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Rookie QB Marsh leads Alouettes to victory over Argonauts
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Tanner Marsh is sacked by Toronto Argonauts' Matt Black during first half CFL action in Toronto on Tuesday September 3, 2013.
Facing skilled staff shortage, city hires temp workers
On the G20 agenda: Economics, Syria and the U.S.-Russian chill
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Best pictures from September 3
Police seek clues in shooting of Maple Ridge real-estate agent
Bergevin and Habs facing some tough decisions
Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin speaks to reporters at the team's annual golf tournament on Tuesday Sept. 3, 2013, in Laval, Que.
Alleged triad leader appeals deportation order
Alleged crime boss Lai Tong Sang’s wife Sap Mui Vong, right, and oldest daughter Kei Lai, left, enter an Immigration and Refugee Board admissibility hearing in Vancouver on Feb. 26, 2013.
Obama presses Congress for firmer backing on Syria
President Barack Obama, center, with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), left, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Sept. 3, 2013. Obama intensified his push for Congressional approval of an attack on Syria on Tuesday, meeting Republican and Democratic leaders.
Montreal candidate aims to bridge divide between city and its Hasidic heartland
Mindy Pollak, left – a member of Montreal's ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community who is running for office in the city’s fall election – speaks with resident Eli Herzog as she canvasses door to door in Outremont on Aug. 20, 2013.
NHL blueliner caught up in bear-hunting controversy in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest
A hunter holds a grizzly bear head from an animal dubbed 'Cheeky' by local residents.
Angus Reid remains in limbo as B.C. Lions’ injury woes continue to mount
B.C. Lions' centre Angus Reid smiles as he walks back to the bench while playing the Saskatchewan Roughriders in his 200th career CFL game during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday November 3, 2012.
Porter Airlines seeks runway extension in move to reduce noise
Porter Airlines planes landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on April 9, 2013.
Cutting school fees for flood-hit High River students isn’t province’s call, Redford says
Canadian study of long-term survivors highlights ‘good life after breast cancer’
An X-ray technician and an assistant medical technician demonstrate a mammogram screening program.
Pro bono work can’t fill gaps in B.C.'s legal aid system
Gary Mason
NHLPA pitches in on flood recovery effort in Alberta foothills
Charbonneau probe told of four Gatineau engineering firms’ alleged role in bid-rigging
A man makes his way into the Charbonneau Commission in Montreal on Sept. 3, 2013.
Canadian T.J. Grant to fight Anthony Pettis for UFC lightweight title
A view of outside the cage during an undercard fight at the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, May 26, 2007.
Emerging market equity funds take it on the chin
Ottawa studied limits on accepting refugees with ‘high needs’ health problems, documents show
Former immigration minister Jason Kenney was given options by ministry staff that included a cap on refugees with health problems – such as “developmental delay, blindness, victims of trauma and torture” – allowed from within a specific population group, according to a memo obtained by The Canadian Press.
Fire officials find St. Jacobs market blaze’s point of origin, rule out foul play
An investigator surveys the remains of the main building at the St. Jacobs Farmers Market on Sept. 2, 2013.
Why I'm not worried about the fall in some dividend stock prices
John Heinzl
Manitobans get their say as hearings on anti-bullying bill begin
The Manitoba legislature building in Winnipeg. A legislature committee has started hearing from more than 300 scheduled presenters on Bill 18, in hearings that are scheduled to run through to the end of next week.
New Vodafone calls to dividend lovers
British wireless giant now focusing on main European markets and expanding into Asia and the Mideast.
As the ground on marijuana shifts, Harper turns sensibly to a ticketing option
Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers questions about marijuana smoking at an event in Toronto on Aug. 29, 2013.
With Verizon out, Ottawa should remove foreign-ownership restrictions on the wireless industry
Canadians want Verizon Communications Inc. to come to Canada, a new poll suggests, but don’t believe the U.S. company should be given any advantages over domestic carriers.
Big Three stay focused on wireless ‘loopholes’
Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets guests at an event in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Verizon Communications may have lost interest in Canada, but the country’s Big Three carriers are moving ahead with their battle to get Ottawa to rewrite its wireless policy.
Three top stock picks from Morgan Meighen’s Michael Smedley
Michael Smedley.
A recipe for real communication in a technology-saturated world
Harvey Schachter
How it felt to be fired
A businesswoman is fired from her job.
Global giants snub Canada’s assets. Should you?
How do I advance my finance career without a degree?
