Peter Milliken Dept: Sports: The Maple Leafs lost 4 3 in overtime against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night, seeming to hit a wall in their bid to somehow make the playoffs. Their second loss in a row garnered a postgame tongue-lashing from irate coach Ron Wilson. If the Leafs somehow manage to make the playoffs this year, they ll also make history, as no team has ever overcome a 14-point deficit to do so, according to The Star. Economy: Bay Street gave a rare display of division over whether the planned $3.2 billion sale of the Toronto Stock Exchange to the company that owns the London Stock Exchange should go ahead. TD Bank, CIBC and the National Bank of Canada opposed the deal, while Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal supported it. Both stock exchanges dropped amid worries the deal was doomed, which it may well be; one analyst described bank opposition as the most serious obstacle to the TSE LSX merger and politics: It was a rocky week for the Harper government. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney fended off calls for his resignation following last week s news that his office broke parliamentary rules. On Wednesday, House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken found the government in breach of privilege for withholding financial information and because International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda may have misled MPs. It all seemed to give opposition parties more ammunition to attack the Conservatives in an election, which could be called before the month s end. Culture: After nearly 50 years as a singer, drummer and performer, 60-year-old music icon Phil Collins announced his retirement and music fans around the world went, Huh? Collins was then moved to clarify himself on his website, worried that news reports had made him sound like a tormented weirdo. He wrote he wasn t quitting because of the poor reception that greeted his recent Motown covers album, Going Back it s because he wants to be a better father to his two sons. As
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