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Disappointment reigns in September as teams race for postseason berths
The Braves and the Red Sox each blew eight-game leads in September to lose a playoff spot.
Woman seemed ‘shut down,’ human-trafficking trial hears
Seen through a window, Mumtaz Ladha, left, and lawyer Tony Paisana talk at the end of the first day of a human trafficking trial at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday September 4, 2013. A West Vancouver woman accused of enslaving a domestic worker has pleaded not guilty to one charge of human trafficking and three other offences under the Immigration Act in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Wednesday.
Bear-hunt campaign gets graphic with release of film featuring shooting
Audience members in Vancouver September 4, 2013 watch a film about a grizzly bear killed in violation of a First Nations ban on trophy hunting.
Best pictures from September 4
Ottawa revokes pardon for man accused in Via train plot
Raed Jaser, 35, is brought into Toronto’s Old City Hall court building in the back of an RCMP cruiser on April 23, 2013.
Attacking Assad is one thing, but the rebels’ follow-up is the tricky part
A Free Syrian Army fighter points his weapon as he tries to locate forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Sept. 4, 2013.
How Japan plans to contain Fukushima’s nuclear contamination by building a 1.4-kilometre ‘ice wall’
An aerial view shows the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and its contaminated water storage tanks (top) in Fukushima, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 31, 2013.
Laurentian, Lakehead launch new programs to serve Northern Ontario’s needs
Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
For a new kind of professor, teaching comes first
Lovaye Kajiura who teaches biology to first year students at McMaster University in Hamilton, talks with incoming students at an orientation workshop on Aug. 29, 2013.
Leprosy may be declining worldwide, but eradication is still elusive
André Picard
Hot Ticket – The Eagles
Glenn Frey of the rock group 'The Eagles' performs at a concert in honour of Monaco's Prince Albert II and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock at the Stade Louis II stadium in Monaco June 30, 2011.
Ujiri goes back to Africa to help grow the game that has given him so much
Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri has been the Basketball Without Borders’s African camp director since the program’s inception.
Appeals court triples construction company’s fine for workers’ fatal fall
In leadup to G20, Obama presses international community for action on Syria
President Barack Obama, middle, and Fredrik Reinfeldt, second from left, Prime Minister of Sweden, tour exhibits at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sept. 4, 2013. Obama arrived in Stockholm Wednesday morning seeking international support for a military strike against Syria's government before a Group of 20 summit meeting in St. Petersburg Thursday.
Blair: MLSE housecleaning continues as Payne pays price for TFC failures
Toronto FC president Kevin Payne.
Police notes in Surrey Six case found in RCMP officer’s former home
A Surrey Court Sheriff wands people as they make their way into court April 6, 2009 after the court put extra security on as a man accused of six counts of first-degree murder in the killings of the victims in the so-called Surrey Six case made his first court appearance.
Sagan holds onto overall lead in Tour of Alberta, Hesjedal moves up to 9th
Road Racing Cyclist Peter Sagan speaks during the Tour of Alberta kick off in Edmonton Alberta, September 2, 2013.
Ojibwa man launches rights challenge against Ottawa football team’s name
A Nepean Redskins helmet sits on the sidelines during practice on Sept. 4, 2013 in Ottawa. Ian Campeau has filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal against the football club on behalf of his five-year-old daughter.
France, Germany mark one of the Second World War's worst atrocities
France's President Francois Hollande, left, and German President Joachim Gauck, right, hug after a ceremony at the cemetery of the French martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane, southwestern France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Holding hands in quiet tribute, the presidents of Germany and France are visiting the scene of the largest massacre in Nazi-occupied France nearly seven decades ago.
The rich appeal of money manager Gluskin Sheff
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 3, 2013. Gluskin Sheff says its assets under management grew 13 per cent despite volatility in global markets.
National Capital Commission director steps down amid bid-rigging allegations at Charbonneau inquiry
A man makes his way into the Charbonneau Commission in Montreal on Sept. 3, 2013.
Diptychs, harvest goodies, and one last chance in Chinatown: The Scout List
Holding assets outside Canada? Estate planning can get tricky
Tim Cestnick
How France went from loner to leader on European defence policy
French President François Hollande’s administration has spent years becoming the United States’ ‘go-to guy’ in Europe, says Rem Korteweg, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London.
Prospecting for steady profit gushers among Canadian energy firms
India leads emerging-market charge at G20
India’s Prime Minister underlined his country’s concerns in a statement as he left for the G20 summit, saying he would emphasize to the other leaders ‘the need for an orderly exit from the unconventional monetary policies being pursued by the developed world.’
Louisiana-Pacific buys Ainsworth Lumber
File photo of a large stockpile of wood in B.C.
Make Syria pay for using chemical weapons against civilians
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about Syria during a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at the Prime Minister's office in Stockholm on Sept. 4, 2013.
