Skip to main content
Main2012

November 29

Canada Lands to oversee Old Port of Montreal after expense scandal
Claude Benoit, president of the Old Port of Montreal Corp., appears before the Commons ethics committee in Ottawa on May 10, 2012.
Calgary pathologist made mistakes in 13 files, including some criminal cases
With UN vote, Palestinians emerge triumphant
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, is embraced by Turklish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after a UN vote on upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member observer state, Nov. 29, 2012.
Opposition alleges patronage scandal, wants Alberta premier disciplined
Alberta Premier Alison Redford speaks to the Canadian Bar Association's annual legal conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday August 14, 2012.
Republicans waver on pledge not to raise taxes
Grover Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform.
Quebec corruption inquiry headed for hibernation
Photographers take pictures of Chairman France Charbonneau off the closed circuit television in the media room at the Charbonneau inquiry looking into corruption in the Quebec construction industry Monday, September 17, 2012 in Montreal.
Children living in cult in Arizona arrive in Quebec
Tip from U.S. was needed to kick-start Delisle probe
Jeffrey Paul Delisle leaves provincial court in Halifax on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.
Palestinians’ potential access to International Criminal Court worries Israel
Ron Prosor, right, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, is seen Thursday after a vote to give Palestine ‘nonmember observer state’ status, at the United Nations General Assembly. An overwhelming majority of countries voted on Thursday to give Palestine the new status.
Quebec puts surgeries on hold over blood contamination fears
Irene Gyba, right, takes blood from donor Pierre Talbot at a clinic Thursday, November 29, 2012 in Montreal.
Contraction a necessary evil for survival of NHL, says economist
Planet’s ice sheets melting faster and faster, study shows
This handout image shows two people looking at this 60-foot-deep canyon that was carved over the course of several years by turbulent water overflow from a large melt lake southwest of Ilulissat, Greenland on July 3, 2010.
PM’s trip to Labrador will finalize Muskrat Falls loan, sources say
Muskrat Falls, on the Churchill River in Labrador.
Best pictures from November 29
A woman walk her dog on a snow covered street in central Stockholm November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Gow/Scanpix (SWEDEN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN
PEI pitches doctor recruitment strategy to attract medical school graduates
Prince Edward Island Health Minister Doug Currie attends a meeting of federal and provincial health ministers in Halifax on Sept. 27, 2012.
Success of Israel’s Iron Dome defensive shield questioned
A missile, part of Israel’s Iron Dome shield, is launched from an undisclosed location near the Gaza border on Nov. 18, 2012, in response to a rocket attack.
McDowell ends two-year drought at Sherwood
Graeme McDowell
Zombie mould returns to attack central organ of Canadian government
Two enforcers for Greeks gang get life sentences for slayings
Syncrude spending to fall 11 per cent in 2013
Syncrude's oil sands plant at Mildred Lake north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
The RBC painting competition finalists
Detail from "White Night" by Katie Lyle
Toronto artist wins 2012 RBC painting prize
Vanessa Maltese, winner of the 2012 RBC Painting Competition
Some see money to be made ahead of RIM's new BB10
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins gestures while delivering his keynote address during the Blackberry Jam Americas in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2012.
Tories chose patent protection over children’s lives in defeating drug bill: Stephen Lewis
A boy receives medication at Nkosi's Haven, south of Johannesburg November 25, 2011, which provides care for destitute HIV-positive mothers and their children, whether HIV-positive or not.
Piracy: Question of harm depends on who’s sharing data
Simon Houpt
It’s raining user fees in Mississauga
Mississauga City Hall.
Revolution translates into big business for Egyptian tattoo parlours
Egyptian Nader Adly, 29, has a tattoo done by Venezuelan Lorena Mora at the Nowhereland tattoo studio in Cairo on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.
Criminality, regulation and the British press
Lord Justice Brian Leveson unveils his report following an inquiry into media practices.
Liberals finally have a leadership race
Liberal Member of Parliament Marc Garneau gestures as he announces his run for the leadership of the Liberal party on November 28, 2012.
Twitter in legal spat with data reseller
A Twitter sign hangs at the offices of Twitter Inc., in San Francisco.
How to battle a dominant brand
An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich.
Former NHLPA president Linden happy to be on the sidelines of labour dispute
Trevor Linden in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday June 11, 2008.
