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April 30

Rob Ford’s statement on stepping away to deal with his problems
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford pauses before a mayoral election debate in Toronto in this file photo taken March 26, 2014. Ford will take a leave of office to get help for a substance abuse problem, according to news reports.
Raptors' Ross finally takes small step out of slump
Toronto Raptors guard Terrence Ross tumbles over Brooklyn Nets player Paul Pierce during Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series Wednesday night in Toronto.
Teen’s question launched John Horgan’s public career
John Horgan, who will be acclaimed NDP leader on Thursday afternoon, says he’s discovered he likes being around people.
Vancouver councillors reject putting whale question on the ballot
Qila, a Beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium is prepared for an ultrasound on April 14, 2014. Vancouver residents won’t be voting in November on whether whales and other cetaceans should be kept in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium
Raptors turn romp-in-the-making to white-knuckled win over Nets
Cathal Kelly
Refresh health data laws to match digital age: B.C. privacy watchdog
Elizabeth Denham, speaks in Ottawa on Aug. 27, 2009.
Photos from new Rob Ford drug videos obtained by The Globe and Mail
A screen shot from a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking what has been described as crack cocaine by a self-professed drug dealer was secretly filmed in his sister’s basement early Saturday morning, April 26, 2014.
Delta, B.C., teachers advised to cancel field trips for rest of school year
Students listen as British Columbia Minister of Education Peter Fassbender speaks at the official opening of Goldstone Park Elementary School in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday April 24, 2014
What experts say we don’t know about shale gas
A thunderstorm approaches a shale gas fracking facility run by Poland's PKN Orlen company on the outskirts of the village of Uscimow, southeastern Poland, June 5, 2013.
Habs draft battle plans for showdown with big bad Bruins
Preparing for the Boston Bruins in the second round of the 2014 NHL playoffs, Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price says his teammates are “tenacious and tough to play against.”
Go slow on fracking, scientists warn
Demonstrators attempt to prevent police officers from escorting a lorry carrying oil drilling equipment to a site run by Cuadrilla Resources outside the village of Balcombe in southern England July 29, 2013.
Substance-abuse problem pushes Rob Ford to sidelines
A screen shot from a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking what has been described as crack cocaine by a self-professed drug dealer was secretly filmed in his sister’s basement early Saturday morning, April 26, 2014.
Trotz tops the list in NHL's annual coaching derby
David Shoalts
RCMP defends decision to drop Nigel Wright probe
Nigel Wright, chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is shown appearing as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 2, 2010.
UBC dental program under fraud probe
Students walk between buildings on UBC campus in Vancouver, B.C., on October 29, 2013.
Best pictures from April 30
A gust of wind blows off Pope Francis' cap during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 30, 2014.
Rob Ford takes leave as recent drug videos emerge
A screen shot from a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking what has been described as crack cocaine by a self-professed drug dealer was secretly filmed in his sister’s basement early Saturday morning, April 26, 2014.
Bungled execution in U.S. prison spurs capital punishment debate
Fair Elections Act revisions still place limits on chief electoral officer
Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Pierre Poilievre speaks to the Economic Club of Canada Thursday April 24, 2014 in Ottawa.
The Scout List: Documentary film fest, art as experience and a DIY cheese workshop
The UBC Farm’s Growing Season Workshop Series is holding two of its wildly popular beginners cheese-making workshops this week with David Asher Rotsztain.
Meet Team Poloz: The new players at the top of the Bank of Canada
Carolyn Wilkins was appointed Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, effective 2 May 2014, for a term of seven years.
Hot Ticket – Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art
Ruperto Jay Matamoros (1912-2008) ÒFlores de la TierraÓ (Flowers from Earth), 1994 Oil on canvas 71 x 85 cm.
In pictures: Nanaimo sawmill turns from workplace to crime scene
RCMP investigators on the scene at the Western Forest Products mill where two people are confirmed dead, two injured in Nanaimo sawmill shooting.
Change the law. Make it harder for government to snoop
Editorial Cartoon by Brian Gable / The Globe and Mail. Published December 28, 2013. ONCE UPON A TIME, LONG AGO, THERE WAS A CONCEPT CALLED... PERSONAL PRIVACY
The game begins: Lint roller sellers battle over a basketball move
Rapper Drake holds a shirt bearing his name and Toronto's area code during a break in the Toronto Raptors-Brooklyn Nets NBA basketball game in Toronto.
Death by software, drones on autopilot
Aeryon, which is based in Waterloo and makes drones. handout Aeryon
Canadian large caps that outperformed their peers
Even China doesn’t believe its revised global economic ranking
Brian Milner
Hedge funds irked by stock market benchmark comparisons
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
Shell boosts LNG Canada stake while Asian partners lower theirs
The Kitimat LNG site on the Douglas Channel.
