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
Jim Love, Canadian Mint Chairman and advisor to the Federal Finance Department and to former Prime Minister Arthur Meighan, helped several wealthy Canadians transfer 8 million dollars to off-shore accounts in a tax-avoidance scheme
Bite TV holds auditions for a new reality show, “Battle Cats” in which cats, [“cathletes”] will compete in pole-dancing ,wall-climbing, balance beam and laser ring. [The winner receives a “cat-ass-trophy”]
The B.C Agriculture Minister is rebuked for pressuring the independent Agricultural Land Commission to allow the development of a rodeo ground, race track and parking lot on high-quality farmland.
Lululemon stock plunges after CEO Chip Wilson states that women’s large thighs “rubbing” rather than poor quality fabric is to blame for the premature wear and pilling of his yoga pants
Caimans, [alligators], have invaded ponds in the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro. They breed and thrive in the sewage-rich lagoons nearby. [Could Alligator-wrestling be the next Olympic demonstration Sport?]