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Photos: Students at Shanghai's Fuxing Secondong school
When Occupy's lights turn off, the rich will stop dissing the rich
The Occupy London camp area outside St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The rich are rushing to show their solidarity with the Occupy movement by scuttling as quickly as possible away from the other rich.
U.S. social activist found peace in Newfoundland
Get over your Toronto complex, Canada
Marcus Gee
Wacky sports week proves it: there is no sanity clause
Roy MacGregor
Toronto art-school students try to be picture-perfect for big recruiters
Matt Ledwidge, left, a grade 12 student at the Etobicoke School of the Arts, discusses one of his works with Gene Daniels, a professor with the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Shanghai educational triumphs a lesson in test-taking
A teacher writes in an English class at Fuxing Secondong school in Shanghai on Nov. 8, 2011.
Nostalgia for a nicer NHL
Allan Maki
Mayors reflect who we are, or aspire to be
The newly elected mayor of Vancouver Larry Campbell, walks in a peace march protesting a possible war with Iraq the morning after winning a landslide victory in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 17, 2002.
Road to Vanier Cup gets shorter
Laval University Rouge et Or Sebastien Levesque, left, runs for a touchdown as Concordia Stingers Max Caron, centre, and Nicholas Arsenault-Hum, right, try to stop him during CIS football action Saturday, November 5, 2011 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Vancouver riot retribution a hope, not a certainty
Gary Mason
Canada advances in World Cup qualifying
Canada and coach Stephen Hart advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying by virtue of their 0-0 tie with St. Kitts and Nevis on Friday. FILE PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Academic chair at U. of Alberta to focus on military rehabilitation
Corporal Mark Fuchko, who lost both of his legs in an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2008, is happy the University of Alberta has created a new chair that focuses on combat related injuries and rehabilitation.
Injured soldier's daughter a big part of his recovery plan
Bjarne Neilsen walks on a treadmill during his physiotherapy at the Virtual Lab of Ottawa Rehab Hospital. Sgt. Neilsen was injured by an IED during his tour in Afghanistan.
Former B.C. premier comes out of the shadows, into bright new career
Gordon Campbell, the new Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, goes for a stroll in London on Nov. 2, 2011.
Medicare's no match for catastrophic injury
Tracy Dort-Kyne is photographed at the Lyndhurst Centre in Toronto, Ont. Nov. 10/2011. In September Dort-Kyne fell off her bike and crashed into a ditch. She will spend the rest of her life as a quadripalegic.
Passing of the Stamps' torch to Tate?
Allan Maki
Inkster, Nordqvist lead Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Juli Inkster
Native leader praises UN declaration as historic
Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo appears at Commons Aboriginal affairs committee to give a briefing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 1, 2011.
Election issues overshadowed by the Occupy protest
Members of Occupy Vancouver cleaning up the encampment at the Vancouver Art Gallery November 10, 2011 so they can meet a a 2p.m .deadline to be fire safe.
Beware of quick concussion cures, doctor warns
In this Sept. 23, 2010, file photo some football helmets used for testing helmet-to-helmet collisions are seen in a rack at a laboratory in the Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., introduced the Children's Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act in March 2011. With sports concussions among the nation's young people a big issue in schools the bill would give the industry nine months to come up with new standards that address concussion risks and their specific needs. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
Inuit art enters the 21st century
A MAN ABUSES HIS WIFE Cape Dorset, 2004 Coloured pencil, ink 13.75 x 20"
Rubenstein: Major interest in Presidents Cup
Greg Norman and Tiger Woods
Nfld. has its first female premier - but fight for equality is far from over
Newfoundland Premier Kathy Dunderdale at her office in St. John's.
How the Occupy protest became the defining issue in Vancouver election
The Occupy Vancouver site at the Vancouver Art Gallery November 11, 2011.
Paterno's great fall shows the gods can have feet of clay
David Shoalts
Vancouver fire officials say Occupy site isn't safe
Protesters at Occupy Vancouver light a ceremonial fire at the Vancouver Art Gallery Nov. 8, 2011.
