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TransCanada stock complicates Rice’s route to U.S. secretary of state job
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to the media about issues in Syria, North Korea and Guinea Bissau after Security Council consultations at the United Nations in New York April 13, 2012.
Reservist failed duty to keep troops safe, court-martial told
Calgary reservist Maj. Darryl Watts, facing a court martial after a fatal firing range accident in Afghanistan, has pleaded not guilty. Lawyer Balfour Der says Watts did nothing wrong and shouldn't be facing charges at all.
Saskatchewan urged to cover surgical mesh removal
PLO warns of retaliation if Canada goes beyond ‘no’ vote at UN
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at U.N. headquarters Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Edmonton unmoved by Toronto’s push to relocate elephant
One year after a contentious council decision, the fate of Toka and Iringa as well as Thika remains unknown. , (left) and Iringa, respectively, 42 and 43 year old African elephants, are photographed on May 1 2012 at the Metro Toronto Zoo. The fate of three elephants is up in the air as they need to be relocated because of lack of space for them at the Toronto zoo. They may be sent to either a zoo in California or to PAWS,a sanctuary also in California. Well known personality Bob Barker has offered to pay for shipping the elephants to PAWS but the Toronto zoo has concerns over some of the sanctuary's medical records.(Photo by Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Best pictures from November 28
Visa-free travel for Mexican visitors is in the works, PM tells president-elect
Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
TFC turns to an old hand with the selection of Payne
Kevin Payne, Toronto FC's newly-appointed club president and general manager attends a news conference in Toronto Wednesday November 28, 2012. Payne was formerly with MLS side DC United where he won four MLS cups.
The next step in the Islamic wave
Will Canada cut Palestinian aid?
Campbell Clark
Councillor vows to fight transfer of Toronto Zoo’s African elephants
Iringa, Toka and Thika to be transferred to the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas. The elephants are seen here, photographed on May 1 2012 at the Metro Toronto Zoo.
Quebec Environment Minister convicted of EI fraud in 1988
Quebec Environment Minister Daniel Breton responds to Opposition questions Nov. 15, 2012 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Getting the lay of the land at Lake Louise
Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia prepares for her second downhill training run at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup in Lake Louise, Alta., on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
Winter meetings present another opportunity for Jays to strengthen club
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos talks on his cell phone during baseball spring training in Dunedin, FL, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.
Halifax councillor calls lack of Labatt cash for city events a ‘win’
Brad Fritsch improves his 2013 status at PGA Q-School
Brad Fritsch
Lee-Bentham, Sherlock earn LPGA Tour cards
Rebecca Lee-Bentham
How to invest in real estate on both sides of the border
David Milstead
It’s time we made financial advisers live up to that title
Rob Carrick
RIM: How to bet on a broken stock
Fabrice Taylor
China’s big-cap bond issuers in driver’s seat
Shipping company Cosco has issued a bond backed by the Bank of China.
Back from injury, Yurkiw the lone Canadian in Lake Louise downhills
Canada's Larisa Yurkiw prepares to blast out of the start gate during the second women's downhill training run at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup in Lake Louise, Alta. Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
NHL lockout ignores the golden goose
NHL Players Association Executive Director Donald Fehr reacts to a journalist's question at a news conference following collective bargaining talks in Toronto on Oct. 18, 2012.
Mexico, a natural partner for Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (right) shakes hands with with Mexican president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
Supreme Court asked to weigh in on cross-border class actions
Cleanup workers hired by BP pick up oil on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. Shareholders have filed potential class actions against the oil company in Canada even though its shares don’t trade in this country.
David Phillip Harris
David Phillip Harris
Energy glut takes toll on western coffers
Alberta Minister of Finance Doug Horner cites the difficulty Alberta oil producers have had in getting their oil to lucrative international markets, where prices are far higher than in the U.S., effectively Canada’s only energy export market today. ‘This isn’t a good situation to be in, and it’s costing us,’ Mr. Horner said.
Complacent Canada missing out on opportunities in Vietnam
As Vietnam’s economy continues to grow, opportunities abound for Canadian companies – particularly in the resource sector.
In Pictures: More hot new models in Los Angeles
Members of the USC marching band perform during the unveiling of the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto.
Tip of the Day: Ways to stop procrastination
Canada urged to develop smarter trade with Asia
‘Canada must go beyond being an exporter of only natural resources,’ Asia Development Bank managing director general Rajat Nag said on a visit to Toronto. Energy and agriculture will remain important, but this country ‘needs to think of ways to move up the value chain.’
How to restore a tarnished online reputation
Your online reputation is more important than you think.
‘Dead’ cash to blame for Ontario’s stagnant growth, task force warns
Russel Metals Hamilton plant takes coiled rolls of steel and cuts them down into plates for which then can be turned into products, including heavy machinery.
