Canada after Copenhagen
At this point, the Copenhagen climate talks are long over, and world leaders’ “agreement” to limit climate change to an increase of 2 degrees is…
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The weight of a nation
On Dec. 30 Hockey Canada announced the roster for the 2010 men’s Olympic hockey team. For weeks, months, even years before the official roster selection…
A dismissal of ski jumpers’ rights is a dismissal to us all
With strict laws enforcing equality in treatment for all Canadian citizens, we should all be proud bearers of the maple leaf — especially with the…
Bring it on
The same people that bitch and moan every time the price of fuel goes up continue to purchase gas-guzzling vehicles every time the price of…
Canadian content
As I sit, composing these words, cannons rock the air around me, echoing off the buildings about the Manitoba Legislature in epic remembrance. I have…
Jets grounded
The Jets are coming! The Jets are coming! Well, hold on there little Jimmy, not so fast. While there may indeed be a team moved…
Two-for-one? What is this, Costco?
Was I feeling alright? Was I running a fever? Had I contracted the dreaded H1N1? I felt there must be something wrong, because I found…
On the Hunt for an Election Platform
This just in: the economy is emerging from the abyss! In September, 31,000 more Canadians found jobs than those that were handed pink slips. That…
CD Review – Two Hours Traffic, “Territory”
Two Hours Traffic new album, Territory, crams 40 years of guitar-pop history into a half hour or so. It’s tight fit but they’ve wedged Beatles…
Letters to the Editor – Oct. 28, 2009
RE: Break it to my grandma (Oct. 21, 2009) Fruit flavored rolling papers for the kids, fruit flavored booze for the grown ups, and rose…