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July 6

Good week; bad week
Steve Nash
Livid about our lack of livability
Stephen Quinn
What’s on in B.C. this weekend
Handout photo of sitar player tuning up at last year's Indian Summer Festival opening reception in Vancouver BC. Handout For BC Events listings
Mississauga puts its arts scene on the map
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Canadian Olympic team swimmers display impressive form at Canada Cup
Barbara Jardin swims to win in the women's 200 metre freestyle at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Montreal.
Best pictures from July 6
A reveler drinks wine during the 'Chupinazo', the official opening of the 2012 San Fermin fiestas, Friday, July 6, 2012 in Pamplona, Spain. Revelers from around the world kick off the San Fermin festival with a messy party in the Pamplona town square, one day before the first of eight days of the running of the bulls. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Legacy of Wild West spurs ‘Cowtown’ spirit
Liam Kirkness gets ready for the start of the annual Stampede parade during the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, July 6, 2012. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT)
In photos: Storms, power outages take their toll on West Virginia
Resident Philann White takes photos of the damage at a neighbour's home in Charleston, West Virginia Thursday, July 5, 2012.
Storm-ravaged West Virginia makes the case for a smart grid
Resident Mary Booker inspects the damage after a large tree fell on her home in Charleston, West Virginia Thursday, July 5/2012.
Making it right while soaked with sweat
Builder Mike Holmes is seen in front of the Toronto High Park playground as it is rebuilt in the scorching heat on July 6, 2012.
Whitaker scores three touchdowns as Alouettes top Bombers
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo (13) looks to pass the ball against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the first half of their CFL football game in Montreal July 6, 2012.
Argos strive to impress fans with solid home opener
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray looks to make a pass against Hamilton Tiger-Cats during first half CFL pre-season action in Hamilton on Wednesday June 13 , 2013. It's only the second game of the season, but for Ray and the Toronto Argonauts it's an opportunity to establish an identity at home.
Now here’s some jerk that’s worth your time
Prince Rowe, owner of Kingston 11 Reggae Cafe, prepares the Jerk Chicken dinner with rice and salad at Kingston 11 Reggae Cafe in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, July 5, 2012.
Are kids failing at summer?
Sophie Guo, left, and Jamie Picken study during summer school in Vancouver.
First Nation has high hopes for fish farm
Bill Cranmer , chief, Namgis First Nation at the closed containment Project to grow farmed fish near Port McNeill June 21, 2012. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
A look at the career of Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci dismounts from the uneven parallel bars during a perfect "10" performance at the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, in this July 18, 1976 photo
Tom Kite, Brad Bryant lead First Tee Open
Nadia Comaneci: From a perfect 10 in Montreal to a busy broadcaster in London
Nadia Comaneci talks about her career at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Okla.
Halifax set to be a facial transplant centre
Thursday July 5th. 2012 - Facial/Laryngeal Transplantation Day - Dr. Daniel Alan, Section Head of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Clevand Clinic, in Cleveland, OH, demonstrates a "Facial Transplantation" in the Bethune building of QEII Health Sciences Centre.
Images from Friday's practice session at the Toronto Indy
Helio Castroneves of Brazil races by the Princes' Gates during the practice session at the Honda Indy in Toronto July 6, 2012.
Canadian cities trying to redefine what it means to be an urban planner
Planner Rollin Stanley July 6, 2012 in Calgary.
Ontario's letter to federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq speaks at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute on March 15, 2012.
Ontario urges feds not to allow generic OxyContin onto market
Prescription painkiller OxyContin, which will be delisted from Ontario's drug benefit program.
Richard Scott declines RBC Canadian Open invitation
Richard Scott
Cyclical dividend stocks: More than tempting treats
Rob Carrick
Urban street course makes Toronto Indy ‘the rodeo of racing’
James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ont., Canada races during the practice session at the Honda Indy in Toronto July 6, 2012.
Booming resource sector spurs wage gains
Booming resource sector spurs wage gains
Charges laid in Surrey Christmas Day shooting case
‘Chef Mark’ cooks up whole new vision for mission
‘I think the most important part for me has been the sport piece, to be accessible and credible to the athletes, and I think that is unique,’ Mark Tewksbury says of his chef de mission role.
How I lost at the Magic Olympics
Magic equipment.
Cash crunch: A single mom’s balancing act
Canadian physicist Robert Orr on the Big Bang breakthrough
Images of proton collisions from the search for the Higgs boson particle.
Does a Mountie posing in S&M photos have any place on the force?
Gary Mason
Libor practices in line with rules, says Royal Bank of Canada
Libor practices in line with rules, says Royal Bank of Canada
It’s official: Mermaids aren’t real
Tabatha Southey
Canadiens re-sign centre Lars Eller for two years
Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller takes a shot against the Atlanta Thrashers in first period of their NHL game in Atlanta, Georgia, November 26, 2010.
