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FC Dallas says it is close to acquiring Toronto FC striker Eric Hassli
Toronto FC midfielder Eric Hassli could be on his way to FC Dallas according to a report on the Texas MLS team’s website (file photo).
The redemption of Tom Allison, a Liberal lifer
Adam Radwanski
Doug Ford on the attack again
Marcus Gee
Ken Dryden: Sibling rivalries in sport are ‘never fun’
In this file photo, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden shakes hands with his brother, Buffalo Sabres netminder Dave Dryden during the conclusion of an NHL game in March of 1971 at the Montreal Forum.
This is sustainability writ way, way too large
Pain perdu with hazelnut caramel is served at Forage in the Listel Hotel.
A Day in the PM’s Life: First, ate breakfast with Stanley the cuddly killer …
Elizabeth Renzetti
Rudy Gay makes a big splash in winning debut for Raptors
Harper rejects Quebec’s demand for EI rule changes
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois walk in to participate at an announcement Friday, February 1, 2013 in Lévis Que. Mr. Harper has categorically rejected Quebec’s demands for changes to tough new employment insurance rules that Premier Pauline Marois says will have “dramatic consequences” on seasonal workers in her province.
The making of a CFL-inspired QB revolution in the NFL
Killing superbugs at Vancouver hospital – robot style
The Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector is making its debut at a Vancouver hospital.
Calgary Flames keeping a low profile on plans to replace Saddledome
The Scotiabank Saddledome where the Calgary Flames play, pictured on Oct. 4, 2012. The NHL team has examined several locations for a new facility throughout the city, according to sources, and has had architects draw up designs.
Best pictures from the past 24 hours
Kashmiri Muslims react as they offer prayers as the head priest, unseen, displays a relic of Islam's Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal shrine, the week after the Prophet's birth anniversary in Srinagar, India, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Negative tax on dividends? Yup, really
John Heinzl
The oil patch's best dividend gushers
With the collapse in prices, Canadian energy companies are bringing in less cash.
The dark side of the ETF revolution
David Berman
Moments: Caught on Camera, Feb. 4 to Feb. 8
A dog looks out of a window at the Alfama neighborhood in Lisbon February 7, 2013.
Nova Scotia RCMP deny they ignored allegations of domestic abuse in hit man case
Nicole Ryan, the Nova Scotia woman who tried to hire a hit man to kill her abusive husband, attends a news conference at her lawyer's office in Halifax on Thursday, Jan.17, 2013. Ryan is free after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered an extraordinary stay of proceedings.
3 top stock picks from J. Zechner Associates’ John Zechner
John Zechner.
The bright side of Canada's weak oil prices
Josh O’Kane
Cambodians mourn loss of beloved former king
Procession participants shield themselves from the sun with portraits of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in a funeral procession in Phnom Penh, Feb. 1, 2013.
Do Gen Xers prefer face-to-face or online social interactions?
Share your best photos of the Sun
A surfer on Chesterman Beach South of Tofino makes his way out into the ocean.
Mexico oil company’s safety record in spotlight as 33 killed in blast
Soldiers patrol next to debris caused by a blast at the Pemex complex in Mexico City on Friday.
RIM CEO's equity stake grows as board anchors pay to share price
The BlackBerry Z10
Bullish on Thor Industries
Technical analysis shows the RV manufacturer is set to rise.
CPPIB's Mark Wiseman: A creature of habit with a taste for the new
Illustration of Mark Wiseman, chief executive officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Put your retirement payouts on auto pilot
Rob Carrick
How this 19-year-old manages a $30,000 portfolio
James Flynn
Small towns pitch in to keep theatres alive
Marsha Lederman
The Alberta advantage meets the bitumen bubble
Alberta Premier Alison Redford
Raonic, Dancevic push Canada to brink of shock Davis Cup upset over Spain
Canada's Milos Raonic, of Toronto, Ont., celebrates after defeating Spain's Albert Ramos during a Davis Cup tennis world group first-round tie singles match in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday February 1, 2013.
Alberta: Where real estate sells and cars fly off lots (but oil's a sore spot)
Michael Babad
Apple takes U.S. mobile phone sales crown from Samsung
An Apple IPhone 4s and Samsung Galaxy S are seen in this file photo.
What we learned on our ‘Long Ride’ around China
A train attendant awaits passangers on the Chongqing to Chengdu high speed train Jan. 21, 2013.
Algeria accused of thwarting Canada's gas-plant attack probe as Chechen connection reported
Algerian soldiers stand near damaged cars used by Islamist militants during a siege earlier this month near the Tiguentourine Gas Plant in In Amenas, 1600 kilometres southeast of Algiers, Jan. 31, 2013.
