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Duhamel and Radford right on track with Sochi approaching
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford perform their routine during the pairs short program at the Canadian Skating Championships Friday January 10, 2014 in Ottawa.
Executives, soldiers to ski to North Pole for veterans cause
Members of the expedition include, from left, expedition leader Richard Weber, retired soldier Shauna Davies, team captain David Quick and expedition chair Paul Desmarais III.
Historic DNA sheds light on modern killer
Alison Devault breaks the seal on a jar containing tissue from the victim of an 1849 cholera outbreak.
Best pictures from January 10
Striking Somali war photo inspires new works in curious creative partnership
Marsha Lederman
Canada should aim to be Number 1, and not just at the Olympics
Canada's Jon Montgomery celebrates winning a gold medal in the men's skeleton competition at the Whistler Sliding Centre at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, B.C., Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Patrick Chan takes men’s short program at Canadian championship
Patrick Chan performs in the men's short program at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa January 10, 2014.
Airline passengers’ bill of rights not on horizon
Passengers line up to check in for Sun Wing flights at Toronto’s Pearson airport Jan. 8, 2013. Exteme cold this week forced widespread delays and cancellations at Canadian airports.
A look into B.C.’s history of racism, and its pursuit of a white man’s province
Gary Mason
In Pictures: Winter on the Toronto islands
Passengers ride the Toronto Island Ferry on an ice covered Lake Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Thursday January 9, 2014.
Tracking the platinum market
Japan battles China for influence in Africa
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is welcomed Friday by local chiefs in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the start of his African tour.
Mamie Taylor’s: The food is as limp as its decor
Bacon-Wrapped Oysters are pictured Mamie Taylor's restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown, British Columbia on January 9, 2014.
Mad Dog had a lot of bark, but a big heart
Maurice (Mad Dog) Vachon gets the Olympic Torch during the run through downtown Montreal here December 12, 1987.
My shares are worthless. Now what?
John Heinzl
Top three stock picks from Caldwell’s Jennifer Radman
Protests threaten to derail economic powerhouse Thailand
Thailand’s economy hasn’t always been well managed during the country’s political battles. A man holds a poster during an anti-violence campaign in central Bangkok January 10, 2014.
Mulcair urges Harper to address problem of suicide in military
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair waits to speak to the Economic Club of Canada during a luncheon in Ottawa on Dec. 4, 2013. In a letter sent to Stephen Harper on Jan. 10, 2014, Mr. Mulcair urged the Prime Minister to take action on the issue of military suicides.
Blair: Jays GM Anthopoulos waits for Tanaka domino to fall
Team Japan's Masahiro Tanaka throws against Team USA in the seventh inning during the semifinal game at the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles, California March 22, 2009.
New Year’s resolution: Let the universe take the reins
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
Landlord looks for multiple-unit properties outside GTA
Margot Bai
Sobeys’ Marc Poulin: The shrewd negotiator at the heart of Canada’s grocery wars
Marc Poulin, chief executive officer and president, Sobeys Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd.
‘Competition is the better way to go’ in wireless sector, Industry Minister says
Industry Minister James Moore responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Ottawa.
Two Winnipeg patients die on doorsteps after being discharged from hospital
Stretchers are seen in the reflection of in an emergency room. Winnipeg’s health authority is investigating after two patients were sent home in taxis and died on their doorsteps in the dead of winter shortly after being discharged from hospital.
For corporate Canada, dollar’s drop reveals a missed opportunity
Sophie Cousineau
Pearson strives for better preparation after extreme-weather debacle
Nayajah Bardalo, 4, sleeps beside mom, Nicole Speed, with dad, Wayne Bardelo, waiting for their delayed flight.
Endangered Western lowland gorilla gives birth at Toronto Zoo
Ngozi, a western lowland gorilla at the Toronto Zoo holds his 2 month old baby gorilla Nassir in Toronto on Nov. 18 2009.
The Globe's stars and dogs for this week: An ode to Twitter's sinking shares
Pricey Nike can’t keep beating the market
Canada Post surcharge to Fort McMurray sparks backlash
A Canada Post truck is seen on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Toronto.
