The NDP v. Thomas MulcairIf last night’s NDP leadership debate is any indication, Thomas Mulcair is the favourite to win the race, at least so far as his...
Not enough skilled workers, Canadian bosses sayCanada’s economic growth could be severely hampered by a lack of skilled workers, according to a new C-Suite poll of Canadian...
China flexes its (military) muscleChina will increase military spending by 11.2 per cent this year, reports the New York Times . National People’s Congress...
The whiter the bread the quicker you’re deadFood and our approach to it is as political as ever these days. A new book by Aaron Bobraw-Strain called White Bread: A Social...
Iceland wants the loonie, Canada is not saying no Canada’s ambassador to Iceland Alan Bones will announce tomorrow that Canada is ready to discuss Iceland’s potential adoption of...
I [heart] The PointIt’s protest season in Montreal these days. Thousands of students have gone on strike, furious that their absurdly cheap tuition...
Netanyahu seeks Harper’s approval for military strike against IranThe Israeli PM is expected to have more trouble convincing Obama than Harper
Sleepy time: Tory MP Rob Anders says he wasn’t snoozing at veterans conferenceConservative MP Rob Anders is denying reports by the Ottawa Citizen that he fell asleep during a presentation on veterans’...
EU countries, except UK and Czech Republic, sign "fiscal compact"Twenty-five of 27 European Union countries have signed a treaty committing their governments to fiscal austerity. Only the British...
Putin set to "win" Russian "election" (wink, wink)With pollsters predicting he will secure 66 per cent of the popular vote, Vladimir Putin is expected to win this Sunday’s...