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March 28

The ins and outs of the NHL’s new playoff structure
David Shoalts
Hats off to a dynasty in the making
Chicago defenceman Duncan Keith shields the puck from Carolina Hurricanes left wing Nathan Gerbe
Entitlements are a minefield for elected officials
Tough-on-crime Tories should back Goodale’s bill seeking protection for bus drivers
Gary Mason
Ignore the decor and focus on the fabulous food
Alexandra Gill
Power plants, police and the bureaucrat
Insiders are disputing each other’s statements to investigators about decisions during Dalton McGuinty’s last days as premier.
A new season dawns, spring hopes eternal
A vendor walks in the crowd during Toronto Blue Jay's preseason baseball game against the New York Mets at Olympic Stadium in Montreal
Portland Hotel Society defenders must answer for the waste
Columnist Stephen Quinn.
Blue Jays win as baseball returns before 46,121 in Montreal
Jose Bautista crosses the plate following his home run during fourth inning
Craig Anderson stops 46 shots as Senators down Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators' Kyle Turris celebrates his goal with teammates Clarke MacArthur and Cody Ceci
Redford had plans for penthouse suite in Edmonton provincial office building
Quebec Premier Jean Charest, left, and Alberta Premier Alison Redford walk by the Chateau Frontenac following a meeting January 11, 2012 in Quebec City.
The old ball game comes back to Montreal
Former Montreal Expos Steve Rogers and Tim Raines share a laugh during a ceremony prior to a pre-season game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets at Olympic Stadium.
Chow’s campaign strategy: out-Ford the mayor
Marcus Gee
Couillard’s lead in polls starting to look fragile
Those who know Quebec Liberal leader Philippe Couillard, a 56-year-old neurosurgeon, say he is a man of commanding intellect, trained to fix brains and stay cool under pressure.
Wynne should brace for further bombshells in deleted files scandal
Adam Radwanski
For family of Canadians on MH370, ‘a time for despair’
A Facebook photo of Muktesh Mukherjee, 42, and Xiaomo Bai, 37, the two Canadian citizens aboard vanished Flight MH370.
Toronto Raptors clinch playoff berth with dramatic win over the Boston Celtics
Toronto Raptors' Amir Johnson (right), who made the game winning shot, is congratulated by teammates Greivis Vasquez and Dwight Buycks
Harper takes leading role in G7 against Russia
Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 27.
Ottawa to cut programs for residential school survivors, commission head says
Justice Murray Sinclair, centre, and fellow commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Former teacher faces 10 new child pornography-related charges
Christopher Paul Neil arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court August 15, 2008.
Greater Toronto is losing its competitive edge, report finds
Rush hour traffic on Spadina Avenue in Toronto on Nov. 29, 2013.
Group honouring Canada's war vets now battling French extremists
A legal battle was not what Mr. Collet expected in 2006 when he founded Westlake Brothers Souvenir with the aim of paying tribute to the Canadian soldiers who fought and died in Caen. Canadian infantry rest during their advance south and east of Caen. Supporting tanks, (one seen in dust cloud in background) have pushed forward to blast enemy strong points. Photo: Canadian Army Overseas
In Photos: Baseball returns to Montreal
Steve Rossy of Montreal shows a card he still carries in his wallet from 1970. He was 10 years old when he got the pass and it allowed him into the bleachers for $.50.
UN report to be released Monday focuses on effects of climate change
Smoke is discharged from chimneys at a plant in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 25.
Veterans claim minister using review to discredit advocacy group
Parm Gill queried three leaders of the Canadian Veterans Advocacy at a review of the New Veterans Charter this week.
Does John Tortorella deserve another season in Vancouver?
Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella gestures
Sifting through a wall of earth in aftermath of Washington mudslide
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.
Best pictures from March 28
A mute swan moves across a lake, as it defends the territory around it's nest from other waterfowl, at Kew Gardens in London, Friday, March 28, 2014.
Can couple maintain their globe-trotting ways into retirement?
Energy exporters beware: China is looking out for No. 1
Eric Reguly
The Globe's stars and dogs for this week: Restoration Hardware nails it
Laval defensive back Thibault heading to NFL regional combine in Baltimore
Laval Rouge et Or players Erik Morin and Adam Thibault, right, kiss their trophy as they celebrate with fans
Math education: Mom, what’s a ‘times table’?
