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March 22

Foes of Northern Gateway Pipeline target potential financial backers
Bank of Montreal president and CEO Bill Downe prepares his notes before addressing shareholders at the company's annual general meeting in Vancouver.
Why a defeated budget helps Harper's hunt for a majority
John Ibbitson
CRA gives tax break for Christchurch quake relief
People assist an injured man in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 22 following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
For Layton, Conservative concessions didn't add up
NDP Leader Jack Layton is interviewed following the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Bulls crush Hawks
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose (1) scores as Atlanta Hawks power forward Josh Smith (5) defends in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Atlanta.
Mayor Ford still tied to family firm, documents show
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford answers questions from councillors about his plan to remove board members at the Toronto Community Housing Corp., in council chambers at city hall in Toronto.
Syrian forces kill 6 in mosque attack, residents say
The minaret of Omari mosque is seen at the old city of Deraa March 22, 2011. Syrian security forces killed four people on Wednesday in an attack on the Omari mosque in the southern city of Deraa, site of six days of protests, residents said.
Teachers' strike looms over salary demands
British Columbia teachers picket outside a school in Vancouver after going out on strike October 7, 2005. Some 42,000 teachers across the province walked off the job to protest against a government imposed contract and wage freeze.
Buffalo cooks up big two points
Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller sits on the ice after making a save off the Montreal Canadiens during third period NHL hockey action Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Montreal. Miller and the Sabres shutout the Canadiens 2-0.
After Japan, Canada's nuclear industry girds for change
Greenpeace protesters hold up a banner to disrupt the second day of hearings into four proposed nuclear reactors in Ontario, in Courtice, Ont., east of Toronto, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
Manitoba suffers first loss at men's senior curling championships
UN refugee agency scraps Vancouver post
Tamils from Sri Lanka lean over the side of the boat after the MV Sun Sea docked at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt near Victoria August 13, 2010.
Cultured cartoonist a master of the uncouth
Vancouver cartoonist David Boswell has been named to the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame. Boswell is the creator of the underground cult classic, "Reid Fleming: World's Toughest Milkman."
Federal election could imperil Harbourfront funding
Composer Bryce Kulak directs the Harbourfront Complaints Choir during rehearsal at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre.
Numbers not adding up for Flames
Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff #34 of the Calgary Flames watches the puck go wide as Justin Williams #14 of the Los Angeles Kings looks for the rebound in the third period during their NHL game at Staples Center on March 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Kings defeated the Flames 2-1 in shootout overtime.
Jury sees script that prosecutors argue was road map for murder
Prosecutors entered this photo of a Toshiba laptop, power cord, investment papers, pen, KA-BAR knife with black sheath and receipts into evidence at the trial of Mark Twitchell in Edmonton on Friday, March 18, 2011. Twitchell, 31, is on trial for the murder of Johnny Altinger, 38, who was a pipeline inspector and motorcycle enthusiast originally from White Rock, B.C.
Canucks, Luongo have something to prove
Goalie Roberto Luongo #1of the Vancouver Canucks looses sight of the puck as it flys by the net during the first period in NHL action against the Minnesota Wild on March 14, 2011 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Judge hears harrowing tale of sexual assault allegations
Jackson Taylor is accused of sexually assaulting the son of his girlfriend, who would have been maybe nine at the time.The boy's stepmom says she contacted CAS, native CAS. OPP etc. and no one investigated. Mr. Taylor was photographed outside of the courts at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on March 22, 2011.
The coalition of the conflicted goes to war in Libya
A Libyan holds a portrait of Muammar Gaddafi at a naval base in Tripoli damaged by coalition air strikes.
Hit convinced former Leaf Mike Van Ryn to retire
Former Maple Leaf Mike Van Ryn's hockey career was cut short by a concussion in 2009. Ryn who is now an assistant coach with the Niagara Ice Dogs in St. Catharines has a mandate to educate his players in protecting themselves against possible concussions
Afghans to take charge of security in three provinces, four cities
Afghan National Army commandos train at Camp Morehead on the outskirts of Kabul, March, 22, 2011.
Best pictures March 22/11
Mardy Fish swims with the dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida.
MPs to scold spy chief over candid remarks on foreign interference
CSIS director Richard Fadden.
