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All, I'm now north of 50, married, with kids finally moving out of the house. The family van is ready for retirement, so I'm thinking of a fun vehicle for commuting to work (about 10 miles daily) and the occasional "fun" ride down the Colonial Parkway with my wife. I used to ride a Kawasaki 305 back in my 20's, but gave it up when I got married (yeah, I know, whipped). Anyway, the Can-Am caught my attention as an "alternative" bike. I like quite a few of the features as well as the "quirkiness". I believe I could talk...

Canada's sole surviving WWI vet celebrates 107th birthday By: James Stevenson 570 News (Kitchener, Ontario) July 18, 2007 - 17:52 SPOKANE, Wash. (CP) - Canada's last known surviving veteran of the First World War is celebrating his 107th birthday with a slice of cake and plenty of humble pie. John (Jack) Babcock says the reason he's getting so much attention is not for what he accomplished in the war, but because he is the last one standing. Still, he says, he doesn't mind the visitors - particularly the female ones. Surrounded by family and reporters at his home in...

Savvy Yanks head for Canada's outpost to celebrate their day Embassy roof is the place to be for Independence Day events L. Ian MacDonald, The Montreal Gazette Published: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 For years, one of the most prized July 4 invitations in Washington has been to the Canadian ambassador's party on the embassy's sixth-floor terrace, with its unrivalled view of the U.S. Capitol and the spectacular fireworks over the Mall. It isn't so much about the neighbours as the neighbourhood. In other words, location, location, location. And the location of our embassy is second to none, on Pennsylvania...