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December 29

Samoa skips Friday into a new time zone
Students head for class on they tiny island Tokelau in 2006. Samoa and Tokelau skipped Friday, jumping westward in time across the international date line and into the shifting economic balance of the 21st century.
For a civic activist, a city is about creating opportunities
Mitzie Hunter will become the CEO of not-for-profit CivicAction.
Canada romps past Denmark
Canada's Brandon Gormley (R) celebrates with teammate Mark Scheifele after his goal against Denmark during the third period of play at the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, December 29, 2011.
At world juniors, the spectacle's the thing
Roy MacGregor
NFL Week 17 picks against the spread
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning passes against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of their NFL football game in Arlington, Texas December 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Stone
'Block plan' education finds new appeal among universities
Drunk walking factor in significant number of pedestrian deaths
Pedestrians shelter under an umbrella as they walk past a set of holiday lights during a rain storm in Ottawa on Dec. 21, 2011. Ottawa is not expected to have a white Christmas this year.
Leafs let another slip away
Carolina Hurricanes' Chad LaRose (L) battles the Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel for the puck during the second half of their NHL hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina December 29, 2011.
Anti-HST camp mobilizes push to quash tax before government deadline
Fight HST leader Bill Vander Zalm(center) along with his wife Lillian followed by strategist Bill Tieleman(left) and lead organizer Chris Delaney(far left) leave the British Columbia Supreme Court after the results were announced to scrap the harmonized sales tax in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, August 26, 2011.
RCMP banks on e-learning to instill better habits among officers
Newly appointed RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson stands in the Mounties' headquarters in Ottawa on Nov. 16.
MLA frets ahead of month-long welfare experiment
In Swaziland, a King tries the patience of his people
Senator Clement, chairman of a residents' committee at KaShali, Swaziland, walks along the ruins of homes that the country's King Mswati III ordered destroyed.
Family, friends mourn Surrey shooting victim
Russia contains nuclear-sub blaze by submerging vessel
The crew of Russia's nuclear-powered submarine Yekaterinburg line up on its deck as it returns to Gadjiyevo base in Murmansk region, in this file photo taken September 26, 2006.
Vancouver mayor urges foster son to turn self in
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, centre, is joined by his wife Amy, centre right, as they celebrate after he was re-elected in a civic election in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 19. The man on far left in black is Jinagh Farrouch Navas-Rivas.
U.S. court orders letter in HP-Hurd case to be unsealed
March 6, 2008, file photo of former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd.
Paramedics report rampant abuse while trying to offer care
Paramedics move a stretcher out of an ambulance in Toronto on Dec. 19.
Topp drops his gloves to take shot at NDP rival Mulcair
Brian Topp is a contender for the federal NDP leadership.
Spain set to announce first batch of austerity measures
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a video conference with the Spanish troops deployed abroad during his first intervention from the Palacio de la Moncloa in Madrid, on December 24, 2011.
Finding value by comparing apples to apples
Botched medical tests prompt Alberta to order sweeping review
Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he has 'no reason to believe that patient care is at risk' as the province announced a review of all diagnostic imaging and pathology testing in the province.
Canada leads the way in dressage safety
Zara Phillips of Great Britain looks on during the Dressage event on the second day of the Badminton Horse Trials on May 2, 2008 in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England.
Protecting homosexuals beyond our borders
Rainbow flag
Right to silence vital for the most vulnerable
The arson case against the son of former governor-general and Manitoba premier Ed Schreyer has collapsed.
Reporter Steve Ladurantaye tours a trailer up for auction in Macon, Ga.
Six ways to focus your career in 2012
Six ways to focus your career in 2012
Protest vs. government: Technology gives former the edge
Egyptian female protesters shout as they raise slogans demanding the head of the military ruling council to step out at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 23, 2011.
Explosion kills volunteer firefighter north of Vernon
A screengrab shows Enderby, B.C. One volunteer firefighter has been killed and another has been injured in an explosion and fire in Enderby on December 29, 2011.
Lions ink Andrew Harris to contract extension
B.C. Lions running back Andrew Harris celebrates his first half touchdown against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Fehr and loathing ahead in NHL contract bargaining
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Dennis Cook
An urban canopy to nurture a city's growth
Silva, cells made up of stacked frames two high, are placed beside the promenade at the Olympic Village. The cells are filled with soil. Then a deck and textile and sidewalk are placed on top.
