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Whitaker, Cox TDs help Montreal Alouettes down struggling B.C. Lions
Montreal Alouettes' Brandon Whitaker (2) runs for a touchdown against the BC Lions during first half CFL football action in Montreal, July 4, 2014.
Egypt's government raises fuel prices by up to 78 per cent to address staggering deficit
Outsider Rod Phillips could gain traction in race to succeed Hudak
Adam Radwanski
Forest fires rage across the Northwest Territories
A wildland fire in the South Slave region burns one kilometre from the Talston Hydro Plant. June 28, 2014. The plant has been shut down, and Fort Smith, Hay River and Fort Resolution have been switched to diesel generation. Fire crews are working to protect the plant from the fire. Communities will remain on diesel generation until the Talston Hydro Plant has been deemed safe. PHOTO CREDIT: Environment and Natural Resources GNWT
Top aides to leave Ontario NDP ranks over the summer
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath meets with people at the Malvern Town Centre food court in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
Barry Moss, casting director for 'The Cosby Show' and Broadway productions, dies at 74
In this undated photo provided by Merle Frimark Associates, Broadway and television casting director Barry Moss poses for a photograph. Moss, who helped cast nearly 90 Broadway and touring productions, including the 1980 revival of “West Side Story,” “Nine,” “Torch Song Trilogy” and “The Who's Tommy,” has died. He was 74. Mossed died June 17 of congestive heart failure at Mount Sinai Roosevelt in Manhattan, said his partner Bob Kale. (AP Photo/Courtesy Merle Frimark Associates)
Judge from the projects fights for the projects
Justice Donald McLeod stands near where he grew up at Glider Dr. in Toronto in February. He is known in legal circles for his career in criminal, human rights and administrative law.
Concerns mount over ‘cruel and unfair’ civil forfeiture process in B.C.
A letter sent to the lawyer for Robert Murray on Jan. 23, 2013. The letter, sent by a lawyer for B.C.’s Civil Forfeiture Office, rejects an offer from Mr. Murray to settle the contentious civil case for $20,000. The office’s lawyer counters with an offer for $50,000. The office abandoned the case this past May.
Meet the new man at Rob Ford’s side
Jeff Silverstein is the communications director for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s re-election campaign. Mr. Silverstein accompanied the mayor to a radio interview on July 4, 2014.
Canada to boost efforts to help Syrian refugees
Members of the Dandachi family, which is from Syria, smile as they meet members of the media in Montreal on Thursday. From left to right: Jawad, Mohamad, Hamza, Jassem and Souhad. Members of the Dandachi family from Syria (left to right) Jawad, Mohamad, Hamza, Jassem and Souhad smile as they meet members of the media in Montreal, Thursday, June 19, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum hints at candidacy
People gather on the plaza outside the new Surrey City Hall during the official opening in April.
How Canada turned itself into a tennis contender
Eugenie Bouchard of Canada hits a return during a training session at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 4, 2014.
Kinder Morgan criticized for lack of detail on its Trans Mountain pipeline plan
Workers construct the pipeline in Jasper National Park, Alta., as part of the Anchor Loop Project in 2007-08.
Melky Cabrera’s fielding error hands Athletics win over Blue Jays in 12th inning
Oakland Athletics' Nick Punto, right, celebrates with Stephen Vogt, left, and Sean Doolittle after getting the game-winning hit in the 12th inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, July 4, 2014, in Oakland, Calif.
Doyle: Europe’s haughtiness versus Latin emotion
John Doyle
Christians face increased risks in China
A Sunday morning service in May at a church belonging to the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement, in Wenzhou, China. Many residents of this town known as “China’s Jerusalem” for its proliferation of churches are upset by the recent demolition of the huge Sanjiang Church.
Saskatchewan chief who sold half a morphine pill gets house arrest
Kelly: Brazil intends to fake it until it makes it
Cathal Kelly
The best pictures from the past 24 hours
Argentina's Sergio Romero heads the ball during a team training session at the national stadium in Brasilia , one day before their 2014 World Cup quarter-final soccer match against Belgium.
Report: Wayne Gretzky, investors trying to bring NHL team to Seattle
Former NHL player, Wayne Gretzky, right with his wife Janet, left, smile before speaking about the Dodger Stadium upcoming 2014 NHL Stadium Series hockey game in Los Angeles, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. An ice skating rink is being built for the 2014 NHL Stadium Series Los Angeles game between the Kings and Ducks at Dodger Stadium Jan. 25.
Cyclists eager to extend trips downtown on the West Toronto Railpath
Cyclists going east and west on the bike path near the lake.
