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February 13

Doctors call on Penticton residents to lobby for cash
Margaret MacDiarmid, now Health Minister, is seen in June, 2010.
Revenue loss prompts Ontario horse-racing track operator to cut jobs
Slot machines pictured in a file photo. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is permanently shutting down slot machine operations at racetracks in three border cities.
Ford owes it to city to be clearer about his movements
Marcus Gee
Hard work and renewed confidence has Kassian’s star rising
Zack Kassian has five goals, two assists and 12 penalty minutes in 12 games this season
RCMP charge Alberta parents in death of 19-month-old
The Alberta Children’s Hospital
Mayor defends his comings and goings despite a lack of details
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco Eagles on Sept. 11, 2012, with his city hall assistant Andrew Gillis, at right in blue shirt.
Canadian freestyle skiers ‘punished’ for being so good
Roz Groenewoud of the Canadian Freestyle Ski team practices off a jump while training at Whistler-Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia on January 2, 2013.
Stakeholders set for meeting on NHL participation in Sochi Olympics
Canada's Sidney Crosby celebrates his game winning goal during overtime period in the men's ice hockey gold medal final at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2010. With one final flick, Crosby's 2010 overtime goal won Canada the gold medal and elicited national pride to the host country. But will it stand as the last goal scored by an NHL player in the Olympics?
Health care is good medicine for Canada’s economic ailments
André Picard
The flower shop: A love story
Customers peruse flowers at St. Clair Fruit Market in Toronto, Ont.. Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
Come forward with abuse claims, RCMP urges aboriginal women
RCMP from across Canada march to a regimental funeral for RCMP constable Adrian Oliver in Langley, B.C.
Some of Senator Wallin’s expenses ‘very unusual,’ committee chair says
Senator Pamela Wallin adjusts her glasses at the start of a meeting Monday February 11, 2013 in Ottawa.
Bin Laden ‘shooter’ eligible for insurance
U.S. Navy Seals jump from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during training near Fort Pickett, Va.
Blog reveals sexist comments about female premiers
Christy Clark at the B.C. Legislature on Feb. 12, 2013.
Six takeaways (and a meme) from the State of the Union
U.S. President Barack Obama, centre, flanked by Vice-President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker John Boehner, delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2013.
On Alberta ski hills, Mounties are on snowboard patrol
Corporal Jeff Campbell patrols a Lake Louise mountain run by snowboard.
Interactive: How much do Senators spend on travel? Explore two years of expenses
Pamela Wallin prepares to discuss a report before the Commons foreign affairs committee on Parliament Hill.
Top McGuinty ministers dined with Italian aviation chief accused of bribery scheme
File photo of Finmeccanica chairman and chief executive officer Giuseppe Orsi.
Maple Leafs defensive scheme Devilish in design
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle diagrams a play during the third period of an NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.
Jets trade Alex Ponikarovsky to Devils for two draft picks
Jets' Alexei Ponikarovsky (23) warms up on day three of training camp in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 15, 2013.
Bets on pope not allowed in Quebec
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet in Rome, Italy on June 4, 2009.
Best pictures from February 13
African penguins receive valentines from biologist Crystal Crimbchin at The California Academy of Sciences African penguin exhibit in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The valentines will be used as nesting material. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Alberta’s latest innovation: tax-free dividends
David Milstead
Quebec relents on cuts to innovation
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois gestures during a news conference Jan. 22, 2013, in Quebec City.
Agnico-Eagle Mines swings to profit in fourth quarter
Gold is poured at Agnico-Eagle's Meadowbank Mine.
Vancouver’s first co-housing complex moves closer to becoming a reality
Howard Staples, middle, catches up with neighbours at the WindSong Cohousing community in Langley, B.C., on Feb. 13, 2013.
Japan economy contracts for third straight quarter
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a lower house plenary session at the parliament in Tokyo, Feb. 5, 2013.
Shale gas is a boon for New Brunswick, Environment Minister says
Environment Minister Peter Kent acknowledges that having a ‘drill rig in one’s backyard is not the most pleasant of visions,’ but says the potential economic benefits to a province like New Brunswick ‘are significant.’
3 top stock picks from Portfolio Management’s Darren Sissons
Eastlink wades into Canada's cutthroat wireless market
‘It is more important to do it right,’ says Eastlink CEO Lee Bragg, with Steve Irvine , VP, Engineering and Operations.
Tolko Industries plans to reopen Slave Lake mill
A lumber grader at Tolko Industries in Kelowna sorts lumber in 2006 destined for the U.S. market.
