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Rubenstein: Weir hopes to get home fires burning
Mike Wier of Canada hits a tee shot on the 16th during the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio May 31, 2012.
Bounces go Kane’s way
Lorie Kane of Canada celebrates her shot on the 18th green during the first round of the LPGA Canadian Women's Open golf tournament in Coquitlam, British Columbia August 23, 2012.
Best pictures from August 23
Contortionist and hand balancer Sasha Pivaral performs at the official media launch for the 2012 Scotiabank Buskerfest in support of Epilepsy Toronto, August 22, 2012. (Galit Rodan/Globe and Mail)
Michelle Wie’s bad day
A disgusted Michelle Wie throws her putter toward her caddy on the 18th green after she three-putted from 20 feet for a bogey. It left her at two-over-par 74 for the round, and in danger of missing the cut.
Lawyer seeks to seal Canucks owner’s divorce file
Vancouver Canucks' owner Francesco Aquilini speaks on his mobile phone as general manager Mike Gillis, not pictured, speaks to reporters down the hallway in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday April 25, 2011. Vancouver and the Chicago Blackhawks play game 7 of a Western Conference quarterfinal Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday.
Tseng shoots 66 for CN Canadian Women's Open lead
Yani Tseng
Widespread manufacturing woes test fragile global economy
Whitaker has his revenge as Als beat Ticats with last-second field goal
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo (13) throws against Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the first half of their CFL football game in Montreal, August 23, 2012.
Wong eagles 18 to win Canadian Tour Championship
Eugene Wong
Punk rocker runs for NDP nomination
Punk-rock pioneer Joe Keithley, AKA, "Joey Shithead," from the seminal band D. O. A. is photographed in East Vancouver on December 22nd, 2009. Keithley's record label, "Sudden Death Records," has kept alive Vancouver's street music scene for over 30 years. DOA is also planning a return to the studio for an upcoming album in the new year.
New flu season policy targets B.C. health workers
India's northeast: Violence, panic
A man rides a bicycle in front of a bus that was burnt by a mob on the national highway near Rongia town in the northeastern Indian state of Assam in this August 16, 2012 file photo. Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and mostly Hindu Bodo tribesmen in northeastern Assam state in recent weeks. The mass flight was sparked by rumours that Muslims, a big minority in predominantly Hindu India, were seeking revenge for the Assam violence.
India’s ethnic clashes intensify within social-media maelstrom
People react during a clash with police at a protest that turned violent in Mumbai August 11, 2012. Police said that two people were killed when anti-Assam riots led by Muslim organisations turned violent on Saturday, with demonstrators torching vehicles, damaging buses and pelting stones, prompting police to fire in the air, according to local media.
Operation Haystack to target Alberta rats but rodent war could last two years
Caroline Wozniacki advances at New Haven but suffers knee injury
Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, holds her knee as she waits to be tended to during the quarterfinals of the New Haven Open tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Wozniacki who fought through the injury to her right knee to beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1, says she'll get the knee examined to determine the extent of the injury before deciding whether to play in the semifinals on Friday.
Ghosts of apartheid haunt memorials at Lonmin mine
A mourner attends a memorial service at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded 78 last week. Demands for higher wages spread to at least two other mines, raising fears of further protests at more South African mines that provide most of the world's platinum.
Voter-rich Laval could make or dash Charest’s chances
Audrey Lafond, right, and her spouse, Cedrick Billequey, play with their 2-year-old daughter, Juliette, at a soccer game in Laval-des-Rapides, Que., Aug. 21, 2012.
U.S. special agent based in Toronto tackles gun crime
U.S. Special Agent Regina Lombardo arrived in Toronto seven years ago this week to open the ATF’s third Canadian office, which covers most of the eastern half of the country.
At the front line with the Free Syrian Army
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with Syrian Army in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo in this August 7, 2012 file photo. This rebel had been firing at the Syrian army when he came under attack from sniper fire, he was pulling back into a secure position when the picture was taken. I was next to him, on the ground, and shooting with a 20mm lens. The yellow dot on his head is a reflection from the camera lens.
Eighteen days with the Syrian rebels
Free Syrian Army fighters take a break from clashes in a coffee shop in Aleppo in this August 12, 2012 file photo.
Car loans drive up debt loads
The jump in debt was caused in large part by borrowing to buy vehicles.
Death and taxes: Even lower-income Canadians can face top bracket
Years of pinching pennies can amass sizeable enough portfolios to push you into the highest income tax bracket after death.
Companies hit back at Bank of Canada Governor Carney
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney takes questions from the media at a press conference after speaking at the Canadian Automotive Workers' national convention in Toronto.
At key RIM conference, developing a sense of hope
Developers flocked to Waterloo, Ont. on Thursday to preview RIM’s next-generation smartphone and pitch their app ideas. Go to tgam.ca/Dgpq for more pictures from BlackBerry Jam.
OSC proposes major increase in fees
Caldwell Securities chairman Tom Caldwell says that the last thing the brokerage industry needs is a huge cost increase while it is going through ‘an incredibly tough time.’
