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Barrie Colts move into OHL lead with win over Sarnia Sting
The Barrie Colts Anthony Camara is seen in this file photo.
Brazil’s aspirations
A police officer stands next to the Brazilian national flag atop the Alemao hill in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 28, 2010.
Best pictures from November 15
Participants laugh as they get themselves positioned to pose for mock-up photographs for the media after getting back in the car following a successful Guinness World Record attempt to fit 28 ladies into a Mini car backdropped by Tower Bridge in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The attempt which broke the previous record of 27 people, was made to coincide with Guinness World Records Day, an annual event which organizers estimate will see in the region of 420,000 people attempting records around the globe. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Rihanna jets in, jets out of Toronto on private Boeing 777
Rihanna performs at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Nov. 15, 2012.
Ottawa orders audit of veterans centre over accusations of neglect
On Remembrance Day 2011, veterans awoke to a sea of 5,000 Canadian flags adorning the lawn of the Sunnybrook’s Veterans Centre
B.C. youth suicide report calls for better trauma care
Amanda Todd YouTube video
Group asks courts to stop plastic bag ban in Toronto
Financial industry overselling value of financial advice
Preet Banerjee
Plant at centre of E. coli scare shipping beef again, union says
A Canada Food Inspection Agency employee, left, looks on as beef from the XL Foods cattle processing plant is dumped at a landfill site near Brooks, Alta., in October.
Where are they now: Dan Kepley, the last warrior
Dan Kepley, circa 1982, won eight Grey Cups as a player and coach with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Mentally ill son became increasingly difficult before lighting fire that killed mother
New paving system uses recycled plastic
Plastic bottles filled with soda before being labelled are carried on a conveyor belt at Cott’s bottling plant in Toronto.
Russia stuns Arctic Council by suspending aboriginal group from meetings
Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
Ottawa set to transfer unique freshwater research lab to UN group
Diane Orihel, a scientist and founding director of the Coalition to Save ELA, is photographed beside one of the many lakes in the Experimental Lakes Area on Nov. 1.
Wealth managers struggle to attract Gen Y’s as both advisers and clients
Financial adviser and client
Redford won’t balance Alberta’s books, citing costs of rapid growth
Alberta Premier Alison Redford.
Train hits float in Texas veterans parade, four dead
Accident debris can be seen next to the semi-trailer truck carrying veterans in a parade that was struck by a train in Midland, Tex., Nov. 15, 2012.
Dowbiggin: Sportsnet's Hockey Central captures car-crash reality of NHL season
Hockey analyst Nick Kypreos is seen in the Sportsnet studio in Toronto on November 9, 2010.
Why the Fed should keep quiet occasionally
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
EU doctors turn to last-ditch antibiotics as resistance to superbugs grows
Clostridium Difficile - Photomic: This photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate.
Sifting for gems among U.S. value stocks
B.C. boy, 3, found safe in Montana; Amber Alert cancelled
Police have issued and Amber Alert for three-year-old Alvin Barnett, who they believe was abducted by his father, 39-year-old Robert Barnett, in the Elk Valley area of southeast B.C., near Sparwood.
BP agrees to pay $4.5-billion, plead to charges in Gulf spill
Surge in gender-targeted products creates marketing headaches for companies
YouTube frame grab of Bic For Her pen commercial.
Will China’s new leader result in a new direction for the country?
FILE PHOTO: In this photo taken Sept. 1, 2012 and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the autumn semester of the Party School of the Communist Party of China in Beijing.
Markets stumble as investors lose confidence
Canadian alpine skier Robbie Dixon breaks leg in crash
Robbie Dixon of Canada zooms down the course in training for the Lake Louise Men's World Cup downhill ski race in Lake Louise, Alta. on Thursday November 24, 2011.
In online streaming, artists see their revenue trickle
Simon Houpt
Face the truth: U.S. economic tea leaves are dreadful
Linda Nazareth
Israel’s right of return fire
Palestinians extinguish a fire after Israeli air strikes targeted an electricity generator that fed the house of Hamas's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City.
Olympic champ Whitfield switching gears in triathlon, eyes Ironman
Canadian Simon Whitfield, right, runs on his way to a sixth place finish at the ITU Men's Elite Triathlon World Cup event held at William Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta, on July 10, 2011.
Tough economy leads to trying times for toy makers
Among popular items this holiday season are retro toys such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Furby and Lego, he said. The shopping period can ring up as much as 40 per cent of toy makers’ annual revenue.
Keystone’s path grows rougher
In Winnsboro, Tex., work on the path of the Keystone XL pipeline is already underway.
