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I remember those tense days in October, 1962, when John F. Kennedy squared off against Nikita Khruschev in what would come to be called the Cuban missile crisis. We didn’t…
I remember those tense days in October, 1962, when John F. Kennedy squared off against Nikita Khruschev in what would come to be called the Cuban missile crisis. We didn’t…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Danny Dorling writes about the connection between high inequality and disregard for the environment: In a 2016 report, Oxfam found that the greatest…
There will be consequences for CAF members who express intolerance while in – or out – of uniform: https://t.co/0GlW85XsOv — Harjit Sajjan (@HarjitSajjan) July 4, 2017 And: The members of…
Apparently it is customary for America’s National Public Radio, NPR, to commemorate the 4th of July by reading or, this year, tweeting the Declaration of Independence in its entirety. However…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 5, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Cryptocurrencies have popularized the use of a digital concept called a blockchain. These blockchains can be used to track transactions and increase accountability of shared networks. If this sounds familiar,…
In our home, shopping at Whole Foods was once reserved for special dinners or used a stop-gap during an extremely busy week. Then slowly, over time, it became habit —…
Jill Abramson writes that we are witnessing the final stage of Baby Boomer dominance, which has been defined by the ascendancy of Ayn Rand. Rand’s fingerprints are over the Senate…
Thank goodness for Newton’s third law. It is the law of physics that says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It also seems to be a…
Last week I decided to keep a promise I’d made to my Mom – I would take her out for dinner and spend a night away with her in a…
I've written many posts about the case of Omar Khadr. I consider the way that Canadian child soldier was treated by his own government to be one of the worst…
Should mainstream media get public bailouts when they fail to shout at Brad Wall’s struggling Saskatchewan government?
Based on Rear Admiral John Newton’s tone in during his press conference, I didn’t hold out much hope that there would be serious repercussions for the “Proud Boys” who disrupted…
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended July 2, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Do you watch Aziz Ansari’s show “Master of None“? I like it. It’s not zany or wacky; it doesn’t try so hard to be funny, which I find annoying in…
News Media Canada – formerly the Canadian Association of Newspapers – has submitted a proposal to Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly for a whopping $350-million a year to prop…
News Media Canada – formerly the Canadian Association of Newspapers – has submitted a proposal to Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly for a whopping $350-million a year to prop…
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A new podcast series by CBC Vancouver paints a dramatic picture of what life in British Columbia will look like after 30 years of climate change. More frequent heat waves,…
Despite my general disappointment with the Trudeau government, the prime minister does periodically say or do things that are praiseworthy. His remarks during his visit to Ireland’s new Taoiseach, Leo…