The morning after The Thrilla on Parliament Hilla, I was quite interested to read the headlines of our four daily newspapers. Here they are: "The Liberals Survive" - The Globe and Mail"Happy Now?" - Toronto Sun"Election Averted" - Toronto Star"Grits Buy Time" - National PostThe National Post
I, like many of you, have been following the Terri Schiavo case quite closely these past few weeks. Terri is in a persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery. Terri's husband is fighting to have her feeding tube removed while her parents fight to keep it in place. It
Scott Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frye, is releasing a book this week and will be plastered all over your television while she promotes it. Scott Peterson, meanwhile, will be formally sentenced on February 25 for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn child. Why do I know these
Yesterday, while many of us returned Christmas gifts, hunted for Boxing Day bargains and relaxed after a day of celebration and heavy eating, there was a violent earthquake under the sea near northern Indonesia. The resulting tsunami was absolutely devastating, sending huge waves crashing into coastal resorts across south and
I love articles like this one from the San Francisco Chronicle. It's a great read with a great headline that immediately caught my attention. Canada Goes To Hell: Legal pot? Legal gay marriage? Universal health care? What's next, free porn and candy? I won't ruin it for you. Set aside
Welcome to When Good Newspapers Go Bad. The Globe and Mail's website has launched Insider Edition, a desperate attempt to force a new revenue stream. A great deal of their online content now requires a paid subscription. I've checked it out, and it appears most of their content now demands
Google News spiders more than 7,000 news sources and is my preferred news portal. Digital Deliverance analyzed all of Google News' categorical news pages one day last month. Their snapshot revealed that the top 25 sources accounted for 54% of the content. Very interesting... Below are the top 20.
The 575-page report from the 9/11 Commission was released earlier today. You can read the 9/11 Commission Report in it's entirety here. According to the report, some of the failings of U.S. intelligence and domestic security are that the FBI was not set up to collect intelligence
A popular news destination for me on the web is the Toronto Star's site. It's the newspaper I'm most familiar with and I peruse it online daily. If you've visited their site recently, you've noticed they're asking you to register. Soon a great deal of their online content will only
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney recently told Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to "Go fuck yourself". Strong words for the senate, and certainly news worthy. Only one U.S. daily newspaper spelled out the expletive in full when reporting this news, and that was the Washington Post. Here's how other
Ten years ago, 800,000 minority Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were systematically slaughtered in Rwanda. Survivors of the genocide buried 20 coffins today filled with the remains of victims in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the atrocity in the central African country. Paul Martin did not attend
The Federal Court here in Toronto has ruled the Canadian Recording Industry Association hadn't shown copyright infringement by 29 people who had allowed their music files to be uploaded. This is a significant victory for individuals who share personal copies of music files on the internet. This ruling essentially legalizes
I was at my mom's house this morning and she had today's Toronto Sun on the kitchen table. I read it and came across the following headline: 'Very nice' man shot That got me thinking. Would they ever print the headline "Arrogant jerk shot", "Controlling, abusive man shot" or "Mean
Yesterday, over 11 million rallied in Spain in a powerful show of defiance against terror. Here's a picture of the main street of Zaragoza in Madrid. The death toll from the terrorist strike that killed 199 people on 3/11 is now at 200 and there are over 1400 injured.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project released a study on blogging yesterday. According to this study, somewhere between 2 percent and 7 percent of adult Internet users in the United States actually keep their own blogs. Of those, only about 10 percent update them daily, the majority doing so
One of my favourite sources of news is the Google News Page. It's a nice synopsis of some of the top news stories with links to numerous publications. Unfortunately, most of the top news stories are negative. War, famine, disease, corruption, controversy, death, terrorism, you get the idea. I stumbled
The Canadian Recording Industry Association is about to file dozens of lawsuits against those sharing copyrighted music via Kazaa and other file swapping services. According to an article in today's Toronto Star, 20 Canadians are currently being targeted. First, federal court orders will be delivered to major Internet Service Providers
I was just catching up on the news and came across a few disturbing headlines. All three of these items are legitimate news items from reputable sources. Doctors hope to aid baby with extra headDoctors Remove 175-Pound Tumor from Woman11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth in UkraineStrange days indeed.
Four letters I didn't want to hear in 2004 were S-A-R-S. Unfortunately, I've been finding the S-word all over the news lately as China last week confirmed its first SARS case of the season, and has since announced two additional suspected cases. I've seen this movie and it sucks. To
Police recently uncovered Canada's largest indoor marijuana factory in the old Molson brewery in Barrie. The more I read about this story, the more impressed I become. This wasn't a couple of dudes growing pot to make a few bucks. This was an extremely sophisticated operation. 30,000 plants were
Readers of this site know I try to keep abreast of the ongoing battle between the music industry and file sharers. I'll be posting significant developments as they arise both here in Canada or in the United States. I just read Kate Taylor's article in Saturday's Globe & Mail. I
I'm just catching up on my news after another night in the hospital. Are these news reports accurate? Did Britney Spears marry Jason Alexander of "Seinfeld" fame in Las Vegas? "I have to get out of this! The wedding is next month! I know, I'll take a plane somewhere and
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that Parliament has the constitutional right to criminalize marijuana possession. Of course, decriminalizing small amounts of pot is well within the rights of Parliament as well. Prime Minister Paul Martin says he will reintroduce a bill proposed by Jean Chretien that would wipe
Keeping up to date with the ongoing battle between P2P downloaders and the RIAA/CRIA is a dizzying practice. Last week there was the high of the Copyright Board of Canada's decision that downloading was legal following by the low of the CRIA's announcement they were going to file lawsuits
The Copyright Board of Canada has ruled that it's completely legal for Canadians to download MP3s via P2P networks like Kazaa, Grokste or eMule. That's right, in Canada you can download all the tunes you can find completely free of charge and well within the law. The RIAA can't touch
