Stupid property owners

The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...

Campaign to stop IMF and war funding

Bill for supplemental war and IMF funding could be defeated

Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The $3 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort project filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday, after a group of lenders pulled out of an $800 million loan that was needed to finish the...

Funding a brighter future through micro-grants

Micro-grant programs are helping schools and businesses get back on their feet Iraq. "Because of the micro-grant program, this school, along with local businesses, now has proper facilities to help improve...

majority of online poll respondants want to scrap CBC

This is an ongoing poll being conducted by canoe.ca (a Canadian news site with no appparent political bias)   Are cuts at the CBC needed? Yes  25% No  5% Ottawa should give them more money  9% Ottawa should...

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

Harper, Campbell make Evergreen Line funding announcement in BC

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that there will be an Evergreen Skytrain Line to the Tri-cities area of Vancouver. Harper thinks that the new project will boost...

"Kids for Cash" scandal - MySpace parody, the student who ...

Opening Pandora's box: Over seven long years, two US judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan conspired "to strip the local state detention centre of funding, diverting the money to a private company called PA Child Care which it helped to build a new facility in the...

Canadian Athletes Raise Funds for 2010 Olympics

Canadian athletes are on a mission to raise cash in order to buy equipment for them to better perform at the 2010 Olympic games. They have already raised a total amount of $110 million from government funding...

Report Reveals U.S. Forensic Lab System Has 'Serious Problems'

Siting understaffing, underfunding and lack of mandatory certification standards as contributing factors plaguing the U.S.' forensic laboratories, a much anticipated report was released by the National...

Will the Vancouver Olympic Village be Finished in Time?

    Less than a month after VANOC announced they may be scrapping the 2010 medal award ceremonies in Whistler as a cost cutting strategy, another financial situation has been brought into question....

Unfashionable Cancers Receive Less Funding

A report by the UK National Cancer Research Institute reveals that unfashionable cancers receive less research money and attention from scientists, despite increased funding over a 4 year period towards...

Amanda from the SF Bay Guardian - 'Gimme Shelter' Report - Feb 2008

Amanda and her colleague have done an outstanding job at bringing the truth of today's homeless shelter operations and conditions to all San Franciscans to LEARN FROM.  [ so, we can make better decisions...

Separatist billboards

"Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ahmed Quraishi There is little question that an American-occupied Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest security threat to Pakistan. But you...

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

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