Who Is The Difficult One To Deal With Here?By Myles HigginsRegardless of how it may appear in recent news reports from many of Canada’s news agencies and even the illustrious New York Times, it appears that Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t

Royal Newfoundland Regiment Not Permitted to Salute the Ode to NewfoundlandBy Myles HigginsI often hear comments from other parts of the Country to the effect that Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans are nothing but a bunch of complainers and whiners. The opinion

U.S. Voters Connect Steady Reliable Supply with National SecurityA survey of U.S. voters released today by the Canadian AmericanBusiness Council (CABC) finds a substantial foundation of public support for expanded bilateral efforts by the U.S. to address the challenge of

Financial Barriers Are Shutting Out Low Income Families From Colleges And UniversitiesIncreases in university tuition fees are having a devastating effect on low-income families in Canada according to a report released today by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. "It's

PM Harper May Use G8 Meeting To Expand Definition Of Aid To Include Military OperationsOne year after the Live 8 concerts, the world is still watching and waiting for G8 leaders to live up to their commitments to help end

Alberta's Economy Is Set To Grow Even StrongerAfter its best performance in five years in 2005, Alberta's economy is set to grow even stronger this year, according to the Provincial Outlook report issued today by the BMO Financial Group Economics

Mexican Elections - Don’t Discount a RecountLate Thursday afternoon, after a lengthy re-tallying process, Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute officially declared the ruling PAN party candidate, Felipe Calderón as the winner of the country’s presidential elections.In the words of Luis Carlos

Free Trade Lumber Council Says Trade Pact Imperils IndustryDespite overwhelming opposition from the softwood lumber industry across Canada, the Government of Canada announced late on Canada Day that it had proceeded to initial a final text of a "deal" with

Some Boom - Wages Up a Measly 1.4%The first issue of a new quarterly publication from the Alberta Federation of Labour finds that weekly wages in Alberta are only up 1.4% in 2006, after accounting for inflation. The AFL launched

This Is A Great Victory Canada can now celebrate the most definitive and significant legal decision in the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber dispute. Three judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade (U.S. CIT) have issued a unanimous decision saying that

Abusive Techniques Were Authorized, Soldiers' Complaints IgnoredTorture and other abuses against detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq were authorized and routine, even after the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal, according to new accounts from soldiers in a Human Rights Watch report

Israel Must Not Use Indiscriminate Weapons Israel has used artillery-fired cluster munitions in populated areas of Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Researchers on the ground in Lebanon confirmed that a cluster munitions attack on the village of Blida on

By Myles HigginsCanada has been living with the potential threat of Quebec separation for decades. If not for the millions of tax dollars that were spent prior to the last referendum (read Gomery) there might already be four North American

Indiscriminate Bombing in Lebanon a War CrimeResponsibility for the Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 54 civilians sheltering in a home in the Lebanese village of Qana rests squarely with the Israeli military, Human Rights Watch said today. It is

Qana - Independent International Inquiry Required The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) inquiry into the July 30 killing of at least 28 civilians in Qana is incomplete and legally misguided, and contradicts eyewitness testimony, Human Rights Watch said today. The findings

A Wider Canal or More Governmental Payola?In early May of 2006, Panama’s President Martin Torrijos announced the publication of the official summary of the proposed canal expansion project and rallied the nation to support the single largest public works project

BP Acts in Response to Spill And Unexpected Corrosion BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. has begun an orderly and phased shutdown of the Prudhoe Bay oil field following the discovery of unexpectedly severe corrosion and a small spill from a Prudhoe

Reporters Without Borders today urged Cuba to let foreign journalists into the country "so they can do their job freely and without restriction or aggression" and said it was disappointed at the regime's refusal to allow half a dozen of

Failure to Condemn Abuses by All Parties Damages CredibilityBy adopting a politicized resolution that looks only at Israeli abuses in the current conflict, the Human Rights Council undermined its credibility and wasted an opportunity to protect civilians in the region,

Simply Put, Pink is Pink - Get The Colours RightBy Myles HigginsI’ve long been a proponent of an empowered and emboldened Newfoundland and Labrador but I have to admit there are times when I question whether or not my words,