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December 7

Anthopoulos goes fishing for another starter
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos chose not to wheel and deal on deadline day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
New exit-entry border controls could have long ranging consequences
A Canadian Border Services Agency guard screens passengers at Pearson airport in Toronto in September of 2007.
Calgary knee clinic delivers quicker, cheaper elite-level care
Patient Tori Orosz has her knee examined using a Goniometer on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.
Patrick Chan feeling unappreciated in Canada
Patrick Chan of Canada skates in the Men's Free Skating during day five of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Ice Rink on April 28, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Epsilon/Getty Images)
City of Toronto and OMERS put utility Enwave up for auction
Canadian is behind plot to spirit Gadhafi son into Mexico, officials say
Gary Peters, CEO of Can/Aust Security and Investigations International, based in Cambridge, Ont. Picture taken during a July 2011 trip to Libya.
The devil trades pinstripes for a Marlins jersey
Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, right, and Jose Reyes share a laugh after a news conference at the Major League Baseball 2011 Winter Meetings in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The Marlins unveiled the newly signed free-agent shortstop Reyes.
Transition time for Capitals
Roy MacGregor
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl dug deep to understand the roots of prejudice
Elizabeth Young-Bruehl in 2006.
Tracking measures will tell Ottawa who's coming, who's going and where
Canadian border agents at work on the Canadian border at the Peace Arch Crossing on Dec. 7, 2011.
How businesses profit from the border agreement
A truck crosses the Ambassador Bridge to Detroit, Michigan from Windsor, Ontario, Dec. 7, 2011.
Border agreement is all about building trust
Campbell Clark
Harper fences off world to wrest open U.S. doors
President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speak in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.
Auditor says B.C. criminals not getting help needed to stop re-offending
Grieving parents urge quick passage of anti-bullying bill
Wendy and Allan Hubley, parents of 15-years-old James Hubley, who committed suicide after being bullied at school photographed during an interview with The Globe and Mail while visiting the legislature on Queens Park, Toronto Dec. 7, 2011.
Luongo accompanies Canucks to Montreal
Goalie Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks makes a save while down on the ice during the third period in NHL action against the New York Islanders at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
White sturgeon population shows signs of recovery
A sturgeon.
Korean star opts for pay cut to play for Whitecaps
Newly-signed Vancouver Whitecaps FC player Young-Pyo Lee, centre, poses for a photo with team head coach Martin Rennie, right, and team president Bob Lenarduzzi news conference at B.C. Place in Vancouver, B.C. Sunday, Dec, 7, 2011. The team announced Wednesday that they had signed Lee of South Korea to the team.
Two more charged in Stanley Cup riot
A man taunts the police during the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver on June 15.
No shortcuts for Raptors
Toronto Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo and Head Coach Dwane Casey (R) discuss preparations for the Raptors' shortened 2011-2012 NBA basketball season during a news conference in Toronto December 7, 2011.
Armstrong's imminent return bodes well for Leafs
Colby Armstrong, a third-line NHL forward with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A night at Downtown Eastside's 'ghetto mansion'
Darlene and Rob who call themselves "the crazy cousins" outside First United Church in Vancouver's downtown Eastside December 6, 2011.
Aging apartment towers can be humanized
Marcus Gee
Cyberthieves enter a new frontier - mobile devices
Does Christmas overkill at the mall make you feel Grinchy?
Government offers to provide more housing for Attawapiskat
A man walks down the street in Attawapiskat, Ont., on Nov. 29, 2011.
Mental illness 'a tsunami of economic loss' in the workplace
Sixteen years after his severely depressed son killed himself, Michael Wilson is calling on Corporate Canada to do its part to wipe out the scourge of mental illness in the workplace.
'Good death' in Swiss clinic held up as model
89-year-old Kathleen "Kay" Carter, who suffered from spinal stenosis,was taken to Switzerland by her family in January 2010 to end her life.
Jets fans bring the noise
Winnipeg Jets' fans celebrate their team's first goal against the Montreal Canadiens' during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba October 9, 2011. The Winnipeg Jets are playing their first season game since the franchise left the city 15 years ago.
Crime bill threatens to undo decades of reform, former MP warns
David Daubney, a recently retired senior sentencing advisor in the Department of Justice, says the Harper government's ideologically driven policies will undo decades of prison research and reform.
In Durban, Kyoto seems set to meet its end
Protesters stand up as Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent speaks at the climate conference in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday.
In pictures: Occupy protests move to foreclosed homes
Astral feels heat from Canadian film distributors
At $20-million, the 2007 film Passchendaele is the most expensive Canadian movie ever.
Nokia poised to sell luxury unit Vertu
Models display the Signature Diamond II series phones made by Nokia's Vertu unit.
How the European Union can solve its crisis
The illuminated euro sign is seen in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.
In the RCMP, women not wanted
Gary Mason
Dollarama shares ride higher on double-digit growth
Why I'm sweet on Gildan and sour on Lululemon
David Milstead
Alberta fossil discovered in 1916 is new species of dinosaur: researchers
Fossilized dinosaur eggs.
Why Green Bay (shareholders) can't lose
Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews wears a Cheesehead during media day for NFL football Super Bowl XLV Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, in Arlington, Tex.
Flaherty demands new banking powers for Ottawa
Why non-taxable benefits are a bit like getting a raise
Tim Cestnick
Value seen through the prism of free cash flow
Bullish on Hornbeck Offshore Services
The sun sets behind two offshore oil platform rigs under construction in Port Fourchon, La.
