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This morning, Jim Balsillie unveiled plans and artist renderings for a complete makeover of Hamilton’s existing Copps Coliseum.

Balsillie plans to move the Coyotes to Copps­ as early as the coming season­ if his controversial bid to buy the bankrupt team is successful.

Check it out…..

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Lady Antebellum members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood all have success in their genes. Hillary is the daughter of Grammy-winning country singer Linda Davis, while Charles is the younger brother of pop-singer Josh Kelley. But perhaps no one’s family has had more widespread influence than Dave’s. His father invented the nightguard teeth-whitening method, which has garnered worldwide use in the last 20 years.“He’s a dentist, and back in the 1980s, he came up with the procedure,” Dave explains to GAC. “He’s been on ’20/20′ about it and everything. In the dental world, he is a rock star. He’s the Bruce Springsteen of the dental world!”

Last night, subbing for injured captain Nicklas Lidstrom(notes), Detroit’s Henrik Zetterberg(notes) went with what worked for the Red Wings last season and kept his paws off the Campbell Bowl. Unlike Sideny Crosby and the Penguins, not touching the trophy worked for the Red Wings, so why bother with tradition?

Sid will hoist the ‘big one’ after the Penguins eliminate the Red Wings in 6 games.

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Meet Big Kenny‘s new BFF, Benny! The singer adopted the German Shephard after he was released from the Military Working Dog program. Big Benny will be Big Kenny’s watchdog at his Last Dollar Studio while Kenny tours with Big and Rich this summer, which includes a return to Ontario. Yes, KIX 106 will be giving away tickets and…….oops, don’t know if I can say that yet!:)

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Archie, say it isn’t so! One of the longest running love triangles may be about to come to an end.

Comicbook legend Archie Andrews is going to propose to Veronica later this year, according to Archie Comics’ official website. It’s promoting the release of Archie issue number 600, due to go on sale Sept. 8. The website tells fans to prepare themselves for the Archie story they thought they’d never see.  I smell a rat! Choosing Veronica over Betty, is like Nicole Kidman choosing me over Keith Urban!!!!

By now you’ve heard about Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean’s gutting of a seal before eating a piece of its raw heart. It was during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut this past Monday. I, for one, am proud of her. “I found it very offensive,” Rebecca Aldworth, a Canadian spokeswoman for Humane Society International said.

Blah, blah, blah! It’s meat people!!!

Should’ve seen the pieces of dead cow on my BBQ last weekend.

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Yikes! What was Pittsburgh Penguin captain Sidney Crosby thinking when he picked up the Prince of Wales trophy last night?

He was thinking ‘We’re the best of the Eastern Confrence, and this prize indicates that!’ Last year, Sid played the superstitious card and didn’t even touch the trophy, and ended up losing to the Red Wings. In a couple of weeks, expect Sid to carry another piece of hardware off the ice. One that you can drink out of!!!

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Young people get a bad rap. Most teens who end up with their names in the papers, are there because of their selfish ways, and greed. Criminals who hide behind the farce that is the Young Offenders Act. Then there are people like France-Anne Sweeny, who’s picture you’re looking at right now.

She volunteered her time with a suicide prevention group in Guelph. She was part of a student group Working Against Youth Violence Everywhere.

Held down a part time job at theBlack Forest Inn,  while maintaining honours marks in the International Baccalaureate program at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute in Kitchener.

She had also volunteered at Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre in Puslinch, at a camp for children including those with special needs.

France-Anne was also taking horse riding lessons. Last Monday she was practising some low jumps when  she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

She was then kicked in the head by the horse. According to The Record, paramedics raced her from the Scotch Line Road farm to Grand River Hospital, with police cruisers blocking intersections along the way.

She was later flown to a Hamilton trauma centre.

But the injury was too severe. Pronounced clinically dead, doctors kept her major organs functioning, which will be used to extend the lives of others. 

I never met France-Anne, but from what I read, she was a good kid. Her family must have been proud, and out hearts are with them.

Civic officials at two Scottish cities are fighting over The Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie – both claiming the fictional janitor hails from their home.

Glasgow has a picture of Willie – voiced by American Dan Castellaneta – in its online hall of fame, citing a 1997 episode of the animated comedy, in which the character describes himself as “the ugliest man in Glasgow”.

But he is also shown rooting for Aberdeen’s soccer team in a dream in a 2003 episode, prompting sporting chiefs in the Highlands city to claim him too.

Isn’t this how civil wars start?

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Who is this? (Answer at the bottom)

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Reb Bull gives you…..COKE!?!?!

Six German states have told retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after a test found a trace amount of cocaine.

