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No end in sight for Richmond Ikea labour dispute
Ikea workers picket outside the Richmond Ikea store in Richmond, B.C. July 18, 2013.
Best pictures from October 2
A Palestinian waters a flower planted in a tear gas canister in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. The tear gas canisters were collected during years of clashes with Israeli security forces. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Welcome back, Stalin: Dictator, ruthless killer, small-town hero
Sixty years after his death, Stalin still provokes profound ambivalence in Georgia, as across much of the former Soviet Union
Shooting victim was not a drug dealer, girlfriend tells Surrey Six trial
Members of the RCMP search the property surrounding an apartment building where six people died in a mulitple homicide in Surrey, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.
Tree planters vulnerable to mistreatment, labour leader tells tribunal
Moka Balikama, who filed the complaint on behalf of the workers, testified he worked 10 to 12 hours a day.
Judge calls mandatory jail time for bullied Manitoba shooter ‘excessive’
Bruins aim high, again
Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien looks on during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan September 27, 2013.
B.C. decides on oil-spill guidelines for pipeline
A worker uses a small boat to move logs on the Douglas Channel at dusk in Kitimat, B.C., in this Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 photo. Officials in British Columbia privately warned the province lacks the ability to manage oil spills from existing and future oil traffic, and even a moderate spill would overwhelm their ability to respond, documents show.
The Canucks' main characters
Henrik Sedin Title: Captain Job: A heavier work load. Still counted on to produce goals and set up his brother Daniel, the twins will now also shoulder penalty-kill duties. On falling short of the Stanley Cup: “We haven’t won anything. We’ve won the regular season, we won the scoring titles, but if you look back at our careers [here], I don’t think you’d read anywhere that we’ve won anything.”
Isaac hopes to find salve for wounds against Argos
In this file photo, Toronto Argonauts Brandon Isaac (L) grabs Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Kerry Joseph during the first half of the East Division semi-final CFL football game in Toronto, November 11, 2012.
Infographic: The growth of the U.S. national debt
Veterans rally to save regional offices from ministry’s chopping block
Veteran Ron Clarke of North Sydney, N.S., stands at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Oct. 2, 2013.
Newest Supreme Court judge Marc Nadon skates through nomination hearing
Supreme Court of Canada nominee Marc Nadon, left, arrives to testify before an all-party committee to review his nomination with Justice Minister Peter MacKay in Ottawa on Oct. 2, 2013.
Amid shutdown’s impact, test-driving Obamacare in Oregon
Programmers work at Oregon's new health insurance exchange offices outside Portland, Ore., Sept. 26, 2013. Officials are warning that despite fevered efforts, their new online markets where people can shop for health plans will not be fully operational at first.
Politics comes creeping back into Ontario’s infrastructure model
Adam Radwanski
Washington still hamstrung by fiscal confrontation
Trust is beside the point when dealing with Rouhani on nuclear policy
Campbell Clark
Quebec Muslims facing more abuse since charter proposal, women’s groups say
A demonstrator in Montreal carries a sign to protest against Quebec’s proposed secular charter on Sept. 29, 2013.
Hockey fights stuck in no-man’s land
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Colton Orr (28) fights with Montreal Canadiens right wing George Parros (15) during third period National Hockey League action Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Montreal.
German politicians break colour barrier
Former TV star Charles Huber is one of the first African-German members of the Bundestag.
Gillis defends record as Canucks’ GM
Vancouver Canucks' President and General Manager Mike Gillis is under fire from fans and the media after a slow start to the season. (file photo)
Canada’s skeleton team limits training runs to prevent head injuries
In this file photo, Canadian Mellisa Hollingsworth makes her way down the skeleton track at the Whistler Sliding Centre during her first run of the women's competition in Whistler February 18, 2010. Hollingsworth and her skeleton teammate Sarah Reid say they are taking preventative measures against concussions.
