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February 5

Vegas 'cheering for the Saints'
As death overwhelms Haiti, the spirits go unserved
Though heavily damaged, the National Cathedral in Port-au-Prince remains a place of worship for the people of Haiti. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail)
Miami prepares for QB war
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning tosses a ball prior to the start of practice at the Miami Dolphins training facility in Davie, Florida February 5, 2010. The Colts are preparing to meet the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV Sunday. REUTERS/Hans Deryk
Steeped in American tradition
Andrew Jackson takes the oath of office on March 4, 1829. The seventh U.S. president opposed strong central government and powerful business elites.
Brian Burke's son killed in auto accident
A file photo of Brendan Burke, who died after a car crash in Indiana on Friday.
G7 may be weary, but where it leads, emerging powers will likely follow
Informal yet intense - one day to fix global finance
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters during a news conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Feb. 5, 2010, as G7 Finance Ministers assemble in the northern community for a meeting.
Hodgson's rift with Canucks grows
Team Canada's Cody Hodgson poses for photographers with his gold medal after defeating Sweden 5-1 in the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
Harder equals better in Brian Burke's world
Brian Burke speaks to the media in 2009
An Olympic moment
Aboriginal university's federal funding hangs in the balance
A career fair is held inside the Regina campus of the First Nations University of Canada on Jan. 28, 2010.
Terry's demotion Ferdinand's gain?
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, who will be suspended after January 12 for failing to attend a drug test, appears during their English Premiership soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, north London, Sunday Dec. 21, 2003. (AP Photo/PA, Sean Dempsey)
Finance on ice
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty played parka-clad host to his international counterparts on Friday, welcoming the world's financial masterminds to the G7 Finance Ministers summit in Iqaluit.
Do perks work?
Teaching the children well
Should Canada offer merit pay to teachers?
Omar Khadr's civil suit against Ottawa seeks $10-million
In this courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the US military, Canadian-born accused terrorist Omar Khadr attends a pre-trial session in Camp Justice on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.
Will Michael Ignatieff's abortion gambit work?
England's wannabe WAGs are having a very foul week
Elizabeth Renzetti
Recovery teeters as debt threat spreads
Portuguese civil servants on Friday protest in Lisbon over the government's decision not to raise wages in 2010.
Layton refuses to be slowed by cancer diagnosis
NDP Leader Jack Layton, right, accompanied by his wife Olivia Chow, announces that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer at a news conference in Toronto on Feb. 5, 2010.
Low risk, high growth come together in 2010
Rob Carrick
BAE reaches $450-million settlement
Nuclear submarines under construction at the BAE facility in Barrow-in-Furness, northern England.
Jobs are rightly put first
Ontario wins curling tie-breaker
Team Ontario skip Krista McCarville, right, smiles as Team Manitoba coach Ron Westcott, left, looks on during the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Team Ontario defeated Team Manitoba 10-3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Some facts Stephen Harper should have on Haiti
Survivors of Haiti's earthquake vent their frustrations before a visit by former U.S. President and United Nations special envoy Bill Clinton in Port-au-Prince on February 5, 2010. )
David v. Goliath
Johanna Schneller
Is this Israel's calm before the storm?
Warnings about the price of deadlock with the Palestinians are going unheeded – it may be time to head for the shelters
Shaw Festival could face strike
Toyota: Too big, too fast
Toyota president Akio Toyoda bows at the start of a news conference in Nagoya in February
RBC staff flagged fraudster Earl Jones in 2001, suit claims
Earl Jones is rushed out of the courthouse in Montreal, July 28, 2009.
A stock that still has a lot of oomph in its engine
Toyota Prius Hybrid
Toyota intensifies efforts to end crisis
Toyota president Akio Toyoda
How I learned to love the heat and stay in the kitchen
Feb. 6: Letters to the editor
Charest pilloried over asbestos exports at Delhi summit
Martin Short - as one seriously nasty piece of work
The great global warming collapse
Margaret Wente
There has to be a better way
'Massive glut' blamed for holding back oil prices
David Parkinson
The NFL's Canadian concern
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a news conference for the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV football game in Fort Lauderdale, Florida February 5, 2010. The New Orleans Saints will face the Indianapolis Colts in the game on February 7. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Climate strategy on a road to nowhere
January's winners and losers
Tests and double tests
Cornwall police officers attempt to detain Lanark Landowners Association president Randy Hillier on May 16, 2006.
