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October 11

Convention centre development project could include a casino
Councillor Adam Vaughan says the addition of a gambling facility in the downtown core would discourage other developments.
Shy Kitimat postal worker finds his voice speaking out against Northern Gateway
Murray Minchin’s ability to advocate a cause was severely limited by his inability to speak in public.
More powers given to nurse practitioners
Shelley Ross, president of the B.C. Medical Association, which represents physicians, medical residents and students, says that doctors should remain the team leaders who oversee patients’ care.
Best pictures from October 11
Egyptian protesters are pictured on a tablet device during a protest against general prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud and the Mubarak regime at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo October 11, 2012. Egypt's president removed the general prosecutor from his post on Thursday, appeasing demonstrators who accused him of presenting weak evidence in a case against Mubarak-era officials accused of planning attacks on protesters last year. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
More Quebec history, less ‘foreign language’
Quebec Education Minister Marie Malavoy says the teaching of Quebec history should be improved, especially on the subjects of nationalism, the debate over sovereignty and the province’s place within Canada.
Bankruptcy kept Delisle’s spy activity a secret from ex-wife
SLt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle leaves provincial court after pleading guiltyto charges related to communicating information to a foreign entity, before his Wednesday preliminary hearing in HalifaxWednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.
The separate and equal university
Jeffery Haga, a second-year student at the University of Ottawa, says his favourite class is taught by a professor who conversationally weaves in examples and background.
Park movie house’s last picture show inevitable
Movie lover Leonard Schein, owner of Vancouver’s Park cinema, knows time is running out for his beloved theatre.
Tory infighting saga takes another turn
B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Cummins survived a leadership vote last month, picking up 71-per-cent support.
A Nobel laureate the Chinese Politburo can love
Chinese writer Mo Yan smiles during an interview at his house in Beijing December 24, 2009. Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature on October 11, 2012 for works which the awarding committee said had qualities of "hallucinatory realism". Picture taken December 24, 2009.
Fear of religious persecution dominates the land
Julie Stall with children Emily (9), Megan (5) and Justin (14) outside Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary cathedral in Toledo, Ohio, following mass on Oct. 11, 2012, to celebrate Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith.
How Cummins’s ultimatum unravelled
Justine Hunter
U.S. speed skating coach resigns in the wake of skate tampering controversy
In this Wednesday, May 19, 2010, file photo, Olympic speedskating coach Jae Su Chun arrives for a State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House in Washington.
Group aims to protect eagles’ night roost
Giant old-growth red cedar trees in the Echo Lake ancient forest are between 300 and 600 years old.
Sea King replacements still up in the air as Ottawa renegotiates contract
A Canadian forces Sea King helicopter flown by Britain's Prince William lands on Dalvay lake in a routine called 'waterbirding' in Dalvay-by-the-sea, July 4, 2011
European economy ‘better today than it was a year ago,’ Flaherty says
In July, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a controversial plan to overhaul the regime that lets consumers seek compensation from an outside arbitrator when they believe they’ve been wronged.
Mastectomy or lumpectomy? Choice for breast cancer varies across country, study finds
Tracy Tarnowski, 46, of Embrun, Ont., near Ottawa, is shown in a recent family handout photo.Tracy had a double-mastectomy in 2007 and later had a breast reconstruction.A new report shows there are substantial variations across the country in mastectomy and lumpectomy rates to treat breast cancer.
Lockout forces Flames to practice without a purpose
Eric Duhatschek
In Pictures: Banks with outstanding amounts on home equity lines of credit
For Sale and Open House signs in Richmond, B.C. March 15, 2012.
Federal departments to divulge spending cuts to PBO
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 26, 2012.
Shell eyes U.S. oil exports as domestic supplies weigh on market
Shell eyes U.S. oil exports as domestic supplies weigh on market
Mainstream media pays for its blind idolatry
Lance Armstrong is shown in this file picture taken September 22, 2010.
Teachers challenge Ontario bill
Around 5,000 teachers and education workers gathered outside the Ontario provincial legislature at Queens Park on Aug. 28 to protest against a controversial bill that would impose wage freezes on Ontario teachers.
CBC Music losing millions as content costs surpass revenue
Satellite dishes sits on the roof of one of the CBC studios in Halifax on Wednesday April 4, 2012.
When it comes to the economy, investors are playing defence
Lance Armstrong was the champion of a sick sport
Lance Armstrong cheated his way to the top of the cycling world through an elaborate doping scheme never seen before in the sport, according to a new report from the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
How to improve life for at-risk children
Professors Marla Sokolowski and Stephen Lye, in the schoolyard of U of Toronto's Institute of Child Study.
