My favourite indie band Broken Social Scene is discussed in a feature in the October 7 issue of Maclean’s magazine. It’s a good read (it’s not particularly deep or anything, but it quotes Leslie Feist), and don’t get me wrong, this is not another gratuitous bash at Maclean’s (cause it just as easily could be […] More »
News that evidence of a distinct species of man has been found in Indonesia has to be one of the more exciting developments of the year. Scientists believe the homonids, nicknamed hobbits because they only grew to be three feet tall, were alive as recently as 12,000 years ago. Not only is this long after […] More »
As CBC employees get back to work today (thankfully), the Globe is reporting that Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union have agreed to a new contract. Workers at the country’s second-largest telecom have been locked out since July 21, mainly in Western Canada. It’s been a bitter struggle, and from what I can tell it’s […] More »
photo credit: HANS DERYK / TORONTO STAR I hope Ottawa takes some time to really celebrate last night’s season opening shoot-out victory, so when they inevitably lose to Toronto in the first round of the playoffs, they will have some emotional buffer. (Thank god hockey’s back. Now we can stop thinking about politics.) More »
I think the thing that surprises me the most about the IRA arsenal, which was destroyed in its entirety last week according to retired Canadian general John de Chastelain (who oversaw the weapons destruction), is how few weapons this group had. Only about 750 really nasty rifles and but one (one!) surface to air (SAM) […] More »
The CBC and its employees have reached a tentative agreement to end the 50-day-old lockout. Terms of the deal include a $1,000 signing bonus for each worker, a 9.5% cap of contract workers on the staff and a wage increase of 12.6% over the life of the contract (through March, 2009), according to the Canadian […] More »
Some people might consider Seattle foursome Harvey Danger to be a one-hit wonder, owing to the 1998 song that made them semi-famous: “Flagpole Sitta.” I actually really liked the whole Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? album, which featured clever lyrical wordplay and bright, heavy rock ‘n’ roll. Now the band has decided to release […] More »
I hate it when after-the-fact studies show what’s obvious to many from the very beginning. When Ontario deregulated professional degree tuition fees, allowing law and med schools to charge more, many fought vociferously, complaining that tuitions of upwards of $15k a year were going to limit access. So it was absolutely no surprise at all […] More »
Nice to see some real emotion on The Hill that didn’t involve MP’s calling each other names in question period. During her swearing in ceremony today new GG Michaelle Jean often had tears of awe and pride twinkling at the corners of her eyes. Her speech, while following protocol, had real meat in it. She […] More »
In the posting below, Mason wonders why people need to be reminded not to litter. Don’t you just want to hug the guy? Dude, there are people visiting this blog who don’t believe in global warming. The other day I got off the streetcar and the grandmotherly type in front of me let her paper […] More »