Dec. 30: Letters to the editor
A divorce after 77 years? One 99-year-old man is doing it
Ex-BC Hydro CEO explains brief tenure
Former BC Hydro CEO Dave Cobb
Handout of Gideon Bibles in public schools ignites passions over tradition
When dividend stocks aren't a safe haven
Why Keystone XL is a mistake
Construction of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline in a 2009 handout photo.
The solution to Europe's problems? Sell assets
Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, should make the German people aware about the catastrophic effect to the country’s economy of not establishing a financial system of support for the weaker euro zone members.
Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?
An iPad 2 displays Apple's website in honour of Steve Jobs.
Will streaming replace owning music?
Rdio CEO Drew Larner
How a Montreal company won the race to build the world's cheapest tablet
Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli shows off the Aakash tablet in Mumbai
What's next for GMP?
Thanks to the lure of dealmaking, both Gene McBurney (right) and Kevin Sullivan (centre) stepped back from leadership roles at GMP. Harris Fricker (left) took up the CEO mantle in 2010
The first rule of investing: Prepare to be surprised
RIM heads into make-or-break year
RIM's third-quarter results, Dec. 15, 2011, as seen on a BlackBerry. The company faces a make-or-break year in 2012.
HMV Canada to enter crowded streaming marketplace
A shopper walks past a HMV store in central London January 5, 2011.
U.S. auctions help reduce backlog of foreclosed properties
John Dixon, far left, pictured at auction: 'These banks aren’t asking me to sell these properties for a lot of money. They are asking us to sell them so they can get on with other lending.'
Top showdowns at the parenting corral of 2011
In this undated image originally released by Nickelodeon, a scene is shown from the animated show "SpongeBob SquarePants."
Goodbye Charlie Sheen, hello Charles Dickens. What we'll talk about in 2012
This is an undated photo of novelist Charles Dickens at an unknown location.
Moments: Caught on Camera, Dec. 30 to Jan. 5
Adrian Walls, Team Leader of Birds poses in the Penguin Beach area as he participates in the annual stock take at London Zoo in central London January 4, 2012. The annual number count of over 16 000 mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians is a compulsory part of the zoo license renewal. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)
A taxing issue for GOP candidates
Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Dec. 29, 2011.
Editor's pick Dec. 30 to Jan. 5
Adrian Walls, Team Leader of Birds poses in the Penguin Beach area as he participates in the annual stock take at London Zoo in central London January 4, 2012. The annual number count of over 16 000 mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians is a compulsory part of the zoo license renewal. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY)
Switzerland dealt another blow
Switzerland's Joel Vermin (L), Cedric Hachler (2), Tanner Richard and Christoph Bertschy celebrate a goal during the second period of play against Sweden at the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Calgary, Alberta, December 28, 2011.
Your best photos of nightscapes
Beautiful Paris at night from atop the Arc de Triomphe
TransCanada gets help planning alternate pipeline route from Nebraska map
A 'disastrous' year for elephants thanks to the mob, group says
The many failings of men in 2011 (and what we can learn from them)
Micah Toub
Vast Titanic collection to be sold off in one lot
In this April 10, 1912, file photo, the Titanic sails out of Southampton, England, at the start of its doomed voyage. A huge collection of Titanic artifacts, salvaged from the wreck site at the bottom of the North Atlantic, will be put up for auction for the 100th anniversary of the great ship's sinking.
Canada eliminated from Spengler Cup
Team Canada's goalkeeper Marty Turco and and Derrick Walser are challenged by Benedikt Kohl of Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg during their game at the Spengler Cup on Thursday.
Canadian dollar rises amid tepid response to Italian bond auction
Canadian government and corporate bonds are in demand as worries about the global economy have investors searching for a haven.
We're raising four kids in a two-kid world
Aging baby boomers helping change Canada's housing market: CMHC
Home for sale in Toronto.
Brandon Gormley injects experience into young Canadian junior defence
Team Canada's assistant captain Brandon Gormley walks to the ice at the Canadian national junior hockey team practice in Edmonton, Sunday Dec. 25, 2011.
What are my non-little-black-dress options for New Year's Eve?
