A Canadian woman has died pursuing her dream of scaling Mount Everest. Shriya Shah-Klorfine, of Toronto, was among four people who died while descending from the summit Saturday in what are being described as overcrowded conditions. BLOG POSTS | Mike Fegelman: Meet Press TV: Iran's Hateful Mouthpiece in Canada We recently marked World Press Freedom Day. Iran not surprisingly has been described by Reporters Without Borders as the "world's biggest prison for journalists," listed by the Committee to Protect Journalist's as the fourth worst country when it comes to censorship. Despite this, Press TV continues to operate in Canada outside of the jurisdiction of the CRTC, spewing hate, libel, lies, and everything that promotes the indecency of Iran's political regime. Despite this, these Press TV journalists operating in various cities throughout Canada, work for a regime that muzzles, murders, and censors media personnel. | | Diane Francis: Greece Must Go -- and Quebec's Students Too Quebec's unruly students are no different than the Greeks. Both have enjoyed free rides for years, both are being asked to pay their share of the tab and both are refusing to do so. The Greeks are going to fall behind the Romanians in living standards in short order while the students are making a fuss over a pittance. That makes the Quebec students, in a sense, even more irresponsible. | | Rodrigo Gudino: Dispatches From Cannes: Trying Not to Hurl Before My Screening Today is an even more special screening day because it's the premiere of my debut feature. I think about the words of advice given to me a few days ago by an unnamed executive: Try not to throw up if there are any walk outs. In a few minutes, everyone is inside and the presentation begins. | | Tim Hudak: Ontario's Ring of Fire Will Fuel Our Economy The Ring of Fire should be a cause for optimism with the ongoing jobs crisis in Ontario. The economic impact of this discovery on the Ontario economy will probably run into the hundreds of billions of dollars over time. Let's take advantage of it. | | Cara Santa Maria: Stem Cell Therapy: Get The Facts (VIDEO) In the future, stem cells may hold the key to treating some of mankind's most challenging diseases. Unfortunately, the future is not now. And stem cell scammers know this all too well. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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