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It's up, up and away with Pattison
BELIEVE IT: Being named Canada's fourth-richest man, with $5.07 billion in personal assets, didn't make the week any slower for Jim Pattison.
Princess Di's doc lover set to marry colleague
South East Asia News.Net Monday 23rd November, 2009 London, Nov 23 : Pakistani heart surgeon, whom Princess Diana dubbed her "Mr Wonderful", is all set to tie the knot with a medical colleague 21 years his junior.
From the archive: The Princess and the pain
If Princess Diana's words seem "extremely paranoid" a ' Nicholas Soames' verdict a ' then let's remember what Diana said about the Establishment for which he spoke a ' she is their enemy.
SAS gallantry medal under hammer
A set of military medals, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry, are expected to fetch up to 60,000 at auction.
Sarkozy and the Wall: It could have been worse
Tabatha Southey Sarkozy and the Wall: It could have been worse The Globe and Mail French President may have pulled a Forrest Gump at the Berlin Wall, but at least it wasn't a Mini-Me Tabatha Southey Published on Friday, Nov.
Mario Testino sets sights on Kate Middleton shoot
Royal watchers have been keen to learn more about Kate Middleton since her romance with Prince William started.
Art and cultural packages, from $169 per night
Travel by: Select dates through March 2010 The deal With the fall cultural calendar in high gear, city hotels are pairing art and cultural experiences with overnights, enticing visitors to stimulate their artsy side.
Top Lawyers Warn New Prosecuting Guidelines On Assisted Suicide Are 'Danger To Public Safety'
Some of Britain's most senior legal experts have warned that the new guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service on assisted suicide are "not fit for purpose" and have called on the Director of Public Prosecution to rewrite them.
Shinan: Parsing our Royal shrug
Twelve years after her death, Princess Diana 's conduit-in-chief continues to speak on her behalf.
Princess Diana comic book under attack in Britain
A royal pain. That's the best way to describe the last two weeks for Darren G. Davis , the Washington state comics publisher who has gained some minor infamy in the British news media because of his supposedly cruel treatmentof Princess Diana and her memory.
The English are the best gardeners in the world. OK, I will admit that I've seen beautiful gardens everywhere I've traveled, from New Zealand to Sicily, but the sheer number of floriferous masterpieces in Great Britain puts them at the top of the list when it comes to great gardens and great gardeners.
As Prince Charles' Visit Elicits Yawns, Canada Finds Less Mystique in Monarchy
As things now stand, when Prince Charles succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, his many roles will include being the king of Canada .
John Cusack and Lily Morgan in "2012." "2012" Have we reached the point where John Cusack - lean, boyish, briskly quizzical John Cusack - is the new Charlton Heston? We have, in the hideously expensive and simply hideous "2012." This disaster movie not only mines Mayan myths for its dismal apocalypse, but offers as inspirational guide a futurist ...
Thursday November 12, 2009 at 8 pm on CBC-TV Repeating: Friday November 13, 2009 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network A new sovereign can revive a royal family or be its kiss of death.
Princess Diana comic sparks controversy
Bluewater Productions' Princess Diana comic book has been criticised for documenting events related to her death, according to the Daily Express .
Welsh settlers in Patagonia are a long way from home
Silver-tongued, Welsh Nationalist Michael Jones, promised rich pastures in Patagonia, despite British surveys describing the land as "a desert that could never support human life", where they could speak their language and practice their religion without prejudice.
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Gary Crowley - How 'the youngest voice on radio' stays fresh
Paul Weller still likes to greet Gary Crowley with the words: "Ah, London's youngest DJ." It's the Modfather's quirky brand of humour, but also an acknowledgement that the BBC broadcaster has been round the block a few times, reports Ian Burrell.
Chawles, Prince of Cufflinks, will be in Ottawa this week, and one can only hope security is tight at Rideau Hall where he'll be bunking down and that Renato Rinino hasn't immigrated to Canada, has given up kleptomania.
Pop Talk: 'Twilight' author goes graphic, Cort and Fatboy, Oregon movie filming, and more
Bluewater Productions , the Vancouver-based independent publisher, has already spotlighted notable women in prior "Female Force" comic biographies about Michelle Obama, Princess Diana and Sarah Palin, among others.
Love them or loathe them, fascination reigns with the mere mention of the Royal Family.
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