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Jays’ Melky Cabrera picks up hit in debut with triple-A Buffalo Bisons
Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Melky Cabrera prepares for batting practice before his American League baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, California June 4, 2013.
Governments ponder how to weather the next big storm
A man rides his bicycle through a flood on the Don Valley Parkway, a major highway in Toronto, during a heavy rainstorm July 8.
Who is the Toronto millionaire buying up businesses in rural Nova Scotia?
Glynn Williams sits on the road outside of his pub, microbrewery and café in Guysborough, N.S. Mr. Williams, a self-described serial entrepreneur, has been investing into the small seaside community.
Argos win over Bombers may be costly as Ray knocked out with injury
Toronto Argonauts' quarterback Ricky Ray (15) throws against Alex Hall (96) and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the first half of their CFL game at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg Friday, July 19, 2013.
Native literacy camps can change communities' future
The camps were initiated by former Ontario lieutenant-governor James Bartleman eight years ago.Photos of the Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp at the Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) on July 17 2013. Her Honourable Ruth Ann Onley visited the reserve in northwestern Ontario in support of the camp started in 2005 by former Lieutenant Governor the Honourable James K. Bartleman.
Premier Wynne ads are risky without job-creation plan
Adam Radwanski
Best pictures from July 19
A boy plays in the waters of Massachusetts Bay framed by a large sand sculpture on a hot day at Revere Beach in Revere, Mass., Friday, July 19, 2013.
Rays beat up Jays bullpen to take opening game of series
Tampa Bay Rays Will Myers eludes the tag of Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia to score during ninth inning AL action Toronto on Friday July 19, 2013.
Donald Smith, founder of EllisDon had visible impact on lives of Canadians
Donald Smith of construction company EllisDon shown here with a collection of early carpenter tools in 1982.
Vive la revolution at B.C. Place Stadium
A Montreal smoked meat sandwich from the concession stand at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, July 14, 2013.
When the Rolling Stone cover is infuriating, nothing really is
Elizabeth Renzetti
Council imposes quota on Queen West restaurants
Traffic is backed up along Queen Street, which was shut down for Nuit Blanche in Toronto, September 29, 2012.
Watch: Froome closes in on Tour de France title
Wal-Mart put on hold for Kensington
Screen grab from RioCan website outlining Bathurst street project
Toronto's Rob Ford: A resilient mayor, a tolerant city
Marcus Gee
Without railway, Lac-Mégantic businesses face challenging recovery
A press conference with Lac-Mégantic’s mayor, Colette Roy-Laroche, takes place next to the railway tracks in the Quebec town on July 14, 2013.
Search warrant sheds light on murder of alleged drug dealer seen in photo with Rob Ford
Hanad Mohamed at the Old City Hall Toronto courthouse where he was charged with first-degree murder.
Detroit: A lose-lose situation for all involved
A man walks past a boarded-up home near downtown Detroit, Michigan, on July 19, 2013. Investors dumped Detroit's municipal bonds a day after the city's historic bankruptcy filing even as a ruling in state court raised questions about whether the bankruptcy will stand up to court review.
Canadians helping to unravel secret of universe's existence
In this Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 picture, people stand next to the giant magnet Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) being placed underground in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) accelerator at CERN, the European Particle Physics laboratory, in Cressy near Geneva, France.
Alleged illegitimate daughter of Belgium king wants to heal wounds of rejection
Belgium's King Albert II (R) greets people while visiting the city of Liege on July 19, 2013. Delphine Boël, an artist, insists she is Albert’s illegitimate daughter.
Blair: Calming Lawrie at the plate a work in progress
Toronto Blue Jays' Brett Lawrie hits a RBI-single off Tampa Bay Rays starter David Price during the second inning of their American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 9, 2013.
Missing for more than 50 years, B.C. mother found alive
Lucy Johnson, shown in this RCMP handout photo. A woman who disappeared from Surrey, B.C., more that 50 years ago has been found, but the fairy tale family reunion may never happen. RCMP recently featured Lucy Johnson in their historic missing-persons file and Johnson's daughter, Linda Evans, used that information to advertise the disappearance where her mother once lived in Yukon.
Not-so-family-friendly dining in Whistler Village
Amazing photos from Toronto's second July storm
Vancouver bike share program aims to avoid mistakes of other cities
It’s been five years since a bike share was first discussed in Vancouver’s city council. A cyclist stops at a traffic light in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, July 19, 2013. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Teeing it up in the first ever Golf Canada Foundation Pro-Am
Golf Canada Foundation
Moments: Caught on Camera, July 22 to July 26
People sit in the sun in Sheldon Square in west London July 19, 2013.
Share your best photos using contrast
Is the Ontario government doing enough to protect children in unlicensed daycares?
