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…
Canada
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…
Break it to my Grandma
On June 17, 2009, Bill C-32 quietly passed through the House of Commons, amending the Tobacco Act “to provide additional protection to youth from tobacco…