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January 9

In pictures: Previous designs from the VAG architects' shortlist
Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox, by KPMB Architects.
KPMB makes Vancouver Art Gallery’s architect shortlist
A couple walks into the Vancouver Art Gallery, December 13, 2012.
Mirtle: Maple Leafs in midst of another disastrous collapse
Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Brett Bellemore checks Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul during the 2nd period at PNC Arena.
A traffic jam could block Christie’s road to the White House
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 9, 2014. Christie announced on Thursday he had fired a top aide at the center of a brewing scandal that public officials orchestrated a massive traffic snarl on the busy George Washington Bridge to settle a political score.
The flu season, explained in plain language
Canadian education: The math just doesn’t add up
Canada’s student performance, formerly well above the OECD average, is now considerably less so. Canadian students are getting weaker, not better, particularly in math.
Thai protest leader shrugs off concerns about ‘people’s coup’
Anti-government campaigner Suthep Thaugsuban, shown with a supporter in Bangkok Jan. 9, says he’s not asking for a military coup in Thailand: ‘We will do this ourselves.’
Author Gary Shteyngart feels heat for jab at CanLit, blames ‘drunken stupor’
Russian-American author Gary Shteyngart is shown in New York on Sept. 6, 2010.
Best pictures from January 9
Small-business owners question Statscan productivity numbers
Kalle Lasn, co-founder of Adbusters, talks to he Globe and Mail's Simon Houpt during an interview on Feb 7 2013. He says Statscan’s methods for measuring productivity are tied to an old industrial model that is no longer relevant.
B.C.’s educational reforms are running into resistance
Robyn Thiessen works with students Mehar Shergill, 10, middle, and Kabir Sidhu, 10, at Green Timbers Elementary School in Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 9, 2014.
Stunning images from last night's Northern Lights display over Canada and Europe
A brilliant show of the aurora borealis near Yellowknife is shown in the night sky on March 8, 2012. A solar eruption on Jan. 7 is raising hopes that the northern lights will be visible farther south on Thursday night.
MacKay joins critics of York’s religious-accommodation decision
The York University campus is seen in Toronto on Nov. 18, 2009.
Alberta says it has enough flu vaccine to last until the end of the week
More than 1 million people in Alberta have been inoculated for the seasonal flu, including H1N.
Toronto votes against electric bikes in designated lanes
A cyclist pedals along in traffic on Bloor Street near Yonge Street in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2013. A proposal has been put forward for an environmental assessment on the impact of installing bike lanes along Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street.
Ten U.S. companies with strong returns on invested capital
Canucks coach Tortorella unloads on ‘gimmick’ shootout
Vancouver Canucks' head coach John Tortorella, top, argues with referee Steve Kozari, 40, and linesman Vaughan Rody, 73, during second period NHL hockey action against the Los Angeles Kings in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday November 25, 2013.
B.C. town uses beet juice on snowy roads
Beet 55 uses far less salt, which can wash off roads and pollute streams, than other ice-melting compounds. In this image, a ennsylvania Department of Transportation anti-icing truck sprays a de-icing cocktail of brine and beet juice.
Biotechs, techs shine in Globe stock-picking contest
Boardroom battle looms at Sherritt International
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.
Nissan brings subcompact Micra to Canada
The Nissan Micra will have a lower manufacturer’s suggested retail price than the Versa, which starts at $13,348.
Your biggest risk after a winning year? Overconfidence
Traders, wearing novelty 2014 glasses, trade at the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on New Year's Eve.
Top three stock picks from David Baskin
David Baskin.
Suppliers brace for more price cuts as grocery fight heats up
Martin Gooch says price cut demands can ultimately harm retailers’ relationships with vendors.
With eye on oil patch, KKR to open Calgary office
Buyout firm KKR is to open a Calgary office focusing on the oil sands.
Investment dealers confident of strong 2014
Carrie Tait
The really smart cars debut in Vegas
Conference attendees photograph the Audi Sport Quattro laserlight concept car, featuring laser headlights, at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada Jan. 9, 2014.
Are you in it to win it? If not, your business pitch will flop
Jim Gray is a senior associate with Sussex Strategy Group.
The seven secrets for happiness at life and work
Harvey Schachter
In Pictures: The best of photographer Dennis Robinson
Young boy gives the Pope a hug at notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. Sept. 11, 1984.
Dennis Robinson, the quintessential news photographer
Dennis Robinson, Globe and Mail photographer, later Photo Editor. undated.
Infographic: Understanding the Northern Lights
Report reveals horrors of forced labour
Migrant children from Myanmar pass the time in their crowded minority settlement in the town of Mahachai, near Bangkok, in 2010. Migrant workers in Thailand face extortion, arbitrary detention, forced labour and physical abuse, sometimes at the hand of authorities amidst a pervasive climate of impunity.
