Project Jacmel

A city rebuilds

As other media organizations begin to leave Haiti, The Globe and Mail digs in to witness the rebuilding of the quake-shattered nation

CanWest headquarters in Winnipeg

Shaw plots new path with CanWest deal

Acquiring key TV channels will allow Shaw to enrich its platforms of cable, satellite and, eventually, cellphones with content

Passengers board a TTC streetcar; the TTC come under fire recently over rider photos and videos of what they deem unacceptable service.
Toronto

TTC to offer series of fixes to mend rider relations

Initiatives include using ‘secret shoppers' to monitor employee performance

Like many other Canadians, NDP leader Jack Layton is still on the job after his cancer diagnosis.
André Picard

Working with cancer is not always an option

Survivors need support to meet the physical, emotional and financial challenges of treatment

A funeral procession leaves the John R. Bush funeral home after services for murder victim Jessica Lloyd in Belleville, Ont., Feb. 13, 2010.

A mournful hymn for a vibrant woman

Mourners overflow church for funeral of Jessica Lloyd alleged victim of former commander of nearby military base

Harper meets with Biden over trade, security

Leaders discuss bilateral issues in advance of summer’s G8, G20 summits

Federal politics

Ex-Hab Georges Laraque joins forces with Green Party

Role with federal party undefined, but hockey tough guy says he's ‘ready to do whatever I can to help'

Justice

Grandfather pleads guilty to possessing, distributing child porn

Police found more than 1,000 pictures and 185 videos at man's home; 72-year-old going to jail for 90 days

Exports

Controversy brews over asbestos deaths in Mexico

Canada exports majority of dangerous mineral to developing countries

Catholicism

Brother André a ‘sure thing' to become Quebec's first saint

Founder of Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory set to make history; Pope will announce dates for canonization Feb. 19

politics

Ontario to announce $23M for children's aid societies

New funding will help struggling agencies continue to provide services in face of $67-million shortfall

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Spruce Grove's Jennifer Heil wins Canada's first medal of the Games

Christie Blatchford
Adam Radwanski
Proroguing under the radar

To avoid a Harper-like taint, McGuinty will have the Ontario Legislature break for only a week

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty holds a press conference before signing a green power agreement on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in Toronto.
Margaret Wente
The march of time? Get on with it

Turning 60: The lifestyle ads may be a crock, but don't mope. Aging has surprising upsides

Margaret Wente
Marcus Gee
Giambrone's paid the price - now let's let him fix the TTC

The sex scandal was enough to disqualify him from the mayoral race, but not sufficient to forfeit his promising political future

Adam Giambrone announced that he will no longer be running for mayor of Toronto at a press conference Feb. 10/2010.
Jeffrey Simpson
Here we are, finally, holding high the torch, set for glory

Whatever happens in the Games, the memory of the torch run across Canada will remain

Jeffrey Simpson
Lawrence Martin
The U.S. economy is in turmoil. Royal commission?

To redefine Canada's global prospects, we must develop alternative strategies

Lawrence Martin
Rick Salutin
Making do with tarnished spectacles – so enjoy the Olympics

One thing that moves us in sports is that those with merit tend to win. This is unlike the rest of life

Rick Salutin

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