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September 17

Lakers take Lacrosse title
Former Catholic Board chair appeals conflict of interest ruling
A Davis Cup group of death
US tennis player Sam Querrey returns a ball to Santiago Giraldo of Colombia during a Davis Cup World Group Playoffs tennis match in La Santamaria bullring in Bogota, Colombia, on September 17, 2010. Giraldo won 6-2, 6-4 and 7-5. Getty Images/Guillermo Legaria
Ross takes first step towards PGA career
Golf ball sits on the fairway
Best from September 17
Women mourn as they watch the funeral of a Kashmiri youth, Yasir Rafiq Sheikh, from the windows of a house in Srinagar, India. Sheik, who was injured during an anti-India protest last month, succumbed to his injuries at a New Delhi hospital, relatives said.
Habs Markov on the mend
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov speaks to reporters as the team reports for medicals Friday Sept. 17, 2010, in Brossard, Quebec.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Mother accused of drowning daughters weeps in court at photos of their bodies
Tomasulo finds his way to the top
Peter Tomasulo
First thing: Eat, drink and be merry
The newly created Yosef Wosk Reflecting Pool at UNC's Musem of Anthropology in Vancouver on September 15th, 2010.
Passengers must show 'entire face' under tougher air security rules
A still from a YouTube video taken at Trudeau airport in Montreal shows veiled women boarding an Air Canada flight for Heathrow.
The 1995 armed 31-day standoff over aboriginal title at B.C.'s Gustafsen Lake
15 years ago: Rebel natives occcupying private ranch land at Gustafsen Lake, B.C. stand around a fire pit listening to leaders as they wait for the arrival of Ovide Mercredi.
How the RCMP sought trust after Gustafsen Lake
Wolverine holds an RCMP tobacco bag at his home in Chase, B.C. on Sept. 15, 2010. The bag was given to him as a peace offering by the RCMP after his jail time for his role in the Gustafsen Lake standoff.
Rand Paul's unlikely Kentucky campaign shows the Tea Party's strength
Konrad Yakabuski
Grappling with the complicated legacy of Gustafsen Lake
Splitting the Sky, also known as John Boncore, reflects on the Gustafsen Lake, B.C., standoff, which took place 15 years ago. 'At Gustafsen, we raised the bar,' he said.
Ready to forgive and forget
Matthew Sekeres
Azinger recovering from motorcycle accident
U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain Paul Azinger attends a media conference in Louisville, Kentucky, September 15, 2008 for the 37th Ryder Cup Championship to be played at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.
Leafs Komisarek ready to answer call to truculence
Mike Komisarek #8 of the Toronto Maple Leafs shoots during warm-ups before a pre-season NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on September 22, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)
Bloedel Conservatory's prospective owners worried deal is taking too long
The Bloedel Conservatory at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC, November 26, 2009.
Good week; Bad week
Kim Clijsters of Belgium and daughter Jada pose with the championship trophy after Clijsters defeated Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their women's singles final on day thirteen of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Rubenstein: Weir turns to Lord Lead to improve his swing
Canada's Mike Weir reacts after his approach shot onto the sixth green during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
B.C. town pulls its only taxi off the road after a flood of complaints
Terry Fox Foundation give $14-8 million to cancer research
Protecting Printers is key for Lions
B.C. Lions' Casey Printers throws against the Toronto Argonauts during first half CFL action in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday September 11, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Our favourite reader photos of the week
Peter Morawski (Imagery by Pete on Flickr) took this photo of Ryan Reynolds during the Toronto International Film Festival. See more of his photos at www.petemora.com
Three decades later, Betty Fox is still ready to run for her son
Alberta's water watchdog under tighter scrutiny over oil sands
Nova Scotia's post-secondary system needs radical overhaul, report says
Students make their way to classes at Dalhousie University in Halifax, September 12, 2007.
