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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain introduces his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at a campaign event in Dayton.

Sarah Palin: McCain's VP choice

Little-known Alaska governor, 44 and self-styled hockey mom, to be on Republican ticket


Duceppe: Harper intent on fall election

Bloc Leader meets with Prime Minister, says mind is made up to go to the polls


Walkerton mayor calls for public inquiry on listeria outbreak

Charlie Bagnato says he can't believe lessons failed to be learned from tainted water tragedy that killed seven

Graham Roumieu

What I learned from a handicap 324 golfer

Enjoying the game doesn't depend on the skill of one's opponent, I thought. Then I teed up with my friend Sam


Arts

Guy Pearce and Don Cheadle in Traitor. Rafy/Overture Films

Film Friday

The Globe reviews Traitor and this week's other new movies


PERSUASION

Thanks, but no thanks

Unauthorized ads can cut both ways


Test yourself

Quiz

The week in questions Popup

How did T. Boone Pickens upset NBC television?

 

Report on Business 

Resale home listings hit record high

New listings soar, while home sales and average prices slump, Canadian Real Estate Association reports

Economy edges higher

GDP grows in second quarter as consumer spending and surging business profit help country avoid recession

Oil will stay high as hurricanes recur: Rubin

Price of gas could spike as high as $1.75 a litre in Canada, CIBC economist says

ABCP delays 'a concern,' Flaherty says

Market for commercial paper has been frozen for a year, but minister says Canada has shown how to deal with situation

Factory sector hobbled by image problem

Inability to recruit young talent is hampering manufacturers' effort to revitalize sector, Conference Board says


National 

One death linked to Salmonella outbreak in Quebec

Health officials say an unusually high number of people have fallen ill with salmonellosis across the province

Ottawa assails Nfld. plan to cover arts cuts

Conservatives clash with Progressive Conservatives over cuts to federal funding for the arts

New military honour announced

Sacrifice Medal to be presented to military personnel, allies or Canadian civilians wounded or killed in action

Ottawa wanted U.S. to ease meat inspections

Canadian government strongly opposed tougher U.S. rules to prevent listeria, documents show


World 

Gustav poised to grow as it leaves soggy Jamaica

Storm churns toward the Gulf of Mexico on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike on New Orleans

Georgia severing ties with Russia

Georgia is to recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow because of the Russian military presence in Georgia

Alaska governor moves to national stage

In just two short years, Sarah Palin moved from suburban hockey mom and small-town mayor to vice presidential contender

'Our chance to keep the American promise alive'

Obama bashes Bush and appeals to voters' sense of national ideals in history-making acceptance speech


Life 

Post-Olympic blues: 'You go from the top of the world to pushing paper, answering phones'

When the torch is extinguished and the medals are unpacked, Olympians crash fast from their adrenalin highs and ask: So ... now what?

Cape Cod in the yard

When Sheldon Burshtein craves sun and sand, he doesn't head for the airport - he simply steps out his back door

Back to school: Parents, don't let frosh week ache

Move-in day is a rite of passage, for parents as well as for their nearly grown children. Limber up

Damage Control: My brother-in-law lied to get out of a favour

My wife and I are hurt. Are we justified?

Pressure builds on gymnasts

For a chance at the podium, female gymnasts must work harder, spend more hours in the gym and pull off increasingly complicated moves once performed only by men


Health 

New meds aren't always 'safe and effective'

Expert suggests avoiding meds on the market for less than two years

Mental illness - past or present - is not a crime

But discriminating against people with mental illness is

Social injustice can kill, global panel claims

Report released Thursday argues that inequality is the most significant factor affecting health around the world

Weight gain: Splurge on weekends, kiss your diet goodbye

Regularly overeating on weekends can lead to weight gain


Science 

Facing the storm head-on

Perilous 'Hurricane Hunter' job takes instruments into centre of hurricanes, tropical storms to try to understand weather phenomena

Brazil's jungle harbours traces of lost cities

Lifestyles of ancient urban cultures reveal more complexity than anthropologists had thought


Technology 

Phone companies prepare for Gustav

Tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks

Small GPS devices help prosecutors

Navigation devices help establish a defendant's whereabouts, offering evidence that will almost certainly become more common in court

iPhone security flaw exposes private data

Apple promises fix for problem that allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mail


Sports 

Sundin guesting at ACC

Leafs captain will take part in charity game in Toronto next week

Report: Habs to retire Roy's 33

La Presse reveals that the Montreal Canadiens plan to hoist goaltender's jersey to the rafters in November

Jankovic scrambles past Zheng

Second-seeded Serbian climbs into fourth round following 7-5, 7-5 victory

Stairs dealt to Philadelphia

Fredericton, N.B., outfielder will get chance to compete for a pennant with the Phillies

Aussie swimmer says Phelps was lucky

Eamonn Sullivan believes 'there were little mistakes by other people' that allowed American to win eight golds

Beijing fakes followed Olympic tradition

Sydney orchestra apparently mimed its way through the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics


Arts 

From obscurity to ubiquity without the weird

Patience has paid off for Vik Sahay, who is appearing in the comedy The Rocker, the drama Amal and the TV comedy Chuck

Think of him as a banjo-playing life coach

If you know him at all, you know him as Old Man Luedecke, the stage name he records and performs under

Tunes for the head and the hips

DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid featured at Toronto's Urban Music Week

Time travel shot through a comedic lens

Trust two hipster comedians to bring out the retro in retrospective

The condo market

Real Estate

Toronto buyers have more room to bargain

My Car

Globe Auto

Kevin Eiben likes a little power behind the pedal

Travel

Globe Auto

The end of the old-school ballpark?

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