Canada likely to stay in Afghanistan until 2011 - Throne speech

OTTAWA — Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan will likely continue to 2011, two years past the current commitment, the government’s throne speech declared Tuesday. The Conservative speech laid out the clearest timeline for the controversial mission. It also affirmed that while the Commons will be asked to vote on Canada’s future.
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The Sheppard line of Toronto - More than just empty subway cars

Adam McDowell files from North York in a story to be published in tomorrow’s Toronto Magazine:
That was pretty scary when David Miller threatened to shut down the Sheppard subway line, wasn’t it? At any rate, the gesture was meant to shock, even if some people’s reaction to the news was, “Oh yeah. I forgot there [...]

It’s official: Apple to Ship Mac OS X Leopard on October 26

Apple confirmed that Mac OS X Leopard will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders for the software. Apple posted a splashy update on their Web site this morning to announce that the next major upgrade [...]