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May 13

Francisco propels Blue Jays past Cleveland in first win of three-game home series
May 13, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Juan Francisco (47) hits a home run during the fifth inning in a game against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre.
Cabinet minister clarifies LNG’s ‘clean’ promise
Example of a LNG floating storage unit
Hundreds sue Ottawa over pot laws
A young man smokes a marijuana joint at the Vancouver Art Gallery during the annual 4/20 day, which promotes the use of marijuana, in Vancouver, British Columbia in this file photo taken April 20, 2013.
Man accused in Nanaimo sawmill shooting encountered financial, family pressures
Personal possessions of Fred McEachern, who died April 30, on display at a memorial service on Saturday May 10, 2014. The Nanaimo resident died during an April 30 shooting at the Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo.
Councillors push for Ford conflict-of-interest probe to continue
Integrity commissioner Janet Leiper declined to confirm whether she had launched an investigation of Doug and Rob Ford.
Stampeders pick Laval centre Lavertu first overall in CFL draft
Kiev rejects Donetsk's referendum results
Serhiy Taruta, appointed governor of the Donestk region by Kiev, says Sunday’s referendum was a meaningless ‘opinion poll.’
Best pictures from May 13
A rescued miner surrounded by relatives, medics and other miners cries after being rescued from a coal mine he was in trapped in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa May 13, 2014. An explosion and fire in the coal mine in western Turkey killed at least four miners on Tuesday and may have trapped as many as 300 more, officials said.
NDP under fire for ‘misuse of public funds’
New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 13, 2014.
Frustration over unrecorded use of water at B.C. pipeline project site
Chinook salmon jump upstream. AG2J0C Chinook salmon jumping falls Kispiox river British Columbia
The next chapter of Lac-Mégantic takes place in the courts
A woman walks the tracks in front of the downtown core in Lac Megantic, May 13, 2014.
Four Lac-Mégantic issues that still need to be resolved
Wagons of the train wreck are seen in Lac Megantic, July 9, 2013.
Former PM Clark says Ottawa needs to tone down rhetoric on Ukraine
Joe Clark says the Harper government has let Canada’s relationships with emerging powers ‘atrophy.’
A determined advocate won’t be enough for VAG pipe dream to be realized
Gary Mason
Oil industry on hook for future spill cleanup costs
An ocean supertanker is seen docked at the Irving Canaport Facility in Saint John, New Brunswick, March 9, 2014.
Canada moves in to Nigeria to aid in search for kidnapped girls
Nigerians take part in a protest for the release of the secondary school girls abducted from the remote village of Chibok, in Asokoro, Abuja May 13, 2014.
Duhatschek: Young bloods prove worthy for the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson and right wing Devante Smith-Pelly celebrate their win against the Los Angeles Kings
Police settle PTSD service dog suit with veteran
This photo taken Feb. 18, 2014 shows Lexy, a therapy dog at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Kelly: Sterling is well and truly finished after disastrous CNN interview
Cathal Kelly
As Ontario politicians stump on city issues, rural 'urbanites' feel cut out
Many rural dwellers in Canada have come to feel as if they don’t really matter in the larger picture.
Jilly’s strip club won’t be replaced by condos at Broadview Hotel site
Streetcar Developments has purchased the building best known as the site of Jilly’s.
Bullying victims’ families split over crime bill
Allan Hubley, father of Jamie Hubley, left, and Carol Todd, mother of Amanda Todd, right
Badger Daylighting: Lots of growth potential, but you’ll pay for it
Medical device stocks: Braced for an aging population
A doctor holds artificial hip joints Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Relentless Canadiens hope to brave the bigger, badder Bruins in game 7
Fair Elections Act passes third reading, expected to become law by June
Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre
Bar warns of conflict if tribunals merged under Bill C-31
Finance Minister Joe Oliver responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
Why I’m happy to hang onto my Telus shares
John Heinzl
Grupo Bimbo's takeover of Canada Bread approved
The purchase of Canada Bread Co. by Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo has received approval under the Investment Canada Act.
Infographic: Top gift picks
Hudson’s Bay updates its battle for the bride
Hudson’s Bay Co. president Liz Rodbell has a strategy with Kleinfeld Bridal boutique.
Three building blocks of a successful sales manager
Kevin Higgins is chief executive officer of Toronto-based sales training firm Fusion Learning Inc.
