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Who are you and what have you done with Mike Duffy?

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Nobody likes repo men.

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It's safe to assume that a country as populated as the US, without a national health care policy, will eventually face disaster. There has been so much politics attacking the basic issue, and petty...

By Dale Wale
Re: Obama calls on Democrats to pass health care reform bill on Sunday

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Dear Josey, I told him I love him but I don't...

Dear Josey, Well, I did it: I told my boyfriend of five-and-a-half months...

Sexcetera by Josey Vogels


The Best Singers Ever - Part Deux

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Street style: Winter greys

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Is clock ticking on "22 Minutes"? Show appears to be on the bubble for renewal

HALIFAX, N.S. - Is the clock ticking on "22 Minutes"? 18 March


Harper cashes in twice on Olympic beer bet as Obama doubles down

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has cashed in on his bet with Barack Obama over the Olympic men's gold-medal hockey game. 19 March


Moncton Wildcats blank Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 6-0; Riopel earns record

Nicola Riopel and the Moncton Wildcats won a statement game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs Saturday night. 20 March


NHL Roundup:Saturday's action on the ice

The Toronto Maple Leafs and their youthful roster continue to play spoiler. 21 March 01:58


Pope's former diocese in Munich takes on "tsunami" of abuse cases

MUNICH, Germany - Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese is facing new allegations of physical and sexual abuse on a daily basis, the head of its new sex-abuse task force said Friday. 19 March


Paralympic closing to be a sentimental farewell to world spotlight

VANCOUVER, B.C. - One eye has been on the clock and the other has been on the clouds for the producer of the closing ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Games. 19 March


Lotto 649 $41 million jackpot split in half as two winners emerge

Saturday's huge Lotto 649 jackpot will be shared. 21 March 01:29


Family of missing N.B. woman reject possibility she deliberately ran off

MONCTON, N.B. - The family of Donna O'Rielly is rejecting the possibility that the missing New Brunswick woman has run off. 19 March


Canadian dollar closes at 98.65 cents US, down 0.33 cent on Thursday

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed at 98.65 cents US, down 0.33 of a cent on Thursday. 18 March


Kenya's Sylvester Teimet shatters course record to win Seoul Int'l Marathon

SEOUL, South Korea - Kenya's Sylvester Teimet won the Seoul International Marathon on Sunday, pulling ahead in the final seconds to finish in two hours six minutes 49 seconds - a course record and personal best. 21 March 01:56


At dinner for Washington reporters, Clinton pokes fun at Democrats, Cheney and himself

WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight." 21 March 03:57


Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday. 21 March 04:00


Worm turns on second Tory, this time over airport tequila row

OTTAWA - The worm has turned on a second Conservative cabinet minister over an airport security impasse - this one fuelled by tequila. 19 March


Another B.C. avalanche kills two French nationals in provincial park

VALEMONT, B.C. - Another avalanche in B.C. has killed two French heli-skiers. 21 March 06:34


Netanyahu says east Jerusalem construction policy unchanged

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will not stop a controversial settlement project in east Jerusalem, as requested by the U.S., but will upgrade upcoming indirect talks with the Palestinians to include the main issues dividing them. 21 March 06:16


10 Afghan civilians killed in suicide attack in contested Helmand province

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has killed 10 civilians and wounded seven others in the southern province of Helmand. 21 March 06:13


Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated, but no damage or injuries reported

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. 21 March 06:11


Thai prime minister offers government talks with protesters after massive demonstration

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister offered Sunday to have his government hold talks with protesters trying to force him from power with massive demonstrations in the capital, but refused their demand that he immediately call new elections. 21 March 04:13


London-based activist who illegally used satellite phone in India free to leave country

JAIPUR, India - A London-based environmental campaigner travelling the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been has been ordered to pay a fine for illegally using a satellite phone and is now free to leave India two months after his arrest, his lawyer said Sunday. 21 March 04:11


Bomb targeting Pakistani police kills 2 people, wounds 12 in southwest city of Quetta

QUETTA, Pakistan - Police say a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by in the city of Quetta, killing at least 2 people and wounding 12. 21 March 04:10


UN chief visits Gaza, seeks end to bruising Israeli and Egyptian blockade

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has entered the blockaded Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million people have been under lockdown by Israel and Egypt for nearly three years. 21 March 04:09


SAfrica marks 50th anniversary of massacre, but residents say change not coming fast enough

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africans gathered in Sharpeville Sunday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the massacre that brought the country's black rights movement to the world's attention. 21 March 04:06


Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill 2 Filipino militiamen; rebel commander believed slain in clash

MANILA, Philippines - Government troops chased down a group of Abu Sayyaf militants who killed two government militiamen in the southern Philippines, seriously wounding a leading militant blamed for deadly attacks and kidnappings, officials said Sunday. 21 March 04:01


Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday. 21 March 04:00


Thousands pay last respects to former Nepal PM Koirala, who led fight for democracy

KATMANDU, Nepal - Politicians, diplomats and thousands of supporters lined up for hours at a public stadium Sunday in Nepal's capital to pay respect to Girija Prasad Koirala, the former prime minister remembered for leading efforts to bring democracy to the Himalayan nation. 21 March 03:59


At dinner for Washington reporters, Clinton pokes fun at Democrats, Cheney and himself

WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight." 21 March 03:57


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Last week's news that Mexican magnate Carlos Slim had become the richest man in the world induced plenty of speculation about the shift of economic power from the West to other emerging nations. We didn't give it much thought, until we saw Warren Buffett channel Axl Rose in a Geico commercial/power ballad. Maybe things are much worse than we thought. 

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