Monthly Archives: September 2011

Families face £5,000 bill to bail out debt-stricken Euro nations (13)

Britain could be asked to find £115billion to rescue debt-stricken countries – nearly £5,000 per household. Fears were growing last night that the International Monetary Fund might not have enough cash for a global bailout of struggling economies. Its crisis … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin Threatens to Sue ‘Rogue’ Book Publisher

Sarah Palin’s family attorney John Tiemessen has written a letter to Maya Mavjee, the publisher of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, that Palin may sue her, the company, and the book’s author Joe McGinniss “for knowingly … Continue reading

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U.S. Government Used Taxpayer Funds to Buy, Sell Weapons During ‘Fast and Furious,’ Documents Show (4)

Not only did U.S. officials approve, allow and assist in the sale of more than 2,000 guns to the Sinaloa cartel — the federal government used taxpayer money to buy semi-automatic weapons, sold them to criminals and then watched as … Continue reading

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Akin: UN’s a massive joke

Though it was created with lofty ideals, the United Nations in practice is too often an embarrassment to its noble goals. The latest example came last week as the UN commemorated the 10th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism, … Continue reading

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John Baird bares teeth in offering Canada’s defence of Israel at UN

Canada used its United Nations speaking slot Monday to lambaste opponents of Israel as no better than the appeasers who allowed fascism and communism to flourish before the Second World War. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird delivered Canada’s views to … Continue reading

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Maher: Pork coming back to bite Clement (1)

There must have been times when Tony Clement wondered if he chose the right career. In 2002, when Mike Harris retired as Ontario Premier, Mr. Clement ran to replace him as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. Mr. Clement was … Continue reading

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Hanson: Why Does the Good Life End?

A look Back People just don’t disappear. Look at Germany in 1946 or Athenians in 339 B.C. They continue, but their governments and cultures end. Aside from the dramatic military implosions of authoritarian or tribal societies — the destruction of … Continue reading

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Corcoran — Carney vs. Dimon: Rematch!

The Mark Carney vs. Jamie Dimon matchup looks like fun. Too bad nobody got to see the fisticuffs. The headlines are certainly hot: The JPMorgan Chase CEO is said to have delivered a “tirade” and “attack” that “roasted,” “ripped” and … Continue reading

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Morning Update September 27th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | CBC execs to fight info commissioner OTTAWA – A Conservative MP thinks it’s wrong for the state broadcaster to use taxpayers’ money to fight Parliament’s information commissioner in court, especially when the government is asking all … Continue reading

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McParland: Ontario election ignores the gathering storm (1)

The message to voters for the remaining 10 days of Ontario’s deadlocked provincial election should be short and simple: Nothing you’ve heard to date is likely to happen. The promises, the predictions, the pledges, the vows by the Tories to … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update September 26th, 2011 (10)

CANADA #1 — CS | Rescue effort claims lives of three family members SAINT-FULGENCE, QUE - Three members of the same family drowned Saturday evening trying to save their children who fell into the Wapishish River, about 300 km north of Quebec City. … Continue reading

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IMF ‘can’t afford to save the Euro’ as it emerges that current threat is ‘worse than crisis in 2008′ (15)

The International Monetary Fund last night issued an extraordinary warning that it might not have enough cash to stem the crisis engulfing the Eurozone, prompting fears that Britain could be forced to find billions more to bail out  debt-stricken economies. … Continue reading

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