Transcript: Incentives the best way to fix what’s ailing Greece
People holding shopping bags full of fruits and vegetables pass a Greek flag during a protest by farmers’ market vendors in the Athens’ suburb of Gerakas on May 5, 2014.
Career in a rut? Ask these seven questions to spring it forward
Eileen Chadnick
Why you should welcome feedback
Harvey Schachter
With pipeline decision looming, Ottawa tweaks tanker safety rules
A crude oil tanker arrives at the Kinder Morgan Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby, B.C., alongside various pipes leading to B.C. from Alberta, in July 2012.
El Nino a looming wild card for commodities
A frog is seen on ground cracked by drought in the Las Canoas Lake, some 59 km (37 miles) north of the capital Managua April 8, 2010. The lack of rain caused by the El Nino meteorological phenomena decreased water level in Las Canoas Lake, located in the center of Nicaragua, affecting approximately eight thousand people who live in the surrounding areas.
Racing hall of famer Al Pease helped design Formula One track
Al Pease
On Northern Gateway, a duty to consult natives, but no veto
Demonstrators carry signs in protest against the Northern Gateway pipeline project during a "no" to the Enbridge pipeline rally at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia May 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)
A ‘right to be forgotten’? Forget about it
A Google logo is seen at the garage where the company was founded on Google's 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Annette Verschuren: ‘Give me a star team over star players’
NRStor Inc. CEO Annette Verschuren, a judge on The Globe and Mail’s Innovators at Work contest, suggests Canada’s economy is relying too much on its bounty of natural resources. ‘I love Canada, but sometimes that’s a disadvantage.’
TD Centre Opens in Toronto
A cheer, a wave and they're at the top - 740 feet above the ground. Rockets exploded over downtown Toronto April 14, 1966 after high-steel men secured the last beam on the 56th floor of the Commonwealth's tallest building, the first tower of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, with a gold-plated bolt.
Study targets capital gains, dividends as cure for income inequality
Canada’s polymer bank notes are pictured on Nov. 7, 2013. New data from Statistics Canada shows that Canada’s top percentile of earners takes home over 10 per cent of the national income.
Poll: Is bear hunting ever okay?
A female grizzly bear shows her spring cub who's the boss in Glendale river, up Knights Inlet, B.C. September 18, 2013.
The Charity That Began at Home: Top-notch acting can’t redeem a misguided production
Fiona Reid and Julia Course in The Charity that Began at Home at the Shaw Festival.
Table: Renter's guide to investing
Home for rent.
The close: TSX chalks up modest gain
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Technology cuts through isolation for northern students
Grade 6 students at Iqaluit’s Aqsarniit Middle School perform traditional throat singing via telepresence technology for a class, seen on the screen, in Busby, Alta., about 2,500 kilometres away. The new program, called Connected North, links remote northern classrooms with schools in the south, and transport scientists, astronauts, even Philadelphia’s Museum of Art, via live video feed to the windswept shores of Frobisher Bay.
Ombudsman urges Conservatives to strengthen new bill of rights for victims
Beware the pitch for actively managed funds. Stick with index funds
Andrew Hallam
How to protect my parents from shock over the sex in my novel? Post-it notes!
Why the late, great H.R. Giger should be a guilt-free pleasure
Russell Smith
Three things that can help set you up for an athletic breakthrough
Jennifer Heil
Eating your daily fruit intake is healthier than drinking it
Studies have found that drinking juice doesn’t help people feel full, even though a glass of it contains a few hundred calories.
Air Canada welcomes its first Dreamliner
Air Canada’s first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner debuts at Boeing in Everett, Wash.
Pipeline application incomplete on health risks, spill scenarios: City of Vancouver
A crude oil tanker arrives at the Kinder Morgan Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby, B.C., alongside various pipes leading to B.C. from Alberta, in July 2012.
GICs beat laddered bond ETFs, hands down
People who use guaranteed investment certificates have seen virtually no change in interest rates, and the same goes for high-interest savings accounts.
TTC, union reach tentative deal, sources say
The Toronto Transit Commission board and TTC employees will vote on a tentative agreement this week.
Worried about losing money? Then the bull market is still on
British Biryani queen Madhur Jaffrey declares: ‘I have never called myself a chef’
Madhur Jaffrey has a new book devoted to vegetarian Indian cooking
Breastfeeding on social media: How one picture led to a Toronto mother's ban from Instagram
Heather Bays says her Instagram account was shut down a few minutes after she received a negative comment about this photo.
