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Quebec director Xavier Dolan takes prize in Venice, film to screen at TIFF
Actress Evelyne Brochu, right, kisses director Xavier Dolan as they arrive for the screening of the movie Tom at the Farm at the Venice Film Festival held from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7, in Venice, Italy, Sept. 2, 2013.
Dennis maintains overall lead in Tour of Alberta
Racers take part in stage two of the Tour of Alberta cycling race in Millet, Alta., on Thursday September 5, 2013.
Ontario MPP will ‘gladly’ pay for second home after billing taxpayers
Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Peter Shurman is pictured in March, 2013. Mr. Shurman has agreed to pay for his second home after a Globe investigation showed he was claiming expenses on his Toronto apartment.
Could this man be the next mayor of New York City?
Bill de Blasio, in blue shirt, dances with his family during the West Indian Day Parade.
In Saskatchewan, native community grapples with brutal child slaying
A sign on the edge of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation in rural Saskatchewan on Sept. 6, 2013. The body of a six-year old boy, Lee Allan Bonneau, was found on the reserve Aug. 21. Another child under the age of 12 is believed to be responsible for his death.
How the Chilean coup forever changed Canada's refugee policies
Claudio Duran came to Canada as a refugee after a coup d'etat on his native Chile 40 years ago. , photographed at his home in Toronto, September 04 2013. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail.
Are you a savvy investor? Take this quiz and find out
What better way to kick off the fall semester than with the third annual Investor Clinic back-to-school quiz
How a tired bungalow fetches $930,000
Vancouver real estate sales in August were up more than 50 per cent over last year
St. Jacobs market is getting back to business
Vendor Cindy Sellner of Just’a Meatballs works at her indoor stall.
TIFF Day 2: Brad Pitt shows up - so do Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman
Actors Hugh Jackman, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for a photograph on the red carpet at the gala for the new movie Prisoners during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 6, 2013.
The NHL’s line of duty and the story of David Dziurzynski
Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Fraser McLaren (38) knocks Ottawa Senators left winger Dave Dziurzynski out during a fight in first period NHL action in Toronto on Wednesday March 6, 2013.
Ahead of caucus meeting, Mulcair sets sights on the long game
NDP leader Tom Mulcair will sit down with the NDP caucus next week in Saskatoon.
Two months after Lac-Mégantic tragedy, first signs of town cleanup appear
View of flattened downtown of Lac-Mégantic, Que., on Aug. 5. Cleanup is starting to happen in the town that was devastated by a trail derailment and ensuing explosion.
Toronto transit descends from tragedy to farce
Marcus Gee
Week 11 CFL Picks
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Tanner Marsh is sacked by Toronto Argonauts' Matt Black during first half CFL action in Toronto on Tuesday September 3, 2013.
Toledo wins Montreal Championship in playoff
Esteban Toledo
Waterfront park development plans leaving Burlington home owners unsettled
The Milners are relieved their home of 40 years wasn’t chosen for expropriation.
Breaking record is top-of-mind for Riders’ Sheets
Roughriders running back Kory Sheets leads the CFL with 1,149 rushing yards heading into Week 11.
Best pictures from September 6
Bluenose II closer to its maiden voyage
Was unquantified life worth living? Let me count the ways
Elizabeth Renzetti
Ticats eager to fix mistakes in rematch with Lions
Hamilton Tiger-Cats' head coach Kent Austin looks on from the sidelines as his team plays the B.C. Lions during the first half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday August 30, 2013. B.C. won 29-26 but the two teams play each other in a rematch, Saturday in Guelph, Ont.
High hopes held for Tour of Alberta cycling race
Race organizers are looking to make this an annual event that involves cities and communities, and to promote the sport and the province’s natural attractions
This restaurant definitely needs sharpening
Local albacore tune y pipian rojo with warm peruvian double smoked bacon causa at Cuchillo restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, September 6, 2013.
Trucking companies: Stocks for the long haul
Watch: Bolt wins in final meet of season
I met Brad Pitt. He’s not a jerk
Actor Brad Pitt on the red carpet gala for the new movie 12 Years a Slave during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 6, 2013.
Best dish at Fringe? Assaulted Fish
Marsha Lederman
Three top stock picks from President’s Club’s Fabrice Taylor
Fabrice Taylor.
Professor focuses on out-of-favour stocks
Andrew Delios
A back-to-school quiz to test your investing smarts
John Heinzl
One couple's all-in bet on rising real estate
Mel and Melanie have the wherewithal to maintain their comfortable life, but they should keep an eye on interest rates.
