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Four key revelations from Toronto police's full document on Rob Ford
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford talks to the media after meeting deputy mayor Norm Kelly at Toronto City Hall on Dec. 4, 2013.
Best pictures from December 4
A young king penguin stands in an enclosure at Zurich's Zoo December 4, 2013. Every day in winter, when temperature is less than + 10 degrees Celsius, the zoo makes a so-called 'penguin parade', when the animals walk outside their enclosure and the visitors can walk behind them. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Transport Canada ‘not aware’ of crude’s risks before Lac-Mégantic disaster
A tanker continues to burn as fire fighters douse rail containers in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 7, 2013.
B.C. First Nations have high hopes for results of energy report
Protesters take part in a mass sit-in in front of the British Columbia legislature in Victoria, B.C. Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. to protest the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. Native leaders say the report could perhaps set the stage for groundbreaking talks between First Nations and government over several multibillion-dollar energy developments that have been proposed in B.C.
Canada’s donor drought: why some are looking to social media for a new kidney
Ken Wilkie posted an ad on Kijiji last month seeking a kidney donor.
Quebec’s proposed transport agency aims at ending road-contract corruption
Shot off Tofino, Walter the blind sea otter is on the mend
The sea otter swims at the Vancouver Aquarium Oct. 18, 2013.
Top court to weigh whether Ontario’s sex-offender registry should be public
The Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa.
The Scout List: Crafts, carol ships, and the Cultch
Hot Ticket: Flamenco and soul star Buika
Buika, the great flamenco/soul singer.
Catalyst Capital Group bows out of Ottawa’s wireless-spectrum auction
A woman talks on her cellphone in front of Union Station in Toronto in this file photo.
Alberta refinery project delayed as costs soar by 50% to $8.5-billion
Gas burns from a flare stack at an oil refinery in this file photo.
Sleep Country employee’s sexual-harassment complaint dismissed
Sleep Country Canada preside Christine Magee says the company does not condone what happened.
Strong play of late has Canucks eyeing rise in standings
Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler (17) celebrates with Henrik Sedin, second from left, of Sweden; Daniel Sedin (22), of Sweden; and Jason Garrison (5) after Kesler scored the second of his two goals in the third period of an NHL game against the Nashville Predators Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.
CPP expansion would cost Canadians too much, federal minister says
Kevin Sorenson is the federal minister of state for finance.
The hidden trap of mortgage penalties
Rob Carrick
Three top stock picks from Horizons’ Don Vialoux
Don Vialoux.
Taxes: Knowing why you give will help you and the charity
Tim Cestnick
Mirtle: Leafs’ Kadri mourns but plays on for ‘the original Nazem Kadri’
Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri (43) balances the puck with his stick during practice at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on December 04, 2013.
Senate Speaker challenges Mulcair’s expenses in departure from neutral role
Speaker of the Senate Noel Kinsella speaks with the media in Ottawa on Dec. 2, 2013.
Ottawa’s wireless ad is too partisan
Industry Minister James Moore responds to a question in Question Period on Dec. 4, 2013.
Champlain Bridge shortcut looks like a wrong turn
Workers are beneath the 'superbeam' on the Champlain Bridge span in Montreal, on Dec. 1, 2013.
Avigilon: A closely watched success story in digital surveillance
David Milstead
Delay in unveiling team gives Canada another 10 days to evaluate Stamkos
Eric Duhatschek
AGO acquires cache of valuable vintage photos: Here's a look at six
A detail of Rayograph (Tanja Ramm in profile), 1930 gelatin silver print by Man Ray (American 1890-1976)
Twenty stocks with stable profit, predictable growth
Wynne and Harper meeting to discuss Ring of Fire development, pensions
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks in Toronto on Dec. 3, 2013.
I want to be a mail carrier. What will my salary be?
A Canada Post truck.
Why I don't put Canada on my business card
Kunal Gupta is the chief executive officer of Toronto-based Polar.
How Kevin Plank’s Under Armour took on Nike
Zoom: Surprising Ways to Supercharge Your Career by Daniel Roberts and Fortune contributors.
Female lawyers leaving firms for key corporate in-house roles
Melissa Kennedy is the general counsel for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Canada's provinces divided about best approach to tackle math deficit
Ontario's Education Minister Liz Sandals is pictured in her office in Toronto on March 14, 2013.