5 tips to make your Christmas decor shine brightest
This time of year, decorating advice almost always boils down to three words: Don’t overdo it. Or these three words: Keep it classy.
Bows, bells, baubles, garlands: How much Christmas decor is too much?
How Lisa Mackay decorated her home for the holidays
Ford Canada to add third shift in Oakville
A worker on an assembly line at Ford’s Oakville, Ont., plant.
California farmers petition to have orcas removed from endangered list
A baby orca swims alongside its mother near Vashon Island, Wash., in Puget Sound, part of a population on the endangered list.
U.S. authorities eye hedge fund mogul Steven Cohen
Hedge fund manager Steven Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors LP. SAC’s returns averaged roughly 30 per cent a year over the last two decades, a performance which turned Mr. Cohen’s firm into a colossus that manages $14-billion (U.S.), much of it his own money.
Alberta oil industry still short on innovation, Total chief says
Jean-Michel Gires
How to build a better mobile site
Tashalee Rodriguez, of Boston, uses a smart phone app while shopping at Macy's in downtown Boston, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
Looking at airline stocks? Buckle up
Negotiators in NHL’s collective bargaining talks meet with mediators
As the team's 24 Stanley Cup banners and seven retired sweaters hang from the rafters, a Zamboni cleans the ice at the Bell Center in Montreal in this file photo.
Former ballerina turned skeleton racer blazing on ice towards Sochi
Second-place finisher Sarah Reid, of Calgary, Alta., competes during the women's World Cup skeleton event in Whistler, B.C., on Friday November 23, 2012.
Health Canada issues warning against breast-cancer test. But what took so long?
Thermographic camera
BP supervisors plead not guilty to manslaughter in U.S. oil spill
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this April 21, 2010 file photograph.
How dubstep went from bombastic club beat to television filler
Russell Smith
Party photos of the week: LGBT Giving Network
Renda Abdo and Nadya Mancini
A major Kurelek moment in the art world (finally)
Artist William Kurelek, October 18, 1973.
5 William Kurelek pieces on the block. How much will they go for?
In this case, Ignorance isn’t quite bliss
Ignorance by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop.
Prime Minister Harper confirms ‘no’ vote on Palestine at UN
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, middle, sits in front of Minister of Defence Peter MacKay, left, and Minster of Foreign Affairs John Baird as they take part in a meeting on Afghanistan during the NATO Summit in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, May 21, 2012.
Stock to watch: Battered Precision Drilling could become dividend payer
Workers at a Precision Drilling rig.
Van Persie keeps United top of Premier League
Manchester United's Robin van Persie celebrates his goal against West Ham United during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, November 28, 2012.
Five companies pitch for more funding
Sunil Sharma, chief connector at Extreme Startups, introduces one of the five companies pitching at his accelerator’s demo day in Toronto, Nov. 28, 2012.
Getco, Virtu battle for Knight Capital
Traders from Knight Capital watch CEO Thomas Joyce give a television interview from the company’s post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 2, 2012, after an erroneous trading position wiped out $440-million (U.S.) of its capital.
Furlong sues Georgia Straight writer over article alleging he abused native students
John Furlong of Vancouver, left, chief executive officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee of the 2010 Winter Olympics, shakes hands with Governor-General David Johnston after he was invested into the Order of Canada in September 2011.
The close: Stocks surge from early selloff
In a Tuesday, July 10, 2012, file photo, traders work at the start of early trading at the New York stock Exchange. U.S. stocks slid for a sixth day Thursday, July 12, 2012, as concern spread that weaker global economic growth and the European debt crisis will hurt U.S. corporate earnings.
Police issue Canada-wide warrant for accused in gas station death
China's Canadian casting call: They've got the money, we've got the talent
Yung Chang, producer of the movie “China Heavyweight,” poses at the Blue Cat Boxing Gym in Montreal on May 8, 2012.
Solange: Beyoncé’s little sister comes into her R&B own
Singer, actress and model Solange Knowles arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of the "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" exhibition in New York, May 7, 2012.
Beleaguered Groupon CEO would fire himself if he’s not ‘right guy for the job’
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason poses with his wife, pop musician Jenny Gillespie, outside the Nasdaq Market following his company’s IPO Nov. 4, 2011. Since then it’s lost four-fifths of its value.
N.B. shale gas could power province for a century: minister
Nexen’s Inc.’s shale gas rigs in the Horn River Basin, B.C. are pictured. Fracking, which involves blasting large volumes of water and chemicals into deep layers of shale rock in order to release trapped pockets of natural gas, has been criticized by environmentalists.
Dix and labour pledge mutual support
Adrian Dix, Leader of the B.C. New Democrats, meets with The Globe and Mail’s editorial board on Oct. 16, 2012.
