‘Radio’ Archives
Canadian companies now exempted from ”Buy »
Canada's International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan announced Friday that Canadian companies will now be exempted from the so-called Buy American Act. Previously, Canadian suppliers of iron, steel and other construction materials were not allowed to bid on US public infrastructure projects financed by the multi-billion dollar recovery plan set [...]
Omar Khadr’s rights violated, but won’t »
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered judgment in Omar Khadr's case. I was at the court in the morning as a reporter for Radio News -- the show we are producing each Friday for the coming weeks in my radio class. The justices ruled that Khadr's fundamental rights were violated with the complicity of Canadian officials, but added [...]
Shoot & Score (UPDATED) »
Today, Samantha and I went to see her cousins play hockey. First stop, the Sandy Hill Arena for a 5 p.m. Atom game. The local Ottawa East team won. Next stop, the St. Laurent Complex for a 6 p.m. Pee-Wee Atom A match between the Ottawa East Nationals and the visiting Canterbury Crusaders . The latter won 6-3. I killed two birds with [...]