MLS Home Price Index
Encana aims to raise $860-million with PrairieSky IPO
CEO Doug Suttles
McGuinty campaign mastermind takes step back from Stintz campaign
Councillor Karen Stintz, shown while registering for the Toronto mayoral race on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, said on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, that some members of her campaign team may have shifted roles.
Memorable leaders say it with sizzle
Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say and Do by Kathryn D. Cramer.
Peter Aceto: The gold medal power of positive thinking
Peter Aceto, president and CEO of Tangerine Bank, formerly known as ING Direct.
I want to be a dentist. What will my salary be?
Enbridge loses a much-needed bridge builder
Jeffrey Jones
Higher gas prices to boost Syncrude operating costs
Syncrude‘s oil sands upgrader facility located north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
Tribunal strikes down Quebec dairy substitute ban
McMaster to crack down on drinking, orientation activities
Professor Lovaye Kajiura talks with incoming students at an orientation workshop at McMaster University in Hamilton, August 29, 2013. University officials are vowing firmer oversight of orientation activities in the wake of two reports.
Bankers' opinions on deals are not always fair: judge
Controversy over fairness opinions has erupted before, both in the U.S. and in Canada. In 2010, when Magna International Inc. founder Frank Stronach wanted to sell back his powerful voting shares, financial adviser CIBC was not asked to provide a fairness opinion.
Parents sue for daughter’s death in hang-gliding accident
Lenami Godinez Avila, 27, was on a tandem flight in which she was supposed to be tethered to the hang glider when she fell 300 metres to her death in April 2012 in B.C.’s Fraser Valley.
Editorial cartoons for May, 2014
Celebrity Photos of the Week: Yep, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are still married
Actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones arrive at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala in New York April 28, 2014.
Where are you on the tax-smart scale?
Tim Cestnick
Can this young Toronto family really afford a house?
Rob Carrick
U.S. Federal Reserve opts for a rosy take on spring
In this March 31, 2014, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to community development professionals at the National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Chicago.
Tax cuts coming, but Ottawa won’t blow surplus on major spending, Oliver says
Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver speaks at a luncheon of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
Bullish analyst calls can spell doom for U.S. stocks
A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013.
Not sure what to see at the Contact Photography Festival? Here are our experts’s top picks
Detail from Gordon Parks's  Husband and Wife on Sunday Morning, Fort Scott, Kansas
Marimekko's Unikko pattern is 50 years old: Why does it still feel fresh?
A subway car in Taipei was decorated with the Unikko pattern in November, 2013, to mark the opening of the city’s first Marimekko store.
Indulge your inner narcissist with these six mirror designs
Tokujin Yoshioka’s mirrored table, designed for Lombardy brand Glas Italia
Days of hoarding 'dead money' are over
Canadian dollars shown with U.S dollar
How do I tell my religious in-laws that I’m an atheist?
David Eddie
Why I'm still a believer in Warren Buffett
John Reese
‘Challenges’ with contractor to blame for Union Station delays: Minnan-Wong
Construction on the major transformation of the train shed area of Toronto's Union Station Oct 9, 2013.
A brief encounter with a begging woman paralyzed me. Was it my Catholic guilt?
The surprising way this man is raising funds to fight cancer (hint: it involves a ukulele)
Facebook rolls out mobile advertising network
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses the crowd at Facebook’s f8 developers conference in San Francisco April 30, 2014.
Kurt Cobain had harsh words for Courtney Love in newly released note
Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain in 1993
MIT’s cartography of 100 cities to create a ‘more beautiful world’
Sam Reinhart named WHL most valuable player
Kootenay Ice's Sam Reinhart, right, is named WHL Player of the Year, winning the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, in Calgary on Wednesdy April 30, 2014.
Chart: Americans have a long history of supporting the death penalty
This photo shows a table used in the administering of lethal injections at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City. A Colorado high court overturned a jury's decision to execute convinced murderer Robert Harlan because two jurors had discussed biblical teaching during the penalty phase of his trial.
The fill level in my new bottle of wine is lower than normal. Was I ripped off?
Beer review: Unibroue Blonde de Chambly, Quebec
Wine review: Junior by Mitolo Shiraz 2011, Australia
Wine review: Union Red 2010, Ontario
Wine review: The Ned Pinot Noir 2012, New Zealand
Caught on camera: Sandpipers flock to B.C. mud flats en route to Alaska
The Western Sandpiper, seen here in Delta, B.C., on April 28, 2014, is one of the most abundant shorebirds in North America.
Wine review: Blue Mountain Chardonnay 2012, British Columbia
Wine review: Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2009, British Columbia
Finding beauty in carved-out scars of a tree
Stinson burl bowls $60 to $8,000. Through stinsonstudios.ca.
