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There's the Alberta Football league, one of Canada's senior leagues, which has a team in Edmonton. http://eteamz.active.com/albertafootballleague/

Yes, they conquered the whole northern half of Maine, and I once heard that the inhabitants swore allegiance to King George while under occupation. Interestingly, the war nearly destroyed the United States in a variety of ways. The New England states, which had not only unprovided militia for...

I prefer how the thread's author had a breakdown and was banned. Bloody chav. But Pizza good. umm... Corey Hart. ;)

Thank you all! I'm actually tall (6'4") and weigh 76 kg, though by no means skinny.  I've been leaning towards Taekwondo more for self improvement than practicality, and also due to an abundance of schools within walking distance of me (three, one of which is about a 10 minutes walk from my...

True, however, it being a British Army, there were undoubtedly a number of Canadian born soldiers in the ranks. Also, occassionally the Americans themselves are given "credit" for starting some of the fires in Washington. However, I stick with the side that says the British did it. Roger's...

If someone coulod answer this, I would be greatly thankful. Just out of curiosity, what Martial Art would you, impartially recommend? I had been thinking of taking up Tae-Kwon-Do, but my schedule got in the way. However, interest (and desire) still remain. For the record, I have no prior...

The bathroom is rather clean, but there are a number of holes at the base of the wall through which the ants and spiders come. Furthermore, I actually like the spiders there, as the alleviate the need for bug killer, and they don't cause me any problems (I know I've said I have arachniphobia...

Crikey! As a person with mild arachniphobia, I don't think I could stand stuff that big here. However, small spiders are a different story. They like me so much they have tried to integrate me into their webs. I don't mind them at all. There's about five living in the downstairs bathroom right...

Shite, lovely. Really, if you enjoyed that, try and find a Goliath Tarantula. They're only two feet long and eat birds. :dontpanic:

Wow, quite a few 17 year olds at the moment. Also 17 (as has been brought up in other threads, to my chagrin -whatever), and I'm also going into grade 12. Currently an applicant for the reserves (R031), but work at a Superstore.

Dumb question, I know, but hypothetically speaking, were I in the Canadian Forces, would there even be a vague possibility that I could bring one of those Tomahawks on a mission? ;) I like.

Well, now they are prepping four vessels for aid in New Orleans: http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=canada_home&articleID=2020366 It's a start, four ships and 1000 personnel.

I wonder if RCMP have been offered to help. They sent some to Haiti, and weren't a few sent to Afghanistan or Iraq? Given the state of the city at the moment, an RCMP force would do well to supplement the Americans in NO. Let the RCMP and American police organise and protect civilian camps and...

That's the group! (the filibusters). Thank you. Very interesting fellow - he really did make history.

It was. Also, in 1848, the United States annexed the southern half of Britain's Columbia Territory (the population was predominantly American anyways). Hence British Columbia. The new American land became Oregon Territory. When it came to the 49th parallel, the Kaiser of Germany had to...

The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in World War 2. The Paraguayan War (War of the Triple Alliance) - Paraguay's population dropped 60% during the six years the war was fought.

Interestingly enough, the Canadians involved in the (Kiska) campaign were armed and equipped with American gear. Also, the HMCS Uganda was involved in fighting against the Japanese in 1945 with the British Pacific Fleet. Personally, the conflicts which have taken me most by surprise were the...

But look, don't the names strike a chord? They can't possibly be Canada's favourite Immigrants, can they? ::). Only one American, quite a few Britons. The latter doesn't surprise me, though. Not many Iraqis, either.

At last! A film adaptation more entertaining than the original: http://www.stanford.edu/~scodary/tkam.htm (Warning: long, and a possibly long load time, but very much worth it - although it is also exceptionally dumb).