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Canadians step into NCAA spotlight
Texas Longhorns guard Myck Kabongo (12) pushes away TCU Horned Frogs guard Kyan Anderson (5) during the Longhorn's win in the first round of the NCAA men's Big 12 basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, March 13, 2013.
Meet the Canadian basketball phenom leading the No. 1 team in the NCAA
Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk reacts after Saint Mary's called time out during the second half of the West Coast Conference tournament championship NCAA college basketball game, Monday, March 11, 2013, in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won 65-51.
Meet the philosopher king behind Georges St. Pierre's UFC success
‘It might be a better thing [to be a trainer]. The fighter’s lifestyle isn’t for everybody …’ Firas Zahabi says.
Three times a charm for Patrick Chan
Patrick Chan of Canada poses with his gold medal at the presentation ceremony at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in London, March 15, 2013.
Three killed after plane crashes into Florida parking lot
In this image taken from video, first responders work to extinguish burning vehicles after a small plane crashed into a parking lot near Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Friday afternoon, March 15, 2013, killing all three people onboard and burning about a dozen cars. No one on the ground was hurt.
High-risk offender label ‘misses target,’ says head of Ontario Review Board
Darcie Clark’s cousin Stacy Galt sits with Prime Minister Stephen Harper before he announced the government is providing courts with new powers to lock up people found not criminally responsible for their crimes due to mental problems in Burnaby on Feb. 8, 2013. Darcie Clark’s children Max, Cordon and Kaitlynne were killed by her ex-husband Allan Schoenborn in 2008.
In Cardinal Ouellet’s rural hometown, dreams of a brighter future quickly fade
Lise Breault looks across the street from her store, Chez Flo, to Saint Luc church in La Motte, Que., where Cardinal Marc Ouellet was ordained.
Alberta’s Michener Centre can’t shake sordid history
Bill Lough, the head of a group of Michener Centre supporters, says his brother David received loving, stable care at the home for more than 20 years.
In Pictures: A look at the Arctic sea ice decline
Jens Ehn, assistant professor at Centre for Earth Observation Science, and technician Amanda Chaulk gather ice samples at the Sea-ice Environment Research Facility at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, March 1, 2013.
Manitoba research centre tackles tough questions on vanishing Arctic sea ice
Jens Ehn, assistant professor at Centre for Earth Observation Science, gathers ice samples and data at the Sea-ice Environment Research Facility at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, March 1, 2013.
During visit from French PM, Marois offers to help organize elections in Mali
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois with French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Quebec City on Friday.
Time running out for beleaguered B.C. Liberals
Premier Christy Clark speaks to media from her office following a Caucus meeting on March 4, 2013.
Let the good times roll in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets' Blake Wheeler (26) celebrates with Bryan Little (18) after Wheeler scored early in the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs' during NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
Around the rinks
St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak (41) salutes the crowd after his NHL hockey shut out win over the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal January 10, 2012.
The case for a kinder, gentler Finance Minister in Ontario
Adam Radwanski
Patrick Chan wins his third world figure skating championship
Canadian Patrick Chan competes in the mens free skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2013 in London, Ont. Friday, March 15, 2013.
Raptors beat Bobcats ahead of Sunday’s clash with Heat
Toronto Raptors' Rudy Gay (left) is fouled by Charlotte Bobcats Michael Kidd-Gilchrist during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday March 15 , 2013.
The long-struggling Vancouver Maritime Museum charts a new course
Marsha Lederman
Leafs look to put lingering memories to rest
Phil Kessel on the Maple Leafs’ bench in the second period of their last NHL hockey home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto April 5, 2012.
Alexandra Gill: Victoria offers a range of thrills for the palate
Alexandra Gill
Why the staged fight ‘ruins hockey’
Roy MacGregor
Best pictures from March 15
Indian army soldiers spit fire as they perform the mallakhamb, a traditional Indian gymnastic sport, during a display of skills at Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India, Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)
Settlers emerge as big winners in Israeli coalition
Naftali Bennett, head of the far-right Bayit Yehudi party, campaigns at a bar in Tel Aviv January 20, 2013.
B.C. Teachers Federation leader stepping down
B.C. Teachers Federation President Susan Lambert is stepping down at the end of the 2013 school year.
Canucks ready for Round 2 with Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo watches the puck on a goal by Detroit Red Wings center Joakim Andersson during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Michigan February 24, 2013.
Frost beats Couples by five at Toshiba Classic
Silhouette of golfer
U.K. police examine 600 new hacking claims at Murdoch paper
In this image from video, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch appears at Lord Justice Brian Leveson's inquiry in London, Wednesday April 25, 2012 to answer questions under oath about how much he knew about phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid.
Share your best photos of patterns
Taxis cueing up on King St. West outside First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto on March 12 2013.
Racist tweets about TSN hosts reveal Canada’s nasty side
Gurdeep Ahluwalia and Nabil Karim appear on TSN’s Sportscentre. (file photo)
Religious leaders battle Manitoba anti-bully bill
Billboards are shown in a field on the outskirts of the town Steinbach, Manitoba, on March 26, 2012. A Manitoba anti-bully bill has come under fire in Steinbach, a small city with a strong Mennonite population.
