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Too good to be true? $72 business class deal on South African Airways was just that
Police rescue young seal after stroll through downtown Halifax
A harbour seal is shown in Victoria on Dec. 4, 2011.
Costco profit tops estimates as revenue growth beats Wal-Mart
Shoppers leave a Costco outlet in New York in this file photo.
Libyan state oil corporation declares 11 oil fields non-operational after suspected IS attacks
Halifax police find young harbour seal in middle of downtown street
Alberta doctors not providing adequate after-hours care: study
A doctor's assistant prepares a measles vaccination in Berlin on Feb. 24, 2015.
Detained Canadian pastor’s ties may have put him at risk in North Korea
Photos released by Light Presbyterian Church show Hyeon Soo Lim doing humanitarian work in North Korea
Canadian Natural boosts dividend as quarterly profit almost triples
Facilities at Canadian Natural Resources Primrose Lake oil sands project is seen near Cold Lake, Alta., in this file photo.
World Health Organization to test Ebola vaccine in Guinea, aims to find and stop linked cases
FILE In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 file photo, a health care worker, right, takes the temperatures of school children for signs of the Ebola virus before they enter their school in the city of Conakry, Guinea. The World Health Organization says it will soon start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea to see how effective it might be in preventing future outbreaks of the dreaded virus. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 5, 2015, the U.N. health agency said the study will be focused in Basse Guinee, the region that currently has the most Ebola cases in the country. (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah, File)
Tourism Vancouver promotes 'Fifty Shades' locations used by cast and crew
The Burrard Iron Works building and the Main Street overpass, filming locations for the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey", are seen in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday March 4, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
IPhone 6's popularity drives Apple's China market share to record while Samsung's sales fall
What small business means to big-city mayors
The Globe and Mail asked the mayors of Canada’s four largest cities about their their challenges, big wins and why small business matters to them and the cities they represent. In this photo: Vancouver's Gregor Robertson (Photo by Jimmy Jeong), Toronto's John Tory (Photo by Darren Calabrese) Calgary's Naheed Nenshi (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen) and Montreal's Denis Coderre (Photo by Christinne Muschi).
Why winter is like Christmas morning for car wash owners
Andrew Clark
Review: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG perfect for life in the low-key fast lane
The price of control: why Arcan debt holders took a haircut
Do we need a gadget to tell us when to eat a banana?
Kris Gross is a Canadian pro-mountain bike racer and instructor who now lives in Southern California.
Review: 2015 Alpina B6 Gran Coupe is BMW, only better
2015 Alpina B6 Gran Coupe
In photos: A vintage car buff's dream come true in Calgary
Many visitors to Gasoline Alley have no idea that the basement is a hidden treasure of cars, trucks, signs and gas pumps. There is no chronological road map through the rows of vintage autos. But if you look for a yellow Benz Gaggenau you’ll find one of Carey’s favourite and most challenging finds. “The Benz Gag is pretty rare so we were lucky to find it. It was in really rough shape too, but we got it done,” says Carey.
Great-West to build on British growth with acquisition
Winnipeg-based Great-West Lifeco swooped in for Equitable’s annuity business after British laws were changed to give retirees more control over their defined-contribution pensions.
Brands that can’t see beyond the 30-second TV commercial are doomed
Mia Pearson
Canadians favour taxes to curb emissions, but not at the gas pump
Despite federal support of the oil sands, Canadians voiced a desire for greater control of emissions.
Canadian Tire’s Dean McCann named CFO of the Year
A Canadian Tire store is seen in North Vancouver, May 10, 2012.
Canadian economy suffers from the myth of comparative advantage
Andrew Jackson
Young deal-maker finds her niche on the trading desk
Laura Sebesta is head equity trader at Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc., an investment management firm in Toronto. “I’ve always been a connector of people and ideas,” says Ms. Sebesta, 32, who joined FGP in 2005 out of university and rose through the ranks to her current position five years ago, heading the firm’s buy-side trading desk.
