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August 11

Smitherman scores on Ford in debate
Toronto Mayoral candidate George Smitherman
Jays' Marcum just didn't have his stuff
Toronto Blue Jays runner Travis Snider scores on a sacrifice fly past Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez (L) during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto August 11, 2010.
Towering, $3.5-million flagpole planned for North York
York West councillor Giorgio Mammoliti.
Michel Tremblay's Pleasure is all ours
Lucy Peacock plays Nana in 'For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.'
Bosox clobber Jays
Toronto Blue Jays runner Travis Snider scores on a sacrifice fly past Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez (L) during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto August 11, 2010.
Sri Lankan recounts harrowing journey to Canada
The are across from the Esquimalt Navy Base near Victoria August 11, 2010 that is benign set up for the expected arrival of a second cargo ship ferrying Sri Lankan Tamils to Canada.
Ti-Cats could skip Steel Town
Hamilton Tiger-Cats owner Bob Young, is shown in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug.29, 2006. Young is backing out of negotations to build a new stadium in Hamilton.Plans are for the facility to host the 2015 Pan Am Games before becoming the new home for the Ticats.
Boatload of migrants a wake-up call for Canada
File photo of the Harin Panich 19, now renamed MV Sun Sea.
Boaters on B.C. lake not meeting safety rules: RCMP
Speedboats and houseboats gather near Copper Rock on Shuswap Lake near Salmon Arm B.C. on Thursday July 8, 2010. A deadly tragic accident on the lake saw a speedboat become embedded inside a house boat last Saturday night on the Shuswap Lake killing one and injuring eight others.
Poor criminal-records check behind baby death: inquiry
Blog: Rain and Shine
Whistling Straits sand sculpture
How the Geneva Conventions are changing
Ivanovic passes on Montreal
Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reacts to a line call while playing against Gisela Dulko of Argentina in their women's singles second round match on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2010. The first Grand Slam of the 2010 tennis season is taking place in the Australian city January 18-31.
Week 7 CFL picks
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant (4) runs under pressure from Montreal Alouettes defense during first half of CFL football action in Montreal, August 6, 2010.
Cougar Annie's historic garden up for sale
One of British Columbia's prime heritage properties, the homestead of Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, well known on the coast as 'Cougar Annie's Garden,' is for sale and in need of a new steward.
Legal teams for NHL, players do battle again
New Jersey Devils star forward Ilya Kovalchuk, of Russia, smiles during a news conference in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Kovalchuk will have to re-examine his contract.
Small donations a big deal for Toronto sports programs
Eight-year-old Ryan Ramos takes a run down the pitch at his first cricket class at Toronto's Wellesley Community Centre on Aug. 11.
Bringing back the Bricklin, the New Brunswick-backed super car that flopped
Tania Breen, playing Michelle, on the hood of the Bricklin SV-1.
Calgary referee climbing the ladder
Calgary referee Michael Weiland works a game at NBA summer league in Las Vegas July 14, 2010. He is trying out. Credit: Bryan Haraway / Getty Images / for The Globe and Mail Story details: Players aren't the only ones sweating under the eyes of scouts during the NBA Summer League. Would-be NBA referees face scrutiny as well, and one in particular might make history. It is believed that no Canadian has officiated an NBA game, but Calgary's Michael Weiland is determined to be the one.
Bonner's chances of playing for Canada growing dim
Toronto Raptors Matt Bonner watches the Dallas Mavericks celebrate after being deafeated in the final seconds 93-91 during second half NBA action on Monday Nov. 28, 2005, in Toronto, Ont.
Beleaguered Health Minister rides out Quebec cabinet shuffle
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc survived Premier Jean Charest's latest shuffle.
Republicans stoke immigration fears with talk of 'anchor babies'
A 2006 file photo of undocumented immigrants near Arivaca, Arizona.
B.C. boy, 12, charged with armed robbery
Now RIM faces new challenge in India
My son is going into debt for his girlfriend. What do I do?
