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Watch: Serena crashes out a Wimbledon
B.C. Lions sign Buono, Skulsky to contract extensions
B.C. Lions general manager Wally Bouno, right, and CEO Dennis Skulsky smile as Bouno addresses the media at the B.C. Lions practice facility in Surrey, B.C., on Dec, 5, 2011. The B.C. Lions are extending the contracts of two key front office members. Vice-president of football operations and general manager Wally Buono and chief executive officer Dennis Skulsky both signed contract extensions, keeping them with the Lions through the end of the 2016 season.
Vancouver councillor backs plan to help homeless transit users
A SkyTrain commuter train travels into downtown Vancouver in April, 2012. TransLink, the organization responsible for public transit in Metro Vancouver has been told to cut costs after seeking to raise fares in 2013.
Marcus Gee: Let’s audit Rob Ford’s ‘$1-billion in savings’ claim
Marcus Gee
Clothier Murray Goldman kept Vancouver in stitches
Murray Goldman working at his desk.
Super subs clean up for Blue Jays
‘Nice to come through for the people of Canada,’ the Blue Jays’ Mark DeRosa said after Toronto celebrated Canada Day with a victory.
Bicycles make their mark during Montreal’s traditional Moving Day weekend
Derek Colley, who works for Demenagement Myette, a Montreal company that does moves by bike.
Dealing with disaster: How things stack up in Alberta
Eddy Marshall is overwhelmed by the damage to the basement in his High River home.
B.C. introduces carbon program for private sector
A con-air plane drops fire retardant on a forest fire in British Columbia in 2010. The B.C. government wants the private sector to help plant trees on Crown land, in a program announced June 28, 2013.
Quotable Canadians on a special day
Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Canada Day celebrants on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, July, 1, 2013.
Sports networks strive to combat shift to online consumption
Brazil (the team) not ready for Cup glory
John Doyle
Armstrong comes back to win shot put crown at Harry Jerome Track Classic
Canada's Dylan Armstrong won the shot put event at Monday’s Harry Jerome Track Classic in Burnaby, B.C. In this file photo Armstrong competes in the men's shot put final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 3, 2012.
Mid-air crash in B.C. rekindles debate over mandatory anti-collision systems
June 30, 2013: Long weekend campers Brad and Kirstin Hallet survey a wing of a Cessna plane that was involved in a mid-air collision with a glider near Pemberton Saturday. The couple was camping at Nairn Falls at the time of incident in which four people died.
New B.C. teachers’ leader focused on membership goals
Striking British Columbia teachers and other supporters hold a rally in 2012. The new B.C. teachers' leader, Jim Iker, is intent on keeping membership goals front and centre during labour negotiations.
Quebec votes to send construction workers back on the job
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois responds to Opposition questions over a special law forcing an end to the construction strike and to impose a collective agreement by decree, Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. Labour Minister Agnes Maltais, right, tabled the special legislation.
Bargnani trade shows extent of Raptors’ ambition
Italian forward Andrea Bargnani, left, is guaranteed $23.5-million (U.S.) over the next two seasons.
Best pictures from July 1
Fire fighters tackle a large blaze at a recycling centre in Smethwick, near Birmingham, central England July 1, 2013 in a handout picture provided by the West Midlands Fire Service. The fire service said they suspected the blaze was started when a Chinese lantern, a collapsible paper lantern lit by a candle, drifted into the centre which holds 100,000 tonnes of recycled paper and plastic. Up to 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines have been deployed.
