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June 25

Study of immigrant workers’ plight leads researchers to press for reform
One down, three to go as CFL season ushers in new stadium boom
Toronto Mayor Ford is justifiably angry over Sousa’s blindside move
Marcus Gee
Bombers’ Matthews still uncertain for Thursday opener
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Chris Matthews (C) is tackled by Montreal Alouettes' Billy Parker (L) and Seth Williams during the first half of their CFL football game in Winnipeg, November 3, 2012.
Graduation rate, stress are highest among East Asian teens, survey finds
A Grade 5 classroom at Newton Elementary School in Surrey, B.C.
Alouettes hope better defence, special teams spells return to Grey Cup
Dan Hawkins speaks during a press conference in Montreal, Tuesday, February 19, 2013, announcing him as the new head coach of the Montreal Alouettes.
Eskimos rely on new quarterback, retooled offensive line to win in 2013
Edmonton Eskimos' quarterback Mike Reilly passes during the first half of a pre-season CFL football game against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday June 21, 2013. Success for the Edmonton Eskimos is 2013 rests on five mountain-sized men who barely know each other protecting the CFL team's third opening-day quarterback in three years.
Best pictures from June 25
A family on a motorcycle rides through the haze in Kubu district in Rokan Hilir, in Indonesia's Riau province. Indonesia's president has apologised for the raging forest fires that have blanketed its neighbours Singapore and Malaysia with thick smog in Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis in 16 years.
With Raptors bereft of draft choices, GM hints at trades to effect change
Toronto Raptors new president and general manager Masai Ujiri poses for photographers during a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
Momentum builds for removal of Vancouver viaducts
A cyclist passes vehicles driving along the Dunsmuir Street Viaduct adjacent to the Georgia Street Viaduct in Vancouver, June 25, 2013.
B.C. appoints mediator in talks with teachers
British Columbia teachers demonstrate for better student learning conditions outside the cabinet offices of the provincial government in Vancouver, March 18, 2013.
Sanctions group eases restrictions on rebel-held Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, centre, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib speak to each other after a news conference after the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul on April 20, 2013.
Flames mascot resurfaces after flood
Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound in better times: losing his tongue to Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish in 2003.
Amnesty International to intercede on detained Canadian’s behalf
Yearbook photo of Aaron Yoon, now in a North African jail. London South Collegiate Institute
Bandit with ties to al-Qaeda charged by RCMP for abducting diplomats
Former Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar appears in a still from a 2012 video.
Bryzgalov buyout looks likely to force Canucks' hand over Luongo
David Shoalts
Keystone: The case for, the case against
In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, miles of pipe ready to become part of the Keystone Pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla. President Barack Obama says that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada to Texas should only be approved if it doesn't worsen carbon pollution. Obama says allowing the oil pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so is in the nation's interest. He says that means determining that the pipeline does not contribute and "significantly exacerbate" emissions.
Obama’s climate-change goals come with a warning on Keystone
President Barack Obama gestures during a speech on climate change, June 25, 2013, at Georgetown University in Washington. Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on federal property.
Safe-injection site draws interest from foreign health experts
Delegates from Brazil and Columbia are shown overdose kits by Russ Maynard (middle), Clinical Coordinator at Insite, as they tour Onsite and Insite in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as part of a search for a new approach to drug policies, June 25, 2013.
Commercial growers favour new medical pot scheme
Commerical marijuana growers will soon be vying for an expanded number of government contracts.
Ottawa eyes ‘best player available’ route with 17th pick of NHL draft
Roy MacGregor
Blackhawks able to keep team intact this time around
Eric Duhatschek
Ecuador takes a risk by defying the U.S. over Snowden
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is said to be willing to take on the U.S. because it makes his country a ‘centre of attention.’
2006 flood report unlikely to stop development, experts warn
A displaced boat on someones front lawn damage caused by the massive flood in High River during a media tour of the city June 25, 2013.
‘Many, many’ Canadian homes could become uninsurable
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.
N.W.T. and federal goverment sign devolution deal
The Deh Cho Bridge, linking the capital of the Northwest Territories with the rest of Canada, had its official opening in December, 2012. The one-kilometre bridge replaces ferry service and a winter ice crossing.
City proposal means housing fees could be doubled
Condominium development in the Liberty Village area of Toronto on June 25, 2013.
Tourists stranded on Arctic ice flow make it to shore, await pickup
In Pictures: Battered High River assesses damage from devastating flood
Washed up boats and displaced rail track caused my the massive flood in High River during a media tour of the city June 25, 2013.
McGuinty lashes out at ‘partisan exercise’
Former premier Dalton McGuinty also blasted media Tuesday for passing judgment from the sidelines.
