Snow Days Mean School Cancellations: Midwest School Closures

A severe winter storm hit the Midwest and New England regions, leaving more than a foot of snow in those areas.  The harsh snow conditions meant that many schools in those districts were closed. A list of...

The GAS Police? ...and the New Land Rush!

     Oh yes, my friends, those who watch out for us all (and our planet) and declared both carbon and methane to be official targets of our ire and animosity.  Never mind the facts...

Canada’s Generation Free, a generation of ID and self entitlement

By Barry O'Regan Opinion Many Sociologists define human generation spanning between twenty and twenty five years, naming each successive generation to suit the present society. There is an offshoot spawn of Generation Y and Z, what I like to call Generation Free, a...

École Polytechnique Massacre 20th Anniversary: Gun Control Laws

December 6 1989 was the day of the worst school shooting in Canadian history: what is known as the École Polytechnique Massacre. December 6 2009 is the 20th anniversary and as we take a look back on what took place...

Canada will follow U.S. lead for Climate Change Targets

Canadian Environment Minister, Jim Prentice said that the Canadian Government will follow Presidents Obama's lead at next week's Climate Summit in Copenhagen.  Canada will propose no more or less than...

The Prevalence of Street Gangs in Montreal

Since the series of Italian café fire bombings in Montreal, public concerns have been raised about the looming threat of street gangs in the city. “We’ve had street gang activity in Canada for decades. This is not a new phenomenon. I think largely we’ve chosen to...

Lady GaGa's Monster Ball Concert In Montreal: GaGa Falls On Stage

Lady GaGa's kick-off concert for her "Monster Ball" tour took place at Montreal's Bell Centre this past Friday night. GaGa was reportedly out in full force with her power house live vocals and intensive...

GoDaddy open-for-business to fraudulent WHOis registrations

Criminals seem to now have a place to go to engage in fraudulent activities.  That is GoDaddy.  Simply register fictitious contact information that cannot be traced by law enforcement.  The criminal is then free to pursue various fraudulent activities and...

Prince Charles Montreal Visit: Greeted by Protesters

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed in Montreal today for a visit and were greeted by protesters and supporters of Quebec independence; some even threw eggs at the soldiers who came to make sure the protest...

Astral Media takes hit

One of Canada’s largest media companies with radio, television and outdoor advertising in every major market across the country, is now showing signs of weakness due to the economic downturn. Montreal-based Astral Media Inc. posted a fourth-quarter loss of $273.6 million...

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...

“Le Bonheur de Pierre” (A Happy Man) premiere at NYC Festival

Critically acclaimed Canada-France co- production feature film “Le Bonheur de Pierre” (A Happy Man) is pleased to announce it will be making its New York City debut on October 24th at the prestigious New York Film & Video Festival A Happy Man, “Le Bonheur de...

Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams

According to the Top Rank head Bob Arum, a deal has been reached A press conference is set for Tuesday in East Rutherford, N.J., to officially announce the Dec. 5 middleweight title fight between Youngstown’s WBC/WBO welterweight champ Kelly Pavlik vs. Paul Williams. The...

Georges Laraque Octane Girls Ad Video: NHLer Apologizes for Ad

Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque has apologized for appearing in an ad filled with women in bikinis. The popular NHL forward appeared in ad for Octane 7.0, an alcoholic energy drink. The Georges Laraque...

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