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BC Grads 2020?

Tinkering with education to produce tailors, soldiers, sailors? The BC government is planning to retool eduction to emphasize producing workers for trades and industry.

Tinkering with education to produce tailors, soldiers, sailors? The BC government’s new plan for higher education will emphasis producing workers for trades and industry.

Pipeline spills have “positive effects”?!

Kinder Morgan says that there can be economic benefits from oil spills in its proposal to the Canadian Government. [A boom in rubber gloves and Downy dish soap sales?]

Kinder Morgan says in its proposal to the Canadian Government that there can be economic benefits from oil spills. [A boom in rubber-glove and dish-soap sales?]

Gray’s Elegy

Renowned and respected Liberal Parliamentarian and former deputy prime minister Herb Ray dies. Stephen Harper does grant him a State funeral, despite granting one to Conservative Jim Flaherty a week earlier. [State funerals are granted at the whim of the Prime Minister: a "Gray area".

Renowned and respected Liberal Parliamentarian and former deputy prime minister Herb Ray dies. Stephen Harper does NOT  grant him a State funeral, despite granting one to Conservative Jim Flaherty a week earlier. [State funerals are offered at the whim of the Prime Minister: a “Gray area”.]

WHOO’s the wiser?

Flocks of Snowy Owls have made a rare appearance  in Ottawa. Perhaps they have perceived a desperate need for wisdom in Canada's parliament!

Flocks of Snowy Owls have made a rare appearance in Ottawa. Perhaps they have perceived a desperate need for wisdom in Canada’s parliament!

“Just For Cats” If only we had a “Humane Society” for humans!

Mrs Harper champions the cause of homeless cats. In vancouver, the number of homeless people has risen 250%

The Prime Minister’s wife Laureen Harper spoke at the “Just For Cats” film festival. She fosters homeless cats and raises money and volunteers for the “Humane Society”. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, the number of homeless people has risen 250%

 

Harp[er]ooning the Humpback Whale

Stephen Harper's Conservative Government has downgraded protection for the endangered Pacific Humpback Whale in order to remove environmental obstacles from the proposed project to ship oil from the Northern Gateway pipeline

Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has downgraded protection for the endangered Pacific Humpback Whale in order to remove environmental obstacles from the proposed project to ship oil from the Northern Gateway pipeline

A Stairway to a heavenly “Macloud”

Award-winning Cape Breton author and Order of Canada member Alistair MacLeod dies at age77

Award-winning Cape Breton author and Order of Canada member Alistair MacLeod dies at age 77

Air Canada drops the ball

A passenger's video which shows Air Canada baggage handlers dropping gate-checked bags 15 meters has gone viral. [Proving that nothing has improved following Dave Carroll's internet hit "United Breaks Guitars"]

A passenger’s video, which shows Air Canada baggage handlers dropping gate-checked bags over 18 feet, has gone viral. [Proving that nothing has changed even after Dave Carroll’s internet hit “United Breaks Guitars”]

24 Skidoo!

A recent SFU study has concluded that our brains re "over the hill" by age 24. Sadly, another study has shown that our brains don't reach maturity until age 25!

A recent SFU study has concluded that our brains re “over the hill” by age 24. Sadly, another study has shown that our brains don’t reach maturity until age 25!

The Fur Won’t Fly!

Pappas Furs closes its doors after 100 years. B.C wildlife celebrates.

Pappas Furs closes its doors after 100 years. B.C wildlife celebrates.