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Bizarre 1D Fan Fiction

HuffPost Canada Music | Sarah Kurchak | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Music

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For as long as freshly-scrubbed boys have been assembled into crack singing units designed to conquer the hearts and wallets of hot-blooded girls with...

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Are Woman Orators as Powerful as Men?

Shannon Skinner | Posted 04.02.2013 | Canada Living

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As I continue to hone my public speaking skills, my speaker coach recently asked me a simple question: who do you consider the greatest orators? I rattled off a number of them, such as the obvious J.F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King. Then I realized my list comprised entirely of men. So, I had to do more digging.

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Oprah Wows Vancouver Crowd

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Oprah Winfrey, the iconic TV personality and multimedia mogul, charmed and inspired a sold-out crowd in Vancouver Thursday night as she shared stories...

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Strombo On Travelling With Oprah

Cory Ashworth | Posted 03.26.2013 | Canada British Columbia

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Last night by chance, I sat next to George who's been travelling across Western Canada with Oprah Winfrey for her inspirational speaking tour. "Every night is not the same experience. Interviewing an interviewer is so much fun especially when you're talking to someone like Oprah. Every now and then, when I'm on stage with her, it dawns on me that she's Oprah Winfrey," he said.

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Oprah Charms In Chilly Calgary

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Alberta

Calgary has officially caught the fever. The Oprah Winfrey fever. In the middle of her Western Canadian tour, Oprah took the stage at the Saddledom...

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She Has Them Excited

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 01.22.2013 | Canada Alberta

With a 'Good nite Edmonton' Oprah Winfrey closed her Edmonton chapter Monday night, prompting excitement and anticipation to migrate south to Calgary ...

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Part 2: Lance Cracks

AP | Jim Litke | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada TV

CHICAGO -- Lance Armstrong finally cracked. Not while expressing deep remorse or regrets, though there was plenty of that in Friday night's second ...

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How Sports Heroes Become Punchlines

Andy Juniper | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o became punchlines on late-night talk shows and social media this week -- Armstrong for his two-part confessional with Oprah Winfrey and Te'o for apparently having been a part (unwittingly, or otherwise) of a huge hoax. We laugh, but these stories are honestly more sad and sick, than funny. They are drawn from the deep, dark well of black humour.

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Vancouver's LunaPads Breaks Period Taboos, Seeks Oprah's Attention

John F. Gray | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada British Columbia

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With Oprah Winfrey speaking in Vancouver on Jan. 24, B.C.-based Lunapads is donating 400 reusable menstrual products to girls in Africa. Using the #Pads4Oprah hashtag, they hope to get Oprah's attention about how providing feminine hygiene products help keep African girls in school.

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Armstrong To Confess To Oprah: Report

CP | Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week. He w...

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2012 Canadian TV: The Best And Worst Moments Of The Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Annette Bourdeau | Posted 12.20.2012 | Canada TV

Canadian TV shows certainly made their mark in 2012, for better or for worse. Homegrown favourites like "Continuum," "Lost Girl," "Bomb Girls" and "Re...

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O Golly: Oprah Announces Second Alberta Show

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 02.11.2013 | Canada Alberta

O my goodness! Oprah Winfrey's coming to Edmonton. The motivational speaker and daytime TV mogul has announced a second stop in Alberta on her 'An ...

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Oprah's Coming!

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.23.2013 | Canada British Columbia

One of the world's most successful women will speak in Vancouver next year. Oprah Winfrey is booked for a speaking engagement at Rogers Arena on Ja...

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'Oprah's Favorite Things': Canadians Can Finally Get Some

HuffPost Canada TV | Denette Wilford | Posted 11.16.2012 | Canada TV

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Have you ever watched an episode of "Oprah's Favorite Things" and wished you could get one of the snazzy products she was giving away? UGGS? Done. A 3...

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Guess Who's Coming To Calgary...

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 01.02.2013 | Canada Alberta

Say it aint O! Oprah Winfrey - she of acclaimed television/book club/magazine/philanthropy/favourite things fame - is coming to Calgary early next ...

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Oprah Looks Fine In November's Issue Of Harper's Bazaar

The Huffington Post Canada | Sarah Kelsey | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada Style

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Oprah Winfrey is boss. And in this month's issue of Harper's Bazaar, she's looking better than ever. The bazillionaire and former talk-show host op...

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Celebrity Culture Rescues Obama from Being a One Hit Wonder

Andrew Cooper | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada

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Only a few months ago, it seemed that Obama was losing his tight grip over the world of entertainment, and especially liberal Hollywood. But Obama's support for gay marriage back in May was met with applause from the Hollywood community. It's not the first time that celebrity endorsements have played such an important role in election, but for Obama, they're his lifeline.

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The Big O: Oprah Winfrey Comes To Canada For Live Broadcast

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 03.19.2012 | Canada Living

Wherever Oprah's giving a class, a crowd is sure to follow -- and Toronto can get ready to be part of that horde very soon. The media maven and lifest...

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Investing in Girls Is Good for Boys

Rosemary McCarney | Posted 11.24.2011 | Canada Living

Read More: Girls, Welfare, G8, Gender Stereotypes, Womens Rights, Gender Roles, Oprah, Girls Rights, Neglecting Boys, Robert Zoellick, Investing in Girls, Girls Education, Hillary Clinton, World Bank President, Canada Living News

The word is spreading: investing in girls is the catalyst poor countries need to break the cycle of poverty. But what about the boys? In our focus on girls, are we leaving the boys behind -- making them the new disadvantaged group?

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