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Looming shortage of nurses – Update
September 30, 2010, Comments Off on Looming shortage of nurses – Update

Possibly nurses are leaving because they are underutilized?  Almost a year later and the situation is not getting bette ...

Wednesday Night #1490
September 22, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1490

Peter Trent made a brief and welcome visit, having completed the ‘monastic pursuit’ of writing of his book o ...

Don Wedge R.I.P.
September 16, 2010, Comments Off on Don Wedge R.I.P.

City, colleagues honour Don Wedge What would have been the 80th birthday of well-known Westmount columnist and activist ...

Wednesday Night #1488
September 8, 2010, 1 Comment

Wednesday Night never fails to surprise – and usually delight – us. This one was no exception, despite the m ...

Peter Gzowski, CC July 13, 1934 – January 24, 2002
August 31, 2010, Comments Off on Peter Gzowski, CC July 13, 1934 – January 24, 2002

Peter Gzowski: Voice of Canada (video) For three hours a day, five days a week – for 15 years – millions tuned in to ...

World's best countries 2010
August 16, 2010, Comments Off on World's best countries 2010

How We Ranked the World In NEWSWEEK’s first-ever Best Countries special issue, we set out to answer a question that is ...

Wednesday Night #1484
August 11, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1484

More , plus photos and videos on wednesday-night.com A very celebratory night with some long-time absentees and some ver ...

Couchiching 2010: Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity
August 10, 2010, Comments Off on Couchiching 2010: Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity

Couchiching 79th Annual Summer Conference, August 5–8, 2010 The sessions News coverage Anne Golden: Canada’s innovat ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #29 August 11, 2010
August 3, 2010, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #29 August 11, 2010

In the midst of this glorious uninterrupted sunny period (with no rain to the chagrin of all gardeners!), we need to get ...

NOAA: Global warming 'undeniable'
July 29, 2010, Comments Off on NOAA: Global warming 'undeniable'

Research shows “undeniable” warming trends A comprehensive review of 10 key climate indicators, including se ...