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Toronto insists it had a funding deal with province
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says a 2008 letter laying out a payment schedule to the City of Toronto was just a projection, not a promise.
Triumphs amongst the turmoil in flooded Calgary
As flood waters rose in the trendy neighbourhood of Mission, two utility workers gently tried to convince a woman to leave her third-floor apartment, even offering a piggyback ride through the water. Another nearby resident who had to evacuate, Salde Elizalde, smiled as she showed me the water running in the back alley, dangerously close behind her basement apartment, happy that she had at least arrived there in time to save her passport and other important documents.A flooded street in Calgary's Mission neighbourhood June 21, 2013.
Surviving collapse: Bangladesh garment workers
In this image taken Saturday, June 15, 2013, Bangladeshi garment worker Laboni, 21, who worked on the 4th floor of Rana Plaza, poses for a portrait at Enam Medical College, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Laboni had her left amputated inside the rubble when she was rescued nearly 36 hours after the building collapsed.
Meet Walter Wolf, international man of mystery wanted for bribery
Immigration control stamping a passport. Walter Wolf is a Slovenian-Croatian-German-Canadian
The bright side of Toronto
One of the fifteen tall ships participating in the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013, approaches the city. Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013 is part of the Redpath Waterfront Festival from June 20 to 23, 2013.
Blog: Blakhawks beat Bruins 3-1 to take series lead
New records indicate changes in Senators’ expense claims
Senator Patrick Brazeau leaves the Senate chamber after it voted for him to take a leave of absence on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 12, 2013. Brazeau was charged with charged with assault and sexual assault last week.
Canadian technology tied to online censorship in Pakistan
Protesters hold black posters to symbolize censorship outside the offices of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who co-sponsored anti-piracy legislation, in New York, on Jan. 18, 2012.
Language watchdog opens file on frozen-yogurt spoons
A customer fills a cup with frozen yogurt at a Menchie’s frozen yogurt shop in Toronto.
Manitoba MP’s revised campaign filings show overspending
Conservative MP Shelly Glover arrives at a committee meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday June 6, 2013.
Reyes goes 1-for-4 and scores winning run in rehab stint for Buffalo Bisons
Injured Toronto Blue Jays player Jose Reyes smiles as his team plays the Tampa Bay Rays in their American League baseball game in Toronto, May 22, 2013.
You may now kiss the merchandise: Weddings are all about stuff
Elizabeth Renzetti
Craig Stadler holds off Fred Couples to win in Illinois
Craig Stadler
Best pictures from June 20
Thousands of people take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square.
Jays' win streak hits nine games thanks to Davis and Kawasaki
Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis celebrates his game winning single with manager John Gibbons (L) to defeat the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning of their American League baseball game in Toronto, June 21, 2013.
Wynne borrows – and distances herself – from predecessor’s energy strategy
Adam Radwanski
Cortlandt Mackenzie a pioneer in the determinants of health
Cortlandt and Jean Mackenzie taken on their honeymoon in 1945 at restaurant Au Lutin Qui Bouffe in Montreal. Their unconventional life included a menagerie of animals.
New Credit First Nation gets a ‘thank you’ 200 years later
Elder and storyteller Gary Sault performs Friday at Fort York in Toronto during a War of 1812 commemoration.
Council blinks (or maybe that was a wink) on the fate of the viaducts
Columnist Stephen Quinn.
What do Montrealers need to do to take their city back?
Ilona Dougherty says she frequently encounters cynicism and a feeling of powerlessness among voters.
Toronto school board approves plan to sell land
Burdock and Co. shines brightest
Lightly seared halibut in a rich burdock-tea broth should be available all summer.
Watch: Top saves of the playoffs
Watch: Ruff excited to be in Dallas
Park’s playoff birdie enough to beat Ryu in Arkansas
Duhatschek: All eyes are on the men between the pipes in Game 5
Eric Duhatschek
Anti-lesbian rant costly for comedian and club owner
Want to ease Vancouver traffic? Look to Stockholm
Gary Mason
Downtown Calgary businesses struggle with floodwaters
A sidewalk sign sits almost completely under water on flooded streets of Calgary on Friday June 21, 2013. Alberta's largest city was swamped Friday by floodwaters that submerged much of the lower bowl of the Saddledome hockey arena, displaced tens of thousands of people and forced the evacuation of the downtown core.
How mobile phones are making cash obsolete in Africa
Doris Obondo, an employee at a cyber café in Nairobi, says she often uses her cellphone to do basic banking.
A primer on low-commission trading
Rob Carrick
Searching for answers one step at a time
Ray Zahab is an ultra-long distance marathon runner pictured training on June 14, 2013 in Chelsea, Quebec. He is setting out next week to run across the Gobi desert.
