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Eydie Gorme: As Long As He Needs Me
Eydie Gorme in a Youtube frame grab.
McGuinty campaign co-manager to testify at Ontario power plant committee
Don Guy is photographed during the hearings into the Ornge accountability scandal.
Watch: Serena take the title in Toronto
Canada's largest radio dish finds life after decades of dormancy
Brendan Quine and Thoth Technology restored the Algonquin Radio Observatory.
Watch: Bolt reflects on World Championship victory
Watch: Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4
Saving Lahore’s fabled walled city
The first phase of the $7-million Pakistani-led conservation project will restore a 1.6-kilometre section of the Royal Trail beginning at Delhi Gate.
Inside Lahore's walled city and the race to restore it
The 17th century Wazir Khan mosque has seen better days.
What's in store for Wallin with audit set to be revealed Tuesday
The audit of Senator Pamela Wallin goes to a full Senate committee at 5:30 p.m. Monday for its review and recommendations. Ms. Wallin will also receive a copy of the audit on Monday.
Best pictures from August 11
Rafa serves up a tennis lesson for Raonic at Rogers Cup
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, serves to Milos Raonic, of Canada, during Rogers Cup final action in Montreal on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
Rainbow Family keeping new destination secret after complaints
Collin, from left, Noah, and Dave enjoy some music during their morning stroll back to the Instant Soup Kitchen at the Rainbow Gathering, July 2, 2008. The Rainbow Family is a loosely knit counterculture group that gathers on federal lands around the U.S. each year, usually in early July.
Canadian dairy farmers skirt supply management import rules
Dairy cows outside the barn at a farm near Woodstock, Ont.
Canadian Transportation Agency approved MM&A’s coverage
Crews work in the area of the derailed tanker cars in Lac-Mégantic on July 14, 2013. The train derailment and subsequent fires and explosions destroyed much of the downtown area of the picturesque Quebec town.
Gold producers squeezed by rising costs and sliding prices
Gold bars are displayed at bullion house in Mumbai.
Bitcoin is money and subject to law
A user selects an electrical appliance offered for sale on an internet website trading in Bitcoin currency. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Police use of force and a promising investigation
Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin announces that he will be launching an investigation into what direction is provided to police by Ontario's Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services with respect to de-escalating conflict situations during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, August 8, 2013. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and Mail)
Shell touts gas partners in B.C. terminal plan
Andy Calitz is the most senior Shell employee with LNG Canada.
In Pictures: 2013 Pokémon World Championships in Vancouver
Ondrej Kujal, 11, left, of the Czech Republic, and Yugo Sato, 8, of Japan, compete in the junior division final at the 2013 Pokemon World Championships in Vancouver, August 11, 2013. Kujal went on to win the championship in three games. The championships included both the trading card and video games with competitors divided into junior, senior and masters divisions. Elite players from more than 25 countries competed in the three-day event, which was held outside the United States for the first time.
Svoboda wins Price Cutter event by three shots
Andrew Svoboda
My job has been outsourced and I have no security
Bill Howatt
Beware: Data mining can lead companies to the wrong assumptions
Harvey Schachter
What Gen Y needs to know to become leaders
Harvey Schachter
Jason Dufner wins his first PGA Championship title
Jason Dufner kisses the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 2013 PGA Championship
Athletics edge Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws to first base for an out during the seventh inning of AL baseball action against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
After decades of stoking mortgages, Ottawa in a mess of its own making
Barrie McKenna
Geologist Arne Nielsen got pumped about the oil business at young age
Arne Nielsen.
Weak gains expected in Canadian manufacturing
Western Manufacturing’s Grande Prairie facility. The company specializes in steel fabrication and manufacturing for the oil fields.
Canada's housing market still running hot
An open house sign in the Kitsilano neighbourhood in Vancouver.
Action from Sunday's Rogers Cup men's singles final
Milos Raonic of Canada hits a return to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's finals match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 11, 2013.
Rona restructuring hampered by weather and cautious consumers
A Rona store in Toronto.
