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March 26

Dosage errors may have tilted clinical heroin trial, B.C. court hears
Patient Charles English is one of five plaintiffs making a constitutional court challenge over the federal government's decision to prevent doctors from prescribing heroin to addicts.
University Health Network boss new Ontario deputy health minister
Robert Bell, a former orthopedic oncologist who has led Toronto’s University Health Network for nine years, has been named Ontario’s new deputy minister of health.
Tories defend use of Kijiji data in face of opposition ridicule
Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney called Kijiji ‘the new classified ads.’
Washington mudslide leaves local towns isolated
A line of rescue workers arrives to look for victims in the mudslide near Oso, Washington as efforts continued to locate victims March 26, 2014. The death toll from a massive landslide in Washington state stood at 24 on Wednesday, but the mud-stricken community braced for a higher body count as search teams combed through debris looking for scores of people still missing four days after the disaster.
Access to sugary drinks affects obesity, UBC study shows
A UBC study links consumption of sugary drinks to obesity and recommends dramatic reductions in sugar intake.
Quebec Liberal Leader Couillard opened offshore account while abroad in 1990s
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard leaves Montreal City Hall following a meeting with Mayor Denis Coderre on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Montreal.
Gairdner winners and how they've advanced medical research
Dr. Salim Yusuf, director of the Population Health Research Institute and vice-president of research at Hamilton Health Sciences.
Clark’s mining push meets resistance
Nass River and Gitanyow First Nation members fishing for salmon.
Tories’ Soudas feels heat for firing organizer after complaint about nomination race
Dimitri Soudas is shown in Ottawa on June 1, 2011.
Harper urges allies to support sanctions targeting Russian energy sector
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Russia’s economy is “one-dimensional” and extremely vulnerable to sanctions because of its reliance on natural gas exports.
Canada’s Salim Yusuf among Gairdner winners spanning medical landscape
Dr. Salim Yusuf, director of the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University, will receive the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award for leadership in global clinical trials and population studies that have shaped prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Clark, Vancouver truckers reach labour agreement
Christy Clark signs a deal with United Truckers association director Meeka Sanghera, left, and Unifor Jerry Dias, middle.
The Scout List: Architecture, archives, and artwork
Display image from Vancouver Imagined.
Spring storm hammers Atlantic Canada with severe winds, snow
Three people struggle through high winds and snow as they cross Hollis Street in downtown Halifax on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
Hot Ticket – Mies Julie
John is Bongile Mantsai and Julie is Hilda Cronje in Mies Julie. The South African-born director Yael Farber sets her adaptation of Strindberg's classic Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of the eastern Cape Karoo.
Mirtle: Lofty expectations see Phaneuf under fire as Leafs fade in the playoff race
Dion Phaneuf faces the toughest matchups of any defenceman in the league.
Key questions for Oscar Pistorius as his defence begins Friday
After moves to left and right, Parti Québécois may move down
Konrad Yakabuski
Best pictures from March 26
MARITIME STORM: Adam Excel wears ski goggles as he walks down Barrington street in downtown Halifax. March 26, 2014.
Twenty stocks with a sustainable economic moat
Caerlaverock
Five tax breaks for the self-employed
Tim Cestnick
Free apps weigh on Weight Watchers stock, growth
David Milstead
Egypt resorts to kangaroo courts
This image made from video shows relatives reacting after an Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in connection to an attack on a police station that killed a senior police officer in Minya, Egypt, on March 24, 2014.
Progress on Michael Chong’s democratic reform bill
Conservative MP Michael Chong guesture during a news conference on Dec. 3, 2013, in Ottawa.
Looking for a cheaper mortgage? Online service touts DIY approach
Rob Carrick
BMO slashes key mortgage rate
Bank executives are now speaking with much more confidence about the likelihood that any correction, should one materialize, is likely to be a soft landing.
Dustin McGowan's long trip back to the starting rotation
Toronto Blue Jays starter Dustin McGowan pitches during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros in Dunedin, Florida, March 10, 2012.
MacGregor: DeLaet loves to watch, but playing at the Masters is surreal
Roy MacGregor
Court blocks BlackBerry executive’s move to Apple
The company logo is seen at the Blackberry campus in Waterloo, September 23, 2013.
Shoalts: Toronto’s quest for NFL team strewn with obstacles
David Shoalts
Where parties stand on five big issues in the Quebec election
Intuition is overrated, data is better
The Decoded Company: Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers
I want to be a hairdresser. What will my salary be?