AP MEMBER FEATURE EXCHANGE ADVANCE FOR MARCH 29-30 -- In this March 7, 2014 photo, Nate Studley works on solving a 5x5 Rubik's Cube at Freetown-Lakeville Middle School in Freetown, Mass. Math teacher Nate Eleuterio teaches his students to follow a series of steps to solve an equation, also known as an algorithm, to master a Rubik’s Cube. (AP Photot/The Standard-Times, John Sladewski)
Let’s hear it for bossy girls
Leah Eichler
AIDS fundraiser cut from colourful African cloth
Chris Tyrell, left, and Jim Searle started the Dare to Wear Love gala and show, which challenges designers to make outfits from African fabrics.
Lions lineman Ben Archibald announces retirement
BC Lions tackle Ben Archibald lifts QB Travis Lulay while celebrating Lulay's touchdown
Nowhere is strategic voting more necessary and routine than in Quebec
Konrad Yakabuski
The raging debate over rape culture
University of British Columbia students walk past a sexual assault poster on the campus in Vancouver, on October 30, 2013.
Income seekers, here's a low-cost ETF portfolio
Rob Carrick
Ten things you don't know about Air Canada
Trans-Canada Air Lines stewardesses take a refresher course in makeup at Vancouver Internatinal Airport in 1961.
Five famous tips for investors to remember
John Heinzl
Harper talks tough, but we should beware Russian retaliation
Can Olivia Chow be Toronto's next mayor?
Chow at home in Toronto.
Fairfax’s Torstar investment scores points for value
Norman Rothery
The week's best web reads: 10 U.S. dividend stocks top managers love
In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, photo, cars drive past the McDonald’s Golden Arches logo at a restaurant in Robinson Township, Pa.
Wild, pricey fuel-cell stocks need nerves of steel
David Milstead
Bicycling ex-professor likes sector-specific ETFs
Gary Jakacky
Harry Rosen chief getting ready for a retail rumble
Illustration of Larry Rosen, chief executive officer of retailer Harry Rosen.
Every Day Is for the Thief: Meet Teju Cole, the lead voice coming from Nigeria’s 21st-century metropolis
Author Teju Cole
Olympic champion Chandra Crawford retires from cross-country ski racing
Cross-country skier and Olympic gold-medalist Chandra Crawford announces her retirement from competitive sport
Who should win at the Juno Awards? Two words: Tegan and Sara
Thrive: Some solid life lessons (along with some New Age puff) from Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington in her home in Los Angeles, November 23, 2010.
Why I’m never going to the zoo again
Children watch as Marius the giraffe is killed and dismembered, causing an outcry (including death threats) that surprised Danish zoo officials.
TD’s green bond paves way for environmental investment
‘In 2013 alone, [global] green bond issuance totalled $11.8-billion (U.S.), up from $2-billion in the prior year,’ according to a new report from RBC Dominion Securities.
Up, Up, and Away: A history of the Montreal Expos that invokes a city steeped in nostalgia
Author Jonah Keri
Where to eat in Queens
At M. Wells in Long Island City, a Montreal couple, Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis, have reinterpreted the worn steakhouse concept.
How many public-sector employees are really on Ontario's 'Sunshine List'?
Visa and Wal-Mart go head to head over fees
Brian Milner
Author Mark Lavorato’s most despised classic: ‘I hated Catch-22’
Mark Lavorato
Much-delayed ambassador arrives at testy time for Canada-U.S. relations
The U.S. Capitol is seen at night on Sept. 30, 2013. Congress will begin 2014 with a showdown over a White House-backed bid to renew unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans.
The Ever After of Ashwin Rao: A frank look at Canada’s lack of outrage over the bombing of Air India Flight 182
Author Padma Viswanathan
Three hot looks in men’s fashion this spring
Bullish on Consol Energy
Technical analysis shows Pennsylvania-based coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy is set to rise.
The Burning Bright: A direct and heartfelt break-up album from Royal Wood
Folk-rock troubadour Royal Wood chronicles breakup on fifth studio album The Burning Bright.
Insider selling at Crescent Point
A drilling rig for Crescent Point Energy at the Bakken formation near Oungre, Saskatchewan in this June 20, 2012 file photo.
Donovan Woods breaks down the Juno contenders for top single
Serena Ryder is nominated for her song What I Wouldn’t Do.