High mutual fund fees: The retirement sand trap
Crédit Agricole takes $5-billion hit as banks struggle to move on
Pedestrians walk in front of a branch of French bank Crédit Agricole in Marseille Feb. 1, 2013., France’s No. 3 bank announced a further $5.2-billion (U.S.) in charges on Friday as banks struggle to move on from ill-timed deals made before the 2008 financial crisis.
Party photos of the week: Governor General‘s Performing Arts Awards reception
The Governor General of Canada, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, speaks during Hilary Weston’s reception in honour of the Governor General‘s Performing Arts Awards, held at the Weston's home.
Vancouver city council, let’s get real on food
Stephen Quinn
Getting to the bottom of the Griffiths Energy bribery case
Kristine Robidoux of Gowlings speaks to media outside a Calgary court after the Griffiths Energy penalty was set.
A memorable evening to change the discussion about Alzheimer’s
Left to right, Megan Shaw, Kathryn Fudurich, Lauren Hopkinson, Cristina Costa, Carolyn Poirier and Katherine Andrikopoulos are in the midst of organizing the 2013 gala, to be held March 23.
The zombie act that has Italy in its sights
Eric Reguly
From politics to pay packets, women moving in to lead
Leah Eichler
Is too much milk bad for my kid?
Craigslist musical seeks audience
The cast of Craigslist Cantata at the Factory Theatre in Toronto on Jan. 30, 2013.
More for BlackRock, less for Europe
People walk outside a BlackRock Inc. building in New York in this file photo. Money held in all ETF products globally surpassed the $2-trillion (U.S.) mark last month, but almost 70 per cent of those assets are run by only three companies.
Stripping schools of non-academic activities won’t impact learning? Tell it to these moms
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation argues extracurricular activities don’t impact learning. These women disagree.
Redford names energy industry veteran as Alberta’s envoy to Ottawa, Washington
David Manning is shown in a photo released on Friday Feb. 1, 2013. The Alberta government is choosing energy experience over political acumen to represent the province's interests in Washington and Ottawa.
Iconic London cab firm now in Chinese control
The famous taxis date back to the end of the Second World War, when the first Austin FX3 cabs rolled off the production line.
Editorial cartoons from February, 2013
B.C. drivers’ penalties overturned in impaired law challenge
Victoria Police set up an impaired-driving checkstop on Yates Street downtown.
A look back at London's iconic black taxis
A London taxi cab, outside Buckingham Palace, decorated with the new logo for the British Tourist Authority after the logo’s launch Sept. 22 1997.
Beckham to start PSG training on February 13
Soccer player David Beckham presents his new jersey at Paris St-Germain after a news conference in Paris January 31, 2013.
Toronto’s Jains build a ‘landmark’ temple
Milan Shah recently helped negotiate a deal to purchase an unfinished, would-be Hellenic Centre from the Greek community with the intention of transforming the property into a Jain community and cultural centre and building a temple on the grounds, near the corner of Ellesmere Road and Warden Avenue. He is photographed Thursday, January 24, 2013.
Photos: Former NYC mayor Ed Koch through the years
In this March 23, 2010 file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch speaks during a publicity event in New York. A spokesman says Ed Koch, outspoken 3-term mayor who became brash symbol of NYC, died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 at age 88.
NBA suspends Clippers’ Matt Barnes ahead of clash with Raptors
L.A. Clippers' forward Matt Barnes (L) pushes Minnesota Timberwolves' center Greg Stiemsma during the first half of their NBA basketball game in the Target Center in Minneapolis, January 30, 2013. Barnes was ejected from the game after the altercation and suspended for one game by the NBA on Friday.
Supreme Court pension ruling aims for the greater good
Sean Silcoff
Dell nears buyout that could top $24-billion
Dell Inc. is edging closer to an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by Michael Dell that would mark the largest leveraged buyout since the global financial crisis.
Brazil posts biggest trade deficit ever in January
A worker arranges watermelons at a wholesale supply depot, before shipping them to markets in Sao Paulo, Feb. 1, 2013. Brazil’s weak trade performance in January reflects the challenges facing the Brazilian economy as the global slowdown curbs demand for its products and local exporters struggle with sky-high costs that have made them less competitive.
Cowboy Mouth was written in a hurry, and it shows
Jason Collett plays Slim and Jessica Huras is Cavale in the Heart in Hand Theatre production of Cowboy Mouth, a 1971 play by Patti Smith and Sam Shepard.
The compliance audit report for Rob Ford's mayoral campaign
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks to reporters at a news conference at City Hall on Jan. 25, 2013, after hearing that he had won his appeal in a conflict of interest case.
How New Brunswick's Beaverbrook Art Gallery is finally getting its big break
Circa 1961. Hon. Marshall Menzies Porter of Calgary, Alberta, at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick
Disc of the week: A garage-rock plea for warmth in the Prairies
This Hisses is fronted by Julia Ryckman – she of the steely, operatically trained voice.
