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BY KEITH LACEY After more than a quarter-century in the classroom, Ralph McIntosh insists students who gain an appreciation of the arts are more well-rounded, sophisticated and happy learners.

BY JOHN JAWORSKI After many years of dreaming of a trip to the Orient, my wife, Dorothy, and I travelled to China to begin a cruise to several locations around the Far East.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO There are approximately 14 million AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa who are looked after by  their impoverished grandmothers.

According to a study conducted for the Retail Council of Canada, 72 percent of Canadians plan to participate in at least one Halloween activity this year, such as wearing a costume, going to a party, getting together with friends, handing out candy,

Halloween is a secular celebration based on ancient Druid customs, dating back to 700 BC. The Druids, a Celtic religious order in ancient Britain, Ireland and France, believed the souls of the dead returned to mingle with the living on "hallowed eve.

BY BILL BRADLEY What would happen if a computer glitch in the voting process resulted in one of the funniest men in the United States becoming its new president? That's the premise behind Man of the Year, a film starring Robin Williams, now playing a

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Clare Andrews knows the power of being a girl, and she's intent on sharing that knowledge with other young women.

BY KEITH LACEY The author of a memoir, which has garnered praise across North America, says he's looking forward to returning to his roots in small-town Ontario.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Six Pioneer Manor residents who came to the country after the Second World War as the blushing brides of Canadian servicemen were honoured by the nursing home Wednesday.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Although a generation of young women has been raised to believe they can have any career they want, female engineers are still rare in our society. Samantha Espley has been a mining engineer at Inco for 15 years.