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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
The dashing young Prince William is a Royal Air Force fly-boy who, when not otherwise occupied with the duties of ceremonial office, spends his time searching for and sometimes rescuing ... Read more..Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Business, Environment | No Comments »
New Brunswick’s redoubtable energy minister, having returned from a fact-finding tour of the American southland where shale gas operations are resuscitating thousands of formerly dying communities, hopes to shred the ... Read more..Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
As the nation hurtles toward its 144th birthday, flushing with pride over the symbols of heritage and statehood, an American aircraft manufacturer is vigorously denying appropriating a line from the ... Read more..Friday, June 24th, 2011 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
Moncton, it should be obvious to all, aspires to become the best, little city in Canada. And with installed Wi-Fi free throughout the downtown, plans for a multi-use civic centre ... Read more..Friday, June 24th, 2011 Posted in Environment | No Comments »
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. . . Only, this time it’s not some Hollywood shark that should haunt the dreams, and unsettle the ... Read more..Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 Posted in Society | No Comments »
In a ground-breaking social experiment during the dawning months of the current century, Internet pioneer Josh Harris entombed 100 volunteers in a bunker beneath New York City and, for a ... Read more..Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
In Vancouver, they gathered, 1,500 strong, to divine the meaning of their stunning electoral success and the future of their once marginal party without lingering too long at the doorstep ... Read more..Monday, June 20th, 2011 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
The men of my family have traditionally celebrated Father’s Day with a surfeit of fine spirits (the drinkable variety) and a healthy aversion to advertised convention. Mother’s Day makes no demands ... Read more..Friday, June 17th, 2011 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
Canada is just vast enough a land mass that regional myths continue to prevail despite occasional and earnest attempts to debunk them. In fact, the span between places that engender ... Read more..Thursday, June 16th, 2011 Posted in Economy, Humour | 2 Comments »
When, a few months ago, the Alward government wisely tossed New Brunswick’s official slogan, “Be in this place”, into the rubbish bin of bad branding, it simultaneously, if unintentionally, provoked ... Read more..