TransCanada gas pipelines ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – The National Energy Board says it is investigating a natural gas pipeline rupture in west-central Alberta. The federal regulator says the TransCanada…
The smell of fear is real. It’s detectable. It is said that higher predators can detect it and it triggers them to attack. Even if they can’t smell it, they…
Of course, they’ve carried that story before. Was it yesterday? The story hasn’t changed. But it’s there again. This isn’t a news story any more. This is free ads. And,…
1711811 Ontario Ltd. (AdLine) v. Buckley Insurance Brokers Ltd., 2014 ONCA 125: Various types of injunctive relief have been sought or ordered in this proceeding: interim, interlocutory, mandatory and permanent.…
Calgary’s massive flood. Let’s stop saying “global warming” because whenever climate breakdown events occur that are COLD, deniers try to say global warming isn’t happening. Sigh. Let’s also stop saying…
In a thoughtful new study guide issued by the Israel/Palestine Mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a question is asked which few have thus far been willing to pose: “Given…
There is a brewing controversy swirling around longtime CBC commentator Rex Murphy and his relationship with Canada’s oil industry. As long time readers of DeSmog know, Murphy has been a…
This journalist decided to make some of his innocuous metadata public after CSEC’s supposed watchdog said the ultra-secretive spy agency did nothing wrong by collecting our private, sensitive information without…
Reflecting on two years of “progress” under Ontario’s Health Action Plan, Health Minister Deb Matthews published her list of “accomplishments” in an on-line pamphlet posted in January. After two years…
From the House of Saud on down there’s a lot of rot in Saudi Arabia. Here’s a new one – divorce. In Saudi Arabia, it’s not necessary for the husband…
There are a great number of prioritized policies up for debate at the 2014 Liberal Biennial Convention in Montreal. To go into each one, would need a month’s worth of…
Starting this year, buyers shopping for a nice coastal dream home in the U.S. will be able to consult ‘storm surge maps’ produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
This riff is catchier than a drawer full of fish hooks!
What dance party is that, you ask? Why, the one being hosted by the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party whose name, it is rumoured, is in the process…
The world’s middle class is on the verge of a population explosion. Sorry, Earth. Of the 7+ billion people on the planet today, about 1.8-billion are considered middle-class or make…
When it comes to dilbit pipelines, the Harper government is in no mood to extend courtesies to potential troublemakers, even the American Environmental Protection Agency. Harper’s National Energy Board has…
Ouch. Check this out: “I believe Tory’s chances are also suffering because potential Toronto voters are seriously questioning Tory’s political judgment and his less than successful political career — one…
Your news links for today: Internet Upload Speeds: Canada Beats Mexico, But Behind Kenya (Huffington Post) Slow as maple syrup: Canada ranks 54th in global Internet upload speeds (Yahoo! News)…
Having zero tolerance policies in schools is a truly horrible way to treat children. It can blunt curiosity and punish severely for minor infractions, combine such oppressive control with bizarre…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, February 18, 2014: Reporting From the Web’s Underbelly Jail time for keeping VHS rental This week at…