Ontario Minister of Education Liz Sandals (left) and Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Brad Duguid (right) during an announcement that the government will be doubling the time students spend in teacher's college and reducing teacher's college admissions in the province by 50 per cent. Ms. Sandals announced Friday that nine complaints about unlicensed daycares went unanswered last year.
Story lines for the second half in Major League Baseball
In photo taken July 13, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates centre fielder Andrew McCutchen, left, is greeted by manager Clint Hurdle after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 13, 2013.
A new generation of baseball fans in Toronto are young, hip and cool
Toronto Blue Jays executives believe anecdotal evidence shows a continuing trend toward more youthful/female attendance this season.
Why the current definition of intelligence isn’t smart
Scott Barry Kaufman‘s Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined is an attempt to come up with a new way of looking at talent and intelligence.
Project Limelight gets bittersweet publicity after Monteith’s death
Marsha Lederman
Final field announced for RBC Canadian Open
RBC Canadian Open trophy
Jays have dug themselves a deep hole after poor first half
Toronto Blue Jays batter Jose Reyes watches his leadoff double off of Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jason Hammel in the first inning of their American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland July 13, 2013.
Software developer puts his savings into index funds
The doping problem can move beyond the cat-and-mouse game
Race leader jersey holder Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain cycles during the 204.5 km stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race from Bourg d'Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, in the French Alps, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
If not receiving God’s word, try unplugging it and plugging it back in
Tabatha Southey
Disciplined Whitecaps take advantage of opportunities
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Martin Rennie says the team’s opportunities are finally clicking.
Denis Desautels: Sober second thoughts from a corporate veteran
Denis Desautels
Beyond loyalty: Why retailers track your every purchase
Canadians have, on average, 8.2 loyalty cards, according to research by Kenneth Wong, a professor of marketing at the Queen’s University School of Business.
Forget the room: This is a pool with a view
The glass-bottomed rooftop pool juts out over the street.
Legendary coach Don Matthews ‘making a comeback’
Don Matthews with his wife Stephanie at their home in Beaverton, Ore., last November: ‘I had no choice but to keep him alive,’ she says. ‘He’s my soul mate. It was not time yet. I just put my nose down.’
Blair: Stuggling TFC needs a ‘genius’
Uruguay's Diego Forlan kicks the ball during a training session at Khalifa stadium in Doha February 5, 2013.
The business case for ending violence against women
Leah Eichler
Time is right to solidify the portfolio with BRICs
A traffic policeman walks past a signage decoration for BRICS Summit outside the Sheraton Hotel, the venue of BRICS Summit in Sanya, China's Hainan province, April 13, 2011.
After losing a parent, healing through song
The Dubé brothers: Jan, left. Quinn, middle, and Liam.
Why I’ll still be pushing a cart behind my wife at both Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart
Michael Babad
Ontario transport minister and TTC chair patch things up on live TV
<strong>Karen</strong> <strong>Stintz</strong> TTC Chair talks during a debate to discuss Scarborough Transit extension at Toronto City Hall. July 17, 2013. (Gloria Nieto/The Globe and Mail)
CFL gets serious about a team in Atlantic provinces
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon speaks after Toronto Argonauts coach Scott Milanovich was named the Canadian Football League's coach of the year in Regina, Thursday, Feb.28, 2013.
Paralympian Josh Dueck’s training mantra: ‘The turtle wins the race every time’
‘I think it’s important for an athlete to have a really good understanding of what the body is capable of,’ says Josh Dueck. <137>of Canada races during the men's Super-G, sitting event at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Whistler, Friday, March 19, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward<137>
How to navigate a stormy bond market
Rob Carrick
A new way to book a boutique hotel for less
Stay at the Gansevoort Park Avenue for less.
Thunderstorm and tornado warnings grip Ontario as storm tracks eastward
Lightning over Lake Ontario photographed from Cherry Beach in Toronto.
Sex addiction? New study says it might just be a case of too much libido
Stampeders wary Alouettes will break out of slump in home-and-home finale
Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish is taken down by Montreal Alouettes cornerback Billy Parker, left, and Chip Cox during fourth quarter CFL action Friday, July 12, 2013 in Montreal.
Detroit bankruptcy will answer tough questions
A prescription for drugstore investors
Shares of U.S. drugstore chain CVS Caremark Corp. are a relative bargain compared with Canada’s Shoppers Drug Mart and Jean Coutu.
UFC champion St-Pierre enjoys teaching, but not ready to become a coach
Georges St-Pierre, left, from Canada lands a blow to Nick Diaz from the United States during their UFC 158 welterweight title fight in Montreal, Saturday, March 16, 2013.
