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August 16

Long ball seals Laffey’s fate vs. Chicago but Jays must generate more offence
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Laffey walks to the mound after giving up a home run to Chicago White Sox batter Dewayne Wise (R ) during the third inning of their American League baseball game in Toronto August 16, 2012.
Joey Elliott leads Bombers past Tiger Cats for second win of the season
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Joey Elliot makes a pass against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the first half of their CFL game in Winnipeg, August 16, 2012.
A country fractures: from the mines, a killing field in South Africa
Policemen give instructions to an injured miner after the striking miners were shot outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, August 16, 2012.
Photos of horror from the South African mine strike
A policeman, right, fires at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, August 16, 2012.
Best pictures from August 16
Elsy Castillo, 25, and her 8-year-old daughter Dairl, react as they are forced to leave the area near the Jacobo Arbenz housing settlement by the military and police in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Security forces evicted about 200 families on Monday from vacant lots that they took over in January, called the Jacobo Arbenz housing settlement, which is located in front a military base. On Wednesday, forces returned to the area to force families that didn't leave to move out. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Shawn Stefani wins Midwest Classic
Corrections Canada to push ahead with electronic anklets for parolees
Corrections Canada admits that electronic monitoring anklets are not perfect.
Woman lost in bush faced bear, broke into cabin to survive
Rhonda Cardinal fought off a bear, hunger in her ordeal in the woods.
Merkel supports PM on trade talks, praises economy
Nova Scotia man discovers rare fossil while walking dog along beach
Views at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs at sunset. The Cliff is one of the few sites of significant fossil discoveries in Nova Scotia, where a man accidentally made the biggest discovery ever this week.
Alan McLean wins first Tour event in Windsor
Allan McLean
Charest comes out swinging after poll
Jean Charest is flanked by candidates during a news conference on Thursday.
Royal ruckus as more branches of military up for redesignation
Navy, army and air force officers, left to right, hold flags of the three forces at a ceremony in Halifax on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011.
B.C. man charged in 13-year-old killing
Milos Raonic uses blistering serve to beat Tomas Berdych in Cincinnati
Milos Raonic serves to Viktor Troicki of Serbia during second round Rogers Cup play Aug 7, 2012 in Toronto.
Canada’s Sarah Kaufman ready for MMA showdown with undefeated Ronda Rousey
Legion head appalled by anti-aboriginal joke in newsletter
A box of Royal Canadian Legion Poppies for Remembrance Day photographed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alberta-bound Rob Ford gets a lift from obliging motorist
Mayor Rob Ford stands before the newly-raised PASO and IPC flags in Nathan Phillips Square, marking Pan Am/Parapan Am Day in Toronto, July 10, 2012.
Commercial and recreational sockeye fishery unlikely this year
Olympian Jared Connaughton takes step in right direction after disqualification
Immediately after his misstep in a historic race, PEI sprinter Jared Connaughton knew what he had to do: “I have to own up to this,” he said.
Federal cuts threaten public safety, warn unions for prison, border guards
ICBC chief quits after scathing criticism of managers' compensation
The Hon. Kevin Falcon, B.C.'s Minister of Finance, gestures during a press conference where reporters asked for his reaction to the federal budget.
On tolerance of minorities, Pauline Marois is showing the opposite of leadership
PQ leader Pauline Marois responds to a question during a news conference Thursday, August 16, 2012 in Montreal.
Ecuador should not give Assange asylum; and he should step out and defend himself
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in this December 5, 2011 file photo.
Moody’s renews Canada’s triple-A rating
A Moody's sign on the 7 World Trade Center tower is photographed in New York August 2, 2011
Vale announces ‘unfortunate, but not surprising’ delay in $3-billion mine
Vale SA has postponed work to build a $3-billion potash mine near Kronau, Sask. Despite this and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.’s decision to shut down its Lanigan mine for a month, the province and industry experts are optimistic about continued investment in potash.
