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January 28

As one queen lets go, another hangs on
Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves as she arrives for a service of thanksgiving at Saint Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Photos: Politicians, entrepreneurs attend 125th Annual Dinner of the Toronto Board of Trade
Andrea Horwath leader of the NDP caucus and Kathleen Wynne at the 125th anniversary dinner of the Toronto Board of Trade .
HD Mining sends 16 temporary workers back to China
Labour unions allege that HD Mining won government approval to bring in as many as 200 Chinese workers, even though it is paying them substantially less than the going rate, with no benefits.
Alberta premier rules out tax hike; huge deficit projected
Alberta's Premier Alison Redford speaks during the inaugural Principal’s Campus Forum at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., on Monday Nov. 26, 2012
Canadian has become the big shooter for Michigan
Michigan Wolverines guard Nik Stauskas, 19, is averaging 12.7 points a game and is second in the Big Ten Conference in three-point shooting accuracy (.490). He also leads the Big Ten in free-throw shooting percentage (.833) and three-pointers made (51).
Despite loss to Warriors, Plan B working out fine for Raptors
Golden State Warriors Harrison Barnes (C) goes up for a slam dunk past Toronto Raptors Terrence Ross (R) during the second half of their NBA game in Toronto January 28, 2013.
$7.9-billion Site C Dam is in best interests of province, BC Hydro argues
A view of the Itumbiara hydroelectric dam in central Brazil, Jan. 9, 2013, with the floodgates closed. The dam is running at only 9 per cent of capacity due to low water levels caused by one of the worst droughts in Brazil’s history. The country’s energy demand is expected to grow another 50 per cent by 2020.
All in a day: A charm offensive from the desk of @pmharper
Crucial bit of missing information may be driving Canadian home prices
Real estate broker Tony Ma, centre, and his client Mr. Zhang from China, left, and agent Lillian Wang pose for a photo after a home tour Oct. 29, 2012, in North York.
David Lee scores 21 points as Warriors defeat Raptors
Golden State Warriors forward David Lee (left) is fouled by Toronto Raptors forward Ed Davis (back) during first half NBA action in Toronto on Monday January 28, 2013.
Trudeau denounces NDP's Quebec secession proposal as 'political calculation'
New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa January 28, 2013.
Crash victims honoured in Antarctica
People take part in a memorial ceremony for the Kenn Borek aircrew who died in last week’s crash in Antarctica, at the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.
Councillor’s guilty plea comes a bit late
Marcus Gee
Tafelmusik seeks $2.5-million to transform Toronto church into concert hall
Architect’s renderings for the revitalization.
B.C. NDP running TV ad in Liberal strongholds
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix speaks to the media regarding the Liberal government’s taxpayer-funded advertising campaign in Vancouver on Jan. 14, 2013.
Markham city council set to vote on arena financing plan
A hockey player gets ready to take the ice in this file photo.
Israel reviews contraceptive use for Ethiopian immigrants
French immersion enrolment skyrockets as a new linguistic category emerges
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - September 25, 2013 - Jim and Andrea Kavanagh work with their children Eric, 5, Charlotte,10, and Carolyn, 12, on French homework in their Winnipeg home recently. Friday, January 25, 2013. Andrea Kavanagh went to French Immersion and eventually became a French elementary teacher. There is a rise in French Immersion enrolment and its potential link to the first kids of French Immersion having their own kids in school now. (John Woods for the Globe and Mail)
Park administration changes spur public outcry
Mrs. Saroj Sood, 92, participates in an exercise class at her <strong>retirement</strong> home in Surrey, British Colombia on February 12th, 2009
Best pictures from January 28
Birds roost on the rifle portion of a Benjamin Milam statute at dusk, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. Milam was leading figure in the Texas Revolution. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Canadians almost steal the show at Torrey Pines
Brad Fritsch, of Canada, watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in San Diego.
Tsunami debris litters B.C. beaches
Will Soltau, manager of Living Ocean’s Clear the Coast marine debris program, wants to do a more detailed analysis of the refuse.
Canadian trade must turn to emerging markets: Scotiabank’s Waugh
Bank of Nova Scotia CEO Rick Waugh
AutoTrader.ca spot nabs top prize at Cassies
During the campaign period, the AutoTrader.ca website logged 3.6 million extra visits. Dealer listings went up 18 per cent, and private listings rose 169 per cent.
Lipstick Project aims to bring dignity to hospice residents in their last days
The Lipstick Project’s Leigh Boyle says she got the idea , Executive Director and Founder of the The Lipstick Project, is photographed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, January 20, 2013. The Lipstick Project works in partnership with hospitals and hospices to bring a spa experience to patients who are either in recovery or who are approaching the end of their life. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Raonic says Spain resting its top players has nothing to do with facing Canada
Canada's Milos Raonic pauses during a team practice session at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, January, 28, 2013. Canada will play Spain in the Davis Cup Feb.1-3, 2013.
