[youtube 5DxeCK5Ne_Q] Alberta Health Services President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Duckett was fired for being caught on video telling reporters he wasn’t able to answer their questions because he was “eating my cookie.” This lead to angry board members that were even threatening to sue. But was he completely wrong? With modern day media,…
Holodomor Awareness Week November 22-28 This weekend, I’m going to be remembering. Remembering millions who died of starvation. I was raised in the Ukrainian-Canadian Community, and I’ve always known of the Ukrainian genocide by famine of 1932-33, but as I grew older, I was saddened to see how few people also knew of it. It…
Reprinted from the Scarlett Fever. I do not particularly like people being able to see though my clothes, nor do I enjoy being groped during a pat-down. Seeing as these are part of the United States Transport Security Administration’s standard operating procedures, I doubt you’ll find me on a plane to the States any time…
Who knew such a thing would cause so much commotion?? I was on Twitter the other day, reading this awesome YouTuber, Meekakitty’s tweets, and one caught my eye: “WHY AREN’T THE BEATLES ON ITUNES?!” So I decided to investigate this. Sure enough, I checked on iTunes and the Beatles were nowhere to be found! This…
While browsing through the latest collection of posts from my fellow bloggers, I chanced upon one by Tonny. The blog referred to the article published by Macleans named “Too Asian.” Within a few minutes, years of collected respect for the magazine was lost and Macleans was reduced to the same level as money-grabbing tabloids. The…
Like many graduating high-schoolers, I will be applying for post-secondary education this year. In fact, compared to some of my colleagues, I am already one of the late ones to apply. This rush to grab available spots in universities is perhaps why one of the newest articles in Maclean’s magazine has caught my eye. The…
This morning I was listening to the radio station 98.5, when I ran into a very interesting discussion amoung the hosts. Today is Nation Unfriend Day. It is basically a day where on Facebook, you unfriend unnecessary people under these conditions: 1. You hate them 2. You have no idea who they are (why would…
On Thursday Oct. 28, I went to the Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanches game. This game was Craig Conroy’s 1,000th game and he received a cheque for this milestone. He donated it to a charity organization called Conroy Charities, which funds sports programs for children. Both teams started on the ice with rigor and force.…
First things first, I am not endorsing gambling of any sort. I am simply celebrating a noteworthy Canadian with a touching story. For this reason, I am not going to talk specifically about his play in the tournament nor provide any videos on his winning play. Johnathan Duhamel is the subject of our discussions today.…
I have only two important words for you today {take a deep breath first} : 8. Days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzfEH0UPEBo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Now that the Quran burning-ruckus has subsided, everyone can go back to living their lives, especially us Canadians. Because nothing racy EVER happens in Canada, for no where is more tolerant in the world than Canada. So then is the following event just a misunderstanding, or just the tip of the iceburg? Nathan Rehburg, a…
On Oct. 31, the World Expo finally closed in Shanghai, China. The World Expo is a place for the world to join together and share our culture and technologies. Over the 184 days, there were about 70 million people from all over the world participating in this “Better city, better life” themed event. For the…
I was watching the movie the Bucket List on TV last night and it made me think, what was on my bucket list? I know I wanted to become famous and be a billionaire. But strangely I always wanted to win the lottery and donate a majority of the winnings to charity and schools. It looks like…
… in CANADIAN POLITICS that is (sorry if you were expecting something else.) Nenshi is the new mayor of Calgary as anyone keeping an eye on local news should know. Harvard graduate, business owner and Muslim, Nenshi targeted the young, the intelligent and those who wanted a gust of fresh air over the city. For…