Results tagged “canadapost”

A new study says that diseases and parasites from farmed fish are having devastating effects on wild salmon stocks in parts of B.C. Skyrocketing global demand for seafood means fish farming can be very profitable, even when the cost of frequent tractor replacements is taken into account.

Did you know that Canada has a Sex Party? No, not a Sexy Party, Stewie-styles, but like an actual political party, for real. Yeah, neither did we. They're all about the need to "realize a sex-positive culture" and stuff like that. They're not exactly a political juggernaut, but they do their thing, and that's cool.

In light of today's Torontoist vs. Torontoist debate on emergency vehicles' "Support Our Troops" ribbons, Posterchild (who is becoming a regular on Torontoist; we've interviewed him, written about his Canada Post mailing stickers, and showed off his feature film debut) sends us links to his recent work in and around Kensington Market: an infinite "Support" ribbon, and regular ribbons that read "Support Our Troupes" or "Support Our Koopa Troopas," each one pasted onto the front of a ubiquitous white delivery truck.

Meteorologists predict that this summer will be a scorcher, with temperatures in the 30-degree range for most of August. Don't worry, it won't be as hot as the summer of 2005. And sadly, it won't be as groovy as the summer of 1967.

When we heard about StiCanada, an exhibition done by Toronto street artist Posterchild, we were more than game to roam the alleyways of Kensington Market. The pieces, made by street artists from around the globe, are created solely on Canada Post address stickers. Posterchild, on his website, explains the use of labels as "something of a tradition in Graffiti and Street Art. Postal stickers are quick to apply, easy to get ahold of, and often free."

+ Happy Diwali, Toronto!

Bill 602P? Liberal Tony Schnell (NB)? Taxing email messages? If you received this email, wouldn't you ask the same questions? Apparently not. A small 'c' conservative email hoax is still catching some gullables with the fabricated story that the Canadian government - led of course by Tony Schnell - is imposing a tax on emails.

In national affairs, Sûreté du Québec have made arrests in the recent spate of postage crimes. Outside Montreal, bandits stole loot, stamps and money orders from Canada Post outlets. Seven suspects were in custody on Wednesday evening on charges of armed robbery, conspiracy and weapons possession. Meanwhile in Newfoundland, the case of the stolen flags has been solved. It turns out the missing Canadian flags in the province have attributed to rogue Premier Danny Williams.