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Renegade Petroleum (RPL:TSX), the Saskatchewan-focused light oil producer, has called a special shareholder meeting as part of an ongoing dispute with an activist shareholder, FrontFour Capital Group LLC.  The news release today is in response to a release issued by FrontFour on October 31, 2013 in which the activist outlined their concerns.  The meeting will… Continue Reading

It is not easy for me to be honest. I grew up thinking I had to lie to people to get them to like me. I needed to somehow be someone I wasn’t in order to burn away invisible scars that I was sure everyone could see. I thought I had to, for instance, get… Continue Reading

An actual ghost came into our room while we were sleeping. It was the fourth night of our vacation. The ghost opened up the DVD player and closed it for about a half hour. First I kept dreaming about the noise. Finally we were both sort of half awake and we were like, “what is… Continue Reading

I gave my 11 year old daughter important advice the other day: there’s no painless way to kill yourself. “What about with a gun?” she said. I told her about a friend of mine who shot himself in the mouth. He put the gun in his mouth and pointed upwards towards the brain. He missed.… Continue Reading

Remembering one of Canada’s greats who died nineteen years ago today. It was nineteen years ago today that John Candy passed away in his sleep from a heart attack while filming a movie in Durango, Mexico. Appearing in over 40 films, John led an illustrious career, becoming one of Canada’s most successful entertainers. Born in… Continue Reading

Another gem from PBS exploring three generations of Rockefellers, featuring interviews with American historian Ron Chernow and others.

Our current system of education judges individuals against a preconceived idea of the optimal academic mind. In this RSA Animate video Sir Ken Robinson claims that our conformist method of education is antiquated, and needs to be updated if we are to reach our full potential. Robinson illustrates how our children are “living in the most intensely stimulating period… Continue Reading

Two bros make a short film together about a legendary miner. When we were kids my older brother Adam used to beat the pulp out of me. He gave up when I outgrew him and we have been good friends ever since. Now I get to exact revenge on him every time we play golf.

“When I Am Facing A Large Challenge…I Draw Inspiration From My Father…He was Unstoppable…No Obstacle Could Deter Him.” A model to emulate in giving is company builder Rob McEwen–founder of GoldCorp, creator of McEwen Mining and the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine. As recent keynote speaker of the 124th annual Toronto Board of Trade dinner, Rob… Continue Reading