In pictures: The New Canada
Chinda Phommarinh 36, Montreal Then Ms. Phommarinh worked at a Montreal high-tech firm that developed software for the tourism industry and had just been bought up by travel giant Expedia. An immigrant from Laos, she defied the stereotypes about the “ethnic vote” by endorsing Quebec sovereignty and voting Yes in the 1995 referendum. Feeling a strong sense of solidarity with French Quebeckers, she insisted on speaking French in stores. “I want to change the clichés that immigrants didn’t want to speak French. ... For me, Quebec is as French as Ontario is English,” she said at the time. “I’m not 100-per-cent Québécoise. I have my culture from Laos – I’m not pure laine – but I grew up here, and it’s what shaped me. I’m not as attached to Canada as to Quebec.” Now Ms. Phommarinh left the software company to go back to school and then spent a year in the fashion industry. She now works as an administrative assistant for the National Film Board of Canada and lives with her Québécois boyfriend in an apartment overlooking a fountained square in Montreal’s St. Henri district. Over the past decade, she has travelled extensively, spending five months in Australia. As well, while employed by an Ontario-based insurance company, she visited Toronto for the first time – an experience that opened her eyes. “I thought I would hate Toronto, but I actually liked it,” she says. “People were hip and fun.” She has come to embrace her Laotian roots as part of a complex identity that also includes being a Quebecker. “If I was a tree, my roots would be Laotian, my trunk would be Québécois, and my leaves would be all over the place.” So, now Canada has a place in who she is. “I am proud to be Canadian. Now I’m thinking there are good things about being Canadian, too.” Next Her connection to Quebec, its language and culture remains strong, but she has softened her views on separation. “Quebeckers want people to understand that it’s different, that we have a distinct society. But I don’t know if it’s still relevant for Quebec to separate, because I think Quebec is strong the way it is. So I’m not sure that, if Quebec separates, it would be for the better.” Ingrid Peritz
Surgeon Fahima Osman leaves her underdog status behind
An undated but recent image of Fahima Osman credit: Sandy Nicholson. fahimaosman@hotmail.com For Focus Canada Day feat
Sirius XM expected to report stellar results
Martin Mittelstaedt
Amnesty International should not underestimate the West’s capacity for empathy
Supporters of Amnesty International protest outside the Turkish embassy in Berlin on June 24, 2013. The banner and placards read: “Critique is not a crime. For freedom of speech in Turkey,” “Freedom of speech is a human right,” “No police violence at peaceful demonstrations,” “Release all peaceful protesters.”
A principled pro-choice filibuster in Texas
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, a Democrat, speaks during a filibuster intended to stop Senate Bill 5, which contains restrictions on abortions after 20 weeks, at the State Capitol in Austin on June 25, 2013. Davis was on her feet in pink running shoes filibustering an abortion bill for about 11 hours, drawing attention, fans, detractors and instant celebrity.
Elimimian, McCallum set to return for B.C. Lions in home opener against Argos
BC Lions' Paul McCallum (R) celebrates his game-winning field goal against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with team mate Mike Reilly during the second half of their CFL game in Winnipeg, August 24, 2012. McCallum hopes to return to action for the Lions in Thursday’s home opener against the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts.
Mining group head sees tough times now, but better prospects ahead
Zoë Yujnovich, the new chair of the Mining Association of Canada, first joined Rio Tinto in 1996.
Tapping into China’s beer market
Brian Harris, CEO of Russell Brewing Co., at his brewery in Surrey, B.C. Russell Brewing has reached a deal to brew beers in China.
One small town wind farm, 286 owners
David Swan, the Spiddle Hill wind farm project manager. ‘I’m determined to make money on it. People have put their retirement funds into it, and I want their RRSPs to be successful.’
Speculation mounts on Apple iWatch
A worker climbs outside an Apple store in Hong Kong, April 10, 2013. The company whose smartphones gave millions of consumers a reason to ditch their wristwatches might be getting into the wristwatch business. Speculation is mounting after reports that Apple Inc. has applied for a trademark on the term “iWatch” in Japan, leading some to conclude the company behind the iPhone will soon release a smartwatch.
The three rules of corporate success (including the fake one)
Their findings can be summed up in less than a paragraph: Rule One, better before cheaper. Rule Two, revenue before cost. Rule Three – there is no Rule Three.
Employers must help workers overcome mental health issues
Workplaces must find better ways to help employees overcome mental health issues.
Canadians increasingly reporting aboriginal identity
Max FineDay, the first status Indian president of the University of Saskatchewan Students Union, stands in front of Place Reil, the student centre at the U of S on June 28, 2013.
Watch: Blue Jays 8, Tigers 3
Montreal lab developing video games about social impact
Bronson Zgeb works on a video game project at Concordia University Friday, June 21, 2013 in Montreal. There's no shortage of video games that give you a sense of what it's like to fire a weapon, but few explore how and where they get made and their unforeseen consequences on a global scale. That's the focus of a game in the works tentatively called Gun Factory, one of four projects at a Concordia University lab that helps produce games with an eye toward social change.
