According to the following commentary humans can live forever.Huffpost Senior Science Correspondent Cara Santa Maria discusses humankind's obsession with immortality, and what this really means from a biological perspective.I have…
Benjamin Netanyahu, with a looming date with Israeli voters, is doing his best to portray himself as the victor in Israel's 8-day, Operation Pillar of Defence but, in the minds…
Canada and Norway are a lot alike. We are both prosperous, free-market democracies. But as Bruce Campbell points out in his series of articles in the CCPA Monitor, there are…
If you are an American, empress of empathy Andrea Tantaros, a Fox presenter, has the answer. H/t norwindRecommend this Post
Health Sciences North hospital in Sudbury is planning to replace 30 hospital beds with a 25 bed unit inside a private retirement home, the CBC reports. OCHU/CUPE members protest earlier…
R. v. Taylor, 2012 ONCA 809 deals with a statement made by a dying complainant. The statement is not a dying declaration because the charge did not involve homicide. The…
We used to get climate change reports once, perhaps twice a week. Now they're flooding in daily. That's not surprising given that scientific research papers on various aspects of anthropogenic…
Earlier this week we noted that evidence supporting the efficacy of flu shots specifically for health care workers has been weak. Much of the anti-flu shot sentiment is based on…
“Today, humanity faces a stark choice: save the planet and ditch capitalism, or save capitalism and ditch the planet.” – Fawzi Ibrahim Tomorrow is Black Friday in the U.S. (and…
Mountain v. TD Canada Trust Company, 2012 ONCA 806 sets out the requirements necessary to find a binding oral agreement for the sale of land: Fundamentally, the issue whether a…
In this photo, beleaguered federal Conservative cabinet minister Peter Penashue rises to vote against a Liberal bill that would strengthen penalties for violations of the Canada Elections Act. For those…
Got pneumonia, says the doc. Kids, leadership, band, business, book, etc. “Maybe you’re burning it at both ends,” said she. “Whatever,” said I. “I’ll rest when I’m dead.” “You’ll be…
....what isn't in today's Times and Transcript.About a week ago, the World Bank released a report it had commissioned. to a respected scientific body. The report says we could see…
The more cynical readers of this blog will doubtless be unsurprised, but I think that the recent shambles of a “public consultation” embarked upon by Elections Canada is strong evidence…
This is terribly disappointing:The broad spectrum sounds recorded in the summer of 1997 are consistent with icequakes generated by large icebergs as they crack and fracture. NOAA hydrophones deployed in…
Kathy Dunderdale told the House of Assembly on Wednesday something rather curious about the public utilities board review of Muskrat falls last spring: Mr. Speaker, we did refer the question…
R. v. Frank, 2012 NSCA 114 deals with when counsel should be appointed to prosecute a criminal appeal: Section 684 of the Criminal Code provides:684. (1) A court of appeal…
Another fine Ontario Liberal picks Sandra to be the next Premier! How many is that, now? And remember: if you’re planning to vote for Sandra in the Ontario Liberal Leadership…
There's not much doubt that Canada's debates over the FNOOC/Nexen takeover bid and FIPPA investor privilege treaty with China have become intertwined. But it's worth noting that some observers seem…