New in paperback
Review: Here Comes The Bride, by Beatrice Masini
UTS cuts reserves on environmental costs
The Fort Hills project is located in the Athabasca oil sands region approximately 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Stars and Dogs for the week of Feb. 6
John Heinzl
Gordon Campbell hangs from a wire
British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell rides a zip line set up to coincide with festivities during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on February 5, 2010.
Small portfolio keeps it simple
Neel Roberts
Seven children 'safe' after B.C. man arrested
These films forever changed movies
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh embrace in Gone With the Wind.
In choosing managers, patience is a virtue
Tom Bradley
Required reading: Five essential stories of the week
As increasingly popular smart phones push wireless-data usage to record levels scale is going to become more important around the world, including in Canada.
Don't you people have any work to do?
Another day at the office. istockphoto
The Avatars of their era
Mark Hamill, right, portrays the character Luke Skywalker in the initial Star Wars with the droll droid C-3PO
Sugar surge
Sugar prices have more than doubled in the past year and tripled in the past decade. Global sugar consumption is expected to climb 28 per cent over the next seven years, according to Czarnikow Group, particularly as income levels rise in emerging markets.
Michael Ignatieff sees our winter wonder brand
The Olympic torch is seen next to the Olympic rings as it arrives at the biathlon track in Whistler, B.C., on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.
Goldman Sachs awards Lloyd Blankfein $9-million stock bonus
Buzz book: Eve Ensler
'Ugly girl' system in operation at B.C. docks
Containers waiting for shipment at the Port of Vancouver.
Buy American deal paves way for EU trade pact
Hardtop convertibles: poetry in motion
Ferrari California
Oscar oversights - and most-deserving nominees
Avatar, directed by James Cameron
Informal setting will help G7 reach consensus, Flaherty contends
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters during a news conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on Feb. 5, 2010, as G7 Finance Ministers assemble in the northern community for a meeting.
B.C. native band finalizes treaty agreement
Your Valentine's guide to vehicular sex
Andrew Clark
A Tobin tax? The outré is back in
LaPolice hire shows that Mack is firmly in charge
In this file photo, Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive co-ordinator Paul LaPolice is happy with what he sees in drill at practice in Winnipeg, Nov.14, 2002.
Canadian gets help from Oprah after going into labour
Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago on Friday that her daytime television show will end its run in 2011.
Job loss forces rethink on retirement
Facelift (Photo by Dave Chidley for the Globe and Mail)
The close: Stocks rebound into black
Sex for sale is hardly sporting
Canadians help pave way for looming Helmand offensive
Canadian soldiers from the NATO-led coalition force are seen after exiting a Chinook helicopter that landed at Kandahar Air Field on March 27, 2009. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
Give Danny Williams a break
Lysiane Gagnon
A modest nuclear revival is just as well
Sporty style
Rita Liefhebber made-to-order scuba tank dress, $525 through www.ritaliefhebber.com. Pierre Hardy heels, $1,295 at the Room (www.hbc.com).
Stephen Hawking to visit Canada this summer
In this April 21, 2008 file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge, makes remarks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of NASA, at George Washington University in Washington.
Play the field with sports-inspired looks
Rita Liefhebber made-to-order scuba tank dress, $525 through www.ritaliefhebber.com. Pierre Hardy heels, $1,295 at the Room (www.hbc.com).
Restaurant review: Cinq 01 is a great date spot
Cool Toronto rest-lounge Cinq 01 offers of-the-moment food like foie gras hot dogs.
Annabel Lyon's smooth reading on the SkyTrain
Eastern accents for Chinese New Year
Canadians must think beyond the U.S. market
Jeffrey Simpson
Controversial Swedish referee named for World Cup
Not a nice name for tourists
New month, new deals
2010 Toyota Venza
Escape from Vancouver
Tourists sunbathe at Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Quote of the week
Pacific Northern Gas insiders line up for LNG exports
Bullish on Gammon Gold
Gold bars
Relatives of fallen Canadian soldiers visit Afghanistan
Gazprom delays Shtokman gas field 3 years
Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow
Chicken with seaweed
Officials try to reassure markets on euro stability
A graceful and determined federal leader
Pickerel in black bean sauce
Adding fish, like this pickerel in black bean sauce, to your Chinese New Year menu is said to bring good luck.
Health help
Buy America, bye-bye Copenhagen howler
Stir-fried vegetables with noodles
Harper's broken promise on Buy America
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