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* RAV-Canada line Letters to the Editor *
The devastation wrought by the messy, clogging, seemingly endless construction all along Cambie Street in Vancouver is still the hottest topic around, and these "Cambie warriors" simply WON'T be beaten down. [More]

* RAV-Canada line Pointless Rally *
Further notes from Sue Heyes. . . [More]

. . . and its judo politics *
A fat flag-bearer? Iran must be snickering behind its hands. [More]

9/11 2003: The world remembers *
In France, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks was marked with more attacks, "a million poetic attacks," that is. A group of "thinkers, artists, writers of all beliefs and persuasions" called upon the people of France to "get yourself a book, a book that you like and that changed your view of the world. Write a dedication there, a few words, and release it!" [More]

A Canadian way for Al-Jazeera *
There was a time when banning the importation of Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel, would have been consistent with Canadian values. Indeed, in the early 1930s, a principal rationale for regulating radio was to protect our sovereignty. [More]

A decade of desperation's enough *
Latin American leaders, facing political tumult at home, are rejecting the economic austerity forced on them in the 1990s. [More]

A dish best served cold? *
In 1990, U.S. president George H. Bush issued an order that broccoli no longer be served aboard Air Force One, the presidential aircraft. At the end of a subsequent press conference, he explained his reasons. "I do not like broccoli. I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it, and I'm the President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." [More]

A few crass words about the artful poor *
Have you ever wondered why people tell you it's crass to discuss money? To shut poor people up, is why. The idea that personal finances are not a fit topic for polite company is a luxury affordable only to the middle class and those further up that gilded ladder we're always hearing about... [More]

A folk-mock star: Eugene Levy never blows A Mighty Wind *
In A Mighty Wind, which opens on Friday, Christopher Guest and his gifted ensemble of improvisational actors, do for -- or to -- Sixties folk music, what they have previously done for amateur theatre in Waiting for Guffman, or dog competitions in Best in Show. [More]

A made-in-America Middle East *
Like it or not, Washington is calling the shots in the Israeli-Palestinian quest for peace, says SHIRA HERZOG [More]

A man above the fray: Garneau for G-G *
It was about a year ago, at a reception in honour of Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, that she was approached by a journalist and asked whether she might wish to be reappointed to a second term... [More]

A mystical skeptic: Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border between Science and Spirituality ****
On this Easter weekend, Christians consider the proposition that a crucified Jew who troubled the Roman authority was raised from the dead to promise eternal, redemptive life to his followers. On this Passover weekend, Jews consider the proposition that an invisible God, through the agency of a prince of Egypt, redeemed them from bondage into a land promised to them eternally. [More]

A road to the future *
The Railway Association of Canada stated its case here yesterday for why a dedicated federal excise tax on fuel should be devoted predominantly to Canada's railways, particularly the proposed Quebec City-Windsor passenger high-speed rail link. Unfortunately, in making such a case, the association ignores both the reality of transportation in Canada today and where the true needs lie. [More]

A stealth attack the dudes can celebrate *
Says Andrew Ryan, writing in the Globe: "Nearly every guy I know has developed a wicked sweet tooth for watching this interminable, drudging war coverage. Most are watching CNN, even in the pubs. I think I've figured out why."
Monday, March 31, 2003 - Globe & Mail, Page R2 [More]

A strong friend is a good defence *
Joining the U.S. plans for a missile shield makes good sense, says continental analyst JOSEPH JOCKEL. [More]

A textbook case of success *
Throwing money at schools won't improve your child's education. Learning from one of the continent's best school systems is a better plan, says the C.D. Howe's JACK MINTZ [More]

A thriller on call waiting: Movie preview, commentary from The Globe *
Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth was to enter theatres last fall. Then a real-life sniper crisis in Maryland made the movie a little too close to the headlines... [More]

Actors, writers fight back *
Television producers, writers and actors yesterday called for an immediate restoration of the $25-million the Liberal government chopped from the Canadian Television Fund in its Feb. 18 budget. [More]

Adoption: And baby makes one *
Bren Hoadley spent thousands of dollars trying to adopt a foreign child, writes MARGARET PHILP. Now she has an empty stroller and a message for other would-be parents [More]

Air Canada cut prices below costs, federal competition tribunal says *
Air Canada cut prices below its cost on two routes in Atlantic Canada the federal Competition Tribunal ruled Tuesday in the first phase of an application by the Competition Bureau accusing the airline of predatory pricing. [More]

Al Gore's new best friend *
Beltway wisdom says Howard Dean is sure to lose the race for the White House -- but Al Gore says Democrats must rally round. CNN analyst BILL SCHNEIDER tells why. [More]

Alberta researchers reeling from grizzly bear slaughter *
The internationally famous research by two Canadian naturalists showing that grizzly bears in the snow-swept Russian wilderness can live peacefully with humans has ended in a brutal tragedy, The Globe and Mail reports. [More]

All hail Britain's inquiring minds *
One of the headlines in the British press about the Hutton Inquiry was, "A very British sort of inquiry." Isn't it, though, I said approvingly, and was surprised to find the author thought this was a bad thing. He felt the inquiry was scattered in its intent. He sound miffed, like an English schoolmaster... [More]

All is forgiven as Cannes welcomes back Hollywood *
Dispelling concerns about tense international relations between Paris and Washington over the Iraq war, Cannes Film Festival organizers promised a full complement of Hollywood movie stars for the event next month. [More]

All the news that's fudged to print *
The New York Times sacrificed its top editor for the wrong reasons, says Harper's publisher JOHN MacARTHUR. If you think Jayson Blair was loose with the facts, look at how the Times covered Iraq [More]

Alliance action sparks union outcry *
News this week that Halifax production company Salter Street Films was closing shop is another example of the need for federal regulators to protect Canadian television drama, argued a coalition of unions representing actors and film production crews. [More]

Alliance Atlantis fires 'Hitler' producer after comments *
In a TV Guide interview, Gernon compares the contemporary United States with Nazi Germany... [More]

An American Father Ted? Ah, go on *
My official reaction was, "It will never work." My unofficial reaction was "Feck, arse, drink!" [More]

An apology, Mr. Harper *
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's election campaign hit a low point with his decision to play politics with the inflammatory issue of child pornography. His actions cast doubt not just on his commitment to free expression, but his powers of judgment... [More]

An idea we can't throw back *
The only way to meet the future demand for fish will be farming, says WILLIAM HOGARTH, the man responsible for America's coastal waters. {Note: the editors of evalu8.org do not endorse this point of view, and object to having wild and farmed salmon grouped as if they were measured together. They were not; findings were significantly different for wild and farmed salmon.} [More]

An open letter from worried journalists *
As former, or practising, newspaper people, we...believe the independence and quality of our media are becoming more important to Canadians [More]

Analysis: What Bush Really Wants *
Unlike the Turkish emperors of the past, George W. Bush has no territorial ambitions in the Middle East, writes PAUL KORING . But he certainly wants something -- a new world order -- and is royally determined to get it. [More]

And a Merry Mithras to all? *
Mixing a profound religious holiday with a consumer orgy is wrong. Let's abolish state religious holidays and admit Jesus was probably born in May, says MICHAEL VALPY. Mithras is the one with dibs on Dec. 25. [More]

Anger muscles into top spot at the box office *
Anger Management bullied its way to the No. 1 box-office spot, earning a whopping $44.5-million (U.S.) in its debut weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday. [More]

Animals always pay *
If we have to slaughter cattle en masse because of mad-cow fears, will we think about their suffering? asks law professor RONALD SKLAR [More]

Arising from the ashes *
As townsfolk battle the inferno, neighbours offer aid and comfort. But why hasn't the rest of Canada pitched in? demands broadcaster LORNA DUECK [More]

As media conspiracies go, kitten-eating is brilliant *
In the matter of the Ontario election, the Tories are correct. Last week, some genius at Tory HQ saw the light, slapped his head and issued a communiqué saying, "We have the media and special interest groups aligned against us." He was so right. [More]

Asian Heritage: If this is 'inclusive,' count me out *
Last month, Heritage Canada unveiled a poster to celebrate Asian Heritage Month that included almost every available offensive caricature of Asians, complete with coolie hat and slant eyes. You'd think we'd come further than this, baby. [More]

Asian summit grapples with effects of SARS *
As disease and violence spread in China, Thailand seizes a marketing opportunity [More]

Avalanche Deaths: There's more to uncover *
The avalanche deaths of our son and his classmates will be in vain unless we learn the whole story, say parents PETER and JUDITH ARATO. [More]

B.C ordered to pay costs of sex change *
Province erred in failing to reimburse plaintiff for his operation, tribunal finds [More]

Baby teeth prove rich stem-cell source *
The Tooth Fairy may have to leave a little more cash: US researchers have found that baby teeth are rich in stem cells and may provide an alternative source of raw material for promising but controversial research on cells taken from human embryos. [More]

Back from the grave to bore us to death *
The second-scariest thing about Freddy vs. Jason, the gross-out horror movie that pits sinew-skinned, claw-handed Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series against hockey-masked, sword-swinging Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series, is that it has been No. 1 at the North American box office for two weeks in a row, grossing about $50- million (U.S.). [More]

Bad timing, a Hollywood obsession *
How important is timing to a movie's success, anyway? The folks who've already staked out dates for summer 2004 think it's major. [More]

Battling new bugs *
Lydia Dotto (Outbreak: The Climate Connection -- Aug. 30) gave an excellent account of the effects of environmental, climatic and ecosystem change on the risks of infectious diseases. [More]

Battling the fires and asking questions *
British Columbia has burned before, and the thickly forested province will burn again, because nothing can stop the forces of nature. Not in recent memory, however, has the region burned so dramatically or with such devastating effect. [More]

Before you sink your teeth into that burger ... *
These appear to be tough times for meat-eaters in Canada: ostracized by popular movies like Babe, Chicken Run, and The Meatrix (a cult Internet hit); lambasted in the bestselling book Fast Food Nation; fearful of mad-cow disease, avian flu and PCBs in farmed salmon. [More]

Behold the armies of the Lord *
You can no more disengage religion from politics than you can extract beliefs from public life, says theologian DOUGLAS FARROW [More]

Beijing pulls pages from Clinton memoir *
Former first lady's frank references to repression in China fail to appear in new Mandarin edition. [More]

Belinda lives and works in a world that daddy built *
Belinda Stronach hates being known as "daddy's little girl." I would, too, if I were her. But that's exactly what she is. Her job comes from daddy. Her money comes from daddy's company. Her house, which sits in the magnificent corporate compound north of Toronto that daddy built, is a stone's throw away from daddy's house. [More]

Belinda lives and works in a world that daddy built *
Belinda Stronach hates being known as "daddy's little girl." I would, too, if I were her. [More]

Ben has time to see this now *
Wondering why J.Lo postponed yesterday's nuptials? Maybe she caught a performance of Matt & Ben at P.S. 122 in the East Village and realized her honey is a fraud. For those who already know Ben Affleck is a lunky airhead who needs help with spelling, the news won't come as a shock. But Jen has been busy getting to the bottom of things, like lap dances and such. [More]

Beyond the Mozart Effect *
Listening to Beethoven's Ninth won't make you smarter, writes SUSAN PINKER, but new research suggests music lessons help high-risk children in other ways. [More]

Bid to buy the Senators bogs down over details *
Toronto billionaire Eugene Melnyk was close to a deal to buy the Ottawa Senators last Friday but the bid could not be finalized, sources said. [More]

Birth of a new ethnicity *
The Canadian identity has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past half a century, says MATTHEW MENDELSOHN [More]

Bitter root, sweet harvest *
Next week, the Governor-General officially acknowledges the Acadian expulsion of 1755. We Canadians have learned much from this tragedy, says political scientist DONALD SAVOIE. [More]

Blackout's biggest lesson? We've got the power *
Having successfully avoided contracting either SARS or West Nile, despite reckless socializing and mosquito exposure, thinking I was home free, I came down last week with the Windows worm. I thought it was a big deal, until the power failed too. [More]

Blackout: The matrix of our troubles *
Build a brittle grid, and sooner or later it will seize up. That's as true of computers or air traffic as it is of energy. It's time for a systemic redesign, say SARAH WOLFE and THOMAS HOMER-DIXON [More]

Blair confident history will be kind *
British PM tells Congress Hussein regime caused 'inhuman carnage and suffering' [More]

Blair, the BBC and the devil's dilemma *
'There's no doubt in my mind that I would have aired the report,' says veteran broadcaster MARK STAROWICZ [More]

Blair: Of suicide and spin *
No one does it quite like Tony Blair. No leader currently on the world stage can match the British Prime Minister's ability to shoulder politically risky policies and defend them in person, with consummate debating skill, against a critical public. [More]

Books on epidemics: Spread the word *
With the SARS fever sweeping the nation, The Globe's ANDREW NIKIFORUK takes a look at books that offer both horror and hope [More]

Burned out, but not fading away *
Another year over, and what have you done? Maybe you returned a lot of calls, ran family errands, prepared reports, kept up on the news. But what will you remember experiencing most deeply in 2003? The hurried masses of the working world are yearning to be free, but often it's not till we've been pushed to the limit that we finally make changes -- or have them thrust on us. A New Year's reflection by JOHN ALLEMANG. [More]

Burping stars clog universe with grime, scientists find *
Supernovas responsible for cosmic dust, the raw material for planets and life [More]

Bush is not Reagan, and the deficit could cost him *
I was listening to Finance Minister Ralph Goodale address the Toronto Board of Trade Tuesday morning, but I was thinking about George W. Bush. [More]

Bush's last stand: turning the war on its head *
The Tinmes of London's Andrew Sullivan offers a brilliant and insightful analysis of the Bush administration's campaign of terror. [More]

Bush's warfare state *
The Iraq quagmire and its ever-mutating justifications show that George W. Bush is oblivious to a basic principle of his own conservative ideology: Top-down central planning -- economic or political -- is doomed to fail. [More]

Cabinet: What you see is not necessarily what you get *
Liberal Party members have been making their way to either the guillotine or heaven's gate all week long. There's much clout to be handed out by Paul Martin when he names his official cabinet tomorrow, let there be no doubt. [More]

Can the health system control its infections? *
Anyone wondering why Canada needs some national oversight for its health system need look no further than a new study on the woeful state of infection control in hospitals. [More]

Can this badge shine again? *
Good policing starts with leadership that demands ethics and honesty, says former Calgary police chief CHRISTINE SILVERBERG. [More]

Canada's gun legislation is a double-barrelled disaster *
Prime Minister Paul Martin says he'll revisit Canada's gun legislation. As a gun owner and taxpayer, I applaud this unexpected clarity of thought. A billion-dollar tab for convoluted legislation that fails to achieve its mandate is a galling misuse of taxes. [More]

Canada's kidding itself *
Whatever Stéphane Dion says, Canada shows little talent for dealing with separatist threats, says WILLIAM JOHNSON. [More]

Canada's new marijuana law will hurt U.S. problem: official *
The United States is being inundated with potent marijuana from Canada, and the problem would be exacerbated if Ottawa decriminalized the drug, the U.S. drug czar said Friday. [More]

Canadian politics: Power to all the people *
Canadians are concentrated in four metropolitan centres, says political scientist ANDREW PARKIN. They need a federal system that reflects that [More]

Canadian soldiers pay tribute to fallen comrade *
Canadian soldiers pay tribute to fallen comrade; British soldier killed in attacks during memorial. [More]

Canadian team maps chromosome *
Canadian researchers have completed a detailed map of Chromosome 7 -- the country's main contribution to the Human Genome Project -- discovering dozens of disease genes along the way, including those linked to autism. [More]

Canadian television: A new era of cheapness that's sure to Alienate *
I have seen the future of Canadian television and it's called Alienated. It is also certain to alienate a lot of people. [More]

Cancun: Why it's good that the trade talks broke down *
Talks have collapsed and there is no agreement," said George Ong'wen, Kenyan delegate at the World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico. His decision to stand up and walk away from the table on Sunday afternoon forced the chair of the talks, Mexico's Luis Ernesto Derbez, to declare that negotiations had broken down. [More]

Canucks Hockey: Inspired play puts hurt on St. Louis *
The Vancouver Canucks' mindset was evident from the opening shift Saturday night: either check with the ferocity of a wounded animal or go away quietly. [More]

Canucks: Linden's positively in seventh heaven *
Trevor Linden can recall every score, every goal, everything that's happened to him in all his playoff Game 7s, all five of those Game 7s. But his sixth may take a special place in his heart. If you saw it, you'd understand why. [More]

Carol Shields: 'I liked to think that women had found one another' *
In an interview, Carol Shields says she was astonished by the success of Dropped Threads, an anthology of women's writing, two years ago. Now, volume two arrives... [More]

Celebs looking lovely in blood-red *
The hottest thing to be in this fall is not a plaid minikilt -- it's a blood feud. Everybody who's anybody is in some bitter battle or other, and they're all quite the show. [More]

CEOs as kings of the Hill *
Karl Marx scornfully believed that government under capitalism was simply the "executive committee of the bourgeoisie." Even Marx might raise an eyebrow, however, at the evolving state of Canadian politics. [More]

Chantal Kreviazuk: Stuck in a groove *
Way back in 1996, when Winnipeg's Chantal Kreviazuk burst onto the pop-music scene with her impressive Under These Rocks and Stones debut, it seemed as if superstardom was a slam dunk, a given. [More]

Children Lost in translation *
Parents in war-torn countries used to flee, then send for their children. Now, they get the kids out first. As MARINA JIMENEZ reports, child refugee claimants pose a special problem for the system: Often they've been told to use a phony story, but that doesn't mean they don't desperately need help. [More]

Christian soldier Bush swears by the Lord *
It was on this day a year ago, Feb. 5, 2003, that Colin Powell came before the United Nations to catalogue Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of horror. [More]

Classless, crass, deplorable and hairy *
I am sorry. Mea culpa. Me bad. By now, you've surely read about my inadvertent display of partial nudity in the history class that I teach on Wednesday afternoons. Before a roomful of impressionable undergraduates, I loosened my collar to expose a large, sweaty tuft of chest hair. [More]

CNN fires shots at CBC's war coverage *
Its own pro-war bias couldn't be more apparent than in its criticism of a Canadian reporter, MICHAEL POSNER writes [More]

Con: Do we need a national regulator? *
No: A single market umpire for the whole country would be more easily "captured" by big business, argues Laval University professor JEAN-MARIE GAGNON. [More]

Crisis -- what crisis? *
Where was our Prime Minister when the lights went out? Out of the swing, as usual [More]

CRTC move threatens new media *
Funding cutbacks deal a body blow, industry says [More]

CRTC takes aim at telcos *
The federal telecom regulator lashed out at the country's biggest phone companies yesterday... [More]

Customized cures *
New drugs could soon offer personalized treatment for cancer, reports PATRICIA YOUNG [More]

Cuts loom for TV shows *
The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) is expected to slash the number of programs dramatically that will qualify for subsidies in the 2003-2004 season. [More]

Danger on the frontier *
Let's stop plans to run roads into some of Canada's last pristine watersheds, says environmental activist DAVID MacKINNON [More]

David Dodge: A different kind of governor *
David Dodge surprised a lot of pundits last week when he cut Canadian interest rates, says BRIAN TOBIN. They obviously didn't know whom they were dealing with [More]

Debate about Todd Bertuzzi *
Normally, we don't do back-and-forth debates, but this reader was so articulate (and fairly reasonable), that we actually got into a "discussion" via e-mail. [More]

Decoding of SARS virus reveals animal origins *
The prime viral suspect behind the worldwide SARS outbreak is a measly microbe of no more than 10 genes that began its life in an animal long ago, mutating millions of times before picking up the power to infect people... [More]

Deliver us from suspicion *
For Muslims, the month of Ramadan is a special time to purify the spirit through fasting, charity and extra prayers. We reflect deeply upon the Koran, expressing gratitude for the many blessings we often take for granted. Whether the favours are tangible (e.g. health, food, shelter) or intangible (peace, personal security), the heartfelt sentiment is best captured by the phrase: "There but for the grace of God go I." [More]

Delivering the goods, courtesy of a courier *
Pete Russell enjoys a unique view of the city, JAN WONG discovers in a go-go-go day. [More]

Democracy deficit on the block *
Backroom deals, secret trials, rigged contracts, abuse of taxpayer dollars. Canadians are fed up. They are demanding accountability from governments and they expect the media to help hold governments to their promises. [More]

Democrats feel the pain of Iowa farmers *
Parkersburg is not a mirror of the United States, as critics of the Iowa caucuses insist -- but which single state would be? Too rural and too white, sniff the critics. A state Americans fly over or drive through. They're right. But politically, at least in a few ways, Iowa does mirror the United States. [More]

Diplomats: Mourn, but avoid politicized mourning *
On Jan. 29, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up Jerusalem's No. 19 bus. Among the many dead was a Canadian, Yechezkel Goldberg, a resident of the Israeli settlement of Betar Illit in the occupied West Bank, where some 200,000 Jewish settlers live in uneasy co-existence with more than two and a half million Palestinians. [More]

Disaster coverage -- Galveston *
When disaster strikes, every type of human emotion is exposed. We get an opportunity to be at our very best -- and our very worst. [More]

Disco doesn't suck *
Disdained at its apex, the music of the seventies was technologically and socially ahead of its time, embracing DJs, sexual hedonism, techno and raves in every one of its polyester fibres. ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN and REBECCA CALDWELL look back wistfully at the days they could shake their booties. [More]

Do we want judges with more muscle? (No.) *
NO: Democracy is at risk if unelected elites in robes have too much say, argues ALLAN HUTCHINSON. [More]

Do we want judges with more muscle? (Yes.) *
YES: Judges' decisions mean zip unless they're implemented. It's a principle as old as common law, says KENT ROACH. [More]

Don't let Lilliputians win *
Badgering, asset-grabbing strategists and overzealous regulators are attempting to tie up some of our corporate giants. What best serves Canadian shareholders? demands Hollinger Inc.'s PETER WHITE. [More]

Don't paint Muslim people as Nazis *
It is not often that a person thanked in the acknowledgement of a book turns around and announces publicly, "Thanks, but no thanks." And yet this is precisely what I am about to do in the case of Irshad Manji, the author of the newly released book The Trouble with Islam. [More]

Don't skew the science *
Some of the most influential scientists in the United States have gone public with disquieting accusations that the Bush administration has suppressed and distorted scientific findings, manipulated research and stacked government advisory panels to suit its political objectives. [More]

Doug Saunders' reflections on 2003 *
This is the weekend, by long-established custom, during which we are supposed to flop back on the couch, shake the last few drops out of that bottle of port, and fall into a deep funk as we read the newspaper's litany of fine people who died, good ideas that failed, proud moments that withered, eras that ended and rights that were wronged. [More]

Drawn into Courtney's tar-pit trap *
This month marks the 10th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's suicide, an occasion that has merited only the mildest of media attention. [More]

Drive sober: The strategy is working *
As a new year approaches, drunk driving is still a problem on our roads. The good news is that progress is being made. [More]

Drug makers should join fight against AIDS *
As Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special AIDS envoy, eloquently reminded the world again this week, the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is a horrific scourge that urgently requires a massive inflow of affordable anti-viral drugs and billions of dollars worth of other assistance from rich countries. [More]

Drug sites: worth a try *
The safe-injection site for heroin and cocaine users that opened in Vancouver this week is an important step toward treating addictions as primarily a medical problem, rather than a legal one. [More]

Dying from the heat *
A month-long heat wave has taken the lives of as many as 5,000 elderly people in France, despite an enviable health system and a social safety net that is the pride of the country. What went wrong? The answer can be summed up in a word: indifference. [More]

Eat, drink and be wary in a universe of diets *
For acolytes of the late diet guru Robert C. Atkins, the news could scarcely have been worse. . . [More]

Embryos and the law *
The problem with the bill on assisted human reproduction adopted Tuesday by the Commons is not that it goes too far. It is that it does not go far enough. [More]

Ensuring a future for Tories *
Last weekend, the federal Conservatives chose a new leader. Now, we need to develop the kind of strong, new ideas that can bring [the PC] party back into contention. [More]

Ernst Zundel declared security risk *
The federal government will declare Ernst Zundel a national security risk today, setting the stage for his deportation from Canada. [More]

Every Arnie film has been a manifesto *
Ya, hello und guten tag. I am Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign manager, und I am here to demonstrate that Arnold is more qualified than Peter Ueberroth und Larry Flynt to be fuehrer -- sorry, governor -- of 34-million Californians. [More]

Eves denies health cuts harmed SARS response *
Premier Ernie Eves defended his government's record yesterday in protecting public health, and argued that increased government spending would not have prevented Ontario's SARS outbreak. He challenged opposition complaints that hospitals and public-health services have been shortchanged. [More]

Excuse me, your grammar is dangling *
No column I have written in the past three years has provoked as much response as did the two I published this year on common grammatical errors. I have said outrageous things in this space: I expected to be pilloried for my views on drug use; I expected to be publicly executed for my views on marriage. I had almost no response of any stripe about those things. My inflammatory rages fell into a deep silent void, and no echo came back. And yet, I have a stack of letters on my desk -- I mean a real stack, about six pounds' worth -- of painstakingly handwritten letters from people (many of them retired teachers) who are thinking about grammar as much as I am, and thinking about it, apparently, all the time. It is impressive, and refreshing, to see how much passion is tied up in this pursuit. [More]

Exhausted and infuriated *
Toronto's Lola Magazine and Vancouver's Blinding Light Cinema were two of Canada's richest cultural voices. Their demise says a lot about cultural burnout [More]

Faith and politics step out *
Though they ordered 'Roy's Rock' removed from an Alabama court house, U.S. law-makers mix church and state more comfortably than ever, says law professor JOHN WITTE [More]

Faith versus charity -- is there any hope? *
I don't consider myself a member of their flock, but I have enough of a warm spot for the followers of Jesus Christ that I will roast a leg of lamb and uncork a bottle of wine tomorrow, in honour of their holiest day. [More]

Fear factor: So just how big a risk is SARS? *
Severe acute respiratory syndrome is an international bug of mystery. By hitching a ride with travellers, it has caused thousands of cases around the world -- so many, in fact, that it has been dubbed the most significant outbreak ever spread through air travel. [More]

February 14th -- A happy day full of blood and gore *
Last Sunday, as Valentine's Day began gathering its barbarous impetus, Yoko Ono appeared on the Grammys and spoke tearfully about her dead husband, John Lennon... [More]

Feedback: captive audience exploitation *
One of our readers is convinced that music piped in to stores from radio stations is more than just annoying; he thinks that the ads included in radio programming -- and broadcast to unwilling customers -- should be made illegal. What do you think? [More]

Films: An autumn of hope *
Could it be true? Decent movies in theatres between the uninspiring summer and the traditional Christmas flurry of Oscar contenders? With new offerings from the likes of Weir, Tarantino, Campion and the Coens, LIAM LACEY writes, the fall is looking good [More]

Finkleman's George: So loathsome, it's awesome *
A reader wrote to me recently and asked, pithily, "Can you explain this Ken Finkleman to me?" Before I could muster a cogent explanation, a journalist was in touch, asking for my opinion about Finkleman's work for a magazine profile she's working on. [More]

Fire in B.C.: 'It's heartbreaking to watch it' *
Massive storm of heat, flame lays waste to B.C. Interior [More]