In photos: Gems from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Exterior of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton
On Fleetwood Mac's Rumours: The album that made divorce cool
Stevie Nicks once said that ‘to be in Fleetwood Mac is to live in a soap opera.’
Why Toronto’s casino proposals are so last century
Fallsview Casino and Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Why John Hawkes is Oscar’s most glaring best-actor omission
Johanna Schneller
A twist on whodunit, Motive’s a whydunit
Brendan Penny (detective Brian Lucas), Roger Cross (staff sergeant Boyd Bloom) and Kristin Lehman (detective Angie Flynn) star in Motive, which debuts Sunday on CTV following the Super Bowl.
Statscan issues jobs report Friday
Economists will be watching for signs of an upturn when the U.S. Mortgage Bankers Association reports on residential mortgage applications on Wedndesday.
Giant oil syringe in SUV turns heads outside pipeline hearing
Hugh Patterson, the engineer who came up with the idea to erect a giant syringe depicting oil bring pumped into an SUV.
At the close: Dow zooms past 14,000, nearing all-time high
All-in-one luxury package comes at a price for investors
A technical expert inspects the distillery of the Hennessy factory in Cognac, southwestern France.
Ottawa asks Supreme Court for opinion on Senate reform
Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Tim Uppal speaks with the media about Senate reform in the Foyer of the Senate on Parliament Hill Friday February 1, 2013 in Ottawa.
Barrick pumps oil? Not for long
Griffiths Energy eventually secured oil and gas leases in Chad.
Tell us: What book saved you?
Reading a book
Book excerpt: How to look at the world like Sherlock Holmes
Maria Konnikova, author of Mastermind: How to think Like Sherlock Holmes
The ‘little troll’ who never stopped chasing Lance Armstrong
In this July 22, 2004, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourd-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps.
Why read? Well, it could save your life, for starters
Detail of illustration for The Globe and Mail by Neal Cresswell
Jamaica Kincaid’s latest a startling close-up portrait of a marriage
Jamaica Kincaid
With first novel, Fran Kimmel confirms her gift for small canvases
Fran Kimmel
In The Conductor, musicians struggle against the hell of war
Sarah Quigley depicts how bad events can benefit individuals, without making them seem like monsters.
Is city living harming your brain?
Vintage etching of phrenological diagram with definitions of the various areas of the human skull.
Elizabethan skullduggery, and other new crime fiction worth a look
Detail from the cover of Sacrilege
Report: Clinic operator injected Rodriguez
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez
Primaris to buy seven Alberta shopping malls
Primaris Retail REIT is buying a portfolio of shopping centres in Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alta.
Vote: The end of the penny: good riddance or sad to see it go?
Driver stopped for speeding had $60,000 in cash in his trunk: police
I'm 70: how much longer can I contribute to my RRSP?
German upper house passes resolution to tighten fracking rules
Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, demonstrate at a joint budget hearing on health and medicaid in Albany, N.Y., Jan. 30, 2013.
Give me Canadian culture over Hollywood any day
Measha Brueggergosman performs with Opera Atelier in Toronto
Procter & Gamble bets on crowdfunding site
Procter & Gamble's Tide can be seen on display at a new Wal-Mart store in Chicago, in this January 24, 2012 file photo.
Zoetis shares rise 21% in NYSE debut
Jason McIntosh, a production technician at Eli Lilly and Company, examines Cymbalta 60mg pills in Indianapolis, in this Jan. 25, 2006, file photo.
Playmaker Kaka left out in the cold after transfer deadline passes
Real Madrid's Kaka celebrates
Fire spreads in Brampton subdivision, three homes damaged
Italian court investigating derivatives at five top banks
People are reflected in the window of a Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena bank in Rome Jan. 29, 2013. Since last week, prosecutors from three Italian cities have launched investigations into possible fraud or lack of oversight at the world’s oldest bank.
What best brings out empathy and altruism in us? Superpowers, study says
Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass and Chloë Moretz as Hit Girl star in Kick Ass.
'Chinese Warren Buffett' sentenced to 6 years in jail over investment fraud
Weizhen Tang, convicted of defrauding investors, talks to reporters while on a lunch break during a sentencing hearing in Toronto, Jan. 9, 2013.
What the wealth effect says about the stock market
A broker views his monitor at the Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Financial markets worldwide eased after the United States averted the so-called fiscal cliff.
Tyson profit beats Street on higher beef, chicken prices
Tyson Foods chicken products are displayed on the shelves of a Little Rock, Ark. grocery store. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson forecast a 1-per-cent decline in overall domestic protein production, including chicken, beef, pork and turkey, for its full fiscal year.
Have we reached peak Exxon?
Exxon Mobil’s refinery in Baytown, Texas.
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