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Ontario awards list heavy with GTA builders

You would expect builders in the continent's largest market to do well at the provincial awards.

Rooftop Surfing by Stephen Dupuis


Perhaps my mug shot will protect your breakables

Newspapers will survive as long as people continue to have moving days.

He Says by John Mazerolle


Embattled Wally Buono catches a rare break

Wally Buono is shrugging off rumours that he is about to either resign or be fired.

CFL Extra Points by Dan Toth


Tax rebate for home owners, not investors

In an effort to spur home sales, Ottawa introduced a tax credit...with a slight catch.

Legal Matters by Jeffrey D. Cowan


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The tables are turned in Parliament

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The 50% turnout pledge

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Krause Encounters by Darren Krause


Street style: Chocolate accessories

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Kenya's Style by Kenya Hunt


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Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing YouTube video

An animal rights group in Bosnia has called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country. 1 September


Calgary tops in Alberta for speed traps: Website

Calgary has the highest number of citizen-reported speed traps in Alberta, according to a U.S.-based website. 2 September (1)


Earl strengthens some as it nears East Coast

MIAMI - Forecasters say Hurricane Earl's winds gusted even stronger as the powerful storm steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard. 1 September


Home sales drop as market corrects itself

Calgary single-family home sales plummeted 32 per cent in August compared with the same period last year, according to the most recent figures released by the Calgary Real Estate Board. 2 September


New charges for man in Calgary torture case

CALGARY - A man charged in a disturbing case of alleged torture involving his former roommate is now facing additional charges related to a girl under the age of 18. 2 September


Provincial crime unit shuts down Edmonton motel

Over the last three decades, room service has taken on a whole new meaning at the Beverly Motel, and yesterday the east Edmonton business got a wake-up call. 2 September


Man calls 911 from hot tub; seeks hug, towels

BEAVERTON, Ore. - A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland, Oregon home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug. 2 September


Tales of surviving being trapped with sanity left intact

Randy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing. 1 September


Man who left son in casino parking lot won't face charges

CALGARY - A man who left his toddler son in a freezing van while he gambled in a Calgary casino will not face a criminal charge of child abandonment. 2 September 12:08


Halal burgers now at French fast-food outlets

FLEURY-MEROGIS, France - The bacon is gone from the bacon burgers, replaced by smoked turkey. At a fast-food restaurant outside Paris, a new certificate on the wall proclaims that its beef comes from cows slaughtered in line with Islamic law. 1 September (2)


Medics restrain patient

Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) officials are investigating after Calgary police officers assisted paramedics in restraining a combative patient. 2 September


Open dialogue key in living with roommate

For countless college and university students living away from home, part of the adjustment to post-secondary life involves sharing close quarters with another newcomer on campus: the roommate. 31 August


Sweet Indian buffet bounty in the city’s northeast

Long-time favourite Bombay Sweet House has a new coat of paint and its quality lunch buffet ($11.99) is going as strong as ever. 2 September


Minister pleas with Spanish traffic cops to halt ticket slowdown

MADRID, Spain - Spanish highway patrol officers who are issuing fewer speeding fines to protest a pay cut have heard the magic word from their boss: Please, cut it out. 2 September 15:16


US donates 3 coast guard boats to Albania

TIRANA, Albania - Albania says the United States has given it three coast guard patrol boats to help in its fight against terrorism, organized crime and illegal trafficking. 2 September 15:14


US sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

PHOENIX - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. 2 September 15:14


Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks

To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations. 2 September 15:12


Israel, Palestinians agree to 2nd round of talks

WASHINGTON - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal, modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years. 2 September 15:06


Gates: Afghans should lead corruption fight

KABUL - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that while the fight against corruption must be led by Afghans, the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent millions of American dollars flowing into the nation from underwriting bribery and graft. 2 September 15:00


Appeals court reverses conviction for littering

TUCSON, Ariz. - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has tossed out the conviction of an Arizona man who left water jugs in the desert for migrants passing through. 2 September 14:51


Hurricane Earl threatens US East Coast

BUXTON, N.C. - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 125 mph (200 kph) as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Canada on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain. 2 September 14:50


Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians

KABUL - NATO said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parliamentary elections. 2 September 14:43


Oil sheen spreading from Gulf explosion

NEW ORLEANS - A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. 2 September 14:43


Anti-corruption academy opens in Austria

VIENNA - An international anti-corruption academy, billed as the first of its kind, has opened in Austria. 2 September 14:38


Soldier Pinksen's body returns to Canada

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A military plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission arrived this afternoon at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario. 2 September 14:28


New US postage stamp honours Mother Teresa

WASHINGTON - Mother Teresa is being recognized for her humanitarian work with the issuance of a new U.S. postage stamp. 2 September 14:23


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