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October 28

Hadwin gains direct entry into Q-School final stage
Adam Hadwin
Out There
Children watch a shadow puppet show during the Public Dream's Secret Souls Walk in Vancouver in 2010.
Ovechkin is both class clown and head of the class
Matthew Sekeres
What's on this weekend
Tlingit Artist Owl Mask. Collection of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa
Bourdain tells his cleaver-sharp tales
TORONTO: September 21, 2010 -- Chef and author Anthony Bourdain at the book signing of his most recent book Medium Raw at the Drake Hotel.
Best pictures from October 28
Kayaker Alan Brady is surprised by two breaching humpback whales while kayaking off the coast of Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Sweet treats that beat Halloween candy
Alexandra Gill
World champions tumble at Skate Canada
Javier Fernandez of Spain performs during the men's short program at Skate Canada International in Mississauga October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Governor-General says time, talent, treasure keys to philanthropy
Erin Anderssen
West Coast Wines
Sandhill Estate Sangiovese 2008, B.C. VQA, Okanagan Valley, $30.
Rubenstein: From the lab to the range to the course
Karl Morris with Darren Clarke
B.C. education plan to personalize learning
(L-R) Nicklaus O' Rourke,Noah Dobbiestamos and Owen Hakker play with an iPad at Monsignor Uyen Catholic School in Chatham, Ontario, October 18, 2010.
Redskins on verge of yet another fateful slide
Quarterback John Beck #12 of the Washington Redskins. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Waldorf Hotel: Vancouver's cultural oasis in the middle of nowhere
The Waldorf Hotel seen here in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, October 27, 2011.
In B.C. school wars, the pupils are the losers
Gary Mason
Five to watch on Sunday
Fred Jackson #22 of the Buffalo Bills runs for a touchdown during the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Former CFLer prepping Bills' QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Buffalo Bills. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
Eleven Canadians advance at PGA Tour Q-School
Mitch Evanecz
Antiquarian tomes hotter than ever
Canada hopes Pan Am success takes them to London 2012
Canada's goalkeeper Karina Leblanc makes the second of two saves to beat Brazil in a penalty shootout in the women's soccer final at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara October 27, 2011. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Canadian aid worker shot in Haiti
Giving continent: An African icon leads by example
South African businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele, who grew up in a rural village under apartheid, has become an outspoken advocate of philanthropy in Africa.
How grassroots sports improves lives around the world
James Christie
Britain's 'Big Society:' Noble experiment in volunteerism or cynical politics?
Members of the public help clean up Manchester, England, on Aug. 10, 2011, following a night of violence that occurred during Britain's worst riots in decades.
Argos' Parker sets CFL interception record
Toronto Argonauts' Byron Parker (28) runs his interception into the end zone for a touchdown during second quarter CFL football action against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Winnipeg on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bruce Fedyck
Heard on the Vancouver campaign trail
A sign attached to a tent at Occupy Vancouver on Oct. 26, 2011.
Alexei Yashin looks to settle down in Ottawa
Former Ottawa Senators centre Alexei Yashin File Photo: Robert Laberge /Getty Images
Nash becomes first woman to enter NDP race
Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash chats with a constituent in Toronto on Sept. 30, 2011.
NHL blueliners battle sophomore slump blues
Sean Gordon
Flip-flop from Klees a blessing in disguise for Hudak
Adam Radwanski
Crowning a new MLB Champ
A St. Louis Cardinals fan holds a 'rally squirrel' before the start of play between the Cardinals and the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of MLB's World Series baseball championship in St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes
Floodwaters menace Bangkok's Grand Palace
Flood victims make their way through deep water in a flooded neighborhood near the Chayo Praya river as rising waters threaten parts of the capitol city October 28, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Two subs will be fully operating by late 2012, top sailor pledges
One of Canada's new Victoria class submarines , HMCS Windsor, is docked at the CFB Halifax Dockyard.
Bush pilot's passion for flying matched by skilled professionalism
For Canada's charities, this is a time of crisis and a moment of opportunity
Edward Czarnecti, eating his lunch at The Good Neighbors Club in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2011, is one of the 300 people who are given daily meals at the agency that receives funds from the United Way.
In Harper's Canada, will we give more of ourselves to get lower taxes?
John Ibbitson
Charities upset over accountability comments
Greg Thomson, director of research at Charity Intelligence poses for a photo in his Toronto home on October 28, 2011. He explains that charities do need to be more accountable.
University of B.C. used hundreds of thousands of animals in research in 2010
Experiment giving undergrads more face time with profs a hit
University of Calgary Geoscience Professor Leslie Reid visits smaller groups of students in her class on Oct. 19, 2011.
The Grande Prairie boys and why they play the game
Mourners look on as the hearse leaves during the funeral for Matt Deller in Grand Prairie Alberta October 28, 2011. Matt Deller, 16, was killed in a car accident along with Walter Borden - Wilkins age 15, Tanner Hildebrand, 15 and Vincent Stover, 16, in Grand Prairie on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
Cold weather triggers tough choices for Turkish quake survivors
Grande Prairie mourns the loss of four youth as a community
Coach Rick Gibson talks to members of the Grande Prairie composite high school football team Wednesday during practice. Four players were killed Friday in a car crash.
Giving them the right to play
Why billionaire Li Ka Shing thinks of his charity as a 'third son'
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, looks on during a news conference after an annual general meeting in Hong Kong Thursday, May 18, 2006.
Your turn: Readers share personal stories of giving with Margaret Wente
Surgical simulation at St. Michael's Hospital gets revival
Live Play-by-Play
New library board proposes shutting 38 branches
Toronto Reference Library patrons use computers with public Internet access in January of 2007.
