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TDSB passes budget that slashes 50 special-ed jobs
A boy walks past Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Thursday, January 29, 2015.
Edmonton group wants Kevin Bacon to party in Taber in protest of new law
A group of people in Edmonton have posted a video on Youtube asking Kickstarter to help raise $100,000 to pay Actor Kevin Bacon to attend a planned dance party just outside the southern Alberta community of 8,104. Bacon is shown at the premiere of "Cop Car" during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Park City, Utah. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arthur Mola/Invision/AP
University of Calgary centre Gavrilova named CIS women's hockey player of year
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall promises balanced budget
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall during an interview at The Globe and Mail with the Editorial Board, Toronto October 28, 2013.
Canada to propose tougher oil tank standards after a string of derailments
Joseph Heath of Toronto wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
Joseph Heath wins the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, worth $25,000, is awarded during the Politics and the Pen gala in Ottawa
Toronto council approves increase to garbage-bin, waste collection fees
A garbage collection crew is pictured in January, 2012, picking up residential trash and recycling in Toronto.
Mirtle: Leafs' win over Sabres overshadowed by Kadri’s suspension
Toronto Maple Leafs' Tyler Bozak (42) celebrates his game tying goal with teammate James van Riemsdyk (21) as Buffalo Sabres goalie Anders Lindback reacts during third period NHL action in Toronto on Wednesday March 11, 2015.
CEN Biotech’s medical marijuana licence denied after months of misrepresentations
A view of CEN Biotech's main facility in Lakeshore, Ontario, Saturday, December 6, 2014. Health Canada has refused to grant a license to CEN Biotech to build the world’s largest medical marijuana operation.
Canadian woman dead after whale lands on tourist boat in Mexico
A grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) dives into the Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, Baja California Sur state, Mexico on March 3, 2015.
Bank of Korea unexpectedly cuts interest rate to record low, says growth weaker than expected
A woman passes by signs of foreign exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 12, 2015. South Korea unexpectedly lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday to a record low of 1.75 percent, joining central banks from Europe to India in efforts to revitalize sluggish economic growth.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Transport Canada proposes new tank-car standards after fiery derailments
Transportation Safety Board documenting and assessing the accident site of a Canadian National (CN) train that was hauling crude oil that derailed near Gogama, On, Feb. 14, 2015. Transport Canada unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would require tank cars used to haul crude oil and other flammable goods to meet new standards that include thicker steel, thermal protection, full shields at each end and more protection over the valves by 2025 at the latest.
United Technologies says it's weighing options, possible spinoff for Sikorsky helicopter unit
Robertson open to talks with CP Rail to buy Arbutus corridor
Ottawa to give juries bigger role in determining life without parole
Justice Minister Peter MacKay says under the Life Means Life Act, a jury would be asked if they want to make a non-binding recommendation to the judge regarding life without parole. If a judge accepts the recommendation, life without parole would mean freedom is impossible, even on appeal to cabinet after 35 years, except in cases of terminal illness or other humanitarian grounds
The Scout List: David Suzuki turning 80, beekeepers and Beethoven
David Suzuki leads entertainers, artists and writers in quest to enshrine clean air and water into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In testy hearing, Keystone XL foes ask Nebraska lawmakers to repeal pipeline-siting law
Carleton vies for its fifth straight CIS men’s basketball championship
Thomas Scrubb (left) and and Philip Scrubb.
Lancers seek record-tying CIS women’s basketball championship win
Jocelyn LaRcque of the University of Windsor Lancers blocks and fouls Rachelle Coward of Saint Mary's University Huskies, in gold medal game action at the CIS Women's National Basketball Championship tournament, Sunday March 16, 2014 in Windsor, Ontario.
Backman scores a pair of goals to lead Monarchs past IceCaps 4-1
Police arrest 15-year-old for Washington kidnap caught on video
In this still image taken from surveillance video on Sunday, March 8, 2015, and provided by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, a male runs down a street, carrying a toddler in an apparent kidnapping attempt in Sprague, Wash. The video shows the boy's young sister chasing after the man, who set the boy down and ran off.
