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SKATER girl Avril Lavigne wants to get rid of her trademark men's shirts and ties and become a fashion model.

Chirac tricked by Canadian hoax
Jacques Chirac finally took the gag in good humourFrench President Jacques Chirac thought he had taken a call on Friday from the new Canadian prime minister - but found himself the victim of a radio hoax. ...When impersonator Marc-Antoine Audette finally gave his true identity, the president burst out laughing.

Tim Hortons in Afghanistan
Forces want troops to have their double-doubles: Canadian icon wary of store in a war zone
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Canadian Forces want to raise morale among troops deployed here by setting up the furthest flung coffee and doughnut franchise in the world: Tim Hortons Afghanistan.