Monthly Archives: August 2010

Justice for Jane Creba?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Jack

Everyone remembers when 15-year-old Jane Creba was murdered on Boxing Day 2005, caught in a deadly crossfire between two rival gangs in the heart of downtown Toronto, while shopping with her sister. Last week, the final two of the four … Continue reading →

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World August 31st, 2010 (10)

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Hurricane Earl gains strength in eastern Caribbean A storm moving through the eastern Caribbean has strengthened to a Category Four hurricane, prompting warnings for several islands. [...] CNN | Hurricane Earl could reach North Carolina coast … Continue reading →

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Canada August 31st, 2010 (10)

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CBC | N.L. soldier hit by Afghan bomb dies in Germany A 21-year-old soldier from western Newfoundland died Monday morning at a military hospital in Germany, more than a week after he was injured by a roadside bomb … Continue reading →

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MacNair: Rationalizing ‘homegrown’ terror (1)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

It is not surprising to see that the reaction in the Toronto Star to the recent arrests pertaining to alleged “homegrown” Canadian terrorism is one of cautious skepticism. Though we must always remain fair in allowing the legal system to … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update August 30th, 2010 (21)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

Canada #1 — CBC | Ont. MPP denies advising jail for autistic teen A co-founder of the Ontario Autism Coalition has accused a provincial Liberal politician of suggesting she should have her autistic son jailed to get better treatment for … Continue reading →

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Beck Rally Signals Election Trouble for Democrats (5)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

If Democrats had doubts about the voter unrest that threatens to rob them of their majority in Congress, they needed only look from the Capitol this weekend to the opposite end of the National Mall. It’s where Ken Ratliff joined … Continue reading →

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Solberg: Registry not gunning for chiefs' budget (1)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

I completely understand why the police chiefs are happy to impose a long-gun registry on regular law-abiding Canadians. It costs them absolutely nothing to do it. Taxpayers paid the billion dollars to set it up, and continue to pay millions … Continue reading →

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Foreign diplomats abusing immunity

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

Foreign diplomats are abusing their immunity from prosecution to keep domestic workers as slaves in Britain, an investigation has found. The workers, most of whom come from poor countries in Africa and Asia, are forced to work for up to … Continue reading →

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Cash-Poor Local Governments Ditching Public Hospitals (2)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jack

Faced with mounting debt and looming costs from the new federal health-care law, many local governments are leaving the hospital business, shedding public facilities that can be the caregiver of last resort. Officials in Lauderdale County, Ala., this spring opted … Continue reading →

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