Based on my visit to the CNN website this evening, I can quite conclusively say that September 29th, 2007 has been a slow news day for the 24-hour news service. I am unsure whether they are just showcasing their own sense of irony, but just take a look at the below image of how the site [...]
The big economic news in Canada as of late is that the United States Dollar and the Canadian Dollar have reached near-parity, meaning that $1US = $1CDN, and this after about 30 years of being below that, with $1US = $0.65CDN being closer to the norm during at least the last fifteen years or so.
Many products sold here, mostly [...]
On the heels of my last article, there was an unexplained absence of 13 days. Given my references to both the sinister double-dealings of Tim Hortons (ie. that their definition of “fresh” would probably not conform to anyone else’s) as well as an appropriate parallel to George Orwell’s novel, 1984, there has been the opinion of some [...]
A few interesting things about Canadian coffee shop Tim Hortons have come to my attention. As a citizen journalist, I thought it would be in the best interest of my readers - many of whom frequent the ubiquitous donut eatery - to make them aware of a side of the company one could term as “suspicious”.
One need only visit the official [...]
About a month ago, on my way to work, I was astounded to observe a large diesel-powered locomotive venting a very unappetizing cloud of dark smoke, as it plodded along the train tracks adjacent to the city streets. This train appeared similar to the CPR (Canadian-Pacific Railway) lead engine seen here (and just below), and pulled a decent amount of freight behind it. [...]