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NEW CANAAN, Conn. - The gang's all here: the football fan, the chef, the teacher and the skier. And there's the Nutcracker prince from E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic Christmas story, who inspired them all.

In a new version of the famous holiday poem, jolly old St. Nick quits smoking

Grieving pet owners in Singapore, known for lavishing care on their animals, can soon share their feelings about furred family members after they pad off to the great beyond - via obituaries in the city-state's largest newspaper.

Sherry and John Petersik insist they knew nothing about fixing up a house when they bought their first place in 2006.

Peppercorns, mustard and herbs flavour this tourtière

Picking a tree is easy, and the only tools needed are a tape measure, twine, gloves, saw, leaf blower and maybe a Santa hat.

Strata infrastructure pulls plug on electric car >D5

Victoria hockey player's career included Canucks, L.A. Kings

Good choices include Rieger begonia, cyclamen and Kalanchoe

Dear Mary Beth: Does it help to add a Christmas tree preservative to the water in the tree stand? Dear Reader: Research shows it's not necessary to add a tree preservative to the water, according to Eric McConnell, forest product specialist with the