Skip to main content
Main2013

November 27

Hot Ticket: Not your average puppet show
Theatregoers will meet any number of characters, from a cow in a chiffon dress with high heels, to Helgar the Dutch transvestite.
Pride in the Andes: How the fight for gay rights is changing Chile
Divorce, abortion and gay rights have far greater support in public than they do among politicians, who tend to be held hostage by a binomial electoral system.
Mordecai Richler was here: Concordia reading room replicates writer’s office
Personal mementos and documentation, including Mordecai Richler's passport, lie in a basket in the Mordecai Richler Reading Room at Montreal’s Concordia University on Nov. 27, 2013.
In pictures: Concordia University's Mordecai Richler Reading Room
Personal mementos and documentation, including Mordecai Richler's passport, lie in a basket in the Mordecai Richler Reading Room at Montreal’s Concordia University on Nov. 27, 2013.
Canada to join U.S. safety crackdown on oil shipments
Crews work in the area of derailed tanker cars in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 14, 2013. The train derailment and subsequent fires and explosions destroyed much of the downtown area of the picturesque Quebec town.
The Scout List: Trudeau, comedy and cheap art
A panel of Canadian historians will gather at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre’s Fletcher Challenge Theatre on Thursday night to discuss and explore “the past, present, and future of the Trudeau dynasty.”
Ottawa allowed U.S. to spy on G20 summit in Toronto, Snowden leak reveals
In this image made from video released by WikiLeaks on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks during a presentation ceremony for the Sam Adams Award in Moscow, Russia.
Bellew trash talks Stevenson in advance of WBC light heavyweight championship
WBC light heavyweight titleholder Adonis Stevenson, right, and contender Tony Bellew, face each other during a news conference Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Quebec City. Stevenson will fight Bellew of Liverpool, England in a championship fight on Saturday Nov. 30.
Meet the two Canadian soldiers racing across unforgiving, frozen Antarctica
Chris Downey and Alexandre Beaudin D’Anjou are the two Canadians in a race called Walking With the Wounded, which pits wounded veterans from the Commonwealth against those from the United States and Britain.
Images from Wednesday's action in the NHL
Washington Capitals right wing Eric Fehr (16) celebrates his goal past Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, in Washington.
New urban ridings are flashpoints for renewed feud between NDP, Liberals
New Democratic Party Leader Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in Ottawa on Nov. 27, 2013.
Prince Harry’s ‘party’ team races to the South Pole
Each of the soldiers on Prince Harry’s team has lost a limb in action, and one lost both legs in Afghanistan, yet they will each haul a 75-kilogram sled.
Two dead in Coquitlam hit-and-run
The driver of the truck initially fled the scene but was located a short time later. Police are now looking to speak with witnesses to determine what happened.
Quebec rallies provinces to support EI overhaul
Alexandre Cloutier is Quebec’s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister.
Best pictures from November 27
An elderly woman participates in a protest in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. The protesters demanded a universal old age pension for those above 60 years of age, opposing the central governmentís proposal of US $3 per month. India is home to 142.9 million elderly above the age of 54. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Second quarter results show fewer B.C. jobs despite Clark industry push
Clark’s jobs plan, launched in the fall of 2011, was her government’s major push to stimulate job creation in B.C., and it included goals to strengthen infrastructure to get goods to markets and expand B.C. markets and services, especially in Asia.
Ontario opposes midwives’ rights challenge seeking higher pay
Lius-Mario Carrington-Rodriguez, four weeks old, is held by his mother during a press conference about pay equity for midwives in Toronto on Nov. 27, 2013.
Breaking up ‘The Bandits’ Club’: The currency chat room crackdown
Employees of a foreign exchange trading company work near a monitor displaying the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar.
The best stocks to tap into U.S. growth
Canadian National Railway Co., with its growth prospects and superior operating performance, is CIBC’s top rail pick.
Canada ranks behind Mexico in auto investment, group warns
Robots do a quality control check of a 2014 Ford F-150 pick-up truck as it moves down the assembly line at the Ford Motor Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan in this September 16, 2013 file photo.
Privacy watchdog backs cyberbullying bill’s ‘lawful access’ powers
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart appears at a Commons committee hearing in 2010.
Islands of ill dispute – between China and Japan
The tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese.
Canadian diplomacy isn’t only about the dollars
International Trade Minister Ed Fast speaks during Question Period on Nov. 25, 2013.
Quebec’s Line 9 decision should be an easy one
Jeffrey Jones
More than 200 players join NHL concussion lawsuit, according to lawyers
Original Six Legends Rick Vaive, left, laughs as he grapples with Expansion Legends Mike Krushelnyski during the third period of the Hockey 2004 Legends Classic in Toronto Saturday Nov. 6, 2004. Ten former National Hockey League players, including former Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Vaive, claimed in a class-action lawsuit that the league hasn't done enough to protect players from concussions.
A sizzling year for U.S. value-growth combo portfolio
Game far from over for TSN despite void created by Rogers, NHL deal
The country’s most-watched specialty channel draws an average 482,000 viewers for national NHL games it shows on TSN and TSN2.
