Ottawa rips Sri Lanka for deporting ‘security threat’ Bob Rae

The government of Canada has formally registered its "dismay and displeasure" regarding unacceptable treatment of Hon. Bob Rae. and deporing him for Sri Lankan national security threat. " “It is absurd to suggest...

Brown critic 'ends hostilities'

UK prime minister Gordon Brown's comeback continues, as one of his leading critics has publicly said he will stop his calls for Brown to step aside."One of Gordon Brown's leading critics has said his campaign for...

Osborne says he won't bail out bust UK bankers

The Conservative Party in the UK is havig their party conference today, and as could be expected they are focusing largely on the economy. The shadow chancellor George Osborne has said that the conservatives would not bail out any banks if they were in power. This is...

Lawmakers vote to subpoena Palin's husband, aides

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...

Gas Prices Jumps up to 13 Cents per Litre in Some Markets

News like this makes me glad I don't drive and live in a city with decent public transportation. Gas is up again, this time as much as 13 cents per litre in Canada and the US. That means a mid-sized car could cost...

Judge orders woman to return library books

JoAn Karkos took out two copies of “It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health”, a sex education book for kids, late last year and refused to return them, saying, “I have been sufficiently horrified of the illustrations and sexually...

Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

A report by the BBC last night revealed that the UK government has concluded that the Russian state was behind the murder of Russian citizen Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. Litvinenko was poisoned with...

Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic

"Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic Press TV Saturday, June 28, 2008 Gore Vidal, US novelist, historian and social critic says the Bush regime has killed all of the constitutional links that made the US a republic. On...

A court of no appeal:Renata Adler & Individual Writers vs. The New York Times...

An absolute "must" read for any professional writer who must face down veiled  business interests and the cult of personality. Having myself already faced jail for not revealing a source, as well as thugs trying to scare me off a corruption probe, I find myself agreeing...

An open comment on "US needs 100 years to recover from Bush"

An opinion on commenting.   Gore Vidal thoughts on the actual situation and his dispute with Bush's policy are well know news. Lesser knows news, but nevertheless news, because being comments on his...

Canadian Copyright Law Could Result in 'Police State,' Critic Warns

Yet another copyright issue has been brought to the forefront of Canadian policy, after a highly controversial copyright bill was introduced to parliament on Thursday.The bill, which would see illegal file sharers...

Canada: U.S.-style Copyright Law Expected

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are tabling a US bill which will bring charges against anyone who illegally downloads or file shares copyrighted material with others, regardless if you...

McCain's wife sells Sudan Oil related investments

Note from ifindtrends:I just want to notate a couple of things that I found interesting about this story since it's below the fold.Just to be fair, if you look way down at the end, it discloses that other...

Canada: Tory MP China-Nazis Olympic comparison

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorTake it from a Lefty NDP like Bob Rae to come to China's defence when a Tory member of parliament states publicly that  the China Olympics mirrors Hilters Nazi...

British Columbia: New TOP COP "Teatless"

By Barry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMeet the Honourable John van Dongen, once again another "Former Dairy Farmer " and British Columbia's New Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety and TOP COP for...

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