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Robert Sibley: Don’t let ‘birth tourists’ scam the system

Robert Sibley: Don’t let ‘birth tourists’ scam the system

A decade ago, novelist Yann Martel referred to Canada as “the greatest hotel on Earth.
L. Ian MacDonald: Not the time to count BlackBerry out

L. Ian MacDonald: Not the time to count BlackBerry out

BlackBerry has put itself in play, but at this point no one knows whether it will be taken private or possibly sold to a foreign company.
Starting with one string

Starting with one string

Recently I was awoken to a misunderstanding about the implementation of Art as a Spiritual Practice.
Comment: Despite losses, Dieppe raid not a total waste

Comment: Despite losses, Dieppe raid not a total waste

I am always saddened by the bitterness of so many 91Ô­´´s about the Battle of Dieppe, partly because the tides of war brought me into close association briefly with many of the survivors.
Mark Milke: Policies should not ignore consumers

Mark Milke: Policies should not ignore consumers

The debate over the three 91Ô­´´ telecommunications giants and the possibility of U.S.-based Verizon entering the 91Ô­´´ market has once again brought consumer issues to the fore.
Andrew Cohen: The death of books is greatly exaggerated

Andrew Cohen: The death of books is greatly exaggerated

Just when you thought that ink was over and paper was passé, along comes word that the world of books isn’t disappearing after all. In fact, its death has been greatly exaggerated. Skeptics of the virtual life are scorned as Luddites or antiquarians.
Naomi Lakritz: Weird names can confer a lifetime of misery

Naomi Lakritz: Weird names can confer a lifetime of misery

Thanks to a Newport, Tenn., magistrate, little Martin McCullough has a much more dignified and livable name. The magistrate, Lu Ann Ballew, recently ordered the seven-month-old baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin.
Geoff Johnson: Middle schools ease the awkward shift

Geoff Johnson: Middle schools ease the awkward shift

Ask any teacher — teaching Grade 8 or 9 is a tough gig. Here you are with 30 kids; some of the girls are 13 to 14 years old going on 25, who in some cultures would be raising families. Then there are the boys who are, well, 13- to 14-year-old boys.
Guilt-free cronuts?

Guilt-free cronuts?

I consider occasional indulgences to be one of the joys of cycling every day. Which is to say: I ate a cronut, and I loved it.
Fat Art

Fat Art

B.Fat is the message and the pseudonym. Be all you can be. Be big and full and share that fullness of love and inclusion with every thing and every being. I sit in a modest tidy home with B.