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Scotland’s independence blueprint long on promises, short on details
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond holds the referendum white paper on independence during its launch in Glasgow, Scotland November 26, 2013.
What Scotland’s independence could mean for the Union Jack
Should Scotland’s Cross of St. Andrew be removed from the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom would look significantly different
Blair: In win against Raptors, Nets make Kidd look good
Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche (0) shoots and scores a basket against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski.
Billion-dollar savings? Ford’s claim has one major flaw
Marcus Gee
A new chapter for iconic brand Hockey Night in Canada
Foster Hewitt calling the play by play for Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Photo of Hewitt circa December 1948 (Gilbert Milne studio shot).
Aquilini family taps into wine market with $8.3-million purchase
Francesco Aquilini is pictured in Vancouver in 2008. His family’s Aquilini Investment Group has purchased a swath of prime vineyard properties in Washington state for $8.3-million.
Don Cherry ‘could appear on seven different networks’
In NHL concussions lawsuit, neither side can claim moral high ground
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman recently called fighting a “thermostat” that helps cool things down when tensions get high
Trudeau’s Layton-inspired speech stokes NDP anger
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, raises the arm of Emmanuel Dubourg in Montreal on Nov. 25, 2013, after Mr. Dubourg's win in a federal by-election for the riding of Bourassa.
UBC review of sports funding sparks ‘wholly inappropriate’ attacks, president says
Louise Cowin, UBC vice-president of students, is the university executive overseeing a review on the future of UBC's varsity sports teams, and is pictured Nov. 3, 2013. The university’s president says the review has sparked some ‘wholly inappropriate’ attacks.
MacGregor: Sens experiment in practice to salvage topsy-turvy season
The Senators have gone 5-11-3 in games not against their division rivals, including an ugly 4-1 loss last week against the Hurricanes.
Governments' Ring of Fire feud hurts First Nations and hampers business, Rae says
Former Liberal leader Bob Rae is shown in Toronto on Nov. 25, 2013.
Canadian to take her final bow with $6-million ‘vixen’ of a violin
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou holds the violin she will play for the last time with the London Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 27, 2013. “The Guarneri” was crafted in 1735 and is worth $6-million.
Best pictures from November 26
Tony Hamaliuk a foreman with the Vancouver Park Board makes a Christmas Tree out of stings of Christmas lights November 26, 2013 as they as staff and volunteers set up for Bright Nights in Stanley Park. The 16th Annual Bright Nights kicks off December 20th Over 600 fire fighters contribute more than 8,000 hours over the 3 month period of Set-Up, Operations and Tear Down the event to rise money for the BC Burn Fund. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)
Dominoes fall around the NHL after mammoth broadcast deal
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman smiles at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov.26, 2013. Rogers Communications wrested control of NHL multimedia rights with a blockbuster 12-year, $5.2-billion agreement that will preserve "Hockey Night in Canada" but limit CBC's role in the iconic broadcast.
Report: Toronto FC agrees to deal with Tottenham striker Defoe
Leighton Baines, left, and Jermaine Defoe fight for the ball during an England team training session at Arsenal's training facility in London Colney, north of London, November 18, 2013. The Daily Mirror has reported that Defoe has agreed to a lucrative four-year deal with Toronto FC.
Pollster worried shoddy surveys will lead to polling ban during elections
John Wright, shown in 2011, is senior vice-president of Ipsos Global Public Affairs.
Highlights of an iconic show: A short history of Hockey Night in Canada
This CBC photo of Hockey Night in Canada broadcasters Brian McFarlane, left, Dave Hodge, centre and Bill Hewitt was originally published on Dec. 13, 1980.
Outrage as Russian government rents out Red Square to Louis Vuitton
A giant Louis Vuitton trunk, 30-metres long and 9-metres high, put up in Moscow's Red Square to house an upcoming Louis Vuitton exhibition "The Soul of Travel". Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to Natalia Vodianova's Naked Heart Foundation
Deficit expected as Quebec prepares new economic update
Quebec Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau speaks in Quebec City on May 6, 2013.