Canadian horse meat involved in European meat scandal
A 320g size box of Findus brand beef lasagne is seen after its purchase from an independent food store in Nunhead, southeast London February 8, 2013. Food manufacturer Findus confirmed on February 7 that results of tests carried out by Britain's Food Standards Agency that showed that the company's beef lasagne contained horse meat.
Redesign takes Sauder’s buildings from ‘old high school’ to corporate cool
Climate change and health: Extreme heat a ‘silent’ killer
Miloud Belhachemi, right, a construction worker who is building a tramway, pours a bottle of water on his head as temperatures soar to 36C (96.8F), in Marseille southern France, Thursday, July 27, 2006.
Images from the Champions League semi-finals
Chelsea's Fernando Torres is congratulated by Cesar Azpilicueta after scoring a goal against Atletico Madrid during their Champion's League semi-final second leg soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London April 30, 2014.
Canada sending frigate to join NATO in eastern Europe
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responds to question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday April 30, 2014.
Lynchburg train derailment gets quick reaction on social media
A twitter image of a train derailment in Lynchburg, Va., via @NewsBreaker.
How do I know what to sell and when to sell it?
Nancy Woods discusses selling strategies.
The good news and bad news about Canadian jobs numbers
Philip Thong of National Instraments takes down information from Derek Sargent who will be graduating in the Spring of 2014 from electrical engineering at The University of Waterloo during the Partnerships for employment Job Fair at RIM Park in Waterloo on February 5, 2014.
Why electricity is the Ontario Liberals’ Achilles heel
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is shown outside her office at Queen's Park in Toronto on March 27.
Twin Butte offers fat dividend while you wait for share price gains
First Nations and the repugnant, racist side of pro sports
Michael Babad
Estimates for 2018 show need for about 175,000 trades workers in B.C.
Construction workers in Comox, B.C. on April 23, 2013.
B.C. poachers kill, mutilate nine eagles near Kamloops
Hercules, a bald eagle, patrols Vancouver's International Airport (YVR) in Richmond, British Columbia on January 20, 2014. YVR's 'Raptor Program' was introduced in 2013 as part of their Wildlife Management Program to deter larger flocks of birds from hitting aircraft.
Gabriel may seek billions in arbitration over stalled Romanian mine
A protester holds a banner reading ‘Save Rosia Montana’ in Bucharest early Sept. 11, 2013 during a rally against plans to open Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in Rosia Montana, Romania. A long-running bid by Canadian miner Gabriel Resources Ltd to open the mine faces strong opposition.
A closer look at the Raptors pre-game rituals
Toronto Raptors celebrate a win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 during the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre.
This RV supplier has doubled its share price in two years
Questions to consider as the Raptors and Nets prepare for Game 5
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) and Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson (15) defend against Brooklyn Nets guard Shaun Livingston (14) in the second half of Game 4 of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at the Barclays Center.
TTC drafts backup plan for Scarborough LRT line
TTC chief executive officer Andy Byford said the transit authority is ‘mindful of politics and the potential change’ surrounding plans for a Scarborough subway line.
Explosion in China’s restive Uyghur region kills three, injures 50
Security personnel gather near the scene of an explosion outside the Urumqi South Railway Station in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday April 30, 2014. An explosion shook the railway station in China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang, injuring many people as President Xi Jinping wrapped up a four-day visit to the area, state media said Wednesday.
Police arrest 28 in bust of tobacco ring with alleged Mafia ties
Inspector Michel Pelletier, from the Sûreté du Québec; Annie Beausejour, with Canada Border Agency; James Spero, with United States Homeland Security; and Superintendant Denis Blanchard, with the RCMP speak to media at a news conference on April 30, 2014, in Montreal.
Why Canadian drivers still can't use Google Glass
Software developer Brian Ho holds a Google Glass device at Vandrico, a Canadian company specializing in wearable computing, during a demonstration for the media in North Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday July 30, 2013.
Graphic: What you need to know about exploding blue whales
Now Trending: David Letterman pays tribute to departing late-night colleague Craig Ferguson
In this Oct. 8, 2007, file photo, provided by CBS, David Letterman talks with musician Kid Rock (not pictured) on the "Late Show with David Letterman," in New York.
Conservatives are failing Canada on retirement security
NDP MP for Victoria Murray Rankin rises to question the government during question period in the House of Commons Tuesday December 11, 2012 in Ottawa.
Chart: Changes in income distribution in Canada
Should NDP trigger Ontario election? Just look to Jack Layton in 2005
New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton speaks during the French-language leaders' debate in Ottawa April 13, 2011. Canadians will head to the polls in a federal election on May 2.
‘Chance meeting’ led to two men pulling guns and killing each other
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
Sidebar: Everything you know about advertising is going to be useless on Monday
Chuck Porter (left) and Miles Nadal in Los Angeles.
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