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Bob Rae calls for national suicide prevention strategy
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Sept. 28, 2011
Sask. teacher started out poor, but had a rich life
Sally Crooks
Photos: B.C. students compete in the High School Rodeo
Using her teeth along with her hands Joanna Fennell from Armstrong, B.C. competes in the girls goat tying event during the High School Rode competition in Armstrong, B.C. September 24, 2011.
NHL Pacific Division Preview
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart (23) checks San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (39) as goalie Jimmy Howard (35) makes a save in the first period during Game 6 of the NHL Western Conference semi-final hockey playoff in Detroit, Michigan May 10, 2011.
Altruist or outlaw: What kind of taxpayer are you?
Heather Moyse tries to add cycling to her repertoire
Pilot Kaillie Humphries (L) and Heather Moyse of Team Canada 1 celebrates after the final run of the women's Bobsleigh World Championship on February 19, 2011 in Koenigssee, Germany.
Neil McKelvey headed the International Bar Association
Neil McKelvey
With only one seat in new government, Manitoba Liberals continue to dream
Manitoba Liberal Leader Dr. Jon Gerrard maskes an announcement at his campaign office in Winnipeg on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2011.
Rangers pull plug on the Avery show
Heat turned up on Maple Leafs brass
President and GM Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks on during day one of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Xcel Energy Center on June 24, 2011 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Vancouver to celebrate 'heart of a Canuck'
Canucks fans react to the winning goal during the 3rd period in the first game of the Stanley Cup Final at West Georgia Street and Granville Street in Vancouver.
Campbell a no-show at induction ceremony
Premier Gordon Campbell in Vancouver November 4, 2010.
Anti-Wall Street protests take off thanks to a Canadian idea
Protesters shout slogans while holding placards during a late afternoon march through downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2011 in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City.
Hard-line strategy over B.C. teacher action considered
Grade 8 students at Gordon Head Middle school in Victoria, January 12, 2011.
Ontario Tories battle to salvage what once seemed a sure victory
PC Leader Tim Hudak speaks during the Ontario election debate in Toronto on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011.
Alison Redford brings lone-wolf Alberta back into the fold
Alberta Premier-designate Alison Redford pictured during an interview at the Legislature Annex Building in Edmonton October 4, 2011.
Fourth consecutive majority victory for Manitoba NDP
Manitoba NDP Leader Greg Selinger waves to supporters after winning the provincial election in Winnipeg on Oct. 4, 2011.
Public schools consider larger role in head-injury management
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby takes part in hockey practice in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Followers of the game of hockey are known to rattle off statistics on goals scored and penalty minutes, but a new study of NHL concussions introduces a more sobering set of figures and charts to fans on the consequences when their hockey heroes. like Crosby, take hits to the head. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar
Best Pictures from October 5th
A model presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora for Paco Rabanne.
Survivor Rita Chretien with Lorna Dueck
Seven weeks in wilderness: Rita Chretien recalls her nightmare
This was the last time Rita Chretien saw her husband Al. Every day for 49 days Rita Chretien ate candies and trail mix and fish oil vitamins to survive. She was stranded in Nevada.
Canada-U.S. perimeter security pact will cost $1-billion
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks next to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a joint news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Feb. 4, 2011.
Shifting voter loyalties play into NDP's hands in Manitoba race
Firefighters Alex Forrest, Dave Naaykens, and Robert Campbell cheer as Manitoba election results are announced at the NDP party headquarters in Winnipeg Tuesday, October 4, 2011.
Fire damages British High Commissioner's historic Ottawa residence
Firefighters work on the roof of the British High Commissioner's residence in Ottawa after fire broke out at the former home of Canada's first prime minister on Oct. 4, 2011.
Manitoba New Democrats win fourth-consecutive majority
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and his son Eric leave the polling station after voting in the Manitoba election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, October 4, 2011.
Olympic diver felt cheated out of a medal
From Aug. 6, 1973: Toronto's Cindy Shatto had to settle for a bronze medal in the women's three-metre diving competition at the Canada Summer Games pool in Burnaby, BC Saturday. Miss Shatto finished behind winner Janet Nutter of Winnipeg and Pat McGregor of Toronto
With Roland's departure, candidates begin lining up for NWT's top job
Former Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland listens to a question during a news conference in this 2010 file photo.