Flipping and flopping toward the tulips *
Like the observant pagans who laid out Stonehenge and the pyramids of Central America, we have marked the annual, prodigal journey of the sun across the horizon on our hillside in the country. Standing on a certain rock looking west, you can see three markers in the grass beyond Martini Point, one that shows where the sun sets in a blaze on June 21, one where it sets in golden hue on the equinoxes, and one where it glimmers on December's shortest day. [More]

For the children's sake *
International laws concerning the treatment of children during times of conflict seem to be forgotten in this war against terrorism, says SHEEMA KHAN [More]

For undistinguished reporting *
Reporter Walter Duranty turned a blind eye to one of the greatest atrocities of the 20th century. For that, his 1932 Pulitzer Prize should be revoked, says Ukrainian-Canadian LUBOMYR LUCIUK. [More]

For Us, The Living: Back to the future *** 1/2
The heart-tugging, familiar voice of Robert A. Heinlein returns with the publication of his first novel, written in 1939. It's a fascinating work, a special gift for fans of the science-fiction grandmaster, says SPIDER ROBINSON [More]

Former Indian chief charged with promoting hatred *
A former chief of the Assembly of First Nations has been charged with promoting hatred, Saskatchewan's Justice Department announced Wednesday. [More]

Forward, into the past *
Why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy? asks SPIDER ROBINSON [More]

Fragile -- handle with care *
What has to happen if Bush is to bring in Iraqi self-rule by next June (and incidentally boost his hopes for a second term)? The Globe's PAUL KORING investigates. [More]

Funding move threatens Red Green, 22 Minutes *
A money squeeze at the Canadian Television Fund means many Canadian TV shows are at risk, JAMES ADAMS and GAYLE MacDONALD report... [More]

G-G's trips are a very good thing *
As you read this, Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson is touring Moscow trailed by a delegation of 26 notable Canadians -- and the curses of various taxpayers and journalists. "Off with her head!" writes one Globe and Mail reader, while a National Post columnist complains that Michael Ondaatje is now eating beluga caviar at our expense. [More]

Garber on Business: Safe-guarding your reputation *
Should you worry about your reputation? What is your good name worth to you in business? They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but these days the maxim should be amended to "…no fury like a journalist deceived." [More]

Gas prices and designer gridlock in B.C. *
Welcome to British Columbia, home of the highest gas prices in Canada. [More]

Gay reality TV's black-and-white views *
A new reality-TV makeover show on Bravo! says strange and confusing things about how we as a society view homosexuality. The show is called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and it airs on Thursday evenings. It involves five gay "style experts" who do makeovers on sad-sack straight guys who need a new look or a new apartment or who are going for a job interview or getting married. [More]

Geneva: the road to peace *
Although the recently released Geneva accord outlining a potential Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is far from perfect or complete, it's a welcome development. [More]

Genome decoding completed *
An international consortium of scientists announced Monday that it has completed the map of the human genetic code to an accuracy of 99.99 per cent and said the accomplishment opens a new era for biology and medicine. [More]

George Plimpton -- from the inside out *
ROY MacGREGOR reflects on career of legendary author [More]

Get real: Nuclear is in your future *
A highly biased opinion from the chairman of the Canadian Nuclear Association [More]

Getting to know you *
When 20 teenage Israelis and Palestinians got together recently at Ottawa's Ashbury College for a 10-day "peace camp," there must have been more than a little trepidation among organizers. How would they get along? [More]

Globe commentary: A director's gamble pays off *
Remaking an old caper flick wasn't Neil Jordan's idea, LIAM LACEY writes, but it all came together once he found the right language and the right actor. [More]

Google Blog Good; Katrina rip-offs bad *
Alexa.com's Geoffrey Mack shares some thought on Blogs and Disaster Vultures. . . [More]

Gospel according to Garth *
The film The Gospel of John offers a unique chance to understand Jesus's life , not just his violent final hours, says GARTH DRABINSKY. [More]

Great Architecture: The medium is the message *
Forget the economic benefits, great architecture must stand on its own merits. [More]

Grinding the axe and passing the buck *
In Britain, it's the suicide of a scientist that spawns the blame game; here, it's the Great Blackout. Grinding various ideological axes, the media weigh in. Governments establish inquiries to reassure voters the cock-up will never again occur, at least until the next time. [More]

Ground Zero of the human heart *
The agony of their loss is more muted now, but three widows of 9/11 victims find the pain still ambushes them [More]

Gunning for spam *
The flood of unsolicited e-mail wastes time, clogs computer networks and misleads even the wariest recipients, who evade the promise that "your views are worth money" only to fall for the deceptive greeting "Hi there." An urgent appeal from a "friend" turns out to be a request for a bank account number from the cousin of a deposed dictator with millions of dollars he wants to share [More]

Hackers set record *
Hackers set a record on May 4, as they launched a record number of successful digital attacks carried out in a single day, a British security company said. [More]

Handling the hottest potato (Goldfarb) *
Martin must delay an election until voters are satisfied they know the truth, says MARTIN GOLDFARB. [More]

Handling the hottest potato (Gossage) *
The Liberals need sound crisis communications, says PATRICK GOSSAGE. Martin has done well, his team has not. [More]

Hands off my Bible! *
Today as Parliament reconvenes, MPs face a bill that could redefine biblical teachings on homosexuality as hate literature. Smite it, says LORNA DUECK [More]

Happy NAFTA to you! Er, why? *
NAFTA's 10th birthday looms. The deal hasn't meant the end of Canada. Nor have all those dollar signs in Ottawa's eyes materialized, says JIM STANFORD. [More]

He must pluck his power *
If Paul Martin wants to conquer our democratic deficit, he should start with the fact that there's too much power in the PMO, says veteran cabinet insider TOM KENT. [More]

He only looks like Mr. Bean *
Spain's new Socialist prime minister is called the 'quiet man.' He may talk softly, writes ALAN FREEMAN, but when it comes to foreign policy, he carries a big stick. [More]

He walked the line *
The legend of Johnny Cash holds sway in truck stops, alt-rock clubs and even among gospel singers, ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN writes [More]

Health care: The issue whose time has come *
Unless Canadians are given timely access to the medical services they need, the courts may open health care to private funding, says MICHAEL KIRBY. [More]

Health care: We have a plan *
Margaret Wente has it exactly right when she quotes Dr. Gerard McKenzie, with approval, as saying, "All the incentive for the hospital is to not treat patients. [More]

Hear, hear for citizen input *
If we want more engaged voters, let's have less partisan scoffing at citizen-politician dialogues. They're key to 21st-century democracy, says JUDITH MAXWELL. [More]

Help for psychopaths? *
Having successfully trained healthy volunteers and paralyzed patients to control their brain waves, Dr. Niels Birbaumer began wondering if he might be able to help psychopaths.

It is not an obvious next step, until you consider that people who learn how to control their brain waves are actually directing an increased flow of blood to specific areas of the brain. That's what Dr. Birbaumer found when he used neuroimaging equipment to take pictures of the brains of his patients at work. [More]

Holidays: a cure for life's thorny package *
For reasons that now seem to me excessively naive, I used to think that life, like a summer holiday, was perfection interrupted by flaws. A day was a good day or a bad day depending on how many imperfections came along to ruin things. [More]

Home run: PM didn't fawn, Bush didn't get ugly *
Never in Canada-U.S. history have a Liberal prime minister and a Republican president hit it off. Among the various reasons was a basic one: ideological differences. [More]

Honesty killed David Kelly *
The brave people of conscience who reveal government wrongdoing always pay a price, says British MP TAM DALYELL [More]

Hossa helps remove playoff burden *
Despite scoring 45 goals this past regular season, Marian Hossa entered these Stanley Cup playoffs with a lot to prove. [More]

Human cannibalism was once common, prion gene suggests *
Early humans may have regularly dined on each other. That is the unappetizing conclusion of British researchers who have discovered that a gene that protects against prion diseases -- infectious diseases that can be spread through eating contaminated flesh -- is found in people all over the world. [More]

Human rights are for the tricky cases, too *
The pesky thing about human rights is that they belong to human beings. Not some more than others. Not citizens, not residents. The universality of the human-rights commitment is hard to square with the us-them line that drives immigration policy. [More]

Hussein: He may be a tyrant, but he loves his art *
When Saddam Hussein went to ground, he forgot to take his collection of fantasy-themed paintings. The cache probably won't make its way to the Louvre, but they say a lot about the man, SARAH MILROY writes... [More]

Hutton report had narrow focus *
The inquiry into the death of a British weapons expert had no mandate to look at the Iraq war, or at the intelligence failures that helped set it off, says PAUL KNOX. [More]

I spy blocked vision *
If Bush and Blair want to know why they got faulty intelligence on Iraq, they should look at the politicization of their spy ops, says U.K. security analyst PHILIP DAVIES. [More]

I'll be back. I will be back *
Although the arrogant diva has been brought low, the comeback of Martha Stewart is already under way. [More]

I'll pass on the Girl Power *
Something strange happened to me last week. I went to see, in a row, The Hulk, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, and 28 Days Later. [More]

I'm 40, I must be dead *
A terrible thing happened to me a week ago. My life ended. [More]

Ibuprofen, ASA lauded in cancer study *
Regular use of many over-the-counter painkillers every day can dramatically reduce the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, a new study indicates. [More]

ID card sticker shock *
Robert Marleau, the interim privacy commissioner, did taxpayers a service last week, though hardly anyone took notice. In testimony to the House of Commons citizenship and immigration committee, he put forward a cogent, thoughtful analysis on the merits of Immigration Minister Denis Coderre's idea to make Canadians carry a national identity card. [More]

Ideology has taken us from champ to chump *
The evidence is mounting that Canada's economy has quickly faded from being champ of the industrialized world, to become one of its chumps. [More]

Idi Amin: He got away with murder *
He was a torturer and a sadist (the terms do not necessarily exhaust one another). He was a mass killer. Some 300,000 people died under his barbarous rule. This is the most frequently cited tabulation, but when killing reaches into the hundreds of thousands, we must remember some amount of "rounding off" is almost always inevitable. [More]

If you can't trust the cops ... *
A Toronto corruption scandal won't undermine our basic faith in police. But it may make us look more critically at systems than at scapegoats, says criminologist JEAN-PAUL BRODEUR. [More]

In a dumb America, even Playboy looks smart *
Playboy magazine's January issue, which is on sale now, is a special 50th-anniversary edition. In Toronto, the occasion means that we will be treated to a visit by the centrefold, Miss January, who will be signing copies of herself at a downtown newsstand at lunchtime tomorrow. [More]

Infectious diseases are a call to action *
Over the past five years, successive waves of infectious diseases have shocked the nation with their unexpectedness and broad impact, and the decreasing intervals between the outbreaks make these events even more concerning. [More]

Inside the head of a film critic *
It's not an easy job, what with bossy volunteers and existing all day on coffee and gum. The good part is all the nice, interesting people you meet along the way, LIAM LACEY says [More]

International man of mystery: The Dalai Lama *
He's a face in an Apple ad, a twinkly eyed guru, a spiritual leader for Tibetans and legions of Hollywood film stars -- and he's visiting Canada this month. But who is the Dalai Lama, really? Whoever you want him to be, MICHAEL VALPY reports. [More]

Invisible man *
Carlos came to Canada full of heady dreams about the new life he'd create here for his family. Now, like thousands of other illegal workers, he is living underground. If he's lucky, MARINA JIMENEZ writes, he might get legal status before the one official who knows the truth about him knocks on his door again. [More]

Iran's brinkmanship . . . *
Is Iran headed for war with the United States and Israel? Judging by recent news reports, one could be forgiven for thinking so. [More]

Iraq Museums: A litany of destruction *
It's hard to know which treasures were stolen" from the National Museum of Iraq, which was looted late last week, says Gil Stein, director of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute. "It's urgent that we put together an inventory, clean up the museum, find out what was taken and what was just smashed. We estimate that between 50,000 and 170,000 artifacts are missing. [More]

Iraq's new governors *
Even as U.S. President George W. Bush continues gamely to insist that things are looking up in Iraq, polls show that fewer and fewer Americans believe him. The irony is that, for the first time in months, Mr. Bush is right. [More]

Iraq: Threatened treasures *
The full and tragic story of what may well have been the greatest cultural robbery in modern history will take weeks, if not months, to chronicle. [More]

Iraq: Three states is no solution *
A provocative, if vague, proposal to bring political and ethnic stability to Iraq has recently surfaced: the idea of dividing it into three mini-states, with Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the centre, and Shiites in the south. [More]

Iraqis must try Saddam *
Saddam Hussein must be brought to justice by an Iraqi national court, not an international tribunal, says FEISAL AMIN al-ISTRABADI, an adviser to the Iraqi Governing Council. [More]

Is this man fit to teach? *
Chris Kempling belongs to the large minority of Canadians who don't support gay marriage. As a conservative Christian, he doesn't think much of gay life in general. "Homosexuality is not something to be applauded," he wrote in a letter published in his local newspaper a few years ago. [More]

It's hard to watch Monica and not think of cigars *
Tonight, our old and cherished friend Monica Lewinsky returns to the airwaves. This is news that will surprise nobody. In fact, the only surprise is that it hasn't happened sooner... [More]

It's his party and you can cry if you want to *
Call it what you wish: a purge, a house cleaning, a slaughter of the innocents, a sentence for the damned. Whatever the description, blood and tears await the majority of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's ministers. [More]

It's not what you give, it's whom you give it to *
Better student aid doesn't require more money -- just fairer delivery, say professors ROSS FINNIE and SAUL SCHWARTZ [More]

It's past time to punt on Iraq *
Washington had better snap to it and hand control of Iraq to the Security Council, says SALIM LONE, before the U.S. sinks into a quagmire of endless war. [More]

J.F.K. (John F. Kerry) is Teddy Kennedy's dream candidate *
He poured sweat, his black shirt was hanging out over his ill-fitting trousers, and he looked like he was about to collapse under his excess tonnage. Teddy Kennedy stole the show anyway. [More]

Jane Fonda targets 'ignorant' Americans *
The star came out at a Vancouver lecture sticking it to Americans and lauding Canadians for compassion, ALEXANDRA GILL says [More]

Japan's beef with Canada *
We brushed off their fears and insulted them. Not great tactics, says political scientist WENRAN JIANG [More]

Jeffrey Kofman -- He's, gasp, Canadian *
When an ABC reporter recently broadcast a story from Iraq that infuriated the Bush administration, White House officials scrambled to find the best way to hit back, says NPR ombudsman JEFFREY DVORKIN [More]

Jeffrey Simpson: Gen. Clark looked so good, before *
Retired general Wesley Clark can only hope that the man at his rally with the handcrafted sign, "Fence-sitters for Clark," reflects the public mood in New Hampshire. [More]

Jewish groups left out of Passion *
Thousands have screened Gibson's Christ film, but Jewish officials haven't been invited. [More]

Jokes on Iraq: Where the skewer is mightier than the sword *
It didn't take long for jokes about the war in Iraq to surface. Some of the best, MICHAEL POSNER finds, are on Websites [More]

Kariya dumped, Lemieux returns *
A day of mundane roster moves became frenzied last night when the Detroit Red Wings decided to retain goaltender Dominik Hasek's services, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks declined to offer Paul Kariya a contract and reports emerged that Mario Lemieux will play at least one more year with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [More]

Kate Taylor: The rising fear of getting dumb and dumber *
The American intelligentsia is anxious these days. Perhaps it's because of Iraq: The intellectuals know they are brighter and better informed than George Bush, but damned if he hasn't outsmarted them. There is no direct link between Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein, there are no weapons of mass destruction, but Bush has won the hearts and minds of the American public nonetheless. [More]

Korea still dangerous flashpoint (part three of three) *
Tension increases in world's most heavily militarized zone, writes GEOFFREY YORK [More]

Lalime prefers a casual style *
Ottawa Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime insists there was nothing terribly unique about his playoff performance against the Philadelphia Flyers last spring, even though he held the Flyers to two goals in a five-game series, something that had never been done before in the history of the National Hockey League. [More]

Law makers should not be law breakers *
Canadians should reject the defence, offered in the sponsorship scandal, that the end justified the means, says PRESTON MANNING. [More]

Leafs live to fight another day *
While the Toronto Maple Leafs are alive today because of Travis Green and Ed Belfour, the real reason is that they were finally scared straight. [More]

Learning to love BMD *
Canadians understand that we must use the proposed U.S. system, as well as other forms of weapons control, to confront terrorism and proliferation, says FRANK P. HARVEY. [More]

Learning to love Toronto *
Funny, but The Toronto Song -- a decade-old ditty by the Edmonton comedy troupe Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie -- doesn't seem quite so catchy these days. [More]

Lee Hamilton: U.S. must offer hope, not fear *
The United States is engaged in a generational struggle against a catastrophic terrorist threat. There is no quick fix or victory: We need a clear, comprehensive and sustainable counterterrorism strategy. [More]

Less than equal is less than adequate *
Understandably, the current debate over the definition of marriage has elicited strong emotions. What's important is that this debate takes place in an atmosphere of respect. It's about equality, dignity and social justice. [More]

Let Hong Kong be Hong Kong *
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Hong Kong last week came at a critical time. The former British Crown colony is in the midst of a major political crisis stemming from a botched attempt to impose Draconian new security measures that could endanger civil liberties and impede the promised transition to full democracy. [More]

Let no one be turned away *
We all have a lot riding on the holy bonds of matrimony, says United Church Moderator, the Right Rev. PETER SHORT. [More]

Let's follow in the EU's footsteps *
The EU's expansion should encourage Canada to move toward a larger union, says political scientist JEFFREY KOPSTEIN. [More]

Liam Lacey: Onward to the Oscars *
Merry Os-mas everyone! The movie competition/promotion of the Oscar campaign has become so mixed with the Christmas season that Hollywood and the retail industry really should converge to create a new superholiday, celebrating the best in celluloid pride and seasonal joy. [More]

Liberia is chained to its past *
Former U.S. slaves seized land from indigenous peoples, and even set up their own slave trade, says ROGER MORRIS [More]

Libraries need to mind their own business *
They should leave feng shui and grief counselling to others, and expand on what they do best -- the collection and dissemination of information. [More]

Lies the Group of Eight leaders told us *
"We are therefore committed to delivering on schedule, by the end of 2004, the goals set out in the Doha Development Agenda, and to ensuring that the Cancun Ministerial Conference in September takes all decisions necessary to help reach that goal." Who are they kidding? [More]

Lisa Marie Presley: Making a name for herself *
For Lisa Marie Presley, songwriting is therapy.

And the lyrics on her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, are as raw, brutally honest and uncensored as the woman herself. Presley's music, like the artist, pulls no punches. [More]

Lisa Moore: Saved by the poster-perfect whales *
I knew houseguests were coming. I knew because I invited them. I said, "Oh, stay with me, please." [More]

Lisa Rochon: Learning in light and living colour *
The Thorncliffe Park redevelopment establishes a new benchmark for school design in Canada, LISA ROCHON writes [More]

Litter marks the road to social ruin *
Maybe I'm just another old fogey harrumphing about cardboard coffee cups and candy wrappers blowing in the breeze, trash piled up at bus stops and unattended dog poop. But we fogeys believe littering (along with aggressive driving, smoking, cursing in public, panhandling, etc.) reflects a generation that wants to own things and cares nothing for social grace. [More]

Long live file sharing, death to bland culture *
It's not just because of their lead-footed public relations that I have little interest in mustering sympathy for the Recording Industry Association of America. It's not just because they sued 12-year-old Brianna LaHara for downloading such songs as the theme from Friends and If You're Happy and You Know It. [More]

Looking for the next Bowling for Columbine? *
Truth, it is said, is stranger than fiction -- and, I would add, frequently more entertaining. Last year, Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine was an uproarious success, while the buzz on films like Spellbound and Winged Migration lasted long after their Toronto International Film Festival screenings, both films becoming box office successes for the genre. [More]

Lord and Lady Cross of Black Harbour: TROUBLE IN XANADU *
As Conrad Black's empire crumbled this week, everyone wondered if he and Lady Black could go on enjoying the lifestyle to which they've become so richly accustomed. What kind of lifestyle? We thought you'd never ask. Today, ALAN FREEMAN and GAYLE MacDONALD tote up His Lordship's pleasures -- and the bills that may soon come due. [More]

Lord Black's art of investing stirs controversy *
The appropriateness of Hollinger buying the Roosevelt papers is being questioned as the press baron pens FDR's biography [More]

Love the ones you hate *
Since 9/11, we've learned that we live in a thoroughly modern global village of terror [More]

Lynn Coady: If only this trash would take me out *
To be a fan of good television is to live in a perpetual state of anxiety. It's like dating the latest in a thrilling yet doomed series of superlative lovers. Someone new and intoxicating -- endlessly hot, endlessly fascinating. Yet the whole time you're with him, all you can think is, "Oh no, it's so good." You've been burned one time too many. [More]

Lynn Coady: Olympic boosterism has a hollow ring *
Boy, the Asper papers weren't making it easy for anyone to maintain a healthy skepticism about the 2010 Olympics this week. Every block you walked down in Vancouver was graced with a cheerful lineup of newspaper boxes -- The Sun, The Province, and the B.C. edition of The National Post -- all depicting different versions of essentially the same scenario: ecstatic B.C.-ers, orgasmic with pride over their province's successful bid. [More]

Lynn Coady: Rock Nerds *
A male friend of mine watches eighties music videos with an air of wistful resignation. "In the years between 1979 and 1984," he explains, perhaps gesturing to Ric Ocasek by way of visual aid, "there was a small window of opportunity in which it was possible for complete nerds to become rock stars." [More]

Lynn Coady: The real horror of Stephen King *
Perhaps you've heard: The novel is dead. The written word is obsolete. Gen Y'ers are immune to the charms of the printed page and in thrall to the demon High Tech. English professors across North America have noted — sometimes in despair, but more recently, resignation — that today's undergraduates simply can't process a written concept as readily as they can one that's illustrated by, say, a particularly salient clip from The Matrix: Revolutions. [More]

Lyric Benson, aspiring actress shot *
A vibrant young actress in the opening stages of a promising career was shot in the face by her ex-boyfriend early Thursday in the doorway of her Chinatown apartment, police said. [More]

Macfarlane Walter & Ross: From publish to perish *
Over the course of 15 years, Macfarlane Walter & Ross developed an enviable track record producing award-winning non-fiction by some of Canada's most talented writers. So why has it died? SANDRA MARTIN investigates... [More]

Mallick's most wanted: Watch out, Wills *
Toronto's chief of police, Julian Fantino, the Mel Lastman of Canadian law enforcement, recently announced that his Most Wanted List has 400 people on it. [More]

Manley should have known better *
The Finance Minister's decision to withdraw from the Liberal leadership race came as no surprise. The only surprising thing was that John Manley ran in the first place [More]

Margaret Wente: Their Excellencies get grounded *
I am extremely disappointed at the outrage that has consumed certain people over the Governor-General's recent trip around the circumpolar region. So what if it cost $5-million, not one? So what if she took an entourage of 22 aides and borrowed a Defence Department jet ($307,000) to fly around in? So what if she has doubled her budget since she took office? [More]

Married is married is married *
Federal Progressive Conservative Leader Peter MacKay unfortunately is listening with his foot in his ear to what Canadians are saying about marriage. [More]

Martha resigns after being indicted *
Martha Stewart, the prim perfectionist who became a paragon of taste, style and "good things," pleaded not guilty after being indicted Wednesday in a stock trading scandal that threatens her media empire and could land her in prison. [More]

Martha Stewart decries 'baseless' charges *
Design maven Martha Stewart took to the Internet Thursday to proclaim her innocence on what she called "baseless" securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges and publicly thanked those who have rallied behind her. [More]

Martha Under Fire: Lay off the lady *
Down came a Spider and sat down beside her...and defended poor Martha Stewart, today! [More]

Martin drawn to tradition of civility *
Last Wednesday, Paul Martin introduced parliamentary reforms to address the "democratic deficit." He proposed to relax party discipline on votes in the House of Commons, consistent with practice in the mother of Parliaments at Westminster. [More]

Martin is the 'exceptional' attraction *
After 25 years as a Progressive Conservative, I have made a decision to join the Liberal Party of Canada. [More]

May I come to your ranch? *
The PM-to-be wants better relations with the U.S., but must not squander his foreign-policy inheritance just to please the Americans, warn LLOYD AXWORTHY and MICHAEL BYERS. [More]

Michael Jackson: Not as easy as ABC *
Michael Jackson appears in court Friday to battle allegations that he sexually abused a 13-year-old boy. Has his odd behaviour robbed him of the credibility he needs so badly? CHRISTOPHER REED reports. [More]

Mideast peace may depend on the (formerly) unthinkable *
Yesterday's bloody attack on Israelis in Gaza demonstrated yet again Hamas's ability to derail relations with Israel and to undermine the Palestinian Authority. A vacuum in the peace process never favours the moderates, and by now the authority is too weak to forcibly disarm its strongest opponent. [More]

Mind over matter *
Paralyzed patients are taught to use their brain waves to move a white ball on a computer screen so they can communicate. ANNE McILROY reports on a German neuroscientist's pioneering work... [More]

Mind over the money matter *
Raise taxes to fund higher education today, or debt-burdened grads won't be able to pull their weight tomorrow, says Rhodes scholar LUKE ERIC PETERSON [More]

Minnesota strikes in third *
There's something about the Minnesota Wild that just won't allow the players of the three-year-old franchise to ease up, even for a moment.

