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Sharks bite Canucks to stay undefeated
San Jose Sharks' Brad Winchester, left, collides with Vancouver Canucks' Anders Eriksson, of Sweden, during the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday September 25, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Topp's NDP campaign tactics border on bullying, professor warns
Brian Topp addresses a news conference in Vancouver, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.
Vancouver light installation has a dark side
A LED light installation by Dutch artist Tamar Frank is pictured on the West Pender Place condo in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 23, 2011.
Beach seining for salmon raises question of waste
Mark Hume
Victoria searches for successor to the 'people's poet'
A painting titled "Guardian" by Marlene Davis sets the back drop as current poet laureate Linda Rogers poses for a photo at home inside her living room in Victoria West.
Oilers snuff out Flames
Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, dives across the crease to try and stop a goal during second period pre-season NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Cattrall, Gross duel in Private Lives
Paul Gross watches as Kim Cattrall takes a bow at end of the opening show of Private Lives by Noel Coward at the Royal Alexander Theatre in Toronto, Sept. 25 , 2011.
This week's Big Three
St. Louis Cardinals pinch runner Adron Chambers (56) celebrates his winning run as Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Carlos Marmol (not pictured) throws a bases loaded wild pitch at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 2-1. Scott Rovak-US PRESSWIRE
University education no guarantee of earnings success
Sehba Imtiaz 3rd-year architecture student at the University of Toronto photographed at her faculty on George St. on Sept. 23, 2011.
Best pictures from September 25
People watch as fireworks illuminate the sky during the Third International Fireworks Festival in Vilnius late on September 24, 2011.
Transportation moves voters, but politicians are loath to discuss it
Victoria Fox filling up the first of three family vehicles at a service centre at Lawrence Ave East and Leslie St. on May, 9 2011.
Overseas markets, euro fall
A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Sept 26, 2011.
Champions League Fixtures
Manchester United Scottish manager Sir Alex Ferguson looks on before the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Manchester United at The Britannia stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, on September 24, 2011. Getty Images/IAN KINGTON
Equipping toddlers with GPS: Safe or lazy?
Photos: Puppies hang four at California's surf dog competition
Owners are also encouraged to raise money for charities through pledges and sponsorships.
Bayern eye group domination with win over City
Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Munich September 24, 2011. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
Jake Gardiner creates nice problem for Maple Leafs
David Shoalts
Bruins expose Habs' weak defence
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj is scored on in the third period of their pre-season NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Halifax, Nova Scotia September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Sandor Fizli
In Ontario, a refusal to face the fiscal facts
Adam Radwanski
Duchesneau calls for closed-door inquiry into Quebec corruption
Jacques Duchesneau (left), the head of Quebec's anti-collusion unit, and QuebecTransport Minister Pierre Moreau meet reporters Friday Sept. 23, 2011 in Montreal.
Manulife CEO 'very comfortable' with firm's capital levels, even after Operation Twist
Falling stock markets are affecting Manulife's key capital levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ransom for Canadian diplomats helped rig African election, U.S. envoys say
Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler was held in captivity by an al-Qaeda faction for 130 days in the Sahara desert.
B.C. Lions catching fire at right time of season
B.C. Lions defensive back Anthony Reddick, left, picks off a pass intended for Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Weston Dressler during the second half CFL football action at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Regina. The Lions defeated the Rider 42-5. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Jamaican prime minister to quit, party says
Armed police officers patrol a street in Kingston, in this May 24, 2010 frame grab.
Big Bills numbers
Chan Gailey, head coach of the Buffalo Bills watches play from the sidelines against the New England Patriots at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo won 34-31. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
The unthinkable becomes thinkable for Bills
Stephen Brunt
Families fight back: Turning child's suicide into life legacy
Luke and Stephanie Richardson look through countless messages of condolence and suport at their home in Ottawa, Ont. on Aug. 15, 2011. Their daughter Daron Richardson, 14, took her own life in November.
Weather to view fall colours will be ideal: climatologist
Fall colours in Canada.
Will Jets or voter fatigue influence Manitoba election?
Manitoba Liberal Leader Dr. Jon Gerrard maskes an announcement at his campaign office in Winnipeg on Sept. 25, 2011.
