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December 6

In Pictures: Le Grand Ball presented by Canadian Fabric
B.C. man reflects on protecting Nelson Mandela during tense era
Andrew Schofield was on Nelson Mandela's security detail in South Africa from 1990 to 1994.
Drug paraphernalia keeps independent businesses alive on Commercial Drive
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
Richard Simeon defined political discourse in Canada
Richard Simeon
No. 3 NHL draft pick Jonathan Drouin leaves QMJHL game with upper-body injury
Tampa Bay Lightning No. 3 draft pick Jonathan Drouin of the Halifax MooseHeads left Friday’s QMJHL game against the Quebec Remparts with an upper body injury. (file photo)
Cano defies predictions, goes to Mariners
Free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano agreed to a reported 10-year, $240-million (U.S.) contract with the Seattle Mariners.
Won’t be last for long, PEI vows
Germans go 1-2 as Canada’s Snith and Walker finish fourth in World Cup luge
Canada's Tristan Walker, right, of Cochrane, Alta., and Justin Snith, of Calgary, Alta., race to a fourth pace finish during a Luge World Cup doubles event in Whistler, B.C., on Friday December 6, 2013.
Alberta Premier, who worked with Mandela, remembers her friend’s courage
Alberta's Premier Alison Redford is a former lawyer who worked on improving human rights in Africa alongside Nelson Mandela, who died on Dec. 5, 2013, at the age of 95.
U.S. Republicans shift health care fight to state level
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz encourages state lawmakers to fight Obamacare.
Ontario transit-funding panel eyes raising gas tax, sources say
Dr. Anne Golden, centre, chair of the Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel, stands alongside Ontarios Premier Kathleen Wynne and Transportation Minister Glenn Murray in September. Ontario’s transit-funding panel is eyeing a gas-tax raise, sources say.
Best pictures from the past 24 hours
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal clips a gate during the men's World Cup downhill skiing event, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Svindal logged the fastest time to take first place in the race. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Emerging filmmakers showcase aboriginal pieces at Whistler Film Festival
Marsha Lederman
A modest proposal: Rename Senators the Centurions
Roy MacGregor
Tories introduce bill to crack down on unsafe medications
Pills are measured out at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto.
Mirtle: The Maple Leafs need finesse over brawn
In this file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs' John-Michael Liles, right, battles for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Zack Smith during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday October 8, 2011. The Leafs recalled Liles from the Toronto Marlies on Friday and he is expected to suit up for Saturday's clash in Ottawa against the Senators.
Quebec might hold the formula to better nationwide math scores
Student Veronia Mehanny works on a problem in secondary 4 math class at Ecole secondaire Mont-Royal in Montreal, December 5, 2013.
The week's analyst upgrades and downgrades
The job: Performing an in-depth analysis of public companies based on a number of financial metrics. Financial analysts look for a company’s value and make recommendations to potential or existing shareholders, including whether it’s a good or bad investment now, and in future.
Hewlett-Packard may finally compute for value seekers
Norman Rothery
Teachers concerned about declining math scores
Carly Rabie, Ainsley Sos, Jessie Du and Lily Graff learn math from Harriet Simand while measuring ingredients for ginger cookies at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto on December 6, 2013.
Why more companies are doing the splits
John Heinzl
Couple's health concerns make for tough choices
Struggling Senators looking for emotional boost in clash with Leafs
Ottawa Senators' Zack Smith celebrates after the Senators third goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period of a NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.
HBC and Macy’s: What’s behind their surging stock prices?
David Milstead
Animal family growing at newly reopened Calgary Zoo
The Calgary Zoo seen from the air in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, July 11, 2013.
The man with the key to China: Barrick Gold’s quest to open new doors
John Thornton, seen here at his Toronto offices, is the new chair of Barrick Gold Corporation.
Michael Chong points the way home to Westminster
Conservative MP Michael Chong. Dave Chan for The Globe and Mail.
Tory senator blasts NDP MP for advocating Senate abolition
Conservative Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais is pictured in March, 2013. Mr. Dagenais was highly critical of a New Democrat MP for advocating abolition of the upper house in a flyer sent to her constituents.
In London’s bubbling markets, something has to give
Eric Reguly
Santa app will help keep your kids’ faith intact
Santa meets with children.
Want the job? You need to play the hiring game
Leah Eichler
Educational funding is just a stone’s throw away
Paul Waldie
Canada's Sarah Reid captures World Cup skeleton bronze
Canada's Sarah Reid competes at the skeleton World Cup event Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Park City, Utah. Reid came in third place.
