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Clean-up and recovery underway in Alberta communities hit by flooding
Calgary firefighters check on homes as residents and volunteers are in flood clean up mode in the community of Bowness in Calgary, Alta., on Monday, June 24, 2013.
The year Canada’s national winter sport spilled into summer
Roy MacGregor
Lebanese army battles cleric as Syrian civil war spills across border
At least 16 Lebanese soldiers were killed in two days of fighting in the city of Sidon.
Blackhawks capture Stanley Cup with dramatic Game 6 victory
Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews celebrates with the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Boston, Mass., June 24, 2013.
Meet the man who has made a career putting a price on tragedy
In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Special Master for Executive Compensation Ken Feinberg, also known as the Treasury Department's "pay czar," speaks during a discussion at Georgetown Law Center in Washington.
Taliban tourist killings test new Pakistani leader’s promise
Pakistani workers of political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement 'MQM', light candles during a protest to condemn the killing of foreign tourists by militants, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Islamic militants wearing police uniforms shot to death many foreign tourists and one Pakistani before dawn as they were visiting one of the world's highest mountains in a remote area of northern Pakistan that has been largely peaceful, officials said.
Mountie tells inquest about firing 30 rounds at violent fugitive
An RCMP officer looks over the scene of a deadly shooting in Surrey, B.C., March 3, 2011. Saanich police are still investigating details of the shooting of Surrey resident Adam Brian Purdie, 28, who died near King George and Highway 10 in Surrey late Wednesday evening.
Costs mount, devastation rises: the flood in numbers
A road crew foreman surveys the washed-out lanes of northbound MacLeod Trail in Calgary, Alta., Monday, June 24, 2013. Heavy rains caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuations across Southern Alberta.
NHL, IOC inch toward Sochi Winter Olympics
David Shoalts
Ottawa to demand more details of foreign holdings
The shadows of shoppers are cast onto the ground in St Helier, Jersey November 13, 2012. Jersey, the British offshore tax haven, has since the 1960s developed a formidable offshore banking and finance sector . Picture taken November 13, 2012.
Northern Gateway hearings wind up in B.C.
An RCMP officer videotapes a protest against Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline gather outside the Joint Review final argument hearings in Terrace, B.C., on Monday June 17, 2013.
Coyotes arena agreement forces Glendale to dig deep
Jobing.com Arena, where the Phoenix Coyotes NHL hockey team plays home games in Glendale, Ariz.
Watch: Nadal humbled by Darcis
Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in Game 6
Statscan chief fires back at household survey critics
Canada's Chief Statistician Wayne Smith answers questions at his office at Stats Canada in Ottawa, Friday Feb. 11, 2011.
Watch: Maria Sharapova defeats Kristina Mladenovic
Marois ready to force construction workers back to jobs
Construction workers picket outside a construction site on the first day of a province-wide strike June 17, 2013 in Montreal.
Kitsilano bike-path meeting put on hold
Cyclist Chris Bruntlett rides his bike on the 7th Avenue bikeway in Vancouver, June 21, 2012.
Architect of Algo mall seeks to counter ‘negligence’ rap
The remains of the Algo Centre Mall are seen in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Monday, March 4, 2013, the start of a public inquiry into the deadly collapse of the mall in June 2012.
Analysis shows better protocols needed after privacy breaches
Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart
TTC to study making King car-free
A southbound 510 streetcar on Spadina Avenue south of Dundas Street West in Toronto.
Conservative MPs seeking $355K from voters who launched robocalls court case
A man casts his vote for the 2011 federal election in Toronto in this May 2, 2011, photo.
Jones keen to rebuild Argos’ defence while awaiting perfect head-coaching job
‘It will happen when it’s supposed to happen,’ Chris Jones says of a head-coaching job
Riders look to continue Grey Cup trend
With this year’s Grey Cup game to be played Nov. 24 in Regina, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin hopes his team will reap the benefits of home-field advantage playing the big game before its rabid fans.
Bombers need Pierce to stay healthy to contend
Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce, centre, missed most of the 2012 season.
Ottawa shuts program giving kids access to Canada’s largest telescope
Greg Fahlman, General Manager, NRC-Herzberg, Astronomy and Astrophysics programs, inside the The Centre of the Universe Astronomy Education Centre, with the Wray Telescope, circa 1880, as well as wall displays. The federal government announced that The Centre of the Universe would close by summerâs end due to financial cutbacks.
Best pictures from June 24
Soaring yields take heavy toll on investors
I love my dog park – but how do I tell off the crazy rule-breakers?
Before approaching other dog owners about their pup’s bad behaviour, remember this: Other people’s pets, in their minds, can do no wrong. Proceed with caution.
Barrick plans board changes after ‘huge wake-up call’ from investors
More than 85 per cent of Barrick’s shareholders opposed multimillion-dollar payments to company founder Peter Munk, front, director Brian Mulroney, and the company’s new vice-chairman.
