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It's that time again.  We bring a formerly live tree, actually into the house, and make the whole place smell like a car freshener...... The new Canadian behind the cash register couldn't quite fathom ........WHY? Anyway on my search I discovered what I belive to be the most expensive natural...

It's a small piece of news but there are some interesting aspects. If you check the link there is a picture KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The woman recently appointed to direct civilian Canadian efforts in Kandahar province stepped into the spotlight for the first time Sunday, pledging to provide...

OK, The Border got panned. the consensus is that it gets a narrowly failing grade. There another new series to shred, The Guard is a Canadian Coast Guard based show that seems to focus on personal and institutional disfunction and neurosis. On the other hand, I'll say again - Canadian shows...

Um, How do we feel about this? I spotted it in the Edmonton Journal. Opinion Article Link I don't know what the truth is, but a major source of hers seems to be Scott Taylor and her tone is one of defeatism and the usual smug airs of the journalistic class. Anyhow, It'd be interesting to...

Comment Link Rosie says...... Will Canada stand with its allies? Oct 29, 2007 04:30 AM Rosie DiManno Nations, like people, are known by the company they keep. There are formal alliances for the purpose and informal affiliations. Sometimes, though, a common principle – moral...

Due to it's proximity to Afghanistan............... Aw hell, they're in it up to their chins, read here; Front page of the National Post Full Story other stories on the same page: Pakistan's Bhutto again aims to end army rule Swiss judge wraps up Bhutto money-laundering probe Facts on...

I was tempted to plunck this into the other thread. Article link This is starting to look like a travelling road show............ Coderre trying to upstage the Conservative ministers doing their job and all. Sadly he seems to be succeeding, I had to dig a bit for this. Stories about Denis...

This should be requred reading for left-leaning ARMY.ca readers. I poached this from MILNEWS by the way.....Thanx. Article Link Taliban justice: swift, certain, brutal Tue Sep 25 2007 By Aziz Ahmad Tassal GARMSEER, Afghanistan -- It began as a dispute between two neighbouring farmers over...

It seems to be a slow news day. Thought I'd throw this up and see if it sticks... :) Article Link Sep 29, 2007 04:30 AM Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau KANDAHAR–Canadian troops are winning the war on the battlefield but risk losing their way on the roads, as the Taliban use buried bombs...

Matthew Fisher, CanWest News Service Published: Sunday, September 23, 2007 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The toughest fighters confronting Canada's Van Doos in Afghanistan are not Afghans but guerrillas from the volatile Russian republic of Chechnya. Article Link This kinda casts doubt on the...

I was surfing through Celestial Junk http://cjunk.blogspot.com/ and found a remarkable Blog Story regarding the huge success in Anbar province. http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001517.html CJ calls it a must read. I think CJ understates it a bit  :)

I found this in the Toronto Star.. http://www.thestar.com/News/article/257325 Read this article - You will be surprized too!

I rather liked this remark in the Edmonton Sun today http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/2007/09/10/4483523-sun.html Skip to the bottom... I thought it an interesting comment - particularly today And later on in the same paper.............. :o...

I swiped this from Milnews, One line in particular caught my eye.... I've got it at the bottom http://www.rbcinvest.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070907.wgermany07/front/Front/frontBN/rbc-front This bit ........... Canada is damaging the solidarity of NATO?  Ahem! ...cough...

Umm, I'm not sure because I've heard very little. Isn't tomorrow (Aug 17) Edmonton's Red Friday? Does anyone know? Is anyone going? Will I be standing there alone? ( In my ill fitted red t-shirt.) P.S. Found this on the City of Edmonton Web site...

OK - this is probably a stupid question but I'm not sure............ I like to be sure... ;D The hero of the piece stages a rescue of his buddy by bagging three bad guys with a .22 rifle. Never mind the unlikelyness of a hit - Could a .22 be lethal at 200 yards!?! I've only shot at gophers...

I found this little gem on Milnews. http://nz.entertainment.yahoo.com/070607/5/ldn.html All I can say is - I'm glad this isn't us

I swiped this from MilNews; God Bless Rosie DiManno. :salute: Ooops! Here's the link. http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/218349

I found this on Celestial junk http://cjunk.blogspot.com/ Interesting read! http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28345 No way will we see anything like this in the Globe or Star ;D

I received the following email as part of a series and thought I might share. Sorry for my friends' blunt tone, He's ex-NAVY  ;) It occurs to me, if enough people "share" and decide to fill elsewhere something like this may have a chance. Recently we have had economists in Alberta come out...