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From sitting up straight to passing things accross the table, there are some things people still don't know. Edward Fenner writes. In Part I of this article, we learned a bit about table manners. Now we'll focus on the finer elements of civilized dining. Table manners exist for a reason. Good...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A burger battle is brewing between a Texas state legislator and the owners of a New Haven restaurant who claim the hamburger was invented in Connecticut. With the new session of the Texas legislature now underway, Republican state Representative Betty Brown has proposed...

LONDON (AFP) - A British reality television show vowed to clamp down on bullying and racist abuse on the programme, after complaints flooded in over the treatment of glamorous Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. Top Indian actress Shetty, 31, is one of nine famous faces locked in a...

By Jane Taguicana TORONTO (CP) - Nearly 20 human-rights activists gathered Monday outside the offices of the Canada Border Services Agency to protest the ongoing detention of three men who have been held behind bars for more than four years as perceived threats to national security...

As part of the Creed we believe in the Communion of saints, those who form the body of Christ, that is the Church. Christ is the head and we are the members. In baptism we enter into a life in Christ, we share all the good things about Christ, such as being sons and heirs of God, we also share...

Fr. C. Vaillancourt God desires that we establish a relationship with Him, He always speaks to us even though we don't know it, He has given us our conscience as a voice that tells us what is good and what is bad. He guides us with the Holy Spirit and He teaches us the way to go, He has sent...

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters Life!) - A retired Chinese couple have advertised for a "daughter" to look after them in place of their son who has emigrated to Canada -- and more than 100 candidates signed up to try their luck, a newspaper said on Tuesday. Tian Zhendong and Ding Shuhui, a former...

By Mike Oliveira TORONTO (CP) - Liberal Leader Stephane Dion provided a preview Tuesday of what his forthcoming campaign speeches will sound like as he identified the economy, the environment, and social justice issues as key priorities during a speech to business leaders. A prosperous...

By JAMES TAPPER - The BBC came under new fire after it announced plans for a £200,000 TV documentary devoted to the most offensive word in the English language. The programme - tentatively titled I love The C-Word - is billed as examining why the word has become more mainstream in recent years...

Newsweek Jan. 22, 2007 issue - Intel director John Negroponte gave Congress a sobering assessment last week of the continued threats from groups like Al Qaeda and Hizbullah. But even gloomier comments came from Henry Crumpton, the outgoing State Department terror coordinator. An ex-CIA...

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - This Valentine's Day, Americans can seal their letters with a kiss. In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Hershey's Kisses, the U.S. Postal Service on Saturday held a ceremony to issue the 39-cent "With Love and Kisses" stamp, featuring the iconic chocolate treat...

MONTREAL (AFP) - Speaking one or more languages can stall the onset of dementia, according to a new Canadian study. "Our study found that speaking two languages throughout one's life appears to be associated with a delay in the onset of symptoms of dementia by four years compared to those who...

"Bon appetit" said Chilean artist Marco Evaristti as he presented his friends with his newest creation: meatballs cooked with fat from his own body, extracted by liposuction. "Ladies and gentleman, bon appetit and may god bless," said Evaristti, a glass in his hand, to his dining companions...

The race is on to find candidates for Quebec ridings in anticipation of a federal election, and the speculation is ripe that both the Conservatives and Liberals are courting high-profile candidates. The Globe and Mail reports that the Tories are eyeing former Hydro-Quebec boss Andre Caille to...

By DON LEHMAN COURTESY WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE . . HORICON -- Buried in the thick woods of northern Warren County, 2 miles from the nearest road, was a testament to human adaptability. A tarp-covered lean-to loaded with clothing, sleeping bags and provisions — items believed to have been...

By ALEX GINSBERG January 11, 2007 -- All he had to do was close the door and dial 911. But that's not what Brooklyn building super Raynold Voltaire did when he was awoken on a hot July night last year and told there was a kidnapped woman in his maintenance room. Instead, he threw on some...

MISSOULA, Mont. --A 280-pound man who tried to break into a craft and hobby store by crawling in through a cooling duct got stuck and died, authorities said. The owner of the Treasure Chest hobby store arrived for work around 8:30 a.m. and called 911 when he found the store had no electricity...

LONDON (AP) - As a painter needs a canvas and a sculptor stone, Blane Dickinson needs a head. Specifically, the 32-year-old tattoo artist from Wales needs a person willing to have their head tattooed. The subject? The iconic "full English" breakfast. Ideally, the image would contain fried...

By Wojtek Dabrowski TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian wildlife officials are looking for a brave driver prepared for a 3,500-kilometre (2,200 mile) trip to take a stinky stowaway skunk back to her home in California. But the skunk, who survived a seven-day journey across the United States and into...

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - A criminal defence lawyer has been arrested for kissing a female judicial marshal - "a peck" he said was intended as a Christmas greeting. Ralph Crozier, 55, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge Thursday for kissing the marshal at Waterbury Superior Court on Dec...