Monthly Archives: December 2011

Italian borrowing costs halve in successful bond auction (17)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

Italy’s borrowing costs hovered close to 7pc on Wednesday, ahead of a final test this year that will see the country sell up to €20bn (£16.67bn) in government bonds. Yields on ten-year government bonds crept up one basis point to … Continue reading →

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Shale Oil in America: Economy Fix or Dangerous Fantasy?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

After sitting idle for two decades, there’s steam billowing from the top of the big old steel plant in Youngstown, Ohio. This does not represent a renewal of the steel production that once created the Rust Belt. Instead, this is … Continue reading →

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Iran threatens to cut off oil exports if sanctions imposed over nuclear activity

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

TEHRAN — Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent … Continue reading →

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Ten thousand dead and counting: Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city that’s deadlier than Afghanistan

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

CIUDAD JUAREZ — In March, municipal police officers detained the two brothers of Armida Vazquez and whisked them away in patrol cars. Vazquez and her mother searched for Dante and Juan Carlos, cellphone shop workers in their mid-20s, and checked … Continue reading →

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World Juniors set to give Alberta an $80-million windfall

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

Roland Schneuwly bought pyjamas at a Calgary shopping centre on Boxing Day, then watched his son play in the world junior hockey championships. His new sleepwear represents part of the reason Alberta is relishing its role as the tournament’s host. … Continue reading →

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The baby killer at Toronto’s Sick Kids was rubber

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

In April 2010 a story concluded in a Dutch courtroom, much like a similar one burned into the memories of Canadians of a certain age. Nurse Lucia de Berk was cleared of seven murder convictions that had put her in … Continue reading →

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Radosh: Who Is Ron Paul?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

As the polls still show Ron Paul possibly winning the Iowa caucus, more and more people are beginning to take a closer look at what the congressman really believes. The results are not favorable to his image. Paul has his … Continue reading →

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Bonokoski: No one gets out alive

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

In a recent episode of Byline on the Sun News Network, sub-host John Robson made the astute and oft-noted observation that none of us get out of this life alive. Me? I wonder not how it’s going to end, but … Continue reading →

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Morning Update December 28th, 2011 (10)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Faulty light bulb likely cause of $40-million marina blaze PORT LAMBTON, Ont. — A faulty light bulb is the apparent cause of a $40-million marina boathouse fire in this community on the shores of the St. … Continue reading →

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Former Turkish PM’s arson admission fuels anger (1)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

Greek politicians reacted angrily on Monday following the admission by former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz that Turkish secret agents intentionally started forest fires in Greece in the 1990s as part of state-sponsored sabotage. The claims are not new and … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update December 27th, 2011 (10)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Cops net nearly $100 million in weed in 2011 The past year has yielded good results for Calgary-area drug cops with nearly $100 million in seizures of the sticky green alone. [...] #2 — Globe | … Continue reading →

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Crux: Lawrence Martin still pushing Harper gov’t hidden agenda

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Sandy

I am not sure how Lawrence Martin’s latest opinion piece got by Globe and Mail editors given it is so over-the-top and politically biased against Prime Minister Harper. Essentially, Martin’s underlying message is that Canadian voters should be very afraid because they have been duped into falling for … Continue reading →

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