You can see for miles and miles
No wonder they made Tourism Saskatchewan into a crown corporation.There’a a new survey out that says Saskatchewan is the place that that people least want to come to on vacation.…
2012
Meeting with ex-judge reassures residential school survivors
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Despite having had problems with their former legal counsel, members of the Blood tribe in Southern Alberta have been reassured that…
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Hebron Dispute: No more give-aways, indeed #nlpoli
When it comes to the Hebron project, Premier Kathy Dunderdale should know exactly what went wrong with the development deal between the province and the companies. She should know every…
4877…Drew Brees Makes More Than Whole CFL
The New Orleans’ Saints QB’s new deal, Laid out in this morning’s Ottawa Sun, 100 mill with 60 guaranteed, is more than the entire CFL, players, coaches, ankle tapers, will…
In tomorrow’s Sun: whither Quebec goest, so goest Canada
It haunts us still. The Quebec question, that is. With Quebec Liberals now edging ahead of separatist Parti Quebecois rivals — by a whopping single digit, according to a June…
4876…Hope Today Mooney’s Bay
If those words mean something to you and you are looking to have some fun Hope Volleyball at Mooney’s Bay, Ottawa, is the place to be. There will be over…
Louis Audet: Speaks six languages, measures every word by Rita Trichur
Columnist says Cogeco Cable’s largely rural footprint has traditionally shielded it from cutthroat competition, but the growing popularity of advanced TV services from its phone company rivals is starting to…
Quebec Student Protest Movement Begins Tour Of Ontario Universities
While the pots and pans are on a summer hiatus, the ground-breaking Quebec student protest movement is visiting an Ontario university near you. Representatives of CLASSE, Quebec’s largest student federation,…
Federal Investigation: "Complete Breakdown of Safety at Enbridge" Caused Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Oil Spill
Enbridge.jpg It was the most expensive pipeline oil spill in the country’s history, the fallout from which still plagues the local communities, and government investigators have found that it was…
Defining Democracy
Just back from a very brief holiday in western New York, I’m still feeling a bit too relaxed to post anything lengthy, but I do have a reading recommendation for…
Now That’s Interesting
Gordon Gibson floats a truly interesting idea in this morning’s Globe and Mail. He suggests that the antidote to our political polarization, which Stephen Harper has worked so hard to…
coming soon to a canadian town near you: the fbi
I seldom play the scary “US is taking over Canada” card, but if the Harper government was any deeper into Washington, you’d need a colonoscopy to find them. I blogged…
Saturday At The Movies
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The Burden of Proof: IACC Director Insel’s 2009 Statement On Autism Increases
“Based on the above mentioned research, approximately 53% percent of the increase in autism prevalence over time may be explained by changes in diagnosis (26%), greater awareness (16%), and an…
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Chuckwagon carnage: Three horses die and Calgary Stampede blames the lead horse!
A chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede in 1957. Canada’s greatest city? Below: One resident of Canada’s greatest city camps it up for the occasion. “Autopsy shows lead horse in…
Late night
Belated Friday night music…have a good late night!
Musical interlude
Adam Nickey – Never Gone
Alison Redford and the Pipeline to Nowhere
Holy hee haw. Lasso me like a baby steer. I can't believe that Alison Redford is still snubbing Tom Mulcair. Redford said no meeting with Mulcair is on the books.…