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Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to the media following the First Ministers meeting in Ottawa on Friday.

Canada faces 'very significant deficits,' PM says

Giving no specifics after day-long meeting, Harper says he and premiers agree on how to help ailing economy


Divers looking for plane's missing engines

Federal investigators say both engines of US Airways jetliner came off after hitting the water and ditching into the Hudson River


Sources: Obama ready to end harsh interrogations

President-elect preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding, order the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners


Circuit City's The Source to remain open

Canadian subsidiary not part of U.S. liquidation process and is in talks with potential bidders

Globe essay

After the inauguration

Bush and Obama

Barack Obama asked Americans to think big, and now his presidency depends on big action.


Obama Inauguration

emerson boys

Educating the Emerson boys

The Globe follows a bi-racial couple as they take their sons to witness history in Washington


Crash & Recovery

Crash and Recovery: an investor looks at market data

The definitive guide to the economic crisis

Watch out, world: Americans are saving again

 

Report on Business 

Toyota cuts N. American output

Move to reduce vehicle inventory includes Canadian plants, but workers not affected

U.S. inflation lowest since 1954

Recession, energy's plunge send 2008 price rate to 0.1%

Markets rebound, move higher

But gains in volatile session are modest due to dismal earnings reports at major U.S. banks

Citigroup splits company

Bank reports $8.29-billion loss for fourth quarter, announces sweeping restructuring

Will Nortel still have the money to go to school?

From scholarships to co-ops, internships, research chairs and high-tech laboratories, company has provided more research funding than any other private company in Canada


National 

Power outage strikes Toronto

Subway service interrupted, about half of 22,000 hydro customers left in the dark have power back


Canadian Politics 

Labour-mobility deal fails to quell skeptics

Premiers say amended pact eliminates interprovincial barriers that frustrated trades and professionals for decades

Former Nfld. cabinet minister pleads guilty

Ed Byrne admits fraud over $5,000 and influence pending in province's spending scandal

Clement, Lord push for boost to broadband

Seeking funding for high-speed Internet access for everyone in the country in stimulus plan

PCO aide made move himself, Ignatieff says

Liberal Leader pledges to respect confidentiality agreements on Kevin Chan's work with government


World 

Gaza fighting slows as Israel counters Hamas offer

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, touring the region, again said he expected a ceasefire deal within days

Captors free Somali journalist; no word on Canadian

There's no word on the whereabouts of the Alberta woman or her photographer

Bush reflects on regrets, 'tough decisions'

Asks Americans to believe he 'always acted with the best interests of our country in mind'

Homemade bombs now top threat in Kandahar, Canadians say

Number littering the Kandahar landscape has more than doubled in the past year


Life 

Basketball: Nothing but net

Basketball is surging in Canada and may one day eclipse hockey - and it's not just the Obama effect

Jockology: Treadmill v. outdoors

Biomechanics of running on treadmill close enough to 'overground' running that differences don't matter

Damage Control: If you want to be top dog, act like a man — not a house pet

Rear up on your hind legs and act less like a kitty cat and more like a man

Facts & Arguments Essay: Reno rage

My kitchen sink was a white plastic laundry tub that wobbled and leaked. Then one night, I lost it

Same cookbook, more calories

What's the difference between a nine-inch apple pie made from a Joy of Cooking recipe in 1931 and 2006? Two apples, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp butter


Health 

Winnipeg tries apologetic approach to deal with medical mistakes

New approach hailed as the first of its type in Canada

Warning issued on mixing blood-pressure drugs

Commonly combined medications should not be taken together, Heart and Stroke Foundation says in updated guidelines

Surgical checklist cuts complications by a third

Study says simple operating room checklist, similar to one used by pilots, can dramatically reduce major complications in patients and even save lives

Food for Thought: Eat foods that stick to your ribs, guilt-free

Cold weather got you down? Go ahead and indulge in your hearty favourites - just be sure to manage your cravings

Herbal menopause remedies ineffective

Little evidence exists to show herbal remedies purported to relieve symptoms of menopause actually work, says study


Science 

Cloaking device may quell cell-phone static

Search for material that would help military hide objects from sight could have civilian benefits

Fish droppings help balance ocean's acid levels

High levels of calcium carbonate in sea water near surface traced to 'gut rocks' expelled by fish

Moors built with powdered bones

Study of walls protecting fortresses near Spain's Alhambra Palace reveal mineral most likely from pigs

Mars water, methane suggest life

Scientists warn, however, that presence of compounds could merely indicate volcanic activity or long-extinct life


Technology 

EU launches legal action against Microsoft

Says software giant's practice of linking its Internet Explorer web browser to its Windows operating system violates antitrust rules

WebSeven: A Facebook remedy: just keep it real

Social networks aren't all cheery, droll chatter; in harsh times, regular life can sneak its way in, too


Sports 

Raptors can't keep pace

Toronto stages late comeback from 24 points down, but comes up short Friday night against Indiana

Hockey notebook: Vinny a Bolt. . . for now

In his weekly compilation of news, notes and quotes, Eric Duhatschek writes that L'Affaire Lecavalier is bringing back memories of The Big E blockbuster

Canadian Figure Skating Championships: Phaneuf pulls off upset

Contrecoeur, Que., skater upset reigning champion Joannie Rochette in the women's short program at the Canadian figure skating championships on Friday

Bucs fire Gruden

Tampa Bay has fired its coach, along with general manager Bruce Allen after the team collapsed following a 9-3 start

Argos get their man

Toronto looks to the NFL to land Bart Andrus as new head coach

Woods to attend Obama event

Golfer breaks with tradition of avoiding politics by agreeing to speak at Lincoln Memorial on Sunday

Zaun off to Orioles

Veteran catcher reaches agreement on a contract; expected to be starting receiver


Arts 

Boy George jailed for 15 months

Former Culture Club singer convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort

Obituary: American painter Andrew Wyeth, 91

Artist's works portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine

Obituary: British writer John Mortimer, 85

Creator of the curmudgeonly criminal lawyer 'Rumpole of the Bailey'

Kinetic, captivating, a bit weird

New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne impresses with chaotic Toronto performance

Small Business

In a tough economic climate, it’s possible to survive and even prosper, if you focus on getting the customer experience right. Business Incubator talked to merchants in Toronto’s Distillery District about how their businesses are coping.

Survival of the fittest in Toronto's Distillery District

Autos

Faceoff: Diesel vs. Hybrid

Diesel vs. Hybrid: Which one is better?

Travel

Tour guide Michael Gazaleh

Touring on the run

Campus

Ian Wylie

The bigger the school, the better ... and worse

Technology

spam

Battling malware in an online 'rabbit hole'

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