Zonkey: Khumba-Ya!
“It is a pity you only inherited your mother’s pyjama bottoms!”
A rare zebra-donkey cross, named “Khumba” has been born at a Mexican zoo.
Total Recall! 2013/14
It has been a year the auto industry would like to forget: GM has recalled 4.2 million vehicles, Toyota 1.8 million Jeep 1.5, Chrysler and Honda over 800,000, Ford 500,000
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!
“Just For Cats” If only we had a “Humane Society” for humans!
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
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"]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1502201419042014_4.jpg)
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”]
Doing our best to keep production up to demand!
Expect chocolate prices to rise sharply this Easter as the world’s cocoa growers are unable to keep up with increased demand.
All’s Quiet on the Classroom Front?
The ongoing dispute between BC Teachers and the Liberal Government is about to get a lot quieter as Vancouver School Board considers cutting all music programs in elementary schools to make up a budget shortfall.
24-Skiddo 2!
BC Liberal’s Bill 24, allowing removal of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve, is a threat to the sustainability of agriculture say farmers. Increased pressure from developers will inflate land prices and make farming financially unfeasible.
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!
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