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Report on breathalyzers not admissible in driving ban review: B.C. Supreme Court
Nizar Shajani, a forensic consultant, demonstrates the use of an Approved Screening Device(Breathalyzer), which is used by all B.C. police forces, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
Ignoring no parking signs during Saskatoon street cleaning could bring fine
Marcus Gee: If trouble dogs Ford, it's of his own making
Marcus Gee
Best pictures from August 12
A woman paddles a paddleboard on False Creek under the Cambie Street bridge as a dog rides along in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday August 12, 2013. DARRYL DYCK FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Canada to favour refugee claims by gay Russians
Activists holding placards depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, participate at a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.
Share your best photos using a shallow depth of field
Quique Escamilla tunes his guitar outside of a 1965 Chevy in Toronto, Ontario Thursday Aug. 8, 2013
Anti-Semitic vandalism in motion across GTA
A swastika was spray-painted on a city sign in the Beaches
Paramedic calls for changes to volunteer rescue system
North Shore Rescue’s Tim Jones is asking for funding for a core group of skilled volunteers, as well as dedicated helicopters.
Hudak’s ‘really thick skin’ will be tested in next few months
Adam Radwanski
Statscan halts data release over survey error
The Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa are seen on Tuesday, May 1, 2013.
Vegetative patient shows he is aware of his identity, whereabouts
London, Ontario ---2013-08-12--- Western University Brain and Mind Institute researchers Adrian Owen and postdoctoral fellow Lorina Naci pose for a photo in their office in London, Ontario, August 12, 2013.
Patience at the plate pays off for efficient Red Sox
Boston Red Sox's Mike Napoli (12) welcomes Jonny Gomes home after he hit a three-run home run against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Houston.
Man, 20, dies after SkyTrain station fall
Pedestrians walk through the intersection of Broadway and Commercial in Vancouver in May 2011, near the SkyTrain station.
Tesla: Massively overvalued, or an Amazon-style growth story?
Chris Umiastowski
Social media stocks up 90%. Here's how to play them
A Twitter sign hangs at the offices of Twitter Inc.
TD partnership deal boosts Aimia stock
Aeroplan
Global gains: Top 15 international equity funds
What analysts think BlackBerry is worth
A BlackBerry Q10 appears on display on July 9, 2013. BlackBerry is exploring ‘strategic alternatives,’ including the possible sale of the company, it announced on Aug. 12, 2013.
Three top stock picks from Contra The Heard’s Benj Gallander
Benj Gallander.
The BlackBerry comeback that wasn’t
Nadir Mohamed (left), president and CEO, Rogers Communications, and Thorsten Heins, president and CEO, BlackBerry pose with Z10 devices at a Rogers store in Toronto on Feb 5, 2013.
Public editor: Setting the record straight on an upside-down jet
This photo, shown on page B3 of Aug. 6's Report on Business section, appears to show a Bombardier jet upside-down. The Globe's photo caption did not explain that the picture had been rotated 180 degrees, an intentional compositional choice on the photographer’s part.
Mexico’s oil policy change challenges Canadian energy sector
The Los Pajaritos petrochemical complex that belongs to Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Coatzacoalcos in the state of Veracruz.
Orioles’ pitchers go to school of hard knuckles
Pitcher Zach Clark shows acrylic nails he uses to grip the ball when throwing a knuckleball in Frederick, Md., Aug. 11, 2013. The Orioles signed a consultant for 2013, Phil Niekro, who won 318 games in a 24-year career, to help the team transform three pitchers, including Clark, into full-time knuckleballers.
Let Egypt’s Islamists protest
A poster in support of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and a caricature depicting Egypt's army around Nahdet Misr Square and Cairo UniversityREUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)
The suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons shook public confidence in the police
Rehtaeh Parsons is shown in a handout photo from the Facebook tribute page "Angel Rehtaeh."
Hundreds rally for Nigerian students holed up in Regina church to avoid deportation
Hit and miss, but Glimmerglass is well worth the trek
Camelot is a fabulous showcase for the festival’s lone Canadian singer, Winnipeg’s Andriana Chuchman, centre.
Waterloo’s tech industry moving on despite BlackBerry upheaval
BlackBerry’s offices in Waterloo, Ontario, Aug. 12, 2013.
New test designed for younger people reveals early-onset dementia
Researchers used photos of 20 famous faces including Bill Clinton’s to help identify early-onset dementia.
Convicted Saskatchewan First Nation chief resigns with $47,000 payout
How to cash in on a resurgent Europe
David Berman
Read Pamela Wallin’s full statement on her Senate expenses
Senator Pamela Wallin arrives at a Senate committee hearing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, August 12, 2013.
My key takeaway? Language abuse is a growth area
The sad truth is that words matter to only a few of us.
10 stunts that got candidates hired, and 10 that failed
What would you do to get hired?
