Another Island family won’t be spending Christmas at home due to a house fire

Wayne Thibodeau of The Guardian, writes,"A smiling Santa face hung by the door of a downtown Charlottetown home masked the destruction that was going on inside as fire destroyed the historic home and left a city family homeless."

Polar Bear Swim 2005

According to Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, "Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club is one of the largest and oldest Polar Bear Clubs in the world. Its first initial swim was in 1920 when a small number of hardy swimmers took the plunge into...

Silent night certain this Christmas

Bruce Garrioch of Ottawa Sun writes, " THE ONLY sound on the NHL front yesterday was silence as Day 100 of the lockout approaches -- on Christmas Day. Talks between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association broke off a week ago in Toronto and no further discussions are...

Will Canadians buy this?

Joe McKendrick of Zdnet, writes, "Toronto is one of my favorite cities, and I have the pleasure of knowing many folks from the Canadian IT industry. And, from what I’ve seen in and around Toronto and Montreal, the place buzzes with commerce. It stands to reason, then,...

Kalan Porter sold out!

Aloma jardine of canandaeast writes, "Ninety minutes after they went on sale, there wasn't a ticket to be had for the Kalan Porter concert at the Capitol Theatre Feb. 28. The Canadian Idol star kicks off a 38-show cross-Canada tour Feb. 3. "We were talking about it...

GIRLS NIGHT OUT (PLUS ONE GAY GUY)

Chris of discomonkey, writes, "Here are the details for our little event on Wednesday night.Who: If you are a girl, you are welcome!Meeting Time: Wednesday at 6:00 pm (allow for good parking time)Where: Top of the escalators, Chinook Movie Theatre"

Going out with a bang

Mike of mikemathews writes, "It was a particularly stressful period, one of senior year projects and job searches, and time was what we didn't have. The Plastic vs. Paper bag report was thrown together at the last minute by only a few of the ten group members."

Abarbablog

Katelyn of abarbablog writes, "weird day today. I dreamt that I slept in until the vinyl cafe started (12:00). Then I woke up. It was 10:00."