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Australia PM Gillard stares down leadership challenge
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at Parliament House in Canberra,  March 21, 2013.
Grim fate for cross-regional brides in Northern India
A cross-regional bride from Tripura faces ‘Biharan’ slurs that also would extend to her three boys.
Science world abuzz as virologist turns down Gairdner award
Michael Houghton, who holds a $10-million Canada Excellence Research Chair in virology at the University of Alberta, has surprised the Gairdner Foundation by becoming the first person to decline their prize in its 54-year history.
Leafs’ blueline finally looks whole as pieces start falling into place
Walter Peters was Canada’s first black jet fighter pilot
Wally Peters was the Canadian Armed Forces’ first human rights officer and an adviser to the United Nations.
Flaherty’s mortgages moves a signal to lenders, sources say
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Ottawa.
Flaherty budget to give assist to parents with cheaper hockey gear
A man shops around for hockey equipment while waiting for his skates to be sharpened at a sporting-goods store in Vaughan, Ont.
Vancouver’s vacancies point to investors, not residents
A for sale sign rests on the lawn of a condo building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, August 2, 2012.
Anticipating what Flaherty will save – and what he’ll slash
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, shown March 8, 2013.
Best pictures from March 20
Kadri impresses again as Leafs snap skid with convincing win over Bolts
Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Joffrey Lupul, left, celebrates his goal with centre Nazem Kadri during first period NHL action against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
Desperate Cyprus pleads for help after bailout collapse
People make transactions at an ATM outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia March 20, 2013.
Alberta needs more oil-sands processing, Ed Stelmach warns
Ed Stelmach speaks to the Rotary Club in Edmonton in January, 2011.
Johnson ready and raring to go as part of Jays’ star-studded rotation
On Iqaluit streets, Google faces new challenges in first day of mapping
Raleigh Seamster, a project lead with Google Maps, walks around Iqaluit with a camera on her back on March 19, 2013.
PQ bill to eliminate MNAs’ severance might add hurdle for Couillard
Bernard Drainville, Quebec’s minister responsible for democratic institutions, speaks at the legislature on March 20, 2013, explaining new legislation to prevent members of the National Assembly from receiving allowances when leaving during their mandates.
Zampino was the real power in Montreal, Charbonneau commission told
Frank Zampino walks past reporters as he leaves Quebec Provincial Police headquarters on May 17, 2012, after being arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption unit.
The Burlington job: How police foiled an old-fashioned bank heist
A hole cut into the floor above a vault at a TD bank is seen in this Halton Police photograph. Five men have been arrested following a sophisticated break-in to a Burlington financial institution on March 18, 2013.
Former Expo leads the charge to bring big league baseball back to Montreal
Warren Cromartie, former Montreal Expo and president of Montreal Baseball Projet, updates efforts to bring back major league baseball to Montreal during a news conference Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Montreal.
‘Be gracious,’ Wynne urges Ontario Liberal faithful in call for collaboration
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, shown Feb. 19, 2013.
Ontario court approves $117-million settlement with Sino-Forest auditors
A Sino-Panel factory is seen in Gaoyao, Southern China on June 28, 2011.
Euro zone holds all the cards in Cyprus banking crisis
A no-entry sign is seen outside a branch of Bank of Cyprus U.K., in central London March 18, 2013. About 3,500 British military personnel are based in Cyprus.
'Pickaxe' stocks: A novel way to get in on the boom
Fabrice Taylor
Searching for hidden gems: 13 stocks that live in the shadows
The Answerman fans flames of Iginla’s future
Eric Duhatschek
‘Parity portfolio’ places investment bets on women
Studies showing companies with female board members posted superior results prompted the creation of Morgan Stanley’s parity portfolio.
Youthful Senators shine amid injuries
Roy MacGregor
Tories take heat in House on science policy, closing research station
A scientist gestures to a map of the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora, Ont., on Nov. 1, 2012.
Merchants wary of mobile-payment costs
Retailers fear banks, credit-card companies, payment processors and wireless carriers will impose additional fees for digital wallet transactions.
House approves transgender anti-discrimination bill
A bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender Canadians passed in the House of Commons on Wednesday by a vote of 149-137.
Is Leon’s undervalued after Brick deal? Actually, no.
David Milstead
What Rush Limbaugh thinks Beyoncé’s new song is really about
Beyoncé
Enbridge cleanup may cost $1-billion, company warns
In this July 30, 2010 file photo, crews clean up oil, from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge, near booms and absorbent materials where Talmadge Creek meets the Kalamazoo River in Marshall Township, Mich.