Bruce Sandy
Transcript: Management practices: Just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t make it right
Newspapers continued to print on large sheets of newsprint for centuries, despite the high cost, because competitors were.
Ontario anesthesiologist was ‘touchy feely,’ but didn’t molest patients, lawyer says
Anesthesiologist George Doodnaught, 64, is on trial for 21 counts of sexual assault.
Ukrainian city turns to Regina for help remaking its image
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine is looking for ways to boost its economy.
Consumers lose out as Verizon pulls plug on Canadian expansion
Sophie Cousineau
I'm a teacher who dreaded September
Marois decries vandalism at Saguenay mosque splashed with what may be pig’s blood
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois speaks at the University of Montreal on Sept. 3, 2013.
Quebec’s Fiera Capital snaps up two U.S. firms
Jean-Guy Desjardins as drawn by Anthony Jenkins for The Lunch. Mr. Desjardins’ Fiera Capital Corp. is charging ahead on its U.S. expansion with two acquisitions in Los Angeles and New York.
South African gold miners ease some wage demands as strike slams troubled industry
The gold mining industry warns a a prolonged strike could lead to closed mines, damaging Africa’s largest economy.
Hypertension under diagnosed and poorly controlled, Canadian study shows
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is referred to by the World Health Organization as one of the world’s biggest silent killers because most people who have it can’t feel or see it.
Would a $50 fine stop you from puking in that cab?
Baird headed for G20 summit amid debate on Syria crisis
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird speaks to reporters in Montreal on Aug. 28, 2013.
Why this Yukoner asked the CRTC to license a user-generated porn channel
Robert Hopkins develops software that can power small stations and thinks his proposed channel could help showcase what it can do.
In bid to cut red tape, B.C. eases permit process for mining companies
Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in Vancouver on June 7, 2013.
Suspect in Saskatchewan six-year-old’s death is under 12 and can’t be charged: RCMP
RCMP have identified six-year-old Lee Allan Bonneau as the youngster who died after disappearing in an aboriginal community in southeastern Saskatchewan.
Strong PMI readings add more nails to QE’s coffin
David Parkinson
Newcomers Briere, Murray, Parros anxious to start season with Canadiens
Newly signed Montreal Canadiens Daniel Briere speaks to reporters at the team's annual golf tournament on Tuesday Sept. 3, 2013, in Laval, Que.
G20 leaders must solve the stagnation puzzle
A Russian Orthodox priest walks past a banner for the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Three cheesemonger's top kid-friendly snack ideas
Firm, creamy cheeses such as Lindsay Clothbound Cheddar make a flavourful but kid-friendly snack
How TIFF’s Wavelengths program moves from the margins to the spotlight
Andréa Picard is Wavelengths’ lead programmer and the driving force behind its recent momentum, which has seen it subsume one now-defunct sister section (Visions) while giving another a run for its money in the auteur-department: New works by such internationally renowned figures as Jean-Marie Straub (Un Conte de Michel Montaigne) and Tsai Ming-liang (Stray Dogs) could just as easily be filed under “Masters.”
Filmmaker brings child-sized slice of film history to TIFF
A scene from the 1953 British film The Yellow Balloon.
Why can't I drive in the left lane in Quebec?
Insider buying of junior miners comes off the boil
A $200 plunge in the price of gold over two days in April heightened fears that more miners will be forced to write down the value of their reserves.
The close: TSX advances as telecom stocks pop
Globally, countries are burning off more natural gas
Gas burns from a flare stack at an oil refinery in Dartmouth, N.S. In the field, where technology has led to new discoveries in shale oil and gas production, flaring is also on the rise globally.
Gas flaring on the rise despite environmental and health concerns
Natural gas is burned off in North Dakota. The recovery of solution gas, which is gas separated from oil or bitumen production, fell to 94.5 per cent in 2011 from a high of 96.3 per cent in 2005.
Ontario woman, 80, fractures hip after being struck with police taser
A taser X26 model and cartridges are displayed at a trade show for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Montreal August 26, 2008.
Wynne vows Ontario will remain ‘inclusive,’ criticizing Quebec's proposed charter
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne took some time for a media availability at Queen's Park in Toronto on Aug. 28, 2013. She answered questions about her upcoming trip to Ontario's north, her government's performance through the gas plant scandal, and was even asked wether she had ever smoked marijuana.
