Rain hampers annual Filipino cull
Despite a record effort to wipe themselves out–including a Guinness Book attempt by religious group Iglesia ni Cristo to launch more than 700,000 fireworks–the Filipino New Year death and injury…
Quebec suicide-tourism industry saved by court decision
Cheap beer and wine sorbet keep this La Tuque resident sedated while she waits for her turn for the needle. (Photo: Morgan, CC BY 2.0) Montreal—A Quebec court upheld Canada’s…
P.E.I. man ticketed for texting while driving… in his driveway
First, it was a man driving through a Tim Horton’s early in the morning to get his daily coffee in Beaumont, Alberta when he was stopped and ticketed by police…
Ottawa sniffs Pay to Poo plan
While some turn up their nose at the thought of more public toilets in the city’s LRT stations, Mayor Jim Watson smells opportunity. “Not everyone is thrilled at the sight…
Tory champion of truth and justice appointed UNBC chancellor
Ryan Matheson, Chair of the Board of Governors at the University of Northern British Columbia, proudly describes the institution’s selection of James Moore as the ‘natural choice’ for the role…
Jian Ghomeshi ready to Hatefuck Your Morning with new webcast
From the basement of his mother’s home in Thornhill, Ontario, disgraced former ‘Q’ host Jian Ghomeshi is quietly rebuilding his media empire. Capitalizing on his new reputation within the public…
White Man told to ‘go back home’ in note found in mailbox
A Caucasian man in the Gloucester subdivision of Ottawa has called police after discovering a handwritten note in his mailbox informing him that “Canada is no place for terrorists or…
NAC Oscar Peterson exhibit hacked to play chopsticks
Visitors to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa were greeted with a peculiar sound this week as the soundtrack for the Oscar Peterson statue had been unexpectedly changed. Listeners expecting…
89% of public servants deleted Stephen Harper ‘farewell’ letter without reading it
A senior employee at Shared Services Canada has revealed that of all public servants who have their email hosted by SSC, only a fraction bothered to open the farewell message…
Special woman believes that rules don’t apply to her
In another of our continuing series of interviews with the common man, or woman, Mooseclean's approached a lady preparing to shop for groceries at her local Loblaws.