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August 22

American politicians put abortion access at risk
In this Monday, July 2, 2012, file photo, abortion opponents Ron Nederhoed, center, and Ashley Sigrest, left, argue with Jackson Women's Health Organization's administrator Shannon Brewer, right, over the opponent's trespassing onto the property of Mississippi's only abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss.
Remembering Jack
Olivia Chow, wife of the late Jack Layton, writes a message of love with chalk on a wall outside Toronto City Hall on the anniversary of Layton's death Aug 22, 2012.
Best pictures from August 22
Layton’s admirers paint the town orange
Olivia Chow, wife of the late Jack Layton, writes a message of love with chalk on a wall outside Toronto City Hall on the anniversary of Layton's death Aug 22, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Reporter test drives province’s new drinking rules
Wine.
B.C. woman killed while hang-gliding was not attached to glider, report claims
Lenami Godinez, 27, had launched on a tandem flight, in which she was supposed to be tethered to the hang glider, when she fell 300 metres to her death Saturday, April 28 in Mount Woodside, BC.
Wildfire in southern Interior still ablaze but residents can rest easier
Handout photo of a wildfire in the Big Bar Creek area of the British Columbia interior provided on Aug. 22, 2012.
Liberal insider accuses Clark of shaky leadership in new book
Gordon Campbell's chief of staff, Martyn Brown, shown in 2010.
Charest’s hidden asset? His wife, Michèle
Jean Charest arrives with his wife, Michèle, at a country food store and restaurant Wednesday in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
What I did on my summer vacation
Jisoo Keel
Harper’s Arctic trips are now diplomatic ventures
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen take in the scenery as they stand on the ground where a new national park will be located in Moose Pond, North West Territories, August 21, 2012.
Augusta’s move to admit women called ‘overdue’
Lorie Kane
Gun risks at Tampa’s GOP convention spark controversy between local, state officials
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus unveils the stage for the upcoming Republican National Convention in Tampa on Monday.
Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak loses in quarter-finals at Texas Tennis Open
Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada reacts during her match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 11, 2012.
German rabbi faces charges amid legal confusion over circumcisions
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger, right, and Berlin Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal brief the media at the Federal Press Conference organization in Berlin, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.
Ethiopia’s regional stability tested with death of PM
Ethiopians carry posters in Amharic reading ‘Meles We Love You’ as the body of the late prime minister Meles Zenawi arrived in Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital, on Wednesday.
BHP’s dilemma: Dig or distribute?
A bucket wheel reclaimer is moved into position at BHP Billiton's iron ore loading facility in Port Hedland, about 1,600 km north of Perth, Australia
Low-volatility stocks for the highly nervous
Gaming: A big score may lurk in a battered industry
David Milstead
'Canada's sweetheart': Marilyn Bell, the great strait swimmer
Seventeen-year-old Marilyn Bell from Toronto gets a kiss from coach Gus Ryder on July 31, 1955, after she conquered the English Channel in an epic 14-hour-and-36-minute swim. Ms. Bell was held up over the last two miles by heavy tides, which robbed her of a time record.
Maybe a little marketing is needed to get kids to eat their veggies
Eight easy dinners for busy school nights
Spaghetti and meatballs are an easy recipe that will please everyone at the dinner table
U.K. soccer firm gives Teachers the boot
Greece's goalkeeper Michalis Sifakis saves the ball during their Group A Euro 2012 soccer match against Russia at the National stadium in Warsaw, June 16, 2012.
Jack Layton’s legacy
On the steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa a photograph of Jack Layton is surrounded with flowers, a bottle of Orange Crush and other messages to commemorate the first anniversary of Layton's death, on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
Carney strikes the right tone
Mark Carney, the head of the Bank of Canada addresses the annual convention of the Canadian Auto Workers Union in Toronto on August 22, 2012.
Ask an expert: What should I put in my will?
Saman Jaffery of Hull & Hull.
Sonora Island: Come for the salmon, stay for the sea lions and orcas
Sea lions bask in the sun near Sonora Island in British Columbia.
Alouettes’ Anthony Calvillo may be 40, but he’s still got plenty of game left
Sean Gordon
Quebec debate: Old wounds exposed as Marois, Legault clash over sovereignty
Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault (L), Liberal leader Jean Charest (C) and Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois talk before a Quebec leaders' debate in Montreal August 19, 2012. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on September 4.
A new breed of tax-efficient cross-border income trusts
Tim Cestnick
What’s the rush, first-time buyers? Now's the time to rent
Rob Carrick
China needs some creative destruction to avoid a Japan-like quagmire
Chinese national flags fly in front of a newly-built residential apartment in Wuhan, Hubei province July 10, 2012.
Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo among three players fined by league
Montreal Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo (13) signals to his bench during the first half of their CFL game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Winnipeg, Friday, August 3, 2012.
Bell, Rogers now official owners of MLSE
From left, BCE CEO George Cope, Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed and MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum attend a news conference announcing the sale of MLSE in Toronto Dec. 9, 2011.
CAW votes to merge with CEP union
CAW president Ken Lewenza speaks at the Canadian Automotive Workers convention in Toronto on Monday, Aug. 20.
The borrowing binge: Consumer debt hits eight-year high
Credit cards with magnetic stripes, including many Visa and Mastercard cards, remain vulnerable to fraud.
New e-mag from Random House aims to brings back the essay
Canadian indie act Diamond Rings preps for his close-up
Father’s age linked to risk of autism, schizophrenia in children: study
Prince Harry: the private v. the public escapades
BMO offers drought relief to U.S., Canadian farmers
Drought-damaged corn is seen in a field near Nickerson, Neb., this month.
Manulife LPGA Classic gets new 2013 Canadian date
Grey Silo Golf Club
Beware the Apple hype, analyst warns in rare downgrade
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Developers Conference in San Francisco, Monday, June 11, 2012.
Changes in general government gross debt
Emmanuelle Léonard, Annie MacDonell on shortlist for the Grange Prize
Canadian Untitled, from the Picture Collection series by Annie MacDonell.
The close: Hints of Fed stimulus fails to rally Dow, TSX
Champion rejoins Nissan, but his parting words praise Chrysler
2012 Chrysler 300
The futility of Greece’s latest austerity target
Protesters rally against austerity measures and corruption in Athens' Constitution square in June of 2011.
Toll Brothers orders rise sharply amid housing recovery
New homes under construction in Edmonton earlier this year.
Changes in the general government cyclically-adjusted deficits
Facebook generation takes on regulators over crowdfunding
Kris Roberts, a real estate agent in Vancouver who runs the GIVE Group, would like to see the rules change in Canada’s provinces.
The case for the handkerchief
HP posts huge quarterly loss
In this May 13, 2011 photo, Hewlett Packard computer boxes on display at Micro Center computer store in Santa Clara, Calif.
Alberta gives way to oil patch in land protection plan for lower Athabasca
The Athabasca River, down stream from many oilsands projects
Sangervasio Toscana 2008, Italy
Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blanc d’Ay Grand Cru Champagne, France
Monster Vineyards Riesling 2010, British Columbia
What’s the best wine and food pairing you’ve ever had?
I made a drunken fool of myself at my daughter’s party
David Eddie
Homebuilders now driving optimism
HOME-BUILDER STOCKS: Workers unload roof tiles at a KB Home development in Gilbert, Ariz. The stocks of the 13 U.S. home builders whose shares are publicly traded have increased an average 60 per cent this year. By contrast, the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index is up about 9 per cent this year.
Video chat: How hemp helps Manitoba business grow
Mike Fata, co-founder and president of Manitoba Harvest, holds un-shelled hemp seed in his Winnipeg facility May 30, 2011.
How to make a graceful networking exit
From Business Cards to Business Relationships: Personal Branding and Profitable Networking Made Easy, 2 nd Edition, by Allison Graham.
Map: 12 COURCELETTE RD., THE BEACHES, TORONTO
Home of the Week, 12 COURCELETTE RD., THE BEACHES, TORONTO. Being so close to Lake Ontario makes the house feel like a retreat, even though located in the heart of the city.
Enbridge alienating socially responsible investors
In this file photo, a worker monitors the water in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River as oil from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc., is vacuumed out the water. A pipeline rupture spilled more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil into the river nearly two years ago. Today’s topics: Enbridge’s failures; the minister and the visa; blame corporatism, not collegialism; copyright time-out … and more
Home of the Week: A Beaches home with a Casa Loma pedigree
Home of the Week, 12 COURCELETTE RD., THE BEACHES, TORONTO. Being so close to Lake Ontario makes the house feel like a retreat, even though located in the heart of the city.
A Beaches home built by a legendary Toronto architect
Home of the Week, 12 Courcelette Rd., The Beaches, Toronto. Being so close to Lake Ontario makes the house feel like a retreat, even though located in the heart of the city.
Globe reporter gets drunk at a police station...for journalism
Wine.
Risks rise for resource firms amid worrisome signals over China
A woman picks vegetables at a supermarket in Hefei in central China's Anhui province Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.