Oil-sands opponents to descend on Parliament Hill
Mining trucks carry loads of oil laden sand after being loaded by huge shovels at the Albian Sands oils sands project in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Rubenstein: It’s time to care, and time to follow
Canadian women fall to Brazil
Palestinians cheer Abbas's hardline position on peace talks
Thousands of cheering Palestinians welcome their president Mahmud Abbas (poster) outside his Ramallah headquarters on Sept. 25, 2011, as he returned from delivering a historic UN membership bid.
Pat Burns gets arena in his name where he can look down and 'see a young Gretzky'
Spending cuts - the unspoken issue in the Ontario campaign
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty serves beer after speaking about his party's plan to make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable while at the Regal Beagle pub.
Shanahan and the new and improved NHL discipline
Vice President of Hockey and Business Development Brendan Shanahan laughs as junior-age hockey players test potential rule changes, new strategies, and rink modifications at the NHL's 2011 Research and Development Camp in Toronto Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Darren Calabrese/ The Globe and Mail
Kevin Norton: You see grease, he sees clean energy
Biox Corp. CEO Kevin Norton.
Spectre of 1937 'double dip' hangs over divided policy makers
Men line up at City Hall in New York to apply for snow-clearing jobs during the Depression.
Greece will do 'whatever it takes' to stave off default, stay in euro zone
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos delivers remarks at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual meeting in Washington Sept. 25, 2011.
Squeeze al-Shabab and help Somali reformers to stop the famine
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia talks during a meeting while visiting the Globe and Mail editorial board, Toronto, September 19, 2011.
Proposed cull of 140,000 seals in Gulf of St. Lawrence draws scientific fire
A female grey seal moves over thin ice near the shore in Canso, N.S. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Two of Canada's leading marine biologists and a conservation group say a five-year proposal to slaughter 140,000 grey seals in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence is being driven by politics, not science.
Heed Paul Martin's advice on fixing health care
The Right Honourable Paul Martin is photographed at Nelson Education in Scarborough, Ont., September 13, 2011. Martin speaks about his views on health care reform. (Photo by Yvonne Berg for the Globe and Mail)
Fashion maven started the popular concept of 'the makeover'
Eveleen Dollery
Saturday CIS Roundup: Laval defence shuts down McGill
Bernanke's Twist turns the screws on already battered U.S. pension funds
Brian Milner
UBS head's departure leaves bank adrift
Oswald Gruebel did the right thing stepping down as UBS head over more than $2-billion lost in alleged rogue trading, but his departure has left the Swiss bank adrift.
With investment bankers in a bind, buybacks are all the rage
Stock buybacks are a lifeline for desperate Investment bankers.
In an economic storm, few places to hide
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has urged Canadian businesses to not feel 'paralyzed' by current worries about the global economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carney, Waugh spar over new banking rules
Rick Waugh, CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia, speaks at the IIF meeting Saturday in Washington. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Battle lines drawn in Nebraska over Keystone pipeline
Some greens just won't see the eco-resort for the trees
Gwyn Morgan
IRS tars law-abiding expats with same brush as tax cheats
Barrie McKenna
Why U.S. housing is weak, and why Canadians care
The U.S. economy and housing market are caught in a vicious circle, where the uncertainty in either further weakens the other.
All that glitters: A golden era for precious metals funds
Mongolia wants bigger stake in massive Ivanhoe copper mine
The antrance of Ivanhoe Mines' Oyu Tolgoi mine site in Khanbogd village, Umnugobi province, Mongolia. Mongolia's government wants a bigger stake in the massive gold and copper mine it is developing in conjunction with mining companies Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ganbat Namjilsangarav
Saffron could displace opium poppies as Afghans' cash crop of choice
HERAT, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 08: A woman holds a stigma of Crocus to separate Sativus, the saffron crocus, during the saffron harvest on November 08, 2010 near the village of Goriyan in Herat.
An NFL Weekend
Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers against the Jacksonville Jaguars during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Carolina won 16-10. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Nuclear physicist George Lindsey was DND's 'best mind'
Sandra Martin
Troy Bodie yearns to fly with Winnipeg Jets, but …
Roy MacGregor
Tsonga claims sixth ATP title
French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates after defeating Croatian Ivan Ljubicic during the ATP Moselle Open final match on September 25, 2011 in Metz, eastern France. Tsonga won 6/3, 6/7, 6/3. Getty Images/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN
The Monday Q&A: Tim Rice gets violent
Tim Rice
There Is No Dog, by Meg Rosoff
Newfoundland election promises include moose safety, early education
A young moose crosses a Highway in Canada. Moose crossing highways leads to over 800 accidents a year in Newfoundland, and on average two dealths.
