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In depth: How financially independent are young adults?
Young Gen Y woman, biking through town to work.
Sick Kids scientists figure out formula for predicting autism
Dr. Stephen Scherer, is the senior scientist leading the Personal Genome Project in Canada. He is photographed in Toronto Nov 29, 2012. The prime mover of the Personal Genome Project (PGP) in Canada is Stephen W. Scherer, a pioneering Canadian geneticist with a record of scientific breakthroughs. He co-founded and directs the Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children and is the director of the University of Toronto's $100-million genomic-medicine institute the McLaughlin Centre.
Privacy watchdogs troubled by controversial bill extending police powers
Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian during questioning at a legislative committee probing the gas plant scandal June 25, 2013 in Toronto.
Sovereignty movement at a crossroads in wake of election
Philippe Couillard walks to his seat following his speech at the swearing in ceremony, Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the legislature in Quebec City.
Integrity Commission probe zeroes in on Tory hiring practices
Investigation to centre on hiring of four senior executives in Atlantic Canada by cabinet minister Peter MacKay
Princess Margaret honours a true leader in cancer research
Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Her term as president of the UICC (Union for International Cancer COntrol) comes to a conclusion this year.
Parents sing school-strike blues as teacher walk-outs begin in B.C.
Darren Stott with his wife Sarah, daughter Emma, 5, and son James, 8, who are affected by the teacher's dispute, take a walk through Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 24, 2014.
Hardball tactics used to grab higher ground in B.C. teachers’ dispute
Justine Hunter
Best Pictures from May 25
Dream matchups help NHL cash in on this year’s conference finals
James Mirtle
In pictures: Euroskeptics ride wave of discontent in EU elections
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures after voting in the European Parliament election at a polling station in Berlin, May 25, 2014.
Man charged in hockey mom death to appear in B.C. court
A photo of Julie Paskall is surrounded by candles during a vigil in Surrey, B.C., on January 18, 2014.
Government sets logging sights on ‘precious jewel’ of B.C. forests
Mark Hume
Germany gives Euroskeptic party a voice in EU parliament
Supporters of the Euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party wear morph suits and wave flags during an event to rally support for Sunday's European Parliament elections at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin May 23, 2014.
Game 4: Canadiens at Rangers
Rangers center Brian Boyle and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov raise their gloves
Globe photographer John Lehmann named Photojournalist of the Year
John Lehmann was awarded 1st place in the General News category by the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC), for this photo of Gordon Sebastian, a security guard at St. Eugene Resort and casino in Cranbrook, looking for his mother's grave at the cemetery attached to the former residential school now a casino February 20, 2013.
Three top stock picks from Contra The Heard’s Benj Gallander
Benj Gallander of the Contra Guys.
Raising Kane: How the Hawks need their forward to pick up his feet
Eric Duhatschek
Lloyd Pinkney was a brilliant thinker who was ‘never wrong’
Inventor’s concept for a roadside guardrail became essential component of Canadarm’s positioning system.
Rotating teachers strikes could be the first of many in heated dispute: union
Pressed by soaring rents, Rio residents hope to score with World Cup sublets
Edmonton Oil Kings defeat Guelph Storm to win Memorial Cup
Edmonton Oil Kings captain Griffin Reinhart lifts the Memorial Cup
Knowlton Nash, Peter Mansbridge, and a final ‘goodnight’
A 1996 photograph of author and former CBC news anchor Knowlton Nash in his home in Toronto, ON. The picture was taken as the award-winning jounalist promoted his latest book, Trivia Pursuit: How Showbiz Values Are Corrupting the News. Nash decried what he saw as the sorry state of the media, arguing that journalism was ‘in trouble because of its current obsession with immediacy, with the pursuit of trivia, with entertainment and gossip.’
Gibbons’s gutsy chemistry experiment causes desired effect
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey is congratulated by teammates
Say sorry in three easy steps
General Motors CEO Mary Barra apologized for the auto maker’s slow response to faulty ignition switches at a hearing in Washington.
Men, it’s time for you to Lean Out
Karl Moore is an associate professor at the Destautels Faculty of Management at McGill University
Are my chatty e-mails really that unprofessional?
Billy Anderson
Ten reasons you’ll probably hire a dud
Harvey Schachter
From Detroit, a mysterious humming sound
Windsor, September 22, 2007 The skyline of Detroit photographed from Windsor's River Front. Photo by: Fernando morales/The Globe and Mail
10 visa applicants, one hypocritical reply to gay-rights activists
Prize-winning Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina walks down a street in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Wainaina, one of Africa's leading literary figures, spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday to explain his decision to publicly declare his homosexuality in an online essay last weekend, in light of a wave of new legislation further criminalizing homosexuality in Nigeria and Uganda. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Ukraine’s new president faces looming energy crisis
Russia warns a gas cut-off to Ukraine could affect supplies to European countries.
Four attractively valued, high-quality stock picks
John Reese
Barrick, Newmont share a 'co-operative spirit' in Nevada
Goldstrike mine in Nevada.
Blue Jays beat Oakland to complete second straight series sweep
Toronto Blue Jays teammates Jose Reyes, Jose Bautista and Melky Cabrera celebrate after sweeping the Oakland Athletics
In informal exit polls, Ukrainians reveal how they cast their ballots
Vadim Shemchuk, 33-year-old major in Ukrainian army Voted for: Poroshenko Quote: "I can say in the name of all military people that the first thing we need is stability - and then to increase the capabilities of the army."
