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October 21

Eight Canadians advance at PGA Q-School
Richard T. Lee
Rubenstein: Wrapping up the season on the bubble
James Driscoll
Best pictures from October 22
Australian Wallabies' Ben McCalman is tackled by Wales' flanker Toby Faletau during the 2011 Rugby World Cup bronze final match Wales vs Australia at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
Poetry in motion and other literary feats
Author Elizabeth Hay will be appearing at the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 23.
Out there: VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
The new VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre opens Sunday, Oct. 23.
Whitecaps' Tan blossoms in diverse MLS
ancouver Whitecaps' Long Tan reacts after missing a chance to score against the Portland Timbers during the second half of their MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia October 2, 2011. REUTERS/Ben Nelms
Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad on stage
Meg Roe, Laara Sadiq, Rachel Aberle, Ming Hudson, Sarah Donald in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of The Penelopiad.
Let them eat cake during festive Diwali season
Alexandra Gill
Opting out of car culture
VANCOUVER, CANADA - OCTOBER 18: Tara Mahoney with her bike in downtown Vancouver October 18, 2011. Mahoney has chosen to ride her bike more for transportation rather than using her vehicle. Jeff Vinnick-The Globe and Mail
An easy drinking merlot-dominated blend
Madcap Red merlot cabernet.
Delegates focus on impact of gender inequality on global growth
Protest movement fortifies Anton's mayoral campaign
Occupy Vancouver protesters are seen in their tent city outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.
Security Council discusses lifting Libya no-fly-zone
The United Nations Security Council during a meeting on March 17, 2011, at UN headquarters in New York.
Whitecaps desperate to avoid way of Toronto FC
Eric Hassli #29 of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC bites his jersey as he celebrates his second goal during their game against the Toronto FC March 19, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won thier first ever MLS game 4-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
Toronto FC gains steam
Toronto FC 's Joao Plata, left, celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot with head coach Aron Winter during second half MLS action against Houston Dynamo in Toronto on Saturday May 7, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Orford River roars to life with grizzly bear tours
A grizzly bear in the Orford River lunges for a salmon October 12, 2011.
Up-close photos of the bears on Orford River
Photos: Quiet moments of wildlife on the Orford River
The B.C. Liberals' mini caucus rebellion is perplexing
Gary Mason
More flow, less flash: BMXers put their spin on new High Park biking design
City planner Scott Laver, left, and bike park designer Jay Hoots examine a trail in Crothers' Woods.
To rescue his mayoralty, Ford needs to be more positive
Marcus Gee
CFL: Eskimos hang on to beat Argos
Toronto Argonauts' Chad Owens is tackled by Edmonton Eskimos' Delroy Clarke (R) during the second half of their CFL football game in Toronto, October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
He built UofT's vast rare book collection
B.C. mom comforted that daughter's killing may have saved lives
Donna Leslie looks a her daughter Loren's photo at her home in Vanderhoof. Leslie sits on a casket made for Loren, was signed by her friends in the comminity. Loren was cremated and here ashes are kept in Loren's Eeyore pillow bag.
Charest pledges more powers for Quebec corruption probe
Quebec Premier Jean Charest gives an opening speech at a convention for the members of Quebec's Liberal Party at the congress center in Quebec City October 21, 2011.
Blood Brothers: Marc Staal hasn't played since Eric gave him a concussion
Allan Maki
Canada turns commitment into clout in Libya
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is given a technical briefing by General Charles Bouchard prior to delivering a speech at Camp Fortin on the Trapani-Birgi Air Force Base in Trapani, Italy, on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011.
Canada's Wheat Board wars: The future of farming cut two ways
An ear of wheat is seen on the Canadian prairies near Lethbridge, Alberta, Sept. 7, 2011.
Cod 'ranching' offers snapshot of lost traditions
Viv, Greg and Alonzo Seward haul up the netting of a fish compound at the Gooseberry Cove Cod fish farm.
Jobs biography reveals a man always ready to pick a fight
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the new iPhone 4 as he delivers the opening keynote address at the 2010 Apple World Wide Developers conference June 7, 2010 in San Francisco.