Obama praises American diversity and vows to improve immigration system
Demonstrators stand next to police at the Murrieta, Calif., Border Patrol station on July 4. Protesters on both sides of the immigration d
Highly cited researchers by country, total and per million population
Highest concentrations of highly cited researchers in Canada by affiliation
Examining Canada’s scientific footprint
Dr. Stephen Scherer, is the senior scientist leading the Personal Genome Project in Canada. He is photographed in Toronto Nov 29, 2012.
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week: Juicy gains for Lassonde investors
The nitty-gritty: How to discuss fees with your investment adviser
Rob Carrick
Canadian government provides $20 million to UNICEF to help end forced marriages
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird makes his way to the podium to announce aid for Ukraine during a news conference on Parliament Hill Thursday March 13, 2014 in Ottawa.
No company pension, a tight budget (and a willingness to keep working)
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IPOs pop, but investors lose ground
A trader works in the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. U.S.
Is any currency so debased as the modern mea culpa?
Elizabeth Renzetti
Kids with chronic illnesses get a break at Brigadoon Village
Camper Dayton McLeod-Flowers (left) and staff member Hanna Webber gather with others at Brigadoon Village for a sunset campfire and singalong.
Three top stock picks from Avenue Investment’s Paul Harris
Paul Harris.
Toronto lawyer scales Kilimanjaro three times to support literacy in Africa
Lawyer Christopher Bredt, a ‘passionate believer in the power of education,’ is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for the third time to raise money for CODE, the Canadian Organization for Development through Education.
E-mail has had its day. It’s time to move on
Leah Eichler
Engine fire puts F-35 fighter jets back in the hot seat
In a handout photo, the fourth U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrives at the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 24, 2013.
Transgender woman files human rights complaints after detention in men’s jail
Ivy Berlin, Kira Andry and Kandace Lilith Stone lead a small group of protesters condemning the recent treatment of transgender woman Avery Edison, marching downtown Toronto on February 15, 2014. The rally also aimed to bring attention to Bill C-279 which would protect transgender Canadians against discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Fine dining in a gondola above Whistler
Alexandra Gill
B.C. Hells Angels member to face extortion charges after appeal court decision
We are Canadian, hear us roar
Gary Mason
The rodeo’s secret-service men
Rodeo bullfighter Scott Byrne gets his ankles taped before going into the arena while a young cowboy watches at the Daines Rodeo in Innisfail, Alta., June 15, 2014.
Environmental group uses poll to battle oil sands PR
The Suncor mine facility along the Athabasca river as seen from a helicopter tour of the oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alta., Tuesday, July 10, 2012.
Scott Byrne in action
How Goldman Sachs won and lost with China's Alibaba
Young men walk past the corporate logo at the headquarters compound of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province in this May 21, 2012 file photo.
Mother stabs French preschool teacher to death in front of class
French President Francois Hollande addresses a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, in this January 14, 2014 file photo.
Olivia Chow proposes incentives for more rental housing units
Olivia Chow speaks in Toronto on March 16, 2014.
What Bapa taught me about starting over in a new country
Bapa (a.k.a. Kassamali Jamal) stands, left with arms folded, outside his garage in Mbarara in 1952: Before being driven out by Idi Amin, he exercised complete control, both at work and at home.
Designer Pat McDonagh brought Carnaby Street to Toronto
Fashion designer Pat McDonagh, 1966.
One year later in Lac-Mégantic 'everyone has their ghosts'
Megantic at dawn. The “Promenade des vents” boardwalk has been built these last weeks, next to the rehabilitated train tracks.
How green cities are better for us physically and psychologically
Professor Root Gorelick makes nature part of his everyday life, paddling his canoe to work along Ottawa’s Rideau River.
Does Ottawa want retirees to outlive their savings?
File #: 8650446 Troubled Finances Bandaged piggy bank with crutches. Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free) Keywords: Piggy Bank, Finance, Despair, Recovery, Debt, Recession, Poverty, Coin Bank, Home Finances, Help, Bankruptcy
The entrepreneur vs. the trainer: In Forest Hill, a dustup leaves a swanky gym hanging
Acrimony: David Cynamon (with his wife, Stacey Cynamon); Larry Track (with his sister, Joanna Track).
Trudeau says Liberal message is getting through in true-blue Alberta
Bradley back in Toronto FC fold with mixed feelings about World Cup
Michael Bradley of the U.S. controls the ball near Belgium's Axel Witsel (6), Daniel Van Buyten (15) and Vincent Kompany during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador July 1, 2014.
The earnings numbers no one talks about
Ian McGugan
A vegetarian butcher? They've got coconut ‘bacon’ and carrot ‘lox’
A customer tastes a free sample at "vegetarian butcher" Yam Chops in Toronto.
A Scarborough subway: Do the numbers add up?
Is another subway on the way to Scarborough?
