Thursday, January 3, 2013 Well, tomorrow (January 4th) the Enbridge Joint Review Panel arrives in Victoria. It’s in Vancouver on January 14th, and in Kelowna on the 28th. So this…
Edmond Burke’s famous maxim that “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it”appears to be a feature not a bug for the ascendent Japanese right-wing. Shinzo Abe seems…
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell spent a good portion of 2012 defending allegations that the company wasn’t “arctic ready.” The disaster that occurred with their offshore drilling rig Kulluk on…
The holidays are over, a season that pleased even the newcomer, grandchild #6, grand-daughter #2, from our youngest son and his wonderful wife. Can anyone doubt why we need steady…
Until 2011, Canada had a pretty cool program government-funded program called Katimavik. This program took young men and women from all over the country and showed them the culture of…
An old Turkish folk tale teaches: The candle of someone who lies almost always burns just to midnight. After his candle goes out, nobody gives him any light. He remains…
Winter-only weddings – Bulgaria ‘I do’ Source: NBC Interesting!
With rising inequality challenging economies in developed countries, it is hard to understand why Ontario’s Tories would pursue a labour agenda that would only serve to further widen levels of…
Just when you think the stupidest ideas on Earth have died for good, they will be resurrected as an even stupider idea. The Wildrose alliance has finally given their take…
Columnist says Qatari network Al Jazeera’s purchase of Al Gore’s Current news channel has resulted in Time Warner Cable promptly dropping Current, denying the forthcoming Al Jazeera America access to…
January 3, 2013 The Vancouver Park Board’s annual Lifeguard School begins January 8 at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. The program provides lifeguard certification and recertification to update qualifications. Now in…
Chief Theresa Spence (by Regina Southwind, Rabble, December 17) As we enter 2013, how is Canada doing? How do we stack up against other rich countries? Emerging from the year…
Chief Theresa Spence (by Regina Southwind, Rabble, December 17) As we enter 2013, how is Canada doing? How do we stack up against other rich countries? Emerging from the year…
By Ellen Cantarow – Originally published at EcoWatch.org Why, exactly, is high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing such a devastating industry? How best to describe its singularity—its vastness, its difference from other…
Jon McComb, doing the morning show on CKNW today, had this to say about Attawapiskat: “The housing crisis that has plagued her remote reserve of about 1,900 people has been…
For those people hoping Theresa Spence will get out of this hunger strike alive, or simply too weary of all the coverage and wanting it to be over, today’s modest…
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten has decided to impose conditions of employment on Ontario's public elementary and secondary school teachers. She did mention that she would repeal Bill 115 after…
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten has decided to impose conditions of employment on Ontario’s public elementary and secondary school teachers. She did mention that she would repeal Bill 115 after…
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten has decided to impose conditions of employment on Ontario's public elementary and secondary school teachers. She did mention that she would repeal Bill 115 after…
New Jersey’s popular Republican governor, Chris Christie, has turned on the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and House majority leader John Boehner is reeling. “Americans are tired of the palace intrigue…