Agriculture policy depends on which farmers Ottawa is wooing
Around the rinks
Front-line RCMP officers to get high-powered guns
Successful NATO mission let rebels define conflict
Libyans perform the Friday noon prayer outdoors in Tripoli's Martyrs Square on October 21, 2011, one day after the killing of Moammar Gadhafi with Libya's leaders facing huge pressure to proclaim the country's liberation and move toward democracy.
Topp dives into tax-the-rich issue
Brian Topp addresses a news conference in Vancouver, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. Topp announced Monday in Ottawa that he will run for the leadership of the federal NDP party.
Globe’s A students need a harder test
Canada tests Argentina in Pan Am women's field hockey
Argentina's Carla Rebecchi (R) challenges Canada's Diana Roemer during their Group A field hockey match at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta
A workout program for your brain
The research being done by Dr. Sylvain Moreno, the lead scientist at the Centre for Brain Fitness, Baycrest Rotman Research Institute, is focused on children. He recently reported the results of a study in which children aged four to six did significantly better in verbal IQ tests after twenty days of instruction using a music based cognitive training program. Frames from the computer "game" is projected on the wall behind Moreno.
Woodbine extends season into December
Job thieves, foreign accents and anchor babies: the demonization of illegals
Elizabeth Renzetti
Mark McGwire: softening around the edges
Hitting coach Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals watches the Cardinals work through batting practice ahead of Game Three of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 21, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
New gas, oil reserves a boon for pipeline construction
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
Michael Lewis on Greece's budget woes
‘We have money!’ is scrawled in Greek on the doors of the country’s central bank. Though popular anger is being directed at Greece's banks, Michael Lewis argues that the banks didn’t sink the country – it was the country that sank the banks.
The Greek protesters need a haircut
A protester throws a stone towards police forces during rioting in central Athens, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence Wednesday, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Ottawa infection control breach points to need to scope all clinics
An infection control nurse demonstrates, for the media, how to wash one's hands properly to protect themselves against contracting SARS during a tour of Vancouver's first SARS clinic at St. Vincent's Hospital, April, 2003. (CP PHOTO/Richard Lam)
New, young blood reinvigorates RIM
One of the hottest games for BlackBerry is Fruits And Ninja, which currently ranks No. 6 on RIM’s top paid list.
Canadian researcher traces AIDS to single bush hunter from 1921
Harper's 'refreshing' approach to shipbuilding contracts gets thumbs up from lobbyist
October 21, 2011: Summa Strategies Canada Inc. president Tracey Hubley photographed during an interview in Ottawa.
Map: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
Habs' Max Pacioretty making a name for himself
Sean Gordon
Plan to stanch flow of 'conflict minerals' from Congo causes turmoil
Men work in a gold mine on February 23, 2009 in Chudja, near Bunia, north eastern Congo.
The common thread in Ottawa's moves this week? They all point West
John Ibbitson
'Fear of the unknown' strikes at heart of crippled Greece
Protesters wave black flags in front of the Greek parliament on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. About 500 civil servants protested against new austerity measures. Greek unions on Friday threatened new anti-austerity strikes next week, after parliament approved deeply-resented new cutbacks. AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
Libya faces uphill battle in ramping up crude output
A Libyan man gestures front of a graffiti reading: 'The greatest Crazy of the World' Friday in Tripoli. The death Thursday of Moammar Gadhafi, two months after he was driven from power and into hiding, decisively buries the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom. AP Photo/Francois Mori
Slavoj Zizek: Superstar of the Occupy movement
Slavoj Zizek, who has written a Lacanian analyis of the film Kung Fu Panda, has the rare ability to connect abstruse meta-theory to contemporary culture.
Canadian water polo squad hopes to secure Olympic berth
Aerial view of the Olympic Stadium (R) which will host the athletics events and Water Polo Arena and Aquatics Centre (L) which will host the swimming and water polo during the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 26, 2011 in London, England. Olympic Stadium operator - The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC), has terminated negotiations with West Ham Football Club after a legal dispute with Tottenham Hotspur resulted in delays. Instead, the Mayor of London has agreed the stadium will remain publicly owned. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)
A cheat sheet for Occupy defenders, in time for tonight's party
Tabatha Southey
Police warn Nuit Blanche shooter may be headed to Halifax
Toronto Police at the scene where a man in his 20s was fatally shot in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 near Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ont.
Bombers and Pierce look for rhythm against Als
Gadhafi's death a violent record caught on phone video
The Leafs thin blueline?
