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Bruins’ Lucic thrives in role of playoff villain
Milan Lucic’s role as a hated opponent is sure to ramp up in the second round of the NHL playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens.
Canada's Eric Chong takes first MasterChef Canada title
MasterChef Canada contenders Eric Chong and Marida Mohammed.
B.C. artist facing down Mattel in expensive copyright fight
Carollyne Yardley has run up thousands of dollars in legal expenses in her trademark fight with Mattel’s American Girl.
Waddington’s pulls child’s blood-stained tunic from auction gallery
Lot 22 - Northern Plains Indian Child's Tunic, early 19th century fringed and with beaded collar, showing signs of central bullet trauma.
Stricter rules needed on caucus funds, Ontario opposition parties agree
PC leader Tim Hudak speaks at Queen's Park in Toronto , Ontario, Tuesday February 18, 2014.
In pictures: The Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling event Seek and Destroy
Tony Fondrick a wrestler with ECCW AKA "Tony Baroni" describes himself as "Loud" before a match in Vancouver.
Canadiens’ lightning rod Subban sets sights on Bruins
Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban skates during the team’s practice on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Brossard, Que.
B.C. health authority halts fecal transplants
Dr. Jeanne Keegan-Henry decision to use fecal transplant therapy on a patient in 2010 put her licence at risk.
Pollen seasons changing, asthma and allergy rates on the rise
Asthma sufferer Erika Ladouceur, enjoys the fresh air along Cordova Beach in Victoria, B.C. Saturday April 26, 2014.
The uproar over racism and the NBA
In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2010 photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the NBA said it is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend.
Best photos from April 28
A row of lightly damages houses, top, face destroyed homes in a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday, killing at least 16 people.
All eyes on NBA commissioner as he weighs possible penalties
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver answers questions during a news conference before Game 4 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn.
In pictures: Tornado roars through Tupelo, Miss.
A demolished car sits on North Gloster Street across from what remains of a shell gas station in Tupelo, Miss, after a tornado touched down on Monday, April 28, 2014.
Obama, present and former NBA players react to Donald Sterling situation
Real estate mogul and Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball team owner Donald Sterling attends the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 1, 2012.
Bargain stocks the Street has largely ignored
Alberta union leader credits new premier for tentative deal with province
Dave Hancock speaks after being sworn in as interim Alberta premier in Edmonton, Sunday March 23, 2014.
Investors line up for a half-century of low returns
A bond note.
Scared by tech stocks’ drop? Think long term
Chris Umiastowski
U.S. takes aim at Putin with sanctions on inner circle
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting during his visit to Petrozavodsk in Russia's Republic of Karelia April 28, 2014. President Putin said on Monday that Russia will be able to replace any defense industry imports lost due to the Ukraine crisis with its own products.
CIBC retirement draws attention to succession planning
The CIBC appears on a sign outside the bank’s Bay St. office building in Toronto.
E-cigarettes: A way out of addiction – or a way in?
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, a smoker demonstrates an e-cigarette in Wichita Falls, Texas. (AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News, Torin Halsey, File)
Jury overwhelmed by complex evidence, serial killer’s lawyer tells appeal court
Charles Kembo is shown in a courtroom sketch from 2005.
The drive to dream of a perfect career
Michael Lende is the founder and chief executive officer of Student CarShare.
Egypt’s show trials and the death of the Arab Spring
FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Al Jazeera English bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, left, producer Baher Mohamed, second left, and correspondent Peter Greste, center, stand inside the defendants' cage in a courtroom during their trial on terror charges, along with several other defendants, in Cairo Egypt. Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said Monday, April 28, that it has filed a claim against Egypt demanding $150 million in compensation to cover what it says are damages to its investments in the country since July. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid, File)
The ruin of too many leaders: Failure to execute
Ritch Eich is the president of Eich Associated, a leadership and management consulting firm based in California.
Conservatives vow to speed release of report on CF-18 replacement
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter flies toward its new home at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida in this U.S. Air Force picture taken on January 11, 2011.
City of Toronto staff back Ford’s $1-billion savings claim, but with caveats
City manager Joe Pennachetti answers questions during a City of Toronto budget committee meeting, Nov. 25 2013.
Ontario pledges $1-billion for Ring of Fire
Two mining exploration camps are pictured in the proposed Ring of Fire development area, approximately 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters March 28, 2013.
Serious knee injury on the rise among children, report says
Taking strategy classes in a judo uniform
Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice to seek Alberta PC leadership
Former Industry Minister Jim Prentice, now CIBC's vice-chair, is photographed at The Globe and Mail on March 1, 2012.
