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November 14

NBA players' union plays tough defence
Los Angeles Lakers Derek Fisher, president of the NBA players, (R), speaks at a news conference alongside Executive Director of the NBA player's association Billy Hunter after holding another round of unsuccessful contract negotiations between the NBA and the NBA Players Association in New York, November 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
Toronto's Olympic dream lives on
Canada's Richard Anton Weinberger swims to win the men's 10km open water race at the Pan American Games at Los Muertos beach in Puerto Vallarta, October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Toppling of Arab regimes signals new dawn of American foreign policy
Supporters of the Islamist Ennahda movement chant slogans during campaign manager of the Ennahda party, Abdelhamid Jlazzi's speech outside the party's headquarters in Tunis October 24, 2011.
Televised Leaf practices capture city's insatiable appetite for Buds
From left are Clarke MacArthur, Mikhail Grabovksi and Nikolai Kulemin for sports story on small town Canadian on a line with two Russians he can't understand. Photographed during the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey practice Oct 8, 2010 at the Mastercard Centre.
Blue Bombers prep for surprise opponent
In this file photo, Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive co-ordinator Paul LaPolice is happy with what he sees in drill at practice in Winnipeg, Nov.14, 2002.
Program pairs landlords and tenants in effort to save energy
Calvillo weighs options
Montreal Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo speaks to reporters in Montreal, Monday, November 14, 2011 as the players clear out their lockers after being eliminated from the CFL playoffs.
Young giraffe dies at Vancouver Zoo
The giraffe enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove.
Toronto buildings that take the LEED
Roof top garden designed by Toronto-based PLANT Architects at Toronto City Hall on Queen St., Toronto June 3, 2011.
Is Harper putting dairy and poultry protection on the table in trade talks?
Canada's supply management system shields fewer than 20,000 farmers behind a massive tariff wall and forces millions of Canadian consumers to pay inflated prices for milk, cheese, eggs and chicken.
Sabres edge Habs in shootout
Montreal Canadiens' Aaron Palushaj takes a hit from Buffalo Sabres' Cody McCormick during second period NHL hockey action Monday, November 14, 2011 in Montreal.
Africentric high school, new trustees on TDSB agenda
Thando Hyman-Aman, principal for Toronto's Africentric public school, in 2009.
Peterborough health squad strives to pinpoint concussions among youths
Roy MacGregor
New chin strap flashes red to warn of potential concussions
Former NHL player Keith Primeau shows the Battle Sports Science Impact Indicator installed in a helmet during a concussion news conference in Toronto on Monday November 14, 2011.Primeau and stopconcussions.com were announcing new initiatives in the battle to reduce and better treat concussions in sport.
Photos: Residents of Rowan County, North Carolina
Darlene Williams, 53, centre, talks to people waiting in line for lunch at Rowan Helping Ministries, a homeless shelter in Salisbury, N.C., on Mon., Oct. 31, 2011. Ms. Williams worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse before losing her job and eventually moving to the shelter. She will soon be starting a new nursing job at a nursing home making $19 per hour.
Spotlight on Canadian big man intensifies
Saint Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson (44) shows his wingspan during the second half as the Bonnies cruised past Division II Mansfield 87-61 in exhibition. The Mississauga native led all scorers with 17 points went 8-of-10 from the floor, rejected four shots and paced the Bonnies in double figures. St Bonaventure forward Marquise Simmons (33) is at left.
Ai Weiwei: Artist's fearlessness draws others to his fight
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei walks to the door of his home after talking to his lawyers in Beijing on Nov. 14, 2011.
Audio slideshow: On the streets in one of America's hardest hit communities
Tough times: Life inside the hardest hit county in the U.S.
Kevin Parham, 47, centre, talks with friends while eating dinner at Rowan Helping Ministries, a homeless shelter in Salisbury, N.C., on Mon., Oct. 31, 2011. "
Cyclists and motorists must learn to get along
Marcus Gee
Searchers find body of missing snowmobiler
Top of the Gem Lake chair at the Big White ski resort near Kelowna.
Robertson blasts NPA spending proposals
Mayor Gregor Robertson speaks at Vision Vancouver press conference on Nov. 14, 2011.
Botox approved to treat migraines in Canada
Colleen Delsack, 47, of Alexandria, Va., is injected with Botox injected by Shannon Ginnan, at Reveal in Arlington, Va., on Friday, June 5, 2009.
