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Fighting imperils eradication of Guinea worm disease
Oumi Sangare washes clothes in a river in Markala, Mali, where French troops are stationed, January 18, 2013.
Fresh approach helps Patrick Chan take the lead at Canadian championships
Foreigners still missing after rescue mission in Algeria
Unidentified rescued hostages are shown in In Amenas, Algeria, on Friday.
Voters in the city of Yokneam are looking to uphold the Israeli dream
Effi Innes walks with his twins, Gali and Jonathan, near their home in Yokneam.
Toronto horses to perform at Obama inauguration
Honest Ed, ridden by Staff Inspector William Wardle, left, and Tecumseh, ridden by Sergeant Jim Patterson, are shown training in Toronto this week.
Five things that will make this NHL season different
This Dec. 31, 2011 file photo shows Minnesota Wild left wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard, left, and right wing Nick Johnson (25) celebrating Bouchard's goal against the Phoenix Coyotes during the second period of an NHL hockey game in St Paul, Minn. The web site Ontheforecheck.com calculated how much each team will travel this NHL season and found the Minnesota Wild tops at 31,345 miles (49,890 kilometres).
Malians in Paris praise France’s intervention in their homeland
Residents of San in central Mali clap as French troops pass through on Friday.
What’s behind the explosion of native activism? Young people
Idle No More organizer Erica Lee, a fourth-year University of Saskatchewan student, says she feels the pressure to succeed, but also realizes what a great opportunity she has been given.
Records show lavish spending by Ornge chief executive
FILE PHOTO: Former Ornge CEO Chris Mazza, accompanied by his lawyer Roger Yachetti during his testimony before a legislative committee July 18, 2012 in Toronto.
AFN drafts a plan to reshape natives’ relationship with Ottawa
Derek Nepinak and other Manitoba chiefs are calling for a second meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Jan. 24.
The unlikeliest Leaf: Mike Kostka finally makes the NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs players Mike Komisarek (L) Mike Kostka (C) and Mike Mottau skate sprints on the first day of training camp at the Mastercard Centre in Toronto January 13, 2013. The Leafs along with the rest of the NHL hockey clubs start their abbreviated season in just under a week.
Good Week; Bad Week
IT’S BEEN A BAD WEEK FOR JOHN ROCKER: As if the labels homophobe and racist weren’t bad enough, the former Braves pitcher outdid himself this week on the topic of gun control in the United States. Apparently, as our revisionist reliever informs us, the Holocaust would never have taken place had “the Jewish citizenry of Hitler’s Germany had the right to bear arms and defended themselves with those arms.” Strange how there are just some people who would better serve as historic neanderthals as opposed to real-life ones. After all, if there’s ever a good time to consider bearing arms, it’s when you have a dinosaur in your backyard
Students overcome government-teachers dispute to publish school paper themselves
‘Everyone closed our eyes for the vote, and when we opened them every single hand in the room was raised,’ says editor-in-chief Sabrina Wex, centre right, of the vote on whether to publish on their own.
She served tea to the church ladies below a painting of her in the nude
Rhoda Colville
Why the bond between Mali and Moncton is so strong
University of Moncton recruiter Cheick Konate, left, on the campus with students Idrissa Dembele, 22, and Assa Traore, 18. , on Friday January 18, 2013. (Please credit to Globe and Mail without photographer's name)
Bearing up under a deluge of teddy bears, panties and sundry other projectiles
A skate Canada volunteer picks up a stuffed animal thrown on the ice following Kaetlyn Osmond's first place winning skate in the Senior Women's Short Program at the Skate Canada National Figure Skating Championships in Mississauga, January 18, 2013.
Christy Clark intent on convincing Ottawa to reconsider closing Kitsilano rescue station
B.C. Premier Christy Clark listens to a question from a reporter as she holds her first news conference of the year in Vancouver on Jan. 16, 2013.
'I think Justin Trudeau has what it takes to lead the party back': Duncan
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan is pictured in his Queen's Park office in Toronto, December 18, 2012.
USGA's Mike Davis to speak at PGA player meeting
USGA executive director Mike Davis
What it’s like to live in a sewer below the bright lights of Vegas
Cynthia Goodwin, 46, greets her husband, Richard Ethridge, 39, with a smile as they meet inside the underground storm drain tunnels east of the Las Vegas Strip near Tropicana in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Goodwin and her husband have been living in the tunnels for over two years.
3 top stock picks from Contra The Heard’s Benj Gallander
Benj Gallander.
New exercises, more intervals: Here comes Globe Life Boot Camp Week 3
Eat up: Cereal killers pose little threat to food prices
Josh O’Kane
Insiders buy off GasFrac lows
Bullish on Russel Metals
Russel Metals’ Hamilton plant takes coiled rolls of steel and cuts them down into plates for which then can be turned into products, including heavy machinery.
Sprinkle some growth stocks on your dividend-based portfolio
Rob Carrick
James Stewart: Canada’s man in The Hague
James Stewart will become the Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Couple eye early retirement but risk running out of capital
Analyst’s upgrade boosts RIM shares
Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone handsets
Jim Flaherty makes a mistake
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during Question Period in November. Flaherty apologized after he was formally reprimanded for lobbying regulators on behalf of a constituent who wanted to set up a radio station.
