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November 9

Families skeptical over federal inspection of Canada’s largest veterans facility
Dorothy Burnell, 86, talks to her husband George Burnell, 92, at Sunnybrook's Veterans Centre in Toronto where he lives on Sunday, Oct.28, 2012. Several families have concerns about the level of care their relatives are receiving. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
Calgary radio host suspended for comments about Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders logo is seen in this file photo.
National chief rebukes Ottawa’s reforms to fixing problems ailing aboriginals
Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo appears at Commons Aboriginal affairs committee to give a briefing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 1, 2011.
Poll finds interest in Remembrance Day on the rise
People lay poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa November 11, 2011.
Trio of fires have Quebec officials looking for answers
A man surveys the scene outside Neptune Technologies & Bioressources in Sherbrooke, Que., Friday, November 9, 2012 following an explosion at the plant on Thursday that left two people dead and many more with serious injuries.
Just a coupla mayors, shooting the breeze over football and golf
Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto at a football game
Manitoba town eyes extra tax on alcohol to help pay for police
First female constables take centre stage
Marsha Lederman
Seeking connections on a day of remembrance
A wreath sits in front of a military gravestone in the National Military cemetary in Ottawa.
Will troops exit Afghanistan without a Victoria Cross, the nation’s highest battle honour?
Canadian soldiers patrol an area in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, June 7, 2009.
Wall Street licking its wounds after U.S. election
Images of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Republican Mitt Romney are seen on a monitor while a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York the day after the election.
Critics barking mad about off-leash proposal tabled in Toronto
Kate Ferguson, owner of Unleashed in the City , a dog adventure company, poses for a photograph with her three dogs (from left) Jack, Bean and Sprout. A proposal has been forwarded to make 9pm-9am, leash free hours in some Toronto parks. Kate is not sold on the idea as some dogs with poor night vision might be easily spooked not to mention most users will probably not change the schedules and routines they already have.)
With spotlight on QBs, Eskimos banking on experience vs. Argos
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Kerry Joseph throws a pass against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the first half of their CFL football game in Hamilton September 15, 2012. Joseph and the Eskimos face the Argonauts in Sunday's East semi-final.
Young Oilers’ stars are back on the bus during the NHL lockout
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins takes a break during Oilers practice November 30, 2011.
Senator who owns CFL teams backs single-game betting
Hamilton, Ontario. July 2, 2010. Senator David Braley, philanthropist, as well as owner of both the Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions, poses for a photo on the football field at McMaster Univerisity. While the football stadium proper bears Ron Joyce's name, the adjoining Athletic Facility bears his, one of many buildings in the Hamilton area he's helped create.
Does Canada harbour Sikh extremists?
Retired Lt. Gen. Kuldeep Singh Brar, centre, is escorted by security personnel upon arriving from London at the Mumbai international airport in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. The retired Indian army general who helped lead a deadly 1984 raid on Sikhism's holiest shrine in India was stabbed and wounded Sunday in London, in what he claims was an assassination attempt.
British writer Claudia Hammond takes her time
Claudia Hammond, broadcaster, writer and lecturer.
Sundin put team above everything else
Toronto Maple Leafs Mats Sundin celebrates his third period goal against the Edmonton Oilers in Toronto, Saturday February 17, 2007.
Marijuana activists in B.C. determined to follow in Colorado’s footsteps
A user of medical marijuana rolls a joint of BC bud in Vancouver November 8, 2012.
On military families: ‘If you stay together…, you become a lot stronger than you normally would’
Master Warrant Officer Paul Watkins at home in Courtney, B.C., with his children, from left, Danny, 15, Kyle, 14, and Chelsea, 17. MWO Watkins’s oldest son, Scott, is currently in military training in Quebec.
Would you buy a chair Brad Pitt built?
Brad Pitt is designing furniture.
Photos: Three of Canada's military families
Master Warrant Officer Paul Watkins with poses for a photograph with his wife, Master Corporal Shae Watkins and their three children: Danny, 15 (left), Kyle, 14, and Chelsea, 17, at their home in Comox, B.C., Nov. 7, 2012. Their eldest son, Scott, is in military training in Quebec.
Gen. Tom Lawson: From air base commander to Canada’s top soldier
Passing the torch: Gen. Tom Lawson, left, shakes hands with his predecessor, Gen. Walt Natynczyk, right, to he delight of Governor-General David Johnston during the change-of-command ceremony in Ottawa two weeks ago.
Scam artists preying on Chinese senior citizens have made off with $100,000, police say
Vancouver's Chinatown, April 20, 2005.
Supreme Court ruling on special education opens Pandora’s box
The Supreme Court of Canada
Kativik Regional Police let down officer who was sexually assaulted by colleague
Denise Robinson, formerly a constable with the Kativik Regional Police Force in Northern Quebec, is shown here outside a police residence where she was raped by a fellow officer in February, 2010.
