KAMLOOPS, BC – The federal government is celebrating an unexpected windfall as it has discovered that the wildfires ravaging British Columbia have coincidentally cleared the path for the Tr…
Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of trans man considered frontrunner for Best Actress at 2014 Oscars
HOLLYWOOD – The controversial casting of Scarlett Johansson as a trans man in the film Rub & Tug has placed her as the favourite to win the Best Actress award at the 2014 Academy Awards…
Producers of SLĀV cancel show to concentrate on new revue of songs of oppressed white people
MONTREAL – Singer Betty Bonifassi and director Robert Lepage have cancelled the remaining performances of SLĀV, a showcase of slave songs performed and directed primarily by white people, a…
Montreal’s retired Old Port carriage horses relocated to Calgary Stampede chuck wagon races
MONTREAL – A recently announced ban on horse-drawn carriages or “calèches” in the Old Port of Montreal has allowed calèche horses to move on to new and exciting careers in the c…
Quiz: Are you one of the 96 ordinary citizens worthy of Leafs playoff tickets?
Only 96 Toronto Maple Leafs playoff tickets were available to the public for the team’s first home game. Are you worthy of one?…
Quebec to allow parents to take leave from their children during teen years
QUEBEC CITY – Continuing its leadership in providing much needed benefits to families, Quebec’s National Assembly has passed a bill to permit parents to take a leave of absence from their c…
Local man still unaware late night TV hosts are powerless to prevent authoritarian takeover
PORTLAND, OR – After basking in the righteousness of another blistering monologue by Stephen Colbert, local liberal Moe Shuster remained blissfully unaware that comedic barbs will do nothin…
Alexa accidentally transmits laughter from Amazon HQ to users
SEATTLE – Reports from multiple users that Alexa devices are randomly emitting laughter have been traced to a live microphone in the data harvesting centre of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters.…
Update: Parent who made half-assed attempt to discipline child has gone back to looking at their phone
PICKERING, ON – In an update to an earlier situation, local parent Sandra MacLean has returned to experimenting with filters on her phone after making a half-hearted attempt at disciplining…
Alberta NDP fears massive cross-border spill of environmentalism from B.C. NDP
EDMONTON – Alberta premier Rachel Notley gave a press conference today in which she outlined her concerns about a massive spill of environmentalism from across the British Columbia border. …
