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April 11

Opening round
Fans cheer as the Vancouver Canucks come on to the ice prior to the first period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action against the L.A. Kings at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, April, 11, 2012.
Best pictures from April 11
A worker is perched on the roof of the Esplanade Theatre as he carries out the routine cleaning.
An open letter to the Honourable Vic Toews
Classroom assistants respond to education industry demands
Early childhood educators fill the public gallery during debate about eliminating over 400 of their positions during a meeting of the Toronto District School Board in Toronto, April 11, 2012.
Purcell rounds out early Canadian roster
Tampa Bay Lightning's Martin St. Louis. left, and Teddy Purcell celebrate St. Louis' goal during the third period in Game 2 of a conference semifinal NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff series with the Washington Capitals Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Major cuts only option left for TransLink
A SkyTrainin Vancouver on May 6th, 2009.
Latin America's drug-war fatigue brings talk of legalization
Campbell Clark
Agosta puts illness behind her
Team Canada's Meghan Agosta, left, wrestles with Team Russia's Yevgenia Dyupina during third period action at the World Women's Ice Hockey Championships Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Burlington, VT. Canada won the game 14-1.
Canada faces Finland in semis
Gary Bettman Q&A
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
B.C. movie theatres can now serve booze
B.C. Housing Minister Rich Coleman, who is responsible for liquor laws, says the booze will be restricted to adult-only auditoriums in both movie houses and live event theatres.
One of Canada's four troubled submarines back in the briny
HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines, is returned to the waters of Halifax harbour after a five-year refit, in Halifax on Wednesday April 11, 2012.
Raptors no match for 76ers
Toronto Raptors' James Johnson (right) plays a pass around Philadelphia 76ers' Thaddeus Young (centre) and Evan Turner (left) during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Wednesday April 11 , 2012.
High-stakes brinkmanship on South China Sea
A combination photo shows Chinese fishing boats spotted in the Scarborough Shoal, a small group of rocky formations whose sovereignty is contested by the Philippines and China, in the South China Sea, about 124 nautical miles off the main island of Luzon April 10, 2012. The Philippines and China traded diplomatic protests on Wednesday over a standoff in the shoal, a jointly claimed area in the South China Sea, but Manila ruled out the use of force in its enforcement of local maritime laws. Picture taken April 10, 2012. REUTERS/Philippine Army Handout (PHILIPPINES)__FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Bettman vows officiating and discipline standards will not slacken as playoffs progress
Roy MacGregor
Ontario education minister warns teachers, school boards about local bargaining
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten addresses a news conference in Toronto, Monday, April 9, 2012. With contracts expiring in August, Broten appealed to elementary school teachers to return to a provincial discussion table to help set the framework for negotiations.
Feeling stung by BoSox, Francona wants no part of Fenway party
ESPN baseball analyst and former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona (L) ducks from an errant throw as he talks with Boston sports writers before a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Fort Myers, Florida March 22, 2012.
B.C. Liberals offer homeless shelter a timely helping hand
Laurie Throness, the Liberal candidate in the Chilliwack-Hope by-election, was spotted among the crowd of dignitaries at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Ancient ossuary hints at earliest reference to resurrection of Jesus
Documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici discusses an archaeological discovery related to Jesus on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.He showed replicas of ossuaries, or bone boxes, they examined using a special fiberoptic robotic camera in a Jerusalem tomb.
Prince Rupert visionary hauled from Titanic's wreck
Messrs. Tate, Morse and Hays at Prince Rupert. Mr. Charles Melville Hays was president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and party during the annual inspection to the G.T.P. system, 1910.
National park plan in works for Rouge Valley
The Rouge Valley is seen from Beare Hill in Scarborough, Ont. June 28/2011. The hilltop is the site of a former landfill.
Vancouver changes its tune, lets buskers play bagpipes
Former B.C premier Gordon Campbell holds up the pipes of Victoria Cross recipient James Richardson at a repatriation ceremony at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria in 2006, as Speaker Bill Barisoff, left and Patrick Reid of the Canadian Club look on. Mr. Richardson was Canada's only piper to be awarded a Victoria Cross.
Federal job cuts strike border services, food inspection, Veterans Affairs
Canadian border agents at work on the Canadian border at the Peace Arch Crossing on December 7th, 2011.
Alfredsson trying to pass along playoff experience to youthful Sens teammates
The Ottawa Senators and Daniel Alfredsson find themselves on this year's NHL playoff bubble. File Photo: Pawel Dwulit for the Globe and Mail
Reach out and text someone - it may do some good
Scouring for 'gems' in small-cap sector
Easing policy appropriate right now: Fed vice-chair
A 2009 file photo of U.S. Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen.
Why 'pain in Spain' is likely to worsen
People enter a government employment office in Madrid, April 3, 2012. Spain's number of registered jobless rose for the eighth straight month in March as companies in all areas of the economy continued to lay off staff in an effort to survive a deepening crisis.
