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February 8

Leafs rally late to win as Canucks continue slide
Toronto Maple Leafs' Mason Raymond celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks during third period NHL action in Toronto on Saturday February 8, 2014.
Bouchard leads national team to 2-0 Fed Cup advantage
Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, returns the ball to Jovana Jaksic, of Serbia,during round one Federation Cup tennis action in Montreal, Saturday, February 8, 2014.
Neurosurgeon William Feindel was an explorer of the mind
Dr. William Feindel, second from right, is pictured with the first CT scanner in Canada (1973). Dr. Romeo Ethier is on the right. I don’t know the women in the photo. (Dr. Feindel was the force behind bringing imaging technology to Canada)
Sick leave policy for public servants outdated, says Clement
Treasury Board President Tony Clement stands in the House of Commons during Question Period, in Ottawa Thursday, February 6, 2014.
New reports emerge of Rob Ford`s night out in Vancouver
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photos at the Foggy Dew pub in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday night, Feb. 1, 2014.
Gold, silver and bronze for Canada after sisters, McMorris win medals
Canada's gold medal winner Justine Dufour-Lapointe kisses her sister Chloe, who won silver, in the women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Solid biathlon sprint finish puts Canada’s Le Guellec in medal contention
France’s Martin Fourcade lies on the snow after completing the men's biathlon 10-km sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Canada poised for a silver in team figure skating with one day to go
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Canada cruises to easy win over Switzerland in women’s hockey
Canada's Rebecca Johnston (L) scores on Switzerland's goalie Florence Schelling during the second period of their women's ice hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 8, 2014.
Olympic oval a little too orange and slow for some skaters
Empty seats are seen in the background as a skating fan dressed as Russia's Father Winter waves the national flag prior to the start of the men's 5,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Finding the right feeling key to fast downhill for Canada’s Guay
Canada's Erik Guay goes airborne in a training session for the men's alpine skiing downhill race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center February 8, 2014.
How Cuba’s invisible hand keeps a firm grip on Venezuela
In this Oct. 28, 2000 file photo, Cuba's President Fidel Castro, left, talks with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Barinas, Venezuela, near Chavez's hometown of Sabaneta.
Four people who made an impact on the 2010 Games, and vice versa
Canadian poet Shane Koyczan performs during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, 2010.
Norwegian Bjoergen captures fourth gold medal with skiathlon win
Norway's gold medal winner Marit Bjoergen is flanked by Sweden's silver medal winner Charlotte Kalla, left, and Norway's bronze medal winner Heidi Weng after the flower ceremony for the women's cross-country 15k skiathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Tension lingers in Sochi following security scare and crackdown on dissent
Interior Ministry members detain a gay rights activist attempting to hold a protest rally in Red Square near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Feb. 7, 2014. Russian police detained gay rights activists who tried to protest on Moscow's Red Square and in St Petersburg on Friday, shortly before Vladimir Putin opened the Sochi Winter Olympics, gay rights activists said.
Amy Chua’s dangerous ideas
Margaret Wente
Canadian Olympians watch their gear closely after tampering incident
Canada's Charles Hamelin takes off his skates following a short track speed skating practice at the Sochi Winter Olympics Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Sochi.
Top images from Day 1 of the Winter Olympics
Canada's Natalie Spooner is knocked to the ice by Switzerland's Romy Eggimann (L) and Laura Benz during the second period of their women's ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics February 8, 2014.
Unvarnished truth isn’t dead, it’s just having an exam
Elizabeth Renzetti
Dog owners prodding condo developers to accommodate pets’ needs
Michelle Leracy and her seven-year-old Pomeranian Teddi get set to go for a walk in Toronto on Wednesday Jan. 15, 2014.
Beyond sauvignon blanc: This New Zealand wine tour takes you so much farther
While New Zealand boasts a huge diversity of grape-growing land, some of its out-of-the-way roads meander through its rugged beauty.
More than chemistry behind Canada-U.S. doldrums
Jeffrey Simpson
How ‘entrepreneur’ stopped being a European word
Doug Saunders
Free mops and deep discounts: Inside the sinking Sears flagship
This week’s Talking Point – democratic reform – and other letters to the editor
Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, speaks about election reform at a news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 4, 2014.
Man dead after being pinned under snow removal vehicle at Pearson Airport
Reports of judges’ pact, flurry of drug tests, leave Canada’s figure skaters feeling targeted
Kaetlyn Osmond, centre, and the rest of the Canadian figure skating team waits for Osmond's results in the women's team short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Stimulus gamble: How Ottawa saved the economy – and wasted billions
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presents an update on the government’s Action Plan at the University of Winnipeg.
The biggest portfolio mistakes that investors make
Keith Matthews, author and portfolio manager at Tulett, Matthews & Associates, says too many Canadians are travelling across a murky ocean without an investment plan or philosophy.
Canadians take to the air in slopestyle final
Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Ford’s rage over rainbow flag brings city further humiliation
Marcus Gee
Mark McMorris wins bronze in slopestyle for Canada's first medal
Canadian Mark McMorris receives his bronze medal for snowboard slopestyle at the medal ceremonies during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 8.
February 8: Your daily horoscope
Aquarius
Weekend TV: Zombies and the Beatles are back
John Doyle
Tories speed up plan to give minister power to strip citizenship
New Canadians are sworn in during a citizenship ceremony in Markham, Ont.
At 42, Petr Nedved enjoys a last Olympic hurrah
Czech forward Petr Nedved played for Canada at the Lillehammer Games in 1994. In 982 NHL games, he racked up 717 points in a career that saw service with the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers.
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