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Map of proposed HOV lanes for Toronto's Pan Am Games
Majority in Quebec would vote against sovereignty: poll
Sochi star Shannon Szabados turns pro – in men’s league
Roy MacGregor
Jets lose game, Pavelec as Hagelin nets hat trick for Rangers
New York Rangers forward Carl Hagelin, right, scores on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Al Montoya during second period NHL action in Winnipeg on March 14, 2014.
Wynne’s transit tax climb-down about much more than appeasing the NDP
Adam Radwanski
Amid all the turmoil in Kiev, lives are being upended
A woman looks towards Independence Square as she passes a barricade in Kiev, Ukraine, March 14, 2014.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford to face PC party board
Gary Mason
Mix-ups in search for missing plane expose Malaysia’s political tumult
A "Pray for MH370" projection is seen on the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) building in Kuala Lumpur March 14, 2014.
Rand Paul must prove he has right stuff if he’s looking at a run for the White House
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) during his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., March 7, 2014.
Raptors down Grizzlies behind Valanciunas’s season-high 23 points
Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas dunks against the Memphis Grizzlies at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on March 14, 2014.
Oakridge mall project gets green light from Vancouver council
An artist's rendering of the Oakridge project. Elevated Commons Looking North.
Activists allowed to reappeal Rio Tinto’s Kitimat smelter permit
Environmental groups are being given a chance to appeal the environmental permit that allowed the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter in Kitimat to increase sulphur dioxide emissions.
Globe in Ukraine: In Crimea, the only ‘truth’ is from Kremlin-controlled media
A pro-Russian protester wears a soviet flag in front of Crimea's regional parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, March 14, 2014.
Ontario tries to ban blood-buying before clinics open
Barzin Bahardoust, ceo of Canadian Plasma Resources hopes to get approval from Health Canada so he can open his new plasma clinic in downtown Toronto.
Therrien running out of time to disrupt Habs’ forward lines
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien considers his forward lines during a recent home game against the Boston Bruins on March 12, 2014.
Trapped Syrian civilians face worsening disaster
Men stand in a damaged building in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus March 14, 2014.
'Mother Canada' statue in Cape Breton – so many questions, so little restraint
Elizabeth Renzetti
Downtown Eastside redevelopment debate is the same old game
An artist’s rendering of a revitalized Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.
Not all king crab at festival is from Alaska's well-managed fishery
Alexandra Gill
At 32, rejuvenated Federer is back in winning form
Eric Duhatschek
Garden inspiration found at Canada Blooms show
Linda Finnigan, who tries to see the Canada Blooms show every year, takes in the Peacock Chair, limited edition of 18 (made in Ontario). Linda comes for ideas and inspiration. With winter still gripping Ontario, the annual Canada Blooms show opened at the Direct Energy centre on March 14 2014. Visitors to the show came to buy plants and flowers for their gardens and to hear speakers. Many come for inspiration and ideas as well as taking lots of photos of the wide variety of greenery on display. The show runs through to March 23.
Pitching rotation leaves unsettled nerves in Jays’ clubhouse
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Drew Hutchison struck out seven and walked none in 4 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox in Dunedin, Fla., on March 14, 2014.
War art: Private Roy by Molly Lamb Bobak
Private Roy - Molly Lamb Bobak
War art: Gas Drill by Molly Lamb Bobak
Gas Drill - Molly Lamb Bobak
Molly Lamb Bobak was first Canadian woman sent overseas as war artist
Molly Lamb Bobak
Best pictures from March 14
Linda Finnigan, who tries to see the Canada Blooms show every year, takes in the Peacock Chair, limited edition of 18 (made in Ontario). Linda comes for ideas and inspiration. With winter still gripping Ontario, the annual Canada Blooms show opened at the Direct Energy centre in Toronto on March 14 2014. Visitors to the show came to buy plants and flowers for their gardens and to hear speakers. Many come for inspiration and ideas as well as taking lots of photos of the wide variety of greenery on display. The show runs through to March 23.
No end to truckers’ strike despite government-backed proposal
Unionized and non-unionized truck drivers strike over rates and wait times outside the Deltaport Terminal, Port Metro Vancouver's largest container terminal, in Delta, B.C. March 13, 2014. The dispute has been ongoing since February 26 and has brought shipments of various products to a near halt.