Canada Guaranty undergoes dramatic turnaround
The growth of Canada Guaranty’s portfolio highlights a bet that both it and its new owners – including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan – are making on the resiliency of the housing market.
Sino-Forest investors drop claims against consultants
Sino-Forest headquarters in Guangzhou, Southern China, is pictured last year. The company has sought protection from its creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act.
Punishing the rich with extra taxes not an answer to inequity
Occupy Toronto protesters clash with police while they march north on University Ave. in Toronto on Friday March 30, 2012.
Canada's 'Americas strategy' must also focus on security
A Mara Salvatrucha gang member.
Regional cable firms tapped as suitors in wireless consolidation
Speculation is rife that wireless newcomers are poised for consolidation ahead of the federal government's auction of the 700-megahertz frequency next year.
Toronto condo starts show no sign of cooling
Workers are seen at a condo development in the Liberty Villiage area of Toronto.
Nokia's boss needs help - fast
Nokia's President and CEO Stephen Elop gestures as he speaks during a news conference for the launch of the new Nokia Lumia products in Beijing, March 28, 2012.
2012: A U.S. election campaign with a difference
President Barack Obama arrives to speak at Florida Atlantic University, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla.
Alberta's politicians have a thing for props
Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith adjusts her stetson while campaigning in Cochrane, Alta., on April 5, 2012.
Toronto Mayor Ford's drive to privatize stalled as councillors take control
Mayor Rob Ford reacts while voting for the proposed nominations for the new Toronto Transit Commission after Toronto City Council passed a proposed motion brought forward by TTC Chair Karen Stintz, on March 05,2012 to dissolve the Ford-friendly TTC board and replace it with a mix of citizens and councillors, in another sign the Mayor has lost control of the transit agenda
Canadians find happiness on the Prairies
Arnold Taylor, an organic flax grower and Chair of the Organic Agriculture Protection Fund of the Saskatchewan Organic Directorate, looks at his crop at his farm near Kenaston, Sask. When it comes to the economy, the outlook on jobs and the ability to afford even the most basic things in life, Prairie dwellers are more optimistic than the rest of the country, a new survey found.
Rona's best tool may be a sale of itself
David Milstead
Man shot in Etobicoke over mobile phone dispute
A dispute over a mobile phone turned violent behind a housing complex in north Etobicoke Wednesday afternoon, leaving a man with a serious gunshot wound to the leg. The man, who is in his late teens or early 20s, is expected to live after he was shot shortly after 1:30 p.m. Bystanders said the mobile in dispute was an iPhone. Officers recovered a gun at the scene.
More credit card users opting for cash back over travel
Rob Carrick
Giant Stanley Cup fountain takes over Times Square
A 21-foot high, 6,600-pound replica of the Stanley Cup will take a commanding presence in New York City‟s Times Square for three days beginning Wednesday.
A tax form that would stymie the best brains of NASA
Tim Cestnick
Guys are dropping their drawers for the manzilian
People Who Disappear, by Alex Leslie
Alex Leslie
Stocks that could shine from a fresh wave of tech M&A
Facebook recently warned employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying it’s an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
Star fund manager leaves AGF to join U.S. firm
TIFF, Soundstreams get federal funding; Telefilm to cut jobs
Canada's Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, April 4, 2012.
Canadian theatre finally takes on the Afghan war
A scene from "Little Iliad"
Missing women's probe zeroes in on decision to stay charges in 1998
Randi Connor, the Crown counsel who entered a stay of proceedings in January, 1998, for charges related to an alleged attack involving Robert Pickton one year earlier in Vancouver April 10, 2012.
In Manitoba, the mother of all trading posts
Margo Pfeiff
A cheese-lover's tour of New York
Dunbarton Blue at Lucy's Whey in New York: The cheese comes from Roelli Cheese in Wisconsin, where they've been handcrafting cheese for over 100 years.
Mississauga teen killed by GO Train identified
Facebook picture of Mamta Singh
1st pick repeats?
Mats Sundin tries on a Quebec Nordiques cap after being picked first overall in the NHL entry draft in Minneapolis, Minn., June 17, 1989. Sundin played for Quebec until he was traded to the Maple Leafs in 1994, where he became the captain for 11 seasons.
The challenge of rising life expectancies
As you near retirement, some kinds of insurance are no longer needed. Income preservation becomes a big focus, so some people consider buying annuities or long-term care insurance.
Good news for CP may be bad for Ackman, says Desjardins
CP ranks as the least efficient of North America’s Big Six railways, with operating costs equalling 82.4 per cent of its revenue in the first nine months of 2011.
Original Fidelity thrives in U.S.
Abigail Johnson, daughter of Fidelity leader Edward Johnson III, is the favoured candidate to replace him.