Funds vs. ETFs: peeling away some of the myths
Tom Bradley
Vern Kimball: Meet the Calgary Stampede’s designated driver
Calgary Stampede CEO Vern Kimball by anthony jenkins lunch Illustration of Calgary Stampede CEO Vern Kimball.
Maximum power, utmost precision needed to perform ‘the quad’
Alexandre Despatie of Canada dives the quad during the Canada Cup 2012 dive competition in Montreal on May 6, 2012.
Buying progress in Afghanistan
Women wait in line to receive aid donated by the Turkish government in Kabul on March 5, 2012.
The Calgary Stampede: a glorious reminder of rural roots
A rider carries the Stampede flag during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary on Friday, July 6, 2012.
Provincial judge strikes down mandatory minimums for firearms trafficking
Roanoke Firearms store owner John Markell holds a Glock 19 handgun April 17, 2007 in Roanoke, Virginia. Virginia Tech senior Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a native of South Korea, bought a similar Glock 19 handgun from the shop 36 days before going on a shooting rampage that left 33 people dead, including the shooter. Markell said Cho bought the gun legally by showing his Virginia drivers license, a checkbook and his U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service identification.
TV: Five shows worth watching tonight: July 9
Actors John Leguizamo, Garry McDonald, Matthew Whittet, Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman and Jacek Koman are shown in a scene from the movie "Moulin Rouge" directed by Baz Luhrmann.
The how and Y of worldwide airport codes
Pearson airport.
Less funding approved as United Church homeless shelter struggles in Vancouver
The main men's dorm room at First United Church a low-barrier shelter in Vancouver's downtown Eastside December 6, 2011.
Toronto FC waits on Koevermans’ knee ahead of weekend game in Philadelphia
Toronto FC 's Danny Koevermans (left) celebrates scoring his team's first goal against New England Revolution as Ryan Johnson looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday June 23, 2012.
We want to hear your best, funniest and craziest Calgary Stampede stories
Matt Shiozawa, from Chubbuck, Idaho, ropes a calf to win the tie-down roping event on the final day of the <strong>Calgary</strong> <strong>Stampede</strong> in <strong>Calgary</strong>, Sunday, July 18, 2010.
Why investors should brace for ugly earnings season
David Parkinson
Facebook and Yahoo settle patent suit, forge partnership
In this May 20, 2012 file photo, a Yahoo sign stands outside the company's offices in Santa Clara, Calif.
Expat dispatches: 3 reasons why Americans care more about college sports than Canadians
Michigan State and Louisville Cardinals basketball players face off in a NCAA match in March, 2012.
Man shot dead in Etobicoke was cousin of Eaton Centre victim
Etobicoke, Ont. shooting victim Abdulle Elmi.
Quiz: Canada's tornado alley, and other questions from the week's news
Steve Nash illustration
Best Buy to cut 2,400 jobs
Best Buy to cut 2,400 jobs
Roller-coaster strikes and kills employee at Montreal’s La Ronde amusement park
Montreal's La Ronde amusement park debuts its latest thrill ride
Beauty and the Beast: Great song and dance, but where’s the heart?
The Beast (Dane Agostinis) gets some laughs, but the strong-singing Emily Behny can’t summon Belle’s emotions.
The many parts of Tom Ngo’s screen prints
Tom Ngo’s screen prints imagine homes that are more Sims’ collages than liveable blueprints.
Disc of the Week: Dirty Projectors mix high and low, love and spirituality
Dirty Projectors
New crime fiction that will keep you flipping pages all summer
The quest for bin Laden, the question of torture
This is a 1998 file photo shows Osama bin Laden.
A Hologram for the King, by Dave Eggers
In A Hologram For A King Dave Eggers ably captures the inner life of a man living in the immediate present. , buffeted this way and that by current events.PREMIUM -- U.S. writer Dave Eggers poses during the 5th edition of the Rome literature festival,in Rome om 15 Jun 2006. Photo by Alessia Paradisi/ABACAUSA.COM (Pictured: Dave Eggers)
The Millionairess: A poverty of craft in Shaw’s play about wealth
Steven Sutcliffe as Adrian Blenderbland, Nicole Underhay as Epifania Ognisanti di Parerga and Robin Evan Willis as Patricia (Polly) Smith in The Millionairess.
Ellen Page: She’s not what you’d expect, only more so
Johanna Schneller
Hey Lana Del Rey: JFK assassination as MTV prop? It’s been done
Lana Del Rey, top, plays both Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe in her recent video; in 1996, Al Jourgensen of Ministry dressed up as Jackie for a video that was banned by MTV.
Above All Things, by Tanis Rideout
Rideout: precise language and perfect pacing.
