Monthly Archives: August 2010

Afternoon Update August 27th, 2010 (22)

Canada #1 — CBC | Conrad Black appeal set for Sept. 29 The date has been set for Conrad Black’s appeal to be heard of his 2007 convictions on three counts of fraud. [...] #2 — CBC | U.S. businesses … Continue reading

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Economy at a Standstill

WASHINGTON — The government is about to confirm what many people have felt for some time: The economy barely has a pulse. The Commerce Department on Friday will revise its estimate for economic growth in the April-to-June period and Wall … Continue reading

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China sets new trade curbs

BEIJING | China has ordered its banks and other major companies to limit use of foreign computer-security technology, setting up a possible trade clash with the United States and Europe while adding to strains over high-tech secrecy as some nations … Continue reading

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Special Forces Ratchet Up Fight Against Taliban

Through nighttime attacks and drone strikes, special forces led by the United States have massively ratcheted up their hunt for Taliban. In the past three months alone, the highly secretive forces have eliminated 365 insurgent commanders. The international troops in … Continue reading

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The last refuge of a liberal (7)

Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing. Their recalcitrance has, in only 19 months, turned the predicted 40-year … Continue reading

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Health care in Canada 'a glaring failure of execution'

The health-care system Canadians cherish — and spend billions on — is in decline and needs better management, the new head of the Canadian Medical Association said Wednesday. “It’s not a lack of resources. It’s not an absence of will. … Continue reading

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OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE (2)

Canada’s National Firearms Association announces Operation Zero Tolerance to expose planned gun control abuses. It has come to the attention of Canada’s National Firearms Association that the political police chief heads of law enforcement associations are planning a nation wide … Continue reading

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We Are Not Greece

Decline is a Choice As the summer winds down, there is more and more talk of decline in the air. Some of it comes from the left, as a sort of giddy notion that we are now, at best, devolving … Continue reading

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Jean Charest's sideshow

If former Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare is to be believed, Premier Jean Charest has much to answer for. This week, Mr. Bellemare has been testifying before the Bastarache Commission, which is charged with investigating allegations of judge-buying, dating back … Continue reading

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World August 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Ex-US President Carter frees American in North Korea Former US President Jimmy Carter has secured the release of an American citizen detained in North Korea. [...] #2 — BBC | India police say 848 tonnes of … Continue reading

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Canada August 27th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Alleged terrorism plot targeted Canada Three Ontario men accused of taking part in a domestic terrorist plot and possessing plans and materials to create makeshift bombs had allegedly selected specific targets in Canada, sources told CBC … Continue reading

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Fire Them All (6-Bumped)

Enfant terrible and front-running mayoral candidate Rob Ford says the city’s integrity commissioner was absolutely “relentless” in her pursuit of the latest complaint about him. He told me Tuesday that Janet Leiper must have called him and his brother Doug … Continue reading

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