Just when you think they might wilt under playoff pressure, the Wild turn up the intensity, a tribute to the coaching of sage Jacques Lemaire. [More]

Misjudged threat to Air-India, CSIS says *
Bombing might have been prevented by early intervention, agency admits [More]

Mona Lisa: So that explains the smile *
The most famous painting in history celebrates her 500th birthday this year. Over the centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been denounced as a femme fatale, celebrated as the paragon of womanhood, inspired three suicides, and survived a theft. Yet that serene smile staring at us behind bulletproof glass in Paris's Louvre museum remains mysterious. [More]

Monterrey could be Martin's moment *
Canada's leverage has diminished more than we like to admit, making the Summit of the Americas critical, say KEN FRANKEL and JOHN GRAHAM. [More]

Moore may crash Bush's party *
The ever-colourful filmmaker Michael Moore is rumoured to be on the guest list for this year's White House Correspondents dinner -- a development that would surely give his nemesis, George W. Bush, a severe case of heartburn. [More]

More harm than good *
Homeland Security's warning system scares off tourists and investors, while advertising America's vulnerability, says security analyst EDWARD LUTTWAK. [More]

More turmoil at troubled NY Times *
Pulitzer-winner may quit over freelancer question, SIMON HOUPT reports [More]

Mr. Manley should go to Washington *
There has been much discussion in recent days of whether John Manley should accept prime minister-designate Paul Martin's invitation to serve as Canada's ambassador to the United States. Columnist Lawrence Martin thinks he should not. [More]

MWR slated to close by month's end *
Doug Gibson, publisher of McClelland & Stewart, announced late yesterday that no buyer has come forward for Macfarlane Walter & Ross, the elite nonfiction house M & S acquired in 1999 from Jack Stoddart's now defunct General Publishing conglomerate. [More]

My Canada includes ... *
Today, members of Parliament will vote on a Canadian Alliance motion to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples only. At stake is more than whether same-sex couples have the right to celebrate their relationships through marriage. At stake are the very values that define us as Canadians. [More]

My life as a waitress *
At its best, it was like a newspaper at deadline time, when the work builds and builds until all hell breaks loose [More]

Naslund finally becomes talk of Canucks *
Markus Naslund always looks as if he's wearing starched shorts, or his skates are three sizes too small, or he just swallowed a live goldfish or . . . You get the point. The man says painful even when he's happy. He also says whatever pops into his head, which makes him a must-hear voice in the Vancouver Canucks' dressing room. [More]

New deal for cities critical *
Paul Martin has declared that a new deal for Canada's cities is in the works. His statement comes at the end of a decade of dawning recognition that cities are the agents of growth, the source of innovation and creativity and potent agents of social health. [More]

New York apartment-envy's a real killer *
Would you let your spouse sleep with someone for $1-million? Oh, sorry: That's the premise of the movie Indecent Proposal, which is set in Las Vegas. [More]

New York Times criticises Bush’s response to disaster *
US President George W Bush was heavily criticised today for his response to the devastation in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. [More]

Nine reasons why Paul Martin can't match Jean Chrétien *
Compared to Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin is more modern, more nuanced, more articulate, more innovative, more visionary, more acceptable to the business establishment and more democratic. He leaves the incumbent choking on dust in so many areas. But will that make Mr. Martin a more effective prime minister? Or will it turn out to be a play on the old story about the tortoise and the hare? [More]

No experience necessary *
Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger weren't scholars, soldiers or seasoned politicians. If they didn't need expertise, why would Belinda Stronach? asks author ANDREW COHEN. [More]

No magic to finding more soldiers *
The Canadian Forces are so threadbare, we'll soon have only 500 available troops. But given time and money, a postmodern army can be trained and equipped for action, says historian DESMOND MORTON. [More]

No way except understanding *
The first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, SHIRIN EBADI says justice is valued by Islam but not by patriarchies. [More]

Not just one singular sensation -- DVD commentary from The Globe *
New DVD musicals put the dazzle in the razzle dazzle, WARREN CLEMENTS writes [More]

Not just ordinary bad guys *
To fight crimes such as Montreal's bombing, let's separate hate cases from others for the harm they do to whole communities, says criminology professor JULIAN ROBERTS. [More]

Nothing racist about it *
Like it or not, over-immigration is destroying our environment, says Sierra Club board member BEN ZUCKERMAN. [More]

Nothing to fear but fear itself *
A vote to permit stem-cell research is a vote to alleviate suffering, says former MP REGINALD STACKHOUSE [More]

Now for something green: our new national sport *
Canadians may have a major decision on their hands, thanks to Mike Weir's historic triumph as the first Canadian to win the Masters, golf's Stanley Cup without the octopuses and loss of blood. [More]

Now that's a gift: philanthropist of the year *
Michael DeGroote is not a man who uses fancy words. He belongs to none of the right clubs, and isn't all that interested in hanging around with the right people. He made a fortune in trucking and garbage; rough-and-tumble businesses that tend to attract rough-and-tumble characters. And he's just given away $105-million -- the single biggest gift in Canadian history. [More]

Nudge, nudge, I'm an art object *
A gallery in Vancouver has invited artists to infiltrate the city in quiet ways to challenge social conventions, ALEXANDRA GILL writes [More]

Old hatred, new Passion *
Mel Gibson fosters anti-Semitism by filming a version of Christ's death in which Roman occupiers were dupes of those they oppressed, say RABBI ABRAHAM COOPER and historian HAROLD BRACKMAN [More]

On the Wagon *
In my book, TGIF stands for "Thank God it's February'." I know, February is utterly miserable. It's just the time of year when the icy walks and piles of snow cease being delightful, and thanks to those horrid groundhogs, we are still looking at six more weeks of winter. But now that it's February, there is one small consolation: Everybody can finally start giving up on their annoying New Year's resolutions. [More]

Once upon a time in the Story Seminar *
I used to be ashamed of some of my film preferences, but thanks to one Robert McKee, I now hold my head high. Here it is: I thought The Mummy was awesome. Pirates of the Caribbean rocked. When I heard they were doing a sequel to the first Charlie's Angels movie, I drooled a little. However, I do have enough critical discernment to state that Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle was unmitigated compost. Once, I might not have possessed the tools to explain to you why I might find Boneheaded Hollywood Confection a pleasure, but its seemingly identical counterpart, Cynical Special Effects Orgy II an inducer of mock gagging noises. The answer can be summed up in one word: Story. [More]

One of a kind *
Forget the pity, CATHERINE GILDINER says. Kids without siblings may have some social catching up to do, but an only child isn't necessarily a lonely child who can't cope when it's time to start school. Just look at what happened to her. [More]

One PM's 'small stuff' is another PM's crisis *
'Take the sponsorship program," Jean Chrétien was saying, while seated in his living room at 24 Sussex Dr. some months ago. "You know, that was a great, successful program." [More]

Opinion: Even a drunken Gordon Campbell is better than a sober NDP *
Gordon Campbell -- on the wagon, and slimmed down -- is a confident man these days. [More]

Opinion: What are you smoking, Canada? *
The issue of decriminalizing marijuana is first and foremost about safeguarding kids and Canada should be attentive to the threat that marijuana poses to youth. [More]

Organ transplant abroad: one person's ordeal *
Controversial bid to avoid long queue in Canada results in complications... [More]

Oscars and Passion did fine job of crucifying the viewer *
I realize the Oscars were awarded five long days ago, but forgive me, I'm only now waking up. The show was so soundly boring, I fell into a semi-coma from which I am just emerging. To paraphrase the comic-book salesman on The Simpsons, "Worst Oscars ever." [More]

Ottawa may allow sale of pot at pharmacies *
Under pressure from the courts to reform its medical-marijuana policy, Health Canada is considering a Dutch option in which marijuana would be made available to needy patients at the corner pharmacy. [More]

Ottawa's $90-million monologue *
Hello, Ottawa, this is the West calling. We've just heard about yet another enormous dollop of cultural-infrastructure dollars dropping on the National Capital Region... [More]

Ottawa's unwelcome visitor *
Pervez Musharraf leads a terrorist state, says DAVID VAN PRAAGH. We forget that at our soldiers' peril. [More]

Paint it Black: Taking direction *
Corporate directors are responsible to all shareholders, says financier STEPHEN JARISLOWSKY. [More]

Pakistan 'has the stench of the apocalypse' *
Bernard-Henri Lévy, France's 'rock star' philosopher-journalist, traces the killing of reporter Daniel Pearl to high levels in Pakistan -- a U.S. ally that's a far graver threat than Saddam's Iraq, he tells CHRISTOPHER DREHER in New York City [More]

Paris streets fill with protest *
Thousands of Muslim women demonstrated in the streets of France, Britain and the Middle East Saturday against a looming ban on Islamic headscarves in French state schools. [More]

Paul Martin flunks a science test *
The proposals in the Speech from the Throne don't come close to fitting into Canada's research and development needs, says PRESTON MANNING. [More]

Peace plans proliferate *
Israel is awash in accords and campaigns, but the Mideast's most elusive commodity -- hope -- is still in short supply, says The Globe's PAUL ADAMS. [More]

Pesticide panic zaps the facts *
Which is worse: brain cancer in children, or dandelions in the grass? [More]

Pharmacare plan offers savings, economist says *
Canada could reap huge savings by adopting a national pharmacare plan, a prominent health economist says. [More]

Phony lumber wars *
The United States lumber industry used to defend its interests by means of the former National Forest Products Association. Sometimes, these interests converged with those of Canadian lumber manufacturers. More frequently, U.S. interests competed with ours. [More]

Playoff hockey leaves Toronto a little dazed *
There isn't a hockey game on CBC tonight, which is extremely weird. I suppose Cherry and MacLean need a night off and time to plan their travel for the next few weeks. [More]

PM's green credentials are fading *
What famous Canadian said: "we will need to abandon the very concept of waste" by shifting from a linear economy, with waste and pollution as end products, to a closed-loop system, patterned after nature, where no waste or pollution is generated? [More]

Pony up: Taking wagers on some new editors-in-chief *
Now that my good friend John Honderich has departed the Toronto Star, the newspaper his family ran for more than 50 years, the man who effectively displaced him, publisher Michael Goldbloom, is looking to fill the other title Honderich had arrogated -- editor-in-chief. [More]

Pressure on goalie remedy for pain *
A meeting with his players was held before practice yesterday by Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Pat Quinn. [More]

Prince William: World's most eligible bachelor taken…or IS he? *
Three British newspapers reported Sunday that Prince William has maintained a long-distance romance with a young woman in Kenya for two years. [More]

Private enterprise joins up *
Now that the U.S. media have finally recovered at least some of their critical faculties when it comes to the war in Iraq, we are being deluged with stories of corporate profiteers who are making billions supplying goods and services to the U.S. military. [More]

Pro: Do we need a national regulator? *
Yes: It would make enforcement more consistent, and make it easier to raise capital, says the Council of CEOs' THOMAS D'AQUINO. [More]

Progressives at the brink *
Tories who are ready to kill off their own party, with the help of the Canadian Alliance, should consider the political outcome, says JOE CLARK. [More]

Province of Ontario launches West Nile plan *
With the battle against SARS far from over, Ontario health officials launched a plan yesterday to head off a return this year of West Nile virus... [More]

Psychologist Madelyn Freeman writes to the Times of London regarding War and The Alpha Male *
"As our so-called scholars issue forth with ideas to stir our emotive responses, whip up our collective central nervous system -- away we go," says psychologist Madelyn Freeman, writing from London. [More]

Public airwaves: where Delahunty can roam free *
Mary Walsh of CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes planted a heavily lipsticked kiss on Stephen Harper's mouth, leaving the Conservative leadership hopeful amply smudged and more than a little taken aback. It was a typical comic mission for Marg Delahunty, fan/scourge of high-profile politicians. But since then, the incident has been cited as proof of a leftist conspiracy at the network. [More]

Putin's power politics *
The weekend arrest of a Russian oil oligarch is more proof of that country's slide back into authoritarianism, warns political scientist JULIET JOHNSON. [More]

Radar: Not another 'celebrity kiss-ass magazine' *
Talk magazine survivor Maer Roshan launches Radar, SIMON HOUPT reports: "It's amazing what a guy can accomplish when he drops Tina Brown's name." [More]

Read the fine print on GMO labels *
Don't swallow the EU way. Let's push for multilateral rules on how we label what we eat, say PETER PHILLIPS and ROBERT WOLFE -- Note: This story does not reflect the editorial stance of evalu8.org [More]

Readers, please scour your attics *
By now, everyone must realize that something powerful and paradoxical has transpired in recent years in the realm of Canadian nationalism. [More]

Register breast implants *
There are no mechanisms in Canada at the moment to track the health outcomes of plastic surgery, including breast-implant surgery. Yet, for more than a decade, serious health problems have been linked with breast implants. [More]

Richard Grasso's retirement package: What, no gold watch? *
We always knew the pay was a little juicier in the Big Apple. It's the centre of the financial universe, right? Besides, how else could anyone afford the rents? [More]

Roast one Martha slowly until tender *
As household maven Martha Stewart takes out full-page newspaper ads and sets up Web sites (www.marthatalks.com) protesting her innocence of insider trading and obstruction of justice charges, federal prosecutors and securities regulators continue to insist that they did not single out the diva of domesticity for any special punishment. [More]

Robert Bateman: I am a conservative, I conserve *
I am a conservative. This is why I deeply resent the neo-conservatives who are not conservatives at all. They are the opposite: radicals who are destroying cherished institutions and wreaking havoc on our human heritage as well as our natural heritage. [More]

Romanow: the prognosis (Romanow comments) *
Our leaders can't go wrong by acting on Canadians' No. 1 priority, says ROY ROMANOW. [More]

Romanow: the prognosis (Shirley Douglas comments) *
We're on the path to two-tier health care, says SHIRLEY DOUGLAS, daughter of medicare's founder. [More]

Rosemary Brown: Mentor showed the way *
Rosemary Brown, the first black woman elected to a Canadian legislature, has died at her Vancouver home. She was 72. [More]

Saddam Hussein -- The game's not over *
The capture of the deck's biggest card makes it seem as if Washington has won another round in the Iraqi conflict. But Saddam may have another ace up his sleeve: the power to embarrass the West, says PAUL KNOX. [More]

Same-sex solitudes *
Young Canadians support same-sex marriage but don't vote. Older folk tend to oppose it, and do vote. What's an MP to do? asks public opinion analyst MATTHEW MENDELSOHN [More]

SARS Escape: Truth to tell *
It's hardly an escape from reality, but the Hot Docs film festival does offer Toronto a 10-day respite from its own problems [More]

SARS: Beijing ramps up quarantine measures *
The mysterious virus SARS is slowly but surely bringing the world's most-populous country, and in particular its capital, Beijing, to its knees. [More]

SARS: Cautious to a fault *
When nine members of a Texas air-force base were quarantined for suspected SARS last week after picking up a cough during an hour spent at a Toronto airport, it seemed proof that everything truly is bigger in the Lone Star State -- including the paranoia. [More]

Save us from virus of fanaticism *
What is it about operating systems that turns people into fanatics? A number of years ago it was unsafe for any Windows user to hang around Macintosh fans; today, it seems no one is safe from the "penguinistas," as Linux fanatics are called, after the system's penguin emblem. [More]

Scholars back charges against Gibson *
A confidential study by Catholic and Jewish academics of a script for Mel Gibson's Jesus film finds anti-Semitic overtones, MICHAEL VALPY reports [More]

Security on our own terms *
Protecting Canada is urgent, but let's not enter into a hasty economic arrangement with the U.S., says trade expert JOHN NOBLE. [More]

Separatist sagas *
Neither the FLQ nor the October Crisis figures largely in Canadian arts and letters. Now, writes SANDRA MARTIN, three novels are tackling one of the most disturbing chapters in our history [More]

Sex on a Zamboni? *
If you've ever dreamed about scoring on an ice-cleaning machine, you're not alone, MURRAY CAMPBELL discovers in his annual statistical portrait of Canadians. But if you're looking for someone to indulge your fantasy, try east of the Rockies. Apparently, British Columbians already have enough fun in their lives. [More]

Shades of 1965 as northeastern U.S. and Ontario go dark *
For anyone who was alive in 1965, yesterday's events came with an eerie sense of déjà vu. [More]

Sharon's Gaza gambit *
An old Jewish adage says, "say little and do much." So far, Ariel Sharon has said much and done little. Tuesday's announcement that Israeli settlements in Gaza will be relocated over the next year or two is the most recent in a string of similar statements the Israeli Prime Minister has made over the last several months. The message alone has rocked the Israeli political scene and led to intense international speculation. [More]

Shining a light on medieval treasure *
Thanks to advanced technology, the Lindisfarne Gospels, the 1,300-year-old masterpiece of an artist-monk, are finally getting the attention they deserve [More]

Should retirement be mandatory? *
No, says REGINALD STACKHOUSE. Mandatory retirement is just an outdated form of legalized age discrimination. It makes no sense. [More]

Should we hear this voice? *
Because Canadians need other perspectives to better understand the world, we should give Al-Jazeera a chance, says RICK SALUTIN [More]

Show trials are not the solution to Saddam's heinous reign *
It is difficult to contemplate, after the many horrors of the last century, that a government could get away with murdering a quarter of a million people. [More]

Sick of simplicity and seeking solace in art *
The other night I got tired of being told about America. I got tired of being told about America by those who are not Americans, and who look to its great appetites as justification for their sometimes wise, sometimes foolish temperance. I got tired of being told about America by those who are not American and who look with the envy of the timid on what might be bold action, or with the sober pride of the cautious on what might be recklessness. I got tired of being told about America by cowards. And I got tired of being told about America by the brave. I got tired of being told about America by people who will see no good in nation that has much good in it. But mostly I got tired of being told about America by those who know that the best way, these days, to tell anyone anything, is to keep it simple. [More]

Silvio Berlusconi: The singing strongman *
Love him or hate him, Italians admit that Silvio Berlusconi is never boring, least of all when he starts writing music for a torch singer. But this week's carnage among the Carabinieri serving in Iraq has the billionaire Prime Minister under the gun, ALAN FREEMAN reports from Rome. [More]

Sister Elaine MacInnes: Zen and the art of prison reform *
Sister Elaine MacInnes is a spiritual curiosity: A Catholic nun-turned-Buddhist who is helping inmates around the world find peace and contentment, reports DAVID STONEHOUSE [More]

So, is Hillary lying or just stupid? *
the face of it, the central revelation in Hillary Rodham Clinton's "tell just enough but not too much" memoir is, simply, incredible. She wants us to believe that everybody in the world knew the truth about Monica but her. [More]

Spider Robinson: School will end, next month *
Life's most essential skills are learned outside the classroom, usually by painful trial and error [More]

Spread the word: Fear and coughing in Hong Kong *
Canadian novelist CHARLES FORAN has been a Hong Kong resident for two years. He returned there from a trip this week to a panicked place of closed schools, food hoarding and Hello Kitty medical masks. 'Hong Kongers,' a neighbour sighs, 'they go crazy sometimes' [More]

Star Wars missile shield technology: It won't fly, but it can bite *
The Pentagon secretly admits that a missile shield isn't feasible, but that doesn't diminish NMD's power to back us into a corner, says MP JOHN GODFREY [More]

Stephen Lewis: 'Someone is beginning to listen' *
Six months ago, STEPHANIE NOLEN described Stephen Lewis's despair over the developed world's failure to respond to Africa's AIDS crisis. Today, she writes, he has a new foundation and a revived sense of purpose -- thanks to the generosity of Globe readers [More]

Stop turning away, America *
A West African force should take charge in war-ravaged Liberia, says former U.S. diplomat JOHN HIRSCH, but it needs help from Washington [More]

Stop your snivelling, you bunch of pathetic hypochondriacs *
People living in Canada and other rich countries today enjoy a healthier, safer life than any other generation in the whole of human history. Yet if you picked up the newspaper this week, you wouldn't know it... [More]

Stronach heads west *
Belinda Stronach kicked off her leadership campaign on Wednesday by heading to Western Canada — where she will need to slow some of the momentum of front-runner Stephen Harper. [More]

Sudan: Bloodbath in the making *
Ten years after Rwanda, the world must not abandon Sudan, says GREGORY STANTON of Genocide Watch. [More]

Suddenly everything looks different in B.C. *
He still has more than a year to go on his mandate, holds a massive majority in the House, has an obedient, disciplined back-bench and has several bold initiatives to boast about. Despite all that, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is in big trouble. [More]

Support where it's needed *
We hurl complaints at public schools and starve them for cash. Yet they work well -- and they're crucial to our future, says sociologist CHARLES UNGERLEIDER [More]

Surprises in the pro-war ranks *
Was the war in Iraq immoral and illegitimate? [More]

Suzuki: Reports of Kyoto's death are premature *
It's standard practice at many newspapers to bank stories, written in the past tense, on celebrities who are near death. That way, reporters don't have to spend hours compiling research when someone of note dies suddenly. [More]

Swingers wanted for U.S. Primaries *
With party primaries beginning this week, American voters seem evenly divided: Only 8 per cent of the population are the 'swing voters,' and both parties are desperate to woo them. Who are this year's 'Reagan Democrats' or 'Soccer Moms'? As DOUG SAUNDERS reports, the spin doctors have some wild guesses. [More]

Taiwan goads the tiger to please the crowd *
A few months ago, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, who was trailing in the opinion polls, deliberately provoked mainland China into threatening a military attack to improve his chances in the presidential election next March. China immediately made it clear that any referendum on independence would spark off war. [More]

Take Paul Martin, and add competition *
Sometimes, Paul Martin must wonder what he did to deserve all this. He's 65; healthy; happily married; children safely grown and gone. He's rich. He has a lovely farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. And he gets to run Canada for a retirement project. How cool is that? [More]

Tales of a G-G Awards juror *
"I'll be glad when it's over," was Jack Rabinovitch's opening quip on Giller night last Tuesday, and now that it's over, he is perhaps not alone in this gladness. The Giller Prize seems to raise hackles nationwide. Even this year's host, the ever-subversive Mary Walsh, couldn't resist a faux-playful jab at the assembled "literati, glitterati and just plain ati-ati" as she referred to TO's big publishing playas. [More]

Talking Pictures: When TV ads are a Turn-off *
Do real people live like this? Have these kinds of conversations? Why haven't their neighbours ganged up and killed them yet? [More]

Tax THIS, Brian: Elbowing aside Brian's legacy *
As he prepares to leave office, Jean Chrétien, heavily into the process of peeling back the Mulroney revolution in Canada-U.S. relations, is sending a message to the Tory crooner and other Americanists. [More]

Terrorism's new Mecca *
Religious terrorists are now mobilizing in Iraq, finding recruits among Muslims who feel humiliated by their U.S. occupiers, says security specialist JESSICA STERN. [More]

Terrorist arrests: The arguments made in protection's name *
Democracies put an enormous value on fundamental freedoms, yet those very freedoms may make them vulnerable to attack. The difficulty is to protect a free society without undermining it in the process. [More]

That darn cat *
What do you get when you cross an airline with a feline? You get a cross cat, a disconcerted pilot and an impromptu landing. You also get a reminder of the link between further and farther: If there's fur, you won't get far. [More]

The 'Lit-fest': Poets rush in where Atwood fears to tread *
The really famous authors who attend the spring and autumn literary festivals never show up at the hospitality suite, and I'll tell you why. Simple economics. They can afford to pay for the minibar in their room, whereas the rest of us non-Atwoods and non-Ondaatjes are forced to suffer one another's company in the name of free beer and endless bowls of corn nuts. Thus begins my exposé of the seedy underworld of that most genteel of book-season rituals, the lit fest. [More]

The anti-doping squad pursues a new steroid *
The world of athletics is about to be shaken to its foundations over the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Those who have put off the reckoning longest will likely be shaken hardest. [More]

The Arar case: For Canadian eyes only? *
The Arar case echoes events five decades ago, when U.S. intelligence agents led to another Canadian's tragic death, recalls security analyst WESLEY WARK. [More]

The bright side of war *
No wonder Americans are surprised by Iraqi resistance; embedded gung-ho media have presented this war as 'fun' and almost bloodless, says JOHN MacARTHUR in The Globe & Mail. [More]

The Broadcast Act needs teeth *
Canadians want a more effective national broadcast system, says heritage committee chairman CLIFFORD LINCOLN [More]

The bus could save your life *
For those who hate to drive (count me among them), here are a few facts that will fuel your paranoia of the roads. [More]

The CBC is worth fighting for *
More cuts are destroying CBC/Radio-Canada's ability to portray this country's victories, concerns, and history, warns CBC chair CAROLE TAYLOR. [More]

The damage done by a pie in the face *
Some people find it screamingly funny when others get hit with cream pies. And in the realm of entertainment, it often is. Slapstick comedians on stage and screen have built careers around pie-in-the-face gags. [More]

The dolorous Passion of Mad Max *
So here's me thinking I had not a scrap of religious sensibility left to be outraged. Then Mel Gibson comes along, delicately excavates the last few crumbs of Catholicism embedded beneath my couch, and proceeds to soak them in a fine spittle of hubristic Hollywood derision. Well, I may not be officially of the faith any more, but I still have that in my life that I consider sacred, and this is one thing I know for sure: I'd rather Mad Max didn't make a movie about it. [More]

The eagle's tightening grip *
The growth of foreign control of our economy has hit record levels, says MEL HURTIG. Voters are uneasy, but the Canadian government won't listen. [More]

The end in sight *
Why, in a year when the film festival's movies are supposed to be all about sex, are Canadian films offering up death as the big star? The answer lies in our anxious times, LIAM LACEY writes [More]

The EU constitution, complete with minibar *
Toronto writer and documentary producer Gerry Flahive wryly dishes up the real impact of the European Union's expansion of influence to the former Communist east. [More]

The fourth world war *
For two years, the U.S. has pursued the culprits behind the 9/11 atrocities with a vengeance that has shocked and awed ally and enemy alike. But even the devastating attacks on the Afghan and Iraqi regimes don't illustrate the true scope of the campaign, DOUG SAUNDERS reports. While everyone was preoccupied with the fireworks, Washington has quietly deployed thousands of agents in a secretive struggle that may last a lifetime [More]

The free-speech tipping point *
When it comes to curbing hate crimes, there's good news and bad news. That's bad news, says B'nai Brith's MARVIN KURZ [More]

The gap year: time out, not time wasted *
It's frowned upon in Canada, but a rite of passage in Europe. ALANNA MITCHELL looks at how doing civic service between high school and university may improve education. [More]

The good, bad and fatty *
Light on the tongue, sugarless, beloved by children, the Giant Goldfish crackers seemed to countless parents a guilt-free way to pacify a hungry, bored toddler. But laboratory tests done for The Globe and Mail and CTV have found an alarmingly high amount of trans fats in those seemingly innocuous crackers. It's the same with granola bars, microwave popcorn and many other processed foods. [More]

The gravy train doesn't stop here anymore *
JANE TABER meets the man responsible for so many long faces on Parliament Hill. MP John Williams is out to expose anyone who's wining and dining too freely at the public's expense. [More]

The greatest myth ever told *
Religion writer and former Anglican priest Tom Harpur admits he's sticking his neck out for proffering that someone named Jesus never walked this Earth, RAY CONLOGUE writes. [More]

The Haida don't let go easily *
The B.C. government is trying to climb past a first nation's claim to the Queen Charlottes. A bad move, says former Yukon premier TONY PENIKETT [More]

The invisible rebellion *
Despite vague public rhetoric about a transition to democracy, the military junta that rules Myanmar (formerly Burma) is as brutal as ever. With the democratic opposition paralyzed by the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, GEOFFREY YORK reports, resistance has become the quiet work of Buddhist monks, street vendors and even traditional comedians. [More]

The lab worker's SARS *
The latest person to contract severe acute respiratory syndrome did some remarkably stupid things both before and after his exposure to the virus. [More]

The lessons of diet doctor doom *
What's supposed to make you stronger can be a killer. HEATHER MALLICK explains why health's high command is cursed. [More]

The Liberal victory is a provisional one *
On the face of it, Prime Minister Paul Martin won an impressive and surprising victory in yesterday's election. [More]

The lingering cloud of faulty intelligence *
When the U.S. administration declared a heightened state of alert last Sunday, and high-security cordons were set up around crucial financial institutions in Washington, New York and Newark, N.J., it was natural to worry that truck-bomb attacks by al-Qaeda might be imminent. [More]

The Matrix: Holy Trinity *
"I have absolutely no problem being thought of as an action chick," Carrie-Anne Moss confesses, "because, quite frankly, very few women have ever done that." [More]

The Me GenerAsian *
Justin Lin's controversial film Better Luck Tomorrow shatters the cliché of high-achieving, model-minority Asian youth... [More]

The NDP's secret weapon *
When people leave politics, they fall off the map as far as the Ottawa press corps is concerned. It is as if no life worth mentioning exists beyond the narrow confines of Parliament Hill. Thus, former NDP leader Ed Broadbent is said to be coming back "from retirement," as if he whiled away his time since leaving the House of Commons by reading novels and walking the dog. [More]

The NDP: Fossil or futurist? *
Everything is old in the New Democratic Party. That's been the knock ever since they put the word New in the name back in 1961. [More]

The need for snarks and other literary beasts *
Martin Amis's new novel Yellow Dog is now available in Canadian bookstores, so you can judge for yourself whether it's as embarrassing as catching your favourite uncle masturbating in the school yard, to paraphrase one British writer, or a fairly successful piece of Swiftian satire, as it seemed to the reviewer who, with the dignified restraint so common among Canadian literary critics, evaluated it in these pages Saturday. [More]

