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Below are your top Digital Journal reports, top news photos, top stories in the media and top blogs, as decided by you and the community.
Top Digital Journal Reports
Atheists finally ‘Coming Out of the Closet’ (Includes interview) by J Ocean Dennie
Co-opting a move from the LGBT community’s playbook, a U.S. organization of atheists and “free thinkers” have unleashed a billboard blitz, calling it the “Out of the Closet” campaign, undertaken to draw attention to the option of remaining godless.
Lyme disease on the increase in the US (Includes interview) by Jane Fazackarley
The number of confirmed cases of the tick-borne illness Lyme disease is on the rise in the United States and around the world. An upsurge in the amount of cases have been reported in recent times. An expert on the disease discusses why there’s a surge.
Christmas has returned to the Bay in Toronto (Includes first-hand account) by Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Since the early 1900s, retail giant the Bay has had a tradition of beautiful Christmas displays. This year is no exception. On 9 November 2010, five charming windows were unveiled at the store on Toronto’s Queen Street West for the fourth time in a row.
Opinion: Hands on with Kinect for Xbox 360 (Includes first-hand account) by Shaun Conlin
Kinect for Xbox 360, a motion-sensitive add-on for Microsoft’s gaming console, delivers a whole new way to interact with games, as advertised. Just be sure to have a seven-year-old on hand to help mount the hardware.
The Art of Food presents Jamie Oliver in Toronto (Includes first-hand account) by KJ Mullins
When Jaime Oliver was a drummer with the band Scarlet Division it’s doubtful he had long lines. Tonight at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre more than 3,000 people waited for the doors to open for The Art of Food featuring the UK’s popular chef.
Top Images
In the Media
Some London Muslims burn poppy, disrupt silence on Armistice Day by Lynn Curwin
As the clock struck 11:00 and people stood for Armistice Day’s two minutes of silence, Islamic protesters in London burned a model of a poppy and shouted out messages such as “British soldiers burn in hell.”
What’s behind the ‘missile’ sightings over New York? by Stephanie Dearing
Days after the reported sighting of what was thought to be a missile launch off the coast of California, new sightings have been reported in the skies over New York.
Poll: Harper out of step with Canadians on climate change by KJ Mullins
When it comes to climate change the Harper Government and the people of Canada are on different sides of the issue, according to an Environics Research poll.
Job seeker called ‘bitch’ in email from potential employer by Laura Trowbridge
Jobs are hard to come by, especially in Michigan, but one woman spoke out against an unnecessary humiliation she went through with a potential employer belittling her and calling her a nasty name.
Prince William gives Kate Princess Diana’s engagement ring by Mathew Wace Peck
HRH Prince William has given his fiancée the engagement ring that once belonged to his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
‘Harry Potter’ star Radcliffe awaits Pacquiao-Mayweather fight by Leo Reyes
The lead star of popular movie series “Harry Potter”, Daniel Radcliffe says he looks forward to the day when pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao destroys Floyd Mayweather, Jr in a fight that everyone in the world wants to see.
Opinion: What do we really know about Tamils or ship crews in news? by Hans Smedbol
Despite premature and possibly illegal claims by many people in Canada, even Ministers, that the recent Tamil arrivals and the crews of the vessels bringing them are “illegal migrants”, and “human traffickers”, no such claim has been legally established.
Movember aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer by Kevin Jess
Slang for moustache, the ‘Mo’ and November unite each year to challenge men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. They are reminding men that it is not too late to register.
Woman found guilty of murdering her two daughters by Lynn Curwin
A 35-year-old Ontario woman who drowned her two small daughters has been found guilty of two counts of first degree murder.
Woman injured when rodeo bull jumps into crowd by Lynn Curwin
A woman was injured at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton when a bull jumped over the railing and into the crowd Friday night.
Family of suicide victim who died in hospital speaks out by Lynn Curwin
The family of a man who killed himself in the emergency ward of an Edmonton hospital doesn’t understand why their son, who told staff that he was suicidal, was left alone for so long.
Opinion: Congressman Pacquiao vs CEO Mayweather by William Charles Baker
One thing is for certain when the boxers Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr. finally meet in the ring. It will not be a deciding vote or corporate decision that sends the other one to an alternate destiny.
Opinion: Pacquiao vs. Margarito: Referee’s Actions and Decisions Crucial by Leo Reyes
The chosen referee in Saturday night’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito will play a crucial role on the outcome of this year’s biggest boxing event.
Top Blogs
Digital Journal produces feature film by Kevin Jess
Digital Journal has recently produced a new feature film entitled “Jowls”. I managed to sneak into company files and…
Chemtrails over Poland by Joseph Boltrukiewicz
What are these lines? Are they chemtrails, contrails or something else?
The happy birthday that wasn’t by skeptikool
A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching his wife, who was looking at herself in the mirror. Since her…