South Korea’s next big economic leap: innovation
Memebox’s Doin Kim is among a new breed of South Korean entrepreneurs.
More guards and cell checks recommended after three prison suicides
The coroners' jury has recommended more guards and unscheduled cell checks.
The Globe's stars and dogs for this week: Upscale retailer hits new highs
GM switch recall proves ultimate test for new CEO Barra
Sophie Cousineau
You are probably overexposed to financials
What Canada did – and did not – achieve in Afghanistan
Major General Dean Milner (R), last Commander of the Canadian Contribution to the Training Mission in Afghanistan, hands over the Canadian flag to Deborah Lyons, Canada's ambassador to Afghanistan, at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul March 12, 2014. The ceremony marked the end of Canada's 12-year military involvement in Afghanistan. REUTERS/MCpl Patrick Blanchard/Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Handout via Reuters (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Buffett's Berkshire is yesterday's story
Norman Rothery
Cool on Fairfax? Consider select holdings
David Milstead
Is a degree becoming a drawback?
Leah Eichler
Funding fun for kids for nearly 30 years
Jerry Love, who retired in 1991 after 35 years in Mississauga’s recreation department, gets back in the swim of things with Benjamin Dolega, 11, and Bridget Alpe, 7.
Lurking debt threatens part-time dreams
Former physician has eclectic investment style
Relative yields suggest REITs will keep going strong
Partners REIT wins proxy fight, keeps external management
S&P/TSX REIT INDEX
As Russia digs in, sensible investors should assume the worst
Eric Reguly
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan cleans up in Danish company IPO
A sign hands in the office of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
Belly size beats BMI for assessing full health picture, Mayo Clinic study shows
Let Toronto communities choose to pay for some services: Soknacki
Toronto mayoral candidate David Soknacki scrums with the media outside Mayor Rob Ford's office at City Hall on Feb. 14, 2014.
Olivia Chow is a strong candidate. She’ll need to get stronger
Marcus Gee
Put out the red light: Are sex workers being heard in the legal dialogue over prostitution?
A man out of time: How author André Alexis is reclaiming the pastoral
Author André Alexis
Tear down the Gardiner East? This city official won’t mince words
Toronto Deputy City Manager John Livey photographed at his offices on City Hall, March 12 2014.
Three beautiful comics you should pick up now
Beautiful Darkness, by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoet
How to enter the 2014 Challenge Contest
Ross Thurston is president of Calgary-based Livestock Water Recyling Inc.
Joseph Boyden on his literary influences: ‘I really dug Robertson Davies’
Author Joseph Boyden
A double life, once removed: Award-winning author Dinaw Mengestu explores the identity of physical displacement
Author Dinaw Mengestu
Author Astra Taylor pens a No Logo for the digital natives
Author Astra Taylor.
‘The Flats’ rises from a post-industrial cradle
The six-storey, two-building Canvas is the first condo project in the neighbourhood nicknamed ‘The Flats.’
Can U.S. get Russia over a barrel?
Kevin O’Leary exits Dragons’ Den while two new stars step in to fill the void
Entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary.
Claude Giroux rebounds from slow start to key Flyers’ turnaround
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen (44) is congratulated by center Claude Giroux (28) after scoring a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre.
When science meets fashion: A look at three design studios using technology to create beauty
The Royal Ontario Museum makes it to 100. Now, the real work begins
With social media, says the ROM Director and CEO Janet Carding, people ‘are looking for something they can personalize or customize and be part of.’
Smoke and mirrors, meet multimedia
Arcade Fire performs in Toronto, Thursday March 13, 2014.
Holocaust novel focus of copyright suit
J.L. Witterick’s novel My Mother’s Secret is based on the real-life efforts by Francziska Halamajowa, a Catholic Polish woman, to protect her Jewish neighbours during the Second World War.
Bearish on Philip Morris
Philip Morris smokeless tobacco products and Marlboro cigarettes.
Agrium CEO adds to holdings
Need for Speed: Maybe it’s time to pull over
Need for Speed is a cross between a fifties teen melodrama and a video game.
Wes Anderson is fine with ‘whimsy,’ just don’t call him ‘shallow’
Wes Anderson, onset with Jude Law, describes The Grand Budapest Hotel as being ‘filled with visual things.’
How ‘a twisted sort of love story’ made it to the screen
In Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’s breakout role he gets to show just how talented, and a little bit twisted, he really is.
