Weekly roundup: April 30 - May 6

06 May 2012

Articles

A recent spike: Canada’s abandoned railway lines given second life by search for cheaper transport from National Post

The government’s selective defence of freedom from Ottawa Citizen

Lions invade wealthy Nairobi suburb from Toronto Star

Bill C-38 shows us how far Parliament has fallen from National Post

Urban prosperity in the RED from The Globe and Mail

The big secret: Banks are banks from Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

The worst way to judge a charity from Los Angeles Times

The lessons Ontario should learn from the Ornge scandal from The Globe and Mail

Cheezies inventor dies in Belleville, Ont., at 90 from Toronto Star

That’s Cheezies with a Zed from CBC’s The Sunday Edition

Harper move to defund political charities might be partisan, but it’s also right from National Post

Cemetery from Financial Post [This is really important, especially in light of Ornge.]

Tweets

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Video

Melvin the Mini Machine from HeyHeydeHaas on Vimeo.

How Bikes Make Cities Cool - Portland from Kona Bikes on Vimeo.

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