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Tillman fends off Blue Jays as Orioles take series
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson (20) misses a foul ball hit into the stands by the Orioles’ Mark Trumbo (45) (not pictured) in the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 21, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta no-hits gives Cincinnati Reds 16-0 rout
Jake Arrieta (49) of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 21, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kelly: Toronto Raptors take control of their playoff series against Indiana
Cathal Kelly
Malkin stars as Penguins push Rangers to playoff brink with 5-0 victory
Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin celebrates scoring on the Rangers during a first-round playoff game at Madison Square Garden in New York, April 21, 2016. The Penguins held a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series coming into this Game 4, and scored three goals without reply in the first period.
Ottawa freed Catholic groups from residential-school obligation to ensure other promises met, draft reveals
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett speaks with reporters following a party cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill on Tuesday.
British Columbia health officials call for drug decriminalization
Kim, (first name only) who's been living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for the past six years smokes some crack in a back ally February 4, 2009.
Grant will provide homes for some residents of former Vancouver Quality Inn
The city of Vancouver leased a hotel on Howe Street in 2014 in response to a homeless camp in Oppenheimer Park. The city’s lease expires Nov. 5, after which the hotel will be demolished and redeveloped.
Duffy's acquittal the ultimate payback on Harper's PMO
Senator Mike Duffy leaves the courthouse after being cleared of bribery and fraud charges in Ottawa, April 21, 2016.
Obama expected to back Britain staying in European Union
US President Barack Obama waves as he exits Air Force One after landing at Stansted Airport in London on April 21, 2016 for a UK visit.
NBA All-Star game won’t be in North Carolina if discriminatory law stays
In this June 23, 2015, file photo, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, left, and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, right, pose for a photo during a news conference to announce Charlotte, N.C., as the site of the 2017 NBA All-Star basketball game. Silver said Thursday, April 21, 2016, he believes the league has made it "crystal clear" that a change in a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people is necessary to stage the 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte, though is resisting setting a deadline for a decision.
U.S. intensifies effort to find missing Chibok schoolgirls
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, second from right, stands next to Bring Back Our Girls co-founder Obiageli Ezekwesili, centre, and Aisha Yesufu, left, as she attends a vigil in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday.
Public warning about deadly new street drug took four months
On Thursday, Alberta police announced the seizure of four kilogroms of W-18, a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
Finding balance is crucial to a greener future in British Columbia
Coastal rainforest at Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia.
B.C. in no rush to approve Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline
The view looking down the Douglas Channel from Kitimat, B.C. Tuesday, June, 17, 2014. Two legal challenges were filed Friday against the federal cabinet's approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Drew Willy is eager to play after last season’s injury
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy (5) hands the ball to Paris Cotton (34) against the Edmonton Eskimos during first half CFL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday July 25, 2015.
For Ontario Minister Tracy MacCharles, politics is personal
Tracey MacCharles, who has a son with special needs, knows what it’s like to advocate for a child and be forced to use person resources to find help.
B.C. woman’s defamatory Facebook posts ‘completely false and unjustified’: judge
Facebook's logo is seen through a magnifier in front of a displayed PC motherboard, in this illustration taken April 11, 2016.
NHL expansion: Vegas might get a team but Quebec probably won’t
Eric Duhatschek
Mike Duffy trial: the judge’s verdict
Senator Mike Duffy arrives at the Ottawa Courthouse , April 21, 2016 in Ottawa. He was cleared of all 31 charges.
NBA partners with Econet Media to broadcast games to Sub-Saharan Africa
From torture to tech pitches: Maher Arar's long climb back to normal
Maher Arar, CEO, CauseSquare.com
Drug testing returns to the CFL this season
Paul Melia, CEO of Canadian Centre for Ethic in Sport speaks to the media November 5, 2013 in Ottawa.
Assisted-dying legislation too restrictive, plaintiff’s family says
The family of Kay Carter, son Price Carter, son, and daughter Lee Carter, are concerned about Bill C-14’s requirement that natural death be imminent.
Couche-Tard’s succession saga deepens
Last-minute filer? Check out these commonly overlooked tax-savers
Four B.C. pot dispensaries can seek licences; three suing after rejection
Hilary Black, club founder, is photographed outside the B.C. Compassion Club Society in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Public saga erupts around concern for future Couche-Tard ownership
The variety store, Couche-Tard seen in Montreal, November 19, 2013.
Fallen angels: Downgrades surge amid commodities rout
Barrick Gold Corp., Goldcorp Inc. and Yamana Gold Inc. are still considered investment grade, but only barely, and with negative outlooks for their credit quality, according to Moody’s.
