Man defies adage by kicking the bucket before paying taxes
Herman Anderson hated paying taxes. He railed against government greed his entire adult life, calling the nation’s rate of taxation criminal and unfair. But on May 4th, Anderson had the…
Premier Prentice considers Liberal-styled open nominations
Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party is considering switching to the federal Liberal-styled open nomination process after the loss of their star candidate and former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.
Letters to the editor: Eviction notice for stuff growing between reader’s toes
Dear whitish semi-translucent somewhat curdish looking substance, freeloading between my left and right baby toes and their respective next-door neighbours: Now look—I consider myself a patient man. Not Ghandi patient,…
Calgary man misunderstands Ice Bucket Challenge, victims shaken
Above: The best time to help someone with ALS is anytime they're least expecting it. A Calgary man has been arraigned on charges after performing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
Letters to the editor: I’m not really here
Recently, I came to the realization that I don't exist; I haven't for years. And when I say years, I do in fact mean infinity, it's just that I'm lazy,…
Moustache misread maddens Medicine Hat man
An Alberta man is suing his former East Vancouver neighbourhood for refusing to acknowledge the ironic ethos behind his 1970s moustache. DJ McSweeney – now known as Bradley Brummond of…
Always a favourite, never a retweet
Gill Renner of Fort McMurray, AB is an avid Twitter user with a problem. "People seem to like my content, so I can't complain too much, but they just don't…
Conservative Party rally to annex neighbours
CALGARY—Faced with serious concerns by many Canadians and challenges raised by the opposition parties to the Harper Government plan to annex the North Pole, the Chancellor of the Right himself granted a…
Woman lists cat as emergency contact
ALBERTA—Canmore resident Shirley Best is marching to the beat of her own drum. After years of struggling with who to name as an emergency contact, she finally settled on her…
Politicians must step-up Pride Week participation: LGBT advocates
CALGARY—Canadian politicians, accustomed to showing up at Pride parades every summer to wave, smile and make people of all sexual persuasions equally uncomfortable by running stupidly with spray guns run…