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Pictures from Game 2 of the NBA finals
Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka (9) from Republic of Congo and Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh go after a rebound during the first half at Game 2 of the NBA finals basketball series, Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Oklahoma City.
Tories thwart bid to alter budget bill after 22-hour marathon
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is applauded as he is recognized at the end of voting for Bill C38 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday June 14, 2012.
Jays begin a three-game series against the Phillies at Rogers Centre
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero throws a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during first inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, May 29, 2011.
‘Temporary’ Vancouver float-plane terminal wants to stay longer
Passengers disembark a Harbour Air floatplane in Vancouver's Coal Harbour June 3, 2010.
Army of executives march out of public sector weeks before liquor services sale
A liquor store adjacent to the Waldorf Hotel seen here in East Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, October 27, 2011.
Dorzon TD helps Bombers to 22-10 win over Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes receiver Brandon London, left, is tackled by Winnipeg Blue Bombers Demond Washington during first quarter Canadian Football League pre-season action Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Montreal.
Perjury conviction of ‘unmitigated liar’ in question
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man ever convicted in the Air India bombings of 1985, waits outside B.C. Supreme Court during a fire drill which forced everyone in the building outside prior to the start of the second day of his perjury trial in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 10, 2010.
Best pictures from June 14
Seven-year old female elephant Ganga who belongs to a Buddhist temple plays in a park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Tamed elephants traditionally have an important role in the island's Buddhist customs and are considered a status symbol. Colorfully decorated elephants are used to carry sacred relics in annual Buddhist processions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Public service announcement: Ecstasy not safe
A bag of ecstasy pills is pictured at the RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
One year later, the riot suspects look different as the details become clear
Messages written on plywood covering broken windows of the Hudson's Bay Company after last week's riot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, June 19, 2011.
Synchro coach pushes herself, team to limit
Inductee Julie Sauve (centre) talks about what the honour means to her as the 2006 inductees to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame gather for a press conference before the ceremony in Toronto, Nov. 1. 2006.
Accused Calgary woman denies defrauding Japanese student of $2-million
Melissa Holman, Temporary Foreign Workers Association.
Impact eager to christen new digs
Players of the Montreal Impact soccer team practice in their new home, the Saputo Stadium, Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Montreal.
Four years after high-rise explosion, safety measures not in place
Workers keep an eye on the site of an underground explosion July 20, 2008. at 2 Secord Avenue in Toronto.
Canadian railway’s iconic silver spike joins museum’s collection
Donald A. Smith, later Lord Strathcona, drives home iron spike at Craigellachie, B.C. at 9:22 a.m. on Nov. 7, 1885, completing the CPR transcontinental line. With him are Sandford Fleming (left, top hat and white beard) and W.C. Van Horne (hand in pocket, black beard).
Sunrise had no green light for dangerous propane transfers: Crown
Aerial scene of Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases after it exploded early Sunday morning. A large evacuation was forced for an area a kilometre around the site of the
Charest denounces ‘new tolerance for violence’ in Quebec
a screenshot of the web site for the band Mise en demeure . They have been invited to play St. Jean Baptiste festivities in Quebec City.
Romney and Obama duel using economic discourses
Konrad Yakabuski
Liberals up against a new reality in Quebec
Montreal MP Justin Trudeau looks on as the Liberal caucus speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons after a marathon voting session on Conservative budget legislation on June 14, 2012.
Egypt court backing status quo with military blessing
A protester shouts slogans during a protest outside the Supreme Constitutional Court, where a decision is expected on the validity of the law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that sought to bar Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, from the vote pitting him against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy, in Cairo. Shafik got the green light to continue his bid for Egypt's presidency on Thursday when a constitutional court ruled against a law that would have thrown him out of the race.
Budget vote: Boredom, bleary eyes and standing on guard for Canada
Liberal MP Justin Trudeau yawns as he votes during the 14th hour of voting on amendments to the budget Bill C38 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 14, 2012.
Despatie not concussed, mother says
Alexandre Despatie looks towards the crowd after competing in the 3 meter open final event at the Canada Cup diving competition in Montreal on May 6 , 2012.
Bombardier lands multimillion-dollar San Francisco rail car order
Passengers board a subway car in Toronto made by Bombardier Transportation on July 21, 2011. Bombardier announced a deal to manufacture rail cars for San Francisco’s transit authority on June 14, 2012.
Canada warned of ‘major shock’ from Europe’s debt crisis
Mark Carney, the governor of The Bank of Canada.
Teen Zhang battles nerves in U.S. Open debut
Amateur Andy Zhang of China
Baird urges tough stand on Iran as nuclear talks loom
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Friday February 17, 2012.
No drinking or dancing on Mumbai’s police commissioner’s watch
A waiter pours a mug of beer at a pub in Mumbai June 3, 2012. A 63-year-old prohibition law requiring every adult above the age of 25 to get a drinking permit exists in India's western state of Maharashtra but it's never been taken seriously. However, Mumbai city authorities are now cracking down on illegal drinking after busting a rave party in one of Mumbai's posh neighbourhoods last month.
