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Afghan prisoner transfers halted more than once: top general

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:54 -0500

Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff, says decisions were based on safety concerns

Researchers discover hundreds of unknown marine species

Anne McIlroy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01 -0500

Ambitious census of ocean life uncovers huge 'Dumbo'-eared octopus and deep-sea creatures that feast on toxic gases

Liberals press for overhaul of MP pamphlet privileges

Stephen Wicary — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:42 -0500

Michael Ignatieff wants mail-out rules rewritten after a Tory attack ad is sent to ridings with large Jewish populations

Toronto transit halts sales of tokens to stop hoarding

Anna Mehler Paperny — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:06 -0500

City to spend $50,000 to print tickets to replace dwindling supply of tokens after riders rushed to stock up before 25-cent increase

B.C. cleans up in in wake of floods

Brenda Bouw — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:33 -0500

An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding, but not everyone will be sleeping in their own beds right away

Road to the Grey Cup

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:05 -0500

A trip to the big game is up for grabs in Montreal and Regina as the CFL's final four gets under way

Amazon's e-reader doesn't exactly kindle my passion

Ian Brown — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56 -0500

Ian Brown cuddles up with the electronic reading device, which arrived in Canada this week, and finds it akin to having sex while wearing multiple condoms: clinical, fiddly, way less fun than a romp through a good old book

Fashion's golden moment

Tiyana Grulovic — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40 -0500

Gold has never been more precious – as a commodity and in your closet

This week's Stars and Dogs

John Heinzl — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03 -0500

A look at the companies that caught our eye, for better or worse, this week