Seven days of television: July 1 to July 7
Terence Stamp reveals the method of his magnetism
Vanessa Redgrave plays Marion, whose fondness for Elizabeth's choir eventually draws in Arthur, played by Terence Stamp. Unfinished Song
Inspector Gadget grows up: Teletoon resurrecting cartoon series
Helicopter hats and fingertip flashlights are go-to gadgets for the bumbling detective. MAD Agents, look out! Criminals, beware! Bystanders … take cover! Inspector Gadget is back to battle Dr. Claw with all-new gadgets – and all-new gadget-related chaos. But the loveable, bumbling, accidentally-destructive Inspector is not alone in the fight to take down MAD.
Charter of Quebec Values expected to limit religious accommodations
Harshaan Ahluwalis,2, dribbles a soccer ball during a friendly soccer match in solidarity with young players who wear turbans Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Montreal.
Red, White and Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre
Toronto Blue Jays' Rajai Davis (L), Munenori Kawasaki (C), and Jose Reyes celebrate defeating the Detroit Tigers in their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto, July 1, 2013.
Study links vitamin D to post-surgical recovery times
Logan Irvine was born eight weeks premature with tetralogy of fallot, a congenital heart disease.
Why there should be CSI Toronto: Bike Theft Unit
Did Kevin Bacon really need to share photos of his wife’s bloody kitchen accident?
Actor Kevin Bacon and his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick
Hip, affordable Berlin is disappearing
Berlin’s rich history can be explored in a full day or two but if that’s all the time you’ve spent here, you’ve missed the city.
Issues still left to resolve in NHL, Olympic agreement
The Olympic rings are seen in front of the airport of Sochi, the host city for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 18, 2013.
Canadian lands one of Tourism Australia’s ‘best jobs in the world’
Greg Snell,of Oshawa, Ont., won one of Tourism Australia’s coveted “Best Jobs in the World” positions.
Uh-oh. My luggage and I are ordered on the weigh scale in Maui
It is a significant shock to be weighed-in (with my bag) in front of the assembled passengers.
PGA Tour votes to adopt USGA anchoring ban
South African golfer Tim Clark putts using an anchored stroke and a long putter
Blue Jays serve up Canada Day rout of the Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays fans stand for the playing of the national anthems before AL action between the Toronto BLue Jays and Detroit Tigers on Canada Day
BBQ sauce
New Pixies music is a tough piece of drawling blues
Pixies is streaming at newpixi.es/bagboy.
Beachgoers can breath easier in La Jolla, Calif.
San Diego officials are using guano-eating bacteria to try and fix the odour problem in La Jolla brought on by thick layers an excess of bird poop.
Corruption in Africa, corruption in Canada: Different scale, same problem
Nigel Wright, chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appears as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Nov. 2, 2010.
What the Gay Village means today
Dean Odorico, general manager of Woody's bar is photographed in Toronto, Ont. Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
In photos: Canada Day celebrations from across the country
Members of the crowd wave flags as they watch the annual Canada Day parade in Montreal on July 1, 2013.
Bolland deal one of several in works for Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis
RIM smacked with downgrades, reduced price targets
The predictions for BlackBerry 10 sales range from 2.5 million to 3.5 million units in the fourth quarter.
Max Domi carves out his own hockey path
Max Domi, a center, stands with officials from the Phoenix Coyotes sweater after being chosen 12th overall in the first round of the NHL hockey draft
Video: Martin Brodeur selects his son with New Jersey's final draft pick
Martin Brodeur and his son, who was drafted by the New Jersey Devils
Fashion photos of the week: July 1
Serena Williams shocked at Wimbledon
Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Serena Williams
Talking points: Google Glass, Bert and Ernie, CNN's Canada
Glass half full?: The New York Times Bits blog recently reported that Google co-founder Sergey Brin, while wearing his company’s high-tech Google Glass, responded to a text message asking, essentially, “What’s up?” with a real-time image of his meal. “It was fascinating to see that I could just reply to a text message with a photo,” he said. In the future, photo captions will cease to exist and we will just communicate via pictures of cats displeased with gay-marriage critics.
