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Jays' outfield getting crowded with Rasmus joining
Rajai Davis #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles July 27, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Best pictures from July 27
Kelowna police stop car after kids fire pellet guns at traffic as mom drives
Kelowna RCMP have called in social workers after five kids shot pellets at moving traffic from a car as their mom drove. The children, aged 11 to 16, were pointing the guns and firing shots in the air from their vehicle as it drove through a rural area of East Kelowna.
Blue Bombers in mourning after death of popular coach
Substitute Plata serves up offence in Toronto FC win over Real Esteli
HST Independent Advisory Panel Contracts
OMERS poised to buy world's largest ship servicing group
Shipping
System failures endangered tree planters in B.C. camp: ombudsman
Deprived of food, water and toilets, 30 workers, most recent immigrants, were found in a remote forestry camp in Golden, B.C.
How to renounce a U.S. citizenship
Sorry Superman, ditching U.S. citizenship laden with steep costs and pitfalls
A U.S. law is forcing many of the million or so Americans who live in Canada to confront the fact that they soon may have to report to the IRS. Many think the easy way out is to renounce their U.S. citizenship. But it can be incredibly difficult and financially devastating.
Tennis star Raonic upbeat, on the mend from Wimbledon injury
Ending infant mortality, one birth at a time
Sick and premature babies are cared for in the neonatal unit at Isaie Jeanty Maternity Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Former Liberal aide not asked to leave room during HST talks, panelist says
A voter places his HST referendum ballot into a collection box at a Elections BC Collection Centre in City Square Shopping Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, July 18, 2011.
Stanley Cup riot takes centre stage
Acting students from Arts Umbrella Act One: Youth rehearse a riot scene during rehearsal for the #ThisismyVancouver play at the Waterfront Theatre in Vancouver, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The show examines the mentality of the rioters after the Stanley Cup game.
B.C. family victims of ‘swatting’ hoax
Man’s jail death puts justice system on trial
Blue Jays overpower Orioles, veteran reliever Frasor gives team kudos
Under fire over emissions, Alberta banks on unproven coal gasification
Alberta has pinned its hopes on carbon-capture technology as a way to offset its emissions without harming the output of its oil and gas sector.
As Libya settles into stalemate, the West grasps for a way out
Campbell Clark
NDP caucus pays tribute to their ailing leader
Public officials owe full health disclosure
André Picard
Silent running: Soccer league tells parents to pipe down
Coach David Hilgendorff allowed clapping from the sidelines, but not cheering or yelling, at Wednesday's game of the Aurora Youth Soccer house league in Aurora, Ont.
Instant replay or not, healthy debates still the lifeblood of baseball
Julio Lugo #28 of the Atlanta Braves scores the game-winning run in the 19th inning against Michael McKenry #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Turner Field on July 26, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rasmus one step in Blue Jays’ long-haul retooling
New study reveals Pacific Northwest fault line deeper than previously thought
Is the tide turning against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?
Marcus Gee
Getting a nose job may mean you're mentally ill, study says
New research suggests that those seeking a nose job for cosmetic reasons may suffer from body dysmorphic disorder. Do you agree with the study?
Council girds for marathon as the people speak on budget cuts
More than 280 Toronto taxpayers have registered to air their opinions at an upcoming meeting at city hall as council prepares to find budget cuts.
Vancouver woman killed; second homicide in two days
For Obama, a chance to let Congress take the blame
Konrad Yakabuski
Ahoy! The perfect gear for a wet water adventure
ETF excellence: Imitation without deviation
Adapting to battlefield setbacks, the Taliban turn to assassination
How to take the edge off 'scary' student debt
As NATO troops withdraw, the Taliban target a fragile government
In this undated handout photograph provided by the Kandahar media office Ghulam Haidar Hameedi, the mayor of Kandahar speaks during a press conference in Kandahar province. The mayor of Kandahar, the biggest city in southern Afghanistan and the birthplace of the Taliban movement, was killed in a suicide attack on July 27, police said.
Q&A: Norway's tragedy, and Canada's response
Norwegians light candles in Oslo Cathedral on July 23, 2011.
The Lucasfilm empire strikes out
Confidence cracks amid U.S. debt standoff
U.S. Speaker of the House of Representative John Boehner responds to President Barack Obama's address on the debt ceiling crisis.
Real liberals are tough on war criminals
Margaret Atwood's inspiring defence of Toronto's libraries
Goldcorp scales back production forecasts
Why Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is single: It's all in the census
Calgary's new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, visiting Toronto and taking the opportunity to speak with the Toronto and national media, speaks with members of The Globe and Mail editorial board on Feb. 10, 2011.