Beauty in a cold and troubled land
Kenojuak Ashevak
Damning report on Iran shines spotlight on UN atomic agency
A view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant as the first fuel is loaded, on Aug. 21, 2010, in Bushehr, Iran.
Larry Summers: portrait of a power broker
Former U.S. National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers is shown in this 2009 photo taken in the East Room of the White House.
College hoops hits the deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson
North Carolina Tar Heels forward Harrison Barnes (40) stretches prior to a game against Michigan State Spartans during the Carrier Classic on board USS Carl Vinson. Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE
Five long and cantankerous weeks ahead in Ottawa
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa Nov.1, 2011.
A fresh stab at 'the night of the long knives'
The eight dissenting premiers who disagree with Prime Minister Trudeau's constitutional package sit for breakfast in Ottawa, Nov. 3, 1981. Clockwise from left: Brian Peckford, Newfoundland; Allan Blakney, Saskatchewan; Angus MacLean, P.E.I.; John Buchanan, Nova Scotia; Rene Levesque, Quebec; Peter Lougheed, Alberta; William Bennett, British Columbia; and Sterling Lyon of Manitoba(back to camera).
Hickstead's legacy a soaring love story
Eric Lamaze clears a jump on his horse Hickstead during the Grand Prix of Aachen tournament at the World Equestrian Festival on July 18, 2010.
Anthony Calvillo signals he's ready to do his playoff part
Sean Gordon
Appointments of female judges slump under Harper's Tories
Supreme Court of Canada judges are shown at a ceremony at the Supreme Court in Ottawa in 2009.
Viterra adds AIMCo representative to board
A Viterra terminal east of Regina
Grasping for tourism dollars while Rome burns
Protesters hold signs during a protest in front of the Ministry of Finance in Rome November 11, 2011. The austerity measures demanded by the European Union will now go to the Italian lower house, which is expected to approve it on Saturday. That vote will trigger the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Ticats stay upbeat ahead of clash with Als
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and quarterback Quinton Porter face the Montreal Alouettes in the opening round of the CFL Playoffs on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Mike Cassese
A 'haircut' on Greek bonds? A buzz cut would look smarter
David Parkinson
Hollywood's long love-hate affair with a self-mythologizing G-Man
Leonardo DiCaprio plays J. Edgar Hoover in a new film.
City hall vs. unions: the two solitudes, never farther apart
After Vancouver's riot, a discharge isn't justice
Vancouver riot police are taunted by a man on a downtown street in Vancouver late June 14 following the Vancouver Canucks' loss to the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup final.
Meet Iran's nuclear ambitions with resolve
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
When dividend investing doesn't pay dividends
Tom Bradley
Lights out for film-house projectionists
Projectionists Erik Kruka, left, and Dave Callaghan in a projection room at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
The Lineup: Nov. 12 - 18
The Addams Family
Lighten up, ladies! Sexual harassment, sexual shmarassment, right?
Tabatha Southey
In the aftermath of tragedy, once more unto the breach
On the West Toronto Railpath, near the site of cyclist Jenna Morrison's fatal accident, a makeshift memorial sign
How a pipeline was defeated: actors, activists and one key conversation
Demonstrators voice their opposition last Sunday in Washington to TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Hot for Canadian equities and happy to take a risk
Olympic show jumper Beth Underhill diagnosed with concussion
Show-jumping rider Beth Underhill suffered a concussion at the Royal Winter Fair on Wednesday. (FILE PHOTO: CP/Dave Buston)
Berlusconi's just as bad - not worse - than the rest
Eric Reguly
Gilmour primed for Hockey Hall of Fame induction
Robert MacLeod
Chinatown BIA wants to clean up shop
David Goldberg poses for a photograph beside portraits he's taken of Grossman's customers that hang in Grossman's Tavern on Spadina Avenue
China's ski resorts missing just one thing: skiers
There is still little in the way of a dedicated skiing community in China, but developers are building bigger, better resorts that they believe are more in line with local tastes.
Ever heard of a freeze-water advisory?
