Emigrating British family turned away from Canada because their daughter, 7, ...

Why the rules in Canada is so complicated?? No family expected to have their children disabled. Disabled doesn't mean not perfect! "Paul Chapman, his wife Barbara-Anne and their children Jack, 16, and Lucy, seven,...

Gordon Brown Coup: David Miliband Ready to Grab Leadership

David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, will tomorrow dare Prime Minister Gordon Brown to sack him, as he makes a naked bid for Labour leadership.    " The Foreign Secretary fires the first salvo in a...

Record Rainfall Set to Hit Toronto

Rain rain, go away...but a few more drops won't hurt us folk in Toronto from getting a record amount of precipitation this week.Around 240 millimetres of rain has fallen since the beginning of last month, and only...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

Gotta have cash !

" I always enjoy reading stories that stress about the importance of having an emergency fund. Here's one from Vanguard."With so much publicity about saving for long-term financial objectives—such as retirement, purchasing a home, or investing for a child's...

Iraq Progress Satisfacory on 15 of 18 Benchmarks

Opinion - if you don't want your feelings hurt, don't read it."Here’s what one commenter had to say almost a year ago about the first benchmark report: "Expecting the Iraqi government to live up to the invaders “benchmarks” is totally absurd and won’t ever happen. ...

What's to love about LinkedIn?

I prefer face to face meetings, rather than internet meeting. But then that's me. What about you?" What's to love about LinkedIn? Melanie Lindner, Forbes Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 In the Internet age,...

Terrorist camp in Canada

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's accused Islamic Terrorist was reported to have told al-Qaida that Canada has cheap land in which to set up a Terrorist Training Camp.To that I say, well I guess...

Disaboom-Sponsored World Champion Handcyclist Alejandro Albor to Represent Un...

"Disaboom-sponsored Alejandro Albor, world champion handcyclist and double-leg amputee, secured his place on the United States Paralympic Hand Cycling team when, despite a shoulder injury, Albor clinched a first...

Rare male sea dragon pregnant

" After setting the mood with lighting and finessing, the Georgia Aquarium's attempts to coax rare sea dragons to mate have finally worked -- just in time for Father's Day. The pregnant male weedy sea dragon is now...

Colin Powell, Keep Out

Colin Powell is in Vancouver to give a speech.  Some of the locals aren't too happy about it."Colin Powell, George Bush's former secretary of state and previously the general in charge of the slaughter of Iraqi troops in the first Gulf war, is scheduled to speak in...

They kept asking about ransom, TV journalist recalls

The Philippines lay claim to the number two spot in the deadliest places for journalist rundown...next to Iraq which has been torn by war and civil unrest. This article comes straight from a veteran journalist who has been kidnapped and held captive for three...

Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis

"NEW YORK - When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago. And so did the mother of a soldier...

House of Tomorrow in Brussels

Since I've posted nothing even vaguely robot-related today, here goes: a house of tomorrow! The term is a bit old-school, so Living Tomorrow, the Belgian builders of this beauty, are calling it "House of the Future"....

Violent Fuel Protests in Brussels

Dozens of angry fishermen were arrested in Brussels after scuffles and violence broke out during a protest against rising fuel prices.The fishermen, mostly from France and Italy, occupied the European Commission's headquarters and fired flares at police, who then charged...

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