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No Fans of Fantino!

Canadian Veteran's Affairs Minister Fantino arrives extremely late for  meeting with Veterans, then abruptly storms out refusing to answer questions, forgetting, it seems, that it is his duty to serve the taxpayers/veterans.

Canadian Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino arrives over an hour late for meeting with Veterans, then abruptly storms out refusing to answer questions, forgetting, it seems, that it is his job to serve the taxpaying veterans.

Justin Bieber Arrested for DUI

More Canadians behaving badly:  Bieber arrested in Miami for street racing admits to drinking and smoking dope.

More Canadians behaving badly: Bieber, arrested in Miami for street racing, admits to drinking and smoking dope.

No “Hurrah” for Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams comes under fire for agreeing to play a concert in Harare, Zimbabwe at the request of dictator

Bryan Adams is criticized for agreeing to play a concert in Harare, Zimbabwe in spite of international sanctions and boycotts provoked by autocratic ruler, Robert Mugabe

Horse-Hair Thieves!

Thieves have stolen the tail-hair from 5 horses in Duncan. [Police should DNA test the horse-hair in the bows of local string-players!]

Thieves have stolen the tail-hair from 5 horses in Duncan. [Police should DNA test the horse-hair in the bows of local string-players!]

Canadians are world’s largest consumers of antidepressants

Because we have a lot to be depressed about: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, Senate scandal, the weather, oil sands, train derailments, falling loonie...]

Because we have a lot to be depressed about: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, Senate scandal, the weather, oil sands, train derailments, falling loonie…]

“Pill-popping makes perfect”

Study finds that the Epilepsy drug, Valproate, can give people the ability to acquire perfect pitch

Study finds that the Epilepsy drug, Valproate, can give people the ability to acquire perfect pitch

Hide-a-tattoo?

Haida tattoo revival: a design for every spot

Traditional Haida tattoos are making a comeback.   [a design for every spot]

Neil Young vs Stephen Harper

Battle of the bards. Neil Young protests the Oils Sands development

Battle of the bards. Neil Young protests the Oils Sands development

“Are you working for Enbridge?”

Yet another train derailment spilling hazardous materials into  burnaby creek. CN says beavers are partly to blame.

Yet another train derailment spills hazardous materials into Burnaby creek. CN says beavers are partly to blame.

Enbridge CEO to Harper “At least we don’t have to contend with elves”

A road construction project in Iceland was halted as locals protested that it was disrupting and important elf habitat.

A massive road construction project in Iceland was halted as locals protested that it was disrupting an important elf church. Meanwhile in Canada, Harper seems determined to push through approval of the Enbridge Pipeline despite many real environmental concerns.