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Two million expected to attend WorldPride festival in Toronto
The 2011 Gay Pride Parade in Toronto.
Carter finds himself in the right place, right time
Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter being pursued by Chicago Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp
Group wants probe of B.C. salmon farms
Officials are calling for an investigation into whether Canada is enforcing pollution laws around salmon farms in British Columbia.
Conversations key to patients’ health in handover processes
Doctor examining patient in hospital room
Memo contradicts Harper’s stance on emission limits
Stephen Harper
Tories put vote on hold in bitter nomination battle
Eve Adams, the current MP for the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South, is seeking the nomination in the newly created riding of Oakville North-Burlington and is being challenged by‎ chiropractor Natalia Lishchyna
Treaty 8 First Nations in B.C. want a say in fracking plans
Eight aboriginal leaders signed the letter of complaint, and representatives delivered the letter to B.C. Premier Christy Clark at an international LNG conference in Vancouver.
B.C. Liberal MLAs take up NDP’s child-support clawback battle
Premier Christy Clark speaks to media following a flash mob event put on by Reynolds Secondary School on the steps of the B.C. Legislature in Victoria on Feb.26, 2014.
Mirtle: McDonagh remains the one that got away for Montreal
Ryan McDonagh puts on the Canadiens jersey after being selected 12th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft
Pope and Patriarch prepare for historic encounter in Jerusalem
A group of Catholic pilgrims walks past shops selling tourist souvenirs on Via Dolorosa, or the Way of the Cross, believed by Christians to be the route Jesus Christ carried his cross to his crucifixion, in Jerusalem's Old City May 20, 2014.
Anthopoulos’s stand-pat policy proving to be the correct approach
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle
Encana sets PrairieSky IPO at $28, looks to raise $1.46-billion
Pump jacks pump oil at an Encana well near Standard, Alberta, May 12, 2014.
U.S. questions lobby group’s data on light crude safety
A aerial image shows a train entering a depot along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line outside of Williston, North Dakota March 12, 2013.
Best pictures from May 22
A boy gestures in front of a barricade on fire during a protest after French troops opened fire at protesters blocking a road in Bambari May 22, 2014.
In Photos: Canadiens vs. Rangers, Game 3
New York Rangers right wing Derek Dorsett and Montreal Canadiens right wing Brandon Prust fight
B.C. teachers could be swayed by bonus
B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday May 22, 2014.
Man behind Komagata Maru project marks 100th anniversary
Marsha Lederman
Canada’s role in search for missing Nigerian girls unclear
Nigerian police spokesman Frank Mba speaks in front of a poster reading ‘win this war’ at a news conference in Abuja May 19, 2014.
Toronto Confucius Institute spurs moral debate
Toronto District School Board chair Chris Bolton was the driving force behind the Confucius Institute partnership.
Alex Galchenyuk's overtime goal gives Montreal new life in Eastern Conference final
Montreal Canadiens center Alex Galchenyuk celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal
After the Nasdaq selloff: Time to buy?
Amazon.com shares are now trading 26 per cent off their 52-week high.
TD, RBC hit the $2-billion profit mark again
RBC expects its wealth management division to stay bright because rising stocks keep convincing clients to put more money into the markets.
Putin’s man in China: Gennady Timchenko
Gennady Timchenko (above) was named as the head of the Russian-Chinese Business Council a few weeks ago and accompanied President Vladimir Putin on his recent trip to China.
A winning stock-picker's key to success: Be a contrarian
TD Securities analyst Tim James’s calls on Air Canada and Magellan Aerospace landed him a StarMine Analyst Award.
Ottawa weighs proposal to cut number of airline crew
An Air Canada flight attendant makes her way to the departures gate at Toronto Pearson Airport in this file photo.
Top stock pickers and earnings estimators
Bombardier's $3.4-billion Russian deal in peril
A Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop.
Floro says Canadian men’s soccer team needs a win for their confidence
Benito Floro ponders a question
Take the challenge: Turn off all your electronics for a night
Harvey Schachter
What's really needed is action on missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada
RCMP Deputy Commissioner for Aboriginal Policing Janice Armstrong talks about the National Operational Review on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women as Superintendent Tyler Bates, Director of National Aboriginal Policing and Crime Prevention Services listens in at a press conference in Winnipeg, Friday, May 16, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
How being a sculptor shapes my approach as a CEO
John Clinton  is the CEO of public relations firm Edelman Canada.
