Monthly Archives: June 2011

Righter: Greece ties Europe in knots (3)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

How did a marginal, misgoverned little nation push all of Europe to the brink? The European Union proudly claims to be more than the sum of its 27 parts, with a collective wealth and influence that gives it elephant status … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update June 30th, 2011 (10)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Soldier collapses, dies PEMBROKE, Ont. – A Base Petawawa, Ont., soldier collapsed during a sporting event Tuesday and later died in hospital. [...] #2 — LFP | Winnipeg biker gangs in ‘active war’ WINNIPEG – … Continue reading →

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Wearing masks at riots should be a crime, Victoria chief says (1)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

Hiding one’s face behind a mask or bandana during events like the Stanley Cup riot, or at a protest, should be a criminal offence, says Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham. Such a measure would have greatly assisted police trying to … Continue reading →

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For sale: Coastline, ports, Olympic venues and banks

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

What began earlier this month with the modest sale of a 10 per cent stake in Greece’s state telecoms company is set to accelerate over the next four years into an unprecedented auction of public assets. In return for the … Continue reading →

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EU snubs Cameron with a triple tax grab as his close aides ask if it’s time for Britain to quit Europe (1)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

David Cameron is facing pressure to veto the latest ‘ludicrous’ cash demand from Brussels after it  announced plans to slap three new taxes on Britain. The European Commission yesterday revealed budget demands which would cost UK taxpayers £10billion. In what … Continue reading →

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den Tandt: Liberals can take rest of summer off (1)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

It’s Tim Hudak’s to lose. Indications are he doesn’t intend to. He’ll run a cautious, scripted campaign. And on Oct. 6, thanks in large part to the abject failures of Dalton McGuinty but also because of historical forces bigger than … Continue reading →

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Killer wins new discipline hearing after refusing urine test

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

Meet Mario Cyr. He beat an 87-year-old woman to within an inch of her life while stealing her savings. She died soon after in hospital. While on parole for that horror, he killed two men in quick succession over trifling … Continue reading →

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Ontario court decision on one man’s fate renews end-of-life debate

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

Parichehr Salasel believed that where there was life, there was hope. Two doctors at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre disagreed, saying that it is in the best interests of her husband, Hassan Rasouli, who is in a permanent vegetative state, … Continue reading →

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Owens: House Dems Set to Demonize Gun Owners with Gunwalker Hearing

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

The Committee on House Oversight and Government Reform will be having a hearing today on the “Gunwalker” scandal almost guaranteed to fill any observer with disgust. It will be a markedly different kind of hearing than the previous hearings on … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Showing up the folly of 2-for-1 sentencing

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

On Tuesday, Constable Garrett Styles, a seven year veteran of the Toronto-area York Regional Police Service and married father of two, was killed in the line of duty. Const. Styles had stopped a stolen van, allegedly driven by an unlicenced … Continue reading →

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Morning Update June 30th, 2011 (10)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | No Candu for federal government OTTAWA – The Conservative government has sold its Candu nuclear reactor business to Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin for a paltry $15 million, effectively writing off tens of billions of dollars Canadians have … Continue reading →

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