British Columbia Now Has Canada's Lowest Minimum Wage

As of September 1, British Columbia is number one in Canada on at least one list: worst minimum wage in the country. In April of 2009, New Brunswick tied B.C. for lowest minimum wage, raising the lowest hourly pay...

Vive la France! Liberty/Equality/Fraternity at least in Theory.

By, Uwe Paschen. Vive la France. (14 Juillet Fete National) or should that be Vive Paris?  Today as in 1680 under the war hungry King Louis the XIV of France, who once said that “Paris is France but France will...

Authorities Arrest Man In Human Trafficking Case

"A coalition of local law enforcement agencies busted a prostitution ring, arresting the alleged pimp and rescuing a woman who said she was being forced into the sex trade.Authorities arrested Joseph Faauga...

Moving Sovereignty NOT People

" Part 1 As the efforts to square the circle of a proposed Israeli cabinet created out of sometimes opposing party ideologies a proposal for land exchange between Israel and a proposed future Palestinian state...

New map for Arctic Territories drawn

From my personal blog:   " On Wednesday, a map outlining current claims and agreements, was drawn up of future Arctic territories, by a group of British researchers. This map is meant to recognize...

Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

Over 1,100 People Evacuated by Forest Fire in Sask.

Over 1,100 people in Saskatchewan have been or are in the process of being evacuated after a fast-moving forest fire blew towards yet another small Northern community.At least 200 residents were evacuated from...

China and Taiwan reopen talks

"Chinese and Taiwanese officials agreed Thursday to set up permanent offices in each other's territories, in the first formal talks between the two sides in almost a decade"

Obama won't visit Iraq, How Long has it been since he's been in Iraq?

Why won't Obama go to Iraq?  Answer is simple, if you have your head in the sand you can beleive what you want.  John McCain's surge has and is working and it is hard for Obama to take that all in. ...

Georgia says "very close" to war with Russia

This is the kind of story that makes the crazy guy with the bomb shelter in his basement seem like he's not so crazy.  Let's hope cooler heads prevail here."BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia's deployment of extra...

Gaza Facing Food Crisis, says UN

With a shocking 70% of Gaza residents living "at a 'deep poverty' income level of $1.20...per head per day or less", Gazans are also facing an unprecedented food crisis and a rapid deterioration in public...

Solid Release Date for Overclocked: A History of Violence Announced by Lighth...

"Leading Publisher Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment AG, today announced a solid release date for their highly anticipated psychological thriller Adventure game, Overclocked: A History of Violence. This PC DVD-ROM game will begin hitting stores shelves across the...

RI-Australia security cooperation ratified

""This is another milestone in the strengthening of relations between the two neighboring countries," Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said in his speech at a function of the signing of the draft law. The draft law was signed at about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday after intensive...

UN envoy attacks Mid-East Quartet

"A top UN expert has said he will urge the world body to withdraw from the Quartet of Middle East mediators unless it addresses Palestinian human rights. John Dugard, the UN human rights envoy for the Palestinian Territories, told the BBC the US, EU, UN and Russia were...

Harper Adds 30,000 Acres To Nahanni National Park

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a three-day tour of Canada's North on Wednesday by announcing the long-awaited expansion of Nahanni National Park Reserve."

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