Reno toddler gets OK for brain cancer treatment

An early draft of John Baird’s speech to the United Nations last fall originally…

TNT posts 4th-quarter loss, no mention of UPS

  By Carl   Because there are many more Protestants in America than there are Catholics. Santorum, a conservative Catholic, is fairly strict when it comes to religion. You might want to check out his 2008 speech at Ave Maria College — just do the Google — in which he said that "mainline Protestantism in this country … is in shambles (and) is gone from the world of Christianity as I see it." Which may come as a surprise to many of the millions of mainline Protestants. Indeed. Not content with sticking his foot in his mouth, Santorum proceeded Sunday to shove his kneecap in there, as well: But on "Face the Nation" Sunday, Santorum insisted he wasn’t talking about Obama’s Christianity or religion at all, but, rather, about the theology of "radical environmentalism," which he explained this way: "But we’re not here [More...]

A three-year-old boy can be given a blood transfusion during surgery despite religious objections from his Jehovah’s Witness parents, the High Court in Ireland has ruled. Jehovah’s Witnesses, theologically a cult of Christianity, promote un-biblical teachings regarding blood and blood transfusions.

Money Man is a new superhero that will help consumers fight evil! Today is is helping the Watson family beat "The Closer".5 Zoom(s)

Snopes says this been making the rounds of many years but considering the lunacy being promulgated during the current GOP campaign of presidential hopefuls, in particular by Santorum, it seems fitting to run it by again.

In her (1990?) radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned

This morning’s National Post editorial suggests that Bill C-30 is so badly flawed that it may not be salvageable – A bill flawed beyond repair.
Some valid arguments are presented but I don’t buy into them all.
First they mention the now infamous privacy concerns that has caused all the ridiculous rhetoric we having been hearing from both extremes of the debate. (Andrew Coyne mentions that and the related hypocrisy in his column today.)
There may indeed be some valid privacy issues that should be closely examined by Parliament.
The editorial also points out the unfair demands that would be made on internet providers; especially those smaller ones that are already struggling to survive in today’s difficult economic climate:
Forcing service providers to install monitoring equipment on their networks and adding additional reporting requirements will only serve to drive up the cost of service – and Canadians already pay some of the highest prices for [More...]

After receiving "excellent care" in Calgary, the victim of a brutal attack in a Mexican hotel has now been released from hospital.

ARL Commission chairman John Grant will seek clarification from the 16 clubs about their desire to form their own association. It is understood that Grant had been accepting of the move, which has been discussed for some months, and had…

I didn’t want to do it. I looked for every excuse leading up and during to our voyage to Antarctica trying to justify why it would be ok if I didn’t take the Polar Plunge.
It was in the back of my head the entire trip and it took nearly the entire trip before the moment finally arrived where they made the announcement over the intercom that it was time for the Polar Plunge.
Dave has no fear
I can’t understand where Dave’s head is when it comes to thrills. He isn’t afraid of anything and actually embraces each challenge with a smile. He would have no problem jumping off a cliff and trying out a flight suit or canyoning to the deepest depths of the earth exploring a teeny weeny cave. He’s up for anything and it frustrates me that I am always facing my fears.
The scenery was breathtaking before the Polar [More...]

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken in for questioning on Tuesday by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring run out of the northern French city of Lille.

B.C.’s Kelly Scott and defending champion Amber Holland continued to lead the field at the Canadian women’s curling championships despite misfortune Monday.

By Mustang Bobby.The Michigan primary is a week from today, and according to polling from PPP, the lead that Rick Santorum had a week ago is tightening, but he’s still ahead of Mitt Romney.Santorum gets 37 percent in the new numbers to Romney’s 33, while Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) sees 15 and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is down to 10 percent.So there’s still a chance that Mr. Romney could win in his nominally home state, but the question among a lot of people is why is it so hard for him to win there?  He should be running away with it.A lot of it has to do with him and his campaign, of course.  Heretofore the GOP electorate has been about as interested in Mr. Romney as they are to expired yogurt, and the more he tries to sell himself as a true conservative, the less they’re interested.  Rick [More...]

LZ Granderson wonders why GOP candidates seem concerned only with the Mexico border. Editor’s note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a…