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Court weighs Peter Kent’s right to silence on endangered sage grouse
This April, 2007, file photo provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife shows a male and female sage grouse in the mountains near Reno, Nev. In Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal on March 19, 2013, a panel of three judges listened while lawyers argued over whether Environment Minister Peter Kent has to reveal if he has made a recommendation to cabinet concerning the fate of the sage grouse.
As teachers talk up the NDP, Adrian Dix must learn serious math
Gary Mason
Northern exposure: Google Maps gathers a street-level view of Iqaluit
Raleigh Seamster, a project lead with Google Maps walks around Iqaluit with a Google Maps camera on his back, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Jets fly past Bruins thanks to Wheeler and Kane
Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd, left to right, Zach Bogosian and Blake Wheeler celebrate Wheeler's goal against the Boston Bruins' during third period NHL action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
B.C. Liberals run out of time to pass Chinese head-tax apology
B.C. Premier Christy Clark speaks to media following the release of a report by Deputy Premier John Dyble in Victoria, B.C., on March 14, 2013. Plans by Clark's Liberal government for an all-party apology in British Columbia's legislature over the Chinese head tax fell have fallen apart following the ethnic-vote scandal.
Controversial Kaleta trying to turn over new leaf and help Buffalo revival
Buffalo Sabres' Patrick Kaleta (36) checks Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, March 30, 2012
Fix economy before elections, IMF tells El Salvador
A nun holds a candle as she takes part in a march ahead of the 33rd anniversary of assassination of the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador March 16, 2013. Romero was murdered by a right-wing hit squad while preparing for mass at the Divina Providencia Cancer Hospital in San Salvador on March 24, 1980.
Two teenage girls accused of stabbing rampage on Vancouver transit line
An eastbound Skytrain departs from Main Street-Science World Station in Vancouver, Jan. 8, 2013. Two teenage girls are accused of going on a violent rampage Monday night along a SkyTrain line, allegedly stabbing two people and assaulting another person before being arrested, according to transit police.
Best pictures from March 19
Campaigners dressed as Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne congregate in Parliament Square in central London March 19, 2013. They were protesting on behalf of 'Enough Food for Everyone IF', a campaign to end global hunger. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)
Montreal mogul wrestled in ’68 Olympics
Alexis Nihon, left, took up wrestling as a youth, a sport his father had enjoyed in his native Belgium.
Cypriot banks on brink in Icelandic flashback
Anti-bailout protesters raise their open palms showing the word "No" after Cyprus's parliament rejected a proposed levy on bank deposits in Nicosia March 19, 2013. Cyprus's parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposed levy on bank deposits as a condition for a European bailout on Tuesday, throwing euro zone efforts to rescue the latest casualty of the currency area's debt crisis into disarray.
Sands stands by its quiet approach to Toronto casino bid
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is one of several companies vying for a potential downtown casino project in Toronto.
McGuinty’s office interfered with gas-powered power plant cancellations, committee told
Peter Wallace, the head of Ontario’s public service, holds up a blacked-out document as he answers question from MPPs during a committee hearing on March 19, 2013, looking into the cancellation of two gas plants.
German environmental scientists cut ties to oil sands
A tailings pond as seen from a helicopter tour of the oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alta.
Jobs, not Constitution, top of mind in Quebec, Ottawa says
Newly elected Quebec Liberal Party Leader Philippe Couillard has proposed a new round of talks that would allow Quebec to sign the Constitution by 2017.
Wynne to press OLG for municipal equality on casino deals
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
U.S. gun-control measure weakened as Senate drops assault-weapons ban
A convention attendee looks through a display of Sig Sauer semiautomatic rifles during the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. The National Shooting Sports Foundation was focusing its trade show on products and services new to what it calls a $4.1 billion industry, with a nod to a raging national debate over assault weapons.
Guggenheim leaps into commissioning Chinese art – with the help of this B.C. philanthropist
Hong Kong-born philanthropist Robert H.N. Ho in his West Vancouver office.
Ottawa shifting fiscal burden to provinces, Quebec Finance Minister warns
Quebec Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau speaks in the National Assembly on Feb. 12, 2013.
