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September 21

Jon (Bones) Jones hears it as he takes stage for UFC 154 weigh-in
Jon (Bones) Jones, left, and Vitor Belfort, right, pose during the UFC 152 pre-fight press conference at the Real Sports Bar and Grill in Toronto on September 20, 2012. Tom Wright, UFC director of Canadian Operations, is at centre.
Pierce helps Bombers down Hamilton for third win of the season
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the second half of their CFL game in Winnipeg, September 21, 2012.
Ex-girlfriend pleads guilty in beating-robbery of star poker player
Jonathan Duhamel, of Canada, competes heads-up during the final table of the World Series of Poker, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 in Las Vegas.
Nova Scotia centenarian leaves behind thirteen beloved children
Best pictures from September 21
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO The Space Shuttle Endeavor is escorted by two F18 jets as it passes the Hollywood sign on the back of a 747 on its arrival in Los Angeles September 21, 2012. The Endeavour will be put on display at its new permanent home the California Science Center in October. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT)
John Cummins: ‘Just the guy that’s doing the job’
Conservative Leader John Cummins took the helm of B.C.’s third party in May of 2011.
Vince Young's affinity for cheesecake cost him thousands
Vince Young speaks to the press for the first time as a Buffalo Bill, at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York May 15, 2012.
Why the fuss over Jesus’s domestic arrangements?
Elizabeth Renzetti
Federal budget cuts mean more employees struggling with layoff anxiety
Mourners pay tribute to Toronto shooting victims at funeral
Eskimos co-ordinator Crandell has adviser breathing down his neck
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Steven Jyles gets the start Saturday against the B.C. Lions.
Marquay McDaniel enjoys bounce-back season with Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders receiver Marquay McDaniel has 37 catches for 539 yards in 10 games this season.
Disqualified Canadian sprinters take heart from bank’s donation of $40,000
Canada's Jared Connaughton, front, Justyn Warner, right, and Oluseyi Smith react to their times in the 4x100 metre finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, August 11, 2012. The team finished third but was then disqualified.
Drummond report falls off Liberal radar, Liberals still looking to ‘short-term fixes’
Adam Radwanski
Accused parents allowed to attend funeral of daughter taken off life support
Canada’s Supreme Court.
‘72 Team Canada inducted into Walk of Fame
Paul Henderson, in glasses, arrives with his old team members to Nathan Philips Square in Toronto during an event to recognize the hockey players of Team Canada 1972 before their Canada's Walk of Fame induction Sept. 21, 2012
Big U.S. banks hacked by Iran, sources say
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A taste for income-generating assets
Kimberley Seldon
How Ken Dryden had a change of heart and went back to Russia
Ken Dryden and Vladislav Tretiak photographed inYaroslavl.
Leonel Fernandez: the ‘oracle of Santo Domingo’
Education, says the former Dominican president, show here in Toronto this week, is ‘the best social equalizer; it gives you skills to move up the ladder.’
Can Romney dig himself out of this hole?
Konrad Yakabuski
Libyan protesters storm militia compound in Benghazi
Vote Romney: He dislikes less than half the voting public
Tabatha Southey
Accountant blows whistle on numbers
A padlock is seen on a parking lot gate outside Rogers Arena, the home of the Vancouver Canucks, in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday September 16, 2012.
Is there any way we can really change your mind?
Brainwashing
West Coast Wines: Gehringer Brothers Dry Rock Sauvignon Blanc 2011
From ‘cost certainty’ and team survival to just plain greed
Roy MacGregor
The tech sector's favourite new gadget? Dividends
David Parkinson
Enlightened portfolios for the frugal investor
Rob Carrick
Why reading more carefully is better
Urgent need to overhaul MPs’ pension plan
The Parliament of Canada is seen in Ottawa.
Canadian judges show solidarity with Venezuelan judge who is “prisoner of Chavez”
A campaign billboard of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is seen in Barinas September 11, 2012.