Former Quebec environment board members slam shale gas decision
Oilers Khabibulin facing the heat
Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (35), from Russia, celebrates his team's win in the overtime shootout of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The good news for the Edmonton Oilers is Khabibulin already appears to be in mid-season form. The bad news, with all the rubber the steadfast Russian goaltender has faced, is he's had to be. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong
Mattek-Sands stops Marino in Quebec
Hudak's stand on kindergarten risks raising ire of families
Adam Radwanski
Candidate fights cynicism
This file photo taken on July 2, 2010 shows Afghan men walking past posters of candidates contesting in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Mosazai village of Kabul province. On September 14, 2010 Staffan de Mistura, UN envoy to Afghanistan, told AFP how parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on September 18 will prove to war-weary Afghans that "ballots are a better way to solve issues than bullets".
Afghanistan's election fairness under fire
A police officer mans a machine gun on a street corner a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday.
Smith advances to LPGA final qualifying
Ashley Smith at the 2010 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship in Kingsville, Ont.
The campaign's biggest loser so far? Toronto itself
Former Toronto mayors, from left, John Sewell, Art Eggleton, Barbara Hall and David Crombie, gathered at The Globe and Mail Sept. 17 to discuss the Toronto municipal election.
Trustee candidates send mixed signals on cellphones in class
Jose Bautista on the cusp of greatness
Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista drops to his knees after being brushed back by a pitch in the seventh inning of their American League MLB baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto September 11, 2010. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA)
Sex, lies and videotape shape debate on online defamation law
Not ready to move on
Stars and Dogs for the week of Sep. 20
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.
With Guergis out in the cold, Tories unveil new star candidate
Dr. Kellie Leitch, shown on Sept. 17, 2010, after speaking at an Economic Club luncheon in Toronto, will run for the Conservative Party in Simcoe-Grey.
U.S. senator sold on the oil sands
An oil sands extraction operation is shown at the Muskeg River Mine
Land of the free, home of the tightwad
Hand Putting Change into a Piggy Bank
Coyotes buyer antes up
Goaltender Louis Domingue #79 of the Phoenix Coyotes during the NHL Rookie game against the Los Angeles Kings at Jobing.com Arena on September 15, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Habs don't stop at French
Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta, left, celebrates his goal with teammate P.K. Subban against the Philadelphia Flyers during third period of Game 3 NHL Eastern Conference final hockey action, May 20, 2010 in Montreal.
A Newman who invites attention, not scorn
An undated portrait of Cardinal John Henry Newman, made available by the Catholic Church in Britain.
Kick at the darkness to fight dementia
Images of Mario Gregorio, 62, taken on July 3, 2010, spending time at his home in Burnaby, B.C., and out walking and reading - something he does regularly to stave off thoughts of his progressing alzheimer's disease. Mr. Gregorio lives alone, and since being diagnosed he has developed many tricks and tools to remind him of things he needs to do in his daily routine.
China's new boom towns
Construction of new buildings in Hangzhou
Debt problems pose risks for fund managers
David Parkinson
Blending fundamental and technical analysis
Currencies behaving badly: Why conventional practices can fail
A man exchanges yen for U.S. dollars
Hamas member's killing flies under Israeli public's radar
Latify Abu Shelbayeh holds a portrait of her husband Iyad, a Hamas member, in the bedroom of their home during his funeral in the Nour Shams refugee camp near the West Bank town of Tulkarm on Sept. 17, 2010.
Primeau auditions for Leafs roster spot
Toronto Maple Leafs Wayne Primeau (L) battles for puck possession with Ottawa Senators Alexandre Picard (R) behind the Leafs net in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
Capital rules not enough, experts warn
Bank towers in Toronto's financial district
Barbara Grais: A wife retreats
Barbara and Gary Grais are still able to take vacations together, as long as they have help or go somewhere Barbara is familiar with.
The economics of the movie business
Child mortality rate is down a third since 1990, UN reports
Babies are immunized at a health clinic in Lubango, in southern Angola. Despite Angola's vast oil wealth, the country still has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world, and one of the highest rates of child mortality.
