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Army Keeps Peace in Mexico?
The power of the Mexican military was on full display Tuesday in Ciudad Juarez, where police reported the third consecutive day without a drug slaying. Ten drug-related killings in a single day were common before 9,500 army troops poured into the blood-soaked border town in the past few weeks, said Mauricio Mauricio, a spokesman for [...]
Meaford Rowing
Hopefully we will get some boats on the water this fall… Many thanks to those that have offered ideas, suggestions and encouragement in the humble beginnings of The Meaford Rowing Club. In no particular order… My friend and former coach – the famous Mark Wilson -St. Catharines Rowing Club, Dave Richardson, Robin Dunn, our friends from [...]
Scatter the Cats in Concert
Scatter the Cats, five multi-instrumentalists who keep the Irish hearts, within us all, beating with ethnic rhythm…Banjo, flute, guitar, acoustic bass, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, much percussion…. They are regional favourites of the local folk festivals and will dazzle you with their passion and talent. Tickets: $15.00 each For tickets visit the Museum or call 519-538-5974 [...]
World Water Forum
March 22 was first deemed World Water Day in 1993 by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) as an international day of observance and action to draw attention to the role that freshwater plays in our world and lives. Today’s reality is that one in eight people in the world don’t have [...]
Scams on rise, warn police
Fraud is one industry that’s growing fast and police are having a hard time keeping up. E-mail and telephone scams seem to be on the rise with Canadians being bilked out of more than $2 million in the first two months of this year. Police agencies are fielding up to 1,000 e-mail complaints a day, [...]
Colombia Protests Killings
Demonstrations were taking place in Bogotá and other Colombian cities on Friday, focussed on the on-going problem of unlawful killings by the security forces. Over recent years, Colombian and international human rights organizations have sought to bring this problem to national and international attention and to demand action by the authorities. At least 330 civilians [...]
Fiftieth Anniversary
March 9th is the fiftieth anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising against Communist China’s repression in Tibet. Since last March widespread peaceful protests have erupted across the whole of Tibet. Most of the participants were youths born and brought up after 1959, who have not seen or experienced a free Tibet. However, the fact [...]
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