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Toronto school board facility services to find $5-million in savings
Angelos Bacopoulos, chief facilities officer for the TDSB, is seen on Dec. 19, 2012.
P.K. Subban ‘starting to scratch the surface’
Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban has a laugh during the team's practice Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Brossard, Que. Subban, Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang and Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter have been named finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, given annually to the top defenceman in the NHL.
McGuinty's testimony shows him at his best and worst
Adam Radwanski
The B.C. Pundit Panel talks about the importance of local campaigns
Dawn Black, left, and George Abbott are former B.C. MLAs.
‘No such thing as ethical oil,’ Al Gore tells Toronto audience
Former Vice President , author and environmentalist Al Gore is photographed during an interview in Toronto on May 07, 2013.
Senator Mac Harb selling house amid expenses scrutiny
Senator Mac Harb was one of three senators who had their expense records referred to an external auditor after questions were raised about the legitimacy of their housing claims.
Scarborough school playground equipment destroyed by fire
Shaun Chen, left, trustee of the TDSB, is seen with trustee Chris Bolton at a news conference in January, 2013.
Senators take stranglehold on series with Habs
Roy MacGregor
Riding profile: Delta South MLA rages outside machine
Handout photo of Vicki Huntington, an independent candidate in Delta South, B.C.
Susan Harrison: From sexologist to thriller writer
Susan Harrison
Ottawa forges ahead with promised job grant for 2014
Hundreds of people looking work attend the National Job Fair & Training Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in 2012.
Jury starts deliberation in BC ferry crash trial
Brandon Clifton holds up a life ring from the Queen of the North in Hartlet Bay, B.C., in August 2006.
Toronto council votes to move forward with Porter airport expansion study
Sunny Dhillon
The NRC’s notable innovations
In 1955, George Klein, at back, and colleagues from the National Research Council of Canada and the Department of Veterans Affairs, inspect the prototype for an electric wheelchair.
Maple Leafs try to accentuate the positives heading into Game 4
Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf during the Toronto Maple Leafs skate at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Tuesday.
U.S., Russia plan peace conference to resolve Syrian civil war
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak during a joint news conference after their meeting in Moscow, May 7, 2013.
Toronto FC brings in reinforcements
New Toronto FC head coach Ryan Nelsen greets the media in Toronto on Tuesday January 8, 2013. The former Queens Park Rangers centre back replaces Paul Mariner, who took over 10 games into the disastrous 2012 season for the MLS club.
Battle being waged in the faceoff circle between Bruins, Leafs
Leafs Mikhail Grabovski (84) and Bruins David Krejci (46) face off during the first period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins.
Ontario pharmacy assistant who found chemo errors ‘not a hero,’ he says
Syrian artists mixes masterpieces with destruction
A desolate refugee camp is infused with the deep pinks of a Gauguin painting in “Syrian Museum” (Paul Gauguin's Tahitian Women On the Beach). 45x40 cm. Archival Print on Canvas 2012. Courtesy the artist and Ayyam Gallery.
Head injury to Happ overshadows another comeback win over Rays
Toronto Blue Jays' J.A. Happ is attended to by medical personnel as he is taken off the field on a stretcher after being hit in the head by a line drive by Tampa Bay Rays' Desmond Jennings during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Best pictures from May 7
Accusations of information-leaking and anti-gay sentiment hound B.C. Liberal’s campaign
3 investing ideas from Sprott’s Rick Rule
Rick Rule.
Are Loblaw shares ripe for picking? The pros and cons
John Heinzl
Greens, B.C. NDP come out ahead in assessment of climate change policies
A man bearing a sign at a rally in Victoria suggesting the B.C. Green Party might have strong support among environmentalists.
Better than the Big Banks: The contrarian take on Home Capital
Fears of a U.S.-style implosion in the housing market have some investors leery of Capital Homes Group, but many analysts think Home Capital is an exception.
905 summit gathering shifts focus from attention-grabbing Toronto
Rob Burton, seen here in 2003, is an honorary co-chair of the Western GTA Summit.
These 20 stocks are poised to move higher, technical signal suggests
Dalton McGuinty and the cancelled gas plants
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty after appearing before the Special Committee on Justice Policy at the Ontario Legislature.
Redford’s brochure raises furor as ‘fat cat’ ad wins applause
The Alberta government is spending $350,000 to mail out an eight-page, full-colour brochure, shown in Edmonton, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, highlighting the 2013-14 budget. Critics say it's a poor use of public money given the budget is reducing or cutting services across the board while running up $6.3 million in red ink.
