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September 2

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The Nokia deal: Microsoft’s last shot at a mobile future
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, and Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop unveil the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia's first devices for Windows Phone 8, at a press event in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.
Raonic falls to Gasquet in U.S. Open marathon match
Milos Raonic, of Canada, returns a shot to Richard Gasquet, of France, during the fourth round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, in New York.
Alouettes GM Popp says he won’t be calling Tebow to play in Montreal
File- This Aug. 16, 2013 file photo shows New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow (5) looking to pass against Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, right, in the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Foxborough, Mass. Tebow was among those who got the dreaded call telling him to come see the coach and bring in his playbook.
In Pictures: Fair goers enjoy the last day of the PNE in Vancouver
Revellers attend the last day of the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver on Monday as
Best pictures from September 2
Market fire leaves $2-million damage in blow to heart of Ontario Mennonite country
Men on bicycles stop to look at the remains of the main building at the St. Jacobs Farmers Market on Sept. 2, 2013, after an overnight fire destroyed the building.
Battle over control of Vancouver community centres headed to court
Robin Harrison, University of Saskatchewan’s piano man, was a passionate musician and teacher
Robin Harrison, shown circa 1970.
Lives Lived: Julia Ward
Julia Ward.
NATO chief calls for tough response to Syrian chemical attack
A general view of the aircraft on the flight deck during a tour of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier on patrol in the South China Sea in this file photo from May 23, 2013. The Nimitz and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early September 1, 2013, U.S. defense officials said, describing the move as "prudent planning" in case the ships are needed for military action against Syria.
B.C. municipalities seek property-tax changes
B.C. Premier Christy Clark speaks to delegates at the 109th Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual convention in Victoria on Friday, September 28, 2012.
Are industry’s claims Canadian wireless prices are cheaper than in U.S. true?
A mobile phone user in downtown Toronto on June 4, 2013.
Stampeders, Eskimos and The Battle of Alberta
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly, right, gets sacked by Calgary Stampeders' Cordarro Law, during first half CFL football action in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013.
In Pictures: Fair goers enjoy the last day of the CNE in Toronto
Stampeders hang on to defeat Eskimos but lose QB Glenn
Calgary Stampeders' Maurice Price celebrates his touchdown with a teammate during second half CFL football action against the Edmonton Eskimos in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013.
After correctly predicting leaks, activist continues crusade against pipeline
David Ellis travels around B.C. selling rare, old books.
Toronto City Hall’s magnificent doors get a six-figure restoration
Marcus Gee
Images from Monday's action at the U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal of Spain gets set to return volley to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York September 2, 2013.
B.C. privacy commissioner has a passion for data protection
David Parkings Illustration
Home treatment helps South African miners beat tuberculosis
A woman cuts the hair of a fellow tuberculosis patient at a clinic in the township of Khayelitsha, on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.
Egypt on ‘zig-zag’ path to democracy, ambassador to Canada says
Wael Aboulmagd, shown Aug. 26, 2013, is Egypt’s ambassador to Canada.
In Edmonton, Ryder Hesjedal rolls out for inaugural Tour of Alberta
Racing Cyclist Ryder Hesjedal speaks during the Tour of Alberta kickoff in Edmonton on Sept. 2, 2013.
Seven characteristics of great education systems
A visitor creates geometric shapes at the Structure Studio exhibit at the National Museum of Mathematics in New York on Aug. 25, 2013. The museum, the only math museum in North America, is filled with 31 colourful and interactive exhibits with children in mind.
Why summer is the cruellest season
Goalie Carey Price, from Anahim Lake, B.C., has the ball tipped under his leg by Jordan Staal, from Thunder Bay, Ont., during a ball hockey training session at the Canadian national men's team orientation camp in Calgary, Alta., on Aug. 27, 2013.
Rocking the radio halfway across the world
Sarin Moddle, marketing co-ordinator at 95bFM in Auckland, New Zealand.
Working in a coffee shop is a real buzzkill
J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter in a coffee shop, but for some people, a noisy café is no place to be creative.
Bank leaders must stay on top of rules
Julie Dickson is the Superintendent for the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI).
