A woman convicted of murder was given permission to take her infant daughter to prison with her, enabling her to look after the baby during her four-year sentence. Imprisoned for fatally shooting her common-law husband in their Prince George home back in 2006, Lisa Anne Whitford, 37, gave birth to her baby last March, while she was being held in custody.

A judge in western Canada's Saskatchewan province on Wednesday granted a Canadian woman's civil suit against her drug dealer for selling her addictive street narcotics that caused her hospitalization due to overdose. Sandra Bergen, the drug addict, won by default after her drug dealer refused to identify the source of the narcotics.

Santa Claus still gets the most mail, according to the Universal Postal Union (UPU). In 2006 Santa received more than six million letters that are answered by postal workers in 20 countries. Written by children and filled with the most fanciful wishes, these missives are often addressed simply "To Santa, North Pole. "

Frantic calls from New Hampshire to Canada about strange lights in the sky had police scrambling to look for unidentified flying objects only to find out the fireballs coincided with Monday evening's launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A defense agency spokesman described the launch was for a "national security satellite. "

Durex is seeking candidates in Canada to test condoms. The company says this is one job that workers will like to take take home with them specifically straight to the bedroom. On the company's website www. durexcondomtester. ca/ officials are calling for a few good men. "Durex(R) wants condom users to not only have safe sex, but to also have fun," says Stephen Mare, Brand Manager, Durex Consumer Products. "What better way to make sure that our condoms are meeting the needs of Canadians than to ask Canadians first-hand? We know Canucks are up for it!"