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    Mayerthrope 1st aniversary

    Mayerthorpe marks RCMP shootings anniversary with candlelight and hockey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 14:06 on March 1, 2006, EST. By JOHN COTTER MAYERTHORPE, Alta. (CP) - People in this small farming community will mark the anniversary...
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    Shells fights 1.5 billion lawsuit against it

    LAGOS (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch giant Shell, which is locked in a bitter legal battle over environmental damage in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Delta, is appealing against a hefty 1.5-billion-dollar (1.2-billion-euro) fine for pollution. ADVERTISEMENT On Friday, the federal high court in the...
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    Puerto Rico Independence Protest

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 1,000 demonstrators chanting anti- FBI slogans and carrying Puerto Rican flags marched through the capital of this U.S. island territory on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Demonstrators chanted "Respect Puerto Rico!" and "FBI get out!" Many of the marchers favor...
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    Charging Nation with Genocide

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Generals and politicians have been convicted of genocide, but the U.N.'s highest court will consider Monday whether a nation — in this case Serbia — can be guilty of humanity's worst crime. ADVERTISEMENT The stakes potentially include billions of dollars and...
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    Glory, Doom, Gettyburg

    Some of the best movies that I have watched on this reading break. Glory, was so cool. Gettysburg I have to say was the best. And Doom was awesome. It was so bloody cool, that it almost made me run out and buy the game again.
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    Discrimination Française

    Apparaît comme là sont des sentiments à la majorité dominante au Canada de l'hostilité vers la langue française et les français. Pourquoi ? Et est-ce que ce dirigé aussi bien à d'autres communautés est au Canada ?
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    Comment est aller du monde

    Ainsi ce qui fait chacun pensez que la direction le monde va. Je pense que le monde descend la toilette et il n'importe pas s'il doit faire avec l'Islam ou Bush ou quelque chose. De sorte que soit pourquoi, comme dans le film le facteur, Je projette sur créer une tribu des personnes d'Asatru et...
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    Liberal Leadership up in air if early election

    OTTAWA (CP) - Interim leader Bill Graham says it will be up to the party executive who leads the Liberals into the next federal election if it comes before a leadership convention. But Graham suggests he doesn't expect Paul Martin will be the man. Martin handed over the leadership duties to...
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    Missile Defence Acceptable : Defense Minister

    New defence minister willing to re-open missile defence debate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 13:09 on February 23, 2006, EST. By JOHN WARD OTTAWA (CP) - Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor says he's willing to re-open the controversial...
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    Kazakhstan unrest

    ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan's intelligence chief resigned Wednesday after several of his subordinates were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the slaying of an opposition leader. ADVERTISEMENT The opposition has said the Feb. 11 killing of Altynbek Sarsenbayev was politically...
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    Bloody Christian-Muslim Violence: 76 dead

    ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 20 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the eastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday by Christians taking revenge for the killing of Christians in northern Nigeria at the weekend. ADVERTISEMENT A Reuters eyewitness saw at least 20 bodies, some...
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    American Bigotry leading Port Security issue

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab-Americans contended on Tuesday that bias and bigotry, not security concerns, lay behind the uproar over a deal that would place commercial operations at six U.S. ports in the hands of an Arab company. ADVERTISEMENT The furor centers around the $6.8 billion...
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    So what's your favourite thing to have for supper?

    Cake and hot chocolate. That's what I have when I am at the base, don't tell my parents *shuzz*
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    Internet Game

    Well I am not only in the DND, but I am also trying for the four time to make a new internet game. So I will hopefully have an enjoyable game for everyone in the Internet community to play. So, I was wondering, what kind of Internet RPGs do you like? If you want to learn more, just PM me.
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    U.N Flag

    Now does anyone know if a U.N flag can be placed in the section of flags. Because it is fun having the Canadian and the Iranian flag but I would like to have the U.N flag thanks.
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    Retirement

    Okay, i am just going to announce my retirement from Canadian Content. It has been a fun two or three months that I have had on this forum. I wish everyone the best and I hope everyone remains safe in whatever they may do, but i think I am going to push on. See you later. :wink:
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    Green Party

    Now, the Green party in Canada did not do that well at all in the last election. With an autocratic leader, do you think it will last.
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    Longest Conservative Minority: 6 months

    The 40th Canadian federal election, barring war or insurrection, must be called by February 13, 2011: five years after the return of the writs from the 39th federal election held on January 23, 2006. Traditionally in Canada the Prime Minister can select an election date of his or her choosing...
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    Another Election: NDP gains

    OTTAWA (CP) - The Conservatives would win another minority and the NDP would gain at the expense of the Liberals if Canadians had a chance to redo the Jan. 23 election, a new poll suggests. ADVERTISEMENT The Decima Research survey of 1,010 adult Canadians, conducted between Feb...
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    Nepal situation

    KATMANDU, Nepal - For a man who spends much of his time holed up in rundown apartment on the outskirts of Katmandu, Biraj is supremely confident his vision of a communist Nepal will soon become reality. ADVERTISEMENT Emboldened by a string of setbacks to the Himalayan nation's absolute...