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February 17

Accountability in figure skating a victim of judging reforms
Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S., middle, with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, left, and Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia show off their flags and flowers in Sochi on Monday.
Snowmobiler who died in avalanche may have saved another man’s life
Snowmobiler Chris McCoy, who died in an avalanche in Boulder Mountain in the West Kootenay region of B.C. Saturday afternoon, is shown in a handout photo.
Doyle: Tessa and Scott didn’t lose anything, we did
John Doyle
Lawsuit against Robertson will need to clear high bar to succeed
Cedar Party members say Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson should not have voted in a closed meeting to lease a city property to HootSuite because he had received benefits from them and was biased.
B.C. moves to case-by-case approach to prostitution
A sex-trade worker waits for a customer on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, March 28, 2012. B.C. prosecutors are revising their approach to prostitution-related offences in the wake of a Supreme Court decision ruling parts of Canadian prostitution laws unconstitutional.
University of Victoria faculty members embrace union
Martin Farnham, an associate professor of economics at the University of Victoria, February 17, 2014. He opposed the campaign for certification among faculty.
Quebec reeling from nine domestic homicides in less than two weeks
Julie Lemieux, Guillaume Gelinas and Luc Gelinas in a Facebook photo. Guillame Gelinas faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of the others.
Manitoba Mennonites closer to return of 36 children
In traditional costume, student Amanda Bazin awaits the next school tour in the village school of the Mennonite Heritage Village outside Steinbach, Man., Aug 15, 2006. An orthodox Mennonite community in Manitoba is close to being reunited with its children after child-abuse charges against some of its members were stayed in February, 2014.
B.C. man fights civil forfeiture in dispute that could affect many other cases
David Lloydsmith outside the Law Courts in Vancouver, February 17, 2014. He is fighting the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office’s attempt to seize his home, arguing that the province cannot profit from police’s unlawful search.
Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond gets her chance as centre of attention
Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada competes in the women's team free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Day of decision nears for Quebec’s end-of-life legislation
Véronique Hivon, the Quebec government’s point person on a contentious end-of-life bill, is shown in Quebec City on June 12, 2013.
Retirement not connected to poor staff morale, West Vancouver police chief says
West Vancouver Police Chief Peter Lepine says the timing of his departure is tied to the conclusion of a five-year commitment, and has nothing to do with a staff survey showing very little confidence in senior management.
Best pictures from February 17
Duhatschek: Team Canada’s lack of power-play minutes defies logic
Finland's Juhamatti Aaltonen (top) takes down Canada's Jonathan Toews during second period preliminary round hockey action at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, February 16, 2014.
Tories' budget, Statscan at odds over number of vacant jobs
A job board at YES Youth Employment Services in Toronto.
Nova Scotia’s cyberbullying law goes too far
The first judicial order issued under Nova Scotia’s over-reaching Cyber-safety Act is reasonable and moderate. But the legislation goes too far, and its potential remains troubling.
Corporate democracy – now with more democracy
TMX Broadcast Centre is shown in downtown Toronto on Oct. 22, 2013.
Toronto and Vancouver battle to house yuan trade
An employee counts Chinese yuan notes inside a bank in Taipei.
Canadians’ lack of faith in courts can be overcome with education, report urges
The Supreme Court of Canada building is seen in Ottawa.
Canadian bus manufacturer takes a different route
The Weichai bus manufacturing facility in Yangzhou.
Canada’s Olympic ‘medical Mafia’ helps protect athletes, and their teeth
Dr. Paul Piccininni, pictured here using a tilt shift lens, who runs the Olympic medical commission in Sochi seen here at Canada House February 15, 2014.
With LNG, Finance Minister aims to put B.C. back in the black
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong tries on his budget-day shoes after having the soles replaced at the Olde Towne Shoe Repair in Victoria on Feb. 17, 2014.
Solar power’s new wave
A recently-opened Mississauga branch is the first example of BIPV at one of TD’s Canadian buildings.
With debate raging over ice dance results, Virtue and Moir rise above angst and anger
Canadian ice dance partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir after winning sliver in the ice dance competition at Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014.
I lost the top job, and I'm better for it
Roy Osing is a former executive vice-president of Telus with over 33 years of leadership experience. He is a blogger, educator, coach, adviser and the author of the book series BE DiFFERENT or be dead.
Sussing out the truth during a job interview
Find Out Anything From Anyone, Anytime by James O. Pyle and Maryann Karinch.
Del Grande says he’s ‘lost the joy’ for Toronto city hall as he rules out re-election
Toronto Councillor Mike Del Grande, right, speaks with fellow Councillor Doug Ford at City Hall on Jan. 8, 2013.