Lion’s Keron Williams has discovered how to ‘bend the corner’
David Ebner
Corporate culture, or corporate cult?
Harvey Schachter
For Barrick, Tanzanian mines lose their lustre
Barrick’s North Mara gold mine in northeast Tanzania.
Former NHLPA head deals with a tougher file – defending the Paterno family
Paul Kelly talks to the media after in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
StanChart saga exposes U.S. regulatory mess
StanChart in $340-million settlement with N.Y. regulator
Why the Fed should be skeptical of GDP data
George Athanassakos
Since when does a huge hedge fund need subsidies?
Stocks with fat yields, strong fundamentals
NHLPA members ‘disappointed’ after league dismisses initial proposal
Donald Fehr, Executive Director of the NHLPA pauses as he speaks to journalists following collective bargaining talks in Toronto on Wednesday, August 15, 2012.
Malaysian economic plans defy global woes
Muslims head toward a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday as Muslims around the world mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
The emergence of a new global citizen
The Hong Kong skyline.
Can you shop your blues away? One magazine thinks so
Addiction and anxiety but no catharsis
Montreal filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos is photographed on Toronto's Danforth Avenue Aug 15, 2012.
Same-sex couples embrace New York nuptials
Same-sex couples were wed at the Empire State Building.
Manufacturing data send worrisome signal about stocks
Manufacturing sales declined 0.4 per cent in June.
The man behind X-Men’s silicone masks
A new exhibit at TIFF Bell Lightbox features the work of famed Canadian special effects artist Gordon Smith, who worked on the first two X-Men movies, among many others.
Teachers, partner buying stake in Denmark’s ISS
Teachers, partner buying stake in Denmark’s ISS
Sharks and beetles, together at last
Volkswagen’s promotional video for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.
At least 45 killed, 180 wounded in Iraq attacks: officials
At least 45 killed, 180 wounded in Iraq attacks: officials
Here we are now, entertain us: A generation grows up
Framegrab of Jason Priestley from an ad featuring original Beverly Hills 90210 cast members.
Minister was briefed to respond to possible RIM takeover bid
Minister of Industry Christian Paradis
Watch Burger King's 'Baby Got Back' ad
A still from Burger King's 'Square Butt' ad that featured Spongebob Squarepants and a version of Sir Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back.'
Watch Old Navy's Beverly Hills: 90210 ads
Beverly Hills: 90210 alumni Jason Priestley, left, and Luke Perry reunite with other cast members in Old Navy's new ad campaign.
Watch Jordan Knight sing the Old Navy catalogue
Old Navy's spring 2012 ads featured Jordan Knight singing his way through the retailer's catalogue.
Oilers’ Yakupov hopes labour issues can be sorted out
Nail Yakupov puts on his new jersey after being picked by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL draft in Pittsburgh on June 22, 2012.
The close: S&P 500 hits fresh four-month high
People walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange July 13, 2007.
Most students expect to graduate more than $20,000 in debt
Industrial Alliance sells U.S. annuity business
Yvon Charest, CEO of Industrial Alliance.
Vancouver mulls civic status for Pride parade, major festivals
People dance on a float as it passes by during the annual Vancouver Pride Parade in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, July 31, 2011.
How one woman took a page from Helen Gurley Brown
I invited a guy to a girls’ vacation. Was I wrong?
Zarqa Nawaz
How I lost it: Tell us your inspiring stories of weight loss
Bic Canada withdraws TV ad, apologizes
Screen grab from Bic Canada's controversial ad
Cult of celebrity as charted by … obits?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pose on arrival at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2012.
Sears Canada only for the bravest of investors
A Sears Canada store at Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket, Ont. The retailer plans to give a soon-to-be-named advertising agency the mandate to consider replacing Sears' blue and white logo with a less conservative look.
Is Crocs on another spongy march to the bottom?
An array of Crocs clogs sit in a storefront display in Boulder, Colo. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006.
