Police not amused by Stiff in Canoe
RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.
Curtains for Curlew
The Eskimo Curlew, once so plentiful that migrating flocks would blot out the sun for hours, is declared extinct.
Thatcher’s Canadian briefs revealed!
Briefs issued to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for her 1983 visit to Canada provide fascinating glimpse into Britain’s view of Canadians
Giant App?
PlayMobility, after issuing a call-out for video footage for its “Legend Tracker” App, posted videos on YouTube purporting to show “Bigfoot” being observed by a group of Chinese tourists; but many denounce the video as a hoax or clever marketing ploy.
Requiem for the Glaciers
“I know its a Requiem, but I didn’t hear any shots.”
Orchestra and Chorus perform Paul Walde’s Requiem at Farnham Glacier in the Kootenays to draw attention to the world’s disappearing Glaciers
Celine Dion, Order of Canada
Celine Dion is elevated to Companion to the Order of Canada; at the same time she is criticized for not donating free tickets for her Quebec concert to the survivors of the Lac-Megantic disaster, as Paul McCartney did last week.
Cheaper than Laneway Housing?
BT is selling off iconic red telephone kiosks for £1950, a frugal option for Vancouver’s proposed mini “Laneway” housing?
Mike Duffy: Deflation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation inflates giant Mike Duffy balloon near Parliament Hill as part of a campaign to reform the Senate.
The approach to Port Alberni?
Documents reveal that food deprivation was used in nutritional experiments on malnourished children in Native Residential Schools in Canada; drawing parallels to Nazi human experiments
Prime Minister Harper compiles “enemy list”
Canadian Prime Minister’s office sends emails requesting that aides compile a list of “enemies” for distribution to new Cabinet
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 