Welcome to the NHL playoffs and for the first time in nine years Leaf fans get to see their team in action. After Bell and Rogers made a splash to purchase the original six franchise. The bottom line was to convert the purchase into hard cold cash creating synergies for their other holdings including content...

There was a time the word ‘gay’ was used on a daily basis to refer to something as happy or nice. Yet in the case of ignorance, certain words in the English language become butchered, altering its’ true meaning. In the 1970’s, Billy Crystal played a gay character in the TV series named Soap. This...

The Boston Marathon, first run was in 1897 and is considered the most prestigious in the world as it attracts about 20,000 runners each year, most of whom have met a qualifying standard in another race. Today evil takes over a tradition as some individual without a conscience or organization trying to make a statement...

        In respect to the Masters Tournament this weekend a little break to enjoy something positive. For my golfing buddies – a Good one!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2NCDYjHtEcU   Sincerely-Philip Magnoli, my friends call me Don Filippo-The FX Specialist-  www.donfilippo.ca 416-362-1300  1-877-943-6739 Don’t Forggetta About Me!  

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Yesterday I decided to sign up for guitar lessons and hire a voice coach , this  left my wife a little puzzled, as all she could say was, Why? Well if you didn’t hear the news John Mayer announced he was calling it quits with Katie Perry. As the world around us crumbles economically, the...

Yesterday our Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty presented a budget for Canada laying out a vision to put Canadians, “in a solid fiscal position in case we have another crisis.” He did tout his own horn and rightfully so as he has had to steer through a major global crisis like never seen before. In Canada...

Last Week was my Fathers’ 75th birthday, a milestone to say the least. To this day I am still afraid of him, as a kid, he not only instilled discipline in me but respect for others. I have to admit I grew up well grounded and responsible never really causing our family any serious issue....

Pope Benedict the first Pope to retire in over 600 years. It seems not a day has passed his Papacy without allegations of sexual abuse being front and center.  Yet there always seems to be a scapegoat for the controversy at hand, the recent issue “The Butler did it”, when scandal broke out about stolen...

In a country like Canada with a semblance of gun control and rules over gun ownership, we continue to witness the shooting deaths of children. Why? Many community leaders are scratching their heads to understand the reasoning for such unnecessary carnage. Society is always in transition, yet much point to the cultural acceptance of certain...

Saint Valentine is a widely recognized third century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the High Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love. Nothing is reliably known of St. Valentine except his name and the fact that he died on February 14 on Via Flaminia in the north of Rome. My...

Last weekend with all the festivities and Super Bowl parties going on, one particular party was cut short via a police raid. I am not condoning the actions of illegal gaming or organizations that exploit others for profit but let’s look at this a little closer. The media publicly stated the bad guys were caught...