Temporary foreign workers: The rising risk of a guest-worker class
Job board.
Cyprus shows the euro zone shouldn’t plunder the savers
Men sit on a street bench near two unused 24-hour automated teller machines operated by Bank of Cyprus Plc in Nicosia, Cyprus. European policy makers weighed how far to push Cyprus after lawmakers in the Mediterranean nation rejected an unprecedented levy on bank deposits, throwing into limbo a rescue package designed to keep it in the euro.
André Picard: Budget likely to be another opportunity lost for health care
André Picard
Hot Ticket: Chor Leoni & Friends
Hiring of temporary foreign workers raises hackles in Alberta
Significant numbers of temporary foreign workers continued to move to Alberta even as the economy shed jobs during the recession, says a new report from the province’s largest labour group.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in full flight
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty shakes hands with Prime Minister Stephen Harper after he delivered the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on March 21, 2013.
Flaherty has a chance to complete Ottawa’s savings revolution
La Presse to launch free digital edition
La Presse offices in Montreal.
Should you correct colleagues’ grammar?
It can be a challenge to correct colleagues’ grammar, but they might thank you for it.
Six workplace tips for the socially challenged
If you’re an introvert at work, your body language may be sending your colleagues a different message.
Dogs of the Dow inventor's latest bet: the dogs of the world
Andrew Hallam
Buoyancy of oil sands bitumen raises spill concerns
Vessels used in response to a hazardous spill sit on the waters of Vancouver Harbour as the federal government announces changes to improve oil tanker safety on Monday March 18, 2013. One of the country’s top oil spill experts says exports of heavy crude pose added risks to the West Coast, since some oil sands blends are likely to sink in the case of a spill, complicating potential cleanup efforts.
Travel proves major sticking point for NHLers’ participation in Sochi
In this photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, the outside view of the Bolshoy ice dome, main ice hockey arena, at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Favourites Boston and Montreal win openers at Clarkson Cup
The Clarkson Cup is seen in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday March 7, 2013.
Ottawa needs more tough love with the provinces
Brian Lee Crowley
NWT man finds blade in his back three years after birthday-party stabbing
Billy McNeely, 32, of the Northwest Territories was found to have a three-year-old souvenir of an old birthday-party brawl buried in his back: A knife blade about seven centimetres long.
OSC decision leaves ‘serious gap’ in insider-trading rules
Securities lawyer Philip Anisman says the OSC ruling is ‘incoherent” and takes a narrow approach to insider-trading rules.
Canadian film all-stars go to bat for proposed Starlight movie channel
Actor/director Paul Gross, director David Cronenberg and producer Robert Lantos.
Canada cuts direct foreign aid to China
Manage the Chinese relationship at a personal level
Jimmy Fallon reported to be next Tonight Show host
Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
AroarA: A modern lo-fi folk sound that your grandparents could love
Andrew Whiteman and Ariel Engle, a.k.a. Montreal indie alt-folk duo AroarA.
From book to stage, The Kite Runner is a ripping good yarn
Watch the NHL suspension video
An ‘ugly’ debate breaks out in the House of Commons over Penashue
The kitchen of your dreams: 4 futuristic smart fridges hitting the market today
SAMSUNG T9000 — Samsung’s four-door fridge has 32 cubic feet of storage capacity and an obvious appeal for those who like to divide and conquer. The bottom left compartment is a freezer and the bottom right can be used as one, too. But that’s not the best part for gizmo geeks. The fridge has a ten inch LCD screen that includes the Evernote application, which allows users to share photos videos and recipes with family and friends. It’s also got a calendar and weather apps to help you plan barbecues. Makes that grocery list stuck to the fridge with a magnet look pretty outdated. Suggested retail price: $3,999.
Rob Ford pushing for 10 per cent cut to land transfer tax
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.
Three strategies to pump up funds at retirement
Circumstances – job loss, injury, illness – can force even the savviest of investors to draw down from their carefully constructed life savings. For people at or near retirement, here’s what to consider when getting back into the stock market.
Element Financial on fire since IPO
Company plans to rebuild Prince George sawmill destroyed by blast
President of Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. Greg Stewart.
Construction worker deported — and filmed for reality TV
A Canada Border Services Agency badge.
Complaints to Canadian Human Rights Commission way up from first nations
David Langtry, Acting Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission, speaks with the media during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday June 17, 2011.
Carlyle gets feisty over Gardiner hype
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle
Quebec Innu file $900-million lawsuit against Iron Ore Co. of Canada
Iron Ore Co. of Canada’s port facility in Sept-Îles, Que. Two Quebec Innu communities have filed a $900-million lawsuit against the company, claiming the miner has violated its rights for nearly 60 years.
