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March 9

Toronto police make arrest in connection with bomb threat at Jewish centre
Police tape marking a crime scene.
Leafs overcome sloppy start but lose in a shootout to Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer dives in vain as he tries to stop a goal from Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby as Leafs' Tyler Bozak looks on during first period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Miller’s goal gives Whitecaps victory over Columbus
Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, of Ghana, blocks a shot by Vancouver Whitecaps' Kenny Miller, left, of Scotland, as Columbus' Danny O'Rourke, second left, watches in front of goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum during the first half of an MLS game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 9, 2013.
Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors
In this photo provided by Chelyabinsk.ru, a meteorite contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Two asteroids will pass by Earth on the second weekend of March.
Whitecaps captain DeMerit takes part of blame for ruptured Achilles tendon
Injured Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit gets up to leave after speaking to reporters before the team's MLS soccer game against the Columbus Crew in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 9, 2013. DeMerit ruptured his Achilles tendon during a game against Toronto FC March 2 and is expected to miss most of the regular season.
Lakehead and Carleton advance to CIS men’s basketball final
Lakehead Thunderwolves Dwayne Harvey (6) tips the ball in during Canadian Interuniversity Sport Basketball Final 8 in Ottawa Friday March 8, 2013.
Mexican state’s tourism minister shot dead in ambush
Investigators and members of a forensic team gather around a car where the new tourism minister of Jalisco state, Jose de Jesus Gallegos, was shot dead on March 9, 2013.
Manitoba’s Stoughton beats Howard’s Ontario rink to move into Brier final
Manitoba skip Jeff Stoughton makes a shot during the page playoff draw against Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alta. Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Live Blog: Saturday night hockey
Venezuela sets April election date, with Maduro seen as early favourite
Acting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, right, looks at a photograph of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during the funeral at the military academy in Caracas on March 8, 2013. Venezuela has set an election date of April 14, with Mr. Maduro seen as the early favourite.
World No. 4 David Ferrer ousted at Indian Wells
David Ferrer of Spain serves to Kevin Anderson of South Africa during their match at the BNP Paribas Open ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, March 9, 2013. Ferrer lost 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Toronto FC snaps MLS winless streak by beating K.C. in home opener
Toronto FC's Robert Earnshaw (foreground) celebrates scoring his team's opening goal against Sporting Kansas City with a backflip as Hogan Ephraim looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday March 9, 2013.
Rusin has some big Whitecaps shoes to fill after loss of DeMerit
Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit is carried off the field after being injured during the first half of an MLS soccer game against Toronto FC in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday March 2, 2013. DeMerrit is expected to miss most of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Canada wins snowboarding gold, bronze
Dominique Maltais from Canada, left, cheers after winning the race next to Malle Ricker from Canada who finished third, right, during the Snowboard cross FIS world cup in Arosa, Switzerland, Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Saskatchewan NDP chooses MLA Cam Broten to lead party
MLA Cam Broten speaks during the Saskatchewan NDP leadership convention in Saskatoon on March 9, 2013. Mr. Broten captured the provincial leadership position after the second round of votes were tallied.
St. Gelais settles for fourth at world short-track championships
Marianne St-Gelais of Canada competes during the women's 500m heats at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, March 9, 2013.
News quiz: How controlling moms risk harming daughters, plus other questions
Christy Clark
Jays looking to Janssen, Santos for bullpen boost
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Casey Janssen throws a pitch in the bullpen during baseball spring training in Dunedin, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.
Canada to play for world junior curling bronze
Slain Quebec constable remembered as ‘Superman’ at packed funeral
Police officers march in the funeral procession for slain Kativik Regional police officer Steve Dery at Notre-Dame Basilica in Ottawa on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Canada’s Turski wins slopestyle gold at freestyle worlds
First placed Kaya Turski of Canada shows off her gold medal after the women's Slopestyle race at the Freestyle World Ski Championships in Voss March 9, 2013.
Christine Nesbitt triumphs in final 1,000-metre race of World Cup season
Christine Nesbitt of Canada competes during the women's 1000m event at the Essent ISU speed skating World Cup in Heerenveen, March 9, 2013.
