Politics: The morning buzz

Finding Michael Ignatieff's 'light'

Jane Taber on the push to rebrand the Liberal Leader as a lantern-jawed intellectual, Rick Hillier's eagerly awaited testimony on Afghan detainees and Stéphane Dion's future

Female corporate silhouettes. iStockphoto
Board Games 2009

Women on board

While women appear to be making headway, a lack of CEO experience and access to some crucial business networks mean that directorships are still proving elusive

Acidic wines like those from Sancerre are meant to be consumed with food, following in the European tradition.
Life: Beppi Crosariol

It's back: Acid returns to the wine world

Wines have gone smooth lately – so smooth that winemakers in some regions are adding bite back into their bottles in a process called acidulation

Using stop-action animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox beautifully combines a new tone with an old look.
Film Wednesday

Fantastic Mr. Fox

3 Stars

A fabulous fox indeed

Also opening

South African double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius's blades are pictured during a Dutch Open Paralympics event in Stadskanaal, June 8, 2008.
Technology

Bionic supermen of sport

'We can produce athletes who can produce world records,' professor says. 'But does the sports world want them?'

Burke stands by son ’with an axe’

Maple Leafs general manager says he 'simply could not be more proud of Brendan' after his son revealed his homosexuality to his father

Housing affordability slides

Canadian home ownership costs have become more expensive for the first time in 18 months: RBC

Philippines under pressure to arrest

Officials recovered 11 more bodies Wednesday, bringing the death toll in Monday's attack on an election caravan to 57

Rogers told to ditch 'most reliable network' claim

Wireless rival Telus ‘pleased' after winning injunction on Rogers advertising claims in B.C. court

Uganda's anti-gay bill causes Commonwealth uproar

Proposed law that would impose life imprisonment on homosexuals has the potential to divide leaders at summit

Obama hints at tougher Afghan strategy

U.S. President walking a fine line between mollifying Democrats, avoiding being called a ditherer

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