The Scout List: J.B. McKinnon, Wayzgoose, and more
What the past two years should have taught investors about forecasting
Tom Bradley
Hot Ticket: Capture Photography Festival
Karin Bubas, Silversword Seascape
Duhatschek: Staged fights putting hockey’s reputation in tatters
Eric Duhatschek
Tesla's financials: A peek under the hood
David Milstead
Colleen Heslin wins $25,000 RBC painting competition
Vancouver’s Colleen Heslin is the winner of the 2013 RBC Canadian Painting Competition.
In the future: No zoo for you!
John Doyle
Twenty-five U.S. stocks poised to outperform over the next six months
Caisse eyes stake in AltaLink being sold by SNC
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Montreal.
BMO Nesbitt Burns comes out on top in underwriting
A Bank of Montreal location in Toronto.
How Canadians, too, can fend off the long arm of the IRS
Tim Cestnick
Highlights from BlackBerry's latest dismal regulatory filing
Photo of BlackBerry 14 located at 440 Phillip St. in Waterloo, Ont., home of the beleaguered smartphone company.
The rampage of the congressional elephants
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, middle, refers to the closed memorials and museums on the National Mall as he and Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers lead House Republicans in a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 2, 2013.
On gender-neutral guard
Margaret Atwood, one of the advocates of a revision of O canada. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail.
Week 5 NFL picks
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) is tripped up by Cleveland Browns linebacker Barkevious Mingo on a short run in the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Cleveland. The Bengals are favoured in their Week 5 clash with the New England Patriots.
Bills, Browns set to show off on national stage
Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel readies to throw the ball during their NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Orchard Park, New York September 29, 2013. The Bills face the Cleveland Browns in Thursday night NFL action.
Raptors looking for bigger things from bulked-up Valanciunas
Jonas Valanciunas poses during the NBA team Toronto Raptors media day in Toronto, September 30, 2013.
I want to be an engineer. What will my salary be?
Canadian engineering/IT students chose the engineering and manufacturing industry as their ideal sector for employment (43 per cent). Software and computer services (28 per cent) and energy (20 per cent) were the industries in second and third positions.
The seven skills you need to land your dream job
Sex and Your Job Search: A Guide to Scoring Your Dream Job by Dominic Bokich.
Three top stock picks from ScotiaMcLeod’s Greg Newman
Greg Newman.
Lloydminster schools ramp up security after RCMP warning about high-risk sex offender
Police tape demarking a crime scene.
Jets staying down to earth after season-opening win in Edmonton
Winnipeg Jets' James Wright (17) hits the post as Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) looks on during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Alta., on Tuesday October 1, 2013.
Encana CEO signals big cuts are coming
Jeffrey Jones
Vancouver theatrical costume collection finds a new steward
Colleen Wheeler in a scene from the Bard on the Beach production of Elizabeth Rex. Bard on the Beach has acquired the Vancouver Playhouse collection of theatrical costumes.
Forget Dutch: Professor blames ‘Canadian disease’ for export woes
Michael Babad
What you don't want to do if you're trying to win someone over
Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly showing no signs of concussion symptoms
Toronto Argonauts' Cleyon Laing (90) and Ivan Brown (97) hit Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly (13) during first half action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday September 28, 2013. Reilly has been diagnosed with a concussion, the team said on Sunday.Reilly sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit on this play in the first quarter of Saturday's 34-22 loss at home to the Toronto Argonauts and was evaluated before staying in the game for one more play.
As rupee recovery stalls, doubts about India grow
With its growing dependence on imports, and populist programs that fuel inflation, India faces a slew of problems that can only put downward pressure on the rupee.
Habs' Parros released from hospital, out indefinitely with concussion
Montreal Canadiens winger George Parros (15) is treated by medical staff after he hit his head on the ice during a fight with Toronto Maple Leafs winger Colton Orr during third period NHL action Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Montreal. Parros was released from hospital onl Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013.
