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January 23

Emily Carr getting new campus
Premier Christy Clark announces province is contributing $113-million to the Emily Carr project.
Nigeria presses for Canada to aid Mali
Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada Ojo Uma Maduekwe says if the West takes a piecemeal approach, the conflict in Mali will only get worse.
Trek to return empties about to get longer for Downtown Eastside ‘binners’
Anthony McNab stands outside The United We Can bottle depot on East Hastings Street on the Downtown Eastside on Jan. 23, 2013.
Israel’s surprise runner-up refuses to fight coalition
Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid (There's a Future) party, speaks to members of the media outside his home in Tel Aviv January 23, 2013.
Van Riemsdyk comes up big against Penguins as Leafs win game, lose Lupul
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk (21) returns to the bench after scoring a second-period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.
French woman freed after court rules trial was tainted
Florence Cassez, 38, was serving a 60-year sentence that opened up a rift between France and Mexico after she was arrested in 2005 at a ranch near Mexico City with her former boyfriend, who led a kidnapping gang called the Zodiacs.
Dead inmate in Saskatoon spoke of Ashley Smith
Kinew James, in a Facebook photo, died at the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre.
Canadian freestyle skiers face off-hill obstacles
Canada's Alexandre Bilodeau celebrates his first place finish in the men's dual moguls at the World Cup freestyle ski competition at Mont Gabriel in Sainte-Adele, Quebec, January 15, 2011.
Finance Minister Flaherty has glimmer of hope to meet 2015 budget target
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2012. Economists believe Mr. Flaherty has reason for optimism to meet his 2015 budget goals.
Andrei Markov lets leadership do the talking
Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Markov (C) and Benoit Pouliot (R) celebrate a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa, Florida December 30, 2009.
Uneasy rests the crown for these Kings
Eric Duhatschek
Malian army accused of revenge killings
Rocket-propelled grenades believed to belong to Islamist rebels are stockpiled next to a donkey in a courtyard in Diabaly Jan. 23, 2013.
Best pictures from January 23
An Accomack County firefighter is engulfed in smoke as he battles a blaze at Adams United Methodist Church near Parksley, Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The fire consumed the church's 135 year-old sanctuary. (AP Photo/Eastern Shore News, Jay Diem) NO SALES
City wants to map cultural assets
The Waldorf Hotel in East Vancouver on Jan. 19, 2013.
In Pictures: The many shapes of snowflakes
Snow Crystal Photographs by Kenneth Libbrecht
Parti Québécois denies using public funds to promote sovereignty
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Alexandre Cloutier is shown in January 2012. Mr. Cloutier has denied opposition charges that the PQ government is using public funds to promote Quebec independence.
The science of snowflakes
A snow crystal
Banks are raising rates - for those who can't manage their debt
Rob Carrick
Hot Ticket: Oprah’s spirited speaking tour
Oprah on stage in Edmonton.
3 top stock picks from Portfolio Management’s Darren Sissons
Darren Sissons.
Six creative ways to defer a tax bill for years or decades
Tim Cestnick
N.B., PEI lobster fishermen don’t agree on carapace size at meeting
This lobster fits into the 73mm category that fishermen from New Brunswick are hoping will be the minimum size allowed for fishing.
Stagflation fears hurt confidence in Brazil
Sao Paulo. Brazil no longer appears to be an emerging markets bellwether.
Technology promises a better informed society, but information must flow freely
Don Tapscott
Six top picks in the red-hot REIT sector
Woman with a magnifying glass
Prince Harry and the Taliban
Prince Harry attends a mission briefing in the British controlled flight-line in Camp Bastion southern Afghanistan. The Prince, who is serving as a pilot/gunner with 662 Squadron Army Air Corps, is on a posting to Afghanistan that runs from September, 2012 to January, 2013.
Dormant corporate cash should plug pension holes
India tries to temper the hunger for gold
An Indian bride wears gold ornaments on her wedding day in New Delhi. Taxes may rise, but gold is the investment of choice in India.
Return of NHL hockey a boon to restaurants
Business spiked at eateries across Canada during last Saturday's game.
Premier Redford to outline Alberta’s financial woes in TV speech Thursday
Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta, is shown at a Toronto conference in November 2012, where she was the keynote speaker. Ms. Redford will address Alberta’s financial woes in a televised speech on Jan. 24, 2013.
Olivia Chow weighs in on Toronto casino, but she’s not campaigning
Olivia Chow, touted as a possible mayoral candidate if the mayor loses his appeal and has to leave office, says a casino would have negative consequences for the people in her riding.
Italy’s biggest bank to cut roughly 1,000 jobs in Germany
People look at stock market indexes on a monitor outside a bank in Milan in this file photo. Unicredit, Italy’s biggest bank, is cutting 1,000 jobs at its German unit, sources say.