Nothing is escaping the Great Emerging Market Selloff
Brian Milner
Chief Blair urges witnesses to come forward following shooting death of Toronto teen
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair pauses while addressing the media on the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, in Toronto on Monday, July 29, 2013. Blair says his force will do all it can to explain how and why a young man was killed in a police shooting incident over the weekend.
In wake of NFL settlement, CFL commissioner says league proactive on concussions
In this file photo, 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. Cohon wouldn’t comment Monday on the NFL’s settlement with its players over brain injuries, saying the CFL has been proactive in addressing concussions.
The entrepreneurs of Africa's Silicon Savannah
Jimmy Gitonga, left, and Phares Kariuki, right, with the supercomputer they helped build in Nairobi – one of the first ever to be built in Africa.
Man who scaled Toronto building in his underwear was likely on drugs, police say
Police and firefighters descended on an apartment building at Charles and Jarvis Streets on Sept. 1, 2013, after receiving multiple calls about a scantily clad man climbing on the outside of the building’s 23rd floor.
FSB's ‘too big to fail’ fix is years away
Mark Carney delivers his last speech as governor of the Bank of Canada, May 21, 2013, in Montreal. Mr. Carney, now head of the Bank of England and still chair of the Financial Stability Board, told reporters at a briefing Monday in London that the FSB and G20 are still years away from implementing a solution to ‘too big to fail.’ That means that taxpayers could still be on the hook for billions of dollars should another big bank fail.
Supply management and determining the price of chicken
Barrie McKenna
U.S. Steel workers at Lake Erie plant accept five-year contract
The Lake Erie Works near Nanticoke, Ont. Workers for U.S. Steel have ratified a new five-year contract, ending a five-month dispute.
Is being 'busy' really something we should aim for?
Wireless competition more elusive as Verizon stays out of Canada
A file photo shows a man speaking on his cell phone as he walks past a Verizon store in Portland, Ore.
‘I’m glad that I told everybody:’ transgender boy shares story at school
Teachers, friends and other students at an Edmonton school know that 11-year-old Wren Kauffman’s a girl on the outside but feels like a boy on the inside
Pete Townshend and the weight of the pinball wizard: 'The hero is not Tommy'
Pete Townshend is planning to return to Stratford, Ont., where Des McAnuff’s production of Tommy has moved him to tears.
Talking point: Cuddly carnivores, tired and distracted, sex and virgin mice
Four caracal cubs sit in a basket as they are presented to media for the first time at the Animal Park zoo in Berlin, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. The caracals, also known as desert lynxes, were born in the zoo on July 21, 2013.
Our allergic kid is starting school for the first time
Loving to love Donna Summer
Editorial cartoons from September, 2013
RCMP probe sudden deaths of man, woman found at New Brunswick home
Police tape surrounds a crime scene
Growing ‘sovereign citizen’ movement rejects driver’s licences, paying taxes
Brian Alexander, of Kamloops, B.C., is seen after an interview with The Canadian Press in White Rock, B.C., on Monday August 26, 2013. Alexander is a self-proclaimed Freeman-on-the-Land and one of a growing number of Canadian followers of the so-called "sovereign citizen" or "Natural Persons" movement.
Ancient climate-cooling meteor might have hit Quebec, geochemist says
Dreaming of Christmas in North Korea? You’re in luck
Kaesong, North Korea is north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas.
Got kids at Neuchâtel college? Here’s what to see when you visit
The dumbest idea I ever had nearly got me killed
Approaching Cedar Ridge in the Grand Canyon.
Be careful how you park: you could end up shamed on the Internet
A man ways his way to his illegally parked vehicle during rush hour on King Street as cyclists and other vehicles manoeuvre around his car in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Search launched for missing hikers near Nova Scotia lake
Nova Scotia says planned changes would open up parental leave to more workers
Eligibility rules for parental leave vary from province to province.
Alberta’s $7,800 bonus to doctors doesn’t make sense
A doctor holds a stethoscope.
Quebec corruption inquiry will resume and focus on unions
A security guard stands watch at the Charbonneau Commission in Montreal, Monday, April 15, 2013. Public testimony will continue after Labour Day.
