Melanie Schwartz of Canada practises during a training run for the Women's Downhill Standing prior to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Creekside on Wednesday.
Vancouver 2010

Paralympics unhappy with CTV's plans

President of the International Paralympic Committee says decision not to broadcast opening ceremonies live across Canada goes against Games' value of equality

Marcus Gee

Our diversity's one thing politicos can't take credit for

No one actually asked Toronto if it wanted to become an experiment in mass urban immigration. More likely, it just happened

Man adjusts a tower clock for Daylight Savings Time
Time Change

Remember, your clocks spring forward this weekend

Daylight time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday March 14, 2010, moving clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in a 2009 file photo.
International relations

Ottawa pushes the 'right side' of Latin America

Canada's trade with Colombia is minimal, but new accord furthers Prime Minister's efforts to support free-market democracies

At least one dead, 12 injured in B.C. avalanche

Search and rescue underway; slide occurs while 200 people attend annual snowmobiling event

Stelmach's royalty reversal gives the opposition a boost

Flip-flop to boost oil and gas investment in Alberta has been roundly criticized

David Ahenakew dies at 76

Disgraced Saskatchewan aboriginal leader who blamed Jews for Second World War loses battle with cancer

Greyhound riders left stranded on highway

Company apologizes after more than a dozen passengers were left on a northern Manitoba road

Forces unveil front-line memorial for journalist slain in Afghanistan

Plaque honours Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, who was killed in roadside blast alongside 4 Canadian soldiers

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Adam Radwanski
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The scourge of invisible racism

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Margaret Wente
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Hillbillies no longer calling the shots at Nathan Phillips Square

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Jeffrey Simpson
Lawrence Martin
Tory triumph: They know where they're going

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Lawrence Martin
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Oh for a modern version of deism

Rick Salutin

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