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Joel Dahmen wins first PGA Tour Canada event of the season
Joel Dahmen
Canada's men's volleyball team beats Finland in five sets in World League play
Kings advance to Stanley Cup final with Game 7 win over Blackhawks
Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown is presented with the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl by NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Final of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at United Center.
Release of Canadian nun, Italian priests spurs questions about ransom payments
Canadian nun Gilberte Bussière is shown in a photo released on Saturday April 5, 2014. Bussiere and two Italian priests have been freed two months after they were abducted by armed groups in northern Cameroon, authorities said Sunday.
Joel Dahmen hits clutch birdie to win first PGA Tour Canada event of the season
Condo disputes illustrate need for online tribunals
Justin Giovannetti
Tutu’s harsh words prompt new focus on oil-sands fight
Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to reporters after viewing Alberta’s oil sands from a helicopter. Tutu flew over the oil sands after giving the keynote address at the conference, As Long as the Rivers Flow: Coming Back to the Treaty Relationship in Our Time, in Fort McMurray, Alberta on Saturday May 31, 2014.
Attawapiskat firm seeks $1.5-million from Ontario
Makeshift homes in Attawapiskat. The lack of proper housing forces families to use sheds, without water and proper heating, to house themselves and protect from the cold.
Glasgow vows to restore architectural gem partially gutted by fire
Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building facade. Abstract view of front door and Directors Balcony.
Up North, decent, hard-working politicians are an endangered species
Roy MacGregor
Up to 18 horses killed in a stable fire in Langley: Assistant fire chief
Quebec faces wake-up call with forthcoming budget
Quebec Finance Minister Carloa Leitao responds to Opposition questions Wednesday, May 28, 2014 during question period at the legislature in Quebec City. Leitao will table a budget on June 4
Learning from the land in the North
Mr. Erigaktuk with a 32-pound lake trout caught by students on Blachford Lake.
In Joe Biden's hometown, waiting for Hillary Clinton
Tom Owens and his daughter Alyssa at Hank's Hoagies in Scranton, PA, near Vice-President Joe Biden'a childhood home.
Best Photos from June 1
Government won’t force a settlement in teachers’ dispute
Justine Hunter
Benevides: B.C. Lions feeling additional pressure as Grey Cup hosts
Boards shift away from traditional pensions
Slowly but surely, CEOs are losing defined-benefit plans in favour of defined-contribution plans as a result of shareholder pressure.
Ten Canadian CEOs who own the most shares in their companies
W. Galen Weston, George Weston Ltd., $6.5-billion
Ten Canadian CEOs with the most unexercised stock options
Michael Pearson, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., $554-million
Ten Canadian CEOs with the biggest pension obligations
Bradley Shaw, Shaw Communications Inc., $60-million
Major CEO pay increases in the cards again
A woman walks through Brookfield Place off Bay Street, on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014.
Other highly paid Canadian executives in 2013
Canadian dollars are seen in this file photo.
Which Canadian CEOs received the biggest bonuses last year?
Gerald Schwartz, Onex Corp., $25.2-million
Executive compensation: Canada's 100 top-paid CEOs
The top four paid CEOs in Canada
Elderly North Vancouver woman sexually assaulted in home, police investigating
With Glenn gone, Tate and Mitchell angling for starting quarterback in Calgary
How misogyny can become terrorism
FILE - This file image from video posted on YouTube shows Elliot Rodger. Law officers who visited Rodger three weeks before he killed six college students near a Santa Barbara university were aware that he had posted disturbing videos but didn't watch them, and they didn't know about his final video detailing his "Day of Retribution" until after the deadly rampage, officials said. (AP Photo/YouTube, File)
Then and now in pictures: 70 years later, Normandy's beaches retain memory of D-Day invasion
U.S. reinforcements land on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, France, on June 6, 1944 in this handout photo provided by the US National Archives. Reuters photographer Chris Helgren compiled a series of archive pictures taken during the 1944 invasion and then went back to the same places, to photograph them as they appear today.
The 10 types of customers
Harvey Schachter
Scout ex-employees as new hires
I get no respect from my charity’s board of directors
Bill Howatt
Do you have what it takes to innovate?
Peter Aceto, president and CEO of Tangerine Bank.
Work was a habit Jack Loman could not give up
Jack Loman
Don’t try to separate abortion from maternal health
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced funding for maternal, newborn and child health in developing countries during a press event on May 29 2014. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Chart: Dollarama verses the competition
Blue Bombers open training camp looking to rebuild after 3-15 season
Table: Investment savings accounts
Infographic: Making sacrifices to support your children
Chart: Canadian bull and bear markets from January 1950 to June 2013
In pictures: Gay and lesbian couples celebrate in Illinois
Pastor Carol Hill from Epworth United Methodist Church speaks during a beach-front marriage equality ceremony at the Kathy Osterman Beach in Chicago, Sunday, June 1, 2014. Dozens of people attended the event. June 1 marked the first day all of Illinois' 102 counties could begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a piecemeal start where some county officials began granting licenses months ago following a federal court ruling.
Chart: Lululemon's revenue growth and P/E ratio
ECB’s no-drama Mario Draghi unlikely to take heroic measures
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi addresses a news conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting in Brussels May 8, 2014.
Life insurers: Time to buy as yields show promise
The insurance sector now trades at about 11 times forward earnings, and healthy balance sheets mean insurers such as Manulife in Toronto are poised to raise their dividend.