Public Editor: Sins of omission have consequences
Palestinians from the Gaza Strip celebrate the political unity deal in a demonstration at the Unknown Soldier square in Gaza City where for the first time since 2007 the yellow Fatah flag is allowed to be displayed on May 4, 2011.
MMA star Ronda Rousey says she loads up on sex before fights
A bout at UFC 129 in Toronto on Saturday April 30, 2011.
Fathers now discovering challenge of work-life balance
Harvey Schachter
What can we learn about leadership from Mark Carney?
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will take the reins as Governor of the Bank of England next year, British finance minister George Osborne told parliament this week.
Sharing the wealth can create prosperity
Warren Buffett has pointed out that the wealth of the 400 richest Americans has increased more than fivefold over the past 20 years. ‘My gang has been leaving the middle class in the dust.’
Stock to watch: Is First Quantum in play?
Copper wire
TTC union reps allegedly help destroy evidence in investigation of employee charged with theft
Five audits of TTC departments and divisions uncovered a litany of problems, most of which the transit authority says it has addressed since the investigations were conducted between 2009 and 2011.
Why you should buy Chevron
In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 photo, higher than locally average gas prices are digitally displayed at a Chevron gas station downtown Los Angeles. Chevron says Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 that its net income slipped 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter as its refineries struggled to pass on the higher cost of crude oil. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The 20 richest, debt-free companies in the world
Petrobras to sell all refineries outside Brazil to enable massive expansion plan
The Petrobras University building in Rio de Janeiro. Soaring costs, falling production and rising fuel imports have crimped the oil company’s ability to pay for a $237-billion five-year expansion plan, the world’s largest corporate investment program.
Gay etiquette: What you should stop asking same-sex parents
Canadian sought in eco-terrorism case turns herself in
Rebecca Rubin
Rejection therapy: Can you really train yourself to avoid getting hurt?
Woodbridge selects long-time executive David Binet as president
Geoff Beattie
Education Ticker: The classroom belongs to teachers
Court approves Hostess liquidation; brands draw ‘furious’ interest
A Hostess Twinkies sign perches atop the Utah Hostess plant in Ogden, Utah. Hostess Brands Inc. says it’s in talks with more than 100 parties interested in buying its brands, which include Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos.
ROB Magazine’s CEO of the Year: Bill Ackman
Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman
The ROB Magazine Holiday Gift Guide
For the rider who demands the best off-roader, Ibis’s 2.93-kilogram carbon monocoque frame will scale even the steepest climbs with ease. $6,399; dukescycle.ca
My CEO of the year is George Cope, and no, I’m not kidding
Derek DeCloet
Will Britain become little more than a playground for oligarchs?
Eric Reguly
Top military officer: Use language of leadership, not war
General Walter Natynczyk, who, after four years of being Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff, is retiring.
The dirty tricks of the investing trade
Fabrice Taylor
From UBC grad school app-maker to CNN trend guru
Simon Houpt
La Canadienne gives ugly winter footwear the boot
La Canadienne co-owner Penny Shuster in the company’s factory in Montreal.
After all the time and money invested, will e-health ever deliver on its promise?
Elderly they may be, but Toronto patients like Helmut Braun (who is assisted by nurse Maria De Leon) are on the cutting edge of e-health progress.
Mill explosion probes referred to Crown investigators
Smoke rises from the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. on Jan. 22, 2012.
Guar gum: it’s in ice cream, toothpaste, and hydro-fracking
David Berman
U.S. should build infrastructure into fiscal talks
Tough time for Couche-Tard to rely on European acquisition
A man refuels his car at a Statoil station in Warsaw.
UN General Assembly votes to recognize the state of Palestine
President of the Palestinan National Authority Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly before the body's historic vote Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
Bob Wiseman gives a keyboard for kids
To accompany the release of Have Not Been The Same, a compilation of rare and unreleased Canadian indie rock nuggets to benefit Kids Help Phone, an eBay auction of items donated by artists on the album will take place from Nov. 24-Dec. 3, with proceeds also going to KHP. The marquee item is the Ace Tone organ used by Blue Rodeo’s founding keyboardist Bob Wiseman, heard on the band’s hits "Try," "Diamond Mine," "Lost Together," and many others.
