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October 12

St. Louis bullpen comes up big to give Cards series lead over Brewers
Mississauga latest city to ban possession, sale of shark fin
Glass jar of shark fin sold at a shop in Toronto's Chinatown.
Best pictures from October 12
A snow goose lands on the Reservoir Beaudet in Victoriaville, Quebec.
Doug Ford rips council for healthy-drinks policy
Vending machines in the main hallway of the Trinity Community Recreation Complex in Toronto on Oct. 12, 2011.
Military intelligence unit keeps watch on native groups
When does free speech trump minority protections?
Head of BC Treaty Commission suggests shutting it down
Former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell shakes hands with Chief Alex Frank during a treaty signing ceremony in Tofino, B.C. November 13.
Acclaimed Moncton science teacher was voted best in the country
Tomassi charges another blow to Montreal borough - and Charest
Harper Tories endorse heroin research project
Richard Chenery prepares heroin he bought on the street to be injected at the Insite injection clinic in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 11, 2011.
How bold can McGuinty be?
Adam Radwanski
Mulcair aims for centre in NDP leadership bid
NDP MP Thomas Mulcair speaks with the media following Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011.
Judge dismisses teachers' bargaining request
Teacher Jaime Fernie reads an Aboriginal-themed book to her all-day kindergarten and grade 1 class at Mission Central Elementary School in Mission, B.C., on Thursday December 16, 2010.
TTC bus driver charged in fatal crash
Toronto Police at the scene of a collision involving a TTC bus on Lawrence Avenue at Don Valley Parkway, Toronto August 30, 2011.
Leafs' military retreat has personal meaning for Liles
Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel, right, celebrates scoring the game winning goal with teammate John-Michael Liles as Ottawa Senators' Colin Greening skakes past during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday Oct. 8, 2011.
No standing allowed sign over B.C. restaurant's unisex toilet goes viral
Unisex toilets with a sign for men to stand at Edible Canada on Granville Island, 1596 Johnston Street in Vancouver
Does taking the pill lead to a happier marriage?
Cuban entrepreneurs try their luck at private businesses
Cubans wait to order their meals at Tio Tito in Havana, Cuba Sept. 27, 2011. Taking its colour scheme from American fast food giant McDonald's the small restaurant is one of many that have opened up since recent economic reforms in Cuba have allowed for some private enterprise to exist.
In Cuba, it's Viva la evolucion!
Cubans buy a meals t The Perfect Play in Havana. The restaurant has adopted a baseball theme that pays homage to the much-loved local team the Industriales.
Shanahan denies GMs exerted 'pressure' to ease suspensions
Brendan Shanahan looks on as players hit the ice during the NHL Research Development and Orientation Camp held at the Mastercard Centre on Aug. 18, 2011 in Etobicoke, Ont.
An economic pessimism that goes too far
An economic pessimism that goes too far
Alberta's new Energy Minister shows a green side
Ted Morton has been handed the Alberta energy portfolio in a shuffle orchestrated by Alison Redford, the province’s new Premier, who promoted former energy head Ron Liepert to Finance Minister.
Argonauts get their Mann
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Maurice Mann flies through the air to catch and land in the end zone for a touchdown during first-half Canadian Football League action against the Montreal Alouettes in Hamilton, Ontario, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.
Topshop v. Top Shop: It's all in the name, not fashion
Sir Philip Green of Topshop with Hudson's Bay Co. CEO and president Bonnie Brooks at the new Topshop location in Yorkdale Mall in Toronto.
Which Top Shop is which?
U.S. Steel union relents on key contract demands
US Steel's Lake Erie works in Naticoke, Ont.
RIM's communications breakdown
Users of RIM's BlackBerry devices have been experiencing service outages.
Accused in alleged plot to kill Saudi official has notorious cousin
Mansour Arbabsiar appears in a New York courtroom.
Marathon runner admits taking bus to finish line, stripped of medal
Thousands of runners participate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 9, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
Party photos of the week
Tami and George Cope at the Bell Gala held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in support of CAMH.
Business-jet version of C Series sparks interest
An artist's rendition of the new Bombardier C Series jetliner. REUTERS/ Bombardier
Police seek mother after infant's body found in Fraser River
A sport fisherman casts a line into the Fraser River in 2010.
For Japanese, Fukushima spells fear
Fish market workers land bonitos at a port in tsunami-affected Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Canada new magnet for U.S. job hunters
A U.S. flag is cast on a giant face in plaster at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz on October 11, 2011 on the eve of the opening of the yearly "Festival of light" in the German capital. More and more Americans are loking north to Canada for work. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images
OSC gives Mosaid until Nov. 1 to find white knight
New in crime fiction: The latest mysteries and thrillers
Detail from the cover of "Death at Christy Burke's"
Homicide suspected after body of missing Alberta woman discovered
Dana Turner is shown in an undated Edmonton Police Service handout photo. A media report says the body of Turner, a missing Edmonton-area woman, has been discovered in a field in central Alberta.
Map: Comparing 2007 and 2011 election results in Ontario
Blackberry outage sends MPs and Hill staffers 'back to 1985'
China joins credibility-deficit club
China's Yuan
Fear factor makes big U.S. banks a bargain
David Milstead
One way to finish a marathon? Take the bus
U.S. manufacturing jobs go begging without skilled workers
Unemployed workers wait in line to get into a job fair in New York on Oct. 2.
Newborn's body found on B.C. riverbank
Ford Escape ditches hybrid, adds EcoBoost
The 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid uses an electronically-controlled CVT.
