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Walking the Amazon
In the Gulf, a new attitude toward foreign workers
Workers remove stones next to a welcoming board for the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit near the capital of Manama April 1, 2004. The gleaming $150 million circuit, the first desert circuit and the first in the Middle East will host the glamour sport that breaks new ground with the inaugural F1 Grand prix to be held in the Arab world. In deference to Bahraini Islamists some of the glitz will be toned down. Any champagne sprayed on the podium will be strictly non-alcoholic and there will be no scantily-clad 'Grid Girls'.
The Red Rocket waits for Canada call
Toronto Raptors forward Matt Bonner reacts after his three-point attempt was counted as a two-point basket late in the fourth quarter of NBA game against the Dallas Mavericks in Toronto November 28, 2005. The Mavericks defeated the Raptors 93-91. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Day 1 at the Rogers Cup
Peter Polansky of Canada pumps his fist after defeating Jurgen Melzer of Austria in Rogers Cup ATP tennis action in Toronto on Monday August 9, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Discrepancy in Mississauga council minutes an honest mistake, inquiry hears
Longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion is draped by the Mississauga flag in February, 2008.
Inmates stuck in cycle of jail and homelessness
A new report from Toronto's John Howard Society traces the vicious cycle between prison incarceration and homelessness.
Internal police strife delayed Pickton arrest, former officer says
Kim Rossmo, now on faculty at the geographic profiling division of Texas State University.
Ousted Canadian poised to rise in tennis rankings
Milos Raonic of Canada returns a forehand during his match against Victor Hanescu of Romania at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 9, 2010. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese
Obesity linked to more girls hitting puberty as young as 7, study shows
A group of girls wait for the start of a water aerobics class at New Image Weight Loss Camp at Camp Pocono Trails July 19, 2002 in Reeders, Pennsylvania. Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images
No. 3 rank doesn't faze Federer
Roger Federer of Switzerland smiles during a news conference at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 9, 2010. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese
Green Party leadership race in the balance
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.
Soccer boss responds to gun allegations
Findings on anti-HST petition for Vander Zalm's eyes only
Former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm waits to board a ferry in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Wednesday June 30, 2010, to deliver anti-HST petitions which contain more than 700,000 signatures to Elections B.C. in Victoria.
With no private operators stepping up, Toronto ski hills may close this winter
The city-run Centennial Park ski hill in Etobicoke will not open in 2010-2011.
TTR, union reach tentative deal to avoid rail strike
The area surrounding Union Station is unusually quiet during morning rush hour on June 22, 2010, days before the G20 summit.
Polansky pulls off Rogers Cup shocker
Peter Polansky of Canada pumps his fist after breaking Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the first set of their match in Rogers Cup ATP tennis action in Toronto on Monday August 9, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Blog:Whistling Straits... Wow
Park staff hunt for coyote that bit sleeping teen on head
Nova Scotia will offer trappers $20 per coyote pelt in a plan to allay the public's fears about the animal.
Toronto FC readies for star-studded Red Bulls
Arsenal's Thierry Henry (L) contrlos the ball during their FA Cup fifth round soccer match against Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates Stadium in London February 17, 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
B.C. hospitals failing high-risk mothers, anesthetists warn
A newborn baby in an incubator. The BC Anesthesiologists' Society, saying hospitals in the province are falling short of safety recommentations for high-risk pregnancies, is urging B.C. to create a long-term plan to recruit and train anesthetists through a mix of better pay and shorter hours.
Jays sign prospects
Next major looks like the last one
PGA Championship is up for grabs
Tee Off - Three wood in motion just before impact. Credit: Ian Hamilton / iStockPhoto
Charter boat that carried missing fishermen overhauled in June
Even restoration fund may not save Lake Huron lighthouse
The crumbling exterior Point Clark lighthouse in Lake Huron, Ont., has closed the historic landmark, and maintenance workers fear that without more federal funding to restore it, it will stay closed.