The Cold War and Kennedy: a timeline
President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 19, 1961. Though the Cuban Missile Crisis took place over a year later, the image has become an iconic representation of what has been characterized as the loneliest job in the world. It’s been more than 50 years since the confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the positioning of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
As loonie falls, firms with U.S. assets can expect windfall
Canadian dollars
Inter Pipeline seeks answers on stock plunge
Ich bin ein Berliner: breaking it down
One of President Kennedy's speech cards carrying his famous remark "Ich bin ein Berliner", which he delivered in a speech that electrified an adoring crowd gathered in the shadow of the Berlin Wall June 26, 1963. The speech was peppered with German and one sentence in Latin, written phonetically on one of the speech cards. In the early hours of August 13, 1961, Communist East Germany sealed the border between East and West Berlin to stop an accelerating flood of citizens heading West.
Analysts play down Obama’s ‘tar sands’ terminology
Syncrude's oil sands plant at Mildred Lake north of Fort McMurray, Alta
JFK, Berlin, 1963: The right time. The right place. The right message
U.S. President John F. Kennedy waves to the crowd during his speech in West Berlin on June 26, 1963. The speech, which was met with a loud and long ovation, was his last major one.
Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech
U.S. president John F. Kennedy visits West Berlin, June 26, 1963. Also in the car are West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt and West German chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
John F. Kennedy in Berlin, 1963 - and subsequent echoes
In this photo released by the Kennedy Museum, President John F. Kennedy, right, is seen at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on June 26, 1963. The day Kennedy visited Berlin, Klaus Schuetz sensed something special was happening as he waited in city hall for the president's arrival. Thousands of people chanting Kennedy's name lined the motorcade route and the square outside. For people of Schuetz's generation, the emotion of that eight-hour visit, on June 26, 1963, lingers after more than 40 years.
Stratford Festival’s Brian Bedford pulls out of The Merchant of Venice for health reasons
Brian Bedford
Searching for high yields in a down market
John Heinzl
Men’s Wearhouse may not offer best fit for investors
David Milstead
Canadian oil stocks with a track record of growth
Readers react: What’s your opinion on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline?
Central bankers rush to calm jittery markets
China’s central bank issued a statement confirming it has intervened to alleviate the cash crunch and stabilize money-market rates.
Obama’s activism on climate change may pose a challenge for Canada
President Barack Obama wipes his face as he speaks about climate change on June 25, 2013, at Georgetown University in Washington. The president is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on federal property, resorting to his executive powers to tackle climate change and sidestepping the partisan gridlock in Congress.
Loblaw pulls off REIT IPO in rough market
Loblaw Maple Leafs supermarket in downtown Toronto May 06, 2013. The grocery giant said Wednesday it is testing a new discount store in Calgary called The Box by No Frills.
Native-inspired performances at Fort York mostly hit the mark with melancholy subject matter
What the audience takes away from these performances is, perhaps, an understanding of the Idle No More protest, whose roots go back 200 years.
Ice Wireless ramps up in Far North
An Ice Wireless field engineer builds a 3G HSPA+ base station in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
GM Stan Bowman’s changes make this Stanley Cup even sweeter for Blackhawks
Stan Bowman.
Leaders need to put a stop to bullying
Bill Howatt
Transcript: Why leaders are only as good as their networks
You told us: Management fads that fail miserably
Management fads come and go and many don’t work well.
Why spices are hot (and are less condiment than art form)
Yunnan spice: aromatic and very hot. Try it in salad, dips and sauces.
Not bad at all: Multimillion-dollar near-record sale for artist Peter Doig
Detail of Peter Doig’s 1994 painting Jetty, which went for $10.5-million at auction.
1 in 5 Ontario students report serious brain injury: study
Have we had too much of Mad Men and Don Draper?
Mad Men’s Season 6, which ended Sunday, had a neatness that was overcooked.
Stock to watch: Martinrea shares poised to pick up speed
Cursive is dying, kids can’t sign their own names – and that’s a huge problem
The close: TSX closes higher on positive U.S. data
Trader Michael Iozzi and specialist trader John Urbanowicz (R) at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday.
Mining Association of Canada names first female chair
Mining Association of Canada names first female chair
Porter subsidiary reaches pact with striking workers
A tentative deal was approved Monday evening by 85 per cent of the 22 members of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union (COPE).
Land donation designed to promote cross-border ‘Moose Sex Project’
Government of Canada support key to conservation success
Air Canada’s Rouge expands destinations
Calin Rovinescu (centre) Air Canada’s President and CEO, chats to Air Canada Leisure Groups President and CEO Michael Friisdahl and flight attendant Stephane Dolanhangar at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Tuesday June 25, 2013.
Cattails have foodies wild over ‘nature’s supermarket’
On Prince Edward Island, forager Sylvain Cormier picks and supplies cattails for local chefs.
Rick Moranis riffs about his mother’s brisket and other choice cuts
Actor and comedian Rick Moranis.
A doctor’s warning about medical education
Nav Persaud: “Doctors should not teach medical students and work for pharmaceutical companies at the same time.”
How an early history lesson changed my life
Sauteed cattail shoots
Watch: Ancelotti named as Real Madrid coach
Why you shouldn’t call saxophonist David Sanborn’s new album smooth jazz
Bob James and David Sanborn perform June 25, 2013 at the Toronto Jazz Festival.
