Canada Town Square

PQ unwittingly votes against own budget-cut measure

QUEBEC CITY — Confusion reigned in the Parti Quebecois caucus this week when separatists mistakenly supported a motion denouncing their own decision to cut university funding by $250 million. In a moment of distraction, shortly after Question Period ...

Look Forward to Anger

This was posted by the late Christopher Hitchens back in 2007. He certainly knew how to turn a phrase, and employ words like a craftsman. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2007/06/look_forward_to_anger.html

Why would they ??

Oh I don't know. I think I will go for a drink.

Questions in Israel over death of 'Prisoner X' with alleged Mossad ties

Israeli MPs and commentators were on Wednesday asking tough questions about the mysterious detention and apparent suicide of “Prisoner X” after a TV report said he was an Australian Jew with ties to Mossad. Twenty-four hours after the emergence of an...

Europe is hot for this form of renewable energy

European countries are increasing their demand for Canadian wood pellets to heat their homes and generate energy in their factories, but just two decades ago this product was garbage – literally. “This is an industry invented from nothing,” explains ...

Weekly Board Hour

Wouldn't this work better if people could post to the thread http://community.ebay.ca/topic/Weekly-Board-Hour/Welcome-To-Ebayca/3000008342

Stephen Colbert on why Quebec cardinal shouldn’t be pope: He’s Canadian

Is the world ready for a Canadian pope? Stephen Colbert says no. Colbert devoted most of his satirical news show “The Colbert Report” to coverage of Pope Benedict’s surprise resignation on Monday, handicapping the possible contenders to lead the worl...

Veterans’ lawyers in line for $66-million payout

Lawyers who fought a clawback of military pensions all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada are in line for a $66-million payout when a judge later this week considers a settlement agreement for thousands of disabled veterans. Mr. Justice Robert Ba...

Human rights group says RCMP, native relationship 'dysfunctional'

The RCMP has a “dysfunctional relationship” with aboriginal women and girls in northern British Columbia, in part because it has failed to seriously investigate a series of disappearances and suspected murders in that part of the province, an interna...

Survivor - Texas Style"

Due to the popularity of the "Survivor" shows, Texas is planning to do one entitled: "Survivor - Texas-Style!" The lucky contestants will all start in Dallas, drive to Waco, Austin, San Antonio, then over to Houston and down to Brownsville. They will...

Fantino defends Uganda grants policy against religious, anti-gay claims

International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino is defending the way Canada hands out money for development projects abroad. He’s under fire in the House of Commons following a Canadian Press report that funding went to an evangelical group that h...

An Endangered Bottomfeeder from La Belle Province

"The copper redhorse is the only fish living exclusively in Quebec. Weighing more than 5 kg and with a length generally greater than 50 cm, it is the largest of Quebec’s redhorses. It also lives the longest, reaching thirty years of age. This copper ...

Robert Kelly commentary

Interesting viewpoints, IMO. Many embedded links to support his position. http://asiansecurityblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/islamic-homophobia-watch-will-muslim-leaders-shake-the-new-german-foreign-ministers-hand/

A Ballad

This was composed by the English songwriter Frederic Weatherly. Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide. ...

Breaking News Yesterday Great Falls Montana ZOMBIES Attacking The Living

Hackers Broke Into TV Station KRTC's Emergency Alert System and warned residents "Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and are attacking the living." apparently caused confusion for som...

How much does a 'smartphone' type account cost monthly?

I don't want one, but a young family member does. Thanks very much.

Harper government kills controversial Internet surveillance bill

The Harper government will not resurrect its controversial Internet surveillance bill, and will not introduce new legislation to monitor the activities of people on the web. The bill, which excited outrage over possible privacy violations on the Inte...

Senator Patrick Brazeau arrested, kicked out of Conservative caucus

Senator Patrick Brazeau has been removed from the Conservative caucus after Gatineau police arrested the Senator in response to a domestic violence call shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed to the House of Commons th...

'Country pricing' a cause of Canada-U.S. price gaps

Canadians are paying far more than Americans for the same products because of a systemic and unjustifiable markup scheme by many manufacturers, a retail expert says. A Marketplace report on Canada-U.S. price gaps found Canadians paying higher prices ...

Caulked boots

What with Valentines Day just around the corner, I got to thinking of someone today, and for the strangest reason I associate this particular fellow here with this item screwed into logger's boots, plus a generic name that kids call lollipops. Weird ...

ICCS.

I am hoping sombody can tell me how to get hold of ICCS. I have called the number listed onlin, it offers no evedince that I have even reached them, just a dumb answer squaker. They have no web page and I cant find an address. Thats strange for being...

Groove In G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LQhamwJcVY

Pope Resigns

Pope resigns, saying no longer has strength to fulfill ministry http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE91A0BH20130211

Sharp drop in drink deaths follows alcohol price rise

LONDON (Reuters) - Increasing the minimum price of alcohol by 10 percent can lead to immediate and significant drops in drink-related deaths and may also have long-term beneficial health effects, according to a study published on Thursday. Canadian r...

Revolution; industrial.

Production Tour of BMW factory. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=libw1rV2McY&feature=youtu.be

B.C. lottery winner pledges $500Gs in fight to legalize pot

Cannabis crusader Robert Erb is doing his part to legalize herb. The marijuana advocate from Terrace, B.C., became $25 million richer after winning the Lotto Max jackpot on Nov. 2. Now, the 60-year-old seasonal construction worker is pledging $500,00...

Where are the panhandlers?

I'd give them a buck or two to clear the snow in front of my store.

Happy Valentines Day! - Sweetheart Candies

http://screen.yahoo.com/story-behind-sweetheart-100000737.html

The $5.00 Cup Of Coffee??

Guatemala declares national coffee emergency http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-declares-national-coffee-emergency-232718868.html

Better Than the $1 Menu: Superfoods that Ring in for 99 Cents or Less

Every few months, it seems, there's hype about the latest, hottest superfood - chia seeds and acai berries spring to mind. But LOTS of foods, many of which are stocked in nearly every grocery store in America, are "superfoods"-foods brimming with var...