A CEO with rewards on his mind
Bryan Pearson is the CEO of Loyalty One, which has 120 merchant partners and more than 10 million accounts across Canada. , poses outside of Loyalty One office building in downtown Toronto on July 30, 2013. (Gloria Nieto/The Globe and Mail)
Canadian swimmers win national record five medals at World Cup meet
In this picture taken through an underwater viewing window with a slow shutter speed of 1/4 of a second swimmers start for a Women's 100m Backstroke heat at the Fina Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
Albers’ stellar debut for Twins follows rocky road to recovery
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Andrew Albers delivers to a Kansas City Royals batter during the third inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 6, 2013. Last Tuesday, Andrew Albers pitched eight and one-third innings of shutout ball for the Minnesota Twins in one of the best major league debuts by a Canadian in history. But it wasn't too long ago that he thought about giving up on baseball completely.
Loaded bases, missed opportunities haunt Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays R.A. Dickey pitches against Oakland A's during the first inning of their MLB baseball game Sunday August 11, 2013 in Toronto.
73-year-old Kingston man drowned after canoe capsized on Lake Superior
The Lake Ontario shoreline in Pukaskwa National Park.
Rafael Nadal dominates Milos Raonic in Rogers Cup final
Canada's Milos Raonic, left, congratulates Rafael Nadal, of Spain, for winning the final at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
Action from Sunday's Rogers Cup women's singles final
Serena Williams of the U.S. holds the trophy after defeating Sorana Cirstea of Romania during their women's final tennis match of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto, August 11, 2013.
Watch what consumers buy -- and then buy the stock
Chris Umiastowski
Quick fix: Last-minute puttanesca
A wintered man under tropical skies
Van Zandt’s dream reunites The Rascals
Steven Van Zandt says the audience for Once Upon A Dream leaves the theatre with the optimism and hope of the Sixties.
Popularity of fat bikes grows among cyclists
Until now, fat bikes have been primarily available from custom builders.
Lives Lived: Colin Hughes, 59
At MOCCA, the lighter side of Louise Bourgeois
David Armstrong Six is among a generation of younger Canadian artists – Jaime Angelopoulos, Scott Lyall and Geoffrey Farmer among them – influenced by the mid-century modern sculptures of Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, David Smith and others.
Talking Points: Mona Lisa mysteries, ‘sleep divorce,’ Anthony Weiner, seriously?
THE REAL MONA LISA?The world is one step closer to discovering the true identity of Mona Lisa. Experts believe she was Lisa Gherardini, one of da Vinci’s neighbours and married to Francesco del Giocondo. Archeologists have found the family crypt of Giocondo and are hoping to match DNA with that of women buried at a nearby convent, one of whom is believed to be Gherardini. DNA tests on the remains could take up to a year, but if they match, scientists may be able to reconstruct the face of the famous woman. The Mona Lisa, estimated to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, has drawn daily crowds of over 1,000 to the Louvre for years. The mystery surrounding it, including the half-smile the woman is giving da Vinci as he paints, has created a romanticism about the piece. Art lovers and historians hope this could solve the question they’ve been asking for decades: Who was the Mona Lisa?
Disney’s Marty Sklar on the habits of highly successful people
B.C. transit police ask mother of girl who was sexually assaulted to come forward
A SkyTrain commuter train travels into downtown Vancouver.
Twenty years after clash at Clayoquot Sound, activists see new wave of unrest on the horizon
Mark Hume
Serena Williams captures her third Rogers Cup tennis title
Serena Williams reacts against Sorana Cirstea of Romania during their women's final of the Rogers Cup
Rob Ford defends Danforth behaviour
Toronto mayor Rob Ford during his weekly radio show with brother Doug at the CFRB radio studio
Pilot dies in hot air balloon accident at festival outside Montreal
Hot air balloon pilot Maxime Trépanier, 26, died in an accident near the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., hot air balloon festival.
Nadal wins Rogers Cup final over Raonic in straight sets
Milos Raonic reacts
Nadal expects aggressive Raonic in Rogers Cup final
Canada's Milos Raonic
The week's best web reads: Bill Gross note sparks criticism
Pimco’s Bill Gross.
SolarCity investors hope Elon Musk can flash his magic wand
This undated publicity photo released by SolarCity shows Ben Kunz' house with solar panels installed on the roof in Cheshire, Conn. Kunz wanted to do “the green thing” and save on his electric bill without paying a lot of money up front. So instead of purchasing a solar system for his house, he leased one.
August 11: Your lookahead horoscope
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