David Eddie
Djokovic struggles to victory
Andy Murray of Britain hits a return to Xavier Malisse of Belgium during their match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 11 , 2010.
Keeping a lookout for Tigers
A private security guard escorts Sri Lankan migrants from a detention hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday October 26, 2009.
Sense still incomplete on the census
Industry Minister Tony Clement
No to government online card sharks
A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site from his home in Manassas, Virginia.
Disgraced athletes: Which are heroes and which are villains?
Lance Armstrong is cheered on by a fan as he rides in the Col du Tourmalet pass during the 16th stage of the 2010 Tour de France on July 20, 2010.
China's growth slowing fast
A worker works in front of containers at a port in Shanghai May 13, 2010. China recorded a $1.7 billion trade surplus in April, state media said this week.
Maple Leaf chief must walk fine line
Michael McCain, president of Maple Leaf Foods
Famed French chef turns up dead in freezer
The Hotel de Ville (city hall) and the Bartholdi fountain in Lyon, France.
Why the market isn't trusting Tye
Fabrice Taylor
Puritanism could be a winner
Lawrence Martin
U.S. bureau slow to declare slump over
People wait in line at a job fair sponsored in November, 2009 in New York City.
Oil markets could lose momentum
CPP's strategy offers useful pointers on playing it safe
Rob Carrick
CAE targets aviation sectors in emerging markets
OPTI heads back to the bond markets
Nexen in 2001 formed a 50/50 joint venture with OPTI Canada Inc. to develop the Long Lake, Alta., property.
Golden parachutes: CEOs and their rich exit packages
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd.
The decaying anonymity of the Internet
Three Canadians get wild-card entries
Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak looks at her racket during the women's third round match against Russia's Elena Dementieva in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 28, 2010, in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2010, runs from May 23 to June 6, 2010.
Onex profit slips to $80-million
Gerry Schwartz, chairman, president and CEO of Onex Corp.
Top seeds waltz through
Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates match point against Xavier Malisse of Belgium during the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre on August 11, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
Quebec fugitive arrested after 16 years on the run
Mini doesn't mean small anymore
2012 BMW Mini Cooper Countryman
Gerrard spares England's blushes
Steven Gerrard of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the International Friendly match between England and Hungary at Wembley Stadium on August 11, 2010 in London, England.
Argentina begins post-Maradona existence with a win
Argentina's Angel Di Maria, left, reacts, with Gonzalo Higuain, right, after scoring a goal against the Republic of Ireland, during their International friendly soccer match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010.
Greyhound lock-out averted
A Greyhound bus is parked at a bus terminal in Ottawa September 3, 2009.
I've always been a nose-to-tail eater
Dick Steele
Snap election? Not till next fall, pollster says
A couple walks up to a polling station in Saanich-Gulf Islands, near Sidney, B.C., to vote in the federal election on Oct. 14, 2008.
New trees for Berlin, a hungrier world, refresher on walking
Clearing the air on idling cars
A car idles in downtown Toronto.
Bublé being Bublé, he made every song his own
Michael Bublé hugs a member of the audience while performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Aug. 10
Two Gents: Is Proteus a prelude to Iago?
Claire Lautier as Silvia and Bruce Dow as Speed in The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Ticats owner calls stadium decision a 'massive mistake'
Red Hat co-founder and Tiger-Cats owner Bob Young
The close: Dow, TSX fall into red
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
Feeling like a bear today? Fear pummels Canadian dollar, stocks
Michael Babad
The bad old days - before emission standards
Michael Vaughan's 1963 Porsche has the first anti-pollution technology mandated by government: a small tube called a blowby device.
Maple Leafs sign D'Amigo
Tories make language concession on census
Industry Minister Tony Clement speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on April 7, 2009.