PM’s new first nations adviser aims to find accommodation on development
Joe Oliver, the federal Natural Resources Minister, speaks about changes to improve oil-tanker safety at a news conference in Vancouver on March 18, 2013.
Coast Guard rescuer describes ‘eerie’ scene where Queen of the North sank
An undated handout photo of the Queen of the North ferry.
Anxiety mounts on island caught between two Koreas
South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong island near the western maritime border between the two Koreas, 11 km (7 miles) from the North, about 115 km (71 miles) northwest of Seoul March 12, 2013. North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at the border island on November 23, 2010, killing two civilians and South Korean soldiers in the heaviest attack on its neighbour since the Korean War ended in 1953. The White House on Monday expressed concern at what it called North Korea's latest provocations aimed at raising tensions and instability in Northeast Asia.
An end to silence marks the ascent of women
Sally Armstrong, a human rights activist and a member of the Order of Canada, speaks to the Globe's editorial board on march 18 2013. A three time Amnesty International award winner, Armstrong has recently been appointed to the International Women’s Commission at the UN and is the author of Ascent of Women.
If you want to lead, you need to make the right decisions
Bill Howatt
Fifth firm testifies on illegal donations at Charbonneau commission
Rosaire Sauriol, vice-president at Dessau Inc., testifies at the Charbonneau inquiry on March 19, 2013.
China’s solar boom shows signs of setting
The Suntech Power factory in Wuxi, China.
Challenging Alberta on environment ‘not good for Canada,’ Redford says
Alberta Premier Alison Redford says questions from opposition parties about the province’s environmental record are ‘not good for Canada.’
Why small REITs could be big
Some smaller REITs are well-positioned to be taken over.
Malala resumes her studies in Britain
Image made available by her press office of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, as she attends her first day of school on Tuesday March 19, 2013 just weeks after being released from hospital. The 15-year-old participated in lessons at the Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham, central England. She survived an assassination attempt by the fundamentalist political group in October last year and underwent hours of surgery in the UK to try and repair the damage caused by a bullet which grazed her brain.
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War of 1812 memorial artists caught off-guard by change in competition rules
Toronto artist Eldon Garnet stands by a rough model of his proposal for a War of 1812 memorial sculpture in his Toronto studio on March 19, 2013.
Diesel divergence: Fuel demand falling as truck traffic surges
U.S. diesel demand has steadily fallen since mid-2011 and in January was down nearly 9 per cent.
Lululemon’s real challenge is finding ways to grow profits
Mulcair winds himself in knots over Keystone XL
Thomas Mulcair, leader of the New Democratic Party, on his March, 2013, trip to the U.S.
The budget should restrain absenteeism
Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario working in his deskless office in Ottawa. Photo by Dave Chan for The Globe and Mail.
B.C. green-lights mine despite Nisga’a Nation’s objections
A liquefied gas boom gives Kitsault new life as an export centre.
Mike Lazaridis’s new quantum leap
Mike Lazaridis created Quantum Valley Investments after stepping down as RIM co-CEO: ‘I had some time freed up.’
Icahn’s payout push could put driller in a hole
A supply vessel passes next to the ultra-deep-water drill ship Discoverer Inspiration in the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama in Israel: The significance behind where he's going - and where he's not
U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Israel's President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after landing at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv March 20, 2013.
Hardware dealer Rona hires its Mr. Fix-It
Sophie Cousineau
Tax-scheme case revived against Bay Street law firm
Bay Street law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP should face a class-action trial for its role in a so-called donation tax-shelter scheme deemed offside by the Canada Revenue Agency, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled.
Johnson & Johnson: A dividend stock on the mend
John Heinzl
Collaborate by burning the midnight oil, like Edison
Harvey Schachter
B.C. inmates suing over Ottawa’s decision to cut minority faith chaplains
Human hands on prison bars.
See-through pants? How Lululemon became the butt of the Internet’s jokes
A woman carries a shopping bag with the Lululemon Athletica Inc logo outside one of the company's stores in New York, March 19, 2013. The Taiwanese supplier behind the see-through yoga pants recalled by Lululemon Athletica Inc said on Tuesday it followed design specifications and the Canadian retailer had merely misjudged customer tastes.
