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Ticats sneak past Bombers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Marcus Thigpen (8) runs Winnipeg Blue Bombers Courtney Smith (L) and Phillip Hunt for a touchdown during the first half of their Canadian Football League game in Winnipeg August 13, 2010.
Blog: Friday the 13th
Man missing after explosion flattens home in central N.B.
Thornberry halfway to the winner's circle
Ryan Thornberry
Federer advances to semis
Roger Federer of Switzerland stretches for a shot against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 13 , 2010.
Nadal, the modest Mallorcan
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, hammers a forehand to Philipp Kohlschreiber, of Germany, in Rogers Cup ATP tennis action in Toronto on Friday August 13, 2010.
Canada pounds France in hoops exhibition
Team France's Mickael Gelabale, second from right, drives against Team Canada's Robert Sacre, right, during the first half of exhibition FIBA basketball action in Toronto Friday, August 13, 2010.
A rich mind helped direct Canada's culture
Shirley Thomson, pictured when she was announced as one of the Governor-General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts recipients, announced at a news conference on March 25, 2008.
Rubenstein: Swing still the thing for Nelford
Jim Nelford waves to the gallery after pulling his ball out of the cup after hitting a hole-in-one on the ninth hole during the Regions Charity Classic golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Ross Bridge, Friday May 18, 2007, in Hoover, Ala.
Clock winding down on Maple Leafs
David Shoalts
John A.D. Tory hones his political instincts on Thomson mayoral campaign
Kings of the mountain
Crankworx at Whistler. Credit: Dan Barham 20100811-kcwx11: 2008 Downhill Mountain Bike World Champion Rachel Atherton (UK) stays low and fast on Whistler Bike Park's famous A-Line trail, during the 2010 Kokanee Crankworx Air DH race.
News best not broken by judges
Does the Buck stop here?
Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana, right, slides home to score past the tag from Toronto Blue Jays catcher John Buck in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 28, 2010, in Cleveland.
This weekend in B.C.
The Gastown Show and Shine.
Pawns in a game of chicken
Some Blue Jays game will only be available to people subscribing to Rogers Cable Systems.
Vancouver gallery faces staff revolt over funding of new buildings
The current home of the Vancouver Art Gallery at Hornby and West Georgia Streets.
B.C. top court to vet bunny cull conundrum
Several of the hundreds of feral rabbits who make their home at the University of Victoria forage for food.
Momentous victory has huge fallout
Living the worry-free life in China's 'Atomic City'
Alberta dean denies college offered admission to Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr attends jury selection at his miltary trial on Aug. 10.
Omar Khadr's long and twisted road to trial
Light rail showdown: Vancouver versus Seattle
Green all day, fried all night
A mess of squid at the night market in Richmond, B.C.
Phony crisis dealt death blow to men's recreational hockey
Members of the Bantam A Toronto Leaside Wildcats practice at RINX arena. The city is proposing changes to the way ice time is allocated to ensure that girls are getting equal access to ice time.
A brief history of the Bloc Québécois
Video of man wanted for sexual assault released
Detail-conscious Bloc Leader celebrates 20 years
New national park comes with twist
Flaherty balks at second stimulus program - for now
No apologies for vigilance
A hard day's knight
Some ID, please?
Where "constitution" isn't a dirty word
The propulsive power of Arcade Fire
The doctor opts to stand and fight
'I asked myself: why are you walking away?' recalls Arturo Valenzuela, shown arriving at his emergency ward.
Veterans ombudsman will not be re-appointed by Tories
Lt.-Col. Pat Stogran, then commander of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, is shown near Kandahar in April 2002. Canada's outspoken veterans ombudsman won't be re-appointed by the Conservative government. Sources have told The Canadian Press that retired colonel Pat Stogran, who commanded the country's first battle group in Kandahar in 2002, was notified earlier this week that his term won't be renewed.
Injured Calvillo leads Als against Argos
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo fires a pass as they face the Hamilton Tiger Cats during first quarter CFL football action Thursday July 22, 2010 in Montreal.
The Man in the middle
Allan Maki
Fight for data access spreads beyond RIM
A woman walks past a billboard for Blackberry phones in Mumbai
Lancaster Sound: A seismic victory for the Inuit
The RV Polarstern breaks a path through the Southern Ocean. Operated by the Alfred V. Wegener Institute, the Polarstern provides an excellent platform for exploring below the Antarctic ice.
Chastened Caisse seeks new balance
Caisse CEO Michael Sabia
Where are the bond vigilantes?
Brian Milner
Judge to ponder Stronach buyout
Frank Stronach
The Caisse's triple threat
Headquarters of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Quebec City
Watch out if lofty profit expectations fall short
David Parkinson
Relief wells urged in offshore drilling
British Petroleum's Milne Point Central Facilities Pad on the North Slope of Alaska, is shown in this February, 1995 file photo.