Team dynamics slide into an individual sport
Alex Gough of Calgary is expected to be part of Canada's mixed relay team in luge at the Sochi Games.
Gates’ blunt memoir has Washington tongues wagging
Former U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates arrives at Combat Outpost Andar in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in this June 6, 2011 file photo. His memoirs, published in early January, 2014, have triggered some controversy in Washington.
In pictures: On ice, downhill, 135 kilometres an hour
The Sanki Sliding Center, venue for the luge event at Sochi 2014.
Vancouver Art Gallery gets it right with architect shortlist
A couple walks into the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Manitoba waiting until after by-elections to release report on child’s death
Phoenix Sinclair is shown in a family photo.
Heenan Blaikie loses three more lawyers
Heenan Blaikie, has been the subject of speculation on Bay Street after a string of more than 20 departures since 2012.
Alomar feels former Jays teammate Morris deserving of Hall of Fame induction
Toronto Blue Jays' manager John Gibbons, right, talks with former pitcher Jack Morris during team work outs at the team's MLB baseball spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida February 19, 2013.
P&G’s Olympic strategy: Stick with what works
Over the weekend, Procter & Gamble Co. launched its new global campaign for the Sochi Games.
The not-so-virtuous circle of a retail price war
David Parkinson
Pressure mounts for rail car rules after N.B. derailment
Dozens of tanker cars similar to the model used for the train that crashed in Lac-Megantic, Que., are parked on Monday, July 16, on the train's line near Farnham, Que. Photo by Les Perreaux
Food companies cut back 6.4 trillion calories from products: study
The researchers ‘used the store-based scanner data of hundreds of thousands of foods, commercial databases and nutrition facts panels to calculate exactly how many calories the companies were selling.’
IIROC tweaks plans for proposed bond-trading surveillance system
Traders on CIBC trading floor.
Cold enough for you? Advertisers try to cash in on the chill
On Dec. 23, Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. launched a new commercial online promoting its Motomaster automotive battery by testing it in a truck made from ice blocks. The ad hit television starting with the NHL Winter Classic game on Jan. 1.
Opera Hamilton ceases operations, cancels season’s performances
The collapse of Opera Hamilton, which has been in business since 1980, shows just how thin the line can be between staying alive and failing in an expensive performing art.
Canada’s canola play continues to pay off
Canada produced 18 million tonnes of canola in 2013, and there are now 43,000 farmers in the country growing the crop.
The close: TSX little changed, traders look to U.S. jobs report
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the market opening December 16, 2013.
On film, simply surviving is the new heroism
Geoff Pevere
Four hard truths I’ve learned about divorce
Leah McLaren
Struggling with the guilt of not having enough ‘woman skills’
Can the letter survive in the digital age?
A love letter from Edward VIII is seen at Christie’s auction house in Rome, June 16, 2004.
When it comes to protecting my students from abuse, my shield is full of holes
How to get ungrateful kids to shape up
David Eddie
Why martial-arts films wouldn’t be the same without Run Run Shaw
Media mogul Run Run Shaw attends the Shaw Prize 2006 Award Presentation Ceremony in Hong Kong.
Grandmother knows best: Why we need to keep her domestic secrets alive
Sarah Elton’s grandmother Marjorie Abrams was one of those women who knew how to do just about anything.
Bookworms take note: Wattpad’s chat-lit might just be worth a gander
Russell Smith
Businesses watching next budget for any changes to Jobs Grant
Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, December 9, 2013.
Over $1.7-billion has already been spent on troubled helicopters
A Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone conducts test flights with HMCS Montreal in Halifax Harbour on April 1, 2010.
Kaetlyn Osmond poised for Olympic debut after months of obstacles
Kaetlyn Osmond
Which sectors outperformed the last time the loonie took a beating?
Canadian dollars shown with U.S dollar
Top five stocks for 2014 from M Partners
Feeling frugal after the holidays? Try these 11 affordable wines
Beppi Crosariol
Canadians’ excessive debt has made rest of world wary of loonie
Rob Carrick
Betting on double the dividend from Gluskin Sheff
Gerald Sheff, Co-Founder & Chairman - Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
TTC head hoping for more transit-friendly politicians
‘Now’s the time for us to bite the bullet and go banging on the table in Ottawa and at Queen’s Park,’ Toronto Transit Commission chief executive officer Andy Byford said after a speech at the Toronto Region Board of Trade in Toronto on Jan. 9, 2013.