Rays manager credits Buehrle for Monday’s epic win
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Monday, May 6, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Transcript: Lessons of longevity from Hewlett-Packard
The HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva.
Stock to watch: Superior Plus turnaround story fuelled by rising cash flow
While the Calgary-based company is more widely known as a propane distributor, it is also a specialty chemical maker and runs a construction product distribution business.
A Quebec mining plan that pleases no one
Sophie Cousineau
More concrete falls off Gardiner, forces lane closures underneath
Men work on the eastbound section of the Gardiner near Jarvis Street on Jan. 9, 2013.
Eve Ensler's 'cancer conversion': ‘I think this book wrote me’
Ensler: ‘This isn’t a try-it-at-home kit. Everybody doesn’t have to go get catastrophic cancer in order to get in their body.’
Rogers determined to butt heads with Netflix
Actor Michael Cera, photographed in Toronto last week, will be returning to his role in Arrested Development on Netflix, which Rogers wants to challenge with its own content.
Politics, not military, will end Syrian crisis: Baird
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
What to watch for in Microsoft’s Windows 8 update
Microsoft Corp. announced this week a major new update to its operating system, Windows 8.
High art: Philanthropist Michael Audain reveals design for his Whistler museum
Architect’s model of the Audain Art Museum proposed for Whistler, B.C.
Kinross profit up on higher output, lower costs
People look on during the Kinross Gold annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto, May 9, 2012.
TIFF gets a break on taxes
An outdoor sign on the front of the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.
Hot Docs breaks attendance record
Jason DaSilva in a scene from When I Walk.
A solution in a box for remote work sites
Bruce Lounsbury, Newterra CEO, says modular approach is key to water filtration and sewage treatment company’s success.
Simple innovation can delight customers and save you money
Ken Tencer
Joshna Maharaj has a cure for hospital food
Joshna Maharaj is an advocate of consuming fresh, locally grown food. ‘Food is our life force. It’s the fuel we need to live, grow and thrive, and we need to pay more attention to it.’
Joel Berman has a clear artistic vision
While most of his business is international, Joel Berman has done custom textured glass work for such homegrown companies as Air Canada, British Columbia Hydro, the Winnipeg airport and Aria restaurant in Toronto.
Sewage system shipped for assembly in a jungle or a mountainside
Dennis Stearns works at the Newterra plant in Brockville, Ont. Newterra make large water filtration and treatment systems for mines and other locations.
Ross Nicholson has a most illuminating career
Ross Nicholson’s job can be complicated but in essence he creates and controls brightness on large-scale architectural projects, ranging from shopping malls and illuminated bridges to museum exhibits and urban planning.
Striving for excellence? Tone it down
Harvey Schachter
Mary queen of shots
Paul McCartney, in the California desert in 1999.
AutoCanada revs up growth plan, eyes larger, more lucrative dealerships
AutoCanada’s Hyundai dealership in Mississauga. The company has announced four dealership purchases this year.
Partners REIT’s ex-CEO rebuffs independent trustees
Quebec to serve as canary in the tax mine for Ontario
David Parkinson
The close: S&P 500 at record high, slight gains for the TSX
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, May 7, 2013.
In Ohio missing women case, neighbour Charles Ramsey is more Good Samaritan than comic relief
Neighbour Charles Ramsey speaks to media near the home on the 2200 block of Seymour Avenue, where three missing women were rescued in Cleveland on May 6, 2013.
Harper cites civic pride in defending ‘economic action plan’ ads
A Government of Canada economic action plan sign hangs on a fence at a social housing project under construction at Abbott St. and West Pender St. in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday May 24, 2010.
Where the millionaires (and billionaires) are
Tokyo tops the list of millionaires, with 461,000; it’s second in multi-millionaires, with 3,525; and No. 14 in billionaires, with 12.
Trying to send your doctor an e-mail? Good luck with that
Toronto family physician Michelle Greiver says e-mail is ‘a very valuable addition to how we communicate with patients because it is so much easier for them.’
Abbotsford police officer arrested on obstruction charges
RCMP cordon off a crime scene using police tap
Canadian Pacific bumps up 2013 capital spending plan
Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific chief executive officer.
Strawberry scones with lemon basil glaze
Strawberry scones with lemon basil glaze
Canada routs Norway 7-1 at world hockey championship
Norway's Ken Andre Olimb challenges Canada's goalie Devan Dubnyk during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 7, 2013.
Why celebrity chefs are defending their rich, fattening (and delicious) recipes
A Foie Gras Double Down sandwich from Joe Beef, in Montreal.
