Pussy Riot solidarity protest: Topless Kiev activist cuts down massive crucifix
A Kiev protester joined the global Pussy Riot protest in a unique way. She went topless, grabbed a chainsaw and felled a mammoth crucifix with Jesus on it. The woman…
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Enbridge Inc Rebuked: “This is not an Enbridge animation” (VIDEO)
*This is not an Enbridge animation from Shortt and Epic Productions on Vimeo. Last week, Enbridge Inc. insulted Canadians again with an animated propaganda video that omitted the natural resources…
Pussy Riot found guilty, sentenced to two years in prison
In Vladmir Putin’s Russia, a peaceful and legitimate act of civil disobedience earns you two years in prison. That’s the sentence a Russian court just imposed on three members of…
Canadian Boy, 10, Crowns Dethroned Men’s 4×100 Olympics Relay Team
Elijah Porter of Newfoundland saw Canadian heroism even after the team lost its silver medal, and so he gave the athletes his own Timbits soccer medal.
Your Choice For Canada’s Next Top Soldier Is? (POLL)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reportedly involved in the selection of Canada’s next top soldier, the Chief of Defence Staff.
Grieving Father Struggles to Pay Dead Son’s Student Loans
Article by Marian Wang | ProPublica, June 14, 2012, 10:05 a.m. A few months after he buried his son, Francisco Reynoso began getting notices in the mail. Then the debt…
Christine Sinclair For Canada’s Flagbearer For London Olympics Closing Ceremony
Christine Sinclair, the captain of the bronze-winning Canadian women’s Olympics soccer team, is our choice to carry the flag during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. That’s the word…
Canada lost 30 400 jobs in July & apologists blame the global economy
This is the kind of news Stephen Harper and the Conservatives would wish you didn’t hear. That’s because it debunks the self-made myth that they’re competent economic managers. They want…
Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?
As the Senate considers a bill to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity, some questionable numbers keep creeping into the discussion.
Quebec votes 2012: Separatist Option Nationale’s disingenuous appeal to Anglophones
This might come as a surprise to most Anglophones in Canada and Quebec. But it’s true. Option Nationale, a party unconditionally committed to separating Quebec from Canada, invites Anglophones to…
First colour image from Curiosity
Good golly miss MAHLI! New color pic from Mars Hand Lens Imager shows tan sands, no @instagram req #MSL –@MarsCuriosity
This planet wasn’t enough for Curiosity
Last night’s successful landing of Curiosity was absolutely a moment I will never forget. For those who chose the sensible option of sleep this is what you missed: The words…
Confirmed again: “Canada may use information obtained through torture”
Last February, we learned that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews had quietly authorized the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to use information gleaned from terror suspects through torture. Today, Toews’…
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I’m not giving up on Yappa Ding Ding but I have started a work blog, Focus on Readers. It’s a work in progress and as with all new ventures, I…
Excuses
Definitely going to use this one at work: via XKCD
Curiosity lands safely on the Martian surface!
The first image from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity!!! We humans are amazing when reach
What to expect tonight
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a video detailing what we can expect tonight after the 7 minutes of terror:
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…