A police commissioner Canadians can be proud of
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Chris Lewis.
Lunch with the irreplaceable Canadian billionaire Jimmy Pattison
Illustration of Jim Pattison Group chief executive officer Jimmy Pattison.
Vancouver ‘snow’ place for transit in a storm
Stephen Quinn
Broken City: Flick starring Wahlberg, Crowe and Zeta-Jones starts off strong …
Broken City starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the film, Wahlberg stars as a no-nonsense detective who is hired by dirty politician Russell Crowe to track down his wife’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) adulterous lover.
Caterpillar writes off $580-million on China deal after fraud
Caterpillar is writing off more than half-a-billion dollars on a deal it made to acquire a Chinese company.
Mystified over fund fees? Big changes are coming, and the sooner the better
Tom Bradley
Food and family home give Kenyan kids a foundation for education
Nina Chung started small, covering school fees for a couple of children. Over the past three years, she has raised $75,000 and put all of that money toward several activities.
Youth movement front and centre for NHL opening puck drop
In this Jan. 14, 2013 photo, Buffalo Sabres first-round draft pick Mikhail Grigorenko, of Russia, skates during practice at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
A year after her death, Sarah Burke’s husband honours her by living his life to the fullest
Rory Bushfield, who has made and makes his living on the edge, in big-time ski films and other exploits, first met his late wife, Sarah Burke, when the two were teenagers, both at the time aspiring mogul skiers.
Moments: Caught on Camera, Jan. 21 to Jan. 25
Huskies pant during a training session at Feshiebridge, in Aviemore, Scotland January 23, 2013. The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain will hold its annual sled dog rally this weekend.  REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SPORT)
Talisman, SNC-Lavalin monitoring operations in Mali and Algeria
A wounded hostage is seen on a hospital bed after being freed from a gas facility in Algeria, in this still image taken from video footage Jan. 18, 2013.
Remembering Dear Abby: Our own advice columnist's (mostly memorable) memories
David Eddie
Global banking sheriff Christine Lagarde won’t back down
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde holds a news conference to discuss the IMF's views on economic policy priorities in the year ahead in Washington on Jan. 17, 2013.
Anger grows as Tunisia’s revolution stalls on the economic front
Eric Reguly
There is no ‘best before’ date for work life
Leah Eichler
Mining world sees seismic shifts at top as tumult forces old guard out
Barrick Gold’s incoming chief executive officer Jamie Sokalsky has deferred some $4-billion in planned spending on projects that did not meet rigorous investment criteria to help offset costs.
Boeing halts deliveries of 787 Dreamliners; production continues
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen after making an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in western Japan on Jan. 16.
The YMCA of Greater Toronto approves plans for 5 new centres
- A new 82,000 square-foot YMCA recreational facility, which will function as training facility during the Games, then serve the West Don Lands and surrounding communities following the Games.
Is the slump in home sales nearing bottom?
Michael Babad
NBA admits referees blew late call in Raptors' OT loss to Bulls
Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson, right, drives into Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Talks extended over Nortel assets
Talks extended over Nortel assets
With its Manti Te’o scoop, Gawker Media may almost be growing up
Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Manti Te’o speaks to the media in Miami, Jan. 5, 2013.
What to do in Toronto from Jan. 19 to 25: See the Darkness, experience the Happy Show and much more
Justin Hawkins of British rock group The Darkness receives the award for Best British Group on stage at the Brit Awards in London, February 17, 2004.
Auditor-General agrees to look into BC Place renovation costs
Constructions workers install seats in the newly redesigned BC Place stadium in Vancouver on Sept. 29, 2011.
Only innovative theatre could give us these Winners and Losers
Marsha Lederman
Hockey is back. Did it ever really go away?
Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby shoots a puck into the net on the first day of NHL hockey training camp at their practice facility outside Pittsburgh.
Honda recalls 777,000 Odyssey, Pilot vehicles in North America
Blues band’s hiatus is no sad affair
Catl plays the midnight headlining set at the Horseshoe Tavern Saturday.
She's going there: Mom vows to spend zilch on her baby to fight ‘kiddy consumerism’
U.S. House Republicans offer time extension on debt limit
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Tech executives felt a ‘no poaching’ rule would be a benefit, e-mails show
Apple’s iPad devices are displayed at its store in Tokyo Jan. 18, 2013.
The Junction: for art and design types, ‘It still feels like anything is possible here’
Kristina Skindelyte, executive director with the Junction BIA, at Latitude 44 on Jan. 18, 2013: ‘The community feels very artistic.’
Manchester United broadens sponsorship palette with Japanese paint maker
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney misses a penalty during a match against West Ham United Jan. 16, 2013. The club listed on the New York Stock Exchange last year.
Chris Spence's teachable moment
Director of Education for the Toronto District School Board Chris Spence poses for a photo in Toronto on Friday, October 12, 2012.
Conflicting budget viewpoints a roadblock to any U.S. deficit solution
The National Debt Clock in New York, which shows the U.S. national debt.
