Strong earthquake hits southwest China
Magnitude 7.5 tremor, centred 92 kilometres northwest of Chengdu, sways tall buildings in Shanghai, Beijing and Bangkok
Magnitude 7.5 tremor, centred 92 kilometres northwest of Chengdu, sways tall buildings in Shanghai, Beijing and Bangkok
Barring a cataclysm the Illinois Senator is now the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party
New fund to back software development for the ubiquitous handheld device
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| 4. | The case for freeGiving away a bite-sized doughnut costs next to nothing, builds customer loyalty and empowers employees. So why are companies like Tim Hortons so scared of the freebie? |
| 5. | EnCana's plan: Divide, then conquerCEO Randy Eresman says ‘it's the right time' to unlock the value of the massive oil and gas company |
| 6. | Clinton didn't choose words well on race, Edwards saysFormer Democratic presidential hopeful said he thinks Obama will be the party's presidential nominee |
| 7. | New BlackBerry Bold targets business marketBut RIM also hopes the sleek device will also catch on in broad retail market |
| 8. | Craigs crime sceneCraigslist is so clogged with scams – not to mention ads for child sex rings, hit men, prostitutes and calls to trash homes – that some users are logging off |
| 9. | Hillary's defiant Mom's DayA 60-year-old woman comes close – but not, it seems, close enough – to being the bold and exhilarating female leader of her generation |
| 10. | How one death, sick passengers led to fears of pandemicSome 11 hours behind schedule, Via Rail train arrives in Toronto after public health scare |
| 11. | This lady has almost pitch-perfect dictionLisa O'Hare is as good an Eliza Doolittle as you are likely to find anywhere |
| 12. | WestJet introduces fuel surcharge on all flightsAirline following the lead of Air Canada and several U.S. air carriers |
| 13. | Furious Sunnis feel betrayed by their leader |
| 14. | Minister to face grilling by Commons over judgmentOpposition MPs continue to challenge Mr. Bernier's judgment – and the government's security screening – over his relationship with a woman who once had ties to the Quebec wing of the Hells Angels |
| 15. | Penguins take chargeMaxime Talbot comes up big when it counts as Pittsburgh goes up 2-0 in series |
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| 1. | The curse of a perfect memoryMs. Price can remember what happened every day since 1980. The 'woman who can't forget' talks about her life |
| 2. | Canada orders vitamin D studyReview to probe whether deficiency could be linked to deadly diseases |
| 3. | Japan's collision courseAfter its near-death experience in the 1990s, the land of the rising sun is slowly on the rebound. But most observers see trouble on the horizon. Modest reforms have brought modest success, but drastic action is needed to avoid another crash. |
| 4. | EnCana to splitOil and gas producer announces it will divide into two energy companies: one a natural gas firm, the other a fully integrated oil company |
| 5. | Don't coddle Beijing – it must account for its role in DarfurMany consider it taboo to speak of the genocide in Darfur and the upcoming Beijing Olympics in the same breath |
| 6. | Five women and 365 daysTwelve months after his election as a vigorous reformer, many supporters feel let down by his descent, they say, into vulgarity |
| 7. | Parents, officials meet after elite school rocked by new sex scandalTeacher arrested in U.S. on allegations that he solicited a minor and possessed child pornography |
| 8. | EnCana's plan: Divide, then conquerCEO Randy Eresman says ‘it's the right time' to unlock the value of the massive oil and gas company |
| 9. | Cambridge scientist takes Canada to cutting edge of physics theoryRIM co-founder stages a coup in persuading award-winning researcher to head institute |
| 10. | My ogling makes my girlfriend furiousCan I get it under control and reassure her that I'm committed without becoming a navel-gazing freak show? |
| 11. | Mining for winners among the unlovedPortfolio Strategy: Investing pros don't mind picking through the trash – don't be shy about trying it yourself |
| 12. | The Critique of Pure ReasonIs it 'the single greatest work of modern philosophy'? |
| 13. | Dancing in The BubbleTel Aviv's nightlife puts many larger cities to shame. Now, Israelis and visitors looking to let loose are flocking to a new kind of dance club – smaller, exclusive, and ruled by the almighty List |
| 14. | Lessons (and laughs) from the Odd Couple of businessWhen Peter Munk met David Gilmour, they were pursuing the same young woman in a downtown Toronto restaurant |
| 15. | Jacques Lamarre: Seeing growth in maintenanceSNC designs it. SNC builds it. Now SNC wants to run it, too |
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| 1. | Lost in spaceAfter Ottawa barred the sale of MacDonald Dettweiler to U.S. firm Alliant Techsystems, MDA is stuck with a space unit it says can't thrive in its current incarnation |
| 2. | Time to fix the Canadian space programThe program must be made sustainable, writes MDA co-founder John S. MacDonald |
| 3. | Don't coddle Beijing – it must account for its role in DarfurMany consider it taboo to speak of the genocide in Darfur and the upcoming Beijing Olympics in the same breath |
| 4. | Obama is taking on McCain despite what Clinton saysBarring a cataclysm the Illinois Senator is now the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party |
| 5. | Canada orders vitamin D studyReview to probe whether deficiency could be linked to deadly diseases |
| 6. | EnCana to splitOil and gas producer announces it will divide into two energy companies: one a natural gas firm, the other a fully integrated oil company |
| 7. | Japan's collision courseAfter its near-death experience in the 1990s, the land of the rising sun is slowly on the rebound. But most observers see trouble on the horizon. Modest reforms have brought modest success, but drastic action is needed to avoid another crash. |
| 8. | Sri Lanka elections marred by irregularitiesAllegations of fraud, voter intimidation and sporadic violence during elections in country's improvished east |
| 9. | Red Cross boat to Myanmar sinksShip carrying supplies for 1,000 sinks in latest aid setback; death toll jumps to 28,000 as aid groups warn of humanitarian catastrophe |
| 10. | Parents, officials meet after elite school rocked by new sex scandalTeacher arrested in U.S. on allegations that he solicited a minor and possessed child pornography |
| 11. | Details of tasering stripped from RCMP reportMounties have stripped any new answers from a heavily censored report on the high-profile stun gun incident involving Polish immigrant at Vancouver airport |
| 12. | Lessons (and laughs) from the Odd Couple of businessWhen Peter Munk met David Gilmour, they were pursuing the same young woman in a downtown Toronto restaurant |
| 13. | Clinton didn't choose words well on race, Edwards saysFormer Democratic presidential hopeful said he thinks Obama will be the party's presidential nominee |
| 14. | MP barred from asking questions on Mulroney sagaLibel suit against Thibault cited as reason |
| 15. | 'We are not changing the carbon tax. No,' B.C. Premier saysWith those words, Premier Gordon Campbell dashes the hopes of northern officials who had hoped he may reconsider the plan |