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May 14

Canadiens fans and Montreal police celebrate win over Bruins
Amateur Michelle Piyapattra wins Canadian Women's Tour opener in a playoff
Amateur Michelle Piyapattra
Sasquatch mask returned to British Columbia First Nation
The mask disappeared from the Sts’ailes First Nation in 1939.
Toronto’s Dustin McGowan roughed up in Cleveland rout
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dustin McGowan
Pittsburgh expected to say bye bye Bylsma
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma
Fighting fires with data: How killing the long-form census hurt community planning
London Deputy Fire chief David Lazenby n Fire Station 1.
Impact beat FC Edmonton to advance to Amway Canadian Championship final
Montreal Impact's Karl Ouimette and FC Edmonton's Frank Jonke battle for the ball
Canada eyes extending NATO warplane mission in Romania
Canadian Armed Forces members from 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bagotville embark a CC-150 Polaris tanker headed to Romania on April 29, 2014 in Bagotville, Quebec as part of Canada’s contribution to NATO’s reassurance measures in order to promote security and stability in Eastern and Central Europe.
First Nations leaders weigh changes to controversial education bill
A First Nations protester holds a flag during the "National Day of Resistance" protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 14, 2014.
B.C. studying hydro deals for industry to offset price increases
The area of the Peace River just down the river where the proposed Site C Hydro Development Dam would be built near Fort St. John on January 17, 2013.
Mulcair to defend NDP 'satellite offices'
NDP leader Tom Mulcair speaks with the media following caucus Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Ottawa.
Surrey Mayor feels ‘blessed’ to have governed
Dianne Watts gives her ninth, and last, state of the city address, but remains quiet on her future plans
Kelly: Shanahan in a Mimico state of mind
Cathal Kelly, sports reporter/columnist for the Globe and Mail.
Shanahan doesn’t intend to tear Leafs down and rebuild
Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan
The Scout List: A record fair, walking tour of Gastown and a tea workshop
Nothing sounds quite like vinyl. The Main Street Record Fair at the Cambrian Hall will be swarming with vinyl lovers buying, selling or trading new and used records.
Hot Ticket: Vikings exhibit at Victoria’s Royal B.C. Museum
Pendant, silver. The pendant is in the shape of a male head. On the head there is a bird with its wings spread out on the side down to the ears. The pendant comes from a unique grave find containing objects of precious metals, marking the deceased as of great importance in society. The grave belonged to a woman, but the male head may represent the masculine ideal of the time.
Everyone will lose in age of big data and free content, author warns
Patrick Chan comfortable away from the grind
Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan thanks the crowd after competing the men's free skate at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
CN fires back over grain-backlog bill
With the long, harsh winter over, CN says it is moving grain to at record speed.
Livable, booming core stirs envy, but raises infrastructure worries
Marcus Gee
Prentice starts Alberta PC leadership race by denying merger accusations
Former Conservative federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice is shown at the Canadian American Business Council during an interview in Ottawa on Monday, November 19, 2012.
China tightens its iron grip as Tiananmen Square anniversary approaches
Chinese activist and dissident Hu Jia speaks during an interview in Beijing, China on Friday, March 16, 2012.
Sears faces soft market in sale of Canadian assets
File photo of shoppers making their way through the Sears store at the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto on Monday, January 13, 2014.
Best pictures from May 14
Anti-government protesters take part in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas May 14, 2014. Venezuela's opposition warned that talks with Maduro's government are "in crisis" due to repression of student demonstrations and officials' refusal to grant concessions that could defuse three months of street protests. Ramon Guillermo Aveledo, head of the opposition umbrella group MUD, said Socialist Party leaders have undermined the dialogue with constant insults and a refusal to consider amnesty for opposition-linked prisoners.
Austere, striking: Exploring the immersive September 11 Memorial Museum
Fragments of the fuselage of Flight 11, which slammed into the north tower at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11 – and fell at 10:28 a.m.
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Habs-Bruins, Game 7
Montreal Canadiens fans hold up cardboard cutouts of Canadiens' P.K. Subban and goalie Carey Price as they celebrate
Bargain U.S. stocks with strong earnings growth
Consent fee for debt refinancing causes concern
Toronto’s Victoria Park transit station renovation by IBI Group has won several awards. Late last week, IBI announced its intention to rework the terms of some convertible debentures
Government discouraging business travel to Russia amid Ukraine crisis
A Ukrainian Interior Ministry officer mans a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Bylbasivka May 14, 2014.
Montreal's small guys come up big to defeat Bruins in Game 7
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price is congratulated by teammates after the Canadiens' 3-1 win
Gilmore Junio awarded crowd-funded medal for selfless gesture in Sochi
Gilmore Junio poses with his medal at King Edward School after he was presented with a commemorative crowdsourced Medal of Thanks in Kitchener, Ont., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The medal, made of Canadian Maple wood, silver and gold, was conceived by the Toronto design firm Jacknife to thank Junio for his selfless act of stepping aside for teammate Denny Morrison to skate in the 1,000 metre speed skating race at the Sochi Olympics.
