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…
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…
Bluetooth still making it hard to tell sane people from insane
While Bluetooth headsets and in-ear headphones with mobile phone microphones are not new technology, some still yearn for the simpler times.
Guy behind you reports that you drive like an asshole
LOCAL–After repeated honking, obscene gestures, and yelling out his window failed to get your attention, a local man is speaking out to the press in a final, desperate attempt to…
Bathhouse demise leaves perverts out in the cold
TORONTO—After nearly 75 years in business, the Oak Leaf Steam Baths have closed down. Local perverts are not happy.
Victims of Capitalism Memorial to be housed in abandoned Target store
After resolutely refusing to yield to public outrage over the construction of the controversial Victims of Communism Memorial on land Parliament had approved for a new Federal Court building, the…
Against all odds, despite rumours: Abe Vigoda still alive
...Mickey Rooney, Lauren Bacall, Christopher Lee... they all have one thing in common: they're dead. Meanwhile, somewhere in New Jersey, Abe Vigoda doggedly continues his tireless living streak.
Conspiracy theorists argue U.S. lied about finding Bin Laden’s bookshelf
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Local podcast host Tom Doory is arguing that the discovery of Osama Bin Laden’s bookshelf is a blatant lie, and that the government may have covered up actually finding…