More money isn’t always better
David Dick is an assistant professor of philosophy and a Fellow of the Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership in Business at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business.
Nary a peep on drug scandal as Toronto mayoral candidates face off on TV
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a mayoral candidates' debate on March 26, 2014.
Augusta says it has a number of options other than HudBay’s bid
Augusta Resource's Rosemont Copper project in Arizona will be the third-largest copper mine in the U.S. once in production.
Malaysia’s Petronas singled out as leading LNG project for B.C.
A Petronas logo is seen near its twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 1, 2010.
Metro CEO rejects calls for enforced grocers' code of conduct
Metro grocery store chain is buying back one million shares.
Western sanctions begin to weigh on Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a news conference.
Another year of hurdles ahead for Athabasca Oil
Jeffrey Jones
March 27: The Bear necessities – and other letters to the editor
Ukrainian soldiers transport their tanks from their base in Perevalnoe, outside Simferopol, Crimea, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
On eve of final debate, Marois hopes to shift to ethics
PQ leader Pauline Marois responds to a question during a news conference Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in Montreal.
Put your faces back on, ladies: Why the #nomakeupselfie trend has to stop
Fennell skips Brampton council as critics plan grilling over her secret pay cut
Susan Fennell, mayor of Brampton, Ont., speaks at Brampton City Hall on May 14, 2013.
Paris’s ghost subway stations reimagined: Three looks that may bring them back to life
This computer image provided in March 2014 by Laisne Architectes shows an abandoned Paris subway station turned into a restaurant, part of conservative candidate for Paris Mayor Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet's, known as NKM, plan to reimagine the city.
Why you should shake off your fear of ‘appointment only’ boutiques
Troy Seidman at Caviar20, his “by appointment only” interior-design shop in Toronto.
That sound you hear is Toronto’s inaugural Body Percussion Festival
Members of the Montreal gumboot ensemble Bourask.
Art-world insider Massimiliano Gioni on pleasures and pains of mounting the Venice Biennale
Massimiliano Gioni , Curator of the 55th Venice Biennale of Art, poses for a photograph at the prize-giving ceremony, in Venice, Italy, Saturday, June 1, 2013.
For me, true contentment lies in a drawer brimming with socks
Teaching Gen Y how to clean house: Martha Stewart wouldn't approve
Why cleanliness is next to impossibleness these days
Natural food distributor has solid earnings growth and is cheap
Consumers’ expanding appetite for healthy, environmentally friendly food is giving a boost to Canadian farms.
India trip, Redford’s last as Alberta premier, cost $131,000
Alberta Premier Alison Redford announces her resignation in Edmonton March 19, 2014.
So how do you ‘consciously uncouple’?
Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Chris Martin at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif.
CN calls Ottawa’s move to clear grain backlog heavy-handed
Ottawa is considering the legislation in response to a grain backlog in the Prairies.
The close: TSX suffers triple-digit loss
TMX Group Inc. signage is displayed on a screen in the broadcast center of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. A takeover of Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX Group Inc. by a group of Canadian banks and pension funds is "significantly" more likely to succeed after TMX's board endorsed the C$3.73 billion ($3.73 billion) offer, analysts said. Photographer: Norm Betts/Bloomberg
Six Ontario residents charged in alleged $200-million investment fraud
RCMP Insp. Henry Tso points to a chart as he speaks to media after a news conference in Toronto March 26, 2014. Six Ontario residents are facing charges after RCMP say thousands of investors and the Canadian government lost millions of dollars in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme.
Knights’ goalie Stolarz suspended eight games by OHL for stick-swinging
Anthony Stolarz of the London Knights.
Live coverage: Opponents attack Rob Ford in mayoral debate
Olivia Chow, David Soknacki and Rob Ford attend a mayoral candidates' debate in Toronto on March 26, 2014.
Why Brazil’s new food guide leaves me hungry for more
Theresa Albert
NDP’s Raj Chouhan to reimburse province for wife’s air fare
NDP MLA Raj Chouhan, left, with colleagues Dawn Black and Carole James in Vancouver. He has committed to reimbursing the province for the cost of his wife’s plane fare to South Africa.
Surge in U.S. buybacks signals caution, but no retreat
A trader rubs his head as he looks up at informational screens while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing of the market in New York, August 15, 2013. U.S. stocks had the biggest one-day percentage drop since late June on Thursday in higher-than-average trading volume after poor results and outlooks from Dow components Wal-Mart and Cisco.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car buys Toronto-based AutoShare network
AutoShare president Kevin McLaughlin has said that increased urban density benefits his company but has also prompted more rivals.
