Prime Minister Stephen Harper has confirmed he will ask the Governor General to prorogue Parliament until October, when his Conservative government will introduce the next speech from the throne…. “There…
Confession: I’ve been dithering about my potential involvement with the Liberal / OCFLA gang at Capital Pride. Here’s the thing, I should be feeling better about this than I do,…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he intends to prorogue Parliament, which means the House of Commons will not resume in September as planned. Harper, who is currently on a week-long…
Is this really news? The common reaction: “What the shit?”. NBC Front-page Headline.
… I think I’ll prorogue work! Thanks Prime Minister Harper! Way to show leadership and initiative! I am taking your lead and proroguing until October. And like you Parliamentarians, I’ll…
The Oregon Republican Party has elected a new chairman and they got themselves a guy with a PhD and everything. He’s Art Robinson and he’s an idea man, big ideas…
Europe’s fiscal crisis has hammered much of the E.U. from Ireland to Britain, Spain, Portugal, France and Greece. Germany, however, has made out like a bandit. The collapse of every…
An emergency Aug. 17 meeting between Fortune Minerals CEO Robin Goad and the Tahltan Nation elders who recently issued his company an eviction notice from the Sacred Headwaters failed to…
Every year more sustainably produced products hit store shelves yet consumer uptake on these products isn’t as strong as it should be. Sure, there are increasing sales overall but the…
It only took them two decades to track him down, but Indian authorities claim to have captured the mastermind responsible for more than 40-bomb attacks in India. No word yet…
This image, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, is said to show an exodus of Syrian Kurds, escaping the brutal civil war to take refuge in the autonomous Kurdish territory…
The U.S is one of the richest countries in the world but poverty is aplenty. I was in New York, Manhattan area, and I could not walk a street without…
People who inhabit coastal areas don’t waste much breath muttering about hoaxes or myths of climate change. They leave that nonsense to petro-heads and other drylanders. A new report warns…
In some ways the injunction filed by the Designated Physiotherapy Clinics Association of Ontario may have been a blessing in disguise. As of August 1st OHIP funding for these private…
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe won’t set foot in the place. In 2007, during a previous term in office, Abe left the prime minister’s mansion and, despite being re-elected seven…
This one is for my fellow blogger Lorne.
CMA poll finds golden years filled with ‘anxiety’ Poll backs national plan on seniors’ health care CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 10:53 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 19, 2013…
From a study that reveals increased risk of death for young coffee drinkers who have 4 cups a day or more, to a man who woke up America to the…
When you’re an Egyptian, you know your uprising has actually been a military coup when the authorities release Hosni Mubarak. It was unclear how Egyptians — particularly those who have…
Toronto constable James Forcillo has been charged with second degree murder in the execution of Sammy Yatim in a Toronto streetcar on July 27th. Over a span of 13 seconds,…
