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Latest Article Posted 1:35 AM EST 09/12/06

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‘I made noise, and things moved'

Virginia Yule is a breast cancer survivor, and has been cancer free for seven years. She is the President of the breast cancer support group, Willow, which provides counselling to employees and employers dealing with breast cancer in the workplace. Photographed at her home in Caledon, Ontario

The doctor's word is no longer gospel. In cancer care, the best prognosis is for well-informed, persistent self-advocates.


Canadian fights to feed North Korea's hungry

Jean-Pierre de Margerie must combat obsessive controls and paranoia in trying to prevent children from starving


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

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


Alcohol becomes No. 1 killer in Finland

Poisoning, illness, and accidents from alcohol consumption account for larger percentage of deaths than heart disease for first time

cash

Features

Bank service charges

Withdrawing $20? That'll be $3.50, please

Business

Results leave bankers beaming

Earnings growth at TD and Scotia complete banner year for Big Six

The end of mandatory retirement: Now what?

A new Ontario law is winning praise, writes VIRGINIA GALT, but weigh your choices carefully

Black's former headquarters come full circle

Meighen firm gains belated victory over an old foe at famous address

Andrew Peller puts Andrés Wines behind it

The challenge: Turn a company built on Baby Duck into a premium wine producer


National

Liberals take aim at Toronto Centre

At least five rivals wait in the wings for Graham's exit from strategic seat

Arar wants media leaks probed

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

Tory MP slams B.C. native treaty

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

RCMP overextended in provincial policing, ex-commissioner says

Decision makers in Ottawa are going to be examining what Canada needs from the Mounties — and many believe the force's focus has to narrow


World

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

4 dead, including gunman, in Chicago shooting

Gunman goes on shooting rampage at downtown skyscraper

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

Apple cider recalled after possible lead contamination

Affected products were sold at various craft shows and farm gate sales in Ontario during November

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

Canucks take full advantage

Daniel Sedin pots OT winner against the Hurricanes on Vancouver's third power-play goal, GRANT KERR writes

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

A bittersweet Christmas

Seven years after their brother's tragic plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean, the Rankins are preparing for a reunion and cross-country winter tour

Glover defends Niagara actions

Lawyers for the Lethal Weapon star, who will plead not guilty, to appear in an Ontario court Tuesday

‘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

 

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