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September 30

Five films to catch your eye at VIFF
A lawyer fights to strike down Canada’s ‘failed’ prostitution laws
Lawyer Katrina Pacey is arguing that Canada’s prostitution laws are unconstitutional.
Remembering Canada's Sweetheart
Barbara Ann Scott 1948 Olympic Fiqure Skating Champion stands in front of a photograph of herself taken during her 1948 Olympic gold medal celebration at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a building named after her in Ottawa, Wednesday May 23, 2007.
Canadian figure skating great Barbara Ann Scott dies
Cool and collected as if she were still on the ice at St. Moritz, world champion figure skater for the second year in a row, Miss Barbara Ann Scott, poses for photographers, today in her Montreal hotel, March 8, 1948, after her arrival back by air from London. Canada's welcome home and acclaim for her overseas triumphs will be extended to her today in Ottawa.
B.C. Premier heads to Calgary on frosty terms
BC Premier Christy Clark, left, speaks as Alberta Premier Alison Redford looks on during a joint pess conference in Calgary, Alberta on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.
Love's game plan fizzles on final day
Davis Love III
Princess of Wales faces curtain call if David Mirvish development becomes a reality
David Mirvish reads in his King Street office in Toronto on Friday.
More beef recalled from plant as province seeks to reassure consumers
Beef cattle in pasture beside the XL Foods' Lakeside Packers plant in Brooks on Friday.
Editorial cartoons from October, 2012
Chelsea, Milan seeking Champions League kickstart
Chelsea's captain John Terry shouts instructions during their English Premier League soccer match against Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium in London September 29, 2012
Students go a weekend without sleep for the Great Canadian Appathon
Team Bombard, working at Ryerson’s Digital Media Zone, tweak their app during the final few hours of the challenge. <137>Teams of program developers and designers spent the weekend at Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone during the Great Canadian Appathon, a 48-hour challenge open to post-secondary students throughout the country. (Galit Rodan for The Globe and Mail)<137>
Omar Khadr’s return an ‘unavoidable evil’
Omar Khadr is seen in Guantanamo Bay's Camp 4 on Oct. 23, 2010, days before the Canadian was convicted of five war crimes and sentenced to eight more years.
Lions’ loss delivers fresh hope to CFL West rivals
BC Lions quarterback Travis Lulay is tripod up by Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive tackle David Veikune during the first half of CFL action in Regina, Sask., Saturday, September 29, 2012.
Omar Khadr gets ready to adapt to new expectations of prison life
In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Omar Khadr attends a hearing in the courthouse for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, April 28, 2010. The youngest Guantanamo prisoner, Khadr, who was a 15-year-old fighting in Afghanistan when captured in 2002, was sent to finish his sentence in his native Canada on September 29, 2012.
Barch goes on boozy Twitter rant to highlight plight of players
Twitter rants catch up with Krys Barch of the New Jersey Devils (file photo).
Funding cuts make struggle inevitable for Canadian Forces
Canadian soldiers patrol an area in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, June 7, 2009.
Chrysler workers accept deal
Chrysler employees assemble cars at the assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., in this photo from 2011.
Lives lived: Rose Lewin
Rose Lewin
Jays’ Romero says he's got Farrell’s back
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell (L) watches pitcher Ricky Romero throw during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in Toronto September 29, 2012.
Ottawa looks into hydrogen fuel cell technology for coast guard ships
The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent makes its way through the ice in Baffin Bay, on July 10, 2008.
Liberal leadership race to replace Jean Charest intensifies
Jean Charest waves goodbye after he announced he resignation at the Quebec legislature on Sept. 5, 2012.
'Red' rebirth taking place at the China Executive Leadership Academy
Best pictures from September 30
A person takes a photo of the "White Dwarf, 2012" sculpture by An Te Liu at the seventh annual all-night Nuit Blanche event in Toronto in the early hours of Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Thousands on hand for relaunch of restored Bluenose II
Bluenose II, Nova Scotia's sailing icon, returns to the water in Lunenburg, N.S., after an extensive refit, on Saturday, September 29, 2012.
