Taliban issues ultimatum to Canada

I am guessing that they are really in trouble and fear military defeat if they are resorting to threats like this.   " Taliban issues ultimatum to Canada Get troops out or Canadians will be targeted Scott Deveau ,  Canwest News...

Public supports closing safe injection site, Ottawa says

Canada's health minister recently claimed at an international conference that Canadians want to shut down Vancouver's safe injection site, but critics say his comments are ideologically driven and...

Canadians deported after pro-Tibet protests in China

Not much to say about this one...more Canadians have been sent home after pro-Tibet demonstrations in China. Not exactly surprising. One of the deported Canadians, a spokesman for Greenpeace, says he wasn't involved...

High gas prices mean fewer Canadians on the road

Once oil prices began to skyrocket and Canadians accepted the high prices were here to stay, it was only a matter of time before they started to cut back their gas consumption. Statistics Canada reports...

Millions of Canadians creating and sharing content online

It may be time to use the phrase, the people formerly known as the audience, in Canada. Figures from Stats Canada on internet use show that millions of Canadians are creating and sharing their own content online, which is good news for sites like NowPublic. 20% of people...

Canadians: The third best tourists in the world!

OpinionBarry Artiste Now Public ContributorYAY, We are third place!! I guess? I don't know how to take this Poll!Perhaps next year, we are only going to send the most Politest, Stylish, Accomodating people to these...

Canada Quality of Life: Party Pooper Report

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThey state Canada's Quality of Life ranked third in the World in the 1970's. In 2008 Canada ranks 11th behind Ireland. The report surther states that Denmark (population 5...

Poor O Canada -- will no one ever learn the words?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor It's not a French or English thing!  It is a Canadian I am too busy with my own selfish little world  to bother to learn the words thing. That is only a small...

Canadians prefer Obama over own leaders: poll

Canadians would vote Obama over our own national leaders, according to a new poll. Is this a vote of confidence for Obama, or a vote of frustration with the current political climate in Canada? Probably both I...

Withdrawn: Govt. to Canadians...

" Update: I apologize for this document and withdraw it. The research needed for this post was not done properly and the resulting material should not have been posted. The media and internet sources that provided...

Dion's carbon plan will "screw everybody"; and more

Canada's Conservative party is mobilizing an array of swear-wordish phrases to scorn Stephane Dion's new carbon tax plan. The Liberal Leader played right into enemy hands by labeling his plan the "green-shift."" The...

Copyright bill protests surge online

It looks like people aren't just going to sleepwalk through this -- for now."Thousands of Canadians wasted no time protesting the government's copyright reform bill, piling on to websites and joining internet-based...

Unicyclists set to reinvent the wheel in Nova Scotia

Unicyclists from around the world are set to compete in an 800-km relay race next week in Nova Scotia. The race is divided into five stages in as many days, with the finish line in Cape Breton on Friday, June 20. I have nothing but respect for unicyclists. The injuries...

Canadian Copyright Law Could Result in 'Police State,' Critic Warns

Yet another copyright issue has been brought to the forefront of Canadian policy, after a highly controversial copyright bill was introduced to parliament on Thursday.The bill, which would see illegal file sharers...

Canada: Smokless Cigarettes Hit The Market !

Wow, Faux - bacco Cigarettes, whats next? Inflatable Women?"SMOKELESS BUZZU.S. entrepreneur Ron Macdonald hopes his 'faux-bacco' electronic cigarettes will help those jonesing for a nicotine fix in the new world of...

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