Faraway, So Close

The photographs from the Notman Photographics Archives are a priceless testimony to the history of Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries, from its people to its landscapes…
Direct link to the flickr set in the slideshow above. You should also check out the Views of Montreal - Vues de Montréal (1863-1925) flickr set as [...]

I’m not a fan of cats, so I’m not too worried either way. But it does worry me that all the other parties are willing to be vulnerable enough to appear on a fairly popular show with the 20-40 age set and yet our Prime Minister is not. Obviously Harper doesn’t have to [...]

I’m just reposting from boingboing.net here because this is such an important issue going on right now in Canadian politics. Visit this page to find out how to contact your local MP and voice your thoughts on Bill C-61.
Michael Geist continues his ongoing series on activities that will be illegal under Canada’s new copyright [...]

Apple has finally announced iPhone availability for Canada - July 11th. It’ll be available from either Rogers or Fido, though neither site has pricing/plan information as of yet. Most likely it will be around $200 for the 8GB model and $300-$400 for the 16GB model. Worth waiting for if you’re in the [...]

Here’s a great write-up on why the iPhone still hasn’t made a legal appearance in Canada - and probably won’t for quite awhile.
It’s widely speculated that Apple used the iPhone to get many carriers to agree to unprecedented unlimited data plans at reasonable rates as a condition of their agreements. Lacking competition, Rogers has no [...]