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Hunting for an alternative to Barack or Mitt? You need look no further. The Yes We Canada party has some interesting ideas for the American voter.;-) “Who better to lead America than a country already leading America in so many ways?” is just the beginning of Canadian Brian Calvert’s...

http://olympic.ca/ Rock on Canadian Olympians! Thank you one and all. I am so proud of you. :canada:

I miss this dude.............he sure had some righteous things to say. Ron Paul: What If? (speech on House floor 2/12/09) - YouTube What if it was Ron Paul facing Barack Obama in the coming election?

The Lockout Song - YouTube

So who’s to blame? There is no disguising the obvious candidate Canada has made two significant contributions to professional sporting success: the Stanley and Grey Cups. Too bad these storied trophies are heading in opposite directions. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the...

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, September 11, 2012 – Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador, the Bluenose II, will officially relaunch in Lunenburg on Saturday, September 29 during an all-day celebration for Nova Scotians, Canadians and international visitors. The official relaunch will lower the...

The Bush administration was warned that Osama Bin Laden was plotting the Sept. 11 attacks much earlier than previously thought, according to a blockbuster new book. But President Bush’s advisers, fixated on bringing down Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein, believed Bin Laden was blowing smoke...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the 11thanniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and the second annual National Day of Service: “September 11, 2001, was a day that shocked the world. More than a decade later, the horrific...

Iran’s president accuses enemies of destroying rain clouds, creating drought Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his country's enemies of enacting a sinister plan to create a drought by somehow destroying the rain clouds before they reach Iran, several Iranian websites reported...

BOB MCKENZIE I've spent the better part of my first week back from vacation trying to get a handle on the NHL-NHL Players' Association labor negotiations, or lack thereof, and in the immortal words of Roberto Duran, "No mas." My head is spinning, and if you've seen my noggin, you know...

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being hailed as “World Statesman of the Year” by an American organization that previously feted Jean Chretie, British prime minister Gordon Brown and and Korean president Lee Myung-bak. The award, for his work as “a champion of democracy, freedom...

Here's a real knee-slapper for you, talloola. :lol: Report: NHL has lost 240 million in the last two seasons Jason Brough Despite posting record revenues, the NHL has lost approximately $240 million over the last two seasons, a league source tells RDS's Renaud Lavoie. In a related...

At 51, Wayne Gretzky will play in Russia for the first time Ryan Dadoun Sept 4, 2012 Back when he was in his prime, Wayne Gretzky dreamed of playing against the Soviet Union as part of a new Summit Series. Gretzky won three gold medals in the Canada Cup, including in 1987 when they...

When the National Hockey League locked out its players for the entirety of the 2004-05 season, there was no competition held for the Stanley Cup. To this day, almost nobody ever talks about how bizarre this was—how bizarre, I mean, that the Canadian people and their officialdom stood for it. The...

Scott Feschuk on the U.S. Campaign It’s been a weird campaign and it’s about to get weirder. Here in Canada, national political campaigns are brief: We begin by pretty much ignoring the whole thing for a few weeks—then there’s a debate, a little yelling, maybe some pointing, every...

"In their cheeky new book, America But Better, Chris Cannon and Brian Calvert catalogue the many benefits to the U.S. if the ‘Canada Party’ were to capture the presidency. True, the two nations have skewed notions of each other – but that’s nothing a little municipal matchmaking can’t...

History Channel is also airing a new half-hour series called Canadian Made. The quirky, humorous and entertaining series highlights Canadian products and inventions, many that are world-leading. “Canadian Made is about Canada’s national tradition of invention, improvement and design –...

History Channel has been airing a very interesting doc on the Dieppe raid called Dieppe Uncovered. The raid has always been shrouded in controversy but now new research puts an entirely different perspective on the reasons behind the raid and how just 17 minutes might have made all the...

Jonathan Kay: Pauline Marois’ assaults on democratic values Jonathan Kay | Aug 23, 2012 6:25 AM ET | Last Updated: Aug 23, 2012 9:27 AM ET Given the close scrutiny that surrounded the recent Alberta election, it is somewhat surprising that more attention is not being paid to the genuinely...

Down 1-0 early in front of their home fans, the Czech Republic started to take a chippy approach to their semifinal game against Canada at the under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial hockey tournament. Their strategy played right into the Canadians' hands. Canada scored a pair of power-play goals...