North Dakota senate approves ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
The weekly contact sheet - March 15, 2013
Camera and gear bags used by Fred Lum day to day in his job as a photographer for the Globe and Mail.
New Manulife director breaks the ice with buying
Bullish on Trinidad Drilling
Four B.C. politicians say farewell to the legislature
Dawn Black, NDP MLA for New Westminster, is leaving the legislature.
Cars as hot as the sun: Tour the Cayman Motor Museum
1965 Mini Cooper S: Arguably the most popular British-made car ever, the original Mini Cooper was a 60s icon. The powerful ‘S’ version, part of Mr. Ugland’s collection, is designed to go fast: with straight-cut gearbox, roll cage, twin fuel tanks, racing seats and racing harness.
3 top stock picks from Portfolio Management’s Norman Levine
Norman Levine.
Global dividend hunters must beware tax trap
Rob Carrick
Moments: Caught on Camera, March 18 to March 22
A priest walks inside the Cristal Palace during a sunny spring day at Madrid's Retiro park March 20, 2013.
Retired actuary seeks safety in life annuities
Homeless by any other name is still a tragedy
Stephen Quinn
Young wealth builders seek new blueprint
Retirement is cheaper than you think
Macau group signs $600-million Philippine casino deal
Lawrence Ho, left, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Melco Crown Entertainment, talks with James Packer, an Australian gambling tycoon and co-chairman of Melco Crown Entertainment, on March 15, 2013, during the signing deal with local partner Belle Corp for a casino project in Manila.
John Daly's double digit adventure in Tampa
John Daly
Pope Francis, in the words of Cardinal Ouellet
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, seen in his Vatican apartment, believes Pope Francis will help revitalize the Catholic Church in Quebec.
The Bank of Canada could do with a more dynamic board
Jim Flaherty, the Finance Minister, and the outgoing Governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney.
Keystone supporters hit back at Pelosi's export criticism
On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi, the ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said the oil that would flow to the Gulf Coast through Keystone XL ‘is for export.’ Supporters of the project, including major refiner Valero Energy Corp., maintain that’s not true.
Moving bitumen to market: the case for rail
Tank cars at Canadian Pacific’s Port Coquitlam yard east of Vancouver.
Canadian curlers build team spirit after 30-hour airport delay
Canada's skip Rachel Homan, right, and lead Lisa Weagle pose for a picture during a practice session at the world women's curling championship in Riga, Latvia on Friday, March 15, 2013.
Quebec to proceed on raising mining royalties
Quebec Natural Resources Minister Martine Ouellet says increasing mining royalties won't hamper the province's competitiveness.
Sandberg’s solution: Lean in, and lead on
Leah Eichler
Hyundai’s Steve Kelleher: The puck still stops with him
Illustration of Steve Kelleher, president of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
In search of the next $500 stock
An Amazon Kindle e-reader. Amazon.com Inc. spent much of this week above $270 (U.S.) per share, near its January high of just over $284. And LinkedIn Corp. has been on a tear, up nearly 60 per cent to more than $180.
Don Cherry parts with a beloved car for a cause that's close to his heart
Don Cherry donated his beloved 1997 Yukon SUV to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, which resells old vehicles or scraps them for parts.
Oprah’s Canadian channel not educational, needs changes: CRTC
A production still from Are You Normal, America? on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Canada’s broadcast regulator has ruled many shows on OWN do not fit the educational criteria of the channel’s Canadian licence.
Which working parent feels more guilty? You’d be surprised
SAC Capital unit to pay $600-million to settle insider trading charges
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen is the most prominent financier to come under scrutiny in a long-running government probe that has turned up alleged misconduct by at least eight of his current and former employees.
Brazilian oil states take royalty war to Supreme Court
An oil platform, left, is seen during sunrise in Rio de Janeiro in a file photo.
A young man with schizophrenia, in his own words
Christopher (Kit) Skelly died on March 9, 2013. He had schizophrenia.
A way to play oil’s decline – or rise
Impact look to attack in home opener against TFC
Montreal Impact head coach Marco Schallibaum gives instructions during the first day of training camp Montreal, Monday, January 21, 2013 i. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Pakistani scholar returns from Canada to lead demonstrations
Pakistani-Canadian scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri, right, has emerged as a political wild card in Pakistan whose sudden prominence has sparked queries about his motive and his backers.</caption><cutline_leadin> Mian Kursheed/Reuters
How coups, attempted and successful, influenced governments like Chavez’s
Gerald Caplan
Tory Penashue refunds nearly $48K in improper donations from 2011 election campaign
Canada's Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 15, 2011.
News quiz: How extreme runners mutilate their bodies, plus other questions
Stompin' Tom Connors
Nick Diaz leads with his elbow, champion GSP unfazed at UFC 158 weigh-in
Fighters Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz are separated during the weight-in for UFC 158 in Montreal on Friday March 15, 2013.
Montreal protesters, cops clash yet again at march against police brutality
A protester is arrested during an anti-police brutality demonstration in Montreal on March 15, 2013. Police used horses, pepper-spray and kettling tactics to clamp down Friday on an annual protest that has a history of getting rowdy.
