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World
How Newt Gingrich pulled this one off
Somehow—miraculously—the philandering former congressman is at the front of the Republican pack
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Colby Cosh
GOP: not even the end of the beginning
It is easy to forget how much happened in the Democratic race of 2008
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Sports
Kaya Turski on big jumps, adrenaline, the Olympics and Sarah Burke
‘Jumping 80-foot kickers is fun to me, whereas for other people it might be a little crazy’
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Brian D. Johnson Unscreened
‘Monsieur Lazhar’ is Oscar-worthy
Akin to ‘Incendies,’ but on a smaller canvas, it’s an immigrant tale with irresistible charm
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Econowatch
What happens when Canada’s housing bubble pops?
If it’s any consolation, we won’t be going down by ourselves
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World
Ahmadinejad’s call for talks: olive branch or delay tactic?
Why it’s hard to take Tehran’s offer of negotiations seriously
Blog Central
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Budget
Cuts, cuts, more cuts
Tony Clement and Stephen Harper offer a preview of the reforms the Conservatives have in store
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shafia trial
Fate of Shafias now in the jury’s hands
Crown wraps up closing arguments after a delay caused by a bomb scare
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Libya
Gadhafi’s gone, but torture and fighting remain in Libya
Human rights groups sound the alarm over abuses by the National Transitional Council
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food
‘Pink slime’ vanquished from U.S. McDonald’s burgers
“Fattty beef trimmings” and other animal byproducts will no longer be used by the chain
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Davos
Harper promises “major transformations” in Davos speech
Speech includes preview of upcoming budget bill
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Davos
Harper to deliver keynote speech in Davos
PM expected to laud Canadian economy, woo investors
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economy
U.S. holds back interest rate hike for another 18 months
Depressed housing sector and job scarcity prompt move to keep rates at near-zero level
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first nations
Ottawa wins appeal of ‘Sixties Scoop’ class action lawsuit
Program saw aboriginal children taken from reserves and given to non-aboriginal parents
Canada
Curtains on Duceppe’s second act
Gilles Duceppe’s comeback was going to rely on his spotless reputation, but a scandal may sideline him for good
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Who’s suing whom
Our semi-regular roundup of the oddball cases winding their way through the nation’s court system
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Winnipeg’s North End recovers its unofficial slogan
How a graffitied message became a symbol of hope for a community
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The navy’s great barrier grief
A floating security fence to protect warships in Halifax Harbour has fallen victim to a more modest assault: mussels
Business
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Stick shifts make a comeback
Even though cars practically drive themselves, old-fashioned manual transmission is on the rise
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Bick’s moves its pickles to the U.S.
Can the Canadian cucumber survive without them?
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The end of the job
A world of freelancers and contract workers may be good for business, but bad for the economy
Opinion
I see you think I’m not very interesting
Would it kill you to leave your cell alone for 30 seconds while we’re together?
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Stephen Harper’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-him approach
Paul Wells on why Harper works harder than any prime minister in his lifetime to take himself out of the picture
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Which political party is really rigid and inflexible?
The Conservatives have not only accepted gay marriage, they are defending it vigorously
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Uniting under the bigotry umbrella
The Christian right’s prejudice against Catholics and Mormons is overshadowed by their prejudice against the “secular liberal agenda”
Technology
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RIM’s future isn’t with BlackBerry
Research In Motion finally pulled the trigger Sunday night, with the BlackBerry maker announcing…
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The Netflix thriller
Netflix’s recent roller coaster ride has been a particularly wild one
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The end of the wait for the elevator
Science and industrial design join together to try to make elevators more efficient
Newsmakers
Newsmakers: January 19 – 26, 2012
Taylor Hall’s new scar, Paula Deen’s diabetes backlash, and an Oscar nod for Canada’s Philippe Falardeau
More NewsmakersThe Interview
The Canadian man behind the Scottish independence movement
Luke Skipper on independence, whisky, and why Scotland isn’t another Quebec
More The InterviewWorld
How Newt Gingrich pulled this one off
Somehow—miraculously—the philandering former congressman is at the front of the Republican pack
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The end of Hugo Chavez
New documents purportedly show the Venezuelan president is seriously ill
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Ahmadinejad’s call for talks: olive branch or delay tactic?
Why it’s hard to take Tehran’s offer of negotiations seriously
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Be careful who you criticize in Iran
A retired military commander questions the suppression of protests in Tehran
Arts
Silence is golden for ‘The Artist’
The absence of speech creates emotional space in the Oscar front-runner
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Men and beasts in ‘The Grey’ and ‘Tyrranosaur’
A herculean Liam Neeson takes on the wolves, the cold—and some monstrous flaws in the script
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REVIEW: I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy
Book by Lori Andrews
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‘Monsieur Lazhar’ is Oscar-worthy
Akin to ‘Incendies,’ but on a smaller canvas, it’s an immigrant tale with irresistible charm
Life
The end of illness?
A ‘rock star’ doctor says throw away the vitamins, load up on baby aspirin, and keep moving
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Kaya Turski on big jumps, adrenaline, the Olympics and Sarah Burke
‘Jumping 80-foot kickers is fun to me, whereas for other people it might be a little crazy’
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The touch-screen classroom
How technology can reinvent how and where children learn
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Action figures and the adults who collect them
A growing industry caters to enthusiasts who prefer real people rather than superheroes
Good news, bad news
Good news, bad news: January 19 – 26, 2012
An Aboriginal bank in Iqaluit is doing brisk business, while Ottawa denies it wants to sell off part of Via Rail
More Good news, bad newsThe End
Monte Walter Menard
His farming childhood bred a love of the outdoors that led him to commercial fishing—no matter how harsh the conditions
More The End-
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