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December 9

Charge more and save programs, dad tells budget committee
Marcus Gee
Charest to seek fourth term
Quebec Premier Jean Charest speaks to reporters the day after his party won a byelection in Bonaventure, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at the legislature in Quebec City.
RCMP find huge cache of weapons near Williams Lake
Alexis Creek, B.C.
Safdie building will bring new sophistication to East Bayfront
Rendition of the Monde, a Moshe Safdie-designed condo tower in Toronto.
Flight into metaphor: the last great democratic place on Earth (or in the air)
Elizabeth Renzetti
NHL elements
Travis Zajac of the New Jersey Devils. (File Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)
Today's NHL stars are thinking outside the docs
Sean Gordon
In Attawapiskat, deep-rooted problems won't disappear in an instant
Samuel Metat moves firewood which he sells to residents in Attawapiskat, Ont., Tuesday November 29, 2011. Prices for firewood range from $150-$200 per cord.
Marketing the aboriginal housing crisis
Unique postmark makes holiday cards special
A card sent from British Columbia with a final destination to China shows the two distinctive Christmas wreath stamps which were affixed at the small post office at Christmas Island, Nova Scotia., December 8, 2011. Cards and letters arrive from around the world for the special postage stamp.
Canada blames China for being 'obstructionist' on climate treaty
The Colossal Fossil mock award is presented to Jordan Konek, an Inuit from the town of Arviat in Nunavut, in Durban Dec. 9, 2011. Canada has received the Fossil of the Year award for five years running, which mark what activists call the country's poor performance in global climate progress.
Time to pull public funding of Catholic schools
Children at St. Anne Catholic School in Ottawa's west end, where an anti-bullying program has been set up where students themselves take turns monitoring for schoolyard bullying during recess and lunch.
Raptors make Magloire deal official
Toronto Raptors' Jamaal Magloire, of Toronto, holds a ball as players return to practice in Toronto on Thursday December 8 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
EU leaders move toward greater fiscal regulation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a round table session at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
Toronto climbers take cancer fundraising to new heights
Adam Mc Clare (L) and his cousin Hart Togman practice climbing stairs at their apartment building on Pleasant Blvd., while preparing to climb Mount Cotopaxi in Ecuador
RCMP commanding officer vows to clamp down on sexual harassment
Assistant Commissioner Craig Callens, newly appointed Commanding Officer of RCMP "E" Division, speaks to media on Dec. 9 at a press conference at Division Headquarters.
What's on this weekend
Sting performs at the Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, northern Germany, 11 September 2007.
Swish by Han: Hot upscale Korean, lukewarm service
Soo yook, a 48-hour-braised beef shank dish, prepared at Swish
Rob Ford squeezes the Nutcracker
Mayor Rob Ford throws candy into the crowds during the 107th annual Santa Claus Parade
West coast wines
SpierHead Vanguard, 2009 ,B.C., VQA, Okanagan Valley, $34.90.
The Lineup: Dec. 10 - 16
Canucks' crease crowded but content, for now
Roy MacGregor
Time together: a perfect present for the parentals
Kiyomi Ruvalcaba, 31, and her mother Julie Nishino, 65, in the kitchen at the Calphalon Culinary Centre
Some lip-smacking treats for seasonal giving
Good week; Bad week
Paul Attfield
Jill Abramson: NYT's Alpha female
Illustration of Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times.
Teen boys face charges in high-school sex assault
Allure of certainty makes partners out of rivals Rogers, BCE
Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed, left, and his BCE counterpart George Cope.
Stakes are high for new Canada-U.S. border deal
Canada-U.S. trade peaked in 2000, and has basically stagnated in the years since. A former Canadian trade negotiator said the heavy transaction costs at the border are a major contributing factor, along with the sharp rise in the Canadian dollar.
The problem with mutual funds
When sports fans alter national anthems
Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet designed for serious business
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet's broad range of physical features confers some undeniably useful advantages, especially in a work environment, but it also makes the slate a bit chubby. Measuring 10.3 millimetres thick and weighing a minimum of 715 grams, you’ll feel its presence in your purse or briefcase.