What Jim O'Shaughnessy expects in 2012
The no-gouge way to better investing
Rob Carrick
My husband's family won't talk about mental illness
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, by Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley
Boosting CPP better than creating new plan
Woman accused of abducting daughter 18 years ago denied bail in Toronto
Patricia Joan O'Byrne.
Jim Rogers: abolish the Fed, buy commodities, short stocks
Tweets about the 'Breaking Caste' series and how to help
Poonam in her home village of Jamsaut.
How not to handle first-date rejection: A 1,600 word e-mail
I should never have encouraged my teenage son to read
Ontario's anti-bully strategy not radical, and not about sex, but tolerance
Westminister Secondary School students Sabrina Friskie, centre, Jennifer House, right and Amal Jama are part of London Ontario school's Upstander campaign, an anti-bullying effort.
Why consumer culture is good for your soul
Canada-U.S. border agreement a good thing
A woman takes a stroll as she waits at the Peace Arch U.S. border crossing in White Rock, B.C.
MacKay threatens to sue MPs who questioned veracity of chopper tale
Defence Minister Peter MacKay speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Dec. 5, 2011.
With cross-border policing set to expand, Mounties fret over who calls shots
Niagara police Detective Sergeant Mike Adamczyk works with the Border Enforcement Security Task Force near the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ont.
What - no Rush?! And other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame oversights
Geddy Lee of Rush performs in front of a crowd of close to 100,000 fans on July 15, 2010 as part of the Quebec Summer Festival in Quebec City.
Shame on us: The invention of sex addiction
Russell Smith
Werner Herzog looks death row in the face
Werner Herzog in Toronto during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Fear Factor's Joe Rogan is back in the gross-out game again
Joe Rogan
Sergio Trujillo: From Jane/Finch to Broadway
Sergio Trujillo
Flying solo once more, Ryan Adams enjoys the view
Ryan Adams
The games that Vinko Globokar's musicians play
Paris-based composer and trombonist Vinko Globokar is photographed on Dec. 5, 2011, in Toronto.
Enbridge to boost dividend, outlines 2012 earnings guidance
Patrick Daniel, president and CEO of Enbridge.
Ryan Adams on writing his new song, 'Dirty Rain'
Ryan Adams
Man City beat Bayern but fail to qualify
Manchester City's Edin Dzeko is challenged by Bayern Munich's Diego Contento during their Champions League Group A soccer match.
George S.P. Ferguson
The close: Dow, TSX rebound into positive territory
Video: Anti-oil protesters gather outside of the Canadian embassy
The Sitter: The official trailer
Canadians sixth-happiest in world (What's Norway got?)
Michael Babad
Penguins sit Crosby as 'precaution'
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, collides with Boston Bruins' David Krejci along the boards in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, in Pittsburgh.
The Artist: The official trailer
Manitoba Mountie sentenced to jail time for beating handcuffed prisoner
Richmond RCMP parade in front of the newly unveiled $36 million Richmond Community Safety Building, which houses the headquarters of the Richmond RCMP.
Sleeping Beauty: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the film "Sleeping Beauty," starring Emily Browning
Paul Goodman Changed My Life: The official trailer
Swim with a whale shark in Honduras
Veresen strikes $920-million deal to buy some Encana gas assets
The Steeprock gas-processing plant , one of the assets Versen is buying from Encana Corp.
New Year's Eve: The official trailer
Is a summer internship necessary in a one-year MBA?
When in doubt, follow your car's maintenance schedule
Rob MacGregor
The kids may have seen my husband's porn - what should we do?
David Eddie
Into the Abyss: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the Werner Herzog documentary "Into the Abyss: A Story of Life, A Story of Death"
With NDP backing, Ontario Liberals survive confidence motion
Premier Dalton McGuinty takes to the stage after winning the provincial election at campaign headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday October 6, 2011.
Adventures in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Scuba diving off Coral Bay in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga: The official trailer
Job opportunities: The Globe and Mail is expanding its video strategy
The Eye of the Storm: The official trailer
Labour unrest: Workers fight back at a Chinese factory
A striking factory worker from electronics manufacturer Hi-P International in suburban Shanghai cries after police entered the factory with trucks to remove heavy machinery.
Toronto condo goes down smooth
Done Deal, 33 Mill St., No. 1207, Distillery District, Toronto
See the proof
Done Deal, 33 Mill St., No. 1207, Distillery District, Toronto
Travelling to Canada? Prepare for more screening
A Canadian Border Services Agency guard screens passengers at Pearson airport in Toronto in September of 2007.
S&P warns it may downgrade EU, large euro zone banks
EU flags fly at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.
Plush accessories to fly in style
Travelling Companion The Knackered Cashmere Travel Set is a must-have for jet setters who can’t stand the look or feel of itchy in-flight blankets. Part of the Cowshed Living collection, a line of accessories made by Soho House Group, this plush kit includes a blanket, socks and eye mask, all made from soft Mongolian cashmere. While the hot water bottle is a toasty touch, filling it up in tiny airplane bathrooms may be a nuisance. $465; cowshedonline.com
If there's one word the euro zone understands, it's 'nein'
Michael Babad
Five ways border deal improves life on both sides
John Ibbitson
Harper and Obama ink deal to ease travel, bolster border security
U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands at a news conference on Dec. 7, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The two spoke after a meeting to discuss the countries' bilateral relationship.
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