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Canadian Household Debt is too High
Guy W. Close – The sky is not exactly falling, but Canadians are in a very risky place when it comes to the amount of household debt we continue to run up compared to our incomes, according to a source no less august than the Bank of Canada. In a dire forecast this week, bank [...]
China police probe Xinjiang ‘slave labour’ factory
Chinese police are investigating reports that a group of people with mental disabilities have been working in slave-like conditions. The 11 workers were apparently sold by an unauthorised charitable organisation to a factory in the country’s north-west. Reports say the workers were unpaid and lived in appalling conditions. This is not the first time a [...]
Voyager near Solar Systems edge
Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, has reached a new milestone in its quest to leave the Solar System. Now 17.4bn km 10.8bn miles from home, the veteran probe has detected a distinct change in the flow of particles that surround it. These particles, which emanate from the Sun, are no longer travelling [...]
The New WikiLeaks Documentary: View It Here
The Swedish network STV has just come out with a timely documentary about WikiLeaks, entitled “Wikileaks: Med Läckan Som Vapen,” which translates loosely to “WikiRebels,” the English title. The in-depth report has original sit-down interviews with Assange and his underlings, and folks around the Internet are praising its even-handedness. The entire documentary is embedded below. [...]
“The lobbies are trying to impose GMOs to Europe”
In a chat on LeMonde.fr, José Bové, Green MEP, said that the proposals of John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, provide a framework to bring GMOs within the European borders. José Bové : The lobbies are all based in Brussels, and try to impose their objectives, including GMOs, the Commission, but also in Parliament. [...]
New Kid In Town – Eagles Tribute
Saturday January 8, 8pm $30 Location : Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre Contact : Box Office 1.877.538.0463 New Kid In Town returns to Meaford Hall with an evening of Eagles classics! This Niagara band rocks the house – combining raw talent, natural showmanship, and a love of all music they generate an infectious energy [...]
Canada – The promise and perils of being an energy superpower
In New York recently, addressing some American investors, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty repeated the government’s now well-known phrase that “Canada is an emerging energy superpower.” Superpower. It has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Until now, the most Canadians had ever hoped for was to be a “middle power” during the standoff between those real superpowers, [...]
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