Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'russia'
May 2, 2008
RED SQUARE, MOSCOW PHOTO BY SEVENNINE Summer, we've heard, is supposed to be the time for travelling the world, seeing new sights, accumulating new experiences, and exploring new places. According to the first Google result for "travel quotations" (the extent of our research), Helen Keller said that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Too bad some of us—those who will be spending the bulk of this summer in Toronto for work, for......
Continue Reading "Introducing Tourist"March 3, 2008
Premier Dalton McGuinty has fired off a whiny letter to the PM complaining about Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's public criticism of Ontario and its tax laws. Flaherty, who apparently counts all time lost when he's not psychologically bitch-slapping his governmental inferiors, responded by calling McGuinty a "big stupid crybaby." Time to start prying out grandma's fillings—the price of gold hit a record high of US$984.95 an ounce in London this morning, and experts predict......
Continue Reading "Flaherty Vs. McGuinty, Solid Gold Fever, Serf's Up"