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November 7

Nothing stopped Lauren Woolstencroft
Canada's Lauren Woolstencroft skis during the second training run at the IPC Alpine Skiing, Women's Downhill Standing competition in Whistler, B.C. Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Woolstencroft finished the training run in first postion.
Olympian turned candidate envisions more common spaces for Richmond
Retired Olympic snowboarder Alexa Loo, who is running for a position as city councillor in the city of Richmond, speaks with a woman as she hands out her campaign flyers at Aberdeen Centre Mall in Richmond, British Columbia, Sunday, November 6, 2011.
Occupiers maintain order in the tents when night falls
A police officer stands near a tent where a woman died at the Occupy Vancouver site in downtown in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday November 5, 2011.
Controversial Prosperity mine proposal gets second chance
Chiefs from the Tsilhqot'in Nation of south-central B.C. are against the Taseko open pit mine, which would discharge toxic waste into Fish Lake.
B.C. man doesn't want daughter's death to turn her into 'poster child' for Occupy protest
Ashlie Gough died at Occupy Vancouver.
Tour operators forbidden from marketing Vancouver as gay-friendly in China
People dance on a float as it passes by during the annual Vancouver Pride Parade in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, July 31, 2011.
Another high point for Lui Passaglia
Former star B.C. Lions kicker Lui Passaglia shows off his Grey Cup rings during a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday Dec. 18, 2001.
Visible minorities vastly underrepresented in municipal politics
Marcus Gee
Police quashed press release on Downtown Eastside serial killer in 1998
A detail of a poster board showing 48 missing women outside the BC Supreme Court in New Westminster January 30, 2007.
Dick Pound continues to build legacy
Salmon hearing participants clash openly in final submissions
The fish farm industry and the Aquaculture Coalition are opposite camps at the Cohen inquiry.
From a house in Montreal, poems from the battlefront
How many licks does it take to get chicken pox? Parents trade vaccines for lollipops
Blue Jays' off-season wish list
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos will soon begin the process of trying to improve his pitching staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Blues, Blue Jackets share more than name
David Shoalts
Sudden death of famed show-jumping horse consistent with severe heart stress
Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze of Canada jumps a water jump on his horse Hickstead at the Spruce Meadows Nations' Cup team jumping event in Calgary, Sept. 6, 2008.
For Toronto, the penalty kill's a killer
David Steckel of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates during NHL game action against the Montreal Canadiens October 6, 2011 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Why Occupy protesters were allowed to stay longer than others
Squatters gather outside their tents that surround the now vacant Woodward's Department Store building on the downtown eastside of Vancouver Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002.
Australia passes historic carbon tax in major victory for PM
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has staked her government's future on what will be the most comprehensive carbon-price scheme outside of Europe.
Ninth foot in four years washes ashore along B.C. coast
A black Cougar-brand hiking boot, men's size 12 that was discovered this weekend washed up on the shore of Sasamat Lake in Port Moody with the remains of a foot inside it.
It's a landslide for Brad Wall and Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall speaks to supporters at following his election victory, in his hometown of Swift Current, Sask., on Nov. 7, 2011.
Woods accepts Williams apology, shakes hands
Tiger Woods
Liberals roll dice on U.S.-style primary to choose next leader
John Ibbitson
Star-slaying L.A. lawyer puts Herman Cain on the ropes
Konrad Yakabuski
Sports matter to the nation, but hockey matters the most
Roy MacGregor
Ontario telecom company baffled by link to Zimbabwean spy charges
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2010.
The future for wind power in Canada
While a large turbine can generate energy for 5,000 homes, smaller windmills provide energy for a single household or farm, like this one in Isle of Luing, Scotland.
There is no constitutional right to Occupy
A protester dressed in a costume emerges from a tent at the Occupy Vancouver site in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday November 4, 2011. Fire officials ordered the removal of unoccupied tents and overhead tarps at the site, citing safety concerns. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Italian bond yields jump to euro-era high
A customer uses an automated teller machine outside a Unicredit Banca branch in Rome on Monday.
