What are the odds I would win a framed print of Bob Coglianese's famed photo of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes during my Year of Secretariat? 100 per cent, apparently, given the power of thought. (Photo credit: Debra Sherman) 2023 is the 50th Anniversary of one of the greatest athletic accomplishments in history: Secretariat’s Triple Crown remains an inspiration for all ages I had been dreading the arrival of June 9, 2013. I didn’t even realize I had
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Photo: CPAC “Today, we express our gratitude to the journalists who continue to report the facts, give a voice to the voiceless, and often put themselves at risk to deliver timely and accurate information to the world, including those covering Russia’s ongoing, brutal invasion of Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with journalists in Iran who are facing brutal repression and severe restrictions for covering the Iranian regime’s crackdowns on protests. We also recognize the brave work of journalists in Sudan and other conflict areas around the world, who are keeping the world updated on conflicts and the horrifying impacts they are having on people.
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Bryan O'Connor found that locating sufficient charging stations along his trip route was a large challenge, and he does not have faith the situation will be rectified soon. Photo: Fit and Furious Training Exactly one year after purchasing the electric Mustang Mach-E, I’d like to share my thoughts, pros and cons of driving an all electric car.
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Photographer Seth Vane Photo: Donna Laframboise by Donna Laframboise Award-winning photographer Seth Vane came to Canada in 2013, after being raised in Bulgaria and spending five years in Italy. He currently lives in Toronto. During the pandemic, he was keen to observe what was going on across the
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Toronto City Hall Photo: Toronto.ca Do Torontonians actually trust their Council to create a “Net Zero” program which reduces emissions without decimating the downtown core? The same Council that voted for “Net Zero” while increasing the number of licensed vehicles for hire by a factor of fifteen – from 5,500 to 86,000?
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Photo: "Think Big" Mike Murchison It’s all fun and games with these goofy electric vehicles until the next thing you know there’s no more toilet paper. Or medicine. Or food.
In its ongoing effort to destroy just about everything, the Biden administration is now cracking down on the trucking industry.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Separated at birth? Photos: Google Images, GM. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on federal opposition parties to reject the $13 billion subsidy the federal government is giving Volkswagen. “Taxpayers don’t have $13 billion to give to a multinational corporation,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the
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The ‘8 March principles,’ as they are called, lay out a human rights-based approach to laws criminalizng conduct in relation to sex, drug use, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, homelessness and poverty. by Hans Wienhold The UN’s latest idea that “life sustaining activities in public spaces” should be decriminalized is fuel for a rant. Each one of the points are logical implications of libertarianism; the problem occurs when they try to inject
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The back of ‘Ted’s’ truck, parked for the night near Thunder Bay, Ontario. 26 January 2022. Screen capture from a video shot by ‘Sally’ Last month, I told you about a Saskatoon couple I called Ted and Sally. He’s been a trucker for 40 years, and she’s been a trucker’s wife for nearly as long. They joined the Freedom Convoy in late January 2022 and, from day one, she streamed Facebook Live videos from the cab of their truck.
These videos allowed friends and family to ride along, to witness in real time the incredible enthusiasm with which ordinary Canadians responded to the Convoy. Today, they are an important, permanent record of what took place.
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