Girl Refused Employment Because Of Dreadlocks May 7, 2008 Jessica Devnani was excited about the prospect of starting her first summer job at Canada’s Wonderland, but in the end, she found no amusement…
Tar sand investments now a dead duck? May 1, 2008 As one Canadian newspaper put it. Ducks in Alberta died a crude death. One of the species of ducks that died on a pond…
Condoleezza Rice Addresses The Issue Of Race In America April 4, 2008 “Black Americans were a founding population,” she said. “Africans and Europeans came here and founded this country together — Europeans by choice and Africans…
Tories stand by MP who made homophobic remarks April 4, 2008 Tom Lukiwski rocks back and forth in the camera frame while pontificating about the differences between alpha and beta males.The camera operator fiddles with…
Toronto Queen streetcar named among world’s best January 28, 2008 National Geographic includes the TTC’s Queen streetcar, the 501, one of the top 10 trolley routes in the world. It’s a crowded ride, but…
A cancer-resistant mouse? November 27, 2007 University of Kentucky researchers have created a cancer-resistant mouse by introducing a tumor-suppressor gene called ‘Par-4′ into an egg. The ‘Par-4′ gene, discovered in…
How about Microsoft investing in OLPC and releasing a low-cost laptop for the masses? October 28, 2007 Now here is an interesting question. Since Microsoft is dealing with bad PR, in relation to Vista, what would happen if Microsoft put its…
More oil from old wells and more electricity from the wind October 23, 2007 Crude prices have fallen from their record levels. Apparently the wise folk on Wall Street now think Turkey will not attack ther Kurdish area…