Monthly Archives: October 2011

Facing demotion from polar bears, beavers called destructive pest by Ottawa farmers

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

Farmers along the Rideau River near Ottawa are waging war on the beaver, the proud and mighty symbol of Canadian national pride that landowners say has become a pest whose exploding population and massive dams have destroyed trees and flood … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update October 31st, 2011 (10)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Man jailed for tossing drug-filled football over prison wall KINGSTON, ONT. - A Niagara, Ont.-area man, who tossed a drug-packed football over the wall of Collins Bay Penitentiary almost three years ago returned to Kingston Friday to … Continue reading →

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Half of Conservative MPs ‘want to pull out of the EU’ (23)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

Twice as many Tory MPs want Britain to pull out of the European Union as voted for a referendum last week, one of the leading rebel MPs has claimed. Mark Reckless suggested that as many as half of the 306-strong … Continue reading →

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Wary Niger braces for arrival of fugitive Gaddafi son

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

Reuters - The likely flight of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi from Libya to neighbouring Niger leaves the West African nation trying to balance its commitment to the International Criminal Court with avoiding another rebellion by heavily armed Tuareg tribesmen. After the killing … Continue reading →

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Knight: Massaging the news for the masses

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

Liberal press bias has been so stark and the lying by omission so blatant that it’s time to take stock again. Here are some examples culled from the “mainstream media,” a term conditioned with quote marks because the media are … Continue reading →

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U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repositioning could include new … Continue reading →

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Goldstein: One law for the rich

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

The more you study the 2008 global economic meltdown, the more you realize there really is one law for the rich and one law for the rest of us. If you or I are caught committing fraud, there’s a good … Continue reading →

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Gunter: Seat-allocation merry-go-round spins

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

Before I dive once again into the House of Commons representation pool, let me quickly explain why it is impossible to achieve rough parity among the seats each province has by redistributing the existing number of seats (308). It’s the … Continue reading →

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Simon: Politico and Cain – Return of the High-Tech Lynching (2)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

It took the mainstream media nearly a year to catch up with the John Edwards Affair, but only weeks into Herman Cain’s narrow frontrunner status for the GOP nomination, the goodfellas at Politico are letting the uppity black conservative have it. They … Continue reading →

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Akin: Human rights abuser granted new powers at Commonwealth meet

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - It was a bad year for Canada’s Commonwealth cousin, Bangladesh, when it comes to human rights. As Human Rights Watch noted in its annual report, “extrajudicial executions and torture continued, as well as impunity for members of the security … Continue reading →

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Morning Update October 31st, 2011 (10)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Nova Scotian joins NDP leadership race OTTAWA – If you thought a NASCAR short track was crowded, welcome to the NDP leadership race. [...] #2 —  Globe | Second man linked to Iranian bank scandal has … Continue reading →

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Studin: Why do Canadians shun greatness? (1)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Jack

How do you motivate a lucky country to do anything of global import and consequence? That seems to have been one of the biting lines of inquiry — at least in respect of Canadian performance in world affairs — coming … Continue reading →

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