Herr Harper, this is Canada, remember?
February 15, 2007
PM says he’ll pick judges by ideology
Feb 14, 2007 08:46 PM
Jim Brown
Canadian press
OTTAWA — Steven Harper is frankly admitting that he’s looking for judges who will back his law-and-order agenda — and provoking cries from his opponents that he’s trying to subvert the judiciary for political ends.
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12 yrs on and she still makes my skin crawl
February 9, 2007
Karla a mom, ready to wed
Fri, February 9, 2007
Sources say the notorious killer and the baby boy’s father will tie the knot in the Caribbean.
By ALAN CAIRNS, SUN MEDIA
TORONTO — Karla Homolka is nursing a newborn baby, Sun Media has confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »
Where mince pies break the law…
December 27, 2006
If you fancy eating a mince pie in England this Christmas Day, you could find yourself in legal hot water.
But nip across the border into Wales or Scotland, and you can tuck into this festive treat to your heart’s content.
It is one of the odd old laws on the statute book, although rarely enforced by even the keenest police officer.
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Canadian oceans: the world’s toilet?
December 22, 2006
B.C. waters a free toilet for U.S. cruise ships
Nicholas Read
Vancouver Sun
Thursday, December 21, 2006
A U.S. cruise line fined $100,000 US for discharging untreated effluent into waters off the coast of Washington state would have got off scot-free had the effluent been discharged into Canadian waters, a company official said Wednesday.
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End Violence Against Sex Workers Day (Dec.16or17)
December 14, 2006
Going Dutch (a link to bbc article)
welcome, my little monkeys!
December 13, 2006
We’re all good to go now, so let’s start with some amazing news out of the Lone Star state:
New bill for blind Texas hunters
Blind hunters would be able to use laser-sighted rifles to hunt animals in Texas, if a bill introduced in the state’s legislature is successful.
Republican Edmund Kuempel proposed an amendment to existing law that would permit “legally blind” people to use a laser-sighting device when hunting.
Current Texas law prohibits the use of laser sights, spotlights and headlights for hunting purposes.
A sighted person would be legally required to accompany the blind hunter.
“This opens up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that’s great,” said Mr Kuempel.
