Tag Archives: Canada
$11.5 billion to care for Afghan veterans; Media gets Vancouver’s Eastside Wrong; Toronto Transit Merger – 31 March 2009 Headlines
Post traumatic stress disorder is expensive A new Tyee series reports that caring for Canada’s Afghanistan veterans could cost as much as $11 and a half billion dollars. Carleton University researcher David Perry estimates that by July 2011, 41,000 Canadians … Continue reading
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18 March 2009: The headlines
My pick of the day’s national news, written for broadcast on Take 5, CIUT 89.5 FM. Conservatives get busy — on campus and on the campaign trail Former premier Mike Harris is reportedly building support for MPP Tim Hudak in … Continue reading
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Sap run
The moment when the cold, hard sap of the Maple Tree melts into syrup, like the heart melting at the first rush of new love’s embrace: this is spring. The historic Mennonite village of Elmira, near Kitchener-Waterloo in Southern Ontario, … Continue reading
It’s not the bra – it’s the wrong cup size dingbat
At the mere mention of La Senza, the only affordable, large Canadian bra retailer, my big-busted, credit-card maxing lady friends engage in frowns and fits of tsk tsking “The fit is all wrong,” “Their bras make my boobs sag,” And … Continue reading
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For the love of vino
My best friend was visiting from Australia last week and her Dad, Gord, offered to take us on a tour of Niagara‘s wineries. Even at 30 it’s never too late to say yes to parents’ footing the bill. I am a … Continue reading
