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Penguins demolish Senators
Pittsburgh Penguins' James Neal (18) celebrates his third period goal against the Ottawa Senators during NHL playoff action on Wednesday May 22, 2013 in Ottawa.
Winterhawks down Blades to clinch semi-final berth at Memorial Cup
Saskatoon Blades' Josh Nicholls (L) collides with Portland Winterhawks' goalie Mac Carruth during the second period of the Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 22, 2013.
Hot Ticket: Mump and Smoot
Mump & Smoot
John Martin brought occupational health to Newfoundland
John Martin, first row, second from left, is seen with colleagues at McGill Med School.
MacGregor: Penguins push Senators to edge of elimination
Roy MacGregor
Calls mount for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to address drug allegations
Councillor Doug Ford heads to the podium to read a prepared statement Wednesday.
Senators on thin ice after Penguins crush Ottawa in Game 4
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarome Iginla (centre) is congratulated by teammates Evgeni Malkin (left) and James Neal after scoring against the Ottawa Senators during second period NHL playoff action in Ottawa, Wednesday May 22, 2013.
In pictures: Alberta pupils honour lost native children of Dunbow Industrial School
Thirty-two students from Strathcona Tweedsmuir were invited to the ceremonial site to pay tribute to the 73 students who are known to have died while attending the residential school from 1884 to 1922.
In a grassland graveyard, pupils pay tribute to Alberta’s long-lost native children
Students in Grades 4 to 6 at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School pause for a moment of silence at the site of the Dunbow Industrial School Cemetery on May 22, 2013.
Duhatschek: Vigneault pays price for lack of playoff success
Eric Duhatschek
CBC warns of lawsuit over efforts to control salary negotiations
CBC president Hubert Lacroix speaks in Toronto in June, 2012.
Cherry criticizes Canucks general manager Gillis on Coach’s Corner
Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis speaks to the media after announcing the firing of head coach Alain Vigneault in Vancouver, British Columbia May 22, 2013. The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Vigneault on Wednesday, along with assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, following the National Hockey League team's first-round exit from the playoffs.
Tornado touched down in Kawartha Lakes, Environment Canada confirms
Rural wildfire west of Edmonton forces evacuation of 200 people
Two hundred evacuation notices have been delivered to residents in the area of Lindale, Alta., west of Edmonton.
Blair: Alomar still making presence felt with Jays
Roberto Alomar addresses the crowd in Toronto on Sunday, July 31, 2011.
Vancouver’s grand connectivity plan
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson stands near the Vancouver Art Gallery December 7, 2012.
Senate report on Duffy’s expenses was redacted
Senator Mike Duffy get into his car at the back of the Senate on Parliament Hill on May 22, 2013.
In Peru, Harper finally gets a shot at his long-desired foreign policy
Campbell Clark
Best pictures from May 22
U.S. House’s Keystone bill aimed at wresting control of project from Obama
Some 15,000 pieces of pipe for TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline lie in a field in North Dakota on April 23, 2013.
Bautista puts Jays on his back in come-from-behind win over Rays
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (L) is congratulated by team mate Brett Lawrie (R) after getting walk off single to beat the Tampa Bay Rays during the tenth inning of their American League baseball game in Toronto May 22, 2013.
3 top stock picks from First Asset’s John Stephenson
John Stephenson.
Health care stocks: As boomers age, a booming sector emerges
Bargain-hunting consumers eating into sales receipts of retailers
Target has heightened retail competition after it opened its first stores in Canada in March.
The Canadian government’s delaying tactics involving native children are harmful and wrong
Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C.
Why Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was deemed an unfit high school coach
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks to his Don Bosco Eagles team during the Metro Bowl quarter-final at Birchmount Park on Nov. 15, 2012. Ford has been dropped as volunteer coach of the high school football team.
Bulls will keep running, Canaccord analysts say
Canaccord Genuity joins Goldman Sachs in predicting that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will continue to climb for at least two more years.
PQ to unveil secular ‘Charter of Quebec Values’ next fall
Bernard Drainville, shown in January, 2012, is the Parti Québécois government’s point man on a new secularism charter for the province.
Tapping Quebec’s oil opportunity
Valero is already expanding its 265,000-barrel-a-day refinery near Quebec City to receive western crude by rail.