Glittering returns limited to bullion funds
Scientists race to kill crop-destroying stink bug expected to swarm Ontario
Dr. Tara Gariepy, a researcher with Agriculture Canada at the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre in London, Ontario stands in a crop of soybeans at the facility on Nov. 2, 2011.
Scotia Capital rebranding with big picture in mind
A customer walks into the Scotiabank on Spring Garden road in Halifax.
Berlusconi, ever the survivor, denies he will resign
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Monday that 'the rumours of my resignation are groundless.'
Quebec needs to move beyond simply smelting aluminum
An aluminum smelter in Russia. Powerful emerging players like China and Russia are already shifting in a big way from primary manufacturing to higher-margin products, part of a growing worldwide shift to the use of aluminum in non-traditional areas.
Joan MacLeod wins Siminovitch Prize
Playwright Joan MacLeod at her home in Victoria, B.C., in 2009.
Crosby says it's possible he could return to lineup Friday
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) plays against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Error has MF Global Canada clients searching for funds
A woman leaves the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan October 29, 2011.
Religion, the original NGO?
Clockwise from top left: Lorna Dueck, Vettivelu Nallainayagam, Michael Higgins, Guy Nicholson, Sheema Khan, Howard Voss-Altman
Ottawa wants banks on higher alert for money laundering
Ontario police forces worked together on Project Blackhawk, targeting drug trafficking and money laundering.
Europe's lost generation: no jobs or hope for the young
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in Madrid in April under the slogan 'Youth with no future' to protest against Spain's high youth unemployment rate and government spending cuts.
Why U.S. savers deserve more love from the Fed
For Uganda, oil industry is more curse than cure
Crude oil from Tullow Oil is displayed in Uganda's capital city Kampala.
As Groupon shares soar, it's time to discount the frenzy
David Milstead
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin, by Calvin Trillin
Greek leaders struggle to form new government
Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker offers his arm to Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
Parkinson's then cancer: how humour saved a B.C. artist
Robyn Levy, author of Most of Me, is photographed in Toronto, Ont.
Repsol YPF confirms giant oil find in Argentina
A Repsol exploration rig in the Argentinian province of Neuquen
Paul Haggis takes on Canadian Film Centre role
Director Paul Haggis is photographed during an interview in Toronto on Nov. 18, 2010.
Are overseas volunteer trips worth it?
Teck keen to put its cash to work
Europe's bailout SPIVs will need spiffy sales pitch
The European Central Bank building
Fortis eyes aggressive expansion in U.S.
St. John's-based Fortis Inc. is looking to grow in the U.S. utilities market.
Using rugby to help young Africans win
David Marchesseault, founder of the sports development organization Gainline, poses for a photo in Toronto on Monday, November 7, 2011.
The Internet: an OK place to mock the kids?
Why Harper spends so much on health
A patient undergoes arthroscopic surgery at a Vancouver hospital in 2010.
Party photos of the week: Opening of Grace Kelly exhibit
Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco
Evidence of blood-clot risk builds for newer oral contraceptives
A Bayer Schering Pharma employee examines YAZ birth control pills in the company's factory in Berlin, Germany, in this undated handout photo, released to the media on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Lang readies Beethoven dates with TSO
Lang Lang (from his Facebook page)
Oil spills everywhere
The hand of a worker involved in the clean-up of the Dalian oil spill is seen at Nanhaitun in Dalian, Liaoning province July 21, 2010.
Exchange traded funds to tap China's hot economic growth
A crane hoists construction material in front of a backdrop of high rising buildings in Shanghai
In Pictures: Jackson verdict - the scene outside the courthouse
LaToya Jackson, Michael Jackson's younger sister, arrives for the reading of the verdict in Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in Los Angeles. Murray was found guilty on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.
My daughter's grade-school political career
Pound still critical of NHL drug policy
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board member Dick Pound.