Christian talent organization hopes to reshape celebrity culture
Actors, Models & Talent for Christ is currently holding auditions in North America.
With Hercules, Peter Sellars rethinks the art of war on the stage of the COC
‘Handel knew that nothing is more fragile than the human mind,’ says Sellars, whose COC opera will be preceded by a one-day symposium at the Munk School of Global Affairs. ‘If that instrument goes out of tune, it’s very painful.’
Shigeru Ban’s Pritzker win proves that building hope is finally in vogue
Ban’s Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, N.Z., cost $5-million and is projected to last 50 years.
The evolution of Louis C.K. between SNL gigs
Stand-up comic Louis C.K. returns to host Saturday Night Live this weekend.
At 67, actor Andrea Martin’s still on the run
Andrea Martin is enjoying freedom 67 – she’s working hard, enjoying success and, at last, not really caring what others think.
Juno Awards: Alysha Brilla’s dress rehearsal
Alysha Brilla laughs when asked about the ‘adult contemporary’ label, given her adventurous bent and perky-quirky manner when it comes to lyrics.
Picasso curtain’s fate hangs by a thread
Seagram Building owner Aby Rosen says Picasso’s Le Tricorne is impeding repairs to a wall.
Loblaw closes deal to buy Shoppers Drug Mart
A Shoppers Drug Mart in downtown Toronto on Feb. 6 2014.
Man tells murder trial he saw ex-girlfriend attacked through webcam
Qian Liu, shown in a Toronto police handout photo, was found dead hours after her ex-boyfriend in China watched via webcam as a man entered her apartment.
The close: TSX gains, BlackBerry's early rally turns to hefty loss
One of several Blackberry buildings located on Phillip St. in Waterloo, Ont., home of the beleaguered smartphone company.
Firefighters’ award boosts Toronto employees on ‘sunshine list’
An arbitration award gave firefighters a 14.25-per-cent raise and retroactive salary increases for the past three years.
Why the U.S. energy boom isn’t hurting Canada’s oil patch
Party photos of the week: Erin Kleinberg launch party
Samantha, Caillianne and Rana Beckerman.
U.S. crude production vs OPEC, Canada crude exports to U.S.
Porter CEO backs off a bit on Island Airport expansion plan
Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines, is now supporting the city staff’s process for consideration of an expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Get your microbes to help fight chronic disease
Jason Tetro
Seven hot New York hotels you need to book
The Jade Hotel, New York.
Ottawa RedBlacks announce mascot will be named Big Joe Mufferaw
In 'new reality,' Poloz changes the game plan
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks during a news conference upon the release of the Monetary Policy Report in Ottawa January 22, 2014.
Chinese President was served ‘disgusting’ food, French minister says
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, is welcomed by French President François Hollande, right, at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, west of Paris, for a concert and dinner March 27, 2014.
Spikes in Gasfrac trading raise spectre of activist investor
Jeffrey Jones
Tory MP Eve Adams accused of misusing taxpayer funds in nomination race
Canada's Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 8, 2011.
University of Iowa turns down request by Girls to film on campus
Lena Dunham in a scene from the series Girls.
With Oliver in, don’t count income-splitting out
Gerald Caplan
Car Shoppers: Be ready to grab sales sweeteners when you see them
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Calendar
Hasek’s place in NHL goaltending history finally coming into focus
Buffalo Sabres' goalie Dominik Hasek sprawls to stop a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' center Wayne Primeau (15) with help from Sabres' defenseman Dimitri Kalinin during the first period of playoff action, April 26, 2001 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.
Public editor: Why endorsing Harper doesn’t mean not criticizing him
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not immune from criticism.
Emerging markets on the comeback trail
Which public servants earned more than $100,000? Search Ontario's 'Sunshine List'
Quebec’s elections chief denies preparations for referendum
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to reporters following a Quebec provincial election leaders debate in Montreal, Thursday, March 27, 2014.
Whitecaps set to put unbeaten run on the line against Dynamo
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Darren Mattocks (11) battles for the ball with New England Revolution defenseman Chris Tierney (8) during the first half at Gillette Stadium.
Number of Ontario government workers paid over $100,000 grows
Ontario Power Generation CEO Tom Mitchell a little more than $1.7-million in 2013.
Yaletown condo sells in a day as demand escalates
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