Bettman’s gaffe implies fans are mere doormats
Gary Bettman Commissioner of the NHL leaves the NHLPA offices in Toronto on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
Picketing could disrupt Toronto film festival
TORONTO, ON: NOVEMBER 10, 2011 - Projectionists Erik Kruka, left, and Dave Callaghan pose for a photograph in a projection room at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on Thursday, November 10, 2011. Many cinemas are converting to digital projection and the use of film is lessening. The pair are seen with film projectors which are still commonly used at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and Mail)
‘London Whale’ hires lawyer in France, sources say
Commuters are reflected in stone as they walk past the JP Morgan headquarters in New York.
Japanese stocks offer a way to bet on a resurgent China
An electronic board displays global market indexes outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Aug. 23, 2012. Foreigners purchased more than a $1-billion (U.S.) in Japanese equities last week.
In Pakistan, a grotesque injustice
Mukhtar Khan, neighbor of an arrested Christian girl, shows the locked house of a girl and vowed will never allow them to live in this neighborhood, in a suburb of Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012.
Amid Kenney’s worthy reforms, a misstep on refugees’ health
Doctor Philip Berger, chief of family and community medicine at St. Michael's hospital was one of several doctors who protesed the recent decision to cut health care for refugees at the Pan/Parapan Am Day celebration in Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square, July 10, 2012.
Squabble at the mall: Ackman takes on Brookfield
Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management
Why seniors tend to give marketers the benefit of the doubt
Researchers were able to pinpoint which part of the prefrontal cortex is responsible for our ability to doubt by testing subjects’ reactions to misleading advertising.
The math doesn’t add up for both U.S. political parties
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has promised to cut taxes and balance the budget.
Hey mom, stay out of your kid’s breakup
Girls star Lena Dunham recently wrote about a bad experience with her ex-boyfriend’s mother.
PQ stance on referendums has left Marois in a predicament
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives for a news conference during a campaign stop Thursday, August 23, 2012 in Montreal. Quebeckers go to the polls Sept. 4, 2012 in a provincial election.
Is home school where the heart is?
Liverpool earns narrow victory over Hearts while Newcastle hold Atromitos
Hearts' Andy Webster (L) scores an own goal under pressure from Liverpool's Fabio Borini during their Europa League soccer match at Tyncastle stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland August 23, 2012.
Upcoming dividends? Companies with piles of cash
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested near Montreal, charged with 25 counts
Make sure your employer knows where you draw the line
Harvey Schachter
The case for Lonmin’s survival
A mourner attends a memorial service at the Lonmin platinum mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Aug. 23, 2012. Major platinum mines closed to allow workers to attend memorials for the 44 people killed last week in a wildcat strike at a Lonmin facility.
Train hard. Push it to the max. Zap your testicles?
Vietnam’s star fades in wake of debt blowouts
Construction sites are seen among Hanoi's skyline. Once tipped as Southeast Asia’s next economic star, Vietnam has been hit by debt crises at its state-run businesses.
Investors flock to South Korea, Taiwan despite economic woes
A girl looks at a board showing global stock indexes at the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei.
Don’t let a confrontation with your teen turn physical
My husband’s friend is a deadbeat
Zarqa Nawaz
Reciprocity a factor in evaluating CNOOC-Nexen deal: Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Canadian Rangers as he arrives in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on Thursday.
Working mothers healthier than stay-at-home moms: study
Why seniors may be especially vulnerable to financial fraud
First Trans Mountain hearing won’t touch environmental issues: NEB
Work under way on a section of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline
In Pictures: Developers assess next-generation BlackBerrys
Research in Motion's Brian Zubert leads app developers in their 'lightening pitches.' RIM is courting the developer community before the launch of its next-generation BlackBerry 10.
Downgrade sends Baidu shares skidding
The close: S&P 500 suffers biggest retreat of past month
A trader looks at computer screens at the Madrid bourse.
Our farmhouse came with hidden treasure
Frida Maria Loeffler
Frida Loeffler
Mudsnails are colonizing the planet
Linamar among bidders for Metaldyne: sources
A worker at the Linamar plant in Guelph, Ont.
‘Desperate’ Carney’s frustration is showing
Mark <strong>Carney</strong>, Governor of the Bank of Canada, makes his way to a press conference
Vietnam arrests another top banker as scandal grows
A security officer carries a bag of money into the vault at Asia Commercial Bank’s Hanoi branch on Thursday, after the arrest of the bank’s director general sparked more panic among depositors.
The camp sent you home a 'new' kid. Here's how to keep him that way
Instructor John McCracken helps a child at Camp Arowhon in Ontario.
Victoria MP Denise Savoie retiring after health warning
The NDP's Denise Savoie celebrates her victory in the federal election Jan. 23, 2006.
‘Early crazy hours’ paid off for Summer Fresh
Susan Niczowski, founder and president of Summer Fresh Salads.
Grain body slashes crop forecasts as droughts bite
A farmer stacks her crop of maize in Chivi, about 378 kilometres southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe. Supplies of maize and wheat are tightening around the globe.
