1 in 10 Children in Canada are in Poverty

More than 1 in every 10 families with kids in their household are in poverty.  The "2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada" released a report containing statistics on poverty.  It...

Pirate Radio: Plot Overboard

Through the last fifteen years, British rom-com master Richard Curtis has proven himself a deft spinner of the screencraft, having wielded the pen behind such movies as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and the look-at-that-cast ensemble piece Love Actually. ...

Calgary Flames jump H1N1 Queue amidst Vaccination Clinic Closures

Alberta Health and Wellness announced on Friday that vaccination clinics for the H1N1 vaccination throughout the Province would be temporarily suspended. The Calgary Flames reportedly jumped the queue just prior...

Talk radio reports Godaddy registers fraudulent WHOis information

How easy it is for organizations potentially involved in criminal activity to register domain names for unlawful purposes?  Just go ask GoDaddy.  Genesmedia.com is registered with GoDaddy.  But, when we checked, only the email 'info@genesmedia.com' was actually...

Examiner.com launches Canada Edition

Examiner.com is now international. The citizen journalist giant launched six Canadian editions:Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa,Calgary, Vancouver, and Canada National over night and the websites are up and running. This is big news because hyperlocal search...

Booted marijuana grower wins new hearing

Barry Artiste Op/Ed What? Where? Who? Mre? It's irrigal? Me not know? Sorry!Give me a friggin break, and boot this friggin drug manufacturer and dealer out of Canada pronto! It is times like these that the Liberal Senators in Ottawa are pussyfooting with Harper's Crime Bill....

Edmonton Oilers Edge by Montreal Canadiens 3-2

The Edmonton Oilers narrowly beat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2 at Rexall Centre.  Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin had a terrific game, making 33 saves for the win.""He got us the two points tonight," said Oilers head coach Pat Quinn. "He was very sharp. He was ready to...

Pat Quinn Fined $10,000 For Inappropriate Remarks

The NHL levied a hefty $10,000 fine to Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn for his remarks about Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla.  His exact comments that got him in trouble were, "If that had happened...

Break-in And Tiger Attack At Calgary Zoo: Intruder In Hospital

A 27-year-old man is in hospital with severe injuries after he and his conspirer tried to break into the tiger enclosure at the Calgary Zoo. At 1 AM, the two men got over two high fences with barbed wire to...

Theoren Fleury Retires as a Calgary Flame

" Former Calgary Flames captain Theoren Fleury no longer will pursue a tryout with any of the NHL's other 29 teams or any other professional hockey club. The 41-year-old winger announced his retirement Monday,...

Canada’s Moral Dilemma: Torture by CSIS – a crisis in democracy

It’s just like “The Stasi” treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi called it Zerzetsen. In an article about the torture of a Canadian citizen at the behest of CSIS in the Sudan, The...

"Megan Wants a Murderer"?

UPDATE AS OF SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 9:35 P.M. EST:According to MSNBC, Ryan Jenkins has been found dead by apparent suicide.  He was found dead hanging in a hotel room. Original Story: I'm about to make an...

NDP considering dropping 'new' from their name

Finally!  But this idea does not go far enough.  They should also drop the words "Democratic" and "Party".  Afterall socialism isn't "New" or "Democratic" and for sure, it ian't no "Party"! It is...

British Columbia Industry Paying the Price for Tar Sands

"British Columbia has positioned itself as a leader in tackling global warming. Yet the province’s natural environment and climate leadership are being threatened from beyond its borders by the federal...

Culture War in Calgary?

With its western roots and oil wealth, Calgary has probably carved a unique place for itself among Canadian cities. Even nearby Edmonton, rival and provincial capital, seems to be a bit more at peace with itself than Calgary has during the summer of 2009. The flashpoints...

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