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February 11

Leafs big win has Burke’s handprints all over it
Maple Leafs forward Matt Frattin, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Clarke MacArthur in Toronto on Monday.
Studio rent is only half the battle
Artist Randy Grskovic said part of the problem is that city politicians view artists as small businesses rather than contributors to vibrant communities.
Agrium, Jana battle heats up even as two sides discuss truce
Agrium CEO Michael Wilson.
Leafs pummel Flyers but lose James Reimer to injury
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer (left) is helped off the ice by John-Michael Liles during second period NHL action against Philadelphia Flyers in Toronto on Monday February 11, 2013.
Country-by-country breakdown of Catholic population
This April 24, 2005 file photo shows thousands of people attending the installment Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican
Domestic terrorism becoming a greater concern for Canadian spy agency
CSIS Director Richard Fadden waits to testify at standing committee on national security and defence on Feb. 11, 2013 in Ottawa. Mr. Fadden has told Parliament that the fragmenting of al-Qaeda has made him more “worried” about terrorist attacks in Canada.
Should I keep dividend-paying stocks out of my RRSP?
The Pope in his own words
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leads his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 11, 2009
Pope set stage for possibility he would quit at right time
<strong>Pope</strong> Benedict XVI waves at the end of a Vespri mass at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside The Walls in Rome Jan. 25, 2013.
CIDA defends support of organization that made anti-gay comments
Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Feb. 11, 2013. Mr. Fantino is defending the Conservative government's decision to provide funding to an Ontario group that has described homosexuality as a perversion and a sin.
Community-centre surplus divides city
City councillor Adriane Carr is holding a news conference Tuesday to continue her battle with city manager Penny Ballem.
Did ‘hermit pope’ induce Benedict’s exit?
Pope Benedict XVI looks on as he leads the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) at the Colosseum in Rome April 2, 2010.
Brazeau will join small group of shunned senators if forced into leave
Senator Patrick Brazeau leaves a courthouse in Gatineau, Que., after he was formally charged with assault and sexual assault on Feb. 8, 2013. Mr. Brazeau could become a part of a small group of individuals excused from the Senate.
Now calm and cool, Habs’ Therrien growing as head coach
Montreal Canadiens‘ head coach Michel Therrien (L) talks to the team as they begin their official training camp in Brossard, Quebec January 13, 2013.
Best pictures from February 11
A judge and handler feel the musculature of an English Bulldog during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, February 11, 2013. More than 2,700 prized dogs will be on display at the annual canine competition. Two new breeds, the Russell terrier and the Treeing Walker coonhound, will be introduced in the contest. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The business of selecting a pope
This April 24, 2005 file photo shows thousands of people attending the installment Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican.
City to vote on live music in small venues
Councillor Heather Deal says a zoning overhaul would make it easier for arts and culture groups to hold events legally while ensuring safety measures are addressed.
Five challenges the new pope will inherit
Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of the Vespers mass to celebrate the feast of Saint Peters and Paul in the Saint Paul Outside the Walls basilica in Rome June 28, 2010.
Raptors’ Lucas earning praise for his fancy footwork on and off the court
Toronto Raptors guard John Lucas lll, left, drives past Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche, right, during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The fast and the furriest: Yukon Quest sled-dog race ‘puts you to the test’
Yukon Quest 2013 competitor Dan Kaduce near the Circle checkpoint.
It’s time to get over mutual funds’ bad rap
Rob Carrick
Captain Serious learns to lighten up
Eric Duhatschek
3 top stock picks from Sprott’s Eric Nuttall
Eric Nuttall.
Asia’s city-states face future of slower growth
A view of the Singapore skyline. The city-state’s population is projected to rise 30 per cent by 2030.
Syria rebels seize dam, battle Assad’s troops near Damascus
Damaged cars are seen after an explosion at Cilvegozu border gate on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 11, 2013, in this picture taken by Anadolu Agency.
Liz Sandals takes helm as Ontario’s Education Minister amid dispute with teachers
Liz Sandals speaks to the media following the swearing in of Kathleen Wynne as Ontario's first female premier, on Feb. 11, 2013. Ms. Sandals has been named the province’s Education Minister amid a protracted dispute between the provincial government and teachers.
Snow, streetcars and street parking: A perennial recipe for traffic chaos
Marcus Gee
15 funds that made the most money over 15 years
Alberta oil discount raises investing alarms for Chinese firms
Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada’s ambassador to China, says Chinese companies are concerned about limited pipeline capacity to take crude to the United States.
Canada’s reasonable answer to the problem of Vince Li
Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson in the foyer of the House of Commons.
Pope Benedict’s sudden resignation reveals an independent mind
Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of the Vespers mass to celebrate the feast of Saint Peters and Paul in the Saint Paul Outside the Walls basilica in Rome June 28, 2010.
In New Jersey casino, ‘room service’ now includes gambling
The Borgata casino in New Jersey, shown in a file photo, will be the first in the U.S. to allow guests to gamble from their rooms.
