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It’s been 12 years of anticipation, waiting for James Cameron to deliver his technological wonder called Avatar to theatres, and the show clocks in at more than two and a half hours.

Everyone whisks in the new year with a party, possibly preening at an elegant masquerade ball, dancing a sizzling club salsa, chillin' under exploding fireworks or simply clinking glasses with bubbly.

Retired general and former chief of the defence staff Rick Hillier was a dedicated soldier who made significant efforts to update and modernize the Canadian forces, respond to threats at home and abroad and help soldiers and their families.

In a year where we learned much too much about Jon and Kate, Bernie Madoff, Octomom, Balloon Boy and Michael Jackson, isn’t it great we had so much decent film fare at the local multiplex to take us away from the madness that reality often brin

It’s less than 48 hours before Christmas Day and you’ve waited until the last minute to shop. You’ve procrastinated for a month and you’re sweating bullets. Relax. You are not alone.

What's the best part of Christmas dinner, besides the delicious table full of holiday favourites such as turkey, ham and stuffing, and the nap that follows? Why, leftovers of course! Have you ever been to a Christmas dinner where guests actually cons

Edmonton was already in its teen years before author Tony Cashman was even born, but that didn’t deter him from dredging up some folkloric gems like the Indiana Jones of local history.

You’ve worked hard all year in this crazy world.

When a director gets on the phone to plug a show, they usually love to discuss the gifted playwright or their dynamite cast. Not Shelley Tookey.

Five years. Five long years. That’s how long it’s been for since Disney’s lamentable decision to scrap its long-standing traditional hand-drawn animation department.