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Draft deal for Nash depends on stars lining up
David Shoalts
Roger Clemens escapes relatively unscathed
Former baseball star Roger Clemens becomes emotional as he talks to reporters outside Federal District Court in Washington June 18, 2012. A jury on Monday acquitted Clemens of all six criminal charges against him in a trial to decide whether he lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs.
CRA officials had hand in $1-million kickback scheme, Mounties allege
The Canada Revenue Agency.
Horse racing partnership stands the test of time
Woodbine Racetrack. Jockey Todd Kabel guides Sky Conqueror to victory in the $700,000 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Stakes for owner William Sorokolit.
Elbow injury forces Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek out for a year
The Toronto Blue Jays will lose pitcher Kyle Drabek for a year.
Softening economic blow falls on local shoulders in Nova Scotia
Resolute Forest’s Mersey mill in Brooklyn, N.S.
NDP surge in polls is magnet for candidates
Gary Mason
The importance of picking a vocabulary for dying
André Picard
Radiohead’s touring company under scrutiny following fatal 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)
Impact’s Bernier voted MLS player of the week
Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Mauro Rosales (10) fights for the ball against Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier (8) during the first half of their MLS soccer match in Montreal, June 16, 2012. Bernier was named MLS player of the week on Monday after recording three assists in Montreal’s 4-1 win.
Fraser flooding brings evacuation alerts
A temporary dike is set up down the middle of Farrell Street to help protect homes from flood waters due to high water levels on the Fraser River in Prince George, B.C., June 8, 2012. Residents in homes on the right side of the street have been given evacuation notices.
Toronto Blue Jays sign draft pick LHP Matt Smoral to contract
The Toronto Blue Jays signed 22 of their MLB draft picks on Monday
Canada nears deal for entry into prized Pacific trade talks
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) is welcomed by Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the G20 Summit in Los Cabos June 18, 2012. G20 leaders kick off two days of meetings in the Pacific resort of Los Cabos on Monday.
B.C. Liberals try to work out differences with Tories
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Liberal MLAs at the BC Liberals’ convention in Penticton, B.C., May 14, 2011.
Russia prepares to send two warships to Syria
Sunni Muslim Salafists burn a giant poster, which features pictures of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, bottom right, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, Syrian President Bashar al Assa, top left, and his brother Maher al Assad with bloodstained mouths, during a protest against the Syrian and Russian governments in the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon June, 17, 2012.
Milanovich leaves Alouettes days behind
Toronto Argonauts new head coach Scott Milanovich attends a press conference to announce his appointment, in Toronto on Thursday December 1, 2011. As the Argonauts prepare for one of their most important seasons in recent memory, new head coach Milanovich is hoping to instil a new identity with the CFL club.
Drug R&D investment in B.C. marks ‘global shift'
New Saudi Crown Prince, 76, offers more of the same
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, right, and his brother Prince Salman arrive in Mecca to attend the funeral of Saudi Crown Prince Nayef June 17, 2012.
Italy, not Spain or Greece, should be on the mind at G20 meetings
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, left, is welcomed by Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the G20 Summit in Los Cabos on June 18, 2012.
Rooney's Euro 2012 return gives Hodgson starting 11 dilemma
England's national soccer player Wayne Rooney listens to reporters questions during a news conference in Krakow June 17, 2012, ahead of their Euro 2012 soccer match against Ukraine on Tuesday.
Seniors beware: The age of no-cost banking might be ending
Rob Carrick
Microsoft unveils iPad rival Surface
Microsoft representatives hold a new Surface tablet computer as it is unveiled by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, June 18, 2012.
Man, 43, arrested after Molotov cocktail attack on Mountie detachment
Midway border post in Midway, B.C. January 17, 2007.
MPs give final approval to Tory budget bill that alters 70 laws
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty give a thumbs up as they enter the House of Commons to deliver the federal budget on March 29, 2012.
Teeth make an impression
MacGregor: Teen golfer on an upward trajectory
Spain reels as bailout fears rise
A man window-shops at a store going out business in Madrid on June 18. Spain called on Monday for the European Central Bank to fight financial market pressures on the euro zone.
A look at the fans of Euro 2012 on Day 11
Old market with the soccer fans is reflected in the sunglasses of an Irish soccer supporter before the Euro 2012 soccer match between Italy and Ireland in Poznan June 18, 2012.
