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A CBC News Item Quote: "A pediatrician in northern British Columbia wants liquor and beer makers to help pay for the damage caused when pregnant women drink. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD, refers to a range of disabilities that are seen in people whose mothers drank alcohol while...

Several cities including Vancouver are considering lifting the ban on back-yard chickens. And, there's a moo-vement to miniature cows as well. Both are argued ideal for recession beaters. Vancouver hatches plan for backyard chickens Some may call this crazy, but there are already...

Prime Minister Harper is saying what two-thirds of the Canadian public (Recent polls) have been thinking - that the War in Afghanistan cannot be won by foreign troops. Foreign troops can't defeat Afghanistan's insurgency: Harper The article quotes the Prime Minister as saying: "Ultimately the...

On the CBC webpage is an article (Report proposes ways to help keep drivers sharper as they age) on the elderly and driving. The article points out that drivers over the age of 75 are 3.5 times as likely to be involved in a vehicle accident as drivers in their 30s or 40s. Certainly, for the...

How to enjoy the recession with a little imagination YouTube - Russian Roulette with a knife Have you any tips to relieve Depression depression?

According to the NY Times Quote: "Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months." Pool of...

According to thr London Times, married adults are now a minority. Quote: "Data due in June is now expected to show only 48.8 per cent of the over16 population had marriage status in 2007, according to analysis conducted by The Times. " Is marriage passé?

This is not an anti American rant. I visit the States often. I eat in their restaurants. I like their food - French fries, tacos, grits (but not necessarily at the same time). Now, here's my problem. The portions I am served could feed a Prairie-threshing gang. When I look around, it is...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Salmonella Contamination - Certain peanut products from the USA - Complete list of products

From the CBC News website: Quote: U.S. will likely lower its goals for Afghanistan: officials Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2009 | 7:59 PM ET The Associated Press President Barack Obama is likely to scale back U.S. ambitions for troubled Afghanistan, redefining victory in a war that...

From the Telegraph Quote: By Daily Telegraph Reporter 
Last Updated: 11:43AM GMT 26 Jan 2009 The RAF has tried to shoot down suspected UFOs as part of a Government directive, it has been claimed. Pilots have apparently fired upon the unidentified objects without success since the 1980s...

Hey, I just saw this on the CBC website. Quote: Pope lifts excommunications of 4 bishops, including Holocaust denier Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 10:19 PM ET Comments175Recommend60 The Associated Press Pope Benedict has lifted the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops...

Now, I know winning the big one is the same as driving from Saskatoon to Terra del Fuego at the tip of South America past fence posts spaced 1m apart, stopping for a little relief along the way, and discovering the one post out of the 13 983 816 posts that has a secret message on it just for...

Platonically of course. One immense talent is Joni Mitchell. When viewing this video, look at the expression on the face of the fellow in the dark hat. Read his mind. Tell me he isn't blown away! YouTube - Joni Mitchell-Urge for Going

According to NASA: "New research reveals there is hope for Mars yet. The first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars indicates the planet is still alive, in either a biologic or geologic sense, according to a team of NASA and university scientists." Click here, for details.

With the inauguration of President-elect Obama on Tuesday next is seen by many as a turning point in american politics. Perhaps, but what will happen to the neocons who were such an integral part of the Bush Administration? Jonathan Clarke offers his opinion on the BBC website. Click here...

I see the Vancouver taxpayer very well may be on the hook for $875 million for the Olympic Village! According to the CBC: "Vancouver taxpayers could be on the hook for as much as $875 million to complete the Olympic Athletes Village unless city council can reopen a loan given to the developer...

According to a CBC report, two leaders from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bountiful, BC, were charged with bigamy. Quote: "Two rival leaders of a religious community in Bountiful, B.C., have been charged with practising polygamy. The CBC has confirmed that...

Will the death of the OHA Whitby Dunlops' Don Sanderson lead to the banning of fighting in hockey? Click here for the Whitby Dunlops web page.

I've been away. No Canadian news. So, coming back to these "quelques arpents de neige," I leafed through the backlog of papers and searched on line for the rationale Michaëlle Jean gave for proroguing Parliament. Imagine my surprise when I read on line this morning an editorial (Click here)...