globeandmailcom globeandmailcomemailglobeandmailcom new update newsletter home national world business sports opinions arts technology travel health auto friday august 8 2008 top stories smog thins air remains nowhere near ideal48 pollution four times whos recommended limit beijing officially welcomes worlds best athletes 100 48 canada posts biggest job loss 17 years9 employment shrinks surprising economists expecting increase jobs canada starts feel impact global slowdown 747 9 fighting rages south ossetia10 russian television says russian troops moving south ossetia 741 10 let games begin globesportscom complete coverage special olympic section 070808 619 pm related globe writers report games hardbody club3 41 ripped want abs like us olympic swimmer dara torres 410 3 batman nature political animal4 blockbuster dark knight offers appealing conversation civicminded 1213 4 advertisement report business air canada profit falls 21 per cent4 revenue passenger traffic increase second quarter 649 4 housing slump stalks western canada68 major cities saskatchewan alberta bc overvalued 10 per cent economists say key construction indicator tumbles 1246 68 bargain hunting us better bring cash4 lax lending standards longer apply lenders slammed subprime crisis tighten rules 1223 4 banks begin mopup pay major fine6 move heels ny security probe 070808 1037 pm 6 labour shortage forces delays oil patch10 imperial holding kearl decision 070808 802 pm 10 national family divided secret pursuit islam devout hindu teen became stranger parents trial alleged terror plot 440 ottawa throws weight behind panam games bid10 finance minister says work needed government commit 600million funding request 517 10 concessions offered nfld oncology team17 dramatic shift health minister says hell immediately address concerns raised three specialists resigned last week 070808 859 pm 17 garbage police called rotten idea10 crackdown scavengers would unfairly target citys poor homeless advocate says 521 10 calabrian mob boss arrested toronto officials say giuseppe coluccio said arrested outside lakeside apartment building living 547 invasion new zealand mud snails species could change ecosystems eastern north america researchers say 509 world czech train crash kills 10 injures 100 international express train smashes collapsed bridge 610 us backs big expansion afghan army12 defence secretary robert gates endorses kabuls plan add 50000 troops 070808 1149 pm 12 bc man sentenced alaska pipeline blast plot4 prosecutors say expected profit resulting disruptions oil supply 070808 1144 pm 4 spelling like isnt7 fed correcting students errors university lecturer britain suggests allowing variant spellings 500 7 life boycotting olympics want hear debates family whether watch games 070808 1022 fiance wants intimate dinner another woman68 insecure simply wise think inappropriate 070808 944 68 late love11 tries cure children cancer people killed fictional quebec villages hes older much older kept guessing youth face death promise love evens everything awardwinning mystery author louise penny writes 070808 902 11 undead super sexy7 bared fangs dont draw women stephenie meyers twilight books fans fall vampire crooked smile love forever 070808 918 7 health remarkably effective drugs must reach aids conference told3 drug cocktails become effective 20yearold person hivaids wealthy country expect live another 43 years 449 3 lack access female condoms vilified touted key tool fight hivaids way empowering women whose partners shun traditional condoms 450 dental experts defend fluoride water120 canadian dental association counters claim activists chemical cause brain damage 070808 439 pm 120 science catalogue diseased stem cells unveiled researchers offer library skin cells bone marrow cells scientists promote much experimentation possible 070808 126 pm even viruses get sick7 discovery sputnik may explain viruses evolve rapidly 070808 117 pm 7 thracian tomb reveals chariot3 ancient fourwheeled vehicle found archeological dig near bulgarian capital 070808 1255 pm 3 technology bell learns speak business120 frank gordon back woods bell adopts slogan today got better 070808 730 pm 120 major flaw also affects email9 security consultant exposed giant vulnerability tells black hat conference audience dns flaw could allow hackers intercept messages 070808 905 9 cuil yet3 new search site looks positively babyish beside google yahoo livesearch got personality 070808 1123 3 theres happy medium thanks tape mould laser rot problem store human history forever still solved 070808 251 sports stamps narrowly hang win4 calgary survived furious fourthquarter rally beat saskatchewan 3025 151 4 karlsson jeev singh take early lead pga championship looked lot like us open six among early starters able break par 155 hamilton sinks archrival boatmen4 argos found wrong side 4521 score dramatically alters outlook east division 070808 1154 pm 4 favre traded jets53 green bay says shipped quarterback new york exchange draft pick 070808 234 53 arts police reach end road new york real triumph tour havent strangled sting says 243 national ballet dancer gets dirty 11year tenure national ballet canada julie hay resigns join toronto cast dirty dancing 245 elviss outfit sells record 300000 singers favourite performance costume becomes expensive piece elvis memorabilia sold auction 249 freeman discharged tennessee hospital oscarwinning actor treated broken bones injuries sustained weekend car crash mississippi 245 globe poll globe poll many gold medals think canada win beijing olympics 03 46 79 10 results past polls interactive puzzles challenge todays puzzles crossword puzzles canadiana crossword universal crossword cryptic puzzle sudoku puzzles sudoku classic sudoku mega email received headlines subscribed daily news update newsletter globeandmailcom sign free newsletters globeandmailcom remove newsletter copyright 2008 ctvglobemedia publishng inc contact us privacy policy 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