Canadian runner embarks on a daring adventure of mind, body and spirit
Ray Zahab crossed the Sahara to see if he could, but the Gobi run is about the chance to meet nomads, learn about one of the world’s most rapidly expanding deserts and collect educational content for his non-profit organization.
Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
Why you should keep your eye on the (very) long term
John Heinzl
Booker T. Jones’ newest record shows why he should stick to his roots
Booker T. Jones returned to Stax Records and Memphis to record his latest album.
A playbook for a post-stimulus world
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Milos Raonic takes another path in quest to crack the elite
At 6 foot 5, 198 pounds, Milos Raonic, above, is similar in stature to his new coach, Ivan Ljubicic, who competed at 6 foot 4, 202 pounds. They also share a knack for intimidating serves.
As Dollarama shares get discounted, insiders stock up
Bullish on Shoppers Drug Mart
Easy confidence will help new Als coach deal with lofty expectations
‘Who ever tempers their expectations? We’re not tempering our expectations … we have our own standards of how we practise, play and perform,’ new Montreal Alouettes head coach Dan Hawkins says taking the reins for his first season in the CFL.
Canada's protection of violent predators is a travesty
David James Leblanc arrives at court in Dartmouth, N.S. on November 26, 2012.
Library technician’s portfolio built up by a stream of DRIPs
Jon Degan
Navigating toward a carefree retirement
Megan and Matt appear to be well on their way toward a retirement in which they can see the world.
Network hits a home run for the blind
Kelly MacDonald listens to a Blue Jays' game on TV at his apartment in Toronto on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. MacDonald is legally blind. In the 2013 season, 16 Blue Jays games will be broadcast with an audio description by Accessible Media Inc., for people that are hearing impaired.
What the Romans taught us about shoring up portfolios
Norman Rothery
Not all flooding covered by insurance, policies need to be checked: experts
A women walks outside in her back yard of her home overlooking the water damage in the flooded community of Bowness as up to 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, June 21, 2013.
How do I tell if my severance is fair?
Daniel Lublin
Sellers are taking control of BSM Technologies shares
Newly built cars sit in a shipping lot near General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012.
What readers thought of our Brampton Diaries series
Balwinder Kaur, owner of Chandni Fashion, folds clothing while working her mobile phone. Chandni Chowk plaza at the corner of Ray Lawson Boulevard and McLaughlin Road is a popular destination for people looking for Indian groceries, goods and services.
Humanity takes millions of photos every day. Why are most so forgettable?
Lady Antebellum perform during an outdoor concert at Dundas Square in Toronto on May 20, 2013.
Power brokers replace complainers in women’s networks
Leah Eichler
Calgary Exhibition & Stampede grounds hit hard by flood
Calgarians look out over a flooded Calgary Stampede grounds and Saddledome in Calgary on June 21, 2013.
Laughing all the way to the cancer cure
The Laughing Out Loud committee: Rachel Williams, Darlene Burnham, Mary Long, Sandy Cimoroni and Chris Reidy.
In Europe, shock therapy swings from theory to brutal necessity
Eric Reguly
The FDIC's Sheila Bair: Going bare-knuckled against Wall Street
Sheila Bair by Anthony Jenkins
Torontonians on crack: Six reasons why it's all they talk about
Tabatha Southey
Sunshine Coast welcomes the music world
Marsha Lederman
Rising interest rates: Consumers, investors face sudden shift
The Bank of Canada’s key interest rate isn’t expected to jump higher than its 1-per-cent level for some time, but government bond yields are at the whim of the market, and these yields are the benchmarks from which so many other products are priced.
New BCTF head receptive to longer contract, says members reject 10-year deal
Teachers walk an information picket line at Sir Guy Carleton school in Vancouver March 5, 2012.
How ‘taper’ became a four-letter word
Michael Babad
Willie Nelson live: At 80, he’s still got it
Willie Nelson performs at Massey Hall on Victoria Street in Toronto.
Exxon’s LNG export plan to have minor impact on gas prices: filing
Exxon’s LNG export plan to have minor impact on gas prices: filing
Reyes’s return well-timed for Blue Jays, Gibbons says
The Toronto Blue Jays' infielder Jose Reyes before the team's season opener against the Cleveland Indians at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Reyes will begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury.
Mobilicity postpones bondholder vote
Mobilicity postpones bondholder vote
Nortel case to go ahead with Canada-U.S. trial, Ontario court rules
A man walks past a Nortel Networks office tower in Toronto on Feb. 25, 2009. Ontario’s top court has dismissed a motion by several parties involved in a long-standing dispute over $9-billion in residual assets of former technology giant Nortel Networks. A three-judge panel from the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled this week that a joint, cross-border trial should be permitted to go ahead.