Apple in race to stay ahead in 2012
I'm still grieving Mom's passing and Dad's already dating
Lynn Coady
Flash crash threatens to return with a vengeance
A news ticker in New York's Times Square on May 6, 2010. The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 1,000 points before ending the day down at 347.
The close: Dow, TSX see big gains amid hopeful signs from Italy, U.S.
Traders blow horns during the year-end closing of trade in front of a giant electronic board at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Manila on December 29, 2011.
Olympic rower has no time for car problems
Olympic rower Jane Thornton relies on her Honda Civic to keep her on schedule.
NHL continues to dream bigger when it comes to taking games outside
A worker sprays water on the logo of the outdoor rink for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic hockey game at the ballpark in Philadelphia.
Three ETF myths, debunked
Stock market crash
Turkey deal boosts Russia's pipeline project
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz speaks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow, Dec. 28, 2011.
SIU investigating after man falls to death from Toronto balcony
U.S. banks tighten credit terms
A pedestrian walks past a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, North Carolina July 17, 2009.
Family demands independent probe into Canadian's death in Grenada
Family handout of Oscar Bartholomew
Mining giant Vale docks first ship in China
The Vale Brasil and its Valemax sisters, the world's largest dry-bulk vessels at up to 400,000 tonnes, were designed to reduce the cost of shipping iron ore to China, the company's biggest market.
Mosaic stock dips on lower production outlook
File photo of the Mosaic K2 potash mine near Esterhazy, Sask.
Mark Visentin to start for Canada against Denmark
Canada's goalie Mark Visentin makes a save during the second period of their exhibition hockey game against Finland in Calgary, Alberta December 19, 2011.
McDonald's serving 'farm-to-fork' fare? Not likely
A photo of a partially eaten McDonalds' Big Mac hamburger atop French fries
Ottawa's health-care role about measurement, not money, Aglukkaq says
Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, speaking in Toronto on March 10, 2011.
Ten ways to run your business on a shoestring
Budget, Colorful words hang on rope
It's a slippery slope for confused car buyer
2011 BMW 3-Series
Surge in buying at Surge Energy
A hamburger-eating cat and other silly reasons for calling 911
Interior photographs of the Toronto Police Communications Centre, the host agency where all 911 calls are taken and dispatched in the city of Toronto, Ont., Jan. 7, 2010
Kadri making most of promotion to Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri celebrates his goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto December 22, 2011.
Giroux, Kessel among the bright spots in an NHL season of surprises
Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux during an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Philadelphia.
Toronto FC deals midfielder Sturgis to Houston
Toronto FC's Nathan Sturgis, right, collides with Philadelphia Union's Sebastien Le Toux during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Chester, Pa.
25 multiplatform monsters: 2012 gaming preview, part 3
A screenshot from Mass Effect 3, the concluding chapter in BioWare's epic sci-fi role-playing game.
Eight fired Ontario nuclear plant workers get their jobs back
Authorized Nuclear Operator David Berkers, takes part in a training session in the Pickering "B" Simulation training room at the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant in Pickering, Ontario Canada.
At noon: Dow, TSX move higher
Canadian with links to opposition candidate is jailed in Congo
Supporters of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) face police in Kinshasa on December 23, 2011.
Your lookahead horoscope: What's in the stars for you in 2012?
10 resolutions for the road
Andrew Clark
To compete globally, you must know the soul of a nation
A mother helps her child pray after placing candles at a cathedral in India.
My kid refuses to go to bed on time
Carts, Christmas and common courtesy
Law student tries homelessness: Tacky or earnest?
Freak accident ends racer's Dakar dream
In 2007, Don Hatton was the only Canadian competing in the Lisbon to Dakar Rally, a gruelling 15 day, 9,273 km race on his KTM 525 dirt bike. He is photographed here with some of his other 10 motorcycles, since the one he's using in the race has been shipped ahead for the Jan 5th start.
Ex-girlfriend among four arrested in robbery of poker champ Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel of Canada poses with prize money and his championship bracelet after beating John Racener of the U.S. in the finals of World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada November 8, 2010.
19-year-old man dies after stabbing in Mississauga apartment
U.S. pending home sales rise to 1-1/2 year high in November
A sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Francisco.
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