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B.C. avalanche survivor could be charged: police Updated Thu. Jan. 3 2008 2:36 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff RCMP in Whistler, B.C. say criminal charges could be laid against a 21-year-old snowboarder who survived an avalanche that killed a 29-year-old skier on New Year's Day. Both men were...

I hear the term bandied about all the time. Pro-choice. It speaks of empowerment. It speaks of a woman's rights. But at what point is our country no longer a 'pro-choice' country, and merely a 'pro-abortion' country? To me, that fine line is crossed when we refuse to stand up for the...

Anyone with small kids who enjoy fairy tales... go see this movie this holiday season. It's a guaranteed hit, and full of chuckles for the whole family. My husband, daughter, son and I all went today and all enjoyed it. Laughed through the whole thing. The overly optimistic world of fairy...

It takes a special kind of grinch to attack children's dreams at Christmas, but one of the Canada Post volunteers writing Santa letters has done just that. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/071214/odds/odd_badsanta1_dc Talk about the king of grinches!!

Saturn's rings older than first thought? Updated Thu. Dec. 13 2007 8:21 AM ET The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Saturn's shimmering rings may be as old as the solar system, scientists said Wednesday, debunking earlier theories that the rings were formed during the dinosaur age...

For pete's sake. I can't stand CSI:Miami. And after the opening for tonight's show, where assorted gun runner vanish into mists of gun and debris, presumably assassinated by the new Metal Storm gun (they call it the 'vaporiser'), I just couldn't bear to watch any further. The physics of their...

Okay, so, our gift list this year off the top of my head... hubby's family.... 2 grandparents, 5 neices. my family.... 2 nieces, 1 brother+girlfriend, 2 grandparents, hostess gift for sister, gift exchange, santa gifts for kids, mom and dad gifts for kids, kids gifts for kids, kids gifts to...

If conspiracy theorists are even patially correct, and 9-11 was allowed to happen, or brought about by the american government to justify the Iraq invasion, then why is no one (or perhaps I'm missing it), voicing concern over an impending terrorist attack to cement the invasion of Iran?

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...

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...

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.