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“Stephen,you have Witchetty grub breath.”

Stephen Harper,visiting New Zealand,learns to rub noses with the Maori's.

Stephen Harper,visiting New Zealand,learns to rub noses with the Maori’s.

NPDA party

Sylvia Gung,a Burnaby mayoral candidate says,if voted into office she would ban public displays of affection because they spur acts of violence.

Sylvia Gung,a Burnaby mayoral candidate says,if voted into office she would ban public displays of affection because they spur acts of violence.

Que paso?

Nigel,an english speaking parrot missing for four years,is returned speaking spanish to his original owner.

Nigel,an english speaking parrot missing for four years,is returned speaking spanish to his original owner.

10,000 green bottles [not hanging on the wall]

6.0 earthquake strikes Napa Valley destroying thousands of bottles of wine.

6.0 earthquake strikes Napa Valley destroying thousands of bottles of wine.

Stephen Harper: Waiting for his ship to come in

"Those ships must be here someplace".  Canadian Prime Minister Harper's Arctic Sovereignty Strategy seems entirely dependent on finding The lost ships of the Franklin Expedition.

“Those ships must be here someplace”. Canadian Prime Minister Harper’s Arctic Sovereignty Strategy seems entirely dependent on finding The lost ships of the Franklin Expedition.

Stephen Harper’s Northern “Exploits”

Canadian Prime Minister Harper, off on another photo-op-rich tour of the far north, stated in a speech: "The North is a great treasure-house and its resources must be, er, utilized."

Canadian Prime Minister Harper, off on another photo-op-rich tour of the far north, stated in a speech: “The North is a great treasure-house and its resources must be, er, utilized.”

“Once more with Feline!”

A Feline Documentary is looking for pet cats with "adventurous and unusual characters". [which would be everyone's pet cat!]

The CBC is looking for pet cats with “adventurous and unusual characters”,[which would be everyone’s pet cat!], to star in its Feline Documentary: “The Lion in Your Living-room”.

A Likely Story!

CEO of Imperial Mines, Bryan Kynoch, downplayed the extent of the disaster after a mine tailings pond burst sending over 5 million meters of contaminated sludge into Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake. He stated that the water was still safe to drink despite the fact that a state of emergency has been declared as the toxic sludge, which contains  chemicals such as arsenic and heavy metals, has contaminated the water supply and threatens the salmon run and the entire ecosystem.

Imperial Mines CEO  Bryan Kynoch downplayed the extent of the disaster after a mine tailings pond burst sending over 5 million meters of contaminated sludge into Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake near Likely B.C.. He stated that the water was still safe to drink despite the fact that high levels of toxic chemicals such as arsenic cadmium and mercury  triggered a total water-use ban, killed fish, threatened the salmon run and the entire ecosystem and resulted in a state of emergency being declared for the region.

Silt Happens!

B.C. Mines and Energy Minister Bill Bennet says that the Mount Polley Mine tailings breach should not have happened; though his government's reduction of inspection, oversight and regulation is largely to blame.

B.C. Mines and Energy Minister Bill Bennett says that the Mount Polley Mine tailings breach should not have happened; though his government’s reduction of inspection, oversight and regulation is largely to blame.