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Wednesday Night #2206
Actor Donald Sutherland dead at 88 Evey week, it seems, we mourn the death of another important/influential figure. On T ...
Donald Sutherland (1935-2024) RIP
20 June Actor Donald Sutherland dead at 88 Sutherland’s son, actor Kiefer Sutherland, confirmed his death on Thurs ...
Wednesday Night #2205
19 June 2024 Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States, first recognize ...
Wednesday Night #2204
Week-long celebrations, ceremonies and evocation of memories in the presence of today’s leaders of the WWII allies ...
Dr. Norbert (Nobby) Gilmore RIP
Nobby left us Saturday (8 June 2024) night BC time. So sad but a blessing for him. He died peacefully with friends aroun ...
Wednesday Night #2203
There are weeks when the previous days’ news seems humdrum – merely a tiresome repetition of previous report ...
Wednesday Night #2202
Mark and Chris Roper are headed to Tilly-sur-Seulles in Normandy for the June 7th commemoration of the role of the villa ...
Prudence (Pru) Emery RIP
Vibrant film publicist Prudence Emery was a genius at generating buzz Judy Stoffman (Globe & Mail) If you are the k ...
Wednesday Night #2201
Lost power and then Internet access on Wednesday Night Power came back quite quickly; Internet not until 11 am Thursday ...
Wednesday Night #2200
China-Russia relations The Xi-Putin partnership is not a marriage of convenience – It is one of vital, long-term n ...
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
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The Papacy 2024-
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Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…