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Hockey is why our men don't shine in soccer

anada is pretty lousy at soccer. Men's soccer, that is. C The world rankings came out a few days ago and Canada is in 79th place. The team above us, in 78th place, is Cape Verde Islands, an island country 570 kilometres off the west coast of Africa.

Ocean plastic an ugly threat

In the 1967 movie The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's character, Benjamin, is told by his future fatherinlaw: "There's a great future in plastics.

War of 1812 helped shape today's Canada

Re: "Cool event the real 91原创 victory," Aug. 10. Most of the facts Shannon Corergan relates about War of 1812 are correct. Yes, those on the "91原创" side were not really 91原创.

Teacher-librarians can raise reading levels

Re: "It's vital to raise level of reading," Aug. 8. The Ministry of Education and Education Minister George Abbott are slow learners.

'' Lessons from Kalamazoo: Will Harper listen?

In July 2010, an Enbridge oil pipeline ruptured near Michigan's Kalamazoo River. Three million litres of oil spilled into the river, causing extensive damage, killing fish and wildlife, and leading to the evacuation of local homes.

'Science' will tell what we already know

It should be evident to everyone by now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apparent embrace of science last week was more like an Olympic wrestler's hold.

Harper's understanding of science is limited

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stated that the approval for the construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline must be based on science. In itself, that is encouraging.

Thumbs up/thumbs down

To precocious pop singer Justin Bieber, for claiming that he's part native and as such should get free gas in Canada.

Road-safety cuts stray from reality

Re: "RCMP road-safety budgets cut in half," Aug. 9. Insurance Corp. of B.C. spokesman Mark Van Vrem says that "although ICBC provides funding, we don't tell them how to spend it." I wonder how far we have strayed from the reality of yesterday.

Study shows pipeline benefits for B.C

British Columbia's sense of grievance over the lopsided sharing of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal may be a bit overblown, according to a new study.