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Canada Post stops Santa’s home mail delivery?

In the same week that Canada claimed the North Pole in a submission to the Un, Canada Post announced the end of home mail delivery service.

In the same week that Canada claimed the North Pole in a submission to the Un, Canada Post announced the end of home mail delivery service.

Canada stakes claim to North Pole

Canada has made a formal submission to the United Nations Commission on the Continental Shelf, claiming the North Pole, although Russia and Denmark also have strong claims

Canada has made a formal submission to the United Nations Commission on the Continental Shelf, claiming the North Pole, although Russia and Denmark also have strong claims

Going Viral?

The requirement that people wear medical masks while visiting senior centres, care homes and hospitals during flu season has had the unintended consequence of impeding Christmas concert offerings!

The requirement that people wear medical masks while visiting senior centres, care homes and hospitals during flu season has had the unintended consequence of impeding Christmas concert offerings!

“You won’t be home for Christmas”

Russian President [Grinch] Putin,  tells the 95,000 workers preparing for the Sochi Olympic Winter Games that they will have no Christmas holiday as they will be expected to work straight through to the March 18th Paralympics Opening

Russian President [Grinch] Putin, tells the 95,000 workers preparing for the Sochi Olympic Winter Games that they will have no Christmas holiday as they will be expected to work straight through to the March 18th Paralympics Opening

Rudolph the black-nosed Reindeer: “Leave it in the ground!”

Thousands gather in Canada-wide protests against Alberta Oilsands and the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal.

Thousands gather in Canada-wide protests against Alberta Oilsands and the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal.

Don’t “Reign” on our parade!

The Toronto Santa Clause Parade requests that controversial alcoholic, drug-taking, profanity-spewing Mayor Rob Ford NOT march in the parade this year.

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade requests that controversial alcoholic, drug-taking, profanity-spewing Mayor Rob Ford NOT march in the parade this year.

The present[s] trumps the past?

 Many claim that stores' early, pre- November 11th  Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.

Many complain that stores’ early, pre- November 11th Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.

Guy Fawkes Day

"Remember, remember the fifth of November for gunpowder, treason and plot...."

“Remember, remember the fifth of November for gunpowder, treason and plot….”

Cranberries for the turkeys on Capitol Hill!

Farmers tend a temporary tank of cranberries set up as a promotional stunt one block from the non-functioning U.S. Capitol

Farmers tend a temporary tank of cranberries set up as a promotional stunt one block from the non-functioning U.S. Capitol

Eating Crow-nut Burgers

Dozens sick with food poisoning after eating the "Cronut- Burger", [a giant burger with cheese, bacon, egg, maple syrup and a donut-croissant bun], at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto

Dozens sick with food poisoning after eating the “Cronut- Burger”, [a giant burger with cheese, bacon, egg, maple syrup and a donut-croissant bun], at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto