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Raptors turn back clocks, rocking purple dino jerseys on retro night
Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan scores against the Washington Wizards during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, November 7, 2014. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Lowry’s triple-double leads Raptors in rout of Wizards
Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry, left, battles for the ball with Washington Wizards' Garrett Temple during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, November 7, 2014.
Mediator says tentative agreement has been reached in Atlanta Symphony labour dispute
Argos keep playoff hopes alive with win over RedBlacks
Trevor Harris #7 of the Toronto Argonauts throws a touchdown pass during CFL game action against the Ottawa Redblacks on November 7, 2014 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
USDA approves genetically engineered potato designed by Idaho's J.R. Simplot Co.
For Kirk LaPointe, open government is ‘policy hill to die on’
Dogged and focused, Gregor Robertson says he has no regrets
Vancouver mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson rides his Barbie bike along the Point Grey Road Bike lane. Robertson has been a big proponent of bike lanes during his time in office as Vancouver Mayor.
Are Gregor Robertson’s voters moving on from leftist ideals?
Vancouver mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson has said a priority for Vision is to say no to to Kinder Morgan and the 340 more oil tankers which will make its way through the harbour if allowed to go ahead.
Meena Wong's sense of social justice drives vision for inclusive Vancouver
Meena Wong promises COPE will propose an amendment to the Vancouver Charter to empower the City to set a municipal minimum wage at $15/hour, to be indexed to inflation.
Raptors alum Alvin Williams, Antonio Davis impressed with current team
Former Raptor Alvin Wiliams is pictured after speaking to journalists as the Toronto Raptors celebrate '20th anniversary night' as they take on the Washington Wizards in NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, November 7, 2014.
Regulators close small bank in California, bringing number of US bank failures to 17 in 2014
Duhatschek: Where have the generational hockey players gone?
Edomton Oiler Wayne Gretzky and teammate Mark Messier(L) celebrate after Messier's goal against the Calgary Flames April 21, 1988.
OHL takes unprecedented action, suspending players for sexist language
OHL commissioner David Branch talks to reporters during a press conference in Peterborough, Ont. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005. In a statement Wednesday, Branch announced that Greg Betzold and Jake Marchment had been suspended for 15 games each as a result of recent online activity that “contravenes the League’s social networking policy.”
A look at unemployment rates in some of the world's major economies
Argentina to NY judge: Court orders drew $4.7B in new claims, creating 'impossible situation'
Ebner: At 42, Daniel Nestor is so over breakups
Daniel Nestor has won four ATP World Tour Finals doubles titles with various partners in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.
Brampton mayor Susan Fennell to undergo spinal surgery
Getting information on the ground on the Islamic State
This image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. A video posted online Saturday purports to show the leader of the Islamic State extremist group that has overrun much of Syria and Iraq delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq, in what would be a rare - if not the first - public appearance by the shadowy militant.
Federal government and WHO discuss Canadian Ebola-related travel restrictions
Ebola health care workers carry the body of a middle aged man that they suspected of dying from the Ebola, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Abbas Dulleh
Once a NBA top dog, Glen Grunwald dons new title at McMaster University
The former GM of the Toronto Raptors Glen Grunwald and now the current McMaster University's Director of Athletics and Recreation poses on campus on Oct 29, 2014.
James Earl Jones to receive Voice Icon Award; reflects on characters he voiced during career
Canucks revitalize food offerings at Rogers Arena
The Croque Dog, Maui Fire Dog, Glendon Dog and Bartley Famous at Rogers Arena in Vancouver November 2, 2014.
Toronto launches waterfront redesign, calls for ideas
Waterfront Toronto announced this week that it is launching an international call for ideas on how to redesign not just the ugly concrete-and-steel terminal, but the entire stretch of the waterfront around the docks, including a planned park for the slip at the foot of Yonge Street.
Chinese-owned company Sinopec fined $150,000 over Alberta pipeline spill
Sinopec Daylight Energy is to pay $150,000 for a spill near Fox Creek in northwestern Alberta between Feb. 2 and Feb. 4, 2012.
Maple Leafs recall forward Josh Leivo from Marlies
The puck flies past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) for a goal by Toronto Maple Leaf Josh Leivo, his first NHL goal, Oct 17, 2013 in Toronto.