Problems re-surface with Interac’s e-Transfer service
Toronto, Nov. 11/09 - A customer walks past an Interac sign on the Petro Plus Variety Store on Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Interac says technical problems continue with its e-Transfer system, although service was restored Wednesday morning.
Toronto marketing firm Pareto closes its doors
Pareto Corp. specialized in ‘shopper marketing,’ including store layouts, in-store displays, sampling programs, packaging, and other elements.
Canadians jailed in Egypt have ended hunger strike, sources say
Undated photos of Toronto professor and filmmaker John Greyson, left, and London, Ont., emergency-room doctor Tarek Loubani.
Ontario Auditor-General to report on gas-plant closings Oct. 8
Construction site of the gas-fired generating station on Loreland Avenue in Mississauga, seen Nov. 21, 2011.
Images from Wednesday's Champions League action
Juventus' Fabio Quagliarella celebrates after scoring against Galatasaray during their Champions League soccer match at the Juventus stadium in Turin October 2, 2013.
‘War on Drugs’ an expensive failure, B.C. study says
A resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside injects heroin in an alley off East Hastings Street. A new study from B.C. and California has concluded that the global ‘war on drugs’ has been a failure, and that drug abuse and addiction should be treated as medical problems rather than criminalized.
Obamacare to deliver shot in the arm for U.S. hospital stocks
More than four million previously uninsured Americans will enroll under Obamacare between October and March, one analyst estimates.
Coroner's report sheds light on Cory Monteith’s final moments
Photographs and notes are placed at a memorial for Canadian actor Cory Monteith outside the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver on July 15, 2013.
Parks Canada concludes rat war in Haidi Gwaii
Parks Canada completed a five-year program to control a rat population in Gwaii Haanas national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, on Haida Gwaii islands October 1, 2013.
The close: Stocks fall amid stalemate in Washington
A trader monitors the screen on a trading floor in London January 22, 2010.
VIFF review: Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine
Al Helm: MLK in Palestine.
Why I will not read another blog, book, article or ad about food
C-section no safer than regular birth for delivering twins: study
Reporter’s ordeal includes captivity, torture, Daily Show
Journalist Maziar Bahari, a Canadian citizen, was arrested in 2009 when Iranian authorities clamped down on those who they deemed a spy working for foreign interests.
How new home designs aim to do more with (way) less space
Talking Points: Mini Gandhis, plastic in space, and war on drugs failing
MINIATURE MAHATMAS: Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, father of the Indian nation, prepare for the national holiday of Gandhi Jayanti at a school in Nagpur, India.
Nuit Blanche installation will pay tribute to half of husband-wife team
The final project that husband-and-wife artistic team Deborah Moss and Edward Lam collaborated on before Lam’s death earlier this year will be on display in Toronto this weekend at Nuit Blanche, the annual all-night arts festival.
In pictures: How to perfectly paint pumpkins
Painted pumpkins by Karen Robock
Sunnybrook initiative aims to guide families through the labyrinth of mental-health care
Lesley Skelly, who lost her son, Kit, with Dr. Anthony Levitt, co-chair of the Family Navigation Project at Sunnybrook Hospital.
Graffiti in Canada is alive and well. And we do mean alive
Julie Forand, founder of Sprout Guerrilla, will be selling kits that allow people to grow moss wherever they choose. Applied as a paste, the moss will take several months to grow but will be extremely low maintenance after that. She sells large patches of transplantable moss (photographed in the box she’s holding) as well.
In pictures: The port of Hamilton's shipping transformation
The Hamilton port authority is looking for additional land to feed future expansion, much of it linked to agrifood – already a $1.3-billion industry in the city.
B.C. man given life sentence for stabbing father 31 times
Celebrity photos of the week: Red carpet future shock!
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock in New York
Arrest of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's friend part of broader probe
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's occasional driver Alexander (Alessandro) Lisi leaves Old City Hall after he was granted bail on drug and conspiracy charges in Toronto on Wednesday, October 2, 2013.
