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A high school teacher from northern Alberta has been found guilty of violating professional standards by engaging in a sexual relationship with a student who later killed himself. Lori-Lee Simard, 39, was facing six counts of misconduct under the Teachers Profession Act as a result of the...

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2008/03/17/5027406-sun.html By BROOKES MERRITT, SUN MEDIA...

Obviously, a forward I received INTERESTING POINT > > > > > > > > I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my > > taxes as it sees fit. > > > > In order to earn that pay cheque, as I work on a rig site at a Fort > > Mac Murray, Alta., construction project, I...

Health news Doctors discover treatment for disorder that feels like freezing on inside Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Alison Auld, THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar. 9, 2008 HALIFAX - For more than three decades, Rachel Doherty and her siblings have endured the ravages of a rare...

A friend and I were just having a conversation about seeing marriages fall apart due to poor communication. Every couple has their own strategies for enabling open communication in their marriages, so I thought this would be a great space to share them. When my husband and I got married, it...

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6W3fpuhliMw&NR=1 If you can call it a solo. I've fallen in love with Yoav's song 'Club Thing', and went searching for some of his other work. I was quite taken with this one. Very unique (or at least it's the first performance like it I've seen... lol). Thought...

The Active Denial System (ADS), is a non-lethal ray gun designed to break up crowds. part 1 part 2

edmontonsun.com New research out of the University of Alberta shows that a gene found in the human body could be used to stop the spread of HIV. "It's very exciting for patients who are infected with HIV," said researcher Dr. Stephen Barr...

Man I'm getting tired of hearing the gender biased phrases like 'hearing her PMS' when it comes to a woman running for political office. Do people think that sort of thing makes them sound clever? What are some of the other gender loaded comments you've heard floating around out there...

So, this is really annoying me today. Seriously annoying me. I want to scream "what a bunch of jackasses!!" I went walking with my dog. My dog did what dogs do. Being a dutiful dog owner (and not wanting to be fined as you can be if caught leaving it), I cleaned up after my dog, and...

Okay, so, I'm going to a lobster dinner tomorrow night and have been asked to bring a 'light' salad. I'm at a loss. We're not big seafood people. What's a good, light salad to accompany lobster? I've got a reputation with these folks as some sort of gourmet cook (damn me and my few good...

I've been watching the electoral coverage of the US with increasing interest and, dismay. I find it odd to see such limited choice. Is a two party system truly representative of the American people? Is it enough choice?

According to Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing, the end result of Obama winning a presidency will be his assassination. She feels that the best hope is for him to run as Clinton's VP, as the public will be more supporting of a female president than of a black one. When I read the...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — France dropped a strong hint Thursday that it was willing to answer Canada’s call for reinforcements in Kandahar. An undetermined number of troops already planned for deployment to Kabul might be moved south, French Defence Minister Herve Morin told reporters following a...

Telus World of Science be hosting, from June to October, the Body Worlds exhibit... corpses that have undergone the plastination process. They are preserved, flayed, and posed to display the intricacies of the inner workings of the human body. As members of Telus World of Science, we will...

A poster of three young men in a field holding up their pants - one of them showing the upper part of his buttocks - greets customers at the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing store in West Edmonton Mall. That same poster recently became the centre of controversy in Virginia Beach, Va., where cops...

edmontonsun.com TORONTO — Health Canada says it will review a recommendation for more explicit warnings after a Quebec coroner’s report citing use of a cotton swab in a Montreal man’s death last year. Coroner Jacques Ramsay says many people have been surprised by the findings of his report...

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/2008/02/05/4828880.html A new CBC documentary says Canadian wrestling star Chris Benoit’s brain resembled that of an 85-year-old man with dementia when he killed himself and his family last summer. After Benoit and his family were found dead in their Atlanta...

Scientists have found that cases of heart attack can rise dramatically during the excitement of watching crucial sporting events, so be zen about your sports boys.

Yes... yes... it's crucial. I need input. I need loud, outspoken views. Be as straight forward as you need to be. Would you, or wouldn't you, buy a house with only a double shower on the main floor, and a simple bathtub/shower combo in the basement?