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Bekker coming into his own for TFC
Toronto FC's Kyle Bekker, right, tries to pass Montreal Impact Andres Romero during second half MLS action at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on Saturday March 16, 2013.
Canucks forward Daniel Sedin taken off the ice on a stretcher after hit from behind
Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin (22) is taken by stretcher off the ice after a hit by the Calgary Flames during the second period at Rogers Arena, April 13, 2014.
Tonight's lunar eclipse the first fully visible in North America since 2010
Presenting the Maddies: Five very real ad campaigns from the world of Mad Men
Publicity shot for the seventh season of Mad Men, which begins April 13.
Senate panel sets up confrontation with Harper on Elections Act
Senator George Baker is seen in this file photo.
Another Game of Thrones wedding, another major character dead
Game of Thrones.
MacGregor: Bubba bounces back to take Masters
Roy MacGregor
Council probing complaint against Justice Lori Douglas draws criticism
Judge Lori Douglas
Shanahan will have his hands full during Leafs’ off-season
This picture, taken during last week’s game against the Panthers, says it all about the Leafs’ 2013-14 season.
Best Pictures from April13
Veteran soldier sues federal government after costly move
Maj. Marcus Brauer is seen in Halifax on Friday, April 11, 2014. Brauer will be in federal court in Halifax on Tuesday, seeking a judicial review of a decision by the Treasury Board Secretariat as he tries to recover thousands of dollars from the federal government he says was lost when he was posted to another city and had to sell his house at a loss.
Lottery controversy shows weakness of B.C. conflict-of-interest rules, critics charge
Michael Graydon of Paragon Gaming is pictured on the site where the company plans to build an urban resort featuring a casino next to B.C. Place in Vancouver, on February 12, 2014.
Victims’ families, survivors wait for charges against sawmill owners
Justine Hunter
In pictures: A Boston eatery works to recover after last year's traumatic explosions
Knitted hearts in the colours of the Boston Marathon adorn a lamp post outside the Forum restaurant Friday, April 11, 2014.
Marathon bombing, one year later: the long road back for one Boston restaurant
Server Jon Erickson places table cloths on the patio of Boston’s Forum restaurant, Friday, April 11, 2014. The second of the Boston Marathon bombs went off outside of the Forum, forcing the restaurant to close for four months.
No might not mean no in Kitimat pipeline vote
A member of the Haisla First Nation dances at a celebration after the announcement that Kitimat, B.C., had voted No in the local plebiscite on the Northern Gateway project, April 12, 2014. Residents of the District voted against the pipeline and tanker project by a margin of 58.4 per cent to 41.6 per cent.
Conceiving a plan to win over Ontario voters
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The real-life ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ is an unlikely advocate of ethics
Former stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who was portrayed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'
Vancouver parks official pushes for public WiFi zones
A couple enjoys the sunset in Vancouver’s English Bay. Parks commissioner Trevor Loke wants to bring public WiFi coverage to some of the city’s most popular public attractions.
Detroit’s museum dilemma: Sell the art to the highest bidder
In a photo from Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, The Thinker, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin is seen outside the art museum. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Chinese group buys Las Bambas mine for $5.85-billion, giving boost to sector
Consortium led by state-owned China Minmetals pays $5.85-billion in cash for massive Peruvian project
Looking for media coverage? Don’t make it about you
Jim Gray is a speaker, communication skills coach, principal of Media Strategy Inc. in Toronto, and the author of How Leaders Speak.
Our team’s golden boy gets a free pass for bad behaviour
Tackle your must-do tasks first
Five tips to tame your e-mail inbox
Harvey Schachter
Pressure is on for Google to recreate past success
Google co-founder  Sergey Brin walks the runway wearing new product "Glass by Google" after the Diane von Furstenberg Spring/Summer 2013 collection show during New York Fashion Week September 9, 2012.
Russia calls for emergency meeting at UN as crisis continues in Ukraine
A pro-Russian gunman stands guard at a seized police station in the eastern Ukraine town of Slovyansk on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Pro-Moscow protesters have seized a number of government buildings in the east over the past week, undermining the authority of the interim government in the capital, Kiev.
Has Canada's foreign labour program outgrown its usefulness?
Mike Buensuceso at his shop, Asian Central, in Whitehorse, Yukon, on Friday. While Yukon's new temporary foreign worker program will help some small business owners like Buensuceso, others question the need for it in the North.