Facing criticism, Rosenberg defends cozying up to the bulls
Economist David Rosenberg says Canadian earnings growth will be surprisingly high through 2013.
Shell says drilling off N.S. coast is two years off
Shell Canada has completed 3-D seismic imaging off Nova Scotia’s southwestern shore.
Clark supports RCMP doing ‘right job’ on ethnic scandal probe
B.C. Premier Christy Clark during an editorial board meeting at The Globe and Mail’s head offices in Toronto.
Investment banking fees in Canada shrink
The Canadian flag flutters in the afternoon breeze in the Toronto-Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto on Sept 13 2013.
Hamilton police officers cleared in killing man holding shovel like baseball bat
How rising interest rates will affect your REITs
Canadian equity trading in September disappoints
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX at + 32.42 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
OSC files new allegations against self-proclaimed ‘Chinese Warren Buffett’
Weizhen Tang talks to reporters while on a lunch break during a sentencing hearing in Toronto on Jan. 9, 2013. The Ontario Securities Commission has filed new allegations against Mr. Tang, who called himself a “Chinese Warren Buffett” while raising $50-million from investors.
Our basement flooded and fine wines were submerged. Are they safe to drink?
U of T back in world's Top 20 universities, others slip
University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. The added cost of attending university out of town is estimated at $45,000.
Judicial review on closure of Michener Centre to be held in March
The Michener Centre's north residence for people with developmental disabilities in Red Deer Alberta, March 12, 2013.
Toil and trouble: touring Peru's witches market
A boa constrictor is shown on display at Mario Gonzales's stand outside the witches market in Lima, Peru.
Steve Yzerman calls for ban on fighting
Steve Yzerman addresses the media during a news conference in Tampa, Florida, May 25, 2010
In pictures: Americans cope as government shuts down
The U.S. Capitol is photographed behind a chain fence in Washington on Sept. 30, 2013.
Talisman shares jump as activist rumours swirl
Talisman Energy Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Hal Kvisle is photographed on Thursday, April 11, 2013.
Harper government to appeal decision allowing veterans to fight for benefits
A Canadian soldier salutes in Port Hope, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, to pay respects to a procession for soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
Party photos of the week: Artbound
Jacob Artist (Glee) and Nikki Everett at Artbound's The pARTy 2013.
Bus driver killed in Via crash remembered as remarkable man at funeral
Family members and friends embrace after the funeral service of OC Transpo David Woodard at The Metropolitan Bible Church on Oct. 2, 2013, in Ottawa.
How Steeltown transformed into a booming agrifood hub
A cargo ship is loaded with soybeans at the Parrish & Heimbecker grain terminal in the port of Hamilton, Ont., with U.S. Steel (formerly Stelco) in the rear, as seen through the bridge windows Sept. 30, 2013.
Study finds TB vaccine booster safe for humans, but effectiveness is unproven
Tuberculosis is relatively scarce in Canada and other developed Western countries, but is estimated by the World Health Organization to infect as many as nine million people worldwide and kill upward of one million each year. Only babies born in Nunavut are vaccinated, because of the high rate of tuberculosis there.
Abercrombie & Fitch tries to make amends with anti-bullying T-shirt (but still no plus-sizes)
One of Abercrombie & Fitch’s women’s anti-bullying T-shirts.
NHL teams bigger, younger than a year ago
Tampa Bay Lightning players, including Pierre-Cedric Labrie (76), Dana Tyrell (42) and Sami Salo (6), of Finland, wait for the lights to come back on during a delay after they were dimmed for the National Anthem before the start of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.
'No one has been barred' from Harper's Malaysia trip, PM's spokesman says
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers opening remarks at a business round table in New York on Sept. 26, 2013.
Tiger-Cats, Chris Williams reach agreement to end season-long dispute
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have placed wide receiver Chris Williams on the team’s suspended list. (file photo)
Governments must take action to stop cancer before it starts
Pamela Fralick
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