Berlusconi dragged Italy, and himself, down
Karima El Mahroug of Morocco poses during a photocall at the Karma disco in Milan on November 14, 2010, and Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he arrives for a meeting of the European People's Party in Brussels on June 28, 2012. A Milan court sentenced Berlusconi on June 24 to seven years in prison after convicting him of paying for sex with a minor but he will not have to serve any jail time before he has exhausted appeals. Berlusconi was found guilty of paying for sex with former teenage nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, better known under her stage name “Ruby the Heartstealer,” during “bunga bunga” sex parties at his palatial home near Milan.
Leadership and the flood
Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the flooding with Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi in Calgary on June 21, 2013. The flooding Bow River shut down all of the centre of Calgary and forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their soggy homes.
Obama’s African visit aims to heal wounded ties
Artist Ouzin puts the finishing touches on a painting honouring the upcoming visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Dakar June 24, 2013. Obama and his wife Michelle will visit Senegal from June 26 to June 28, before travelling to South Africa and Tanzania. Senegal's President Macky Sall is pictured on the right of the painting.
When is it OK to give up on a boring book?
Most of us don’t like our jobs – and never will
Businessman behind bars
How to get the most out of your talent pool
Untapped Talent: Unleashing the Power of the Hidden Workforce by Dani Monroe.
China's clampdown on credit, shadow banking, roils markets
A stock investor reacts near a board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Huaibei in central China’s Anhui province, Monday June 24, 2013. Global stock markets reeled Monday, with Shanghai's index enduring its biggest loss in four years.
How interest rates are working against both borrowers and savers
Rob Carrick
Stephen Lewis explains why new Jewish group is challenging Ottawa
Humanitarian, diplomat and activist Stephen Lewis poses in his house in Toronto, June 24, 2013.
Pimco leads pack of leading global bond funds
World globe and bar graph
Highlights of three Canadian jazz fests
Select dividend-yielding European equities
Accounting for insurers’ new balance sheet rules
At the end of February, 2013, investments in Canadian companies accounted for 58 per cent of all equity mutual fund money invested by Canadians, according to the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. U.S. equity funds accounted for 11 per cent.
Calgary landlords assess flood damage
Calgary's usually busy Centre Street was devoid of traffic Saturday as the city's downtown dealt with the heaviest flooding in decades from the nearby Bow River, seen here at bottom. Lower left, a flooded Chinatown.
Nikki Yanofsky: She’s 19, and ready for her relaunch
Yanofsky in 2011: ‘If I could sing everything, I would. But I also have to know what my strong suit is, which is definitely jazz.’
Jets sign head coach Claude Noel to one-year contract extension
Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Winnipeg April 11, 2013.
Whitecaps striker Camilo Sanvezzo named MLS player of the week
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Camilo Sanvezzo, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Kenny Miller during the first half against Chivas USA during first half of MLS soccer action in Vancouver, Wednesday, June, 19, 2013
Molson revisits iconic commercial for Canada Day
A 30-second version of Molson’s latest ad begins airing on TV starting Monday evening, during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Programming boot camp investigated by education officials
A woman works at a computer.
Move over, Rio – Quito is South America's hottest must-see city
Public spaces, such as the Plaza Grande, above, fill with music, street theatre and dance every Sunday.
Is this the perfect coffee mug?
The floating mug set on a stain-free wooden table.
Canada's best people places and things, nominated by you
THING: Kawartha Dairy is the best ice cream, enjoyed in a region that is beautiful and is a symbol of summer memories for thousands of locals and tourists alike. <i>Martha Ellis, Coral Springs, Fla.</i>
Apple makes financial engineering look bad
Ted Perry, owner of the Apple 1 computer displayed, points to the signature of Steve Wozniak Monday, June 24, 2013, at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, Calif. An Apple 1 from 1976 goes on the auction block at Christie’s next week with a pre-sale estimated value of up to $500,000 (U.S.)
Don’t underestimate the real lure of Loch Ness
Scotland’s Loch Ness, home of the elusive monster, Nessie.
Heat beats DEET in bug battle
Thermacell Mosquito Repellent.
Social housing at risk as Ontario, Toronto spar
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves a ceremony after participating in the official flag raising of Toronto Pride week June 24, 2013.
Harm reduction more effective than war on drugs, study says
Richard Chenery draws heroin he bought on the street into a syringe at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver in May 2011.
The close: TSX dragged down by U.S. Fed 'tapering'
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, June 24, 2013.
Prince William sends message of support to Alberta flood victims
Britain's Prince Harry, left, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, center, and Prince William, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, during the Trooping The Colour parade, in London, Saturday, June 15, 2013.
Canucks to officially name Tortorella head coach Tuesday
Former New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella 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. The Canucks are to hold a press conference Tuesday to officially name Tortorella head coach.
Scolded by markets, Barrick scales back
Sean Silcoff
Canadian Sarah Gadon joins cast of Spider-Man 2, but not as Mary Jane Watson
Two weeks, two parties, two looks: actress Sarah Gadon out on the town again, this time in Rochas at the 16th Annual Butterfly Ball in the Four Seasons Hotel.
