Government fails Toronto Transit again! Transit City is now dead, who can be trusted?
Rocco Rossi will not have to keep his promise to kill Transit City. Dalton and the Liberals may have done it for him? Is this one of the "dumbest decisions ever made?" The government seems to be following in the footsteps of its predescesors and the Mike Harris...
Toronto Mayoral candidate Rossi plans on stopping all TTC Light-Rail (Transit City) Expansion
Have we learned nothing from history and the reasons why there is a lack of good public transit options in the city of Toronto? What about jobs for the people of Thunder Bay? Again, with another knee-jerk reaction we may loose all we wanted in the city of Toronto and...
Ont. health agency scrutinized for contract tendering practices
Ont. health agency scrutinized for contract tendering practices 'Taxpayers are really getting ripped off': PC leader An Ontario health agency has doled out nearly $5 million in contracts without any apparent attempt to open up the deals to outside bidders, documents...
Free Software Will Kill Redmond
Keith Curtis, author and former Microsoft programmer, makes no bones about his view that open source puts the software giant's wares to shame. In this interview, he discusses what's wrong with Microsoft programming, what's behind all those bugs, and what's shaping his...
New Star Trek Movie Trailer…Definately not the same old trek!
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Marrow transplant may have cured AIDS, German doctors say
Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Patrick Mcgroarty, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nov. 12, 2008 BERLIN - An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to...
Obama shatters barriers and makes presidential history
by Dan Nowicki - Nov. 5, 2008 01:34 AM The Arizona Republic Barack Obama, the cool and collected Hawaiian-born son of a man from Kenya and woman from Kansas, whose promise of "change" inspired a generation of young people, shattered the last racial ceiling in U.S....
Using RFID tags in Drivers Licenses to track your movements unencrypted
"The introduction of enhanced driver's licenses, which appears to be a central focus of Bill 85, will lay the groundwork for a new and more extensive identity regime, the effects of which are not fully known," So what are they not telling Ontario citizens? PIPEDA and...
Skinheads Supressmiss held over Obama death plot
By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two white supremacist skinheads were arrested in Tennessee over plans to go on a killing spree and eventually shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, court documents showed on Monday. Daniel Cowart and Paul...
The deadly asbestos trade
Asbestos is a mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos (῾ἀσβεστος) is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The Greeks termed asbestos the miracle mineral because of its soft and pliant properties, as well as its ability to...
Conversion the Scarborough RT to an LRT Not a Dead Issue according to reports
The possibility of converting the Scarborough RT to true LRT when its current fleet reaches the end of its life, instead of conversion to ICTS Mark-II, is still being considered by the TTC. In the supplementary agendafor the October 23 TTC meeting, the status update...
The mistake the Liberal elite will make by forcing out Dion
Well the election is over and the knives are already out calling for a new leader. It is strange? I do not remember anyone forcing out McGuinty, Harris, Harper, shall I go on. They were given a chance and look at them now! Dion is a smart and a decent person. He does...
Powell Endorsement of Obama
By Mark Halperin Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 In one of the most important symbolic moments of the general election, former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced today that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president. Making his decision public on NBC News' "Meet the...
Vote for Hope – Obama 2008 Video
With the 2008 presidential election, Americans face a pivotal choice between not just two candidates, but two paradigms. We need someone who understands the complexity of our time. Someone who believes in investing in renewable energy, in education, in women's rights,...
Revolutionary plastic e-paper set to hit the high street
By Chris Laker Last updated at 4:43 PM on 15th October 2008 The era of the traditional newspaper could soon be over as scientists launch production of a revolutionary electronic version - made out of plastic. The e-reader is the brainchild of students at Cambridge...
Rat-sighting restaurant under renovation
By DON PEAT, Sun Media A Chinatown restaurant shutdown after some camera un-shy rats appeared in the front window is now under renovations. Toronto Public Health officials confirmed yesterday Happy Seven restaurant is undergoing renovations before inspectors conduct a...
Things that make you say, hmmm? SNL Palin Couric Interview
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Local Canadian Terrorist – B.C. pipeline bombings raise fears from public at community meeting
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — As members of the RCMP's national terrorism unit continued to gather evidence at the sites of two gas pipeline bombings in northeastern B.C. this weekend, other officers met with about 200 frightened citizens at a public gathering. "There is an...
Flip Flop? – PM changes his tone on running deficits
We warned you during the election that the numbers did not make sense. As with others in the past who promised no deficits it seems that Harper has retracted on what he said during the election. Flip-flop? We focused so much on the Green Shift that other issues were...
Congrats to Tracy Moore – Named New CityLine
Friday October 17, 2008 CityNews.ca Staff It's one of the most popular shows in Canada and an institution at Citytv. CityLine has been on the air for 24 years and was the original TV show that put the spotlight on design, food, gardening, health, fashion, beauty and...
The real Joe Six Pack …. or Joe the Plumber?
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Supporters let their racist roots show; tainting what is supposed to be Christianity. Does Ignorance = American?
By David Neiwert Thursday Oct 16, 2008. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0&hl=en&fs=1] It was kind of strange ... that John McCain came to the defense of his supporters last night after Barack Obama pointed out that people at McCain/Palin...
CRTC initiates proceedings into its regulation of the Internet
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) this week said it has launched a proceeding in hopes of gaining a better understanding of broadcasting on the internet. CRTC is trying to establish a role for itself in the regulation of what...
Hatred and Racism still alive and well in America
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Secret Service Investigating Threat from Palin Rally
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton. The agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune that a member of the crowd shouted, "Kill him!" after...
Tories face $10B deficit, report suggests
Canada risks running a $10 billion deficit in the 2009-2010 fiscal year if the re-elected Conservative government fails to stitch a "looming fiscal hole" that is already raising the spectre of higher taxes and possible spending cuts, a report suggests. That stark...
A Timely Video for Remembrance Day in Canada – “A Pittance in Time”
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans...
Why a Canada-EU deal matters
ROY MACLAREN From Wednesday's Globe and Mail October 14, 2008 at 8:19 PM EDT Canada has long had an interest in enhancing its economic links with an increasingly affluent and united Europe, partly to provide greater diversity in its trade and partly for the broader...
Dow Drops over 700
September retail sales are grim, and a report on manufacturing in the New York area shows a sharp contraction. Crude oil falls below $75. JPMorgan surprises the Street with a profit. Intel reports a profit jump but cautions that demand will be weak. By Charley Blaine...
Harper likely to proceed with full platform
STEVEN CHASE October 15, 2008 CALGARY -- On the surface, another minority government mandate would appear to frustrate Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's plans to enact all of his $8.67-billion in campaign platform promises. But with Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion's...