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A woman needs a bicycle…..

Religious police in Saudi Arabia now allow women to ride bikes and motorcycles, but only in specific recreational areas.

Religious police in Saudi Arabia now allow women to ride bikes and motorcycles, but only in specific recreational areas and and accompanied by a male relative.

Scenes from the Evergreen Line, [in honour of St Patrick]

Mayor Robertson wish to make Vancouver North America's  "Greenest City" comes true, at least for today!

Mayor Robertson’s wish to make Vancouver North America’s “Greenest City” comes true, at least for today!

Rosa Parks turning over in her grave

Israel promotes segregation by instituting "Palestinian Only" buses.

Israel promotes segregation by insisting that Palestinians travel on separate “Palestinian Only” buses.

Marc Garneau: Failure to launch?

Former Canadian astronaut's dreams of becoming the next Liberal Leader likely will come to naught as Trudeau signs up 150,000 supporters

Former Canadian astronaut’s dream of becoming the next Liberal Leader likely will come to naught as rival Trudeau signs up 150,000 supporters

Hoopla! Basketball diplomacy?

Former NBA super-star Dennis Rodman bonds with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at basketball game

Former NBA super-star Dennis Rodman bonds with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at basketball game

Christy Clark Apologizes

BC Premiere says "Sorry" for pre-election plan to attract "ethnic" votes which used tax-payer funded resources  for  "quick win" strategies such as apologizing for past wrongs!

BC Premiere says “Sorry” for pre-election strategy to attract “ethnic” votes, which proposed using tax-payer funded resources, creating an “ethnic database” and  scoring”quick wins” such as apologizing for historic wrongs!

Send in the Clowns! Berlusconi, Bersani and Beppe

Italy election results a shambles as Berlusconi, Beppe and B

Italian election chaos causes European markets tumble as no clear winner emerges.

LNG Shot!

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful Liquid Natural Gas [LNG], revenues which may never materialize.

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful projections of LNG, [Liquid Natural Gas] revenues which may never materialize.

Duffy Ducks

Senator Mike Duffy ducks reporters' questions regarding $42,800 he collected in unfounded housing allowance claims

Senator Mike Duffy ducks reporters’ questions regarding the $42,800 housing allowance he collected “by mistake”

News Scoop!

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu "freezes" his ice cream budget after a newspaper uncovers that the state was funding $2700 per year to his favourite ice cream parlour

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “freezes” his ice cream budget after a newspaper uncovers that the state was paying $2700 per year to his favourite ice cream parlour