Fracking opponents gear up on Wyoming tainted water report
A fracking opponent attends a public hearing on proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations in upstate New York, Nov. 30, 2011 in New York City.
Confident rookie MP one of a new breed of Tory women
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment Michelle Rempel stands along the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Dec. 8, 2011.
Toronto title match could be explosive
UFC fighters Jon Jones (left) and Lyoto Machida (right) pose for a photo following their weigh in in Toronto on Friday, December 9, 2011. The two UFC fighters will battle for the UFC Light Heavyweight champion belt Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
Olympic organizers grapple with soaring costs
Wenlock, London 2012 Olympic Game mascot waves during the' London 2012 - One Year To Go' ceremony in Trafalgar Square on July 27, 2011 in London, England. Olympic organizers are now dealing with skyrocketing costs as the Games approach. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Should you tackle your small or large debts first?
Young businessman look at the green US dollar sign
Figure skaters Patrick Chan, Scott Moir recover from tumbles in Quebec
Scott Moir falls in front of his partner Tessa Virtue of Canada as they perform their short program in the ice dance competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Friday, December 9, 2011 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Life in Attawapiskat
John Tomagatik and Clara Tomagatik. The DeBeers diamond mine is located on their family's traditional hunting grounds
Intrepid blogger Putin's worst nightmare
Prominent anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny (centre) arrives for an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow Dec. 7, 2011.
Happy 80th Birthday, Statute of Westminster
Hear them roar: Children of 'tiger moms' rebel
Amy Chua, the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School, who joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School has authored her third book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," a parenting memoir about her self-described very harsh Chinese-American parenting style
Canada's Rosalind Groenewoud captures freestyle skiing silver
Rosalind Groenewoud of Canada soars above the halfpipe as she finished second in the finals of the FIS Freestyle World Cup at the VISA US Freeskiing Grand Prix on December 9, 2011 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Kenyan AIDS project feels the love from Canadian congregation
Leonora and Andrew Obara, of Nairobi, started Village of Love to help AIDS orphans. A Toronto church picked up the cause.
Canada-US border plan benefits Canadian trade and security
President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands after speaking in White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.
Britain 'marginalized' in EU in pact to cover bad debts?
Michael Babad
In a world of negatives, search for what could go right
Tom Bradley
Many Canadians feel trapped in their jobs
Restless employees in Canada and the U.S. feel trapped in their current jobs, recruiters report, and many are looking to make a jump in the new year
Conservatives concoct their own creepy reality
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich laughs alongside former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney before a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H. on June 13, 2011.
Don Giovanni, meet Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's new bosses face down their nation's dark side
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (2nd R) and his wife Elsa (R) stand next to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (2nd L) and his wife Clio at Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the La Scala opera house in Milan Dec. 7, 2011.
Deals of the week: Mercedes, BMW, Jeep Cherokee, Jaguar XJL
BMW 3-Series sedan
U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson on Canada-U.S. security perimeter agreement
American Ambassador David Jacobson.
David Jacobson, US Ambassador to Canada, on the continental security perimeter
David Jacobson, the US Ambassador to Canada.
Commodities slip, margins rise: Welcome to fantasyland
David Parkinson
Giving the tech industry a makeover will draw more women
Leah Eichler
Author Wade Davis: on writing and mountaineering
Wade Davis, anthropologist, author and photographer, in Clarence Square in Toronto on Friday, November 18, 2011.
Maple Leafs unfazed by new ownership
Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke. FILE: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Australia contines to lead way at world sailing championships
Wi-LAN buys digital-TV patents for $8-million
Wi-LAN chief executive Jim Skippen.
At the top in tech: Notable female leaders
Virginia "Ginni" Rometty becomes CEO of IBM Corp. on Jan. 1, the first woman to head the pioneering technology company in its 100-year history.
