It’s a pathetically slow day for Metro. Prime minister Stephen Harper was rumoured to be coming by the Globe, but CTV, the Globe‘s sister news organization, squashed that one. (Sources say the jackass will show up tomorrow to announce some federal make-work project.)
And in New York, Halifax showed up on Newsday‘s page of kooky Canuck items because of the assisted suicide in Switzerland story.
A retired Anglican minister who accompanied his gravely ill wife to a clinic in Switzerland where she ended her life will not face any charges in Canada.
For Eric MacDonald, the RCMP’s decision Tuesday to close the book on the case didn’t come as a surprise.
“As I’ve said right from the start, I don’t think I did anything wrong,” he said from his home in Windsor, Nova Scotia, about an hour from Halifax. (story here)
But the way more interesting piece of Canadiana is a report from Ottawa about “radioactive devices” disappearing.
At least 76 radioactive devices _ several of which could be used in a terrorist attack _ have gone missing in Canada over the last five years, newly compiled figures show.
How can one compassionate death compare to dozens of dirty nukes?
Bring me news of Halifax being dangerous, by sending links here.
This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2007.