BC Ferries reversal shows transportation policy in B.C. is a mess
Gary Mason
Quebec divers to search for missing train conductor Saturday after river plunge
You Again: Canada, U.S. to meet in final of Four Nations Cup tournament
Canada's Brianne Jenner scores the game-winning goal past United States goaltender Molly Schaus during the shootout in the gold medal game of the Four Nations Cup women's hockey tournament in Kamloops, B.C. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Giants, Whitecaps: A tear-strewn tale of two cities
Jeff Mallett was torn on Oct. 29: His Giants won the World Series while the Whitecaps lost a do-or-die playoff match.
Telecommunications Workers Union votes to merge with United Steelworkers
Feds and WHO discuss Canadian Ebola-related travel restrictions
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power gets her temperature taken at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, October 30, 2014.
In a land without clean water, corruption is bleeding Zimbabwe dry
Tobias Gumboreshumba, holding his daughter as he waits with other residents in a queue for water at a borehole near his home in Mabvuku, a poor suburb near Harare.
Knight, Pfalzer, Decker score, US beats Sweden 3-0 to advance to Four Nations Cup final
Federal scientists and professionals union to campaign against Harper Tories
The union representing scientists and other professionals in the federal public service is abandoning its tradition of neutrality in elections to actively campaign against Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Saudi Arabia to ease driving ban for women
A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013. Saudi Arabia’s royal-appointed advisory council recommended to the government for the first time that the kingdom’s blanket ban on women driving be lifted, but with some conditions.
You’re wrong, Cathal Kelly: It is about being clean
Canada's Adam van Koeverden crosses the finish line on his way to a silver medal win in the men's K1 1000 metre final at at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Harper talks trade with Chinese official linked to religious persecution
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks with the Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province Xia Baolong at the Zhejian State Guest House in Hangzhou, China on Friday November 7, 2014.
Five things to know heading into the Vancouver election homestretch
Vancouver mayoralty candidate, incumbent Gregor Robertson, left, of Vision Vancouver, speaks while Kirk LaPointe, of the Non-Partisan Association, listens during a debate hosted by The Globe and Mail and Langara College in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday October 22, 2014.
In China trade talks, Alibaba tells Harper: ‘We want your cherries’
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma visit the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan scoops up BlackBerry shares in third-quarter
Kelly: Lowry chose to stay – and in doing so, legitimized the Raptors
Cathal Kelly
Alberta premier says he will 'do what needs to be done' to gain access to Asian markets
Women shouldn’t have to wait years for sexual offenders to apologize
Leah McLaren
B.C. boy Max Jones earns a place in lore of Weaver syndrome research
Four-year-old Max Jones, who has the ultra-rare disorder Weaver syndrome, is pictured at his family's home in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 6, 2014.
You say you want Brand’s Revolution? I’ve got another book instead
Elizabeth Renzetti
Chinese-owned company Sinopec fined $150K over Alberta pipeline spill
Russia accuses Baird of being provocative over the crisis in Ukraine
Judge sets new sentencing date for Chris Brown's bodyguard in case that involved singer
Stampeders co-owner John Forzani loved a good laugh
John Forzani, Chairman of the Calgary Stampeders, is a Canadian businessman and former CFL player with 7 years with the Stampeders. Forzani is Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Forzani Group Ltd. (FGL), Canada's largest and only national sporting goods retailer. He was photographed on the field on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Online voting is a long overdue concept
Roy MacGregor
Venture capital’s vicious circle
Leah Eichler
Toronto Cooks: A cookbook of the city's hottest culinary trends
The Parts & Labour Burger from Toronto's Parts & Labour burger joint.
Business Highlights
Week's best web reads: 3 energy stocks to buy while they're cheap
The Halliburton sign adorns the side of a machine at a site for natural-gas production in Rulison, Colo. on April 15, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Zalubowski
Regina police say search yields no evidence of Tamra Keepness; map not authentic
Millennials with debt face rent-or-buy dilemma
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The investment chase: Where all the smart money is going
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the markets open in New York on Nov. 7, 2014.
'Vomiting camel' casts spotlight on unattractive gold miners
Gold miners would face an erosion of equity value if the price of gold falls below $1,100 an ounce, one analyst says.
ETFs a frugal choice for fee-based accounts
F-class mutual funds are relatively cheap, but investors who have financial advisers can still do better.
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week: Tasty returns for Whole Foods investors
Three top picks from ValueTrend’s Keith Richards
Keith Richards.
Reddit map of missing girl's location not authentic: Regina police
One of the approximately 30 wells in and around the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation near where a map anonymously posted on Redditt claims the body of Tamra Keepness is located.
