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Eleven B.C. resource projects and the court actions they’ve inspired, in detail
Arlene Boon, whose grandfather bought the family property along the Peace River outside of Fort St. John, and her husband Ken walk along their property on Jan. 16, 2013.
Cowardly Lion costume worn by Bert Lahr in 1939 film 'Wizard of Oz' to be auctioned
FILE - In this 1939 file photo originally released by Warner Bros., from left, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman, are shown in a scene from "The Wizard of Oz." A Cowardly Lion costume from the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" is up for sale. Lahr’s costume will be auctioned with other Hollywood items Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in New York by Bonhams, said a spokesman for the owner, James Comisar. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., file)
Raptors clobber Bucks ahead of showdown with Cavs
LeBron James during a game against the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on November 21, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Raptors crush Bucks 124-83 to wrap up homestand
Toronto Raptors guard Lou Williams (23) celebrates a basket against the Milwaukee Bucks at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 124-83.
US judge nixes plan to allow sports betting at New Jersey casinos, tracks; appeal on the way
Actor and Elvis Presley fan John Stamos flips the switch on holiday lights at Graceland
Candlelight vigil held at site of vicious Calgary sexual assault
South Carolina man wins $250,000 in 'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions
Mad Picker in Vancouver cleans out 40 years of finds with auction
Boo hoo for Pooh: Honey-loving Winnie not sweet enough for Polish playground
The British newspaper The Independent reports that councillors in the town of Tuszyn have punted Pooh as a possible playground patron because of his “dubious sexuality” and “inappropriate” dress.
RCMP say needle found in P.E.I. potato sold in southwestern Nova Scotia
2 injured after Jeep loses control, spins into truck on icy Saskatchewan highway
Native mom who pulled daughter out of chemo wants their names used
Dr. Stacy Marjerisson paediatric oncologist at McMasters Children’s Hospital leaves the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford behind a few First Nation supporters after the judges verdict came down against the doctors saying they could not force the parents of a 11 year old girl from Six Nations with childhood leukemia to continue chemotherapy treatments on their daughter, allowing the girl to seek alternative medicine treatments.
Stamps-Eskimos West Division final embodies old-time football
Edmonton Eskimos' Shamawd Chambers, right, tries to get away from Calgary Stampeders' Maalik Bomar, during second half CFL football action in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. The Calgary Stampeders beat the Edmonton Eskimos 28-13.
Premiers Wynne and Couillard set seven criteria for Energy East
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and her Quebec counterpart, Philippe Couillard, discuss the ceremonial mace on display at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto during a break from Friday meetings.
Blacktail reborn with revamped lounge and excellent new chef
The Rangeland bison tartare, served with spelt crackers, is one of the best in Vancouver.
Tim Hortons Field serves as turning point for the Ticats’ pride
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros (4) throws during the Hamilton Tiger Cats practice at an indoor facility in Stoney Creek, Ontario on Thursday, November 20, 2014.
The Globe 100: The best books of 2014
The best images from around the world for Nov. 21
Visitors carry umbrellas in the rain at the Winter Wonderland fair in Hyde Park, London November 21, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
British defence minister urges Canada to deepen its commitment to Iraq
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces reinforces concertina wire around the Canadian camp during Operation IMPACT on November 14, 2014 in Kuwait.
U.S. panel finds CIA, military acted properly in 2012 Benghazi attack
This Jan. 23, 2013 file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Toronto Pan Am Games mascot has cost taxpayers $383,045 so far
Karate athletes help unveil Pachi the porcupine as the new mascot for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in Toronto on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
Legal battle over Ontario wind turbine farm may redefine ‘harm’
Wind turbines spin at a wind farm on November 17, 2014 near Brieselang, Germany. Ontario has 62 separate wind farms approved or proposed, under rules that allow them to be built 550 metres from homes, and at a noise level of up to 40 decibels in rural areas – the level at which the adverse health effects of annoyance set in, according to the World Health Organization.
Twitter town hall yields no answers for the B.C. transit-curious
Stephen Quinn is the host of On the Coast on CBC Radio One, 690 AM and 88.1 FM in Vancouver
Congressional officials: Federal investigators may have recovered some missing IRS emails
Mounties open fire on the streets of Surrey, B.C., after two cruisers rammed
RCMP say needle found in P.E.I. potato sold in southwestern Nova Scotia
A metal object inserted in a potato is shown in an RCMP handout photo. The RCMP in Prince Edward Island say their investigation into food tampering now includes 10 potatoes containing sewing needles.
Mounties open fire on the streets of Surrey after two cruisers rammed
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
Boo hoo for Pooh: Honey-loving Winnie not sweet enough for Polish playground
Worker in deadly blast on oil and gas platform in Gulf was cleaning equipment, company says
After slow season start, the Alouettes are all smiles now
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Jonathan Crompton hands off to running back Brandon Rutley during action against the B.C. Lions in the CFL Eastern Semifinal game in Montreal, Sunday, Nov.16, 2014.
