FUN? This online escape room is just some guy’s poetry portfolio

WINNIPEG – A local librarian’s attempt to jump on the Google Docs-based “escape room” trend was revealed to be a shallow front to distribute his poetry portfolio. As the pandemic forced loc…

BC apologizes for poor communication, says next pop-up vaccine clinic can be found “when moon and sun intertwine, where waters meet mountain’s spine”

VANCOUVER — After poor communication this week left dozens of people waiting hours for vaccines they would never get, BC Health Minister Adrian Dix formally apologized during the province’s lates…

Scathing auditor’s report on long-term care placed in a home, forgotten about until it dies

TORONTO – The Ontario government has responded to the Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Report on Pandemic Readiness and Response in Long-Term Care by surrendering it to a long-term home…

New website allows Ontarians to sign up for a pretend vaccine waitlist just for funsies

TORONTO – Following months of frustration surrounding Ontario’s delayed vaccine rollout, officials have announced the launch of a new website that will allow Ontarians to sign up for …

Bipartisan win: Liberals and Conservatives put aside differences, come together to screw over workers

OTTAWA – Political observers were heartened this week to see the Liberals and the Conservatives put aside partisan considerations and vote together on a bill to force dockworkers who are st…

Zoom call with American friends now depressing in the other direction

Richmond, B.C. – A monthly zoom call which previously consisted of Canadian man Jalen Montclair consoling his American friends now consists of his American friends consoling Jalen. “E…

Progress! Ontarians granted 3 days sick leave to share amongst themselves

Ontarians rejoice! After over a year of tireless advocacy from workers and healthcare advocates, the Ontario government has finally taken a major step in halting the spread of COVID 19 by proposi…

Children’s book delights child, devastates adult reading book to child

Sorry, we didn’t want to write an article on this one. It’s just too much.…

Nova Scotia baffles experts by listening to them about lockdown, actually doing lockdown

HALIFAX – Experts are puzzled after scientists proposed a 2 week emergency lockdown, only to have Nova Scotian premier Rankin actually institute it, rather than ignoring them, lying to them…

Nobel Prize-winning fighter pilot with PhD almost meets requirements for entry level job

REGINA – A local Nobel Prize winner with a doctoral degree and a thousand logged hours of flight time as a fighter pilot was pleased to browse Indeed.ca this past weekend and discover that …