Harper says majority of ‘moderate Muslims’ support view on niqab ban
Prime Minister Stephen. Harper argued his party’s determination to require uncovered faces for citizenship oaths is backed by “moderate” followers of Islam.
Canadian imams condemn Islamic State and its supporters
Imam Syed B. Soharwardy (right) and Imam Hafiz Muhammad Zareef Naeemi discuss an Islamic edict issued by 38 Canadian Imams at a press conference at the Genesis Centre of Community Wellness in Calgary, Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
Reigning CIS women’s hockey champions keep their eyes on the prize
Canucks seek to hold off surging Kings
Vancouver Canucks right wing Zack Kassian (9) celebrates his game winning goal with teammates Luca Sbisa (5) and Dan Hamhuis (2) during the third period of NHL action against Anaheim Ducks in Vancouver, B.C. Monday, March 9, 2015.
Solar power vs. grid power: Why this investor is basking in SolarCity's future
Chris Umiastowski
Questions raised over Clark’s refusal to implement $15 minimum wage in B.C.
British Columbia's Premier Christy Clark speaks during the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Friday, March 6, 2015. Last week, Ms. Clark said that a $15 minimum wage for B.C. would hurt small businesses in the province.
Subsidies in place for iced up southern Labrador to offset higher food costs
Fruits, vegetables and dairy products are usually shipped to the region aboard a ferry based on the island of Newfoundland.
Duhatschek: These Anaheim Ducks are far from lame
Eric Duhatschek
Twenty U.S. large-cap stocks with value and momentum
Ensuring veteran amputees don’t have to justify wounds crosses departments
Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O'Toole responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Monday March 9, 2015 in Ottawa.
Adam Chowaniec championed homegrown innovation
Adan Chowaniec, seen in his Ottawa home in 2008, cut his teeth in the tech sector in our nation’s capital.
New format raises the stakes in CIS men’s hockey championship
University of Waterloo Warriors defenceman Sam Caldwell battles for the puck with University of Alberta Golden Bears forward Jordan Hickmott during the first game of the CIS Men's University Cup hockey in Saskatoon, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Alberta opens Friday against eighth-seeded St. Francis Xavier in one of four quarter-final games.
Hot Ticket: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock
Musician Herbie Hancock, seen in this 2013 file photo, will join fellow pianist Chick Corea on a tour that promises a mix of fresh improvisation paired with moments reminiscing about some of their best-known works.
BMO energy defections in Houston will burn – but not linger
A Swiss national flag (top) and a flag of the city of Basel fly over the entrance of a branch office of Swiss bank UBS in Basel in this October 22, 2013 file photo.
Save money this tax season by filing for free
Rob Carrick
Suitors circle Hydro One
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), Enersource Corp. and PowerStream Inc. are among the organizations that have expressed an interest to the government in buying a chunk of Hydro One, The Globe and Mail has learned.
Three top picks from ValueTrend’s Keith Richards
Keith Richards.
U.S. dollar vs. world currencies
Journal Communications, Scripps Co. receive shareholder approvals for mergers, spinoffs
Statistics Canada chief defends data as quality concerns persist
Chief statistician Wayne Smith says he can’t understand ‘why people are suddenly so skittish about using results’ from the national household survey, which he says has yielded ‘a massive sample.’
First look: New Yonge and Bloor tower would be Toronto’s tallest
The tower as seen from Yonge and Bloor: multi-level retail space punctuated with terraces. One Bloor West, Sam Mizrahi - a novice developer - unveils his plans for a 1,000-foot, $1-billion building that could be Toronto's most spectacular skyscraper. Mizrahi is a novice developer who is taking a wild leap. The tower would be 80 storeys, designed by Norman Foster - and Mizrahi will not only develop it, but is forming his own construction company to build it. He plans to start construction ASAP, and open the luxury retail while the tower is being sold and under construction. handout illustration
Ont. police investigating incident involving young people at a party near Cobourg
Alberta failing to regulate dams, doesn't even know how many it has: auditor
Hydro One sale: Short-term budget relief, long-term energy pain
Barrie McKenna
Google’s Canadian CFO to embark on the adventures of early retirement
Google CFO Patrick Pichette, seen in 2012, will spend retirement travelling with his wife, he says.
