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Canadians happier in the bedroom than Americans JILL MAHONEY SOCIAL TRENDS REPORTER Canadians are more sexually satisfied than Americans, but Austrians and Spaniards are happiest in the bedroom, according to new research. The study -- which is billed as the first of its kind to compare...

british columbia news Monday, Apr 17, 2006 Muslim newspaper launching in Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto (CBC) - The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada plans to publish a new national newspaper in four cities on Tuesday, spurred in part by the controversy over caricatures of the...

Over the last year, there have been quite a few home invasions where the occupants of the home have been beaten and robbed and even raped. In the case I picked off the news, the police arrived in time and one man was shot and killed and the other was eventually caught. The thing that...

Biker gangs' feuds leave bloody trail Turf wars between rivals have killed club members and innocent bystanders HAYLEY MICK AND TU THANH HA TORONTO AND MONTREAL -- In the aftermath of the discovery of eight bodies in rural Ontario this weekend, police sources have pointed to outlaw biker...

What do we know about hangovers? The Six Stages of Hangovers From Colleen Graham, How Hungover are You? I received this a few years ago via email and have since come across two or three versions, this being the cleanest. Please let me know if you know the origin of the "Hangover Scale" as I'd...

Prison official disciplined for screening 'Brokeback Mountain' Last Updated Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:35:15 EDT CBC Arts A correctional officer in Massachusetts is being disciplined for screening the award-winning film Brokeback Mountain for inmates. Actors Heath Ledger (left) and Jake Gyllenhaal...

sports | mytelus Wednesday, Apr 05, 2006 Sweet reward for Norwegian coach who helped Albertan Olympian OSLO, Norway (CP) - Bjoernar Haakensmoen's act of sportsmanship was rewarded Wednesday - with more than five tons of Canadian maple syrup. At the Turin Olympics, the Norwegian...

CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD Globe and Mail Update Kandahar, Afghanistan — It may have been “friendly fire” that killed Canadian Private Robert Costall and U.S. medic Staff-Sergeant First Class John Stone and wounded five others last week. Canadian and U.S. military officials announced here early this...

I notice that some of us have a little problem with links and other formatting procedures. Formatting is using the BBCode to underline, make bold, colour, make links etc. I am guilty myself in that I sometimes just enclose a url in the url tags when with a little more effort I could make a...

Canada and the U.S. signed an agreement on free trade between our countries. Canada, the U.S., and Mexico further signed an agreement on free trade in North America. The dispute between Canada and the U.S. regarding softwood lumber has been judged by the WTO two or three times,and at least...

Last Updated: Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 13:56 GMT 14:56 UK French government eyes 'le baby boom' In the latest in our series about motherhood and the role of the state in encouraging couples to have more children, Hugh Schofield in Paris reflects on efforts made by successive French governments...

More deaths as Iraq war enters fourth year BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 39 people were killed by insurgents and shadowy sectarian gangs, police reported Monday — continuing the wave of violence that has left nearly 1,000 Iraqis dead since the bombing last month of a Shiite Muslim shrine...

A young boy and his dog went over a cliff in North Vancouver somehow and they were trapped on a small ledge. The North Van Fire department were on the scene and a fireman rappeled down and brought up both the boy and the dog. It is on CTV news net.

Monday, Mar 27, 2006 Human error questions in ferry sinking go unanswered The vessel's hull was ripped open from the bow to the stern when it hit rock at eighteen knots. (CBC) - The Transportation Safety Board has ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of the sinking of a B.C. ferry and...

HDTV hype is starting to "censored" me off. Two years ago, our kids bought us a top of the line Sony DVD player that does not have the HD feature. One year ago we bought ourselves a 34 inch flat screen TV that has the HD feature. Shaw, our cable company offers some HD programming for an...

It appears we haven't been just sitting on our hands since these people were kidnapped. Covert ops team worked for months in Iraq JEFF SALLOT From Friday's Globe and Mail OTTAWA — The work of a secret team of Canadian soldiers, police officers, spies and diplomats in Baghdad came to a...

A couple friends we've known for over thirty years just got back from Tunisia. One of the things they brought us back was four ounces of saffron. All I know about saffron is that it is unGodly expensive. The reasons will be obvious below. Anyone have a good recipe using saffron? Saffron...

Latest poll shows: Liberals - 41% PC - 34% NDP - 20% Grn - 5% If an election were called tomorrow, would Harper win? If the liberals get themselve a decent leader who knows.... Comments

For the last couple of years, different people have been warning that if the Americans pulled out of Iraq, civil war would ensue and would result in violence and killing, heretofor unheard of. It seems there are some who think that civil war has already started. Sectarian violence is...

We just watched "Walk the Line". The movie was excellent. I was never that much of a Johnny Cash fan but Joaquin Phoenix as .... Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter were absolutely haunting. They were awesome.