Time-wasting: Are you a victim, or a perpetrator?
Las Vegas gambling mogul visits Rob Ford to lobby for casino
CEO and Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson speaks during a news conference at the Marina Bay Sands convention centre in Singapore June 23, 2010.
S. African platinum mine strikes spread
A mourner attends a memorial service at the Lonmin platinum mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, on Thursday. After police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded 78 last week, demands for higher wages spread to at least two other mines.
Darwin: The official trailer
Screen grab from the online trailer for "Darwin"
Search launched for the Franklin ships' watery Arctic grave
The sun sets over the Franklin Strait in Nunavut. After three years and $225,000 worth of research probing the Arctic waters, researchers have not solved the mystery of Sir John Franklin's missing ships.
It’s time for a call to arms on abortion
U.S. Representative Todd Akin is under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, but has insisted on he would not leave the Missouri Senate race.
Girl code: the making of the next Marissa Mayer
Miha Saluja, 12, and Shanyce Beale, 14, work together to build a computer game at Girls Learning Code Camp in Toronto.
Brookfield, Ackman falling out was inevitable
Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management
Why Carney is telling us what to do with the cash
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada
Conrad Black may try to reopen U.S. convictions before Order of Canada: federal lawyers
Conrad Black takes his seat at a luncheon at the Empire Club in Toronto on Friday, June 22, 2012.
What expenses qualify for RESP withdrawal?
Nancy Woods, adviser with RBC
Qantas scraps Boeing order after loss
The tails bearing the logo of the 'Flying Kangaroo' of Qantas are seen at a terminal of Sydney Airport in this September 9, 2003 file photo.
Ottawa’s pooled-pension proposal gets thumbs-down
Minister of State (Finance) Ted Menzies responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday June 12, 2012.
3 top stock picks from Toron partner Karl Berger
Karl Berger
Bad news for miners, good news for investors
A man mends a sign at the entrance to BHP Billiton's iron ore loading facility in Port Hedland, about 1,600 km (994 miles) north of Perth in this May 30, 2008 file photo.
10 U.S. stock picks of the highest-rated money managers
Toronto police officer in hospital after car crash
Is there a shortage of platinum or not?
How to get low-income students hooked on university
Third year Integrated Sciences student, Alexander Young, left, Rodrigo Narro Perez, middle, and 2nd year IS student Rebecca DiPucchio, right, help students figure out where their historical earth event event falls into place on the timeline of earth history. Some Hamilton grade seven students receive instruction from McMaster Integrated Science students on the evolution of the earth on May 17, 2012. The class is part of a three day program designed to demystify university.
Anglo American, Codelco settle copper row
The agreement terminates a multibillion-dollar courtroom showdown over Anglo’s flagship Los Bronces mine, poised to become the world’s No. 5 copper mine at its peak and previously called La Disputada, ‘the disputed one’ in Spanish.
Jay Triano hired to coach Canadian men’s basketball team for a second time
Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano directs training at the O2 Arena in London, Thursday, March 3, 2011.
Canada’s investment elite honoured during jubilee
Gamification is a complicated word for a simple concept: using a system of competitions and rewards to reach a business goal, solve a problem or engage an audience.
Automated trading revolution sweeps into Asia
A Filipino trader walks in front of an electronic board during trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007.
Nadir’s jail sentence ends 20-year international fraud probe
Turkish Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir gestures as he arrives at the Old Bailey court in London in this photograph taken Feb. 10, 2012.
Gold stages technical breakout to nearly 4-month high
Harper names Aglukkaq as Canada’s chief at Arctic Council
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq speaks at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute on March 15, 2012.
Is Chavril our own Brangelina pairing?
Detail from the cover of Hello! Canada magazine, which features the story of the engagement of Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger
Khmer Rouge tribunal witness describes medical experiments, forced marriages
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan, accused of genocide and other atrocities, sits in the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.
Egypt’s IMF loan will help revive investor interest
Christine Lagarde, IMF president, visits the pyramids in Giza on Aug. 22. Egypt has requested a $4.8-billion (U.S.) loan from the IMF and hopes for a deal by the end of year.
SEC chief Schapiro admits defeat over money funds
SEC chair Mary Schapiro
Satisfaction with advisers declines for second year in Canada
Overall satisfaction with full-service investment firms in Canada has declined for the second year in a row, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
Carney’s report card would make a mother proud
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, holds press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
Markham home goes $75,100 over asking
Done Deal, 146 Willowbrook Rd., Markham, Ont.
Microsoft rebrands: First new logo in 25 years
The world’s largest software company is introducing a dash of color in its first logo redesign since 1987, using a new multi-coloured square next to a plain rendering of its name in Segoe font, replacing its well-worn Helvetica Black Italic-style logo.
Map: 301 MARKHAM ST., NO. 304
Done Deal, 301 Markham St., unit 304, Toronto
Map: 48 SOHO SQUARE, TORONTO
Done Deal, 48 Soho Sq., Toronto
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