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Sean McRae, suspected of massive election fraud

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Recent election winner Sean McRae being investigated for massive campaign fraud reports RCMP. Opposition parties demand answers.


Senior Mountie found ‘in contempt of Parliament'

Sources say Deputy Commissioner Barbara George, who was head of the force's human resources division until she was suspended last year amid allegations of a cover-up related to abuses of the fund, has been found “in contempt of Parliament” by a House committee


Flaherty vows to protect surplus

Finance Minister says he won't ‘throw money around' when he unveils financial plan Feb. 26.


France may not answer Harper's call

Decision to send troops to help Canada in Kandahar is only one of four possible options: report


U.S. charges Boeing engineer in China spy case

Accused arrested on charges of stealing aerospace secrets for China

Earlier discussion

The chaotic U.S. system for electing a president

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Shribman took your questions


Countdown to 2010

John Furlong

VANOC chief leads
with a quiet passion

Part II: What drives John Furlong? Inner angst and quiet passion


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Weathering the storm

Unusually bad weather has exposed many of the weaknesses of China's infrastructure and Beijing's contradictory policies


Rich and famous

russian oligarchs

'I want my oligarch'

Finding, attracting and marrying a wealthy Russian businessman has become a cottage industry

 

Earlier discussion

Streetwise blogger Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis on the markets

Report on Business 

B.C. on a roll, credit union group predicts

Economic growth in British Columbia forecast to remain above the historical annual average through 2012

Ontario's auto parts bleeding continues

Industry woes and Canadian dollar cited in decision to halt work at Martinrea International Inc.'s Kitchener frame plant in 2009, one of the largest factory shutdowns yet in the storm battering Canada's auto parts industry

Oil prices spike on Venezuela's threats

President Chavez says exports to U.S. will be halted if his country is harmed by Exxon Mobil move to freeze assets

Saskatoon sees home prices surge 45% over last year

Strong housing market in Western Canada boosted the average price of a new home 6.2 per cent last year, Statistics Canada says

Um, never mind – I don't need the job that badly

Job candidates are turned off by interviewers who act aloof, keep them waiting, cross-examine them or ask weird questions, survey shows


National 

Mulroney 'never worked for Thyssen'

German arms manufacturer insists it has no knowledge of his doing any work for it

Day expects new terror law to face court test

Public Safety Minister predicts new legislation will survive court challenges

Unfit drivers rarely reported, study says

Researchers say Ontario Doctors rarely report patients who shouldn't be driving to licensing bodies

N.B. legislature to be called back into session

Government wants to force an end to a strike that has closed several community colleges


World 

Zurich robbers steal paintings worth $160-million

Among paintings stolen are works by Cézanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet

U.S. wants death penalty for 9/11 planner

Military prosecutors file charges against the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and five other Guantanamo prisoners

Canadians 'winning' in Kandahar, general says

Detailed assessment by top commander shows decrease in ambushes in key districts

Anglican leader defends right to raise Islamic-law issue

But Archbishop of Canterbury says his handling of the matter may have been clumsy


Life 

Aphrodisiacs to romance your Valentine

An exciting and romantic Valentine's dinner

The Interview: The good doctor's ghosts

Gabor Maté's new book is a moving, debate-provoking and multi-layered look addiction

Are you a Hillary or an Obama at work?

One's got seasoning, the other's got style. But when it comes to success at the office, both candidates exemplify different qualities that can help your career soar. So who gets your vote?

Suitable: Some patent secrets to wearing leather - and lots of it

For every variable, there should be some consistency


Health 

Artificial sweeteners may cause weight gain

New study finds consuming artificial sweeteners makes it harder to limit food intake and keep weight off

Power Crunch: The Border's Nazneen Contractor's workout regime

Stunt work's no stretch for this actor

Medical team targeting stomach cancer in North

A NWT hamlet is the testing ground for innovative treatment of a disease that is twice as common in Arctic natives

FDA warns of deaths in children treated with Botox

Health Canada reviewing safety information


Science 

Tiny pterodactyl fossil opens doors

Researchers discover dinky remains of flying dinosaur in China that was forest dweller

Insects ravaged more plants in ancient hot period

They not only ate more of each plant, they did greater variety of damage, researchers find

Spacewalk goes on despite last-minute switch

German astronaut falls ill, so crewmate must do work in his place

Two Canadians to visit ISS next year

Julie Payette to make second mission in April, 2009; Bob Thirsk departing in May to be first Canadian astronaut to make extended stay in space

Robot uses sea's heat for power

Glider the first 'green' robot to explore undersea environment


Technology 

Nortel, Motorola deal an uphill battle

‘I'm not sure that putting two wrongs together necessarily make a right,' analyst says of possible partnership

Another blow for HD DVD

Netflix, says it will become the latest retailer to go exclusively with rival Blu-ray technology

Man arrested for using prince's ID on Facebook

26-year-old detained in Casablanca over ‘villainous practices'

U.S. groups chides China, Russia ... and Canada for piracy

Business software companies lost estimated $511-million in Canadian sales in 2007 because of piracy, International Intellectual Property Alliance says

Net Neutrality: ISPs byte more than they can chew

As Internet video gains in popularity, service providers are trying to figure out how to handle the increase in traffic and their methods have faced criticism – but users ain't seen nothing yet


Sports 

Raptors dig too big a hole

Toronto slow off the mark, then Ginobili chokes off any comeback thoughts in Spurs' 93-88 win on Monday

Senators shake things up

Ottawa acquires Mike Commodore and Cory Stillman from Carolina for Joe Corvo and Patrick Eaves

Sundin situation ‘status quo'

Mats Sundin continues to say he wants to remain in Toronto, but also hasn't discussed a contract extension

Zednik recovering from lifesaving surgery

Panthers forward remains in a Buffalo hospital after severing his carotid artery during a game


Arts 

Fournier to retire from National Ballet

Principal dancer leaves in June, at the end of the 2007-2008 season

Canadian sings for Obama

Canadian singer makes star turn in Obama Internet hit alongside Herbie Hancock, Scarlett Johansson

Winehouse golden at Grammys

Jazz great Herbie Hancock gets album of the year

Day-Lewis, Cotillard take top BAFTA honours

Atonement named best picture at the British Academy Film Awards in London

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