Since I’m now laid off for the season (it’s difficult to roof in the winter) and I have way too much time on my hands I thought I would take a leisurely cruise through the interwebs and explore the scenery. However I was not satisfied with taking one of the more traditional routes. No, I [...]

A draft resolution introduced by Canada and backed by other western nations including the US was approved by the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The resolution expresses “deep concern” at the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran and cites as examples “torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations.”
It specifically [...]

The Taser is in the news again but for a different reason this time. At about 10:45pm Monday, police here in Winnipeg were called to an apartment building on Langside St across from Balmoral Hall School after a male caller to 911 claimed his life was in danger. The caller said he received a threatening [...]

So, after all this time — four years since it became public knowledge that he took cash payments from Karlheinz Schreiber, fourteen years after the actual event — Brian Mulroney finally comes forward to explain… and explains nothing. Or rather, digs himself deeper. Those who might have been inclined to give him the benefit of [...]

Should Canada be deporting people when the act is akin to nothing more than a death sentence?
Hussein Jilaow was a violent criminal and a member of a local street gang here in Winnipeg known for its extreme brutality. The gang is largely comprised of African immigrants. Since coming to Canada in 1999 as a 14 [...]

There are oodles of text to speech applications out there but here is an interesting service I stumbled upon recently. Have you ever wanted to create a podcast for your blog but had no idea where to begin? Perhaps Talkr is for you.
This online service will convert any text-only Atom or RSS feed into an [...]

Scientists in South Korea have managed to clone cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet light. For what purpose?
… research aimed at developing treatments for human genetic diseases, say officials.
The process is quite fascinating actually.
According to the Korea Times, the scientists added red fluorescence protein (RFP) genes to the skin cells of the mother [...]