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December 6

Questions abound in hunt for CTE
Source: Boston University School of Medicine Even in death Reggie Fleming's brain is still sending messages. Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine have determined the former NHL player, who endured multiple concussions during his career, suffered from degenerative brain disease at the time of his death. This marks the first time a hockey player has been diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and adds to the growing concern about the long-term effect of concussions in hockey and the price exacted by the game's physical nature.
Albert Cohen had an eye for deals of import
Albert Cohen
Handmade table connects the dots for CityStudio program
The downtown skyline of Vancouver, British Columbia is shown across English Bay February 8, 2010.
Scarborough SRT to be out of commission for 4 years
Mayor Rob Ford's proposed 2012 budget includes $15-million in cuts to TTC service.
Crown plays down role of participant in Creba killing
Jorrell Simpson-Rowe, 21, was convicted of murder in the death of Jane Credba. His lawyer will argue the jury was clouded with emotion surrounding the case.
Devils dump Leafs in overtime
New Jersey Devils Petr Sykora (15) congratulates teammate Ilya Kovalchuk on his goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer during first period NHL action in Toronto on Tuesday December 6, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Wozniacki confirms Rogers Cup participation
Number one seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot to Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain in a women's singles match at the US Open tennis tournament August 30, 2011 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Getty Images/Stan HONDA
Canada's prisons becoming warehouses for the mentally ill
Canada's prisons are becoming the 'institiution of last resort' for the mentally ill, advocates say.
Cuts in social programs hurt women, councillor says
A rose honouring Sonia Pelletier, a victim from the Montreal massacre, is pictured Tuesday during the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Families of Air India victims cite difficulties in getting Ottawa payment
Renee Saklikar runs her hand across the names of victims on a memorial honouring those killed in the bombing of Air India Flight 182, at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday June 17, 2010. Her aunt and uncle, doctors Zebunnisa Jethwa and Umar Jethwa were killed in the bombing.
Derek Boogaard's fate part of 'the price we pay' for hockey, players say
Sean Gordon
Stanley Park five years after the storm
Photos: Before and after the Stanley Park storm
Low profile in Durban relegates Canada to margins of climate debate
Environment Minister Peter Kent attends the opening ceremony Tuesday of the ministerial stage of the two-week, 194-nation conference on climate change in Durban, South Africa.
NHL won't even consider banning fights
David Shoalts
Chavez's sole female challenger undeterred by name-calling, bullets
Opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado speaks during an interview in Caracas on Monday. December 5, 2011. She has been called a "little bourgeois" by President Hugo Chavez, had shots fired at her team during a campaign stop, and seen a private phone conversation with her mother played on national TV.
Is a holiday bonus better than partying with your colleagues?
Time running out for Ontario solar-power investors
Governments in Canada and around the world are looking at incentives similar to those in Ontarion in a bid to boost the production of green energy.
Innovative valve replacement gives new hope to heart-surgery patients
Dr. David Wood (left), Dr. John Webb and a team of colleagues perform a heart valve replacement procedure at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver on Nov. 9, 2011.
Minor hockey costs add up; Canadians keep paying
Rachel Brady
Ontario Auditor-General succumbs to mission creep
Adam Radwanski
Indian couples whose families disapprove turn to the Love Commandos
Saskatchewan fighter ready for UFC debut
Mitch Clarke makes his debut in the UFC octagon on Saturday at UFC 140. PHOTO BY FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Winners in tempestuous times
Realignment fallout: Score one for the NHL
Eric Duhatschek
Show us details, pilots say of low-cost carrier deal
Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Western Canadian media firms plan Chinese-language editions
A man walks past a Vancouver Sun newspaper box in Vancouver on Jan. 8, 2010.
S&P warning puts screws to euro zone ahead of summit
New Sears CEO taking chain back to basics
Calvin McDonald was named Sears Canada CEO in June.
Dec. 7: Letters to the editor
New border deal will change how Canada and U.S. trade goods
Trucks approach the border crossing at the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ont., and Buffalo N.Y.
Privacy watchdog takes aim at online consumer 'profiling'
Canadian Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart.
Cronenberg and Polley films among TIFF's top 10 for 2011
Keira Knightley and Michael Fassbender in a scene from "A Dangerous Method"
Oilers' Sam Gagner hopes scoring woes are behind him
Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner broke a 21-game goal scoring drought after scoring in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Calgary. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Shale gas boom a rare 'bright spot' in slow economic recovery
Several states and provinces - including New York, New Brunswick and Quebec - have imposed moratoriums on shale-gas drilling. The industry insists the environmental impact can be contained, and that the economic benefits far outweigh the manageable threats.
Bombardier aims to tap emerging markets
Bombardier Inc. chief executive officer Pierre Beaudoin.
Japan's Canadian auto units want Ottawa to strike free-trade deal
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the G8 Summit in Huntsville, Ont., in 2010.
Vanguard rolls out first six Canadian-traded ETFs
European debt crisis could add heft to IMF's powers
IMF head Christine Lagarde
Q&A: Imam takes reader questions on Islam and violence against women
The sun sets behind a minaret in the centre of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tories on alleged influence peddling at Montreal port: 'The file is over'
Dimitri Soudas boards a plane for Europe at the Ottawa airport on Aug. 31, 2011, his last trip as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's director of communications.
