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Hundreds celebrate 10th anniversary of blackout at Toronto street party
Partiers walk down Queen Street West with fire shutting down traffic to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blackout in Toronto during a street party on Queen West Street
Toronto street party celebrates 10th anniversary of blackout
(left to right) Sarah Rimmington, Saira Stewart and Andrea McGavin celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blackout in Toronto with candles during a street party on Queen Street West
Canada’s largest annual keelboat regatta livens quiet N.S. town
Chester Race Week, a keelboat regatta, attracts sailors from across North America.
Anglo American expands B.C. coal mine with eye on Asia
Despite a 50-per-cent plunge in the price of coking coal, Anglo American is planning a $200-million multi-year expansion at its B.C. operation.
Anthony Pawson helped discover how cells communicate with each other
Anthony Pawson.
Best pictures from August 14
A youth practices his soccer skills as the sun sets at Gorky Park in Moscow, August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Jays beat Red Sox despite blowing two-run ninth inning lead
Toronto Blue Jays Brett Lawrie (L) celebrates with teammate Edwin Encarnacion after he drove in the winning run in the 10th inning of their American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Toronto August 14, 2013.
Senate audits brings focus on need for clarity in residential requirements
Auditors found that Mike Duffy should not have been reimbursed for his PEI home.
Canada accused of ignoring NAFTA obligations by environmental law association
Canada has so weakened its environmental laws that it is “in violation” of its obligations under the North American free-trade agreement, the West Coast Environmental Law association says.
TFC still in the hunt for star power
TFC made overtures toward United States international Clint Dempsey, and while the former Tottenham Hotspur forward ultimately picked the Seattle Sounders because playing back in the U.S. was his No. 1 priority, he said Toronto’s day will come.
Morsi supporters targeted in Egyptian crackdown
Injured supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi lie on the floor of a makeshift hospital at a sit-in at Cairo's Nasr City district, one of two sit-in sites on opposite sides of the capital that were started to show support for Morsi.
Not to split hairs, but those beards seem to be working for BoSox
Shane Victorino, left, and Mike Napoli are just two of the Red Sox who have eschewed shaving this season.
Violent crackdown in Egypt crushes hope for political reconciliation
A Morsi supporter runs away from security forces who fired on protesters in the Nasr City sit-in. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armoured vehicles and bulldozers to clear two sprawling encampments.
Alouettes sign former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Troy Smith
Montreal Alouettes team logo is seen in this file photo.
Foreign aid as a tool for Canadian development
Campbell Clark
Shoalts: Leafs staying patient in Kadri and Franson contract negotiations
David Shoalts
Tory MPs unaware Wallin billed taxpayers
Harold Albrecht, Kitchener-Conestoga MP claims he was unaware that taxpayers were billed for Senator Pamela Wallin’s flight to Toronto for an event he held in Sept. 2010.
Chiquita grows profits by getting back to basics: bananas
David Milstead
Suburban York Region transit route gets image makeover with bus-only lanes
A dedicated lane along bustling Highway 7 is aimed at speeding up travel times.
Verizon delays potential acquisitions of Wind, Mobilicity
Verizon Communications will focus on deciding whether to participate in the upcoming government auction of wireless spectrum, taking place in January, 2014, rather than immediately push to purchase Wind Mobile and Mobilicity, sources say.
Taxes: What the prescribed rate is, why it matters and how you can save on tax
Tim Cestnick
Coast to coast, a power grid stretched thin
The Manby Transformer Station on Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke is seen on July 9, 2010.
Is that house really affordable? A reality check for first-time buyers
Rob Carrick
Winnipeg doctor who created fake patients to get drugs allowed to practise
Lorazepam pills are shown in Toronto, Friday, July 26, 2013. Clonazepam is a popular sedative used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, belonging to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which are widely used across Canada, with about four million prescriptions filled annually in Ontario alone. Winnipeg doctor Stephen John Coyle is returning to medical practice after pleading guilty to creating fake patients in order to acquire benzodiazepines for himself.
The Wallin affair shows why Ottawa needs to clarify the meaning of 'resident' for senators
Senator Pamela Wallin appears at a Senate committee hearing on Parliament Hill on August 12, 2013.
Local food, architecture porn and hotel films: The Scout List
Moat stocks: 20 undervalued U.S. companies
Caerlaverock
Hot Ticket: Pacific National Exhibition
Fair goers ride the Wave Swinger at the PNE in Vancouver August 20, 2011
Alouettes fumbling away their reputation as offence juggernaut
Montreal Alouettes' Anthony Calvillo pass the ball to Jerome Messam during firsst half CFL action against the Toronto Argonauts in Montreal, Thursday Aug. 8, 2013.
Three top stock picks from Wickham’s Michael Bowman
Michael Bowman.
I want to be an HR professional. What will my salary be?
Human Resources is more than just about hiring and firing workers.
Do you have the traits to be a star in your career?
