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Giant bill for fixing Rowan Atkinson's McLaren

LONDON (AP) -- Everyone who's had a fender bender knows the cost of repairs is going up. But few cars can be as costly to fix as "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson's rare McLaren F1. It took more than a year — and more than 900,000 pounds ($1.4 million)...

Justin Trudeau gets rock star treatment at Western

“Legalizing and taxing and regulating not only does a better job of keeping it out of the hands of criminal gangs…but it actually does a better job of keeping it out of the hands of our kids.”A line from Justin Trudeau at Western in London. How does ...

Neft folding knives

first of all,to the person who wrote that i was considered rude because i used upper case letters in my question that i presented, i'm sorry if i offended you,i was not aware. im 70 years old and stated the computer search for this knife and was not ...

Feedback

Am just curious to know if sellers are able to only leave positive FB, even when the buyer won't pay?

The Intelligent physician ...... and the Future

A really interesting interview to watch http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822

punto de venta de blackberry al por mayor

hola soy de republica dominicana compro mucho en ebay ya que tengo mi casillero en miami y me manda los producto a ese casillero y despues me llega a la republica dominicana necesito saver, donde o encontrar a una persona que me diga un punto donde v...

Veteran pays high price for bed at Parkwood

CTV London Published Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 5:38PM EST Retired colonel Neil Russell, who despite his 30 years of service is not entitled to a long-term care bed designated for veterans, is now paying a high price for his care. Last week, CTV reported...

Animals

Family of smokers on airplane forces costly diversion The airline that was carrying a family of smokers who caused a Halifax flight to be diverted to Bermuda this weekend says it was a costly incident for everyone involved. The Sunwing plane waits on...

Mayor Nominates Former Disgraced City Councillor for Queen's Medal

A former London politician in line to receive an award from the government to honour his achievements and contributions to the community, was once convicted of municipal corruption. The London Free Press is reporting that George Avola, a former City ...

Mursi’s lavish spending criticized as Egypt’s poverty worsens

Obamas pet Egyptian is not making any friends. Mursi’s lavish spending criticized as Egypt’s poverty worsens Reports that Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi recently sent his family and friends on an expensive vacation that consisted of a private jet ...

Andrew Coyne Article in Nationsl Post

The first paragraph piqued my attention, so here is a c&p of the entire commentary: "The past couple of weeks have offered a vivid demonstration of this country’s penchant, as someone once put it, for pulling ourselves up by the roots every so often ...

Scotiabanks Hockey Day in Canada Is Coming To Peterborough This Weekend

and alot of it is going to be beside us we live about a 2 minute walk from the Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock and Trent Canal the Under The Locks Hockey Tournament starts on Saturday at the Locks Approx 1000 participants (Kids) will be involved and...

No More Saturday Mail Delivery in the US

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays — but will continue delivering packages — starting Aug. 1. Unless forbidden to do so by Congress, which has moved in the past to pro...

Harper ignores International Law….but all Dictators do

OTTAWA — The Federal Court has ruled in favour of another United States war resister and has ordered Jules Tindungan’s case be returned to the Immigration and Refugee Board. According to his lawyer Alyssa Manning, this is the 11th time since 2008 tha...

Ignorant People

This man wants to send his brats to a religious school but does not want them to take all the classes offered.He has the choice of changing schools. Catholic schools: Ontario parents fighting to have children exempt from religious studies A Brampton ...

Canada to crack down on foreign corruption, bribery

The federal government is redoubling its efforts to combat corruption and bribery by tabling amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), announced Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in Ottawa on Tuesday. In its pursuit of "...

First nations carving out an energy bridge to the B.C. coast

For the Canadian energy industry desperate to pump oil and natural gas through British Columbia, the single greatest obstacle has been the dozens of first nations fighting to ensure pipelines are never built. Now, some of the leading figures in Canad...

The Teachers' ….from their side of the fence

Always good to hear the ‘other side’ of the story and hear information and facts that the government and the media so conveniently keep from the public. It’s about an hour long so if you are so inclined to get a more balanced perspective here it is……...

Ontario would be better with one less tier of government

TORONTO - Queen's Park is redundant and Ontario would be a better place with one less tier of government. Discuss. It would make a good debating point, but on the evidence, the case is already proven. Since the provincial legislature was prorogued in...

Three Tory MPs ask RCMP to investigate some abortions as homicides

Three Conservative MPs want the RCMP to investigate any abortions performed after 19 weeks in Canada as possible homicides. The MPs from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario make the request in a letter on House of Commons letterhead to RCMP Commissione...

McGuinty’s legacy is a green nightmare

On the morning of Jan. 5, workers with a fleet of heavy equipment mounted a stealth assault on a bald eagle’s nest near the shore of Lake Erie. Their mission was to remove the nest – one of only a few dozen bald eagle nests in Southern Ontario – to m...

Canada’s African adventure takes a colonial turn

What do we call the thing Canada is doing in Africa? It involves our largest corporations, the federal government, public- and private-sector aid agencies, and sometimes the military. And their activities are increasingly connected, sometimes by choi...

Ontario Teachers vs Government Standoff

My kids have no school tomorrow, not the end of the world in this household but I can see some other parents pretty upset about forced day off. I myself am not going to take sides. Those who read me here before, know I am against blanket "right to st...

Teachers' guide on how to respond to perplexed kids

TORONTO - I feel real bad for Ontario teachers. (Ghost of Mrs. Holmes: “You mean ‘really bad,’ young man. What did I teach you about predicate adjectives?”) Real sorry, ma’am. I must have skipped that class. Which brings me back to the walkout and ot...

So Much For The Flu Shot, lol

Always prided myself on taking care of my body, & sometimes boasted about It, but at three in the morning I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Hopefully Its just a head cold. Other than a torn hip ligament a couple of years back, where I used ten s...

Reality Check: Piers Morgan vs. Alex Jones, truth about gun homicide rates

http://www.fox19.com/story/20538164/piers-morgan-vs-alex-jones-the-truth-about-gun-homicide-rates

How Did He Do That???

Check out this magician: http://www.safeshare.tv/w/gdhRWNSrls

Maple Laff Sports & Entertainment ditches Burke

To my unlimited amusement, MLSE has again shown that they are an epic monument to corporate incompetence. Today they announced the firing of GM Brian Burke, days before the new hockey season will open. Of course the stuffed shirts stand up in front o...

Is it justy me or

does Rogers service suck? I had to call their tech support for my business and was put on hold for over 25 minutes. That wasn't the worst part. I had to listen to a commercial that bragged about how fast their stuff was and blah blah blah for 25 minu...

Found a load of stamps at a goodwill shop

I dont know much about stamps but im sure there's some people here who do. Send me an email and ill show you the photos of this collection sitting idle at the second hand shop.