Draghi has several options, and none of them are good
Despite the November interest rate cut by ECB president Mario Draghi, the euro has continued its climb and is now higher than before the move.
Tired of unsolicited spam? Relief is on the way
Industry Canada unveiled regulations on Wednesday, providing greater detail on how companies will be required to control the way they send commercial messages to Canadians.
Federal anti-spam law comes into effect this July, minister says
Industry Minister James Moore responds to a question in Question Period on Dec. 4, 2013.
Settling for someone because you fear being single? You’re not alone
Ukraine’s protesters find unusual ally in business
A Canadian businessman says Ukrainians ‘want to live by European values of transparency.’
Syncrude to hold off on expansion ambitions until existing problems solved
President and CEO of Suncor Energy Steve Williams prepares to address shareholders during the company's annual general meeting in Calgary, Alberta, April 30, 2013.
Raw documents: Read the full police document on the investigation into Mayor Rob Ford
Poll: Are you done your Christmas shopping yet?
Shoppers look to purchase gifts on the last weekend before Christmas at West Edmonton Mall, in Edmonton Alberta, December 15, 2012.
Listen up: A First Nations message for the oil patch
Jeffrey Jones
Tories thwart effort to call auditor, senator to explain roles in Duffy affair
Senator Irving Gerstein takes part in a meeting in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2013.
Suncor hopes to build offshore presence in Norway
Suncor is in no hurry to grow its interests in the international and offshore spheres.
The five worst scrooges of all time
Six stylish stocking stuffers for the decor lover on your list
Pomegranate: A ‘superfood’ that goes straight to your heart
Leslie Beck
Talking points: couples' selective hearing, ticker talk and inheriting fear
Sea of clouds: The interaction of cold and warm air masses causes a rare total cloud inversion in the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Down to 99 pounds, I longed to reach zero
An evening at the Gaiman-Palmer musical circus
What three teams learned from Whistler film fest script competition
A concept drawings for Richard Bell’s rom-com Blush, one of three films to win the China Canada Gateway Competition.
New documents suggest Rob Ford may have tried to buy video
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walks past reporters as he leaves his office at City Hall after new Police documents were released on Dec. 4, 2013.
Exclusive interview: Peter Munk on ‘hubris,’ ‘stupidity’ and the future of Barrick Gold
Canadian businessman and philanthropist Peter Munk
In pictures: The illustrious career of Peter Munk, a Canadian business icon
Under Mr. Munk’s leadership, Barrick made several billion-dollar deals, including the purchases of Lac Minerals Ltd. and Placer Dome Inc. More recently the company has been forced to record costly writedowns and to suspend construction at its key Pascua Lama gold mine in South America.
The close: Financials punish TSX
Baird voices Canada's 'significant concern' over Ukraine violence
Opposition activists rally in front of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev on Dec. 4, 2013.
Supporters love a cause – just don’t ask them for money
Ribbon campaigns might be effective at raising awareness for a social cause but not as good at raising money, UBC research shows.
Winter storm wallops Maritimes, causing gridlock and power outages
The rise and fall of Barrick Gold shares
Celebrity photos of the week: It's beginning to look a lot like Wahlberg
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
New Dreamliners allow Air Canada to expand its range
The arrival of the 787s is part of a strategy that will allow Air Canada to cut its costs.
Fatal 2012 helicopter crash caused by low visibility, lack of preparedness: TSB
A single-engine aircraft owned by Bailey Helicopters Ltd. has crashed near Terrace, B.C.
What wine goes well with, um, squirrel-on-a-stick?
Now trending: Mass layoffs
Scott Barlow
Vonn hopes to recapture her Lake Louise magic despite knee injury
USA's Lindsey Vonn races during the first training run of the Women's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alta., Wednesday, Dec.4, 2013.
Rob Ford saga biggest Canadian story in U.S. this century
Jon Stewart made light of the Rob Ford crack revelations on The Daily Show on Nov. 4, 2013.
Toronto deputy mayor calls for delay to island airport proposal until new year
Bob Deluce, the President and CEO of Porter Airlines makes a phone call following at City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday December 3, 2013, as lobbying continues for the introduction of jets to Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport.
