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That’s what I’ve been predicting on the radio for the last two weeks. Now the rumors are swirling. Jill Zuckman with the Chicago Tribune’s Washington Bureau cites an unnamed Republican source naming Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as McCain’s choice for vice president. The Associated Press has a similar report. McCain is in Dayton right now where he is expected to announce his choice today at a rally. I think Palin would be an excellent pick. From what I’ve read, the former beauty queen is staunchly pro-life and very popular in Alaska. While she has not been governor long, the 44-year-old has at least as much executive experience as Obama. (Read the full post about ‘McCain is going to pick Sarah Palin’…)

I know I’m in the minority in my analysis that the Olympic Games were a failure for the regime, but based on the latest news that the tourist dollars just didn’t show had me thinking about the Montreal Games in 1976.

I was too young to remember the Games themselves, but the legend of a city bankrupting itself over them lasted for years afterwards.  Did Montreal really get whacked as badly by the Olympics as the legend goes?  Or was it myth?  I’m curious to know.

The Stonechild “Stink Test”

By Candis McLean & Cst. Larry Lockwood (retired)

Applying the “Stink Test” to the Stonechild inquiry reveals something rotten in the province of Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan justice system has offered up two more Saskatoon police officers in what some see as an attempt to appease aboriginal activists with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations who are lobbying for their own justice system. Two appeal decisions were handed down this summer, both going against former Saskatoon constables Larry Hartwig and Brad Senger.

(Read the full post about ‘The Stonechild “Stink Test”’…)

You have to watch these two videos. MSNBC is coming apart at the seams, with Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarborough, and Chris Matthews at each other’s throat, and at other people’s throats.

Fun!

First, Olbermann takes on Scarborough:

Then Scarborough rips into his guests:

UPDATE: More total nuttiness at MSNBC!

(Read the full post about ‘MSNBC DNC coverage is a disaster’…)

John McCain was interviewed by Time magazine. They’ve titled it "McCain’s prickly Time interview," but that doesn’t really do justice to the awkward and difficult time the interviewer has in drawing out anything–anything–from a one-sentence-answer McCain.

Since you can listen to the interview, you can really get a sense of the interviewer trying really, really hard to get a conversation started that might lead to some interesting insights about McCain. But McCain is having none of it.

Excerpts:

"There’s a theme that recurs in your books and your speeches, both about putting country first but also about honor.

(Read the full post about ‘John McCain vs. Time magazine’…)

Markham-headquartered DMTI Spatial opens an office in Ottawa’s Minto Business Centre on Laurier Ave. With plans to enlarge its initial staff of two, the privately owned location information management company comes to the capital to be nearer government clients as well as location intelligence analysts. While providing location services for enterprises including oil prospecting and media marketing, DMTI gives Canada’s academic community affordable access to maps for education in business, social sciences, and geographic research.

Bypass extension highlights safety concerns Planning ahead for future roadway safety and ongoing development, a city committee has approved a motion to allow temporary site access to a property adjacent to the Blackburn Hamlet Bypass Extension. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the city’s transportation committee gave the thumbs up to creating right-in, right-out and inbound left turns from Tenth Line Road to a proposed 17,000-sq.-ft Shoppers Drug Mart and medical clinic facility cornering on the bypass extension, subject to ongoing traffic monitoring.

Though completion of the Blackburn Hamlet Bypass Extension is not slated until 2015, and while Tenth Line is only expected to expand to four lanes in 2010, Cumberland Coun. (Read the full post about ‘Bypass extension highlights safety concerns’…)

Michelle Mayer, founder of the Navan Animal Rescue Corporation, is rescuing abandoned and unwanted animals. Photo by Etienne Ranger Resident saves hundreds of pets How does life with 15 furry friends shacked up in your living room sound? Fantastic is what Michelle Mayer would say. The founder of the Navan Animal Rescue Corporation has let her life go to the dogs and she loves it. “I usually have 15 dogs at any given time,” says Mayer. “They live with me. They pile up on me. It’s my little zoo. It’s not my house. It’s my dogs’ house.”In just over a year, the founder of NARC and full-time civilian staff member with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, working with a team of volunteers, has given over 300 canines a second chance at life. (Read the full post about ‘Resident saves hundreds of pets’…)

New bus routes for east end Ottawa’s east end will see changes to bus service this weekend. On Sunday, Aug. 31 service improvements and the fall schedule will go into effect. The rapid transit network will also expand to meet higher demand.

New weekend service will be provided on route 94 in Orléans. Improvements to the rapid transit network will result in increased frequency of routes 95 and 96, and the addition of two new routes.

Eight new routes will be introduced throughout Ottawa on Aug. 31.

Students are reminded to get their new transit photo ID card ($5.50) before last year’s card expires on September 30. (Read the full post about ‘New bus routes for east end’…)

CAA reminding residents to drive safe With vacationers eager to get in one last weekend away before the end of summer, CAA North and East Ontario are reminding motorists to stay cautious while on the road. “CAA North and East Ontario (CAANEO) is committed to promoting safe driving practices in our region and across Canada,” said Korey Kennedy, manager of public and government affairs. “The Labour Day weekend is a perfect occasion to remind motorists that safety never takes a vacation.”

According to CAANEO, staying calm and maintaining safe driving practices are the best ways to stay out of collisions. (Read the full post about ‘CAA reminding residents to drive safe’…)