Rookie head coach tasked with keeping Lions hungry
‘You’ve got to attack the opponent, and find ways to create explosive plays,” B.C. Lions head coach Mike Benevides turns to look during the team's CFL football game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Vancouver, British Columbia, June 13, 2012. This was Benevides first game as head coach since taking over from Wally Buono.
Rubenstein: Maybe Lefty wants it too much
Phil Mickelson
Tate takes firm grip on Stampeders reins
Calgary Stampeders' quarterback Drew Tate throws a ball during the first day of training camp in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 3, 2012.
Supreme Court to interrupt summer break to hear tossed election case
Conservative MP Ted Opitz, who won his Toronto riding by just 26 votes, speaks in the House of Commons on May 28, 2012.
Wanted: Dividend stocks with room to grow
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 4, 2012.
Stern and Rome exchange was straight from the gutter
NBA Commissioner David Stern listens to a reporter's question after the NBA owners meeting in Dallas, Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
Stampeders RB Cornish looks to follow up on breakout season
Saskatchewan Roughriders Barrin Simpson, right, tries to stop Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish, during first half pre-season CFL football action in Calgary, Sunday, June 20, 2010.
IMF chief’s worry about Niger strikes chord among the poor
A girl stands outside a hut in Niger's capital Niamey June 10, 2012. Niger, with its sand-choked alleys, crumbling mud huts and crippling poverty, is a world away from Athens, Europe's cradle of Western civilisation. So when IMF chief Christine Lagarde said recently she was more worried about the plight of deprived youngsters in Niger than the people of Athens - causing uproar in debt-racked Greece - she earned some fans in this remote pocket of the Sahel.
OPEC could slow shale development by lowering prices
Representative James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, holds up a sample of shale rock during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Air and water pollution from natural-gas and oil production using hydraulic fracturing, a process known as fracking, moves across state lines, so the drilling should be regulated by the federal government, a Cornell University scientist said.
Lawrie off his own lofty mark
Robert MacLeod
Safety Not Guaranteed: Groceries, government goons and regret
Aubrey Plaza, left, and Mark Duplass in a scene from Colin Trevorrow's film, "Safety Not Guaranteed."
Advertise your way to Cannes
June 15: Next up for the Liberals? and other letters to the editor
Montreal MP Justin Trudeau fields questions during a plenary session at the Liberal Party convention in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2012.
Montreal teacher fired for showing class alleged gory body-parts video
U.S. study raises warnings about oil and gas production
A coal-bed methane drilling rig in Wyoming. Water containing compounds such as sodium bicarbonate is often extracted from the ground as companies produce oil and gas.
Why I'm a weepy dad and my dad wasn't
Lepage spectacle leaves you humming the set
A scene from “Playing Cards 1: SPADES,” directed by Robert Lepage
More than just a David and Goliath story
A scene from the documentary Kivalina v. Exxon.
Ottawa should consider new foreign aid model: cash-on-delivery
In Cannes, ad awards win critics
A woman walks past the Cannes Festival Palace where takes place the Cannes Lions 2010 International Advertising Festival in Cannes, June 23, 2010.
The queen of humblecore mixes art and life
A scene from “i am a good person, i am a bad person”
Blue chip yields flashing red
Australian-born punter looking to land job with Tiger-Cats
Australian punter Josh Bartel smiles at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp in Hamilton, Ont., June 5, 2012.
Europe cannot simply abandon the Greek people
An one Euro coin is displayed on a Greek Drachma and Euro (R) banknotes in this picture illustration.
In between podiums and pain, present and past
Chris Cleave’s new novel is “Gold.”
Why blood is sometimes thicker than flexible labour rules
People wait in line to enter a government job centre in Malaga, southern Spain in this April 29, 2011 file photo. Europe's relative lack of labour mobility can be pinned on cultural obstacles, as well as increasingly choosy employers and stiff competition from established migrants.
Well, that was very embarrassing for Ireland
Live longer, courtesy of having an older father
Nervous governments brace for possible Greek vote fallout
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne listens to a speech by Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England at the Mansion House Banquet in the City of London June 14, 2012
U.S. experts don’t back vitamin supplements for older women
Canadians love affair with national soccer team growing
Canada's head coach Stephen Hart talks to his player Julian de Guzman (L) before their international friendly soccer match against the U.S. in Toronto June 3, 2012.
The gut-wrenching dangers of the Western diet
Enterococcus faecalis is a microbe that lives in the human gut.
Sticking close to home paying off for Canadian manufacturers
A worker fires steel stuts at Standen's Ltd. in Calgary.
Skin cancer risk linked to maltreatment in childhood
When the horrors of war scratch at your door
A scene from “388 Arletta Avenue”
Time for Germany to ditch euro zone?
