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Photos: Portland Hotel Society's Mobile Needle Exchange
Mariner Janes holds a used needle he collected in the Downtown Eastside after a person called the Mobile Needle Exchange hotline with a tip on its location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, March 1, 2012.
Judge defends Pickton inquiry as counsel for aboriginal community quits
In 2007, Mary Jacobs drums during a native prayer circle outside the court house while a sentencing hearing for convicted murderer Robert Pickton was being held in New Westminster.
Romney extends GOP lead but Super Tuesday points to long race yet
Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney smiles while speaking to supporters at his "Super Tuesday" primary election night rally in Boston, Massachusetts, March 6, 2012.
Premier backs bid to elect senators from B.C.
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark applauds as Finance Minister Kevin Falcon pauses while tabling the provincial budget at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday February 21, 2012.
Koe vs. Koe takes centre stage at Brier
Alberta skip Kevin Koe makes a shot during a morning draw against Newfoundland and Labrador at the Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, March, 6, 2012.
NDP pressures Tories to grant election watchdog greater clout
A protester decries alleged voter suppression during the 2011 federal election at a small gathering on Parliament Hill on March 5, 2012.
Ontario seeks to put head injury issues on schools' agenda
Walter Gretzky is photographed outside the Legislature at Queens Park on March 6 2012.
Sound and vision: B.C. photographer captured the history of rock
Joan Jett at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 1981.
Leafs earn an 'A' for effort, but still an 'L' for result
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson looks at the puck in the net after Boston Bruins' Jordan Caron lifted it past him in the first period.
Vancouver keeps tax hike modest in 2012 budget
Gregor Robertson photographed at Toronto City Hall following a meeting with Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford on Feb. 10, 2012.
Teachers' protest tactics have long roots in B.C.
Teachers from General Brock Elementary School wave to cars outside the school and hold up signs while on strike in Vancouver, British Columbia March 5, 2012.
Toronto area's first cemetery for all Muslims to open in June
A Muslim cemetery on the outskirts of Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang province.
Paris Fashion Week: Chanel goes spelunking, McQueen goes big - really big
A model presents a creation by British designer Sarah Burton for fashion house Alexander McQueen as part of her Fall/Winter 2012-2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week March 6, 2012.
Paula Lerner, photojournalist for Emmy Award-winning Globe feature, dead at 52
Photojournalist Paula Lerner
Lulz Security hackers arrested after one of their own turns informant
A screen to enter a password to a website is shown in Ottawa on Thursday July 22, 2010.
The Tyrolean Iceman shows us heart disease is nothing new
The Tyrolean Iceman
Meet the ex-Bay Streeter leading Tory charge against oil-sands opponents
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver photograph walking back to his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Model asks court: Is my butt too big?
Halifax labour woes a symbol for a nation
A lone worker stands in the middle of a make shift camp set up on the middle of a bus service road outside of the main Metro Transit terminal in Dartmouth, NS , March 6, 2012.
From an Iranian-Canadian photographer, images of young women in a theocracy
Although it's a mourning process, Ashura-Tasua is also a platform for young Iranians to socialize in the public.
India's state election results a blow to governing Congress Party
Supporters of Samajwadi Party (SP) celebrate outside their party's headquarters in the northern Indian city of Lucknow March 6, 2012.
A cautionary tale for the mining industry
‘We don’t try to stop all development, but when new stuff comes in, we want to look at it,' says Chief David Babin of the Wahgoshig.
Everything you know about David Beckham is wrong
David Beckham warms up for a training session at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on March 6, 2012, ahead of his team's CONCACAF quarter-final first leg tie against Toronto FC tomorrow.
Leafs bloodied up by Bruins in Carlyle's ACC debut
Toronto Maple Leafs' Colby Armstrong takes a punch from Boston Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg in the second period.
TFC's Frings no slouch when it comes to international honours
Torsten Frings of the Toronto FC is seen during practice at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, March 6, 2012.
First Leaside founder won his trust: AIMCo's Leo de Bever
Leo de Bever still has some of his own money tied up in investments with First Leaside.
Pictures: Canada's top 10 mergers and acquisitions of 2011
Windmills generate electricity in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains near the town of Pincher Creek, Alberta September 27, 2010.