Why Valeant needs a big dose of Allergan
David Milstead
Supreme Court comes close to squaring circle on security certificates
Mohamed Harkat and his wife Sophie Lamarche Harkat leave the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday May 14, 2014 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Gems of leadership advice from Grandma
Roy Osing is a former executive vice-president of Telus with over 33 years of leadership experience. He is a blogger, educator, coach, adviser and the author of the book series BE DiFFERENT or be dead.
No perp walks needed in Lac-Mégantic, or elsewhere
Former Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. employees Thomas Harding, right, Jean Demaitre, centre, and Richard Labrie are escorted by police to appear in court in Lac-Megantic, Que., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The Crown announced late Monday that Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. and three employees of the insolvent railway will each face 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
I want to be a transit driver. What will my salary be?
Transit drivers aren’t just responsible for ferrying passengers safely; they are also ‘the eyes of the community,’ one driver said.
When leaders fail employees, they fail their companies too
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek.
Ottawa’s new pipeline rules may address B.C.’s demands
Crews prepare a boom on the Gleniffer reservoir to stop oil from a pipeline leak near Sundre, Alta., on June 8, 2012. Plains Midstream Canada says one of their non-functioning pipelines leaked between 1,000-3,000 barrels of oil.
Coloured diamonds reach record prices
At 13.22 carats, the Blue is the largest flawless vivid blue diamond yet found.
Bid for public airing of TDSB spending probes fails
Chris Bolton, Chairman of TDSB attends a board meeting in Toronto on Wednesday May 14, 2014. The Ontario government has investigated the chair of Canada's largest school board over management fees his charity collected from donations to a school while he was principal. Photo: Chris Young for The Globe and Mail
Trans Mountain project snared in anti-pipeline contagion
Jeffrey Jones
Want to see baseball’s best young aces? Try the operating room
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez
Video: Watch this cat fight off a dog attacking a boy
Billion-dollar Nortel tab boosts pressure over runaway legal costs
Nortel pensioners protest outside the company’s bankruptcy trial this week. Bills for legal and other professionals working on the case have soared past $1-billion, while pensioners have seen their benefits slashed.
Canadians’ spendthrift ways: And now, the good news
Rob Carrick
Artek Exploration a case of buy high and sell higher
Oil drilling near Grande Prairie, Alta.
Scotiabank looks to ‘monetize’ stake in CI Financial
Pedestrians pass by the Scotiabank location near Yonge and Bloor Streets in Toronto in this file photo.
Barbara Walters exits The View: So long, Babs, and thanks for all the girl drama
This image released by ABC shows, Oprah Winfrey, left, grasping hands with Barbara Walters, right, as co-host Sherri Shepherd looks on during a taping of Walters' final co-host appearance on "The View, " Thursday, May 15, 2014 in New York.
Celebrity Photos of the Week: When Kidman Met Cannes!
Cast members Nicole Kidman (L) and Tim Roth (C), and director Olivier Dahan pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film "Grace of Monaco"
Ottawa asks business executives not to travel to Russia
International Trade Minister Ed Fast is shown in Ottawa on Oct. 25, 2012.
Six sophisticated ways to decorate with wicker
Pet food makers’ advertising dogfight escalates
Chow Chow breeds are displayed during the American Kennel Club's Meet the Breeds event in New York.
Veresen’s dividend-paying stock has potential to double
Calgary’s Veresen Inc. is seeking to build an $8-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Coos Bay in Oregon.
The close: Late-day tech selloff pushes TSX slightly lower
McCallion endorses Wynne, slams Hudak’s proposed cuts
Ontario Premier and Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne, background, and Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion address the media in Mississauga on Wednesday May 14 , 2014.
Two Alberta girls found safe in B.C. after Amber Alert; mother arrested
Choose pipeline, rail or boat – oil sands aren’t staying buried
David Parkinson
Canadian retail pet food sales
Buying or renovating a home? Look for cash back from the taxman
Tim Cestnick
Lions GM Buono: Don’t call Glenn a backup quarterback
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Kevin Glenn looks to make a pass in the third quarter of CFL preseason action against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina, Sask., Thursday, June 20, 2013.
Drop pro-choice test for Liberal candidates, archbishop urges Trudeau
Canadian Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins waves to reporters as he arrives for a meeting at the Vatican, Monday, March 4, 2013.
Rosenberg: Two words that explain the loonie's drop - and why its swoon is over
SooBin Kim hits a career milestone in Canada’s Weekly Top 10
SooBin Kim
Poll: Was forcing a litigious condo owner to sell her unit too harsh?
Condominium towers overlook the New Westminster Quay market along the Fraser River. New development in the city of 66,000 has affordability in its favour, as homes here are often $200 less per square foot than in Vancouver.
Time to get your hands dirty with spring gardening tasks
How can wine taste like stone? Or maybe wine writers are getting ‘stoned’ on other things?
The sucker run was the annual rite of spring in our solitary haven
Shanahan vows to stay patient and avoid quick fix for Leafs
Brendan Shanahan is introduced as the new President of the Toronto Maple Leafs during a press conference on April 14 2014.