15 Canadian stocks that offer stable profit growth
Coins and green plant isolated on white
Dodge that blow: Six legal ways to avoid the taxman’s hit
Tim Cestnick
Kinross takes $3.2-billion hit on African mines
Altogether, Kinross has now cut nearly 80 per cent of the value of its takeover of Red Back Mining in 2011, which included Tasiast, shown here, and Chirano, another mine in West Africa.
How to beat the retirement clawback
Rob Carrick
Obama’s labour pains: Minimum wage debate flares up
President Barack Obama speaks to workers during a tour of a Linamar factory in Asheville, N.C.
Nadal out of Brazil Open doubles over knee fear
Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal attends a news conference in Sao Paulo February 12, 2013. Nadal is in Brazil for the Brasil Open 2013 tournament.
Natural gas firms fume as B.C. proposes LNG tax
The Kitimat LNG site on the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. Chevron Corp., which has signed a deal to take control of the facility, has expressed concern over the prices needed to build that project.
‘Let’s Talk’ campaign a boost for mental health and Bell
BCE CEO George Cope’s Bell unit donated 5 cents for every message mentioning the charitable effort.
The way to avert an arms race in East Asia is through China
North Korean workers at the Chollima Steel Complex celebrate North Korea's nuclear test February 13, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang. North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday.
Steady, sweet profit: A valentine for card makers
The total number of Valentine’s Day cards sold has remained steady over the past decade in Canada and the U.S.
New stresses, old worries for Toronto high school students
Generic hallway shot at Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Feb. 12, 2013.
American, US Airways boards approve $11-billion merger: sources
A worker walks underneath an American Airlines airplane at Miami International airport.
Ontario Premier optimistic dispute with teachers will end soon
New Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sits with members of her cabinet for a photo opportunity prior to her first cabinet meeting at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday February 13, 2013.
For Canada Goose, Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition is a golden egg
Canada Goose sales doubled in the U.S. last year, and the company is forecasting 50-per-cent growth in 2013.
Gold medalist Igali will sever all links with Olympics if wrestling dropped
Daniel Igali of Canada waves his country's flag after winning the gold medal match in the 69kg category of the freestyle wrestling events at the Sydney Olympics, October 1, 2000.
Beacon Securities adds trader, banker
Beacon Securities adds trader, banker
Have you ever had a work romance?
Are you looking for love? Are you at work? You might just find the love of your life in the cubicle next to you.
Requiem for the land line
In offices today, there are no noisy phones giving their galvanizing rings, creating buzz and urgency.
Mark-to-market accounting: A volatility villain
Traders Peter Tuchman, left, and Kevin Lodewick work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Loudmouth in the next cubicle? Send him this
Most people still spend the majority of their time on individual tasks that require concentration. Overhearing what you’re saying will disrupt their work, not augment it.
Giant Ferris wheel to anchor Dubai’s new $6.1-billion island
Skyscrapers surround the 828-metre Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, in Dubai in a file photo.
Husky Energy stops NWT operations after safety violations
Asim Ghosh, president and CEO of Husky Energy
Students getting lost in the leap to high school
Ontario skip Homan hoping for local support at her second Scotties
Ontario skip Rachel Homan delivers a stone as she plays Team Canada at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling championship in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, February 23, 2011.
Party photos of the week: Tim Magwood's new album
3-D printing gets Obama’s approval, but does he know it makes guns?
A King Tut replica created using a 3-D printer.
Former finance minister Dwight Duncan lands job at McMillan
Former Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan is joining McMillan, but he does not rule out a return to the political battlefield one day.
Chrysler’s turnaround biggest surprise for Obama’s former car czar
Steve Rattner
Cambodia’s $11-billion iron ore mystery
A woman looks through a window in her house in the Rovieng District of Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Feb. 10, 2013. The remote district boasts iron ore deposits – supposedly in such huge quantities two Chinese companies have an $11-billion plan to extract it.
Jays’ Buehrle at camp with family, dogs but will be solo when season opens
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle throws off the practice mound at the team's baseball spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida February 13, 2013.
National Gallery’s summer blockbuster to showcase contemporary native artists from around the world
Detail from Beau Dick's Tsonokwa Mask, 2007 (red cedar, horse hair, acrylic paint). Collection of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa.
Stock to watch: Crescent Point Energy to get boost from Utah play
A Crescent Point Energy pump jack
Judge orders man to give up Jets season tickets to sister-in-law
Winnipeg Jets staff lay down the Jet logo at centre ice of MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
Throne Speech childcare pledges too vague, advocacy groups say
Kids play in a sandbox at a daycare centre while Premier Christy Clark speaks during a news conference in Vancouver in 2011.