Fairfax Financial names new second-in-command
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. chairman and CEO Prem Watsa is pictured in April, 2013. Mr. Watsa promoted Paul Rivett to the new role of president on July 19, 2013.
Paul McCartney performs with special guests: Lac-Megantic survivors
In this May 18, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during the first U.S concert of his "Out There!" world tour in Orlando, Fla. The tour wraps on Aug. 14, in Regina, Saskatchewan
Stepfather convicted of sex assaults on girl dating back to 1970s
How to find index yields – and other investing party tricks
John Heinzl
Realtors caught in market downdraft revisit retirement plans
Banks must manage Wealth Management arms
How crime apathy can empower a serial killer
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker
Matt Bell’s elemental fiction
A posthumous reading by David Rakoff
Canadian-born, New York-based author David Rakoff died last August. He was 47.
Orange is the New Black: An Oz for the upper-middle class
Johanna Schneller
Entertaining Mr. Sloane: A 50-year-old satire that retains the power to shock
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Orton’s 1964 comedy currently getting an uneven but worthwhile production at Soulpepper, still feels dangerous, provoking the frightening but fun feeling of unease that comes from hearing the unspeakable spoken.
The mysteries of a changing Brooklyn
Author Benjamin Percy: ‘Not reading books is the danger’
What makes a ‘cottage book’?
Sakahan at the National Gallery: an Aboriginal triumph
Jamasee Padluq Pitseolak Handcuffs, 2011. Stone and caribou antler.
Anything Goes revival feels more like Everything Goes
Broadway veteran Rachel York, centre, plays Broadway veteran Rachel York and brings all the brassy star power it requires.
The best of the bestsellers: Neil Gaiman, Gillian Flynn
What I learned about Courtney Love in only nine minutes
Courtney Love, once a one-woman booze cruise, maintains a less-than-rigorous commitment to schedules.
How J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym helped her write a better book
J.K. Rowling’s writing in The Cuckoo’s Calling features the same pleasurable ease as her more famous work in the Harry Potter series
Lotería: Part Young Adult novel, part telenovela
Jorge Luis Borges and his library of babble
Great Expectations: Awkward, silly, and as flat as the Kent marshes
Soulpepper's Great Expectations: Jeff Lillico (foreground), Deborah Drakeford, Leah Doz & Oliver Dennis
Meet Amanda Palmer, the punk who beat The Daily Mail
Leah McLaren
The Economist ranks Canadian executive MBA program No. 1 globally
Jennifer Lewington
Editor's letter: New Industry Minister steps into the ring as telcos gear up for a fight
James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 25, 2012.
How to keep Toronto’s storm sewers from flooding? Bring the rivers back
Michael Cook, a graduate student in landscape architecture, has been exploring Toronto’s sewers and water infrastructure. “People want the experience of living with water,” he says. “We just need to figure out ways to make that possible.”
At the close: Energy stocks advance to boost TSX
Five things to do in Toronto this weekend
Beyonce performs July 17, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Travel deals of the week: Jordan, Arizona and more
A camel stands outside the treasury site in Petra, Jordan.
In Pictures: Olds, Alberta, hosts the World Plowing Championship
Dale Beafus, from Crossfield, Alta., checks his work as he plows a furrow during a horse plowing demonstration at the World Plowing Championship in Olds, Alta., Friday, July 19, 2013. Over 50 competitors from over 20 countries participated in the event which wraps up on Saturday.
Reading, writing and summer camp in Eabametoong First Nation
Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) is about 300 kilometres north of Thunder Bay.
Alberta MLA on business in U.S. formally charged in prostitution sting
Former MLA Mike Allen is shown in this police handout booking photo from Ramsey County Sheriff's Office in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Buyers paid above asking to acquire this Vancouver loft’s chic furniture
1028 BARCLAY ST., UNIT 2307, VANCOUVER.
How to avoid paying extra fees when travelling alone
Blogger Janice Waugh in front of the Taj Mahal.
It can be a challenge to preserve heritage character, as this Vancouver reno project shows
Alex Burgers and Kyrani Kanavaros outside their renovated home in Vancouver.
The China banking policy change that will transform the nation
Scott Barlow
CN Railway reports second quarter earnings, Monday
CN Railway reports second quarter earnings on Monday, July 22,
Windsor seeks clarity on what will happen to Detroit section of tunnel linking the two cities
Vehicles stop at customs booths while entering the United States from the tunnel coming under the Detroit river from Windsor, Ontario in downtown Detroit, Michigan March 1, 2013.
Le Château shares still in fashion with insiders
Bullish on Reliance Steel & Aluminum
Insurance issues could keep players off the ice at Canada’s Olympic camp
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