Avoid the RRSP tax trap in your 50s
A couple in retirement.
Gilles Duceppe rules out running for PQ in next Quebec election
Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe is shown in Montreal on April 17, 2011.
Snubbed by BC Hydro, small towns see opportunity off mainstream grid
Run-of-river power projects like the one at the north end of Harrison Lake near Chilliwack are part of BC Hydro’s strategy for connecting isolated communities to the grid. In December, 11 communities learned they would not be hooked up by the utility.
Fernand Leduc: An artist and a philosopher
Fernand Leduc, left, received the Governor-General’s Award in visual and media arts in 2007.
Defence Department covered disgraced general’s $40,000 move to UAE
Brigadier-General Dan Menard is shown on April 11, 2010.
Papineau: A jaunty, bluesy and sepia-toned single
According to Daniel Lanois, the song had been in his head for 15 years.
Why community paramedicine saves both money and lives
André Picard
My beloved Texas Instruments calculator has blinked its last LCD number
Elegant urban buildings emerge in the North – and win praise
The Fort McMurray Airport Authority is also updating the aircraft apron, taxiways, approach road and parking areas. Four new air bridges mean that visitors and northern Alberta residents won’t have to go outside – in temperatures that can range from -40 C in winter to 30 C in summer – to enter or exit a plane.
New public buildings reflect spirit of the North
Two northern infrastructure projects – one in Fort McMurray, Alta., another in Gillam, Man. – have been recognized for design excellence and unique fit with the local landscape. Fort McMurray’s $258-million international airport terminal, its entrance seen in this rendering, is set to open in June.
Just off this tiny island lies a perfect diving reef
It’s the ease of access and biosphere-reserve protected status of the reef that makes snorkelling in the Maldives so great.
Amid Lac-Mégantic fallout, Irving Oil pledges rail-safety upgrade
Crews work in the area of the derailed tanker cars in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 14, 2013.
Simona de Silvestro impressive, but not F1 calibre
Simona de Silvestro poses at the Sauber headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. She will be an affiliated driver with Sauber this year with a goal of competing for a Formula One seat in 2015.
The Met Opera’s live program is a great (and unexpected) success story
Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth and Zeljko Lucic in the title role of Verdi's Macbeth.
UBC researchers identify parasite that killed 406 Cape Breton seals in 2012
Woman gave birth twice, killed infants secretly, court hears
A B.C. Coroner carries the body of a newborn baby after it was found dead in a plastic bag between two homes in Vancouver, B.C., on April 2, 2009.
Study says financial traders’ stress leads to ‘irrational pessimism’
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
Canadian women to meet U.S. for hockey gold after win over pesky Swiss team
Canada forward Melodie Daoust reacts after scoring against Switzerland during first period semi-final women's Olympic hockey action at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Monday, February 17, 2014.
Charges against seafood company in death of worker dropped
'They are totally watering down and emasculating the Fisheries Act,' says Tom Siddon, who was fisheries minister for Conservative former prime minister Brian Mulroney from 1985 to 1990.
La Presse reaches ‘flexibility’ deal with printer Transcontinental
The La Presse headquarters in Montreal.
Stanley Cup’s appearance at Canada Olympic House causes stir
Canadian Olympic athletes pose for a photograph with the Stanley Cup at Canada House at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Monday, February 17, 2014.
Canada's Gerrits fails to advance to aerials final
Infographic: Tracking gasoline prices
In Pictures: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, inside and out
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Virtue and Moir skate to silver in ice dance
Canadian ice dance partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir during the free dance competition at Sochi Winter Olympics February 17, 2014.
Barrick Gold Corp. three-year chart
Federal government opens up prostitution law rewrite to public input
A woman holds a red umbrella, that are used as a symbol for sex workers rights, that reads "Sex Workers have their lust for their rights!" during a rally at Allan Gardens park to support Toronto sex workers and their rights in Toronto, Friday December 20, 2013. Canada's Supreme Court struck down on prostitution laws in a unanimous 9-0 ruling on Friday, giving Parliament a year to produce new legislation.
Russian bobsleigh team coached by Canadian slides to gold medal
The team from Canada CAN-1, piloted by Lyndon Rush and brakeman Lascelles Brown, take a curve during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Mirtle: How Team Canada has begun to shorten its bench
Canada's Sidney Crosby and head coach Mike Babcock (R) participate in their men's team ice hockey practice at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 12, 2014.
Jones makes Olympic history, goes entire curling round-robin undefeated
Canada's skip Jennifer Jones delivers a stone during their women's curling round robin game against South Korea at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games February 17, 2014.
One dead, two injured in head-on crash south of Sudbury
OPP cruiser.