The play's the thing here, and so is the playing
Jane Spence as Ophelia and Graham Abbey as Hamlet in a scene from Resurgence Theatre Company's production of Hamlet.
A cup of nostalgia, a pinch of steam, a dash of spaghetti westerns
Fatih Akin at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007.
YouTube video about being alone is anti-feminist, retrograde
Russell Smith
Can Joan Rivers still talk?
My husband has a gas problem
Joanne Will
Introducing the official Globe and Mail iPad app
The Globe and Mail iPad app, photo gallery presentation.
P.E.I. potato growers score pricing victory at tribunal appeal
You know the world is bearish when...
Sports heroes with soured reputations
Barry Bonds set the Major Leage Baseball record for the most MVP awards, and he holds the all-time record for most home runs, with 762. In 2007, Mr. Bonds was indicted on counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, after testifying that he never knowingly took illegal steroids.
BMW takes the Mini to the max
BMW's Ian Robertson says 'the Mini Countryman' is our answer to the needs of customers who were looking for a bit more Mini and a Mini which goes far and beyond urban boundaries.'
Ottawa braces for another tide of Tamil asylum-seekers
A security guard escorts Sri Lankan migrants from a detention hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver on Oct. 26, 2009, after the Ocean Lady entered Canadian waters off British Columbia.
Pavin, Gray clash over Ryder Cup comments
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin
Canada soars into Ivan Hlinka semi-finals
Welcome to our lab
See you in September: Why Canada may see big job gain
Michael Babad
Zombies, robots, and evil exes
Monday Night Combat screen
Man found guilty in Vancouver gay-bashing case
Shawn Woodward is flanked by sherrifs as he leaves a B.C. provincial courthouse in Vancouver August 9, 2010. after being found guilty of aggravated assault. Woodward was charged after Ritchie Dowrey was punched and knocked unconscious while playing pool last March at a pub in the city's West End.
Baffin Island rocks hint at earth's original recipe
Glacially carved lake valley on Baffin Island.
As goes Japan, so goes the U.S.
Toronto mayoral debate
Kelly Grant, Toronto city hall bureau chief
Anti-HST petition upheld in B.C.
Former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm raises a glass of champagne in celebration during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday August 11, 2010. The group which collected more than 700,000 signatures on a petition against the harmonized sales tax has had the petition verified by Elections BC.
And then there were 7: The jury who will decide Omar Khadr's fate
A courtroom sketch of Omar Khadr, shown attending jury selection on Aug. 10 during his military trial at Guantanamo Bay.
Those wild and wacky Morgan three-wheelers
A mid-1930s Morgan Super Sport "trike"
Pan Am Games CEO and Hamilton mayor to meet about new downtown stadium
Imagining life with no car payments
Polansky ousted from Rogers Cup
Peter Polansky of Canada adjusts his racquet between points against Victor Hanescu of Romania during the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre on August 11, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
Cheese review: Belle de Jersey
Quebec’s Belle de Jersey won silver at the 2009 International Jersey Cheese Awards.
No evidence of flawed throttle in Toyota vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp said on July 14 its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases.
Moves: UBS, Jennings add to trading desks
Ontario police chief says she's victim of 'domestic incident'
Mike Brown comes out of retirement for 2012 Olympics
Mike Brown of Canada celebrates after winning his men's 200m breaststroke swimming semifinal at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 13, 2008.
Clement feels 'alone' in census feud
Industry Minister Tony Clement speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on May 27, 2009.
Of flight attendants, losing it and the 'unfriendly skies'
Michael Babad
Should I sign on Ford's dotted line?
2011 Ford Explorer
Ticat woes could have severe repercussions for TSN
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Quinton Porter throws the Tiger-Cats' first touchdown of the game to Prechae Rodriguez during a CFL game against the B.C. Lions in Hamilton, Ont., on Friday, July 31, 2009.
At noon: Dow, TSX hit by worst selloff in a month
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
Dollar drops more than a cent
Loonie
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