The Young Professional’s Guide to the Working World
Why empathy is an economic necessity
Empathy, or the ability to see through someone else’s eyes, is an economic necessity, writes Todd Hirsch.
Canadian study casts doubt on Zamboni's 'liberation treatment' for MS
Ian Rodger, professor emeritus in the department of medicine at McMaster is seen in this undated handout photo. Rodger is the lead researcher of a long-awaited Canadian study that has found no evidence that blocked neck veins or impaired blood flow are connected with multiple sclerosis, the most recent of several international trials that have called the hypothetical link with MS into question.
Haywood Securities scales back in small-cap drought
Kevin Campbell, managing director of investment banking at Haywood Securities Inc., is pictured in Vancouver in 2007. Haywood
Saskatchewan oil rail terminal planned
The disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que., has not deterred plans to build oil rail terminals. About about 150,000 barrels of oil currently roll on Canadian rails each day.
Lives Lived: Dette Hunter
Bernadette (Dette) Hunter for lives lived.
Retired judge reviewing Toronto police is with law firm that has police links
Justice Dennis O'Connor speaks in Ottawa, Ont. on Dec 12, 2006
Watch: Williams pushed to the brink by Bouchard
Talking points: Fresh complaints, literally means figuratively, Choose Your Own Adventure goes digital
An employee shows a toilet freshener in the office of German consumer goods company Henkel in Kiev August 13, 2013. Henkel has pulled a toilet freshener from the Eastern European market after complaints from Ukrainians who said it looked too much like the former Soviet republic's flag. A television advertisement for the Bref Duo Stick freshener run in Russia caught the attention of Ukrainians - many of whom watch Russian television - this month. In the ad, the yellow-and-blue freshener which is shaped like a small flag is put under the toilet rim.
Jordan Boyd’s death exposes need for reliable heart screening
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.
How I lost 65 pounds: I met a nutritionist and followed Canada's Food Guide
Why did my rising REIT returns evaporate?
Stealth Workouts: How to strengthen your posture while grocery shopping
Former military med tech facing sex assault, breach of trust charges involving 18 women
My backyard chug-a-lug slugfest
The Thrill: Performances save a play that is wanting in perspective
Nigel Bennett’s Julian treats Elora (Lucy Peacock) with an air of gentle condescension even in their love scenes.
Expectations weigh on China net giants WeChat, Weibo
Steel industry still far from full strength
A worker controls the tapping of a blast furnace at Europe's largest steel factory of Germany's industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG in the western German city of Duisburg in this December 6, 2012 file photo.
Punk rock was always about fashion first
Russell Smith
Quebec targets CP Railway for Lac-Mégantic cleanup costs
A police officer walks amongst axle gear in Lac Mégantic, Que., in this July 9, 2013 file photo. The Quebec government is seeking cleanup money from Canadian Pacific Railway, among others.
Suspicious package temporarily halts TTC subway service along Sheppard line
Police tape.
A lesson for Canada as the U.S. turns against mandatory minimums
An inmate sits in a cage at the California Institution for Men state prison in Chino, Calif., June 3, 2011. Cages are for prisoners waiting for medical appointments, counselling, or permanent cells. The Supreme Court ordered California to release more than 30,000 inmates over the next two years or take other steps to ease overcrowding in its prisons to prevent "needless suffering and death." California's 33 adult prisons were designed to hold about 80,000 inmates and now have about 145,000. The United States has more than 2 million people in state and local prisons. It has long had the highest incarceration rate in the world.
Pythons: Are they ever a good idea for a pet?
Closeup of an African Rock Python
Fitness icon Joanne McLeod admits she swore on The Amazing Race Canada
Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod
The close: TSX flat as Dow suffers triple-digit fall
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening of the markets on July 3, 2013.
Can any wine stand up to super-specialized tacos?
Capital spending near slowest pace for an economic expansion
Plant now, harvest later: Why the growing season is far from over
<b>Rapini</b><br> <br>This broccoli look-alike is a turnip relative that hates hot weather, which causes it to bolt (produce flowers and seed before it matures). After sowing in midsummer, it will mature during the cool days of autumn. Rich in vitamins and minerals, use rapini in stir-fry recipes or sauté with garlic and olive oil and add to pasta with a squeeze of lemon.
Calgary Zoo loses second penguin in as many days to bacterial infection
A Humboldt penguin swims in a pool during the opening of the new London Zoo penguin pool and beach, in London May 26, 2011.
Rosenberg: The time has arrived to protect your portfolio against inflation
Newfoundland writer, actor Paul O’Neill dies at 84
Kevin Noble and Paul O'Neill (left) during the filming of a scene from "The Way We Are - Yarns from Pigeon Inlet"
In pictures: Seven reasons to start digging in the garden again
The planting season is over for some vegetables, but there are many edibles, like beets, that flourish when sown at this time of year.
