The New York Times has excellent articles from great writers, but if you try reading them online it's a complete mess. Finding your favorite author or article is like a treasure hunt. Now, they have added even more clutter with “Extra” edition.

Tuesday morning after a skate around in Calgary, Dallas Stars defenseman Sean Avery launched into a brief, and somewhat random, critique of the National Hockey League and the apparent habit of various NHL players to "fall in love with my sloppy seconds."

Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean agreed to a request by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prorogue, or suspend, government until Jan. 26. The decision delays ongoing political crisis, as a coalition threatened to end Harper's minority government.

The people of Canada have just witnessed an historic occasion. The Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, has decided to grant a prorogation of the House of Commons until 2009.

AbitibiBowater will close the Grand Falls-Windsor mill. The decision comes a month after unionized workers at the Grand Falls-Windsor mill overwhelmingly rejected what the company called its final offer to keep the operation viable.

It's been a rough 48 hours in Toronto; my city, and my home. Teams are losing, owners are dying, hard-working people are getting laid off, and coaches are getting fired. Me? I blame the economy.

Former Canadian Governor General Ed Schreyer has said the current Governor General should not let the Prime Minister skip a confidence vote.

The speculation is that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will ask the Governor General today to suspend parliament thus prolonging the life of his minority government.

Toronto Mayor David Miller and City Council have decided to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on all municipal properties in Toronto by 2011.

Playing to the labor movement across Canada, the now too-far-left-leaning-to-stand-straight coalition is seriously advocating and promoting fairy tale spending with vague stimulus programs, but a with a very specific amount.