Storming the boardroom: Sound, fury and little else
Bob Monks, founder of the New York based ratings company GMI Ratings, says he is profoundly disappointed by the recent spate of shareholder activism and the flurry of activity to reform CEO pay practices – even though he has been fighting for both reforms for decades.
A bank heist in cyberspace: Millions stolen, three charged
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara holds a news conference on the Gozi virus in New York, Jan. 23, 2013. Federal prosecutors charged three people in as many countries with creating and distributing the computer virus that infected more than a million computers around the world, including some operated by NASA and others by banks.
Women on the cusp of a new era at work
I’d Rather Be In Charge by Charlotte Beers
Seau played game the way it was meant to be played, and the NFL should be worried
Junior Seau
Flooding of entire Vancouver condo building results in mischief charges
Condos in downtown Vancouver in October 2012.
Brazilian bus maker loads up stake in New Flyer Industries
A New Flyer hybrid bus makes its way through downtown Kelowna on May 4, 2005.
Brayden Schenn suspended one game
Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn and Matt Read, from left, react on the bench after the Flyers' 3-1 loss in Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the New Jersey Devils
Mental health act used for body-cavity searches of teen inmate Ashley Smith
A van carrying jurors from the Ashley Smith inquest arrives at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The jurors toured the facility where Smith, 19, died in October 2007.
Stock to Watch: Richelieu Hardware builds on U.S. housing recovery
Richelieu Hardware builds on U.S. housing recovery
'Great' multitaskers usually pretty terrible at it: study
John Kerry divests holdings in Canadian oil company amid conflict of interest concerns
John Kerry is shown in September 2012 leading a hearing on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Kerry has recently divested from Canadian oil companies amid conflict of interest concerns as he’ll deal with the Keystone XL pipeline approval in his new role as U.S. Secretary of State.
Verizon has drunk deep, but well of fortune running dry
Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead.
How 'manufactured stone' changed home-building game
A sample of the manufactured stone offered by Kodiak Mountain Stone.
Bombardier says first C Series flight to show it learned from 787 problems
An artist’s impression of Bombardier’s new C Series jetliner. CEO Pierre Beaudoin said Wedenesday that assembly of the first test plane was ‘very advanced,’ with the wings attached to the fuselage, and machinists are ready to install the landing gear.
Check out three works by designer Philippe Malouin
Designer Philippe Malouin’s Daylights
Lyle Bauer resigns from Calgary Stampeders
Lyle Bauer
Security fears dim Benghazi’s dream of economic revival
A billboard advertising an administrative office complex project is erected in front of the construction site in Benghazi Jan. 19, 2013.
See what Chanel brought to the runways for Paris haute couture
In other examples, he framed the shoulders from below, adding an extra, wider ring of metallic-flecked fabric so that they appeared more delicate – a skilled manipulation of proportion as only Lagerfeld could do.
Ban lifted on controversial research into bird-flu transmission
The scientists said that because of the risks posed by the H5N1 flu virus, they have a public-health responsibility to resume this research.
Want the smallest house in Brussels? It’s for sale
The ‘smallest house in Brussels’ goes up for sale Feb. 6.
Eden Hazard sees red as Swansea reach League Cup final
Chelsea's Eden Hazard, far right, is sent off during their English League Cup semi-final second leg soccer match against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea January 23, 2013.
Harper praises McGuinty for his years as Ontario premier, despite their differences
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are seen at the Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ont. Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The two were on hand to announce new investment in the production of hybrid vehicles.
The close: S&P 500 at new high; Apple sinks, Netflix surges after hours
Traders work at the Knight Capital kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The market maker said a technology issue had affected the routing of shares of around 150 stocks to the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, where abnormal volatility roiled the markets in early trading.
Takeover talk heats up in retail aisle
Speculation is mounting that Metro Inc., Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and possibly other potential buyers are gearing up to acquire some choice assets in the Canadian retail space.
Jana holding talks with Canadian Agrium shareholders
Mike Wilson, president and CEO of Agrium
Postal Service plans special delivery; fans all atwitter
What the Toronto Maple Leafs can learn from the Canadian Opera Company
A scene from the Canadian Opera Company’s production of “La Boheme”
How much damage can you undo – if you stopped smoking right now?
Smokers who quit in their 40s or 50s can still reclaim many of the years that would otherwise be lost.
Here’s hoping Canadian short-story writer makes rich prize’s short list
Russell Smith
Dragon Bruce Croxon: ‘We can take on the U.S.’
Dragons' Den’s Bruce Croxon: Why can’t we keep the returns in this country?