West feels chill of low prices for natural gas
Sales activity at B.C.’s auction for exploration rights nearly ground to a halt in September, while Alberta and Saskatchewan are being pinched as energy firms scale back.
Lenders opposed crackdown on home equity borrowing
The new OSFI rule caps the amount that any individual homeowner can borrow on a home equity line of credit at 65 per cent of their home’s value.
Air Canada stock set for takeoff (but fasten your seatbelts)
Martin Mittelstaedt
For NHL sponsors, the puck does not stop here
Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick makes a save on New Jersey Devils Petr Sykora (right) during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final in Los Angeles, June 6, 2012.
How big a portfolio do I need to live on dividends in retirement?
John Heinzl
France turns neutral on Canadian unity
France’s President François Hollande, seen in this video grab from French private TF1 television, speaks during a prime time news broadcast at their studios in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris Sept. 9, 2012.
In a hands-off era, CRTC rediscovers it’s in charge
Simon Houpt
Japan’s SoftBank hops on the overseas M&A bandwagon
Boring interview questions, boring answers. Why do we bother?
Global solution needed to save the middle class
U.S. President Barack Obama walks in to speak in the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami.
Tears, guilt and struggles for parents juggling work and kids
Harvey Schachter
What you need to know about ‘creepshots’ and why Toronto women should watch out
CP financial chief McQuade to retire
Kathryn McQuade, who is retiring as Canadian Pacific’s CFO
Santa Alicia Reserva Carmenere 2010 (Chile)
Castano Hecula Monastrell 2009 (Spain)
Baby animal pictures – a new workplace tool?
Veterinarians measure the giant panda cub during his weekly exam at the San Diego Zoo, in San Diego, California, October 9, 2012. The panda measures 11 inches (28 cm) from the base of his head to the tip of his tail. His overall length, from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, is approximately 20 inches (53cm). He weighed 7.3 pounds (3.3 kilograms).
TTC chair challenges Hudak on his plan for province to take over subways, LRTs
Karen Stintz took aim at Tory leader Tim Hudak for cherry-picking the most profitable part of Toronto’s transit system and for offering no plan for paying for his subway expansion plans.
Nina Davenport: ‘I prioritize art over my own vanity’
Director/producer Nina Davenport of First Comes Love poses at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10, 2012 in Toronto.
Enbridge pipeline hearing a case of what’s not known
Enbridge personnel are framed in the viewfinder of a television camera at hearings this week in Prince George, B.C., into the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
Port Coquitlam girl who posted bullying video takes own life
A screen grab from Amanda Todd’s YouTube video.
Jockey Peslier will chase rare double victory in International horse race
France's Olivier Peslier waves after winning the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with his racehorse Solemia at the Longchamp racetrack near Paris, October 7, 2012.
Why do those grey divorces bother us so much?
Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito are divorcing after 30 years together.
Canada’s three biggest cities among North America’s worst for traffic delays: survey
Busy morning traffic on Yonge St. in downtown Toronto. (File photo)
Two of Canada's accounting groups agree on national organization
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), the national association for CAs in Canada, and CMA Canada, which oversees the CMA designation, have announced they will launch a new combined CPA Canada oversight body as of Jan. 1.
AMD warns of revenue drop as PC demand crumbles
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif
High-yield dividend stocks with stamina
Europe must realize austerity doesn’t work
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
Berkeley scientists study baby brainpower
Fine-tuning the way kids play to unlock better learning opportunities
UC Berkeley developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik<137>, the author of a recent review of the last 10 years of research on the topic,<137> considers children to be little scientists with the ability to test hypotheses. <137>by imagining things that aren’t true or figure out what is. Youtube video from UC Berkeley<137>
Canadian men’s soccer team comes down to the crunch
Canadian players go through a closed-door practice Thursday Oct. 11, 2012 at BMO Field in Toronto. Canada plays Cuba Friday in a World Cup qualifier.
Baby wrangler or domestic diplomat? When nannies get caught in divorce drama
Royal Nanny Olga Powell with Prince William And Prince Harry at a polo match in Windsor.
Bomber QB Buck Pierce to miss another game with concussion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce throws the ball during a walkthrough in Vancouver B.C. on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
Make sure you solve the right problem
The author who couldn’t let go of the question Y
Author Marjorie Celona
Trio of cinematic gems reminds us one is the loneliest number
Geoff Pevere
Realogy, Shutterstock surge on first day of trading
Shuttstock founder and CEO Job Oringer celebrates his companies first trades
Cobourne questions Ticats’ focus prior to facing Lions
Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Avon Cobourne runs the ball during first half CFL football action against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Hamilton, Ont. Friday, July 1, 2011
A look at the new Quebec City arena
A proposed arena to NHL standards for Quebec City is shown in an artist's rendering released on Thursday, October 11, 2012.
