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Latest Article Posted 10:14 PM EST 08/12/06

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Arar wants media leaks probed

John Lehmann/Globe and Mail

Departure of RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli not the issue; calls for independent investigation into leaks that linked him to terror


Blair says immigrants have a ‘duty' to integrate

British PM's comments stoke a simmering debate over religious tolerance and cultural assimilation in the country


Dozens killed in fire at Moscow drug treatment centre

Hospital workers blamed for not responding sooner and evacuating people more quickly


Harper says Gov.-Gen. set precedent on dual citizenship

PM takes thinly disguised shot at Liberal leader Stéphane Dion's reluctance drop French citizenship

Mark Hume

Earlier discussion

Homelessness

Mark Hume took questions on his five-part series

Edward Greenspon

Earlier discussion

Ask the Editor

Edward Greenspon took your questions

Business

Trust sector could wither to less than 50 firms

Poll shows 52% of executives see the number of income trusts falling from 256 now to fewer than 50 in the next five years

Scotiabank posts a $3.5-billion profit in 2006

Strong results from both domestic and international operations drive results; but, retail branches and investment banking disappoint in most recent quarter

Buffett goes broke in 45 minutes ... in charity poker game

‘It's different than bridge,' says the billionaire investor

TD profit rises 29% in Q4, tops expectations

Financial results powered by strength in consumer lending; but bank is cautious about competitive environment for U.S. operations


National

Tory MP slams B.C. native treaty

Historic agreement criticized for stripping non-aboriginal residents of their voting rights

RCMP arrests 108 in B.C. massage parlour raids

18 Vancouver-area massage parlours targeted in prostitution and human-trafficking investigation

Three police officers shot in Winnipeg

Two officers in stable condition, one still guarded; suspect injured while police were executing a drug warrant now charged with attempted murder

Tories announce tight restrictions on toxic chemicals

Up to $300-million will be spent on the initiative over the next four years


World

4 dead, including gunman, in Chicago shooting

Gunman goes on shooting rampage at downtown skyscraper

Ex-KGB spy's death probe focuses on London hotel bar

Evidence growing that London's Millennium Hotel was where someone poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with the lethal radioactive substance

Former Canadian hostages forgive Iraqi captors

Three former Christian Peacemaker hostages say they don't want to see kidnappers face the death penalty


Science

Stargazers to get rare triple planetary treat this weekend

Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars will be visible in Sunday's predawn skies

Clouds force NASA to scrub night shuttle launch

Strong winds could delay another attempt for days


Health

Contraceptive both convenient and tasty

First chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavoured tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, hits U.S. pharmacy shelves


Technology

Features: Lots for list-lovers

There's 1) a site to build a wish list; 2) site to list your eccentric collection; 3) a site to list words

Gaming: One good frag: a case study

If instant deaths and the taunts of preternaturally skilled teens turn you off multiplay, look to Gears of War's online play

Bloggers add to ranks of jailed journalists

Online reporters, bloggers make up one-third of those incarcerated worldwide


Sports

NHL notebook: Staal's struggles follow a trend

Duhatschek looks at the difficulties of jumping straight from junior

Shutout ties Brodeur for third all-time

84th career shutout ties Glenn Hall in NHL record books

CFL continues talks on return to Ottawa

League sources deny rumour efforts to return to city are dead, reports DAVID NAYLOR

Sixers say Iverson will be traded

76ers' all-star guard says 'a change may be the best'


Arts

‘Truthiness' named word of the year

The word — if one can call it that — best summed up 2006, according to a Merriam-Webster online survey

Costello, Krall have twin boys

Musical couple ‘ecstatic' after Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James delivered

Wesley Snipes turns himself in

Star of the Blade trilogy faces indictment for fraudulently claiming tax refunds

 

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