Health-care system needs a front door
André Picard
The close: Dow, TSX post gains
Senators no longer surprising opponents
Ottawa Senators' goalie Craig Anderson fails to stop the game-winning goal during a shootout in their NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Optimistic Poles carry on spending
A Polish 100 zloty banknote. Western European economies may be suffering, but no one seems to have told the Polish consumer as retail sales and other economic factors remain sttrong.
Gold posts biggest daily gain in two weeks
Gold bars
Where's the MF Global Canada money?
MF Global signage at its offices in Manhattan.
D'bi.young amps it up again
D’bi.young anitafrika in "word!sound!powah!"
Raze it or renovate it? How developers decide
Michael Emory, president of Allied REIT.
Best Buy, Barnes & Noble moves signal battle for mobile-Internet shoppers
Analysts said Best Buy had suffered from shoppers using its stores as a “showroom” for Amazon, the online retailer.
In Spain, even the dead face eviction from their tombs
Michael Babad
Elizabeth Anne Congram
Elizabeth Anne Congram
Martin steps up, defends Cannes G20 summit
'It’s a mistake to question whether the G20 was a success or not because it didn’t come up with the ultimate solution,' former prime minister Paul Martin said Monday.
DARPA declares it will develop arsenal of cyber-weapons
Healthy chocolate? Sweet!!!
Hentgen out as Jays bullpen coach
Buck Pierce's status for East final unclear
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce runs the ball against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL action in Winnipeg, October 22, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Greenslade
Avril Lavigne attacked outside Hollywood hotel
Alcoa to beef up three Quebec plants
Finished coils of aluminum. Alcoa’s smelters at Baie-Comeau, Deschambault and Bécancour in Quebec will be modernized under a $2.1-billion upgrade, the company has announced.
Angela Hewitt takes a while to warm up
Angela Hewitt
Key to outperforming: Beat earnings and sales expectations
Global turbulence forces fiscal revisions in Canada
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty listens as Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a news conference at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, on Nov. 4, 2011.
Tseng turns down PGA Puerto Rico offer
Yani Tseng
Google+ lifts restrictions on corporate and brand pages
Google Doodle on Wednesday September 21, 2011, a call to sign up for the search giant's Google+ social network
The Italians' job: Don't let Silvio Berlusconi follow Greek path
Michael Babad
Toronto cyclist's death revives call for more bike lanes
Jared Kolb, of the Toronto Cyclists Union, said measures recommended in a 1998 Toronto report on cycling deaths could have helped prevent Monday’s death if they were implemented.
NATO's success in Libya unlikely to be repeated
Canadian F-18 war planes (L) wait to refuel from a British VC-10 tanker aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea off Libya July 10, 2011.
Tempted by Europe? Don't be
A TV crew films in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange on August 8, 2011.
Suncor's solid operating performance overlooked: RBC
Suncor's head office in Calgary.
Vancouver injunction to dismantle Occupy encampment delayed till Wednesday
A protester puts on his boots inside a tent at the Occupy Vancouver site in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Monday November 7, 2011. City officials have notified the camp to immediately pack up their tents and vacate the site.
Niki Ashton becomes youngest contender to succeed Jack Layton
NDP MP Niki Ashton announces her candidacy for the party's leadership on Nov. 7, 2011 in Montreal.
U.S. to review pipeline's permit process
Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest against the Keystone XL pipeline Sunday outside the White House in Washington.
Milos Raonic eliminated from Paris Masters
Canada's Milos Raonic returns the ball to France's Julien Benneteau during the Paris Masters tennis tournament on Monday.
Tim Connolly injured again
Boston Bruins left winger Brad Marchand (63) battles for the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs centre Tim Connolly (12) during first period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday November 5, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Blues, Blue Jackets respond differently to crisis
Gibson Energy Inc. poised to move higher
Lou Schizas
Half of U.S. students face sexual harassment: survey
War memorial vandalized outside Toronto high school
A recently restored war memorial at Malvern CI in Toronto was vandalized by four males.
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