Global to broadcast PGA Tour golf through 2018
Golf ball on putting green
Canadian cross-country team skis through adversity
Perianne Jones (right) of Almonte, Ont. and Dara Gaiazova of Banff, Alberta do a chest bump before accepting the bronze medal in team sprint competition at a FIS cross country World Cup and Sochi Olympics test event in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.
Hostess cleared by court to auction off Twinkies brand
Popular burgers sold in Canada don’t contain horsemeat: study
A double-patty cheeseburger made from fresh ground beef brisket and chuck with is shown in May, 2012. Researchers from the University of Guelph tested numerous fast food and frozen burgers sold in Canada and found that none of them contained horsemeat.
Five Blue Jays storylines for 2013
Women working well beyond retirement age
Now 69, Susan Damour, a regional administrator for the U.S General Services Administration, loves her job, which focuses on spurring environmental initiatives in government buildings. She tried retirement, but hated it.
S&P lifts outlook for Ireland after ‘historic’ debt deal
A statue of author James Joyce overlooks scattered shoppers on Dublin’s North Earl Street in a file photo.
CSIS director can’t guarantee no more spy betrayals, Senate committee told
CSIS Director Richard Fadden waits to testify at standing committee on national security and defence on Feb. 11, 2013, in Ottawa. Mr. Fadden said he can’t guarantee there won’t be others who betray Canadian secrets.
Key REIT rejects hostile bid by Huntingdon Capital
Key REIT owns more than 225 so-called small-box retail properties in eight provinces, with tenants such as KFC, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons and Shoppers Drug Mart.
RBS chairman says CEO’s pay ‘modest’
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester speaks to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on Feb. 11, 2013. RBS chairman Philip Hampton has defended the $1.2-million bonus due to be paid to Mr. Hester next month.
Flames’ addition of another goaltender raises questions about Kiprusoff
Detroit Red Wings goalie Joey MacDonald (31) passes the puck during the first period of an NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers in Detroit, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
A subway serial murder mystery? Why you should check it out on your next commute
The detective who unravels the mystery in Murder in Passing is played by a man in drag (Alexander Chapman).
My dad was not an orangutan, Donald Trump says in lawsuit
Donald Trump at the grand opening of his new Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto on April 16, 2012.
Questions to ask yourself before you switch jobs
If you’re going to change jobs in a difficult job market, you want to be especially sure that you are making the right decision by identifying the true reasons behind your feelings.
Bionic managers would be better, stronger, faster – and cheaper
Robots are becoming more sophisticated and, more often than not, it is humans that crash aircraft, not computers.
NDP would restore Liberals’ shuttered travelling science program
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix leans forward to listen to a question from a reporter during a news conference at Science World in Vancouver on Feb. 11, 2013.
3 top stock picks from Macquarie‘s Rick Stuchberry
Rick Stuchberry.
Novo Nordisk hit hard as U.S. watchdog refuses to approve insulin drug
Drug maker Novo Nordisk is banking on the new long-acting insulin Tresiba drug to keep it in the lead in diabetes care.
Cyberbullying can be more harmful than the physical kind, research suggests
In Pictures: What's new at the Chicago auto show
Volkswagen Beetle GSR
The RRSP picture: Fewer Canadians, saving less
David Parkinson
Six top Paris stops for chocolate lovers
What did we miss? Tell us your favourite restaurants in Scarborough
With WANT Apothecary, twins write a prescription for retail therapy
Dexter and Byron Peart, 40-year-old identical twins, introduced their WANT Apothecary brand by designing a lifestyle concept store in Westmount, an upscale Montreal neighbourhood.
Toronto Board of Health opposes new casino
Toronto City Councillor Gord Perks spoke with the media during a scrum at Toronto City Hall, outside Committee Room 1, where city budget hearings were taking place on January 9, 2012.
Southeastern looks to block Dell deal
Stock to Watch: FAM REIT still a bargain after IPO
Stock to Watch: FAM REIT still a bargain after IPO
Where to eat in Paris now
Canadian chef Daniel Hadida helps develop the dessert menu at Septime, one of the city’s best restaurants.
What to expect as world's top 5 miners report falling profits
FEB. 27: VALE. The world’s top iron ore producer is expected to report a 44-per-cent drop in fourth-quarter net income, to $1.09-billion (U.S.).
Global miners sweep out loss-makers as profits plunge
FEB. 14: RIO TINTO. The miner is expected to report a 49-per-cent plunge in second-half profit to $3.93-billion (U.S.); analysts also expect more details on Rio’s stated goal of $5-billion in cost cuts by the end of 2014. In photo: Remotely controlled tipper trucks operate at a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in Western Australia.
Venezuela devalues down the path of hyperinflation
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Loonie ends lower again on weaker commodity prices
Drake gets a job at Shoppers Drug Mart, and other music worth a listen
Drake in a screen grab from the video for his song "Started from the Bottom"
Map: 3478 West 19TH AVE., VANCOUVER, B.C.
Vancouver bungalow goes over-asking with 10 bidders
The close: S&P down from its five-year high
Trader Peter Costa, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York.
