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Low vitamin D heightens
breast-cancer mortality rate

Vitamin D

Disease twice as likely to spread in women deficient in the nutrient, study finds


Wiped off the map and waiting for help

In villages levelled by Monday's earthquake, survivors left begging for basics by roadside


Think tank's funding tied to getting good press

Critics say five-year, $500,000 deal crosses line from promoting debate to paying for supportive defence commentary


PM to apologize for residential school abuses

Move comes after many rejections of request


Sears offers 'private' shopping on Victoria Day

Government says move would flout legislation banning most retailers from opening on holidays

Arts

Morgan Spurlock in Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? Daniel Marracino/Weinstein Co.

Film Friday

The Globe reviews Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? and this week's other new movies


BBQ

The perfect burger

When making the perfect burger, spread your hamburger meat into a rectangle, season with salt and pepper, and then mix it. It combines the seasonings more accurately.

The mouth-watering, shirt-staining winner? Wagyu


Web-exclusive comment

Poor medicine
for poor people

Children harmed by substandard drugs can't fight back, and bureaucrats don't seem interested.It's time for taxpayers to complain

 

Report on Business 

U.S. crude jumps more than $3 to new record high

Weak U.S. dollar and strong petroleum products market drive prices above $127 a barrel

U.S. housing posts surprise April rebound

Housing starts have biggest increase in two years

Loonie holds above par with greenback

Rising on stronger oil prices, the Canadian dollar also gains altitude from strong economic data

GE confirms plans to exit appliance business

Strategic review will result in an outright sale, a strategic partnership or a spin-off to shareholders

Mackenzie faces new setback

Governmental panel postpones release of environmental report till 2009

CIBC challenges overtime pay claims

In response to class action, bank has filed affidavits from front-line employees who say company is a good place to work


National 

Judge rules father brainwashed son into hating mother

Mother given custody of 13-year-old, who will be flown against his will to a U.S. facility that deprograms children

City tells church to stop feeding the homeless

City council in Abbotsford, B.C., says residents of a seniors' home frightened

Man sentenced to one day in jail in prostitute's death

Said he killed woman in self defence before dumping her body on rural road

Cranbrook relives its close calls

Airsick worker left doomed flight; copter crashed at site of popular Kool-Aid stand

ADQ stands by Dumont despite losses

Party that unseated the PQ as the Official Opposition has suddenly fallen on hard times.


World 

Flight attendant accused of setting fire on Regina flight

Compass Airlines attendant said he was upset about being made to work the route

Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow

Al-Qaeda leader has placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent pronouncements

Russia detains alleged spy working for Georgia

Moscow accuses Georgia of destabilizing restive south

Zimbabwe presidential run-off set for June 27

Long-awaited second round follows disputed March 29 election

A crowning achievement for a Canadian sweetheart

Tabloids call her a 'working-class girl,' but friends of Montrealer set to marry the Queen's grandson tomorrow say he's the lucky one


Life 

The Elderly: Kids do care for divorced parents

New British research contradicts previous U.S. studies that said divorced mothers and fathers get less help from children later in life

Group Therapy: My husband is depressed and hasn't worked in a year

I feel our marriage is one-sided. What do I do?

Helicopter death spurs headphone debate

Question of how loud is too loud raised following death of pedestrian struck by helicopter

Where luggage goes to die

Ever wonder where all those lost suitcases end up? Ellen Himelfarb traces Heathrow MIAs to a Dickensian-sounding auction house in London and finds the bidders circling


Health 

Montreal sex-change clinic packs them in

Centre Metropolitain de Chirurgie Plastique is attracting patients from around the world

Prostate checks: Gentlemen, assume the position

Richard Bercuson's story reads like a marathon training guide, except that the goal is to survive cancer

Overwork means errors, nurses say

Over-stretched, stressed staff acknowledge medication mistakes 'occasionally' or 'frequently,' Statscan study finds

Physical activity may cut risk of breast cancer

New research shows that women 12 to 35 who ran three hours or walked 13 hours a week reduced their risk of breast cancer by 23 per cent

Needling away at the sneezy season

Some sufferers are turning to the ancient therapy, saying it works as well as drugs without the side effects


Science 

U.S. to protect polar bears

Canadian Environment Minister says he'll consider tougher action after scientific review expected in August

Giant study pinpoints warming effects

Flowers bloom earlier, leaves fall later and polar bears turn cannibal, global study says of human-generated climate change


Technology 

Regulator to revisit rules for new media

Federal rules dealing with of audio, video content on Internet to be re-examined in hearings set for early 2009

CRTC orders Bell to prove Net 'shaping' needed

Regulator wants evidence that networks are congested in squabble over practice of slowing some Internet traffic

RIM to roll Thunder

BlackBerry maker plans to roll out touch-screen version of its cellphone as competition to the iPhone

WebSeven: 'Friend' doesn't mean what it used to

You're likely not, even if Facebook says you are


Sports 

Jays get out the brooms

Inglett's pinch hit in 11th proves the winner as Toronto takes fourth game in a row

Edu named to U.S. player pool for friendlies

Spurs force a Game 7

Duncan, Ginobli keep San Antonio's repeat hopes alive

Andretti plans racing return to Toronto

Andretti Green completes purchase of Grand Prix, hope to bring race back in 2009

Franzen to miss Game 5 against Dallas

Detroit centre will remain sidelined


Arts 

DeGeneres, partner to marry

Talk show host putting California Supreme Court ruling in favour of gay marriage into action

Hollywood boys who just don't want to grow up

65-year-old Harrison Ford is not alone in trying to maintain an image as a strapping young action hero

It's all over for Shania and husband Mutt

Canadian singer and her producer husband issue statement saying they are splitting after 14 years of marriage

A shimmering look for revitalized AGO

New logo features three perpetually jiggly letters

Obituary: John Phillip Law, 70

Actor portrayed lovesick Russian seaman in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and an angel in Barbarella

Real Estate

Real Estate

Carpenter crafts a one-of-a-kind loft

Autos

Globe Auto

Red-hot, uber-sport sedan shows off Toyota's racy side

Business incubator

insurance

How to recruit top talent over the Web

Travel

t

Tel Aviv's nightlife: ruled by the List

Technology

Get a Mac

The Microsoft effect:
An outfit some love to hate

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