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Archive for October 6th, 2008

University students’ union promotes gambling for free tuition

Monday, October 6th, 2008

What could possibly go wrong?
The students’ union at Cape Breton University is endorsing an internet site that offers Canadian students the chance to win free tuition by playing poker.
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Young adults between the ages of 19 and 24 have the highest risk of becoming problem gamblers, according to statistics from the Nova Scotia Gaming [...]

If I took this job, I could cause havoc on Election Day

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Federal election officials are looking for polling station workers in four Nova Scotia ridings: Halifax, Halifax West, Sackville-Eastern Shore, and Kings-Hants.  Unfortunately, the CBC story omits crucial information: how much the job pays.
Spokesman Dana Doiron said more workers are required this election because of the requirement for voters to produce identification.
“That requires us to have [...]

Blogging illegal in Italy?

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Earlier this year an Italian judge invoked a 1948 law against “clandestine newspapers” in ordering a writer to close his blog.  Now an Italian politician has expressed his fear that “almost the entire Italian internet” is illegal.
The story begins back in May, when a judge in Modica (in Sicily) found local historian and author Carlo [...]

Hate preacher exhorts Muslims to reject British laws

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Islamist preacher Abu Waleed is touring the English Midlands urging Muslims to rise up against the nation.
Waleed talks about the “war on Islam” being waged by Britain and urges his followers to reject the laws of the UK.
He even attacks moderate groups for handing over terror suspects to the police and urges his crowds to [...]