The Passion's porn *
The most striking thing about Mel Gibson's controversial new movie, The Passion of the Christ, is not its religious theme, its devotion to the Gospels or the fact its characters speak in ancient tongues. It is the unrelenting brutality and gore, as the beatings, torture and execution of Jesus are portrayed in graphic, excruciating detail. It is but the latest example of how the pornography of violence has come to rule so much of popular culture. [More]

The Passion: Who's directing whom? *
The profit-makers in Hollywood and missionaries looking for converts have an equal interest in Mel Gibson's film The Passion, says Christian journalist LORNA DUECK. [More]

The patriot with the $140-million payout *
It would be hard to imagine a steeper slide from hero to zero than the experience of Richard Grasso, the now-deposed head of the New York Stock Exchange. On Sept. 17, Mr. Grasso resigned as chairman and CEO of the exchange. Public details of his compensation, including a deferred payout of $140-million (U.S.), ignited a storm of outrage -- especially among key pension funds and other financial heavyweights. [More]

The peace goes to pieces *
It will take more than a commitment of 500 Canadians, needed as they are, to save Afghanistan, says Human Rights Watch's SAMAN ZIA-ZARIFI. [More]

The Post was so Black and Whyte *
More than any other Canadian media figure in recent memory, Ken Whyte was his publication. [More]

The rarest species in Canada's threatened parks? Staff *
It is said that Georgian Bay's high, white quartzite cliffs and surrounding blanket of jack-pine forest so inspired A. Y. Jackson and the Group of Seven's other members that they pleaded with the Ontario government to conserve it for future generations. [More]

The return of the Shining Path *
In Peru, the very mention of Sendero Luminoso -- the Shining Path -- evokes painful memories of the neo-Marxist revolutionary group that blurred the concepts of terror, crime and war; a fanatical group that went beyond the typical confines of rural guerrilla warfare to major offensives involving extensive urban terror. [More]

The Rime of the Beleaguered Columnist *
As my lines of communication with the outside world fall away, one by one, the problem I face is trying to decide whether this is a good thing. It's possible that complete ignorance of everything that happens beyond the confines of my own body is a healthy alternative to subscribing to cable television, reading Toro and listening to drive-home radio shows. You never know. [More]

The simple pleasures of fake nature *
I had my first really great peach the other day. Unlike the pulpy creations of the early summer, this one had been allowed to ripen on the tree to a luminescent perfection, dense with concentrated sugars and well-aged taste. [More]

The smell of sour grapes *
Readers may remember with some bemusement the public bun fight last year between Martin Amis and Christopher Hitchens over Amis's quasi-memoir, Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million. [More]

The soft handling of André Ouellet *
André Ouellet charged in a letter released last week that the federal government has been trying for some time to fire him. If so, it has chosen an extraordinarily gentle route. [More]

The sound of even half-baked ingenuity *
The music business is always shouting that it's in danger of going extinct. I've decided I'm all for it. Any industry that responds to a technology shift by going to war against its own customers deserves what it gets. [More]

The trouble with à la carte critics *
In these pages last Thursday, Tarek Fatah asked me to remove him from the acknowledgments of my book, The Trouble with Islam. [More]

The Tyee & media story from the Seattle PI: Who really speaks freely? *
This story -- an analysis of how Vancouver's media differ from newspapers and radio in the U.S. -- originally ran on Monday, May 16, 2005 in the Seattle P.I. [More]

The wonder drug *
A century ago, ASA arrived on the market as a quick remedy for pain and fever. Apparently, it does much, much more, including helping to prevent heart attacks, breast cancer and Alzheimer's. The Globe's ANNE McILROY reports [More]

The Word, unheeded *
Religious leaders may tell us what to do, but for more than a century, Canadians -- unlike our U.S. neighbours -- have been choosing whether to listen, or not, says pollster MICHAEL ADAMS [More]

The WTO is simply ignored *
The World Trade Organization is once again in the news, not so much for its Montreal meeting, but because of the demonstrations that inevitably follow it wherever it goes. As expected, protesters come with the usual list of complaints: The WTO is undemocratic, it constitutes a new world government, it overrides national sovereignty. [More]

The year of living statistically *
It's May, at the height of the SARS panic in Toronto, when the hum of the mantras is first heard. People are dropping like flies, the number of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome is ballooning, some idiot religious cult is disobeying the quarantine rules because God says don't bother, the virus is said to be able to live for 24 hours on inanimate objects -- when suddenly, just like that, everything gets calm again. [More]

The year of the plague: Just blame SARS *
In addition to its tragic toll in lives, the frightening virus became the scapegoat for everything that went culturally wrong in 2003, JAMES ADAMS writes. [More]

The Zen of Jane Curtin *
The comedian's goals are simple: to live in her beloved Connecticut, to work on projects she deeply cares about, and most importantly, to keep on having fun... [More]

There's only one way that Conservatives can win *
Now that there is suddenly a real possibility that the Conservative Party of Canada will win more seats than the Liberals in the next election, we can expect the Liberals to begin fighting like cornered rats. [More]

These little piggies like deficits *
The Bush administration faces a record deficit, says JIM STANFORD, but the word on the street is: Calm down, the rich are happy [More]

They come to mock Blair, not bury him *
Taunted by former cabinet ministers, pilloried by the left, Britain's PM will no doubt muddle through, says JOHN LLOYD [More]

They've got Arnold, we've got Ashley *
Cape Breton in the eighties was not a cultural wasteland, exactly, but nor could it be called a cultural hotbed. What saved it from out-and-out wasteland status was traditional music, then just beginning its climb to the eventual international celebrity Cape Breton fiddling enjoys today... [More]

This is no time for half-measures, Mr. Sharon *
It's a familiar pattern: For Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, convincing Israel to release a significant number of Palestinian political prisoners is not just another test of Israel's sincerity in implementing the "roadmap" to peace, but a key to Mr. Abbas's political survival in a skeptical Palestinian constituency. [More]

Time for a deal with the NWT *
Stephen Kakfwi, the 52-year-old Premier of the Northwest Territories, doesn't flinch from controversy. Indeed, he sometimes appears to court it. [More]

Time for a new era of ethics and morality *
"I know what makes the world tick. It's greed, baby." ~~ John Turner, former prime minister [More]

Time to change the time-change *
Feeling like you've been left hanging by Daylight Saving Time? Put the blame on Benjamin Franklin, says RON HAGGART. It was the kite-flyer's bright idea. [More]

Time to fight fat *
If you're obese and your kids are fat, don't be alarmed: You're in excellent and growing company. [More]

Tired of talkers at the movies? Revenge is sweet *
The date approaches for my annual rant about people who talk during movies. But even if the great weight of journalistic tradition did not impose this obligation, the idiots who, with increasing regularity, sit behind me, make it necessary that I speak out. It's my lot in life. Some are born to complain, some achieve it, and some have complaint thrust upon them every time they go to a movie. [More]

To be or not to be? That is the cliché *
In the wake of Spalding Gray's sudden disappearance, REBECCA CALDWELL examines the notion of the tormented writer. [More]

To draw conclusions from the SARS fight *
Toronto's experience with SARS has been a hot and cold shower for the spirits... [More]

Tolkien's gentlemanly art of war *
It's lucky Hollywood didn't get a hold of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, RAY CONLOGUE says, and that a director who loved the books did. [More]

Tony Blair: In his prime *
Welcome to the post-Iraq Tony Blair: Bold, confident and ready to use his hard-won leverage to change Britain and the world. As he celebrates his 50th birthday this week, reports DOUG SAUNDERS from London, his risks have paid off to make him perhaps the most successful politician on the planet [More]

Tories and Alliance: Dating or just more flirting? *
You might have missed the news, what with J.Lo's wedding on the rocks, but the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party are going to co-operate starting today in the House of Commons. On second thought, lucky you if the news escaped you. No sense cluttering the brain with trivia. Like a late-night movie seen many times before, we know all the lines of this one, none of them memorable. [More]

Tories: Why we're going to court *
A small clique has hijacked our party and violated its constitution, say long-time Tories DAVID ORCHARD, HANSON DOWELL, OSCAR JOHVICAS and JOHN PERRIN. [More]

Toronto Maple Leafs: Curtain drops on Leaf season *
The Toronto Maple Leafs are packing up their equipment today for an early summer because the wrong team showed up at the First Union Center last night. [More]

Tory talent for compromise *
Tories have been forging coalitions and partnerships since Confederation, says SCOTT McDOUGALL. It's the PC way. [More]

Tourism economy feels pinch as trips cancelled *
Hollywood star Catherine O'Hara decided to take a pass. And so did the thousands of cancer researchers who decided against coming to Toronto for their annual convention. [More]

Tribute captures legend's many moods *
It was 50 years ago this past May 16 that Django Reinhardt died in Fontainebleau, France, at the age of 43. The Belgian-born gypsy musician left a small body of compositions, a growing personal legend and an influentially extravagant manner of playing guitar -- more than enough, all told, for the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal to devote its major concert in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts on Monday night to his memory. [More]

Troubled ghosts of our sisters *
A year ago, as we in Iqaluit prepared to commemorate the Montreal Massacre, one of our own was added to the list of victims of violence against women, says ALLISON BREWER. [More]

TV SARStock was just not about the music *
I'm still steamed about the TV coverage of the big SARStock jamboree on Wednesday. I daresay I'm not the only one. [More]

Two down, one to go *
The good news from Iraq: There's food in the markets, a new governing council and Saddam's sons are dead... [More]

U.S. got lucky, experts agree *
Medical officials tracking SARS in Canada and East Asia say fate is the primary factor that has allowed the United States to avoid outbreaks of the deadly disease, though precautions against bioterrorism taken after Sept. 11, 2001, have helped. [More]

U.S. official gets Wal-Mart to suspend N.Y. toy gun sales *
After bringing Wall Street's titans to heel last year, New York State's ambitious Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer has won round one against the world's biggest retailer in a showdown over toy guns... [More]

U.S. Policy: A wolf in wolf's clothing *
Washington is still punishing those who oppose its foreign wars -- as a new squabble at the UN reveals, says JOHN R. MacARTHUR [More]

Update: Visa requirement cancelled for Malaysia *
Travel warning for Canadians... [More]

Valentine's Fare: The base instincts of a slick and icky old fox *
Looking for a romantic movie this Valentine's weekend? How about the comedy 50 First Dates, in which Adam Sandler has to begin each day by breaking the news to his beloved, Drew Barrymore, that she's seriously brain-damaged? No? [More]

Vancouver extends series *
The Vancouver Canucks are going back to St. Louis, just as forward Todd Bertuzzi boldly promised. [More]

Violent Islamic groups encouraged *
Ineffective U.S. policies in Central Asia are encouraging violent Islamic groups, some seeking to form their own state, says analyst NICOLE JACKSON. [More]

Virtual Assistants -- part three: A Test Case *
In which we pursue a local consumer communication problem with IKEA Canada. . . [More]

Voluntary AIDS testing creates waves *
The government of Botswana is offering AIDS testing to anyone who is treated at a health clinic, a simple step that may herald a major change in how the disease is handled throughout the developing world. [More]

Wagering against Conrad Black? 'Don't bet the company' *
Lord Black has been nipped by regulatory 'rottweilers' before, notes biographer RICHARD SIKLOS. Will that hurt him now? [More]

Wanted: new Mid-East leadership *
As long as Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon are calling the shots, there will not be peace in the Middle East, says Israeli analyst and peace advocate YOSSI ALPHER [More]

War for a country's spirit *
The murder of Shia leaders in Najaf is a bid to divide Iraq, and destabilize the region. The world's only hope is to build an Iraq of respect, justice and inclusion, says Jordan's PRINCE HASSAN. [More]

War stories: When politicians cry wolf *
Did they make it up? Or, in the memorable words of that anonymous British intelligence source, did they "sex it up"? [More]

WAR: My dinner with Tariq *
Baghdad's charm offensive might have worked had Saddam not been so greedy, says Israeli analyst BARRY RUBIN [More]

Watchdogs in the war on terror *
The U.S. lawyers who championed Maher Arar's cause may be dedicated, SHAWN McCARTHY reports from New York, but popular? The hate mail says otherwise. [More]

Water tragedy's victims suffer still *
Ron Fisk can't understand what's making the maple trees in his front yard so sickly. First the leaves dried out and curled in on themselves, then the branches shrivelled and the bark fell off, and yet he knows their withering illness had nothing to do with the cold, clear water still dripping from the hose at the side of his little bungalow in downtown Walkerton. [More]

We must take action in Congo *
Lee Hamilton: Violence and suffering are at intolerable levels in Congo, where recent atrocities have received global attention. Before conditions go from bad to worse, Canada, the United States and the international community must act to restore some sense of order. [More]

We should test every cow *
Instead of criticizing the Japanese for closing their door to our cattle, we should be learning from them, says Alberta political scientist WENRAN JIANG. [More]

We think global but still act local *
The borderless world hasn't displaced the value of each country's life satisfaction, says this year's Donner Prize winner, JOHN HELLIWELL [More]

We're all with stupid *
Several new books and a hit documentary are offering a fresh idea of stupidity, as a force, not a failing. Why are so many smart people suddenly examining the dumb, asks TRALEE PEARCE -- is it the Bush Zeitgeist? [More]

Weir a major trailblazer *
Mike Weir has always appreciated golf's history; now he's part of it. [More]

Weir has dream come true *
The 67th Masters is supposed to be about Tiger Woods's attempt to become the first golfer to win a third consecutive green jacket. But so far, it's about Mike Weir's drive to become the first Canadian to win a major. [More]

Welcome to Canada. We lied about the opportunities *
The census figures, released earlier this month, offer a disturbing snapshot of Canadian society. It's not the more egalitarian society we hoped for -- rather, a Dickensian social order where the rich get richer and many of the hard-working poor stay poor. [More]

Wente: In praise of the banal *
Okay, I confess. I loved Canadian Idol. I adored every sappy, hokey, bloated minute of it. So what if hardly any of the contestants could carry a tune in a shopping bag? The kids had heart. For a few brief, glorious moments, they got to be more famous, more glamorous and more bathed in adoration than they ever will be again in their entire lives. So what's not to love? [More]

Wente: Mick Saves Toronto *
Okay, so I didn't go. I'm sorry if that makes me a bad person. I want to show the world Toronto is walking tall again. But the thought of walking for hours through the blazing heat, lining up for the subway, being frisked for contraband by the security police, lining up for water, paying $6 for a hot dog, lining up for porta-potties, and sitting all day in the baking sun so that I could get a close-up look at Mick's big lips on a giant video screen was strangely unappealing. [More]

Wente: Unplugged and unprepared *
It was a perfect power outage -- high summer, a full moon, a city half-empty anyway. Oh yes, it was magical, and we all behaved so decently. The radio the next day was full of warm tales of people coming together, sharing and connected. That was nice. But it was the wrong lesson. [More]

What crisis management? *
Will Paul Martin finally make us prepared for national emergencies? demands Senator COLIN KENNY. [More]

What do these two things have in common? *
In time for Canada Day, 11 of Canada's design gurus pick the country's iconic objects, from a cookie to a felt bag [More]

What does it really take to run a culture ministry? *
Arts lobbyists and culturecrats have been busy trying to assess Hélène Chalifour Scherrer, a Paul Martin loyalist from Quebec City with zero profile in the cultural community, since she was sworn in as Minister of Canadian Heritage on Friday. [More]

What it means to end the Air Canada law *
Surely it's time to stop treating Air Canada as if it were still a ward of the government and to level the playing field for all airlines operating in this country. [More]

What makes them so special? *
Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul are passionate Canadians who dared to be champions for this country, says JOHN FRASER. That's what. [More]

What to do about trans fatty acids? *
Described one way, the product sounds like a miracle. It extends the shelf life of processed food, gives potatoes and doughnuts more flavour and makes crackers and cookies crisper and crunchier. It improves food's appearance, and makes it less expensive. [More]

When in doubt, just blame the unions *
Here's an enlightening experiment you can try at home. Go to Google, and search on the following phrase: "union intransigence." You get 485 hits - about half of them, it seems, sparked by the continuing mess at Air Canada. [More]

Where Paul is really steering federal-provincial relations *
In considering news from Ottawa, it's always been wise to separate fact from fiction, otherwise known as spin. That's never been more true, or more difficult, than in the years of Paul Martin's ascendancy to the top job in the land. [More]

Where the best isn't enough *
Ninety per cent of the world's HIV/AIDS infections are in Africa, and the bulk of the rest are also in the developing world. It is an overwhelming reality, and the first nation to make any serious effort to come to grips with it is Botswana, which is offering free treatment for all its people with HIV/AIDS. [More]

Who needs cultural armour? *
As Ottawa reconsiders our broadcast policies, let's admit that defensive government intervention has outlived its usefulness, says media watcher PETER DESBARATS [More]

Who speaks for Canada? *
We've been left out of a crucial meeting on high-seas interdiction, say MICHAEL BYERS and MATTHEW DROZ, even though we are one of the few nations with practical and legal experience [More]

Who wants salary and benefits when a stroll through the park can bring in minimum wage? *
Perhaps it is the time of life, more likely just the time of year. Or as Joni Mitchell sang it: "Maybe it's the time of Man." [More]

Why are you here, Mr. Nigger? *
Back in the USSR, racial tolerance was a top priority, but in today's Russia,writes MARK MACKINNON, people of colour live in perpetual fear. Xenophobia is on the rise, and violent skinheads don't deserve all the blame. [More]

Why Bush has more to fear than fear itself *
The latest terrorism alert -- which, like the others, has thankfully produced nothing but fear itself -- was based primarily on at least three-year-old communications in Pakistan. [More]

Why Canada must not intercept asylum-seekers *
In 1948, the world was still reeling from the horrors of the Holocaust and the failure of states to protect Jews fleeing Germany. To prevent a recurrence of such atrocities, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared that "everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." [More]

Why I will not weep for Amin *
A last horror inflicted by Idi Amin, scourge of my native Uganda, is that he died in peace and comfort, says playwright GEORGE SEREMBA [More]

Why so timid on TV drama? *
Broadcasting is a privilege, not a right: If you want to launch a newspaper tomorrow, you can pretty much go ahead. Print your news on paper and sell it if you can. If you sell some advertising, good for you. Nobody is going to stop you. If you want to launch a TV channel, it isn't so easy... [More]

Why Thailand takes a dim view of Canadian justice *
I have faced many strange questions about Canada in my travels, ranging from whether we all live in igloos to what can be done when a grizzly bear attacks. But this past week in Thailand, there was one that left me temporarily speechless: Is the Canadian justice system corrupt? [More]

Why the fuss? A-G's report deals with a drop in the tax bucket *
When Auditor-General Sheila Fraser speaks, the media pays attention... [More]

Why two women went to war *
Jessica Lynch and Rachel Corrie could have passed for sisters. Two all-American blondes, two destinies forever changed in a Middle East war zone. Private Jessica Lynch, the soldier, was born in Palestine, W.Va. Rachel Corrie, the activist, died in Israeli-occupied Palestine. [More]

Why we need a public newspaper *
Our highly concentrated, privately owned media give us a mountain of trivial and biased news. Here's an alternative: a print-form CBC, says PATRICK WATSON [More]

Why we rage at the WTO *
People probably smash windows out of testosterone-driven, juvenile anger. The reasons other people destroy countries' and even entire continents' economies are more obscure. Which should concern us more? [More]

Will Saddam spill the beans? *
This man has a strong sense of self-preservation. The captive's current meekness is no surprise -- nor is the likelihood that he will try to rebuild his legend, says biographer ANDREW COCKBURN. [More]

Wings of defence *
The highest levels of the U.S. government, it is now clear, were beset by chaos, confusion and miscommunication on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Indeed, had the civil aviation bureaucracy and the military been in closer contact on that day, hijacked aircraft might have been shot down before they hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. [More]

Winnipeg: the country's coolest hot zone *
Sometimes -- and I daresay I'm not alone in this -- the stark fact of my own ignorance will descend upon me, queasily coupled with the realization that somebody thought it a good idea to give me a column in a national newspaper. Every once in a while the situation clicks into bitter, vivid perspective: I know exactly jack about precisely squat when it comes to the artistic hot zones of this vast frontier. [More]

With Grasso gone, NYSE must now take a good look at itself *
The Mafia know a thing or two about taking out an enemy. Don't wound him; kill him. The wounded can come back madder than ever, hell bent on revenge. The theory helps to explain why the sporadic calls for Richard Grasso's resignation since his supertanker pay package was disclosed last month turned into an all-out assault this week. [More]

Woe, Canucks, WOE! Canucks flop in opener *
We'll do better next game! [More]

Women still don't make the cut in politics, but can soar in sports *
Women might not have much to celebrate on the political battlefields. Kim Campbell, Audrey McLaughlin, Alexa McDonough, Sheila Copps, for all their fine qualities, were beaten down. Belinda Stronach, the Conservative leadership candidate, is unlikely to fare much better. But solace can always be found elsewhere. [More]

WTO TALKS: Do they matter? *
With an orgy of bilateral and regional trade arrangements of their own, do the world's richest countries still need a global trade agreement? You bet they do, says MADELAINE DROHAN [More]

You're not playing fair *
Canadian companies may sue if they are excluded from bidding on Iraq contracts, say trade-law specialists CHARLES GASTLE and TODD WEILER. [More]

Young people who kill *
A rash of homicides by teens has raised the call for tougher youth-crime laws. They won't work -- but social intervention will, says Queen's law professor NICHOLAS BALA. [More]

Your choices are hockey, home décor or war *
Gentlemen, get ready. Tonight, Canadian television changes gear. For as long as there are several Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs, there is not much else that is new or substantial to watch. Unless, that is, you are some kind of girly-man. [More]

Zero tolerance for the intolerant *
Both Europe and Israel have roles to play in addressing the new anti-Semitism. [More]

Secondary Sites:
$5-million gift aimed at stem-cell research *
A Toronto foundation giving the Robarts Research Institute a $5-million boost for stem-cell research wants the money to trigger more backing for London researchers. [More]

'All my dreams have been disturbed' *
Arrested on suspicion of posing a security threat, Muhammed Naeem says he is an unfortunate victim of circumstance [More]

'Bling-bling' on track to OED *
Coined to describe the big, gaudy jewellery worn by some rap stars, "bling-bling" is a style statement that takes some nerve to pull off -- a kind of in-your-face confidence not normally associated with dictionary editors. [More]

'I'm in Grade 8,' shouts the boy with the bottle *
Russia's renown for alcohol abuse is greater than ever-- now even kids are knocking 'em back, MARK MacKINNON reports. With a Canadian-backed treatment centre admitting children as young as 8, public officials blame more than the great vodka tradition. Those beer ads work a little too well. [More]

'Mom' -- Man awakes from 19-year coma *
Terry Wallis, who had been in a coma since a 1984 car accident, regained consciousness last month to the surprise of doctors and the delight of his family, including his mother, who heard his first word in 19 years. [More]

'Spiderman gloves' within reach, scientists say *
Scientists working to replicate the incredible stickiness of gecko lizard's feet have come up with a sort of tape that could allow people to climb, superhero-style, on glass ceilings and walls. [More]

'Ukraine's Holocaust' slowly acknowledged *
Olga Skoba's memories of the great famine in her village are dominated by a single image. [More]

'We don't need people who can spit back facts. We've got Google' *
In one classroom they're sitting still, doing spelling drills and getting stomach aches. In another, they're on their feet, rushing to the board, doing city planning, debating wave-theory physics. The difference? It makes mainstream education look like fast food. [More]

* Dancing with Einstein *
The year 2005 will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein and the 100th anniversary of what is often called his annus mirabilis. That is, the year when a 26-year-old patent clerk published three of his four greatest works, including the theory of relativity with its iconic E=MC(squared) equation. [More]

*Bulletproof Monk: Confucian homilies, logic-proof plot **
In a plot so preposterous it could only have emerged from the underground comic world, Bulletproof Monk raises the philosophical question: If a butterfly flaps its wings in the mountains of Tibet, can it cause a raucous martial-arts movie to be shot in Canada? [More]

*Vancouver lands Games *
Vancouver will play host to the world in the winter of 2010. [More]

1,500 guests attend Pirates of Caribbean launch *
Johnny Depp joined about 1,500 guests at Disneyland for the premiere of his new action adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. [More]

10th Annual Great Manitoba Dog Party *
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2 Fast 2 Furious races into lead at box office *
The street-racing sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious won the pole position at the North American box office, taking in an estimated $52.1-million (USD) in its opening weekend. [More]

2010 bid: Calgary made it personal *
Meeting delegates essential ingredient to successful bid [More]

2010: Can Loonie power prevail? *
The 100 Canadians making Vancouver's Olympic bid today will carry loonies in their pockets for luck when they make their emotional and nationalistic final presentation to the members of the International Olympic Committee. [More]

24: The end of a very long day *
It's been another heady season on TV's 24. With the final hour about to unfold, The Globe's JOHN DOYLE, SCOTT COLBOURNE, ANDREW GORHAM and ANDREW RYAN predict what happens next [More]

724 deaths from SARS reported worldwide *
China reported its lowest increase in new SARS cases in months yesterday, but the health chief in Taiwan's capital quit over a major outbreak in a hospital. [More]

86-year-old's 10-fatality crash sparks debate *
As she approaches her 80th birthday, Susan Dyck receives comments by other drivers on the streets of Yellowknife. But the remarks have nothing to do with her driving: It's her flashy, red, newly refurbished 1969 Volkswagen beetle that attracts the attention. [More]

A $1,000 checkup *
With the public health-care system squeezed and patient rosters ballooning, private clinics are offering premium services for a fee, writes MARINA JIMENEZ. But is it worth shelling out cash to determine the elasticity of your eyeballs? [More]

A battle that never ends *
Laws are not enough, says MADAM JUSTICE ROSALIE SILBERMAN ABELLA. Society must be constantly vigilant against this oldest form of discrimination [More]

A beer-drinking nation — with higher spirits *
New alcohol sales statistics released Wednesday show Canadians remain true to the proud tradition of being a domestic beer-drinking nation. We've just developed a taste for coolers and drinks from around the globe as well. [More]

A bone-marrow lottery win (Mackwood) *
Very few international donors gave to Canadians -- those deemed a perfect match. They are lottery odds and we inexplicably won. [More]

A bumper crop of Canadian art *
The spring's overflowing auction houses suggest the Canadian resale art market is still very bullish, writes JAMES ADAMS [More]

A case of the pot calling the kettle black *
Just when you think things might settle back into the normal level of bitterness and confusion in the Canadian television racket, things get even more interesting. [More]

A case of the tale wagging the dog? *
If visitors get to see Jana Sterbak's video at this year's Venice Biennale, they might be forgiven for wondering what all the pre-event fuss was about (critic R.M. Vaughan is not a fan!) [More]

A Companion drawing on experience *
It's fitting that Frank Gehry became a Companion of the Order of Canada on Monday, LISA ROCHON writes, just at the time that the world's most famous architect is acknowledging his creative debt to his Canadian roots [More]

A eulogy for the cranky Alberta Report *
Sixty-hour work weeks were common, the publisher was crusty and budgets tiny, SHAWN McCARTHY recalls, but young journalists were given a chance to shine [More]

A giant leap for martial-arts films *
These films don't get no respect, RAY CONLOGUE writes. But a new retrospective could help change that [More]

A guide to the facts of a deadly disease *
In Canada, 10,000 cows have been tested for BSE in the decade since the last case. All were cleared. [More]