After contrite speech, a die-hard Dix leaves B.C. NDP in a tight spot
Gary Mason
Homeowners: Don’t be caught flat-footed when interest rates rise
Rob Carrick
SNC-Lavalin hit with rating downgrade
SNC has hired former Siemens AG chief compliance officer Andreas Pohlmann as its new compliance officer.
On the scene of the London attack
Police forensics officers investigate a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday.
To set direction, your message must be clear
Leaders must strive to reduce ambiguity and to simplify every message, whether written or verbal.
Target’s spring clouds could have silver lining
Target’s ‘cheap chic’ marketing could now apply to its shares, which have fallen from record highs on recent weak earnings.
The business case for happiness in the workplace
Happy people may be the most effective in the workplace. But the financial crisis, layoffs and salary freezes have reduced happiness in the workplace, studies have shown.
Remember him? Anthony Weiner bets on political forgiveness ahead of New York mayoralty run
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference about sending photos of himself to other women, in New York on June 6, 2011.
Lochte back in the pool doing what he does best
American Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte stands on a pool deck after talking to media at the UBC Aquatics Centre in Vancouver May 22, 2013. Lochte is in Vancouver for the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup being held at UBC May 24-26.
New blood-donation rules put damage control ahead of sound science
André Picard
Mira Nair’s new film reveals another side of the fundamentalist divide
‘I never give up, but I almost did,’ Nair says of having a script but not enough money.
Shoalts: Red Wings are proof that depth means everything in the playoffs
David Shoalts
In tax avoidance, Apple has plenty of company
Sean Silcoff
Full circle: Summer shutdowns at Detroit Three scaled back, cancelled
Vehicles on the assembly line at Ford Motor Co. of Canada’s Oakville Assembly Plant.
How to turn your Instagram shots into a 21st-century stained-glass window
Asthma, sleep and poor marks at school: A U.S. study connects the dots
A child uses a puffer to control asthma symptoms.
Blog: Penguins rout Senators to take stranglehold on series
Post-financial crisis, Aon sees new risks
Pedestrians turn to look down Fulton Street as the final piece of the spire, centre, is lifted. The tower is slated to open for business in 2014. Tenants include the magazine publisher Conde Nast, the U.S. government’s General Services Administration and Vantone Holdings China Center, which will provide business space for international companies.
Executives decry pressure of ‘short-termism’ in earnings targets
Mark Wiseman, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, speaks to the media at his Toronto office on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Survey puts the ‘con’ in consumer confidence
David Parkinson
Photo blog: Young Entrepreneurs Night in London, Ont.
Young Entrepreneurs Night in London, Ont.
Men more affected than women by job interview anxiety
From microchips to algae: Finding ways to make buildings that live, breathe and think
From left, RAD’s Christos Marcopoulos, Rodolphe el-Khoury and Carol Moukheiber. The green object is their IM Blanky, a blanket containing a network of sensors.
What the butler knows: tips for modern-day hosting
Charles MacPherson is the author of The Butler Speaks: A Guide to Stylish Entertaining, Etiquette and the Art of Good Housekeeping.
Stock to watch: Wells Fargo a U.S. housing play with rising dividends
Wells Fargo is already running up against the Basel III capital cap.
Dreyfuss on Duddy: ‘Roles like that don’t come along very often’
Critic Pauline Kael predicted that Richard Dreyfuss would have a hard time topping Duddy.
Full text of Harper’s first replies to questions about Senate expenses scandal
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, shakes hands with Peru's President Ollanta Humala upon his arrival to the government palace in Lima May 22, 2013.
Canadian dollar dives but it's 'in the middle of the pack'
Michael Babad
Corner-office perks: Here's how some CEOs cashed in last year
According to executive pay research company Equilar, the median value of perks received by chief executives of large, listed U.S. companies in 2012 was about $160,000 (U.S.) – and that’s on top of their median pay of $9.7-million.
Twitter releases new security feature after high-profile hacks
Police to charge second man with murder in Tim Bosma case
Police search in Montrose Abbey Park in Oakville where Hamilton and Halton police were investigating following the arrest of a second man in connection with the Tim Bosma murder investigation.
Fiat Industrial’s tax move a blow to Italian government
Fiat Industrial’s tax move a blow to Italian government
A cloudy day and lots of water: top tips for transplanting perennials
There’s more to planting perennials than digging a hole.
Canucks fire head coach Alain Vigneault
Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis pauses while addressing the media in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday May 22, 2013, after the team fired Head Coach Alain Vigneault, associate coach Rick Bowness and assistant coach Newell Brown.
