Category Archives: news

March 26, 2009

Teen sex, HST in Ontario and Hunting the Seal Hunters: March 26 ’09 Headlines

My pick of the day’s national news, written for broadcast on Take 5, CIUT 89.5 FM. HST – it just rolls off the paycheque Ontario is blending its Provincial Sales Tax with the GST to make HST – a harmonized … Continue reading →

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March 6, 2009

Free ways to wish Toronto a Happy 175th

It’s the city’s birthday today but celebrations will last well into the year. Here are my picks (insert nerdy history bias here) for not-to-be missed, FREE, happenings: TODAY The Bohemian Embassy Revival – Toronto Public Library City Hall Branch 7-8:30 … Continue reading →

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March 4, 2009

4 March 2009: The Headlines

Once a week (usually Tuesdays, this week, Wednesday) I’m the national news reader and writer on Take 5 – a current affairs morning show on Toronto public radio, CIUT 89.5 FM. I trawl the internet for hours the night before … Continue reading →

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