Chrétien's call to Canada: Don't be afraid of water-exporting debate
Indonesian children play near a heavily polluted river in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. March 22 is adopted by the United Nations as World Water Day to raise awareness of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources around the world.
Teaching people to cook outside the box
Nick Saul, executive director of the The Stop Community Food Centre, wants to expand throughout Canada.
The hole truth about pothole season in Canada
Andrew Clark
Mountie in Tavares assault probed in another incident
U.S. court validates spying fears of journalists, activists
Writer Naomi Klein addresses the crowd as hundreds of demonstrators gather outside Toronto Police Headquarters on Monday June 28, 2010 to protest against tactics used by the police during G20 protests over the weekend.
Getting ahead by working around group constraints
Getting ahead by working around group constraints
Carlton Street's Holiday Inn opens with hipper lodgings
Much has been written about the high-end hotels opening in Toronto, but lost in the mix has been the multi-million dollar renovation of the Days Inn next to Maple Leaf Gardens into a Holiday Inn. The luxury market is threatening to push mid-level chains out of business, and they need to adapt to survive. For visitors to the city, it all adds up to a better stay. This is an image from inside the renovated hotel on Carlton Street in Toronto on March 22, 2011.
Material on work computer private, court rules
Lawyer Frank Addario in his office.
Blue Jays success hinges on Aaron Hill
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill throws to second during pre-game warmups before the Blue Jays spring training baseball game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla., Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
Honda cancels overtime shift at Ontario plant
Honda's Alliston, Ont., engine plant
Democrats play down first birthday of 'ObamaCare'
Konrad Yakabuski
Tommy Longo listened to his father and co-founded a grocery empire
Tommy Longo in 1960
Dropout accused in Jordan Manners death seen at school day of shooting
Oil sands tax incentives targeted
Large machinery at the oil sands north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
U.S. airlines cut capacity to battle high fuel
A jet comes in for landing at Los Angeles International Airport on April 15, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Taking stock of a looming slump in China
NFL approves moving kickoffs to 35-yard line
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton answers questions from the media during the NFL Annual Meetings at the Roosevelt Hotel on March 22, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite a NFL owners imposed lockout in effect since March 12 the league is conducting it's annual owners meeting in New Orleans.
Deal makers cite 'rising' risk of corruption
Investors view stock index at a securities company on August 23, 2007 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China
Equinox raises heat on Inmet-Lundin merger
Inmet's Cobre Panama project
PETA takes axe to seal-clubbing cartoon ad
PETA takes axe to seal-clubbing cartoon ad
Getting a grip on the dividend gross-up
John Heinzl
Feeling unmotivated? HR managers say it's the boss's fault
Canada stretches win streak to three games at world curling event
Canada's skip Amber Holland (R) talks with third Kim Schneider during a match against the Czech Republic at the World Women's Curling Championships in Esbjerg March 22, 2011.
Use of 'Lawyers Without Borders' tag fuels legal skirmish
Pascal Paradis, head of Lawyers Without Borders Canada
Canadian dollar slips as retail data disappoint
$10 dollar bills at par
Goldwater Institute unmoved by McCain's endorsement
(L-R) Former attorney general of Arizona Grant Woods and U.S. Senator John McCain attend the NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on March 20, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Blackhawks defeated the Coyotes 2-1.
Lengthy Cooke suspension brings sense of calm back to NHL
In this photo from March 20, 2011, Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke (24) is escorted from the ice by NHL linesman Derek Amell (75) after he was elected for elbowing New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the third period of the NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh. The league announced on Monday March 23, 2011 that Cooke has been suspended for the remainder of the regular season (10 games) and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the infraction.
Jays' Loewen takes on the challenge of hitting
Toronto Blue Jays' Adam Loewen waits to hit at the team's spring training facility.
Ottawa to stuff another $35-billion under the mattress
U.S. discounter Dollar General expects to beat forecasts
Higher gasoline prices mean that even discount chains have been squeezed.
Zarlink poised to dodge tech supply crunch
Skot Kortje
Porsche's pricey new hybrid: only $845,000
Porsche 918 Spyder
In sequel to 'East is East', an angry dad gets a makeover
Indian actor Om Puri
New Morgan Spurlock film to open Hot Docs
Morgan Spurlock the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January.
