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One-on-one with the Maestro
Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Sweden's Robin Soderling during their men's quarter-final match in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 1, 2010, in Paris. Getty Images/PATRICK KOVARIK
Luck of draw for Nadal, Federer in Toronto
Rafael Nadal poses for a photograph with a model of the CN Tower after taking part in the draw for the 2010 Rogers Cup on top of the CN Tower in Toronto on Friday, August 6, 2010. The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower standing 553.3 metres (1,815 ft) tall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
'No consensus' on census
Provinces to team up on drug purchases
Canadian Premiers at the annual Council of the Federation Premiers' Conference closing press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, August 6, 2010. Canada's premiers are in Winnipeg this week to discuss economic and social policies.
How John Tory's non-presence affects Toronto's mayoral race
John Tory, photographed during the We Day event at the Air Canada Centre on Oct. 5, 2009.
Dubois crashes out in Vancouver
Als hang on against Riders
Montreal Alouettes Jamel Richardson (18) is tackled by Saskatchewan Roughriders James Patrick during first half CFL football action in Montreal, August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Swimming: Canada wins Four Nations
Keeping an eye on the Commonwealth
James Christie
Hiroshima youth embrace lessons of the bomb
Kaori Sasaki, 23, looks at Japanese "semba-zuru" paper cranes, meant to give hope to children of the Atomic Age, at the Peace Park in Hiroshima on Friday, Aug. 6.
Ticats suspend rookie punter
Bob O'Billovich smiles at a press conference in Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, Dec.5, 2007, after being introduced as the new general manager of Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sheryl Nadler
Rubenstein: 59 is the new 60
Stuart Appleby's golf ball
B.C. warned of organized crime's reach into gambling
Blackjack at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. June 11, 2009.
Cecil shines, Jays beat Rays
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitch Brett Cecil throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during first inning AL action in Toronto on Friday, August 6, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Tough guy Laraque just a gentle green giant
New co-deputy leader of the Green Party Georges Laraque plays with his new piano at his home in Edmonton on August 6, 2010.
Afghanistan's neighbours discuss post-NATO region
A Canadian soldier rests on the muzzle of his rifle while riding in an armoured vehicle in Kandahar province on Nov. 16, 2007.
Quiet backbencher gets Indian Affairs
Conservative MP John Duncan is sworn in as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development at Rideau Hall on Aug. 6, 2010.
Baird gets bully pulpit as new Tory House Leader
Government House Leader John Baird smiles alongside Chuck Strahl and John Duncan as they are sworn in to their new cabinet positions at Rideau Hall on Aug. 6, 2010.
B.C. Lions have one paw in the grave
Matthew Sekeres
CIS to ramp up drug testing
Bikes, bugs and bears
Allan Maki
Push for Pickton public inquiry is inevitable
Ontario teen returns after Cuban ordeal
Mayors demand action on urban deer
A deer is seen near the third hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
Woods, Yang meet again at PGA
Will the Bush-era tax cuts be extended?
GOP resurrects Bush for tax debate
Konrad Yakabuski
What to do this weekend
William Barton
Services lacking for crack addicts, survey finds
Rethinking crack kits for addicts
One of many knick knacks crack addict Tony Smith has collected over the years at his room in the Balmoral Hotel in Nanaimo.
Ottawa, Queen's Park side with Tiger-Cats on new Stadium location
Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
Cyberspace confidential
Long or short, it's a dog's life
Why small canines tend to outlive big ones
Gold or gold stocks? It depends on your confidence in the price
Putting trust in Tye Burt
Tye Burt, CEO of Kinross Gold
Woods can't find range off the tee
Tiger Woods
Leblanc shines in Junior intra-squad game
What market watchers are saying this week
Equity index funds key to investor's strategy
Kevin Brothaler wishes he had started saving earlier, giving compound growth more time to 'work its magic.'
Report: Chris Chelios retires
Chris Chelios #24 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on from the bench during game one of the Western Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena on May 8, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings defeated the Stars 4-1 to set the series 1-0 Red Wings. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)
Why you should diversify by sector, not region
How to play commodities (and not get trampled)
When Hollywood goes Crayola
From left, Carmina Bernhardt, Lorne Hiro and 10-year-old Oliver Masuda at a Toronto casting call on Aug. 4.
CHAMPIONS: Tommy Armour III sticks to top at 3M
Tommy Armour III prepares to play a shot during the first round of the 3M Championship at TPC Twin Cities held on August 6, 2010 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)
Manulife, the markets and the hottest seat on Bay St.
Derek DeCloet
When investors and their advisers don't see eye-to-eye
Tom Bradley
Kinross deal-making
Kinross's Kupol operation in Russia
Bullish on CN Rail
Mother of murder suspect goes missing
Fewer lifeguards a factor in spike in drownings
Clouds float by as a lifeguard keeps watch at a beach on the Ottawa River.
Australian election shows the downside of regicide
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
This Khadr is not welcome back
Abdullah Khadr (right) walks with his lawyers Dennis Edney (left) and Nate Whitling (centre) outside court in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Khadr was released Wednesday after 4 1/2 years behind bars when a Toronto judge stayed his hearing over whether he should be extradited to the United States.``exceptional'' case. Ottawa wanted Khadr, 29, sent to the U.S. to face terrorism-related charges.
