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Sweat and luxury

DEREK DECLOET — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

Thanks to its genius for staffing, Issy Sharp's Four Seasons Hotels can work its magic even in poverty-stricken Mumbai. Too bad it's checkout time for the Sharp era—and for one of Canada's few global brands

Let's be frank

WAYNE LILLEY — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

Fred Jaekel thought Magna was such a fine model of an auto parts company that he cloned it. Now Martinrea is soaring even while the sector stalls—so no hard feelings about getting fired by Frank Stronach (either time)

The incredible shrinking ice cream company

JOHN DALY — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

How did the Serruya brothers and their team wreck CoolBrands and, somehow, still get rich?

A radioactive asset

ERIC REGULY — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

The nuclear industry is back. Too bad AECL's Maple mini-reactors are years behind schedule

Skirting the issue

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

Is there such a thing as too much cleavage?

One good run

AMANDA LANG — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:00 EDT

At the office, he's a high-powered CEO. But on the hill, Marc Tellier unleashes his inner ski bum

Tech: Projectors

IVOR TOSSELL — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:18 EDT

Playing in a home theatre near you

Golf: Rained out

LORNE RUBENSTEIN — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:05 EDT

Tips to help you in bad weather

Wine: Bruce Nicholson

BEPPI CROSARIOL — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:52 EDT

Niagara's falling for the B.C. shiraz master