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Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press ADVERTISEMENT SURREY, B.C. - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Games have turned to aboriginal myths and legends to create a trio of mascots they're hoping will create millions in royalties. The mascots were unveiled in Broadway-musical style Tuesday before a...

Adelaide Now November 12, 2007 Cosmetic circumcision banned JILL PENGELLEY, HEALTH REPORTER November 12, 2007 01:15am CIRCUMCISION will be banned in the state's public hospitals unless it is for medical reasons. Health Minister John Hill today will announce an immediate ban on...

By: thinkSPAIN The results of an autopsy performed on an 18 day old baby boy who died in suspicious circumstances in Tarragona last weekend, reveal that the baby died of massive blood loss following a botched...

seriously, wrap ANYthing in bacon and cook it, and you've got a good appy. lol.

Bacon wrapped dates (wrap pitted dates in bacon, skewer with toothpick, bake @350) Bacon wrapped water chestnuts (same deal as the dates, but you can marinate the chestnuts in garlic and soy if you like, or not) mini shrimp kabobs.... one package cooked shrimp, one can maraschino cherries...

I'll get us started with one of my fave recipes that impresses, yet is simple to make. 3 c semisweet chocolate chips 1 c white chocolate chips 3 c powdered sugar 1/4 c butter 1 c Bailey's Irish Cream 1 1/2 c nuts, chopped -- optional Truffle Topping: 1 c semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 c white...

Now, today is one of those days for me. One of those days when I'm absolutely stunned at the ability of a body to forget just what being sick is like. And it's not like I've been struck with a transient cold... this is a flare up of a chronic illness. A constant thing. And yet it seems to...

An inspiring documentary, "How Come You Walk Funny" takes a look at a unique Intergated Kindergarten Program (IKP) in Toronto. Focusing primarily on twin brothers, one able bodied and one with Cerebral Palsy due to oxygen deprivation at birth, it explores the value of the program for the varied...

ya know, the last time hubby and I went out for supper, we went to the Keg. And while I'm not normally a huge fan of their steaks, a $100 gift certificate meant that's where we were going. Hubby had a blue cheese crusted fillet mignon. OMG was that ever a delicious steak. Cut like butter. I...

China takes action on toy safety Millions of Chinese-made toys have been recalled this year China has made "considerable...

My son started talking about a game he had played on the internet at a friend's house. "... and then you reach in through his nose and mash his brains up until they can run out!!" I was mortified that someone (despite this being the way they made mummies) would have my kid playing a game that...

ACCRA (AFP) - Two British teenage girls arrested by Ghanaian police in June carrying several kilos (pounds) of cocaine were found guilty of drug trafficking Wednesday, a British diplomat said after the verdict. The sentences would be announced on December 5, said embassy spokesman Gary...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco will give resident identification cards to illegal immigrants under a plan approved on Tuesday amid a fierce nationwide debate on granting privileges to undocumented aliens. In a 10-1 vote, the city's board of supervisors -- the equivalent of a city...

Man hit with Taser, batons, pepper spray Fraser Valley man ‘in extremely critical condition’ By DIRK MEISSNER The Canadian Press Wed. Nov 21 - 6:34 AM VICTORIA — A Fraser Valley man who RCMP sprayed, zapped and whacked in a violent confrontation is in extremely critical condition in hospital, a...

Does anyone else use freecycling groups? I belong to one for my city, and it just hops. Over 600 posts/day of stuff people are looking for or looking to get rid of. The only rule... it all has to be free.

An awesome little clip. Having family and friends living in Southern Saskatchewan, this made me laugh like crazy. Here it is

.... it's the best game you can name! The beginning of the clip is the part of interest. A true testament to great Albertan hockey. Go Storm!!!

Menstrual blood could be a good source of stem cells Updated Thu. Nov. 15 2007 11:32 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff The blood shed during women's menstrual cycles may provide a new type of stem cell that could develop into many types of human cells, say researchers. Every month, a fertile...

By The Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi court sentenced a woman who was gang raped to six months in jail and 200 lashes - more than doubling her initial penalty for being in the car of a man who was not a relative, a newspaper reported Thursday. The decision by the Qatif...

By Mica Rosenberg ADVERTISEMENT GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A tropical fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas can survive out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small...