How to get your résumé past the electronic gatekeepers
Using the right keywords can ensure your résumé gets seen by a human
A new president of Ukraine would help restore legitimacy
A worker of Illich Iron & Steel Works steel plant attends an anti-war protest in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Ukrainian metals tycoon Rinat Akhmetov, riding a wave of public dismay with the fighting, issued a strong call against the mutiny in the east, which he described as a fight against the citizens of the region that has devastated Ukraine's industrial heartland.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Thomson Reuters sees solid footing for growth
CEO Jim Smith (R) and Chairman David Thomson answer questions during the Thomson Reuters annual shareholders meeting in Toronto May 22, 2014.
In a world without voiceovers: What happened to the movie trailer voice?
Friendly CBC personality Bob McLean was ambitious and smart
Bob McLean became familiar to Canadians as the congenial, national host of CBC’s lunchtime television. Bob McLean, television host. c. 1979. HANDOUT
New open-air Roughriders stadium will come with a ‘roof-ready’ option
Saskatchewan Roughriders chair Roger Brandvold poses for photos during a public announcement about the Stadium Project in Regina
The literature backlash of trigger warnings requires simple human decency
Student organizations at many liberal U.S. universities have demanded that English departments start putting warnings on canonical works of literature, as long as students have to read them as part of a syllabus.
Up close and personal with hurtin’ tunes of Elvis and Johnny Cash
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie continues at The Citadel until May 31
About to check your work e-mail at home? Read this first
Scott Schieman
How much does a standing desk really help my health?
A Google Canada employee at work at the new Google Canada offices in Toronto on November 12, 2012. Staff has the option of having a sitting or standing desk.
Widow, U.S. soldier sue Omar Khadr for $50-million
Tabitha Speer, widow of Sgt. Christopher Speer, and former sergeant Layne Morris speak to reporters on the sentencing of Omar Khadr at his military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Oct. 31, 2010.
MPs asked to work extra hours to pass raft of Tory bills before summer
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 14, 2014.
Two divers praised for rare seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia
A lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) is shown in this undated handout photo. A marine biologist is praising two divers for filming a rarely seen seahorse and posting it on a website that collects information from amateur naturalists.
For Canadian control freak Xavier Dolan, wild applause
The 25-year-old Dolan co-wrote, directed, edited, costume-designed and stars in his fourth feature film, Tom on the Farm.
The close: TSX posts solid gain as financials rally
The screens at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto show the closing numbers of the TSX at +252.19 on July 3, 2012.
Hari Krishnan reworks classical Indian dance to reflect global change
Keystone indecision spurs TransCanada to study rail alternative
The Keystone oil pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.
The M word: How X-Men brought mutants into the mainstream
(from left): Sun Spot (Adan Canto), Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore) and Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) prepare for an epic battle to save their kind.
Why Canada has never had a “banking panic”
Ian McGugan
Energy-hungry China will still thirst for Canadian LNG
David Parkinson
Cyber attack on eBay highlights importance of digital security
An eBay logo is projected onto white boxes in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw, January 21, 2014.
Regulators propose another fix to small company disclosures
The stock ticker posts results at the Scotiabank in Toronto's financial district on August 4, 2011.
Southern Rhône valley reds: subtle, refined and standout value
Beppi Crosariol
Attachment parenting has been taken to the extreme. Here's my case for semi-detached
TV personality Kim Kardashian recently identified herself as an attachment mom.
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B.C.'s escalating labour dispute brings upheaval in public schools
Teachers hold a rally on Como Lake Ave. in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday May 13, 2014, to protest after the Coquitlam School District laid off 630 teachers last week.
Map: 5 SUNNYBROOK RD., TORONTO
I love all kinds of puzzles, but the mystery of an odd-looking gadget threatened to stump my inner sleuth
Michael Wilson, ex-finance minister, an unlikely mental-health champion
Former finance minister Michael Wilson in 2006.
How do I tell my son not to listen to my ex?
My ex has become very vocal about where our son should go to school. I feel that he went from absent father to helicopter parent in a few short months.
Images from the quarter-finals at the world hockey championships
Goalie Tim Thomas (R) and Connor Murphy of the U.S. react after conceding a goal  to the Czech Republic during the second period of their men's ice hockey World Championship quarter-final game at Chizhovka Arena in Minsk May 22, 2014.
Bidding war for Swansea bungalow
Highway in the backyard crimps sale of Vaughan home
Canada eliminated in quarter-final play at world hockey championship
Canada's goalie Ben Scrivens fails to save a goal from Finland's Juuso Hietanen during the third period of their men's ice hockey World Championship quarter-final game at Chizhovka Arena in Minsk May 22, 2014.
House in Hillcrest Village goes for $405,000 over asking
Innovation vacuum imperils Alberta’s economic juggernaut
Todd Hirsch
Pushy commuters. Swearing in public. Why 'social thuggery' needs to stop
Transit users <strong>crowd</strong> a subway platform at Union Station inToronto, Ont. Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
TTC bus abandoned
Footage of sheep, Australian rock song part of prosecution’s case against Egyptian-Canadian journalist
Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Fahmy stands behind bars at a court in Cairo May 15, 2014.