Rate hikes will soon test our love affair with credit
Interest rate hikes will put Canadians' love for credit to the test. Valentyn Volkov/Getty Images
Bracing for another round of wealth destruction
A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange watches the Dow drop Wednesday. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Inside Paris's most decadent hotel
Goodman, Yurkiw return to Canada’s injury-plagued alpine ski team
Canadian performers fear new CRTC rules will ghettoize homegrown shows
FirstService may be primed for a rally
Skot Kortje
In time for TIFF 2011, new Ontario rules let stars import their bodyguards
A bodyguard hovers behind actress Natalie Portman at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. A new regulation will allow stars to bring their own bodyguards to the festival.
Your brain gets lighter as you get older
Monica Frances Brophy
Asbestos killed my father. Now my mother is sick
Should I rat out my boss for his inappropriate PDAs?
David Eddie
Day of the Oprichnik, by Vladimir Sorokin
Postmodernist Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin
After a rough IPO, Lone Pine snags Street's attention
David Milstead
Think you're safe if you use a service to rent out your home? Not always
Forex loss helps trim Agnico-Eagle profit
Sean Boyd, president and CEO of Agnico-Eagle
A Proust.com novel? Could be the hippest new literary genre
Russell Smith
What I’m watching: Yannick Bisson
Playwright Victoria Maxwell's journey from the psych ward to the stage
Victoria Maxwell poses for a portrait in Vancouver, July 17, 2011.
Israeli horror film 'Rabies' a cinematic first
A scene from the Israeli horror film "Rabies"
Which ER? Online system shows long you'll wait in Calgary
Manulife adds another U.S. equity team
Loonie down amid falling commodity prices, nervousness about U.S. debt
Signs of Atlantic cod comeback bode well for other collapsed fisheries
An early morning cod catch in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, about 15 km from downtown St. John's. July 23 2008.
Key witness unsure if he'll attend missing-women probe
An exhibit from the Pickton trial, a poster board of 48 missing women shown to Pickton during the 11 hours interview on day after he was arrested.
The close: Dow, TSX fall sharply
Is this the coolest hotel in the world?
Patent hunting is latest game on tech bubble circuit
Nortel's patent auction brought in $4.5-billion (U.S.) REUTERS/Blair Gable
Check in for summer hotel savings across North America
Copper mine workers strike in Chile
Workers from Escondida copper mine march through the streets of Antofagasta, north of Santiago, July 25, 2011.
Running with the bulls (and other pursuits) in the Azores
The streets of old Angra do Heroísmo come alive with colour and parades during the annual Festival of St John.
Run with the bulls - a bit more safely - in Portugal
New York cracks down to stop spread of destructive beetle
Gourmet sea kayaking in B.C.: Watch seals, eat tuna
Paddle all morning, then enjoy carrot, curry and crab soup for lunch on the B.C. coast.
Canadian coach looks forward to what awaits in World Cup qualifying
CFL fines Jim Barker
Transcript: Multinationals, and the question of human rights
Department of National Defence to drop ship lease after losing millions
U.S. crisis 'very bad' but Canadian situation much better, Harper says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Bell to start for Argos against Eskimos
Rabies: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the Israeli horror film "Rabies"
Toronto digerati flip Fords the Twitter bird
I’m surprised rating agencies haven’t downgraded me yet
Michael Babad
CIBC shakes up diversified coverage team
In pictures: walking on the edge of the CN Tower
A reporter walks on the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the "EdgeWalk" on the CN Tower in Toronto, July 27, 2011.
ConocoPhillips results set stage for refinery spinoff
Earlier this month, ConocoPhillips announced plans to split off its refining business as a stand-alone publicly traded company. Rick Wilking/Reuters
In Photos: Heavy rains cause widespread damage in Seoul
South Korean soldiers and residents begin the clean-up in the aftermath of a torrential rain storm that hit the capital city on July 27, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea.
Ford Transit's Canadian connection
'This is a perfect little delivery van for fleets,' says Mike Elwood of Azure Dynamics.
Don't leave your music in the car
XM Universal Boombox
Tseng will need creativity to defend British Open title
Women's British Open champion Yani Tseng
Bell Aliant posts profit of $83-million
The Bell logo is seen on the company's building in downtown Montreal February 9, 2011.
Ottawa behind on first nations housing, conditions getting worse: audit
An abandoned house, which has been taken over by some teens and is used as a clubhouse for pool and poker, is shown on the Pikangikum First Nation, Friday, January 5, 2007.
Cenovus, Mullen, Amazon set for price gains
Brazil makes move to brake currency rally
Brazil 50 real notes. Vinicius Ramalho Tupinamba/iStockphoto
Border services web page leads to fourth arrest of fugitive in Toronto
Canada's Public Safety Minister Vic Toews speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 6, 2010.
National Park adventure: Where the narwhals are
About midnight, on the floe edge looking toward Bylot Island.
The danger of getting bleary and road weary
Joanne Will
Listen to narwhals
Why do we cry when we're happy?
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