In Radiohead, jazz finds a place to rock
The Toronto Jazz Orchestra in performance
Julia Leigh, the shape-shifting sorceress behind Sleeping Beauty
Julia Leigh in Toronto during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
A dog's life, 2.0
A sad labrador laments his dog's life.
Diane Keaton on Woody, Warren and, most of all, mom
Johanna Schneller
Gimme shelter - or at least a great fish tank
Faith La Rocque's "Salt Ramp with Celestial Children"
Elementary (and Canadian) performances of Holmes and Watson
Matt Frewer as Sherlock Holmes and Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Watson in "The Sign of Four"
Disc of the Week: Amy Winehouse
British singer Amy Winehouse in 2009.
The death of the Laurentian consensus and what it says about Canada
John Ibbitson
$50,000 Montreal International Poetry Prize update
The duplex, re-invented for high-density living
One of architect Lucio Picciano's duplexes. Mr. Picciano says he has re-imagined the duplex style to fit high-density sites.
A closer look at the duplex, redux
One of architect Lucio Picciano's duplexes. Mr. Picciano says he has re-imagined the duplex style to fit high-density sites.
Ten best small business stories of the week
composite from young entrepreneur event
Anti-HIV drugs in short supply
The close: Dow, TSX rise after European agreement
Pride and Prejudice, plus blackmail and murder (but no zombies)
P.D. James in her London home in 2010
The Ecstasy of Influence, by Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem speaks at The 2009 New Yorker Festival in New York City.
The best mysteries and thrillers of 2011
New in crime fiction: A guide to the latest mysteries and thrillers
Detail from the cover of "Tabloid City," by Pete Hamill
Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James
English author P.D. James
Damned Nations, by Samantha Nutt
Samantha Nutt of War Child
Hedy's Folly, by Richard Rhodes
Hedy Lamarr
Oliver's Twist, by Craig Oliver
Craig Oliver in 2008
Coffee and Babel for Sophie Milman
Jazz singer Sophie Milman in her favourite place to read, The Mad Bean Cafe on Eglinton Ave. West in Toronto.
Ghost Lights, by Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet
Jets wary of new-look Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes new head coach Kirk Muller, center left, directs the Hurricanes against the Florida Panthers during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, in Raleigh, N.C. The Panthers won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Time's up for the original Occupy
A new bill will punish British squatters such as Rueben Taylor, 25, with a fine and imprisonment for up to a year.
Vote: Do you feel 'gouged' by mutual fund fees?
U.S. takes custody of Afghan detainees after Canadians depart
Civil unrest after vote rattles Russian markets
Riot police detain a man in a Vladimir Putin mask during an opposition protest in St. Petersburg, late on Dec. 8, 2011. Russian stock markets have been rattled by demonstrations against the parliamentary election results.
Bradley, Steele win Franklin Templeton Shootout
Brenden Steele and Keegan Bradley
Formula One's divide-and-conquer approach is successful again
Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing drives during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit on July 26, 2011, in Valencia, Spain.
Thorns can't keep deer from their dinner
A white-tail deer stands neck-deep in a field of canola.
Tickle Me Pinko: Fox says Muppets brought to you by M (for Marx)
Tabatha Southey
HIV on the rise again in Uganda
Women queue with their babies to be tested for HIV at a hospital in Bududa, eastern Uganda, on September 27, 2011. Many mothers and children get HIV infected during traditional births but only realize much later that they are suffering from it.
A sound offer, under asking, gets Fraser house
457 East 38th Ave., Fraser, Vancouver
Ottawa police warn sex-trade workers after unsolved murders
Harry Winston posts heavy third-quarter losses
Canadian-based luxury jeweller Harry Winston said writedowns and disappointing sales in its mining unit are behind its third-quarter losses.
By-election proving a headache for BC Liberals
Premier Christy Clark speaks in Kamloops on Sept. 20, 2011.
Seven U.S. dividend stocks shoveling cash to shareholders
Impact sign Greg Sutton
Goalkeeper Greg Sutton has returned to the Montreal Impact REUTERS/ Mike Cassese
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