Brad Wall’s health-care promise is difficult – but smart
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall talks to media in October, 2012. Mr. Wall has called an alleged high-school hazing incident ‘disturbing.’
Wade Redden announces his retirement after 14 NHL seasons
Ottawa Senators defenceman Wade Redden celebrates a goal
Toronto FC put finishing touches on remarkable shopping spree
Tim Bezbatchenko, Toronto FC general manager, Dwayne De Rosario, centre, and Ryan Nelsen, Toronto FC head coach poses for a photographer after the Toronto FC of the MLS soccer league signed De Rosario to a new deal with his former club in Toronto on Thursday, January 9, 2014.
Cato: Ram diesel delay finally over
Canadian dollar sinks to 92¢ range (And just wait until Friday)
Michael Babad
Minimum wage debate ignores key issue: Poverty
Protesters calling for higher wages for fast-food workers stand outside a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, California December 5, 2013. The group, which numbered about 200, shut down the store for more than half an hour as part of a daylong nationwide strike demanding a $15 dollar minimum wage.
Doug Ford maintains he would help, not hinder the Tories
Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford has said he is ‘leaning’ toward trying for a provincial seat in Etobicoke North.
Airport boss defends Pearson ground stop as minister presses for review
A passenger sleeps on a bench as long delays affect Toronto's Pearson Airport due the extreme cold on Jan. 7, 2014.
Kamloops newspaper to close doors after more than 80 years
Falling loonie spurs Sunquest to raise prices on package vacations
Tourists relax on Palm Beach in Aruba.
China refuses to extradite Canadian fugitive, will try him on murder charges
Peel Regional Police Inspector George Koekkoek at a press conference on Monday, August 27, 2012.
Could this new Bhutto free Pakistan from Taliban tyranny?
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, makes a speech to launch his political career during the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death, at the Bhutto family mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, near Larkana, December 27, 2012.
Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada skates during a practice session at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa
Stampeders sign veteran running back Martell Mallett
B.C. Lions' QB Buck Pierce hands off the ball to teammate Martell Mallett in this 2009 photo
Rob Ford says Conservatives should decriminalize marijuana
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughs during a press conference to announce the city's plan to clean up debris following the ice storm in Toronto, ON, Thursday, January 2, 2014.
Public editor: When photo captions go wrong, the message gets muddled
Cuddle therapy? How it improves preemies’ health
Victorian home on UofT campus gets a radical, engineering-heavy makeover
The box-within-a-box concept meant creating a shell within the old home by significantly pulling in all of the interior walls in order to add gobs of insulation. Within this new building, there would be a core zone and a periphery zone, each insulated from the other and controlled by their own thermostats. On the main floor, the core would contain the daily-use spaces, such as kitchen, living and dining rooms, while the periphery would contain non-essential spaces, such as the vestibule and the ballroom. This dual personality – hence the Gemini moniker – allows the occupant to heat only those spaces he or she needs.
The vision of an Inuvik-to-Tuktoyaktuk gravel highway
Mr. Harper and Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod. Completing an all-weather road to the Arctic Coast has been on the northern wish list since the 1960s, when local residents began pushing for it.
The hands-down best indicator of future TSX performance
Lake of Bays China Wall Vienna Dark Lager, Ontario
Trapiche Finca Las Palmas Chardonnay 2011, Argentina
Beronia Reserva Rioja 2008, Spain
Serendipity Winery Devil’s Advocate 2010, British Columbia
Perseus Select Lots Chardonnay 2011, British Columbia
Luigi Righetti Campolieti Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2011, Italy
All eyes on Couche-Tard as another deal appears on radar
Alimentation Couche-Tard has expanded from its Quebec base into the U.S. and Europe, and may now be eyeing a run at Hess Corp.’s U.S. retail network.
In Canadian employment numbers, a million is not enough
46 new Canadians were sworn in during a citizenship ceremony at Seneca College Markham on Oct. 23, 2013. Employment growth during the past five years has been roughly equivalent to the number of immigrants that have entered the country over the same period, writes economist Miles Corak.
Tweet-a-Coffee: Starbucks takes to social media for advertising boost
Exterior of the Starbucks coffee shop at Bloor St. West and Albany Ave. in Toronto on March 11, 2013.
Why your boss may be happier than you are
Michael Babad
Q&A: Are you really dead, Ted Nugent?
In this file photo Ted Nugent screams for a photo at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, Friday, April 22, 2005.
Pakistani teenager who died after tackling suicide bomber hailed as hero
Aitzaz Hassan, aged around 15, died in hospital after stopping a suicde bomber in Pakistan.
At midday: TSX heads lower, traders look for Fed tapering clues
In this Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, file photo, Robert Oswald, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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