CBC News – The future of an internationally renowned research facility for the study of water pollution and lake ecosystems will be announced by the...
Archive for August, 2013
Senator Carignan To Become New Leader Of The Government In Senate
By World on The Run
The Globe and Mail – Senator Claude Carignan will become the new Leader of the Government in the Senate, replacing outgoing Senator Marjory LeBreton. Prime...
Chemical Attack May Show Worries About Damascus
By World on The Run
USA Today – The use of chemical weapons by Bashar Assad’s regime illustrates the difficulties his forces have had in routing rebels from strongholds near...
Apple’s iPhone Trade-In Program To Add Consumer Choice
By World on The Run
CNBC – Apple is poised to start offering an in-store trade-in program, but consumers already have plenty of options to turn their old iPhone into...
Newly-Discovered Image Shows Billy The Kid
By World on the Run
Fox News – An old, but recently discovered photo shows two men standing together in what historians figure must be about 1879, and there’s new...
North Korea Executes 12 Performers
By World on the Run
Spin – In some places, pop music can still be a matter of life and death. One, reports suggest, is North Korea. The secretive communist...
Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Arrested
By World on the Run
BBC News – Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohammed al-Beltagi has been arrested, according to Egyptian officials. Mr Beltagi, secretary-general of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice...
Nasdaq Says Software Bug, Arca Problems Led To Trading Outage
By World On The Run
Reuters – Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ.O) said on Thursday Nasdaq’s three-hour trading halt last week was due to an internal software bug and other technology issues triggered...
Justin Trudeau’s pot admission could show loosening taboo
By World On The Run
CBC News – Canadians are learning a little more about the drug habits of their politicians, thanks to a spate of recent admissions on past...
India’s GDP shows continuing slowdown
By World On The Run
BBC News – India’s economy continues to slowdown according to the latest government figures. For the April-to-June quarter, it grew at a rate of 4.4%,...
Tax Study: The ’47%’ Now More Like 43%
By World on The Run
TWSJ – The fraction of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes has fallen from a recession-era high of about 50%. But the number is...
Moderate Rises In U.S. Gasoline Prices Expected
By World on The Run
The New York Times – With all the saber-rattling surrounding Syria and the spike in oil prices over the last week, gasoline prices rose by...
GDP, Consumer Spending Grew In 2nd Quarter
By World on The Run
CBC – Canada’s economy grew by 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, and consumer spending was up almost one per cent...
Air Canada Passengers To Receive Up To $800 If They Get Bumped
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Air Canada will have to compensate bumped passengers in cash for as much as $800, depending on the length of the...
Saudi Arabia Passes Domestic Abuse Ban For First Time
By World on the Run
The Independent – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has passed a ban on domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women for the first time in...
British Parliament Votes Against Military Intervention In Syria
By World on the Run
RT – Any possibility of British involvement in a military campaign in Syria has been effectively ruled out after British lawmakers voted down the prospect...
Senator Carignan To Become New Leader Of The Government In Senate
By World on The Run
The Globe and Mail – Senator Claude Carignan will become the new Leader of the Government in the Senate, replacing outgoing Senator Marjory LeBreton. Prime...
Chemical Attack May Show Worries About Damascus
By World on The Run
USA Today – The use of chemical weapons by Bashar Assad’s regime illustrates the difficulties his forces have had in routing rebels from strongholds near...
Apple’s iPhone Trade-In Program To Add Consumer Choice
By World on The Run
CNBC – Apple is poised to start offering an in-store trade-in program, but consumers already have plenty of options to turn their old iPhone into...
Newly-Discovered Image Shows Billy The Kid
By World on the Run
Fox News – An old, but recently discovered photo shows two men standing together in what historians figure must be about 1879, and there’s new...
North Korea Executes 12 Performers
By World on the Run
Spin – In some places, pop music can still be a matter of life and death. One, reports suggest, is North Korea. The secretive communist...
Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Arrested
By World on the Run
BBC News – Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohammed al-Beltagi has been arrested, according to Egyptian officials. Mr Beltagi, secretary-general of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice...
Nasdaq Says Software Bug, Arca Problems Led To Trading Outage
By World On The Run
Reuters – Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ.O) said on Thursday Nasdaq’s three-hour trading halt last week was due to an internal software bug and other technology issues triggered...
Justin Trudeau’s pot admission could show loosening taboo
By World On The Run
CBC News – Canadians are learning a little more about the drug habits of their politicians, thanks to a spate of recent admissions on past...
India’s GDP shows continuing slowdown
By World On The Run
BBC News – India’s economy continues to slowdown according to the latest government figures. For the April-to-June quarter, it grew at a rate of 4.4%,...
Tax Study: The ’47%’ Now More Like 43%
By World on The Run
TWSJ – The fraction of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes has fallen from a recession-era high of about 50%. But the number is...
Moderate Rises In U.S. Gasoline Prices Expected
By World on The Run
The New York Times – With all the saber-rattling surrounding Syria and the spike in oil prices over the last week, gasoline prices rose by...
GDP, Consumer Spending Grew In 2nd Quarter
By World on The Run
CBC – Canada’s economy grew by 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, and consumer spending was up almost one per cent...
Air Canada Passengers To Receive Up To $800 If They Get Bumped
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Air Canada will have to compensate bumped passengers in cash for as much as $800, depending on the length of the...
Saudi Arabia Passes Domestic Abuse Ban For First Time
By World on the Run
The Independent – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has passed a ban on domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women for the first time in...
British Parliament Votes Against Military Intervention In Syria
By World on the Run
RT – Any possibility of British involvement in a military campaign in Syria has been effectively ruled out after British lawmakers voted down the prospect...