Dion Unhappy; Walrus Very Happy

Stéphane Dion says that the Tories should pull the attack ads targeting him in Quebec. Because god knows the best possible way to deal with an unprecedented and unpopular attack ad is to whine about it. That makes Dion look like a strong leader, all right.

With a possible spring election looming, the Star does some math and points out that the Tories have announced nearly ten billion dollars in new spending since December. Canadians are shocked and appalled that a political party would stoop to such obvious vote-buying; democracy scheduled to collapse next week.

A Canadian-run international research effort may lead to successful DNA testing for autism, possibly even within the womb. This has been your daily dose of "science breakthroughs that are both great and yet potentially somewhat creepy."

Walrus in love with trainer at Marineland. Most notable aspect of story: that the walrus's name is "Smooshi." With an "I." It wasn't enough to give the walrus a cutesy name; it also had to have a porno spelling. Which is just disturbing, isn't it?

Image via the BBC.