Jury orders Irish financier to pay $2M in damages to Iowa doctor cut out of ethanol deal
Couple’s anxiety rooted in relocation plans
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Opposition to B.C. resource projects comes with economic repercussions
Gary Mason
Dividend ETFs have their appeal, but don't dismiss mutual fund rivals
Dividend mutual funds (like dividend ETFs) hold a lot of banks and insurance company stocks, but the largest of them have capped their exposure to this sector at 45 per cent or so.
Merkel runs out of patience with Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a proponent of talks with Russia, but the normally measured leader says the West must now prepare for the long haul.
Hundreds of Nova Scotians volunteer for Ebola vaccine trial
Dr. Scott Halperin, seen at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, will be conducting the first trials of Canada’s Ebola vaccine.
B.C. man who killed his mother with a hammer found not criminally responsible
If anti-drug PSAs don’t actually work, why are governments so high on them?
Elizabeth Renzetti
’Nude’ judge wins temporary ban of sex photos at disciplinary hearing
A panel of judges has dismissed a motion from the lawyer for Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas to throw out a disciplinary hearing that could result in her removal.
The rise of 'non-traditional' U.S. REITs
Prisoners take a class at La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, Ariz., a facility operated by Corrections Corp. of America.
Twitter beyond 140: The social network’s new growth plan
Software developers attend Twitter’s Flight conference.
Chile officers sentenced for torture death of president’s father
An afternoon edition of the La Segunda newspaper, with its frontpage headline reading "Two Air Force officers convicted of killing the father of Bachelet", the latter referring to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, is seen at a stand in downtown Santiago November 21, 2014.
Lawyer for Osama bin Laden's son-in-law is sentenced to 18 months in prison on NY tax charges
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week
Three top stock picks from Sprung Investment’s Michael Sprung
Michael Sprung is president of Sprung Investment Management Inc.
Billy Joel to set record this summer at Madison Square Garden with 65 shows
Obama’s immigration orders leave Republicans scrambling for response
President Barack Obama speaks about immigration at Del Sol High School, in Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014.
Silicon Valley startup Frankly to go public via Canada
Frankly will be going public on the TSX Venture Exchange via a reverse takeover of a shell company owned by a Toronto merchant bank.
The real life rags-to-riches story of lawyer Reuben Cohen
Reuben Cohen
Kelly: Shanahan offers no rescue boat when disaster hits Leafsland
Cathal Kelly
First Nations join pipeline protest in B.C. amid more arrests
RCMP officers stand by on Burnaby Mountain as Kinder Morgan contractors prepare to drill a borehole in preparation for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday November 21, 2014. The proposed $5-billion expansion will nearly triple the capacity of the pipeline that carries crude oil from near Edmonton to the Vancouver area to be loaded on tankers and shipped overseas.
Business Highlights
Stampeders Cornish says he's prepared for Eskimos pressure in CFL's West final
Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish runs for yardage in Calgary, on Nov. 1, 2014. The Edmonton Eskimos talked this week about stopping Stampeder running back Jon Cornish in Sunday's CFL West Division final at McMahon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Few of Status of Women Canada’s projects focused on aboriginal women
The federal agency recently provided statistics in response to a question from New Democrat MP Niki Ashton showing 31 of 210 projects approved since the fall of 2011 – 14.8 per cent – were focused on aboriginal women and girls. That included projects by both aboriginal and non-aboriginal groups.
Study says golf-obsessed CEOs bad for business
Despite the notion that big business deals are done on the golf course, a new statistical study suggests the more time a chief executive officer spends playing golf, the less profitable his or her company is.
