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
Read MoreCan’t find anybody to work. Or no one wants to work anymore. It’s a common thread. Not just where I live, but seemingly every place I travel.
I cover Alberta and the Northwest US states, and this discussion has crossed my table a lot. Employers can’t find anyone to work.
I’m sure there are a variant of factors involved. The wage that’s being offered, the hours as well as the expectations. Tie that into the cost of living and you might just have a perfect storm brewing.
Read MoreGiorgio Mammoliti, a prominent city councillor and candidate for mayor of Toronto, has announced his strong opposition to bike lanes in the city. His stance is informed by recent KTM polling data that shows most Toronto residents feel negatively impacted by bike lanes, with 63 per cent wanting the next mayor to evaluate and potentially remove them from major roads.
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Speakers list for the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Heavy Duty Truck emissions reductions rules online hearing May 2nd. Image: EPA
The EPA’s virtual public hearings for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking took place on May 2 and 3, 2023. On a Speakers’ list packed full of representatives from the Lung
Read MoreToronto mayoralty candidate Anthony Furey has launched a petition on his campaign website to slow the installation of new bike lanes in Toronto, and in some cases reverse them.
Toronto Mayoral candidate Anthony Furey said as Mayor he will halt Toronto’s “outrageous” pledge to create new dedicated bike lanes throughout the city and will remove the University Avenue dedicated lanes.
“The current approach to bike lanes in Toronto is outrageous — it has just gone too far,” says Furey.
In Ontario, a car is stolen every 48 minutes. From 2014 to 2021, there was a 72 per cent increase in auto theft across the province, and a 14 per cent increase in the last year alone.
The Ontario government has announced it is fighting auto theft by investing $51 million in new measures to help police identify and dismantle organized crime networks and put thieves behind bars. The funding will support first-of-its kind auto theft prosecution teams to investigate and prosecute criminal organizations that profit from stolen vehicles.
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Mayoralty candidate Olivia Chow met with drivers from Taxi and Uber during her campaign. Image: LDAO
Famed author Robertson Davies once noted that asking him to write the forward for a book on literary criticism was akin to “asking the Goose to say grace at Christmas dinner.” Taxi industry attendees at mayoralty candidate Olivia Chow’s “Taxi
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Some of the CAF members Christianson represents refused the Covid shot and have been released or disciplined; others took the vaccine and are suffering disastrous side effects.
“These are previously healthy men and women, now facing medical emergencies and injuries that have left them disabled for life,” Christianson told the National Citizens' Inquiry. Photo: NCI
“Being forced to take this into my body by a superior officer was like being raped over a desk at basic training all over again.”
This quote from a female member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was provided to the National Citizens’ Inquiry (NCI) at the April 26th hearing by Catherine Christianson, a lawyer representing hundreds of members of CAF in their efforts to obtain justice in their fight against Covid-19 policies.
Some of the CAF members Christianson represents refused the Covid shot and have been released or disciplined; others took the vaccine and are suffering disastrous side effects.
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