Man loses job after asking for marijuana via Twitter
A medical marijuana user rolls a joint of BC bud in Vancouver November 8, 2012.
Mountie won’t face charges over police dog’s bite
File photo.
Cheers to happy hour: 5 bar accessories that will revamp your evening hours
Anthropologie’s Stone Forest Coasters, $12 each. Through anthropologie.com
Canadiens prospect Nathan Beaulieu, father Jacques plead guilty to assault
Montreal Canadiens' Nathan Beaulieu breaks away from Washington Capitals' Jason Chimera during first period NHL hockey action Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Montreal.
Ontario Tories threaten contempt motion over Liberal staffer e-mails
Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak and newly elected MPP Doug Holyday at a press conference Aug 2, 2013 at Queen's Park.
Prosecutors strike unusual deal with trader at heart of 'whale’ scandal
The decision to not charge Bruno Iksil or force him to plead guilty to a crime is “extraordinarily unusual,” one former Southern District prosecutor said.
Students’ use of laptops in class lowers grades: Canadian study
That vacant stare, hands immobile on the keyboard, she has totally tuned this class out.
Ontario’s skills gap is costing the province billions
Former Electro Motive Diesel employee Garnet Cooke, looks over the job boards in London, Ont. A new Conference Board of Canada study says Ontario’s skills gap is costing the province up to $24-billion annually.
The Rascals: Recreating that sixties magic imparts a sweet nostalgia
B.C. Greens’ only MLA doesn’t want party leadership
Andrew Weaver, second from right, the new Green Party of B.C. MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, walks up the stairs of the Legislature with Green Party Leader Jane Sterk, left, and his mother Ludmilla Weaver for the swearing-in ceremony inside the Legislature in Victoria on June 6, 2013.
Rubenstein: Caddying is an ideal way into the game
From left to right: Simon Palanici, Dave Armstrong, Ciaran Sheahan
Ontario Teachers’ main man on MLSE departs
A sign hangs in the office of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, June 12, 2013.
Carl Icahn has tweeted all of 12 times. With just two, Apple’s at $500
Michael Babad
Metro Vancouver project monitors private cellphones to track traffic jams
Traffic moves along West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver June 4, 2008.
Senate spends $127,000 for audit into Wallin’s expenses
Copies of an audit and a committee report examining the expenses claimed by Senator Pamela Wallin are pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa August 13, 2013.
Why you should keep an eye on Algonquin Power
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.’s hydro facility near Rivière-du-Loup.
Ontarians pay substantially more for beer than Quebeckers, study finds
A Beer Store location in Oakville, Ont. A study commissioned by the Ontario Convenience Store Association found that Ontario residents pay substantially more for beer than people in Quebec.
AOL boss apologizes for firing staffer during massive conference call
FILE -- Tim Armstrong, chief executive of AOL, at the company's offices in Palo Alto, Calif., April 25, 2011. Armstrong, on Aug. 13, 2013, issued an unusual apology to his entire staff for the public manner in which he fired an employee during an internal conference call on Aug. 9, 2013.
Fed paper says QE barely moved economy’s needle
Scott Barlow
S&P/TSX Diversified Miners index vs JPMorgan Global Manufacturing index
At midday: Dow deep in the red, Apple reclaims $500
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 5, 2013.
Community mourns TTC crash victim who 'was always smiling'
Kandiah Kanagarajah, 57, holds a picture of his younger sister, Manoranjana Kanagasabapathy, 52, who died at the scene of a collision between a TTC bus and a cube truck Tuesday morning.
Saving species at risk starts at the top. Where is our Environment Minister?
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Electric car makes Toronto traffic (almost) bearable
2013 Ford C-Max Energi SEL has 33 kilometres of all-electric range, when fully charged.
New 'Splinter Cell: Blacklist' opens the dangerous world of Sam Fisher
Splinter Cell: Blacklist isn’t an open world game, but it disguises that fact by offering players more agency over mission choice and play style
Explore every questionable expense claim filed by Senator Wallin
Senator Pamela Wallin delivers a statement to journalists about an audit examining her expenses on Parliament Hill on Aug. 12, 2013.
Ackman’s gone. Now J.C. Penney has to sweep up
In this July 31, 2013, file photo, school uniforms by Izod are displayed at J.C. Penney in New York.
A Highjacking: The official trailer
Carrick on money: The first person to live to 150 is alive today
Birthday-anniversary No. 150
Call Me Kuchu: The official trailer
Though French consumers pitch in, Europe not yet self-sufficient
Carl Mortished
Jobs: The official trailer
The Butler: The official trailer
The Spectacular Now: The official trailer
Paranoia: The official trailer
Kick-Ass 2: The official trailer
Barrick’s future hinges on this gold price: Credit Suisse
Mining trucks sit parked at the delayed Barrick Gold Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile. After its second major writedown in just six months, Barrick is trying to wooing back shaken investors by focusing on assets closer to home.
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