Monthly Archives: August 2005

Europe

Floods, landslides and fire have cost a lot of lives across Europe this week. Hurricane Katrina is picking up steam as it chews up Florida. 7 people died. This is the sixth hurricane that has taken lives in the state … Continue reading

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Gomery Inquiry

Justice John Gomery is asking Canadians what they think. You can submit your recommendations through the inquiry website or by mail. “In my final report I plan to propose some solutions to ensure clearer accountability between the executive and administrative … Continue reading

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The 700 Club and Christian Broadcasting Network In Canada

A lot of Canadian media outlets picked up on televangelist Pat Robertson’s remarks suggesting the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. They picked up on his comments about being misinterpreted and then picked up his retraction. What about CBN and … Continue reading

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Nafta, Canada, US, and softwood lumber

Some time ago I was asked to do a piece for a US cable show on NAFTA. It was worse than cramming for an exam I’d never taken a class for. I’ve never read so much in my life or … Continue reading

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Feedster and PubSub and Bloglines, oh my!

I caught this post on how Feedster Top 500 measures blog links differently than say, Technorati. Okay. Any of us that have blogged for awhile are aware of how quickly communication is changing and how advertisers, tech companies, corporations, businesses, … Continue reading

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Blog Quiz!

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc. via FollowingFrodo

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Ch-ch-ch changing media

Jeff Jarvis is an optimist. Musing about how we are chosing to get our information, he looks at ownership, distribution and trust. I’m writing this post — grappling with perhaps the most fundamental truth of my brief blogging career — … Continue reading

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CBC strike

Locked out CBC workers have decided to start a news site.

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