Category Archives: Canadian News

Canadian Inventions — Radio

Glenn Gould: Canadian “Bach Piano Concerto No.7 in G minor BW” …for my friend Sisyphus and her sore brain. In 1906 A Canadian Inventor Stepped Up To The Mic… …and became the first person to transmit his voice via electromagnetic … Continue reading

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Canadian Movies You Need To See That Don’t Suck — FUBAR

Rush: Canadian “YYZ”; ‘Moving Pictures‘ (1997) [Live In Brazil] . A Non-Sucking Canadian Movie You Need To See… . FUBAR (Comedy — 2002)… a movie aboot mullets, beer, heavy metal, Canadians and a cancerous right nut. . Fuckin’ eh, just … Continue reading

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Canada: How Global Warming Will Affect The National Hockey League

Stompin Tom Connors: Canadian “The Hockey Song”; ‘Stompin’ Tom and the Hockey Song’ (1973) Even Stompin’ Tom’s Taking For The Habs Now… . There Has Been A Tradition For Forty-Years… …in Canada where we welcome the spring when the Maple … Continue reading

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Another Fifty-One Canadian Soldiers Killed Protecting Europe OR Europe’s Gift That Keeps On Giving

Six Canadian Soldiers Died On Easter Sunday… . …when their LAV 3 rolled over a pressure-triggered “IED” while escorting a convoy in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan. Canada has had 2500 troops in Afghanistan since 2002. What takes this tragedy … Continue reading

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Canadian Inventions — Insulin

Until 1922 diabetes was treated through starvation diets and exercise. Right up until January 22, 1922, having diabetes ruthlessly and inevitably meant blindness, renal failure, heart attacks, strokes, leg amputations and/or a reduced life expectancy. But on January 23, 1922, … Continue reading

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Monday’s Top Three News Stories (BBC, ABC, PBS, CTV): 04/02/07

54-40: Canadian “One Day In Your Life”; ‘Show Me‘ (1987) Fifty-Four Forty Or Fight! [This one’s for Puddle, who’s having a crappy day… week. Okay, month.] . The First Three News Stories On 04/02/07 . Page Jump: BBC, ABC, PBS, … Continue reading

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