Netflix: Why it's worth the risk
Netflix’s streaming service works on PCs, Macs, the iPad and iPhone, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and a wide variety of other players.
Team Gleason: NFL players, coaches lend hand to fight ALS
Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason
In photos: Montreal streets flooded by water main break
Apple to soar 50%? 25 top-rated stocks
The rainy day debate: Contribute to your RRSP or pay off debt?
Rob Carrick
The five traits of highly successful value investors
George Athanassakos
Canadiens sign P.K. Subban to a two-year contract
P.K. Subban
Auto makers team up to mount a comeback for fuel cells
A Mercedes fuel cell vehicle. Daimler has a plan for hydrogen fuelling stations in Germany.
Iran joins the space race, circa 1950
A still image from an undated video footage released on January 28, 2013 by Iran's state-run English language Press TV shows a monkey that was launched into space.
Producers back TransCanada’s plan to pipe oil east
The pipeline could carry on as far as Saint John, home of a 300,000-barrel-a-day Irving Oil refinery.
Grey Cup hero Eagle Keys, 89, won as player and coach
Eagle Keys, seen circa 1954, played in three Grey Cup games in his six-season career, winning twice.
Leafs’ Phaneuf and Kostka not delivering despite plenty of ice time
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Dion Phaneuf, left, gets tripped up by Buffalo Sabres forward Cody Hodgson, right, during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday, January 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Campaign to explore future of Toronto transit unveiled by chief planner
Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner at the City of Toronto
RIM’s reach key to BlackBerry 10’s success
Nigerian student Chidera Anukam, 18, with her BlackBerry. RIM’s market share may have crumbled amid stiff competition from the iPhone in some developed countries, but the BlackBerry brand has remained strong in a number of volatile emerging markets such as Nigeria and Venezuela.
The homework you need to do before you apply for an MBA program
Getting a GMAT score above 700 remains the Holy Grail for most prospective MBA students.
Tips to choose the right MBA program
The majority of business schools offer a general MBA program, but in recent years, specialized MBA programs have become increasingly available.
6 tips to recharge and refresh your mind
You have to take care of your body and your mind to succeed at work.
Flood in downtown Montreal as water main breaks; raging river turning into ice
A motorist moves along a flooded street in Montreal, Monday, January 28, 2013, following a water main break.
Photos: Queen Beatrix through the years
Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander is prepared to assume the throne after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates voluntarily in April as her mother and grandmother did.
Canadian special-forces soldiers on the ground in Mali
A Canadian Forces technician secures a French military jeep on board a Canadian Forces C-17 at a base in France on Jan.19, 2013, en route to Bamako, Mali.
Meet AroarA, the Feist-approved 'ghost science faux-folk' duo
Adult male is Surrey’s fifth homicide of 2013
Rogers rides the M2M wave
Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed said that so-called M2M connections, which Rogers increasingly provides for a range of business machines including traffic lights, parking meters and automatic teller machines, would generate more than $100-million in revenue for the company by 2015.
Photos: Ancient manuscripts at risk in historic Timbuktu
In this photo taken Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2004, Alfa Telfi, 72, reads from his crumbling ancient Islamic manuscripts in his mud-walled house in Timbuktu, Mali.
He's back: Conrad Black to host new weekly television show
Screengrabs from Conrad Black’s interview by the BBC’s Jeremy Paxman in October, 2012.
Clark celebrates Wynne with bottle of B.C. wine
Kathleen Wynne became the next leader of the provincial Liberal Party and the next Premier of Ontario after winning the leadership vote on the third ballot during the Liberal Convention in Toronto on Jan. 26, 2013.
The Frank Ocean vs. Chris Brown parking-lot fight: good vs. evil?
Chris Brown
Gazprom’s empire feels a little wobble as exports shrink
The Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Moscow.
One Caribbean island, two ways: Refined or relaxed on Saint Martin, which will you choose?
la Samanna in St. Martin.
Bat an eyelid – Canadian banks just got downgraded!
Sean Silcoff
London at night: views from the Shard
St. Paul's Cathedral is pictured from Tthe View gallery at the Shard in London.
What corporate insiders are signalling about future returns for REITs
Those seeking to avoid exposure to market meltdowns by investing in trade volatility for scrutiny.
Man accused in Quebec election-night shooting fit to stand trial
Richard Henry Bain arrives at court in Montreal on Thursday, September 6, 2012.
Stock to Watch: DFC Global poised to cash in on payday lending
The Money Mart location on Yonge St. in Toronto, Ont. March 16/2011. (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
How losing your virginity may affect your sex life years later
The Steve Reich and Radiohead connection: How this musical dream team came to be
The composer Steve Reich
The Strokes get zippy, and other new songs worth a listen
The Strokes in 2006
Mika Zibanejad called up by Senators
Sweden's Mika Zibanejad, right, celebrates with teammate Petter Granberg after scoring the winning goal against Russia in overtime  during the gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary, Alberta, January 5, 2012.
