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[Politics] — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has finally scored his Olympic hockey beer from U.S. President Barack Obama. U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson delivered on Friday morning a case of Molson Canadian to Harper at 24 Sussex Drive — making good on Obama's losing bet that the American men's hocke read more»
[Politics] — Half of Canadians surveyed believe possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use should not be a crime. Those who believe that possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use should not be a crime tend to be men (54 per cent), under the age of 25 (58 per cent), as well as supp read more»
[Technology] — Canadian MP Charlie Angus, a former rocker, has formally introduced a bill meant to ease the legal uncertainty around format shifting. He proposes a trade: Canada's levy on items like blank CDs gets expanded to devices like iPods, and in return people can legally transfer their own music to device read more»
[News] — Canadians will get a good indication of where the minority Tory government is going when it outlines its policy and legislative plans in the speech from the throne Wednesday, and follows that up with a new federal budget on Thursday. read more»
[Travel] — With Vancouver hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the world’s attention is focused on Vancouver. But Canada has a lot more to offer that just Olympics and hockey. read more»
[Travel] — If you are looking for a beach vacation, you probably don't think of Canada. But if you time it right, you can catch some beautiful scenery and be able to say that you got your tan in Canada. read more»
[News] — The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has created a new defense against claims of defamation, allowing for reporting in the public interest. They specifically included bloggers as eligible, writing: '...the traditional media are rapidly being complemented by new ways of commun read more»
[News] — People often overlook Canada as a large oil exporter. Some interesting stats in this infographic. read more»
[Lifestyle] — Anti-Bullying Week is devoted to raising awareness by featuring a variety of interactive events including Think Day, poster-making and homeroom discussions about bullying. read more»
[Politics] — A bumble by the Prime Minister's Office has residents of Nunavut alternately chuckling and cringing. A news release Monday outlined Prime Minister Stephen Harper's itinerary as he began a five-day Arctic tour. The release repeatedly spelled the capital of Nunavut as Iqualuit - rather than Iqaluit read more»
[Offbeat] — Constance Bay has not designated its downtown a red-light district, despite what a racy new sign might have you believe. A roadside sign posted outside the village a couple of weeks ago by the City of Ottawa directs travellers to Constance Bay's downtown with some symbols indicating various amenit read more»
[Offbeat] — A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger. read more»
[Technology] — When the host of the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" learned he had rung up $11,000 in charges from AT&T while in Canada, he headed straight for Twitter. The culprit, he tweeted, was the USB modem plugged into his laptop that was running on a wireless plan suitable for the U.S., but not for Ca read more»
[News] — It's appears Canada Day is going to be a big fizzle in many parts of Toronto, with festivals, celebrations — even the city-sponsored fireworks display — cancelled. City officials say they cancelled the festivities because of the continuing strike by municipal workers. Without the unionized workers read more»
[Politics] — Michael Geist reports that the two Canadian Ministers responsible for copyright seem to have reversed course on copyright and now appear to oppose a Canadian DMCA. At a government event this week, Industry Minister Tony Clement spoke of how things have changed and of the need for consultation, whil read more»


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