CGI to establish new IT services centre in southwest Louisiana
CGI provides services such as software and telecommunications management for private-sector and public-sector organizations in several countries, including U.S. government agencies.
Quebecor CEO Dépatie to retire for health reasons
File photo of Robert Depatie, president and CEO of Quebecor.
Investors, time to move into health care stocks
Runners jog past an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England April 28, 2014.
S&P 500 Health care index members ranked by forward 12-month earnings
Pilots warned to watch for runaway brewery blimp
A promotional blimp launched by Labatt Breweries of Canada included a hockey goal light that fans can set to go off when their NHL team scores.
Intact Financial: Room to run, or fully priced?
Brenda Bouw
Calgary plays host to another energy takeover deal
Calgary-based Petroamerica is acquiring Suroco Energy in an all-stock deal.
‘The best place you’ve never heard of’: a look inside Brazil’s hidden wonderland
Works by Brazilian artist Tunga at Inhotim’s Galeria Psicoativa.
More than a beer town: Three top watering holes in Victoria
The Sunomono Cocktail at the Veneto Tapa Lounge in Victoria, B.C., Aug. 15, 2012.
Beware the car-jacking baboon in Cape of Good Hope
There is baboon at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa that now has a taste for breath mints.
Vancouver sells Olympic village condos, recovers millions in debt
A man walks through the Millennium Water development, part of the athletes’ village during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Facebook-posting driver dies in crash
Globe Drive
Raptors’ coach Casey calls Sterling’s alleged comments ‘hurtful’
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey reacts to a call during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, April 25, 2014, in New York.
Beyond Keystone: Canada+USA Inc. as the new global energy power
Peter Tertzakian
Remember these tips to practise safe cycling
Dr. Charles Tator
Student debt: Parents of Gen Y need to back words with action
Rob Carrick
The close: TSX ends lower in choppy trade, Dow up
Q&A: Colin Cieszynski on how investors should prepare for the rest of 2014
The M&A surge doesn't mean it's time to sell your stocks
Dollarama CEO and founder’s compensation surged 125% in 2013
Dollarama was founded as a privately held chain in 1992.
Think like a high-net-worth investor: consider a contrarian approach
BofA’s regulatory blunder could land it in investor purgatory
Traders work at the post that handles Bank of America on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 28, 2014. Bank of America sank 5 percent, to $15.14 after the bank unexpectedly announced it would suspend its stock buyback program and its plan to raise its quarterly dividend. The bank said it discovered an error in how the bank calculates its capital ratio, a crucial measure of a bank's strength.
Public editor: More feedback on vague and troubling phrases
A man in the Netherlands who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the Amanda Todd cyberbullying case was described as having ‘no fixed address.’
Ivanhoé hustles into outlet mall space
New 63-acre outlet mall in Niagara-on-the-Lake marks the first of its kind for Ivanhoé Cambridge: a pure outlet centre, rather than a hybrid mall.
Giant money managers fight ‘too big to fail’ label
‘Asset managers are dramatically less susceptible to financial distress than banks, broker-dealers or insurers,’ BlackRock wrote in response to the proposal.
Seven Days of Television: April 28 to May 4
I’m an aspiring novelist who’s buying a house and having a baby. Seriously
S&P 500 vs. five-year rolling return
Don't buy this floating rate bond ETF if you want big returns
Corporate class funds defer the hit by the tax man, though ETFs and ordinary shares may offer better returns.
Long-time MP Karygiannis: ‘This is not the same Liberal Party we knew’
Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis pauses as he announces he will step down as the Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt following Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday April 1, 2014 in Ottawa.
'Child of Light' a delightful made-in-Canada Japanese-style RPG
Ubisoft uses Rayman engine to design a fun game that’s absolutely stunning to look at
OLG modernization falters, report finds
‘OLG made commitments and projections that it could not deliver on time and as envisioned,’ a report by Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk says.
Selling in May and going away? Then consider buying bonds
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Grieving families of workplace casualties call for accountability through little-used law
Lucy and Russell Campbell attend the National Day of Mourning ceremony in New Westminister, B.C., on April 29, 2014. Lucy’s brother Carl Charlie died in the Lakeland Mills explosion in Prince George in 2012.
Boating mishap leaves woman adrift for six hours in Georgia Strait waters, man dead
In Pictures: Looking back at Formula One great Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna’s McLaren Formula One MP4/4 at an exhibition at the Imola race track.
Why the undergrad advantage in wages is vanishing
University grads have long seen higher pay than those without postsecondary schooling. But the premium is shrinking.
Under construction: Just how bad is Toronto's commute going to get?