Canadian crude discount squeezes oil patch
The Suncor oil sands mining operation north of Fort McMurray, Alta. Canadian prices, relative to the rest of the continent, are taking one of the largest hits they’ve ever seen.
Free Canada's scientists to communicate with the public
Scientists study the unique qualities of sea lamprey antibodies in hopes to develop tools to detect, diagnose and predict the outcome of cancer.
Key U.S. refiner foresees greater supply of Canadian oil
The oil tanker Seaqueen at the Valero Energy Corp. refinery at the Port of Corpus Christi, Tex.
Updated delegate totals for GOP presidential candidates
Demographic flip endangers U.S. jobs recovery
People wait in line to enter the NYCHires Job Fair in New York, Feb. 24, 2010.
Global worries spark stock selloff
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, March 6, as stocks suffered their biggest losses of the year.
What breakfast cereal will help me lose weight?
Leslie Beck
Finding your 'egolibrium' for success
Finding your 'egolibrium' for success
Journalism's crucial role in financial market integrity
Neil Reynolds
Artists coalition makes final push to change copyright bill
Indoor track and field championships offer preview of London Games
Canada's Dylan Armstrong
Can Fortis power its way through recent soft patch?
John Heinzl
Linamar profit jumps 26 per cent
Linamar Corp. President and Chief Executive Linda Hasenfratz addresses the auto parts manufacturer's annual meeting of shareholders in Guelph, approximately 75 km (46 miles) west of Toronto, May 17, 2006. Linamar last week announced a C$1.1 billion ($988 million) investment in its Canadian auto operations to take advantage of new business being won from Honda and Toyota who each recently announced major new investments in their Ontario operations. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski
The Dog on the Bed, by Richard Teleky
Richard Teleky and friend
Confidence building in uranium industry after tough year
A tunnel at Cameco's Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan
Lessons for Rob Ford from Clinton, Mitterrand, Harper
Mayor Rob Ford takes part in city council debat over control of the Toronto Transit Commission on March 05, 2012.
Mining companies combat labour shortage with training, bonuses
The lack of skilled mining workers is a hot topic at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto this week.
Inside Iran and behind the veil
Young Iranians smoke a joint at a housewarming party just outside of Tehran.
CP Rail to ship oil from Bakken in North Dakota
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Tuesday that it should start shipping crude oil this summer from a soon-to-be-completed oil terminal in North Dakota's prolific Bakken shale prospect.
Corporate debt: when cheap is expensive
Corporate debt: when cheap is expensive
A boy called Stiff, a girl called Tuba … and other Alberta baby names
Pinterest: A vast city of beautiful mutes
Russell Smith
Want a trendy new tie? Just rent one
Ex-Nortel accountant uncomfortable with entry process
Nortel's former controller Michael Gollogly leaves court in Toronto Jan. 20, 2012. A former accountant testified Tuesday that Mr. Gollogly discussed a letter about the tech firm's accounting practices with her after she left in 2003.
Recipes: a three-course French dinner chez vous
Lemon meringue tart
Elections Canada reaches out for more robo-call complaints with online form
A Toronto man casts his ballot in the federal election on May 2, 2011.
Caribbean vacations that won't hurt your pocketbook
Tourists ride a horse-pulled cart past parked cars on Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' on Oct. 17, 2010.
Federal board says Canadians have reason to fear train safety
The Via locomotive that derailed on Feb 26, 2012, is covered by a tarp and removed form the scene in Burlington on Feb. 28, 2012.
The close: Dow, TSX suffer worst selloff of the year
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
Albert Waxer
Albert Waxer
Don't overreact: China wants slower growth
Labourers work on scaffolding at a residential construction site in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on March 6, 2012.
A sophisticated chef who still appreciates a bag of potato chips
Preference for fatty food may have genetic basis
Did Norman Rockwell really paint that? Some of the week's unfortunate errors
In this July 26, 2010 photo, a 25-foot sculpture based on Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting towers over the Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Justin Bieber's mom to publish memoir in fall
Pattie Mallette and Justin Bieber in a scene from the film "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"
Don't buy on the dip in SNC-Lavalin: National Bank
Darcy Keith
The Guardian's open journalism project
Screen grab from Guardian open-journalism video.
