Money Can Buy You Justice In British Columbia

Source: Daughters settle B.C. ferry lawsuit By Steve Mertl, THE CANADIAN PRESS  VANCOUVER, B.C. - The daughters of a man who died in the sinking of the B.C. ferry the Queen of the North have settled their wrongful-death lawsuit out of court but not because they...

Oh (No) Canada?

SPRINGFIELD - The elimination of the singing of O Canada at a rural school in his riding has raised the ire of Veteran Affairs Minister Greg Thompson. He stands firm in his belief that the students at Belleisle Elementary School should have daily access to the national...

No Easy Answers to the Auto-Industry Crisis

No easy answers to the auto-industry crisis The Gazette Published: 22 hours ago Is Congress fiddling while Detroit burns? Or are U.S. lawmakers just being prudent with $15 billion of taxpayers' money? Late...

Canada's PM offers olive branch to new opposition leader

" Canada's PM offers olive branch to new opposition leader   OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada's prime minister on Tuesday offered to try to hammer out an economic strategy with the next opposition leader and...

Governor charged with soliciting bribes for Obama's seat

" Illinois Gov. Blagojevich charged with corruption Conspired to sell Senate seat, wanted Tribune writers fired, U.S. alleges By Robert Schroeder & William Spain, MarketWatch Last update: 4:23 p.m. EST Dec. 9, 2008   CHICAGO (MarketWatch) --...

Lorne Gunter: Liberals embrace democracy, then abandon it all in one breath

" Lorne Gunter: Liberals embrace democracy, then abandon it all in one breath Posted: December 09, 2008, 6:00 PM by Kelly McParland     When Dominic LeBlanc withdrew from the Liberal leadership race on Monday, he said it had been a privilege “running for...

Charest Liberals win Quebec election

" Threepeat a rare feat in Quebec   By The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Jean Charest recaptured a majority government on Monday as the Quebec Liberals swept to a commanding victory in the provincial...

Quebec Polls Close - Charest Hopes for Rare Third Mandate

" Charest hopes for rare third mandate in Quebec Updated Mon. Dec. 8 2008 8:08 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff The polls have closed and votes are being tallied in the Quebec provincial election, with Liberal Leader Jean Charest hoping for a third mandate to steer the province...

Harper has hoodwinked Canadians

"Stephen Harper has hoodwinked all the media and all of Canada, especially the opposition. It's not about saving his government, or saving the PM job, it's about getting a majority government. To do that he needs an election engineered to appear the opposition created it. ...

2 Faces or 3 Amigos....Welcome to Canadian Politics

" Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s hypocrisy breathtaking; party sends bile-filled email across Canada The above photo is from an email sent by the Conservative Party of Canada “I will give my caucus a mandate to vote in the interests of the...

Sea Lice: Farmed and Dangerous

" The Science on Sea Lice is ClearCutting edge research published in the prestigious journal Science in December, 2007 was the first study (link to abstract) to calculate the impact individual wild salmon...

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Causing Oceans of Acid

Surprising Levels of Acid in our Oceans A new study by scientists at the University of Chicago has found that rising ocean acid levels in the Pacific Ocean are making it more difficult for coral polyps to...

Nice Waterfall....Too bad it's the effluent from a mine....in a Provincial Park.

A photo from the film Strathcona: A Slice Through Paradise

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