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Germany dominate World Cup luge
Winner Tatjana Huefner of Germany speeds in the ice channel during the women's single luge World Cup race in Winterberg, Germany, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Best from December 10
Are gadgets ruining our kids' brains?
2010: The year of the hacker
Leclaire helps Sens dump Devils
Ottawa Senators' goaltender Pascal Leclaire gloves the puck as New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus jumps to avoid it during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa December 10, 2010. REUTERS/Blair Gable
'It hasn't been easy,' beleaguered Charest says of legislature session
Warning issued for hair products containing unsafe levels of formaldehyde
Nuggets get milestone win over Raptors
Toronto Raptors forward Sonny Weems, left, battles for the ball against Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups, right, during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, December 10, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Cancelling the sandwiches won’t save that much dough
Marcus Gee
Boo birds prey on struggling Leafs
Around the rinks
Mariners power up with DH Cust
No evidence to convict, Panghali defence says
The second-degree murder trial of Mukhtiar Panghali shown here continues in B.C. Supreme Court, Nov, 2010.
Coyotes face arena lease vote
Canada marching from religion to secularization
Fay Arellano prays at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Toronto.
Videotaped re-enactment of husband's alleged murder airs in Iran
In this photo released by state-run Press TV, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, sits during an interview with Press TV in Tabriz, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. The 43-year-old mother of two was brought from the prison to her home in northwestern Iran to "produce a visual recount of the crime at the murder scene," Press TV announced, denying reports that she had been released.
Hockey's nickname game
Roy MacGregor
NDP House Leader Mike Farnworth 'seriously thinking' about leadership bid
Bill Clinton swoops in to save Obama tax deal
Konrad Yakabuski
The case for the Golden State
A tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., stands above a blanket of fog covering the San Francisco Bay.
Out There: Cypress Mountain Snowshoe Tour
Right Here, Dec 11: Douglas Coupland's G72K10 and more
VanDusen Botanical Gardenaïs Festival of Lights , 2009
Hot Ticket: One of a Kind Show and Sale
The One of a Kind show offers a special kind of Holiday shopping, like these eco-toys by Cayla and Rayelle Hache.
Leafs Nation fed up with Phaneuf
How Britain pulled Europe's banks back from the brink
Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written a book called Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization.
Angels add former Blue Jay Downs to bullpen
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Scott Downs throws against the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
Two councillors devoted to the political life
Memories of leadership campaigns past
Gary Mason
Victoria commuters pin hopes on rail plan
Commuters head into Victoria from Colwood during the morning rushhour. For freelance story, Dec.10, 2010.
Native children also have the right to parents
A stark warning on the economy from Britain's former PM
Dallaire asks students to stop use of child soldiers
Romeo Dallaire, left, the Canadian general who was in Rwanda during the genocide, and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal on Dec 10 2010 at the McMIllan Theatre in Toronto after the launch of Zero Force, a global movement to end child soldiers.
Koscheck becomes big UFC longshot
UFC welterweight challenger Josh Koscheck flexes during the weigh-in in Montreal Friday, December 10, 2010 ahead of his fight against UFC champion Georges St-Pierre. The fight takes place in Montreal on Saturday, December 11.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Integrity Commissioner's office urged to reopen files
Auditor General Sheila Fraser speaks during a news conference after tabling the special report on the public sector integrity commissioner of Canada in Ottawa, Thursday December 9, 2010.
Is Italy ready to tell Berlusconi the bunga-bunga party's over?
Elizabeth Renzetti
A fight to the finish
Georges St-Pierre, top, from Montreal gets on top of Matt Serra, from Long Island, NY, during their Ultimate Fight Championships Welterweight title fight in Montreal, Saturday April 19, 2008. St-Pierre won the match with a second round TKO. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Empty chair marks Liu Xiaobo's Nobel
Norwegian Nobel committee chair Thorbjorn Jagland looks at the Nobel certificate awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo Friday, Dec. 10.
Why Tosca costs less than a Leafs game (and other populist riddles)
Tabatha Southey
Good week; Bad week
Actor Sylvester Stallone makes a fist as he walks the red carpet before the premiere of the film "Rocky Balboa" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 18, 2006. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
The mayor's muses
What can Toronto learn from Melbourne?
