tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45554451255569813912024-02-20T13:53:56.353-05:00Bad News From CanadaThis project sets out to demonstrate that media coverage can distort and degrade a country's image by using selective news without context. It uses Canada as an example. It is a reaction to the frequent misrepresentations of Israel in many ways in major media, including those in Canada.CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-68832176682870612642008-02-05T15:10:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:11:02.200-05:00Toronto Stock Exchange Takes a NosediveThe Toronto Stock Exchange's main index extended its slide Tuesday, falling 200 points amid weak resource issues and new data that deepened fears of a U.S. recession.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=6c1af8e1-c6c4-4a9a-911c-3c027161e2f4&k=91899">http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=6c1af8e1-c6c4-4a9a-911c-3c027161e2f4&k=91899</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-84307878079307416252008-02-05T15:01:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:05:42.416-05:00Ottawa Senior Citizens Victims of Million Dollar ScamSeveral senior citizens living in the Ottawa capital region are the victims of a gang of con artists that stripped them of over $1 M in fraudulent home renovation schemes.<br /><a href="http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2008/02/05/4828476.html">http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2008/02/05/4828476.html</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-66352470153936617802008-02-05T14:58:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:00:13.615-05:007% Tax Hike Set for Toronto AreaToronto residents will feel the pinch if the city goes ahead with proposed increases in taxes.<br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/300585">http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/300585</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-82169002886590417082008-02-05T14:53:00.001-05:002008-02-05T14:55:46.083-05:00Thief Robs Montreal Church During CommunionA man stole $1,500 worth of donations from collection plates at a Montreal area church while congregants were receiving communion.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e3bfa015-9e44-4b15-912f-da0f5b5a5430&k=78587">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e3bfa015-9e44-4b15-912f-da0f5b5a5430&k=78587</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-68329644120423914642008-02-05T14:48:00.000-05:002008-02-05T14:50:49.559-05:00Canadian Soldiers Hit by Improvised Explosive DeviceThree Canadian soldiers encountered an improvised explosive device that destroyed their vehicle while on a routine patrol mission in Afghanistan.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=89e8cfe8-c53e-4852-b8b8-bb83d7da728b&k=38131">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=89e8cfe8-c53e-4852-b8b8-bb83d7da728b&k=38131</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-29407290279916466532008-02-05T14:46:00.000-05:002008-02-05T14:48:13.192-05:00Woman Found Dead in Popular Mountain ResortA young woman was found dead in a mountain resort popular with Montrealers.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3f425150-33e1-4a7f-afb6-7aec2440d08d&k=85621">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3f425150-33e1-4a7f-afb6-7aec2440d08d&k=85621</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-65404366793001929592008-02-02T16:51:00.000-05:002008-02-02T16:53:24.668-05:00Corruption Brutality Rife in Toronto Police ForceToronto cops have been charged with corruption, deceit and brutality.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.wmcguinty0202/BNStory/National/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.wmcguinty0202/BNStory/National/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-28157146403896433572008-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:002008-02-02T13:17:46.885-05:00Disgraced Toronto Pathologist's Mistakes Put Innocent People in JailA leading Toronto pathologist's mistakes and cover-up have sent innocent people to jail:<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/smith-charles.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/smith-charles.html</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-18796469131477024582008-02-02T09:40:00.000-05:002008-02-02T09:41:23.588-05:00Man Killed in Montreal SubwayA man was shot dead near a Montreal subway station.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b474ae9c-b9a3-4476-8242-c47e8b078948&k=18761">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b474ae9c-b9a3-4476-8242-c47e8b078948&k=18761</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-85296654822746835112008-02-02T09:35:00.000-05:002008-02-02T09:38:39.798-05:00Ontario Against School for Black ChildrenOntario's premier Dalton McGuinty opposes the creation of a school for black children that aims to fight the alarming dropout rate of black children in mixed schools.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.school2/BNStory/National/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.school2/BNStory/National/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-25818311189776524262008-02-02T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-02T09:32:18.761-05:00Science Takes a Turn for the WorseCanada has fired its top national science advisor and is terminating the position altogether leaving questions of ethics and the public good behind.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.science02/BNStory/National/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.science02/BNStory/National/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-60806372491603234102008-02-01T18:17:00.000-05:002008-02-01T18:20:42.903-05:00Suspected Al-Qaeda Collaborator Freed from Canadian JailSuspected al-Qaida collaborator Mohamed Harkat is being freed from jail, but will remain under house arrest until his next hearing.<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080201/n020126A.html">http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080201/n020126A.html</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-59479118927488058702008-02-01T15:05:00.000-05:002008-02-01T15:09:45.754-05:00Quebec Language Woes Threaten Patient's LivesPatient's lives may be at stake because Quebec hospitals are refusing to provide services to the sick in their own language.<br /><a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=95b8e693-2224-44cb-b0d3-62425d2d2f2c">http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=95b8e693-2224-44cb-b0d3-62425d2d2f2c</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-57848161431999729502008-02-01T14:19:00.000-05:002008-02-01T14:38:13.383-05:00Vancouver Prevents Aboriginals from Getting HIV TreatmentAboriginal drug users living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are contracting HIV-AIDS at twice the rate of non-aboriginal users because Vancouver's health services are refusing to help them.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.waids01/BNStory/National/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.waids01/BNStory/National/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-22392470262363623162008-02-01T14:05:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:19:24.690-05:00Canadian Government Responsible For Native's DeathsThe Canadian government may be held responsible for alcohol-linked deaths after it blocked attempts by the Yellow Quill First Nation to ban alcohol on the Nation's reserve.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wbabies01/BNStory/National/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wbabies01/BNStory/National/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555445125556981391.post-24699900478514443872008-02-01T13:53:00.000-05:002008-02-01T14:05:04.772-05:00Canada Approves Torture In AfghanistanThe Canadian government colluded with Afghani authorities to keep human rights abuses in Afghanistan a secret.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wdetainee01/BNStory/Afghanistan/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wdetainee01/BNStory/Afghanistan/home</a>CanadianEh?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16669702232623339178noreply@blogger.com0