Category Archives: .NEWS – General

Remember, any news you read these days, should be taken with a ‘grain of salt’ as stories are embellished and pumped up. Be skeptical with many headlines; if it sounds doubtful, it likely is.

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  • 15-year-old girl threatens to “shoot up school” in Ajax
  • NEWS BULLSH*T Meter
  • JUNIOR’S WAS A GUEST ON STEPHEN COLBERT LATE SHOW, TONIGHT, MON 23RD
  • Woe is me…We must find hope, life savers, rafts, something to latch on to
  • CHANGE: SZPIN signature changed
  • NEWS: Rogers, TTC to pull the plug on free Wi-Fi in subway stations
  • NEWS: Prepaying for refueling coming to PETROCANADA soon
  • FERMO’s Desk: Mastering the BARKSIDE ( dog training session – George Ashe Library )
  • NEWS: Tim Horton’s going to the dogs…
  • NEWS: RR strike – Ottawa orders workers back to work; along with binding arbitration
  • CANADA: Strike! Strike! Who’s next…you fill in the group
  • NEWS: Pusateri’s high end grocery retailer bankruptcy?
  • ABOUT MY WEBSITE: A personal message about my website, Doc Szpinner
  • NEWS: When any news is censored, we all lose
  • NEWS: MPOX – A new virus hits the Congo; where next ?
  • POLITICS: Poilievre shows how classless he really is….HATE SPEECH MONGER !
  • HELP: Please help fellow Canadians
  • NEWS: Evacuation of Jasper national park ordered due to threat of fires
  • NEWS: President Biden’s Campaign Withdrawal Letter
  • SENIORS: Did you get your REBATE from Cdn govt – CARBON TAX REBATE
  • WORLD NEWS: Slaughter such as this is genocide, justification for it disappeared long ago
  • FINANCE: You could be receiving a cheque for nearly $700 from the federal government
  • PICKERING: new Waterfront Shuttle Service
  • Vive les dames !
  • PICKERING COUNCIL: BRENNER MAY Newsletter
  • PICKERING: Durham Region Residents need to know about Nuclear Energy
  • POINT-COUNTERPOINT: TOP 10 STOLEN VEHICLES IN CANADA, 2022
  • TOWN HALL REPORT, 4-10-24, Ward 1 & 2
  • PICKERING: City launches its new “Pickering Heritage & Community Centre”
  • FAIRPORT BEACH NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION annual general meeting
  • PICKERING: TOWN HALL, Ward 1 & 2
  • ONTARIO: Provincial Budget
  • ONT silly servants: FAT CATS cashin’ in (includes Durham Region Mayors)
  • EDITORIAL: Pickering City Council swiming in turbulent waters over fiancial reporting
  • Pickering’s on a ‘wild ride,’ says Mayor Kevin Ashe
  • $ave: TAX FRAUD: CRA’S TAX FRAUD PREVENTION TIPS
  • FOOD: Global chocolate crisis
  • NEWS: Ottawa aims to fight online HATE
  • PICKERING: Is our URBAN SPRAWL uncontrolled, poorly planned?
  • Oshawa school board trustee ban has relative connection with Pickering representatives
  • NEWS: Integrity Commissioner recommends Oshawa trustee be barred from meetings
  • CRIME: Car theft and how to reduce your risk
  • NEWS: Trusted news sites
  • EDITORIAL: Councillor Robinson may not be as far off base as many insist
  • EDITORIAL: ‘Transparency’ a real problem in City affairs?
  • PICKERING: An example of mayor using the STRONG-MAYOR powers act
  • NEWS: RECALL of food items
  • NEWS: Homelessness and opioid supports needed from Oshawa to Pickering, region says
  • TRAVEL: Canada Has Issued Travel Advisories For These Popular Vacation Spots In 2024
  • MAYOR’S DESK: 40 yr. old PICKERING NUCLEAR PLANT to be refurbished
  • NEWS: You doubt the power of the people??? STOP!
  • POLITICS: An American Congressperson to watch: Jasmine Crockett
  • NEWS: FOOD RECALL – Cap’n Crunch and Quaker Products
  • PICKERING: Walnut Lane extension – more than $1.1 million over budget
  • JEOPARDY WINNER: Juveria Zaheer, Whitby resident, wins and moves on in Jeopardy competition.
  • NEWS: Federal government introduces national dental plan
  • PICKERING: City accepts toy and food donations in lieu of payment for parking tickets
  • PICKERING: How a Neighbourhood Association should be
  • EDITORIAL: The MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM, a simplified explanation
  • PICKERING (AJAX): Fire safety awareness campaign and family fire safety procedures
  • PICKERING: Congratulations Councillor Mara on the upcoming big event
  • COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE REMEMBRANCE
  • NEWS: US Olympic Gold medal winner Mary Lou Retton fighting for her life with serious pneumonia illness
  • EDITORIAL: * * * Federal govt promises * * * action on food pricing…big joke !
  • UPDATE: FORD government 2023…PATRONAGE, CORRUPTION continues
  • POLITICS: Wonderful political victory…now???
  • HEALTH (BRAIN): *** Adults using Internet regularly lower their risk of dementia ***
  • NEWS: WD-40’s days are numbered / Soon to be banned in Canada
  • NEWS: Your car’s spying on you (SHORT VERSION)
  • PICKERING: DURHAM REGION TRANSIT announcement regarding BUS SERVICES
  • POLITICAL NEWS: Bill C18 and the blocking of Cdn news on Facebook, Instagram, Google
  • NEWS: STOP THE SPRAWL protests at Bethlenfalvy consitituency office
  • PICKERING: WEST SHORE SKATE SPOT COMMUNITY MURAL
  • NEWS: Doggie FORD – CRONIES AND CORRUPTION
  • NEWS: BELL applies for copyright ownership of the colour BLUE
  • Doggie BITS: So you think Ford is being mistreated or misunderstood
  • PICKERING: WONDERBRAND breaks ground on giant operation in Pickering
  • NEWS: On the verge of phenomenal medical innovation
  • NEWS: 5% interest rate increase by the Bank of Canada killing us
  • NEWS: “STEADY,” a blog written by DAN RATHER, American news journalist
  • NEWS: Conservative ‘shadow’ cabinet minister for seniors, Anna Roberts
  • NEWS: Flying cars to hit retail market in 2025
  • EDITORIAL: MEDIA staff cuts begin ( Updated 7-5-23 )
  • NEWS: Canadians blocked from access to Canadian news by digital giants
  • NEWS: “PRIDE it should be” …Dan Rathers says it much better
  • NEWS: Good old Ma BELL cuts off seniors without notice
  • UPDATE: PATRONAGE or CORRUPTION ? FORD government 2023
  • TORONTO: Complete list of CANDIDATES
  • NEWS n BITS: AI – Artificial Intelligence: valuable tool or potential threat?
  • Fake news, Real news, True news – who knows anymore !