Three of Canada’s new wireless carriers say they will better serve their customers outside the industry’s lobby group, which they accuse of favouring Rogers, Bell and Telus.
This is one of those rare moments where my off-time interests mix with my academic work. I have seen some good commentary on the Nina: Bubble-gate but nothing from a…
Spent all morning in Emerge at North York General. Turns out my wife has gallstones. Not the immediately dangerous kind, thank goodness, but surgery down the road. Also, a low…
The government claims it wants four wireless companies in all Canadian markets, yet right now Rogers is working to grab scarce wireless spectrum assets that were set aside specifically for…
Christy Clark must be feeling just a little crispier today. A CBC Fifth Estate assessment of hospitals across Canada doesn’t speak well of British Columbia’s healthcare. There wasn’t even one…
One of the most important and yet most neglected determinants of the outcomes of the economic crisis and resultant deepening of social inequalities and immiseration is the class struggle. In…
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Milky, the midday guy at BOB FM in Ottawa, says the LCBO, that is the liquor store, is going to strike in Ontario. Ah, the joys of living in a…
The Dutch already have one F-35 and they’re due to get another in just a few months. They’re the first of what was supposed to be an 85 aircraft purchase.…
As Smokey would say, I second that emotion. AN OPEN LETTER TO ANONYMOUS ABOUT REHTAEH PARSONS April 10th, 2013, 8:41 am Dear Anonymous:I have never written to you, the global…
The overwhelming majority of personal cars use planet-killing, people-damaging, production-intesnive engines that consume a product that literally kills us. Most everyone understands this at some level, but it seems they…
Documentary evidence poses a major challenge for the Courts. This is especially so for Provincial Offences – often trials for these matters are conducted rather casually and evidentiary issues are…
As a former World of Warcraft player, I can attest to how compelling it is to play an immersive, massive, 3D role-playing game. Acting out scenarios in a fantasy world…
Mathematician Peter Turchin has run the numbers and predicts the United States will face a widespread wave of violence and riots by around 2020. Turchin, a U. Connecticut prof, is…
KELOWNA, B.C. – A former federal Conservative cabinet minister says he’ll be supporting the BC Liberal Party in the upcoming provincial election. Stockwell Day served as trade minister and public…
If you look at the comments below yesterday’s post, you will find that a reader warned me that Colchester County in Nova Scotia plans to dump over a million litres…
Reposted from Care2.com: Elder’s Meditation of the Day April 10 “Together we can end the Holocaust against the environment.” –Haida Gwaii, Traditional Circle of Elders We are all familiar with…
Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) a group of scientists have analyzed what climate change may mean for wine production around the world. The news…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Lana Payne offers an introduction to austerity for Newfoundland and Labrador residents who are just learning about it on a provincial level: In…