HSBC to pay $249-million to end U.S. foreclosure reviews
A view shows the entrance to a HSBC Bank branch in New York.
Libor probe may further shrink RBS investment bank
People walk past a Royal Bank of Scotland building in the City of London in this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo.
Don’t touch that dial, Mr. Flaherty
Sean Silcoff
Medical marijuana product maker eyes Massachusetts
A medical marijuana plant is shown at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Seattle.
Tabatha Southey: Self-serving Tory abuses of power? You ain’t seen nothing yet
Tabatha Southey
B.C. Lions release Arland Bruce and Byron Parker
B.C. Lions' Arland Bruce celebrates his touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday August 19, 2012.
Vino veritas: the proof is in a glass
The human voice can break glass.
Why three women are trying to build a film fest around menstruation
Liane Balaban, Jenna Wright and Vanessa Matsui (left to right) are co-founders of Crankytown.ca
Foxygen make fine ambassadors of peace and magic
Foxygen’s Sam France and Jonathan Rado
Thunder Bay’s revitalized waterfront: A declaration that aboriginal culture matters
Ryan Gorrie’s bentwood spruce Gathering Circle, crafted by a builder originally from the Fort William First Nation reserve, graces the shore like a curved proscenium.
With thrilling Baroque London, Tafelmusik returns to form
Tafelmusik
These Canadian painters make it hard to give winter the cold shoulder
Charlevoix County by A.Y. Jackson.
Waldorf Hotel: When culture and condos clash, culture loses
Marsha Lederman
Argentina boosts corn exports in move that could ease global food prices
In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, corn is harvested in a parched field near Coy, Ark. Poorer countries concerned about the price of basic staples are counting on Argentina to help compensate for last year’s poor corn crop in the United States, the world’s No. 1 supplier.
The close: Stocks rise on debt ceiling hopes
Charges laid in Richmond shooting
RCMP Inspector Bryon Massie, left, speaks with an investigator outside a banquet hall where four men were shot in Richmond, B.C., on Jan. 16, 2013.
Goldman executives get nearly $100-million in bonus stock awards
Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein received 94,320 restricted shares worth $13.3-million as part of his 2012 bonus, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Alberta scans the compass for crude oil export options
The Enbridge oil terminal facility in Hardisty, Alta
Kaetlyn Osmond runs away with women’s short program at Canadian championships
Kaetlyn Osmond reacts her her results after her short program during the 2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, January 18, 2013.
A fog of war descends on Ottawa as fighting rages in Mali
People gather around a street news stand to read newspapers in Bamako January 18, 2013. The headline of the newspaper which lays on a table reads, ‘Thank you France, Thank you Franois Hollande,’ as President Hollande has pledged that French troops will stay until stability returns to Mali.
Canadian who escaped Algerian hostage-taking flown to Norway
This Oct. 8, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the Amenas Gas Field in Algeria which is jointly operated by BP and Norway's Statoil and Algeria's Sonatrach.
In recession-hit Spain, hints of new competitiveness
Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of Spanish tech company Realsec, poses outside his company’s headquarters in Madrid. Eighty per cent of Realsec’s revenues now come from overseas, compared with 20 per cent in 2009, and the company is enjoying double-digit growth in revenues thanks to new clients in Latin America.
Company says five of its workers, including one Canadian, abducted in Colombia
A photograph of victim missing or killed in armed conflict in Colombia is displayed during a tribute at Bolivar Square in Bogota. Colombia's government and Marxist rebels promised on Thursday to seek a comprehensive peace agreement at their talks in Norway, aimed at ending nearly half a century of conflict.
Tired of those smug scientists? Thomas Nagel offers an antidote
Thomas Nagel
Charles Dickens: Author, icon and really bad husband
Charles Dickens in an undated photograph.
The soaring loopiness of George Saunders’s stories
David Saunders
Searching for a killer during a war, and other new crime fiction
Sam Thomas’s book The Midwife’s Tale is set in the English Civil War.
Will Self’s new novel a demanding read, but well worth it
Will Self
Mo Yan’s novel ‘Pow!’ lives up to its title
Chinese writer Mo Yan arrives for a news conference in his hometown of Gaomi, Shandong province, on October 12, 2012.
Gerald Caplan: Shadow of Rwanda is cast over France’s involvement in Mali
People gather around a street news stand to read newspapers in Bamako January 18, 2013. The headline of the newspaper which lays on a table reads, ‘Thank you France, Thank you Franois Hollande,’ as President Hollande has pledged that French troops will stay until stability returns to Mali.
China moviegoers show Hollywood the money
Advertisements for Avatar and a trailer showing the state-backed biopic Confucius at a cinema in Beijing are depicted in this file photo.
B-schools help students reveal soft skills
Man in tuxedo peeking through theatre curtains.
In Pictures: Rose and Sons restaurant
Rose and Sons chef and owner Anthony Rose serves a meal in his small diner in Toronto.
Party photos of the week: Shangri-La toasts COC’s Alexander Neef
Teaching business ethics: ‘more than just words’
A man in a suit crosses his fingers behind his back.
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