The Red Gloves are BACK!
Over the past year or so, a sure sign of a cooler season are the now infamous red mittens, made famous during the 2010 Vancouver...
Current Affairs
Things that you can chat about on a bad date or at the watercooler.
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Mike ‘n Metro: Don’t just fret over Slave Lake, help it.
The Slave Lake town library was destroyed in the wildfires. Photograph by: Rick MacWilliam Since my last column seven days ago, Alberta has changed. It...
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Who wants to watch a live birth?
An Ottawa mom has announced that she will give birth next week, live on the internet. FIRST THOUGHT: Your kid is you going to hate...
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CBC: Weighing in on the no-zero policy.
This morning I was lucky enough to be on CBC Radio’s The Eyeopener to talk about something pretty important to me: Education…or more specifically the...
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Metro Column: Suburbs: Love ’em or leave ’em.
This week, I used my Metro column to talk about something that is plaguing so many Canadian cities: The Suburbs. My first experience with the...
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CBC: Debating about the Christmas Creep
This morning, I joined CBC Radio’s Eyeopener and the Unconventional Panel to talk about the Christmas Creep. I actually hasn’t heard it called that before,...
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Metro: Not loving Alberta politics.
Whether you live in Alberta or not, you’ve probably heard that this province is enjoying (or being crippled by) a Conservative government. Forty straights years...
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Who is Canada’s Sexiest Election Candidate?
So what does it take to get you to vote? For some people it’s politics, others it’s values. But for some, it’s sexiness. Yes, sexiness....
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Calgary’s Peace Bridge turns one!
Normally, something like a bridge wouldn’t warrant a first birthday celebration, but anyone that has been following the long and controversial journey of Calgary’s Peace...
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4000 Posts! #bloggity4000
Well, I’ve been counting down to this milestone for quite a while. This, my friends and strangers that read this blog, is my 4000th post....