Obama’s army of voters: ‘The man can count’
Calvin Trillin
The only hope for the pandas of politics is a dirty word: evolution
Tabatha Southey
S&P, DBRS warn Quebec government not to tamper with Caisse independence
The head office of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Quebec City.
Expand witness protection program, demands Olivia Chow
FILE PHOTO: NDP MP Olivia Chow, wife of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, holds a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Oct.1, 2012.
On waterfront, Mississauga knows it takes shared vision to be a contender
Mild weather had a few people out enjoying the scenery at Mississauga's Lakefront Promenade Park on Nov 8 2012. The park is located near the bottom of Cawthra Rd. and features several boat clubs as well as bike trails.
Tibet suicide protests tarnish selection of new Communist Party leadership
Exiled Tibetans shout slogans during a protest in solidarity with Tibetans who have self-immolated in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Three teenage monks and a Tibetan woman set fire to themselves to protest Chinese rule on the eve of a pivotal Communist Party congress, activists reported Thursday, in what they said were the most such protests in a single day.
Will you have enough saved for retirement? Plug in the numbers and find out
Rob Carrick
CEO’s exit thrusts Rona back into Quebec’s political spotlight
Sophie Cousineau
Finding a portfolio manager that runs against the herd
Tom Bradley
Watch the City Rising time-lapse video
‘I wanted to bring people up there with me and show them the city like they had never seen it before.’
See more of Tom Ryaboi's breathtaking photographs
Photographer Tom Ryaboi is one of the pioneers of rooftopping, whose advocates evade security guards, dogs, even urban falcons defending their nests.
Raptors’ Kyle Lowry remains a question mark against 76ers
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, left, battles for the loose ball against Minnesota Timberwolves centre Nikola Pekovi, right, during first half NBA action in Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012.
Clean water from the efforts of ‘heroes’
Shauna Curry, CEO of the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, shows David O'Brien how their water filtration system works.
Taking a break from digital overload
Leah Eichler
Bullish on Stantec
Contrarian buying at Barrick Gold
Barrick’s Pascua-Lama gold processing plant in Argentina
A windfall – and an all-weather strategy
Looking for the upside of Down Under
The BHP Billiton Mount Whaleback iron ore mine, in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
Expulsion of Iranian diplomats sparks legal scramble for leftover assets
September 12, 2012: A RCMP patrol car is parked outside the Iranian Embassy in Ottawa, Sept. 12, 2012.
Al Monaco: Putting the pipeline business on a new track
What to do in Toronto, Nov. 10 - 16: Twitter god Rob Delaney and more
Comedian Rob Delaney
Even with locked-out NHL stars, KHL still a mess
Evgeny Malkin (L) of Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Jekabs Redlihs of Dinamo Riga look on during their Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) match in Riga October 22, 2012.
The future of RIM and its global business
Globe and Mail reporter Iain Marlow
University not responsible for homestay arrangements, Concordia says
Hey! serves up cold comfort (food) in Roncesvalles
The ambience at Hey! is casual and genuinely welcoming – but then the food arrives.
Two lessons for Canada on crowdfunding
Jason Best, Zak Cassady-Dorion and Sherwood Neiss created a regulatory framework that balanced the needs of entrepreneurs and investor protection in order to make CrowdFund Investing legal in the United States.
Hitting a ship used to be a long shot
Big warship
Obama win marks sharp break from Reagan legacy
Eric Reguly
Diageo takeover model faces higher hurdles in India
Vijay Mallya will remain chairman of India’s United Spirits after Diageo bought a controlling stake.
Brokerages throttle back
TORONTO, ONTARIO: FEBRUARY 09, 2012 - Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario is seen here Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. (Tim Fraser for The Globe and Mail) (For ROB story by n/a)
Dude, let's go to Denver and be entrepreneurs: Colorado, Washington and legal marijuana
Michael Babad
Baby in an oven: One grandparent’s idea of a practical joke
This photo has gone viral, gleaning more than one-million views and some dark humour: “I understand your concern; there’s not nearly enough gravy on that child,”wrote one commenter.
Lockheed Martin ousts CEO-designate Kubasik
Marillyn Hewson has been tapped to become Lockheed Martin’s chief executive officer, starting Jan. 1.
University of Waterloo closes Dubai campus
In photos: Canadians honour fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day
Members of the public place poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, Sunday November 11, 2012.
Technically speaking, bank stocks may soon be a buy
Scott Barlow
The Apple question: Buy low or let ‘er fall?
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2012.
