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VANCOUVER - New psychological studies may throw light on why Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson was caught on a live microphone wondering whether hostile speakers at a recent council meeting were “f---in’ … hacks.” Why do people swear? It’s mainly to relieve pain, reports Psychology Today, which...

at 01:00 on July 08, 2010, EDT. OTTAWA - The president of the University of Waterloo David Johnston is set to become the next governor general, news reports said late Wednesday. The Ontario academic will be officially appointed as governor general in September when Michaelle Jean's term...

We went out to Thursday night "Pub Night" expecting to have a tough time getting a seat. Instead, the pub was nearly empty. It was a wet and rainy day and from comments I saw on Face Book, I gathered those that went camping were having second thoughts and some that were planning on going...

I use lard when I make pastry but I have used the "never fail" recipe my Aunt gave to me over 40 years ago and I can handle it all I want. It is still nice and flaky. In fact, sometimes it's too "short" which means it's too flaky.

Five-year-old B.C. girl slain in Washington state Vancouver Sun June 28, 2010 7:02 AM A five-year-old girl from B.C. has been killed in Washington state and her father is being held as a person of interest in her slaying according to media reports. Police responding to a 911 call...

OTTAWA - Dozens of workers at Canada's tax agency have been caught snooping on their ex-spouses, mothers-in-law, creditors and others by reading confidential tax files. Internal reports at the Canada Revenue Agency show that rogue employees are improperly reviewing the private financial affairs...

I bought Jicama (Hicama for those that don't know how it's pronounced) only once. Our youngest granddaughter loved it and couldn't seem to get enough of it. No one else cared for it. I did read about it in a magazine long before I ever bought it. It was described there as tasting like a blend...

WHITE RIVER, Ont. - The plaque commemorating the northern Ontario community of White River as the home of Winnie the Pooh is missing. Ontario provincial police say the bronze plaque was forcibly removed from its wooden stand a week ago. The plaque contains the history of Winnie the Pooh and the...

Autism caused by wide array of rare gene changes; findings point to drug targets Provided by: Canadian Press Written by: Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, The Canadian Press Jun. 9, 2010 TORONTO - The largest ever attempt to compare the DNA of individuals with autism to people without the...

I'll have to try your recipe Juan. I've never had a lot of success with mine. My Mother-in-law made the best baked beans I've ever tasted. I asked for the recipe but she just gave me one of those "just do this" types of things and I never could quite get it.

So what do you think of this? OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he has hatched a deal with his Liberal critic to push ahead his controversial refugee reform package. In comments laden with rare compliments for his political opponent, Kenney said he is accepting all the changes put...

I see what the graph appears to be saying, however, while our winter probably would fit into it, what we have had so far for summer like weather is starting to feel like it will be the year without summer. I call it the year without winter (2009). I was at my GP's office today and it was really...

While I no longer use Telus as my provider, I still use their homepage. I set the weather page to Nanaimo so if you want to look at it just go to that page and edit the page to Nanaimo - all you will see is that we are getting rain and more rain. Hmm - now I am thinking you want to see where I...

I've never used a recipe for potato salad! I just make it. Boiled peeled potatoes. (as many as you need for the number of people you're feeding). Boiled eggs. Green Onions. Grated carrot. Two stalks celery finely diced. Too many ingredients simply ruin the taste! Dressing: Miracle Whip...

Re: What to do about global warming I knew exactly what I was referring to JLM. It was simply a tiny lighthearted comment stating that I see no evidence of "global warming" where I live. Like Hermite - this is one of those areas I have avoided. I also agree with her that we are into climate...

I was also taken back at the decision to move this. My post was light hearted and was not leading into a major discussion about the weather. I think there was a pretty big exaggerated move here. The discussion was still on the outer fringes of the name of the post. I doubt it would have moved...

I searched for the old thread on this but - it was closed! Hope we have better luck this time: VICTORIA — The campaign opposing the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia has reached the threshold to force a referendum, organizers say. Led by former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm, the...

Re: What to do about global warming This thread is about global warming. I want to know where the warmth is. It's only 13 degrees here - less than half what it should be and I'm damn near frozen. It' almost 20 in my house but I'm in need of a nice hot shower to rid myself of the chill in the...

That's too bad because even though sometimes it made a bit of a jumble, generally speaking, it was good. I liked it.

It's a new feature. You'll have to get used to it. It does save time and helps stop so much quoting.