Canada Post to push people out of wheelchairs to see if home delivery needed

OTTAWA – Persons with disabilities, seniors and the very ill will now be required to be pushed out of their wheelchairs by Canada Post in order to prove that they need home delivery service…

New $6 Starbucks drink consists entirely of foam

TORONTO – Kicking off its new Fall menu next week, Starbucks has unveiled its new drink that consists entirely of foam. The ‘Frothachino’ consists of small bubbles made from a steamer and c…

Sun Media unable to get Facebook satire tag removed from articles

TORONTO – Sun Media has reported difficulty in getting Facebook’s new ‘satire’ tag removed from their articles. “I just don’t understand what we’re doing wrong,” said columnist Joe Warmingt…

Burger King execs still waiting in line at Tim Hortons

SARNIA, ON – A pair of Burger King executives were late for a merger meeting after being stuck in a line for over 20-minutes at a local Tim Hortons. The quick service restaurant executives …

Harper: ‘But there are so many aboriginal women that aren’t missing’

OTTAWA – Addressing concerns over comments made earlier this week regarding the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine, Harper told reporters yesterday that, while aboriginal women are 3.5 time…

New Health Canada ads educate Canadians on risks of voting Liberal (Radio News Update)

OTTAWA – Health Canada will release a series of television commercials warning Canadians about the dangers of voting for the Liberal Party. Anchor: Aaron Hagey-Mackay Sound Effect: Mansardi…

Harper visits Arctic to discuss Northern photo development

IQALUIT – After a long flight from Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in the North earlier this week to sit down and discuss with Northern leaders and communities on the progress…

Local man sitting by bucket of ice, just waiting to be challenged

ST. JOHN – Jason Travers, 29, has become so taken by the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and funds for ALS research, that he is currently sitting in his backyard with a large bucket…

Feds cite ‘Lazy River Ride’ as evidence that waterways are lazy, undeserving of protection

VAUGHAN —  After a weekend spent at Splash Works with his family, Conservative MP Peter Kent resolved to remove all remaining protections enjoyed by Canada’s rivers, citing the Lazy River R…

Your monthly horoscope: August 2014

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) Thinking about starting a family? Remember, having children requires a sense of optimism about humanity that you haven’t possessed since childhood…