Alberta Premier shakes up cabinet
Alberta Premier Alison Redford is pictured at the Progressive Conservatives’ part convention on Nov. 22, 2013. Ms. Redford is shaking up her cabinet, with 10 ministers taking on new portfolios.
Remorse and reality: The resources minefield
Sophie Cousineau
Middaugh, Jones to battle in women's Canadian Olympic Curling Trials semi-final
Skip Sherry Middaugh of Team Middaugh throws a rock against Team Homan during draw seven at the Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg, Manitoba December 3, 2013. Middaugh advanced to the semi-final on Friday downing Chelsea Carey 6-3 in the tiebreaker.
Backtesting: Estimates for years 2001 to 2007
Ottawa approves Shell’s Jackpine oil sands expansion
Heavy machinery operates at the Shell Albian Sands north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
Scandal-plagued ANC is no longer Mandela’s party
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma attends a media briefing on arrangements relating to the passing of former President Nelson Mandela, at SABC Studios in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, December 6, 2013.
Three former PMs to join Harper at Mandela memorial
Prime Minister Stephen Harper pens a message on Dec. 6, 2013, in the book of condolence set up after the passing of Nelson Mandela. Mr. Harper has invited his predecessors to join him in attending a memorial for former South African president.
Canada’s political fight against apartheid
Nelson Mandela and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pose for photographers prior to a meeting in the Prime Minister's office June 18, 1990.
Why we need to learn to love the microbe
Maria Hoefl-Riesch wins Lake Louise women’s downhill, Canada's Yurkiw seventh
Maria Hoefl-Riesch, of Germany, during the women's downhill race at Lake Louise, Alta., Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.
Mandela was lucky in love, the third time around
Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel in 1998.
Rob Carrick's ETF Buyer's Guide, Vol. 2: U.S. Equity ETFs
Under the current economic climate, ETFs are all the rage, much thanks to their great flexibility and minimal fees.
Toronto office landlords slash energy usage
Toronto’s skyline.
Baird confronts the Russian bear in Ukraine
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird visits opposition camp at Independance square in Kiev, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Paris introduces etiquette rules for Metro riders
Heritage activists fret as old homes fill Vancouver landfills
About 850 old Vancouver houses are getting knocked down each year, figures writer Caroline Adderson.
Ryerson president Sheldon Levy prepares to say farewell
Ryerson University president Sheldon Levy, pictured here, has ushered the school through many big changes during his 10-year tenure.
An open letter to Premier Brad Wall on Potash Corp.
The exterior of the Potash Corp. Rocanville potash plant on on Nov. 3, 2010 near Rocanville, Sask. Potash Corp. is cutting its work force by about 18 per cent, affecting about 1,045 people worldwide.
The week's best web reads: 5 most popular stocks among hedge funds
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn
Insider buying at Altus Group
Bullish on Husky Energy
The ’60s folk scene is faithfully brought back to life
Oscar Isaac, left, and Justin Timberlake play Please Mr. Kennedy for the soundtrack of the Coen brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis.
For Josh Gad, playing an animated snowman is a serious job
Johanna Schneller
Nouriel Roubini (a.k.a Dr. Doom) warns of frothy Canadian housing market
Michael Babad
Oasis Skateboard Factory gives struggling teens a chance to show their skills
Oasis Skateboard Factory School students Hannah Duncan 18, and Patrick Brambley, 19, help each other as they work on the skateboards they are designing for Anomaly Ad Agency at the Oasis Skateboard Factory School in Toronto on November 20, 2013. The school has partnered with the Toronto ad agency to make branding part of the curriculum as well, and that agency is going to be trying to help them raise their profile and raise more money to keep the school going.
Canada’s unemployment numbers understate labour underutilization
A job board at Youth Employment Services in Toronto.
In the fight against AIDS, the real scarcity is political will
Gerald Caplan
Calendar: What investors need to know for this week
Calendar
Groovin’ high: Jazz is alive and well on the printed page
Duke Ellington conducts the orchestra at St. Paul’s United Church in Toronto, March 1, 1971.