Biggest move for Dinos’ Dzwilewski was to head north
University of Calgary Dinos quarterback Eric Dzwilewski is the Canada West nominee for the Hec Crighton Award after he completed 154 of 218 passes on the season for 2,290 yards and 15 touchdowns. His 70.6 completion percentage was the best in Canada and set a Canada West record.
Bonds or GICs? For taxable investors, the choice is clear
John Heinzl
Make stress management as routine as brushing your teeth
Harvey Schachter
New Microsoft retail store aims to establish ‘cool stuff’ factor
Staff prepare Thursday for the opening of the new Microsoft retail store in the Yorkdale Mall in Toronto. The new store is the company’s first outside the U.S.
Break out of your comfort zone – or see your career suffer
Obama’s election shows how diversity can provide an edge
U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during his election night victory speech in Chicago.
Argos will be facing the two-headed monster of Richardson and Green
Montreal Alouettes' Jamel Richardson breaks away from and Edmonton Eskimos' T.J. Hill during first half CFL action in Montreal, Sunday, October 28, 2012.
Shipwreck from 1908 found in South Saskatchewan River
Wreck of the steamboat City of Medicine Hat at Traffic Bridge, Saskatoon, on June 7, 1908.
Once past fiscal cliff, U.S. fundamentals are strong
Manufacturing is now expanding in the U.S. and that, along with a housing revival, bodes well for stepped-up job creation. Seen here, Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant.
Ontario elementary teachers set to follow high school teachers in job action
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.
Do kids make us happy? Yes (we think)
Ten-month-old Leonard Rixom plays with his brother Benjamin, 2, and his parents Veronika and Barry in their living-room in Ismaning near Munich, November 8, 2012.
Feral rabbits face cull in Canmore after failure to find sanctuary space
VICTORIA, BC: SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 - One of the many cute rabbits on the lawn at the University of Victoria Wednesday. The University of Victoria has launched a public awareness campaign on the campus' feral rabbits and are developing a long-term management plan for the animals, which will include trapping, sterilizing, and adopting some of the rabbits. (Photo by Deddeda Stemler for the Globe and Mail)
Di Vaio goal gives Impact win over Fiorentina in friendly
Montreal Impact's Marco Di Vaio keeps his eyes on the ball during first half MLS action against Sporting Kansas City in Montreal, Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Can cheating be stopped by smelling a hormone?
Doctor won’t be disciplined for unnecessary mastectomies
Dr. Barbara Heartwell is shown in an undated file photo.
Euro zone recession: GDP in the 17 member countries
The euro sculpture is partially reflected in a puddle on a cobblestone pavement in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on Jan. 21, 2012.
Global bank debt offerings plummet to dismal levels
European banks, particularly those on the periphery of the euro zone, have sharply cut back on issues of unsecured debt.
The Petraeus scandal has Ivy League connections
Paula Broadwell with a copy of the biography she co-authored of David Petraeus.
Xstrata’s golden handcuffs worth paying for
Relaxing can cause some people more stress
Will stay-at-home Target gain on global rival Wal-Mart?
The Fruit Hunters: The official trailer
Gap hikes full-year profit outlook
Gap hikes full-year profit outlook
Balblair Highland Single Malt 2001, Scotland
Filmmaker takes up the trail of The Fruit Hunters
Film maker and director Yung Chang open a rambutan fruit at K&K Specialty Tropical Fruit market on Spadina Avenue in Toronto on Nov. 9, 2012 while talking about fruit and his new film The Fruit Hunters.
Star Wars, dominoes enter Toy Hall of Fame
Sydney Boss, 11, of Pittsford N.Y., dressed as Princess Leia, holds Star Wars Action figures as they were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 15, 2012.
Stock to Watch: Dell set the bar really low - and missed it
Dell Inc. says the Chinese economy is growing at its slackest pace in more than three years. China is a key market for the computer maker.
Peninsula Ridge A.J. Lepp Vineyards Reserve Merlot 2010, Ontario
No loan for Muskrat Falls project without regulator’s approval, spending watchdogs say
Muskrat Falls, on the Churchill River in Labrador. Photo by Paul Daly for The Globe and Mail
Map: 17 FENWICK AVE., TORONTO
Done Deal, 17 Fenwick Ave., Toronto
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Chile
Prime Danforth-area home sells $62,000 over asking
Done Deal, 17 Fenwick Ave., Toronto
Henry of Pelham Family Tree White 2010, Ontario
Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Series Merlot 2009, British Columbia
Lloyd Johnston
Lloyd Johnston
Gray Monk Unwooded Chardonnay 2011, British Columbia
Map: 44 Tennis Cr., Toronto
Done Deal, 44 Tennis Cr., Toronto
Bob Dylan in Toronto: an unpredictable legend
This July 22, 2012 file photo shows U.S. singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performing on at "Les Vieilles Charrues" Festival in Carhaix, western France.
