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Report: Freddy Adu to join Union
Freddy Adu #19 of USA celebrates after scoring a goal against Grenada during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup game at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Friesen leads Price Cutter Championship by two
Federer falls to Tsonga
Roger Federer from Switzerland reacts during his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France during round of sixteen play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Thursday, August 11, 2011 in Montreal.
Infographic: Why London rioters like to use BlackBerry smartphones
A Homecoming worth embracing
Best pictures from August 11
‘Submission’ to your husband just means ‘respect,’ Bachmann says
Panicked over social media, Mr. Cameron joins company of autocrats
Ivor Tossell
Britain’s musings of social-media ban fraught with technical difficulty
Alouettes romp past Eskimos
More charges against man charged in vicious sex assault
Database will allow Ontario to discipline over-prescribing doctors
Solar power among renewable projects languishing from Hydro One delays
Rita Van Geffen, who believes in solar power, invested $105,000 into a small solar project. The large panel, erected on one of her family's farms, has been ready to go since September of last year, but has not yet been connected to the grid.
$800-million in cuts to BC Hydro urged
BC Hydro powerhouse and generators.
Obama urges voters to voice anger at Washington’s partisan ‘theatrics’
Riders could face boos - from the home fans
Saskatchewan Roughriders' Efrem Hill, right, is tackled by B.C. Lions' Korey Banks after making a reception during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday August 5, 2011.
Jays showing no teeth in dog days of August
Jose Bautista #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays walks off after his second strikeout during MLB action against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre August 11, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Brothers Ford throw a shrimp on Rocco Rossi’s barbie
Adam Radwanski
Public input on industrial water use in Peace River B.C. demanded
Workers flush out water during a fracking operation at a natural gas well in Pleasant Valley, Pa. The procedure helps release natural gas from the rock layers by cracking the shale and sandstone formations using water and sand under intense pressure, allowing the captured gas to seep out.
ESPN critics go on record to rip anonymous sources
Cuts, not stimulus, best as 'economy will grow,' Prime Minister insists
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks with the President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla Miranda as he arrives at the Presidential palace in San Jose , Costa Rica, Aug. 11, 2011.
McGyvers of Misrata: The rebels' makeshift weapons shop
Ottawa starting to tackle rapidly aging workforce with renewed urgency
Israel defies U.S., approves another 1,600 settler homes near Jerusalem
All-kindergarten school promises to relieve jammed Thorncliffe Park
Homestead Public School kindergarten students in Brampton, Ont., play games in their classroom.
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DIY weapons, armoured vehicles prove effective for Libyan rebels
Libyan rebels fix old weapons and invent new ones at their makeshift armouries on the outskirts of Misrata.
Star Fox 64 3D in pictures
Lessons having a soup kitchen on your block can teach
VICTORIA, BC (September 20, 2007) - Katherine Jones serves hot soup and sandwiches at the Our Place soup kitchen in Victoria, BC, Thursday.
Djokovic remains in a category of his own
Eric Duhatschek
Flashback: A look at the B.C. politics of the past
Grover Norquist: The man behind the pledge to never, ever raise taxes
Konrad Yakabuski
Politicians, natives seek common ground on developing Asian markets
Stephen Harper visits Costa Rican ice hockey club
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for a group photo with hockey players in San Rafael, Costa Rica Thursday August 11, 2011.
Stephen Harper visits Costa Rican ice hockey club
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for a group photo with hockey players in San Rafael, Costa Rica Thursday August 11, 2011.
EU targets Ontario's green energy subsidies in WTO complaint
It's time for European economies to bond
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a presser after the EU summit on July 21, 2010 at the European Council headquarters in Brussels.
David Cameron’s counterproductive attack on social media
Levi's suspends 'youthful rebellion' ad in U.K.
People try to kick in the window of a jeweller's shop near the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham, central England, as violence spread outside London Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.
Despite credit assurances, investors shun French bonds
Nice guys make less than 'highly disagreeable' men
Charlice Hurst, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior, Richard Ivey School of Business, UWO is the co-author of research on personality and paycheques.
Jobs and the bleak prospects of the recession generation
A job seeker in Boston.