Omar Khadr – his fans and his foes
In a courtroom sketch, Canadian detainee Omar Khadr is a divisive figure for Canadians with these two books as perfect examples. as these two books listens the taped testimony of Navy Capt. Patrick McCarthy, the former top military legal adviser at the detention center, played upon request by the military jury right before they announced their verdict, near the end of his sentence trial at Camp Justice, in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010. The federal government was sticking to its lines about the delayed transfer of convicted war criminal Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay on the eve of a Thursday news conference by his normally taciturn legal team. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janet Hamlin, Pool
The close: Dow, TSX slump on U.S. payrolls report
Job seekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York in this April 12, 2012 file photo. U.S. employers hired at a dismal pace in June 2012, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to boost the economy. The Labor Department said on July 6, 2012 non-farm payrolls expanded by just 80,000 jobs in June, falling short of forecasts.
Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets: PM
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras gestures during a parliamentary session in Athens July 6, 2012.
Whoa: Pengrowth’s Stampede surprise
Kelly Sutherland competes in the chuckwagon races at the High River Rodeo on June 26, 2012 in High River, Alberta.
Back to the land for the Calgary Stampede
Ten best small business stories of the week
Endangered African penguins gather near the water at the Vancouver Aquarium. The exhibit opened May 18.
France Télécom probed over spate of staff suicides
Employees of France Télécom demonstrate in front of the company’s headquarters in Marseille Oct. 20, 2009, to protest against a wave of suicides at the former state monopoly that unions blame on restructuring and work pressure. The banner reads "No to Torment at Work. No to the Stress. No to 150 Employees in the Same Workplace."
Playing at a theatre near you: Ottawa’s shock-and-awe film on War of 1812
Roberto Luongo: ‘It’s time to move on’
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo looks on during the singing of the national anthems before Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff against the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, British Columbia, June 4, 2011.
Pattison buying at Canfor
A Canfor mill in Mackenzie, B.C.
Your RIM questions answered: CEO Thorsten Heins responds
Research in Motion Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins speaks at the BlackBerry World event in Orlando, Florida in this May 1, 2012
Bullish on Lowe's
Lowe's workers collect shopping carts in the parking lot at the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in Burbank, Calif.
Gold’s ‘relentless downtrend’ tarnishes safe haven lustre
Hardcore gold enthusiasts like to argue that gold is the safest nest egg alternative to paper money. The markets may not agree.
As South Sudan turns 1, government turns to citizens to help fund army
A woman waits in a queue to collect water at the Yusuf Batil refugee camp in Upper Nile, South Sudan, July 4, 2012. Refugees are fleeing towards the Yusuf Batil refugee camp from the heavy seasonal rain that recently flooded areas and gravely expanded the risk of illness.
Ottawa approves Target entry into Canada
Ottawa approves Target entry into Canada
Afternoon Meeting: Who will claim the crown at Yahoo?
Brazil’s inflation at lowest in nearly 2 years
Brazil’s inflation at lowest in nearly 2 years
UN chief recommends shift from observer mission in Syria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks with the media after Security Council consultations at U.N. headquarters in New York June 7, 2012.
4 summer shoes that'll heat up your look
Fashion accessories shot in Toronto, Ont. Wednesday, June 20/2012. (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
Too young, too old, but never the right age
Leah Eichler
The tug of war for Libor
A Toronto branch of Royal Bank of Canada
How do you fix a problem like the Leafs?
Toronto Maple Leafs' Tyler Bozak reacts after scoring a goal against the Calgary Flames during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, February 14, 2012.
Murray fuels mania with trip to Wimbledon final where Federer awaits
Andy Murray of Britain dives to hit a return that went out during his men's semi-final tennis match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2012.
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo report, Friday
JPMorgan Chase & Co. reports earnings, Friday
Del Mastro meeting with Elections Canada to discuss campaign financing
Dean Del Mastro, MP for Peterborough, announces the launch of a new loans program worth $20M for Southern Ontario businesses at the offices of the Eastern Ontario Community Futures Development Corp. in Peterborough, Ont., on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Sports nuts spin passion into tech startup
Mark Evans
Canadians Peliwo, Bouchard into Wimbledon junior finals
Filip Peliwo of Canada
Fuji X-Pro1 is a quality compact camera – but it doesn’t come cheap
The Fuji X-Pro1 with a wide-angle 18mm f/2.0 lens, a 35mm f/1.4 – that, when the sensor’s crop-factor is taken into account, is about equivalent to a 50mm lens – and a 60mm f/2.4.
Gallery: The Fuji X-Pro1 in pictures
The Fuji X-Pro1 with an 18mm f/2.0 lens.
After gourmet burger score, can restaurateur do the same with pizza?
ZaZaZa’s Ion Aimers
Deals of the week: Hyundai Sonata, Lexus ES350, Acura MDX and Mazdaspeed3
Lexus ES 350
Germany launching Libor probe of Deutsche Bank: sources
Germany launching Libor probe of Deutsche Bank: sources
Your best sunsets
At midday: Jobs report pummels Dow, TSX
A broker watches his monitor at the Frankfurt stock exchange Friday July 6, 2012.
New dispute-settlement rules give banks power of choice
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, June 21, 2012.
Baird blames Russia for UN ‘losing its relevance’ in Syrian crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responds during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 19, 2012.
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