Sandra Bernhard confesses: ‘I’ve tapped into my craziness’
Sandra Bernhard performs her one-woman show I Love Being Me, Don’t You? at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Five things to do in Toronto this week, March 14 to 20
Singer Mary Margaret O'Hara photographed in Toronto in 2002.
In photos: Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair meets former fugitive Gary Freeman
Tom Mulcair, left, leader of the NDP, talks with Gary Freeman, right, who was jumped bail and fled to Canada after the shooting of a Chicago cop in 1969. Mr. Freeman was eventually deported after being arrested and sentenced in the case.
‘Great rotation’ well under way in Canada as stocks gain fans
‘Great rotation’ well under way in Canada as stocks gain fans
Agrium wins bcIMC support in battle with Jana Partners
Agrium Inc. annual general meeting in Calgary, May 11, 2012. The five men that activist hedge fund Jana Partners LLC wants installed on Agrium Inc.’s board of directors are dismissing claims that their independence would be compromised by so-called ‘golden leash’ payments.
Pavelec key to Jets’ playoff push
Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec makes a save against the New Jersey Devils in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Newark, New Jersey, March 10, 2013.
Scoring a Leafs ticket is the toughest game in town
John Brown of Ajax believes that high ticket prices to Maple Leafs games are restricting kids from attending games and they are going to end up rooting for other NHL teams.
The Conversation: March 16 letters and other talking points of the week
How others see us: Canada Day in London’s Trafalgar Square.
New tricks keep Eric Clapton's latest album from feeling worn
Old Sock is an album Clapton’s favourite tunes.
3 cool art exhibitions to catch this week (in 140 characters or less)
Dark Matter at Arsenal Toronto: Arsenal goes dark for their spring show: a glimpse into the blackness of the void, with occult murmurings. (45 Ernest Ave., until March 31)
Earth mothers: Saving the environment one film at a time
‘I haven’t forgotten the intensity of feelings of teenagehood, the vulnerabilities, the volatile emotions, the longings,’ says Potter, whose film Ginger & Rosa tells the story of two 16-year-olds coming of age against the planet-threatening backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The next American auteur? She's a Toronto native living in Montreal
Bock hasn’t seen her Montreal roommate in six months.
What does a proposed porn ban mean in the sex-friendly age of Rihanna?
This Feb. 12, 2012 photo shows Rihanna at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. CBS had issued a memo to Grammy Awards attendees against baring too much skin at the ceremony Sunday. The network requests that “buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered” for the televised award show.
Sligo Heads: New works by artist Kristan Horton are monstrous
Monkey, 2012 by Kristan Horton, currently on view at the MacLaren.
Ching Chong Chinaman: A clever, funny assault on ethnic-identity confusion you have to see
The all-American Wong family are champions of assimilation.
Toronto makers and hackers share a philosophy on tools
Sited in a former blacksmith shop, Site 3 coLaboratory is a maker space that offers members the use of tools and equipment, including a laser cutter, a metal lathe, an industrial sewing machine and a 3D printer.
America Movil shares 'falling hard' as Mexico pushes telecom reform
Carlos Slim Helu, the world’s richest man, controls some 70 per cent of Mexico’s mobile market and 80 per cent of its fixed phone lines.
Check it out: Kristan Horton's monstrous art
Octavius, 2012 by Kristan Horton, currently on view at the MacLaren.
Tense moments at JPMorgan’s Senate hearing
Ina Drew, former chief investment officer of JPMorgan &amp; Chase Co., testifies before the Senate Homeland Security Investigations Subcommittee in Washington March 15, 2013.
Why Telus is splitting off from the pack
Sean Silcoff
The close: Dow's winning streak ends at 10
We live inside the machine now: The arrival of ubiquitous computing
When computers disappear and computing bleeds into the world around us, it also means that instead of interacting with separate small computing devices, we will essentially live inside one giant computer.
Scotiabank China foray wins approval, bank still waiting on bigger deal
Pedestrians walk past a Bank of Nova Scotia location in downtown Toronto.
Watch Claire Edmondson's video for Gold & Youth's City of Quartz
Watch Claire Edmondson's video for Broken Social Scene's Sweetest Kill
Cohen’s SAC to pay record $600-million insider trading fine
Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, is one of the $2-trillion hedge fund industry’s best-known and most successful traders.
Party photos of the week: Couture cocktail at the Bay
Suzanne Timmins, left, and Roksanda Ilincic during the Roksanda Ilincic event at the Room.
Watch the trailer for Claire Edmondson's It Girl
Cenovus rides the R&D wave in bettering the oil sands
Cenovus’ Harbir Chhina says the company has pushed to ensure it remains on the leading edge of crude-oil production.
Party bus companies in B.C. could face stiffer operating rules
Shannon Raymond died after taking ecstasy on a B.C. party bus in 2008.
Rio Tinto Alcan CEO’s pay cut 27 per cent in 2012
Jacynthe Côté
Don’t hate Sheryl Sandberg. Join her
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, offers a pragmatic new feminism based on her own success.
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