'Still Alice' writer-director Richard Glatzer, who battled ALS, dies at 63
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2006 file photo, Richard Glatzer, left, and Wash Westmoreland accept the Audience Award: Dramatic for "Quinceanera," the movie they wrote and directed, at the Sundance Film Festival Awards Night in Park City, Utah. Glatzer, who directed "Still Alice," a film that garnered actress Julianne Moore an Oscar for best actress last month, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in Los Angeles after a four-year battle with ALS. He was 63. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Canadian tennis star Bouchard plays mixed doubles with pop star Bieber
Eugenie Bouchard turned to a fellow Canadian for some mixed doubles fun at a charity event this week in California. The world's seventh-ranked women's tennis player took to the court with pop star Justin Bieber at the Desert Smash celebrity event at LaQuinta Resort & Club. Bouchard posted an Instagram photo Wednesday of herself on court with Bieber and comedians Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Montney shale gas producers in B.C. and Alberta still enticing investors
A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, April 29, 2013. The Montney shale gas formation in B.C. and Alberta, with an estimated 271 trillion cubic feet of marketable gas on the B.C. side alone, represents the anchor supply for some of the multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas plants proposed for Canada’s West Coast.
Popular mountain guide killed in B.C. avalanche
Robson Gmoser, one of the best-known mountain guides in Western Canada, was killed in an avalanche on Tuesday.
Steep, bumpy road ahead for Nigeria’s ‘Industrial Revolution’
As an early entrant into automaking in Nigeria, Nissan faces a number of obstacles, including a ‘parallel’ market of imported used vehicles
Feds lift control zone at B.C. poultry farms after avian flu infection
The loonie may be down but it’s far from out
David Parkinson
'Blurred Lines' - Trial provided the inside story of the making, and unraveling, of a hit song
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 4, 2015 photo, Pharrell Williams and an unidentified woman leave Los Angeles Federal Court after testifying at trial in Los Angeles. A jury says singers Williams and Robin Thicke copied a Marvin Gaye song to create "Blurred Lines" and awarded more than $7 million to Gaye's family. The eight-person panel reached the decision Tuesday, March 10, 2015, after hearing nearly a week of testimony about similarities between "Blurred Lines" — the biggest hit of 2013 — and Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up." (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Defending champion Golden Bears aiming for back-to-back titles at University Cup
Plan won't be cancelled: Solution found to Regina city workers pension plan
More than 20 banks unveil stock buyback and dividend increases after getting Fed approval
Aides to House leaders are trying to come up with deal to finally end Medicare payment cuts
Trudeau, Harper compete to spread partisanism and divisiveness
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
B.C. man faces charges of dangerous driving, mischief and assault: police
Barbra Streisand to present Robert Redford Lincoln Center's 42nd annual Chaplin Award
FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, Robert Redford attends the premiere of "A Walk In The Woods" during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Wednesday, March 11, Redford will be the recipient of the 42nd Chaplin Award at Lincoln Center on Monday, April 27. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
Baytex to collect $500-million from bought deal
Drill pipes are stacked on a trailer at a Baytex Energy Ltd. in the Pembina oil field near Pigeon Lake, Alberta, Canada on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
Unsealed Blankenship documents argue moving the case, dismissing the judge, among other points
We can’t afford a postinstitutional society
Stephen Toope
For millennial buy-in, our institutions have to connect
Maripier Isabelle and Emily Macrae
Fed approves plans for most banks to raise dividends, buy stock, but Oks BofA with conditions
In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, people walk past a branch of Bank of America, in New York. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 announced it is ordering Bank of America to revise its plans for increasing dividends or buying back stock, saying there are gaps in its risk planning. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
McGill Martlets chase back-to-back women's university hockey titles
Well done, Taber, Alta., for enforcing decorum
A wheat stock on a grain farm near Taber, Alberta. Photograph by Todd Korol for The Globe and Mail
Alberta introduces bill that would require boats to be checked for zebra mussels
Mayweather, Pacquiao declare big stakes as they begin countdown
Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao pose for photographers during a press conference to announce their fight on May 2, 2015.
