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Ottawa to table prostitution bill ‘well before’ December deadline, MacKay says
Sex trade workers and supporters of the rights of sex trade workers attended a small celebration organized by Maggie's: The Toronto Sex Workers Action Project held at Allen Gardens in Toronto on December 20, 2013 following the unanimous decision by Supreme Court of Canada which strikes down all three prostitution laws. Many people in attendance carries red umbrellas, the international symbol of the rights of sex trade workers, said one woman.
Kessel’s hat trick ignites Leafs to win over Senators
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel (81) celebrates his second goal of the game in the third period against the Ottawa Senators at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Senators 6-3.
Teck Resources confirms chemical spill into Columbia River in B.C.
Teck Cominco Metals owns and operates the integrated smelting and refining complex at Trail, British Columbia. The complex’s major products are refined zinc and lead. It also produces silver and gold. germanium dioxide, indium, cadmium and copper compounds as metal co-products, along with a variety of sulphur products and ammonium sulphate fertilizers.
Alberta’s Sweeting, Newfondland’s Strong double winners at Scotties
Team Alberta skip Val Sweeting shouts as she delivers her rock during draw one curling action against team Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal Saturday, February 1, 2014.
Rob Ford admits jaywalking ticket in Vancouver
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shown during a special council meeting at City Hall in Toronto in this November 18, 2013, file photo. Ford, who won global ridicule last year after admitting to having used crack cocaine, registered on January 2, 2014, for the October mayoral election, saying he was the best mayor Canada's largest city has ever had and would be re-elected.
Thompson’s second goal late in overtime gives Bolts win over Habs
Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their win against Montreal Canadiens after an overtime period at Bell Centre.
Protected or exposed: Six emerging markets and their vulnerabilities
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai October 29, 2013. India's central bank raised its policy interest rate for the second time in as many months on Tuesday, warning that inflation is likely to remain elevated for the rest of the fiscal year, and rolled back an emergency measure put in place in July to support the slumping rupee. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS LOGO)
Canadian embassy staffer’s car torched in Kiev
A protester in Kiev reinforces a barricade with a line of riot police in the background, Feb. 1, 2014. Ukraine's embattled president Viktor Yanukovych is taking sick leave as the country's political crisis continues without signs of resolution.
Fire damage to former Toronto church pegged at $100,000
Toronto firefighters work to control a fire at a former church on Dufferin Street, south of Dupont St., Jan. 31, 2014.
Fifth case of deadly pig virus confirmed on Ontario farm as outbreak spreads
Truck disinfection at the border has so far prevented the PED virus from spreading to Canada, but it is unlikely the disease will be kept at bay indefinitely.
Israel’s Scarlett letter
In this Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the screening of the film 'Her' at the 8th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome.
Harper, federal leaders attend special mass in L’Isle-Verte
Mayor Ursule Theriault, left, Fire Chief Yvan Charron, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, Governor-General David Johnson and Prime Minister Stephen Harper attend a memorial service Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 in L'Isle-Verte, Que. for victims of afatal fire at a seniors' home.
Foreign aid minister aims to correct ‘myth’ Ottawa is propping up mining companies
Minister of International Trade Christian Paradis gestures during an interview at his office on Parliament Hill Dec. 2, 2013 in Ottawa.
Rob Ford's night out in Vancouver as shared on social media
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photos at the Foggy Dew pub in Coquitlam, B.C.
Civil forfeiture can harm innocent people
Gary Mason
How many births at St. Paul’s Hospital compared to others in Metro Vancouver?
Maternity-care clinic on hold at Vancouver hospital
Mother Nina Carnegie plays with her son Louis Carnegie, 8 months old, at their home in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 20, 2014.
Canadian team down 2-1 to Japan after losing doubles match at Davis Cup
Canada's Daniel Nestor, left, hits a return beside his compatriot Frank Dancevic during their Davis Cup world group first round tennis doubles match against Japan's Kei Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama in Tokyo Feb. 1, 2014.
Agony on the slopes: Should women jump?
Margaret Wente
Rob Ford admits jaywalking ticket in Vancouver
Toronto Mayor <strong>Rob</strong> <strong>Ford</strong> shown during a special council meeting at City Hall in Toronto in this November 18, 2013, file photo. <strong>Ford</strong>, who won global ridicule last year after admitting to having used crack cocaine, registered on January 2, 2014, for the October mayoral election, saying he was the best mayor Canada's largest city has ever had and would be re-elected.
Three hot looks for the winter athlete in you
Turner Prize-winning Mike Nelson likes to scavenge the maze of memory
British installation artist Mike Nelson photographed at The Power Plant on Harbour Front, Toronto January 27, 2014.
How the West dropped the ball on Ukraine
Doug Saunders
Inside the $215,000 vacation club. Want to join?
Wouldn’t you rather hang out with your clan at this Exclusive Resorts Mexican villa than spread out over several hotel rooms?
Chris Hadfield praises Gravity to the stars, and brings it down to Earth
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
How top designers are putting the fashion into fitness gear
Saks and the city: Luxury retail shifts south
Hudson’s Bay Co said this week it would sell its flagship downtown store to Cadillac Fairview, in order to open a Saks department store in the space.
‘Sochi is Putingrad’: Vladimir Putin has made a lasting impression
A homeless man gets a hot meal from a soup truck courtesy of the Nochlezhka homeless shelter in St. Petersburg January 18, 2014.
Feb. 1: This week’s Talking Point – merit pay for teachers – and other letters to the editor
Demographics will put Quebec’s back to the fiscal wall
Jeffrey Simpson
Live at home with your parents? It was good enough for J.R. and the Ewing clan
Elizabeth Renzetti
In search of a better self – using numbers
When Toronto’s main event is just as bad as its sideshow
Marcus Gee
Ukrainian-Canadians have a strong voice in Ottawa
Stephen Harper speaks in the House of Commons on Jan. 28, 2014.
The painful rebalancing of emerging markets
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai October 29, 2013. India's central bank raised its policy interest rate for the second time in as many months on Tuesday, warning that inflation is likely to remain elevated for the rest of the fiscal year, and rolled back an emergency measure put in place in July to support the slumping rupee. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS LOGO)
February 1: Your daily horoscope
Aquarius
Prince Charming: Jewellery designer Waris Ahluwalia’s new bracelet supports HIV/AIDS initiatives
The new symbol of power? Read my lips
Sarah Hampson
Pork Tenderloin with Red Cabbage
Pork Tenderloin with Red Cabbage
How old is too old to rock a cat-eye look?
Five shows that aren’t the Super Bowl
John Doyle
Dave Marcus’s kitchen
Dave Marcus’s kitchen
Can drapes and shutters look good together?
€3,000 sneakers? Haute Couture strips down in Paris
From left, Chanel, Victor & Rolf and Christian Dior
A guide to Canada's medal hopes at the Games of ice and snow
Winter is our swagger time
Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse celebrate their gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games
Winnipeg Jets hang on to beat slumping Canucks
Winnipeg Jets fans taunt the Vancouver Canucks bench with an image of suspended head coach John Tortorella
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