In Pictures: BMW always had an "i" for tiny cars
Strathcona library development will include social housing
Eight tax changes you should know about
Tim Cestnick
The close: Dow, TSX end winning streak
This was not a conservative budget
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty holds copies of his budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa on March 22, 2011.
Poll puts Clark's Liberals ahead of BC NDP; HST vote to fail
Todd Haynes's updated 'Mildred Pierce' rethinks the title character
Todd Haynes and "Mildred Pierce" cast member Evan Rachel Wood take part in a panel discussion during the HBO Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif. in January.
Violinist Karen Gomyo is an orchestral It girl
Karen Gomyo
David Yee's Paper Series should get more ink
Rebecca Applebaum spices up one of the vignettes in Paper Series.
Budget revives popular home retrofit
Dave Braden believes his home near Freelton is one of the most energy efficient homes in Canada. Braden uses a propane opperated "on demand," hot water heater and well water.
A 'boutique' budget that's difficult to measure
A reporter holds a copy of the federal budget as he waits for Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, to speak during a news conference prior to delivering the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, March 22.
Would a shark-fin ban work in Canada?
Hey, Barbie, meet your new Ken
Seniors get boost to guaranteed income - and free rein to work into old age
The Guaranteed Income Supplement has been instrumental in reducing rates of poverty among the elderly in Canada over the past 35 years.
Make no mistake: budget cuts are coming
Startup hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds in Canada are struggling to raise money.
Small business says budget gains 'hitting the right notes'
Rob Moore, Minister of State, Small Business and Tourism, second from left, Ted Menzies, Minister of State, Finance, and Ryerson University President Sheldon Levy try out a 3D demonstration after an announcement January 25, 2011 to officially designate 2011 Year of the Entrepreneur.
Triage on rural doctors, but no major surgery for ailing health system
Inmates of the Toronto Jail on Feb. 24, 2011.
How to be a better listener
stock photo
Who wins, loses and breaks even in Jim Flaherty's budget?
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters following a meeting with private sector economists at the Department of Finance in Ottawa on Tuesday Feb. 1, 2011.
'A stay-tuned budget' for financial industry
Tories shed no new light on crime agenda's cost
Inmates of the Toronto Jail on Feb. 24, 2011.
A Tory fig leaf that leaves New Democrats nearly naked
John Ibbitson
Business bemoans uncertainty from lame-duck budget
Bank towers in Toronto
A path to a balanced budget - but no road map
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reacts during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 14, 2011.
Ottawa extends mining credit, but ends oil sands incentive
Production at Hudbay 777 mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Charlie Sheen in talks with CBS to return to show: reports
Charlie Sheen on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday.
Five things you need to know about the federal budget
Erwin Perezdetagle, lead hand of coining at the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg, inspects coins as they come off the press in this 2009 file photo.
Spring election likely as all three opposition parties reject Tory budget
NDP leader Jack Layton speaks with the media in the foyer of the House of Commons following the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 22, 2011.
How will Tories find spare cash? Close $1-billion in tax loopholes
The resource-based economy of the West continues to pull away from the economy of the East.
Budget offers small perks for parents, seniors, no big hits
Rob Carrick
Build red-light district on Toronto Islands, Mammoliti suggests
Toronto city councillor Georgio Mammoliti gives a thumbs up during a council vote.
Canadian extends contract with Glasgow Warriors
Canada's DTH van der Merwe
Simple choux pastry
Lentil salad with citrus yogurt dressing
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Don't throw the stock out with the disaster
This April 21, 2010 file photo shows the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana. Decisions intended to save time and money created an unreasonable amount of risk that triggered the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a disaster that could happen again without significant reforms by industry and government, the presidential panel investigating the BP blowout concluded Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.
Kabongo frozen out of Hoop Summit
Public watchdog urges non-partisan bureaucratic appointments
The Centennial Flame is pictured with Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa March 21, 2011. Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will present the federal budget on March 22.
OMG: They referenced the F-word on a billboard
A billboard for Virgin radio featuring hip-hop artist Usher appears on Bloor Street West at Dundas on March 22, 2011.
Get 'em to the Greek (diet)
Leslie Beck
Where Shiller sees bubbles
Combines harvest wheat in Arkansas
Alixe Buntin Phillips Lillico
Alixe Lillico, Lives Lived March 23/11
Elsewhere in Japan, life carries on
Embattled Moammar Gadhafi sitting on $6.5-billion in gold
Michael Babad
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