Six reasons you’ll love the Two-Minute Portfolio
Airlines in final stages of clearing backlog of flyers at Pearson airport
Air Canada team leader station attendant Colin Campbell checks AC 807 prior to pushback from the gate at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Jan. 8 2014.
Turning to the kids helped turn a charity around
Joseph Canavan left a wealth management firm to become Chairman and interim CEO of the Children’s Aid Foundation.
This couple must stop money from slipping through fingers
Let’s face it, the ‘beauty premium’ exists at work
Leah Eichler
Alberta human rights tribunal should hear transgender teacher’s case: judge
Substitute teacher Jan Buterman speaks to the crowd of protesters at the Bill 44 protest at the Alberta Legislature on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1, 2009 in Edmonton.
Images from the Canadian figure skating championships
Kaetlyn Osmond acknowledges applause
Toronto man charged after cocaine-filled chocolate candies seized
Woman, 34, charged with manslaughter in July 2013 death of Toronto girl, 2
Police tape demarking a crime scene.
Canada finds additional half-million flu shots it could buy; could still run out
Community Health Nurse Amy Beck injects a patient with a H1N1 vaccine during a flu shot program in Calgary on Oct. 26, 2009.
Lousy jobs data won’t budge Fed policy
Incoming Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen.
Target’s profitability in Canada now ‘years away’
Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans try to get a look as captain Dion Phaneuf and his wife, actress Elisha Cuthbert, make an in-store appearance at a Target in Toronto Dec. 9, 2013.
Canadian diplomats in New York have gratuity expense claims reined in
Doorman stands at the ready inside the building where he works on New York's Upper East Side.
Mining the technological genius of the crowd
Do we need technological visionaries like Mark Zuckerberg to give us the next big idea?
We need a market correction, and we’ll get one
The stock market appears to be ripe for a correction
P.K. Subban and the team concept
Philadelphia Flyers centre Chris Vande Velde and Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban battle during the third period at the Wells Fargo Center.
Sherritt to allow investor vote on dissident directors
Security helmets displaying the logo of Sherritt International can be seen in front of a picture of Fidel Castro at Energas, a natural gas plant run as a joined venture between the Canadian company and the Cuban government.
A good e-reader gets better: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon claims it can last up to eight weeks between charges (provided you keep your wireless and lighting usage to a minimum) thanks to the minimal power requirements of the Kindle Paperwhite’s ultra-crisp Carta e-paper display.
The week's best web reads: Why REITs are a perfect portfolio diversifier
A trader makes a telephone call at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany.
Economy Lab Roundup: War On Poverty, on its 50th birthday
President Lyndon B. Johnson, centre, meets with residents of an impoverished community in 1964.
Government having trouble cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, internal documents suggest
A legacy of white elephants
The Fisht Olympic Stadium is to be centrepiece of the $50-billion Sochi Games next month.
Virtue and Moir unhappy with short program performance
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir compete during the Senior Ice Dance- Short Dance at the National Skating Championships in Ottawa on Friday, January 10, 2014.
In pictures: Olympic monuments to excess
Beijing’s main Olympic stadium sits largely unused now.
As U.S. job market stutters, Canada’s downward trend grows clearer
Brian Milner
How a Canadian-led team is fighting to protect Malawi girls from rape
Men in Malawi, and elsewhere in the region, are told that sex with a virgin can also cure disease and reverse the aging process.
Conrad Black’s ex-lawyers to face appeal in conflict-of-interest case
After taping an interview with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Conrad Black heads to a waiting vehicle asked under city hall on Dec. 6 2013.
See pages from The Cage, by Martin Vaughn-James
A page from The Cage, by Martin Vaughn-James.
Gold: A History, a Hunt, a Fever – An easy read, but fails to address obvious problems
How a Toronto bakery helps its customers find love
Elisabeth Lang,co-owner of Seventh Sister Bakery, left right, first introduced Larry Roland and Leeanne Farrugia – and the couple has been together for more than a year.
Eight designers offer up new logos for the City of Toronto
The Rude Story of English: Oh, those cunning linguists
Author Tom Howell
What Amy Tan learned about writing: ‘Just write what you want’
Author Amy Tan
Conservative MP representing oil sands resigns
Conservative Members of Parliament Brian Jean, right, and Ed Komarnicki vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa June 14, 2012.
