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Fashion chain Express lowers Canadian prices to parity with U.S.
File photo shows shoppers at Sherway Gardens mall in Toronto.
Tip from imam led police to ‘first known al-Qaeda plan of attack that we’ve experienced’
Arrest of train attack suspect Chiheb Esseghaier in Montreal Monday.
Environmental agency letter adds to uncertainty over Keystone
The Tehran factor: New wrinkle added to Canadian counter-terrorism efforts
CMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia answers questions at a press conference April 22, 2013 in Toronto. The RCMP arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train.
Sens lack of focus in loss to Penguins puts playoff spot in jeopardy
Roy MacGregor
The Dzhokhar Tsarnaev case through the eyes of Alberto Gonzales
U.S. Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington August 27, 2007.
Jays’ offence fizzles once again in loss to Orioles
Vancouver inches toward paying off Olympic Village debt
A cyclist rides through the Millennium Water development which was the athletes' village during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday October 7, 2010.
Husband, three others charged in Abbotsford woman’s 2009 death
Kulwinder Gill was walking with her husband along Townshipline Road on April 27, 2009, when she was struck by a vehicle that then fled, according to RCMP. She died at the scene.
New Westminster long shot hopes for upset
Paul Forseth -- Conservative candidate for New Westminster.
In pictures: A small-scale look at LNG in B.C.
The 12-storey LNG storage tank. A rolled steel and double-walled, perlite-insulated cryogenic tank that can keep 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas in compressed liquid form, chilled to -160 degrees celsius is connected to a maze of pipes used for processing liquid natural gas at the Mt. Hayes Natural Gas Storage Facility in Mt. Hayes, B.C. April 2, 2013.
Farewell, Flashpoint: Canadian drama sent off with top award from the Writers Guild of Canada
Stephanie Morgenstern and Mark Ellis, actors and co-writers on the TV show Flashpoint, read together in their Oakville, Ont., home on June 29, 2010.
Liquefied natural gas could be a boon to B.C.
It takes about 200 days to fill a massive freezer at the Mt. Hayes storage facility, but the tank can hold 1.5 billion cubic feet of liquefied natural gas.
Best pictures from April 22
A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday's earthquake in Longmen township of Lushan county, Sichuan province, April 21, 2013. Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000. Picture taken April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Rooney Chen (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
B.C. Liberals adopt a bulldog attitude
Christy Clark has been deploying her ministers to respond to NDP policy planks.
Trains between Toronto and New York searched for weapons, dangerous cargo
The RCMP say two suspects arrested in an alleged terror attack against a Via Rail passenger train had "direction and guidance" from al-Qaeda elements in Iran.
One week on, Boston crowds gather in silence at bomb site
Though billed as a city-wide moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. Monday to honour the victims of the twin bombings of the Boston Marathon, the quiet heard at the corner of Bolyston and Berkeley Streets was more enduring. There was no definitive start or finish to the tribute, as mourners amassed uttering only the most-hushed whispers and then trickled off slowly.
Ottawa homes in on cyberbullying laws
Leah Parsons, left, mother of Rehtaeh Parsons, and her partner Jason Barnes, attend a protest near the Halifax Regional Police headquarters in Halifax on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
Rita MacNeil says goodbye her way
The Colangelo files: A look at the GM's tenure
Toronto Raptors' general manager Bryan Colangelo leaves a press conference in Toronto on Wednesday December 7, 2011.
China scholarship scheme will provide much-needed insight
Blackstone Group founder Stephen Schwarzman speaks at a news conference for the launch of the Schwarzman Scholars at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Ten ways to cut the cost of home insurance
Rob Carrick
Final week about right mindset and home ice for labouring Habs
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price stands by the bench during a break in play in third period NHL action the Washington Capitals in Montreal, April 20, 2013.
Canadian director of Karachi exchange bullish on growth
A computer screen is reflected in the glass window of a booth where a broker monitors the market at the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Safety charges laid against engineer in Elliot Lake mall collapse
Demolition of the ill-fated Algo Centre Mall continues in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Sunday, March 10, 2013. The mall's roof-top garage collapsed June 23, 2012, killing two women.
Tab for residential school abuses likely to top $4-billion
Fort Providence residential school, children and sta
3 top stock picks from First Asset’s John Stephenson
John Stephenson.
Precious metals equity funds: A year of taking it on the chin
Why Canada needs to remain vigilant on terrorism
The RCMP say two suspects arrested in an alleged terror attack against a Via Rail passenger train had "direction and guidance" from al-Qaeda elements in Iran.
Heroism breaks out
An emergency responder and volunteers, including Carlos Arredondo in the cowboy hat, push Jeff Bauman in a wheelchair after he was injured in an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15.
