“As an Arctic nation, Canada profoundly understands the climate and public health benefits of reducing short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon and methane,” said Minister Aglukkaq. “I look forward…
…is considering a run for the U.S. Senate. He may need an extra income source if Mike Mann’s defamation case against the National Review goes the way it appears to…
The other day Bernie Farber had an op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen where he wrote: was considered one of Canada’s preeminent poets, a writer whose verses sang of Canada’s natural…
..and poli-talk turns from the wan mellow of good ganja to the economy, which ended Q2 with an enormous thud: On a monthly basis, real GDP by industry declined 0.5%…
Recently U.S. evangelical Pat Robertson has been in the news again for suggesting that gay men in San Francisco use “special rings” that they cut your finger with to give…
“The booking is confirmed to take place as scheduled,” the hotel’s General Manager Patrick Regina told the Jewish Tribune after consulting with legal counsel, Hilton World- wide and the York…
The Crowsnest Pass Promoter shut down this weekend. Not quite sure what precipitated this, but it might be for slightly different reasons than the usual. It sounds as through the…
…the local Electoral District associations were largely formed to capitalise on the Revenue Sharing agreements between the Green Party`s head office, and the local electoral units. Any local riding that…
Marni Soupcoff wonders how he got on the speaker’s list in the first place, and that’s a good question. I’m just glad he’s decided to forgo the occasion. Though he’s…
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A Tim Hortons customer has been arrested and charged with uttering threats after she was unhappy with her order. An account of my own flirtations with…
The investigation of an alleged conflict of interest by a U.S. State Department contractor reviewing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline won’t be complete until January. The State Department’s Office on…
…from this document Not much reported upon, and offered here without comment. (PS. Looks better if you click on image, but if you’re LPC the news is pretty good).
The short version here:More here.
I’m starting to feel a bit sad for Epic Burgers and Waffles, but not at all for the idiots who would attempt to eat one of these things. Just looking…
Not particularly progressive sentiments, and the orange hair is of its time, as they say. Nevertheless, Porno For Pyros could bring the same fire as Jane’s Addiction without so many…
From the blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center: Beyond the obvious, what do a far-right Italian politician, the president of the John Birch Society and former U.S. Rep. Ron…
The Hilton/Markham Suites Hotel doesn’t want to deal with their bullshit. This is the second time Geller has lost a GTA gig in the past year, As on that last…
One bit, if actually advanced, is mildly noteworthy: A number of issues expected to be addressed in the coming months that may very well be included in the throne speech,…
In a cost-saving move, pics will be crowd-sourced to random guy carrying smart-phone. No. That last bit is untrue. So far.
From Simon Donner, and offered here without comment: The fundamental objective of carbon controls is to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to climate change. A primary reason to…