The bans started Friday after a sample test conducted by authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia state found 0.4 micrograms per litre in the drink.

Five other states also banned it from shops amid concerns over possible narcotics law violations.
Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said today that the cocaine level was too low to pose a health risk.  It planned to produce a more detailed report Wednesday.

Red Bull said its cola is “harmless and marketable in both the U-S and Europe.”
It said similar coca leaf extracts are used worldwide as flavouring, and a test it commissioned itself found no cocaine traces.

BTW, that picture of the toothless woman is noneother than Demi Moore who turned a recent visit to the dentist’s office into a photo opportunity, stunning her one million Twitter.com followers with a picture of herself missing a front tooth.

Look at that picture, 3 familiar faces are amongst those big smiles. Former Rangers, Ben Shutron, Scott Timmins, and Josh Unice all touched the Memorial Cup yesterday as the Windsor Spitfires beat the Kelowna (I know your logo is that of the local legendary Okanagan Lake monster, Ogopogo, but looks silly above the name Rockets) Rockets 4-1. It’s great to see the city of Windsor have something to cheer about after all the economic hardships they’ve gone through. Congrats Windsor (I’ll be booing you again come September!)

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Remember Susan Boyle? She returned to the stage for the first time since she became a worldwide star…. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmWCqIVQpEI

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Sources say this picture is of Shania Twain and her new boyfriend Frederic Thiébaud, vacationing in…..well if I have to tell you where they are then you got an ‘F’ in Geography!!

Say what you want about this guy, but he’s a good dad. When Toby Keith’s daughter, Krystal, started to express interest in a music career several years ago, the country superstar had just one rule for his little girl: she had to finish college first. Well, Krystal graduates from the University of Oklahoma this month, so expect to hear new music from her soon!
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What happened to Carrie Underwood? Why all the ‘Hello Kitty’ band aids? 

http://www.theboot.com/2009/05/22/carrie-underwood-explains-leg-injury/

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Best prank…..EVER!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkRs7Rh702Q

There’s a remake of Footloose in the works and here’s the guy (and ex-boyfriend of Carrie Underwood) who will reprise the role that made Kevin Bacon a heartthrob back in 1984. Paramount Pictures said Tuesday that Crawford will star as Ren McCormack, the bad boy in a small town who brings everyone together with his daring moves.

 Get ready Chase to copy this (if you were a teenage girl during the 80′s, get ready to swoon!)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX38dNneIiU

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Labatt Brewing Co. has launched a lawsuit against Brick Brewing Co., claiming Brick’s Red Baron packaging is too similar to Labatt’s Brava label.

What do you think? Do these bottles look alike?

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So I, like alot of parents today, found themselves trying to explain to their kids why Tori Stafford is not coming home. My 7 year old daughter Allannah was sure that she would return safely as soon as someone found her, so she took the news hard but after a few moments, her eyes lit up and she said, ‘She’s gets to be an angel and a kid at the same time!’  Have fun up there Tori….

Tori Stafford, think about her the next time someone tells you, ‘You’re too protective over your child!’

Hope you had a great Victoria Day weekend, now we can prepare for an even bigger celebration in June, Father’s Day! Not every Dad deserves to be honored though. During the weekend, a motorist was caught driving 160 km/h with A SLEEPING BABY IN THE CAR!!! Are you kidding me? The Children’s Aid Society was called to look after the child after a driver was pulled over on Hwy. 401, near Cambridge, on Saturday night. OPP also charged the motorist with impaired driving and impounded his car.

You know, if you’re going to speed, and drink while behind the wheel, the quicker you hit a tree the better (hopefully the tree survives). But, if you’re going to place the lives of your own kids in danger then not only do you not deserve a license, you don’t deserve to be a parent! If by some chance this guy wasn’t the baby’s father, who puts their child in this situation?

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Darryl Worely vs the Forces of Nature…..nature won….

http://www.theboot.com/2009/05/18/darryl-worley-injured-during-live-show/

Good for him for returning, some wouldn’t.

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Can’t afford a GPS for your car?

Queen Victoria, the Munshi and Sir Arthur Bigge (assistant Private Secretary), checking the newspaper to see what’s open on her birthday!

Happy Birthday Queen Vic-too00000000-re-ah! Happy birthday to you! Wow, even in print I suck at singing!!!

OK, I’d be too busy freaking out to video tape this…..

http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/news/across-canada/1896809958/wheel-malfunctions-during-dramatic-plane-landing/23321315001 

George Strait with a ponytail!?! Check out this vid from the movie Pure Country

http://video.aol.com/video/heartland/1448845