Crunch time for European banks
The European Central Bank building
Belfour's road to Hall of Fame inspired by Tretiak
2011 Hall of Fame inductee Ed Belfour takes part in a photo opportunity at the Hockey Hall Of Fame on November 14, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
GM stuck in a global economic pothole
GM's different brands are displayed at Stewart Chevrolet on Nov. 9, 2011 in Colma, California.
Vancouver prostitutes to lose agency that helps them leave trade
PEERS Vancouver was set up 10 years ago to help prostitutes leave the sex trade.
Fashion photos of the week: Nov. 15
Miranda Kerr walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.
Ottawa slammed for stand against Kyoto extension
A group of Canada geese stand on railway tracks as a plant operates in the background at Hamilton Harbour in Hamilton, Ont.
Uncertainty clouds struggling solar power industry
Solar panels are seen on the rooftop of the Larkin Building at the University of Toronto. They were installed by CarbonFree Technology Inc., a Toronto-based solar power project developer, under Ontario’s feed-in-tariff program.
Legal clash builds between Taseko, first nations over Prosperity mine
Chiefs from the Tsilhqot'in Nation of south-central B.C. continue to fight proposals for Prosperity.
TSX parent opens Beijing office
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks at a news conference in Beijing, Monday. TSX parent company TMX Group has opened a Beijing office.
Your serve! Russian military takes up badminton
Russia's Stanislav Pukhov, prepares to serve during his first qualifying match against Peter Mikkelsen at the All England Badminton Championships in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, on March 4, 2008.
Mexico's Carlos Fuentes, on the record
UniCredit's rights issue is a wager on Europe
A Unicredit bank in Rome, Nov. 14, 2011.
Mandatory reading on mandatory minimum sentences
Legault's Coalition is right on federalism but needs to mature
Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) co-founder Francois Legault speaks during a news conference with his co-founder Charles Sirois (unseen) at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, November 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger)
First Uranium halts S. African mine after worker killed
South African miners work a rock face in this May, 1998 file photo.
In Vancouver, the race is Robertson's to lose
Gary Mason
Jordan's king calls for Assad to step down
Jordan's King Abdullah is seen in an interview with the BBC in London on Nov. 14, 2011.
Mediagrif buys classified ad website LesPAC from Yellow Media
Selling LesPAC.com 'enables us to focus on our core business through continued investments toward our digital transformation,' said Yellow Media president and CEO Marc Tellier.
Dividend growth: cream of the U.S. crop
TransCanada backs new route to keep Keystone alive
A protester in Omaha, Neb., opposes TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline
Coca-Cola to pour $2-billion into India over five years
Coca-Cola plans to ramp up its presence in India with a $2-billion investment over five years in manufacturing, bottling, distribution and marketing.
Bank of Canada puts plastic $100 bill into circulation
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney walks past a poster of the bank's new circulating $100 bill, Canada's first polymer bank note, in Toronto on Nov. 14, 2011.
Map: How median household income changed between 2007 and 2010
'Three Little Pigs' fundraising takes flight in Taiwan
A campaign volunteer seals a "Piggy Bank" containing donations at the opposition Democratic Progressive Party's 2012 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen's campaign headquarters in Banciao, northern Taiwan on Nov. 11, 2011.
Is the Pill behind rising prostate cancer rates?
Natural health products need tougher standards, says medical journal
Echinacea, left, fish oil, center, and glucosamine pills are examples of natural health products.
Best brokers for specific needs
Results from The Globe's 2011 online brokerage satisfaction survey
Qtrade keeps its lock on No. 1 in Globe's annual survey
Penney sees tepid holiday shopping season
J.C. Penney's new CEO Ron Johnson says he wants to ‘transform’ the 109-year-old retailer, not merely improve it. Mr. Johnson was a key player in building the Apple Inc. network of stores.
'Even when your thighs touch:' Miley channels Marilyn in 'fat' battle
Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010.
Canada loses when startup funds can't find capital
Startup hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds in Canada are struggling to raise money.
Mr. Fox, by Helen Oyeyemi
Helen Oyeyemi
Joan Didion on love, loss and writing
In her new book, Joan Didion writes about the death of her only child.
Tory staffer who left Hill to plug 'ethical' oil lands job in Harper's office
An oil-sands worker operates a rig near Fort McMurray, Alta., in September of 2010.
Hockey Canada to review slap-shot blocking risk after death of young player
Kyle Fundytus, 16, died after the puck hit him in the throat while he was blocking a shot.
Why every government hates the CBC
John Doyle
Ivanhoe's Oyu Tolgoi may need power plant sooner than planned
Construction under way in Mongolia of an overland conveyor leading to the Oyu Tolgoi mine's primary crusher, Sept. 30, 2011. Ivanhoe Mines said Monday it may have to build a coal-fired power plant for the mine earlier than planned.
