Editor’s Picks: Some recent stories you may have missed
It’s time for our summer break. We won’t be posting again until mid-August, but you may want to explore some of the almost 600 articles that are already up on…
July 2012
Sad news: Robert C. Topp. (1945-2012)
Robert ''Bob'' Topp, a true gentleman and a fine lawyer, has passed. He is now reunited with his wife of 35 years, Helene Topp (nee Pilon). Robert was born in…
celeste holm, 1917-2012
A grande dame of American acting died earlier this week. Celeste Holm, New York born and bred, was best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Gentleman’s Agreement*, her memorable…
Consumers’ gain is TV stations’ loss as CRTC cuts local programming fund by Ora Morison
Columnist says a decision to scrap a fund that helps pay for local television programming will save cable and satellite TV subscribers about the cost of a coffee a month,…
rtod
Revolutionary thought of the day: It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don’t want and get it. Eugene…
In The Wake Of MOUS
Michael Harris writes this morning that Stephen Harper suffers from MOUS — Master of the Universe Syndrome. Harris lists the symptoms of the disease: Here are the main symptoms of…
Boy Scouts #Fail
Sorry, this is the wrong decision. Story here Boy Scouts decide to stick with ban on gays, irking its critics NEW YORK, N.Y. After a confidential two-year review, the Boy…
Two Letters About Omar Khadr
Yesterday I wrote a post on the contempt for the rule of law evident in the Harper regime’s refusal to thus far repatriate Omar Khadr from Guantanimo. Following are two…
Polar bears pay brief visit to Kimmirut: Mother and cubs startle resident on their way to the sea
Swimming away Story here Chris Wex, the wildlife officer in Kimmirut, said the bears passed through the hamlet in about 20 minutes on their way to the sea. On runway…
4896…Today’s Reason To Hit The SAQ/LCBO
Or where ever you get your libations. 94 candles on Nelson Mandela’s birthday cake today. Give ‘er. WFDS
4895…Father Of The Year 2012
Is definitely not going to be William May of Toledo, Ohio.Shutterstock.com reports that Mr. May’s daughter, four-year-old McKenna May, who has had leukemia since she was two, was picked by…
Clown Apocalypse: The Sexy Cataclysm
The Clown Apocalypse was not universally grim, unless you were coulrophobe with a debilitating fear of clowns. Apart from the moments of hilarity you’d sometimes get when you saw someone…
Show and Tell – What I did on my Summer Vacation
Toronto in all it’s glory! So, today is my first day back to work after 10 days of vacay and I must say….it was pretty awesome! My girlfriend and I…
a pit bull, a cop, and a happy ending
Now here’s something we don’t see every day, although we should, and we could. The police are called to investigate “a vicious pit bull”… and they don’t assume the story…
Change Is Coming: This Dinosaur Economy Is Going Extinct
With over half of the U.S. in a drought, concerns about what this will mean for food prices. Farmers are starting to feel the impact, and consumers will soon, too.…
Memo to Vic Toews
The gun violence in Toronto at a party that tragically ended up with 2 people being dead and being possibly gang-related did not occur because gang members saw that judges…
The Gaffes Of Mackay: A Brief Compendium
Working backwards from the most recent: July 2012: Peter Mackay forgets who we fought against in War of 1812 April 2012: Peter Mackay is outsmarted by bureaucrats. January 2011: Peter…
Toews’ comments on mandatory minimums
In the wake of the Toronto shootings on Monday night, Vic Toews took the opportunity to criticize the courts for rejecting his government’s mandatory minimum sentences of late: Mr. Toews…