Lax review of prison deaths puts inmates at needless risk, ombudsman says
Correctional Investigator of Canada Howard Sapers speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on November 26, 2013. The federal prison ombudsman says it often takes more than two years for the Correctional Service to complete a mandatory review when someone behind bars dies of natural causes.
Birth of the Stingray: From sketches to finished product
Peter Cheney
Here's why you should always rethink the bus trip
Everyone wanted to get on: ‘I had one person’s hair in my face and another’s elbow in my groin.’
Seven days, seven salads: These recipes will definitely win you friends
Greek salad jar
Canadian curlers bearing weight of Olympic expectations
Canada's skip Jacobs Brad delivers a stone during their men's curling round robin game against the U.S. in the Ice Cube Curling Centre at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games February 16, 2014.
Pedal to the metal, this full-size truck won a tough drag race
The Chevy Silverado Duramax bested the competition in a trailer-hauling challenge.
IIROC won’t hold new hearing into compliance issues, Alboini says
Chairman and CEO <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Securities</strong> Vic Alboini at his office on King St., Toronto
Looking for an SUV with the best value for the money
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe
Software takes the pain out of marking exams
The Crowdmark platform.
Four things you should know about from the Toronto auto show
2015 Porsche Macan
Five things to watch for in Tuesday’s B.C. budget
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong leaves Olde Towne Shoe Repair after having the soles replaced on his shoes in Victoria on Feb. 17, 2014, a day ahead of budget day.
Team Canada hockey quarter-final to take place Wednesday at noon Eastern
Canada forward John Tavares, right, and forward Jeff Carter, second from left, celebrate with defenseman Drew Doughty (8) after Doughty scored a sudden death overtime goal against Finland during a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Environment Canada warns more snow to hit Southern Ontario
A pedestrian negotiates snow covered sidewalks as winter weather caused traffic snarls and flight delays in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday February 5, 2014.
In Sochi, Canada’s Olympic bobsleds really are chariots of the gods
Canada's Justin Kripps and Bryan Barnett compete in a heat of the two-man bobsleigh event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 16, 2014.
Duhatschek: Canadian hockey coach Babcock will continue to tinker
Canada's men's hockey team head coach Mike Babcock speaks to the media during a press availability at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 17, 2014.
For Republicans, six is the magic number
Paul Koring
North American trusted-traveller plan set to be unveiled in Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers inspect vehicles entering the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro boarding crossing in San Ysidro, Calif., on March 1, 2013.
Chris Alexander balances his portfolio and power
Konrad Yakabuski
As convention nears, the real Justin Trudeau needs to stand up
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pauses after asking a question in the House of Commons on Nov. 26, 2013.
Patient advisers a prescription for health-care power shift
Patrick Dickey, Patient Experience Advisory for Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. KGH is leading the trend with putting patients on hiring panels.
For Mexico, legalization is freedom
Former Mexican president Vicente Fox
Why the silence over Mohamed Fahmy?
Elizabeth Renzetti
Feb. 17: Splitting headache, and other letters to the editor
Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Try to keep letters under 150 words. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. E-mail: letters@globeandmail.com
Joannie Rochette’s legacy can be seen everywhere in Sochi
Canada's Joannie Rochette reacts after receiving her bronze medal at the women's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver
Strip down to your basic leadership skills
Business concept
Could York Region become Canada’s next big tech hub?
Observers chalk up York region’s success to a number of factors, including proximity to Toronto, anchor tenants like IBM and CGI, a high concentration of talent strong links to Asia and active engagement between business, government and educational institutions
It’s time to privatize Canada’s leading ports and airports
Containers at the Port of Montreal.
The Roundup: Is the slump in Canada’s oil exports exaggerated?
The Pipestone compressor station in Alberta.
Soknacki campaign prepares to drop the gloves in Toronto mayoral battle
Toronto mayoral candidate David Soknacki scrums with the media outside Mayor Rob Ford's office at City Hall on Feb. 14, 2014.
Thick fog triggers more delays, cancellations in Sochi
Spectators with a Russian flag stand in thick fog on the stands prior to the men's biathlon 15k mass start, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Latest ETFs leave index-trackers in the dust
A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks past an electronic board showing the Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Feb. 4, 2014.
Ways to buy into the U.S. housing recovery
A Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse in Burbank, Calif.
February 17: Your daily horoscope
Aquarius
Seven Days of Television: February 17 to February 23
Lives Lived: A.J. Paul La Prairie, 93
A.J. Paul LaPrairie
Had enough of the Olympics? Check out this refreshing dose of TV satire
John Doyle
An alkaline diet has pros, but there is no proof you can change your pH level
The Crosby conundrum: Who’s the best linemate for Captain Canada?
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