Share World’s first triangular coin has been presented on December 6, 2007, to commemorate the return of treasures of Tutankhamun to the capital of UK. The coins, having the shape of a pyramid, represent a part of a series depicting artifacts that were uncovered in the tomb of the young pharaoh. The place, were the [...]
Share CP – So you think your husband’s a little too adept at playing the colonic calliope? Wish your sleep wasn’t interrupted by a fusillade of flatulence? Well, if you think you’ve taken up residence in Beantown but he insists his output is normal, you can both at least take heart from the fact that [...]
Share CIV – Jason Kenney, federal secretary of state for multiculturalism, has had private discussion with the minister of justice last week regarding the unresolved case of the murder of Amanda Zhao, Kenney’s director of communications Alykhan Velshi confirms. “In the New Year, Kenney, Nicholson and public safety minister Stockwell Day will discuss this further,” [...]
Share CP – Britain’s top law societies have issued a stinging rebuke to the Canadian government concerning its complicity in the upcoming war crimes trial of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr. The heads of the five legal organizations sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper saying he must take “urgent action” in securing Khadr’s release. [...]
Share CIV, Angus Reid release – People in Canada have generally liberal views on a wide range of social practices, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. Pre-marital sex are okay to 81% of Canadians and same-sex relations are morally acceptable to 59%. One interesting observation: Although Tory supporters are the least likely to [...]
Share This is a good one. I gotta love this minister, as much as I love the “Ultraman”. :) Japan Today — Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that unidentified flying objects may exist and he would be troubled over potential legal issues if one arrives and it requires action by the Self-Defense Forces. “There [...]
Share Royal LePage release – The 2010 Olympic Games has Vancouver abuzz with growth, and contributes to the city’s zero unemployment rate and exploding job market. Vancouver’s burgeoning economy, improvements in infrastructure and transportation, and attractive lifestyle will continue to draw homebuyers to the city, pressuring average house prices upwards in the year ahead, according [...]
Share Royal LePage release – After experiencing an exceptional year characterized by strong average house price appreciation and record breaking unit sales, the momentum from 2007 is anticipated to carry over and position Canada’s real estate market for steady, yet moderate growth in 2008, according to the Royal LePage 2008 Market Survey Forecast. Nationally, average [...]
Share StatCan release – Canada’s total merchandise trade with China has soared in the last decade, reaching $42.1 billion in 2006 and accounting for 5.0% of Canada’s world trade. Imports from China were five times higher in 2006 than in 1997 while exports to the country tripled. (An earlier CIV report shows that Canada’s exports [...]
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