Canada still contesting with Santa for arctic sovereignty
OTTAWA—Despite another year of goodwill from Old St. Nick, Canada is holding steadfast to its claim over the North Pole, previously filed with the UN Commission on the Limits of…
LGBT group decries FDA ban on Trans Fats
Trans Fats will be systematically eliminated from American society if a proposed ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is given approval, according to an official news release on…
Ottawa mayor gets coupon book, decides to rebuild everything
Ottawa residents are used to little fix-it projects: pothole filling, tree trimming, sewer line repairs... But if you've been commuting in Ottawa recently, you may have wondered if the delays…
Man charged after bag left near PMO
OTTAWA—A Toronto man has been charged with mischief and uttering threats after leaving a suspicious package in a building housing the Prime Minister's Office.
U.S. Government takes vacation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On October 1 the U.S. government shut down. Kind of. Congress failed to pass a spending bill for the fiscal year, which means non-essential government workers are getting an…
Forces’ vehicles disappear after paint job
OTTAWA—An undisclosed number of vehicles belonging the Canadian Armed Forces are MIA since undergoing routine maintenance, Minister of National Defence Rob Nicholson revealed today.
Health Canada issues weather warning
As summer temperatures give way to cooler temperatures, Health Canada is once again warning Canadians that a sudden shift from bitching about the heat and humidity, to bitching about the…
Atlantic Lottery says, “Hey! What the hell… It’s only money and it’s not ours.”
The Government of PEI recently revealed that they had given the Atlantic Lottery Corporation $4M to secure the rights from a British company for the use of the lottery game…