Former Guatemalan strongman begins genocide trial
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt exits the court during a break in the first session of his trial in Guatemala City, March 19, 2013. The trial of Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity opened on Tuesday, the first time a country has prosecuted an ex-head of state in a national court on such charges.
Cholesterol drugs may increase risk of kidney problems, study finds
High-potency statins – Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor – significantly reduce cholesterol levels.
Astros insist that despite gutted roster, solid foundation for rebuild exists
After hitting a two-run triple, Houston Astros' Justin Maxwell, left, sprints for home after a throwing error by Toronto Blue Jays infielder Mike McCoy (not shown) got past Andy LaRoche, right, during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Kissimmee, Fla. Maxwell scored on the play.
Most capped Canadian men’s soccer player and former captain Stalteri retires
Jamaica's Demar Phillips battles for the ball with Canada's Paul Stalteri (R) during the first half of their 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers soccer match in Toronto August 20, 2008.
Detained Barrick Gold shipment seen as shot across the bow
A Dominican customs worker takes measurements of a shipment of gold belonging to Barrick Gold that was detained for four days.
Stock to watch: FedEx poised to deliver better returns
A FedEx employee loads packages into his truck at the FedEx express station in Nashville, Tenn.
Starbucks’ first coffee farm to double as research centre
Coffee cherries affected by a tree-killing fungus known as roya fungus, or leaf rust, are pictured at the La Majada coffee farm in Ahuachapan, El Salvador, Jan. 10, 2013. Aggressive outbreaks of the blight have hit Central America’s major coffee-producing nations and Mexico.
Tough turnaround job awaits new Rona CEO Sawyer
Robert Sawyer will become CEO of home-improvement retailer Rona next month.
With only days left, NDP presses for freshwater research station to stay open
An aerial photograph of the lake used for the estrogen additions at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario.
ROM drops controversial Crystal from new logo
Step down, haters: Why one JT fan says Justin Timberlake's time is now (again)
Justin Timberlake at the BRIT Awards in London last month.
Wind farm expects construction start off Cape Cod by year-end
Power generating wind turbines in Spain. Several developers are working to become the first U.S. offshore wind farm, including Cape Wind off Cape Cod, Mass., and privately held Deepwater Wind, off Rhode Island.
Ex-Oregon gubernatorial candidate charged in Facebook IPO fraud
Craig Berkman has long been active in Oregon politics and served for a time as the head of the state’s Republican Party, according to press accounts.
Striking S. African coal miners reject Exxaro offer
A miner is seen underground at Lonmin PLC’s Karee platinum mine in Marikana. Recent labour unrest at S. Africa coal mines has rekindled memories of last year’s violent strikes in the platinum sector.
Collapsed mall had an ‘alarming’ lack of oversight
Severe rusting like that seen in a "marine environment" is seen on the steel support structure following the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., on June 23, 2012. The photograph is in the Norr forensic engineering report into the tragedy.
Alamos Gold drops takeover bid for Aurizon
Alamos Gold drops takeover bid for Aurizon
Two snowboarders, skier rescued after hit by avalanche in Whistler area
A Snow cat operator grooms the backside of Blackcomb Mountain.
The next big thing in California wine (it starts with an S)
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Some seniors prescribed antibiotics for too long, study finds
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Nelsen welcomes tough choices as Toronto FC readies for possible player influx
Toronto FC 's Head Coach Ryan Nelsen applauds suporters after his team's 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City in MLS action in Toronto on Saturday March 9, 2013.
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The close: Dow recovers, though Cyprus rejects bailout
Your view: What rights should common-law couples have?
The Supreme Court of Canada will determine whether Quebec should be compelled to join the rest of Canada in offering common-law spouses the same rights as married couples when it comes to obtaining spousal support when a relationship ends.
Judge says fugitive oligarch defrauded Kazakh bank BTA
Mukhtar Ablyazov has been barred from defending himself against about $6-billion (U.S.) of fraud claims because he ignored court orders.
The fishermen of Mogadishu
Traders wait to sell their fish inside Mogadishu’s fish market in the Xamar Weyne district of the Somali capital, in this photo taken March 16, 2013 by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team.