The Cage: The brilliant graphic novel is back in print and ready to challenge a new audience
A page from The Cage, by Martin Vaughn-James.
Euro-zone debt crisis is over but serious issues persist
Eric Reguly
Five things to note before the Golden Globes (other than Tina Fey and Amy Poehler)
Hosted for the second straight year by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the annual trophy-fest will broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Can James Franco & co. handle Broadway?
Rebecca Hall plays a woman who murders her husband in the ground-breaking 1928 expressionist play Machinal.
‘We never set out to have a particular sound,’ says Pixies frontman Black Francis
The Pixies: Black Francis, David Lovering and Joey Santiago Michael.
The Dean Blundell affair: Maybe shock jockery simply isn’t the Canadian way
Dean Blundell attends the Joe Carter Classic at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings ascend to another level
The Brooklyn band’s first album (2002’s Dap Dippin’ with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings) was all James Brown revival-funk.
Bullish on Manitowoc
Technical analysis shows the crane and food services equipment company is set to rise
Insiders buying at Finning
Scott Thomson, CEO of Finning, the international dealer of Caterpillar equipment, acquired 15,500 shares in the public market.
Slapping DiCaprio was just the beginning for Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio in an scence from The Wolf of Wall Street.
Neil Young: Still stubborn, still following his muse
Brad Wheeler
Lena Dunham’s Girls: A Gen-Y navel-gazer maturing into a show for the rest of us
Lena Dunham, left, with costars Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Allison Williams.
A roller-coaster ride has people wondering what to do about RRSPs
A young man shrugs.
From Brooklyn to beats and Toronto streets
Junior Lavagesse, also known as Jae Lejit, says music is his passion.
The close: Gold sector propels TSX to triple-digit gain
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Casimir Capital signals departure from Canada
Criminal case against man implicated in sponsorship scandal put off until May
Five things to do this weekend in Toronto, Jan. 10 to 12
Drake talks with a friend during play between the Toronto Raptors and the Memphis Grizzlies at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on October 23, 2013.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week
Calendar
Target lowers guidance for Canadian stores due to poor sales, expansion costs
Workers install an outdoor sign at the new Target store at the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, July 20, 2013.
Robert Pickton’s brother denies any knowledge of serial killer’s crimes
Dave Pickton, brother of accused serial killer Robert Pickton, denies any knowledge of what his brother was doing.
Alberta regulator investigates CNRL well leak in troubled field
Canadian Natural Resources Limited handout aerial map.
Plenty of Fish survey reveals ‘the most desirable singles of 2014’
Touring drag queens bring more glam to the city
Entertainer RuPaul sings on stage at the taping of the VH1 special, "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross" in New York.
Autobiography: Wherein Morrissey likes to talk about Morrissey and only Morrissey
Autobiography, by Morrissey
This Parisian hideaway is fit for a future king
Renovations upgraded the look from period decor to nouveau art deco.
Live from the Detroit auto show
Crews work on the turntable at the Infiniti exhibit at Cobo Center, home of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.
Workers deserve a higher minimum wage
Gerald Caplan
Byfuglien moved to forward as Jets coach seeks to boost production
Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien
What CIBC predicts for REITs this year and five picks
H&R REIT and a consortium led by KingSett Capital acquired Primaris Retail REIT, owner of such properties as Kelowna, B.C.’s Orchard Park Shopping Centre, the biggest M&A deal in Canada in 2013, as of May 1.
Bet you’re glad you bought that '62 Ferrari
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Classic cars, as an asset class, have rewarded buyers with a 257-per-cent return since 2005. And they’re fun to drive, too.
Psst, want to learn how to make your own moonshine?
A student closes the still at Moonshine University in Kentucky.
The perfect place to slow down and draw the roses
Art students take advantage of Hollyhock’s natural beauty.
At midday: Gold sector leads TSX higher
A trader is reflected in a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell in New York, January 2, 2014.
Ottawa to enact stricter oil safety rules
A Transportation Safety Board preliminary investigation has found a cracked wheel and broken rail at the site of a fiery train derailment in northwestern New Brunswick. The TSB says it's too early to say what caused the derailment.
Babine Forest Products will not face charges after 2012 sawmill fire
Smoke rises from the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.
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