How we ended up sharing a hot tub with some nearly naked Italians
As the grappa flowed freely, the members of a wedding party stripped down to climb into the hot tub.
Public editor: Lessons from the ‘butter coma’ hoax
Butter
Berlusconi conviction spells trouble for Italy’s fragile government
A combination of file photographs shows Karima El Mahroug of Morocco posing during a photocall at the Karma disco in Milan in 2010 and Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi waving as he arrives for a meeting of the European People's Party in Brussels.
Rubenstein: Champion golfer with a heart of gold
Craig Stadler
Penn West pipeline spill estimate grows
Waste water covers the ground at a June 1 spill from an Apache Corp. pipeline in northwestern Alberta, 20 kilometres north of Zama City, Alta. Penn West Petroleum Ltd. said Monday between 400,000 and 600,000 litres of salty waste water escaped from one of its pipelines near Little Buffalo, Alta..
BC Ferries chief says stranded passenger could have been treated differently
A BC Ferries foot passenger purchases a ticket at the Horseshoe Bay terminal in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, October 1, 2012.
Lemon Hart Original Demerara Rum, Guyana
Alberta pledges $1-billion in flood relief for families and municipalities
Military personnel drive in a light-armoured vehicle across a washed-out highway from High River, Alta., on June 24, 2013, while construction crews build a temporary berm to stop the flow of water from flooded farm land.
Reflections from the Forests
<strong>Karen Clarke-Whistler  -  Chief Environment Officer, TD Bank Group</strong>
The Nature Conservancy of Canada by the numbers
From left: Conservation Volunteers event at Rice Lake Plains, ON; Conservation Volunteers event at James Island, BC.
TD Forests – a slideshow
The 106-hectare Lusicich property lies within the Crowsnest Pass area of southwestern Alberta and is a critical wildlife corridor. This region is fragmented by residential and industrial development, and the property – which TD Forests helped to protect in 2012 through the Nature Conservancy of Canada – is key to piecing together the wilderness and habitat for many species, including wide-ranging carnivores such as grizzly bear and grey wolf.
Banfi Centine Toscana 2010, Italy
Hungry in Portland? Pull up to a food truck
808 Grinds in Portland, at SW 9th Avenue and Washington Street, serves traditional Hawaiian food.
Fizzio Therapy Blanc 2012, British Columbia
25% of Alberta flood damage likely not covered by insurance: BMO
Michael Babad
Tell us: What book best describes your region of Canada?
Southbrook Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Ontario
McManis Family Vineyards Zinfandel 2011, California
Three reasons this market makes no sense
Scott Barlow
Illuminati Zanna Riserva Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane 2007, Italy
Microsoft must solve its Nokia, BlackBerry prisoner’s dilemma
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks as Nokia CEO Stephen Elop (behind) looks on at a Nokia phone launch, with Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system in New York, September 5, 2012.
Resource deals plagued by low prices, tight capital
Remotely controlled tipper trucks operate at a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in Western Australia.
For first time, Rob Ford marks start of Pride week in Toronto
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a declaration while participating in the official flag raising of Toronto Pride week June 24, 2013.
How I became known as The Ankle in Room 5
Maple-glazed chicken skewers
This summit of young women has something to teach the G20
Farah Mohamed
OSC accuses Ernst & Young of shoddy audit of TSX Venture-listed Zungui Haixi
The OSC has alleged the Ernst & Young audit of China’s Zungui Haixi was not in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Party photos of the week: ICCC Annual Awards
Navigator jailed for four years in deadly B.C. ferry crash
Karl Lilgert, navigator of the Queen of the North, leaves the law courts in Vancouver on May 13, 2013 after being found guilty of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two passengers in the 2006 B.C. Ferries sinking.
Jim Carrey ‘cannot support’ the violence in his own movie
Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes in a screen grab from the trailer for Kick Ass 2.
Calgary Stampede to go on ‘come hell or high water,’ president vows
The heavily damaged Calgary Stampede grounds in downtown Calgary which has lost most of its power and could be sometime before electricity is restored June 23, 2013.
Hudson’s Bay eyes buying Saks
Hudson’s Bay Co. is looking at acquiring U.S. upscale rival Saks Inc., sources say.
Is Harper’s Syria strategy wrong-headed?
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds a news conference at the end of a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013.
Edward Snowden's biggest fear? Losing access to his computer
Pro-democracy lawmaker and lawyer Albert Ho listens to a question in his office in Hong Kong June 24, 2013. Ho, a lawyer for Edward Snowden, said on Monday the former U.S. spy agency employee was told to flee Hong Kong by a middleman claiming to represent the government of the China-controlled territory, but who was probably acting on behalf of Beijing.
Party photos of the week: Joe Carter Classic
Joe Carter and Farley Flex attend the Joe Carter Classic at Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto.
At midday: Stimulus worries, China growth spook markets
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange June 20, 2013.
Technology is vital for women. Why aren’t we teaching it to girls?
Clement criticizing public servant compensation, but approach to non-union execs flying under the radar
Bill Curry
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