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    Dear God,

    Dear God My prayer for 2012 is for A fat bank account & a thin body. Please don't mix these up like you did last year. AMEN!
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    DNA links Armstrong teen's murder to chilling 2005 cold case

    The suspect in the slaying of an Armstrong teenager is also accused of attacking a sex trade worker six years ago in Kelowna, RCMP said Wednesday.Read full story>
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    Slow death of HST hurting businesses, Dix says

    New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix attacked the government Tuesday for the length of time it is taking to return the provincial sales tax to British Columbia. “The slowness in making the transition back to the PST is hurting the economy and costing jobs,” Dix said during question period.Read...
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    Your Grocery Bill

    Your grocery bill: a close-up look at Canada's supply management system
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    Wonder Why!!!!!

    Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front? Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the...
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    Wild Winds, Rain, Hail & Snow Batter B.C.

    Winds gusting up to 90 km/h battered Metro Vancouver and parts of Vancouver Island Friday afternoon as a part of a cold front moving south along British Columbia’s coast.Read full story> This was quite something else yesterday. Our dining window faces the ocean. I looked out and the sun was...
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    McDonald's bans employees from wearing poppies on the job, says it's for safety

    The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Some employees at a McDonald's in southern Alberta aren't loving that they can't wear poppies. Employees at one of the fast-food giant's restaurants in Lethbridge were told that wearing poppies for Remembrance Day while working is banned. McDonald's...
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    HIV ‘seek and treat’ program launched in B.C.

    If you’re an adult living in Vancouver or Prince George who’s had sex, chances are very good that you’ll be asked to take an HIV detection test at your next lab, hospital or medical clinic visit under Canada’s first such pilot project.Read full story>
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    Canadian Border Guard Sentenced

    A Canada Border Services Agency border guard who helped cocaine traffickers smuggle drugs into B.C. has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. jail, followed by four years of supervised release. Read full story>
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    Canadian Vet's and their pensions

    At home with Claude: a military veteran's life in the shipping container MONTREAL - He steps over piles of trash, past the dog wolfing kibble off the floor, across his tattered mattress and into the perpetual darkness at the back of the shipping container. Meet former Canadian Forces soldier...
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    Justice Dept. study says women batterers on bail batter again.

    Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press at 10:05 on November 05, 2011, EDT. OTTAWA - A new Justice Department study suggests a significant number of men released on bail after allegedly beating up their partners return home to beat them up again. The research also indicates that men with violent...
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    Halloween is over but look at this!!!

    YouTube Challenge - I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy www.youtube.com
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    Not a very scenic ride but - a really long one.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjw5GhyZUu0
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    The Vancouver Riot Rap Sheet!

    The Vancouver Police Department announced Monday it is recommending 163 charges against 60 people stemming from the Stanley Cup riot of June 15, 2011. “This is just the beginning,” said Chief Const. Jim Chu. We will post the charges here as we learn of them. The names of those charged may not be...
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    Finally - A Judge that is not a gutless wonder!

    PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - An Ontario man convicted in an attack on a 12-year-old girl has been declared a dangerous offender. The designation means Stanley Tippett could be jailed indefinitely. Tippett was convicted two years ago on seven counts — including kidnapping, sexual assault and sexual...
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    As a little kid, what words did you pronounce wrong?

    It's a rainy day and - I'm bored. This isn't a game. It's just words that we thought we were saying correctly when we were little kids. Here's two that I recall. Name some of yours. Mirrow (mirror) Parry Knife (Paring knife)
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    Sugar Laden Soft Drinks = Violence

    News report says kids who drink about 5 or more cans of soda pop per week become very aggressive and also quite violent. They don`t know if it`s the sugar or if drinking the pop just fills them up so that they do not eat enough healthy food. I wonder if it only affects kids.
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    Canadians to be charged a fee for entering the USA

    The United States is now adding a new fee to Canadians entering their country via plane or water. If you drive, no extra charge. Each person, will pay an extra $5.50 now. People interviewed made comments like, a tax on tax, Canada is having to pay for the US deficit and more.
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    Google asks Canadians to update Maps

    TORONTO - Google is taking inspiration from Wikipedia and inviting Canadians to scan Google Maps in their hometowns and make improvements where needed. A new tool called Google Map Maker, which launched in Canada on Monday, allows users to add roads, rivers, trails and points of interest — such...
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    iTunes Cards

    Just a little word of caution. I bought an iTunes gift card. The directions clearly stated "scratch off label and enter code". The card was not for me but being ever so helpful - I could see that I could just peel the strip off rather than scratch it and I did. BIG MISTAKE. What I ended up...