A look at a medical practice some experts say violates your trust
Placebos include MRI scans and X-ray tests used to assure patients nothing is wrong.
The fickle fate of fiction: What book reviews reveal decades later
Free whisky in the Scottish Highlands? Artist Daniel Barrow drinks it all in
Daniel Barrow, the Canadian recipient of this year’s Glenfiddich Artist-in-Residence award
Beverage branding gives energy drinks undeserved stamp of approval, critic says
FILE PHOTO: Energy drinks are shown in a store on Monday July 26, 2010 in Montreal.
The close: S&P 500 ends 3-day slump; RIM surges
Oracle posts drop in new-software sales, blames sales force
Oracle posts drop in new-software sales, shares fall
Italian President seeks way out of political stalemate
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is greeted by Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano (L) at the Quirinale palace in Rome March 18, 2013.
NHLPA ready to revisit mandatory visors for players
Vancouver Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin (22) looks out from behind his protective visor during Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference quarter-final hockey playoff game against the Los Angeles Kings in Vancouver, British Columbia April 22, 2012.
China’s mass transit funding risks going off the rails
An attendant on the high-speed train in Chongqing, China.
India, China sell cotton stocks to soften global prices
A boy separates starched sarees left to dry on the roof of a cotton factory in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad in a file photo.
The ultimate data storage platform for music
Miniature puppet models: The latest (and weirdest) in Brazil fashion
A puppet, about 30 inches high, wears a tiny ensemble by the Fause Haten summer collection. After the puppet show, the real-sized collection was showcased by models.
Most Gen Y fear they won’t be able to afford home ownership: poll
Dream home.
Video chat: An insider's guide to the video-game industry
Woman playing games on her mobile devices while waiting for a subway.
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing after circling Toronto due to engine failure
A Sky Regional Express Q400 turboprop aircraft is photographed on the tarmac at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on April 29 2011.
Rosneft deal puts China top of Russia’s oil customers
A workers controls the freight level of a tanker wagon at the Rosneft oil product transshipment terminal in Tuapse at the Russian Black Sea coast in a file photo. An agreement expected to be signed this week with China may involve loans of up to $30-billion for Rosneft.
Northern Securities suspended by IIROC
< Vic Alboini at his office on King St., Toronto
What key tools do you recommend for a home bar on a budget?
Hedge funds profit from EU’s ‘slap the citizens’ crisis management
Scott Barlow
AECL review forces federal nuclear liability to increase by $2.4-billion
An aerial view of the Bruce Power nuclear generating station near Kincardine, Ont. AECL says the anticipated long-term cost for cleaning up its nuclear program has surged to a total of $6-billion.
Losing weight will be next automotive advance
Workers assemble Kia cars in its factory in Zilina, 200 kilometres north of Bratislava, in a file photo.
Bull fodder: Bernanke not impressed by Dow’s record highs
A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average on March 5, 2013. The Dow is closing at a record, beating the previous high it set in October, 2007, before the financial crisis and the Great Recession.
Is this the next BoC Governor?
Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem is widely seen as the favourite for the top post.
Despite Flaherty’s intervention, better mortgage deals are available to hagglers
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Ottawa.
Canadian miners stare down a deep hole in Argentina
Sean Silcoff
NBF reveals its favourite Big 5 Canadian bank stock
The heart of Canada’s financial district at the corner of King and Bay streets in Toronto.
As Suez tolls rise, shippers mull alternatives
Container ship Edith Maersk crosses the Suez Canal at East Port Said in a file photo. The 192-kilometre canal is the quickest sea route between Asia and Europe, but growing unrest in Egypt could cause shipping delays.
Tseng withdraws after missing LPGA pro-am
Yani Tseng
'I’m so sorry, Julie, for counting on more chances'
U.K. promises shale gas tax breaks, public benefits
Britain said on Wednesday it will introduce generous tax breaks for shale gas and tackle the nascent industry’s public perception problem by making sure local communities benefit from resources found in their areas.
Veolia begins talks with French unions over cutting 1,500 jobs
France’s CGT labour union began talks with Veolia Environnement on March 20, 2013, concerning 1,500 jobs the company wishes to cut at its French water division.
Projections: Can't live with 'em, can't make a budget without 'em
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty arrives before the finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, August 19, 2011.
Daniel Woolf to head Queen’s for second term
USTA says U.S. Open will revert back to Sunday finish in 2015
Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts after winning her finals match, defeating Serena Williams of the U.S., at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 11, 2011.
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