March 5, 2012

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March 5, 2012

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NORTH OF THE 52ND
National

NORTH OF THE 52ND

You’re about to get burned
Business

You’re about to get burned

By Tamsin McMahon13 min
What would push him to the separatist side, and why he’s his mother’s—not his father’s—son
Interview

What would push him to the separatist side, and why he’s his mother’s—not his father’s—son

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NORTH OF THE 52ND 2425
National

NORTH OF THE 52ND

Novelists Joseph and Amanda Boyden travel with the Tragically Hip to isolated Fort Albany, Ont., for the Great Moon Gathering
You’re about to get burned 4243
Business

You’re about to get burned

Ottawa, the Bank of Canada and lenders have helped inflate a debt bubble even worse than America’s was before its housing crash. Why is everyone ignoring this unfolding disaster? By Tamsin McMahon13 min
What would push him to the separatist side, and why he’s his mother’s—not his father’s—son 1415
Interview

What would push him to the separatist side, and why he’s his mother’s—not his father’s—son

JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN GEDDES
Carly Simon, world-class narcissist 6263
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Carly Simon, world-class narcissist

Plus, five days that shocked the world, novels inspired by Bernard Madoff and musicals, a secretary who became a king, and political advice from Quintus Cicero By MARNI JACKSON, BRIAN BETHUNE, SARAH WEINMAN, JOANNE LATIMER, DAFNA IZENBERG, BRIAN BETHUNE9 min
Women at war 3637
International

Women at war

A delegation goes after the region’s strongmen by using the clout of Nobel women
Letters 67
6 Letters \

Letters

I am one of the many Canadians who were unaware of the international trade in polar bear skins (“We’re shooting polar bears?!?” National, Feb. 20) and I am sickened by it. Why can’t we just leave these beautiful creatures alone? What would be the response from China if we wanted to trap and kill pandas for their spectacular pelts?
Hef’s bosom buddy 5859
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Hef’s bosom buddy

Orillia’s Doug Sneyd, a Playboy cartoonist for 48 years, spotted Hugh Hefner’s No. 1 girlfriend first By NICHOLAS KÖHLER7 min
Newsmakers 1011
This week

Newsmakers

Putin’s photo-op flop, McCartney’s pot pledge, and Jean-Marie Le Pen gets his due By CHARLIE GILLIS6 min
The new kid in town 4647
Business

The new kid in town

Pinterest is the fastest-growing social network, and it’s raising serious doubts about Facebook’s lofty ambitions By CHRIS SORENSEN6 min
Life with Binky and Chance 5050a
Society

Life with Binky and Chance

After training as a primatologist, Andrew Westoll became a biographer, of sorts, for 13 former lab chimps, living out their days at Quebec’s Fauna Sanctuary
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