In pictures: Inside Manila's 'baby factory'
Newborns with skin discoloration lie inside a makeshift phototherapy box at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines, Sept. 20, 2012. The hospital, which cannot turn anyone away, handles about 80 deliveries per day during peak baby-delivery season, while women and their newborns sleep two to a bed and expectant mothers line the street outside.
Element Financial makes last big purchase with U.S. deal
Element Financial’s Steve Hudson
Conglomerates keep it in the family in South Korea
Seventy per cent of South Kore’s exports originate from big conglomerates like LG and Samsung.
The National Ballet's Alice in Wonderland
Jillian Vanstone with Jonathan Renna and Steven McRae in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
At the National Gallery: Black and white and everything light
A detail from Sarah Anne Johnson Explosions, 2011 From the Arctic Wonderland series chromogenic print, photo retouching dyes 71.1 Å~ 106.7 cm Purchased 2011
Is there malice in Carroll’s Alice?
Robert Everett-Green
Apocalypse NYC: Been there, seen the movie
Sarah Nicole Prickett
Deepa Mehta: Sidestepping Midnight’s stalkers
Johanna Schneller
Amid bumps, stars align for magnificent Lepage turn
Rising from the ashes: Soundgarden’s nostalgia act
Soundgarden releases King Animal, its first album of new material in a decade and a half Tuesday.
At this Remembrance Day salute, veterans get in free
Great Canadian Burlesque 'We Salute You' Veterans Tribute Brunch Mopo poster, with photography Nick Hanekom.
The Mac-Paps get the last word
Spain; 1937-1938--Spanish Civil War-- Soldier of the Mackenzie-Papineau Batallion in a trench.
Requiem for a generation: Suzanne Steele’s orchestral manoeuvres
Suzanne Steele, foreground, in a Chinook helicopter, will see her Requiem premiered by the Calgary Philharmonic.
Bobby Orr: 'Shame on them' if owners, players can't end the lockout
Hockey great Bobby Orr is introduced during a gala dinner on Sept 28 2012.
Map: 159 WEST 23RD AVE., CAMBIE, VANCOUVER
Héroux-Devtek shares surge to record on special dividend
A worker works at on Landing gear without wheels at the Héroux-Devtek plant in Quebec.
Fewer house hunters, but Cambie bungalow sells quickly
Map: 928 BEATTY ST., YALETOWN, VANCOUVER
Done Deal, 928 Beatty St., No. 2208, Yaletown, Vancouver
Not all Internet investors are irrational fools
Priceline CEO Jeffery Boyd.
David Usher on why you need to be more creative
Mark Evans
St. Clair College helps to revive former manufacturing community
St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology in Windsor offers a mix of programs to meet the area’s changing needs.
How'd the markets do this week? (Hint: Not well)
In Frankfurt, Germany, the DAX index dropped a whopping 3.7 per cent.
Market research and data analysis skills in short supply
Anna Meliksetyan chose the research analyst program at Humber College after her undergrad degree in order to learn some hard skills.
It’s not just doctors and nurses we need
Humber College’s two-year paramedic program prepares students for frontline emergency work.
Buyers cut a deal for Yaletown condo
Done Deal, 928 Beatty St., No. 2208, Yaletown, Vancouver
The close: S&P 500 squeaks by with small gain
Denise Robinson's victim impact statement
Denise Robinson, a constable with the Kativik Regional Police Force in northern Quebec, is shown here outside a police residence where she was raped by a fellow officer in February, 2010.
Want to dig up dirt? Learn how to be a private investigator
Bow Valley College P.I. instructors Ali Wirsche, left, and Marnie Milot.
Could Ontario Colleges soon hand out 3-year degrees?
If degrees, not diplomas, are in Ontario colleges’ future, other provinces may follow suit
Billy Bishop Airport proves to be an economic powerhouse
These courses produce women who are cut out for carpentry
Women-only classes are cropping up in skilled trades courses around the country. Here, the enhanced general carpentry program at the Centre for Skills Development & Training in Burlington, Ont.
Why this engineering teacher aims to make his students leave
Red Deer College instructor Wei Zhao wants to get students to transfer to university
Transport Canada backs away from studying truck skirts
A cyclists walks by a bike lane symbol painted by activists at a memorial on Monday, November 14, for pregnant cyclist Jenna Morrison, who was recently killed after being struck by a truck at Sterling and Dundas in Toronto.
Private equity opportunities growing, debt deals falling for CPPIB
CPPIB chief executive officer Mark Wiseman. (Handout)
Tim Hortons workers in disputed federal program file human-rights complaint
Portrait of da Vinci emerges in study of ‘The Last Supper’
Ross King paints a vivid portrait of the life and times, or timelessness, of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterly fresco, which. though it began to deteriorate almost as soon as he painted it, has held us in awe for half a millennium.
Gordon Pinsent: Just an actor who can’t say ‘no’
Gordon Pinsent
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