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New Winter Sport?

By Popular demand! Boxing Day Sales have been extended to Boxing Week Sales

By Popular demand! Boxing Day Sales have been extended to Boxing Week Sales

Naughty trumps Nice

Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford beats astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield as Canadian "Newsmaker of the Year"

Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford beats astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield as Canadian “Newsmaker of the Year”

“When what to my wondering eyes did appear…”

Astronauts on the International Space Station are planning a Christmas Eve spacewalk.

Astronauts on the International Space Station are planning a Christmas Eve spacewalk.

The Cats Come back!

Putin frees the disadent Punk Rockers "Pussy Riot" in what has been described as a pre-Olympic PR stunt

Putin frees the dissident Punk Rockers “Pussy Riot” in what has been described as a pre-Olympic PR stunt

Shed- Dogs?

Animal adoption organizations expended huge resources of time and money to find new homes for 200 retired sled dogs from Whistler, but fear this may be the tip of the iceberg for the expanding sled-dog industry.

Animal adoption organizations expended huge resources of time and money to find new homes for 200 retired sled dogs from Whistler, but fear this may be the tip of the iceberg for the expanding sled-dog industry.

“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”

When asked about record-high  child-poverty rates in B.C. and what his government could do about it, Canadian Industry Minister James Moore replied: "Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? Is that always the government's job to be there to serve people their breakfast?"

When asked about record-high child-poverty rates in B.C. and what his government could do about it, Canadian Industry Minister James Moore,[Scrooge], replied: “Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? Is that always the government’s job to be there to serve people their breakfast?”

The Evolution of the Canadian Stamp

From the "Penny Black" to the "Dollar Dreadful".  [Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra announces the price of stamps will rise from 85¢ to 1$]

From the “Penny Black” to the “Dollar Dreadful”. [Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra announces the price of stamps will rise from 85¢ to 1$]

Going Postal?

Now that Canada Post is stopping home mail delivery, Seniors and the disabled will have to walk to "super-mailboxes" to collect their mail. Canada Post CEO commented that seniors have told him that they want more exercise!

Now that Canada Post is stopping home mail delivery, Seniors and the disabled will have to walk to “super-mailboxes” to collect their mail. Canada Post CEO commented that seniors have told him that they want more exercise!