Riverdale home draws several offers
Done Deal, 44 Tennis Cr., Toronto
China better off aiming sights on West’s energy know-how
A security officer keeps watch outside the headquarters of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) in Beijing.
Russia’s MegaFon seeking nearly $2-billion in IPO
A customer speaks on her phone inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg Nov. 15, 2012. Russia’s No. 2 mobile phone operator wants to raise up to $2.3-billion (U.S.) from a planned share listing.
The close: TSX loses another 1%, fourth-straight loss
Dundee Industrial prepares to make splash with big IPO
Dell profit falls 47% on weak corporate demand
Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell
People in the dark about arthritis, ‘the most disabling condition in Canada’
Laura Moses and her daughter Keilana
No classified info shared in affair, Petraeus says
This Feb. 2, 2012 file photo shows then-CIA Director David Petraeus testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Infidelity 101: Why do people cheat?
This Feb. 2, 2012 file photo shows CIA Director David Petraeus testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington.
End of an era as Airbus sells last two A340 jets
An Airbus A340 takes off from Halifax International Airport after making an unscheduled diversion in 2005. The jet, a Virgin Atlantic aircraft, was escorted into Halifax by two Canadian CF-18 jet fighters after a false hijacking signal triggered a high-level emergency response. Airbus has sold the last two new models of the four-engined long-haul
Britain’s Cameron urged to follow Harper’s lead on Sri Lanka rights abuses
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in London November 14, 2012.
Power shines in a low-yield climate
Sean Silcoff
Public editor: The gender trap journalists sometimes fall into
This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.
NHL season not in danger of being wiped out – yet
Viacom posts 12-per-cent higher profit
A Viacom sign at the company’s headquarters in New York. The company said Thursday that fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 12 per cent to $643-million (U.S.) even though revenue fell 17 per cent.
Israel-Hamas confrontation follows a familiar pattern
Smoke rises following an Israeli attack against Gaza City on Nov. 15, 2012.
In rare move, Pfizer asks Supreme Court to reconsider ruling that killed Viagra patent
Viagra tablets are seen at Brooks Pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt., in this file photo.
The Petraeus affair: It’s time we quit feigning outrage over infidelity
This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.
Tembec losses soar in fourth quarter and full year on impairment charge
The Tembec softwood lumber plant in in Senneterre, Que. Tembec said its fourth-quarter results were in line with expectations, with improving lumber profitability helping to offset the negative impact of difficult paper pulp markets.
HBC finds IPO customers – south of the border
HBC’s prospectus highlights its performance in the past three years, which shows sales and earnings growth at the Bay and Lord & Taylor. But that reflects a climb out of a deep recession.
Do I need to rinse glasses with water during a wine tasting?
How to get foreign students past “the weather – COLD”
Daniela Fontes Goncalves and Pedro Hirata are exchange students from Brazil studying neuroscience/biology at Western University in London, Ont., two of the thousands of students Brazil is sending abroad.
Ryerson University student suspected in sex assaults appears in court
Short Game: Cabot Links called Canada’s best new course
Cabot Links
Gasoline, gas prices to rise this winter: NEB
Gasoline, gas prices to rise this winter: NEB
An unvarnished account of life on the NHL bubble
Take a tour of Microsoft's first store in Canada
Store manager, Alison Evans, prepares for the grand opening.
In pictures: A Mormon community inside a rock face
Fundamentalist Mormons, some of whom are monogamous and others who practice polygamy, harvest the community garden along with their children at the Rockland Ranch community outside Moab, Utah, November 3, 2012.
RIM’s BlackBerry 10 app strategy: Local, global
Research in Motion President and Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins discusses the upcoming release of BlackBerry 10 during an interview at the RIM offices in Waterloo November 14, 2012. Research In Motion Ltd plans to introduce its new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Jan. 30, the company said on Monday, giving investors a measure of confidence the long-awaited devices are approaching the finish line.
Leo Komarov’s time in Toronto could be up
Kazakhstan's Konstantin Romanov, right, follows Finland's Leo Komarov during the Group H game Kazakhstan vs Finland in the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday May 14, 2012.
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