Cirque du Soleil's
financial acrobatics
Konrad Yakabuski marvels at
a financial high-wire act.
With 15-per-cent growth in the past year and an Elvis retrospective in Las Vegas on the way, Cirque du Soleil has escaped relatively unscathed by the economic crisis. But how? Report on Business, B1
In the bleak midwinter,
black humour sells
Darkly fatalistic Christmas card makers are making light of tough economic times.
The U.S. financial crisis has proved to be a golden opportunity for Iowa comedy writer Andrew Shaffer, whose business selling Christmas cards with Depression-era photos of soup lines and hobos, is one of several cashing in on recession-themed holiday gifts.
Globe Life
Musical beauty
and Montreal's Beast
A collaboration born by accident debuts with a bang.
A month after their Canadian debut CD launch, the eclectic duo of Betty Bonifassi and Jean-Phi Goncalves could be the Montreal music scene's next major success, Robert Everett-Green writes.
Globe Review
Charismatic coach
in a league of his own
'The best-kept secret in Canadian baseball' has passed away.
Briefly discouraged by a lacklustre stint in his 1950s baseball career, Tom Burgess turned to teaching and coaching - and helped guide a generation of young players into the major leagues.
Obituaries, S9
Draft picks abound
for Harper's senators
Mario Dumont, Mike Harris, Pamela Wallin and David Suzuki are among the many people the Prime Minister can choose from to bring star power to the Senate, The Globe's Lawrence Martin writes.
comment, A23
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