Rob Blake named GM of Team Canada for upcoming world championship
Rob Blake
In Pictures: Snow storm hits east coast
Regulators step up delivery of mutual fund information to investors
Fund Facts documents are a standardized two-page summary of key information about a fund.
Canaccord Genuity appoints new CEO in U.K.
Ontario government naming highway after freestyle skiing pioneer Sarah Burke
Sarah Burke reacts after failing to place in the top-three at the 2010 Winter X Games
Small investors gain access to elite world of private startup equity
Joe Wallin, a Seattle-based attorney, crafted an equity crowdfunding bill for Washington state.
Conservative backbencher to introduce assisted-suicide bills
Conservative MP Steven Fletcher speaks with the media as he leaves caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday March 26, 2014.
Wait for breast cancer diagnosis too long, report says
Doctors rushing with a patient on stretcher in a hospital
Winnipeg awarded the 2015 Grey Cup
CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon gives his state of the league address to media on Friday November 22, 2013 in Regina.
Paltrow and Martin issued split announcement while enjoying family vacation in Bahamas
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Forget street lamps, glow-in-the-dark trees could be lighting cities of the future
BlackBerry vows legal action to block internal, external product leaks
Michael Babad
Have Quebec's Liberals really beaten the PQ?
Photo composite from Left to right: André Pratte, Antonia Maioni, Daniel Turp, Konrad Yakabuski
John Davidson new chairman as Hockey Hall of Fame makes selection-committee changes
Columbus Blue Jackets President John Davidson speaks to the media after exiting the NHL board of governors meeting in New York December 5, 2012. NHL owners and players met face-to-face again on Wednesday in an attempt to broker a deal to end their bitter dispute that threatens to wipe out the season.
Will anyone in TV debate take on Rob Ford about his behaviour?
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has long said he can hardly wait to face his opponents in a debate.
This junior uranium explorer is generating buy signals
Canadian Tire gets a makeover
A Canadian Tire store is seen in North Vancouver, B.C.
Now Trending: The Walking Dead inspires new beer with brains among ingredients
The makers of the popular apocalyptic drama The Walking Dead have sanctioned a beer that actually lists brains among its ingredients.
New science minister hasn’t worked in a lab, but he has done this
Ed Holder leaves after being sworn in as Canada's new Minister of State for Science and Technology at Rideau Hall in Ottawa March 19, 2014.
Elegies: an encore that years later feels fresh
At midday: TSX erases earlier gains
Although Canada would be a big beneficiary of resurgence in U.S. growth, the domestic equity market – still 36 per cent materials and energy stocks – would be hurt by declining resource demand in the emerging markets, according to Goldman’s 2014 outlook .
Head of major German brewery killed in B.C. avalanche
Jannik Inselkammer, head of Augustiner-Bräu Wagner KG, was killed March 24, 2014, by an avalanche while heli-skiing in British Columbia.
For Gen Y, being your own boss keeps doors open
Being your own boss means learning how to focus.
How China is like the 19th century U.S.
People gather in front of a branch of Jiangsu Sheyang Rural Commercial Bank, in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, March 26, 2014.
The West’s response to Putin is a joke on the free world
Benjamin Perrin
Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award winners: Why I became an artist
U.S. to export oil to Canada at faster pace, Scotiabank projects
Michael Babad
Fund managers increasingly combative on executive pay hikes, study says
A new study says investors who manage money for pension funds and other institutions are growing more combative, increasing the number of times they vote against companies on issues such as electing directors or approving executive pay.
Conservatives, unions agree to 50-50 funding for public sector health plan
Treasury Board President Tony Clement speaks during Question Period on Dec. 10, 2013.
Bombardier delays first flight of Learjet 85 due to ‘system issue’
The Model 85 has a planned entry into service of 2014.
Sun Life mirrors own portfolio in new asset management arm
The Sun Life Financial building in Toronto.
Why Jaguar is finally thriving (and rolling in cash) under Tata
Jaguar F-Type convertible
TD not looking for another major U.S. acquisition
‘We don’t have to go out there and do transformative deals’ in order to compete, TD CEO Bharat Masrani says.
Duhamel, Radford second after pairs short program at skating worlds
Quebec parties slinging old mud ahead of final debate
Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault speaks at a news conference during a campaign stop in Montreal Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
Got your #stormchips yet? Atlantic Canada tweets through the blizzard
Three people struggle through high winds and snow as they cross Hollis street in downtown Halifax.  March 26, 2014.
Why Putin doesn’t need the West in the new world order
Geoffrey York
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