From a mistress, advice for wives
Sarah Symonds, mistress of Lord Jeffrey Archer and Gordon Ramsay and author of a new book Having An Affair? A Handbook for the Other Woman, at the Gerard Lounge in Vancouver.
Manulife Asset Management prepares for its South Korean debut
Towering buildings in seoul, south korea
Brazil’s shoppers take leap of faith
Economists said strong retail demand should not derail expectations for a ninth interest rate cut later this month by the central bank, as Brazil’s manufacturing sector continues to struggle.
Marion Ritchie
White House weighing release of oil reserves: source
White House weighing release of oil reserves: source
Areva's uranium mine in Saskatchewan wins approval
File photo of Cameco's Cigar Lake uranium mine.
Share your best photos of water
B.C. plane crash survivor dies of serious injuries
Moments: Caught on Camera, August 17 to 23
People swim at the start of the annual Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich.
Ontario unveils plan to force through teacher pay freeze
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten appealed to elementary school teachers to return to a provincial discussion table to help set the framework for negotiations.
European banks top list of world’s safest
Toronto-Dominion is once again ranked the safest bank in Canada by Global Finance magazine.
Ex-wife hits 'Yogurt King' with lawsuit
Chobani
Is it time for the second coming of Trudeaumania?
Liberal MP Justin Trudeau sports a cowboy hat while attending the party's annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary on Saturday, July 7, 2012. This is the 100th anniversary of the Stampede.
Debt-stressed Zimbabweans auction off prized possessions
A young boy rolls a used tire in Harare, Zimbabwe July 27, 2012. Zimbabweans from all walks of life are drowning in debt after the implosion of a three-year credit bubble.
Marois ready to take reins of power as PQ holds onto lead in polls
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to reporters during an election campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Que., Wednesday, August 15, 2012.
Swiss absinthe makers get protected status for fabled spirit
The absinthe ritual: pour a shot of absinthe over a sugar cube, set the cube alight with a match, douse with two shots of water, and stir what's left of the cube into a glass containing absinthe and water. Sip and try not to hallucinate. Dec.4, 2003 photograph.
Acquisition of Boyd gives Edmonton options in the backfield
Edmonton Eskimos' Hugh Charles is tackled by Saskatchewan Roughriders' Abraham Kromah during their CFL football game in Edmonton on Aug. 10.
What are rising crude oil prices telling us?
FILE -- Pumpjacks at work pumping crude oil near Halkirk, Alta
In the fields and at the lake, I see the gradual – but alarming – pace of change
New ETF targets emerging markets' middle class
Chinese national flags fly in front of a newly built residential apartment in Wuhan, Hubei province, July 10, 2012.
How has the financial crisis changed your life?
Couple goes over bills
How fickle investors drive interest rates
The Bank of Canada is seen in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 8, 2010.
Moody's lauds Canada, but cites rising dependence on oil patch
Michael Babad
Enbridge and the case of the missing islands
How a paternalistic candy maker bred loyalty, and profits
Restaurant offers discount to patrons who put down their cellphones
At midday: Dow, TSX climb after rise in U.S. building permits
The TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto
Rubenstein: Leggatt hopes to re-engage golfers
Canadian Ian Leggatt
Girl allegedly abducted by mother found safe
Mayor Ford’s days of driving may be over
A Twitter user by the handle of @ryanghaughton tweeted a picture of Mr. Ford holding up a sheaf of papers while in the driver’s seat of his Cadillac Escalade.
Merkel vows ‘speedy’ work to snag Canada-EU trade deal
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in a news conference with Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 16, 2012.
Portrait of celebrity: a sneak peek at Exposed, a new photo collection by Bryan Adams
A detail of a portrait of Lindsay Lohan.
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Liberals scramble to save 'non-francophone' support as CAQ rises in polls
Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault responds to questions at a news conference Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in Riviere-du-Loup, Que.
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