Canadian Consumers: DimBulbs or Left in the Dark?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Gas, Oil, Food, Real Estate prices etc...ever rising into the stratosphere and soon becoming a rare commodity. A rare commidity touted by Corporate Fear Mongers to...

Ex-Tory MP Spink defects to UKIP

The UK parliament now has its first UK Independence Party member of parliament (MP). Up until now the UKIP has only had a presence on the European Parliament in Brussels, and the UK has several UKIP MEPs (members of the European parliament). The aprty is centred chiefly...

More Drivers Steering Toward Hybrid Cars

More and more people have decided to go green and drive a hybrid.  Gas prices have gone up, and so have hybrid sales nationwide.  Among the most popular hybrid vehicles is the Toyota Prius, which still...

Trailer Park Boys' 'Ricky' Tells CRTC he prefers all-Canadian Content

Well, the cable companies were warned it would happen, and now it has. Actors, production companies and broadcasters from across Canada are calling on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications...

Zimbabwe strike flops, concern in South Africa

A day after the justice system in Zimbabwe refused to disclose the results of the March 29 general election, the opposition party attempted to stage mass strikes across the entire nation.Unfortunately, fear of...

Litter on British beaches at an all time high - threatens marine wildlife

An environmental charity in the UK released their findings today from a survery of British beaches conducted last year, and the results are not encouraging.Plastic litter on the beaches is now so dense that it...

China hits out at Olympic protests

"China has condemned protests in London that marred the relay of the Olympic torch as Paris police prepare to cordon the torch away from pro-Tibet activists. "We strongly condemn this vile behaviour," China's state media said on Monday, following protests in the British...

Mexican Human Rights Commission to investigate attacks against emos

"Mexican Human Rights Commission to investigate attacks against emos Posted on March 31, 2008 by MexicoReporter | Edit Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission is to investigate all of the reported cases of aggression against the emo youth subculture...

15,000 bags stuck in Heathrow Terminal 5 as misery continues

British Airways has now admitted that 15,000 bags are at the airport that need to be sent to their rightful owners.The backlog is expected to take about a week to clear and will only add to BA's already tarnished...

Wilders Sparks Political Protest

"Wilders Sparks Political Protest By Gerald Traufetter in Amsterdam It is little more than a makeshift collage, but it contains a horror show of images meant to distort Islam. Dutch right-wing politician Geert...

How a Film Triggered a Global Panic

"How a Film Triggered a Global Panic By Henryk M. Broder It is the kind of stunt that has many fearing the worst: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders plans to release a film about Islam. Politicians worldwide...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Former patient sues Las Vegas clinic

As the story unravels of the dark practices going on at numerous Las Vegas clinics, previous patients are starting to question not only whether they contracted a deadly form of hepatitis, but also if their...

Everest Closed for Business

"Everest Closed for Business Without reasonable explanation, the Chinese authorities have officially close the north, or Tibetan, side of Mount Everest to all expeditions this spring, save for their...

Second Nevada Clinic Shutdown over Hepatitis C Warning

 Close to one week after the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada announced that it potentially exposed 40,000 Nevadans to HIV and hepatitis strains B and C, another clinic associated with DR. Dipak Desai has...
 

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