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Best pictures from April 15, 2012
A North Korean security guard watches fireworks in Pyongyang to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
Review: Phil Fish's 'Fez' is an indie passion project worth playing
A screenshot from the independently made Canadian game Fez, a wildly clever platformer that toys with the player's perception of dimensions.
Alfredsson's absence a rallying point
Sean Gordon
Ontario teachers feel betrayed by 'Education Premier', union says
Sam Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, responds to Education Minister Laurel Broten's comments in Toronto, Ont. Thursday, April 12/2012.
The Charter proves to be Canada's gift to world
Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's constitutional proclamation in Ottawa on April 17, 1982 as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau looks on. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms has caused no end of squabbles among Canadians.
Bad blood spatters all over the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Sean Gordon
Ethiopian Christians celebrate Fasika in Toronto
Members of the Ethiopian Community from GTA participate in a candlelight to celebrate the Ethiopian Easter, or Fasika, at the St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox church on Tycos Drive, Toronto April 14, 2012.
Obama will 'be angry' if allegations prove true about Secret Service and prostitutes
A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard as President Barack Obama leaves on the Marine One helicopter in Washington on Friday, en route to the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
Quebec looks to make peace with protesting students
Thousands of CEGEP and university students march the streets of Montreal to demonstrate against higher tuition fees Feb. 23, 2012.
Dockyard of the damned: Vancouver Island's hidden shipwrecks
The treacherous waters surrounding Vancouver Island have been the final resting place for barques, outriggers and freighters. We talk to diver Jacques Marc, who has visited the underwater graveyards of some of the worst wrecks on the coast.
Double celebrity whammy: Oprah and the Donald in Toronto at the same time
Oprah Winfrey talks about her cable network in New York, April 14, 2011.
Redford gets a lift from mentor Lougheed
Alberta PC party leader Alison Redford makes a campaign stop at a Sikh temple in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, April 15, 2012. Albertans go to the polls on April 23.
Why the Charter has its red blotch
A red paint mark is seen on the Proclamation of the Constitution Act of 1982 at Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre in Gatineau, Quebec.
Why this year could prove to be the Charter's most controversial
A red paint mark is seen on the Proclamation of the Constitution Act of 1982 at Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre in Gatineau, Quebec.
Memorial marks Jim Green's work to benefit Downtown Eastside
A freshly painted portrait of Jim Green on a wall in Vancouver's Pigeon Park by spray paint artist Milan Basic, March 12, 2012.
China loosens the leash on its currency
A U.S. $100 banknote is placed next to 100 yuan banknotes in this picture illustration taken in Beijing in this October 16, 2010 file photo. China took a milestone step in turning the yuan into a global currency on April 14, 2012, by doubling the size of its trading band against the dollar, pushing through a crucial reform that further liberalizes its nascent financial markets.
In pictures: Scenes from Fasika at St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox church
Members of the Ethiopian Community from GTA take part on the celebration of Ethiopian Easter, or Fasika, at the St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox church on Tycos Drive, Toronto April 14, 2012.
Optimism reigns as women's hockey advances
Rachel Brady
Taliban spring offensive targets Kabul's diplomatic quarter
A NATO soldier stands guard at the scene of an attack by Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 15, 2012.
Temperatures rising between Rangers-Sens as series moves north
Roy MacGregor
Regulatory change in B.C. ramps up anxiety over late-night workers' safety
Doug De Patie and his wife Corrinne speak to reporters during press conference where they called on the provincial government to implement new safety measures for nightshift workers employed in the service industry, Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 3, 2006. Their son Grant De Patie was killed while trying to stop someone from stealing gas.
Rubenstein: Golf's underrated players
Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson
How boxing is helping inner-city kids get a fighting chance in life
Montreal police officer Evens Guercy (left) watches training alongside 17- year old Alexandre Leng (centre) by the ring at Guercy's Hope Boxing Club in the St. Michel district of Montreal, March 19, 2012.
Bob McCown reaches sports radio summit by his own route
Bob McCown
Nortel fraud trial to hear from lawyers for accused
Lawyers for Nortel’s former chief financial officer Douglas Beatty and its CEO have been subpoenaed.
Report alleges possibility Sino-Forest 'an accounting fiction'
The Sino-Forest and Sino-Panel China headquarters in Guangzhou, Southern China, last year
Taxing the rich akin to 'ethnic cleansing' - seriously?
Barrie McKenna
Iamgold's growing investment in Burkina Faso
Gilles Hetu, director of health, safety and sustainable development at the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso, says Iamgold had to train more than 1,000 local people in construction skills to get the mine built.
Weekend roundup: Canada starts strongly in Olympic water polo quest
Troubling questions from the world of university research
Gwyn Morgan
Jays' Drabek transforms into thinking man's pitcher
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kyle Drabek throws against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of their game in Toronto on Sunday.
Intel faces tough road meeting its own high expectations
The chip maker posts first-quarter results on Tuesday.
Laying to rest the sinking of the Titanic
A child holds a flower that will be placed on a grave marker at a memorial service at Fairview Lawn Cemetery to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic in Halifax on Sunday, April 15, 2011.
Chronic pain patients overlooked in debate about OxyContin abuse
Pharmacist Bandal Shakeel with oxycodone prescriptions at University of Washington's medical center in Seattle, Jan. 25, 2012.