Excellence should matter more than seniority when Ontario chooses teachers
Joan Hamilton, the principal of the Roberta Bondar Public School in Brampton, Ont.
Frosh video cheering on non-consensual sex is ‘sexist and offensive,’ Saint Mary’s University says
A spokesman for Saint Mary’s University in Halifax says senior administrators were shocked after seeing a video of students in a frosh-week chant condoning non-consensual sex with underage girls.
I want to be a marketing professional. What will my salary be?
Marketing professionals need to be outgoing and ready to work hard.
If millennials want to lead, they need to stop jumping ship
If young workers want to be leaders, they need to stick with an employer and show that they can move up from within.
Attention value investors: It's time for a change
Three top stock picks from BluMont Capital’s Alex Ruus
Alex Ruus
Eskimos give conflicting statements on play callers
Edmonton Eskimos general manager Ed Hervey looks over Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on August 1, 2013.
Mitchell preparing to start for Stampeders in rematch with Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos' Mike Cornell, left, sacks Calgary Stampeders' quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, during second half CFL action in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013.
Doctors urge Alberta to phase out coal plants, citing respiratory illnesses
TransAlta’s Sundance power plant, west of Edmonton on the south shore of Wabamun Lake, is the largest coal-fired electrical generating facility in Western Canada.
$1.1-billion Ainsworth deal shows heat in forestry sector
Building materials manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is buying British Columbia-based Ainsworth Lumber, which makes engineered wood products such as floors and stairs.
Watch: Bolt says he will retire after 2016 Olympics
Scans could speed lung cancer detection
Dr. Stephen Lam and lung study participant Chris Douglas discuss the findings of a CT scan.
Majority of trips out of Billy Bishop airport are for leisure, survey finds
A Porter Airlines plane landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on April 9, 2013.
Bear Witness: a film by BC's Coastal First Nations
Obama fundraiser still in running to be next U.S. envoy to Canada, despite investment concerns
The U.S. embassy in Ottawa, shown in April, 2008.
Talking points: Video games and memory, the Mushroom Diet and ‘jobless' wasps
UPS driver Dustin Bockman tracked this 330-kilogram alligator in the Mississippi River for two hours before getting close enough to spear it in Vicksburg, Miss.
Slumping Toronto FC fires president and GM Kevin Payne
Kevin Payne, Toronto FC's newly-appointed club president and general manager attends a news conference in Toronto Wednesday November 28, 2012. Payne was formerly with MLS side DC United where he won four MLS cups.
One artist’s vision of building a great house
The living area features a garage door which is open throughout the summer, merging the outdoors with the indoors.
What Hollywood rarities do these TIFF films share? (Hint: really compelling women, for starters)
Johanna Schneller
Alouettes place Anthony Calvillo on nine-game injured list
Montreal Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo throws the ball during first half CFL action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Montreal, Sunday, September 16, 2012.
Nestlé launches Android-Kit Kat spoof
Google Inc. has unveiled a Kit Kat-Android statue outside its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The Android 4.4 KitKat system is expected to launch in October 2013.
The Big Six reveal their playbooks for the coming year
Canada’s big banks continue to blow past analysts’ forecasts, but most expect a tougher year ahead.
‘Incrediball’ hydrangeas that even Madonna could love
“Incrediball” hydrangeas are a new varietal of the popular flower.
The close: Strong vehicle sales drive indexes higher
Trader Stephen Mara, centre, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 27, 2013.
Read 'em, rate 'em, sort 'em: The Globe guide to 100-plus TIFF 2013 movies
Keira Knightley arrives for the film premiere of "Can a Song Save Your Life?" at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 7, 2013.
Stock analysis: Encana scores high as it trades near 10-year lows
Years as an English teacher have left me with anti-social nitpicking disorder
Aircraft sector casts long shadow over trade deficit
David Parkinson
Watermark: The official trailer
Adore: The official trailer
Riddick: The official trailer
Five ways to take your basement from grotto to glorious
The apartment under the house of architects Timothy Mitanidis and Claudia Bader is predominately white to make the place feel larger.
In Photos: Cat impaled by arrow and survives
In this Aug. 22, 2013, photo by Waterville, N.Y. veterinarian James Gilchrist, a cat with a 70-centimetre arrow lodged in its body is examined at the Waterville Veterinary Clinic. The arrow entered the male cat’s right side between two ribs. Gilchrist performed two surgeries to repair the animal’s lacerated liver, stomach and spleen. Clinic staff nicknamed the cat Robin Hood.
Baird, in St. Petersburg during G20, chides Russia for its support of Syria
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia Wednesday September 4, 2013 ahead of the G20 Summit.
What’s the purpose of the deep indentation under a bottle of Champagne?