Saks deal offers chance to rip HBC up and start again
Sean Silcoff
Adam Purdie had cocaine in his blood, pointed gun at officer, inquest hears
An RCMP officer looks over the scene of a deadly police shooting in Surrey, B.C., on March 3, 2011.
Tuesday's action at Wimbledon
Milos Raonic of Canada signs autographs after defeating Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 25, 2013.
Have your say: How do we get kids moving this summer?
Today’s best contrarian bet: Still gold
Jeffrey Christian, managing partner at CPM Group, says gold prices will likely stabilize at current levels.
John Tory considers mayoralty, but stresses no decision has been made
John Tory, Chair of CivicAction, announced to the media at Queen's Park in Toronto, July 26, 2012, the Minister's Advisory Panel on the Ontario Place Revitalization plans and recommendations for the now closed park.
The Street ponies up for Alberta
Residents of Elbow Park struggle against the rushing flood waters in Calgary June 22, 2013 as they make they way back from seeing their flooded home.
Map: 4194 MAYWOOD ST., BURNABY, B.C.
Listing delay costs Burnaby penthouse seller
Mirtle: The NHL’s 10 top buyout candidates
Toronto Maple Leafs' Mike Komisarek
Europe’s banks slow to divorce their state partners
A man with an umbrella passes the entrance of the headquarters of Austrian Erste Group Bank in Vienna June 24, 2013. Erste Group Bank said on Monday operating profit would fall as much as 5 percent in 2013 rather than holding steady and that it intends to raise its equity capital by about 660 million euros ($867 million) in the third quarter. Central and eastern Europe's third-biggest lender also said it would repay in the third quarter 1.76 billion euros in non-voting participation capital it got from the state and private investors after the financial crisis began.
Bell Mobility inks push-to-talk deal with Sonim
One of the heavy-duty handsets made by Sonim Technologies
The greening of Bay Street’s modernist masterpiece
Toronto-Dominion Centre general manager David Hoffman stands on the 22,000-square-foot green roof that has been added to the low-rise pavilion at King and Bay streets. It has been planted with low-care plants in a grid pattern to mirror the surrounding six towers.
Chad Owens signs extension with Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts receiver Chad Owens poses with the trophy for Most Outstanding Player during the CFL awards show in Toronto Thursday, November 22, 2012. Toronto Argonauts General Manager Jim Barker is not happy with a decision by Owens to participate in an upcoming MMA event.
In High River, 300 residents defy evacuation, devastation
A displaced boat on someones front lawn damage caused by the massive flood in High River during a media tour of the city June 25, 2013.
Divorce and change of course: Has it hurt retirement?
Foreign service officers protest PMO over stalled labour negotiations
Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) President Tim Edwards is interviewed as he protests with Canadian foreign service officers in front of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Friday, May 3, 2013. They were calling for wage adjustments and resumption of contract negotiations with the Canadian government.
At midday: Stocks up on solid U.S. economic data
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, June 19, 2013.
Suspect in surgical mask robberies held
Close-up of a surgeon wearing scrubs and surgical mask.
Goldman Sachs leads Canadian advisers' list
Powerful clients, including Goldman Sachs, had questioned the level of access by Bloomberg reporters to private information.
A first in Quebec’s corruption scandal: No bail for Pamela Porter
Pamela Porter, wife of Arthur Porter, hides from the cameras in Montreal on June 14, 2013. Of the 106 people arrested by Quebec's anti-corruption unit, she is the first to have been denied bail.
No safety in gold miner stocks – so far
Mining machinery and barrels filled with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick’s Pascua-Lama project, May 23, 2013.
Flames say dialogue with Kiprusoff continues amid retirement reports
Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, dives on the puck during second period NHL action against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Calgary, Alta., on Friday, March 29, 2013.
Measuring Li Ka-shing’s Hong Kong conglomerate
Scandal-weary Montreal swears in third mayor in eight months
Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum walks away after announcing his resignation during a news conference in Montreal, Quebec, June 18, 2013. Applebaum was arrested at his home Monday morning and was charged with 14 offences including breach of trust and fraud.
Indigo’s next chapter could be global
Indigo CEO Heather Reisman addresses shareholders during the annual general meeting of the company in downtown Toronto, June 25 2013.
Alan Thicke, Christine Sinclair among latest Canadian Walk of Fame inductees
Canadian National Soccer team member Christine Sinclair poses for a photo in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, December, 18, 2012.
High number of college graduates lowers Canada's youth unemployment, OECD report says
Diplomas are seen before being given to alternative high school program students, including three senior citizens, at the Agassiz Centre for Education in Agassiz, B.C., on Wednesday June 19, 2013.
Live video: Canucks introduce Tortorella
Vancouver Canucks officially hire John Tortorella
Vancouver Canucks' head coach John Tortorella laughs as he removes an earpiece after an interview following a news conference after he was hired by the NHL hockey team in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 25, 2013.
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