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Recap: How last week’s shocking death made Game of Thrones interesting again
GAME OF THRONES Season 4: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister.
With win at home, Habs take 3-0 stranglehold on playoff series
Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, centre, celebrates with teammates Brandon Prust, right, and Brendan Gallagher after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during third period NHL Stanley Cup playoff action in Montreal, Sunday, April 20, 2014.
Meet the new middle class: robots
John Van de Vegte, right, Project manager robotics and automation with the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Vineland Station, along with Harvest Robotics test an early prototype of a mushroom harvester on March 17, 2014.
André Bellavance declares candidacy to lead Bloc
Bloc Quebecois MP Andre Bellavance asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on Friday, October 21, 2011.
Human-rights tribunal probing student's complaints of homophobic discrimination
Christopher Karas is pictured in Toronto on Sunday April 20, 2014, The 18-year-old student says he was repeatedly belittled for being gay by his teachers in his French Catholic school, Exile Secondaries Catholique Sainte-Famille.
Best Photos from April 20
Environment Minister Polak warned about LNG greenhouse gas emissions
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak in Vancouver June 7, 2013.
John Horgan the extrovert is quietly leading party behind the scenes
Justine Hunter
Raptors make good use of their coming-out party
Cathal Kelly
First Nations’ LNG fight takes wing on an eagle’s feather
Mark Hume
B.C. marijuana festival goes global
The 4/20 rally, first held in 1995 in Vancouver, has grown to a worldwide event.
Suncor employee dies at oil sands site
Suncor Oil Sands operation, near where officials were seen taking samples for the Athabasca River, following a pipeline carrying industrial waste water ruptured, Tuesday, March, 26, 2013 in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
In pictures: Clash in eastern Ukraine leaves at least three dead
Globe in Ukraine: Deadly clash in Donetsk region shatters holiday truce
A pro-Russia protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits on a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, April 20, 2014. At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to avert a wider conflict.
U of T faculty consider option to unionize
File photo of the Rotman School of Management in Toronto, Ontario.
In pictures: Grief, anger overwhelm relatives of Korean ferry passengers
Relatives of missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol weep in front of policemen as they try to march toward the presidential house to protest the government's rescue operation in Jindo, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. After more than three days of frustration and failure, divers on Sunday finally found a way into the submerged ferry off South Korea’s southern shore, discovering more bodies inside the ship and one outside and pushing the confirmed death toll to over four dozen.
Ontario lawyers irate at quality of courthouse inmates’ food
Defendants often do not get enough nutrition to properly defend themselves during trials, lawyers allege
How doctors are using a simple test in surgery to save blood – and money
Dr. Vivek Rao, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery with the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, prepares an aortic valve replacement during open heart surgery on a sixty nine year old Michael Joseph Towns on April 10 2014. The patient was having an aortic valve replaced during the 3 + hour operation.
In Pictures: How doctors are using a simple test in surgery to save blood – and money
Dr. Vivek Rao, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery with the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, prepares an aortic valve replacement during open heart surgery on a sixty nine year old Michael Joseph Towns on April 10 2014. The patient was having an aortic valve replaced during the 3 + hour operation.
Vancouver’s latest high-priced hope: Morales gets mired in the midfield
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Pedro Morales (77) takes possession of the ball against Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Stefan Ishizaki (24) during the first half at BC Place, April 19, 2014.
Couillard should bury the Charter of Values
Quebec Premier designate Philippe Couillard speaks to members and guests after he was sworn in along with 69 Liberal elected members, Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Could you lead a company owned by private equity?
Richard Wajs is president and CEO of executive search firm TWC International.
Keep turnaround times tight
The serious business of gamification
Harvey Schachter
A serious call for Canada’s sartorial action plan
Pierre Trudeau attends the 1970 Grey Cup game dressed in cloak and matching hat. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, wearing what someone called his "Mandrake the Magician oufit," a cloak and hat - walks down the grandstand steps to present the Grey Cup trophy to the victorious Montreal Alouettes in this Nov.28, 1970 photo. (CP /Peter Bregg)
Traumatized refugees lose most of federal mental health funding in B.C.
Suspect in Amanda Todd cyberbullying case may not face Canadian justice
Carol Todd, shown at her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C., October 9, 2013, holds a photo of her daughter Amanda. Amanda took her own life in October, 2012, after a campaign of online sexual harassment.