Mike Komisarek #8 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates up ice with the puck in a game against the Calgary Flames on October 15, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Spare the lightning rod, spoil your barn
A lightning bolt hits the CN Tower in Toronto.
Refectory renewal funded by Loyola grads
The Loyola Alumni Association Refectory Campaign Committee, at the mid-Campaign renaming announcement of the building as the 'Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre' (from left to right Jim Donaldson, Rod Rousseau (late), Father Marc Gervais, John Collyer and John Lemieux Campaign Co-Chairs, Rick McConomy and Brian Marcil ).
Ryerson looks at new athletic facilities as a game changer
Maple Leaf Gardens now houses Ryerson's sports facilities
Apple's light will fade now that the Jobs spark is gone
Steve Jobs smiles during the Macworld Convention and Expo in San Francisco, Calif., in this January 15, 2008 file photo. The Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56.
Occupy Toronto: The one-week anniversary party
TCHC board votes to sell over 700 homes
Toronto Community Housing CEO Len Koroneos in April 2011.
The Lineup: Oct. 22 - 28
A participant at Toronto's Zombie Walk
At Taste of China, relinquishing power leads to pleasure on the tongue
Deep-fried Egg Tofu with garlic, chili and peppers
The Junction shows off its ability to draw a crowd
Micah Lenahan, owner of Russet and Empire in the Junction (L), and Designer Jenn Hannotte (R) work in their window
Campy CanCon classic rides again
Still from The Mask
Quotas would get more women into the board room
Robert Deluce: Porter's airline boss who sees only blue skies
Porter Airlines CEO Robert Deluce.
Memory Vault is a practical way to preserve your memories
SanDisk Memory Vault
Review: This adventure with Batman is both a feat and a treat
The fatter the fitness trainer, the better?
In Pictures: Batman: Arkham City
Screenshot from video game Batman: Arkham City
Predators’ Shea Weber fined for hit on Canuck
What a divided EU must do to win credibility in few days
Michael Babad
A portfolio that shines when crisis hits
Rob Carrick
Minister orders Community Living B.C. to axe bonuses
How can I make my new car last as long as possible?
Joanne Will
Atleo leads native trade mission to China
National Chief Chief Shawn Atleo speaks to the Assembly of First Nations in Moncton on July 12, 2011.
Vote: Do you have life insurance?
Ten best small business stories of the week
Amanda Biderman, left, and husband Noel Biderman, who founded the dating website AshleyMadison and is president and chief executive officer of its parent company, Avid Life Media.
Regular versus premium gas
A customer holds a gas nozzle in Oakville, Ont., Wednesday, April 20, 2011. From the gas pump to the grocery store, consumers have been bearing the brunt of high oil prices.
Disc of the week: Sincerely, hopefully, Coldplay
Coldplay's Chris Martin performs in Rio de Janeiro Sunday Oct. 2, 2011.
At the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, a Svengali sans charisma
The X Avant festival's monster guitar jam
Tim Brady
Like weird foods? Jumping off gondolas? Then you'll love opera
On the stand: a weekly roundup of the best magazine reads, Oct. 21, 2011
James Adams
Shut your pan, don't panic, and it will pan out
Frying pan stock image
Vancouver Opera doubles down on West Side Story
Is 36 too young for a memoir? Not for Michael Bublé
Actor McGrath reflects on the road behind him
Actor Doug McGrath is photographed on Oct 19 2010, near the set of Down the Road Again, a sequel to Don Shebib's 70's film Goin' Down The Road.
Trading volume trend signals a market that's lost its way
David Parkinson
Fatal crash will shine spotlight on safety in racing
A sticker in memory of Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a crash on October 16, 2011 during the IZOD IndyCar series finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is seen on the car of Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 21, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama.
Why The Globe and Mail is a must-read for Bay Street occupiers
Masked protesters with the Occupy movement gather at the heart of Toronto's financial district on Oct. 15, 2011.
Tequila wants Pan Am visitors to get real flavour of Mexico
In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2011, a man dressed as an agave cutter, known as a jimador, welcomes tourist at the Tequila Herradura factory in Amatitan, Mexico. The green mountain valleys surrounding Tequila are spotted with fields of blue agave, the plant that is fermented to make the drink.
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