The above cartoon marks the moment the proverbial earthquake rocked my afternoon yesterday and stopped time altogether. My challenge was to come up with something on the tragic events unfolding in eastern Ukraine following the horrific Malaysia Air jet plane crash, allegedly brought down by a missile launched in the war torn region. There are … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday July 22, 2014 Ukraine Separatists Yield, Allowing Bodies to Depart and Agreeing to Hand Over Black Boxes After days of obstruction, Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine reached an agreement with Malaysia on Monday to surrender the flight recorder boxes of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner downed by a … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday July 19, 2014 RCMP lay 31 criminal charges against Senator Mike Duffy Mike Duffy’s fall from grace took another stunning tumble Thursday as Mounties charged the suspended senator with 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery in connection with the alleged misuse of taxpayers’ funds. … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday July 18, 2014 Australia’s carbon tax repealed after 2 years Australia’s Conservative government repealed a much-maligned carbon tax on the nation’s worst greenhouse gas polluters on Thursday, ending years of contention over a measure that became political poison for the lawmakers who imposed it. The Senate voted … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday July 17, 2014 Mike Duffy is my father, Peruvian woman claims in a lawsuit Beleaguered Senator Mike Duffy faced fresh controversy Tuesday after Maclean’s magazine published an interview with a Peruvian woman who claims to be his daughter. The magazine reported that the woman, Karen Duffy, was … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday July 16, 2014 Concrete dumped in city sewer “not going anywhere” The city will need to reroute sewage under the future James Street North GO Station after a truckload of concrete was dumped into an old sewer. It’s believed a construction crew working on the site east … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday July 15, 2014 Summer rerun for big spending Ontario budget Ontario’s newly elected Liberals steamrolled ahead Monday with the same big-spending budget that triggered the June 12 election, despite opposition warnings that the $130.4-billion plan will trigger a downgrade of the province’s debt rating and lead to … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday July 12, 2014 Killing two birds with one sign It turns out a block-letter “Hamilton” highway sign faces some pricey road blocks. City councillors officially pulled the plug Monday on a fast-tracked, $230,000 effort to build a “civic gateway” along Highway 403 that would be ready in … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday July 11, 2014 Ontario Government vows to reintroduce crackdown on distracted driving Premier Kathleen Wynne says she’s concerned that Ontario teens are forming bad habits when it comes to texting while driving, after a new survey suggested an alarming number of students are typing while behind the … [Read more...]
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Thursday July 10, 2014 Rob Ford’s sobriety coach kicked shirtless protester, says officer A Toronto police officer spotted a member of Mayor Rob Ford’s entourage kicking a protester at a campaign event this morning. “If you want me to help you out, you can’t be kicking [the protester],” said … [Read more...]