Letters to the editor: Pork is evil
Yesterday I was eating a ham sandwich and I had another stark realization. Pork is evil. As wide as the gulf of understanding may be between the Muslims and the…
Feds update definition of “impoverished”
As the Government of Canada continues modernizing throughout the 21st century, the definition for a household income below $30,000 has evolved from "low-income" into "peasant." During a press conference at…
New Age Guru badly beaten in Toronto
New Age guru and best-selling author Irving Lanslinger is recovering in hospital after being badly beaten by several masked men following a seminar he gave in Toronto. Lanslinger was walking…
Lady loses identity in bureaucratic catch-22
After losing her wallet, Alisha Kaplan—as she was formerly known—is no longer a citizen of Canada.
Salvation Army air horn campaign underway
TORONTO—Get ready to have the change blasted right out of your pockets this holiday season. The Salvation Army is replacing its ubiquitous ringing bell with something that packs more punch.
PM to rename Red River to Blue River
Photo: Heather (flickr). WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Winnipeg yesterday to announce the renaming of the Red River to the Blue River. The change is expected…
B.C. woman throws caution, health to the wind in thick, hot, steaming challenge
VANCOUVER—In the growing trend of food-based challenges, a Burnaby-area woman has vowed to drink one Venti eggnog latte from Starbucks every day in December.
Black Friday is racist, civil rights group alleges
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association of Canada (CCLA) announced on Monday that it will be seeking legislative changes to have the term “Black Friday” banned, and replaced by the term…
Police riot squads on alert as Tim Hortons price hikes loom
In the wake of unresolved feelings about Burger King's acquisition of Tim Hortons comes another stunning blow—the chain now plans to raise the price of coffee and breakfast sandwiches at…
Letters to the editor: Stop asking me for money
I seem to get a lot of undue attention from strangers, and nearly always in the form of requests for money. There are the occasional requests from the local animal…