Almost all snow-clearing to be contracted out, as city hires three people to fight graffiti
A B.C. family's secret: How they helped their parents die
Two boys stand awith right-to-die protesters as they demonstrate recently outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. , recently. The Supreme Court of B.C.
Which celebrity do people want at the holiday dinner table?
3 tasty pre-meal treats to tempt your guests
Lucy Waverman
Amazon fights for patent on 'one-click' Web shopping
Amazon fights for patent on ‘one-click’ Web shopping
Merck follows the money east to China
Prescription bottle with pills.
Eric Staal encouraged by brother Marc's recovery from concussion
Marc Staal #18 of the New York Rangers skates against his brother Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on January 5, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Changing New Brunswick's culture of dependence
Neil Reynolds
NHL realignment earns player approval
Calgary Flames defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says the NHL's new realignment plan won't solve the league's geographic challenges.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
How to be a successful synergist
How to be a successful synergist
Going down: Dealing with demotion at midlife
Going down: Dealing with demotion at midlife
Watchdog abandons campaign for needle exchange in prisons
Studies have suggested a needle-exchange program would help reduce the spread of infectious diseases in Canada's prisons.
Looking for signs of a year-end rally
Australia's boom times appear to be fading
Workers remove the covering from Australian iron ore at the port in Tianjin municipality in China.
Watch: Boy to Bachmann: Mommy 'doesn't need fixing'
A pawn or a champ? 8-year-old boy tells Bachmann, 'my mom is gay'
River of Smoke, by Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh
What does Chanel have planned for fall? Equal parts Bombay and Paris
Models present creations by designer Karl Lagerfeld during the Metiers D'Art Show for Chanel fashion house in Paris December 6, 2011. The show, which exists since 2003, is an homage to Chanel workshops.
David Rosenberg: The New Year is packed with peril - and opportunity
David Rosenberg
The Tory MP, his dying wife and the five lives saved with her organs
A kidney is prepared for transplant at at a Toronto hospital in 2007.
Bashing in skulls has no place in public schools - no matter what Doug Ford says
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Ross Pearson of England weighs-in for his upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight against Brazilian Edson Barboza in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Aug. 26, 2011.
To die at 28 is too high a price to pay
This Jan. 30, 2009 file photo shows Minnesota Wild left wing Derek Boogaard getting hit by Edmonton Oilers left wing Steve MacIntyre in a fight.
Citi cuts 4,500 jobs globally, will take $400-million charge
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit
Alpha expects to reopen Wednesday
Damaged Vale ore ship moved, shipments normalized
Tugs move the damaged the Vale Beijing, a 361-metre-long vessel that is loaded with 384,300 tonnes of iron ore, at Ponta da Madeira Port in Brazil.
Magna's Cosma unit buys Brazilian auto parts firm
Don Walker, CEO of Magna International Inc.
Toronto's Canon Theatre renamed Ed Mirvish Theatre
Dancers practise during rehearsal for "Billy Elliott the Musical" at the Canon Theatre on Feb. 17, 2011.
Lifestyles of the rich and mobile: Professionals on the move
Onex may lose Hawker investment
Gerry Schwartz, chairman, president and CEO of Onex Corp.
Tories using taxpayer dollars to pay for 'shadow MP,' Cotler charges
Liberal MP Irwin Cotler speaks to supporters during the launch of his election campaign in his Montreal riding of Mount Royal on April 10, 2011.
Introducing … the dusky-throated Molly Sweeney
Molly Sweeney
Yoko Ono gives peace a chance, one home town at a time
Yoko Ono performs at the SXSW Music Festival on Sunday, March 20, 2011.
Silent film The Artist is making some Oscar noise
Two Canadians are semi-finalists in one of world's toughest opera contests
Riccardo Iannello is one of two Canadians who advanced to the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions regional finals in Pittsburgh this Sunday, Dec. 11.
Rome gets reasonable after Christmas
Canadian men's team learns path to Olympic soccer tournament
Raymond Ko
The secret to a 30-year marriage? I wish I knew
Merrill Lynch's 10 favourite U.S. stocks for 2012
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange
If you like VW's little SUV, choose the base model
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
Steve Jobs: An icon struck in bronze
Mr. Toth examines the wax head and hand.
Quiz: Which party foods are the smartest picks?
Five stock-ing stuffers for dividend lovers
John Heinzl
Judge to rule Wednesday on Canadian Wheat Board fight
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz holds a news conference in Ottawa ahead of the final House of Commons vote on eliminating the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly over western grain sales on Nov. 28, 2011.
The close: Dow posts slight gain, TSX dips
Weight a second: Don't bake without this gadget
Chef Laura Calder pours flour into a mixing bowl on a kitchen scale.
Grappa: The much-maligned digestif has evolved
Beppi Crosariol
Provençal Onion Tarts
Vegetable strudel with smoked cheese
Neapolitan Savoury Roll
Prankster redirects old Ford website to Toronto Star's online site
Rob Ford
Resilient copper price drives Quadra-FNX takeover
A train carrying copper cathodes is seen in this file photograph.
Investors love Canadian telecom stocks
Jets' Glass not about to change his game
Kent gives his word Canada won't pull out of Kyoto during climate talks
Environment Minister Peter Kent speaks to reporters at the United Nations climate-change conference in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011.
Orlando blooms: GM jumps into mini-minivan market
Yes, powdered milk is delicious (just don't use it for milk)
El-Erian: Banks will become nicer, and more boring
EU negotiators weigh doubling financial firewall
European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt
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