Family law overhaul seeks to save lives
A picture of Christian Lee used on the cover of a memory book. Christian, his mother and sibling were killed by his father Peter Lee in 2007 .
How you walk says a lot about your emotions
Bringing water to Indian farmers
Raju Agarwal is the founder of OneProsper.
What do the numbers on pickup trucks mean?
Rob MacGregor
The Hunger Games: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the highly anticipated film "The Hunger Games," starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth
Daily Show's Samantha Bee salutes Canadian roots
Samantha Bee
What can I do as capital losses pile up in my mom's estate?
Nancy Woods
Toronto Mayor to do cameo in The Nutcracker
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and the National Ballet of Canada's artistic director Karen Kain look over ballet costumes at City Hall on Nov. 14, 2011. Mr. Ford has agreed to make a cameo in The Nutcracker.
Rubenstein: Getting to know Greg Norman
Greg Norman and Fred Couples
Imprints is a harrowing trip down the rabbit hole
A scene from "Imprints"
Planning a funeral for a homeless man
Roy L. Craig
The close: Dow, TSX slump over Italy concerns
Harris Bank subpoenaed over MF Global: sources
Harris Bank subpoenad over MF Global: sources
Video: Watch the Munk Debates
This month's Munk debaters, from left to right: Lawrence Summers, David Rosenberg, Paul Krugman and Ian Bremmer.
Who knew Ottawa could be so funny?
Mackenzie King (Paul Braunstein, foreground) has a long awaited visit with Adolf Hitler (Jacob James, right) and Ribbentrop (Greg Campbell, left) The Life and Times of Mackenzie King by Michael Hollingsworth Produced by VideoCabaret 2011
How to become a better do-it-yourself investor
Finding the right online broker
Dumb, smart & funny things people said and did today
Michael Babad
Derby soldiers on, despite lost Bombardier rail contract
A train carriage is worked on Bombardier's plant in Derby, England, in July. Bombardier cut more than 1,400 jobs at the plant after it failed to win a contract for building Thameslink rail carriages.
Yellow Media asset sale just a blip of total debt
Yellow Media Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Tellier, pictured in 2010.
A capital time in a capital city
The Washington Monument will help orient you if you take an evening constitutional along the National Mall: The 169-metre tall obelisk is at one end and the U.S. Capitol Building is at the other. The monument itself remains closed because of damage done during an earthquake in August 2011.
In medicine, sometimes it's better to do nothing
André Picard
For 2012: 8% gains, but volatile
Court green lights transfer of MF Global funds to RBC
MF Global Canada client accounts moved to RBC Dominion
The Occupy Toronto library: The best in the world?
Several candles supply a little light as people sit around the makeshift Occupy Toronto library in deep discussion on Oct. 24. 2011.
When selling a business, both time and timing are critical
When selling a business, both time and timing are critical
EC to unveil curbs on rating agencies
Michael Bublé's expletive-filled Kardashian moment
Mayor Ford warns Toronto Occupy protesters will be booted 'soon'
Protesters set up tents in St. James Park during Occupy Toronto protests on October 15, 2011.
Greek road-toll dodgers hit Hochtief results
A protester raises Greek flag in front of the parliament in Athens.
Liberals must 'let democracy blow through,' Copps says
Sheila Copps is seeking the Liberal Party presidency.
No guarantees on Pacific trade, despite Harper's 180
Laura Dawson
Google offers rare glimpse into search ranking
How do I stop the flood of 'gifts' from charities?
Redford to avoid politics, stress economic benefits, in Keystone talks
Alberta Premier Alison Redford speaks at a news conference about the Keystone XL pipeline at the Canadian Embassy in Washington Nov. 14, 2011.
Ron Wilson: NHL needs 'to find a way to protect' its goalies
New Brunswick man gets five years in prison for record child porn collection
Orbital solar plants could help solve Earth's energy crisis
An artist's rendering provided by SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. shows a modern design for an orbital power plant beaming renewable energy to the developing world in this image released to Reuters on November 12, 2011. The sun's abundant energy, if harvested in space, could provide a cost-effective way to meet global power needs in as little as 30 years with seed money from governments, according to a study by an international scientific group. Orbiting power plants capable of collecting solar energy and beaming it to Earth appear "technically feasible" within a decade or two based on technologies now in the laboratory, a study group of the Paris-headquartered International Academy of Astronautics said.
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