March 28, 2005

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CASH BOX

AN OSSUARY SUPPOSEDLY LINKED TO JESUS WAS A WINDFALL FOR A CANADIAN MUSEUM. NOW ISRAEL HAS DECLARED IT A FAKE AND JAILED ITS PROMOTER, AND THE MUSEUM HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO. By JONATHON GATEHOUSE25 min

BACKTALK

Don’t be fooled by their looks, they’re great con artists

Last year, actors Jonas Chernick and Liane Balaban (New Waterford Girl) lived together in a dingy L.A. hotel with-unbeknownst to them-a dead cat rotting under the flooring below their kitchen sink. Despite the wretched smell permeating their lives, they got along great. By SHANDA DEZIEL, KARIN MARLEY, MICHAEL SNIDER6 min

VOICES

THE MAIL

Now the clamour arises, the shifting of responsibilities, the strident calls for action; new laws, stricter controls, and better training (“Is pot to blame?”, Cover, March 14). How about we stop trying to reinvent the wheel? This is how we come to mourn four good RCMP constables: a man with a history of violent crimes is sent a strong message by a weak justice system.