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April 9

Jacques Martin earns win No. 600
Head coach Jacques Martin of the Montreal Canadiens reached his 600th career win in Saturday's 4-1 victory at Toronto. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Canada, Scotland ready to go for world curling gold
Colborne, Frattin make promising debuts
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joe Colborne skates with the puck past Montreal Canadiens forward Brian Gionta (R) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Missed opportunities do not spoil Mickelson's day
Phil Mickelson
Getting their kicks
AS Monaco's Petter Hansson (R) challenges Adil Rami of Lille during their French league soccer match at Louis II stadium in Monaco, April 9, 2011. Lille's championship hopes suffered a setback as they lost 1-0. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson
Rejuvenated Cabrera mounts title bid at Augusta
Angel Cabrera
Woods remains a puzzle that can't be solved
Tiger Woods
Habs dump Leafs in regular season finale
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer is scored on by Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec (L) during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
Rubenstein: McIlroy's defining moment to come
Rory McIlroy
Barcelona, Real Madrid eye Bernabeu clash
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo warms up during their Spanish first division soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez
Gloria Galloway talks to Tammy Cook-Searson, chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band
Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, is the first female chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
Around the NHL
Boston Bruins' Nathan Horton, right, fights with Ottawa Senators' Zack Smith during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Saturday, April 9, 2011. The Bruins won 3-1. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Hundreds rally in Toronto to protest mayor Rob Ford's policies
Flames-Canucks still have much to play for
Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo makes a save against the Minnesota Wild during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 7, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Can the NDP end its electoral drought in Saskatchewan?
Senators fire coach Cory Clouston
Ottawa Senators head coach Cory Clouston reacts to a call on the ice during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston, Massachusetts April 9, 2011. The Bruins defeated the Senators by 3-1. REUTERS/Greg M Cooper
BC NDP debate underlines policy harmony among candidates
British Columbia NDP leadership candidates Mike Farnworth, left, and Adrian Dix share a laugh before the taping of a television debate in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday April 9, 2011. The party will elect a new leader on April 17 to replace Carole James who stepped down in December following a caucus revolt.
Vote counting underway in Nigeria election
Soldiers of the Nigerian army, right, and a policeman, left, stand guard as electoral officials count ballot papers after the National Assembly election in Ibadan, Nigeria,Saturday, April 9, 2011. Nigeria's voters put their inked fingers to ballots Saturday for the first round in the nation's crucial April election, coming out to vote despite bomb attacks and communal violence. Poll workers shoved themselves into rickety commercial buses, cars and other vehicles to travel to the roughly 120,000 polling stations spread throughout Africa's most populous nation. Voting for the nation's estimated 73.5 million voters largely began at noon across the country.
Colin Thatcher says Canada shouldn't adopt cameras in courtrooms
Colin Thatcher is interviewed by The Canadian Press in Moose Jaw, Sask., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
Libyan rebels suffer losses in Misrata attack, buoyed by NATO air strikes
Rebel fighters prepare rockets for loading into a vehicle-mounted multiple rocket launcher, half way between Brega and Ajdabiya, in Libya Saturday, April 9, 2011. Government soldiers and rebel gunmen battled in the streets of the key front-line city of Ajdabiya Saturday after the Libyan military used shelling and guerrilla-style tactics to open its most serious push into opposition territory since international airstrikes began.
Manitoba homes evacuated after shifted Red River ice jam raises flooding fears
Cape Breton police chief dies suddenly in Halifax
Inspector Myles Burke of the Cape Breton Regional Police Force of Sydney, Nova Scotia, is invested as Member to the Order of the Merit of Police Forces by Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa Friday, May 25, 2007.
Tories promise to create office for religious freedom draws skepticism
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney in Ottawa on Monday Nov. 29, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Norway through to world curling semis
Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud, centre, calls a shot to lead Havard Vad Petersson and second Christoffer Svae, right, during a draw against Sweden at the Brandt Centre during the Ford World Mens Curling Championships in Regina, Sask, Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Photos: Courting the future voter
This is what politics is all about: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff kisses 4-month-old Maeby Robertson in Kitchener, Ont., on April 1.
I'm running more than ever. Why am I gaining weight?
Credit card thief sends a thank you for stolen money
Ignatieff at odds with party over Tories' religious freedom proposals
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff shows off a supporter's sign after taking part in a barbeque and rally in Woodbridge, Ont., on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Greg Norman's Okanagan Gem: Opening in 2012
NDP platform to mix some familiar ideas with the new
NDP Leader Jack Layton delivers a speech during a rally Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Saskatoon.
Harper becomes 'Volleyball Dad' in break from campaign
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and wife Laureen, centre in the crowd, watch their son Ben spike a volleyball as his club team Ottawa Fusion play in a volleyball championship in Waterloo Ont., on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Canada U18s defeat U.S. in exhibition
A scene from "Network"
Photos: Sidney Lumet's life and movies
Sidney Lumet, right, receives an honorary Oscar presented by actor Al Pacino at the 2005 Academy Awards.
Photos: Eat, drink and get elected
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe raises a cup of espresso in Quebec City on April 1. Coffee is a mainstay of all campaigning party leaders.
