Prime Minister Harper apologized today for the drinking that caused a young woman to be hospitalized during his son Ben’s 18th birthday party on Wednesday, explaining he would never had allowed i…
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McDonald’s Canada CEO fired, replaced by temporary foreign worker
TORONTO – After calling reports that McDonald’s uses foreign labour “bullshit”, CEO John Betts has been let go and replaced with a temporary foreign worker. “We decided that Joh…
CBC cuts force Radio 2 to just play a loon’s call on repeat
TORONTO – Due to the $130 million cuts to Canada’s national public broadcaster this year, CBC’s Radio 2 has been forced to reduce its broadcast to playing the call of a loon on repeat durin…
Air Canada admits it dropped the bag on luggage handling
SAINT-LAURENT, QC – Air Canada responded to a video of its passengers’ carry-on bags being tossed off the end of a jetway by admitting on Tuesday that they had dropped the bag on luggage ha…
Exasperated taxidermist gives up, says he’ll have a look at your tax return
MONTREAL – Tired of explaining what he actually does for a living, exasperated taxidermist Steve Fleischer says fine, he’ll have a look at your tax returns. “I give up,” sighs the 42 year-old. “A…
Marois becomes first Quebecer to lose their job over PQ’s Charter of Values
MONTREAL – Former premier Pauline Marois has become Quebec’s first public-sector employee to lose their job over the Parti Quebecois’ proposed Charter of Values, following the Liberal party’s blo…
13 things you didn’t know were in the Conservative government’s omnibus bill
The federal Conservative government is set to pass a 359 page omnibus bill with a wide-range of new laws. Here are some highlights on what you might have missed: 1. 145 pages of “all work and no …
An Independent Quebec would keep calling itself Canada, says Marois
QUEBEC – A sovereign Quebec would not necessarily change its name from Canada to Quebec, PQ leader Pauline Marois admitted at a campaign event on Tuesday night Marois, who previously assert…
BC Conservation officer not good at conserving bullets
VICTORIA – A British Columbia Conservation Officer has been having trouble conserving the amount of bullets inside his Glock 22 sidearm. Conservation Officer Matthew Poole has received 32 c…