David Jean Marteau shares his creations and his creativity
Chef David Jean Marteau’s love of food has taken him around the world, from his birthplace of France to Canada and now Shanghai.
Alexander Josephson votes for bold architecture
Partisans co-founder Alexander Josephson has created an upstart architecture firm that breaks all the rules, from hiring new talent straight out of school to designing ‘politically relevant’ buildings.
Jane Cox is creating culture, by design
‘I’d feel comfortable calling myself a culture builder more than a brand consultant,’ says Jane Cox, head of her own consultancy business, Cause and Affect Design Ltd.
As Teck shares get whacked, analyst says buy
FILE PHOTO: A truck hauls a load at Teck Resources Coal Mountain operation near Sparwood, B.C. in a handout photo. Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) is preparing to spend a total of $685 million on improvements at two of its major metals operations in British Columbia, the Vancouver-based mining company announced Thursday.
Denny Morrison returns for world single-distance speed skating championships
Denny Morrison of Canada skates on his way to placing second in the men's 1000 meters division A event at the Essent ISU speed skating World Cup in Nagano, central Japan December 9, 2012.
Boeing order gives Ryanair a little lift
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary.
National Bank picks new REIT analyst
National Bank Financial hires managing director for energy
Mounties investigate break-ins to properties at Johnsons Landing
Valentine Webber’s home in Johnson's Landing, B.C., was targeted by thieves.
Bobbing for recovery: How Apple will rise again
Apple and Exxon have swapped places as the companies with the biggest market capitalization. And although their businesses are completely different, they share some of the same challenges.
High school murderer wears 'killer' shirt to sentencing, gives profane statement; gets life
T.J. Lane unbuttons his shirt during sentencing Tuesday, March 19, 2013, in Chardon, Ohio. Lane, was given three lifetime prison sentences without the possibility of parole Tuesday for opening fire last year in a high school cafeteria in a rampage that left three students dead and three others wounded. Lane, 18, had pleaded guilty last month to shooting at students in February 2012 at Chardon High School, east of Cleveland. Investigators have said he admitted to the shooting but said he didn't know why he did it. Before the case went to adult court last year, a juvenile court judge ruled that Lane was mentally competent to stand trial despite evidence he suffers from hallucinations, psychosis and fantasies.
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Maple Leafs recall Jake Gardiner
Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner is congratulated by teammates after scoring on the Edmonton Oilers during first period NHL action in Toronto on Monday February 6, 2012
BBC sells Lonely Planet at 60-per-cent loss
Ian Wright, one-time star of the Lonely Planet TV show, mugs for the camera in a file photo.
German scientists quit oil sands research over public climate concerns
An oil worker holds raw oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alta. Pressure over environmental concerns has forced Germany’s largest scientific organization to pull out of joint research with Alberta on better ways to upgrade oil sands bitumen.
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Hacked PCs falsify billions of ad clicks
According to Spider.io, traffic from a botnet it calls the ‘Chameleon’ accounts for almost two-thirds of the total visits to certain groups of websites.
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Ontario partners with Ottawa to fund new businesses
Premier Kathleen Wynne in a hard hat ans safety vest on March 13, 2013.
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No mechanical failure in Antarctic crash
People take part in a memorial ceremony for the Kenn Borek aircrew who died in last week’s crash in Antarctica, at the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.
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Drugstore partnership adds helping to full plate
A woman shops at a Walgreens drugstore in Los Angeles. The chain is in a partnership with Britain’s Alliance Boots, and the two have struck a deal with pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen.
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Did Twitter make the Steubenville rape case worse?
Ma'lik Richmond (R) reacts after learning the verdict in his trial at the juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio March 17, 2013.
Deal boosts Dundee Industrial’s portfolio
Dundee Industrial REIT will use the IPO proceeds to buy up 70 “light industrial properties,” or warehouses and manufacturing plants, in seven provinces.
British icon Bentley could build next vehicle abroad
Bentley executives shrugged off a suggestion that shifting production outside the U.K. would harm the ‘Britishness’ that is central to Bentley’s appeal.
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