No more waiting: Saskatchewan clears list for intellectually disabled programs
Montreal's aerospace industry adds new landing gear plant
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) unveiled the company’s new landing gear production facility at its plant in Mirabel, near Montreal, on April 22, 2013. The ceremony marked the culmination of more than one year in construction, with total investments costing $58-million, according to a company statement.
Playoff veteran van Riemsdyk ready to show green Leafs the way
Leafs celebrate their first goal by Leafs James van Riemsdyk(21), left, Ryan O'Byrne during the first period of the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the New York Rangers hockey game at the ACC in Toronto on April 8, 2013.
Ten weird things your boss has asked you to do
Some bosses are a little bit crazy.
Duelling tech stocks: Why my money is on Google
Chris Umiastowski
Canada taking a back seat in global recovery, says S&P
How to dismantle unfocused teams and end pointless meetings
Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits that Masquerade as Virtues
I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up
The reality of a dream job often does not measure up to the fantasy.
7 tips to make your résumé stand out
Keep your résumé short and succint and have a robust online profile.
What we know so far about pair charged in alleged Canadian terror plot
CMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia answers questions at a press conference April 22, 2013 in Toronto. The RCMP arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train.
Harper appoints former Reform-Alliance MP Deb Grey to security review committee
Reform Party Leader Preston Manning is applauded by Deborah Grey, Jim Abbott and other MPs prior to his budget debate speech in the House of Commons on Feb. 25, 1998.
Map: The train route from New York to Toronto
Officer in ferry sinking trial defends himself in court
Karl Lilgert, centre, is seen leaving at the B.C. Supreme Court with family members in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, January, 17, 2013. Lilgert is accused of causing death after two passengers died when the Queen of the North ferry sank.
Oil sands data now public, but questions raised about independence
Interested Canadians can now freely access environmental data from the oil sands now that the federal and Alberta governments have opened up a data portal to much of their scientists’ work.
Toronto posts record sales drop of land for residential development
A large sign on the Don Roadway promoting land for lease in the port lands area of Toronto's waterfront on March 15, 2013. The GTA has just posted a record decline in sales of land for future residential developments.
Spring & Arnaud: An artful and art-filled love story
Are Canadian kids undervaccinated? Or is it that we just don’t know?
A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. A recent Unicef report included a startling figure about Canada. It suggested only 84 per cent of Canadian children are fully vaccinated by age 2.
In photos: The best of the Beautiful Bulldog Contest
The Unbelievers: An atheist road show
Dr. Copper’s record on predicting the economy: mixed
Scott Barlow
Mongolia: a capital of contradictions you don’t want to miss
The Winter Palace of the last Bogd Khan is a stunning if dilapidated complex in Ulan Bator.
Sixties folk troubadour Richie Havens dead at 72
Richie Havens in performance in Hamburg, German, mid-seventies
Hearing aims to settle dispute between Dover oil sands venture, First Nations community
An Athabasca Oil Corp. operation.
Candidate resigns amid drunk driving allegations
The B.C. Conservative Party, led by John Cummins (pictured), has not commented on the circumstances that led to Jeff Sprague’s departure from the campaign, except to call it an “unfortunate personal incident.”
Globe announces voluntary separation program for staff
Globe and Mail publisher Phillip Crawley
Playing Tetris may be the best treatment for lazy eye
Video game ‘treatment is much better than patching – it is much more enjoyable, it is faster and it seems to work better,’ says Dr. Robert Hess at McGill University.
3-month Copper yoy per cent vs CPB Emerging Markets Industrial Production yoy per cent
3-month Copper yoy per cent vs CPB Emerging Markets Industrial Production you per cent
Public editor: The rush to be first when the aim should be accuracy
Air Canada loss reflects an economy losing altitude
David Parkinson
3-month Copper yoy per cent vs Industrial Production: Advanced Economies
3-month Copper yoy per cent vs Industrial Production: Advanced Economies
Executive bonuses incur wrath of Church of England
The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leaves after his enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral March 21, 2013. Under his leadership, the church intends to vote against bonuses that exceed 100 per cent of base salary.
In Peru it was just me, the village ruins and the mountains – or was it?
Canyon de Colca in the southern end of Peru; it’s one of the deepest canyons in the world.
Don’t speed in Dubai – the cops drive Lamborghinis
The Lamborghini Aventador will be used by Dubai police.
Sleepless in Singapore? Not with this travel clock
The Sound Oasis Travel Sleep Sound Therapy alarm clock.
Voyage lands at Vancouver museum
Oh Persepolis II is Parviz Tanavoli’s contribution to Safar/Voyage: Contemporary Works by Arab, Iranian and Turkish Artists. Tehran-born Tanavoli now lives in West Vancouver.
The close: Stocks rise and gold notches fifth straight gain
A worker places ingots of 99.99 per cent pure gold at the Krastsvetmet nonferrous metals plant in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on April 12, 2012.
Supreme Court justice's departure puts pressure on PM
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Morris Fish pose for a photograph on the front steps of Supreme Court April 22, 2013 in Ottawa. Justice Fish announced that he will retire at the end of August.