What the charts are saying about Canada's Big Six bank stocks
Bank towers jut into the sky at the corner of Bay and Adelaide streets in Toronto.
After new soldier's suicide, military strives to get soldiers to seek mental-health help
CFB Petawawa
See inside Air Canada's new Dreamliner
Air Canada’s Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 flies into Canadian airspace Spring 2014.
James Chanos' big bet against CGI doesn’t mean the stock is doomed
Jim Chanos, founder and CEO of Kynikos Associates, speaks at the Reuters Global Hedge Fund and Private Equity Summit in New York April 11, 2007.
The Globe is hiring: summer contract for an interactive journalist
The Globe and Mail building at 444 Front Street West in Toronto.
Is Bank of Canada trying to weaken Canadian dollar in a ‘stealth easing’?
Michael Babad
Failure to add value to resource wealth chains Canada to its colonial past
Mike Thompson at Haliburton Forest Sawmill inspects logs for home building.
Toronto's bike-share program: Who should pay?
BIXI bicycles in Toronto.
Listen: Audio from 911 calls during the Newtown school massacre
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. after a shooting at the school.
Rob Ford-themed Christmas cards sent out by Toronto law firm
A Christmas card from Toronto law firm Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, satirizing an infamous photo of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford outside what police have referred to as a crack house.
Why does ‘fuzzy math’ persist? It’s a bonanza for consultants, publishers
Teens from Asian nations dominate a global education test given to 15-year-olds.
Blue Bombers name Mike O’Shea new head coach
Toronto Argonauts. 2007. Mike O'Shea. Credit: CFL
2014 will be the year of ___________ ?
Who, where or what will dominate the headlines of 2014?
Jennifer Jones clinches berth in the final at Canadian Olympic curling trials
Skip Jennifer Jones yells to her sweepers against Team Homan during draw 11 at the Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials in Winnipeg, December 4, 2013.
Canucks fans react to Gino Odjick’s mental health struggles
Gino Odjick, left, of the Vancouver Canucks and Tie Domi of the Toronto Maple Leafs fight during an NHL game on Nov. 3, 1995, in Vancouver.
Kessel leaves practice as Maple Leafs continue to see injuries mount
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel rounds the back of the net with San Jose Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic as goalie Antti Niemi looks on during the third period of NHL play in Toronto on December 3, 2013.
2013 was the year of ______________ ?
The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was Martin Richard, who was killed by the blasts while his mother and six-year-old sister were gravely injured.
The laughs begin with a plot to assassinate North Korea’s dictator
Evan Goldberg, left, and Seth Rogen have teamed up for another project, co-directing the feature comedy The Interview now being shot in and around their home town, Vancouver.
Grey Cup MVP Kory Sheets one of five Riders named to CFL all-star team
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Kory Sheets
Ten tips for dealing with difficult relatives over the holidays
Grandparents with family at Christmas dinner.
15-year-old girl charged with second-degree murder in Mississauga stabbing
File photo of police tape
MPs of all parties welcome debate on #ReformAct
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, shown March 21, 2013.
Toronto to take over struggling Bixi bike-share program
Cyclists ride past a Bixi bicycle stand in Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Keystone XL won’t unleash a gusher of profit: report
Some 15,000 pieces of pipe for TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline lie in a field in North Dakota on April 23, 2013.
Ten ways to cut holiday clutter
Afternoon Six-Pack: Kate Middleton steps out in headgear fit for a princess
The Duchess of Cambridge waves as she disembarks an airplane upon arriving in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island as part of a royal tour of Canada with her husband, the Duke of Cambridge, Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
At midday: TSX down, National Bank up
The entrance for National Bank on the corner of York St. and Adelaide St. West in Toronto's Financial district.
NHL minutes vs. world juniors is a question of development for teams
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly.
The penalty box
Canada should refine own resources rather than exporting, Mulcair says
New Democratic Party Leader Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in Ottawa on Nov. 27, 2013.
Bank of Canada edges toward rate-cut precipice
David Parkinson
2015 Mustang photos leaked early
Empowering backbench MPs is a good thing for Canadians
Conservative MP Michael Chong addresses a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday December 3, 2013.
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