Blue-collar dogs: the short end of the stick?

The Taliban claims that it has captured a Nato dog

The Taliban claims that it has captured a NATO Military dog in Afghanistan. [Dogs are used for bomb-sniffing and raids.]

February 10, 2014

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Lost in Space

Industry Minister James Moore announces the Conservative Governments plan to make the Canadian Space Industry a "global leader" despite no new funding and large cuts to the Agency's budget over the past 2 years.

Industry Minister James Moore announces the Conservative Government plans to make the Canadian Space Industry a “global leader” despite no new funding and large cuts to the Agency’s budget over the past 2 years.

February 9, 2014

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Got those Budget-Shoe Blues

As per tradition, Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty buys new shoes for delivering the Budget: steel toed to make it easier to give charities the boot! [The Conservative Govt. has threatened to pull charitable status from some environmental groups.]

February 8, 2014

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Peter MacKay OKs

Minister MacKay said in Parliament that CSEc collecting metadat from unsuspection citizens at airport was "OKAY"

Canadian Defence Minister MacKay defended the CSEC spy agency’s collection of metadata from unsuspecting citizens through WIFI at Canadian airports. He also approved the agency’s secret electronic eavesdropping program in 2011

February 6, 2014

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The Olympics are going to the dogs!

Stray dogs are wandering through the Olympic sites in Sochi. Rumours say that officials are poisoning them to avoid any embarrassing interruptions at Olympic events.

February 5, 2014