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RCMP unveil secret summit command centre

Converted auto-parts factory north of Toronto served as central nervous system for massive security operation

Montreal protest organizers accuse G20 police of profiling against Quebeckers

Some of those arrested and detained say they were targeted because they spoke French or had Quebec licence plates on vehicles

Fake lake - real money

$1.9-million media centre being dismantled

Police chief offers no apologies for G20 tactics

‘I have to tell you I've been overwhelmed with e-mails, letters and phone calls of support … certainly, advocates for the anarchists are offended. I can live with their offence,’ Chief Bill Blair says

No mere barricade

Separating people from the leaders at a cost of $5.5-million

Olympics, G20 and Black Bloc

How do we explain the difference between Vancouver and Toronto?

Bring clarity to vague summit laws

Some flesh should be added to the bare bones of the legislation that permitted the creation of security zones that almost emptied Canada's largest financial district.

Fears of another crisis spur nations to promise cuts

G20 governments to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in public spending in unprecedented co-ordinated belt-tightening

Historic step toward new balance

G20 economic co-ordination has been tried before, but accountability will now rest at the highest levels

Death knell for Doha?

Final G8 communiqué offers lip service but little commitment to tearing down barriers to international commerce

G8 health pledges fall short of what's needed

Muskoka Initiative looks 'like a small down payment,' charity head says

When health and moral values collide

Misoprostol is a medication with magical properties, some of which are undeniably good and others that not everyone can endorse.

About the G8/G20 site

Leading up to the G20 Summit in Toronto, the Globe and Mail will explore key issues around the meeting of the world's developed nations, from maternal health at the G8 in Huntsville, to the question of African development and how to deal with the global financial crisis.

Multimedia

Video Essay
Sights, sounds of the G20 city

Life in Toronto went on, despite many obvious signs of tension as the G20 wound down Sunday

Vote
Hit or Miss: G20 fashion

Which first ladies at the summit impressed as they walked the red carpet in Toronto this weekend?

Michelle Obama's knee-length number comes courtesy of Paris-based designer Azzedine Alaia.
Slideshow
Feeding the G20 leaders

Royal York executive chef David Garcelon describes the meal he will serve to the leaders of the industrialized world Saturday night.

G20 spouses
Who rules the roost?

Globe writer Dakshana Bascaramurty looks at the role of the leader's significant others at the G20 summit

Svetlana Medvedev, wife of Dmitry Medvedev, attends a charity fair at the Italian embassy in Moscow, in this May 15, 2007 file photo.
In Pictures
G20 spouses

Images of selected spouses of G20 leaders

U.S. first lady Obama hugs Canadian figure skater Rochette while attending a 'Women of Distinction' luncheon as part of the G20 Summit in Toronto
Video questions answered

Guest editors Bono and Bob Geldof sat down with John Stackhouse to answer your questions on Africa

Aftermath
Toronto cleans up, gears up

Globe reporter Ann Hui on the morning after and the mood in the city on G20 Sunday

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The CN Tower is seen behind a security fence for the upcoming G20 summit in Toronto, June 7, 2010

Featured Nations

Featured Nations
With departure of rabbi, Holy Blossom faces its own exodus

John Moscowitz's ouster from the synagogue has raised the ire of some of its high-profile congregants

Egyptians flock to the polls for historic vote

It was a day most Egyptians thought would never come – when ordinary citizens would be able to truly vote for the leader of the Arab world’s most populous state

Egyptian voters line up to cast ballots in Basateen, a southern suburb of Cairo, on May 23, 2012.
Mikael Granlund signs with Minnesota Wild

Finnish star forward will join the offensively challenged team for training camp

Team Canada's Freddie Hamilton, left, faces off against Finland's Mikael Granlund during the first period.
Canadian breaststroker already ahead of schedule

Van Beilen had been shooting for 2016, but now she’s thinking of London