Copper glut could bury Canadian miners
Scott Barlow
S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals and Miners index vs copper price (U.S. per pound)
Unibroue Éphémère Cerise, Quebec
Las Rocas de San Alejandro Garnacha 2010, Spain
Illuminati Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riparosso 2011, Italy
Tawse Sketches of Niagara Chardonnay 2011, Ontario
Poplar Grove Pinot Gris 2012, British Columbia
Scotia sticks to bullish call on S&P 500 despite a tough August
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 29, 2013.
LifeLabs to take over rival CML
Sue Paish, president and CEO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services, will serve as co-CEO of the new entity.
D’Arenberg The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne 2011, Australia
Eight wine treasures I dug up on my summer vacation
This wine wine is full-bodied and smooth, with brisk acidity framing layers of pineapple, candied citrus, smoke, jasmine tea and honey. Try it with grilled scallops.
Images from Tuesday's action at the U.S. Open
Li Na of China hits a return to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York September 3, 2013.
Eskimos GM Ed Hervey rips his 1-8 team
Eskimos general manager Ed Hervey in no stranger to CFL success in Edmonton.
RBC moves into commodities index business with new hire
Iran’s state grains buying agency GTC bought about 450,000 tonnes of milling wheat for August shipment, European traders said. This latest purchase, including of Russian and Baltic Sea origin, comes after Iran bought more than 800,000 tonnes last month in two weeks, ahead of the country’s elections. Dealers said the wheat buying had partly been made possible by the use of money in Iran’s bank accounts in several countries which had been frozen by sanctions.
Man faces charges in theft of rare piano from downtown Toronto hospital
A Boston Steinway baby grand piano, valued at $27,000 that was stolen on July 14, 2013, was returned Tuesday to Toronto General Hospital.
Right-to-work laws are no solution to manufacturing job woes
Employees at Ford’s Kansas City assembly plant build the Ford F-150. The full-size pickup will be offered in a natural gas version in 2014. In Texas, where natural gas wells dot the landscape, pride may drive some buyers who want to consume the local fuel.
Cellphone fees may creep higher now that Verizon isn’t coming to Canada
Teenager texting with cell phone
With Nokia deal, BlackBerry fades from Microsoft’s sights
Microsoft Corp. retail store employees and guests mingle at a pop-up Microsoft Store in Bellevue, Wash.
The stadium kiss cam: Is the sports tradition inherently homophobic?
CIBC sharpens focus on infrastructure with new hire
A Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) branch is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
In Pictures: First day of kindergarten
Harper’s former Quebec adviser hired by Ottawa public-affairs firm
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Black Spruce adds to advisory team
A section of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada has launched a $4.5-billion lawsuit against rival Enbridge Inc. over a proposed 27-kilometre natural gas pipeline near Toronto that the companies had planned to develop.
Syria will bring an oil shock. But how large?
Black smoke is seen rising from a refinery in the Syrian city of Homs after an explosion, January 31, 2012.
Full-day kindergarten better prepares kids for Grade 1, Ontario study shows
Four-year-old Zain Siddiqui and his mother Tabassum arrive at his first day of school at Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy in Toronto Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
Dirty driving pays off at first NASCAR truck race in Canada
Chase Elliott leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on September 1, 2013 in Bowmanville, Ontario.
Have your say: How do we balance kids’ over-scheduled lives?
Crawford deal the going rate for top goalies this summer
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford works on glove saves during a team practice in Chicago on Friday. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final series against the Boston Bruins is Saturday.
Ex-UBS energy analysts find new homes
Syria has returned the world to nineteenth-century warfare
Delegates vote on a resolution in the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, August 29, 2013.
Manufacturing keeps growing in August: RBC
The assembly line at Ford Motor Co. of Canada’s Oakville, Ont., plant.
Djokovic, Raonic to battle in Davis Cup semi-final
Add a little summer sweetness to your Jewish New Year menu
Goldgroup closes deal for Mexican mine
Melted gold flows out of a smelter into a mould at a plant of gold refiner in Istanbul February 27, 2009.
Tasers are a good tool. Let’s make sure they work properly
A Taser X26 model is demonstrated at a trade show for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Montreal in 2008.
Endive and Treviso Salad
Veal breast with Roasted Grapes
Carrot and Parsnip Soup with Korean Flavours
Rubenstein: Strutting his stuff when it matters most
Graham Delaet of Weyburn, Sask., tees off during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship
Carrick on money: How much house can you carry?
Business man holding house on his back
The 10 best zingers from the roasting of James Franco
James Franco: The artist is present. James Franco is one of the few whose name appears as both director and “guest” (aka celebrity) on the official TIFF red-carpet list.
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