JPMorgan Chase gets Federal Reserve OK for $6.4B stock buyback, 10 per cent dividend increase
Saskatchewan couple asks government to keep hyperbaric chamber in province
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall promises balanced budget, no infrastructure cuts
Apple's iTunes, App stores reopen after breakdown locks out users for more than 5 hours
Wells Fargo says the Federal Reserve signed off on a plan to raise its dividend to 37.5 cents
Brendan Healy stepping down as artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times
Brendan Healy, photographed after he was named artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times in 2009.
Husky Energy says oil has started flowing from Sunrise oilsands project
OSC accuses MDA manager of insider trading, tipping
A woman enters the offices of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, January 8, 2008.
Jets acquire veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick from Texans
Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey, left, speaks to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Miami.
John Baird to step down as MP on Monday
John Baird announces his resignation as he speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Baird says he'll step down as an MP as of Monday.
Morgan Stanley says Federal Reserve approved $3.1B stock buyback and increased dividend
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Wednesday
'Fox Sports 1' ads to appear on American Youth Soccer Organization jerseys
FILE- In this July 3, 2012, file photo, Jonah Valdez of Santa Clarita, Calif., shows off his skills during opening ceremonies of the American Youth Soccer Organization National Games in Knoxville, Tenn. The Fox network announced a five-year partnership Wednesday, March 11, 2015, with the American Youth Soccer Organization. "Fox Sports 1" will be added this string to the right chest of AYSO jerseys, which have had AYSO logos on the left chest for a half century. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Adam Brimer, File)
Dolphins make Ndamukong Suh the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history
Miami Dolphins' Ndamukong Suh listens during an NFL football news conference in Davie, Fla., Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
16-year-old girl dies after hitting tree while skiing at Ontario resort
Leadership lessons for retaining top talent
I want to be a retail buyer. What will my salary be?
Retail buyers are expected to predict trends to ensure that store shelves remain stocked – but not overstocked – with products.
5 things to know before you think about buying a $500 house in Detroit
This Dec. 4, 2014 photo shows a vacant lot in Detroit that has been replanted with pennycress, a cover crop that is considered suitable for conversion to biofuel. Detroit has thousands of vacant lots and abandoned buildings, and the creation of what is essentially an urban prairie is being encouraged in some starkly populated areas. Many homes and lots are being foreclosed upon this spring and thousands of them will eventually be auctioned for $500 apiece. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
VeriFone, Salix, Brown Shoe, Supernus and Vera Bradley are big market movers
Canada’s top small and medium-sized employers feature perks and positive job growth
Shale on sale: Oil price crash hinders debt-ridden players
This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows a Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulls crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont.
Colts sign veteran wide receiver Andre Johnson
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2010, file photo, Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson (80) pulls in a touchdown pass against the Arizona Cardinals during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Glendale, Ariz.
Hundreds of Brown University students protest college's handling of sexual assault allegations
Hundreds of Brown University students march across campus, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in Providence, R.I., to protest how the college handled recent sexual assault allegations. (AP Photo/Amy Anthony)
Child-care costs can save you tax, now more than ever
Tim Cestnick
B.C. allows single parents to get assistance while in job-training programs
Mexico auctions more dollars to stabilize peso after rapid plunge
Survey shows public confidence in U.S. government at record low
President Barack in Washington, Dec. 5, 2014.
Will Salix take Valeant’s cash, or Endo’s cash-and-stock?
Valeant's offer for Salix is all cash, which may help it win over Endo.
Celine Dion to return to Vegas stage, but singer's rep doesn't say when; last show was in July
FILE - In this March 15, 2011 file photo, Celine Dion reacts to the audience during her opening night performance at Caesar's Palace, in Las Vegas. A representative for Dion says the performer will return to the stage but offered no dates for future performances. Dion hasn’t performed since her July 29, 2014 show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
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