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Bloody insight into merrie olde England
Published July 4, 2009, 10:21 pm, Concord Monitor
It is 1587, and all is not well in merrie olde England. Queen Elizabeth continues to dither about executing her long-imprisoned cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, who has been convicted of treason for plotting against Elizabeth's life.
Wendy Perriam: How grief drove the author to writing a new collection of haunting short stories
Published July 4, 2009, 4:19 pm, Independent
We're perched in a coffee shop in central London waiting for the photographer, who has just phoned to say he is five minutes away. "Don't you think we ought to buy something?" Wendy Perriam asks, glancing nervously towards the staff at the counter. "They might not like us taking up their seats and not buying anything." It is a line that one of her characters could so easily have spoken. For the ...
Ontario parties' choices lead to French inversion
Published July 4, 2009, 1:36 am, Toronto Star
In the space of just four months, Ontario has lost two opposition party chiefs who spoke French, leaving Premier Dalton McGuinty the lone linguist at the leadership level.
Disappointment, but the British Are Used to It
Published July 3, 2009, 6:16 pm, New York Times
Fred Perry of England won Wimbledon in 1934, 1935 and 1936. His countrymen’s wait for the next homegrown men’s champion will last at least one more year.
The Queen's £1,375 council tax bill (that's £400 cheaper than her neighbours in semis)
Published July 3, 2009, 4:18 pm, Daily Mail
The Queen's £1,375 council tax bill (that's £400 cheaper than her neighbours in semis)
Bye, bye Andy: Despair for Murray as Roddick heads to Wimbledon final
Published July 3, 2009, 11:17 am, Daily Mail
Despite support from millions of fans, Andy Murray was knocked out of Wimbledon following a thrilling tie-break against American Andy Roddick.
Despair for Murray as Roddick wins 'Battle of the Andys' after thrilling tie-break
Published July 3, 2009, 11:01 am, Daily Mail
The 'Battle of the Andys' ended in a thrilling tie-break - but sadly, Andy Murray had to walk away empty-handed as American Roddick took the game.
Literacy to receive boost: MPP
Published July 3, 2009, 6:50 am, Orillia Packet & Times
The Orillia and District Literacy Council should expect a "substantial increase" in its budget after the province announced yesterday $25 million for colleges, school boards and community literacy organizations, said Simcoe North MPP G a r fie l d Dunlop.[...]
Corona to crown coronation church
Published July 3, 2009, 5:41 am, The Age
Westminster Abbey is set to undergo some historic changes.
Troubles ahead
Published July 3, 2009, 5:25 am, Times Education Supplement
Stalemate in Stormont and the abolition of the 11-plus have seen grammar schools across Northern Ireland setting their own entrance tests, effectively creating a two-tier education system. Meabh Ritchie reports
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