Obama manufacturing push good for Canada: U.S. ambassador
A worker at the Linamar plant in Guelph, Ont.
Paradigm Capital adds energy bankers
Toyota-Lexus again dominate Best Retained Value list
Report of teen stress shouldn’t cause alarm
The report included results of a survey that polled more than 100,000 Toronto youth in Grades 7 to 12 on a variety of issues, including their feelings.
Sick-lit: a symptom of publishing’s decline?
Russell Smith
Venezuela’s Chavez undergoing ‘complex’ alternative cancer treatment, VP says
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a national broadcast at Miraflores Palace in Caracas December 8, 2012.
U.S. ambassador warns Ottawa to heed Obama on energy
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson poses for a photo in his new home in Ottawa shortly after his arrival in 2009.
Sun Life posts $395-million profit on investment gains
Sun Life Financial president and CEO Dean Connor
Atwood chooses to be Giller Prize juror rather than contestant
Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan and Jonathan Lethem are the judges for the Giller Prize.
Two new studies add fuel to the calcium supplement debate
Misery continues for vessel’s passengers
Bennett Jones snags big mining team from FMC
FMC's departing lawyers represent a big chunk of the firm’s strength in mining in the Toronto market.
Dickey gifts gloves to help catchers handle his knuckleball
Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia catches a pitch from pitcher R.A. Dickey during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.
B.C. couple have it all, except a retirement plan
Dushan Milic
U.S. stocks could stumble as labour finds its feet
U.S. stocks could stumble as labour finds its feet
Why our wedding story could be called: Angst at the Altar
In pictures: See works from the NGC's Sakahan exhibition
Jimmie Durham Encore tranquillité (Calm Again) 2008 (fibreglass stone, airplane), National Gallery of Canada
The rise of Canadian shareholder activism
Bill Ackman, foreground, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, and Hunter Harrison, former CEO of Canadian National Railway, leave the stage after a town hall meeting Feb. 6, 2012, in Toronto.
Dortmund grab late draw at Shakhtar
Shakhtar Donetsk's Henrik Mkhitaryan, left, fights for the ball with Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski during their Champions League soccer match at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, February 13, 2013.
Shares of Slim’s America Movil sink on weak earnings
The family of Mexican businessman Carlos Slim has lost about 26 billion pesos ($2.05-billion) on paper in America Movil since Tuesday’s close.
Slice of British textile history poised to return to LSE
Threads produced by British company Coats hold together one in five garments on the planet.
The close: Blackberry, gold lead TSX lower
A person uses the new Blackberry Z10 device at a Rogers store in Toronto on Feb. 5, 2013. A poll from Forum Research Inc. says that as many as 2.6-million Z10 devices could be sold in Canada over the next year.
U.S. border agents found not guilty of lewd acts at Cirque du Soleil show
Roller skate performs spin during a private performance of Totem from Cirque du Soleil in Toronto, Ont., on August 10, 2011.
Champions League: Ronaldo rescues draw for Real against United
Manchester United's Robin van Persie challenges Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo during their Champions League soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid February 13, 2013.
How I lost it: I didn’t want to hit 400 pounds
Adam Amirault before and after his 150-pound weight loss.
Dix names choice for head of civil service three months ahead of election
British Columbia NDP leader Adrian Dix appears at a news conference at Science World in Vancouver on Feb. 11, 2013.
Time Warner in talks to sell most of its magazines: source
Sports Illustrated swimsuit models ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 11, 2013. The magazine’s annual swimsuit issue hits newsstands this week.
12 awe-inspiring tree houses for grown-ups
Bringing the inside out: Public spaces
An annual competition in Winnipeg asks architects to create their own interpretations of the “warming hut.” While Hygge is all about opening up to the public realm, Woolhaus – made entirely of felt – explores the interior experience of shelter.
Lives Lived: Ronald Lynn Rochester, 71
Cisco results beat Wall Street estimates
Cisco results beat Wall Street estimates
CAE profit takes a hit on restructuring
Marc Parent, president and CEO of CAE Inc., poses inside a flight simulator.
Canada is zombie-free, Conservatives assure NDP
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons Wednesday February 13, 2013 in Ottawa.
Convicted naval spy kicked out of Canadian military, stripped of rank
Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle heads from Nova Scotia provincial court at a sentencing hearing in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.
Man accuses officer of threatening him with sex toys; officer won’t be charged
Jagdis (Mike) Tirbany is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 outside an Ontario Provincial Police detachment where he claims an police officer threatened to sexually assault him with a sex toy.
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