The Egyptian generals have executed a coup
An Egyptian man holds the Quran as he celebrates Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi's apparent victory in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Monday, June 18, 2012.
Visas a deterrent to international travel
A man stands at a lettuce field in the town of Ixmiquilpan, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo April 24, 2012.
Day 11 at Euro 2012
Spain's Jesus Navas (L) celebrates after scoring a goal against Croatia during their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match at the PGE Arena in Gdansk, June 18, 2012.
Building a brand when the brand is a person
Georges St-Pierre, left, battles against Jake Shields during the welter weight championship match at UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, 2011.
Election results fail to solve the Greek disaster
Ourania Papageorgiou, 34, left, who works as a civil lawyer, and Yannis Delimichaslis, a 35-year-old accountant, at a Greek polling station on Sunday.
Why inflation remains a threat – and what to do about it
David Parkinson
Italy advances to final eight by the skin of their teeth
Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon reacts after their victory at the Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Ireland at the City stadium in Poznan, June 18, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Oracle sales climb on strength of new software
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the company's headquarters in Redwood City
Air Canada looks to Ottawa again for pension help
An Air Canada plane lands at the Calgary International Airport.
Oprah’s Book Club is back, but will the masses read with her?
Oprah Winfrey holding a book club selection, Ken Follett's “The Pillars of the Earth,” in 2007.
Regulator puts a spotlight on high-frequency trading
Susan Wolburgh Jenah, chief executive officer of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
Finning International’s turnaround impresses analysts
Finning sells and services Caterpillar equipment
Judge backs Ottawa’s bid to break up wheat-board monopoly
A Viterra grain storage facility is shown August 30, 2007 near Regina, Sask. Grain-handling company Viterra Inc. (TSX:VT) has agreed to be acquired by Switzerland-based Glencore International in a deal valued at $6.1 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
What’s more fattening than a bacon sundae? You’d be surprised
Burger King’s bacon sundae.
U.S. stocks to soothe the jittery investor
Billy Corgan: ‘Hello, I’m still here’
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs during the band's concert at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011.
David Byrne’s Who, and other new songs worth a listen
David Byrne, formerly of the new wave band Talking Heads, performs in Macedonia's capital, Skopje, in 2009.
Emily Carr: a painter on the edge of recognition?
Emily Carr in her studio, 1939
Cures for Hunger, by Deni Y. Béchard
Author Deni Y. Bechard
Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
Want to go global? Learn more languages
Harvey Schachter
Blue Jays plight stirring up rumour mill
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie throws against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto September 9, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
Three steps to setting priorities
Harvey Schachter
Without RIM, where can Celestica grow?
A Celestica employee works on a production line at the Celestica Technology Co. Ltd, a Canada-based electronics company, in China's southern city, Dongguan, Wednesday, July 29, 2009.
Europe snaps back at Harper's hard line on debt crisis
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks to reporters media before the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012.
The close: Dow down, TSX up after Greek election fails to tame fears
A man walks as above screens showing rising stocks in green as he is reflected in the chart with stock prices at the Greek Stock Exchange in Athens, on Monday , June 18, 2012.
Victim identified in Little Italy shooting; manhunt for gunman under way
Gunfire rang out in the midst of a crowded outdoor patio at a café on College St. and Montrose Ave. in Little Italy as soccer fans took in a match between Italy and Ireland.
The German fixer who runs Mulcair’s shop
Lawrence Martin
Ottawa scoffs at UN rights chief’s criticism of Quebec protest law
Police use pepper spray to disperse protesters during an arrest near the Montreal Grand Prix auto race on June 10, 2012.
Lincicome back to defend at 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open
Brittany Lincicome
How to groom rising stars
In pictures: Accolades flow for Calgary's RiverWalk
East Village, riverwalk rendering Calgary Mushka
Why good leaders should dump the thick-skinned approach
An Egyptian power grab – again and again
Egypt’s military autocracy will ensure that Mubarak’s legacy lives on
New dean named at UBC's Sauder School of Business
UBC campus in Vancouver.
The activist athlete is no endangered species
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll founded A Better L.A. to fight gang violence.