Late rally can’t save Canada from loss to Venezuela at FIBA Americas
Venezuela's Rafael Perez celebrates after defeating Canada during their FIBA Americas Championship basketball game in Caracas September 6, 2013.
Professional Nepalese-Canadian Mentorship Program expanding across the nation
Tulsi Dharel, a professor at Centennial College, came to Canada in 2000 and soon created a mentorship program to help Nepalese migrants build careers.
The financial plan: Why do so many clients file it and forget it?
Rob Carrick
Harper pleads to Obama for joint strategy on oil sector
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama are pictured at a G20 meeting in 2012. Sources say Mr. Harper sent a letter to the President in late August, 2013, that urged joint action to reduce emissions in the oil and gas industry.
Dear Verizon: Our summer fling is over, but you can call
Tabatha Southey
Cockpits and caviar: Lufthansa’s Carsten Spohr sweats the details
Illustration of Carsten Spohr, chief executive officer of Lufthansa German Airlines.
The latest scientific breakthrough – wooing readers
As rivals raise their game, Apple’s new products to aim both high and low
On Tuesday, Apple is expected to unveil the latest iPhone.
If a reform is given, B.C. wants say on any changes to the Red Chamber, justice minister says
The Harper government is seeking direction from the court on how to amend term limits for senators, the democratic selection of Senate nominees, the net worth and property qualifications for senators and the major issue of abolishing the Senate.
Peter Appleyard, ‘one of the giants’ of jazz
His final public performance took place in a century-old barn on his property in May with a band made up of fellow Order of Canada recipients.
A rocket scientist’s formula for beating the market
Norman Rothery
Why Bombardier is sacrificing its Flexjet unit
Sophie Cousineau
G20 nations to crack down on tax cheats, agree to share records by 2015
President Barack Obama sits across from France’s President Francois Hollande, right, during the Group of 20 Summit of world leaders in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 6, 2013. The Group of 20 countries agreed to share tax records by 2015 as part of a pledge to crack down on tax evasion.
Canadiens' hopefuls Tinordi, Beaulieu unfazed by Murray signing
Montreal Canadiens' defenceman Douglas Murray, from Sweden, talks to media at the team's annual golf tournament on Tuesday Sept. 3, 2013, in Laval, Que.
Does Canada have a housing bubble?
Michael Babad
Images from Friday's action at the U.S. Open
Serena Williams of the U.S. bounces the ball before serving to Li Na of China at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York September 6, 2013.
Mastering work wear etiquette
Leah Eichler
Teen’s project committed to memory
Zameer Bharwani’s high school club has partnered with Baycrest, a Toronto-based organization that specializes in research and care for elderly patients. Zameer Bharwani, a 17-year old high school student in Toronto who founded of Initiative for Neuroscience and Dementia (I.N.D.) two years ago. It raises awareness and money for dementia related diseases and he expanded to 7 high schools, raising about $10,000. He is photographed at Baycrest Hospital Aug 30, 2013. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
The biggest threat to the global economy? The weather
Eric Reguly
Student president at Saint Mary’s University quits over rape-chant video
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.
Author Leslie Strong’s 5 tips for success: You’re the only one you can change
You would never suspect my history of being sexually abused. This is my story
Luongo puts off-season uncertainty behind him, gets back on the ice with Canucks
In this file photo, Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo stands outside the team dressing room in Vancouver, British Columbia May 9, 2013. The Canucks lost to the San Jose Sharks in four straight games during the NHL playoffs. Despie his uncertain future with the team, Luongo rejoined the Canucks for practice on Friday.
Can Ilana Landsberg-Lewis keep her father’s AIDS cause in the spotlight?
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis insists her life has not felt scripted: ‘My parents views on things were very clear, but I never felt coerced and I never felt there was an expectation that I would follow in anyone’s footsteps.’
‘Dude Chilling’ to get official recognition with installation of playful sign
Dude Chilling Park sign erected by an artist in Vancouver’s Guelph Park in November 2012.
Coroner’s inquest into five-year-old boy’s death to reveal flaws of child welfare system
A maple tree and a park bench were installedin Greenwood Park in Jeffrey Baldwin’s memory.
Just who is creating Twitter accounts – for their babies?
Tullibardine Aged Oak Edition Single Malt, Scotland
Wolf Blass Yellow Label Limited Edition Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre 2012, Australia
Domaines François Lurton Les Salices Sauvignon Blanc 2011, France
Renieri Invetro 2010, Italy
Château Hyot 2010, France
Incognito White Wine Blend 2011, California
R&B trio King has a royal friend in Prince
Pictured is R&B trio King.