Toronto’s new taxi rules: a fix or a ‘disaster’?
Cab driver Mohammad Reza Hosseinioun in Toronto Feb. 27, 2014.
An author’s tips: ‘Write as much as possible. Have fun ... be patient with your prose’
Author Lee Henderson, a graduate of the creative writing program at UBC.
Why I joined a choir (and why it’s the best)
Leah McLaren
Legend Has It: Taking audience participation to the next level
‘The No. 1 rule of improv is to say yes to every idea,’ says Rebecca Northan, creator of the fantasy comedy Legend Has It.
The close: Stocks fall ahead of Crimea referendum
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange March 14, 2014.
Charles Hamelin repeats Olympic performance with 1,500-metre short-track world win
Charles Hamelin reacts after finishing first during the men's 1,500m finals of the ISU World Championships at Maurice Richard Arena.
Harper to visit Ukraine next week; first G7 leader to announce such plans
Prime Minister Stephen Harper gestures while participating in a moderated question and answer session with the B.C. Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday March 12, 2014.
Canadian lawsuit to seek $500-million from Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange
Bitcoins are pictured in this photo illustration.
Companies involved in uranium accident at Halifax port have history of shipping mishaps
Uranium hexafluoride
Explainer: How much does it cost to drive a taxi in Toronto?
Taxis cue along Wellington St West in downtown Toronto on Sept 13 2013.
White House documents reveal how U.S. would react if Quebec had separated
Former president Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 24, 2013 in New York. Mr. Clinton will swear in New York City’s next mayor, Bill de Blasio, on Jan. 1, 2014.
Comedian George Lopez finally opens up about his arrest for public intoxication at Ontario casino
Comedian George Lopez poses on the set of the George Lopez Show at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006
RBC among 16 banks named in U.S. Libor case
A Royal Bank of Canada sign in downtown Toronto.
Great chefs, home cooks, food writers and Julia Child: Lucy Waverman says goodbye to The Cookbook Store
Front view of the Cookbook Store on Yonge St. The shop is closing its doors after 30 years, Toronto, Feb. 26, 2014.
In Pictures: Remember Datsun? They're back (In India)
Datsun GO concept car
Police find shoe of Whitby teacher who went missing in January
Durham Regional Police say 52-year-old Jeffrey Boucher is an avid runner and it’s believed he set out for a routine run on Monday, but he has not been seen or heard from since.
Party photos of the week: Canadian Stage Theatre Ball
Pamela Putman.
What happened to the missing Malaysian flight? A visual guide
Five things to do in Toronto this weekend, March 14 to 16
Lorde performs at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, March 10, 2014.
How to do St. Patrick’s day the Irish way
Guinness ambassadors Mark Rossiter, left, and David Tunney.
Celebrating the right to happiness
Small Business Challenge contest is now closed
John Brinkman is president and CEO of Imbibitive Technologies, maker of tiny plastic spheres that can absorb chemicals, such as during a spill.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy in Washington on Feb. 11, 2014.
Russia suspected of mass withdrawals from Fed accounts
A view of the Russian central bank in Moscow.
What makes a city work: Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks he knows
Pedestrians walk on a closed sections of Broadway and 7th Avenue in New York City on May 24, 2009. Starting today, a five block section of Broadway in Times Square and a smaller section in Herald Square will be closed to vehicular traffic for use as a pedestrian promenades.
Richard Florida’s 10 rules for a city’s ‘quality of place’
Richard Florida
The latest group opposing inequality: The IMF?
Carl Mortished
How the theory of the stolen jetliner got less crazy by the day
Without evidence, we can’t know what happened to MA370. But this farfetched explanation suddenly sounds at least plausible
The week's best web reads: U.S. insiders the most bearish in 25 years
A <strong>trader</strong> works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this file photo.
Bonus clawbacks proposed, but will they be used?
The Citibank Building is shown, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 in New York.
‘The Pied Piper for sustainable transportation’ and his radical idea: Put people first
Gil Penalosa bikes along a busy street in Toronto.
HudBay extends Augusta bid to April, waives minimum tender condition
The HudBay Minerals Inc. mine in Peru.
Now that we’ve left Afghanistan, time for deeper questions about what happened
Canadian soldiers take down the Canadian flag at the UN headquarters in Kabul on March 12, 2014, officially ending Canada's 12-year mission to Afghanistan.
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