The Canadian Dividend Growth Portfolio
Don't be distracted by high dividend yields
Rob Carrick
How higher wheat prices affect Canadians
The last stands of wheat remain before being harvested on an Alberta in September of 2009
Strangers by sea: A tale of Canada's boat people
Some of the estimated 490 people thought to be Tamil migrants aboard the ship MV Sun Sea peer out from underneath a tarp after Canadian Border officials and police brought the ship into Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in Colwood, B.C. on Vancouver Island on Friday.
Leon's Furniture dividend jumps nearly a third
Terrence Leon, president of Leon's Furniture seen here in a Toronto showroom May 22, 2003.
David Cameron: A middle-class wannabe
Stars and Dogs for the week of Aug. 13
Archie, a Chinese Crested, is seen here prior to winning World's Ugliest Dog competition at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. in 2006.
Free-spending Manchester City looking for the payoff
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini reacts during a Champions League, round of 16 return-leg soccer match against Liverpool, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. Mancini unexpectedly said Tuesday he would resign at the end of the season making the announcement immediately following a 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool that eliminated Inter from the European Champions League.
PM gets Barenaked before getting down to business
Dumb questions, heroic assumptions and the available evidence
Dividend stocks are teacher's pets
Required reading: Five essential stories of the week
Dollarama employee Besa Hasolli restocks shelves at the store in Vaughan, Ont.
Will Aussies elect a childless woman as PM?
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, centre, flanked by local candidate Laura Smyth, right, and Jenny Macklin, minister for families, housing, community services and indigenous affairs.
Former Bank of Canada governor adds to holdings
Chart looks bullish for Newmont
Newmont Mining's Yanacocha mine in Peru
Port Dover bike rally
The Nascar Canadian Tire Series #13 Car was on display for fans. $20 bought a team t-shirt, and an opportunity to sign the car before its next race. Thousands of bikers and fans of bikes, and those just wanting to view the spectacle descended upon Port Dover, Ontario for the 50th Friday the 13th Ride to Port Dover.
Timminco trading volume surges
Man dies after being hit by RCMP cruiser
So you think you can be Indian Affairs minister?
Torontonians' investment guide to professional sports
Atlanta Hawks forward Lorenzen Wright (L) and Indiana Pacers guard Travis Best collide as Wright attempts a shot on a breakaway during second-quarter NBA play January 18, 2001 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Cash challenged, but a house to fall back on
Facelift
A path to acceptance for immigrant professionals
Mohamad Sjamaun
A back-garden tale of life and death
Tabatha Southey
Five things to do this weekend
The close: Dow down for fourth day
Buono and struggling Lions look to recharge
B.C. Lions' head coach Wally Buono looks on from the bench during first half CFL action against the Calgary Stampeders in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday August 7, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
How Honey Jam changed Nelly Furtado's life
Sisters Qwyn, right, and Kyla Charter
Sleeping under the stars
Early Pop-up Trailer
Tyson Gay scorches at London Grand Prix
Tyson Gay of the U.S. wins the men's 100m race during the London Grand Prix Diamond League athletics tournament at Crystal Palace in London August 13, 2010. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
No more jagged little pill, thank you
A pregnant Alanis Morissette and her beau Mario 'Souleye' Treadway walk down the front stairs after doing an appearance on the 'Chelsea Handler' show in Los Angeles, August 11, 2010.
Sugar Beach is one refined place
Sugar Beach, a new two-acre park at the foot of Jarvis Street in front of Lake Ontario
Toronto's changing sports scene
A weekly roundup of the best magazine reads
Review: The Beauty of Humanity Movement, by Camilla Gibb
Camilla Gibb
Review: Crime Machine, by Giles Blunt
Giles Blunt
Review: Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart
Review: Captive Queen, by Alison Weir
Alison Weir
Me and Miss Neal
Gale Zoë Garnett with Patricia Neal in an undated photo.
'I want the people to see the real Mesrine'
Vincent Cassel
Review: How Did You Get This Number, by Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley
On the read again
Lisa Moore with her daughter, Eva, reading during a car trip.
New in paperback
What a scream - zombies get a discount
Ashley Bell in The Last Exorcism
Review: Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures, by Robert K. Wittman
Robert K. Wittman
Prairie harvest (times 10)
Ruckus room
A detail from the cover of Emily's House
Full speed ahead into the unknown
Camilla Gibb photographed in downtown Toronto.
Please report for duty, Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson in 2002
Dead Saskatchewan prairie dog found with the plague
People who are susceptible to bubonic plague should be careful around prairie dogs.
The end of online privacy
Illustration by Jim Atherton for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The best small business stories of the week
Pavlyuchenkova rallies in Cinci
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia hits a return to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in their quarter final round match of the Cincinnati Women's Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 13, 2010. REUTERS/John Sommers II
How JetBlue flight attendant is a hero to those who dream
Michael Babad
All revved up with no place to go
Andrew Clark
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