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November 18

Hot Ticket: Penny Plain
Ronnie Burkett's Penny Plain
Cuisine to chirp about
Alexandra Gill
High-level policing failures cited in report into missing B.C. women
Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in a picture taken from TV.
Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau closes in on Don Cherry's record
Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau talks to Alexander Semin #28 and Nicklas Backstrom #19 on the bench in a game against the Winnipeg Jets in NHL action at the MTS Centre on November 17, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Boudreau is closing in on 200 wins ahead of Saturday's clash in Toronto with the Maple Leafs. (Photo by Marianne Helm/Getty Images)
McMaster advances to Vanier Cup
Acadia Axemen's Luke Fallwell, right, battles McMaster Marauders' Bradley Fochesato in Uteck Bowl university CIS football action in Moncton, N.B. on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Fresh meat on the block
Injuries hobble Leafs ahead of Caps clash
The Maple Leafs will be missing Mikhail Grabovski, who is out with a leg injury for Saturday's clash against the Washington Capitals. Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images
Occupy issue occupies campaign's final hours
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson's re-election once looked like a slam dunk. But the Occupy Vancouver situation may have eroded his popularity.
B.C. judge orders protesters to decamp by Monday
City workers remove a tent at the Occupy Vancouver protest site that did not comply with the fire code in Vancouver, British Columbia November 15, 2011.
Photos: Historic moments and monuments in Vancouver
Gonzaga's Robert Sacre overshadowed by fellow Canadian
Matthew Sekeres
Saskatchewan advances to mixed curling final
NHL realignment scenarios
Calgary Flames' Lee Stempniak handles the puck during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Calgary, Alberta, November 15, 2011. One scenario in NHL realignment would see Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, San Jose, Phoenix, Anaheim, Los Angeles all in the same division. REUTERS/Todd Korol
B.C. authors band together to finish late historian's magnum opus
Howard White, president of Harbour Publishing looks over the newly released "The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver" with Chuck Davis' wife Edna at the book launch in Vancouver November 17, 2011.
Rubenstein: Royal Melbourne a crown jewel
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Only a cop's cop may have the clout to fix the RCMP
Gary Mason
Kavis Reed: The Eskimos' gridiron doctor
Allan Maki
Africentric school against everything city stands for
Marcus Gee
U.S. investment firm not expected to make MLSE bid
Photos of team logos above the entrance to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment located at the Air Canada Centre at 50 Bay St. on Dec 1 2010. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
A Tory MP's crusade to improve the financial literacy of Canadians
Tory MP James Rajotte, chair of the Finance committee, is pressing the government to increase the financial literacy of Canadians.
FDA revokes Avastin approval to treat breast cancer
This undated photo provided Jan. 31, 2011, by California-based Genentech Inc., shows the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin.
Wally Buono in the West Division final
B.C. Lions' head coach Wally Buono, centre, jokes with wide receiver Arland Bruce III, right, as Jovan Olafioye, left, looks on during football practice in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 17, 2011. The B.C. Lions will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL's Western Final Sunday in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wally Buono will never be new school, but he's adapted
Matthew Sekeres
Four more Canadians advance to Q-School final stage
Stuart Anderson sits tied for fourth after shooting the low round of the day, 63, at the Canadian Tour Championship
Alberta Premier on path to push province toward its potential
Alberta Premier Alison Redford addresses The Economic Club of Canada at Toronto's Royal York Hotel on Nov. 16, 2011.
Canada captures gymnastics bronze
Rosannagh MacLennan trains at the Skyriders Trampoline Club in Richmond Hill. (Photo by Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)pmp
NATO allies must beef up their own defence, U.S. official says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks at a news conference at the 2011 Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 18, 2011.
Buck Pierce will start for Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback Buck Pierce (4) speaks with media following practice in Winnipeg, Friday, November 18th, 2011. The Bombers are preparing to face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Sunday in the East Final. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Surfing the flow of brain waves to help employees pay attention
Ron Drody, First Line Manager Operator Training with Ontario Power Generation, demonstrate how the the BodyWave machine works at the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant in Pickering, Ontario Canada.
Deals of the week: BMW 750i, Dodge Challenger, Nissan Quest, Honda Accord
2011 BMW 7-Series
CFL playoff picks
The Edmonton Eskimos quarter back Ricky Ray throws during practice in Edmonton on Friday, November 18, 2011 prior to Sunday's CFL Western Final against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan
Tiger-Cats secondary gets second chance
Defensive Coordinator Corey Chamblin gets animated during a drill today at the Hamilton Tiger Cats practice at Ivor Wynn Stadium in Hamilton on Nov. 16, 2011. (Photo by Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)
Why modernize penal system when all answers can be found in its glorious past?
Prisoners working in prison.
Former UCLA basketball player Walt Hazzard dies
Cost to redress native residential school abuse set to pass $5-billion
Participants head to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in Halifax on Oct. 26.
Don't expect an NHL all-Canadian division
Paul Waldie
Why we still love the Muppets (and always will)
Muppet Kermit attends the premiere Of Walt Disney Pictures' 'The Muppets' in Hollywood, Nov. 12, 2011.
'Untouchable' Assad ruled by duty to family
A Syrian woman living in Lebanon touches a poster of President Bashar al-Assad during a pro-Syrian government protest, in front of the Syrian embassy in Beirut November 13, 2011.
The rise and fall of the Liberal Party
William Lyon Mackenzie King, portrait. c. early 1940s
How far should we let the law follow digital footprints?
Retire that mortgage before you do
Leo Rautins skeptical of child molestation allegations against Syracuse coach
Former Canada's coach Leo Rautins has come to the defence of Syracuse assistant basketball coach Brenie Fine. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Canada ready to take action on Iran if needed, Harper says
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.
