Society
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It’s a Dog’s Life
They’re not just pets anymore—they’re teachers, preachers, shrinks, and philosophers
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Cubic Connection
A reclusive amateur geometer who hates numbers receives a visitor
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Forgotten, But Not Gone
Can the Conservatives’ new plan solve the long-neglected problem of chemical pollution?
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Blood Simple
Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?
Read MoreSchoolboy Chic
Designer Thom Browne goes rock’n’roll with the classic men’s suit
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Veils for Western Women
Beauty burkas and vanity veils. NMA nominee: Humour
Read MoreNation Proliferation
By 6 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, a not-unusual clutch of characters had gathered inside the Rose Donut shop at the corner of Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street in east …
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Come On Down!
A Winnipeg boy waits for the payoff on The Price is Right
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Mood Swing
In Montreal, as rain pelted downtown streets and pedestrians huddled under umbrellas, the morning of October 1, 2006, unfolded with a certain restlessness. At the finer hotels — the Ritz-Carlton, …
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