Canada Town Square

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.

Mexico, seems to becoming the land of burritos and death

Nov 2012 A man from British Columbia who went missing in Mexico last month has been found dead. According to Mexican media reports, his body was found tied to a tree in the beach town of Barra de Navidad, located north of Manzanillo. His neck was rep...

Flashmob Native style…..’attempted’ to be stopped by ignorance

Dec 20, 2012….. A peaceful flash mob is attacked by mall security at the Northgate Mall in North Bay. The First Nations people were dancing a circle dance for Christmas which are wishes for peace and prosperity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8acHEI...

Five Canadians lose $200,000 to online auto scams

Several Canadians who thought they were buying a luxury car online are out $200,000 after it was discovered that the purportedly U.S.-based company may not actually exist. Authorities say American scammers have been targeting Canadians because cross-...

Brilliant veterinarian compassionate mentor

For more than half a century, he cared for farm animals and house pets alike, until retiring at age 80. Along the way, he served his community, spending eight years between 1978 and 1985 on North Dorchester Township council. But Dr. Gilbert Van der S...

Rail line tampering is 'terrorism': Security expert

The sabotage of a CN Rail crossing signal during an aboriginal protest and rail line blockade near Belleville, Ont. over the weekend should be seen as an act of terror, says one security expert. "This is a low-level, low-grade form of terrorism," sai...

'Arcane' 1872 California law cited in overturning rape conviction

(CNN) -- California's top prosecutor will seek a change in an 1872 state law after an appeals court cited "historical anomalies in the law" when overturning a rape conviction of a man who allegedly pretended to be an 18-year-old woman's boyfriend in ...

Jailed water worker first since Walkerton

ST. THOMAS - A former West Elgin water worker, swept up in a probe that found key records falsified, is Ontario’s first civic employee to be jailed over drinking-water safety since one of the two brothers at the centre of the deadly Walkerton crisis....

I was asked to post this video by a Mohawk Native

A little bit of …..education. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECi_7G0QAgw By coincidence Russell Diabo and Dr Palmater were on TVO tonight. This is a explanatory video of details many do not know. Those of you who wish to take the time to watch it are...

Everyone has heard the jokes about having a rich relative....well some do

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A substitute teacher from California was found to be the only heir to a fortune of gold coins discovered by a cleaning crew in the home of a reclusive cousin who quietly stashed away a treasure of more than $7 million before he di...

Ottawa has jurisdiction over Métis, non-status Indians, Court declares

Métis and non-status Indians won a major victory this morning with a Federal Court of Canada declaration that they qualify as being “Indians” under the 1867 Constitution Act that set the template for Confederation. The court declined to go a step fur...

Chief Spence definitely not "idle"

Below is a letter written by a well informed friend of mine. He is a teacher of 30 years. He is probably the most knowledgeable individual that I know when it comes to current affairs, politics and the world siutation. He is meticulous in his researc...

U.K. devoted and loving mother jailed for killing son, 7, over Koran study

A British judge has sentenced a “devoted and loving mother” to at least 17 years in prison for beating her son to death after he failed to memorize passages from the Koran. Sara Ege was convicted last month of murdering 7-year-old Yaseen and burning ...

What is a Billion?

This is too true to be funny ... The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising...

City on $1M hook in Dearness death suit

Faced with a $1-million lawsuit by the family of a man killed after screw-ups at the city-owned nursing home, London officials have admitted negligence and are negotiating a payout. The mea culpa was the quickest family lawyer Robert Konduros has see...

A seller here, a seller there; my note to you all !

For weeks I have been reading about various issues and complaints regarding online shopping / shipping / delivery, especially with the time-sensitivity of Christmas factored in. To add a little balance, I'd like to put in my 2-cents worth of praise f...

NHL hockey coming back!

Tentative deal announced this am will bring them back as early as the 15th for a 50 game schedule. Go Leafs go! http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/06/lockout-over-nhl-players-reach-tentative-deal-on-cba

Garbage access to help from security center

I came across a listing that actually is a series of listings nested in one that I am sure tricks people and yet how to report it? I have pissed away a bunch of time to no avail which is totally bogus for a site that says it has security. I am sure t...

Native communities need more than protests (opinion)

Protests create awareness. But real solutions are harder to come by. Far too many aboriginal Canadians live in deplorable conditions, cannot gain access to the education they need to ensure equality of opportunity, and do not benefit from economic de...