L’Ouvrier is a restaurant that works (mostly)
Rubenstein: Radical methods to handle putting problems
Golf ball in the hole
Rangers' Josh Hamilton undergoes surgery
Josh Hamilton #32 of the Texas Rangers underwent sports hernia surgery on Friday. (File Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Navigating toward a brighter future
Sell out? No thanks, HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes wants a legacy
HootSuite Media CEO Ryan Holmes.
Microsoft Touch Mouse tries something different: No buttons
Nov. 12: Letters to the editor
The elusive search for financial advice
Rob Carrick
Greece, Italy show perils of dragging heels on debt
An Occupy Frankfurt bonfire near the city's euro sculpture. Italy is the latest euro zone country to face harsh austerity programs.
Party's over for Italy's Silvio Berlusconi (Well, one party, anyway)
Michael Babad
The case for giving female-owned companies an edge as suppliers
Leah Eichler
Brothers break down mental health barriers to honour father
The Courtnall brothers – Russ, left, Geoff, centre, and Bruce – organized golf tournaments that raised enough money to build Victoria’s Archie Courtnall Centre for emergency psychiatric care.
Gadget review: Four mice to mull over
Verbatim Go Ergo ($34.88; www.walmart.ca), a wireless ergonomic mouse.
Bullish on eBay
A computer screen shows eBay's website
New weight-loss program lets dieters gamble for a leaner body
Vote: Is your pension secure?
Coal Harbour unit larger than new condos
Done Deal, 1415 W Georgia St., No. 402, Vancouver
Marpole condo boasts convenient locale
Done Deal, 8988 Hudson St, No. 108, Vancouver
First Nations group seeks legal action to halt Prosperity preparations
The Tsilhqot'in Nation of south-central B.C. have filed a petition in an attempt to stop Taseko Mines doing preparatory work on the Prosperity project.
MTV's 30. Has it grown up, or gone bad?
A screen grab from Are You Gonna Go My Way? by Lenny Kravitz.
Architect’s urban intervention in suburban-style housing
A closer look at a Vancouver urban village
Vancouver architect Lucio Picciano's modernist house designs, including his own home, right, stand among the seventies-era Vancouver Specials and prewar homes in the Renfrew Heights neighbourhood.
Italy to ban naked short selling on all stocks
Bans on short-selling were introduced earlier this year to discourage speculative trading on financial institutions after Italian and French banking stocks took a beating last summer.
UBS Asset stops running Canadian stocks from Canada
Architecture offers new prescriptions for building health
Rendering drawings for Woman's college Hospital designed by Susan Black, a partner with Perkins Eastman Black Architects in joint venture with IBI Group
Tafelmusik shines spotlight on Mozart and three ‘friends’
This is the rez? But she's black. And she's Asian
Opera in a pub? Tapestry raises a glass
Paul Bettany gets down and dirty on Wall Street
Actor Paul Bettany addresses a news conference to promote the movie 'Margin Call' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 11, 2011.
Disc of the Week: C'mon Drake, just give it up and rap
Canadian recording artist and actor Drake poses for a portrait in New York November 4, 2011.
The close: Dow, TSX rally as European fears subside
On the stand: A weekly roundup of the best magazine reads Nov. 12
James Adams
Wacky witticisms from the webiverse
Scrooge McDuck
Can Richard Eyre make Mary Poppins fly?
Robert Sirman keeps it analog
Robert Sirman, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, reads in his favourite place at his home in Ottawa.
11/22/63, by Stephen King
President John F. Kennedy slumps down in the back seat of the presidential limousine after being fatally shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president while a Secret Service agent stands on the bumper.
A G-G poetry short list to make everyone happy
Kate Eichhorn
The Leap, by Chris Turner
Chris Turner
Blue Nights, by Joan Didion
Author Joan Didion is shown near a painting of her daughter Quintana in her New York apartment in 2007.
Charles Dickens: A Life, by Claire Tomalin
Charles Dickens reading from one of his novels, c. 1867. Sketched by C.A. Barry.
New in paperback: A guide to the latest releases
Ten best small business stories of the week
Programs for the Small Business Summit held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on Nov. 8, 2011.
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