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams attacked in closing arguments of 'Blurred Lines' case
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 1983 file photo, singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, winner of Favorite Soul/R&B Single, "Sexual Healing," attends the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, Grammy-winning singer Pharrell Williams told a jury in federal court in Los Angeles that he grew up listening to Gaye's music. But the singer-producer said he didn't try to copy it directly for his collaboration with Thicke and T.I. Williams is being sued by Gaye's children, who claim "Blurred Lines" improperly copies their father's hit "Got to Give it Up." Singer Robin Thicke and rapper T.I. are also defendants in the case. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
TSN tweet dustup shows social media no Wild West when it comes to libel laws
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf poses during a shoot for a television network at training camp in Toronto on Thursday September 18, 2014. An inflammatory tweet that appeared on TSN has served as a reminder that while social media may appear to be a lawless land filled with snark, vitriol and half-truths, it's also subject to the same scrutiny ??? and libel laws ??? as newspapers or television. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Terror suspect in alleged train plot was only in it for the money, lawyer says
Terror suspect Chiheb Esseghaier arrives at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Crown lawyer is telling a jury "the evidence is overwhelming" in the case of two men accused of plotting to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Silicon Valley gender bias suit puts spotlight on venture capital industry culture
High-end home sales expected to slip in Calgary this spring: realtor
Hillary Clinton's tweet over email controversy
$5-million prize for African leadership awarded again after three years without a winner
March 5: Oil’s harsh side – and other letters to the editor
Alberta premier Jim Prentice: ‘We started to take a higher and higher percentage of Alberta's energy revenue and channelling it into subsidizing the cost of services for this generation of Albertans and it reached a point where ... we were essentially taking every cent of our oil revenue and subsidizing current services and taking all of the interest off of the heritage fund and subsidizing current services.’
Academia has to stop eating its young
In the short term, contract faculty at York University are striking for higher wages. But in the long run, contract teaching should be abolished
Quebec’s maturing French pilgrimage
Yves Boisvert
The gaping holes in Obama’s Iran deal
Emily Landau
German factory orders show unexpectedly large fall in January, led by lower eurozone demand
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is photographed with a television camera control light in front as she delivers her speech during a conference on innovation and competitiveness hosted by the European Investment Bank in Berlin, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Australia offers Indonesia a prisoner swap deal in last-ditch bid to save death row prisoners
Australians Andrew Chan (L) and Myuran Sukumaran wait in a temporary cell for their appeal hearing in Denpasar District Court in Indonesia's resort island of Bali in this September 21, 2010 file photo.
AbbVie to buy leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics for $21 billion in its first deal since Shire
This Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 photo shows the exterior of Abbvie, in Lake Bluff, Ill. AbbVie will spend about $21 billion to buy leukemia drugmaker Pharmacyclics in its first major deal attempt since walking away from a $55 billion takeover of Shire last fall, the company announced, late Wednesday, March 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Northern Ontario races to early playoff berth at Brier
during curling action at the Brier in Calgary, Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
Ducks take down Canadiens to claim overall NHL lead
Sergei Gonchar #55 of the Montreal Canadiens and Jiri Sekac #46 of the Anaheim Ducks skate after the puck during a 3-1 Ducks win at Honda Center on March 4, 2015 in Anaheim, California.
Book by Sen. Ted Cruz, 'A Time for Truth,' to be published this summer
This book cover image released by Broadside books, "A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Miracle of America," by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The book will be released on June 30. (AP Photo/Broadside)
Novel surgery using leg nerve restores lost feeling to eye, protects vision
Abby Messner has her eye looked at by Dr. Asim Ali, staff surgeon in ophthalmology and vision sciences after undergoing surgery in 2012 that restored lost feeling in her eye by transplanting a nerve graft from her leg at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Galit Rodan
March 5: Your daily horoscope
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Lives Lived: Jean Margaret Milner, 95
Jean Margaret Milner
What our selfie sticks say about us
Sarah Hampson
'Shadow of Mordor,' 'Monument Valley' win big at Game Developers Choice Awards
This video game file image released by Blizzard Entertainment shows a scene from "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft." The legion of orcs from "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" will attempt to reign supreme at the Game Developers Choice Awards on Wednesday March 4, 2015. The role-playing title is nominated for the most awards at the 15th annual ceremony and will face off against "Alien: Isolation," "Bayonetta 2," "Destiny" and "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" for the game of the year honor. (AP Photo/Blizzard Entertainment, File)
Microsoft outlines plan to bridge Xbox and PC video gaming at Game Developers Conference
People look over an Xbox on Windows display in the Microsoft booth at the Game Developers Conference, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The Globe adopts encrypted technology in effort to protect whistle-blowers
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