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June 17

Spieth wins U.S. Open low amateur title
Jordan Spieth
Removing slot machines will take people ‘from dignity to poverty,’ ex-MP warns
Row of slot machines
Olympic Club, the graveyard of legends
Jim Furyk
And the co-winner is ... the course
Jim Furyk hits out of the bunker on No. 17
Reliving the war of 1812 to give the dead their due
Program Officer, David Juliusson, a Fort York employee for fifteen years, leads a group of elementary school students through a tour of the historic site.
Going for it in Game 3
Oklahoma City Thunder centre Kendrick Perkins goes for the ball under the basket in the first half.
Greek election result spares leaders real-time fiscal firefighting
Police stand guard underneath a bridge on the outskirts of Los Cabos.
Landmark assisted suicide case raises ‘arguable grounds for appeal’
Gloria Taylor arrives at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday December 1, 2011. The B.C. Supreme Court will announce on Friday, June 15, 2012, its landmark decision in the B.C. Civil Liberties Association death with dignity lawsuit.
Fate of Ontario’s budget hinges on plan to privatize ServiceOntario
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty holds a news conference at Queens Park on June 15, 2012.
Jamaican sprinter Blake happy to bide his time
Yohan Blake from Jamaica races to a first place finish in the men's 100 metre dash at the Donovan Bailey Invitational track and field meet in Edmonton, Alberta, June 16, 2012.
Radiohead ‘shattered’ after drum tech’s death in Toronto stage collapse
Ministry of Labour inspectors (left), pour over the collapsed stage at Downsview park that killed one man when it partially fell down prior to a Radiohead concert, June 17, 2012. (J.P. Moczulski for The Globe and Mail)
Sunshine Coast first nation treaty ratification put on hold by dissidents
Changing assessments near Vancouver viaducts taxing to city, developers and residents
Concord Pacific's Cooper's Point towers have been painted sulphur yellow, ochre and terracotta.
Greece’s pro-bailout party finishes first, prepares for coalition talks
Conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras delivers his speech during a pre-election rally at Syntagma square in Athens June 15, 2012. Greece faces a stark choice between sticking with the euro or returning to the drachma in a knife-edge election this weekend, conservative leader Antonis Samaras told his final election rally on Friday. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ELECTIONS)
Best pictures from June 17
A Pakistani girl walks on a parched portion of the Rawal Lake on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, June 17, 2012.
Texas moving from football to Formula One
The Circuit of the Americas racetrack under construction outside of Austin, Texas, May 31, 2012. In November, the track will host the first Formula One race in the U.S. since 2007. (Ben Sklar/The New York Times)
Tiger’s collapse at U.S. Open makes media eat its words
Tiger Woods lets go of his club while watching his tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California June 16, 2012.
Photos: Bieber wins, fans swoon at the MMVAs
Justin Bieber accepts his award for Best International Video of the Year by a Canadian from Lauren Toyota during the MMVAs.
Islamist poised for Egyptian presidency, as military moves to curb his power
An Egyptian soldier provides security as women lineup to vote in outside a polling station during the second day of the presidential election runoff in Cairo, June 17, 2012.
Canada earns important win over Finland in World League volleyball
Canada scored an important world volleyball league win over Finland on Sunday. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Victoria’s Kemp fourth at diving Grand Prix
Reuben Ross performs a dive during the three-metre springboard final at the Canadian Olympic diving trials in Montreal, Sunday, May 27, 2012. Ross finished fourth during Saturday’s event at the FINA Diving Grand Prix.
‘Enough is enough, and could you finally say danke?’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Schleswig-Holstein State Premier Torsten Albig leave a news conference after a meeting between the government and state prime ministers at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 14, 2012.
Rasmus makes Jays forget about carnage in rotation, at least for now
Toronto Blue Jays Colby Rasmus hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of their MLB baseball interleague game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Toronto June 17, 2012.
A look at the fans of Euro 2012 Day 10
A Netherlands fan reacts after Netherlands lost their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match against Portugal at Metalist stadium in Kharkiv, June 17, 2012.
No magic bullet for what ails the euro zone
People hold signs as they protest at Sant Jaume square in central Barcelona June 17, 2012.
Pro-euro parties’ narrow victory buys Greece some time
Leader of conservative New Democracy party Antonis Samaras is cheered by supporters after his statement on the election results in Athens Sunday. Mr. Samaras claimed victory in Sunday's national election, saying Greeks had voted to stay in the euro single currency.
Crime wave changes as grey tsunami washes over Vancouver Island
Diversifying: What’s cheap, and what’s pricey
A Chinese woman (with umbrella) walks in between the new and old districts of Shanghai, October 31, 2002.
Earnings, GDP: Get ready to be disappointed
Disappointed businesswoman in front of computer
U.S. tourism campaign puts Canada on back foot
The Grand Canyon
Canadians finish 1-2 in final stage of Tour de Beauce
Read the C-Suite report
Mali’s neighbours plan military intervention to re-conquer parts of country seized by rebels
Malian junta soldiers patrol a road in Kati, outside Mali's capital Bamako, April 1, 2012. Mali's junta leader promised to reinstate the constitution from Sunday, hours before a deadline set by West African neighbours to start handing over power, and as rebels encircled the ancient trading post of Timbuktu. Amadou Sanogo, who led a military coup on March 22, also pledged to re-establish all state institutions before organising a transfer of power back to civilians through democratic elections.
