On August 22, 2011 NDP Opposition Leader Jack Layton lost his fight to cancer.  He left this letter to all Canadians…   “August 20, 2011Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for [...]

Egyptian protesters shouted slogans hostile to Israel, showing a shoe sole depicting the flag of Israel, during a dispute in front of the Cairo Embassy of Israel in August 21, 2011. On Sunday, Israel and Egypt attempted to halt a diplomatic catastrophe over the homicide of 5 personnel of the Egyptian security at some stage [...]

Cheap Trick, the US rock band has cancelled a show in Vancouver that was to happen this September for the reason that the all the stage equipment was to be installed by Mega-Stage, the company that is to blame for a stage that collapsed on top of the band while they were performing last month [...]

Scientists are busily studying the images of the gigantic asteroid Vesta, and this is the first time that close up photographs have been taken. The Dawn spacecraft moved into orbit over the 530-kilometre-wide solid rock asteroid quietly in July and then started sending unbelievable photographic details of the blemished asteroid’s surface that closely resembles the [...]

The body of Amy Winehouse, the disturbed soul singer, has been discovered lifeless in her London residence.  She had been endeavouring to make a comeback following years battling dependence to alcohol and drugs. Universal, her record label affirmed the death of the 27-year-old singer on Saturday, announcing that all Universal employee’s were “deeply saddened at [...]

Tiger Woods fired Steve Williams, his caddie, severing a twelve-year bond in which Tiger achieved 72 global and 13 major victories. Woods published on his website “I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it’s time for a change.” “Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend [...]

Mark Carney, the Bank of Canada governor, has announced that defaulting on it’s debt would place the United States government in a dire situation and the implications for all financial markets would be catastrophic and it’s not a situation that should not be tested. On Wednesday Carney said the bank doesn’t expect the United States [...]

There is only one piece of hopeful news that the ten million citizens of East Africa have to hold onto in the face of an imminent disaster that currently threatens them. An absolutely vital difference is that we are presently dealing with an extreme drought that has not yet become a real famine. The head [...]

EMI is feeling down under over a recent court decision.  Record business EMI has failed in its bid to appeal a 2010 verdict that the memorable Men at Work tune Down Under contains a piece of music taken from a song written for children. A three-judge board in the Federal Court of Australia has endorsed [...]

Dyes that are utilised for colouring foods like, Ketchup, cereal, and snacks might be a contributing factor in hyperactivity in children; a United States advisory committee was told. The United States FDA began a 2-day meeting on Wednesday to judge data about the connection between hyperactivity and food dyes. The panel is going to be [...]