Police search for man with apparent shoe fetish after incidents north of Toronto
California man sentenced to 18 months for hacking into cash registers at Subway sandwich shops
Hail Uber. Don’t bury it
Uber driver Rebecca Reynolds stands in front of her 2008 Honda Accord parked in the Santa Fe Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 in Santa Fe, N.M. Reynolds will use her car to provide rides. Reynolds daughter who lives in Los Angeles, California is also a Uber driver. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller)
Puerto Rico's governor calls special legislative session to debate increase for oil tax
School kids give first lady sarcastic "thanks" for unappealing school lunches on Twitter
This Nov. 13, 2014 photo provided by Hunter Whitney, 17, a senior at Richland Center High School in Richland Center, Wis., shows Spanish rice for lunch at the school. Whitney tweeted the photo with the message: “Had a very #healthylunch today. The apple definitely made up for the "mystery mush #ThanksMichelleObama.” Along with photos of unsavory, some downright gross, photos of school meals, the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama was among the top trends on Twitter within the United States for a time on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Hunter Whitney)
'The Queen Latifah Show' to end its run after its 2nd season, with viewership down
In this undated photo provided by Sony Pictures Television, talk show host, Queen Latifah, laughs on the set of "The Queen Latifah Show," in Culver City, Calif. "The Queen Latifah Show" will be ending after this season. Distributor Sony Pictures Television said Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, the show will air original episodes through March 2015. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Television)
The new face of street art
Artist Shalak Attack’s artwork at King and Sumach Streets is one example of Toronto’s StART underpass mural project, part of a series of murals to be unveiled over the next few weeks. The project lead calls the murals the ‘cherry on top’ of efforts to make underpasses more inviting. They’re inspired by an initiative in Philadelphia, which claims to have the most expansive mural program in the United States.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Small-town discount retailer Alco Stores to end operations following Dallas bankruptcy order
China, Europe face slowdown, while inflation ticks up in North America
David Parkinson
Apparent settlement reached in workers' lawsuit against National Beef meatpacking plant
Valeant earns $400-million on failed Allergan bid
J. Michael Pearson, Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., gestures during their annual general meeting in Laval, Quebec May 20, 2014.
Canada's defence minister says nothing to fear from common defence with U.S.
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson, centre, waits for the start of the opening session at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday, November 21, 2014.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Friday
Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries getting on track with male crew in 4-man bobsled
Some insulin pumps may have faulty tubing connector, can detach: Health Canada
GameStop, Gap, Hertz, Hibbett Sports and Aruba Networks are big market movers
For Kinross CEO, it's 'situation normal' in Russia
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How to root out bribery? Pay the corrupt
Ian McGugan
Alberta company charged for employing child under 15, failing to protect him
Bullish on Coca-Cola
Agrium CFO buying
NHL, NHLPA agree on salary cap relief for Kings on suspended Voynov
Justin Schultz of the Edmonton Oilers takes an off balance shot while defended by Slava Voynov of the Los Angeles Kings in the first period at Staples Center on October 14, 2014 in Los Angeles
Crown in Quebec confirms no charges against cop whose cruiser killed boy
US stocks rise, pushing Dow and S&P 500 indexes further into record territory
Nov. 21: On financial literacy programs – and other letters to the ROB editor
It’s time to press the quantitative easing button to save the euro
Eric Reguly
US judge formalizes Credit Suisse guilty plea, $2.6B payment for aiding US tax evasion
Dividend investors, follow the cash flow
John Heinzl
Recalls this week include strollers, candles, chargers, rugs, multitools, and ski poles
This undated photo provided by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shows Travelmate Model Stroller from Graco Children's Products. The stroller is being recalled because the folding hinge on the sides of the stroller can pinch a child’s finger, posing a laceration or amputation hazard. (AP Photo/United States Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Toyota Canada fined $65,000 after Woodstock worker's arm fractured
Retired lawyer gives Tanzanian girls, women a boost
Arlene McKenchnie speaks to parents about the new Longido District Learning Centre, set to open in early 2015.
Dish restores Turner channels to lineup a month after satellite TV provider dropped them
The close: Dow, S&P 500 hit new highs on central bank action
Should you diversify your portfolio and invest in American stocks? An investment manager at Desjardins Securities says the answer is always a resounding yes.
Sharks swap defencemen with Stars, trading Jason Demers for Brenden Dillon
Dallas Stars defenceman Brenden Dillon clears the puck under pressure from Arizona Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker , in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Dallas.
Realtor invests in what he knows
Braden McLean
Public servants asked to promote Conservative tax proposal on Twitter
Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
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Whitecaps add to system depth by acquiring USL Pro team
The logo for USL team Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, a farm team for the MLS team Vancouver Whitecaps, is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Whitecaps
Ontario moves to restrict hospitals’ freedom to solicit, treat medical tourists
Dr. Eric Hoskins makes his way to a cabinet briefing after being sworn in as Health Minister at Queens Park in Toronto on June 24.
Gourmet perfume? Why the latest fragrances read like a chef’s shopping list
Styling by Rodney Smith/Judy Inc.
Illinois judge rules state's pension overhaul unconstitutional
FILE - in this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn hands off a pen during the signing of the pension overhaul legislation bill in Chicago. A Sangamon County judge's ruling Friday Nov. 21, 2014 on the constitutionality of the landmark Illinois pension overhaul could determine whether the matter is ultimately decided by the state Supreme Court. Looking on from left are: state Rep. Mike Zalewski, D-Riverside; Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington; Senate GOP leader Sen. Christine Radogno; Rep. Darlene Senger, R-Naperville; Rep. Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs and House Speaker Michael Madigan. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Ontario and Quebec governments sign deals on climate change, energy projects
Alberta officials ID residue on surgical instruments as polishing product
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