These SummerWorks shows are brassy, fearless and pitch-black
Kat Sandler's Delicacy is a sharp play about two couples, examining how the lack of honesty can cripple even the most loving marriage. From left to right: actors Tennille Read, Kaleb Alexander, Kelly McCormack and Andy Trithardt.
Watch: A's explode in ninth to down Jays
Torstar says it will launch Toronto Star paywall on Tuesday
A Toronto Star newspaper in a street box.
Canada’s Huot ready for Paralympic swimming worlds on home soil
Canadian Benoit Huot, who is competing this week at the International Paralympic Committee swimming world championships in Montreal, meets reporters Aug.12, 2013 at a swimming clinic for children in Montreal. Huot was a triple medalist at the 2012 London Paralympics.
Talking Points: Disney sinkhole, Ginger Pride Walk, picking up the cheque
Collapse: A sinkhole swallowed up part of a resort in Florida, just 16 kilometres away from Disney World. The hole was between 12 to 15 metres in diameter, and caused windows to pop and break. No one was injured despite the damage.
Ciara: ‘I want to build an empire’
Ciara performs onstage at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Time stands still. That’s the Maine thing
The Fun-O-Rama is just one example of how York, Me. seems like it hasn’t changed in 60 years.
New trial ordered for Alberta man convicted of killing college student
In Cape Cod, you can go dune driving and vacation with the Kennedys
At the southern end of the Eastern coast of Cape Cod is the 16-kilometre Nauset Beach, with soft, fine sand and low rolling dunes.
Why I want my daughter to inherit old winter boots
Australian banks are cheerful, but not cheap
Customers wait in line at a bank's automatic teller machines in Melbourne November 6, 2009.
Lake Babine sockeye fishery at risk of unprecedented closure
BlackBerry handset’s fate was sealed by Android
Sean Silcoff
In pictures: The evolution of BlackBerry's mobile devices
Bold For many die-hard BlackBerry fans, the Bold line of smartphones constitutes perhaps the best devices the company has ever made. The first Bold devices, featuring BlackBerry’s distinctive keyboard, was released in 2008, when the company was still the leading smartphone powerhouse.
Alberta to fund treatment for girl, 3, with rare enzyme deficiency
Insider activity suggests rally in TSX consumer cyclicals is nearly over
Shoppers look over the clothes at the Vermont Trading Company in Montpelier, Vt., in this file photo.
Police try to determine identity of man found floating in ocean off Newfoundland
Raonic cracks top ten in ATP rankings after success at Rogers Cup
Canada's Milos Raonic, right, shakes hands with compatriot Vasek Pospisil following his semi-final win at the men's Rogers Cup tennis tournament match in Montreal, August 10, 2013.
The close: TSX gains as BlackBerry climbs nearly 11 per cent
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Are smart people really less racist or just better at hiding it?
Ackman feuds with board while J.C. Penney burns
In this Tuesday, April 9, 2013, file photo, Customers shop at a J.C. Penney store, in New York. Activist investor Bill Ackman said Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, he has lost confidence in J.C. Penney's board and its chairman should be replaced. Penney Chairman Thomas Engibous fired back and called Ackman's comments inaccurate.
Manhunt on for unlicensed B.C. dentist
Tung Sheng Wu, also known as David Wu, is believed to have been practising dentistry illegally in B.C. since the 1990s.
Energy analyst Andrew Potter joins Cenovus
Cenovus Energy annual general meeting in Calgary on April 24, 2013.
TD hires Mario Mendonca, parts ways with two analysts
A TD Canada Trust branch is seen in the financial district in Toronto on Jan. 28, 2013.
In the melting Arctic, a new world of shipping and resource opportunities
Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis S. St. Laurent, left, and U.S. Coast Guard ship Cutter Healy on the Arctic Ocean.
B.C. Mounties re-open 53-year-old cold case involving missing toddler
A’s score four times in ninth to beat Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Casey Janssen sits in the dugout after being pulled in the ninth inning of their American League MLB baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto August 12, 2013.
Mixed-up medical charts lead to needless mastectomy for N.S. cancer patient
Medical technologists preparing sections of biopsy samples.
The next stop: An interactive trip through Union Station's $1-billion transformation
An artist's drawing of a completed Union Station.
Man who died waiting in Winnipeg hospital came close to death a year prior
Rob Sinclair (left) ,cousin of Brian Sinclair, a man who died after a 34-hour wait in an emergency ward, and Vilko Zbogar, Toronto-based lawyer for the Sinclair family, are shown outside the Winnipeg Law Courts in this photo from Nov. 17, 2009.
Toronto police chief appoints judge to help in review of use-of-force practices
Toronto police chief William Blair talks about the use of force by the Toronto Police Service during a press conference on Aug. 12, 2013.
Hudak refuses review of his leadership of Ontario Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader Tim Hudak spoke with the Editorial Board at The Globe and Mail in Toronto, April 16, 2013
When your local mall becomes a construction site
The expansion at Sherway Gardens will take the mall up from its current 985,000 square feet to 1.3 million square feet – including a new home for U.S. department store Nordstrom.