The European flag is reflected in a window as German Chancellor Angela Merkel waits for the arrival of Peru's President Ollanta Humala (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 12, 2012.
Boost your career with volunteer work
Ames over par, but not overly bothered
Stephen Ames of Canada
My Dad is texting me. I’m stunned
Wojtek Bielski recently started texting with his daughter Zosia.
Massive B.C. reservoir could double gas output
A photo illustration of natural gas pipelines.
Slow down. Savour your work
Harvey Schachter
McGuinty warns of snap election if opposition continues to ‘gut’ budget bill
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty answers questions during a press conference on May 29, 2012.
The Porsche of BlackBerrys, yours for just two grand
The Porsche-designed Blackberry
Feminist pop-culture critic faces off against sexist gamers
This undated handout from Eidos Interactive, shows a screenshot of character Lara Croft in the game "Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness," the sixth title in the "Tomb Raider" series.
Jets hire former Canadiens assistant coach Perry Pearn
Perry Pearn
OPEC: A cartel of one
A general view of a meeting of OPEC oil ministers at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, June 14, 2012. OPEC prepared to keep oil output limits on hold on Thursday, leaving swing producer Saudi Arabia to unilaterally decide whether it needs to scale back supplies to stem a price slide.
Former Tory minister Chuck Strahl takes over as CSIS watchdog
Veteran Conservative MP Chuck Strahl, shown during his tenure as transport minister in September of 2010, left politics after the May 2011 election.
Slight increase in stroke risk for women using the Pill: study
Tseng to play 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open
Yani Tseng
The close: Different directions
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 5, 2012.
Hawke on Pawlikowski: ‘Pawel works in a very, very different way’
Pawel Pawlikowski, director of the film “The Woman in the Fifth,” in Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2011.
Two-goal Torres eliminates Ireland from Euro 2012
Spain's Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring a goal against Ireland during their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match at PGE Arena in Gdansk June 14, 2012.
Upside-down berry cheesecake pudding
When there is not enough time to make a cheesecake but you want that sweet, tangy, creamy texture in a dessert, try berry cheesecake pudding.
Venture capital play plugs funding gap
Mark Evans
Memo to Bob Rae: You’ve still got lots of life left in you
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae receives a standing ovation during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 13, 2012.
Where are the stay-at-home dads in children’s books?
Tim Kelloway spends time playing and reading with his children at their Toronto home on June 7, 2012. Daughter Suri, 4, gets a real laugh out of calling her dad “momma.”
Toronto FC hits the road under new management
Toronto FC's Danny Koevermans (left) challenges Philadelphia Union's Carlos Valdes for the ball during second half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday May 26, 2012.
Makeover time! France’s Languedoc wine region ups its quality
Father's Day will mark one year since my daughter died
Stock photo
Greek health system in poor condition
A municipal worker cleans the street next to an election poster for Greece’s radical left Syriza party. Pharmaceutical industry sources say drug makers have already discussed with European authorities how to keep Greece supplied with medicines should the country vote to leave the euro zone.
Jim Flaherty urges U.S., others to pressure Europe at summit
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
Mary Landrigan
Mary Landrigan
Dell 'strategic bidder' for Quest Software: sources
computers on tables in a classroom
Swiss bankers drop holiday plans on fear of arrest
Swiss National Bank vice-chairman Jean-Pierre Danthine speaks during a news conference in Bern on June 14, 2012. Many private Swiss bankers are reluctant to leave the country following the arrest or indictment in the U.S. of several of their peers amid an ongoing tax dispute.
Ottawa helps block another batch of smuggled Sri Lankans
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Minister announce measures to crack down on human smuggling at an Ottawa news conference on June 16, 2011.
Language skills give owners a leg up
Shoppers look at the antiques and souvenir items display for sale at Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007.
Modern Toronto home fetches full price
Done Deal, 11 Barfield Ave., Toronto
Company buybacks may slow as TMX cracks down
File photo of an employee seen at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Bank reform in Britain to cost $11-billion annually
A Lloyds bank branch sign is seen near St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London in this July 23, 2010, file photo. Regulators have been looking at how banks would withstand another recession in an exercise similar to one in the United States last year which helped restore bank sector confidence.
Life on The Mountain in Hamilton
The owners of 362 Bay St. S. in Hamilton wanted to replicate a chateau noticed during their travels through the Normandy countryside.
Retired judge found guilty of murdering wife
Former judge Jacques Delisle, centre, walks out of a courtroom at his murder trial Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Quebec City.
Home of the Week: Mountain chateau, putting green included
The owners of 362 Bay St. S. in Hamilton wanted to replicate a chateau noticed during their travels through the Normandy countryside.
Italians yet to learn their lesson
Italy's Andrea Pirlo (C) reacts next to his team mates Giorgio Chiellini (L) and Christian Maggio at the end of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Croatia at the city stadium in Poznan June 14, 2012.
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