Quebec divers to search for missing train conductor Saturday after river plunge
Alberta says farm weather disaster; up to $589M in crop hail insurance payouts
No injuries in fire at Manitoba funeral home
SpaceShipTwo pilot in small group of flyers lucky to survive
In this Nov. 1, 2014, photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, Virgin Galactic pilot Todd Ericson, right, talks with NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher A. Hart, second from left, at the SpaceShipTwo accident site with investigators in Mojave, Calif.
Newly elected GOP Governor-elect Rauner calls raising minimum wage a priority
Nov. 7: Recent grads need jobs – and other letters to the ROB editor
Recent graduate hunting for a job. Career and Gen Y
Take the subway to Beverly Hills? Project breaks ceremonial ground, target opening date 2023
Trudeau response to misconduct influenced by sex assault centre work
For young job seekers, it’s still a tough market
It’s still a tough job market for young workers, but there are some key skills in high demand.
Cloning Warren Buffett’s picks pays off for portfolio manager
Norman Rothery
Tory aims to tackle traffic. It won’t be easy
Marcus Gee
Former Saskatoon Hells Angel gets probation for threats against boss
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Harper talks trade with Chinese official linked to religious persecution
CBC executive calls Ghomeshi ‘egomaniacal’ and ‘tyrannical’
Heather Conway, Canadian Broadcast Corporation's executive vice-president of English-language services is photographed in the CBC headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.
When you can – and can’t – deduct interest
John Heinzl
Buy bank stocks, not their funds
Dan Wesley
Speech bubbles: Make your unemployed kid renovate the basement
The fundraising gap at Toronto schools
Michelle Hunt, the co-chair of the parent council at Jackman Avenue Junior School, poses for portrait outside the Danforth Ave. area school on Nov 6 2014. Across the Toronto District School Board, some schools benefit from proactive parents who fundraise for programs and supplies while other areas that may not be as well off, sees less money raised. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
The unintended prescience of ‘In Flanders Fields’ for today’s Canada
Gerald Caplan
‘The piece was able to climax at the same time the city had come back to life’
New Metropolis by artist John Coburn.
No women allowed: LA adventure club votes to continue as a men-only institution
In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, Adventurers Club of Los Angeles members listen as attendees tell stories about past achievements in Los Angeles. For members of this venerable institution that has been meeting once a week since 1921, their biggest challenge may be deciding whether to admit women to what has always been a "gentleman-only" club. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Taylor Swift doesn’t hate music streaming: she hates free riders
Singer Taylor Swift performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" to promote her new album "1989" in New York, October 30, 2014. The music streaming service Spotify is no longer offering Swift songs at her request, setting up a battle between the industry's most popular artist and the leading purveyor of a new music distribution system. Spotify, which pulled Swift's songs on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, said that "we hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone."
With or without Britain, there will always be an EU
Eric Reguly
Governor-General raises the ante with a charitable dare
Governor-General David Johnston promotes My Giving Moment at Union Station in Toronto on Thursday.
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared Friday
Police investigation underway after needle found in potato in Ottawa
Shell says B.C. LNG export terminal to cost $40-billion
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks at an announcement about a joint venture agreement with Shell Canada Energy, PetroChina Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation to develop a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday April 30, 2014.
Changes at the top clear road for AutoCanada growth
Pat Priestner, CEO of AutoCanada, will focus on deals and strategic initiatives.
Coroner says Robin Williams' autopsy showed no alcohol or illegal drugs; death ruled suicide
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo, actor Robin Williams poses for a portrait during the "Happy Feet" Press Junket in Beverly Hills, Calif. Authorities say an autopsy on Williams found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his Northern California home in August 2014. The Marin County sheriff's office released the autopsy results Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
Harper talks trade, religious freedoms with Chinese official
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks with the Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province Xia Baolong at the Zhejian State Guest House in Hangzhou, China on Friday November 7, 2014.
Bullish on Emera
Emera wind farm a 17 turbine wind farm on the southern portion of Pubnico Point, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
Director buys as refining boosts Imperial Oil profits
AT&T says it will buy Mexican wireless company Iusacell for $1.8B, plans to grow
NDP MPs say defence minister's office blocked tour of St. John's military site
LeBron James insists there’s no feud with Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving
Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum defends against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving during the first half at EnergySolutions Arena.
Lindsay Lohan's 'Speed the Plow' role, volunteer work cited as keys to her recovery
'War Junk: WWI' tells human stories behind artifacts left on battlefields
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