Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy lobbies to end siesta – in another five minutes

MADRID — Groggy Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy plans to prepare a campaign that will end the tradition of the afternoon nap, just as soon as he wakes up from one. The sleepy Prime Min…

Kevin O’Leary starts rumour that Kevin O’Leary named in Panama Papers

TORONTO – Following the explosive “Panama Papers” leak, detailing the offshore accounts of high profile billionaires worldwide, Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary has been caught starting a ru…

Can everyone who isn’t like me wear a label of some kind so I know how to deal with you?

BY: BARRY T. MACINTYRE I think I speak for everyone when I say, I’m pretty damn confused these days. What with the cultural appropriations, sexual orientalizations, racism, reverse-racism, assess…

Thomas Mulcair reactivates Linkedin account

EDMONTON — Outgoing NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has reactivated his LinkedIn account moments after being rejected by his party, which called for a leadership race to replace him. Since 2012, …

Black hole as big as 17 billion suns surprises astronomers who clearly weren’t looking very hard

CAPE CANAVERAL — After decades of so-called scrutinizing the cosmos, scientists have finally managed to notice a supermassive black hole staring them right in the face. “This one’s on us,” …

After waking from twelve year coma, local man excited to ask nurse “wassssup!?”

KINGSTON – After more than a decade in a vegetative state, 27-year-old Kingston man Alex Hinds opened his eyes last week much to the surprise of healthcare providers. When asked what he planned t…

NDP convention delegates explore virtual reality where the NDP won the 2015 election

EDMONTON — Although the party lost 51 seats and earned less than 20 percent of the popular vote in the recent federal election, the NDP faithful can create their own alternate reality where…

Trip to Cape Breton turns tragic after four overdose on Rankin Family

SYDNEY, NS — A trip to Nova Scotia’s most famous island ended in tragedy yesterday after four tourists from Ottawa overdosed on the iconic country-folk group, the Rankin Family. The inciden…

Embattled QC cabinet minister steps down, maintains he flew to Florida for anti-corruption golf tournament

QUEBEC CITY — In his resignation as Treasury Board president, Quebec Liberal MNA Sam Hamad replied to claims he went to Florida to escape an ethics probe, telling reporters “my honor is as …

Beardless Tom Mulcair challenges bearded Tom Mulcair for NDP leadership

EDMONTON – As the NDP prepares to meet for its annual party convention, a new challenger has emerged to current party leader bearded Tom Mulcair: a Tom Mulcair without a scraggly, rapidly g…