A hip replacement from the horse's mouth *
Horse teeth, if you get close enough to have a good look, are brown. That's because the enamel that makes human teeth shiny and white is covered with a bone-like layer called cementum... [More]

A hockey hero's wobbly start *
Anson Carter's immigrant parents recall he was dubbed 'the Zamboni' for pratfalls [More]

A Mighty Wind: Anatomy of the folkie ****
A comic ensemble's sendup of the three-part harmony subculture offers a feast of superbly nuanced performances [More]

A mortgage tax credit is a bad idea *
Other provinces take note: That old election standby -- a mortgage interest tax credit -- has again raised its head in Ontario with the release of the governing Conservatives' election program. While many homeowners may welcome the idea of such a tax credit, other taxpayers must ask who's going to pay for it. [More]

A new generation redefines civic society *
They don't vote, and they don't join political parties. But in their own ways they're trying to make the world a better place. Day Seven of The New Canada series on Generation Next. [More]

A novel approach: More Reviews of Contemporary Fiction *
I find myself in a bizarre position. I'm reviewing a book that consists of reviews of books that are first presented as lectures biannually in Montreal and Toronto to sold-out crowds. So I'm reviewing a collection of written reviews that were first presented orally. It's hard enough getting people to read book reviews, yet Robert Adams gets them to stand in line to listen to them. [More]

A puppet government won't work in Hong Kong *
The current crisis in Hong Kong, precipitated by the government's gross mishandling of anti-subversion legislation, highlights a key feature of China's "one country, two systems" policy: When the central government interferes in the special administrative region's internal affairs, it creates an artificial environment that results in political imbalance. [More]

A rich debate on themes of ancient Greece *
The best thing to emerge from Stratford's 50th-season celebrations last year was the new Studio Theatre, a 260-seat black box squeezed into the back of the Avon Theatre and ready, in its smallness, for experimentation mercifully free of the commercial imperatives that drive the rest of the festival. This season, the centrepiece of the Studio playbill is the intriguing House of Atreus series, Agamemnon, Electra and The Flies, which opened Friday and Saturday. [More]

A road show with a difference *
Independent poets, cartoonists and artists are mixing punk rock's do-it-yourself philosophy with avant-garde sensibilities in cross-country tours resembling variety shows, HAL NIEDZVIECKI writes [More]

A socko Québécois invasion *
Québec director Denys Arcand's new film must be considered a serious contender for the Palme d'or, writes LIAM LACEY [More]

A story of intrigue from A to Z *
Two Montreal men have been at the centre of allegations of arms deals, an African coup plot and business double-crosses. Now, one of them is on the lam from U.S. authorities. COLIN FREEZE reports [More]

A stunning coup for Colorado *
Paul Kariya took what amounted to the largest pay cut in National Hockey League history — an $8.8-million reduction from the $10-million annual payday he received last year from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks — to sign a one-year, $1.2-million contract with the Colorado Avalanche. [More]

A timely example of why we must have the CBC *
Tonight, the CBC is doing one of those things that it inevitably does and that Canadians expect it to do. It's not just journalism. It's an act of creating context and it connects Canada to far-flung parts of the world. [More]

A tiny pinprick, a deadly outcome *
Health-care workers launch campaign to prevent needle-stick deaths and injuries. [More]

A TV season with too much reality in the wings *
There was a whole lot of schedule shakeup going on last week. The American networks announced their new fall lineups. The honchos in charge threw out some old stuff and bought some shiny new stuff. Then they told lies about how great the new stuff is going to be. [More]

A West Nile primer *
Who is in danger of getting sick and how do you protect yourself? ANNE McILROY supplies some answers [More]

A year late, Ontario readies West Nile test *
A leading-edge West Nile test that Ontario is expected to have ready for this summer was actually slated to be completed more than a year ago. [More]

Aborted fetuses used in fertility treatment *
Fetal ovarian tissue could relieve shortage of human eggs, Israeli scientists maintain [More]

Active volcano: Flirting with danger *
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands -- A volcanic eruption on a little-known U.S. island now knee-deep in ash is prompting concern over an inadequate warning system for Pacific volcanoes. [More]

Activists sue U.S. over orcas' status *
Killer whales on Canada's endangered list but lack same protections south of border [More]

Actor Buddy Ebsen dies at 95 *
Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood actor who achieved stardom and riches in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, has died, a hospital official said Monday. He was 95. [More]

Adam Sandler: Wedding Singer ties the knot *
Adam Sandler married model-actress Jackie Titone in an outdoor ceremony that was attended by celebrity friends and his pet bulldog dressed in a custom tuxedo. [More]

Africa's HIV babies given hope *
For Stephanie Jones, the babies offer proof -- 300 of them born during the past 18 months at Coronation Hospital in a rough area of Johannesburg. [More]

Africa: Cries from the heart *
Canada claims to care about Africa, but what about the children of war-torn Uganda? asks LLOYD AXWORTHY [More]

Agilent adjusts to turbulent times *
CEO says R&D is crucial for success... [More]

AGO cuts staff, blames tourism *
Museum attributes 25 per cent drop in admission to SARS, Iraq war and Sept. 11 [More]

Ahenakew faces hate-crime charge *
Jewish leaders back decision to prosecute former leader of Saskatchewan natives [More]

AIDS 'superinfections' on the rise *
Evidence is growing that "superinfection" with more than one strain of HIV may be more common than previously thought, which could complicate efforts to make a vaccine, experts said Monday at an international AIDS conference. [More]

AIDS virus traced back to monkeys *
The ancestry of the virus that caused the AIDS epidemic has been traced to two strains of virus found in monkeys in Africa. [More]

Air Canada reaches deal with pilots' union *
Agreements with Air Canada's unions, including the last-minute deal with pilots, will allow the struggling airline to reduce its costs by $1.1-billion, Air Canada president and chief executive Robert Milton announced Sunday. [More]

Airline service with a scowl *
Passengers on a late-night Air Transat route from Mexico to Toronto were relieved, at first, when their flight made a successful emergency landing in small-town Texas after an alarmingly loud noise and a sudden lurch by the plane, according to a new report from air travel complaints commissioner Liette Lacroix Kenniff. [More]

Alberta and BC ripe for West Nile virus *
Unseasonably warm, dry weather in Alberta and British Columbia has created the perfect conditions for a serious outbreak of West Nile virus, warned a Harvard Medical School expert yesterday. [More]

Alberta consumers buy up cheap beef *
Alberta feedlot owners set up shop in two provinces Friday and sold hamburger for just over $2 a kilogram in an effort to get the beef industry moving despite the mad cow scare. [More]

Alberta magpie province's first West Nile case *
A magpie found near Camrose, southeast of Edmonton, has tested positive for the West Nile virus, becoming the province's first ever case, officials said yesterday. [More]

Alex & Emma (Lacey review) ** 1/2
What if there were a movie about a desperate writer struggling with an overdue project, whose fictional characters are thinly disguised versions of real people he knows? I think I'd call it Adaptation and rent it from my local video store. [More]

Alice Kane, 95: Storyteller transported her audience *
Having grown up in a large Irish family, librarian and teacher loved to tell traditional folk and fairy tales [More]

Already with the Whining and Sour-Grapes: 'Toronto's hopes dashed' *
The Vancouver win put a fatal spike into the prospects of Toronto's bidding for the 2012 Summer Games. [More]

Am I Canadian (2)? *
KEN WIWA says these Canadians are an ambivalent lot: One minute they're peacekeepers, next minute they punch the hell out of each other on the ice rink. [More]

Am I Canadian? *
KAMAL AL-SOLAYLEE says a place where fringe, marginal or esoteric sensibilities come to stand for a whole country can't be that bad. Or can it? [More]

Amazing what's in store at Documart *
High-school sluts, fag hags and obsessive compulsive teens were just a few of the topics pitched at this year's CTV Canadian Documart. [More]

Amazon.com to sell new 'Harry Potter' *
The fifth novel in the popular Harry Potter series, due out in one month, will be Amazon.com's largest new product release, the on-line retailer said Wednesday. [More]

America suffers art attack *
A new exhibit at the Whitney Museum looks at the image of the United States in the world, SIMON HOUPT writes. Some Americans may not like what they see [More]

Amsterdam: Painting the town brown *
Amsterdam's cozy brown cafés, named for their dark wood walls, are emblematic of a city renowned for tolerance [More]

An epidemic of the nastiness virus *
The SARS epidemic is not going to kill us all, but it is a timely metaphor for the existentialist truth that hell is other people. Which seems even more true in postmillennial Toronto. [More]

An idea worth 83 cents *
With the arrival of the loonie and toonie in Canadian economic life, many pants pockets have come apart under the added weight of metal money. [More]

An Olympic wish: Vancouver in 2010 *
Jack Poole, the chief executive officer of Vancouver's bid to win the 2010 Winter Olympics, has often compared the seven-year pursuit of the Games to a one-mile race. But it is more like a marathon, in which the endurance and discipline of the contenders are tested repeatedly. [More]

Anaheim riding the wave *
It is a question Mike Babcock and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim get before every playoff series, the latest being the Stanley Cup final. The form varies by questioner, but it essentially boils down to, "What are you guys doing here?" [More]

Anaheim's fast strike ties series *
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim have not disappointed their growing legion of followers during the first Stanley Cup final in Southern California in a decade. [More]

Analysts mixed on AOL deal *
Microsoft Corp.'s decision to collaborate with rival AOL Time Warner Inc. on digital media initiatives and instant messaging as part of an agreement to settle their bitter legal dispute has analysts somewhat divided. [More]

Anatomy of a leap second *
Reader Robert Findlay has asked for a simple explanation of how and why a standard metric second is calculated -- a timely question this week, given what almost happened on Tuesday. [More]

And the cash cow jumped over the moon *
Warning: I'm going to reveal the ending of every kids' movie that is out now, came out recently or is due soon. It's easy, because it's always the same ending. Everyone gets rich. Filthy, stinking, fish-eyed rich. [More]

Angels underperforms at box office *
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle snatched the weekend box office halo from reigning champion The Hulk, but the feisty action comedy sequel failed to match the performance of its predecessor. [More]

Anger fights off the competition *
Anger Management kept its grip on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office for a second weekend... [More]

Animation festival gets funding reprieve *
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has gotten a reprieve from its possible demise after Telefilm Canada decided to reinstate its annual funding for at least for one more year. [More]

Another Hoffa tip, another dead end *
Murderer's information turns up zilch [More]

Antismoking groups blast McLellan *
Health Minister is undermining tobacco control, coalition complains [More]

Apple to launch music service *
It's time to buy, mix, and burn, according to Apple Computer Inc. The Silicon Valley company that angered the recording industry with its "Rip. Mix. Burn." ad campaign was expected to launch an on-line music service Monday that promises to make it easier for consumers to pay for music downloaded from the Internet. [More]

Are hospitals in safe hands? *
The places we go when we're sick can make us sicker, warns infectious disease specialist WILLIAM BOWIE. The price of freedom from germs is eternal vigilance [More]

Are singles ready to spin again? *
Some in the music industry are betting the DVD single may be the product that restores the '45' to its former glory [More]

Are we becoming software slaves? *
Microsoft Corp. and Corel Corp. either have little idea how most offices work, or are way ahead of the curve. [More]

Armstrong avoids disaster *
American Lance Armstrong kept his overall lead in the Tour de France on Monday after a harrowing ride in the Alps in which he drove into a field to avoid crashing into a main rival. [More]

Armstrong gearing up for crucial time trials *
Now Lance Armstrong gets serious... [More]

Art: Following footsteps *
Artists explore the idea of putting your best foot forward, SARAH MILROY writes [More]

Ashley McIsaac: Fiddling with Disaster *
Celtic-punk fiddler Ashley McIsaac, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has put his own stamp on traditional Celtic music for almost two decades. Now, in his autobiography, Ashley recounts his climb from Creignish to New York and beyond, and pulls no punches in the story of his subsequent troubles with fame, drugs and the media. [More]

Astronomers find planet almost as old as universe *
A planet nearly as old as the universe has been discovered in the constellation Scorpius by a consortium of Canadian and U.S. astronomers. [More]

Astronomers find source of planetary building material *
A British team of scientists believes that they have finally figured out the source of the cosmic dust that all planets are made of, solving what they call "a 10-billion-year-old mystery." [More]

At least 9 dead in Oregon boating accident *
All eight survivors among the 19 people thrown into the ocean when a wave capsized their small charter fishing boat were wearing the vessel's bright orange life vests, authorities said Sunday [More]

Author sues Steven Spielberg, Nick Park *
We think author hasn't got a (chicken) leg to stand on... [More]

Author's generosity of spirit enriched lives of her readers *
The last time I saw Carol Shields, in March of this year, she was sitting beside her husband, Don, in the small, sun-filled conservatory of her home in Victoria... [More]

Avs hit pay dirt *
The National Hockey League's free-agent season is traditionally about star players garnering huge pay raises. Yesterday, the biggest hockey news of the summer so far came from two players who've decided to put their pursuit of the Stanley Cup ahead of maximizing their incomes. [More]

Avs sign Kariya, Selanne *
Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne have been reunited in Colorado. [More]

B.C safe-injection site wins police immunity *
North America's first sanctioned injection site for illegal drug-users could be up and running by September, after Health Canada yesterday granted the proposed venue an unprecedented exemption from police action. [More]

B.C. clinic defends fees for surgeries *
Controversy heats up over breach of rules as private centre says system must change [More]

B.C. Constable leaves no bone unturned *
B.C. sleuth follows several new leads in bid to identify mysterious remains [More]

B.C. joins Ontario in embracing same-sex marriage *
The British Columbia Court of Appeal yesterday lifted the last restriction on same-sex couples legally marrying in the province, and within an hour, Tom Graff and Antony Porcino tied the knot outside the Law Courts in downtown Vancouver. [More]

B.C. pledges $2.8-million to fight chronic diseases *
The B.C. government is giving doctors extra help in caring for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, congestive heart failure and asthma. [More]

B.C.'s other wine region *
While the Okanagan is well-known to oenophiles, Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley cradles an exciting wine industry [More]

Babies teach chemists the secret of soft skin *
It's vernix, a coating formed in the womb, and a synthetic version is on the way. [More]

Baby Bob's back and so are the nightmares *
The bad dreams are back, doctor. I can't stop having nightmares about Baby Bob (CBS, CH, 8 p.m.). [More]

Baby boom meets baby bust *
Just as there are more postsecondary students than ever, says demographer DAVID FOOT, we're facing a shortage of professors [More]

Baby walkers still sold despite perils *
Nearly one-third of Canadian parents still allow their infants to teeter around in baby walkers even though they cause injuries to more than 1,000 babies a year, half of them potentially debilitating head injuries, a new survey reveals. [More]

Backed against a wall *
Kate Hansen can't remember exactly how long it's been since she was able to stand up straight. She thinks the last time was around 15 years ago. [More]

Bad Bays II: Bad boys bolstering Bush? ***
Let's begin with the obvious and leave the disturbing news for later. Bad Boys II, wherein Will Smith and Martin Lawrence re-dance their buddy cop routine, is a B-movie in the most literal sense: You got your Bad, you got your Boys, you got your Bullets, you got your Banter. [More]

Bands on the run -- to Europe *
There's a good reason Canadian groups make it overseas, and not in the U.S., some say: Europeans have better taste [More]

Bank of Canada reviews car-insurance rates *
The Bank of Canada has launched an unprecedented review of auto-insurance premiums amid concern that soaring rates have become the biggest factor behind Canada's inflation figures. [More]

Bank's surprising cut sends dollar plunging *
The Bank of Canada slashed interest rates by a quarter percentage point Tuesday in a surprise move — its first cut since January, 2002 — to shore up an economy that has recently taken body blows. [More]

Banks must go big or go home *
Big bank mergers are back. During the past few months, two massive transactions were announced in the U.S., creating what will become the second- and third-largest banks in that country. [More]

Banks start dismantling SARS 'clean teams' *
Life is slowly returning to normal on Bay Street, where most of Canada's major banks have begun dismantling the so-called "clean teams" they created last month to deal with a potential SARS outbreak in their trading rooms. [More]

Barb Tarbox, 42: Anti-smoking crusader dies *
Cancer victim Barb Tarbox spent her last months travelling across Canada to deliver a powerful anti-smoking message to thousands of teenagers. [More]

Bargains banish lingering SARS blues *
There's nothing like a few good bargains to ease the lingering fear of SARS in Toronto. [More]

Bark if you love art *
Ever wonder what a dog sees on his strolls through the world? Canadian artist Jana Sterbak did, and the resulting video installation is opening a few eyes at the Venice Biennale [More]

BBC exposé says rescue of U.S. Army private faked *
The morale-boosting, too-good-to-be-true rescue of Pte. Jessica Lynch by U.S. special forces is put under close scrutiny by the BBC documentary War Spin: The Truth About Jessica, airing Sunday night on CBC Newsworld's Passionate Eye. [More]

Beerhunter: Confessions of a part-time boozer *
The idea of getting paid to drink free beer sounded irresistible to DAVID RIDER. But then the questions started coming [More]

Being Canadian: FIRST MOMENTS *
For some, it's hearing their child speak English. For others, it's selling a painting. Seven recent immigrants describe when they realized they were Canadian [More]

Best Buy sees benefit in dual banners *
Wes Skitch, an executive at Future Shop, was nervous when Best Buy, the U.S. electronics giant, announced 2½ years ago that it was coming to Canada. [More]

Better a flow than a flood *
Some Canadians seem to think that a preference for moderate immigration levels reflects hostility toward immigrants. This is absurd. Many immigrants themselves would prefer lower immigration levels, yet when Canadians make this point, we are attacked. [More]

Better brace for history's blowback, Mr. Blair *
So now it is up to history to make the case for war against Iraq? In a week when Tony Blair appealed to the verdict of history and Hollywood studios have upped the ante on digital pirates in Asia, it strikes me that in their urge to impose their authority, these masters of mass media forget the incontrovertible, inexorable logic of history -- that those who dream of dominating the world should expect the world to overrun them. [More]

Between Iraq and a hard place *
Living in a country between Afghanistan and Iraq, the Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf felt compelled to tell its stories, LIAM LACEY writes [More]

Beyond the Crazy House: Changing the Future of Madness -- This way madness lies *
Psychiatric survivor Pat Capponi has successfully rebuilt her life despite a mental-health system that sees patients as diseases and not as people. [More]

Bid was nail-biter, PM says *
Although Vancouver had been considered the front-runner to win the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said it was still a nail-biter to the end. [More]

Big boys make EU 'little folk' mad *
These are not easy days for europhiles -- lovers of the euro and the concept of a united Europe, that is, as opposed to Europe itself. [More]

Big payoff in preventing diabetes, researchers say *
The 3.6 per cent of Saskatchewan residents who have Type 2 diabetes account for 15 per cent of all health-care spending in the province, according to new research that underscores the economic impact of the swelling obesity epidemic. [More]

Big SARS outbreak feared *
More than 20 patients are being watched as potential new SARS cases in Toronto, shattering any notion that the city has truly licked this disease. [More]

Biovail drug campaign causes dilemma in U.S. *
Prescription payment for 'research' study [More]

Birds' flight of fancy fades fast *
A revival of The Birds is inevitably a confrontation for the contemporary theatre with some very distant place: Written in 414 BC, Aristophanes's play is one of the oldest surviving examples of comedy. [More]

Black says he won't cede control of Hollinger Int'l *
Conrad Black now says he won't cede control of newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc., backing away from a highly publicized announcement made just one month ago. [More]

Blair defends decision to invade Iraq *
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says history "will forgive" the Iraq war even if it turns out that Saddam Hussein didn't pose an immediate threat with weapons of mass destruction. [More]

Blake's lawyer seeks special hearing *
Actor Robert Blake's defence lawyer wants to convene a special pretrial session to question a witness who said she heard Christian Brando, son of actor Marlon Brando, tell two stuntmen Blake's wife should be shot. [More]

Blatchford to join Globe *
Award-winning journalist Christie Blatchford will be joining The Globe and Mail, the newspaper announced Friday. [More]

Blood & Guts: A Short History of Medicine: Grand rounds *
Although I have not the slightest expertise in matters medical, I come from a family replete with doctors, dentists and nurses, do not flinch at the sight of blood and take great pleasure in an hour immersed in the internal intricacies of The Merck Manual of Medical Information . [More]

Blood spatters the American road map *
To borrow from Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, the fate of the American road map already seems like a "chronicle of a death foretold." To really understand what happened, one has to go back to last week's summit in Aqaba and its respective impact on Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud, Mr. Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. [More]

Blood-testing device sidelined by SARS *
Patient trials of Star Trek-style analyzer on hold while hospitals deal with crisis [More]

Blue Car (Lacey review) ***
Blue Car (Lacey review) [More]

Bob Hope turns 100 *
Bob Hope might need another century to be thanked by all the veterans who cherish the wisecracker's performances for U.S. troops. [More]

Body found believed to be British defence adviser, Dr. David Kelly *
The discovery of a body found in an Oxfordshire wood, believed to be that of an expert on Iraqi weapons programs, has added a dark twist to questions about the intelligence Prime Minister Tony Blair used to justify war. [More]

Bonjour, ethno-sovereigntists *
The new Quebeckers aren't pure laine -- but they identify with their province, not Canada, says journalist RIMA ELKOURI [More]

Boogie nights: Rock and Porn *
A special alchemy exists between the worlds of rock and pornography, as the infamous gain legitimacy and the famous get street credibility. [More]

Box Office: Carrey proves divine *
The new Jim Carrey movie Bruce Almighty bounced The Matrix Reloaded from the top spot at the North American holiday box office, setting a new record for a non-sequel comedy. [More]

Brats on the brink *
Outrageous one-upmanship earns filmmaking duo a brash new CBC reality series that could become Canada's Jackass [More]

Bread mould? Ho hum *
When all the 21,000 to 31,000 genes in humans were mapped, the news was front-page ecstasy everywhere. But when the 10,000 genes in bread mould were similarly mapped recently, the reaction of the world's media was a yawn. [More]

Breaking the food chains *
When Florence Wambugu lectured at the University of Toronto last week there was a security guard on hand, just in case. Sometimes demonstrators show up when she speaks. To them, this stately, eloquent Kenyan woman has a dangerous message. [More]

Breast cancer up 24 per cent in latest HRT study *
The medical complications associated with hormone replacement therapy continue to mount -- and mount and mount. [More]

Bring on the men in tights *
Some people think there are better uses for taxpayers' money than the Olympics. What, for instance, they ask, could be more pointless than the skeleton, an inexplicable sport that features men in tights hurling themselves headfirst down a chute of ice? These people are sourpusses... [More]

Bring on unstable coalition governments -- they work! *
With election by proportional representation (PR) on the agendas in Ottawa and several provinces, the familiar argument will be raised that such a system produces unstable coalition governments instead of the strong leadership we always think we need. Now we have a new answer to that objection: Maybe coalition is a good thing. [More]

British government ministers pressure BBC to apologize *
Government ministers stepped up pressure Saturday on the British Broadcasting Corp. to apologize for reporting that officials doctored intelligence information to justify war with Iraq. [More]

British sanity reigns in hot debate on euro *
Englishmen -- like mad dogs, as Noel Coward put it -- may go out in the midday sun, but the experience clearly hasn't fried their brains. [More]

British-built landing craft set to seek signs of life on Mars *
Britain doesn't have its own space agency or any rocket capability, but a tiny, low-cost, British-built landing craft is to be blasted off today on a six-month trip through space toward Mars, in a bold effort to find out whether life exists there. [More]

Brits to send Beagle to Mars *
"Hey Rover...Fetch!" [More]

Brockville man dies alone in hospital as SARS keeps family out *
As Thomas Farmer lay dying, the elderly and frail Brockville man made one phone call from hospital to his daughter, telling her that he was fading fast, was all alone and wanted his family at his side. [More]

Brodeur again yields nothing *
The message delivered by the New Jersey Devils throughout the game was put into words by their fans. "Marty's better, Marty's better," came the chant 13 minutes into the second period as the Devils were on their way to a 3-0 win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final. [More]

Brodeur blocks the way *
Sens continue playoff trend with one goal in past six periods against Devils goalie [More]

Brodeur holds off Senators *
The Ottawa Senators dropped the second game of the Eastern Conference final to the New Jersey Devils last night and will find out today whether they lost much more. [More]

Brodeur owes much to teammates *
To judge from some of the stories about the Stanley Cup final, and here your agent must blush slightly, Martin Brodeur is single-handedly propelling the New Jersey Devils to another Stanley Cup. [More]

Brodeur under the microscope *
Funny thing, this business about being The Man in the Stanley Cup final, especially when it comes to goaltending. For some, the label is a long time coming, no matter how impressive the résumé. [More]

Brodeur wins Vezina Trophy *
Three nights after winning another Stanley Cup, Martin Brodeur was lauded as the NHL's top goaltender. [More]

Broken promise: Why I quit Iraq *
America's approach to governing Baghdad has failed to involve Iraqis, says ISAM al-KHAFAJI, who returned home to help rebuild his country [More]

Browser war whimpers to an end *
It didn't end with a bang, but a whimper -- the Internet browser war, that is. On Thursday, AOL Time Warner and Microsoft put out a joint press release saying the software titan had agreed to pay the media giant $750-million (U.S.) to settle a civil suit over Microsoft's battle with Netscape, which AOL owns. [More]

Bryan Adams shot by air gun *
Bryan Adams was shot with an air gun as he rode a motorbike through London, the BBC reports [More]

BSE in ALTA: Meat is safe, experts say *
The risk is too tiny to worry about, researchers declare [More]

BSE tests on first herd prove negative *
At least 140 more animals will be slaughtered and examined for mad-cow disease in the coming days, health officials say, as the hunt for the cause of the disease enters a new phase. [More]

BSE: Huge costs and mistakes led to crisis of confidence *
Tough steps, including mass slaughter, are now having an effect in battling BSE [More]

Buddy Hackett, 78 *
Buddy Hackett, the squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman who appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as The Music Man, The Love Bug and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, has died, his son confirmed Monday night. [More]

Burke takes blame for Canucks fate *
Differing management styles should make it possible for Dan Cloutier to stay with the Vancouver Canucks, even as Roman Cechmanek is shown the door in Philadelphia. [More]

Burns coy on Giguère *
For most of his press conference, Pat Burns sat with the small, happy smile of a cop who scored the best doughnuts before his fellow flatfeet arrived. But the last question gave him pause: "Have you solved Jean-Sébastien Giguère?" was the essence of the query. [More]

Burns lets mellow side emerge *
In the minutes after the greatest accomplishment of his coaching career, Pat Burns showed both sides of his personality... [More]

Burns shakes up the blueline *
Pat Burns changed two-thirds of his defence corps for tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators, but the New Jersey Devils head coach says it's "no big deal." [More]

Bush needs the G8, and it needs him *
When President George W. Bush boarded Air Force One yesterday to rush off to the Middle East, leaving his G8 colleagues to finish the last day of their annual summit in Évian without him, his many European critics were quick to conclude he had given up on the G8 and its French host -- just as he had given up on the United Nations over Iraq a few months ago. [More]

Bush's debt to Keynes *
Jean Chrétien shouldn't knock the US. deficit. In fact, we should be happy that George Bush has finally discovered the wisdom of John Maynard Keynes, says economist HAROLD CHORNEY [More]

Bushman dies after taste of movie-star glamour *
N!xau, the diminutive bushman catapulted from the remote sandswept reaches of the Kalahari Desert to international stardom in the film The Gods Must Be Crazy, has died, police officials said Saturday. [More]