Supreme Court wiretapping decision laudable
March 13, 2012: Supreme Court of Canada is seen in Ottawa.
For Ontario New Democrats, there's a cost for playing the populist card
Adam Radwanski
Will Mark Carney reset expectations on rates?
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney makes a policy decision Tuesday, and a quarterly economic forecast Wednesday.
B.C. cruise puts environmental activism on the menu
Mark Hume
GDP growth least of China's worries
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao set a target of 7.5 per cent GDP growth for 2012, compared with last year’s realized 9.2 per cent.
Solving problems, one sentence at a time
Solving problems, one sentence at a time
How to assess leadership potential
How to assess leadership potential
Should I tell 'No Spring Chicken' her skirt is too short for the office?
Six management lessons from the master leader: Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs focused on his passion: building a company known for great products. 'Everything else was secondary,' he told his biographer, Walter Isaacson.
A lesson in teamwork from Tony Bennett
A lesson in teamwork from Tony Bennett
Not your old-school McDonald's
McDonald’s Canada CEO John Betts at one of the chain’s Toronto outlets. ‘The food is a lot more relevant today.’
Redknapp calls for technology as goal line curse strikes down Spurs at Wembley
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp gestures during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England April 7, 2012. REUTERS/David Moir
Trading punches in Game 3
Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell, hair flying, winds up a punch as he and Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams battle during one of several simultaneous fights going on in the third period of Game 3 in a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Philadelphia. The Flyers' 8-4 win puts them ahead 3-0 in the series. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
In pictures: Hope and hard knocks at one Montreal boxing club
A teen trains at the Hope Boxing Club in the St. Michel district of Montreal, March 19, 2012.
Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed on the trail
Andrew Westoll on truth, television and the animal kingdom
Oscar eating honeycomb in a scene from Disneynature's "Chimpanzee"
Value of gold stocks relative to bullion at decades low
A freshly produced bar of gold is cleaned at the Boroo gold mine in Boroo, about 150 km (93 miles) north of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator in this July 5, 2006 file photo. Boroo, owned by Canada's Centerra Gold Inc. produced 9 tonnes of gold last year -- about half of total production in the Central Asian nation of deserts and grasslands.
Richmond Hill observatory site to be preserved as park
A button worn by Karen Cilevitz, chair of the David Dunlap Observatory Defenders, in 2011.
Patrick Watson: Sparking the imagination for the Quiet Crowd
Patrick Watson holds a photo of himself with his bandmates
Is happiness hiding right in your backyard?
Sarah Hampson
The gear you need to ramp up your spring training
How to spring clean your car
Life in pencil: I can change anything, at any time
Thank algae for the oxygen you breathe
Judith Anne Languedoc
Why humans are wired to run - and ferrets are not
Train hard, train smart: How to take your running to the next level
A shakeup in the yoga world prompts soul-searching
Leena Miller, a certified Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, adjusts a student during class at her studio in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. Photo by Ian Willms (not Globe and Mail)
I'm having trouble renewing my pain-control prescription
'B' is for bargain luxury hotel rooms
The Bode Museum in Berlin sits on the Spree river.
What stretches should I do after my long walks?
Canucks turn to Schneider against Kings
Vancouver Canucks' goalie Cory Schneider follows the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 3, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada splits with Latin America on Cuba, war on drugs
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plays with his translation aid as he waits for the plenary session to begin at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Saturday April 14, 2012.
So-called Buffett rule won't hurt U.S. economy: Geithner
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before a House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FY2013 at Capitol Hill in Washington March 28, 2012.
The beard stays: Thomas Mulcair bucks the hairless trend
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair comments on the federal budget in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Thursday March 29, 2012.
Canada's Catharine Pendrel wins mountain bike race
Canada's Catharine Pendrel is shown in action on Sept. 4, 2010., on Mont-Sainte-Anne, in Beaupre, Que. Pendrel finished third during Saturday's World Cup race in South Africa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
These b-boys and girls belong on the stage
Ottawa urban dance troupe Bboyizm in performance.
Valencia stumbles but clings on to third
Espanyol's Kalu Uche, right, fights for the ball with Valencia's Ricardo Costa during their Spanish first division soccer league match at Cornella-El Prat stadium, near Barcelona on Sunday.
Security forces respond to the Taliban attack
An Afghan policeman takes position at the site of an attack in Kabul April 15, 2012.
Bautista applauds Lawrie's failed gamble
Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, right, puts the tag on Toronto Blue Jays Brett Lawrie for the out trying to steal home in the second inning of their game in Toronto on Sunday.
The night of the head shot in NHL
Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith falls to the ice after being hit during action against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of Game 2 of the first round of the Western Conference Quarterfinals Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Glendale. (AP Photo/David Kadlubowski, The Arizona Republic)
Nico Rosberg gets first career win at Chinese GP
Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Sunday.
UN observers to monitor ceasefire arrive in Syria
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin speaks to the media after a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York April 14, 2012. The U.N. Security Council on Saturday unanimously authorized the deployment of up to 30 unarmed observers to Syria to monitor the country's fragile ceasefire. Russia and China joined the other 13 council members and voted in favor of the Western-Arab draft resolution. REUTERS/Allison Joyce
A post office named 'Titanic'
NDP Leader Horwath would rather negotiate on budget than force election
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath speaks at the Ontario NDP convention at the Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Saturday, April 14, 2012.
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