Washington zoo cites liver disease in death of six-day-old baby panda
Giant panda Mei Xiang enjoys her afternoon nap at the National Zoo in Washington in this August 23, 2007 file photo. National Zoo staff announced October 11, 2012 that Mei Xiang's most recent cub, which was born September 16 and died six days later, succumbed to liver disease caused by inadequately formed lungs.
Safety warning or recall common with new drugs in Canada, study finds
Study offers reassurance that flu shot is safe for egg-allergic kids
Where the metaphorical puck may bounce from here
The close: Stocks shed early gains but S&P 500 ends losing streak
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 1, 2012.
Hopes for autumn deal resurgence fall flat
Nexen's Galaxy III offshore rig in the North Sea is pictured in this May, 2010, aerial view handout photo.
U.S. poised for boom in crude oil exports
Oil rigs are seen in Midland, Texas, in this photo from 2008.
Canada reviewing security protocol in wake of spy’s betrayal
Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews waits to speak during a crime prevention announcement in Calgary, Alta., Oct. 11, 2012.
Bieber fan targeted by Canucks supporters online after memorial 'vandalized'
Messages posted to a pillar at Rogers Arena in Vancouver honour the memory of former Vancouver Canuck Rick Rypien in August 2011.
Carrick on money: Portrait of a cheapskate
Pile of pennies
Renters: How to steer clear of bad apartments and lousy landlords
Rent
Wines smelling of earth? Now that’s heavenly
Beppi Crosariol
What’s a vertical wine tasting?
'Were we supposed to hate The Casual Vacancy?' The Globe's Book Club fights back
J.K. Rowling at a Harry Potter book signing in 2007.
Bieber fan sets off Twitter scorn after defacing NHL’s Rypien memorial
Tyler Stychyshyn wears a Manitoba Moose jersey as he pauses at a makeshift memorial for former Vancouver Canucks hockey player Rick Rypien Aug 17, 2011.
Did Cummins agree to resign? Infighting in BC Conservative ranks grows
Conservative Leader John Cummins at his campaign office in Langley, B.C., on Sept. 17, 2012.
Conservatives overspend government advertising budgets by 37 per cent
A Government of Canada economic action plan sign hangs on a fence at a social housing project under construction at Abbott St. and West Pender St. in Vancouver, B.C., on May 24, 2010.
Tell us: What would you change about your cellphone contract?
Buy Suncor and these 2 stocks, says First Asset's John Stephenson
John Stephenson for Market Call.
The Imposter: The official trailer
Screen grab from online trailer for "The Imposter"
Canada a bit less safe, but among top on investment risk list
Michael Babad
Why I’m all for driver-less cars
Lorraine Sommerfeld
Les Femmes savantes: A delightfully fresh take on Molière in Montreal
A scene from “Les Femmes savantes“
It’s about time the Rolling Stones gave us a new tune
The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts in front of The Marquee Club in London in July 2012.
Union representing UBC workers agrees to contract
The University of British Columbia Walter C. Koerner Library.
Ottawa rejects calls to help fund west-to-east pipeline
Natural Resources Minister <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Oliver</strong> at his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in February, 2012.
Diamond planet discovered 40 light years from Earth
Illustration of the interior of 55 Cancri e — an extremely hot planet with a surface of mostly graphite surrounding a thick layer of diamond, below which is a layer of silicon-based minerals and a molten iron core at the center.
The mysterious case of Kingsway's 130% stock bounce
Nobody Walks: The official trailer
Screen grab from online trailer for "Nobody Walks"
The quest for a scent that says me
Like her or not, Lena Dunham’s big payday is good news for writers
Lena Dunham, filmmaker, actress and director, speaks during a one-on-one session at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Oct. 2, 2012.
Jack Welch cracks: From most admired to mostly reviled
Former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch speaks during the World Business Forum in New York in this October 5, 2010 file photograph. Welch, the former chairman of General Electric who sparked an outcry with a tweet last week suggesting the White House manipulated job numbers for political gain, is no longer writing for Reuters or Fortune.
NHLers finding temporary homes all over Europe
In this picture, taken Oct.5, 2012 Islanders'  John Tavares, NHL lockout player, now with  SC Bern, challenges for the puck during the match between EV Zug and SC Bern in Zug, Switzerland.
People suffering strokes at younger ages, study finds
Rubenstein: Par is best defended at the green
Golf ball on putting green
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