QUEBEC CITY – With his formal duties as the mascot for Quebec’s Winter Carnaval 2013 complete, Bonhomme Carnaval (Good Man Carnival) has announced his next move will be a bid for the Bloc Q…
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Marc Garneau blames defeat in Liberal Leadership race on Chris Hadfield
OTTAWA – Marc Garneau told reporters Monday that the reason he was not able to capture the public’s attention during his bid for Liberal leadership is because current International Space St…
Justin Trudeau calls for ‘fresh ideas, even fresher beats’
LONDON, ON – The federal Liberal leadership race is about bringing “fresh ideas and fresher beats,” said Justin Trudeau to supporters at an event on Monday. The charismatic Liberal MP…
CBC to replace all programming with repeats of ‘Coronation Street’
OTTAWA – In a long-anticipated move, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced Monday that it would be cancelling all original and syndicated programming, and replacing it with additi…
More white prisoners needed to balance overrepresentation of Aboriginals: Feds
OTTAWA – Responding to a correctional services watchdog report issued Thursday which points out that Aboriginals are disproportionately represented in the prison system, Corrections Canada …
B.C. Premier to province: ‘Some of my best friends are ethnic’
VICTORIA – After apologizing for a leaked memo that revealed the B.C. Liberals plan to pander to ethnic votes, B.C. Premier Christy Clark stated that some of her best friends are ethnic. “We deep…
Minister of Public Safety trumps progress of Aboriginals in prison basketball league
THUNDER BAY, ON – In the wake of reports that Aboriginals make up a disturbingly high percentage of prison inmates in Canada, Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews argued strongly that the Ab…
Garneau goes after Trudeau for saying ‘nothing about space’
OTTAWA- In a news conference earlier this week, Liberal leadership candidate Marc Garneau attacked current frontrunner Trudeau for trying to “land at 24 Sussex without properly configuring his on…
‘Just leave the report by my taser’ says RCMP to Human Rights Watch
OTTAWA – RCMP instructed Human Rights Watch to leave a damning report on abuse allegations of Aboriginal girls and women on the desk of the Duty Officer beside his taser. “Yeah, we’ll look at it …
In response to Ontario, Alberta elects first openly bigoted premier
EDMONTON – The province of Alberta has responded to the news of Ontario’s recently elected openly gay premier two weeks ago by making history of their own with the election of Canada’s firs…
