Friday May 09, 2008
Couple charged in alleged taping of sex assaults
A Toronto man will appear in court this morning for a bail hearing in connection with disturbing allegations that he videotaped his repeated sexual abuse of two young nieces and with possession of child pornography.
Slow starts becoming a Canadian trademark
Norwegian head coach Roy Johansen had to think a moment when asked to explain the exceptional performance of his goaltender, Pal Grotnes.''Back home,'' he said, ''he's a carpenter.''
A consensus has finally emerged: The end is nigh
With the Democratic universe finally unfolding as it should, the party's leadership can exhale at last.All sides now agree that the race for the presidential nomination will be decided by early June at the latest. Even Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman agrees.
Ottawa eases restrictions on LIF withdrawals
The federal government has followed through on a commitment in the February budget to make it easier for people in financial difficulties to withdraw funds from life income funds, or LIFs.
Manulife's retiring CEO waves the Maple Leaf
It will break Dominic D'Alessandro's heart if Manulife Financial Corp.'s next chief executive, possibly an American, shifts the company to the United States.Like many immigrants (he was born in Italy), Mr. D'Alessandro is passionate about his adopted country - Canada - because things worked out rather well for him here and because he never bought into the notion that London and New York had a lock on global companies. B-team Toronto could have its corporate champions, too.
Penguins won't adjust to Timonen's absence
Pitttsburgh doesn't plan to change its approach due to the defenceman's injury, reports David Shoalts in his gameday update
With the U.S. economy tanking, things looking up for Balsillie's dream of owning NHL team
Like a bad penny, he just keeps turning up.At least that's the way Gary Bettman must see it, though for most Canadians, billionaire businessman Jim Balsillie remains a bit of a hero, despite the best attempts by the NHL brass to paint him as some kind of reckless kook.
Red Wings power way to Game 1 win
On the theory that you can't stop what you can't see, the Detroit Red Wings fell back on a simple, well-worn plan to get under the skin of Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco last night.
CBC's Cole continues full steam ahead
When Bob Cole is mentioned in a column, we get mail.Some of it praises Cole and some doesn't, but the input is always substantial.There is no middle ground when it comes to the senior play-by-play voice of Hockey Night in Canada.
NHL: BRUNNSTROM SIGNS WITH STARS
Maybe it was the way the Dallas Stars played against the San Jose Sharks that persuaded him to jump to the Lone Star state. Or maybe it was the barbecue ribs that got to Fabian Brunnstrom.
Canadian sports revenue rose to $2.2-billion in '06
Canada's sports businesses enjoyed a banner year in 2006, raking in revenue of $2.2-billion, Statistics Canada says in its first report on the industry. That's an increase of more than $600-million from the previous year. And although the federal agency has not produced the numbers for 2007 yet, it's a safe bet they will be even larger, thanks to the stronger dollar, better financial performance of most NHL clubs and the successful return of professional soccer to Toronto.
The moral lesson that drives GTA IV
A couple of Harvard researches escort mom and dad through Liberty City -- and surprise, everyone gets out alive
Studies rarely reveal researchers' links to stent companies
Hidden ties between researchers and industry threaten to undermine public trust in the medical literature
The musicians and the stories behind their music
Welcome to the time machine. In preparing for the 17-episode 1977 series All You Need Is Love, slated for a five-disc DVD release on May 13, British rock critic Tony Palmer and his producers interviewed everyone they could think of who shaped 20th-century popular music, from early ragtime to 1970s rock. Where the subjects had died, the producers found just the right footage, frequently rare - jazz great Charlie Parker playing his sax, or Woody Guthrie singing.
