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Darshan Singh is looking for work today. An Aussie newspaper printed the name and photo of Singapore's executioner on the eve of his having to hang a Vietnamese-born Aussie citizen for drug trafficking. An excerpt from the BBC story: Singapore has some of the harshest anti-drug laws in the world and Mr Singh, 74, is [...]
Mon, November 28 2005 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Haroon Siddiqui, the Toronto Star's editorial page editor emeritus, has a somewhat different perspective on Robert Fisk than does the Globe's Marcus Gee. Some excerpts from Siddiqui's Sunday column: The speaker is Robert Fisk, the world's most famous foreign correspondent, with the courage and know-how to spurn the journalistic bunkers of Baghdad and venture out on [...]
Mon, November 28 2005 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
On the Bloor line heading east, I heard a disturbing bit of news: There had been a “track-level, personal injury accident” at Woodbine station. Therefore, the TTC had to halt subway service between Broadview and Victoria Park stations. A shuttle bus would take people from Broadview to Vic Park, allowing me to view the visual [...]
Mon, November 28 2005 » Main Page, Minutiae » 4 Comments
The Edmonton Eskimos, the CFL team that represents the city of my birth, won its 13th Grey Cup on Sunday, edging the Montreal Alouettes 38-35 in a wild, wild game. How wild? There were 62 points scored in the second half and OT. The Esks retook the lead with just over a minute left but [...]