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ConCalls: Computer Science

Posted May 6th, 2012 by saskboy

Having a background in computers helps someone understand the RoboCon details much faster. The calls were made in large part through computer technology. When the Elections Act was created, it wasn’t possible to do robocalling, and the potential for misuse of it wasn’t considered. Fortunately, other parts of the act still make it a crime [...]

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Conservatives

ConCalls: After a Long, Unexplained Absence #cdnpoli

Posted May 5th, 2012 by saskboy

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s a bogus expression. It creates worry, and doubt. That’s what a lot of people were feeling when Brian-Michel LaRue disappeared from online life he’d been immersed in most waking hours for the first 6 weeks during the RoboCon drama broke wide open in February. One of his last [...]

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Crime

I’ve never understood why some…

Posted May 5th, 2012 by trashee

… peeps think it is somehow cool to vandalize someone else’s property. I did a lot of crazy stuff in my youth but never once did I intentionally wreck or deface something that didn’t belong to me. I just didn’t. And it is quite …

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Crime

Woman in hospital after collision at Kennedy Rd. and 401

Posted May 5th, 2012 by Katherine Dunn

A woman is in hospital with life threatening injuries and a man is in custody for impaired driving after a collision just past Highway 401.

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Crime

Man rescues two from burning car in Port Lands

Posted May 5th, 2012 by Graham Slaughter

Two men are rescued from burning car in Portlands by passerby.

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Computers & Accessories

ConCalls: IP Match Confirmed: Poutine Used Prescott’s Computer in #RoboCon

Posted May 4th, 2012 by saskboy

Read lots more by Brandon Laraby who has a roundup of links, Curiosity Cat, and Sixth Estate. When the latest documents from court appear online, I’ll post them with the rest. == RoboCon got a little more interesting and solid today after Glen McGregor made a trip to the courthouse to do a little investigating, [...]

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Crime

Schertzer admits to ignoring some police directives

Posted May 4th, 2012 by Peter Small

The former leader of a drug squad team on trial says some rules were unrealistic or even illegal.

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Business

Blast Furnace Canada Blog: Special treatment for Conrad?

Posted May 4th, 2012 by BlastFurnace

So Conrad Black … um, Baron Conrad Black is out of jail.   On the one hand it’s good to see his time in prison has mellowed His Lordship out somewhat and that he’s actually starting to see some of the issues of a day with a much mor…

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Crime

Police corruption trial: John Schertzer denies wrongdoing under Crown grilling

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by Peter Small

The leader of a drug squad team accused of beating and robbing dealers is fending off accusations they flouted police rules to enrich themselves.

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Canada

ConCalls: Evidence And Obstruction

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by saskboy

Postmedia has reported that the Conservatives’ voter information database (CIMS), was being investigated along with other party’s databases, to determine who gave Pierre Poutine the thousands of phone numbers used to illegally robocall Guelph non-Conservative voters. The most interesting claim by their source, was that important information leading to the identity of the person or [...]

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Crime

And the Oscar goes to… Wally Oppal, for “Worst Performance in a Public Inquiry” …

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by Laila

  Please, if anyone knows Wally ( I’m a movie star) Oppal, please tell him I think there is something so sick, so wrong, about his choice to take a role, as a gunshot victim in a movie about a serial … Continue reading

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Crime

Wrongfully convicted Mississauga man launches lawsuit against province

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by Josh Tapper

Romeo Phillion, who served almost 32 years in prison before his wrongful murder conviction was quashed, launched a $14-million lawsuit a…

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Copyright

The System

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by The Public Eye

Bypassing The High Court Ruling to block access to the Pirate Bay for beginnersby “Misa”As originally posted on: CyberGuerrilla.infoMay 2, 20121) Download a VPN. A good one is available at http://hotspotshield.com/. It is free, so will serve your purp…

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Conservatives

F-35: Thirty Five ways to Fail

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by saskboy

MacKay has implicated the whole CPC cabinet as being complicit in an attempt to deceive voters prior to last year’s election as to the true cost of new fighter jets. Another unprecedented situation where every [then] cabinet minister of the government should resign for misleading Parliament (and thus lying to Canadians). What percentage of the [...]

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Copyright

The System

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by The Public Eye

Epic 6-Year File-Sharing Case Over Just 3 Songs Comes To An Endby “enigmax”As originally posted on: TorrentFreakApril 30, 2012A file-sharing prosecution that has been dragging on for six long years has finally come to an end. The original complaint, f…

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Crime

Inquest needed into shocking death of 7-year-old Katelynn Sampson

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by Laurie Monsebraaten and Amy Dempsey

Ontario’s child advocate and Native Child and Family Services call for an inquest into the horrific death of Katelynn Sampson.

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Canada

CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canada Bill C10 hunger strike update: Ottawa Hydro has cut me off

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by Obert Madondo

I feel as though I’ve been wrenched from the light of the world and exiled to the heart of darkness. My friends, I just want to let you all know that we’ll not be able to stay as connected as … Continue reading → – Syndicated from …

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Crime

The Ottawa police have released a sketch…

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by trashee

… of the freak who has been sexually assaulting women in the Alta Vista area. Please feel free to copy and paste into any media where we can get some broad coverage. SOMEONE has to know this freak! Call the cops if you do! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario

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ConCalls: Two Months

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by saskboy

Our country is taking its sweet time to dole out justice to the culprits behind the illegal election robocalls one year ago. It’s been two months since this story came out involving Andrew Prescott, and no charges are pending for even the CPC Guelph campaign for violating disclosure rules. Examples of the robocalls paid for [...]

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Crime

Blast Furnace Canada Blog: Cowards of Oxford County

Posted May 1st, 2012 by BlastFurnace

There really is no other way to describe the killers of Tori Stafford.   And I use the plural because it takes at least two to engage in a conspiracy that leads to the death of a minor. It’s hard to think of another word other than “cowar…

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