What Toyota is doing about its Prius problem
2012 Toyota Prius
China’s back buying in the oil patch
CNOOC Executive Director, President and Chief Executive Li Fanrong attends a news conference on its 2012 strategy preview in Hong Kong in this January 18, 2012, file photo.
BRICs are dead. Long live EMEA
Scott Barlow
MSCI Emerging Market EMEA Index vs Price to book value
In wake of tragedy, Toronto Councillor wants to ban large trucks from school zones
Violet Liang, 14, died across from Elia Middle School in Toronto’s northwest after being hit by a large truck.
Map: The Global Competitiveness Index 2013-2014
Images from Wednesday's play at the U.S. Open
Dramatic Cory Monteith role to highlight Vancouver film fest offerings
Cory Monteith in ‘All The Wrong Reasons.’
In pictures: A car that folds in half for easy parking
Armadillo-T foldable electric vehicle
Blue Jays shut down Jose Bautista for the season
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista beats the throw to home scoring against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida August 17, 2013.
Canada merchandise imports and exports (seasonally adjusted) – Aircraft
Hjalmarsson deal lets Franson know where he stands
Cody Franson
Harper government undermining Enbridge review process, Greens say
Captain Dean Robinson guides his boat through Hecate Strait near Prince Rupert, B.C., on Dec. 11, 2012. Hecate Strait is where tankers serving the Northern Gateway pipeline would be navigating.
How Google predicts recessions
Back to school: Readers tell us about their first day
Nine year old Charles and six year old Juliette Mercule wait outside a Toronto school as they prepare for the first day back in school.
Hedge fund launches new broadside at Barrick
African Barrick Gold’s North Mara mine in northeast Tanzania is about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria. Bradley Gordon, the former CEO of Intrepid Mines Ltd., has been tapped to take the reins of the struggling African miner.
Why everybody is suddenly talking about John McCain (again)
U.S. Senator John McCain
Publisher unveils title, release date of Harper’s hockey book
A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey by Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Mobile web to eclipse desktop sooner than expected
Mobile phone users in downtown Toronto June 4, 2013.
Teachers’ union opposes Quebec's headwear ‘witch hunt’
Bernard Darinville, left, minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship, responds to reporters questions before entering a cabinet meeting Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. Drainville is expected to unveil a new Charter of Quebec Values next week.
At midday: Wall St. jumps on gains in auto makers
Rubenstein: I’m a senior with super-fit clubs
TaylorMade Performance Lab
Vancouver house sales roar back
A sold sign on a property in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood June 9, 2013.
Blue Bombers sign import quarterback Levi Brown
Troy's Levi Brown throws a pass at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. The struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed quarterback Levi Wednesday. Brown spent last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
SNC-Lavalin sells partial stake in N.Y. power plant owner
SNC Lavalin offices in downtown Montreal,Quebec.
Federal government's Economic Action Plan targeted, Quebec corruption inquiry told
Quebec’s corruption inquiry heard how the federal Economic Action Plan featured in countless TV ads, roadside billboards and a telephone hotline would have been targeted for collusion on September 4, 2013.
DDB Canada wins marketing gig for Nordstrom
Nordstrom’s impending arrival has launched a new era for Canadian department stores.
Bet on Microsoft’s rich history of buy-outs, remakes and knock-offs
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, and Nokia president and CEO Stephen Elop unveil the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 in New York, Sept. 5, 2012.
Canadian convicted of killing wife wins new trial in North Carolina
Bradley Cooper and wife Nancy Cooper and daughter Isabella in this undated photo.
Car makers face fact that the thrill is gone for the young
Carl Mortished
Macquarie cuts real estate, leveraged finance teams to focus on core strengths
A security worker stands next to the Macquarie Group logo in central Sydney in this Feb. 9, 2010, file photo.
Worried about getting too bulky from your workout? 4 tips to ease your mind
When it comes to competitiveness, Canada can’t compete
Canada fares well in education, efficient financial and labour markets, and its strong institutions. But several factors keep it out of the top 10, among them innovation and business sophistication, where Canada has tumbled to 25th in the rankings.
Bank of Canada outlook darkens on output gap
David Parkinson
Wajax Corporation has broken the downtrend
Neil Manning, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wajax Income Fund stands in front of a group of parked large Hitachi excavators at one of the company locations in Milton, Ontario, Canada.
Tories want mining industry transparency. But how?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at Xstrata Nickel's Raglan Mine in the northern Nunavik region of Quebec on Friday, August 23, 2013.
Arrest warrants issued for former Vancouver landlord
Whitney Brown and Andrew O'Sullivan from the Pivot Legal Society hang wanted posters of George Wolsey at Main and Hastings streets in Vancouver September 4, 2013. George Wolsey a landlord who currently owes a total of $18,163.75 to 10 different residents of the Wonder Rooms SRO.
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