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Beyond The Commons
The Commons: Jack Layton doing as Jack Layton does
In all sorts of ways, it’s difficult to imagine him ever stopping
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Business
Inside the fall of a famed hedge fund
A Bay Street legend, a whiz kid manager and the angry investors
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Colby Cosh
The Wardrobe Malfunction Paradox
Colby Cosh on the current state of the Super Bowl halftime show—and how to fix it
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Can't Miss NFL Picks and Other Lies
Super Bowl XLIV: A liveblog, but with naps and long pauses
Eight and a half hours in front of the TV and, finally, kickoff
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Canada
The war on the civil service
Pensions and layoffs are just one front in a long-brewing battle
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Books
The huge secret about FDR’s death
Americans were told their president died of a sudden stroke. Not true, says a new book.
Blog Central
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Col. Russell Williams’ double life?
Top officer facing murder charges commanded Canada’s largest air base, flew top diplomats
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Photo gallery: The Conjoined Twins
Photographs by Simon Hayter
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Yes, we have a plan
Canada’s speedy response to the Haiti crisis was no accident
Business
Recovery is here: bring on the lattes
Profits are up at Starbucks as sales of pricey coffees rebound
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Inside the fall of a famed hedge fund
A Bay Street legend, a whiz kid manager and the angry investors
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Going for gold and profit, too
The Olympics haven’t been the financial windfall many hoped
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America’s new power broker?
Quebec has ambitious plans to sell green electricity to the U.S.
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The price of security
Behind many savings plans lurk steep costs. Who can you trust?
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Opinion
Credibility is what’s really melting
Take the disappearing Himalayan glaciers.
Turns out that ‘research’ was idle speculation.
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Our banking rules are smarter, not tighter
ANDREW COYNE: Obama’s banking reforms would make the U.S. and Canadian systems even less alike than they are at present
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Why Prentice took on the oil sands
Jim Prentice preaches responsibility regarding the oil sands
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Bet now, or forever hold your peace
SCOTT FESCHUK: Welcome to my interactive Super Bowl Over-Under Challenge. (And yes, there are prizes.)
Environment
Survival of the smallest
Humans have evolutionary impact on animals; our prey is getting smaller, breeding earlier
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The truth is out there. Somewhere.
How does one distinguish between genuine authority and received wisdom?
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Inuit communities torn over emissions reductions
Saving the north from climate change is essential—so long as it’s not at the expense of oil and gas operations
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Gold in them hills
It’s natives and suits versus greens in this new war in the woods
The Interview
Maclean’s Interview: Chris Bosh
Toronto Raptor Chris Bosh on how getting a tattoo compares to on-court injuries, being a dad, and why he’s taking Spanish lessons
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The back-to-Moscow election?
Whoever wins, the Orange Revolution is now officially over
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The hidden message in fried chicken
A KFC ad was yanked off the air after it was labelled insensitive
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Fleeing the capital
Thousands stream out of Port-au-Prince, but the hope of rebuilding remains
Arts & Culture
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The very rich poor man’s pudding
A down-home Québécois classic is reinvented as a restaurant delicacy for better times
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A tip from ‘The Happiness Project’
All sorts of people are finding that singing, alone or in a group, can be life-changing
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Tatiana and Krista on the move
The famous twins are walking, talking and astonishing experts
Health
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The man who wants to kill crunches
A Canadian professor of spine biomechanics rails about the dangers of the ubiquitous sit-up
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Granny nannies
This new class of caregiver is booming, and quite unregulated
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Nothing to sneeze at
How the common reflex is dangerous—and even deadly
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Travel
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RULE BRITANNIA
Why Your Beach Holiday Is A Jolly Good Business, eh!
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Baggage Restrictions
The ABC’s of Carrying On Carry-ons
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Shopping For Travel
Five Things You Should Know About Buying Online
The End
Charles Albert Hansman 1926-2009
He and his wife of six decades, Shirley, were inseparable. Around her, he would really open up.
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