Focusing on jobs, Quebec leans in favour of Enbridge’s pipeline plan
Workers attempt to clean oil from the banks of the Kalamazoo River in Marshall, Mi., on July 30, 2010, after Enbridge's oil pipeline ruptured – spewing more than three million litres of crude into the waterway.
Three top stock picks from Caldwell Investment’s James Telfser
James Telfser.
Transcript: How diversity can deflate bubbles
Market Bubble
Leafs’ gruelling 11-game stretch will be team’s crucible
Fans booed the Leafs off the ice while they fell 6-0 to Columbus at the Air Canada Centreon Nov. 25, 2013. The team needs to step up as it approaches a gruelling 11-game stretch.
An investor's shopping guide to top U.S. retailers
Shoppers make their way through the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo, New York on Black Friday, November 23, 2012.
Ignore Valeant stock at your own peril
Valeant CEO Michael Pearson prefers products that have modest sales, as they are less likely to attract rivals.
Chorus Aviation shares take off after victory in arbitration
Shares of Chorus Aviation, the company behind the regional carrier Jazz Aviation, soared by almost 30 per cent on Tuesday after an arbitration panel ruled it could maintain its current cost structure on the flights it operates on behalf of Air Canada.
Yields: Don't be greedy with restaurant stocks
John Heinzl
Score one for the new Liberals
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau with Chrystia Freeland, the newly Liberal MP for the riding of Toronto Centre.
Who’s in charge of aboriginal emergencies?
A resident walks down the long hallway of a dorm-style trailer offering temporary shelter to those without homes in Attawapiskat, Ont., on Nov. 29, 2011. About 70 residents of the remote Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario were flown to Kapuskasing starting Nov. 23, 2013. The band council declared an emergency this week in the James Bay coast community following a fire in a housing complex.
NHL-Rogers deal a positive for some advertisers – but pricing a concern
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (left), Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed (centre) and Rogers Media president Keith Pelley during a conference announcing a 12-year national broadcast and multimedia agreement between Rogers Communications and the NHL.
Rogers’ NHL power play: How Sportsnet intends to score
A move toward pick-and-pay pricing would pose a challenge to all cable networks, including TSN.
Free-agent quarterback Henry Burris says he wants to stay with Ticats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Henry Burris waits to get back on the field against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the second half of the CFL's 101st Grey Cup championship football game in Regina, Saskatchewan November 24, 2013. Burris, who becomes a free-agent this summer, says he wants to stay in Hamilton.
Rogers, NHL agreement is a big loss for TSN
TSN Tradecentre 2011
Graphic: Best-selling cars and trucks in October
BlackBerry gaining strength, status in Africa
Women stand at a reception table during the launch of the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in Lagos March 7, 2013.
How to motivate your people when times are tough
Charles Brown is president of the Source, a Canadian consumer electronics and mobile retailer.
Responsible leadership in a snakes-and-ladders world
Harvey Schachter
A city held hostage by a bridge in decay
Sophie Cousineau
Abbotsford homeless people file human rights complaint over treatment by city
A cluster of homeless people gather on the side of a road near a treed area where Abbotsford city officials spread a load of chicken manure in an effort to keep them from living and sleeping in a camp in Abbotsford, B.C., on June 6, 2013.
Rider Nation braves the cold for to celebrate Grey Cup win at parade
Fans cheer as the Saskatchewan Roughriders float passes them during the Grey Cup parade on Tuesday November 26, 2013 in Regina. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 in the 101st CFL Grey Cup.
Some progress in oil sands tech sharing, but still much to do: COSIA
Dan Wicklum, Chief Executive of COSIA, laid out some broad “aspirations” related to four priority areas: land, water, greenhouse gases and tailings.