Barrick needs to kick its mega-deals habit
David Parkinson
Chris Martin says he’s to blame for split with Gwyneth Paltrow
This Jan. 11, 2014 file photo shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow, left, and her husband, singer Chris Martin at the 3rd Annual Sean Penn & Friends Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Ontario Liberals pledge $2.5-billion in new corporate grants
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks at the Ontario Liberal Partyâs 2014 Heritage Dinner in Toronto, Thursday March 20, 2014
Man who killed York University student files notice of appeal
Brian Dickson, shown in an undated photo taken from his Facebook profile page, was convicted of first-degree murder, in the death of York University student Qian Liu.
Now Trending: Beyoncé and Jay-Z summer tour stops in Toronto and Winnipeg
Beyonce, left, and Jay-Z perform "Drunk in Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles
Bruins forward Milan Lucic thrives as a playoff villain
Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic (17) celebrates after scoring a goal on Detroit Red Wings goalie Jonas Gustavsson (not pictured) during the third period in Game 5 of the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Banknorth Garden.
Rick Hansen to host Day of Honour for Canada’s role in Afghan war
Rick Hansen.
Canadian jets Europe-bound on Tuesday amid Ukraine tensions
Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter jets take part in military exercises near Keflavik, Iceland, on April 5, 2013. Canadian fighter jets are leaving for Europe on April 29, 2014, to join NATO patrols.
Donald Sterling wasn't the first: Three notorious owners of sports teams
The NBA is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, right, makes racist remarks while speaking to V. Stiviano, left.
Fair Elections Act back on fast track after 45 amendments submitted
Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre defended the Fair Elections Act Tuesday evening as a ‘common sense bill.’
Teens set fatal PEI fire to keep warm, police say
Firefighters inspect the scene of an early-morning fire at an abandoned building in Charlottetown on March 30, 2014.
Eight ways to fight your allergies with food
Various foods and nutrients can ease the symptoms of allergies.
At midday: TSX flat amid failed Barrick/Newmont merger talks
Barrick Gold chairman Peter Munk speaks at the company's annual general meeting on May 2, 2012.
Martinrea dissidents want assets sold to cut debt, Gingl installed as CEO
A group of dissident shareholders insist that the Martinrea board, including chairman Rob Wildeboer, must be replaced.
Formula One: 20 years after his fatal accident, Senna’s legacy lives on
Visitors look at the Ayrton Senna John Player Special F1 car during an exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Brazilian triple Formula One champion Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo April 10, 2014.
Shea Weber, Duncan Keith and Zdeno Chara are Norris Trophy finalists
Shea Weber, Duncan Keith and Zdeno Chara
Brother of slain homeless man hopes court case moves swiftly
Berwick, N.S., held a vigil in October for the late Harley Lawrence, who had been the town’s only homeless person.
Treliving brings truculence to Burke’s Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames' new general manager Brad Treliving, left, speaks after being introduced by the team's president of hockey operations, Brian Burke, in Calgary on Monday, April 28, 2014.
Inconvenient truth: Is Keystone XL pipeline no longer crucial?
Michael Babad
To win Alstom, GE and Siemens must propose to France
Carl Mortished
In Pictures: 2015 BMW i8 is a hybrid sports car like no other
The BMW i8 has a 0–100 km/h sprint time of 4.4 seconds. Its EU test cycle average fuel consumption is 2.1 litres/100 km.
Why BMW's $145,000 i8 hybrid sports car is a bargain
The 2015 BMW i8’s hybrid-specific all-wheel drive means a combustion engine powers the rear wheels, while an electric motor drives the front wheels.
Globe announced as Michener finalist for Lac-Mégantic coverage, rail-safety
Crews work in the area of the derailed tanker cars in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 14, 2013.
Persée: This classic is a revelation for Opera Atelier
Persée was written in 1683, just a few short decades after opera itself was first invented.
Infographic: Ontario's fiscal balance over time
Fifth-generation Ganong to lead iconic New Brunswick chocolate maker
David Ganong and Bryana Ganong in the retail shop of Ganong Brothers Ltd., St. Stephen, N.B.
Government of Canada may soon issue 50-year bonds
The Peace Tower and a Canadian flag are seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Toronto startup drags ordinary e-mail into the modern era
Screenshot of MailTracker
Paris officers investigated for Canadian tourist's alleged rape suspended
The 36 Quai des Orfevres police building is shown in Paris on April 26, 2014.
At the open: TSX little changed ahead of heavy earnings slate
Pedestrians walk past the Pfizer logo on the exterior of their headquarters in New York Nov. 5, 2013.
As Parliament returns, Harper faces tough questions
Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a question and answer session with the Greater Kitchener Waterloo and the Cambridge Chambers of Commerce in Kitchener, Ont., on Friday, April 25, 2014.
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