Yesterday was Canada Day. Well, actually, technically it wasn't because Canada Day is officially celebrated on the second of July whenever the first of July falls on a Sunday. But that sort of thing only matters to the people who insist that the new millennium started in 2001 rather than 2000, and who wants to be one of those people? Canada losing manufacturing jobs rapidly. Economists say "no, really? A strong dollar and globalization......

ACTRA is officially on strike. If you are an actor, you have the day off. Except if you work for the Rick Mercer Report or the Royal Canadian Air Farce. Then you're shit out of luck. A Costa Rican scorpion smuggled itself into a backpack and onto a plane headed for Pearson yesterday, stinging its host and delaying the flight for an hour as airport officials searched the plane. Rumour has it that New......

Uh oh, it’s a week till Christmas and you haven’t started shopping yet! You never know what to buy anybody, leaving you no choice but to buy a Body Shop gift basket every year for your mom. Well, guess what: it’s getting a little old now and so are you, so you should know better. For those of you in a pinch, the appropriately titled Last-Minute Christmas Shopping Show may be the solution you’re looking......