Archive for April, 2011

Brits rejoice as William and Kate marry

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Reuters News – Joyous crowds cheered and gaped in awe as beaming newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton rode through London in a fairytale horse-drawn carriage and kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They then delivered two — not one — sweet, self-conscious kisses on the balcony, with William blushing deeply at the highly [...]

President Obama Refuses to Act on Clemency Request for Charles Manson

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By Ro Hurley In response to a request for clemency for Charles Manson by defense attorney Giovanni Di Stefano, the United States Department of Justice on behalf of President Barack Obama stated, “The President does not seek to intervene in State clemency issues,” and suggested that the request be sent instead to the current California [...]

There’s a Maritime Feel on Main St. East in Milton

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It’s around noon on a Monday and Jimmy Tsouros has more than his plate full. He doesn’t seem to mind though. After all he is the owner of a growing establishment that has a solid fan base of donair lovers, and he takes the time to digest everything going on around him with ease. He [...]

British police face various security headaches ahead of royal wedding

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Reuters – From Islamist and Irish republican militants to anarchists and crazed stalkers, British police appear to be facing a huge array of possible threats when Prince William marries Kate Middleton next week. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to throng the streets of London to cheer the bride and groom as they head [...]

Flower Power Helps Feed Those in Need

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A new company based out of Milton, ON and Toronto, ON wants ensure there is more food on the shelves at the Daily Food Bank in Toronto. Niraj Adhiya, a native of Milton, and Rick Majithia, who hails from Toronto, both just formed Take It And Go (www.takeitandgo.ca (http://www NULL.takeitandgo NULL.ca)), a company that is [...]

‘They dish it but they can’t take it,’ Ignatieff says after Liberals pull Harper quote

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BILL CURRY AND JANE TABER (from Today’s Globe and Mail Newspaper, April 18, 2011) The Liberals are escalating their attack on Stephen Harper over the future of health care, portraying complaints from the Conservative war room as a sign of nervousness. Liberals say they will post an online poll Monday asking Canadians which new Harper [...]

Liberals drop gloves

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By John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail Conservatives are reacting with fury to a Liberal attack ad that accuses them of harbouring a secret agenda to cut health care funding if they obtain a majority government. “The Liberal ad uses some of the dirtiest tricks in the book — including twisting words out of context [...]

Wild Wing: ‘Where everyone knows your name’

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They only opened up their business only 9 months ago, and yet Wild Wing has become the rave around town among locals. “I guess you could say that in a way we have become like that TV show, Cheers,” says Helen Pavlopoulos during an interview from her establishment. “Our place is one ‘where everyone knows [...]

Ignatieff’s rebuke of Harper majority hailed as Liberal ‘turning point’

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By Jane Taber, from Today’s Globe and Mail Newspaper The Liberals are calling the 42-minute mark of the English-language debate the “turning point” for Michael Ignatieff and are urging supporters to spread the word, arguing the debate can be won twice – on debate night and in the court of public opinion long after it [...]

The AgilityGuard Helps Rocklin Athlete Achieve Excellence in Sport

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Ariana Wong has been skiing for many years and is always on the lookout for news ways to improve her performance on the slopes. The 18 year-old from Rocklin, California – a suburb of Sacramento – knows that every second counts in her game of choice and this is why she regularly trains, works out, [...]