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Meet Canada's $1.2-million cash cow. Plus: The frenzy over TFSAs and mortgages, and what the guy who started Flickr is up to now Nov 22, 2009 10:57AM EST

Prime Minister Stephen Harper wipes his brow while speaking to a business audience in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
Politics: Taber's Ottawa

Long-gun success tarred by torture case

Though the Liberals are tied in knots on the registry, Stephen Harper's mentor is unimpressed with Tories freelancing while the PM is away Nov 20, 2009 7:18PM EST

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion and his wife Janine Krieber arrive for their campaign flight in Ottawa on Sunday, September 14, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ottawa Notebook

Dion's wife goes rogue?

Facebook posting openly questions Michael Ignatieff's leadership, his decision to shun the coalition and the party's reliance on 'Toronto elites' Nov 21, 2009 7:01PM EST

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Blake Lively/Barneys New York/Craigslist Illustrated Nov 22, 2009 11:06AM EST

A 'Dumbo' octopus (Grimpoteuthis discoveryi).

Researchers discover hundreds of unknown marine species

Ambitious census of ocean life uncovers huge 'Dumbo'-eared octopus and deep-sea creatures that feast on toxic gases 12:25 PM EST

B.C. cleans up in in wake of floods

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 Nov 22, 2009 9:41AM EST

Harper lauds press freedom in speech, doesn't take questions from reporters

Prime Minister yet to comment on explosive allegations that top government officials knew about torture of Afghans taken prisoner by Canadian soldiers Nov 21, 2009 10:36PM EST

Historic U.S. health-care bill set for Senate debate

Legislation makes it to Senate floor, over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Obama. Nov 22, 2009 9:55AM EST

Former Iranian vice-president to be jailed over election protests

Rights groups and opposition figures in Iran have criticized the court proceedings as a ‘show trial.' 10:20 AM EST

Researcher's labour of love leads to breakthrough in treating MS

New way of thinking about debilitating disease has yielded stunning new treatments – but MS societies urge sufferers to be cautious before experimenting Nov 22, 2009 9:38AM EST

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