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CALGARY -- Amid predictable applause, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall told a Calgary business audience yesterday that his province has no intention of raising royalty rates in the oil and gas sector. Just hours into his first official trip to Calgary to drum up oilpatch investment dollars, Wall...

Listen up, Big Oil By NEIL WAUGH, Sun Media...

I don't know if I've really brought it up here much before, but, I was scared to have my babies in a hospital. Once I found out that the hospital in the town where I was delivering had a 30% cesarean rate, alarms went off in my head. My first child was born in the hospital, but with a doula...

Any guys looking for a fun way to create a light show, check this out. Neither I nor Canadian Content are responsible if you burn your house down. http://www.barnesos.net/homepage/lpl/grapeplasma/

Okay. So, I don't follow politics as well as I should. This I will readily admit. But, I couldn't help but laugh at the attack ads against Ed Stelmach that have been airing lately. "Too many Albertans are still without regular doctors." "Surgeries are delayed." "Why doesn't Ed Stelmach...

A 12 year old boy has confessed to beating his infant cousin to death with a bat while babysitting, because she was crying while he was watching tv. But the 17 month old's parents don't believe their nephew really killed their daughter, and are petitioning the courts for leniency for him. more...

edmontonsun.ca By FRANK LANDRY It must have been quite...

Just incase New Years weight loss attempts hadn't already depressed you. By BROOKES MERRITT, SUN MEDIA...

I had a friend who was bitching a while ago about the damage that 'urban sprawl' does to the environment. I nearly choked on my coffee. And since hearing this, I've realized it's a notion a lot of people have... that large urban centers are more hard on the environment than having everyone...

In reading an article today about a teen testifying against his accused rapist, it was stated that the US Justice Department estimates 1 in 33 men have been victims of rape, or attempted rape, as opposed to 1 in 6 women. Yet, few come forward, for fear of being perceived as weak. If you...

Researchers have effectively proven that even our sense of taste is subject to the placebo effect. Does anyone else kind of want to say 'Duh'? WASHINGTON -- Want people to like your product more? Raise the price. That seems to be the lesson from a new study in...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- In the farming community of Stephenville, Texas, nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies. But these days, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO. Several dozen people --...

edmontonsun.ca A Good Samaritan intervening in a fight outside a northside bar is Edmonton's first homicide of the year. He died in hospital after an approximate 25-minute wait on the concrete, as bystanders watched for police to arrive, trying in vain to save...

PARIS (AFP) - In experiments that would make Dr. Frankenstein jealous, US scientists have coaxed recycled hearts taken from animal cadavers into beating in the laboratory after reseeding them with live cells, according to a study released Sunday. continue article...

The forum I get a lot of my child related news from (man, the abuse and horrors they dig up from the news services... makes you sick) also posted this article. I applaud this mother. Considering what some parents resort to when overwhelmed and angry, this has got to be one of the better ways...

Now here's one of the most twisted cases of family dynamics I've EVER heard of. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht2aoOJ7yONj4nlt8MRElKhH3-AQD8U4O9R00 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A father sodomized his 18-year-old stepson to avenge the teenager's alleged rape of the man's 8-year-old...

Okay... so the topic came up over coffee with my little brother this morning. It's been picking at me for a while, and why I haven't thought to bring it up here before is beyond me. But, here goes. The government and health care agencies claim that we are currently suffering an obesity...

I test drove a Mitsubishi Outlander recently. Out of all the SUV/XUV's I test drove, it was the one with the most well thought out interior, the roomiest, most comfortable, best handling, and the smoothest riding. The transmission made me roll my eyes a bit (sportronic transmission so you...

A video explaining why a zoo has decided to remove a cub from its mom and raise it by human hand. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=74008

.... cut it off and throw it away. A mentally ill Idaho man did just that, believing his hand bore the mark of the beast. Poor guy. http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2008/01/10/4765213-sun.html