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Canada
A life lost and a life destroyed
When drunk driving causing death involves a friend
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Andrew Coyne
How to make a cabinet
In Canada it involves a complex mix of postal codes and chromosomes
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Health
Should you be using a salt substitute?
Ironically, some no-salt salts might be a bad idea, health-wise
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Business
Which country is right?
US vs. UK: Stimulus spending vs. hard-nosed austerity
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Inkless Wells
The longer he’s prime minister
Harper is now the twelfth longest-serving PM of Canada
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Books
Would you mind not turning the page yet?
All sorts of people admit to reading over strangers’ shoulders. How annoying is that?
Blog Central
Parliament
Tories set sights on majority
Conservatives said to be targeting 45 ridings in next election
Access to Information
Canada ranked last for freedom of information laws
British study criticizes antiquated rules and lack of political support
RCMP
Inquiry into Mayerthorpe shootings begins
Judge expected to make recommendations to prevent similar incidents
Arizona shooting
Arizona shooting raises questions about tone of U.S. politics
Evidence suggests shooter had planned attack on Democratic congresswoman in advance
csis
CSIS director says foreign influence problem is real
Confidential report to minister warns of ‘clandestine efforts by foreign governments’
Business
Renault suspends three top managers
Electric car details reportedly leaked to China by company insiders
terrorism
Air India convict to be sentenced today
UPDATED: Inderjit Sing Reyat receives 9-year sentence
Canada
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Digging for dirt on the CBC
Michel Drapeau has asked for information from the CBC that its top brass says no one deserves to know. Are they right?
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What’s a life worth?
Canadian military payments for death and destruction in Afghanistan have tripled
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Deck the halls—again
Why many non-Ukrainians in Western Canada also enjoy celebrating Christmas in January
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A life lost and a life destroyed
When drunk driving causing death involves a friend
Business
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A really bad air day
The world’s top plane-makers are pushing bold new aircraft designs and increasingly paying a price for it
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Which country is right?
US vs. UK: Stimulus spending vs. hard-nosed austerity
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Taking the Alps to China
French luxury resort operator Club Med is betting big on the burgeoning ski industry in Asia
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Handle with care
Higher demand pushed wine prices up five per cent this year
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Opinion
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How to make a cabinet
In Canada it involves a complex mix of postal codes and chromosomes
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How Stephen Harper will survive in 2011
He prorogued parliament and gutted the census but his party is still seen as reliable
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And Earl belched the opening of Away in a Manger
A very ‘Vinyl’ Christmas—but with a family that’s just a little more like our own
Environment
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When the sea goes silent
New research suggests a possible cause of dolphin and whale strandings: severe to profound hearing loss
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Trees falling from the sky
When you need massive reforestation, aerial planting is the answer
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Shh . . . they can hear us
A study on hearing in squids has surprising results that may be useful in treating human hearing loss some day
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Green eggs and ham
Are genetically modified animals the solution to the environmental problem of a growing market for meat?
World
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Istanbul’s powder keg
Money is rapidly transforming this megalopolis, but change is creating dangerous tensions between the old and the new, and bringing radicals out onto the streets
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The good neighbours
What the Republican wave that changed the face of Congress means for Canada
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The knives are out for Ahmadinejad
His brand of extremism is under fire from political and religious opponents
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Putting the ‘mam’ in imam
Beijing is encouraging the spread of female imams among its Muslims
Arts & Culture
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Top 10 movies of 2010
Brian D. Johnson picks his personal favourites from the year’s silver-screen releases
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Can’t get enough of compulsive hoarders
Shows from CSI to South Park are cashing in on our fascination with the disorder
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Newsmakers
Shania Twain’s big day, Pat Robertson’s surprise stand, and the next Siskel and Ebert
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The incredible hunk
Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney? Milquetoast.
The hottest actor on the planet is Javier Bardem.
Health
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Should you be using a salt substitute?
Ironically, some no-salt salts might be a bad idea, health-wise
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Cooking lessons from dancing tweens
Two young girls, ages 11 and 12, teach other kids how to embrace healthy eating
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Keeping track of patients and their implants
England and Australia methodically track artificial joints. The U.S. is launching a registry. And Canada?
Travel
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This week’s travel news
Why Has Expedia Given American Airlines The Boot?
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Predicting Travel Trends
Is Like Predicting The Stock Market
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Icing Call
Did European Airports Blow It?
The End
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Don Richard Grant | 1982-2010
He wanted to build an empire through his music. But unlike many other rappers, he was stridently against firearms.
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