Canadian resource firms to be affected by SEC rules targeting payments abroad
SEC chair Mary Schapiro
Blue Jays place Yunel Escobar on paternity list
Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar watches his RBI sacrifice fly against the Kansas City Royals during the third inning of their MLB American League game in Toronto on Wednesday.
Breaking 80: It's all coming together
CHRIS ZELKOVICH
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
Doug Clark
Doug Clark
U.S. comic Dave Chappelle pays surprise visit to Toronto Mayor Ford
U.S. comic Dave Chappelle is pictured with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on August 22, 2012 in a Twitter screengrab.
Study music, hear better
U.S. financial products firm to launch in Canada
A weak global economy and a flood of money from safety-seeking investors has dragged bond borrowing costs dramatically lower over the past year and a half. Neither trend shows signs of reversing direction and long-term yields could have even further to fall before the trend to lower rates that began more than three decades ago finally hits bottom.
Take your baby hiking in the backcountry
Oilers sign Taylor Hall to seven-year contract extension
Edmonton Oiler's Taylor Hall (4) gets a shot off in front of Winnipeg Jets' Tobias Enstrom (39) during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, February 27, 2012.
How to get ready for the flood of back-to-school illnesses
TD raises 3-year mortgage rate to match RBC
A TD Canada Trust branch in Toronto. The bank is lowering the interest rate it will charge for a three-year term mortgage, matching a move earlier this week by Royal Bank.
Nervous about the sex talk? Jane Fonda has some advice
Jane Fonda has penned two books for young people.
Platinum hits multi-month highs as S.African labour unrest spreads
A protester licks his spear outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg. South African police opened fire on Thursday against thousands of striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine, leaving several bloodied corpses lying on the ground.A Reuters cameraman said he saw at least seven bodies after the shooting, which occurred when police laying out barricades of barbed wire were outflanked by some of an estimated 3,000 miners massed on a rocky outcrop near the mine, 100 km northwest of Johannesburg.
B.C. NDP Leader vows to back out of Ottawa’s Enbridge review
British Columbia NDP leader Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference with families of serial killer Robert Pickton's victims in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday March 29, 2012.
NHL collective bargaining talks cancelled for Wednesday
Gary Bettman (left) Commissioner of the NHL and Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner and chief legal officer of the NHL leave the NHLPA offices in Toronto on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
Akin resists calls to step down as 'legitimate rape' furor continues
Republican congressman Todd Akin has apologized in an online video for comments about ‘legitimate rape’ and pregnancy.
Harper eyes national park expansion in the North
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen take in the scenery as they stand on the ground where a new national park will be located in Moose Pond, North West Territories, August 21, 2012.
At midday: S&P 500 continues retreat from four-year high
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 31, 2012.
Tories signal support for Liberal’s teachers bill
Education Minister Laurel Broten has urged trustees to review the terms of the English Catholic teachers’ agreement more closely, but so far, public, Francophone and Catholic boards have all refused.
Why Facebook insider sales aren’t so bad
Whether Facebook executives sell their shares on Thursday is beside the point: Social media companies are facing big challenges.
In the spirit of Chavril: What other Canadian musicians should hook up?
Telus lands punch, but Mason says it can hang in
The Telus Tower in downtown Toronto.
Ontario unveils $20-million plan to get guns off the street
Police investigate a fatal shooting at Toronto's Eaton Centre on June 3, 2012.
Y Combinator pitch boosts Waterloo's BufferBox
Healthy dividends in Twin Butte Energy
Lou Schizas
Map: 3158 CAMOSUN ST., POINT GREY, VANCOUVER, B.C.
Done Deal, 3158 Camosun St., Point Grey, Vancouver, B.C.
BBC says it won’t allow statue of George Orwell at its entrance
The microphone that newsreader Iain Purdon used to deliver the final BBC World Service news bulletin from BBC Bush House is seen in central London July 12, 2012. At noon London time Britain slipped silently into a new era of radio history.
Map: 22380 SHARPE AVE., NO. 15, RICHMOND, B.C.
Done Deal, 22380 Sharpe Ave., No. 15, Richmond, B.C.
Free up 'dead money,' Carney exhorts corporate Canada
Mark Carney, the head of the Bank of Canada addresses the annual convention of the Canadian Auto Workers Union in Toronto on August 22, 2012. CAW president Ken Lewenza thanked Carney for making this unprecedented visit, and after presenting Carney with a personal gift of thanks, also handed him a copy of the CAW's vision for Canada.
Price trimmed to move Richmond townhouse
Done Deal, 22380 Sharpe Ave., No. 15, Richmond, B.C.
Five mistakes that estate executors make
Reasons beneficiaries will challenge executors
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