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    Kelowna woman calls on the city to remove rainbow crosswalk

    A Kelowna woman is speaking out against recently painted rainbow sidewalks in the city's downtown and says she's willing to go all the way to the Supreme Court to have them removed. Nancy Enns says she's angry the city spent taxpayer dollars to promote what she calls a "gay lifestyle" and has...
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    Cancer cells in mice were killed when exposed to cannabis.

    That’s according to the US government, which has added a page on the use of cannabis and cannabinoids to their official cancer advice website. The National Cancer Institute, part of the US Department of Health, now advises that ‘cannabinoids may be useful in treating the side effects of cancer...
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    Angry CON Guy,Same Guy Who Told Chow To 'Go Back To China'?

    The Conservative supporter who called reporters “pieces of ****” on Tuesday shares the same name with a man who told Olivia Chow to “go back to China” last year. Earl Cowan, identified by both the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and The Toronto Star as the angry heckler, hurled the insult at CTV...
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    Doug Ford Wants To Replace Harper

    The brother of Toronto’s controversial former mayor is considering a run to take over from Stephen Harper, should the prime minister falter in Canada’s election. Rob Ford Says Brother Would Run If Canada’s Harper Steps Down - Bloomberg Business...
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    Teens fired after missing work for religious holiday get $26,000

    A pair of Ontario teenagers will soon be collecting thousands of dollars after their employer fired them for observing a religious holiday. The province’s Human Rights Tribunal ruled that vegetable grower Country Herbs discriminated against the young siblings on the basis of their creed...
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    FFRF Files Complaint Against Texas Judge

    A group that advocates the separation of church and state has filed a complaint about a Texas judge who ordered a man to marry his girlfriend as a condition of probation. The Freedom From Religion Foundation said Friday it filed the complaint against Smith County Court-at-Law Judge Randall...
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    Violent August - The 1918 Anti-Greek Riots in Toronto

    Caught this on TV. Very interesting On Friday August 1, 1918, approximately 20,000 soldiers and civilians attacked, looted and destroyed every Greek restaurant they could find – while police and militia, overwhelmed by the violence, just stood by and watched...
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    Ontario justice system ‘punishes’ mental illness

    Ontario must stop punishing people for their mental health issues and take “bold and immediate action” to decriminalize mental illness, says the sweeping 40-page analysis by the John Howard Society of Ontario. The report, obtained by the Star ahead of its Tuesday release, says the criminal...
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    Sanders, Trump Win Iowa Straw Poll

    State Fair 2015 : Presidential Poll State Fair Poll Results
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    "Why won't God heal amputees?"

    The Bible clearly promises that God answers prayers. For example, in Mark 11:24 Jesus says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." And billions of Christians believe these promises. You can find thousands of books...
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    Motörheads Lemmy switches from whiskey to vodka for health reasons

    Lemmy, the grizzled perpetual badass who fronts metal icons Motörhead, has seen healthier days. His band was forced to cancel a few shows earlier this year when the nearly 70-year-old rocker was stricken with gastric distress and dehydration, and he now walks with a the aid of a stick because...
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    While Training On How to Avoid Being Hit by Lightning, 44 Army Rangers Hit by Lightni

    Ironically, they were training near Eglin Air Force Base outside Pensacola on how to avoid being injured by lightning, or “conducting lightning protection protocols,” when they were electrified. The group had completed six of the 10 days in their training program when it happened. Originally...
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    Montreal Mayor destroys community mailbox foundation

    Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre's destruction of the concrete slab foundation of a community mailbox in l'Anse-à-l'Orme nature park on Thursday may be just the beginning in a battle between the city and Canada Post. Dimitrios Jim Beis, mayor of the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, said...
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    Alberta government building’s $400M reno falls short

    The NP sure has a way with headlines. Must be that Sun Media influence since buying them. If you read the headline only you would think the NDP ordered and renovated a building in 3 months but of course the story reveals the details.......... The walls are not soundproof’: Alberta...
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    US warns citizens not to attend NZ Anti TPP rally

    The US Consulate is urging American citizens to avoid the march, saying the police estimate a crowd of about 8000 people. It said even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational, and reminded people to exercise caution around large crowds or protests. The consulate said...
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    EU is making the secret TTIP as Secretive as the TPP

    The European Commission is making the secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade deal even more secret, introducing a new rule that means politicians can only view the text in a secure 'reading room' in Brussels. An investigation by German news site Correct!v has...
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    She should wear a burka in protest

    This girl was sent home today from a high school in Kentucky because she was breaking dress code. Female students are not allowed to show their collar bone because it's distracting the male students. Woodford County High School student produces documentary critical of school's dress code |...
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    NDP Cancels Private Health/Lab Scheme-Return Work To Public Sector

    "I'm convinced that we can do high quality, world-class work in the public sector," Health Minister Sarah Hoffman announced today that her government will not go ahead with a proposed plan to expand private laboratory services and build a 'mega-lab' in Edmonton. "We're not moving...
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    CONS still acting up in Guelph after Robocall Conviction

    I'm not sure why Guelph seems to ground zero for CONS acting bad but it seems like not much has changed...... Guelph NDP Andrew Seagram is the target of a new Conservative attack ad. The ad, which superimposes a photo of Seagram...
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    This can't be good for Checkers

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAvk8PyOcXQ