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I cannot think of another time in my life when I have felt such overwhelming pride in my country and my fellow citizens. As a nation we embraced the 'power of you and I' and we believed. We surely did. Never have I witnessed such an outpouring of pride in our country as has been shown during...

Rod Black should go back to saving children in third world countries. Brian Wilson should be sent to Siberia to cover dog-sled races. The rest of the CTV/ TSN so-called commentators should just be deported to the US where they would fit in much more comfortably with their style of reporting...

I have watched figure skating all my life and know the sport well. Years ago the controversy concerning the judging by certain countries was called into question so often I wondered if the sport would ever get back on track. It seemed to for awhile but now with the rule changes it seems that...

Alexandre Bilodeau won gold in the men's mogul event tonight. I doubt he yet realizes the impact this medal will have. Canada has never won gold on home soil prior to these Olympics. The curse is broken and we can hold our heads high. YEE HAW! :canada::canada::canada::canada::canada::canada:

Island people are celebrating tonight, PEI beat the Macartle team from Ontario in the semi-final at the tournie today. They are a wonderful team and are fun to watch. They don't get their knickers in a knot and they don't lose their cool. They handle good and bad shots with the same attitude...

The attention of the world is still on Haiti yet other countries continue to suffer countless cruelties and the slaughter and/or abuse of children. One would think that the Rwandan genocide might have taught the nations of the world something but such is obviously not the case. Why is the...

While reading the New York Times yesterday, I came across this article on China and thought I would share it with everyone. It appears that China is set to take-over manufacturing of renewable energy technologies. It makes me wonder what Canada is doing in the field and why we aren’t doing...

Good and Boring Op-Ed Columnist - Good and Boring - NYTimes.com By Paul Krugman Published: January 31, 2010-02-01 In times of crisis, good news is no news. Iceland’s meltdown made headlines; the remarkable stability of Canada’s banks, not so much. Yet as the world’s attention shifts from...

CBC ran a clip from a group of students in Haiti who are studying film making. They all made it through the earthquake and since then have been busy filming and uploading their videos to the internet. This is a rather different view then what we have been seeing on the news. Well worth a...

Apparently, the US is not the only country looking to 'occupy' Haiti. A simple google search turned up these hits. Heck, the UN alone is sending 7,000 troops. Canada to send 1000 more troops to Haiti - World AP - MiamiHerald.com BBC News - Nato allies to send extra 7000 troops to...

Our Canadian skaters are currently competing for slots in the Olympics. The men’s short program was held yesterday and there are some excellent young skaters who show great potential. Vaughn Chipeur from Edmonton, AB was simply outstanding, IMHO. From the minute his program started, I knew...

I cannot imagine the profound sorrow that our GG is suffering right now. Though Canada has moved swiftly to offer aid and support for Haitians citizens, it must be absolutely overwhelming to watch news reports of the utter destruction of her homeland. I know that she has family and friends...

Michael Byers is the author of 'Who Owns the Arctic: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North. CPAC aired a talk given by Michael Byers which I happened to catch the other night. During his presentation, Byers raised many interesting questions concerning Canada’s policies and...

Ottawa must defend human rights record regarding B.C. treaty

Costs to soar as aging Canadians face rising tide of dementia - The Globe and Mail Being an ‘aging boomer’ myself, articles like this naturally grab my attention. There are some rather interesting forecasts being made about the numbers of Canadians facing dementia in the future and the...

For the ninth year in a row, the Canadian Men’s Junior Hockey team will meet either the US or Sweden in the Gold Medal game. Canada beat the Swiss team 6 to 1, in what I thought was a game dominated by Canada. Late in the game, the Swiss drew a 5-minute penalty when a Canadian player was...

It all came down the last shot-on-goal by the US during the shoot-out following a 5-minute overtime period. After Canada had scored three goals in a row, and the US had followed with two - our Canadian goalie stopped the last shot and Canada once again beat the US to win a bye into the...

Blackwater Guards Tied To Covert Raids by the C.I.A. Private security guards from Blackwater Worldwide participated in some of the C.I.A.'s most sensitive activities -- clandestine raids with agency officers against people suspected of being insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan and the...

President Obama addressed an auditorium packed with cadets at West Point tonight in a speech that detailed the new US strategy in Afghanistan. In all actuality, he was addressing nations around the world such as Canada who have been waiting to see what direction the new President would take and...

Written by my good friend, Lloyd McTaggart who is an Edmonton Eskimo fan. Ode To The Roughies – The 2009 Grey Cup The weather was fine For both teams that day The stands were quite green And the skies were not gray The game started off With a bang, to be sure The Grey Cup was waiting With...