McIlroy surges four clear at Augusta
Rory McIlroy
Dortmund increases Bundesliga lead
Hamburg's defender Dennis Diekmeier (Bottom) and Dortmund's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Hamburg SV vs Borussia Dortmund in the northern German city of Hamburg on April 9, 2011. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Liberals suspect Tories will cut health to cover $11-billion hole in platform
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff speaks at a press conference in Toronto, Ont., on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Andreas Kloeden wins Tour of Basque Country
Andreas Kloeden (L) of Germany and Team Astana, Michael Rasmussen of Denmark and Team Rabobank and George Hincapie of the USA and Team Discovery rides in the pack during stage fourteen of the Tour de France from Mazamet to Plateau de Beille on July 22, 2007 in Plateau de Beille, France.
Ballabriggs triumphs at Grand National
Ballabriggs, ridden by Jason Maguire (L) jumps The Chair fence before going on to win the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England on April 9, 2011. The race is run over a distance of four miles and four furlongs (7,242 metres), and is the biggest betting race in the United Kingdom.
MFC: 29 proves to be a night of hits and misses in Windsor
Brazilian-born American Douglas Lima shows off his Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title belt.
Rubenstein: Y.E. Yang is mentally tough
Y.E. Yang of South Korea hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during second round play in 2011 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2011.
Ducks, Coyotes and Predators capture West playoff spots
Anaheim Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne of Finalnd celebrates his second goal of the game during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Friday, April 8, 2011, in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 2-1.
The Club at Tower Ranch: A Green With A View
Golf is the Name of the Game at Predator Ridge
The Ridge Course. Photo courtesy of www.tourismkelowna.com and Predator Ridge.
Don't suffer from debate fever: Nixon-Kennedy they ain't
Presidential candidates Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Richard Nixon are pictured tonight before they debated campaign issues on telelvision in September, 1960.
Where the leaders are on Day 15
Kelowna: Canada's Golf Destination
Harvest Golf Course in the fall. Photo courtesy of www.tourismkelowna.com.
Not too hot, not too cold: Why jobs numbers work for Tories
A pedestrian walks past a sign for a job fair in downtown Woodstock, Ont., on Dec. 11, 2009.
April 9: Letters to the editor
A dog howls from the hillside overlooking Iqaluit.
The importance of national shame
Doug Saunders
Ask not what The Kennedys can do for you
In this publicity image released by ReelzChannel, Katie Holmes portrays Jacqueline Kennedy in a scene from the eight-part movie, "The Kennedys," premiering Sunday, April 3, 2011 on cable's ReelzChannel network. (AP Photo/ReelzChannel)
The election ain't over till the voters sing
Jeffrey Simpson
What are Canadians really afraid of when it comes to crime?
A member of the forensic identification team of the Vancouver Police Department makes his way into a home in March 2011.
John A. Tory shaped Canadian dynasties
John A. Tory, photographed in May, 1998.
Rubio stops Lemieux in seventh round
John A. Tory: A quiet, humble man who shaped Canadian dynasties
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader John Tory, left, watched his father John Tory Sr. cast his ballot in the 2007 Ontario provincial election
Canada advances to world curling final
Scotland's skip Tom Brewster (L) watches from behind Canada's skip Jeff Stoughton during play at the World Men's Curling Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan April 8, 2011. REUTERS/Andy Clark
Theodore and Wild shut down Oilers
April 9: Your weekend horoscope
Party photos of the week: Suzanne Rogers Presents Marchesa
Film producer Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, co-founder of Marchesa
Why is excess material from pant hems placed in the pockets?
My guest asked me to overcook his top-quality steak
The pitfalls of celebrity do-gooding
Madonna with her adopted son
South Africa: Where New World wine meets Old
Beppi Crosariol
Nothing says spring like this pea soup
Forget cheese - try a chocolate fit for wine-pairing
Wear white lace and wear it right
A hair powder that lifts without the Jersey Shore look
Weekend TV: Russell Williams, eastern religions and more royal bling
John Doyle
Colours that'll brighten up you home
For your bathroom Evoking both the blooms and clay bricks of an English rose garden, Rosette Tint 3 (P2036-02) is elegant and warm.
These eco-chic lights will brighten up your living room
Talk about the last word in green design: The shade atop this fixture's bubble-studded recycled-glass base is collaged with repurposed dictionary pages. $468 at Anthropologie (www.anthropologie.com).
Runway v. real way: White lace
The brunch-friendly Breakfast Breezer
Throw pillows in the colours of spring
Scotland-based Bluebellgray?s limited-edition Berry cushion features a poppy abstract floral design handpainted by owner Fiona Douglas and printed onto natural cottons and linens. $109 through www.bluebellgray.co.uk.
How to place a Persian rug
Try an at-home face mask
Simple renos: How to make your kitchen bold and beautiful
Ali Hewson makes fashion in the name of love
Simple renos: How to give your bathroom that Ritzy sheen
Impress your guests with gold leaf accents
Chinese design puts its best foot forward
Dark roots have come out of their hiding, onto Alexa Chung
Vanities that'll bring a touch of flair to your bathroom
This solid-poplar cabinet with walnut finish and white marble top includes a wealth of hidden storage space, including three inner drawers, a curling iron/hair dryer holder and a lined jewellery tray. $499 at Home Depot (www.homedepot.ca).
Designer knobs that'll get your kitchen knoticed
Lee Valley's open-ring Hollywood handle is available in a pair of finishes: silvered black (shown above) and satin nickel. $8.10 each through www.leevalley.com.
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