Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty discussed selling off government-owned assets to bolster the declining Canadian economy. This could include the CN Tower, which is the only (and I mean the only) city landmark...
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A bright light streaked across the skies of western Canada tonight at approximately 5:26 PM MST prompting telephone calls to news stations from North Dakota to Edmonton, Alberta. Witnesses reported the night sky turned to day and a deep rumbling was heard as the...
Nintendo's Wii has just celebrated it's second birthday, with sales of it's family-friendly games still going through the roof. For those of you who haven't tried it yet, you'll find that their interactive...
"Net neutrality. A bland phrase capable of sparking a digital revolt. In the United States it's the hot-button Internet issue of the day, a threat deemed so grave to free expression it gave rise to a stunning...
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OPINION Clinton pardoned a rapist, a child pornography dealer, SEVERAL cocaine dealers (probably got paid in kind for that pardon), extortionists, riotors, bribers, money launderers, a child sexual abuser and TERRORISTS (just to name a few of the 140 criminals he...
Has the world gone totally mad (other than just Canada.....this is insane (they should not be let on planes either)"What is the world coming to….I’m off to have ten Big Macs for lunch, then book an dual airline...
By, Uwe Paschen.Many of us do buy Organic Food, and many more Would like to, yet can not afford it. Sadly most of us do not actually know what Organic food is nor how it is regulated or where it does all come from...
opinion by Paschen | 10 hrs ago | updated 9 hrs ago 216 views | 39 comments | 74 recommendations
The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who uses the web in this country. Their latest ruling will have negative consquences for new media start ups in...
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Minimalism is the new black as shoppers cut back on luxury purchases and cover up their persistent consumer habits by shopping online, shrouded in the anonymity of the internet.With so many jobs lost in the US alone...
highlighted by Terri Potratz | 3 days ago | updated 18 hrs ago 88 views | 3 comments | 15 recommendations
While Peru struggles to control violence that started just few days ago, it also prepares to hold the Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima over the weekend. "Twelve issues are to be discussed...
Anyone who uses the Internet (this means you) should pay attention to this. This ruling will have implications for all Canadian media consumers, media companies and Canadian culture."Media Advisory: CRTC to Make Landmark Decision on Internet Freedom Decision to...
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For those women who have had unprotected sex and risk an unwanted pregnancy, there literally is a Plan B. This is the name of the medication now available over the counter to prevent unwanted pregnancy. It must be taken within three days of the sexual encounter...
The Dominion Paper, a Canadian-based Grassroots News Cooperative, is in the midst of putting together a special November issue on Canadian mining, titled State of Mine: An investigation of Canada’s extractive...
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It's sad but true ... in much the same type of problem that plagues F1 venues around the world, F1's monetary demands outstrip the budgets that can support the event. This was one of the main reasons that the Long...