http://www.tolerance.ca/Default.aspx?L=en Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:45:08 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92731&L=en WASHINGTON - The United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe as part of its effort to shore up regional defenses in the face of a missile threat from Iran, The Washington Post reported. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:25:00 GMT 24 Hour World News - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92730&L=en WASHINGTON - Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted "insurance file," touching off speculation about what it contains. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:48:00 GMT 24 Hour World News - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92732&L=en NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Engineers readied a plan to permanently seal the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left behind by a recent tropical storm. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:45:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Matt Davis - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92729&L=en RHINEBECK, New York - Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a heavily guarded wedding on a luxury country estate outside New York. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:22:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Sebastian Smith - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92728&L=en PARIS - Whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns suffered from a syndrome known as pregnancy denial may determine if she faces major prison time or intensive psychiatric care. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:17:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Marlowe Hood - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92727&L=en MEXICO CITY - Police Saturday rescued two journalists the Pacifico drug cartel had kidnapped days ago to demand television stations broadcast a video linking the Durango state government to a rival drug gang, officials said. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:09:00 GMT 24 Hour World News - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92726&L=en PESHAWAR, Pakistan - With roads and bridges washed away, rescuers were Sunday struggling to reach people in northwest Pakistan trapped by the worst floods in living memory which have killed 800 so far. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:44:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Lehaz Ali - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92714&L=en BOGOTA - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe denied Saturday that he planned to launch a military attack on neighboring Venezuela, denouncing President Hugo Chavez after Caracas ordered troops to the border. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:44:00 GMT 24 Hour World News - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92721&L=en BOGOTA - One week before he takes office, Colombia's president-elect Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday took up FARC's offer of a dialogue, but said the leftist rebels must first stop all hostilities and release their hostages. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:45:00 GMT 24 Hour World News - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92711&L=en NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Engineers Saturday readied a plan to permanently seal a damaged Gulf of Mexico well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left behind by a recent tropical storm. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:45:00 GMT 24 Hour World News Matt Davis - © 2010 AFP http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92706&L=en EveryOne Group appeals to Stavros Dimas, European Union Environment Commissioner, and Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, to undertake action to stop the BP project and prevent a new environmental and humanitarian disaster from occurring in the Mediterranean. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Roberto Malini's Point of View Roberto Malini http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92663&L=en On Friday 30 July 2010, a press conference was held in London on the Iran stoning case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Mina Ahadi, Coordinator of the International Committee against Executions and International Committee against Stoning read out the latest message from Sakineh... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Maryam Namazie Maryam Namazie http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92607&L=en In May, average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose by 3.7% from May 2009 to $848.45. This was the fastest year-over-year increase since February 2008. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92606&L=en Real gross domestic product increased by 0.1% in May after being unchanged in April. Goods-producing industries rose 0.6%, led by oil and gas extraction. Construction and utilities fell back while manufacturing activity edged up. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92490&L=en Toronto (Ontario, Canada) — An educational project to commemorate the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War will receive federal funding, Senator Consiglio Di Nino announced today, on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 History http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92482&L=en OTTAWA - Health Canada is informing Canadians that Marché Euromix, a retail store in Pierrefonds (Montréal), was found to be selling a health product that was not authorized for sale by Health Canada and that closely resembled in appearance an authorized drug, Viagra. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Health Issues http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=92126&L=en By Marc Lebuis on behalf of the Point de Bascule team Translation by Point de Bascule In a letter published by Le Devoir on July 13th 2010, Phyllis Lambert* and Serge Joyal** ask the Charest Government to reconsider its decision to purchase the building that the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) was going to acquire in downtown Montreal in order to establish a mosque and a community center. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Points of view http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=91655&L=en Michael Cammalleri, is a gifted goal-scoring forward of the Montreal Canadiens, his talents, and speed, complement each other very well, however Cammalleri carries something else not all hockey players have, he possesses heart.   Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Sports - James' Column James Stephan-Usypchuk http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=89903&L=en Brussels/Jakarta - Divisions and ideological debates generated by Jama’ah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT), an organisation founded by Indonesia’s best-known radical cleric, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, show the weakness of Indonesia’s jihadi movement. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=89350&L=en by Zareh Sahakian There is a good reason why Reporters Without Borders are condemning the decision by the Turkish authorities to ban a program that dares to discuss the Armenian Genocide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Your Reaction http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=86277&L=en Bangalore (India) - I was making my first visit to a day care center for spastic and disabled children in Bangalore. Our bike had just had a skid and we were saved except for our skin that suffered few scratches at places. While I ordered for two bottles of mineral water to quench my thirst after the long bike ride, a wide mouthed child with wide open eyes wished me good morning. I couldn’t make meaning out of his verbal uttering and it was translated to me by a teacher.   Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Venus's Column Venus Vinod Upadhayaya