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In the Big Easy, it’s so hard to choose

In the Big Easy, it’s so hard to choose

Jambalaya, crawfish pie, filé gumbo. . . No one can say New Orleans cuisine is boring.It was the last day of a four-day trip to New Orleans and I couldn’t help feeling torn. In four days I had eaten a lot of food — Creole-style gumbo, crawfish etouffee, turtle soup, blackened catfish, beignets, pralines, soufflé potatoes, and cajun shrimp to name just a few local delicacies.
Hospitals’ Homes Lottery grand prize up for grabs

Hospitals’ Homes Lottery grand prize up for grabs

Tickets for the David Thompson Health Region Foundation’s Hospitals’ Homes Lottery 2009 are now available.

Young cancer patients may have special education needs: study

Children who survive brain tumours are far more likely than their schoolmates to have learning difficulties that make getting an education a challenge for them, a new study suggests.
Consumers clipping coupons online

Consumers clipping coupons online

Cost-conscious Canadian consumers are on the Internet with their virtual scissors, clipping coupons to get discounts and save money in the tough economy.

Birth defects under the scope

A top children’s hospital wants to improve the survival rate of infants born with a birth defect that many families have never heard of until their child is diagnosed.
Don’t send kids wrong message about their bodies

Don’t send kids wrong message about their bodies

She looked in the mirror one day and didn’t like what was staring back at her.Christy Magnani, 38, was getting old. OK, older. To many, this college professor and mother of two from Folsom, Calif., remains in the bloom of youth. But to her, the mirror did not lie.
LOOKBACK: Pork plant workers evacuated after bomb scare

LOOKBACK: Pork plant workers evacuated after bomb scare

RCMP investigated two sudden deaths in less than 24 hours after a body was found in Rotary Park

DNA reveals story of dad’s disappearance

John Smithers had spent more than six decades looking for clues about the father who abandoned the family when he was just a baby. The barrel-chested, brash-talking Smithers had something he wanted to give his old man: a fist in the nose.

Panel urging doctors to screen teens for depression

An influential government-appointed medical panel is urging doctors to routinely screen all American teens for depression — a bold step that acknowledges that nearly 2 million teens are affected by this debilitating condition.
Food for fools

Food for fools

Serve your family a meal in which things are not as they appear. April Fools’ Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool’s errands, and play tricks to on the gullible and unsuspecting.