When the Cronulla riots erupted in 2005, artist Abdul Abdullah was 19 years old and living in Perth. On the morning of December 11, more than 5,000 mostly Anglo-Australians converged on North Cronulla Beach. They were there to protest an uptick in antisocial behaviour in the area they claimed was “un-Australian”, after a fight had…
If Mark Carney does yell at his caucus, as has been reported, then he should start with the incredible Liberal dullards who think the question “What is a woman?” is offensive. Read More
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing striking long-term care employees in Nova Scotia says workers at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home in Halifax, which is part of the lead bargaining unit, have ratified their new tentative agreement. All other striking CUPE locals will hold their own ratification votes in the coming…
The Venus flytrap’s ability to snap shut without using muscles, has perplexed scientists for more than a century. When the jaw-like leaves of the plant detect an insect, they swing closed in about a tenth of a second, trapping prey inside. But it’s still not clear exactly how the leaves can close so fast. A…
Ford has said he backs high-speed rail, but would prefer it used existing transportation routes; Carney has said he hasn’t decided whether to back Ford’s airport plan, yet. But neither project has anything resembling a feasibility study or a business case, at least one released to the public. Lacking those basic elements, how could anyone…
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House on the Quebec-Vermont border opened its new Canadian entrance on Wednesday. Read More
The federal government on Thursday condemned Russia’s threats against Canada and any companies participating in a recently signed drone production deal with Ukraine. The Kremlin’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday called Canada a “warmonger” nation for signing the deal, which will see Canadian-made drones head to the battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine war to…
(Getty Images) Hello and good morning to you wild Aussies awake at this time in the morning and g’day if you’re logging on from anywhere else around the world. Football fans rejoice! It is finally here! After months of political uncertainty, days of visa worries and a small fortune’s worth of ticket resales, the FIFA…
Taxpayers who filed requests to make changes to their income tax returns may be waiting up to 47 weeks for those changes to be processed by the Canada Revenue Agency, according to a watchdog. That’s more than double the standard time for the CRA to process what it considers “complex” adjustments to T1 tax returns….
The Canada Revenue Agency’s service standard for working with taxpayers to make complex changes to their income tax returns is supposed to be 20 weeks, yet the agency is taking more than twice that time, prompting the federal taxpayers’ ombudsperson, François Boileau, to initiate an examination into the delays. Read More