AOL chief hopes to sell investors on Yahoo deal
Tim Armstrong, chairman and chief executive officer of AOL Inc., center, laughs during the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
Building an Android app with paper and marker
Quebec to open supervised-injection clinics
Insite users and supporters celebrate after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the supervised injection site can stay open in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, September 30, 2011.
Canada happy with 6th place at youth soccer tournament
Peter Hinton leaving NAC English theatre
The NFB film ORA, brought to you by the U.S. military
A scene from "ORA," an NFB film that uses 3D thermal imaging
BBC live captions call for 'a moment's violence' for the Queen Mother
A sign on the wall of BBC Television Centre in west London.
Think second home, not summer holiday in Buenos Aires
San Telmo is one of the oldest and most charming barrios of Buenos Aires. Its streets are often filled with artists, dancers and musicians.
Irritated by excessive service charges?
A woman reading receipts and holding a credit card.
Take a flip-book tour of our paper prototype app
War of 1812 well worth commemorating
Painting of Laura Secord being brought to see Lieutenant Fitzgibbon by a Mohawk warrior, to warn the British of an impending American attack featured in The War of 1812.
B.C. moves to distance police-Crown relations after Frank Paul death
Frank Paul, who died after being left in an laneway while drunk is seen in this undated photo.
A reality check for financial marketers
Rob Carrick
Lorraine Lightstone
Lorraine Lightstone
I Send You This Cadmium Red delivers the full spectrum of colours
Julian Richings in "I Send You this Cadmium Red"
I itched and scratched my way through our Paris vacation
The close: Rally fades, but Dow, TSX notch triple-digit gains
Canadian officials confident security will be top priority in Mexico
Mexico's Federal Police personnel guard the Aquatic Center, where athletes practice to compete in the 2011 Pan American Games, in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 12, 2011.
Buffett paid $6.9-million in federal income tax in 2010
Buffett paid $6.9-million in federal income tax in 2010
Benz wheels 'em in with contest
Chinese army mobilizes cybermilitias
A Chinese military engineer. Experts say China is behind many of the global hacking episodes of the past few years. REUTERS/David Gray
Tories heap scorn on budget watchdog's 'lapse in judgment'
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page speaks during an Ottawa news conference on Oct. 9, 2008.
3 cruise-worthy accessories that are dapper, not dowdy
How to get the most out of cruise control
Joanne Will
Just what is a LIBOR rate, anyway?
Nancy Woods
Dumb, smart & weird things people said and did today
Michael Babad
The late, lamented Toyota Solara
2007 Toyota Solara.
Investors calm after RIM setback
United Continental seeing no signs of recession: CEO
United Continental seeing no signs of recession: CEO
Dividends and a dollop of growth: Mix well
Libyan bourse catches eye of investors
Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi, left, and Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil met Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya. ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Fitness with the Workout Kid
CJ Senter shows a friend how to do lunges.
Canadian dollar jumps on hopes EU is moving on crisis plan
Canadian dollar rises on hopes EU is moving on crisis plan
In Pictures: Edsel's hot rod
Orioles list of GM candidates at six and counting
Share your stories and photos of service
Mother and son both in the military in World War II (circa 1944). Robert A Coulter joined the RCAF in 1941 at Vancouver. His mother, Leah D. Coulter, joined the CWAC shortly after its formation in 1941.
Bullish Apple investors start calling for dividend
Jamie Phelps, 29, syncs his newly purchased iPad while visiting a Starbucks Coffee with his wife, Ann Phelps, April 3, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. Debuting today, the much heralded iPad looks to be a bridge between a laptop and smartphone.
Out-of-work Americans are the real losers in jobs bill spat
A job fair sign is viewed at a Job Fair at the Suffolk County One Stop Employment Center on September 8, 2011 in Hauppauge, New York.
The car that Edsel built
Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange sparks mixed feelings
Supporters show their emotion as Noam and Aviva Shalit, parents of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, leave a protest tent set up outside the Prime Minister's residence on October 12, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. An agreement has been made between Israel and Hamas for a prisoner exchange where IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is returned for the release of over 1000 Palestinian prisoners.
B.C. labour group to join Occupy Vancouver protest
A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement shows his sign as he protests on 5th Avenue while marching through the upper east side of New York October 11, 2011.
Mann "thrilled" to be an Argonaut
Hamilton Tiger Cats' Maurice Mann (L) drops a pass under pressure from Edmonton Eskimos' Donovan Alexander during the second half of their CFL football game in Edmonton July 9, 2011.
Fed push for stimulus signals more easing ahead
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke
Take your mountain bike on a mesa
For growth and income, Keyera is a solid candidate
Jets captain heading back to Chicago
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin (74) reaches up to know the puck away from Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Ladd (16)Êin the third period of the inaugural game at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011.
Wal-Mart U.S. sees same-store sales on the rise
Wal-Mart U.S. sees same-store sales on the rise
Dow rally puts index into positive territory for the year
The Gillers' Trustenor General award Venn diagram
Mosaid lines up white knight to block Wi-LAN takeover
Screen capture of Wi-Lan homepage.
Jets trade Derrick Mason to Texans for draft pick
Man, 24, killed in construction accident at York University
Images from the scene at York University in Toronto where a tracked excavation crane apparently fell over onto another piece of machinery at approximately 2:40pm on Oct. 11, 2011, killing one man and injuring several people on the ground.
Pickton inquiry has benefit of hindsight, Vancouver police lawyer warns
Women sing and chant outside of the missing women inquiry in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
Man awarded $13,000 for wrongful dismissal after uttering ‘I'm out of here'
Jury's out on the Best of the Best car finalists
Audi A7
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