Toronto Police make arrest in Parkdale assault case
Toronto Police have made an arrest in Parkdale concerning the recent attacks of vulnerable people concerning the death of George Wass. The arrest took place in the Parkdale area. Inspector Bryan Bott Homicide Squad spoke to reporters at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to announce the arrest of Ricardo Morrison in connection to the April 2 and [...]
Michael Ignatieff steps down
Michael Ignatieff has stepped down as the party leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. After a record defeat Monday night where Michael Ignatieff lost his own riding and the party secured only 34 seats in the House of Commons the move was expected. Michael Ignatieff spoke on live television at 10:00 a.m. from Toronto that he [...]
Conservatives win the majority
Almost 8.7 million voters (34.6 percent) turned out to vote in Canada’s Federal election. Those voters have made history as the Conservatives take the majority and the NDP party makes huge gains in parliament. Conservative leader Stephen Harper took an early lead as polling stations closed across the nation. The surprise though was the gains [...]
Toronto Poetry Slam Finals
Eytan Crouton Declared the Champion Patrick Connors – Toronto: Hugh’s Room was the scene of the finals of the 2011 Toronto Poetry Slam. Here is the article I did on the season opening, which also explains the rules of slam poetry: http://newz4u.net/?p=1207. “Toronto Poetry Slam to me means a room full of people hungry to [...]
Some clerics say sea burial humiliating
KJ Mullins: One Muslim cleric, Omar Bakri Mohammed, a radical cleric in Lebanon, is saying that the sea burial of Osama Bin Laden was a way for Americans to humiliate Muslims. Others however are saying that the White House showed wisdom in the burial of Bin Ladin. The burial at sea is causing some in [...]
President Obama goes one step further and shows his birth video
Bart B. Van Bockstaele-Toronto: Donald Trump, the well-known real estate developer and TV personality, recently jumped on the “birther” wagon leading Barack Obama to making his birth certificate public. Obama took it a step further during the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. It is no secret that the United States of America are a very [...]
The Henry family needs a miracle
The Henry family of Brisbane, Australia are facing a triple medical threat. Father Jeff Henry, originally from London, Ontario is being treated for cancer, his wife Olivia has Fibrous Dysplasia and their daughter has Neurofibromatosis. Jeff Henry was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive rare form of children’s cancer last year. He is fighting to save [...]
Bin Ladin dead, preparations in place in case of attacks
Osama bin Ladin, the Face of Global Terrorism, was killed during a human operation on May 1. Since the 1998 US Embassy bombings Bin Ladin was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists lists. “Justice has been done”- President Barack Obama Considered the Mastermind behind the worse terrorist attack on United [...]
Homeless mom busted for enrolling son at better school
KJ Mullins: Tanya McDowell, 33, could be facing 20 years in prison because she wanted her little boy to go to a better school. The homeless mother of little Andres Justin, “A.J.”, wanted her son to attend school in Connecticut’s Norwalk school district instead of a Bridgeport where her last home is located. Using her [...]
Do you have a whistle? Preparing for an emergency
KJ Mullins-Toronto: What would your family do in the case of an emergency? With the recent storms in the U.S. that question takes on a very real meaning during Canada’s Emergency Preparedness Week. This week Canada is asking residents to make sure they have an emergency kit that would see them through the first 3 [...]