But enough about you, Vancouver *
Let's talk about Toronto. And let's be honest. Vancouver is the better city, at the moment. You really think the way Toronto handled SARS looks good on us? [More]

Buy your own doctor *
Toronto human-resources consultant Lori Sone-Cooper has the kind of family doctor you and I can only dream of. Unlike the rest of us, she never has to cool her heels in the waiting room. She can always get an appointment right away, and the doctor is never in a rush. [More]

By the look of things, this land isn't my land *
Last month, I received with my daily newspaper the premiere issue of the Canadian Tourism Commission's Canadian travel magazine, PureCanada -- 160 pages of bright, glossy features, photographs and maps designed to encourage Canadians to be tourists within our own borders. [More]

Café life in Paris *
Famous literary haunts are perfect places to seek out the city's artistic legacy -- or to simply watch the world go by. . . [More]

Calgary Insider: Beyond the Stampede *
As Calgary gears up for the annual madness of its world-famous rodeo, The Globe's DAWN WALTON and PATRICK BRETHOUR explore the places that only locals know about, from the best breakfast joint in town to a fly-fishing spot in the middle of the city [More]

Calgary passes Olympic torch *
In a festival tent, in the shadow of the ski jumps and bobsleigh runs built for the 1988 Winter Games, 500 people celebrated another Olympic high — Vancouver-Whistler's winning bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics. [More]

California dreaming redux *
The songs of Grandaddy manage to blend the familiar alienation of alternative pop with large doses of sunshine as well, ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN writes [More]

Call of the city lures vets to pet practice *
Bulwark of disease control in livestock may be threatened as graduates shun rural areas [More]

Can Sylvia emerge from the shadow of an icon? *
Sylvia Plath is the crown princess of fetishized writers, one of those great American cult talents (Hemingway, Kerouac) whose life and work seem indistinguishable. Every young woman with a soupçon of literary pretension spends a few broody weeks with The Bell Jar and Letters Home beside her bed (Plath's poems, which are tougher, come later). [More]

Can the canapés, we want local films *
Forget Cannes. Forget Toronto. Let us now praise not-so-famous film festivals. Let's celebrate the smaller, regional festivals that crop up because audiences subjected to a steady diet of blockbusters want to see movies that reflect their own experience. Those low-budget festivals happen in small cities because emerging filmmakers are desperate for an audience. [More]

Canada as Europe's model? It's an excellent joke *
Believe it or not, there are serious and influential people on the other side of the ocean who want their governments and societies to be modeled after Canada's. [More]

Canada cool to Hollywood madam *
Another Hollywood celebrity has cancelled a planned visit to Toronto, but this time it has nothing to do with fear of the SARS outbreak. [More]

Canada Day's bizarre lineup *
It's Canada Day, up Canada way, and what do we have to celebrate? Well, gay marriage and more lenient pot-possession laws, I suppose. Not going to war, perhaps. Surviving SARS is another one. Never mind -- we can just have a party for the heck of it. [More]

Canada Hockey Win: A triumph well worth the wait *
Move over Paul Henderson: With the help of an agonizing video review, Canada has a new hockey hero [More]

Canada is still small potatoes *
I remember visiting the German Embassy in Ottawa in 1990 while working on a dissertation on Canadian-German relations. At some point, my host noted that the new German chargé d'affaires in Ottawa had previously been the German ambassador in Libya. This person had taken a lower position in Ottawa because Canada ranked above Libya in the German diplomatic ranking system. [More]

Canada joins global pact against use of tobacco *
Amid cheers and clapping, representatives of more than 190 countries approved the world's first public health treaty yesterday in Geneva. It is aimed at controlling and diminishing tobacco use. [More]

Canada snares No. 1 spot in business survey *
A survey has ranked Canada as the No. 1 country in which to conduct business over the next five years, pointing to tax cuts, a Liberal victory in Quebec and a strong infrastructure. [More]

Canada survives a scare *
The next time Canada blows a third-period lead it will be Milan Hejduk or Martin Straka looking to strike the final blow, not a hard-working German team that lacks the offensive skill to finish off a stunned opponent. [More]

Canada's child cancer shame *
About 1,300 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in Canada each year -- the commonest cause of disease-related death in our children. [More]

Canada's global AIDS funding criticized *
Ottawa's contribution to the fight against global AIDS is pitifully small, international AIDS activists charged yesterday, as the G8 summit ended with no new announcement on Canadian funding. [More]

Canada's handling of BSE assessed *
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Monday it is bringing a team of international experts to Canada later this week to assess the agency's handling of the mad-cow investigation. [More]

Canada's MOST does more for less *
It's an initial thumbs up for Canada's first space-based telescope. [More]

Canada's national music chart -- Thursday, July 3, 2003 *
Thursday, July 3, 2003 [More]

Canada's national pest *
Beavers are industrious. Maybe too industrious. They are wreaking havoc throughout the country, cutting down trees and flooding land with their dams. MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT reports on the not-so-lovable rodent [More]

Canada's UN ranking drops *
Just when Canadians started feeling good about themselves over winning the race to play host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the United Nations has pulled Canada down a few notches on its annual quality-of-life ranking. [More]

Canada's vanishing Christians *
The release of the 2001 census data on religion confirms that Christianity -- especially mainline Protestant denominations and francophone Catholicism -- is nearing free fall in Canada. [More]

Canada, U.S. float air quality projects *
On the first smog-alert day of 2003 for southern Ontario, federal Environment Minister David Anderson announced several pilot projects aimed at improving air quality. [More]

Canada-U.S. relations beginning to heal: Cellucci *
Strained relations between Canada and the United States are beginning to heal, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci said Saturday, at an event reaffirming cross-border friendships. [More]

Canadian authors' fame spreads worldwide *
'There's a way that children's books are . . . telling people about Canada,' author Tim Wynne-Jones tells LUMA MUHTADIE [More]

Canadian books on 'best-loved' list *
Canadian author Carol Shields's latest novel Unless made it on to the top 10 of the United Kingdom's 50 best-loved books written by women in a list compiled by the Orange cellular telephone company. [More]

Canadian content overhaul urged *
The federal government's formula for defining Canadian content in the film and television industries should be overhauled, says a report, which aims to make the broader system more efficient and able to stimulate greater domestic production. [More]

Canadian film inspires tears, applause at Cannes *
Denys Arcand's film about a French-Canadian man whose friends rally around him as he fights cancer won prolonged applause at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday and had many people wiping away tears. [More]

Canadian films still struggling at home, Statscan says *
Canadian films and videos continued to struggle on their home turf, with foreign entertainment grabbing the lion's share of this country's market in fiscal 2000-2001, Statistics Canada said Friday. [More]

Canadian Health Care: It helps to be rich *
Health and well-being require more than just doctors, hospitals and prescriptions, says ROY ROMANOW [More]

Canadian health officials rapped by WHO *
The World Health Organization has criticized Canadian health authorities for failing to notify people properly that they may have been exposed to SARS. [More]

Canadian idol of the right *
How does Paul Martin stack up against a former Tory PM? His record says he's more conservative, says Martin biographer MURRAY DOBBIN [More]

Canadian Idol relies heavily on mob psychology *
A while back, when comedian Ron James was introducing CBC-TV's new fall season, he said, "If it wasn't for CBC producing their own product, all the country would be watching half-a-dozen amateurs from Scarborough singing April Wine cover tunes on Canadian Idol." [More]

Canadian may hold key to identifying Chilean blob *
Large lump of flesh could be the remains of a giant octopus or a decaying whale [More]

Canadian officials play down allegations re 2010 insider *
Vancouver officials have dismissed suggestions their 2010 Winter Olympics bid could be hurt by allegations that a senior IOC member has improper business ties to the Canadian city. [More]

Canadian research could turbo-charge Net *
When University of Toronto professor Ted Sargent looked into the heart of a laser, he saw something remarkable; the potential to significantly increase the speed of worldwide communications. [More]

Canadian stars shine in Walk of Fame ceremonies *
Lorne Michaels, Linda Evangelista, Mike Myers, Shania Twain among those honoured [More]

Canadian telescope launched from Siberia *
The Canadian Space Agency announced yesterday that the microvariability and oscillation of stars telescope, dubbed MOST, had successfully lifted off from a base in Siberia, achieved orbit, and begun communicating with Earth. [More]

Canadian TV producers prepare for more bad news *
Producers and broadcasters are girding for more bad news Tuesday as the Canadian Television Fund announces who will be getting what from a $64.5-million fund for drama, variety and comedy shows. [More]

Canadian-made Universal address system gets Microsoft backing *
With backing from Microsoft Corp., a Toronto company's dream of a universal addressing system is taking a step closer to reality. [More]

Canadians lose their edge, then find pride, storm back *
First they lost their goalie, then their composure, and finally their lead. But just when Canada's chances of winning their semi-final game at the world hockey championships yesterday seemed low, the team demonstrated the kind of heart and determination that has long been associated with Canadian hockey. [More]

Canadians smoke most in middle age *
The number of Canadians lighting up may have dropped since the days when there was a pack of cigarettes in the pocket or purse of every second Canadian, but one thing hasn't changed — those who do smoke tend to smoke the most during middle age. [More]

Canadians still feeling neighbourly to U.S. *
Despite recent struggles Canada has had with the United States over the war in Iraq, mad cow and softwood lumber, a poll commissioned by the CBC indicates Canadians still think Americans make pretty good neighbours. [More]

Cannes clips *
Sweet, sensitive Claire Danes from television's So-Called Life fighting deadly killing machines out to destroy humanity? [More]

Cannes: Slow and decidedly sombre *
When this year's lineup of films isn't lulling the crowds to sleep, it's got them pondering some of the darker corners of the human condition, writes LIAM LACEY [More]

Canuck bucks head south for new shows *
For the past while, I've been telling you until I'm blue in the face that Canadian television is in a shocking state of confusion. I know it's hard to tell from the wee picture on my right (your left) but I am actually blue in the face. [More]

Canucks 2003: Failure of top stars *
Historians will note that the Van­couver Canucks have just had their most rewarding season in 33 years as a member of the National Hockey League, basing the assumption on a team-record 104 points during the regular season. [More]

Canucks blew big chance *
The way Vancouver performed the other night, the fan wearing the retro Canucks jersey — blue sweater, stylized C on a hockey rink — must have thought the team was stuck in the '70s instead of at GM Place. [More]

Canucks defencemen in rush for good reason *
There's a salient reason why the Vancouver Canucks have 12 goals from their offensively minded defencemen in the playoffs as the roaming blueliners press up ice when opportunity strikes. [More]

Canucks lead Minnesota 3-1 *
Sopel set up two goals in regulation and scored the winner in overtime on a power play to give the Canucks a 3-2 decision over the Minnesota Wild and a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semi-final series. [More]

Canucks look to regroup *
The Vancouver Canucks boarded an airplane Tuesday morning for a flight they didn’t want to take for an NHL playoff game they didn’t want to play. [More]

Canucks tame Wild in OT *
When it looked the darkest Trent Klatt could still see the light.

Even when the Vancouver Canucks trailed 3-1 late in the third period Klatt said the team never lost its confidence. [More]

Canucks Win: Cloutier anchors series win *
The hockey gods were particularly kind to Vancouver last night when the Canucks reached out and achieved the unlikely by winning three consecutive playoff games for the first time in nine years. [More]

Canucks' collapse complete *
Surely this must be the National Hope League, not the National Hockey League runoff to the Stanley Cup final. [More]

Caring for chronically ill can kill, new study says *
Everyone knows that caring for a chronically ill loved one is stressful, but new research shows that the unrelenting demands of caregiving can be so stressful that it damages the immune system and can also cause premature aging. [More]

Carlyle's talent saves Hitler series *
It is Robert Carlyle's performance that saves Hitler: The Rise of Evil (Sunday, CBS, CH, 9 p.m.) from being an awful TV miniseries. [More]

Carny World: Hey mark, put down your toonie *
Rarely do people look behind the whirring and clanging colour-saturated booths and notice the 427 trailers parked behind the rides, trailers housing the 300 core carnival workers who have been on the road working the southern United States since January and opened the Canadian tour in Thunder Bay in June. [More]

Carol Shields dies at 68 *
Carol Shields, one of the country's most celebrated and beloved writers, has died at her home in Victoria, surrounded by family. She was 68. [More]

Cat's Crossing: Ding, dong bell, puss has gone to hell *
How much trouble can a stray cat cause?" is the somewhat panic-inducing question this first novel asks -- and readers will be forgiven if they imagine Cameron is lining up behind other broadcasters-turned-writers such as Stuart McLean, anxious to get into a town-hall meeting where he can narrate the wild and wonderful antics of That Darn Cat of his. [More]

CBC announces kids fall lineup *
Alien Blobheads who emerge from a toilet and farm characters on Tractor Tom are among the newcomers on CBC kids' shows this fall. [More]

CBC considering a changing of the guard at Hockey Night *
When Hockey Night In Canada conducts its annual review, a big issue will be the disappointing work of announcer Bob Cole and analyst Harry Neale in the playoffs. [More]

CBC masks lineup worries with coffee and cake *
The CBC announced its new schedule yesterday. It was a very nice occasion. There was coffee and cake. [More]

Cechmanek shuts door on Sens *
The Philadelphia Flyers gave the Ottawa Senators almost no room to move last night and the referees gave them even less. The result was a 1-0 Flyer win that evened the best-of-seven series at two games each, with Game 5 in Ottawa tomorrow afternoon. [More]

Celebrating the siesta: Most of us already know that a good nap is the best cure *
Don't be shy about nodding off. I'll understand; you're only making sure you're going to be as alert as possible for that pivotal, wind-up paragraph at the end [More]

Celebration of beloved coach recalls a quirky, generous man who remained 'The Big Kid' *
"Thank you, Roger Neilson -- you made a difference." [More]

Centre to be built for Toronto film festival *
The fear of SARS among film types here has subsided much like a fever, which means the Toronto International Film Festival is expected to remain healthy and more popular than ever, festival promoters say. [More]

Chagall retrospective to open in San Francisco *
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will be the only venue outside of Paris where visitors can view a major new retrospective of the work of painter Marc Chagall (1887-1985). The exhibition, which runs July 26 through Nov. 4, will include approximately 80 paintings and 40 works on paper. It is the first comprehensive look at the artist since 1985. [More]

Channel arrives to help fill void of men's TV *
As everybody knows, there is a terrible shortage of things for men to watch on TV. [More]

Channelling Doris *
Audrey Hepburn. Jackie O. Catherine Deneuve. All famous women whose iconic styles have been strip-mined to satiate fashion's retro-obsessed attention deficit disorder. Now, the voracious hunt for a new muse has pushed beyond the obvious and into the unlikely. Doris Day, please stand up. [More]

Charlie's angel hot over shots *
Cameron Diaz is seeking an injunction barring the release of photographs allegedly taken at a private modeling session over a decade ago, before she was a star. [More]

Charlie's Angels throttles Hulk *
The angels have lost a little of their kick but they can still pulverize the opposition, even if he is big and green. [More]

Chase helps Canada, COC head says *
Canadian sport will come out a winner, whether or not Vancouver is declared the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee today, said Chris Rudge, the chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee. [More]

Chatty Ashley has lots to say, but is anyone still willing to listen? *
Ashley MacIsaac, the virtuosic and volatile Cape Breton fiddler who made self-destruction a public endeavour, popped up in Halifax to sign his new autobiography, Fiddling With Disaster, the first and last stop on a one-city book tour. [More]

Chic Geek: The heat is on *
The summer heat really started to kick in this week, and already my local power utility is warning that the air conditioning load will likely lead to power shortages. Brownouts and rotating blackouts can be a major problem for electronic equipment, and the thought of flickering lights sends a jolt of fear through the hearts of savvy computer owners. [More]

Children may outgrow peanut allergies: study *
Children with peanut allergies may outgrow their allergy over time, says a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. [More]

Children of divorce suffer when parent moves, study says *
Children of divorced parents who move away are more likely to suffer from long-term mental and health effects than those whose parents don't relocate, a new study suggests. [More]

Children's Aid closes suspected case of Munchausen's syndrome *
The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa has closed its case against a mother who had been suspected of having Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, an attention-seeking affliction marked by making well children sick, sometimes to death. [More]

Children's allergies overestimated, study finds *
Up to 30 per cent of parents believe their children have food allergies when in fact only between 4 and 8 per cent of children do, a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says. [More]

Children's health in crisis, Iraqi doctors say *
Dirty water, disease and malnutrition result in rising postwar death rate [More]

China cool toward MD who told SARS truth *
Whistle blower treated both as hero and political threat, writes GEOFFREY YORK in Beijing [More]

China deal ethical, IOC members say *
Canada's use of a world Expo vote that secured China's backing for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid did not break Olympic rules and is not likely to result in any reprimands, Canadian members of the International Olympic Committee say. [More]

China revives Bethune's spirit in SARS fight *
Canadian doctor's legend used to laud modern 'white-coated warriors' battling the deadly epidemic, writes GEOFFREY YORK [More]

China's taste for exotic flesh ripens the risk of another SARS *
She calls herself Miss Chan, and she offers you a world of illicit wildlife to titillate your taste buds. [More]

China's war against SARS now includes death penalty *
Beijing unveils Draconian new measures in bid to stem spread of deadly disease [More]

Chinese Potter book hits the web *
Chinese fans of Harry Potter are posting unauthorized translations of the latest book on the Internet and the Chinese-language publisher says it has no right to stop them. [More]

Chlorine fingered in surge of Paris asthma *
Chlorine used to disinfect indoor swimming pools could be one of the causes behind an astonishing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, a new study indicates. [More]

Chrétien Brothers link worlds of science and politics *
Michel Chrétien has been influential in shaping the PM's legacy of revitalizing university research [More]

Chrétien pays tribute to D-Day veterans *
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien paid tribute Friday to Canadian soldiers who fought and gave their lives during the D-Day invasion of France as he helped open the first major war memorial in Normandy commemorating their sacrifice. [More]

Chrétien unswayed by critics *
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was in an unrepentant mood Thursday, defending his right to preach fiscal prudence to anyone, including the Americans, and warning his Liberal colleagues that he will not delay his campaign finance reform bill. [More]

Chrétien's red carpet is getting threadbare *
As Prime Minister Jean Chrétien spends his last months in office trying to build a legacy, Canadians are already paying the price for it. Canada's historic reputation as a champion of human rights has been completely undermined by the Chrétien government, a startling betrayal of our democratic values. [More]

Cinderella Ducks eliminate Stars *
Sandis Ozolinsh scored with 1:06 remaining, lifting the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to a 4-3 victory Monday night over the Dallas Stars and into their first conference final. [More]

City and country: still apples and oranges *
It isn't that young rural Canadians are like their parents - they aren't. Their differences from young urbanites are surprising. Day 10 of a 12-part series. [More]

Clarke reaps third prize for Hoe *
Austin Clarke made it a hat trick last night when he added the £10,000 ($22,300) Commonwealth Writers Prize to the laurels he has already won for The Polished Hoe (Thomas Allen). [More]

Clear as mud: Canadian TV producers despair *
The Canadian television industry is stupid.

Not necessarily the people who make the programs or the shows that end up on our TV screens. What's stupid is the system in which these people work and which provides the money for the programs we supposedly want to see. And because it is stupid. [More]

Clift, San Francisco *
San Francisco is not a city that lacks luxury lodgings. But none of them -- the Sir Francis Drake, Ritz-Carlton and Pan Pacific, to name but a few -- carries the cachet and prestige of the recently revived Clift hotel. [More]

Climate change could wipe out warm-water crabs *
Even a small change in climate could wipe out some species of warm-water crab, a scientist is warning. Ironically, their cold-water-loving peers may actually be more capable of weathering such a change. [More]

Cold, fungus killed fish, not pollution or disease *
Scientists have ruled out pollution and disease as the cause of the massive fish kill on the lower Saint John River last month. [More]

Collateral damage of a drug war *
When it comes to the "war on drugs," Canada's stance is not unlike its position on the war in Iraq: We're not the United States. Our government supports needle exchange, has recommended the legalization of marijuana, and is allowing the first trial use of prescription heroin in North America. [More]

Columbia tragedy preventable, shuttle pioneer says *
Space program pioneers told Columbia investigators Wednesday that shuttle wings were never designed to be struck by anything and they suggested NASA should have taken the potential problem much more seriously. [More]

Committee favours prison needle exchange *
The Commons Health Committee has come out in favour of needle-exchange programs for drug users within federal prisons in an effort to curb high rates of HIV and hepatitis C infection among inmates. [More]

Committee wants more money for AIDS strategy *
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Companies pay for injuries at home *
Injuries that people suffer at home cost U.S. employers about $38-billion (U.S.) a year, a study by the Home Safety Council says. [More]

Complete Unknown: Trailing the elusive Dylan *
Griffin Ondaatje and Craig Proctor have made a documentary on the myth of Bob Dylan in which Dylan barely appears -- which is fitting, given the subject matter, BRAD WHEELER writes [More]

Computers replace petri dishes in biological labs *
A few years ago Jim Roehr, a senior scientist at Aventis, found himself wasting precious hours chasing down members of his drug research team just to collect their latest findings. [More]

Confidence & Steal: A con, but no payoff ***
There's a story that when someone asked famous thief Willie Sutton why he robbed banks, he answered: "Because that's where the money is." Similar logic appears to be behind Hollywood's ongoing fascination with caper films. [More]

Consciousness: A User's Guide -- Consciousness confronts itself *
Know thyself!" is the ancient Delphic command that Socrates adopted into the heart of Western philosophy. It is answered these days by countless books on consciousness, for we are conscious beings. Of these books, Adam Zeman's must be among the most thorough -- and the most readable. [More]

Copenhagen gets ready for film festival *
The Golden Palm may wave in France, but Danish film lovers will bestow Golden Swans to winners of its first international film festival, organizers said Tuesday [More]

Copies of new Harry Potter book turn up in Brooklyn store *
A Daily News reporter was able to buy the latest Harry Potter sequel before its much-anticipated release, and the newspaper published a short preview of the novel on Wednesday. [More]

Copps cuts magazine dollars *
Smaller pot of cash to be made available to a larger number of periodicals -- but it may spell the end for magazines like Homemaker's. [More]

Corel Centre deal closes *
A judge approved the sale of the Corel Centre to billionaire Eugene Melnyk for $20.2-million yesterday, clearing the way for him to complete his purchase of the Ottawa Senators. [More]

Cost crunch hits movie theatres *
Canadians still love watching a good movie on the big screen, but the country's love affair with the cinema is waning, Statistics Canada says. [More]

Could Canada have handled SARS better? *
It is becoming all too convenient for Canadian political leaders to indulge in WHO-bashing. Whether the World Health Organization was right or wrong last week in urging travellers to avoid Toronto for the time being, Canada should be looking with a cool, critical eye at how it has done in trying to control the outbreak of a deadly, and economically destabilizing, infectious disease. [More]

Countdown to the Olympic decision *
Seven years ago, a capable but little-known North Vancouver recreation commissioner named Gary Young had a vision... [More]

Cracking the code of Sir Francis Drake *
It was a whim that led former B.C. cabinet minister Samuel Bawlf to wonder if Drake might have sailed the coast of British Columbia before Captain Cook. As MARK HUME reports, it became a fascination [More]

Craig slate heavy on talk *
Calgary-based Craig Media kicked off its fall schedule yesterday announcing a plethora of high-profile talk shows, big brand sports, Hollywood movies and a new specialty channel, Stampede, which is billed as the "urban cowboy" station. [More]

Craigslist is plainly effective *
Online job board and ad-free community site growing through word of mouth... [More]

Critical-illness insurance breathes life into industry *
The life insurance business in this country these days is just dead. [More]

Critics' Day 2: dumb and dumber on cable *
The original Dance Fever was a kitschy-cool show, ANDREW RYAN writes. But the remake is a mess, despite Merv Griffin's fancy footwork [More]

CTF throws funding lifeline to popular programs *
There was good news and bad news in the Canadian TV industry yesterday as the Canadian Television Fund announced the recipients of $64.5-million from its Equity Investment Program. [More]

Cut the bull; get to the meat *
Are high-tech companies content to remain afloat forever in a sea of jargon, talking about "leveraging core competencies" in their mission to "productize" their "leading-edge solutions"? [More]

Cutbacks fed SARS calamity, critics say *
SARS: The Ontario government decided its labs and scientists were redundant. The impact was disastrous. [More]

Daily pill could boost heart health, doctors say *
The creation of a one-size-fits-all pill that combines six heart medications could reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes by more than 80 per cent if everyone over the age of 55 took it, a team of British doctors said yesterday. [More]

Dallas Staves off Elimination *
Jean-Sebastien Giguere finally looked the like the goaltender the Dallas Stars pounded in the regular season, not the brilliant postseason record-setter he’s become. [More]

Dar Heatherington meets Marshall McLuhan *
Our topic today is exhibitionism. Television encourages it here, there and everywhere. [More]

David Brinkley, 82 *
David Brinkley, who first gained fame as one-half of NBC's Huntley-Brinkley anchor team and for more than a half-century loomed large in the newscasting world he helped chart, has died. He was 82. [More]

David Brinkley, 82 -- And so, 'Goodnight, David' *
Huntley-Brinkley Report brought fame to newscaster [More]

Dear Jean, I'm doing just fine, how are you? *
Artist Chris Lloyd has converted the thousand or so e-mails he has sent to the prime minister into art, but he's not expecting him to visit the gallery exhibit in Halifax, SHAWNA RICHER reports [More]

Death by overwork doubles in Japan *
A record number of Japanese managers, engineers and workers died of overwork last year, the government said this week, showing that the country's economic slump hasn't reduced pressures on Japanese to work long hours. [More]

Death in the family *
The Donner Prize for the best book on Canadian public policy, awarded at a lavish dinner last week, is an award I have, in the past, unkindly dubbed "The Giller for Nerds." But I have also defended it on the grounds that, although almost all of these books are virtually guaranteed to go unread except in specialized circles (academics and bureaucrats), they are important contributors to the whither Canada? debate. [More]

Denis Thatcher dies at 88 *
Sir Denis Thatcher, the husband of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, died Thursday at the age of 88, a spokesman for the family said. [More]

Devils and Sens: Copycats prepare for originals *
During the early days of his coaching tenure in Ottawa, while he was trying to resurrect the Senators, Jacques Martin would often pop in a tape of the New Jersey Devils and invite his players to take a look. [More]

Devils in seventh heaven *
The New Jersey Devils are the 2003 National Hockey League champions after a Stanley Cup final that was only sporadically entertaining — but don't expect them to apologize for it. [More]

Devils not worried *
The New Jersey Devils are trailing in a playoff series for the first time this spring, but if anyone thinks they're in trouble it is not their plain-speaking coach, Pat Burns. [More]

Devils shut down Sens *
The first two times the Ottawa Senators played mediocre hockey in the third game of a playoff series this spring, they managed to squeak out overtime wins that turned out to be pivotal. [More]

Devils' key man unlikely to play *
Pat Burns was setting up a dramatic opening for tonight's game, the New Jersey Devils' hopes that Joe Nieuwendyk will play were dashed a few minutes into yesterday's practice. [More]

Diana fund in financial crisis *
The memorial fund that bears Diana's name has stopped giving grants to charities because of financial problems linked to its bitter legal feud with the American collectibles maker, the Franklin Mint. [More]