Donald Fehr brings order to NHLPA
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Dennis Cook
The budget versus the badge
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair went on the offensive Monday morning, taking to the airwaves and meeting with Mayor Rob Ford to explain that his budget request actually amounts to a 3-per-cent reduction when the force’s new collective agreement is factored in to the equation.
Canada routs Greece at Baseball World Cup
At 11th hour, Ontario party leaders take their messages to key ridings
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath greets supporters at Sudbury NDP candidate Paul Loewenberg's campaign office in Sudbury on Tuesday Oct. 4, 2011.
Plan to break court logjam misguided, chief judge says
Associate Chief Justice, Anne Mackenzie smiles during a welcoming ceremony at BC Supreme Court in Vancouver, BC, June 10, 2010.
Troops to receive 'distinctly Canadian' fur hats
Yukon Cap: New fur-lined hats for Canadian military personnel.
Limiting children's cellphone time a 'healthy choice,' says Health Canada
Young person uses her cellphone
Chanel, Valentino, Alexander McQueen: Top designers take their bows at Paris Fashion Week
Amy Verner reports from the runways of Paris Fashion Week. Shows on Tuesday included the new spring/summer 2012 collections of Chanel, Hakan Yildirim, Valentino, Paco Rabanne and Alexander McQueen
Rock royalty at the rink
In this Nov. 30, 2007 file photo, British singer Rod Stewart, right, and his wife Penny Lancaster arrive for the Emeralds & Ivy Ball, to raise money for Cancer Research UK, at Old Billingsgate Market in London. Stewart and Lancaster announced Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 they are expecting their second child - and the 65-year-old rocker's seventh. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
Hazel's 'fixer' in the middle of development scandal, inquiry finds
Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion address the media and public on Oct 3 2011 after the findings of a judicial inquiry were made public.
Ottawa announces 10-year plan to replace Montreal's Champlain Bridge
Motorists cross the Champlain Bridge in Montreal, Friday, March 18, 2011. Now Canada's busiest bridge with up to 60 million vehicles crossing per year since opening to traffic in 1961, the bridge is in need of major repair and has become a safety concern to users.
Vancouver artists getting the boot in city's aggressive real-estate market
Artist Jim Carrico stands in the art space he rents out at 154 West Hastings in Vancouver, Oct. 3, 2011.
Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria
Syria's President Bashar Assad.
The iPhone hangover: Techies groan as reality sets in
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks in front of an image of the iPhone 4S during an event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.
PEI premier takes issue with 'hate' comment from Conservative victor
Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz greets supporters in Charlottetown on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Ghiz's Liberal party won a majority in the provincial election.
Underwear Bomber case has big security implications
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown in this Dec. 28, 2009, booking photograph released by the U.S. Marshals Service in Detroit, Mich.
As Mulcair prepares NDP bid, his backers attack his chief opponent
Thomas Mulcair has convened supporters in Montreal on Oct. 13, 2011 to launch his campaign for the NDP leadership.
Istanbul's public drinking dispute is bigger than tables and chairs
Patrons sit outside a bar in Beyoglu, in the heart of Istanbul, where authorities have banned tables and chairs in the street since mid-July.
Afghanistan's transition needs women, and women's rights
Afghan teacher Meher Afroza (R) teachs Koran at an Islamic school in Kabul on September 4, 2011. (ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
Air Canada should return to downtown Winnipeg
The bright side of stocks' dismal decade
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average reached its current levels in 1983, testing the patience of shareholders for the next generation.
Fears grow as Europe's ailing Dexia bank aided
A man withdraws money from a Dexia ATM in central Brussels September 27, 2011.
We can't do it alone, central bankers tell politicians
WASHINGTON - JULY 13: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee July 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Europe labels crude from oil sands dirty fuel
A flawed union breeds an intractable problem
A chart displays share prices at the Greek Stock Exchange in Athens.
Lawrence Cannon lands at Gowlings
Former foreign affairs minister Lawrence Cannon is joining law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson.
Britain's cheap-chic Topshop moves into the Bay
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.
U.S. oil production a threat to Canadian energy industry
Stratford director 'extremely pleased' to take Jesus Christ Superstar to Broadway
Bruce Dow (centre) as King Herod with members of the company in Stratford's Jesus Christ Superstar.
Is climate change making animals shrink?
Don Heyding
Don Heyding
I'm scared about my son bodychecking in hockey
Moody's cuts Italy's bond rating
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti
A peak oil Technocrat ignored the power of technology
Neil Reynolds
Ambassador Bridge owner slams plan for public crossing
The owner of the Ambassador Bridge proposes this six-lane twin to its existing structure.
