Plane, Helicopter Collided Over the Hudson River, NYC: 9 Victims

Latest updates below initial report: I am watching the ongoing rescue of two aircraft, one tour helicopter and a small plane collide over the Hudson River. There weren't any explosion, but seeing the helicopter...

Minister Baird announces Oshawa Port Authority

On May 21, 2009, Transport Minister John Baird announced his long-awaited decision about the future of the Oshawa Harbour: the Oshawa Harbour Commission is to become the Oshawa Port Authority. It is a surprising...

One World Trade Center Replaces Freedom Tower at Ground Zero

The New York Port Authority announced today that the skyscraper it is planning to build on the World Trade Center ground zero site will be officially called One World Trade Center.  It will not be named the...

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

March 23, 2009 This week, CPR is profiling two insidious examples of government overreach which should have been recognized as bad public policy at conception, as their basis is a blatant disregard of private property rights: 1) The Jacksonville Port...

$3Billion Port Mann - bridging the super highway

Its reported now that the new "twinning" of the Port Mann bridge will cost $3billion -twice as much as previously specified. Mainly due to the fact that now the twinning will become a 10 lane superhighway. Ring...

Surveillance Footage Released in Sean Bell Shooting

In case you missed this story, Sean Bell was the unarmed NYC man who was shot on the eve of his wedding day by undercover police in Queens.  Police fired a reported 50 shots into the area, missing a civilian, and Port Authority patrolman before killing Bell in his...

Frist Calls for Halt to U.S. Ports Deal

The planned takeover is on March 2. Emergency legislation might be offered next week to block the deal.

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