Westmount grocer firebombed
A cafe was firebombed in the Westmount area of Montreal in the early morning of Nov. 18, 2010.
Landmark ruling orders Crown to release historic evidence
Whitecaps make DeMerit their MLS cornerstone
Vancouver Whitecaps' Jay DeMerit, of Green Bay, Wisc., looks on during a news conference after he became the first player to sign with the MLS soccer team in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 18, 2010. The team begins play in Major League Soccer in 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The perilous hunt for Colombia's rebel chief
Colombian soldiers stand in formation at the military fort in La Macarena, Meta department, Colombia, on September 24, 2010.
Not all native bands are happy with the Mount Milligan mine
Year With Frog and Toad is a charming tribute to friendship
A Year With Frog and Toad (2010-2011) L-R: Cara Hunter, Louis Pitre, Kevin Dennis, Allen MacInnis, Jennifer Villaverde
Adrian Cann wins TFC MVP
Adrian Cann (L) of Toronto FC and Salou Ibrahim (R) of the New York Red Bulls during game August 11, 2010 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Red Bulls won, 1-0. Getty Images/Stan Honda
Global public debt: $40,660,121,927,289 (U.S.)
Winnipeg's Daniel Barrow wins Sobey Art Award
Daniel Barrow, Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry, 2008, performance, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Bradley Art + Projects
Norrep eyes smaller firms, bigger rewards
Ottawa to rely on public service attrition for lion's share of spending cuts
Treasury Board President Stockwell Day speaks with reporters after delivering a speech to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2010.
Watch 'The guy at home in his underwear'
He's from a conservative family. I'm liberal. Should we have kids?
Will U.K. payouts set precedent for Khadr?
The entrance to Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay is seen on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. Canadian Omar Khadr is housed in a section of the detainee camp. His lawyer Dennis Edney said Khadr's war-crimes trial is still expected to continue Monday.
Vale casts Manitoba move as recommitment
Vale nickel processing site in Thompson, Man.
'Car czar' Rattner faces lawsuits as GM begins trading
Steven Rattner
My son bullies his autistic brother
Nov. 19: Letters to the editor
MPs schedule pension-reform debate
Government House Leader John Baird speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Nov. 18, 2010.
Teachers talk: What working with gifted kids is like
Tories fail in attempt to fast-track Senate reform
The Senate chamber sits empty ahead of the return of Parliament on Sept. 16, 2010.
Editor's pick Nov. 19-25
An Indian boy does a somersault as he jumps into the sea in Mumbai on November 24, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Sajjad HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Moments: Caught on Camera, Nov. 19 - 25
Heavy equipment dealers gear up for profit
Send us your honeymoon photos
A royal dilemma: Where should they honeymoon?
Oilers place Khabibulin on injured reserve
Edmonton Oilers' goalie Nikolai Khabibulin keeps his eye on the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton November 17, 2010. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber
Photos of what's out your door
Stephen Ironstone photo: Tiny Town - This shot was taken from my apartment balcony.
Tapping social media for a cause
Don't go changing, P.K.
The inevitable darkening of SunPower
RIM's PlayBook piques interest of core customers
New mobile carrier slams 'anti-consumer' Rogers, Bell and Telus
Girl, 14, arrested for luring teens into prostitution using Craigslist ads
Will and Kate: another royal fairy tale? Let's hope not
The front pages of British national newspapers feature news of the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton on November 17, 2010 in London, England.
Steven Slater tries his hand at rapping
JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater leaves a correctional facility in the Bronx after posting bail, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in New York.
The art of wielding the axe at the office
A teen's suicide rekindles debate over openness
Members of the girls' hockey team Ottawa Ice hug after a memorial service for Daron Richardson in Ottawa.
16 pedestrians hit over two days, one of them killed
Truck driver charged after allegedly side-swiping police cruiser
Liz Murray shares her tale of life from homeless to Harvard
Liz Murray is the "homeless to Harvard" author/motivational speaker/Oprah guest woman. She is speaking at the Vancouver Club as part of the Bon Mot book club on Monday night.
Colder cities have residents with higher IQs, study finds
Dalton McGuinty buys some political relief
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty
How to build a great reputation online
Dollar rises as Irish debt worries ease
A pay raise next year?
In Memory of Jack Windeler
An expensive case of bad gas
Rob MacGregor
Ford campaign's dirty tricks: The audio evidence
Rob Ford and volunteer Tom Beyer speak with Brian Hill while door-to-door canvassing in Scarborough on July 24, 2010.
The close: Dow, TSX surge
10 top U.S. dividend stocks increasing payouts
Four classic films that flopped at first
Robert Mitchum gets creepy in a scene from Night of the Hunter.
How to build a better student
'Clumsy bungling' on UAE dogs Defence Minister in absentia
E. Paul Wilson
We own two churches
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