Winter weather expected to hit Ontario Tuesday night
Traffic makes its ways along Highway 400 near Simcoe Road 88 on Nov. 12, 2013, on a day when snow is falling. Parts of Ontario are expected to get hit by wintry weather on the night of Nov. 26, 2013.
New Manitoba motion presses Ottawa to seek Senate’s abolition
Andrew Swan is Manitoba’s Attorney-General.
Ontario man fined $50,000 in ‘largest farm-animal cruelty case in years’
Carlyle Group buys Toronto alternative asset manager
George Main (left), chief executive officer, and Warren Wright, chief information officer, for Diversified Global Asset Management Corp.
Warburg Pincus sell-down of MEG stake raises questions with few answers
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's FY2013 Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2012.
Report's authors press Alberta Premier to deliver on child-poverty pledge
A report says more than 10 per cent of Alberta children were living in poverty in 2011.
Why is a Florida school threatening to expel a student for her natural hairstyle?
Vanessa VanDyke says administrators at Orlando’s Faith Christian Academy told her that her hair was a “distraction” after she complained about being teased by her fellow students.
French telecom giant eyes entry into Canadian market
A woman passes by a display showing the logo of Orange SA in Nice, France.
Ottawa signs off on electric transmission link between Labrador, Newfoundland
Muskrat Falls, on the Churchill River in Labrador. A 1,100-kilometre transmission link would deliver electricity produced at the Muskrat Falls generating station to the island of Newfoundland.
Calgary woman found guilty of infanticide in deaths of her newborns
Meredith Borowiec appears in court in Calgary on March 26, 2013, in this court artist’s sketch.
The customer is always right
Recon Instruments started with ski and snowboard goggles that had an LCD screen inside the eye wear to lay out data such as temperature, speed and GPS co-ordinates. The company has since released similarly equipped glasses for triathletes and cyclists, as worn by U.S. cycling star George Hincapie.
Wild Turkey Rye, Kentucky
Masterson’s 10-Year-Old Rye, United States
Knob Creek Rye, Kentucky
Disney's Frozen: Inspired by Norway's beauty
In the wintry forests of Arendelle, Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell), Olaf the snowman (Josh Gad), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and Sven the reindeer make plans.
Wiser’s Red Letter, Ontario
Alberta Premium Dark Horse, Alberta
Collingwood Rye 21 Year Old, Ontario
Beppi Crosariol's review: Forty Creek Heart of Gold Reserve, Ontario
Beppi Crosariol, wine columnist in the Globe and Mail's Style section in 2010.
Marinated Feta Cheese
Raise your glass to the spicy delights of true rye whisky
Beppi Crosariol
Smoked Fish Pâté
The secret to shooting sumptuous food photos
Eigensinn Farm Pork Steak with Green beans cooked with speck and garlic scape at Haisai restaurant in Singhampton on Sept. 6, 2013.
The high cost of vaccination in Canada
A dosage of flu vaccine is measured into a syringe flu during a clinic conducted by Toronto Public Health at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Jan. 9, 2013.
Cheese and Date Biscuits
‘You got the wrong guy!’ My uncomfortable moment in the police spotlight
Pastrami Empanadas
Talking points: watching exercise, military teens and bowl games
Made of 18,483 Lego bricks, U.S. artist Nathan Sawaya’s Venus de Milo is on display at the Brussels Stock Exchange.
Sweet Curry Dip with Samosa Crackers
Five easy appetizers for holiday entertaining
Holiday hors d’oeuvre
Researchers track Alberta forests from the skies to study threatened wildlife
Fog rolls over the boreal forest along the Athabasca River north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
Canada’s safety net for seniors is fraying, says OECD
David Parkinson
Rider Nation celebrates Grey Cup with a parade
Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Spencer Moore poses for a photograph after he lifted the Grey Cup to fans on a balcony at the Saskatchewan Legislative building after the Grey Cup parade on Tuesday November 26, 2013 in Regina.