Avoid the violent selloffs: Buy underachieving stocks
David Berman
Europe’s shale gas backers are living in a fantasy world
Eric Reguly
Then and Now: A year later Lac-Mégantic continues to rebuild
He invests in companies that people grumble about (but can’t do without)
Zachary Chippin
Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange
More RRIF and RRSP questions answered
Kvitova holds key edge over Bouchard
Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bpuchard
Canadian Solar's ‘boring engineer’ has his day in the sun
Shawn Qu, founder, president and chief executive officer of Canadian Solar Inc.
Three bodies found in burning car near Barrie
Police tape marks a crime scene in this file photo.
Lac-Megantic gathers to remember fatal train derailment of a year ago
A couple looks at the downtown core Friday, July 4, 2014 in Lac-Megantic, Que. The one year anniversary of the train derailment and fire that left 47 people dead will be observed July 6, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Provincial police investigate after three bodies found in "charred" car
A Toronto shop's tailor-made legacy, after 106 years
“We’re an old-world company in a new world and I’m just being realistic," says Terry Beauchamp, who will close up Walter Beauchamp Tailors this fall.
Here's the Sicily you haven't seen (but really should)
Erice, Sicily
Insider buying at Osisko Gold Royalties
Bullish on BP
From the archives: Raonic’s Wimbledon dream ended by unstoppable Federer
Milos Raonic of Canada plays a return to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 4, 2014.
U.S. biotech company opens third Canadian incubator
Pharmacologists work inside Natco Research Centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad March 13, 2012.
RCMP say Mountie at St. Albert, Alta., detachment charged with assault
City of Vancouver says Kinder Morgan skirting questions about Trans Mountain
The close: Another record high for the TSX
While the lettering has since been removed, the sign for the old Toronto Stock Exchange at 234 Bay St. can still be read on April 17 2014. The building is now home to the Design Exchange.
Hours of Culture: Our critics' picks
The week's best web reads: David Einhorn's top small-cap picks
David Einhorn, President of Greenlight Capital, speaks at the 6th Annual New York Value Investing Congress in New York City, October 13, 2010.
Why we should cheer Canada’s new debt surge
David Parkinson
Report: Hawks, Thabo Sefolosha agree to three-year contract
FILE - In this April 24, 2014 file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha celebrates after scoring against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of Game 3 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series game in Memphis, Tenn.
Paddle your own board and gain a full-body workout
Last year, paddleboarding was the outdoor activity with the biggest popularity boost – a 29-per-cent increase in participation.
Patriotic singalong In Canada
Atco and AltaLink clash over power line deal
President and CEO of ATCO Nancy Southern addresses shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Alberta, May 14, 2014.
Amp up your run with sandy terrain
Exercising on the beach can amp up your workout: Just walking on sand burns 20- to 50-per-cent more calories than walking at the same pace on a firm surface, says chiropractor Gus Tsiapalis.
Vancouver Whitecaps still confident after pair of subpar performances
Saskatoon man faces more child porn charges, police seek to identify 14 victims
Entertainer Rolf Harris sentenced to 5 years, 9 months for sex abuse
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison.
A Hard Day’s Night is a hard act to follow
George Harrison, left, John Lenon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney were extraordinarily composed while all hell was breaking loose around them.
In author Tom Rachman’s world, characters are adjustable
Tom Rachman in Toronto last week. He’s working on his third novel.
Johnny Damon still hopes to play, not ready to call it quits
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach (10) congratulates designated hitter Johnny Damon (22) on his two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the second inning of Game 1 of the American League division series playoffs Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
Calendar
Remembering the ruckus on Bank Street: Yes, there was a 1970s Ottawa punk scene
A poster for the Red Squares, a local Ottawa art punk band that frequented the Rotters Club.
Senators agree to terms with veteran centre Legwand
Detroit Red Wings' David Legwand, center, celebrates his goal against Tampa Bay Lightning's Ben Bishop (30) and Victor Hedman (77), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL game, Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Detroit.
Five years in the making, Jenny Lewis releases The Voyager (with a little help from Ryan Adams)
Singer-songerwriter Jenny Lewis’s new album The Voyageur, which took five years to write and record, is set to be released July 29.
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
101st Tour de France a gruelling test of mind and body
Team Tinkoff Saxo with Spain's Alberto Contador, center rear, during a training ahead of the Tour de France cycling race in Leeds, Britain, Friday, July 4, 2014. The Tour de France will start on Saturday July 5 in Leeds, and finishes in Paris on Sunday July 27.
Jake Hines: Just try and hit his curveball
Toronto Maple Leafs pitcher Jake Hines says that despite not having a right hand, he is a better fielder than most pitchers.
Police say Alberta crash victim was a Newfoundland man living in Fort McMurray
The best advice Richard Wagamese ever received: ‘Work for the story’s sake’
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