'Winter Morning'. oil on panel, 21.3 cms X 26.3 cms. Tom Thomson. From Joyner Canadian Fine Art catalogue, Nov. 24 2009
Arts

Tom Thomson oil sketch fetches $973,500 at auction

Sale of Winter Light a highlight as fall art auction season kicks off in Toronto

Nation Builder

Reader nominee: Rick Hillier

Globe readers heap praise on Canada's former top military commander

Commissioner Melanie Aitken has strengthened and revitalized the Competition Bureau since taking office in August.
Report on Business: The Law Page

Scrappy regulator has earned her place in the sun

‘I am not going to hesitate to bring an enforcement matter just because I'm afraid it might lose,' says Competition Bureau chief Melanie Aitken

Len Barrie of the Tampa Bay Lightning photographed during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal.
NHL

Ex-Lightning co-owner subject to probe

Canada Revenue Agency looking into handling of finances at Len Barrie’s Victoria development

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a meeting on Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House on Monday. Pete Souza/ The White House/AP

Konrad Yakabuski

Obama leaning toward aggressive Afghan strategy

U.S. President walking a fine line between mollifying Democrats, avoiding being called a ditherer

B.C.'s NDP: in search of a new playbook

In a few days, leader Carole James will make what is perhaps the most important speech of her career. Will she be able to deliver a policy platform that will put her party into government?

Ottawa mulls ban on drop-side cribs

Following historic recall, president of Stork Craft says four deaths were result of improper use

Masked men break prisoner out of police custody in Hamilton

Prisoner escapes after jail guards overpowered by two gun-toting men wearing surgical-type masks; police consider men armed and dangerous

Café firebombings suggest new turf war in Montreal

Street gang activity suspected in string of attacks

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