October Crisis remembered as Front de Liberation du Quebec plan protests
The article recalls the 1970 October Crisis including the kidnapping of James Cross and the murder of Pierre Laporte. It notes planned "Hot October" commemorations by former FLQ members, critiques the War Measures Act, and questions the value of revisiting those events in a divided Canada. Jacques Parizeau condemns the commemoration and urges not to forget the FLQ’s acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Quebec
James Cross
Montreal
Pierre Laporte
Canada
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Pierre Trudeau
FLQ
Mr. Cross
Parti Quebecois
Jacques Parizeau
Environment bill labeled shaky and incomplete
The proposed federal environmental review act is criticized as flawed and undercut by missing statute listings such as the Fisheries Act. Critics say the bill is dynamic and lacks a solid foundation, with experts calling it “fill-in-the-blanks” legislation and warning of unintended expansions.
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House of Cards
Robert de Cotret
de Cotret
Lucien Bouchard
de Corret
Rafferty-Alameda
Oldman
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office
Ray Robinson
Elizabeth May
The
Sierra Club
Female drivers safer than men by age 23 study shows
The Los Angeles Times analysis of about 179000 California driver records from the 1980s finds women reach the statewide accident average by age 23, while men reach it only in the 35–39 group. The data undercuts stereotypes about female drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heald
Times
California
Dr. Freud
Hobos and their signs mark a bygone era of travel life
A Saskatchewan farm memory recalls hobos or knights of the road who visited during a low mood era. The narrator notes signals left on gates, such as a resting cat for a kindhearted woman or a top hat for a gentleman, and discusses modern interpretations and dangers of hobo signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Knights of the Road
England
Britain
Sign Language of Hobos and Pictograms in Modern Canada
Don McGillivray discusses hobo signs and modern nonverbal symbols used by travellers. He notes signs in old dictionaries and asks if hobo signs persist in Canada, their cross border use, and the rise of pictograms in signage. He cites Quebec sign law debates and origins proposed for the phrase toast with reader anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Don McGillivray
Southam News
Sparks Street
Ottawa
Flag burning vs burial debated by American Legion
At the Tishomingo County courthouse a veteran buried a worn American flag per a suggestion from American Legion officials in Washington who say flag burning is proper in a solemn ceremony. The discussion cites the Flag Code and debates Bush era rhetoric while praising practical, respectful handling of the flag.
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Tishomingo County
Miss
James Hector Bishop
Bishop
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Washington
John Minnick
Congress
George Bush
U.S
Flag etiquette versus crass patriotism in American commerce
In a critique of oversized flags on storefronts and flag politics, the piece argues big displays imply price gouging and fraud, notes the American Legion stance against flag draping for sales, and condemns politicians who exploit patriotism while honoring veterans and the flag. It contends soldiers die for freedom, not the flag.
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American Legion
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