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Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor's Small Doses

Heart disease predates the Whopper

Despite ancient Egyptians' active lifestyle and absence of fast food, researchers have discovered hardened arteries among mummies 9:01 AM EST

Jussi Jokinen of the Carolina Hurricanes and Mike Cammalleri of the Montreal Canadiens mix it up during the NHL game on November 17, 2009, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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Friday's games, live

Montreal visits red-hot Washington in a raft of six games tonight 8:24 PM EST

Rob MacGregor
Rob's Garage

Your car is on the fritz -- just ask Walter Matthau

Rob MacGregor helps a reader whose car has a terminal case of Black Death 3:56 PM EST

Globe film writer Liam Lacey.
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Liam Lacey in 60 seconds

Globe film critic Liam Lacey discusses what's up on screen, at the festivals, and at the box office 4:10 PM EST

Kevin Lipp of Grand Island, N.Y., was diagnosed with MS in 1999, but 11 months ago he travelled to Italy as a part of an international project trying to find ways to treat people with MS. In Italy he was treated by Dr. Paolo Zamboni, who uses a revolutionary surgery to treat vascular disease that he believes causes a lot of the neurological damage in MS patients.

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 9:09 PM EST

Canadians chagrined over status as climate-change dawdlers

Poll finds three quarters are embarrassed that country hasn't taken international lead on cutting greenhouse gases 9:10 PM EST

Vancouver Island city overwhelmed by flooding

State of emergency after high tides, heavy rains cause evacuations and school closures in Duncan 8:38 PM EST

Weak growth delays Flaherty attack on deficit

Canada will not start paring back its program spending until the economy is firmly on track, the Finance Minister says 7:56 PM EST

Oprah's on the phone: 'It was like God called me'

When the world's most powerful media goddess blesses a little film, as Oprah did with Precious, a miracle of attention follows 8:21 PM EST

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