Three charts to start your week
It was Latin Night on "Dancing with the Stars" and the remaining nine couples heated up the floor dancing either the Salsa, Argentine Tango or the Samba.
Europe’s woes have Canadian firms holding on to cash
Canadian CEOs are turning away from spending on expansion, choosing to pile up cash in anticipation of harder times
TeraGo eager to seek U.S. investors
Bryan Boyd, president and CEO of TeraGo Networks, in Calgary, Sept. 20, 2001.
Evidence suggests sisters on holiday died from accidental poisoning
Gender equity helps G-20 countries achieve sustainable development
Women planting onions and transporting water in rural Rajasthan, India.
Terminally ill patients should have access to last-chance therapies
Cancer patient Darcy Doherty, along with his wife Rebecca Cumming, is photographed at his home in Toronto, Ont. Wednesday, May 30/2012. Doherty is pleading with a drug company for access to an experimental drug to treat the cancer that has returned to his brain.
Ronaldo goes from annoyance to achiever for Portugal
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal against Netherlands during their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match at Metalist stadium in Kharkiv, June 17, 2012.
Victoria’s historic Janion building will once again be ‘a hive … of people’
The Janion building on Victoria's Inner Harbour waterfront has been derelict and abandoned for about 35 years. It was a grand hotel before becoming offices for a number of businesses, including the historic Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. A Vancouver developer plans to refurbish the building.
Euro, Asian shares jump in relief rally after Greek vote
Closeup of the map of Europe seen on the face of a 10 euro Cent coin.
Day 10 at Euro 2012
Germany's Lukas Podolski (R) celebrates after scoring agains Denmark during their Euro 2012 Group B soccer match at the New Lviv stadium in Lviv, June 17, 2012.
MTS widens search for Allstream suitor
The MTS building in downtown Winnipeg.
Fed appears poised to Twist again
June 18: Death and the law, and other letters to the editor
Gloria Taylor arrives at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday December 1, 2011. The B.C. Supreme Court will announce on Friday, June 15, 2012, its landmark decision in the B.C. Civil Liberties Association death with dignity lawsuit.
One of the country’s best networkers still hard at work – at 71
Anne Golden, outgoing president and CEO of the Conference Board of Canada, in Toronto, May 28, 2012.
Become Harry Potter – right in your living room
An image from the video game “Book of Spells”
I Am Forbidden, by Anouk Markovits
Rubenstein: Ames says final round setup ‘unfair’
Stephen Ames of Canada
Border guards stop university murder suspect carrying $334,000 cash
Travis Baumgartner is taken out of a van by Canadian Border Services officers at the Aldergrove, B.C. border crossing, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Baumgartner was stopped by customs at the United States border as he tried to enter the U.S. Baumgartner allegedly shot and killed three G4S guards during a robery in Edmonton on Friday.
Webb Simpson shoots 68 to win U.S. Open
Webb Simpson
Blue Jays secure series sweep of Phillies
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Colby Rasmus, right, celebrates a two-run home run with Brett Lawrie against the Philadelphia Phillies during fifth inning MLB action in Toronto Sunday.
How can I prepare for a 24-km trail hike?
How I learned to shut up and listen to constructive criticism
Stock photo
Cruise the Yangtze with a friend for free
Online gateway pairs Parkinson’s patients with clinical trials
Aubert Brillant
Aubert Brillant
Was a 99-cent iTunes hit worth this?
A music fan downloads files from a computer to an iPod.
Far back in human family lineage we had shark-headed ancestors
Gretchen Rubin is happy – and she knows it
Gretchen Rubin is the author of The Happiness Project, based on her popular blog about how to be happy.
James Ivory’s everlasting elegance
Film director James Ivory, 82, relaxes at his cabin in Lake of the Woods, Ore. in this August 2010 photo.
Eight hours on a bike for vision research takes muscles and heart
Angus Warner, front, leads Jason Mitschele, who is legally blind, on a tandem bicycle through his neighbourhood in Toronto on Monday, April 30, 2012.
What you should know about doctors and self-referral fees
Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in contract dispute
A person walks by Air Canada planes at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Friday, April 13, 2012.
Complicated times in the ‘Group of Death’
Arjen Robben from the Netherlands reacts during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group B match between the Netherlands and Germany in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
Ontario Liberals want written guarantees before trusting NDP on budget vote
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty holds a news conference at Queens Park on June 15, 2012.
Few cast ballots in final day of Egypt’s presidential vote
A voter casts her vote at a polling station in Cairo on June 17, 2012.
Canada’s women’s eight wins gold at World Cup regatta
Canada's Darcy Marquardt - file photo.
Lawyer who fought for assisted-suicide thinks himself ‘a plumber ... with words’
Lawyer Joseph Arvay waits to talk to the media as members of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition protest outside the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on June 15, 2012.
Heat wave warning for Southern Ontario
Spy dossiers on Diefenbaker and Pearson destroyed in late 1980s, records show
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker speaking at Progressive Conservative Party convention at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Feb. 19, 1963.
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