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Return to Tahrir

- jeff douglas It was with a chilling sense of deja vu that I listened to Carol speaking to protester Nazly Hussein from Cairo's...

Who Did You Remember?

As we passed two minutes in silence at eleven minutes past eleven this morning in tribute to all who have served, fought and fallen, most of...

Canadian Air and Space Museum

All week we've been following the story of the closure of the Canadian Air and Space Museum in Toronto.   As news of the museum's...

Duane Buck's Last Chance

- jeff douglas What will happen to Duane Buck? Odds are - he will die. Tomorrow. 'What is at issue here is the impermissible injection...

9/11: Voices Looking Back

- by jeff douglas It's been ten long years.  As It Happens is marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States...

China, England and The U.S. implicated by Libyan papers

- by jeff douglas You know you can get a paper shredder for under thirty bucks? They're good things to have. 'Cause you never know...

Israeli Ambassador expelled from Turkey.

A UN report stating that Israel acted legally in blocking a Turkish-based flotilla that sought to bring supplies to the port of Gaza in May/2010...

We Shall Never Forget 9/11: The Kids' Book of Freedom

- by jeff douglas We're approaching the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and nothing says commemoration like.... A colouring book. Sorry. A coloring book. This one...

My Thoughts on Jack Layton's Passing

I was shocked and saddened when I arrived at the CBC this morning, and learned that Jack Layton had passed away. I was on vacation...