Calgary’s office market set to rev up
Cadillac Fairview’s mixed-use project, City Centre project, the tallest tower from the left in this rendering, will be located next to the Bow River parkway system and will be connected to the heart of Calgary’s business community.
New office towers coming up on Calgary's skyline
Southeast entrance. A five-star hotel and luxury condos are to be developed at a later date. The project integrates four city blocks with three indoor ‘Plus 15s,’ or pedestrian bridges, which will connect Calgary City Centre to Livingston Place, Jamieson Place, and Devon Tower (formerly Canterra Tower). Cadillac Fairview
Dickey expects to make next start for Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey works against Chicago White Sox during first inning baseball action in Toronto on Thursday April 18, 2013.
CEO of Sinopec Daylight accused of illegal trades
CEO of Sinopec Daylight accused of illegal trades
In photos: Family, friends and fans of Rita MacNeil gather at funeral in singer’s hometown
Rita MacNeil's ashes rest in a teapot at her funeral at St. Mary's Church in Big Pond, N. S. on Monday, April 22, 2013. The 68-year-old singer died in hospital in Sydney, Nova Scotia, following complications from surgery after a recurring infection.
A dead Cat bounce for heavy equipment maker?
Caterpillar has cut its 2013 sales estimate by 8 per cent.
For Canada's telecoms, battle for data dollars heats up
Rogers gained almost 26,000 subscribers in its Internet division, to 1.9 million
Toronto condos and the power of location, location
View looking south from the 33 floor of the TD South Tower at 79 Wellington St. West. in Toronto. Union Station is the structure at the bottom of the photo with the covered track level just south of it.
How Randgold defied the gold mining slump
Is this my first baby? Why that's a loaded question
How much land would it take to feed your family?
Three must-watch storylines at CRTC's mandatory carriage hearings
CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais has made it clear he doesn’t want the commission to be in the business of protecting television channels that can’t make it on their own.
What skills do MBA students really need?
A man in business clothes juggles office supplies.
Daft Punk's Get Lucky: a light-boogaloo anthem to the cause of courting in the a.m.
Daft Punk.
In Pictures: k.d. lang's 7 greatest moments
Canadian musician k.d. lang, who was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame, preforms during the Juno Awards show in Regina, April 21, 2013.
Can’t tell what her eyes are saying? You’re probably a guy
Guys, these are the eyes of a 1) angry 2) sad 3) worried woman. Pick one.
IMF needs to start thinking outside the box
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde speaks at the 2013 spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.
Carbon trust would hit chopping block under B.C. NDP
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix walks down a path to an environmental announcement during an election campaign stop along the North Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C., on April 22, 2013.
The most dangerous man on Wall Street
Carl Icahn
Keystone support a result of Alberta efforts, Redford says
Alberta Premier Alison Redford is shown during an interview in her office at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday April 17, 2013.
Federal court dismisses suit from federal budget watchdog
Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify before the Commons finance committee on April 26, 2012.
QMJHL’s Armada releases Devils’ prospect Stefan Matteau
Stefan Matteau puts on his new jersey after being picked by the New Jersey Devils in the first round, 29th overall, of the NHL Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22, 2012.
HPV vaccination saga shows Canada’s bizarre approach to public policy
A Grade 8 student gets the HPV vaccine in Kitchener, Ont.
Fashion photos of the week: April 22
Rita MacNeil’s burial wish for her funeral: ‘My ashes to be placed in my tea room teapot. Two, if necessary’
Rita MacNeil's ashes rest in a teapot at her funeral at St. Mary's Church in Big Pond, N. S. on Monday, April 22, 2013. The 68-year-old singer died in hospital in Sydney, Nova Scotia, following complications from surgery after a recurring infection.
Canadian Jewish News to stop publishing
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Montreal Jewish community march to mark the 59th Independence Day of the State of Israel Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in Montreal.
Bankers association posts $100,000 reward for robbery information
RCMP cordon off a crime scene using police tape.
CN’s first-quarter profits hurt by harsh winter weather
CN beats forecasts for first-quarter profit
Yohan Blake and Veronica Campbell-Brown to headline Edmonton meet
Jamaica's Yohan Blake celebrates as he won the men's 100m race during the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich August 30, 2012.
Investment in home building takes plunge across Canada
Crews work on house in a development in Milton, Ont. The latest data on housing-construction activity in Canada illustrates the depths to which investment in home building has slowed in the country in recent months.
RCMP arrest two for 'al-Qaeda-supported' plot to bomb Via train
An Amtrak/VIA train from New York to Toronto passes through Oakville April 22, 2013.
Counterfeiting at lowest since early '90s as new money helps foil crooks
Michael Babad
Via Rail train plot brings counterterrorism, civil liberties to top of House’s agenda
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews rises in the House of Commons.
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