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In photos: It's a bull market for these prize cattle at the 113th legendary Calgary auction
A rancher shows his bull at the 113th annual Calgary Bull Sale.
Anti-homophobia ads challenge Quebeckers’ perception of openness
Quebec Minister of Justice launched an awareness campaign with TV commercials encouraging viewers to ask themselves whether they really are open to sexual diversity.
When the world’s miners descend on Toronto, prospects for a party are solid
PricewaterhouseCooper’s Crystal Cocktail party at the Shangri-La Hotel for the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
UN peacekeepers freed by Syrian rebels
A UN peacekeeper from the Philippines drives leaves the Ziouani camp to cross into Syria at the Quneitra crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Friday, March 8. The Philippine government said Syrian rebels failed to release 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers on Friday and stuck to their demands for repositioning of Syrian government forces before any handover.
Egypt protesters target Suez Canal as soccer riot death sentences confirmed
Al-Ahly fans, also known as "Ultras", shout slogans against the Interior Ministry, in front of Al-Ahly club after hearing the final verdict of the 2012 Port Said massacre in Cairo March 9, 2013. An Egyptian court confirmed on Saturday death sentences handed down to 21 football fans for their role in a stadium riot which killed dozens of people in Port Said last year, a case which has provoked violent protests in the Suez Canal city.
How to avoid being the village idiot at the car dealership
2012 Toyota Sienna LE V6
Meet three prospective first-time home buyers, and one who took the leap
Salem Woodrow, 25, and partner Ryan Mayman, 28, want to buy a home in Calgary.
North American Catholics want a liberal pope
Janice Sevre-Duszynska poses as the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Advocacy groups from around the world have descended on Rome to try to publicize their causes while media attention on the Vatican is high.
Will nervous first-time buyers make this spring housing market bloom?
Avigail Aronoff, poses on St. Denis Street in the Plateau area of Montreal where she just bought her condo.
Now showing at Stratford: falling numbers and a bit of stage fright
Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino at the Festival Theatre. ‘The leaner times spur the imagination,’ he says.
Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenyan election, but rival plans court challenge
Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate his election win for him in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, March 9, 2013.
Everything you ever wanted to know about headlights
It’s a mall world: casino proposal includes a shopping centre
Last minute Christmas shoppers at Sherway Gardens shopping mall in Toronto, Ont. Dec. 21, 2011.
Beach of burden: Ajax pins its algae problem on York’s sewage
For Mayor Steve Parish, more sewage means more algae.
In photos: The 4 faces of Laureen Harper
Laureen Teskey: Laureen Harper was Laureen Teskey until 2006, when she told the Canadian Press she wished to be known publicly by her husband’s last name. She ran a graphic-arts business before moving from Alberta to the nation’s capital. According to the Prime Minister’s website, she still “fosters her love of photography and art in her spare time.”
Don’t call her first lady: A rare sit-down chat with Laureen Harper
Laureen Harper holds up one of her adopted kitten on March 6, 2013, at 24 Sussex, the official residence of the Prime Minister in Ottawa.
Ian Brown: What I learned on the long road trip from Toronto to Calgary
From view from behind the wheel in western North Dakota.
In Britain, Cameronism is at an impasse
British Prime Minister David Cameron: The Tories should have romped home in the Eastleigh by-election but finished third, facing competition on the right for the first time since democracy was introduced
In photos: Think pink for spring (and 9 other hot design trends)
Redecorating? Think pink, especially pale pink, one of Spring 2013's hottest hues.
Hand-Drying in America changes the way we see our cities – and ourselves
Hand-Drying in America
Jeffrey Simpson: The tragedy of Alberta’s missing governance
Jeffrey Simpson
Doug Saunders: Hugo Chavez had nothing to do with South America's real revolution
Doug Saunders
The Paycheque Project: Meet the (uncertain) faces of working Canadians and their financial futures
Stephanie Adams, a kinesiologist who lives in Burnaby, B.C. and works in Surrey, lives frugally. But she had racked up credit-card debt while teaching mountain biking at a resort – where work dried up over shoulder seasons.
