Archive | June 2014
June 14, 2014  

Only in Vancouver!

There was a shooting at a Starbucks in Yaletown followed by a high-speed "bike-chase" as officers pursued the suspect on bicycles around the Seawall while exchanging gunfire!

There was a shooting at a Starbucks in Yaletown followed by a high-speed “bike-chase” as officers on bicycles pursued the suspect around the Seawall while exchanging gunfire!

June 12, 2014  

Unwelcome Mat

City faces backlash after installing spikes on benches to deter homeless people from squatting

A Montreal Housing development has removed “anti-homeless spikes” from a ledge in front of its building after  facing a “twitter storm” of criticism. These devises are been increasingly being installed in cities around the globe to deter loitering.

June 11, 2014  

Spoiler Brat!

C "it's [not] my Tea-Party and I'll cry if I want to" House Leader goes down to defeat

Eric Cantor “it’s [not] my Tea-Party and I’ll cry if I want to”
Republican House Majority Leader is soundly beaten in US primary by an obscure Tea-Party candidate Dave Brat

June 10, 2014  

Obama and Putin: Friends to Foes

Obama and Putin: 70 years ago we were Allies!

Normandy:  “Fancy meeting you here. To think 70 years ago we were Allies!”

June 8, 2014  

Tiny Tea-House

John Murchie, grandson of the famed Murchie's Tea founder, has created a Micro-house company, believing that the small, earthquake and tornado-proof homes can help developing countries and "change the world"

John Murchie, grandson of the famed Murchie’s Tea founder, has created a Micro-house company, believing that the small, earthquake and tornado-proof homes can help developing countries and “change the world”

June 6, 2014  

War Requiem

June 6th, 1944, D-Day, Canadian Troops land at Juno Beach.

June 6th, 1944, D-Day, Canadian Troops land at Juno Beach.

June 3, 2014  

Et Tu Tutu?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, travelled to Fort McMurray and added his voice to the growing international opposition to Alberta oilsands development, calling the industry "filth". [but he didn't cycle there from South Africa]

Archbishop Desmond Tutu travelled to Fort McMurray and added his voice to the growing international opposition to Alberta oilsands development, calling the industry “filth”.
[but he didn’t cycle there from South Africa!]

June 2, 2014  

Wherefore art thou Roméo?

Romeo Dellaire, ex military general genocide and the "conscience of Canada" retires from the Senate

Roméo Dallaire, Lieutenant General, humanitarian, author and retired general who, while serving as Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Rwanda, tried to stop the genocide; and who has been described as the “conscience of Canada” retires from the Canadian Senate

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