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This has been a nagging issue in the back of my mind for a while now. In our current paparazzi lifestyle, can heroes still exist? Will our jaded minds allow true heroes to exist anymore? Would the great men and women of the past, to which we hold up potential new heroes, have survived the...

A must see video clip for anyone. Be sure to watch all the way to the end. Hollywood can't copy this kind of drama. Absolutely amazing.

The idea has been raised that the CanCon membership might like to participate in a charity event. We're batting around the idea of hosting a post-a-thon. All monies raised will go to a charity as yet to be decided by the membership. Your thoughts on the matter would be appreciated, along...

Anthrax outburst near Fairview seems contained DEREK LOGAN Herald-Tribune staff Friday September 14, 2007 The fear of anthrax doesn’t seem to spreading like the disease itself. Despite an outbreak of anthrax that killed 52 bison in the Fairview area last month, public response seems to be...

So, if any of you have called any talked to me today (what? You never phoned?), then you'd probably be aware that I have the head cold from hell. This one set in within the space of about 15 minutes, like someone had punched me between the eyes. Suddenly, I was carting my laptop off to bed...

Dear Mademoiselle [...], [...] returned her 2" binder, bought as per the specific Grade 2 supply list, and told me she needs a "smaller" one. She is unsure what size, and seems confused as to the fact that she had two binders when she left for school today, a 1" and a 2". If the teal 1"...

Mechanical heart removed after organ heals self Updated Tue. Aug. 28 2007 9:23 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A 15-year-old Camrose, Alta. girl has become the first Canadian to be taken off an artificial heart device because her own diseased heart healed itself. "For sure it's a miracle," said Dr...

A neat clip I uploaded to our video section. I thought some of you here might enjoy it. This is a work safe video. http://video.canadiancontent.net/50976622-high-power-job.html

Has anyone else seen any of the assorted chapters of R Kelly's musical (for lack of a better description) 'Trapped in a Closet'? I stumbled across it during a brief time wasting attempt on YouTube, and ended up having to watch all the way to Chapter 19. It's dark and hilarious, brilliantly...

By KHALED KAZZIHA, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 10, 5:52 PM ET NAIROBI, Kenya - One of the world's leading paleontologists denounced Ethiopia's decision to send the Lucy skeleton on a six-year tour of the United States, warning Friday that the 3.2 million-year-old fossil will likely be...

Cool dance off.

Florida jail inmate convicted of indecent exposure after guard complains Thu Jul 26, 9:15 AM FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - A Florida jail inmate was convicted of indecent exposure after a guard complained that he had masturbated in his cell. A jury took 45 minutes to convict Terry...

Carly headed into work, ecstatic to tell her friends her good news. As she walked down the hall toward the office she shared with her Tom and Samantha, she thought of the excitement they'd share with her when they found out about the baby. The last thing she expected was Tom's shocked...

Rugby league player carries opponent's embedded tooth for 15 weeks Tue Jul 17, 1:03 AM BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - An Australian rugby league player competed for 15 weeks without knowing an opponent's tooth was buried in his forehead. Former National Rugby League prop Ben Czislowski, now...

Flawed research on autism-vaccine link lingers Updated Mon. Jul. 16 2007 1:30 PM ET Helen Branswell, Canadian Press At least once a week, Dr. Joanne Langley or one of her colleagues in a Halifax pediatrics clinic carves 90 minutes or so out of a crammed schedule to try to persuade yet another...

Chinese cat lovers block truck shipping felines to restaurants Tue Jul 10, 5:32 AM SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Chinese cat lovers mobilized online to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Veteran Shanghai cat rescuer Duo Zirong started off her mission of...

Chinese cat lovers block truck shipping felines to restaurants Tue Jul 10, 5:32 AM "They were so frightened," it quoted one of the rescuers, Huo Puyang, as saying. "Some bit people when they tried to let them out of the boxes. Some still hide in dark corners and will not come out for...

Sony prints apology for video game featuring bloody shootout in Manchester Cathedral Fri Jul 6, 2:10 PM LONDON (AP) - Sony issued a public apology Friday for a violent video game that features a bloody shootout inside an Anglican cathedral, but it did not address the Church of England's...

Filed under: Columnists -> What's the Matter With Mommy? Kelley the WonderMom’s School of Hard Knocks By Kelley Cunningham Most of us went through Lamaze or some such class to prepare us for the miracle of birth. Dontcha think it would be more useful to have classes that prepared us for the...

Potential cure for HIV discovered Thu Jun 28, 2:39 PM CHICAGO (AFP) - In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an...