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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 04 January 2006 |
Canada's Walk of Fame today announced details of a new contest through which Canadians can help nominate the next recipients of a star on the Walk of Fame in June 2006 in Toronto.
Walk of Fame President Peter Soumalias expalins, "Canadians take great pride in knowing that their fellow Canadians are having a major impact on the world of entertainment, sports and literature. We're tapping into that pride, allowing ordinary
Canadians to have a say in who we honour in 2006."
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Wednesday, 04 January 2006 |
And we thought the whole same-sex marriage thing was over and done with and a glimmer of hope was on the horizon that maybe just maybe the entire gay issue would become the non-issue it should be and perhaps we would witness that edification in our lifetime. Just when we were tentatively beginning to exhale, a political dinosaur re-enters the public arena and states unequivocally that all gay people are gay because they choose to be. And good heavens no they're not born that way and the final little gem, God made all of humankind with the exception of gay people.
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Written by Frank Streicher
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
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 Happy New year, fellow Bluenosers. To start the year off, I thought that it might be time to get even with all the spammers from Nigeria. Hence, the following letter was sent to the head of the Nigerian Commonwealth Committee this very evening.
Dear General Dr. Yakubu Gowon, It is with great delight that I received the news of your appointment as Head of the Nigerian Commonwealth Committee . It is not often the case that a former Dictator is given a second chance. Such a rebirth, if you permit me the flowery language, allows us all to hope that we, too, can start our lives anew and metamorphose into a better and brighter beings. |
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
A letter has been sent by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center to Prime Minister Paul Martin, CPC Leader Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Jack Layton and BQ Leader Gilles Duceppe, demanding there be no meetings between Canadian and Iranian politicians or bureaucrats until Iran reverses its position on the Holocaust and the State of Israel.
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Francis MacKenzie is asking the government to set up an Independent Action Panel to learn what Nova Scotians think should be done to increase personal safety in the province. "We have seen too many violations against personal safety lately and many of them violent. Unless something is done, it's just going to get worse," said MacKenzie.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
The recent sale by Abitibi Consolidated of 485,000 acres of forest land to an American company should raise serious alarm bells in political and regulatory circles, says Canada's largest union of forestry workers.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
Lake Superior State University released its 31st annual List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness.
Through the years, LSSU has received thousands of nominations for its “all-time” list of banished words and phrases, which now stands at nearly 800. This year's list is culled from almost 2,000 nominations received mostly through the University's Web site. Word-watchers target pet peeves from everyday speech, as well as from the news, fields of education, technology, advertising, politics, and more. A committee makes a final cut in late December. The list was released on New Year's Day.
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Written by NS Government
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
Dozens of scientists, engineers, and technical specialists from three environmental engineering firms say the Tar Ponds cleanup project will have no significant negative effects on the environment.
"Construction practices identified in the report can successfully manage all potential negative effects of the project," said Gregory Gillis, senior project manager with AMEC Earth and Environmental, lead firm in the consortium that produced the environmental impact statement.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
The newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system may not receive an official patch release until at least January 10. Last week it was revealed that a serious new flaw was discovered which allows hackers to insert malicious computer programs into image files known as Windows metafiles or WMFs.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 03 January 2006 |
Former Liberal MP Pat O'Brien is in Saint John NB today where he will announce at a 11 AM press conference the appointment of former Conservative MP Elsie Wayne to the position of Atlantic Chair of the anti-gay-marriage group, Vote Marriage Canada.
On November 22nd 2005, Mr. O'Brien formed an alliance with former M.P. and Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Grant Hill by launching a campaign calling on Parliament to restore the definition of marriage in Canadian law as the union of one man and one woman.
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