Headline hunters

The Stronach defection brought out the usual big-story competition for best headline. The winners... Third prize: Several papers, including the National Post, went with some version of Blonde Bombshell, although the Winnipeg Sun and Calgary Sun spelt it "blond." Second prize: The Calgary Herald, for the simple, evocative, double-edged Splitsville. First prize: Nobody went with the obvious winner as their main hed, but the Toronto Sun gets points for using it as a sell to a Greg Weston column. I mean, do I even have to spell it out? Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. Also rans... Globe and Mail: Martin's white knight Toronto Star: Stronach shocker Montreal Gazette: Stronach's bombshell switch fires up Liberal confidence Ottawa Citizen: Tories fear Stronach will reveal election strategy to Liberals (yeesh - a nine-word hed?) Edmonton Journal: Stronach sets up squeaker Edmonton Sun: Cheap Trick Toronto Sun: Boo-linda! London Free Press: Belinda bails, Tories shift K-W Record: Whole new game Hamilton Spectator: True Grit? La Presse: Coup de Theatre Journal de Montreal: Coup de Foudre a Ottawa