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Opinion: RIM Chief puts a nail in Gary Bettman's coffin

Jim Balsillie, Chairman of Research in Motion who make the Blackberry, has put forth an aggressive bid to purchase a struggling NHL team and relocate them in Southern Ontario. This could subsequently end Bettman's reign atop the National Hockey League.
May 6, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports - 3 comments

Future NHL stars do battle in Brampton, Ontario

Slated to go number one in this year's NHL entry draft, John Tavares was invisible in OHL action Thursday night. The Brampton Battalion handily defeated the London Knights by a score of 5-1.
Feb 19, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports - 1 comment

Future of the NHL on display tonight in Brampton, Ontario

The top two North American prospects in this year's draft will face off tonight in a battle between OHL powerhouses the Brampton Battalion and the London Knights
Feb 19, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports

Gilmour's Frontenacs lose overtime heartbreaker in Brampton

In a riveting Ontario Hockey League game, the visiting Kingston Frontenacs lost in overtime to the powerhouse Brampton Battalion.
Feb 5, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports - 3 comments

Opinion: The Hockey Fight Manifesto

Debate has been raging over fighting in hockey, but what this all really comes down to is another example of Canadians having their game, as they like it, taken away from them
Feb 3, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports - 14 comments

Opinion: Obama-mania both inspiring and nauseating

Millions of hearts here in Canada and around the world are aflutter today as for the first time in America's tumultuous and violently racist history, a Black man was sworn in as President.
Jan 20, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 14 comments

Opinion: Israel should avoid a premature ceasefire

It will be incessantly argued back and forth whether Israel should have attacked Gaza at all in response to Hamas' resumption of rocket attacks on Israel, but now that they're in there, it would be foolish to withdraw before the job is done.
Jan 13, 2009 by  Noam Sugarman in World - 51 comments

All I want for Hannukah is a Jew 'fro

As most of you know, we Jews have our own holiday around this time of year that is just as flimsy a pretext for showering each other with gifts and basking in wondrous commercialism (eat your hearts out, Buddhists). But I never get what I really want.
Dec 23, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Lifestyle - 16 comments

The tragic painlessness of the digital age, Part 2

In Part 1 of "The Tragic Painlessness of the Digital Age", I explained how the internet is diluting our emotional experience, providing the example of how popular websites like Facebook and YouTube are eliminating nostalgia from our emotional pallet.
Dec 22, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Technology - 2 comments

Opinion: The tragic painlessness of the digital age, part 1

Human beings have always striven for painlessness and instant-gratification. Technology is making these goals strikingly attainable, which is dangerously leading us down a path to cultural irrelevance and despair.
Dec 21, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Technology

Opinion: Raptors fans, don't expect Bosh to stick around

Recent comments made by the Raptors' superstar combined with lackluster play suggest that CB4 isn't so enthusiastic about playing in Toronto.
Dec 19, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Sports - 2 comments

Dion to step down, Liberals to choose new leader before parliament resumes

A report in The Toronto Star indicates that Dion will be stepping down and that the Liberals will rush to have a new leader in place by the time the House of Commons is set to resume at the end of January.
Dec 8, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 3 comments

Opinion: If Obama is in danger, it's not just a black thing

Several weeks ago, the sight of Obama during his victory speech encased in bulletproof glass was a cold reminder that U.S. President has never been the safest of jobs. But why might Obama be particularly at risk?
Dec 7, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 9 comments

Opinion: Canadians don't care for democracy

This week's events on Parliament Hill, including yesterday's prorogation of the house by the Governor General, have shown that Canadians don't understand or are not interested in Democracy
Dec 5, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 15 comments

Opinion: Latest political drama shows why minority governments work

To all of you who misguidedly hope for a majority government, thinking that stability is the top priority (fascism is the most stable form of government, by the way), the latest political drama is a valuable lesson
Dec 1, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 6 comments

Opinion: Alternatives to bailing out the auto giants

If the government can somehow find the money to bail out the big 3 automakers, why not think about spending that money in a more interesting way?
Nov 30, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 3 comments

Opinion: Ontario's tumbling economy no surprise

Ontario's slumping manufacturing sector is the result of having a stagnant, foreign-owned economy. Our willingness to sell off our resources and labour to the highest bidder has been dooming us since colonialism.
Nov 29, 2008 by  Noam Sugarman in Politics - 3 comments
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