Demand from India spurs record lentil seeding in Canada
Richlea lentils at the in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Ten TSX stocks with positive momentum signals
muskrat falls
New Liberals play old Liberal games in minister’s fundraising scandal
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons this week.
Don’t be distracted by ‘beats’ – U.S. earnings are weak so far
Italy left to deal with migrants by sea
A Turkish police officer carries a migrant child's dead body [Alan Kurdi] off the shores in Bodrum, southern Turkey, on September 2, 2015 after a boat carrying refugees sank while reaching the Greek island of Kos.
Windsor high school player detained by CBSA after reports he's nearly 30
Jonothan Nicola, far right, with the Catholic Central Comets basketball team.
Soulpepper commissions new work, plans to expand and tour to New York
Albert Schultz Soulpepper Theatre's artistic director, top right in blue jacket, poses with several of the artists who will benefit from imagiNation, the $1.25m in new theatre commissions. imagiNation will fund 30 to 40 Canadian artists/companies it what is being billed as the largest theatre commissioning project in the history of Canada.
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CRTC chair calls out telecom industry for lack of women at hearing
Jean-Pierre Blais, CRTC chairman, at a 2015 event in Ottawa.
The Globe and Mail wins four SABEW Best in Business awards
Tamsin McMahon won for her investigation into mortgage fraud in Canada's hot housing market.
Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff win National Business Book Award
Losing the Signal by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff.
Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire needs a road, not rail, Noront CEO asserts
Iceberg marks, some exceeding 20 km in length and 100 m wide, are pictured about 180 km SSE of the proposed Ring of Fire development area, approximately 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters March 28, 2013.
Prince seduced and enthralled, leaving everything on the stage
Prince in concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, March 30, 1993.
Expect more pain in the upcoming TSX earnings season
Canadian stocks have been among the best performing in the developed world this year, with the S&P/TSX composite index having risen by more than 6 per cent year to date.
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Internet providers urge CRTC against subsidies to extend high-speed service
Two arrested for alleged attempt to travel to participate in terror group
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Embracing the option to change your mind, and pivot within your business
Rod Hsu.
Steel’s price rally points to China’s rapid shift
Workers weld steel rebars at a construction site in Guangzhou, capital of China's southern Guangdong province.
Starbucks meets quarterly profit forecasts
The sign of a Starbucks store is seen in New York January 24, 2014.
Entrepreneur finds a new arena to chase his dreams
Entrepreneur Howie Campbell is the majority owner of the OHL's Barrie Colts, who play out of the the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie Ont.
Investment-adviser fee reform: Investors, you’ll be just fine
Rob Carrick
Photos of the Day for April 21
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) spars with a youth in the in the ring at Gleason's Boxing Gym in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
VW Canada to buy back, repair or compensate owners of more than 100,000 vehicles
The scandal erupted last September and led to Volkswagen and its luxury brand Audi halting sales of some vehicles containing 2.0-litre and 3.0-litre diesel engines.
The vindication of Mike Duffy
Margaret Wente
Toronto FC turning heads this season with improved defence
Newcomer Drew Moor (3) has contributed to Toronto FC’s much-improved defence early in the 2016 season.
For robo-advisers, the next bear market is make or break
The challenge facing robo-advisers is they haven't encountered a large economic downturn before.
The close: TSX retreats with banks, oil
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 18.
Hot Docs festival revisits trial of the century with O.J.: Made in America
The pros and cons of dog walkers
Dog walker Will Brown, from Tails of Two Cities Pet Care in Toronto, takes his Bull-Dane dog Ripley, left, for a walk with Sir Henry, a six-month-old Maltipoo. Brown specializes in on-leash walks for dogs that don't do well in large group settings.
Plucked from obscurity, pianist Jean-Michel Blais makes his low-key debut
Jean-Michel Blais says that improvising while playing live results in interesting audience interactions.
Quebecor, like the Habs, needs to improve next year
Konrad Yakabuski
Prince’s top ten tracks: Essential works in an artist’s sublime career
Prince performs on stage at Yas Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in 2010.
Better preemie pain relief sought as care policy changes
Parents Angelica Juarez and Bryan Niedermeyer visit with Olivia, one of their preemie twin daughters, at Advocate Children's Hospital in Chicago.
I lent a friend $40 but he hasn’t paid me back. Should I let it go?
David Eddie
Sing Street lead Ferdia Walsh-Peelo has a bit of magic to him
Actors Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna from Sing Street.
