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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

Nigel Dickson's photograph of the late jazz giant Oscar Peterson, part of a show on view at the Royal Ontario Museum until March.
Portraiture

Putting together 'our nation's photo album'

Ian Brown considers what a government that nixes a national portrait gallery is hiding from Nov 22, 2009 8:59AM EST

The popularity of Red Friday rallies such as this one, held in Toronto in 2006, reflects Canadians' growing support of their army, navy and air force.
Focus

Canada's military: Invisible no more

Why our national mythology has moved beyond the idea of peacekeeping and embraced the culture of the warrior Nov 21, 2009 3:01AM EST

Interactive map

H1N1 cases across Canada

A big-picture look at hospitalizations and deaths by province/territory Nov 14, 2009 11:14AM EST

A house along Beverly Street still sits in a pool of water.

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

RCMP officer helps deliver baby in B.C.

Constable comes to rescue after neighbour unexpectedly goes into labour 9:27 AM EST

Wait times all over the map as H1N1 vaccine rolled out in Ontario

Some Toronto clinics report no lineups, others broadcast wait times of two hours Nov 21, 2009 7:06PM EST

Torch Relay lands in Prince Edward Island

Flame unites unites those who gather to watch a piece of the long journey across Canada Nov 21, 2009 9:14PM 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

Many detainees were just farmers, Afghan official says

Torture controversy becomes swirling affair as senior government officials scramble to explain themselves Nov 22, 2009 10:30AM EST

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Adam Radwanski
The gloves are off in Ontario, but only Tories are swinging

Province's Liberals are finding politics a different game now that they've got Tim Hudak to contend with

Adam Radwanski
Christie Blatchford
Abandoned, unprotected, afraid. Afghanistan? No. The heart of Ontario

Plight of Caledonia family is enough to make you weep.

Christie Blatchford
Marcus Gee
Women too soft to run for mayor? Them's fightin' words

Let's elect more women to civic office; but let's do it regardless of their sex, not because of it

Jeffrey Simpson
And the Conservative spin machine spins on …

This week it turned its attention to diplomat Richard Colvin

Jeffrey Simpson
Margaret Wente
Have you done your 10,000 hours?

Malcolm Gladwell thinks diligence beats talent. Steven Pinker begs to differ

Margaret Wente
Lawrence Martin
Our conservative redefinition

The celebrated advent of Barack Obama makes Canada's trend line look all the more remarkable

Rick Salutin
Our own little Abu Ghraib?

It's one more proof, a uniquely Canadian one, that the war on terror has become the chief incubator of terror

Rick Salutin

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On Parliament Hill
Politics

Blogs, essays, analysis and more

The West Block, right, on Parliament Hill as seen from the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa.
The West Coast
British Columbia

News, comment and politics from our bureaus in B.C.

A tug boat passes slowly underneath the Lion's Gate bridge in Vancouver as a shroud of fog envelopes Stanley Park during the early morning hours in downtown Vancouver, December 22, 2008.
Globe Toronto

All things Toronto and GTA, from news, features, food and real estate, to the new Inside City Hall blog and Marcus Gee columns

Aerial views of downtown Toronto
Vancouver 2010
The Olympics

Home of the most comprehensive coverage in the country

On the one-year countdown to the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the 2010 Olympic Torch, designed and manufactured by Bombardier, and the torchbearer uniform, designed by the Hudson's Bay Company, were unveiled to the world. The first two torchbearers, named by Coca-Cola and RBC, respectively, are Patricia Moreno of Vancouver and Caleb Taylor of Regina.
The Inquiry
Mulroney-Schreiber

It's a long-running saga and it's not over yet. What you need to know

German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber waits for the start of the Mulroney-Schreiber hearing in Ottawa on Tuesday , March 31, 2009. The inquiry is investigating the business relationship between former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Schreiber.
Canada's Slum
The Fix

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: A fresh perspective

Crack Cocaine addict Patricia Hurst uses a pipe to get high in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside January 29, 2009.
The Environment
Science

Climate change and how it affects the world around us

The wind farm at East Point, Prince Edward Island, on Saturday, March 10, 2007.