Ottawa ON – For decades across the entire Arab world there has been a major class division when it comes to money and power distribution. The recent events in Tunisia and Egypt have officials in the entire Middle East concerned, as fear that this revolution might spread into their countries.Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – This afternoon in front of the Egyptian embassy in Ottawa, dozens gathered in support of the thousands involved with the uprising. For the previous thirty years, Hosny Mubarak has been the sole leader of Egypt despite several widely criticized elections. Throughout Mubarak’s entire reign he has imposedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As internet service is cut off to most of Egypt it makes one ponder about how much we rely on the internet and our cell phones in our day to day lives; especially smart phones or iPhones. Egypt is currently in the grips of turmoil with massContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ford has recalled over 600,000 Windstar Minivans over Rear Axle corrosion issues. US reports that the issue has been ongoing and that this impacts model years 1999-2003. We have had no word from local Ford reps as of print time. Here is the US notice from theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – People talk about issues with generic drugs and preference to name brand drugs, but what happens when a drug company has repeated recalls? Johnson & Johnson, makers of brands such as Tylenol have been hit hard in 2010. The latest impacting their McNeil Consumer Healthcare products.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – This week we reported on large fish and bird populations that mysteriously died. Now reports of a large amount of Velvet swimming crabs have been reported in England. Over 35,000 of the crustacean’s have been washing up on beaches along with Starfish, Lobsters, and other oceanContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Julian Assange is a free man; at least for awhile. His bail has been granted and he left a UK jail earlier today. Bail was set at over $300,000 CDN and Mr. Assange has strict terms as to where he can go. We have yet to confirmContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Julian Assange is still in jail pending bail which was posted by filmmaker Michael Moore. Yes, that Michael Moore. Mr. Assange is considered enemy number one in the US and many places, but the plot is thickening. People talk about nuclear weapons, but the pen isContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I learned in the media business it’s not what you do print, but what you don’t print that can make or break you. Julian Assange is in the cat seat right now for “leaking” documents that were never meant for the public eye via his wikileaks site.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON- Well the beauty of video is that you can’t really miscontrue things. Sounding like an extreme Muslim fundamentalist getting all warm and fuzzy on Israel, University of Calgary Prof and Harper Advisor Tom Flanagan suggested that the director of a Wiki Leaks piece, Julian Assange, beContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends and this year especially to those serving overseas and away from their families. Here are some tid bits on Thanksgiving. 91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Wild turkeys, while technically the same species as domesticated turkeys, haveContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s official. Prince William, son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, has become engaged to Kate Middleton his long time although occasionally turbulent girlfriend of nearly eight years. The couple posed for the media with Ms Middleton wearing the Diamond and Sapphire ring wornContinue Reading
In a cowardly attempt to rewrite history, Neo-Nazis recently hacked into the website for the Buchenwald Memorial, defacing the “Book of the Dead” page. . Their objective was to erase the memory of the 56,000 people who died in the Buchenwald Concentration Camp during World War II; the Book ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Attention parents. Fisher Price has issued recalls on over 11 million toys across Canada and the US. Trikes, Dora the Explorer, Barbie, inflatable balls, high chairs, and more. To see the full list of items recalled click HERE To contact Fisher Price click HERE.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tragedy for Segway fans as Jimi Heselden, owner of the company, died in a Segway accident that somehow had him rolling off of a cliff. LINK Jimi Heselden, the owner ofSegway Inc. since December 2009, has died after reportedly driving a Segway scooter off a cliff andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So do you know what you’re eating? Do you know where it’s from? How it’s grown? Has it been genetically modified? What kind of water was used on it or what type of soil did it grow in? What kind of pollutants are natural to the area?Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s not your computer. If you’re jonesing for Facebook and can’t log in it’s because the network was attacked today! We’re currently experiencing some site issues causing Facebook to be slow or unavailable for some users. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.Continue Reading
Japan Declares War on Canada Cornwall ON – The attack at Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, was Japan’s Declaration of War. For them it was a resource war, as they needed oil to continue their war against China. Oil shortages were crippling the Japanese economy and war machine, just asContinue Reading
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