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Margaret Somerville . The case against euthanasia
June 27, 2008, Comments Off on Margaret Somerville . The case against euthanasia

June 27, 2008 It’s impossible not to be moved by a plea to end someone’s suffering — but the arguments ...

Hunting for grizzly bears
June 26, 2008, 1 Comment

Ian McAllister photo By Andrew Findlay (Georgia Straight Magazine) More and more foreigners are paying top dollar for th ...

Tar sands: Canada’s next vacation wonderland?
June 26, 2008, Comments Off on Tar sands: Canada’s next vacation wonderland?

More on tar sands 26 June 2008 TravellingAlberta.com offers one-of-a-kind oil sands vacation packages As the Canadian As ...

Greening of academia
June 22, 2008, 1 Comment

With thanks to Professor Paul Quirk of UBC 22 June Higher Learning Adapts To a Greening Attitude Students Lead Drive Res ...

Canada's 39th Parliament winds down
June 21, 2008, Comments Off on Canada's 39th Parliament winds down

June 21 Cranky Parliament still got things done Don Martin, National Post Change anathema to Harper While there’s ...

China 2008 Earthquake
June 17, 2008, 1 Comment

June 17 More floods threaten south China Dykes and embankments are being reinforced in southern China amid some of the w ...

Tim Russert 7 May 1950 – 13 June 2008
June 13, 2008, Comments Off on Tim Russert 7 May 1950 – 13 June 2008

Alex Wong / Getty Images file June 18 Thousands join president in mourning Russert WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of frie ...

Canada apologizes to aboriginal peoples
June 12, 2008, Comments Off on Canada apologizes to aboriginal peoples

The apology (excerpts of text) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Assembly of First Nations Chief Phil Fonta ...

US Climate Security Act and aftermath
June 9, 2008, Comments Off on US Climate Security Act and aftermath

June 9 China Issue to Live on After US Carbon Bill Death (Planet Ark/Reuters) NEW YORK – The US climate bill may b ...

Nationalistic capitalism and the food crisis, Cleo Paskal
June 9, 2008, 3 Comments

More on Wednesday-night.com Food and Cleo Paskal Agriculture & Food June 03, 2008 ChinaDialogue.net Different countr ...