'Buy American' driving a truck through NAFTA’s loopholes
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signs the North American Free Trade Agreement during a signing ceremony in Ottawa on Dec.17, 1992.
Foreign acquisitions on the agenda when Saputo reports results
Saputo, steered by CEO Lino Saputo Jr., has grown to its current $10-billion size through a series of increasingly ambitious acquisitions.<., president and chief executive officer of Saputo Inc., poses in their offices in Montreal, November 14, 2013.
Bank of Canada is unlikely to change course on interest rates
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks during a news conference upon the release of the Monetary Policy Report in Ottawa January 22, 2014. Mr. Poloz scheduled to make rate announcement on Wednesday.
Canada’s banks face headwinds in U.S.
BMO holds significant operations in the U.S. Midwest, including this one in Milwaukee, Wis. BMO, along with other Canadian banks in the U.S., is battling a slow macro-economic recovery.
Cyclists shocked after ‘random’ shooting in B.C. road cycling event
A cyclist rides on Queen St. West in Toronto in this 2013 file photo.
Making headway on concussions
Canadian researchers taking part international projects dubbed designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries.
Stealth Workout: The presummer burn
1. Place your right leg on the first step, with the edge of your foot parallel with the edge of the step. Dangle your left leg off the side, bend your right knee slightly. This is your starting position. 2. Let your right hip slightly jut out to the side, so that your left leg and hip lower slightly toward the ground. The movement is small, so try not to bend your right knee; rather let the motion come from your pelvis. 3. Then use your right bum muscle to slowly propel your left hip and leg back to the starting position. Repeat 10 times before switching sides.
Hours of culture: Five things you should check out this week
Orange Is the New Black - All 13 episodes of season two of the comedy-drama show about life in a women’s prison will be available on Netflix on Friday. It’s binge watching time. (Netflix.com)
Founder of Nasty Gal shares some of the secrets to her success
Sophia Amoruso, the 30-year-old business mogul and author of the new book #GIRLBOSS – part business tome, part personal memoir – shares some of the secrets to her success
Think outside of the cheese board by adding veggies
Angry bird versus humans: no contest
For concerned parents, hockey is no longer the game of choice
As brain injury researchers strike blow after blow against contact sport, parents are faced with difficult choices about what they will allow their children to play.
Still in his father's shadow, Sean Lennon has recorded a pair of acclaimed albums
Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger are made up of the husband-and-wife team of Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Sean Lennon.
‘Phenomenal’ Buehrle notches league-leading 10th victory of season
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle laughs with Blue Jays Brett Lawrie, left, while walking back to the dugout against Kansas City Royals during eighth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Sunday, June 1, 2014.
Henry Burris eager to represent Ottawa as RedBlacks quarterback
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris (L) hands off the ball to Eric O'Neal at the first day of CFL training camp at Keith Harris Stadium in Ottawa on June 1.
Ontario high-school teachers approve new levy to bolster strike fund
Teachers protest in front of the Toronto District School Board offices in Toronto on December 18, 2012.
Hudak revamped policy after visiting stalwarts of U.S. right
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Tim Hudak, left, speaks to the media with registered nurse Kathy Kordos during a campaign stop at the Niagara Health System hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., on May 31.
RCMP says it will avoid cuts to key police services
A RCMP cruiser is shown in Vancouver, May 25, 2008.
Ontario Conservatives press Wynne over cost of MaRS bailout
Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, right, speaks with supporters during a campaign stop in Toronto on June 1.
Raonic makes Canadian tennis history at French Open
Canada's Milos Raonic celebrates winning the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris on June 1.
Ontario election campaign to get nastier, experts predict
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks during a campaign in Toronto on May 31.
Toronto’s Aaron Brown breaks one of Canada’s oldest track records
Canada's Aaron Brown (R) shakes hands with Jamaica's Usain Bolt after their men's 200m semi-final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN - Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT ATHLETICS)
Air conditioners whirring but hundreds in Winnipeg still have frozen water pipes
Health Canada swamped with medical marijuana business applications
MediJean cannabis plant care technician Misad Shazi sprays water on marijuana plants growing at the medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on March 21.
Legendary Canadian designer Pat McDonagh dead at age 80
Fashion designer Pat McDonagh at work in Toronto on Sept. 7, 2000.
Canadiens goalie Price won’t need surgery
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price talks with reporters at the team's training facility on May 31 in Brossard, Que.
Toronto running back Chad Kackert retires
Toronto Argonauts' Chad Kackert (left) is tackled by Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Ike Brown during first half CFL pre-season action in Hamilton on Wednesday June 13 , 2012. The two teams meet in Sunday’s Eastern final
Montreal Impact blank MLS’ hottest team
Montreal Impact's Andres Romero, left, scores against New England Revolution's Bobby Shuttleworth during first half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, May 31.
Trial to start for B.C. man charged in alleged serial killer case
Cody Alan Legebokoff is shown in a B.C. RCMP handout photo. A trial is about to start for Legebokoff, a B.C. man charged in alleged serial killer case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. RCMP
Trial to start for B.C. man charged in alleged serial killer case
Cody Alan Legebokoff is shown in a B.C. RCMP handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. RCMP
Legendary award-winning Canadian designer Pat McDonagh dead at age 80
Fashion designer Pat McDonagh at work in Toronto Thursday Sept. 7, 2000. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tannis Toohey
Legendary award-winning Canadian designer Pat McDonagh dead at age 80
June 1: Your lookahead horoscope
Gemini
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