My sincere condolences to the family of Joseph La Spina who passed away early this morning after asking doctors to be taken off life support. The 83-year-old grandfather/great-grandfather was gravely injured Feb 03 when he was struck by a vehicle while on his way to a grocery store. Mr. La Spina was walking north on Kenaston [...]

Once again a Canadian citizen has mysteriously died in Mexico. 19-year-old Josh Iwasiuk was vacationing at the Getaway Resort in Puerto Vallarta with his older brother Jerry last week. The two brothers were drinking in a hotel bar Saturday afternoon which is the last time Jerry saw his younger brother. After Jerry awoke the next morning [...]

Where do you draw the line between civil rights and public safety? Imagine police sneaking up to your car while you’re inside a store and slapping a little magnetic box under the fender that tracks the vehicle everywhere you take it, without you even realizing it’s there. That’s the length cops in Fresno, Calif., have gone [...]

Congratulations to Team Canada for winning yet another gold medal at the juniors and once again proving nobody does it better than we do! If it’s not a shootout with the Americans its OT with the Swedes. We do have a flare for drama.

There’s no deterrent like a financial deterrent. A father and son who went snowboarding out of bounds and had to be rescued at a North Vancouver mountain resort on Dec. 29 have been billed for the effort. They can pass as many rules and regulations as they want but you can’t legislate common sense. You can however [...]

Maintaining an online presence can be hard work at the best of times but more often than not it is quite rewarding. I’ve made many friends during my travels through cyberspace and came across some very interesting sites. All of this made me think about the internet in general and how much it has changed [...]

While most of the industrialized nations of the world deal with such mundane matters as economics, health care, justice, education and global warming to name a few, Japan is preoccupied with more pressing concerns. Japan’s Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering how his Self-Defense Forces could respond to an attack by space aliens while adhering to [...]

Has anyone seen this story? The Lakota Sioux Indians have withdrawn from all treaties with the U.S government and have declared independence. From a news release at CommonDreams.org, Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status today in Washington D.C. following Monday’s withdrawal from all previously signed treaties with the United States Government. The withdrawal, hand [...]

A couple of days ago I wrote about the Taser having no effect after being deployed by Winnipeg police in a confrontation with a suspect. (see Taser Had No Effect) Well, here is some more Taser-related goodness. Police in Brandon, MB are being investigated for allegations one or more members used the Taser on willing volunteers [...]

Back in early 2006 Winnipeg Transit announced a $142-million transit upgrade plan which included among other things, construction of heated bus shelters at a cost ranging from $23,000 to $44,000 each. As the new heated shelters slowly come online I have to think to myself this city is in desperate need of a rapid rail system. [...]

Early reports show that the new Windows XP Service Pack 3 is more than just a patch release and that it may actually boost the overall performance of your system. Using the OfficeBench benchmarking tool the Devil Mountain Software group showed a 10% increase in performance over Service Pack 2 and more than twice as fast [...]