In pictures: Tragedy on a Saskatchewan reserve
The area where the body of six-year old Lee Bonneau was found on the Kahkewistahaw First Nation in rural Saskatchewan the night of Aug. 21, 2013.
Five things to do in Toronto this weekend, Sept. 6 to 8
Promotional photo for the music group Volcano Choir, who will be performing in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2013.
Valeant Pharma insiders still buy the growth story
Shares of Valeant are up 130 per cent since November 26, 2011.
Bullish on Microchip Technology
He wrote Cloud Atlas. Now he’s rewriting our grasp of autism
Leah McLaren
In Filthy Gorgeous, the pornographer is laid bare
Filmmaker Barry Avrich has become an old hand at framing the life and times of media moguls.
Film festival season has been very good to Denis Villeneuve
Villeneuve earned an Oscar nomination for 2010’s Incendies.
Janelle Monáe’s new release: A long time coming – and worth the wait
Janelle Monáe
Sharing kisses at Cannes – and insults in Toronto
Seydoux and her co-star concur ‘there’s a power difference between an 18-year-old girl and a man in his 50s. And in European films, the director is all-powerful.’
From ‘sell Canada’ to ‘buy Canada’: TSX is picking up
Free HPV vaccines offered to B.C. women as old as 26
Quebec Liberal Leader demands apology from Marois over comments about England
Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Philippe Couillard speaks to delegates Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the leadership convention in Montreal.
Reincarnated again, the restaurant Haisai has yet to reach nirvana
General Manager Hermann Stadtlander ours a glass of water at Haisai restaurant in Singhampton on Sept. 6, 2013.
The close: TSX lower amid jitters over Syria
File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ontario's Premier Wynne shaking up her campaign team in lead-up to next election
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.
Where have all the finance jobs gone?
People walk on the sidewalk of Bay Street past the Toronto Stock Exchange building in Toronto on July 30, 2013.
Joseph Boyden mines Canada’s bloody past for surprising spirituality
Joseph Boyden’s new novel, The Orenda, is profoundly researched and told in elegant, muscular prose.
Cary Fagan’s A Bird’s Eye captures the magic of youth
Author Cary Fagan’s new book is A Bird’s Eye.
Question: What older book have you recently discovered for the first time?
Vying for top marks in the ‘educational apocalypse’ category
Universities need an overhaul, argues former Harvard president Derek Bok.
Adam Leith Gollner’s quest for a genuine cure for death
Adam Leith Gollner’s new book is The Book of Immortality.
C.C. Humphreys: ‘I like the swashbucklers, of course’
Detail of a portrait prepared for the print version of this story.
A return to Three Pines, and other new crime fiction worth a read
Louise Penny’s How the Light Gets In.
TIFF live updates: Taylor Swift, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep expected on red carpet
Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet during the 2013 Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on June 16, 2013.
Wikileaks Twitter blast knocking The Fifth Estate falls flat
Director Bill Condon answers a question during a press conference for the movie "The Fifth Estate" during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.
Torstar to shuffle digital division
File photo of Torstar Corp. president and CEO David Holland.
Images from Friday's 2014 World Cup qualifiers
Poland's Robert Lewandowski gestures as he celebrates scoring a goal against Montenegro during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Warsaw September 6, 2013.
Can you guess how many Canadians bought plug-in cars last month?
Nissan Leaf
What would Martin Luther King think of Obama?
Gerald Caplan
Ontario court approves $10.8-million settlement in Zungui Haixi class-action
Settlements approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice call for Chinese food manufacturer Zungui Haixi to pay $8.1-million, Ernst & Young to pay $2-million and underwriters CIBC World Markets Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., GMP Securities and Mackie Research Capital to pay $750,000.
Does watching porn make you more sexist? Depends if you’re a gentleman, study says
The week's best web reads: Stocks both Buffett and Soros love
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is interviewed in New York, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
Senator’s relationship with former staffer sparks probe
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu waits for the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee to begin on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday Feb.1, 2012.
Private equity firms give up on questionable fees
Behavioural economics provides unequivocal evidence that when consumers are faced by an overwhelming decision they are most likely to do one of three things: inappropriately oversimplify it, put it off or check out completely. As a result, providing more disclosure may not only fail to benefit consumers, but it could even cause people to abdicate responsibility for their financial affairs to an even greater degree than they do already.
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