MSN News – Former media baron and convicted fraudster Conrad Black has been stripped of the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. David Johnston. The...
Archive for January, 2014
B.C. To Allow Alcohol In Grocery Stores And Kids In Pubs As Liquor Laws Overhauled
By World on The Run
National Post – The B.C. government has announced its support for all 73 recommendations in a report aimed at overhauling the province’s liquor laws, including...
Vodka Kills Russian Men By The Thousands
By Alan Briskin
Toronto Sun – Russian death rates have fluctuated wildly over the past 30 years as alcohol restrictions and social stability varied under presidents Gorbachev, Yeltsin...
Loonie Shakes Off Early Losses As Economy Shows Further Growth
By World on The Run
The Globe and Mail – The Canadian dollar turned higer late morning Friday amid data showing the economy continued to register respectable growth during November. ...
WSJ Board Defends Nazi Comparison
By World on the Run
The Wall Street Journal – Five days on, the commentariat continues to drop anvils on Tom Perkins, who may have written the most-read letter...
Scientists Modify Monkey DNA
By World on the Run
The Guardian – Researchers have created genetically modified monkeys with a revolutionary new procedure that enables scientists to cut and paste DNA in living organisms....
Amanda Knox Will Never Visit Italy Again
By World on the Run
The Daily Beast – After more than 11 hours of deliberation, two coffee runs and a catered lunch, the two judges and six lay jurors...
Much Of North Dakota’s Natural Gas Is Going Up In Flames
By World On The Run
NPR – North Dakota’s oil boom isn’t just about oil; a lot of natural gas comes out of the ground at the same time. But there’s...
Americans Adjust To The New Normal
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – The original sequester of 2013 and the new semiquester have shown that the impossible is quite possible: Politicians can make across-the-board, indiscriminate...
Stocks Fall, End Worst January In Years
By World on The Run
CNN – Stocks dropped sharply during the first month of the year, with the Dow tumbling more than 5%. That was the Dow’s worst January...
State Department Releases Keystone XL Final Environmental Impact Statement
By World on The Run
Washington Post – The State Department concluded in its final environmental assessment issued Friday that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not significantly alter global...
Yahoo Says Email Accounts Hacked, Passwords Stolen
By World on The Run
CBC – Usernames and passwords of some of Yahoo’s email customers have been stolen and used to gather personal information about people those Yahoo mail...
Russia Broke Treaty With Missile
By World on the Run
The New York Times – The United States informed its NATO allies this month that Russia had tested a new ground-launched cruise missile, raising concerns...
North Korea: We Shot Kim’s Uncle
By World on the Run
Sky News – A senior North Korean diplomat has told Sky News that the United States is to blame for the tense situation on the...
UAE Frees Woman Facing Rape Charge
By World on the Run
Europe Online Magazine – An Austrian woman who was allegedly raped in Dubai was finally allowed to leave the country Thursday, after facing a prison...
Malta Bows To Eu ‘Pressure’ On Passport Sales
By World On The Run
EUObserver – The Maltese government has introduced obligatory residence into its passport sale scheme under “tremendous pressure” from the European Commission. The commission said in...
B.C. To Allow Alcohol In Grocery Stores And Kids In Pubs As Liquor Laws Overhauled
By World on The Run
National Post – The B.C. government has announced its support for all 73 recommendations in a report aimed at overhauling the province’s liquor laws, including...
Vodka Kills Russian Men By The Thousands
By Alan Briskin
Toronto Sun – Russian death rates have fluctuated wildly over the past 30 years as alcohol restrictions and social stability varied under presidents Gorbachev, Yeltsin...
Loonie Shakes Off Early Losses As Economy Shows Further Growth
By World on The Run
The Globe and Mail – The Canadian dollar turned higer late morning Friday amid data showing the economy continued to register respectable growth during November. ...
WSJ Board Defends Nazi Comparison
By World on the Run
The Wall Street Journal – Five days on, the commentariat continues to drop anvils on Tom Perkins, who may have written the most-read letter...
Scientists Modify Monkey DNA
By World on the Run
The Guardian – Researchers have created genetically modified monkeys with a revolutionary new procedure that enables scientists to cut and paste DNA in living organisms....
Amanda Knox Will Never Visit Italy Again
By World on the Run
The Daily Beast – After more than 11 hours of deliberation, two coffee runs and a catered lunch, the two judges and six lay jurors...
Much Of North Dakota’s Natural Gas Is Going Up In Flames
By World On The Run
NPR – North Dakota’s oil boom isn’t just about oil; a lot of natural gas comes out of the ground at the same time. But there’s...
Americans Adjust To The New Normal
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – The original sequester of 2013 and the new semiquester have shown that the impossible is quite possible: Politicians can make across-the-board, indiscriminate...
Stocks Fall, End Worst January In Years
By World on The Run
CNN – Stocks dropped sharply during the first month of the year, with the Dow tumbling more than 5%. That was the Dow’s worst January...
State Department Releases Keystone XL Final Environmental Impact Statement
By World on The Run
Washington Post – The State Department concluded in its final environmental assessment issued Friday that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not significantly alter global...
Yahoo Says Email Accounts Hacked, Passwords Stolen
By World on The Run
CBC – Usernames and passwords of some of Yahoo’s email customers have been stolen and used to gather personal information about people those Yahoo mail...
Russia Broke Treaty With Missile
By World on the Run
The New York Times – The United States informed its NATO allies this month that Russia had tested a new ground-launched cruise missile, raising concerns...
North Korea: We Shot Kim’s Uncle
By World on the Run
Sky News – A senior North Korean diplomat has told Sky News that the United States is to blame for the tense situation on the...
UAE Frees Woman Facing Rape Charge
By World on the Run
Europe Online Magazine – An Austrian woman who was allegedly raped in Dubai was finally allowed to leave the country Thursday, after facing a prison...
Malta Bows To Eu ‘Pressure’ On Passport Sales
By World On The Run
EUObserver – The Maltese government has introduced obligatory residence into its passport sale scheme under “tremendous pressure” from the European Commission. The commission said in...