Gentlemen, start your sawmills: U.S. housing is back
David Parkinson
Australia’s steady flow of resource projects finally slows
Undated file photo shows an Australia ship carrying liquefied natural gas sailing off the coast of Western Australia.
Being stuck in an elevator – it ain't like the movies
Invest in China – just not in Chinese stocks
Groupon CEO says ready to fire 'myself,' if needed
Groupon Chief Executive Andrew Mason smiles outside the Nasdaq Market following his company's IPO in New York November 4, 2011.
Philip Pullman offers a purist’s take on Grimm fairy tales
British author Phillip Pullman
What is micro-oxygenation of wine? Is it a good thing?
WHL hammers Portland Winterhawks for league violations
Education Ticker: School politics takes a toll
Teacher education does not necessarily prepare teachers for the classroom.
Canadian sentenced to death in Egypt over anti-Islam film says he fears kidnapping
The film Innocence of Muslims has provoked a wave of deadly anti-American protests from the Middle East to Jakarta, above.
British company claims biggest engine breakthrough since the jet
An undated U.S. Air Force handout graphic depicts the X-51A Waverider under the wing of a B-52 Stratobomber. Scramjets on test vehicles like the Waverider use atmospheric air to create thrust but must be accelerated to their operating speed by normal jet engines or rockets before they kick in, whereas the Sabre engine can operate from a standing start.
Liberty Silver shakes up board
Liberty Silver’s trading suspension was lifted by the OSC on Oct. 22.
Ford files request for stay, seeks answer from judge on whether he can run in by-election
Litigator Alan Lenczner at his offices in a file photo.
10 gifts for the fitness fanatic (or wannabe) on your list
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Cambridge to open centre for Terminator studies
A robot from the movie is on display for the premier of the motion picture Terminator 3 "Rise of the Machines" June 30, 2003 in west Los Angeles. The movie will be released domestically in the United States on July 2.
Encarnacion named Blue Jays player of the year
Toronto Blue Jays batter Edwin Encarnacion breaks his bat on a ground out against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball in Toronto September 13, 2012.
Inmet Mining snubs $4.9-billion takeover bid by First Quantum
Inmet Mining CEO Jochen Tilk
Forbes list bolsters NHLPA’s call for increased revenue sharing
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jussi Rynnas looks down moments before playing against the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, March 29, 2012.
U.K.'s Invensys sells rail unit to Siemens for $2.8-billion
Britain’s Invensys Rail makes rail signalling systems.
Miscommunication to blame for BC Ferries crash, report finds
A passenger stands on the back deck of the BC Ferries’ Queen of Coquitlam during a crossing from Vancouver Island to the mainland at sunset in June 2004.
Men with beer bellies at higher risk for osteoporosis
Whitt returns to manage Canadian team at 2013 World Baseball Classic
Team Canada manager Ernie Whitt, left, and coach Larry Walker laugh during a workout before their World Baseball Classic games in Toronto, March 6, 2009.
Pity the poor equity underwriters
A chandelier? Barn doors? This is one luxe master bathroom
Spain’s El Bulli wine cellar to be sold at auction
A general view of Cala Montjoi where the world-renowned El Bulli restaurant was located near Roses, Spain before it closed last year.
Texas seeks to seize ranch of polygamist sect
In this March 2, 2005 aerial file photo, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound is shown under construction near Eldorado, Texas.
Falling oil prices cut into expected gains in Alberta’s corporate profits
Alberta Minister of Finance Doug Horner.
Athabasca to move ahead with Hangingstone oil sands project
Worker on an Athabasca Oil rig
EU Commission endorses controversial joint debt
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels Nov. 28, 2012. If the euro zone is to be strengthened, the 17 countries that share the single currency must be allowed to integrate more quickly than the wider European Union of 27 nations, he said.
Public editor: Never assume what a reader knows
SAC Capital investors set to stew as SEC circles
SAC Capital founder and chairman Steven A. Cohen.
U.S. economic growth still modest, Fed’s Beige Book finds
In this March 7, 2012, file photo shows job seekers standing line during the Career Expo job fair, in Portland, Ore.
eHealth employees win early round in legal battle over bonuses
Total shuffles Canadian ranks
Jean-Michel Gires
Love your mother-in-law? That might be leading you to a divorce
Colombia to offer climate change insurance to coffee farmers
Growers protest against low worldwide prices of coffee as they lead a mule loaded with coffee beans in front of the National Federation of Coffee Growers in Bogota Nov. 28, 2012. Colombia is launching insurance to protect coffee plantations hit by climate change.
Tories block bid to make cheaper medicines for poor nations
A pharmacist counts pills in a pharmacy in Toronto in this January 2008 file photo.
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