Harper’s advisers dismissed warning about low interest rates
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pictured in Toronto on Aug. 29, 2013. The PM’s advisers dismissed a warning by C.D. Howe that ultra-low interest rates needed to rise to avoid harming the Canadian economy.
Unifor sends message of hope at Labour Day Parade
People take part in a Labour Day parade in Toronto, Monday, Sept.2, 2013. Union members have flooded the streets of Toronto in a spirited Labour Day celebration emboldened by the birth of the country's biggest union for private workers.
Blackhawks sign Corey Crawford to six-year, $36-million extension
Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford
Watch: Papis slapped by rival driver's girlfriend at end of NASCAR Truck race
NASCAR Truck Series driver Max Papis
Moment in time: Japan surrenders on this day in 1945
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the surrender documents on behalf of his government, as Allied military officers and other officials look on. The formal capituation ceremonies took place aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, south of Japan's capital on September 1, 1945.
Wynne announces interim deal to keep Experimental Lakes Area from closing
Monitoring equipment is located on the shore of one of the lakes in the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora, Ont. The federal Conservative government stopped most scientists from entering the world-renowned freshwater research station at the beginning of April
Quebec mosque vandalized with possible pig blood
Made-in-America Mercedes SUV is big, bold and brash
2013 Mercedes-Benz GL
Am I getting hosed by regular at the pump?
Fire destroys beloved St. Jacobs farmers’ market, vendors hope to get back to business in days
The Martins, a local Mennonite family, watch firefighters douse any remaining hotspots with water after the St. Jacob's Market burned to the ground overnight, in St. Jacob's, Ont., Sept. 2, 2013.
The road to the Oscars passes through TIFF, and four other fall arts stories to watch
Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed she will be hosting the 2014 Oscars.
The end of BlackBerry, and four other business stories to watch this fall
How Harper can get over Senate scandals, and four other news stories to watch this fall
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at Xstrata Nickel's Raglan Mine in the northern Nunavik region of Quebec on Friday, August 23, 2013.
Why Toronto can win the 2014 Stanley Cup, and four other fall sports stories to watch
Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri (43) and Cody Franson (4) celebrate with teammate Phil Kessel (81) after he scored the Leafs second goal during third period of game six NHL eastern conference playoff May 12, 2013.
When women outnumber men on campus: What it means for marriage
Four years from now there will be about 156 female graduates for every 100 male graduates at Canadian universities.
Couple restarts essay-writing contest for their home after not receiving enough entries
Calvin and Diana Brydges are photographed at their home in Aylmer, Ont. Monday, March 18, 2013. The couple are holding an essay writing contest as a means to sell their house.
Marois plays a masterful game of identity politics
Konrad Yakabuski
How failure shapes future success
Advice to entrepreneurs who want to sell abroad: Don’t
Mike Biddle is founder and president of MBA Polymers.
Service helps artists make money on YouTube
Jeff Price of Audiam.com
Canada's August jobs numbers unlikely to impress
Construction workers in Montreal. Jobless Canadians and others looking for signs the economy is gaining traction aren’t likely to take any solace from Statistics Canada’s newest jobs numbers.
Mixed signals, lack of urgency give Poloz time on interest rates
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz should be spurred to inaction by competing economic forces. While confidence in some emerging markets has crumbled, most of the G7 countries are starting to look up.
How a 15-year-old became an avid Warren Buffett fan
Alex Prieditis, left, with his brother Liam at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
Watch: Real Madrid complete Bale record transfer
Watch: Canada defeat Brazil at FIBA Americas
Watch: Royals 5, Blue Jays 0
Hedley to perform at 2013 Grey Cup halftime show in Regina
Hedley arrives at the Juno Awards on Sunday, April 1, 2012, in Ottawa, Ont. Hedley will perform at the 2013 Grey Cup halftime show in Regina.The Canadian Football League has also announced that The Sheepdogs will perform during the opening ceremonies and Serena Ryder will sing the national anthem.
September 2: Your daily horoscope
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In the age of decluttering comes a confusing new trend
On Extreme Collectors, someone has a collection of snow globes valued at $600,000.
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