Careless
arrest a costly lesson
The headline on the news story "Careless charges dropped" might seem like a clever play on Sue Careless's name. But the truth is the charges, accusing the freelance writer and photographer of obstructing a peace officer, were indeed careless...More
How free is the Canadian media?
So what is the state of freedom of the press in Canada? The recent announcement that CanWest Global wishes to take over a substantial chunk of the Hollinger empire created by Conrad Black is just the latest in a series of giant mergers and takeovers...More
Whose Footprints?
Two women, two countries, two books - one poem. While Canadians have long accepted Margaret Fishback Powers as the one who penned the famous "Footprints" poem - until 1987 attributed only to "author unknown" - in the U.S. there's a different version of the story, one that gives credit to an American woman...More