Hilton joins remake of Calgary’s oldest neighbourhood
If the vision for East Village is fully realized, the community will include 11,000 new residents by 2025. In this artist’s rendering, three new condo towers sprout behind the 100-year-old Simmons Building that overlooks the new pedestrian promenade, RiverWalk.
Security company probing Edmonton shooting with eye on improved safety
Edmonton Police Services Chief Rod Knecht, right, and G4S Secure Solutions president and CEO Jean Tallion prepare to address the media on a deadly shooting at the University of Alberta on June 18, 2012.
A walk on the slummy side
Mugshots of TFC players arrested in Houston
TFC player Nick Soolsma shown in a handout mugshot from the Houston Police Department.
The Canadian who’s bringing back Master Chief in 'Halo 4'
Attendees hold a discussion in front of a banner for the new "Halo 4", during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California June 6, 2012.
With industrials, the only place to go from here is up
Rosa Santiago sorts packages before loading them onto delivery trucks at the FedEx Express Station on Dec. 15, 2008 in New York.
Biding time for buyout of U.K. mobile giant
Despite dogged opposition, Tory budget bill heads for final vote
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty give a thumbs up as they enter the House of Commons to deliver the federal budget on March 29, 2012.
Larry Agranove
Maintaining the upholsterer’s craft
Upholsterer Tina Morgan recovers a 1960s Finn Juhl chair in her studio in Toronto on May 31, 2012.
For Yamana, Extorre brings cheap reserves
Yamana Gold Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter Marrone speaks during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Toronto May 4, 2011.
Five ways to hedge against a China slowdown
China's President Hu Jintao, left, shakes hands with his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon in Los Cabos on June 17, 2012.
Mexico invited to join Trans-Pacific trade pact, Canada still waiting
Cntainer trucks haul cargo from the Port of Vancouver
Woman at centre of assisted-death case ‘still here for living’
Gloria Taylor, who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease and won a doctor-assisted suicide challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, pauses during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday June 18, 2012. A B.C. Supreme Court judge struck down the laws banning doctor-assisted suicide last week, calling the them discriminatory, disproportionate and overbroad.
Dan Rather looks back on his life in news
Toronto FC trio arrested in Houston after bar brawl
TFC player Luis Silva shown in a handout mugshot from the Houston Police Department.
Tory EI reform, NDP oil-sands barbs lay bare regional split in polls
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair vote on the Conservative government’s omnibus budget legislation in this June 24, 2012 combination photo from the House of Commons.
TSO conquers Mahler’s mountain of a symphony
Czech-born Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler
Breaking through to troubled youth
Steve Leafloor, Blueprint for Life.
Cruise the Mediterranean and the Caribbean in one trip
Rome’s Colosseum
Coroner probing deaths wants cyclists in helmets
A memorial on Nov. 14, 2011, for pregnant cyclist Jenna Morrison, who was killed after being struck by a truck at Sterling and Dundas in Toronto.
Hacked firms fight back with vigilante justice
Crowdstrike Co-founder and CTO Dmitri Alperovitch speaks during the Reuters Media and Technology Summit in New York, June 11, 2012.
Rail shipments of oil up 36% this year
CP RAIL
Bryan Adams drops his nostalgia bombs in Vancouver show
Bryan Adams performs at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on June 16, 2012.
One in six U.S. small businesses owned by immigrants
A man moves boxes in the Chinatown neighborhood in San Francisco, California May 27, 2012.
Mississauga mother charged in murder of 3-year-old girl
Buckeye Partners a bucking bronco of a ride
Lou Schizas
Hypermiling without AC: no sweat
Lorraine Sommerfeld
Profiling the NHL’s 2012 draft class: The late first rounders and long shots
NHL draft prospect Gemel Smith.
At midday: Choppy stocks, weak commodities
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 18, 2012.
Police probe assault complaint against Nalbandian
David Nalbandian of Argentina, centre, looks on as a line judge shows his injury after he kicked a hoarding during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic at the Queen's Club tennis tournament in London on Sunday,.
Airline apologizes after telling woman to cover her cleavage
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737
Theatre community asks, ‘Who are we here to please?’
After the Tarragon Theatre decided not to program Proud, Michael Healey quit his post as playwright-in-residence.
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