What you should know before going on a fast
Fantino defends Uganda grants policy against religious, anti-gay claims
International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino in his office on Parliament Hill, Dec. 3, 2012. Fantino’s office is scrambling to explain why two strongly partisan attacks against opposition parties were posted on the federal government’s website in recent days.
Federer calls for biological passports in tennis to detect doping
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their men's singles quarter-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, January 23, 2013.
Volkswagen's mega-platform strategy the Holy Grail of car makers
The new Volkswagen Golf is unveiled in Berlin in this file photo taken September 4, 2012. Volkswagen’s fundamental rethink of vehicle platforms is helping power the German auto maker to the top of the global sales league table several years ahead of its 2018 target.
Under the Florida sun Blue Jays hopes already sky high
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista takes part in batting practice during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013.
Will a former small-town boy from Quebec become the next pope?
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet in Rome, Italy on June 4, 2009.
Tories and Liberals push for senators to pay back improper expenses
Senator Mike Duffy raises a glass to photographers after giving a keynote address to the Maritimes Energy Association annual dinner at the Marriott Halifax Harbourfront Hotel in Halifax, Feb. 6, 2013.
Germany looks to tame bankers with jail threat
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a general election in September, and tougher banking regulation has popular appeal.
Venezuela’s currency devaluation to cut Colgate’s profit
Reading this headline behind the wheel? RCMP may be looking for you
A driver is ticketed during a one-day enforcement blitz in Surrey, B.C., in February 2011.
India car sales dive; worst performance in a decade
A worker climbs a container to close its window after unloading cars at a warehouse on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad Feb. 11, 2013. Car sales in India fell an annual 12.5 per cent in January, the third consecutive slide and the fifth in sixth months.
Why it’s so difficult to time the market
Harper government kills controversial Internet surveillance bill
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Rob Nicholson speaks with the media in the foyer of the House of Commons Monday February 11, 2013 in Ottawa.
Look to southern hemisphere for investing opportunities
The easiest way to add some Australian or South African exposure to a portfolio is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on an American stock exchange, says Gail Bebee, an independent personal finance writer, speaker and teacher.
Why you may not want to back-seat drive in a cab
Nasdaq talked with Carlyle about going private
A man is reflected on a board outside a brokerage in Tokyo in this Nov. 7, 2012, file photo. Nasdaq OMX Group recently talked with private equity firm Carlyle Group about taking the trans-Atlantic exchange operator private, sources said.
Startups lose their cool when business pitfalls emerge
A kick scooter awaits a rider at the headquarters of Box.net, an online file sharing and Cloud content management service for enterprise companies, in Menlo Park, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013. Startups often thrive on a lack of rules and boundaries. But experts say that as they make the transition from a handful of people in a room to sizeable businesses, the hazards of operating without manual grow exponentially.
Lives Lived: Yolène Jumelle, 68
I keep getting invited to weddings – and I’m not happy about it
Ontario Premier Wynne calls for ‘fair society,’ gives rivals spots in cabinet shakeup
Premier Kathleen Wynne, right, is seen with Health Minister Deb Matthews, left, during a swearing in ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ont.. Monday, February 11, 2013.
Norway’s massive oil fund buys its first U.S. property
A gas platform run by Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA stands above the North Sea, about 70 kilometres off the coast of Norway, in this file photo.
What's it like to swim in a crocodile-infested river?
If zebras and wildebeests take their changes in Kenya’s crocodile-infested waters, then so would we.
The full list of Ontario Premier Wynne’s new cabinet
Kathleen Wynne and Lieutenant Governor David Onley just before her swearing-in as Ontario Premier on Feb. 11, 2013.
Nova Bancorp wins allies in fight against Pace Oil merger
Griffiths Energy eventually secured oil and gas leases in Chad.
British watchdog probes Autonomy’s pre-HP books
Hewlett-Packard’s logo is seen outside its Belgian headquarters in Diegem in a file photo. Hewlett-Packard took an $8.8-billion (U.S.) charge related to its acquisition of software firm Autonomy, citing ‘serious accounting improprieties.’
Private Lives: Noel Coward done with the right chemistry
John Ullyatt and Diana Donnelly star in the Citadel Theatre’s production of Noel Coward’s Private Lives.
The Blue Jays get to work in Dunedin
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey pitches as he warms up during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
World’s first Barbie Café opens in Taipei
A man decorates a Barbie doll cake during a media preview of the Barbie Café in Taipei Jan. 30, 2013.
First Formula One test of 2013 leaves more questions than answers
Felipe Massa of Brazil drives his Ferrari during his Formula One winter testing session at Circuito de Jerez on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
Film critic calls this actress 'tractor-sized' and a 'female hippo': Over the line?
Jason Bateman, background, and Melissa McCarthy in a scene from Identity Thief.
$168-million Kintyre writedown slams Cameco shares
Miners work about 600 metres below the surface at Cameco Corp.’s McArthur River uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, in a file photo. Cameco is one of the world’s largest uranium producers.
Long-term unemployment a blight despite solid gains since recession
Technology strategist Marinus Zyta of Grimsby, Ont., has been without work for the past 10 months.
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