Yesterday’s News: Monday, 6 June 2011

Here’s a look at what you might have missed if you were busy enjoying your Sunday:

• The Globe and Mail reported on the page who disrupted Friday’s Speech from the Throne with a “Stop Harper” sign, her firing, and the wave of support she’s received since

• They also reported on a group of Toronto researchers who hope to apply principles of traffic flow in computer networks to a study of “servers” in the human brain

• If that’s not nerdy/impressive enough for you, then maybe you’ll enjoy this report on a team of international scientists who have supposedly unlocked the secrets of antimatter

• Macleans posted a list of eleven young Canadians to watch

• The CBC reported on an election in Portugal in which the existing socialist government was unseated by the centre-right social democratic opposition

• They also reported on a data breach over at Nintendo

• Not to mention bringing us a look at the wave of vigils held in China on Saturday, commemorating the twenty-second anniversary of the crackdown in Tiananmen Square

• The Green Party weighed in on the potential merits of Canada’s plan to set up new international military bases

• Over at Sexy Typewriter, my good friend Sofi posted her new life motto

• Crooks and Liars gave a nod to Howard Dean and his claim that even Sarah Palin could beat Barack Obama in 2012 if the Democrats don’t do something about the economy

• BoingBoing brought us a look at “anime Doctor Who”

• blogTO posted their latest Neighbourhood Mixtape

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