Sheelagh Whittaker: From pioneer to provocateur
Illustration of corporate director Sheelagh Whittaker.
B.C. Liberals eager to make hay out of Martin’s defection
Gary Mason
A new season, a new reason to doubt the bulls
Ian McGugan
Athletes guard their gear against sabotage
Speed skaters competes during the ISU World Cup short track speed skating championships in Shanghai March 11, 2012.
The ‘mental hump’ of community involvement
Stephen Quinn
iPhone 5 Apple’s best yet, but not glitch-free
Apple employees hang an iPhone 5 sign at one of the company's retail locations shortly before sales began in San Francisco, Calif., Friday.
Innovative program helps concussed student athletes return to school
Photographs taken Sept 18 2012 during senior football practice at St. Michael's College School in Toronto. The school performs baseline tests on all athletes taking part in extracurricular sports. If there's any suspicion of concussions, they take another baseline test to see if there is indeed any brain injury.
Family quandary: Renovate … or pack up and move?
Rona’s big bet on small stores
Luc Rodier, Rona’s executive vice-president of retail, gave store operators a tour of the company’s new, smaller ‘satellite’ model.
Restaurant Review: The Acorn doesn't fall far from the tree
The zucchini “tagliatelle” main dish, pictured at The Acorn: Vegan, Raw and Gluten Free restaurant in Vancouver, Sept. 19, 2012.
Career, kids ... sex? You’ve got to be kidding
Leah Eichler
Polyamory: Exploring the ins and outs of multiple partners
Showtime's Polyamory: Married and Dating centres on a family of four lovers living together in San Diego, Calif. The four members of the "pod" are, from left, Tahl Gruer, Michael McClure, Kamala Devi and Jennifer Gold.
Space shuttle Endeavour completes final flight on back of jumbo jet
The Space Shuttle Endeavour conducts a flyover on the back of a 747 before making its final touchdown at the Los Angeles International Airport, September 21, 2012. Endeavour will be moved to its permanent home at the California Science Center mid-October.
RBC shuffles U.S. electronic trading team
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is seen downtown Toronto in this March 3, 2011, file photo.
Meet Regent Park’s cultural revitalizer
Seema Jethalal, managing director of the new arts and cultural centre in Regent Park.
Olympians and Paralympians take part in Olympic Heroes Parade
Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan waves to crowds along Bay Street in Toronto during a parade celebrating Canada's Olympic athletes Sep 21, 2012.
This weekend: Tegan and Sara launch four-country tour, running the Grind and more
Tegan, left, and Sara play the Orpheum in Vancouver in 2010. This weekend they will play the Vogue theatre.
In Europe, ‘more kicking of the can down the road’
Eric Reguly
First openly gay pro athlete better have game
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar walks off the field during a 3-2 to loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, Aug. 15.>
Ontario Liberals to release power plant documents by Monday
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Worried about Lady Gaga’s weight gain? Chill, she isn’t
Singer Lady Gaga arrives at a "Lady Gaga Fame" fragrance launch event at the Guggenheim Museum on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 in New York. The black tie masquerade event will feature a performance art piece by Lady Gaga, Sleeping with Gaga. The film for "Lady Gaga Fame", directed by Steven Klein, will also be unveiled during the evening.
‘National champions’ comment sparks lively debate
Outgoing Competition Bureau head Melanie Aitken has sparked a lively debate about the sometimes troublesome balance between competition and regulation in Canada.
Ontario man faces U.S. fraud charges
Derek Elliot
Letter coast guard's advisory council submitted to Vancouver city council
The Kitsilano Coast Guard station is seen here in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
Other Tory MPs wade into human being debate
Conservative MP and pro-life supporter Stephen Woodworth takes part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Woodworth is pushing for legislation to have fetuses declared persons
Melody's Echo Chamber: I Follow You
Is Canada’s housing market cooling or crashing?
A look back at the life of Walter W. Igersheimer
Walter W. Igersheimer
Canada gears up for China uranium exports
Cameco‘s McArthur River uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. The first shipments of Canadian uranium concentrate are expected to arrive on Chinese shores within a year.