Science for sale: A new kind of donor is transforming medical research
James Wright, the chief of surgery at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, in an operating room that was built with funds he raised personally.
Welcome to the next generation of philanthropy
A woman in Mozambique uses an ethanol cookstove supplied by the Novozymes corporation to replace harmful, charcoal-based indoor stoves – and, not coincidentally, to expand its future markets for the ethanol it produces.
From $3,000 to zero, fees vary wildly for prestigious high-school program
Mithila Jeyakumar, 16, performs a DNA extraction experiment in her grade 11 International Baccalaureate Biology class at Parkdale Collegiate in Toronto on October 28, 2011.
RCMP to spell out its role in native residential schools
Children and staff at a native residential school in Fort Providence, NWT, in 1921.
Hospital helped Canadiens' Pacioretty, now Max gives back
Sean Gordon
Steven Hudson's Element Financial raises $175-million
Sir Ronald Cohen: private capital for the public's benefit
Sir Ronald Cohen
Corporate giving coming with more strings attached
In praise of equality on the throne
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge pose for the official tour portrait for their trip to Canada and California.
Four steps to a more generous Canada
John Baker (white hard hat), general manager for Inner City Renovation (ICR) looks over some plans with site supervisor Larry Laberge as a crew renovates an old bank into a credit union in Winnipeg's North End Thursday, October 20, 2011. Inner City Renovation (ICR) is a social enterprise in Winnipeg which does construction work and employs people with criminal records, former gang members, etcetera. (John Woods for the Globe and Mail)
Battle rages over Ohio's union-limiting law
Konrad Yakabuski
Euro-deal rally tarnished by investors' half-hearted trading
The Toronto Stock Exchange's broadcast centre.
Roberto Luongo looks to rebound against Caps
Goalie Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks face the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Deals of the week: Reliable models from Mazda and Scion
Postmedia plans to charge for online articles
Postmedia Network president and CEO Paul Godfrey.
How much is your IB school charging in fees?
A euro zone solution based on hope meets grim realities
Corporate giants get behind Canadian Olympians
Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada reacts after winning the gold medal in the Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom on day 16 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain Resort on February 27, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Corporate Giants RBC and Hudson's Bay Company have gotten behind Canadian Olympians with new sponsorship deals. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Pickton inquiry extended by six months
Women embrace each other outside of the missing women inquiry in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
The many faces of giving - and receiving - in Canada
Edward Czarnecti, eating his lunch at The Good Neighbors Club in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2011, is one of the 300 people who are given daily meals at the agency that receives funds from the United Way.
Promoting literacy for children in Ghana
Kathy Knowles won $25,000 worth of computing equipment for her charity work in Ghana, and donated it to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
The dangerous rise of an obsession with safety
Tom Bradley
For Churchill MP, scrapping Canadian Wheat Board is a big fat headache
October 27, 2011: NDP MP Niki Ashton poses for a photograph at a farm in Ottawa.
The mysterious injury of Leafs' goalie James Reimer
An undisclosed injury is keeping Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer out of action. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Equity analyst takes a contrarian view
Haunted Toronto: A paranormal primer
The Keg Mansion, formerly the Massey residence
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
Pusateri's: 'Caught with their pants down,' what comes next?
Pusateri's food shop at Lawrence Ave West and Avenue Rd
Habs bracing for Bruins rematch
Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens takes the puck as Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins defends on October 27, 2011 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Some (relatively) good news on pension deficits
David Parkinson
Bill Doyle: A passion for feeding a growing world
Bill Doyle, CEO, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. ANTHONY JENKINS
Review: WorkEZ Executive a go-everywhere stand for home or office
Uncaged Ergonomics WorkEZ Executive multipurpose table
Report: Hulsizer close to Blues takeover
Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer is close to a takeover of the St. Louis Blues.
Building wealth, a DRIP at a time
Rob Carrick
The Lineup: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4
Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess: An Exhibition opens at TIFF Nov. 4
The new Malena is a touch too slick
Grilled Montforte Halloumi with toasted pecans, peperonata, cured smelts and wildflower honey
The Rob Ford ambush: Who is the real victim here? Let the networks decide
Toronto's concert pianists play favourites
Jamie Parker plays the new Bosendorfer grand piano at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Multi-culti Toronto is a draw for global hip-hop ingenues
Yaseen Qasam, Palestinian rapper now living in Toronto
Expectations are high for the city's marquee art fair
Workers take a break from preparations to take in a piece by artist Evan Penny at the Toronto International Art Fair
Rocky Horror: Netflix shares bloodied as subscribers flee
Michael Babad
Executive recruiting picks up as confidence returns
Police chief comes to aid of Ford over 911 call controversy
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair speaking to The Globe and Mail on June 24, 2011, following the release of a report on the police action during the G20.
Inside Michael Audain's personal art collection
For celebrity givers, it's not just about the cash
Sir Elton John and partner David Furnish attend the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party in Hollywood, March 7, 2010.
Five key players in Canadian philanthropy
Opera benefactor Jacqueline Desmarais.
In Pictures: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
screenshot from Uncharted 3: Drake's Revenge
Txtng vctry: Teen wins $50,000 (U.S.) in texting competition
Review: Uncharted 3 thrills, with a heart
screen shot from Uncharted 3: Drake's Revenge
12 people who are transforming philanthropy
Arts giving: A big-money game
Jim and Sandra Pitblado watch a rehearsal at the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, Oct. 26, 2011.
Why women need to step up to the microphone
Why women need to step up to the microphone
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