When the pot no longer needs stirring
The atmosphere around anti-war rallies at York is starting to get really aggressive.
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Examining Ontario’s new disability law
Ontario has joined other provinces in the move toward making its facilities and businesses more accessible for persons with disabilities. In June 2005, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) became law.
Shoot & Tell: Nausher Khan
He works in a flea market on the shore of Karachi’s Clifton Beach, an Afghan refugee who’s lived in Peshawar – a city in the north of Pakistan close to the Afghan border – for two years and in Karachi for the last year.
Canada to lose lead in fight against smoking
In late September, Health Canada decided to nix a new series of mandatory cigarette package warning labels that would include more graphic depictions of the side effects smoking can induce. After seven years of government-funded research, the goal of motivating smokers to end their deadly habit has ground to a halt, leaving many health advocates reeling.
“It’s incomprehensible,” said Michael Perley, director of the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco. “There’s no doubt that they need refreshing. They’ve been seen thousands of times by every smoker, and the idea is to make them a larger part of the package face and to bring new harder hitting messages, which are really necessary.”
Wonderments
What would happen if famous rulers and conquerors were hybridized with fluffy house pets?
'Paranormal Activity 2'
What did you watch this Halloween?
'The Rapture' by Liz Jensen
A riveting and fast-paced novel, The Rapture by Liz Jensen is a whirlwind of catastrophic events that grabs its readers and won’t let go until the very last page.