Kenney defends temporary foreign workers program in business speech
Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney responds during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday May 14, 2014.
The 'fragile five' are in the midst of a tremendous rally
Hagia Sophia in Sultanahmet district, Istanbul. Turkey.
Take a peek inside the homes of star design bloggers
Wind Mobile posts stellar returns on sombre outlook
VimpelCom has made no secret of its desire to rid itself entirely of its Canadian outpost, which makes up a relatively tiny portion of the company’s global operations.
Guelph MBAs take the Pepsi Challenge
The winning team and judges from the 2014 MBA Boardroom Challenge at the University of Guelph. From left to right: Christine Kalvenes, chief marketing officer, PepsiCo Foods Canada; Brian Rohl, MBA student; Rudi Fischbacher, MBA student; Anne-Marie Renaud, PepsiCo Foods Canada vice-president operations – Frito Lay Canada; Anke Foller-Carroll, MBA student; Sylvain Charlebois, University of Guelph course professor; Cory Roberts, MBA student
From Italy with Canadian love: A coffee set with European style
As death toll rises, Turkey's is among the world’s worst mining disasters
Smoke rises from one of the entrances of the mine where an explosion occurred in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa May 14, 2014.
Argonauts brothers Eric and Matt Black say playing together dream come true
Toronto Argonauts Matt Black (R) intercepts the ball intended for Winnipeg Blue Bombers Isaac Anderson during the first half of their pre-season CFL game in Winnipeg, June 12, 2013.
U.S. setting the stage for higher wages in Canada
A stock photo of a man stacking coins.
Tenured Saskatchewan professor fired for opposing restructuring plans
Robert Buckingham, until Wednesday May 14, 2014, was the dean of the University of Saskatchewan school of public health.
Timothy Geithner: Reflections on a global crisis, from a man at the centre of the storm
The cover of the book ‘Stress Test,’ by Timothy Geithner and published by Crown, in New York, May 2014.
Spying eyes sculpture highlights ‘Big Brother’ culture
Liam Lacey’s Cannes diary: Nicole Kidman and the controversy over Grace of Monaco
Cast member Nicole Kidman poses during a photocall for the film "Grace of Monaco" (Grace de Monaco) out of competition before the opening of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2014.
Dolly Parton still singing her heart out with album number 42
Blue Smoke is the 42nd studio album from legendary counrty singer and songwriter Dolly Parton.
Ride the energy sector rebound with these four funds
A striking green space with a sober mission of stormwater management
Royal Bank of Canada called upon British landscaper Hugo Bugg to design its show garden, being unveiled this month at the Chelsea Garden Show in London, as a model for stormwater stewardship.
OSFI combats fears over board and executive appointments
A stock photo of a corporate boardroom.
Stauskas part of growing crop of Canadian stars set to make mark at combine
Michigan Wolverines guard Nik Stauskas celebrates scoring over the Florida Gators in their South Regional NCAA men's basketball game in Arlington, Texas March 31, 2013.
Anti-nausea drugs pose risk of potentially fatal syndrome: Health Canada
Sears Canada’s assets have been well picked-over
David Parkinson
Percentage of NHL defencemen under six feet tall
Condo owners ordered to sell unit after parking-spot dispute that wouldn’t end
In pictures: The stars shine on the Grace of Monaco red carpet in Cannes
Actress Nicole Kidman poses for photographers on the red carpet for the opening ceremony and the screening of Grace of Monaco at Cannes.
Gordon: Bruins and Habs battle nerves and excitement ahead of Game 7
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) and Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) stretch before Game 5 in the second-round of the Stanley Cup hockey playoff series in Boston, Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Hudson’s Bay updates its battle for the bride
Hudson's Bay Co. president Liz Rodbell is photographed at the new Kleinfeld Bridal Boutique at HBC's flagship location in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday May 13, 2014.
Alberta to boycott global energy congress over Ukraine crisis
A Ukrainian Interior Ministry officer mans a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Bylbasivka May 14, 2014.
The Globe guide to Cannes: Mommy blows a gust of fresh air through Cannes
A scene from Xavier Dolan's Mommy.
Donetsk gunmen in Ukraine seize election office
Pro-Russian gunmen and activists react while listening to a speaker as they declare independence for the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine on Monday, May 12, 2014. Pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine declared independence Monday for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions following their contentious referendum ballot.
Meet the economist who hailed Tim Hudak's plan (and wonder no more)
Michael Babad
Mirtle: Habs proving size doesn’t really matter in NHL
Montreal Canadiens' Max Pacioretty, centre, celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with teammates Brendan Gallagher, left, and David Desharnais during second period NHL playoff action on Monday, May 12, 2014 in Montreal. Desharnais and Gallagher are two of Habs diminutive forwards that are proving lack of size doesn’t hamper success in today’s NHL.
Iran remains the ‘biggest threat to global peace,’ Baird says
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird delivers a rousing speech to the American Jewish Committee in Washington on May 14, 2014.
Now Trending: New details emerge about elevator fight between Jay Z and Solange
This May 5, 2014 file photo shows Solange Knowles, sister of Beyonce Knowles, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York.
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