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

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 [...]

April 13, 2011 Bloggers, Politics 0 Comments

Death toll in Japan to top 10,000

TAGAJO, Japan — People across a devastated swath of Japan suffered for a third day Sunday without water, electricity and proper food, as the country grappled with the enormity of a massive earthquake and tsunami that left more than 10,000 people dead in one area alone. Japan’s prime minister called the crisis the most severe [...]

March 13, 2011 Uncategorized 0 Comments

AgilityGuard User Win First and Second Place in Giant Slalom Competition

Thomas Parachou had a hunch that a new sport orthotic would help him on the slopes. How was right. He credits a new invention for helping him place first and second in the Giant Slalom, a rigorous snowboarding competition that was held this weekend. The competition attracted elite snowboarders from across the USA. The popular [...]

March 13, 2011 Science & Technology, Sports 0 Comments

Thousands attend service to honour slain Toronto officer

Freelance Writer | Paul Fitzgerald CAROLINE ALPHONSO, TREVOR MELANSON and ARTI PATEL Story provided by the Globe and Mail Newspaper (Jan. 18, 2011) Facing her husband’s casket, Christine Russell allowed the tears to flow as she described the bravery of Sergeant Ryan Russell, killed last week in the line of duty. “Ryan always put others [...]

January 18, 2011 Bloggers, Crime 0 Comments

Gerry Rafferty dies in hospital

By Milton Howe Paisley-born singer and songwriter passed away after battling liver failure Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty has died in hospital at the age of 63. The songwriter was admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in November 2010 with suspected liver failure. Rafferty, who was born in Paisley in 1947, had received treatment for [...]

January 4, 2011 Arts & Entertainment, Uncategorized, World News 0 Comments

‘Open Wide!’ exhibit displays toys kids have cut their teeth on

By Alexis Korman If your kids need some help remembering to brush their teeth, maybe you can find inspiration in the classics.We’re talking real classics — like a Barbie Dentist behind glass and a Hopalong Cassidy cowboy toothbrush. An exhibit at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore features these and about 50 other “toothy [...]

January 3, 2011 Health & Wellness, Science & Technology, World News 0 Comments

Canada has ‘Alice In Wonderland’ attitude on terrorism: Wikileaks

People read Monday's U.S. newspapers front pages outside the Newseum in Washington

Public Relations and Communications Firm With No Boundaries By Mitch Potter – Canadians have an “Alice In Wonderland” attitude toward global terrorism, the former head of Canada’s spy service told a U.S. counterpart in 2008, according to a secret American memo disclosed Monday. Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director Jim Judd is also quoted as saying [...]

November 30, 2010 Politics, World News 0 Comments

Social Networking Dominates Our Time Spent Online

Public Relations and Communications Firm With No Boundaries Reuters News – Social networking now eats up twice as much of our online time as any other activity. According to new stats from Nielsen, sites like Facebook and Twitter now account for 22.7% of time spent on the web; the next closest activity is online games, [...]

November 24, 2010 World News 0 Comments

Villa propels Spain to semi-finals

By Geoffrey York – In a year of upsets at the World Cup, another gigantic upset seemed to be looming on Saturday night. For 83 minutes, the superstars of Spain were unable to break through Paraguay’s impenetrable defensive wall. When a Spain penalty kick also shockingly failed, Paraguay’s aura of invincibility rose. Their indefatigable defence [...]

July 3, 2010 Sports, Uncategorized 2 Comments

The Mysteries of Tobias Wong

By Alex Williams – The designer Karim Rashid was stunned when he read the news online that Tobias Wong, the enfant terrible of the design world, had died on May 30 at 35, in what authorities ruled a suicide. “You’re just starting your career,” he recalled thinking. “Why would you do this?” Paola Antonelli, the [...]

June 28, 2010 Style & Design, Uncategorized 0 Comments