Memo suggests U.S. light oil threatens approval of Keystone pipeline
The Keystone pipeline under construction in North Dakota.
Guay shakes off rust, fastest in training for Lake Louise World Cup downhill training
Erik Guay of Canada races to the fastest time of the day during the 1st training run of the Men's Downhill in Lake Louise, Ab. Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013.
Lawyer probed over missing client funds
Steelers-Ravens a nice dessert on U.S. Thanksgiving
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) reacts after throwing a 66 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against the New York Jets at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens won 19-3 and face the Steelers in Week 13 action on Thursday.
Are lawyers facing the end of the billable hour?
Jeff Gray
I want to be an auto worker. What will my salary be?
General Motors ‘flex line’ in Oshawa, Ont. The Canadian Auto Workers union agreed to deals with Ford and GM that will see new hires start at a lower rate – $20 an hour rather than $24 currently – and reach the top salary scale of $34 an hour after 10 years, rather than six years for existing workers.
Three top stock picks from Padlock’s Don Lato
Don Lato.
How a social media misstep became a lesson learned at Labatt
Charlie Angelakos is vice-president of corporate affairs for Labatt Breweries of Canada.
Ottawa spending $40-million to pitch Canada’s natural resources
Joe Oliver is Canada's Minister of Natural Resources.
Union files legal challenge against reduction in flight attendants
An Airbus B737/Q WestJet flight from Toronto via Kelowna lands at Vancouver International airport in Richmond, B.C. September 9, 2013.
Health Canada approves addictive form of oxycodone as U.S. urges ban
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012, photo.
Ottawa introduces hovercraft to offset closure of busy Kitsilano coast guard base
The shuttered Kitsilano Coast Guard station in Vancouver in February 2013.
Candu Energy hopeful about selling two nuclear reactors in Romania
SNC Lavalin offices in downtown Montreal.
Mint chairman should be fired for helping wealthy family use tax havens, Mulcair says
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, left, joins Royal Canadian Mint chairman Jim Love to unveil a Highway of Heroes commemorative coin at Quinte West City Hall on Oct. 31, 2011.
Gen-Y's pain is real: Paycheques tell the tale
Rob Carrick
Sorry pet owners, turns out your cat really is ignoring you
N.B. government under renewed pressure to overhaul exotic-animal laws
Noah Barthe, left, and Connor Barthe of Campbellton, N.B., were asphyxiated by an African rock python in August, 2013.
NHL emerges as biggest winner in blockbuster rights deal
David Parkinson
Falling behind: Gen Y's income plight
The big ideas and big economy of Malcom Gladwell
David and Goliath is a non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown and Company on October 1, 2013.
The derivatives that blew up ABCP attempt a comeback
The office space that had been rented on the 33rd floor of 250 Yonge Street to hold all the legal documents required to implement the ABCP restructuring. Articling student Daniel Mahler with Goodmans LLP is surrounded by files as he checks his email. Pictures taken on Jan.12/09
The close: TSX gains, another record close on Wall Street
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the opening bell in New York, November 27, 2013.
What does your furniture say about you? Five fun prints to enliven a room
Four must-have special vinyl releases to hit shelves on Black Friday
Jony Ive’s biographer talks about the designer who brings inimitable shape to Apple
Apple designer Jony Ive (a.k.a. Sir Jonathan Ive) in a 2008 photo.
Talking Points: Olympic torch, kids’ sleep patterns, and exercise in the golden years
FIRE ON THE WATER: Nikolay Petshak carries the Olympic torch as he leads a group of winter swimming club members in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
My dating lineup: Mr. Too Soon, Mr. Cheap and Mr. Weird
How Steven Hoggett finds the movement in every body
Movement director Steven Hoggett is earning kudos for the startlingly original ways he helps actors and dancers move their bodies.
How to create a beautiful holiday container for your front porch
Whether creating an arrangement for a window box, urn or other weatherproof container, “Let your imagination run wild,” says Paul Zammit of the Toronto Botanical Garden.
The industrial window makes a comeback in residential design
Architect Gloria Apostolou added black steel framed industrial windows to a Victorian house renovation.
Stocks hit new highs: Is the exuberance rational this time?
Michael Babad
Doug Ford says he has ‘zero respect’ for deputy mayor in Toronto tax-hike feud
Toronto Councillor Doug Ford heads into his brother Rob’s mayoral office at City Hall on Nov. 18, 2013.
Why European bonds could be surprisingly appealing for your portfolio
Carrick on money: Your portfolio could be downright dangerous
Are your investments a ticking time bomb.
Toronto police unveil their special RIDE car
Superintendent Sam Fernandes, Unit Commander of 32 Division, poses beside the Toronto Police Service’s RIDE Frankencar.
Celebrity photos of the week: Where in the world is Brian Griffin?
