Category Archives: CBC

Oilsands Pollute the Athabasca River

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Yaacov

The joint government/industry water quality monitoring body that tracks water pollution in the Athabasca river has been saying for years that the oilsands mining is not affecting water quality. This despite abnormally high cancer rates in the First Nations communities … Continue reading →

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Radical Extremist

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Yaacov

Think you should be able to play music you buy at the iTunes store on your non-Apple stereo? Well then, you’re a radical extremist according to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore. Speaking about the recently introduced copyright bill, Moore said … Continue reading →

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Perspectives

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Yaacov

CBC wrote a great story about the case where a woman who wears a Niqab is fighting to be allowed to wear it while testifying against the men who sexually assaulted her. The story presents at least seven different perspectives … Continue reading →

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Health Food Store Advice Often Misleading

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Yaacov

A couple years back I ranted about the nonsense that was used to sell wheatgrass in local health food store, and about the poor understanding of human health that often prevails in those places. Now, a study by Athabasca University … Continue reading →

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Global Arms Spending

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Yaacov

Mixed in with all the other bad news lately is that military spending continues to skyrocket, reaching $1.6 trillion Canadian in 2009. That would be a 1.6 million million dollars spent on killing people. In other news about rising militarism, … Continue reading →

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