Tag: Canada

  • Safe and Sensible Firearms Policies

    On August 14, 2014, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced the coming-into-force of the Firearms Records Regulations (Classification). These regulations, which are now in force, will require the Registrar of Firearms to keep a record of every classification determination, and prohibit the amendment of those records following one…

  • Mules: Did you know?

    Mules: Did you know?

    Terms: MULE: horse dam/donkey sire HINNY: donkey dam/horse sire HORSE or JOHN: male mule/hinny MARE or MOLLY: female mule/hinny MINIATURE: 36″ and under SADDLE: bred from riding type mares DRAFT: bred from draft type mares Mules are sterile and cannot reproduce. However they are anatomically normal and males must be gelded. Mules are a “made-to-order”…

  • Magali Harvey the Women’s Player of the Year

    Magali Harvey the Women’s Player of the Year

    (IRB.COM) Sunday 17 August 2014 Canada wing Magali Harvey has been named the IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 following her side’s 21-9 defeat by England in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 final at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris on Sunday. Harvey is the first Canadian to win the prestigious award and reflects…

  • Solutions and Substitutions by Reena: Re-purposing Rubber Gloves

    Solutions and Substitutions by Reena: Re-purposing Rubber Gloves

    By Reena Nerbas Dry Leather Furniture Dear Reena, I am wondering if you would mind clarifying something in your books. The leather in my parent’s sofa is starting to dry out. As such, they want to treat it with a moisturizer. One of your books suggests using olive oil to moisturize leather, and another one of your…

  • Feds Dump Millions into Another Organic Boondoggle

    Feds Dump Millions into Another Organic Boondoggle

    By Mischa Popoff Gerry Ritz and Stephen Harper have fallen for the organic ruse again, hook, line and sinker. (Sean Pratt, “Feds invest in organic research” The Western Producer, Aug. 13th, 2014) A whopping three-quarters of all the organic food sold in Canada is IMPORTED from countries with lax environmental standards like China, Mexico and…

  • Robocall Judge Says Conservative Staffer Sona Guilty – and He Did Not Act Alone

    Robocall Judge Says Conservative Staffer Sona Guilty – and He Did Not Act Alone

    Conservatives must come clean about their operatives and database being used in voter suppression crimes OTTAWA – Today a judge in Guelph found former Conservative operative Michael Sona guilty of election fraud but said other people were involved in the scheme – the largest electoral fraud in Canadian history. “Given the judge’s clear verdict that…

  • Average Canadian Family Spends More on Taxes than Necessities of Life

    Average Canadian Family Spends More on Taxes than Necessities of Life

    VANCOUVER—The average Canadian family spends more on taxes than on food, shelter and clothing combined, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “If you asked people to name their household’s biggest expense, many would likely say housing, but in reality the average Canadian family spends…

  • The Horses of the RCMP Musical Ride

    The Horses of the RCMP Musical Ride

    In 1873, the horses of the North-West Mounted Police had to be rugged and tough since they were the primary mode of transportation for officers. Today an RCMP horse must be black, elegant, athletic with a good nature and enough heart and stamina to carry it through approximately one hundred performances of the Musical Ride.…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Sprayed by a Skunk

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Sprayed by a Skunk

    By Reena Nerbas Skunk Spray Dear Reena, My son was sprayed by a skunk and I would like to know what to use to remove the skunk smell from his clothes. Is there any combination besides laundry detergent that would remove the smell? Bonnie Dear Bonnie, Here is the ‘Skunk Spray Recovery Solution’ from my…

  • Managing Market Volatility

    By Kim Inglis If not placed in the context of either market history or investment horizon, a significant market drop will cause some investors to doubt the wisdom of their investment plans and become nervous. Then they jeopardize their long-term portfolios by making short-term decisions during the turbulence. They forget that a portfolio stocked with…

  • Walmart Canada launches campaign to raise $3 million for the Canadian Red Cross

    $472,600 is the fundraising goal in Alberta Calgary, Alta – Walmart Canada is gearing up for a cross-country campaign to raise much-needed funds for Canadian Red Cross disaster preparedness and response activities. The campaign will run in Walmart stores until August 29, with an ambitious goal of $3 million, of which over $780,000 are matching…

  • Princess Patricia’s centennial memorial relay to visit 24 locations across five provinces – Canadian Army Soldiers running relay from Edmonton to Ottawa

    Ottawa, ON – On August 10, a Memorial Baton Relay (MBR) will kick-off in Edmonton, Alberta, as the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) mark 100 years of service. Approximately 50 soldiers from the regiment’s 2nd Battalion (2 PPCLI) will run through select cities and towns across five provinces, retracing the symbolic route taken by…

  • Missing Children Society of Canada to benefit further from Calgary Police Rodeo Association

    The Calgary Police Service and the Calgary Police Rodeo Association continue to pledge support to the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) and their powerful rapid response network, the Search Program. Over the past ten years, the Rodeo has donated over $75,000 to the Missing Children Society of Canada who used part of the funds…

  • Mt. Polley Mine Incident

    Government and Cariboo Regional District officials continue to work together to address the breach at the Mount Polley tailings pond, to test the local drinking water to determine if it is safe for locals to drink or bathe in, and to help ensure the safety and well-being of local residents. Government and Cariboo Regional District…

  • Wanted man, James ROGERSON apprehended in British Columbia

    Wanted man, James ROGERSON apprehended in British Columbia

    Fox Creek, Alberta – In the late evening of August 6, 2014, James ROGERSON was arrested without incident by the Nanaimo RCMP when he disembarked from a BC Ferry going from Vancouver to Nanaimo, British Columbia. This arrest was as a result of a tip from a civilian who recognized ROGERSON while on the ferry…