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Taking the campaign to India
PRIME Minister Stephen Harper's visit to the Far East has been variously viewed back home in Canada as at worst a failure, at best a fizzle, at least judged by the goals officially set for it. In truth, it actually went pretty well for Canada and especially for the prime minister.
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Letter of the Day
I would think that most people would realize by now that hockey is a violent sport. Anyone who participates in hockey games should expect to be severely injured during their careers. When I read about the headshots being a problem, I was not surprised. It seems that the players who dole out these headshots are not skilled hockey players -- just goons. Therefore they have to resort to this type of thuggery in order to collect a paycheque.
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Have Your Say
School hypocrisy
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The fundamentals about Harper
DEAR EDITOR:
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The View from the West
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Cracking the nut story
THE December issue of Chatelaine magazine features an article headlined It's just nuts.
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Phil Anwyl -- 'friend' to the end
This is not something that I usually admit to, but I once, many years ago, owned (and wore) a green corduroy suit.
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Little to cheer on Cuba file
Those who hoped that the arrival in power of Barack Obama and Raul Castro would bring a thaw in the continuing 50-year cold war between the United States and Cuba so far have little to cheer.
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It wasn't all humiliation
For some critics of Barack Obama, the United States' dependence on China as the holder of some $800 billion of its government debt is to blame for what they see as a humiliating visit there this week.
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Conviction without conviction
111A plea arrangement was reached between the Crown and defence that made the judge squirm, but it was made and honoured, and it was shameful.
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China's expansion in Africa breathtaking
WASHINGTON -- Even the celebrated 19th-century scramble for Africa seems to pale compared to the huge and growing Chinese presence, which is roiling the continent.
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Guilty pleasure
I'm not proud of this, but I sort of love Levi Johnston. I know he's an opportunistic buffoon. I know he's a grammatically challenged, Playgirl-posing, pistachio-shilling (yes, he made a commercial for nuts) media pawn who's not only taking the low road but ripping the pavement to shreds.
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Hey Steve! Bust some moves with western Indians
PRIME Minister Stephen Harper was in a much different spotlight than the usual last week; he was visiting India and turned up as a guest on a popular dance show.
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The wild side of Washington
WASHINGTON -- By now you probably have seen the video of the deer that fell into the lion's den at the National Zoo.
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A political mess from top to bottom
Canada's politics are depressing at every level. No wonder more and more Canadians are disengaging, shrugging, yawning, and saying, "I've had it with all this B.S.!" Even people like me, political junkies who delight in probing polls and assessing how the votes will break in close seats, are in despair. There is no moral or ideological foundation in our politics, particularly among the Liberals and New Democrats. On the other hand, Harper's hard right position is clear and firm. Perhaps that is part of his otherwise inexplicable attraction to so many Canadians -- he actually stands for something he clearly believes in. The same goes for the Bloc -- they want a sovereign Quebec, typically take strong social democratic positions, and have no ambitions to govern in Ottawa. Few of our Liberal and NDP politicians in Ottawa seem to believe in much or to stand for much -- except the pursuit of power and the holding of office for its own sake. Staking out a position on principle and adhering to it come hell or high water, or fighting aggressively for your version of the public interest seem passé, an historical curiosity. Whether one looks at the parlous state of our politics at the national, provincial or local levels, there is little to hang on to -- except the uneasy feeling that in this new feudalism of late capitalism our ranting and ravings amount to just so much white noise. The business lobby rules and, by all appearances, growing numbers of people have acquiesced in that ugly reality: "so was it in the past, so is it now, and so it will be evermore, amen."
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Columnists
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High times a comin' in Cowtown
Let's all gaze, shall we, into a crystal ball and imagine what Calgary might look like around 9 p.m. Sunday night and then again a week later...
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Doug A2 weather column - EDITED
Look, everyone, we need to remain calm and review the evidence like rational adults.
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FIFA needs technology upgrade
2There was the American college player who punched, pulled hair and ran roughshod over everything in her path. There were the Egyptian fans who were intimidated by the knives, swords and flares of their Algerian counterparts. There was the stoning of the Algerian team bus by those same Egyptian supporters -- a fitting bit of vengeance in a week that has done so much to disgrace the sport.
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Phil Anwyl -- 'friend' to the end
This is not something that I usually admit to, but I once, many years ago, owned (and wore) a green corduroy suit.
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High-scoring centres hard to come by
Every hockey team has holes.
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Shelterbelts' removal ominous
There's a story sometimes told about a Prairie person who comments after seeing mountains for the first time that he liked them just fine, except they kept getting in the way of the view.
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They are there because they're needed
They are the unpaid front-line workers in the battle against a raging pandemic.
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But could he find a rhyme for 'improved muzzle velocity'?
The Russians, those great lovers of language, recently honoured one of their most famous citizens, a failed poet.
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Jazz fest banking on new sponsor
Jazz Winnipeg has lost its Groove.
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Hey Steve! Bust some moves with western Indians
PRIME Minister Stephen Harper was in a much different spotlight than the usual last week; he was visiting India and turned up as a guest on a popular dance show.
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Once more, with feeling!
Glee, the hit TV series about the choir at a Midwestern American high school, is making a lot of noise. Critics cite the sharp writing, the appealing characters, the divinely androgynous Jane Lynch -- all that good stuff. But I think audiences love the show because it fulfils our collective craving for big musical production numbers.
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Sports coaching model for leadership development
Everyone is familiar with sports coaching -- from Olympic athletes to parent coaches for five-year-old hockey players and infant swimming programs. Yet it has taken quite some time for coaching to enter the business world as a recognized and accepted strategy for leadership development.
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Diamond standard Ben Moss Jewellers relies on staff to build, and keep, customer loyalty
If there is a golden rule in the retail jewelery business, it is likely, "Do unto your employees as you would have them do unto your customers."
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Blog Central
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Unlocking a kind act
Recently, our daughter-in-law arrived for Sunday dinner. She brought our three-year-old grandson in to the house along with all the paraphernalia that goes with little ones these days.
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