Recently-appointed Senator the latest Conservative opponent to union disclosure bill
Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate Marjory LeBreton speaks to media before entering the Seante on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. LeBreton says there’s been debate on all sides about the union disclosure bill.
Surrey man sentenced to life in wife’s murder
Do like the Stumptown locals: How to explore Portland by bike
Cycling the East Esplanade in Portland.
Luminato Notebook: The Daisy Theatre is political satire, with strings attached
Life is a cabaret for Ronnie Burkett’s beloved puppets.
On Proust: ‘I still think those are the 50 greatest pages of any book I’ve ever read’
Marcel Proust published Swann’s Way, the first volume of his seven-volume novel In Search of Lost Time, in 1913.
Feng Yi Ting: A chamber opera offers a striking blend of East and West
Feng Yi Ting: Guo Wenjing’s magical score blends Chinese and Western traditions, at once arrestingly modern and majestically ancient.
Meet the newest magic movie couple, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Johanna Schneller
New York’s Rockettes run a kick clinic at sea
A stretch class taught by the Rockettes on board Norwegian Breakaway.
A Canadian literary picnic in the park: Who do you want on your blanket?
Toronto author Vincent Lam.
He’s a psychoanalyst’s dream, but is there a cure for Don Draper?
Jon Hamm and Jessica Paré in Man Men.
Why you should visit Nova Scotia, Washington, Venice and Melbourne
Sable Island, N.S.
Who sits on a beach any more? The best ways to get a working (out) holiday
In Hawaii, Flo-Yo (floating yoga) offers guests a core workout. Sightseeing jogging tours are another way to explore a new neighbourhood.
What can we learn from the face of a dictator as a child?
Leah McLaren
Want to fly on a Dreamliner? This sale might be your chance
Rail Europe has a summer promotion, including WiFi, for those who buy a first class, eight-day Swiss Pass.
Tired of Tut? ROM’s Mesopotamia show offers a fresh take on antiquity
Detail of a statue of Ashurnasirpat II, from Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World at the Royal Ontario Museum.
At Venice’s Biennale, the unconscious reigns
A partial image of Dorothea Tanning’s The Truth About Comets.
B-school program aims to develop techies down east
Computer technician holding telephone.
Why shut-eye matters: Michael Jackson was sleep-deprived for two straight months, expert says
A sleep expert, Charles Czeisler, told jurors Friday, June 21, 2013, that Michael Jackson exhibited symptoms of someone who was totally sleep deprived when he died in June 2009.
Chart: Data show stunning rise of water levels in Calgary over 24 hours
Father of accused says his son is not connected to alleged Rob Ford crack video
Hanad Mohamed appears at Old City Hall courthouse in Toronto where he was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony Smith. The shooting is linked to the Rob Ford video controversy.
For dancer Guillaume Côté, creating art is a series of ‘beautiful accidents’
Dancer Guillaume Côté made an open-minded step into choreography.‘I’m just going to admit to everybody that I suck at this and I’m just going to try, and I may completely fail, and I may fail at the first two pieces, but eventually I will want to do this enough that I will work on it and achieve something,’ he says.
City of Calgary says home rink of the Calgary Flames is flooded 10 rows deep
The Calgary Saddledome is flooded due to the heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alta., Friday, June 21, 2013.
Mark Ryden and the high point of art’s Lowbrow movement
Detail of Awakening the Moon by Mark Ryden
Why it hurts to be uninvited, and other problems kids have
Detail of an image from Willow Finds a Way.
Editors’ choice: The best of the bestsellers
Detail from the cover of Plutocrats.
One-question interview: Abigail Tarttelin picks the book you must read
Detail from the cover of The Good Women of China.
Rebecca Solnit wanders into the territory of self-knowledge
Rebecca Solnit
Jeannette Walls: ‘You don’t need the literary world’
Detail of caricature of Jeannette Walls by Anthony Jenkins
This novel is why your geeky friends rave about Neil Gaiman
With The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman has written what could be his best book yet.
Watch: Alain Vigneault on his new job
In Pictures: The Nine Rivers photo exhibit
Nine Rivers City is a photo exhibition on display at Harbourfront Centre
Revealed: the secret disco revolution!
Filmmaker Jamie Kastner.
Five things to do in Toronto this weekend: June 21 to 23
Coach carousel spins in New York and Vancouver
Former New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella, centre, walks out a side door to a waiting vehicle upon arrival at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Friday June 21, 2013. Numerous media reports are suggesting he will be named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.
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