Hijacking Environmentalism: Green Capitalists & BC's Carbon Tax

It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on...

Symposium on Naturopathy held in Mussoorie

MUSSOORIE, 12 Apr: A symposium on the benefits of Naturopathy in health care was organised here on Saturday under the aegis of Ayush Medical Association, Department of Ayush, Union Ministry of Health.The Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr Hari Mohan Goyal and the special...

Parkinson's Disease, and Cataracts

A personal account:-  My appointment this morning (Friday 9 April) with my ophthalmologist was labeled ‘routine’. The outcome was far from routine: The doctor’s examination confirmed that the cataracts, mild six months ago, now required surgical attention in...

Victoria man gets 10 years in prison in HIV sex-assault case

Barry Artiste Op/Ed So many obvious questions, with the first question being, did these women ever hear of protected sex? The next question, when immigrating to Canada, potential immigrants must undergo Health...

UPDATE: Election gag law takes hit from BC Supreme Court

The BC Supreme Court will issue a decision on Monday in which sections of the provincial government's controversial 'gag' law, Bill 42 - Election Amendment Act, 2008 - will be struck down.Go to the end of this...

Treat Addiction as a Disease, MDs tell Victoria BC Government.

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Wow! It appears some Doctors seem to be so unclear on the concept of the meaning of the term "Disease"!  I have so many problems with this Leftard Crap by these Medical Wonks!  The...

Will Kites Fly High For Hrithik???

Kites bought by Reliance Big Pictures for almost Rs 150 crore. A Collaboration between Mexican and Indian industry with crew assistance from Hollywood,  and a vision to go global “Kites” is all set to enthrall the audiences when it releases next June 2009. The film...

Nothing Like Good Old Fashioned Racism!: BC a century ago.

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Boy that was an eye opener back then, when our country was growing and needed settling, out of the whole world only the Asians and East Asians it seems were charged a Head Tax in order to come...

Port Mann P3 scuttled by Victoria over lack of private finance

The B.C. Liberal government has ditched plans to build the new Port Mann bridge crossing through a so-called public-private partnership (P3) and will now finance the project directly. That's a dramatic reversal for Victoria which just a few weeks ago announced that it would...

Australian Wildfires - Black Saturday Reflections - Eyewitness

Black Saturday - Reflections on a Victorian Tragedy - Australian Wildfires by Craig Parker Words Copyright © 2009 Craig Parker Images Copyright © 2009 Australian Broadcasting Corporation I am one of the lucky...

Premier Accused of Pink Shirt Hypocrisy on Anti-Bullying Day

Premier Gordon Campbell and CKNW talk show host Christie Clark, may wish they had left their pink shirts in the closet as their own bullying baggage is dragged out along with the shirts. Campbell has declared Feb....

Can Wii outsell the Playstation 2?

Now that the Wii has surpassed PlayStation 2’s worldwide sales at the end of the two year mark, it is likely that we will see the Wii outsell the PlayStation 2 at the end of this generation. Nintendo has come a long way since they first entered the console market; it is...

Port Mann bridge partner reports massive losses on toll roads

The key investor behind the public-private partnership building and operating the new ten-lane Port Mann toll bridge today reported a loss of over $1 billion (CAD). Macquarie Group's infrastructure arm took the bath on its toll road assets around the world. " Macquarie...

Australian bush fires: man charged with arson

At last police in Australia have cought, arrested and charged a man with "arson causing death" over fires that have killed around 21 people. " Australian police have charged a man with "arson causing death" over one of the country's deadly bushfires. The reports said the man...

New Images : Australian Fires

Assorted newsmedia images that a friend in Perth emailed to me about five hours ago. You may have come across some already, although these seem to be larger than previously released versions. Somehow doing this seems...

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