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I usually watch the Super Bowl just for the ads (I get all the US networks thus don't miss them by watching the game on a Canadian channel) as I find US football a little too under-entertaining compared to the Canadian game - just my opinion and granted it comes with bias. However, yesterday's...

For the first time since 2007 and battling back from injuries, the men's downhill ski team took Gold and Bronze at the Alpine Ski Championships in Chamonix, France and the winning didn't stop there. "Canada's men and women of winter, the same crew, pretty much, that made the nation giddy with...

As close to perfection as we have ever seen - that was Patrick Chan during both the short and long programs in Moncton, NB this weekend. Patrick landed 2 perfect quads and several triples in his long program which took him to previously unheard of points - 302.34 - the first Canadian to ever do...

This series should become a required part of the curriculum for every school in Canada, IMHO. The second episode aired on all CBC channels tonight and though I felt that I had a good understanding of the challenges facing native people, I didn't. I learned a lot tonight about residential...

End of 2nd period, Canada ahead of the Fins 5 - 1. The kids have been playing well for the first two periods - controlling the puck well, not too many giveaways, solid penalty killing, some great steals and 5 beautiful goals. The Fins were laid back in the first, came on stronger in the 2nd...

CBC, Global and CTV are all abuzz about the new 16-point statement of values released by the good burghers of Gatineau today. Apparently it covers everything from smelly cooking to bribery and a lot in between. There is much angst in the media and talk of paternalistic approach to new...

The US Senate vetoed an amendment which would have eliminated this measure, a controversial - to say the least! - proviso in new the National Defense Authorization Act - the vote was 61 to 37. The White House has warned that it will use veto. "Congress is essentially authorizing the...

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat. Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Potter says the 46-year-old Utah man was duck hunting with a friend when he climbed out of the boat to move decoys. Potter says the man left...

Vancouver Riot Investigation: Charges Laid, As 25 People Face 61 Offences About bloody time - I can hardly wait to get the bill for this one.