[The unanimous decision upholds legislation passed eight years ago by lawmakers in British Columbia that allowed the province to seek read more

[The unanimous decision upholds legislation passed eight years ago by lawmakers in British Columbia that allowed the province to seek restitution for health care costs related to smoking for the last 50 years and for future costs.] We are very appreciative of this opportunity to hold the tobacco industry to account for its destructive products, ... That it was unanimous indicates the power of this ruling.

Law is commands joined to threats of punishment

Law is commands joined to threats of punishment

Dean Martin's albums for Capitol are among the most timeless vocal pop ever recorded. He was a great singer, with read more

Dean Martin's albums for Capitol are among the most timeless vocal pop ever recorded. He was a great singer, with a unique, behind-the-beat laconic style that perfectly fit his devil-may-care personality, and made very astute choices as to material and arrangers. And perhaps best of all, he never took himself too seriously, either on record or In life! We're thrilled that he's a big part of our artist roster.

The bank of Canada is operating textbook econ 101 here in hiking rates in anticipation of inflation going higher 12-16 read more

The bank of Canada is operating textbook econ 101 here in hiking rates in anticipation of inflation going higher 12-16 months in the future, because we're operating at full capacity right now in Canada and it looks like we're going to continue.

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and read more

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and that in fact it's a better life. The good news is there is room for a second and a third Dubai, just like there was room for a second Singapore in Asia.

We are finally starting to click and run our transition like we knew we could. We are throwing and catching read more

We are finally starting to click and run our transition like we knew we could. We are throwing and catching like we do in practice, and we are finally getting settled down in a game situation. Our defense seems to be clicking really nicely.

Last year was the first time I actually participated in Halloween. I dressed up as a pimp, and my sister read more

Last year was the first time I actually participated in Halloween. I dressed up as a pimp, and my sister was my bitch. We had to walk down Sunset Boulevard because we couldn't get a ride to the party, and everyone was sticking their heads out of their cars and yelling at us. It was great.

Nothing that costs only a dollar is not worth having.

Nothing that costs only a dollar is not worth having.

Sentiment is somewhat ingrained now regarding bird flu, but there is not a sea change taking place. People suspect there read more

Sentiment is somewhat ingrained now regarding bird flu, but there is not a sea change taking place. People suspect there are risks on the horizon but not so material just yet.