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Prime Minister Harper compiles “enemy list”

Canadian Prime Minister's office sends emails requesting that aides compile a list of "enemies" for distribution to new Cabinet

Canadian Prime Minister’s office sends emails requesting that aides compile a list of “enemies” for distribution to new Cabinet

Studies show music can lessen pain

Listening to music can lessen children's  perception of pain;  but what if the music is CAUSING the pain?

Listening to music can lessen children’s perception of pain; but what if the music is CAUSING the pain?

Malala-Day

UN declares Malala Day" in honour of the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban for attending classes.

UN declares “Malala Day” in honour of the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban for attending classes.

Pope asks priests to abandon luxury cars

"Well, at least it emits more gas than it guzzles"

“Well, at least it emits more gas than it guzzles”

Burkhardt fiddles while Lac Mégantic burns

Edward Burkhardt, CEO of Maine and Atlantic Railway,  makes flippant jokes mere days after a massive explosion, caused by his company's train derailment,  destroys the  town and kills up to 50 people.

Edward Burkhardt, CEO of Maine and Atlantic Railway, makes flippant jokes mere days after a massive explosion, caused by his company’s train derailment, destroys the town and kills up to 50 people.

Sins of Emission

German Chancellor Angela Merkel personally blocked plans to improve the efficiency of European cars in order to protect German luxury cars such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Daimler

German Chancellor Angela Merkel personally blocked plans to improve the efficiency of European cars in order to protect German luxury cars such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Daimler, in spite of the fact that 27 other European nations had agreed.

Canning the new Fisheries Amendments?

The Canadian Conservative government has missed another deadline to implement its controversial fisheries bill which gutted habitat protection.

The Canadian Conservative government has missed another deadline to implement its controversial fisheries bill which gutted habitat protection.

“Abbottabad” as it gets

The Abbottabad commission condemns the Pakistan Military and Intelligence for failing to notice Osama bin Laden hiding "in plain sight" less than 50 kilometres from the Capital, [though he was wearing a cowboy hat as a disguise].

The Abbottabad commission condemns the Pakistan Military and Intelligence for failing to notice Osama bin Laden hiding “in plain sight” less than 50 kilometres from the Capital, [though he was wearing a cowboy hat as a disguise].

Andy Murray: Wimbledon champion

"He may be Wimbledon Champion, but he has no style".  Andy Murray becomes the first British Wimbledon Champ since Fred Perry won in 1936

“He may be Wimbledon Champion, but he has no style”. Andy Murray becomes the first British Wimbledon Champ since Fred Perry won in 1936

Hey man, Goldman Sacked

Bruce Heyman, a wealthy Goldman Sachs manager and Obama fundraiser, won't replace David Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Canada.

Bruce Heyman, a wealthy Goldman Sachs manager and Obama fundraiser, won’t replace David Jacobson as U.S. Ambassador to Canada.