Map: 23 CARDIFF RD., TORONTO
Sold as a reno project, North Toronto home goes $176,000 over asking
High gasoline costs like ‘tax hike’ as Canada-U.S. price gap swells
Michael Babad
Canadiens confident they have another comeback in them
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien right, chats with Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban during the team's practice Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in Brossard, Que
Time to gloat, retail investors - you’re doing better than the pros
The case of the abandoned TTC bus explained
The case of an abandoned Toronto Transit Commission bus is highly unusual, chief executive officer Andy Byford says.
What a dying dog says about modern advertising
Home of the Week: A swanky suite at the Four Seasons
Completed in 2012, the Four Seasosn was designed by Peter Clewes of Architects Alliance. It offers residents the amenities of the Four Seasons brand, a five-star hotel chain founded in Canada by Isadore Sharp in 1961. That brand attacts overseas buyers, says agent Jimmy Molloy. ‘They understand Four Seasons. For them it’s almost like the property has been vetted. It is the right place to be.’
Alberta’s jobs minister Lukaszuk jumps into Tory leadership race
Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour, Thomas Lukaszuk officially launches his campaign for the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership, in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday May 22, 2014.
Liam Lacey's Cannes diary: Mommy's Xavier Dolan has triumphed in Cannes - with or without the Palme d’Or
Director Xavier Dolan poses during a photo call for Mommy at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 22, 2014.
Now Trending: Who tops the list of singers with the widest vocal range?
In an Aug. 14, 2010 file photo Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose performs at the Rock and Rev Festival in Sturgis, S.D., during the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Home of the Week: $13-million condo is at Yorkville’s ‘centre ice’
The 12-foot high ceilings in Suite 2402 gave interior designer Ernst Hupel of Ottawa-based 2H Design a lot to work with when planning the space. The only other floor in the building that provides such a ceiling height is the penthouse floor.
Kuwabara brings tall building romance to Yonge and Wellesley
John Bentley Mays
Why Orla Kiely’s new shoe line is one of the hottest kicks this spring
Habs’ Pacioretty motivated to shine in homecoming
Montreal Canadiens left wing Max Pacioretty (67) celebrates his goal against New York Rangers with teammates centre David Desharnais (51) and right wing Brendan Gallagher (11) during the first period in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre.
Bond market enters ‘zombie’ mode
People dressed as Zombies dance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia October 23, 2010.
On Site: Hariri Pontarini puts its stamp on a prized Forest Hill lot
The nine-story development across the street from Sir Winston Churchill Park will consist of 108 condo suites and 10 townhouses.
Doug Ford confirms impounded SUV belongs to mayor
The black Cadillac Escalade owned by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sits in the impound lot at Northland Towing & Recovery in Gravenhurst, Ont., May 22, 2014. An Ontario Provincial Police statement said that 36-year-old Lee Anne McRobb of Muskoka Lakes Township is facing charges of impaired driving and driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood after Bracebridge officers stopped her in a black Cadillac Escalade. (J.P. Moczulski for The Globe and Mail)
Canada Post posts first-quarter loss on falling letter mail revenue
Canada Post vehicles sit outside a sorting depot in the Ville St-Laurent borough of Montreal, in a June 6, 2011 photo
Suspect in Calgary stabbing murders found fit to stand trial
A sketch of Matthew de Grood, who is facing five first-degree murder charges, is shown on April 22, 2014.
Travellers at risk if change to flight attendant ratio allowed: union
An Air Canada flight attendant makes her way to the departures gate at Toronto Pearson Airport in this file photo.
Canadians vs. Americans: Top 10 differences in auto ownership
Jeremy Cato
At midday: RBC, TD earnings push TSX higher
Toronto-Dominion Bank reported return on common equity in 2012 from U.S. banking of 6.4 per cent. In Canadian banking, return on equity was 43 per cent.
Inspired by the ties between health, architecture and neighbourhoods
Dave LeBlanc
We can’t let Ottawa’s Holocaust monument become an empty symbol
A rendering of designs for Canada’s National Holocaust Monument
Canada loses bid to block European ban on seal products
A seal hunter drags a harp seal back to his snowmobile during the annual seal hunt on a ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Fatal 2010 ambulance crash ‘likely’ caused by driver falling asleep: report
Investigators study the scene where an ambulance went off the highway and into Kennedy Lake, B.C., near Tofino on Oct. 19, 2010.
Markets shrug off EU elections, but for how long?
Eric Reguly
For houses priced in the ‘sweet spot,’ bully bids proliferate
Houses in many areas of Toronto are selling for six figures above asking prices.
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