Low commodity prices to take bite out of Teck earnings
Teck has coal mines in southeastern B.C., but it’s hoping to revive its dormant properties in the northeast.
Did Blackhawks' Duncan Keith mock David Backes after late hit?
Barrick, Newmont open to deal amid industry woes
A truck waits for ore at Newmont Mining Corp's copper and gold mine on Indonesia's Sumbawa island, in this file picture taken September 21, 2012.
Tech giants’ earnings to give glimpse of economy
Apple iPhone 5c phones are pictured at the Apple retail store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York September 20, 2013. Apple Inc's newest smartphone models hit stores on Friday in many countries across the world, including Australia and China.
Hawks' Brent Seabrook suspended for late hit on Blues' Backes
St. Louis Blues center David Backes lies on the ice after taking a hit from Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook in the third period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Saturday, April 19, 2014, in St. Louis. Backes was tended to by a trainer and left the ice under his own power.
Canada's railways face increased risk from regulations
CN CEO Claude Mongeau says the new regulations won’t create more capacity. <137>The Prince Rupert Grain terminal seen here September 7, 2007 has the highest throughput of any grain-cleaning elevator in Canada. Its eight shipping bins and three tower-mounted loading spouts can load up to 4,000 tonnes of wheat or barley an hour. . John Lehmann/Globe and Mail<137>
Infographic: Goldman Sachs: rougher seas, lower prices
A Goldman Sachs sign is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Dollarama: Wait for the stock to drop before pouncing
Dollarama plans to open more stores this year in head off increased competition.
Table: Mutual fund fees: a five-year perspective
U.S. Supreme Court case puts BlackBerry patents at risk
Pilot season and U.S. networks spin the same old stories
Actress Tina Fey from the TV series "30 Rock" arrives at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 29, 2012
Narrator of Disneynature’s Bears shares personal insight on the animal
John C. Reilly’s favourite bear is The Jungle Book’s Baloo: ‘that rumbly, gentle voice.’
My wedding ring has the 34-year itch
Newborn screening: a resounding failure in Canada
André Picard
Renowned journalist Dawna Friesen shares her story behind the camera
The former Winnipeg farm girl will appear Global’s current affairs program 16x9 as part of a one-hour documentary about dementia.
Less is more? Why I’m finished with big, foamy running shoes
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Arthritis drug stops selling in Canada; leaves young patients desperate
Abigail Stewart has been diagnosed with extended oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, which affects numerous joints, including her ankles, wrists, hips, knees and elbows.
Canada through to World Group of Fed Cup with playoff win over Slovakia
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard celebrates after defeating Slovakia's Jana Cepelova during their Fed Cup tennis match at the PEPS stadium at Laval University in Quebec City, April 20.
Monster ice jam passes through New Brunswick village
The sun sets on the St. John River in Fredericton on Thursday, April 17.
Only the elite allowed to shop at government’s official gift store
Joe Oliver leaves Rideau Hall after being sworn in as the finance minister March 19 in Ottawa. Finance Minister Joe Oliver, whose job is to hold the line on spending, is also the most generous cabinet minister when it comes to diplomatic gift-giving.
Remembering a great writer: Alistair MacLeod dies at 77
Author Alistair MacLeod in Toronto in 2001.
How one Jewish leader defended a neo-Nazi and stayed true to his community
Bernie Farber.
'Threes' is the addictive math puzzle game you want
U.S. expert recommends boosting apprenticeships in Canada in new report
Canadian Space Agency boss insists his appointment does not spell militarization
Walt Natynczyk, the president of the Canadian Space Agency, speaks to Montreal Council on International Relations in Montreal on, April 15.
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dead at 76
Rubin (Hurricane) Carter is shown at his home in Toronto, Dec. 28, 1999.
Raptors to make adjustments to spark DeRozan
Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan, left, drives at Brooklyn Nets' Shaun Livingston during first half NBA playoff basketball action in Toronto on Saturday April 19.
Toronto FC surrenders devastating late goal in loss to Dallas
FC Dallas defender Matt Hedges (24) and forward Blas Perez (7) and defender Matt Hedges (24) celebrate Perez game-winning goal against Toronto FC during the second half at Toyota Stadium in Dallas on April 19.
April 20: Your lookahead horoscope
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