Watch the Steam Whistle brewery tour
Former racer makes sure his Porsche customers are safe
Hurley Haywood has got three wins in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, a record five at the 24 Hours of Daytona, two at the 12 Hours of Sebring, a Trans-Am title and an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) GT championship.
Billionaire Soros sued by ex-girlfriend for reneging on NY apartment promise
Billionaire investor George Soros is seen here at the Canada International Council annual dinner where Soros received the Globalist of the Year award Nov. 15, 2010.
How green is your beer?
Kim Mitchell on when city meets country
Covered for riot damage?
Watch the Molson Canadian ad
Gold miners help TSX skate by worst of market mayhem
Canada's gold miners have helped the TSX dodge the worst of the latest market downturn. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Looking for bargains by the book
Rock that injured man likely thrown, not from a crumbling structure: Montreal police
Is this the last female sexual taboo?
CEOs snapping up their companies' shares
Stock tickers light up Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York.
U.S. banks not rallying in credit market
Bank of America
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Diversification no shelter from the storm
Gold recoils from record in wild trading session
Rubenstein: Golfers say the darndest things
Darren Clarke
Hosanna: Stratford's revival feels dated
Gareth Potter
Short-selling bans imposed in Europe
EU challenges Canadian green power rules at WTO
Large wind turbines dot the landscape and cut into the skyline in Norfolk County in Southwetern Ontario on October 8, 2010.
Deflating the summer’s big box-office numbers
Liam Lacey
Sham taxi driver charged with stealing PINs from drunken passengers
A man posing as a taxi driver has been charged with stealing PINs and credit card information from drunken partiers in downtown Toronto.
U.S. panel calls for more environmental oversight of fracking
A Talisman shale gas drillng rig. A U.S. panel says opposition to fracking will grow unless more environmental control is asserted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Learning to love rosé
Beppi Crosariol
Gold to rally through 2012, S&P says
Gold bars
Dutch disquiet grows over Greek rescue
More than 1.6 million vote in B.C. HST referendum
Would your dog ace a doggy daycare interview? Yes, there is such a thing
Djokovic reaches Rogers Cup quarter-finals
Novak Djokovic from Serbia returns to Marin Cilic from Croatia during round of sixteen play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Thursday in Montreal.
Canada to escalate sanctions against Syria
A handout picture from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian soldiers withdrawing on army lorries on August 10, 2011, from the city of Hama after a 10-day military operation to quell pro-democracy protests.
The close: Dow jumps as seesaw action continues
Do you eat when you’re stressed? This new study knows why
Canadian dollar edges higher
‘Health challenge’ delays CBC host Kathleen Petty’s new job
40 years on from gold standard
One kilogram gold bars are seen in this picture illustration taken at the Korea Gold Exchange in Seoul August 9, 2011.
The new trend in tutoring: studying to get ahead, not catch-up
Vintage loft stylishly decorated
Mickelson no fan of course changes for average player
What ever happened to 'Yes, we can'? Signs of the 'Obamaclypse'
President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.
Cirque du Soleil's Totem is a dazzling history of humankind
Performers go for a spin during a performance of Totem from Cirque du Soleil in Toronto, Ont., on August 10, 2011.
A Gun to the Head: the official trailer
Dow surges into close
Ford nixes Toronto’s nascent bid for 2020 Summer Olympics
A forest oasis in the heart of Toronto
An inside look at a ravine oasis
If I’m not sure I want kids, is having one the best way to find out?
Cory Boyd anxious to return to Argos backfield
Arthur H. Rubinoff
The Whistleblower: the official trailer
Developed market banks a 'value trap:' Pimco
Canada's big banks have avoided the train wreck that has swept through much of the world's financial system. This week provided more examples, as the banks reported their results for the latest quarter.
Sask. school division faces lawsuit over student's cellphone
Economy looks okay, but politics are ugly
Don't blame Standard & Poor's, it's just the messenger
Is a bounce looming for beaten-down oil stocks?
Why we're looking for love in all the wrong places
New images by Fred Lum
B.C. review of BC Hydro’s proposed rate hike calls for 1,000 job cuts
Analysts turn cautious on CAE amid military spending cuts
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