Chainsaw attacker with mental illness will spend two years in jail
Images from Wednesday's Champions League games
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a goal against Galatasaray during their Champions League soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid November 27, 2013
Clarke takes second run at eliminating convertible debt
Clarke Inc. CEO George Armoyan is looking to make new investments in undervalued firms, and the company is encouraging its convertible-debt holders to give up their right to equity in exchange for a fee and an interest rate increase.
Maple Leafs sign centre Frederik Gauthier to entry-level contract
Frederik Gauthier tries on a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey after being selected by the Leafs as the 21st overall pick in the 2013 National Hockey league (NHL) draft in Newark, New Jersey, June 30, 2013.
In wine terms, what is a ‘first growth’?
Workers gather grapes in the vineyards of Château Haut-Brion, a Premier Grand Cru estate, during the Bordeaux grape harvest.
Ontario passes bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all homes
Ontario MPP Ernie Hardeman, left, and John Gignac, co-chair of the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation, look over carbon monoxide alarms.
Trudeau ‘inspired’ by Layton, says NDP no longer positive
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau , right, stands with newly elected members Emmanuel Dubourg, left, and Chrystia Freeland, middle, as they are welcomed by the Liberal caucus on Parliament on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
IIHF pushes back final roster deadline for Sochi Olympics to Jan. 7
Canadian players, from left, Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash and Sidney Crosby celebrate with their gold medals after their win over the U.S. in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 28, 2010.
Target the poor, not the rich, for real solutions to income inequality
An Occupy Toronto protester.
B.C. Lions part ways with offensive coordinator Jacques Chapedelaine
Lions offensive co-ordinator Jacques Chapdelaine and quarterback Travis Lulay
Manitoba town in spotlight again over charges of discrimination
How Harper’s foreign policy focus evolved from human rights to the ‘almighty dollar’
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks towards China's President Hu Jintao prior to the first session of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Hanoi Vietnam on Nov. 18, 2006.
Goldman Sachs investing tip for 2014: ‘Short the loonie’
A view of the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 16, 2013. Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Tuesday quarterly profit doubled, beating Wall Street estimates, boosted by returns from investing the bank's own money.
Three Hamilton men charged in post-9/11 Hindu temple hate crime
Canada Revenue Agency cut deals with tax cheats rather than prosecute them
The Canada Revenue Agency.
Breathing: You’re likely doing it wrong. Here’s how to fix it
Ottawa extends Philippine relief donation period to Dec. 23
‘International humanitarian assistance is making a significant difference’ in the Phlippines, International Development Minister Christian Paradis says.
Young Toronto woman who orchestrated murder of girl seeks new trial
Melissa Todorovic was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Stefanie Rengel.
Entrepreneur turns 'red square' symbol of Quebec student protests into clothing brand
A young Montreal entrepreneur has trademarked the famous red square, which became the ubiquitous symbol of last year’s student protest movement in Quebec against tuition-fee hikes
Why public pensions can’t afford to skimp on pay
The logo of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), pictured in their Toronto office August 5, 2010.
More information on Rob Ford investigation ordered released
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford gestures during a special council meeting at City Hall in Toronto November 18, 2013. Toronto's City Council voted overwhelmingly on Monday to limit further the powers of embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denounced the move as a coup d'etat and warned political foes of an election battle next year to rival the Gulf War. Ford has been under fire after admitting to smoking crack cocaine, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking alcohol.
Is there illness in your midst? This app tracks ‘sick weather’ for you
At midday: Gold stocks push TSX higher
Iranian President’s a video star: ‘Love, peace, and friendship’
A flashy new music video featuring Iran’s recently elected President, Hassan Rouhani, was reportedly produced by documentary maker Hossein Dehbashi.
Bald ploy: Sony invents a SmartWig
Features covered in the patent application for the Sony SmartWig include a camera, GPS location chips, a sensor using “ultrasound waves” to detect nearby objects, as well as actuators that would vibrate to inform the wearer of incoming notifications and also send directional prompts for non-visual navigation (left side of head vibrates, turn left). There is also a laser (no, not death-ray type lasers) pointer hidden in this smartrug and sensors that would detect which way the head was turned or tilted.
Graphic: Sony SmartWig
Why Osisko Mining is Dundee Securities’ favourite gold producer
Goldman 2014 forecast doesn’t make for happy new year on TSX
Scott Barlow
Bitcoin cracks $1,000 (Maybe Iceland should adopt the virtual currency)
Michael Babad
U.S. toy maker ends legal row over Beastie Boys’ song
The Beastie Boys perform during the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium in London, July 7, 2007. On Wednesday, U.S. toy maker GoldieBox ended a legal row with the group over the use of a parody of one of its songs in an ad.
Kilchoman Machir Bay Single Malt 2012, Scotland
Norton Malbec Reserva 2010 Argentina
Sol de Andes Reserva Especial Syrah 2008, Chile
Vigna Tarapaca Gran Reserva Carmenère 2011, Chile
Blue Mountain Reserve Brut R.D. 2005, British Columbia
Hauller Muenchberg Riesling 2011, France
Six places where billionaires are buying luxury vacation properties
Prev
123
Next