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Phone Records Link Hezbollah to Rafik Hariri Assassination

(Nov. 22) -- The Canadian Broadcast Corp. has conducted an investigation into the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and concludes that phone records implicate Hezbollah in the attack. The CBC draws on sources involved with or privy to details of an ongoing investigation by the United...

I'll Say It: Worst. Olympics. Ever.

Worst Olympics ever. Oh I'm sorry, am I not allowed to say that? Because on Day 2 of the Games, I almost got into a Facebook fight with an old friend when he posted a status update that accused those of us with discerning tastes and sharp tongues of not supporting our country. He got an argument from me, but support...

Checking in with Hockey Scores

With only ten days left before the CBC closes their HNIC Anthem Challenge on August 31st, I figured this would be a good time to check in on the contest and the infamous 'Hockey Scores' to see how it is all progressing. About a month ago, I took at look at 'Hockey Scores' which was the most popular song in the contest and...

Canada's 'Other' National Anthem: A Thing of the Past?

If you were to poll Canadians on the most recognizable song in their country's history, you'd probably think a Celine Dion ballad, a Brian Adam's soft-rock song, or a crappy Nickelback tune would be #1, wouldn't ya?The truth? The theme song for Hockey Night in Canada, a song that has been around for five decades, is, BY...

NHL Awards Show Gets Smoked Out

While the NHL tried its very best to put on a glitzy, Hollywood-style awards show last night, there were more than a few things that went wrong for the little hockey league that could.Viewers in the USA may have turned to VERSUS and found themselves watching programming that was anything but an awards show. It turns out...