Female adventurer aims to be first to cross Antarctica solo on own power
In this photo taken on Friday Nov. 4, 2011 provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, British adventurer Felicity Aston poses for a photo by a map in Punta Arenas, Chile.
From oil sands to gas pump: Alberta looks to its energy future
R.E.M.'s grace note, with echoes of Andy Warhol
John Giorno, in a frame from the video for the R.E.M. song "We All Go Back Where We Belong"
Occupiers can't have a monopoly on space
A man sits in a tent at St. James park in the "Occupy Toronto" movement in Toronto, November 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Activision's Call of Duty: An addiction that pays dividends
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" shown during a launch event for the videogame at a GameStop store Nov. 7, 2011 in North Las Vegas, Nev.
Optimism is not dead: Meet Matt Ridley
The latest book by British economist, journalist and author Matt Ridley is called The Rational Optimist. It's a provocative defence of Western progress and free-markets.
Tim Hortons espresso may eradicate plumber's butt
Will moonwalk (or crawl or eat lemons) for fame
Suresh Joachim carries Genevieve Wu on his back while training to brake the record of the longest piggyback ride
Get cultured for nothing and your art for free
Samara Walbohn and Joe Shlesinger at their new gallery space, Scrap Metal.
Female Boxers: Sex objects or athletes?
James Christie
Bruins' Recchi slams Canucks in radio interview
Boston Bruins right-winger Mark Recchi unloaded on his team’s bitter rivals during a CBS radio interview on Friday. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)
Does this spell the end of free bar nuts everywhere?
Photos: Election campaign in Spain
Fake electoral posters showing the faces of the Spanish bank presidents Angel Ron, Pedro Guerrero, Francisco Gonzalez, Emilio Botin, Jose Maria Arias y Antonio Basagoiti, from left to the right, are seen on a wall near Catalunya square in Barcelona city, Spain, Saturday Nov. 12, 2011.
Enbridge's Janet Holder: Pushing west, with muscle
Janet Holder
If natives can play Twilight werewolves, why not spacemen, too?
Blue tide of conservatism washing away last of Europe's leftists
Juan Manuel Viedma, 27, an unemployed man who collects aluminium from garbage containers to sell it, walks past electoral posters of Prime ministerial candidate Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (L) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol) and Spain's centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular) leader Mariano Rajoy in the Andalusian capital of Seville November 15, 2011.
F'Amelia: Sloppy service, impeccable food
Warm mackerel salad at Cabbagetown restaurant F'Amelia
The Lineup: Nov. 19 - 25
Just what it looks like, folks: A dog dressed as Santa. From Winter Woofstock
Of all the U.S. presidents to mythologize, why pick JFK?
In this 1962 file photo President John F. Kennedy meets with Air Force Maj. Richard "Steve'' Heyser, left, and Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Curtis LeMay, center, at the White House in Washington to discuss U-2 spy plane flights over Cuba. The CIA in December 2008 censored copies of 1960s-era documents the AP requested under the Freedom of Information Act about former President Gerald Ford's work while still a congressman reviewing Kennedy's assassination, though the government had released the whole memo nearly two decades earlier.
Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov says sorry to Winnipeg
Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov of the Philadelphia Flyers has said sorry for his remarks earlier this year about the city of Winnipeg. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Feudo Principi di Butera Syrah
Wheat Board bill gets pre-screening - and debate limit - in Senate
A worker unloads wheat at a farm near Fort MacLeod, Alta., on Sept. 26, 2011.
North America back in saddle as black gold superpower
Eric Reguly
Domaine Les Yeuses Les Épices Syrah
Maternity buddies: Staying linked to the workplace
Leah Eichler
Perez Cruz Limited Edition Syrah
E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage
Fess Parker The Big Easy Syrah
Mobilicity CEO steps down
Mobilicity chairman John Bitove, left, is shown with Dave Dobbin, who is leaving his post as chief executive officer of the wireless company.
Canada fears border security deal will die without follow-up: documents
Trucks make their final stop at the duty free shop in Fort Erie Ontario before crossing the Peace Bridge into Buffalo New York on October 17, 2011. The traffic is light on the day.
Hey guys, why not try a little velvet this season?
This pea coat from Tip Top Tailors sells for $280.
Beckett’s Flat Margaret River Shiraz
Video: Protesters yell "Shame!" at Gosling protest
Mitolo G.A.M. Shiraz
It didn't take a conspiracy nut to smell the rot in Penn State
Tabatha Southey
Domaine De Bonserine La Sarrasine Côte-Rôtie
MF Global forex clients to be paid this month
The hunt for MF Global's missing $600-million in customer money could begin at the doors of Chicago-based Harris Bank.
Young leaders learning about giving back
Katie Harrigan, right, chair of St. Michael's Young Leaders with members of the group.
Tabali Reserva Especial Syrah 2008, Chile
Choi leads in LPGA Tour's season-ending event
Na Yeon Choi
Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling
Real estate: All's going to get quiet on the western front
Michael Babad
Peller Estates Private Reserve Chardonnay
Santo Santorini Assyrtiko 2010, Greece
STLTO Red
Terra Noble Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Thelema Mountain Red
Rutledge earns Champions Tour card for 2012
Jim Rutledge
Two Hands Yesterday's Hero Grenache
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
HTC’s Jetstream a solid Android tablet
Château Fayan
Ladera Lone Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Commission-free ETFs: A big boost for small investors
Rob Carrick
Château Meyney
How to enter a state of hibernation
Grizzly bear Coola gets a last meal before hibernation at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in North Vancouver in 2001.
City wins injunction against Occupy Vancouver
City workers remove a tent at the Occupy Vancouver protest site that did not comply with the fire code in Vancouver, British Columbia November 15, 2011.
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