Blue Jays’ Lind hopes re-occuring injury doesn’t cost him time
Toronto Blue Jays' Adam Lind
The week's best web reads: Earnings season may be a train wreck
Bergevin says Habs tried to move into top 10 at NHL draft
Marc Bergevin of the Montreal Canadiens
Reports: Zubrus agrees to contract extension with Devils
New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, left, and Los Angeles Kings' Matt Greene
Hadwin fifth at playoff-bound Web.com Tour event
Adam Hadwin
Comedian Margaret Cho’s tips for success: If you’re funny, don’t do comedy
Ticats acquire Canadian fullback Diedrick from Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes running back Dahrran Diedrick (right) congratulates wide receiver Tim Maypray
How to plan for a 10K run
Planning well in advance of your run will help you achieve your best results. TORONTO: MAY 13, 2012-- A mass of runners head south on Yonge Street in Toronto for the Sporting Life 10K run on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in support of a camp for kids with cancer. (Michelle Siu for The Globe and Mail)
Canada’s got what it takes
A Canadian flag attached to a ski pole is waved on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, April 15, 2013.
Should Jennifer Lopez have performed at the birthday bash for the leader of an authoritarian regime?
Jennifer Lopez performs at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, 2012
Calgary Stampede says some events cancelled, moved due to Saddledome flooding
Flood damage seen from inside the Scotiabank Saddledome. The floodwaters reached the eighth row of seats in the lower bowl and submerged the Calgary Flames dressing room.
Egypt’s anti-Islamist uprising: How did it come to this?
Protesters, opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, wave the Egyptian flag and shout slogans against him and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at the Brotherhood's headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district July 1, 2013.
RIM shares: Recovery, Interrupted
Michael Babad
Harper, Hadfield and Jepsen star in Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa
Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Canada Day celebrants on Parliament Hill on July, 1, 2013.
Diesel engine gives this Passat some punch
2013 Volkswagen Passat
Buick crossover compares well to Lexus RX, Honda Pilot
2013 Buick Enclave
B.C. water activist shifting tactics in battle with government
A salmon is released at a lake just east of Vancouver in this 2008 file photo taken by Craig Orr of Watershed Watch.
Mark Carney enjoys pleasant first day, but Britain's shaky economy awaits
Mark Carney, the Governor of The Bank of Canada, listens and answers questions during a press conference that followed a speech he delivered to the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce in Kitchener-Waterloo, on Monday, April 2, 2012.
Aging work force requires changes like partial pensions, flexible positions
Working in retirement.
July 1: CPR’s Hunter Harrison and Alberta’s high water, and other letters to the editor
Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Hunter Harrison at the company’s annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
Multiculturalism died, and Harper replaced it with "royalization"
Jocelyn Létourneau, Canada Research Chair in Contemporary Quebec History at Laval University
Where can growth investors hide in this market?
Hiding money under mattress
Pope Francis has humanized the Office of Peter
Dr. Michael W. Higgins
Quebeckers seem drawn to these ardent federalists
Konrad Yakabuski
Why the IPO boom may be over
Bill Day (center R), CEO of Tremor Video, celebrates his company's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, June 27, 2013. Shares of the online video advertising provider rose as much as 11 percent in their trading debut, valuing the company at $537.8 million.
U.K. can’t afford infrastructure shopping spree
A construction worker walks past a colourful hoarding in the city of London October 4, 2012.
Alternative financing growth driven by need for loans
Diamonds are displayed in a polishing diamond workshop in Antwerp, Feb. 5, 2009. With credit tight and markets volatile, more businesses are borrowing against such alternative assets.
In gold miners’ balance sheets, a new discovery
Sean Silcoff
Three keys to building the best team possible
The way you go about recruiting people can make or break your company. Here are three things to consider
July 1: Your daily horoscope
Lives Lived: Maurice Samuel Isherwood, 88
Maurice Samuel Isherwood died Chatham, Ont., of cancer. He was 88.
Why hot dogs are not exactly man’s best friend
Hot dogs are made of processed meat and they’re loaded with cholesterol-raising saturated fat and sodium.
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