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Leak of Martin memoirs
sends Liberals scrambling

Party fears campaign will be thrown off as former PM accuses Chrétien of sabotage in biting autobiography


'A lengthy recession'

World leaders struggle to agree on solutions as markets plunge sharply


Karzai's brother denies drug connections

Provincial chairman summons journalists to his home to denounce allegations in U.S. paper from 'politically motivated' sources


Ford helps parents curb their teen's driving enthusiasm

Auto maker launches new device to enable parents to program a vehicle's top speed and limit the stereo volume

Strategists' Corner

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What's Harper's move on the economy?

Our strategists on how the Tory Leader can show concern without raising panic


Facts & Arguments podcast

The stray cat who won us over

Every night he appeared at our door begging for food. Guilty as we felt, we couldn't afford another cat


Margaret Atwood

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Anything but a Harper majority

Margaret Atwood explains why she's prepared to support even Gilles Duceppe if it means denying the Conservatives full control

 

Report on Business 

Crisis strengthens Manulife's hand in AIG bid

American insurance giant is under pressure to sell businesses quickly to repay an $85-billion (U.S.) Federal Reserve loan that spared it from bankruptcy

TD to raise rates on mortgages, home equity loans

In move expected to be followed by other banks, rates on these products will rise to 5.75 per cent, a percentage point above the prime rate

Regulators to tighten sales of ABCP

Purchases by smaller investors would be curtailed under proposed new rules

Sun Life sells CI stake to Scotiabank for $2.3-billion

Sun Life plans to use cash for acquisitions amid financial turmoil


National 

Man charged in bus slaying to go to trial

Vincent Li, accused of beheading passenger aboard Greyhound bus, to stand trial for second-degree murder

Budgets may not be balanced: Duncan

Ontario finance minister warns global financial crisis will make it difficult to guarantee province won't fall into deficit

Man convicted of five blaze murders

Nathan Fry has been found guilty of five charges of murder and one of attempted murder after B.C. house fire killed five people in 2006

Immigrants face growing economic mobility gap

Incomes grow for Asian newcomers but blacks often fare worse from one generation to the next, census data shows

Man charged in abduction of Edmonton girl

44-year-old man facing kidnapping and sexual assault charges after girl abducted and later found safe


World 

'We're not going to win,' British commander says of bid to quash Taliban

Blunt statement came just days after a leaked diplomatic cable hinted that British ambassador in Kabul has a similarly dark forecast

International: Europe scrambles to bolster banks

Many governments offer deposit guarantees to reassure bank customers as stock markets dive on loss of confidence in banking system

Employees will testify in Palin probe

Inquiry examining whether VP candidate abused her office by firing state official

O.J. Simpson in isolation 'for his own safety'

Appeal cannot be lodged until after former football star is sentenced for kidnapping and robbery


Life 

Boardroom faceoff

Will taking cues from politicians turn you into an office superstar? Before you invoke passion or shed a tear to win a workplace argument, there are a few tricks to figuring out what makes your audience tick

Facts & Arguments: When they fired me, they said it wasn't personal

What a ridiculous human resources sentiment. Of course I was going to take it personally

Performance reviews: Evaluate. Shirk. Submit. (Maybe)

Employees gripe about them, managers stall the process. But human resources experts argue their necessity

Trash-talking the boss

Can employees ever recover from insulting their superior and getting caught?


Health 

Obesity linked to prostate cancer deaths

Rising insulin levels from excess weight are to blame, new study suggests


Science 

Three share Nobel prize for medicine

German, two French researchers honoured for discoveries related to AIDS, cervical cancer

Future looks bleak for many species

Humans pose biggest threat to other mammals; 1,139 species – one in four – face possible extinction, study found


Technology 

Tale of two apples: Will Apple's suit against B.C. school bear fruit?

Company threatens to fight for symbol

EBay cuts 1,000 jobs, to buy Bill Me Later

Company expects restructuring charges of about $70-million to $80-million as a result of the cuts, and buy Bill Me Later and two other sites

Goodbye analog: The coming of the digital revolution

In February, U.S. broadcasters will shut off their analog signals. What does that mean if you have cable or satellite? Nothing. But if you have an antenna and you still want U.S. channels, things get more complicated


Sports 

NHL: The C still shines

How can the Maple Leafs begin the season without a captain?

Vikings win it with a kick

Minnesota's field goal with less than two minutes gives team 30-27 victory over New Orleans

MLB Playoffs: Bay leads the way

Canadian scores winning run in bottom of the ninth as Red Sox advance to face Rays in ALCS

NCAA: Former CFL pivots turn Bulls around

Gill, Barrett bringing respectability back to a team that was once off the map


Arts 

Obituary: Constance Rooke, 65

Literary critic was president of PEN Canada

Kimmel back as American Music Awards host

Comedian to make fifth appearance on annual show

Incubator Feature

Business Incubator

Polished pitch will help little ad firm catch big fish

Driving it Home

Globe Auto

Diesel not the long-term solution

Real Estate

Real Estate

A heritage home pays its way

Globe Campus

GlobeCampus: Freshman Blog

Freshman blog: Reading by military analogy

Personal Technology

Sony Reader

Sony 's e-book reader gets an upgrade

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