Kaymer experiences new high with Ryder Cup clincher
Martin Kaymer
Reed to call the plays for Eskimos as offensive co-ordinator Crandell demoted
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed instructs as his team played against Saskatchewan Roughriders during the first half CFL football game in Regina, Saskatchewan July 8, 2012.
Potential for violence highlighted in Venezuelan presidential race
Polls are mixed in the lead-up to the Oct. 7 vote, leading both sides to claim they are heading for victory.
Nobel prize-winning author Gunter Grass offends Israel again
Three charts: Retail investors warm to alternative investments
Bertrand Marotte
NFL Week 4 action
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers (24) attempts to grab San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews in the third quarter of their NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chargers defeated the Chiefs 37-20.
MLB postseason push goes down to the wire
Detroit Tigers' Prince Fielder celebrates as he rounds the bases with his two-run home run off Minnesota Twins pitcher Jared Burton in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 in Minneapolis. The Tigers won 2-1 to take a three-game lead over the White Sox in the AL Central pennant race.
Photo deemed offensive to Islam sparks riots, temple burning in Bangladesh
Some of the temples targeted were over 300 years old. Fifteen villages were attacked, and over 100 houses were looted or damaged.
Inflation fears? The real concern should be deflation
Martin Mittelstaedt
The Sahel needs Canada’s help
A child has the circumference of her arm measured to check her growth, at a walk-in feeding center in Mao, capital of the Kanem region of Chad.
Omar Khadr comes home to Canadian justice
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews reads a brief written statement about the return of Omar Khadr to Canada on Sept. 29, 2012.
Xstrata set to discuss takeover
A logo of the Swiss mining company Xstrata is shown at the headquarters in Zug, Sept. 7, 2012.
Europe’s top bankers will have little to share
ECB president Mario Draghi.
The U.S. unemployment conundrum: What lies beneath
Brian Milner
Brian Hayward: From Agricore CEO to self-employed
Former Agricore United CEO Brian Hayward recently became chairman of Farmers Edge Laboratories, a Winnipeg company that deploys scientific tools to map fields, and areas within fields, for their crop-growing capability.
Bumpy ride continues for Spain’s economy
A protestor holds his hand up showing a caption reading ‘the people for the people’ during a demonstration against austerity measures in Spain.
Get new hires to talk about themselves
For government subsidies, what price is too high to save a job?
Barrie McKenna
Sugar makers taste victory after tribunal restores trade barriers
Packages of Redpath sugar at the company’s refinery in Toronto.
Meagre job growth ahead
A "Jobs" banner at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington in February. The jobless rate will be a key factor in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Motivational tips from the NHL
Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith talks with quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during their NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in San Diego, Calif. Sept. 23, 2012.
My boss shoots down all my ideas. How can I change her mind?
New U.S. housing fires up B.C. lumber sector
With softwood lumber prices strengthening in 2012, producers are expected to report healthy third-quarter financial results.
Eight tips to sharpen your leadership game
Apple’s Map app error a path to lost customers
The Maps glitch in the new Apple iOS 6 operating system has arguably cost the company some $20-billion (U.S.) in market capitalization in recent days.
Raylene Rankin, singer in The Rankin Family, dies of cancer
The Rankins, (from left to right) Heather, Cookie, Jimmy and Raylene are shown in a handout photo. Raylene Rankin of the internationally acclaimed Nova Scotia musical group The Rankin Family has died after losing her fight with cancer.