Outdoor fun to stop the summer slide
MBAC chairman buying
Pressure turned up on TFC
Toronto FC's captain Dwayne DeRosario brings the ball aunder control during second half action against Montreal Impact in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship in Toronto, on Wednesday April 28, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Welcome to Banff, home of service with a vacant stare
A view of Mount Rundle, visible from the Rundle lounge patio and useful to contemplate while waiting for your summer waitperson not to bring your drink.
Berdych, Verdasco crash out in DC
Xavier Malisse of Belgium serves against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during their quarterfinal match on day 5 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Malisse won the match 6-4,3-6,6-2. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
N.B. wants Ottawa to cover Candu costs
Point Lepreau nuclear station in New Brunswick
Toronto's first green hostel to open next month
Hi-tech entrepreneur Tom Rand (Blue jacket) and his business partner Anthony Aarts (grey jacket) are photographed at a building located at 357 College Ave. in Toronto, Ont.
Shaky days in the housing market
Real estate signs in Winnipeg
The Sound and the fury
Toronto without real-estate woes is a city that hardly knows itself
Nothing says summer like a rooftop movie
People watching 'The Parking Lot Movie'
Peter McCallion's other troubles
Peter McCallion arrives to give testimony at the City of Mississauga Judicial inquiry
Must reads: The top 10 stories of the week
Scenes from the Eglinton LRT
Peter Allibone, project manager on the Eglinton LRT
Victoria-area Catholic priest faces sex charges involving children
Required reading: Five essential stories of the week
In this Saturday, July 31, 2010, file photo a field of unidentified cereals burning near the town of Voronezh some 500 km (294 miles) south of Moscow, after weeks of searing heat and practically no rain. A severe drought destroyed one-fifth of the wheat crop in Russia, the world's third-largest exporter, and now wildfires are sweeping in to finish off some of the fields that remained.
Toronto's choral scene is having a Glee moment
The Summer Singers choir perform a concert at the Trinity St-Pauls United Church on July 27, 2010.
Martin Gerber signs with Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Martin Gerber watches a video replay after a Calgary Flames goal during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, March 14, 2009. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese
Things to do this weekend
Poutine: Fernand Lachance, a cafe owner in Warwick, Que., assembled its foundation in 1957 for a trucker craving both French fries and curds. Jean-Paul Roy, a restaurateur in Drummondville, Que., added gravy to complete the dish. Poutine has since sneakily cropped up in eateries across the country and past our borders, inspiring such (questionable) variations on the classic toppings as bacon, peas and barbecue sauce. - Wency Leung
Twente, Roda open Dutch season with tie
New recruits of the Dutch football team FC Twente (L-R) Belgian Nacer Chadli, Roberto Rosales of Venezuala and Bart Buysse of Belgium pose during a press presentation outside The Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede, on August 2, 2010. Getty Images/ANP/ VINCENT JANNINK
Buddy can you spare a job?
Communications graduate Nicole McPhail takes an unusual approach to finding a job by standing at the corner of King and Bay Streets in Toronto on Friday. Ms. McPhail, armed with dozens of resumes and a cardboard sign that read "Can you spare me a job interview - inquire within. Thanks!" got several encouraging leads.
Canada finishes strong in beach volleyball
Westwood withdraws due to ankle injury
Lee Westwood
Wozniacki through to Danish Open semis
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Julia Goerges of Germany during their WTA E-boks Sony Ericsson 2010 Open match in Farum Arena in Farum, on August 6, 2010. Getty Images/ Keld Navntoft
Ready for Rafa and Roger
Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) shakes hands with Canada's Frederic Niemeyer following his win during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 11, 2009. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
A rare glimpse of the Design Exchange's permanent collection
The secret language of wallpaper
Tell me, were you really Miss Grey Cup?
Harry Wilmot raises a glass with his wife, Wendy Best (right), and mother, Carol (left), over a dinner of popsicle lamb, bison and corn on the cob in their backyard, beside the Elbow River.
Investment income key to early retirement
Financial Facelift
Work on N.B. nuclear plant delayed again, another year added to schedule
N.B. Power's Point Lepreau nuclear power generating station
Ditch the guilt, working moms: The kids are all right
Leah McLaren
Jimmy Fallon's learning
Jimmy Fallon at the premiere of The Other Guys in New York, Aug. 2, 2010.
Jogger hit by truck in Toronto's northeast
Why the job market may not be quite as soft as it seems
Michael Babad
The close: Dow recovers lost ground
An eloquent reminder of how crisis spurs innovation
Margaret MacMillan is shown in her office at the University of Toronto's Trinity College, where she served as provost, in October of 2006.
Omar Khadr deserves credit for 'illegal punishment' if convicted, lawyer says
In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr attends his hearing in the courthouse for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd
Discover Southern Italy's unsung grapes
Beppi Crosariol
Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley hospitalized in Japan after bar incident
Deryck Whibley, centre, with Sum 41 bandmates Sum 41 Cone McCaslin, left, and Steve Jocz.
It's not your Leave it to Beaver Scouts any more
Neveeth Raguthas, 11, and the First Ontario Tamil Scouting Group stop to play a game while hiking in Scarborough.
Beppi's picks of the week
A Tory mayor for Toronto
Easy homemade popsicles
New in crime fiction
This week in Bieber fever
Justin Bieber, left, and Shaqueille O'Neal promote the second season of the basketball giant's television show "Shaq Vs." in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday.
How Scott Pilgrim conquered the world
Detail of a page from Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour.
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