Claims of racial bias dog Montreal police
The parents of Fredy Villanueva lead a march in Montreal last year in memory of their son, who died in a confrontation with police. Mr. Villanueva's death sparked riots in Montreal, and the spectre of alleged racial profiling has come back to haunt the city's police in a new criminologist's report.
Taking aim at parent soccer hooligans
(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Toronto mayor due for a $16,000 pay hike, report says
The mayor of Toronto deserves a raise, according to a consultant's report for the city.
Yukon artist to show DEW Line project on world stage
The DEW project is an art installation spanning the northern outposts of the old Distant Early Warning system.
End of stimulus program produces construction scramble
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tours the Art Gallery of Ontario's Weston Family Learning Centre, a construction project backed by stimulus cash.
University program helps soldiers become entrepreneurs
Major Bob Sealby is part of the Based in Business program at Memorial University in Newfoundland, which teaches people leaving the Canadian Forces how to run their own businesses.
Lions hand reins to Jackson
B.C. Lions quarterback Jarious Jackson works during first quarter CFL action against the Toronto Argonauts in Toronto, on Friday, August 14, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
H1N1 is over, but the next pandemic awaits
Nurse Laura Gill administers a dose of the H1N1 vaccine in Ottawa in this Nov. 2, 2009 photo.
There's a smarter way to end this stimulus
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty shown in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, August 5, 2010.
Omar Khadr's trial has been tainted by coercion
Sketch showing Omar Khadr during August 9 court session.
Uncertainty swirling around Manitoba Telecom stock
A princess returns to the Swat Valley
Zebu Jilani, right, speaks to women in Swat Valley, Pakistan, in July, 2010.
Day 1 Results
Workers squeegee water off the court during a rain delay at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 9 , 2010. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese
Russian oligarch puts potash in his sights
Potash Corp.'s mine in Rocanville, Sask.
Lehman's blue period
The Mare Dolly with jockey by Francis Sartorius is estimated to fetch �7,000 to �10,000 at auction
Recovery 'a long, slow slog' for Detroit 3
Detroit Three
Navigating the birthday-party money pit
RIM co-chief appointed to UN sustainability panel
RIM CEO Jim Balsillie
Calgary scientists to create human 'neurochip'
Dr. Naweed Syed in the lab at the University of Calgary's Health Sciences Centre.with an extreme close-up of the neurochip displayed on a computer screen.
Oil sands toxins growing rapidly
Olympic Sevens poses financial challenge for Rugby Canada
Heather Moyse makes a break for the goal line during World Cup action in Edmonton, Alta. on September 8, 2006. Moyse, Olympic gold-medal winning bobsledder and star of the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup in Edmonton, will be back on the pitch for Canada in the 2010 tournament in England. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marc Bence
KKR cancels $500-million offering
Former finance minister surveys the twisty road to recovery
Michael Wilson
Bob Bradley eyes Villans vacancy
U.S. soccer team head coach Bob Bradley speaks at a news conference at the New Meadowlands stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, August 9, 2010. The U.S. national soccer team will play an international friendly match against Brazil at the New Meadowlands stadium on August 10. REUTERS/Mike Segar
'Rethink Alberta' campaign has an impact, poll shows
At the Albian Sands (Shell, Chevron and Western Oil Sands) oil sands site near Fort McMurray, Alberta, a Bucyrus 495 electric shovel loads Caterpiller 797 dump trucks with oil sand ore at the Muskeg River Mine.
Harper breaks silence on census, says jail threats are inappropriate
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to journalists after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on Aug. 6, 2010
Flooding in Pakistan
A girl floats her brother across flood waters whilst salvaging valuables from their flood ravaged home on August 7, 2010 in the village of Bux Seelro near to Sukkur, Pakistan.
Arbitrator rejects Kovalchuk deal
Auto journalist didn't pull punches
Skype: "No dot-com deal"
OSPCA appoints former chief justice, top vet to lead probe into ringworm outbreak
The euthanization of hundreds of animals from a Newmarket, Ont., shelter sparked protests in May, 2010.