Bank of Canada’s rate policies in ‘uncharted waters’
Stephen Poloz is expected to leave the key interest rate at 1 per cent this Wednessday.
Weak loonie leaves Metro hard-pressed to outperform larger rivals
A woman walks into a Metro grocery store in downtown Montreal, January 28, 2014.
Bioniche puts focus on human health after sale of animal drug unit
Bioniche CEO Michael Berendt says the company was in too many businesses, and was burning through cash at an unsustainable rate.
SNC-Lavalin seeks to expand nuclear enterprise in China
A worker checks the control panel of the No.1 unit of Qinshan No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant, China's first self-designed and self-built national commercial nuclear power plant in this June 10, 2005, file photo, in Qinshan, about 125 kilometers (about 90 miles) southwest of Shanghai, China.
Why these Boston Marathon survivors are running again this year
Sitting is the new smoking, and it’s time to quit
Out of the gait: Run, don’t speed-walk
Amberly McAteer took a 3-D gait test conducted by physiotherapist Greg Lehman at the Medcan Clinic.
Fargo the TV series has arrived, with the Coen brothers and Billy Bob Thornton in tow
In the FXX series, which takes place in small-town Minnesota, Thornton plays Lorne Malvo, a mysterious man who ‘absolutely has no conscience whatsoever.’
Hair connoisseur Ray Civello’s five top tips for success
After 25 years, Civello’s empire includes 14 salons, 15 retail stores and five Aveda teaching academies across North America.
SickKids partners with Nunavut on new telepsychiatry program
Ten video screens will be placed in remote health centres in Nunavut to connect them with a team of 10 SickKids psychiatrists in Toronto.
When fire consumed my workplace my illusions about safety were reduced to ashes
B.C.’s provincial auto insurer to pay back $39 million in overcharged fees
Minister of Transportation Todd Stone is photographed in his office at the B.C. Legislature on June 12.
East Coast seal hunt starts amid ongoing court case, trade challenge
A hunter heads towards a harp seal during the annual East Coast seal hunt in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence around Quebec's Iles de la Madeleine on March 25, 2009.
Details of Flaherty’s visitation, State Funeral released
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters at the Port of Montreal, September 27, 2010.
CRA online services running again following Heartbleed scare
The Canada Revenue Agency website is seen on a computer screen displaying information about an internet security vulnerability called the "Heartbleed Bug" in Toronto, April 9, 2014.
Tories secretly gave Canadian military OK to share info despite torture risk
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 9.
Canucks eyeing retool rather than rebuild
Vancouver Canucks' Jacob Markstrom makes the save on Edmonton Oilers' Taylor Hall during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on April 12
Paradis says private sector a key partner in Harper’s maternal health initiative
International Development Minister Christian Paradis appears at a Commons committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 9
British government must proceed with caution in reviewing Muslim Brotherhood
A student, who is a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Mursi, shouts slogans in protest against the military and interior ministry in front of the faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine in Cairo University at Kasr El Aini street in downtown Cairo, April 9.
Gordon Pape's Defensive Portfolio
Volunteers sandbag homes in Southern Ontario, in preparation for flooding
Volunteers Tim Horst, Jake Wall and Bruce Brubacher arrive with sandbags for Ann Colebourne's house in Foxboro, Ont., on April 12.
UN report highlights urgency of near-term carbon cutting
Ottmar Edenhofer, Co-Chairman of the IPCC Working Group III, and Rejendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC, from left, pose prior to a press conference as part of a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Berlin on April 13.
Canadians from coast to coast can view total lunar eclipse this week
The Moon is seen above New York during a full lunar eclipse December 21, 2010.
Ryan Smyth sent out in style as Oilers beat Canucks 5-2
Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Smyth waves to the crowd after playing his last game in the NHL, after his retirement in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday April 12.
Momentary lapse of focus costs Whitecaps against Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Keane works against Vancouver Whitecaps defender Steven Beitashour during the first half at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on April 12.
Anders loses Calgary nomination battle, amid open hostility to Conservative leaders
Ron Liepert reacts after defeating Rob Anders during the Calgary Signal Hill federal Conservative nomination, in Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, April 12, 2014.
April 13: Your lookahead horoscope
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