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HEATHER MALLICK

Taking better, smarter, care of children
December 24, 2007
Every family has a Brian Mulroney
December 14, 2007
Robert Latimer versus 'the undeveloped heart'
December 10, 2007
Hockey wives gift gets routed to anti-abortion group
Nov. 30, 2007
Crime bills vs bills for crime
Nov. 26, 2007
Show and Tell time for Canada
Nov. 19, 2007
Memoirs of Beijing
Nov. 12, 2007
Dollar daze
Nov. 5, 2007
Media trivia quests lose sight of real news
October 26, 2007
Nobel calling
October 15, 2007
Big, rich and popular
October 8, 2007
Tell it like it is
October 1, 2007
Don't Taser me, I'm a writer
September 24, 2007
Hats off: lifting the veil on voting legislation
September 17, 2007
Craig case exposes legalities of 'gayness'
September 10, 2007
'Mass fatality events present enormous challenges'
September 3, 2007
Pregnant, poor and raped in Africa: debate over options
August 24, 2007
Worshipping at the altar of Cheap
August 20, 2007
How Michael Ignatieff put the 'I' in Iraq
August 13, 2007
When name, identity and personality collide
August 6, 2007
Emerald City: not just in Oz any more
July 30, 2007
Bitterosity
July 23, 2007
Selling the news
July 16, 2007
Fashion crimes: Men in shorts
July 9, 2007
Tony Blair: Gone but not forgettable
July 2, 2007
It's always about skin
June 22, 2007
The inadequacy of some students will be revealed
June 18, 2007
Dion biography paints 'comfortable' man
June 8, 2007
Going Public
June 1, 2007
New book, new logic, familiar theme
May 25, 2007
Challenging authority
May 21, 2007
Principals of economics
May 14, 2007
Resigned to stay
May 7, 2007
Ottawa trip highlights artful bent
April 30, 2007
Abortion rights and abortion fights
April 20, 2007
Big Brother Britain
April 16, 2007
Confusing the virtual world with reality
April 9, 2007
Inadvisable remarks
April 2, 2007
I want my election now!
March 26, 2007
It's the future: stupid
March 19, 2007
Childhood jeopardies
March 9, 2007
To air is human; to fly, bovine
March 5, 2007
Magazines: where are the women writers?
February 23, 2007
24 teaches torture
February 19, 2007
We aim to … passably suffice
February 12, 2007
Let me explain myself
February 2, 2007
Warning: inappropriate addiction can be fatal
January 26, 2007
Unnecessary surgery
January 22, 2007
Action and overreaction in America
January 15, 2007
Climate change forecast limited to weather, not politics
January 8, 2007
No more high hopes
January 1, 2007
Saints & standouts 2006
December 25, 2006
Staying connected: not optional
December 18, 2006
Triumph of the eggheads
December 8, 2006
Personal tips on standing up to bigots
December 4, 2006
Simmering in shame for our environmental policies
November 20, 2006
The torture of waterboarding, then and now
November 6, 2006
Caught Red®-handed
October 23, 2006
Pay attention, feminists
October 6, 2006
Atheists don’t get it
September 23, 2006
The memo from hell
September 08, 2006
Dogville
Aug 24, 2006
Exile people who talk bollocks
Aug 10, 2006
How power turns good men into bad boys
July 28, 2006
Battered and bleeding - the joy of owning a home
July 14, 2006
Attack on feminism hurts women here and overseas
June 30, 2006
Are you Canadian or Canadian-born?
June 16, 2006
Protect all women while they're alive
June 2, 2006
Winning the war: No can mean no, if you want it to
May 19, 2006
Did you hear the one about the satirist and the president? Probably not
May 5, 2006
Qualified women are running for the Liberal leadership
April 21, 2006
Harper falls down on important issues
April 7, 2006
Just when did ethics get like this?
March 24, 2006
A heartless abortion law in the U.S. heartland
March 10, 2006
Public hearings for Supreme Court judges? This way madness lies
February 23, 2006

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ABOUT THIS AUTHOR

Biography

Heather Mallick

Heather Mallick has a nice old-fashioned M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto. She has worked as a reporter, copy editor and book review editor at various Toronto newspapers and most recently wrote a column called As If for the Globe and Mail. She has won National Newspaper Awards for critical writing and feature writing. Her first book, Pearls in Vinegar, based on an ancient Japanese form of diary, appeared in 2004. Her second, an essay collection called Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life, was published by Knopf in April 2007.
She also writes for the Comment is Free section of the Guardian.co.uk. Her website is www.heathermallick.ca

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The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan have begun a two-day meeting to talk about co-operating in the fight against insurgents based in the lawless border area between the two countries.
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Canadians flock to Boxing Day bargains
Millions of Canadinas took part in the Boxing Day bonanza on Wednesday, although shopping malls may have been less crammed with bargain hunters this year.
December 26, 2007 | 11:32 AM EST
Dozens of carcasses discovered at Quebec quarry
Police and wildlife officers are investigating the discovery of dozens of pig, fox and coyote carcasses at a Quebec gravel quarry.
December 26, 2007 | 6:32 PM EST
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December 26, 2007 | 8:20 PM EST
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Health »

Honey-drenched dressings touted as the bee's knees for wounds
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Boxing Day dips wash away holiday excess, Europeans insist
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December 26, 2007 | 3:16 PM EST
Woman's death marks 16th bird flu fatality in Egypt
A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu after she apparently contracted the disease from domestic fowl, a health official said Wednesday.
December 26, 2007 | 4:26 PM EST
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Arts & Entertainment»

Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies
The jazz odyssey is over for Oscar Peterson: the Canadian known globally as one of the most spectacularly talented musicians ever to play jazz piano has died at age 82.
December 24, 2007 | 5:17 PM EST
Tributes pour in for 'giant in music' Peterson
Tributes are pouring in for Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson, who died Sunday at age 82.
December 26, 2007 | 2:49 PM EST
Broadway, Hollywood choreographer Michael Kidd dies
American choreographer Michael Kidd, who created dance for the stage musical Finian's Rainbow and the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, has died.
December 26, 2007 | 11:41 AM EST
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Technology & Science »

Weather odds could become the norm
As man-made climate change continues, the world will experience more extreme weather, bursts of heat, torrential rain and prolonged drought, scientists say.
December 26, 2007 | 2:17 PM EST
Yellowknife looks to old mine for geothermal energy
The N.W.T. capital will soon begin studying what could become Canada's first large-scale geothermal heat plant. Experts say heat from the defunct Con gold mine could supply enough power to serve half of the city's residents.
December 26, 2007 | 12:18 PM EST
Toyota announces plan to sell 9.85 million vehicles in 2008
In a neck-and-neck race that could dethrone General Motors as the world's top automaker, Toyota said it plans to sell 9.85 million vehicles globally in 2008.
December 26, 2007 | 12:10 PM EST
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Money »

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U.S. house prices drop by a record 6.7 per cent
House prices in the United States fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, a widely watched index showed Wednesday.
December 26, 2007 | 4:13 PM EST
Apple Inc. shares reach $200 on core strength of IPod
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Sports »

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Leafs lose Islander game, Toskala
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December 27, 2007 | 12:23 AM EST
Senators cool off surging Sabres
Dany Heatley notched three points ? including an empty-net goal ? for the Ottawa Senators as the Eastern Conference leaders snapped the Buffalo Sabres' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 road win Wednesday night.
December 26, 2007 | 11:49 PM EST
Tavares leads Canada
John Tavares scored twice in his world junior championship debut and goaltender Jonathan Bernier earned the shutout as Canada opened the tournament Wednesday with a 3-0 win over host Czech Republic.
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