NDP delegates voted against banning merger talks with the Liberal Party. Members rejected the motion 645 to 464 at the NDP’s national convention in Vancouver on Sunday. 

NDP MP Peter Stoffer spoke out against the proposal to ban merger talks with the LPC. He said the NDP should be attracting more Liberals to their side. 

The motion was rejected after two rounds of voting and a standing vote, because the first hand count was not clear. 

A stubborn dog was sentenced to be stoned to death in Jerusalem.

A rabbinical court suspects the pooch is the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted the court twenty years ago.

The dog wandered into the court last week and resisted the frightened judges’ attempts to get him out. A judge then remembered the rude lawyer had been cursed by the court to come back as a dog. Traditional Judaism sees dogs as impure animals.

The dog escaped, but one of the judges sentenced him to be stoned to death by the local children.

Animal welfare group Let the Animals Live filed a complaint against the court. Although

Anthony Weiner has resigned. The congressman caught in a scandal announced his intention to congress Thursday.

Initially, he admitted sending explicit text messages and photos to various women. He refused to step down. However, a new x-rated photo of him was leaked last Wednesday. That seems to have been the final straw.

It’s business as usual at Air Canada Friday. The airline and the Canadian Auto Workers Union have reached a tentative deal. That means picket lines are down as customer service and sales staff return to work.

The agreement was made three days into a walkout. The strike meant some delay for travelers, but created no major issues.