Gary Wright, chief planner for the city of Toronto
Got a city gripe? Send it to Grapes
Sonia Rodriguez: dancer
The Lineup: Dec. 11 - 17
Ossington gym's outreach program helps homeless youth
Salt needs to work on its savour
Salt Wine Bar's apple-bacon churros
How to be good: Distract the kids
Mr. Carney's warnings, and the perils of pride
Derek DeCloet
Erratic weather patterns add to cities' snow woes
MS treatment in Costa Rica: Medical miracle or just common sense?
Physiotherapist Gabriela Chinchilla helps Carin Schooley hug her daughter Christa,12, for the first time in more than 10 years. Ms. Schooley, who has multiple sclerosis, underwent the Zamboni treatment in Costa Rica and now has greater movement.
Group says rights museum slights suffering of Ukrainians
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which is three years away from opening, is still looking for $25-million to meet its capital costs.
Canada Revenue Agency fires six, suspends three in Montreal office
Quebec Premier Jean Charest is reflected on a television screen as he responds to questions at the news conference marking the end of the fall session Friday, December 10, 2010, at the legislature in Quebec City.
The top 10 business reads of 2010
Bruins Thomas back in Vezina form
Wife of murderer cautions at-risk young people
Canucks retiring Markus Naslund's No. 19
Even tradition can't withstand bullion's lofty ascent
Barry Randhawa examines some diamond jewellery set in gold gold in his Toronto jewellery store, Randhawa Jewellers.
Canucks lose Raymond for Bolts clash
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Curtis McElhinney (L) falls over Vancouver Canucks Mason Raymond during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Andy Clark
The case against gold
Gold bars from melted gold jewellery and pure gold bars are seen at Express Gold in Toronto
Meaningful discussion of next Ontario election is impossible
Adam Radwanski
There once was a horse named Charley ...
Journey steals the show at PlayStation preview event in NYC
Trade numbers show global economy on the mend
A week that will live in hyperbole
Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin points to a security zone map during a press conference to talk about the security fence law enacted during the G20 Summit in Toronto.
Copper near record high after China imports data
Why we love giving gift cards, but hate getting them
A display of gift cards in California
Oil falls in volatile trade on China rate fear
Jennifer Stoddart: making your privacy her business
Jennifer Stoddart
Jack Taunton to chair football doping probe
Paul Melia of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport addresses a press conference at the University of Waterloo, Monday, June 14, 2010. The school announced it was suspending the football program this year in light of the postive tests for performance enhancing drugs by players on the team. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mathew McCarthy
'Tis the season - to buy yourself a gift
New rules boost tech toy makers' holiday top line
David Milstead
Canada's Worst Driver - Season 5
One Big Idea: Free food!
Investor adheres to a value-based strategy
Kovalev says he's a Sens' scapegoat
Grad school hopes throw wrinkle into first home plans
Yes Virginia, there is a stock market
Nordiques fans set for Long Island invasion
A fan painted with the Nordiques colors cheers during the Blue March rally on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, October 2, 2010. The march was held to put pressure on the federal government to invest CAD$175 million ($171 million) on a NHL-caliber hockey arena in Quebec City and help bring back an NHL team. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
BC Liberals begin delegate selection for first leadership convention
Mile '0' on a Round Planet
TV: Critic's picks for Dec. 13
Dollar edges higher on strong trade data
A Chrismukkah miracle
A dizzying reminder of the fate of words in the e-book age
Safe and warm, and reading slowly
Louise Penny reading by the fire.
New in crime fiction: A guide to the latest thrillers and mysteries
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales, edited by Kate Bernheimer
New in paperback: A weekly guide to the latest releases
An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin
The Obituary, by Gail Scott
How To Be A Bush Pilot, by Claudia Dey
No gift so rare as a book, Part II: More holiday gift books
Architects: They can’t stop bullets, but they can create hope
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
It's time to profit from the loonie's rise
Rob Carrick
The close: Dividends drive Dow, TSX
Gold dips after China bank move, U.S. data
Kavis Reed named head coach of Eskimos
Insiders sell as Neo Material Technologies shares rise
Vancouver Whitecaps sign two more players
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