Dicey proposition -- a selection of letters to the editor *
Letters in response to a recent feature by Sheema Khan (Sheema Khan, chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Canada), holds a PhD in chemical physics from Harvard University)... [More]

Dieting with dad *
Teenage boys have never been so overweight. Now, at a men-only weight-loss clinic, some are counting calories with help from their fathers, writes TRALEE PEARCE [More]

DINNER DANCE -- the New Canada *
MICHAEL VALPY breaks bread with the Muracas, an energetic and accomplished family that bridges the gap between ancient Europe and the Canada of tomorrow. But those two forces often pull in opposite directions, as the dynamic young women at the table know better than anyone. So, how modern are they? Do they really have to choose between tradition and the equality they've been promised since birth? [More]

Discovery could lead to BSE test, vaccine *
Canadian researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a diagnostic test or even a vaccine for mad-cow disease and other illnesses caused by tiny rogue proteins known as prions. [More]

Discovery may ease risks of cancer treatment *
Canadian researchers are working on a breakthrough in what can be the most perilous period of a cancer patient's life -- the time after chemotherapy and radiation, when the immune system has been so weakened that it can no longer resist infection. [More]

DNA: The Secret of Life -- Not so elementary, my dear Watson *
If the American biologist James Watson should someday get the three-volume life he deserves, I would be particularly happy if the first volume more or less hurries through his early years... [More]

Do I take this man? *
'So, Svend, are you and Max going to get married now that it's legal?" [More]

Doctor Earle's diagnosis *
Singer Steve Earle, no stranger to rehab himself, has a few prescriptions for an ailing America, ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN writes [More]

Doctor loses licence after promising cancer cure *
MD who charged $30,000 in advance can continue to practise pending appeal [More]

Doctors propose magic bullet for heart *
A single pill combining six heart medications could avert more than 80 per cent of heart attacks and strokes if heart patients and everyone over 55 took it, British scientists said Thursday. [More]

Doctors' office battles to survive SARS *
While three of his partners fight infection, one struggles to hold practices together... [More]

Doer wins another majority *
Manitoba New Democrats won a second majority governmment Tuesday as voters stuck with the modest, middle-of-the-road policies of Premier Gary Doer. [More]

Does West Nile imperil your children? Maybe not *
Despite our modern scientific knowledge, doctors are often operating in the dark [More]

Doing battle with mad-cow disease *
Once again, a deadly disease has attracted unfavourable international attention to this country. The world will take note of our response to the latest challenge: a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, mad-cow disease) in Alberta. Canada must pass this critical inspection. [More]

Dollar's declines continue *
The Canadian dollar continued its downward trajectory Thursday, losing more than a third of a cent as investors looked to the prospect of a stronger recovery south of the border, a weaker employment picture in Canada and the possibility of an interest rate cut next week. [More]

Don't blame the backpack *
The first study to examine schoolbags and back pain finds an unexpected cause for kids' complaints. ANDRE PICARD reports [More]

Don't Bogart those police dollars *
Decriminalizing marijuana will free up resources to fight real crime, says crime analyst SAMUEL PORTEOUS [More]

Don't crush this chance for peace *
Israel has the right to defend itself even when it's in the midst of talking peace, says MARCUS GEE [More]

Don't gamble with our drug prices *
U.S. big pharma is putting its big bucks on the line to try to influence Canadian health policy and we have much to lose if they win this one, writes drug-policy researcher ALAN CASSELS [More]

Don't hold your breath *
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is right to want to amend the way the Security Council is run, says DAVID MALONE. Whether he'll be allowed to do so is a different matter. [More]

Don't hold your breath waiting for Powell to say he's sorry *
Is Colin Powell going to apologize to Canada, the United Nations or France? With French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin in Ottawa today, it would be a good time to do so. [More]

Don't look back *
If you're a conservative or fundamentalist Christian, June must have been one tough month. You probably feel like free lunch for the lions. [More]

Donald Low: Outspoken MD frank about SARS numbers, effects *
He's a medical maverick who has time and again been the most outspoken voice during Toronto's SARS outbreak, repercussions be damned. [More]

Double cohort fret-a-thon not yet over *
Students at Ryerson University will be taking their lectures in a transformed cinema. At McMaster, they will be sitting in portables while at Waterloo they will be shoehorned into science labs. [More]

Down the drain in Paris *
I had to go to Paris last week, for six reasons, some better than others. [More]

Down With Love -- Love, postmodern style (Conlogue) ***
The dialogue is often witty, while the fruit-coloured hotel rooms and flouncing pink gowns -- not to mention Ban the Bomb protesters, bookstore windows full of Profiles in Courage, streetsful of lovingly deployed vintage cars and the wide-eyed optimistic thrill of space exploration -- testify to a goodly amount of genuine affection for the era. [More]

Dr. Richard Hu: Nurse, get me a fork *
He's already a dab hand with the scalpel, so why shouldn't Dr. Richard Hu launch his own Calgary cooking show featuring surgeons and shanks? GAYLE MACDONALD pulls up to the table [More]

Dreamchild: Expectations of the children of immigrants *
One in five Canadians in their 20s are the children of immigrants. Driven to make good on their parents' sacrifices, they tend to excel beyond their peers. Fahima Osman is more exceptional yet: At 25, she is a year away from becoming the first Canadian-trained physician in Toronto's large Somali community. And as ERIN ANDERSSEN reports that's only a start. [More]

Drinking tea fights bad breath, scientists say *
Drinking tea works better than coffee... [More]

Drug tests favour sponsor's product, study says *
Drug testing funded by the pharmaceutical industry is four times more likely to show results favouring the sponsor's product than publicly funded research, a new report has found. [More]

Ducks go wild *
He didn't make history, but as J.S. Giguere would say later, the most important thing was simply that his Anaheim Mighty Ducks won the game. [More]

Ducks have much to quack about now *
A few days ago, Anaheim Mighty Ducks coach Mike Babcock used a tennis analogy to describe the challenge facing his team. The Ducks had just fallen behind 2-0 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final against the New Jersey Devils and weren't putting up much of a fight, either. They'd surrendered six goals, scored zero themselves and looked thoroughly overmatched. [More]

Ducks search for a way to slow Devils *
A musing the other day by commissioner Gary Bettman might be the only thing that will help the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The commissioner tossed around the idea of making the nets bigger in hopes of sparking more offence in the National Hockey League -- and then quickly backtracked. [More]

DVD rentals tops for first time *
Movie renters turned to DVD first and VHS cassettes second last week, marking the first time disc rentals have outpaced tapes in the U.S. market, the Video Software Association said. [More]

Dwarf-tossing: Ontario MLA sweats the small stuff *
The organizer of a dwarf-tossing contest vowed the show would go on Thursday even as an angry Ontario politician made an 11th-hour bid to stop the event. [More]

Dying to make a better life *
The U.S. Border Patrol's battle to stem the tide of illegal migrants from Mexico is legendary. Much less well known, CHRISTOPHER REED reports, is just how many people wind up dead. This year's body count is a record, and critics say Canada shares the blame [More]

E-learning coming of age *
Firms increasingly adopt the easy-to-use, popular and flexible training method [More]

Early bird sings better, scientists say *
Calmer atmospheric conditions at dawn result in more consistent song quality [More]

Early tests point to West Nile in N.B. *
Preliminary tests on a man in his 60s indicate New Brunswick could have its first confirmed case of West Nile virus, the province's chief medical health officer said Monday. [More]

Eduard Shevardnadze: Georgia in his time *
Eduard Shevardnadze was a Cold War hero who found himself in hot water for trying to play politics with both the U.S. and Russia, says Russian studies professor STEPHEN JONES. [More]

Eeyor-eka: U.S. scientists clone a mule *
Owner of racing hybrids puts up funding; horse clones imminent, researchers say [More]

Eight die as car plows through outdoor market *
A car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers market Wednesday, killing eight people including a 2-year-old girl and injuring at least 45 others. [More]

Electric conversations *
Researchers have figured out how a small fish uses electricity to navigate and communicate in the murky Amazon River. ANNE McILROY reports [More]

Eminem's ex pleads not guilty *
The former wife of Grammy-winning rapper Eminem pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a drug charge and two driving violations. [More]

Employee at UCC faces porn charges *
Police have laid child pornography charges against a 28-year-old teaching assistant at Upper Canada College, one of the country's elite private schools. [More]

Encephalitis kills 110 children in southern India *
Mosquito-borne encephalitis has killed 110 children in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in the past six weeks, health officials said Tuesday. [More]

Engaging viewers is key *
CHUM's new president advises fellow broadcasters to follow Quebec's example on home-grown drama, GAYLE MacDONALD writes [More]

English-language boom worldwide draws support and condemnation *
In the Taiwanese city of Tainin, garbage trucks are required to carry loudspeakers that endlessly shout phrases designed to improve residents' conversational English. [More]

Enough of the headscarf-and-handbag humour, b'y *
You can get away with murder in this country if you do it with the right accent. [More]

Environment: The killing fields *
This weekend, Canadians pull out the stops in pursuit of the perfect lawn. But does their secret weapon in the war on weeds know the difference between friend and foe? MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT on the case against 2,4-D [More]

Epidemic feared if SARS spreads to native reserves *
Federal health officials have drawn up emergency plans to prevent SARS from racing through native reserves, warning that overcrowding and disease make reserves breeding grounds for outbreaks. [More]

EU commits $1-billion to battle against disease *
The international fight against the world's most vicious diseases received a major boost yesterday when the European Union and France both promised major new donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. [More]

EU nearer to easing ban on GM foods *
The European Parliament passed tough rules on genetically modified products Wednesday, opening the way to lift the European Union's ban on their sale as long as they are clearly labelled. [More]

Europe's latest ruse to bar modified foods *
GMO restrictions in Europe -- Note: This story does not reflect the editorial stance of evalu8.org [More]

Ex-Ducks' Devil-may-care attitude *
Let's see: Going into the Stanley Cup final, there was talk abut the Niedermayer factor and the Brodeur factor and now, with the New Jersey Devils out to a 2-0 series lead, there is the ex-Duck factor to consider... [More]

Exam stress and the cruellest month of the year *
Exam stress is getting worse for students, writes CAROLINE ALPHONSO...but relief may be just a stick of gum away... [More]

Excessive demands cause bulk of job stress: Statscan *
Working too many hours a day or in jobs that make too many demands on employee's time are the biggest sources of workplace stress, Statistics Canada says. But worries about job security have decreased since 1994, the report released Wednesday says. [More]

Experts dispute ossuary findings *
The Israel Antiquities Authority has declared the inscription on the James ossuary a fake, but that conclusion likely won't mark the end of the controversy over its authenticity. [More]

Fabricator Stephen Glass: The truth, the whole truth and nothing but... *
was inevitable that Stephen Glass's first novel would be based on a true story. That it is his own is what makes it unusual. [More]

Failing Our Kids: How We Are Ruining Our Public Schools -- Why Jonnee kant spel gud *
A major difficulty in giving prominence to education is that it is seldom newsworthy. Although everyone knows education is important, it never seems to attain the priority of a police search for a criminal or a health crisis such as the need to contain SARS. [More]

Family adopts rare two-headed turtle *
The Pascarell family is no stranger to unusual animals. But to their six dogs, three cats, four horses, 11 fish and one hamster add the strangest pet yet: a tiny two-headed turtle. [More]

Farm lifestyle linked to fewer allergies *
Growing up around farm animals may protect children from allergies and asthma, a Canadian study presented to the American Thoracic Society says. [More]

Fat: the next tobacco *
Kraft's decision this week to become more calorie-conscious shouldn't have come as such a big surprise, ALANNA MITCHELL reports. The health campaigner who cost the big cigarette companies billions has turned his attention to what's on the menu. The battle is on [More]

Father looks to inquest for better 911 systems *
The father of a man who died after collapsing during a hockey game says a public inquest this week could help prevent future deaths by exposing possible weaknesses in New Brunswick's 911 response system. [More]

Father, daughter survive sinking *
A father and his 11-year-old daughter swam five hours to shore after their three-metre sailboat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said [More]

FBI says cellphones can trigger bombs *
Cell phones modified so they could detonate bombs by remote control were found by investigators probing the recent Saudi Arabia bombings, raising concern that such methods could be used in the United States by terrorists. [More]

FCC ruling will erase Canada's on-line edge *
When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced last week that it would ease its regulation of the media, critics warned of a wave of mergers, with monopolies or oligarchies emerging to control what the public sees or reads. Democracy would be damaged; diversity would die. [More]

FDA forces foods to reveal trans fat *
Trans fat hasn't got the attention its infamous cousin — saturated fat — earned through warnings and labels, but that is about to change. After 10 years of debate, the U.S. government is requiring food labels to reveal exact levels of the artery-clogging substance. [More]

Fear makes for irrational security purchase decisions *
It was bad enough that, before 2001, security companies that had products and services to sell generated most of the fear of being hacked on the Internet. But after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, things got wonky. [More]

Fear of new diseases runs high, poll finds *
Half of Canadians -- 49 per cent -- expect the country will face an increase in infectious diseases in the years to come, suggests a new opinion poll. [More]

Few fear spread of contagion *
Citizens confident public-health workers, governments will contain SARS, mad-cow [More]

Fighting the SARS effect? Try a Woodstock *
Ontario's Ministry of Tourism is betting $5.2-million that some of the biggest names in Canadian rock music can dispel the SARS-seeded clouds of gloom hovering over Toronto. [More]

File sharing and firewalls *
This week, Trippin asks: "I was reading some of your past articles about the use of KaZaa. I am running a firewall program on my computer called BlackIce. It instantly alerts me when someone has tried to gain access to my computer even when my KaZaa is turned off. Are you aware of this program and is it a good one to have..? [More]

Filmmaker Spike Lee and Viacom settle lawsuit *
Filmmaker Spike Lee and Viacom have settled a lawsuit Lee filed to keep the media giant from calling its TNN cable television network "Spike TV." [More]

Finding comfort zone is essential *
There is no harder tournament to prepare for than the British Open. If you think it's easy to pack a bag full of turtlenecks, rain gear and long underwear when it's desert weather in Utah, think again. [More]

Finding Nemo sinks competition *
The deep-sea adventure Finding Nemo hooked the top spot at the box office Sunday with an estimated $70.6-million (U.S.) opening weekend... [More]

First case of SARS strikes Russia *
Russia reported its first case of SARS yesterday. A man living in Blagoveshchensk on the Amur River, which forms the frontier with China, came down with the syndrome as Chinese President Hu Jintao tried to persuade the world his country -- hit the hardest and at epidemic levels -- could contain the disease. [More]

First-time novelist in his literary prime **** 1/2
SANDRA MARTIN talks to Mark Haddon, whose compelling debut novel narrated by an autistic teen looks set to be filmed by the Harry Potter team [More]

Five deaths in Toronto fuel fears over SARS *
Health officials deliver mixed message about state of current outbreak in Ontario [More]

Florida court throws out tobacco verdict *
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday tossed out a record-setting $145-billion (USD) verdict for thousands of Florida smokers against the tobacco industry, saying the case should not have been tried as a class-action lawsuit. [More]

Fontaine new leader of AFN *
Veteran Indian politician Phil Fontaine won a second chance to lead the Assembly of First Nations Wednesday when he scored a second ballot victory over rival Roberta Jamieson. [More]

For Father's Day: Spa & Pa *
Before we can discuss the general subject of intimacy between sons and their fathers, and more specifically the wisdom of taking your old man to have a pedicure in a spa for Father's Day, it is necessary to say a few words about circumcision... [More]

Forces hope to lure doctors, dentists with cash *
The Canadian Forces are offering bonuses of up to $180,000 to attract dentists and doctors who are looking to add a bit of excitement to their daily practices. [More]

Foreign book publishers boost Canadian industry *
The book industry in Canada grew substantially in 2000-2001, but that didn't mean it was all good news for Canadian book companies. [More]

Fossil find fills gap in human evolution *
We were never Neanderthals... [More]

France's language guardians eye Quebec for Internet terms *
Quebec has come to the rescue of its linguistic cousins in France, where the heirs of Molière have been left lost for words in the hunt for Gallic versions of some common terms on the Internet. [More]

Free agents are there, but bidders may be scarce *
Imagine what an unlimited budget and a time machine could mean for any team trying to assemble a National Hockey League powerhouse from this year's unrestricted free-agent class. [More]

Fringe drifts more toward mainstream *
After completing successful runs in Montreal and Ottawa, the cross-country rolling carnival of theatre known as the Fringe Festival opens in Toronto today for its 15th presentation of short new works ranging from diamonds in the rough to very rough indeed. [More]

From dude to deity *
Keanu Reeves, advanced being.
Five years ago, those words strung together would have elicited derisive laughter. Before then, the closest the Toronto-bred actor came to representing a state of bliss was the ignorant kind associated with his perfectly embodied teenage doofuses from the Bill & Ted and Parenthood movies. [More]

FTC sues Web sites in Internet scam *
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing an Internet operation that allegedly fleeced consumers by using the agency's own national do-not-call registry as bait. [More]

Furniture retailers polish their image *
Leon's Furniture Ltd., well known for its light-hearted television commercials, is getting serious. [More]

G8 leaders all smiles *
World leaders clamped a harmonious face on a summit simmering with Iraq war disputes Sunday, striking a united front with pledges of billions of dollars to fight AIDS and hunger in poor countries. [More]

G8 leaders remain split on Iran, North Korea *
On Iraq, at least, they turned the page. But feuding world leaders who came together at a let's-make-up summit in France remained split over the next crises darkening the horizon — how to prevent North Korea and Iran from building nuclear weapons. [More]

G8 retreating from disease commitments, activists say *
Signs indicate leaders ready to back away from pledges to aid ill in poor countries [More]

Game five -- Minnesota runs wild in BC *
The call of the Wild just won't go away in the National Hockey League playoffs, with postseason action going back to Minnesota for another game. [More]

Game six: Canucks forget the past *
There were no video sessions for the Vancouver Canucks after they were embarrassed by the Minnesota Wild the other night.

While normal preparations for their second attempt at eliminating the Wild from the National Hockey League playoffs would include watching Game 5 to see where they could improve, there were extenuating circumstances. The Canucks were so bad in Monday's 7-2 loss that cut their series lead to 3-2 that watching the horror show again would be counter-productive. [More]

Game Three: Sens rally, grab lead *
There was a time when it seemed the Ottawa Senators couldn't handle adversity at playoff time.

Now, they can't do much without it. [More]

Game Three: Vancouver wins battle of power plays *
It's not the number of shots, but the quality of scoring chances that seems to matter most in the Stanley Cup playoffs. [More]

Garth, Mel -- chose another hymn *
Of all the sacred texts to bring to the screen, why did you pick the most adversarial Gospel? asks scholar DONALD HARMAN AKENSON [More]

Gary Gallon, 58 *
Environmental radical became known for putting pressure on government, corporations [More]

Gay Marriage: The view from the south *
In unanimously affirming the obvious, an Ontario appeals court opened the way for Canada to end the bar on marriage between partners of the same sex. Final approval of a milestone law striking down discrimination against gay couples is expected within months. [More]

Gay wedding planners get details right *
Web entrepreneur Rita Leonard isn't waiting to find out how the issue of same-sex marriage fares in Parliament or the Supreme Court. She has weddings to plan, sister. [More]

Gayby boom *
Single gay father Kevin Durkee was so eager to have a child that he spent $40,000 to do it, carrying on even when the issue broke up his last relationship. [More]

Geek no more *
Wondering where your accountant is? He's probably at home with his buddies, the lawyers, teachers and MBAs, who've turned off the TV and turned on to Doom 3 and Ghost Recon [More]

Genetic damage linked to chemical found in chips *
A compound common in potato chips, French fries and many other foods can cause genetic damage in animal cells even in very low levels, a new study has found. [More]

Genius: What it is ain't exactly clear *
For those of you who were not born into the generation that dare not speak its name more than once or twice a sentence, Garth Hudson was a brilliant member of a brilliant band called the Band. [More]

George Axelrod dies at 81 *
Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with The Seven Year Itch and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter and later wrote screenplays for such films as Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Manchurian Candidate, died Saturday. He was 81. [More]

Get a grip: SARS is nasty but it's not the next plague *
Fear of SARS is gripping Toronto. Many believe the outbreak is growing in strength and spreading rapidly in the community. And some people are calling for drastic measures. These fears are not warranted. [More]

Get health council going, worried Romanow urges *
A proposed national council on health care could fall by the wayside if it takes the provinces and Ottawa much longer to negotiate it, Roy Romanow said yesterday. [More]

Get your boogie-woogie shoes on for the Disco Ball *
I don't talk about it much but I've always been more tolerant of disco music than most normal people. It's probably because I worked at a disco during its hip-bumping heyday. The things I'm willing to admit out loud. [More]

Get-togethers secret to Lemaire's success *
Teamwork philosophy is reason Wild coach has squeezed out so much from castoffs and lost causes, ALLAN MAKI says. [More]

Getting back to Nature bites *
Down the road from our place in the country, the neighbours have thrown in the towel. I'll be sorry to see them go. They bought the house two falls ago because they liked the clean air and the splendid views. Nobody told them about the wind, which howls down from the northwest and peels the paint right off a place. [More]

Getting right bounce, a matter of course *
Out not long after dawn on the baked links of the Royal St. George's Golf Club, Tiger Woods was involved in a complex reconnaissance mission. How would his tee shot land, and more to the point, finish on the par-four, 388-yard ninth hole? [More]

Giguère challenges colleagues *
Finally, someone has stood up and showed some emotion on behalf of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, goalless and down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup final to the Anaheim netminder Jean-Sébastien Giguère seized the moment at a news conference yesterday, challenging teammates to take advantage of the National Hockey League championship series before it slips away. [More]

Giguere impressive beyond the numbers *
So what is there left to say about the work of J.S. Giguere, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' goaltender, who continues to befuddle one National Hockey League opponent after the other? [More]

Giguère receives consolation prize *
It may, in time, come to mean something to Anaheim Mighty Ducks goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère. But now? Moments after the Ducks lost a 3-0 decision to the New Jersey Devils in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final, winning the consolation prize -- the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff's most valuable player -- proved to be of little consequence. [More]

Giguere unflappable in Ducks net *
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks didn't need overtime to beat the Minnesota Wild, just an opportunistic penalty kill and another outstanding performance by their unflappable goalie. [More]

Giguère's point total beats five of his team's top forwards *
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are back in the Stanley Cup final, down only a game and breathing easier after finally scoring on Martin Brodeur. In fact, they got three goals when they finally played with passion, answering the challenge of goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère, the backbone and conscience of the team in the National Hockey League playoffs. [More]

Girl's abduction exposes extent of Internet luring *
tale of the 12-year-old British girl who ran away with a former U.S. marine she met on the Internet has police and parents concerned that it may be an extreme result of the sexual advances children receive over the Internet. [More]

Giving a graceless okay to medical marijuana *
Like a recalcitrant teenager ordered to do her homework or lose her TV privileges, Health Minister Anne McLellan has waited until the last possible moment to make medical marijuana available to Canadians, as directed by the courts. [More]

Glen Hillson: Early AIDS patient succumbs, age 51 *
Glen Hillson's long, courageous fight is over. One of the first patients diagnosed with the then-mysterious and terrifying AIDS virus in the early 1980s, Mr. Hillson stared death in the face for more than 20 years, until it seemed he would never succumb. [More]

Global doc a misfire in tin-pot 'media war' *
Global is reopening a can of worms tonight when it repeats an already controversial documentary. [More]

Global vitamin program to reduce infant mortality *
A Canadian-backed global plan to add vitamins to food should result in an immediate reduction in infant mortality and crippling diseases, its organizers say. [More]

Global's fall lineup heavy on U.S. fare *
Global Television has added a slew of big-name, U.S. programs to its fall schedule, and promises to deliver lots of skin, celebrity and brotherly love. [More]

GMO wheat risky, study asserts *
Genetically modified wheat is "environmentally unsafe" and, if approved for use in Canada, could close markets to this country's multibillion-dollar crop, Canadian scientists have found. [More]

GMOs: Let them eat what they want *
Canada should not stand in the way of Europeans making their own decisions about genetically modified foods, says political scientist DAVID WELCH [More]

Go ahead — have some fries *
Pass the fries. Researchers say new findings about genetic mutations caused by a compound in French fries, potato chips and other foods are not worrisome enough to warn people off some of their favourite snacks. [More]

Go East, young man, for exciting hockey *
If the New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators keep this up, one more bit of conventional wisdom about the National Hockey League will be blown to bits. [More]

Goal is releases 'in the creases' *
CBC Television's strategy to try to grab more eyeballs in 2003-2004 is to stagger the air dates for its new and returning programs, and basically carve its schedule into five distinct parts... [More]

God keep our land *
At a glance, the stats suggest that more Canadians than ever have no religion. Look more closely, says REGINALD BIBBY [More]

Golden Globes will delay 2004 ceremony *
The Golden Globe Awards, often considered a crystal ball for the Oscars, will air a week later than usual next year. [More]

Golfers follow bouncing ball *
No other major championship requires as much good fortune as the Open Championship. [More]

Golfing for the planet *
For those who crave a way to slow global warming, but would like to enjoy themselves in the process, U.S. scientists have two words of advice: Play golf. [More]

Gonzo with the wind *
A new owner's promise to revive Creem magazine is prompting sceptical guffaws from some of its original writers, including ALAN NIESTER , who here recalls the golden age of a publication that lived and breathed rock 'n' roll [More]

Good, clean summer fun (Cole) *
You know how children want their food the same and are keen on recycling? Hollywood is like that too as it dishes up its kiddie menu over the next few months, STEPHEN COLE finds [More]

Good, clean summer fun (Groen) *
There's no use getting hot and bothered about summer's shallow fare, RICK GROEN explains. Studio bosses are taking a page from Scott and Spenser, in a tradition as old as literature itself. [More]

Grass is greener with global warming, study says *
The planet is growing greener because climate changes have made it easier for plants to get the water, sunlight and temperatures they need, according to a study released yesterday. [More]

Grayshott Hall, England *
At first glance, Grayshott Hall looks like the kind of country house that Henry VIII might have frolicked about in. The Tudor mansion, with its lofty chimneys and half-timbered gables sits in the heart of rural England, near the hamlet of Grayshott. [More]

Greg Gatenby's departure -- Please don't have a nice day *
'Brilliant Canadian, not as nice as some," was the essence of the reaction to the departure of Greg Gatenby, the founder and director of Canada's best literary festival. [More]

Gregory Peck dead at 87 *
Gregory Peck, the lanky, handsome movie star whose long career included such classics as Roman Holiday, Spellbound and his Academy Award winner, To Kill a Mockingbird, has died, a spokesman said Thursday. He was 87. [More]

Gregory Peck: The screen image was never far from the man *
He displayed as a person the same qualities of basic goodness that epitomized his roles, RICK GROEN writes [More]

Gretzky likes what he sees *
Wayne Gretzky is a fan of the style of hockey that is being played in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, other than the largesse offered by goaltending equipment and the makeup of composite sticks. [More]

Gretzky misses Olympic practice *
An important rehearsal of Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid presentation took place yesterday without star attraction Wayne Gretzky as the clock ticked down for tomorrow's vote by the International Olympic Committee. [More]

Gretzky speaks out *
In the ongoing debate over how to inject some scoring life back into the National Hockey League, Wayne Gretzky offered his two cents Friday. [More]

