In French-Speaking Canada, the Sacred Is Also Profane
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MONTREAL -- "Oh, tabernacle!" The man swore in French as a car splashed through a puddle, sending water onto his pants. He could never be quoted in the papers here. It is too profane.
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The expulsion of a priest from a church in south-west France has set off a fresh debate about celibacy.
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?
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English impregnates la langue franÃ§aise Our chums across the Channel are currently marking "French language week", but apparently have little to celebrate as English loanwords continue to pollute their beloved mother tongue, the Daily Telegraph reports.â¦
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Prime Minister Paul Martin swore on live television yesterday, apparently frustrated with the progress of a meeting with the provincial ministers over the future of Canada's straining health care system.    During a break in the proceedings, Martin's aunt telephoned him and threatened to   wash his mouth out with soap for using the Lord's name in vain.    When the meeting resumed, Martin apologized to the nation.
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PARIS-The television broadcasts are infused with violence and hate. The predicament facing the French government is how to stop them.
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FRENCHVILLE, Maine - Northern winds have been sending a stench of manure from across the Canadian border, the people in this St. John Valley town are tired of holding their noses. "It smells like acid or sulfur, and it's really strong.
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For some thinkers, Canada is in decline, or at the very least, has fallen short of their aspirations.
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For centuries the very mention of  France has conjured up images of elegance and sophistication  but in an increasingly heated U.S. presidential campaign,  "French" has become a dirty word.
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Official racism and cultural insensitivity contributed to the 1995 killing of a Canadian native protester, a report says.
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The French are arrogant, rude and surly to foreign visitors. For once - quelle surprise! - the thought comes not from an embittered tourist but the leading French politician behind a damning report on how the ...
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The inclusion of prayers calling for conversions has led to sharp criticism of the Vatican.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The list of slurs, none proven, has come full circle for Alfonso Gagliano, more than two years after he fled the political limelight.
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PARIS The French government issued a sharp new condemnation of racism Monday as a previously unknown Islamic extremist group claimed responsibility for burning a Jewish center here.
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A new law in France makes it a crime for anyone who is not a professional journalist to film real-world violence and distribute the images on the Internet.
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Few in Canada have much sympathy for  disgraced press baron Conrad Black, a former Canadian whose  extravagant lifestyle and outspokenness set him apart from a  people largely known for modesty and lack of pretension.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can&#39;t say yet whether a private clinic for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act - but critics say the violation is blatant.