Massive 1961 Chrysler at Eco-marathon shows how much fuel efficiency has improved
A 1961 Chrysler 300G as it drives across America.
Eye on Shorts: What bearish investors are betting against
Prince's style was as flashy and compelling as his music
In this Saturday evening, Aug. 6 2011 photo American singer and songwriter Prince performs on the Isle of Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark.
‘I loved the wrong person’: Diane Schoemperlen on how she fell in love with a prison inmate
Author Diane Schoemperlen
Men's fashion: Could uniform dressing be the secret to a simpler, more stylish life?
Mark Zuckerberg turned dressing in uniform into personal trademark.
Infants found in Winnipeg storage locker probably born alive: doctors
Company security staff walk past storage lockers in Winnipeg on Oct. 21, 2014.
Supreme Court to rule on parole changes brought in by Conservatives
The Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa, April 14, 2015.
Solar panel firm SunEdison files for bankruptcy protection
The headquarters of SunEdison is shown in Belmont, Calif., April 6, 2016.
Feasting the soul from the silver screen: How food and film intersect
Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love.
Health Canada blocked quit-smoking aid after Pfizer complaint
Prince in Toronto in 1996: ‘This is one of my best moments’
Ontario to offer HPV vaccine to boys this fall
The rise of the most powerful idea in investing
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a Wall Street street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.
Dellen Millard shot and killed Tim Bosma, co-accused’s ex-girlfriend testifies
Tim Bosma is seen in an undated handout photo. Dellen Millard, of Toronto, and Mark Smich, from Oakville, Ont., are both charged with first-degree murder in Bosma’s death.
How green is your portfolio? Your options are growing
Pop music superstar Prince found dead at his Minneapolis home
This June 30, 2011 file photo shows US singer and musician Prince performing on stage at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris.
Under Armour’s winning streak has a way to go
In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron Jameswatches as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dribbles during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland.
What to expect from Canadian stocks this earnings season
Why did birds live while dinosaurs died? It’s a seedy story, researchers say
A small feathered dinosaur swoops down on an unsuspecting lizard while a bird hunts for seeds in this reconstructed slice of life in Alberta 66 million years ago. A new theory suggests that a seed diet helped birds survive the mass extinction event that wiped out all other dinosaurs.
Hockey and homophobia: We are all complicit
Chicago Blackhawks forward <strong>Andrew</strong> <strong>Shaw</strong> apologized Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur after he was sent to the penalty box
Raptors’ Terrence Ross available for Game 3 after clearing concussion tests
Toronto Raptors' Terrence Ross, 31, takes control of the ball against the Indiana Pacers during first half, round one NBA basketball playoff action in Toronto on Monday, April 18, 2016.
Cheap thrills at the cut-rate parachute club: Now, wasn’t that an air-gasm?
UFC superstar McGregor not retiring, wants less promo demands
Conor McGregor reacts following his loss against Nate Diaz during UFC 196 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Medellin’s Comuna 13 is riding escalators to a better future
Barrio San Javier uses elevators to connect its mountainside neighbourhoods, both physically and communally.
Duffy cleared of all charges as judge excoriates PMO under Harper
Senator Mike Duffy, a former member of the Conservative Caucus, arrives at the Ottawa Courthouse with his wife Heather, as his trial resumes on Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Ottawa.
After 130 columns, it’s time for me to wave a fond farewell to the Travel Concierge slot
Travel writer John Lee
Three top stock picks from Contra The Heard’s Benj Gallander
Benj Gallander of the Contra the Heard investment letter.
A technical beast, the Porsche 911 has finally been tamed
Peter Cheney
Paris attacks suspect charged with attempted murder in Brussels shootout
Salah Abdeslam is pictured in a still image take from video on April 13, 2016, in Molenbeek market in Brussels.
Nalcor Energy change-up casts doubt on Muskrat Falls hydro project
Former Fortis president Stan Marshall is seen in this file photo. He has been named the new president and CEO of Nalcor.
Ex-MP Mike Allen running for PC leadership in New Brunswick
Three Toronto men charged in alleged sex assault of 13-year-old girl
A Toronto Police badge is seen in this file photo.
Toronto police to release information on fatal east-end drive-by shooting
A Toronto Police badge is seen in this file photo.
A landscape carved with legends: Discover Ireland’s literature and history in County Sligo
One of W.B. Yeats’s his final poems was Under Ben Bulben, about the limestone ridge that rises in Sligo County.
Thursday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
Surveyors work next to CP Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
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