Card-carrying employees appreciate security simplicity
Ivy Ackerman, manager of community investment at Telus, uses a single security card to get from the building?s parking lot to her secure floor, to log in to her computer, and to access the terrace.
TD Ameritrade awash in cash
The close: Dow rises ahead of Fed
The shining hour, viva underdogs, checking out a roommate
William John (Bill) Tatsiou
I'm hooked on story time
Ticats pull out of stadium debate
A chorus and a string section get lost in the woods
Lost In The Trees: Ari Picker, Drew Anagnost, Mark Daumen, Leah Gibson, Emma Nadeau and Jenavieve Varga.
Essential Tracks
AbitibiBowater to borrow $1.35-billion
AbitibiBowater head office in Montreal
Selanne re-signs with Ducks
Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne of Finland celebrates scoring his 600th career NHL goal with teammate Scott Niedermayer after getting the goal on the power play against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period during their NHL game in Anaheim, California March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Ottawa 'concerned' about migrant ship possibly carrying Tamil Tigers: Toews
Neo-soul sister Nneka cooks up a global groove
Nneka
Photos: 2009 Championship
Suzann Pettersen
RIM said to have Saudi deal, but now Germany has issues
Michael Babad
Fab doesn't even begin to cover it
Paul McCartney performs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Aug. 8.
Liberal staffer accuses Tories of trying to discredit Auditor-General
Auditor-General Sheila Fraser is seeking access to the expenses records of federal political parties.
OSC penalizes 2 ex-Norshield executives
John Xanthoudakis in December, 2005
Earnings up. Targets not so much
There is nothing empowering about the cougar phenomenon
Courteney Cox in a scene from Cougar Town.
Brazil sector ETFs start to hit market
A technician of the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras works on the GASENE natural gas pipeline in Itabuna, Bahia state.
Majority of Canadian magazines see circulation decline
Skype IPO: Hot, yes. Good buy? Maybe.
Skype on a cell phone.
It's never too late to learn new business skills
Mark Evans
Chrétien released from hospital
After Quebec's brush with sovereignty in the 1995 referendum, Jean Chrétien's government decided to spend millions promoting federalism in Quebec.
Isabelle Hudon named Sun Life's Quebec head
Isabelle Hudon
Auto expert diagnoses a mysterious noise
Rob MacGregor
Review: The Return, by Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bola�
The look for less: Printed shift dress
Anna Sui’s gewgaw-encrusted shift dress, left, retails for about $400, while the vintage Lilly Pulitzer version was picked up at an estate sale in Toronto for $40.
Scotia hires for infrastructure team
Justin Bieber, the new face of Proactiv
Justin Bieber attends New Look Foundation's First Annual World Leadership Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Aug. 6 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Photos: Wednesday at PGA Championship
Construction worker killed in Vaughan
Red Wings add Salei
Ruslan Salei of the Florida Panthers skates with the puck against the New Jersey Devils during their game at the Continental Airlines Arena on October 26, 2006 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Google, Verizon target pricing for wireless usage
Top Ignatieff aide to return to provincial politics
Quebec Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis is the latest thorn in Premier Jean Charest's side.
Canada's Raonic beaten at Rogers Cup
Milos Raonic
Thomas Sabo collection preview
Pastel Supernova (left), Christine Brant and Jen Tse
Privates exploring privates
Privates
China starts a green attack
In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, two cooling towers are demolished at a coal burning power plant as an effort to improve energy efficiency in Xinxiang, in central China's Henan province
Simmons Pet Food to buy Menu Foods
Pet food made by Menu Foods at a Miami store
Honda Canada issues recall
Honda's Alliston, Ont., engine plant
Woman who allegedly faked cancer appears in court
Rethinking Alberta
Trucks leave the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., on October 25, 2009.
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