Rays dump Jays to close gap on BoSox
Tampa Bay Rays' Kelly Shoppach (10) congratulates Rays' Evan Longoria on a two-run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday.
Thigpen and Glenn combine to help Tiger-Cats down Stampeders 55-36 in Moncton
Pollsters question influence of polls on elections, lambaste media coverage
Andre Leveille leaves an advanced polling station after casting his vote in Montreal Friday, April 22, 2011. Canadians will voted in the federal election on May 2, 2011, which saw massive gains for the NDP and a sharp drop in support for the Liberals.
Ferrie wins Austrian Open in a playoff
Can my doctor charge me an annual fee?
My kids get their news from the bidet
Squats hurt my knees. What am I doing wrong?
Why you spend more when you're relaxed
A runner's diary: It's time for 'Taper Madness'
Runner Dave Emilio
Is Guelph Canada's fastest city?
Coach Dave Scott-Thomas keeps an eye on the course as members of Guelph's Speed River track and field club work out.
One woman's 300K pilgrimage to fitness
Designer and television personality Kimberley Seldon (right) and her friend Beth Halstead walk the trails in Toronto's High Park.
Fat chance: Extra weight won't help you live longer after all
Race day's almost here: time to relax (a little)
Louis Levine
Louis Levine
How to eat crow
'If we had known': Richardsons turn suicide tragedy into community cause
Stephanie and Luke Richardson hold a photo of their daugher at their home in Ottawa, Ont. Aug. 15/2011. Their daughter Daron Richardson, 14, took her own life in November.
Reapproval of anti-bleeding drug stirs controversy
Canada fails to qualify for World Cup
Silhouette of a golfer after he hits his shot (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Europe pledges to beef up rescue fund as economic crisis continues
Ontario Liberals not yet divulging cost of cancelled power plant
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty serves beer after speaking about his party's plan to make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable while at the Regal Beagle pub in Toronto on Sunday September 25, 2011.
In Pictures: Hudak, Horwath and McGuinty on the campaign trail
Bill Maher on the couch
Battlefield 3 launch trailer
A screenshot from Battlefield 3, a multiplatform military shooter from Swedish studio DICE
Bribery allegations shake up PEI election campaign
Battlefield 3 in pictures
A screenshot from Battlefield 3, a multiplatform military shooter from Swedish studio DICE
DJ Qualls to file formal complaint after alleged rough-up by Vancouver police
DJ Qualls, a cast member in "All About Steve," arrives at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
Video: Tim Hudak asks why Dalton McGuinty has flip-flopped on the Mississauga power plant issue
For high-income earners, trust structures can breathe added life into financial plans
Older couple looking over papers
Defiant Yemeni leader vows to stay on as president, calls early elections
A still image taken from video shows Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaking during his first televised speech since he returned to Yemen after more than three months in Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2011.
Americans convicted in Iran as spies return to U.S.
Palestinians welcome the return of Abbas
Ontario NDP unveils platform, includes corporate tax hikes and contingency cushion
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath speaks to media about her party's fiscal framework in Toronto on Sunday September 25, 2011.
LSU is new No. 1 in AP Top 25
West Virginia Mountaineers tight end Tyler Urban (centre) is tackled by Louisiana State Tigers defenders Brandon Taylor (18) and Karnell Hatcher (right rear) and Eric Reid (1) during the third quarter at Milan Puskar Field on Saturday. LSU won 47-21.
No surprises in Leafs' first cuts
Hudak opposed to building gas-fired power plant in Mississauga
Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak speaks during a campaign stop in London, Ont., on Sept. 13, 2011.
Ontario PC leader slams the Grits for surplus in Victims' Justice Fund
Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak speaks during a campaign event in this file photo from Sept. 12, 2011.
Canada's asbestos industry strikes back at critics in high-stakes PR battle
The Harper government could care less. It vigorously defends mining asbestos because of one little corner of Quebec, near Thetford Mines, where the asbestos is mined and shipped to developing countries, mostly in Asia
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