CFL, CFLPA head into crucial collective bargaining meeting Wednesday
CFL labour talks have hit a snag after the league quickly ended the latest round of collective bargaining talks and went public with its latest contract offer. The CFL Players' Association says they're disappointed.
Tables turn against emerging BRIC markets
A traffic policeman walks past a signage decoration for BRICS Summit outside the Sheraton Hotel, the venue of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in China in this April 13, 2011, file photo.
Ottawa probes GM ignition switch complaints
Transport Canada has received nine complaints from drivers who believe their General Motors Co. vehicles may have been affected by the ignition switch failure that has led to the deaths of 13 drivers and is investigating two fatal crashes in Canada.
Meat prices soar in time for grilling season
Jessi Gillis, owner of Highland Drive Storehouse, a butcher shop in Halifax.
Two people recovering in hospital following shooting in Abbotsford
Canada-EU trade deal continues to be hampered by lengthy logistics
Prime Minister Stephen Harper watches President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso speak as they announce a free-trade agreement between Canada and  the European Union during a press conference in Brussels on Friday Oct. 18, 2013.
Isotope maker Nordion sale faces final hurdle with shareholders
A storage pool for Cobalt-60 isotopes used in Nordion’s devices that sterilize food and medical products.
Canada’s slow-but-steady economy expected to outpace U.S. in first quarter
Cold and stormy winter weather affected everything from home building to consumer spending and exports, but the rest of the year is likely to be better.
In pictures: Globe photography wins national awards
Leah Oke from Port Renfrew surfs off of Cox Beach in Tofino, B.C., during the semi-final round of the fourth annual Queen of the Peak surf competition. This image won second place in the Sports Action category.
Where to eat in New York now
Au Pied de Cochon alumni serve a double order of whimsy in New York
Mehdi Brunet-Benkritly
Eight U.S. food festivals this summer you won’t want to miss
San Francisco Street Food Festival
The best TV for an armchair traveller
In Brasilia, Michael Palin meets rock star and political activist Dinho Ouro Preto who thinks Brazil has a bright future.
Hot to trot: Must-see music festivals for 2014
Pickathon is a large indie-rock event with a vintage folk-fest vibe that takes place the 80-acre Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Ore.
Waiting for the whales
Crafting the next modern classic with a balance of bitters
The cocktail named "Too Soon" at the Attaboy bar in New York.
Kevin Drew’s must-have travel item
July 20, 2008. Whistler, BC. Kevin Drew with Broken Social Scene plays at theWhistler Music Festival in Whistler, BC, Sunday evening July 20, 2008. Photo: Laura Leyshon for the Globe and Mail
A good road trip needs a bit of suffering
When he was young Guy Nicholson’s mom took him on a road trip across the continent in a red Ford truck with a camper top.
Books that are more than backdrops to notable cities
Learning about a place through its literature gives the reader insight into its denizens’ psychic geography.
Esquimalt man facing manslaughter charges in death of infant: Police
Anti-Euro, Euroskeptic parties win big in EU parliamentary elections
Far right party National Front leader Marine Le Pen poses for photographers before addressing reporters at the party's headquarters in Nanterre, west of Paris, on May 25.
Five men treated for stab wounds after early morning Vancouver bar fight
Canadiens, Rangers ramp up trash talk ahead of Game 4
Montreal Canadiens coach Michel Therrienspeaks at the podium after practice May 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Ontario Liberals promise $1-billion for Ring of Fire
Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne unveils her party's platform in Thunder Bay on May 25.
Pro-Russian separatism, broken economy confront Ukraine's President-elect
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko casts his ballot in Kiev, Ukraine, May 25.
Scaremongering Liberals ‘fundamentally dishonest,’ Tories’ Hudak says
Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak prepares to speak at the United Jewish Appeal's Walk with Israel while campaigning in Toronto, Ont. on May 25.
Athabasca glacier melting at ‘astonishing’ rate of more than five metres a year
A tourist crosses a foot bridge over a road leading to the Athabasca Glacier part of the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park on May 7.
Researchers examine hitchhiking along B.C.'s so-called Highway of Tears
Highway 16 near Prince George, B.C. is pictured on Oct. 8, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Pineda scores on late penalty as Sounders salvage 2-2 draw with Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps' goalkeeper David Ousted, left, of Denmark, reacts as Seattle Sounders' Gonzalo Pineda, of Mexico, celebrates his penalty kick goal during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday May 24, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Athabasca glacier melting at 'astonishing' rate of more than five metres a year
The Canadian flag flies over the Athabasca Glacier part of the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, on May 7, 2014.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta PC leadership candidates eye changes to families on government planes
Dobbie scores three to lead Roughnecks over Knighthawks in Game 1 of NLL final
Researchers examine hitchhiking along B.C.’s so-called Highway of Tears
Highway 16 near Prince George, B.C. is pictured on Oct. 8, 2012.
Blue Jays stretch win streak to five games after 5-2 victory over Oakland
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Reyes celebrates in the dugout after scoring in the fifth inning of MLB baseball action against the Oakland Athletics in Toronto on May 24.
Adonis Stevenson suffers first knockdown in unexpectedly tough victory
Adonis Stevenson left, and Andrzej Fonfara battle in a WBC light heavyweight title bout in Montreal on May 24.
Justin Trudeau says Liberals suffered from too much navel-gazing
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 7
Bask in the terror of the Slender Man with 'The Arrival'
The only way to survive Slender: The Arrival is to run and hide. There’s no fighting the Slender Man. Your stamina is limited, as are the batteries in your flashlight
May 25: Your lookahead horoscope
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