Monthly Archives: August 2010

3M seniors may have to switch drug plans

WASHINGTON — A plan by Medicare to try to make it simpler for consumers to pick drug coverage could force 3 million seniors to switch plans next year whether they like it or not, says an independent analysis. That risks … Continue reading

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Ford’s Election Guaranteed?

It’s pretty much a given these days that whenever someone of a conservative bent enjoys even the slightest whiff of popular success, Heather Mallick is going to be wailingly upset about it. And of course these days everyone’s writing about … Continue reading

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Another tantrum (2)

Almost from the time he was elected in 2003, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams has made Ottawabashing his centrepiece political strategy. Yet time and again, Ottawa graciously bails Mr. Williams out from his blundering anyway. In the latest episode … Continue reading

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World August 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Chile’s trapped miners told rescue could take months The 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground have been told they may not be rescued for several months, the country’s health minister has said. [...] #2 — BBC … Continue reading

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Canada August 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Alberta deficit projected at $4.7B Alberta’s deficit is projected to be $4.7 billion at the end of the current fiscal year, according to figures released Wednesday by Finance Minister Ted Morton. [...] #2 — CBC | … Continue reading

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An unsupportable American dream (2)

One of the great paradoxes of the U.S. economy is how something as personal and individualistic as home ownership — a core value at the heart of the American dream — could have been turned into one of the world’s … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update August 25th, 2010 (25)

Canada #1 — CBC | Arrest made in LaFortune torture case A man wanted on Canada-wide warrants has been arrested in the case of Dustin LaFortune, who was dumped at a Regina hospital in April with injuries his family describes … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Looks with Dread at Approaching Elections

Both President Hamid Karzai and NATO exude confidence when talking about the parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. But security in the country is worsening by the day — and many polling stations have been abandoned completely. The decorations in … Continue reading

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Fixing our refugee system

As many observers have pointed out, our courts deserve much of the blame for the way Canada has become a patsy among asylum seekers: By endlessly expanding the legal protections enjoyed by non-citizens, judges have made it difficult for authorities … Continue reading

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Can Tea Party co-opt ‘I have a Dream’ speech?

WASHINGTON—The darlings of the Tea Party set have rallied in Washington before. But never quite like they will Saturday, when Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin share top billing at a major conservative rally coinciding with the time and place of … Continue reading

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Biggest salmon run in nearly a century

Fishermen are scrambling to their boats to cash in on what is pegged as the strongest sockeye run on the Fraser in almost a century – just as an inquiry into last year’s collapse of that run gets under way. … Continue reading

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