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Kennedy has malignant brain tumour

Senator Edward Kennedy, shown  in 2006, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Evan Vucci/The Associated Press

Doctors discover cancer after long-time U.S. senator suffers seizure on weekend


Iceland rated most peaceful

British research firm ranks Canada 11th most peaceful , with United States more violent than Serbia or Nicaragua but ahead of Somalia and Iraq at bottom


Ontario chided over chronic disease

'Modest' improvements could save nearly 8,000 lives a year arms-length watchdog says


Jeff Adams aims for Beijing Olympics

Wheelchair athlete says he plans to compete for a spot on the Canadian team

Not famous

Photo by Jennifer Roberts

The barber of West Broadway

An audio and photo profile by Jennifer Roberts


Heavy petting

In the past three years, Adam Brandejs has received a flood of 8,000 e-mail inquiries about his Genpets, which are silicone mock-ups made to look like genetically engineered pets. Adam Brandejs

The cost of cloning Fluffy: $148,000

From science fiction to science fact


Editor's choice

An unidentified man fires his Glock 9mm pistol  outside Washington. Yuri Gripas/Reuters

So, do as I say

Police instructor's gun goes off in safety class

 

Report on Business 

Market Blog: The Big Three since 2003

The TSX surged above 15,000 on Tuesday, largely on the strength of oil and gold producers, but assisted by a wide assortment of sectors

BCE shares pounded

Shares had regained some lost ground by mid-day after initial slide in the wake of weekend reports that key lenders in $35-billion takeover were getting jittery

Loonie looking unsure amid BCE doubts

One key for the Canadian dollar now will be whether the BCE takeover actually goes though, says Scotia Capital

Oil spikes above $129 a barrel

The market has $130 in its sights, as prices are driven by supply concerns

Aerospace: 'Mr. Patient Money' steps in again

Magellan Aerospace's biggest believer: chairman Murray Edwards


National 

Police officers lobby for safe injection site

Law enforcement officers go to Ottawa to fight for Vancouver's safe injection site, whose drug-law exemption expires June 30

Police, staff key to Toronto school safety plan

Action plan released Tuesday is a formal response to damning Falconer report on safety in Canada's largest school system

Adult's criminal courts taking longer

Time to dispose of cases jumps 33 per cent over five years, Statscan finds

Hospitals face hand-washing crackdown

Amid growing concern over spread of infection, watchdog demands hygiene audits and compliance plans from acute-care facilities

Historic sit-down for Ontario, Quebec

Joint cabinet meeting will be a first for country's largest provinces, as they step closer to united front

Quebec would welcome plumbers, Charest says

International – and interprovincial – barriers to worker exchange need to go, he tells French


World 

Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa

Mobs kill 22 foreigners, injure hundreds as violence sweeps townships around capital

China: 40,000 dead, 5 million homeless

Rescuers free a 60-year-old woman Tuesday who was trapped for more than 195 hours after last week's earthquake

Clinton consigned to the shadows

Whether or not they asked for it, Americans are now in the midst of a six-month presidential election race

Across Myanmar's 'friendship bridge,' a cold reception

A handful of survivors of the deadly May 2-3 cyclone have fled to Myawaddy from the stricken, rain-soaked Irrawaddy delta

Deadly migration: A fight for their lost young men

A group of Senegalese women, whose sons died trying to reach Europe on treacherous boat journeys, are saying, 'Enough'


Life 

Discussion: Ask a wedding expert

From gifts to etiquette to planning, get answers to all of your wedding questions

Bisphenol A: The anti-plastic backlash

Concerns about toxins are bringing glass jars back into style

Holiday accidents: 'a male issue'

From car crashes to drunken boating, men seem to be involved in the majority of accidents that happen over holiday weekends

Office Getaways: Didn't use all of your vacation days last year?

Try the The Don't Leave Your Desk Vacation


Health 

The new face of hypertension

Though more Canadians are treating their high blood pressure, new research shows those of South Asian and black descent are three times as likely to develop the condition

The keepers of quality cancer care

With labs bungling results, a B.C. pathology test offers peace of mind for just $600


Science 

Tasmanian tiger's gene still works

Scientist transplant DNA from extinct marsupial and get functional response in mouse embryo

Seamount home to millions of tiny starfish

Scientists discover brittlestar colony on massive undersea range south of New Zealand

Did Magellan take ride on El Niño?

Phenomenon in Pacific Ocean may have helped Portuguese explorer on first trip around the world nearly 500 years ago


Technology 

Napster rolls out MP3 store

Web-based music store a challenge to iTunes

Google makes health service available

Online filing cabinet for medical records opens to public; venture provides fodder for privacy watchdogs

Microsoft proposes to buy Yahoo search: source

Software giant said to be eyeing minority stake in Web pioneer, stopping short of full-out merger


Sports 

NFL owners vote to shorten labour deal

Current contract will end in 2011 instead of 2013; league emphasizes negotiations will continue

South African soccer chief worried about World Cup

Raymond Hack says attacks on foreigners may hurt the country's bid to host a successful 2010 tourney

Dubreuil and Lauzon announce retirement

Canadian ice dancers are planning to join the professional skating circuit

Lawyer: Donaghy cooperated fully in NBA probe

Disgraced basketball referee says relationships among officials, coaches and players 'affected the outcome of games'


Arts 

In the park with George

Harrison gets a little help from his friends attending the opening of a garden dedicated to the late 'quiet Beatle'

Female-friendly mags continue to dominate

No new magazines broke into the 2007 top 10, according to an analysis by industry watchdog, Masthead magazine

Janet Jackson set to tour

Singer's first tour in seven years opens in Vancouver Sept. 20

Bollywood firm has its eyes on Hollywood

Reliance Big Entertainment signs deals with production houses of George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Nicolas Cage

Autos

Hyundai Tucson

Should Cato buy his kid a car?

Real Estate

Real Estate

Country: not just gingham and rush-back chairs

Travel

Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker

Less sex, more city

Business incubator

insurance

How to recruit top talent over the Web

Technology

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