Prisons must be independently monitored, inquest told
An image from a video taken just days before Ashley Smith died at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ont., in October, 2007.
The close: TSX suffers triple-digit loss, Nasdaq ends above 4,000
The five best-governed companies in Canada
Potash Corp. came second in this year's Board Games rankings.
Olivia Wise - Roar (Katy Perry cover)
Is gold still a good investment?
A technician prepares 1 Kg gold bars of 995.0 purity to pack for delivery at the Emirates Gold company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012.
One possible bright spot in commodities
This open-pit gold mine belongs to Boro Gold mining Ltd. on the outskirts of Ulan Bator, shown on May 15, 2010.
Black inmates face second-class status in Canadian prisons, ombudsman warns
The number of black inmates in Canadian federal prisons has jumped 80 per cent.
Images from Tuesday's Champions League matches
Schalke 04's Benedikt Howedes reacts during their Champions League soccer match against Steaua Bucharest in Bucharest November 26, 2013.
Katy Perry reacts to death of Toronto teen who covered her song Roar
Singer Katy Perry took to Twitter to respond to the passing of Olivia Wise, 16, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour two years ago.
Higher oil prices help push Alberta to operating surplus in first half
Doug Horner, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance of Alberta, leaves the podium after discussing Alberta's 2013-14 first-quarter fiscal update in Edmonton on Thursday, August 29, 2013.
How Rogers hockey deal compares with other sports
West Bromwich Albion's Shane Long, right, shoots and scores his goal against Aston Villa during their English Premier League soccer match at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England November 25, 2013. R
Your lawyer is a robot
Susan Wortzman is a co-founder of Toronto law firm Wortzman Nickle, the first law firm in Canada to focus exclusively on electronic discovery, or e-discovery.
Look deep into the bowels of a new hydro station
Ontario Power Generation is refurbishing three hydro generating stations and replacing a fourth along the Lower Lower Mattagami River, which flows north into James Bay. Here is an interior view of the new Smoky Falls Generating Station which will have five times the capacity of the original 1920s station.
Massive project gives new life to old hydro dams
Moose Cree Chief Norm Hardisty Jr., left, and Ontario Power Generation’s Mike Martelli chat near the Smoky Falls Generating Station.
Ottawa should use projected budget surpluses to fight poverty, group says
Nathaniel Parent, who has lived in poverty, poses for a portrait after speaking during a Campaign 2000 news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, November 26, 2013.
How the Iran-U.S. thaw changes the oil market
Carl Mortished
David Rosenberg’s $3.1-million haul
Is it wise to borrow for an RRSP?
For individuals already carrying a lot of debt, it’s probably not a good idea to borrow for an RRSP, saysMarc Lamontagne, a certified financial planner and founding partner at Ryan Lamontagne Inc. in Ottawa, seen here in Toronto.
Sears Canada to lay off nearly 800 employees
The Sears store at Toronto's Eaton Centre on Yonge St., Toronto Oct. 29, 2013.
Liberals press Harper to explain payment to Duffy under oath
Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a pre-Grey Cup event in Regina on Nov. 24, 2013. His spokesman, Jason MacDonald, spent Sunday laying out the PM’s version of events in the Senate expenses scandal.
What the BC Hydro rate increase will do to the average customer’s energy bill
Smart meter units at BC Hydro in Burnaby, B.C., July 5, 2011.
Even Laurentian jumps aboard Black Friday bandwagon
It’s official: Black Friday has migrated from the U.S. into the Canadian banking sector as Laurentian Bank offers a promotional rate on GICs.
Did Family Guy really kill off beloved character or was it a ratings ruse?
For Family Guy aficionados, hope for Brian’s return still springs eternal.
Today’s social media experts the buggy-whip makers of tomorrow?
As more people become immersed in social media, the need for experts will naturally decline.
Conservatives in trouble, with Harper as dead weight
Jeffrey Simpson
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