Where to find Lutsel K'e, N.W.T.
Nano-technology coming to the doctor's office
Jillian Buriak, Professor & Senior Research Officer, National Institute for Nanotechnology, at one of her University of Alberta labs, in Edmonton, on September 30, 2011, for a Shaping the Future story. John Ulan for The Globe and Mail
TD dominating equity issuance in 2011
People walk past a Toronto Dominion Bank branch in Ottawa August 27, 2009.
'There is just bearish sentiment everywhere'
David Parkinson
Masochistic gamers get a new overlord in Dark Souls
A screenshot of Dark Souls, From Software's devilishly difficult new action role-playing game
Beyond compromise: A third way to meet challenges
How the rich feel: Hike taxes on mega-rich, not plain rich
Michael Babad
Working abroad: A boost on the career ladder
Working abroad: An invaluable experience and a boost on the career ladder
Two dead, two injured in NWT plane crash
An Air Tindi Cessna Caravan, similiar to one shown at the Yellowknife Airport, crashed outside of Lutsel K'e NWT on Oct. 4, 2011. It's the third plane crash in the Canadian Arctic since late August.
Beauty Plus Pity, by Kevin Chong
Kevin Chong
Swinging loonie keeping exporters off balance
Canadian dollars (loonies) fall through the air in a photo illustration in Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.
iPhone 4S unleashes more creative destruction
New iPhone 4 models are displayed after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled it during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 7, 2010.
Majority within McGuinty's grasp on eve of Ontario election, poll suggests
Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty is reflected in a poster as he takes questions from reporters at a campaign stop in Vaughan on Oct. 3, 2011.
Feed your memory with vitamin C-rich fruit
Strawberry kiwi smoothie
A bettor's guide to the 2011 Giller Prize
David Bezmozgis is nominated for his novel "The Free World" (HarperCollins).
Manitoba election expected to be the closest in more than a decade
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger casts his ballot in the Manitoba election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, October 4, 2011.
Why high-end dining in Newfoundland rocks more than ever
Todd Perrin, a Top Chef Canada contestent, forages for some late season mushrooms in Logy Bay, NL.
Televised trials called for in Stanley Cup riot cases
Rioters in Vancouver June 15, 2011 after Vancouver Canucks lost to Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final.
Supernatural and magical, A Fool's Life is a wonder
Richard Lee, Derek Kwan and Julian DeZotti in a scene from "A Fool's Life"
J. Cole: Off the sidelines, into the game
Rapper J. Cole
Histories erased and histories revived
Detail of a work by Susan Hiller
Canada bars new oil investment in Syria
Suncor operates $1.2-billion Ebla project in partnership with local company
Coalition talks already happening, Ontario Tories suggest
Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak talks to people at a campaign stop at a Tim Hortons coffee shop in Blenheim, Ontario, Monday, October 3, 2011.
Forget orange, doc: Antioxidant-rich purple carrots hit the big time
U.S. banks underestimate consumer fury
Bank of America
The Scheifele family heads to Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets' first overall pick Mark Scheifele addresses the media after the first practice of rookie camp at MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg on Saturday Sept. 10.
Sabres rout German leader Adler Mannheim 8-3
Brad Boyes of Buffalo is challenged by Steve Wagner of Mannheim during the NHL presason game between Buffalo Sabres and Adler Mannheim at SAP Arena on Tuesday.
Put your hand down, kid: UK school bans hand-raising
Ontario Liberal Leader stays on message amid news of Forbes ranking
Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty greets a baby during a campaign stop in Bolton, Ont. on Oct. 4, 2011.
The close: Dow rebounds in late-day surge
Limit your cellphone time (that goes for kids, too): Health Canada
A driver talks on his cell phone while driving in downtown Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday September 30, 2009. Health Canada is reminding Canadians they can take steps to limit the length of time they spend on their cellphones.
Ducks beat Jokerit in final preseason game
Picking through the patently attractive
What gender is your hot sauce? No, dinner isn't unisex
Are you manly enough for Mansauce hot sauce?
Get well soon: New iPhone app threatens greeting cards
Michael Babad
Posting drunk photos on Facebook? You may have a problem
One too many
Merkel ally contrite after outburst over bailout vote
German MPs line up to cast their ballot on Sept. 29 in the lower house of Germany's parliament during a vote on legislation to expand the EU's rescue fund.
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