From micro to macro: How we’re becoming a country drowning in debt
Buildings are seen in the financial district in Toronto, January 28, 2013. Moody's Investors Service has cut the ratings of six Canadian financial institutions, including the previously "Aaa" rated Toronto-Dominion Bank, due to concerns about rising consumer debt and high housing prices. TD, the only publicly traded bank that still carried Moody's top rating, was downgraded, along with Bank of Nova Scotia , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada and Caisse Central Desjardins, Canada's largest association of credit unions, Moody's said on Monday.
Tuned in to Internet radio
For British banking giant HSBC, Canada’s stock is on the rise
Paulo Maia, the newly appointed CEO of HSBC Bank Canada
Largest study of salmon health ever undertaken set to begin in B.C.
Kristi Miller is head of molecular genetics for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Undecided voters’ panel on the ethnic-vote scandal
Adrian Mohareb says he dislikes that taxpayer dollars were used to fund the B.C. Liberal’s multiculturalism strategy, when it should have been paid for out of the party’s war chest. Mohareb is pictured near downtown Vancouver on March 7, 2013.
Undecided B.C. voters will be watching campaign closely
Jayne Craig, who works in education administration at Capilano University, poses for a photo on the campus grounds March 7, 2013. Craig is still undecided as to whom she will vote for in the coming provincial election.
All hail Vancouver’s king crab festival
Alaskan King Crab at the Red Star Seafood Restaurant, where the servers clear your plate after almost every shell.
Four undecideds: Snapshots from our B.C. election panel
Chris Siver, 43, Victoria. A lawyer specializing in employment law, Chris Siver identifies as a federal Liberal, which he says means that provincially, “I have never had a comfortable political home.” Adding to his discomfort: “The fringes of both parties are worrisome to me.” He says he joined the panel as a way to help him make his choice come voting day.
March 9: Your daily horoscope
Pisces
They suit, they score: Are hockey players the next style icons?
Henrik Lundqvist, right, with Brad Richards at the 2012 Brad Richards Foundation Wines of the World at Hotel Chantelle on Oct. 2, 2012 in New York.
How should I fix up my grungy kitchen drawers?
Ford gave the 2010 Fusion a fine facelift
2010 Ford Fusion.
We can fly the friendly skies again – feel free to bring a knife!
Tabatha Southey
Jack: The man moved us; the biopic, not so much
John Doyle
Must-have mania can make even a dedicated fashionista must-resistant
Sarah Hampson
How do I build a trendy spring wardrobe?
How this painter brings a Provençal feel to her living room
New-wave Irish stew
New-wave Irish stew.
Stompin’ Tom Connors, Canada’s troubadour, sang of everyday lives
Stompin’ Tom Connors refused to take off his black cowboy hat even when having lunch with the Queen at Rideau Hall
The Liberals’ ugly fight with Ontario teachers a qualified success
Adam Radwanski
In Toronto FC, Nelsen finds the challenges he relishes
Robertson wants to prevent expansion of coal export infrastructure
The Fraser Surrey Docks, shown here, are under the jurisdiction of Port Metro Vancouver, which will decide whether or not to approve a proposal to expand coal exports to four million tonnes annually.
Alberta’s Finance Minister says he’s being ‘quite prudent’ on oil price predictions
Minister of Finance Doug Horner presents the 2013 budget at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta on March 7, 2013. A day later, Mr. Horner’s restrained speech emphasized the quandary of a stable, growing provincial economy contrasted with the discounted prices Alberta producers are receiving for their heavy oil.
Enthusiasm powered the 1979-80 Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers coach Pat Quinn congratulates goalie Phil Myre after the Flyers downed the Bruins 5-2 to give the Flyers a new National Hockey League record for the most consecutive wins, Dec. 22, 1979 in Boston. The Flyers tied the previous record last Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins of 28 which was held by the Montreal Canadiens during the 1978-79 season and after the Bruins defeat at Boston Garden the record now stands at 29.
Around the rinks
Chicago Blackhawks' Daniel Carcillo celebrates scoring the game winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, March 6, 2013.
A Métis victory 140 years in the making
David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, and, in the background, Clement Chartier, head of the Métis National Council, express their joy at the Supreme Court ruling in an Ottawa press conference.
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