Portugal sells €2.5-billion bond issue in watershed move
Traders monitor computer screens in a bank in Lisbon Jan. 23, 2013. Portuguese debt yields fell on Wednesday with investors heartened by strong demand at a five-year debt sale marking the country’s first foray into bond markets since its 2011 bailout.
Royal Conservatory unveils next season’s Koerner Hall performances
American actress and singer Audra McDonald
Apple's great run shows signs of losing steam
Visitors try Apple Inc.'s iPad mini this week at an electronics store in central Seoul.
Why do people still invest in hedge funds?
Dow Theory is flashing red
Britain on the brink of losing its ‘AAA’ status: poll
A general view shows the Bank of England in London.
Map: 2525 QUEBEC ST., VANCOUVER
In pictures: Theresa Spence's hunger strike
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence speaks to the media on Victoria Island in Ottawa, January 11, 2013.
Four ways North American homes are looking more like Northern Europe
Exterior view of the HELA 1280.
How come you never say that a wine tastes like grapes?
Everything you need to know about Philippe Malouin, Canada's rising design star
Canadian artist Philippe Malouin
Which Toronto designers are finally hitting the big time?
Matt Davis, Anwar Mekhayech and Allen Chan
Blue Bombers extend contract of Glenn January
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Steve Morley (62) and Glenn January (69) wave good bye to the fans after defeating Montreal Alouettes in their final CFL game at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg Saturday, November 3, 2012.
Vancouver condo price reflects a market decline
Derivatives scandal at world’s oldest bank could sway Italian election
Giuseppe Mussari, the former chairman of Monte dei Paschi, is pictured in a 2010 file photo. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy’s third biggest lender, said it will book a loss of at least €220-million ($293-million U.S.) from a three-year-old derivative deal approved by Mr. Mussari.
Why there could be a record number of female premiers (but it might not last)
Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, is shown in Yellowknife, N.T., on June 20, 2011.
Dividend stocks still have room for growth
The amount the S&P 500 is paying out in dividends is just a fraction of what those firms can afford to pay out, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices senior index analyst Howard Silverblatt.
World’s tea producers brew up a plan to raise prices
A Sri Lankan tea shop in Colombo Jan. 23, 2013. The world’s six largest tea-growing nations have formed an international organization to promote and develop the commodity and ensure its production is sustainable, officials said on Wednesday. India, Kenya, Indonesia, Malawi, Rwanda and Sri Lanka, which together account for more than 80 per cent of black tea output, formed the International Tea Producers’ Forum (ITPF) at a meeting in Colombo.
Ruling on Ford’s fate to land Friday
Mayor Rob Ford leaves court during a break in proceedings in Toronto, Ont. Monday, January 7, 2013. Ford is appealing a conflict of interest judgement against him.
Aurizon looks past Alamos for acquisition suitor
CIBC sees mining deals picking up in 2013
Ouster of B.C. Auditor-General John Doyle reversed
John Doyle, Auditor-General of British Columbia.
A prescription for lagging Novartis
Poor weather prevents visual contact as experts fear worst for Canadian Antarctica flight
The Sheldon Glacier with Mount Barre in the background, is seen from Ryder Bay near Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctica, in this NASA photo.
Ryanair closing in on $13-billion Boeing order
Ryanair Ltd.’s chief executive Michael O’Leary speaks to the media in Vitrolles, southern France, Jan. 16, 2013.
Rising oceans predicted to cause humanitarian crisis
Coastline near Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse.
U.S. senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
A section of the Keystone oil pipeline under construction in North Dakota.
Safeway shares rise on talk Canada division could draw bids
A customer buys flowers at a Safeway store in Mountain View, Calif., in this file photo.
Lives Lived: Joyce Atcheson, 61
B.C. not in race to offer tax breaks to film industry
B.C. Premier Christy Clark holds the trophy that will be awarded to winners at the Times of India Film Awards, to be held in Vancouver in April.
McGuinty: ‘It’s been a real honour and a joy’
Premier Dalton McGuinty paused briefly outside of his office after arriving for a Liberal Cabinet meeting in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2013.
White House backs general linked to Petraeus scandal
U.S. General John Allen, commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, speaks during U.S. Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, in this file picture taken July 4, 2012.
Analysts revoke buy ratings on Iamgold as stock plunges 11%
Iamgold’s Yatela mine in Mali
Canadians not as smart as they think when it comes to roaming and data usage
How I'm recovering from cancer – but my hair, not so much
Gun-shy investors shun equity mutual funds
ING Direct pulls RSP ads after mental-health backlash
Sell to grow: Metro and Newcap cash in for buying sprees
Sean Silcoff
Therrien sees signs his team toughness message is being heard in Montreal
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price looks on as his team fights with players of Florida Panthers during third period of their NHL hockey action in Montreal, January 22, 2013.
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