Professional basketball … Canada-style
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian phys-ed instructor, and therefore considered a Canadian invention. It’s so Canadian that a Canadian Heritage…
Canada
Canada stands tall in Libya
The people of Libya are finally free of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Good riddance. Gadhafi is a corrupt and murderous man who has no respect for…
An exchange of ideas
It’s an investment of a different kind for a select group of undergraduate students at the U of M’s Asper School of Business. In a…
A case of National shame
On June 15, the Vancouver Canucks lost their chance at the Stanley Cup. Immediately following the upset, people took to the streets, and as we…
Vancouver’s embarassment
By this time we have all heard about the events that occurred in Vancouver following the 2011 Stanley Cup game where the Vancouver Canucks lost…
Israel and Canada
Throughout the Middle East and Arab world, people are rising up against dictatorship and tyranny. They are fighting for their human rights and their human…
Manitoba entrepreneurs set for Banff
The success of last month’s Manitoba Venture Challenge helps continue the drive for venture capital funding for local businesses. The challenge, supported by the province…
Don’t leave just yet
I intentionally avoided opening my Facebook profile this morning, because I knew what it would contain. When finally gave up and logged in, I was…
The man on the radio
When it comes to the talk radio, some people feel that it’s a genre that has gone the way of the compact disc, one that’s…
Liberals talk childcare
On Thursday, March 31, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff briefly toured the Lord Roberts Preschool before announcing that his party, if elected, would create an “early…