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: 5 stunning photography collections
Maddie on Things, by Theron Humphrey
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: 5 books for art lovers
Art and Queer Culture, by Catherine Lord and Richard Meyer
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: 7 books for music fans
The Beatles at a press conference in Toronto August 17, 1965
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: 5 delicious food books
Historic Heston, by Heston Blumenthal
10 grisly crime novels you should read this holiday season
Ten Lords A-Leaping, by C.C. Benison
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: The 5 most lavish books you can buy
Codex Seraphinianus, by Luigi Serafini
Keystone is the safest and most cost-effective way to transport oil
TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline.
Keystone XL supporters can’t win environmental or economic debate
European Business Correspondent Eric Reguly
TransLink’s ambitious plan to avoid interrupting passengers during massive station upgrades
Passengers at Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station in Vancouver, B.C., in November 2012.
Newton Glassman, a private man in the stressful world of private equity
Toronto’s Nelson Mandela Park Public School holds tribute for namesake
Marwa Hibak, 11, plays music during a celebration of life to the late former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Park Public School in Toronto, Friday December 6, 2013.
Defensive strategy against rising rates: U.S. bank stocks
A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, in this September 19, 2013, file photo.
The Globe Books 2013 gift guide: 27 ideas for the book lover in your life
Maddie on Things, by Theron Humphrey
EI funds will not be used to inflate budget surplus, Flaherty says
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers an update of economic and fiscal projections in Edmonton on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.
Turning over a new Leaf: upgraded EV takes it to the next level
The 2013 Nissan Leaf charges up quicker than the 2012 model.
Mandela: A charisma that was not intimidating
Visitors from around KwaZulu-Natal pay their respects to former president Nelson Mandela at the Mandela Capture Site outside Howick on Dec. 6, 2013.
École Polytechnique victims honoured on 24th anniversary of Montreal Massacre
Several women attend a demonstration in Montreal, Friday, December 6, 2013, to highlight violence against women. 14 female students lost their lives at the hands of a gunman at the Ecole Polytechnique on this day in 1989.
Public editor: A behind the scenes look at our Mandela coverage
Nelson Mandela
Apologizing to your teen doesn’t mean you have ceded your authority
Former teammates Martin and Morris to meet in semis of Olympic curling trials
Skip Kevin Martin, left, and skip John Morris check on ice conditions during draw 14 at the Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg, December 6, 2013.
Wally Lamb on today's top writers: ‘Dave Eggers is influential’
Wally Lamb
Criminal cases of Rob Ford’s friend Lisi to return to court in January
Sandro Lisi, with his lawyer, Seth Weinstein, near, is escorted out of Old City Hall Court in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2013 after getting bail on extortion charges.
Bill C-13 is about a lot more than cyberbullying
Tabatha Southey
Suncor’s assets in Norway no longer a footnote
The Norwegian oil field Ekofisk is seen in this photo in the North Sea of Norway.
The forces driving 21st-century layoffs
Mass layoffs are becoming more common even in good economic climates.
Noel Gallagher unloads on Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire in new interview
Noel Gallagher of Oasis poses for a portrait at the Soho Metropolitan Hotel
Kevin Sorenson's original column on the Canada Pension Plan
Five things to do in Toronto this weekend: Dec. 6 to 8
Actors Stuart Ward and Dani de Waal in Once.
The dizzying list of executive changes at Canada’s big banks
Looking up from the corner of Bay and Adelaide streets in Toronto’s financial district.
World Cup Draw: Brazil, Argentina have smoothest paths toward final
Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque holds the World Cup trophy on stage during the draw for the 2014 World Cup at the Costa do Sauipe resort in Sao Joao da Mata, Bahia state, December 6, 2013.
How to hedge against the markets? New funds step in
Som Seif’s new firm, Purpose Investments Inc., promises to offer average investors some sophisticated investment vehicles but at ETF prices. ‘I believe that everyone should have real assets in their portfolio. It is one of my fundamental beliefs,’ Mr. Seif said.
Brendan Canning chills out from Broken Social Scene
Gifts for the traveller who has everything (including a kid)
The Modern Sprout planter keeps your plants watered for up to three weeks.
What are you going to do with all those Instagram shots? Try this
The Instagram mini-book from Social Print.
Find the best beer-and-booze basics in Portland, Maine
Eve’s provides an understated, languorous environment in which to sip and savour a cucumber-accented Hendrick’s gin martini.
Made in Canada: Take a little piece of home with you
Sterling-silver cufflinks ($198) from Studio1098.
The dos and don’ts of dressing for your office holiday party
Map: 10 NAUTICAL LANE, TORONTO
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