Gretzky trade bombshell had genesis earlier, McNall says *
Almost fifteen years later, Canadians still recall the trade the way they'd recall a tragedy or assassination -- the day Wayne Gretzky was shipped out of Canada. [More]

Gruff Burns keeps players on their toes *
Pat Burns, a popular and nearly mythical figure during his days as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, is a professional grump. [More]

Grumpy old folks mostly myth, study suggests *
Aging may help us accentuate the positive and foster good feelings, a new study says. [More]

Guitar enthusiast developed nylon strings *
Rose Augustine, a guitar enthusiast who helped develop the first nylon guitar strings and ran a thriving business selling them, died April 21. She was 93. [More]

Gymnast files complaint against Cirque du Soleil *
An HIV-positive gymnast has filed a complaint accusing Cirque du Soleil of denying him the chance to take part in an acrobatic act in the Las Vegas show. [More]

Hack-attack record shattered: Study *
The year is a few days away from being half over, and it has already set a record for digital attacks, a British security firm says. [More]

Hackers compete in international battle Sunday *
Hackers worldwide have been challenged to a six-hour competition to determine "who is the best one of all." [More]

Hackett moves first, joining the Flyers *
Hackett became the first significant player to jump teams when the National Hockey League's free agency season began yesterday. [More]

Hand sanitizer sales soar in wake of SARS outbreak *
Matthew Medland has been selling hand sanitizer in Ontario for about 12 years but has never seen sales spike as much as they have since the outbreak of SARS a month ago. [More]

Handset sales could be lower: Nokia *
Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday that sales of its handsets could be at the low end of its earlier forecasts in the current quarter because of a European economic slowdown and the U.S. dollar's slide. [More]

Happy Father's Day *
It may not qualify as rocket science, but new research out of the United States suggests that dads fare less well on Father's Day than moms on Mother's Day. Nonetheless, stoic fathers end up happier than mothers with what they do get. [More]

Hard work puts Pandolfo on top *
When you look at the New Jersey Devils' list of regular-season scorers your eye has to scan a long way down before it finds Jay Pandolfo. [More]

Hard-hitting prospect also makes impact off the ice *
One by one, they've been calling Kelly Kisio, the general manager of the Calgary Hitmen, to ask the same question, "Is the kid for real?" And one by one, Kisio has confirmed what the many National Hockey League scouts and personnel people have suspected, that Mike Egener is not your typical 18-year-old draft prospect. [More]

Harmful industrial pollutants up by 20 per cent *
Despite major efforts by government and industry to control pollution, releases of dangerous chemicals into Canada's environment were 20 per cent higher in 2001 than in 1995, three major environmental groups say. [More]

Harper's experimentation succeeds *
Can there be such a thing as being too eclectic? Listening to the collected works of 33-year old Californian singer/guitarist Ben Harper, one might almost think so. [More]

Harry Potter books found in field *
The publisher of the Harry Potter books said Tuesday it feared copies of J.K. Rowling’s latest — as yet unpublished — novel had been stolen after a newspaper reported that two of the books were found in a field. [More]

Harry Potter conquers France's best-seller list *
The latest Harry Potter novel has become the first book in English to be number one on France's best-seller list. [More]

Harry Potter Hysteria: Witching hour draws near *
With a jangle of cash registers and a whoosh of witches' capes, bookstores across Britain rang up the first official sales of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix just after the stroke of midnight Saturday, bringing the boy wizard's fifth magical adventure to a legion of adoring fans. [More]

Harry Potter makes sun shine on Raincoast *
Harry Potter has bestowed a magic money-making wand on Vancouver publisher Raincoast Books at a time when book returns from retailers are piling up faster than ever. [More]

Harry Potter not working magic on bottom line *
Hefty discounting means booksellers not reaping a bonanza, SANDRA MARTIN writes [More]

Harry Potter: Adults get hardcover edition *
Adult Harry Potter readers conscious of still looking adult as they read the latest adventures of the Hogwarts School set can take heart. [More]

Harry Potter: The witching hour draws near *
Wild about Harry? Tonight's your night, LUMA MUHTADIE writes. The fifth instalment in the Harry Potter series is being released at midnight-madness parties in bookstores from coast to coast [More]

Harry Potter: Worth the wait -- and the weight *
'Phoenix starts dark and just gets darker,' says reviewer STUART DARRACH-COTTICK , 14. 'Still, it's not depressing, and that's cool' [More]

Hasek eager for return *
Dominik Hasek wants to return to the Detroit Red Wings and nowhere else, the retired goaltender has told the National Hockey League club. [More]

Hasek eager for return to Detroit *
Incumbent Joseph presents problem as talks continue... [More]

Hasek is back *
Dominik Hasek is returning to the National Hockey League. After only a year away from the game, the future Hall of Fame goaltender confirmed rumours on Tuesday. [More]

Havlat finds speed pays in playoffs *
It is often true that when a National Hockey League playoff series bogs down, the most effective player is a big, veteran forward who can crash through the offensive zone and create havoc. [More]

Hay fever *
There's magic at the Guardian Hay Festival, the world's largest gathering of literary lovers. It cast its spell on Margaret Atwood, writes ROBERT MASON LEE, noting the author was downright playful during her appearance [More]

Hayden Christensen: Darth star *
Hayden Christensen bulks up in Sydney to play a 'non-wimpy' intergalactic villain and misses Toronto, GAYLE MacDONALD finds [More]

Healing Powers: All about Adam *
ALEXANDRA GILL meets a 16-year-old kid from BC who offers distant-healing treatments through his website -- and counts rocker Ronnie Hawkins among his patients. [More]

Health Canada delays smallpox vaccinations *
Health Canada has postponed plans to vaccinate about 500 health-care workers against smallpox because of legal concerns involving compensation in case of adverse reactions, the CBC reported yesterday. [More]

Health charter to get nod *
Dozens of leaders from Canada's business community are expected to endorse today a charter dealing with mental health and addiction. [More]

Health problems hit children of Russia *
Falling standards make care in Soviet era seem like good old days, MARK MacKINNON finds [More]

Health workers trained to spot West Nile virus *
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Health-care systems weak in rural China *
Widening gap between rich, poor leaves some areas unprepared to fight disease. [More]

Heeere's Tom: The gross-out king is back *
The extreme Tom Green is planning to emulate such great talk-show hosts of the past as Johnny Carson [More]

Hepburn made the misfit into a star *
Katharine Hepburn, who died last Sunday at age 96, was it for me, I-T. Weekday afternoons in front of the Million Dollar Movie, she was mine -- my role model, my mentor, my substitute mother. It was the 1970s; my own (single) mother was at work. Through Kate's on-screen careers, I plotted the ways I would be, too -- glamorous lawyer, glamorous journalist, gritty frontier woman, queen. [More]

Herbie Mann, 73 *
Herbie Mann, the versatile jazz flutist who combined a variety of musical styles and deeply influenced trends such as world music and fusion, has died. He was 73. [More]

Hey kids, it's true...video games make you sharper: study *
Action-packed video games may offer more than just entertainment: They may make you sharper, according to a new study. [More]

High-tech revival? It depends on how you say it *
The press is full of speculation about what it would take to revive the high-tech economy -- the leading candidates being the timely arrival of an exciting new technology or an upswing in consumer spending. [More]

Higher risk of dementia linked to HRT *
Post-menopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy have twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's as those who do not, according to new research. The combination of estrogen and progestin also increases the risk of women suffering from stroke, a related study found. [More]

Hipster history surprisingly straight *
However authorized their beginnings, many histories end up as unauthorized. The historian is attacked by grumpy peers and, as the years pass, his work is dismissed as racist, or eurocentric, or naive, and a new authorized version is embraced. The disclaimer here is a reference, presumably, to George Bowering being a novelist and poet rather than a historian. [More]

Hitler, Martha: must be sweeps *
Only the desperately cynical would suggest that the U.S. networks planned their May sweeps schedules in clandestine consort with the war effort, but think about it: If new TV movies about Hitler, Martha Stewart and Three's Company don't distract and entertain the American viewing public, what will? [More]

Hoax on radio show gets Castro cursing *
Cuban leader Fidel Castro apparently fell victim to a prank by a Miami radio station and used crude expletives against talk-show hosts who led him to believe he was on the phone with his Venezuelan counterpart, President Hugo Chavez. [More]

Hockey and music: the score stands at one all *
A centre in Parry Sound, Ont., containing both the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame and an impressive concert hall for playing classical music is the latest in a list of strange compromises in Canadian culture [More]

Hockey's Bowman against rapid change *
For all those pundits ready to overhaul the game of hockey, the greatest coach in the sport's history has a piece of advice. Think before you tinker, says Scotty Bowman, who has listened to a dozen recommendations for fixing the game after what was broadly criticized as an uninspiring Stanley Cup final between the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. [More]

Holding court in Cannes *
Canadian Charlotte Mickie is in the big leagues of global film distribution. LIAM LACEY finds her hunkered down in a back office, doing deals. [More]

Holes remain in airport's SARS screen *
More than a week after Canadian officials assured the World Health Organization that airline passengers leaving Canada would be screened for SARS, little monitoring appears to be taking place. [More]

Hollywood legend Gregory Peck dies at 87 *
Invariably playing the hero, he graced both stage and screen for six decades... [More]

Hollywood North(east): So far, rumour spreads faster than SARS *
Gossip and rumour are in high circulation these days in "Hollywood North," but there seems precious little fact about the impact of SARS on Toronto's $3-billion film and TV industry. [More]

Hollywood reeling as 2003 box office sales slump *
This year's movie superheroes are getting licked by last year's. [More]

Hollywood wants pirates' gold *
The Hulk is the latest to turn up first on the Net as Napster-like digital heists threaten movie studios, GAYLE MacDONALD reports [More]

Home care, now more than ever *
Quarantines. Control of infectious disease. Assuring safe, clean drinking water. Sound familiar? [More]

Home-ice advantage may be deciding factor *
Think back to the start of the Stanley Cup finals, some eight weeks ago, when all the talk was of the home-ice disadvantage... [More]

Hong Kong declared free of locally spreading SARS *
The World Health Organization yesterday removed Hong Kong from its list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS, leaving Beijing, Taiwan and Toronto on the list. [More]

Horticulturist worked with Gertrude Jekyll *
Graham Stuart Thomas, who reintroduced many forgotten plants to British and North American gardens, died April 17. [More]

Hospitals acted too slowly on SARS, nurses charge *
Two Toronto hospitals have been forced to defend themselves against accusations that they weren't quick enough to act on undiagnosed cases of SARS that were raising serious concern among nurses. [More]

Hospitals shed SARS gear as threat eases *
Some masks, gowns starting to come off in switch to strict 'new normal' vigilance [More]

How do we define what a movie is? *
There were eight commercials before the feature, Bruce Almighty, on Monday. Before the previews, even. There was a grainy minidocumentary about Gatorade; a white-on-white L'Oréal pitch featuring pouty models with sticky hair enacting the seven deadly sins; a half-live, half-animated ad for the Toyota Matrix; a redhead with a put-on-sounding British accent touting Acuvue colour contact lenses; an Axe deodorant spot where gorgeous girls forgive all manner of male transgressions; plus ads for The Toronto Star, Labatt Blue and the DVD for Die Another Day. [More]

How Grandma got her groove back *
Retirement homes across the country are gearing up for a seniors boom, writes ALEXANDRA GILL, and the new facilities are out to shatter a few stereotypes about life after 65 [More]

How much job risk is reasonable? *
There are low-risk jobs and high-risk jobs, most fairly easy to identify. Police officers and soldiers, for example, are obviously in high-risk jobs, as are many construction workers. And while we would not, pre-SARS, have labelled all health care workers high-risk, we certainly do now. [More]

How SARS quietly survived in Toronto *
The SARS outbreak: Life goes on at hospital hit by resurgent virus [More]

How Shelagh got her groove back *
The veteran broadcaster used a very public break from her radio career to rediscover her private self. That introspective voice will join her when she returns to the airwaves this week, SARAH HAMPSON writes [More]

How to find a diamond in the rough *
Thomas Stachel destroys diamonds, crushing them in a handheld device in his lab at the University of Alberta. [More]

How to keep the laughs coming *
Montreal's annual comedy fest offers speed dating, mind reading and Cosby [More]

Human-to-human monkeypox jump suspected *
Officials are investigating whether two Wisconsin health care workers may have contracted monkeypox from patients, in what would be the first known transmission of the virus from one human to another in the United States. [More]

Hume Cronyn, 91 *
Canadian-born Hume Cronyn, a veteran stage and screen actor who charmed audiences with his portrayals of irascible old men and frequently paired with his wife, Jessica Tandy, has died of cancer. He was 91. [More]

Hunt for Billy the Kid continues *
The state of New Mexico is lending its 21st-century crime-fighting resources to determine once and for all whether Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid was killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 or lived to a ripe old age in Texas. [More]

I think it has a double life, Toronto *
Gay marriage, legal pot, strip clubs -- we've finally got Hollywood's attention [More]

Ice wine and cool technology *
On arid slopes overlooking British Columbia's Lake Okanagan, vineyard owner Don King is coaxing 30,000 plants to grow grapes of exactly the right colour, size and sweetness to produce great ice wine and other fine vintages. [More]

Ideas whose time are here *
Nobody knows yet what any of the great minds of this week's IdeaCity will talk about, but that's the genius of this event, RAY CONLOGUE writes [More]

If by Chance -- Getting hitched: A cautionary tale ** 1/2
The wedding flick, that familiar romantic comedy subgenre, is handed to the boys this summer as Hollywood delivers American Wedding (third in the American Pie series with Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy) and The In-Laws (Albert Brooks versus Michael Douglas). Down the aisle first, however, is If by Chance (Casomai), winner of the Ecumenical Jury Prize at last year's Montreal World Film Festival and a one-trick pony you could call the Italian Four Weddings and a Funeral. [More]

If Dubya took a call from Jean *
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If there's dung, is it dumb? *
Rather than try to understand modern art, we increasingly dismiss it as gross or just too complicated. The result is a steady shift away from seeing culture as allegory, writes HAL NIEDZVIECKI [More]

If you smoke and drink, beta-carotene may give you cancer *
Smoking and drinking alcohol may reverse the anti-cancer effect of beta-carotene, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [More]

Immigrants are not a problem *
Over the past few weeks, The Globe and Mail brought us various facets and faces of The New Canada: the country's 20-somethings, their achievements, and their diversity created by immigration. Last week, Daniel Stoffman commented on the "underside" of immigration, arguing that Canada has "too much, too soon." I disagree. [More]

Imprisoned physicist allowed to refuse medication *
A brilliant physicist who has spent four years in a pyschiatric institution rather than submit to forcible medication has won his bid to refuse drug treatment. [More]

In search of a happy ending: It takes only two people *
Is a "happy ending" out of the question for homosexuals? Or does it apply exclusively to a man and a woman in each other's arms? [More]

In writing off IT, you write off innovation *
A minor irony: as I initiate a column on information technology and business strategy, the Harvard Business Review announces that IT doesn't matter any more. It has become a commodity like electricity or rail transport, hence irrelevant to business strategy. In a feature article that has evoked a storm of reactions, Nicholas Carr advises you to get boring on the IT front... [More]

Inferior masks hastened SARS: report *
The spread of SARS among Toronto health-care workers was hastened by the use of unfitted face masks considered obsolete for more than 30 years in the United States, a preliminary report co-authored by Health Canada revealed yesterday. [More]

Influenza epidemic of 1918-19 led to cessation of Stanley Cup *
Long before SARS, professional sports was faced with the challenge of carrying on business during an epidemic. The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-19 caused the only instance of a major North American sports championship being cancelled because of illness: the Stanley Cup. [More]

Insider Guide to Halifax *
Though famous for the beauty of its surroundings, Halifax also offers the best of the great indoors. As The Globe's SHAWNA RICHER explains, the city is full of uniquely local experiences that give this cosmopolitan centre the feel of a small town [More]

Inspectors await more results of mad-cow testing *
As the search for the origins of an Alberta cow diagnosed with mad-cow disease widens, officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday that test results expected back today could be delayed. [More]

Inspired Ducks soaring *
Long before Anaheim Might Ducks captain Paul Kariya bounced back from a crushing bodycheck to become the focus of Game 6, his teammates made sure the Stanley Cup final would be extended to the limit. [More]

Insulation may be doing more than you think *
When you talk about insulation you tend to think about it keeping the cold out and the heat in. Do you ever think that it may be contaminating the indoor air quality of your home? [More]

International travel hit by SARS, war *
International travel to and from Canada suffered an overall decline in March amidst the war in Iraq and mounting concern over SARS. [More]

Introducing Joash Woodrow *
The discovery of 3,500 works by an unknown, 77-year-old recluse may have altered the postwar British art landscape [More]

Invaders at the gate *
From snakehead fish in Maryland to zebra mussels in the Great Lakes, invasions by foreign species are a growing problem. [More]

Invasion of the Great Lakes *
This week, a Commons committee warned of an ecological 'meltdown' because so many non-native species are converging on the mighty habitat. MARK STEVENSON travels the waterway to examine the damage they have caused [More]

Investigators narrow mad-cow search *
Alberta's baffling case of mad-cow disease may never be solved, officials said yesterday as they tried to pinpoint the cow's DNA profile to determine whether the infection spread. [More]

Iranian twins don't make it *
Pair die within 90 minutes of each other [More]

Iraq now: 20 questions *
Is there power? Health care? How many troops remain? How many people died? In Baghdad, Globe correspondent MARK MacKINNON answers some lingering questions about the aftermath of the war in Iraq [More]

Iraqi press runs free and wild *
With little in the way of television news, print is king. Even conservative estimates put the number of new publications at 90. MARK MacKINNON reports on the growing pains of a burgeoning industry [More]

Ireland curbing liquor ads *
Ireland will restrict advertisements and wants to slap health warnings on alcoholic beverages in hopes of deterring heavy drinking by teenagers, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced Monday. [More]

Iris Murdoch's library goes on auction block *
Four years after Iris Murdoch's death, her husband is selling the nearly 1000 books collected and annotated by the late author over six decades, auctioneers said Monday. [More]

Iris Murdoch: Her library speaks volumes *
Four years after her death, Iris Murdoch's books are on sale. In their well-thumbed pages are bus tickets, flowers, and touching inscriptions from those she loved [More]

Is Parliament full of Pinocchios? *
A rash of fibbing scandals in Canada suggests that truth is the first casualty of politics. The question, reports JANE TABER, is whether politicians lie more than they used to, or are just less likely to get away with it [More]

Is this the saviour of Canadian TV? *
Last Thursday was one of those days on my beat. From beginning to end, it illustrated what a mess we're in. [More]

Islam needs a modern and moderate reformation movement *
The compelling need facing Islam today is for Muslims to learn to deal effectively and constructively with the demands and challenges of the real world around them. How should they do this? Other monotheistic faiths have adapted over time by developing less rigorous branches. [More]

Isolation period extended in BC *
New Westminster hospital closes a floor, puts suspected cases off-limits for 12 days [More]

It could and did happen here *
The idea that American executives have a corner on vice is, to use a polite word, balderdash, says MADELAINE DROHAN. We're quickly becoming a nation of dupes. [More]

It'll be a wild series, so don't duck it *
Playoff cynics, prepare. On my mark, unleash hell on the Stanley Cup's Western Conference Final. Ready? Begin. [More]

It's a small world when disease strikes *
Despite our modern scientific knowledge, doctors are often operating in the dark. [More]

It's all beside the point *
A journalism student at the University of Texas, interviewed on Sunday on the CBS program 60 Minutes, irked me. The topic was The List, websites naming profs at U.S. universities who have been accused of letting their left-wing or anti-Israel bias pollute the pure academic air of their classrooms. [More]

It's official; Scott has silver medal *
Canada's cross-country ski icon Beckie Scott of Vermilion, Alta., is officially an Olympic silver medalist after the International Olympic Committee's executive board nullified the results of a Russian skier who had finished ahead of Scott in the women's five-kilometre free pursuit at Salt Lake City. [More]

It's scrap, not junk *
In biology, nothing has been more dismissive than the term applied to upwards of 95 per cent of DNA whose purpose doesn't seem to be to produce any of the proteins -- think insulin or adrenaline -- every organism needs to grow and thrive. [More]

It's snowing metaphors *
English-speakers have a number of ways of saying the Inuit have a number of words for snow. The metaphor is always the same -- that people pay close attention to subjects that are important to them -- but nobody agrees on how many words there are supposed to be. [More]

It's the MOST: 'Humble' Canadian space telescope set for launch *
Numerous scientific fingers are being anxiously crossed and recrossed as astronomers from Toronto to Plesetsk, Russia, await news of the launch today of Canada's small and "humble" space telescope. [More]

It's time we learned *
Many details about Hollinger's business practices were available for years. Information means little if we don't act on it, says accounting professor MICHEL MAGNAN. [More]

J.Lo and Affleck: Delivering the Lo-down on Jenny *
As the superstar lands in the BC interior to shoot her latest film, the local press vows to give Lopez her space -- sort of, ALEXANDRA GILL writes [More]

Jackie Chan revives tourism in Hong Kong *
Hong Kong is turning to action star Jackie Chan to help draw visitors back to the territory after the SARS outbreak. [More]

Jacko's back in town *
Michael Jackson has returned to Indianapolis for a second attempt at giving a court-ordered deposition in a copyright lawsuit. [More]

Jazz: Some lesser lights who shine brightly *
Six little-known Canadian jazz outfits that are worth a listen this festival season [More]

JFK Jr., wife living apart before fatal crash *
John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn, were having marital problems and were living apart when they died in an airplane crash in July 1999, a new book claims. [More]

Jimi Hendrix bassist Noel Redding dies, age 57 *
Noel Redding, bass player for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience from its formation in 1966 through its dissolution three years later, has died. He was 57. [More]

JLo sues former manager *
Jennifer Lopez has filed a petition with California's labour commission that accuses her former representative, Benny Medina, of not having a valid talent agent's licence while managing her career. Lopez fired Medina in June after five years of service. [More]

Johnny Depp: Shiver me timbers! *
Johnny Depp is a notorious Hollywood bad boy. Jerry Bruckheimer is a take-no-prisoners producer. So what brought them together to make a family-friendly, swashbuckling tale? [More]

Journey into the B.C. Interior *
All eyes may be on Vancouver and Whistler this week, but on a road trip through B.C.'s less-travelled Kootenay and Slocan Valleys, LASZLO BUHASZ finds diverse landscapes and summer attractions deserving of attention in their own right [More]

Kariya cunning with deal *
Paul Kariya took what amounted to the largest pay cut in National Hockey League history -- an $8.8-million reduction from the $10-million annual pay he received last season from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks -- and signed a one-year, $1.2-million contract with the Colorado Avalanche. [More]

Kariya's faith in his team never wavered *
Paul Kariya, when he wants to be, can be one of the most well-spoken players in the league. [More]

Karoshi: There must be better ways to get a break *
Did you know that 317 Japanese died last year due to overwork? They call it karoshi. This corrosive factoid made me drop my spoon in my bran flakes and catapulted me into the contemplation of things I really shouldn't have been thinking about before going to work. [More]

Katharine Hepburn dead at 96 *
Exit Katharine Hepburn, aristocrat of the screen, who died yesterday at 96. [More]

Katharine Hepburn dies at 96, nominated for 12 Oscars *
Katharine Hepburn, an icon of feminist strength and spirit who brought a chiselled beauty and patrician bearing to such films as The Philadelphia Story and The African Queen, died Sunday, her executor and town authorities said. She was 96. [More]

Kazaa, iMesh vulnerability termed 'serious' *
Users of file sharing programs such as Kazaa and iMesh are urged to install a security patch after a serious bug was discovered in their underlying network [More]

Keep lid on foreign ownership: Broadcast report *
A two-year study of Canadian broadcasting has called for a vast overhaul of both the industry's public and private wings — but pointed in a starkly different direction than a parallel parliamentary committee recommended just six weeks ago. [More]

Keeping it all in the family *
Father and son filmmakers Melvin and Mario Van Peebles talk to LIAM LACEY about the great story in their own back yard -- a tale of two men and two films, 30 years apart [More]

Keeping the biotech genie in the bottle *
Just two years ago, a couple of artists opened a small boutique called Gene Genies Worldwide in a trendy part of Pasadena, CA. [More]

Kid Notorious: Yoda turns on the charm, Hollywood-style *
Long in the tooth and short of ideas, producer Robert Evans lives out his teen fantasies in the animated series Kid Notorious, ANDREW RYAN writes [More]

Kids and contacts not always a perfect pair: B.C. optometrists *
Parents should closely monitor cleaning and wear of lenses... [More]

Killer culture: Viruses in the Movies *
The virus as a metaphor infected our popular culture long before SARS and mad cow hit the headlines. But this time there is no cure, writes LIAM LACEY [More]

Klein gets pie for breakfast *
The menu called for pancakes. But Alberta Premier Klein got pie for breakfast at Calgary Stampede event. [More]

Klein heads to U.S. to urge repeal of beef ban *
Premier also plans to rebut Times article that casts doubt on oil sands reserves [More]

Korean War: Canada's forgotten veterans *
Dave Crook huddled in his sleeping bag braced against the bitter cold of the Korean winter and thought about the Americans on the other side of the icy road. They, too, were in their sleeping bags. But they were dead — shot in their sleep the night before by a raiding platoon of Chinese soldiers. [More]

Kraft to help fight obesity *
Kraft Foods Inc. announced Tuesday it will take steps including a cap on portion sizes and the elimination of in-school marketing to help fight obesity. [More]

Krakatoa author: 'I still marvel at things' ****
There are few subjects that aren't of interest to the magpie mind of author Simon Winchester. ALEXANDRA GILL discusses his book on Krakatoa, a first love in Canada and his famous mentor [More]

Krall honoured in BC *
Diana Krall's dad can't tell a lie and he's so happy he wasn't able to keep her engagement to singer-songwriter Elvis Costello a secret, the jazz star said Friday. [More]

Kremlin's decree sows seed of discontent *
Scientists fear rare plant species won't survive move to new location [More]

Lack of curiosity killed the chat *
There are limits to conversational generosity. I'm not really blessed with completely unquenchable curiosity. [More]

Laughter: the best medicine? *
Members of the world's 1,500 laughing clubs believe we can guffaw our way to good health, reports STEPHEN STRAUSS. Skeptics say the joke may be on them... [More]

Lawsuit threat not slowing file sharing *
Despite the threat of lawsuits from the recording industry, music fans across the country continued to swap songs illegally over the Internet, many taking precautions to remain below the radar. [More]

Lead, cadmium in food, environmental group says *
The typical Canadian diet has been criticized for being too rich in calories, but a report warns of another weighty food problem to worry about: elevated amounts of two heavy metals. [More]

Leaders hope plan to attract research will boost Toronto economy *
In the aftermath of SARS, an "unprecedented" alliance of public- and private-sector interests will unveil plans today to boost the economy of the Toronto region by making it a magnet for some of the world's top researchers and research-driven industry. [More]

Leafs' GM search begins *
Pat Quinn finally relented, Ken Dryden was shifted further away, Bill Watters was shown the door and Richard Peddie continued to spread his wings at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. [More]

Learn from SARS crisis, university report urges *
Public-health officials here and elsewhere can learn ethical lessons from the SARS outbreak, a report by the University of Toronto's Joint Centre for Bioethics suggests. [More]

Led it be *
Vintage rockers Led Zeppelin rise again, J.D. CONSIDINE writes, with the release of a live concert album and a video compilation of performances from the seventies [More]