Jobs bounce clouds worrying trends
A sign posted at a Shell filling station in Fort McMurray, Alta.
Father of Surrey Six victim gunned down
Think what could come off the line at Rocco Rossi's 'Ideas Factory'!
Enter the man cave: Real Sports Bar and Grill
Inside the Real Sports Bar
A retirement product that's guaranteed, but not very attractive
Rob Carrick
The real drama at the festival happens on the streets
Relocation gives Peace Garden a new chance
Marcus Gee
Mario Gregorio: Going it alone
Mario Gregorio, 63, never married, so he is facing his disease wiithout the help of a spouse or children.
Why Canada needs a national strategy on dementia
Raptors lose rookie forward
Ed Davis of the University of North Carolina smiles after being selected by the Toronto Raptors as the 13th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft in New York, June 24, 2010. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
Jinchuan acquires Continental Minerals
A worker taps into the copper stream at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam smelter.
Squash: David in search of title No. 5
BHP finalizes loans to back Potash takeover
BHP Billiton head office in Melbourne.
New downtown eye-care clinic reflects a trend
An image of an eyeball taken at Downtown Eye Associates, the new high-tech eye clinic that is the brainchild of Josh Josephson (Josephson Opticians), who has been in the business since 1969.
Laure Waridel, Social activist
Top-ranking degree is no guarantee of a good CEO
Harvard Business School
Dementia's family tree
Mario Gregorio lives alone, and since being diagnosed he has developed many tricks and tools to remind him of things he needs to do in his daily routine.
Green Monster sign comes back to life
Quirky Fenway Park -- with its odd angles and a towering left-field wall known as the Green Monster -- is a baseball shrine in Boston.
Gabriel’s Romanian effort moves ahead
Gun vote forces PM, three ministers to interrupt United Nations visit
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to reporters in Thunder Bay on Sept. 17, 2010.
Radhika Dhingra: Lost in translation
Radhika Dhingra, 93, has her son and daughter-in-law to look after her, but their own advancing ages makes it a challenge.
Crackdown on partying at Queen's threatens university's raucus reputation
Liquor flowed freely during homecoming celebrations at Queen's University in Kingston in 2005.
By the numbers
High and dry in the (Internet) sticks
Jurors seek clarity in Air India perjury trial
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man ever convicted in the Air India bombings of 1985 in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 10, 2010.
Dementia researchers feel blocked by Ottawa, big pharma, medical dogma
Woman 'in a trance' after shooting husband while hunting, trial told
Mary Beth Harshbarger arrives at Supreme Court in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., as she faces a charge of criminal negligence causing death on Sept. 15, 2010.
How the disease runs its course
Body of missing student found in Banff park
Required reading: Five essential stories of the week
Workers shovel potash fertilizer into bags at a potash fertilizer plant in Golmud, in northwest China's Qinghai Province
Justice is blind, and in Ontario, it's also becoming mute
Crown witnesses Jack Gajic (right) and James Hanna emerge from the 361 University courthouse after the first day of testimony in the Adenir De Oliveira trial. De Oliveira is accused of pushing a young boy onto the tracks of the subway and Gajic was the TTC subway driver on duty and Hanna was the TTC guard at the time of the accident.
A different kind of pitch for CIBC banker
Brandon Morrow #23 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws against the Texas Rangers during a MLB game at the Rogers Centre May 16, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)
As legal avenue closes, anti-HST supporters turn to court of public opinion
Local anti-HST organizer Eddie Petrossian carries a sign as he walks to meet former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm before boarding 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.
Ten best small business stories of the week
Stephen Harper does the UN - but shouldn't
How to handle a family divided
Pascal to fight Hopkins in Quebec City
Hit man tells court he was asked by dominatrix to kill mogul's wife
Strategies for small busineses competing with giants
Gold climbs to new high
Gold surged in Europe Wednesday morning
Leclaire wants to be No. 1
The LaBeouf Method
Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Review: Practical Jean, by Trevor Cole
Trevor Cole
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