In pictures: Apple fans queue up for iPhone5
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is pictured on a BMW near people waiting for the release of the iPhone 5 in front of Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo. Apple fans queued around city blocks worldwide on Friday to get their hands on the new phone.
A look back at the life of neuroscientist Sergey Fedoroff
Swinging clubs to ease the hardship of cancer
Tim Murphy, left, chair of the organizing committee for the Calvert Masters Golf Tournament, and Loyola Sullivan participate in the annual fundraiser.
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Does Don dominate? And four more Emmy cliffhangers
A scene from Mad Men.
Bruce Willis: the Zen of Bruce
Johanna Schneller
On the Bowery, the uptownization of ‘downtown art’
Sarah Nicole Prickett
The Innocence of Muslims: Dubbing + deceit = utter disrespect
Protesters shout slogans during a protest on a road leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa September 21, 2012. They were protesting against an anti-Islam film made in the U.S. mocking the Prophet Mohammad.
Melody Prochet takes a most unusual trip
Parisian Melody Prochet’s pretty vocals or often obscured by the music, but chalk it up to a playful coyness on the part of Prochet, and move on.
New in crime fiction
Detail from illustration prepared for the print version of this story
Shary Boyle: Charmed, she’s sure
Artist Shary Boyle
Lang Lang: ‘We need to take responsibility to inspire kids’
Lang Lang: He favours Beethoven and Chopin, but he’s also an Usher fan.
Oleanna: Managing Mamet 20 years later
Blue Jays trade Torrealba to Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero gets a new ball from catcher Yorvit Torrealba after the Tampa Bay Rays scored a run during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto September 2, 2012.
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The close: Dow, TSX slip into the red
Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange, Sept. 21, 2012.
Brazil poised to grab U.S. soy crown
Newly harvested soybeans are stocked in Sorriso, Mato Grosso state in western Brazil in this file photo.
Olympic heroes parade
Parties take different approaches to MP salary freeze
Treasury Board President Tony Clement responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, September 20, 2012.
Globe makes short list for eight online awards
Mozambique’s currency crushes cashew comeback
A girl in Guinea-Bissau holds handfuls of cashew fruit or ‘apples,’ which encircle the cashew nut, in this file photo.
The Sweet Girl: Aristotle’s other, forgotten child
Annabel Lyon at the Giller Prize gala in Toronto, November 10, 2009.
In How Music Works, Byrne examines the evolution of music into something completely new
A pair of patrons (C) sit on top of a sticker covered speaker inside the music venue CBGB in New York City October 14, 2006. CBGB is closing on October 15 after 33 years as a music venue.
Díaz's This is How You Lose Her breaks all the rules
Junot Diaz
Marcello Di Cintio’s fascinating travels in a walled world
Marcello DiCintio
Making it up: Annabel Lyon on the challenge of writing historical fiction
Five key traits of successful consultants
Harvey Schachter
Tour the Barclays Center
People arrive for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York September 21, 2012.
Ukraine trade demand shocks global partners
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said last year Ukraine intended to “start our negotiations with the WTO to adjust some provisions in our favour.”
Trading faces: The miens of men making money
Trader Frederick Reimer tries to hear his phone on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012.
Why Canada needs to remain open to takeovers
I saluted the flag many times during my 26 years of service in the Canadian Forces. I now practise condominium law and I can predict, with certainty, that Bill C-288 will cause a flap.
Cyber attacks on Wall Street banks traced to Iran
People walk past Citigroup headquarters in New York.
Glenn Gould: Bach Goldberg Variations 1981
Byrne and St. Vincent: a match-up of marionette mannerisms
St. Vincent (left) and Byrne combined to create an inescapable force of marionette mannerisms.
Rio Tinto faces Mongolian power struggle
Workers prepare equipment for the concentrator building at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. Rio Tinto’s flagship $5.2-billion copper-gold mine is completed, but still lacks electricity.
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