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Deserving British Soldiers.

News 24 10 2009: Soldier blasts leaders over trust. A serving soldier has accused politicians of abusing the trust of the Army and serving soldiers. Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, who is facing a court martial for refusing to return to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1...

opinion by Professor | 4 wks ago
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dowdinsk

London 2012, Vancouver 2010 share similar financial woes

Concerns over the increasing cost of hosting the 2010 games in Vancouver include unknown security costs, a grossly overbudget convention/media centre and a $100 million bailout for the developer of athletes'...

created by mike_yvr | 1 year ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Amy Judd

Cost-cutting BBC spends thousands - on a fish tank

The BBC is coming under fire again today as details are being leaked about how the company spends thousands of pounds a year (more than 2,000) on maintaining their fish tanks in just one of their London offices. I...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Richmond's Olympic oval has mould in its roof

Barry Artiste

Richmond's Olympic oval has mold in its roof

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSpending 178 Million Plus dollars to construct Richmond, British Columbia's Olympic Oval’s massive 6.5-acre roof and not opt for the 10 year warranty smacks...

created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Painted Bat

Canadian Harry Potter Publisher to Stop Publishing

The publishing business is a tough one, at the best of times, but 2008 looks to be a difficult year for all involved in the book biz."Raincoast Books, the West Coast company that brought the blockbuster Harry...

created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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liamssoft

Aer Lingus imposes pay freeze in cost-cutting plan

"Aer Lingus has imposed an immediate pay freeze on all staff until a cost-cutting plan has been implemented. Even though employees were promised increases totalling 7.5 per cent under the "Towards 2016" pay...

created by liamssoft | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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jur33

Ford posts surprise $750m profit

This is the first good news to come out of the US car industry in years...and it's interesting to note that as Ford announces this positive result it also announces it is considering selling some of its other...