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The Globe and Mail is launching an “ask-the-Premiers” series of cyber conversations this morning at noon, and Rodney MacDonald is the first premier in the hotseat. Or the in comfy seat, while a dictation lackey hits the keys. Or on the golf course, with a room full of PR professionals acting as “Virtual RodMac” as […]

Today’s Chronicle-Herald reports that China Shipping is shutting down its Halifax operation, pulling the rug out from under the “Atlantica” idea of turning Halifax into a mega middleman port for the importation of Chinese goods into the American Midwest. Of course, anyone with any sense and a halfway decent map can see that Halifax isn’t […]

Tall ships are coming. More cargo is coming. Stupid old Atlantic might be coming. But triatheletes won’t be coming after all. The city’s having a busy day, as you’ll see post-jump. THE SHIPS, THE SHIPSfrom Portsmouth, New HampshireAs threatened, a flotilla of big boats is heading to our harbour. “The final leg of the 2007 […]

Simpson avatar fever has swept through the editorial department. I got Moon to add my specs and a red sox hat. My favorite part is that I get to have Willie beard. Freaking fantastic. If you haven’t already visited the Simpson’s Movie website and made your own avatar you should go right now. Then you […]

Our city gets tied to one of today’s major capitalists, and becomes a source for stock market analysis, in business news. But it’s not all about the alrighty dollar, as we also endure a peaceful, righteous protest. Rock full links after the jump. BIG SPENDERfrom New YorkThe Bloomberg business news service published a ridiculously long […]

Hey beardo, vote Quimby. And while your at it, make your own Simpsons avatar at the SImpsons movie website.l It rivals the glorious majesty of the South Park Character Generator, I promise you. I did me, but they didn’t have the right hair (I couldn’t get a buzz cut with sideburns), so I kind of […]

I’ll keep this short and sweet. As sweet as possible considering assisted suicide is on the agenda. LifeSiteNews.com, in Pittsburg, is reports “RCMP in Halifax are investigating the death of a Nova Scotia woman at the infamous euthanasia ‘clinic’ in Switzerland, called “Dignitas.”” (story here) Brandon Manitoba’s Sun says Matt Minglewood’s hat has been returned […]

Here’s the band line-up for Sunday so you don’t unwittingly waste any more of the life you’ll be wasting by going in the first place: State of Shock 2pm, Default 2:50pm, Hedley 4pm, Finger Eleven 5:10pm, Daughtry 6:30pm, Staind 7:50pm and Nickelback 9:20pm.

Return of the slaving ship Amistad, and declining university enrolment. It’s an eclectic day for Metro online, with full links apres jump. LOVE THAT BOATfrom New BrunswickThe CanadaEast site, an umbrella collecting Irving’s NB newspapers, reports on the trip the replica of Amistad is taking. The original boat “sparked a slave revolt” in the 1800s […]

I was on a one-day vacation yesterday, but am back with exciting news of planes and boats crashing. A plane and a boat. And they didn’t crash so much as — well, you’ll see after the jump. THAT SINKING FEELINGfrom Corner Brook, Nfld.Clearwater Seafoods ran into a bit of trouble on the other side of […]

In good news, Atlanta’s Journal-Constitution likes our Black Cultural Centre. The bad news includes rotten toothpaste and bad labour practises. Full links apres jump. TOURING THE FUTUREfrom AtlantaUsing the internet as a time machine, the Journal-Constitution daily paper has an article on its site today that claims to be published on Sunday, June 24. That […]

It’s a Burning Ears inferno today, with anarchists freaking, end-of-the-world freaks, a cash-strapped visitor from Iceland, Dal getting called a “leading institution,” celebrity hurling and much more. Full links apres jump. ANARCHY IN ATLANTICAfrom Brooklyn and cyberspaceThanks to active protests, last weekend’s Atlantica meetings didn’t go under the radar, as so many bad business moves […]