Fidelity Worldwide's fall from grace
Visitors look at computer screens at Madrid's bourse as shares in Europe's biggest companies fell April 10. Fidelity Worldwide is struggling to stay ahead of the pack of money managers invested in Europe.
Yahoo considers e-book ads to boost profit
Stuart Dixon
Stuart Dixon
The close: Dow, TSX snap losing streak
TMX Broadcast Centre manager Kris Backus walks in front of the centre's display board in Toronto.
Crosby, Malkin lead list of Conn Smythe candidates
RIP Thomas Kinkade. And how is he different from Damien Hirst?
Russell Smith
Facebook's panic buy shows even Internet giants live in fear of irrelevance
An Instagram photo is shared with Facebook on an iPhone Monday, April 9, 2012, in New York. If Facebook, which is about to launch its initial public offering, will pay $1-billion to neutralize Instagram, how much are Path, Pinterest and others yet to be invented worth?
Q&A: Why stocks, including RIM, are poised to gain
Rubenstein: Happy 95th birthday, Gord de Laat
Golfer waiting to tee off
For John Relyea, opera is a family affair
John Relyea as Dr. Miracle in the Canadian Opera Company production of "The Tales of Hoffmann"
Beautiful singing, but Tales of Hoffman are really musical sugar
Left to right: Andriana Chuchman as Olympia, Steven Cole as Cochenille and Michael Barrett as Spalanzani in the Canadian Opera Company production of "The Tales of Hoffmann"
Cave Spring CSV Blanc de Blancs Brut 2004, Ontario
Capitals down two goalies for Game 1
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby bounces the puck on his stick during third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Saturday.
Former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page comes home alone
Steven Page, formerly of Bare Naked Ladies, now on the phone
Cigarzin Zinfandel 2008, California
CedarCreek Pinot Noir 2008, British Columbia
My grandfather was aboard the Titanic. He didn't survive
Originally acquitted, man is convicted of murdering Edmonton teen
Lockout: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the new action film "Lockout," starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace
Velenosi Querci'Antica Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 2010, Italy
Stock rally ignores Fed's Beige book
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
35 South Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2010, Chile
Alberta, Saskatchewan called environmental 'laggards'
The Syncrude oilsands mine facility near Fort McMurray.
Dominant Romero leads Blue Jays over Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero throws against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning on April 11, 2012. Romero earned the win, allowing one run through eight and a half innings.
Keyhole: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the new Guy Maddin film "Keyhole," starring Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini and Udo Kier
Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask, Scotland
The Hunter: The official trailer
Screen grab from The Hunter trailer
How does rosé get its colour?
The home where a Titanic survivor contempleted his fate
The historic Woodlands Estate on Kempenfelt Bay near Barrie, Ont. The home was once owned by Lt.-Col. Arthur Peuchen, one of the few male survivors of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic.
Hard Core Logo II: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for "Hard Core Logo II," starring Bruce McDonald, Care Failure and Adrien Dorval
Home of the Week: Titanic scandal woven into estate's history
The historic Woodlands Estate on Kempenfelt Bay near Barrie, Ont. The home was once owned by Lt.-Col. Arthur Peuchen, one of the few male survivors of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic.
Quebec students hit streets in rolling protests
Quebec students have taken to the streets of Montreal to protest against planned tuition hikes.
AGF selloff overwrought, say analysts
Patricia Perez-Coutts, senior vice-president, AGF Funds Inc.
Girl Model: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the documentary "Girl Model," directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin
The Deep Blue Sea: The official trailer
Screen grab from the trailer for the Terence Davies film "The Deep Blue Sea," starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston
Energy costs raise concerns over growing U.S. economy, Fed says
Gasoline topped $5 (U.S.) a gallon at a Chevron station in downtown Los Angeles in March. The U.S. Federal Reserve says in its latest 'Beige Book' report that high fuel prices are casting a shadow on the nation's business outlook.
'Offset' of lost income not a material sum, Nortel trial hears
A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa August 10, 2009. Nortel Networks said on Monday its chief executive, Mike Zafirovski, will step down immediately and its board will shrink from nine directors to three as the bankrupt telecom equipment maker works to sell off all of its major assets. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA BUSINESS SCI TECH)
The Cabin in the Woods: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the horror film "The Cabin in the Woods," starring Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitley and Chris Hemsworth
To the Arctic: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for the documentary "To the Arctic"
From Zambia to Chicago: Your travel photos
From Jennifer Kim-Panigas, Maple, Ontario: We relaxed to a beautiful sunset over Playa Langosta, Costa Rica after the rush of witnessing a clutch of green sea turtle hatchlings emerge from the sand and make their break for the ocean. All but one made it to the water.
Package to help take in a Yankees game
Aerial photo shows the new Yankee Stadium in New York April 12, 2009.
Investors face shrinking pool of 'risk-free' assets
A statue of Albert Gallatin, a long-serving U.S. secretary of the Treasury, stands in front of the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C.
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