An alarming new study published Tuesday by the National Audubon Society says that almost half the bird species in the continental United States and Canada are already threatened by climate…
R. v. Safarzadeh-Markhali, 2014 ONCA 627: The words “the reason for detaining the person in custody was stated in the record under subsection 515(9.1) or” in s. 719(3.1) of the…
The events of the past few months have made us again think of the unthinkable. A resurgent Russia, talk from its president about the use of nuclear weapons, the deployment…
As privatization creeps further into Canada’s health system it’s fair to ask whether decisions are being made based on private profit or health care needs? As contract health providers become…
The BBC has a report on Canadian researchers who have discovered an apparent link between sustained use of a broad family of sleep and anxiety medications and the development of…
Some might interpret it thus, in that Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, desperate to retain her job under increasing demands for her resignation, thinks she has found something to distinguish…
The retired head of the Association of Major Power Users of BC, Dan Potts, estimates the proposed Site C Dam would lose $350 million for taxpayers and BC Hydro ratepayers.…
Inspired by this headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-snowstorm-knocks-out-power-to-tens-of-thousands-1.2761664
In May, 2013, Ken Ward and Jay O’Hara used their lobster boat to block a ship carrying a load of coal for a power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts. At trial…
Amiable, sort of clueless. The kind of guy who wanders around saying “the world is a square, the world is a square” until someone tells him its a rhomboid, after…
Your news links for today: Join the global fight for a neutral net: Big Telecom vs THE WORLD – Cory Doctorow The End Of Net Neutrality Would Be ‘Clusterf**k Worse…
Reporter Andy Radia asked me what I thought about Tom Mulcair, the (aptly named) NDP retreat, blah blah blah. My response, for your edification: “Mulcair’s big problem can be summed…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Kevin Logan accompanied Alexandra Morton on a trip to the disaster area shortly after the tailing pond disaster hit. Mystery Film on Quesnel Lake! They were the…
Oh, this is a lot of fun http://the-toast.net/2014/09/09/unsatisfied-women-western-art-history/ Filed under: art
This is perhaps the shittiest ad they have produced to date, and that’s saying something. We’ll be talking about this on Sun News today, but here’s a quick summary of…
Originally posted on Eh Types:A small number are willing to re-elect Rob Ford. They are going down with his ship as surely as the Titanic’s band. It is encouraging that…
Eight years ago, climate communications expert George Marshall picked up a copy of The Independent from his doorstep on a Saturday morning. Looking at the front cover of that magazine,…
Eight years ago climate communications expert George Marshall picked up a copy of The Independent from his doorstep on a Saturday morning. Looking at the front cover of that magazine,…
btvstw_slowdown_fbshare.jpg OpenMedia.ca joins with major websites Netflix, reddit, and huge coalition as experts warn of damaging consequences for Canada if net neutrality is undermined in U.S. or here in Canada…
Unlike some, I do not bemoan the passage of time. True, I am of that generation known as ‘the baby boomers,’ but while I am at times mildly bemused about…