Toronto councillor Ana Bailão pleads guilty to driving over the legal limit
Ana Bailao wipes a tear from her eye as she stands in front of the media at City Hall in Toronto on Monday January 28th, 2013.
Defence, discipline the foundation of Jets’ strong start
Winnipeg Jets' Olli Jokinen (12) celebrates with, from left, Dustin Byfuglien, Tobias Enstrom and Evander Kane after defeating the New York Islanders in overtime during their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg January 27, 2013.
Reinventing Parliament: What's the one thing you would change?
Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Young Canadians have fond memories of victory over U.S. at Olympic soccer qualifier
Terrence Boyd of the U.S battles for the ball with Nana Attakora-Gyan of Canada (front) during their CONCACAF Olympic qualifying soccer match in Nashville, Tennessee, March 24, 2012.
At the close: TSX goes nowhere but RIM tumbles 7.6%
Caterpillar outlook points to commodity rally
Scott Barlow
Tripping through India with my pint-size Peter O’Toole
The author Graeme McRanor and his son London in the Thar Desert.
Yahoo profit beats estimates, shares rise
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer
RIM: Then and Now - eBook Purchase
Renters want a house. Is it a good investment?
Monica and Blake live in Vancover, where housing costs are over the moon.
Las Vegas Sands supports a casino at convention centre
Incoming Ontario premier to meet with teachers’ unions this week
Incoming Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne laughs as she speaks at her first formal press conference in Toronto on Sunday, January 27, 2013.
U.S. small-business owners labelled tax cheats
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C.
Ontario Liberal runner-up says she was ‘double crossed’
Candidate Sandra Pupatello speaks during the Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention in Toronto, Ont. Saturday, January 26, 2013.
Nordion undertakes review of strategic options
Barrels of Molybdenum 99 are loaded at the Ottawa airport for shipment round the world.
When's the last time you washed that scarf?
Dennis O'Brien of Charlottetown dressed for the record-breaking cold temperature, Jan. 23, 2013 when he headed to the grocery store in Charlottetown.
D.C. launches racy ‘Get a Room’ ad campaign
Image from Destination DC’s ‘get a room’ ad campaign
Whitecaps sign Daigo Kobayashi pending visa, transfer certificate
The Vancouver Whitecaps logo is seen in this file photo.
Rock-bottom rates sinking dry bulk shipping giant
The container ship Cosco Yokohama is guided into port in Vancouver.
The Tristan Project offers Wagner unbound
Alan Held as Kurwenal, Ben Heppner as Tristan, Daveda Karanas as Brangäne and Melanie Diener as Isolde in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of "Tristan und Isolde"
Brookfield Renewable is finished talking with Western Wind
In this Oct. 12, 2012 file photo wind turbines produce green energy in Nauen near Berlin, Germany.
George Brown Campus pumps new energy into Toronto's waterfront
The George Brown building ‘has a glowing effect out over the water and I’m told by sailor friends of ours that they can actually be out on the other side of the island and still see the building coming in. So we’re a beacon out over the lake,’ Ms. Comeau adds.
George Brown waterfront campus: A beacon over the lake
The 330,000-square-foot George Brown Waterfront Health Sciences campus is washed by natural light. Among its many green-building features are automated blinds that drop during the heat of the day and a green roof deck.
Why hasn't the Bank of Canada been watching yield curve data?
The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa.
Upgrades for Rogers and Facebook
A Rogers Communications Inc. office tower is seen in downtown Montreal, March 6, 2009.
Nearby lightning may be linked to migraines, study finds
A study has found that people may be more likely to get a migraine if there is a lightning strike nearby.
Folic acid intake doesn’t increase cancer risk, study suggests
Dr. Young-In J. Kim, Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St. Michael's Hospital and also a professor at the University of Toronto, poses for a photo with folic acid at the hospital in Toronto.
Gap between yields on 2-year and 5-year government bonds
Japan relaxes restrictions on beef imports from Canada
Nancy Schleining checks an ear tag on a cow at her cattle feedlot in Ault, Colorado in this file photo taken November 21, 2011. Japan on Monday agreed to allow U.S. beef imports from cattle up to 30 months old from February, relaxing a restriction in place for about a decade on what was once the biggest market for U.S. Exports.
Lives Lived: Winnifred Valiquette Donnelly, 96
Why am I always late? (I'm sorry!)
RIM: Then and Now - eBook Download
Canadian bobsledder suspended after positive doping test
Moody’s knocks Canadian banks down a notch
New draft telecom rules take aim at runaway mobile bills
A woman talks on her cell phone in front of Union Station in Toronto.
Strutting the runway in Bangalore and Karachi
A model presents a creation by Ritu Kumar at the finale of Bangalore Fashion Week in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
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