Op/Ed: British Columbia Parents to press to expand Mandarin-based classes

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Like I had previously mentioned in my last column on this issue in what I feel is a "Let's Drive French out of our Canadian Lexicon". I have no problem with kids learning the Mandarin language, but the kids better have a good understanding and fluency of...

Banned books celebration promotes freedom of expression

"By Cynthia Henry Inquirer Staff Writer Friday will feature some unusual story times at local libraries, when passages from...

Stars and Stripes on the Puck: Hockey's New Attention

    A recent resident of Canada, I saw my first ever hockey game last February in the Thunderbird Stadium at UBC and though I haven’t since devoted a better part of my personal worth to the...

Daughter secretly reunites her parents 40 years after they were forced apart ...

Nice to read a story with a happy ending for a change.Good luck and God bless to them all."Two lovers banished from each other's sight when they conceived an illegitimate child nearly 40 years ago have been reunited by their daughter and are to marry.Christine Orchard, 57,...

China Contaminated Milk Scandal Widens

The contaminated baby milk scandal in China has widened, with a third infant having died from the milk, which was treated with a lethal chemical to make it pass health inspections. Several dairy farmers and...

Biden's comments on special needs kids called 'new low'

Notice how low the Republican response was to this. Talk about taking the low road. What hurts most is that some people will believe it."(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the Democratic vice presidential nominee had "sunk to a new...

Fox News: Pregnant teens' parents are "pinheads"

Guess who said this?"Now most teens are pinheads in some ways. But here the blame falls primarily on the parents of the girl, who obviously have little control over her "It was none other than entertainer Bill...

Study: Our Mates Look Like Mom and Dad

Just read this first:"Men like women who resemble dear old mom, and women like men who look like dear old dad, a computer analysis now shows. Scientists in Hungary investigated 52 university students and their parents. They also looked at the significant others of the...

British Columbia Politicians Day Care Crisis: Necessity or Luxury?

Opinion Barry Artiste As far as I am concerned, if you live in a million dollar home, drive a Beemer, have 2.5 kids, and complain you can either not afford the high cost of after school care for your kid, or...

58 mn Chinese children left in villages by migrant parents

China's prosperity has been built by migrants workers from rural area. The migrant workers flocks to big industralised cities and work hard to save money for their family who are left in villages. The man and woman leave their kids in the villages without proper care. These...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

Funniest Sick Notes from Parents

Here is a popular forward on supposedly real sick notes from parents to teachers. Some spelling mistakes have been corrected to improve readability.1. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take PE today. Please execute him.2. Please excuse Amanda for being absent....

Sportsmanship on full display at the Olympics

"As many parents will tell you teaching good sportsmanship to young athletes faces many challenges in this SportsCenter driven culture.  The attention give to selfish, and immature athletes such as Many Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Ron Artest, and Chris Henry fall far short of...

A blog about technology from BBC News

"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

Baby beater jailed for six months

This 20-month old boy surely unlucky to have such an experienced. His brain will record this incident and could cause him a trauma. " The parents of the 20-month-old boy had become concerned about the behaviour...

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