What’s the best way to chill wine quickly?
An irreverence for classics plays well in Berlin. Why not in Canada?
Kelly Nestruck
B.C. New Democrats will review election loss with Dix at helm
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix pauses while addressing supporters after the Liberal Party was projected to win a majority government in Vancouver on May 14, 2013.
S&P/TSX Bank Index and S&P 500 Bank Index: Fwd/trailing P/E and P/B
S&P/TSX Canada Bank Index vs S&P 500 Bank Index (in CAD)
Conservative Senate leader says party not getting credit for expense transparency
Senator Marjory LeBreton talks to media in Senate Foyer on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, May 9, 2013 regarding an audit on Senators housing expenses.
Canadian university team wins global business prize
The team from Cyclica accepts the 2013 MBA World Trophy.
Mayor Rob Ford sidelined as football coach by school board
Mayor Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco Eagles football team during the Metro Bowl at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Nov. 27, 2012.
Know the neighbourhood
With Redford heading into a leadership review, is the Wildrose holding its fire?
Alberta Premier Alison Redford speaks to the media on March 18, 2013.
The Canucks fan who bought Florida Panthers season tickets
Housing slowdown to worsen, cost 150,000 jobs, mortgage group says
The Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals has never agreed with the perception that Canada had a housing-bubble problem.
No charges in case of stolen purse of woman who died at subway station
Humans well armed to survive mass extinction
Watch: Bruins push Rangers to the brink
Former politician called B.C.’s ‘flying MLA’ perishes in plane crash
Harold Long, former B.C. MLA
Nigeria statistics chief has almost figured out the economy
A woman and two children stand along the Jos-Maiduguri road in the city of Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 19, 2013. Nigeria has more than 160 million people, 200 languages, 36 states and 774 local government areas.
Wright 'solely responsible' for secret $90,000 deal with Duffy, Harper says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper inspects an honour guard at Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
Why do we need monopolies on beer and milk?
A Beer Store, part of Ontario’s beer retail monopoly, in Oakville, Ont. on May 14, 2013.
Only God Forgives: Music, set more important than script, performances
Ryan Gosling stars in Only God Forgives.
Hey, Jon Stewart, here's 10 things you should know about Canada
Michael Babad
Time to take some profits with this auto stock
Pat Priestner, CEO of AutoCanada Inc., the first publicly traded company allowed to buy a stake in a General Motors dealership in Canada. May 2, 2012, in Edmonton.
Canadian bank stocks ‘remain under-appreciated': BMO
A Scotiabank location in Toronto.
Bobbi Brown’s recipe for brand success
‘We have always been a brand built on word of mouth. Now, it’s just bigger,’ says Bobbi Brown, seen here in a 2007 file photo.
Councillor Ford, Toronto mayor Rob Ford's brother, addresses drug-use allegations
Councillor Doug Ford heads to the podium to read a prepared statement outside his brother Rob's office at Toronto City Hall on May 22, 2013. Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, is at the centre of a scandal centred around a video allegedly showing him smoking a crack pipe.
DBS allowed a stake in Danamon as Singapore and Indonesia trade horses
A man smokes a cigarette near a Danamon Bank ATM in Jakarta May 22, 2013.
Rubenstein: Cabot Links Diary, Part II
Cabot Links
Melissa Tancredi back with women’s soccer team for friendly against U.S.
A shot on goal by Canada's Melissa Tancredi (14) is blocked by Sweden's Lina Nilsson (13) who was not charged with a handball during their women's Group F football match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at St James' Park in Newcastle, northern England July 31, 2012.
Picture Day: The official trailer
Fast & Furious 6: The official trailer
How I successfully treated my father for Charlton Heston Disorder
Pens and Sens understand the stakes ahead of Game 4
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, left, talks with teammate Evgeni Malkin during practice at Scotiabank Place ahead of game five of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Epic: The official trailer
NDP’s Mulcair takes aim at Senate abolition
NDP leader Tom Mulcair speaks with the media in the Foyer of the Senate following caucus meetings on Parliament Hill Wednesday May 22, 2013 in Ottawa.
Something in the Air: The official trailer
Fiat Industrial chooses its tax haven: the U.K.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron listens to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (L) during a meeting at CNH Tractors in Basildon, southeast England May 8, 2012.
The Hangover Part III: The official trailer
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