Shopping mall renos: Carefully choreographed after-hours dances
The expansion at Sherway Gardens will take the mall up from its current 985,000 square feet to 1.3 million square feet – including a new home for U.S. department store Nordstrom.
Stock analysis: How Facebook ranks after reclaiming $38 IPO price
Vancouver airport workers vote in favour of job action, could walk as soon as Labour Day
The Vancouver International Airport in November 2010.
Bankruptcies down, but more Canadians negotiating way out of debt: report
How can we make Canadian cities more bike friendly?
A cyclist rolls down a bicycle lane in downtown Montreal in this 2010 file photo.
Blue Jackets hire agent Bill Zito as assistant GM
Rob Ford held to higher standard than any other politician, says deputy Holyday
Doug Holyday, deputy mayor for the city of Toronto addresses the media during a scrum outside the mayor's office at Toronto city hall. Mayor Rob Ford is back in the news after being videotaped during a visit to the Taste of the Danforth food festival.
Anti-pipeline forces doing oil producers a favour
Peter Tertzakian
Images from Monday's action at the world track and field championships
Brianne Theisen Eaton of Canada competes during the women's heptathlon shot put event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 12, 2013.
Restaurateur admits to serving store-bought frozen pizzas
Founder of Quebec independence party moves to England
Jean-Martin Aussant looks down as he announces his decision to resign from the Parti Quebecois caucus Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Manitoba MP Merv Tweed resigns for private sector
Manitoba MP Merv Tweed, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper in May 11, 2010.
Expect continued selling pressure for Potash Corp.
Potash Corp's head office in Saskatoon is pictured in this file photo from Nov. 3, 2010.
Unexpected death leaves wife to plot course for future
QMJHL prospect dies after collapsing during on-ice session
Acadie-Bathurst Titan's Jordan Boyd is shown in a 2013 training camp portrait released by the QMJHL on Monday Aug. 12, 2013. The 16-year-old died Monday in Bathurst, N.B. after he collapsed during tryouts.
BlackBerry’s bottom line: At least $10.16 per share
Scott Barlow
Pilot fell to his death attempting to help fellow balloonist, say police
Hot air balloon pilot Maxime Trépanier, 26, died in an accident near the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu hot air balloon festival.
Fashion photos of the week: August 12
Pamela Wallin vows to repay money ahead of 'unfair' audit's release Tuesday
Sen. Pamela Wallin reads a statement in Ottawa on Monday August 12, 2013. Wallin calls an independent audit of nearly four years of travel claims "fundamentally flawed and unfair."
Why a three-way Aeroplan deal makes sense
Cards from CIBC, TD Bank and Aeroplan.
At midday: TSX higher thanks to gold, BlackBerry
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX on July 11, 2012.
Van Zandt explains why revisting the 1960s gives audiences hope
Actor and musician Steven Van Zandt poses for a photo at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Van Zandt is promoting The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream, a show that reunites the 1960s four-man band. Van Zandt produced and directed the show, on stage at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, August 13-25.
In Pictures- Royal Ontario Museum
Australia’s Newcrest Mining: gold woes not just for Canadians
A freshly produced bar of gold is cleaned at the Boroo gold mine in Boroo, about 150 km north of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator in this July 5, 2006 file photo.
Blue Bombers add former CFL head coach Bellefeuille to staff
Hamilton Tiger-Cats' head coach Marcel Bellefeuille watches his team from the sideline during overtime action of their CFL Eastern semi-final football game against Montreal Alouettes in Montreal, November 13, 2011.
Caisse’s private equity head to retire
Michael Sabia, left, chief executive of the Caisse de Depot which runs the Quebec pension fund, executive vice-presidents <strong>Normand</strong> <strong>Provost</strong>, center, and Claude Bergeron, right
It’s time for Canada to break some global logjams
A man carries shopping bags on a street with closed shops in Athens on Aug. 12, 2013. Greece's economy shrank at annual pace of 4.6 per cent in the second quarter, contributing to a slump of more than 20 per cent in real terms since 2008.
In new Rob Sheffield memoir, the things love can and can’t do
The author Rob Sheffield
CIBC downgrades two REITs; two upgrades for BlackBerry
Extendicare
Loonie ends with small loss amid weak figures from Japan
Canadian currency is seen in this file photo.
Disney Infinity imagineers the ultimate fan mash-up video game
Give me one good reason why Jack Sparrow, Sully and Mr. Incredible wouldn’t make for an awesome team-up?
Should motorsport racers stick to their day jobs?
In this Aug. 5, 2013 photo, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is loaded into an ambulance after being involved in a four-car wreck at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
At the open: BlackBerry shares jump, helping TSX to stay positive
Thorsten Heins, president and CEO at Research In Motion, holds up the new BlackBerry 10 mobile device at a conference, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The company’s annual general meeting in Waterloo, Ont., on Tuesday morning is likely to be dominated by questions about RIM’s disappointing fiscal first-quarter results.
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