Are you ready? Massive Ontario Health Study begins second phase
In pictures: Jubilation in the West Bank, disappointment in Israel after statehood bid
A Palestinian girl waves a flag during a rally supporting the Palestinian United Nations bid for observer state status, in the West bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
Anne Yaroshuk
Anne Yaroshuk
Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias
Jeff Spirer, 61, poses for a portrait in San Francisco, Calif. A tech marketing and strategy veteran, he's rejected suggestions that he undergo cosmetic surgery.
The close: Stocks recover from 'cliff' jitters
Former CIBC retail head joins Foresters board
Sonia Baxendale
Where the BlackBerry still reigns supreme
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins bonds with BlackBerry users in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The real cost of our 'fast fashion' consumption culture
Less than meets the eye in Pacific trade talks: report
A container ship enters the Port of Vancouver
Baird accuses UN of abandoning principles by recognizing Palestine
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird addresses the United Nations Generally Assembly at UN Headquarters, in New York, November 29, 2012. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to the U.N. General Assembly to recognize Palestinian statehood by supporting a resolution to upgrade the U.N. observer status of the Palestinian Authority from "entity" to "non-member state." REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Beware the special dividend
CEO insider stock sales: ‘Dirty secret,’ ‘perfectly legal’ or a real problem?
Embarrassed Ukraine contacts Spanish firm after $1-billion gas deal fiasco
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, top left, and Energy Minister Yuri Boiko, right, talk as Vladislav Kaskiv, right, the head of Ukraine’s state investment agency, and a man the state investment agency identified as Jordi Sarda Bonvehi sign what the government thought was an agreement to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Ukraine in Kiev Nov. 26, 2012.
The Comedy: It might make you laugh, but this is no comedy
A scene from The Comedy
My smoking co-worker stinks. How do I get him to stop touching me?
David Eddie
Don’t fear: The Canadian horror movie is still alive and kicking
Geoff Pevere
Rhône Valley wines: from ruin to raves for superb recent vintages
Beppi Crosariol
Remembering Canadian film producer John Kemeny
Producer John Kemeny, left, confers with executive producer Gerald Schjneider in Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec.
Not all mothers' milks are created equal
Why the one you love gets more beautiful with age
Morgan Rielly shines with Moose Jaw Warriors as world juniors approach
Morgan Rielly, centre, a defenseman, stands with officials from the Toronto Maple Leafs after being chosen fifth overall in the first round of the NHL hockey draft on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Pittsburgh.
$7 for a Starbucks coffee: Would you pay it?
UBS names Teck as one of its 6 favourite Canadian stocks
A truck hauls a load at Teck Resources’ Coal Mountain operation near Sparwood, B.C.
No app for making money at theScore - yet
John Levy
Is declining voter turnout in B.C. a serious problem?
A ballot collection box sits on a table as an Elections BC employee waits for voters to drop off their HST referendum ballots at a Elections BC Collection Centre in City Square Shopping Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, July 18, 2011.
Weak U.S. new orders suggests slow growth ahead
Scott Barlow
Vonn skips Lake Louise downhill training run
Marion Rolland of France comes into the finish during training for the Women's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise, Alberta November 29, 2012.
Recap: UN votes to grant Palestine observer status
The Palestinian delegation before the start of a General Assembly session at the United Nations, Nov. 29, 2012. An overwhelming majority of countries are expected on Thursday to vote to recognize Palestine as a "nonmember observer state" at the United Nations.
Mulcair assails anti-labour policies of federal Tories
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair speaks at the Canadian Network of National Associations of Regulators conference in Ottawa, Nov.8, 2012.
1.95-per-cent tax hike would freeze police costs at 2012 levels
Toronto City Councillor and Budget Chair Mike Del Grande spoke during a scrum outside Toronto City Hall Committee Room 1, where city budget hearings are taking place in Toronto on January 09, 2012.
How I lost 65 pounds: I stuck with the program (and it's harder than it looks)
My son’s a slow eater and isn’t given time to finish his school lunch
Watch for childhood depression, experts say
Why U.K. banks got a finger-wagging on capital levels
A view of the financial district of the City of London in this photo from 2011.
Liberals ask top public servant to look into Tory government's ethnic media monitoring
Canada's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2012.
French court overturns Continental's conviction in Concorde crash
In this July 25, 2000 file photo, Air France Concorde flight 4590 takes off from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris with fire trailing from the engine on its left wing. The subsequent crash killed 113 people.
In Pictures: 40 years of Honda Civic
1973 Honda Civic 1500
Prev
123
Next