Cher Gruener
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September 02, 2005
Canada recently purchased several submarines from the British Navy and it seems that they have had nothing but problems for the Canadian Navy from day one.
Starting with the HMCS Chicoutimi. The Chicoutimi’s troubles began when fire broke out on board while the sub was on its way to Canada short...
August 16, 2005
Late last week, a U.S. appeals court lifted a two year long ban on transporting cattle across the border due to the ‘Mad Cow Disease”. However, there is one more hurdle in Canada’s quest to open the border once again to cattle and that is later on during the month of July as a Montana court could r...
August 08, 2005
There is almost another whole month of vacation before the kids go back to school and you have been hearing “Mom, I’m boooorreeeeddddd!” So the question is, what can we do with the kids to keep them happy, not at each other’s throats and not have to spend a lot of cash until they start back at it.
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July 25, 2005
Sleep, does anyone ever get enough? Most of us can relate to waking up in the morning when the alarm goes off and hitting the snooze button at least once and then finally dragging your tired body out of bed and hitting the shower before you actually feel awake. But what do you if the problem persi...
July 11, 2005
Karla Homolka’s release from Joliette Prison for Women in Quebec took place on July 4th. She says she will not stay in the province of Quebec (but has not totally made up her mind as yet). Rumour has it that she was offered an apartment rent free among other goodies.
Homolka and then husband Pau...
June 24, 2005
Top officials from most North American sports have vowed today to crack down on performance-enhancing drug users, but say they don't need or want any help from US law makers.
Several commissioners have met today in Washington and told a house subcommittee that they disagree with the blanket polic...
June 08, 2005
There is a great new plan here in Canada that is out for parents to enable their children to get a higher education and for the parents themselves to start saving right away.
It is a new program that has been developed in order to help Canadian families save for their child’s or children’s edu...
June 01, 2005
The Second World War began on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany. The aggression came to an end with the defeat of Germany and it’s allies on May 8, 1945.
Now fast forward to the year 2005. This year commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of that aggression. Canad...
April 27, 2005
April 12, 2005 is the twenty fifth anniversary of Terry Fox’s start of his run across Canada to raise awareness for cancer.
Cancer as most known is an insidious disease that has touched and wrecked havoc on so many lives. Terry Fox was a Canadian hero, who had a dream and who himself had cancer....
April 27, 2005
The earth has been around for a very long time and as anyone knows, things that are old and well used tend not to last for very long unless they are preserved. That is where Earth Day comes in.
Earth Day was started by former Senator Gaylord Nelson, who in 1962 got to thinking about the shape ...