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Bringing It All Back Home

A mural by British artist Banksy appears on the Separation Wall in Palestine. Photo by walker cleavelands. 2009 kicked off with promise in the air, a tonic sense of the future around which Western civilization warmed itself. Despite a snowballing economic catastrophe unseen since the 1930s, the world staggered onward, still high from the incredible [...]

More Medals For Canada, Some Victims For Scammers, Less Musharraf For Pakistan

Canada increased its medal count yesterday at the Beijing Olympics with medals in trampoline and triathlon, as well as a silver medal in the Equestrian team jumping event. It was a real team effort, and everyone gets a medal…except for the horses who did all the damn work. Sure, the horses will tell you that [...]

Young Terrorists Are Stupid, Air Canada Cuts Jobs, Italy Clutches Ankle And Declares Victory

The younger members of the “Toronto 18″ were clueless dupes, according to the RCMP informant on the case. Best line from the story: “At one point, he said, the leaders hid in the bushes and made wolf and bear noises.” Thank God we caught them early or they would have been making animal noises outside [...]

Canada, The Scariest Place On Earth

We hate to burst your bubble, but there’s a good chance that the government of Australia hates Canada and all Canadians…especially you. This is, of course, nothing more than a wildly inappropriate and unverifiable allegation on our part, but we do have a bit of evidence to support our theory. You see, Australia’s official position [...]

Higher Fuel Standards, RIP Bobby Fischer, Ryerson Expands

Ottawa to introduce new fuel economy standards. They will be “at least” as stringent as American fuel economy standards. In response, David Suzuki blew upon a party horn sarcastically and waved a tiny flag, his derision apparent to all and sundry. Bobby Fischer dies at 64. The former world chess champion was famous for beating [...]