Idealist News

Kory Teneycke blasts back at Margaret Atwood

September 3, 2010

Hot: Margaret Atwood. Talk about stirring the pot. The Canadian literary icon’s simple act of adding her voice to an on-line petition protesting against a Fox News-like channel coming to Canada has sparked outrage among right-wing commentators... Read More...

Book Shows What's on the World's Dining Tables

Authors Go to 30 Countres to Find Out How Different Cultures Eat

Think it's hard enough to arrange a dinner date? Try arranging 80 of them in 30 countries over a three-year period.

That's one of the struggles that Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio faced while writing their book, Read More...

Water activists to put petition against pension fund before Toronto teachers

September 1, 2010

TORONTO - The Council of Canadians is going head-to-head with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan — a Goliath in the world of pensions — over investments in privatized water in Chile... Read More...

Utherverse launches casino for US customers

August 31, 2010

Utherverse, a proprietary virtual world platform known for its adult content, has launched a virtual casino targeting US customers. While the winnings cannot be converted into cash today, that might change if a new gambling bill is able to make its way through Congress... Read More...

Canada's Olympians shine on

Success at Vancouver Games pushes our athletes to new heights in recognition, sponsorship

Manitoba’s Jon Montgomery hurtled head-first down an icy track at speeds of nearly 150 km/h, winning his race and leaving the Whistler Sliding Centre as an Olympic gold medallist.

Then, he did something millions of other Canadians would never have the guts to try — he walked along a crowded street sipping from a pitcher of beer... Read More...