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We Should Pray for the Rich to get Richer (Bar Stool Economics) by Charles Adler March 12, 2009 Source: CJOB 68: Manitoba's Information Superstation It's been a tough year for the richest people in the world. That's a line right out of a magazine whose target market is the rich. My question...

Please Call Me Dirty Oil by Charles Adler Feb 27, 2009 CJOB 68: Manitoba's Information Superstation "Now there are some in your country and some in Canada who feel Canada's Oil Sands is ‘Dirty Oil’ because of the extraction process. What do you think? Is it Dirty Oil?" A direct quote, ladies...

Provincial Government's Needle Exchange "Review" - You Gotta Be Kidding Me!?! February 24th, 2009 by Tammy Robert Source: Provincial Government's Needle Exchange "Review" - You Gotta Be Kidding Me!?! | News Talk 980 Last spring when, as per usual, the dirty needle crop started poking its...

Canada's Version of the Ant and Grasshopper CLASSIC VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool, and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is...

Canada wants 'frank' talks on NATO By Luke Baker, ReutersFebruary 16, 2009 3:01 PM Source: Canada wants 'frank' talks on NATO LONDON - The struggling effort to defeat the Taliban and bring security to Afghanistan means it is time for a "frank discussion" about the future of NATO, Canada's...

Montreal has ‘nothing’ for family of woman killed by plow By Catherine Solyom, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 7, 2009 6:01 PM Source: Montreal has ‘nothing’ for family of woman killed by plow MONTREAL — No visit, no condolence card, not even a phone call. Almost two months after...

Dogs important to wolf evolution: study By Tom Spears, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 6, 2009 10:10 AM Source: Dogs important to wolf evolution: study Canada's grey wolves have black relatives among them because they interbred with dogs hundreds or thousands of years ago, a new...

Driving the urban-rural debate By Ron Petrie, The Leader-PostFebruary 5, 2009 12:01 PM Source: Driving the urban-rural debate Angry? When I read in the newspaper some ludicrous notion that rural kids are bad city drivers -- us! the farmboys! -- my being was so blinded by rage and...

NDP blocking reforms of young offenders laws: B.C. attorney general Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2009 | 8:42 AM PT Source: NDP blocking reforms of young offenders laws: B.C. attorney general B.C.'s Attorney General Wally Oppal says the NDP needs to stop demanding tougher laws for...

Even the Left is Laughing Posted 2/3/2009 12:00:00 AM By Charles Adler http://www.cjob.com/StationShared/AdlerOnline.aspx Even the left is now laughing at global warming. Not my words. But it doesn't stop me from laughing along with the columnist who just published what I predicted many...

Tories hit another fundraising record By Andrew Mayeda, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 2, 2009 Source: Tories hit another fundraising record OTTAWA - The governing Conservatives raised a record $21.2 million in donations in 2008, while the opposition Liberals made modest progress in their...

Dear Jack By Charles Adler Monday, February 2, 2009 Dear Jack, We've been friends for a long time and friends really ought to tell friends the truth. So since nobody else has told you, I think it's time for me to step up and get it done. Jack, when you and Gilles Duceppe were first...

U.S. stimulus plan's 'protectionist' clause concerns Harper Andrew Mayeda and Sheldon Alberts, Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Source: U.S. stimulus plan's 'protectionist' clause concerns Harper Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed serious concern Thursday over a...

News Talk Radio will have full coverage of the 2009 federal budget starting at 3:00PM (CST) this afternoon. If anyone wishes to listen to it, here's a Link: Budget day in Canada | News Talk 980 At the top of the page is a large green "Listen Live" button for you to click.

Ban on body armour proposed by NDP MLA Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2009 | 7:26 AM PT Source: Ban on body armour proposed by NDP MLA New Democrat MLA Mike Farnworth plans to introduce a private member's bill in February that regulates and restricts the wearing of Kevlar body armour...

2 Saskatoon police officers resign over 'inappropriate behaviour' case Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2009 | 10:48 AM CT Two Saskatoon police officers have resigned in the wake of a sex scandal in the department. Four other officers have been disciplined in the case that first became...

Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects By Vito Pilieci, Ottawa CitizenJanuary 7, 2009 Source: Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects OTTAWA — New technology that gives people the ability to move objects with their minds will soon be available at North American toy...

Que. RCMP slammed by employee survey By William Marsden, Montreal GazetteJanuary 8, 2009 6:03 AM Source: Que. RCMP slammed by employee survey MONTREAL - A secret RCMP report indicates that the Quebec division of Canada’s most vaunted police force is a mess of bad management, poor...

Source: CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: Misprint may void lotto tickets Misprint may void lotto tickets 'Printing error' could cost him By JASON BUCKLAND, SUN MEDIA BRAMPTON -- You can easily see the pain in Thomas Noftall's eyes. "They're going to take away my dream. They're going to take it...

Inmate leaves jail in cab An inmate who dislocated a shoulder at the Regina Correctional Centre on Christmas Eve was given a cab voucher and sent to the hospital — by himself. Source: Inmate leaves jail in cab REGINA -- An inmate who dislocated a shoulder at the Regina Correctional Centre on...