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Stop Stealing My Identity, Greenhouse Gases DO Exist, Counterfeit Metropasses, Drunk Guy In A Chimney
Only a day after it was reported that the customer information database for Winners was hacked, a hard drive with the private information of 470,000 CIBC clients was lost/stolen. So even if you shred your personal documents before putting them in the trash, those pesky identity thieves can still get you where you buy your panties.
UN study reveals: “Human activity causes global warming.” Well, it’s about time someone came out and said it.
A probe into several hundred forged Metropasses lead to the arrest of 23-year-old Hassan Jeeva of Mississauga, who was allegedly selling them to high school students for $50 a pop. The counterfeiting resulted in a loss of at least $25,000 for the TTC, which is roughly 1/20th of a bus.
When the snow melts this spring, you may find yourself without a pair of wheels. BikeShare may soon be a thing of the past, if it doesn’t start receiving more funding from the city.
Can you top this “Once, I got so drunk that…” story? A Toronto man is visiting his friend’s cottage in Bracebridge and has a few too many. He gets up in the middle of the night and goes outside to relieve his bladder, and wanders back to a neighboring cottage. When he finds the door locked, he gets confused and knocks, yet gets no answer. Cold and upset, he climbs onto the roof and slides down the chimney like Santa and gets stuck. Five hours later, he’s rescued by contractors who hear his cries for help.
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