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Two brothers were once convicted of stealing sheep and, in accordance with the brutal punishment of the time, were branded on the forehead with the letters “ST”, which stood for "sheep thief.

Of all the festivities and traditions of this time of year, I’ve always most enjoyed the sense of joyfulness: Perfect strangers exchanging smiles and Christmas wishes; letters and phone calls from friends and families; concerts, as well as uplifting

Earlier this week, Premier Scott Moe chaired the Council of Federation, a meeting of Canada’s 13 premiers that happened earlier this week in Toronto.

When there’s a press conference among multiple leaders of equivalent rank, it’s a good bet the person who makes the initial announcement and does most of the talking is probably the leader.

Over the last 75 years, Harvard University has carried out an ongoing study, the Grant Study, on the happiness and health of adults. At the start of the study, 724 teenage boys were recruited to see what makes people happy and healthy.

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Has anyone ever given you a hard time about anything? Imagine, if you will, being given a hard time over just about everything! That’s how it is for about 245 million people in the world today.