Greetings from Pope Frankie
If cleanliness be next to godliness, is conscientiousness a workable alternative to Catholicism? Pope Francis (or Francesco as he refers to himself in the Italian papers) was asked whether God…
If cleanliness be next to godliness, is conscientiousness a workable alternative to Catholicism? Pope Francis (or Francesco as he refers to himself in the Italian papers) was asked whether God…
Most Vancouverites are familiar with Megaphone, a magazine sold on the city’s streets by low-income and homeless vendors. Its content is focused on raising awareness about a range of important…
Every cloud has a silver lining, according to John Milton. That may be a bit too optimistic for most of us but it is, believe it or not, true of…
The BC Liberals have the worst attendance record in the BC Legislature since 1976 – especially with this week’s decision to avoid a Fall sitting…again. If they were employees working…
When Obama was first campaigning, he often quoted Martin Luther King’s ringing words of the 1960s to end racial discrimination in the US. The words were “I have a dream…”…
Here are today’s news links: Bell challenges cellphone roaming, tower-sharing rules in court (CBC) Videotron rolls out 2-year contracts, “unlike its competitors” keeps monthly price plans the same (Mobile Syrup)…
The good news for the Bloc is that there’s now a bit more elbow room in the back of the caucus car: Maria Mourani, Member of Parliament for the federal…
Will Pauline Marois allow the headgear, in Quebec, in the following picture? OVERHEAD VIEW: Teachers gathered Wednesday in Bilbao, Spain, at the University of Deusto, a Spanish Jesuit university, for…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Annie Lowrey reports on the still-spreading blight of income inequality in the U.S.: An updated study by the prominent economists Emmanuel Saez…
This in fact is true. But I believe the cost of planes and bombs has gone much higher now.
Karen Stintz provides Canada’s largest city with real, honest-to-goodness dead air when asked if she’s blown the transit file (because, um, she has). “Who’s in charge?” she is asked by…
It must be the high turnover in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Did nobody notice when the last speechwriters left? Yesterday we found out that the Hair needs until October…
Inspired by this headline: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/09/12/neil_youngs_music_banned_from_radio_station_after_hiroshima_remark.html
Humans haven’t been on the Moon for over 30 years and as a result it’s easy to think that the “space age” is over and our exploration of the universe…
“Law enforcement officers arrested a Florida pastor Wednesday as he drove to a park to light nearly 3,000 Qurans on fire to protest the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” It…
Here, on how the U.S.’ movement for fair fast food wages might be explained in part by greater recognition that many workers will be in the service sector for the…
If the above interests you, you may wish to take a few minutes to check out Haroon Siddiqui’s column in today’s Star. Entitled Pauline Marois issues fatwa on Quebec secularism,…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 12, 2013: ‘Infidel’ license plate rejection spurs suit by Army veteran Trayvon Martin medical examiner fired…
I don’t agree with her slant but she makes some good points: “In true Tory death wish fashion, the PCs are engaged in some embarrassing infighting. Fedeli became finance critic…
As a form of travel, giant soap bubble is suited to Buddhist monks, toddlers, and whimsical characters from children’s stories. It is not recommended for 60-year-old podiatrists with catastrophic waxy…