Europe completes improbable Ryder Cup comeback
Martin Kaymer
Sigh no more, Mumford & Sons are back with a new album
Marcus Mumford, right, with his three ‘sons.’ Mumford and Sons from left Winston Marshall, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett and Marcus Mumford, are photographed in Toronto Sep 18, 2012. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
VIFF shines spotlight on taboo-busting Chinese directors
A still from the film "Egg and Stone" Vancouver International Film Festival VIFF
Hold your applause until an actor deserves it
Academy Award winning actor Mickey Rooney applauds at a press conference October 29, 2002, announcing plans for The Motion Picture Hall of Fame in Hollywood. The new attraction will feature exhibits and multimedia attrractions about the world of Hollywood films and is expected to open in early 2004.
A star enters, we clap. What’s the problem?
Christopher Plummer in A Word or Two: To applaud or not to applaud when a famous performer takes to the stage – that is the question.
October TV: From the awful to the awesome to the aw shucks
John Doyle
Up for a challenge? Pay it forward for a week
A friend who serves time for you is a friend indeed
Dressing for success – not as easy as it sounds
What taxes taught me about the power of the asterisk
The Pretend It’s a Picnic Sandwich
Picnic Lunch sandwich
Why you shouldn’t worry about the new mystery virus
A SARS coronavirus is seen in this undated handout photograph released in London, Sept. 28, 2012.
How having self-control as a kid can affect your health later
Stock photo
How fat has become the new normal
Even if we want to work on our (misleading) BMIs, bloated statistics and fallacious policies won’t cut it
Stealth workout: Work your bum while climbing stairs
From Zynga to Monsanto, 4 earnings reports to watch
Zynga has an awful looking chart, an upcoming report expected to post a loss, and a dependency on Facebook that makes meth addicts appear stable and in control.
Former CFL coach Gary Etcheverry out as head coach at University of Ottawa
Gary Etcheverry at a news conference in Toronto on Wednesday Jan. 23, 2002.
Omar Khadr’s return will test Canada’s commitment to war children
Omar Khadr is shown in an interrogation room at the U.S. Naval base in Guatanamo Bay in an image taken from a 2003 surveillance video.
Romero hopes to regroup after disappointing season ends with injury
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell (L) watches pitcher Ricky Romero throw during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in Toronto September 29, 2012.
Ryan Murray bides his time with Everett Silvertips during NHL lockout
Slovakia's Marcel Hossa (L) and Canada's Ryan Murray fight for the puck during match Canada vs Slovakia of 2012 IIHF World Championships in Helsinki on Friday, 4 May, 2012.
Ottawa’s changes to refugee health coverage compromising care: critics
Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq responds to an inpromptu question on refugee health care from Dr. Megan Williams during an announcement in Ottawa on Wednesday.
CIA welcomed Mulroney’s government after ‘negative’ Trudeau: documents
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney leaves Parliament Hill Wednesday June 6, 2012.
XL Foods recall expanded to include more cuts of beef
Photos: Nuit Blanche in Toronto
Performers hang onto a wall showing projected imagery for the exhibition "Planes, 1968" by Trisha Brown Dance Company at the seventh annual all-night Nuit Blanche event in Toronto on Saturday, September 29, 2012.
Bo Xilai's son defends father in wake of Chinese political scandal
Waitresses serve tea to then Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai during the third plenary meeting of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in this March 9, 2010 file photo. The Chinese government pressed ahead on September 29, 2012 with an effort to discredit fallen politician Bo, drawing an outcry from leftist supporters of the former leadership contender in a sign of the rifts that his prosecution could inflame.
What's next for Omar Khadr?
In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Omar Khadr attends a hearing in the courthouse for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, April 28, 2010. The youngest Guantanamo prisoner, Khadr, who was a 15-year-old fighting in Afghanistan when captured in 2002, was sent to finish his sentence in his native Canada on September 29, 2012,
David Mirvish on his family’s ties to Toronto’s King Street West
David Mirvish is photographed on King Street in Toronto on September 28, 2012.
Mirvish, Gehry hope to build legacy on Toronto's King Street West
David Mirvish reads in his King Street office in Toronto on Friday.
Roughriders hang on to beat Lions
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Kory Sheets is brought down during the first half CFL football game in Regina, Saskatchewan September 29, 2012.
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