Restaurant chain with spicy sales figures gets strong interest
Mégantic suspects get bail after high-profile arrests
Thomas Harding, front, Jean Demaitre, middle, and Richard Labrie, rear, are escorted by police officers as they arrive at the court house in Lac Megantic, May 13, 2014.
HFT is good. And bad.
A new Bank of Canada study on HFT makes no definitive call on whether the practice is good or bad for markets.
Mart Resources Inc. six-month chart
Q&A: Jason Priestley doesn’t miss the fame game
Actor Jason Priestley says he doesn’t miss the days where his appearance at a mall would incite a riot.
Mart Resources Inc. three-year chart
First Nations offer deluxe alternative to grizzly bear trophy hunting
A female grizzly bear retrieves a dead pink salmon from Glendale River for her spring cub in Knights Inlet, B.C., on Sept. 18, 2013.
Ontario Greens set out platform focusing on ‘jobs, kids, environment’
Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner launches the party's election platform at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday May 13, 2014.
Amid the glitz and gossip of Cannes, it's filmmakers like Atom Egoyan who matter
Cast member Nicole Kidman  poses during a photocall for the film "Grace of Monaco" out of competition before the opening of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14.
Adventures in history
Sample peppermint shrub at Montgomery’s Inn on Thirsty Thursdays.
Only in Ottawa you say?
Fly high in a biplane.
As markets climb, the smart money retreats from risk
Villages by the beach
Southampton is known for its Lake Huron sunsets.
Discovering the Trent-Severn by car, canoe or houseboat
Reel fun: Salmon fishing in Lake Ontario
Salmon fishin in Port Hope, Ontario
Walking Into History along the new Laura Secord Legacy Trail V.13 DH KP CM
Cyclists and Bikers share the Laura Secord Legacy Trail.
Going small in wine country
Drink in the vineyard view at Devil's WIshbone Winery.
Whisky review: Jefferson’s Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky
Wine review: La Valentina Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2011, Italy
Wine review: Evans & Tate Metricup Road Shiraz 2010, Australia
Wine review: Marisco Vineyards The King’s Favour Sauvignon Blanc 2012, New Zealand
Wine review: Gratien & Meyer Brut Crémant de Loire, France
Wine review: Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2013, New Zealand
Convicted killer dies in B.C. prison
Kent Institution in Agassiz, B.C., in 2008.
And now, Mad Men takes us toward a hellish place
John Doyle
Global tracking of aircraft a high priority, aviation agency says
Member of staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat point to a section of the screen showing the southern Indian Ocean to the west of Australia.
Great destinations for three generations
Since 1833 Torontonians have enjoyed the scenic crossing to Centre Island.
Leon’s profit slips as harsh weather shares blame
Leon’s revenue was boosted by the acquisition of The Brick chain of stores that closed near the end of March last year.
CIBC hires senior equities trader
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has added a new name to its equity trading desk.
Why won’t Canadians buy 'green' cars?
2014 Nissan LEAF: Nissan sold just 470 LEAF battery-powered cars last year.
Investors Group cuts mortgage rate to 1.99%
There is a case for more dramatic price adjustment further out if higher mortgage rates start crimping affordability, the Conference Board says.
Is the U.S. ripe for another credit crisis?
A man is reflected in the chart with stock prices at the Greek Stock Exchange in Athens, Monday, May 14, 2012.
Nortel fight pits Canada against the world
Nortel pensioners protest outside the courthouse in Toronto on May 12, 2014, where the Nortel bankruptcy trial was being held. Pensioners have seen their pensions cut by 30% to 50%.
Farley Mowat’s love of nature celebrated at private funeral service
Family and close friends gather around the resting sight of the urn of cremated ashes of world renowned author Farley Mowat during Mowat’s funeral in Port Hope, Ont., on May 13, 2014.
Gold miners tarnished by tumbling reserves
David Parkinson
Gretzky of Gretzky collectors planning to sell more memorabilia
Shawn Chaulk poses with his collection of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia in Fort McMurray, Alta.
Now Trending: Spoiler alert – Disney has gone too far with a Frozen crossover on Once Upon a Time
This image released by Disney shows a teenage Elsa the Snow Queen, voiced by Maia Mitchell, in a scene from the animated feature Frozen.
Ontario NDP Leader’s local office leaves city-owned arts space
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath meets with people at the Malvern Town Centre food court in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
Bruce Trail Waterfall Walk: All the beauty, without the brawn
Bruce Trail Waterfall Walk visits 19 waterfalls in two days.
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