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Vancouver likes to boast it throws “Canada’s largest birthday celebration outside of Ottawa” while Surrey, not to be outdone, lays claim to a smaller celebration it insists is “the largest Canada Day...
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We have it on good authority that today, Tuesday, Sept. 18, is Mayor Gregor Robertson’s birthday. If our intelligence is correct, he turns 47 or 48, although in our minds he’ll forever be a...
View ArticleKate Middleton celebrating birthday “privately”
All Kate Middleton wants for her thirty-first birthday is a little privacy. The Duchess of Cambridge will be celebrating her special day “privately,” along with her husband William and her cocker...
View ArticleFederal advertising to ramp up for Confederation’s 150th birthday
OTTAWA — It’s a multimillion-dollar sesquicentennial blitz. As Canadians prepare to celebrate the nation’s birthday Monday, the Conservative government is planning to spend at least $20 million over...
View ArticlePrince Charles readies paperwork for pension, still waiting to fill job he...
LONDON — Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II has been...
View ArticleCamilla’s birthday gift for Prince Charles
For any other couple, it would be the day they could finally start enjoying the benefits of retirement, but the Duchess of Cornwall has described life with the Prince of Wales as “exhausting” in an...
View ArticlePrince Charles turns 65
Prince Charles turns 65 on Thursday. Here’s a look back at some moments in the life of the Prince of Wales. PHOTO: Pool, file, AP PhotoIn this Dec. 15, 1948 file photo, Britain’s Princess Elizabeth,...
View ArticleIs Taylor Swift Prince William’s special birthday gift to Kate?
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, turns 32 on Thursday — but how will she celebrate? No one seems to know for sure, but there’s plenty of speculation, including some reports that Prince William has...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Duchess Kate!
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, celebrates her 32nd birthday on Thursday. No one knows for sure how she’ll mark the big day, but most seem to think she’ll spend some quiet time with her husband,...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Prince Andrew!
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, celebrates his 54th birthday today. The prince was born at Buckingham Palace and, according to his official biography, was “the first child to be born to a reigning monarch...
View ArticleSwedish royals celebrate engagement, birthday
It’s been a busy summer for the Swedish royal family, starting with the christening of Princess Leonore, daughter of Princess Madeleine, in early June, and followed more recently by the announcement of...
View ArticleRoyal Chat: Happy birthday, Prince George!
The royal family celebrates the first birthday of its superstar, Prince George of Cambridge, on July 22. Join our live chat with royal experts as we look at Prince George’s first 12 months, his impact...
View ArticleThe best birthday gifts for Prince George
What do you buy for the boy who has everything — including a few palaces and some crown jewels? We asked the Canadian Toy Testing Council to suggest some perfect toys for Prince George of Cambridge,...
View ArticleA new photo of Prince George — and he’s grown!
Royal fans are celebrating the release of a new photograph of Prince George — just in time for his first birthday on Tuesday. John Stillwell, Pool/AP Photo. In the image, which was taken July 2 during...
View ArticleHow Gorgeous George won our hearts
He is quick on his feet and can wriggle for Britain. He has shown an alarming, early talent for opening doors. His exact wealth is unknown, but he is the proud owner of a miniature “Sealegs” amphibious...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Prince George — the baby who rescued the monarchy
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge came into the world on July 22, 2013 with much fanfare — there were gun salutes in London, Niagara Falls was bathed in blue light and news of his birth was a...
View ArticleA month-by-month (emotional) breakdown of your baby’s first year
My baby is one? Say what?! This means that for the second time in just over three years, my husband and I have endured the most exhausting, transformative, amazing 12 months of a human’s life and are...
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