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Elton John to attend royal wedding after all

By Reuters

Elton John, a close friend of the late Princess Diana, has admitted he received an invitation to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, despite insisting the opposite seconds earlier.

Official royal wedding website launches

By Michael Holden, Reuters

LONDON - A new website providing all the latest official information on the upcoming wedding of Britain’s Prince William to Kate Middleton was launched on Wednesday.

Obesity rates continue to rise in Canada: StatsCan

By QMI Agency

Though almost one-quarter of adult Canadians are obese, the country's obesity rate is less than that of the U.S., according to figures from Statistics Canada.

Find the perfect dress for your 'red carpet' event

By MARILYN WETSTON, Special to QMI Agency

Each of us has "red carpet" occasions in our lives when being picture perfect is necessary. A wedding, a charity gala, a retirement dinner or a glamourous birthday celebration all require that you dress for the occasion.

'Sex and the City' stylist defends Galliano

By WENN.COM

Sex and the City stylist Patricia Field has defended John Galliano after he was filmed making anti-Semitic remarks, insisting the video footage is a "farce".

Alcoholic brother is no longer welcome

By Amy Dickinson, Special to QMI Agency

DEAR AMY: My brother has been struggling with alcohol addiction for many years. He's bounced from place to place as long as he has been drinking, and I feel this is because he is running from himself and his addiction.

A winemaker without a winery

By CHRISTOPHER WATERS, QMI Agency

Charles Baker produced the first Riesling under his own label in 2005 because he saw an opportunity give a great Niagara vineyard the respect he felt it deserved.

Stay-at-home ribs

By ELIZABETH BAIRD, Special to QMI Agency

There they were, racks of baby back ribs in the butcher's case, making me think of summer and barbecued ribs. All juicy and sticky - the ultimate finger food - as long as there's a generous supply of wet hand towels.

Don't worry, be happy and live longer

By Reuters

Today's lesson: be happy, live longer. Now science seems to back the glass half-full approach.

Gaga’s stylist to launch clothing line

By WENN.COM

Lady Gaga's stylist Nicola Formichetti will debut his new ready-to-wear collection during fashion king Thierry Mugler’s Paris Fashion Week showcase in France on Wednesday.

Childreach Fun Festival

About 300 people attended the fifth annual festival Sunday at the Hellenic Community Centre. Organizers hoped to raise $10,000 for Childreach, an agency that helps parents, child-care providers and educators give children the best start in the early years.

Canada facing a shortage of homegrown sperm: report

By QMI Agency

Canadian men may be producing and discarding a steady supply of sperm every day, but they’re not giving it away for free.

Breast milk ice cream confiscated

By Michelle Martin, REUTERS

A London council has confiscated supplies of breast milk ice cream from a specialist parlour which launched the new flavour in the British capital last week on concerns the frozen treat may spread viruses.

New camera adds makeup to subjects

By Chiaki Kawase, Reuters

Photos are everything for Yuka Obara, a well-known Japanese blogger who insists anything showing her online be picture-perfect — especially because it’s hard these days to delete poor-quality photos once on the web.

Milan fashion tiptoes into future

By Antonella Ciancio, Reuters

Waterproof rubber coats, Plexiglas heels and metallic embroidery took Milan fashion week into futuristic territory as designers get bold in the wake of the global luxury rebound.

Galliano's excesses crept from catwalk into personal life

By Nick Vinocur, Reuters

John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness.

Dior fires Galliano after racism video

By Astrid Wendlandt, Reuters

French fashion house Christian Dior fired John Galliano on Tuesday after an online video clip circulated around the world showing its star designer shouting anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.

Portman condemns Dior designer Galliano

By Paul Casciato, Reuters

Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, who promotes perfume for the fashion label Dior, has condemned its British designer John Galliano.

Portman strips for Dior

Natalie Portman strips down for her new ad for Miss Dior Cherie.

Job seekers should mind their grammar

By Amy Dickinson, Special to QMI Agency

DEAR AMY: My partner and I run a small business and are currently in the process of hiring employees. We have asked candidates to fill out an application and to send us their resumes via e-mail. Although we do not expect perfection, the errors on the applications we have received are astonishing: incomplete sentences, numerous spelling errors, format inconsistencies, and an absence of periods and capitalization.

Hospital time may be need for RSV

By Sue Hubbard, M.D., The Kid's Doctor

RSV is the acronym for respiratory syncytial virus, a wintertime upper respiratory infection that causes colds and coughs, but also an illness known as bronchiolitis.

The power of saying 'no'

By JOANNE RICHARD, Special to QMI Agency

She cringes, we cringe - saying 'no' is agonizing for Jennifer Lopez! The mega-star is genuinely pained turning down singing wannabes on American Idol.

Top chef pitching in for charity

By RITA DeMONTIS, National Food Editor, QMI Agency

Famed Canadian chef Lynn Crawford is certainly pitching in to help her community sisters.

Life expectancy in Canada reaches 80.7 years

By QMI Agency

The life expectancy of Canadians is at 80.7 years old - up slightly from 1999, according to Statistics Canada.