Slovenian bank crisis could require $10.5-billion bailout
Alenka Bratusek, Slovenia’s Prime Minister, at her office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on April 24, 2013. To raise more income to help shore up the nation’s banks, the government will boost the sales tax and launch a “crisis” tax on wages, even if the tax hikes risk deepening the recession.
Molson Coors rooting for Canadian NHL teams to defy playoff odds
When Canadian teams miss the run for the Stanley Cup or bow out early, it hurts beer sales at arenas, bars and premises where fans gather to watch the games.
Japan’s rally: Stocks need more than central bank fuel
Canada pulls out of programs to keep ex-Soviet scientists from terrorism
Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniform, take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in Moscow. The parade will be held on November 7 to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through Red Square towards the front lines at World War Two.
To break a cartel: Change the whistleblower incentive
A businessman whistleblower.
Deutsche Bank names new Canadian head
Banks around the world, including Deutsche Bank, are taking a harder line on pay and are axing jobs as they come to grips with high costs and tougher rules that have made them less profitable than in the past.
How a warmer world could make painted turtles ‘100 per cent female’
Takota fund urges Sherritt share buyback, review of Ambatovy
The site of the Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar.
Leafs and Bruins prepare for Game 4
Jaromir Jagr of the Boston Bruins.
Bungled Negroni
Security firm giving investors plenty to be nervous about
G4S chief executive officer Nick Buckles admitted his management of the London Olympics staffing scandal had embarrassed the British government and left the world’s biggest security firm’s reputation in tatters.
The intersecting lives of the victims, the suspects and the families
Ariel Castro (left) is shown in Cleveland, Ohio in this May 7, 2013 booking photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department. Castro and his two brothers, Pedro (centre) and Onil (right) were arrested in connection with the abduction of three Cleveland women found alive after vanishing in their own neighborhood for about a decade.
Raonic loses in three sets to Verdasco in second round of Madrid Open
Milos Raonic from Canada signs autographs after defeating Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, Monday, May 6, 2013.
RBC loses another strategist as Chamie leaves
A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sign is seen in downtown Toronto in this file photo.
Move to split top JPM roles about governance, not Dimon
CEO and chairman Jamie Dimon testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington about how JPMorgan Chase lost more than $2-billion on risky trades.
No more 10-step drink recipes: It’s back to cocktail basics
Dave Mitton of THR & Co. and the Harbord Room mixes a Negroni Sbagliato, made with Campari, sweet vermouth and cava.
The towns and scenery along the proposed Keystone pipeline
Daryl Swenson’s cattle graze south of Oyen, Alta. on April 22, 2013. The Swenson family has lived and farmed in the area for a century, spending its first winter in a covered wagon. Mr. Swenson was one of five negotiators who represented a large number of Alberta and Saskatchewan ranchers, and persuaded TransCanada Corp. to pay landholders 10 times its initial offer to build the Keystone and Keystone XL pipelines.
Get seasonal: 12 Canadian chefs and their favourite spring ingredients
A trout-lily dish at chef Michael Stadtlander’s Ontario farm.
Canucks go with Cory Schneider in Game 4
San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton, right, collides with Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider during the second period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, May 5, 2013.
Blog: Turris scores OT winner as Senators rally for 3-2 win, 3-1 series lead over Habs
Ottawa Senators' Milan Michalek , right, pushes back against Montreal Canadiens' Raphael Diaz during the first period of game four of first round NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
Meet the people who live along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline
Vince Hrabec stands near the large oil tanks used to store product at the head of the first Keystone pipeline on April 22, 2013. Mr. Hrabec is the Hardisty area foreman for TransCanada Corp., in charge of running the operations for Keystone, whose commissioning he also oversaw. “We’re building pipelines a whole lot safer today than has ever been done before,” he says.
Blue Mountain Chardonnay 2011 (British Columbia)
Peninsula Ridge Reserve Meritage 2010 (Ontario)
Château des Charmes Equuleus 2010 (Ontario)
Ross Nicholson's brightest achievements
Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que. (2007).
Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc 2012 (British Columbia)
PondView Bella Terra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Ontario)
Joie Farm Un-Oaked Chardonnay 2012 (British Columbia)
Peller Estates Andrew Peller Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Ontario)
Habs, Sens say all the right things ahead of Game 4
Montreal Canadiens' P.K. Subban speaks to reporters during practice at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Monday, May 6, 2013.
Painted Rock Syrah 2010 (British Columbia)
Meyer Family Reimer Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011 (British Columbia)
Normand Laprise’s white asparagus
Dow tops 15,000, pumped by central bank largesse
Michael Babad
SocGen’s new round of cost cuts hints at wider revival
People leave the Société Générale bank headquarters outside Paris.
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