The world’s most famous polar bear cub finally has a name. The Toronto Zoo announced this morning that the roly-poly little guy is officially Humphrey Piujuq. His second name, pronounced “Piu”, is a traditional Inuit […]
Two-year-old Faith Murray has been suspended from her daycare for three days after bringing a cheese sandwich to school with her on Mar. 3 in Ottawa. The Centre de l’enfant aux 4 Vente daycare has […]
Plans for the expansion of the BMO soccer stadium, home to the Toronto Football Club, were announced at a public meeting at Exhibition Place Mar. 5. The stadium currently houses 20,000 seats and the expansion […]
The Vancouver police department has told the federal government that it will not prioritize enforcement of the new medicinal marijuana laws at the expense of other pressing issues. The new law will make it illegal […]
National Defence Minister Rob Nicholson plans to apologize for sending a cheque for one cent to the mother of deceased soldier Cpl. Justin Stark. Nicholson, speaking in the House of Commons, said his staff has […]
Prosecutors are calling for changes to the law after a Massachusetts high court ruled Mar. 5 that secretly taking photographs under a woman’s skirt is legal. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the practice of […]
ANALYSIS The credits finally rolled on the 22 month-long soap opera involving goaltender Roberto Luongo when the Vancouver Canucks traded him to the Florida Panthers Mar.4. The entire drama was an example of poor player management. […]
In a strange if not laughable ruling, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced Mar. 6 that certain Canadian porn channels are not Canadian enough. AOV, an adult movie company based out of Toronto, […]
Activists in Colorado are planning for a referendum this fall that would decide whether hydraulic tracking should be banned in Colorado cities. Fracking is a fairly new issue in Colorado. Other places in North America […]
Four men were publically whipped in an Islamic court in Northern Nigeria as punishment for being convicted of having gay sex. The men, aged 20 to 22, were sentenced and punished Mar. 6. The sentence […]
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