Your Food Has Been Lying to You

Do you know where your food comes from?  If you're like most people the answer is likely 'no'.  The makers of Food Inc. are hoping to educate you. "Bigger-breasted chickens fattened artificially. New...

CTV Hosts Open House on 'Save Local TV Day'

CTV and A channels throughout Canada are hosting Open Houses on Saturday, May 23rd, to enable people to tour their facilities, meet some familiar CTV faces, and understand the important issues facing local television...

Canadian farmers take on Monsanto over GM alfalfa

The Monsanto Corporation wants to introduce it's genetically modified form of alfalfa into Canada.  These crops are designed to work effectively with Monsanto's herbicide Roundup.  If Monsanto is...

The Burqua Experiment

       Today I wore my burqua in public. I bought the thing last autumn on the internet. I wanted to see what it was like to wear one, and hoped also to find the courage to wear it in public. I...

New scam for burglary

By now most of us have heard about being burgled out the front door while working the back yard.  Today I learned another one.  I was washing dishes with the front door open to the screen letting in the fine...

The Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in Canada - Survey

TORONTO - There is now more evidence today that the suburbs is the place to raise a family.  According to a survey by Maclean's magazine  of the most dangerous cities in Canada, Caledon, York and Halton...

Water Main Break

24 Hours Without Running Water According to the Watermain Break Clock an average of 700 water mains break in Canada and the USA every day. Yesterday our block was one of them. A water main is the giant pipe in...

Girl, 7, kicks her way out of crashed truck, saves family

There's never enough good news in the world, so here's some from Saskatchewan.  quoted from CBC sask:sourceLast Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | 9:44 AM CT Comments16Recommend79CBC NewsA little girl from Albertville, Sask., who kicked out a pickup truck window...

Don't go take a walk in Saskatoon!

There's been a rash of pedestrians hit by autos in Saskatoon this year.  Rapid economic and population growth has resulted in an overloaded infrastructure.  Attempts to upgrade this infrastructure have closed...

Self checkout arrives at the grocery store!

Last night I went to my preferred grocery store for my shopping. On the way in I noticed a new thing.  At first I thought they'd replaced all the checkouts, then I saw it was just a few checkouts were brand new....

Mexico honours Senador Edward Kennedy with the Aztec Eagle

Mexican Government expresses gratefulness to outstanding foreign figures for their humanitarian and social  help.The following is a translation from the government web page:It is the purpose of  The...

Rare white Bengal tiger cubs unveiled at Saskatoon zoo

Two adorable white Bengal tiger cubs are the latest main attraction at the Saskatoon zoo.All I have to say is.... 'I want one'."Staff named the baby tigers Jasmine and Jafar after they were born on May 31. Their...

Sask. evacuees start heading home

I'm glad to hear the intensity of the fires did not reach the "pyro" levels anticipated. It will be interesting to read the reports that are filed by some of the scientists who went to Saskatchewan to observe.   ...

What's become of the million dollar house?

Being a 'millionaire' ain't what it used to be..."I remember a time not too long ago that a cool million dollars bought you an amazing home. Some may have even uttered the word "mansion". I realize that "amazing...

Plucky poodle named to Animal Hall of Fame

Yes, there's an animal hall of fame.Interestingly, the stats at the end of the article show 114 hall of famed dogs and 23 cats. Does this mean canines have a leg up in the age-old cat/dog debate? And what's the...

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