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Fallen Mounties honoured Family, friends gather in Mayerthorpe to open memorial park honouring four officers gunned down in 2005 Harper selects new communications director Report says former lobbyist and Reform party activist Kory Teneycke will replace Sandra Buckler Betancourt: 'I cry with joy' French-Colombian politician embraced in France as an icon Jesse Helms dead at 86 Built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress My wife keeps comparing us to our new fabulous friends Can we get over this couple envy? 'Hey, boss, what's your sign?' Finding out about the alignment of the stars and planets could help you in the workplace Controversy and the Order of Canada Historian Christopher McCreery takes your questions Marketplace In Depth More Sections BCE strikes final takeover deal Cope to take helm of telecommunications company next week, price remains $42.75 a share but no common dividend payouts before closing UBS sees small second-quarter loss Bank surprises, saying results will be at or slightly below breakeven European markets fall, Asia mixed Japan posts its 12th straight day of losses, while European indices open lower Chrysler looks at China alliance Does deal with Great Wall Motor Co. to study sharing technology, components and distribution Terror ringleader overheard talking about bombings British man had just dropped Canadian terror suspect off at Heathrow Airport 300,000 attend Stampede parade ‘Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' kicks off in style on the streets of downtown Calgary Refugee board ordered to take another look at war dodger's failed asylum bid Court finds someone who refuses to take part in military action which ‘systematically degrades, abuses or humiliates' combatants or non-combatants might qualify as a refugee Layton hoping for Alberta breakthrough long-time Alberta New Democrat Ray Martin to seek candidacy in the riding of Edmonton East. U.S. Embassy returns to historic Berlin address Former U.S. President Bush inaugurates new embassy in front of Brandenburg Gate North Korea balks at further nuke dismantling Pyongyang says it has not received enough fuel oil and other benefits promised under an aid-for-disarmament deal Obama has little choice but to drift toward centre Conservative Democrats may have his fate in their hands, which is why he's steering 'safe' on guns and national security Mugabe insists opposition drop claim to power 'We are open to dialogue but reality is reality and it has to be accepted... I am the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe' Contests, sponsorships, prize money – Frolfing's not for slackers any more You don't get a caddy. A top pro's winnings might total a few hundred bucks. But in disc golf, you can go from the backyard to the big leagues - if you give a toss Cyclists' deaths flag highway safety issue Deaths fulfill grim prophesy thousands of other riders have narrowly avoided You too can writhe like Tiger Now that the world's No. 1 golfer is hobbled, legions of duffers are likely to follow suit. Here's a handy guide Rising costs fuelling gas theft More people are resorting to "gas-and-dash" thefts and other extreme measures to contend with the high price of petrol Ask a dietician Leslie Beck takes your healthy eating questions 'There's absolutely no typical woman' Abortion cuts across the lines of class, education, age and income to affect women from all walks of life Magic mushrooms' medical mojo A small but growing number of scientists are once again recruiting patients for studies of controversial drugs Children's suicide attempts raise concerns about ADHD medication Issue highlights debate over whether or not to prescribe powerful drugs to treat complex psychiatric problems among children Sound wood yields sweet sounds Remarkably consistent density of grain in ancient instruments holds key to the magical tones of a Stradivarius Student breaks back of bags Ontario high-schooler develops way to decompose plastic bags in months rather than years Digging up buried treasure Businesses have discovered having their own enterprise search engine saves time and money and makes employees happy YouTube told to hand over users' data Viacom suing Google over copyrighted clips; critics say information could identify millions of people worldwide Your Friday reads Jack Kapica searches the Web and offers a selection of the week's interesting stories: A BoingBoing brouhaha, Indy for Prez and Oscar-worthy animated robots What's in a name? All you need is $100,000 to be master of your own domain Get ready to rock, needlepoint-style In an ingenious piece of engineering, developers have fitted a glove-like add-on to the bottom of the Nintendo DS Canucks acquire Steve Bernier Vancouver sends a second- and third-round draft choice to Buffalo Jagr departs for Russia 36-year-old Czech signs a 'letter of intent' with Avangard Omsk of the Continental Hockey League Sharks add another star defenceman San Jose acquires Dan Boyle for a package including Matt Carle and a first-round pick Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final Top two men's players will meet in their third consecutive championship match after commanding semifinal victories Aznavour named to Order of Canada Legendary singer, described as the Frank Sinatra of France, gets special designation reserved for non-Canadians One banana: $2,500 Michael Fernandes's installation piece in Halifax is one expensive piece of fruit. As the artist explains, it's the process, not the banana, that is important Going forward, rise up against crapspeak Montreal jazz fest not the second coming, but still thrilling It's not often that a concert can be both thrilling and disappointing at the same time | |||||
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