For a superpower, the U.S. showed itself to be surprisingly wishy-washy this week. When protesters in Cairo climbed the wall of the U.S. Embassy and took down the flag - ostensibly to protest an anti-Muslim low-budget Internet... more ››
What is the news in the fresh release of census data about families? According to the headlines, Canadian families have evolved into a riot of diversity, with a blended-family Brady Bunch on every block and a kid with two daddies... more ››
The very fact that we are paying to train so many doctors here may lead to an oversupply (it’s already happening in some specialties), and this could eventually force physicians to go - especially into Barack Obama’s arms if... more ››
Quebec Premier-elect Pauline Marois has vowed that the Parti Québécois will pass a "Charter of Secularism" that would bar any public employee from wearing a "conspicuous religious sign"-- Jewish kippahs or skullcaps and... more ››
Pauline Marois, the premier-elect of Quebec, videotaped a message to the Canadian province on its national holiday last summer ending with a wide-eyed recitation of poet Felix LeClerc's lyrics; "Les fruits sont mûrs dans les... more ››