Feds hope to spur innovation with R&D overhaul
A visitor tests a Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) Blackberry 9900 smartphone at the company's promotional stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.
We've been living without water
Lemon meringue tart
Lemon meringue tart
Porcini dusted veal chops
Roquefort toasts with arugula and dried pear salad
Ishikawa accepts special invitation to the Masters
Ryo Ishikawa
Distracted-driving laws haven't deterred motorists who talk and text
Lower Mainland cops handed out 4,449 distracted driving tickets in a one month enforcement blitz.
5 questions U.S. banks could have asked IBM's Watson
Michael Babad
Why do babies hiccup?
Fiat's Marchionne calls for EU action on auto oversupply
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has called on the European Union to forge a common solution to take out overcapacity in the continent’s chronically oversupplied car market.
Jeff, Who Lives at Home: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the film "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," starring Jason Segal and Ed Helms
Dubai to ease debt burden the duty free way
Employees stand at the entrance of Dubai Terminal 3 in this file picture, Oct. 9, 2008, days before the terminal was slated to open to the public.
Apology by sleepy Tory MP 'just not good enough' for veterans advocates
Conservative MP Rob Anders, shown August of 2000, was caught on video falling asleep in the House of Commons and also nodded off in front of a veterans advocacy group at a committee hearing.
Greece confident bond-swap deal will be accepted
A worker cleans paint thrown by anti-austerity protesters at the facade of the Bank of Greece in central Athens March 6, 2012. Greece has no plans to extend the March 8 deadline on its bond swap offer to private creditors, Greek officials said on Tuesday, dismissing market rumours that the cutoff date may be put back to increase participation in the offer. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)
Quebec calls on Flaherty to maintain transfers to provinces
Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand responds to Opposition questions Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the legislature in Quebec City.
The Duplass brothers: In search of quirky and uplifting
Directors Jay (left) and Mark Duplass at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Sept. 14, 2011.
Gallery: Prince Harry's Diamond Jubilee tour
Prince Harry is declared the "race" winner.
Why am I paying capital gains if my mutual fund lost money?
Nancy Woods
Sifting for Canada's small cap stars
Six Canadian banks among world's safest
Four of Canada's banks ranked are among the global top 10 strongest financial institutions, according to Bloomberg Markets magazine
Rush, Mary Walsh get Governor-General's honours
Mary Walsh, left, talks to Toronto Councillor Doug Ford at Toronto City Hall.
DragonWave lowers fourth-quarter revenue estimate
DragonWave Inc. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter revenue to miss its own estimates due to delays in shipments to some customers in North America, Japan and the Middle East, sending its shares down as much as 11 per cent.
Grabovski deal a product of this summer's free agent pool
Toronto Maple Leafs center Mikhail Grabovski (84) faces off against Buffalo Sabres center Paul Gaustad (left) during the first period at the First Niagara Center.
Where this downturn is going
Copper the place to be for acquisitions
Heavy machinery is seen at First Quantum's Frontier copper mine in Fungurume, southern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pepper-crusted salmon
Eating fish can keep your brain young
Leslie Beck
Wowing the world with a classic aboriginal dish
Derek Dammann's dish Sagimite de la mer
Wajax boosts dividend on improved results
Wajax says it expects demand for commodities will remain strong, boding well for the industries it supplies.
Google scraps Android Market name
This screen shot provided by Google Inc., shows the Google Play website. Google is scrapping the Android Market name and rebranding it as the Google Play Store. The company is unifying its content into a more seemless experience.
B.C. teachers march on Victoria against 'a government in freefall'
B.C teachers gather on the grounds of the legislature during a rally in Victoria, Tuesday on March 6, 2012.
Allen Stanford found guilty of running $7-billion Ponzi scheme
Allen Stanford, left, enters federal court in Houston on Tuesday to hear the verdict in his criminal trial.
Money approved to revamp aging Colisée
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume responds to reporters questions Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in Quebec City over the signed agreement with Pierre Karl Peladeau and Quebecor on the management of a future arena.
Leave it to Greece to ruin a perfectly good market rally
Michael Babad
When parking pirates cross the line
Andrew Clark
Sidney Crosby cleared for contact
Sidney Crosby at practice March 6, 2012.
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