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View Article  McGuinty in majority territory, says pollster
Pollster Nik Nanos says, for the first time in the provincial election race in Ontario, that Premier Dalton McGuinty has edged into majority territory.

Nanos' firm SES Research has McGuinty's Liberals at at 44 per cent, 10 points up on John Tory's Conservatives. Howard Hampton's NDP are at 15 ...   more »
View Article  Duceppe about to say 'au revoir'
My friend J.D. Bellavance tells readers of La Presse this morning that Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is getting ready to depart the federal stage.
Bellavance wryly notes that, after spending 17 years in the House of Commons working for the breakup of Canada, Duceppe will be eligible to ...   more »
View Article  Radiohead: Pay what you want
Hmm. This ought to stir things up.



Radiohead, the internationally renowned band, has taken the unusual step of telling fans that they can pay as much or as little as they like for the band's new album, In Rainbows.


In a break from industry tradition the UK band... ...   more »
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