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Captain Robert Semrau (right) arrives under military police custody for his custody hearing at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ont. Tuesday. (Photo: Tom Hanson/The Canadian Press)

Semrau makes military court appearance

Canadian Forces Captain Robert Semrau faces a charge of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Taliban suspect


Strike on Gaza school kills at least 30

Israeli army said its soldiers came under fire from militants hiding in the school and responded


Economy

Flaherty hints personal tax cuts may be in budget

Finance minister also announces formation of bank group to ensure availability of credit and financing


CNN's Gupta approached for surgeon general post

Obama approached cable news network's chief medical correspondent, though final decision not yet made

Political Humour

Your Cartoons

Your cartoons Popup

A new batch by Globe readers


Facts & Arguments Podcast

TARA HARDY

Losing the fat in my head

In my first efforts at weight loss, I basked in compliments. But when the flattery stopped, the cupcakes began


Driving It Home

Jeremy Cato: Driving It Home blog

Good news, bad news

Cato's blog: Consumer Reports has good things to say about Ford's quality, but the Detroit Three need to make changes — quickly.

 

Report on Business 

Alcoa to slash 13,500 jobs

Aluminum maker will also cut production, spending to cut costs; company to take charge of up to $950-million

As it cut deeply, Fed feared protracted rut

Notes from key rate -setting meeting show U.S. central bank expected long slump

Russian gas dispute leaves thousands without heat

EU demands speedy end to impasse; shipments via Ukraine are cut off amid dispute

Housing market braces for correction, not crash

House prices will fall an estimated 3 per cent this year, Royal LePage says in new forecast


National 

Two dead, two critically injured after plane crashes near Quebec City

Ontario woman confirms her son is one of the dead

Lorne McLaren, 80

Former Saskatchewan Tory cabinet minister was convicted of defrauding taxpayers of almost $1-million

Powder-hungry skier says he'd break rules again

Incident at B.C.'s Grouse Mountain Resort comes amid new sensitivity about following rules

Father trying to clear name in son's death

One of the many child autopsies that Charles Smith is alleged to have botched during his scandal-ridden reign as Ontario's top pathologist


Canadian Politics 

Pressure mounting on Tory

Disgruntled party members say Ontario Conservative Leader's inability to find a seat is hurting party morale and its ability to raise funds

Canada lagged in getting citizens out of Gaza

It's unclear why Canada didn't ask for Israeli assistance before start of ground war

New Tory senator faces harassment complaint

Brazeau cleared of sexual accusations by aboriginal group's internal process

Residential schools apology deeply moved Harper

Newly released internal e-mails indicate event had a significant impact on PM


World 

Burris refused seat in U.S. Senate

Roland Burris turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat

A bistro without the reek of Gitanes?

Smoking ban in cafés, bars and public places puts French off cigarettes, sending sales into trough

Gunmen destroy Sri Lankan broadcast studios

President Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the early morning attack on MBC Network's studios and ordered an investigation

Obituary: Alan Walters, economic aide to Margaret Thatcher

Sir Alan persuaded Thatcher to take one of her biggest risks by raising taxes during a recession in 1981


Life 

Trying to conceive: Downward dog, upward fertility?

There is no evidence that bending leads to babies, but women struggling to conceive are finding hope in yoga

The baby booty call

Wannabe moms can now sign up for Booty Caller: ovulation alerts sent to their cellphones sent

Tough times: Conspicuous spending: That's un-P.C.

The "money" conversation is rapidly changing

Risky Postings: Sex, drugs and violence

You'll likely find them on your kid's MySpace page, new research finds


Health 

Gene found that helps cancer spread

Scientists can seek drugs that target MTDH, singled out as gene that metastasizes tumours

Tests tease out 'good' stem cells

Canadian researchers find way to differentiate useful cells from cancer-causing ones

Alzheimer's not just for aged

Almost 15 per cent of Canadians suffering dementia are younger than 65, study says


Science 

Milky Way much bigger than thought

Astronomers revise estimates of size, say galaxy bigger, faster than they had calculated

Pink iguanas offer evolutionary clue

Galapagos reptiles unseen by Darwin offer clue to earlier evolutionary divergence

Nanotechnology: Science of tiny raises big hopes, big fears

Matter as small as a speck of dirt on foot of a flea may portend great beginning or lead to dire consequences


Technology 

iTunes to drop copy protection

Apple introduces new pricing strategy, removes DRM from most songs

Twitter hackers target Obama, Spears

Micro-blogging site's high-profile accounts used to post profane messages and spam

Technology: New Internet-ready TVs put heat on cable firms

The Internet has proven it can handle television, but is TV prepared to handle the web?

Learn from U.S., 911 expert says

U.S. didn't get serious about upgrading phone system until a series of preventable deaths


Sports 

Record audience for TSN

Canada-Sweden gold-medal game pulls in 3.7-million viewers: sources

Brees settles for award

New Orleans quarterback still stewing about falling short of Marino's passing record despite being named AP offensive player of the year

‘I have yet to tap my potential'

Teixeira completes eight-year, $180-million (U.S.) deal with Yankees