Cranberry sauce – A Thanksgiving dilemma
CANADA—Thanksgiving. A time to be thankful; to eat with the aim of achieving torpor. But within this noble holiday lurks an outlier. A food that’s a traditional part of the…
Air Canada: Go far. But not before paying a luggage fee.
TORONTO—If you’re flying Air Canada this fall, you have two choices: pack light or bend over. Citing the reason “everybody else is doing it”, the country’s largest carrier will be…
Teams RIDING ROUGHSHOD over REDBLACKS
The Billings Bridge BLACKREDS, Ottawa football's farm team, enjoys an occasional rugby match to break up the monotony of constant football practice. Photo: Bill Harrison (flickr) OTTAWA—The professional football team…
Canadian Tire Money goes digital: Big whoop
TORONTO—Canadian Tire has announced that its nationally recognizable store currency is going digital. And the prospect of rainbow-colored Canadian Tire money becoming obsolete triggered a gasp that was heard from…
Special K keeps the blues away
OTTAWA—Interested in a fast-acting, quick metabolizing anti-depressant that can also result in some pretty rad hallucinations? Then get in line for some Ketamine. “For reals?” asked surprised club DJ, Max…
Burger King seduces Tim Hortons in marriage of convenience
TORONTO—In a move seen by many as an arranged marriage, American fast food giant Burger King has purchased beloved Canadian company Tim Hortons for $12.5 billion.
Study confirms escalators habitually out of commission
OTTAWA—In public spaces across the country, moving stairs remain stubbornly immobile. Unaware pedestrians approach these jagged-toothed people movers and stop short. The public seems to forget how to navigate these…
Man never considered Bread For All Seasons* until now
TORONTO—The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) fall calendar is always highly anticipated. But last week it served to change at least one man’s perspective. Maybe even his life. “I had…
Teen discovers library more than urban legend
LIKED: Noémi Dagenais "shares" how pictures and text were published in ancient times, in an analog, local area networked, non-user editable format. The teens were delighted to discover that comments…
Putin to annex Gaza
MOSCOW-Calling himself an “opportunist”, Vladimir Putin has announced plans to annex Gaza. “After observing the growing tensions between Hamas and Israel from an outpost in Tartus, Syria where I’ve amassed…