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• No Pipeline to the West Coast?

  A slim majority of British Columbians support a proposed $5.5-billion oilsands pipeline to the B.C. coast, but opposition to the megaproject is growing,... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Cutting the Cord Through My Over-the-air AppleTV and Netflix Experience

  It’s been more than 1-2 years and my over-the-air antenna, AppleTV and Netflix configuration has helped me to save a substantial amount of money. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• RIM Closer to Releasing BB10

  RIM plans to give developers prototypes BB10 in May. With slumping sales, BB10 could not come any sooner. It’s unfortunate that RIM has such a slow product... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Subways for the Downtown Relief Line

  The war over Sheppard was barely finished and Andy Byford is already talking about a Down-town Relief line; hoping to take the pressure off the packed... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• NDP Convention: Thomas Mulcair Leads the First Round of Balloting

  Seems that the first round has shown Thomas Mulcair leading in the NDP leadership race. Thomas Mulcair won 30% of the vote on the first ballot. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Wildcat Strike Has Now Hit Montreal

  The wildcat strike, which started in Toronto’s Pearson Airport has now started to affect Montreal. Just heard the news and if you already have not started,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• BREAKING NEWS: Air Canada Employees Wildcat Strike at Pearson

  Air Canada baggage handlers have walked off the job at Pearson Airport. Twitter is a blaze with angry travellers who are unable to get their bags, board plans o... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• John Carter of Mars – A Great Movie in Hard Times

  Although John Carter is a great movie, it seems that high production movie’s must be able to make Avatar like dollars at the box office. John Carter is... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Game Over for Rob Ford in Toronto?

  It seems that the transit debate is over. With a vote of 24 – 19, Rob Ford lost his battle to get the Sheppard Subway built and completed. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• A House Once Divided is Back Together Again — Linux and Android Merge

  Well to the delight and absolute glee of many followers Android has come back to the Linux fold. To much fanfare, with the release of Linux 3.3, Android is now... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Stuck Between a Rock and a Tunnel?

  Well its come down to the wire and a final vote on the future of transit in the city. Will we go with an LRT module for Sheppard, leaving an unfinished subway a... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Library Workers Are on Strike in Toronto

  For those who do not already know, library workers are on strike in Toronto. The city and union reps could not see eye-to-eye in time to avert the strike. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Hey London Ontario! This is Not How You Want to Get Noticed.

  A fiery St. Patrick’s Day riot took place in London, Ontario; placing them among the new list of world-class cities in the world. All jokes aside I am sure... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Are You Drooling Yet? New Alien Prequel Prometheus Hits the Internet and Wow!

  Well, the first trailer left Science Fiction fans wondering and waiting. With a fast-moving trailer, giving only hints of its meaning, the entire Internet was... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Microsoft We Have a Problem!

  Seems that Microsoft has a major problem. A recent and dangerous remote desktop protocol vulnerability that was identified has now been found in the Chinese... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Toronto Police Stop and Document Black and Brown People

  An interesting article from the Toronto Star. It would be interesting to know how widespread this is. It’s unfortunate to commonly hear the line “well if you... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Astral Media Has Just Been Bought by Bell for Over 3 Billion Dollars

  News has just broken that Bell has bought outright the entire assets of Astral media. This means that the popular News Talk 1010 is now owned by Bell. Definitel... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Direct Energy — The People Have Spoken!

  Well the people have definitely spoken, forcing Direct Energy stop changes to contracts. It’s was definitely a hard pill to swallow, but one that had to be... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Running out of Cards to Play. What Will Mayor Rob Ford Do?

  Seems that Rob Ford is stuck “between a rock and a hard place”. With the provincial government planning major cuts where does Mayor Ford get support for... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Afghan Story — Nothing Good Will Come of This

  16 people were left dead after an American soldier went on a house-to-house on a shooting rampage in two villages. We already were on shaking ground in... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY