6333…The Minimum Wage Big Mac
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Dirty Wars
In Dirty Wars, acclaimed investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill takes on what is likely the most important story of his career. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Rick Rowley, the film follows Scahill…
6332…Hoop In Yer Capital
Oh yeah it is on. Four big games this week in Ottawa. Tonight it is Carleton on campus against the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten. Tomorrow the Badgers move…
6332…Hoop In Yer Capital
Oh yeah it is on. Four big games this week in Ottawa. Tonight it is Carleton on campus against the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten. Tomorrow the Badgers move…
6332…Hoop In Yer Capital
Oh yeah it is on. Four big games this week in Ottawa. Tonight it is Carleton on campus against the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten. Tomorrow the Badgers move…
August 21: Exciting development for future of downtown…
….small house in downtown is moved to lot next door. “House move is seen as good for downtown.” The word ‘trivia’ hardly seems adequate for this sort of mindless bilge.…
Is Ted Cruz the most dangerous man on American right?
He is the Tea-bagger that Tea-baggers were looking for. He is considering to run for President in 2016. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
On Bad Days And Defiance
Yesterday was not a good day for me. First, I awoke to read about the government raid on the Guardian office resulting in the destruction of computers containing some of…
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
The Hair is doing Canada’s north. That just might be the only part of this country where the Hair can find a friendly audience. He took his hairdresser, his wife…
Global Warming and melting of Icebergs
Global warming is real and deniers must pay attention. It is an alarming change as sea-levels will be rising and the people living near the sea-shores will lose their homes.…
Royal Baby
In case you were worried the Trudeaus just weren’t photogenic enough already… Justin Trudeau announces his wife, Sophie Grégoire, is pregnant with couple’s third child
No Strings Attached: Giving Cash to Poor People
GiveDirectly is a charity that just gives money to poor people in Kenya. There isn’t anything complicated about the idea: it’s just straight up handing out cash with no deliverables.…
Poutinesque
With their raison-d’etre of separatism neutralized, one would have hoped the PQ would set to work trying to turn around Quebec’s economy. Instead…this: Quebec is heading into another fierce debate…
New CMA president-elect looks to Scotland as model of improvement
Kingston’s Dr. Chris Simpson has been acclaimed president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association. His term as President begins August 2014. Simpson is professor of medicine and chief of cardiology at…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 21, 2013: David Miranda’s lawyers threaten legal action over ‘unlawful’ detention British Newspaper Has Advantages in…
Gutless
Stephen Harper insists that proroguing Parliament is a “completely normal” procedure. But not even The Globe and Mail is buying that line. It editorializes today that: Yes, this will be…
Exclusive: Ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Launching Ohio Land Grab
Aubrey McClendon’s penchant for “land grab” as a business model made the recently-ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO infamous – and he’s at it again for his new start-up hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)…
Prorogation Stuff
You’ve heard the Prime Minister intends to prorogue Parliament in September, and then come back in October with a Speech From the Throne. You’ve heard some say this is another…
Thag scared at that time of month!
Thag whistled while he packed for the next trip. He liked to organize short hunting expeditions for a certain week of the month — even if there was little chance…