Strange Bedfellows

"According to CBC: The federal New Democrats have lost a candidate over a very public love of cannabis. The NDP has confirmed that Dana Larsen submitted his resignation to the party’s provincial campaign manager. Party spokesman Brad Lavigne said information came to light...

2009 Champions League schedule announced

"The 2009 edition of the Champions Twenty20 League will take place next year between September 25 and October 11, and will feature 12 teams, four more than the eight this year in the first edition to be held between December 3-10, 2008. The dates were announced in a release...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

Meet Diamond Dan the Orangeman

"The Orange Order's new superhero has been given a name, Diamond Dan the Orangeman.The colourful figure was the focus for unprecedented media attention when he was introduced to the public in November.He appeared on Orange Institution Christmas cards and proved an instant...

Allan De Genova ready for Vancouver mayoral battle

"Allan De Genova is so confident he’ll bag the Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination that if he wins, he says, “I’ll ask for a recount.” In an interview with the Georgia Straight, the former Non-Partisan Association member talked about what it’s like to be in a...

Architecture: Boxes? No! Blobs? No! Boring? Never!

lots of props for NY-based Asymptote architecture in this article from Lisa Rochon:  " There was a point when the drawings and renderings by Asymptote, a New York firm led by two Canadians, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, were enough. When building their designs...

Latest Walk-Away: Toll Brother Family Member

"One of the Toll family members decided to walkaway from a condo purchase: "Luxury builder Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), hurt as many buyers to try to get out of contracts for new homes amid falling prices, says a member of its founding family is trying to walk away from an...

Christian Attempt To Rewrite History - completely insane

"Whereas the United States Supreme Court has declared throughout the course of our Nation's history that the United States is 'a Christian country', 'a Christian nation', 'a Christian people', 'a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being' and that...